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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

the general manager thus been called
upon to act.
The board of inquiry does it's work
quickly and not infrequently a news
paper representative is a member
The newspapers are furnished with
a correct bulletin of the facts. This
practice has greatly diminished the
newspaper appetite for wreck data,
unless the accident is in reality a big
story.
The effect upon the discipline has
been marked, for every man in the
operating department knows that If
he is derelict in his duty his home
community will know of it, and he
will be discredited among his friends.
Men can stand being hauled onto the
carpet in the general managers
office, but they cannot stand the light
of local publicity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
The Field Of Sports.

C. M. Daniels won the mile A. A. U.
swimming championship at Sleeps
head Bay.
Fair Play was defeated by Angelus
in the Oriental Handicap at the
Gravesend track.
Fall rowing practice at Yale has
begun on the harbor for both Varsity
and Freshmen candidates. The cross
country squad also began work with
light practice at Yale Field track.
. Members of the Manhasset Bay
Yacht Club will build a new one de-
sign class Tor use during the season
Of 1898.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
Russia's Naval Budget
Amounts to $44 ,067 800

st. Petersburg. Russia.-The ma
val budget was submitted to the Du-
mua. 1t amounts to s44.067,500. an
increase over last year of $G16, 900.
The construction account Is $780,
900, of which s3,771,000 is for new
construction. This decrease is due
to the fact that the appropriation for
construction of 1908 has not been
touched. The present program In
cludes the building Of four battle
ships, five torpedo boat destroycrs
and three submarines.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
Whole Village Frozen to
Death in Siberia

Seattle, Wash.-Frozen stiff and
having evidently been dead for long
time. all the inhabitants Of a village
of Siberian Esquimaus were found
on the Siberian coast by a party OF
Indians who went in canoe last
June to see their comrades. Their
provisions exhausted, the Esquimaus
had eaten the walrus skin covers
from their houses and the clothing
that covered them. This tale Is told
by the Rev Edward 0. Campbell, q
Presbyterian missionary
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
Same In The End.

when you feel any temptations
comir' along" said the friend and
adviser, you mus say, Get thee
benin me- Satan
"Da's what | done said" answer
ed Mr.. Erastus Pinkley; IAN den
l 'magines | hyuhs Satan answer
me back, Da's all right. Yves both
gwine de same way, an it don make
no difference to me, no how which
leads de puhcessiol.' Washington
Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
New York in 1000.

Stranger-"What's the excitement
over there?"
Greatest discovery Of the
age. Workmen digging into the con-
crete and iron strata have just come
upon a vein OF real dirt! '-Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
Oh, These Reporters!

What were your impressions of
Atlantic City," asked the reporter.
Il do not understand how that
could interest the public" replied
the titled alien.
Why" explained the reporter,
you're peer, and in this peerless
country if a peer appear at a pier
and peer, of course we'd like tc
know how it struck him. "-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
PERUNA ADVISED FOR
SUDDEN COLDS.
It Should Be Taken According to Dr.
rections on the Bottle, at the
First Appearance of the Cold.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Sept, l9ol.-Last
winter caught sudden cold tchtch de-
veL0ped into an unpleasant catarrjt
of the head and throat, depriving me Of my
appetite and usual good spirits. A friend
who had been cured by Peruna advised me
to try it and | sent for bottle at once,
and | am glad to say that in three days
my appetite returned and within nine days
I was in my usual good health.
Miss Helen Sauerbier
Peruna is an old and well tried remedy
for colds. No woman should be with.
out it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
Japan,s Clock Industry.

Japan has thirty-two timepiece fac
tories, of which twenty-five are in
Nagoya, one in Toxic and six in
Osaka. The annual output is 209.-
1O2 standing clocks. 441.755 hang
ing clocks. 1890 watches. represent
ing a value of S794,900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
Admit Their Age.

