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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-27

spend several weeks. They are accom-
panied by William Benson, OF New
York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Beach.
regular patrons at the Despland. who
have been making several weeks visit
to fishing camp at Long Key, will
return to the hotel shortly after hav.
ing spent delightful time at camp.
and having had a successful catch.
A prominent Chicagoan at the Des-
pland is L. c. Rogers. who is the head
of the largest and most influential
printing and lithographing establish
ment in the whole Breezy city. Mr..
stay, indefinite.
Thursday night was very gay at the
Princess Issena and In addition to the
many tables of bridge. the ball room
claimed it's quota of dancers, who en-
joyed an informal hop. The orches-
|, ira gave an excellently selected pro-
gram and dancing continued after the
usual hour.
A motor party who spent Thursday
at the Oaks, made up Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. D. Howe. of New York. and F. C..
| Hazlett. of Huntington. Va. left on
Friday for Palm Beach. Miami and
Havana. The party will return later
in the season and spend several weeks
at the Oaks.
New York City guests at the Is
lington to remain for the season are
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Elsing. This is
their first visit and although they had
come to spend just a few weeks they
were so pleased with Daytona and
its surroundings they have decided to
stay until late March.
Motorists on the way to Miami who
dined at the Seville on Thursday ev-
ening included Mrs. H. N. Young, OF
Trenton. N. j., and Miss T. S. Dow,
of Philadelphia. The ladies made res
ervations at the hotel for few
weeks stay in late February upon
their return north.
A congenial group from Schmidt's
hotel spent yesterday morning at the
bowling alleys, making excellent
scores. In the party were: NJ ]. Glib
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Macfarlane, of
Bridgeport, Conn. are late guests at
the Prince George for a stay of sew
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Delightfully."- located at the Palmetto
House until the close of the season is
Mrs. A. c. Stewart a regular guest at
the hotel for q number Of years.
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Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Fenton of James
town, N. Y, have returned to the
Seaside Inn for their second season
While here last year they made many
friends who will be delighted 20 learn
Of their return.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Oulinger, of Will
son. N. c., accompanied by Mr.. Oulin
gers physician. DIR. C. E. Moore, and
Mrs. Moore. have taken a suite at the
Prince George and will spend the win.
ter in DaytOna
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Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Horne arrived
yesterday from their home in Monegan
Lake. N. ", and are again guests OF
the Seaside Inn for the season. Mr..
and Mrs. Horne spent last winter at
Daytona Beach and are popular addi-
tons to the winter colony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

Of a community persons or capital or In
dustry. The aim should be to collect from
personal property as much revenue as
can be secured with certainty and equal
ity: and such a plan will benefit and not
injure real estate.
But classification does not solve all
problems. Tax laws do not enforce them
selves. and even a classified property tax
will not operate to best advantage with
out good administration. There is need.
therefore, of improving the local machin-
cry Of assessment. and providing for con-
troll by competent tax commission over
the entire administration of the tax laws.
Neither central control moi classified ton
can by itself solve our taxation problems.
Each plan needs the help of the other,
but together they offer remedy for the
evils of the general property tax.
''Of course, classification has its dan
gers. Arbitrary taxes may be levied: ia
vors may be extended to this, that or the
other class of property or business. hos
tile determinations may be made. But 1t
Is hard to imagine more arbitrary taxa
ton than results from the general prop
erty tax. hard to conceive of a system
more given to fayoritism than the pres
ent. and hard to contrive determinations
more hostile than those resulting from the
actual operation of the so-ca!led uniform
rule. On the page of the statute book
In practice it has always resulted in ar
bitrary and unjust Determinations Clas-
sification we have always had. and shall
have. in any event. The only practical
question is whether the method of CLASH
fication shall be prescribed by statute
or result from unequal enforcement of OBJ
Solete and unavoidable laws"
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TAXATION OF CREDITS,
ESPECIALLY MORTGAGES
Tax Conference Washington State,
1914-Remarks of Carl C. Plehn
of University of California-Pro-
ceedings, Page 212.

