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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
HOW RAILWAYS FIGURE.
IN TAX EQUALIZATION
Commission is Receiving Reports From All Roads Operating In
Virginia Concerning Construction Costs of Every Kind
Of Material.

The State tax commission Satur-
day morning began the tahulation Of
the reports iileu with Ii by the rail-
roads OF the Commonwealth on. the
construction and maintenance cost
OF their lines. These reports were
due Friday and many cf then. ~amc
In, but in few instances. where the
reports were very bulky, Commits
si0nef Douglas Freeman extended the
time
,rhe circular on which the secre-
gary Of the commission and his as
sistants are working Is known Us
circular o. ana IL is one OF the most
comprehensive documents. sent out
from any State Office II calls for
every detail Of railroad cost, from the
price OF angie bars to the cost OF
Mallet engines, and covers every pos
sible phase OF railroad construction
and maintenance From these re-
turns the secretary OF the commits
sion expects 10 make AN exact state
ment OIL the COST Of reconstructing the
various railroads 81 the State and on
this basis viii make physical ealua-
ton OF railroad property.
Valuable Information.
Some OF the questions asked the
railroads by the eommissi.r contain
information which has mol been
given the public and the Ia bles pre-
pared from these reports should make
pterc sting reading, Among other
questions asked Is the actual detailed
construction cost q the last main
track constructed ny every railroad
in Virginia From this IL Is expected
thav information Will he derived which
WIN end the long discussion an to
*hat The railroads really Gust. The
conf isslon also asks the contract
price Nof buildings recently erected by
the y&rious companies. the cost ~of
the right of way, and a dozen other
questions which play an important
part in the valuation of the railroad
property
In discussing the use IL which these
reports would be put by the commits
sion, Or. Freeman gave out the fol-
towing statement this morning;
The question OF the ealue OF the
physical properties OF the railroad liz
enc Of vital Importance In Virginia
and one which must receive attcn~
ton by the tax commission, since the
constitution require that the physical
property OF the railroads be assessed
apart from their franchise value and
further STIMULATES that after 1913 the
general asse mblS may provide d new
erty.
Method Pulling.
Economists and tax experts all
over the country have been much
puzzled az 10 the best method Of ar
irving al tha value of the railroad
property, and have not as Vet reach-
ed any satisfactory plan. Ia a mum
Der Of the Western States, the state
taxing authorities have made a fun
survey of the railroads and have val
ued them at their actual cost OF con-
strnction, as far as this can be Judy
ed, and have then considered the
franchise values On a different basis
In other States the value of the
stocks and bonds. by various devices
has been taken as the value If the
property with due allowance for the
franchise value. in West Virginia the
tax commissioner of the State valued
! the railroads as commercial propo-
stt!Cn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

so far as our study has gone and
from what we have learned By con-
/ ference with railroad men and tax ex-
perts OF other States not one OF thees
plans has bee unsatisfactory and con-
sequnr1tly we have endearored TO work
from q new basis, namely. the cost
az reconstruction. While this plan
has not yet been worked cut In de-
tail. the other members Of the ccm-
mission have approved its general
outlines and have directed me to
make the report which ] am prepar-
ing.
Right 10 share.
We have taken the reconstruction
cost as our bate, because we think
that the State has right to share III
the increased value of railroad prop
erty over and above the actual ofigi-
mai cost Of construction since the
value Of the reconstructed property,
over and a beve the original construc-
ton cost. Is due in large measure to
the privileges which the railroad has
enjoyed.
"0f course, the cost OF materials
has increased since many Of the inea
were built. but as the State shares in
the Increased value of private real
estate when improved, we think 1t
but right that the state should share
In the increased value Of railroad
property.
Il do not think however. that the
cost Of reconstruction is in Itself
satisfactory basis for the taxation of
railroads, even when the franchise is
not taken into consideration Some
railroads, for instance, are worth,
apart from their franchise, a great
deal more than what Ii would eos.
to rebuild them, owing to the COM
dition Of the country surrounding
their lines and to the special advan-
tsges Of location which they eniW.
Some railroads. on the other ham.
are SO. situated that If they were tax
ed on what II would cost to recon
struct them they could not be ope-
rated except at a loss.
Play Large Part.
These two elements, therefore, of
advantageous location anw OF limited
traffic play large part IN the ac-
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Highland Park

