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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06

The police pension and retirement bill
now pending before Congress. IS provol-
ing sharp criticism throughout the Po-
lice Department.
The bill. which was introduced by MI
Smith Of Michigan. has the Endorsement
Of the District Commissioners. MAJOR
Sylvester. Superintendent II Police. and
Chief Wagner. OF the Fire Department
The chief source OF dissatisfaction
among members Of the police force IS
the fact that the retirement board.
which is created by the bill. is given
almost unlimited power, and that after
deduCting IA per cent Of their salaries
thew have m actual equity in The re-
trement fuE6. While a maximum limit
is fixed for the pensions. the board may
make the amount as small as its discre-
ton dictates.
The bill" said q member Of the &c
Darrr1ent. who has studied IL closely,
violates all the principles usually in
.corporated in a pension bill The board
NAV or may not retire US. It may or
NAV not give as a living pension. and.
according &c the bill. NAV take me pen
sion away any time Il sees IT. Yet all
the tine we are IN the department We
have 10 pay into the fund q stated
amount every month"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
SUBMITTED
ON DISTRICT TAXES
Shows Sixteen Per Cent of
Revenue Comes From
Corporations.

Commissioner Of Corporations Her
bert Knox Smith today submitted TO
the President a report of the taxation
Of corporations in the District Of Col
Umbia and the middle Atlantic States
This is a digest Of the corporate tax
laws and the administrative methods
and financial results.
Il is stated IN the report that the
District derives l6 per cent of its total
tax revenue from its tax on corpora
tiOns. The District is conspicuous in
having minimum Of special corpora
ton taxes and in securing Its tax re-
ceipts almost wholly from general
property tax, which produces nearly -
per cent Of the District tax revenue
Speaking further of the District, the
report says The VrOpOruOnate amount
derived from special taxation Of cor
pOrauOnS IS about - per cent This.
however, does not include a large sum
derived from corporations under the
general property tax, an amount which
cannot be segTegated- In the District
there is perhaps the brOadest applica-
ton Of the general property tax so far
observed. The majority OF corporations
come only under this tax
There is a gross receipts tax on
street railway companies and a gross
earning tax on gas. electric. light.
telephone and certain financial com
panies. There is no special tax on
railroads. telegraph companies, canal
companies. express or car companies,
or on business and manufacturing
companies. Stocks and bonds are not
taxable in the hands Of the holders.
For the year ended June, 1909,
there was received by the grOss-re-
ceipt tax about S17S.O00 from the
street railways and about S199, 900
from gas, electric and telephone com
panies. BY the general property TAX
on the public service corporations
there was received about S254.GOO.
From special taxes on financial cor
poratiOns there was received about
S272, 0OO"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
Georgetown University to
Confer Degrees on 100
At ChaSe's Tonight.
SECRETARY NAGEL
THE CHIEF SPEAKER
chief Justice Shepard VIII Award
the Prizes, Father Himmel
Opening Exercises.

With Charles Nagel, Secretary Of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor. as
chief speaker. the thirty-ninth annual
commencement exercises OF the George
town University law department will be
held tonight in Chase's Theater. when
one OF the largest classes in the history
Of the school viii be graduated.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Laws will
be conferred on l31 candidates while
thirty-five members Of the class will re-
ceive the degree of Master of Laws.
Many States Represented.
The comforting Of the degrees viii be
by the Rev. Joseph Himmel, s. J., rector
Of the university. who will also deliver
the opening address following an over
ture and selections by the orchestra.
Chief Justice Shepard. Of the Court Of
Appeals, viii award the prizes. Many
States and Territories are represented by
those TO be graduated tonight.
Among those 10 whom degrees will
Be conferred Is a Filipino. II is expect
ed that the exercises will be attended
by many visitors from out Of town,
among them relatives and friends Of
those 20 be graduated.
NldSS OISdulLdllOu-
The organization OF the various
classes is as follows:
Postgraduate class-JohE J. Cowhis.
president, Henry r. Wasser, fist vice
president: Joseph Y. Morgan, second
vice president, Horace J. DOnnelly, sec
Rotary; William J. Bacon. treasurer;
Patrick ShuCric. ssrGCant-at-arm
Woodbridge Clapp, poet.
Third-year class-Earl J. Mohn. presi-
dent. w. Aubrey Mudd, firsJ vice presi-
dent; Stanley D. Willis. second vlcs
president; Hugh w Barr, secretary:
GeOrEe +. Keileher. treasurer; Leo J
Kelly, serSeant-at-arms.
Second-year ClaSS-William A. Wood
ruff, president: Mason Manghum. vice
president. Nelson NJ. Mckenna. secre-
tary, William c. Feeley, treasurer
Albert N Fireman, seTgeanL-at-dTmS.
First-year class-Wllliam +. Leahy,
president; Abner 3. Breese, vice presi-
dent: William H. Baldwin. secretary
William c. Holmes. historian, John
R Dillon, sergeant-at-arms
Reception cOmmitte - William A.
Woodruff. chairman. r. Murray Bland
ford, John Doyle CarmOdy. Donald b
Creecy, John F. L. Fitzgerald, Samuel
o. HaTgis, John B. Lang. ClarksOn r.
Sherwood, John y. Bradley, Raymond
V Craley, Lee Roy L. Kelley, Floyd
B Harrison, John NJ. McLachlen,
Romne c. Shelse, W J. Lester Sis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
SPURIOUS COINS 9
ARE MADE IN CELL

