Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-12
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY y. lsl
TO REDUCE EXPENSES.

Taxpayers Of the city ard county, al
ready overburdened from a high tax
rate in which a road fax. especially
is pure and simple arbitrary imposi-
ton for no worse reads can be found in
any county in the State, must feel q
twipge of satisfaction, not to say
pleasure and gratitude at the result OF
the efforts of the Progressive Commit
tee through their counsel. in their et-
fort to reduce the amount of taxation
fees.
So far not a little reduction of eX-
penses along the lines If taxes have
been accomplished, and greater re
duction is promised IL all the efforts
attempted are successful Of accomp-
lishm Mt.
There is now before the Court of APP
peals the test case attacking the con-
stitutiouality Of the entire Legislative
Act regulating the payment of fees
and expenses 10 the Sheriff and chai-
Ienging the Constitution of the State
of Mary land. Art XIV. See. !.
Taxpayers Will also test the right,
through their counsel f the treasurer
to cnaige SIPS additional tax for
notice to- delinquent taxpayers that
State taxes are due and in arrears,
which 2-cent stamp or special de-
livery stamp at 10 cents would deliver.
Other things. accomplished 10y the
Progressive Committee ia their crusade
20 reduce expenses and save money 90
the taxpayers is stopping the payment
Of Office rent to the States Attorney,
who should be given an Office, how
ever, in the Court House affecting anC
permanently reducing charges connect
ed with the execution Of the death sen
tence on criminals; stopping the pay
ment of a Hat salary of $1,000 to the
County Treasurer and compelling pay
ment on a commission basis. The sal
airy upon a commission basis has been
declared by the Board an annual saving
TO the taxpayer Of approximately $500,
70 these might be added the sugges
tion that the County Commissioners
either abolish the office Of a county en-
gineer or pay him for just so much
time as he works in the capacity for
which he is employed.
Today is Honest Abe's" birthday
Let the imaginary troubles Of life go
by default. and the real ones won't be
so severe.
Trying to make sensation out of
something that isn't is a rather dolefu
under Itaking.
Does the trouble hunter get any con-
ISOLATION out of the fact that he never
has far to go?
The success that is won by hard work
brings the most satisfaction and the
least Dragging.
There is no doubling the vast re
sources of Alaska. but their develop
ment is mighty cold job.
Of course. you will send valentine.
but for the sake of your self-respect
don't try to m ke it comic
When You feel disposed to knock
look around and see if you can't first
end something to boost. The knock
may not then be necessary.
When a girl ceases crying over petty
annoyances and begins to think, is it a
sign that she has ceased to celebrate
her birthday anniversaries?
That noise ike hired man eating
celery is Governor Wilson fretfully |
tearing up his inauguration speech |
page by page as he writes il.
A bin has just been introduced in
Congress appropristing one million
dollars for dairy farm for the Naval
Acadsmy despite the fact that thous
ands of dollars have already been spent
on one whose proximity 70 the nose Of
the naval hospital causes 1T (the nose) Il
TO turn up. and cake tilted air be-
callSa of t1nssvnrv dove al,u, -