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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10

L.
ness and professional men, cover up,
most OF their taxable property The
intangible personal stock, bonds and
other securities escape taxation almost
entirely
According to- Mr.. Hull, manufacture
ers have been in a.. tariff partnership
with the government and have waxed
fat. For more than half a century
there has been a constant struggle by
the wealthy to shift the burden of tax
alton to the shoulders and backs of
those weaker, poorer and less. infuen-
tial citizens.
Statistics Of property valuations were
given by Mr.. Hull to- show that wealth
is not being taxed and is not bearing
its fair burden.
The census Investigation. 1904, In
New York reported that the city had
about $500 100000 of personality, and
the returns for taxation were about
$500, 100000
The Kentucky tax commission re-
ported in January, 1912, that the total
amount OF bank deposits from which
the assessors were to make up their
taxation lists against the depositors
and taxpayers was about S12.O0O.OO0
The bank statement to the comptroller
for the same month placed these de-
posits at $133.OOO.OOO.
The mayor Of Philadelphia recently
told the councils there that property In
that city had been underyalued more
than $3OO.O00,O00. The census reports
in 1904 valued all real property at
$1O7 .OOO:OOO.OOO The ad valorem as
sessment was $4,000. 100000 The
value of personality was placed at s44.-
OO0,OOO.0OO 1t was assessed for taxa
ton purposes at $4,000 100000
Hull charged that under the former
scheme of taxation the government. in
forcing the people to turn over for gov
| ernment maintenance about $500 OOO,-
600 annually. gave a bonus Of about
Isl, 500 O0O.0OO a year to selected indi-
viduals who were given special favors
| by the high protective tariff tax
Denial WAS made of the charge that
the income tax was sectional in char
acter. Hull argued that wealth had
made itself sectional
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
FLIES OVER PANAMA CANAL.
Fowler Makes Trip From, Pacific to
Atlantic. In Fifty five; Minutes.

Fowler Makes Trip From Pacific, to
Atlantic. In Fifty five: Minutes.
Panama.-Robert G.. Fowler. the
aviator. successfully flew from the Pa
cific over the canal ina hydroaeroplane
with passenger. landing at the At
lantics side in fifty-fve minutes: A pic
ture was taken of the operator and
machine in notion
The flight has frequently been term
ed impossible on account Of the air:
currents over Culebra Fowler flew di-
rectly over the cut and was able to.
carry out various evolutions despite
wind obstacles
Leaving Panama Beach at 9:45 a. M.
he circled over Panama City and the.
canals entrnce for awhile. then rose
high and steered toward Colon. where
he encountered twenty-five mile.
breeze. In continuing to Cristobal the
motor suddenly stopped. after missing
fire, through the gasoline giving out
Fowler succeeded in landing with
ease on reef. The pontoon was torn
but otherwise the machine was undam-
aged
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
WRONG TO WATCH BASEBALL.
Harvard Expert Says Spectators Get
zoo Wrought Up.

Harvard Expert Says Spectators Get
TOO Wrought Up.
Cambridge Mass. Beware o We
baseball fans. for yul, are the producer
Of a radically wrong attitude toward
athletics. Witnessin. professional base,
ball contests tends to harmful ex
cesses and immortality. Thus spoke
Harvard's world famous strength OK
pert. DR.. Dudley A. Sargent. recently
He said in part:
The excitement attending ball
games as they are played at present is
harmful. Our baseball fans nowadays
are devoteeS of Z game in exactly the
same sense as are those fascinated by
watching Il roulette game or other
games of chance
Attendance at these games means
that thousands of men and boys and
even women become unduIy excited
over the athletic prowess Of profess
sional players They leave the ball
grounds with nerves .tingling and
spirits exalted if the game goes Welt
and the question is. What outlet do
those men and women find for their
emotions thus aroused? am tempted
to leave the subject with an inferno
CATION point.
"Fhere is nothing wrong with ball
game us such any more than there Ia
with a theatrical performance as
such. but such games arouse emo
ton without furnishing motor outlet
This would not be the case if the
game were actually played instead of
watched. We are OVERRIDING one phase
of the so called love of sport
There is nothing in this dollhouse
form Of athleticism. and the less we
have Of it the better"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
SHIFTING RIVER MAKES CLAIM.
sacramento's Freaks Give Man Fine
100 Acre Homestead

