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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
OPPOSE THE NYE BILL
Taxation of Intangible Prop
erty Disapproved.
ADVERSE REPORTS FILED
Commissioners Declare the Proposed
Method Is Impracticable.
AN UNEQUAL BURDEN IMPOSED
Views Outlined in Letter Forwarded
to Chairman Smith of House i
District Committee.

~ theoretical method of taxation that
is impracticabl bic OF execution is the spe-
cial brand put by the Commissioners upon
the Nye bill TO tax intangible assets. This
IS but one shred of the adverse comment
made by the Commissioners in long re-
port made today to Representative Smith.
chairman of the House committee on the
District.
The Commissioners do not want this
kind of taxation. and their report on 1T
bears adverse criticism In every line. Au-
thorities are quoted to bear out the state
ment that the method of taxation is i'm
practicable.
The old saying that taxation of intangi-
bic assets would make perjurers of every
one is born out in the quotation from an
Encyclopedia, in which a person who
gives a fair valuation of intangible assets
to the assessor is called ..good-natured
oddity.'
The measure is styled inqustorial 1t
is styled a dead letter, because no ma
chinery is provided for the establishment
of inquisitorial proceedings and no PEN
atty is attached by which the authorities
may punish a man for refusing to divulge
his personal secrets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18

ries no provision for the manner or time
~ assessment, and provides no penalty
for the non-payment OF the tax. IT the
iso,sIatiop proposed in the bill under con-
';SSa,.a,;on Should be deemed advisable. It
sh",id be made amendatory OF the pres
snt narsonaI tax law and carry such
other requirements as to make it as clear
and effective as possible.
,a;r,,, subject to assessment Is that
Which may be viewed or estimated with
N'.,as,antiai accuracy, the Commissioners
recommend adverse congressional acuon
upv POI, M. "nressjons of the Commissioners
4, .ho,r renort of March -. 1910. upon
~ poS45. "Prov:ding for taxation OF
and fixing the rate of taxation on innerl..
sncss etc apply with equal pertinence
TO the bill under consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
Burden Is Unequal.

1.-The tax on intangible property is paid
by the honest part Of the community.
while those with an elastic conscience
either GO free or pay but a small part
of their just share. In other words. 1t
is impracticable of execution. This
seems to be the opinion of the majority
of officials in the different states where
such a tax is required, although public
opinion keeps the law on the statute
books.
"A recent authority on taxation in
the Americana discusses the dimculty
in the way of a just assessment of
intangible personal property, as fol-
lows:
LAS far as real property is con-
cerned, lands, houses, and those phys
ical objects that are iTnm0vable and
clearly visible. there is little complaint.
The trouble lies with personal prop
erty. 1t seems that the assessors can
reach but a small part of the vast
wealth that is embodied In stocks.
bonds. notes, mortgages and other
easily concealable forms of personal
property. Laws have tried to reach
these forms Of wealth by giving the
assessor power to ask taxpayers the
most searching questions in reference
TO their property and to require them
to reply upon oath, but notwithstand-
ing this. just assessments cannot be
made. After the tax officers have done
their best the largest part or personal
property must he assessed by the own
ers themselves il it Is assessed at all.
andexperience has taught that but few
men will do this honestly. Those who
do give the assessor full and fair
account of all their personal property
are regarded as Sood-natured oddi-
ties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
Not Every Woman

Not every woman. i'll fact very few
women realize the Importance of the
corset but the best dressed women
know the Importance. They know that
an The corset really depends the smart
ness of their appearance. one cannot
he too particular about the choice OF
this garment. If YOU select
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
Substance of Report.
ranort Is as follows

The report is as follows:
THAT it Is but fair to consider that
tax should be levied upon a community
only as necessity compels. never Ior inc
n,,rnose of repelling growth at home In
the interest Of growth elsewhere, which,
moreover, could not be thus attained, and
The state herald., 1910-06-17

