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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 19??-1914 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1907)
t ;. , ..,. Proposed Oregon Tax Law . , , ,., (Coutliitiml from laat week) ' (Appeal from notion of hoard.) Section 22, Any portion or -corpora-tlou who Minll Imvo petitioned for llio ro dticllon or change of npporllnntiicfit, of n particular nHiiMunent, or wIioho as HCHHiiuuit has been Increased by tlio wild . Htnlo board of tux eoiiimlHiloiicrs, nit tliiK for purposed of rovlow, who hIiiiII bu aggrieved by tho rictlon of Hitch bonnl, limy appeal therefrom to tho ' circuit court. In tho cane of Individuals resident In till stiito tho nppcul shall Ixi lnki'ii to tint circuit court of tbo county whore tbo Individual reside! If taken by nn Individual who Ih h noil resident of tliu stiito It shall bo taken .to tho circuit court of tho county In which tho capital of tho Htato Ih sltunt- -isl; if taken by n corporation It hIiiiII bo token to tho circuit court of (ho county in which the prlncixil place of liiodnopH, If a doincHtlo eorjioriitloii, or residence of thn managing agent or at torney In fnct If n foreign corjionitloii, miiv bo. Tho optical Hhull bu taken innd perfected In the following monitor . tttid not olherwlfm; 1. Tho jatrty desiring to npponl from tho action of kucIi board limy causo ti notlco, to bu signed by hlmmilf, Itnelf, or attorney, to Ihi tiled with tliu nee ro tary of raid hoard within II vo days, ex cluding Sunday, from tint time tho re view of tho Bald iiWHainent roll Ih com pleted. 2. Within ten day of tho giving of mich notlco tho Maid xtrly, to le known us tho apiwlhtnt, hIiiiII 11 Io with tho clerk of tho circuit couit for thu projH-r -county a transcript of tho jxititlon for reduction of aNcommcnt, or so iiiuch of tbo record of tho enld lJutrd rh may lie iiccciwary to intelligently present tlio liertl(inn to bo decided tiy tho circuit court, together with it copy of tho order or action taken by tho wild lHird, tho notlco of appeal, and tlio record of tho filing thereof; thereafter tho raid clr cult court tdinll havo juriHdictlon of tho ninttor, nut not otherwise. Tho upjHiil idioll bo heard and do termlned liy tlio circuit court In u mini' mary initniier, unit shall Ih dutormliied him an equitable utimo. Jvlthur thu up Delimit or any county to which any nor tlon of tho iiimcwtment complained of Ih or may lo opiiortltmcd dm appellee shall Ikj entitled to the compulxory attondanco of tvltnexHCH, and to tho production of liooka ami paperx. If, upon tlio hear Ing, tho court main the amount at which tho property wiik finally iifHefscd by tho said board Is ItH actual full cash value, and thu axMwmuiit. was niado fairly and In good faith. It shall nn lrovo hiicIi nKCfment; but if It finds that too iiHiictMmunt won niado at a greater or lorn Hum thoti tlio actual full cash valuu of tho property, or If tin Kime wax not fairly or in good faith made, it hlmll net aside suchntweHsnient mid dctermino such value, and a cert I fled copy of tbo order or judgment of tho circuit court shall bo mitllclcnt war runt fr the apportionment, levying, and co 1 1 eel inn of taxes against such proper ty mid upon hucIi valuation ho dctorm Imd. No proceedings for tlio imixir tlonment, levying, or collection of tuxes against any property Hliail lie stayed by reason of thu taking or pendency of any tippcal from the wild board; but in went tho nsHOXtiiitent In decreased by tlio court on appeal, tlio tax collectors of tho several countleri ahall refund to tho person or corporation paying Haid taxes on Hitch property any excessive ninoiiut of tux oh collected, and Hiich tax collector shall bo reimbursed therefor by tho several municipalities to which liu may have dltdiumsl any hucIi execs hIvo collectioiiH, and In event tlio assess iiiunt Ih Increased by tho court on ap peal tlio property Hhall bo liable for tho deficiency on tho amount of Hitch In creased valuation. In ovent any reap portionment aa botween counties is niado by tho court on appeal, corro upending adJuHtiiiontM shall bo inndo by tlio tax collcctorH of tho counties affect ed. Tho provlnloiiH of law governing comIh and disbursements on appeal Hliall Imi applicable hereto. Payment of taxoa whllo appeal is pending' Hliall not oper ate iih a waiver of thu appeal or tho right to a refunding of taxoa