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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-20
QUESTION OF TAXES
ON SOLVENT s: | CREDITS: !.
Case Argued in North Carolina
Supreme Court Involving I'M
portant Principle.

Especial to The rimes-Dispatch)
RALEIGH, N. c., November l9-Ar
appeal heard to-day by the Supreme
Court Involved the important question
Of the liability of corporations in this
State to taxation by commissioners on
solvent credits 1t was the case of the
Caldwell Land and Lumber Company
vs.. J. M. Smith. sheriff of Caldwell
county. The Lumber Company held q
mortgage OF $4,000 on timber lands
the company had sold to other parties
and did not give in the mortgage as
solvent credits for taxation. The coun-
ty commissioners assessed the tax
against the company and added the
twenty five per cent. fine in addition
directing the sheriff to levy on the
,company's property for the full amount
The company, in turn, procured re-
|straining order to prevent the sheriff
from collecting, and 1t is on this issue
that the case comes to the Supreme
Court. The ruling of the court as to
the liability of corporations To taxa
ton on such mortgage holdings Will be
watched with interest. 1t is Interest
ing to note that Robert C. Ogden, the
distinguished member of the Southern
Education Board. is one of the direc-
tors of the company. The tax which
Caldwell county seeks to collect from
the company aggregates, with the fine,
about $1,000.
The Moser Drug Company. OF High
Point. receives a charter for conduct
ing Il general drug business the capt.
tai being $4,000 authorized. and s1,TOO
subscribed. by j. S. Moser, e. ". ARM
field and George T. Penny.
State Auditor Is. F. Dixon has re-
turned from Columbus, Ohio. where he
attended the meeting of State auditors
and tax commissioners which. during
the past week, organized the North
American Tax Association. Thirty
eight States and the Dominion of Can
ada Were represented.
Governor Glenn issues commissions
las game wardens under.;tlle State Au-
Idubor law to j. j. Ayd1ette n. I. Fen
tress, Currituck; C..N. Swan, Southport;
4. II. Hastings, Winston-S Salem; j. Ed.
Turner. Taylorsville; r. II. Priddy,
Danbury; Early Holmes, lexington
Governor Glenn will leave Raleigh
Thursday for Washington, D. c., where
he is to deliver an address before the
International Young Mems Christian
Association convention in session there.
Ambassador Bryce. of Great Britain, is
also to address the convention on the
same evening-Friday.
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TWO noND ISSUES.

