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The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
New York.
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimo7e. Aug Z.-FcIl0wing are the oscial
prlceE here to-dav-
NHEAT-Spo- cuut-act- gssas71k. SPOT No . I'D
western. 1885, August. 97i4s9-1z- Septeuber
sf-saSl a December. l0taLcia steamer No. ? ref
s51<asiia; reoaipts S7ls bushels expo-ts % 600
BUSHES; southern b. sample. SASS; southern On
grade. &ssas-7s
CORN-SPot mixed. So; September. So. wear
o't BID; recelpts. SIS bushels. southern white
corl. sass; southern yellow corn Sass.
OATS-Scock n elevator 1878 bus. shin
ments from elevators. 7.2ss bus: white No 2 Ea
5i4c. do No 3. 57a53c: do No l. ls5saS1c. mixed
No. . 5Is5lisc; DO No. 3 s9ssss0c
2YE-SJock in eieTators. $50 hus
FLOUR-WinteT extra. S40a365, DO. clear ga
40e; do. straight. 405as-2o: do. patent 81 20
spring clear. Asoas-'0; Go. straight; 56oa5Z5. Do
patent, 515a6.0o; CITY Mills best patent go. d
nish-grade patent. 515: do hizh-srade strsi-b-
AS; DO. choice family. As; do extra. s60as. .-5
Rye -four. me1iun % choice. EaA1 Corn r.r.i
pE 100 Ihs. LslaL %. -
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
Didn't Want Apples

The pastor Of a New Jersey church Is
the owner OF a large farm IN Western
Pennsylvania While making q call rnon
one OF the sisters the conversation touch
ed upon the large crops Of all kinds
raised on the minister's farm. particu-
larly apples.
Speaking Of The aneness Of the fruit
and promising 70 send the good lady a
oarrel OF this falls yield, the information
mar apples are very fattening when
eaten IN abundance was impaired Thar
is the reason we give the pigs the sDrIas
We have no other use for said the rev
ereld.
The pronered gift was declined bv the
sister, who happens TO be OF exceedingly
slim build.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
NEW FLYING MACHINE
To Be Produced Soon by Mr.. Levi.
Nixon

'N--NNN rOem bg Lr. Levi =
Nixon.
From Tie Nsr yo-s Amman.
distinct type OF hying machine
about which the greatest secrecy rss
been maintained, VIII appear soon. Lewis
Nixon who built the highest type Of hat
tle ships for the United States rn,--
claims that the new aeroplare will revo-
luticnize present construction Of Hesvr.--
tror-air vessels
Ten days before Andrew D. Green the
father Of Greater New York was as
sassinated he said 10 BIr. Nixon. .sv-s
VIII contribute SIa000 each 10 finance ti.s
plans of an inventor whom 7 feel sire
IS able 70 navigate the air with a ma
chine that is not raised by gas
MT. Nixon asseu-ed. but lTr. Green u-ae
s-s-r before plans were completed
The new machine VII be raised b-- tn
horizontal propeIers. BY sHifr5.s- -ss
rody IN the direction he wishes the me-
chine 10 move the inventor claims - r.
able 70 direct t.
Il has been demonstrated that 60
morse power VIII lift tEtrry-t7vo po-76s
"1o ftty-horse power VIII develop re-
n7Trkable speed.
All that I care % say" saws lrr ,-fx-
n Is that consider that This new ma
eh'ne VIII startle tn word and resg.r in
'ne introduction Of new methods in The
construction Of heavier-than-a!r s,-5-g
machines"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
CHINA HAS new CITY
WosEGng CheO Is F;ItGre
Summer Resort.
TOURIST DESCRIBES COUNTRY
Englishman Walks More Than Five
Hundred Miles in the Interior of
China, Finds Young City. which.
He Declares, Il Destined to Become
One of the Greatest in Empire.

