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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Twelve Field Assessors.

THE number of realty assessors now in
the field is three. They have the title of
assistant assessors. The law directs them
to view each separate tract or lot
task impossible of performance except
in the most superficial way. This is pre-
cisely the way in which 1t has been done.
The two personal tax assessors have six
assistants and an extra allowance for
clerk hire. The three real estate assessors
use no field help whatever. Thus, eight
men assess personal property yielding
81. 600. 900 in revenue. while three men un-
dertake to assess real property yielding
revenue five times larger. Three men
with the best intentions could not do it
right.
president Purdy, comparing relative
conditions in Greater New York. is Of the
opinion that from sixteen to twenty field
assessors would be required here to do the
work of an annual assessment properly.
Assessor Richards holds however. that
ten men would suffice. The committee is
of opinion that twelve assessors would be
better one for each Of ten assessment
sections into which the District should be
divided, and two to act with the assessor
as a reviewing stan.
Commissioner Rudolph observes that
the expense Of additional assessors in the
field would be negligible as against the
increased revenue to be obtained from
an annual assessment.
Each section will be protected from
the isolated and individual Judgment OF
it's field assessor. by the proposed sec
tional maps. approved in advance. and
fixing values of inside and corner lots
in each square, and base values in sub
urban areas. The field assessor then
confines himself to the analysis Of local
elements of value in each square and
section and is powerless to discriminate
in favor or against his section. 1t has
been demonstrated that. given basic data
on typical lots. values can be justly APP
portioned.
Abolition of the personal View"
property shall be personally viewed by
the assistant assessors collectively. 1t
is and has been obeyed i'm the most per-
a comfortable carriage at a fair speed
may comport with the letter of the law.
but not with its spirit. There should be
personal viewing of each piece of prop
erty. but when it's history and record are
once fixed. the changes in its character.
IL 1t be ground, will be sectional and not
individual until it is improved. SIM
liar promise Is true of an Improvement.
Under proper administration the detail
of field work becomes largely clerical
and the functions of the assessor and
his assistants rise to the broader lines
of equalization. adjustment and standard
izing, rather than of securing data. The
personal view should be stricken from
the law and become a matter OF admins
trative judgment.
THE three assistant assessors of real
estate are also three OF the xix members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

Early yesterday morning the entire
front OF the home Of Jacob S. Cohn. An
attorney. l. South Adams street Rich
mond. Va. was wrecked when what is
supposed to have been "A dynamite bomb
exploded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Results Already Achieved,

II is reported that Chief Mayhews in.
vestigatien has already shown Irregular.
ties in the employment Of help. extra time
pay to employees, the purchase Of supplies
and equipment and the employment o,
extra horses and wagons.
According as evidence of irregula rite.
is gained, il viii be forwarded to the
main Offices in New York. il is said II il
also said that the entire system OF TN.
employment OF men and keeping their
tine IS to he changed as a result OF the
Investigate ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

Weller. an extensive property owner and
a public-spirited citizen OF Washington,
testifies strongly in favor OF the true
consideration principle and observed that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. for
which he has acted in real estate mat
tiers, insists on the true consideration be-
ing written in all its deeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
GOING AFTER GRAFTERS
U. S. Express Company to
Eradicate Alleged Irregu-
IariiieS in Its Offices.

CHICAGO. August pa widespread in
Nestlgation of graft in its offies has been
taken ~ By the United States Express
Company. according 10 a published repor,
here today The investigation began in
the Chicago office. but will be carried, il
is said. TO other cities.
J May hew. hSad of the company's Sc
tret service, came here short time age
from New York to take charge OF the in
Nestigation- II is said one of the Local
officials has resigned since the arrival OF
Mr.. MAYHEM. but 1t was denied that the
resignation had any hearing on the inves-
tgation.
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Power to Remove Assessors.

