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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-26

Y T.. B & B V ".
misses suits and coats.
/ Misses Suits-plain tailord-
cutaway or Norfolk. Blue Serge,
Copenhagen or Brown Diagonals
Black and White Pin Checks
coat lined with peau de cygne;
plain epred skirt with slight full
ness at bottom, $500.
Misses Coats-Blue or Brown
Serge, Tan or Grey Mkt Mate
rails and Diagonals - combina-
tons of satin, MORE or Bulgarian.
silks. Straight front or cutaway.
new belted or box back, and high
waist effects, $1,000,
z Misses New Balkan Coats,
$500. $3.50, $2259.
Girls Colord Wash Dresses-new
two-piece MILDLY or Norfolk style.
Pretty Blue and White stripe, plain
Cadet or. Brown Percales. Square
neck, sailor or deep round collar.
Patent Leather Belt, $225. $3.50, s2.75.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-26

FOR SALE-Pure bred registered
Guernsey bull calves, the kind that
are money makers, also one high
grade Holsteln bull calf. ] B. Sup
Ter and Sons, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

the personification of the brute force
of big business. Shorn of power now
and relieved of much work, Penrose
is showing a much more human side
of his character. He seldom arises
except to inject some fun into the
senate debates. He has become the
senate cut-up, and his sayings keep
his colleagues, republicans and demo
Gratis, in roars of laughter.
Nothing that ever happened in the
senate was funnier than Penrose's
mock explanation Of why the demo
Gratis put a duty on Angora goat hair
and took the duty off wool. Penrose
pretended to go to the encyclopedia to
find a reason. He said:
1.-THE authorities on natural history
say that this ruminant quadruped is
about the same as the domestic sheep
so closely allied to it as to have no
real difference, although frequently
widely different in appearance. Why
then, If the goat, the same as the
sheep, is "a genius of ruminant quad
rupeds Of the family Bovidae,' should
this difference be made? It is nc
more different to ruminate in Texas
than it. is in Wyoming"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
THE INCOME TAX,

On the first of January next every
citizen in this country, whether re-
siding at home or abroad, even though
not a citizen, must prepare to pay
upon his net income a tax of / per
cent, with certain exemptions. This
tax will be due on that date for five
sixths OF the calendar year 1913 and
thence forth will be due for each full
calendar year. While the new income
tax bears most heavily and import
antly upon persons OF large income,
large number of the people are con-
cerned In II to some extent. Every
unmarried person with a net income
and by net income is meant that en-
joyed over and above the cost Of main
tanning a business, and not the cost of
personal or family living-must pay
tax of per cent a year on the excess
Of the income over $4,000. Thus an
unmarried person with an income of
$4,000 year must pay a tax on 81 600
a year, or SO annually, or fivesixths
Of that, amount for the current cal
endar year.
A married person with an income Of
$1,000 year, or a man and wife whose
Joint income is $1,000, must pay a tax
Of per cent on $1,000, or SO annual
ly. No exemptions are made for chill
dren, though they were originally pro-
posed. The only exemptions, indeed,
are those Of $4,000 in the case Of I'm
married person and $4,000 in the case
Of the married person or husband and
wife living together.
With respect to the husband and
wife it Is important TO note that the
joint income Is computed as a whole,
with but one exemption Of $4,000.
That is to say. If the husbands in.
come is $4,000 and the wife's income
Is $500 they must jointly pay / per
cent on $1,000, the amount of their
joint income over the exemption. II
the income Of the husband is $4,000
and that Of the wife is $1,000 they
must still pay $40 a year tax even
though each is covered by the exemp-
ton. This is provided 10 prevent the
shifting of the individual incomes of
husband and wife to bring the total
below the exemption point.
The Washington Star says that ii
the law is enforced in the spirit of its
enactment the government will be ex-
acting in the collection Of minor sums
In small incomes as well as the major
sums from the large incomes, upon
which surtaxes are levied in increas
ing ratio as the income increases. II
is. OF course. from the larger incomes
That H. is expected TO raise the bulk OF
the $SS.oO0,OOO which has been est
mated as the product of this new
mode Of taxation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
0UNNE PICKS OCHSNER
Appoints Him In Or. Billings Place
on Charities Committee.

