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Charlevoix county herald., 1908-05-23
The Dead Mans Tax.

This country has only begun to APP
preciate the value of the inheritance
tax President Roosevelt has urged
it and some of the states have laws
that get small returns from large for
tunes, but they are mere trifes COM
pared with what should be got
During the present year Mrs. Ry-
lands, widow of the great millionaire
merchant of Manchester, died in
England. She left a fortune of ST.
100000. The English law exacts es-
tate duties of ten per cent. on the
first million of pounds, and Is per cent.
on all above that. There are also
legacy duties. So, in this instance we
find the taxes amounting to $3,250, 900,
which goes into the public treasury.
In the United States We are facing
a deficit in the national finances.
Great Britain has just ended its finan-
cial year with increased revenue of
$7,500,000 This phenomenon" we
are told by the London Mail, lis main
ly accounted for by an increase of no
less than $4,150,000 in the estate and
death duties and by an increase Of no
less than $2,535,000 in the property
and income tax. That a half a mil
lion sterling more of income tax
should have been collected in the past
quarter than in the corresponding
quarter of last year is doubtless due
to the increased pressure which has
been put upon the income taxpayers"
The treasury winds up its year with
a surplus of $17,500,O00. And the in
crease has come not from new bur
dens upon real estate and business.
but from the nations wealth-from
the great fortunes divided among
heirs and from the owners of fortunes
who are well able to pay and who
should be made to pay.
When Jay Gould died he left for
tune OF s70,000,000, and yet he had
been paying taxes on less than a mil
lion dollars. The public did not bene-
fit from his wealth. Every day large
American fortunes reported to the
courts show that they had lodged
taxes for years, and there is no law
to reach them and secure for the pub
lie the share that it ought to have.
The English and French handle
these things better than the Ameri-
cans. We should be guided by their
experience.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-05-23
SEES NEED FOR LEGISLATION.
Chicago Record-HeraId Urgent for
Some Form of Currency Statute.

After the experience OF last falr
congress would be guilty of de-
plorable neglect of duty If it should
adjourn without passing some remedi-
al currency legislation.
The Record-Herald has no particular
liking for the Aldrich bill, which has
been tabled by the house committee
on banking and currency. II believes
that the La Toilette amendment which
would prevent active business men,
the directors of corporations, from
serving as directors of banks is alb
solutely indefensible; that it would de-
prive the banks of the best possible
service they could have. 1t believes
that good commercial paper would
constitute safe and desirable basis
for the issue OF notes, and that the
plan for a combination OF clearing
house associations in various dis
tricts to put out notes on this basis
is sound.
But 1t protests against a campaign
against any measure that wastes all
energy in destructive criticism
With the great mass of such criticism
there is no assurance that the critics
could agree among themselves upon
any constructive legislation, and what
they are doing makes for nothing now
and forever. The people may we'll be
bewildered by the wrangling experts
and may well say that any practical
working measure which would provide
proper restrictions for the protection
of the public is not only better than
nothing, but highly preferable at the
present time to endless debates over
series of pet projects.
Under all the circumstances it will
certainly not do to insist too much
upon perfection. For most legislation
is imperfect, and the question before
us is not one of perfection at all, even
If we could know the perfect 1t is
Shall We have the assurance of an
emergency currency TO meet the posi-
BILE needs of the month or the year,
or shall We go on and possibly come
very soon to another of those psyche
logical crises in which credit is de-
stroyed as if by magic and still have
no recourse beyond what we had last
fall 1t would seem that there could
be no difference of opinion over the
problem, and especially now, when We
are entering on the agitations of an
other presidential campaign. The
people who are completely absorbed
with imperfections are as irrational
as a man would be who should refuse
to depart from burning building by
means Of the crude devices of rope
and bedpost and so perish in the
flames with a last despairing cry on
his lips for the latest improved fire
escape.
There is no objection to the appoint
ment OF a commission to work out the
perfect plan, but, commission or no
commission, there should be a new
emergency currency law before con-
gress adjourns. If there is none the
session will close with a browning
triumph for folly that should shame all
sensible men and patriotic citizens
Chicago Record Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-05-23
CHAPTER K.

