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The Washington times., 1913-06-20
TAXATION SYSTEM
Is SHOWN UNFAIR
Alexandra Chamber Of Commerce Committee Declares Sew
enyone Of Hundred Counties in Virginia Are Burden to the
state-WI Make Effort to Change Laws.

City. Floyd w. King. of Clifton Forge
who qualified as q candidate. has an
nounced his withdrawal from the race.
@. w. Koiner, Of Richmond City, and
]. Thompson Brown, Of Bedford county.
are the candidates for commissioner Of
agriculture and immigration.
James e. Butler. former resident Of
this city, who died on Wednesday at his
home in Blue Plains. d. c., was buried
today In Union Cemetery. Funeral
services at Wheatley's undertaking
chapel were conducted by the Rev. DR..
w. +. Watson.
The Potomac Supply Company, with
ofdces at Potomac. Alexandria county.
has been granted q charter by the State
corporation commission. The minimum
capital stock fs n,0o0 and the maximum
IL 5000. The first years officers are
George 8. Woods. president: C. A.
Campbell. vice President, and A. f.
Campbell. secretary and treasurer, an
Of Alexandria coupty.
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.


The special committee Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, apaponted to prepare
statistics showing the Irregularities in
assessment Of taxes throughout the
counties and cities fthe STATED has is
sued a volumfnous report Of the tax
conditions under the present law.
) The figures produced by the commit
tee show gross unfairness in the dis
trfbution Of the tax burden. seventy
one out Of the one hundred counties
being an actual drain on the State, and
twenty-nine counties and nineteen cities
paying In to the treasury Of the Com
monwealth money sufficient to offset
the loss Of so, 2s&37 occasioned By
seventy-one Of the counties spending
this amount Of the States money over
the amount Of taxes paid by them in
to the State Golfers.
The statistics prepared by the COM
mittee win be distributed throughout
the State with view to agitating the
need OF a new tax law which will oper-
ate more fairly than the present sys-
tenn. before the meeting Of the legis-
lature next January. and the commit
trade bodies Of other virginia cities
toward this end. The committee is
composed Of the following members Of
the Chamber Of Commerce.: John W..
May. chairman: w. A. Smoot, jr., c.
9. T. Burke. Gardner L. Boothe and
George d. Hopkins.
Chairman Charles Bendheim, Of the
city Democratic committee, has re-
cefved q letter from State Chairman ].
Taylor Ellyson, officially notifying him
OF the candidates for the State primary
to be held August 5. whose names are
to be placed on the ballot. The follow
ing. who are without opposition, have
been declared the party nominees: Gov
ernor, Henry c. Stuart, Russell county;
secretary of the Commonwealth, B. D.
James. Richmond: State treasurer, A.
w. Harmon. Rockbridge county; State
superintendent OF instruction, H. c.
Stearnes. Roanoke county.
The following are candidate for lieu
tenant governor: J. Taylor Ellyson.
Richmond City: Lewis H. Machen and
Alexander j. Wedderburn. Alexandria
City. For attorney general the candi-
dates are Samuel W. Williams, Wythe
county: 8. Gordon Cummings, Hampton
City; John Garland Pollard. Richmond
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
Sure Suffrage Cause
Will Gain Followers

Historic proof that new causes are
always advanced by few and later
adopted by the many was advanced by
Mrs. Katherine Woods last night In
refutation Of the argument Of anti
suffragis to the effect that only a
small percentage Of the women desire
the ballot. The talk was made at the
weekly meeting Of the Congressional
Union in the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms.
Other speakers were Miss Elizabeth
Brown. Miss Emily Perry, Mrs. Gene
We've Stone. and Miss Thompson.
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
ent bank reserve system. The plan in