t1n connection with President Roose-
4 velts proposal to issue bonds in time
of peace to relieve the financial strain,
: 1t is recalled that President Cleveland
In his last administration made large
Z issues of bonds and sold them for gold,
& and was bitterly denounced for so do
7 ing. But it is never TO be forgotten
/ that then, as now, the issuance of
bonds was forc&f by "a situation for
{ which the Republican party was direct
~ responsible.
Under the Sherman law of July "A.
1886, the government was required to
4 purchase monthly 100000 ounces of
silver bullion and issue in payment
Treasury notes redeemable on demand
IN gold or silver coin, at the discre-
stlon of the Secretary of the Treasury;
and said notes might be relssued when
$50 redeemed. This system went on
IRON month to month and from year
with treasury notes, which were a con-
s-stant drain. upon our gold reserves
The situation became so grave that in
August. 1893, President cleveland
called Congress together in extra SEES
-sion, and the Sherman law was ~
pealed. But the mischief had already
been done. Tile treasury notes Were
@sout-S147.O00 of them--and they
: had to be redeemed and reissuea. This
constituted what was called at tho
y time 'the endless chain and our gold
reserves Were continuously depleted
More than sl79,ooD.ooO in gold was
withdrawn from the public treasury IL
single year for the purpose OF ship
ment abroad or for boarding at home.
3t What was Mr.. Cleveland TO dol
There We're two alternatives, The one
was to redeem the treasury notes in
silver: the other to issue bonds and
sell them for gold. He issued bonds
lreplenished the reserves with the pro.
fceeds ard preserved the credit OF the
country. And in so doing he per.
Formed service for which the coun-
try should ever be grateful. 1t re-
quired backbone to do il, but Cleve,
a lands backbone was equal TO ever,
strain. and It did not fail him in this
emergency. Time soon brought hi.
complete pindlcation,
What is the present occasion fol-
the issuance Of bonds? The gold rc
serves are the largest ever known, ant
no effort Ii making 10 deplete them
The government has s25o,ooeooo at it
call. and It's reserves arc more tina.
ample TO meet all It's demands. Tin
q Republican party han been IN powe
for ten years, and It's protective tarii
Y and other "prosperity measures or
Il in full swing, Yet Il large bond issp
49, announced to relieve The nnancia
Il strain. And 70 what lathe iinancia
strain due? 1nsiarse part 20 the fail
4 ,ure % the Republican party to sproyid
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for any good. line. A new scarf, q
jabot, or feather boa. Well, you sit
down and write to one of them--ask
for a visit merely to be sff2wn come
thing new. A nouvoty. can hear
those girls talking now While I'm tell
Ing you-.yss. me talking back to them.
But could get this at Selkirk's for a
quarter the money! OH think not
not quite the same thing. This is not
on the market 1t Is line made to
the order of. Cerisiers. and by special
favor We have obtained the over
plus.
One could not stop MISC Walsh when
| she was once off. II one spoke word
she lodged round 1t. and ratified on
faster than before.
Don't tell me they wouldn't snap at
1t. That's the only way I'd bother
my head about the Hill Rise lot. It's
Mrs. Bowling and such as her as would
put down the big money.
Chic style-Id Just have Modes ct
Robes over the shop. I doubt II we
best put UP our names at all-but have
them on the biliheads and letters. I'd
have autographed lsttcrs--thick paper
and coats of arms all across tile top
Not the king's.-I amt sure but what
they, drop on you If you try that game.
But I'd have the Cars and the Aus
trian Empcror's. You don't tell me
the Cars coming oyer To interfere
with u.s., -
Would you we ,nado for His
Care" s3..sf
II wouldn't say anything-let EN-
think what they pleased"
Jessie was carried away at last. An
Interview with Miss Walsh was like
having your fortune told by a gypsy.
You could not listen to Miss Walsh
without believing that she was right
In what she said: that it would all
come true in the end.
Miss Jessie satin her place behind
the bar. musing on the Walsh plot.
Her Mfgnonette novel was neglected.
She could not read: her mind wandered
always. and would only rest In Miss
Walshs wonderful phantom shop. Tho
weeks We're flying. Miss Walsh would
not wait forever. She would seek fo,;
another partner.
Mr.. Bowling! Well. you are a
stranger. We don't often see you.
Mr.. Bowling
q, was about 3to'clock In the after
noon. and Mr.. Bowling, the architect.
had come to the saloon in the hope OF
obtaining snack Eof late luncheon.
II was long past the regular luncheon
hour. when townsmen sat on high
stools before the bar and munched
hard boiled eggs. Sardines. thin slices
of sausage. nnd SO forth. The cane
seated stools had been removed to the
far end of the saloon: the hard boiled
eggs had been sent back into the hotel
to be used UP for salads: the French
bread had all returned to the coffee
room. Nevertheless. Jes sic. we comed
the late conner: spoke downia tube.
summoning dainties; with IA graceful
dive came und or the bar flatSto bring
a stool with her own white hands; laid
out neatly folded napllin--in word,
she speedily made Mr.. Bowling cons
Portable.
100 BAD said MI. Downing seated
and nunchin g-"too bad to give you
all tllisstrouble.s 81
No trouble, Mr.; Bowling or a
trouble 4 like taking. Which ought
say T. and Jessie. with her head slight
~ on one side, smiled sweetly.
oh come Oh, all. What nice
way Of putting it"and he rolled his
head and laughed as much ass he colrld
while hissmouth was full. fs5'
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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 90, 1907.
IF you would hnyc n faith. put un-
der II a solid senrtl,. and ovcrnrch II
with nm infinite heaven; stand firm
on one, and look stcadfnstly into the
0ther.-ThcOdorc r.. Munger.
NO SEATS NO FARE.

