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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-17
The Second Remedy.


"The second remedy proposed is to ex.
empt mortgages bearing some low rat,
of interest The Prohibitionsts in Their
| platform fix the rate for exemption a,
! AZ per cent. In 1911 New Hampshire
adopted this method of exempting mort
cages on land if the rate of interest doe-
not exceed five per cent. The prime
object of this law is to help the Dor
rover by giving him low rate of inter
est and thereby stimulating land devel-
opment Accurate data is not accessible
for a clear discussion of this method. No
state has given it sufficient trial to
test its merits.
'If the bank deposits invested in
mortgages on land in the state are ex-
empted, you would exempt fifteen and
e-half millions of dollars, according to
the bank report of 1910, and lose over
Si0S000 of taxes now coming into the
state treasury from this source If de-
positors should withdraw these deposits
and invest them, you would still lose
this amount of state. taxes.
"If we estimate the mortgages out
side of those held by banks at one-hali
Of our present offsets, the town treas
uries would lose the taxes on sl6,000,000.
AT the average rate of taxation of $l.79
on dollar of the grand list, the town
treasures would lose S2S6,400. To make
up this sum to the town treasures would
increase the town tax rate l31@c. To
make up the loss of $l0S,000 to the state
treasury would require direct tax of
9 bloc. The two losses together would
require a direct tax of l97c, which
would Jump the average rate of taxa
ton up to $500.
THE average grand list of our towns
is $S,4l6.00. The average town. there
fore, at the rate of I9.7c would have to
raise 81 ,657.0 to make up the deficit
Of mortgage exemptions.
Suppose the proposition were reversed
and each town was asked to levy a tax
OF l97c on its list to be paid to mort
gagers. This is exactly the same thing
il effect as the Prohibitionsts propose
to 40, only the sugar is taken off the pill
so that you can taste the bitterness as
YOU swallow The method would shift,
not equalize, burdens, for one mans
exemption is another's burden.
AS you will see, we estimate the
to be exempted at only thirty
one and one-half millions of dollars.
These figures are, no doubt, far Below
the real amount. The commission OIL
taxation in 1905 estimated mortgages
on land in 1907 to be about fifty mil
lions. Taking their estimate as a basis
you would have to increase our esti-
mated deficit and the rate for replace
ment by more than 30 per cent The
result ought TO make Prohibitionist
stagger, even if he is teetotaler. The
benefits, too. from increased
development are problemstical and all
the evils that we now suffer from the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-17
CRITICAL Time
|. OF WOMAN'S LIFE
From 40 to so Years Of Age.
How 1t May Be Passed
in Safety.

Odd. Va: 81 am enjoying better
health than / have for 20 years, and |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-17
R|NGWORM ON CHEEK
AND BEHIND EAR
Running Into Scalp. Hot and Itch
ing. Scales Formed. Had to Cut
Hair. Cuticura Soap and 0int-
ment Cured in Two Weeks.

Someryille, n. j. - My daughters ring
worm was quite obstinate. First a red spot
appeared ON her cheek and another Just be-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-17
Urged by State Senator John W.
Gordon at Richford
TO SETTLE TAX PROBLEM
At the Same Time the Speaker Consid-
cred the Other Two Remedies Which
Have Been Advanced as
a Solution. y