Ninety miles Of travel southwest th-oueh
q hiliy country and over a large but poor
y kept road brought US 20 the newly
Iopened city OF WU-kang Cheo. thriving
place fully half as large as the last
ci;j. and DictUresqueIy faced eight miles
to the south By Yuln or Cloud Mountain.
which viii doubtless furnish the future
sumner resort for workers in this part
CT the province. writes a correspondent
lof the Shanghai Mercury. The city re-
nAa11ds one somewhat Of Kuei-Iin. the cap
isAi Of Kwangsi province IN having a
double city OF q kings city" within and
% the north OF the other city. The two
outside gates to this were since closed.
tne place has fallen into ruin. and the
prison. the Great Fort. and two enormous
gates connecting with the south city are
about all there Is 70 remind one Of the stir
ring past The fort IS in a commanding
place. is OF good size, ard three stories
high. and IS loopholed and pierced for some
% small cannon and rifemen The kings
city IS now largely used as rice fields,
Iuexorahle fate The only foreigners here
are she two young men. missionaries. OF
the Lie5enzeI branch Of the c. I Ii.
acd they are nicely located in the south
en- city and have a good work started.
Looking for AborigInes.
One OF the objects OF this trip was 10
ind out about the aborlzlnes. or Mao. in
Human, their location. numbers. condition.
and accessibility. and ve we're told that
surely We would see them at Wu-kar4
We did not. however. they being 100 II
further on" which became 20 Us a sort Of
joke
Turning north from Wu-bang. we went
y i 70 q busy timber town. Toaz-keo.
Opiu Is still noticed growing all through
this country, from Pao-ch!ne down Jo-
rather up but always IN very small
patches. and a roadside estimate would
not give l) Per cent Of the ro0d land 20 Z
lals weed A number Of opium ders
were found the last 20 o. but an small I
II out OF the way places and freoueuteS /
apparently Only tas a rulel BY The old .
scts who were beyond curing. PIacards Z
we're even here observed chasing users
or opium with thieves and vacabonss.
and the thing seems fully under rhe bsn
OF the law and VIII be suppressed In due
time No opium dens were seen n yVu-
Sarg. but the writer was Informed thar
a number were open In the South suburb
which We readily believe.
Tong i Isolated.
4 few Of the Tons tribe. one OF the four
divisions OF the Mao IN Human. were
found TO freqgeat the market town Of
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New Tork. Aug z.-CATTLE-Receipts l5s0
teeliIg STEADY Dressed beef STEADY.
CALN ES-R Receipts. SO market strong n q f-,c.
ton higher Common 20 caoice veals sod AZ nos
So c0-s. Aaa4l5- g-assers and b1ttsrnilks 3 IA
40 Dressed calves firm City dressed vols "a
81. -
SHEEP AND LkATB+Reoeipts. $50 sss., srr
20 shade lower; lambs steady Sheen. s,sas 20.
cllls. Zs5. lambs. 45la7o0.
HGGs-Recsi7-s go; feeling stsady New Yo-k
slae and PeansyiTania hoss sold late yesterday AZ
7.0oa7.l8 per 10 pourds
Chicago, ~. A7E. E--CATTLE-Receipts 500
1raEet STEADY PRIME beeres. 560a7-0- poor 70 rse
al-n 2s1a55o5 stocsers and feeders 25oaa 80: cows
and heifers. 2A0a5-5o- Gamers. Lz5a21
HOGS-Recsipts. a01o- market 5slO cents bi-l.
Light. 5sas705 ruuzhs 5q5ssE- mixed s oo,s - .
heavy. s-s5ss-s5. pigs. A0oas 20
ShEEP-ReceipIs. 40; market steady. Nsti-.
sheep. Za5a4L; Western sheep 250as 3 rs-5vs
lambs. S-59ast0; Western lambs. s5CasR
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28

