The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-04-03
WILSON AND FAM
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WASHINGTON, April 3.-Presi-
dent Wilson and his entire family. as
well as the servants and various at
tendants at the White house, had to
be vaccinated because of the epidemic
of smallpox in Washington. This may
be great blow to the anti-vaecina-
tionists but where federal regulations
are in force there is no escape, al
though it is not of record that the
president and his family made any
protest.
The practice of innoculation as
preventive of some diseases and a
cure for others is so general that the
opposition to it would seem to be in
danger of passing away. Still, some
persons base their opposition on re-
ligious convictions, and these will not
easily be swayed by what their op-
ponents consider common sense.
The Floods.
Such widespread and appalling
havoc to property and life as has been
wrought by the floods of the past two
weeks seldom has been recorded. The
federal authorities are doing every
thing in their power to grant relief
and the state authorities of Ohio and
the other states afflicted are rushing
succor and relief as fast as possible.
The government has given much study
to the prevention of floods but it
would seem that there is much vet to
be learned, and still more of what is
already known to be applied. Syste-
matte Improvement of waterways and
general protection of watersheds will
do great deal to mitigate such ter
rible disasters as those of the past ten
days or two weeks. When readers of
the heartrending stories that have
been filing the most prominent places
in the papers visit the San Diego ex-
position in 1915, they will appreciate
the wisdom of Col D. c. Collier, pres
ident of the exposition, and his able
colleagues in making forestry, irriga-
tion and conservation leading features
Of that great display. They will be
able to see how the protection of wa
tersheds by trees, shrubbery and
grasses tends to hold the moisture and
prevent it from running off too rapid
ly. They viii see how rainfall in
semi-arid areas is conserved by dams
and reservoirs, to be distributed when
and where needed in the most effective
and economical manner, so that man
will, in time, Danish deserts from the
map. They viii be able to see thous-
ands of other things there, but none
of them will be more interesting to
the thoughtful man or woman than
these.
Income Tax.
just what congress will do with re.
spect to the income tax is something
everyone is now trying to ascertain.
It has been suggested that flat tax
of l per cent, or possibly 2 per cent,
be levied on all incomes in excess of a
certain amount 1t has been suggest
ed that the income tax be graduated
from l per cent to 5 or 10 or even 80
per cent. 1t has been suggested that
the incomes under $500 a wear be
exempt. Others would make the
limit $4,000 or $4,000 Some of the
members of the ways and means com
mittee want the flat tax and Others
want graduated tax. Many have
favored taxing incomes over $4,000 on
the basis of | per cent for all in ex-
cess of this sum. A congressman or
other citizen, therefore. with a salary
of $500 would pay l per cent on $3,-
500, or 1875 year; at 2 per cent he
would pay $40 year
The ways and means committee has
been figuring on this problem with the
aid of experts who have been comput-
ing the amount of income the national
treasury will receive from the tariff,
as proposed in the new schedules.
When the probable amount of income
has been determined, the committee
will decide on what form the income
tax feature will be modelled It is un-
derstood that the income tax will be
made to bring in whatever sum the
tariff, the corporation tax and the in
ternal revenue tax fail to provide.
General Legislation.
President Wilson has been credited
with a desire to limit legislation at
the coming session to the tariff. This
is not correct statement of his at
titude. He wants to see the tariff
rushed through at all hazards, and to
see it completed first. Then he would
like to have congress take up various
other important matters and dispose
of them rapidly. Among these neces-
sary matters are the currency. Con
gress has been studying the currency
question for some years with the aid
of regular and special committees and
II has accumulated a large amount of
data which will assist the lawmakers
in coming to some conclusion as to
the exact form of legislation that is
desirable. Then there is the woman
suffrage question. Recently a delega-
tion of suffragists was received by
the president who made no promises
but significantly remarked that he
considered the question one of great
Importance. While the reports sent
out indicated that the advocates of
an amendment to the constitution re-
ceived rather cold comfort, the fact
is that the president seemed really i'm
pressed and that he is likely to favor
some action by congress. With women
voting on president and vice-president
in nine states and with other states
on the brink of giving universal suff-
rage, this question has been advanced