Doddridge Knapp was seated calmly
in my Office when | opened the door.
There was grim smile about the firm
Jaws, and a satisfied glitter in the
keen eyes The Wolf had found his
prey, and the dismay of the sheep at
the sight of his fangs gave him salts
faction instead of distress.
The King of the Street honored me
with royal nod.
There seems to have been a little
surprise for somebody on the Board
this morning" he suggested.
Il heard something about it on the
street" | admitted.
1t was a good plan and worked
well. Let me see your memoranda of
purchases"
| gave him my slips.
He looked over them with growing
b perpleXity in his face.
Here's twelve thousand five hun
dred shares of Omega"
Yes"
You paid too much for that first
lot" He was still porting over the list.
It's easier to see that now than
them" | suggested dryly.
Humph! yes. But there's some
thing wrong here" He was compar-
ing my list with another in his hand.
"There!" | thought; my confound-
cd ignorance has made mess of it."
But | spoke with all the confidence /
could assume: What's the matter,
now?"
Eleven thousand and twelve thou
sand five hundred make twenty-three
thousand five hundred; and here are
sales of Omega this morning Of thirty
three thousand eight hundred and
thirty" He seemed to be talking
more to himself than to me, and to be
far from pleased
"How's that? | don't understand"
was all in the dark over his musings.
Il picked up eleven thousand shares
in the other Boards this morning, and
twelve thousand five hundred through
YOU, but somebody has taken in the
other ten thousand" The King of the
Street seemed puzzled and, | thought,
a little worried.
Well you got over twenty-three
thousand shares | suggested consol-
ingly. That's pretty good mornings
work.
The King of the Street gave me a
contemptuOus glance.
Don't be a fool, Wilton. I sold ten
thousand of those shares to myself"
A new light broke upon me- | was
getting lessons of one of the many
ways in which the market was manipu-
lated.
Then you think that somebody
else"
The King of the Street broke in
with grim smile.
Never mind what | think. I've got
the contract for doing the thinking
; for this job, and l reckon | can tend
TO it,"
The great Spectator was silent for
a few moments.
Il might as well be frank with you"
he said at last. You'll have to know
something to work intelligently.
must get control of the Omega Com
pany, and to do it I've got to have
more stock. I've been afraid of COM
bination against me. and l guess I've
struck it. | can't be sure yet, but
when those ten thousand shares were
gobbled up on a panicky market, Ill
bet there's something up"
who is in it?" asked politely.
They've kept. themselves covered"
said the King of the Street, "but I'll
have them out in the open before the
end. And then, my boy, you'll see the
fnr dvv
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-05-23
(To BE CoNTINUED)
Abstemiousness Paws.

The future is to the people who are
strictly sober. The Japanese. officers
and soldiers, fed on rice. and during
the great war from which they issued
victorious had only water to appease
tteir thirst.-Henri Rochefort in LIN.
TRANSLUCENT
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-05-23

Denver will erect royal tigers for
the Democratic convention. But they
will not be very serious tigers-simply
papier mache. They are like Bryan's
principles. They look fierce, but
there's not much in them.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-05-23

1t Is limited that Mr.. Bryan is not
going to do anything to prevent the
New York donkey from kicking itself
to death. Mr.. Bryan has now and
then taken a very sensible stand In
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-30
AFTER THE EXPRESS COMPANIES
Injunction Prohibiting Them From
Transporting Property on Franks.

Chicago.-Judge Kohlsaat in the
United States Circuit court issued an
Injunction against the National, Amer
lean, Wells-Fargo, United States and
Adams Express companies restraining
them from issuing express franks and
from transporting property in inter
state commerce in exchange for
franks.
The court declares that issuance of
franks by the companies is violation
of the interstate commerce law. Fed.
eral District Attorney Sims regards
the decision of special Importance for
the reason that the cases against the
express companies depended largely
upon the construction placed upon the
restriction against passes contained
In the railroad rate law. The suits
were brought, Mr.. Sims said, to settle
questions growing out of the applica-
tlon OF interstate commerce laws to
express companies.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-30
WILL NOT WAR WITH CASTRO
Public Sentiment Not in Favor
Punitive Measures Against Ven.
zueia.

