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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
FOR UNIFORM LOW TAX.
Mr.. Conant Proposes Scheme A.
fecting Personal Pronertv.

| A uniform low tax rate on Intangible
personal property is advocated by Com
missioner of Corpora tons Luther Conant
! jr., in a report submitted to President
Taft. Commissioner Conant is convinced
that people usually refuse to declare their
personal property under the present meth
cd of taxation, but believes that such
| would not be the case if the tax laws
We're different
The report deals particularly with the
taxing of corporate in the western
central states of Minnesota. the Dakotas,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
and is the fourth of a series dealing
with the question. 1t shows that all of
these states except Minnesota secure
most of their revenue from a general
property tax rather than from special
taxes on corporations.
been accomplished in Minnesota as a
done with low rates. In 1911 there was
adopted in that state a uniform low
rate system. This served to increase the
amount of assessed tangible personal
property by $40 per cent. The amount
of revenue was not increased, but the
burden was borne in that year by
more than nine times much property
| as was returned and assessed in 1910
| Iowa, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
/ Maryland are mentioned and figures
quoted to show similar success there by
| the low taxation plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
TYPHOON SWEEPS TACLOBAN.
Three Fourths of Town Is Reported
DESTROYED.

Three-fourths of the town of Tacloban,
the capital Of Leyte, Philippine Islands,
was destroyed in the typhoon that swept
the Visayas November %, according to a
dispatch received today at the insular
bureau of the War Department from the
governor general of the Philippines
1t was the most destructive typhoon in
the history Of the islands, and came only
a few days after another destructive ty-
phoon had passed over the islands, a
short distance to the south. Heavy losses
also reported at CapiZ.
No figures are given, but many lives
are reported lost in Tacloban. and all
houses not destroyed were seriously dam
aged. The governor general reports he is
preparing to send a shipload of relief sup
plies to the stricken city tomorrow.
Tacloban is on the northeast coast of
Leyte, and has a population of about
l., 1000. 1t is the outlet for considerable
hemp district. Capiz, the capital Of the
province of that name, is on the northern
coast of Panay. and has a population of
more than 2O,O00 1t is the terminal of the
railroad crossing the island from Iloilo,
and is an important sugar port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
FAVORS PUBLIC HEARING.
Discussion of New Traffic Rules Is
Requested.

\ special committee of the Board of
Trade on traffic regulation has requested
the District Commissioners to give a pub
lie hearing on the new regulations for
traffic which have been framed by Maj.
Sylvester. superintendent of police. and
which are awaiting the action of the
Commissioners. Leroy Mark. chairman
of the committee, said today that it was
desirable that the citizens of the District
be given an opportunity to discuss the
regulations before they We're enacted.
Mr.. Mark also pointed out the advisa-
bility OF having the traffic regulations in
Washington as nearly like those in other
big cities as possible, so that persons
travelling in automobiles from city to
city would be familiar with the regula-
tions of all the cities and not be in con-
slant danger of violating regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
MADAM! F YOU DON'T FEEL RIGHT
TAKE DELICIOUS 4SYRUP OF FIGS"
Waste cloeged Bowels Torpid Decaying Food in
Stomach Cause the Sick Headache, Gas, Backache
Salowness, Biliousness and Indigestion.

clogged-up waste and poisonous
matter have been gently but
thoroughly moved on and out of
your system, without nausea, grip
ing or weakness. Your head will
be clear. complexion rosy, breath
sweet. stomach regulated; no more
constipation, gases, pains and
aches.
1t is simply matter of keeping
your stomach. liver and bowels
clean and regular Then you will
always be well-always look and
feel your best
But get the genuine-the old re-
liable. Ask your druggist for
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Sem
ma" Refuse. with contempt, the
so-called Fig Syrups sometimes
substituted to fool you. The true,
genuine. bears the name California
Fig Syrup Company; look for this
on the Observation-Disclosures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