ent bank reserve system. The plan in
cludes:
D Transfer of reserves from existing
national banks in reserve and central
reserve cities to national reserve banks.
2) Spreading out of this process of
transfer over period Of thirty-eight
months in order to give as little shock
as possible to market conditions.
CD Ultimately the establishment of a
reserve system at the end of the transit
ton period in which % country banks
Will have Is per cent of reserve (that ia.
Is per cent of total demand liabilities),
such Is per cent to be held per cent
In the banks vaults. per cent with the
national reserve bank, and per cent
either at home or with the reserve
oank,. while CD reserve and central re-
serve city banks will have reserves of
20 per cent of demand liabilities, of
which 10 per cent will be at home, 5
per cent with the reserve bank of the
district. and percent either at home
or with the reserve bank.
% The presumed effect of this plan
Will be to end the placing of reserves
with central reserve city banks for ,,se
In stock market operations. to keep re-
serves in some measure at home, and
to require spectators to get the funds
they need In their operations either by
directly borrowing them from persons
who hold them and want to lend the
cash for that purpose. or else by bor-
rowing from the banks In the places
where the operations are to be car
ried on.
Foreign Banking.
In order to meet the view SO often
expressed in commercial circles to the
effect that the prosecution of American
business in foreign countries would be
greatly helped by improved banking ia
cilities, the bill authorizes any national
banking association with a minimum
capital of H. 100000 to establish branches
in foreign countries for the furtherance
OF foreign commerce of the United
states. and to act as fiscal agents Of
the United States abroad The Federal
reserve board Is required to pass upon
all applications of national banks to
establish such banks abroad.
The Washington times., 1913-06-20

In the belief that the present reserve
system is antiquated and unsatisfac-
tory, that to the massing of funds In
New York and other financial centers,
of which SO much has been said m
recent years. is largely due to the pres
ent reserve requirements of national
banks, and that In order to get the
real benefit from the system of redis-
remedy for many existing evils 1t 10
necesszry to bese such system upon
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
MRS. FLORA E. SACKETT.

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Z.
Sackett. who was shot by her husband,
were held today at Lees chapel. 33e
Pennsylvania avenue. Interment was
in Glenwood. The two little orphan
children are at the home Of their grand
mother, Mrs. ]. Hartman, at the Royal
ton. 9lS NJ street northwest.
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
A Gentle Hint.

A little girl made q call at the house
Of neighbor. She saw some apple
parings on q plate and said. Il smell.
apples"
yes" the lady replied. IT guess you
smell those apple parings on the
table"
'.No. no." said the little miss. smack
ing her lips. "'tain't them smell
smell whole apples."-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
ALFRED BENTHAL BRIGGS.

Funeral services for Alfred Benthah
Briggs were held today at his home.
cSs6 Fourteenth street northwest. At
O'Clock. Requiem mass was celebrated
at st. Paurs Catholic Church. Fifteenth
and NJ streets northwest. at $3.50. In
terment was at Mt. Olivet. Mr.. Briggs
was resident of the city for long
time, and was well-known in business
circles
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
Dress Holds Up Wedding.

wINSTED, Conn. June oo.-when she
refused to be married in any gown ex-
cept one being made for the event, the
wedding of Miss katherine Harris and
Alexander Mossman was delayed twen-
ty-four hours by tardy dressmaker.
The Washington times., 1913-06-20
American Jockey Wins.

PARIS, June 0.-Johnny Reiff, the
American jockey. rode the winning
mounts in four Longchamps races In
cession.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RESCUES SWEETHEART
Girl DragS Drowning Lover From
Water and Thereby Mends
Breach.
BY WALTER JAMES DELANEY.

Il wouldn't go out tonight, Eliza
beth, If were you." spoke querulous.
rheumatic old Grandma Dandy.
Il must, grandma" was the reply,
firm yet panied and the old woman
glanced keenly at the young face
wearing care and borrow. and
sighed, and then was silent, gazing
sadly, dreamily into the hickering
CRATE.
Dear child" crooned the old
woman, as Elizabeth threw a cape
across her shoulders and fitted from
the room. Dear. poor child
know! l know"
Yes, indeed, the old dame knew. for
when the fires of youth were hers she
had loved and lost There was rude
comfort at the little cottage, pension
and enough to make her grandchild
independent, but love that had cheer
ed the lonely life of the fair young
girl had scared her heart with a cruel
blow, and had left her what she was
a cheerless. solitary being, living only
in one fond memory Of the past.
That past how golden 1t had been
and only year agone! Just year
this very night, not chill and sere, al
though September-iike now, but a
star-spangled evening of sweet
sounds, a stroll along the whispering
sands, and troth plighted under the
great, stately elm that had shaded
the old brook for over a century.
Those strange, sinuous whispering
sands, ever moving, ever singing a
siren-like dlrge-but on that night OF
nights they had seemed to weave a
sweet melody of hope, and promise.
and love. Then under the great elm
where each had promised, no matter
how widely parted, no matter what
might happen, to return there upon
each anniversary as TO a shrine devoted
to love undying, eternal.
1T was all my fault" moaned Eliz-
abeth, as slowly. sadly she started
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
A Blessing.

