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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
THE LONG FEATHER

"HE Ohio State Journal draws the
attention of its male readers to
L the law laid down by western
judge as regards the rights OF
man in relation to the long feather
now so prominent in the head adorn-
ments of the female of the species
The suit was brought by a man who
was tickled on the nose by a feather
in the hat of a woman passenger on a
trolley car. He stood it until his pa
tience wore out and then he gently
yanked out the feather, in return for
which the lady had him in turn yank-
ed into court. Here is the evidence
as reported by the Journal:
"He stood behind me and mother,
pulled the feathers out of my hat.
All / had done was to call him an
old fool" Prisoner de st. Aubien
produced a feather, from his pocket,
and admitted he had wrenched 1t
from the hat when 1t struck him
in the face every time the COM
plainant half-turned her head. Il
protested, and she called me an old
fool, and gave me a look of dis
dain. Then she whirled around,
and the feather hit me. in the eye.
so gently removed IL, lie con-
fesSed.
Without laying claims to any re-
lationship to Sherlock Holmes, we ven-
ture the deduction that the lady was
not good looking or the feather in
question unbecoming. The average
man will stand an awful lot of tickling
at the hands-or even the feathers
of a pretty woman. But it is pretty
hard to be jabbed in the eye and
called an "old fool" by person whose
face must have corresponded to her
evident state of mind. There are wo-
men who can wear those tower-like
feathers and get away with them, but
the average millinery decoration of
the kind looks like a cross between
the tousled toppy of an ancient biddy
and q signal of distress atop storm
tossed lifeboat, and we quite agree
with the judge that the man in the
case was to be excused for relieving
the lady of the offending plume.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
EDITORIAL COMMENT


IFTUHI lne IOledO Blade.
Were he to be asked if he believes
that two and two made four doubtless
Envoy John Lind would reply: "I have
nothing to say"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
charles M schwab. head OF tha bile

Bethlehem steel plant says business is
"watchfully waiting" while Congress
continues its game of further rcgula
ton along theoretical lines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25


From the Topeka Capital
The. moral which we draw from the
tragedy engrossing the attention of
ing straighter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
IN HARRl SBURC FIFTY
YEARS AGO TO-DAY
[From the Telegraph of March 25, 1864
Good Friday

To-day is Good Friday. The Catholic
and Episcopal churches held their usual
services suitable to the day, this fore
noon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
Lecture On Gettysburg

We notice that the hall of the House
of Representatives has been rendered
to the Rev. John r. Warner for the de-
livery of his now famous lecture upon
the incidents of the three days battle
around Gettysburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25

A man of the type that always likes
to get eight cents worth of car seat
for nickel had it handed back to him
in style on West Shore car yesterday.
He was occupying more seat than the
law gives when another man got in
and sat beside him. The man made
him sit on the two cents worth of
seat for the whole trip. Suddenly q
large lady got in and the victim of the
restricted space got up and offered his
seat in Sir Walter Raleigh style. The
lady promptly sat down and crowded
the eight-cent space man worse than
he was ever crowded in his life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25

~ URSUING his policy of making
- campaign material out of every
1 meeting of City Council, Mayor
ROyal induIped IN apn+bar I,it ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
DEMOCRATIC DISCORD

"a HUTTE erin G S OF discomfort
NI among the Democrats of Penn
v l. sylvania over the interference
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
Cumberland
Democrats
are Warning

The PILISDuTBH GdZetIe-IImeS Says.
Democrats are beginning to think
the Palmer Mccormick organization
is playing politics with
tn federal judgeship
vacancy in this district. Pittsburgh
The appointment of a Views of the
successor to the late Jugglery
Judge James s. Young
was expected last week,
but there are reports now the position
will not be filled until after the May
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25

The ice flood this year, if 1t can be
called such, did not do so much dam
age to the islands and grass patches
as usual. A few of the islands appear
to have been cut by the ice, but in the
main they are in good shape, and the
shape for the Spring work of the
rivermen. Preliminary inspections of
the coal beds have not been made yet,
but it will not be long before the
rivermen get line on the amount Of
fuel to be salvaged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
Garland to
be Pilot
For MoOSerS

Politics have reached the bubblng
point in the Fifteenth Congressional
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-25
Stokes Has
Hoped Into
the battle

The West End Republicans will have
q big time next Tuesday when the
sixth annual banquet of the club will
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23
ssOO.OOO suomi Annnally.

