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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
WAGES CONE; BOY
CLAIMS ROBBERY
Afraid to Face Music at Home
Relates Thrilling Story of
Night Holdup.
INVESTIGATION BY POLICE
Lad Is Put on Grill in Police Station
and Confesses Tale to Be
Fraud.

Afraid to go home and face the mu-
sic after squandering the greater part
Of his weeks pay, 17-year-old Rudolph
Englund, S31 Forty-first street, Satur-
day night evolved a plan of action
which would afford him an immunity
bath, according to a statement given
out by the police today. Dashing into
the house at a late hour, Englund, so
TIE police allege, told a hair-raising
thriller, to the effect that as he had
passed an alley on Sixth avenue be-
tween Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
streets, a masked bandit had stepped
up to him, and pressing the huge muz-
zle of young cannon to his head had
demanded his money or his life. The
boys parents swallowed the entire
story, and although the alleged rob-
hery was not reported to the police, the
members of the family gave the tale
such publicity that the. affair was
brought indirectly to the attention of
Commissioner Hart, who began a thor
ough investigation. 1t then developed
that the holdup was the mere fantasy
of fertile brain.
A REAL THRILLER.
Englund submitted a wealth of de,
tails in his story, telling in true Nick
Carter style of the deadly weapon
hose cold steel barrel pressed
against his throbbing forehead like the
clammy touch of a ghoul. How the
bandit, with coarse oaths demanded
his money, how he (EnglundD had
handed over IS, but with rare presence
of mind was able TO secrete 81 in his
shoe, while the robber was receiving
the main contribution.
Last night Englund was closeted il
Chief Brinn's office and was asked tC
relate once more the blood-curdlint
events of the eventful evening The
boy wavered a little when it came t.
details and after a grilling of half al
hour, broke down and confessed tina
! the holdup was merely a stall to saw
himself from scolding at home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
Warmth In Snow.

Snow is warm by virtue Of its light
and woolly texture. But 1t is also warm
on account of its wilderness. Had snow
been black it would have absorbed the
heat of the sun and melted quickly.
Instead. 1t reflects heat, and the reflect
ed heat falls upon bodies above the
snow, while the warmth Of the earth is
preserved beneath ii.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not
a common, everyday cough mixture.
It Is a meritorious remedy for all the
troublesome and dangerous complica-
lions resulting from cold in the head.
throat, chest or lungs. Sold by all
druggis ts.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

The usual business session will be
held, and president and vice presi-
dent elected. From 1 o'clock this aft
ernoon until o'clock this evening vot-
ing on four directors. three for regular
terms and one to fill vacancy was in
order. The Australian ballot was used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
Council TO Meet.

An important meeting of the execu-
tive council of the recently organized
Mems Federation has been called for
Thursday evening at the Association
house on Seventeenth street. All men,
hers of the council are pressed to be
in attendance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

Why suffer the fortunes of Indiges-
ton, Sour Stomach. Gas, Belching or
other stomach up-sets@ There is a
certain quick relief anc permanent
remedy for these disorders Browns
Digestit tablets will give relief 2most
instantly. One dose makes your stCyn-
ach feel fine. 1t stops fermentation.
prevents distress, digests all the food
and restores your tired WORKOUT stom-
ach to a healthful condition. Digestit
is perfectly harmless-even a little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
Good Reason.

What on earth made you buy that
comfortable when we have more now
in the house than we need?'
Il guess il was because | saw il
marked down Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
Medical Note,

Hello. Jones. hear you were
sick"
Yes; ! was threatened with a fever.
but the doctor succeeded in aTestinc
it"
"Ah. he arrested IL for making
threats. suppose Boston Tran
script
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
Public Notice,

l will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife after
this date. Jan. 20, 1918. Arthur Jan
itzke-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
A Certain Quick Relief for
Indigestion or Upset StOmaChS

child can take It without fear Of bad
after effects. Don't wait uutil you have
another attack of Indigestion, but get
a package today. Try it after eating,
and just see for yourself how II helps
your stomach. We are 80 confident
that Digestit is a perfect remedy for
stomach up-sets that we guarantee 1t
t. Nlease you in every way-get pack
age Sud If you don't like 1t we will
give Scx money back.-(Advertise
ment)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

