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TIIE OMAHA DAILY TEE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 30, 100.T ASPECTS OF ECOI OjIIC L1W AdJreti by Edwin E. A. Beligmtn Bt'ore American Economic Ateojiation. SOCIETY IS THE STANDARD Of MANKIND tadlTldoals Art- Ihr Reanlt, 5ot the liair, of Social Conditions, Ac cordlnar to the Idea of the Speaker. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9. Lenders In comnnic thought and historical study are here today to the number of 150 In attend ance 'upon the annual meetlmr of the American Historical and American Eco nomic associations. The American Economic association was called to order by President Edwin R A. Bctlirrnan. The meeting opened with the reaufug of a mp-r on tobacco by Lawscn H. flhelfer, tobacco expert of the Vnited Btates Department of Agrclulture. Papers on the suar Industry were read by John Djnmond. Jr., and Dr. W. C. Stubbs, In charge of the Louisiana Expo sition exhibition. Other papers were read by Prof. 8. A. Knapp, rice expert of the United States Agricultural department. Dr. D. V. Houston of the Texas Agricultural college, and O. K. Holmes of the United Bta'.es Department of Agriculture. Charles Henry Lea called the American Historical association to order. Taiers were read by ex-Preldent William Wirt Howe of the American Bar association, Dr. Walter Flavlus McCaleb and Dr. W. R. Bheriperd. With the close of the forenoon sessions the members of both the Economist and Historical associations were entertained at lunch at the Cabildo. The afternoon ses sion of the economists was devoted to a discussion of the Industrial 'problems of the south. D. A. Thompson of Charlotte, N. C, presented an Interesting paper on the cotton Industry. Address of President ftellamaa. A Joint (tension of (he economists and his torians vii held tonight In Newcomb hall, wMch Is part or Tulane university. Presl dant E. A. Alderman of Tulane made an address cordially - Welcoming the dHe gates. Dr. Henry C Lea, president of the American Historical association, spoke on "Etiical ValtiOs In History." Prof. Bollg mn discussed -goclal Aspects of Economic Laws." Mr.8ligrnan .said in part: The social basis of economic law Is often overlooked, and too much emphnsis Is fre quently laid on the Individual element. In ethics It Is now coming to be recognised that private morality Is an outgrowth of social morality. In economics this is not always appreciated. Adam Bmltli finds the essential principle of economic progress to reside in the orig inal individual "propensity to truck." Vet modern research has shown that the orig inal propensity was Just the reverse, and thdt private barter Is a result of social trade. So, also, when we say that Indi vidual cost of production fixes value, we really mean that It expresses the value that Is fixed by social forces as a whole. The value of a community Is due not to the labor of the Individual who made it, but to the social service which it is going to render. Again, our modern theory of private prop erty, which Is the labor theory. Is coming to be recognised as Inadequate. The newer code of private property Is one where In dividual rights are held subservient to the general social Interests. If, as Carlisle tells us, no man believes what his grandfather believed, we may also say that no man owns what' his grandfather has owned. Social and Labor Questions. Another application Is seen In the labor question. The right of the Individual to work Is Indeed a aucred and Imprescriptible right, but the conditions under which the right Is to be exercised are by no means a matter of social unconcern. The secur est guarantee of freedom la the social sanc tion. To magnify the Individual at the ex pense of the social group Is to close our eyes to the real forces whlcb have elabor ated modem liberty. The chltf example, however. Is to be found In the domain of taxation. Our modern doctrine of Justice In taxation rests on the theory that taxes remain on the Individual who pays, and that all we need to do la to aim at equality between Individuals. Modern research, however, shows that moot taxes do not remain on the Individual who pays, but owing to the working out of economic forces are either diffused or ab sorbed. A tax on land Is either shifted by being added to the price of the product, or It Is capitalised Into a lower selling value of the land, so that when the-land changes bands the new