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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18
CHAPTER THIRTY
The Verdict

When the court resumed Cell rose
With a haggard face, TO make an an
nouncement.
In accordance with the suggestion OF
his excellency, the accused had peen
seen during the Adjournment ,though
not by him). with the result that she
had confessed TO having given birth TO
q child and being the cause of its death.
s.'In these circumstances, he sa!d.
s6eaking in a husky voice. Il nave
taken the only course open TO me-that
Of advising her to revise her plea. ana
with the permission of the court she
will now do so. ... l.,
There was a moment OF agitation in
which the Court was understood 10 as
sent. and then Bessie as called upon
to plead again. But hardly had she
risen at the call Of the Deomster when
she broke down utterly and sob fol-
lowed sob nt every question that was
put to her.
At length she bowed her head ana
that was accepted as her plea OF
guilty. Ill.
Then Cell rose again and said:
"Although the prisoner pleads guNfE
n causing the death Of her child. sh"
says she did not so wilfully. Therefore
propose 10 put her back in tn" box TO
Drove extenuating circumstances
Once more the Court agreed. but
when Bessie was removed from the dock
to the witness box she broke down again
and not n word could be got out OF her.
..It is only natural" said Cell.
.fhat she should feel shame at having
"a take back what she said yesterday.
The Deemster bowed. and speaking
with an obvious effort he appealed to
the girl to answer the questions of her
advocate. But still Bessie sobbed and
made no answer.
.s.The Court has nothing left 10 it
but to go on to judgment. SAID the
Attorney General.
At that moment when IN" ira
seemed to be brought 10 II standstiIl,
Fenella (sitting near I" tn" wines
box), was seen 10 lean over and whisper
to Cell. who rose and asked 10 h"
allowed TO make a suggestion thar i'll
asmuch as the accused was lnabI" ="
answer for herself, somebody cN", w!1o
knew what she wished TO Sar. snOuld be
empowered 10 answer for her.
The Deemster. seeing what was con-
ing, seemed 70 catch his breath. bUt
after moment he agreed, The course
proposed, although unusual, was not
contrary to the interests of justice OF
altogether without precedent, deaf
and dumb witness always giving evi-
uenvS ~ .,rrn,' Connrol ,fd M, oh
hs S''1'"'' '''
'W.~ =, oil eoid tho >,,orrov
~ Ha az, o .oiI l:nII - u.;u
~ II ind, Iad, 'rhn roc.iyad tba nr;.nnrr' ,
t.ssinn asn sas ,n'; - smook an her hehaIf NNi,,
Stanley
n.. "s' vs. ,ba' dor had n fnrco Iignt cas-,
S..L mon ", ,"" Them, that when Frnril,
.tsnneJ Iryn nm ~ ,h" witness box and stond
iSp'th siSpp'h "t 1;do Win thp nri.onrr r.aI"
t ,,ts how oo,h tho Drnmsrrr sccmrd
80. rceIv ohln ~ rcritr Tho fnmiiiur
~nrds 70 her.
"Piease tell the Court as nearly a.
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THE MASTER OF MAN: :-:By Sir Hall Caine
k outpoken and Moving Study of Deep Of The
Eternal Me- Etc
PERSONS OF THE STORY

