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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
AVOIDING ONE TRAIN, HE
STEPS INTO OTHERS PATH
Man in U. S. Only a Week In
stantIy Killed.

Nicoii Simowitch. who had been in
the country only a week. was killed
instantly when he was struck by an
e~astbound express train of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Peddie street on
the way to his home,
Simowitch, who was q years old.
came from Poland. He obtained work
at the Carnegie Steel Company's
plant in Waverly. He was boarding
with Mrs. Anna Corcar. 2e5 Sherman
avenue
Instead OF crossing the bridge simo-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22

Hahn. Incorporated, a contracting
concern, have filed Incorporation
papers with the county clerk of Hud-
son. The principal Office is at 247
Summit avenue, Jersey City. The
capital is fixed at $50. 900. The sn-
corporators are: Henry Hahn, Cath
crime Hahn and Ferdinand MeMaaus.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
MAN, 81, AND GIRL, IL,
MISSING FROM HOME
Relatives Are Worried by Mys-
FERROUS Disappearance.

A man. 50 years old, and a girl. IL,
were reported to the police today as
missing from home. Gustave Gnatz,
of 42S New street, left his home
shortly after s O'Clock last night to
take a walk. When he did not re-
turn at his accustomed time his FAM
lily became worried and notified the
police.
Grace Dennings, of 80 Kent street,
disappeared from her home early yes
terday morning. The child's parents
are of the opinion that the little II
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
POPE WATCHES SISTERS
RECOVERY ANXIOUSLY

ROME. Aug. 2s-The Pope's sister
Rosa is recovering from a slight at
tack of paralysis. She is being looked
after by DR.. Petacci, the Pope's own
physician.
The Pope has had a private teie-
phone Installed from the vatInan to
his sisters apartment. 80 az to be IN
constant touch with her and BE IN
formed as 10 her prosrozz
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
ALDRICH LEASES LARGE
NEW YORK APARTMENT

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Real estate
men learned today that former Sem
ator Nelson W, Aldrich. chairman OF
the National Currency Commission.
has leased a large apartment On Park
avenue and will take possession Of
his new home on Seltember Is
The ex-Senator's action came as a
surprise to his friends. Is he has
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22

witch cut across the tracks and be-
came confused at the number OF
trains passing. He stepped directly
in front of the engine attached to
the New York train. He has a
daughter living in Montclair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22

may have gone to the home of a
relative in Springfield and will go
there today in search of her.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22

just completed a magnificent house
on his estate at warwick Neck, r. Il.
and it was thought he intended
spending the rest Of his life there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
BEY SUCCEEDS PAsHA

CoNSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 22.-
Hahn Bey, a member of the Turk
ish Senate, was appointed minister
of justice today in succession to
Hilmi Pasha, who resigned.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
Contractors incorporate.

JERSEY CITY. Aug. aa-Henry
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
Silk PetticOats

Messaline and taffeta silk petticoats-tai-
lored and novelty effects; may be had in white,
brown, tan, emerald, golf, pink, blue, purple,
American Beauty. gray, navy and black; also a
variety of charming novelty checks and stripes.
Silk Petticoats worth $2-os. special at
S1.95.
Silk Petticoats worth $3.os. special at
$3.50.
Silk Petticoats worth ss.ss. special at
S3.96.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22

Silver of a quality good enough for almost
any use, yet so inexpensive that you needn't
fear the loss of it.
Garland and Narcissus patterns IN French
gray and bright finish, in a heavy plate that will give
YOU no end of service.
Tea spoons SC each Medium Forks
Table spoons Toe
...h Oyster Forks
1Oc each.
Dessert spoons Aoc Sugar Shells
each. loo each.
Dessert Forks 1Oc Butter Knives
each. o each.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22

There are about 800 of these dresses to be sold at
this little price Friday morning-Dresses of Fine Wolfe,
Dresses of Allover Embroidery, Dresses of Lingerie;
trimmed in various pretty ways with broad lace tunic
effects; round, square or with fine washable net yokes;
some of the skirts with deep tucks and insertions;
others with allover embroidery skirts; still others with
8-inch Cluny insertion and deep hem. All the waists,
of course, are made to match and have set-in sleeves,
sizes for small, medium and large women; dresses
that have sold for as much as S6.98; priced for
a speedy clearance tomorrow morning, 9 5000
to 1 o'clock ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-22
Fruit Jars

