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VICTORY FOR RAILROAD
WINS FIGHT TO PREVENT GEOR-
GA COLLECTING TAXES.
Language of Early Charter Ground
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by
Justice Lurton.

The Georgia Railroad and Banking
Company today won partial victory
over the state of Georgia. when the Su-
preme Court of the United States affirm
ed the main points in the opinion of the
lower federal court holding that the rail-
road was required to pay only state
tax of one-half of / per cent of the net
earnings of it's property. and not prop
erty or franchise taxes.
The opinion was the first Justice Lur-
ton has rendered from the Supreme Court
bench The only qualification of this
victory was modification of the decree
as to the Washington branch. AS to that
branch the state won its contention.
Early Use of English.
The use of the English language in
1S:s,. when the state of Georgia was
granting a charter to the Georgia Rail-
road Company" now the Georgia Rail-
road and Banking Company. TO construct
\ rail or turnpike road was the great
handicap in the settlement of this long
controversy.
The charter contained a clause ex-
empting the railroad from taxation TO
certain extent. 1t read:
THE stock of said company and its
branches shall be exempt from taxation
for and during the term of seven years
from and after the completion of the
said railroads or any one of them. and
after that shall be subject 10 tax of
not exceeding one-half per cent per an
mum on the net proceeds of their in
vestments.
Interpreting this clause i'm the charter
OF 1893, the state sought TO levy other
taxes. The United States district court
for the northern district of Georgia is
sued an injunction enjoining the state
from collecting any tax other than the
income tax. or one-half of one per cent
of the net earnings OF the property.
Estopped Collection of Taxes.
and collecting property tax on the ex- |
cess of property above the present cap
ital OF S4.1J6o04 OF franchise tax,
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Il)lA|BE ] E@

From late figures the hope Of recovery under
the new enoliient treatment seems to be about
= follows
In people Of sixty and over results are quite
uniform. probably ninc-tenths recovering While
at fifty and over large majority Of ali cases
yield 10 the treatment. below fifty and approa ch-
ing forty the disease gets more stubborn and
between thirty and forty the percentage is NOT
Lgh-probably not over half yielding
Under thirty there is great uncertainty and In
children recovcries have been very few and mos,
of those obtained with the aid Of skilled
physicians forcing nutrition with alkaline treat
n,ent 10 prevent formation Of acetones
The new emollient treatment is known as Full
TONS Diabetic Compound II can he had In
Washington from Henry Evans 1906 r St NV
We desire every patient 10 write Us who Is
rot noting the usual improvement by the third
EEK Literature mailed free. Jno. j. Fulton
70. 645 Battery 81, san Francisco. Cal. We
invite correspondence with physicians who have
nlst.nate cases
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There will be opposition in the Allegan,
delegation to the Maryland Legislature j
is stated to the proposed pew city char
ter for Cumberland. The charter really
calls for a government by a commission
composed OF d. mayor and four council
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
Chief Knocker Explains.

Passed Chief Knocker +. y. Whitehead
began the knocking with the following re-
marks:
"Momus Ghe son of night was adopted
as the name Of this body because the
membership is largely composed of those
employed on the nocturnal forces in Uncle
Sans big mill in the Swamp. Our object
is to meet occasionally and in spirit of
kindly levity lightly censure each other s
foibles and faults.
For few hours we turn from the
grind of duty to indulge in jolly gibe ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

both of which the controller general Of
the state claimed right to collect
Justice Lurton said that the court was
of the opinion that the charter exempted
the investments of the company. AS to
the franchise the court held that as the
franchise Was = part OF the prQperty,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
Heart Neuralgia Fatal.

NEW YORK. February 2l.-J. Il. Wat
kins OF Grand Rapids. Mich, died of
neuralgia of the heart in the New Grand
Hotel here today. He was fifty-seyen
Years old and married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
Plunge Into Ice Seas.