9CTOR STOWELL - A brilliant
tesng advocate. appointed despite
A@ youth Decmsfcr, or Chicf Judge,
Ct the Isle of Man. in rhich position
~ has to sit in judgment on a fel,
totc- sinner. He is high princ'pied
X sad likablc. though IN a moment ot
Wstual passion he has. 10 great later
"A psnitence orer The secret sin. had
illicit relations ,rih
BESSIE COLLISTER--A handsome
out iiliterdte peasant girl. She has a
child nhich is accidentally Smothcred
z on the night of its birth. She IS
arrested for numbering her babe.
Bessie really loves
lLICK GELL--Agreeob bic but some
scAat ioedk, who persuadcs Bessie TO
6etroth herself 10 him despite the
q opposition of his father,
SPEAkER GELL - The rich and
tyfannicdl head Of the Manr Pdr'td-
" NseMt.
HENELLA STANLEY -- A great
hearted aud beautiful girl wih dd-
cdnced ideas on romeH's rights who
10 IN lore rith Victor aud he rih
her. she is the daughter Of
GENERAL STANLEl--Goucrnor Of
the Isle of Man.
DAN BALDROMMA - A brutal
farmer, stepfather Of Bessie, aud
toho tries TO use her trouble. for
schich he thinks GeN is responsible.
as q Lever TO ddrance ms omn fortune.
( CTOWELL turned back into th" house
~ with a sense of degradation he had
never felt before. Oh. what a miserable
coward hidden sin made of man
Sooner or later it would be revealed
and then what then?
Suddenly he was startled by new
thought. Bessie's confession would
give the trial an entirely different turn.
II she pleaded guilty in the morning
there would be nothing for the jury 10
do. Either they would have to be dis
missed or instructed TO bring in Tor
NAL verdict. The verdict against the
prisoner would depend upon the Judges.
That is to say. Bessie's fate would de-
pend upon him--upon him alone.
The first shock Of this thought was
terrible. but after while he told HIM
self that it came TO the same thing IN
the end. The real responsibility was
with the law. \ Judge was only the
laws spokesman. For a given crime Il
given punishment. 4 Judge did not
make the sentence on prlsoner-he
had only to pronounce 1t
Driving hard Stowell arrived early at
Oastletown and found a crowd at the
caetle gate. waiting Tor the trlal as t"r
a show. He was passing through the
Deemster's private entrance when he
had a vision Of scene which the spec
fators could not be counting upon. What
II the prisoner. while making her con-
fession. accused her Judge:
Joshua Scarf. in his colored spec
tacles. was waiting at the door to the
Deemster' room
i.'I'm afraid your Honor is not vel
this morning" said Joshua.
"a little headache. that's all said
Etowell.
But he had stumbled on the threshold
q bad omen and was wondering what
would happen before he cam" our sgain'
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RADIO FACTS by An EXPERT

RADIO FACTS BY AN EXPERT
The articles In tho morning PUBLIC LErGEB
by stuart Buantlne are authoritative. Bal
lentne Is former radio expert aide Of the
United states Navy. His articles are writ
ten for the layman, unders ia ndable, sx-
planatory, Read them In the morning PUs-
Lie LspGER every day. Make II Habit"
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inhaDit, and on which YOU depend for
Your comfort and happiness.
i - easy to learn what sort Of food
dinagr"eS with you. and where is the
IN" between eating and ovcr-ealing.
\ very IVA" experience will tell you
how mHrh exercise j. necessary for your
W".i being. and just how many hours Of
s.ecp you r"Qu!r" every day.
The evidence Of your body and mind
rs 10 the amount Of labor they can per
form IS not always trustworthy. Both
Will announce that they are tired long
before they have reached their capacity
which proves that. like you. they are
only human. Don't be afraid to drive
them IittIe farther than they want to
b" driven, Put if they finally rebel,
caNc their load Il trifle.
KEEp your body in health. and you
lA- may never need the doctor at all
certainly you will not need nt some
time of your life to put yourself wholly
under his direction, or 60 to his hospi-
tai that he may take you apart and put
you together again.
Care Will save your auto repair bills,
and it will save your bodily repair bills.
Also il will save time and insure hap
piness. 1t is well worth all the thought
that it requires.
COpyriJht, I023
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18

YTyHE use of ordinary intelligence will
i enable you to make similar saving
a. repairs for the machtpe which you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18

Ever Preserving Kettles in use
today that have been giving such
service for twenty years
Get one of these always useful,
always handy utensils today and
let it SAVE for YOU for MANY
years to come.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-03-03
HISTORY CLUB HEARS SPEAKERS

Glacier Peak, which is one of the
largest mountains in Washington,
was described by DR.. St. John at the
last meeting of the Natural History
club. His talk was based on a botani-
cal research expedition which he
made last summer.
Grace Hill, who lived in Alaska for
several years. spoke on 1.-THE First
Reindeer Fair in the Arctic Circle -
1t proved to be such an interesting
lecture that she repeated it to those
who came to the meeting after the
basketball game.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-03-03
Separate Sources


