Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 23, 1907, Page 5

4 Published Every Saturday. By E. C. KILEY. TWD DOLLARS A FEAR IN ADVANCE Eutered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter, Permanent Tax Commission. The Tax committee of the house in the state legislature reported recommended some fifteen new tax ‘These have fndoubtedly deen carefully con- ; and the mittee of a lack of diligence and industry or question its disinterested present has and measures. no one can accuse devotation to the public we It has made a commendable record. Among these bills are measures providing for specific taxes on private line companies, companies, foreign corporations doing business in the state, board of trade aregistry taxon morte of the sactions. railroad tax on an income s, the increase sarnings taux, a special tail liquor business ingome mortgage tax, anda garette dealers. seen that these provide yr a system of indirect taxation that the state’s ease > of these others and would tricate nistrative ery to put them in f¢ sbow forcefully than is list of bills the necessity of a rmanent tax commission to sift out rislation in advance and pro- indispensable information to legislature that in sucha bread reach of experiment it was not vide assure the siaking serious mistakes. Taxation is aseience. 1t cannot be learned in one session of the legisla- how singlezninded patri- experts ture, no matter the members may be nor how Taxation a great and the study of it from the egal standpoint is not half the battle stropomers or very. se thing for this islature herefore, is to pass those mea which more simple sures exper- already approyed aud which provide ali the nds needed for present emer ies. Then a permanent commis- sion should be named to consider the other lines along which the committee has pointed the way, and leave their enactment or rejection to the next legislature, which would have the advantage of facts and infermation as to state conditions and comparative data provided by Uhemsel ves statistics, the commission. A record for doing desirable for any elective boay, good intentions, honesty and disin- teresteduess, which are present in unusual proportion in this legislature, But the best rd is sanity, care, good judgment and vel head. It is usually better to do too little than too much, and so than public dread of unsettles things is most and excuse many mistakes. rec a session busi- av of a legislature that ness and has led to the paying that the bes: legislature 1s that passes the fewer bills or m the the or Fewest laws. a Anti-Treat Bill. auti-treat billis an amusing to legislate the people into ‘The attempt new habits, but it aiso ligt oa the ignorance of the drink questiou, that is common among those well meaning, but inexperienc- ed people who are often behind such novel legislation. The theory is that there would be less drinking if the habit’ of solitary imbibing were ev- couraged, in place of the social glass. Losvead of taking a drink for the sake of companionship, the saloon custo- mer would be @riven by law into atcinking because he likes -the liquor aud for no other reasou. Every observant person knows that the dvomed victim of the tiquor habit is vot he who takes a drink at anoth- er’siavitation and reciprocates the eoupliment, but the thirsty individ- with nerves unbalanced, who alone to the bar, without invita- throws some ual, gues Brand Mapes PoeralseReview telephone | ure simple | tion. It isa habit, once acquired, ! that rapidly grows. until, instead of a small drum occasionally, it means a dozen or twenty drinks a day, a con- tinual trotting to the bar, and finally incurable disease or suicide. If that) is a habit thatis to be encouraged, the anti-treat bill is the way to istro- duce it. Such a’ law would accom- plisu that purpose, if any attention whatever were paid to it. A Hearing on Monday. The of the railroad and warehouse commission to the injunac- answer tion proceedings begun in the United States circuit court to restrain the} promulgation of the hew schedule of freight and commodity rates between stations in Minnesota has been served upon the railroads. The hearing will be held in the United States circuit court on Monday, March 25. A counter suit by the railroad and warehouse commission to mandamus the railroads to comply with the order fixing a scale of freight rates is pend- ing in the district court of Raimsey county. The attorney general in his answer denies that the jurisdiction of the federal court can be this cause. The answer denies that. the fixed by the commission are so that of their would | invoked in rates low the res econtisction of property, or} ‘ taking of property without due process of law. These rates if put into effect, would yield, it isalleged, a fair returo upon the value of the property of the to the of the expended in complainants, having regard original cost of construction }roads and the amounts It is de- complaints* are worth the amount of the. capitaliza- tion outstanding against them. permanent improvements. nied that the lines gos eS The States and Immigration. ‘Phe south which has become great- ly interested in the immigration of foreign tabor is much disturbed by the terms of the new immigration law. ‘The south needs laborers for its rapidly developing industries and South Carolina had taken the lead in them from Europe by the A large fund was raised partiy by contributions from the manufactur- ers, partly by taxation, and it was spent under the direction of the state. An agent was sent to Europe and employment was guaranteed to all who came to that state. but only the better class of laborers were solicited. it was carefully selected immigrant labor engaged by the state for private enterprise. and was held not to be in violation of the