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The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Ala Thomas W. Lawson.

Louis Baury II the Smart Set
When 7 said the value OF property in
Eden would increase. the System laughed.
Gabriel himself denounced ne as liar,
but wise angels bought land n Eden.
What was the result? Within seven
days Adam and Eve both moved in, sew
eral improvements were made, and. IN
der the name OF Paradise Park. Eden
became the most valuable spot OF lsnd
on the earth.
But the System was at work. They
sent their special agent, the serpent.
and through him bribed and corrupted
both Adam and Eve. and drove them out
But, In spite Of the System, I VIII have
right done The value of Eden has de-
creased but now announce that I viii
soon have. through my brokers. Adam
and Eve. a new proposition called Cain.
I advise all TO take stock in Cain. II viii
succeed and pay well.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
SOME INHERITANCE FIGURES.
Rogers Wealth shows Need Of Fed
eraI Tax

EECEE re Halrlrl1re
Probate OF H. H. Rogers will offers q
fairly clear idea OF the money lost TO
the national government By the want Of a
Federal inheriJnace tax TIE viii leaves
trust funds totaling $4,000 70 relatives
outside Of 8Ir. Rogers personal family
New York VIII tax these Per cent. or
$3.50 Of $4,000 beQueathed 10 the mem
bers OF ar Rogers brothers family. the
executors viii pay the State ; per cent,
or S20.950 The S10.993090 investment in
building the Virginian Railway and the
SlC1110 given the town OF FaiEhaven.
Mass. for public purposes are exempt
SubtracLing these four items already
noted, the residue passing 70 Nh Rogers
widow. son. and daughters. and taxable At
1per cent. viii be about &),000. 10o and the
taxes payable mostly 10 New York State,
but q little 70 Massachusetts. VIII be
S509O9o. Thus the total inheritance tax
due from this monumental fortune is
S547. 90. the two States cited, New York
and Massachusetts. receiving all
Had BIr. Rogers lived another year and
had the Senate accepted the provision
for a Federal Inheritance tax IN the
Payne tariff biz, the Presidents approval
U t4-lS Ar-lulc ArNN--A-AAe q -IA tc-4--N- 4c~Se
March. the national governments levy
upon the Rogers estate would have been
s. 5o.00o. This is al averaged charge Of
21-2 per cent on an assessed valuation
u S5l COL. 90. the basis OF tie foregoing
figures.
Double taxation n name truly enough
& would still be 70 exceptional hardship
10 let the States collect their share and
also lay the government taxes Mr.
Rogers heirs would then forfeit 2,o47, ono
OF S6d61A.e50 The Morrison heirs IN Eng
land viii pay the imperial treasury So
Jc0. 008 out Of S5G.600,09a
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
OUR FOREMOST WOMAN.
Julia Ward Howe Always Active
in Reforms.

From tle Cleve.sud Leader-
Julia Ward Howe. whose ninetieth
birthday was lovingly remembered BY her
children and friends Thursday. g IN
doubtedly the first woman OF America
to-day II IN all her long life s1e had
done nothing but write the mighty
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" she
would deserve lasting honor and rever-
ence- But Mrs Howe has rot been con-
tent 10 rest upon this achievement Up
20 within the last decade she has been
actively engaged in forwarding reform
movements. and her pen has seldom been
IDLE. Her life should remain an inspire
ton 20 AL Americans
Already a mIddle-aEed woman when
she wrote the battle HYMN, Mrs Howe
had long been engaged advancing the
anti-slavery movement IN New England.
After the civil war she turned her ener-
sIes % other activities. and took q special
interest Fl prison reform and n sane ad-
vocacy OF suffrage for women. Mrs
Howe has always been, in good sense
an agitator. She has striven for things
the realization OF which were apparently
beyond her day and generation And
now, IN extreme oId age, she is loved and
Eonored by all the people IS a brave and
noble and unselfsh soldier IN the cause
OF civilization.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
VALUABLE ACQUISITION.
y. & o. AccompIishes Important
Point in C, II. & ID. Purchase.

