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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-03-14
TAXATION IN
MINNESOTA
The Following is One Of Series of
Articles Published by Request of the
Minnesota Tax Commission criti-
cism or Suggestion is Cordially In
vited
THE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALl.
ZATION-Sixth Article.

ZATION-Sixth Article.
The preceding article explained the
methods of equalizing assessments be-
tween Individual taxpayers by local
boards of review. The next stop in
the reviewing process contemplates,
chiefly, the equalization of assess
ments between taxing districts in the
same county, and this duty is commit
ted to the county board of equaliza-
ton. This board is not, however,
limited to action on the district as
sessments but may change individual
assessments where necessary.
The county board of equalization is
composed of the county commissioners
and the county auditor. 1t meets an
nually on the third Monday in July at
the auditors Office. Having taken an
oath to fairly and impartially" per-
form their duties the board proceeds
to examine and compare the returns
Of the assessment of property of the
ize the same, so that each tract or lot
of real property, and each article or
class of personal property, shall be
entered on the assessment list at it's
true and full value"
The board may raise the valuation
of tracts of real property if deemed
too low, or reduce them if considered
too high. 1t may also raise the ag-
gregate valuation of the real property
of the entire county or any district of
the county by percentage increases,
but cannot reduce the aggregate be.
low the aggregate values returned by
the assessors.
The board may raise the valuation
of each class of personal property if
deemed too low, and also the aggre-
gate value of personal property of in.
at less than it's true value 1t may
also reduce the assessed value of each
class of personal property when in it's
judgment it is assessed too high, but
= it cannot reduce the personal proper
ty assessment Of individuals except
in the case Of non-residents Of the
district in which the property is as
sessed, nor can it reduce the aggre-
gate value Of personal property below
the amount returned by the assessors
Before increasing the assessed value
of tracts of real property or individ-
ual assessments of personal property
notice must be given to the interested
parties if residents of the county.
The board may continue in session
four weeks. The members are paid
$500 per day and 10 cents a mile ira
vel pay, except that they shall not be
paid for more than 10 days service
or mileage for more than one session.
Boards in counties of more than 15O,,
900 population are excepted from this
limitation.
The auditor is required to keep a
record of the proceedings of the
board and to publish the same. After
the adjournment Of the board he is re.
quired to calculate the changes or
dered by the board and to make cor
rections accordingly and to transmit
an abstract of the assessment to the
Minnesota Tax Commission on or be.
fore the fourth Monday in August.
' 90 - .IarA,
Seventh Observation-Disclosures by the
Tax Commission
All OF the powers formerly vested in
the State Board of Enualization ora
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-03-14

| They are to be used in the Physical
Geography class.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
ROAD OIL DESIRABLE

Every mile OF paved road in Lake
county may be oiled by order of the
county commissioners and through an
appropriation by the county council IL
the agitation that has been started over
the county succeeds.
SO successful has the sprinkling of
streets with oil been in preserving
pavements in the city of Hammond, the
town of Munster, the city of Crown
Point and other places in the county
that 1t may become a general custom
both In the cities and the country dis
tricts.
The county commissioners are coming &
TO the conclusion that the traffic of au-
tomobiles on the county roads is so Sc
we're strain on the ordinary pave
ment that something will have to be
done to preserve IL.
With every mile of Lake county roads
oiled the reputation of this county for
fine roads would be more than upheld
| This is said to be the only solution of
the problem until the state gives the
county the right to build more SUBJ
l stantisl roads in the hrst place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
KNOTS CAUSESSlUMP
IN THE NEW PARTY
Crown Point Progressives
Don't Take Kindly to
His Leadership.
Especial to TEE T1MEs)

Crown Point, Ind, Aug. 1.-The Pro-
gressive party in this neck of the
woods seems to have lost considerable
caste since the convention Monday
when the decision was made to put a
full ticket In the field for the coming
campaign.
Lots OF the Progressives who believe
in the Roosevelt ideas were perfectly
willing to stand for it and work for
the partys success, but the domination
of Knots and his ilk at the recent
convention has disgusted and dis
gruntled the majority of the adherent
of the new party and they will look
elsewhere to vent their feelings
against what seemed a failure Of the
new party to make good along rational
lines. Instead of gaining, the defec-
tion from the progressive ranks is
growing and the situation looks any
thing but encouraging to those who
entered the game with an idea of a
whirlwind campaign and finish.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
ELECTRICITY FOR DYER
Especial to rnn rrarpz)

