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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
TINE PAasING SHOW

Emporia Gazette; Twenty years
ago there were n hundred handsome
buggies in Emporia. a dozen OF
which were drawn by two handsome
horses each. Those buggies came
from barns on alley lots, back Of
fouses where the family took one
good standard magazine-some-
times two-Harper's and scribner's
or the Century. one weekly-the
Continent. the outlook. the INDIE
pendent, or the Catholic Advance,
and the children had the Youths
Companion and the 81. Nicholas.
Chicken and mashed potatoes form
ed the main pieces OF the state din
ner. and the gayest thing that came
into the life OF this section OF the
community was Tom Keene In
Richard III" or Modjeska in THE
Tanning OF the Shrew."
Ten years ago came the ten-cent
magazine and the phonograph.
Stacks OF ten-cent magazines loom
cd up ON the counters OF the book
stores and news stands; McClure's
led, Everybody's followed a close
second, the Cosmopolitan came third
and with the magazine came the
best ssller,"-ths rather cheap
but respectable book, that sold by
the hundreds Of thousands. Those
twins of literature lasted four or
five years. they grew in beauty
side by side" and then faded like
the stars of morning.
Today the magazine stock In the
book stores and news stands is
miserable little wart, compared with
it's former gradeur. The book that
sells fifty thousand copies does ex-
ceedingly we'll, and the average OF
good book of fiction will run
around $4,000. for the best known
of the seasons offering. People
are riding out in their automobiles
and also they are going to the NOV
les. People no longer get their
thrills from the magazines, but
from taking the hill on high, and
from the kings and queens of the
films. Times change. We are a rest
less people. Only the Saturday Ev-
ening Post persists.
In another ten years people will
tire of taking their places in cars
and at the movies. Cars and movies
will be in the scheme of things on
Iy in their proper relation to the
universe, as the ten-cent magazines
are now.
But it certainly is lot of fun to
watch the passing show; to see the
everlasting change that is the only
stable thing in the world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
TWO MASKED HIGHWAYMEN
HELD UP RURAL MAIL CARRIER

Atchison, Oct. 18.-Two masked
white men held up Alonzo F. Trim
BILE, a rural mail carrier, here Sat-
urday afternoon and took the con-
tents Of his mail bag, watch and
some money belonging to Trimble.
At the point of their guns the rob-
bers forced Trimble to unhitch his
team and marched him into the tim
Der a mile from the road, where
they left him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21

OF course such pun as this Will
be forgiven the Clay Center Repub-
l!can once-but only once: "One
man who is mentioned as a possible
candidate for president on the Re-
publican ticket will probably be OBJ
jected to by politicians, because If
he is elected, 1t will take Weeks to
give them the appointments"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
British Attorney General Resigns

London, Oct. 19.-Sir Edward
Carson, attorney general, has re-
signed from the British cabinet. The
resignation of Sir Edward Carson,
the first open manifestation of the
divergence of views known to exist
among the ministers, is the result,
according to an authoritative state
ment, not of the controversy over
CONSUMPTION, but of the condition of
affairs in the Near East.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21

Must be interesting to Vice Presi-
dent Marshall to have the news go
out that Wilson does not want to
have him on the ticket next year.
What's the matter with Tom? Would
mt he obey orders?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21

The report that the Sultan laugh
ed at the protest of President Will
son against the massacre of Ar
menians and missionaries sounds
very probable. While the war is in
pIogress and the armies are afield
II is a good time to wipe Turkey
off the map-and nobody is partic-
ular who does 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
cas- a Share Paid stockholders

New York, Oct. 19.-The United
States Express company, which de-
c!ded last year to go into voluntary
liquidation because of the inroads
into its earnings resulting from the
introduction of the governments
Parcel post system, announced a
distribution of S25 per share to
stockholders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21

OF course the weather man knows
what he is doing but II 1t is all the
same to him Kansas would like to
have enough dry soil to enable II to
sew wheat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1915

The farmers who are holding
wheat for higher prices may win
but they are taking a long shot.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
REPUBLICAN VICTORY AHEAD

