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which its founders could look for Its
development and Improvement, so also,
at the present time, 1t is wholly with
out means. either of wealth or indus
necessitated by the magnificence of its
plan. 1t has no business except what
is based upon the wants of Its citizens
and of the government service; one
half OF its property. and the best haif
is owned by the United States, and
pays no taxes: and the other half is
now mortgaged for more than one
fourth of Its value by the debt con-
tracted in exhausting and paralyzing
efforts to make it what its patriotic
founders designed 1t to be, a National
Capital, worthy of the name it bears.
Several millions of dollars are now re-
quired to renew its decayed and al
most impossible streets. Where shall
look for aid and relief except to
the Congress of the United States?
From the facts here presented the
inference Is plain that the United
States and our own taxpaying citizens,
as part owners or tenants in common,
are bound, respectively. to contribute a
just and equal share of the funds nee
essary to develop and improve the COM
mon property; and that the United
States. having exclusive and absolute
title to the streets and avenues OF the
city as well as to the public grounds
and buildings (Which alone give value
to the property of citizens), and being
clothed by the Constitution with pie
nary and exclusive power of control and
administration. the government is
under special obligation to furnish it's
share.
Contribute More Than Share.
1T is equally clear that the taxpay-
ers of the District have already and in
fee simple contributed more than their
equal share of these improvements.
VIII not the government, with equal
fidelity to it's high trusts, discharge the
obligations required alike by its consti-
tutional relations to the Dlstrict ana
by justice to it's citizens?
To state fully the reasons why Congress
should continue to pay half the expenses
peat nearly everything that has already
been set forth in this brief.
But, indeed 1t would seem to be clear
that what was determined upon IN 1913
a permanent settlement OF this ques-
ton as the result Of Investigations and
recommendations by so many committees
composed of able and fair-minded men
should be allowed to stand now unless it
can be shown by Irresistible evidence that
such manifest change in the surround
ing circumstances has taken place in the
meantime that it would be pla My unjust
to the people Of the United States that
the general government should continue to
share equally with the people who reside
in the nations capital the expenses of
maintaining it and Of making it more
than ever worthy of the great name of
Washington. That no such evidence has
been produced or can be obtained we con-
fidently submit. On the contrary. the
march of events since 1878 has demon
strated that If occasion shall arise for
changing the respective equitable contri-
buttons of the people here and the people
of the whole Union to the expenses of the
District of Columbia, that change will
have to be one that will not diminish but
will increase the share Of the nation.
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III.
The Proportion Of the Expense Of the
Distric. to Be Paid by the General
Government Should Not Be Less
Than One-Half.

"hen the current District appropria-
tion act was under consideration in the
House OF Representatives 1t was stated
,nas Joint committee of Congress in
Ils1s had reported that a reasonable
|diVision OF the expenses of the District
between the general government and
the people Of the District would be in
fo for pIop and so or Sr 40 per cent by the
even stated on the floor of the House
that 1t took the local lobby" two wears
TO induce Congress to depart from
this Recommendation and induce Con-
press 10 make the government contri-
button 90 per cent instead of 40 per
cent (Cong. Rec. vol. So, p. $3.50.
Inc report referred to was that of a
point select committee which was APP
pointed by virtue of a concurrent reso-
luton of the Senate and the House of
in August, 1875, during
The Closing hours of the Forty-fourtb
Congress The committee appointed
frame a new government for the Dis
krict Of Columbia" consisted of Sena
Eors George E. Spencer OF Alabama,
William Pinkney Whyte of Maryland.
Representatives George W. Hendee of
Vermont. Eppa Hunton of Vira mia and
Holster Ciymer of. Pennsylvania. The
report OF the committee. which was
eubmftted to the House by Mr. Hunton
dated the 9th of December, 1876 Oh.
T. Report 81. 44th Congress, I'd session.
That 1t was not acted on at that short
ession OF Congress is sufficiently ex-
blamed by the fact that at that time
Congress and the country were CON
rulsed by the HayesTiIden presiden-
ial controversy. The report is devoted
Utmost entirely to a discussion of the
hight OF Congress to provide that Dis
riot Commissioners should be appoint
ID not by the President, but by the
House and the Senate. respectively
kbout three-fourths Of the report con
given by r. T. Merrick, a LEADING
member of the District bar. All thai
s stated in the report on the subiec,
bow under consideration il contained
n the following paragraph:
The committee do not deem II neces.
AIRY to make any argument In regard
o the legal relations of the United
states to the District Of Columbia. a
bject so ably and deliberately dis.
used In the report of Mr.. Poland, from
he judiciary committee, made to thu
House June l, 1874. (See House Report
30. 627. first session Forty-third Con.
,ress.)
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$2s. 1o1. e44.e1

