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Who Will Pay Income Tax This
Year?What the List
Shows
Although West Virginia boasts of
great wealth, and compares favorably
with any other state in the Union
with surface mileage .as a basis, it
cannot be said its money and re
sources are divided as evonly as in
other states of the greatest nation of
the Western Hemisphere. The per
capita wealth according to figures
"compiled, shows a very nice total,
but most of the big chunks of money
seems to be divided among about 200
men, who -can rightfully be named
millionaires. In the last ten years
great infpetus has been added to the
efforts of the citizens with the result
that many fortunes have sprung into
prominence.
West Virginia raises taxes for the
support of the state, counties, county
districts and school districts, on a
basis of approximately $1,005.46 for
every man, woman and child in the
state, the population of which was
1,221,119 in 1910. The amount is the
actual assessed per capita for all
property in West Virginia, the total
assessed valuation of which is $1,
240,000,000.00. Some might say this
does not cover the total (resources;
tlii X the billion dollars assessed valu
ation does not cover more than half
of the 'total resources, if all of the in
tangible property could be brought
on the books in Charleston. And yet
the plea may be put up it does not
cover the millions of dollars invested
in bank stock, municipal bonds, and
other corporations. Few know that
West Virginia is one of the most
strict on tax exemptions of any state
in the country. Not even municipal
bonds are exempt.
Tax Exemptions.
The only interests exempt are the
properties used for educational, liter
ary, scientific, religious or charitable
purposes, and all cemeteries and pub
lic property, besides the government
bonds, which West Virginia boasts of
but few, compared with other com
monwealths of the Nation. This ex
emption is due to the act of Congress
making them such. If an owner does
not pay a tax on his corporation
bonds, then the corporation itself is
called upon to pay a tax on its capi
tal stock, which is said to total $425,
000 per annum.
The true basis upon which the state
tax of six cents on each $100 valu
ation, license tax on whiskey, tobac
co, etc., collateral inheritance, tax on
charters or certificates of incorpora
tion, tax on insurance premiums, 'au
tomobile licenses, fees from state
auditor's and secretary of state's of
fices, interest on deposits, state fund,
inmates in reform school, and West
Virginia asylums. It can ..be seen
th?at few interests escape the watch
ful eye of the tax commissioner.
Auto For Every 238 Persons.
Taking into consideration the
roads of the state, and the conditions
prevailing in regard to auto traffic,
it might be said, the mountain state
stands in the lead in point of automo
bles owned by citizens. It is admit
ted that other states have more ma
chines, but have better roads. The
western states ?an boast of their
large number of self-propelling vehi
cles, but put one of the western own
ers on a West Virginia (road and he
would be helpless, his own road en
vironment being superior to ours.
One state alone in the West consist
ing mostly of farmers boasts of one
machine to every 48 people, far more
tbuan West Virginia. According to
the statistics furnished by state aud
itor J. S. Darst, du-ring the first
month of 1914, there were 5,120 li
censes filed in the Capitol. This does
not include all, because of many ma
chines lying idle in the garage of the
Btate for want of repair.
The amount of money invested in
ti e pleasure and business cars of
this state will amount to a great fig
ure if one will but try to figure it out.
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A slight Inkling of its magnitude can'
be ascertained from the fact that thc
value of thc new cars, weaning those
piirc.iused (hiring the past year, is es
timated to be on an average of $2,000,
while the old ones will average $500
each.
West Virginia has li.ud an inheri
tance tax law in effect for the past
? en year.: and many fortunes have
been included in its stipulations. The
largest one during its time of effect
was that of the late Senator J N.
Camden, of Parkersburg. But many
are in dudnd of which tlie public
hears nothing. For Instance, last year
350 estates \ver<> contributors to the
fund. Only one million dollar es
tates was affected last year, but
many dollars rolled into the state
coffers from this source besides this
one mentioned. Why this is one can
readily see when it is stated that
the inheritance tax law -affects the
following limitations: When the
amount bequeathed to children, lin
eal descendants, and lineal ancestors
is $10,000; to a wife $15,000; and to
a huxband is $10,000.
Iho state of West Virginia has an
established reputation in the IK'itcd
State.-:, but its wealth is based not so
mucn en per capita as on its re
sources. Many are interested in its
development, and many will continue
to invest, but the good old money
making schemes adoptod by other
states have been forgotten here, be
I
cause the oportunities offered show
that the money invested on three per
cent propositions is scarce and those
who are credited with millions invest
it in greater risks, so far as the re
turn is concerned.
The resources of the state pay the
greatest returns and the wealthier
men of the state will continue to de
velop this end of the commonwealth
until it fails, and then with all look
forward to the time when farming
lands will ||e on a level with the wide
spreading sections of the west.
Many have said that West Vir
ginia has the farming lands, but not
until the time for the real necessity
for such comes, will the people dis
continue to invest wildly, some to
profit, and some to lose all.?<Char
leston Gazette.
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
Thirty-one states are to elect gov
ernors this year.
Five candidates are contesting for
the governorship in Alabama.
Three hundred cities and towns of
Illinois are to vote 011 the liquor
question next month.