In Japan women have to admit
their true age. A woman dresses &C
cording to her age. She wears gold
pins until she is twenty-five. At thir-
ty the pins are white. merely spotted
with gold. and at forty she wears
plain shell combs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
Definition Worth Repeatinr.

"Can you tell me what steam is?'
asked the examiner.
why, sure, SIR" replied Patrick,
confidently. Steam why-er-
it's wather thot's gone crazy wild the
heat. "-Everybody's Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16


my back was weak
and rheumatic. Pains
ran through my back,
hips and limbs. /
could hardly get
about and lost much
sleep. The action of
the kidneys was much
disordered. l began
using Doan's Kidney
Pills, and the result
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
To Drive Out Malaria and EssM5 Up
tho System

Take tho Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LEss CHILL TOXIC. Yot know wa.aB you
are taking. The fornala is pitialy printed
On every bottle, showing it is ss;a.,iy clsai-
nine and Iron in a tssteioss form, assd the
most ciectuai form. For grown people
and childros Sd,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

Hicks Caputiine Cures Nervousness,
Whether tired out, worried, overworked, or
what not, II rcfreshes the brain and
nerves. It's Liquid and pleasant TO take.
loc., Csc, and zoe. at drug stores.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

The particular thing woman is
Freud about her children is that
other people are 30 mean they won't
admit how proud she ought to be OF
them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

CaYxGfHc Cures Indigestion PaAss,
Eelckins. Sour Stomach, and IiegSA,wn,
frers whatever eauso. It's Lg,Nd. Rejects
Immediately. Doctors prescfibe %. No.,
Se.. and Soc. at drag stores.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

The more poetry man puts into
being engaged to girl the more
prose Fate will put into their mar
riagc.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

was remarkable. The kidney action
became normal, the backache ceased
and my health is now unusually
good"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

But it isn't the unexpected that
happens when bold man steals a
kiss from young widow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

And the man who thinks he knows
it all soon shows how little he really
does know.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

Give q stubborn man his way and
he will credit you with having good
judgment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

Trouble is a blessing in keeping
you from getting into bigger trouble
because you have enough.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

oysters thrive best In water con-
tanning less than four per csu... o.
kalt,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16
DRAGs you DOWN.
Baclkeche and Kidney Trouble Slowly
Wear One Out.

Mrs. R. Grouse, Fayette ST.. Man
chester, Iowa, says: For two years
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

Too Modest To Test Him.
Don't you think Fred is awfully
modesto"
Don't know. I've never been i'm
modest enough to find out"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-16

a DvERTIsE IN THIS PAPER II WILL. PAY
Is N u AZ
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25
MARSHALL FIELD E COMPANY.

Marshall Field & Company carry
S10OOO.OOO Insurance. and IRE said to
have outstanding accounts due them on
the first OF April of each year. when
tax schedules are fled. Of $4,000. 900
In the wholesale and S3,OOO.00O In their
retail store.
Yet they are only taxed on $4,000. 900.
The S1G.OOO.OOO Insurance probably
stands for S?O.OOO.0OO worth OF prop.
crty and the 100000 In outstanding
accounts makes a total Of S2S,O0O.OOO.
As the Arm Is only taxed on &c..
100000 by the assessors, these figures
would show S2c.OOO.OOO escaping taxa.
tl0n.
This $c?.OOOO0O has to be made up
somewhere. and It Ia made by taxing
the real estate Of the small property
owner to the limit.
Marshall Field & Company have NIB.
s0rbed the business Of 80 many scores
OF small dealers. and have occupied 70
much alley and sidewalk space belong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

Review, II 1t wishes, can ascertain how
much stock he owns In each, or what
ChlcagOans do own 1t, as 1t Is taxable:
Armour car lines,
Armour Grain Company,
Central Leather Company,
q. II. Hammond Company,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
United States Leather Company,
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Rail.
way Company,
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co., Hutchinson.
Kansas.
Northwestern National Fire Insur.
ance Company, Of Milwaukee. Wis
Omaha Packing Company,
Prusslan National Insurance Com.
pany, of Stettin Germany.
Mr.. Louis r. Swift 10 q director In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25
Enormous Holdings by Armour People in
Big Concerns Outside Chicago Attract
Much Attention.
The Small Taxpayers Are Very Much In.
terested in the Developments Of
This Great Wealth,
Yet the Chicago Assessors Gould Only Find
Two and One-half Millions
to Tax.

