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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-12-13

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Evening star., 1934-05-06

is animating the people. For exam
pie, farm real estate taxes have been
beaten down In the last few years and
increasing resistance to county and
municipal taxes is being felt. These
local taxes had been rising for years.
At the same time the Federal COL
lections had been declining.
There has been a decline in the
local collection since the peak year,
when they amounted to s5018,000,-
900, but it has not been nearly so
great as the decline in the Federal
collections and, what is Of more i'm
portance, local collections were far
greater in 1882 than in 1926, while
the Federal collections were far less.
1t is regarded as inevitable that
these two trends will alter, Federal
taxes rising to meet the extraordinary
needs produced by the emergency
measures OF the central Government
while the local taxes probably re-
cede, the lines thus crossing.
All per capita taxes have declined
since 1926. They were then s73.84,
while in 1882 they had fallen to
s64.09.
Foreign Tax Rates.
The experience in the United
Kindom has been different from that
in the United States. There, what
might be compared with Federal taxes
have risen steadily while the local
imposts have declined. The taxes
imposed by the kingdom rose from
664 000,00 pounds sterling in 1926 to
728.000,000 pounds sterling in 1882,
while the taxes of the shires and
towns declined from 100000 900
pounds to 167,000,00O pounds. This
made, however, net per capita in
crease from S9093 in 1926 to $685.
in 1882.
Germany has actually decreased her
tax collections both as to federal and
local impostS. The cancellation Of the
reparations demands saved Germany
from taxes which, according to some
experts, would have been unbearable.
From one point of view, Germany was
fortunate in that her national debt
disappeared as the result of the war.
The old imperial debt did not survive
the republics advent. Her national
tax collections declined from 5,3l2,-
000,0 900 reichsmarks in 1926 to $685.
900 900 in 1882, while local collections
declined from $3.50 100000 reichs-
marks to 5,135 100000 This worked
net reduction in the per capita tax
from s44.56 in 1926 to s3765 in 1882.
This was not accomplished, however.
until after peak Of S5488 had been
reached IN 1880.
AL taxes have increased over this
period in France. Collections amount
ed to 43646,00O,0 600 francs in 1925
and to 57,937 100000 francs in 1882.
This increased the per capita tax from
s4l.99 in 1926 TO S54.26 in 1882.
Meantime, in 1929, a peak of s5947
had been reached.
The figures of the greatest import
ance are those relating to the ratio
which taxes bear to national income
and, despite the high totals in dollar
terms shown by the United States,
this country still has the advantage
on the ratio basis. Americans now
still have more left over after paying
their taxes than do the people of
these other great countries. How
much longer that will be the case will
be determined by the taxing authori-
ties.
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Big Books and Little Books.

More than one Washington biblio-
phile specializes in little books. dinain-
utive volumes intended to be suitable
for coat-pocket transportation. The
oretically, it might appear that the
field of choice in the circumstances
would be limited to only a few titles.
But in point Of fact the case is quite
otherwise. The Bible, for example,
customarily is considered a large
book, and family editions of the
Scriptures are, indeed, ponderous in
size. But it happens. as scholars
agree. that the Holy Word really is an
entire library, an anthology of indi-
vidual compositions, any single one
Of which may be and actually has
been published separately. The Book
Of Job, for instance, has been made
available in an edition of which
the page dimensions are three by
four inches. The first portions Of the
New Testament likewise have been re-.
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