found to lie excessively assessed. (AHSOfSinont final when reviowed Cor tllled to county clerks Apportion ment and collection.) Section t!.1. After tho said roll ban been roviewed by tho Haid Htato board of tax commlHsionors tho aHHcasmeutH therein shall lie deemed comploto. f 5u id hoard Hhall thereupon certify to tho county clorkH of tho Boveral coun ties In, Into, through, across, or over which tho lines of Haid companies run thu number of miles of main and branch lines of tho Haid companies, and tho respective values thoreof appor tioned to each of such counties; and tho Hovoral county clerks Hhall there upon apportion tho amount certified to thulr respective counties 'among tho cities, towns, school districts, road dUtrlcts, ports and other municipal taxing agencies. and districts in propor tion to thu length of audi main and branch Hues in each of such munici palities, multiplying the valuu per mtlu as above ascertained of euch main nnd branch lines by tho length thoreof in each of such municipalities, and ap portioning tho result to such municipal- I.nler 1'nrtlmiliii'. Dollish had cut oil Samson's long hair, "It's a trifle coarse," bIio said, "but I -can tuo It for a switch." When it wnu too Into, however, alio re flected that she could have utilized Bam son to much better advantage, by exhibit ing him In a shop window as ua adver tisement of a hair tonic. Tlio Belgians nro great p'geon breed ers, and one of tho choicest bird cf this kind Is tho true Antwerp carrier, which la comparatively rare- . ItloH, nnd (hall enter tho wimo In tho nHHCMinont roll which has boon inodo by tho county nsso"or nnd equalized by tlio county Ixxird of cipuilluitlon nnd returned to thu clerk, TaxcH hIiiiII bo levied nnd collected upon (ho iihrckh iiiciitu ro mado In tho nnmo manlier other taxes nro levied nnd collected, and nt tho wuno lltno and by tho wuno oflleerM. (U'iirIIi of lino In minor Hiilxlivlfdons to Imi rofiortcd to county clerk.) , Hectlon 24. To nlHt the county clerk In apportioning tho paid aHc-s-mcnt between thu several municipalities or taxing agencies or districts in his county, ho in iiuthorlxcd to require, and It Ih hereby inndo tho duty of tho sever al persons or corporation) llablo to n HCHSiuent under tho provisions of this act, to rejKirt to tho county clerk, under oath, tlio length of main nnd branch linen In each city, town, school district, road dUtrlct, port or other municipal taxing agency or district in hucIi county. (Itccord Quorum-Temporary officers.) Section 25. A record of tho proceed ings of such board Khali bo kept at tho capltol oH!ii to tho Inspection of the public; n majority of tho Ixmrd Hliall coiiHtituto a quorum to do buslncus, but a IcHsor number may meet nnd ad journ from time to time. In tho nb cenco of cither tho chairman or the Heeretaty, tho board shall appoint n temporary chairman or secretary. (Apiwlnttncnt nnd duties of secretary (lor lea I assistance.) Section 20. H.ild lx.ard shall, nt its flrnt meeting, by it majority vote of all thu members, elect one of tho appoint ive monibcni thereof as Hccrclury, who tdiall servo as such for two years, and until Ills Huccc'sor Is appointed and qualified. His succes-nr nhall bo elected by n like vote. Tlio Hecrutnry Hhall keep n record of tho proceeding of tho hoard, which shall bo certified by thu chairman nnd secretary, nnd kept In thu ofllco of tho raid lioard nt tho state capltol, nnd shall perform such other duties as may be rcculred by law or by said board. Tho other appointive member shall perform such duties iih may bo Hpeclally required by the boatd, Such Ixxird may apjiotnt and remove nt ph-amiro such other clerks as may Ikj ncccsnary, not excefd lug two in number, at n salary not to exceed 75 per month each. (Compensation of appolntlvo members nnd clerks Traveling expenses.) Hectlon 27. Tho members of said board, except tho governor, secretary of statu and state treasurer, shnl) receive as compensation for their sorvlccti tho following amounts, to wit, tho sum of .dollars icr annum, payable, quarter-annually, as tlio salaries of oth er Htnto ofllcers nro paid. Koch of tho members of ?nld lioard shall bo entitled to receive his necweary traveling ex penses while traveling away from tho capital on tho business of the board, which expenses shall bo Itemized by the jterson incurring tho same, and when thu same is approved by tho chairman