II is great mistake to try to live to-
morrow or even yesterday today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

Club Members to Meet.
The annual membership meeting of
Rock Island club will occur tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

Dog tax lSlZ, ROCK island county $500
Dog tax 1911, Rock Island county 1857
Dog tax, city of Rock Island, 1912 623
Dog tax, city of Moline, 1872. 1874
Township high school tax -. S12, Ats
MUNICIPAL TAX.
Lands, Lots,
Pers. Prop Railroads
For Moline $500. $131, 1850 S7,4S629
For Rock Island 94,174.19 5,241.SO
Registered bond tax Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21

Moline municipal rate-Parks, S.14;
libraries. 500; hospitals, SPAS; bonds,
1895; general property, s1.2O; munich
pal rate. S2.07.
Rock Island municipal rate-Librar-
les. SIP; parks. S.195; tuberculosis
sanitarium, $40; general property,
s01165; municipal rate, SIS.
ROCK ISLAND SCHOOL TAX.
Gen. Property Railroads Total
1s12-s132, 1864 $7,36505 1888, 661. SO
1911- 120,177.70 6,68660 126,S64.30
MOI TNyu1 crIInnI TAY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
Baking Helps
Learn to Regulate the Heat of
Your Oven

By6lrs. Janet Mckenzie Hill, Editorot
the Boston Cooking School Magazine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25
CURRENT COMMENT
Coup D'Etat-

That Huerta gave days and nights TO the study
of the example Of the great modern master OF
the coup datat Napoleon III, Is evident from the
rapid thoroughness with which he put the ma
iority of the Mexican chamber OF deputies wnere
they could do him the least harm. So far his
Imitation follows the great original very cioseiy
but there distinctions and differences De-
tween Huerta and Napoleon III in manner ana
methods that demonstrate the Mexican oicta-
tors inability to rival the great master OF tho
art of expressing popular liberties In the name
of the people
The coup detat In the Mexican capital is not
an artistic performance, for Huerta lacks the
artistry of the Bonapartes as well as their IN
tellectual power. Napoleon III, OF Prince LOUIS
Napoleon Bonaparte. as he was In December
1851, was the president OF France by as good
a title as popular election can bestow He hao
been chosen by the French people to be pres
ident In December of 1919 and has received al
overwhelming plurality. The mass OF the
French people may not have realized what they
were doing when they crowded to the polls OF
vote for the nephew Of his uncle. but NOBODY
could possibly question the legality OF what lie
did This popular support was the lever Louis
Napoleon used to overturn the constitution, and
he chose the time for the overturninE with a
statesmanike PERCEPTION OF the DRIFT OF the pun
lie opinion France at peace, the army
was solidly with him: he had played his game so
skiifully to put the legislature, which was
really In the right. In collision with the senti-
ment Of the people. He had all the normal
forces OF orde- with him when he entered the
struggle the se,f-proclaimeea savior OF 50 iety
and champion of the French s5eople
Louis Napoleons methods Of suppressing the
mt minority were severe. He let the army
loose on the 'tnsurgents:" he locked up every
leading statesman Of the opposition and all the
generals whom he deemed untrustworthy: he
executed captured leaders OF the insurrection.
| When his troops swept the crowded boulevards
with their Are he perpetrated slaughter that was
| esse ntialiy massacre: but he would have shrunk
with disgust from ordering instigating or con-
| niytng at an Individual murder like that OF Sen
ator Dominguex. The killing OF Dominguex is
OF itself an INCIDENT that synopszes the differ
ence betweenf Huerta and Napoleon Ill Do
mtnguez waaf unquestionably put to death by
Huerta,s .sefret police" Napoleon III simply
locked up ~ iers Cavaignac, Lamoriciere, for he
was far shrewd to put such celebrities to
! death Irehad the moderation Of the despot
who g things essentially despotic under
forms ,sentially popular Boston Transcript.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25