When the Daughters Of the War Of
1912 recently presented a portrait Of
Col. Daniel Parke to be hung in the
Lee Mansion at Arlington Assistant
Secretary Of State. R. Walton Moore,
at their request, commented upon the
career of that notable man, from
whom were descended many members
of the Custis, Lee ard Byrd families,
among them the wife of Gen. Robert
E. Lee.
Col. Daniel Parke was the second
Of that name in Virginia. He was
born in York County in 1910 and
married the daughter of the Colonial
Governor, Ludwell Lee, and of this
marriage there were two daughters,
Frances, who married John Gusts,
and Lucy. who married Col. William
Byrd of Westover. When Col. Parke
was 25 years old he found reason to
leave Virginia and went to England,
where his father had q very large eS-
tate. Very soon he entered the Eng
lish Army and fought with such dis
tinction in Flanders that in 1701 he
was attached to the staff of the Duke
Of Marlborough. In 1903 he took part
in the great battle of Blenheim, on
the left bank o. the Danube, which,
though doubtful at first, resulted in
an overwhelming victory for the Brit
ish over the armies of Louis XIV
and his allies. Thereupon Marlbor-
ough, in recognition of his valorous
services selected Daniel Parke as
the courier to transmit the news of the
victory to Queen Anne. THE Queen
was so delighted at receiving the dis
patch that she offered Parke a gift of
$4,000. He declined this, saying that
he already had ample means ard that
he only coveted a miniature of her
majesty to be worn always next
his heart. The miniature, set in dia-
mondS, was given to him and IS now
in the possession of one of his de-
scendants in this country.
In addition, Queen Anne presented
him with an elaborate silver service,
some pieces of which are now in the
house Of DR.. George Boiling Lee of
New York, who is the only surviving
grandson of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
The celebrated artist, Sir Godfrey
Kneller, executed a portrait of Parke,
OF which he made two copies. They
represent him in court dress, with the
dispatch in his right hand and the
miniature on his breast, and some
cannon and the smoke of battle in
the background. 1t is said that the
original is in Windsor Castle in the
queens room. One Of the others is
owned by a descendant of the Byrd
marriage. and the third. which hung
in the Arlington mansion until the
outbreak of the Civil War. is now in
DR.. Lees home in New York. The
portrait that is henceforth to be kept
in the Arlington mansion is an exact
copy of that owned by DR.. Lee.
After serving in the House OF Com
mons and holding other positions. Col
parke was appointed governor Of the
Island of Antigua. one of the Lee
ward group in the Caribbean and
there in ITO. he died, resisting the
attack of mob which had revolted
against the English rule. 1t seems
that the very morning of his death
and perhaps in anticipation Of it, he
made his will by which he left his
entire very large estate, including
Arlington, to his two daughters. with
provision or request that included in
the name of all their descendants
should be the name "Parke."
Evening star., 1934-05-06
How King Albert Died.

An amazing and unbelievable tale
is told in England by one who is de-
scrioed in dispatches as an author
and publicist to the effect that the
late King Albert of Belgium came to
his death not by accident but by
murder. He declares that the King
was tapped on the head" by some
unknown enemy and thus flung to the
rocks beneath that on which he was
standing in the pursuit of his favorite
pastime of mountain climbing. The
story is hotly resented in Belgium and
a member of the Belgian embassy In
London angrily challenges the author
and publicist" to come to his office
to receive physical punishment for
his "beastly lie."
When King Albert diet the world
mourned, for he had gained the high
est esteem of all peoples for his gal
lantry in war and his sagacious and
capable rulership over the Belgians.
The account of his fatal accident was
accepted without question. He was
known to be devoted to Alpine" ad-
venture and it was not uncommon for
him to go forth virtually unattended
to engage in it. Shocking as was the
manner of his death, needless as it
seemed to be, there was not the slight
est reason to question the official
statement and the news reports that
he had fallen victim to treacherous
piece of rock which had been loosened
by the frost.
The implication of murderous plot
against King Albert rests upon the
allegation that he was opposed to
war" that he played no part in the
"deviltry" of France in conspiring for
war against "defenseless Germany"
and that he was great unifying
force between the Walloons and the
Flemish. All of which is vague and
inconclusive. Albert undoubtedly had
enemies. All rulers have them. But
assassination must have a definite
motive and must be impelled by
force of reason far beyond the scope
of the muddled grouping of factors
named by the author and publicist" t"
who now charges that the King was
slain.
The fact that this shocking tale was
told. not directly in print, but in the
course of a talk before a writer's club,
stamps it as incredible and as a bit
of megalomania. The King died
February II, eleven weeks ago. Why
such an astounding bit of informa-
ton, if there were any truth in it at
all, was withheld so long and given
so casually is one Of the mysteries Of
the case. The punch on the jaw"
which the justly outraged Belgian
embassy official at London promises
to administer if the author and pub
licist" presents himself will be heartily
applauded throughout the world.
Evening star., 1934-05-06