Dyer, Ind. Aug. dyer Is to have
electric lights and power. provided the
Northern Indiana Gas & Electric COM
pany and the Dyer board OF trustees
can get together.
The company has broached the sub
3ect of a franchise to the board, but
before any action Is taken mass
meeting Is to be held under the aus
pices of the Dyer Commercial club, at
which the project will be discussed.
The meeting Is scheduled for Friday
night of this week and everybody IL
invited to attend
Dyer Is progressive ana wants the
Improved light. fuel and power sys-
tenn. and the only thing that stands
In the way is an acceptable franchise.
The Northern Indiana Gas & Elec-
trio company is recognized as a pro-
gressive corporation and spreading a
regular network of lines from the
northern end of the county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01

Victim Battles For Life Until Passers
By Drive Brute From Her.
Is Taken to Hospital

battle between a wild dog and a
Gary woman took place in the woods
east of Broadway yesterday afternoon
and had 1t not been for the assistance
of two men the woman. who was fear
fully mangled about the face and
body, would have been torn to pieces
by the ferocious animal.
Battle in the Woods.
F. G. Smith. employe of the Gary
company, accompanied by Frank Kris
kie, a special policeman employed by
the company, were visiting the va
rious shacks in the Broadway woods.
At shack SO. which is a half mile in
the woods. some vicious dogs were
housed. Nearby resided Mrs. Kather-
Inc Malenko, 81 years old. the victim
of the wild dog.
The two land company men had just
passed shack SO when they heard
screams and a succession of pistol
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
tandem
CYCLISTS
INJURED

Another lucky motorcycle accident
occurred on Columbia avenue about $50
o'clock last night when Edwin Smith
and Miss Lottie Appoly of Sibley street.
Hammond. collided with a wagon. the
collision throwing the riders into the
ditch and causing some severe bruises
With Miss Appoly on the rear seat.
Smith was riding south on Columbia
avenue at a rate of about twenty miles
an hour The wagon was owned by
Albert Csiky. who was ustng more than
his share OF the road. Smith made an
attempt to get by. but instead coIlided
with the vehicle.
Both riders were pitchcdHHinto the
ditch Miss Appoly was picked up In an
unconscious condition, bleeding at the
mouth. Aid was summoned and she
was removed to her home, on Sibley
street, where she is reported getting
along nicely this morning. The wagon
was badly damaged and the motorcycles
was almost a total wreck. With the
exception of few bruises and scratches
Smith escaped unhurt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
F|NNERAN NOW TO
SUE MISS BROOKS
Militant Reformer to Be
Made Defendant in Dam
age Suit.

Martin Finneran, former village
clerk of West Hammond and tax COL
lector. who was vindicated in the Cook
county court last Monday, of charges
of embezzling s2.7O0 tax money COL
lected from the Michigan Central, said
this morning that he expected to pro-
ceed without delay to bring suit
against Miss Virginia Brooks and a
Chicago reporter named Delaney, who
he says instigated the suit.
IL intend to sue them jointly in two
separate cases. one for libel and one
for malicious prosecution. for damages
in the sum OF $4,000. 1 may not be
able to collect anything in the event
win but l would then have the salts
faction at least of showing them up.
Judge Honore before whom the case
was on trial. took it from the jury
after the states evidence was in and
without hearing any of the defense's
testimony and in doing he said to
the jury:
Courts Instructions.
Gentlemen of the jury, this case
which is pending before you. that has
just been heard here, was heard by
me a day or two ago, and was con
tinued until this morning for further
evidence The defendant charged
with embezlement of public funds In
West Hammond, Illinois, and the EVIL
dence shows quite conclusiyely that he
didn't embezzle any public funds: that
he received certain amount as
| treasurer. or as collector of the city OF
| West Hammond, and paid out-paid II
| all out In due course of law, and just IN
order to make the record straight, and
| to show the verdict of the jury. 1 was
| requested to ask you gentlemen to
| sign verdict of not guilty, and
l would like to have you do So"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
WALTER
WEBSTER
BURIED

