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The Washington times., 1907-01-18
FILTRATION PLANT
TRANSFER JULY |
Bill Providing for Change
in Jurisdiction Re-
ported.

Senator Scott has reported favorably
10 the Senate from the District Com
mittee the biit providing Tor the trans
fer ot Jurisdiction from the War Lee
partmeut 20 the Commissioners over the
Washington Aqueduet She filtration
plant and 1ppuFtcnanees. The trans
fer is o. take place July J., 1905. The
District Committee Gceld-u % report The
Ulll taf0rabiy at i-s meeting last week.
4 number Of emTluyes viii be dropped
when the transfer ls made.
Senator GallingeT has given notice OF
proposed amendment ID tie District
appropriation bill apPropFlaJlng 5000 20
completed q card muck OF wills
e Vice President Fairbanks has ore
scented a petition from the Washington
National Monument Society, asking FOR
an appropriation OF gleH for paving
the circular driveway around Washine-
ton Monument
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
MONEY NEEDED BY THE DISTRICT.

''AIr. Chairman. this condition cannot
exist from want of funds. il may bee
that we do uot collect enough, but there
Is within the limits of this city. subject
10 appraisemeut and taxation. an ample
aggregate of wealth 20 furnish album
dant means To carry ON every one of
these Improvements. That suggests,
perhaps, the thought that iu some way
or other this possibility of raising ann
pie funds is not properly utilized i
have heard complaints many and many
time OF the characterization of the
property OF the people OF the town for
taxable purposes. The property of the
United States uf we may say that i'm
the contribution of CD per cent we are
paying taxes on I'D certainly pays its
fun share. But not So with the great
bulk of property of private ownership.
some days ago / saw Ia one Of the
newspapers OF this city a statement of
recent sales of property. In some of
them the sums for which the property
was sold We're given. / recognize the
fact that probably thar Is not the most
reliable way % ascertain values"
The tHaiTman-The time OF the gen
uemln from Iowa has eXoired
Mr.. Bennett OF New NoTl,-AIr- Chair
man. 1 ask unanimous consent that the
gentleman time may be extended tea
minutes
The Chairmau-The g-utlema am from
New York asks unanimous CONSENT thaf
the time Of the gentleman from Iowa
pe extended ten minutes. Is there OBJ
ieCti0u-
There was no objection
81 say. ar Chan man. Mr. Hepburn
went on that that is got the most
reli8b bic possible source. perhaps. for IN
formation / ear conceive IL possible
that "a real-cst1te man might sol1eW mat
eN1gEeIate that "a uIcn le had done in
the line ar his business. Real estate
men often have peculiar qualities /
am not sure bur tuat there must be "a
marked departure from the equipment
of the ordinary E.an in order 20 M one
Tor the higher ranks ia this particular
vocation.
81 have sometimes Thought that the
real estate man must have lu cNuberant
fancy, q robust Imagination. and he
must have his moral nature somewhat
depleted of those qualities that would
rank higher in church estimation.
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
MAN CUTS HIS THROAT
FROM EAR TO EAR

LEEsBURG, Va, Jan. Is.-James 3
Pough. a Weil-lnOWn citizen Of LoudOun
county. committed suicide this morning
about o clock. AZ his home near liam
ilton. Alarmed al his absence, his son
began "a search fGT him, and he was
found dead ia his barn. a razor 10 his
hand and mis- throat cut from ear 10 ear.
illness and financial troubles are as
signed as the cause Of his act
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
IN DARK,
DAYLIGHT VANISHES

PITTSBURG. Pa. Jan ls-Day was
turned into the darkness or midnight
this morning by ar unusually heavy
pail of smoke and misty FOX. which
shut out all evidence OF daylight for
several hours. Work in down town Of
fees and streets was oElv possible by
means ~ electric Illumination.
Several hilX-ups on street car lines
are reported, but no serious damage
has ben done
The Washington times., 1907-01-18

Embracing fancy cheviots
and caSsimereS, also blue and
black cheviOtS and winter
SergeS. Sizes } to 10 years.
Not a complete range of sizes
in every style.
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
SHOOTS WIFE AND BABE,
THEN ENDS OWN LIFE

