davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
Southern RAILWAY.
n. B.-The following schedule figures
are published only as information
and are not guaranteed. Schedule
in effect May. % 1910.
Leave Charlottesville as follows:

"'S OAesA AOeeCSNAic rs lOliOWS.
No. 8, daily, 11.5O a. m. Local be-
tween Washington and Danville.
No. %, daily, 40 p. m. Blrming-
ham Special. Through coaches
and sleeping car 20 Columbia, Sayan-
an and jacksonville sleeping car to
augusta and Aiken. Sleeping car to
birmingham. Dining car service. Tou-
rist to California times weeks
No. 35, daily, 10 p. m. U. 3. Fast
Mail, first-class coaches and drawing
room sleeping. car to New Orleans
dining car service.
No. Al, daily, LOS am. New York and
{ Chattanooga Limited (via Lynchburrl
tirss class coach and sleeping cars To
Roanoke, Knoxville, .Chattanooga.
Sleeping car to New Orleans. Dining
car service
No. =, daily, .1.42 a. m. New York;
Atlanta and New Orleans Limited; al
Pullman train, club and observation
lcrrs 10 Atlanta and New Orleans: 4
sleeping. cars to Asheviile, Atlantis,
New Orleans. Sleeping car to Char
lotte. Dining car service.
7:25 a. m. daily. Memphis special.
Through sleeping cars and coaches for
Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis. Dining car service.
Trains leave Harrisonburg for WASH
ington 6. 40 a. m. week days, and 2.55
p. m. daily; arrive Washington u.55
a. m. and $50 p M, respectively
Trains leave Washington for Harrison.
burg $50 a. m. daily, and 400 D. M
and 8. 36 p. m. week days; arrive Har-
risonburg 2.55 p m. and TO- 25 and 900
p. m, respectively.
Immediate connection in New Union
Depot at Washington. for and from
Baltimore, Philadelphia and NewYork
p. III. Coop - :. Mgr.
8: Il: . Wyiwick, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
d. r. Cary, Gen. Pass. Agt.
L. 8. Brown. Gen. ,Agt,
Washington, D. G
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
DR.. CRIpPEN,S FATHER DEAD
End fastened by Gsief Over His
Sons Crime IS 49,

| Los Angeles. CAL. Nov. 19.-Myrol
II. Crippen. SO years old, father o
Dr.. Hawley H. Crippen, under sentenc,
of death il London for the murder O
his wife, died today in this city, friend
less and penniless.
His death due to the infirmities Of
age, was hastened by grief over his
sons crime
Death occurred in a rooming house,
and the only person at the aged
mans bedside was the woman who
managed the place. Hawley Grip
pen, SOD OF DR.. Crippen, was with
his grandfather during the night, but
left before death came.
DR.. Cripppen was the sole supper.
of his aged father, and since the son IS
fight from London with Ethel LIE
Neve and his arrest in Canada some
months ago no remittance had come. .
Facing actual starvation he was
helped by u few persons whom he had
come to know during his residence in
Los Angeles. The roomlng house.
kept him rent fres, and q restaurant
keeper, at whose place he had been &C.
customed to buy his meals, continued
to supply them, but charged him moth
ing.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
20. 900 Cases Of ,nsan.iIe Paralysis

