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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-18
!, Humor and
!, Philosophy
Bx DUNCAN RI. SMITH
THE EPlCURE'S LAMENT.

WHERE has ii gone, that happy tim
w We knew in days of yore
When one could take for half dime
Home from the little store
A steak delectable and sweet
To feed the hungry brood.
Whose only purpose was to eat
A heaping lot of food?
In days that not so distant are
The dame for fifty cents
Could fill the family cooky jar
And make some pies immense.
Buy ham and add her Sunday roast,
4 little bit of cheese
And have enough for breakfast toast,
Her family to please.
II didn't take in times gone by
Half of your monthly roll
To buy the chicken for pie
or fiji the family bowl
With pork and beans, enough to still
Your tender nestlings' cry.
Ten cents would let them eat their fill.
Nor pass the puppy by.
But down the chute OF Father Time
Those good old days have sped
In every country. every cline.
Down to the last lone red
One has TO dig to get enough
To buy bit of lamb.
That, sport, is why we make blum,
But pass up steaks and Jam.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-18
Made only by THE N. X. FAIRBANK COMPANY
No Observation-Disclosures.

What would the world be today with
out invention?
The most vivid Imagination could not
picture the state of trade. industry and
society If no ingenuity In the various
fields of human endeavor had been ex-
ercised during the ages.
The world today would be stagnant
in all things in which it is active and
progressive If genius. enjoying full
play and granted adequate rewards.
had not provided thousands Of aids to
every phase OF human activity. Schol-
ars and philosophers talk of the dark
ages. when man was but little remov-
ed from dumb animal. Yet those
ages would have been prolonged had
not inventive genius in countless ways.
generation after generation. added to
the enlightenment of humanity and to
its comfort and well being-Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS.


The gay gray haired gentleman who
Is fresh and fiippant has a lot Of fun
made OF him.
Money Is the root OF all evil. which
quite satisfactorily explains why the
most OF us are just plain diggers.
The reason why some people are such
fools is because they find II so easy.
Being an optimist would be all right
II there were a salary attached.
There is this disagreeable thing about
a thermometer-we are so vastly I'M
comfortable when II rudely thrusts IT.
self upon our notice.
Being a prize beauty is not conducive
to an interest I'm the pIemaking indus
try. But who cares?
A crop Of freckles and a coat Of tan
are often expensive. but the would be
fashionables must have them from the
right place.
People who are hard to suit seldom
fnd any one yearning for hard Job.
Electricity is n household necessity
now. Nor Is the end OF its scope In
sight II may yet be able to answer
the dOOrbell as well as ring t.
The trouble with many a girl Is that
she's too good a dancer to be good
housekeeper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-18
She Was Sorry.

81 fancy that Mrs. Black wasn't ask
ed to Mrs. Jones' last party"
"Why do you think sof"
"From the way she spoke"
"Was she called out OF town that
afternoon"
That's old"
did she wonder that any one should
care to go 20 Mrs. Jones'?"
Nothing so crude as that she only
said what n pity poor Martha should
feel she had to strain the talent that
was only equal to sewing circles to
meet the requirements of a bridge
party
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-18
On to n S Job.

Are those things good for any
thing?' sked the pernickety purchaser
contemptuously. pointing to some veg
etables that had been vegetables too
long.
"Yes, ma'am,' returned the grocer's
boy contentedly.
"For WHAT" asked the incredulous
patron.
''To SELL" returned the complacent
youth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-18
A Mans Privilege.

II wish | were man."
$50 you could leave your soIled cloth.
ing in the bathroom. scatter cigar ash
all over the house and strew the lawn
with the Sunday papers, l suppose
Nothing TO IT,"
"Then whyT
$50 | could have business down
town when people that have TO enter
tain are at the house."
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
Thousands Seek Light.