Mr.. Robert Workman tefte Satur&
fer a visit To Windsor Shades.
Holly Chapter. .. r. s.. viii ~
"A rumnage sale on Monday n
Tuesday II next week on East AGM
street. All bundles will be called
Il phonesl TO Madison 6fpx 81
Mrs. H. NJ. Burgess returned hdN
Thursday evening from N0rf0
whore she had boon attending a
state convention of the w. . 1
e., to which she was a delegates
The. Highland Park football -
win play the Seventh Regiment -
this afternoon at Byrd Park.
The Rev. r. k 9deil. OF Wtlila&
burg, Yves visitor here Thur1
and Friday OF this week.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. b. Kirby, az MJ
York. are visiting their brother,
u. r.. Wslthali.
Regular services win he hAIA#l
Mizpah Presbyterian church Gul
morning and evening. PreachtSi
the pastor. Dr. ID. X. WalthAfi
the morning hour the subject Wi3
Mount Calvary The aiaak1
eonamunJn will he observed.
fhe regular meeting OF tho d
council wiii be held at the high m
Monday evening, October g.,
o'clock
Mrs. Nellie Tiller and two child
have returned home after sp4n
the summer in prrce George coz
Revival services will begin
Methodist church October ;.
preaching win be, done nv Rev.
Hatcher. pastor OF Bread Street
odist church.
The Highland Park school
opened for the reception OF NtN
en- next Monday morning ut os6
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
ACCOUNTS CORRECT
UP TO THIS Time


Expert accountants of the Lite In
surance Company Of Virginia are GO
ing over the books OF AIR. John e.
Sims, the Washington preventative
of the company. who, vas Friday ar
rested in the Capitol city. believed to
be temporarily inasne.
Officers OF the company declare
that up to this time MIR Sims has
been square in all his accounts. and
they do not anticipate any discrep-
ancy hut as the police have dis
covered that he had in his possession
a thousand dollars in currency early
Friday morning, and when arrested
he had less than two dollars in his
purse, the company merely wishes
to know whether the thousand doi-
lars belonged to the company or to
Mr.. Sims
Mr. Sims was to have been in Rich
mond Saturday. but was granted
leave to go on his annual vacation
FridaAs. He Is now in the Washing
ton asylum hospital. Police officers
who have Investigated his case believe
that he was sandhagged and robbed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

oYerruled by Chairman Mcintyre. who
held that the committee desired all
such Information. No man who is
Il Republican or has Republican ar
hiiations has any business in Demo
cratic primary" declared the chair
man who was applauded by the spec
tators.
Martins name again came to The
surface when j, +. Hudgins, special
county officer. went on the stand and
SAID he acted as clerk at East Berk-
ley precinct IN the primary Asked
as TO why he permitted j. A, McCloud,
a. "eit-kno"n county Republican. 70
vote at that precinct. Hudgins said.
We only agreed TO let McCloud vote
after he made the statement that ne
never Intended to vote the Rep,lbI,can
tleket again SIS long as Avian Martin
was IN power,
fafthef questioning Of the witness
el1clted the information that McCloud
had LOST a rostmaStorship in the co,In-
- because he incurred the disp,eas-
uFe OF Martin for some reason ar
other,
Bilisoty Wakes Witty.
County fusion received another mar.
/ than shot when Bilisoly let himself o,lt
TO TINS effect following a question put
10 fHaElts When political grafters
began going down To lower regions. and
the deVt1 had 10 look about for mere
space. he picked out Norfolk county"
rms declaration was made 10 the
great amusement of the spectators in
response to the query from Younes
counsel as to why Martins name was
being dragged into the proceedings
| billsoiy asked Hudgns If he Was not
Martins friend tudgins answered
: III the Affirmative
about to put another query along the
same line when objection was raised
ny Dung attorneys and sustained
Shattered Hope.
for a moment or two during the
morning session It, looked as if at
least one registration book alleged
10 have been used during the pri-
mary in Norfolk county might be
uh"arthed despite the fact that none
OF tfnm had previously been pro-
duced III response to the committees
request.
1t was during the testimony OF q.
/ I. Elliott, worker for Young at
lions church precinct. that the ray
| OF nope shone in upon the commit
tee.
Elnott, who was put on by Younp'e
counsel 10 testify as to the alleged
disqualified voters at lions church
! thai cast ballots for Young, let fan
remark that he knew certain
voter was properly qualified. because
ne mad compared his name on the
POI, book with the registration hook
Where is that bdok now - aliek
~ asked Attorney Sebrell.
That's a thing we would like Ia
know, too remarked Chairman Me
Intyfe.
THE book was taken away nv "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