q. & o. AccompIishes Important
Point in c, h & d. Purchase.
Fron The Baltimore sun
President oscar c. Murray. OF the Bal
tinore and Ohio Railroad Company. has
accomplished an important task IN acQuir-
ing for his company the Cincinnati. Ham
iltou and Dayton Railroad The terms OF
the transaction are fully described in the
news columns of the Sun to-day The
newly acquired railroad is at present n
the hands Of q receiver, and from him L
VIII now pass 70 the Baltimore and Ohio.
Mr. Murray seems to have conducted a
tedious and difficult negotiation with tact
and success. and Il IS believed that the
arrangement VIII greatly benefit the Bal
JiuOre and Ohio.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
road IS an extensive system, and VIII give
the Baltimore and Ohio entrance into
many important cities which il has here
tofOre been compelled to enter over other
roads The company has so miles OF
road which Il owns in Zee and proprietary
lines OF 511 miles more These lines viii
take the Baltimore and Ohio into Dayton,
Toledo. Detroit. Fort Wayne, IrontOn.
Indianapolis. and Springfield. L IS a very
important addition 70 the Baltimore and
Ohio system.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

trivial II It meant in reality q decrease
in the material development Of our own
Northwest
But that Is not the fact. and the move
ment northward IS to De regarded with
eouanirnity. The places OF those who 90
are occupied by those who rush to Ill what
never becomes d void. The s5sorptive
capacity Of the home market for wheat
grown in the United States becomes year
" a more deterrent factor against its
expectation As those who seek cur shores
from agricultural Europe are our most
desirable immigrants, their influx upon
the heels OF those who move farther
northward and westward leads 20 more
careful and less wasteful farming. and
TO smaller and more productive holdings
on this side OF the border. The trunk
lines. both north and south OF the line
can only rejoice In q movement OF in
creased productiveness. which means
greater earning capacity IN Transporting
a great fraction Of the worlds food sup
ply. Students OF our own immigration
problem welcome an outlet which should
lessen the wasteful and dangerous halt
ing OF the western movement OF human
ity IN the cities and comparatively settled
land east Of the Missouri
There IS another result. political as well
as industrial. as yet more probiematic
than real II homesteadeTs Of American
origin IN the western Dominion continue
10 exceed in number those OF British
birth. viii there arise an instinct Of Cana
dian independence OF the mother counry2
That may be regarded as a question OF
the distant future. for the underlying
causes that led 20 our Declaration and
Revolution are absent from existent po-
rtical conditions in the Dominion IN
the meantime. whatever dims. through
social and reciprocal commercial inter
course. the artificial demarcatlon be
tween the United States and the Dominion
may be welcomed by the neighbOring and
friendly peoples Of both lands
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
LET EgaIAND TAKE NOTICE.
John Bull Evidently Fears an
Eariy Invasion.

From The 81. Louis Republic
For information as 10 Germany and her
nefarious plans apply 10 England The
usually clear English air continues 10 be
full OF plots and rumoTs OF plots Ger
man waters IN London are believed 10
be soldiers tn disguise. and German arms
and ammunition are concealed there IN
large quantities, according 10 current re-
ports Mysterious men have alighted
from a balloon at Hull Evidently the
invasion has begun
II IS The Republics painful duty 10 in
quire whether the plan 70 capture Eng
land measures the extent cf Germany's
designs. and 20 point to the hidden sig
nif-ance Of an event which is being
treated as a mere news item by the
American press. While We write-unless
the tide this afternoon has otherwise de-
creed-the nose OF a German liner pro-
jects across the harbor line Of the haven
Of our metropolis into the sacred pre-
Cincts Of Fort WadsWOrth. ar American
military reservation Worse still the
vessel belongs % steamship company
the North German Lloyd-which Is sub
sidized by the German government, and
is herself liable for transport service IN
the event OF war. She IS not hurt, only
stuck fast in the mud 4 certain portion
Of the fortifcatious OF old Fort Tompkins
lies almost under the bows of the steamer
and may readily be photographed from
the bridge.
The steamers captain declares that he
went On shore trying 70 escape from the
French liner. La Bretagne- How trans
parently ridiculous, 4 German boat
running away from q French one,
Fawncy. nowi
True, the steamer was outward bound,
and carried an American pilot But that
simply illustrates the disbOliCal clever
ness OF these Germans. AS for the pilot,
he Is probably under pay OF the German
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How to Raise Revenue.