old law. Section 4of thelaw makes it a misdemeanor ‘‘for any person, com- pany. partnership or corportation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transportation or in any way assist or encourage the impvration or migration of any contract laborers into the United States.” Section 6 provides that it shall be deemeda violation of Section 4 “to assist or encourage the importation or migration of any alien by promise of employment through advertisements printed and published in any foreign country; and any alien coming to this country in consequence of such an advertisement shall be treated as coming under promise or agreement.” Butit is furthur provided that Section 6 ‘‘shall not apply to states or territories, the District of Colum- bra, or places subject to the jurisdic- tionof the United States, advertising the inducements they offer for immi- gration thereto, respectively.” All contract laborers also are specitically barred entrance to the country and “any person whose ticket or passage is paid for with the money of another, or who i sisted by others to come, unless it is shown that said ticket or passage was not paid for by any cor- poration, association, society muni- | cipality or foreign government ", There isa chance here for a state to slip out from under the letter of the law, but it is not so clear that a state has a right to do for the corpo- rations what they are explicity for- bidden todo for themselves. Yet there is but little danger of a state abusing such a privilege and it is clearly to the advantage of the entire country both that the industrial development of the south should not be handicaped and that immigration should be as widely distributed as possible and not so centered as now in and about New York, It has been said that a man is ee by the company he keeps, and a large measure this is true. It aitrers not whether a man is engaged in business or is an office seeker, if he engages lieutenants whose social standing is below par it does not speak well for him. SS e2SeSooesese55= FOR --- Men, Young Men and Boys New spring shapes in stiff hats in the well known Lampher make. New soft hats, a tasty selection to choose from in Tourist and Telescope shapes in ali late shades $2.50 the $3.00 $2.00" 50c EASTER NECKWEAR os Men, Boys and Women Our showing this spring surpasses anything be- fore attempted. The patterns were never more dis- tinctive and pretty. These beautiful new plaids and checks you see worn about are to be found here. -Hands in the latest styles Ladies Four-in-Hands Children’s Wi 0 inchs Tonge) des cae et. idsor s, plain colors and checks THE STORE OF QUALITY Grand Rapids = ee AE rm EASTER HATS $1.50 -.. 50¢ . - 35¢ -25c ltasca Mercantile Co, Minnesota $ Our Hosiery Section __Gamors for a Place | in Print We have a stock of hosiery that any store 1 1. © «Itisn’t We cheap in price, it’s for you to say after buyit be proud nece of. They'll wear; they’ Il was * that ary to say “fast black’ is understood. do not say they are rand. weari them. Weare not selling them at half their worth, but just at their actual value. ular made, You may as well buy reg maco, double soles and heels, reinforced seams and all that, when the cost is the same as for common stockings. You will realize the purchasing power of a quarter if spent here. SE AEE ee ARE ARE EE Ae aR ae RR Ae a ae a a a Ea ae ae ae EE SHEA ACEH HKAHKSSHS OHSHSeCHAS SHS Ssssosegssssesssresss Down and $5 Grand Rapids Village als $9 We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- ing them on such easy terme that anybody can buy. down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come i the matter over. A house and three lots fo We also have some choice business lots on our lis are for sale on easy terms. REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY, FRAHKSSK ITHAKA SHHR SH HH SHHHHKS SS Sess eeeseoss se aaeee per month and tal sale cheap. . They ARS Ea a AE ee ASE ANE ARE a ES a a a Sa ae Ee aE aE ee ERE i——} ee 252 Se9 SSS 52 S252 55> | GEO. BOOTH, Manufacturerot Fine Cigars GRAND RAPID, MINN 66 99 Have achieved an excellent BOOTH S CIGARS repute all over Northern Minnesota. They are made of the finest selected stock by experienced workmen in Mr Booth’s own shops here, and under his personal supervision. This insures the utmost cleanliness 4nd care in manufacture. For sale everywhere. Call for them. Yee st — Ly -1—— 1 1 — Fe] esesesesesesescsee eoeseseseseseses honorable people with a Lieberman Bros. ONE PRICE AND THAT RIGHT “aT LIEBERMAN BROS. Wear for Men We have a full line of overcoats on hand in different shades and lengths. You will be distinguished in their appearance without paying a premium for it. We still have a com- of woolen goods made by plete our R. E. Z. fall? assortment reputation. style and durabili Lieberman Bros. _ Opposite Hotel Pokegama Grand Rapids - - LET US WORRY WE ARE USED TO IT Instead of keeping bothering wit! of your clothe SEND YouR WorK To us We are equipped to h the finished garme it for you nptly and i pr —— WE Do— Ladies’ Gentlemen’s Taitoring Tailoring Repair all Kinds of Clothes Also Fur Work ~ MADSEN & ANDERSON ~ SUCCESSORS TO CHARLES HAMMER Lieberman Bros.. Things for Winter ee Did you try a pair of shoes this It is a shoe that is a combination of comfort, Minnesota MAS rol rab ro LOL OL ON Shoes for Easter In matter of dress it is instin@tive in to de- mand variety of newness. That the makers of Queen Quality have caught the secret of appealing to the feminine instinct, the tremendous and constantly increasing popularity of the Queen Quality shoes most certainly proves. It will give us pleasure to show you our assortment of this beautiful] perfect fitting footwear. JOHN BECKFELT Grand Rapids, - Minnesota woman WHEN YOU GET THE YOU GET THE NEWS HERALD - REVIEW