Tong-keo. mentioned above, but no large
number Of any Of the various branches
seem 70 be at present near any OF the
main roads OF the province
I Following the beautiful Yuen River
/ from Hong-kiang. along its south bank
and under telegraph poles. which we had
not seen since leaving Siang-tan. we soon
came TO the Snail Rapids" watched the
RATS and boats shoot through them at
fifteen OF twenty miles an hour speed.
and Congratulated ourselves that we were
still On terra frma- This river for most
OF the twenty miles west OF Kien-yang
Hslen seems a succession OF rapids. whirl-
pools. and dangerOUs-lOOhng rocks Of all
and no shapes. merely showing ike a
hst out Of the water: but woe TO the boat
that runs onto one OF these We saw
several wrecked boats and one raft No
opium was seen growing in these parts.
and all the dens In Hong-kiang and KEN
yang were closed. a few retail shops only
being allowed 70 sell the drug Hundreds
OF people make their living on this tyVent,
miles Of road above Hoag-kiang By veav-
ins bamboo ropes Of all sizes for the RATS
aud boats gong down.
People Talk Like Birds.
Passing over level country and through
fertile and poDulous districts brought us
10 Siang-hiang Hsien. this country seat
without wall and which is noted for its
bird talk" or uninteIIiglble dialect. Sur
prise awaited Us in finding ourselves so
well understood. in tho size and flourish
Ing condition OF the town and in an enor-
nous twenty-five-fo0t image found in
small temple in the western outskirts Of
the city Il appeared at first glance 10
Dc nearly as large as the great image
at Soochow- We were told by the priest
in charge that It cost $50 10 regId Il
alone This idol was said to be so years
oid, and was very well made likeness
of the Goddess OF Mercy" having four
pairs OF enormous arms and Csupposedlvl
PC single arms IN almost a complete halo
around H.
We saw not one OF the former 204 oufJu7
oeas- though the twerty-odd retail shops
are SIN open These even said they ex-
pected 70 close IN time. At Tuin-feuR We
saw the crowds OF women and girls sort
-ng Yea, as csa be seen at Hankow and
ollkla-E. and many men were busy AT /
ne treading process. rolling and pressing 1
-ne Tea leaves while stu green and
moist. on boards on the ground or in /
q 90 tuos made specially for the purpose |
Lhls same thing was observed az Ling
-aeo, IN Kia-ssi. years ago. and zbers
l-aay OF the feet we're blood red. I'd 10 I
ne knees Fl some cases. and v-e we're /
.o-d That this gave Il Its name. Red Tea
lnis Is what we call Black Tea. and ye /
'eekers after fine aavors. take note,
Have Closed Opium Dens.
PaOching Is prettuy situated or. the west
'anks OF the TIE River. has about & 90
hops and all OF the former more man
%. opium 6ens are closed. while AZ r1s
etah shops only some ten remain out oS
Airty- The same thing was noticed ia
ne last town. Fuin-feng. where the for
leE ~ decs are all closed and only four
.-' o4 twenty retail shops were seen. In
VI these places strict anti-opisr1 e6f-rs
we're seen. and many former oplu-. sa-s
re now used as tailor or sv-eerrueat
hops
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
Individual stocks Strong.
NEW YORK MnNFH

Ne" 1o1z. Aug E--No1ey on cau ro-5zr ooe7e5
Z p --1- l-s1- "a low. - c-7v5r- q. -
ee7- Moss 1t tie DAYS loans were r- ~ -
--ne D'-eg vas n slightly better 5sr-ar= -
as e7lt i'- sixty DAYS. Ziszz7. f-- u5ne-v a. E
70 six months. -- ~-ai
-lan'-e paper demand fair Rates. esselz -a-
c-1- i7- SIXTY o. ninety DAYS i-5o-seF t--s -----
-zres and s f-- Others s-7
9.s--Hs -or today Vas strong. SIXTY gsvs zara
aAs=i1- demand. asss-as sss5- csblss ss-5-. -
colIs-c-lI bills 4SE.s4H
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Ouotstio-s furnished b~ z ? FT---,- T. r.
I2e1noers q the New Tork Stocz Exchaars ~ -.
tllcaEo Board q Trade. g. Bozis Chiuns7 -
aser. Lol ? street northwest
-l-s+ aug Ut vas quiet market IN
wheat t----es. With prices s-n al -he -
1ess-17ng weakness IN tie afternoon -.
wee somewhat larger IN the No--huez- -
;. l--Ae eseTn markets were relstirey ratler hesr-
l-sre were sl--e favorable sp-ir- wheat -.
ard this. with the POOR demand s55e5 - -
se-I-E pressure
C1n was quiet and f-ra. shorfnr fairly --,5
el9--s cl-lnE the morning on reports q nm
l-F7Ian-e cTop conditions in some sections a.
--o1En slcl rsPo--s b. no nesrs are general
14-s sod - cew high levels On srlzu rs.ss-s.
lelr demand ior uearoy stuff. and cocriu-ed r,7--
paints Ct s1-aL c1Urrry uoTe-e1-s
Provisions were quiet ard I'm es-lv N .--.r
ncTeue1ts q hogs ard some c71araissi7-l -.
buylns- but later reacted
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET

Baltimore. Aug Z.-Following are he o4scs,i
prices established b the Fruit and Produce 49,
I cist5ou-
BUTTBR-Crcaulery. fancy. Der u. Z55sa2ac- iu1i-
taticn. 10, lsa5oc; MarylaHd &c. imitation r4-
ID. isa2ec; Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls. h
l611c; storepackcd. Ohio pe- b. I6al51zc- 90 Wsst
l6zc
EGt5s-Slaryland- Pe1nsyivsuia ard nearby hrsts
&c; Eastern Shore Maryland and Virziuia -.
western frsts. &c; West Virginia, Zlc
LIVE POCLTRT-Srring chickens re- Ii Is--
I'D hens, Der -. LezTy weight IzsIsc; ducks. per
y. lac
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
EXCURSIONS.

