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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
Pope to Drop Merry del Val.

: The Petite Republican at Paris says that
Cardinal Merry del Val. the papal secre-,
tary of state. will soon be replaced by-a
prelate who will be more concliatory in
his attitude toward France. The decline
OF Merry del Val in the favor Of the pope
Is due, the Petite Republican says, to his
failure to submit to the pope an authentic
report of the meeting of the French bishops
on August -, at which they were said
to have approved unanimously of the
pope's encyclical upon the French church
and state separation law. 1t was on this
incomplete report that the pope based his
subsequent incorporating pronounce
ment against the law, which he has since
modified on realizing that a mistake had
been made. Hence the contemplated re-
moval of the secretary Of state.
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Named for Congress.

Representative D. F. Lafean (republican)
of the twentieth (Pa) district was unani-
mously renominated at York yesterday.
At Hastings, Neb, democrats and popu-
lists of the fifth Nebraska district fused
and nominated r. D. Sutherland of Su-
perior for Congress.
At Alliance, Ohio. the eighteenth Ohio
democratic congressional convention yester-
day nominated John c. Welty Of Canton by
reclamation.
At North Vernon. Ind. republicans Of the
fourth district yesterday nominated John
Kammon Of Seymour for Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
Affidavits Rejected in Missouri.

Pursuant to the Missouri statute requir-
ing each corporation doing business In the
state to file an affidavit once a year with
the secretary of state that 1t is not mem
Der Of any trust or combination, attorneys
for Armour 81 Co. and the Armour Packing
Company asked permission of Secretary
terday to file afidavits for their companies
that they were not members Of a trust or
combine subject to the decision of the
courts In the antitrust proceedings now
pending against them" On advice Of At
torney General Hadley the secretary re-
fused to allow these qualified affldavits to
be filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
Attempt to Lynch Negro Failed.

At Mobile Ala. between 10 and IL O'Clock
last night a mob Of about 500 persons at
tempted to take and lynch William Thomp-
son, a negro. confessed assailant of two lit
tie white girls and one little negro girl
The mob broke into the jail yard through
the big wooden gate and filled the yard
The sheriff's deputies met them at the door
with rifles, which they discharged with
blank cartridges over the heads of the
mob, no one being hurt. A committee of
the mob was admitted to the Jail. and after
assurance was given that the negro was
not there the mob dispersed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Fourteenth Pase.)

10 and 1 to s. won: Water Dog. 1o7 lFieischon,.
Il to and to 1. second: Pater. lS tSeweip,
Doyle. Samon. chimney Sweep and Halowmas
also oa
(O'Leary), 20 to and to l. won; sStoic, 100 IL
smith,, to and to second; Saylor' l 10
Holscher. High Brush. Lichtme.s. Johnstown; AT
dawn, Cherry Blossoms, Fatinitiza and Biuette
also ran. Coupled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
Hundreds Are Leaving Valparaiso.

Hundreds of families and poor people.
and especially women. are leaving Valpa-
raise. Most of the commercial houses here
have reduced the number Of their en-
ployes so per cent. The state of siege Is
still maintained in Valparaiso. and after Z
o'clock in the evening no one is permitted
to go about the streets without passes Is
sued by the proper officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
4, 900 Houses for San Francisco Parks.

The relief corporation at San Francisco
has let a contract for the building of 1000
two and three-room cottages in the parks
of the city. They are to be completed in
four, eight and twelve weeks. The execu-
tive committee was authorized to enter into
similar contract for 1900 additional
houses, which will give the corporation 4, 600
houses at the end of twelve weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
King to Bomb Victims widow.

King Edward Of Great Britain has sent
the following telegram to the widow of
Gen. Men, who was assassinated by
young woman in the park Of Peterhof Pal
ace last Sunday: II am dismayed at the
terrible occurrence: I pray you, madame
to accept my sincere condolences"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30
PENNSYLVANIA.
THE KHTTATHNNY,

delaware Water Gap, Pa.
The Paradise OF America. Capacity. 400. Open
from May till November. 2ia hours from New York
via Del and Lackawanna R.R., without change
OF cars.
Auto garage. Write for special rates and Illus
trsted Booklet
my -120t-l0 CHAS. r. COPE.
FOR SAI.E-FlNEST COTTAGE AT BLUE
Ridge Summit. Pa. w. NJ r. r. Completely
furnished. GEO HEBERTON EVANS. CAS-
cade Md. au5-30ts
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VIRGIN IA.

