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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14
u. Wilson, Arthur Meeker, s. Nc
Roberts and L. A. Carton.

u. Wilson, Arthur Meeker, 8. Nc
Roberts and L. A. Carton.
The Board of Review should sum.
mon the following well-known citizens
and interrOgate them with reference
to the amount Of stock In foreign cor.
porations owned In Chicago, which
they have knowledge Of:
]. Ogden Armour.
Louis +. Swift
John A. Sp0or.
Laurence A. Carton.
Arthur Meeker.
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Armour are both
reported to be publlc-spirited.
They should both be willing to help
In this matter.
They can, II they will, help a great
deal by telling the Board Of Review
what they know.
Mr.. Armour IL q director In the fol.
lowing corporations and the Board Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

nstounds everyone. In the opinion Of
able lawyers, the very fact that bids
were not advertised for invalldates the
lease. This lease Is worth from
$4,000 to 100000 a year to the city.
Us 1t is tho very best dock property on
the whole chain Of lakes. Several people
would gladly bid $4,000 for 1t II they
were given a chance. This sort Of
business Ii played out with the public
and the facts once understood will
arouse storm Of indignation.
The Goodrich gang have all their
steamboats, registered from Duluth.
Minnesota, from which port they
"hail." although they do not run to 1t.
1t Is alleged that this crowd "hail"
their vessels from Duluth to escape
taxation In Chicago, and yet Chicago
furnishes them with police. fire and
other protection.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14
THE PUBLIC BE D. Dl

Ing to the public that the concern IL
really great public. institutional q
certain kind.
Then again, Marshall Field & Com
pany are In favor Of a high pressure
water system which will cost the Tux.
payers millions Of dollars to install.
But We do not hear Of small mcr.
chants shouting for high pressure water
system.
The collection Of over 100000 nj.
legged back taxes against the estate Of
the late Marshall Field was urged
upon the Board Of Review by the I'LL.
nols Tax Reform Association.
Marshall Field. the association In.
slsts, never paid more than 10 per cent
OH his fair share Of taxes on his per.
sonnl property. lie was, II Is further
charged. permitted to evade the pay.
ment Of over 100000 taxes during
the last eight years Of his life. "All
Of this" the letter says. twas made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

100000 more than Swift & Company
alone had on hand on January /, 1907,
according to Chicago Securities"
pages 800 to 81.
The poor real estate owner has to
bear all the burden of supporting the
government, OF making improvements
ana OF protecting the property and in
tc,tsts of the tax.dodging rich!
Talk about "single tax" The real
estate owners Of Chicago are the vic
lions of the most lnIqultious single tax
IN the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14
HERE'S THE RESULT,

As a result Of successful tay-dodgng
by rich corporations, Chicago real es-
tate pays nearly all the taxes.
4 summary of the 1907 real estate
and personal assessments, assessed val.
uations, is us follows:
Real estate .S3i6Sfl, 100
Personal property ...... 0S,343,155
$f45,1Si,915
The Assessors and Reviewers could
only find $OS,0OO,OOO worth of personal
property In Chicago to tax, or only &c..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14
STATE STREET STORES

In order to show the favoritism
shown to Marshall Field Il Company
In the matter Of personal property as
sessment, The Eagle subjoins state
ment Of the personal tax assessment
of that firm ana that of other dry
goods houses, together with the insur-
ance carried by each on their personal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

ment, $1,0S3,74G; insurance, $2,45O,OOO.
Mandcl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $685.
600; insurance, $l,O5O,OOO.
Siegel, Cooper 4 Co.--Assessment,
100000; insurance, $1,O50.OOO.
Rothschld & Co.-Assessment, S4oJ,.
600; insurance, $555,OO0.
lilllmans-Assessment, $250,OOO; in.
surance, 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14
GOODRICH TRANSIT co.

