QUEER TAXES LEVIED
Humorous Levies
Feudal Times.
-A delegation from the
recently appeared
committee
of the
Washington.-
Virgin Istands
fore an congressional
appealed for the removal
port tax on sugar,
“That export
tional Is a matter knowl
to American nnd
sitice the Virgin Islands belong to the
United Stales,
the deleg
the
be at
he-
und
ox
tax Is unconstitu
of common
news
nn
<uge
readers,
some may question
ation should peacefully plead
of the when it
acked unconstitutional
from the tirie of its imposition,
a bulletin the
the Geographic
why
for removal levy
<onld as
Savs
of
in
from
National
this city.
“But the Constitution
that there shall be no tax
exported from the United
its possessions, It declares
tnx or duty: shall be laid
exported from any state,
cording the courts, state in this
Cuse, means a state, not a possession.
Export Tax Odd to Us.
“While an export tax seems
a citizen of the
compare
"1 i
HIS §
headquarters
fety
does not say
on articles
States and
that “No
on articles
* And, ac-
to
odd to
an
some of the hum
United States, It
not with
foreign
wies In "
the
Since feud
and
a]
countrie
tinues bullet!
have rec
as tnxes
'wo knive
sviv-one 1
roses
permitt
peaceful possession, P
per
academy for its
“To hold his
Avieshury nor provides three
it the visits
summer and three live eels If
there In the winter. The owner
aise ‘bound to put clean straw
king's floor three
vear sovereign
Straw
of the feudal
“The tenant Copeland
required to hold the king’
hie
‘paid.
continue
eppercorns (;
id hy Roya
London
land the
is ol
berries) are Mm the
site
owner of
mi geese
dng Ayieshury in the
he goes
fs
the
eS 4
on
tim
stops
bedroom
if the
on the
there,
hedroomn floor was ane
luxuries of times.
of in
manor
head shanld
get seasick while crossing the
tormy waters of
Whit
the
from sand bay
“A or
t city of Chiel
Daver to
osshaow ig eontributed
neien
of Bry
to
stringless
~
ost
ford andon, Dorset ec
bound make na
of a
ered
yearly
how
his majesty’
decide to war w Wales,
of paying ment
knights,
feudal land
re bound to perform
in the King's miiit:
and equip
presen
anid an
arrow for
he
“Instead
in money,
should th
AN ARSesS
to whom
parcels of were
403
ir
gran eq
we days’ serv.
ice | vy establish
ment for
duty.
“Property owners In Engiand a few
hundred years ago also accounted
of hearths and
buildings. for
them was levied upon,
were taxed and today
to themselves
for
number
their
the chimneys
in each one of
Windows
one nee
i%0
asionally
seer evidence
the thi
of evasion of 4
where
up.
Blocks of Salt Paid Taxes.
For centuries blocks of salt
to the rulers of China from
provinces bordering the to
Rice and silk vied with sal
in importance. Today, In some parts
of the republie, rice supplements sil-
ver In payment of levies, In
Imes eleph
it
crabs,
fevy old windows have been
bricked
“r
were
sent the
pay
*
sen
Tuxes,
ancient
ants’
is
frogs,
some tribes sent
teeth while the Cantonese,
fated, made payment in
snakes and crickets,
“Travelers from one city to another
in Chinn became familiar
other of raising reyenue,
that collected from land owners,
or ‘squeeze’ stations, which
compared with our nearly
toll are met with at
intervals the highways,
of stations
during
fo
effects
re.
soon
ways
with
than
Likin
might
ahsolate
frequent
Eight
encountered
ghai
he
gntes,
along
these fire
the S4.-mile trip from Shan
At
are ransack
Soochow eich station
ed and,
not taxed at station,
before the traveler reaches his destl-
nution at least three levies have been
paid on each article,
“Tibetan taxes are usually paid In
goods, Sheep, wool, meal and native
cloth are principally used. In one
section of the hilly country, the grass
and water the Tibetan cattle consume
are taxed, but not the cattle”
one's
while every
article is each
Plan Statue of Miles
Standish at Plymouth
ymouth, Mass. —Transfig
Capt. Miles Standish,
the Pilgrim
return this little
pince of Amerien,
Plans under
Sion
i"
firon
sured into
ze, first sol
may
the
: .
ier of colony,
town,
|O0n
birth-
to
are way here for
of 0 monument mili
of the early settlement.