1t is becoming more and more appar-
ent that the mortgage is the great
fundamental force in the building up Of
our country's industrial and agricultur-
al systems, and through these enter
prises blessing to humanity generally,
Notwithstanding the fact that until re-
cent years the mortpaGor was looked
upon as a poor fellow in a hard place,
but was in reality the progressive man
of the times, and is the man who owns
the land today.
Our great railroads were built by
funds secured by the sale of mortgages
to small as we'll as large investors.
Mortgages put lights and water in
our cities and our homes; possible only
to the rich few years ago, now con-
venience in villages, towns and moder-
ate homes.
Mortgages brought the telegraph
and the telephone.
Mortgages equip our manufacturing
concerns and stock our farms Make
possible the creamery and the cheese
factory.
Replaces primitive methods with the
gasolene engine and the electric motor
And in thousand and one other ways
makes it possible to live better and keep
the cash within our reach by improved
appliances.
The mortgage supplies the progress
sive man with the means, and in turn
furnishes the investor with the very
best security as well as a splendid re-
turn in interest.
There is no security on earth like the
earth itself.
For select first mortgages on i'm
proved farms see or address
r. j. PENAALLEGoN,
800 High Street
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09

Evening Wisconsin.
II is interesting to note the differ
ence between the status of food articles
in the new Wilson Underwood tariff
and the Payne-Aldrich tariff which it
supercedes.
The new tariff puts bread and meat
on the free list and makes wheat, flour
and potatoes free from all countries
which allow these articles to enter
their own borders untaxed. 1t makes
live cattle, sheep and swine free of
entry without restrictions. Freshwater
fish, mackerel and halbut the former
were taxed one-quarter Of cent and
the latter a full cent a pound under the
Payne-Aldrich tariff are to come in
free. Prunes, raisins, currants, olives
and grapes will be subject to duties
considerably reduced as compared with
those collected at present Other food
commodities on which duties are to be
lowered are barley, buckwheat, maca-
roni, rice, -four, beans and beets. Bis
cults and milk have been placed on the
free list.
1t has been common experience
when reports went abroad that tariff
rates had been advanced for consumers
to discover prices advancing immediate
ly. The retailers followed the practice
of marking up prices after the enact
ment Of the Mckinley bill, making that
measur, odious in the estimation of
many Of the people who neglected to
familiarize themselves with the facts
It was held responsible for higher
prices in many instances where it was
innocent of that effect.
Just for the sake Of keeping well in
formed it will be worth the while of
citizens generally to compare their
household expenses and especially their
itemized bills for articles of food during
the period following the enactment of
the new tariff with what they have
been paying. If there is no substantial
benefit in the form of a reduced cost of
living, citizens viii be justified in look
ing upon the stock speeches against the
Republican protective policy for more
then a generation past as the merest
buncombc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09

down the edge of the sand reach, a
watery moon casting dim, weird shad-
ows across her path. "Oh why was
jealous, why was | so impulsive and
cruel!"
She recalled the May day festival
at the village where she had been so
proud of her lover, Randall Grey, and
then so irrationally jealous of him.
In fit Of pique, melted by false
friend, a scheming girl companion.
she had tried to punish her lover, en-
tirely innocent of any real purpose to
pain her, and she had lost him,
For he had gone away from Merton
and she had heard of him among new
er scenes, the gayest of the gay. He
had forgotten her long since, her ach-
ing heart told her.
And l can never forgetr she wall.
ed to the signing night winds, and
pursued her lonely path on a pilgrim
age OF sorrow and penitence.
She faltered as she came in sight OF
the old elm. It's nodding branches
seemed to beckon and then repel She
covered her face with her hands and
swayed where she stood.
Il thought it would comfort me to
come" she moaned, but it is break
ing my heart!"
For with tide-like rush the sweet
past was now more wildly recurrent
than ever Every bush, every rock,
every turn of the path renewed some
fond, sweet word he had spoken-the
loved and lost one.
AT last she reached the old trysting
place She sank like wearied child
to the moss-covered trunk and cried
her heart out Then dun, drear ret
respect interviewed, and accepting the
burden her own folly had brought
about. she sat mutely submissive to
the fLse that showed no brightness
ahead.
Harkl
Her pulses stirred at a cry OF alarm.
Il was vague, distant, but echoing.
1t was call for help.
Elizabeth started to her feet and
bent her ear A new fear came
into her face as she traced the
cah-across the sloping expause Of
stunted oak to where the brook ran
and the whispering sands were the
most treacherous.
There were danger signs in the vi
oinlty but a stranger would scarcely
notice them after nightfall she real
lied
me humane instinct was too in-
tensely developed IN Elizabeth to need
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
ALCAzAR GARDENS OF SPAIN
Cottages Hero Have Special Advan-
taee for Lovers Who Begin Court
Ing Early In Morning,

