The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, June 18, 1909, Image 1
TMK WEATHSR Partly clowdy Thursday, showers Thursday sight or Friday, light to moderate sonth triads. v.'.' CM $ Wayne County Organ E Semi-Weekly Founded i of the j 1908 REPUBLICAN PARTY 5 5K Weekly Founded, 1844 i s HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1909. NO. 49 66th YEAB. tube NEW TA IS U BYTAFT Special Message to Congress on It. CORPORATIONS TO PAY President Estimates It Would Raise $25,000,000. PUBLICITY A FEATURE ALSO. , - . , ASKS Amendment tO Permit LeVy on Personal Incomes Too. Washington, June 17. President Taft held a special cabinet meeting, Senator Root also being present, to ob tain views regarding a tax on net earn ings of corporations. The message he had prepared for congress was read to them and then sent to that body. It Is as follows: "To the Senate and House of Repre- j sentatives: "It is the constitutional duty of the , president from time to time to recom- ' mend to the consideration of congress such measures as he shall judge neces sary and expedient. In my Inaugural ' address, immediately preceding this present extraordinary session of con- 1 gross, I Invited attention to the neces- I slty for a revision of the tariff at tills session and stated the principles upon which I thought the revision should be effected. "Obligation to Raise Revenue." "I referred to the then rapidly in- 1 creasing deficit and iolntpd out the obligation on tlie part of the framers ' of the tariff bill to arrange the duty so as to secure an adequate Income and suggested that if It was not possible to do so by Import duties new kinds of taxation must be adopted, and among them I recommended a graduated in heritance tax as correct In principle and as certain and easy of collection. "The house of representatives has adopted the suggestion and has provid ed In tl bill It passed for the collec tion of such a tax. In the senate the action of Its finance committee and the course of the debate indicate that It may not agree to this provision, and it Is now proposed to make up tho deficit by the imposition of a general Income tax In form and substance of almost exactly the same character as that which, In the case of Pollock versus Farmers' Loan and Trust company (187 U. S., 429), was held by the su preme court to be n direct tax and ! therefore not within the power of the federal government to impose unless apportioned among the several states according to population. Income Tax Not Legal. "This new proposal, which I did not discuss in my inaugural address or In my message at the opening of the pres ent session, makes It appropriate for me to submit, to tlie congress certain additional recommendations. "The decislou of the supreme court In the lncomo tax cases deprived the national government of a power which, byjreason of previous decisions of the cofcrf,: k", was generally supposed the eov'ejiBent had. It is undoubtedly a pejvthe national government ought totiaVe. It might be indispensable to the nation's life in great crises. "Although I have not considered a constitutional amendment as necessary to the exercise of certain phases of this power, a mature consideration has satisfied me that an amendment is the only proper course for its estab lishment to Its full extent. Urges Amendment to Allow It. "I therefore recommend to tho con gress that both . bouses by a two thirds vote shall propose an amend ment to the constitution conferring the' power to levy an income tax upon the national government without appor tionment among the states in propor tion to population. "This '.ourse is much to be preferred to the one proposed of re-enacting a law once Judicially declared to be unconstitutional. "For llio congress to assume that tho sourt will roTcrse itself and to enact legislation on such an assumption will not strengthen popular confidence in tho stability of Judicial construction of the constitution. It Is a much wiser policy to accept the decision and rem edy tho dofect by amendment In due and regular course. "Again, It ta clear that by the enact ment of tho proposed Inw the con pwifl will not be bringing money Into the treasury to moet tho present de ficiency, but by putting oh the statute book a law already thero and never re pealed will simply be suggesting to tho executive officers of tho govern ment their possible duty to invoke lit igation. Pears Supreme Court Delay. "If the court should maintain its former view, no tax would be collected at nil If It should ultimately reverse Itself, still no taxes would have been collected until after protracted delay. "It is said dlllieulty and delay In as suring the approval of three-fourths of the state, will destroy all chance of adopting the amendment. Of course