MT. NllllainS SAID lnat tne TeSula-
tions of the department were not diff
ficult to understand, but some other
officials in the department do not
agree. Thousands of letters and tele-
grams bringing up for settlement
points in the new law have poured
into the department. They have come
from every conceivable source, and,
added to the labor of making regula-
tions have made the task of the ex-
perts one not to be envied
No one in the treasury department
believes, that the regulations so far
formulated are absolutely perfect, but
they will stand until some one proves
that they should be changed, and Of
ticials are not inclined to believe that
expert lawyers employed by big cor
porations particularly concerned with
collection 'at the source of income
on bonds, mortgages, salaries, etc,
have failed to understand them.
Since the administration began
framing an income tax law the talk
has gone the rounds in Washington
that it would lead to many fights in
the courts, and as the tariff bill pro
gressed through the senate many SEN
ators quietly expressed the view that
every line of the income tax provision
was a subject for a lawsuit. With
the lawsuits the treasury department
has little concern. 1t is not looking
for them; it's business is to go out
and get the money, and that is what
it is trying to do. Officials believe
that the regulations they have put out
are framed. not with an idea of caus-
ing trouble to those who must pay,
but in the only way they could be
framed to safeguard the governments
interest.
The man in the street who knows
he makes more than $4,000 a year
and who is personally responsible for
his share of the tax, does not need to
begin worrying about his payment for
the present. The operation OF the
law now affects only banks, corpora
tions and others responsible for pay
ment on bonds, mortgages, salaries.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03

j. Mahoney, superintendent of tho
city lines. He would not discuss the
employment of strike-breakers. but It
was known that men were being i'm
ported from Chicago by agents of the
company.
Strike leaders said the walkout will
affect about 700 men employed on the
city lines and on the traction lines of
the state which center in Indianap-
oils. The decision of the motormen
and conductors to strike was the eli
max of two months effort on their
part to persuade the companies to
consider their demands for higher
wages, shorter hours, recognition of
the union and future arbitration of all
differences.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
LIND AND ENJOYS CONFER
BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE NOT
AT VERA CRUZ MEETING.
$500 Troops Massed in Barracks to
Prevent Riot While Diplomats
Discuss Mexican Affairs.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, Nov. 3.-With
Z,500 troops massed in the govern
ment barracks to prevent any out
breaks, diplomatic conferences are
now going on that are to have a
marked effect on the future of Mex
leo John Lind, special United States
envoy, is the chief figure in the con
ferences, which are surrounded with
the utmost secrecy.
That important plans are under
way was indicated by the fact that
the German and Russian ministers
consulted with Gen. Mas, the mill
tary commander, before they notified
Lind of their arrival. England is not
represented at the meeting.
The French envoy is expected here,
and it is probable that the Norwegian
minister also will come. Thus far
there has been no intimation that Sir
Lionel Garden, the British minister,
will participate.
The massing of troops in the bar
racks shows that the situation caused
by the editorial attacks on United
States Consul Canada is growing
tense. Huertas followers are bitter
and are influenced by the La Union,
the chief government organ here.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
DEPARTMENT BURDENED WITH
MANY COMPLICATIONS FOR
TAXER AND TAXED.
THOUSANDS SEEKING ADVICE
Constant Flow of Inquiries to Official
Bring Up Points to Be Settled
New Act Said to Be Far
From Perfect.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The income
tax, the most revolutionary revenue
raising power conferred on the Amer
lean government since its foundation
has started upon the path that
Is to bring millions into the pub
lie treasury. Although the income tax
has been agitated for many years and
its existence was assured by an
amendment to the constitution agreed
to by the necessary number of states
early last spring, its collection by a
government which mas not tried it
will strain the resources oil the fertile
minds in the treasury department, and
will be accompanied, it is not doubted
here with a thousand complications
not now foreseen.
Ever since President Wilson signed
the tariff bill with its income tax pro-
vision early in October, the machinery
of the treasury department has been
at work upon the regulations that are
to govern the collection of the tax.
1t has been a task that has kept AS
sistant Secretary Williams. Deputy
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Speer and other officials constantly
at work and the end is not in sight
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
HENNESSY TESTIFIES "FlNGY"
CONNERS ADMITTED COL
LECTING $4,000.
100000 OBTAINED, HE SAYS
27 Senators Who Voted to I'M
peach Him Voted to Acquit
StilWell, Later Convicted.

