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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-21
LEGISLATIVE COMMENT
BY LEWIS H. MACHEN
NEW TAX COMMISSION BILL.

Ia this column yesterday it was
pointed out that the bill which the
y lnance Committee Of the House re-
ported as a substitute tor House bill
No. 70. known as the BYRD tax COM
mission bill provides for a tan rate
board. composed Of the tan commits
Sion the Governor. the Auditor o..
Public accounts and tile State Treas
uf"r. VINO are 10 have The power to
ny the taA rate ON personal property
ae well as that on lands.
II has long beer understood that il
assessments We're made in accordance
Win law there would be no occasion
Tor 50 high rate as tina. now pre-
Nailing: and IL has further been recog-
nized that the t"o thiIigs which would
DC most Instrumental in brinSi ing In
Nrstmchts into the state would be Il
more nearly equal, even though q.
higher as6tssmen, and Il lower tax
rate.
thing 10 BE avoided is Increasing
the aggregate OF taxes in the process
OF cuualizin;; the assossInents. The
ideal to be attained is the automatic
lowering of the rate as the assess
ments are raised TO II higher level
The manner in which the now Till
proposes TO bring about this co-ord!
nation IL worthy of attention. AS 10
personal property the pOaGI is 10 de-
due; from the aggregate value uf per-
sonal property, including that OF cor
poratipns ~ a sum. the taxes on
which Will b. sufficient to cover the
average delinquent taxes on personal
property. as shown b. the property
books for the preceding five years: On
a sum equal To the average annual in
crease in the valuation OF personal
property, 50 shown. 81 q. sum equal
to the avcrng. annual Increase In the
valuation OF the personal property of
the corporations. az shown.
The aggregate valuation then re-
naming, IN excess OF the valuation
FOR the preceding year. shall not Dc
subject TO taxation. but shall be EN-
ployed In reduction Of the State tax
rate on pernonal property. which rate
shall prOportionatcly be as much less
than the present rate OF 81 cents on
the hundred dollars' valuation. as the
amount OF such remaining aggregate
valuation shall be proper tionateiy
greater than the valuation OF such
personal property for the preceding
year This valuation the board Is to
certify TO the Governor. who must
proclaim ii not later than November
!. and shnll be tho rate employed by
tho collecting officers in extending
taxcs The revenue from the taxes
collected in this manner is to be d.
vided on the same relative proportions
as at present, for the support of the
public schools and for the payment OF
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H ow English Beaut
Peel Their Faces
tFrom Society World.)

While abroad recently could not
help observing that the average Eng
lishwonan's complexion IS far more
beautiful than that of tho averag e
woman OF our country" .ays Mrs.
Scott, secretary OF the National Health
Culture Society. Making Inquiries
several intimate friends in London con-
hded TO me that they regularly used
on their faces what is CONNIE rclaliy
known as mercolized wax. I do not
know whether the habit is general
there, BIZ. do know that this WAX ha.
wonderfully rejuvenating properties.
I've tried Il myself.
'Tf you Will get an ounce Of this
mercolized wax at your drug store and
apply It like cold cream. YOU will soon
behold in your glowing checks their
hrst resemblance to the remarkable
transparent beauty Of the English
woman's complexion. This wax grad
ually peels off the lifeless scarf skin
In tiny. almost impercaptible flakes
revealing the fresh, now skin under
meath, pinky white, with the bloom of
youth and healt.1.''
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pensions.
The tax rate on real estate and i'm
provcincnts is TO be arrive. at By de-
Quoting from their aggregate value.
including that or corporations. % "a
sum the taxes on which shall DC suiIi-
Client 10 cover the average delinuuen,
taxes OH real estate and improvements
as shown on the land books for the
preceding four years, 60 a sum equal
10 The average annual increase i'm the
valuation OF lands and improvements
tor Il likr period. and 60 :, sum equal
10 the average ann,ial increasc In the
value Of the real estate Of corporations
now assessed by the Corporation Com
mission for Il like period. The aHgrc-
gate valuation then remaining. IN OK
cess of The valuation Of the preceding
valuation. shall not b. subject to tux
atiou, bur shall b. employed In 81 re-
ductiou OF the taX rate OH lands and
improvements. which rate shall proper
tionatc!y be as much less than the
present rate Of 80 cents on th. hum
drcd dollars valuation. az the amount
Of such remaining aggregate valuation
shall be proportionatcly greater than
the valuation Of lands and improve
ments Tor the preceding year, includ-
ing the real estate OF thu corporations
now assessed by the CORPORATION Com
mission.
This rate il TO bc certified by the
board 10 the Govcrnoy. proclaimed oy
him. aiyi employed by the collecting
officers in extending ,aNeH. in iii.
manner az the rate III personal prop
crty. and the revenue divided in the
same relative proportions as ut pres
cnt for the support Of the government,
the support oil the pG4i.c tree schools,
and for The payment OF pensions
Whether this plan. which must APP
pear somewhat complex 10 those who
are not in the confidence Of the
Finance Committee. VIII attain the end
in view is u question which will prob
ably DO the subject Of sharp debate.
Al first blush. II would appear that
too many allowances have been made,
and that the result might be n short
age in revsnuc. There IS no doubt that
even approximate equalization OF
assessments would result in con
sidcrably increased revenue, but in the
present condition ri the finances nf
the State that would be an evil very
easily condoned. 1t might be better
to tax all assessablc property at The
prevailing rate FOR at lcaet two years
and allow the next General Assembly
TO adjust the rate IN accordance with
the Information which the Tax Com
mission cosIld lay before them. The
extra revenue. IL any. accrued IN the
meanwhile would not be greater than
The Legislature could find perfectly
convenient to appropriate to entirely
worthy purposes.
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has been lost by any act of theirs. /
am also informed tina, the late treas
urer is able, willing ind anxious %
account for and pay over. every dollar
that has come Into ais hands. and viii
do SO at soon as Is represontativ
fnishcs checking the work OF the ex
pert accountant
Respsctfully
CSisaed) J. u ECiGLESTON. JR.
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THE WEATHER,