Sacranento,s Freaks Give Man Fine
100 Acre Homestead.
Hamilton City, Cal.-Tailing advan-
tage OF the freaks of the Sal: ramento
river in making land along its course.
John P. Ryan, well known young
civil engineer of Hamilton City. will
In few Years become posseSsor of
ljO acres of the finest land in Cali
fornia, as he has filed homestead on
100 acres on Packer island, in the riv.
er a short distance south Of Butte
City. 81
The Mexican government made the
west bank Of the Sacramento river the
eastern boundary Of the Larkins grant.
At that time there was channel
around Packer island which filled up
on the west side as the years went by
and the island became a part Of the
Larkins grant. The land on the OppO-
site side Of the river was surveyed
and the island was not included. The
owners of the Larkins grant claimed
the island. and their right was not dis
puted. -
AS Ryan has notified the other own
ers on the island. there are no more
lucky acres to: be obtained by home
stealing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
CAT IS GOOD ALARM CLOCK
When Sis O'clock Whistle Blows Ami.
rial Awakens Master.

When sis O'clock Whistle Blows AMI
nal Awakens Master
Sharon. Pa.-AIark AIoeller. a steel
worker of near Farrell. would not
trade his pet Maltese cat for the best
alarm clock ever invented. He vouches
for the story that within the last year
he has not once arrived late at his
work. While before Tom came into the
family circle he was frequently tardy
MoelIer's cat wakens him every
morning at = o'clock. and ii he turns
over for just few more winks the
feline begins clawing at the covers UNI
til Moeller arises.
Moeler used to have an alarm clock.
Sometimes he would forget to wind it.
He would oversleep and arrive late at
work. There is a whistle%at a factory
close by. and this always blows at 6
O'Clock. The cat knows when the whis-
tie blows 1t is time for Mdeller to arise,
and it jumps on the bed and stays
there until the sleeper is aroused
The cat has been more reliable than
the clock and has not missed awaken
ing Moeller except Sundays for several
months
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
TEETH IDENTIFY SKELETON.
Dental Work Shows That Bones Be-
long to Lost Girl.

Dental Work Shows That Bones Be-
long to Lost Girl.
Albuquerque, n M.-The finding of a
woman's skeleton in lonely Los Huer-
tas canyon. thirty miles from this city.
explains the disappearance on Nov. Ia.
1911. of Margaret Greb.3 twenty-five.
daughter of John Greb, la carpenter,
who afterward went insane over the
loss of his daughter. while brother
contracted tuberculosis from exposure
In the search and died.
The girl started out for d walk in the
sand hills. lost her way when night
fell. and. although the mountains and
mesas were searched for astrace of her,
none was found A
The skeleton, which was found
stripped clean of flesh and clothing,
was identified by a gold filling in the
teeth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
BISHOP PREPARES TO DIE.
Chooses Grave, Orders Cross and Gains
Monument Maker

Chooses Grave, Orders Cross and Gains
Monument Maker.
Trenton. N. J.-Bishop McFaul of the
Catholic diocese Of Trenton. IN good
health. is preparing for death He has
just chosen his last resting place and
ordered his monument. going about the
business as though it were an every
day incident
For his grave Bishop McFau has
chosen plot of ground in front of
Morris hall, a home for aged women at
Lawrenceville. erected by the bishop
several years ago
Dennis Dooley. a marble cutter. was
somewhat shocked when Bishop Me-
Faul ordered him to make Celtic
cross to be placed over his grave un-
til the bishop assured him that he had
no intention Of dying soon.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
IS DONE WITH PULPIT
BECAUSE OF CRITICS
Pastor Resigns and Gets Job
In Local Store. +

Fort Smith. Ark.-Members of the
congregation of the Hemphill Presby-
terrain church have been balloting on
whether they will accept the resigna-
ton of their pastor. the Rev. j. P.
Hicks. just now floorwalker in q
hosiery department of a big depart
ment store. The preacher is hoping
they accept his resignation, for taste
of floorWalking has spoiled him for the
pulpit.
Hicks advanced ideas Of theology in
vited criticism among his flock, and
of his church members. however, SYM
pathized with him. and the ballot was
taken as the best means Of determining
his relative popularity
The preacher and W q. Burton. de-
partment store head, are close friends.
Burton not long ago commented on
the lack Of help during the Christmas
rush Of last year.
Hire me- Hicks said IF they ac-
cept my resigna ton III need the money
to meet old obligations"
You're on the merchant said. And
Hicks went to work.
The foorwalker went home tired the
first night of his new work. which was
Saturday night, and the next morn
Ing be preached sermon on why
Resigned, or Cogs In the Wheels Of
Progress
Hicks is deep student and until he
took his new job never knew anything
Familiarity but theology. Some of the
more staid members of his congrega-
ton regard his latest venture as the
most daring and unconventional thing
he ever attempted, but it is not his
first departure from convention
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
Eive-year-oId Girl Prodiox.

