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JEEDFORT) MAIL TRIBtTKE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 26, 1935. PXGE ELEVEN CITY OF HUDSON, OLD WHALE BASE, Site Chosen by Adventurous Quakers in 1783 Near by Catskills Home of ' Mythical Rip Van Winkle WASHINGTON, D. C.(Spl Hud ion, New York, one a famous whal ing base and second port In the state, recently celebrated Its sesqul centennlal. "Despite a long sea-going tradi tion, the city of Hudson ts no sea I port," says a bulletin from the head f quarters of the National Geographic society. ,"It lies one hundred and twenty miles inland, between the Catskills and the Berkshlres. on the east shore of the Hudson river. The site was chosen by an adventurous group of Quakers from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, who sailed their ships up the river In 1873. bringing families, supplies, and even portable houses with them. Two years later their settlement was Incorpor ated as a city, the third city in the Empire state, preceded only by Al bany and New York. Vessels Sailed Distant Seas "Sturdy vessels from Hudson ship yards pushed their bows through dis tant seas. Rich cargoes of sperm oil and whale bone from the South pacific; seal oil. furs, and hides from the Falkland Islands and Antarctic waters; rum, molasses, and sugar lrom the West Indies, were unloaded at the city docks. Thrifty farming communities for miles around brought their produce to Hudson warehouses. At one time an average of fifteen ships a day cleared the harbor. ' "By the middle of the last century whaling, and sealing had declined, stesm was succeeding sail, and x freight cars were carrying Hudson valley produce to New York markets. Hudson's Industries still are profit able though perhaps less romantic. They Include the manufacture of ce ment, ice tools, ginger ale, power presses, and knlted goods. "At the little village of Kinder hook. Just north of Hudson, is the stately old home of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the Unit ad States. Washington Irving used to visit at Klnderhook, and it was there that he knew the schoolmaster who Is Ichabod Crane in the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow.' The mythical Rip Van Winkle lived Just across the river in Catsklll village. It was high in the wooded Catsklll mountains that Rip found the ghostly crew of the Half Moon,' playing at ninepins. Echoes from their game roll over the river In every thunderstorm. The new $3,000,000 bridge from Hudson to Catsklll. which was dedicated during the sesqulcentennlal celebrations, is named for Rip Van Winkle. ' Klver Measured by "Reaches" "The wild Hudson river scenery .seems to have awed both supersti tious Indians and stolid Netherland ers, and Inspired all sorts of weird river legends. Wicked goblins haunt the highlands, and there is a spectre ship that sails the river against wind and tide, sure warning of a bad storm. "To river captains of colonial days the Hudson was measured by 'reaches' Seylmaker.s Reach. Fisher's Reach. Clover Reach. There were fourteen reaches' between New York and Al bany. The first Dutch settlements were at river landings where boats could anchor. Hudson then was known as Claverack Landing, from the Dutch name for Clover Reach. "A long profession of historic boats has passed through Clover Reach; Henry Hudson's 'Half Moon." search ing a passage to China, high-pooped Dutch traders loaded with fortunes in beaver pelts, yachts of wealthy patroons bringing old world luxuries to New Netherland, swift English fri gates and outlawed pirate ships. New York to Albany In 7 Dayi "White-winged passenger sloops, carrying enormous sails, made he trip from New York to Albany In seven .ys. Then Fultons 'Clermont' broke all speed records. With sails set fore and aft, and black wood smoke pouring from its high funrel. the clumsy little steamer moved "P the Hudson at five miles an hour. Safety barges.' towed by steam, but secure from exploding engines, sud denly became popular. In 1825, her alded by booming cannon, the firt string of Erie canal boats floated down the river past the green hills of Hudson." Income Tax 'Old Stuff to Britons Rate Much Higher Than in U.S. . By Don Jo&eph NEW YORK (AP) The Ameri can Income taxpayer, groaning under the prospect of new government de mands on hts pocelctnook. may pause to shed a tear for his English cousin who has been paying a much heavier tax for a longer period. Whereas the first Income tax vas levied In the United 8tates In 1013. as far back as 1884 In England W. S. Otlbert had his king come on the stage in the operetta "Princess Ida," and sing: "I know everybody's Income and what everybody earns; '"And I carefully compare it with the Income tax returns." And then go on to complain: "But to benefit humanity, how ever much I plan, "Tet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man I "And I can't think why" Englishmen ay More Similar complaints may be heard some day in American