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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
10 Income Tax Constitutional?

"In its Incidents. and apart from tho
main purpose raising revenue, an
income tar stands on an entirely differ
emit footing from an Inheritance tax, be-
cause It involves no question OF the per-
petuation OF fortunes swollen 70 an I'M
healthy size. The question Is In !ts
essence a question of the proper ADJUST
ment OF burdens to benefits. AS the
law now stands II is undoubtedly difi-
cult to devise a national income tax
whether Il Is absolutely impossible is an.
other question; and Il possible It Is most
certainly desirable. The first purely In
come tax law was past By the congress
n i'V With Inc SUBJECT Was that Of isss.
This the court held to be unconstitu-
"The question il undoubtedly very In
t@ricate, delicate. and %sroubissome; The
by one majority. II Is the law Of the
land, and. Of course, Is excepted as such
and Loyalty obeyed by al good citizens.
Nevertheless. the hesitation evidently
to a conclusion, when considered to-
gether with the previous decisions on
the subject, may perhaps indicate the
possibility of devtsing a constitutional
fncome-tax law which shall substan-
at. The difficulty OF amending the con-
stitution IL SO great that only real me-
cessity can Justify q resort thereto.
Every effort should be made In dealing
with this subject, as with the subject
OF the proper control by the national
government over the use OF corporate
wealth In Interstate business. to devise
ieEislation which without such action
shall attain the desired end; but II this
fails, there will ultimately be no all
tentative to . constitutional amend
ment."
ne makes q strong plea for technical
and industrial education for the masses,
and while the federal government can do
but little In this line, he asks that
schools of this chsrs :ter be established
IN the District Of Columbia a. an ex-
ample to the various states.
Agricultural Interests.
He appeals for every reimbursement
that the congress can give to the agri-
cultural fItercsts OF the country. He
points TO the good that 10 being done ~
the various forms Of grange orsaniss-
SSevefai fnctcrs y cooperate IN The
tmproyement u the farmers condition.
H nu6t have The chance " ~ educated
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Combinations Arc Necessary.
shown thst ths sdeFt y Dssaibst ~ sep-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
RO0SEVELT'S ANNUAL
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
President Deals with Some New and Important
Subjects and He Also Recommends
Much Legislation
ASKS FOR INCOME AND INHERITANCE TAX

Believes Such Legislation Is Constitutional and That It Would Curb the
Growth Of Fortunes 10 Dangerous Proporions-Asks for Legisa-
ton That Will Enable Government to Appeal Criminal Cases in
Prosecutions Of the Trusts-Would Minimize Injunctons in Labor
Troubks-Hs Views on the Negro Question: Promises a Special
Message on Panama Canal-Cuban Intervention, Currency Re-
form and Many Other Subjects Reviewed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

Hayerford west Is said to be the
most doggy town In Great Britain.
for with a population OF only 6,0O0
exactly that humber Of dog licenses
Gs taken out Annually.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

on tho bench, to declare a law solemnly
enacted by the congress to be ''uncon-
st~itutional,'' and then to deny to the
government the right to AVE the SUI
preme court definitely decide the ques-
ton"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07
The Army and Navy.

The message closes with a plea for
the maintenance OF the navy at It's pres-
emit standard, TO do which he says would
mean the building Of one battleship each
year. OF tho present efficiency Of the
army and navy he says;
THE readiness and efficiency OF both tho
army and navy In dealing with the re-
cent sudden crisis In Cuba illustrates
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had 1t not been for the
existence OF the general STAFF In the army
and the general board In the navy; both
and use OF our military forces afioat and
ashore. The troops that were sent to
Cuba were handled flawlessly. 1t was
the swiftest mobilization and dispatch Of
troops over sea ever accomplished by
our government The expedition landed
completely equipped and ready for i'm
mediate service. several of its organlza-
tons hardly remaining In Havana over
ments and going to their several posts.
IL was a fine demonstration OF the valor
and efficiency of tho general stan. Sim
ilarly. Il was owing n large part to The
at the outset TO meet the Cuban crisis
with such instant efficiency; ship after
ship appearing on the shortest notice at
corps in particular performed indispens-
able service. The army and navy war
colleges are OF in~calculable value to the
two services. and they cooperate with
constantly Increasing efficiency and inn
~portance.
"The congress has most wisely provided
for a national board for the promotion
OF rife practise. Excellent results have
already come from this law, but II does
not go far enough. Our regular army
liz 80 mail that In any great war we
should have to trust mainly to vol
u~nteers: and I'm such event these voiun-
teers should already know how to shoot:
for n a soldier has the fighting edge,
and ability to take care of himself in
the open, his efficiency on the line Of
battle Is almost directly proportionate to
excellence in Workmanship. We should
establish shooting galleries In all tina
large public and military schools, should
maintain national target range In differ
ent parts OF the country, and should In
every way encourage The formation Of
rife clubs turnout all parts OF the land.
The little republic OF Switzerlana offers
us an excellent exampls IN all matters
connected with building up an efficient
STMEoDoRE ROOSEVELT"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
n. {. VETERAN FlREMEM
ELECT J. v. BARBER PRESIDENT