As the Senate bill progresses. even
slowly, il Is becoming more obvious that
It Is not going TO provide sufficient rev
snue. Mont by month the deficit in Gus
toms returns increases: II was. roughly
speaking. some SS.0oo303 IN April. and Up
TO the 9th Of this month tne def
icit for april was nearly doubled. the
actual figures being S6.57a099 Il IS al
ready plain that resort must be had 10
some form Of special taxation n order
TO raise the money necessary 70 carry on
the government
An income tax has strong advocates
and strong opponents. There IS &
widespread feeling that such a form
Of taxation. involving. as II does. more
OF less official Drying into the private az
fairs OF the individual citizen. Is IN
American II is. too. an expensive tax
70 collect, and it IS a tax that, in spite
Of al precautions and honesty IN ad-
naintstration. IS likely 70 fan with great
CT hardship on the men Of moderate
means than on the rich
Another form Of special tax proposed
IS that on inheritalces. and a bill coy
ering this has been passed by the House
OF Representatives. Much may be said
IN favor Of this form OF taxation; and
we have from England a striking ex-
ample OF the effectiveness OF such a tax
as q revenue producer. On Wednesday
there died az Reading. England, one
Charles Morrison. ar the age OF ninety
two His estate is estimated al a value
Of S7508GolO. and with q maximum death
duty OF Is Per cent and a succession
duty OF per cent as provided BY the
new budget. the government VIII re-
celve ia taxation from this estate more
than S10.Oc0,o00.
Vast as this sum IS TO be paid from the
estate Of any one man. II does not seen.
on consideration. 10 be ineQuitabls. Of
and by himself no man could really earn
SO vast a sum as S75.O90.0O0. even in so
long a life as uinety-two years. Such a
fortune must have been built up through
The advantage OF special laws and
through the protection OF the government
20 this miHionaire's Industries. Il IS
only c-i- and Just that TO the people.
from whom this vast fortune came.
should be returned q uloiety OF Il. before
It Is passed on 10 heirs who. whatever
their kindred 10 the deceased. could have
done little or nothing 10 earn Il Ten
millions IS a large sum 10 pay 10 the
government. but II seems comparatively
little when compared with the sixty-fve
millions still remaining for the heirs
The one objection that has been urged
against ar Inheritance tax has been
that It would force rich men 70 make
gifts in their lifetime, rather than wait
70 bequeath their fortunes. The answer
70 this is that such action has not proved
10 be the rule in England, where the IN
heritance tax IS heaviest: and II Il were
to become.the rulein this country, where
It has too often been considered the
smart" thing TO beat the tax gathe7er.
surely our lawmakers could devise g
remedy.
The great point is-that We must have
revenue 70 run this government Let Us
gather e IN where It can be done most
eQuitably. and With the least suffering
or injustice.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
WORKING ON THE TARIFF.
Indiana View Of How II Is Done
in XashIngton.
From the IndAuapols NswS


From the Iuflanapolis News
Lovely work going on al washington
n framing-or, rather. framing up-the
trusts own tariff bill. The sugar trust.
which was recently caught swindling the
government out Of hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars through a system OF false
weights, is hxing the sugar rates. The
cotton goods men, who sneaked through
Congress the law imposing a heavy ad-
ditional tax on cheap cottons imported
!nto the Philippines from England, are
busy The tobacco trust insists that Il
be permitted under the law TO continue
70 sell shCrJ-weishJ packages
The wooIen. the lumber, tie OF and
other pet interests axe working hard 10
work Us-and beautifully succeeding.
The people have known al This for
long time. but We think that they are
beginning 10 realize the Wioksdness OF
The whole business as they never did be
fore Some day they viii rise II their
wrath and put an end 20 the scandal For
taxes ought % be imposed by the repre-
sentatives Of the people, and the people
should know Just how much taxes they
pay. and to whom they pay them. Neither
o. these things do they or can they
know now
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
CALL FOR THE BRAKES.
Australia seeks Conservative Prog
reES in Government.

ET--1 re foSia-4 hesl-l-
Sir Alfred Deakin. who returns 20 power
IN the Australian commonwealth. through
the rejection Of the labor ministry By
ParIiameu, vas in his previous term OF
oflce only g trifle less radical than the
labor ministry which succeeded him The
CaE Of Premier Fisher was on q matter
OF naval policy. but Z was accomplished
by g coalition OF free trade. protection
and snti-SOclalist factions n Parliament
who united IN opposition chiefly 20 the
advanced socialistic policies.
Earl Grey. the governor general, IN
opening the session, outlined legislation
pre-empting large land holdings and at
tackins alleged monopOlies, and further
burdening The property interests Of the
commonwealth. and the coGdtioa was
formed for the purpose OF putting on the
brakes. The Australians DO not seem 20
doubt that progress in government IS q
good thing. but they do not want too
much OF Il at once.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
RIDING IN A TAXICAB.
Only an Expert Mathematician Can
Master the Register.