HOTEL RIvERTON. BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED
on eminence between forks OF the Shenandoah
river; minutes walk to either bass fishing,
boating. bathing; delightful In fall. Address
su2430t'4 7. y. DUNCAN, Riverton, Va.
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Spent Money Lavishly.

Segal is forty-siX years old and about five
feet ten inches In height. Directness and
frankness of manner. a habit of going di-
rectly to the point of proposition he had
to present to a man, are said to have been
the means of his success. He has made
many friends and has spent money favishly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

Forty-two years ago the appalling
campaign Of the Wilderness. with ali
Its magnificent devotion on both sides.
was but two-thirds over. its guns slow
ly wheeling southwark day by day,
opposed with brilliancy and daring
the annals Of war have rarely seen
equaled, while around the heart Of the
confederacy Sherman was drawing a
girdle Of fire.
Now, on May 30. all over the land
south as well as north, wherever the
grave OF national soldier who fought
In the great war is known, his old
comrades and his descendants will lay
an onering Of the flowers which are
the perpetual rebirth fearth's beauty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11
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soae vi sss. Cersuss ass ss.e III Jsysz sps os-vs
6e ha6anzl Dsy s Msza9-

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klB si-l ASK tsss ~ E-- - =.
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49, r-sriss sssz-ners sasps'ns
Rae
Tc<rrS
Ess-irs 80 t.1--ss
= E-ez1y er-z1a e k-frtls pez-zf
E~ea
a s.rs - - 80 be<1es
ir<iire1 - t~lrsrg tkrresies
4 Etrsslrs. - e e.asrs
Frsnn lssfy ss~<-E
81 e 1s-zr-e1 rr1Ets sr1 scrsra e
resl
sesef
oesrs e rsssp cigars sn1 cigarettes.
Trst's arsf ons sstA
Thst's j.rf ere ssy
Hs Rave q spending DECORATION
DAY.
Wei. s.-h Is lifs.
tn6 msnsry e 6ssts ard fare;
a chiseie1 nzre
Upsn . gis5 q perishsbie store.
To ere age Ditn its rsrolie-fisns rife
enc e the next q name, ard thsf
zione.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11
WHO HAS ARMY ENvELoPEs7
Few Of These Reminders Of the Civil
War Are to Be Found
To-Day.

II would be interesting to know lust
how many varieties Of illustrated sol
diers' envelopes we're printed In the
course Of the four-year war. It is
said there we're several thousands Of
them. Every loyal state was prolific
OF local as well as general suggestive
ideas for pictorial and typographical
expression, and the opportunity was
well improved by manufacturers Of
and dealers in stationery. Unlike the
war songs Of Root and other com
posers, this Union envelope fad had
an ephemeral existence.
In Grand Army halls and at Grand
Army campfres, and the stage enact
ment Of civil war dramas. almost
everything else is seen In the line Of
reminders OF the days Of '61-5-mus-
kets. swords, belts. knapsacks, haver-
sacks canteens, tin dippers. belts.
flags. etc.-but the army envelope Is
not in evidence. And yet, even at this
late day there Is, II is safe 10 oplne.
many a carefully treasured specimen
Of the obIong. illustrated and inscribed
inclosure OF the soldier boys letter
from the scene OF suffering. Of strife
and carnage. which, II II could speak.
might tell a story Of sentimental and
thrilling interest-one Of the tens Of
thousands Of unwritten romances OF
an heroic age that has no peer in the
annals Of the camp and feld Of IA.
mous military campaigns in the old
o. the new world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11
METHUsELtH.
s-EE = 1s=sr-r Dag A11 H1E He
EzrEz = Lt--s G-rl's x--c-ess
y Saving EE Lf&