Observation-Disclosures Il
cials have practically abandoned d
expectation that the senate will at hi
session of congress authorize d.
president to take punitive measua
against Venezuela for her refusal /
refer to arbitration the disputa
claims of American citizens and %
porations against that country. \
the papers in the case are before y
senate committee on foreign relation
and ample time has been given fOrl
thorough consideration of the mats
Public opinion as to the merits Of y
controversy has not developed to q!
great extent, the officials say, as an
suit of the publication of this corn
spondence, and for this reason y
senate committee probably does n
feel justified in acting. Persons 4
firms having commercial Interests
Venezuela which would be adverse
affected by punitive measures h1
urged that nothing be done, while 4
sentiment has developed in favor
drastic action.
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Advocate Fire and Sword.

Medicine Hat, Alberta-At the N
OF the nine members of the u
known as "Dreamers," for burnH
John Lehr's home. south of here U
testimony revealed that members
the order had to obey the instr
tions of the leader who ordered
followers to destroy LehrNs home y
slay his family at midnight becan
Lehr refused to join the consrel
ton and was a hereto. MlchE
Brost's testimony was the most Y
sational. He said the members
the sect believed in destroying
who did not agree with them Y
that he knew Of acts of incendlal'1l
committed by them.
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HOUSE WRECKED !
BYDYNAM|TE|I
Attempt Made to Assassin,,. b
Witness in the San FraDe;,,. :
Bribery Cases.
House Completely Wrecked an.
lily Have Narrow Escaps = -
Death, a Boy Being the o,,
One Injured as Hesu.
Of Explosion.

Oakland.-An evident atteu..
made upon the life of J. L. Can.
one Of the main witnesses a.
prosecution in the San Francis, !
berry cases, at the home of Winl,n
s. Schenck, his brother-in.law IN y
land. on Wednesday night, vhs,
huge bomb placed in the porch /.
ploded and tore away the wbole -
of the house.
Gallagher was upstairs with nj, :,
at the time, and Schenck wao /.
rear room with his wife and :.
children and DR.. Guy Brown An !.
capped but one boy, who was MI
the neck by a flying missile n,
none was killed was little sbo,, .
miracle. Gallagher's hat :.
pierced by a splinter, and taken ,,,
as souvenir. The house was ~,
pletely wrecked.
The report was heard all over n,
land, and many windows in the ne'
borhood were broken and a po,t i
longing to the porch was hurled \
feet away. Gallagher was a men,,
of the board of supervisors Of :,
Francisco who confessed to receIvIp
bribes. He was chairman Of b
finance committee and, ACCORDING
his testimony, acted as an interus
iary between Abraham Ruef and 4,
members of the board.
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Abandoned Attempt TO Hold Up Train
After Stopnina II.

Butte,-Another attempt to hold up
the north coast limited train, west
bound, the crack overland flyer of the
Northern Pacific railway, was made
Thursday morning at point between
Welch's Spur and Homestake, fifteen
miles east of Butte, the scene of the
recent hold up of the north coast,
when Engineer Frank Grow was mur-
dered and his fireman shot through
the arm.
Several torpedo explosions brought
the train to a stop in very rough
portion of the country. Engineers
Hanscomb and Gear suspected some
thing wrong in the stopping of the
train in that locality, and both men
observed extreme caution in alight-
ing, Evidently the nerve OF the
would-be bandits failed when they
saw that hold-up was suspected. as
the four men, with guns in their
hands, disappeared among the rocks
In the direction of Butte.
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EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
First Received Assurance From Attor'
ney General That Measure was
Not Repuunant to Constitution.