That state assistance IN fire proiee.
iion work has greatly stimulated co.
operation among timbcflan1 owners,
and that such assistance hus roe tted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23

reclaim the entire acreage involved.
At the hearing yesterday afternoon
before the members Of the state land
board, which were in attendance al tho
request of the governor, II developed
that G.. B. Mcconnell an attorney OF
Burns, lIaney county, who is repre-
senting the state in tae suit for can
celatim Of the deeds, has also made
application to the water board for the
right to appropriate all of the water
of the Silvies river not actually needed
by the Pacific Livestock company 10
carving out the plans Of its project.
State Treasurer Kay interrupted the
argument long enough 20 ask Mr.. Me,
tonncll what woald happen in the
event the state should win its suit and
recover the lands in controversy. Ha
asked him that, in case the state won
the suit and recovered the lands and
Mr.. Mcconnell wus successful IN OH
tanning the right to appropriate the
waters of Silvics river II he would be
willing to relinqisb this water right
TO The state to be used for the reclaim
alton oG the land,
Mr. Mcconnell was not prepared 10
say that he would be so inclined and
this phase of the situation then az
Ipealed to the governor and Secretary
Of State Olcott, and Governor West
Immediately began TO apply questions
TO Mr.. Mcdaniel and Mr. Treadwell.
aud the hearing finally came to a con.
clusion by the governor Announcing
/ that he would take the matter under
|adyisvmcnt until he could investigate
further into the matter. As the other
{ two members Of the board were not
instrumental in the bringing Of the
Isuit and it was instituted by Attorney
General Crawford at the iustigatiol or
the governor, it is quite probable that
Il the Governor will assume the responsi.
bility Of deciding what course tno
state win take in future in tho matter.
The suit to cancel the deeds to the
I land is pending before tho circuit court
for llNncy county upon the demurrer
to the complaint by the livestock com.
IponJ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23

destructive legislation pertaining TO the
taxation of timbcrcd, burned-ovcr and
loggcd.off lands hcing held for re.
forestaton, He lays particular EN-.
phasis upon the status of bmmed.oycr
aud cutovcr lands, more suitable for
reforestati0n than agricultural p'W.
poses in which, in his opinion lies the
state $ only hope Of perpetuation Of the
timber industry.
Taxation System Is confiscatory,
Taxatioi, under the present system,
which makes no allowance for the non
prodactiveness and profit devoWing
character Of the land during the long
period Of years during which II is pro,
ducing another crop Of merchantahl2
timber, operates TO the virtual conCisca-
tion Of the property and eats up all Of
the profits before the harvest He
suggests as remedy to this policy of
unequal taxation, and predicts ,hat Il
is bound to come sooner or later, that
n system 0f taxation be adopted which
makes a part of the tax lowed against
this class Of land collcctible when the
harvest produces revenue.
He laments the defeat of the prO'
posed amendment TO the constitution
at the last general election, which rrO'
vided uniform system Of taSat3n
designed for the encouragement Of re-
forestation Of burned.over and curover
lands and says; "One Of the most
needed forestry reforms in Oregon--a
system Of taxation for burned.ocer
aud cutover lands In far greater cf'
fort on the part Of private interests is
strikingly shown In the statistics which
have been prepared by state Forester
Elliott which show that wnile the state
expended for forest fire protection IN
1911. Sll ,323.27; In 1912, sl3,3Ol.5l;
in 1918, *lG,54s,36, and in 1919
$l7,60j.0G, or a total Of S5s,SdS.2O
timberland owners have expended IN
1911. Si5,f00; in 1912, $i6,Jl63s, IN
1913 S7l ,025.l1, and in 1914, Sli0,006.'
rs, q total Of S37G,s39.33, or $3l7N0l.'
~ more paid by private owners of tim
her in the past four years than the
state has expended fo" tb, protection
Of the industry
These sums expended by the. state
and timberanl owners associations
together with he s3i111 contributed
by the federal government IN cooper
ative work aggro lat1s total Of S2O2,'
701.9l expended 1nninlly in tho state
OF Oregon, during about three months
Of the summer end early fan for ifC
protection of The timber Industry
against fire aud he nmornt expended
by private owners outside OF assotia
tions would bring II g gnpi toiol cvri
the 100000 nArk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23
WOULD HAVE BOARDS
MEET AFTER HOURS