shall bo paid upon warrant drawn by the secretary of Htnto upon the state treasurer out of any funds not otherwise specifically appropriated by law. (Bes-Ions Where held To .o furnish ed with olllce, printing nnd supplies.) Section 28. Tho said lioard shall hold ItH regular sessions nt the Htato capital, and shall ho furnished by the secretary of state with an ollloo at tho state capltol, nnd necessary supplies and printing, in tho samo manner as other stnto ofllcers. Said board may hold sessions at any placo in this state when deemed necessary to facilitate the discharge of its business. (Examination of witnesses Books nnd papers Penalty,) Section 20. Tho said board, or any member thereof, in conformity to the resolution or rulc8of tho board, shall have tho power to subpoena and ex amine witnesses, to administer oaths, and shall have access to and tho power to order the production of any books or papers In tho hands of any person, company, or corporation whenever necessary In tbo prosecution of any in quiries deemed necessary or proper in their olllclal caplelty. Any person who shall disobey any pubpoenn or subpoena duces tecum of tlio said board, or nnv member thoreof, or refuse to testify when required so to do by said board, or any member thereof, shall bo deemed guilty of it misdemeanor, and upon con viction thereof shall bo punished as provided by law therofor. (1'alsu statements or testimony Per jury.) Section 30. Any person who shall wilfully present or furnish to the said board, or any member thereof, any statement required under this act, or which may bo required by said board, or any member thoreof, under tho powers In this net contained, which statement shall bo falsu or fraudulent, or Hhall give testimony beforo Haid board, or any member thereof, which shall bo falso or fraudulent, Hhall bo deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof Hhall bo punished us by law otherwise provided for.sueh crlino. (Filling vacancy Majority of appolnt- A IlniiKcroun Suvircstlon. "I don't bollovo you lovo mo any more," poutcu uio ravoruo wiro or tuo unconverted cannibal king. "On tho contrary, my dear," ho re torted, smacking his lips, ominously, "I think you nro sweet enough to oat." Baltimore American. Deposits In German savings banks last year amounted to no less than n'ne thou sand million marks, or about 52.000.- Ing officers sufficient.) Section flli Incason vacancy shall occur by rwiHon death, rcslgnnttlon, or removal of either of tho appointive inoinbciM of said bonrd, tho governor, secretary of Htato, ntfd state treasurer, acting jointly, shall appoint a successor to fill out tho unexpired term of the member whoso ofllco Is thus mado va cant, nnd In making such appointment they shall not appoint a person from tho samo political party oh tho remain ing apjwhitlvo member. Whenever In making appointments provided In this act, the governor, secretary of Htnto nnd Htato treasurer aro required to net Joint ly, tno action or vote of it majority oi them Hhall bo sufficient if they aro not unanimous. (Allowance of witness fecfl and mileage) Section .12. Witnesses testifying bo fore tlio said hoard, or any member thereof, Hhall bo allowed tho samo fees for tier diem and mileage as allowed in civil causes In tho circuit court, nnd the same Hlmll be paid by warrant of tho secretary of Htato upon tlio state treas urer upon tho certificate of any member of Haid board. No tender of witness fees or milt-ago in advance shall bo necessary. (Sheriffs to Bcrvo proccM, etc.) Section .'1.1. It shall be tho duty of tho sheriffs of tho several counties to ......... .. 1 1 .... . . . .. A ..!...- ' ., "V, . .vf ,,,;",;r, " ,u " ' r luiiuiiirii iy mini iwtuu ui imy siiwii 1 ur liny imw her thereof, and to make return of the same to tlio said board (Regular meetings of tho .board Claims audited.) Section .14. Tlio said lioard Hhall meet on tho second und fourth Wednes days of each month to pass upon nil matters properly coming beforo the board for consideration. All .necessary co ts and excnscs of said board shall lie audited, upon proper vouchers, ana, upon order of the board, bo paid out of the state treasury upon warrants drawn by tho secretary of state. (County iisscfsor to fllu oath as to full cash value assessment, by him.; Section 35. For tho purpose of as- Misting tho said bonrd in supervising tho nsxepMinrntH mnde In tho