st. Louis Wannetta Hayerstick OF
1859 Maryland avenue. Just five years
old, has developed in the last SIX
months into a prodigy of learning. wit
and wisdom under the teaching Of her
father. DR. CIV. Haverstick. formerly
a lecturer on children's diseases at the
Physicians and Surgeons hospital
She has mastered the first grade read
er. knows more geography than the
average twelve-year-old pupil. is well
up in physiology has taken a keen in
terest in politics and is SO well .versed
in the Bible that she is excluded from
the Sunday school class containing
children of her age
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10


the biologist with Shackleton in the
British antarctic expedition. and DR..
A. Forbes Mackay of Edinburgh. who
was Shackleton's surgeon. Two an
thrOpologists engaged are Henri Beu-
chat a Frenchman. specialist In
American archaeology and anthro-
pology, and DR.. Edward Janess. who is
now on his way from New Zealand.
Dr. Fritz JOhansen. Il Dane. will go
as Zoologist. The second in command
will be DR.. r. NJ Anderson Of the
American Museum of Natural History.
The skipper Of the Karluk will be-
Captain G. T. Petersen. whaler Of
twenty years experience. who will
pick crew. of fourteen or fifteen
hands.
My experience shows that explorers
had best live off the country AS far
north as land has been discovered
there is plenty Of bear, caribou. musk
OK. seal and walrus. The provisions
taken will be grains. like rice and oats.
and only dried fruit
One of the big things will be the
study Of the blond Eskimos. and we
are going to ascertain the depth of the
arctic sea. character Of its bottom. d.
rection and speed Of it's currents. tenn
perature Of the water. it's salinity and
its vegetable and animal life"
Mr.. Stefansson expects to be gone
four years. but may in summer send
the ship back to Esquimault Whether
the territory to be explored is all ice.
open sea. a continent or series Of is
lands is one of the few remaining mys-
teries of the world today. according to
the explorer.
The thirteen ton schooner Teddy Bear
may be used as an auxiliary for estab-
fishing base on Victoria island in the
arctic. for discovering metals and
studying tribes. If the Karluk should
come across land the party may estab-
lish base upon it.
Mr.. Stefansson. the child of lcelandic
parents. was born at Winnipeg in 1878.
was graduated from the University of
Iowa with Dr. Anderson in 1893 and
afterward became u professor Of an.
thropology at Harvard. In 1908 he
went with Dr. Anderson to the arctic,
spent four years there and discovered
the blond Eskimos. who. he says, can
not be descendants of whalers or sur
vivors Of the Franklin expedition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
STEFANSSON NOW
READY FOR START
Explorer Will Leave In June
. For Long Arctic Stay.
WILL REMAIN FOUR YEARS.
Farty Will Study Blond Eskmos and
Gather Scientific and Geographical
Data About Arctic Sea and Vast I'm
explored Regions Between Berina
Strait and the North Pole.

New -Vilhjalmur Stefansson,
who discovered the blond Eskinlos. in
announcing his plans for his coming
four year expedition in the north. said
that it Would be the party's object to
gather geographical and scientific.
data about the vast UNEMPLOYED terri
tory between Bering strait and the
north pole and between the western
border Of the arctic archipelago and
the known open sea north of Siberia
I'VE shall start from the navy yard
at Esqufmalt. Victoria for Boring
strait. in the first week of June. in the
steam whaIer Karuk. of PAT tons. pro
ceeding east along the north coast of
Alaska" he said. '''rhe expedition.
planned as Il private American expedi-
dition. has been taken over by the
Canadian government. which has
enabled us to double it's size.
II have engaged as photographers
James Murray Of Glasgow. who was
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10