Mason's Fruit Jars; best
quality; pint or quart size;
choice, each, at. .......... &c
Jelly Glasses; tin tops;
EACH. lac
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08

watch and then slipped out Of the
store. The auctioneer saw him go
and missed the watch and gave the
alarm Klouse ran as far as Sixth
and Main streets where another man.
hearing the cries from up the street
grabbed him. Klouse immediately
gave battle to his captor and a large
crowd gathered around Not knowing
why Klouse was being beaten some O,
the crowd tried to pull the larger OF
the men off him and the fight was
becoming general when the police ar
rived. Everyone within reach Of the
police was taken to the station where
the matter was Strengthened out by
finding the reason of the fight. Klouse
was held on a charge OF petty lar
ceny.
After the store had closed last
night, the auctioneer appeared at the
police station and identified the
watch taken from Klouse as the one
that had been stolen from the stock
and also said that Klouse had never
bought the watch from the store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
She Left Ger tfs-1

limited Press Leased gtrs Fe575ee-
ABERDEEN. scotEant- ges
Scotland Yard was asked saalgzst 10
send detectives from LonfGn se Catch
the supposed suffragetie uao leff
votes for women" on the goIs l5aks
and mutiliated the memorial forsta5a
in the park surrounding Balnos&l
palace. The local police oonfeEs they
are without a elew, and the consery-
iatiye press is demanding action
against whoever. committed the gao
irilege of trespassing on his majesty q
preserves. 1t is the first time King
/ George has been the recipient of suf-
fragette attention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
PERSON AIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. VanLackunn OF
Kansas are visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lindstrand OF
Chicago are spending Sunday with
the formers father, F. A. Lindstrand.
W. c. Pickard, constable of Char
lesion township, was business yisi-
tor in Keokuk yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Antrobus re-
turned yesterday from a trip to Pueb-
10, Colorado Springs, Denver and
Hastings, Nebraska.
Earl Carpenter leaves tomorrow for
Urbana. Illinois, where he will attend
the state university the coming sea
son.
William Clink has gone to St Louis
to meet his wife and daughter, Miss
Beatrice, who have been there on a
visit
Mrs. R. H. Klinesmith and her
daughter Mrs j. Warrington, of Fort
Madison, spent Friday in Heokuk.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Bateman of the
Hotel Keokuk returned yesterday
from a weeks visit in Illinois and
left in the afternoon for Keosauqua
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
DRIVERS ARE SURE
OF WINNING RACE
De Palma is Banking on His Big
Mercedes and Hughes IS ccrfi-
IDENTITY Expecting to Ncse
Out Winner.
RACE AT MILWAUKEE
All the Well Known Race Drivers Of
This Country Are Entered In
Classic and Big Crowd
VIII Watch.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 7.-of the
drivers of racing automobiles now in
this city for the Vanderbilt cup races
on September IL, 20 and 81, the most
confident of winning are Ralph De
Palma, winner of the two big events
in one day at the Elgin road races
last week, and Hugh G. Hughes, win
ner of the Aurora trophy at Elgin De
Palma tonight expected the belief
that he would be able to nose his big
Mercedes out in front of all the other
champion racing car pilots.
De Palma's car has capacity of 100
miles an hour He said he could make
an average close TO 80 miles an hour
for the eight and a half miles around
the Wauwatosa course. When told
that some of the cars entered in the
race here could make 100 miles an
hour. De Palma smiled and said: 1t
is not how fast they can go. but how
fast they can be kept going through
out the entire race
I'm not Dragging, but / hope to
win > said Hughes.
Teddy Tetzlaff would not predict
where his car would be in the finish
but he intimated that he might talk
after the race.
Included in the list of other drivers
who win be here for the big racing
events are David Bruce Brown. twice
winner of the American Grand Prix::
Erwin Bergdoll, winner of the Fair
mount park race; Caleb S. Bragg, mil
lionaire motor race pilot; Ralph Mui-
ford. holder of the Vanderbilt cup;
Joe Dawyon. winner OF the 500 mile
international sweepstakes at Indian
apolis speedway en- memorial day;
Spencer Wishart, Charles Merz, Gil
Anderson, Len Zengel. Eddie Hearne,
John Jenkins, Bert Dingley, Harry
Endicott. Don Herr, Mortimer Rob-
erts. Neil Whalen, Harry c. Nelson of
Milwaukee; Louis Disbrow, Joe Jaeg-
ersperger. the ..fiyirS Dutchman, z
Who reenters the racing game with
an artificial limb, and a score of 9th
er drivers.
Work on the grand stand and
bleachers was begun today. The
stands and bleachers will seat 10000
From the announced advance sale of
tickets, the seats will be filled on
the three days of automobile road
racing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
MAN STEALS WATCH
AND rs ARRESTED
George klouse is Arrested After
Battle With captors, For Stealing
Watch at Auction Sale.

