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Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-30
. . . . . . . FOLLY 10 RE MIeE

 IN FOLLY TO BE WISE . lN In commenting on the recent . z record run of the Tom Reed . ' mine in Mohave county. when .
 . months cleanup of the zO- .
 . stamp min resulted in bullion q
 . worth $l1OOOO "Our Mineral . | . Wealth" said And yet it was io a prospect once. not many years H ago. and d ordinary one in Q
 C the opinion of about twenty Q q tramp yellow shoe experts who .
 . came along and gave it a knock .
 q 1T Charley Grimes cthe president . . who has made it a success -Ed) .
 z had known anything about the . . phenomena of ore deposits and .
 q their affinity to the past cretac- c z ious green-eyed birds-eye, the .
 z great Tom Reed Treasure Vault .
 q would still remain closely folded . z in the bosom of the rocks" . IF . . . z . . . . . not be at all wise. It differs hadicsl- ly from the Australian system and ! it Is in my opinion simply another way of attempting a listing system in
 the locally administered general pro- perty tax. which runs in the face of | all experience. If the law were adop- ted it would simply mean another unenforced and uneniorceable law.
 In this direction does not lie prog | lress. Edwin R. A. seHgman. Pro lessor seligman is probably the l greatest authority on taxation in the United States.
 "The proposed law seems to me to
 be defective in both principle and ap- plication. It is obvious that the law
 is badly drawn No such far reach
 ing innovation as that of self-assess.
 ment should be introduced without
 most carefully devised administrative
 safeguards. It lodges complete pow CT in the matter with the Board of Equalization. have no doubt but that this part of the statute would be
 declared Unconstitutional by the fed
 eral courts Although there are no very definite constitutional limits to
 the taxing power. there are such linn
 its to the power of confiscation. Quite aside from the inadequate and vicious administrative system proposed. the proposed law is defec- tive in principle The proper basis
 of the taxation of property is in most cases market value Market value is
 a question of fact So far as the de. 1 termination of such fact is concerned the estimate or judgement of the own ] CT of the property is apt to sr worth little more than that of anyone else. This is especially true Of real pro-
 perty where the judgement of an ex- l pert assessor is in general much more ] trustworthy than that of the owner
 of the property
 'The right to require of the owner | an estimate of a fact which he can
 only guess at and then to penalize him in case his estimate happens to fall short of that of the Board of
 Equalization, is about as absurd proposal in taxation as has recently
 come to my notice.
 ! "The State of Arizona will make
 much surer progress in the way of
 tax reform if it centers it's efforts
 upon getting a body of expert and
 trained assessors working under the
 control of the board of equalization. -
 Allyn A. Young, Professor of Econ
 omics and finance, Cornell University
Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-30

'ln reply to your letter would say thst the passage of the initiative bill in question (taxation law) would
Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-30

"The proposed taxation law Is in the highest degree unwise. This is because the average owner of a farm or horse is not @ real estate expert and ought not to be required to be. There is no difficulty in the way of a full and fair assessment of real es- tate 1T the people Of state really desires it. and that assessment should be made by public officials
 "SO far as other classes of proper ty are concerned. the proposed law would make bad matter worse The remedy for the present evil at tending the taxation of personal pro- perty is the classification of property for taxation and improvement; of methods of administration. ."-C Charles b. Bullock Ph. D. Professor of econ cmics of Harvard; member of the Massachusetts Taxation Commission in 1907 and author of many works on finance and taxation.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-30

RENCH FORESTS
 RIVERS ALL LEND AID IN DEFENSE WHILE MODERN
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PRICES OF PROVISIONS
ARE GREATLY INCREASED

Pola, Austria (via Venice and Paris).
Oct. 25.-The prices of provisions here
have increased greatly. Bread costs 20
cents a kilogram q 1-5 pounds). more
than double the ordinary charge. The
civil population have been told that they
must lay in food for six months or leave
town.
Hundreds of people already have died.
Trieste and the surrounding country
are exceedingly quiet. The people gener-
ally seem greatly depressed. Trieste has
only enough imported coal on hand to last
until December. after which time it must
burn styrian, which is of poor quality and
is useless for gas manufacturing pur-
poses. The streets now are only half
lighted in order to save gas.
The police have adopted the severest
measures to prevent Italian papers circu-
lating in Trieste and the vicinity. Scarce
ly any teachers, police or firemen are
left in the town.
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GERMAN COMMENT ON
FRENCH COMMUNICATION