A1Z=- AZz1-as sTe9 Ne-e zs -lz a
Ia <z-zz. Ez1 tzlrlE t-rslzg CT q
Asr Aszz a. Sc r1Ehat tz1o tks sitting
Eoz Ezs-s MzrU zz1 1s 5og Esrs
Ezgzg
lsys Az zzFE E11zh C El-k,
F1A g LzE1 ks 5ss uo-s r-z1i1'
E-rzzE1- = a. C bzck d."
Whsres Wher=.~ zi- The boy z11
Nay II o-s trzzlL
Uz1zk e SAX He co1s plates
Ia Cal zz1E r1'1zh. an t-h1s- Zz1
Ess-z an rzz f0r T01zllz-
~WEzr does ks l0ok lke.-
Lax 4 imp q S-zi1. an 1zt's &c
r-fs He's brzck a. &C 1s51l hLssell
Y01-zlls bs-tzh 10t % OF dzh 70
gEtne EiE bir. zzd had &c hydr01z5by.
s.0r.-
Fztser Wzs away and zother was
Eirk. % here Wzs % one 70 hinder
taem- ard rhs chldren Immediately
Ez6e tracks for he kitchen
SIRE enough. under The sink IN the
czrk oorzsr bg The pipes Ezs . dog
E0t bAck. bur ysllOE. and his eyss
were staring and blOo1s1O- Bat
MarEy szE something more thzn thLz
she saw The end of q rope
There's a rope around his neck. and
he's choking That's what's the mat
Ter. I d01't believe he's mad 3 Bit"
''You better look or. Margy.
The boy's bump Of discretion vas
more fully Developed
But Nary could not sse any living
thing suffer. and not try 10 help II.
Poor doggie. Poor dogg4s." she
said IN her soothing voice. and went
straight up 10 him
The dog looked a. her. Wiid-syed and
painting. with his tongue hanging out.
Mzrgy felt Of the rope. Il was light
and the dog could scarcely breathe
He covered as she touched him. but
made no effort 70 run Few animals
looked Al Marcy without trusting her.
Get me the butcher knife. she said
The boy brought II. and the cruel
rope was cut The dog sank painting
On the floor. and closed his eyes.
DO you think he's dyingg"
Nom. Miss Nary" said Violet
Amanda, who bad recovered her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

senses. nom. he amt dyin'. He's
jes' restin'. You got de beatin'est way
wild dumb beasts, ehah see."
Marcy patted the yellow head, and
the dog opened his eyes and licked her
hand. SO their friendship was begin,
and bowl Of milk and a dish OF
chicken bones sealed It for life.
OF course father said she might keep
the dog. Margy's hospital amused but
never annoyed him. Marcy proceeded
TO take stock OF his ailments, and they
were not to be sneszed at. Besides the
rope, there was a broken tail, three
lame legs and several spots on HIS
back where the hair had been scalded
OF. He was blind in one eye, and
Margy's futile efforts TO attract his at
tention by calling proved him to be
utterly deaf A poor old thing he was
IA dog TO be gotten rid OF, as the rope
would indicate.
But Marcy loved him, and woris
cannot paint the devotion OF Methu-
selah las he was named) for his mis-
tress. He would follow her when she
walked, lie by her side when she
worked or played, and howl disconso-
lately If a door was shut between
them.
A week OF two later father came
into the house, followed by two hard
faced men.
These men say. Marcy. that the
dog Is theirs-that he killed sheep, and
that they must kill him."
Il don't believe It," said Marcy, hot
ly.
How are ye goin' to prove that he
don't?" said ore OF the men.
Well" said Marcy. hes deaf. for
one thing, he's half blind and he's got
three lame legs. Any sheep that
couldn't get away from him ought to
be killed. So therel"
We'll, anyway. he's a nuisance, and
he's too old to live. We'd better take
him OF and kill him, sissy"
you shan'tl You shan'tl He's
mine. | saved him."
Then father spoke:
Il think the dog is harmless, and II
my daughter wants to keep him I'll
take the responsibility"
The men went OF. muttering. and
came from behind Margy's
skirts, wagged his broken tail and |
licked her hand with grateful tongue.
The next few months made up for all |
the sorrows OF his past life.
How 1t all happened no one knows,
but one day. late that summer, the
children had been playing in the front
yard, when Methuselah suddenly /
reused himself with a low growl.
Then they saw him shaking something
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

and tossing l. about growing vicious
y al he tine.
Azrzy and The boy rzn towards him
ana hs tossed 4 limp thing asits ard
wages lis tzil a. they drew nsaE.
~Irs 4 snake It's q snake. ii.
fztAeT.- shouted the bog. And father
cane ru1ni1g from the shop.
Hinlss It's a Tzttlesnzke. Ths
1rs- I've sea II - years"
~NethuseIzh killed him"
-An1 yo1 playing right here IN the
yard. Thznk heaven y0u wers not
bitten Methusslzh. you're = brick
Toz'Es earned fhs best there Is for the
resi- q your Ife.r
Bat Msth1selzh was lying On the
Eround. and his syss we're rolling IN
pain
Hes bitts-, Ny own Methuselah!"
Ezlsi Nargy. kneeling b. him
And Il vas true. Father took him
tsndsriy 70 the barn. that the childrea
might not see him suffer. Soon 3 shot
Els hszrd. and they knew that Methu-
sslah vas beyond ali his troubles
That night father took his little girl
tenceriy In his arms
Nary. girl he said. you shall
keep al the old useless dogs and cats
ycu want 70. In thankful enough that
you kept zethuseiah. Sarah Noble
Ives. in Boston Globe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