A #ite on the grounds of the Plymouth
Memorial building is being considered,
in Duxbury, where Captain Standish
lived, a granite shaft already
sttnds in his memory,
the
ore of the
tary lender
Oe
A Hefty Bride
Los Angeles, Calif.—Jolly Josephine,
twenty-two and 550 (nge and weight),
I« a bride. Her husband, Karl Otto
fleln. twenty-four and 110, is to give
up painting autos and manage her ele
«us sideshow career.
J
Raymond Clark,
man to win a medal from the
tional service. He saved the life
her out of the way of a speeding
ten, of W
ROAD COURTESY
USUALLY SHOWN
Be Prevailing Good-Na-
tured Civility.
Oces
with
hoorish
of
us,
ad
how ever
and the
with
COUrse
the exceptidn,
Courtesy and =n
natured sp
eral attitade of m
other.
But
the same courtesy
ard
that
prevailing good
civility war to be the gen-
otorists toward each
are we as motorists
and thoughtful con
sideration tow the man and woman
who lke observe
wi
each other?
Help Pedestrians,
we
Sires
Of
course
ont every
is bow
for the Ia
: Thi
of regan
the protection of his
but as a
us well,
But
things we might
Many wrists are ip
roundin at A
§ he id to do
out rd ws of tl
fellow
self-protective mes
are we as careful in the
be?
+
moe
Corners
oheyin
forwar
and of
drive a
fo
Cros
RO
re
noi e
priesy
pedes
ans who wt nt
t eo
portunity
Sing roet
signal of the traffic flicer an
t¥herstr?
ithont
op
{0 get across w any
mishap.
Unnecessary MHonking.
in the matter of
unnecessarily, the
Inck
who are
driver
on foot
Aga
horns
n,
motorist
often shows a of
How
noiselessly
and
“honk,”
nervously
toward ti walking
often
a]
suddenly
that
% In
ose
we notice a
swroach a person then
hoarse
to Jump
is a small
emit o cans
ne person
itself, matter,
confusing. and might even lead to
or woman suffering from a heart or
nervous disorder
When stopping at boulevards a mo-
greatly
intentions
person
is
torist may assist a
hy plain
crossing
making his
gignaling the
ether to stop or
gtreets wi proceed,
Solve Vexed Problem of
Glaring Car Headlights
A novel solution of the vexed prob-
jem of nonglaring headlamp llami-
nation was described on June 2 at the
summer meeting of the Society of Au-
tomotive Engineers by K. D. Cham-
bers, scleptific research engineer, in an
nddress on complimentary color head-
lighting.
iriefly, the proposed system con-
in the use of oval headlamps
ench of which has two paraboloid re.
flectors, the upper fitted with an
orang
with
siuts
ane
and of a color filter
inside the
bine glinss,
just
windshie
tutomoblle In which
plain transparent glass
rays and
are a sheet of
that filtera out
the orange another that Git
ers out the blue rays, filters
gre connected electrically with the
bulbs In the lamps =o that when the
orange filter Is drawn down into the
line of vision of the driver the blue
Hght 1s turned off and the orange light
turned, on automatically, and when the
blue filter Is drawn down the orange
fight Is shut off and the blue light
turned on,
Fach viewing filter is transparent to
Hight of the same color and so the
driver can see practically the same
as If he were driving with white light.
These
is the first schoolboy
Automobile association for excep-
Griffith, (left), by pushing
had falled to obey signals.
traflic police-
seven
car which
in Keeping Motor Warm
Metal or Plywood Plates Fastened to
the Inside of Your Hood as Shown
Will Help Keep the Motor Warm
When the Car Is Left Standing.
Metal
on the inside
he alr to circulate freely or
lywood plates bolted
shown the {llustra-
i ste and al
1 hy
so help
driving the
Months
Persons Who Drive Take
Good Care of Themselves
Perse ns
better «
who drive
of
than do
autor take
nobiles
are themselves while walk
those who not dr
to
looking into the
accidents
ing do
Cars
according recent research
causes of traf
It is said that few motorcar drivers
are caught
The
off their guard when wal
ine that t}
ing
records show at the ma
in
volve persons who have had no experi
ence In handling cars,
The
toring
accidents to pedestrians
reasons for this are that
er
what he faces
and when
self
in mo
fect pik
destrian
iver gets a per
as a pe
he walks he condu
He walks
and wil
intersections he makes
the ipability of the
officers to look out for everyone
knows the approximate distance
He is able t«
’
accordingly.
manner,
streets at
in a
he
eon
en CTOSReS
He
an
gen
eyes on the road or not
trained to take
watch signals, so
experience
in no chances
that from his
ag a driver he
trained automatically as a pedestrian
It would appear that the moral from
this is that every person should learn
fe
ie
moment,
AUTOMOBILE ITEMS
Keep
yvater.
battery filled with distilled
- - *
See that
sloinally
springs are greased occn
NM - -
» ® .
