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already too high. The aggregate as
sessments for Washington property re-
port far more in value here in compari
son with rich and popu,ous cities than the
facts can possibly warrant. That is, II
the assessments here are not excessive
those of other cities are undervaluations.
Thus in order to make the 66 2-3 per
cent assessment OF $2SJ, 1871 in 1910
the Washington assessor reports Tea
estate in Washington in local owners and
taxpayers of S427, 7i0.t56. Calculating all
the cities of the Washington group on
the 100 per cent basis in 1910, We get eX
tr2OrQina,-y results
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cavity to the city's wealth and

ute most heavily to the city's wealth and
taxable property are here in large meas
ure non-existent save in the form of the
government departments and mechanical
establishments. These local industries,
however. are not included in the taxable
properties, for the governments holdings
are exempt from assessment Hence
when Washington is compared. in this
respect, with such busy industrial CEN
tiers as Detroit, Milwaukee and Cleve-
land the local total of assessed valua-
ton. representing an almost exclusively
non-industrial community, stands against
the totals of cities where are scores. even
hundreds, of mills and shops and fac
tories, producing enormous values and
giving employment to great numbers.
Even so. the taxed fraction OF Washing
ton is assessed at higher total than any
of these cities. Here are the figures:
1910
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It is absurd to imagine that the taxed
fraction of Washington is underassessed
when its real property is rated in the
actual assessment as worth SSs.G4s. SOL
more and on the 100 per cent basis as
worth S91, 1888. 100 more than that of the
whole of Cleveland. with its great indus
trial establishments and it's population
90 594 larger than that of the District.
There are 331.O69 Washingtonians, one
third of them colored people, the vast
majority of them employed or very small
employers. with q comparative lack
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Site for High School.

President Emmons and Secretary VOL
lard spoke in favor of the Wallach build
ing site. ;. W. Currden. NJ. I. Weller and
others opposing it. Referring TO reserva-
ten IL. the resolution set out that II
contains AMPLE ground FIR ii modern
school building, a stadium, drill grounds
ipr the cadets gymnasium and IN agri-
cultural experimenting station. There
ar o. tit:s reservation good. substantial
buildings that with Slight change could
l. utilized Tor industrial training
That Ill $ location would supply all flu
iuTe requirements Of higher education in
last Washington and greatly accelerate
the Improvement of the eastern section of
The city and at the same time avoid the
expenditure of thousands of dollars
BY a unanimous vote the association
favored reservation 15 as the site for the
new building.
Another resolution from the executive
committees contained an Endorsement OF
the plan for wider use of the public
school buildings. and favored the estab-
lishment OF swimming pools in the differ
at SECTORS.
Thomas ". Smith, suggested that only
.Hiiidin.S IL (which there are assembly
is.siiS should b- used for public meetings
.siid ~. cilcr urged that the resolu-
on pro, ID" for floating baths instead
y Sw winning pools The resolution was
shsase1 TO meet the suggestions aud
lsat,; ted
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Curing Assessment Irregularities.

without doubt in every Washington
assessment there are Inequalities which
need TO be cqualized. These exist
everywhere; but the tenure Of office
and independence of local influence
given by law to the local assessor tends
to reduce to a minimum such Unequal
tiles in the District.
All taxpayers. small or large. except
the few who profit by comparative un-
derassessments. favor uniformity OF
assessment. and vigorous efforts, pro-
NOTED by strong local and national
pressure, are being made to approx
mate as closely as possible TINS uni
formity.
Uniformity of assessment is secured by
reducing generalization well as by
raising differentiation but practically
when any assessments are once placed on
too high Il basis they remain there and
the struggle Is to bring other classes up
TO the same standard. Successive local
tax agitations and Investigations b.
Congress have. in general. had the effect
of prodding the assessors TO high assess
ments Of special classes OF property. Rep
resentative Tom johnson of Ohio. OF
single tax fame, an active member OF
the District committee. stirred the. asses
Sors into high assessments of unmproved
property with its unearned increment.
Representative Odcll of New York, an
other tax investigator, stiffened assess
ment lines on other classes of property.
and this year the assessors have been
pounded and threatened in the direction
of enlarged assessments. not solely for
uniformity, but primarily for larger tax
revenues; and the attempt has even been
made to drive them into increase by
20 per cent of the standard Of all real
estate assessments.
But the local aggregate assessment is
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Enthusiastically Over-Assessed.