1t will be observed that tho District
Of Columbia received no portion Of this
money.
Congress has provided, under tho TO-
called Morrill, acts, appropriations of
money for colleges for agriculture and
mechanic arts and for agricultural ex-
pertinent stations in the several states
and territories. The Treasury Depart
ment states that the following amounts
have been paid to the several states
and territories:
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Other Appropriations.

S> >~Sp@ @e$sA0AA&Ss
This amount was expended chiefly be-
tween 1853 and 1865.
Another item of expenditure was for
bridges. aggregating $9s4.372.6S. OF
such expenditures the Southard report
says: appropriations have also been
made for the purchase of the bridge
over the Potomac and for the erection
of new one: but these were expendi-
lures, not for the city of Washington
80 much as for the Union. and for the
facility of communication by mail for
the benefit of the whole nation. 1t
ought to be charged to the nation. and
not regarded as a favor done to or an
expenditure made for the city or the
District" The same report said:
There have been appropriations for
literary and charitable purposes, but
the committee have not been willing
to charge the benevolent acts of Con-
gress to the account of the city of
Washington and make 1t pay for the
Just and proper objects" One Of the
largest items was q payment of $2.436,-
ss2.s1 by the United States to investors
In Holland who had bought bonds is
sued on account OF an Investment in
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which are based on 4 sound foundation
and furnish fair and approximately &C.
curate measurements of comparative
tax-burdens, and (2) those which are
interesting and suggestive, but wh!ch.
for some reason, are not accurate or
reliable measurements OF comparative
taN-burdens. though useful for ref
erence.
In the first group are, for example,
ta) per capita realty tax-leyy: (b) pcr
capita total property tax-levy; tcD per
capita municipal receipts from all
taxes; (d) such per capita receipts
plus equitable proportion of county
taxes; te) plus equitable proportion of
both county and state taxes. and 90
less per capita interest payments.
In the second group are (a) per cap
ita receipts from all taxes plus per
capita receipts from special assess
ments; (b) per capita receipts from all
revenues less per capita receipts from
subventions. etc: tc) per capita re-
ceipts from all municipal taxes plus
per capita receipts from all county
taxes; I'D plus per capita receipts from
all county and state taxes, and (e) less
In each case by per capita interest
payments. Other columns show per
capita all municipal taxes plus per
capita all county and state taxes, less
per capita payments under general
government" head.
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Standard of Measurement.

In measuring the tax-burdens of cities
the census authorities approve as the
best standard of measurement per
capita comparisons of actual tax-levies
receipts. etc. There Is no factor of ir-
responsible guesswork anywhere in
this calculation to develop erroneous
and deceptive results. No other method
of measurement enables comparisons
to be made between cities of widely
varying population. differing more or
less from each other in respect to their
systems of raising revenue. and no
other method promises equally accurate
and equitable results.
From the great mass Of pertinent ma
terial collected by the census bureau in
respect to American cities (the latest
bulletin being No. 1876. for the year
1919 the committee. through Mr.. LIE
Verne Beales of the census bureau, as
statistician. has compiled the compare
tive figures of Washingtons tax-bur-
den in relation to those OF other cities
from every conceivable viewpoint and
covering in the comparisons a very
wide range of American cities.
see Comparisons of Municipal Tax
Levies and Receipts, Expenditures and
Valuations, Based on United States
Census Statistics: LIE Verne Beales,
Statistician."
For instance, certain Of the tables in
clude in the comparisons all the cities
in the United States having over 100.-
600 population, So in number, represent
ing every section Of the republic. Other
tables compare Washington with spe-
cial groups OF cities: % With all the
cities over 10000 in population in the
two states from which the District was
originally created. and in two other
states completing its Immediate en-
vironment. These states are Maryland,
Virginia, Delaware and West Virginia
and the cities, the neighbors OF Wash
ington, with approximately the same
conditions Of environment, are Balti-
more. Richmond, Wilmington, Norfolk,
Wheeling, Huntington, Roanoke, Ports
mouth and Lynchburg.
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and territories in money to June 80.
1914. $16.524,910.04 on account of the
2. and 5 per centum funds arising
from the sales of public lands within
their boundaries from the passage of
the acts granting public lands to the
states and territories to June 80, 1914.
The payments Of money under these
funds to the several states and terri
tories were as follows:
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Reasonable Tax Burden.