Kansas City, Oct. 1S.-GOv. VII
lis Of Ohio who was here today, pre-
dleted that the Republicans VIII
sweep the country next year. He
says Ohio viii be overwhelmingly
ReRublioan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21

England has declared war on
Bulgaria which may or may not be
important. Bulgaria seems to be the
bad boy OF the European family.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21

In our town in spite OF the fact that
lt's small you'll find that the town
Our own little towns the best
Kind OF n town after ALL"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
MOTHERS

Is your child sick and wear 1
ing glasses? If so call and 1
see what l can do for it. Ex- 1
animation free. 1
]. A. DRAKE, Doctor of Chi 4
ropractic. Over Minick & Tay- /
lor's store, Abilene, Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-21
PREMIER AsQUITH VERY SICK

London, Oct. 19.-Premier As
quith of the British cabinet, was
taken suddenly ill and his condition
was considered dangerous today.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-12
THoMPsoN's FRIENDS.

THOMPSON'S FRIENDS. - Big
Bill Thompson is very much of hui
man being. He loves life and enjoys
it. He hasn't spent all his energies
in grinding out dollars. He is what
men call red-blooded man and has
been in close enough touch with hui
mainly to understand, to appreciate
and possibly to love it's weaknesses.
Such a man has friends - and &C
quaintances.
This editorial is for those friends
who are close to him. want them
to think about the meaning of friend
ship. l have had years of experience
in politics and public life, and found
that it was necessary to shed So
called friends just as fast as l found
that their notion of friendship was to
make use of their friends to serve
their own selfish ends.
Gradually this idea of friendship
evolved: If my friend is a lawyer l
want him to be the best lawyer it is
possible for him to be. If he is a
bricklayer l want him to be leader
in his trade. If he is a journalist
want him to become as great a jour
nalist as his ability makes it pos
sible for him to be. don't want him
to do as tell him to do, but want
to help him. to succeed in what HE is
trying to do.
If he is a mayor l want to help
him to be the best mayor he is ca
pable, of being. l don't want him to
give me a job or to let me control
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-12

to ask me to use my friend in order
to serve them.
try to put myself in his place. l
know l would be disappointed if l
were mayor of city and found that
men l believed to be my friends were
trying to commercialize that friend
ship. l would appreciate the friend
who unselfshly sought to help me to
serve the public honestly and faith
fully. ~.
Bill Thompson's real friends will
best show their friendship by doing
all they can to help to serve the peo-
pie of Chicago.
But every man finds out, if he lives
long enough, that his best friends are
not always his closest friends, but
friends whom he will never know per-
sonally.
Just before Tom Johnson built his
municipal street railway in Cleve-
land he drove me over the entire
route in his auto. When he stopped
in front of the Hollenden hotel, where
l was to get out, / said:
''Tom, there is one question want
to ask. You belong to clubs. You
are rich and have enjoyed the COM
forts and Injuries of life. You have
had many friends whom you have
met at the club. Have you got to
the point where you realize that
there is friendship that is more
worth having-the friendship Of
thousands of men, women and chill
dren all over Cleveland whom you
will never meet personally friends
who love you because they think you
are on the square and are honestly
trying to serve them?"
Tom looked me in the eyes, withs
an, expression on his face as of one
who found one of his secrets had
been discovered. He said: Eyes, L
know what you mean. have found
it out. l understand. II
Evening star., 1915-02-23
BERNHARDT, HER LEG OFF,
RALLIES FROM OPERATION
Surgeons and Nurses Impressed by
Calmness With Which She
Faced Ordeal.