Power to Remove Assessors.
THE fact that teh assessors are practi-
cally irremovable has not worked to the
advantage OF the public Prior to 1902
the Commissioners had the power of re-
moval for cause satisfactory to Them
and the assessors were elected for a term
Of four years. Then. and for years previ-
ously. we'll grounded opinion prevailed
that improper influences controlled as
sessments. Some said that toward the
end of their terms the field assessors were
not too scrupulous about their work.
Others. that they were ready to do favors
in powerful places to secure reappoint-
ment. At any rate. with the assigned
purpose Of protecting the assessing Off
Gals from wrong influences and &c assur-
ing more equable assessments, these OFF,
only for neglect of duty, malfeasance
in Office. or fneficiency- But to prove
any one of them unfit for Office under
this law ard actually to have him re-
esses Of court. Meanwhile the important
function of assessing would suffer. The
Commissioners are required by law to
approve the assessment before IL can be-
come legal Surely. they should have
power of removal, as have the executive
heads In other cities. 1t would be wise
to revive the law as 1t stood prior to 1902
I'm this respect. restoring to the Commits
satisfactory to them. This would. as
President Rudolph admitted. fix upon the
District hoard of Commissioners the re-
sponsibility for proper administration OF
the assessors Office.
Divorcing Assessors From Excise.
THE assessor and the assistant as
SCISSORS constitute the excise board How
this ever came about is beyond the UNI
Outstanding of your committee. Nothing
could be a worse intrusion upon and
ties of the board of assessors. II. more
over. exposes them to pressures OF ma
ture inimical to the proper execution OF
and saloon interests here. as elsewhere.
arc largely identified with the ownership
of saloon real estate. and to permit the
assessors to act i'm the dual capacity OF
assessing and excise is not good civic adj
miniStration. The assessors Office should
be divorced from any participation what
ever In excise matters.
Tax Bills and Tax Roll. =
1.-The tax bills are now made out in the
assessors Office. This is not good bust.
ness practice, as is made clear by the
testimony. 1t covers errors which can
be uncovered only by sending the max
ing of the tax bills and all bills to the
collectors office. where they properly be-
long. This Is predicated on the making
of an assessment roll. which a correct
administration Of the assessors office re-
Quires."
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of the board of review which passes upon
appeals. With the assessors. they form a
majority. 1t is clear that they should
not decide appeals from their own
seSsments. Their tendency is naturally
to sustain their own findings. a new
board. the assessors at its head and the
field assessors excluded. should be estab-
lished to pass upon appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20
Equalizing Land Values.

But little attention has been given to
the minor inequalities in assessments
arising within a square. in part from the
use of the square-foot system OF assess
ment. instead of the usual front-fOot
method. Sales in Washington are based
upon the square foot. and the assessor
Office has somewhat naturally fallen into
it's adoption. But there has been a seri-
Gus lack of understanding of the varying
effects of depth. corner location. and al
ley access upon the square-foot unit.
Comparable lots. side by side in the bust
ness area, are frequently assessed at the
same rate per foot. though they vary 30
per cent in depth. to the unjust taxation
OF the owner of the deeper lot. 1t is OBJ
vious that the shallow lot is the more
valuable, other factors being equal. Lots
adjacent to corners frequently are as
sessed at only 40 per cent of the corner
rate, when no such disproportion exists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

Value, sc. These Centerpieces
have round or square centers, with
broad renaissance lace edge.
The price OF 19c is a special one
tomorrow.
Art Store-Third Floor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS.

Peach jam Is improved by grated
pineapple,
Currant jelly should always be served
with mutton.
Clean straw mating with a stift
brush dipped in salt water.
A stain on marble can usually be re-
moved with fine table salt.
Evaporated peaches and apricots are
excellent stewed together.
When cutting out garments, use the
long, strong bankers pins.
One teaspoon of extract will favor
one quart of custard pudding.
To get a glass stopper out of a bottle
put a few drops of oil on 1t.
Grease the inner lid of a kettle, and
it's contents will never boil over.
Never dry a colored wash dress in the
sun unless you wish it to fade.
Let a bit of garlic lie in the bowl of
lettuce leaves and remove it before
serving.
White cloth garters may be cleaned
with soapy water with a sponge
One tablespoon of water or milk
should be allowed for every egg in an
omelet.
Keep your jars. of home-canned fruits
in dry, airy storage places, out of the
direct light.
To insure straight hens on table lin
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
S%UFFRAGETTE NOTES