no one can speak with certainty upon this point, but I have liecomo con vinced that a great majority of the people of this country are in favor of vesting tho national government with power to levy an Income tax and that they will secure tho adoption of the amendment in the states If proposed to them. "Second, tho decision in the Pollock case left power in the national gov- eminent to levy an excise tax which accomplishes the same pnrpose as a corporation Income tax and is free wm certain objections urged to the Expects to Raise $25,000,000. "I therefore recommend an amend ment to the tarllf bill Imposing upon all corporations and Joint stock com panies for profit, except national banks (otherwise taxed), savings banks and building and loan associations, an ex cise tax measured by 2 per cent on the net Income of each coriorntioii. Tills is an excise tax upon the privilege of do ing business as an artificial entity and of freedom from a general partnership liability enjoyed by those who own the stock. "1 am Informed that a 2 per cent tax of this character would bring into the treasury of the United States not less than $23,0(X,000. "The decision of the supreme court in the case of the Spreekels Sugar Re flnlng company against MeClaln (102 U. S., !!07) seems clearly to establish the principle that such a tax as this is an excise tax upon privilege and not a direct tax on property and is within the federal power without apportion ment according to population. "Tho tax on net income is preferable to one proportionate to a percentage i of the gross receipts because It is a tax upon success and not failure. It imposes a burden at the source of the Income at a time when the corpora I Hon is well able to pay and when col ' lection Is easy, j Benefits of Publicity, ; "Another merit of tills tax Is the fed ; oral supervision which must Ik; oxer- elsed In order to make the law effec tive over the annual accounts and busi ness transactions of all corporations. Willie the faculty of assuming a cor porate form has been of the utmost utility In the business world, it Is also true that substantially all of the abuses and all of the evils which have aroused the public to the necessity of reform ment otllcial advices from Venezuela were made jiosslble by the use of tills t cleared up the mystery of the steam very faculty. ship Nanticoke and the tug Dispatch, "If now by a perfectly legitimate suspected of filibustering, showing and effective system of taxation we I they were purchased by Venezuela, are incidentally able to possess the j The department of justice has or government and the stockholders and j dered its agents to abandon their ob tho public of the knowledge of the real servatlons of tlie vessel and to return business transactions and the gains to Washington, and profits of every corporation in the country, we have made n long step to ward that supervisory control of cor porations which may prevent a fur ther abuse of power. I recommend, then, first, the adop tlon of a Joint resolution by two-thirds of both houses proposing to the states an amendment to the constitution granting to tho federal government the right to levy and collect an incomo tax without apportionment among the states according to population, and, second, the enactment ns part of tho pending revenue measure, either as a substitute for or in addition to the in heritance tax, of an excise tax upon all corporations measured by 2 per cent of their net income. "WILLIAM II. TAFT. "The White House, June 10, 1009." Aldrich Aots Quickly. Senator Aldrich called a meeting of the committee on finance to consider both of the propositions in the presi dent's message. In a series of roll oalls the senate rejected all proposed amendments to the Philippine paragraph in the pend ing tariff bill except that proposed by the finance committee. Place Auditors on Their Trains. Chicago, June 17. In the effort to check peculations by conductors the managements of-, the St. Paul and Northwestern roads will place auditors o their trains. PARIS BARS MORGAN STOCK. Minister of Finance Decides Steel Can't Be Lietod. Paris, June 17. Announcement is made that M. Calllaux, minister of flnanco, has rofusod the .T. I'. Morgan request that tho common stock of the United States Steel corporation be listed on the Paris bourse. Tho failure to list the stock Is due to haste and lack of candor on tho part of Americans having t- campaign In charge. All the Paris brokers and thousands of French Investors were eager to see American stocks listed and the Paris market enlivened. C. W. MORSE OUT ON BAIL Convicted Banker Freed In Sum of $125,000. New York, June 17. Charles W. Morse, tho convicted banker, who has been in the Tombs awaiting the out come of ills case In the United States