| Washington's reasonable tax burden
is not that Of tho Pacific slope cities
but of the border and semi-southerr
section of the Atlantic slope. by which
it is surrounded and of which 1t Is an
integral part. Tho next group (2) CON-
tains all cities over $4,000 in popula-
ton in the south. including New Or
leans, which Of all American cities IL
nearest to Washington in population.
The other southern cities are Atlanta,
Birmingham. San Antonio, Dallas
Houston. Fort Worth. Savannah, Jack
sonville. Charleston, Mobile and Little
Rock. Group contains all cities over
100000 in population in Wisconsin.
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Ken
lucky and Tennessee. These cities are
Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis. Louisville. Co
lumbus, Toledo. Memphis. Dayton,
Grand Rapids and Nashville.
The cities of the large group (A) with
which Washington is compared arc not
American cities over 100000 in popu-
lation in the census estimates of July
l. 1913. These cities, including Wash
ington. number. IS. Every section OF
list. In it are included cities much
larger than Washington. some Of them
generally regarded as graft-tainted,
boss-ridden. debt-burdened. which. by
fairly comparable with Washington.
It includes also the cities of whole
section. like the Pacific slope. which.
on account of local conditions. are not
fairly to be compared with conserva-
tive Atlantic slope. semi-southern city
like Washington. The largest city In
the list has 4,S50,S11 more Inhabitants
than Washington: the smallest has
247. 498 fewer. If the comparison were
limited to cities within. say. 24s.o0o
more or less than Washington. all the
cities in the list below Washington in
population would be included. and OF
those greater in population than Wash
ington. New York. Chicago. Philadel-
would be excluded as not in Washing
toms class All sorts and conditions of
cities, including many that are fairly
comparable with Washington and some
that are not are thus placed side by
side with Washington for thorough in
spection and study from every con-
ceivable angle.
All Factors Considered.
In comparing washington with these
groups of cities every possible factor
that goes to make up the city tax
burden Is taken into account and Is
made the basis of column OF COM
parsons, Omitting from present con-
sideration the statistics Of assessment.
of tax-rate and of special and general
total receipts and expenditures a brief
review Of the great variety of final
per capita comparisons will indicate
the comprehensiveness and value of
the tables.
The per capita comparisons are d.
vided into two classes: G) Those
Ito be furnished the joint select COM
mittee when printed.
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Regular Aid Held Duty.

Your committee has been convinced
hat 1t is the duty of Congress to make
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Answers Local Lobby" Charge.

In order that this committee NAV
Judge whether the representations 80
made to Congress justify the reflection
on the people OF the District that is i'm
piled in the designation local lobby"
we give here the closing paragraphs Of
the petition in question:
"As in the beginning. the federal city
was without population or resources to
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
RAILROAD PROMISES
 BETTER PROTECTION
Continuous Service at Five Local Crossings Is Agreed to

Twenty-four hour protection at the Main, Elm, Stanley, East Main and Church street railroad crossings, a warning at the South street crossing and elimination of the switching nuisance at the Whiting street cross- ing-this, in a nutshell, is the sum total Of the accomplishments of the committee on railroads of the common council at conference yesterday with railroad officials. There was no haggling. The committee asked for what it thought the city should re- ceive. The railroad officials ac- oniesced and promised to improve conditions here. ...
 The conference was held in the mayors office. Those present were Mayor George A. Quigley, Councilman George M. Landers, chairman of the railroad committee of the council; President E. N. Humphrey of the board of public works, Alderman M. T. Kerwin, City Engineer William H. Hall. Corporation Counsel J. F. Cooper, General Manager c. l.. Bardo of the New Haven road General So- 1icitor B. I. Spock, Superintendent Miller and Local Agent J: E. Cosgriff.
 Councilman Landers acted as chair
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27