New York, Nov. 3.-How big road
contractors were forced to contribute
to the New York campaign fund was
the first installment of John A. Hen
nessy's testimony in the John Doe
proceedings instituted by District At
torney Whitman to investigate
charges made by Hennessy, investi-
gator for former Gov Sulzer, against
Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall.
Hennessy declared that William j.
(Fingy) Corners of Buffalo told him
of having collected $4,000 from
James Stewart, a big canal contrac-
tor, at the request of Murphy. An
other informant told him Murphy got
100000 in all, Hennessy said.
Hennessy said he saw Corners in
Buffalo this fall in the course of his
investigation into sraft in the state
highway department; that Henry Bur
gard of Buffalo and "a big contractor
named McDonough" of Niagara were
present
Made TWO Other Contributions.
"Conners told me" said the wit
ness. that Murphy had asked him to
get a good contribution from Jim
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
Baskets Must Be Full Measure.

Trenton, N. J., Nov. 3.-The law re-
Gently enacted by the legislature
which requires that all baskets in
which fruit, vegetables, etc, are soid
must be of standard size and must
hold exactly what they purport to
hold went into effect in this state.
The law was passed to prevent the
petty cheating by merchants and ped
dlers.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
INDIANAPOLIS CITY AND INTER
Urban LINES TIED UP
BY WALkOUT.
DISTURBANCES FOLLOW MOVE
,,,on officials Deny Their Men Are
Responsible for the Derai''ns OF
Cars. of Which Traction Of
ficias Accused Them.

Hdianapolis. Ind, Nov. 3.-Ond
man was killed and six others wound1
cd in rioting which followed the walk
ont of street car motormen and con-
ductors on city lines and interurban
cars entering Indianapolis.
There we're disturbances In many
sections of the city, and the entire
police force of Indianapolis was kept
on duty after daylight. An hour after
the strike was declared effective, riot
ing hegan In the neighborhood of sew
eral car barns.
Fifty arrests were made during the
night An automobile patrol wagon,
rushing toward a crowd that was
fighting, ran down one man and killed
him.
Two Cars Jump Track.
Union officials denied that their
men had been responsible for the
wrecking of a Pennsylvania street
car at Sixteenth street, where the car
line makes a sharp curve. The car,
carrying few passengers, jumped
from the track. bumped across the
pavement and overturned into the
grounds of the John Heron Art insti-
tute A wrecking car, sent to the
scene of the wreck, leaped the rails
at the same spot. No one was hurt
, in sither accident
Officials of the Indianapolis Trac-
ton and Terminal company, which
owns the city car lines and operates
the terminal station for interurban
lines, refBsed to take the strike situ-
alton seriously.
we will have all our cars In opera
ton on regular schedules" said John
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
Leaves Estate to Cats. poos.

New York, Nov. 3.-Miss Caroline
G. Even left $1,000 for the benefit of
every cat on the island of Madeira
aud the bulk of her 100000 estate to
a cat and dog institution.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
Millionaire Is Champion.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-Claude Davis, d
Boston millionaire, won the ice cream
freezing contest at the national dairy
show, grinding out half a gallon in 4
minutes 34 seconds with a hand
freezer.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03

Stewart because Stewart had gOt a
contract Murphy didn't know Stew
art and Conners did. Conners said he
got the $25,000 from Stewart in Dun.
kirk l think it was, in OctCJer, 1910.'
The witness added that George Nc.
Guire of Syracuse had told him that
Stewart had made two other contribu-
tons of $4,000 each in 1911 and 1912.
Mcclure, Hennessy said. declared one
of these contributions had gone to
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the ma.
tional Democratic committee, and the
other to j. Sergeant Cram, Tam.
many politician.
These contributions, Hennessy
claimed in recent speeches, had not
been accounted for.
Mcclure said if | got list of road
contractors I'd have a list of con
tributors-that more of them es-
capped" Hennessy declared
Sulzer Issues Statement.
Former Gov. Sulzer, in an extended
interview here, declared that next
Tuesday the people would pass iadg.
ment upon his recall by Boss" Muir
ply
The question" he said, 'fs wheth-
er Murphy has the power to recall a
governor because be refused to be a
rubber stamp or whether the people
may recall Murphy from his domina.
tion of the city and state politics.
THE falsity of the argument that
the recall is not necessary so long as
we have impeachment laws is shown
by my case. Stilwell was convicted
by a court of law and sentenced to
prison for bribery after he had been
acquitted by the senate. But q sen.
ators who voted to acquit Stilwell
voted to convict William Sulzer 1t
was Murphy who declared whether |
was fit or unfit
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1913-11-03
New York City Budget.