Forecasts For irHinia-Rain We'd
ncsdayi 1burndny generally fair and
coldert high northeast, shifting to
northwest winds.
For North Carofinn-Hain Wedncs-
day With much colder In west and
central portiOuE; Thursday generally
fair and colder; high. shifting winds.
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Here and There
in the Legislature

Meherrn is in a fair way TO lose it's
dispensary. Following a hearing yes
terday morning before tho House Com
mittce on Counties. Cities and Towns,
the bill TO that end was reported fa
vorably. This Is an unusual PROPOSE
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stamps in this State was reported IA
vorably By the House Committee on
General Laws.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15

from disaster. The most thrilling Of
these was the case Of the Porpoise.
which went to the bottom in 100 feet
OF water of Newport In August. 1904.
Structurally she was not designed
for a sumbergence of this character.
and her ballast tanks, some Of her pip
ing and other parts of the boat leak
ed. For nearly three-quarters of an
hour her crew struggled with the
hand pump. and finally obtained a
buoyancy of something like 100
pounds. which lifted the bow. At
once the electric motor was started.
and the boat driven to the surface.
That accident made naval officers eau
tons. and for several years afterward
American submarines were somewhat
coddled. Today American under wa
ter craft are vastly improved and they
are being exercised with much sue
cess.
From the very beginning service in
submarines has been voluntary. No
man is ordered to duty aboard one
OF them unless he asks for such a de-
tail. and in this manner alone il the
service recruited.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
The Very Best Make.

In the course of an after-dinner
speech in praise of woman. Samuel
Untermeyer, the New York lawyer.
said In Pittsburg:
"A commercial traveller remarked
the other day to storekeeper:
Make yourself Christmas pres
ent of cash register. 1t will keep
strict and accurate account OF all you
receive and all you disburse. 1t will
show what you save and what you
squander. what you spend foolishly
and what you spend wisely, where
you should spread out and where you
should retrench, what you waste and
how you waste it
But said the storekeeper. I've
already got cash register which does
all that and more
"'Whose make is it?' asked the
salesman, frowning.
>.'God's make the storekeeper re-
piled; and with smile at once rev.
erent and grateful he nodded toward
his handsome wife seated In the cash
ier's cage"
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15