several counties, nnd that nil assessments of property in this state bo made accord Ing to law, every county assessor In this state, at tho time of the return by him of his assessment roll, shall take and subscribe to an oath in substan tially tho following langungo and form, which oath shall lie forthwith filed by him with tho said Htnto board of tax commissioners, namely: hTATE or Oiecos, County of I, (name of as k nor j, btlnr the duly annoinlrif. Qualified and act ing aitrtior of I he above named county, do aolcmnly awcar that I have !lllccntly and to the beat of my ability atacited all property In uki county, wnicn uy law i mm ixiimuru iu aaarat, at the full caah value thereof; that I have not wilfully and knowingly omitted to uicii any peraon or property, or aaaeaacd over or under the full cath value thereof any property or claaa of property whatever. (Signature of aaaeaaor). Subacilbed and atvorn to before me thia day of 10... .pi i .(. -1 ik (Official seal.) taicnaiurc aim mtc ui viuvctj (Penalty for omission to file oath or iipho?8 property.) Section 30. Any assessor who bImII , mibscribo to nn oath as aforesaid, or shall fail, neglect, or refuso to fllo tho Hamo with tho said state bonrd of tax commissioners, or shall wilfully and knowingly omit to ansess any person or property by him assessable, or shall afHess nndor or over tho full cash value thoreof any property or class of prop erty whatever, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Tho judgment of conviction of any such ussessor for a violation of tho provisions of this sec tion shall of Itself work a forfeiture of Ills ofllco. (Members of board not to ncccpt pass or gratuity.) Section 37. It shall bo unlawful for any member of said board, directly or indirectly, to accept any freo pass, frank, or gratuity whatever, from any person or corporation liable to assess ment under tho provisions of this act. Any member of said board violating tho provisions of this section shall bo doomed guilty of a mhdeineanor, and tho judgment of conviction thereof shall of itself work n forfoituro of tho ofllco held by such member. (Comiuinics linblo to assessment to maintain ofllco in Ftnte.) Section 38. Every railroad company, union station mid depot company, and olcctrlo railway company doing business as such within this state, and every heat, light, power, water, gas, and olectrio company doing business as such, us ono nystem, partly within this state nnd partly without, or so doing business in moro tbnn ono county of tho stato, shall establish and maintain tit houio fixed point within tho state n principal oliico, und shall maintain thereat a secretary or managing agent. (Terms person, company, corporation, how construed.) Section 39. The terms person, com pany, corporation, or association. whenovcr used in this act, shnll apply to and bo construed to refer respective ly to any person, linn, joint stock com pany, association, syndicate, copart nership, or corporation engaged In car rying on any business, tho propeity of which Is subject to taxation under this act. (To bu continued next week) Imnnlnatlon. "There goes another of those automo biles, Gcol How It smells 1 But why doesn't It inako tbo regular chug chug, sound?" "Because. It runs by electricity." "Why sr o It docg.'VCuIcaco Trib une, A Fixture. Mrs. Kawlcr How do you like your new girl? Mrs. Homer She's a Jowel. But she Isn't a new girl. We've had her nearly a week. 1 IIITI.i HIGHER PAY Stent? Hitchcock frflptses a Flaijo Keep Esplsyes, GOVEIffNT SALARIES TOO LOW Scores E Postal Clerks Resign and lency of Service Will Be Jeopardized, Wudlgton, Pec. 31. Fntltiro nt this timjto increase materially tno comncnK3&n of poslofllco employes, thus keciig pace with tho advancing wnges hither lines of employment, will scrasly jcopardlzo tho efficiency of tlio f-rvico. Tills Htiitcmcnt was taken frii tho annual report of First AsslsUiijl'ostinaster General Hitch cock. 11110 public today. Tho need of now IcKfatlon to make tho postal ser vico uir tho circumstances moro nt- tmclivcii ordor to retain present cm i IllOVUB III llfl Ull IIIWJIIHU 1U1 4W ...v.. I i cntedio service is treated exten- i , ,,i,f. ifiil.. .1, ,..1, nrMnl. n ' " - " " " T Ilcsljiitlons from tno service nave increnst nt nn alarming rate and the stnndaiiof rncn uoing into tho service has grcfly deteriorated in tho last fls cal ycJ. Mr. Hitchcock's