The Canadian premier, Robert L.
Borden, o a firm stand when he
faced the suffragettes for the first
time. He told them ennphatically he
had no power to introduce q. general
Measure of suffrage for women I'm the
dominion and that no threats Of milit-
ant methods would influence him. The
delegation of the Womenfs Social and
Political union was introduced by Miss
Barratt. She stated that their chief
obJect was to ask the premier If he In
tended on his return to Canada to i'm
roduc q government measure for the
Acknowledgement of women. She mem
toned the Canadian homestead law as
an instance in which great injustice
was done to ome but remarked that
even II the laws were right
women would still want the
vote. She stated further that
the he Women's Social and Politi-
cal union was considering a campaign
to ADVISE intending emigrants to go to
Australia n New Zealand rattle thar
to Canada The question of the fran
chtse, the premier replied, devolved en-
ttrely on the nine provincial legisla-
lures, and the dominion parliament had
no warrant to PASS such legislation.
He concluded: II should like to say,
with all respect, / think the Canadian
women are sufficiently capable and in
telligent to Judge for themselves in
this matter. No suggestion of the
employment of methods of any kind
viii have the slightest influence"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10

en-, always draw a thread and cut the
linen on this line.
1t saves a lot of time in the sewing
room to have an iron heated, constantly
ready for use.
Small pickles, olives capers,
minced very fine, make good seasoning
for salad dressing.
Pieces of old kid gloves stitched over
heavy string make excellent loops for
hanging coats.
taric acid or cream of tartar dissolved
In boiling water. Apply while spot is
fresh, then wash,
To remove the odor of onions from
knives, hold them under running cold
water then dry and polish. Hot water
tends to set the odor.
Soak silk stockings In borax water
and then wash quickly in soapy water
that is lukewarm. Squeeze out OF two
final rinsing waters.
To keep flies from milk, form a ring
of stout wire a little larger than the
rim of jug or pan, and over this stretch
some butter muslin or net.
When pouring bluing into a tub, tie
a cloth owe the bottle and let the blu
ing through it. This prevents streaks
and spots on the clothes.
To remove perspiration stains, mix "A
tablespoonful of reciiied alcohol with
the same of ether and a sixth of the
quantity of liquid ammonia and apply.
Pennyroyal oil is a sure destroyer Of
f1es and other insects. Spray the oil
over the animal possessed of the fieas
or over the place where the insects are
bothersome.
Starch for thin black lawn is made
with two quarts of wheat bran boiled
In SIX quarts of water for half ali hour.
Cool and strain. 1t wilt both cleanse
ard sttTen
To clean vinegar cruets, rinse the
cruets with clear water. Put in baking
soda and MI cruet with warm water.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
IF Interest to the Women
\ Minneapolis and Mark Heller of Chi

Minneapolis and Mark Heller of Chi
cago.
Lawrence Johnson arrived last even
ing from Seattle and lis the guest for q
time of relatives in the two cities.
John J. Birkland of Finley, N. D., is
stopping at the Webster hotel while
being treated by DR.. Nalson.
Miss sigrid Lder of Neville, N. D.,
m Miss Nina Peterson of Ryder, N
D., have arrived in the city and will
TAX up musical studies at the Daktta
conservatory.
The Roosevelt N~eighborhood club
will open the season with a meeting
tomorrow afternoon at the school
house at 4 o'clock. The programme
will be vacation notes by the club and
refreshments will be served. All ladies
Of the Roosevelt district are cordially
invited to be present,
Mrs, Julia Nelson, president of the
local scandinavian w. G. I. u. has re-
in which she visited Cass, steele and
Traill counties and organized three
new unions, one at Luverne in Steele
county; one at Galesburg in Traill
county; and one at Buxton. Mrs. Mel
son was gone for three weeks and re
ports very encouraging conditions
She will leave next week for the vici-
nifty of Valley City.
Miss Clara Arneson was a hostess
of last evening when she entertained
ten of her friends at dinner and a box
party at the Orpheum. Dinner was
served at S:15 and the tatle was most
attractive with garden flowers, which
were also used about the rooms. Fol-
lowing the dinner the guests were cs-
corted to the second performance Of
the Orpheun, where they occupied two
boxes. The occasion was Miss Arne-
sons birthday anniversary and the
guests presented her with d handsome
silver mesh bag as well as many other
happy returns of the dag.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10

Some people who have never work
ed in a harvest field wonder at the
scarcity of harvest hands.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
THE PLANS FOR TAG DAY
CimEaittee Adopts New Idea OF Tagging
Houses and VIII Place Lady in
Charge OF Each District.

