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The log cabin Democrat., 1910-01-08
SHOULD GET UP
 ANOTHER ISSUE KAVANAUCH'S GRIEVANCE IS A POOR PROPOSITION, SAYS THE FAYETTEVILLE
 DEMOCRAT

Editorial in Fayetteville Democrat )
 w. M. Kavanaugh usually takes from a half to a page in the Sunday Gazette to preach sermon to the Democracy. His chief grievance seems to be that Governor Donaghey ap- pointed a Republican as one of the three members of the capitol commis- sion. May be that was a mistake, and maybe it was not. Time will tell. If the result shows, when the capitol has the commission then it will not have been completed, that H. L. Remmel made useful and efficient member of been mistake. But whether it tutns out to be 8 mistake or not, it is T very sorry proposition for Mr. kavanaugh to make the paramount issue in his campaign for governor of Arkansas. The appeal to political prejudice MT. Kavanaugh makes in the statement that in making the appointment Gov ernor Donaghey has said in effect, that he could not find a man with brains enough and efficient integrity in the Democratic party to do this inn portant york; is putting the question on very low plane. Governor Dona- ghcy contended during his campaign that the building of the new capitol should be taken out of politics and the Democrats of Arkansas indorsed this position In what better way could this have been done than by the ap- pointment of nonpartisan commits sion, and how could you get such a commission unless the members were appointed without regard to politics? If Mir. Kavanaugh were going to have a building erected for himself would he see to it that the architect and con- tractor were Democrats? Is MT. Kay anaugh such frenZied partisan that he would place no limit on the draw ing of party lines? That would be re- ducing partisanship to an absurdity and this is what Mr. Kavanaugh seems willing to do-for political pur- poses. There are lines of work Tn the government service in which politics cut no figure at all and it is for this reason that postal clerks are appoint ed without regard to political affilia- ton, and it was for the same reason that three of the Arkansas district census supervisors are Democrats, having been appointed by Republi- can president. On previous occasion Mr. Kavanaugh had published the amount of money MT. Remmel had drawn from the capitol fund with no other apparent reason than to convey the impression that the states money was being squandered by this Republi- an appointee, but he refutes his own his own charge in subsequent admis- sion that Remmel is chairman of the finance committee and all of the money was drawn in his name for the com mission. With all due respect for MT. Kavanaugh, we submit that he should get up another paramount issue.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-01-08

inches in size, requiring over ton of poster paper, besides thousands of cardboard placards. This firm is plac- ing page advertisements this week in all the newspapers published in coun- ties adjacent to Faulkner, and has a large force of men and teams distri- outing their circulars everywhere within a radius of 50 miles of Con- way.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-01-08

Bald Knob, Jan. 8.-There are more bears in the bottoms east of Bald Knob than have been seen in many years. A half dozen or more have been killed and many others tracked and seen.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-01-08

Legal blanks for sale at this office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
Considerable business Of routine nature
was disposed Of.
Brief Mention.

George Jones, colored, nine years old,
who left his home In Washington several
days ago, is being held by the police
for his parents. The lad says he lives at
80 Patterson street northeast. He was
brought to police station by his uncle.
1t is announced that the following are
expected at the banquet of Alexandria
Washington Lodge of Masons, February
%: President Taft, Representative Champ
Clark, Secretary of War Dickinson, ]. d.
Richardson, head of the Scottish Rite
Masons of the southern Jurisdiction; Rep
resentative c. c. Carlin, Rev. John Wes-
ley Hill. and a number Of grand masters
from different states.
A deed Of conveyance was placed on
record In the corporation court today
conveying from Henry F. Robertson and
wife to T. Clifton Howard a three-story
brick dwelling house on the west side
of Washington street between Prince
and Duke streets.
Sergt. Matchet, from the War De-
partment. who, for the past two weeks.
has been instructing the members Of the
Alexandria Light Infantry in military
tactics, finished his work last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
NEW TAX VALUATION
Law as to Assessment Basis
May Be RigidIy Observed.
JUDSON RAISES ISSUE
Wants Assurance That Levy Is
Made on Figures That Represent
Two-Thirds Value or More.
JUDS0N RAISES |

