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Evening star., 1909-06-15
TO Fight AUTO SEAT TAX
LOCAL CLUB PROPOSES TO TEST
NEW LAW.
Action Probable as Soon as Assessor
Begins Enforcement-Claimed
to Be Discrimination.

Owners Of automobiles are displaying
some anxiety over the enforcement of
the new law assessing the seating capac-
ity of their cars, and it is the intention
of the members Of the Washington Auto
Club to take the matter into court as
soon as an effort is made by Assessor
Richards to collect the tax. The law
which provides for the payment of the
seat tax was enacted at the last session
Of Congress. and, while it probably be-
came effective about March 1. no effort
has yet been made to enforce its pro-
visions. District officials having deter
mined to begin the enforcement July l.
That the law Is not valid will be the
claim set uo when test case is taken
before one of the justices of the supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia. but
just what reasons will be set forth IN
support Of that claim may not be mace
public until the case actually gets INTO
court. The law about which autoists are
making such bitter complaints provides;
THAT hereafter there shall be assessor
and collected an annual wheel tax on ali
automobiles or other motor vehicles
owned and operated in the District of Co.
lumbia having seats for only two per
sons the sum of s.. and on ali vehicles
having seats for more than two persons
an additional, tax of 81 for each addi-
tlOnal seat
It is the claim Of autoists that the adop-
tfon Of the seating capacity law is only
another Of the laws which are discrim-
ination against owners Of motor vehicles.
1t is pointed out by Newton l.. Coliamer,
a member Of the Washington Auto Club,
that horSe-driven vehicles are not sub
ject to certain regulations affecting
horseless vehicles. which is claimed to be
a discrimination.
Mr.. ColIamer asks:
"Why tax the seating capacity of an
automobile, already taxed and licensed
and restricted in all sorts of ways. when
the seating capacity of a horse propelled
vehicle Is not taxed, although it Is much
more injurious to our streets and roads,
Just how Assessor Richards intends to
construe the law and collect the tax Is not
definitely known. He is out of the city at
present and will not return for several
days. 1t Is believed. however, that he Will
have bills mailed to the owners of such
machines advising them that the tax Is
due. Failure to pay the tax, it Is believed
will be met with some other kind of effort
to collect 1t, and then, in all bility
the courts will be called upon to pass
upon the question.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Capt. II. B. West of the revenue cutter
service. on special duty as assistant in
spector in the life-saving service. with
headquarters at Ononcock, Va, is in the
city on visit.
FIRST Lieut.. s. P. Edwards. also on
special duty with the life saving service
on the Long Island coast, is in the city
on leave.
Capt. c. c. Fengar, retired. who has
been spending a year In travel in Eu-
ropean countries, reports to the depart
ment his return to his home at Chelsea,
Mass.
The new cutter Tahoma which is on
the way from Baltimore to Port Towns.
end. Wash, by way of the Suez canal
and the eastern route. arrived at Alden,
Arabia, from Port Said, June 9, and
sailed again June 10.
The cadet engineers who recently com
pleted the course of instruction and
passed satisfactory examina tions have
been commissioned third lieutenants of
engineers, and will be assigned to duty
on cruising ships.
The cutter famacraw, which Thurs
day last completed a visit of about ten
days to this city, will soon proceed to
Savannah, Ga. her permanent station.
The ship is now at Norfolk on the sta
tion of the cutter Onondega which Is
undergoing repairs.
The commissioned officers of the cutter
McCulloch, stationed at San Francisco,
recently entertained the chamber of com
merce of San Francisco at luncheon
served aboard ship as she lay at anchor
in the harbOr
Under authority Of an act of Congress
dated May 49, 1903, all the officers of the
revenue cutter service who served in the
United States Navy during the civil war
are to be awarded medals.
The oratice cutter Itasca, with the
classes of cadets of the service aboard.
ic roll har IN, 1air
Islands, which will be her first port of
call. The vessel passed out the capes of
the Chesapeake more than week ago.
and should arrived at Madeira within the
Orders and instructions to officers IN
the revenue cutter service have been is
sued follows:
Engineer-in-Chef c. A McAllster and
First Lieut.. of Engineers Hermann
Kotzschmar. ordered to proceed to 'Arun-
del Cove Md, on inspection duty.
Second Lieut. j. f. McGcurty granted
thirty days leave, Capt II. B. West
S. F. Edmonds granted six days leave
Third Lieut.. r. j. Donohue, detached
from the Onondaga and ordered to the
Apache.
Cadet Engineer c. j. Odend hal detach-
ed from the Onondaga and ordered to the
Mohawk
The following cadet-engineers have
been commissioned third lieutenants of
engineers: c. A. Eaton. c. H. Johnson.
H. j. Kerr. c. =. Kendall. A. f. Lukens.
c. J. Odend'dhal and H. c. Roach.
First Lieut.. of Engineers F. G. Snyder,
commissioned first lieutenant Of engi-
neers.
Second Lieut.. of Engineers ]. F. Hahn,
commit ssioned second lieutenant of engi-
neers.
Second Lieut.. H. r. Searless, granted
twenty days extension leave.
First Lieut.. of Engineers j. B. Coyle,
granted fifteen days leave.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
Lumber Production Falls Off.

