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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Professor Carl G. Plehn Replies to Criticism
OF Proposed Tax Law Reform Amendment

corporations the basis of gross receipts and the banks ON
the basis OF capital invested them by the stock holders
lhesc taxes are to form the the
distinct counties and municipalities They
are to be administered by the board of equalization
four districts
POWERS OF BOARD TO BE LIMITED
Mr. Sullivan claims that the Amendments will greatly
crease the power OF the state board and will thus the
door to political corruption This is fundamental
his part As matter of fact it shears that board OF
vestge of and substitutes powers
ity OF the sovereign people of the state
board Is fully empowered to the railroads absudy
low or exortionateiy high it t and in the
matter that lies wholly within the discretion of that board
Under the proposed plan the board shon OF these
assess the property Mr. Sullivan enormously but will
simply apply mathematical rule, multiplying the gross
py TOUT or uGn othe multiple as the people may see
mt to prescribe and thus compute the tax Its function IS adj
minative merely and discretionary There activities
@ whe w the tn ae n
on property and income stringent that they
dependence estimates Every essential fact of
common knowledge uncomfortable and unaerab To deter
even OF the greatest hnancier would but to conceal
or msrepTesent the true gross receipts OF railroad crime
attempt it. The substitution of mathematical for the
unlimited discretionary OF the assessing officials
fundamental reform which the great national
citation unanimously agreed.
TAXES AND POLITICS TO BE SEPARATED
The amendment will take the corporations entirely
politics as concerned At present they are
forced in selfproecon take in the election
of the So and several hundred
well as the boards of supervisors city boards
and the board of equalization Under the system
there such necessity anything gain by entering
Statistics tedious, but Mr. Sullivan misled
into quoting false figures it necessary point few
San Francisco $4,000 On the contrary there will be
saving of s712o4o4o Hercare the correct figures officially
and taxation
this year 33l. The amendment removes city
taxation $55233259 leaving S399072 bear the burden
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
BY Prof. Carl c. PIehn Secretary State Commission
on Revenue and Taxation

Editor Call: Will you give space to brief reply to the
article in last Sundays Call by Mr.. Matt Sullivan with
reference the proposed constitutional relating
to the reform of taxation?
Mr.. Sullivan either amendment or having
read it. has failed understand it. His argument directed
against of his creation. The things he
cises the He has been deceived
by false misleading statistics.
The amendment proposes take in numbers
and million dollars per taxes now unjusty
imposed off the of real and
the OF the undertaxed railroads. including
railways telegraph and telephone companies express
panie companies like the Pullman company light heat
and power companies and commercial banks If goes
effect will nearly double the of railroads.
ing into the public treasures million and quarter
from this than paid before this reform pro-
posed 1t will treble the of and express companies
double those OF the light heat and companies and
those of the banks hveod The companies
have in the past been heavily taxed other
public corporations because they afforded the
unusually fine opportunity advertise
But under this amendment their will be still
increasedin doubled and the
instance raised one-seventh
TWO GROUPS OF TAX PAYERS PROPOSED
If the corporations affected favor this amendment as Mr.
Sullivan claims they do they be acuated by degree
of public spirit of which they have been
Yet of the increases unjust excessive
able They simply bring the of these corporations
level with real The rates have been
value of the property used by the corporations
exactly the average paid by other property
In order accomplish the above results the
proposes classify payers groups group
are be the general of small property owners the
according the old method but for local purposes only
the other group be the above named classes
raon be for the support of the only
This is what is known tax experts separation
of from local taxation and regarded everywhere
ne untea % as the IS ana @ most n G step & IN tax tax
necessity equalization between districts
make possible to tax public service corporations effective
ly and justly.
The amendment further proposes the public
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Impertinent Question No. II
What Is Luck?