circuit court of appeals, was admitted to ball in the sum of $12."i.OOO. Martin W. Littleton, Morse's counsel, argued that there were numerous er rors lu the record of the case when Morse was convicted before Judge Hough and a Jury and particularly In tho Judge's charge enough to Justify a new trial. PASTOR HAD NONUNION SHAVE Couldn't Interest Organized Labor Till He Found Why. Washington, Juno 17. Rev. Donald McLeod of the First Presbyterian church recently went In for the labor union uplift movement with heart and soul, 'prepared some lectures and in vited tho Central Labor Council. "Never," said Secretary De Nedrey. "This friend of organized labor doesn't even get shaved In a union shop." "I have never noticed what they were," said Mr. McLeod. "I patronize them nt random." RAILROAD MAN NO DIPLOMAT. F. A. Delano's Reason For Declining Post of Minister to China. Chicago. June 17. A preference for railroading over diplomacy und a de sire to continue ills home- In Chicago were assigned by Frederick A. Delano, president o' tlie Wabash railroad, in declining the president's offer of tho post of minister to China. "I have no inclination for public life." said Mr. Delano. "I believe I can accomplish more in tho develop nient of railroads at homo." HEINZES PLEAD NOT GUILTY. Copper Magnate Charged With Ob- structing the Law. New York. June 17. F. Augustus Ileinze, ills brother, Arthur P. Ilelnze, ami Carlos Warlield, a former director of the United Copper company, were arraigned before Judge Ray In the United States circuit court on indict ments charging them with conspiracy in spiriting away books wanted by tho grand jury. The three pleaded not guilty with leave to withdraw. SUSPECTED VESSELS FREED. Mystery of Nanticoke and Dispatch Cleared by Venezuelan Advices. Washington, June 17. State depart- Bryan Not In Senatorial Race. St. Louis, June 17. Wearing a long black overcoat and a pauama hat, i William Jennings Bryan In tho Union station hero said, "I do not desire to a cnndldate for senator nud do not expect to be." Low Tide Saved Battleship. Washington, Juno 17. -Officers who were aboard the Michigan when she ran ngrouud off Capo Cod say that had she struck at high tide she would likely have become a total wreck. Great Hailstorms In North Carolina. Beaufort. N. C, June 17. One of the worst hall and rain storms ever known In this county occurred In the Harlow creek section." One man was killed by lightning. Bubonic Plague Gains In China. Amoy, June 17. There were 131 ileaths from bubonic plague in Amoy urlng the fortnight. Ohangchow re ports upward of 200 deaths daily. Died of Jpoplexy at a Wedding. Brillon, Wis., Juno 17. Mrs. Joseph Manllk foil dead from apoplexy while o TCart.llntr hero. Ex-Judge Is a Librarian at Jollet. Chicago, Juno 17. Ex-Judge Abner Smith, convicted of conspiracy in wrecking the Bank of America, is an assistant librarian in the Jollet penitentiary. HONESDALE HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT WEEK Class Night Exercises of the Class of 1909 Last Class to Graduate from Old School Building. Farwell Frolic Tho Lyric was crowded to the doors on Tuesday evening last by relatives and friends of the gradua tion class to listen to the class ex ercises. Frederick J. Osborne, as class president, presided, and Intro duced the several speakers. The address of welcome by Ernest F. Dudley and other addresses are here with given In full. "ADDRESS OF WELCOME" By Ernest F. Dudley. Ladies and Gentlemen I wish to extend to you all, In behalf of the Class of Nineteen Nine, a most hearty welcome to this, our final fun gathering. I suppose to the majority of you the ad dress of welcome to the class night exercises has long since lost Its significance as an address of welcome. People clearly take It for granted that they are wel come, or why do they come In such vast numbers? However, at the very outstart of our per formance, If there are any per sons present who fail to see tho word "welcome" written all over every countenance In this crowd, I wish to say to them especially, that we, the Class of 1909, bid them a hearty welcome to our last official meeting. With these words, spoken from the very depths of my cardiac recesses, my duty is performed. Yet, I cannot but think that there are some people here to-night who do not realize the vast import ance of the occasion, and prob ably need to be impressed with it. 