while the big edition of the paper was
being run of
The cause Of the explosion. which
was followed by tiEe that completely
destroyed the building and plant, is a
mystery that viii probably only be
settled by a coruners investigation.
As a result of the desperate warfare
which has Tor years been carried on
between union labor and General Har-
risen Gray OTIS, owner Of the Times,
friends OF the latter are openly .charg
ing tesfiay thet the building was dyna-
rnited by enemies OF the paper.
owing to the fact that twenty five
extra printers and several other extra
men employed In the mechanical de
partment were at work Friday night
on tie Sunday pages considerable diff
ficulty was at first experienced in get
ting accurate figures as to the num-
Der OF dead and injured.
Loss 10 $500, 1000.
The property loss is estimated at up
wards of half million dollars. but the
publication OF the Times will not be
suspended. So bitter has been the
feeling against the paper that the man
agement, ii developed to-day. has for
many months kept duplicate plant
in a warehouse here to be used in Just
such an emergency
The fire followed an explosion In the
mechanical department of the Times
and rapidly spread throughout the en-
tire building.
The building was soon Il mass of
flames and firemen say they believe
many who attempted to reach the
windows fell back unto the blaze.
Immediately after the first explo-
sion a sheet Of flame seemed to en-
veiope the entire building. sweeping
upward through the four story strue-
ture. beiore an alarm could bs.ng the
.,re .il,'a a series " sharp ae-
donations sheok the nelghborheod for
pioehs.
Eapiosees VINO mac Just lett the
ouiinlhs wren me EXPLOSION occurred
say uhat gas haa neeh teak'hs some ,
ss Il, ens nuIiolhg az, evening ano
s ..e s,,'aii o n,, gas persaoea 'he wnoie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
FRAUD IS SHOWN;
LET The PEOPLE ACT
NContinued from F'irst PaKe. J

continued from First Pase,r
the previous Democratic guhernato-
rial randidatss were permitted To par
tieipats. Attorney Biiisaiy, VI ciri-
zenE counsel. ut this janeture asked
II many alleged Democrats In the
county were not accustomed to vote
for Aiyah Martin whenever he ran
fer clerk or the County Court. Syl-
xeEter admitted that sncn was the
case. but said he personally did not
support Martin the last time ne ran
for clerk,
!. Counsel for Young objected TO the
question piled By ,Biiiseiy. but were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Sas400
THIEF SHIPS PLUM[s
FROM HAT OF WOMAN
Mrs. NJ. O. llotchkiss Denuded Of
Proudest Adorment While
On Pullman Train.

When Mrs, NJ. q. Hotchkiss boarded
a train for Richmond from ISon Air
this morning she had on hat be-
decked with thee-large ostrich piumes,
which cost her she says. exactly Ss5,
When she arrived In Richmond she
still had tie hat, but the pluines were
as the SHOWS Of yesterday SEINE one
had shipped them from her hat as
she sat In her Pullman chair
Mrs. Hotchkiss reported the theft at
police headquarters. Detectives are
working the case on the theory tnat
the thief iS a woman who gazed envi-
ously at the plunes until finally her
desires ran away with her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
nrcnt.--Nfale.

Especial t. The Richmond Virginia.
IRYINGT9N, VA. 9e,. f.-~-ilr.
Mrs Andrew NJ. Brent. OF Head
vile, have announced the approaiI
ing marriage OF their daughter
Alma Mason, to Mr., Milton Mer2
Neafe. ~ Essex counss. on sraaad
October ~. at II A. NJ, in st.
phehs Episcopal church, .Heathsvtl
Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

ROANOKE. VA, Oct i---
President Roosevelt win he III HeI
noSe the morning OF Friday. seetOR
I. Leaving New York Thnrssiay
ternonn, he will arrive III Lsnthhnl
the following morning on Ne. t1
s,is o'clock ana reach Roanoke
; o'clock. From here he will TO-
Bristol, whaG@ he IA to deliver
address. and IN the evening he "a
spt;tk in Knoxville @t the -sppaiAf1
ian Exposition. ~a n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Dunaway--SorreIi.

