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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

counties and cities in the district. In
fixing the value of the real estate, the
clerk of each county should be re-
CURED to make out list OF the sales
In his county for the preceding year.
giving the number of acres and price
and upon this information and such
other as could be procured as basis,
nnd taking into consideration the noun
tain, swamp and other waste land. the
average value per acre of the land in
the several counties should he deter
mined. This plan is not applicable to
real estate in cities and towns, the val
uation and equalization of which must
be left TO the discretion OF the COM
missions. And upon such information
as the commissioners in the several
districts could secure by personal Wis
IT'S, from conference with commission
ers of the revenue and leading bust
ness men and farmers, and from other
sources. the fair average selling value
of all animals. vehicles and other tan
gible personal property in counties
and cities should be fixed. and re-
port made showing said values
General Tax Commission.
When the reports from all the dis
tricts shall be ready, a commission of
ten, to be known as the General Tax
Commission. composed Of one man from
each congressional district commission
designated by the appointing power
should meet in Richmond or other con-
venient place, to consider the reports
Of the several congressional commits
sions. which should, as soon as COM
pleted, be delivered to the several
members Of the congressional commits
sions constituting the General Tax
Commission, who. with the aid Of the
Auditor of Public Accounts, to be eX
ofiicio n member OF the commission
should at once. and bringing to their
aid all possible information. go over
the said reports and ascertain the fair
average selling value of all the real
and tangible personal property in the
counties of the several districts and
the aggregate value OF the real estate
in the cities and towns of the State,
and determine the same according to
the provisions OF the Constitution. The
General Tax Commission should en-
body it's findings In report. tho origi-
nal of which, with the reports Of the
congressional commissions, should be
filed with the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts and a copy of the general re-
port filed with the clerk of the Cir
cult Court Of every county and the
Corporation Court OF every city In the
State.
Method OF Appeal.
Within three months from the Ming
of said copies any ten Taxpayers Of any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
Have an Actual balance.

Tile Auditor reports, after meeting
all OF the obligations OF the State OF
every kind. an actual balance In the
treasury of general funds on the thir-
tieth OF September. 1913, OF s333,S24.4O,
which would have been $4,000 more. or
S3'aS2f.0, If the demands of our in
stitutions had not made 1t necessary
10 pay out $4,000 during Septem-
Der instead Of after the first OF Octo-
Der, according 10 the ordinary prac-
tice.
During the four years preceding nv
administration the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth collected S72,2225l and
during the last four years $265. 023.5I,
the difference being the tax on auto
mobiles not in force during three years
OF the first period. For the year 1919
this tax amounted to sS3,s4935. and
at the rate now charged the tax on au-
tomohles during 1914 will greatly en-
coed that sum, the number used by
our citizens is constantly increasing.
Tax on Corporations.
During the four years from 1906 to
1909, inclusive taxes were assessed
through the state Corporation Com
mission amounting to si,3i6.512o4 and
for the four years from 1910 to 1913
inclusive there were assessed taxes
amounting to S5,S73332.6S. an increase
of Sl,52G,S1994 during that period. OF
this increase. S2o4. S77.11 was derived
from water, neat. ISnt ana power COM
panies, taxed for the first time in 1910
BY act approved March IA. 1912 the
franchise tax on these companies was
reduced from ] per ccntnm, the rate
fixed by act approved February 26,
1910. to onehalf of per ccntum on
gross receipts. AS these companies re-
coive the same benefit from the pay
ment of franchise tax enjoyed by other
companies paying double their rate.
j sec no reason why there should he
discrimination in their favor. and
recommend that the uniform rate of
per centum gross receipts be re-
stored.
Assessments OF Mineral Lands.
In this connection. and as germane
to the financial condition of the State
and the work Of the State Corporation
Commission, mineral lands were as
sessed in 1909 at S1G.211,92S.5O. and in
1913 at S36,0i4.536. an increase. In
the last four years. OF S19,S02, 6OT.5O.
With the assessment OF taxes on min
cral lands should he coupled the state
ment that. in consequence of interlock-
ing and conflicting grants in tho Coun-
~ of Buchanan, there is a wide differ
cnce between the area of land claimed
by owners of record and for that rea-
son assessable. and the actual area
OF the county, but after allowing for
this difference there has been an in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
vernon Manns Message to the General Assembly of Virginia
SUGGE EST Ian FOR
TAX REFORM WITHOUT
AN EXTRA SESSION