j plan it is proposed to assign to the
state certain definite sources of rev.
enue, such as the inheritance tax,
! the tax on the property Of certain /
types of corporations, and other pos
sible sources, leaving to the local /
/ government divisions the exclusive /
use of the general property tax as
the source OF their revenues for To-
cal needs. The purpose back of this
plan is to avoid apportioning state
taxes to the counties For it is well
known that assessors often undes-
value property in their own counties
in order to lessen the amount of /
taxes to be paid to the state This
is plan of doubtful value, and UNI
less it provides new sources of rev.
enue for the state it would not re-
lieve OF all the burden of taxation
on real estate.
Another suggested remedy is the
classified property tax. Under this
plan it is classified into two or more
groups. usually into tangible and in
tangible property. The intangible
property is then taxed at a very low
flat rate, usually from three to five
mills. The purpose of this plan is
not to raise more revenue, or to re-
lieve the burden on the real estate.
1t is simply measure attempting to
get more owners of intangibles to
list their property for taxation, and
low rate is given as an inducement
for such listing. Usually the low
rate does not secure sufficiently
added volume of intangibles for tax
alton to offset the revenue lost by
the lower rate. This plan is good as
far as it goes but it does not solve
the problem of relieving the burden
of taxes on other property.
I'm the state of Washington a
constitutional amendment would be
necessary for the adoption of a class
flied property tax.
Need Income Tax
"A proper state and local tax sys-
/ TEN should be made principally of
/ two elements; a tax on tangible prop
erty, possibly on only real estate;
and personal income tax levied on
the total income received by each
citizen with suitable exemptions for
small incomes. An income tax when
we'll administered is probably the
fa;,, 70, 1
a good Indicator of ability to pay, i
and one would pay taxes on the basis
of income only when he earns in
come.
How much aid would an income
tax give to over-burdened taxpay-
ers in the state of Washington now,
There are many recipients of income
who have little taxable property as
our system now stands, who have
much taxpaying ability. and who pay
little or no taxes as such. A per-
sonal income tax would fall to very
considerable extent upon profession
al and business people of the cities
and towns, and would relieve very
materially the burden on real estate.
IN the income tax the rates
shouid be low beginning at one per
cent ana rising TO not over i've or
SIX per cent TINS latter rate to De
on the increments of the income
above S9ooo or S6oOo. me eXemp-
tlons should be moderate say SOU
~,
ffor single person and $1,000 for
married persons ana certain eXemp-
lons Tor chlldren.
Inc income tax is pelng used with
marked success IN Wisconsin Mass
aehusetts ana New YORK. Under
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-03-03
Largely Real Estate

But our tax system is even furth-
er single tax: it is largely tax
on real estate In Whitman county
in 1917, ordinary real estate, the
railroads, telephone and telegraph
lines. paid in 80 per cent of the
revenue received from the general
property tax. ordinary personal prop
erty paying only about 30 per cent.
Taking the state as a whole, for
the year 1919. of ali the revenue re-
eeipts from the general property tax,
ordinary real estate. the railroads,
telephone and telegraph lines, and
street railroads paid in 81 per cent,
ordinary personal property paying in
only 16 per cent.
These facts show the extent TO
which our tax system is a single tax
and what is more, single tax of
kind that we, in theory, do not
intend. But what, In general, are
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-13

ing in 6 speech at dinner of farewell
 rendered him ty the English Speak.
 ing Union, on Feb. 12, 1921, from
 which the following is quoted:
 LORD READINGS EXPLANATION
 My views on this subject are toe
 we'll known to need repetition, and were l so minded I could relate tales during my experience in America on
 the four visits to it during the wa, which would take long time in tell ing, but each incident of which would impress upon you most deeply the value and generosity of American friendship. There is just one incident to which I will briefly refer which has not been told you. During the war, as you know, every attempt was made to SOW dissension in the Empire by insidious propaganda. Every attempt was made to create distrust of the British and of the British Empire There arose in India a situation which is not known to the general public, but gives material for a story which illustrates American good will and friendship as we'll as anything I know during the war-except, perhaps, the greatest event of all, when President Wilson agreed that American troops should be brigaded with the British and the French if they were needed.
 It was a moment when, owing to the war and to this propaganda, there was great scarcity of silver in India as we'll as elsewhere, and in India it was of more consequence than in most places. There was moment at which we were very hard pressed to find the metallic reserve, particularly the silver which was necessary in India, it being incumbent that the paper note issue should be convertible i'm into the silver rupee. Ow- ing to this great scarcity our difficult ty was to find the silver. There was no means but one; that seemed i'm possible. In the vaults of the Ameri- can Treasury there were vast stores of silver preserved there as the finan- cial backing against the notes which were issued-silver which could not be disturbed, no matter how much it was wanted. It could not be taken out of the vaults of the United States except by Act of Congress. The United States administration and the members of Congress, to whatever party they belonged, joined in an en- 1eavor to meet the situation by pass Ing an Act of Congress without dis ,ussion, because discussion would have been serious.
 Practically without any debate this measure was passed in almost record shortness of time. It became law within a very few days of it's seeing 1 he light. The vast millions of l ,unces of silver from the vaults were | 'eleased and were sent across by ar between America and our elves to India, with which America | lad no concern but simply because it ]
 (Continued on Page o)
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-13
Total .... 1,0eS, ,S74,3os A1s,o6s, ,s2s THE ENORMOUS DEMAND OF