The demand being made upon the o.
fee q the washinEt7u Sunset Roaee. a15 F z--res
northwest for their Illustrated descriptive ute--s
on California indicates TIE geat interest vhich -
public has taken IN the matter q i7res-ig7- -
Calior1ia home p-opostio1- Those Who have a.
ready gone 20 this land q sunshine fruit ard e,~-
eTs are writing % their friends back Ezst % take
a6Fa1tage q the very low rates during Ssr----L--
and October. and come cut and see for tbeu,ssly.-
what theT have been missing an trrsa -s4rs NJ
A. J. Posto1. Eeneral sEert Washirs-o1 SUM.
Route. s5 T street northwest. is busy eirlu- 5ut
Information and making reservations.
Out at Glen Echo Park the rainy sea
son vas passed il frightening up the attracti7as
and II iuproFislug new means for -hs Wast5p---,
public q enjoy itself Large c-1vds have ps-fi-i-
pated N the fuumaking az the PARK and l. D.
SHAW. The proprietor of the park Is ben5irr srerv
effort 70 the end that his patrons nav ens8r ne
next IWo months tuun1Eng With una1ioved r--ss-
ure- SPECIAL eforts were made 20 keep the ria-u1-
ness oat of the dancing pavilion aa5 the rari,5s
Glen Echo is situated 1t such an altitude lhs-
rai1warer rushes from its broad acres Ike ,-1fs-
frora the rroFerbial ducks hack Tins =5-1se ~
ties and other e1c-ssious 70 Glen Ech1 do -oz
su1er postponemsat-
One Of the most delightful trims ir1sz-
Insoe Is the ie down the river ou the s-ea-prr =
Johns 70 Colonial Beach. a resort taat hss bsc'-ns
isnous for It's bathing. cabling fsh.nz Sc one
can leaTe n the morning ard be h0re a ui-h- Il
ne wishes. but the attzctions CT this resort fraEs
sac1 short stay AZ the beach sn TOO h-iag AID 4
glilck return Invariably res-lrE
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
FLEPCHERIZING.

SPITE pesSiuistic Vas,s that risa.
his tough old world Is nlsndinz soma
No no-c the chorus Sir.s chsw r-
They Flstcherize.
Ths strest boys. too. as each one tri-s
HIS felo--gauli- 20 out-b-ze.
No locE- r-dely '-clesr the rzzs'-
They FIstcher1za-
Old salts. who szap their b-iry Les
As Cap'a Noah and Jonah did.
Tie While they yaH don't cEew a 7asd--
They Flstcherze
Ths vsry kins. whose kindly eyss
Bespeak 4 nature mild and Sod
I-1tnk Il passo % chew the cud-
Thsy F1eJcherize-
When vegetarian virtue cries
Against the rcsst- tbs b-oil. the stew.
1ou shorld -ot uoE such meats -schsz-
Esfetchezizs
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

ReVular cal. = O'Clock noon
Capital Trao5ion. 5 a. 80
Washington Railway and Electro cou.1oa- ) a
Washington Gas. at 50 : at So : AZ ss7E
Uui-ed states Tuuz-- 10 a. g. % a. q
Atte- call-CfeorgetSEn Gas 3 500 az Id
Washington Railway and Electric r-eferred a.
81
Following are .as bid and ASKED prices ou yss-
erday's Washington STOCK Ezchange:
GAS BONDS
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
Another Snake Story.

From the Pitts5zrE Dispatch
4 big rattlesuake was found twisted
around the axle Of & motor car belonging
20 Frank Walker and A A CromvslI OF
Danville, Pa. and the machine was
stopped by the obstruction
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished hy Z F. Huttan & Co
members Of the New YORK Stock Exchanes. G. Bowie
OaiIlna1 manager. I3oi T stTeeI norInuest-
oaies 10 noon -------- ss3S.:30o shares
IoIal sales -------.- -922-O0O shares
Ial money-High, 1; low. =; close, L.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET

cATTLE-EztIl. per czt-. 5zas7s; butche-. 40.
40, common. 2ooa5D0 'o-
HOGS-Per cFt eross szsss-s. ,-ss-
CEt 55aa6.0O -
ShEEP-PriHle- 2ooa35o; oommon- 2Oz2a
LAABs-Sprlng. 5izas. medium 8
CALN ES-PriH's. Per h.. :: medium. 7a7lk: S-.ss
GOV s-P-iHle, fTesh. ssch. Ssooas5oo: eouzos
1s-sa2Saee: I'D AID drT. IaoaalS00
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
DEMAND FOR STOCKS
Prices Go Up in 0ne-sided
Bull Pressure.
no OPPOSITION TO ADVANCE
Opening Is Strong, with Hartman
Issues in the Lead, and These
Stocks Practically Dominate TO
the End, Which Is Better Than
Normal in individual stocks.