Comparisons between Washington and
other cities in regard to the assessed
valuation of realty. for purposes of taxa
ton. should always be coupled with the
understanding that the large industrial
esta blishments which elsewhere contrib
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Comparative Realty Values.

The following table gives the realty as
sessment basis and the realty assess
ments raised to the 100 per cent basis In
the case of eighteen cities most closely
apprOXimatng Washington in size:
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= disUllery has been unearthed at the
! thens. " Va. State Hospital for the
insane. The moonshiac was discovered
cne head carpenter. who had noticed a
,'tir aroma about the shop for several
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money appropriated by Congress fo
the expenses OF the District.
Our Startling Assessment.

The following table shows the actual as
sessed valuation of real property in the
Washington group Of cities in 1910,
emitting the California cities:
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WESTERN GROUP.
SOUTHERN CIRCUIT,


Thus the real estate assessment of the
taxed fraction of Washington was great
er In 1910 than the aggregate assess
ments of six prominent western cities,
including Cleveland. and of five con-
spicuous southern cities, including New
Orleans
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Termed Act of Tyranny.

" J. Weller. speaking in favor of the
resolution, urged that the people be given
a hearing. lie made known his objection
TO what lie termed railroading the meas
ure and referred to it as an act of tyr
amy. Charles 4. Shields also denounced
The measure. and said there is going to
be contiscation of property i'm various
ways. He said he understood the new
assessors are increasing assessments. and
in one instance he was told OF an increase
on = piece OF East Washington property
o. leo pcr cent.
capt. Potter presented a resolution
from the executive copinittee dealing
site the question of 4 new Eastern High
Ss-nool building. The resolution favored
the tearing down of the Wallach build-
ing TO provide site for the proposed
structure mentioning reservation L. the
site OF the Jail and other public build
lnSs as u second-choice site.
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ASQUARE DEAL
FOR WASHINGTON

CONTINUED from First Page)
than in the great majority of American
municipalities and heavier under the
surrounding conditions than in the 9th
er American municipalities approx
mating Washington in size.
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1910.
SSpgSatf

Bringing to the 100 per cent basis these
cities. with Baltimore and Buffalo added.
the table stands:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
SURELY SETTLES
UPSET STOMACHS
,.pApg,s pIAPEPSlN" ENDS mol
GESTIoN, GAS, SoURNESS IN
FIVE MINUTES.

Really does put bad stomachs III
order-"rcaIIy does" overcome indl-
rcstion, dyspepsia. gas, heartburn anu
sourness in five Misunderstanding
that-makes Pape's DiapcpsiT>ihc larS-
est selling stomach regulator IN inc
world. If what YOU eat fcrmcnls into
stubborn Jumps. you bclch gas an
cructate sour. undigcstcd food ana
acid: head Is dizzy and aches; breath
foul: tongue coated; your insides fiileu
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment Diapepsin comes
I'm contact with the stomach all suc'
distress vanishes Its truly astonlsb
inr-almost marvellous, and the JOY u
its harmlessness.
4 large htty-ccnt case oi Pape
piapepsin will give YOU hundre'
dollars worth of satisfaction or you
druggist hands YOU your money back
It's worth its weight In gold to me-
and women who can't get their stom
| achs regulated. 1t belongs IN you
home-should always be kept hahu
I'm case of sick. sour. upset stoinac
during the day or at night It's IN
quickest. surest and most harlhleS
stomach doctor in the world,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12

uc,rance of the first boat in the
spring when the mine Whistles p'c"
loud and long and everyone TO th'
y,riest tot at the mines, hurried To inc
steamboat landing.
II is much to our discredit that we
let the men who took part III thosc
stirring times pass away without re-
cordinu for us their history. In the
mast five years men has. passed away
who could have added so much 20
our knowledge of the copper country
carly DAYS 1t can be obtained IN no
other way; therefore it Is III danger VI
bcil.g irroVocably lost to us
| If van were TO ask me what trait
in the inhabitant of the old copper
country days" prcdominated' l shoulo
answer instantly, hospitality rms
came. possibly from his environment
There were so few people; their homes
! were SO far apart; they we're wholly
dependent upon one another Tor So
rial opprrtunitics; the fact that th'
settlements were far apart, ncccssai
iIy presented formality.
For "a friend. true blue--triod AM
! 'trlo-give me one who possesses th'
attributes of the resident Of ola cop
per country days. a rugged hones''
without sham, a bronzcd complexion
and a clear eye. and a hand clasp-ho
the stillcd aerial hnger-tip touch
, today. but a grip that makes So
5 vince as he babe YOU welcome to Nv
r bcart his hearth and his home.
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co BACK HOME
WELL FIXED
Compensation Law Makes Many
Injured Aliens Rich