Especial 10 The Richmond Virgin3G
SPoTSYLVAN1A. VA. Oct. -
F. r Dunaway. OF Louisa county, r.
Miss Ethel A. Sarrell. Of Spotsyly1
county. were married Wednesday,
Rev Mr.. Wilkerson. of the Hnpe1
church. MIR and Mrs DunaMay I'd
reside in Louisa county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

M following civil servi d exarn,-
Z nations for this fall have been an
mcnuced:
Examiner OF mines. salary $4,000 To
& 91.spV per year. Qualifications az an
ate0rney will be necessary 20 TAX.
4hts, November q.
n AAat Inspector, Bureau of Animal
Andnstry. November 2; $1,000 per
szaa 4 sesar1n
ireiess telegraph operator for
& fNA&l, October ~,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
LATEST CENSUS rlouH1

WASHtNGTON, D. c., oetss
The, Genius Office te.day l
nouneed tire 1910 popuietie1 q
the following cities and teffii1li1
with changes since 1900; II
St. Joseph, No. 77y4o3 II
crease, 25,576, or 24.S per c.
II 10 stated unoificiaily khxf
decrease probably results &
errors having beer nsade II fnS
Of the city In 1900. A
Territory Of New Mexiees
800; incroase, tS2,086, o. e7a
cent. This indicates thaes
now State VIII have only esSo
resentativs al large IN the
ahcwnsc, Okla, 11A74ss
increase. since this speeiaf 60
in 1907 10 1919. n
Glasgow. No.. t.sc7, ds1s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Hit With Brick.

Especial 10 The Richmond Virgmian.)
HARRfSONBuRG, VA. oct. L.
When ar unknown negro hurled
brtckbat at w H. Longs big dog trot-
ting along behind his master the brick
missed the canine and struck Mr.. Long.
breaking his leg just below the knee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Marries at IS.

Especial tn The Richmond virginlan J
HARRIS0NBURG VA, Oct L.
Bruce w. Scott, 90 years old. and Miss
Bessie Pearl Shifflett, Is years old,
were married to-day. The groom is a
blac elk smith
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Or. Olhaussn III.

Especial to The Richmond VirEinian)
HARRISONBURG. VA. Oct. IT,
DIR. Frank y. olhausen Is critically ia,
with cirrhosis Of the liver al hts home
on South Main street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Mrs. Howl Acquitted.

I0StSGSTBN, VA, Oct 1.--I
Jury Friday afternoon returned q N
diet of net guilty in the Gaze Of
Commonwealth against Rexie HID
charged with the murder of her n
band by poison
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
Bcyilft,-Gootle.

A marriage license was issued by
Deputy Clerk Breeder in the Hust-
ings Court Saturday to Marshall VIII
lie Bevllie and Miss Annie .giar
Goode, both OF Richmond. The cere-
mony IL set for. Saturday evening.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

testified, just az the other witne
have done and said he was posi-
he would go to the devil II he
story.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sLEEPINc
sa CAR SERVICE.

Via southern Railway; effective Oct
Atm. Through ear without change. 10
Asheyslle, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis Leave Richmond 1915 a. III
daily
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

sA - you can HtEve the fair grounds
Wednesday and Thurstia, nights
III m 6e& board and you will 20 into
& ot9 etteet Station. Trxins ieavn the
egnds ~ 7;se, stso. $40 and 1915
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
HOAuDlsatS. !

HONNOENA.
FOR SUMMER BOARDERS TRY TIT.
Richmond virKinian Wants Ads.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
THREE LIVES SACRIFICED
To WILD MANIA SPEED

.- 1saed lslld uiolI penuiauoo)
seeond---priver. Joe Dawson; car,
Marmon. time, 4:l6:2a.5l.
ThirdLDriver, John Altken; car,
National; time. 4.l7:2aT2,
WheatIey Hills Sweepstakes.
First-~Driver. J. r.. Saiinow; SIR
Fal. time, 3;1564-5. -. !.
second--DriveU ". Fl. Pierce; CIR.
IA. time, ----~.
NassaIsqna Sweepstakes.
Ftrat--Driver, "Bili" fnaicott. car
Cole s9"s time, 2.Is.4343.
seeonfi-~Driser. Mortimer Roberts,.
car. Apbots-Detroit; time. --
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
MANY LIVES LOST
IN PAPER FIRE

Continued from First Page.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-26
New York Dealers Have Thou.
ands Of Carcasses in Stock
Now
MEAT PRICES CONTINUE TO
DROP ONE AND Two CENTS
Other Products Such as Butter and
Eggs and in Some Instances veee.
tables Are Feeling the Effect and
Prices Arc Being Shaded.