We see that some undisclosed mem
!. her of the Common Council has re-
i quested city Attorney Pollard to pre-
pare an ordinance to be introduced at
the next meeting providing that pass
cngers on street cars of Ricllmond
shall not be required to pay fare un-
loss seats are supplied.
We most earnestly hope that no such
thing will BIO done. Such a rule. Is no
doubt proper for different modes of
Transportation than the street cars of
the United States. For stage COACHES
the rule is absolutely right. For
Il steam trains and long distances it Is
! also right, but for the purposes for
which street cars are ordinarily used
its enforcement would work the great
est wrong to the public, not TO mem
ton the street car. companies VIII
! any man who wants TO hurry home in
: the evening, but who has to wait
car, and see it pass regardless of his
: signals, though it may plainly have
ample room for him to stand, and
leave him in the wet, simply be-
cause the railroad has been forbidden
to take q passenger without giving
him scat, please say what he thinks
: of this proposition? There is no tell
Sing how many full cars may pass or
sshow long people may have to wait
.sbefore they can get q seat OIL crowded
& days. II there is any such rule en-
.sforced as that proposed anywhere in
i the United States, we don't know 1t.
Ut is delusive proposition, and GER
.stainly does not seem to contemplate
l:sthe greatest comfort of the public. who
would almost unanimously resent the
reinforcement of rule that would in
svolve them in so much annoyance, in
Inconvenience and evaporation.
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JOLLY JABs AT JAMESTOWN.

T APAN is to have an International ex-
position in 1912 With the example OF
j Jamestown before them the Japanes.
are determined to maintain their reputa-
ton for MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.
Ai-s5
Japan has decided to have an exposition
instead of war; but remembering james
town troubles. we opine that. she may have
both in one.-Nashville Tennesseean.
The directors of the jamestown EXPOSE
felt when he was about TO get it in the
neck on that historic site.-Atlanta Con-
stitution
The Jamestown Exposition is rapidly
proving that expositions are about dead in
this country. The scent theatres are taxi
ing their place-Rochester Herald
= e
The Jamestown Exposition should start
up scrip mill and get out of debt.--Bir-
nngham Age Herald.
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MURDERED IN MEXICO
Son of General w. II. Bosgsi Killed al
TOp!u Mines.

ESPECIAL to The Times-Dispatch.)
Il WlNSTON-SALENI, N. c., November
city, to-day received a telegram from
the .Topia Mining Company. Topia,
Mexico. advising him that his eldest
son, Nv. r. Boggs. ,Jr, had been MUIR
dered, and asking what disposition
should be made Of the body. kilograms
were forwarded to-day, In accordance
with instructions. directing that the
remains be shipped to Winston Salem
by the shortest route. The deceased
was superintendent for the mining
company about fourteen years, but re-
signed q few years ago. He spent the
past summer here with hisfaged father,
leaving about the 1st Of August for
Mexico to accept the same position
held by him for so many years,
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ARE HOLDING THEIR COTTON.
North Carolina Growers Carving On

Especial to The Times Digpatch.l
RALEIGH, N. c., November 19,-
President c. c. Moore. OF the North
Carolina Cotton Growers ASS ociation,
spent several hours In the city to-day
dences that are coming up from all
parts of the State that the growers
are holding their cotton for gradual
marketing. under the general plan Of
dence In the financial strength of the
South. and Of the whole country for
that matter. N r 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-20
FIRE IN BUCHANAN.
New Fire Apparatus Saved Town from
Dcstruct fon.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
3 BUCHANAN, VA, November ia
fire which. threatened to destroy the
entire business portion OF he.town oc-
Cured here last night at 1880 o'clock
when the storehonse occupied by S
Richardson was discovered to be in
flames. 80 IS
The new fire apparatus installed last
year was used for the first time and
proved Invaluable. The citizens work.
ed l,eroically and succeeded In conf1n-
ing, the flames to the building In which
the fire originated The building
owned by w. HiCarter.. of Roanoke.
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Not Water for him.
rs Weary Raggles in dc hospertal p.