Iniuries under the compensation act
are the means of making many Mich
iean foreigners realize dream oi
wealth and case in their own country
and scores of injured Italians ana
other aliens are returning to their /
nativ. lard through the agency of LOST !
legs. eyes or other injuries for which !
they have scyeivcd compensation I'M
der the now law. says a Lansing dis
Patch Some of them receive as hisi
as $4,000 in "a lump sum when IL -
40 recommended 10y the industrial ac-
cident board. and with this amount III
their own country they are rich
An illustration of this is cited 10y the
board i'm the case of Francisco Pignat-
LEM. AN educated Italian OF Saginaw.
whose legs were cut off by Il Per"
Marduette train. Pignatclli had no III
ltcntion of becoming citizen, but was
only i'm this country until he could ac'
ouire money enough to purchase
vineyard i'm northern Italy where ms
old home Is. by the loss OF ms le@s
he received in a lump sum SZ''S-'oN'
moro than enough to buy the vineyard
| AMI equipment. lie will be taken
, homo by his brother. who will share
in the leg money.
@ Another case. that of an Armenian
,, of Detroit is cited. The foreigner lost
v an eve. The company he was WORKING
n for settled for $500 The Armenian has
t Il wife and two children In his hatN'
t land and is going back, declaring '''a'
IN. sum he has received will make
y him Independent,
e Adverse to Paying Lump sums
Il Tho industrial board is adverse v
st granting lump sums except III cer'ai'
coses settlement of $4,000 III TN
n case of the Newport Mining cohpah!
* Ioud J.. 5oraruf was not permitted II
to one sum. as the father 'Wheh h''''
to left four minor children The chhure
l. were entitled to $4,000 which relative
is cndcavorcd to get in one payment III
< hoard decrecd otherwise. however. an
te the children will get 500 tor 0o
G. weeks.
MS In cases Of mortgagcd houses buy
at me homes ON contract or seuilhg
as debts. the board is not adverse To iu"'
it sum settlements, but proof OF hoce'
es .ity has 10 be produced. Lump sum
n il IS contcndcd. do not Tor the mo
rs, mart result in benefit because OF t''
cw dcucv OF the recipient to squahu
it without getting any good from II.
,ot Members of the industrial accide
lal board declare that since the 'oiipe'
of sation law went into effect las' sc
,cy TENDER Il hundred aliens have r''o'
Der ed to their native land, wealthy ~
,es. assured of comparatively easy u
ul- Inv thc Michigan compensation Iou
The largest record of these Is ir'
net the upper country.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12

This wonderful fruit laxative "''' 80
liver and bowel ClSaEsei-t 'hlc-"V.
as az irritunt. It's action is hotu'''
and s,ntlc--no gripping. 1t is denc'ous
Ito ,lrcading IL is positive ana
prompt-no waiting.
IT Your stomach is sour and ii'Icd
with vile gdses, your head "chcS, W ",
You are bilious. nervous. dlzH|' no.
SICK, votr tongue coated your '''' :,
lect of bowels cloggcd with "ds.c w.
properly carried off-don't wait SUI
take teaspoonful of delicious "s "
vi Figs tonight, and In the ho'"''e
All ,onstipatcd waste sour DIG s'so'
and roisons will move on ana ""' -
Vie system. gently but Thoroughly
srlping-no nausea-no weakness :
'he OLD days people let these n!a''Vi
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UGH! NOT CALOMfL, OIL OR SAILS,
BUT DELICIOUS SYRUP OF fICS
GIVE YOUR STOMACH, LIVER ANo 80 Fee -. NAsgA ENDS
oic,, ~ enNsiNG WITHOUT GRIPPE On NJ'oN
eiLousN zoo ~
'- AND CONS TiPATioN

,,, uutiI they needed "a large uose "
49,, =" .,n ,nrp they took something Sc
, ."y ike eastor oil, salts or cat'ar.'es'
w., meant abuse to the bowels These s'i
' ,"o' the DAYS of the gentle and natural
are ", ,axs Of syrup of FIGS This way
are not druggiug yourself syrup
'ou 49,. ho,p, composed entirely oil ius-
cions figs. SIENNA ana. oro'''''0
not cause injury .S,r,p Of
Ask your druggist for 81 pa - ,co,,
Figs and Elixir of senn'' a., anu syrur
rn - the name, California Fig sSr ,nO
, TO- ON the label This So, IS s sn'
oonri reliable. ANY other SO, 90.
Ea" Fig syrup is an imitation on, .e,
'a'''u deceive YOU. Refuse suc'
with contempt ,..,,isepent)
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Voemen to Menominee.