New York, Nov. 3.-The budget
committee of the board of estimate
announced that it had drawn up a
budget calling for 1872, ,s95,551 for
New York City's housekeeping ex-
nenses next year. The tax rate will
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
A MAIL ORDER DEAL

Down in Oklahoma the other day, said the drummer, went into store to buy He the kind he wanted and asked the price It S 65 the dealer said Good gracious said the T get the thing from Sears, Roebuc1 & Co., for S1 B.
 That's less than it me- said the dealer but I'll sell the the mail order house the same "All right, said the customer you along and charge it to my account"
 Not on your fe" the dealer replied. No charge You can't do business with the mail order house that way. Fork the cash"
 Now ? cents postage and cents for money order" "What-"
 Cerainly you have to send letter and order to a mail order house, you know'
 The customer nwardy ravng, kept to his agreement and paid the nickel.
 'Now 25 cents expressage."
 Well I'll be-, he sad but paid it, saying, Now hand that and I'll take home myself and be rid of this oolery."
 Hand it to you? Where do you think you are? You're in Oklahoma and I'm in Chicago, and you'll wait months for that saw"
 Whereupon the dealer hung the peg and put the money in his cash drawer
 That makes $167,' he said Tt has you and taken you two months longer get than if had paid my price in the first place Fairbanks News Miner
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16

town of 5000 people attracts the attention of city of 262 900 inhabitants. The town the Canadian of North Battleord in Saskatchewan the city the capital of the British empire. The occasion the starting of apartment house owned and operated by the little town.
 Two years ago people were swarming into North Bat tefurd too rapidly to be housed The city council appro- priaed s2O,O0O for municipal lodging house. and within days had apartment building with 50 rooms in full swing. It helped to solve the problem of housing, made money for the progressive little city and served to draw the attention of English capitalists to promising field for investment says the SpokesmanReview.
 American communities have given the towns and cities of western Canada their ideas, but the Canadian cOmmuni ties in giving municipal suggestions to the greater American cities James 0. Curwood claims that only residents of North Batteford is 70 years od and that under 40. Every hing there that can be municipally owned is owned muncpaly. This manhood at prime believes in small cities wearing the clothes of big city from the start and at North Battleord thus far to have shown that the experiment is profitable.
 It is chiefly young Americans that turning the trick
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16

in western Canada. Eastern Canadians and Engislmen
 find opportunities in the communities of NnnipPg Big European interests looking western Canadian cities they before regarded cities London poraOn six months ago, though North BateOd has but inhabitants asked franchise for street railway and thankful for franchise liberal to the city that it would make American city gasp, Untl North Battle ford becomes city of 500O people the corporation not have any profits But the push and enthusiasm of the in fant communities in nOrwester Canada force capitalists enter instead of later and contribute directly and largely to the making of the community Ii their terms and methods not liked the cities take the proposition and operate it as municipal property.
 Nr. Curwood maintains that municipal ownership in western Canada has been the main fOunt of its cities
 erity At least their securing the square deal from poratons has contributed to public welfare.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
SWEDISH FARMERS TO DEVELOP MAINE