Governor Mann laid before
lie detail
of
boards
supervise all to
II
INC Governor Of an
deposits license fee for employed lobbyists
H" 80
Governor recommends abolition
says
cach COUNTY
he ueSSag OllOws I'm fu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

county or city should have the right
TO file with the clerk in whose office
the copy of the report is filed, a writ
ten application for appeal from the
valuations made. serving upon the at
torney for the Commonwealth of the
county or city copy OF said applica-
ton at least fifteen days before the
term OF the court or the day of such
term fixed in the application for the
trial of the appeal.
AT the trial of said appeal the at
torney for tho Commonwealth should
be required to defend the application,
and the Acknowledgement or his as
sistant. whenever deemed necessary by
the Acknowledgement or required by
the General Tax Commission. should
appear with the attorney for the Com
monwealth of the county or city. The
appeal should be tried without other
pleading than the application and the
answer filed by the Commemorative
attorney and Attorney General or his
assistant, In cases in which either shall
appear, upon such evidence as may he
produced by either party, and the re-
port be confirmed or the average or
aggregate values be lowered or raised
by the court according to the right OF
the case. From the decision of the Cir
cult Court or Corporation Court the
applicants or the Commonwealth should
have the right of appeal, within thir-
ty days. to the Supreme Court OF APP
peals upon the evidence submitted to
the trial court, which should be taken
down and certified by the trial judge
as in other cases. And upon such APP
peal the Supreme Court OF Appeals
shall have Jurisdiction to try the case
and enter such order confirming the
report as made or lowering or raising
values as may seem to 1t Just and
right and its decision shall be final
as to such values, except improvements
may be added each year as now pro-
vided for until the next regular, legal
assessment Every such appeal shall
be put on the privilege docket of the
couf. shall DO heard and disposed OF
as speedily as may be at the next term
of the court after the appeal when
ever the court may convene and with
out regard for the locality from which
the appeal comes.
Average Value OF Land.
After the average value of the land
and tangible, personal property shall
have been fixed as aforesaid or after
the right of appeal shall have expired,
the assessment of the several tracts
OF land and tangible personal property
shall be made as now provided by law,
so that; the average value per acre Of
land and the average value of the tan
Eiblo personal property as fixed by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

To the General Assembly of Virginia:
The duty required Of tho Governor
by tho Constitution OF informing the
General Assembly OF the conditions Of
all the departments. institutions aud
agencies OF tho state and recommend
ing for it's consideration such measures
as he may deem expedien, is made :,
pleasant duty under the conditions
conditions will enable your body and
the incoming executive to provide cf-
fectivc measures for a greater pro.
gfess and advancement in the future
First and most important, is the
concluding paragraph OF the report OF
the committee OF the General Assembly
appointed TO examine various institu-
tons and agencies OF the state which
says; 1T VIII appear from the fore
going report that tho Auditing Com
'nittcc have made an examination Of
the departments and institutions Of the
Commonwealth. and without heslta-
tion are able 10 congratulate the peo-
PIE OF virginia upon an honest admin
istration OF their affairs Virginia
still retains her spotless record
Financial Condition.
commend to tho careful pcrus.tl
and consideration OF she General Az
sembly the Information contained and
twenty three pages CRoman numcrals)
Of the Auditors report. and take from
the report proper the following ex-
tracts showing in condensed form the
financial condition OF the State:
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Pertinent Points in Governor Man