The Michigan state convention 81
The brotherhood of American locmou
viii hc held at McnOmincc TUESDAY,
\prr /. Tho state meeting is held
ever, four years, the last one being at
Es,anaba. About 200 outside dele
gates viii attend the convention. ana
all of the state officers will be pros
cut
Homestead lodge No. 1884, Mcn"nh
ice. is making elaborate plans for tn,
entertainment of the visitors. Th'
morning and afternoon will hc given
over To- BUSINESS sessions, ana In 'h'
evening banquet To be followed 10y q
canoe ter the visitors and Menominc'
members will bc held at the Is of J.
Lall
New officers will he elected an1
delegates will be chosen to attend lh'
supreme conclavc which is to be hc''
at Oklahoma city. Okla In June.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Calumet Aerie, F. o. E.

st the rcsullr meeting this evening
a class ot about forty candidates will
he initiated into membership in Calu-
ost elias, To- b, admitted since the
membership contest opened and will
brine the membership well over the
500 mark. About twenty applications
Tor membership will be presented at
the meeting tonight. 1t is planned To
hold a big banquet ana social session
at the close OF the membership effort
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Anty Drudse's Idea of Clubs

fOrgonizer of Woman's Cab-"Anty' we want you 70
oin our club for the study of sociology economies
and the general uplifting of womanknd"
EAnt Dyudoe-"All right my dear. Well begin by tell
ing all women about the new way OF waShmg
clothes with Fes-Naptha Soap in cool or lukewarm
water It does away with boiling and hard-ruoons
saves work. time, worry and money, and does more
70 help women than all the sociology and economies
in creation"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12

When women first began to wash
clothes. they soaked them in stream ana
beat them with paddle. A hard Jop IL
was then to get rid of dirt.
Then someone found that fat and I'VE
made substance which, mixed win not
water and rubbed hard, cleaned thhgs
pretty well. This was soap.
Finally, came Fels-Naptha Soap.
Fels-Naptha isn't simply good soap;
it's different altogether from soap as you
know it.
Fels-Naptha Soap marks as big an
advance over soap in it's usual meaning, as
ordinary soap itself did over the paddie.
Ordinary soap calls for much hard
rubbing and plenty of boiling water 10
take away dirt. Some kinds OF stains'
grease and blood it Simply won't remove.
But Fels-Naptha cleans without hard
rubbing and you don't use hot water at all.
With Fels- Naptha Soap all you need IS
cool or lukewarm water.
Think how this cuts all the terror out
of washday.
Full directions printed on the red and
green wrapper. -..u.
- rrIs q @" PHILADELPHIA
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
To institute Chapter.

Mrs. Kate f.. Ross of Calumet has
gone to Marquette. where she VIII as
sis; Worthy Grand Matron Minnie T."
kcycs of Olivct. in instituting now
,haptcr of the Eastern Star order III
the iron country. Mrs. Ross nils the
position OF Worthy Grand Adah TO
which she was elected at the recent
atntp guthpriuG
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Laurjum Lodge, No. 2o2.

LUrIum lodge, knights of Pythlas,
yill entertain the other pythiun lodge :
N the county at a big county reunion
nl social session on Monday evening
March - The IMITATION has alrcad!
1ccn accepted hy most of the lodges
rhc third rank decree will be con-
fcrrcd on large class of candidates
10y ,hc degree team of Columbia lodge
Huit.iIu,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
To Entertain c. o. r.

st. Nnthouy's Court. Catholic Order
of Torcstcrs, will be entertained at Il
smoker and social session by Homer
Dcauchcuc at the next regular mSct-
mo in the I.aurium bank hall Mr.
Roauch,ne has recently resigned as
treasurer of that organization and VIII
after Nplil !. locate on poultry iorm
upgr Lake Linden.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
kninhts of Golden EAGLE.

