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Bellefonte, Pa., March 2, 1923.
A SMILE SOMEWHERE.
Never a day that is empty of all
That makes the heart wholesome and
sweet
With purpose and effort—respond to the
call,
And laugh at the thought of defeat!
Never a day that is not full to the brim
Of the goldenest chances that rise
To leap into action, to toil with a vim,
And to smile and be glad of the skies;
To sing and to hope and to trust and look
up,
With faith in it all to the end,
No matter how bitter the wine in the cup,
Nor how rugged the road we must wend.
—Baltimore Evening Sun.
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THE DIRECT INHERITANCE TAX.
By Margaret H. Barnett.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature, by Representative Ripp-
man, of Perry county, to repeal the
Direct Inheritance Act, passed by the
Legislature of 1917. A collateral in-
heritance tax has been collected for
many years, but there was no tax on
direct inheritance, until the act of
1917 was passed.
The estates taxed under this law,
are, according to the Act, all estates,
real, personal and mixed, of every
kind whatsoever, which pass either
by will, or under the intestate laws of
the Commonwealth, to a decedent's
father, mother, husband, wife, chil-
dren, and a few other classes of heirs.
Governor Brumbaugh, who signed
. the bill, appended a note, with his sig-
nature, in which he says, “This bill is
approved with the greatest reluctance.
I am constrained to do so solely be-
cause the necessities of the Common-
wealth require the raising of addi-
tional revenue.”
Governor Brumbaugh goes on to ex-
plain that the Legislature of 1917 had
made appropriations which aggregat-
ed a sum approximately $15,000,000 in
excess of the sum available for ap-
propriations.
There were two revenue bills which
were favored by Governor Brum-
baugh, one of which imposed a small
tax on coal, oil, and natural gas, and
the other, a tax of one mill on the
capital stock of manufacturing cor-
porations, which has hitherto been ex-
empt from taxation.
These bills were passed by a large
vote in the House, but were killed in
the committees of the Senate. “Had
they passed,” Governor Brumbaugh
says, “this unjustifiable, drastic tax
on direct inheritance weuld have been
unnecessary, and would not have been |
approved.”
Speaking of the action of the Sen- |
ate committees, the Governor says: |
“The whole procedure was most un- |
fair, and against the welfare of all |
the people.” {
This is the way the Direct Inherit- |
ance Tax Law works out: There was |
a hard-working man, who bought al
farm on credit, and then set to work
to pay for it by installments. He
worked for his neighbors, as well as
or his own farm.
When, by careful management and |
incessant toil, the farm was almost |
paid for, the man died suddenly, leav- |
ing to survive him a widow whose |
health was very frail, and twelve chil- i
dren, the youngest of whom was but |
nine months old. Only one of the chil- |
dren was of age. Then the State
stepped in, and took two per cent. of |
what the father had labored to accu- |
mulate for his children. |
This is a real case, not an imagin-
ary one, and it is not singular. There
are many small estates in the Com-
monwealth, more small ones than
large ones. There are many fami-
lies for whom the father, by hard
work and careful management, pro-
vides a home and a comfortable liv-
ing.
But, in the language of Holy Writ, |
“One event happeneth to them all,”
all the sons of men. And not infre-
quently this “one event” happens to
the father of a family, sometimes a
family of young children.
Then, when their provider has been
taken away, and because he has been
taken away, the Commonwealth takes
two per cent. of their estate, no mat- |
ter how small it is. |
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That melancholy event, the death of |
a father, brings with it unusual ex-
penses following which, comes the
State for its share.
The capital stock of the manufac-
turing corporations of this State ag-
gregates $5,600,000,000. The Legis-
lature of 1917 refused to put a tax of
one mill on this capital stock, which
has been exempt from taxation; but
it did not hesitate to put a tax of
twenty mills on the estates of those
who were already paying taxes on
everything that they possessed.
Senator Woodward has listed =a
number of persons and things as “dis-
pensables.” The State has had on its
payrolls men whose only service to
the Commonwealth seems to have
been the drawing of their salaries,—
a service, however, which, it must be
admitted, they performed faithfully.
There is a sort of grim humor in
the thought that the money raised by
taxing orphan babies in their cradles
helped to pay for these “dispensa-
bles,” and to provide money for the
“padded payrolls” of the State.
The fact that the State needed reve-
nue would not justify it in raising it
by methods that are unjust and un-
fair to its citizens. It would not be
justified, for example, in authorizing
its revenue collectors to crack safes
and rob banks.
And the State cannot be justified, or
even excused, for raising revenue by
a tax which is characterized as unjus-
tifiable and drastic, unjust and un-
fair, even by the Governor, who sign-
ed the Act which imposed it.
Governer Brumbaugh, in his note
appended to the Direct Inheritance
Tax Act of 1917, expressed the hope
that an Amendment to the Constitu-
tion; and later legislation, would “cor-
rect the injustices of this measure.”
But to this good day, they have not !
been corrected. Instead of “correct-
ing” them, the Legislature of 1919 re-
enacted them, and Governor Sproul
signed the bill without protest.
You, ladies and gentlemen of the
Legislature of 1923, have an oppor-
tunity to right a manifest wrong, a
wrong from which many widows and
orphans have suffered in the past six
years, a wrong which was recognized
as a wrong, even by the Governor
whose signature legalized it.