the southeast winds, we found an
ideal place; and on Monday tJanuary
16) we began to unload our cargo.
Two men at once set about the cree
ton of the house. while the rest CO
the land party continued to bring up
the building materials and provisions.
With our lis dogs we had draft power
enough, but 1t was often slow work
getting the heavily laden sledges up
to the site, which lies at height of
$50 feet. But our dogs know how 20
draw. 1t is a pleasure to work with
them. They are all picked animals
from Greenland.
His Solidly Built Camp.
at is three weeks since we began
the building of our station, and now
everything is ready The desolate, icy
landscape has undergone great
change. The silence is broken.
Where formerly only solitary pen
gum or the track of Il seal crossed
the height there now lies whole nit
tie village Our solidly built little
house stands safe and secure, sunk
four feet down in snow as hard as
rock and supported by backstays on
all sides. We have given it the name
OF Framheim. Its longitude is about
1874 deg. west, its latitude rs deg. 40
minutes south, SO that II is probably
the most southerly human habitation.
Round 1t are set up fifteen tents large
enough to accommodate sixteen men
each, for the use of the dogs and as
storehouses for our provisions, coal.
wood. clothing, etc.
THE principal food depot is about
kilometer from the station and con-
tains provisions sufficient for two
years. Since we came here we have
lived almost entirely on seal meat
and would not exchange seal steak
for any dish in the world. There are
great numbers of seals here. and we
shall soon have preserved enough both
for ourselves and all our dogs for the
winter.
we Shall Do What We Can"
''In a few days the Fran will be
ready to leave us. She goes north
with greetings and messages. and we
shall begin our journey towards the
south. 1t is my intention to lay down
main depot in so degrees latitude,
and smaller one as far south as pos
sible; and l hope that, with the ex-
cellent means at our disposal, we shall
get to So degrees with the smaller de-
pot as early as the autumn, before
the dark season sets in. i can say
nothing more with regard to our fu-
ture prospects. We shall do what we
can"
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
SKETCH OF CAPT. AMuNDsEN
Arctic Exploration Has Been the
Dream Of His Life Since Early
Manhood,

Road Amundsen, now about 10
years old. has proved himself one of
the most competent explorers. Be
sides reaching the south pole he is
the first and only man to accomplish
the long attempted feat of taking a
ship from the Atlantic to the Pacific
by the northwest passage. He has
made at a point within a short Gis-
lance of the magnetic pole the only
set of complete polar magnetic obser-
vations ever taken.
Amundsen was born at Sarpsburg,
Norway, and in his childhood moved
with his parents to Christiania. His
parents destined him for medicine
For one year he was medical stu
dent. but at his mothers death, when
he was 10 years old, he gave up the
intended career and went to sea. For
a number of years he cruised in the
north as whaler and sealer on Nor
wegian vessels.
Amundsen had his first taste of
exploration when in 1897 he went as
first officer with the Belgica on Ger
lach's Belgian polar expedition. From
what he learned OF the work and adj
venture of exploring on this trip and
from the second Norwegian polar ex-
petition of 1898, he became filled with
arctic ambitions of his own. He
formed the project not of attaining the
geographic pole sought by so many,
but of trying the long-neglected north
west passage and approaching and
studying while on his way the little
known magnetic pole.
1t took Amundsen several years to
prepare himself for his trip. For two
years he studied. first in Hamburg
under Neumayer, authority on magnet
ism: in Berlin under Schmidt, and
finally at Wilhelmshafen under Bor-
gen in the meteorological station. His
mental preparation over, he spent two
years more in raising funds and outfit
ting his expedition.
The Amundsen magnetic expedition
was perhaps the most modestly ap-
pointed that ever went for purposes OF
discovery into the arduous field of the
arctic Its cost was 100000, large
part Of this Amundsen's own money.
Frithjof hansen, the Norwegian polar
explorer, a close friend and faithful
helper of Amundsen, helped raise an
other large part. Amundsen was fin
ally able to put off from Christiania in
the little Alton sloop of Gjoa on June
II, 1903.
Voyage of Gjoa.
The Gjoa sailed around the north
end of America, reaching the mouth
of the Mackenzie river about Septem
her g, 1905. 1t went by way of BAT
fins bay, Lancaster sound, Barrow
strait, Peel sound, James Ross strait
and Rae strait. Twice it wintered in
he ice For period of many months
during this voyage Amundsen main
tanned an observatory on King VIII
.iams land, at latitude 6S degrees 30
minutes, longitude 80 degrees west
within 80 miles, as he calculated. OF
the magnetic pole.
The northwest trip, fulfilling the
dream of the early navigator, brought
Amundsen great renown. He ther
planned an expedition to drift around
to the North Polar sea, but changed
his mind after starting and went tc
find the Antarctic pole.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
Life Not All a Bed Of Roses, but He
Had Cultivated Spirit OF
Contentment.