'rro ''"' w Ut oHtin9S FlaCo
on Charities Committee.
Springfield. ILL.,, Oct. S.-Dr. z. H.
ochsner Of Chicago was appointed by
Governor Dunno yesterday as a mem.
Der OF teh. state charities committee
10 succeed DR.. Frank Billings of Chi
Der OF the state charities committee
VIII elect DR.. ochsner chairman.
Members Of the committe receive no
salary. The committee has advisory
powers in the management of the state
charitable institutions. 1t was estab.
lished under an act of 1909, which
abolished the state board of charities
and created the board Of administra-
ton and the charities committee.
DR.. Billings and other members of
the old board of charities were an
pointed by former Governor Deneep
as members of the charities commit.
tee.
DR.. ochsner Is the third member Of
the committee appointed by Governor
Dunno. The others are DR.. Anna
Dryer OF Chicago and Frank Trutter.
a Springfield lawyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

ton. II he finds sympathy and en-
enlargement, the chances are that he
will repent of his offense and turn out
a good soldier and a credit to the flag
under which he enlisted.
Many a soldier deserts when he does
not realize the full significance of his
offense. He perhaps gets into bad COM
pany, goes on a spree, overstays his
leave of absence, and when he sobers
up he is ashamed to go back to his
post. If he Is captured, he is gener-
ally sent TO a military prison, where
he comes in contact with soldiers who
have committed crimes and some of
whom are thoroughly vicious and un-
principled. The folly of confning pet
~ offenders with desperate or habit
ual criminals has long been recogniz-
ed by penclogists and there have been
thousands Of cases where young men
who might have been led to live an
honorable life have been corrupted by
association in prisons with hardened
criminals.
AS far as possible this is being cor
rected in our penal institutions and
the same principle applies to the pun
ishment of army criminals and purely
military offenders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
Chicago Record Heraid.)

NChlcago Record Herald.)
The country has a new tariff act.
The Importance and boldness of many
of its features were indicated by the
Record-Herald yesterday in an elab-
crate exposition of its history, prin-
ciples and actual provisions. 1t may
prove epoch-making. The success of
the Wilson Underwood tariff will make
a reversion to higher protective duties
politically impossible and economically
unnecessary.
That the new act redeems the
pledges of the democratic party even
the opposition has had to admit. The
revision is genuine. And it is, in the
main, the revision that the great ma
jority Of the voters have demanded
and decreed in various ways. The con-
domination of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
was all but universal. Mr.. Taft who
lamely defended it, subsequently ex-
planned that his unfortunate Winona
speech had been prepared on a train
between stations" and had not been
studied or revised.
Whether or not the new act does
not go too far in this or that direction,
time and effects are to show. The adj
ministration and congress had the
right to feel that it was better to err
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE Il. TAvENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.

Penrose then read a description
Of the goat in an encyclopedia.
at further appears that the goat
has straight line in the face as COM
pared with the arched line in sheep
AS you often have to look backward
to see goat, the writer of this article
was a keen observer. Still another
difference has been noted:
And another constant mark which
is absent in sheep is the stroong smell
of goats"
Penrose and other republicans have
directed much sarcasm at the demo-
cratic differentiation between sheep
wool and goat hair. They have pre-
tended in their arguments that angora
goats were protected" because the
only considerable herds of them are
raised in the district of John H. Gar.
ner of Texas, a democratic member
of the ways and means committee.
and have thus brought the charge OF
log-rolling against the tariff bill.
OF course, the republican speakers
have carefully concealed the real mo-
tive of the democrats in placing this
duty on goat hair 1t was not as the
result of log-rolling. Although the
senate wanted free trade in goat hair
there is good economic reason fol
duty on it and reason which does
not apply to wool at all.
The democratic theory foE placing
wool on the free list is that the sheer
is a "double-purpose" animal. The
sheep raiser produces both mutton and
wool. The wool, therefore, becomes
by-product, and as wool is a prime
necessity of life, the democrats have
given millions of consumers benefit by
putting this by-product on the free
list. The farmers will pay the ex
penses of sheep raising by the sale
of mutton, and whatever they get fol
wool will be clear profit. And this il
view which has been accepted b!
Senator LaFollette within the las
year. Prior to a year ago LaFollettt
was an advocate of a tariff on wool
The democratic argument has con
verted him.
The same theory, however, will no
apply to goat hair, since goat mea
is not an edible in this country. Th'
goats hair is the product, not the by
product.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
FAIR TO THE SOLDIER.