Pertinent Points in Governor Manns Message.
wmetd vng Tangible
~ low wi hou heo
rip
Taxation.
. Ia % n person poper tmmeha
d taxes
% o Federal taemenst o State commissions
C d s ia laws
h mand his,meto
III o whom ony22
o dm b ounyn easmes
a d penalty
a IN M property.
Within eHmt roTningb
yg m o
q
o h treated in hionIm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

crease In assessments OF mineral lands
since 1909 Of not less than SLIGO.
O1a
The Public Debt.
Tho State entered it's last four-vear
period with Il balance in the hands OF
the Sinking Fund Commissioner OF
Si6997. and has purchased and can
c"lcd during that period. up TO the
first of December. 1919. bonds Of tho
State amounting TO sa23.sGs.23, thus
diminishing the debt OF the State by
that sum Our public debt Is now s2i.
o1a,Gs6.23. which is being rapidly ex-
tinguished by the sinking fund The
annual amount going into this fund
and applicable to the purchase of tn.
bonds Of the State is made up Of:
Appropriation b! the General
crai Assembly .... sI2O,OOU 90
Dividends Richmond.
fredericksburg md Poto-
mnc stock ... Jy64IOO
!ntcrent on cnnccIcd bonds,
increasing from ycur to
year. nnd In 1913. :,.,s9S 90
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

During the fiscal year end
ing September 70, 1913.
the revenues of the State
for general appropriation
amounted to ........... sI,OO3.2I..44
Special receipts not avail
nbie for the support of
the government. but to
the support of the De-
pnrtment of Agriculture
and other agencies. IG2 G55. 10
Making total receipts. s1,465,s72.14
RccciBts for year. ending
September 30, 1912, gen
crai and special funds, .,O5I 90
Incrcnsc FOR 1913. .S III.o3I.74
This increase Ia made up
OF:
Increase I'm gen
craI funds .St1I,OOI.I.
Collection from
II. T.. a y. IL. n. 10. ,SO5.53
Increase OF spe-
cini funds . S2,i2i..i
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ST,OU3.1Is.44
IG2.155.:,0

SS,4B5,S5:.74
s,O5184I.OO
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
Claims Made by Germans.

London, Sept. 26.-Messages which
come from German sources carry re-
ports which are Numerically the op-
posite of the foregoing. These say
that the 1anking movement Of the al
lies on the German right wing have
failed and that the battle there has
come to a standstill.
These messages say there has been
no fighting on the center, but that the
German left has taken Varennes, at
tackled the forth to the south of Yer
dun, and repulsed sorties from Verdun
and Toul. The Germans are said 10
be bombarding the towns of Troyon-
e~s-Paroches, Camp des Romano, and
Lionville (Lironville).
1t also is claimed that French troops
in French Lorraine and on the border
of Alsace have been repulsed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
Won KIuck Driven Back.

Paris, Sept. 25.-General Won Kluck's
harassed German right wing was
driven back more than ten miles de.
spite it's effort to hold back the allies
in their encircling maneuver, which is
fast accomplishing General Joffre's
plan of turning the western end Of the
invaders army back upon the center.
Violent fighting continued all day
where. the rival armies are in contact
north of Noyon, and the enemy is
fighting with 'undiminished gallantry
against the ever-present danger Of be-
ing cut off. Also there is the growing
peril Of a stroke from the rear, which
unofficial reports declare is being d.
rected from Amiens, where the French
are moving southeast toward st. Quen.
tin to cut the railroad line of supply
Of the Germans through Belgium.
The allies have gained all along the
line, but at terrible cost.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

London.-For three days without
cessation the Germans have hurled
their masses against the French and
English along the entire front in
Northern France. The French official
view is that these operations, the
tlercest that have yet taken place, are
by high command, meaning possibly
direct instructions from the emperor
himself.
Their purpose has been to break
through the allied lines, but both
French and British official reports
say they have failed. From Paris it
is announced that not only have the
Germans not been able to achieve
their object, but they have lost a
flag, guns and men in the attempt.
The British, as usual, are %laconic.
The situation is satisfactory" the re-
port reads, "and the counter attacks
On the British front have been beaten
back, with heavy losses to the enc
my"
The bayonet has played an import
ant part in these engagements where
the men in the trenches on the one
side or the other, only a few hun
dreds yards apart, come to grips with
steel after the positions have been
Shelled and raked with rifle fire.
The French claim appreciable pro-
gress on the left wing and a decisive
victory over the famous Prussian
guard in the center. OF the Woevre
district, where the Germans have
made gains in the last two or three
days, little is said.
British, French and Germans hate
withstood the most terrific Smelling
the world has ever known, an almost
constant rain of bullets from the rifles
and hand-to-hand encounters with gun
and bayonet, but all reports agree that
they are fighting with the same de-
termination and tenacity as in the be-
ginning, and that even the command
ers in some cases are having diff
Guilty in holding their men back.
The German general staff, by way
VI ooAlAhS AopoiIS IHaL us dHleS are
using their railroads in a general at
tack on the extreme end of the right
flank of the German army. The gen
eral staff also reports slight gains
on the center of the battle front and
an engagement with artillery south
of Verdun.
While guarding against premature
assertions of victory, opinion here
finds numerous points of support for
the belief that the Germans are stalk
ing all on the present determined eff
forts to crush the right and center of
the allies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

