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Morris tribune., 1907-01-05
emit sleeping car tax Of 8 per cent up

lent sleeping car tax Of 8 per cent up
on fares collected only between point
within the state is not equal taxation
The law should be amended requiring
a payment of at least per cent upor
the total earnings of its cars in Mime
sofa, based upon local and interstate
receipts, if possible, if not, then upor
the proportion of capital stock en-
gagged in it's Minnesota business deter.
mined by the miles of car wheelage
within the state, in proportion to the
total wheelage made during the year. :
| Mr.. Iverson suggests the licensing
of all foreign corporations doing bust
ness in this state, with annual state
m ents of condition. Such law would
produce both revenue and protection.
Localities to Share.
The auditor suggests that the inheri
ance tax law be changed to permit OF
the respective counties from which
the taxes are paid, sharing in the tax
instead of it's all being paid into the
state treasury.
The legislature is informed that the
new code inadvertently cut out the
chief justice of the supreme court and
the president of the board of univer-
sity regents from the state board of
investment and is asked to reinstate
them.
For state timber cut under regular
permits the state has received $3.50,
476 the past two fiscal years. The
average price per thousand feet in
creas ed from 81 80 in 1905, to $9.55 in
1905. Cruisers report very few cases
of wilful trespass.
State Advertising Pays.
AS result of the 1905 law appro-
priating $4,000 for the advertising
and furtherance of state land settle
ment, III, 341 acres have been sold for
$s11 ,O24, an average of 1928 an acre;
81 higher average than for any prev
ious year.
In furtherance of the general scheme
of advertising the state, Mr.. Iverson
concludes his report by recommending
the establishments of ga thoroly equip
ped statistical bureau, to compile valu-
able statistics pertaining to the re-
sources and social and economic con-
ditions of our people, which might
prove attractive to those looking for
homes.O
Estimates for Next Period.
Rough estimates of state finances
for the next two fiscal years are in
Guided for the guidance of the legisla-
ture. Reducing the direct state tax
from 81, 900, 900 to $5o0,o and count
ing all other income about the same
as the present year, Mr.. Iverson fig
ures a revenue in sight for 1908 of $5,-
$40, 900, and for 1909 of $5, 44O, 900. His
estimate of disbursements, without al
lowing for any new state institution
buildings, comes to $4, 1855, 900 for 1908
and So ,O61, 900 for 1909. This includes
81, $780, 900 for support of state instisu-
tions in 1908 and 81, 100000 in 1909, as
compared with 81 800, 900 for the cur
rent year. Other estimates are left
the same, save for slight increases ill
maintenance ofthe capitol and in mis-
cellaneous expenses.
Morris tribune., 1907-01-05

AUDITOR URGES INCREASE IN
IRON ORE ROYALTIES.
Also Urges Increased Tax on Ex-
press, Telephone and Sleeping
Car Co mpanies Presents Esti-
mates for Next Two Fiscal Years,
as to Receipts and Disburse
mentS.

