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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

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THIS is 1914.
SOMEHOW, IT doesn't look any
different.
THE RAIN IS the same as 1t was
last year.
NOW THAT IT is the first of the
year, there are one or two
thugs We want to impress upon
your memory.
WE HAVE NO connection with
the "Rounder" who writes
stuff for the Pink sheet in the
evening.
HE rs A LOWBROW and stiff.
HE BECAME frightfully Jealous
of this column.
AND REGGED AND begged the
editor to let him have column
OF his own, until the editor
foolishly did so.
AND NOW THE FOUNDER goes
out every afternoon to a dough-
nut factory or a bakery.
SOME PLACE WHERE they
make buns, anyway.
THEN HE COMES back and
writes a whole slew of alcoholic
fantasies, which he calls con-
LESSONS.
AND POSES ARROGANTLY as d
humorist and wit.
BAH!
TWO COIORED GENTS who
live i'm Bismarck had an awful
time during the last few weeks.
SOME TIME ago one of them
went hunting with his dog it
seems.
AND THE OTHER GUY was out
driving an automobile for his
boss.
lie RAN OVER the dog, and kill
ed it.
OF COURSE THERE was an aw-
full lot of loud and lurid Ian.
guage.
FINALLY THE chauffeur said:
Never mind, I'll replace youah
dog"
"NIGGER," SNAPS the owner Of
the canine. you flattah YOU
ahself."
THE WAR WAS on again for
awhile.
AT LENGTH THE chauffeur ask
ed IL ten dollars would pay for
the dog.
AFTER SOME hesitation the own.
er said it would.
AWE : YOU GOING hunting?"
al ed the chauffeur as he paid
over the sawbuck.
"NO-O," RESPONDED the other,
tucking the bill away in his
shoe. you see, All was jes'
going to take the dog out and
shoot him mahself, but you
done saved me the trouble"
4 FEW SECONDS later a gentle-
man of color swept through
Bismarck like Kansas cy-
clone.
TEN YARDS BEHIND him came
very black chauffeur travel
Ing like tornado.
HE HAD A RAZOR open in one
hand.
APPARENTLY HE was anxious
to speak to the first guy, or
something.
BUT 1T APPEARBJ the latter
had an important engagement,
and did not care to break II
NOBODY KNOWS how thu thing
ended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02
1919 PERMITS

There were 1912 plumbing per-
mits granted by the city in 1913
for which plumbers paid the city
$1,964.05. !.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

LONDON. Jan. 2.---Lord WiIlough~
by de Broke announces he will In
troduce bill next session In the
house lords requiring compni-
DRY training Of the wall to-do,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

But do ze hotel make re reser-
vations?
Non, non.
"Nozing doing on re poultry"
say Monsieur lie Clerk.
Poultry! Sacre!
Henriette, she is Victorian Leg
horn who come all re way from
London. Mais "nozing doing"
"Mais re rooster" shrek M.
Greneeker. HE is name Hiram.
for re governor of California"
"I should worry!" say M. "
Clerk. SacreI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

This h the time q the yon< - On
partment stores offcr the rTcn<1
gains. White saIes arc n pEoGE1p<
can save many . dollar by ve(c1lu~
bargains. All the Isading storee ~
coma have chosen the Times - 4 11(
for their advcrtising. Watch the ~
ads and save moaey ON your pur<lloecG
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

BUT 1T APPEAREJ the latter
had an important engagement,
and did not care to break II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

NOBODY KNOWS how thu thing
ended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02
SEE THE PINK?