report shows it in tho first and second class offices Joro wcro approximately 20,000 clerks I the grades ranging from $000 to $1,00 and of theso clerks 2,340 or about 2.3 per cent resigned during tho veA Of 23.000 letter carries nt- tachedko theso offices, 001 or about 2.0 pcient voluntarily left tho service. Mr. J itchcock recommends establish Inc foiboth cleks and carries six grades of comensation, tho nnnual salary to 1m $0M for the initial erode. $800 for tho sebnd grade and for tho four sue 1 ,.,wlinl imlna Iftnn 11 (WO. 1.100 nn,i 4J200 respectively, and providing for tin advancement of clerks and car riers it first class offices from $000 ini- tiul undo to $800 after ono year's ser via', to $900 after two years' service, to $1,030 nfter threo years' service nnd for theadvnnccmcnt of clerks and car riers ii second class offices to $800 nf ter ont year's service and to $900 after two ytirs' service. pOQ CAUSES WRECK. ThIrt)-fivo Killed and Many Injured In Suburb of Washington. Washington, Dec. 31. An appalling disaster resulting in tho death of about 35 Persons and injuries, as tar as can he horned, to about 60 persons, occur red about 0:30 o'clock last night on tho" Ualtlmoro & Ohio railroad at Terra ,.!,- .. I 1. Ylful.:n,.nn TItn I IvfHlll. 11 QllUliru u nuailiutwii. hivj i ... Frederick City, -Md., local io. oo, on .the iwlnt of pulling out from tho sta- tion, was run into uy n train iraiuo up !"roly of eight empty coaches bound 1 from tho West for nshington. ' engineer couiu uoi eec u.o u.uk on account of tho heavy fog and plung ed ahead on his mission of death. A dense fog and drizzling rain prevailed during tho day and tho night and to the inability of tho engineer of tho rear train to seo tho signal showing that another was In the block is attributed the nccldent. Tho grado nt tho place where the accident occurred Is down ward and tho tracks wcro slippery. Tlio wrecked train was composed of nn engine, Btnoklng car and two day coaches. Tho two rear coaches were reduced to kindling wood, and tho rear of tho smoker was telescoped. So great was Uio Impact that the local train waa scattered along tho track for a consid erable distance. Fortunately Uio wreck ago did not take firo. Traffic waa dolayed by the accident, and it was after midnight beforo tho bodies of tho dead could bo brought to tlio city. Thero was an cntiro absence of any attempts at tlioft. As soon as possible the bodies wero covered nnd laid osldo to await tho coming of tho train sent irom tho city. From tho nppcaraneo of tho bodies it is believed that nearly oil of the vic tims wero killed outright or died with in a few minutes after Uio accident. Report Filed on Townslte Fraud. Washington, Dec, 31. Tho report of William Dudley Foulko, sent to tho In dian Territory by President Itoosovelt to report on tho townsito fraud, has been received by Secretary Hitchcock and by him turned over to tho law ofli coi8 of tho Interior department. Ita publication will not bo mado for some weeks, If nt all. It covers but ono feat ure of affairs In tho Indian Territory, and until other reports Insuring upon similar matters aro received by the secretary nothing will lw given out in relation to Uio subject. Want Japan to Show Spite. Victoria, B. 0., Doc. 81. Advices wero received today by steamer Toucer, from Yokuhomn, that considerable op position is bolng dovoloped ns a result of tlio anti-American feeling in Japan nctiiiiBt tho proposed visit of a Japanoeo fleet to tho Jameetown oxhibltion nnd United States ports. An influential member of tho houso of poors is quoted as saying tho proposod outlay of $400, 000 to sond tho fleet must not bo ap proved. Give Pope Money to Fight France. n Tl oi rpl. iiuiim, um, Qi-ii u pira na od many important, donations to help him in the difficulties with France, Thoy ncludo $400,000 from Lmperor Francis Joseph of Austria and $400,000 from Cardinal Yoshary, archbishop of Grau, Hungary. AQMS SHIPPED TO UUSA. Seeritly Smuggtad and Traeps Are New Searching for Them. Havana, Jan. 2. A statement is mado hero tliat soV Tal thousand rifles nnd machine guns represented to liaro been landed In rlnar del uio province nnd hidden in tho woods near Marlol, have been tm secretly taken awav. Tho recent movement of troops and police, which was considered mysterious in tlio light of Governor Magoon's statement that there was no fear of an uprising