Berlin. Oct. 25.-By Wireless to Say
ville-The following German COM
ment on yesterdays French official
statements has been given to the
press:
THE tone of the French official war
bulletin of last evening was rather
depressed and caused panic in Par
is. 1t admits retreat between the
sea and Canal LIE Bassee and mem
tions the impetuosity of the German
attacks near Arras and on the Somme.
THE night bulletin aggravates the
pessimistic impression. 1t repeats that
there have been French defeats on the
north wing. In order to alternate the
impression, an official note was issued
two hours later saying that the bat
tie front had shifted 200 kilometers
northward and therefore patience al
ways was needed"
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One of the young men, 4 sergeant
in the German army. had sailed from
New York on a Spanish mail steamer
and was taken off with other Germans
when not far off Sandy Hook. The
other was on the Dutch mail steamer
Comme-Wiyne, bound from Columbia
to New York, which was held up by
the British Cruiser Lancaster and
obliged to surrender q Germans. The
men were transferred to the cruiser
Suffolk and landed at Halifax.
The young men who came here es-
capped Wednesday night from the pris-
on yard on Melville Island with three
others by hiding in some big tanks I'M
til the other prisoners had gone into
hte barracks and attracted the atten-
ton of the guards by making a dis
turbance. The men then broke the
locks on a door in the wall and made
their way to the mainland through
the shoal water. They store rides on
trains until they reached Bangor.
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RUMOR THAT ROGER
BRESNAHAN WILL GO
To BROOKLYN FEDERALS

New York, Oct 25.-Although there
was a revival here today Of the ru-
NOR that Roger Bresnahan Of the Chi
cago National League Club had sign
ed a contract as manager of the
Brooklyn Federals, no one could be
found to verify it.
Just before he stepped on a train
for Chicago today, President Gilmore
said:
Within a month, l will hand some
jolts to Gov. Tener, Ban johnson and
Garry Herrmflnn as l have at least
four big surprises in store for hem
and the baseball public will hear of
them before many weeks have rolled
by. l am not at liberty to exploit the
inner workings of our organization,
but 1 can assure you that our activ-
tiles within the last few days have
seriously affected the pennant hopes
of one American and two National
League clubs"
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JOHN E. REDMOND
ADDRESSES VOLUNTEERS

Belfast. Ireland, via London, Oct. 25.-
@.12 P. M.).-Addressing a meeting of
Irish volunteers today, John E. Redmond
said that when the Irish government
came into being the volunteers must be
absolutely at the disposal OF that govern
ment. 'Ireland's rights" said Mr.. Red
mond, ARE not to be defended merely
within the Irish shores. If the manhood
Of Ireland refused to strike blow where
real fighting is going on the country
would be covered with disgrace. Ireland
would be Inundated II after the war 1t
had to be admitted that the safety and
liberties Of ireland had been guarded by
the sacrifices Of other men while Irish
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correspondent SAYS THE ALLIES
MUST SALUTE THE BELGIAN ARMY