The funeral of Walter Webster, 697
oakley avenue, one of the four vic
tins who drowned at Kankakee, Ill,
Sunday. was held this afternoon at 2
o'clock Short services were held at
the family residence and the remains
were then taken to the Baptist church,
where services were held at 2:3O
O'Clock The Rev. Floyd Adams off,
cfated and the music was rendered by
the Baptist church choir. The Ham
mond lodge, Knights. of Pythias, of
which Mr.. Webster was a member.
marched to Oak Hill cemetery, where
the K. of P. ritual was carried out
The body was recovered Tuesday
afternoon after charge of dynamite
had been exploded in the river His
was the last body to be recovered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
RAILWAY employees SHOW
HIGH COST OF LIVING

An interesting letter with reference
to the cost of living and wage scales
has ben submitted to the Chicago
Railway company by the officials of
Division 241 of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America and mas
much as it involves problems to
large extent Identical for street car
employees nto in division 241. THE
TIMES gives the communication in full:
Chicago. Ill, July 81, 1912
Chicago Railways Co, Chicago. H.:
Gentlemen:-Your communication of
July 25, 1912. replying to the requests
that this division had submitted to you
through their committee. asking your
company for new agreement, with an
increase of wage and changed condi-
tions In employment, received and con-
tents carefully considered by this, a
special meeting of our division. You
state IN your communication that ow-
ing to the results of increased cost of
operation the past three years, and be-
cause other cities, which you quote,
are not paying as high a rate of wage
as paid in Chicago. that you cannot
grant our requests for a living wage
and improved working conditions, and
in support of your argument you quote
the wages of several cities. in which
you claim-they are lower for street car
men than in Chicago
In reply to your communication we
must again reiterate our former po-
sition and insist upon our former de-
mands. We are forced to do this be-
cause the present wage is not sufri-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
c. 0. P.
DELEGATES
TOMORROW

Tomorrow evening the republicans
OF Lake county will meet in conven-
ton in the various cities, towns and
townships of the county and select
delegates to the state convention at
Indianapolis and to the joint repre-
sentative convention. which is to be
held in whiting
According to the CALL the Hammond
republicans will meet In Chopin hall,
the Gary republicans In Binzenhof
hail. the East Chicago republicans at
Cohen's hall, and the Whiting repub-
hcans at Frankowski's hail.
The conventions will all be held at
s O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t is not
expected that there will be anything
but routine action taken by the con-
venttons-
There does not seem to be much of
fight on for the nomination of state
officials this year. and for that reason
the selection of delegates will be done
in a perfunctory manner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
M0OSERS
NOMINATE
BEvER|DGE
Third Party Adopts Plat
form and Declares for
County Option, Initiative,
Referendum, Recall and
Direct Elections.
TIMES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL


AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis. Aug. IA. ]. Beve-
ridge, former senator from Indiana,
was today nominated fer governor of
Indiana on the bull moose ticket. His
nomination was made by acclamation
and with loud cheers. The convention
adopted the bull moose as the party
emblem.
The national progressive party con-
vened in Tomlinson hall here today
and adopted platform OF 27 planks. II
declared for the initiative.fi referendum
and recall. The recall is not to include
the recall of judges. The convention
therefore repudiates the position taken
by Roosevelt in this matter.
The convention declares for the direct
election of senators. direct primaries
to nominate all candidates for elective
offices, woman suffrage, good roads
legislation, county local option as tenn
porary relief until liquor question can
be settled by initiative and referendum
and for a constitutional convention.
Ex-senator Albert ]. Beveridge was
nominated for the office of governor
by reclamation. L H. Mace of Scotts-
burg was nominated for secretary of
state and Harvey c. Cushman of Wash
| ington for auditor of state by acclama-
tion-
Albert ]. Beveridge, Edwin NJ. Lee,
Frederick Lands, Rudolph Leeds, Per-
ry Bear and Horance Stilwell were all
| elected delegates -at-large to the
| Chicago convention with one-third vote
each. The alternates are Harold Hobbs
Muncie; Carl Payne Fourth district; w
D. Colvin, Second district; w f. Ad-
ans, First district; f. +. Warful, Rich
Imond, and Edgar Galdwin. Fairmount.
| The convention is expected to nonin-
Continued on page nve.l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01

