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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

ON the books Of Armour 3 Company,
Of Illinois. To ascertain the business
transactions Of the New Jersey cor.
poration, It Is merely necessary to take
the accounts relating to the branch
houses and those relating to the Fort
Worth and Sioux City packing house&
The company, however. 10 q genuine
one. having large actual assets Of it,
own, not mere paper name. Il has
no separate books and no profits sep
arate from those appearing In the &C.
counts Of Armour 4 Company, Of iii.
nOis."
How long the people Of Chicago will
continue to pay high taxes while con.
Germs like this escape 40 they do. II
problenmticaL
~A
Samuel McRoberts should tell all
when called before the Board Of Re-
view.
Will Corporation Counsel Brundagc
get after Armour, Swift and the rest
OF the boysI Assistant Corporation
Counsel John W. Hill startled he
hearers In the chamber where IL
Board Of Review was meeting BY de-
clarinG that he has already secured
Suaicient evidence aeainst wealthy tax
dodgers In Chicago to warrant him u
going before the grand jury upon 6f.
teen minutes notice.
The corporation Counssl's once In.
tends to keep stenographer In a.
tendance at the sessions Of the Board
Of Review from now on" declared Mr..
Hin. "rbat stenographer will b used
for securing verbatim record Of per.
sons Of wealth who make statements
before the board In support Of Q claim
for reduction Of their taxes.
ut 10 q hard problem to decide Just
where to begin, because nearly every.
body seems to think lightly Of their
oaths when they come to discuss the
value Of their personal property with
taxing officials. However, II y q fact
that l already possess evidence sum.
Client to justify me In appearing before
the grand jury In fifteen minutes. IL
Is also highly probable that tax dodg.
Ing will DO brought before the atten.
ton Of the grand Jurors before the pres
ent MArins ends"
~
In the meantime, the poor real estate
owners OF Chicago are getting the full
benefit Of the tax dodging tactics Of
the big mlllionaires. Real estate taxes
were never SO high In Chicaso's his
tory. The poor man must pay, but the
rich fellow escapes with his untayed
fortune.
~S~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

good by the smaller taxpayers Of Chi.
cago to their great loss and injury"
Marshall Field 4 Company are only
vuiued at 100000 by the assessors,
and taxed on one-fifth OF It. In view
Of this fact, It IL interesting to note
the insurance carried by this iirin,
which IL as follows:
Suite street section ....... $4,000 600
Wabash avenue section go. 100000
Wholesale ................. 100000
Madison street ............. $4,000
Fixtures ............ ...... 10000
Warehouse, Polk street aud
the River ................ 100000
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

As result Of successful taN'dodging
by rich corporations, Chicago real es-
trte pays nearly all the taxes.
4 summary of the 1907 real estate
ami personal assessments, assessed val
nations, Is rs follows:
Personal property ....... S,3i3,loo
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

]. Ogden Armour would make .
startling and valuable Board Of Re
view witness
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26
$-li5,lSi,0l.

Sill, lSi,9l5
The Assessors and Reviewers could
only find $0S,0OO,OOO worth of personal
property In Chicago to tax, or only S6,-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

One OF the taxing officials of Cook
County says that 1t IL discretionary
with taxing officers al to what they
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

Henry +. Darlington should give up
what he knows when the Board Of
Review asks him.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
NO DEFENCE TO OFFER.

What have you to say to your wifes charge z!
asked Judge Cleand, turning to the strapping
man who stood shamefaced and silent in the
prsoner's dock when he was arraigned.
your honor. 1 guess I'm guilty" answered
ONeill
.eyyby do YOU beat your wife; don't you love
herr" inquired the judge.
The prisoner Strengthened up, threw out his
mighty chest and raised and shook a big, call
loused hand
Judge he began "Fd fight for that little
woman She's all I live for. Love her? 1
love her better than my own life
What makes you bruise her face Ike that
then?" went on the judge, questioning the pris-
oner and pointing at the womans face.
'rI don't know when 1 do it,, replied ONeili.
"you see there's lot of good fellows down at
the shop. and when get off work SATURDAY
night and draw our money. we feel pretty good
natured Somebody'll say, Let's have a drink
before we go home and so we stop at the
saloon. and after that I never know what map
,.,s I'll, wake UP in bed at home"
..,yell." said the judge. Il can't sentence you
N receive forty lashes. as you deserve Dut
,.r send Won to the workhouse. Before pass
.arter.e however i want you to promise me
that YOU will quit drinking and viii stop ao"sins
your via
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