New York, Nov. 21.-Statistics
gathered from various sources by a
New York medical journal show that
infantile spinal paralysis has attacked
10 less than 10000 persons in the
United States within the several cpl
denies Of the last few years.
Although the mortality seldom ex.
cseds ten per cent at least seventy
five per cent of the little victims are
crippled for life. 81
Dr.. Simon Flexner, head of the
Rockefeller Institute. who has been
studying the disease, is authority for
the statement that NO means to ameli-
crate its results or prevent its devel-
opnent 10 yet shown.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Samuel Bloch has returned t
her home, in Danville, Pa, after
visit to her sister. Mrs. Herbert Wyle
Mrs. Donald Allen is visiting friend
in Richmond.
Mr.. J. G. Thorn of Lowmoor is spend
ing Thanksgiving at>Mr. G. S. Rosen
berger's.
Mrs. L. @. Gordon has returned from
a visit to her mother in Petersburg.
Miss jamie Howard has gone to Bal.
timore to spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Hattie Trout left yesterday fol
+. Washington and Baltimore.
Misses Mary and Janet Berkeley
have gone to Annapolis to visit rela-
tives.
Miss Margaret Niche who was the
gaest Of Mis-. J. B.Catlett left yester.
= day for Annapolis and from there will
20 to Cambridge Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. L G Dawson are Wis
fting in Norfolk for few days.
Miss Nettie Powell has gone to Char
tottesville to visit Miss Jarman.
Mrs. NJ. A. Brown, Mrs. Joseph Den.
ny and Miss Ella Brown are spending
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Brown, at Swoope.
Mrs. M. A. Brown has returned from
Washington, and Winchester, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Joseph L.
Denny of Columbia, s. C. a.,
Mr.. and Mrs. &. R. Caldwell and
Misses Jane Allen and Elizabeth Cald-
we'll have returned from Wheeling,
w. Va.
Mr.. Harry Frazier is the guest of
ME and Mrs. A. E. Miller
= Miss Frances Sulivant is Visiting
her sister Mrs. J. s. Beard, at Selma
Miss Sallie Holiday is guest of MI. |
McHenry Holiday.
Mrs. Annie Fishburne has gone to |
to visit friends
Mrs. E. Wright and Miss Hannah
Wright have returned from visit to
MIS-. Wright's son in Portsmouth.
Mr.. Clarence Vest spent Sunday
with his home people near Lynchburg.
Mr.. Roger Bear has returned to
and Lee University after
few days at home to attend the Sill.
Eer Wedding of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. r. Bear. Fl
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

The many friends of Miss Lillian A.
Hildebrsnd. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Hildebrand and Mr.. Fred NJ .
Weade, son of Mr.. James w. Weade,
will be surprised to learn that they
went to Hagerstown, Md. and were mar.
ried Nov. II, 1910 and are now at home
their friends near Waynesboro.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
ADMITS KILLING HUSBAND
Mrs. Mulholland Confesses in Or.
der to Save Her Parents

der to Save Her Parents
Point Pleasant, W. Va, Nov. a.
Her nerve broken when informed that
her father and mother had been placed
under arrest at the old homestead in
Jackson county charged with com.
plicity in the killing of her husband.
Mrs. James Mulholland and her
brother confessed to the murder,
Saturday.
Mrs. Mulholland and her brother had
been brought to the Mason County
Jail here by Sheriff MCGOWAN, of Jack
son county, after their arrest in
Columbus, Ohio, whittier they had
gone to bury Mulholland. the claim
having been made that he had CON.
mitted shielded.
The arrest of the wife and her broth.
er was made in dramatic manner at
the funeral Thursday. Mrs Mulhol.
land protested her innocence until in.
formed that her father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. LocKhart, of Sill.
verton, jackson county, were in the
Jackson County jail, at Ripley. She
said her intentions were to commit
suicide in Columbus immediately.af-
ter the funeral of her husband, and
that she now made the confession to
clear her parents.
Mrs. Mulholland said that no one saw
the shooting. She was running in the
yard at her fathers home, and had a
shotgun in her hand. 1t struck the
corner Of the house and wedischarQ
I'D, the load Of No. Q shot striking her
husband in the face. causing instant
death. She then laid the gun across
his dead body and reported he had
shot himself.
AS she paced her cell apparently of
good cheer, she added that she would
rather spend a few years in prison than
to live as many with her late hus-
band, who, she said. had always i'll
treated her.
Mrs. Mulholland will be held here
Tor few days before being taken to
the jackson County Jail. She is 81
years old. and says that her husband
was the sane age to the day.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

