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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

he own3 At all events hs can give the
Board ot Review much valuable infer
nation:
Union Stock Yards. Chicago.
Fowler Brothers, Limited
Libby. AcNeill 3 Libby.
National Packing Company.
Ct Louis National stock Yards Cour
pany.
swifts Rsfrissrator Isansportation.
Company.
Hollis Cold Storage Company.
Illinois Cattle Company.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
south San Francisco Land I In
provement Company.
Springfield Provision Company.
Hwifts Fertiliser WorkA
Western Msae Company.
The Beef Trust and its pals got q
fine showing up from Dr.. John y.
CrOwell Of New York, associate editor
Of the Wall Street Journal, who spoke
before the social and economic section,
OF the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science In Cobb Hall,
University Of Chicago, Dec. 81, 1907.
',The leaders Of the great enterprises
today probably do not adequately ap.
preciate the smOlderlng fury Of dlscOn.
tent which their own management Of
business has steadily engendered," DR..
CrOwell continued. I'VE are educating
our children In the public schools to
point where society will neither toler.
ate nor endure the perpetuation Of an,
economic lie. A lie means war.
'The high prices Of to-day are q
manifestation Of that economic lie. we.
read that the prices Of hogs are going
down, but pork does not. That 10 but
one Of many instances back Of which
Is cupidity and interruptions specula.
tiOn.
'.rhis discomfort Of the masses ls not
confined to any one section. 1t 10 not
typical OF New York. Chicaso or San
Francisco. It 10 national. The disturb.
ances which eliminated In the French
revolution were Parisian. That was q
tsmpest In teapot compared with the
far-reaching. deep-rOOted discontent In
this country that has sprung from the
encroachment Of the speculative spirit
upon industrial and commercial fields.
'.rhe hoggishness Of corporate greed
has done more than anything else to
bring conditions to the danger point In
American society. 1t is time to take
heed. The bandit must be prevented
from getting away with his booty. for
the people are beginning to realize the
extent to whacA they have been swim
dlod."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

ton a statement Ia made that the tax
rate on personal property has been
raised over 81 on every hundred dol.
lars Of valuation.
OF course this does not apply to the
multl.millionaire tax dodgers who have
10 much influence with the assessor&
They escape lightly. and the burden
falls on tho poor.
The tables Of rates for the various
parts Of the cOunty's personal property
taxes for 1900 aud 1907 show a gen.
eral increase Of taxation throughout.
The tables are ~ follows:
1909. 1907.
South Town, Hyde Park
and Town Of Lake ....$6,577 $7.?O
NOrtn TOWN ............. O,1l1 1.O1
Lake View .............. 87l7 I'll
West IOwu ............ 1OIS J.JO
Lake View residents must pay the
highest tax.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

Swift & Company, the great corpora.
tiOn which the assessors only valued
last year at $3,OOO,OOO. reports that 1t
has over $lOOOOO.O0O In quick assets on
hand this year. Read Its annual re-
port and draw your own conclusions.
The tax rate Is seven per cent ON
One-fifth of the actual cash value.
This would make Swift & Company
legally liable to tax Of $l,4OO,OOO a
year. This would help out the other
taxpayers some, II 1t was paid.
But the kind assessors only value
Swift 4 Company's $lU,OOO.OOO plant
ut $3,OOO,OOO, which makes their an
nual tax only $4,000.
Quite a loss to the city In the dif.
ference between $4,000 and 100000.
The funny part Of 1t Is that In
eliminating the rich fellows the asses
sors could only find $06.OOO,OOO worth
of personal property In all Chicago last
year. -Four millions less than the re-
sources OF Swift & Company.
The annual meeting OF the stOckhOld-
ers OF Swift 4 Company was held at
the offices OF the company at the Union
Stock Yards January 2, 1908.
Treasurer l.. 4. Cartons report states
that the turnover or gross business
of the company aggregated $25O,OOO,'
600 during the year.
The financial report shows a surplus
at the close OF the year amounting to
$l5,2OO,0OO, which Is an increase of
$2,SO3,00c compared with the previous
year These figures, after allowing
about 81 100000 for depreciation, which
was the amount written of, indicate
earnings OF substantially 1860 per cent
on 100000 capital stock, out of
which the company paid Z per cent In
value of each share OF stock Is figured
dividends during the year.
There was an increase of $6,065, ,0O5
with the preceding year, and the book
In the value of quick assets compared
The financial report for the year end
at $780,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