The Republican state ticket in
Maine will be selected a^ a conven
tion to be held in Augusta on April
9.
On April 7 the voters of New York
will decide whether a convention
shall be held to frame a new state
constitution.
Twentythree amendments, initia
tive and referendum measures will
be voted on at the California elec
tion in November.
Congressman J. Thomas Heflin is
the only Alabama representative who
has no opposition for re-election in
the primaries next month.
A special election will be held in
the Seventh district of New Jersey
on April 7 to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Congressman Brem
ner.
Former Governor Myron T. Tler
?'ck, now ambassador at Paris, is
mentioned as a possible candidate
for governor on the Republican ticket
this year.
Lieutenant Go/ernor Barratt
OVHara of Illinois is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Unit
ed States senator to succeed Law
rence Y. Sherman, Republican.
Socialists of North Dakota met in
Grand Forks recently and nominated
a full state ticket to be submitted
to the voters at the general primar
ies to be held in June.
A. Caminetti, United States Com
missioner General of Immigration
may decide to. enter the contest fo.
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of California.
Representative C. O. Lobeck may
be opposed for the Democratic nom
ination in the Second congressional
district of Nebraska by James C.
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Anecdotal
Literature
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The Bitek Bitten.
If there ih onf thin*; on earth of u tiic.h
Sharp Willi rut* ih innocent. it ih h ?
beiou w?|| (,ff tri t!iiM world's iroiuf*. f,.r
the aoeumuIntion of filthy lucre in ? o?
one v.f his talent*.
But back in Ihe da\s when W.l ann
WHS complairiilllf itL'.i iiiht ft p'plil'-t
candida'n, tlit} i?pi os tii>i? r 11(? I to wink
itff a gaj; regatdf d ;is :i Hire sho*.
It tennis t Ii:it : lie To s had ;i
pamph'et- in V\ h t)i Will in in v ;i q J. ?"ii|
MS ii "4,)oI)1h li null ;i l?'i?n e<l arWi imh
i&C. IIih pi<>pe< 1 \ w.s Miiji'' l? t
th 5 leall t n juli* i' apn*<ar to In- m |
lions, in te<?ad hi v? li'ch h ? -n () ?? ;iv
ink' tl t p ifii i'li l?*' in ? * is hand ;
?'(jrHlit leilie.i I ha\'? c li i v h;i il s
|)7lfn[>hlet", vtli'di iiccrS"* 111?? i? l.fii |
worth a milliui.. Tt> s s ?f e i'mm* It
to!<l about me i lui* I w:*h w,,s m-i? "
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Titir, Other Fel/.ow.
Commissioner Newman went up t<
see Secretary Bryan a few days ayo.and
the Secretmy asked:
"Wl at are yon makiiitr al' th's fus
about? referring to the -idt. to d?-?e<m
ine Mr. Newman's eligib lity as com
missioner "
I'm not doing it,?it's the o her fal
low. taid Newman.
'Yes," said Vr Biyui," it reminds
meofthes?o'y I ns?d to tei when
there would he how s from mv fellow
democrat* over some piogiessive move
I would make"
There was a. little girl in a playroom
and \elps of a cat.
"Ate yon pulling the cat's tail,"
called the little cirl's mother.
"No mamma."
But the yowl* continued.
Are you sure you are not pulling the
cat's tail?" called the mother again.
"No mamma."
4'But the eat is yelling."
Well," said the girl, "all I'm doinv
is to hold the cat's tail. The cat. is
doing the pulling."
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a Striking Story.
F. Ivring Fletcher, at a dinner in
New York, told a striking advertising
story.
"I once made a l)?t with a dry goods
dealer that he couldn't spend in a year
on advertising all he nrnle in that year.
The man looked up and sailed in.
But he lost his bet. Though his
advertising bills not, bigger and bigge**.
he lost, b or the more he advertised
the more he sold, and in the end. after
t-tarting eight branch stores, he gave in
and paid my money"
Mr4. FUlchwr p.uined. then added im
passiTelj :
"Any dealer, dry goods or otherwise,
who doesn't beiieva this story, need
only to trj- it himself and be convinced. "
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Envy.
Be'tic?'"it irt vulgar to dre.-s so as to
attract alienlinn "
Fannie?"Isn't it?"
' Bettie?"I saw Miss Knobby goiDg
down the afreet jesterday in 4 gown
which caused tvi-rv man she pap?,ed t<?
turn and look at her."
Lannie?"fsure enough, I wonder who
is her diessmaker."
Bettie?'J asked her, but she would
not tell me."
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Out Of View.
Where is the summer jjirl of y oie?
Of llulTs and frills we smg no more,
bo startling is her tat<h on book
That honesty we're afraid to look.
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Two Kkal Truths.
?Some riieu ?ucc?eu in lilo by minding
the r own buaines".
Olheis manage to draw large salaries
for neglecting oilier people's business
Dahlman, the mayor of Omaha.
Michigan Democrats will renomi
nate Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris
who is the first representative of
their party to occupy the executive
ollice in more than twenty years.
it is reported tliat the purpose of
Theodore Douglas Robinson in going
to Europe is to meet Col. Roosevelt
and consult with him concerning the
political situation in New Yoj;k. Mr.