Talk about splendid stocks
were convinced that we have
the" showing hereabouts in Rings
In fact we've everything from the
plain gold wedding ring to the
most beautiful productions of the
skilled artisans in gold and jewel
work. So
AS gift to your friends, sweet
heart or parents, we think there is
nothing more lasting and becom-
ing Or the money than one of
OUR RINGS.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
COUNT ToLsro1 IS DEAD
Great Russian Writer Dies IN a
Howell at Astapova

Howell at Astapova
Astapova, Russia, Nov. 2l.-Coun
> Leo Tolstoi died peacefully yesserda,
morning. His physicians ana Counties
Tolstoi were at his side when the enc
came. 1t was recognized long before
that his case was hopeless, and at five
o'clock in the morning, after the
countess had been summoned and the
other members of the family had gath
cred in an adjoining room, the physi.
clans issued q bulletin announcing
that the activity of the hear. had al
most ceased and that Tolstoi's condi-
ton was extremely dangerous
Several of the physicians were great
ly overcome by che approaching death
of Russia's great writer.
Tolstoi, accompanied only by DR..
Makovetsy. left his home at Yasnaya
Poliana for the purpose Of ending his
days in solitude to which he more and
more inclined during his latter years.
His pilgrimage led him to the monas.
terry at Shamardine in the province Of
Kaluga, where he remained as the
guest of his sister, Marie. who is d
nun in the cloister. Learning that
his retreat had been discovered. he in
sisted upon proceeding on his journey
to the Caucasus, where he hoped to
spend his last days close to the Tolstoi-
an colony on the shores Of the Black
Sea. But during the railroad journey
he was overcome with exhaustion and
the cold and DR.. Makovetsy was com.
PEELED to have him transferred to the
flag station ut Astapavo. where he was
made as comfortable as possible in the !
rude wooden building.
= For five days he had lain there
suffering first from..bronchitis and later
from Inflammation of the lungs.
Specialists were called from Moscow
and other places, but Notwithstanding
their utmost efforts the heart of the
great Russian responded, but feebly to i
the restoratives and stimulants admin.
istered. I
On Saturday the attacks OF heart
failure increased alarmingly, and
many hours prior to the end tine physi-
CLANS had given mp all hope. Countess
Colstoi was admitted to the sick room
for the first time last night, but her
failed to recognize her. She
lad hastened to be beside him when
he learned eeveral days ago that his
illness was serious, but the physicians
lad deemed it advisable that she be
lept away from the Count, fearing +,
hat her presence might cause the
,atient emotion. Other members of
he family were from time to time ad-
litted to the presence Of their father
nd his daughter, Alexandria, has been s
n constant attendance.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

A marrige license was issued yes
terday at the county clerks Office for
the marriage Of Miss Eddie B. Shu-
make to Mr.. Edward G. Kirkpatrick
tho wedding tn be solemnized Nov.
80 in Waynesboro and Miss Bertha
Wiseman to Mr.. David F. Thornton,
the wedding to take place today near
Swoope.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
Wedding Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Deacon Thorn
ton have sent out cards announcing
the marriage of their niece Eleanor
Donaghy to Mr.. Robert Wesley Burke.
The wedding took place, in Easy Or
ange N. j. on November the LIST.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

George Harrison, who is sentenced
to the penitentiary for stealing chick.
ems and John Lewis, who was SEN
fenced for stealing from Mr.. Mote
were both taken to Richmond yester-
day by Guard Shaw of the penitenti-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

