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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-22

GOLDFISH. Fish Foods. Globes,
etc. at Coonley's. Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
THREE STEAMERS
sunk; DESTROYER
BADLY DAMAGED
Lightning Encounters a Mine
or is Hit by TOrpedO-0ne
of Crew is Dead While Four
teen Are Missing.

LONDON July The admiralty
announced Thursday night that the
British destroyer Lightning encoun-
tered a mine or was torpedoed off the
east coast or Ensland Wednesday
night and that one OF her crew was
killed. while il are MISSING The
vessel succeeded in reaching harbor
safely. The Lightning is an ola boat.
dating from 1893. She has q displace-
ment OF go tons and carries one H.
FOUNDER hFc Skip Founders and two
1S-inch torpedo tubes.
The admiralty announcement says:
III. NJ. s. Lightning was DAMAGED
"Wednesday night Off the east coast by
mine or "a torpedo explosion She
Is now In harbor.
zone Of her crew is reported dead
and IA missing"
TWO British steamships and "a Nor
wegian steamer were victims OF Ger
man submarines during the last "A
hours. The British steamship Lomas
of 5,O4S tons, bound from Argentine
O. Belfast with "a cargo OF corn. was
sunk by "a German submarine off the
Sicily islands "Wednesday
The submarine fired two shots at
the steamer. the second kiling Sec
ond officer William Cunningham. The
iIeDOdtS were launched and the crew
abandoned the ship. which subsequent
Is was struck by "a torpedo
The Belgian trawler Gaby which
witnessed the attack. rescued the 25
surviving members of the crew.
The LOmas was operated by the
Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rail-
way company. It'd
The British sailing ship Thistle
Bank. Of 2.43S tons. from Bahia Blan-
ca for Queenstown, whCat-laden. was
torpedOed of Fastuet Part of the
crew were landed at Baltimore, Ire
land. Thursday.
che Italian ship Tardomene was
torpedOed off CasuctOWn Bearhayen,
ireland. The ship sank ian two min
utes Nine OF the crew were drowned
and two others died of their injuries
Seven were saved.
A Reuter- dispatch from Christiania
reports the tOTpedOing of tho Norwe-
gian steamer Marina, from Mandal for
Leith. loaded with mine timbers. The
Marina was of 941 tons.
The Dutch steamer NieuW Amster-
dam. which was in collision with the
Cardiff steamer Roath. sailed from
Dover Thursday morning for Rotter-
dam with 400 passengers. The Nicu,v
Amsterdam sustained damage on her
starbOard side above the main deck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
PhRKVILLE, MICH.

Walter Patterson and Don Heater
were In Mendon Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Appleman and Nj
and Mrs. Herbert Davis were Park
Vile visitors sunday
o. f. Hun and Dave Benfer were
in N1cksburg on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lomison. Mrs
John Fisk and sond Ray, were Nicks-
burg visitors Wednesday.
Mrs William Boudeman and Mrs
Harry BOudcman were IN Three
Rivers Tuesday
The ice cream social which was
given Saturday evening for the main
tenance Of the street lights was sue
cess. netting them $1I.55.
Warren McCHsh and son. Law
renee. were i'm NendOn sunday.
John Detwiler was in Moore Park
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Detwler. Mrs
Charles Patterson and son. Walter.
motored 20 Centervilie sunday to near
the DOWagiac gospel team talk. one
Of them being Mrs. Pattcr.on's son.
jay.
A gathering was held at he home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles patterson Of
Parkv.le June IS i'm honor of Am
broSe VI Elrath. one OF ParkVille's
oldest residents. Mr. MCElrath has
resided i'm and around hat village for
the past IS years. coming from Penn
sylVania with his parents in the fall
of 1897 when the country was yet
new and Indians were plentiful \
dinner was served at which covers
were laid for B. \ birthday cake
was presented 10 Mr.. McElrath with
eight candles placed on the margin
Of the cake and one in the center.
Mr. McElrath is 81 years old. The
day was very pleasantly spent in So
cial conversation and music. With
many good wishes extended 10 Mr..
McElrath each guest departed at a
late hour i'm the afternoon. declaring
the surprise had been "a grand sue
cess The out of town guests were
Mrs. Nelma Matteson of FennVlle
Mrs. Emile Beebe Of Jackson; Mrs.
Robert Wilson of Catlett. Va. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Baker; Mr.. and Mrs.
II. d. Baker and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Smalley OF Vicksburg: Mrs. Henry
Kunselman Of Mendon: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ambrose GoOdacre and Mrs l.. r.
Heckelman of West Mendon Park
Vile guests were: Mrs Louisa Car
man. the Misses Nadine Miller and
Vera Davis, Mrs. John Fisk and son,
Ray. Mrs. Mary Detwiler. Mrs John
Detwiler and son. Harold. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. CrOssley. Mrs. Will Adams.
Don Heater and Mr.. McElrath's son.
Frank.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
CRUMSTOWN, IND.