BOSTON. Jan. lS.-Lewis Pennis. thir-
ty-eigh- years of age. shot his wife and
thrCe-ye ar-old daughter az their home
AT ID Auburn street today and then made
an effort 10 commit suicide. Pennls and
Lis wife probably viii die The child
was not seriously wounded.
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
CHARGE MADE
TAX SHORTAGE
PREVAILS HERE
Congressman Hepburn Shows House Huge
Discrepancies in Assessments and Sale
Prices of District Realty.

discrepancies in local charged
yesterday Representative Hepburn Citing newspaper
o alleged;
That properly sold $4,000 assessed at si0339
parcel od for S3500O
hat sold Si90O00 a $4,000
sold 100000 $4,000
the list ne said "unt the
he
Proper ii "a
parcel S4,14O
Another, sold $4,000, assessed at sa5S9
Hepburn justice the valuations
nearly
1906.
given Gnett
District appropriation 81 would further"
think fail by have
that inadequate
nearly compared with
other Cities
be
fully twothrds of its present market
Mr. Hepburn made his charges while speaking
Washingons That his speech
ovs a
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
MADE A NEW RECORD

The record for pastoral calls seems 10
have been made by Rev William r
Burrlu, Baptist clergyman. OF Orange.
n. Y. who on New Year cav determined
10 visit every family in his congregation.
and before Night had made 40 calls.
The Washington times., 1907-01-18

IIaushterl lie must have great ac-
uFltN. he must have a vocabulary Of
remarkable character. and must hive
great adlecuEal speech lie must also
have a wonderful capacity for mex
ucEItudc In his statements.
Bat, Notwithstanding that, / have
thought this matter OF sufficient impor-
lance 90 make a list of those sales ia
which the price @as given. and send
that paper 20 the assessing force Of this
city and ask them 10 sen opposite 10
tach tract tile assess meuJs OF that par
LlculdF tract
The Assessor was exceedingly cour-
ieous 10 me lie has complied with nv
request, and 1 have here some state
ments. ! 90 not care Go name the sales
men, / 90 not care 10 name the persons
that are named in this paper. Bur j
find in what ! have here as Item No. ] a
particular piece OF property said By
those statesmen % have been sold for
$4,000. the assessment on that prop
Cry for 800 and 1866 was Slu7. fq. less
than 0ue-Jhird OF its alleged value.
Another pieee said 90 have been sold
for E35b.teD was assessed al sos. 90 and
fraction. Another piece said 10 have
been sold al $4,000 was assessed at
$1,000 Another piece said To have
been sold m S2i5.N0J was assessed al
$4,000 ana "a fraction. Another SOLD at
10000 was assessed az 5000. One.
sold at secs. was assessed at $1,000
one sold al $500 was assessed II S26 90
Another, sold at $4,000, was assessed a
nearly $4,000.
EzaggeTate Sale Prices.
And So the list goes on until YOU
reach the less valuable. md one said
TO have been sold al $4,000 assessed al
sl.si8. Another, sold at $3.50. was as
sessed at Si140 one sold at S6,sl5 was
assessed at $40 One sold al s. 900
was assessed Al $3.50 One sold at
$4,000 was assessed al s5,5sg. and so on.
showing that in the more valuable prop
eTJy, thar which runs up into the nun
dTed thousands. or approaching enc hun
dFed thousand a wonderful discrepancy
tn the valuation al which 10 Is said this
property vas sold and that fixed by the
assessors Of this District.
NOW. il Is right that { should say here
that the assessors who had Deen so c0ur-
teous 10 mo saws In many Instances he
believes the statement Of the sale is an
sNaggeration, that as matter of fact the
property has not been sold for these
sums That is a question of veracity
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
WILHELM TO TOWER.

Emperor William. among other Christ
mas tokens be gave To Ambassador
Tower, presented him with a large port
folio OF drawings By the famous artist
Mcneil. dealing with military subjects
Of the time Of Frederick the Great.
The Washington times., 1907-01-18
Questions Taxation System.