gists:sell it at Csc and SOC bottle.
CANAN-It's name is significant. 40 4
acres, 800 acres of which is level
fertile land. Good orchard. Fine
old brick dwelling, with modern
equipment in perfect condition.
Outbuildings numerous and the
very best. Abundant shade. Clio
rious country. miles from sta
ton. Will sell entire equipment
for SAC, 600, Examine this.
rUFTON-One of the most historic
homes in Virginia. This farm con-
tains 800 acres, 800 acres of which
is strong arabic land in high state
of cultiv; ton, producing large
crops of hay, corn, wheat and oats.
The dwelling of brick is commodi-
GUS and in first-class condition.
Extended lawn, beautiful shade,
+ and shrubbery. This is splendid
proposition, 81 miles from Char
iottesville. 3d., 600 would proba-
bly, be accepted.
OF country home and stock farm,
contains 286 acres. About so acres
in woodland. ALI cleared land is
tillable and in high state of culti-
walton. Frame dwelling with all
modern conveniences, situated on
an eminence overlooking the entire
farm and surrounded by magnifi-
cent shade trees. acres of lawn
with beautiful sod. Large bank
barn, carriage house, corn house,
ETC., including cottage for mana
gel. Price $4,000
We have the exclusive agency for
the sale of these valuable properties
and unhesitatingly recommend them.
H. w. HILLARY & CO.,
Charlottesville. Va
III. w. HILLARY & Co,
Charlottesville, Va. %
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.
Schedule subject 10 change without notIes

Schedule subise. 10 change without notice
*.
Daily. So 81 -
.33 .. M, Limited t0-:Washing ton and
a. New York;
5Sa m. Richmond. Old Point and Nor.
:. t0ik.-
10 q .. m washington, Richmond, Old
Point and Norfolk.
7,46 p M. Local to Charlottesville.
Week Days. 20
80 p. m LEGAL 70 Washington and Rich
9.l6 q. M, Local to Charlottesville.
Daily. -. 8.
as Q m. Limited to Cincinnati and Lon
=. Vile. ct
Gas p. m, Cincinnati. louisville, and
West
lO.H b. m. Exlress to- Cincinnati, CHICAGO.
- st Louis and West.
Daily.
1858 a. m. Local to Huntington.
1.80 p. m. Local to Clifton Forge.
4.12 p. m. "Mountain SpeciaW to Hin
ton-week days.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
DIED ON c. &. o. TRAIN
DR.. John w. Cringan of Nelson
County Victim of Heart Failure

LIT. JOnn w. Crlngan OF Nelson
County a Victim of Heart Failure
Richmond, Va. Nov. 21.-Dr. John
W. Cr1ngan, physician who lived at
Arlington, Nelson county. died sud-
denly from heart failure while q pas
senger aboard q Chesapeake and Ohio
train that arrived here at 7:31 O'Clock
this morning
The physician intended visiting rela-
tives at North Third street, in this
city. Re had written them that he
would arrive today, but it was several
hours after the body had been taken
from the train and removed to Bill
lup's undertaking establishment that
they learned Of his death.
DR.. >Crigan boarded the train at
Gordonsville, and despite the fact
that he had recently been in bad
health ne appeared strong enough to
make the journey alone. Near Aehcake
station several passengers saw him
lunge forward in his seat and fall side
wise tow ard the floor.
He was dead when Conductor ]. II.
Niche reached his side. Coroner
Taylor viewed the body aud gave his
consent to its being prepared for
burial, after determining that there
were no suspicious circumstances con-
nected with the physician 8 death.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
aee.IAs acg {

rs ssa:.si e:s @ses&
SEQ sss9 Y zsss.
eaF aeScl;..' II, $
szasaess 81 s. r..a.,. =
.i.sstssys s1ssszl;ts Il
=.sizxssi.tlw 9 - te .
ase n ssts,i,auY.G =
a~sas@s's Cssc s--sss I-st
set sssA * 1.ss.sssiies ~ .As
fsw gsivsrg w9a {
80 s5E Tet aayf IS
-ssm tt,s .se ssF,-3 e., /. u
csssI bsva IS. Esessi :.
a-@g1.a 81 sssw g5,- s
"a s1sa s=asata ~; 81
,srsss isgss.f.xg-4- =
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

A new slot machine is now at the G.
and 0. depot and will. no doubt prove
very attractive to the strangers, espec-
tally By. turning crank the various
postal cards can be examined and
when you see one you want, you sim.
ply drop a penny in the slot and you
have the card.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25


1esrfr<l h~-Eg
ssasFzi~i ARD tx. 2
's.'ss as,.te sg'e~s - :
sesauts.h - vsE,;., :
.ses 1t
-is.laiio4 .sesesaaE H.
;.'=5'1ss so na,.ae q s,.
.s:ssi saa ,assis Ss,s, &.
81 al ssssune'a @siI
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

OPTMETORIST.
T SIeepiess Nis hit. ].