The best Of the Alcazar is the Alcas
Ear gardens. But / would not Ignore
the homelike charm of the vast court
says w D. Howell in Harper's Maya
zine. 1t is planted casually about rath.
er shabby orange trees that children
were playing under, and was decos
rated with the weeks wash of the low
simple dwellings which may be hired
at rental moderate even for SeviTle
where a handsome and commodious
house in a good quarter rents for $50
year. One of those two-story cot
tages, as we should call them, in the
ante-court of the Alcazar had for the
student of Spanish life the special ad.
vantage Of a lover close to a ground
floor window dropping tender moth
ings down through the Stats of tina
shutter to some maiden lurking with.
In The nothings were so tender that
you could not hear them drop, and be
sides, they were Spanish nothings, and
1t would not have served any purpose
for the stranger TO listen for them.
Once afterward we saw the national
courtship going on at another case
ment, but that was at night. and here
the precious first sight of it was Of
fered at 10 o'clock In the morning.
Nobody seemed to mind the lover sta
toned outside the shutter with which
the iron bars forbade him the closest
contact; and 1t is only fair to say that
he minded nobody; he was there
when we went in and there when We
came out, and it appears that when it
is a question of love-making time ~
no more an object In Spain than in
The United States. The scene would
have been better by moonlight, but
you cannot always have it moonlight.
and the sun did very well; at least,
the lover did not seem to miss ths
moon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09

not the only fault, is a loss TO him of
something worth while. There is moth
ing more valuable than that men should
work smoothly with their fellow men
when no essential principle of right is
involved. The man who realizes this
and subdues his own will for the sake
of preventing friction and unhappiness
is one of that numerous fellowship who
makes the world 90 round. He inher-
its the blessing promised the peace
maker Exchange.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
WHY HE is FOR WAR.

The editor of this paper, having long
passed the age Of drafting, desires war
with Mexico for several reasons. In
the first place, Mexico needs a licking;
second, a licking would be a good thing
for Mexico third, a licking for Mexico
would be a good thing for us; fourth
we need more territory, and a slice off
the north end Of Mexico, the best part
Of the country, could be utilized to adj
vantage after the greasers bad been
killed off; fifth, the Democrats need a
pension ust-a lot of old soldiers who
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
" SAFETY FIRST"

A few days ago 1870, 600 gold plated
buttons were distributed among the
employees of the Pennsylvania railroad
east of Pittsburgh. Officers as well as
brakemen and switch tenders got them.
Others viii be given out until one is
worn by every man who has anything
to do with the operation of the II, 800
miles Of railroad in the Pennsylvania
system. The face of the button bears
only two words, but they mean a great
deal. They are: Safety First The
railroads can not bring the change
about without the cooperation of the
people who travel SO long as there is
competition and the country demands
railroad competition so long as a
sufficient part of the public prefers
trains that travel sixty miles or more
an hour, the railroad speed mania will
continue, with its attendant wrecks
and slaughter
The buttons are good reminders for
railroad men. But they would serve an
even better purpose if they were worn
also by every railroad traveller in the
country. Cleveland Leader.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09