As Il means Of removing or at least
modifying the objections which the
railroad companies and other public
utility companies have voiced in re.
gard to the laws compelling them to
make annual and biennial reports TO the
different departments and commissions
of the state regarding their business
for the purpose Of regulation, taxation,
etc, n meeting was held in the office
of Railroad Commissioner Aitchis0n
this morning at which the heads Of
some Of the departments were in at
tendance aud steps were taken looking
to the adoption Of certain standards OF
report forms which will eliminate to a
great extent the cause for this obiec.
ton.
II was also suggested at this meeting,
as practical method Of harmonizing and
promoting team work In administra.
tive matters as between the different
state offices, departments and commits
sions, that the governor fix certain
dates upon which the heads Of the sew
eral departments meet with the state
board In the evenings after office
huhN w Hllhk w hHh NlNNhnh lHilVllhHh
matters Of business which come up be-
fore each department 30 as TO get the
benefit Of cooperation aud eollobra
ton among the departments. II is be.
licved that this viii prove vastly bene.
ficial to the heads Of every depart.
mcnt Of state government and will have
tendency TO increase the efficiency
In every department through this ex-
change Of advice aud suggestions.
As 10 the Standardization Of reports
II was suggested that the insurance de.
partmcnt, the corporation department
and state banking department could get
together aud adopt some standard form
Of report to be used by the different
classes of corporations which < ne I'M
der their iuriR Rliction, aud this same
system could be- followed by the rail.
road commission, the compensation
commissions bureau Of labor aud state
tax commission wherein one form of 70.
port could be used for the purposes Of
all departments This matter will be
discussed more fully aud In detail by
the heads Of the several departments
concerned aud more definite action win
be- taken az some future date.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23

which shall promote instead Of pcnal.
i2e their rcforestration has again been
discouraged by defeat at the recent
election Of the constitutional arcnG.
ment designed to permit special classi.
ficatiOn Of property for taXntion pur
poses. 1t is unfortunate that step
so thoroughly beyond ,ritcim nom
any viewpoint should be retarded by
fear that the enabling amendment nay
be used for ends less worthy"
Should Encourage Reiorestation.
Oregon has large aud Increasing
area Of land not valuable for ether
purposes which should BE- encouraged
TO grow new timber crop 70 supply
our future needs, employ labor uhd
furnish tax revenue. No state las
better natural conditions for tbis.
None will have greater nc,d for per.
petuating industries built up hy its
original timber supply. A oompre-
hensiyc state policy mus. provide, as
far as possible, for the peruanence Of
its most important resource.
Under the present application Of
the general property tax TO such land
the owner IN actually discouraged from
taking any steps to improve its condi
ton or protect II. The comrOunding
for 10 years or more Of interest upon
the original value and upon annual
taxes paid upon the land itscl', With
out revenue with which to pay .hcm,
amounts, together with the cost Of fire
protection and perhaps soma cost to
insure restocking, 10 all that can pos
cibly he vcntured in the PROJECT.
Even then ihcrc is risk Of loss by fire
or other cause,
Standing Timber Needs Protection
"a comprehensive policy mns' event
ually provide also for more scientific
taxation Of our. mature tihm"r supply
IN order TO obtain proper return to the
community while removing the pressure
and waptcful cutting which seems TO
be the inevitable result Of the prcsrnt
situation. Contrary TO general belief,
the realizable value Of standing tim.
her IL by no means keeping pncc with
the doubling Of investment and carry.
ing costs. The margin Of profit is
steadily dwindling aud in many eases
has already disappeared Thcr, i' an
appreciable effcrt upon oycrpro i ic'
iion and depression Of the lumber IN.
dustry with all Of the consequent IN
Jury to every other industry IN u hum
beting community.
"Tt il Of particular consequence 10
communities largely dependent on for.
est resources and industry 70 establish
their taxation policies and permit noth'
ing which effects handicap when
compared with the policies Of comoe''
ing forest communities. Every meas
ure is to their advantage when tends
toward economy, equality Of assess.
mcnt and efficient. conscientious ex-
penditure. without this assurance
wise conservative forest management
is economically impossible ~
{ These are the conclusions Of state
Forester +. A. Elliott IN urging upon
/ the legislature and the public the
need Of constructive rather than
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23
DUMMY ENTRIES
CROP OUT AGAIN
Dispute Over Harney County
Lands Comes Up On Ap-
pIicatiOn for Water