Mrs William COLON. daughter Inez
and son William Of Lacrosse are Wis
iting relatives here.
Miss Hazel Smith Of oSuth Bend
spent few days with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Smith.
=. +. StrOup and family and Rob
ert Milliken and family spent Sunday
at the home Of w H. Patterson.
@. A. Sensenbaugh is seriously i'll.
Miss Gladys Ranstead Of South
Bend spent Sunday with friends here.
Miss zelda Reaves is a guest of her
grandfather, J. NJ Reaves.
Miss Marie Smith Of South Bend
spent the past week at the home of
Jacob Shoue
Mr.. and Mrs c. f. Day, daughter
Evelyn and Mrs. Wesley Smith were
in South Bend Saturday.
Mrs. William Ryder and Miss
Gladys Robertson attended the Sun
day school convention at Monson
chapel Sunday.
Mrs. George Crum and daughter
Emma were In South Bend Friday.
Mrs. Cora Herrod of South Bend
is a guest Of her father, j. NJ. Reaves
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
MISSING DOCTOR HAS
BEEN AT NORTH JUDS0N
DR.. Edward T. ROwcll, Jr., of Stam-
ford, Conn, Was Working
Tin Gravel Pit.

STANFORD. Conn, July p DR..
Edward r. Rowell. ir.. who disap-
pcared ON May "a last. has been
found I'm North Judson. Ind, and
started Thursday for home with his
cousin. Or T. Everett Rowen who
went to Indiana i'm response TO a teIe-
gram received Saturday
y letter received Thursday from
DR. Everett said that DR. ROwell, jr.,
was suffering from mental lapse. He
had been working in a gravel pit. He
did not know his own identity. A pa
per found on him bore the name and
address of his cousin, George Z. Row
land.
Young DR.. ROwells domestic ar
fairs were in order and he had no
financial troubles at the time he van
ished. but he was highly nervous from
overwork. Private detectives search
ed vainly for him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
Late News from the
Surrounding Towns

a sister OF supt VI. 3. Travis Of the
Niles public schools.
Mr.. and Mrs Irving ferries are
parents of a daughter born at the
home of Mrs. Jeffries parents Mr.
and Mrs Harry Jones i'm this city.
Mrs. Cora Ward Hammond has re-
turned 10 Niles after spending sew
eral months in New York city and
Philadelphia
Miss Margaret Christopher of Ben
ton Harbor, who viii give a Spanish
dance at Island park Thursday even
ing in Connection with the midsummer
night celebration. will be accom-
panied by a number Of her friends
from that place. The music for the
festival Will be furnished by Elbels
band.
Mrs. Henry Starke was pleasantly
surprised Wednesday evening by a
COMPANY of relatives and friends who
assisted IN observing her birthday an
niversary.
Mesdamcs F. B. Hannum. r. y. Bo-
nine and TT. r. Price Miss Marion
Wright and GortOn Price mCtored TO
Kalamazoo Wednesday IN Mrs. Han
lums car.
Miss Evelyn McGUiness OF Chicago,
trained nurse. is home 10 spend the
summer with her parents. Mr.. and
Ms. c. F. McGuiness.
Judge Bridgman has taken under
advisement the case Of suit Of W. A.
Reddick Of Niles. who seeks 10 re-
strain by injunction County Drain
Commissioner Frank Stryker from in
terfering with a dam which he has on
his property north of Niles. The case
was heard in the circuit court at St.
Joseph Tuesday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02