The Pourquoi Pas left Punta Arenas
December 10 1905. arrived at the Island
OF Deception six days later. aid thence
plunged into the antarctic ice seas.
For fourteen months no news OF the
Charcot expedition reached civilization,
nut February 10 of this year the captain
OF the steamship sud, arriving at Buenos
Aires, reported that he had spoken the
PouTuuoi Pas anchored at Port Gallant,
III the Straits of Magellan.
DR. Charcot and the members of the
expedition had 10 refuse to make any
statement of the results of the voyage
into the antarctic beyond the fact that
the south pole had not been reached. The
Pourquoi Pas was reported at Punta
Arenas the following day, and DIR. Char
cot announced that il would remain there
probably two weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

the property not being subject to a
property tax. therefore a part of it eoulds
not be taxed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

II you want work read the want col
umns Of Tue Star
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rolllcking rdiliery; 10 swat lInsuspecting
comrades and timorous guests in the
Achillian heel; TO puncture the pompous
pride of the proofreader and depress the
spirits of those sour-faced, self-centered
sons of sorrow. the Merg. and the Mono.
men.
Most OF the fun is provided by our
selves. but occasionally y senator or a
representative dips in. with the usual
pitiable result"
Her Husband Wasn't There.
In the midst OF the festivities a female
figure appeared at the door and demand
ed an interview with her husband There
was CONSERVATION in the room for a time
until the guests finally discovered that
the incident was part Of The program
bout between Uncle" Joe Cannon and
Victor Murdoch, in effigy, afforded much
amusement After a lively round the in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
The New officers.

The newly elected officers are: FRANK
A Kidd, principal knocker: Thomas a.
Rynum first subknocker: John A. Hus-
ION. financial knocker; Frank ID. Smith,
recording knocker. and Harry a. wat
kins. stronghold knocker.
The committees were as follows
Arraneements-John A. Huston. Harry
II Humble. Albert Reid, Harry A. Wat
kins. George ID. Ellis.
Inyitations-W. +. Burchfield, Frank y.
Smith. John r. Purvis, r. A. Julian,
H. s. Weyand.
entertainments. n. Whitehead, John
Greene. B. F. Sauter, j. Stotler, Il. +.
Geyer.
Printing-John W. Michael. f. E. Cal
hoon. V. V. Viles, NJ. IL. Barnum, j. "A.
Hennesy.
Guests-E Fl. Ryan, T. c. Parsons, H,
3. Goodrell j. E. Bright, I. J. Rowe.
Press-M A. Bodenhamer, Clearance
Miller. T. f. McKeon. c. &. Thompson,
oscar ID. Hyler.
observation-disclosures V. Chisholm. Louis
c. Vogt. A. Lantz Huss. John O'Don-
noghue, Harry w. Zeigler, Howard A.
Brown. Charles w. Burnett, Daniel A.
Gillin. c. B. Buchanan. w. F. O'Brien,
Joseph g. STEELE Harry G. Hayne.
Diversions-Allen c. Flowers. Thomas
A. Bynum, Joseph l.. Holland, John +.
Atkinson, Louis r. Lippincott
Commissary general John j. Allen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

knocks in poetry and song were the
feature of the banquet of the Knights OF
Momus. popularity known as the Knock
ers,' at their banquet last night at
Rauschers. More than three hundred
printers from the government printing
office and other offices about the city as
sembled at the banquet table and enjoy
ed themselves by pounding public men
and others with as little conjunction as
If they were the keys of limo or mono
type. The object of the knocks. however
was fun for the knockers rather than
injury to the knocked.
Victor Murdoch, the original insurgent
member of the House, was there, but
Uncle joe though invited. failed TO
show up. There was a tumult of APP
plause as Jason Waterman the toastmas-
ter. introduced the representative from
Kansas, who declared that he was a
printer first and then an insurgent."
His Two Hardest Jobs.
There are some things" he said,
..abcut the rules of the House which /
would prefer 10 say on a Monday night
This is Sunday. / was.once a printer. and
a real printer. didn't eat Smithfield
hams aumaderc or vol au vent financiere
then. One day | was set To the task OF
distributing 1000 ems of bourgeois type
dry The only work / have found harder
than that is trying to pry Peter from his
chair.
Il love the smell of ink and gasoline.
I'd rather chew COMPOSITE roller than
spearmint leaves. The pursuit Of hap
piness consists largely OF the right 70
roar. That is my doctrine. | know there
must be discipline. and there must be a
foreman. But when that foreman rules
by caprice and for selfish interests !
have never submitted. and, God willing.
I never will. And think that proves I'm
a printer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
s,lrgent chief was knocked out In the

s,,rgent chief was knocked out In the
most approved style. -,
The reading of the Dizzy Dictionary oy
Incidents of the evening. cannoneer
was defined as lone who manages Can
non See Murdoch" Samuel Gompers
attended the banquet, but had TO ieaVe
before the speaking began.
The nrincipal guests of the evening
1rere Senators Clarence d. Clark and
Charles Dick, ]. Van Vechten Olcott, j.
w. Keifer, Julius Kahn, w. d. Jameson
William A. Rodenberg, Samuel b. Don
nelly, Victor Murdoch. A. r. cooper "a
W Wilson. W. w. Rucker. A. r. DaW-
son. Wilfred Bancroft, Samuel Gompers
and Prof Willis l. Moore
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FISH.
Fresh Herring.