Secretary Of War Garrison is pro
lIfc Of ideas. and during the short
time that he has been in once has pro-
posed many things for the betterment
OF the service and for the enlisted men
OF the army BY some old fogies he is
called a faddist, but the majority OF
the American people recognize him as
a progressive and wide-awake secre.
tary OF war, who believes that old Gus
toms should not stand in the way Of
modern ideas.
one of his latest plans is TO segre-
gate the army criminals from the pure
ly military offenders. instead OF con-
timing them together in a military
prison. He believes that for breaches
OF discipline and offense that were
D. committed more through weakness
than viciousness, a soldier OF the Unit
FED States army should be punished,
!, but that he should not be unduly hui
INFLATED and should be given a chance
90 regain his selfrespect and his stand
: ing in the army. Harsh punishment
. would only sour such mans disposi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

glimmer of the reason why Mark has
whooped up the stars and stripes all
along the border. eh?'
II don't see any special reason why
he should make himself ridiculous in
that manner. I'm patriotic, father,
but
"Humph"' interrupted Mr.. Bradley.
"a lot you wlmmen know about the
meaning of such words. There's
Smith. He's patriotic and democratic
and polite. and when the varmints
will let him he's pacific; but. above
all, he's patriotic. and he advertises 1t
loud and long. SO that every greaser
along the border will understand that
there's one little settlement that won't
stand for cattle stealing and incendia-
rism, and that's the little town Of
Yeager. U. s. A."
Mr.. Bradley's chair came down with
q thump, and Ellen heard the scratch
of q match as her father relighted his
pipe.
Within the cool dlmness OF the living
room Ellen stood with lifted chin and
stormy eyes.
That was always the way, she
thought-her father invariably took
sides with Mark Smith in the younger
mans campaign of blazing enthusiasm,
but now for the first time Ellen began
to realize that there might be a reason
for her lovers attitude.
But it was too late for repentance.
Mark had gone for good.
Out on the edge Of the settlement
Mark Smith stood in the doorway Of
his adobe ranch house and talked
rapidly with the travel stained half
breed who had tumbled YEARLY OF his
horse a moment before.
"You are sure, Manuely' questioned
Smith sharply.
Sure. senior. / heard vados himself
he was drunk with pulGue-boasting
that he would burn Yeager Fat to the
earth and bring back Senior Smith a
prisoner to the Hacienda Vados before
another day"
They will not dare laughed "old
Glory Smith.
"No. senior: they would not dare Il
they were not wild with drink. Now
they will dare anything"
True, true" returned the Americas
thoughtfully. Get you to the kitchen.
Manuel, and tell cook to give yoa
something to eat and drink. and then
yo1 must go and rest After you have
eaten VIII settle with you. You have
ea:aed your reward"
Manuel grinned appreciativeIy and
led his tired horse around to the corral
while Mark Smith paced up and down
the hard baked path before the door.
He had STAYED 1t on for months. but
now 1t had come. Yados. the outlaw
had held his men with an iron hand
and not once had he permitted drunk
enness to spoil his wild raids upor
the peaceful settlements over the Dor
der. They came and went In the nigh
Ike shadows. vados knew his hall
,lyage followers, and be had not daret
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
DoDoING TAXATION.