washington-President Roosevelt
on Wednesday signed the employers
liability bill upon receiving an opin-
ion from Attorney General Bonaparte
that the measure was constitutional.
The bill makes railroads or other
common carriers, while engaged In In
terstate commerce, liable for the IN
Jury or death of an employe II the
injury or death results in whole or In
part from the negligence OF any OF the
officers, agents or employees OF sucn
carriers or by reason of any defect
or insufficiency in equipment. This
provision is made applicable to car
riers In the territories, the District Of
Columbia, the Panama canal zone and
other possessions Of the United
States.
1t is provided that in any action
brought under the provisions of the
bill the injured employe shall not be
held to have assumed the risk OF his
employment in any case where the
violation by the carrier of any statute
enacted for the safety of employees
contributed to the injury or death Of
the employe. Any contract, rule, reg
ulation or device to enable the carrier
to exempt itself from liability under
'he act is rendered void by specific
declaration to that end Provision is
made, however, that the carrier shall
receive credit for any contribution
made to the employe or his family in
fhe form OF insurance, relief, benefit
or indemnity. An action for the re-
:overy of damages must be com,
menced within two years from the
date of the cause of the suit
In his opinion the attorney general
indicates that the bill is confined in
Its scope to common carriers by rail-
road" as distinguished from the act
declared unconstitutional by the SUI
preme court, which embraced "all
common carriers engaged in interstate
commerce and foreign commerce"
The attorney general then shows
through court decisions and constitu-
tonal interpretations that this restric-
ton does not make the act repugnant
tc the constitution. but is in line with
state statutes which have been upheld
IN the highest tribunals.
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CABRERA ORDERS
MANY EXECUTIONS
President of Guatemala Takes De-
cisive Action in Dealing With
Band of Conspirators.
Eighteen OF the Ringleaders Have
Been Shot to Death and More
Executions viii Probably Fol-
low--Mllitsry In Control
OF the City.

Guatemala City.-President Cabrera
himself is authority for the statement
that eighteen of the ringleaders in
the conspiracy against him already
have been shot to death and that
! probably more executions would for.
low.
President Cabrera. against whose
life an attempt was made by students
on Monday, received the representa-
tives Of the various powers on Thurs
day and made a lengthy statement to
them that he had unearthed an exten-
sive conspiracy against him that led
up to his attempted assassination. He
declared that eighteen OF the leaders
had been killed by his orders, and
that the death penalty would be
meted out to others at the hands of
the military. Among these are the
men imprisoned year ago. Having
been implicated in plot to asssassi-
nate the president, they were SEN
fenced to death, but sentence had not
been carried out President Cabrera
said that he had proofs that ma
jority of these prisoners were impli-
Gated In the new attempt against his
life and that they would be executed
without delay.
Although there is surface tran
guilty here, conditions really are Sc
rious. The military Is in control OF
the city and a partial suspension of
business has resulted. The revolu-
tionary feeling is strong in many
quarters and there are those who will
not hesitate to go to any length or
face any danger in their efforts to
make away with the president.
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Twenty.eIaht Are MISSING

London.-The total number of dead
and missing of the Gladiator's crew as
result OF a collision between the
American liner St. Paul and the Brit.
ish cruiser of the Isle of Wight is
twenty-eight. TIL opinion among ship
ping men and naval officers and Off.
ciafs appears to be unanimous that
the accident was unavoidable, being
one of the chances OF the sea which
all seamen must risk. Ali witnesses
OF the disaster agree practically that
both crews behaved as well as posi-.
BILE.
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Taft Has No Intention of ResIanlno.

Washington.-"The story is wholly
unauthorized" declared Secretary OF
War Taft when his attention was
called to the statement from Havana
stating that Thomas p. Egan of Gin
cinnati, in an interview, is quoted as
saying positively that Secretary Taft
would resign Immediately if nominal.
ed at the Chicago convention, and
that Governor Magoon of Cuba would
succeed him as secretary of war. The
secretary added that, so far as he
knew, there was no foundation for the
statement
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-30
TORNADO STRIKES
THE SUNNY SOUTH
Two Hundred and Fifty Residents
Of Alabama, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi Meet Death.
Mo-t Of Those Killed We're Negroes
Whose Flimsy Cab Iere Swept
Away Like So Paper
Property Loss Enormous.

