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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30


So far we have been speaking OF regular
taNes-taxes that become due and delin-
quent regularly at dates fixed by law
Another kind OF tax called a special tax
is levied against property on account Of
special benefits to that property. such as
street improvements sewers. sidewalks.
etc. Special taxes are now kept separate
and distinct from other taxes They are
Kept in separate books, written on sep
arate receipts and one department Of the
treasurer's office devotes its time exclu-
slvely to this kind Of tax Hence we have
now three kinds Of real estate tax and two
kinds Of personal tax each kept in a sep
arate book, all five OF which must be ex-
amined before you can be advised as to
.e condition Of your taxes for any one
ear. and as the men who take care Of the
regular taxes have nothing to do with the
special taxes, after YOU have had your
regular taxes taken care Of. YOU are
obliged to call at the special tax window
TO pay your special tax, and IL you fail
TO pay any one Of these three kinds Of real
estate tax, your property will be sold for
taxes
The most lamentable feature Of our sne-
cial tax system IS the fact that a special
tax may he levied at any date and will
become delinquent in fifty days from date
OF levy. Regular taxes fan due at regular
dates, and 1t is possible for people to learn
these dates and be prepared to meet the
tax as it comes due, but no one knows
when special tax is coming unless he
follows closely the proceedings by which It
is created. For example. the last regular
tax becomes delinquent July /. At the
time you pay this tax YOU may GO to the
SPECIAL tax window and inquire whether
any special taxes is due or delinquent
against your property. and may be cor,
rectly informed that there is not. and vet
your property may he sold in November
for special tax that came due subse-
quent to your inquiry. You may go even
farther than this. AT the time YOU nav
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
Defects in Nebraska's Taxation System

your last regular tax you may inquire
whether any special taxes levied are
charged against your property. and may
be correctly informed that there is nothing
whatever on the books against your prop
erty and yet as late as the nth Of Au-
gust a special tax may be levied against
your property which will become delin-
quent September 80, be advertised in Octo-
Der, and offered for sale in November. 1t
is hardly conceivable that such condi-
ton would be permitted to exist, and vet it
Is true. We have a striking Illustration
this year After July l about twenty
ordinances were passed levying a special
tax against about 1900 or 1850 pieces Of
property. This tax became delinquent be-
fore October 1, and some OF this property
Is now being advertised and there is no
doubt that many Of the owners of what
is being advertised do not know that a
tax has been levied. II is true that this
tax was levied on petition Of the property
owners and at their request-that is at the
request OF a certain portion of them, and
vet many owners Of vacant property, or
persons who happened to be out of town
had no part in this request. II Is also
true that notices are mailed out but Il is
not always possible TO get the correct ad
dress of property owners particularly OF
vacant property, and notice may be sent
10 a former owner instead of a recent
purchaser, so that the actual owner may
have no actual notice of the tax. This is
particularly true Of tax for opening
streets or improving boulevards, etc,
where there is no visible evidence of any
improvement until after the tax is col
lected. We have a recent example Of
this During this summer tax was levied
on all property from Center street north
to Indiana avenue, and from Twenty-fourth
west to Thirty-eighth, for the purpose of
improving the boulevard. This taxed sew
eral thousand pieces OF property, and an
astonishingly large per cent Of the owners
had no idea at all as to what the tax
was for when they received the notice,
and many of those whose card failed to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

sreat saving in the collection Of taxes, as
well as adding to the convenience Of the
taxpayer
Ii Is true that several things must be
taken into consideration I'm making this
change but none Of them offer insur.
mountable obstacles. The great number
Of different districts suggest one problem,
but this can easily be taken care OF An
other problem Is suggested by the fact
that II a special tax were levied too late
20 be included with the regular tax for
that year. Il might have to stand over a
wear before II would be collected This
could be largely overcome by keeping in
mind the proper time to make the levy,
so as 20 get Il included in that years tax.
Or Il would be possible to make the levy
at any time and issue warrants against
the fund before il is collected, as is now
done by the county with the county funds.
In some respects this would be a desirable
plan as It would make II possible TO issue
warrants as soon as they were needed and
would save collecting money I'm advance
and having It lay idle, and would give the
taxpayer the use Of his money until Il was
actually needed for the purpose for which
il was levied.
However II is not our purpose at this
time to work out details. 90 is our purpose
rather to suggest food for reflection. We
have pointed out in a general way what
the defects Of our tax system are, and
how they operate to the detriment and in
convenience OF the IA ypayer, and have
made general suggestions as 20 what
should he done to correct existing condi-
tons. The details OF the solution must be
worked out through state legislation. our
local officials and local law making bodies,
such as the city council and county COM
mssioners are powerless in most OF these
matters. The relief must be had through
the state legislature. In our next paper
we will give a brief review Of the laws OF
other states. showing what states have
adopted laws similar to the suggestions
we have made. BOYD DNSART.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
NEGRO DREW FIVE PENSIONS
One Of Them was HIS, the Others
We're Not, hut lie Got Them
Regularly.