II is a common thing for corpora
tons and not few men to dodge pay
ing their full share of taxes.
II the full amount Of money and
stocks, bonds. etc, was reported for
assessment by the owners, the taxes
OF the people OF the state would be
less. or there would be more money
collected for public uses.
A clear evidence of this tax-dodging
propensity is shown in a statement
made by w. f. Baker OF Pontiac. mem.
Der of the state board Of equalization,
and chairman Of the capital stock com.
mittee. He claims that he has found
by examination of the assessment
books OF counties in his district that
nearly every corporation has reported
20 county assessors a less amount of
tangible property for taxation by the
county than they have TO the state
board OF equalization, both reports be-
ing sworn to, as required by law.
The reason for this is that the coun.
ties tax corporations for their tangi.
BILE property only, and the corpora.
lions want 20 pay as small taxes as
possible. while the state board OF
equalization assesses for taxation Ior
state and county the capital stock OF
the corporation. deducting the tangi
bic property. BY reporting tangible
property OF great value they are as
sessed by the record on less assess.
ment OF stock, The corporations thus
"catch the tax coon comm and goln'.'
How the corporations will attempt &c
explain their method of tax-dodging
when the board OF equalization inves
tigates II. remains TO be seen.
A tax-dodging investigation OF tho
big corporations Of the country prob
ably would chow that the invisible
government possesses a large amount
OF invisible property.
Tax-dodging must be a profitable oc
cupation. Some way should be dis
covered TO put It out OF business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
The Daily Story
"oLD GLORY" SMTH-BY CLARISSA MAcKIE
c.pyrighted. Igia by Associasel Literary Bureau

.'NeverI" declared Ellen Bradley.
with emphasis.
Mark Smith frowned impatiently.
But. Ellen. listen for a moment" he
said.
"Never." repeated Miss Bradley i'm
placably.
''Then its all of. You won't marry
me. after alY' Mark moved toward
the door of the adobe house.
Never unless you get rid OF that
ridiculous nickname"
How can help IL il my neiShbors
call me Old Glory Smith," demanded
Mark heatediy. 1T might be worse"
"of course you can stop It," she re-
torted. Just cease waving the stars
and stripes every time you open your
lips. believe in being patriotic. You
know am proud of being an Ameri-
can and a Texan. but no one ever
called my father by such name. and
you are a Jest all along the border.
Every Mexican"-
That's enough, Ellen" interrupted
Mark hoarsely. II thought you under.
stood the reason why, but am mis-
taken. Perhaps you are right in send.
ing me away. Goodby."
He disappeared down the path, and a
moment later came the thudding sound
of horses hoofs as he rode away.
Ellen's father stirred from his seat
on the veranda and spoke through the
open window.
II s'pose you know what you're
about Ellen, sending Mark of that
way?"
"Of course do. father" returned
Ellen in strained voice. "He is sc
sensational about his patriotism that
If married him every one would be
calling me Mrs. old Glory Smith"
well, reckon there's more dishon
orable appellations than that. I sup
pose even your female brain has 9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

There are bores who are short, there are
bores who are long,
There are bores who are stout, there are
bores who are thin;
There's the bore who keeps humming the
popular song,
And the bore who refuses to cease but
ting In;
There's the bore who repeats what his
baby has said,
And the bore who spreads over two
seats In the car,
There's the bore who makes use of your
brush-on his head
And the bore who points out what your
shortcomings are,
But of bores big and small,
The worst bore OF all
Is the fool who carries joke too far.
There are->ores who are young. there are
bores who are old,
There are bores who are rich, there are
bores who are poor:
There's the bore with the yarn that has
often been told.
There's the bore who knows what, when
you suffer, will cure,
There's the bore who possesses a family
tree
And the one who blows smoke from a
ropy cigar;
There's the bore whose one topic is "I''
or else Me"
y The bore whose conceit no upheaval
may Jar;
But the worst bore whose birth
Ever happened on earth
Is the fool who carries joke too far.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
THE NEW TARIFF ACT

on the side of the much-abused con-
sumer. Serious faults may be cor
rected. At any rate, the new measure
is no leap in the dark. 1t has been
discussed, amended, reamended and
searchingly analysed by legislators of
exceptional experience Congress has
been deliberate; it has taken six
months to frame the new tariff. 1t
utilized the data-~of the Taft tariff
board.
Industry and commerce view the
future with confidence. There has been
no sign of business disturbance, al
though uncertainty must have lam
pered the advance of prosperity. Now
let the new act be honestly judged by
its fruits. The time for doleiul pre-
dictions is past-if there ever was a
time for such predictions. If we have
no need of higher duties, even the
stanch protectionists should rejoice.
II the new tariff, without injuring any
Industry or element, shall tend to re-
duce the cost of living for all not even
the spoils politician will venture to
attack it. Fair play and an honest
verdict, then, for the new tariff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
In His oolnIon.

