Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 9, 1910, Page 5

g : oy s i Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered at the Postoffice at Minnesota, as Second: C! SENATOR ROOT ON INCOME TAX. There is an important issue which will come before the next Minnesota which has received no discussion at all im comparison with its importance. This is the in- come tax amendment to the federal constitution. There seems some dang er that in this state it may go by default into the waste basket. This should not be. It should thave thorough ante-election discussion, and the people, as a whole, should make known their position. They may rest assured that it will not be forgotten by those who oppose the tax, and those who favor tit will need to be very active if Minnesota’s vote is not legislature but recorded as “No.” When Governor Hughes threw the great weight of his influence in op- position on the grounds that it would make state bonds liable to this tax and so narrow their market, capital laughed aloud in its satisfaction. “That Kills it” was the general ver- dict pronounced in glee or mournful- ly as sympathy was for or against. The republicans of the New York jegislature promptly smothered a movement to hear from’ Senator Root who had announced himself as favor- img such an amendment and had! vot- ed for it in the senate. But Mr. Root has more courage or more honesty of purpose than the gentleman at Albany as he has recently sent them a letter yeiterating his position and taking exceptions to Governor Hughes’ espec year. . articles in an investigation, and fin- ally charge them up to the post-| master. 7 If a railroad were run on this plan it would go into bankruptcy in a It is_as if the railroad kept all its surplus ties, rails, tools and spikes at one terminus, releasable only on an order signed by four or five vice presidents. Students of the postal service believe that if the Wsiness methods of the postoffice were modernized, the deficit of $17,- 000,000 would disappear without the change of « rate. peeISS ae eaten ese DO EXAMINATIONS EXAMINE. The difficulty of obtaining a reli- able examination of banks is again suggested by recent experiences in Massachusetts, where four banks have been looted of nearly $2,000,000 im six months. One national bank in Cambridge was robbed of $160,000 by a twelve-dollar-aiweek clerk, whose peculations came to light only a few weeks after the bank had been pass- ed as all right by a mational bank examiner. The Federal Governme. has suspended the official, pending an investigation of his investiga- tions. The examiner merely appears to have been outmaneuvered bya clever scamp, ‘who had _ intimate knowledge of the bank’s affairs. The piling up of embezzlements has pro- duced a public skepticihm about the reliability of examinations. Investi- gations by outside acéountants are demanded in addition to the Federal and State inspections. Public alarm is uncalled for, as the peculations are trifling compar- ed with the vast sums of money handled by the bagks, and there is no fear that any|depositor will lose by them. The greatest concern should be felt by the bankers themselves. The conditions seem to say that their confidence in stated examinations is not wafranted iby the facts. In the large cities where there are clear- ing houses the same feeling exists, but fortunately there the banks have the means at hand to protect them- “And outside of these two great groups are half a dozen or smaller |¢ groups of captalists which between them represent in corporate control easily $15,000,000,000 more of capital- “These outside groups are identi- fied, both in interests and other im- portant ways, with either the Morgan or Rockefeller group, and thus we may, in presenting an exhibit of con- centrated control of corporate under- takings, fairly state that a capitaliz- ed valuation of probably $35,000,000,- is . concentrated in the hands and under the control of not more than a dozen men.” ‘ Thirty-five per cent of the nations j wealth, because the people created it,—in the hands_of a dozen men who are closely; allied in motives and methods? | Nor does that tell the full story. Moody’s Magazine estimates the total capitalization at par value of the country’s corporate ‘wealth at $43,000,000,000. Of