For brevity's sake. we must confine
our attention to main points only. The
first of these difficulties arises when
we have to consider divided interests.
especially where one person has the
property which is pledged to another
TO secure a debt, the debt, or, more
properly. the credit so secured. being
technically property also. Four solu-
tons have been tried: first, to tax the
property pledge. and also the claim
against it: second, to recognize sort
of divided ownership and tax each in
terest in the property in proportion as
it stands to the whole; third, to tax
only the property pledge. ignoring the
claim against it. at least, until it ma
lures, and. fourth. to tax the property
pledged, without deduction for the
debt and then to impose a small tax
on the claim. or chose in action. Sc
cured by the property.
An four of these have been applied
TO mortgages on real estate. All but
the second have been applied in prin-
ciple to stocks and bonds. But the law
generally lays down the third for these.
I
and bank deposits, the laws most fire.
quently lays down the second method In
effect by allowing the debtor to deduct
his debts from all or certain parts of
his personal property. But custom SO
universally defeats this that in practice
| they come under the third method.
| "Of these methods the first and sec
ond have proved to be distinct failures.
The first failed because in one way or
another the mortgage or note would
generally be concealed The occasional
! instances in which the note was dis
covered and taxed seemed to be in
stances in which special hardship
arose. The second failed because.
whether a special arrangement between
the parties as to who should pay the
tax were permitted or not, the tax on
the mortgage or note was invariably
shifted to the borrower. Behind both
these reasons lies the greater one
namely, that investments of capital
other than those in taxable form are
always open and available and capital
will not go into the taxable investment
without protection from the actual tax.
The third, of course, is success in so
far as it works out exactly as written.
But popular satisfaction with 1t lasts
but a short time. The demand for uni
formity' and the taxation of all prop
| erty, on the one hand, and persistent
| feeling that the enjoyment of an in
come in the form of interest from an
| investment is evidence of ability to pay
a tax. tends to swing the pendulum
| back to the first method, unless the
swing be arrested half way, when the
| fourth scheme arises. This shifting OF
| views requires careful analysis
| when piece of land is subject to q
| mortgage there is clearly only one value
present, namely, that of the land. and
as all of that value is, until the note
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
ais due. clearly in the possession and

falls due. clearly in the possession and
enjoyment of the borrower. it seems
simple and satisfactory to tax that
value in his possession and not to trou-
bic about the lender. Whence, then,
this persistent idea that the lender
should pay something. too? The syl-
logism, above stated, appears to be as
simple as All men are mortal. I am a
man. therefore am mortal Yet thou
sands of people cannot see that the
syl1ogism as to the tax on mortgages
is a true syllogism. There must be.
therefore. an ambiguity in some of the
who would tax notes as we'll as the Sc
curity pledged for them, 1 think / can
see in their thought the same idea that
leads to the differentiation between
earned and unearned income in income
taxes. or. as Gladstone called them.
Industrious and lazy incomes. The
taker of interest. the mortgage. is, so
far as that particular kind of property
is concerned, lazy fellow. who par
ticipates in the harvest, but 1oes not
sweat at the pillow. The people, there
fore. persistently demand that he pay
some tax. AS the efforts to make him
pay full taxes fail. the best we can do
is to tax him at a lower rate.
THE solution of this first difficulty
is. therefore. a secured debt tax This
means at once classification of prop
erty. which some state constitutions
prohibit. and a departure from uni
word 1t is. in fact. however. not a
letting down. but a toning up of, or
adding to, the idea of uniformity.
The most practical way of effectins
this end is to leave the chooses in action
technically subject to the full tax, hut
If the owner comes forward and de-
clares his property he will be permit
ted to pay small annual rate in lieu
OF the full tax. The evidence of the
debt. properly stamped to show that
the tax has been paid is then tax free
in any ones hands for the period for
which the taxes may have been paid.
1t is hardly necessary to add that the
tax should be at a uniform rate per
annum and the tax free period limited
to the number of years for which the
tax has been paid. Unlimited exemp-
ton. as in New York, is hardly justi-
fable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
sHOoTs AT BURGLAR.
Resident Misses Intruder, Who Flees
With Observation-Disclosures Reported