For many years there lived in Philadet-
phia a negro veteran Of the civil war
named Dec Wilton Laws, the janitor VI the
Grand Army OF the Republic headuunrters-
His duties in this connection occupied a
part OF his time. the rest 81 Il was pretty
well occupied in drawing four pensions.
one Of them was his own, But the others
were those Of other men-two dead, ono
living Being rather keen on pensions
Laws furthermore had his wife draw an
annuity which was not rightly hers-malS-
ing five pensions in the family
Laws ami his wife lived in the South
End Of Philadelphia. where for several
years there resided with them an old negro
pens'oner named Robinson and his wife.
Susan. Robinson died; his widow. susan
began 10 draw the pension Then she died
The pension bureau never heard Of Susan
Robinson's death fOr Mrs. Dee Wilton
Laws could sign voucher just os we'll as
Susan Robinson herself. So for four years
the government every three months handed
Annie Laws a snug little sum on account
Of the fact that an old negro named Robin
son had once served in the army.
Dee Wilton long lived happily in receipt
OF his own annuity and Of the pensions
which the government thought it was pay
ing 70 William Lewis and James .. Banks,
both OF whom were dead, and OF George
Harrison, a feeble-minded veteran in the
almshouse Laws received his various
checks at different addresses. the homes
Of friends Of his. Johnny Ulman, Ninth
and Locust streets, and at the shop OF
Jewish clothing dealer in South street.
Eventually the pension commissioner was
informed II was an easy matter. once
attention was directed at the rascal to
convict him. His sentence was three years
In the federal prison at Atlanta, where he
languishes today,
Annie Laws got away. No one suspected
her The Investigation OF her husband was
not extended to include his family.-Worlds
Work
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
SOME HUMORS OF THE CENSUS
Omaha Woman Contributes a Mite
to the Gaiety of the
QueatiOner.

That the divorce question met with con-
siderable trouble in other sections of the
country as well as In the east is evident
from several other stories that reached the
ears Of the metropolitan census takers.
There was a woman in Omaha, Neb for
instance, who fatty refused to commit her,
self one way or another on the question,
and who only complied with the enumer-
ator's request when threatened with arrest.
Then, to the surprise of the census man,
she said she had not only never been di-
vorced but never married. Her rebellion
against the question consequently puzzled
the census man greatly until he learned
that the woman, who had come to town
only recently had been posing in the com,
munity as a Divorce with a large alimony
income for the evident purpose of obtain
ing credit on a considerable scale from the
local merchants. second story has to do
with a woman named Allison Of st. Louis,
who was actually taken to the police sta
ton before she was made to realize the
necessity of complying with the census
rules. What's the trouble?" asked the
sergeant. She won't tell whether or not
she has been divorced" came the COM
plant You must answer all the ques-
tons" was the command. We'll then
said the woman. Il was divorced a year
ago, but as my husband and I are thinking
of making up again soon don't see why
have to be labelled as a divorce ! hate
the sound of IT," The third story comes
from Toledo, o., where woman told the
census man that II he failed to chronicle
the fact that she had been allowed the GUS
tody Of her children and that her husband
was a brute she would see to it that he
lost his Job. Harper Weekly,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
Musings of a Cvnic.

\ woman Is almost as much afraid Of
n mouse rs her husband is of a milliners
bill.
Charity begins at home but unfortun-
ately you cant always find 1t there when
YOU Call.-New York Times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

Many q man never turns over q new
leaf because he allows the pages to get
gummed up
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

