Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
IN THE OLD DOMINION
CHARGE TO GRAND JURY HAS EF-
Feet ON TAX PAYMENTS.
Returns Hurriedly Amended and
County Treasury is Made
Richer.


RICtMOND, va, January o-JuOge T.
B. Hutton of Washington county has Gre
ated sensation by calling to the attention
of the grand jury the tax lists returned by
many of the people of that county. 1t is
well known that for years practically no
attention has been paid to the feature of
the lists which requires that every man in
the state who receives more than $500
year shall pay an income tax of 1 per cent.
The Judge charged the jury to make in
quiry into the matter, and the results are
startling. A great many of the men have
hurriedly amended their lists. so that the
income item is Incorporated, and in that
way they will escape punishment. The lists
are sworn to by the men when they are
returned to the state officers. Judge Hut,
ton presides over the courts OF several
counties in southwest Virginia, and 1T IS
believed that he will pursue the same
course in other counties which he has IN
augurated in Washington At any rate, ap-
plications to amend lists are SAID 10 ne
coming from many parts of his district
From Washington county alone the state
has received more than $1,000 from TINS
source and if the law is enforced IN all
the counties and cities of the state t VIII
mean that Virginia will have largely mfre
than $780, 900 in excess of her present
revenues.
Jail Breaker Captured.
Clarence Morris. in Jail here for robbing
railway cars and stealing brasses, man
aged to cut the bars and to effect his es-
cape Christmas eve, using rope to get
from the fourth story of the jail to the
ground In making the descent the mans
hands were badly cut by the rope. and ne
fell distance of twenty feet, painfully III
turing his knee. He went from here 10
I.ynchburg where he remained for several
days, and then came back here in order
to get medical treatment Policeman
Kraft got on the trail of the man and
within a few hours after his return ne was
found at his home. slowed away between
two mattresses. Morris was taken back 10
the city JAIL where he is being attended
by the physicians II he is convictea oi
the charge against him-that of stealing
he will have to serve an additional year
for breaking Jail man named Evans,
pickpocket, escaped with Morris. but ne
has not been found. Evans had served
four months of a fourteen months term
He was captured during the state talr'
along with several others.
Cubans Are Suspicious.
G. Frank Robins of HavSna. Cuba. a ma
tive of this city, is here on a visit to his
family and friends. Mr.. Robins is at the
head of a large importing and mercantile
house. Discussing the questions which are
important In the islands at this time. he
said that the Cubans regarded President
Roosevelt as the biggest man in the world,
but that when it came to individual Ameri-
cans, the natives are suspicious and jealous
of them in every thing that they suggest or
undertake. "Chivo," said Mr. Robins is
the great aim there. The Cubans have an
idea that they are to fill the Offices and that
'chiyo, the Cuban equivalent for graft.
is the paramount idea with a majority of
the unfortunate people. The best people
of the islands do not participate In political
affairs. leaving that for the persons who
have nothing to do but to discuss affairs
and to look out for good places for them
selves.
State News Notes
Former Senator William P. Barksdale of
Halifax. one of the most conspicuous char
acters in Virginia politics. author of the
famous pure-election law. has been ordered
by his physicians to seek a dryer climate
because of his health Mr.. Barksdale has
gone to Arizona. where he expects TO en-
gage in the practice of law.
There is a report here that the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and the Norfolk and West
ern railroads viii, before the state cor
poration commission can decree the en-
forcement Of the 2-cent rate in Virginia,
voluntarily put the rate into operation.
One hundred and sixty insurance COM
panies have been granted license to do
ton Is steadily wedding out the wild cat
concerns. and Is having examinations made
of some which have suspicious statement
of condition.
Inc Eastern SIat0 hospital investigation
which has been going on for almost year
Is still in progress. DR.. Foster, the de-
posed superintendent. was removed, the
case then reopened and the superintendent
suspended, having gotten an injunction re-
straining the commissioners from interior
ing with him in the discharge of his
duties.
Governor Swanson has announced that
he will attend the dinner of the Gridiron
Club which is to be given In Washington
January 26.
General Lees Birthday.
All the public schools of the state will
celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Gen. Robert f. Lee, January
10. Orders to this effect were issued by the
department of public instruction Friday.
Confederate veterans of this city will
raise $50 600 for the entertainment Of visit
the summer. The city will give $4,000 to
the fund. Ii is expected that the at
tendance will be very large. and that there
will never again be reunion in this city.
The veterans dying rapidly.
Miss Willie Jerdone of Washington and
Miss Lisa Anderson of Alexandria are
members of a house party which Mrs.
Swanson has been entertaining for the last
week. The visitors are receiving much So
cial attention.
Entries for the indoor track meet to be
held here January 26 coming in rapidly,
and the chances are that double the num-
Der of colleges participating last year will
be made great social event. Georgetown,
Washington College. Alexandria seminary
and Washington High School have been
invited.
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