Another and even more general fad IA that or
having ones monogram engraved on individual
cigarette papers
Also enveloped in the fragrance of tobacco -
the fad for collecting tobacco jars It Is
proper attention for either woman OF man 10
show a friend to have his coat of arms or crest
nrertilv arranged in the decoration OF a tobacco
lar tinted in coIOrs calculated TO please ms
fancy and burned indelibly into the useful anu
usually ornamental gift
Another fad, which has really become Gus
tom IS that of having ones hosiery woven To
order Manufacturers have mOulds made for
their customers just the shoemaker has his
last and often individual decorative designs
are furnished with these
These are more practical than are the plaStet
models of hands and heads Which nave hid a
vogue So popular indeed. has been the TAD
for master cast hl<eneSSeS that FOR some Jlrhs
grapherS-particularly those In LONDON
felt falling off in trade in consequence of IT,
In decorative objects there is an ever grow
ing fad for possessing articles made OF Span
ish Illuminated leather Men and women alike
rejoice in the possession of screens. chair seats
cushions, table mats and many objects or lux
urv made from this beautiful form OF decorated
leather the durable and artistic qualities OF
which seem to indicate that IL VIII remain long
in favor.
Among the dainty little fads that have grown
to large proportions is that for collecting Japan
csc prints The decorative possibilities OF these
have impressed many collectors just as the
decorative qualities of buffalo heads have i'm
pressed others who follow the fad for employ
ing them mural adornmentS.
Fads are Just apt to be artistic as n
artistic and those To which New York will de-
vote itself this winter represent both extremes
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
ENCOURAGEMENT ARRIVES.

Just at that instant the doorbel rang and
an expressman delivered a bundle. 1t was a
box of roses and n message from Michael
O'Neill and his wife. Mrs. Fielder carried the
parcel to her husband and he read the note
which said: you'll thank the judge when your
term expires" While he sat motionless Mrs
Fielder recounted the experience of the ONeills
which seemed to make a deep impression
Fielder
The next day Fielder talked throughout the
half hour. On succeeding days till the end of
the month he faithfully followed the courts
order The judge satisfied when he re-
ported. and discharged him.
Mrs Fielder and her daughters no longer COM
plain that the head of the family is not
panionable,
Judge Cleland's system of sentencing men.
particularly husbands. and then freeing them on
parole, under a suspended sentence. has been
criticised by some of his fellow magistrates He
sets apart every Saturday night as reception
night and the prisoners whom he has paroled
report to him at his courtroom. On these occa-
sions he gives them advice and encourages them
to live upright lives
"Since l began paroling men sentenced py
me- said the judge. "124 have had their free-
dom given them during good behavior. or TINS
number twenty have broken their word and have
been sent to the house of correction to serve
ont their original sentences. Some of these
have been released before the term was up, and
thew have got a second chance. OF the i2f
paroled only seven ran away. They We're no.
convicted of grave crimes. and the city Is Wen
rid of thenl but il they ever return they Will De
compelled to serve out the suspended sentences
hanging over their heads.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
CIGARETTE CASES.