purchaser buys himself free of the tax. In city real estate, either rents pt up oi the prices of tots go down, and In the end the community as a whole bears the burden. In the case of mortgages, a tax on a man who lends does not remain on him. In the case of the railway security, the new purchaser In the market buys him self free of the tax. Under . modem conditions the only kind of a personal tax that can be made to rest on the Individual Is a poll tax and a direct consumption tsx, both of which are con damned by everybody. " 1 ' Krw.ldea of Taxattoa. ' The new ideal Is a tax on wraith; the Cld Ideal was a tax on the Individual who owned the Wealth. The new Ideal Is a tax on the economic process or phenomenon. Hence It Is not necessary In order lo se cure Justice to Impose a tax on general froperty, or on all corporations, or on all ncomes. Above all, direct taxes are not necessarially more Just than Indirect taxes. la the complex life of today the problem Is no longer that of the Individual, but of the effect of economic law on the various classes of society, the agencies of r reduction, and the facts of group, rather ban Individual consumption. The newer Dr. Slioop's Rheumatic Cure Cuts Nothing if it Fail. Any honest person who suffers from Rheu madam Is welcome to this offer. For years I searched everywhere to find a specific for Rheumatism. For nearly ft) years I worked to this end. At last. In Oermany. my search was rewarded. I found a costly chemical that did not disappoint ma as other Kheo mailo prescriptions bad disappointed phys icians every There. I do not mean that Dr. Snoop's Rhea mauo Cure cn turn bony Joints Into flash again. That la Impossible. Bat It will drive from the blood the poison that eausos pain and swelling, and then that Is the and of Rheumatism. I know this so well that I will furnish for a full month my Rheu matic cure on trial I cannot curs sU case with In a month. It would be unreasonable to expect that But most casas will vicej wlUua M days. This trial treatment wdl oonvlnco you that Dr. Snoop's Kheumatio Curs la a power against Rheumatism a potent force against disease that Is Irrealst abl. v. . My offer Is made to convince you of my faith. My faith Is but the outoome of ex-pritnc-of actual knowledge. I know auat It ran do And 1 know this ao well tht I will furnish my remedy on trial, bitarly write me a poatal lor my book on Rheumatism. I alii then arrange with a diugit la your vicinity so that you can secure atx bottles of Dr. Snoop's Rheu matic Cure to make the test. Vou may take it a full month on trial. If U suo tds the cost to you la i.iu. If It fails . the loss is mine and mine alone. It will be left entirely to you. I mean that exactly H you say the trial Is not satisfactory i don t expect a penny from you. 1 have no samples. Any mere sample that caa effect cUronio Kiieumatlam must be drugged to the verge of danger. I use no such drugs for It Is dangerous to take then 1 ou mul got the disease out of the Ll.d My roinedy does that even la the mwi dif ficult, obstinate cij. It has cured the old est ram that I ever met, and In all of my eaperionoe. la all of my ifiuu tests. I nmvmr found another rsmedy that would cuia oaa ctionio case In ten Write me and 1 will send yon the book. Try Buy remedy for a month, for It cua't tusm you anyway. If it (ails the loss Is mine. Adlreae Dr. Bhoop. Box m (Racine) Wis. Mild caaaa Bui chronto are often cured by una or two oolU.a. A', ell drufttsta. theory and rrartlce of taxation must rest on the facts of social production and group consumptlcn. Economics, politics and ethics are enrh of them a part of the greater social science In each of them we find the Individual problem of attaining unity In multiplicity. The aim of economics la to show the recon ciliation of private wealth with public wfI fire; the object of politics Is to secure In dividual liberty through a free common wealth: the goal of ethics Is to prove that Individual morality Is In hsrmony with the very conception of the universe. Economics show how a prosperous Inrilvldusl can come only through a prosperous society; politics teaches how a free Individual can perj-lst only In free society; and ethics make it clear how a perfect Individual can le conceived onlv as a constituent of a per fect society. Prosperity, freedom, morality, sll alike are at bottom social conception". They can be reached In practice only through a common striving together; they can be comprehend-d In theory only through sn analysis which accentuates the social element. BANKRUPT ROADS ARE FEW Railway Age Rays This Is Reeord Tear for Foreclosure ales. CHICAGO. Dec. 29 The Railway Age to morrow will say: The year 190 takes the palm for the smallest record of foreclosure sales In every respect, number of roads, mileage, bonded debt and capital stock. Since the year of greatest activity In bring ing bankrupt roads to the block when the sales Included fifty-eight roads, with 13,730 miles of line and 11. 