Paris tonight said that the fanking
movement of the allies left wing con-
tinues to develop and that the town OF
Peronne has been occupied after des-
perate fighting with the Germans.
This report tends to confirm the ear
lier unofficial reports that the Germans
had been driven back further on their
right wing than had been previously
reported and that the main stand of
the Germans to the north and west will
be made along the line from Cambria
to st. Amend.
The official dispatch adds that there
has been a lull in the fighting along
the center Of the great line and that
the German attacks On the right wing
Of the allies have been checked.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

allied infantry gathered in the
trenches and simultaneously at va
roius points crept out and advanced
cautiously in wide open lines towards
the German positions.
The French and British on several
occasions succeeded in surprising and
driving back the occupants of the Ger
man trenches, but only after the most
stubborn fighting and after heavy
losses both to the attacking and to
the defending forces. In every in
stance the allied troops retained the
ground captured and Immediately dug
themselves in.
Further east the Germans them
selves developed a strong attack, but
were beaten back with the bayonet,
only to return again and again, to be
finally driven off to their original po-
sitions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
NInety-Mile Battle Front.


At the Battle Front, via Paris, Sept.
'24.-Not a moments respite was given
to the German forces entrenched
along the ninety-mile front running
along the rivers Aisne and Disc and
extending into the Woevre district.
" The batteries Of the allied forces
never ceased firing, although their ac-
tivity diminished after shutdown.
The Germans occupying the
trenches kept constantly On the alert,
but until two o'clock in the morning
no aggressive move was started from
he allies lines facing them. !
to open fire together and every point
Then all the allied batteries seemed
along the front'became active.
At the western end of the line the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
GENERAL NEWS OF THE WAR
Germany Wins Naval Victory.


Three cruisers of Great Britain, car
rying a complement of more than two
thousand one hundred men, were tor
pedoed and sunk in the North sea, on
the German coast, by German subma-
;rines.
These cruisers, the Aboukir, Hogue
and Cressy, have been reported as
very active in scouting close to the
Helgoland coast in an effort to locate
the main German war feet.
The magnitude Of the disaster
struck home to England when it was
learned that only 1,067 survivors, Off
GERS and sailors, had been accounted
for. The missing number 1,133, the
three ships having carried 1900 sail
ors and officers.
A Berlin official dispatch received
at London by Marconi wireless says:
"Not a single shot vas fire. by any
of the three British cruisers sunk by
the German submarine U-9. The ma
jority of the British sailors were in
their hunks when the attack was
made. In recognition Of their services
the Iron Cross has been bestowed on
each member of the crew Of the sub
marine.
"The U-9, in charge of Lieutenant
Commander Weddigen, escaped un'
hurt after the sinking Of the Aboukir,
Cressy and Hogue.
can official statement says that the
British cruiser Pathfinder was sunk,
not by a mine, but by the German
submarine U-21. This submarine also
escaped unhurt."
Notwithstanding that the British
and German naval authorities an.
nounced that one submarine was re.
sponsible for the destruction Of three
British cruisers, Albert Dougherty,
chief gunner Of the Cressy, as quoted
by the Chronicles Chatham CORE
spondent, insists that he saw five sub
marines. one Of which was sunk.
GaIicia Occupied by Russ.
A Central News dispatch from Pet.
rograd to London says:
"The Russian advance guards al
ready are before the Austrian fortress
of Cracow.
"All Of Galicia, except Przemysl
and Cracow, has been cleared Of Aus
trian troops, and the Russians are
massed far west of Tarnow. Russian
cavalry has penetrated to every part
Of Galicia, meeting practically no re-
sistance.
THE Germans are rapidly retreat
ing from East Prussia, and the Rus
SLAMS, pursuing, have recaptured the
town Of Soldau, and have established
a firm line from Warsaw north to the
Baltic.
'In Galicia the Russian advance
forces have already reached Cracow,
Przemysl is invested and is being
bombarded, and Cracow at the worst
cannot do more than engage a por
ton OF the Russian forces"
Canadian Troops on the Way.
The major part Of Canada's latest
| contingent of $4,000 men for service
in Europe is already on its way t. the
front in 20 transports heavily armed
and guarded by British men OF war In
sufficient force to prevent any attack
by German cruisers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
Germans Reoccupy French Towns