Atlanta, Ga.-Reports indicate that
at least $50 persons were killed and
about 400 injured in storms OF great
violence which passed over sections OF
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on
Friday. Several towns we're almost
totally swept away and the property
damage will run into large figures.
Most of those killed were negroes,
whose cabins were swept away like
80 much paper.
Natchez, Miss, reports that of sixty
four persons killed in that section only
two were whites.
Late reports from Amite, small
town in southeastern Louisiana, say
that the town was almost entirely de-
stroyed and the estimates place the
number killed at between twenty-five
and fifty. while at least seventy-fiye
were injured.
At McLain Miss. eight are reported
to have been killed; at Vidalia, La,
one white woman and six negroes are
dead at Quitman Landing eleven ne
groes were killed; at Purvis' Landing,
Miss, three whites and nine negroes
we're victims of the storm, and reports
of from one to five deaths come from
many towns scattered over the storm.
swept area.
In Louisiana ii is estimated that a
score of small towns were destroyed
or partially wrecked. They include
Amlte City, Arcadia and Independ-
ence. while Belle Grove, Velton, Lor.
man, Pine Ridge, Quitman Landing,
Fairchilds Greek, Purvse and Lum.
berton, Miss. are reported seriously
damaged by the storm.
In Alabama, Dora was the chief suf.
ferer This town is also known as
Bergen. Four or more persons were
killed Fifty persons at the lowest
estimate were injured. Those most
seriously hurt were carried to hos
pitals in Birmingham, Ala.
Richland and Lamourie, La, were
struck by the storm and nearly fifth
of their population injured.
Winchester, Miss, small town, is
reported wiped out, though only two
persons are known to have been
killed.
Mobile reported nine dead in Hat
tiesburg, Miss.
What appears to have been two diff
ferent tornadoes also struck western
Alabama, one claiming six victims at
Bergen and Thomas sawmill, small
places, and another striking Alberville,
where thirty persons are reported to
have been killed.
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General Linevltch. Dead.

st. observation-disclosures Gen
eral Linevitch, aide de camp to En-.
peror Nicholas and commander of the
First Manchurian army, died from
pneumonia Thursday evening. He had
been i'll little over week, and on
several occasions, serious symptoms
OF heart failure had manifested them.
selves. Tuesday he had serious at
tack of heart failure, from which,
however, he recovered sufficiently, but
Ii was found necessary to perform an
operation, after which the patient
gradually became weaker.
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Many Victims of Storm,

Atlanta. Ga.-Belated reports from
Alecon, Miss, say that fifteen persons
were killed in that neighborhood and
number of others injured in Fridays
cyelonic disturbances. Much property
destruction was also reported Mrs.
j. c. Coleman, 5-year-old child of
w. L. Bobbo and Emmett Russell died
in a hospital at Albertville Sunday.
as result of injuries received in FRI.
days storm, making a total of eleven
whites and two negroes dead at that
place. A second violent storm swept
Fort Deposit, Ala, Sunday.
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Attempt to Wreck Train.

Philadelphia.-An attempt to wreck
The Pottsville express on the Pennsyl'
vania railroad by precipitating the
train from a high bridge at Mana.
yunk, into the Snhuylkill river, was
frustrated Thursday night by the ac-
cidental discovery of a steel rail laid
across the tracks and the fact that a
OF the rails spread in such a manner
as to insure a derailment. The at.
tempt to wreck the express is be-
lieved to have been made by dis
chraged foreign trackmen.
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eubOnIe PLAQUE in uenszu.,.

caracas Venezuela.-Tbe nrovo
rnse ana continuance of suspicious
spldemic at La Guaira, which bas
oauseu s,S a number of deaths, has de-,
".ueu some steamship companies not
w ADMIT passengers from that nort %
hauo .S ulhers have resolved not In
nave nav, their vessels call there at all
nerH,oIn m Inalady has been described AZ
pbvsic,ou pbbicious Fever. DR., Peraza. a Ioca,
montSa ISaah' diagnosed the disease soma soma
this bs ago as hubonic plague For
Mondar was at once thrown into taiI
"i0Nuay' however, he was liberateS1 1a''
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Lads Charged With Attempting to Rob
a Great Northern Train.

Butte, Mont,-Two youths, each car,
rylng revolver and rifle, have been
arrested at Basin, in connection with
the attempted hold-up of a Great
Northern train. The suspects say they
are George Long and Fred Anderson
and give their home as Meaderville. a
suburb of Butte. They claim to have
been en- route to the Basin smelter TO
ask FOR work. They could give no sat.
isfactory explanation of their heavy
armament. The suspects are bows "a
and 16 years of age, respectively