150,000,000 of bonds and stocks, the decrease In foreclosures has been constant and remnrkab'e. In Ii3 the totals were thirteen roads, mileage K5, bonds and stocks I15,8S5,000. Be Uolck. Not & minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough aprars, will prevent the attack. It never falls, and Is pleasant and safe to take. Announcements of the Theaters. The bill on at the Orpheum this week Is scoring well to a series of big houses. The stellar attraction Is Valerie Bergere, who, with her company. Is presenting a new sketch entitled "Jimmies Experiment." The regular mid-week matinee will be given Thursday. Seats are selling rapidly for the New Tear's matlneo and evening per formances. Miss Lillian Burkhart comes to the Or pheum for the week commencing Sunday next. Eddie Oarvle, clever comedian and Jolly good fellow, will give two performances of his musical farce, "Mr. Jolly of Jollet," at the Boyd this afternoon and evening. This Is the latest In Its line, and has been a great hit everywhere this season. It has the bright songs, the pretty girls, the spe cialties and everything that goes to make up a pleasing performance. On Thursday evening Mr. Charles B. Hanford will present a single performance of "Richard III." Mr. Hanford la one of the old school actors who cling to the clas sic because convinced of Its merit, and Ms annual appearance at the Boyd Is always awaited with Interest, by those who admire Shakespeare well dona. The Jules Grau Opera company will be the attraction at the Krug theater, start ing Thursday. This organisation la well and favorably known throughout the world to all lovers of musical productions. Mr. Qrau will present three great comic op erasThursday night and Friday matinee, "The Wisard of the Nile." Friday night and Saturday matinee, Sousa's "El Cap Itan." Saturday Vight, "Isle of Cham pagne." Mr. Grau has with him a chorus of picked voices, consisting of a bevy of superbly dressed, handsome girls, who are sure to win the plaudits of their audiences. Among the principals are Miss Anna Marie Tyler, Ethel Balch, Bessie Falrbalm. Lucca Schott, Lillian Lord, Mr. Lyman Wheeler, John Henderson, William Herman West, Albert Wilder and George Lord. Seats are now on sale for "Busy Ixiy," which appears at the Krug Sunday mati nee and night and Monday night only. This Is one of the big musical comedy produc tions, being similar to the Ward and Vokes entertainment and under the same management. Everybody reads the want ad page these days. Now Is the time to put your ad there. FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER Proaalso of palr Wednesday and Thorsday, Warmer Wedaes. day, la Nebraska. WASHINGTON. Dec 3 Forecast: For Nebraska-Fair Wednesday; warmer In east portion; Thursday fair. For Iowa Fair, not so cold, Wednseday; Thursday fair, warmer In eastern portion. For Illinois-Fair Wednesday, not so cold In north portion; Thursday fair, warmer: fresh north to east winds. For Missouri-Fair Wednesday; Thurs day fair In northeastern portion. For Kansas Fair Wednesday and Thurs. day. For Colorado Fair Wednesday; colder in northeast portion; Thursday fair. For Wyoming-Fair Wednesday and Thursday. For Montana-Fair Wednesday; warmer In northwest portion; Thursday fair ex cept rain or snow In northwest portion. For North Dakota-Fair, warmer Wed nesday; Thursday fair. For South Dakota Wednesday fair; Thursday fair, warmer In southeast por tion. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU OMAHA. Dec. .-Official record of tern-' ferature and precipitation compared with corresponding day of the last three u.i . . 1L 100. Maximum temperature... 31 m Minimum temperature..., ja u 31 i. Mean temperature 52 i S4 ai Precipitation .u) .(. w Record of temperature and precipitation l-0lnh tUr tUU Uy "C M'cn Normal temperature n Exces for the day , Total exceaa since aMrcb 1, liii3 i Normal precipitation '. fa'in'ch l.enclncy for the day oj Dch Total rainfall since March J....C u inches Excess since March 1. 