printed again and again independ-
emily.
Shakespeare's plays, Poe's short
stories, Emerson's essays, Rousseau's
Social Contract" Franklin's Auto
biography" Goldsmith's Deserted
Village" Fitzgerald's "Rubyiat," and
scores of other deservedly popular
literary treasures would come within
the booklet" classification, and there
is certain justification for the state
ment: You can pack the best writ
ing in the world in an ordinary suit
case"
For generations, however. Don
Quixote," Pilgrims Progress" Rob
inson Crusoe," THE Count of Monte
Cristo" and numerous other cele-
brated volumes remained big books
in weight and page formal as well as
in esthetic significance, and there
seemed to be nothing feasible to do
about 1t.
But now, in recent years, a solution
has been found through the use Of
what is commonly denominated
Bible paper" strong but light and
thin tissue. Title by title, the choicest
fiction, the most delightful prose and
verse. even the classic histories are
being brought out in the more con-
venient form. Perhaps there is a
gain involved. Little books are
friendly, and In more companionable
editions the old works may win new
friends.
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Tax Burdens of Principal Nations
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

The existence Of the largest peace
time deficit in the history OF the
American Treasury has brought to the
American people a realization tnat
they may expect increased taxes.
Americans, no more than any other
people, like paying taxes and, indeed,
their prejudice against the practice
has been so strong that the American
tax level is remarkably low as COM
pared with other principal nations.
The only sound method OF measur-
ing taxation is not in terms OF total
sums exacted from the taxpayers but
in relation to income.- 1t is true that
the American tax figures mount
higher than the figures of some other
nations but, in relation to national
wealth and national income, they are
lower. The point is that when
Americans have paid their taxes they
have more left over than the people
of many other countries.
Briefly summarized, the situation OF
four of the greatest nations is as
follows:
The latest comparable figures are
for 1882 and show that United States
taxes paid aggregated 100000, 900,
including both Federal and local i'm
posts. Next come the United King
dom taxes which amounted to $4,400,-
600, 900. next Germany, So. 400, 900 900,
and, finally, France. S2.300,000, 900.
But the huge American collection is
only 20.3 per cent of national income,
while the British is % per cent, the
German, 21.9 per cent, and the
French, 25.2 per cent.
The national income of the United
States fell much more drastically
between 1929 and 1882 than did the
more stable national incomes Of the
other countries. On a pre-depression
basis, the low American ratio of tax
collections to national income is more
striking. Then the American ratio
was only 1l.8 per cent while the
others were: United Kingdom, 214
per cent; German, 1879 per cent. and
French, 225 per cent. 1t will be noted
that the rise in the American ratio
was far greater, over this period, than
the rise in any Of the other countries.
Per Capita Tax Rate in America.
There are many indications that
the American ratio must mount still
higher if the traditional policy of the
United States Of reducing its national
debt is to be adhered to. From the
earliest period it has been the Amer
lean policy quickly to retire war
debts. After every struggle Of this
Nation the Indebtedness incurred has
been paid off in rapid order. The
policy was pursued at the close of the
World War.
For a decade the World War debt
was retired at the rate of about
81 900 100000 year, resulting in a
great saving of interest. But with the
advent of the depression the Federal
Government reversed this policy and
the present administration has not
only reincurred about all of the debt
which had been retired since the
armistice, but has announced a
budgetary policy which will send the
national debt higher than it was at
the World War peak.
There will be definite crossing OF
lines Of taxation over the next few
years, In all probability. A strong
reaction has set in against the burden
Of State, county and municipal taxes
and something approaching a revolt
Evening star., 1934-05-06
On Being Neighborly:
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN D. IL. D, c. L.
Bishop Of Washington