in Cuba, is explained by this announce ment, as it is known that tho move ment was in tbo nature of a search lor thesonnns. Tho possibility of a clash between Cubans and American troops is considered remote, as their relations aro good. Tno natives, However, aro nlottinit neninst ono another. Just wno is responsible lor tno ship ment of tho arms into Cuba is not known. Ono theory is that tho arms wcro purchased by tho former liberal iunta in New York and shipped too lato to bo used in tlio lost movement It is feared that tho arms aro now In tho ixxscseion of tho negroes in tho nrovinco. There aro indications that it is going to be difficult to repress dis order by tho crowing bands of negroes, who aro burning corn fields and tobacco barns, robbing estates and stealing cuttlo. FAVORS RAISING SALARIES. Senate Committee May Restore the Amendment Rejected by House. Washington, Jan. 2. Tho subcom mittee of tlio senate committee on np- Eroprlatlons, which, for the last week, aa been considering tlio legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, lias considered tho question of in creasing tho salaries of senators and rcpesentatives, and now it seems prob ablo that the sub committee will recom mend an advance of 50 per cent on con gressional salaries. Tho sub committee is practically unanimous in the opin ion tliat such an increaso should be inodo, but there is a general feeling tliat the houso should have inserted the provision. It bIeo looks as if tho committee would recommend that tho provisions for increasing tho salaries of Uio vice president, speaker and cabinet officers should bo eliminated unless a corre sponding increase is secured for senators and members of tho house. Many members of tho committee think tho senate should bo given an op portunity to pass on the subject, and will ndvocato tho incorporation of an amendment in the- bill by the commit tee covering Uio entire subject. RAILROAD IS NOT LIABLE Employers' Liability Act Declared Con trary to Constitution. Louisville, Jan. 2. Judge Walter Evans, in the Federal court today, de clared the empfoycrs' liability act un constitutional. The decision was given in the case of the administratrix of A C. Brooks vs. the Southern Pacific rail way, and is believed to bo tho first lianded down in connection wiUi this act. Tho alleged cause of action occurred in Kansas. The husband of the plain tiff was killed in a railroad accident and suit wos brought under this act for $25,000 damages and an amount suffi cient to cover the cost of expenses inci dent to death. Tlio court holds Uiat the act in effect would regulate com merce within the state as well as inter state commerce and is therefore uncon stitutional. Tho demurrer of Uio SouUiern Pacific railroad to action for damages is sustained. Livestock Convention Called. Donver, Jan. 2. A call has been is sued to all live stock associations, live stock producers and members to attend Uio tenUi nnnual convention of Uie American National Livestock associa tion, to bo held at the Broadway the ater, Donver, January 22 and 23, 1007. Many imjwrtant questions are to bo considered, among them inferior rail road service, from which shippers have suffered so disastrously and for which the association lias already taken vigor ous stops to relieve. Tho subjects of forest reserves and grazing lands are also to be considered. Ask Protectorate for Cuba. Havana, Jan. 2. It is reported that a potition for an American protectorate ie rosdy to bo sent to Washington from Romodios, tho wealthiest district in Cuba, signed by 200 nativo Cubans. Another petition from Cienfuegos is soon to follow, signed by soveral hun drod property owners. In oUier parts of Uio island, it is stated, similar pe titions nroi n course of preparation. A weekly nowspaper advocating a pro tectorate, us a means of settling the Cuban situation, will probably be is sued. Great Storm Strikes Russia. St. Petersburg, Jan, 2. Tho storm Uiat passed over Great Britain nt Christmas tlmo has reached Western Russia, where- falls of snow aro report ed and railroad communication is para lyzed. Many of the lines nro entirely interrupted. Dispatches from Orsha and Borrisov say these tmVns aro liter ally buried in drifts, and all business is Bitsponded. Seven persons havo perish- od in tho snow at Mohilev. The Enow- storm continues. New Laws Begin With New Year AVashlfigton, Jan. 