The committee in charge of the an
Rual Tag day for the Florence Critten-
ton home has adopted a new idea
this year, that of tagging the residence
districts as well as the business dis
triets. The city will be divided into
districts and a lady placed in charge
Of each, so that all may be given ar
opportunity of assisting in the work
or of Offering material aid to the Crit
tenton home.
The Fargo Crittenton home is well
known in the rescue fields for its ex-
cellent work and the work which it is
doing has been proven a necessity to
the city and state. Each year this APP
peal is made to the people and it Is
hoped that there will not be a person
in Fargo on Saturday, Sept. IL who
will be without one of the little tags,
In the business districts ladies will
be stationed at the most convenient
places and will nav a supply on hand
for the public.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
AT the Hotels

C. H. Potter of Enderlin is in the
city.
Miss Anna Callahan of Casselton was
in the city today.
Curtiss Simpson of Bismarck spent
the day in the city.
w. II. Way and daughter of Grand
Forks are in the city,
r. Thompson of MELVILLE was a Far
go business caller today.
Frank Harold of Wheatland was in
the city today on business.
c. w. Kelly of Devils Lake is a bust
ness visitor to Fargo today.
Howard Ahris of Scranton was a
business visitor in the city today.
Mrs. Currie and Miss Currie of
Scranton are guests at the Gardner
hotel.
r. S. Campbell, of Lisbon, has arrived
in the city today to loo after his
business affairs.
Hon. Gunder Olson, of Bismarck, is
a business visitor to the city today and
is a hotel guest.
Albert Thompson of oberon, this
state is in the city for the day to look
after his business.
Miss Erlynne Wilsoc, of Benson,
Mimi, has arrived in the city and is a
guest at the Waldorf.
E. v. Bassett and B.. Brown of Vero-
ma, have arrived in the city to look
after business matters.
w. E. Brown, G. j. Siegel and Walt
Brown, all of Brainerd, Mimi, are
guests at the Prescott.
Mrs. l.. E. and Mrs. B, H, Critchfeld,
both of Hunter, are in the city shop
ping and visiting friends.
s. Darlington. of Superior, Wis, ar
rived in the city this morning to at
tend to business matters.
Mrs. E. Naylor of cakes. this state,
has arrived in the city to do SONS
shopping n to visit friends.
Miss Hannah Lien, of Granite Falls,
! Mimi, has arrived in the city for a
short stay at one of the hotels.
j. A. Way and F. ]. Chesbro and
Bob Martin, all of Dickey were bust
ness visitors to the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips of
Webster, this state, have arrived In
the city to stay for a day or two.
Mrs. H. G. Delaney, of the town Of
Beach out on the slope has arrived In
the city for a stay of a few days.
A. C. Manley and J. 3. Manley, both
of Portland, Ore, arrived in the city
yesterday to remain for a few days.
A. l.. Knaub, Oscar J. Seilor and l.
Obermiller, all of jamestown, this state
were guests at the Waldorf today.
Miss Helen Williams and sister, OF
Minneapolis, have arrived in the city
for a few days stay at the Webster.
Isaac c. Arnold, of Wendell, Mimi, IL
among the last to arrive in the city
to see the sights n stay for a few
days.
E. l.. Kugelen of Fergus Falls, ar
rived in the city this morning to stay
for a few days and is a guest at the
Metropolis.
Miss Julia Peterson of Edinburg,
this state, is stopping at one of the
hotels and will spend the day in shop
ping and visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Anderson and
Miss Mabel Brunsnola and o.. NJ. Bruns-
nola, all of Hannaford, are calling on
their friends in the city today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
CLUB NOTES