LOrd Alverstone took the case into his
Swn hands was his dealing with the medi-
cal witnesses for the defense. The iden-
tifieauon OF the mutilated remains. apart
from the fragments OF garments buried
with them and from mere inference, de-
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-29
THE JEWISH HERALD

his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Levy
Mr.. Louis Zeve of Nacog-
doches was visitor to our city Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Il. e.
Krauss of Elizabeth are spending the
holidays with Mrs. Krauss' father,
Mr.. M. Hecht. y Mr.. Morris
Levy of Houston spent the weekend
with his sister, Miss Sarah Levy.
Mrs. j, e. Jones will be host
ess to the Friday Card Club this week
Mrs. A. Harrison entertained
the Tuesday Bridge Club last week
and Mrs. l.. Mayer and Mrs. A. S.
Lewis were the fortunate players A
repast was served after the games.
Mrs. H. Burkenroad left
Wednesday for Marshall to attend the
Mayer Browning wedding and to visit
her mother, Mrs. Holland.
Mrs. j j. Solinsky is entertaining her
sister, Mrs G. Galousl1y of Hampstead.
Mrs j. G. Jacobs of Luling
is expected this week to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Lewis.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-29
TYLER.

ILEh.
Mrs. Harry E. Marks of Corsicana
spent the past week in the city as the
guest of Mrs M. N. Davidson.
Mrs S. A. Efron left for a several
weeks visit to Groesbeck. Miss
Mamie Frank of Lufllin spent Sunday
and Monday in the city the guest of
Misses Ray and Idella Sandoloski.
Miss Beatrice Gardner of Dallas is Wis
iting her sister Mrs. Mike Meyer.
Miss Lena Mittenthal of Dallas is Wis
iting Mrs. d. Leventhal. * Il Mr.. and
Mrs. Metz of Memphis, Tenn, arrived
in the city to make their home.
Mr.. |. A. Wolf returned to Tyler after
visiting his father in Athens, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pandres of
Dallas are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ID. Leventhal. Mr. H. j.
Sandoloski of Oklahoma City is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. San
dooski Mr.. Walter Holland is
expected in the city this week to spend
several days Miss Blanche Gard
ner returned home after spending sew
eral days in Shreveport. Mrs. H.
Rosenthal of Houston is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pitluk.
Mr. Isadore Davidson of Palestine is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitluck. Mr.. Wadel Upstate is
spending several days in the city the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Upstate Misses Cans or Long
view are visiting their sister, Mrs. B.
Wadel. Mr. and Mrs. l.. Davidson
of Palestine spent several days in the
city the past week. = Mrs. l.. Gold
smith of Ft. Worth and Mrs. B. Will
Jams of Henderson are visiting at the
home of Mr.. B. Sandoloski. Miss
Mary Kayser of Bryan is visiting Mrs.
b. Wadel Miss Belle Costa spent
several days in Corsicana visiting her
parents. On last Sunday night
the Temple Beth Ell congregation Sun
day school gave an entertainment at
the club rooms followed by few
short remarks by Rabbi NJ Faber. A
nice program was carried out, after
which the young people danced.
Among the dancers wre Misses Ma
ME Frank of Lufkin, Beatrice Gard
ner of Dallas, Pauline Mittenthal of
Dallas, Idella and Rae Sadodloski, Ida
Simon, Gertrude Meyer, Amelia and
Pearl Goldstuecker, Marie Bear and
Bertah Hertzfield, Messrs. Isadore Da-
andria, La, Abe Gardner, Leo Sando-
loski, Herman and Henry Goldstueck-
er, Ben and Allen Meyer, n. Ginsberg,
Louis Mariner, Leo Beare, Harold Lee
venthal and Silas Friedlander. Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Meyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Pandres of Dallas. In honor
of Misses Mamie Frank of Lufkin, Be
atrice Gardner of Dallas, Pauline Nit
tenthal of Dallas. Isadore Davidson of
Palestine, |. A. Wolfe of Alexandria,
La, a dance WIS given Monday morn
ing at the Harmony club rooms. An
enjoyable time was spent by all the
participants who were in addition to
the honorees Misses ldella and Ray
Sandoloski, Gertrude Meyer Amelia
Goldstuecker, Marie Beare, Iva Roth
child. Ida Simon, Messrs. Abe Gard
ner, Henry Goldstuecker, Allen Meyer,
Ben S. Meyer, Leo Sandoloski, N.
Ginsburg, Leo Baure. The chaperones
were Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Meyer, Mr.,
and Mrs. Edward Pandres. Mrs.
d. Leventhal gave a dance Monday
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-29

Continued on Page 8
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
DOROTHY DEACON WEEDS.
Married Polish FFince despite Oppoai'
ton of Latters Mother.