There is a good chance that real estate
in the District of Columbia will be taxed
little more stiffiy than ever before
The Commissioners have started to find
out why the District can never buy land
without paying q disproportionate ad.
vance on assessed value.
The matter was brought up by Commits
sioner Judson. A conference between the
assessors took place In the board room
at the District building this morning.
Commissioner Judson believes the Law
is played with in all cases where the
property holder is given the benefit Of the
doubt and his property assessed at less
than two-thirds actual value. The sen.
tence in the code which the Commits.
sioner had in mind is 'all real estate In
the District of Columbia shall be assessed
at not less than two-thirds OF its true
value"
District Should Get Benefit.
There is no reason why the District
should not be given the benefit of the
doubt, he believes. and instead of the
assessors sticking at a little less than
two-thirds, they should assess the prop
erty fairly, take two-thirds of its value,
then add 10 per cent to the two-thirds. 30
the District will get its fair share of
taxes.
Methods of assessment were talked OF
at some length at the board session
The Commissioners were Informed by
Alexander Mckenzie that all property in
the District is assessed at two-thirds of
Its actual value. and that the owner gets
the benefit OF the doubt. If any exists.
Just as l supposed said Commits
sioner Judson. There must frequently
occur assessments where the property is
assessed at less than two-thirds of its
real value. If this is 80. then the board
is not following the law. which says the
property must be assessed At not less
than two-thirds its value"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
Judson Wants Assurances.

Commissioner Judson would be perfect
ly assured that the District of Columbia
will get its full and lawful share of taxes
at the next triennial assessment. If he
does not receive that assurance the mat
ter will go begging for his approval, he
has determined.
He suggests that instead OF the bottom
rate - two-thirds value the assessors
take 20 or 75 per cent OF the true value
and base their taxation upon that est
mate. SO the District may come nearer to
getting taxes on two-thirds value than 1t
is supposed to have received in the past.
The matter was taken up this morn
ing, as the result of questions by MEN,
bers OF the District committees. at the
Capitol. as to why the District had to
pay more for property than the assess
ment books seemed to indicate as the
valuation. Commissioner Judson has
been looking into the matter ever since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
BELL AS PRINCIPAL GUEST
INVENTOR OF TELEPHONE EN-.
TERTAINED BY SOCIETY.
Outline of the Course of Study He
Pursued Which Led to
Experiments.

DIR. Alexander Graham Bell, the In
ventor of the telephone, was the CUES,
of honor last night of the Washington
Telephone Society in the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Companys building,
722 18th street, this city. He talked in
an informal way of the scientific training
and ideas which resulted in his discover
les about thirty years ago. DR.. Bells
audience consisted Of the members OF
the telephone society and a number of
the Chesapeake and Potomac company
officials.
that he was not an electrician In the
strictest sense Of the word, and that
electrical currents were the way to the
means rather than the base on which he
labored to perfect his invention The
subject Of communicating sounds. he said,
first interested him in the very early
years Of his life. when he became an
instructor to mutes In one of the New
Eng and cities. Later. he said. he took
up the subject as scientific study and
pursued 1t until he attained what he be-
lieved was a comprehensive idea of the
range and formation of articulated
sounds.
Began His Experiments.
With these two closely connected SUBJ
jects he began experimenting on the pos
sibilities Of increasing the range OF
sound and what relation articulation held
toward the former.
TT was the result of these investiga-
lions, with electricity as the means OF
attaining the desired increase in sound,
which eliminated in the telephones in
vention," he said.
DR.. Bell prefaced his remarks by re-
viewing the studies and scientific inclina-
lions Of his early life and told of the in
uence OF his father in directing his life
work toward the field of scientific things.
In addition to about two hundred men,
bers of the society present there were in
the audience: p. l.. Spalding, general
manager Of the Chesapeake and Potomac
company: Nathan Howard, chief en-
gineer; F. c. Moody, district plant super
intendent OF the eastern Pennsylvania di-
vision: A. p. Crenshaw, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer; II. B. Stabler. con-
struction engineer, and T. r. f. Peyton,
chief clerk of the Washington contract
department.
Following DIR. Bell short addresses
were delivered by r. G. Burton and Ed
ward Corrigan, who spoke OF the develop
ment of the telephone since its invention
and the position it has assumed in the
commercial world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
Aid for Bank Depositors.
Small Blaze in Northwest.