died at Garfield Hospital, washington,
was held at $50 O'Clock this morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church. Serv-
ices were conducted ~ Kew. n. >. Cutler
Commitment services were conducted by
Rev. L. F. Kelly.
The third annua. banquet Of Seminole
Tribe of Red Mes will be held Tuesday
number of members will attend. and a
program is now being prepared by the
committee in charge.
Oyster Supper This Evening.
An oyster supper and sale will be
given this evening in the Young Peo-
pies Building by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety.rof the Second Presbyterian
Church
An oyster supper will be held from
; until 10 O'clock this evening at the
Methodist Protestant Church by the
Bible class of the Sunday school of
that church.
The following cases were disposed of
this morning in the police court: John
Wabash, colored, assaulting Cora Davis.
colored, forfeited SIS collateral; Henry
Dixon. colored, drunk and disorderly,
forfeited IS collateral; Mason Gore, col
ored, assault on Isaac Williams, col
til tomorrow; Clyde Sullivan. drunk
and disOrder1y, case continued until
tomorrow.
Mrs Philip T. Graves of Laurel Grove,
Md. is visiting her brother w. A. Hard
ing of North Washington street.
James r. Mansfield is confined to his
home, 1Ce North Pitt street, suffering
from an affection of the eyes.
The initiatory degree of the order will
be conferred tonight by Potomac Lodge
of Odd Fellows.
A progressive euchre will be given to-
night at the Young Mems Sodality Ly-
ceum Hall by Alexandria Division, No. l.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

All womer get bilious. headachy
and const;pated-simply because
thew don't exercise enough They
don't eat coarse food, or enough
fruit and green vegetables. Those
are natnre's ways of keeping the
liver and thirty feet OF bowels
active; but very few women EN-
ploy them. The next best way Is
delightful. fruity Syrup of Figs.
Nearly all ills of women can be
overcome with Syrup OF Figs
alone. There is no need to have
sci, headache, backache, dizziness.
stomach sour and full OF gases,
bilious spells, sallowness, coated
tongue, bad breath. bad COM
plexion. nervousness and de-
preston. The surest and safest
remedy is one or two teaspoonfuls
OF delicious Syrup of Figs. Try
this tonight-you'll feel splendid
in the morning when the sour bile,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
URGE BLAIR LEE TO RUN.
Friends Want Him to Be Candidate
for Senate.

Friends of State Senator Blair Lee OF
Montgomery county. Md, are urging him
to become a candidate for the seat in the
United States Senate made vacant by the
death of Senator Rayner. Senator Lee
will not discuss the matter, and it is i'm
possible to obtain a negative or an af-
firmative expression.
To fill Senator Rayner's unexpired term
Gov. Goldsborough will appoint a repub-
ican. who will remain in office until the
Maryland legislature meets in 1914. At
that time a United States senator will be
chosen for the term ending March 3, 1917,
and it Is for this term that Senator Lee s
friends are urging him to become a can
didate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Silver Star, cord wood from a
river point. at 10th street wharf for l..
A. Clarke & Son; schooner May, oysters
from Ragged point, at 18th street wharf
for the market; schooner Chesapeake,
cord wood from a Chesapeake bay point,
at 18th street wharf for ]. II. Carter IL
Co.: schooner S. T. White, wood from
Nanjemoy creek, at 10Th street wharf for
J. Maury Dove; Bryant's shell scow. from
Alexandria In tow of the Capt Toby, at
18th street wharf to load oyster shells
for the crushing plant; power boat Louise
Virginia, oysters from Chesapeake bay
beds at 18th street for the market; tug
Dauntless, at Alexandria after light barge
for Baltimore; tug Miller, from Little
Hunting creek with lighters for an East
ern branch wharf; sioop Girls. from the
lower Potomac with oysters for the local
market; barge Farmers Friend, at
Georgetown from Alexandria for a Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal point.
Departures.
FIattie Milred Bennett from 1lth street
wharf with coal for Pocomoke sound,
Va; schooner Belmont. light, from
Georgetown for Maryland point to load
cord wood for the market here; schooner
American Eagle. light. for the lower Po-
tomac to load back to this city; schooner
NJ. A. Roberts, light, for Coan river to
load oysters in the shell for the local
market; schooner John L. White, with
coal for down-river point; barge Kent,
light, from Alexandria, in low of tug
DauntIess, for Baltimore; schooner Julia
and Annie, light. for a river point near
Nomini to load lumber back to this city:
tug General Warren, towing two coal
laden lighters from Alexandria for the
District workhouse at Occoquan. Va: tug
Pride. towing lighters for Occoquan to
load stone back to this city: hattie Annie.
from Alexandria, for river point 10
load oysters for that market Jones *
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Bows to Run Road Race.

