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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15

The states tax records show
that Stevens county will pay in
year 1914 the sum of $424, 1872, or
$18.87 per capita, while the per
capita value of property is SAIL.
This is the lowest per capita
value of any county in eastern
Washington, and third lowest in
the state. Stevens county pays
the fifth lowest per capita taxes
of any county in eastern Wash
ington except Ferry. which pays
$17.26.
The important work of the
assessor is to see that equal
values are given to properties of
the same character. This is a
matter of justice to the taxpay-
ers, yet is the hardest thing to
accomplish. Increases in valua-
tions are bad unless levies can
be lowered, and but few cases of
increased valuations are found
this year. Much new property
has been placed on the rolls
newly patented lands. new per-
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15

scriptions they secure and turn
in during this week.
Now, it won't be necessary for
the subscritions to be ten-year
orders, as ten one-year subscrip-
tions entitle the contestant to the
extra votes, as will also five two
year subscriptions; or, in fact,
any kind of a combination that
totals ten years worth of busi-
ness in all.
Also any contestant can secure
more than one extra batch of
$4,000 votes. Each and every
$40 worth of business turned in
during the week will be credited
with the 25, 900 extra votes. Thus
500 worth of business turned in
during the week will give so, 200
extra votes; $50 worth of busi-
ness would give 125, 900 extra.
They will not only receive the
bonus but will also receive the
regular amount of votes that
these subscriptions entitle them
POSITIVELY THE LARGEST
This offer will POSITIVELY
be the largest extra vote offer of
any kind or description that will
be made during the contest, and
it behooves each and every con-
testant to get in every possible
subscription they can on this
offer.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15
Frank KOSfka
Merchant Tailor
Colville, Washington
Colville Examiner, Aug. g.

The Narcisse correspondent Of the
Index Of July 29 says: IN regard 70
the article IN ast Wes made that e
M. Baker had filed a complaint against
John Stanley for stealing his automo-
statement, as he wished to fle such
complaint. as there was no queesttt1Pn ION
but that Stanley Is guilty II cb.pge but a ehe
jected." The Narcisse correspondent
swayed a long. way from the truth TINS TINS
time. az the fact Is tnae nstcbaey stamsey ON %as
warrant issued out Of Justice +. II.
Bradley's court on a complaint sworn
Slater, the Complainant being. c. M;
Baker. The charge was stealing OF
the Baker automobile.
Index correspondence by Mrs. G. M.
Baker, Aug, To-
The editor of the Colville Examiner
has certainly been misinformed In re-
gard to the John Stanley Incident or
he would not have accused the Mar
b cisse correspondent of deliberately
swaying from the truth in regard to
the statement in the Statesman-Index
of July 20.
Index editorial, Aug. l3--
Mrs. C. NJ. Baker answers slam
from Red Top Harrigan in this issue
Of the statesman-Index. There are no
better people in Stevens county than
the Bakers But that makes no DIFF
ference to Red Top Harrigan. His
business is to defend delinquent de-
mocracy. Honorable womanhood and
manhood do not concern him.
The continued disregard for the truth
shown by the Index is again made
public by the above editorial. The
evident desire is TO again make its
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15

sonal property, etc. An assessor
who will carefully watch for all
newly patented lands is a money
maker for the taxpayers. Cases
have been found during the past
year where property has not
been on the rolls for years, and
constant watch is made to see
that all taxable property is listed.
The expense of conducting the
assessors office can, within cer-
tain limits, be made great or
small according to the business
ability of the assessor. The fol-
lowing table shows the expenses
of the assessors Office for the
various years, as reported in the
auditors annual report. Pre-
vious to 1910 the cost of a large
part of the office books and print
ing was buried in miscellaneous
stationery account, not charged
direct to the office):
1901 $2SS5 1903 5 1907
1902 2597 1909 GAIT
CONTINUED on page eighty
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15
COUNTY FINANCES
ARTICLE NO. 3
County Assessor