New York, Jan. 26.-"The market
is dead. The agitation against high
prices did it," This was the declara-
tion today of the wholesale meat
dealers. The action of local markets,
both wholesale and retail, confirms
the dealers assertion. Lamb dropped
a cent wholesale, pork loin two cents
and some dealers in beef cut the
prices cent or more pound. 1t
was said today that the wholesale
dealers were stocked with thousands
Of unsold cuts of dressed beef with
the supplies still steadily flowing in.
Beef will be cheaper by the end of
the week than it has been in years. ''
said broker wholesaler. After that
the price will not go lower. for the
supply will be cut down." All this is
laid to the widespread agitation
against the use of food products con-
sidered to be over priced.
The force of public sentiment is
shown in the price drop, the dealers
admit. The grand jury Investigation
Of the food combine, particularly of
the alleged milk trust, continued to-
day. District Attorney Whitman con-
tinued to look into the cold storage
situation on the complaints that the
system is largely responsible for the
ability of the food dealers artificially
to sustain the prices in and out OF
season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-26
THE PRESIDENT
GAN DOMINATE
CONGRESS NOW
Taft Has Secured q Strateqic
Position From Which to
Enforce Policies
SENTIMENT CAUSED BY ROOSEVELT
STRONG FACTOR IN HIS FAVOR
Does Not Intend That the Sideshows
in Congress Shall Thwart the En-.
actmcnt of Demanded Legislation
and Prevent Carrying Out Pledges

Washington. Jan. 26.-President
Taft. is now in a strong position to
dominate the legislative situation in
congress. An analysis of conditions
in the house and the senate makes
it difficult to form any other con-
clusion than that he should be able
to have his own way to an almost un-
precedented degree.
Powerful as was Mr. Roosevelt, and
strenuous and vociferous as were his
demands for legislation along pro-
gressive lines. there is substantial
basis for the assertion that at no time
during his administration did he oc-
cupy such a strategical position as
does Mr.. Taft today.
President Roosevelt recommended
much, but congress withheld its ap-
probation from many of his recon-
mendations. In order to secure leg
islation which the leaders of that
body were reluctant to enact, he re-
peatedly sent In special messages, re-
iterating his views as to the necessity
of laws to carry out his we'll known
policies. But while congress fire.
quently declined to act in accordance
with his wishes he succeeded in
arousing popular sentiment which
has reached state of crystallization
that is now one of Mr.. Taft's assets
The existence of this sentiment is one
of the reasons the president is in a
position practically to dictate the leg
islative program.
Leaders Lose Power.
But there is another reason equally
potent. and this is to be found in the
apparent undermining of the strength
of the Republican leaders of both
branches of congress. These evil
dences of disintegration of the co
hesive power Of tn organization, no
only of the house, but of the Senate
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-26
GIRL PERFORMED
A DARING FEAT
Walked Along Narrow Ledge
Four Stories Above Ground
When Fire Started

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 26-iss Anne Min
ger, clerk in a local store, perform
ed a very daring feat today when
fire broke out in the basement of the
Waldorf hotel. Believing the building
was in flames, she stepped from a
room on the fourth floor, walkinl
along a fifteen inch ledge for forty
feet to a fire escape. and thus de-
scended to the ground. The smoke
going up through the building caus-
ed her to believe the entire structure
was doomed. The blaze was very in
significant one. only doing small
amount of damage IN the basement. II
took place at 1880 o'clock this fore
noon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-26

ter and eggs, a1d in many instances
vegetables are being shaded in price
Butcher stalls ahd markets in the
residential sections are we'll nigh de-
serted. TIA
Today there was rush ON the fish
markets. Fish prices are lower than
they have been here in some months
and the consumption of fish and
oysters will be startling, according to
one of the dealers.
District Attorney William A. Blake.
ly is in favor of . grand jury investi-
cation into the cause of the high
prices and said that he would pre-.
sent the matter upon the first COM
plant made.