Frogr he New York EFsaing Post
The principal merit OF the taxicab, so
far. appears 20 be that where formerly
people came 10 blows with cab drivers
ov0r the question Of what was fair
charge, they now fight with cab drivers
over what the taxicab register really
says. When the metered vehicle first
came IN and set 10 work 70 drive forever
away strife. heart-burning, and cases OF
aggravated assault. we had our doubts.
They were based on the highly special
ized training in mathematics that was
necessary 20 interpret the exact meaning
OF the time and distance Indicator. So
much for the first half-mile, SO much
for every additional quarter Of a mile,
50 much for every delay, so much for
every five minutes OF waiting-poSsibly
Newton. Laplace. and Prof. Simon New
comb could ride IN a taxcab and keep
cut OF the police court but hardly any
one else
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

properties are ascTibed. He discovered
a deposit Of crystals Of uranite in the
bed OF the stream. Analysis OF samples
By chemists in Paris and London showed
the presence Of $50 miIligrammes Of ra-
dium 70 the ton, and that the material
could be treated 50 much more economic
ally than pitchbIende as to be Of thrice
its practical value as a source Of supply
Moreover. the deposit OF mineral has
been traced for a distance OF a mile AID
half. with a depth of fifty feet and a
width Of from I'VE TO twelve feet. and the
Investigators have not reached It's end
Thus do the pick and the laboratory con-
tribute 70 the exploitation Of the planet
whose surface puny man scratches.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Scientific Accuracy.

From the PbIadelphia Pubic LsiEz.
From scientific authorities the following
bits Of current knowledge are CLEANED:
Pasteurized milk is worse than MIX n
a natural state
Milk IN q natural state. owing TO the
conditions OF its production. notably the
Iaxuess OF the dairy maid IN the matter
OF rnanIcUring, generally is poison
II the milk is all right in the first
place. and nobody triles with It IN the
laboratory, the milkman puts into It
water which is Full Of deadly germs until
boiled. and OF dead ones thereafter.
People who thrive on milk DO 50 SIM
ply because they DO not know any better.
Drink raw milk freely, but avoid the
pasteur-zed.
Drink pasteurized milk, but fee the
raw as you would a pestilence.
Drink any good milk
Any milk is good.
There IS 10 good milk
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Guam a Lucky Domain.

FT1n ths 5osto1 HeEaid.
Lucky Guami The people felt that they
were burdened with unnecessarily high
duties and complaints to Capt. Dorm, the
naval governor. A tariff commission was
formed az once, al investigation made,
and a revision downward was outlined,
which viii become law as soon as II is
approved by the President and Secretary
Meyer. But Guam Is not entitled to the
blessings Of self-government!
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Fine Old Names.

From ne Cleveland Pisin Dealer.
\ brisk discussion is afoot Just now
among the Southern editors over the Ques-
ton OF who put the kettle one" II was
either Molly or Polly. or Jennie. or
Johnny, or Jerusha- However the dis
pute may end. II certainly is pleasant 10
hear those dear old names again In this
whimsical age Of AIaymes and Jaynes and
Ethyis and Meries, and Susannes and
Daysies and Annettes and Helenes, there's
a decidedly wholesome sound to Molly and
Polly.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Handsnmc Exhibits.

From she Conoo7d 8IouitH.
There is another landmark in Washing
ton at which the tourist from New, Hamp-
shire may gaze with pride The great
colonnade on the Fifteenth street facade
Of the Treasury building has been com
pleted. and with its thirty huge monoliths
Of New Hampshire granite. presents a
most. imposing view.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
MONDAY. MAY 81. 1913
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU,

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both the old and new address
Notify your carrier or newsdealer
OF telephone direct 10 The Wash
iugton Herald. Ts4 18th st. NV. The
subscription rate Is the same out
OF town as n the city.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Pompeiian Caterer Caught.

From the Springfield Republican
From Italy comes word that a restau-
rant keeper at PompeH has unearthed a
villa. on the outskirts OF the buried city.
Those who have tried to eat in the Pom
peiian restaurants have long been Of the
opinion that the proprietors have been
supplying their tables from secretly ex-
cavated villas for some years. This one
merely got caught.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
quite HomoEeneous.

From the Springfield Republican
The Roger Sullivan Democrats and Billy
Lorimer Republicans would form q per-
fectly homogeneous political party. and II
would be a national and not a State party
They form q large section OF both parties
In all the States.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

Avoid so-caIsed regular habits as
sou would the plague" says a Chicago
physician There Is ore charming thing
about medical advice; Just keep going
and you VIII ultimately get the variety
you are looking for.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
A Strongly Fortified Trust.