'Tis the fifteenth day of June, a day long to be remem bered. Of course there are a few great events that Invite some attention but what are they compared to the battles of the class of 1900? Ladies and Gentlemen, you see before you to-night tho scarred veter ans of from three to six facul ty scrimmages, and a few school board skirmishes. We came, we saw, we conquered! Wo climbed though the rocks were rugged, and fought bravely, until finally after a long seige of four years, we have managed to get out from within the confines of four white walls and have gained a foothold on the outside. Of course our ranks suffered con siderably during that time. Every year a few dropped from the rolls until now the happy day has arrived, our ranks number but two and twenty. 1 suppose even now some of yon wonder how we escaped. Well, I won't go Into detail about each one's experiences but one of the happy ones who held her own throughout the term of years, is our "Freund" the 'Dein," In whom we all had great "Faith," and who refused to "Romaine" in con finement any longer to be "Harris"-d" by the Faculty, so one day, "Beck" onlng to her "Polly" to follow, and tak ing something to "Frye, ' well In fact she took about all one could "Gerry" she boldly struck out without a "Murrl man." You can all see that she has reached the top of the "Hill"-er even tho' there were at times a thick "Heal"-ly of bullets. But I think I am straying a little from my duty. The purpose of to-ulght'a meeting Is to gather for a fin al frolic before the dawning of the dignified day when our Principal Is privileged to pre sent us with our well-deserved diplomas. To you, Prof. Oday, and the esteemed mem bers of the Faculty, I wish to extend in the name ot the Class of 1909, our appreciation of tho kindness you have shown us and the great blessing you have been to us since we came under your care and guid ance. To our schoolmates all, we say, "God-speed!" Now I must turn the even ing's duties into other and abler hands. Kind friends, we believe you will find enjoy ment, If not profit, In our class tomfoolery. If Jokes are too local or too personal for general understanding, smile away; It won't hurt you, I am sure the members of the class will keep cool, even though they are roasted. ADVICE TO JUNIORS By Russell E. Romaine. Juniors! Perhaps you think advice Is needless, but you need some, as to what you should do during your Senior year, as then you are supposed to be the model class of the High school. Seeing that I was at one time a member of your class, I think myself capable of giving you some advice, which 1 hope you will gladly receive, although I know 'tis "More blessed to give than to receive," yet it will do you no harm. There are many different kinds of ad vice. "Some that old men give young, when they can no lon ger set a bad example." Also a "Commodity peddled by your lawyer and given away by your mother-in-law." I need say nothing concerning the latter, for if you wish that kind of ad vice given by a mother-in-law, 1 would direct you to jour President. In your Senior year you will run up against various difficul ties, and 1 will advise you how to overcome them. First, when you enter Literature next fall, let those, who wish to be favor ed, obtain a front seat, and I hope Beatrice Rehbeln will not write any more tragic stories when she becomes a Senior. Of course, wo don't expect " that you will come up to our average in the examination on Samuel Johnson; but you must do your best for if you have the same, as We did, I don't think there is any chance to get through. Always copy us according to behavior, when the teacher goes out of the room, or when a sub stitute is teaching you. Do not try to bluff when you have not your lesson, for the same thing never works two years in suc cession, and if called names do not contradict; but reserve privilege of doubting until fur ther evidence. Comrad Hiller would improve his health a great deal If he did not drink so much soda water. Wnen you enter tho now building don't decorate the desks with your initials. I will tell you why, "But don't you tell I told you." As I passed the office door one day, I heard someone talking with the school board, and this Is what was said: "If they destroy any school property we will fine them fifty centy, and with interest." Surely you all know what the interest would be, one yard of rubber hose. If you should take a school trip as we did to the contest, let recreation be not nonsense alto gether, that Is, do not he lead astray by the good looking Dun niore and Carbondale girls. If when you assume the titles of Seniors, your heads begin to swell, do not get a "Teddy Bear Hair Cut," as Jacobs, Pethlck, and Beurket did, for it is out of style. "Taffy Possum" has tak en his place. Don't accept all the candy Schuller brings next 'year, it will make you sick, for sickness is worse than freck les. Christmas approaches and you have been thinking what to give your school girl in the line of gifts, I will not tell you what to give, nor pick the present, but if a box of candy is chosen, do not give such a large one that they may afterwards use It for a shirtwaist box, as Hat tie Is doing with the one she received. Physical culture would benefit Kathryn Nichol son and Clarence Bodie, as It would add to their stature. I would prescribe ipecac for Pet erson when he comes home from a banquet. Daniel Eno, when you become a Senior, assume a little more dignity. And now to those girls, that I have not per sonally advised, I would suggest that they take a few lessons in the science of cooking, for I hear, they are going to teach It next year, as they already have had one lecture on the subject. And now, if you fol low in the footsteps of the "Class of 1909," you will prove to be the model class of H. H. S. in 1910. g CREED" g Turnberger. 