this $35,000,- 000,000, or 80 per cent, is in the control of a dozen men who work to- gether. And these men are not phil- anthropists or patroits but men greedy of power who are contriving to cre- ate—have created, in fact—the great- est power that ever existed in the history of the world. | People laughed at Senator La Follette when he made a showing | not so alarming as this in his speech in the senate, and called him | a disturber, a Socialist and a Pop-| ulist. This aggregation of corporate con- trol involves the power of life and| death over smaller business activ- fties. It involves the power of life and death over the workers of the na tion. It. proposes to use this power for the selfish purposes of the few who control it, and it commands in my store . . 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YOU CAN HAVE A GARMENT MADE IN TEN DAYS Considering material and workmanship Prices are extremely low. t= DON’T FORCET TO INSPECT THIS LINE BEFORE PLACING YNUR ORDER THE SAME PERTAINING TO MEN'S GARMENTS THE PIONEER STORE, joclcBochooBeoRecbocBochocRoctoo¥o fecfoctooBocRoutesRoc$ontectococtectososoRoofedfoctochoctectectoctocfostochostochostookechosteckochosleclosteclechosdosfoclockectevleckestoslockocheskecleckoskeclechoshoclockechocfoctosoctoo JOHN BECKFELT, SHAS ele lo ohare, 2 Wee PARC F dachedhhechctech DOL dhe de chhockechecksch heck ct dh, tok, Chochocheche chochostochochockochostodhodio ho chockodfochocociochschedhedhechesbecipcieciecede> ediecieddediededinded kk kk kk kek Grand Rapids the government of the nation to keep EASTER SUNDAY Are the American people, who re- Yelled against the ‘infinitely less FALLS MARCH 27 |e the lodge, stated that Racine was not injured in any manner while go- ing through the form of imitation. At that time the candidate complained irritating ‘tyranny of a stupid king|Date Set By Astronomical Calcu-|° beims injured, he being in a badly of England, and who rose in arms lation--Supposed Harbinger scared condition and two doctors|who were present, made an examination marvelous fidelity and offers numer- ous thrills before the rifle shot brings the huge beast to the ground. The way the young woman, fishing, re- treats to camp when the bear swims the stream is a touch of comedy that gives a touch of life that in- Ives. J 3 argumentl ; Selves. They organize clearing-house| against the power of a slave-holder’s of Early Spring. but found nothing wrong with Racine | creases the interest. The scenery of [He says: “I do not find in the|©*#™inations, inspect each other and|autocracy, likely to submit to hav-| with the exception that his nerves|the Colorado Rockies is faithful- thus not only k 1 i ~ | we strung fi fi amendment any such meaning or ef- only keep close tab upon the] ing the price they shall receive for; 4 rather interesting|train. of|thought Moab at pee pa me bore i lad produced. To those who have oa i fect. I do not consider that it will} actual status of the banks, but get/their labor, and the price they shall | is suggested by the fact that aster| sun) ight, perser y the; been hme Sr to a aneee in any degree whatever enlarge the|# Seneral idea of whether any banks|pay for the products of that labor| will come unusually early this year—| ye Nashwauk lodge treats the aff: and! eS iat’ aeons lth § - r Me ra '» i taxing power of the national govern-| are doing business recklessly, when they need them to keep body|March 27—which to the minds of} 4. 4 joke and thinks when| the case {this picture will appeal with irre- t ill have any effect ex-| This system illustrates the essen- ‘cae By some people predicts an early spring. ment, or wi y and soul together, fixed) by the dozen The ear Ae aoe Ow Baa. cept to relieve the exercise of ‘that | tial difference pemees a bank and|men who have gathered up this terrif| to, may Mall is Merch 22, but in a, taxing power from the present re-|Other commercial enterprises. No] power amd are using fit for their own| period of more than 200 years the quirement that thle tax shall be ap-| Wholesaler ‘would think he was|penefit? conditions brought it upon that day comes to trial, providing it does, it will be dismissed. Bear Hunt in the Rockies. The Gem is giving an unusually sistible power. And those who have | not been there can rest assured that the