Did you see the Pink last night? One
of Tacoma's well-known personages began
series Of Confessions" In 1t. They're
about the choicest bits of reading that
you'll want. The Confessions Of q Round
err will be published In the Pink each
night. II you want something good. read
that Pink edition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

APPARENTLY HE was anxious
to speak to the first guy, or
something.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-02

TEN YARDS BEHIND him came
very black chauffeur travel
ing like a tornado.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
.H|llSv|LLE PHEN0M
CHARGED WITH THEFT

Especial to The Richmond Virginian,l
Roanoke. Va. June 1S.---G. r. Wor-
rel. of Carroll county, Va. who drop
ped into the press box at the base
ball grounds a few days ago and an
nounced TO President Elliott and the
fans" he was Il 'phenom" as a
pitcher, who was given a tryout by
Manager Welcher later in the after
noon and found to be a joke, is In
Jail at Salem, charged with horse
stealing.
worrel is charged by the police
witt, having stolen a horse early this
morning from the pasture of w. II.
Stoutamire on Mason's creek, near
Salem According to the officers,
Worrel rode the horse into Roanoke.
and offered it for sale to local dealers
Suspicion was aroused and Worrel was
handed over 10 the officers. After the
prisoner had been taken to the city
Jail in the patrol wagon. Worrel made
a spring. according to the police. and
attempted TO esca4e He was caught
after Il chase OF Come distance. and
taken To Salem jail. Worrei Is said
TO have admitted taking the horse
and does not appear to Be worried
over tho outcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
NORFOLK IS BLANkEO
BY G0ObER OUTFIT
OPENING GAME in PETERSBURG
Is WON BY THE HOME TEAM,
TO O.

Petersburg Va. June ts.-Peters-
burg took the opening game with Nor
folk today, to 0. In one OF the pref
Hest ana most exciting contests that
has been witnessed here this season.
Manager Busch was out of the game
on account OF sickness and Captain
Barnett was In charge. Cochran and
Richmond both pitched an excellent
game and were especially effective
with men on bases. On several oc-
casions both teams had player on
third base with only one out, but could
not produce Il hit TO bring the runner
IN. In the fifth inning Heck, the sec
oud batter up for Petersburg, walked
Agnew signed and Iaughlln followed
suit. but Hook was held on third
With The bases full, Richmond hit to
Cochran, who threw Hook out at the
plate. Simmons hit to right field and
Alexander. by a sensational shoestring
catch. retired the side, leaving three
On.
In the sixth inning, Cleveland the
visitors second batter, tripled to left
field, but Thrasher and McMahon were
retired without the run scoring In
tho eighth inning Cochran. Norfolk
first batter. singled to right field
Tenant sacrificed. PRESLEY was safe
ON an infield hit. Cochran being held
ct second; Cleveland few out to Bar
nett and Thrasher singled to right
field. Lester simmons raced in and
made perfect peg to Iaughlin. get
ting Cochran at the plate by safe
margin.
Petersburg's run was scored in the
eighth or l4aughlins double, "A passed
ball by Stewart. and the squeeze.
nlffy pxnrutS1 nv ha
fielding Of both teams was sensational.
The score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
VIRGINIA GOLFERS
QUALIFY IN TOURNEY

Especial to The Richmond Virgintan.)
Wilmington. Del, June Virginia
golfers are taking a prominent part
In the annual Invitation tournament
of the Wilmington Country club. which
began. here today with ninety-six en-
trants.
w r. Wood and DR.. T. c. Bell, both
Of the Country Club OF Virginia, quail
flied for the second sixteen in the
preliminary round Their scores tor
the thirty six holes were ia and l75.
respectively. Wood is paired with
Joseph $. Slattery, Whitemarsh coun-
try club. Philadelphia. for the first
round or match play tomorrow for the
vice presidents cup, Dr. Bell is paired
with j. NJ Hemphill. University OF
Pennsylvania, in the same round.
]. F. p. Mackay, of Richmond. quail
fled for the third sixteen with 1872,
He is paired tomorrow in the first round
of play for the Brandywine cup. with
r. NJ. Allen Springhaven Golf club,
Philadelphia.
n j.. sawyer, of the Wheaton. Ills.
Golf club, tied with Walter J, Travis.
Garden City, n. ", for first honors In
the qualifying round. Each had a
score of 153 for the thirty-six holes.
The tie will be decided by their
respective scores in tomorrow's first
round OF play for the Wilmington
cup, the principal prize.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
PLAYGROUND LEAGUE
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED

For the purpose of promoting the
interests OF amateur baseball among
the youngsters Of this city an organi-
cation known as the Playground Base
ball association, of Richmond, has
been formed The association will
consist of organized leagues in Lee,
Clay and jefferson wards, while two
will be formed in Madison, one to be.
located on the Soufhside, and the
other on this side OF the James river.
Any baseball team of white boys
of sixteen years or under may enter
the league in their ward by making
written application TO the president Of
this association. The application must
clearly set forth the name of the team.
individual members. with their ages
and street addresses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
SCOUTS SAW GAME
HERE YESTERDAY

Scouts from both the Detroit
and Brooklyn clubs witnessed the
game yesterday afternoon be-
tween Richmond and Roanoke.
= Although Sam Kennedy, who rep
resents the Detroit club. held II
conference during the game with
reference to securing one OF two
OF the local players, no Offers were
made.
Two or three clubs are after
both Clarence Berger and Louis
Woerth. Berger is young. fast
and gives promise OF playing In
higher company as soon as he re-
ceiva-s a little more experience in
the minors. He fields the ball
well and is q natural hitter, but
his greatest asset Is his speed
He has shown n big Improvement
in the past few weeks. Woerth is
undoubtedly the best catcher in
the Virginia state league. He
throws well to the bases and Is
good hitter. Both Of these
youngsters are destined TO go
much higher than they are at
present,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
DfMAREE BEATEN BY
SMOKY CITY CREW
AFTER HOLDING THEM SAFE FOR
SEVEN INNINGS, PIRATES WIN
OFT IN EIGHTH.
REDS D w N DODGERS
TWO CHICAGO PITCHERS DRIVEN
TO COVER AND PHILLIEs
EASILY DEFEAT THE
CUBS, II TO 4.
REDS D O w N DODGERS

New York. June 1S.-The Pirates
defeated the Giants today, To 3. The
Pirates came from behind in the
eighth inning and Knocked in four
runs winning the game.
Score by innings: r II. f..
Pittsburg $500 600 900 o4o--4 :
New York 900 l01 1903 8 ,
Batteries: Adams, Conselman. Har-
mon and Gibson and Coleman; Dema-
rec and Meyers. Umpires. KLEIN and
Emsle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
FLEETS MOVEMENT MAKES
HOLE IN APPROPRIATION

Washington. June IA tre-
mendous increase in the expenses of
the navy due to the recent movement
OF the fleet to Mexican waters. has
prompted the secretary OF the treas
ury to ask for a deficiency appropria-
ton OF s1.2S2.97S on account of the
navy. 1t ia said in Secretary Nc
Adods communication that the
money Is needed by the navy for coal.
and sailors. Other deficiency appro-
pTiatfons asked, for bring up the total
required for this PURPOSE ~ t2,543.-
O43. !.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Reds Still Winning.

New York, june 1s,-The CinCin-
matt Reds defeated the Brooklyn
Dodgers today. TO /. The visitors
played fiaw,ess ball, while the locals
played loosely at times.
Score by innings: r. II. r.
Cincinnati 600 GEO o02-4 2
Brooklyn -. 900 olo ooo--1 2
Batteries: Benton and Clark Allen,
Schmulz and McCarty. Tmpires,
Eason and Qulgley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
RH|NEHARDT MADE
V|CE-PRES|OENT

Especial to The Richmond virginian.
Buffalo, N. Y, June 18Th. NJ.
Rhinehardt, of Richmond, tonight was
elected third vice-president of the
International Rubber Stamp Manu- :
fa.ctlrert' association. which closed
Its third annual convention here In
the Hotel Statler, succeeding Mr.. j
f. Taylor. of Cleveland. O. Charles
Everson. of New York, was elected
president. Portland. Oregon, defeated
San Francisco for next years. con.
vention
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
SUPERIOR BATTING
wins FOR PIRATES
PORTSMOUTH BANGS BALL TO
ALL CORNERS OF LOT AND
TAKES GAME. 8 TO 5.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Norfolk Va June 18-Pnrtsnanuth
defeated the Shiphuiiders today by the
score OF to s. Superior stick work
tetts the story. Three of the runs
of the visitors were circuit riders aud
these accounted for all of their taliies,
and made five runs on five hits pos
sible, Both teams tielded well, despite
the cool weather handicap.
The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19