New York, Aug 27.-To-day. as was
The case yesterday, the technical position
of the market was such that there could
be only one side 20 the trading and on
this side all the professional traders ar
rayed themselves. with the result that
temporarily the demand for stocks ran
ahead OF the supply and prices advanced
sharply. almost sensaiionaIIv. in some
cases the upward movement continuing
with undiminished pace 10 the end Of
tne session. but with Union Pacific.
Southern Pacific. and Reading. which.
combined. made up more than one-haIf Of
the days transactions. Ear surprising
other stocks IN strength and activity.
The factors contributing most strongly
10 the advance prices We're the existence
OF large short interest. the difficulties
which the bears experienced in borrow
Ing the stocks which they needed 10
make deliveries on their contracts. and
the fear all SPECTATORS feel Of selling
short and sharing the difficulties Of those
already on the same side
Advance Was welcome.
There was practically no opposition TO
the advance. and under the circumstance
Il could have been carried 10 almost any
length, but os course, the specuIsta-s
Who bought or the rise viii n5t retain
their present position indefinitely. and H.
crlzzle OF realizing sales by speculative
investors who bought stocks at low 7ri~az
last winter may assume much Iarrsr mo
portions If the bull movement is kent ~,
The opening was strong. with the Harm
nan issues in the lead. and these stocks
practically dominated the market 10 The
end. although from about Il O'Clock
the-r relative Positions were reversed
Union Pacific agEressively forcing itself
aneac. while Southern Pacific before +ba
most prominent feU into second DIsca
Stop-over orders were met with in -ps
former when Il crossed -sl for -p. e-z-
tlme this year. but that By no means
marked the end Of the stocks advance.
and the movement continued until the
price reached 1875 az the close. a gain
o. IS points on the day. Southern Pa
enc rise amounted % "a points. This
stock selling higher than ever before and
f-eaci-g. which became prominent f1. The
afternoon. closed AZ an advance OF q.
points helping the other anthracite roads .
a. Of which including Erie. made sub +
stantial advances
Individual stocks Strong.
--e-- were numerous rg1o-s 20 account .
ior the strength in Individual stocks. su~b f
io7 instance. as that the dividend on
; iiEeTn Pacific would be increased from
% -7T een- 70 Fer cent and that con /
5r7i ~ 81 Louis and san Francisco would .
re transferred from Rock Island n
southern Pacl6c- hut II IS doubtful if
ans che seriously. considered these stories
IN choosing a market position. Dis-us-
sion concerned itself chiefly with me
probable identity Of those Who were slo--
ana ne extent TO which they were short
@ l@e particular issues that were 50 az
s[esS-.ely manipulated in order 10 force
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28

While you think OF It. telephone -vorr
Want Ad- to The Washington Herald
a1d bill wiz be sent you at l cent word.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
CURB MARKET.

Qucta-icns f--uis-ed 10 L F. Hutton Co.
neunes NrT York Stock ErchNrre C. BoEis
CLlgz-lr. manager. l5oI street n1r-hEesT-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
REDDY And His FATE
Made a Reputation on the
WharYes Of the Potomac.
MASTER OF ALL HE SURVEYED

Then He Disappeared, PrOspered in
his New Life as office Boy, and
Was Thrown Out by Child Labor
Law-BadIy MutiIated Body Il
Found on Railroad Track.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28

When you have lost OF found anything
telephone an advertisement TO The Wash
nston Herald, and bill VIII be sent You
at : cant word
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28

Nr' AorS Aus ZI--Eariy IL TIE day vfes- ~s7-.s
we're az sllsh-iy higher plane brr a4-s---s-s -
ne lrnTT7Te-e ent vas soon last and more. 20 r.
n1le7rs s'd cratic fluctuations were usirIv o,-,s7
b. cc1fic-1ng advises from the No-rb--es-
Co-n vas strongly sustained II sympathy viii ,;-a
e ad7ices from tie Interior. where s-p1l.ss A. p
SrrTr.- Yes
seprenher-------- Lo2 LGgls LOS. 1ms 10
Decz1nne---------- Losas LO57s ICZs Fg -.
j - lo5s-ls l-6s La5s LO5ss I6sE
CORN ~S
SeT-enbe--
Decsnbs---------- ~ ~ ~ -
Aizs-------------. ~ ga - "a -
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
TREASURY STATEMENT.