One fad which has crept into the jewellers
realm is that OF collecting cigarette cases, par
tcularly those of modern French make. deli
Cately and eaborately adorned with gold enamel
repousse work and usually with Jewels. These
vary I'm price from $500 to $50. and can, of
course. be made TO order at greater expense. In
simpler form, without Jewels. they cost from $50
up into the hundreds. The whim for possessing
these also extends to Russian and Roman antique
cases. Some women measure their popularity
by the number OF cigarette cases presented TO
them by men, and own an assortment so varied
as to permit them TO carry ii different case
with each gown, while popular man Is likely
to be stated with the pretty trifes he receives
1t is much the fad to collect canes, and many
a mans travels and friendships are as IL We're
recorded in canes. One cane brings 20 mlnc
scenes upon the Nile where IL was purchased;
another recalls trip in India, others pleasant
Incidents of travel in the lands where they were
collected, recall friends, and often potentateS'
who presented them. Dear To their owners are
these canes. They bring 10 mind pictures Oh
scenes and events which make up mental illus
rrated diary with which one would not readily
part What wonder, then. that one OF the most
placid of men was stirred into hishly ruIheG
condition by the discovery that his wife had
said To a caneleSs friend: Just help yourself
NV husband has more canes than ne KNOWS
what to do WITH OF course, his friend selected
the pet of the collection to replace the cane ne
bad lost and perhaps wondered why the cane
collector was less demonstrative III his TREND
ship thereafter.
Formerly literary folk and lovers OF literature
claimed the bookpate fad as their own Nova
days they share their pleasant fancy with people
who never see anything inside book except
it's plate tia,
i'm the making up of bookplate: others. who
possess these, use the family crest ana quarter
ings but it is Il general custom to have sta
tioners submit designs for and estimates of the
..I,N... % tIaATp lCfn
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
SHADOW CARICATURES.

Another popular fad which is as YET new III
America Is that of collecting photographs ot
shadow carcatures of ones self Collectors pose
So that well defined and invariably absurd sill
houettes of their shadows are III ilhe WIFI '"o
camera If their own likeness is good one, so
much the better, as it's contrast with the dis-
torted shadow becomes more effective. Women
7 not seeno To fear turning the camera upon
oaricotures of themselves. while men prefer col
Iectinp these whimsical caricatures OF their ac-
quaintances- . -, ,oo,. hos s,.o,y,,
. - = ,,-;th age as TO be almost respectable, but
= new fad of not so widely different callore
hos arisen IL is considered py young men 10
he rsther clever and decidedly amusing 20 pick
w uv 80 come entertainment small trifes belong
ing TO their hosts and present tneh 10 women
friends One man rather fancieo thdt woman
acouaintance would like his hostS god paper
inter 90 he presented her with IT. Another. at
a Isrcheon thought that some unique little salt
spoons would make dainty souvenirs or the oc-
caeio, for the women who sat near him. He
therefore gathered up the little triffes and gave
them to the women to remember him oy his
generosity however, was longer remembered py
his hostess. 1t has apparently never occurred
10 the CAV young men who thus dispose or other
neonIe's trifies, that the owners of these may
attach a sentimental value to many OF them
n is fun to give them away, they reason The
articles are never very valuable; what more
easv than for their hosts to replace the little
objects? ,.., =. . ,,o,,ar
or two men is the owner of the equipage in
which they drive. The owner sits upon the
r,bn side and the guest in the left corner or
the seat In Europe this rule Is scrupuiouSiy
maintained as is the wearing of cockades Dy
carriage livery. People here wear cockades anu
few know why they do it, Abroad only persons
of title and families of high officials use cock-
ade The fad for cockades In America rs gen
oI Eeople saw they are so jaunty and at
tractive and one is debarred from enJoyins
them. 49,. - having
A somewhat whimsical fad Is ina. o, ~, narts ,,n,
~, ,n,F5viduaI ..waternark' woven in the note
and letter paper which people have mace L
order for them. The 'watermark may oe any
thing from crest or name to dr11ting esl
or some peculiar device. and this mark u rarely
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
TALKING HUT 7 HIM.