At the regular meeting of Garll'i"
Castle. Knights of the Golden Eagle
II, H.. hold Monday evening, there VIII
he semi monthly drill stops VIII
also be taken to prepare the program
and make other arrangements TOT ths
obs,ryanco of the Golden Eagle NC
mortal Sunday. the first Sunday III
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12

The nitiaturS degree was conferred
ast evening 10y the members of Calu-
met lodge, No. 1874, !. .. o, +" ana
next Tuesday evening the first degree
viii be conferred. The degree team oI
In, lodge is working hard to prepare
Tor the visit to Minneapolis during the
coming summer. about the m.dddle Oh
September. To participate In the ma
iional dr"rcr team contests.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Forcsters to Lake Linden.

Special street ears have been char
tered 10y the members of Court North
star Foresters of America, also Court
John \. Bobb of Kearsarge, Court
Traverse of Gay and Court stanton OF
Mohawk. for the trip to Lake Linden
on saturday evening to attend the DE
rur,stic chain meeting To be held III
the Lake Linden city hall under th'
auspices of Court Golden Eagle pl
lIuhbcll The degree team OF 'our'
john \. Bobb of Kearsargc VIII nave
charge az the degree work In conucc-
ion with this gathering, There WI
Ice smoker and social session an'
addresses will be given 10y some oi VI
most prominent copper country 'n'
visiting members.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Charity Lodge, No. i31.

Tho third degree will bc conferred
T., the members of Charity lous'' ~,
t3I. Thursday evening. The th'ru
ra,,, degree team is working hard I'M
dor the direction of +. II. SchumaN'r'
dcprcc captain. in preparation Tor Tue
,uncr pcniusula contests in Marquette
I'm June.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Calumet Woman's Club.

Tho Calumet Womau's club VIII h"ld
ITS regular weekly meeting at O'CLOCK
Friday afternoon i'm The Y. NJ I. ~
lecture room, The program Tor NV
week is decidedly interesting ono
Motto--"It is good to he able to
perform, but 1t H. better To be aplc To
understand"
Hapcr-Devises for Producing Me-
caouieal Observation-Disclosures ana p'S-
advantages Mrs. Mabel Cake.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
For Boynton Memorial,

An appeal will bc made soon To '1o
different hives and tents at the Mou-
orn Matcabces to contribute To th'
fund being raised for mcih"r''' w
Major n :. Boynton. the touhutr VI
the order The movement had It's III
ccption at Port Huron few weeks
ago and the matter has been plL-v.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
81 Andrews Society.

Tho Calumet II. Andrews society
lii ort,,toln At another of its inform
n social times at the Jefferson Senuo'
hall ON Friday evening, March - ! W
party given last Friday evening pro,
al so successful there was an ''is''
t,rt demand for another party.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Invite Exalted Ruler.
''--lll.lsszsSSssSS1>zssSS>zs

..n,nas T.. Mills of superior Wis.
al waited ruler of the b. u, .. T..
an nc invited to visit with Calumet
\, i0i during the latter part
,prl ar early in May. An invita-
,,.r already has been extended To this
''.,mtnent Elk dignitary and the local
,,u,. have hopes that he will accept.
-, Grand exalted ruler of the lodge
49,. over visited i'm Calumet
.,pcrior lodge. No. iO5, was nstl-
,,,.J the night previous to the nsti-
,,tion of Calumet lodge, No 4Ol, Mr.
ANS being one of the charter mem.
hrs He is therefore near neigh
t,r or the local lodge
~ the regular meeting of CaIume;
,.lcr tonight. officers for the cnsu-
inc year viii he elected and there viii
Il. an initiation of candidates. Tn,
Ulcers viii be Installed at the nrst
mcc,ipg in APRIL
Good progress is being made viii
IN. prcparatious for the May fcStNa
IN rr held at the Light Guard armorv
IA, May queen contest will be inaug
grated in few days. Several candl
d,,,s have already been placed il
domination fer this honor.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
Sons Of ST. George.

Preparations are being mao' ny o e.
aud All lodge. Sons Of ST George 'oi
a., observance of Good Friday. IL Is
probable the lodge VIII oose, ,, y. a,,
occasion with an informal meeting ana
program. at which some oil 'le '''0''
,,,o,,i,,nt members will assist.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-12
hecla Lodge, |. o. o. F.

The second degree Will be conferred
on "a class of candidates at the regular
meeting of liccla lodge, No. 90. |. >.
., -, this evening. The lIccla lodge
degree team visited with KcWccnaW
lodge. No $50, on Saturday evening
ana conferred the third degree after
which they were royalty entertained
hy The Allouc. members. Kcwccnaw
lodge viii return the visit to lIccla
lodge on SATURDAY evening. March -
at special meeting. The grst dcgre,
viii bc conferred by the Kcwccnaw
lodge stan at this time