much the same throughout the half century with
the exception Of a twenty-one-cent rate from
1914 to 1890. The tax on vehicles was sradu-
ated tax from 1889 to 1912 ranging from $500
to $3.50, according to style and character Of
the vehicie thereafter 1t was an nd valorem
tax with occasionally specific feature. Inus.
in 1914, vehicles for riding purposes were taxed
at one per cent In addition to which were spec,hc
rates for certain equipments ranging from sixty
seven cents to $3.50 the vehicle In 1871 nat aa
valorem rate OF and one-quarter per cent.
was levied which was increased to one ana
one half per cent l n1S53. In ls4z the genera
assembly added several other articles 10 inc
list of taxable personal property. These were
watches. pianos, gold and silver plate. and
clocks Watches were taxed from twenty-five
cents to a dollar each. pianos one TO TWO oohais
each, and clocks fifty cents each tine rate On
clocks was reduced to twenty-five 10 .hii
cents each in 1s43), according 70 sao.
price Gold and silver plate was taxed one per
cent ad yalorem In 1S43 interest from bonus
was taxed for the first time at a rate OF TWO ana
one-half per cent
In the constitution of 1851, all personal prop
erty was defined taxable, and for the first
time personal property was taken to inciuae
money" credits" and all capital invested In
any business Except agriculture, which was
covered by specific taxes on buildings imple-
ments land etc J. on which no license tax was
levied. Slaves, which were. OF course, personal
property when twelve years old and over. were
on land to the value Of $500. Slaves uhoer
twelve years were exempt, and the new consti-
tuition further provided that any taxable prop
erty could be exempted only by majority vote OF
the general assembly. Churches. schools ana
charitable institutions were OF course the usuai
exemptions and the list was not Increased eA-
cept in rare and unimportant instances
The general assembly, under the new system
at its session Of 1s53-1s54, levied a tax OF TWO
mills on every dollars worth of personal prop
erty; of sixty cents every slave twelve years
old or older of three and one-third per cent on
all interest, dividends accruing from stock IN
banks OF all kinds. At the following .nienniai
session 1s56-1S56) these taxes were oouoieo
70 meet the demands OF the treasury ana con
tinued at this rate until the outbreak OF the
Civil war when a further general raise IN 'aA
rates became necessary to meet the uhusua'
expenses Of military preparation
Personal property taxes contributed in reve-
nue. for 1851 about one-third of the total re-
ceipts from taxation, about one-half In 1855
and about one-third In 1889. The proportion OF
personal property taxes in 1853 to the total
| revenue decreased in comparison to its pro-
portion to the total revenue in 1855 because OF
the greater amounts received from taxes on real
estate and license taxes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25
PEOPLES FORUM


Editor of The Virginan:
Next Monday will be Donation Day at the
Home for Incurables. This simple announce
ment should touch responsive chord in every
heart should carry every home a message
telling of the needs of the unfortunate in
mates. who through fault of theirs but by
the inscrutable design of the Divine Provi-
dence find themselves in that most deporable
condition II helpless. Their saddened lives
should appeal to those who are happily situated
who strong to win in the race OF life, and
to those this opportunity to contribute to the COM
fort and maintenance of afflicted ones should
be considered privilege--and. to their out
stretched hands surely one should refuse
assistance The home, magnificent charity
a tribute to the love and work of noble women
for suffering humanity. shelters within It's walls
thirty-five patients For their needs I earnest
Iy appeal to the generosity OF the public-to all
classes and creeds. The increased cost OF lfv-
Ing makes the necessity for help more urgent this
year than heretofore. therefore sincerely hope
that the beautiful spirit OF Christian charity
will animate the community, bringing to my ap-
peal a generous response. Donations Of money.
linen and provisions will be gratefully received
at the home Monday, October 9th.
MRS. JOHN MURPHY, President.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25