A nice time for a pedestrian to cross
fa street is about three or four o'cloct
in the morning,
”~ - *
If the engine does not start prompt
discover the cause,
- » *
the front wheels toe I
fivesizxteonthia of an Inch at front
Wheels should be checked occasion
for alignment to avoid tire wear
- - -
Ree that
The new trend in automobile tracks,
digplays at the New Yor)
show, is foward lightness and spe ed,
Anything they don't them
wider.
KO make
« & =»
A runaway horse that stopped when
a red ight was turned against him,
as was reported, demonstrates again
that horse sense is greater in many
instances than driver sense,
® - -
The auto coming from the right has
the right of way at an intersection,
motive has the right of way, whether
coming from the right or left.
NOTHING TO FEAR
hisvered his wife,
“there's
the flat.”
sald ber husband, “W}
up and glve the fight
shaking
“John,”
i a burglar trying
Hin awake,
0 get into
“Ih”
TH get
qin life,
“Aren't you
“Not a bit,
‘his flat can
% a little
Prapseript.
ere?
him of
afraid?’
Any burglar who thinks
hold all three must
bit of a fel Boston
of us
low.”
TRY AGAIN, DAD
cigarette
sreath
Daughter (sl
-~ Now,
cissing George. why
and
they mua tm)
heen
ihe
I've
you
ick
ns
ther if you
think
don't
fat
come
right out
Say $0,
These Day ys
“Her untenar tel
Writes an author Kifte d
abt she went
And had it lifted
His Name i in n Full
Census T Y out
anme, |
Mrs
{ensus
ct 108
No d«
lease?
Mother to the Rescue
Three-vear«
his fir
He struggl
ing to break the
small thumb and fin
task. So he brougt
“Will you unt
sr?”
Hyen
shell,
ger unequal
to his
please,
mother
utto moth
he asked
Similarity Founil
“The our head
yored.”
“So
halrs of are all num-
are the motor but that
prevent el
Cars,
Joost ther
fast.”
from going
CHERCHEZ 1 LA FEMME
Manager
in this
We've
Manager
“There's a man employed
store who's stealing money.
got to find him"™ Assistant
“Well, look for the woman.”
His Trousseau Maid
going forth to woo,
Writes verses to his mald so true,
And trusts Dan Cupid's arts to ald
In making her his trousseau maid
Finding Joy in Everything
“There's one consolation in being in |
“What is that?”
“There's nobody to wake you up in
the middle of the night to tell you to
go down and sure the back door's
locked."~<8Stray Stories,
be
——
Family Athletics
“Hasn't Mrs, De Style a
social ambition !
“Yes, nud she keeps her poor hus
band on the Jurap.”
vaulting
A Tallhproot Career
“You have done a great deal of talk
ing all these years"
“Yeu," answered Senator Sorghum. |
“1 take pride in the fact that I have
been able to entertain so many audl
ences without saying anything to in
terfere with my political position,”
SAAR,
True Friendship
Jane~Do you think that
story about Ethel is true?
Jean—It must be. I heard it from |
har degrost friend
awfal |
Ida
aged to
lm,
Iris—No,
nay back
gio
I's no sign
Jack that
he
dear, of
ont,
cially prepared
{
am
not
An Honest Pug
He's good
} Griest
Terry
100
Jim
Terrs
How's
iw without
MOT
Castor:
Pa .
ar = 4 i ¥
3
and
arms and
Soothi
Likidl
in
ages.
Proven d
"bysicians everywhere recommend
Soap and warm
application of C
B23, Malden, Mam”
/ nN
et
is ol
“Well
from her
sings opinio
script.
ir daughter
vou'd get
ns differ.”
ti!
but
3
when
Good Shot
HH, sir, my shotgun
and there lay a dead wr
ahead of ns!
Bored inarder
| been dead?
How Jong had
Headache
Neuritis
Toothache
Lumbago
Rheumatism
A ABSA
Accept only “Bayer” package
which contains proven directions.
Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets
Also bottles of 24 and 100-—Druggists,
rater of Sallerlleacid
Scottdale, Pa.