The annual meeting of the Now England
Leagle Of Veteran Fircmcn was held last
night i'm Boston, and I'm addition TO the
election of officers the league voted to
hold the May meeting with the Provi-
dence veterans in this city. when appica
tion for the holding the annual muster
here I'm August win bo considered
Al the same meeting the league will
vote on the question Of raising the prize
money from $500 TO $500 The election Of
officers resulted as follows:
Presid Mt John ~ Barber. Central
Falls. r. l.; vice presidents. chief John
d. Randall of Portsmouth. y. H., William
=. Maybcrry Of East Braintree Charles
n. Ray OF Portsmouth y. r., former chief
~ X Eaton of Hartford and Samuel l..
Carpenter Of Providcnce, g secretary and
acuary OF the benefit fund. William IA.
Hathaway OF Hyde Park treasurer. James
~ Walker OF Lowell.
John ~ Barber OF Central Falls Is one
Of the best known citizens OF that city.
His career az fireman goes hack 20 the
DAYS of the old Pacific Steam Fire Engine
company. and when the cNterau Fire
mems association was formed he was
chosen foreman and has been elected 10
the same office several times, holding IL
at present.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
FIRST BARON
RITCRIE
IS DEAD

London. Jan. lO-Charles r. Ritchle'
arst Baron Rhchie. the former chancellor
OF the exchequer. who was stricken last
night with paralysis, died today at Pisr-
ritz France
RI. Hon. Charles thompson RiIchle' r.
c.. was born at Dundee, Scotland, IN Mo-
vember. 1888. aud was the fourth son OF
tho late William Ritchie. Rockhll'
Broughty Ferry. In 1883 he married Mar
garet. daughter OF Thomas over of Perth.
since 1891 he had been an ecclesiastical
commissioner for England. member OF
parliament conservative for CROYDON
since 1898: honorary colonel lst Nolnn-
tcer battalion. ROYAL West Surrey regl-
ment: member OF parliament for Tower
Hamlets. 1s74-S6: for 81 Georges in-the-
East lSS5-s2: secretary 10 admiralty, 1886
Sc. president OF local government board
lSS6-92: member of board of trade lS96-lS0O
secretary OF state. home department, 1900
O2. He became chancellor OF the eNchea-
uer In 1902
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
BANK MERGER
HAS Been
COMPLETED

As in tho story published in The News
Of yesterday. the banking interests OF the
American National bank have been alb
sorbed by the Rhode Island Hospital
Trust company and the former institu-
tion will soon be no longer In existence.
By this move the officers OF the Ameri-
can National bank will be given posi-
tons with the Rhode Island Hospital
Trust company so as TO look after the
interests OF the depositors ia the Amori-
can National bank.
The statement by Mr.. Horatio Hunt,
who could not he seen yesterday, was
issued last evening relative 10 the matter
and is as follows:
"At a stockholders meeting held to-
day action by more than two-thiC.s OF
the capital stock was taken for the pur-
pose OF liquidating and closing up the al
fairs of the bank BY arrangement with
the Rhode Island Hospital Trust COM
pany the company takes over all the
business of the bank Mr.. Hunt and Mr.
Brown and the other employees of the
bank will have positions with the trust
company and will particularly look after
the interests OF those who have been
customers % the American National
bank.
Notices have been issued by tho bank
TO the depositors advising them OF the
action taken. The trust company offers
10 buy the stock of any shareholder at
y63 per share. which price IS considered
fa,r and Is recommended by the dircc-
tors" "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
need MORE:
P. @, ROOM
AT NEWPORT