musical come dies, although the English still seem to have a greater cause for objection. Not only Is the per capita tax bur den greater In England (S99.ll In 1934) than In the United States (I7t.37, but the British government, with Its years of experience, seems to collect Its revenues with a firmer hand. Nearly twice as many field men are employed for this purpose In England as In America. In 1934. the report to the Joint congressional committee on Internal revenue tax ation noted that there were 22.589 members in the personnel of the British revenue service, while the United States was employing 11.524. linger Claims Period The British Income tax collector Is also the possessor of wider powers TAX LEVIES : STATE TAX INCOME TAX BRITISH O G) 4100,000. 1, 000,000. 99 i 100,000,000. i 5.000. 100,000. Oft 1,000.000. ' British must file his appeal within 21 days. . While an English married man with ( three children, deriving an Income of I 50.000 pounds or 1250.000 from In ! vestment, may have to pay 9133.020 ' in Income and surtaxes, an American ' in the same situation today would have as his limit an Income tax of 19.840. and a surtax of 1105,502, or a total tax of 1115.342. Income of $1,500 Hit In both estate and Income taxes the British tax gatherer's fist hits lower In the body economic than that of hla American confrere. A mar ried Briton starts handing part of hts earnings over to the government when his salary reaches $1,500 a year. A married American waits until he ts raised to S2.500 before he starts making these federal contributions. Americans may die without think ing of the tax collector unless their estates are going to net over 950.000. When an Englishman dies, the gov ernment lays a levying hand on his earthly possessions If they represent 500 or more. American and British estate tax levies compare as follows: This chart compares the American and British tax levies on estates and incomes. The Income tax levies are tabulated for a married man with no dependents. In 1934, the total American revenue from taxation was $9,. 40I.73T.00O, while the total British figure was S4.5S0.820.000. The per capita tax burden In England was S99.U, compared to S74.37 In the I'nlted States last year, than the American, and whereas I for refunds may be made, and an Amerlcan taxpayers are allowed a other two years may be spent by three-year period within which claims ' them In the courts, the disgruntled Net Estate U.S.Tax (2.500 None 5.000 None 25.000 None 30.000 None 100.000 1,500 500.000 59.100 1.000.000 $160,100 10.000.000 4.387.800 100.000.000 58.386.800 50.000.000 American and British income tax levies for married men with no de pendents compare as follows: Net Income U. 8. Tax.. British Tax" 1,000 None 2.000 None 4.000 S4 $5,000 $80 10.000 MIS 25.000 13.489 50.000 S.SflO $100,000 $30,594 $1,000,000 $571,394 British Tax 25 100 750 2.000 8.000 93.000 240.000 4 .500 .000 None 67.50 427.50 607.50 1.620 6.679.38 18.216.88 45.279.38 613.529.38 Assumed 7.500 earned in higher brackets, and all lncomo earned In lower brackets. APPLEGATE MOUNTAINS HIT SEVERE BLOW BY L BIG APPLEGATE, July 3fl (SpU Out of the freakish weather condi tions existing In the thunder storm early this week, Dmchman's Teak lookout station maintained a record of the coldest weather in the state, with a temperature of 48 degrees at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Portland weather bureau repor(t broadcast from Cor vail is. Lookouts at this peak and at Mt. Wagner -reported snow during the storm. Members of the forest service per sonnel situated in the mountains were kept in a flurry maintaining telephone service, with lightning burning fuses from practically every lookout and guard station telephone in this district. Leonard Andrews and Harlan Clark at Dutchman's Peak and Wagner lookouts were forced to repair their 'phones repeatedly, and the line was burned In two In the vicinity of Camp Carberry. The lightning arrester was de stroyed at Fir Glades guard station. Five lightning fires were reported In the Applegate district. A cloudburst a few miles south of Jacksonville Tuesday, which reached to the Ruch district, sent torrents of water rushing down the dry stream bed of Forest creek in amounts grester than prevailed at any time last winter, filling the highway with debris' in places and beating corn flat to the ground. A severe hall storm destroying gardens occurred at the Pennsylvania mine. being sent from the Applegate dis trict daily to the U. 8. weather bu reau at Portland, the work having commenced the first of the month. The reports are sent iif code to Med fcrd forestry headquarters from Dutchman's peak lookout station ana the Star Ranger station, two of the three weather observation stations located in the Rogue River national forest. The reports, taken from read ings at 4:30 p.m., are forwarded to Portland. DUTCHMAN'S PEAK NOW SENDS WEATHER REPORT BIG APPLEGATE. July 28. (Spl.) 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