Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-19

A graduated system OF inheritance tax, ,
passed at the extra session OF the legisla- ,
ture has been approved by Governor
Hughes despite very vigorous protests. The ,
new law is radical departure from the ,
old law and Is expected to bring into the
state treasury N0OOOOO year. All forms
| OF property. real or personal, transferred
at the death OF the owner pays tribute to
the state. On a graduated scale, increas-
ing the rate property passing to any
other person than father, mother widow or
child, from the present flat rate Of . per
cent as a minimum to Is per cent where
the sum is S1,000,00O or over. Property to
the amount OF only 500 to collateral
relative is exempt, and only $500 In the case
OF a husband, brother or sister. The new
tax to collateral relatives is per cent UNI
der 81, OOO 10 per cent up to 100000 IL per
cent on sums up TO 100000 and so on until
the maximum is reached.
In the case Of father mother, widow or
child the rate is also increased. Property |
in excess OF 5000 begins with the primary |
. rate of / per cent and advances until the |
, maximum Of 5 per cent is reached, that
being charged on all estates of SiOOO,oOO |
E or more. The new terms also apply to any
corporate legatee, while the existing pro-
vision imposes a tax only on an indi-
vidual.
Silas Hoffman, who had not spoken
. word for thirty-one years, according to hts
II neighbors, is dead at Somerville, N. j.
l. He passed away without breaking silence
II Just before he died he made an effort to
T. speak to his devoted sister, Mrs. Margaret
y Lane, who has cared for him in his lonely
!. house throughout his eccentric career The
y attempt failed, owing either to weakness
: or because he had lost the power to articu-
= late.
Hoffman was g. At 30 he possessed
farm, owned a fine team and attended all
the social gatherings. Then misfortune
overlook him. He lost his farm, and finally
his pet team. He went to bed and turned
err his face to the wall and for a long time
m refused to eat or speak. Food was left on
ip table near his bed and when he was
at nearly starved he arose one night ate a
In bite and took a stroll out Of doors. He con-
ul tinued for number OF years to rise each
r. night eat and take short walk in his
es garden. One winter night fifteen years
o. ago he slipped on the ice and broke an
ly arm while walking in his garden in the
ny dark. After that he never left his bed
Oh Whether Hoffman was insane was never
determined although he had been examined
by a score of physicians His continued
silence baffled all efforts Physicians had
a. been expecting Hoffman to die every yeal
for the last decade from sheer inactivity
His vitality had been so low that at time'
,ss his heart almost failed to beat. and 70
-en several days before his death his physician
me could not determine any pulse.
me
to Katie and Polly Cohn are among tn
md leaders in the cloakmakers strike The
Of are typical cloak workers, They have bee
not in this country two years. For six year
Of they have worked at the trade The
rty father died in Russia and they piled the
ubt needles and denied themselves food, cloth
but ing. every comfort in the old country, unit
to they were able to bring their mother an
the four little Coins to this country.
sla- They live in East Twelfth street, whel
children swarm and elders of the famili,
not crowd the stoops and curbs. They are II
n.y. 1Sya sole support of the family Of seven. The
will have rear flat OF three tiny rooms Il
lum which they pay a2.5o a month The room
anu are spotlessly clean. and the young wornC
Stub themselves are perfect in appearance al
npel department Their average income unit
aho is s12 a week. On this sum they keep
the house olothe and feed the family. TIL
visit are putting the youngsters through q
fer public schools that they may be somethi
earn better than cloakmakers.
can
acts An 81" train had just started on It's W
Ger downtown from the terminal at one Hu
dred and Fifty-fifth street and Eigh
edes avenue when highly respectable loolSi
man with snow-white hair and benevol'
NOT eyes sat down next young woman In
nder last car.
Mn, Maid" he said. "you are very beautlf
- You are in fact the most beautiful won
tho II ever saw"
She went away. VERY well, madRr
-. said the man, smiling kindly. Then he
.ha,r down beside second young woman.
- or 81 would fain hold converse with 70
he said "for your eyes are simply encha
o,,,A ling. What? Wouldst leave me?" She
hors- him.
= a. Thus he worked his way right thro'
"a the train 70 the first car informing won
!. g. young and old, what creamy complexic
pretty clinging curls and nymphllSe or
- they possessed.
Chop that" said conductor.
anu you are the finest conductor c
Oi@i saw" beamed the man. las was say
- sweet princess"
Finally the motormar started to blow
'utes whistle-"a remarkably fine piece
gus. mechanism" murmured the man, lister
reJeo' to it's shrieks. At Twenty-third street
.ourtn noise brought policeman.
n one policeman" said the man. you
~ op- without question the most splendid SUI
men ian OF the peace in the world"
auical At the station he said he was ia
eV OF sISene, 90 years old. bookkeeper, of
Clay avenue, Bronx He was locked
pack charged with intoxication and ammo
'unoiy women, not, however before he had
'siblli- formed the lieutenant and doornan
80 Far they were remarkably fine fellows
evoked
VINO It was understood that she was
OF kinds of widows and many times enga
them Anyway, she had had many diffe
ID ref sorts OF proposals in her twenty-eight
gov of coquetiing The latest came through
limited mail a few days ago. She had met the
on several occasions, knew him to
widower but never suspected he had Il
- a victim to her charms. So It took
off her feet when she received an env'
Ok containing one OF the late Mrs LIS {
and a little note accompanying which !
''I would ask you TO use this card
thts tho rest Of your life"