Senator Wetmore has introduced IN the
senate a bill directing the secretary or
the treasury 20 cause 10 be erected an ad-
6ltion to the public building at Newport
upop the site now owned by the govern
rent TO afford additional acccmmoda-
tion for the mailing division of the post
office. including any necessary alteratio
in the present building at cost noe eN-
ceedng $4,000.
This matter was called TO the attention
of senator Wetmore by Mr. Landers' the
postmaster at Newport, who SAYS that Inc
Newport postofficc has been sadly IN heeo
OF additional racks and furnitur" IN the
mailing room 20 properly conduct 'ue
business Of the office.
In 1873 tho office was remodcled aud eN-
tended al n cost Of about $1,000. At that
time there were no letter carriers, nine
clerks were employed and the gross re-
GENTS were SIC .26 At the present time
there are 13 clerks employed the year
round Il carriers and 4 substitutes for
seven months. from Nov. / 20 june ]. and
q carriers and substitutes from June
TO Nov. l. and the gross receipts for tho
last wear were S6l .5if16
since 1873 no extensions or alterations
have been made except 10 the registry,
money order and stamp division, leaving
the same space for the mailing division ~
in 1873 when nine clerks and no carriers
were employed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10

who was in the kitchen at the time OF
the shooting. the counsel for the defence
were able TO establish facts which to
some extent at least Offset the testimony
given by Mrs Horner in the early part
OF the days session.
Mr. Wilkinson brought out facts 10
show that Mr. Hornor's temper was quite
bad and that his quarrels were not al
yyays confined TO trouble with Simpson.
but Mrs Horner and Mrs. Simpson were
sometimes the object OF his displeasure.
BY questioning Mrs. Homer the defence
brous hi. out the fact that the former will
which Horuer was about TO alter before
his death was still IN existence and that
Mrs Horner was the sole beneficiary un-
der that document,and that neither SNIP
son nor Mrs Simpson was mentioned as
legatee.
The cross-examination or Mrs. Horner
showed that the feeling between Horner
and Simpson was not always strained
The Saturday evening before Christmas
they played several games OF pinochle to-
gether, with q b ottle OF wine and a
Christmas turkey as stakes.
The cross-examination OF Mrs. Horner
also brought out the fact that the dispute
over Simpsons going hunting on the sun
day before the ragedy was not caused
by any deep-seated moral difference bat
because a neighbor had declared that II
Simpson went hunting on Sunday agar
he would make a complaint.
From the cross-eNamination Of Mariar
Walsh the defence learned that Simp
son had gone through the same actions
with the gun as had preceded the trag
cdy several times before.
From her description Of the shooting
she had passed between Simpson anC
Horner so short a time before tho shoot
Ing that she could almos; feel the breeze
made by the shot The defence considered
this very material evidence against a pre-
/ meditatcd crime.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
NEWSLETS

ono day they had a falling out
And played the game of sulk and pout;
And what do'ye think Z was all about
Nothing.
She went 10 ma and meant to stay!
Which made his dinner late that day;
Whom she returned, what did he say
Nothing.
Although he stayed out late that night
And drank a glass or two for spite.
What did she do TO serve him right
Nothing!
Now ere tho ending Of the week
Each caught the other going TO speak
What better ending is 10 scek?-
Nothing
Yet friends and neighbors were pcrplexed,
And some old ladies even vexed
To wait and find what happened next
Nothing
Puck
Hose ~ extinsuished chimney fire
at 40 Blackstone street at 66 o clock
this morning; no damage.
John O'Connor. an idle person. was
sentenced 10 the farm for six months
by Judge Rueckert this morning.
Herbert Burllngame was taken III in
Keiths theatre at 4:l5 p. m yesterday.
and had been deserted by her husband.
The alarm from box "A at sir o'clock
last night was for q slight fire in Charles
ID. Poole's grocery. 3S2 Dean street; no
damage.
Harry Keene pleaded not guilty in the
Sixth District court today when accusde
20 linz "a. nTf l. urlfa ii
child He was held in $500 for trial next
Friday.
Charles W Harris who keeps a sta
| bic on Grant street, reports that a
| stranger left horse on Dec. Slst and
! that the rig is stlll there awaiting q
| claimant
Benjamin -SnaaL-af- I4il4ssraHe- -tele-
phoned TO the Seventh station officers
| last night that his gray horse and COW
cred wagon were stolen from that
village yesterday afternoon.
| Box 3e9 was pulled at 3:O6 o'clock this
morning for a fire I'm Pasquale Picchone'
| liquor saloon, 377 Atwclls avenue 4 cigar
| butt thrown into wooden spittoor
caused the damage TO the extent of SIS.
Hannah Briggs was placed on proba
|
for shoplifting. Mrs. Briggs has a small
infant, had just came out of hospita
| infant, had just come out OF hospital
hence the lenlency or the court.
John Mcdonald 30 years OF age, ON
poyed as a teamster by c. III. Weaver. AZ
South Water street. fell from the haylof
yesterday afternoon. dropping through
scutte and dropped across a horses bacl
He suffered confusion Of the back an
was sent TO the Rhode Island hospital
Alexander Male. a Pole. was befor
Judge Rueckert today on the charge o
stealing pickaxe from and defacing IN
Building OF Philip McQuaid. With th
stolen axe he smashed pane OF glas
I'm McQuaids store door. Malle was hel
In $500 on each computation the first 70
trial and on the second for sentence mex
| Friday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
AT LAST The
CAYN0R And
GREENE CASE