"Chicago Securities for 1907 gives
the following facts about Armour &
Company, OH page $50.
Armour 4 Company, organized I'm.
der the laws Of Illinois, April IL, 1000.
Capital stock, S20,O0O,OOO.
Property-The plants controlled by
the corporation are the packing houses.
fertilizer works. glue factory, soap fac.
tory and hair factory In Chicago, and
the packing houses In South Omaha,
Sioux City, East st. Louis and Fort
Worth. Tho Importance Of the pack.
Ing houses and plants controlled by tho
organization Is known all over the
civilized world. The glue factory Is
one Of the largest in the country. The
soap factory Is also operated on a
large scale.
Although the capital alone Of this
great concern Ii s2O.O00.00O the asses.
sors could only find s2,5OO.OOO Of per.
sonal property belonging to It.
The legal tax on $?O.OOO,OOO Is $780,.
900.
The tax on $2.5OO.OOO IL $4,000.
50 the people lose In taxes on the
capital Of this concern alone $245,OOO
every year.
This makes total Of back taxes due
for five years. according to Supreme
Court rulings In other cases, Of 81, 225,.
600.
This does not include the amount Of
taxes due present and back ON the
stock Of Armour & Company Of New
Jersey,
Armour car lines,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
Union Stock Yards OF Omaha,
And a number OF other equally val.
liable concerns owned by 1t.
The personal property Of Armour 4
Company, outside OF Its capital stock
mounts up towards $GO.OOOIOOO and
may exceed that sum, us this corpora.
tiOn, unlike Swift & Company, does
not furnish Its figures to "Chlcago Sc.
curltles." Armour & Company owns
great deal OF stock In outside Cor.
poratiOns, every dollar Of which Ia
taxable here In Chicago. Among Others
Armour & Company, OF New Jersey.
The following taken from pages ?01
and 202 Of the report Of the United
States Commissioner Of Corporations,
tells us something upon this subject :
"The New Jersey corporation was
formed for the purpose Of transacting
certain business which the Illinois cor
poratiOn was not authorized to trans
act. Armour l. Company, Of New Jer'
sey operates practically all the branch
houses for the sale Of beef and other
packing house products supplied by
Armour 4 Company, Of Illinois. 1t also
owns the Armour packing houses at
Sioux City and Fopt Worth. For con-
venlence the accounts Of Armour 6
Company, of New Jersey are carried
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

the following. How much stock does
he own? At all events he can give the
Board Of Review much valuable In.
formation:
Union Stock Yards Company.
Fowler Brothers, Limited.
Libby, McNelll and Libby.
National Packing Company.
st. Louis National Stock Yards Com.
pany.
Swlft's Refrigerator Transportation
Company.
Hollis Cold Storage Company.
Illinois Cattle Co."nany.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
South San Fran"isus land and In.
vestment Compan,.
Springfield Provision Company.
Swlft's S.rullzer Works.
Western Meat Compan..
~
The Beef True y worse than aver
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

fresh water commerce. It Ia the big.
gest ana best dock In the greatest city
on the whole chain Of the great lakes
What do you suppose the Goodrich
folks pay the city for this valuable
property:
Only 5000 year rental!
From period to period the lease has
been renewed. WITHOUT ADVER.
TIsEMENT. and always ut the same
old figure.
The last lease or agreement" was
drawn up by the city bureau Of com.
pensatiOn. 1t Is OF date Of May ],
1905. AMI runs for three years, or until
1909.
%eA
Tho leasing by the city Of .se great
Goodrich dock. east Of Rush street
bridge. for the paltry sum Of $1,000
per wear. without advertising for bids,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