London, July Miss Dorothy Deacon,
daughter of the late Edward Parkes Dea-
con and Prince Antoine Albert Radziwill.
were married In St. Mary's Church. Cad
ogan square, to-day. The ceremony WAS
a quiet one without bridesmaids, and only
a few relatives and near friends attend
ed Lord Grey de Ruthyd gave away the
bride.
Prince Radziwil marries against the
determined opposition Of his mother. who
Is supposed to be In Austria to attend
the wedding Of u younger son This Lon
don ceremony was postponed a few days
ago because necessary documents de-
nanded by English law had not arrived
and 1t was then reported In society that
the objections Of the princes mother had
prevailed.
Prince Radziwill is 25 years old and will
succeed his father. Prince George, as head
Of the great Polish family OF Radziwilis
which owns immense tracts in I.ithuania
and several castles His father Is CON
fined In an insane asylum. The brides
father died in an asylum In America
some years ago after IA scandal In France
which resulted In his divorce. A sister,
Miss Gladys Deacon, is noted for her
beauty and has at different times been
reported to be epgaRed to members of
noble European families
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
STUPENDOUS TASK
TO RAISE MAINE
Greatest Golfer Dam Ever Built
Will Be Necessary in
Lifting Hulk.

Washington June 30.-The army engi-
neers will do their best to carry out tho
wishes Of Congress, twice expressed. that
an effort shall be made to raise the wreck
of the battleship Maine from the bottom
Of Havana harbor, where 1t lies embedded
In y feet of slime and ooze. But the en-
sineers are frank to confess that they do
not know the extent OF the task before
them and they believe that tho 400 900
appropriation will not be sufficient. So
their present idea is to USE as much Of
the money as may be necessary to make
thorough examination OF the wreck and
the surrounding bottom of the haroon
The only method known OF raising
ship In the condition of the Maine Is to
surround her with q Golfer dam from
which the water can be pumped. allowing
the hull to be drained and the holes in
the bottom closed. Engineering history
fails TO disclose a Golfer dam OF the man.
moth proportions that would be required
to enclose the Maine, for It must be as
long as city block and as high as or
s story building. that IS. from the bottom
OF the ;imberS to the top, Its cost would
probably exceed the total appropriation.
What the engineers proba bly, viii do is to
make thorough preliminary tnveSttga-
ton. This will cost a good deal of money
and occupy much time. IN fact, II Is rea~
sonably certain that Congress will again
be In session before the results are known
and the engineers can tell Just how much
it will cost to raise tho ship.
Then. If Congress should decide to sup
ply the deficiency in tho appropriation tho
wreckers will go ahead with their work.
Otherwise It seems probable THAI tho
Maine will be broken up under water ana
removed piecemeal from the bottom OF tho
harbor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
DECREASED NUMBER OF
FATALITIES THE FOURTH

Chicago, July 6.-The restrained OBJ
servnnce OF the Fourth OF July result
ed in a mmaterial decrease in the
number Of casualties in the country,
according TO figures compiled by the
Chicago Tribune.
This years list OF dead throug' out
the country. so far as reported. totals
IS, Last year tho same total was A.
Tho whole number Of injured last
year was 2,3Gl: this year they were
only 1,7s5.
TWO HUNDRED FELL. IN CANAL.
La Sale, H., july 5.--One person
Is known to have been killed ana
thirty seriously injured, two of them
proba bly, fatally. when q bridge col
lapsed during Fourth OF July cele-
bration at Utica, H.. yesterday. There
were 400 per sons on the bridge at the
time and practically oil of them were
thrown into the water. The person
killed was Rose Farmer, aged 10, Of
Utica.
The crowd had gathered on the
bridge which spans the Illinois and
Michigan canal to sec tub race.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
WANTED TO LYNCH
WATTE:RSON'S son
He Shot Saloonkeeper and
Fired at Others at Sau-
gerties, N. Y.