JEFFERSON CITY. Ne. June g.
Governor Hadley Is considering a re-
quest from the Federal authorities 10
pardon Lee J. Jaynes, who is serving
a fve-year term in the Missouri peni-
Tertiary Tor forgery. in order that he
may be prosecuted for counferfefting
.Jaynes passed his idle moments In
N penitentlary making dollars and
nat dollars IN some mysterious way
.e ohIaiHed baobitt metal. 4 quantity
OF lead, some bismuth. ard the vsrfor1s
other necessaries for the making or
homemade money. The articles were
found IN hts cell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
DENIES
TRUCKING SLAYER
DR.. Darlington Says Smith
Knew He Was Going TO
Death Chair.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. U-NE (

Official denial was given today BY DR..
Darlington, surgeon az the penitentiary,
OF the rumors and newspaper reports
that Henry Smith, who died IN the slec-
trio chair last Friday, wcEt - the chair
under the the suppOsiron that he was
being subjected 10 a form 4 the third
degree. According 10 Or. Carrir eton.
Smith knew that he wcs going t. die.
and went 70 the chair prepared. He said
6ood-by 10 everyone while on his way
10 the death chamber Smith also
averred that he vas innocent Of the
crime for which ne vas about 20 die
and declared chat Dorsey. Pines. and
Johnson were also innocent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
BROTHER OF HULSE
CLAIMS HIS BODY

The body OF Richard D Hulse. the
Waterman employed at the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing who committed
suicide Friday by shooting himself, was
turned over to his brother, John Hulse.
OF Galesburg, H., today.
John Hulse arrived in Washington
from Galesburg about noon today. He
will take the body Of his brother to
their old home ip Illinois for burial
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
SHOCK
KILLS BIG PANTHER
Beast Falls, Clutches Wire, and Is
Electrocuted At Victoria,
British Columbia.

VICTORIA. B. c., June s.-An eight
foot panther crawling along the steep
cliff underneath which runs the high
power wire from the GOldstrram power
station 70 Victoria made q fatal misstep
or Overspring, and. falling, clurched the
first thing visible or material. which
CHANGED 70 be the high potential wire.
The surprise was complete, and grip
ping the Wire ZealOusly. the big cat
curled around 10 like a great caterpillar
and brought II 10 the ground. the eiec-
triCal shock killing the ANIMAL As a
result NictOria's street railway and
electric light service were temporarily
suspended until the exceptional cause
was ascsrtained and removed
The panther Is now exhibited a. the
store warehouse OF the British COlum-
bia Electric Railway Company and is
20 he mounted 20 adorn the den Of
Electrical Engineer PTipp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
CAMPAIGN STARTED
FOR NEW MEMBERS

Washington Nest. No. IS. American
Order Of Owls, today began a campaign
to increase its membership. which now
numbers Us. The order is beneficial and
protective. The officers are W. +.
Evans, past president. James J. Feeney,
president: Andrew GleesOn, vice presi-
dent; Norman Nicholson. secretary:
Edward Schmidt. treasurer; John =.
Rnddy indicator
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06