And f. Is further right that I should
say here. In justice 10 the assessors.
that i'm the statement they make TO me
they show that in assessments that are
now ia process OF making for the fu-
ture there is great increase in value.
that in some instances the valuation
that they have used. or are about to use.
exceed by nearly 100 per cent that that
was made by them for the years 1905
and 1876.
Where there are these great discrep-
ancies between the statement OF
sales and the assessments as
given To us for the years last passed.
there is room for doubt as 10 whether
we have the best system here. and
where there Is such wonderful discrep-
ancy between the assessments OF last
year and those of next year OF this year
there is further food for reflection
Mr. Gnlett here said:
with the greater part % what the
gentlemen frem Iowa (Mr. Hepburn
has said / have no controversy. ] agree
with him heartily that we ought TO have
a larger Income from cur taxes. ! would
go further than he. ] think We not only
fal 10 get by assessment what We ought
90 have. bur that our system Of taxa
ton is inadequate. and that real estate.
al least is not taxed nearly as much as
IL should be, compared with taxation in
other cities. But that of course. is
something that is not within the juris-
dictiOn Of this committee, and therefore
is not anything with which We can deal
now"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
LOW WATER STOPS
 PACKET SERVICE
Steamer John N. Harbin From Mem. phis Will Not Go Above Pine
 Bluff Until the River Rises.

The steamer John \. Harbin, own ed by the Arkansas River Packet Company, and which has been making regular trips between Memphis, Pine Bluff and Little Rock, will not at- tempt to reach Little Rock any more until the stage of the water in the Arkansas river is higher.
 The boat was scheduled to leave Little Rock every Friday morning at 10 o'clock. It was stated yesterday by General Manager Rowland in Mem- phis that the boat will resume reg ular trips just as soon as the river rises sufficiently between this city and Little Rock. The Arkansas river at Little Rock yesterday was stationary at 29 feet. With only three feet of water on the gauge the channel of the river would be a very uncertain proposition. No rains have been re- ported recently in the upper water shed of the river and the forecast was for a stationary river today.
 The John N. Harbin left Memphis Tuesday for this place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
SOUNDS JAP
 SENTIMENTS
The President Asks Luke Wright About Conditions in MikadO's Realm-Reply Is Op.
 timistic.

Oyster Bay, Sept, 19.-That President Roosevelt is keenly inter- ested in ascertaining the actual sen- timent of the population of Japan towards the United States was de- veloped in the visit to Sagamore Hill by Gen. Luke E. Wright, re- tiring ambassador to Japan.
 MT. Wright later spoke of the presidents endeavors to get infor- mati6h of this character first hand, and indicated that he would avail himself of every opportunity to talk with American travellers returning from the Orient.
 The report of conditions made to the president today by MT. Wright was most optimistic, accord ing to the account of the conver- sation detailed to the reporters by the retiring ambassador when he returned here to take the train for New York.
 He said that the San Francisco school incident was the only thing that has disturbed the Japanese at home, and that the action of the American government in that mat ter had quieted all feeling which had developed.
 As to the visit of the battleship fleet to the Pacific coast Mir. Wright announced that, recognizing the en- tire right and advantages to the United States in doing as it pleased with it's navy, Japan felt no resent ment, nor in his opinion would the cruise be made the basis of the development of any unpleasant feel ing between the two countries. American were invading Japan, he said rather than Japanese invading the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
c. c. TAYLOR SHOWS
 MUCH IMPROVEMENT

Returning to his home in this city, s. J. Ragland brings the well come information that Clarence C.. Taylor is regaining his former TO- bust health in the great Northwest ern country. While MT. Ragland did not see Mir. Taylor personally, he saw a friend who had been with him for the past several weeks, and the latter gentleman brought the news of his greatly improved con- dltion. This will be most welcome information to the vast number of friends of Mr. Taylor in this and other cities of the Southwest. At the time of his leaving this city, it was the expressed belief that Mir. Tay- Tor would probably never be well again. Following his departure, messages of very unsatisfactory nature came here, and hence the pleasure incident to this, correct report on his condition Tex arkana Courier
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
ECONOMY IN ADVERTISING.
The Waverly Iowa Democrat, ;