Samuel G.. Iverson, state auditor,
today made public his biennial report
to the legislature.
Most important of the many recon-
rnendations made is, perhaps, that re-
Iative to state iron land holdings. Mr..
Tverson says the wealth of these lands
is hardly to be estimated, but that,
from the contracts now in existence,
h e believes the school and university
funds will realize $100,0O0,OO0. He
recommends legislation to place the
royalty price of state lands on the
same basis for future contracts as Sc
cured by J. J. Hill in his sale of iron
lands to the steel trust. In explain
alton, Mr.. Iverson says:
Terms Of Hill Lease.
"For example, large lease of iron
lands was recently made, providing
that royalty of So cents ton should
be paid during the first year for ore
which showed so per cent of metallic
iron and increasing at the rate of
about 4 $40 cents ton for each unit
of metallic iron above So per cent.
Thus IS per cent ore mined in 1907
would bring $1.1s 77-1oO. Ore analyz-
ing less than SO per cent would de-
crease in price the same amount,
about $40 cents a ton, for each unit
down to 40 per cent: thus for 80 per
emit ore in 1907 the royalty would be
81 59-1OO cents a ton. Ore below SO
per cent is now regarded as nom
understandable. When such ore be-
comes marketable, it is understood
that the royalty shall be % cents
ton. In addition to the above prices,
the royalty shall increase each year,
the equivalent of 4 per cent on S5
cents, or 41O cents a ton:-thus in
1917, SO per cent ore will be worth
$1.19 ton, so sper cent ore will be
worth rs $1,000 cents, and Sc per cent
or 81 so 77-10O. The minimum amount
to be shipped is $4,000 tons in 1907,
increasing that much each year until
1917, when 8,25O,OOO shall have been
reached The contract maybe cam
celed after eight years.
The royalty should be increased to
at least so cents, Mr.. Iverson thinks,
with provision for increases and to
10000 TONS for each forty acres.
On the subject of taxation, Mr..
Iverson suggests a permanent tax
commission be established. He also
advocates the establishment of an in
come tax, fairly graduated, as "the
only way fortunes can be reached for
taxation" He favors registry tax
for all mortgages, (Which would do
away with our present Intellectual at
tempt to tax such securities on a valu-
alton basis.'
Increase Corporation Taxes.
He asks for gross earnings tax in
creases for public service corporations
as follows:
'tThe express company tax should
be made at least per cent upon gross
receipts, which would be far more
satisfactory than per cent upon net
receipts, as is now provided; the tele-
phone tax should be increased to 4
per cent, which should only cover the
general taxes upon its real and per-
sonal property, thus requiring such
companies to pay assessments for local
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
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.AROUNDSEHU1
:1'':s'sZx1T'%'.'s::''s -
Especial Correspondence.)

Mr.. ". f. Dickinson, who was pres
ident OF the Boston Common Council
ct the time of the great Boston fire in
November. 1872, is interesting himself
IN locating ali the members of the city
government of that year who are now
living. He is being assisted by Alvah
II. Peters, who was assistant city
messenger at the time. Out of the
6s members OF the Common Council
OF 1872 only l6 are now alive. There is
not a single alderman OF that year
now living.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30

Mars has just paid the earth a so
near and yet So far visit. and has left
astronomers as hewildered as ever
about him
Professor Pickering. Harvards lead
ing Investigator of the skies. almost
hopeless OF ever solving questions as
10 whether the planet is populated and
the like. has delegated the study OF
Mars 20 Professor Lowell in the South
American Arequipo Observatory.
NJ Flammarion, a leading French
astronomer has just published lengthy
articles on polarization and the eli
matte changes in the planet He calls
Il world much like our own hut
can't prove that il is inhabited. Pro-
fessor Pickering said recently that be
had for several months been cognizan!
of Flammarion's discovery
"Mars leases US" declared the Har.
ward astronomer. 1T approaches
hopefully and then departs. not COM
ing quite close enough 20 earth for
me TO learn anything new about IL. For
that reason / am now abandoning in
ves.igations regarding Mars. owing "a
the improbability Of instructive re-
suits
Other astronomers all over this
country have the same complaint to
offer against the planet. They have
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-30
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

To make the appended quotations Of valus
alike 10 buyer and seller, the resume OF the
market, prefacing the quotations. should be
carefully read In market OF this charac-
day OF the week. Noting. however. .he
general tendency Of trade, sufficiently ac-
curate quotations will be given on which
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
DIDN'T KNOW WHICH GOT HIT.

An Irishman, passing along the
street one day, was hit on the head
by brick which had dropped from
new building. Thinking he had cause
for complaint and damages, he con.
suited a lawyer, who advised bringing
suit. The case came before the proper
authorities, and the man was awarded
$50 damages. Wishing to settle with
the lawyer who had conducted the
case, he asked for the bill
We'll, l think $50 will be about
right" said the lawyer.
The money was paid. After
while, observing that the Irishman
was evidently puzzling over some,
knotty question, he asked what was
the trouble.
"BvSorra' replied the Irishman, L
was just wondering who got hit-you
or L."--Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

held out nromise of ultimate tmmu.
nifty every man jack OF them was viii,
ing To sQueal
1t looked easy All things are easy
to those who know how Burns has
not been doing detective work for
nothing these 20 years.
Tricks Of the Profession.
But how about the tricks OF the
profession that one hears 81 much
about," asked
oh yes, there are tricks. can
let you seal letter with your seal,
and will take il out of the envelope.
read t. and put IL back, aud you can
not ten that il has been opened
In the famous hundred dollar bill
case in Philadelphia | Intercepted a
letter 10 Taylor and Reiddeu the en-
gJaveys who had spent 500 900 in
copying the paper en- which ;hr GOV
eminent money Is printed They had
begun by ccuuterteitiug ClEae revenue
,tamus They maGn 500 900 al that.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
THE DIFFERENCE.