For the most original wiest to this queston-the
briefer the beter-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAX EACH Prlze winning answers will be printed next
"Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Nal.
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A postal,
GARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
LIBERALS PICK FLAWS
IN JAPANESE CABINE 7
Weak Diplomacy and Faulty Admin
istration Charged Against
Party in Power.

Toxic, Japan, Jan. l9.-Members OF
the progressive party today at gen
eraI meeting which Is always held on
the eve of the opening of the diet for
the purpose of defining "a platform,
passed resolutions of which the fol-
lowing was the preamble
Whereas the cabinet has shown
that it has failed in post bellum meas
ures by faulty internal administra-
ton, and the natural development OF
the country has been interrupted,
while its weak diplomacy Is a stain
on the national prestige thus exposing
itself to the national indignation. our
party demands the governments ex-
planation on seven points"
Among the seven points, increase
Of taxation, method of compilation Of
the budget and weak diplomacy We're
the principal features Count Okuma
leader Of the progressives, did not at
tend the meeting. The progressives
hold eighty-nine seats in the house Of
representatives. One prominent lead
er left the party and joined the con-
yesterday
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20

stricken while on his way to the bath
room and thrown himself on the bed
Mr.. smith was twice married his
second wife being Miss Hcnritta Mich
ols. Of New York, whom he married
at the home of her mother Mrs, VIII
liam Nichols, at Elberon, N. Ju on
October last Beside the widow ne
is survived by a brother and sister
Charles Emory Smith was born at
Mansfield Conn, in iSA2, lie re-
cefved his early education at Albany
n. Y. academy and subsequently grad
uated from Union college. During
the period when troops were being Or
gani2cd at Albany in 1861 Mr.. smith
was appointed military secretary by
John Rathbone. Later he was made
Judge advocate general with the rank
Of general. subsequently he was at
tached to the office Of the adjutant
general Of the state Of New York un-
til Horatio Seymour became governor.
He resigned and for time was
teacher in the Albany academy
place which he left to accept am edl-
torial position on the Albany Express.
In 1870 Mr Smith went to the Al
bany journal, on which publication he
later became editor-in-chlef. In 1850
he was given the post Of editor OF the
Press
As the result of his services rem
dercd 10 various administrations
through his editorial and political Ia
bors he was appointed minister to
- ,tg9Ip {D tpQO
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
.NOTEOPH|LADELPHIA
EDITOR DEAD
Charles Emory Smith, Former
Postmaster General and
Prominent Republican, Sue
CumbS to Heart Disease,

tBy Morning Journnl Special Leased Wire.
Philadelphia. Pa, Jan l9.-Charles
| Emory Smith, editor Of the Morning
Press, former United states minister
to Russian and former postmaster
general, died suddenly at his home
here today aged 65 years.
Death was caused by heart trou-
Bile Mrs. smith, returning from
church, found her husbands lifeless
form lying across his bed.
For about a month Mr. Smith has
been in poor health, but his condition
had not been regarded as serious Fol
lowing a dinner In New YORK on No
vember 80 he suffered an acute at
tack Of ndgcstion which, ACCORDING
to his physician, gave indications Of
heart trouble. Shortly before Christ
mas he attended a dinner Of the New
England society, In this city, though
advised by his physician not TO do So
He was toastmaster at the banquet
and laughingly referred to his Illness
and his embarrassment at finding him
self seated almost opposite his ply
sician at the affair
Before he had recovered from the
effects OF his first attack Mr. Smith
contracted the grip which aggravated
his heart trouble one week ago he
made visit to Atlantic city to re
cuperate. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Smith. and when he returned 20
his home here on Saturday night he
appeared TO be bright and cheerful
Mrs Smith attended church this
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
MACEDONIANS SLAIN
BY GREEK RAIDERS
Helpless villagers Burned to Death Ia
Homes by Savage Brigands.

sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 2O.-News has
reached here of terrible tragedy
which occurred at the village OF Drag
hos. near Monster. a town in Mace
donia, several days ago. While q fes-
Hval vas in progress and the vilIag-
ers were dancing upon the lawns ia
the public park a large band Of
Greeks suddenly swooped down upon
them and after driving them into their
houses, set fire 10 the buildings and
burned them 10 death The victims
included women, and children ana
it Is said between ~ auf
As.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
THE COMP PT0METER
At THE BOTTOM Of
The TROUBLE
OWNER BUSHES CHECK FOR
BALANCE TO COMMISSION
Excess Payment as Figured
on Famous Mathematical
Device Escaped Eyes of
WatChdogS of Treasury,

/ Especial Dispatch to the Morning journal |
/ Santa Fe Jan, l9.-The commercial
| club is stirring things up in santa re.
! After having brought Injunction pro-
| ceedngs 10 restrain the board Of
county commissioners, the treasurer
land the clerk from appropriatng
money issuing or paying warrants for
the purpose Of defraying the expenses
of a committee to go 70 Washington,
charges were filed with the governor
in which ii was alleged that the board
of county commissioners had made
illegal payments in certain instances
which were specified in the charges.
Among other charges, it was al
legged that Max Frost, attorney for II.
b. Pain, had received warrants ag-
gregating S2.47l.33 on account Of a
judgment obtained in case 40, a,ObO,
civil docket of santa Fe county which
judgment was obtained ON June T.,
1907, for $2,046.S4, with costs,
amounting to Sl2.25, making a total
of S2,069.09, with interest at q per
cent from June :, 1907. 1t was
charged that Mr.. Frost had been over
paid between three and four hundred
dollars. The charges We're filed with
the governor on the afternoon of
January Is and were printed in the
Morning Journal the following morn
ing The publication Of the charges
created u sensation here Mr., Frost
lost no time in sending his check for
$3651l to the treasurer of this
county
Chairman Sparks, Of the board of
county commissioners, when asked
how it happened that such an over
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
HAWAIIAN CHINESE
APPEAL TO L0NGWORTH
Ohio Congressman Asked 10 Help
Modify Exclusion Laws.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. l9.--Mail
advices from Honolulu received today
say that the United Chinese society
has addressed a memorandum to Con-
gresham Nicholas Longworth asking
him to use his efforts to secure a
modification of the exclusion law per-
mitting the Introduction of Chinese la
borers into Hawaii for agricultural la
Dor only and for limited periods of
service.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
Standard Plumbing and
Heating Company
ROSWELL AuTomoEu.E 90

Mail and passenger line between Roswell
N. NJ, and Torrance. N. M, daily, SUNDAY
included. ronectlu; with all trains the
Rock Island Hnd Santa Fe Central Railroads.
Leave Roswell at I p. m. Leave Torrance
on arrival VI Rock Island train due a. a.
N. Running tine between the two points g
hours. Meals furnished at Camp Neodm0re
FREQ ct charge, lGNoursion parties aecommo-
dntod by notify ing the company two days In
advance
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
F 0 R S A | {

The Ziegler Cafe Bar fixtures This
is the finest set of Bar Fixtures ever
brought to New Mexico costing ex-
ceeding $4,000. These fixtures must
be sold at once, and may be bought
lat bargain price Address at once or
.see H S. knight, room cromwell
Buildlng. Albuquerque, y NJ. and /
viii give you . bargain never before
offered 10 New Mexico or elsewhere.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20