London Oct. 25.-"All the allies
must take their hats off to the Bel
gian army, which for several days
has been holding in check two entire
German army corps near Dixmude,
frustrating the German designs on the
strip of territory between Dunkirk
and Calais" says dispatch to the
Times from one of its correspondents
in northern France. The message con-
tinues:
1T is now permitted to explain how
the Belgian army was able to take up
a position on the User canal, in 9TH
er words, how it was able to make a
successful retreat from Antwerp in
face of the elaborate plan of the Ger
mans. The Belgian army escaped whot
might be felt amounted to humiliation
by mangificent feat of arms. 1t sent
a force of a few thousand men to the
neighborhood of Mullen Gin east
Flanders, II miles southwest of Ghent)
with orders to mold back the pursuing
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London, Oct. 25.-9.05 P. M.-Bernard
Pares, professor of Russian history and
literature at the University of Liver
pool, who is acting as the British gov
ernment's correspondent at the Rus
sian headquarters, writes as follows
under date of Oct. "a:
IT have spent some days in Aus
trian territory conquered by the Rus
slams. The Russian broad gauge rail-
road has been carried some distance
into Galicia and further railroad COM
munication with the Austrian gauge
and cars is in working order.
THE large waiting rooms are filled
with wounded on stretchers Doctors
and Sisters of Mercy are in constant
attendance upon them. The wounded
utter no sound, except in few cases.
II talked with three Hungarian pri-
Yates, keen-eyed and vigorous. They
said their men were very good with
the bayonet and seldom surrendered
a statement which was confirmed by
a Russian cavalry officer who had just
returned from fighting in the passes.
Though it seems the Hungarians do
not consider the war as national be-
yond the Carpathians, they fight well
because they are warlike and not be-
cause they like this war Prisoners
with whom / talked were very ener-
getic in praising their treatment by
the Russians, which is indeed beyond
praise Everywhere were men with
tea, sugar and cigarettes. These We're
the only Austrian prisoners with
whom 1 had seen a trace of that ma
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enemy at all costs for a sufficient Pc
riod to cover the retreat of the main
army which Rugged the Dutch from
tier on its seward march. The pat
tie of Mullen eventually resulted in
the destruction of the little body of
fighters, but it meant the salvation
of the Belgian army and their allies.
THE situation of the Belgians and
French at Dixmude has undergone a
change for the better in the past few
days. This does not mean, however.
that the Germans are en- the run.
Much water will run through the User
before the Germans will definitely
abandon their design upon the north
ern coast.
THE reports of German retreat to-
wards Bruges are anticipatory.
1.-The casualties in the Belgian army
during its gallant lighting about Dix
nude have been tremendously heavy.
but the spirit of the troops is still
wonderful
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CONGRESS ADJOURNS AFTER
NINETEEN MONTHS SESSION
SINCE WILSON INAUGURATION

Washington, Oct. 25.-After nearly
10 months Of continuous session,
since the Inauguration of President
Wilson, the SD Congress adjourned
its second session Saturday after a
collapse of prolonged efforts to pr
cure cotton growers relief legislation.
Leaders in this movement agreed to
adjourn, however. only on the condi-
ton that pending cotton relief meas
ures would have right of way in the
House when Congress reconvenes Dec
Z. Not more than so of the House,
and less than a quorum of the Sem
ate, were in attendance when the CAV
ell fell finally.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia and
Congressman Henry of Texas were
spokesman for the cotton growers,
giving up, they said, because further
fiilibustering might injure chances Of
ultimate success. Mr.. Henry express
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PROFESSOR OF RUSSIAN HISTORY
WRITES OF WAR EXPERIENCES

tional enthusiasm for war which is
diers.
Il talked with two Italians-simple
friendly fellows-who described their
treatment as 'Pulito' or very decent.
The Slovenes and Bohenians seemed
rather in a maze about the whole
thing. Ruthenian soldier of Galicia
was very sorry about it. of course,
we had to go to war he said. but he
expressed pleasure because the Rus
SLAMS were winning in Galieia and
even regarded L as compensation for
his wounds.
Electric tram cars are used as am
balances and the chief buildings are
turned into hospitals. The biggest
hospital is served practically by
Poles. The large hospital of the Dow
ager Empress of Russia is well equip
ped The Red Cross organization is
in the hands of eminent public men.
Count vladimir Bobrinsky is chair
man of the relief committee appoint
ed by his cousin who is the Russian
governor general of Galicia.
"The cultivation of the land is GO
lnS OH DIS tllOuEn Ho wal "oS AZ ~ 10
ress. There is no friction between the
little Russia peasants and the troops
or the new administrators. The Jews
are adopting waiting attitude. The
general situation is great credit to
the Russians and gives ample proof
of their close kinship. with the great
majority of the conquered popu-
lation.'
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ST. ALBANS

Charles Ellis is moving back to j
Adams from Portland. where they h
recently moved with little Ruth
have her go to school in Portlai
After having her throat examined
was decided to have an operation pc
formed, so she will not go back /
some time. Mr.. Ellis is trying to b
back the farm he recently sold to NJ,
Curtis.
Oral Field has bought the Robe
Nichols house on the Corinna road al
is moving it onto a lot of land near h
fathers,
Mrs. Will Mitchell and daught
Florence went to Boston Saturday
spend the winter.
- H. O. Blaisdell and family viii soc
move back to the o. L. Blaisdell far
The rain of Monday found many T
tatoes in the ground and apples u
picked,
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TWO ARE BURNED
TO DEATH IN Nh,
STORE SUNDAY