and Nine. Curie of France it has been
used in many surgical cases IN Europe,
and until few years ago It's use was
confined to such eases and to giving
what are called radium baths Espe
cially noteworthy were it's effects in
the treatment of cancer. giving hope
that new and permanent means Of
fighting the disease had been found
The use of radium in purely medical
cases Is something comparatively new.
1t was discovered that the emanations
from radium were enormously benef-
cial in the treatment Of chronic rheu-
matism. facial paralysis, neuralgia and
diseases of the joints Persons who had
suffered from these ailments for years
found their one relief to come from
the. strange element, and gradually q
method of treatment has developed
from that discovery
By this method the emanations from
radium are collected and held in solu-
ton in the air. A. compartment called
an 'emanatorium" is the cabinet in
ment must be placed to breathe in the
confined air laden with radium emana-
tons. An hour or more at time must
be spent In the emanatorium, and the
treatment continues for three weeks
The theory is that the radium rays,
which do not perish like light rays, but
are held in solution in the air. are
breathed into the lungs. There they
get into the blood and thus are carried
to every organ Of the body. This is
what would happen if radium emana-
tons are an actual material substance
which can saturate the atmosphere. as
seems to be the case
At all events this treatment has been
practiced in Europe for two or three
years and has to its credit, it is said, a
number of cures. The substance ira
dunn is yet too much of mystery for
scientists to bank on what it will do or
whether 1t can repeat here what it has
apparently been doing in Europe. The
Johns Hopkins warns people not to put
too great confidence in the new method
until it has had a thorough trial here:
Climatic conditions differing from
those of Europe may affect the mani
festations of radium here.
One highly important feature in con
nection with the Johns Hopkins under.
taking is that the radium treatment
will not be high priced Rich and poor
alike will have entrance to the new de
partment
This seems paradoxical when it is re
membered that very small amount at
radium is worth fortune One Amer,
lean physician has sent abroad for q
small supply of it and is said to be pay.
ing $4,000 for what is contained in q
very small phial. But this high price is
somewhat Offset by the fact that m.
dunn is almost imperishable Giving
off emanations reduces its quantity by
such an inf1n1tesimal amount that it h
j claimed the quantity which Johns Hop
| Hns brings over will be doing service
for 1900 years
Another matter which may shortly
be Investigated in connection with ra
dunn is the theory that it's presence II
| certain mineral waters fs the cause Of
their curative qualities. It Is said thai
the government authorities will appoint
experts to make an investigation of thu
/ springs at Hot Springs. Ark, to ascer
/ tain how much. II any. radium is In thu
1 water.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
1913, by American Press Association.
SIR CECIL ARTHUR sPRING-R1CE.


SIR CECIL ARTHUR sPR1NG-R1cE.
lea; Courtenay Walter Bennett. British
consul general in New York, and his
staff; L. David Campbell and Clark
Kerr. attaches of the embassy. who
came on from Washington.
: On the voyage Sir Cecil Spring Rice
sat at the captains table and made
himself popular with the Americans on
board. which included 100 Clark tour
lists from the Egyptian cruise of the
Laconia. In making the customary
speech on behalf of the seamen's char
tiles as chairman the ambassador said
he occupied the same place as bride
groom at a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
but necessary. ~
When asked if he had anything
to communicate regarding European
events Sir Cecil said. with smile. that
diplomats abroad in the service Of
their respective governments were not
permitted to express their opinions.
IL know very little of American at
fairs said be. ''as l have been out of
touch for so long. 1t will probably be
some time before am familiar with all
the details Of my new post"
The new ambassador to the United
States is Of medium height and me-
dunn build. with good head and fore
head. deep set blue eyes and grizzled,
gray Vandyke beard, giving business
air to keen intellectual face.
He is not of the physical type of the
big. imposing. ruddy faced diplomat.
picturing magnificent audacity, but his
looks betoken rather methods of great
affability, powers Of analysis and the
ability to use the lancet instead OF the
big stick.
democratic. He was popular passen-
ger and good mixer on the Carmania.
His manner is so easy and he Is so re-
sponsive that his questioners forgive
him when he talks and yet says moth
ing
The ambassador Is Irish by descent
He is the grandson Of Lord Monteagle
OF the second creation. His father was
the Hon Charles Spring Rice, and In
1904 Sir Cecil married Florence. the
daughter of Sir Frank Lascelles, who
was his chief in the embassy at Der.
lin. when in February. 1905, Sir Frank
sent him hurriedly to London to con-
fer with Lord Lansdowne and King
Edward
After the conference he made hur-
ried trip to this country. called with
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British am
bassador at Washington. upon Presi
dent Roosevelt at midnight of Sun
day and set ON foot the process Of
mediating between Russia and Japan.
In eight days Sir Cecil was back in
London.
Ambassador Spring Rice was born in
1859 and educated at Elton and Ballot.
Oxford. He was clerk in the war Of
fee and the foreign Office, assistant
secretary to Earl Granville precis
writer to Earl Rosebery. secretary Of
legation at Brussels, Washington
Tokyo. Berlin and Constantinople.
charge d'affaires at Teheran, minister
to Persia and on Sept. l, 1908. he as
sumed the duties of British minister
at Stockholm.
In addition to English the new am
bassador speaks French. German and
Italian fluently and has a good knowl
edge OF Russian and Swedish When
Theodore Roosevelt was married to
Miss Edith Kermit Carow in London
on Dec 1895. the new ambassador
was best man.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
Women Hold Five City Jobs.