Lumber production i'm the United States
was less in the calendar year 1905 than
in the preceding yea. according to a re-
port issued by the census bureau.
The decrease amounted to l7.3 per cent,
or from io256 l.a 900 to 81. 2k9. .36g Oo0
fee;. While practically every section of
the country shared in the decrease it was
most marked iE the centers of heaviest
production that is. on the Pacific coast
and in certain par-s CT the yellow pine
belt.
While yellow pine. Douglas fir, white
pine. hemlock. oak and spruce were the
species cut in largest quantities, the
clearly defined tendency during recen,
years to an increased production of
other and less abundan- woods continued
The shinsle production in 1905 was some
what larger than in 1907, while the cut
If lath showed a decrease.
Evening star., 1909-06-15


Shannon. E. H. Taggart, John L. Weaver.
George Y. Worthington. Richard K. Tyler
Joseph l. Weller, n. L. Sansbury, Walter
A. Brown.
Lawyers committee-Walter c. Gle
phane, chairman: Conrad II. Syme. Ru-
dolph B. Behrend. Charles J. Murphy.
H. Prescott Galley. Joseph ". Cox. II.
Ralph Burton. Alexander Wolf. Byron
L. Graham. Stanton c. Peelle. Paul E.
Lesh, j. Wilmer Latimer, j. Paul Ear
nest. George A. Provost and Frederick
l.. Siddons
Taxicabs and public CONFERENCE.-The.
II. Cornell Wilson, chairman, + w. Niles,
a. l.. Cline and j. Ficking.
Bureau of engraving and prnting-Jo-
seph f. Ralph, chairman; Edwin Lama
sure, vice chairman.
The following is a list of firms buying
buttons for employees for Button day: I:
Hecht & Co, NJ. Philipsborn q Co, The
Palais Royal. Washington Brewery Com
pany. Lansburgh e. Bro, W. F. Roberts,
William H. Mcknew Company, Godheim
& Sons, Parker, Bridget & Co. and Julius
Garfinkle.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
Oppose Wearing of Corsets.

Special Cablecram 10 The star.
PARIS. June 15.-Several hundred well
known doctors. painters. sculptors and
men of letters have given their support
to the movement against "the distortion
of the feminine figure by the wearing of
corsets." which was inaugurated some
months go by dozen ladies prominent
in Paris society NJ. Marcel Provost. the
new academician. is a strong advocate Z
of the reform. Meanwhile the Paris COR
set makers working overtime on the
wasp wasted corsets which will be IL
the height of ia shion when Louis XIV and
Louis XVI dresses are introduced in the
autumn.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
MUTINY IN PHILIPPINES.
War Department Receives Report Of
ConstabuIary Trouble.

Acting Gov. Gen. Forbes of the Philip
pines has cahIed the bureau Of insula-
affairs that later reports from Davao in
dcate that one sergeant and twenty-five
privates of the constabuary mutinied,
leaving sixteen 10y al
The report says that five Americans in
cluding Capt. Allen Walker of the Phil
ippine Scouts. governor of Davao PROV
ince, were slightly wounded The injured
men, Gov. Forbes says, will all recover.
He adds that Gen. Bindhoitz, chief of tie
Philippine constabulary, is now on the
scene
Evening star., 1909-06-15
FOR RESCUING SHIPMATEs.
Secretary of the Navy Personally
Commends Two Enlisted Men.

Secretary Meyer has personally com
mended two enlisted men of the navy for
gallant conduct in rescuing shipmates
from drowning. There are Coxswain
Charles s. Smoder of the cruiser
Colorado. who saved Fireman H. Call
of the Colorado. who had fallen over
board from launch, and Seaman John
G. Baldwin of the cruiser North Caro-
lima, who rescued Seaman A. Brown, who
fell overheard at Mersina, Turkey. May
l6.
The Secretary also has written to
Frederick w. McNeely, a yeoman of the
battleship Mississippi, for gallantry in
assisting in the rescue of Shipmate
from drowning at Bayou Sara. La, May
10. This is the second time within a lit
tie more than year that the name of
McNeely has been brought to the atten-
tion of the department. the previous oc-
casion having been when he rescued a
man from drowning while the Mississippi
was in the Delaware river May $. Sec
retary Meyer has also recommended to
the Treasury Department that a life
saving medal be awarded to McNeely.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
Columbia Heights Property Sold.