Richford, Aug, ia Republican rally
was held at the Aver opera house last
evening, the speakers being Frank f
Howe of Bennington, candidate for lieu.
tenant governor, and John w. Gordon OF
Barre, state senator for Washington
county.
The last named speaker devoted most
Of his attention to Vermont's taxation
evils, and after considering those evils
he considered the three remedies pro-
posed and urged upon his hearers the
value of that remedy which places fiat
rate ON intangibles.
On this matter Mr. Gordon said:
"Three remedies have been most con
sidered: First, the abolition Of offsets ,
second, the exemption of mortgages from
taxation bearing a low rate of interest;
third, uniform or fiat rate on intangi
bles.
",fhc theory of the abolition OF off
sets is that a sum equal to our offsets
would be added to the tax list, and that
adding this sum to the list would lower
the rate of taxation, and that the frau!
alleged to exist under the cover of our
offset law would be prevented. If these
results would follow the abolition of off
sets, considerable relief would be OBJ
tanned.
But would they follow to the extent
expected? 1t is true that If you added
the S32, T34 94500 Of the offsets Of 1910
TO the assessed valuation of S207 ,040,-
$500 You would have the sum of $3.50.
T75,49l. 90, one per cent. of which would
give you grand list of s2.397 ,754.00.
This would reduce the average rate of
taxation for the state from Sl79 toI
81 50 on the list of 1910 or 2ic on a dol
lar of the grand list. But II the rate of
Sl.55 could be obtained in this way, it
is doubtful if it would bring back the
individual lender in view of the conve.
nienee and security afforded by the
banks. But that rate could not be OBJ.
tanned in large number of towns in
which the rate is above the average of
Sl7e.
I'm 1878. when the present method OF
taxing bank deposits was adopted, the
average rate for the state was about
81 %. In 1885. or six years after that
method went into operation. the average
for the state was a fraction over SIPS. /
but in 1890 it had risen to about 81 .52, !
and in 1910 to Sl79. 1t probably ex-
ceeds $3.50 for 1912
This rise of the rate is not confined
to our state. 1t has taken place in all
the states. In 1860 il averaged Use /
the country and in 1909 it /
had risen to sos. In 1910. therefore,
our state tax rate was 26c lower than the
average for the country.
GAS a means of preventing fraud, we
believe that the abolition OF offsets would
be disappointing, for il would increase
the evils Of double taxation and the
motives for evading taxes. Only part,
too, of the offsets would be added to the
list. and the rate would not be lowered
enough to give much relief The relief
would be entirely in the towns of low
ocal tax rate.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-14
AmuSementS
AT THE PRINCESS.

So much has been said and written about Stage Door Johnnies" that those who attended attended tho Princess theater yesterday won dered if they would see the usua counterpart of the cartoons-thC limpid and incipid class of young men who inhabit the stage entrance Well, there was a quartet of young men at the stage door last night, ano they were in evening dress. too. bul they were far different from whai one has read or heard about
 or the many novelty acts at the Princess it can be trlly said thAt Menlo Mbores stage Door John nies' are in class by themselves The opening is both pretty and unique and the scene on the r0oi garden gives every one in the com pany an opportunity for a specia song. In fact, the act is merry melody. interspersed with rare humor from genuine artist in the black face line. Trix Oliver was Q delight Her singing was excellent and her dancing executed with light ness and ease and grace. The last song. My Lady Champagne was one of the most startliugly pretty numbers ever staged at the Princess and Trixie, from a darkened stage rose in a gigantic glass, the bubbles in the same being plainly discern ible. The a1t is d big feature and headlines the bill.
 The lIass brothers offer a very in teresting triple bar act, while Billie George and Sylva Vesteeno have q singing anu talking number replete with any number of good features The Three Dreamers present a most worthy and commendable feature, broad in it's conception and offering dope" messenger boy and tough as it's characters, interspersing some rare harmony and piano nnmbers, well balanced with a good degree of comedy Marie Florence deserves the title of the American Sembrich, judging by her work last night, and a great Thanhouser reel closes most meritorious show.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-14
WOMAN ALWAYS PAYS