Many nights rest is spoiled by fire.
quent fits of neutrality-suspicious. by
mere tickling in the throat that is so
annoying as to prevent sleep. .Kemp's
Balsam will cure coughs if any medi-
cine will, and will relieve the irritation
in the throat. For all throat and lung
troubles take Kemp's Balsam. Drug
gistsssell it at Csc and SOC a bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25
Splendid Blue Grass Farms
IN LOJTDOIIN Ann EATToUJER

IN 1AOUDOUN AND FAUQUIEK
COUNTIES.
Two valued at $500 each. Five
priced at 5000 to $4,000. Three at
$4,000. Two at $50, 600. at $4,000.
These farms have good build ings ana
are in high state of cultivation. DO
you wish to make first-cIass purcha se
then examine these properties at once.
Our agency covers the best portion
Of the State, SO it will be to your inter-
est to correspond with us.
For free full description write to
Ell. w. HILLARY & CO.,
3jun2t Chari ottesville, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

uCaptain anu Mrs. r. s. Ker and
children are visiting Mr.. aud Mrs.
George P. McNeill in Charlottesville.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

- - - -
sYgESssss ) ( = s.ss.-.-.a e.
Z aEHfEIas II ID.
fSiljfk'llliYFss;fl' y. - s 4.
= n tT,AiiSsi. =.
= - s,s.l
sf's'i'l=II.iaii F', .;.,,gas,, +, =.
E@i;i l;iS;l s.si,ss u < ! - 4. 4,
= ,ss'iic;siss.. :; ;l \; n. Z,
IN ss55sfrssaisr'',-,.sss, Z.
ss.,',s. X!
stsag,.sl, s-ss $50
4s'.t,.sIsM i,.I,,,;,s .ss.s..., i's
-Fs'i 49, Z. $3.50
- An, lax. s~;s 'ris.s u AZ
W =. = -, ( ri
=. !, - III, IN
r[SlSTTAs sess i1t'--k-sl Lac .st
- .i5,S,ll q, y s,.st = {: ~
-. -s xsg III II - sss1.i
-...Nfs..i.;.s. = .A:Ais tsIt -ss
St Sf;slr.f tt.f3ii i,rs.f S---
riss sS;, NM ,i sse-i, Mr. 2. q
= u AZ lssfss... ~!
z - u g r.: IT, IL. s.s
Y: i. < / ~ . ~ go
.<sEvYSs zt.s-.s SSissf~
i; i - IL, r. s e.
iAa'fs II, = 4Ft
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

<s0I &C..
- -
] Eli. l=s:;:
- szF- 49, - - = -
49,. - 1s,eh - = :
-sS= --ss
81 ;'''.-
- 5tsa. ~. :, =. ~ - 80 rs
- ~ IA - - =
a. ~ ~ W. -, =
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-25

g@s s s ssss a5i RI
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-18
WEDDING Will
INTEREST MANY
Engagement of Miss HIM and
Lieutenant Butler AM
nOunced at a Tea