Chicago, June 1s--Boston hams
mered Scott hard in the seventh in
ming today and beat the White Sox.
to o. They got TO Scott for six
runs and seven hits IN the seventh
round. Leonard had the Sox fooled
all the way.
Score by innings: r. II. e.
Rostor .0o1 900 s0f-S IA l
Chicago 49,. 600 600 600 s o
Batteries Leonard and Carrigan.
Scott. Lathrop and Schalk. Umpires.
O'Loughlin and Hildebrand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19

BILE and two singles while Bunting,
Robe. Newton, Raley and Berger each
connected safely twice. Every mem
Der OF the Richmond team felded in
fine style. but special credit is due
Clarence Berger for his catch of Ora
hams long wallop to the most re-
mote section of the left garden.
Tod Sloan will pitch today. Follow
Ing is the box score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Johnson LOSES GAME
TO DETROIT TIGERS
kayanaugh and Crawford Hit Ball Hard and Help to Cause
One Walters Downfall Dubuc Allows Senators
Only Five Widely Scattered Bingles

Detroit. June 1s~-The Tigers today
defeated the Nationals with Walter
johnson In the box, by score OF 4
to g. They hit the big Swede for six
sateties, including n home run by
kavanaugh, and a double. triple and
single by Crawford.
Score by innings: r. RI. r..
Washington 600 600 161-2 5 q
Detroit ..... 900 300 Oft 6 1
Batteries; Johnson and Ainsmith
ard Williams Dubuc and Stanage.
Umpires. Chill and Sheridan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Standing of Clubs.

Games Today.
Boston In Chicago.
Philadelphia in st. Louis
Washington in Detroit.
New. York in Cleveland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Slemp May Run.

State Senator John NJ. Parsons, who
was in Richmond yesterday. stated
yesterday that it was his opinion that
Congressman Slemp would again be
the candidate of his party. notwith-
standing the fact that he has an
nounced his intention OF retiring. The
5rrogressives are expected, Mr.. Par
sons said, to cooperate with the Re-
pnblicans IN supporting slemp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Plank Is Beaten.

st. Louis. June 1S.--The Browns
won todays game from the Athletics.
6 to g. The champions rallied game
ly in the latter part of the game and
almost overcame a big lead. Tho
Browns pummeled Plank and got
away TO big start
Score BY innings: r. III. Il.
Philadelphia a1o 600 031--5 10 2
St Louis .102 10I 10'-6 II Q
Batteries: Plank, Brown and Lapp
and Schang. Baumgardner and Ag-
new. Umpires, Egan and Evans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
.J|NX STILL HOVERS
over THE TERRAP| ms
BALTIMORE FAILS TO scoRE AND
KANSAS CITY SENDS TWO
ACROSS RUBBER.
HOME RUN BEAT BISONS
BY SLUoGISG THE BALL HARD
THnoUGHoIT GAME--BRook-
LYs EASILY DEFEATS
ST. LOUIS.
HOME RUN BEAT BISONS

kasas City. June 1s.---Baltimore
failed to get runner across the
plate today and Kansas City won the
game by ? to score.
Score by innings: II. II. IL.
Baltimore - 900 600 ooo-0 7 o
Kansas City 600 coo s0'-2 { l
Batteries: wilhelm, Conley and
Jacklitsch, Cullop and Easteriy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
RuyaIo nrrs,s Another.

Indianapolis. June 1S--The home
team took another game from the
Buffalo FederaIs here today by Il score
Of to 3. Carey won the game. made
q home run. scoring NandergrffI
ahead Of him.
Score by innings: r, II. Z.
Buffalo 900 o02 nte--~s 2
indianapolis 400 Gao i2'--5 /
Batteries: Knapp ana Blair; Kaiser
ling and Rariden.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Two Knocked Out.