14 .. J"'! Deficiency for cor. perlrxl, 61 Inch DcUc iency for cor. period. Urn... 4 IrKhes Report froaa Stations at T P. M CONDITION OP TUB WEAIili.lt. P. : i K : S i 5 : B Omaha, cloudy Valentine, cloudy North Platte, clear .... Cheyenne, clear Salt lke City, clear . lupid lily, clear .'. Huron, partly cloudy .. Willl.-tU.ii, lear Chicago, clear fU. loiula. clear St. Paul, clear Davenport, clear Kamus City, clear .... Havre, clear Helena, cloudy TMsmarck. clear Galveston, clear i: i . U . J-v 48 .01 Si 4S .M M St .) 31 .00 i S1 .Wl is1 s .w 22 .' Ml s: T u ; .oo t a t V .on 11 M K 4J .OS k: .01 "T" Indicates trace of precipitation. 1 A. WtUd. Forecaster. FULL ASSESSMENT OF REALTY ApjTsgata for City Btxt Yar 8howi Deoraue from Previous Tun. RAILROADS ESCAPE AS WAS FEARED Tax Commissioner Fleralaa; Bays It Was Inexpedient to Try to Assess Them at Actaat Vslae. Beard of Review real estate assessment 1 I71.R69.170 Ti.iWi.4 l&ui 74,20,15 Tax Commissioner Fleming yesterday an nounced the aggregate assessment of real estate for 19o4 after revision by the Board of Review. As will be seen It Is lower than for the two previous years. It being less even than the same totals for 1901. as they left the hands of the Board of Equalisa tion, these figures being $71,981,900. "The personal property assessment Is still Incomplete," said the tax commissioner. "Omissions are being Inserted and I can speak of this part of the assessment In an approximate way only. However, I esti mate that the grand total assessment for the city for 1904 will run between $100,000,000 and JllO.000.000. We shall lose, temporarily at least, the $26,391,230 Increase for the rail roads made last year and the assessment of about $5,000,000 against the Pacific Ex press company. On the other hand the new revenue law will result In the addition of something like $5,000,000 worth of property to the rolls. In other words. It will Just about make up the deficit caused by ths express company's litigation. The total personal property assessment will be be tween nn.nnoono and rt5.nno.nnn. "The new property taxed consists of moneys on deposit and on hand, mortgages, shares, stocks, bonds and the like, all of which were brought out by the new law. I think mortgages aggregating $1,500,000 In value will be added; this as opposed to the fact that mortgages never have been taxed, locally, before. Will Kot Tackle Railroads. "It has been found inexpedient to try to assess the railroads for the real value of their local property, as we did last year, as the original case Is still pending. The same Is true of the Pacific Express com pany. The returns of the State Board of Equalization will be accepted for the trans portation lines, while the express company will be taxed upon the gross receipts of Its local office, plus the value of Its fran chise, the whole amounting to about $50,000. Of course, when the railroads get before the Board of Equalisation, changes may be made In their assessments. It all de pends upon the action of the cltisens of Omaha. "With reference to real estate assess ments during 1903. I wish to say that a great amount of actual equalising has been done. That part of the city from the river to the west city limits lying between Dodge and Leavenworth streets was gone over carefully by myself personally and a gen eral adjustment of values made. The prin cipal result was to Increase the assessments of residence property In the fashionable west end and to decrease them closer to the business district. Next year I shaH make the same Itemized Inspection of realty lying south of Leavenworth street." DEATH RECORD. Fasersl of Corporal Daaa. . PIERCE, Neb., Dec. 29 (Speclal.)-The body 'of Corporal W. W. Dunn arrived from San Francisco yesterday afternoon. The funeral services were held In the Congrega tional church this morning at 10:30 o'clock. In charge of the local Grand Army of the Republic post. An address was made by Rev. A. G. Brande, Rev. George E. Taylor read the obituary and offered prayer and music was rendered by a choir consisting of Mr.-end Mrs. A. L. Brande, Mrs. 8. D. Berg and Cf B. Brande. Walter Dunn was a little over 32 years of age at the time of his death. He came to Pierce at the age of 12 years and spent most of the time here. He learned the printer's trade in the Pierce County Call office and worked at his trade In several towns. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war he was at Des Moines, la., and enlisted in the Forty ninth Iowa volunteers and served through the war. He also saw service In Cuba and was thete until his terra of enlistment had expired. After ha had been home a few weeks ha went to Des Moines and enlisted In the Sixth United States Infantry, which was then on Its way to the Philippines. He served out his term of enlistment, but re mained there, working In a printing office and around the quartermaster' headquar ters. About seven months ago he con tracted chronic dysentery, from which he never recovered, and died soon after reach ing Ban Francisco. Carl E. Mora. ON AW A, la., Dec. a. (Special Tele gram.) Carl E. Moen died last night, aged a little over 71 years. Mr. Moen was born In Norway In 1832 and came to On aw a n 1870. He established a clothing house here In 188 and has been lu business since. He leaves a family and three brothers In Onawa. The funeral services will bo held at the Lutheran church tomorrow after noon at t o'clock. Drops Dead While at Work. HASTINGS. Neb.. Dec 2.-8peclal Tele gram.) E. W. Shaw, an old resident of Hastings, a watch repairer by trade, dropped dead In front of his residence this afternoon about 1:30. He had eaten a hearty dinner and was repairing his front walk, which obliged htm to do some chopping to get through the frost. The physician pronounced It apoplexy, William HOBffhtallaa-. William Houghtaling died Tuesday morn ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Doherty, 962 North Twenty-fifth avenue, aged 92 years. Ills remains will be taken to Bellvldere, 111., for burial. Funeral services will be held at the home of his daughter Wednesday afternoon at t o'clock, lleseklah Horaey. BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec, . (Special) Hezekiah Horney died at the home of his son. M. M. Horney, In this city yesterday, aged 77 years. His death was from paralysis. Mr. Horney wss born In Ohio and located In this county fourteen years ago. He Is survived by his wife and a family of grown children. Mrs. L. K. Wllllasns. GLEN WOOD, la., Dec 2$.-Speclal.-Mrs. L. E. Williams, nee Bessla Anderson, died at her residence here after an 1 lines of several weeks. No deflnato arrange, menta for ths funeral have yet been made. Thomas C'oaaolly, Dabaejac. DCBLQCE. Ia.. Dec 3. -Thomas Con nolly, the millionaire carriage manufac turer, died today of apoplexy. lie was (7 years of age. Will Do All This for Ton. Dr. King's New Life f ills puts rim. rigor and new life Into every nerve, muscle and organ of the body. T- them. 26c For sale ty Kuhn dt Co. Mlcklsaa Has a Bllssard. CALl'MET. Mich.. Dec. 29 -An extremely severe blizzard Is raging In the copper country. Railroad and street car service Is Impaired. Fourteen Inches of anow have fallen In ths last twenty-four huuxa. Toot Wife Children -fti r m YOU may not be able to get away, but is there any good reason why you should not send your wife and children to California for a couple of months? Don't you suppose they would enjoy it? Wouldn't it do them a world of good? Think what they would escape- cold and snow and slush and all the other discomforts of a winter in the North. Think, also, what they would have sunshine, sea bathing, flowers, fresh fruits, walks, drives, outdoor life all day and every day. Figure the thing out: See if it isn't practicable. Details? Here they are: The first-class round-trip rate from Omaha to Los Angeles or San Francisco is $90.00. Return limit, nine months. The train to take is the J State I n $3 xk In service daily, December 20 to April 14, Chicago and Kansas City to Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Barbara and San Francisco, Less than three days on the way. Fast as the fastest. Finer than the finest. Compartment and standard sleepers; diner; buffet.smok. ing-library and observation cars. Lighted by electricity. Tickets, berths, and California literature at any Rock Island ticket' office. If you live out of town, use the accompanying coupon, L. M. ALLEN, JOHN SEBASTIAN, General rasuenger Agent, CHICAGO. Passenger Traffic Manager, CHICAGO. Cut MM out and send to F. P. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A.f 1323 FARiAM STREET, OMAHA, tfB. Please quote rate from. .to. California 8d me cople of your rarioua California publications. Including Hat of boteia and boarding Louaea. Nms , Btreot No. . Town BUU 8