The county assessor, at the
munifcient salary of $1,000 per
year, is presumed to give to the
county at least $4,000 worth of
knowledge, ability and work. If
he does not give at least this
much value to the Office, the
auditor and treasurer must ex-
pend their energies in correcting
his mistakes, and the board of
equalization must listen to very
many complaints.
The assessors Office lists all
taxable property in the county,
and segregates this property into
the various divisions, such as
real or personal property in each
road district, school district,
town, and the general tax for
county and for state purposes.
This segregation must be exact,
or the treasurer's Office will be
forced to do much extra work in
righting the error.
Each spring the assessor has
his various deputies, averaging
80 or more, list all personal prop
erty, using detail sheets which
show all the various items of
personal property. These sheets
are delivered to the assessor, and
from this list he makes up his
tax rolls. Every two years the
same process is used for real
estate. The state furnishes the
tax list for all public service
corporation.
After the board of equalization
passes on the assessors work,
the auditor examines the work,
and certifies the result to the
treasurer, who thereafter has
charge of the tax rolls, and
makes the actual workout of the
levies, proves the extensions,
and makes the roll account.
Thus if the assessor lists prop
erty which is afterward found
not to be taxable, the treasurer
has his trouble, and must carry
the debit and credit account
through his rolls, and a deficiency
in the various funds results from
the tax cancellation made by the
commissioners.
The increasing volume of tax
handled by the assessor is shown
by the following table. These
figures are those of the assessor
and auditor, and never corre-
spond exactly with the treas
urer's actual tax collection, on ac-
count of adjustments, cancella-
tions, additions, and the final
workout of the levy. But they
show the average work done by
the assessor, and the vast amount
of property which is listed in the
various tax districts and divisions:
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15

Hon. George F. Cotterill of Seattle,
Candidst te for United States senator on
the democratic ticket, will stop in Col
vile on his way home from Europe to
present his side of the senatorial ques-
ton. Meeting at the commercial club
rooms Friday evening, Aug. 2l.
EVERYBODY invited.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS

the
while is the
started still waiting
new will
Sprgda
of Stephenson
of Grin right behind her.
Miss Chapman Cheweh another lady rapidly getting
within
the il a o. he
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-08-15

formed in his many campaign
trips over the district, although
his years of work and present
Office in the grand lodge of Odd
Fellows have brought him partic-
ularly before the many members
of that order.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife Of the
president, who died at the White House
August 6. was laid to rest in her fam
lily burial ground at Rome, Georgia,
on Tuesday. The funeral service at
the White House. and burial ceremonies
In Rome, were simple, after the wish
OF Mrs. Wilson, and the president inn
mediately returned 10 his duties in
Washington. Congress and all govern
ment offices showed marks Of respect
to the wife OF the nations president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
Scouts at RumOr Federals Have Advanced North
 to Meet Him
ONE AMBITION IS TO
 DEFEAT FEDERALS
General Villa, When Approached Con- cerning Presidency, Declares His Object Now is to Crush Rev
 Olution and Restore Peace