The announcement that Miss Elsa
Bruce Bradford Butler is of particular
interest to the younger girls with
whom Miss HIM is favorite The
news was told at an informal tea given
at the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
A. c. HIM. in Mill Valley. and several
of the younger girls from town were
among the first to hear the interesting
r announcement.
Miss HIM is an attractive girl of
the blonde type and has been in de-
mand at the affairs of the season in
the Mill Valley and Ross Valley set,
as well as in this city. She has at
tended various dancing parties here
and has been at the larger functions
during the last season. She is a close
friend of Mrs. Coleridge Ertz, who
was Miss Elena Brashear before her
wedding last season, and is also a
friend of Mrs. Charles Conway Harti-
gan, who was Miss Margaret Thomp-
son. Both of these young matrons as
sisted Miss HIM in receiving her guests
at the Sunday tea. Among others in
the receiving party was Mrs. William
Cathcart Butler, mother of Lieutenant
Butler. who came from her home at
Fort Sam Houston for the event. The
young officer is the son of Mrs. Butler
and of Colonel Butler, who is stationed
at that post.
Lieutenant Butler is one of the popu-
lar officers of the Thirtieth infantry
stationed at Fort Mason. He has a
host of friends who are offering their
congratulations upon the announce
ment of his engagement. The wedding
will be an event of the later season.
but the date has not been mentioned.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-18
POLICE CLAIM RIGHT
TO REVOKE LICENSE

The question of whether or not the
police commission has power to revoke
an auctioneer's license when the auc-
tioneer conducts his business at an
address other than that for which the
permit was granted was argued before
Judge Sewell yesterday and submit
ted for decision.
B. z. Bassford who obtained
license for a location in Ellis street,
opened an auction room for furs in
Geary street, opposite Union square
A number of downtown merchants pro-
tested
The downtown merchants who pro-
tested to the police were represented
in court by Attorney E. I. Wolfe. They
are Louis Gassner, I. Magnin & Co.,
Armand Cailleau, P. Bruckner, Koenig
& Collins, Charles Beruris, II. Liebes &
Co, the Paragon, Robinson e Suhr fur
company, NJ H. Robinson, Maurice's.
Cosgrave cloak and suit company, M.
Friedman & Co., Robert Morris, d.
Samuels, L. w. Gross, Hudson Bay fur
company. Swelldom cloak and suit
shop, New cloak and suit house.
A. L. Alexander, attorney for Bass
ford argued that the charter sections
that provided restrictions on the auc-
tion business were unconstitutional J.
f. English, assistant city attorney,
contended that the police commission
had ample power to revoke auction
eers' licenses.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-18
BANKERS OPPOSE
ONE PER CENT TAX
Confer With Merchants on the
Phases of Proposed C0nsti-
tutional Amendments
Financial Concerns Fear Raise
in Interest and Restriction
of Loans

Il A sharp difference of ideas between
the banking interests and directors of
the Merchants association on the de-
tails of the tax amendment developed
Saturday afternoon during discussion
of the subject A conference was
called to consider several phases OF the
proposed constitutional amendment.
Frank B. Anderson, president of the
Bank of California, expressed the view
that the proposed tax of per cent on
bank stock was excessive. He inti-
mated that the burden would be de-
nected TO the mercantile interests OF
the state to their great disadvantage.
The amount of the bank tax has
been one of the chief points of contro-
versy in the measure. The report of
the special commission on taxation in
1906 suggested per cent tax on
bank stock. The bankers objected. but
the legislature retained this feature in
the constitutional amendment submit
ted to the people in 1908. The whole
amendment was lost.
The legislature of 1909. in preparing
the amendment for resubmission to
the voters, cut the bank tax to 6-1O of
1 per cent. This gave rise to much
popular disapproval. In the special
session of October 5 of this year the
legislature restored the figure to 1 per
cent. That is the way it will be
placed before the voters next month
The bankers have protested against
the adoption of the amendment in it's
present form. AS their representative
Frank Anderson placed the matter be-
fore the directors of the Merchants
association. The arguments presented
by the bankers are in substance as
follows:
The per cent rate of taxation will
tend to cause the banks to distribute
their surplus and undivided profits in
order to evade the tax, and this will
lessen the banking capital available TO
carry on California enterprises.
"The tax will raise the rate of in
terest. 1t will tend to bring in eastern
methods of banking, which it is
claimed are more conservative than
California methods and will restrict
loans"
The proponents of the L per cent
tax deny that any such conditions
would result. 1t is stated that the
per cent tax is not greater than that
imposed on other moneyed capital and
that the equilibrium would in no way
be disturbed.