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The Washington times., 1907-03-10
FRANCE PLANNING
TAX ON INCOMES
Minister Of Finances Would Abolish All
Other Revenues.

PARIS March S.-Cntil the present
time France has been immune from that
bugbcar, the income tax. Now NJ
Cai'laux, the minister Of finances. has
proposed 20 change all this. He has
had his income tax bill distributed
among the deputies and senator's as a
parliamentary paper. It's chief features
are as follows:
The existing property taxes. tenants
taxes, taxes on doors and windows. and
those on business premises. which at
present yield revenue Of about $780,
c0oo0O annually. are to be abolished.
They will be replaced by taxes on seven
classes Of income. viz: !. income from
houses; .. income from land: 3. income
from bonds and stocks; {. profits from
industrial enterprises. .. profits from
agricultural enterprises; 6, salaries. pen
sions, annuities; Z, incomes derived from
the pr2ctices OF a profession or any
other rcnUnerative occupation.
The proportion of the income tax is
fixed at per cent on incomes scheduled
under the l. >, and , categories. at 31z
per cent on incomes under and cate
gories, and 3 per cent on incomes under
8 and 7 categories. An elaborate system
has been invented for the assessment of
all incomes
Professional men will be asked TO
make their own estimates, and if not
satisfactory the income will be assessed
by the authorities. with no appeal pos
sible; salaries will be assessed by infor-
nation derived from employers.
Business enterprises will be assessed
by special committee appointed by the
minister Of finance, but If merchant
cOnsideres his assessment too high he
can appeal and present his account
books to show what his income really is.
The. bill has not been favorably re-
ceived, even among the senators. some
Of whom think the old method Of taxa
ton should still be continued, as the
new system of taxing the incomes will
not yield the revenue expected of IT,
while others maintain that all sorts of
lodges will be resorted to in order 10
escape paying these taxes, so that the
will have no end of trouble
in gathering what by law is the right
OF the country.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
HELD GUILTLESS
OF IRGQUOIS FIRE
Court Orders Manager
Freed, Jury Heard No
Arguments.

DANVILLE, Ill, March 9--Wm J.
Davis this afternoon was declared not
guilty of manslaughter, which charge
had been brought against him follow
ing the death of nearly six hunc-ed per
sons in a fire at his theater. the Iro-
quols. IN Chicago, December 80 1903.
Attorneys for the defense attacked the
validity Of the fire and building ordi-
nances Of Chicago under which the
charge was brought They claimed that
the ordinances placed no duty upon
Davis specifically. Judge KimbrOugh
sustained this contention and declared
the ordinance invalid.
The jury was then brought into the
court room. having been excluded dur
ing the argument. and ordered 20 re
turn a verdict OF not guilty. They
obeyed the courts instructions at once
and Davis was freed.
IN dsmlssing the case Judge Kim
brough said, If II were in my power
10 bring back those fallen childEen,
bring back the roses TO the cheeks OF
those young girls. two Of whom I knew
personally, / would gladly GO f. know
that my decision will be unpopular.
We have nothing 10 do with the moral
right, but with the legal right OF the
defendant"
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
TWENTY-FIVE BAPTIZED
IN ICECOLD STREAM

READING. Pa. March 9.-SurrOunded
by snow-cOvered fields. with the tenn
peTature near zero. twenty-five persons,
fifteen OF them women. We're immersed
in a stream "A mile west 90 Richmond.
near here today The exercises attend
ing the baptism were held ia the TuIpe-
hockeu Meeting House of the German
Baptist denomination.
About 500 people. who came in l07 con-
veyances. assembled about u creek in a
meadow on the farm OF Reuben Layser.
half "a mile south of the meeting house
A small dam had been built Tor the pur-
pose, and the water was about three
feet deep. BOtn sides Of the stream were
lined with people drsirous Of Witnessing
The ceremony.
The Rev. William ObeThOltZer led the
procession from house nearby 10 the
creek and waded into the stream. one
by one, those who were TO be i'm
mersed Joined him in the chilly water.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Whole Village on Strike,
Inhabitants Are Destitute,
oAHack Tax Collectors