Kansas City, Kan. With the APP
pointment of a woman as city clerk in
this city five important positions un-
der the government of this municipal
fly are now held by women Miss
Laura A. Jost was appointed city treas
urer. Mrs Merle Addison Cutler and
Miss Esther Bower, deputy treasurers.
and Miss Beulah Reitz city clerk
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
Rooster Sit. In For Han.

Columbus. Ind Fred Ortel, care.
taker at the City hospital. has hen
which seemed to want to sit. but she
persisted in leaving her nest Becom-
ing Disguised with her unmotherly
conduct. the rooster took the nest and
proceeded to sit on It Noting the
ROSTERS steady habits. Ortel placed a
setting Of eggs under it a few days
ago. and SO far it has proved faithful
to its trust. leaving the nest only for
food and drink
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
49, - q z s7g5ll- - Z =
Ball Of live Snakas.

Peru. Inc. Joseph Spangler and Rob
ert Stanley, Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road employees. found ball Of snakes
near pond in West Peru and killed
twelve of the reptiles The men were
led to the snakes by small one that
had crawled to the track. and when
they struck at the snake 1t made q
dash for the ball, which was at least q
foot In diameter. Some Of the snakes
were five feet long.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
WARM RECEPTION
FOR AMBASSADOR
Arrival Of Great Britain's New
Representative Here.
is A VETERAN DIPLOMAT.

T. . 5 .-
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice Was Best
Man at Colonel Rooseve1t's Wedding
In 1886-Very Popular on Board Ship,
Where He Made Many Friends Among
Passengers and Crew.
New York.--Sir Cecil Arthur Spring
Rice. the new ambassador from Great
Britain to the United Sta ties. on his ar
rival here on the Carmania. acconpa-
MED by his secretary. b: G. Osborne.
announced that his family would come
over later, when he had prepared for
them in Washington.
The ambassador was met at the Gu
nard pier by George Wilson. vice pres
ident of the Pilgrims Society Of Amer
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
History on a Vase.

Berkeley, Cal.-Lost for half cen.
tury. Greek vase dating back to the
sixth century before Christ has been
discovered in the anthropological mu-
scum of the University Of California.
and through the discovery Professor
oliver M, Washburn of the department
of classical archaeology is enabled to
amplify records of history and mythol-
ogy. From this black figured Attic
vase. which was given to the univer-
sity by Mrs Phoebe Al Hearst. the
story Of the killing of the son OF Priam
has been deciphered.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
WILL Use RADIUn
RAYS AS 4 CURE
Johns RopFins to Try New
Treatment For Rheumatism.
FIRST TINE IN AMERICA.
May Not Work as Well Here as In Eu-
ropean Climate - Theoretically Pa
tient Takes Air Saturated With Rays,
Which Travel to All Parts Of the
Body by Way Of the Blood Vessels.

BaltimoFe.-'rhe Johns Hopkins hos
pita has purchased Il quantity of ra-
dium in Europe and within few weeks
will estahlisha new department. for the
treatment of diseases by means Of the
inhalation of radium @enanations So
far as known. this viii! be the first use
of radium in this way III the United
States.
Since the discovery of the mineral
about fifteen Years ago by Professor
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-05-10
BEES KILL 200 PULLETs.
Honey oatherers Also Give Auto Party
Hot Time

Honey Gatherers Also Give Auto Party
Hot Time.
Porterville. Cal.-Two hundred pull
lets belonging to w. F. Weems.
poultry raiser in the Plano district,
were stung to death when swarm of
bees attacked them. The bees. which
belong to the Kern County Land COM
pany. are brought to this district every
year during the orange blossom season.
Besides the chickens which were
killed. several score Of others were so
badly stung that they will also die.
After the bees had attacked the
chickens they continued down the road
and attacked an automobile party The
bees were so thick that after the car
had emerged from the swarm the tom
neau was covered with them.