Thus, it is apparent that the de- mand of Asia alone during 1s17-ls required from the United States more silver than had been produced in this country from 1914 to 1919 inclusive, and that of the worlds production, during the three years of 1917 to 1919 inclusive, viz., 546,s73,622 oz., it would have taken 79.4 per cent. to have satisfied the demand of Asa which was met by exports from the United States alone.
 While the Asiatic situation has been used as the most striking illustration
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-13

As . matter of comparison, IL may be said that in the 20- year period from 1900 to 1913 inclusive, the total exports of refined silver bullion from the United States to Asia, amounted to 552,S16,306 oz., of which ABA, ,1sS,- 164 ozs., or 7s.64 per cent, were ex. ported during the last three years or the period, or at . rate of more than 40 times normal. How extraordinary was this de- mand. can best be appreciated if measured by the worlds productive ability to meet it. The production of silver of the world and the United States, respectively, in terms of fine ounces, from 1914 onward, was ss fol- l lows:
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-13

of the extraordinary demand for sil- yer, it was by no means the solo de- mand. Every country, the ports of which were accessible to wartime commerce, was eagerly seeking to ob- tain share of the available supply which was far below the pressing de- mand.
 By 1917, the worlds stocks had be- come exhausted, and current produc- tion could no longer meet require ments. The price necessarily advanc- ed. The price taken at the value of la fine ounce, average quotation, New York, from 1914 to 1919, was as fol-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-13
DEVELOPED

The several Western districts pri- marily interested in the production of silver sent representatives to Wash ington, who, with number of con gressional representatives, met with officials of the Treasury. A com plete understanding of the situation developed, and as a result, in this as we'll as in every other effort that was necessary to aid at the time, the American miner subordfnated his self interest and who'e-heartedly pledged himself to cooperate to the liriis If his resources and ability. An under standing uas reached, first, IS to Ip-;c~. rich was fixed tt t' r"r sf : second, an agreement which made the pa. sage of the Pittman Act possible.
 Thus, it will be seen that so far from being an Act of special le&lsla- lion Lassed, as many honestly believe, to favor producers of silver, it was passed at the earnest solicitation of Gres, Britain, tn avoid a critical con- dition ii utmost importance, in cor ducting the financial transactions arising from: war needs, and contrary to the irresponsible statements made by the uniformed or misinformed
 has been regarded as an instance of genuine friendship and useful assis- lance on the part of the United States and her miners. An acknowledge. ment of this was made by Lord Read
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-27
DE EDIFIcIos PUBLIcos
oFIc1NA DEL ooMIs1oNADo

san Juan, P. R., Diciembre le, 1922
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POr los IeprOS6S y
para los IeprOSOS

Caro- amable lector: Yo que tie de-
SEQ Pascuas muy felices en- compafiia
de los seres mas queridos de tn cora
z6n, quiero hacer I'm llamamiento a
tus sentimientos mobiles, generosos Y
caritativos en- favor de esos pobrecitos
enfermos, los mas necesitados de toda
nuestra compassion.
En- estos alegres dias en- que todo
ell mundo celebra con toda clase de
regocijo el nacimiento del Salvador,
/ quizas esos infelices hermanos nues-
tros habran .Isufrido 'grandes dolores
de alma y cuerpo. De alma, al verse en-
tai situaci6n, alejados del alegre bulli-
clio social por la enfermedad que les
i aqueja que al mismo tempo les proper
ciona terrihles dolores corporales.
TIL, Ein embargo, lector rico, que
estas lineas lees, habras disfrutado de
toda clase de placeres no tie has acor-
dado que muy cerquita de ii, en- esa
Isla de la soledad y del destierro hay
seres infelices necesitados de tn di-
.l'nero, que Dios te di6 en- favor del po-
i bre, del enfermo y del deSvalido.
i Pues bien, ii especialmente me di=
RHO para ii van encaminadas mis- ST.
! pleas en- favor de los leprosos.
De 10 mucho que te sobra; de ese al
go, que tai vez derrochas en- lujos, mo-
das pasatiempos y de 10 grande e
immense de tn bondad v generosidad,
esperan esos buenos enfermos tu obo-
10, til caridad til hmosna.
Tambien til, lector pobre que este
lees, tambien esperan de ii esos po-
bres seres la limosna de tn compassion,
"a limosna de tn entusiasmo en- divul=
gar esta gran obra de carload Y la
limosna de tn buena voluntad en- obra
tan meritoria.
Pobres Y ricos, cat6licos y anti-cat6li-
cos, hombres mujeres, particulares
| Y sociedades, todos debemos y pode-
mos poner nuestra buena voluntad al
servicio de tan noble excelsa causa.
A todos llama y de todos espera una
decidida cooperation.
Vuestro afmo. en- Cristo,
Jose NJ. CoRTEs, Padre Paul
Las limosnas pueden remitirse antes
del domingo 81, DEDICADo A Los
LEPROsoS, en- San Juan. los PIP.
Paules, San sebastian No. 12 nombre
del que suscribe Cristo 26 NOM
bre de la senorita Isabelina Iriarte.
En- Santurce, Stop IA, Gale Hoare
nombre de la senora Maria H. de To-
rres Avenida Nereidas. Stop So, Con
dado, a nombre de la sonora sGeorgina
Ii: de Rengel q E :
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ANUNCIO DE SUBASTA