can. -
Marshall Herring. tomato
sauce. can. sc
Bijou Brand Herring, to
matO sauce, can. IOc
Soused Mackerel. can. =. .ISc
F1aked Fish. pkg &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

FISH.
Pure Goldfish. pkg. -. %
Goldfish Bricks. each =. .Ioc
\ & = Salmon Steaks.
fiat. .I2Iac. 2OC
Shrimp. can. .I2c
Royal Banquet Fish Roe,
can. .IOc
Fancy Tag Bloaters. each. C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

Red Alaska Salmon, can. ..I5c
Pink Alaska Salmon. can. .Ioc
Domestic Sardines. can. -. SC
Imported Sardines. can. .Ioc
Choice Family Mackerel.
each. ...... &c
Marshall's kippered Her
ring. can. sc
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Advance Fashion Number

Margaret E. Sangster's Home Page
Twelve Columns for Children
Busy Women and Idle Friends
Trees for Beauty and Comfort
What We Know about Hypnotism
Training Deaf Children 10 Speak
Gifts for the New Baby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

4elIo. pkg. ............. 6
Jersey Pears. No. can: :, cans for. 25c
Jersey Pears. No. :, can: , cans for. 25c
Evaporated Peaches, ;, lbs for. 25c
Evaporated Apricots. ? lbs. for. sc
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

Johnnie followed the engines. They
turned down Main street and stopped
in front of a large apartment house
which was burning quickly, despite the
efforts of the fremen
1t was thought that every one was
out Of the building, and as the fire was
beyond control the men were letting IL
burn. All at once. from one of the
windows on the third floor little
brown head was seen and the pitiful
cry OF little child was heard who
is itg' were the words on every ones
lips. Someone else had heard the cry.
This was Johnnie Brown Not think
ing of the danger, he rushed into the
burning building, up the burning stairs
to the child. IT was little Silvia Lenox,
the doctors daughter. Her papa had
once saved Johnnie's, mothers life, and
his little girl Silvia was one Of John
nie's playmates.
Johnnie grabbed her up, threw shawl
over her and carried her through the
binding smoke and flames safely down
two flights of stairs. There his strength
gave out. He sank on the floor. The
smoke was sitting and the flames were
rapidly creeping toward him. He
thought of his mother, and little Silvia
was moaning and crying for her papa
The picture of his mother living all
alone came before his eyes. '.She needs
me-" cried Johnnie, and with renewed
determination he ran wildly, with his
-.
stairs into the pure, fresh air once
more. He was greeted with cheers and
yells from the people who had gathered
in front OF the house. But Johnnie
did not hear them, for he sank, badly
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
SOME SHORT STORIES BY YOUNG JUNIOR WRITERS

You see, 1t was this way" explained
the doctor, when they were comforta-
bly, seated in the sunny sitting room.
when my wife died a month ago /
took an apartment on the first floor of
the apartment house which has just
burned. I had my Offices there and
when ! made my calls / took Silvia
with me. That one eventful day / left
her at home, as she was not feeling
well, with the house keeper, thinking
she was in safe hands. The fire, they
tell me, was caused by an explosion
in the basement. Silvia must have
been playing in the halls, and the front
entrance being near, the house keeper
thought she had run out. Instead of
that. the little one had run up the
stairs to get away from the smoke,
and when she could go no further had
cried for help. Then Johnnie rescued
the dearest, sweetest treasure / have
"Oh, don't give me so much praise"
said Johnnie. II love you and l love
little Silvia, and L did it because /
loved you BOTH
Ihe next DAY another questioh was
settled. Mrs, Brown, called Doctor
Lenox from the hallway. Gould
leave Silvia with you today untilt
find new home for her?" why can't
she stay here with u.s. always? You
can have your Office in the front par
lor" suggested Mrs. Brown. "A splen-
did idea,v answered the doctor and
Mr. Brown in chorus. However, we
will have to consult Johnnie on this af-
fair" said Doctor Lenox, "as it is his
house,"
Johnnie was consulted and was much
pleased to have Silvia for a little sis
ter And many were the happy hours
that were spent by the two children
in that house together
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