savannSH. Ga.~Jan 10.--After four
years spent In exile as fugitives from the
law, Benjamin d. Greene and John +.
Gaynor appeared yesterday in the ted'tal
court for the southern district ot Georgia
before Judge Emory Spear 10 answer y"
several Indictments charging them Win
conspiracy 10 defraud the government
with embezziement and with recelNihs
money known 20 have been embe1k.ea
from the United States. The attendance
in the court room was large. .
With the two defendants appeared refer
w Meldrm as leading couuSel ahu Us
borne a Lawrence rs associate cohlNtl
For the government appeared SpeGdl
United states Attorney Gcuefdl Marion
Erwin assisted by samuel -. Adoms anu
Gen. Thomas 4. Barr. /. > A. TcHi
and formerly judge advocate s'nrI" a.
shortly after the cOnVcnlng or court MI
Erwin announced that at this time ne uS-
sired 20 call only the cases oi behlalinll i.l
u. Greene and John r. GaNnor' Inahitne
no allusiOn 20 the indictments htal'uIlls
against the cO-defendants, Milhdm J ana
Edward n Gaynor brothers OF Juhn =.
Gaynor: Michael 4. Connolly, ana IoIHeI
Capt. Oberlin NJ carter none ol "H"''
Iipon The request of col Meldrm. Mr..
Erwin outlined rhe method or plo'euuiV
he VIII adopt in the. trial OF the cases; cases
Hc will ask that the defendants pIesu
10 the several indictments against them.
II being then his purpose 10 cpnsoll1ale az az
the charges and try the accuSeu uP""
To one OF the indictments the defend
ants pleaded not guilty In 1902 before they
left for Quebec forieiung bonds OF Wv
900 each.
PLEA IN ABATEMENT.
A plea in abatement was read by Col
Meldrim holding that the court was VIM
out Jurisdiction because the charke oI
conspiracy upon wtich the nrst OH OF III
dictnent had been found. wns not an eA
Al ar
Thinning with Canada. lie asked the cour'
90 discharge the defendants from Gus
tody a.. 90,
answer TO the plea later. suggesting tha'
the case might proceed In the meantime
The court tentatively took the same
Counsel for tho defence objected how
ever claiming that the question ~ IN.
plea was one of vast itmporlahc" anu lha'
L. should he determined ior TWIN, go
Mr. Erwin replied that he would re
uuire time in which 20 formulate ms
answer TO the plea He was granted =
recess Of two hours in which 10 prepare
when the court reconvened argument
was begun on the plea. after INC couI
had overrulled an objection OF the ue
fence 20 the Introduction OF certain aoc9
In the submission of further Canadian
records by the government, Col Meidtlu
asked if a warrant existed it ex~tra3l,lol ~
ehould not be included. II developed
that there was no such warrant, where
upon the court remarked: You nave I'M
prisoners, have you not?'
The presidents commission 10 the mar
shal on which the prisoners were de
liyered in Canada was submitted.
The issue upon the contention advances
was stu undecided when adjournmen
until this morning was taken.
IL is possible that II may be some day
before the point OF drawing the jury 10
the actual trial is reached. as there ar
.l.r Of f,ta n and uc
murrers TO the bills OF indictment yet [
be presented TO the court and argued
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
TAKING PRECAUTIONS
military Authorities Guarding Against Rsps-
ttion Of Payday Assaults