eoB1ERNo DE PUERTO RICO
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san Juan, +. H., Olc1emDre 10, l5zz-
EESTsaTxszsz- sr-zzT--7
PROPOSICIONES en- p.iegos cerra-
dos para la adjudication en- pdblica s..-
rasta de las obras de CONSTRUCTION
DEL EDIFICIO CASA ALCALDIA
DE COHERIO, P. r., cuyo presupues-
10 aprobado asciende DIEz Y sIETE
MIL DoLAREs (s17 7,ooo.oO), Sc sdni-
tiran en- la of1cina del Comisionado
Municipal de Servicio Plblico de ca
merfo, hasta las DOS e P. M del
dia OCEIO DE ENERo de 1928, en-
cue Sc abriran pdblicamente.
Todos los datos necesarios Sc daran
en- la ofcina del Arquitecto, donde Sc
encuentran de manifesto los documen-
tos que han de regir en- el contrato, y
podran recoger los icitadores los pla-
ros Y modelos de proposiciones que
han de presentar, mediante un dep6si
to de DIEz DoLAREs ($10.oo) en-
metalico cheque certifcado, que e.
ran reembolsados al ser devueitos 81
chos documentos en- Ell plazo de VEIN.
TIE DIAz (2Ol despu6s de efectuada
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Ell vAPoR PHILADELPHIA

Nos participan los sres. sobrinos de
Izquierdo Co., Agentes de la Red
ID Line en- esta ciudad, q. Ell vapor
ssPHILADELPHIA'' neg6 New York
ei domingo "a del actual las diez de
la noche.
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Cafe-Restaurant
puerto Rico =

Sc sirven comidas a La carta.
Por las noches, toda clase de cenas
Pasteles v pastelillos especiales, he-
chos por la mejora cocinera de la Isla
Magnifico menii para Navidades y
Ano Nuevo.
Propietario: Pedro vazquez Negr6n
san Francisco 70, San Juan. Advt.
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uGPERIALA

Grandioso final de la serie que mas
,sruido, ha hecho en- Puerto Rico tt
tulada "Barrabas'.
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IN. TRES RANDERAs.

Charles Hutchinson en- los primeros
spisodios de la estruendosa serie tt
SuIada ''Carlos Hurac&n'', una revis-
"a mundial una comedia.
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C1NR Las ANTHI.As:

Nuevos episodios de la estupenda Sc
rie francesa titulada ''Dedos de Sc
da' y una comedia.
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Ia subasta,

Ia subasta.
La administration Sc reserva el de-
recho de rechazar cualquiera todas
les preparedness, y 81 de adiudicar e.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-15
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

The road to success is not diff
ficult for those who sincerely
seek it and use good judgment
by keeping their savings in a
strong savings bank.
The people who are saving to-
day are the ones who will be
able to take advantage of on
portunity tomorrow. f +
them the doors of opportunity
will open when the savings key
is turned in the lock.
The savings account is the key
that has opened many door of
opportunity-it will do the
same for you. Why not send
your savings to The Montpelier
Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany, Montpelier, Vermont, and
let interest help to increase
your capital?