The Photo Play theater has sn- other sensation in the moving pie ture line for next Wednesday, 2 brand new Imp picture. 1000 feet of reel, and one of the greatest sub jects ever produced
 Woman Always Pays is the title of the new picture featuring Asta Neilson, the great Danish aotres.s. Asta Nelson is to Denmark what Mrs Leslie Carter Is to the United States and Sarah Bernhardt to France. She is one of the great ac- tresses of the age.
 The story is that of young wifi n who, tiring of her life Of ease and comfort, becomes enamored of a pie tuFesque circus man, and casts her lot with the circus folk. She be- comes gifted member of the tented arena. but after a quarrel. both are discharged, and both sink to the level of the dissohte Discovered by her husband she is induced to leave her admirer and return. but the circus man reappearing exerts his influence and causes her 10 remain with him.
 In the end another quarrel ensues and the circus performer is stabbed to death by the former wife
 It is one of the best and most in teresting pictures ever shown It is expected Wednesday, but the demand for it in other cities has been 70 great that it may hc delayed uuiil Thursday
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-14
WHlTTINGToN PARK.

There was genuine surprise ex- pressed by many as to the character of the vaudeville and motion picture show last evening at the Wilmington Park summer theater, the impression having gone out in some mysterious manner that the show would not be worth going out to see But those who took chance last evening are today enthusiastic boosters for the park show, and they are unanimous in the expressed opinion that the show is one of the best to be seen anywhere in the city
 Tom Kerr made an instantaneous hit with his violin selections, and the excellent mutations he gave with his instrument brought laughter from all parts of the house. Kerr is a come dian of an unusual type and captured his audience right fro mthe start.
 The Campbells are up to the min ute in their singing. talking and dane ing sketch and there was not a dull moment throughout their act The male member of the double act is especially clever and his singing and contortions brought forth round after round of applause.
 The three reels of motion pictures eI. Tu quiyerig so distastefuI and annoying to the eye. The subjects were all good and wit hthe effects proved quite a big hit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-02

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Interior Dept. sth and F. Postal telegraph.
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1882 Connecticut ave-. Postal telegraph
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-02

WISH no LOCATE FOR FEW WEEKS IN
country home where IL IL high and dry will
pay reasonable rates. Address Box c73, star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23
TALKS OF "SCOUTS. !"
Founder of Boys Order Compares
British With American Urchin.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 2l3,-General
Sir Robert S. s. Baden Powell cele-
brated his fifty-ffth birthday anniver-
sary here last night and at banquet
given by the Kentucky Scoutmasters
of the Boy Scouts, Lieutenant Cover
nor McDermott presented to the hero
of Mafeking a bouquet containing SIS
carnations.
Before leaving last night General
Baden-Powell compared the English
and American Boy Scouts. He said:
'@The American Boy Scout is more
matured mentally than the English
scout of the same age. Likewise, he
possesses more resourcefulness and
initiative.
THE British scout is more amenable
to the mild discipline of the organiza-
ton than the American and does not
so readily allow his team work to be-
come disorganized.
IN the matter of physical develop
ment the boys of the really large cities
in both countries seem to be about on
an equality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23

noon Later two shots were heard.
No one was seen to leave the house.
Later Effie Nelson returned to the
house. She opened the door and ran
screaming, from it to the Office of her
employer. He returned with her. They
found Edna Nelson dying.
She lay upon her left side, In bed,
fully dressed. The head of the bed was
beside the door entering the room. A
coverIet was thrown over her as though
she had decided to- take a nap She
was riglt-handed. The bullet that kill
ed her entered the head above and
behind the left ear. It came out of the
right side of her head. Another bull
let was found impedded in the wall near
the bed. The three other cartridges re-
naming in the revolver which was
found by her right hand, bore the marks
Of the hammer of the revolver. They
had been snapped Therefore IN
view of the circumstances, position she
was found IN. the position of the re-
volver, the place the bullet entered the
head and the mysterious conduct or her
sister did Edna Nelson take her own
life?
Dr. Williamson, the coroner, believes
she was murdered as she slept There
were no powder marks on her hair and
the hair was not Scorched- Tests SNOW
that had the revolver been held close
ly to her head there would have been
marks. He believes there was some
one interested in Edna Nelson who
would be benefited in some real or fan
cied manner, by her death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23
There Is Much Uneasiness in
England Over Situation.
Coal Owners and Miners Hold
Separate Conferences.
The COST ACTS AS A BAR
The Operatives Dread to See
Their Exchequer Depleted
In Order to Support Conten-
tons of Welsh Contingent.