Of this State Is subject to taxation here,
although the corporation has paid
taxes thereon In the State OF Its crea.
ton. Greenleaf vs.. Board of Review,
lS4 ILL.,, 22S.
II am, therefore, Of the opinion that
the note and mortgage In question 10
taxable in this State.
"Very respectfully.
wv. II. STEAD,
Attorney General"
From the above 1t will be seen that
the Board OF Assessors and Board Of
Review have not legitimate peg to
stand on In their refusal to assess the
personal property Of man like Ar.
mour, for instance, ut not exceeding
100000.
~
The following, taken from page SO
Of the Chicago Health Densrtment
annual report for 1906, issued In 1907,
speaks for itself:
I'm addition to this the inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards have de-
str0yed 637,37S pounds OF cut meats.
Most OF this was returned from the
various branch houses or was confined
In the sausage rooms Of the large
packing houses, where 1t was being
made into sausage. The principal
cause for condemnation was decOm-
position. Most Of this meat is either
sour or slimy or In some cases even
putrld."
And in the face OF these facts, city
inspectors have been withdrawn from
the large packing houses"
There are too many "buslness men"
In politics for the peoples good.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

The following opinion by the Attor'
ney.General Of Illinois, vltally anects
the many millions of stock owned by
Armour and other Chicago multi'mii'
lionaires in outside corporations.
Mr.. Armour, 1t will be remembered
Is only taxed on one'fftE OF 100000.
"June %, 1903.
"IIon l.. VI. Eckert, States Attorney,
Princeton, III:
Dear Sir--I am in receipt or your
letter OF the 26th instant, inquiring
whether or not a note secured by mort
gage upon lands In a foreign state ana
owned by a resident Of this State can
be taxed in this State II 1t has been
taxed In foreign State.
"In reply thereto, would say that
all personal property owned by resi-
dents Of this State Is, unless exempted
by the provisions Of the statute, taxa
BILE here at TIE domlcile OF the owner.
Our court has held that stock in for
elgn corporation owned By resident
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

Elghty-Hve thousand wage earners
of Chicago have been notified to pay
assessments on their personal prop
erty, and accompanying the n0ti6ca.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

mOur's personal property at 100000.
The annual tax on 100000 II only
$2.8OO.
The difference between $500 and
81. 100000 In $1,307 900.
This would build a great many
schools and give great assistance to the
police and fire departments.
And think what II would amount to.
II. under the Supreme Court decisions,
the back taxes not paid are collected
from Mr.. Armour for Ave years.
Does the City Council ever pass any
resolutions to get this money?
Oh. no!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

The Beef Trust Is doing business at
the old stand and Is fixing and main
tanning a uniform price for meat In de.
fiance OF the injunction Of the United
States Supreme Court. When Will the
Trust magnates be sent to Jail for this
contempt of the highest tribunal In the
Ind?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

Totals ..... .$72,32O,034 $05,35a. 100
i. A. Carton, treasurer, said to the
stockholders:
"Beshles paying You per cent upon
your stock during the year and adding
an additional property value Of over
IS to each share, we have charged OF
to depreciation more than $l,0OOO0O.
''The turnover was accomplished by
our packing plants, supplemented by
$40 branch or distributing houses In
the United States, and hfty-four distrl.
butlng houses In foreign countries.
This turnover exceeds $3.50, 100000 In
value, ana was greater, both In ton.
mage and value per unit, than any pre-.
vious year In the history Of the com.
pany."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

they all want TO fight the effect and
not the cause OF the disease. Health
Department reports prior to the pres
ent regime, prove that 50 per cent OF
the tuberculosis comes from beef and
pork. Yet any inquiry In this direc'
ton is carefully barred.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

There are too many "busness men"
In politics for the peoples good.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
A DOUBLE HANGING
Two Murderers Pay Death Penalty In
PHILADELPHIA

Two Murderers Pay Death Penalty In
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, April S.-Max Soifer
and Joseph Tclrico were hanged in
Moyamensing prison.
Softer. a few weeks after he cele-
brated his eighteenth birthday, shot
and killed Annie Margolis in her home.
223 Christian street After firing two
shots into the girls brain. Softer turn
ed the revolver on himself and infict.
ed wounds that caused his life TO hang
in balance for many weeks. The
two were engaged to be married. The
date had been set, and the bride-to-bs
had prepared her wedding trousseau.
About this time Softer lost what
money he had in n business venture
and postponed the wedding. This was
the cause OF the murder.
Joseph Tolrico shot and killed Al.
fredo Ravello on Sunday evening,
April IA. He first shot at and missed
the dead mans sister. Adelina Ra-
vello. who was engaged 20 marry him.
AS he fired at girl she tainted.
Thinking he H. killed the gri, he
turned 70 fee. but was intercepted by
Alfredo Ravello. who attempted 20
take the weapon away from him. In
the scuftie Tolrico fired a bullet
through Ravello's heart
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
VOTE TO ALLOW DANCING
New York Methodist Conference Is
Against It's Prohibition.

