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tax srara CHANGES '
FAVORH) BY CARNEY
hit opwsrnwj snai;
(.XenitOti, PrMiMnt of Select;
CtattoU, Back, et Proposals.
GlMfton, Qommen Preei-
dent; AglAt THem
'AUTOISTS PLAN FIGHT
Owwlllw dsrsleirsa fro many sources
ttrfa arnt ths tn th eltjr tax
THm jroessd T Joseph r, affny,
italman of ths Flaauc. Commutes o$
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ay ts WRtattd a plan undsr which ths
Boars of Revision of Tates would loe
much of tU authorltr nd the control of ths
municipal taxation system would be vested
In Councils. would have the city "
feoms Ui that are now paid to tho Slate:
h would eradicate the suburban rate on
realty, tax automobiles and Insurance com
panic and have the municipality receive
the collateral Inheritance tax and the mer
cantile license tax.
But one opinion wa expressed that was
wnquallDedly favorable to Mr. CJarrneya
rtan. It was that of James K. Lentjon. pres.
ldent of Select Council, who, like Mr. aaB
ney. Is a Varo follower,
'Tve Just finished readlne an account or
tho letter," said Lennon, " nnd the plan lm
presses me as belnit practlceable and ad
vantageous. Control of the taxation sys
tem should bo vested In Councils. The lat
ter body, belnu lancer than the Board of
Itsvislon of Taxes, Is more representative
of the people. Mr. Qaffney'a proposition, I
think, will make for greater efficiency and
more democracy. And It will furthermore
bring more revenue to the city. As presi
dent of Select Council I can give It my
complete Indorsement"
UPHOLDS IlEVISION BOAIID
Dr. Edward B. aieason, president of
Common Council, of which Mr, daftney Is
a member, expressed an opposite opinion.
"I have felt for years that our taxation
system is not an ideal one," he said. "I
have known of many Instances of assess
ments that are too high In the older, cen
tral district of the city and where the val
uation in outlying neighborhoods was far
too low. I have seen many of these de
ficiencies. But in spite of these faults,
I look upon the Board of Revision of
Taxes as an expert body. And Jt Is neces
sarily a moro efllclcnt body than Councils
would be In the matter of taxation because
f 'JC Is smaller in number.
sr&ut with certain features of Mr. Gaff-
- iteyajjlan I cannot help but agree. I cer
tainly approve me pian 10 lax auiomoDiies
'and', althouch I don't own. a motorcar. I
v- & ean assure you that it I had one I should
iSfctililngly pay a tax on It. The city needs
' ifc'Wie money and any plan to raise additional
revenue I can heartily Indorse. But I can-
not see tho value of changing the entire
system of the assessment of property."
Stedman Bent, president of the Auto
mobile Club of Philadelphia, served notice
on the publlo that If the tax on automobiles
Is enforced, that organization will fight it in
the courts.
"Tho proposition Is absolutely Illegal,"
ha declared with emphasis. 'The city of
Pittsburgh tried it and wat overruled In
the courts. The Legislature of Pennsyl
vania, two sessions ago, decreed that any
tax on automobiles should be levied ex
clusively by the State and that the rev
enue thereby derived should' be devoted to
me oetiernnni or me pudiio roaas.
EmYH "WOLF DISAPPROVES
Edwin Wolf, banker and chairman of
the finance committee of the Board of
Education, expressed general disapproval
of the Oaffnoy plan, although he favors
the automobile tax. Ills opinion was sig
nificant because of the fact that he la
the head of Ilia committee which levies the
school tax and spends about 112,000,000 of
publlo funds annually.
'The Board of Education' he said,
"levies its own taxes. But the amount of
the taxation, as determined by the total
assessments. Is fixed by the Board of Revi
sion of Taxos. If Councils control tho real
estate assessments, the echoed tax, as well
as the municipal tax, will bo fixed according
to the counctlmanlo estimates.
"But, as a general proposition, I think
that Councils should not bo given the power
which It Is proposed they shall be slvcn.
It will only mean more politics.