asked to write ON pheasant shooting
in the Nineteenth Century even
AFTER Probably Wall street Will
wonder whether it was bears or bulls
that the president most wanted .
kin"
Sir Henry Campbell -Rannerman,
the prime minister, is being severely
denounced for his refusal to comply
with the request of Lord Cur2on tnGs
the latter be elevated to the House OF
Lords without the necessity of waiting
1 the process of iineal succession. The
| prime minister has never vouchsafed
| any explanation of his course. and all
! the public knows is that Lord Curzon
requested such elevation and that the
head of the government declined to
make the necessary recommendation
/ to the Crown,
1 Ii is true that ordinarily such re-
quest would be regarded as presump-
tious, but it could hardly be so re-
garded in the ease of Lord Curz m
Such elevation has been conferred as
a matter Of course upon all former
vceroys of India who were not al
ready members of the House of Lords
CurZon would have been so elevated
when he returned from India but ioi
! his own choice of a title which would
/ leave the way open for service in tha
House of Commons Then his heath
failed and his medical advisors
deemed it neXpedient that he under
,ake the ardous duties of a commoner
There was widespread desire that lae
ex-vceroy should take his eXcep-
tional talents back into public life
and the country learned with amaze q.
ment that his request for elevation II
the Lords had been disregarded His
candidature, therefore, for election IS
an Irish representative peer is re
garded with general sympathy, and f.,
is not doubted he viii attain seat "a
the House Of Lords despite the oppo>
siton Of the government.
There soon will,remain of Old Loi-
don little but its memories, Historic
structures are rapidly disappearing.
Among the old buildings soon to oc
demolished are three in Holborn. in
Guiding Baynard's Inn Tavern, al
luded to by Dickens in "Banaby
Rudgc" A large modern office and
store building is to be erected on IT,"
site.
Barnard's Inn Tavern figures prom
inently in the historic annals Of Lon
don. 1t is now occupied by a school
for boys. The ancient han of the inn,
now used as the school dining room,
, !, 81 ~
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20
GOVERNOR ENROUTE
TO WASHINGTON
Delegation of Prominent New
MexiCanS Journey to Capital
to Work for Statehood,

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire. !
Trinidad, Colo, Jan. ia delega-
ton of prominent New Mexican citi-
2ens headed by Governor Curry and
Sol Luna, republican national com
mitteeman for that territory, passed
through here today en- route to Wash
ington in the interest Of statehood for
New Mexico. Delegates from twenty
five counties in the territory are ar
ranging to follow
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-01-20

asked to write on pheasant shooting
in the Nineteenth Century even
afterD Probably Wall street viii
wonder whether it was bears or bulls
that the president most wanted .
kin"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

n the morning and then attend official banquets IN
the evening. wherefore they usually unable TO
get lie rest ring fresh ar and exercise for their Jaded
mn Is and bodies earlier than midnight. then they
---4l rcr- in groups of Two three. and gratefully
and violently t-aed The deserted streets until two
IN the morning
smith had been IN the Government service. at
home and abroad. for more than thirty years, and
was now sixty wears old. close upon IT. tie could
not remembers wear which he had had a vacation
0- more than a fortnight length tie was weary all
through to the bones and the marrow now. and was
zea--l--z Tor a holiday of whole three months
Ze---r,g 81 -5ngnglE and So potgnatlE that he had
Al last made s-1 his mind To make desperate cast
for Il and stand the consequences Whatever they
might be- l. was against all rules to ask tor q Eac-
---- quite against all etl1uette the shock Of 1t
would -5a-alvze the Charcellery. Stern etiquette
and usage required another form. the applicant was
not privileged to ask for vacation he must send III
hle resignation The Chancellor would know that
the applicant was not really trying I" resign, and
r-G- + want to resign but merely trying III TINS
fe-- handed way u get q vacation
The night before the Errptror9 dinner / helped
smith IA Ike his exercise after midnight and he was
-r1rf If his project He had sent II his resignation
that dav and was trembling for the result. and
naturally because it might possibly be that the
Chancellor would be happy to I'LL ms place WITH
somebody else. N which case he could accept inc
resignation without comment and without oleIlae.
smith was in 4 very anxious frame OF nllld not
+h.- re feared that Carrrvi was dissatisfied with
h.-~ f1- he had such fear, It was the Emperor
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