Several articles of jewe1ry worth less
than $40 were stolen from the home of
Tenry A. Lepper. 1920 r street, by an
unidentified burglar last night, shortly
before II o'clock. Learning of the
presence of an intruder. Mr.. Lepper
obtained his revolver and shot at him,
but the robber escaped through the
window where he gained access to Mr..
Lepper's sleeping apartment on the first
floor.
An unidentified burglar gained en-
rance through rear window of the
home of E. f. Waller. 1907 Q street. last
night. but was frightened away before
he had time to steal any valuables. Part
Of the plumbing fixtures were carried
away from a vacant house at S14 Goth
street this week. Edward J. McLaugh-
lin. 936 23d street, complained to the
police of the theft.
Other robberies were reported to the
police by the following:
Charles Jackson. 1921 gath street,
and Hugo w. Colt, 2510 Pennsylvania
avenue, chickens
William H. Kendrick. 514 B street
northeast. check for IS and SGT in
cash.
Dr. F. Scott Avery. 1913 street, g
laprobe.
Miss Lottie Reeves, 1921 Columbia
road, cream pitcher, chocolate pitcher
sugar bowl and articles of wearing
apparel.
DR.. Frederick Repetti, 81 J. street
overcoat.
F. NJ. Rupert, 1907 5th street. over
coat.
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WILL PRESENT COLOR MUSIC"
Motel Society to Give Concert We'd
nesday Evening. February z,

The Mote, Choral Society. under the
direction of Otto r. Simon. is to give
the first concert of its eighth season
Wednesday evening, February Z, in the
ballroom of the New Willard Hotel III.
presentation for the first time
color music" in which three number
are to be given in conjunction with
mobile color used in artistic relation to
the music, is to be feature. Richar6
Lorleberg, cellist, is to be the soloist
with Miss Lenore Baker as the accom-
PIANIST.
The directors of the society are Mrs.
George Dalton, chairman and treas
urer: Miss Jean Stier, secretary; George
Davis. librarian, and Mrs Edear H.
brey. II. M GAYLORD. Charles l.; Smell.
Louis Thompson and George Fl. Wnsoa.
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BIDS FOR STANDS OPENED.
Treasury Department Is Getting
Into Shape for Inaupural

Bids have been opened for the stands
and screens" to be erected on the
Treasury Department grounds for the
inaugural parade. The awards will be
made later.
Skinker & Garrett of Washington have
made the lowest bid, offering to erect
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

erecting:
IA a, .rdance with the provisions Of the Act Of
Congress approved February 3. 1887. certify
tha; the following is u true copy Of the certin-
cate OF tile hnat ascertaininent OF the electors
inf ifrsuen. anu re fres,us I'M. pp.ia, held
th,rvln the ith day OF November. 1915. as re
ce.,sd by from the Governor Of the said
Stute.
In testimony whereof l. ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary of State, have hereunto caused tne
Seal of the Department Of State to be affixed
and my name subscribed by the Chief Clerk OF
the said department. at tire City of Washington,
this sixteenth day of January, 1917.
{Seal) ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary OF State.
BY BEN G. DAVIS,
Chief Clerk. d.
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I further certify that the said canvass and
final entertainment of said vote shows that W.
A. Henry ]. y. Jones. E. G. Sharp. $. Joe
i l.. Byrd. J. D. Donald James Mcclure, ].
r. Mcdowell were legally and constitutionally
elected and appointed electors for President and
Vice President by and for the State of Missis-
sippi.
urto st my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State Of Mis-
ISEALl sissippi to be affixed.
Done at the City of Jackson this the
18th day of December. AID.
1916.
THEO. G. BILBO,
Governor.
Hy tho Governor
JOSEPH w. POWER.
Secretary of State.
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ATTENTION!
Rare Bargains in Homes and
Investments