Nashua, N. H.. Oct. 25.-Two men
supposed to have been Charles Con-
lon of this city and James Teliy of
Lowell. Mass. were burned to death
today in fire which partly destroyed
a second hand furniture store kept by
Conlon's father. Patrick Conlon The
bodies were SO disfigured by the
flames as to be almost undergraduate.
1t is supposed that the men vent
into the basement of the building to
sleep after the store had been closed
last night and that smoaldering ci-
gar started the blaze
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YALE DEFEATED BY
WASHINGTON AND
JEFFERSON eleven

New Haven. Oct. 25.-Washington
and Jefferson's sturdy eleven play
ing brilliant football, furnished the
first real surprise Of the season here
by defeating Yale Saturday. ID to 7.
in a game filled with thrills. The
visitors smothered the Yale attack
after the first period and kept the
Blue mostly on the defensive for the
remainder Of the game. Washington
and Jeffersons touchdowns were both
due to prettily executed forward
passes. Yales touchdown in the first
period was on a double pass.
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ed his conviction that Congress would
be convened in extraordinary session
by the middle of November, when the
fight could be resumed.
]. Senator Smith introduced bill for
a $250,000 600 government bond issue
to buy cotton and declared: I'VE have
done all we could for the suffering
people of the South. We have had
our day in court for this session and
would have no excuse for further
filibustering at this time. / shall feel
that 1 have done my duty by simply
voting against this adjournment res
olution."
The House authorized commission
to investigate cotton conditions in the
South and report possible measures
for Federal aid by Dec. 10. On the
committee were Mann. Austin, Henry,
Lever. Helm, Bell Of Georgia and
Langley.
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RIPLEY

f. L. Tibbetts is very i'll with typhoi
pneumonia.
Eta Piper of Franklin is a guest {
Edward Skillings.
George Carr was injured badly Ia
week, by being thrown from a hi
wagon.
Mrs. Lizzie Todd of Newport we
recently in town.
Mrs. Chas. Mansell Thursday ente
tanned her friends and received gift
and congratulations on her s.:
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Doyen Of E
eter were recently in town.
Mrs. John Berry has been Ill {
past week.
Mrs. Mary Neal last week entertain
ed friends from Rockland.
Friends in town are pleased to W.
come MIR. and Mrs. T. J. Harris bai
and hope they will make their hor
here.
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SUNDAY OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
FROM the FRENCH WAR OFFICE

several small advances by our troops
10 the northwest of scissors and IT.
the region of Craonne.
ION the heights of the Meuse there
is an artillery engagement. In the
Wevre region our heavy artillery holds
today under its fire the road connect
ing Thiaucourt Nonsard, Buxerulles
and Poinyille, which is one of the
principal lines of communications 70
the Germans, near Saint Mihiel.
1T is reported that yesterday in the
Argonne river an entire regiment of
German infantry was annihilated dur
ing an operation which was extended
to the wood to the north of La Cha
lade."
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ton is maintained under the conditions
announced yesterday.
ION the upper Mouse our field ar
tillery has destroyed three more Ger
man batteries, one of which was COM
posed of guns of heavy calibre.'
The last previous French official
statement issued late Saturday night
said that from the sea to the region
to the south of Arras violent attacks
of the Germans had been everywhere
repulsed and that west of the Ar
gonne region we have carried the vii.
lage of Melzicourt, which commands
the road leading from Varrennes to
the valley of the Aisne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-26

Paris, Oct 25-1115 p. M.-The fol-
lowing official communication was is
sued by the French war office tonight:
THE action has continued under
ing days. A battle of very violent
character is in progress between Nieu-
port and the River Lys. The Ger
man forces have succeeded in cross
ing the User between Newport and
Dixmude.'
ITO the west and to the south of
Lille, spirited attacks by the eheny
have been repulsed.
Between the Disc and the Argonne
there is nothing to report except
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JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHER GUILTY
OF MURDER OF MISS HELEN WOOD,
FORMER BANGOR, Me-, Girl