Colonel Roosevelt added much to
his fame as hunter of big game dur.
ing his II months in East Africa, and
also sent great number of valuable
specimens Of the fauna and flora of
that region to the Smithsonian insti-
tuition, which partly financed the ex.
pedition. The Individual expenses Of
Mr.. Roosevelt and his son Kermit
were paid by the former, who earned
large sums by writing articles for a
magazine descriptive of his expert
ences.
Not wasting much time after leav-
Ing the White House, Colonel Roose-
welt sailed from New York on the
steamship Hamburg, headed for Ma.
pies. With him were Kermit and
three naturalists. Major Mearns, Ed
mund Heller and ]. Alden Loring. and
slowed In the hold was most of their
elaborate outfit for killing or photo
graphing the animals of East Africa
and for preserving the specimens des-
tined for the Smithsonian Institution.
Kermit had trained himself to be the
chief photographer Of the expedition.
but he also turned out to be consider.
able Of hunter.
A great throng Of friends and ad.
mirers babe the colonel farewell, and
he sailed away. but could not entirely
separate himself from the world. for
practically all the way across the At
lantic wireless communication with
the Hamburg was maintained. More
over. at the Azores. and again at
Gibraltar. he found the officials and
people insisted on doing him honor,
and when he reached Naples on April
the entire populace turned out to
greet him with flowers and cheers.
Boarding the German steamship Ad.
miral for Mombasa, Mr.. Roosevelt
found in his cabin a quantity of flow
ers and letter from Emperor William
wishing him good hunting" At Mes
sina stop was made to view the
earthquake ruins. and there, at King
Victor Emmanuel's request. Mr.. Roose.
welt and Kermit visited the Italian
monarch on board the battleship Rex
umberto. The party arrived at Nom
hasa April 81 and was received by
The state herald., 1910-06-17

The fidelity OF a dog was illustrated
nj the Ayrshire town Of Glrvhn re-.
Gently. Mrs, Dlckie. widow and
dairy keeper, returning home from n
visit the other night. collapsed on the
road and lay unconscious for some
hours Her dog. which was accom-.
panying her. remained on guard. and
n man who came upon the scene was
compelled 10 abandon his attempt nj
assistance owing 10 the animals
threatening domeanor lie happily
thought of finding the woman'a son.
on whose arrival the dog became
uactablc and allowed It's mistress 20
be removed home, II was found she
had burst n blood vessel. from which
she died.
The state herald., 1910-06-17
A DOCTORS EXPERIENCE
Medicine Not Needed In This Case.

IL is hard TO convince some people
that coffee does them an ipmryi They
lay their bad feelings 10 almost every
cause hut tho true and unsuspeeted
one.
But tho doctor knows. His wide OF.
perlepee has proyen Ia him that Ia
some syFtoms. coffee ia an insIdIous
poison that undermined tho health.
ASK tho doctor n eoffao IA Tho cnuso
of combination. stomnch ana noryoua
trouble.
81 have bcon n eorIoe drInkor nil
my life. am now AZ yenra old and
when taken alex two yearA Rro with
horyoua prostrntlon. tho doctor snId
that my nervous rygtem VIVA broken
down and that I would have 10 riyo
-.
w eoH'''
Il got 10 weak and fhhky I could
The state herald., 1910-06-17
Scotch Golf Tea.

Two young matrons whose hus-
bands came from Scotland belonged
to the same golf club and entertained
together at an afternoon tea.
The rooms were decorated with
genuine Scotch heather which a
friend had brought over with this oc-
casion in mind. Scotlands flag was
in evidence. also the thistle. the lat
ter appeared on the programs. for
there was a delightful informal must.
Gale. Many of the old Scotch songs
were sung and there was one num-
Der on the bagpipes played by ma
tive Highlander In costume. ! give
the list of songs:
THE Campbells Are Coming" Blue
Bells of Scotland" Highland Laddie."
Bonnie Doom" My Ain Countree."
Annie Laurie" How Gently Sweet
Alton" March O. the Cameron
Men," John Hlghlandman." Aud
Lang syne."
Tea, oatmeal cakes. orange MARINA
lade and cookies were served by
young girls each wearing n different
plaid 'kerchief and cap with plaid
ribbons.
The state herald., 1910-06-17
At the Pop Concert.

The orchestra was playing The
Moonlight Sonata"
Sweetheart" he cried, passionate
ly, Il have loved you ever since you
were a child. have longed for tho
sweet companionship OF such wom-
an as you ever"
Shut up, will you?" came roar
from the seats at the rear. I'VE want
to hear the music"
Shut up yourself" retorted tho
young man. They advertise this as
pop concert and I'm going to pop
or bust"
Then. turning to the fair maiden at
his side, he began agaln.-Harper's
Weekly.
The state herald., 1910-06-17
Novel Musical Party,

The inyitations were IN cards der.
GRATED with bars of music at ton done
in pen and ink First the puests we're
given sheets of cream drawing ma.
per with pencils and told tn illustrate
the title of a wellknown song. new
or old, The finished productions were
pinned to the wall to be guessed !:
ten minutes was allowed for tho draw.
The state herald., 1910-06-17