Alexandria-Na shington and Andrew
Jackson Lodges Of Masons will next
W edneSday afternoon at ; o'clock play
a game OF baseball The lineup Of the
Alexandria Washington Lodge will
be as follows: Dunbar, frst base:
Jary, third base; Zackery, left field
Rose, pitcher; Cooper, center field-
Brumback, right field. PUss, short
stop; Duffey, catcher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06

The funeral OF Mrs. Margaret Rob
erts was held from St. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church today. The Rev II. j.
Cutler sang requiem mass. The burial
was in st. Mary's Cemetery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06

Popular Excursion, Baltimore and Ohio
r. R June 18th. 800 to Harpers Ferry.
CharlestOwn, Summit Point. Stephenssh
and Winchester, and return. Special
train from Union Station 500 a. m. re-
turning same day.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
WOMAN, AGED 81,
SEEKS A DIVORCE
Wisconsin Nonagenarian Charges
Cruelty and Inhuman
Treatment.
Treatment,

APPLETON. Wis. June s. Under
the weight OF ninety-one years. Mrs.
George Parmann walked into Judge
Ryau's court room and demanded that
peace warrant be issued against
her husband. eighCy-Oue years.
Within an hour Mrs Parmann's at
rOrney fled al the clerk OF court s
office complaint in a divorce action,
in which the aged woman is com
plaiuaur
The spouse is accused OF cruelty
and iuhUmar treatment. Il IS be-
Ieved here that Mrs. Parmaun is the
oldest prospective divorce in the his
tory Of Wisconsin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
MANY ILLINOIS HUNTERS.

CHICAGO. June 6.-Ilinois has al
ready issued 10000 hunting licenses this
year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
S2r.lo Id Detroit and Peturn-

Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets sold
June S, 9. and 10. good returning to reach
Washington on or before June %. Con-
suit Ticket Agents.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06

Mary Cecilia Hayden. daughter Of
Harry and Lille Hayden, died at her
parents home at Fort Hunt yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06

Swift & Company's sales OF fresh beef
in Washington for the week ending 81 =
Urday. June 4, averaged $50 cts per ID.
-AdTt.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
IF YOU NEED A MEDICINE,
YOU SHOULD have THE BEST

Although there are hundreds of pre-
paratIons advertised. there is only one
that really stands out pre-eminent as
a remedy for diseases OF the kidneys,
liver and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest, for the reason that II has
proye6 to be just the remedy
needed in thousands upon thousands
of even the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly
because its mild and immediate effect
is soon realized. 1t is a gentle, neal
ing vegetable compound physician S
prescription for specific disease.
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything.
A Sworn Certificate of Purity is with
every bottle. &
For sale at all drug stores, in bot
ties OF two sizes-hfty-cents and one
dollar.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE. ny MAIL.
In order TO prove what Swamp Root.
the great kidney. liver and bladder
remedy will do for you. every reader
OF The Atlanta Semi Weekly Journal who
has not already tried il, may receive
sample bottle by mail absolutely
free. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Bing-
hamton. y. y. Write today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
Especial correspondence.

Especial Correspondence.
MELBOURNE, Australia.-The mine
boy who could keep sweet-tempered; the
miner who could be an "agltator" with
out tuning and ranting the labor leader
who could smile as he worked-this Is
Andrew Fisher, child. slave in the coal
pits of Ayrshire, Scotland, and now prime
minister of Australia.
It's-well, much like the bottom side OF
the hereafter-to drag your burden, ttr-
ing, through the coal-dark' underground,
when you have not reached your teens,
and would rather be romping on The
heath or fishing, or hunting =.
But Andy didn't cuss the world, bad
as it was. He smiled and whistled, and
at 20 made his way to the gold fields of
Australia Here his CHEEKY ways made
him a leader of men. He has helped
weld together the Labor party through
which he hopes to make Australia a
place where boys won't have to give up
their boyhood to greedy capital, as Andy
did.
For the miners liked this very likable
Fisher, and his advancement in his trade
union where he became Immediately ac-
tive, and In the Labor party, was very
rapid. He. represented the party in the
state parliament of Queensland in 1888,
and has been. in politics since. He was
prime minister in 1905 but as the Labor
party did not control the law-making
body. he had no support. Now his party
controls the government entirely. SD.
He is not a brilliant orator, but speaks
clearly. -forcibly and briefly.
Never before in the history OF the world
has a great nation of people been abso-
lutely governed by the laboring men. But
this is the condition In Australia In the
year 1910. Labor, politically organized,
completely controls the government.
The cabinet is not filled with lawyers.
much less corporation lawyers. There's
just one member OF the bar in the minis
/ try, w. NJ. Hughes. attorney general, Dut
he is a lawyer for working people end
not for capitalists. Andrew Fisher, the
| prime minister. is a mine worker. E. L.
Bachelor. minister Of foreign affairs, is
| metal worker. Josiah Thomas. post
master general, is miner. Senator
Pearce. minister for defense, is a carpen-
ter. F. G. Tudor, a hatmaker. is minister
OF trade and customs. King OMalley. a
newspaper reporter, is minister of home
affairs. Senator McGregor. vice chair
man OF the national council, is a day
lahorer.
The official figures show that the cleo
ton by which the labor party got full
control of the government was land
slide. In the last senate. the fused Con-
sentative and Liberal parties had p rep
Tesentatives: Labor IL. In the new SEN
ate. Labor has % representatives, while
the Fusionists have but 49, The old house
contained IS Fusionists, % Laborites, In
the new house there are A Laborites, and
! but q F'usionists The anti-labor major
! ity OF % has just been reversed into a
Labor majority of %. The Labor party
elected every one of the is senator's in the
| six states (there are is others who held
over from the last parliament), and wor
! 10 seats in the house Former Prime
Minister Alfred Deakin's combine of free
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12