that are wholly out Of consonance
with the spirit of neighborly feeling.
The present Pope made statement a
few years ago in which he said, after
speaking of the too frequently ex-
pressed ungenerous views of his
church, that Catholics also, some-
times lack just appreciation of their
brethren; they lack fraternal charity
because they lack acquaintance with
these groups. One does not know all
that there is of preciousness, of good,
of Christianity in these fragments of
ancient Catholic truth"
Another aspect of the situation is
the growing spirit of nationalism.
While modern mechanisms have made
the world smaller and brought about
greater intimacy between races and
peoples, the tendency to over-em-
phasize national distinctions is pro-
yoking rivalries and old animosities
and seriously impairing the spirit Of
international good will and neighbor-
liness. An undue emphasis upon ma
tionalism has aroused fresh fears and
suspicious, leading the nations to pro-
diSdi CAtidFuSdllCCo AL IilC uldtOCi VI
armament and military preparedness.
We shall tragically lose the import
and meaning of this hour in the
worlds history if we do not learn the
great lesson it is designed to teach,
namely, that love, not hate; selfless-
ness, not selfishness, are designed to
govern human society. We cannot go
on living our lives by the old maxim.
Every man for himself" Neither the
State nor the Church can survive by
pursuing the course of proud isolation.
Insularlty and bigotry, however they
may be expressed, are inimical to our
peace and happiness. None of US
liveth to himself" No matter what
our political, religious or social bias
may be, We shall fail utterly to pro-
mote the interests we serve unless We
are prepared to recognize with UNDER
standing sympathy those whose back
grounds, traditions and temperaments
make them consistently different from
us. Whether we recognize it or not.
we are bound together "for better for
worse, for richer for poorer" The
great Masters word still holds true:
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy
self
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Profound Disquiet in
Britain Over Japan
BY A. G. GARDINER.

LONDON, May 5-Japan's reply to
Sir John Simon's note has been ac-
cepted by the government as salts
factory, but this hardly allays the pro-
found disquiet aroused here as else
where by the Japanese declaration Of
a Monroe Doctrine over China.
There is no doubt in any quarter
of the far-reaching implications Of
that declaration. 1t Is claim to the
hegemony of China in the first in
stance, to be followed doubtless, If
the bluff" comes off. by the inclu-
sion of Asia generally in Japan's
sphere of influence"
The sublime effrontery Of the chal-
lenge would be startling If the world
had not grown familiar with the
methods of the military party which
now controls Japan. The challenge Is
based on the assumption that the ex-
ternal world is in such state of dis
ruption from China to Peru that any
common action against a common
enemy Is out Of the question. The
Franco German quarrel keeps Europe
in chaos, the United States is sup
posed to be in such hopeless economic
trouble that 1t can be ignored, and
the League Of Nations Is despised as
Evening star., 1934-05-06