Shannon & Luchs. real es ate brokers.
report the sale of the three-story corner
brick residence. No. 3435 14th street
northwest. to Walter j. Cox. jr., who
will occupy it as his home. 1t contains
ten rooms and two baths. 1t is one of
a row of eight houses just being COM
plteded by Harry Wardman. the plans of
which were prepared by \. Fl. Beers.
s.. 500.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
Have The Star Follow You.

Stop in at The Star Office and leave an
order for The Star to be mailed to you
while you are out of town this summer
The price for The Evening and Sunday
Star. postage prepaid. is 60 cents a month.
Cash with order.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
Visitors Register at Star Office.

The following visitors registered today
at The Star office:
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Cook Macon, Ga;
Thomas r. Lee. Camden, y. j.; George
w Rhodes. Riverton, y. j.; W. l..
Rhodes, Loris, s. G.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
PREPARING FOR BUTTON DAY
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST
POSSIBILITY OF LOSS.
Sale Will Be in Charge of Otto
Luebkert and Buyers Will Have
to Apply to Him and Assistants.

Under the arrangeme that have been
made bv the button committee of the
Washington Fairgrounds Association tor
the sale of buttons next Monday there
will be no chance for failure on the
mart of the committee to realize prompt
ly and fully on every button sold In
orda ar that there may be no loss the COM
mittee has engaged Otto Luebkert, VINO,
ri h corps of assistants, VIII nave
charge of the sale of the buttons. Every
one who procures buttons for sale VII
have to apply to Mr.. Luebkert for them
and even the most important members OF
the committee cannot get buttons with
out paying for them.
Last year it was found that some of
the small boys who sold tags on Tag
day" cleaned up a little ''on the side.
This year children will not handle the
buttons. Merchants and others who take
a large number OF buttons have voiun-
teered to hold themselves personally re-
Sponsible for the returns.
The committee headquarters in the
old Metropolitan Bank building in 18th
street presented a scene of great ac-
tivity this morning. The force of work
ers is increasing every day to meet the
rush of business and the plans for next
rate.
Those in charge of the work want to
keep it we'll in hand and TO handle every
detail so that the results of the day s
sales will be known Monday night. Last
year it was several days before the re-
turns of Tag day were accurately known.
New Committees Announced.
Several new committee were announced
today Their membership is as follows:
Real estate dealers-Ernest A. Daniel
chairman; Dwight Anderson. John I.
Arms. William T. Ballard Alvin G. Belt.
j. Mckenney Berry. Harry X. Boss. Mur-
ray a. Cobb. Bradley T. Davidson. Charles
w Fairfax, Harry c.. Birge. G.. +. Hane
Frank a. Harrison, William A. Hill
Eldrdge f. Jordan. James J. hampton.
Phelan c. Hawn, George W. Linkns. Will
liam +. Matteson. Charles S. Muir. H. l..
Rust William H Saunders, Herbert T.
Evening star., 1909-06-15

If you want work read the want col
umns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
From June Is to Sept. Is,
store closes at ) pm,
Saturdays at pm.
FACTORY
BARGAINS
IN PIANOS

IF YOU REALLY WANT A PIANO
HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET
ONE FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY AND
ON THE EASIEST TERMS OF PAY
MENT.
The following used Upright Pianos. Square
Pianos and Organs are offered at less than Fac
tory Prices for clearance. They're high grade In
struments. taken in exchange for new Bradbury
and Webster Pianos. All are in good condition
Evening star., 1909-06-15

Will make yon forget all about your
feet, Nothing like them for summer
time, Mems or Womens Boots &E
or Oxfords. ..~o
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-18
FOREIGN.

