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.)
Telegraphic weather reports are
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Washington, according to U. S. For
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For territory south of Cottage
Grove. Oregon, airplanes will report
direct to Medford. From the district
north of Centralla. Washington, re
ports wilt go to Seattle. East of Ar
lington, Oregon, fires will be re
ported to Pendleton airport and for
the territory lying along routes be
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