], BORDEAUX, via Paris, February %.
The condition of Sarah Bernhardt.
whose right leg was amputated yester-
be satisfactory, although she is suffering
considerable pain
kilograms of inquiry regarding Nine.
Bernhardt's condition were received
during the day from Queen Victoria OF
Spain, the EX-Empress Eugene, Paul
peschanel, president Of the chamber
of deputies. and Albert Dalimier, under
secretary of fine arts. together with
hundreds of others. Edmond Rostand
went to Arcachon Yesterday and re-
malned there until assured the opera
tlon had been successful.
Surgeons and nurses present at the
operation express themselves as deeply
impressed by the calm courage with
which the famous tragedienne faced
the ordeal.
Before the anesthetic was admin
istered she asked permission to en-
brace her son, Maurice, who was sit
ting anxiouSly in the next room. She
then expressed her readiness for the
surgeons to proceed.
The operation proper lasted nineteen
above the knee. After she had recov-
cred consciousness Nine. Bernhardt
was carried from the operating room
to the elevator which took her to her
rooms on the floor below. She was COM
-pletely mistress of herself and ap-
kept absolutely quiet for three weeks
and then will be removed to Andernos
] near Arcachon, where she will COM
| plete her convalescence.
Evening star., 1915-02-23
STUDENTS TO PAY DEBT.
Campaign at G. W. q. to Wipe Out
Dancing Obligation.

Students Of the George Washington
University have instituted a campaign
for the raising Of funds to pay on tho
Indebtedness resulting from the fnan-
cial failure of tho freshman prom
dances Of this year and last year. The
total Indebtedness amounts to about
N45.
The campaign was started at the sug-
gestion of Prof William Allen Wilbur,
dean Of Columbian College. It is es-
tin7ated that IL each member OF the
classes which incurred the deficit con-
tributes so cents the Indebtedness will
be removed without difficulty. A COM
Iuittee composed of Janney Nichols,
Phyliss Stewart, Theodosia Seibold.
Tuiiy c. Garner and Harry G. Hodg-
kins is in charge of the matter The
list o: subscriptions are to be pub
;ished weekly in The Hatchet. the
student publication.
Evening star., 1915-02-23

In calculating the actual tax burden
the assessment alone is of no value, the
tax rate alone is of no value, and the
application to the tax rate of the unre
liable reported relations of assessed to
true value to measure comparative tax
burdens gives results that are confess
edly erroneous.
uring the tax burdens of the various
cities are the tax levies, the dollars ac-
tually raised by taxation, and the per
capita tax levy which distributes the
total tax burden among the persons
constituting the taxed community.
The demonstration of the figures is not
that WashingtOn's assessment is more
than tw0-thirds Of the true value of its
realty, but that the assessments Of
most other American cities are less
than twO-thirds, even in cases where
that the reports from the cities of the
relation of assessed to true value are
NO inaccurate and tainted with error
that fantasticaly misleadinE results
follow any attempt to apply these false
reports to modify the actual tax-rate
as a measure of comparative tax
burdens.
The tables of figures, echoed in the
Senate, upon which Mr.. PrOuty and
bate to demonstrate the comparative
lightness of the WashinEtOnian's tax
burden are rendered valueless by the
use of and reliance upon this discredit-
ed and misleading factor in their cal
culatiOns.
The grOss underassessments of other
American cities In comparison with the
s,sxessment of Washington furnish the
foundation upon which is built the
Evening star., 1915-02-23
Fantastic Discrepancies.

Assuming that the reported bases of
assessment a are accurate. the assessor
reports in the taxed fraction of non
Industrial Washington realty values
amounting to s495,4S3,73o. On the same
assumption the Cincinnati assessor re-
ports in the whole of that populous,
wealthy and money making city realty
values of sS75.OS5.6S0, one hundred and
twenty millions less than in the taxed
traction of Washington. The Newark
assessor reports one hundred and
ninety-four millions less of realty
values in that city than in Washington.
The New Orleans assessor reports two
hundred and seventy-two millions less
Of realty values in that city than in
Washington
Of course, the reports of relation of
assessed to true value which develop
these preposterous results are false
and worthless. Instead of Washington
realty being assessed at a two-thirds
valuation in New Orleans aud full val
uation in Cincinnati and Newark, the
true relation will place Washington at
"a comparative 100 per cent and the
other cities at small fractions of full
valuation.
The truth which l am urging is
taught not merely by a few selected
cities. but by the entire list. Compare
the reported 100 per cent valuation of
Washipgton's realty with those of the
other cities Gall except Baltimore ap-
|proximating Washington in siZe) in the
following table:
Evening star., 1915-02-23
No Full Valuation Anywhere.