Mounted armed guards were last night
of Newport 10 the entrance OF Fort Ad-
ans. The paymaster paid the troops there
yesterday and the patrols are TO prevent
repetition of assaults and a holdup
which took place on the lonely roads
when the paymaster last visited the fort.
The Majority OF the troops coming from
the fort last night used the garrison
launch avoiding the roads entirely. SeX-
eral court martials and extra guard duty
have resulted from the assaults and trou-
bles az Fort Adams and along it's ap-
proachcs last month.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
COUNCILMAN ON FIRE AND
HOSE WAS USED ON HIM

Councilman John +. Lennon of Ward
,, Pawtucket was badly burned last
evening about the hands and arms by an
explosion OF gasoline he was using
lie was cleaning set basin with the
fluid at the rooms of Undertaken II. Ed
ward Manning. when the fumes ignited
from a candle In the room and IN an in
slant his clothing was ahlaze.
Fortunately the undertaken had the
presence OF mind and rushed for an ex-
tinguishcr FIRST playing on tho burning
councilman. after which tho nremcn were
called 10 put out the flames which COM
municated 20 the building The damage
TO the structure was slight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
LIVED HERE ONCE
Frank A. Davis Of Lyna Departs or Trail Of
Missing Wife

Lynn, Mass. Jan. lo.-Frank ~ Davis
35 years old, formerly Of Providence, who
sold out his retaurant at 979 Western ave-
nue. Iast Friday. has not been seen since.
II is believed that he went in search OF
his wife. who disappeared about two
weeks before
Davis was formerly street car con-
ductor.
The name OF Frank \ Davis does not
appear i'm the Providence directory for
the two issues.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
GLAD RAlMENT WORN BY
BRIDE FROM ARLINGTON

Miss Carrie McQuarric. -. OF Arling-
ton. Mass. accompanied claude stillman
Hutchins. 20. OF Belmont. Mass, here.
and they were granted q marriage license
az the city hall
Tho bride said she was tho daughter
of a gold miner She was one NJ the
most attractive and claborately attircd
Young visitors who ever came here from
Massachusetts on such "a Joyful crrand.
She wore gorgeously trimmed pink
gown. and had q wealth Of rich furs and
"A iaunty picture hat. Hutchirs Is a
native Of Lewiston. Ne, and n cunduc-
tor by occupation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
Keep
Your Nerve

1t is nerve energy that runs
the organs of your body. The
storage battery is the nerve
cells in the brain and spinal
cord, and from this battery
nerve force is sent out through
the system of nerves. To keep
the body healthy you must
have plenty of nerve force; il
YOU have not, the organs work
imperfectly, the circulation is
sluggish, digestion bad, appe-
tite poor, kidneys inactive, and
aches, pains and misery are
the penalty.
You can keep the system
strong with DR.. Miles Nervine.
It assists in generating nerve
energy; Il strengthens the
nerves and makes the whole
system strong and vigorous.
II take pleasure IN recommending
DR. Miles Nervine 20 those suffering
from nervous prostration. insomnia
and melancholy. After several
months suffering from above diseases
4 tried this medicine and found imme-
diste relief. II soothes and strength
ems the nerves. chases away the
gloomy and depressing thoughts and
gives the sufferer renewed strength
and hope. II IS a superb nerve re-
JUDGE JACOB sEEMANN.
Madison. Wisconsin.
Or. Miles Heart Cure ls sold ~
your druggist, who Will guarantee tha,
fre first bottle Will b.nent. ~ u falls
ne viii refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-10
hRTILLERYMAn FROZEN TO
DEATH ON THE POTOMAC

washington. Jan. 10 Private Murnane.
Forty seventh company, coast artillery.
stationed at Fort Hunt Va. a short dis
tincc b low Washington. was frozen 10
death MondaV might while attempting TO
row across tho Potomac
Sergt Burroughs of the same company
who was with him was found uncon-
scious this morning in the boat. which
had drircd to The bank. lie 10 in Sc
rious condition
The two men had been at Fort Washing
ton on the Maryland side of the river and
started 90 row across Go Fort Hunt II IS
believed that the cold wind caused them
20 lcsc their oars and lose control of the
boat.