A more conservative selection OF
Genuine Bargains could not be found.
In our mind each property represents
the best value in its respective neigh
borhood.
Now Is the Best Time to Buy Right.
$40, ooo-In beautiful Cleveland Park: practical
ly handsome dwelling Of 10 large
rooms and baths spae ions attic and and
places. hardwood finish and is in No. !
condition: garare on property. Out-nf-town
owner has authorized us to sacrifice at
SHANNON & LUCHs.
So. ooo-Nrver has such bargain been Of
fered in this refined section of Chew
Chase; ideal location; s bright rooms and
trio fights h"-flwoo" floors. and IN
cellent condition. Worth investigating
SHANNON LUCHs.
north Of Park road; 2-sfory brick of
rooms and bath. in excellent condition:
trio light hardwood floors and is a rare
bargain at this price.
SHANNON Il LUCHS.
Sc. 5o0-One of the greatest bargains ever Of
f"red in a handsome home: centrally To-
Gated: within walking distance Of business
and shopping districts brownstone front.
containing u large rooms and baths;
excellent furnace heating system and is
in fine condition; cost over s14 600: almost
giving it away at the above price.
SHANNON & ICCHs.
| SC. 35o-North Of Snuls Addition; soni-
detached dwelling. containing well a.
ranged rooms ard bath: attic entire
hOuse: porrhns. foi I-ater heat. ri"cf-'r
lights. hardwood finish and is artisticaly
finished. both inside and out. See it ut
SHANNON & LUcHs.
| So. ooo-I.ocated on MARYLAND ave. ne. best
section of Capitol Hill; well built home of
electric lights: porcies inclOsrd in
| glass and screens If locking for home
in this section You will never have
better opportunity than this.
SHANNON & LUCHS.
IS. soo-Attrac,ive. new. 2-story brick dwelling.
Just off 10th street and one block from
18th st. cars: reception hail. 3 and
pantry on LIST floor; bedrooms bait, and
sleeping porch on End: hardwood noors.
hot-water heat and electric lights. a
-" well built home that is bound to
SHANNON & LucHs.
Heights; corner property; 2-story brick.
containing bright rooms and bath: iaree
has just been thoroughly overhaulad and
put in perfect condition. A snap 70.
~ SHANNON LucHs.
.4.sso-Close to 18th and Park road; prncti;
cally home of large well arranged
rooms and bath: front and double rear
porches; equipped with all latest improve
ments: he sold easy terms.
SHANNON & LUCHS.
81 0O0-Ideal section Of Petworth; convenient
location: attractive home of delightful
rooms and bath: porches: hot water heat,
electric lights and in fine condition.
coy horne for one
SHANNON & LUCHS.
So 0OO-Unusual chance to secure an attractive
home in Columbia Heights Mt greatly
reduced price, close to and markets:
has 0 attractive rooms and BATH fault
less heating plant; electric lights all
awnings, screens and in frst-class condi
ton. A real bargain
SHANNON & LUCHS.
BUSINESS PROPERTIES-We have Just revised
our business properties and have
ideal corners and sites located in all
sections. Let know what you want
and will submit you a list.
SHANNON & LUCHS.
Nh. MAIN o34s 713 14TH ST. NV.
- - n -
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the stands for $40. 500. and the ''scret ne
for $1,0s2. The screens" are the partl-
tions back of the stands, and their
decorations with flags and festoons. IL
is possible that the screen work may
be eliminated. There were eight bid
ders.
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Washington Conscience Cleared.

A Washington penitent has contribut-
ed 81 to the conscience fund by mall.
There was no accompanying explana-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI,

December 18th. 1916.
l, TIIEO. G. EILi,O. Governor of the State OF
Mississippi. do hereby certify that the canvass
and LA. ascert;: inment made under and IN
rG.suaIce OF the Laws of the STATE OF Missis-
s:ii OF the votes east in the said State at n
=, IA, raj election held tie 9TH day OF Nofei.
or AID. 1916, for the appointment OF ten
electors for ir, sident and ice PRESIDENT OF
tho United Stats show that the following
named IL rsors were voted for ut the snid cleo
tinn for appointment of such electors, each hav-
ing received the number of votes appearing OPP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

Floridn-Superfor Service win Atlantic
Coast Line. 4 all-steel electric-lighted
trains daily. 1906 New York ave. NV.
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