NEW YORK. - John Armstrong
Chaioner. phrase maker extraordinary
and author of Who's LOOney Now ."
has written a play with which he In
tends to fight the lunacy laws OF vari-
Gus states. II is called Robbery Tn
der Law or The Battle Of Million
aires" and was ground ont az Merry
Mills. Chaloner's estate in Virginia.
There the author is q sane man under
the state law. while New York courts
have adjudged him insane.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
NILES, MICH.

Mrs. ]. f. Harder, Miss Florence
Harder and other Niles relatives and
friends left Wednesday for Charleston,
Mich, to attend the wedding of Miss
Myrtle Travis 20 j. Harold Hardy
which occurred Thursday evening.
Mr. Harder is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. f. Harder of this city and at pres
ent teaches in the Conservatory of
Music in Toledo. The bride-elect is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
ARCHBISHOP is BETTER
Physicians said Patient Would Sur
Vive the Night.

ROCHESTER. y. Y. uly Cen
eral Improvement in the condition of
Archbishop James +. Quigley was re-
ported late tonight Physicians said
the patient would survive the night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
SIX KILLED.

MUSKOGIE. okla. July Six
persons were killed i'm a tornado late
asst night near Miami Property dam
age was reported to be heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20
Taxation in Washington High Compared With
Other American Cities.

Washngtons realty taxburden is very heavy Its tax
moderate but assessment is excessively high Its
per capita realty exceeds that of ftyhree
out of the largest eight cities in the United States
"Washingtons tax-burden, combining its heavy realty
tax and its light personally heavier than those OF
most American cities and with those OF cities
approxmatng it size and general conditions; $50 out OF
100 American cities 10000 in population bear lighter
burden
"Washington's taxburden measured by the per capita
receipts from all municipal including the taxes
the sale of liquor and tobacco and those public utility
corporations, banks and companies is distinctly
heavier than those of the American cities with which Wash
1ngton is appropriately compared
"Washington's city tax-burden is heavy that
when compared with the total city, county and state tax
burdens of taxpayers in other cities who enjoy state benefits
and privileges which denied the capital it shows up
credltably in the comparison Its showing is still better
when by the subtraction of capita interest payments the
limited to the taxburden necessary for the
present and future, eliminating past graft Wash
ngton city taxburden alone heavier than the combined
city, county and state of such cities Cleveland In
dianapois, Atlanta, Birmingham Wilmington Wheeling,
Philadelphia and Newark and within few of this
combination burden in such cities Baltimore and New Or
leans.
THE grossest unfaness Washington in the compari-
of Washngons city with the total of city, county
and in other cities is in the inclusion of the gen
era government item of state and county the tax
burden which Washington to duplicate Washington
joys of the privileges benefits of of
government of its
'Washingtons equitable tax-burden should be among
the lowest per capita the country conceded by the
reasonable that nonndustra Washington
with the small taxpayers government employ conut
ing the citys financial backbone poorer in taxable
than the average American city of its
is less able bear the taxburden No other city
large percentage of property exempt from taxation
the National Capital
From the brief of the Joint Citizens Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20