"Yes, have heard OF him Owes
everybody, gets drunk and goes
whooping around the streets. Keeps
a worthless cur and has a fcndness
for telling stories beginning Say,
have you heard this one? If you have,
call ME off. Once there was a young
married couple. 4 worthless
loafer, a dead beat, and"
"Oh, no! You are thinking of John
L, This is his cousin, John G.. Drives
his creditors into bankruptcy. runs
over people with his imported So
horse power automobile, owns SO 900
lighting dog, talks so loudly in his
box at the opera that he infuriates
those who think music was made to
be listened to, reads novels in French,
and"
"Ah, / see,-strange | should make
such a mistake-a well-known man.
about-town. Puck
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

Though a window he watched her en-
ter tho front room take of her hat
and place it with chatetlaine bag on
The table Burns slid iuUs the house
looked into the bag and found letter
there In its place he put dummy
This was easy as there VAS no al
dress on the outside of the envelope
But this left Burns in the dark as 10
whom il "aS meant for
Later in the afternoon Mrs Chev.
ms came out and Burns followed her
She crossed the ferry to New YORK
and went to Courtlandt street As she
VAS turning into q doorway Burns
sent one Of his men 70 say to her
Be careful You are being watched
She turned and left the entr.va,
Burns Immediately entered and sqro
enough there VI, an eagraye. {. otrca
OF course Burns so, The mates ana
Cen frederlcc Mora aad Ricardo -
ReQuisans a. serving .aa. s-as 10
prison
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
BEGINNING a Career.

Aspiring Youth understand there
is vacancy on you local staff.
City Editor-Yes, there is; in fact,
we are very shorthanded, and l can
give you job at once. | want some
one to go around and interview Slugg
Bulldozer, the eminent politician
This paper charges that he beats his
wife and starves his children, and we
1t.
"Um-er-haven't you a regular in.
terviewer for that kind of work."
"Oh, yes, several of them, but they
are all in the hospital. Y.
Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

while Burns was whirling by in his
automobile
Look at him" he exclaimed, lie
is as rlacid and digniied rs lord
In his carriage"
Burns was leaning back at his ease
In the rear seat OF the big tonneau.
Immediately groomed, with a look
of impcrturbable boredom on his face.
The lawyers associated with llCney
IN the prosecution of Abe Ruef and
Mayor Schmitz were in the room at
the time, and they fell into a discus.
sion of the man,
MethodlcaI in Everything.
What interests me most about
Burns is that he never misses a
meal" said Cobb ueuey partner
81 never saw him in too much of a
hurry to take his hour Cor dinner at
the regular time He is mcthodiCal
In everything 1t is all in a day S
work with Burns. and when he turns
In at night he sleeps like IA top
Yet he never procrasunates. put
in District Attorney Lansdon Il
asked him the other night IL he
thought he could get a man We want.
cd and bring him TO the office III the
morning
What's the matter with getting
him now said Burns Taking down
the receiver from the phone he call
ed mp saloon His man was there
Burns told him II would hC better for
his health to surrender himself at
our office without delay The man
came at once
What Interests m, about Burns
put in J. Dryer. auurhey OF the AT
torneys of the graft prosecution. is
his personality HE gets the men hi
IS after to like him Ruel likes hin
now better than any OF his own men
Those two swap stories 10 each Other
until YOU cant believe BURNS Is work
ing all the time to land Raet In Sar
Quentin prison,
He can mimic a frouyhman an
E,nslishman. nutchmau Ia pstfcc
tion and the stories he tells SCUM,
like good fiction believe IL is hi
magnetism as much As his prJsiSt
once that wins for him
His First important Case
This Id the story Of Burn, hr.
important case, as told hN himself
at was in 1890 in ST Lou,s \ nun
her OF nrebuss had been aaoaiu
down houses for insurance mouo'
They rented these houses then he
mt in velvet carpets, elegant nrn
,ure. pianos and SO forth which the
insured AS soon as they mad the
policies. they would move our q
furniture. Then they Would ASa.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