Salinas, Cal, Oct. 25.--George Kodani,
a Japanese photographer. who had con-
fessed that he strangled Miss Helen Wood
Smith, formerly of Bangor, Me, a young
artist, Saturday was adjudged guilty of
murder with a recommendation of life
Imprisonment. The jury was out since
Friday evening, a strong minority insist
ing on the death penalty.
kodani tried at first to defend himself
on the plea that the killing was caused
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-26

by lovers quarrel, but the evidence
showed that robbery was the sole motive
Miss Smith had aided the man because
of his skill as a photographer. Sus-
picion was directed toward Kodani by his
trying to cash check belonging to Miss
Smith. A party of writers and painters
searched for Miss Smith and finally found
her corpse hidden among the sand dunes
Kodani was arrested second time and
after close questioning brown down and
confessed the murder.
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PRINCETON BEATS
DARTMOUTH, is TO Y

Princeton, N. J., Oct. 25.-Princeton
opened the new Palmer Memorial Sta
dunn Saturday with 16 to II victory
over Dartmouth The game was crowd
ed with thrills, there being two block
cd punts, one of which gave Princeton
touchdown. A brilliant run of rs
yards by Ghee in the second period,
after Princeton had 10 points. scored
Dartmouths first touchdown. The sue
cessful use of the forward pass, coup
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CAMBRIDGE

Mrs. G. l.. Wilder was a week Ell
guest at Nell Randall's in Ripley.
Thomas Drew and two sons fro
New Hampshire have been visit
relatives here.
Mrs. Augusta Libby Chadbour.
was called to Dexter last week by t,
death of Mrs. Maurice Lincoln's Chi
Mrs. Alvin Hilton has gone
Brownville to be gone several month
Mrs. Stewart, the cook at the Shs
camp on Mainstream is very i'll a
expects to return soon to Bangor.
w. d. Wilder is ill with asthma.
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ESTIMATE AMOUNT
OF ANTWERP DAMAGE

London, Oct. 25.-The municipality Of
Antwerp has suggested the formation of
committee Of Is Belgian experts to esti-
mate the amount of damage done by the
German bombardment, the sum fixed
upon to be deducted from the war con-
tribution IL demanded of the city,, This
statement is made in a dispatch to Reu-
ter's Telegram Co. from its Amsterdam
correspondent.
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CAPT. BR|CKLEY
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 25.-Captain
Charles E. Brickley Of the Harvard
football team, was discharged tonight
from the Stillman Infirmary. where
he was operated on recently for APP
pendicitis 1t was expected that
Brickley will be on the side lines at
the Stadium tomorrow during 2rac-
tice. 1t was said tonight that he
would not play in any games this sea-
son.
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SHIPPING NEWS

Bangor Me-. Oct. 25.-Arrived 24th:
Steamer L. V. Stoddard. Philadelphia:
schooner Charles Davenport, Norfolk
Sailed: Steamer F. ]. Lisman, Norfolk
schooners Mary E. Palmer, do; L. A..
Plummer, New York.
Boston, Oct. 25.-Arrived Schooners II.
S. LAMAR, Charleston. S. c.; NJ ". B.
Chase. South Arboy; Abbie Keast (Br.),
Parrsboro, NJ s.; Ravola tBr), Point
Wolfe, N s.; Peasaquid (Br), Maitland,
N. s..
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HARVARD SAVES
SEEMING DEFEAT
and TIES penn.

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 25.-Harvard
narrowly escaped defeat Saturday by
the Penn State College team, which
out-played the Crimson in all depart
ments of the game. The score ended in
a tie, 10 to Is. For As minutes Penn
State drove the Harvard team about
the field like flock of sheep, scoring
a touchdown and goal from the field
in the first II minutes of play.
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GENERAL sMITH-DoRRIEN

Gen. Sir Horace smtth-Oorrlen, who
commando the Second corps OF the
British army on the continent, nae
seen much active service, having
fought In the Zulu war, the Egyptian
war Of 1882, the Nile expedition OF
1884, the Sudan campaign, the chitraI
relief expedition, the Tlrah campaign
the Nile expedition In 1898, and the
South African war.
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NEGRO LYNCHED FOR
SHOOTING OFFICE

Newport, Arkansas, Oct. ga mi
here today lynched Howard Davis,
Negro, few minutes after Dav
shot and killed City Marshal Payr
Two other Negroes were pursued !
a mob bent on lynching them Payr
had attempted to arrest the thre
who were disorderly.