0-3 of nineteen nine a tg studious and tn.o rules. If any- one doubt's this statement they are perfectly free "to discuss It" with tho teachers; that tho "would-be society" should bo abolished, that the only way to reduce a coal bill is to take a brink walk from nine to ten every morning when the ther mometer drops below zero; that the lengtli of the school term should bo extended to ten months a year, six days a week six hours a day, Fridays in cluded; that tlie waste basket Is a reliable authority to con sult about the fads, and follies of the class; that we would like to "keep our seats" as a sou venir of our school days but they may he needed next year; that the extent of every lesson should be "go as far as you come." This embodies the creed of the class In general and we sincerely hope Its arti cles will be adopted by succeed ing classes. Abigail Balrd, believes that our street railway should be pushed forward for It would be such a convenience to the East Honesdale students, especi ally those who have difficulty in reaching the high school at nine o'clock. Embodied in Helen Beck's creed Is this brief but suggestive article of faith: "A cosy corner is any corner that does not contain a chape rone." Faith Clark, that Honesdale's Humane Society should make some provision for all stray cats and uogs, thus relieving the high school stud ents from all responsibility. Hazel Dein, that marcel waves are a great acquisition to per sonal appearance and popular ity. Ernest Dudley, tuat all are not clams who have "Scho ells"; Fred Frey, in improving Shakespeare every time the opportunity is offorded, but as yet .he has not been .very suc cessful. William Freund, that this Is the proper time to apolo gize for his compulsory insult namely, turning back to the high school. Chester Gerry, that "Storms" are essential factors in every-day life. Walter Ilcaly, in disregarding all the rules of etiquette gov erning introductions to young ladles and playing tho part of tho man behind. George Har ris, that he has been signally honored by having the chair of Literature given him in Hones dale High School. Florence Hiller firmly believes in gener osity, even to sharing the measles with her neighbors. Albert Krantz, that each class room should bo furnished with a calendar, so that if in doubt about tlie day of the week it can be consulted without dis turbing the entire class. Coe Lemnitzer evidently believes the course in the Honesdale High school is not sufficiently crowded for the tried very hard to have palmistry in troduced this year. Gertrude Murrman, that one member of the class at least, should be loyal enough to wear class col ors, this solves the question of the blue and gold dress, to gether with the belt of the same pleasing combinations; Susie McGraw, a few more years, of single blessedness and then her name will be "Dennis." Fred Osborne, believes to his sorrow that the child labor question Is too difficult for a senior and if written at all the limited time should be two weeks. Flossie Polley, that a handful of good life Is better than a bushel of learning. Russell Romaine believes having learned from experience that it is necessary to invite three or four girls to a dance before you can find one who will consent "to rob the cradle." Henry Soete, never do to-day what you can put off until to-morrow. Clara Saund ers, in the study and mastery of natural history, but she does not advance very rapidly for she is still on "B's." Laura Van Home, that she will soon invest In the best of Union Bonds on the market a marriage certifi cate. Without doubt our teachers are well pleased with our creed for they have said to us: "My children, you have Indeed per formed your tasks with valiant courage, and we consider you the best and brightest class that ever graduated from the good, old H. H. S you may now enter the promised land for you have reached the goal." (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) Pongee, Taffeta, and Ottoman Cloak and Jackets, at 45w6 MENNER & CO.'S. "Cl By A We, the bellevo in obeying a