There is a story about the secretary
OF golf club who was n man of di.
minutive stature 1t was summer time,
and the grass had been allowed to
grow rather long. The secretary was
playing in front Of visitor who was
a very lonf driver. and kept dropping
his ball in the neighborhood of the
secretary all the way round. At last
the little man could stand it no longer
and walked back and demonstrated
with the visitor on his conduct. but
the only reply he got was, III you
would cut the grass, one might be
able to see you"
The state herald., 1910-06-17

Jim Rice, the coach OF the Columbia
crew. was praising a stalwart fresh,
man.
He's so young and tender" said
the coach, you'd never think he could
row. Why, they laugh at him at the
BARRIERS.
AS he was getting his hair cut the
other day he said to the barber wist.
fully.
do you think III have n strong
beard? My father has a very strong
one
1T looks to me-. said the barber,
as though you took after your
mother"
The state herald., 1910-06-17

Acting Governor jackson. who had
been instructed by the British govern.
ment TO do all In his power % further
the plans OF the expedition. Unusual
privileges were granted the hunters,
,ind Mr.. Roosevelt and Kermit were
Acensed TO kill lions.
At Mombasa the party was Joined
by Il. J. Cuninghame. veteran Afri.
can hunter and explorer, and Leslie J.
carleton. and these two managed the
expedition In most able manner.
Taking train 10 Kapitil plains. the
party became the guests OF Sir Alfred
poaso on his ranch. An Immense
caravan of go persons was organized
and on April 20 Colonel Roosevelt
had his FIRST African hunt on this
occasion he bagged two wildobccsts
and Thompson's gazellc. April 30
was notable day In the camp on the
Athi, for on that day the first lions
fell victims 20 the mnrknmanAhip Of
tho Rooaeycltp. Theodore shot two
and Kermit one. and there was great
rejoicing among the natives who made
up the caravan After that the big
game came fast and cheetahH. CRATES.
rhinoeeroaoa and more lions were
ndded TO tho list. In all IL varieties OF
animals being secured. Meanwhile
Kermit was busy with his cameras
and tho nsturaiisS prepared the rpe.
eimsns.
. George Mcmillan. an American. was
the next hos, OF the hunters. and sew
-rai weeks were spent on his fine 1u
Ja ranch and In tho surrounding coun.
try. There the game was very plcnu'
ful aud many rne specimens were
baxged. Members Of the party made
several extensive trips Of exploration.
notably ON and around Mount ksnia
The expedition left East Africa DE.
The state herald., 1910-06-17

A little miss riding on a Brooklyn
trolley car the other day rendered
the conductor half fare. How old
are you. little girl?" he queried. gin.
gcrly handling her fare.
She pursed her lips for n moment,
then calmly opened her purse. dropped
two more pennies into the conductors
extended palm, snapped her purse
and domurcly replied: You have
your fare, sir; my statistics are my
own,"
The state herald., 1910-06-17

Mr.. Skinflint-(on receiving dep
utation from his employes)-We
what's the matter now?
Clerks pokesman)-W want to
be paid every week instead of every
month.
Mr.. Sigh! You get all that's duo
to you, don't you?
Clerk-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Sand promptly to day?
Clerk-Yes, sir.
Mr.. S.-Then, why do you want to
be paid weekly instead of monthly
Clerk-Please, sir, it's because we
won't be gettin' the lumbago carryin'
home our wages!-London Answers.
The state herald., 1910-06-17
An Animal Game.

! watched some children the other
night who seemed to be having the
best time imaginable over this game
They had slips OF paper numbered
from one to fifteen and blackboard
such as many children posses. The
oldest child. n girl about eleven,
seemed to be the leader and she whIs-
pered to each boy or girl In turn the
name OF an animal to be drawn on
the board; each OF the audience wri-
ting down opposite the figure what
animal he thought the artist was at
tempting to portray. When IL ami
The state herald., 1910-06-17

by Doctor Mcarns. who employed and
trained for the work a Mnyumnezi
named Makhngarri. who soon learned
how to make very good specimens.
and turned out an excellent man In
every way.
"Anthropologichl materials were
gathered by Doctor Mearns. with some
assistance from others; n collection
was contributed by Major Ross. an
American In tho government service
at Nairobi,"
4 WEBSTER
The state herald., 1910-06-17

nj back. they Rro 4. inches wide: the
right front, which wraps over tho left
side. Ii fastened by hooks. the buttons
and loops being for ornament only,
The sleeves are aot IN small tuekH to
make them NJ 10 tho plain cuffs
Materials required Two and one.
half yards 80 inches wide. . but.
tons
The third design would make up
well In flno material such no muslin.
soft hllk nlnon or cropo,dcschlne. II
has a yoke and collarbahd Of nnely
tucked net. the material Ia tucked
across tho front to tho bust. silk ON.
broidored salloon forms the trim.
ming Tho under,aleoyes are Of tho
tucked net,
Materials required -Four yards 20
Inches wide. ~ yards trimming. 1
yard tucked net
The state herald., 1910-06-17
He Fell Hard but Haughtily.