The Goodrich Transit Company Ii a
corporation organized under the laws
Of the State Of Maine. Capital stock,
100000.
Every dollars worth Of this stock
owned In Chicago Is taxable here. The
Reviewers should call A. w. Goodrich
ana ask him who owns II. Mr.. Good.
rich ought to know and the people want
to know.
%~
Who does the fine work for the
Goodrich Steamboat gang ut the City
Hall?
1t Is not generally known that the
dock used by the great Goodrich inter-
ests Is city property. 1t Is ut River
street, with a dock frontage Of 800
feet, with depth ranging from 10 TO
II feet.
This dock Is the very State street OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

property. The reader will note the
difference between the Field ASSESS
ment ana the insurance carried, and
then figure out how much taxation this
'publlc spirited concern escapes:
Marshall Field & Company-Assess-
ment Is addresses), S5,35O,OOO; insur-
ance, $lG,O0O,OO0.
Carson, Pirle, Scott & CO.-Assess-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

Total ..... ............ $4,000, 900
These figures take no notice Of Tho
fact that the insurance Is supposed to
cover but 50 per cent of the real value.
which would make the assessors val.
uatlon appear about sl4!OOO.OO shy Of
tho true figure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

shall tax. Is Vt? Who gave them this
6,.s eower2 Not the laws Of
Illir0ls
Laurence f.. Carton woai1 Ne an
excellent man for the 6s4t1 Of Re.
view to consult.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

]. Ogden Armour would make a
startling and valuable Board 4: Re
view witness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

good by the smaller taxpayers Of Chi.
cage to their great loss and injury
Marshall Field 4 Company arc only
valued at $0.OOO.0OO by the assessors,
and taxed on one-afth Of It. In view
OF this fact, 1t IL interesting to note
the insurance carried by this nrm,
which Is rs follows:
State street section ....... i.000. 900
Wabash avenue section .... 1,5OO.OOO
Wholesale ................. 100000
Madison street ............. 10000
tlAturcS s.s..ss....s WUWO
Warehouse. Polk street and
the River ................ 100000
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

One Of the tax.ss officials of Cook
County says that 1t Is discretionary
with taxing officers as to what they
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-14

Henry p. Darlington should give up
what he knows when the Board OF
Review asks him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVlES
FOR THE YEAR 1903.

The Trustee of New Garden Town
ship, Wayne county, proposes for the
yearly expenditures and tax levies by
the Advisory Board at its annual meet
ing. to be held at the Trustees office,
the following estimates and amounts
for said year:
l. Township expenditures. S1,975,
and township tax, soc on the hundred
dollars.
3 Local tuition expenditures, $3.50,
and tax zoe on the hundred dollars.
3. Special School tax expenditures,
S4,130, and tax soc on the hundred dol
lars.
A. Road tax expenditures, S1,315, and
tax, zoe on the hundred dollars.
). Additional road tax expenditures,
$3.50 and tax, 10c on the hundred dol
lars.
6. Poor expenditures for preceding
year, s159.15 and tax, &c on the hun
dred dollars.
Z. Bond tax expenditures, $3.50 and
tax, &c on the hundred dollars.
Total expenditures S12,S49.15, and
total tax 1890 on the hundred dollars.
L. o. ANDERSON, Trustee
August 8, 1907. Git
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
Chronic Acne.

The internal treatment of chronic
acne is apparently one of the most
contradictory sections of medical sci
ence. Its local treatment is never so,
because all measures of this character
are devoted to keeping the skin clean,
suppressing the growth of bacteria and
removing local infiammations. The in
ternal means are so variable because
the constitutional causes have a like
character. Thus acne is caused by
too little and too much animal food, by
deficiency of fruit, and excess of fruit;
excess and deficiency of active exer-
else, and so forth. The victim of chron-
ic acne should change the diet to the
greatest possible extent. 1t she has
been a vegetarian, let her eat me 1T
plentifully. If she has been a large
meat eater. let her have recourse to a
vegetarian menu. If she has been ac-
customed to a mixed diet. let her dur
ing period of twenty-one days put
herself on the smallest allowance of
food compatible with strength. and let
this be nearly free from sugar, table
salt and spices. Sometimes acne needs
only a prolonged course of saline aper,
tents Very bad cases have yielded to
seidlitz powder taken daily during a
period of five or six weeks.-Chicago
News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
Everybody Was Satisfied.