Robinson is a nephew of the former
president and chairman of the New
York Progressive State committee.
Two candidates are in the iield for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor of Michigan this year. They
are Alexander J. Grossbeck, chair
i the State committee, and
secretary of state and a defeated can
didate for the gubernatorial nomina
tion two years ago.
Jeremiah D. Botkin, warden of the
Kansas strife penitentiary, is a can
didate for the United States senate
on the Democratic ticket. Senator
Bristow seeks re-election and Char
les Curtis, former senator, is con test
ing with liini for th? Republican noni
'nation. Congressman Victor Mur
dock of tli e Eighth district is the
choice of the Progressive party for
the senatorship.
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lUvLsivO 0 f siuliuL
PI IARMTAIW.!
r?i]ls Introduced by Member
Who Leaves Have no Stand
ing and Die
\\7ASIUXV:TON, March -Ther
is a new ruling hy the parliamon tar
ian of the house of representatives
lo the effect that when a member of
congress resigns or leaves the house
Tor any other reason, any bill he has
introduced is subject to a point of
order that it has no patron and there
fore has no standing in the- house.
Congressman .John W. Davis intro
duced a nuiniber of bills for pensions
and other matters before leaving the
house tc become solicitor general and
when he was succeeded by Congress
nan M. M. Neely the latter b:?gan
looking after them and using his ef
forts to have them pass. Several of
them were passed by the house arid
are now in the senate, which is ex
pected to pass them also.
Major Neely was quite surprised
when he was informed, a few days
ago, that the bills introduced hy Mr.
Davis no longer have any standing
in the house and that to be on th^>
safe side he would better introduce
them himself, in order that they
might not be defeated by the mere
raising of a point of order against
them. It is not believed the senate
will raise a point of order in regard
to the bills which have already pass
ed the house, and an effort will be
made to have the house pass them
over, but Major Neely has introduc
ed all the 'bills which Mr. Davis had
introduced for first district persons
and will endeavor to have them pass
ed.
THAT MAN FROM MARS.
Would it not be interesting to
show around our country that intel
ligent. stranger from Mars? The
Host is no"* on the pumpkin, but the
corn is not in the shock. Imagine
an inquisitive stranger from Mars at
our side. He has been reading the
morning paper and remarks: "Your
people are famishing for beef, is it
not true?" "They are not famish
ing vet, but beef is dear because cat
tle are scarce and command the
high prices. We are about to begin
importations of beef grown in other
lands because we do not produce
enough cattle at home."
Silently the mian of Mars scans the
landscape. Then he asks: "The
stalks and leaves of the maize phint,
are they poisonous to cattle?"
"No; indeed they make the best
im. at 1ML !BL aLitai m. SL
You Need a Toms j
There are times in every woman's life when she j
needs a tonic to help her over the hard places.
When that time comes to you, you know what tonic
to take?Cardui, the woman's tonic. Cardui is com
posed of purely vegetable ingredients, which act
gently, yet surely, on the weakened womanly organs,
and helps build them back to strength and health.
It has benefited thousands and thousands of weak,
ailing women in its past half century of wonderful
success, and it will do the same for you.
You can't make a mistake in taking
The Woman's Tonic
Miss Amelia Wilson, R. F. D. No. 4, Alma, Ark.,
says: "I think Cardui is the greatest medicine on earth,
for women. Before I began to take Cardui, I was
so weak and nervous, and had such awful dizzy
spells and a poor appetite. Now I feel as well and
as strong as I ever did, and can eat most anything."
Begin taking Cardui today. Sold by all dealers.
Has Helped Thousands.
winter forage." S'lence again, then
the man of Mars disturbs us once
more. "j!ut I >: i(le past mile alter
mile of corn uncut. I see few of
those silos of which you tell me. It
appears as though the waited forage
of this land would feed enough cat
tle to feed all of your hungry peo
ple.
Ann then ve sjt silor.t, wondering
i'ow to explain to him our great na
I;? i r?.l for know that he is
? gh. -- breeder's M.iguzine.
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jHhmu uUithillm
en.sl i'.ncm, on His Death Bod,
Appeals io Congressman
Necly for Help
pViA 3111XCJTON, March 3. ?Con
? ressman Neely is of the opinion
that he Jias reached the climax in
;he matter of letters making person
al requests of congressmen. A mem
ber of the house is continually be
for all kinds of personal as
ace from the contribution of
.?ash to the appointment of federal
officials.
Among Major Neeley's mail yes
terday were several letters asking
tor money on different grounds, but
he one which seemed to be unique
. :.s the request from a constituent
who said he was on his death bed.
nnd probably would not be living
.vheii the letter was received by Mr.
Neely, but would like a contribution
;f ten dollars to assist in buying the
coffin. Mr. Neely has not heard of the
loath of the man and is of the opin
ion the coffin will not be needed for
a while, as the sending of the cash
is not an immediate necessity.
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ent counties. Hilary or Commission.
Addrefs LINCOLN OIL CO., Cleve
land, O.