Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-18
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church. The girl Is Bishop Lampton's
daughter. She has vainly insisted that
the title be used by saleswomen In
stores and by telephone operators. On
Saturday, after some sharp words ad-
dressed to one Of the telephone oper-
ators, she said that her father would
see that she was spoken to in res
pectful manner. Bishop hampton call
ed on the telephone manager and de-
manded that all the young women al
the exchange be ordered to address his
daughter as Miss hampton. The man.
ager declined and made the interview
known. An indignation meeting was
held by citizens and Bishop hampton
was given five hours to take his fam
lily from the city.
- Washington, June 16: Recommend
ing legislation looking to the placing
Of a two per cent tax on the net in
come of. corporations and also the
adoption Of an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for the imposition OF
an income tax without apportionment
among the several states, President Taft
today sent to congress a message en-
bodying his views on the subject. This
action followed a protracted, special
meeting Of the cabinet. In his message,
the president speaks Of the apparent
inability Of congress to agree to the in
heritance tax, and as regards the In
come tax, he refers to decision OF the
supreme court, in which the court held
1t to be unconstitutional unless appor-
toned according to population. 1T is"
says the president, undoubtedly
power which the government ought to
have. 1t might be Indispensable to
the nations life in a great crisis" The
amendment, therefore, he declares was
the only proper course. Such amend
ment to the constitution he contended,
was preferable to the one proposed Of
reviving the law judicially declared to
be unconstitutional. The amendment
which he proposes should be made to
the tariff bill provided for the imposi-
tion upon all corporations and joint
stock companies for profit, except ma
tional banks otherwise taxed), saw
ings banks and buildings and loan as
sociations Of an excise tax of two per
cent on the net income Of said corpor-
ations. This 1t Is estimated by him
will bring an annual revenue OF $685.
900, 1000. "This Is tax on privilege and
not on property" he says, land Is
within the Federal power without ap-
portionment according to population"
1.-The president points out that anoth-
er merit to the tax on corporations is
Federal supervision, which will give
to the government, the stockholders
and the public knowledge of real busi-
ness transactions and gains and profits
Of every corporation in the country.
The adoption Of the amendment, he
says, will make a long step toward
that supervisory control of corpora
tions which may prevent further abuse
Of power"
Cairo. Egypt, June Is: Moham-
medan women of Egypt, including
members Of the Hhedivial or reigning
family, have started a campaign to win
for their sex the right to have a voice
in choosing husbands, to put aside the
veil which hides their beauty, and to
pass at all the doors of the harem, al
though their steps may lead to pre-
cincts where men abound. Conserva-
tive leaders are agitated and the native
press Is discussing the movement as OF
paramount importance. There was a
meeting a few days ago in the Grand
opera house Of upward Of 1000 women
representing the cream Of society.
Speeches were made by Princess Aisha
and others Of prominence, which brought
out a unanimous vote for resolutions
demanding freedom from harem life,
the abolition Of the veil, permission to
be in the society Of men, and the right
to be courted. The resolutions have
been forwarded to the khedive and his
cabinet. A permanent organization
has been formed and branches are be-
ing established throughout Egypt. The
ultra conservative Mohammedan press
is sounding the alarm against IAN in
fusion of European ideas into the
sanctity Of the harem." The Chris
tians, both native and foreign, view the
movement with unreserved favor.
Priests are writing to the press that
it is against the tenets of Islam to
grant the women's demands. The fair
rebels challenge any one to point to a
single text in the Koran proving that
contention. In fact, the women cite
the Koran in support of their emanci-
take a husband designated solely by
relatives. Eminent lawyers say the
courts will hold that the women have
the right to choose husbands, because
the law-applied now only in theory
provides that the brides consent to
marriage is essential. Immemorial GUS
tom has so construed 1t that the bride
is never present when the wedding
ceremony is being celebrated, her con-
sent having been obtained by proxy.
The heroine Of the Grand opera house
meeting was q beautiful Egyptian, who
denounced the custom which requires
a maid to take husband at the COM
mand of her parents, and become the
mother of the children of man she
never saw before her wedding. Chill
dren by an utter stranger was the way
the speaker expressed it."
Augusta, Herald: Capt. Peter c..
Hains is now an inmate Of one Of the
New York penitentiaries, under a sem
tence of not less than five years nor
more than eight, at hard labor. This
sentence was imposed after his convic-
ton by a jury for manslaughter-in
q notorious case with which all readers
of newspapers are familiar, and in
which all parties connected with it as
principals showed up very unfavora-
bly,. The verdict of the jury in that
case met general approval, and the cap
tain was considered very fortunate in
having got off so light. So now he is
doing time as a convict and will most