Chihuahua, March 15.--If there has been any real fighting In the vicinity of Torreon General Villa does not know of it, he said tonight. He secuted the northwest from Torreon to meet him and ss indicating his opinion of the re- ports, sai1 he only hoped that the en- emy would not evacuate their strong hold. as he hoped to capture most of them
 General Villas utterances were ac- cepted here as putting quietus on re- ports that the rebel army might be called on to defend Chihuahua.
 The story had it that General Orozco was about to execute a flank move- ment in conjunction with an advance by General velasca from Torreon. This General Villa said, was too silly re- port to require comment.
 It is said General Pedro Ojeda, who has been operating on the Pacific coast has Joined the garrison at Torreon.
 Villa was asked today concerning re- ports that ultimately he expects to be president of Mexico. 'Present condi- tions warrant me only in hoping for the success of the revolutions" he re- piled.
 "I have formed no idea as to who will succeed Huerta and assume the task O. re-estabishing a just government over my country. I have no ambition at present other than to defeat the fed erals--what the future holds in store none of us know but I am satisfied that the Mexican people soon will en- ter upon era of peace. contentment prosperity and progress"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--Oakley will be prosecuted under other indictments.
 Interstate trade commission bill made public. Texas Mexican border patrolled by Texas rangers Japanese killed in earthquake. Atlanta ministers appeal for new trial for Frank.
 Slffragettes mark walls and floors of cathedral.
 Villa ignorant of any real fighting around Torreon. 2-Child labor conference at New Or leans.
 St. Paui's services very impressive. 3-Morgan statement another example ot publicity work. Eufaula observes Go-to-Church Sun day. il Merrill declines to discuss verdict. 4-Editorial comment. 5--Lively politics is in prospect for lief ferson county. City is in gala attire for the first day of Fashion Week. Blake gives facts about the candidacy of MT. Underwood. Long claims republicans will not vote in Walker
 Organization is formed by Hebrews tt avoid litigation.
 White speaks at Troy today. 6-Sports. S-Hobson assails MT. Bankhead for his absenteeism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
 AT LOUISIANA LEPER HOME

Partly for the care and convenience of the patients and partly to dispel the general belief the leper, homes are of governors of the colony which Is T but attractive surroundings, the board of governors of the colony which i sa state institution, expects to practical : ly make a small model city of thu, home. W crk among lepers is not much more dangerous than caring for like number Of tuberculosis sufferers, say physicians who are administering to those at the Louisiana home Some of the patients yield readily to treatment and many of them require diversions that, 1t is believed. will be afforded if plans of the governors materialize Physicians here who administer to pa- tients at the home are rather skeptica] of reports of cures of leprosy. Some of the latest treatments have been tried thoroughly but are not generally used pr. Ralph Hopkins. physician in charge. contends that treatments in use many years have proved most successful and while patients have been discharged from time to time none has gone from the colony assured by physicians there that he has been cured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
WALLS AND FLOORS
 OF CHURCH MARKED
 BY RAGETTES
ProcIamations in Glaring Letters Reading "Votes for WOmen," Found in
 Birmingham Cathedral

Birmingham, Eng, March 15--Wor- shippers in the cathedral today found
 the walls and floors of the edifice cov- cred with suffragette proclamations painted in white letters a foot high. reading Votes fop women. The clergy
 must rise in our behalf and stop fhe torturing of women in prisonr'
 Every foot of space except the altar
 had sign painted on it, including the
 pews.
 The work is believed to have been oohe pN women who concealed them selves in the cathedral last night. If Is thought 1t was done for inc hanaot
 of the judges of the assizes who :, :
 tended services today. The assizes omen here tomorrow
 Glasgow, March 15.--Sufragettes rose In the cathedral during service toda and chanted, "Oh Lord, We besecch Thee to save Emmeline Pankhurst. Helen Crawford and all the brave women ,vbo are suffering for their faith" The con, gregation took no notice of the demon stration.
 London, March 15,--Suffragets today chanted prayers in Westminster Abbey, Yorkminster and the Brighton. parish churches for their imprisoned col leagues. Sylvia Pankhursti has written tha
 dean of Westminster. acquainting him With the intention of the East Lon ldon suffragetes to march to the abbey
 next Sunday and participate in the evening service, and pray for the sue cess or their cause. She said she would pc present personally and that she de- sired the dean to adapt the service to special occasion for the suffragetes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16

New Orleans, March 15.-A model fire fighting system manned by the inmates, is one ot the fe' .ures of a plan of general Improvement at the Louisiana leper home. a few miles north of New Orleans Besides the fire apparatus, the board of governors has decided if the legislature will appropriate the money. to install plant to furnish light and power in the colony and operate a re- frigcration system. The board also ex- poets to establish system of sewer sge disinfect'on to eliminate what t,dhance there now Is of spreading the disease in the neighborhood.
 The Louisiana colony which hereto fore has attracted attention of scien- tists studying leprosy. Is located two miles from Carville. La, and now Is populated by S7 sufferers. The boari of governors estimate that only about one-third of the lcpers in Louisiana are afforded treatment at the colony and tbey hope to 50 enlarge and im- prove the home that all may be cared for there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
ATLANTA MINISTER'S TAKE UP FIGHT IN . BEHALF 0F FRANK
Pulpit Utterances FavOring New Trial for Condemned Man Made in Churches
 Yesterday