"As far as the automobile tax Is con
cerned, I should willingly pay It When I
owned horses I willingly paid taxes on
Uiem. Why shouldn't I be taxed for my
motorcars?
"Of course, some of tho automoblstn'
organizations will complain. That Is to be
expected. Every scheme to add to the
revenue of the city will arouso complaint.
The fact Is that the municipality needs the
money and something must bo dono to get
It"
DOCTOR KEEN SILENT
Dr. W. W. Keen, who recently sent a com
munication to Councils protesting against
any Increase In the tax on real estate, re
fused to comment upon the Qaffney propo
sition. "Sir. Gaffney Is making n. commendable
effort to solve the city's financial problems,"
auld Thomas Shallcross, Jr., former presi
dent of the Philadelphia Real Estate Board
and now a member of Its committee on
taxation.
"But wo real estate men don't feel that
the power of assessment should be taken
way from the Board of Revision of Taxes.
Wo don't feel that the assessments are now
too low and that the city Is losing any
money to which It Is entitled. As a matter
of fact, the real estate of Philadelphia Is
taxed to the limit
J'At the beginning of each administration
-the cry is raised that more money Is needed.
i Then the Impression goes abroad that the
assessments are too low. The result is a
discussion of the powers of ths Board of
Revision of Taxes and an attempt to d-
pr'vo It of its powers."
GAFPNETTS STATEMENT
"I did not recommend the levying of
an occupation tax by Counolls, to be effec
tive next year," said Mr, Gaffney today.
eoauso apparently It has not been thought
advisable In this oily sines It it. Several
committees on municipal finances have con
sidered an occupation tax in recent years,
but they all passed It up as undesirable.
X did net recommend an Increase in the
tty tax rats on real estate, and will not
ra. tweWto w W m Ww yet r
What the eHr" cprHitI reotrttetneirt win
fc awart year.
"I wat Un 'people to understand that I
net rtmSOmi any 'fftctal recomm
ttm ttr treat year. My recommendations
alt deal with the future, txctafttn with
1111, As regards HIT, I only Indicated to
the people what can be deae, and It Is P
to them to do It If they desire, thrown
their representatives in Councils. It Is my
earnest hope we will not need any In
crease In the city .tax rate, but even if It
Is shown to be necessary, I leave It tenths
people to havs the last say,"
DR. "JIM" KEATH HAS
LOYAL "SET" OF FRIENDS
From Wheol Chair on Ilospital
Roof Ho Sheda Rays of
Optimism
On the roof rarden on the eighth floor
of the Jefferson Hospital right across from
where the rays of th sun aid a score or
more of sickly babies to grow plump nnd
rosy, sat "Jim" Keath this morning, the
twinkle In eye and smile so broad that It
spreads to every one In "Jim" Keath's "set"
For "Jim" Keath, M. D, has n. "set."
From the time he was paralyzed from the
hip down, when he fell three stories and
broke his back, he has had his "set" When
hs lay on his back on a cot In tho hospital,
fighting for life; when he grew better,
studying In bod for his diploma from
"Jeff"; when first his left leg was ampu
tated and then the right, he has always had
his "set" Sometimes doctors and nurses;
sometimes students and now convalescing
Invalids on ths sunny roof garden.
Perhaps It Isn't so much for himself
or even for his wife and little daughter
Uiat "Jim" Keath keeps this smllo flashing
from sun-up to dusk. It's for the other
folks on the roof, even If he wouldn't admit
It this morning.
With a blanket tucked In around his
body to protect It from the cool air that
hadn't boen tempered yet by the sun, "Jim"
Keath sat In a wheel chair and smiled.
The other four patients smiled In sym
pathy. "Oh, I don't find It hard to kill time,"
he said, with a puff from a cigarette. "One
thing follows another so quickly that you
ore surprised when It's time to go down."
Which is ths nhtlaaonhv of "Jim" Tfrath.
'The third year of his stay In the hospital
is not far from ending. Resident physi
cians have passed through the cycle from
accident ward to more (Important cases and
started practices of their own; fellow pa
tients have changed and gone to the dim
past, but "Jim" Keath remains. To every
one he has given some of his own opti
mism to pass the days until they return
home.