NC tIiduS 'hSSSSNHy NV bSWuo'
Washington, Sept. 25.-That the
Germans have r%eoccupied three towns
opposite the French right wing in Lor-
raine was made clear when the full
text of the official statement from the
French war office was read at the
French embassy here. The official
statement, as given out in Paris, set
forth that Domevre, south of Bramont,
had been reoccupied by the enemy.
The embassy received a statement,
however, which contains this phrase:
"On our right wing in Lorraine the
enemy have again passed the frontier
with several small columns. He has
r%eoccupied Domevre, south of Bra
mont, and Nomeny and Dime, north
Of Nancy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

Third. On the occurring OF any I'M
foreseen emergency. or casual deficiency
OF the revenue. when the temporary liza
bllity incurred or 20 be Incurred shall ex-
coed the sun OF two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for any one year, the
general assembly may submit an act pro-
viding for the loan, or Cor the contract
ing Of the liability. and containing a pro-
vision for levying a tax sufficient to
a the interest and principal when they
become due (the latter in not more than
thirteen years from the date of its
.creation). to the qualified voters of the
state, n when the act so submitted
shall have been ratified by a ~two-thirds
majority at an election held for that pur-
pose, due publication having been made
of the provisions of the act for at least
three months before such election, the act
thus ratified shall be irrepealable until
the debt thereby incurred shall be paid,
principal and interest.
Fourth. The general assembly shall
have full power to authorize the issuance
of Understanding bonds of the state in
the sun of fifty millions of dollars
($50, 600, 100000 for the purpose of con-
structing and maintaining public roads
n highways.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

to the north. 1t was his own expert
ence to be halted and searched, and
after being released his boat was fol-
lowed by two torpedo boats until 1t
reached Its destination.
The thoroughness OF the patrol was
further testified to by another North
sea skipper. His trawler was lying
along shore, when shortly after mid
night It suddenly found itself hemmed
in by q huge black object which proved
to be a British cruiser, It's officers
seemed to have had cats eyes. From
the dark q voice demanded to know
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
NORTH SEA WELL GUARDED
British Precautions Declared Absolute,
Though German Submarine
Old Break Through.

London.-A solid wall Of warships''
is thrown across the northern part Of
the North sea, according to the cap
tain Of q British trawler who has Just
arrived from Iceland. The skipper said
X was absolutely impossible for any
foe to break through undetected.s so
constant and thorough was the patrol
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
COMBATANTS WIN
AND LOSE ALONG
THE RIVER A|SNE
Hundreds Die in Charges Which
Really Gain Little for. Either
Combatant.
PARIS CLAIMS GAINS ON WEST
German Line Holding Firm, and Even
Making Advances, Declares Berlin
Series Of Battles Seems Likely to
Continue for Some Timex iser's
Naval Victory in the North Sea
Something of a Shock to Britain.

While the battle of the allies and
the Germans continues along the en-
tire front in France there has been
relatively no change in the position Of
the armies. The hardest fighting APP
parently is proceeding on the eastern
and western ends of the lines, the
allies on the west end endeayoring to
encircle the Germans and on the east
the Germans trying to break through
the allies lines in the vicinity of Yer
dun. In the center a lull in the war
fare is reported.