In a letter written to an ancient
church the Apostle Paul, after warm
ing them Of ungenerous judgments
declares, None of us nveth to him.
self" In his Letter he speaks of the
danger of passing ungenerous judg-
ment upon those whose habits and
ways differ from those to whom he
writes. He says: LET us not, there
fore, judge one another any more; but
Judge this rather, that no man put a
stumbling block or an occasion to fall
in his brothers way" In one of the
concluding passages bearing upon this
whole matter of kindly judgment he
says: Let us, therefore, follow after
the things which make for peace, and
things wherewith one may edify an
other"
1t is evident that from the earliest
times men were prone to be critical
of one another on the score of differ
ences in mattxrs that concerned their
religious practice. Then, as now, un-
due emphasis was placed upon purely
non-essential matters, and frequently
these disputes led to rivalries and con-
tentions that provoked bitterness and
hatred. It was against this that St.
Paul inveighed. In later day WASH
ington, writing to an English friend
in 1892, said: "Of all the animosities
which have existed, those which are
caused by difference of sentiment in
religion appear to be the most invet
crate and distressing, and ought most
to be deprecated"
Our age in the main has been
marked by a finer feeling and up to
recent years the spirit of comradeship
and neighborly feeling has become
more evident. Latterly, there have
been certain manifestations that in
dicate that the old contentious and
strifes are once again setting up divi-
sions and cleavages and precipitating
conditions that are fraught with peril.
In one great European state race is
forcibly expatriated and the repercus-
sions of this drastic action are felt
in all parts of the world. Even in
our own land where a finer spirit of
comfy and goodwill has been mani
fest, we witness now and again exhibi-
tions of bias, prejudice and bigotry
Evening star., 1934-05-06
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Half century ago the New York
financial district was greatly shaken
cL by the failure Of the
oAocklnS Marine National Bank,
Failures roto,hs,v and the country s5aoH.a was as
the resultant collapse of the broker
age firm of Grant & Ward, headed by
a former President of the United
States. The Star of May 9. 1884, says:
The failure of the firm of Grant &
Ward is very bad one. All the
Grant family are ruined and they can
retain their good name only at the ex-
pense of their reputation for sagacity.
The schemer of the combination is
the young man Ward, who by the
most reckless use of Grants name
succeeded in getting the firm into
debt to an amount variously estimated
from five to ten million dollars. The
Grants we're passive tools in his hands.
They were allowed to draw out three
thousand dollars a month each as
profits from the business and did
not do much more, it would appear,
than thus draw their allowance. 1t
is just here that the blame will fall
upon Gen. Grant, for no one feels that
he was cognizant of the criminal
speculations of his wicked partner
But he knew that the chief capital Of
the firm was his name and he was
content to be a figurehead and draw
his money for that service without
making sure that his good name was
not trifled with and abused.
The affairs of the Marine Bank are
found to be in quite as bad state in
their way as those of the brokers
firm. Their sworn surplus was, ap-
parently, false; the alternative SEEM
ing to lie, in that direction, between
the bank, Mr.. Fish, used its funds at
his own convenience, in violation Of
law and morals. In short. the whole
failure is discreditable to the last de-
gree and cannot fail to damage the
reputation of all who are in any way
responsible for it.
1T has been a standing marvel, in
view of the enormous contraction of
values in almost all marketable Sc
curities within the past two years.
that there have been so very few
failures. Ordinarily such a collapse
of the market would have brought
panic and widespread ruin. That no
such evils have attended the recent
decline show the wonderful resources
of the country, the stability Of its
legitimate business interests and the
separation of those interests from the
gambling of Wall Street"
The helmet hat proposed by Post
master Conger for the letter carriers"
says The Star of May 10, 1884, does
not seem to be exactly the thing for
Hot Helmets for tude. 1t is de-
Letter Carriers. scribed as hot.
cloth, brimless
dome, affording no shade for the eyes of
the carriers in scrutinizing hieroglyphic
addresses upon letters under the full
glare of the sun. Postmaster Conger
should put himself in their place in
the matter and consider how he
would like to scoot around over the
blistering asphalt in a hot, brimless
helmet, delivering letters on the run.
As far south as Washington, straw or,
panama hats. with wide brims, would
seem to be the most serviceable and
humane style of Summer headgear
for men who are so much exposed to
the sun as the letter carriers"
Evening star., 1934-05-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Recovery.

Recovery.
Our old friend Robin Bird draws near,
Blue Eagles hover round him.
He is the songster Of good cheer
That we have ever found him.
He sings a song of honest glee
Regardless of the weather.
He leads the chorus stout and free
And signals "All together!"
The jonquil and the violet.
Though humble be their station,
With smiling beauty bravely set
Return his salutation.
Though others may with cunning skill
Reveal pleasant story,
Friend Robin Bird, I greet you still
A herald of new glory.