George Klouse was arrested by the
police last night after a strenuous
chase from the iewelry store of the
late G. Hornaday, where he is said
to have stolen watch valued at $50.
The store was crowded with people
who were purchasing the stock, which
is being auctioned off and the crowd
was SO great that one of the show
cases containing the watches was
broken. Klouse is said to have reach
ed through the case and taken the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Political Conference

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BEVERLY, Mass Sept. Much
of the time of President Taft was de-.
voted today to a conference on polit.
ical conditions in New England.
Among party leaders who attended the
session at Parramata Cottage were
Chairman Hiiles and Treasurer Shell
don Of the republican national com
mittee; Samuel Powers of Connect
cut, member of the national repub
hcan advisory committee; Congress
man Sheffield of Rhode Island, mem
Der OF the national committee, ant
General Wilson, chairman of TIL,
Rhode Island republican committee,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Aviator Injured.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. !,
: sHAMoKIN, Pa Sept. Emory
y. Maiick, Philadelphia aviator. was
INJURED here this afternoon when his
g ~ upset and dropped 100 feet.
!, me machine was splintered and Ma.
az, at,a. was plnioned under it. He was
a aso to go up 1000 feet TO
t ,ha s' me Cameron colliery culm bank.
me highest in the world si 80
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
PntIfIes Win From Giants.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. The
loea,s son q shut-out game from the
Sep YORK Nationals this afternoon
bg driving Viltse from the box in the
.lrs; while the visitors could do little
With Seaton. Score:
View York, 900 900 ooo-o; 6; ].
Philadelphia. 300 900 02x-5; 10; o.
crandall. Ames Wiltse and Wilson;
Seaton and KfIl1er.
Empires: Rigler and Finneran.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Protest MEETING.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Ito pro-
test against the Imprisonment of Eft
Tor and Giovannitti in Lawrence,
Mass, a mass meeting will be held
here September % under the auspices
OF the socialists.
The speakers will be o. A. Tvietmoe,
Mrs. Fremont Older and others.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
American Mermaid.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DOVER, England, Sept. Rose
Pilonof, the American girl swimmer,
read the weather report and took a
look at the sky before retiring to-
night, to decide what the prospects
We're of favorable conditions for at
tempting to swim the English chan
mel Sunday. She said she would prob
ably start Immediately after day
light.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Reds Beat CUES ArzIr.

EUnited Press LEASED Wire Service
CINCINNATI Sept In as sensa-
tional q finish - has been seen al
RedIand EeEd this rear the Reds ae-
feated me Cubs today : 70 a With
the bases fliI ard none out n The
ninth, Mitchell doubled. scoring two
runs Score
Chicago Ia1 ga8 10 2
Cincinnati esl1 $50 Idz-S 10
BATTERIES RauIhach. Smith Mad
der and Catter: Suggs ard Clarke
Uugirss Brennan and Owens
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Tfaers fo; Browns 5.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DETROIT. Mich Sept. Tn q
Eisrd game IN which two players
we're injured and one pitcher knocked
ont OF the box. Detroit defeated the
81 Louis Browns here today by q
score Of 70 70 5 Allison was knocked
oat Of the box when five hits were
made OF him in the fourth. Baum
GARNER referring him Williams was
cai- whs1 he ran into the Grand stand
after foul Compton injured his
leg II z collision With Wallace. Score.
s. LoEfg 1865 $40 or 80 SLIP
Detroit .GI9 GIL 20x-1o-15-1
Allison BaEmgartrer and steph-
e-s7 Nzlisn ard Eochcr
T-Fr@s oLoughlin and wester-
vsss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
BLAcKHANDER is
FOUND PARALYzED
Edward Graft, of Plalnville. H. Who
Wrote Threatening Letters, in
Serious Condition.
Especial to The Gate City ]