I traders and protectionists is so badly
defeated that it will probably break up.
Among the causes of the political revo-
luton are the action OF the state gov
eminent in New South Wales in playing
into the hands of the coal trust during
the great strike, when it enacted a law
outiawing strikes and boycotts; the reck-
less extravaganza of the DealSin admin
istration, and it's refusal to enact pro-
gressfve' legislation which had been
promised to the working people; sham
tariff fights to distract the attention OF
the workers from their grievances; the
growth of trusts, and tax-d0dging by the
rich. '.+ -..
The people smashed states rights at
The same time, in a referendum, by vot-
ing to nationalist state debts and CEN
tralizing the public financial power in the
national government. This is the en-
tering wedge to make the federal power
dominant, and the states subordinate.
There is no one-man rule in the new
Australian scheme of things. In the
United States the president appoints the
cabinet and the speaker Cor packed
committee) selects congressional commit
tees. Here" cabinet officers and the
speakers of houses and. committeeman
are selected BY ballot. .'.t x.
The curse of Australia has been the
ownership of great tracts of land by in
dividual owners. Many of the. greatest
holdings are in the hands of men who
live in England, and have never even
/ seen their land.
The single. tax has been invoked to
cure this evil. Land is taxed at its
| real value and idle land taxed, just as
| land in use is improvements are not
taxed. The result will be to break up
the great estates into small farms and
to free opportunity for labor and in
dustry to unite with natures bounty
In supplying food, clothes and luxury
for mankind.
The new labor government comes into
power finding a four and half million
dollar deficit, but the land tax is expect
ed to make short work of that.
Australia has it's trusts, too. The
coal trust is the most cordially hated
by the people, and the labor government
will go after 1t at once Attorney Gen
eral Hughes will prosecute the trust I'M
der the antitrust law, which was a
Joke under the kin administration.
But the prosecution is only a preface to
the taking over of the coal mines by
the government. The labor administra-
ton promises to take over and run all
monopolies. -.... ..-..
f. Other bills being drafted provide for
state bank, old age pensions, national
! insurance, civil, equality of men and
/ women, national Initiative and referen-
! dunn, exclusion of Chinese and Japanese
coolie labor. amendment to arbitration
I law, and Limitation of bond issues.
| The labor party is moderately for pro-
teetion-what it terms new" protection.
+ In industries in which trade union wage
scales. and hours of labor are recognize
| ed and labor receives. real protection,
moderate revenue tariff win DE permit
tel. Where trusts and monopolies ex-
list, tariff duties VIII be abolished.
Australia is as large as the United
| States, exclusive of Alaska and the Is
land possessions, and it's government is
similar to ours in that it consists of
! federated states. ..,.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
TO MEET IN ATLANTI
Practically Decided That Con-
vention Will Be Held Here
in Fall