It will only be matter of few ye2rs--after the of railway construction into the Interior o Alaska aud the coal and other questions seled and settled the people of this Territory will witness only much larger scale what is now going on in the old of Maine of which the Boston Herald of recent date says
 It is good news Maine that arrangements are being made for the establishment of large colony of Swedish farmers in WashingOn cGnuiy in the southeastern part o the sate The of Swedish families whom the influence of Hon. w. ". Thomas late minister to Swedel brought Northern Maine generation ago have grown through natural increase and the coming of recruits from the home land, into leading factor in the development o the great Aroostook regon The SVeles thrifty, in dustrous and temperate people, and it would be splendid thing for rural New England if half million of them here they have gone into Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakoas. They would prosper the farms that are aban doned running and would add to the greatly needed agricultural output of this section.
 The Washington county colony will be the result of the efforts the industrial bureau of the railroad systems which recently bought tract of 3600O acres ftyseven square miles, in that part of the state and has developing in a scientific way to show the agrcu tura possibilities of part of Maine that has thus far been little developed. Last year tract of twenty there produced 900 bushels of otaoes 20 bushels to the the kind of yield that has made Aroosook the most region will be paradise for the 200 Swedish farmers who are expected to with their famiec. Thus far this part Washington county, far stretching plains with little timber has been considered good for little except the raising of bueberres for the canning factories.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
lpTARoD PIONEER, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST l6, 1913
KALTAG WIRELESS
 STATION RAZED

]. c. Curtin, of the local wire less station, left last Saturday in the launch Pelly for Kaltag, where he is this week experimenting the raging of the company's station al that point, which is to be shipped to Fairbanks, and later, if devel, opments warrant such a move, 1t will be taken to tue scene of the Shusana strike.
 On completing his work at kaltag Mir. Currin will return to 1ditalod and assume the management of the local station, succeeding R. NJ. Hall, who will follow the Kaltag plant in its meandeIings.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
(i0VERHQR CAN''II' C0nlIEE;;

The following telegram received by the Pioneer last Mon lay morning:
 ''NuIato, August II, 9l3 Idiarod Pioneer, Iditarod, Alaska Express the people sincere regrets that cannot visit ditarOd this year.
 "J. F. A. STRONG."
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
SITKA HAS OLDEST
 ALASKA INHADITANT

Sitka, July 6. The enumeration of the people of Sltka ln CouneCtion with the liquor licence problem here disclosed that probably Sitka has not only the oldest resident oi Alaska but the oldest white citizen living within the territory. Ms. Schmakof, of this place, is IoI years old. She came to Alaska with her husband in IS3o, when she was IS years of age. She was born on the banks of tue Amur, iu Siberia, in 1872, at time when the American settlement of the country west of tue Aileo heny mountains was just beginning To make itself a factor in the rev American nation.
 Mrs. Schmakoff las reared a family at Sitka, and has children, grandchildren, and great grand children here. Her husband, who came to the territory as boat build CT for the Russian American Fur Company, died about twenty five years ago, and last winter a son died of old age. All of her children were born in Alaska.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
Notice of Fcfeiturre

TO TOM TURNER:
 You and your heirs and assigns are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hun dred dollars-sIoo-f the year 1912 upon placer mining claim known as the Ben Hur assoCia- tion, Chicken creek, tributary of Bonanza creek, Otter Mining District, Territory of Alaska. You are further notified that If at the expiration of ninety-9o-davs from the last pub lication of this notice fail or refuse to con tribute to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure, your interest i'll said claim will become the property of the undersigned, under Sec. 232+ ot the Revised Statutes of the United States. s. C. ADAMS.
 First publication June IA, 1918.
 Last publication September 15, 1913.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16

In the matter of the application of Joa- guin, Fowler and Twitchell for pat ent for Trading Site.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
OLDTlME lDI'rARODERS
Dawson News, July 10.) Troughton Out of Job

R. F. Trou2hton, former deputy United States marshal at Eagle, ar
 rived from Eagle last evening on the Alaska, for visit of a few days. Mr. Troughton was a Republican, and was relieved June 30 to make room for a good Democrat, John B. Powers, an old resident of Eagle. Troughton re- tired at the time Marshal Love was succeeded. Troughton is now getting out big lot of wood at Eagle under contract for the White Pass. He formerly was purser on N. N. boats. Mrs. Troughton is in Eagle looking after the garden while the head of the house gets a breath of metropolitan air.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16
Back to peutshiand

Otto Kientz. for several years in the barber business here, will leave to- morrow or Monday for that dear old fatherland where he will settle down on a farm. Otto says the memories of old days make it impossible to stay away longer. but his friends say Otto will hike for dear old Dawson again within a few months,
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-08-16

When yon get off the boat take a steam bath at the Crosby baths, Cari- bOu street.