Kingston, y. Y. July 3.--Ewing Wat
terson. the son Of Col. Henry Watterson,
the well-known Louisville, Ky. editor,
was arraigned Yesterday at Saugertes on
a charge OF assault In the first degree.
II is charged that Watterson, who is
10 years old. shot and wounded Michael
Martin. a saloonkeeper, at Saugerties
Friday. An application for bail was re-
fused by Police Justice Rowe and the
prisoner was committed TO the Kingston
Jail for further examination next Thurs
day.
The assistant district-attorncy OPP
posed tho application for bail because he
said it was too early to determine wheth-
er complications might render Martin 5
condition serious. He declared that Wat
terson had struggled desperately with the
officer who captured him and that two
loaded revolvers We're found upon him
after his arrest. Public safety, he said.
demanded that such a man should DO
kept under restraint Watterson's coun-
sci asked a release on bail because he
said Martins condition was not serious.
The prisoner expected his father to spend
tho Fourth of July with him and it would
be wrong, he said, to ask man of Col
onel Wattersons age to pass the day in
jail.
Watterson's counsel will renew his ap-
plication for bail before Supreme Court
Justice Belts later.
Watterson walked into the corridor of
the hotel Saugerties Friday and up to the
bar. and frightened the bartender. whose
back was turned, by shouting:
I'm going to kill YOU"
The bartender turned around, and looked
into the barrel of revolver. Then he
dropped behind the bar. out of sight, and
at that instant Martin appeared.
Martin was not more than Ave feet
away and was approaching Watterson,
who had wild look as he raised the gun
bullet struck him Just below the elbow,
shatterins the bone, Then Watterson
fired two more bullets. which entered Mar
tins left side, Martin fell and Watterson
rushed out Of rear door.
A crowd followed. Watterson turned
and held them off, lie saw several
carpenters at work on a building adjoin-
ing the hotel and without taking aim,
fired two shots. missing them by hair
breadths.
lie rushed up the street and into Jo-
seph Pellants house. lie held the house
against the crowd for about 10 minutes.
Then he was captured. The crowd set
up cry OF Lynch him." and the police
had some trouble in keeping them off.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION.

Chelsea, July 5.-At the Orange
county republican convention held
here Saturday the following candi-
dates We're nominated:
Senator's Lewis NJ Seaver. Williams
town, BENJAMIN +. Scribner, Corinth;
assistant Judges, Dana H. Morse. Ran
dolph, Warren l. Crafts. Bradford;
states attorney. Stanley c. Wilson.
Chelsea; sheriff, BENJAMIN IL Adams,
Chelsea. high bailifr. William II
Worthley. Washington; Judge Of pros
bate. Bradford district, Harmon ~
Baldwin. Newbury; Judge of probate
Randolph district. George l., Stow.
Chelsea.
a county committee was selected
with membership as follows: Bradford,
D. s. Conant: Brsintree. F. H. Nichol4
Brookield. C. w. Clark; Chelsea X
x. Darling: Corinth. p. II Darlingt
Fairlee, r. W. Pierce; Newbury. F. w.
George; Orange. ]. II. Emersoni RAM
dolph, ID. II. Morse; STAFFORD, James s.
Morrill,; Thetford. c. q. Wilmot; Tops
ham. q. H Hight; Tunbridgs, NJ T.
King; Vershire, II, +. Fuller; Wash
ington. A. f. Kimban; Williamstown.
L. NJ Seaver.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

pfIlce OF Comptroller of the Currency
Washington D. c.. June Z. 1slo'
Whereas by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, II mas
been made to appear that THE Howard
National Bank of Burlin gton, located
in the city of Burlington in the county
OF Chittenden and State of Vermont,
has complied with all the provisions
of tho Act of Congress ITO enable Ma
tional banking associations to extend
their corporate existence. and for
other purposes" approved July H.
1882, as amended by the act approved
April ~. 1902:
Now, therefore, l. Lawrence O. Muir
ray. comptroller OF the currency. do here
hy certify that "Thc Howard National
Bank Of burlington" located In the
city of burlington, ~ the county or
Chitten den and state of Vermont Is
authorized to have succession for the
period specified in its amended articles
Of associations namely. until close OF
business on Juno 7, 1880.
In testimony whereof wit
ness my hand and seal of
tSEAL1 Office this Seventh day OF
June, 1910.
(Signed)
LAW RENEE O. MURRAY.
Comptroller Of the Currency.
Charter No, 1898.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
BODY HURLED INTO SWAMP
Aged woman struck by Milk Train and
Instantly Killed.

Castleton. July Miss Kate White,
an aged woman. was struck by Del
aware & Hudson milk train shortly
Dfter noon Yesterday and instantly
killed. The body was thrown rs feet
J. to swamp and considerable diff
guilty was experienced in Identifying
j. the face being torn almost COM
pletcly off.
Miss White was Ga years old and
lived with he~ only surviving rela-
live, n sister. Miss Margaret White.
Following church service yesterday
)he started to walk to the cemetery
ind while crossing the track on this
"trip the accident took place. A high
bank may have served TO hide the ap-
lroachinG train.