- 80 - f'~fff~t~ tff~~'tN - ~t~~~g
tomb.
Some slabs are old and gray,
crumblins With Times decay,
And some, aye many, are Of yester.
day.
Ard Of that neaqer band
Of comrades left dserepit, bent and
old,
Who stand
Apart, their white locks barred,
How many will be spared
To stand when that To-morrow's tale
10 tolof
Soon on their ears the last great Mus
ter-call
VIII fall
And they will pass to Join the mighty
host
A. the Eternal Post.
onei
Two, three-Runl RUM
Heyi send that lnl
outF Out on first, the everlasting
ehumpl
Our side will have to hump
To win.
Now watch Tim Murphy swat
The ball across the Ios.
A nyl
Say, he can't miss lt-Yes,
! missed my guess.
on, oIoryl Why
In thunder did he let that catch 90 by.
confound his hidel
Run, Mick, You'll maks Il. Slide,
you sucker, sLlDEi
What's that he said7
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

Father tolied on the hide.
(Oh. II was such hard workD
And had he been one OF us.
Perhaps he'd have shirked,
Then when twas quite ready.
A strange little man
Came into the home
And examined the tan.
Then he laid out his tools.
And his lasts loh. 80 QueerD
But this always happeneS,
Al least once a year.
Soon he set 20 his task.
And he cobbled away,
With peg, awi and hammer
Taking more than a day!
AT last they were ready
or course, you've guessed whose7
Why, John Nathan Perrygreen's
Pair OF new shoes,
They were paid for In foodstuls;
In change, not dime
All little boys shoes-yes:
In great-grandfather's umef
-Adelbert +. Caldwell. in Brooklyr
Eagle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11
SO1dier-SailOr Heroes
Given Needs of Honor

l.1son csEforzss fnsi.nt lysssysI snS
Izsssurstsz Bsssafui castsu-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

Here Is a grave with a splendid stone,
And others are all around.
While 'tis but a little flag alone
That marks neighboring mound.
Its silent eloquence tells US OF
A private IN the line
Who died defending the flag we love-
Your country's nag, and mInei
Who was he2 Never mind his name.
At whose sound no memory starts.
He WAS but private-his only time
A tender place IN our hearts.
No stately shaft stands here 10 tell
A hero sleeps below.
But the starry sign for the men who fen
Says all that we need to know.
Posterity honors all the brave.
And little children will
Gather wild flowers 70 deck his Rravs
Who died at Malvern Hln.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

amusement for young people from the
time OF our grandfathers; but. ex
plains the Chicago Daily News, mod.
ern ingenuity has devised many other
figures Of the same kind.
One OF them is a swan. which you
are to picture as gliding along the
surface OF pond. and turning its
head to preen its feathers. Here IL
the figure. which is made by holdlnp
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11
sHADoWcRAPHs.
Some New Figures Which Can Be
Made on the Wall After a
Little Practice.

You are all familiar. no doubt, with
the figure Of a rabbit on the wall.
which Is made by arranging the hands
In a certain position. and holding
them between the wall and a light.
This has been 4 favorite form Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

MS Sized.
one arm and both hands as represent.
ed in the cut. e7o'''
Another is that Of a ioolav .rs -.
steed. the latter with outstreto,,a,s -
neck eager to win the race. For this
you need a little cap. made OF cara.
board, and a loop Of string to reprs
sent the reIns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-11

And then = man must toll
And play,
And pIsytimes are too rare to let him
spoil
A springtide holiday.
So here, with solemn ceremonies tread
The mourners Of the dead,
And here, with frenzied shouts, the
fan3 acclaim
THE GAME.
kENNETT HARRIS.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-12-06
STEPHEN.

From the Leader. $3.50
Mr.: and Mrs. Ole. Thompson, of
Red River, came to Stephen Wednes-
day enroute to Warren. They return
ed home today. ..@>s,s,..., :s....,..
Mr.. j.: II. Merdink and family
moved out to their country homo
three miles southeast of Stephens
Saturday. Mr.. liver Fodme|l- and
family have moved into Mr.. Mer-
drinks residence here.z ~
.. u. Stevning, senior member of
the. hrm of Stevning, Burlum & Co.,
general merchants of this place. after:
spending several weeks here looking
after business matters, left Thursday
evening for his home in Indepen.
dence, Wis. 1t is to be hoped that,
Mr.. Stevning and family will make
Stephen their perm anent home in
the near future.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jacob Bartels. after
renting their farm northwest of
Stephen to Frank Nehl, left last
week for Red Wing, Mimi, where
they will reside for the present, Mr..
and Mrs. Bartets have resided in this
vicinity for many years, being among
!. the first settlers. We wish them an
abundance of good luck in their
/ new home.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-12-06
ARGYLE.