About forty boys have registered for
the road race to be run under the direc-
ton of the boys department of the Y. NJ.
C. A. this evening at o'clock. The race
will start at 18th and b streets. thence
to G street. and thence to the Y. M. G.
A. William L. Linden will be starter.
and Samuel Galloway and Emmert Meany
inspectors Between the halves of q bas-
ket ball game between the Orioles and
the Northwestern a. G. medals will be
presented TO the first three boys finish
ing the race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
BOWELS SLUGGISH, LIVER TORPID,
HEADACHY. b|uOUS?- 'CASCARETS'

sick, sour, gassy stomach, backache
and all other distress; relieve your
all the sour bile, gases and clogged-up
waste which is producing the misery
your head clear, stomach sweet, liver
and bowels regular and you feel
cheerful and bully for months. Don't
forget the children-their little insides
need a good. gentle cleansing, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches; how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indi-
gestion, biliousness and sluggish in
testines-you always get the desired
results with Cascarets.
Clean your stomach, liver and
bowels tonight; end the headache,
biliousncss, dizziness, nervousness,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Wimsatt lighter No. !, lumber from 18th
street wharf for Alexandria dealers
Memoranda,

Schooner May and Anna Beswick has
arrived at Norfolk from this city to load
lumber for Washington dealers; schooner
BERTHE May has gone to Nanjemoy cree
TO lay up for the winter: barge Christiana
is at foot of South Capitol street to dis
charge cargo of ground stone: schooner
Martin Wagner is at a Potomac point TO
load oysters in the shell for the market
here; schooner Eleanor Russell is due
here with cord wood from Chicomuxen
creek; barges Tetuskey and Florence
have sailed from Potomac points in tow
of tug kenmore, with ties and pulp wood
for Philadelphia; tug Southern is on her
way to this city with coal laden barges
from the head of Chesapeake bay:
schooner Bohemia is on her way to
Hampton, Va, to load lumber; schooner
Edith Verrall is at lower river point to
load back to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Hyde Verdict Expected Tonight.

NEW YORK, November 29.-Today
marked the close of the trial of Charles
II. Hyde. ex-city chamberlain. charged
with bribery. Counsel for the defense
summed up this morning and this after
noon Assistant District Attorney Frank
Moss will sum up for the prosecution A
verdict is expected tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
A Japanese Father.

A tragic story in our next Sunday Mag
izine is For Love of His Son. a story
of old Japan, by Adachi Kinnosuke.
wherein a rich but plebeian father sacri-
fees himself for the happiness of his son.
1t has the distinctive merit of being true
to the atmosphere of Nippon.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
SEEK ASTOR WEALTH

with girlish voices whose owners were
anxious to have opportunities to meet
the heir Of millions. The reasons as
signed were as many as the letters
contained.
Some OF the writer's want the young
man to do something worthy of his
name" There have been suggestions
that he finance the suffragette cause.
Others want him to use his fortune to
buy up breweries and distilleries and
put them out of business for the sake
Of promoting the cause of prohibition.
Comparatively few of the letters writ
ten by women are from inventors. This
class Of communications almost always
bore mans signature.
Things suggested for a worthy use
of the money ranged from patent
bung-starters to methods Of bridging
Behring strait. Included in the APP
peals are those of professional beg
gars. Churches. schools and Libraries
divide honors as to the numbers OF
their letters with propositions from
business houses that offer him inter-
ests for ever 30 small sum.
Most Of these letters. of course. need
no answer. Those from women on
subjects Of the heart are entirely ig-
nored. Many OF the latter come ac-
companied by photographs. Two Of
the fair correspondents sent as their
own postcard, pictures of Lillian Rus
sell. from which they had forgotten to
scratch the name.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
Murderer Forgives His Daugh.
ter, Who Caused It ALL"
Dramatic Meeting IN Prison Before an
Artists Death-PIvtures Of Him
self on the caIIows Painted
by Jan Ribarlch.