shots. Smith and Krisl1ie ran back and
found Mrs. Malenko fighting the dog.
Nearby were men with clubs and one
with a revolver who tried to shoot
the animal Finally the brute releas-
ed its hold the woman and, run
ming away, hid under a nearby shack
Was Horribly Mangled.
The woman was hurried away to
doctors office There it was found
that the dog had severely lacerated
her neck. arms, face and hips. Much
blood was lost by the victim and today
she is in serious condition at her
homo
Police Captain Newman. who heard
the shots and screams, ran into the
woods and locating the dog. he killed
1t. The animal is said to have been a
wild one that ran at large In the
Eleventh avenue woods and others
have been bitteE by 1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
SHOVEL CAUSES
MUCH TROUBLE
Especial to THE TINES,

Crown Point. Ind, Aug. 1.-TWO
Italians on the Gary & Southern inter-
urban got into an alteration yester-
day mornig over the possession of a
shovel and before matters could be ad-
justed the weilder of the shovel had
fed and up to the time no traces can
be found. The quarrel occurred over
the possession of a spade and before
matters could be adjusted the fellow
that was most insistent over the mat
ter had fed leaving the entire matter
to lawyers here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01

cient to maintain the standard of liv-
ing that is required or At the out
set of our negotiations with you our
committee called your attention to the
fact that the wage we now receive YVES
not sufficient to maintain the Ameri-
can standard of living for street car
men now prevails in Chicago, and
in proof of our argument we are again
su bmitting to you the following facts
and figures concerning the cost of liv-
ing:
Comparative cost of living per year
for motormen and conductors In Chi-
cago. family Of five:
Coal. tons at ss..... 7. $4,000
Wopd and kindling,
year .......... 600 1900
Light and cooking, gas.
per month ........ zoo
Clothing for man, l uni
form suit .......... 1900 24.00
Extra pair uniform
pants ~ 600
Continued on Page ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
LIGHT ON
SUBJECT
TONIGHT

AT the citizens mass meeting in the
Hammond city hall this evening the
committee recently appointed by May
or Smalley to find ways and means for
the installation of the ornamental
street lighting system in Hammond
will make a report relative its visit
and inquiries in the matter in NIichi-
gan City. The question is one which
affects every taxpayer in the city, and
Mayor Smalley several days ago called
a mass meeting at which the problen
is to be discussed at some length
Michigan City is taking considerable
pride in the fact that it Is in a posi-
tion to show Hammond and East Chi
cago how to go about 1t to secure the
desired system. East Chicago is also
figuring on Installing the lights and
its officials. too, have inquired of
Michigan City as to how it went about
1t.
In Michigan City the system was in
| stalled exactly any other public i'm
provement. starting first with a petit
sidewalk. The cost of installation is
assessed against the abutting proper
tv, while the city maintains the lights
just as it does the arc system. The
question In Hammond is whether the
city the property owners in the
| benefited district to pay for the
maintainance of the lights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Especial to THE TINES }

(SpecfaI TO The TIMES)
Crown Point, Ind, August 1. - The
following marriage licenses have been
issued here.
Alfred C. Johnson. Gary: May B.
Case, Gary. Adolph Link, Indiana
Harbor; Blanche Lewis, Indiana Har-
bor Paul L. Long, Chicago: Hazel
Wood, Chicago Charles tucker, Toll
lesion; Eliza Nemode, Chicago. Mat
Jonas. Indiana Harbor; Helen Mailman,
Indiana Harbor. Paul Michna, Whit
ing; Susanna Kutes. Whiting. Wiley
E. Cherry, Chicago. Millie Tonner,
Chicago.
WHY ARE YOU NOT TIMES
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
MODERN
HOTEL IS
ASSURED
Mees Lease the Groman-
Muenich Building on Hob
man Street and Will Give
Up Carleton; Plans For
Interior Under Way.