burned and unconscious upon the
ground.
few days later, when he opened
his eyes, he was lying in nice white
bed at the Central hospital, with NAM
ma bending over him and, yes, was
he dreaming? No, he was not. 1t was
his own dear papa. Daddy, daddy"
he cried
Mr.. Brown had not been drowned,
as was supposed, but f1oated around
on piece OF wood till a vessel coming
along picked him up nearly dead. When
he came to his senses he was in an
other part of the world, and had been
many weeks getting back When he
arrived in New York he found his home
sold and his wife and child gone. "One
morning a few days after 1 arrived"
a newspaper and read the headlines.
This is what / saw" and Mr. Brown
, took the paper out OF. his pocket and
read aloud:
THE CHILD HERO
Little Johnnie Brown, s years old,
rescues the year old daughter of DR..
r. d. Lenox from a burning apartment
house in street. The two children
now at Central hospital. Small hero
badly burned but will soon recover.
why that's my little SON ex-
claimed, so / put on my hat and came
right down."
The next Saturday Johnnie and Silvia
~ a. -
parents, and together they rode back
to Johnnies own beautiful home. Doctor
Lenox had bought it back and given
it to Johnnie for his courage and
bravery.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
Johnnie, the Boy Hero
MARJoRY MAUzY.
1865 O'Fnrreil street. San Francisco.
Pacific Heights school, A Eighth
Grade. Age IA Years

Grade. Age II Years
johnnie Brown was poor little boy
of s, who lived with his mother, a hard
working woman, in a tumbledown tene-
ment house in the poorest part OF New
York. On weekdays Johnnie attended
school, but on Saturdays he would help
his mother, running errands and doing
other things in the mornings and sell
ing papers in the afternoons.
One Saturday afternoon as Johnnie
was leaving his home he said, II wish
we could get rich, mother. like we used
to be, and it was so nice when papa
was here" "They say he was drowned
when going to Australia" replied his
mother sadly, "and man to whom he
owed some money took our beautiful
home in payment for it,"
Wen, well have to make the best of
it, any way" answered Johnnie as he
trotted off.
Trade was very dull that afternoon,
and Johnnie ran from one to another
latest news" but nobody seemed to care
whether they read the news or not. He
sat down on the curb and began to cry
softly, for his paper money usually
bought the evening meal. While he
was wondering what he would do, he
heard the clang of the fire bells and
saw the engines rushing wildly down
the street.
AS it was still early in the evening
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
New Prizes to Be Awarded

The younger Juniors will be pleased
to learn that a new prize has been
provided for them The paint boxes
will be discontinued for the present
and instead 25 sets of dolls of all na-
tions" will be awarded each week here
after Each set contains eight splen-
did cut out dolls with clothes and
everything complete. Boys will find
these dolls of all nations just as in
teresting as the girls find them. They
are really miniatures of the people of
eight great nations of the world. They
are very beautiful. Color the picture
at once; do your best and win a set of
the dolls of all nations"
Paint boxes were awarded to the fol-
lowing Juniors who painted the picture
in the paper of November 13:
HiIda Louise Haegen, box 16S, Suisun.
William A. Reiber, 1925 Piedmont
avenue, Berkeley.
Louise waack, 1922 Eighth avenue,
South, San Francisco
Justine Fischer, b street, Hayward.
Major Frcdenburg, 772 Fifth street,
Oakland.
Eleanor Wynn, 1887 Pierce street,
San Francisco.
mildred Madsen, All Castro street,
Hayward.
Frances o. witham, Bodega.
Kathryn Ludy, Iverness.
Ruth Mcbride, 1901 Benvenue avenue,
Berkeley.
Robert Cunningham, 1917 Walnut
street Alameda.
James Mckenzie, box 273, Napa.
David l.. Glass, Seaside.
Ella johnson, p. 0. box 219, Los
Gatos.
Philip Wilson, Redwood.
i. In Verne williams, 519 West Poplar
street Stockton
Frances Mary Lockhart, 3204 Ellis
street, Berkeley
Bernice Comstock, Oakwood stock
ranch, Lincoln.
George 5. Clark, Stanford university,
Palo Alto.
Harry A. Hunt, Niles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

TOO badr exclaimed the college
professor. "One of my pupils to whom
/ have given two courses in instruc-
has forgotten to pay me, and the
worst OF il is / can't remember his
name"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

Arthur was forbidden to speak at the
table. The other day he seemed un-
easy while at the dinner table. Finally
he said: Ma, can't speak just one
woEd?"
You know the rule, SON"
mot one word?"
mo, Arthur, not until your father
finishes his dessert
Arthur subsidized until Papa had nm
ished. when he was asked what he
wished TO say.
"Oh, nothing. Only Nora put the
custard outside the window to cool and
the eat ate some out OF fathers cup"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-06-30
REPEAL THE PRIMARY LAW.

