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
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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.
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K
: S
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: 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
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31 .00
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22 .'
Ml s: T
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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
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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
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State
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$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
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Please quote rate from.
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