London, Feb. 23=Mixed feelings pre-
vail today among those directly inter
ested in the coal trade dispute. While
the great majority of the general pub
lie finds it hard to believe that such
a calamity as a national strike of coal
miners involving nearly LOCO, 600 men
will be allowed TO occur the coal own
ers on the whole take a less favorable
view of the situation Delegates of
the coal owners and OF the miners held
separate meetings privately this morn
ing to discuss the outcome CT yester-
days conference with Premier Asquith
and other members of the government.
It is thought the difficulty in the
English coal mining area is within easy
reach of solution as the mine owners
are inclined to show more sympathy
with the mems demand for a universal
nsinimum wage but they would expect
sn return some guarantee from the
miners in regard to a minimum output
The miners IN England would regret TO
see their exchequer which Is now well
supplied depleted in order to support
the striking Welsh coal miners whose |
own funds we're exhausted by the strike |
in Wales last year
The difficulty arises as to whether
Teace can be negotiated in separate
areas and the Welsh miners and coal
owners are alike opposed even to a !
postponement of the strike with a view
10 negotiations which was one Of Pre- |
mier Asquith's suggestions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23
KILBANE'S EYE BLACK
Abe Atten Didn't Earn Another
Chance, Champion. Says.

Los Angeles, Feb. 23.-Johnny Kill
hane, the new featherweight champion.
appeared To-Day with his left eye diScOl-
ored in the effect of the goat tactics OF
Abe Atten at Vernon yesterday The
cut inflicted by Attell's head in the
the battle the Cleveland fighter showed.
Attell says ne wants another chance;
viii you give it to Fim?'' Kilbane was
asked.
Il don't think he deserves it," the
new champion answered After the
foul way he fought yesterday. Besides
the public knows AtteI would stand
no chance with me and that would hurt
the gate
Promoter Tom McCarry declared there
was little likelihood of a return match
at Vernon.
Knbane has accepted a theatrical en-
gagement and said today he would re-
main on the Pacific for some time.
TT was the easiest fight I have ever
He tried everything he knew in the
fouling line and I honestly think he
was trying to lose on a FOUL said
Kilbane.
II was robbed pure and simple.
know I did not fight my fight, but
what can you do with a man who will
deliberately hold on all through the
but if the people of Los Angeles want
a champion who win run away from
the man he is fighting and hold on for
dear life, they have one."-Abe Atte1l.
ITO my way of thinking, AtteH should
have got a close decision or it should
have been a draw. AtteI did all of the
forcing and the people who were there
Abe had waited like Kilbane," said Ad
TV0feaSt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23


Lardner said the story was told to
visited Auburn. N. Y. prison in 1909.
To Show Motive for Abuse.
The story was the first attempt which
has been made by the defense to sup
ply motive for the abuse to which the
claimant says ne was subjected.
He told me that a man, introduced
by a letter from his uncle testified
the witness, asked him to buy stolen
express bonds. When he refused, he
was ordered to Kansas City, where he
was called from a, hotel and taken to
a rooming house by the man who called
for him.
He became i'll through a drink his
uncle had given him and the next he re-
membered was that he was in St. Louis
He escaped from his captors but was
overtaken on the street by three men
who had kept him in a room.
zone of the men cut his thumb of with
a knife. another knocked him down with
a club and left him for dead on the
street Somebody found him and sent
him to a hospital where he was a patient
for two months When he got well, his
mind was affected.
He said he went from st. Louis to
various cities, thence to Niles, Mich,
where he saw his mother, and afterwards
Travelled in many countries"
saws KfEnTneI Knew Him.
Lardner, in his testimony, identified the
claimant as KimmeI whom he knew IN
boyhood and related how the claimant
recognized him at the prison
John M. Shetland, Identification expert
of the Auburn prison, in the late after
noon showed by means of photographs,
the resemblance which he said existed
between KimmeI and the claimant The
only difference, the witness testified, was
in the ears, those of the claimant being
miuutest fraction longer than KimmeFs
He expressed the opinion that the two
pictures were of the same subject
Shetland testified he did not find tattoo
marks on the claimant which kimmel
had when he disappeared. The claimant
was taller than Kimmel was known to be-
Records showed that the claimant gained
weight in the four terms he served in the
New York prisons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Gale Attains velocity of 80 Miles an
Hour in East.