ARG I LII.
From the Banner.
Levi Setterholm left Saturday for
Minneapolis, where he will study
telegraphy in one of the schools of
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cast of Marsh
Grove visited relatives and friends
here last week.
P. 1. Holen visited in Baudette last
week. He says Baudette is a hustl-
ing and progressive little city.
A large amount of stock and poul.
try has been shipped from Argyle the
past few months. This is sign ifcant
in that it is evidence of mixed farm
ing and the advent of prosperity.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Manchester
arrived Monday from Longmont.
Colorado, for a visit with Argyle re-
latives. Miss Maud Keye, VINO has
been visiting them. the past few
months, returned with them.
News just reaches US of the mar.
rage on November 18th of Mr.. Geo.
Brundage of Rugby, N. D., to Miss
Mary Paulson. Miss Paulson is the
oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo,
n. Paulson of Big Woods. The newly
married couple will reside at Rugby.
where the groom is engineer in the
light plant, b
The new rink has been put to gooc
use the past week. In fact all the
younger element have had thei1
skates on-hockey skates. The rink
will soon be electric lighted anc
otherwise improved to the great 10,
OF the lovers of outdoor sports.
s. A number Of the old neighbors 8
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-12-06
IL Income Tax Constitutional

I'm f>e Incidents, and apart from the
main purpose Of raising revenue. an
income tax stands on an entirely differ
cause it involves no question Of the per
petuation of fortunes swollen to an IN
healthy size. The question is in its
:s Of to
law now stands it IL undoubtedly diff
cult to devise q national income tai
which shall be constitutional. But
other question; and II possible it is most
certainly desirable. The frst purely in
come tax law was past BY the congress
in 1861. put tho most important law deal
This tho court held to bs unconstitu-
tional.
decision Of the court was only reached
by one majority. 1t is the law of the
land, and, Of course, Is excepted as such
and loyalty obeyed by all good citizens.
Nevertheless, the hesitation evidently
felt by the court as a whole in coming
to conclusion, when considered to-
gether. with the previous decisions on
the subject, may perhaps indicate the
income-tax law which shall substan-
TALLY accomplish the results aimed
at. The difficulty of amending the con-
stitution is SO great that only real ne
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
legislation which without such action
shall attain the desired end; but if this
fails, there will ultimately be no al
tentative to constitutional amend
ment" L. = J. .. 49, .s'E
He makes a 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 character be established
in the District of Columbia as an ex-
ample to the various states. zs
Agricultural Interests:
He appeals for every encouragement
that the congress can give to the agri-
cultural interests Of the country He
the various forms Of grange organize
tons, and says:
Several factors must cooperate in the
Improvement of the farmers condition.
He must have the chance to be educated
in the widest possible sense-in the sense
which keeps ever In view the intimate
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-12-06
inheritance Tax Constitutional.

"This species Of tax has again and again
been imposed, altho only temporarily, by
the national government; It was first
imposed by the act of July s, 1887, when
the makers of the Constitution were
alive and at the head Of affairs. It was
q graduated tax; tho small In amount,
the rate was increased with tho amount
left to any individual, exceptions being
made in the case of certain close kin. A
similar tax was again imposed by the
act Of July I, 1862; minimum sum Of
$1,000 in personal property being excepted
from taxation, the tax then becoming
progressive according to the remoteness
Of Kin. The war-revenue act of June Is,
1895, provided for an inheritance tax on
any sum exceeding the value OF 80, 900.
the rate Of tax increasing both in accord
ance with the amounts left and in ac-
cerdance with the lesatee's remoteness
of kin. The supreme court has held that
the succession tax imposed at the time
Of the civil war was not q direct tax but
an impose of excise which was both con-
stitutional and valid. More recently the
court, in an opinion delivered by Mr..
Justice White, which contained an ex-
ceedingly able and elaborate discussion
Of the powers of the congress to impose
death duties. sustained the constitution
atty Of tho inheritance tax feature Of the
wAr-revenue act OF 1898.