PLAINVILLE. M, Sept. 7-Edward
Graft, arrested few days ago for
sending blackhand letters to varlous
men of this place commanding them
to pay him s1oo each, was found in
his place of business this morning in
paralyzed condition. Graft was
found by his daughter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Well Earned Vacation.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. II Having made
s19.o00,000 as successor of Russell
Sage and rival Of Hetty Green for
loan brokerage honors, A. Maynard
Lyon, 81 years old, sailed on the
Olympic today for vacation trip
abroad, the first since 1877.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
ss-s:s-z Sess Red Sex.

5sTosE. Mass sept. BOBBY
Esrog1a non or he Senator's where
sse gsF Walter Johnson lost. In
10 80 tgsr daEs $1,000 fans have
2a ssaa5assoa % the Red sox park
Tzs sa9.e
sEss gon, 09i ~ ppv-o; .; 8.
I49Ete1y lsq 9Y9 gG9-l: G; /.
crosl and Henry; Bedient and
Ca,rzgsn.
Eznvires. Connolly and Hart.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08

where they will visit few days, re-
turning about tuesday.
Miss Jennie Cody and Miss Maude
Cody have returned from New York
City and other eastern points.
John NJ. Turner and family of
Louisiana, Mo-, are visiting in the
city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Turks on the M.n.

te eyosNassr la Sept. 7.-rur.
fow, pssa an a brisk advance of troons
,0T n,,' the Bulgarian frontier to WGp9
a bulgarian invasion Of Msn Me-, .oday
ately. sS'ea desper,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
limited press Leased wire serriee

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limited Press Leased Wire Service j
CHICAGO, Sept. With the stage
set at Clearing. III suburb, for the
flying Of the James Gordon Bennett
cup race for the supremacy Of the
air, five aviators, representing tvo
nations, were preparing tonight TO
smash all existing records in an ef-
fort to win the worlds aeroplane
championship.
Jules Vedrines. acknowleded king
Of aviators; Maurice Provost and
Andre Frey, representing France, and
Paul Peck and Glen H. Martin, for
America, will tune their .naa-made
birds tomorrow for the ordeal on
Monday.
Peck, a youngster, entered in the
race this afternoon, and materially
frightened the prospects for the keep
ing of the Bennett cup in the United
States While Burgess, its manufac-
turer and Orville Wright, sponsor for
the meet, declared that the official
American defender with Martin at the
wheel will easily win the race. doubt
existed in the minds of enthusiasts as
to whether Martin can make the
death trap stay in the air suffi
ciently long TO win yedrines is the
favorite.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
sox Lese to Maps.

CHICAGO Sept 7.-Johnston'g
F@a2 Eo tas air for Lords liner,
u1aea canght Rssh otf first. was the
.ss-e N todzE's game with the
1False so- TIE sox used seventeen
ns- Eas ls 2 10 2 Score:
ceFesa.ds 80 80 egs1-3: 6: 0.
Chicago. 6s8 90 200; Z; 2
M5teass steen and adams; Cicotte
zx1 e gnEa
zses. ggzns and Egsn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
American League.
Amerlean Leaaue.

American League.
Philadelphia, 10: New york, S.
Washington. 5. Boston, l.
ST. Louis. ); Detroit. To-
Cleveland. s. Chicago, 2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
Eel sox Sci. E4en-

UNITED Press Leased Wire SerTicsI
BROOKLYN. Sept TEa=-z-
pitched z tEo-hir shH cEf e
second game Of M doHbIe h@aE=r
VIII ffsi= B5stoz 3raTes a5z7 N e
first Brooklyn Esed tEree assehe-s zze
the Bostouz woa TO Score sra-
game
Boston ......-. ae0 10 1fs-.-.
Brooklyn aGf essE----.
Hess and king Kaetzer za
YfngIing and o MElIer
Impires Klein an ORR
secord Carr
Boston 90 ed9 affs-fs
Brooklyn, 600 6da sxs FI
Tyler and Ra-fdea E-eEz@r ~.
Phelps.
Umpires. KIem and o-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08

FIVE AvIAToRs ENTERED
Chicago Aviation Program

September 8, at Clearing. III,
James Gordon Bennett worlds cham
pionship cup race.
Sept. 12-15, Cicero, Ills. information
al aviation meet, thirty-two entries
Sept. 1871, first international
hydroaeroplane meet. Grant PARK
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS
Nssioaas League.
satioaal League.