Washington. Pa.-Jan Ribarich, an
Austrian. artist and thrice a murderer
who will be hanged here, was convert
ed in his cell by. his daughter whom
he had vowed he would kill because
she was the cause Of It all" A visit
from his daughter. prayer and the
singing of Nearer, Ny God, to Thee"
caused a dramatic incident.
Ribarich, who had fitted his cell In
to a studio. for weeks past occupied
his time in painting pictures and pre-
senting them to his friends and jail of.
ficials. He always spoke jokingly of
the gallows and had persuaded the
sheriff to allow him to look at the gal.
lows from q window several hours
before the hanging was to take place.
Ribarich had painted many Of his
friends and had drawn a sketch of
himself dangling at the end Of a rope
with his body half concealed through
the falling Of the trap.
Rabarich shot and killed Michael No
yak, his wife and stepson, Stanjovi,
whom he blamed for harboring his
daughter. After his conviction, the
father said his only desire was to kill
his daughter before he died, as she
had disobeyed him.
The girl visited her father, accompa-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
Feeding the Baby Animals

hour something like a very small tea.
spoonful had been forced down the
patients throat Then the exhausted
men had happy idea. They put a lot
OF castor oil in a saucer. and stepped
cut OF the ring. Bruin walked TO
The saucer, swallowed the whole dose
and looked up patheticaIly for more
Inis Mr. Mitchell told to illustrate the
undesirability of attempting to forca
food upon an animal.
With the alligator, however. the case
is somewhat different. II he refuses
food. drop him into a warm bath tax.
ing care that 1t is something under
toiling point This should make him
lively. but If he still refuses to eat
stun him forcibly. You tickle the side
OF his mouth until he opens his Jaws
and then ram the food down with the
handle of toothbrush. And II he
weeps, do not say hastily and dis
paragingly that these are mere croco-
die tears. They may be the express
sion Of his deepest gratitude.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
Visions Of Hearse Waiting for casket
Finally Induces Man to
Kill Self.

Phoenixville, Pa.-Tortured for
weeks by a constantly recurring
dream. in which was pictured a fu-
neral cortege with hearse opened TO
receive q casket which has being car
riell from the house in which he board
ed, Peter Luzech died shortly after he
had cut his throat with razor.
Witnesses, called at the inquest held
by Deputy Coroner C. H. Howell, told
the story Of the strange apparition
which had so long oppressed Luzecki
and which drove him finally from loss
Of sleep into insanity. His fellow
boarders told OF accounts Of his
strange dream which the suicide gave
them at breakfast each morning. and
In which he declared that It forecast
his own death and pictured to him his
funeral.
Within the past few days Luzecki
was apparently suffering from a great
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
DIES TO SPITE LANDLORD
Woman at Paris, France, Ends Life In
Owners Flat to Vex.
Him.

Paris.-House owners in Paris are
no better and no worse than those OF
any country, and disappointed tourists.
Of course, keep them on their black
list. Literary celebrities like NJ. Gand-
illot may leave lions and tigers in theiy
fats to annoy proprietors, but what 10
a poor charwoman to do whose room
is not large enough for menagerie.
and who. besides, is not famous?
Il will do something that will draw
attention to me-" said one of these
poor wretches, and she penned the
following missive to her landlord: Il
will commit suicide to spite you, be-
cause you let my fat to another. Peo-
pie win not care to come to fat with
a corpse In It,"
She proceeded to carry out her
threat. and committed suicide by inhal-
ing the fumes of coke fire which she
lighted in her room. The proprietor
found her dead.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
Heir to s1oo,oO0,OO0 Receives
Letters From Many Persons.
Women Propose Marriage and Men
Ask Him to Become Partners In
Buslness-others Make
Odd Requests.

New York-Vincent Astor's latest
trouble is deluge of letters from
persons anxious to advise him as to
the best manner of spending his $780,.
100000 inheritance Many of the let
ters are from women, telling OF their
great love and conveying offers of mar.
riage.
Old women and young women, bra,
zen and demure, thin and fat ones
pretty and ugly. have taken their pens
In hand, not without hope of gain.
Some have pretended to bespeak Mr.
Astor's interest In behalf of causes
other than purely personal ones, but
most Of them have been frankly smit.
ten In the desire to cali the young
mans attention to certain persons that
be otherwise might overlook.
Some of the writer's have waited in
front of the Astor estate Offices in
Twenty-sixth street for a glimpse OF
the boy. Most have mistaken the
handsome Mick Biddle for the OBJ
ject Of their curiosity, much to Bid.
dies embarrassment. He is an exc
cutor of the Aston estate. Is about thir.
ty-four and looks younger
And It isn't only through the me
dunn of letters that women have
pressed their suits. The telephone has
been kept pretty busy. both at the Of
fees and at the Fifth avenue house,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
TO FORM FLAG ASSOCIATION
Patriots VIII Erect Monument and
All Will Be Asked to Fight An
arehIstlc Principles.