Hammond is to have new hotel at
last The deal was closed last night
by which Mrs. E A Nee has leased the
Groman- -Muenich building for a period
OF Ave years. with an option on three
more, and workingmen will commence
at once to convert it into a modern ho-
tel.
The new hotel Will have 20 roooms.
of which 80 will be equipped with a
bath All of the roooms will be equipped
with wash basins and running water.
The hotel is SO located that 1t will
become the headquarters for the auto
mobilists who pass through the city to
and from Chicago. With the opening of
Holman street through to Munster. a
thing which will be accomplished in the
near future. it is destined to become the
greatest automobile thoroughfare in
the region.
Deal Finally Closed
The deal by which the hotel was
leased was closed yesterday afternoon
after II had been pending for week or
two. Mr.. and Mrs. Nee will notify the
owners of the Carleton of their deter
mination to, change their location to-
day.
In fact, the deal by which the new
hotel is to be finished and furnished
Carleton hotel. who live in Kensin gton
attempted to raise the rent
Architects Bunny & Berry are at work
on the plans for the hotel. These are
(Contfnued on page nve.l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
RODEP7 ZAH0N

Robert Eaton, master of the Illinois
State Grange, is one of the Progress
sives whose candidacy for governor
will be urged on the state convention
next Saturday He is resident of
jackson, Will count He recently de-
clined to accept the Prohibition CUB
ernatorial nomination.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
oDHN n. DApNEp

John M. Parker. a prominent New
Orleans Democrat, probably will be
chisen to act as permanent chairman
of the national Progressive convention.
which oonverfes at Chicago on Monday
of next week. Senator Dixon. cam
paign manager for Col. Roosevelt said
yesterday that the Louisianian In all
probability would be the choice.
Mr.. Parker was born at Bethel
church. Miss, in 1868 In 1888 he NOV
ed to New Orleans and entered into the
cotton business. He is planter and
one of the most progressive men in
the southern metropolis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01

THE MAN WHO WANTS a JOB
around here reads this paper first for
he knows that it has 10000 readers a
day. He stands chance of getting a
lob. A want ad here may get you just
the man you waSe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
Hourly Service Established.

Hourly service between the two
towns will obtain from now<on instead
of car every two hours as first an
nounced. Until yesterday it was de-
cided to operate a two hourbasis.
and following conference 1t was de-
eided that the traffic warranted a car
leaving both cities every hour.
Cars will leave the Lottaville car
barns at $3.50 o'clock every morning.
One will go to Gary and the other to
Grown Point both making the first
through trip. leaving at o'clock. The
last car will leave Gary at IL p. m.
and the last car will leave Crown Point
at p. m.
Judge Ora l. Wildermuth of Gary,
vice president of the Gary & Southern
Traction company, stated today that for
the time being a 25-cent fare will pre-
-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01
RUN
ON HOURLY
SCHEDULE
Improved Service Between
Gary and Crown Point
Established Today; Air
Line Possibly Open by
Sunday.

Through car service between Gary
steel mills and the Crown Point square
began at 6 o'clock this morning when
the first interurban flyer left the North
Broadway terminal of the Gary &
Southern Traction company and made
Its way southwark. At the same time
a car left the county seat for the steel
mills
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-01

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-22

that is necessary to take part in the election of all
candidates affecting the policy of the League both in
matters of legislation and administration.
If our friends will consider thoroughly these
few fundamentals they will be in position to under
stand clearly the why and the wherefore of the
Leagues activities. We have not neglected to call
attention to these fundamentals all during the
paign really, they have become threadworn, but
when became necessary to make application of them
to definite candidates. of friends partsans of
other candidates. ready to cry partisan poll
tics, while really the logic of the League compelled
action.
This cause, in which we should be interested
most of all, will succeed when constituency puts
first in consideration which place it rightfully holds,
and not until then better knowledge of these funda
mentals will the League workers, who have hard
enough time to battle the enemy great deal of
trouble, and would our friends much annoyance
and would make them better soldiers in the local option
army