PARIS. March SIN the vine-growing
village Of BaiXas. near Perpignan. the
villagers are on strike The quarrel is
not one between employers and en-
ployed: it is a revolt against paying
taxes. not because the villagers object
TO paying them. but because they have
no money
Formerly Baixas was rich and pros
porous. The vine was cultivated n
abundance. There were wonderful har-
vests. BY and by phyIloxera ravaged
the district The vines died. To these
misfortunes had TO be added the dis
honest competition Of fraudulent wines.
against which the villagers could not
struggle. In time the villagers had 20
borrow money. They could not repay
the loans There were numerous bank
ruptcies. followed by ruin. despair. and
hunger
Reached the Limit.
The villagers, having no more money,
could not answer the tax collectors call.
few days ago the bellman went
around the village summoning the in
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE
PROVES HIMSELF HERO

BIARRITZ. March "a Russian grand
duke. Prince Alexandra MikhayIOvich.
who is staying here, was driving his
wife. the Grand duchess Nenia, in his
automobile near the sea coast, when he
saw small boy washed of rock by a
heavy wave
The prince Immediately left his auto
mobile, rushed down TO the sea, jumped
into. small boat which was near, and.
with the aid OF his chauffeur and the
proprietor Of some bathing machines,
quickly roWed 70 the spot where he had
seen the child disappear
Inhappily, the sea was very rough.
and after rowing about for some time
the search for the child had TO be
abandoned.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10

habitants to a meeting. Several hundred
distress warrants had been issued, and
II became question % deciding as TO
what action had TO be taken. At this
meeting two petitions We're drawn up.
one was 10 the president of the council
II informed ". Clemenceau that the
people Of Baixas could pay one tax
only, the blood tax. Misery had entered
their homes. The CRATES we're empty.
and the tables we're without bread The
petitioners begged N. ClemcncsaU not. TO
allow the furniture 10 be taken from
those VINO had faith in the republic.
Tax Gatherers Routed.
IF this petition Gid no. receive a favor
able response the villagers resolved TO
prevent the executions from taki1E
place As soon as an article OF furni-
ture was seized the tOcsin would sound
and the villagers would rally, armed
with bIudgcons. hayforks. and guns. de
termined 10 oppose any seizure with viO-
lence. The tax gatherers arrived on
the following day. but had TO leave with
out collecting ary money.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
STRENUOUS KAISER
WORKS BY RULE
Secretary Has Program for His Guild
ance Each Day.

BERLIN, March civilian II is such
a busy man that he has To carefully
arrange his time each day in order to
ful1ll all his engagements. Each morn
ing his secretary lays on his writing
table program Of the days work. We
give an example of one of these pro-
grams. i is as follows:
200 a. m-Bath
7:2O a. m--Breakfast Ccoffee. with rolls).
1;i5 a. m.-Reading Of the newspapers.
private correspondence.
900 a. m--Receives his ministers.
9:45 a. m.-Visit 10 the chancellor.
1880 . m.-Supervision OF the riding les
son of Princess Victoria
Louisa his favorite child,
1880 a. m.-EXercise, either on foot or on
horseback.
1880 p. m--Lunch.
1:15 p. m.-Receptions and visits.
$3.50 p. m.-State correspondence examin-
alton Of reports. signature
to documents. etc
SEQ p. m.-Reception Of ambassadors.
Tea.
500 p. m.-Reading of the evening pa
pers, conference with min
listers.
p. m.-Dinner.
$50 p. m.-Reads kilograms. Personal
work.
II d. m.-Bed.
From this it will be see. that one can.
without fear OF contradiction. call the
Kaiser the busiest monarch of Europe.
especially when one adds to this the
fact that the Kaiser often answers a
great number Of his letters personally.
and that when he is taking h s walks
abroad he Is accompanied by a secretary
with a pen and paper. who takes down
the ideas which occur TO the monarch.
One thing the busy monarch insists
upon-that all reports and letters must
be in the clearest OF handwriting, or
else he win not look at them. He says
he has TO time TO decipher bad writing,
apd. really. one must admit that there
Is something in that,
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
WICKED HUSBAND
KIDNAPPED PARROT