/ e b Il. . &c
Not Water for Him.
rs Weary Raggles in dc hospertal:"
"wots de matter wit him?''
DE doctors says it's water on dc BRAIN"
Wot's dat! Water on Wearys brain!
Say, he must have left his hat off when
twas rainin'--he never got 1t no oddcr
way.''--Cleycland Plain Dealer
Music 81.
rrofessor-But I told You to write this
Frcshman-Yes, sir. did: wrote half
Of 1t in. our flat and half in tho Jones's-
Some for Tommy.
Hostess-Mr smith, may help you 20
aiotter piece of pic?
really could not take any more
Little Wilie--Then. MA, you said could
have another piece If Mr. Smith left
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
Tie Nlilkmnn.s Song.
Five pin.s of milk
TO five quarts of water
Brings into society
The milkman's daughter
November Bohemian.
She Never Tried That.
Yes. she can do everything with it bus
stop it."-Houston Post,
On the Anxious Bench. l.s,
morning" said the senior partner.
YES" replied Markley. the junior part
ner: "you see. asked Borroughs to drop
In to-day and nay me what, he owes me-
iIm afraid he Will come and borrow
Imdre."-The Catholic STANDARD and Times
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No. 1926.
The Deceit Of Appearances.
ny WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

The world is still deceiv'd with ornament.
In law what plea tainted and corrupt,
4 But being Seasonal With gracious voice, s}Ss
Obscures the show of evil? In religion, t 8E5
What damned error, but some sober brow
viii bless it, and approve it with q text,
4 Hiding the grossness with. fair ornament? s
There is no vice simple but assumes a8s8
q Some mark of virtue on It's outward parts. Hi
How many towards, whose hearts ALI as false
Il AS stairs Of sand, yet upon their chins iS
The boards of Hercules and frowning Mars
Who, inward search'd have livers white as milk? 8
And these assume but Eyalors eNcrement. 55sg4
Va TO render them redonbted. Look on beauty, s S9
And you shall sees'tis purchased by the weight;
Which therein works miracle In nature @ ia8351
Making them highest that wear most OF it,
So are those 3crisped snaky golden locks IA
\ Which make such Wanton gambols With the wind
3 Upon supposed fairness often known
no he the dowry. of second head, fss
\ The skIll that bred them IN the sepuchre. w &8
Thus ornament is but the gniled shore
3 TO most dangerous sea- the bea1teous scarf
Yelling an indian beauty; In a word, "a
"a rhe seeming truth which cunning times put on
Is To entrap the wisest. s38 &8 sT d0
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J.,SHEhStOUlJU
Raleigh Alderman. who has prccipitnted
n situation by holding up the prcpnrn-
lions by the board for the prohibitions
dfspensary& election by refuslnE nnnn-
imOuA cOnxent for election machInery
to be prepared.
RALEIGH, N. c., November 1a.--Win
there or will there not be an election
In Raleigh December 26th on tho pro
hibition" or "dispensary?" is the
livest question that this city has con-
fronted In a great while. The whole
matter has taken a sensational turn
in that instead OF details for the cleo
ttot machinery being prepared and
promulgated last night by the alder
men that body, during a long. drawn
out session, finally Just before adj
journment allowed motions for further
action to be withdrawn. so that the
whole matter of holding the election,
although ordered at a previous meet
ing. was left in abeyance because of
the refusal OF one alderman, j. Sher-
wood Upchurch, to concede unanimous
consent for n suspension OF the rules
governing tho board, so that the alder
men could proceed with the adoption
of the machinery to regulate the cleo
ton.
The prohibition advocates criticize the
action of Alderman Upchurch for ing
this technical advantage over the pro.
8hibitionists after he had approved the
petition for the election and PERSONAL
ly. as chairman of q special commit
tee for the purpose, pronounced the
petition a complete compliance with
voting with the other members OF the
board at the last meeting to call the
election for December Goth.
The AiderInan's Reasons.
T trrt guf -rs "a { L.
son for this course that he wants fair
play" in that 1t comes to him mat
quite number of the signers OF that
petition for the election now want TO
Withdraw their names.
r So he demands that the whole matter
be loft over until Friday night. when
opportunity can be given both for
petition, Just as was. done when a pre-
yious petition was passed upon by the
board. This was bitterly opposed by
y. B. BrouEhton, the Rev. 5, !. ).
present, they demanding that the prep
aration of the machinery for the elec-
ton be proceeded with or. the whole
sponsibility for the defeat could be
left on the shoulders of Alderman Up.
church. This official assured them in
bitter terms that he was Wiling s, anu q
which he was confident would receive
tho full approval of his constituents.
The discussion assumed q right acute
stage. but was held within bounds by
the rulings of Mayor Johnson, who pre-
sided.
May Take Legal Turn.
Counsel for Raleigh prohibitionists
say tonight that there, is every indi-
cation that the Aldermen will meet
again tomorrow and pass the ordinance
by a majority vote on the ground that
the election being already ordered, and
the State, and not municipal. laws APP
plying, the city regulation for "unan-s
at a special meeting does not apply.
Alderman Upchurch and his support
ers have retained counsel, and there
is sure to be a legal tieup, whichever
cry ordinance must be promulgated
thirty days before the election, and the
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May Take Legal Turn.
ARRESTED MURDERER
Negro Was Attempting to Escape on
"a Railroad Train. -