uc WdVeIly lOWd DouOCFdC, as reported in the Fourth Estate, quotes the following statement of leading Des Moines merchant as to the economy of advertising in newspapers, showing a new aspect of profit that we have not before seen suggested and which might be odvantageously pondered by those who are charged about using prin- ter's ink. This merchant speaking from his experience says:
 They pay in two ways. They bring customers into our store, and they keep down our expenses for clerk hire fully one-half, for the ads make it possible for one clerk to do the work of two. They prime the customers with the information that they would otherwise have to get from the clerk at the expense of his time. Having read our an- nOuncements, in four cases out of five, a customer comes into the store knowing just what he wants and just what he will have to pay, and all the clerk has to do is to produce the goods and get the money for them. In store that advertises properly there are very few people who come in just to look around" and as consequence business moves easily and briskly.'
 A pertinent suggestion just here is that, as rule. the merchant who tries newspaper advertising any reasonable length of time, never, or rarely abandons it, but, on the con- trary may be depended upon to grad ually increase his space as the wis dom of that policy is realized in increasing business and profit. Of course, common sense must be us- ed in the selection of a medium and some skill in the preparation of the copy. But the rule is, once an advertiser, always an advertiser.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
BERT MAXWELL
 AT TEXARKANA

After doing some fine ball playing with the Southern Baseball league as pitcher for the Montgomery team Bert Maxwell has returned to his home in this city for the winter. It is stated that some of the playing of Mir. Maxwell has been sensation ally good ,and attracted a great deal of attention. The baseballist has vast array of friends here who are always glad to welcome him home. This is not the first season spent by MT. Maxwell on the pro- fessional diamond, he having been on the accredited list for number of years.-Texarkana Courier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
Rates Made Known on
 Application.
The Largest Bona Eide Circulation of any Pine Bluff Newspaper.
OFFICIAL JUNKETING

One of the perquisites of modern office holding is an official junket at public expense. What legal warrant there is for such public ex- penditures the Graphic does not undertake to say, but certain it is that such procedure has become in many instances a wanton waste Of public money. And the Graphic regrets to say that the practice is becoming entirely too common with our local city government. Not long ago our city council granted our Chief of Police an excursion at pub lie expense to attend the convention of chiefs, but at the very same meet ing refused on the grounds of pub lie economy to purchase a much needed patrol wagon. At the last ID eling of the City Council, on motion of Alderman Nichol, w. J. Parkes, City Engineer, was grant ed vacation with salary and one hundred dollars of expense money to attend convention of city en- gineers at Detroit. yet our city fathers, in their spirit of economy, cannot afford the money to build bridges or keep our streets in prop CT condition and repair. The salary of our city engineer, whose duties are by no means onerous, is 2,OOO, which, it seems to the Graphic, is ample and sufficient to afford him an occasional junket without the city council finding it necessary to make an additional appropriation for such purpose. The Graphic does not approve of voting money for such purposes. The city of Pine Bluff needs all it's money for public improvements, and if any of our public officials want to take excur- sions to other cities to attend con ventiOn or for other purposes, let them pay their own expenses, as the private citizen does. The public moneys should not be ritter ed away in such a manner, and the sooner it is stopped the better for the taxpayers generally
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
COTERIE MET
 THIS MORNING

An interesting meeting of the Mu- sical Coterie was held at the Jewish Temple this morning at 10 o'clock The members discussed the various programs, which were recently com- pleted, for the ensuing year, and oth- CT matters of interest and importance. Mrs. H K Toney was elected secre- tary for the chorus, and Mrs D. A. Kendall was elected press correspond ent to succeed Mrs. Sam H. Campbell, who recently left the city to live at Troy, Ala The meeting was not so largely attended, but much business was disposed of. The Coterie will meet every third Wednesday in the month.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19