Il would rather talk TO you half an hour here
than hour in the presence Of the Judge Who
ought TO get up first and get breakfast, the man
the wife?'
why, the husband of course" said Mrs
Fielder. thinking she might get him to talking
freely by suggesting something FOR argument
Now, there's MIR Rockefeller said Fielder
Il wonder how rich he is. He must be worth
a billion dollars DO you suppose you could
convince him that he ought 10 get up before
daylight and get his own breakfast"
Mrs. Fielder had opinion to offer.
"Jensberg's children awfully noisy" said
Fielder i can't read sometimes on account OF
their noise
The philosopher stopped again. He was not
earning his bread at the moment but he was
executing his sentence literally by the sweat of
his brow There were big drops of water on his
forehead He found his tongue again. after
signing several times.
Did You ever study the crowds over in Hal
sted street." he said. They curious crowds
people there from every part OF the world,
and some are rich, though none is as rich as Mr..
Rockefeller, and some are poor. but there is
none so poor as the man who must talk but
can't talk
Here a connected idea seemed ready to slip
off his tongue and his wife gave close atten-
tton. Fielder unfolded the great overpowering
secret OF his life.
with "A little logical deduction said the
philosopher. "a little logical deduction from
surrounding circumstances You might guess
why l am uncommunicative You caused me
to give up drink. You noticed 1T the moment
gave up drink l stopped talking. The conclu-
sion is apparent. 1t drink that used to
make me as conversational 5 | was"
Was that the secret OF his silence? Mrs Eel
der didn't believe it, although she admitted the
coincidence in dates.
Bring me a glass of water. wife; feel faint"
said Fielder, at this point. 1t lacked fifteen min
utes of l o'clock
Mrs. Fielder hurried to the kitchen and re-
turned with the desired water Fielder drank
ii all
Wife I'm sick; is il | O'Clock YETI"
Fourteen minutes to - said the wife
You won't tell the judge if l stop and lie
down will you?'
Mrs. Fielder assured him that she would not
complain of his silence. Then she took his arm
and gently helped him TO bed
He was completely exhausted by the strain"
said the wife when she returned to the presence
of her daughters and guests Il don't know what
to do about it. II it is going to make him i'll to
talk guess I'll go to the judge and have the
order rescinded. The ordeal was too much for
him"
Papa is a smart man, and used to talk so
delightfully."-" said of the daughters to the
visitors, but since he's got TO drifting into
philosophy he passes all his time at home In
thinking"
Fielder woke up about O'Clock.
Women better takers than men. any
way" he said 70 his wife.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
HIS FIRST ATTEMPT.

The next day the home of Fielder was DC
sieged by throng but Mrs. Fielder admitted
only a few intimate friends She sought to
avoid embarrassing the husband Who' ny court
order was to unloose his tongue.
Fielder chose the half hour before oclocN
as the time for making his first compulsory at
tau7Ut at conversation with his wife. His help
meet prepared for the trial by putting on the
table at II o'clock dinner such as she Knew
Fielder was fond of. The husband, who at the
shop IS a strong and capable maChinist, albeit
a silent philosopher at home, ate heartily. but
spoke not a word.
After the dinner Fielder drew chair mp IN
front Of his wife His daughters busted theni-
selves about the housework. \ couple OF
neighbors who had been invited TO the dinner
careful TO look the other way.
You wonder why 1 don't talk TO you, VIE
began Fielder then q lump paralyzed his throat.
He cast his eyes 10 the floor and was silent
You used to talk to me so Beautifully said
Mrs. Fielder. enCouraginEly.
The lump slipped down Felders throat and ne
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS

..,. f n ruIe. 10 which good lawyers usually % a',
- :. sa,s philadelphia attorney, never 10 zen
,,o-e than one knows. There was an instant
ENGLAND. not many years ago. wherein d ia"
carried the rule to the extreme -.,a,o,, Court
ol.os o 20 q nerson whose name was on the reg
80 ~, the ground that he was deae- @ sssuIance,
yis;on attorney declined 10 aGcepp pve testimony on
the point. A. ether side arose and gave cor
.aThe agent on the othea 9be decease of the man
in question =, ,,ou know the mans dead!
But. sir, how do you h'i'"
deInSnoTg9' was the reply. don't KNOW A.
diifeus' as r suspected. returned III the not pat
don't know whether st5ess ne sea- cooy continued: Il
was sayng. SIR that don't know thew buried him
dead or not; but do kio0" ssnsnicion Harper S
W..
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