But even in the case of states which
have cities that report the 100 per cent
basis of assessment. the comments of
the census authorities and a compari-
son of actual figures indicate conclu-
sively the unreliability of these state
ments of full valuation.
Forty-eight of the siXty-two cities
which report full valuations are in
three states whose laws compel such
nominal valuations. But If the as
asked what the actual relation of the
assessment to true value is they will
say frankly that it is much less than
100 per cent. Full assessment valua-
tion is nowhere the same as full valua-
tion for sale.
That the 100 per cent valuation is
nominal only in many cases is obvious
from the slightest inspection of the
figures. Take Baltimore. fof instance.
| the one large southern city (which has
a nominal 100 per cent valuation. The
Baltimore assessors G912) report the
| full value of all the real property in
great, prosperous and wealthy Balti-
| more as s372.651,502. The Washington
| full value of the assessed and taxed
fraction Of Washingtons real property
| is s330,322,4S7, which makes its full
valuation on the 100 per cent basis
s4s5.4s3.73o, or s122.s32.22s more than
wealthy, busy. industrial Baltimore
A R. L. Dohme OF Baltimore. at a
meeting of the city-wide congress. testi
| fed convincingly concerning the city s
underassessment. Urging reassessment,
he said: 'In theory the city is assessed
| every five years. AS a matter of fact,
complete assessment of the city under the
present system takes at least seventeen
years. Judge Oscar Lesser of the appeal
tax court stated to Mayor Preston in my
presence recently that there is property
| in Baltimore which has not been assessed
since 1896. 1t seems to be that COM
plete reassessment is due"
The same lesson is taught by compari-
! son of Washington's two-thirds valua-
ton of s330.322.4S7 with the full 100 per
| cent valuations of Newark, 1901, ,2O9. .664,
and Jersey City. $19O.s57.5I2. OF course.
| it is absurd to suggest that the full
valuation Of real property in such cities
as Newark and Jersey City is in reality
less by millions than the two-thirds
| assessed valuation of real property in
! the taxed fraction of Washington.
| The census slurs as incorrect the re-
ports of relation of assessed to true
value in all but three of the states
These three states are Minnesota,
washington and Wisconsin. What are
the percentages thus commended as
| accurate? Note how widely they differ
from the false pretense of full valua-
| fiOn.
Evening star., 1915-02-23
Athletics to Be Absent.

ut goes without saying that such an
institution must be free from all char
acteristics that dominate modern COL
lege life. Modern athletics. college
spirit and the consequent police dis.
ciplinary features. all proper in their
places. will have no place here. Even
degrees are not to be sought.
I'm this beautiful capital of the ma
ton. with the galaxy of great build
ings housing such treasures of art anu
science. with its many associations rep
resenting great learning, a significant
item of world meaning, the crown of 1t
all Is lacking-a national university"
Evening star., 1915-02-23
BILL REPORTED FAvORABLY.
Authorizes District to Pay Shortage
in Accounts of J, NJ, A, Watson.

A bill to authorize the District Com
missioners to settle the shortage in ac-
counts OF the District arising through
the defalcation of ]. NJ A. Watson, for
merly an employe of the District, was
reported favorably to the Senate late
yesterday afternoon from the District
committee. The bill already has pass
ed the House.
1t was reported to the Senate by
Senator Smith of Maryland. chairman
of the District committee, without
amendment. The bill directs the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia
to pay into the Treasury of the United
States the sum of s63,939.96, to be paid
wholly from the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia
Evening star., 1915-02-23
Prevent Diphtheria.