There Is no hope of him returning' homo;
hs admits ho has no plans for the Imme
diate future, but neither of these facts
prevents him from helping others along.
"I may say that Doctor Keath helped
me more than any medicine I know," said
one of tho mon In the group on the root
this morning.
"He certainly has, and I don't know
what I would have done If it hadn't been
for him," added another.
"Jim" .Keath said nothing himself; It
wasn't necessary. Ills "set" did It A
month ago, another group. A month from
now, still another. Always changing with
tho exception of tho giver of gladness
"Jim" Keath, M.D.
IIONEYMOON ENDS ABRUPTLY
Passing of Alleged Falso Checks
Causes Bridegroom's Arrest
PITTSBURGH, Oct 25. A week after
he met Miss Catherine M. Bowers, C. C.
Cole, 22 years old, married her and started
on a luxurious honeymoon. This Included
a sulto In a hotel here and a touring car,
purchased after the wedding. For three
weeks the "honoymoon" continued, the
brldo, an orphan, and her husband driving
over the boulevards and partaking of the
best the city could afford.
But the, police Interrupted their happl
nesa by arresting tho bridegroom on the
charge of passing worthless checks. The
automobile was said to have been purchased
with one, but when another was offered In
payment of tho hotel bill the clerk looked
It up and then called the police. The bride
fainted when her husband was taken away.
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ELABORATE HOUSE NOT NECESSARY
FOR POULTRY-RAISING AT HOME
Quarters for Backyard or Suburban Plot Flock May Bo
Built by Own HandiworkThe Question of
Chickens in City Limits
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OPEN-FRONT POULTRY IOUSE
Tho advantage of tho open-front typo of hotiso is tho gradual acclimati
zation of tho fowl to tho severity of winter. Tho chickens ncquiro an
iron-clad hardiness. Tho opening should always face south.
By tho Poultry Editor
The chicken house for the average ama
teur, either city dweller or suburbanite, need
not be elaborate ; In fact It Is better from the
standpoint of caretaklng as well as from
that of construction economy that It should
not be. An extensive and burdensome
Plant Is hard to take care of, and the labor
entailed will offset any benefits bo much
that enthusiasm will soon be dampened.
It Is really better to havo a $10 house with
a $100 flock In It than the $100 house with
a $10 flock to dwell therein.
A house that Is built to endure the on
slaught of winter will be of sufllclent cal
iber to do excellently for the summer If
properly planned. So tho problem re
solves Itsolt Into one of hlbernla or winter
quarters.
First of all the Inquirer wants to be
told how much room It will take to win
ter over his flock In a substantial and safe
manner. Without accurate knowledge of
the area required nobody will make the
adventure Into poultry. Authorities are
agreed that a safe rule to follow Is to
allow five square feet for each chicken.
In well-kept pens some flocks are kept In
quarters allowing four square feet to each
fowl, but we would advlso allowing five
feet, and In tho suburbs, where room Is more
ample, six feet But tho fact remains
that when the house Is kept clean tho
diet Is right In quantity and qaullty, and es
pecially In nutritive values, and tho stock
Is good, laying flocks can bo managed with
profit In smaller quarters, four or Ave feet
to each fowl. Where only a half to a dozen
chickens are the limit of the flock. It Is
well to add a little extra area for good
measure. Where as many as fifty birds
are to be kept the dimensions can be lit
erally followed.
If ten chickens are to be tried expert
mentally, the owner wilt wish to spend as
llttlo as Is necessary to 'house them at
first He should take sixty square feet
ns his area, and run It If possible ten by
six feet Tho height should be eight to ten
feet If fifty birds are to be kept he can
reckon on 2C0 square feet dlvldod ten by
twenty-five feet or If he has the room S00
square feet, divided ten by thirty feet The
height remains about the same. In the
case of the larger flock the house should
bo divided Into two fifteen feet hodsos by a
central partition, as It Is easier to handle
the fowls In this form. It Is a good general
rule not to maintain more than twcntjl
flve birds to a pen: this It Is authoritatively
agreed Is about the proper unit
The smaller size described would be ad-
Leg Comfort
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A sclentlAo support and lea treat
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wears for mrntUe. Made to your
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mtrable for a eiiy yard all the way In
tho back, as It would fH In the limitations
prescribed by ths builders of dty houses.