1915. Much of this information could
not be gathered and tabulated until
| after the time for the printing or TINS
brief. limited by the requirement that
1t should be submitted to the Joint Sc
lect committee of Congress not later
than the first of August, 1915. But
very careful compilation of the COM
parative assessment and taxation or
cities in the United States. as shown
! in bulletin 1925 of the United States cen
sus bureau, 1914. on financial statistics
OF cities having over 10000 population
in 1913. and in a number of other re-
ports issued by that bureau, has been
made. 1t is shown conclusively by
these official statistics of the highest
authority that statements that the Dis
trict residents are underassessed or
undertaxed are unfounded, and that, on
the contrary. the assessments of real
estate are excessive and the total per
capita property tax levy. made up of
the assessment and rate on all real and
personal property. is higher than In
most other American cities.
"This Meets the Test"
This meets the test which is applied
to ascertain whether the District is
paying its proper proportion of Ma
| tional Capital expenses under the half
and-half' law by comparison Of
| municipal tax burdens in Washington
and other American cities. 1t is as
| sumed that division Of National Capt.
! tai expenses is fair under which there
! is exacted from the Washingtonian ap-
| proximately the same per capita tax
! contribution as that made by the tax
| payer in the average American city.
and especially in the cities most closely
approximating Washington in size. in
| taxable resources and in conditions of
geographical and general environment.
| The national census bureau. with its
elaborate and costly organization and
machinery for the collection. vertical
furnishes the most reliable data for
measuring the relative tax burdens of
| cities The same methods of exhaustive
questioning and the same standards of
comparison are applied fmpartially to
all cities. The work is done without
bias, with no selfish interest-sectional
state. municipal or individual-to color
or distort results.
In some cases, where the informa ton
| tabulated is not fact of official record,
but the estimate or guess of some ir-
! responsible municipal official (as in the
case Of the reported relation of assessed
to true value). the results. even of the
census computations. are not to be re-
| lied upon. But the census authorities
| recognize the possible error arising
| from reliance upon this source of in
| formation, and Gas in the case of the
i reported relation of assessed to true
value) put the public on guard by
pointing out the inaccuracy and unre-
liability of these reported opinions and
Estimates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20
Comparison Is Made.

Let us for convenience take a small
number of populous. prosperous and
progressive cities. including several
which would naturally be more heavily
tax-burdened than Washington, and
compare them in per capita conclusions
exhaustively and minutely with the
capital, utilizing not only the stand
ards of comparison that are reasonable
and fair, but also those that are un-
reasonable and unfair. Take, first. the
nearest great cities of the Atlantic
slope, washington's larger immediate
Philadelphia and Newark. Add the
largest southern city, New Orleans. tho
nearest in population to Washington
among American cities. Add finally,
the largest cities of Illinois, Ohio. Wis
consin. Minnesota, Indiana and Ken
tucky-that is. Chicago. Cleveland. MIL
waukee. Minneapolis. indianapolis and
Louisville. If Washington's tax-bur-
den. measured by any standard and by
all standards, averages creditabiy in
comparison with those of these ten
typical and wealthy American cities. 10
not the capital eduitably taxed?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20

Municipal receipts from all taxes include gen.
eral property taxes. special property taxes, poll
and occupation taxes, business taxes and non
business license taxes Washington's large item
under this head, outside of property taxes, is the
gas, electric lighting and telephone companies
banks, building associations, etc. 1t Is In
Washington produces larger revenue than the
personal tax on tangible property.
1.-The statistician has carefully worked out the
paid by non Washingtonians who enjoy state and
county benefits and privileges. which should 10
considered in comparing tax burdens with the
such benefits and privileges. His analysis Of
principles upon which he works out equitable
prefaces the tables. The state and county ex.
urement of tax burdens include those for protec.
tion to person and property. for charities. for
hospitals and corrections, for libraries, for
neous and general purposes.
THE tnterest-payment item represents that
portion Of the current tax burden which IL en-
dured to meet Indebtedness of the past. in.
CURED to mako improvements or wasted in graft
or gross extravaganza. II this item is omitted
In respect to all the Cities there will remain for
compa rison the burdens OF expenditure and tara.
ton which, roughly speaking. are necessary for
present city maintenance and for CITY dsyeloo.
ment OF the immediate future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20