reproduction is faithful and is almost as good as seeing the origin- als, without the attendant discom- but once—in 1818. The dates have oo portioned among the several states. Nor does he consider, it unfair that the citizens of New York would pay a larger part of ithe tax than those of any other state, since “the income strengthening by having his competitc examine his business. He would ra- ther keep it; to himself. But he must confide in his banker. His banker, however, cannot be secure by tell- Dedicated to Judge L. L. Croze, Sometimés, old pal, in the morning, TO-MORROW YOU MAY DIE. Houghton. When the dawn is cold and gray, been both inclusive, being 12 cycles of the moon. Only four times in that ex- tended period thas Easter ‘come as early as March 23. It may calculated from 1786 to 2013,| good bill of motion pictures. come| gives a brief description of the man- In the near future they will show “A Bear | Hunt. in the Rockies.” The follow-} ing from the Moving Picture World ner in which ithe films were obtain- forts but will not deter the enthusi- ast from climing a mountain though they do exert some influence on oth- ers; and this picture is a good, sub- stitute. The technical. work is un- commonly good, considering the dif- as late asl April 25, as it did in 1886, | ficulties under which it was perform- Thinking thoughts I 4 : but it will tot again strike that late ed: “Heretofore hunt pictures have| 14 yt is @ picture which should se- I think «ws gaa oy me. ae date until 1943. In 1791 tt occurred|been made with animals: elther in cure the congratulations of all wha ae the night upon April 24, but it will be the year| captivity or trained so as not to be ; tees before, ipo! P 4 “ appreciate the labor involved in ob- ¢ of grace 2011 before it is again as | dangerous. In this instance, however,| ||. ra And smile a feeble smile, ta taining itl \ And I say to myself for the hund- late. The next early Easter will be|the operator joined an actual hunt — itim, ms 1913, when it will fall upon March 23.|@nd the audience goes with the party! FOR SALE—Gurnsey Bull, 2 years es Pe ecort iia ais hte? Whether the prompt waning of the|from the time they start until the/old will sell or exchange for sheep or eit 8 auth moon after the sun has crossed the|bear is killed and taken to camp./young stock. Call at my place at Then I pick up the morning paper, vernal equinox has any bearing upon|!t is reproduced on the screen with|Pokegama lake, U. C. Gravelle. lee spegag wees ite a3 a rae wa spring weather is problematical, but Wie aac id “hell” aaa there are those who believe weather = a ee , | conditions are more or less dependent of New York are lin a great measure derived from the country at large. A continual stream of wealth sets towart| the other-bankers in a general way the great city from the mines, manu-| what he is doing and how he is doing factories and railroads outside of Ne*/it. Banking is a much more delicate York. Process than selling groceries. It “Thousands of men” he added “wh: |is much more dependent on public | have assassed fortunes in all sorts of | confidence. A weak or foolish bank enterprises in other states have gone failing can cause the strong banks to Naw Yonk to live’ and concludes | infinite annoyance and anxiety. This with the statement which will apply | probably is the reason they consent ing him how the bank is running. The banker’s safety fies in ‘telling And I lie in the perfumed feathers eee | Who never stayed out ‘till th to all wealth. and to all incomes as|to examine each other. wise cio 2 © wee) upon lunar a and shape = zi 5 . well as ta the coming great com- ee Sed ROE AES ae Or jollied the gay’ soubrette, anys vied pred: ia con ay mercial and money center. “We | WHO OWNS THE UNITED STATES| But preached on ithe evils of drink- with the ground hog’s shadow|and the qught to be willing to share the bur-| The other day the Wall Street| Th ing, breast-bone of the goose. . ! dens on a national government in| Journal published an analysis of fi- oe Sette eet ne craneHe- The day for Haster is the result df the same proportion in which wej nancial control showing that J. Pier- pote = the prime of a useful/ of an astronomfcal calculation. It h its benefits.” nt M is i life, falls upon the first Sunday following icc.