San Professionalism j. Burns
the United States secret service agent
who trapped every member OF san
Francisco's corrupt board OF superVis-
ors into a full confession Of their
guilt, is called 1.-The king OF detec-
tives"
Although Burns has this interna-
tional reputation as a detective, II Is
hard for his intimates to remember
always that Burns is a detective.
Thus Francis J. Heney, the prosecn'
tor with whom Burns has worked
through the land fraud cases In Ore
gon and in the San Francisco Doodle
cases finds his associate \ source OF
continual surprise.
Burns amuses me- said Heney
one day recently, az he looked out the
window OF his Office in the unburnt
western Addition" of San Francisco,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
Criminal Carelessness.

Newspaper Weather Prophet (big
New York daily)-See here, If you
don't discharge that careless foreman.
our ewather reputation will be
ruined.
Great Editor-My goodness. What
has he done?
Done! What hasn't he DONE In
the paper today is my prediction for
yesterday, which he forgot to take
out, and right alongside of it is the
official report of yesterdays weather.
N. Y. Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
Happier Poor.

"Old Uncle Dewberry thought he
was going to fall heir to a fortune
and move in high society He spent
six months learning to cultivate the
taste for olives
And was he disappointed when the
fortune didn't come"
Not at all He's glad he is poor.
He SAYS it doesn't take six months to
learn how to cultivate the taste for
corned beef and cabbage. Chicago
Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

See here, waiter, there's no meat
in this sandwich" exclaimed the
lunch-counter patron.
Then why do you designate it as
sandwich, sir?" queried the man be
hind the white apron Il am sur
prised that gentleman of your cru
dition should commit such solecism
of rhetoric, sir. "-Chicago Daily
News
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

disguised in false whiskers and wear
ing blue goggles. | never use a dis
guise except a change OF clothes. But
| can take one OF my men ana let
YOU talk with him; then bring him in
tomorrow and let you see him and
YOU would not believe him the same
man. Here in San Francisco every
one knows meat least all the graft
ers do-so it would be useless to
try Disguise
Burns methods all through the
Rucf case have been surprisingly open.
When he started out to capture Ruef
after his friends, the sheriff and the
coroner, had been pretending to
Burns assembled his posse in half
dozen automobiles in front of Heney's
office, with Ruef's lawyers offices but
nall ..ock away. He had ten men
with him, but the open way with
which he went about the job made
the attorneys for the CRATER think it
must be all a ruse, and no effort was
made to follow the party. They went
to the resort at the Troca.
dero in the outskirts of San Francis
co, where Burns knew that Ruef was
in hiding Burns had the house sur
rounded, then he walked in and sur
prised Ruef at dinner. He had his
man back at Heney's Office within
three hours.
Surprising a srbeTaker.
OF his present work Burns himself
says: This San Francisco case is one
of the most interesting | have ever
had. or course municipal graft cases
are all somewhat alike. You know
who the men are who have got official
favors. The first thing to do is to
single out the official who you think
will accept bride, and then get
at him by inducing him to accept what
he thinks Is bride. OF course your
is marked. Then you surprise
him in the act. After that you have
him cold Through him you get at the
bride givers.
When ! started in on this work
in San Francisco expected to get
after each of the supervisors singly
but one OF the newspapers got wind
of it and published the story how we
were working on one man. That spoil
ed things for us, and | had to resort
to other methods"
What Burns had done was to induce
the proprietor of a skating rink who
had fallen out with Mayor Schmitz to
duced in the board OF supervisors
Then he arranged to buy the vote of
one of them-Lonergan by name-for
$500 Burns was concealed in the
room when the marked money was
passed He pounced forth at the psy-
Geological moment when Lonergan
was taking the bribe.
Take the money said the trap
ped boodler, pale as sheet. Il am
done for"
IN take the money, and III take
you, too" said Burns. With that he
scared his man into complete con
fession. Previous to this he had Sc
cured another confession from one of
Lonergans colleagues who was i'll and
thought he was about to die.
A BoodIer Trapped.
With the inside information OF these
two confessions Burns got 10 work on
all the other supervisors. They were
SO scared that the whole IS came
through with rush When Heney
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
The Best in the House,