The larger arcs Is all that th suburbanite
lth moro or less limited tlnw should at
tempt at first and even It H sufficient for
a unit In a series of houses If commercial
raising Js to tried out later.
If the exposure Is Just right two sides
of ths city yard chlcksn house can be built
right against the fence, though this will
necessltatn securing the sides of ths fence
against drafts.
A simple house Is shown In the Illustra
tions. This can be readily constructed by
any one handy with tools.
Poultry in City Yards
Several readers havs called attention to
an ordinance which they conceive pre
cludes the keeping of fowl within city lim
its. This, they argue, would effectively
prevent ths maintenance of chickens In a
city back yard as advocated In this depart
ment In order to have a constant supply
of fresh rggs and thus to reduce ths high
cost of living to an appreciable extent
There Is such a law on ths books, but
It by no means absolutely prohibits the
keeping of fowl within city limits. The
objection Is to the maintenance of large
or carelessly kept flocks which are let run
around at will and which, It Is alleged In
some quarters of the city prior to the pas
sago of tho new sanitation bill, were a
menace to the publlo health. Ilut there Is
a distinct provision covering the case of
those who wish to keep from a half to a
dozen hens for family laying In their prem
ises and who ars willing to guarantee that
these will not endanger the general wel
fare. If the Dureau of Housing or tho
Hoard 6f Hvatta ht Hrrsl m ??
faith and tho rellabtlHy of tho l'"'
party, a license will be red on W"r
Hon to tho proper offices at tho City Hall
for the period of a year on Pm'nl,5
fee of fifty cents. Tho law, In full, tt as
follows:
Section 0. No horse, cow, calf,
swine, sheep or goat shall be kept or
slaughtered In a dwelling, rooming
house or tenement or any part thereof!
nor shall any other animal or fowl
deemed objectionable by the chief of
the Division of Housing and Sanitation
be kept or slaughtered In any such
building : nor shall any of the aforesaid
animals or such fowl be kept In the
yard of any such building, or the lot
thereof, or the property adjoining, In
closely built-up sections, without tho
person desiring to keep the same first
having obtained a permit from the bu
reau or Hoard of Health. Application
for such permit shall be accompanied
by a fee of fifty cents l nnd such per
mit when granted, shall expire not
later than ths calsndar year for which
It Is Issued. Housing law of June 3,
1815.
Why nens Don't Lay
Why don't hens lay at this tlms of tho
yearT They do. If their owner Is on to his
Job.
It Is about as natural for a hen to lay
In ths fall and winter as It U for roses
to bloom at the same season.
Dut the expert poultryman nowadays with
his modern rnethodi of breeding, of feed
ing, of housing and of handling has his
hens to lay 200 or moro eggs per year and
to lay
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keeper get a good fan er.I ""-
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ctulturs ..m .11 nm..PeWrtmnt r
the abovs. The ouiiudlnr7..brM4"
of these letters I. the "iMft?
"8 manifestly bells "that if "
learn what to feed th.ii 11 lt tar
lay. That fi. -'?''.. hw the a
feed, will make hens lay VT i!
lor r,n.n.. "" '"' a treat itZ.
Tho department wish. .- .. , .
pnasize that fecundity ami p,P" J
laying aro Inherited rLTri LXW
any, ir a nock Is to lay wel V" i
out of a flock ahead of It ihfL " 1
?.na h" ""? J " iMtoTiiar ""
m"c "' uetwesn hens not iei- " '
and laying well at thlil season, H '
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Poultry Houses.") 'ntrs XV
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laden motortruck, owned by ri. ?
nf T.lm n,i .-.. t. .. - Base,
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