erty rights in those of our states forbidding
ioielshers TO hold property
Inc census of American children abroad ia
also oelng compiled. To obtain the better pro-
tectlon now offered to them all children born
@oIoaa 10 american fathers must register Ii
ohe oi our conSulateS between their eighteenth
anu nineteenth birthdays and at the same time
declare thelr intention and desire TO remain citi-
lehs ana become residents of the United States.
Each must state where and when his father was
born or naturalized in the United States and his
statement must be made in .riplicate one CODY
belng filed IN the consulate another in our en-
paSsy or legation in that country and the other
In the citizenship bureau Three wears later or
between ms tWenty-flrSt and twenty second
blrlndays, the same young citizen must return
10 the consulate and take the oath of allegiance
10 the United states, which also must be copied
IN triplicate and filed was his previous dec
laration. To maintain his citizenship he must
then come 10 America to reside within a rea-
sonable time Rights of citizenship cannot be
thus obtained by children whose fathers al
though technically citizens" of the United
States, never resided here
Countless hundreds of undesirable persons
who have claimed American citizenship merely
to shirk responsibilities in their native homes
VIII now lind themselves beyond the pale of our
protection or of recognition.
This element which has stood ready at all
times to involve us in war. has gained citizen
ship not by fair means always Under the old
regime it was not uncommon for a man to OBJ
tain his naturalization certificate in one room
of a courthouse and then before the ink was vet
dry upon 1t to hurry into a nearby room of the
same building and make application for q pass
port to his native land, where Uncle Sam was
to draw about him the magic circle of extrater-
ritoriality, freeing him from taxation and mill
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
SOME LITTLE FADS
OF THE MOMENT.
!
JIUST1CHE COMES WITH
.JEWELS NOT COMMON.
|
Collecting Cigarette Cases, Canes
and Bookplates Each Hare
Their Votaries.
By NJ. W. Mount.

..Ercent in the matter OF conversation saiu
q much travelled man. Americans are sinsu
1arIv lacking in individuality. In Ehsianu'
instance one dares to exhibit Pefsoiah'S -
dress Few Americans would so presume
are like so many copy plates or tne saiiie
ITnon entering drawing room IN the couiSo
some function one is reminded OF experiences III
partridge hunting; start up one partridse anu
covov of the birds takes wing, each as IKE the
other as are the blades OF grass from which theS
spring"
If this be true there may be reason ior H.
On the other side of the water. one recalls. per-
sons may be found pursuing fads pecuhai ~
themselves In this country hardly any man
can possess an individual fad for long 100
quickly he receives the fattery OF imitation
ANYTHING that strikes the keynote OF popular
fancy at once becomes popular fad
Some of this seasons fads revive old fashions
and old memories in a way to startle the unini-
tiated and to make the old fancy themselves
hack in the days of their youth. for a new gen
Grafton has made of the modes of yesterday the
fads OF to-day
For instance, the custom of wearing seal
rings has become a fad among both women anu
men. Perhaps this fancy is responsible for thas at
Of carrying about holder lor seaile -
precious metal, sometimes set with Jewels anu
much resembling q fat, short pencil. Ihese hio
sometimes converted into cases for rouge suchs
and eyebrow pencils. for the present Frehch
custom OF carrying these has crept over mere
but the carrying OF makeup sets in vanity odss
is not quite as general as IL was Meh' nov W
ever have not been wholly deferred from thelr
use OF Japanese lip carmire and wax InustaChe me
curriers' and jewelled mustache COMBS put INC
latter are not yet common ,z eo-
Precious and semi-precious stones depend iol
popularity upon the whims of fashion. IniS
seasons fads among stones. 1t Is SAID at III
fany's. include the aquamartne ana perluO''
The fancy for wearing birth stones grows
apace and those born in the months dedlcateu
TO rubies. emeralds and diamonds are no longer
enyfed for their collection or these precious
stones by those whose birth months are repre-
sented by turquoises and opals. Inc latter
stones are much the fad, and some OF the most
beautiful art jewelry yet originated Is Quit
around the flames OF Mexican opals % meet the
po-ular demand for these beautiful stones Inc
opal is said bring good fortune ana narltai
felicity to its If they arrived In this
world in the month of October, and divorce sta
tistics in the United States have started people
looking about for some charm to insure happi-
ness-though married.