Atlanta March 15.-Pulpit utterances, favoring a new trial for Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death for the mur- ploye of pencil factory of which Frank wes superintendent today were made in Atlanta churches.
 Dr. l.. Q. Bricker, pastor of the First Christian church, and Dr. A. R. Hold erby, pastor of the East Atlanta Bap- tist church, told their congregations that they believed the state of public feeling at the trial of the factory su perintendent made fair hearing im- possible. The ministers said they did not assert either the innocence or guilt of Frank, but believed conditions war ranted new trial.
 'If the evidence against this unfor tunate man is true--if there be no req : sonable doubt-then he ought to suf- fer the pei atty. But it would be wrong to hang a sheep killing dog upon the evidence upon which Frank had been convicted" said the Rev. MT. Holderby
 Should Have Second Trial
 The Rev. MT. Bricker also submitted that the factory superintendent should have seccnd trial because of the ap- parent irsufficiency of the evidence under wh.ch he was convicted" He re- ferred to the testimony of James Con ley, the negro factory sweeper, who said that Frank committed the crime and that he aided him in disposing of the body in the factory basement and added:
 Under ordinary circumstances. we in the church do not take the word of q negro against the word of a white man, but we were willing to believe the unsupported story of a negro even after he had sworn to three or four other affiiavits and had admitted crim inal know ledgo and complicity in the crime, ard was a self confessed liar and perjvrer--in the face of all that we were willing to believe the last story.
 "Tne only ground on which we could have done this is that we felt Frank was guilty and were. therefore, ready to believe anything that seemed to coii- firm it,"
 Conley was convicted of being an ac- cesscry aster the fact in the. murder FIe was scntence1 to one years impris- onment.
 Leo M Frank has never been fair. 1y convicted of the crime" said the 
 ACeatinusa ea pa.s Eightl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16

clude V. C. Hanson. the Birmingha,n News; Stuart Bryan. the Richmond Times Dispatch; k. w. Brown. tho Louisville Times; w. |. Halstead, th,, Atlanta Constitutions c. F. ]. Mooney. the Memphis Commercials Appeal: n. D. Moore. the New Orleans Times Demo crat; J. M Thompson. the New Or leans Item: F. I. Thompson, the Mo bile Register; F. r. Glass. the Mont gomery Advertiser; w. F. Stovall the Tampa Tribune, J. H. Allison, the Nashville Tennessean American. George Arr the Atlanta Georgian: r. w. R Hinman. the Florida Times Union. Jacksonville: w. c. Johnson, the Chattanooga News; Curtis B. Johnson. the Knoxville Sentinel; A. F. Clark. son. the Houston Post; W. B. Sullivan. the Columbia Record: Charles D. AZ kinson, the Atlanta Journal, ana George A. Mcclellan. the Florida Me- tropolis. Jacksonville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
NEWSPAPER MEN CONVENE IN ATLANTA TODAY

Atlanta, March 15.-The twelfth au- nual convention of the Southern News paper. Publishers association will be held here tomorrow and Tuesday. News paper men began to arrive here to- day for the meeting.
 Advertising, newspaper circulation and newspaper ethics are the chief sub jects to be considered. In addition to southern newspaper publishers, who will speak. Dr. S. Seitz. general man ager of tke New York World. and Ja- son Rogers. publisher of the New York Globe, are scheduled to address the convention. Mir. Seitz will discuss "Tns Editorial Idea and Good Business. Do They Conflict" and MT. Rogers will consider advertising and Newspaper Developments"
 Other speakers on the programme in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
Attack But Few Days Off