A slight blaze occurred yesterday after
noon in the house Of Selma Nichols. 45S
n street northwest. Members of No. 9
engine company went to the house in
response to local alarm and the blaze
was extinguished after about IS damage
had resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
Husband Sues for Divorce

George w. Madert has filed suit for ar
absolute divorce from Ruby v. Madert
They were married November 30. 1904
and have one child. correspondent is
named. Attorney Isaac r. Hit. jr.. ap.
pears for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
Rehearsals by Motel Club.

Rehearsals by the members OF the
Motel Club. an organization of seventy
five mixed voices, are being held every
Thursday evening in the parish hall of
ST. Johns Episcopal Church. The sing
ers are preparing for the second invita-
ton concert to be given at the Arlington
Hotel the latter part of next month.
Otto T. Simon is director OF the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
Increased Appropriation Wanted

The city council will at its next meeting
probably be asked by the city school
board to increase the recent appropriation
Of $500 for installing closets in the Wash
ington School building. the present amount
being deemed inadequate for the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04

You are acting upon the recommends
ton of a great host Of competent critics
when you buy Piper Heidsieck for the
best chewing tobacco made.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
MODEST Mr.. LOEB
Refuses to Discuss Chance OF
Being Governor.
SAYS FRIENDS ARE KIND
Timothy L. Woodruff Admits There
Is Considerable Talk Of Loeb's
Nomination.
SAYS FRIENDS ARE KIND

William Loeb, Jr., upon entering the
White House today, was greeted by a
number Of his friends as the next gov
ernor Of New York. One Of those SO greet
ing him was Senator Gamble of South
Dakota, a native New Yorker. To all
these pleasantries Mr.. Loeb merely
smiled. When pressed for some state
ment as to the talk OF his possible
nomination by the New York republicans
as their candidate for governor. Mr.. Loeb
said: Il am not giving any attention
to the kind expressions Of friends. !
am exceedingly busy with my duties az
collector of the port of New York. and
that takes all my time
Reports from upper New York are that
there is a strong feeling for Mr.. Loeb 5
nomination. and that the Roosevelt adj
mirers in the state will be for him. His
record in clearing up the customs house
frauds has strengthened him in all d.
rections. and his long service with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, during which his In
fiuence was far more powerful than most
people imagined. made him intimately &C
quainted with New York people and poll
tics. He Is. along with Senator Root,
the representative of the Taft admin
istration in New York.
Timothy L. Woodruff, republican state
chairman Of New York. was at the White
House today. He came here to attend
the dinner Of Senator Depew to New
York editors. When asked about the
Loeb boom, Mr.. Woodruff said he had
heard many strong people in New York
say that Mr.. Loeb would be an ideal re-
publican candidate for governor.
George W. Perkins. for many years
connected with the firm of ]. p. Morgan
&. Co., now head of the executive COM
mittee of the International Harvester
Company. which he organized, and known
as the harvester trust, was at the White
House today, having gone there with
Postmaster General Hitchcock. He at
tended Mr.. -Hitchcocks dinner to Presi-
dent Taft last night. Speaking of the
legislative program Of the administration.
about the republican party redeeming Its
platform pledges. One Of these pledges
was to pass a law for the federal incor-
poration of corporations. Such a law
do it? A law of this kind would dc
much toward saving important business
organizations from the dangers of fire.
quent rumors that they are to be pro-
ceeded against as violating the Sherman
antitrust act.
Aid for Bank Depositors.
Representative Austin of Tennessee
went to the White House today with
Judson Lyon, former register Of the
Treasury, to appeal to the President to
give his personal aid for the passage
of bill reimbursing the depositors OF
the Freedmans Savings and Trust Bank.
The President favored such a measure
in his annual message.
John Goffigon of Virginia was today
nominated to be collector of customs for
the district of Cherrystone, Va, and John
j. Deane of San Francisco to be receiver
of public moneys at Oakland, Cal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04

IL DAYS to read the want columns of
The Star Hundreds of situations are
filled through then
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21
EngIand,s Agrarinn Revolt.