Great Bargains in Wagons for One Week Only, from Oct. 25 to 30. Six new Wagons as follows, no two alike, will be sold at a great sacrifice, namely one-third off. One heavy Business Wagon, my own build, front wheels run under capacity from IS hundred to 1 ton, regular price $150, now one third off, $1OO. One New Business Wagon with side wings, front wheels run under capacity 15 hundred. my own build: price $120. One-third off. $SO. One New Wagon, front wheels run under. capacity 1900, price $110. one-third off, $73. One Light Delivery Wagon front wheels run under, capa- city to 10 hundred. price S75, one- third off, $50. One Village or Market Wagon with two seats, my own build, $S5, one-third off, S57. One Village or Market Wagon, my own build, with one seat. $75, one-third off, $50. JAMES VILE, 22I Arch Street, New Britain, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
ORDER FOR HEARING.
Hartford, Oct. 27, 1915. State Of Connecticut, Office of Bank Commissioner

f1dTLIOru, Oct. ~, l9lb. State Of Connecticut, Office of Bank
 Commissioner.
 The Bank Commissioner hereby or ders that a hearing on the applica- ton of The Plainville Trust Co.,, Plainville, of Connecticut, for 8 cer- tificate of authority to do the business of a Bank and Trust Company in Plainville, Conn.,, as defined in Section 5, Chapter 194, Public Acts. 1913, will be heard before the Banking Com mission in the rooms of the Bank Commissioner on November 16, 1915, at 2 o'clocks and it is hereby ordered that notice of said hearing be given by publishing a copy of the Organiza- tion Certificate filed in the office of the Bank Commissioner and of this order at least once each week for three successive weeks before said day of hearing in New Britain Daily Herald, a newspaper published in said New Britain, Conn.
 c, G. STURGES,
 Bank Commissioner.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
HEEL Y0UNC!
kt's Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets For Youl

Beware of the habit of constipation. It develops from just a few constipated days, unless you take yourself in hand.
 Coax the jaded bowel muscles back to normal action with Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the substitute for ca1omel. Don't force them to unnatural action with severe medicines or by merely flushing out the intestines with nasty, sickening cathartics.
 pr. Edwards believes in gentleness, persistency and Natures assistance.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets open the bowels; their action is gentle, yet posi- tive There is never any pain or griping when Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are used. Just the kind of treatment old persons should have,
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a veg etable compound mixed with olive oil, you will know them by their olive color Take one or two occasionally and have no trouble with your liver, bowels or stomach. 1Oc and 25c per box. All druggists.
 The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus, O.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
Everyone Should Drink Hot Water
 in the Morning Wash away all the stomach, liver, and bowel polsons before
 breakfast.

TO feel your best day in and day out to feel clean inside; no sour bile to coat your tongue and sicken your breath or dull your head; no constlpa- ton, bilious attacks, sick headache, colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom- ach, you must bathe on the inside like you bathe outside. This is vastly more important, because the skin pores do not absorb impurities into the blood, while the bowel pores do, says a we'll known physician.
 To keep these poisons and toxins well flushed from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, drink before breakfast each day, 8 glass of hot water with 8 teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in 1t. This will cleanse, purify and freshen the entire alimen- tary tract, before putting more food into the stomach.
 Get a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from your pharmacist. It is Inexpensive and almost tasteless, except & sourish twinge which is not unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot water every morning to rid your sys- tenn of these vile poisons and toxins; also to prevent their information.
 To feel like young folks feel; like you felt before your blood, nerves and muscles became saturated With an ac- emulation of body poisons, begin this treatment and above all, keep 1t up! AS soap and hot water act on the skin, cleasing, sweetening and purifying, so limestone phosphate and hot water before breakfast, act on the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
City Advertisement