From the Buffalo News
There is less excuse for protecting
sugar than for protecting any other ar
ticle IN the tariff schedules, but It al
ways has been about the most strongly
fortified article on ths list
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Hopeless Insanity.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
Z understand you have too much money
here, remarked a visitor 70 the Treasury
Department, and was promptly arrested.
The officials did right Anybody who
thinks that about our Treasury is plainly
unfit Is be trusted about
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Mofher,a WaE.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A New York mothers club wants 10
establish q Fathers Day, day on which
father can freely enjoy himself. And no
doubt mother is willing 10 go along and
kelp him Go t.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
DECORATION DAY.

We sand beside our patriots G7Fes
This bright Memorial Day,
And bless the dear Old Tag that WAVES
AboEe the Blue and Gray.
Eish O'er the wrecks os tine and vz-
Their houCred names shall rise,
Ard I've undinDed forsrernore
&E lhs ete-n2l skies
DAVID BANKS sICKE
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
POOR UNCLE JOE.

Poo- Uncle Joe
Is full cf woe.
Gets lcaner stead q iatte-.
Because. you see.
Hes bound % be
The pattercsJ stsl6pstts-.
CsEzrs heN smoke
Uatl he's broke:
You bet he's nOt a QuIrreI:
For when WoTst cones
He'll twidiie thumbs
Before he'H turn stazSzitte-.
He likes his Job
To hoss thf MOB
And cloGc The issue cTez
By quoting facts
On irccme tsI
When the subjects Gzs0z clover.
So there he sits
Ard smokes and kits
Amid the tariff claster:
Poor Uncle Joe,
Who S11sTs 80
With naam1tor s.zndpaHsTi
-Bsltinoro Szz
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
InconceivabIe.

FTun th8 Dallas NgWa
Who can believe that the soft white
hand which now reaches up to pull down
fluffy metaphors was formerly merely
paw with claws 10 scratch enemies and
dig I'D roots with?
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

Be It said 70 the credit Of Kermit, he
IS occupying only a modest and right
eOusly proportionate share Of the lime
light nowadays. though there must be
within him a natural instinct TO get In the
game a little more strenuously.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

The Omaha Bee thinks the family gar
den is the only solution OF the high cost
OF living problem In other words. the
common people should understand that
free garden seeds may be made TO cover
a multitude Of Congressional sins.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

Another distressing feature about the
sJr1ke in Crackerland is this. Il has
precipitated a bitter black-typc wrangle
between the Atlanta Constitution and
Journal as 10 which delivered its papers
first down the Georgia Railroad.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Plea for the Defense.

From The Pittsburg Dispatch
Guglielzao Ferraro got his information
about Pittsburg straighteT than some Of
the muckrakeTs who had better opportuni-
ties TO learn the truth.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Inst So

From the GARRISON Mems ard Cou-is-.
We do not mind saying that. while our
flet boeus aux champignons is better
than il can be found anywhere else IN n.
South. our poUlet IS rather TOO tough sns
skinny FOR vel educated tastes.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Nof So Rad.

What do YOU think OF these gowns
With five hundred butt0ns2"
Not so bad Night have been five hun
dred hooks"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Why, Indeedf

From ths BfoutE0meTJ Advertiser.
Six-foot snake was killed by a trolley
car on the main street Of Charleston.
Why, oh why. don't they cut the weeds
out there2
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Henrflr Taxed Luxurr.

From the Louisville Csrrier-Jounal
The GuggenheIrn interests have recently
put into effect d radical cut In salaries.
Il costs money TO keep al Senator al
washington
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Stubborn Things.

What are fscts2"
Facts are what XII all the good
stories, promptly replied the New York
journalist
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

II seems that the militia OF Rhode
Island has been Inadvertently abolished.
II the advocates Of international
peace are wise. they viii take advantage
OF this situation again TO agitate their
favorite arguments
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31
Palmetto Family Tree.

From the Boston TrsnsGipt-
The Southerner who punched Bailey IS
"a member OF a distinguished family. -
Bless EN-, they 81 arsI
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

Everybody viii breathe a sigh OF relief
that the Georgia Railroad strike ended
before the watermelon shipments were
due TO begin. anyway.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

The c. 0. P IS 10 reduce the duty or
chloroforn. Doubtless It figures that It
VIII be necessary 10 put a good many
people 10 sleep just before the next Con-
greSsionaI elections
The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

Tariff making AID amending is a
work for statesmen. says the Buffalo
News It is. theoretically; but putting
that theory IN actual operation IS only
fractionauy possible. 10 say the best OF
g Just now. we think