Lord Archibald Campbell fell in love
with Miss Janet Calender and went to
his father, the Duke of Argyll, for his
approval of the engagement. I'm de-
lighted. Nothing could be better" said
the duke "But-er-er-hadn't you
better let me speak to Lorne? He
might think We ought to consult the
princess" So to his brother, the Mar
quis of Lorne, they went, and he GER
tainly thought that his wife, the
princess, should be consulted as to who
should be admitted into the family
eff Archie likes her, she suits me down
to the ground" said the princess i'm
pulsively. "But, you know, 1 think
ought to speak to the queen" Her
late majesty graciously approved of
the match But, Louise, l think i
ought to consult our German cousin
first she said, and accordingly wrote
to the old German emperor. The kat
ser remembered having met Miss Cal
lender and approved of the match,
but left his letter open because he did
not care to answer finally without con-
sulting Bismarck The kaiser found
his chancellor and, telling him of the
proposed alliance, asked what he
thought. When his sovereign had fin
ished, Bismarck blew cloud of smoke
and replied: me? Oh, don't care a
hangr'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
EXPENDITURES AND TAX lEVlES
EOR The YEAR 1908.

The Trustee of Franklin Township,
Wayne county, propose for the yearly
expenditures and tax levies by the
Advisory Board at its annual meeting,
to be held at School House No. ;, on
the 3rd day of September. 1907 COM
mencing at i o'clock p. M, the fol
lowing estimates and amounts for
said year:
1. Township expenditures. s1,2S2.-
90. and Township tax, IA cents on the
hundred dollars.
2. Local Tuition expenditures, 81
2O9 90. and tax, "a cents on the humid
red dollars.
8. Special School Tax expendi-
lures. s2,300.0r. and tax, % cents on
the hundred dollars.
A. Road Tax expenditures, $4,000
90. and tax, % cents on the hundred
dollars.
5. Additional Road Tax expendi-
lures, $4,000, and tax, 10 cents on
the hundred dollars.
Z. Poor expenditures for preced-
ing year, s100.62, and tax, 2 cents on
the hundred dollars
Total expenditures, s9.16410, and
total tax. 100 cents on the hundred
dollars.
The taxables of the above named
township are as follows:
Total valuation of lands and improve
mentS.. .S3f4 s3lV
Valuation of Railroads, Ex-
press Companies, Palace
Car Companies, Telegraph
Lines, Telephone Lines, etc.
etc. ESTIMATED from last
years tax duplicate.) ;. IS 400
1919, 1910
Amount of Credit on account
Of Mortgage Exemption. ...s $4,000
Net taxable property of Town
ship. ..s9l6,4l0
Number of polls. Isl.
(Signed.)
ALBERT ANDERSON,
Trustee.
Dated July 3Oth, 1907.
Aug Gilt
Have you trouble of any kind arising from
a disordered stomach Go to your druggist
and get SOC 81 bottle of DIR. Caldweil's
Syrup Pepsin. which is positively guaranteed to
cure you and keep you wen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
AnuSementS
vaudeviIIe IT the PhilIips.


Manager Murray has provided his
patrons with a splendid bill at the
New Phillips this week. not one of the
acts being weak Especially enter
tanning is the banjo turn by Claudius
and Scarlet and the act of f. II. Coop
er, comedy musician. Cooper. who has
been here before, plays on most any
old thing from common bicycle
pump TO violin. including in his as
sortment of musical instruments a saw
Cooper initiates with striking effect al
most any noise heard in every day life
He introduces whistling trains, squea al
ing pigs, caclIling chickens and al
least twenty-five other varied sounds
Really the feature of the entire bill
is Creo, the sensational novelty act in
which a woman is created before the
very eyes of the audience, the creator
using apparently nothing more than a
bust. some paint, dress and a patch
of hair When his magic wand is last
passed over the figure a beautiful
woman walks forth and speaks to the
audience. 1t is worth a trip to the
theater to try to solve the mystery.
"A Scandalous Affair" in which Teed
and LaZelle take the parts of waiter
serving an actress in a restaurant, is
laughable Their lines smack of com
edy and are well handled.
Cal. Lankert sings Far Away" in an
effective manner and the meragraph
shows good pictures. There will be a
souvenir matinee on Wednesday for
the ladies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06