PHILADELPHIA. March Bride of
only two years, Mrs. Caroline Tracy,
entered the Lehigh avenue police sta
ton and tearfully asked House Ser
geant Fox 10 arrest her husband because
ne had deprived her OF pet parrot.
a month ago. on my birthday, she
said. between sobs. 'one OF my friends
gave me a beautiful African parrot. Ny
husband was terribly Jealous Of the bird.
and was angry just because II swore a
little
The othe, day he took il away, and
/ haven's seen the dear thing since. My
husband promised 10 buy me another
parrot. Instead. he sent me home today
one of those frightfuI Teddy bears. I
think ne ought To- be arrested.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10

Stops Necessity of Paying
EXtortiOnate Sums for
Bushels.
Small Payments Made as
Families Use Their
Supply.

y departure in local charitable
work IN the Special Coal Loan Fund. q"
developed in connection with the As
sociated Charities by Miss sara Todd.
volunteer worker in the northeast
division conference. The fund provides
coal for needy families. in ton, half
ton. or quarter ton lots, allowing the
family to pay each week for the mum
Der Of bushels used. The FAMILIES bene-
hted are self-respecting people who de-
sire TO provide for their OWE needs. and
the coal loan fund saves them from,
buying fuel at high rates by the bush2I.
The plan was begun January 16 1917
During the spring and summer a large
number Of families will be invited 10
join special Coal Club" and 10 lly
by a small amount or money every
week Tor the purchase of their next
winters fu-L This would result in CO.
operative buying, all the coal for the
club members being purchased together
at reduced rates and delivered as need
ed
To start the Coal Loan Fund" this
winter Miss Todd secured the follow
Ing contributions. which have been de-
posted in the Golden Eook Fund" OF
the Associated Charities
Mrs josephine 3. Crane SO; Miss
Maud \. Wetmove s.: Mrs. 4. r. Le-
Earc. SO; Mrs. y. :. Simpkins. s.: Mrs.
{. G. Glover. so; Miss j. H. Purdy. SO:
DIR. Clarissa b. Tufts. s.
In addition TO these contributions of
50 there has already been Sl3 repaid
by families 20 whom the coal has been
advanced. II is expected that the fund
will be replenishcd continually by tne
repayment OI the borrowers. and ytll
grow gradually through voluntary con-
tribUtionS
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
ONE PROPELLER BLADE LEFT,
STEAMER RAN REACHES PORT

HALIFAX. y 5, March S.-The Nor
wegian steamer Ran, from Rotterdam
for Delaware breakwater. has just
limped into port with all the blades Of
her propeller gone but one. The steam
or had a fearful battle with the eIe-
meRts. The Ran was m Icw OF the gil
tank steamer EDtOaII IrT tWanty hons
The storm then parted the vessels and
the Potomac proceeded. leaving the
Ran almost helpless and at the mercy
of the wind and sea. but she made port
safely today
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
STANDARD OIL
RAISES PRICES
Spring Months to Bring
Another Advance in
Crude.

LIMA, Ohio. March SIN connection
with the advance in the price of crude
oil, announced today by the s .sndard
Oil Company. prominent oil men predict
that the spring months viii bring still
higher prices. II is pointed out that
runs from wells have diminished 5000
barrels a day Jess than daily shipments
Quotations were advanced by the
Standard today cents a barrel on am
Der grade oils found in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia. and southern Ohio.
while cents was added for all fields
touched by Standard pipe lines in the
United States and Canada.
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
BELIEVES He HAS FOUND
CURE FOR SEASlCKNESS

PARIS. March 9.-Dr. Flasschoen's
new invention for the prevention Of sea-
sickness is exciting a great deal of in
terest here. DR.. Flasschoen declares
that his remedy is infallible, aud that
he has already tried it with suScess on
himself several times.
He calls his cure delphinine and says
that his invention acts not on the stonl-
ach. as do all other remedies Tor sea-
sickness. but on the brain The in
ventor Intends to open a dispensary,
where he will treat all emigrants free of
charge for a while, in order TO prove
that what he claim for his med >ine
is true
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13
When Reading is a Vice.
indianapolis Starr