Is to be devoted. the interior Of the
structure IL model OF convenience
for the dispatch OF business Lux
urious ofYices, including private quar-
tiers for city and foreign shipping
clerks, with large sample rooms and
every facility for getting out orders in
ake M the first f.t or, while
the other three and the basement
contain the immense stock OF nat
papers the Arm carries. The build~
ing Is equipped with electric elevators
Though one OF Richmond's young
est enterprises this concern has grown
and prospered by leaps and bounds.
Its offlcers--among Richmonda
youngest business men--are. b. w.
Wilson, president: w. H. Adams. vice.
president and H. T. Adams secretary
treasurer. These same successful
young men are also owners OF the
Richmond Corrugated Paper COM
pany, the only enterprise of its kind
In the South. which has enjoyed an
equally successful career under their
management. 1t has recently moved
into q new homie on South Sixth
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25

7oday---

THE BIG BOOK CLEARANCE SALEl
Extraordinary reductions in the prices OF
standard authors sets of books; also odd
volumes of fiction, etc, and Juvenile Books.
First Floor BoothA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25
RICHMOND SHOULD REACH OUT.

The Retail Merchants association. the press
" Richmond and the public should get behind
The aggressive movement for the enlargement
rf the retail trade Of Richmond made by Samuel
Cohen in his address before the association the
pther night
Mr.. Cohen points out clearly that Richmond
d not getting her share Of the trade Of the
State and of the South. and that she is relying
ehiefly upon the buyers of the city tor her bust
ness Although he is rather pessimistic. we
lElieye, regarding the possibility Of securing
trade from the outside. he makes number Of
rood suggestions for increasing the population,
! md, therefore. the purchasing power of the
evolyed in their minds by the merchants people
md trade organizations of the city and those
~ them considered feasible and any others sug-
sesting themselves should be pushed agrees
Siveiy
Anything tending to increase the population
cf the city is worthy of support II 1t will bring
THE right kind Of people-Substantial working
men and their families capitalists clerks and
uthers who bring both money and high order
cf citizenship-for their coming will benefit, not
nnIy the merchants but all classes Of citizens.
TAe Viroiniaa Is not prepared Just now to com.
srzt itself to all the suggestions made by Mr.
Cohen and probably some others are not but
M. Cohen has offered something tangible upon
W4fch to work and has strong arguments for
m he suggests Others working with him find
that many of these suggestions are worthy and
practicable of adoption.
They may also find that there are means OF
Increasing the trade of the city from the out
oade To The Vtrginsdn, II seems, there is one
means Of doing this which has not received the
attention 1t deserves especially since the parcel
post was put into operation. That Is the mail
order business. Petersburg Is practically the
Ouly Virginia city OF any size from which Rich
mcnd has been able to draw any appreciable
anount OF business, but there are other and
smaller towns and wide expanse of country to
which the retail merchants OF Richmond could
ma should cater BY means Of the parcel post
many wage-earners and farmers in this section
= a. the State could be reached by local merchants
II efforts toward that end should be made In ar
aggressive and systematic manner
This Is one suggestion. There may be others
waiting to be brought to the attention of the
business organizations and merchants OF the city
Mr.. Cohen has set the ball rolling. Cannot some
others help it on its course?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25
NEWS LEADER DIsCLosEs IT'S TARGET

Virginia Citizen, Irvington)
Replying to OF the numerous knockings
against Tidewater's fish and oyster INDUCED in
by the Richmond Netos Leader. which Is owned
ind controlled by the organs, also owners of the
TymesDispatch, and served as a sewage outlet
for the system In regards TO the conference of
the federal. Maryland and Virginia authorities
on the fish subject In Washington recently. we
undertook to enighten their dense ignorance on
fish topics and tried to be plain IN explanation
Of the questions asked by the Netos Leader. We
ignored. however, the advice given by wise
man, to answer a fool according to his folly"
II gems that our contemporary was perfectly
well satisfied with our statement until other
State papers began TO republish article. and
1t was seen by the powers that would be- that
the paper was being held up to rdicule by its
other contemporaries, and after some days of
search and research, labor and travail the re-
ply OF nearly column in length of evasion
subterfuge, sarcasm and repetition of questions
was brought forth.
Referring to our statement that the discussion
III Washington of a few hours something Of
I % much Importance to the State her millions
invested In the fish business would not bring
conclusions sufficient for publication, and that 1t
l had taken officials of the States of Virginia and
Maryland two years To disprove the rash and
Injurious statement of pure-food fanatics aided
and Allotted by newspaper publicity that the
Potomac oyster was unfit for food therefore an
tmpetuous policy should be avoided, the Ne1os
Lendev satiricaily replies
-An6 as for the dangers OF an 1mpetuous
policy we are OF the opinion that nothing can
more in3ure the fish industry in Virginia than
IN continuance Of the present administration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25