At the bearing, before the state land
hoard crsto,doy af,onoor of hc an.
''n
Pnealou OF t"e eel'l' l"''S'ocN COM
pany for y dismissal Of the suit, which
was begun in behalf Of the state at
the instance ot Governor West IN the
effort 10 cancel the company 3 deeds
to approximately 3oOoo acres OF arld
land IN the tlamey valley upon tho
conteItion that the lands were obtain
cd by the company many years ago un.
der fraudulent application, it developed
that, If the state won its suit and the
lands reverted to the state, appllca'
ions are pending adjudication before
the state water board to appropriate
All tile water ~ the uow OF SiliVc'
river tron wh'ch the supply would
have to be taken to reclaim the lands
and the state would be leit holding
tno sack with several thousand acre.
OF and Iands on ITS hands worm apoul
S2,oo an acre ON the one mana ano
htle TO the water IN private ownership
worm apo"t sou per aero 1901 III lrrl
CATION valnri "l the oth'r'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23
WOULD CHANGE PLAN
Of STATE TAXATION
State Forester Thinks Lands
Should Be Taxed Different
Iy from Other Property

"The annual tax burden upon tim.
contributes 20 this situation and must
sooner OF later be relieved by system
which collects part Of the tax when
a.. the harvest provides revenue. To be
on n desirable basis, forest industry
must be on sound basis. II cannlt
be penaliaed or discouraged aud at the
same time improved, The more It's
sOundness Is permanently assured the
greater the obtainabe reciprocal re.
turn In conduct advantageous TO the
community. Agricultural conditions
respond quickly for the business Is Que
OF annual regulation, Forest conditions
require years, decades or lifetime, to
restore IL once disturbed
Organized Fire Protection.
Uni discussing the marked success
realized during the past year az y re-
suit Of the organization Of the forest
fire patrol Mr. Elliott states that his
entire force Of palrolmen, under his
supervision and direction consisted OF
60 supervising wardons, one for each
county having sufficient timber and
fire hazard TO Justify the services OF
warden, two field inspectors, 62 mci
who were employed under the Wrci .
law provisions which appropriatc'
$4,000 annually out Of government
funds for cooperative fire patrol
work; 252 patrolmen who were raid by
the timbcrland owners, and ll3 Of
ficials Of the federal government en-
ployed in the national forests, who
were appointed cx-officio fhc warlrn'
and worked in harmony with The state
force.
Including 20 palrolmnn provided foi
under the $4,000 appropriation TO pay
the Oregon q California raihood com
pany = share Of the expense IN Protect
ing its over 100000 acres Of timber
lands while they nre tie mp IN litipa
tion In the courts, 30 privately paid
patrolmen for whom fire warden hp
pointments were not requested, toto
Of ana were engaged In forest fire pro
lection work on fimberlanls outside Of
the national forests. This is an ~
erease of 90 per cent over the numbel
employed during 1913.
s500,0O0 Spent Annually,
That state assistance IN fire proiee
iion work has greatly stimulated co.
operation among timbeflan1 owners
and that such assistance has fes htec
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23

Washington, Dee, 23--Prcsidcnt vii.
son learned this afternoon that his ia.
vorite gfond-niccc, Ann Cathran, aged
7 years, accompanied by her mother
viii spend Christmas at the White
House, The president Immediately or
dered n Christmas tree for the child.
Francis b. Sayrc and Mrs. Suyrc
formerly Miss Jessie Wilson, viii ar
rive in Washington this afternoon,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23
GETS EYE INJURED.

y. Knutson, Of Niagara. got a piece
Of steel from wedge in his left eye
yesterday and came to Stayton, where
DR.. Beauchamp treated H. The pros
peet OF saving the eye is good. al
though the aqueUis hunor was all JET
ont nv tae lacemtion. -Siaytou Mail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23


ability The STOCKTON STORE doing ALI
purchasing following
and please
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-23
FLOUR UP 20 CENTS,

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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22