Attorney General Wickers:am, at n
dinner in Washington. said OF n
wrong-headed financier:
His methods are so deplorable that.
when he tries to defend them, he goes
to pieces. In fact, he reminds me OF
an old man who was brought up be-
fore country judge.
"'Pethro,' said the Judge, you are
accused of stealing General Johnson's
chickens. Have you any witnesses?
mo, sah!' Old Jethro answered.
haughtily. I hab not. sab. | don't
steal chickens befo' witnesses, sah!'"
Minneapolis Journal.
The state herald., 1910-06-17


Two Naval u,,dL.,,,., e..
A most erioy,hIo ona u,Iawa nans
kercbief shower w,s a,ran raoantIu
It included tho br,do,roon ana o,hsr
men TIC gir,s hronnht - .,nanoba,r,
for the bride and tbe mon oooh CON
tributed ono IN tho hr,do,roon, rhoy
were done I'm with card. ooch hoorirg
an original rhyme Arter IN. merry
presentation there wos an ,rrormo,
dance There wera irst On ,,osts al,
intimate friends Nv tho NAV on,v
ones truest and host friends sborId
he asked IN "sbowers for stranoars
are ant IN consider such ayoirs an
imposition
This affair for nrosrect,yo brids
was arranged In , yory cioyar monror
Twelve intimate sr,onds were Invited
IN luncbaon with tho ro,ros, 10 hring
tho gift "moroboir" ma ,,n ,n.a ,,o
The state herald., 1910-06-17

Doetor-Now, McTayish, it's like
this: You've either to stop the whis.
Key or lose your eyesight-and yon
must choose.
McTayish-Ay, weel, doctor. I'm an
aud man roo. an | was thlnkln' I'VE
seen about everything worth seoIn'."
The Taller.
The state herald., 1910-06-17
Chanuinu Season.

Patience-Supposc they'll have 70
take a lot of beef and eggs out of cold
storage now.
Patrice--Why so?
Patience-To make room for TIM
winter furs.-Yonkers Statesman.
The state herald., 1910-06-17

Clerk have beautiful new edi-
ton of "Mendessohn's Song Without
Words" for 81.
Mrs. Newrich-lndeed! How much
is it with the words life.
The state herald., 1910-06-17

THE cost OF living continues to
30 up"
That's RICH, Even low shoes are
high these days"
The state herald., 1910-06-17
SLEW MUCH GAME in
JUNGLES OF AFRICA
Colonel Roosevelt Bagged Elephants, Lions and Many
other Animals, Sending the Specimens to the
Smithsonian Institute Kermit. the Expedition
Photographer.

cember 10, crossed Uganda and went
down the White Nile, getting back to
comparative civilization at Gondokoro
There they went aboard steamer
put at their disposal by the sirdar.
and journeyed to Khartum, where
Mrs. Roosevelt met her husband, and
accompanied him in leisurely trip to
Cairo. During his stay in Egypt Col
onel Roosevelt was the recipient of
many honors and made several
speeches. One Of them. in which he
praised the administration of the
British. gave considerable offense to
the native Nationalists. At the end OF
March the Roosevelts sailed for Italy.
In preliminary report to the
Smithsonian Institution Mr.. Roosevelt
summarized the material results Of
the expedition as follows:
On the trip Mr.. Heller has pre-.
pared 1920 specimens of mammals,
the majority Of large size; Mr.. Loring
has prepared 3.163. and Doctor Mearns
714-a total Of 1897 mammals. OF
birds. Doctor Mearns has prepared
nearly 800. Mr.. Loring 500. and Mr.
Heller about fifty-a total of about
1000 birds.
"Of reptiles and batrachians, Messrs.
Mearns. Loring and Heller collected
about 1000.
"Of fishes. about 500 were collected.
Doctor Mearns collected marine fishes
near Mombasa. and fresh water fishes
elsewhere in British East Africa. and
he and Cuninghame collected fishes
In the White Nile.
This makes. In al, of vertebrates:
mammals .....'..."................ t.ssl
Reptiles and batrachians (abouO. -. 400
Fishes tabouO.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600
The invertebrates were collected
chiefly by Doctor Mearns. with some
assistance from Messrs. Cuninghame
and Kermit Roosevelt.
"A few marine shells were collected
near Mombasa, and land and fresh.
water shells throughout the regions
visited. as well as crabs. beetles. MILL
peds. and other invertebrates.
Several thousand plants were col.
lected throughout the regions visited
The state herald., 1910-06-17
Hints For Hostess
MMM00M TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
MMW for Those Planning Seasonable
INK Entertainments