1t is our humble judgment that
tho primary law is a joke and farce.
1t has served its sole purpose, that
of making A. B. Cummins senator
and so why not repeal it?
We recognize the fact also, that
from a financial point of view it
helps the printer and the printer
needs the money, but the law is a
fool law and does not answer it de-
signers' purpose, therefore we say
repeal it,
This is written at time when it
looks as ii Colonel Palmer and Cliff
ford Thorne, both of Washington
county, were to be candidates for
railroad commissioner. This is con-
trary to all good sense and reason,
without disparaging either one of the
candidates. This is not what the
people want.
1t is unfair, unreasonable, and in
equitable. Why not repeal the law?
The law costs lot of money, re-
quiring primary every two years.
1t costs about as much as an election
In this county it cost $1,000 to de-
eide whether j. w. Patton or Elmer
Thomas should be a candidate for
sheriff or whether Ira Nordyke of
Elmer Gault should run for super
visor.
it worth 5 800 to find this out? We
do not think so. We think the law
ought to be repealed.
What do you think about it?-
Washington Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-06-30
MODERN +" STATE RIGHTS. ,

Iowa has lead all the states in
fidelity to rock-ribbed republicanism
at both national and state elections.
1t is grimly suggestive that Iowa
should not be foremost in throwing
down the gauge of battle to those
agents of special privileges that have
usurped the power within the re-
publican party.
Dolliver and Cummins are better
republicans than the eastern leaders
of their party who desire to hold
western states in vassalage by worn
out theories of Organization" sol
idarity.
Modern Industrial feudalism is
one of the outgrowths of concentrat-
ed federal authority. The tariff bar
ons can laugh at popular revolt if
they can control congress.
The battle for real representation,
in the federal law-making body, is
thus forced upon the sovereign peo-
pie. The voter who desires to be
freed from the tariff yoke must work
out his own salvation by electfng
congressman next November who will
represent the people instead of
special interests and revise the tariff
downward.-Chicago Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-06-30
MONEY GETTING EASIER.

George W. Reynolds, president of
the gigantic bank consolidation, re-
Gently perfected in Chicago, told the
state bankers convention in Des
Moines that money was easing up
and he was confirmed by the re-
marks of the retiring president of
the state association who said the
same thing. They stated that the
tightness which had existed ever
since fall would not be entirely re-
lieved Immediately but that per-
ceptible easing up had already been
felt and that, in their judgment, con-
ditions would continue to ease as the
crop season progresses.
They brought good news to Iowa.
Bankers have been experiencing
chills for the past six months or
more. The village banks throughout
the state have in many cases been
borrowers of the larger city banks
when formerly they have been de-
positors with them. The result has
been that the merchants, manufac-
turers and real estate men who have
been accustomed to bank accommo-
dations in financing their business
have been cautioned to go slow
Bankers have been compelled to dis
courage new land purchases and
business expansion.
Under these conditions there has
been a preference shown toward Dor
rowers. 1t is always so when money
gets tight The business man whose
credit stands the highest is favored
and the fellow who has been spread
out a little too thin is turned down
and inevitably failure, go to the
wall. So we have the failure of a
big dry goods house in Kansas City
and of a shoe mandatory in Mime
apolis occupying front page positions
in the newspapers. The weaker
banks are first to sink in a squall.
But money is getting easier and it
is good thing. Banks can now take
care of the enterprises that are al
ready running and can finance the
deals that have already been made
and if they are compelled to turn
down the new deals and the plans
for expansion no great harm will be
done. A country which has been go
ing forward at such a terrific speed
can we'll afford to coast for a time
while the cylinders are allowed to
cool. Money is getting easier. That
means that no panic is necessary
Business should give the banks time
in which to catch up with their or
ders; few months in which to move
the freight congestion which has al
ready been offered.