The British political crisis now
entering the last of its innumerable
phases, and which began when the
famous bridget was introduced into
the Commons as long ago as April.
is the outcome of the POLITICAL creed
Of the radical Lloyd-George. Its
passage, as the London News said
when the budget emerged from the
lower house, establishes for all time
Mr.. Lloyd-George's reputation as a
great financial statesman. Dema-
cog would be a more appropriate
word than statesman, asserts the
cautious London Spectator. which
like all champions of that conserva-
tive England In which great landed
proprietors are the pillars of the state
can find nothing too severe to say
of Mr.. Lloyd-George. Not to know
what is in that cabinet minister
mind Just now Is to miss the meaning
and the Importance OF a deadlock
between rich and poo. such as has
not been witnessed in any European
country, perhaps. since the struggle
between patrician and plebeian un-
der republican Rome. MIR. LLOYD
George himself puts the matter in
the London Nation in terms even
more dramatic. England, he says.
has risen in revolt against her land
lords. Current Literature.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21
SOFT, WHITE HANDS



For preserving the hands as we'll
as for preventing redness. roughness,
and chapping, and imparting that vel
vety softness and whiteness much de-
sired by women Cutieura Soap. assist
ed by Cuticura Ointment, is believed
to be superior to all other skin scans.
For those who work in corrosive
liquids, or at occupations which tend
to injure the hands. it is Invaluable.
Treatment Battle and soak the
hands on retiring In a strong, hot,
creamy lather of Cuticura Soap. Dry
and anoint freely with Cuticura Oint-
ment, snd In severe cases spread the
cuticura Ointment on thin pieces OF
old linen or cotton. Wear during the
night old, loose gloves, or a light
bandage of old cotton or linen to pro-
tect the clothing from stain. For red.
rough, and chapped hands, dry. fis-
sured, itching. feverIsh palms, and
shapeless nails with painful finger
ends, this treatment is most effective.
Cuticura Remedies are sold through
out the world, Potter Drug G Chem.
Corp, sole proDrietors, Boston, Mass.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Whatever objection there may be
to all suggestions for the pensioning
of ordinary civil service employees.
there should be none to the bill pre-
scented by Senator Jones for the pen
sioning Of men In the lifesaving ser
vice Of the country The pension
system now applies to the personnel
OF the army, the navy and the reve-
nue. cutter service. The officers Of
the latter service are placed on an
equality with those of the army and
navy in the matter of retirement and
retiring pay. Service in the lifesav-
ing corrs classes with til services
wherein the pension system is now
considered proner.
The men in the lifesaving service
do their work at imminent peril Of
life and limb. Sickness and broken
constitutions have followed in in
Vulnerable instances from the work
done and hardships encountered in
lifesaying during the midwinter gales
on the Atlantic Coast. As Compared
with ordinary civil service positions
the pay of the men in the Iifesavlngi
corps is scanty. Keepers OF stations
get 5000 year, below the average
for departmental clerks. while surf
men get $50 month and this only,
for a portion of the year.-Seatflei
Post Intelligenger.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Those whose memories go back 40
or even so years recall great individ-
ual performances for which they find
no equivalent on the stage OF to-day
Where. they ask. are we 10 look for
the equals OF Edwin Forrest. Edwin
Booth. John Gilbert, Joseph Jeffer-
son. Lester Wallack. John MeCul-
Tough. Charlotte Cushman, Ristori,
Janauschek. Clara Morris, Mrs John
Drew? l am myself enough of a
veteran to understand. though I can
not share this feeling. The tragedians
and comedians OF our youth gave us
pleasure which we cannot now re
capture, partly because their school,
their method has died out, partly
because we are now more critical and
less accessible to the mere hysteria
Of emotional acting. One may quite
believe in the greatness of Edwin
Forrest. yet doubt whether he would
he found endurable by the public OF
today. John Mccullough certainly
would not, any more than the G. v.
Broohes and Barry Sulliyans of the
English stage.
Edwin Booth. in his great mo-
ments, was an actor whom any age
could not help but applaud but how
unequal he wasl and how often he
appeared amid miserable surround
ings and in plays of amazing bombast
and artiticialtyl-William Archer in
McClure's.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Millions have watched the kettle
boiling and the skies flashing light
ming. but it took the imagination of
Watt and Franklin to start steam
and electricity to moving the worll
1t is 10 imagination that earth owes
most. It has taught us how to make
life beautiful; to turn the stumbling
blocks OF nature into helpful forces;
even how to make OF unwilling nature
herself a tirelesss slave TO serve he'e-.
less man, Imagination is indispensa-
BILE in creating science, art. literature
and music. Therefore bright, strong
Imagination is one of the finest things
with which child can come endowed
into this world, and a child blessed
with an unusual amount is emphati-
caIly a person OF precious value to
the tines For il is from such that
progress and most ARRANGEMENTS
must come, because the new in the
new world is first constructed in.
the mind before II can ever be
constructed Of matter, New York
F3rape
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21
When The sIeener Makes.