2, Yesterday mnrked Uio beginning of tbo lifo of sev oral leclslative acta cfconcress. Amonc 4l.. t. iXl.l l... IU...I "V iivnu.uu.iu. vug Vi food law-, the anti pass Bectloniof the interstate commei-co law, the mpdifica. tion of the i navigat on laws, -to simplify enrollments and licenses, and n law with reference to the licensing of drug- ' gists in Uio DUtrlct of Columbia. - tjcb poiook ovr. In the time of James 1. poison was too, frequently resorted to, especially on the coutlnent, as a means of getting -rid of Individuals wbo had rendered themselves obnoxious to certain parties who were prosecuting their own pri vate ends; and so extensively did this Infamous practice nrcvall that tber was a class of persons wbo wera kno,wn to have studied the art of se cret poisoning, and whose services could bo engaged for a high reward. In order to counteract the operatlowr of the poisoners, various devices were employed, and among them was the art which the pretended magicians of those days preessed to have discovered, of making a kind of glass which would &y In pieces of poison was poured Into any vessel that was formed of 1L The cut at the head of our article repre sents a tankard of this sort. In which the glass Is mounted In sliver gilt ara besque and sliver filagree. It was be lieved that tho large crystal which Ja seen standing out at the center of tbo lid would become discolored at the ap proach of poison. The tankard Is a work of the sixteenth century, and was presented to Clare Hall, Cambridge where ft Is still preserved by Dr. William Butler, an eminent physician In the time of James I. The Student and tbe Profcaaor. The scholarly William E. Byerly, pro fessor of mathematics at Harvard, waa once asked by a student bow to devel op a retentive memory. The professor answered that ordinary mental exercise was sufficient to secure a good memory. whereat the student asked If he might test the mental capacity of his in structor. Prof. Byerly agreed, and the student asked him to listen to and re member several varied Items for a tee He began: "One quart of whisky." "Um!" said the professor. - "Six pounds of sugar, a pint of sonr milk, three onions, half a gallon of molasses, and two raw eggs." "Um!" said the professor. "Two green apples, twenty-str pea nuts, one and a half cucumbers and four mince pies." "Dm 1" said the professor. "A package of starch, sixty-seven cakes of yeast and the skins of seven bananas. Got that down?" "res," answered Dr. Byerly. "now does It taste?" asked the stu dent Boston Herald. Thrifty Houupvrlfe. They bad seated themselves tn the homeward bound car after a shopping tour, during wblcb she bad handled the cash, and yet bad a well-filled pocketbook. "Give me a nickel," said the wife, and more or less astonished hubby compiled, asking, "Why, haven't you any money?" "Yes," came the re ply, "but nothing smaller than a dime. If, I give the conductor a dime he will ring in a fare for Bobby," Indicating the 0-year-old hopeful of the couple; "and If I only pass blm a nickel he won't charge for Bobby." Such waa the case, and hubby paid both fares, and wlfey, that dear little Yankee girl with the big roll In tbo pocketbook, worked hubby and the "L" road for a nickel each. Boston Post Old Enough. Frederick Landls, who two years ago was elected as a Representative from Indlann, Is one of the most youthful looking men In public life, That Lnndls excels at repartee waa proved at tho tlmo of his election, when, It Is said, bo appeared to be not a day over 20. "Say, boy," shouted a noosler to the candidate, as Landls was leaving the platform at a political meeting, "does your mother know you're out?" "Oh, yes," replied Landls, with a smile, "and when the votes nro count ed election night she'll know I'm In." Rochester Herald.' Without Oppoaltlan. ne (after a spat) I sometimes think you women court domesUc quar rels. guc we do not If we had our wajj thero'd bo none. He Ob, exactly If you had your, way. Boston Transcript Evidently Not, "I should think a woman would see so much of her husband after she la married that she would weary of him?" "'ou haven't kept very close tab on ' the average husband, have your' - "oustou iu Knrod x.esaltloa in Montana. Montana requires Ita railroads to maiQtan a Btatlon at plotted town sites of 100 lllh(lbUanta or more. . A man's honesty may be dio to tb suiallness of tbo bribe offered.