7-a- sa-es. s5lS9.1o0. aEalnsc s $500 yes-sr5sv
l6.l-0 veek aEo. and SIS. 900 ysa- a..
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
Tong Is Isolated.

\ few OF the Tons tribe. one OF the fou-
divisions OF the Mao IN Human. were
FOUND 10 freqleat the market town OF
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

Baltir-1-e. Auz- E--Fcl17i-E are tLe sales srs
cu1-a-l11s on -he E7s- ar-T~5 securities -s-sd Cd.
Tie Baltimore STICK Ercha-ra-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS

lsr Yea. Aus z-snsos1azsoq, baa ezs.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-08
QUEER SHOWER BEATEN
UP BY POLICEMAN

A man claiming to be william
Baker, No. SIG Macomb-st.. and COM
panion. who refuses to give his name,
were locked up in the Chene station,
Thursday night, on a charge OF at
tempting to pass a counterfeit bill on
John Holtz. baker, at No. aga Moran
st. The pair were landed only after a
desperate fight. In which a crowd OF
Polish residents Of the neighborhood
joined.
Baker entered the bake shop about
$3.50 o'clock and bought two loaves Of
bread. rendering a $40 bill In pay
ment. Holtz's daughter. who waited
on him. went to the saloon OF John
Detloff. across the street, to have 1t
changed. Detloff suspected the bill
and reported the fact to Patrolman
Hebron. who stood outside. Hebron
attempted TO arrest Baker, when the
latter's companion interfered. Mr..
Holtz In turn came to the officers as
sistance and the battle was on. In
the mixup, Bakers companion was
badly cut about the head and had to
be attended by Police Surgeon
Thomas.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-08
|uTTE LOCAL 5T0R|t5

Justice Otti "The life of a justice
court Judge IL not SO rosy as some
people imagine. We have more knot
ting and disagreeable problems TO
solve than a circuit court judge, and
tust aa much work" 49,
The Detroit times., 1908-05-08
SOFTEN estates
ASSESSMENT IS
S55Q,00O
BOARD OF REVIEW REFUSES TO
ACCEPT STATEMENT FILED
ROLLS CONFIRMED AND TAX
RATE WILL BE STRUCK SOON.

Assessors and clerks are busily at
years assessments so as to strike
the annual tax rate. It will take a
day or two TO determine the amount
for personal and real property.
The report Of the board OF tax re-
view on about 700 complaints was
adopted by the council. Thursday
evening. after long session. At the
last moment a change from s456.000
to S550,000 for Mary G. Scotch. wild
ow OF the late Oren Scotch. was
made. The council had lot of fun
with Aid. link. chairman of the tax
committee, who appeared on the rolls.
and he was put through a mock ex-
animation as to how he got his
money.
The final session of the board of
review Thursday afternoon was a
warm and arduous one. At times the
assessors and aldermen composing
the board excluded all outsiders and
fought out questions OF assessments
on big properties. At one such time
crowd OF dozen or more men were
In the ante-room. some OF them hav-
ing waited three hours.
FINALLY the voice OF Aid. Gutman
was heard to rise above the buzz In
the board room.
II think we had better get down to
business. quit talking and vote to set
tie this" he declared.
There was burst Of wild and hill
arious cheering from the assembled
property owners outside.
After shifting the amount several
times. the board finally fixed the as
sessment OF George Fl. Martz at $780,
900. and the Milwaukee tax officers
will be notified TO look up the mort
cages involved In the assessment
This case will be fought in the courts
The verdict OF the board IN the
Scotch case in refusing a statement
OF $37s.000 practically means that
they do not believe the allegations
therein and will force Mrs. Scotch
to contest the assessment In court.
Taking the opinion OF r. j. NJ. Hal
ly. assistant corporation counsel. the
board reduced the assessment of the
Standard Oh Co. branch here from
$279. 900 to $4,000. Mr.. Hally held
that certain credits were really the
property of the main office and must
be assessed in Indiana and not here.