The Southern Commercial Congress has
practically decided to hold its next con-
vention in Atlanta. Charles Hall Davis,
chairman of the executive committee,
has written the following letter to Sec
rotary Walter G. Cooper, of the chamber
OF commerce@
81 have written to the various men,
bers of the executive committee in regard
to the meeting place for the Southern
Commercial Congress, and up to date l
have heard from four out of the eight
members. These four all join me in IA
voring Atlanta, and L judge that there
is no reasonable question about Its Sc
lection" LIZ.
meeting of the executive COMMITTEES
OF the congress will be held in Atlanta
in a short while to consider the conven-
tion. The time at which the congress
will convene has not been set, but it IS
understood that it will meet in the fall.
The Southern Commercial Congress has
headquarters in Washington. Its purpose
is to advertise and develop the resources
of the south. It's convention will be one
o: the most important of the year, AMI
will bring to Atlanta several hundred
prominent men. .. D.,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
HAWAII WILL SOON
ASK FOR STATEHOOD

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July S.-Prince
Jonah Kalanianaole. delegate to congress
from Hawaii will be sailor before the
mast in the yacht race from San Pedro
to Honolulu. which was started Satur-
day. He will be a member of the crew
of Hawaii. which carries the hopes of the
islanders
The prince arrived here today from
Washington.
Hawaii will make the next bid for
statehood" he said, land the request will
come soon. When l introduce the bill
for statehood l shall make showing of
the marvellous growth of the Islands.
The prince is enthusiastic over the
prospects of sailing in the race to Homo
lulu.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
OFFICERS ARE NAMED,
BY PALMETTO CARRIERS

NEWBERRY s. c., July s.-The seventh
annual state convention OF the Rural Letter
Carriers association Of South Carolina, winch
has been in session in this city for the past
two days. has closed after the most snccessId
session in the history Of the organization Inc
occasion has been one Of pleasure and proill
TO the members OF the association, ana the
visitors have gone to their homes throughout
the state with broader view OF their work
and with stronger bonds Of friendship for their
FELLOW carriers the result of several days el-
box-touch one with the other, at the Newberry
convention.
Today's session was probably the most I'M
portant. of the convention. the presence of sew
eral men prominent in the work adding greatly
to the Importance Of the occasion Fourth. As
sistant Postmaster General 7. V. DeGraw'
Congressman D. E. Finley, Of South Carolina
and Mr. D. Fl. Winslow. district superintend-
ent of the good roads department OF tne govern, IN,
mcnt addressed the convention, all on me
speakers being well receive, ana tneir addresses
heard with the closet attention by the large
audience. The esssion this morning resoEei
itself into A good roads meeting, in which the
county to-county good roads advocates, VINO are
now touring the state In AUTOMOBILES Ior me
purpose of discussing this all important SUD ,.
iect entered with much spirit. This party OF
advocates arrived in Newberry Monday aIter-
noon from Columbia, and held their 1lrst CAM
paign meeting with the X. d. D. men at TUG
request OF the association
The election of officers Aor the ensuing year
was held this morning the record OF tne as
aocisttion being broken by the reelection VI
Thomas E. Wicker, Of NewberTy. as state prasi-
dent The other officers elected were: vice
president E. W. Conner, Of York; secretary,
Up K. Crosby, OF Collector; treasurer, A W.
Hill, of Greenvine.
Executive committees: ID. R Fletcher, OF
Keeshaw; S. A. Bunch, Of Florence, and ID. G.
Clark of York. - .s-- - =
delegates to the national convention, which
meets in Kansas City, Mo-, In September:
President T. r. Wicker, who Is chairman or the
national executive committee; Miss Living
stone. OF Orangeburg; F. p. DeVore or New
berry: S. A. Burch, of Florence T. h. crosby.
~ Tolleton Eiternates: A. W. Hill, OF Green
vile; L. B. Aull, off Greenwood; J. E. john
son. of Laurens. -, :.
Florence was selected as the next place OF
meeting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
WOMAN IS INJURED
IN DUEL WITH OFFICER

CHARLESTON, July S.-Sadie Miller,
a white woman, lies in the Roper hos
pital, as result of a pistol duel with
Police Officer Smokes. Having been
separated from a negro woman with
whom she had a difficulty, the woman
repaired to a neighboring restaurant
and as the officer walked past the place
she opened fire with a pistol. ..
The officer ran towards her and as
the woman continued to fire, Smokes
pulled his pistol and used IT to effect.
When she had emptied the pistol she
still attempted to use 1T in. the close
quarters with the officer This Is
Smokes second street duel within few
itated as soon as 1t comes in contact
weeks.