October 27, 1915. The Board of Public Charities so- licits bids for the following men toned supplies, larger quantities if needed, the same to be A 1, delivered as wanted and billed as delivered, for the quarter commencing Nov. 1st, 1915, acceptance or rejection of bids to be optional with the board: 12 bags beans, 200 lbs. medium grade ground coffee, 15O lbs. Gorton's Cut lets, 200 lbs. broken rice, 1000 lbs. granulated sugar. IS boxes Lenox Soap, 100 lbs. standard brand flour, $ cases Mothers Oats, 2 chests Oolong tea. chests Japan tea
 Optional discount bids are also so- nclted for supplies required for the Town Home for the three months end ing Jan. 31, 1915 All bids must be in by Oct. 29, 1915. Per order Board of Public Charities,
 PETER P. CURRAN,
 A. J. HART,
 Committee.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM
 MISSIONERS OF HARTFORD
COUNTY

COUNTY:
 The New Britain Quartette Club, Inc, acting by Louis Lehr, President, duly authorized by vote of said Club, hereby apply for Club Certificate to entitle 1t to have in its possess sion and dispense to its members, spirituous and intoxicating liquors as an incident to its social life under the provisions of Chap. 2a6, Public Acts of 1915 at the quarters of said Club, located at 53 Church Street. Town of New Britain.
 Said Club has for it's purposes and objects the following:
 To perpetuate the German song and language, German sociability and culture.
 It has a membership of one hun- dred and sixty and was organized Oct. IF, 1891.
 The Officers, Directors, Board of Governors are as follows: Louis Lehr, Pres; Robert Wolder, Fin. Sec'y; August Stecktruth, Vice Pres; Joseph Preisel, Treas; Michael Reindel, Sec'y; Bruno Hentschel Manager
 A copy of its Bylaws, Constitu- tion and List of members are hereto annexed.
 Dated at New Britain this 14th day of Oct. 1915 The NEW BRITAIN QUARTETTE
 CLUB, INC.
 By LOUIS LEHR,
 President.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM
 PENSIONERS FOR HARTFORD

COUNTY:
 The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, No. 183, Society acting by B. V. Far rell, Chairman House Committee duly authorized by vote of said Society, hereby apply for a Club Ger tificate to entitle it to have in its pos session and dispense to its members, spirituous and intoxicating liquors as an incident to its social life under the provisions of Chap. 296, Public Acts of 1915 at the quarters of said Society located at 242 Main Street. Town of New Britain, Conn. Said Society has for its purpose and objects the following: To foster the general welfare of society and care for our brothers and their families when in distress. It has a membership of AS and was organized June 22. 1911.
 The officers, Directors, Board of Governors are as follows: Charles N Buckhard, Vice Dictator; Timothy Collins, Dictator; Charles J. Elliott, Secretary-Treasurer Charles E. Murray, Bernard V. Fanue, Frank B. Futile, Trustees.
 A copy of its Bylaws, Constitution and List of members are hereto an- nexed.
 Dated at New Britain this 18th day of October, 1915.
 The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, Society.
 By B. V. FARRELL,
 Treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY CON-
 MISSIONERS OF HARTFORD
COUNTY:


 The Calumet Club, acting by Chris tian Bodmer, Chairman Board of Governors, duly authorize by vote of said Club, hereby apply for a Club Certificate to entitle it to have in its possession and dispense to its members, spirituous and Intoxicating liquors as an incident to its social life under the provisions of Chap. 296, Public Acts of 1915 at the quar- ters of said Club, located at 53 Church Street, Town of New Britain, Conn.,.
 Said Club, has for its purpose and objects the following:
 Organized for social and mutual Improvement.
 It has a membership of nineteen and was organized May, 1888.
 The Officers, Directors, Board of Governors are as follows:
 Christian Bodmer, Pres; George Peterson, Vice Pres; George Doug las, Sec'y.; Joseph Willamets, Treas: Owen Barnard, member Board of Trustees.
 A copy of its Bylaws. Constitu- tion and List of members are hereto annexed.
 Dated at New Britain this 11th day of Oct. 1915.
 The CALUMET CLUB,
 By CHRISTIAN BOOMER,
 Chairman Board of Governors.