G. E. Feeling Nominated for P. M.
George Z. Peeling has been nomi-
mated for postmaster at Asbestos, Nd.
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TIL family circle that once had
its favorite authors now has its
favorite screen stars.
If others could only see us as
we see ourselves.
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OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT
Company Washington. D. c.. January Is, 1917.
| In accordance with Section of the charter. the
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Wash
inGtcn Gas Light Company for the election of di-
rcctors and for such other business as NAV prop
erly before said meeting will be held at
the Office of the company. Nos. 413-41t Tenth
Street, northwest. MONDAY. February 5, 1917.
at - O'Clock noon. The polls will be open from
u o'clock to l O'Clock pm.
WILLIAM Il. ORME, Secretary.
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THE NEXT COMPLIMENTARY DANCE TO Re
given by the bodies of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite in honor of the Blue Lodge Masons
and their ladies' will this Saturday even
ing at s O'Clock. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral,
rd and f SIS
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sfEcIAL NOTICES.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DE,IsA El-Al E,NT, OLE STATE

DEFA RI MENT OF STATE
To att to tnrsc prescn.s siial come.
Gr.vtips;
In accordance. with tire provisions af the Act
cf Congress approved February 3, 1857. cor
tify that the following is true ca. v y tue
certificate ~ Tia Inal asctrtanIIvut OF The
electors for ~, sident md Nicepr,si'lnt. al
point'i in The state Of California at the eiec-
lion held therein on the 18th day of November,
lDld. a. received by me from the Governor o.
the sala State.
Ii testimony whereof 1. ROBERT LANSING
Secretary Of state, Eav.. Ia, r,.uuto caused tine
Seal * tue department u State be affixed
anu nly iaine s-,,scriia..! ny TIE Chief clerk OF
tl- said !h.iia tni-uJ. ut the City of Washington.
th4s stytreH;n day OF January. 1917.
tSeaI.y ROBERT LANSING.
secretary of State.
BY BEN q. DAVIS,
,ui,f Clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-18

JOSEPH w. POWER,
Secretary of State.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
Girl Diver Clears Rocks By
Narrow Margin.

An interesting problem encounter
ed in the course of filming photo
play on the island of Jamaica, in which
one of Americas foremost women
divers assumed the leading role, is
described in the March Popular Me-
lchanics Magazine. A large concrete
tower had benn erected on a coral
ledge, and from one of its windows,
at an elevation of As feet, the per-
former was to plunge into the sea be-
low. The base of the structure was
about IL feet from the edge of the
reef, which it had been estimated
could easily be cleared. Instead of
being perpendicular, however, the
walls slanted back-for the tower
was pyramidal-so that in reality the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
ESther'S
Wireless
xecseA
By MARY PARRISH
MNTNv7lE''55 77IS'11I,SSYSNzIS1T5

Copyright. 1917. by w. @. Chapman)
swell, she can't go on this way much
longer"
Mrs. Flint gave her opinion with an
air of finallty that was entirely con-
vinclng to Mrs. Baker on the other side
of the fence. In fact, Esther Marvin
had for some time furnished a topic OF
conversation to the Inhabitants of the
small New England town.
Time was when 1t was considered
quite the fashionable thing to send
ones daughter to Miss Marvin's School
for Young Ladies; but that was some
nine years ago when Miss Marvin's
social position as the daughter of the
lately deceased Judge not only gave
her influence In her own circle, but
lower In the social scale. When the
judge died, leaving his wife and daugh-
ter nothing after his debts were paid,
but the fine old house on the hill, Es-
ther decided that the best thing she
could do was to convert the big billiard
NOOiu lHlO SCnOOi TOOil, anu Try "
make living for her mother and her
self by utilizing her college education
as teacher. The change in their for
tunes told heavily on the frail little
mother, who two years later drifted on
to less material world leaving her
daughter to face the problem alone.
The school prospered. but aside from
her loneliness, Esther had another
problem to face. She was a staunch,
COURAGEOUS soul, and she did not waver.
Before her fathers death Esther had
become engaged to Howard March.
The alliance had been approved of by
the judge for March was his old
friends nephew, and he believed he
saw In the young man energy and
strength of character sufficient for him
to make an honorable career. Esther
loved him as only such q deep, true
nature can. They were to be married
In about four months, when March told
her of an expedition he had been asked
to join to take up land for tea-growing