that object In view and prove 1T by its own
statement that It twill urge the governor TO
appoint competent fish commissioner when 1t
is a we'll known fact that the commissioner
represents only one-ffth OF the commission and
10 far from being the whole thing
SO far al the new questions propounded by
the NeDs Leader, were we to publish them and
answer 1t would only draw attention more fully
to how ignorant that paper is on the subject
one question being why VIrginia's catch of shad
had decreased from many pounds" In 1900
to so many pounds" in 1912--which Ia absolutely
erroneous information. Shad hereabouts are sold
by the piece and not by the pound. 1t is pre-
sumed that the idea was CLEANED from reading
of pound-nets, and that, Of course, the fish were
called pounds too. We suppose that menhaden
caught In purse-nets should be called purse fish,
caught In fyke nets be called fykes. and seines
called seine, or insane. While this Is all rather
silly and facetious, admit, the other questions
are too fiimsy to answer, but could be answered
satisfactorily to the people of the State. and
will be, but we must refuse to pander further
to the unfairness In not printing the record or
the ignorance OF our Richmond contemporary
whose vision appears to be SO blurred by the
muddy water OF the "Jeems' that he could not
tell "shad" from yellow belly" in two feet
of clear water.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25

Cuba had best beware. Many of the people
OF the United States of the opinion that the
United States made an error in withdrawing
from Cuba. We have had to intervene twice al
ready and IL q third intervention becomes neces-
sary, the Stars and Stripes will probably never
be hauled down again on Cuban soil.--Staun-
ton News
Then, may the good Lord intervene and pre-,
vent Intervention. The United States has more
internal problems now than 1t can settle at an
early date.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25
Taxation in Virginia
The Personal Property Taxi The Period of
Its Development.
ny EDGAR sYDENsTRIC


Its Development.
The development OF the principle OF the gem
eral property tax Is more clearly evident in the
history Of the tax on personal belongings. The
limited scope of this tax which had prevailed
in Virginia from the time when certain articles
Of personal property were first taxed during the
French and Indian wars. continued until tho
adoption OF the constitution of 175i--a period
Of one hundred years. Practically no change
was introduced under the constitution of 1888
and scarcely an evidence Of any extension Of
this form OF tax is seen until 1912, when few
more articles were added to the taxable list.
From 1889 until 1912, personal property taxed
included only the following:
Horses and mules.
Coaches. stages. gigs.
Slaves.
Only slaves twelve years old were taxed
In 1888 they taxed ten shillings a head
but in 1872 this rate reduced to one and
sixpence In 1900 the rate forty four cents
and lowered 10 seventy cents In 1918 Further
reductions took place In 1924 to forty seven
cents and to twenty-five cents in 1880. Then
slight increase Ito thirty cents) authorised
in 1898 followed by rate Of forty-one cents
in lS41 and another increase in 1843 70 forty
six cents. No further changes made until
after the constitution Of 1851.
Horses and mules were taxed in the same
manner AZ slaves Dropping from the high rate
OF ten shilIings head In 1883 to fourpencs In
a7s2, the rate Of twelve cents = head continued
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-25

As regards popular education especially
Baroda Is today the most advancing State in
India 1t is, for instance the only State In
India In which primary education is both com
pulsory and free.-Newport News Press
The South proudly takes It's place alongside
all the other States in India