New-York tribune., 1912-04-14
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Conversation at Cards-Fines
AGAINST Corporations.

tia in a downtown emporium of assorted
.u,ds shutting them off from the curl
m ~. Who came and went beside them, was
,,,tle gray screen that exhibited a de-
',a, obviously intended TO be Japanese in
s",r,,-thopr' -omewhat lacking in its ex-
scution.
aNow ,c. balmy spring" re-
..rted Prom..-.. Politician. Two hun
"a When the little lambs are dispoiled
.ftbe greensward Two ffty-fve. And the
S.y approaches apace when you gentlemen
.sv he dspossessed upon three days no
ace-go ahead and take 1t, / won't go any
h,sher-instead of three. No. you don't.
ncuble pinochle only counts eighty in this
game
"How's that?" demanded The Same. who
had got the bid,
"Its the law. Prccepts can be served in
,hs morning and be returnable in the
afternoon Of the same day on May first
"He don't mean that" broke in Ditto.
"Why don't you watch the game We de-
eided when we began that three hundred
pinochle is cut out"
"Ohr' exclaimed The Same. then I'm
back. Why. I've never been dispossessed."
"Nor returned Prominent Politician.
whats trumps? Hearts, hey. Well. be-
leye me, there's nothing like having the
cards trained. You haven't given me a
good trump hand yet. How long have you
been marriedg
PLAY to the ace. Nine years. I thought
YOU didn't have any trumps."
80 did I. That card was hid behind the
others. And have you always lived in the
same place.
Same place. nothin. This calls for an
other trump. you fellows seem so well sup
Piled with them. I've moved eleven times,
counting the first place / went into
MY trick" said Ditto. You've got moth
ing on me. never thought that 'ud go
around. I've moved ten times in the four
years I've been married"
1T cheaper TO move than pay rent" re-
marked Prominent Politician How many
children have you fellows got?"
"One" returned The Same.
Two" answered Ditto.
"You fellows remind me of my father"
went on Prominent Politician, because
you're go different. You're back, are you?
II serves you-right He lived in the same
house-no IT amt my deal-and had ten
children It is my deal? That's so. What's
the matter with me?"
Common politeness forbids our saying"
returned Ditto. Whats Brooklyn got a
reputation for?"
There's no sense in its being called the
City OF Homes II the people don't use EN-. -"
declared The Same. "Ill say two hundred
and Ave"
You fellows want to live in all OF en-
and YOU find YOU can't move and have chill
dren. too so YOU move" commented
Prominent Politician. "Stung again. Have
you got these cards trained. too"
II didn't deal EN-" declared Ditto
You dealt 'em yourself
That's SO. What's the matter with
me-"
you want TO move more" suggested
TIE Same. "and keep your mind active.
In February the federal authorities be-
gan action against l5S corporations TO re-
cover fines aggregatlng $4,000 on the
ground that the defendants had failed TO
file tax certificates with the internal rev.
enue collector on the preceding March /.
Last week thirty-four of the corporations
we're fined after juries had declared them
SuHNi VI blSobtS iht id"s hS hfNo
are the first to be imposed since the
United States Supreme Court declared the
corporation tax constitutional The ver-
diets were for sums varying from $1,000 10
$3.50 and amounted all together to Sl, ,oO0.
II the maximum penalties had been I'M
posed the entiJe sum would have been
100000 The defendants were in all cases
in default, having failed 10 answer the
complaints filed against them by the gov
ernment. Some OF the defendants have
gone out Of business since the causes OF
action against them accrued. Some OF the
corporations have been making an annual
income of less than the Judgments against
them. and the fines. IL was said, would
put most Of those out Of business which
had not failed already
A story that appeared I'm all the papers
few days ago has brought endless trou-
bic 10 Justice Kapper of the Supreme
Court. An Italian appeared before him TO
be examined preliminary TO his admission
10 citizenship His answers indicated that
Theodore Roosevelt was about the whole
state in his opinion. and Justice kapper
was reported to have signed the papers
while commenting upon the mans touching
confidence In the ex-Presdent.
Many serious minded readers determined
that the examination-the part OF II they
read about they thought the whole-did
not qualify the Italian for citizenship, and
wrote the justice severe letters setting
forth their views To put an end to the
unwelcorne correspondence the justice gave
out statement upon the examination a
couple Of days ago.
According TO this the Italian made his
hrst answers under the stress OF consid-
cradle excitement. The justice excused
him until he camed down. and then re-
called him 10 the stand with an inter
prefer to make the examination less trying
TO him. On the second occasion he under
went the following examination
,Q.-Have you read the Constitution OF the
United States? Ayes.
Q.-Do you understand Il? Ayes; l un
oerstand H.
Q.-what form OF government do we have
N this country? Att is constituuor
government
o.What kind of government do they
nave In Italy? A.-King.
Q-Who is the head Of the Italian gov
sfnment? A-The King is head, King VIC
,Q-Who was King before him? A.-Bi'
ialner. II goes from father 10 son In italy
1.-THE laws of this country are mad'
Wnere? A.-Corgress.
Q.-Do you know what court you are II
row? Alt Is the Supreme Court.
tnstcn.
,.Q-Who makes the laws for the State o.
New York; A-The Legislature at Albany
oQ.-Do you know what anarchy Is? A.
On yes; know.
Q-Tell us. A--Anarchists-those are tn
men that kill
Speaking OF the general run OF appli
esnts," continued Justice Kapper. "ther'
Is good deal OF discretion that the cour
must exercise, and each case Is taken by
itself Here. again. the case Of this ItaliaI