Gen. Charles Louis Tremeau has
been appointed commander-in-chief
of the French army in succession TO
Gen. de Lacroix.
II is understood that the deposed
shah of Persia will leave Teheran on
Aug. II on condition that pension of
$4,000 be granted TO him.
The murder of a white woman by
Chinaman, somewhat similar to the
murder of Elsie Sigel in New York
occurred In Frankfort, Germany.
Three hundred Hebrew bakers, on
strike at Montreal for shorter hours
and better pay, rioted, beat drivers OF
non-union wagons. spoiled loads OF
bread by shooters of water and other
wise made trouble.
A further postponement has been
made in the trial at Leopoldville, OF
the two American missionaries, Rev
William Morrison and Rev. w. ri
Sheppard on charges of libel. The
hearing will now come up Oh Sept. "a
The remaining survivors on board
the British steamer Maori, which ran
on the rocks the night of Aug. of
Slang bay, We're rescued. OF the
crew of fifty-three men ON board the
Maori only twenty-one were saved.
Joseph Fl. Leute. American deputy
consul general at Zurich Switzerland
died in the arms of his young bride on
board the steamship Marquette just
as the vessel was entering the port
of Antwerp. They were married
July 25.
I Samuel Kahngisser, professor OF
surgery in the womans medical in.
stitute of st. Petersburg, died of blood
poisoning in Kiev. Germany. In per.
forming an operation the professor
cut himself with an. operation knife.
He did not permit the accident to in.
terrupt the operation, which lasted
two hours, and resulted successfully.
Nine Niegovskai, a we'll known
Russian writer. was killed on her es.
tate near 0orutch. During the alb.
sence of her husband two robbers
stole into her room a. night. pointed
reSokers at her and demanded her
money. Nine. Niegoyskai grasped
her husbands revolver and opened
hre. She was wounded in the leg,
but she continued to fire and forced
The robbers to flee,
The decision reached by Japan re.
garding the construction of the An.
tungtMukden railroad. In spite of the
objections of China, is generally con.
sldered in London to be justified.
Before taking the step. Japan con.
suited Great Britain and the other
powers with whom Japans relations
are close. Great Britain. while re.
GREETING that her ally found 1t neces.
sary to defy China, agreed that Japan
had no alternative.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-18
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The Manitowoc Citizens associa-
ton viii make an effort to secure
the location of the Molle Typewrit.
er company OF Amigo.
The Rice Lake Lumber company
is building a railroad up in Sawyer
county, from a point near Draper,
ten miles north, crossing the east
fork of the Chippewa. 1t Is a stand
ard guage road and taps ten years
supply of timber.
The j. NJ Kohler Sons company
of Sheboygan closed a contract for
two new boilers and smoke stacks
for the plant at Riverside, The new
boilers win be of about 100 horse
power each and win be used to re-
inforce the present power plant
The army worm" which he threat
ened to do great damage among the
jackpine forests OF Douglas county
and in fact has done considerable
amount already--seems to be dis.
posed OF for at least this season
The recent heavy rains have appar-
4
The Cedarburg Pea Canning com
pany completed the seasons output.
The late crop has been entirely de.
stroyed by the pea louise thus cut.
ting short the seasons run. The com
pany put up in the neighSorhood of
, 100000 cans at the plant Plant No.
at Mequon is still running.
The Drew Carrier company of Wa.
terioo, Wis, will manufacture an ex.
tensive line of novelties, including
ehildren's vehicles, go carts, carriag.
es, wagons, and baby carriages. This
is new line in addition to it's
standard articles--carrier, stanchicn.
youshs, and tanks.
The Northern Milling comnany AZ
Wausau is installing four electric mo.
tors and will put, three OF these in
the mill and one in the elevator The
steam plant, formerly used for fnr.
nishing power for the mill. furnished
90 horsepower The four motors will
be respectively 80, rs. 20 and IA
HORSEPOWER, making total of 10.
! Frank McTonough of the McDon.
eugh MSnufp ;G.'ng company at Eau
Claire has been g2nted a patent on
q tension to be used on hapdsaws
n sawmills THIS patent viii be
manufactured ~ the Mcnonough
company and placed. on all handsa 5
truned out by them.
a new condensed mlk factory A;
oostou.g IS nearing completion and
viii be in operation ia Septembet
The new plant is bull, Of bricR ami
IS soN5O feet in SIZE and one sto:k
high Al first the plant will not rub
at full capacity, only abou: nod
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-18
DOMESTIC.