A sore throat is COOL breeding place
for Diphtheria germs. Protect your chill
dren by never neglecting a Sore Throat.
You can wisely depend upon TONSlLlNE.
Give Tonsiline upon the FIRST appearance Of
Sore Throat don't give Diphtheria I.
chance in that throat in its weakened con
dition. When TONSlLINE is swallowed it
comes directly in contact with the diseased
surface and induces healthy condi- H
ton Of the membranes the EA
system can better defend the throat p
il attacked by Diphtheria germs. n
Keep TONSlLlNE in the house
whore you can get it quick when
needed. 25c., Soc. and el.c0. u
Evening star., 1915-02-23

claim that Warrington II per capita
the weaRthiest city in the United States.
Every one who has studied conditions
knows that in mOney-earninE OppOr-
tunities and available taxable resources
1t il among the poorest. The figures
establish not that 1T is Over-rtch, but
that compared with other cities 1t Is
Overassessed. Its realty, already COM
paratively 0verassessed, LIS threatened
with such excessive absolute over
assessment for taxation as to result in
its confscntfOn.
Evening star., 1915-02-23
Col. L. R. Mckee Dead. Aged rs.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. February ca
Col. l.. r. Mckee, for half a century
and a powerful force as editorial
writer during and after reconstruc-
ton days. is dead here aged seventy
five. Col. Mckee was a brother of the
last Robert Mckee, democratic secre-
tary of state of kentucky during seces-
sion
Evening star., 1915-02-23
UNIVERSITY Of US.
FINDS HOUSEFAVOR
Fess Files Report Giving Scope
of Proposed Graduate
Institution.
PLAN TO MAKE 1T CENTER
OF RESEARCH OF WORLD

What we need in Washington is an
scholars as to develop scholarship,
said Representative Fess in the report
on the national university bill, printed
and distributed today to members of
the House
The bill provides for the establish
ment of national university, to be the
greatest center of research in all the
world. to be located in the District of
Columbia and to be in the care of the
federal government
Representative Fess' report explains
the measure. 1t says, in part:
such an institution will not inter-
fere with nor supersede the hundreds
OF institutions already existing, but it
VIII supplement them. as it will indeed
depend upon them for its supply of stu
oents seeking the rank of special eX-
perts- Instead of weakening the ex-
istent university or college, like the
multiplied collective strand, it gains its
stIength from a combination of all
wlthout weakening any one
1t Will be in unique sense our uni
Herslty. and will develop the sense of
pride and democratic support not now
1eit by any institution. 1t will thus be
sought by our ambitious men as thew
pass from college or university to the
more specialized field of expert investi-
cation. Graduate. as well as professor.
VINO may be desired for some special
Work now and then, will look toward it.
II viii thus divert from Berlin. Paris.
Oxrord, Jena and Vienna to Washing
Ton the now of American students
Evening star., 1915-02-23
Nobody's Doing It.

1t is not necessary for convenience in
comparison and to assimilate Washing
ton to other American cities to go on
the nominal full valuation basis. Full
valuation means full valuation as the
words are construed in other cities. The
comparisons to determine whether
Washington's taxation is reasona BILE
are with other cities. To make compari-
sons fair the same construction must
census shows that comparativel few
American states and American cities
have even nominal full valuation of
realty for tax purposes, and the evil
dence is conclusive that in most of the
cities which have a nominal full valua-
tion the assessment is not .at 100 per
cent in fact.
The census of 1912 shows that of 1876
American cities having over 10000
population. 1913 are assessed at less
than full valuation and 81 nominally at
full value. OF these 62 cities, % are in
Massa c!iusetts, IA in New Jersey and IL
in Ohio, leaving only IA in all the rest
of the United States g Rhode Island.
3 New York (out of IT cities). 2 Con-
necticut. Kansas. / Maryland. 1 New
Hampshire. l Pennsylvania and / West
Virginia). Thus only eleven states con-
tain any cities assessed at full valua-
tion and four of these states have only
one each of such cities. There are no
cities with full valuation assessments
in the remaining thirty-seven states
among which are Ala bama. Arkansas,
California. Colorado, Delaware Flori-
da. Georgia. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Minnesota. Missousi. Montana. Nebraska,
North Carolina. Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas, Utah,
Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin
Evening star., 1915-02-23

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