The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Federation of clubs will be
held in Grand Forks Oct. Is. 16 and
- n club delegates are being Sc
iected to represent individual clubs.
Mrs, N. c. Young's term as president
expires and the regular biennial cleo
ton will be held. Among the interest
ing features Of the Grand Forks meet
Francisco biennial meeting of the ma
tional Federation of Women's clubs.
wnen the new president, Mrs. Penny
packer of Texas was elected and the
question of equal suffrage as q plank
In the national federation turned
down. The terms of Mrs. w. A. Nc
lntyre of Langdon, Mrs. o. w. Nc
Ciusky OF Darlington and Mrs. "A. NJ.
Burt or jamestown, as directors, ex-
pre- in October, and nomination will
be in order for these vacancies. Clubs
that have not Joined the federation
and wish to ally themselves with 1t
should send their applications, accom-
panied by their constitutions, to the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. j. FL.
Shepperd, Fargo, who will present it
to the board of directors. An afirma-
tive vote of a majority of the directors
present shall be necessary to admit to
membership. The North Dakota fed
Grafton has a membership of 100 clubs,
with sixteen counties in the state yet
without representation Many clubs
recently organized expect to join the
federation this fall. Notable among
them are many prosperous civic lea
CUES.
, The domestic science department. of
the Civic league at Willistpn is plan
ming an autumn party for Oct. IL. 1t
VIII be held at the library assembly
room in hat city and a move pro-
gramme is being arranged for the &C.
scaSion.
The Current Events club of Bismarck
purchased a beautiful picture, a read
ing From Homer which now adorns
the fine assembly room at the new
Bismarck high school. The gift was
presented by the club ladies to Supt.
G. c. Root, who accepted in behalf of
the school just prior to the opening of
the regular school term this week.
Mesdames Alfred Zuger, e. T. Burk and
d. J. McGillis were appointed as a
committee to select the picture and
they ave much time to the work and
made a most appropriate choice.
The Woman's Civic league of Will
liston is the largest club of the fed
Grafton. 1t has an enrolment of one
hundred members, an increase of for
ty-eight members since it's organiza-
tion -four years ago. Valley City has
the largest number of federated clubs,
with its six progressive clubs. The
largest of the six is the Civic Improve
ment league with a membership of
fifty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
A JUNIOR SECRETARY
Miss ". Louise Guernsey of Chicago In
Charge Of Extension Work and
uniOr at Y. w. C.. A.

Miss e. Louise Guernsey arrived last
evening from Chicago and will take
charge of extension work in the city
for the Y. w. c. A, and also the junior
department. This is a new project at
the Y. and one that the institution has
long felt the want of. The younger
girls will now have a secretary of their
own and that phase of the Y. W. c. A.
work will no doubt prove more than
successful.
The extension work will include the
holding of meetings in the various in
dustrial buildings in the city for the
working girls and this work, too, is
one that Fargo has been in need of.
In this way 1T is hoped TO get a great
many more girls Interested in the y.
w. c, A. work and enlarge the field,
As soon as possible Miss Guernsey will
commence her branch of the work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
A WEDDINGS

r. Fremont Bacon and Miss Jane Shell
ton Conyers. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father Cory at the home of
the bride who is the charming laugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j., S. Conyers, and
the bridegroom is the Oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Bacon, and one of
Cando's rising young business men
being associated with the Arm of w.
F. Bacon & Son of that city.
You can buy a fine house dress
worth up to 50 at s9c during the all
treation sale at Blacks,
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED-An experienced office girl.
Apply tonight. a. L. Moody.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10
BLACK SILK
STOVE POLISH

on your parlor stove, kitchen stove or gas stove.
Get can from your hardware or stove dealer.
II you dc not find It better than any other stove
polish you have eVer used before, your dealer Is
authorized to refund your money. But we feel
sure you viii agree with the thousands of ether
Sr-to-date women who are now using Black
silk Stove Polish and who say It Is the best
Eh1zs Aolfsh sUey gsads,n
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-10

Here b. q clever costume im hlna ard
Wfite striped vcile, with blue satin collar
and cuffs. The dress is dresay ard smart,
but quite easy TO make. II eIoses at the
back and the pattern provides for . sep
arate guimpe. The collar and ycke b Of
~aIlover, and the whole appearances q tia
garment Is rich and attractive.
The pattern, No 6,91S, Is cut In sases
80 10 ~ inches bust measure. Medium
sise will require for dress AZ yards Of
SO inch material and / yard Of "a inch
satin, and for guimus LA yards Of 80
:nch material and u oe q yard Of 70 ineh
alloveR.
The above pattern can be Obtaiaad by
vending 10 cents to the office az this rapeg