Philadelphia, June 1s.--The Phil
lies easily defeated the Cubs today
In a one sided battle, IL to 4.
Cheney was forced Into retirement in
the third inning and Pierce suffered
a like fate in the seventh. Becker
stole third with Oesehger on the bag.
The latter was forced off the bag and
became an easy out.
Score by innings: r. H. f.
Chicago 800 000 001--
Philadelphia 0i'5 002 40---12 II
Batteries: Cheney, Pierce, Stack
and Bresnahan: Marshall, Oeschger
and Burns. Umpires, Rigler and
Hart.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19

Games Today.
Brooklyn in 81. Louis.
Pittsburg in Chicago.
. Baltimore in Kansas city.
Buffalo in Indianapolis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19

sEffrd batted for Gibbs In ninth.
ssWelcher batted for Liehs in ninth.
+ Score by Innings r..
Richmond ...... O o 0 o 0 2 o 4 SIS
Roanoke ,...... o 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 90
Summary. Two-hase hits--tiray,
Bunting Three-base hit--Rohe. Sac
riftce hit--Raley. Stolen bases--Moren,
Newton cay. snyder ilergrr. Struck
out--~Ry Grimes. TO: by I'ool Z. Base
on bati--Or Grimes. 2. s,fY rs,oi, Isss Wild
pttch--Hy Pool. unepsrss-Sorcpm Ard
Clark Time 40. s n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Portsmouth.

Summary: Two-base hits--Whitted.
Home runs--Walters. Smith. Clock
son. Stolen bases-Troy, Mccoy.
Sacrifice flits-Baxter, Holland. Base
on halls-sMcCleary. 3; Barton. 2.
Left on bases-Newport News, l.;
Portsmouth. Z Hit by pitched balls
O'Keefe. Struck McCieary. d;
Barton. g. Wild pitches-McCleary
Time of game. las Umpires, Nc
TeaEue and Lewis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
E.,r,s.s winning Rum.

Boston, June 1s,--The Cardinals
won today game. TO S, in the ninth
inning, when Crutcher developed a
bad case Of nerves He gave three
passes. one of which forced in the
Wi n fftrtg ia ssf7----
Score by innings; X. IT, e.
St. Louis ZOE 600 oo2--6 /
Boston ..0 2o 2o1 0oa-5 II 0
Batteries: Robinson. Steele, Per-
ritz Sallee and Snyder; Perdue.
Crutcher and Whaling. Umpires.
Orth and Byron,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Detroit. 4; Washington. 2
st. Louis. 8. Philadelphia,
Boston. s: Chicago, Q.
New York Cleveland. rain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Singing Wins.

ST. Louis, June 1S.-~Sluggiug won
TODAY for the BROOKLYN Federals,
From the very first inning they had
willett IN hole. The score was to
l.
Score by innings: It. RI. r.
BROOKLYN :. :. 20l ITO onI-~-s i6 ?
St. Louis 2o1 100 o0e--4 ?
Batteries: Finneran and Land; VIII
lett and Simon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Tots Win in Eighth.

Chicago, June is.---The local Fed
erals defeated the Pittshurg Stogies
this afternoon by the score OF 3 to
2. The Tots won their game in the
tenth inning.
Score by innings: r. Fl T..
Pittsburg :. .o20 600 600 o. 0
Chicago 100 COL 600 1--3 0
Batteries, Cannitz and Berry:
Fiske and Wilson,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Standing OF Clubs.

Games Today.
Roanoke in Richmond.
Newport News in Portsmouth.
Norfolk in Petersburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Standing of Clubs.

Games Today.
Pittsburg in New York.
Cincinnati in Brooklyn.
St. Louis in Boston
Chicago in Philadelphia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
FEDERAL LEAGUE


Kansas City, . Baltimore, Q.
Chicago. 3; Plttsburg. 2.
Brooklyn. 6; st. Louis, 4.
indianapolis, s Buffalo, 2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19

lin. remnant, Three base hit--Cleye-
lard. Sacrifice hits--Simmons, Dam
rau Stolen hases-Thrasher. Stein
brenncr 2: Stewart truck out---By
Cochran a: by Richmond. 4. Base on
hails--By Cochran, 2: by Richmond,
.. Hit by pitcher-Tennant. Passed
balls-By tewart. Left on bases
Norfolk. O; Petersburg. T. Umpire,
Mr. Henderson Time. las.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Sudden Death of Darkey