New York Methodist Conference Is
Against It's Prohibition.
New York. April by an almost
unanimous vote. the New York confer.
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal
church recommended TO the general
conference that paragraph 24s OF
the church discipline. which advises
against dancing. card playing. theatre.
going. etc. be eliminated. Much 10 the
general surprise. there was no debate
on this question Only seven dele
gates voted against the resolution.
II the general conference approves
the step. II was explained, it will not
mean that Methodism alters its his.
toric position IN respect to these
amusements. but simply makes them
a matter OF conscience.
proposal that induced much
speechmaking. but was adopted by a
substantial majority. was the resolu.
ton appealing to the general confer.
ence 90 restore the time limit upon
pastorates, a custom which was abol.
ished about eight years ago.
The conference also went on record
as favoring the election OF negro
bishops.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
WITH THE sAeEs.

True living is living VIGOROUSLY the
common days OF life.-Parkhurst.
Failures, 10 heroic minds. are step
ping stones 10 success.-Haliburton
Our sweetest enjoyment is in the
happiness We shed about us.-Smiles.
The first step to virtue is to love
virtue in another.-Samuel Maunder.
Like a star without haste, without
rest. let everyone fulfill his own best
Goethe.
Do not be afraid Of your happiness
Laugh and sing and make muscle.
F. Aked.
He who thinks his place below him
will certainly be below his place
Saville.
To dare to do your duty always. this
is the height OF true valor.-C. c. SIM
mons.
The great fact is. that life is a ser
vice The only question ix Whom
are you serving?"-Faber
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
DELEGATES Aar rasE
Delaware Republican Delegations Are
Uninstructed.


Dover. Del, April S.-The Republic
ran state convention. held here under
the control of the leaders of the state
organization, who had set their faces
against any kind of instructions to
the national convention delegates. per-
formed its work with unusual CELEBRITY.
The conventions work was prac-
tically performed by the county
caucuses. 1t being the irrevocable
custom in this state. by both parties,
TO divide the six national delegates
equally between the three counties
and TO permit the county delegates to
make their selections In caucus. The
same plan is followed in relation to
the state central committee, each
county selecting its quota IN caucus.
The state convention simply ratifes
the action taken by the county eau
cuses
The delegates 70 national convention
will be Governor Lea, Senator Henry
A. Du Pont Senator Harry A Richard
son. Walter o. Hoffecker, Congress-
man Hiram r. Burton and John G..
Townsend. They are not instructed.
but not one OF them is considered
favorable to Secretary Taft
The platform which was adopted In
dorses the administration of President
Roosevelt and the state administration
and also commends the presidents
recent course in the enforcement OF
his policies. 1t also favors revision
OF tariff duties as applied to trade
with the Philippines. The rest OF the
platform is devoted to local questions.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
DYsPEPTIc PHILOSOPHY.

Poets are born. not paid.
Marriage is the surest cure for fat
terry.
Too many cooks spoil the inteni-
gence Office.
All things come to those who wait
on themselves.
Be careful how you grasp a red-hot
opportunity
A pretty girl always inspires more
envy than a clever one.
Sometimes an exploded theory does
Mt even wake up the theorist.
Many fellow who isn't a prestidi.
gitator turns day into night.
An expert is a man mo is able 20
impress us with how little we know.
The philanthropy OF some men con-
sists OF willingness TO pass the hat
Many a man puts his property in
his wife's name, including his happi-
ness.
IL Is not until man becomes
welded 70 his art that he feels he
can neglect il.
II may not be true that women are
more tickle than men. but they GER
tainly have more chance to show IL.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
BOY GETS THIRTY YEARS
Joe Wood Is Sentenced For KlIIIns
Ethel NeNins

Ethel NeVins.
Camden, N. J., April S. Joseph
Wood. sixteen years old. convicted OF
second degree murder for killing Ethel
Nevins. a nine-year-oid girl, was sen.
fenced to thirty years in the state
prison by Judge, Garrison. Joe killed
the little girl with a Ratchet and con.
fessed his crime.
Turning TO Sheriff Somers, who was
leading him out of the court house,
Wood said:
Gee. that's tough! I'd rather go TO
the chair. Just think OF me. Thirty long
years! I knew that l was going to get
the limit, because when counted my
money this morning I found exactly
thirteen cents. knew this was bad
luck. and l threw away a cent TO
drive away the hoodoo. but It was no
use"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
Soothing Syrup kiIIs Twin sabIes.

Twin babies. a boy and a girl, chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Acker-
knecht. OF St Paul, MINI, died victims
Of soothing syrup poisoning. The par
ents told doctor who was called that
they had given the babies only five
drops of the medicine. The coroner
is making an investigation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
WOman,s Neck Broken Rx EaII.