In order to show the favorltism
shown to Marshall Field & Company
In the matter of personal property AS
sessment, Tho Eagle subjolns 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??, 1908-01-25

on the books Of Armour & Company,
Of Illinois. TO ascertain the business
transactions of the New Jersey cor.
poratlon, 1t Is merely necessary to taks
the accounts relating to the branch
houses and those relating to the Fort
Worth and Sioux City packing houses.
The company, however, Is genuine
one. having large actual assets Of it,
own, not mere paper name. It has
no separate books and no profits sep.
arate from those appearing In the nc.
counts Of Armour 4 Company, Of I'LL.
nOls."
How long the people Of Chicago will
continue to pay high taxes while con.
Germs like this escape as they do. 10
problematlcal.
~A'
Samuel Mclloberts should tell all
when called before the Board Of Re.
view.
The Board Of Review states that the
personal property Of Chicago Is only
worth $0s.OOO,OOO. Chicago Securities.
for 1907, In the report Of Swift & Co..
page $50. prints their 1900 statement,
which shows resources In quick assets
personal property-of $02.7l6OOO.
The Board Of Review shows that all
the personal property In Chicago 10
only worth S0s,OOO,OOO. In Swift 4
Co.'S report. Treasurer Carton says
that every dollar Of Swift's capital
stock OF $50,OOO,OOO Is worth Sl.c5 per
81. This would make the total value
Of Swift's stock SG2,5OO.OOO. The value
Of all the personal property In Chicago
is only $0S.OOOOOO. according to the
Board Of Review. Estimating the Nor.
rls estate at $35,OOO,OOO and the Swift
stock at $62,5OO,OOO makes S97,5OOOO.
within 100000 Of the $0S,OOOOO
which was all the personal wealth the
Board of Review could lind In the
whole city OF Chicago.
The Board Of Review should sum.
mon Alessrs. Armour. Swift. Carton,
Meeker and the rest and ind out Just
how much stock Of outside companies
Is owned by their corporations.
Joliet Is yawnlng for some Of the
taX-AXing gentlemen.
~6
In the meantime. the poor real estate
owners Of Chicago are getting the full
benefit Of the tax lodging tactics Of
the big milllOnaires. Rea! estate taxes
We're never 80 high In Chicago's his
tory. The poor man must pay, but the
rich fellow escapes with his untaxed
fortune.
Henry +. Darlington should give up
what he knows when the Board Of
| Review asks him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

property. The reader will note the
difference between the Field assess.
ment and the insurance carried, ana
then figure ont how much taxation this
public spirited concern escapes:
Marshall Field 4 Company-Assess.
ment Is addresses, $5,35O.0OO; insur-
ance, Sl6.00O.OOO.
Carson, Prize. Scott & Co.-Assess.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25
HERE'S THE RESULT.

100000 more than Swift & Company
alone had on hand on January !, 1907,
according to Chicago Securities"
pages $50 to 3i1.
The poor real estate owner has to
bear all the burden of supporting the
government, of making improvements
and of protecting the property and in.
,crtst Of the taX.dodging rich!
Talk about 'slngle tax" The real
estate owners of Chicago are the vic
lions of the most ubiquitous single tax
IN the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25
GOODRICH TRANSIT co.

The Goodrich Transit Company Is 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 4. W. Goodrich
and ask him who owns It. Mr.. Good.
rich ought to know and the people want
to know.
%>
Who does the fine work for the
Goodrich Steamboat gang at the City
Hall?
1t Is not generally known that the
dock used by the great Goodrich inter-
ests Is city property. 1t ID. at River
street. with n dock frontage OF 30:
feet. with a depth ranging from ~ TO
43 feet.
This dock Is the very State street OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

astounds everyone. In the opinion Of
able lawyers, the very fact that bids
were not advertised for invalldatcs the
lease. This lease Is worth from
$4,000 to 100000 a year to the city.
Us 1t is the very best dock property on
the whole chain Of lakes. Several people
would gladly bid SoO.OO0 for 1t IL they
were given chance. This sort OF
business Is played out with the public
and the facts once understood will
arouse storm Of Indignation.
The Goodrich gang have oil their
steamboats, registered from Duluth.
Minnesota. from which port they
"hail." although they do not run to It.
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??, 1908-01-25
Il. Wilson, Arthur Meeker, 3. Nc
Roberts and L. A. Carton.