In one of his fine literary essays Fred
erick Harrison reminds us that eve
read to live" instead of living to read.
The practice of many intelligent and
cultivated people would seem to indicate
that they are not aware of that simple
simple truth. They pride themselves ON
their omnivorous reading, on the fact
that they are never without book or
periodical or newspaper in their hands.
and that books and printed matter are
as necessary to their existence as their
daily meals.
1t Is hardly necessary to say that
reading Is one of the great blessings
and pleasures of life, notwithstanding
Mr.. Andrew Lang's remarkable paradox
that imam was not born to read. 4"
Reading means education, culture. the
broadening of views and the strength
ening of sympathies and the moral ma
ture. 1t also means stimulation and
recreation. 1t is to many substitute
for travel. 1t is impossible to praise
1t too glowingly, indeed, provided it is
not carried to the point of abuse.
But it is certainly true that in manv
cases it is carried to such a point.
There Is an intellectual gIuttony as
there is physical. There are men who
read good deal more than is good for
them, or for anybody. Not that thew
read unsystematically and on too
many subjects; that is not neces-
sarily a fault, and may often be
virtue. But they read so much that
they have no time and opportunity to
digest their mental food, to think and
review and compare, to profit by their
reading. They read evrything at all
times, not because they find good in
everything, but because they cannot
sit STILL" because they are restless.
nervous, worried, or because they have
not learned the art of contemplation
and meditation.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13
Remarks Bile Rescue.

That truth is stranger than fiction.
has once more been demonstrated In
the little town of Fedora, Tenn, the
residence of c. V. Pepper. He writes:
II was in bed, entirely disabled with
hemorrhages of the lungs and throat.
Doctors failed to help me, and all hope
mad fled when L began taking DR.. King 8
New Discovery Then instant relief
came. The coughing soon ceased: the
bleeding diminished rapidly, and in
three weeks / was able to 90 to work. -
Guaranteed cure for coughs and colds.
SOC and $l.OG at John E. Jackson's drug
store. Trial bottle free.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13

who are now his critics have proven
themselves as the advocates of funda-
mentals and essentials. The Democrat
&c platform of 1904 presented this as
its opening declaration:
The Democratic party of the United
States, in National Convention assem-
bled, declares its devotion to the essen
tlal principles of the Democratic faith
which bring us together in party COM
munion."
This declaration was followed with
a strong statement of what Senator
Rayner and others now claim to be
essential and fundamental doctrines of
the Democratic party. All of Mr.. Bry-
ans non-essentials were left out of
that platform. When one compares
the relative strength of Mr.. Bryan as a
candidate upon non-essentials in 1896
and 1900 with that of Judge Parker as a
candidate upon Democratic essentials
and fundamentals in 1904 the compari-
son is striking and amusing.
The fundamental principle of the
Democratic party is desire for victory.
the enjoyment of the loaves and fishes.
Mr.. Bryan's non-essentials will prove
much more effective with the hungry
elements that make the Democratic
party than will honestly expressed So
called essentials.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13
GLUED THEM DOWN
HOW A SKIPPER SAVED HIS SHIP
FROM sAVAoEs.
South Sea Island Natives Were pecld.
edly Up Against II When They
Mixed Things with
Capt McCabe.