Your constituents ask you to use
your influence and your votes to this
end.
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Paris Now Speaks in Many Tongues.
Paris
most cosmopolitan city in the world.
There are cafes and restaurants
where it is even embarrassing to or-
der in French. In a well known “bar”
of the Faubourg Montmartre a dia-
lect of the Orient is the official lan-
guage. Just across the street from
this little restaurant, which calls it-
self “The Algeria,” you will find the
rendezvous of Israelites from Con-
stantinople. In another one the
knowledge of Italian is necessary, and
in many others Spanish is spoken
fluently.
In the bar of the Chaussee d’Antin
the garcon scarcely understands
French, but he will speak to you in
perfect “Anglo-American.” Visit the
little eating-corner and you will be
obliged to speak Russian. If you wish
to eat chop suey in the tavern near
the Sorbonne prepare yourself to
speak in Chinese.
There is a restaurant for each and
every nationality. One need never
feel lonely at meal time in the French
capital. There is no excuse for not
chatting in your native tongue.
The actual number of foreigners in
Paris has not been officially calculat-
ed since 1917, when the figure given
out was 294,434. Since that date the
number has certainly been sensibly in-
creased.
Utility Rates Below Average.
Utility rates at all times have been
maintained at levels distinctly below
the cost of living, says H. W. Bruu-
dige, president of the Railroad Com-
mission of California.
“While living costs are given today
by the United States Bureau of La-
bor statistics as being 66 2-3 per cent.
above the 1913 base,” said Mr. Brun- |
dige, “electric prices are only 16 and
20 per cent. above the pre-war levels.
“In the peak of 1920 living costs
went to 219 from a base of 97 in 1913.
: | bosses who were
is gradually becoming the!
CHANGES IN STATE
FOREST DISTRICTS.
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During the year 1922 the Karoon-
i ha forest district underwent a num-
ber of important changes, the first one
being the absorption of almost one-
half of the old Bald Eagle district, in-
creasing the forest area to over 350,-
000 acres. Of this over 110,000 acres
is State-owned forest land. The dis-
trict took the name Bald Eagle, not
for the mountains, as supposed, but
because this region was the favorite
hunting ground of Chief Bald Eagle.
The regular working force was in-
creased by two rangers and an as-
sistant forester, and the protection
force to thirteen fire bosses and sev-
enty-eight fire wardens. The fire
promoted were fire
wardens, who are able to give special
service during fire season. The fire
boss receives a small remuneration
while the fire wardens receive pay on-
ly for actual time fighting fires.
The Bald Eagle district
is now
made up of the following five divis-
ions: Mahantango, composed of
Shat mountain and the southern part
of Snyder county, under the direct su-
pervision of ranger William C. Maur-
er, Paxtonville; Captain Jack, com-
posed of Jacks mountain, located in
Snyder and southern Union counties,
under the supervision of ranger
Charles J. Middleswarth, Troxelville;
Buffalo, composed of the mountain
land north of the Buffalo Valley, un-
der the supervision of rangers David
Libby, Weikert; Carl D. Motz, Wood-
ward, and James Tate, Millmont;
White Deer, composed of White Deer
and Spruce Run water sheds, under
the supervision of rangers D. R. Har-
beson, White Deer; Ralph E. Roadar-
mel, Mifflinburg, and Leslie M. Stover,
Loganton; McElhattan, composed of
the lands of the district north of Su-
gar Valley, under the supervision of
ranger David F. Bixel, Loganton.
——The “Watchman” gives all the
news while it is news.
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age is its guarantee.
Wind Colic and Diarrhoea;
In the same period the average in-
creas in electric rates did not exceed |
130 to 143 from a base of 100. In |
other words, the cost of living went up |
122 per cent. and is still up 66 2-3 per
cent., while electric power increases
ranged from 30 to 43 per cent. at the |
peak, and at present rates throughout |
the country are only 16 to 20 per |
cent. above the normal base of 100.”— '
Santa Cruz (Cal.) Sentinel.
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ly is, not to see what lies dimly at a
distance, but to do what lies clearly
at hand.—Carlyle.
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on the wrapper all these years
just to protect the coming
generations.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “Just-as-good’” are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
Never attempt to relieve your baby with a
remedy that you would use for yourself.
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neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance.
For more than thirty years it has
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$1240
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Five Disc Wheels and Nash Self-
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FOURS and SIXES
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Special for March
This is a regular
50 doz. Children’s Black Hose, 7 to 9J%.
25 cent quality—sale price 15 cents.
25 doz. Silk Hose (Ladies’ Black), regular $1.50 quality—
sale price g8 cents.
10 doz. Ladies’ Black Cotton Hose, while they last, 3 pairs
for 50 cents.
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Cotton, from 25 cents up.
Silk, from g8 cents up.
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Sport Silks in all the new colors—Crepe Knit, Cantons,
Satin Crepe, Tricolette, New Baronet Silk Pasleys, in all colors.
Spring Coats and Suits
Our line of new Coats and Suits are here for your inspec-
Tweed Suits, with or without Knickerbockers.
Coats in all the new colors and plaids, in Grey, Tans and
Tweeds. Wraps in plain colors, and all over-braided in plain
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See our line of Mens, Womens and Childrens Shoes, at
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