II 1854 ness Is baby and her
own opinion 4 t--
-- .--.- -.r --.-- II --
..-- ---. ami. very eaT--.--E
----a-- Il her hand very
----. KING r .---. Clare 81. God per-
.--.--. saw how 1-.ve she was
Mamma l-- she brave
------. has 2. give --= -----e hand
and ------ -07T perfectly
--. -E-.----=.-. = -- lara YOU
- responded i F. a-lE- Drawer
RI is The main detail. and
---.- remembered --s Dl-as1nE
--.. der -..---l i was II ! -g-rllla-
-l.- 1--l.-1e- surgery would
The flesh II the finger had been
a-- twas the doctor -.lat se#e1
RANGES il --a- la. and the other
--. -la- did -E1- main part 3l the
that he took made Clara
-l-relel the others
remark. because r shows
WAS or-- three -elr- old her
---a il ---- KING her thin s-e-.
m observer u proportions. !
credit E.- tins I furnished
I ---a.-- ledge ana wisdom but
q. higher and s.. / lett their
The hands u the mother q
--- # mine WAS made manifest
---..-.r -ra- some wears a--e-Ward,
---a wears old We rad recently ar
II. ---ne and had begun house
-al apartment.
Urea E-..--z --.-t card arrived .--an
... precise. II -...- = command from
-a.rr .. come r dinner During
had encountered socially. on the
earring lofty titles. and all tins
-..-1.ug more and more impressed,
Eaed. bv -he@r imposing events.
-- abroad before and they were
~- au- If aream.and turned into
serial .a-E n.- Pa ~ei from hand
.. liable. and e1a mined with IN
reached Jean she exhibited excite
.-- f.- "a -lrle was gu1-e speech
keeps going ar Ike tins. pretty
L. arrao6r .e-- Io- you 10 get ae-
- God
--n---r ~ -h1r-. ] was not ac-
81. quarter. hr-t She WAS young. and
f.. conclusions r--f.l- reflection
as ~r.a.r the honor IT, obey the
Emperor #Ihe.m II Prince
4. u a--1- other guests ..e~- r-ese-s'
most af The talking and he talked
English IL both IT these con-
aa- g-a-5ae3 u recognize "a reaerfi-
Eerr exact resemblance H'.
.- r.- cutie -h-- .-a modified exact
4. ..r-age IN 1as.- u The Emperor
.. Is nearly taultless. like hltn
..a-. have guests III dinner / Irete.
rr --E-clf r. is the best way. ana
also the most profitable for the
pleased T. perceive that His MaJe9Jt
a - books and that his attitude
-a mot rueawultu-r ta-E. II the
.-a De- asE that m. best and most
Old Times an the Mls5zslppt--
-.ar remark. aEalE presently
-a. e4e aelt ur III the Foreign Once
--a. and had served under Bismarck tor
az ur occupyIng his Old place uIl-
r Uarr.vi smith. / H.E cal. INN oi
-e4 KING though that Is not ms name
..4l friend of mine. and greatly en-
e-. although. IL order u have Il. II
-a- me T. seek Il as late a. midnight.
FER This was because Government
-.rE had =. u8rl. aI. .4r. after uiIr
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
An Emperor and a Janitor Who Ag1