joint she exclaimed. jabbing her
elbow into his ribs at PIT A. NJ,
did you lock the kitchen door? And
John, who's inner guard, and was
just then dreaming over last even
ing's lodge meeting. sprang up in
bed, made the proper sign, and re-
s2onded, Worthy Ruler, our portals
are guarded oh, he has hit the
title right, even IL he was asleep
United Presbyterian.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Dr. McCree-My dear Mrs. Good
man, how could you bring out a
young child on such a day as this,
with such strong cast wind blow
ing?
Mrs. Coodman-Ah. doctor, you
will always have your little Joke.
How can child of this age possibly
know what wind ii is?-Tit Bits.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Young gentlemen. announced
the professor in English literature;
tomorrow ! wish you to come pre-
pared to discuss this sentence from
the works Of Henry James.
The entire sentence, professor"
groaned the class.
We'll, take it as far as the first
semicolon. -Pittsburg Post.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21
Philippine customs receipts fell of

Philippine customs receipts fell off
100000 in the first half OF 1903
fiscal year, but so increased in the
last half that the years gain over
1908 fiscal year amounted to s220,-
600, reports the Insular Collector Of
Customs. The years customs re-
ceipts totaled s4.27O.0OO. collected
at a total expense Of only $4,000.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

conseryatively. the value Of uni
ted States holdings in British COLI
umbia mills and timber today, at pres
ent valuation, is placed at, say,
little -elasSSnthan $lQ0, 100000 The
Investment IN ac<aaI casifs2ight be
about half that sum - -
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Farmer Ito editor of local paper)
II want to put notice in your
newspaper O. the death of my broth
er. What's yer price:
Editor-Ten shillings and six
pence an inch. sir.
Farmer-Oh, l can't afford that;
my brother was six feet two.-M. A.
p
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Mrs. Myles-Who is that man
throwing that kiss to?
Mrs. Styles--It must be you. dear.
He wouldn't be throwing me a kiss.
Mrs. Myies-Why not?
Mrs. Styles Because it's my hus-
band.-Y onkers Statesman.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

= must say that man annoys me
BY his extreme delicacy about going
right to the yitals of a matter"
He PROFESSIONALLY uses a great
deal of red tape
He doesn't even use red tape. He
uses pink ribbcn." - Washington
Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Workman-I'vc gotten married.
sir. and I'd like you 10 raise my
wages.
Employer--Very sorry for you, but
I'm only responsible for accidents
that occur in the works. St. Louis
Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

so he impresses you as different
from the rest.
Eyes, answered the sentimental
yet observing girl He is decidedly
original. He has written me ever
so many letters without once quoting
from Omar Khayyam. ~ Washington
Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-01-21

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
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