How Is yo', sah?' inquired Alger-
non as Mr.. Tophoor stepped into the
elevator.
VERY we'll, thank you. Algernon.
How are you?"
well, tank de Lo'd. is feelin' right
smart dis ebenin', sab. De col In nah
froat is bettah, dough dc headache am
still ragin' In nah head. All dunno
Wv I has dis heyah headache, Mistah
Topic. is been chewin' on dis med
cine mos de day yesday an all day
today. No, sab. de doctoh didn't gibe
II tn me. he ain subscribin' TO- me no
mo-. Desc is some medicine got at
de drug sto'." and Algernon showed
large box of some kind Of cough loz-
enges. "'How many has l eat l dun
no 'zackly, sab. buys me box TO
a quarter. yes'day afternoon an I eats
'em all by bout eight clock las night
an dis mo'nin' / buys 'noder box an
I eats EN- all day"
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
AICERNON AS A PHILOSOPHER

But you'll kill yourself II you eat
cough lozenges at that rate" remon-
strated Mr.. Topf1oor.
Does yo' t'ink SO. sab? De drug
gis' he toll me to keep on a-chewin':
SO les KEEP on. Yo' don t'ink l die
f'om de 'fects O. de ones Is took?
"A good square meal be bettah TO- me
dan all de lozenges in creatium.'
Mebbe SO. sab, mebbe SO; but l aiu't
much on de eatin' line. In dis heyah
elebatin' business dere ain much ia.
cilities TO eatin'. It's jes' up an down
mos de time an ef yo' puts ting
In yo' mouf. yo' ain got 1t half-chawed
wen de bell ring an yo' has to swaller
it down in hurry. an befo' yo' has
yo' mex bite. yo' sort O. loses yo' in.
tres So mostly get out de habit O.
eatin' du'in' de elebator hours. uBt
rs raight contented. Yo' knows de
sayin' is, sab. dat a dinner OBJ YARDS
wifi a sauce OBJ contentment is bettah
dan supper wifi stalled OK. An ]
reckon OATS de truf. sah."
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
Where the Winters Are Cold and the
Shows Deep.

Writing from the vicinity David
Harum made famous, man says that
he was an habitual coffee drinker, and,
although he knew 1t was doing him
harm, was too obstinate to give it up,
till all at once he went to pieces with
nervousness and insomnia, loss of APP
petite, weakness, and generally
used-up feeling, which practically un
fitted him for his arduous occupation,
and kept him on couch at home
when his duty did not call him out.
while in this condition Grape
Nuts food was suggested to me, and
began to use it. Although it was In
the middle of winter, and the ther-
mometer was often below zero, almost
my entire living for about six weeks
OF severe exposure was on Grape-Nu
food with little bread and butter and
cup of hot water, till l was wise
enough to make Postum my table bey-
erage.
After the first two weeks 1 began
to feel better and during the whole
winter l never lost trip on my mail
route. frequently being on the road
Z or s hours at time.
The constant marvel to me was
how a person could do the amount of
work and endure the fatigue and hard
ship as l did, on SO small an amount
Of food. But l found my new rations
SO perfectly satisfactory that have
continued them-using both Postum
and Grape-Nuts at every meal, and
often they comprise my entire meal.
All my nervousness, irritability and
Insomnia have disappeared and healthy,
natural sleep has come back to me.
But what has been perhaps the great
est surprise to me is the fact that
with the benefit to my general health
has come a remarkable Improvement
in my eye-sight.
IF a good appetite. good digestion,
good eye-sight, strong nerves and an
active brain are to be desired, / can
say from my own experience, use
Grape-Nuts and Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
iAterest.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15