mails had been drawn the slips were
collected and the child who had cor
rectly guessed the most was to be
awarded prize.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-08
GLOVES MATCH THE COSTUME.
No More White Ones Arc Worn, and
Where They Seem Necessary
Cream Color Is Used.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.

No more white gloves! Gloves
match the costume, or where they
ought to be white. according to all
social canons. they are cream. Suede
slippers, too. match the costume, and
the stockings with them are-hesh
colored!
Vanity bags of gold clasp now like
fiat purse. The meshed bags are no
longer plain, but are In two metals
gold and gunmetal, or exidized silver
and copper-interwoven in a quaint
pattern.
Tortoise-shell Is made up into every.
thing, from powder cases to umbrella
handles; and there is a great deal Oh
gunmetal and Jet seen, owing to the
kings death and the public mourning
that Paris seems to have assumed with
England.
For the same reason, orchids, real
and artificial. are on view everywhere,
since they were Edwards favoritt
flower
Finally. wooden beads. The fad has
become a craze, and wooden beads. In
black and colors. are as thick as 10
Gusts during the plague In Egypt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-08

YUST the newest and loveliest things
in millinery for the all too brief
- midsummer have been placed be-
fore the fascinated eyes Of the devotee
to outdoors and fashion. Black and
white or the coldest of colors. lace and
more lace, these are the paramount
ideas that the modistes have put into
triumphs of execution. Nothing was
ever imagined for the dog days. love-
lier than the hat Of white chip in
which the contour of the brim is out
lined with two rolled folds Of black
velvet placed on the under side. About
the crown are set large roses made
OF fine princess lace and set In dark
green foliage. These flowers of
lace are exquisite. So far the lily and
rose have been made and no other
blossoms can be more beautiful than
they. Wide Val edging for the roses
and all-over patterns for the lilies are
destined to be the favorite, but
II one possesses a long purse or has
some yards Of old lace, please imag-
inc roses made of a duchess lace! The
finest of silk covered wire has to be
sewed in to hold the petals or simu-
lated petals In place. Tor the roses, a
wreath can be managed without cut
ting the lace but for lilies the petals
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-08

entirely different from houses of the
same size as they are usually planned.
The living room, 13 feet by "a feet
six inches, extends across the entire
front of the house, while the dining
room occupying the alcove extending
both back and one side is separated
from the living room by cased open
ing set cornerwise, or at an angle of
As degrees. between the two rooms.
This is an arrangement rarely seen,
yet it is one which affords maximum
of roominess down stairs, at the same
time separating the dining room space
to certain extent from the living
room. An open stairway going up
along the rear wall of the living room
also adds to the apparent space. This
arrangement affords wonderful possi-
bilities for attractive interior decora-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-08
THE SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER.

During the hot weather the simpler
the food the better the health of the
family A salad with sandwiches and
fruit with glass of ice tea or milk
makes a sufll Client meal after hearty
DINNER on Sunday.
A combination of grated cheese and
chopped nuts. with little salad dress
ing Is a good filling for sandwiches.
Peanut butter Is liked by many, and
is an easy filling to use, being ready
prepared.
A simple salad, II one is fond Of
peanuts, is prepared by chopping the
nuts, sprinkle over crisp lettuce and
pour over a french dressing, made by
using four tablespoonfuls of olive oil
to two of vinegar and tablespoonful
of onion Juice. salt and pepper to
taste.
An easy way to serve n supper on
Sunday night is to serve 1t buffet
style. Arrange the table with the sill
yer, dishes and food on the table and
sideboard, where each may help him
self.
An egg sandwich is good for a sup
per sandwich, and easily made. Cook
sufficient eggs for the number Of sand
wiches needed. When cold, remove
the shells and crush with fox. sea
soning with melted butter. salt. pep
per and onion juice.