Material League
Boston. :. B-coAyn-
Boston Q Brooklyn Z
New YORK. Philadelphia ).
Chicago. 5: Cincinnati, s
Pittsburgh. St. Lc1is. /
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-08
plratea a =. -. Z.

ST Louis. seps -T1e cs-ssfs
were pie for RobE1so1 Tssa gls s9s
eighth frame iooks4 Ike Z 70 r. ~
run winner The s
Pittsburgh. i.a ~ u
ST. Louis, 6fs1 sta dlfs Il
Robinson and Gibson Her rs
and Snyder, Bresnahe1
EMPIRES: EasoH ard gof1rae-
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Fead The Daily Gate City for
sporting news.
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Flow to cure constipation, sick head
ache, sour stomach, torpid liver. fndt-s
gestionF and dyspepsia: Go too your
druggist and get 50-cent or 81 bots
tie OF DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-08
larged or extended by legislative en-.

larged or extended by legislative en-.
actment.
Notwithstanding these restrictions
the legislature has from time to time
enacted laws exempting from taxa
ton other classes of property not en-
braced in the constitutional provi-
sion. 1t has, for instance, attempted
to exempt the property Of incorporat-
ed district and county agricultural So
cieties, and the buildings and other
property owned and used exclusively
by beneficiary associations and fra
ternal beneficiary associations, as
we'll as an additional personal pro-
perry exemption Of $500 for each
member of the national guard.
These laws are clearly unconstitu-
tional and fail to accomplish the pur-
pose for which they were enacted. AS
already stated, the legislature has no
authority, either directly or Indirect
ly, to exempt property or persons
from taxation except as authorized by
the constitution, and as these exemp-
lions are not authorized by the con-
stitution, it is held by the legal de-
partment of the state that legisla-
tive enactment attempting to do so is
null and void
The constitutional provision relat-
ing to personal property exemption
leaves it optional with the legislature
to decide whether there shall or shall
not be any such exemption, and if
any, the amount thereof, not exceed
ing 5000. The legislature may also
determine whether the exemption
shall apply to each household, .indi-
vidual or head of a family. The
present exemption of $500 applies to
each individual subject to a personal
property assessment
There is considerable abuse of the
personal property exemption in some
districts Of the state. Not few
people attempt to list their personal
property in the name of several mem
bers of the family. In some cases
called to the attention of the tax
commission personal property was d.
vided among as many as six members
] of a family when the actual and
bona fde owner was the head of the
family.
This practice is serious violation
of law and is punishable by fine or
imprisonment. Section 5033. Revis-
ed Laws of 1905, provides that every
person who, in making any statement
oral or written, which is required or
authorized by law to be made as ba-
sis of imposing or reducing any tax
or assessment, who shall willfully
make any statement as to any materi-
al matter which he knows to be false
shall be guilty of gross misde-
meanor.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-08
TAXATION IN MINNESOTA
THE FOLLOWING IS OF SERIES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED
By REQUEST OF THE MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION
CRITICISM OR SUGGESTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED

value OF personal property compared
With the preceding assessment, or for
2 period Of years. a special investiga-
ion is undertaken to- determine the
ause Of the decrease If no cause
can be discovered, Increases are made
IN order to restore the assessment to
its proper place, and to equalize it
with the assessment of other counties
of like character.
The assessment of bank stock is
perhaps the most uniform Of any
class of personal property in the
state. State and national banks are
.equallzed on uniform percentage of
the aggregate Of their capital, sur
plus and undivided profits, less real
estate owned by the bank,
The above is a general outline of
the methods followed by the tax com
mission in equalizing personal proper
ty assessments. The commission is
conscious of the fact, however, that
unless the initial assessment is a
good one, unless all property is fully
listed and equitably valued in each
assessment district, it is difficult to
overcome it's defects by percentage
increases or decreases