Hotel Clerk-A room with bath is
three dollars per day, colonel
Prominent and Influential Son OF
the Dark and Bloody Ground-Yes,
sub; but that is of no interest to me-
sub. What | wish to know, sub, is
the price of room with drinks
Puck.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
The Brain Storm.

When Mamie slams the kitchen door
And burns the breakfast cakes.
And stamps her feet upon the floor
Until the table shakes,
We do not hint she's in pot
Or mad or angry-no,
We simply say when she's upset;
1.-THE brain storm soon will go
Chicago Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
A Safe Proposition.

CaIler--ld think that your fathers
duties as building inspector would be
awfully dangerous, going round I'M
safe buildings
Small Son of the IIouse-Oh. no,
he doesn't go near EN- till after they
fall down Life.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
Cause and Effect.

The Doctor-I've just come back
from San Reno; been away a week.
The Jokist-Yes, | saw it mentioned
In the paper.
The Doctor eagerly - Indeed,
What did it say?
The Jokist-It drew attention to the
remarkable decrease in the death-ratn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

Mrs Crossway last girl
didn't stay long
Mrs. Kawler-No, she was one Of
these partiuiar girls. She said she
couldn't stand our language-we
used the imperative mood too
much.--Chicago Tribune
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
No Pure AduIterant Available.

Your honor" said the milkman, ar
raigned for selling an article below
the standard. Il did the best could
Go on" said the court.
IF there We're impurities in the
milk" continued the prisoner, please
bear in mind that the filtration sys,
tenn here isn't what it ought 70 be"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

Yes; poor Hawkins was victim
to his anti-eXpansionist sentiments
In what way
He made up his mind that he was
getting too fat. and he doctored and
starved himself to death Chicago
Tribune
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
Smiling at Ready.

Reggy Sapp-Ah, Miss Wose, do
YOU notice how the moon is smiling
tonight?
Miss Rose-Yes, indeed, And it
shows the moon has a fine apprecia.
tion of humor even if it is dead Chi
Cago Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
An Exclamation.

Mrs Aikin-You see things in a
different light since YOU married do
YOU not?
Mr. Nuwed-I ought 10. There were
Is lamps among our wedding pres.
euts Royal Magazine
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

MiStress-And pray why do you
want to leave us, Anna?
Cook-The doctor has ordered nv
sergeant a more generous diet.-Roy
al Magazine
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
MAN WHO TRAPPED
FRISCO BOODLERS
HAS FINE RECORD
CALLED KING OF DETECTIVES

William, j. Burns Most Clever of the Secret Service
Agents Employed by Uncle Sam, Has Earned Proud
Title by His Many Successes in Running Down OHen-
de,s Against the Lav-Hs Methods Are ShreWd, d.
rect and Straight Forward and He Has Yet to Record
Failure in Any Case in Which He Has Been Employed
Land Grabbers Boodlers or Counterfeiters All One
to Him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
After He Had Rcad II AL

He lvirtuously)-I call il simplq
outrageous for the newspapers tc
,rint this terrible stun.
She (sterulyl do you know 4,
is terrible Baltimore American
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

First Darling What sort OF fel
low is Rates young man.
Second Darling Something awful
ny dear Ii you heard him and didn't
see him you'd think his name was
Lucy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

Where is your automobile depart
ment2' asked the man entering the
big department store.
Follow your nose" remarked thu
clerk near the door-Yonkers States
man.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
Only in Domestic Affairs.

Jinks-So your wife does not be
l,eve in practical politics
Binks sadly - NO only Ia the
boss system Baltimore American.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

Host IA doctor, who has received
call some distance off)-Tm awfully
sorry, old chap, | must leave you to
be entertained by my wife until | re.
turn
GueSt-Oh, what confounded
nuisance