tailed caudal appendage. Why thar
particular species of the cat family
should be SO peculiarly marked is (
mystery which is not accounted for in
anything but the Manx legend of the
first Of the tailless, and then the mys-
terry is not entirely cleared up.
The Manx cat legend. which is known
to every man, woman and child "a the
Isle of Man, is as follows: A cave on
the island was once inhabited by a
witch, who, in order to keep up the
reputation which such creatures have.
kept large cat. This particular cat.
like the dogs of st. Bernard, was oc-
casionally sent out ON errands of
mercy. The old witch, as all witches
We're formerly supposed to do. had re
nounced the Almighty and prayed only
to the evil one, acknowledging him at
all times as her sovereign lord and
master On particular evening his
majesty the devil appeared TO the
witch and demonstrated with her be
cause the cat had been sent with medi
cineS tied around its neck to the hut
of a certain sick woman Satan claim
ing that he had been cheated out of his
lawful prey by the salutary effect the
drugs had had upon the patient. Be
fore his majesty departed for the in
fernal regions he warned the witch to
keep the philanthropic cat at home in
the future.
Wholly disregarding this command.
the old witch forthwith set about pre-
pairing some soup which she hoped to
send by the cat to the sick lady that
night. But the devil, expecting to be
deceived, watched near the entrance
of the cave and made an attempt to
catch the cat and thus thwart the de-
signs of the benevolent old witch As
the cat passed on it's errand the devil
attempted to grasp it, but only succeed
ed in catching the tail. The cat made
great effort to escape and in so doing
pulled its tail off close up to the body
Since that day. in consequence of the
attempt to battle the evil one, all Manx
cats have been born tailless
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06

ner ashore - I.ear them OF course
this resulted in return invitations. and
sometimes it happened that when
wished to brush nay hair or otherwise
attend to my toilet | was invited to
make use of his room for that purpose.
It was but brief time before / had
located the coveted signal book. q tidi-
" bound volume with leaden plates riv-
eted to the corners. so that in event of
capture it could be handily dropped
overheard and lost The whole was en-
cased in a canvas bag suspended by a
shoulder strap. During the next visit
/ had sufficient opportunity to examine
the book for few minutes and found,
to my delight, that it did in reality fur
nish the key I wanted. l had mem
oriZed a few of the cryptographic
words, and with the book before me
and the signal Office at muster on deck
I verified my conclusions.
The next thing in order was to Sc
cure this priceless volume. 1 reasoned
that as there was no other English YES
sci nearby, it might be weeks before
the book would be needed and t1at if
/ could remove the contents from the
of the same bulk and appearance, there
would be a good chance not only to get
safely clear of the vessel, but for
considerable period TO elapse before the
loss was discovered, by which time it
would be by no means certain when
the abstraction had occurred.
/ therefore took careful measure
ments. and the next time i boarded the
ship my dummy book was with me-a
copy of Rays arithmetic, if l remem-
Der correctly. picked up on second
hand stall. That was foggy night,
and l fingered tate. When l mentioned
going ashore my friend the signal Off
Ger, protested and offered me the use
of his room. had hardly dared hope
for this stroke of fortune
had plenty of time that night to dc
the job in a neat and workmanfks
manner. 1 was really proud of the re-
semblance Rays arithmetic bore to
the signal book when it was properly
in its neat covers and riveted leaden
plates. Then. after carefully adjusting
my prize to its new dress, I lay down
and slept the sleep that comes of we'll
doing and a clear conscience.
did not hurry away next morning
that would not do. I even fingered Il
little, and finally babe them all goodby,
WIN a good deal of regret, L must own,
for they were jolly fellows.
Arriving on shore, / lost no time fr
getting a train for the capital, and,
once aboard, the strain told on me, for
/ had been keyed to a pretty high pitch
during those days in Boston, and /
dozed and slept most of the day and
all that night without break.
But l was at the department next
bright and early, and when
the secretary had glanced over his mail
he sent for me to come to his private
office
"Well, Mr.. Osbon." he said, "you
have made a long stay Have you been
able to read those kilograms yet?'
/ drew up a chair beside him and
pulling out cipher of over $50 words,
read to him well connected. perfectly
highly interesting and inn
portant communication from the Brit |
ish minister to the home secretary
Pearson's Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
ASK RETURN OF PASTOR
u. B. Congregation Is Pleased
With the Rev. M. Hobson.

The Y. p. c. u. of the u. B. church,
Aug. elected the following officers
for the conference year: President, II.
Buxton; secretary, w. G.. Hanna: treas
urer, F. e. Buxton. James Craft was
elected class leader. The Sabbath
school and congregation voted unani-
nous for the return of Rev. NJ Hob
son as pastor another year as he is
doing fine work in all the departments
of the church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
/, A BROAD STATEMENT.