Cotton has been benefited decidedly
b. heavy rams in Texas.
Two torpedo boats viii be taken 70
sea and used as targets for the battle
ships in Their impending drills of the
Virginia eapes
Five Of seventeen youths who IN
dertook TO swim through Hellgate il
the New York harbor were overcome
and taken from the water.
Two moved houses in Alexandria.
Va, are homeless. Property owners
objected to their location on the sites
chosen for them and they are wan.
derers
Adviees from Tromsoc, Norway. say
Walter Wellman's airsh,p shed has
been repaired and the imitation Of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-18

upon the discovery thereof, at any
time within three years after said re-
turn is due. make return upon infor-
nation obtained IS above provided for,
and the assessment made by the COM
missioner of internal revenue thereon
shall be paid by such corporation,
Joint stock company or association, or
insurance company Immediately upon
nouncation of the amount of such as
sessment; and to any sum or sums
due and unpaid after the Both day
OF June In any year, and for ten DAYS
after notice and demand thereof by
the collector. there shall be added the
sum OF five per centum on the amount
of tax unpaid and interest at the rate
of one per centum per month upon
said tax from the time the same be-
comes due.
Sixth. When the assessent shall be
made, as provided in this section, the
returns, together with any corrections
thereof which may have been made by
the commissioner, shall be filed In
the office of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue and shall constitute
public records and be open to inspec-
ton as such.
Seventh. It shall be unlawful for
any collector deputy collector. agent.
clerk, or other officer or employe of
the United States to divulge or make
known in any manner whatever not
provided by law to any person anv in
formation obtained by him in the dis
charge OF his official duty, or to d.
Vuige or make known in any manner
not provided by law any document re-
ceiyed, evidence taken, or renort
made under this section except upon
the special direction of the president:
and any offense against the foregoing
provision shall be misdemeanor and
De punished by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars. or by imprison.
ment not exceeding one year, or both.
at the discretion of the court.
Eighth. If any of the corporations.
JOINT stock companies or associations.
or insurance companies, aforesaid.
snail refuse or neglect to make a re-
turn at the time or times hereinbefore
specified In each year. or shall ren.
der false or fraudulent return, such
corporation, joint stock company or
association, or insurance company.
shall be liable to penalty or not less
tnan $1,000 and not exceeding $4,000
Any person authorized by law to
make, render, sign. or verify any re-
turn who makes any false or fraudul-
ent return, or statement, with intent
! TO defeat or evade the assessment re-
quired by this secdon to be made.
shall be guilty of misdemeauor, and
shall be fined not exceeding 81 900, or
be imprisoned not exceeding one wear.
or both, at the discretion of the court.
with the costs of prosecution.
All laws relating to the collection.
remission, end refund of internal rev.
enue taxes, so far as applicable to and
not inconsistent with the provisions
of this section. are hereby extended
and made applicable to the tax i'm
posed by this section.
Jurisdiction is hereby conferred
upon the circuit ard district courts of
! the United States for the district with
in which any person summoned UNDER
his section to appear to testify or tot
produce books, as aforesaid, shall REL
side. to compel such attendance, proz
duction of books, and testimony by ap-s
Epropriate process.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-18

pounds of milk a day being used
When running at fan capaciy the fac
tory viii handle f1Oln 10000 to so,
600 pounds a day.
The foundation has been finished
and the tiFlbers have been laid at
Berlin, Wis, for an addition to the
| ]. e. Murphy butter tub factory that
will measure 39x46 feet. Mr.. Muir
ply plans to branch out and make
apple and cranberry barrels as soon
as the addition is finished.
George vogel recently purchased
eggs in Neenah and Matched fine
flock of young maIlard ducks. He
Matched thirteen Of the birds with
great success, merely as an expert.
ment. He has already disposed OF
several of the ducklings and expects
to domesticate those which he keeps
A. w. McLain, proprietor OF the
1 Kaukauna machine works, is enjoy
ing a season of prosperity. The Kau-
kauna machine works are builders OF
paper machinery, Mr. McLain being
owner OF several valuable patents on
Improvements and machines. He has
been an extensive builder of wall pa.
per machines.
The site for the Trappe Rapids dam
near Wausau Is being cleared AS
soon as completed, the work of build
ing the west wing of the dam will
be started. The dam will be 200
feet long, and the west wing viii be
$50 feet. The dam when finished
can develop from $40 TO $500 horse
power under a head of from 70 to
% feet and win therefore develop
considerable more power than either
the Brokaw or Rothschilds dams.
A large amount of pickles is be-
ing brought to the sailing station
here at Surfing. Wis. An addition for
storage was recently added and sew
eral more tanks will be put in There
are now eleven tanks and fourteen
or fifteen more will be added this
year. About $500 bushels of pickles
have been brought in so far this
year. The pickles are of better
quality, too. There will be about rs
900 bushels delivered at the Surfing
station this year. The station at Ce-
Gil has nine tanks and has received
about 800 bushels this year also.
The station at Gillet has six tanks
and more will be added this year.
The Lena station has 26 tanks and
has thus far received 1,40O or 1900
bushels of pickles Dill pickles will
also be put up at Lena this year