JAMES PETERSON, COIOred, OF ZbI 4
r street, died suddenly Yesterday
at s North Twentieth street Coroner
Taylor turned the body over TO
Undertaken Brown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
VIRGINIA LEAGUE

Results Yesterday.
Richmond, s; Roanoke. 0.
Petersburg. i: Norfolk, 0.
Portsmouth, 8; Newport News, S,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterda y

Results Yesterday.
Pittsburg. &. New York. 2.
Cincinnati. 4; Brooklyn. J.
Philadelphia, IL; Chicago, 4.
st. Louis, s, Boston. :.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19

'Ratted for Cochran in ninth.
xSteinhrenner out; Bunting third
strike.
Score by Innings: r.
Norfolk ...; 400 600 bno---0
Petersburg ~ -. 900 900 coll
The Detroit times., 1914-04-14

Recent statistics credit United
States with abort one automobile for
each two miles OF country road.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-14

much the people in that state think
OF their tax system.
Our system of assessing credits is
hardship on the small merchant.
Also. he Is not allowed To Offset any
amount of his cash on hand with
debts. This is not fair method of
taxation.
Automobile owners and corpora
tons get personal tax statements. but
there are hundreds of others that the
assessors are unable to reach. The
reason that they escape Is that they
have no tangible property that the as
SCISSOR can get at unless he acciden-
tally stumbles on the source OF their
incomes.
The mortgage tax law Is the only
relief In the way of taxation that has
been given the people OF Michigan In
Is years. Now you women will have
TO take a hand In helping TO solve the
personal tax question"
Mr.. Plass described the good results
TO be derived from a tax law similar
TO the Wisconsin income tax law
which places a minimum tax on every
ones income, proportionately. and pro-
vides liberal exemptions for the relief
of the poor. AT the conclusion OF his
talk Mr.. Plass answered number or
questions on tax matters.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-14
ASSAILS
PERSONAL TAX
SYSTEM HERE
Former Assessor Calls ii Out
rageOus in Address to
WOmen's League
WISCONSIN'S PLAN
GOOD ONE, HE ASSERTS
Urges Similar Legislation in
Michigan to Correct Unfair
Conditions

Our present personal tax system
Is outrageous and wrong at every an
gle" said Henry Plass. tax expert and
former member OF the city board OF
assessors. in talk before 80 mem
bers OF the Women Taxpayers League
OF Michigan. in the Board OF Com.
merce auditorium, Monday afternoon.
Mr., Plass said that the best way TO
remedy the personal tax system is to
legislate q better method OF assessing
personals Wisconsin has adopted
state income law. which Mr.. Plass
believes Is a step in the right direc-
ton. He urged the women TO work
for similar legislation in Michigan.
If the men can't get necessary leg.
islation. then II Is up 10 the women
to 60 after it," said MIR. Plass. adding
calamity. And ! know of no better
way OF solving the vexatious tax ques-
ton than to let the women do IL.
since they are thoroughly capable and
apparently deeply interested In taxa
ton reforms"
Regarding the taxation problem Mr..
Plass said:
IL Is ulmcult problem 10 raise
money enough In large cities TO pay
the cost OF operating the municipal
government. and at the same time not
impose a burden upon the taxpayer.
particularly the small taxpayer.
The duty Of the assessor is TO place
all available property on the tax books
at fair and reasonable valuation.
This work Is simple enough as far as
land and buildings are concerned. 1t
is impossible to hide building or q
lot. but II Is very easy 10 hide per-
sonal property. Maryland and Penn.
syfvania have adopted system of per-
sonal taxation whereby everyone pays
IS per thousand according to their rat
ing. Nobody 10 exempt and the tax
receipts In Maryland alone have in
creased from SIS. 0OO.0 to $l10.000,-
900. 1t Is quickly seen that millions
OF dollars worth Of property is easily
uncovered as soon as the tax Is fair
one. At no time in the history of the
world has 1t ever been necessary TO
use force to collect q reasonable tax.
In Maryland. persons who refuse to
pay the new tax are not allowed to
mingle In good society. This Is how