DR.. Leonhardts Hem-Roid will cure
any case of Piles.
This statement is made without any
qualificat tons.
It is in the form of a tablet.
1t is the only pile remedy used in.
ternally.
1t is impossible TO cure an estab-
lished case of Piles with ointments
suppositories, injections, or outward
appliances.
A $1,000 guarantee with every pack
age of DR.. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid
s10o, Leo II. Fihe. Richmond, Ind,
or The Dr. Leonhardt Co., Niagara
Falls, y. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
BITTEN BY SOME INSECT,
Little Child is Very Sick as a Result
OF II.

Hagerstown. Ind, Aug. 6-Mrs. Rob
ert Smith and Miss Eva Smith were
guests Sunday of Henderson Oler and
wife near Economy. Little Marie Oler
is very i'll there at the home of her
grandparents, caused from a bite by
some insect while playing in the yard.
She is the daughter of Dairy B. Oler
and is also a granddaughter of Robert
Smith and wife of this place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
SOLVED THE PUZZLE.
A Cipher Telegram and the Clever
Work of a Spy.
RISKED HIS LIFE FOR A BOOK
The Way Great Britain's Naval Signal
Code Was Stolen by an Agent of
Secretary WeIIes In the Days of the
War Between the States.

War Between the States.
There was a good deal of bitterness
between England and the northern
states at the time of the war between
the states, and the government a
Washington was deeply interested in
the dispatches forwarded by the Brit
ish minister to his home government
1t was known that England was friend
ly to the Confederacy and willing tc
aid ii secretly, if not by open recog
milton.
Under such conditions it became
necessary to know as much as pos
sible of what was passing to and fro
between Washington and London in
the form of cryptograms, and while
most of the matter went by message
or mail to New York, there were many
cipher kilograms sent at the last mo-
ment to catch the outgoing steamer,
there being no ocean cable at that
time. At the telegraph Office all such
messages were subject to examination
and copies of them were made. After
a brief conversation with Secretary
Welles, the old gentleman brought one
of these cipher copies and, placing it
In my hands, said:
'Mr. Osbon, you have a way of find
Ing out secrets. Do you think you can
solve that? If you can, it will be
worth $4,000 to YOU"
1 did not know even the nature of
the paper at the time. but saw that it
was a cipher made up partly of words
and partly of a combination of numer-
ais, usually in groups of four figures.
Something about it suggested to me a
naval signal book, and the thought
occurred that perhaps if we had copy
of that used by the British service
we might unravel the mystery. / stud
led the paper for some time, and the
more I considered the matter the more
certain became that the British naval
signal book would furnish the key.
1 finally Informed Mr.. Welles that
believed / could work the matter out,
but that l would need several days
leave from my paper and perfect copies
of the ciphers. The former 1 obtained
without difficulty, and the latter were
promptly supplied. With them in an
inner pocket I left that night for Bos-
ton, where a British man-of-war was
lying. 1t was my purpose to secure her
signal book at whatever hazard and by
whatever means, for in such cases the
old adage of "All is fair in love and
war" holds true.
What 1 had undertaken to do was
risky business. The two nations were
at peace, outwardly at least, and if my
attempt was detected l could expect
neither mercy from one side nor sue
cor from The other. think. however, i
gave this phase Of the matter but
slight consideration. My chief thought
was Of the signal book and how to get
It.
Arriving at Boston, / promptly used
hcv naval acquaintance to get introduc-
lions to the officers OF her majesty's
service. and by a diplomatic course of
whining and dining presently made my
self welcome visitor on her m2jesty's
vessel. Indeed, / soon became q favor
ite with all on board, especially with
the signal officer TO whom / told my
be=f e--t~ 49, '--'.i-r him to din
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06

The preservation of wood with sui
phur applied in liquid form, is gaining
special favor in Germany. The ma
terial completely fills the cell spaces
of the fiber. and at moderate tempera-
lures it is little affected by water.
acids and alkaline solutions. though it
oxidizes readily at high temperatures.
Poplar is best adapted for this treat
ment, results with oak and pine being
less satisfactory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
Social Notes of
Nearby Towns
An ENJOYABLE Picnic.

Hagerstown, Ind.-A picnic crowd
enjoyed the fine lawn at the country
home of Orpha Jones and wife, Sum
day. At the noon hour a bountiful
dinner was spread under the trees.
Those present were Nelson Thorn
burg and family, Knode Porter and
wife, John Teetor and wife and VIII
Brown and wife.