Juarez, March 15.-Official Juarez to- night was waiting In a state of suppressed excitement for important news from the south, for it now is regarded as certain that General Villas attack on Torreon is but few days off.
 Gen. Felipe Angeles, who will have charge of the artillery in this battle, left late today for Chihuahua. Conflicting press dispatches were received last night with regard to the Torreon situation, but report that the federals were advancing north from their stronghold had precipi- tated battle, received no confirmation at rebel offices here.
 An Associated Press dispatch from Chi huahua received early today said the report of the battle was based on the story of a fugitive American. who had it by hearsay. The dispatch added that General Villa did not believe it.
 There have been a number of unim- portant outpost skirmishes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
Citizens at RaymOndville Request Protection
 Against Thieves
ACT IN THE CAPACITY
 OF PEACE OFFICERS
COlquitt Makes List of Border Troubles on Which Appeals for More Power Are Based-Inability to Se-
 cure Extradition Drawback

Austin. Tex. March 15.--The entire
 force of Texas Rangers. totalling Tt present 15 mounted men, was assigned
 to duty on the 500 miles of Texas Mex
 ican border today. with the arrival of two rangers at Raymondville. Tex. in re- sponse to an appeal from B persons
 there for protection against cattle
 thieves and "desperadoes.
 Along with news of the rangers dis-
 position, Gov. o. B. Colquitt made public
 a lengthy list of the Texas border trou- bles on which his appeals for more power to protect the boundary have
 been based and which explain the na- ture of the rangers activities. These incidents show the rangers as
 peace officers; not as an armed power which might cause the United States government embarrassment Many of these incidents are comparatively petty crimes, not included within the scope of neutrality laws and outside the police paths of United States troops on border patrol duty. The records indicate that in handling them the rangers some- times nip trouble in tho bud, before 1t
 has proceeded to the stage of interna- ! tional complications,
 The timely arrest of Il cattle or a
 horse thief before he has had time to
 escape into Mexico has warded off moro
 serious consequences. such as tho kill
 ing of Clemente Vergara, the American which grew out of horse stealing The records indicate also that while many
 of the law breakers have come across the international line in raids from Mexico, some mischief makers have been residents of American territory ,n
 sections where the Mexican population is large and have used Mexico as q refuge.
 One source of extreme xoxation has been inability to secure extradtion Of any of these marauders, whether or | iginally from Texas or Mexico, during
 the past three, years. Goyernor colquitt ltoday estlmated that in this period there have been 200 to 300 such cases in which the state has made some sort
 of an attempt to get the accused back | to Texas without success in d single l instance.
 The safe refuge offered in Mexico | has tended to develop the old time
 western bad man again along tho bor- Tor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
BRIGADIER GENERAL
 GEORGE c. REID DEAD

washireton, March fsBrie. Gen, George q. Reid, U. s. M. C., retired, died at his home here today from apo plexy, He was "A years old
 General Reid served in the marine corps more than 40 years. participat- ing in the war between the states and the Spanish American war. He was born in Lorain, O., and was graduated from the Columbia College Of Law Since his. retirement in 1904 he had |practsced law here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
320 Homes Destroyed
Hurricane Sweeps Russia

St. Petersburg, March 15.-Detaiis of the hurricane which swept the province of Kuban. southern Russia, Saturday were received here tonight. A northerly gale caused numerous. water spouts off the east coast of the Sea of Azov and ,ne shore from Yoisk to the Strait of Kertsch a distance of about 800 miles. was flooded Six villages were damaged. One hundred and seventy-six construction employees on the Kuban railway. sleeping in a shed who were awakened by the storm, iied to a train and endeavored to escape. The engine and cars however, were overturned and swept away. Most of the men were drowned.
 1t ceased the receding floods revealed scenes Of great destruction. Eight miles of the railway embankment were in ruins >~-~-i>~-~------rs----- ----------------s -------
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
Five Priests Slain

New Orleans, March 15.-Five priests have been slain by rebels in the Mex ican state of Tamaulipas since Novem- Der IS, last; three held for ransom
 a convent burned, and a cathedral and smaller church footed, according to