for the interruption of the entente cordiale with the United States, and the incidents of that outbreak were decidely more fragrant, such for in- stance, as invading an arriving ves- sel, and seizing Japanese passengers and throwing them into the sea, as thus related in the dispatches:
 "Coincident with riot was the ar rival of a steamship having on board at least 300 Japanese. With common impulse the mob surged to the water front and as soon as the Japanese came down the gang plank, they were met by the rioters. Seven or eight of the Japanese were unceremoniously picked up and thrown into Burrard inlet"
 This is an outrage that no self respecting nation can afford to over look: anu it will be interesting to observe the attitude of Japan to- wards this incident, by comparison with the ruffling of her feathers over the throwing of few brick bats at her subjects in San Fran cisco.
 The later news features of the riot, attributing the outbreak to American influences, and as the re- suit of deeplaid conspiracy, on this side of the line, to place Great Britain in the same boat with the United States in relation to the bumptions little brown people is more diverting than convincing. An imaginary geographical line does not create any marked differences in manners, morals, prejudice or habits of thought.
 The white man on American soil, in all essentials, is identical with the white man on Canadian soil, and the motives, sentiments and fears that an animate objection to the Japanese invasion in San Fran cisco are apt to obtain in Vancou- yer; and what is more, are likely to find expression in the same way. That this correspondence of thought and feeling should produce unity of action is perfectly natural and logical. It is not surprising, there fore, that the anti-Japanese league on one side of the line should be found cooperating with, supporting and encouraging any movement on the other side that was promotive of it's ends.
 It is alleged that the labor leaders of Seattle and other American coast cities took an active, if secret part part, in bringing on the outbreak. was true, because the Coolie com petition is a serious thing for labor everywhere on tnlS comment, anu the best results are always achiev- ed by combination of forces; and the cause that the unions stand for is the same in Vancouver as in San Francisco.
 Leaving aside these incidents, back of the sentiment that precipi- tates these outbreaks, lies the in stinctive sense of racial superiority that is a dominating one in the white race everywhere, and it is going to resist, to the uttermost, the intrusion of any alien and in- ferior race upon it's preserves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
THE VANCOUVER OUTBREAK.

The Meridian ,(Miss.) Star thinks that the Anti-Japanese out break in Vancouver is an incident just at this juncture, of worldwide significance, because it places Japan i1T t position where she must either renounce the British alliance or plead guilty of the grossest incon- sistency. The attack upon the Orientals in Vancouver was infinite ly more vicious and unprovoked than the trif1ing disturbance in San Francisco, that made a pretext of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19

Mrs. H. King White solicits or ders for all kinds of cakes, rosettes and other pastry. Also all kinds of embroidery and fancy work. Both phones u
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19

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The daily sentinel., 1907-06-08
DIR. DREW IS READY
TO PROVE HIS CHARGES
Full Text of His Startling Address Recently Delivered Before
the Mesa County Medical Society.

tagious skin diseases such as mango
or sCab are all more or less unfit for
consumption by the public and detri-
mental to health.
I'm regards TO milk hygiene there
is an awakening throughout the
country as to the quality of milk be-
ing consumed especially so in large
cities and there is a general realiza-
tiOu that milk more than any other
food product, is the most likely trans
mitter OF the organism of deadly dis
ease that affect mankind. aside from
the changes which occur in milk It,
self from gross errors in producing
and handling and it is being shown
daily that organisms of diptheria.
typhoid fever. scarlet fever. tubcr-
culusis and other diseases are being
conveyed to man through % contain
mated milk supply while the uecCs-
sity of supervision of the hygiene of
this universal food is realized there
is no well defined plan as to how this
shall be done. those who believe iu
pasteurizatiou are loud in their
claims and demand that no milk
shall go on the market unless IL has
undergone this treatment
The bactcriologists contend that
the bacterial count Is lhe true ludeN
to the quality of milk to be consum-
ed with safety.
But the veterinary profession takes
the point of view that the source Of
supply is the point that should be
attacked in order to deprive milk of
its greatest dangers. If decompos-
ing body should find its way into our
reservoirs and pollute the drinking
water of our city we would at once
remove it rather than search for the
number or organisms liberated in the
water or to the process Of heating
the water for the purpose of destroy
ing the germs present So it is with
the milk supply.
Competent Inspectors.
Inspection by those who are COM
petent to inspect will remove the
factors of contamination, and If the
milk is handled under sanitary con-
ditions its quality will be all right
when it reaches the consumer. If a
contagious disease exists in the herd
every diseased COW should be remov-
ed at once. consequently the danger
from that source is done away with.
If transmissible diseases affect hu-