Hour in East.
New York, Feb. 23.-The gale from
the southwest which swept the east On
Thursday attained in New York
and vicinity a maximum velocity of 96
miles an hour. This breaks all weather
bureau records here The highest pre-
vioJ1s wind velocity having been So
miles, in April, 1898.
Frank S. Coffyn's hydro aeroplane
was wrecked on raft in the North
river and the tugboat, Margaret D., was
sunk in the East river. Scores of brick
chimneys were toppled over.
Wireless reports received here said
three barges were adrfft between Mon
tauk Point and Block Island.
Hundreds Marooned.
st. Louis, Feb. 23.-Hundreds of pas
sengers on trains on the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern have been held for
almost twenty-four hours between
Trenton and O'FaIlon, Ill, and on the
Southern Railway between Shiloh and
Germantown, ILL.,, by snow filled cuts.
According to reports the passengers
suffered from cold and hunger. The
blockade became serious Wednesday
night when freight trains became
stalled by the heavy snow fall. Pas
sengers from some of the trains obtain
ed Accommodations for the night at
nearby farm houses. The Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern chartered a hotel at
Trenton for the passengers who were
held on trains near there. The snow in
many places is 10 feet deep and engines
were unable to make Roadway.
The railroads are making strenuous
efforts to remove the snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23
CALLED BY TELEPHONE
When George GuIIion Answered Some
One Robbed BiIduing.

George Gullion, who operates a clothes
cleaning establishment at COS North KAN
Thursday on fake telephone call that
permitted some one to steal suit Of
clothes from the cleaning establishment
Gullion has told his troubles to the OF
ficers.
The clothes cleaner received call to
the North Topeka fire station, where he
was advised some work was awaiting
him. Gullion hurried to the station, only
to be advised that no work was waiting
He was worried and a bit peeved when
he returned to his shop An hour later
he invoiced the work on hand and found
that in his absence some one had taken
suit of clothes Now Gulhon's deuctons
are that the same party VINO sent the
Telephone call, moved the suit OF clothes
from his shop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23


When the secretary was taken on
board he was given the usual honor
salute of nineteen guns This is sig
nificant of the Importance attached to
Mr. knox's mission by President Taft
and the state department Ordinarily
the salute is given to cabinet officers
only when they leave ship, but ac-
cording to special orders it will be
accorded Mr. Knox whenever he en-
banks in a foreign port and also upon
his departure from the ship in Amer
lean parts.
The secretary of state has no flag
of his own; consequently the antional
ensign was broken out at the fore
was fired. All the officers of the
cruiser. the entire marine attachment
and the band paraded in Mr.. Knox $
honor. As the marines presented
arms fIourishes were sounded by
drumm ers and buglers-
These ceremonies over, Mr.. Knox
party was escorted below and the voy-
age to Port Antonio was begun. The
secretary will occupy the admiraFs
quarters on board the Washington.
Mr.. Knox is making this trip at the
direction of the president and Euro
pean diplomats look on 1t with more
than passive interest. The secretary
is going to the Caribbean for the pur-
pose of solving diplomatic problems
and securing more accurate informa-
ton as to the conditions in Central and
mort, ern South America.
The Washington will go from here
present itinerary will keep Mr.. Knox
away until some time in April. Most
of the time his official home Will be
on board the Washington.