The school board election held to-
day. in which three members OF the
local school board were selected Tor
the coming year, caused no undue
rifle in the political atmosphere as
nm until 3:15 this afternoon only
fifteen votes had been cast and hall
Of these we're invited up to the polls
by the inspectors, who were about to
go to sleep for lack of something to
do. From all reports, Clerk F. t.
Washburn. and Inspectors {, o.
Arendell, Frank Thompson ana II
p Chiles have had a good opportuh-
inv TO get better acquainted, have en-
loved several good books, and nave
otherwise spent the day in a quiet
naacofu, and undisturbed manner
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22
Mr.. SLOAN TELLS OF
FINE WORK Of
MEMORIAL ASSN
huitor Evening Telegram.

hdltor Evening telegram
want 70 say a word in commen-
uatlon Of the work being done :,
en7 hadles Memorial Association
VINO have in hand the jmnrovinr
and keeping in proper condition -
our city cemeteries, and to besnaak
LOT them more liberal support from
ouf people While none of nv in
mediate family are buried there ia
Ola family burying ground beino
only a few miles north vet ofton
eo 'nere IN an effort to help Others
and II is source of pleasure 70 mo
% ! am sure it is to all who visit
'here regularly, and who cannot hn,
note the almost marvellous changes
iiaue during the past few months
lhat the good ladies have takon mt
Sork IN hand, and propose to the ex-
tent OF their ability to keen this ci,v
VI ehe dead in keeping with the gen
eral up-to-dateness of our city and
section.
10 care for the resting place Of
our dead relatives and friends and
OF those who can no longer Give care
themselves it is not only duty,
pu1 should be pleasure. The ceme-
lefy should be the beauty SPOT Of ey-
cry community and | am sure our
people generous as they are in all
worthy causes. will not long suffer
lhese good women, who give 50 much
'lme to this work, to be put to the
necessity OF practically begging for
luhds with which to carry on this
work. The initiation fee to this as
soclatIon Is only 81 with ten cents
per month dues, making the burden
extremely light on any one person
any set Only ABOUT fltty OF our peo-
pie are members, due no doubt very
largely to the lack OF understanding
OF the needs Of the situation At
least several hundred Of our people
should become members at once, and
] believe they will
Mrs. ] L. Skipper is president,
Mrs. Clarence Perry, secretary, and
Mrs. I. j Darracott treasurer, any
one Of whom will be glad to take
your name as a member. Let us use
our telephones in hurry until we
have given this association sufficient
funds to carry on their noble work,
which funds am sure will be ex-
pended wisely d, H. SLOAN
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22
TRAIN NO. IS HAD A WRECK
NEAR HAINES CITY LAST NIGHT

Last night passenger train No. 50,
Jacksonville to Tampa, had wreck
near Iaines City, the first white
coach leaving the tracks and rum
ming for a distance of about twenty
car lengths on the cross-ties before
the train was stopped No one was
injured, which seems nothing short
of miraculous.
The accident is said to be due to
an oil box falling down and catch
ing in the rails, which caused the
car to Jump the tracks The wreck
er went up to the scene and the be-
lated train came in only three hours
late.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22

MI. Boyd, of Atlanta, who has
oeen quite Ill for some days at the
nome OF Mr.. Alex Holly, died yes
lerday of dropsy and was buried yes
tefday afternoon. Little was known
VI MS past history, as he was un-
communicative along that line, and
ds ne was without funds, his burial
was under the auspices of the city,
charitable orders and persons assist
ing in defraying che funeral ex-
phses. After he became i'll he was
unable to remember the names of
his kin, and for that reason they
nave not yet been informed as to
his death.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22

There was a run today, not on
the First National Bank, but on the
art department which Cashier Clay
ton maintains in the directors room,
and where his many friends have
mad the opportunity of viewing the
picture of the negro angel he re-
Gently purchased So far, the brides
OF the city have not sent in pictures
Of hubby in order to get that 9TH
er nifty cents which Mr.. Clayton is
onerlng for the photograph of a
man angel.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22

Secretary A. j. Holworthy, Of the
Board of Trade and number Of
prominent Exchange members, went
up to Eustis this morning to attend
the meeting OF the Citrus Growers,
which convenes there today. The
delegation was headed by the Lake
land Military Band, and we known
that the crowd will know that Lake
land is on the map when the Lake
land bunch reaches the scene.