urging. even when her mind was tna-
bles She was true daughter OF the
woodland, and she sped like a spriSe
along the upper ledges overlooking
the brook
''He!pl"
1t was closer now. that CRY, though
not so distant. There was a token OF
weakness in the utterence. a forlorn
intonation telling OF exhausted effort
and strength.
Her own feet, swift as they we're.
barely evaded one or two danger
Gus spots In her rapid fight. Then
as she neared what was Familiarity
known to the denizens OF the vicinity
as The Pits" her heart stood still
and she chilled with shock
A human form was visible in the
swirling mass of quicksands, appeal
ing wildly for help. with arms out
stretched, sinking deeper and deeper
each succeeding moment.
In an instant Elizabeth forgot self.
peril, all save that precious human
lie was IN IHe DalanCe.
She ran to where the ruined Old
bridge lay. 1t had spanned a mar
row brook, but long In disuse. She
knew fully the last possible resource
for assisting the man engulfed Id
the quicksands. How she managed
to drag one OF the great rough logs,
the size OF railroad tie in thickness,
fully 20 feet. she never knew.
Superhuman strength seemed In
fused Her hands were torn and bleed
ing, her breath came in gasps She
managed TO tilt the end of the heavy
timber across the ledge OF rock and
let 1t drop.
The log narrowly graZed the head
of the man new struggling waist deep
in the shifting mass Both ends how
ever, were safely anchored. Elizabeth
crept out on the log.
Grasp the log firmly with one
hand-give me the other
Then her voice died away and her
soul seemed to go with it, for the man
she had saved was-Randel Grey.
He was pretty well exhausted, but
he smiled up into her eyes with
grateful energy, as slowly, with diff
Guilty he was extricated from his fear
full dilemma
1t was like a hideous dream with g
golden awakening. as both reached the
soft ground and sank upon a grassy
plat exhausted, their eyes met, and
then their hands
You have saved my life!" he
breathed ~ owe it to you-Eliza-
beth!"
How sweetly. how fervently he pro
nounced her name. the ring of year
ago in it!
Il am glad" she said simply, and
shrank back away in very contrite-
ness and se~se of unworthiness.
IF you had not been near" he be-
gan, and then asked; How came you
to be?"
Her eyes dropped and she arose to
her feet. He caught sight of her poor.
bleeding hands and grasped them and
kissed them.
1T was Just a year ago-the odd
elm-do you remember?"
She bent her head. and he guessed
the truth.
Its call was strong upon mel had
not forgotten" he said in a low, eager
tone Elizabeth, say 1t was ali mis-
take your cold, bitter letter to me-"
1T was more-it was cruel, wicked,
and l have been punished. Oh, Ran
dial. my heart is breaking!"
He caught her swaying form in his
arms. He clasped her close, leading
the way past peril into peace, past
the weird whispering sands to the
Sol shadow OF the great elm, it's
swaying boughs seeming to welcome
so much youth and loveliness and
JOY.
Copyright. 1918. by W. G. Chapman.I
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09

would stand up to the rack and vote
the Democratic ticket and vote 'er
straight and ask no questions about
qualifications. There are other reasons
why we ought to have war with Mexi-
co. but these are the principal ones. 49,
Washington (Kan.) Palladium.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1918.

WHEN investors buy land they ought
to see it. The hundreds of people in
the West who have paid out good mon
ey for worthless swamp lands in New
Jersey on the statement that they were
getting building lots only forty-five
minutes out Of New York form part Of
a long line Of good folks who have been
swindled by designing villains.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
WEDDING OF OCEANS.

For the first time in history the
waters of the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans were united this week This
means that the digging of the great
Panama canal is about completed It
is calculated that vessels will pass
through inside of a month.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-10-09
Ans WEIR THE CALL
Mineral POInf People Have found
Thar This Is Necessary.

A cold a strain, a sudden wrench.
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells of backache often follow,
Or some irregularity of the urine.
A splendid remedy for such attacks,
A medicine that has satisfied thou
sands
Is Doan's Kidney Pills.
Thousands of people rely upon it.
Here is one case:
r. Williams, prop. blacksmith shop.
Main St, Darlington, Wis, says: IL
can speak well of Doans Kidney Pills,
because | nave had chance to try
them myself Ny back was lame and
sore and the muscles got stiff. / was
unable to go up or down stairs without
help. felt miserable and hardly knew
what to do Finally, | began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. In few days |
began to get rid of the lameness and
soreness and in a week | was able to
go back to work as well as ever. |
haven't had any sign of the trouble
since
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cts
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.