| re eats qa oe Sse ae t in corporate| The headlines glibly say, the first full moon after the vernal PRSLEL TERRA =e ses business that has a capitalization of|Or “snatched by death’s grim reaper, equinox. The sun crosses the spring } DECENTRALIZE THE POSTOFFICE | $10,900,000,000, or nearly 10 per cent| He had crossed the great highway: | equinoctial line on March 21. If The ‘senate thas before it a bill for| of the entire wealth of the country. | THY ld him deep, while a few|that day should be a Saturday and i riends weep, the moon reach the full that night, the = the IGE Bia pea see ree pe taganes’ millions con-| ang the world moves on with a|the next day, March 22, would be —T algae . : tlh se : iiok spec oe _ sigh, Easter. This concurrence of events, et. i cede any attempts to change the/|markable, isn’t it? And worth think-|And that saintly man is forgotten|as stated, has been recorded put postal rates. As Senator Carter ver: | ing about by' a people whose right to soon, once in a calculated period covering aptly remarks, the . department | work for wages and to get wages} Even as you and I. beyond 200 years. ; has spent $70,000 to secure from ex-|enough to live upon depends upon| 72°” ey to myself, “Well, Jack, Ww P s 7 perts a plan of reorganization, it] the character of the control of this| nen so're’ called to take the| CLAIMS EAGLES eare best repared ought to reorganize before it does (wealth. jump, BROKE HIS RIBS anything else. But that isn’t the whole story|And neach the place ithe best and The bill contemplates two radical|by any means. Md®dy’s Magazine, And reach the place where the best departures, both of which would be| which isn’t a “muckraking” maga- and worst, Must bump the eternal bump, ‘m the interest of economy. It would|zine and is published for investors, You can ‘mile to yourself, make the service more continuous|not for Socialists, coments thus upon chuckle, : ky installing an official who would} the showing made by the Wall Street} Tho’ the path be exceedingly hot, serve during good behavior and have] Journal: “It is a wellknown fact|For when you were on earth you; Abe Racine, a Nashwauk carpenter. general charge of the administrative|that the railroads, industrial concerns 3 are moving some,” is suing the Eagle lodge of that place Py ; work, It , Would alo eontralie|and sn public wily entopsone tbl aise and atach a crack ice|emire tor tnfuries which he laine en ise al @ crac’ . 1 the Department to a great extent. socalled, Rockefeller , interests rep- band ’ were pecelved-during his imitation én: Under the present system, when a/resent a Jerger aggregate of capital] To the crown of my battered hat,|to the lodge. In his complaint he postmaster wants a few letter heads o/ than do Morgan interests. And saunter forth for a cold gin fizz-|states that two ribs were brdiken. , a bunch of postal cards[he must send| “And, further than this, these} She’s @ great old world at that!| Attorney John C. Lewis, Henry to Washinton for them and wait un-|two big interests are themselves|And I go’on my way rejoicing— | Hogan, C. A. Kennedy and G. A. “ s Soar Bar Se Sodas auaare .| What’s the use to complain or sigh Lindsay, of Nashwauk were in the vil til all the red tape has been . | a ectly bee Go the route, old scout, and be merry |lage Friday evening on business and ¥& he gets disgusted and buys the ing more closely cemented im both For to-morrow you, may die. a Herald-Review representative ques: supplies himself, the postoffice will their plans and motives as the years —Wm. J. Flynn, Superior. | tioned them concerning Racine’s state 4 gpend twenty times the cost of the| gol iby. : ; to Supply Your Tool Needs Our tool section has always been more or less of a hobby with us. We know that the success of any carpenter depends more or less upon the quality, the dependability of his tools and we want you to know that this kind, only the truly reliable, de- pendable sort of tools ever enter our stocks. We have every tool that you may desire from a gimlet up, and our prices are always right. W. J, & H, D. POWERS Grand Rapids Abe Racine Sues for $2,500 Dam- ages for Alleged Injuries Re- ceived in Lodge. and ment and Mr. Lewis, who is secretary ~ INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE EXPOSURE DEFECTIVE PAGE