Isabelle Neeland. fifty years Of age.
the wife OF Frank Neeland, OF the
Park theatre, fell down stairs at her
home in Westmopt, near Camden, N.
j.. and broke her neck. Death was
instantaneous. Mrs. Neeland had risen
20 get a drink and stumbled in the
dark
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Worry for worry's sake seems to be
the working motto OF many people.
These are the joyous days when the
coal is in the furnace and the ash
is in the bin.
Many worthy young men are fired
with the highest ambition to marry an
heiress to reform her.
No matter how crowded time may
be with events. there is always room
for the nimble rumor.
A millionaire Is not necessarily a
hard-hearted creature. but as long as
somebody is bound to be poor he Is
equally determined IT should be mil
lion other fellows.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
Soy KlIIs stepmother and Himself.

A Contemporaries boy. Francisco
Iimonta. killed his stepmother at
Guantanamo, Cuba He then turn
ed the pistol on himself and fred
bullet into his head. dying instantly.
Before shooting his stepmother he said
Tat she had been very cruel to him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11
BOARDING HOUSE GEOMETRY.

"A scientific friend of mine has
drawn up a boarding house geometry
that strikes me as being noteworthy"
says youth with a thirdstory front"
Some Of his definitions run as fol
lows:
Il. All boarding houses are the same
boarding houses.
2. Boarders in the same boarding
house and on the same floor are equal
to one another in the matter of price.
but not in the matter of outlook.
3. single room is that which has
no parts and no magnitude.
"A. The landlady Of a boarding house
Is parallelogram-an oblong
angular figure which can not be de-
scribed. but is equal to anything.
IS. All the other rooms being taken.
a single room is said to be a double
room.
the following are worthy of considera-
ton:
i. pie may be produced any num-
Der OF times.
2. The landlady may be reduced TO
her lowest terms by a series OF prop
ositions.
3. A Decline may be made from one
boarding house to another
4. The clothing OF a boarding house
bed, although extended indefinitely in
both directions. VIII never meet.
.. Any two meals at a boarding
house are together less than one
square meal. '-Harper's Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

The Southern railway and its allied
lines put on the two and one-half cent
rate In Tennessee. 20 continue In oper-
alton one year, TO test whether II win
prove profitable.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

g. A single room is that which has
no parts and no magnitude.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

p Boarders in the same boarding
house and on the same floor are equal
to one another Ia the matter of price.
but not in the matter of outlook.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

Il. All boarding houses are the same
boarding houses
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

a. The landlady of boarding house
Is parallelogram-an oblong
angular figure which can not be de-
scribed, but is equal to anything.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

True living is living VIGOROUSLY the
common days OF life-Parkhurst
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

Many a man puts his property In
his wife's name, including his happi-
ness.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

Like a star without haste, without
rest. let everyone fulfil his own best.
Goethe.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

An expert is a man vino is able 20
impress US with how little we know.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

The philanthropy OF some men con-
sists Of a willingness TO pass the hat.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-11

ORs AND INTEREST TrFEM N TIE PLANEI
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-01-16
sun, mons

STATE or Nunrii DAKOTA.
,oi'Arh OF EMMoNs, IS
IN District Court siNth Judicial District
Geo, n Fiddler pltintiiY. Va. Elisahsth i,
Maine. ;. knnuss,w q. Hoerr and En-
nloHs County. defendants
The State OF North Dakota IN M. .,.,
named defendant.
You are hereby summoned TO answer tho,
complaint In the abovc-cutitled action. nf
whtch q copy Is hercnnto annexed and here
OF your answer To Tho said complaint on *.
subscriber at his Office In Linton, in said
, ,n', and state, within thirty days af,er
,,r service of this summons upon you. eN
case OF your failure To appear or answer
Judgment viii hc taken against you by d.
I3nt Tor the relief demanded In the com
clerk Of court nt Linton. North Dakota
i'atcd Nov. % 1907. GEO. w. LYNN
PlaintiH Attorney, Linton. N. ID
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-01-16
First intermediate,

We shall take up our work In music
In Miss Hoag Is room Monday
John Macnidcr won first place In
spelling this week In the third grade.
II was very pleasant to be given such
a hearty welcome as the pupils gave
MS Al the train Monday noon.
Earl Mcwinp aud Paul Marshall en-
rolled In the fourth grade Monday
Our enrolment AT present is forty.
After two weeks vacation every
one seemed ready to begin work, and
everything has moved along as smooth
" as II there had been no break. We
have missed the fifth grade very much.
The third grade is now seated In our
room, and we find them helpful, busy
little people.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-01-16
Primary Room.

The enrolment in the first and
second grade is thirty-eight.
The A Is canvassed the first fifteen
pages of Baldwin's First Reader
this week.
The third grade will continue their
work in music la this room. They
are learning the keys.
Edison Elliott entertained us during
opening exercises, Friday p. m, with
three good recitations.
We are now enjoying plenty Of room,
and Ii no more enter we shall remove
some seats: but we prefer having them
filled.
A new class for beginners has been
started. All who wish to enter should
do SD early on or before Jan. 18th.
IL is the beginning that counts with
little people.