his pleasure. and that then his pleasure IN the matter
would be Comnun tCatet by laprEt
Smith said he would know his tate the next e---.-
ing after the imperial dinner. that hen / should
escort HIS Majesty INTO the large salon contGuE rs
ro the dining room | would md there about thirty
men.-Cab1net Ministers Adr.rals. Generals. a-5
other great officials Of the Emptre.ar- that these
would he standing talking together IN E-t.-
SEPARATE groups of two three persons. that the
Emperor would move from group t. group and soy
word to each sometimes two words. some TIMES -
words. and that the length of his speech. a neither
brief 5rlet. would IN dl-atr the exact ---
ing IN the Eturerors regard OF the man acc.~--.
and that BY observing this thermonrer=~ An eN-e--
could tell 10 halt degree the state ~ The r,trr
weather IN each case.-that n Berlin il IN the .--
reraI days of Rome. the Emperor was the sun. t.--
that his smile or his tr9Wr meant good fortune
disaster the upon W horl II should TALL. -r.lt-.
suggested that [ watch the rherrlorete- IS bile -he
Emperor Went his rounds ot the groups. and added
that if His Majesty talked four minutes with an
person there present. it meant high taEer, tn-
that the sun was in the zenith and clo"d-@--
mentally recorded that fogr--n.att-e altitude.
and resolved to see if any man there on that night
stood IN sufficient favor t. achieve II
VERY we'll After the dinner J watched the En-
r,er9r while he passed from group II group. and
r,~,t-4+tlr | timed h.m with watch Two or three
times he came near to reaching the rour-1lnut-
altitude; but always ne TELL short ltt.e ne las
man ne came to was smith tie put MS hand ~.
smiths shoulder and began tt ak t. MIN. anl
when he finished the thermometer mad scored sewer.
D7-r7-fra~l The company then moved toward the
smoking room. where cigars. beer. ana e.tore~
would be III brisk service utlr- midnight A--- IS
Smith passed me he whSpered-
That settle Il The Chancellor VIII ask me h'"
r7t..n of {. vacation | want. and ~ht II he atr-ttt
70 raise the limit. | shall call Tor SIX months.
Smiths dream had been to spend his three months
z.,catIon-rrl case he got vacation instead ol lne
other thIng-in oI the great CaIir4l9 oi the 1'
+iner+-a capitat whose name / shall suppress 4t
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01


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New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

I,I s3yt,r VA. a tow headed young German, twenty
two Or three wears old and II had been Tor some
w., ~ " ,.,+ ~ me that he did not enjoy being
i,,5r,3 ont of I'M, sleep. nights u let me in lie
r,-,r had ia kind word for me. nor pleasant lo'i>
couldn't understand 1t. since y Vas his business u
H. On watch and let the occupants II the seterti
r,t- IN at anv and al hours u the night. could
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

~ Dr.
a-zr e. 1905
E.s. ~-|E S BIO eRt-
1EE lE ---
Feb ---.-.
C--ARA.~ -e1r---. .-
lar- wa- a-
wz & --e ore ---
a-z-.r- --- ---s--
If,- often ri 4--
-- .e----- her -aE---
ness a -.- and --~
own opinion 4 t---
--. -r .-- II --
e. -. much AIDED
very a-.---
II her hand Z very
+ 1--. Clara 81 .g- per-
saw how g-.ve she was
--a ISM she ! brave
give The ------ hand
g ----- Lo- perfectly
,=.. Hr- Clare you
81 .-..E-- g--Ee-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

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New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

-bTE~CiGt lLt AaN->- ---+ -t-
Chancellor asked hlm how mu-E
Of a vacation he wanted ant
where he desired T. spend +
Smith told him HIS prayer 2.-
granted. and rather more -eaa
GRANTEE. The Chancellor aug
menred his salary and attached
him IT, the German Emna--. II
that selected capital giving hEE
q place If high dignity bearing ~
imposing title. ana ".un nothing
ta d. except attend Han.-..- 3t
.r eztra9-iuar- -aat-r-r le
EMBASSY. once " twice -tr.
The term Of his .aes.ar not
specified. hr a- - ..1-,a-- 4
unrl requested .a come backs -t
nl- work ID HE Foreign i-1-e.
Tins WA, IN -,af Elgh. years
later smith was passing through
Vienna. and he -a.lei upou llr
There had been il, -l--rrfp
ii ms vacation i, Ee- and there
vas no likelihood that Ill inter-
-tutlon oi il would occur "M.-
he should still ae among the -Ealg.
.-.. ..--.-. EE...-t... fB-.# zr#. ler
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

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