Spokane, Wash.-The Grand Army
Of the Republic, the Spanish War Vet
Grams. American Flag association,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton and other local members of patri.
otto organizations will organize a
flag association In Spokane in which
every national society will be a mem
Der. They also viii fight anarchistic
organizations and teach all people and
societies to respect the flag. A propo-
sition to erect big monument on the
high bluff in Summer avenue between
Washington and Bernard streets, to be
called Flag Day" monument. is be-
ing considered.
Downtown buildings will be deco
rated and every national society in the
city win be asked to take part of a
parade and program.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19

inflicted by The teeth Of dog which =
believed to have been mad. Ine aos
spine and head have been sent ae%
for examination by experts
The dog. q large bull, attacked
child on the premises Of MIS-. ham.
ton. Another baby, Agnes MaskeJ'
cousin Of Master MulIin, was plaI...
with him when the dog appeareo' y,
girl screamed. and Mrs. Mullip RAJ 81
Of her house, grabbed the dog py ~
collar and yanked It OF and tossed "
into the patch Of weeds.
She picked up the boy and ran
the house. little Mackey ahead 2. p y.
Mrs. Mullin staggered through
door and fell nat on her face
dog followed and was snarling ou'''.
the door when an employe On
place appeared with a gun ana =
the animal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
ROBS OWN HOUSE
TO SAVE FAMILY.
Chicago Woman FulfiIIs Compact
Made With an Armed Bur-
glar in the Night.
THREATENS TO KILL
Wife Gives Up Own valuabIes, Babies
Banks, and the Contents Of Her
Husbands Trousers-she Re
calls Neighbours Tragedy.

Chicago.-At two o'clock the other
morning Mrs. John c. Kuhns. whose
husband is assistant purchasing agent
of a big railroad company. entered
into and carried out the terms of an
honorable agreement with a burglar.
The agreement was made in Mrs.
Kuhns' boudoir at her residence, 1920
lucia avenue. by the glare of the
burglars fiashlight In a chamber adj
joining slept the woman's husband
and her two children in blissful igno-
rance Of what was happening.
The agreement was something like
this: Mrs. Kuhns was not to grow
historical, cry out, or waken her hus-
band In return the burglar was not
to murder Mrs. Kuhns or modest her
husband.
And in the fulfillment of her part of
the compact Mrs. Kuhns proceeded to
turn over her own valuables, slip into
the chamber beside her sleeping hus-
band, remove his trousers. rife them
of ten dollars, break open the banks
Of her two babies. push the contents
into the hands of the robber. and then
escort that person to the front door
and bid him good night.
why did I do it?" Mrs. Kuhns re-
peated-. please remember the case
Of Clarence d. Hitler year and half
ago. He was our neighbor. One
night a negro burglar entered the
room of bis two daughters in their
house out here. Mr.. Hitler, awakened
by his wife and the cries of the chill
fidren. ran up and seized the robber.
Mr.. Hitler was killed. The burglar.
Thomas Jennings. was hanged on
finger print evidence for his murder.
That all came to me when saw
the white circle of the burglars cleo
--ie lantern creep slowly across my
dressing table I sat up in bed. The
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
There Are More Pleasant Tanks on
Earth, According to One Who
Has Done II.

Birds and animals do strange things
in their babyhocd The first thing
the baby ostrich does On iIs arrival
in this world is TO turn round and eas
has o~n eggsnel thiS beng by way
or rierararon TO- the days. when. a
fuii-fct ged goVIne, n shall take bar
bed wire rs hors d'c-avres. with horse
sLUes a.. tie pet "a joIr cat he cs-
Il .ca s.aEes prCsdiy alone in the ami
rial sG,i1 and d.ges tons generally
ale aucs NOE delicate than those
y. humans
y Chalmers Mitchell. lecturing to
be Royal Institution in London the
o,he day, told s. an experience he had
with a bear to which it was desired
to administer dose of castor Oil With
an assistant be tried to force II down
Bruins throat Bruin resisted Min
utes PASSED. and their clothes we're In
gibbons. and AZ the end Of half an