the Chesapeake and Ohio canal project
under the authority of Congress, when
failed for reasons given in the South
ard report and for which reasons the
District was not responsible.
The expenditures mentioned In the
Sherman report of 1873 between 1l9O
and 1871, which might be classified as
expenditures wholly or chiefly on &C
count of the strictly municipai ea-
penses of the District of Columbia, are:
For public schools, S19,9s301: penal In
stitutions, $767,049.1s; metropolitan
police 1854. 1884; courts. s77.3s6.s2;
water works. s15.172.23: fire depart
ment, 27,s63.67; canals. 100000: streets
and avenues, ss7o,s32 miscellaneous,
S112,98324, or total of $4,105.82o.54.
Since 1873 the United States has con-
tributed one-half of the appropriations
for the expenses of the government OF
the District Of Columbia except that
the system of water distribution after
the water leaves the aqueduct has been
developed and maintained out of the
money paid by the water takers, the
United States paying nothing for the
distribution of the water to it's build
ings and grounds), with the exception
of certain appropriations, chiefly FOR
street extensions aggreRating from
June 80, 1873, to June 30, 1914. s3.1Zo'-
7174s, of which s2.563.353.11 was for
street extensions. s4s,555.91 for ex-
penses Of the excise board. and the
rest, namely, s50S,S0s.47. was for mis-
cellaneous items, chiefly claims. alley
improvements and the entertainment
Of the national encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic IN 1880
all paid wholly from District revenues.
What have District residents con-
tributed to District expensesf
During the period from 1900 to 1878
the District residents twho numbered
in 1870 numbered 131.700. and in 1880
numbered 177,624) almost bankrupted
themselves thrice In an attempt to
carry out the plans Of the founders
al capital, as shown by the Southland
report of 1895 and by the reports of
the congressional committees between
1874 and 1873.
the District of Columbia residents con-
tributed full taxes and also borrowed
largely for the task Of developing and
the the natl nations city the
money for one-half the appropriations
for the expenses of the District of
Columbia plus to June 80, 1914, 3d.
120,71749 tsee supra).
Gifts of land and money to states and
territories in which the District has
not shared.
During the period from 1900 to tho
present the United States government
has made large gifts of public land
and public money to the states and
territories. in none of which has the
District of Columbia shared, although
Porto Rico and Hawaii share in the
annual appropriations under the Nor
rill acts. and the other territories have
shared in other government grants.
According to statement Of the In
terror Department the United States
has given to the several states and
territories grants Of land from the
public domain amounting to 1854
1918 acres, as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20

made. as the acts Of Congress stated
for the purposes of public education OF
OF making public roads and other pub
lie improvements.
Not one acre of public land or one
dollar OF public money on this account
has ever been given by the United
States to the District of Columbia
Congress in an act approved June 90
1896 Is Y. s. Stat. p. $50. provided for
the distribution of all the money which
should be in the United States Treas
ury January l. 1897. except five million
states of the Union which should con-
sent to the terms accepting the deposits
under pledge for the safekeeping and
repayment thereof whenever such re-
payments should be demhnded:, Under
this legislation three instaIlments, ag-
gregating s2s.1o1 ,s44.9I. were placed
with the several states Before the
time for the making Of the deposit OF
the fourth installment the condition of
the treasury was such that the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. withheld the
1ourtn installment- October 2, 1897, an
act OF Congress was approved Is u. S.
stat, p 2oD postponing the payment
OF the fourth installment and providing
mat the three first installments under
SAID act shall remain on deposit with
the states until otherwise directed by
Return Not Directed.
Congress has never directed the re-
turn of the deposits. and no part of the
moneys 80 deposited with any of the
states has ever been returned to the
Treasury. The amounts thus given To
the several states were as follows. az
stated by the Treasury Departments.