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
:. SALISBURY. NJ. c., November i .--Of-
,ficers here to-day arrested Lon Os-.
lborne.a burly negro on a ,northbound
to escape from Charlotte, where he
Killed Robert Johnson yesterday. e
admits he did the killing. hut claims
he acted In self-defense. ss
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PREACHERS, pay.

| Rev. DR.. Joseph w. Cochran, of the
| Presbyterian Church, recently made
some Investigations into the salaries
of ministers of his church through the
South and the Northwest. Flo found
that they were greatly underpaid This
Twill surprise no one. The same con-
dition Is known to prevail In all
branches of the Christian church. The
case of u Minnesota minister, among
trative. This person ministered to
three, churches, two of which were
eighteen miles apart. Both of them
had to be looked after every Sunday.
So long walk was a rather wearying
preliminary to pastoral duties, but his
salary, s25 month, did not permit of
conveynnces. Finally, however, he
bought horse. The horse cost 500,
and was to be paid for at the rate OF
$40 month. At the end of the second
month the animal died from overworll
leaving the minister once moro on foot
and With eight payments still before
him. Meanwhile, he was left with s15
Ia month, So of which went for rent.
on which to support his family. These
facts and others are duly detailed in
the report published in the PhiladeI-
phia Record.
This case is not unique. 1t is not
confined to the Presby terrain Church.
1t is not confined to Minnesota. Some
thing very much like 1t can be found
in almost any thInly titled country
ldistrlct. ANY negro roustabont can
earn his $3.50 day. Any skilled me-
chanic can earn his So. Many of them
make So. Yet a minister, who has
spent ten years educating and equip
ping himself and who is supposed to be
doing work peculiarly vital to his fell
low men, gets only 81 day, and not
infrequentlk has to dun his vestry for
that.
The worst feature of the situation
is that 1t appears to be-. to a large eN-
tent, incurable: 1t is all Very well to,
say: Preachers must get more" How
If there is no more for them to get?
If ambassadors of the church laudably
push into communities where s25 a
months the Very most the scant pop-
ulation can manage and that only at
a pinch-what is to be done about it.?
Doesn't 1T appear that either Se5 COM
munities must not have the gospel
preached TO them, or else those who
preach it must courageously resolve
TO make shift, on the pittance which is
such communities utmost? In the APP
parent absence of any third alterna
tive. the latter. fortunately for the
country, is what many good and brave
men are resolutely continuing to do.
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MERELY JOKING.
In Yellow Jo,,rnal,lo,n.

Al IoIioW cOuruuluOll. 1901
Man to see YOU
What does he want?"
Wants YOU to take back something which
wac printed In yesterdays paper"
TELL him 1t Will not be necessary for
him to come In; we've already taken back
everything we printed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Der Smart Set n
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Boston Is rather state Of mind
than a geographical designation, re-
luctantly comedies the Globe, of that
city Judging from our contempo-
rary's recent remarks concerning the
Massachusetts pie. we should say that
Boston was rather misstate Of mind.
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POEMS. YOU OUGHT 10 KNOW


with
your poeyPof Charles El
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We reprint these innocent vaunts
merely for the amusement of the happy
newspaper readers of Old Virginia. 1t
Is well known to most of them that ola
Bill Skllt, of Henrico county, the
champion dark f-the-moon huntsman
of America, captures ninety-sevcn ma G.
Inificent Virginia 'possums every night
in season, Which lie ships, each morn
ing following. to his exiled relatives in
Texas and Alabama.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-20

That French scientist who has just
perfected camera for taking colored
would do the popular
thing by now inviting Professor Booker
washington to sit for a few test pic
lures, aBE+