81 see,' said the widower. they're
decided not to let imbeciles marry
any more in Minnesota"
Have they?" the grumpy old bach
eior answered. Then the preachers1l
have 10 look around for some other
way to make what extra money they
need"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
Clear Gain.

did many people turn out to hear
you read from your works?" she ask.
ed the eminent author.
Yes he replied, there was a
large audience; but nearly everybody
left before l got fairly started"
Dear me! And did you have to re-
turn the money that was taken in at
the box Officer"
"No. A fire engine went past the
hall just as l was starting on my part
OF the program"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

mousse anu ScudIc.
Resigned to the
inevitable, the re-
publicans content
ed themselves with
thrusting political
darts at the dem
ocrats, and there
were frequent
clashes in which
the wit was scin-
tillating.
The metamor-
phosis of Senator
Boies Penrose is
one of the phe-
nomena OF the
63rd con- r e S S.
Heretofore Pen
rose, standpat re-
publican that he
is, has been to
curious visitors in
the galleries as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
He Never Met Them.

"Ah," said the beautiful woman,
''yoa were . missionary once, l be-
lieve? Did you ever meet q canni-
BALI"
NO." haS replied, the cannibals al
ways caught up with me from b.
hind"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
GEORGE Nj. EcKELS IS DEAD
Corporation Attorney. Brother Of For.
n1er ". s. Official, Succun,bs-

mer v. s. Official, sueeumbs.
Chicago, Ill. Oct. S.-George Morris
Eckels. corporation lawyer and brother
OF the late J. H. Eckels, who was comp
troller of the currency. died yesterday at
the residence. 5537 WoodIawn avenue.
he was born in Princeton. Ill, April 3,
1868. was educated at the Columbian
University at Washington, and started
his law practice in Chicago in 1880.
He was a member OF the Quadrangle,
University and Homewood clubs. He
Is survived by the widow, Mrs Edith
ooeriy Eckels, and two children
George Morris. Jr., and Virginia Fu-
neral services will be held at the resi-.
denee Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Burial private
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
Oct. 8 in American
History.

1Is5-General Washington recommend
cd the institution OF an Agricultural
society in every state in the Union.
1so9-Franklin Pierce. fourteenth pres
ident of the United States. died;
born 1904.
190S-A treaty OF arbitration with Chi.
ma signed in Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

But Roosevelt could not be elected
TO a third term as the candidate of
the republican party" says a con-
temporary. Why split hairs. Roosevelt
could not be elected TO a third term
as the candidate of any party. The
American people have twice declared
? against a thirdterm president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

Americans who live abroad will not
be able to escape the income tax II
their income is from American pro-
perties. No wonder Willie Waldorf
Astor doesn't like the income tax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

Orders for new locomotives continue
to be given by the railroads and the
steel car plants are being booked be-
yond their capacity Where, oh, where
Is that widespread ruin the standpats
were sure would come?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
THING TO REMEMBER.

You must ad-
nit" she said,
that In t h e s 9
days few men die
for honor"
Wen, but you
must remember"
he answered, that
iofa re MAN x.,b
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

Troy. n. Y.-Frank Stumpf. post.
master at Saltwater, Saratoga county,
aroused from sleep by the sound Of
an explosion in the postoffice about
100 feet east OF his residence, fired
through window Of that building, IN
stanuy killing an unknown man who
was attempting TO rob the safe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

How soon we are forgot, said Rip
Van Wrinkle when he came down from
the mountain. Meanwhile, who ever
hears OF Henry Lane Wilson, Huerta's
friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

Talking about rube journalism, the
Chicago Tribune paid toll on thB
message from New York in one OF it's
worlds series baseball stories yester-
day: ITO avoid scratching the polished
floor of their hotel corridor the Ath-
letics took of their spiked shoes and
walked out in their stocking feet,
then put on their shoes on the side
walk 4"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08
Eneouraaement Tor the struaaIInu.

ENCOURAGEMENT TOT inc StTu11ITn9.
Well" asked the artist. rubbing his
hands, what did your wife think Of
your portrait when you got homer"
"oh," said old Mr.. Packinham, hand
ing out a check for the amount h,
had agreed to pay, she told me she
still had confidence in me and didn't
believe was half as bad as I was
painted"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-08

Just before he left this good land OF
ours the colonel revived the Ananias
club by proposing Mr.. Barnes of New
York for membership. But Barnes
resents the suggestion.