to death And when asked you how
how you got in, you told me you were
a relative of the people We had taken
the house from, and had lived here SO
long you couldn't keep away. You
thing; but you never told me what 1t
was"
Perhaps 1t was emily a memory"
said the ghost.
And then you asked me not to. tell
any one had seen you'-she return
ed bravely to the attack. though the
fading day had stolen the sunshine
back. you said you knew a secret
way Of coming and golLg. and that
no one but me would ever know you
came"
We'll, no one does" retorted the
ghost, though l will admit I've had
one or two narrow slaves. This morn
ing. for instance, If your aunt had
looked up before I slipped behind her
I'd have been caught sure"
why. of course; how stupid OF
mel" cried Yvette joyfully. That's
how you arranged it, and auntie is
short-sighted. Then you aren't a
ghost after all. I'm SO glad. Be
cause sometimes. you know. I've been
frightened about 1t. and wondered
Foolish little Yvette." said the
ghost tenderly. Haven't / warned you
not to take me seriously? No man, be
he human flesh and blood and not
merely dust and bones, is worth TAX
ing seriously. Smile. Yvette. and let
me see how blue your eyes are when
they look into mine. Love Is short as
life, Yvette; we must make what use
of 1t we can
Have you ever loved?" asked
Yvett., her white fingers pulling rest
lessly at the lace of her blouse.
Heaps of times" replied the ghost
promptly. Some for week and g
day others for an hour. Once I loved
till" frown creased his brow-"but
let US talk of other things. Had l q
heart left. Yvette. l would give 1t tc
you, but the worms have sucked the
life from it. I'm nothing but your
ghost, Yvette-"
There came clatter of high-heeled
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
WIFELY DUTIES OF WOMEN
Nine. MaeterIinek Sets Out Ten Rules
for the Guidance Of Her Mar
ried Slsters.

Apropos OF her first visit to America
the following philosophical decalogue
is Of special interest as revealing the
attitude taken by Nine. Georgette
Lablance Maeterlinck. wife of the Bel
gian Shakespeare. toward the wifely
duties of women:
/. Remember always that the true
wife Is the inseparable half OF the
only complete human unit. In which
two small and imperfect Individual
ties have become merged into a large
and perfect one.
2. Each half of the welded whole
retains special functions; yours arc
to discern. to anticipate. to yield. to
cheer, to soothe-and thus to
strengthen.
3. Never trust to hirelings the es-
sentials Of your husbands physical
well being: understand and frequent
ly practice the art OF selecting and
preparing his food.
4. Be sure each day that his gar
ments are whole. clean and suited to
the season.
s. Constitute yourself on infallible
barometer whereby to forecast and
render harmless those electrical dis
turbances peculiar TO the married
state.
6. Be to your husbands dark moods
the subtle. unsupported antidote; to
his Joyous mood the companion spirit
of Joy.
Z. Save your caresses until you per-
ceive that his dinner has been with
out q daw. kisaea 70 hungry man
are like froth to parched tongue.
8. Your tongue for assent; for argu-
ment use only your eyes.
9. When your husband has an at
tack of govt. depreciate the art of
dancing.
10. II you would convince your hus-
band that you are better actress
than Bernhard, better dancer than
Pavlowa, prove to him that you are a
better cook than M. Escomer.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
Yvette's Ghost
Copyright, 1911. by Assoc!ated Literary Press)
By LOUISE HEILGER

Are you a ghost?" asked little
Yvette.
The ghost smiled Now you know
as well as l do" he told her. that
there are no ghosts left-the sensible
people have killed them ALL
What / can't make out" pursued
Yvette. unheeding. sis how you got
In here, and why no one else seems
to see youths morning. for instance,
when was sitting with my auntie In
the morning room. The windows were
shut the door did not open, and yet
all at once l looked up, and there you
were standing smiling. And auntie
got up suddenly-she said she felt
change-and left the room without
seeing your"
Now. l ask you, do ! look like
ghost?" said the handsome man in the
well fitting tweed suit, as he rose from
his chair and made leisurely inspec-
ton OF himself In the glass over the
mantelpiece. DO l clank? All re-
spectacle ghosts clank. Do l appear
at midnight md point spectral
finger? Not a bit. My entrances are
as you have justly observed. noise
less. The latest visit have ever
paid you was well within the conveA
tional calling time. No. Yvette. am
too respectable to be a ghost"
He dropped back into his armchair.
Yvette crossed the room with a pleas
ant little rustic of silk skirts. sat her
self down on the sofa facing him.
and considered him gravely.
ITS six months since you've been
coming and going like this" she said
ref1ectively. THE first time you came
l remember you nearly frightened me
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15

They were talking of war. and the
young man mentioned that one Of his
ancestors was killed during the revo-
luton. He was a brave man." he
said, land we are all very proud of his
record" The young woman looked
pensive.
Il had an uncle who was killed In
the Civil war the very first battle he
ever went into." she said. He was
only a private, so he hadn't made any
record"
THAT was hard" said the young
man. ito be shot down in his first en-
gagement."
He wasn't shot down." said the
young woman. He fell and broke
his neck when he was running down
hill think war is awful cruel, don't
?"-Youth's Companion.