1t was when 1 was trading around
the South sea islands that l had a
narrow escape from a band of savages
that were going to take my ship" said
Capt. McCabe. the veteran sailor who
has now settled ashore to pass his
days In leisure, to a Seattle Post-Intel-
ligencer man. 1T came near having a
serious ending for me, but 1 came out
ahead after all.
L was sailing in a pretty little
schooner, the Matte W., and we had
a general cargo for trading. Setting
on deck were about 20 cases of a glue
that was never known TO let 90. but
we couldn't sell a bit OF 1t.
We'll, we got down to Mileceilo. one
OF the group of the New Hebrides, and
there we anchored in Manley bay. The
snowy sand of the beach was shaded
by waving palms and the sheltered
waters OF the bay were warm and as
clear as crystal. We lay there for a
week resting up and cleaning up the
ship. We had been trading for almost
year then and there was nothing left
but the glue and that was piled along
side the companion way.
Well, one afternoon 1 let all the
crew go ashore, and they were inland
or away swimming in the clear wateS
lay down to have a snooze. Sudden
iy was awakened by a sharp Jolt and
all around me were South sea savages.
They were armed with spears. bows
and arrows and stone tomahawks.
Their actions were hostile and 1 saw
right away that 1 was up against it. 1
was alone on the vessel with all these
armed heathens.
Just then 1 happened to touch one
of those glue boxes and in a fash an
idea came to me. There was large
bunch standing near the main fife rail
and 1 grabbed five bottles and threw
them at that crowd of savages one
after the other. The bottles were thin
glass and every one broke. Then. be-
fore the savages could recover their
wits, l started throwing more. The
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13

L will mail you free, to prove merit
samples of my DR.. Shops Restorative
and my Book on either Dyspepsia, The
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13
Her Probable Reason.

Day before yesterday. right out in
front of the hotel. here" said the land
lord OF the tavern at Polkville, Ark.
"a nice-looking grass-widow met a fell
Ter that had been going with her some.
and fired three shots at him. one of
+ which tore of considerable of his
south ear as he was rapidly going
east. was settin' on the porch at
the time. and saw it all. and
Great Scott" calculated the wash
ing-machine agent, pricking up his
ears eagerly, unless 1t is matter
that you don't care to discuss, l wish
you would tell me what. in your opin-
ion, was the lady's reason for such an
act?"
We'll, 1 reckon" was the ingenious
reply, that she was mad at him.
or course, she mightnt have been
you can't tell much about women. you
know-but that's the way 1t looked to
me.'-Tom P. Morgan in Smart Set.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13
Resourceful.

Detective Gumshoe (old SCHOOL,
But this man could not possibly have
committed the crime!
Detective Bludgeon NEW SCHOOL,
What of that?
'Well-er-"
OF course he could not possibly
have committed the crime. Do YOU
imagine I'm looking for something
easy? No, sir. I propose to show
the world what my method will do.
VIII extort confession from the Eel.
low, and shall convict him, and send
him to the gallows, in spite of his in.
nocence, the best lawyers money can
procure and a unanimous public SEN
ument. /, sir, am a detective, not a
mere opportunist, who. waits for the
favorable breeze to carry him to sue
cess"
The old-style detective, realizing his
hopeless inferiority, was speechless
with shame and chagrin.-Puck.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13

glass would break and the glue AN ali
over them. When they tried to walk
the glass would cut their feet and in
few minutes had that whole crowd
of savages glued to the deck unable to
move. The glue hardened almost in
stantly on touching the air and this
was what saved me.
When l saw that they were all
caught signaled for the crew to re
turn and then we weighed anchor and
put of for Charlotte, In the Gilbert
islands, where there were laborers
wanted. 1 wasn't engaging in the
slave trade, mind you, because these
natives had come on board of their
own free will and hadn't left.
AT Charlotte a planter offered to
pry those savages loose from the deck
and give $1,000 to boot. and 1 let him
do it. That planter also took all the
rest of the glue that we had
That was one of the most fortunate
voyages that ever 1 made"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-13
Americans Profanest.

DR.. Madison c. Peters in his sermon
In the Majestic theater declared tina
profanity was New Yorks most popu
lar sin. 'In fact" he said, "the Ameri
cans are the profanest people I'm the
world.
"A distinguished missionary from
India, upon his return to America
heard a man using profane language
and accosting him. said: This bo,
was born and brought up in q heather
land, but in all his life he never hear
a man blaspheme until now"
This is a utilitarian age We ast
does swearing pay?
Men tell me that they don't mean
anything by their profanity. Wber
people are awake and do things with
out meaning to do them they eive
visible signs Of insanity."-New Yort
American.