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 corr
porations owned In Chicago, which
they have knowledge Of:
]. Ogden Armour.
Louis 4. Swift.
John A. Spoor.
Laurence A. Carton.
Arthur Meeker.
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Armour are both
reported to be publIc.spirited.
They should both be willing to help
In this matter.
They can, II they will, help great
deal by telling the Board Of Review
what they know.
Mr.. Armour 10 q director In the fol.
lowing corporations and the Board Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25
STATE STREET STORES

ment, $l,0S3,TlG; Insurance. S2.45O,O 600
Mandel Brothers-Assessment, $500
900; insurance, $1,O5O,OOO.
Slegel, Cooper 4 CO.-Assessmcnt,
100000; insurance, Sl,O5O.OOO.
Rothschild 4 CO.--Assessment, 1926.
600: insurance, $555,OOO.
acknowledgements. $25O,OOO; in.
surance, 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

Ing to the public that the concern Is
really great public instltution--of a
certain kind.
Then again. Marshall Field & Com.
pany are In favor Of n high pressure
water system which will cost the tax.
payers millions of dollars to install.
But we do not hear OF small mer.
chants shouting for high pressure water
system.
The collection Of over S3.O00.000 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 OH his per.
sonal property. lie was. It Is further
charged. permitted to evade the pay.
mcnt OF over $2.OOO.OOO taxes during
the Inst eight years Of his life. "All
Of this" the letter says, "was made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

As a result of successful tax-dodglns
by rich corporations, Chicago real es.
tpte pays nearly all the taxes.
4 summary Of tho 1907 real estate
and personal assessments, assessed val.
nations. IL as follows:
Real estate .$346,S41, 7GO
Personal property .... 0S,3i3,loo
S445,1S4,015
The Assessors and Reviewers could
only find $0S,OOO.OOO worth Of personal
property In Chicago to tax, or only &c..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

Only Ono "BROMO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Look for the signature OF Il. W. GROVE.
Used the World over to Cure Cold In One
bay. 25c.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

shall tax. Is It? Who gave them this
d;Sy-aeea:5 Sower? Not the laws OF
Illinois.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

j. Ogden Armour would make a
startling and valuable Board .: Re-
view witness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

good by the smaller taxpayers OF Chi.
cago to their great loss and injury"
~e6~
Marshall Field & Company are only
valued at 100000 by the assessors,
and taxed Oh one.ilfth of 1t. In view
Of this fact. It Is Interesting to note
the Insurance carried by this ilrm.
which Is Us follows:
State street section 5000. 100000
Wabash avenue section go. 100000
Wholesale ................. 100000
Madison street ........... 100000
Fixtures ........ ... WO,CO
Warehouse. Polk street and
tie River .......... S,OOO,OUO
Total ..... $4,000. 900
These figures take no notice Of Tho
fa.. that the insurance IL supposed to
cover but so per cent Of the real value.
h.ch would make the assessors val.
uatlon appear about $l4.OOO0OO shy Of
tho true figure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

One Of the tax!nc officials of Cook
County says that 1t 10 discretionary
with taxing officers Az to what they
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25
THE PUBLIC BE D. i

good by the smaller taxpayers OF Chi.
cago to their great loss and injury"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

Henry +. Darlington should give up
what he knows when the Board Of
Review asks him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-25

The Board Of Review should sum.
mon Messrs. Armour, Swift. Carton,
Meeker and the rest and find out 1ust
how much stock Of outside companies
Is owned by their corporations.