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The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

Your .commitiee on Taxes. TO whom
crandali Ci7ss). Edward II. Wcser
tfsli). Mary II. OliphAnt (43l3). Geo
J: Schaller tSi3). q. L. Cicotte (<S57,.
Mrs. a. vanAcker (4785). Byron j.
Trembley NTa2),- Allen A. Eiweii
WiiSsr ,sco, tlo' oSS Estate nsts Of JacGb zers.
ward J. Tate ttsi2j. Nettis Benjamin
.t1so). +. +. Slayton N730). David
J. osgood (ts06). Detroit Presbytery,
by ". Mckinnell. Treas. Usi7). and
James Hayes t4955). for the cancella-
tion, reduction or adjustment OF ceP-
ments and personal taxes for various
years. respectfully report we have
had the same under consideration,
have listened to the testimony OF
petitioners. and after consultation
with the Board OF Assessors, recon-
mend that the requests OF the above
mentioned petitioners be granted, as
tion.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS H. LEMPKE.
JAMES VERNON,
GODFREY FREIwALD.
MOSES wARTELL.
HERMAN SCHULTZ,
JOSEPH ROLLO.
Accepted. and on leave. the follow
ing resolution was offered:
BY Aid Lempke:
Resolved. That the CITY Treasurer
he and he is hereby authorized and
instructed 10 cancel the taxes due on
personal assessments levied against
the following named persons for the
year 1914. towit;
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

NoTlCE-STRfET
ASSESS
Paving Notes No. l7lG s'
JAY STREET

rrrS rS Hsns,.. His1,Ss sssnsE: ,';E;: sssshs Klzpss
Msrmsn' fis Saanl9I 9oS, 9tSS n;it, so7cins: sas
Alex yohnson. William fud VIZ. Enc1cs &
John vcgt, cHsls Sorta 6tt" savsi.: W:
hscns Adeii9e 9chneldsr. feul ffS-
eran school, ana 70 ali other pcTSXSs
owntnei occupying Or otherU1So l6s2
terested IA any Of the lots and preS1l -s
CITY, Of Detroit within tie ltnoieS
hersinefter mentioned. 3 n M
The Common Councl1 of the city nA
petroit having ordered o much u
Jay. street from the east line 81 H..
seph Campsu avenue to the west l(S&'
OF Elmwood avenue, TO ~ grnd41 6Hf
paved. notice 10 hereby etvon that ~
Assessment has been made unOn. r N
the lots and premises frontiuG a. o651
Jay street. and liable 20 bA ,oSoooS01
for said Improvement under the peo-
visions OF the City Charter, And fh6k'
{. roll OF said asses6msnt q nov chm =
pleted and will remain At the A6616o.
or9 Ofhce IN the City OF Detrolt nor
the date hereof until Aug. TO- l1lE
for the inspection Of AL psysone cons
BOARD OF AssEssoRs
gy dUsTAvE !. AIbREcAT.
|. B-ss President 4
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

Resolved, That the City Treasurer
be and he II hereby authorized and
instructed to cancel tho taxes due on
personal assessment levied against G.
H. Wilder for the year 1918. valuation
Sl.00O.00. amount S.0.2g tW (, {. l05);
and also for the year 1914. valuation
81 10000. amount $3.50. tW T. T.
l05D. aAd be IL further
Resolved, That the C!ty Treasurer
be and he is hereby authorized and
instructed to accept from the per-
sons hereinafter mentioned. such
amounts rs appear opposite their re.
spective names, In fun settlement of
the personal assessments levied
against them for the year 1914, and
cancel balance due, towit:
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

BOARD OF AssGseoNs OFFICE
Detroit. July 81. 1915.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28
Liquor REGULATION.

70 the Honorable the Common Council:
..oentlemen;--Your committee on
ferred the application of Timothy
Egan. administrator OF the estate OF
German Gentzen. deceased. to con-
tinue saloon At 5s8 Dix avenue and
for transfer OF said liquor license
from 6sS Dix avenue to sos 0ratiot
avenue. respectfully report we have
had the SEINE under consideration and
seeing no objection thereto, recon.
mend that the above application be
apIroved.
ReapactfullY siihmiffed
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

BOARD or AssEssoRs OFFICE
Detroit, July ~. 1914 ~
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

RoARp OF ASSESSORS OFFICE.
Detroit. July 81, 1913.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

BOARD or AssGssoRs oFFIcG
Detroit. July -. ietk
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

.S,,,, .w T. & i7D, valuation 1910.
Johanna F.ustELot sss;,. zoo: Hannans
SP. C. .s7s" etc., 2. e DUNCAN street,
'.W. Is. Z. so. valuation es7o. amount
Ei,.. E.ss..,.LO. y, Brewer. e sub;
p. c. S7s," .. .. Helen avenue. wv. ik
&. i7O. valuation $500. amount
Hscd.,in. Lowsndowsk,-"wsst 30
.as ~ Of u t0s: p.r, 49, cf na G.: ~ and h"T i!s
Valuation $3.50. amount iis.sa;
wilhsimina Risse.Lot $50 VIM;
Ts .,e " SUB ssiaes Sf eir' .%.Sas " Sn1'ss farm"
Mrs. Louis Nigs-"Lot sSi. VIM.
Taits sub. q par, q h.. the Sh.r.n
ss.% aa. ~ s i. v.ias'ic" .Ssa::"d 'iSsS. :Ss.
Catherine Bausr-"Lot 10, n, c. Van
Husan's sub. Of the eastsriy 81 o7
:sps :s1s' .H.Is. Ss 2 C. ~ "" ,;''s Yss Tcwn TsiS.
tion Ss.sso. amount ess.'s; and be
RsseiSsd. rh., tn. city Treasurer
.1n..S nS q 10 cse ssrsG' the s,ss sas
taxes levied against East u OF 10,
ssrmn. O. f.tS.s 6 T. :,1:.s f:%.' t& &SsTsp@fa g. T.
bsins owned BY ysromN Dodisw and
cancelled on the grounds Of charity;
and be II further
Resolved. That the City Controller
instructed 20 draw a warrant upon
6chasfsS Tor the sum Of G+ss. be-
Ing II: s,sc smeons .L cf tsss;; s; on ysiu;- :
Co.. orsndy avenue. .tw. ii, T.
3tO. for the year. 1914. upon pre-
Z esatation Of the proper. receipt show.
: eGainst ssi6 property fos said year to
sS:s,.,s.s aaya ss:: a. zee ss.sss: g: sros"d' OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
BUSINESS is PICKING UP

THERE will be more widespread interest
L in the appendix Of Secretary McAdoo's
report than in the body of the document
itself, for the appendix contains a summary
Of business conditions prepared by three
commercial agencies. r. G.. Dun & Co.,
Bradstreet and Babson all find that there
has been an Astonishing revival of pros
perlty in the last year.
They say that orders have, OF course
been partly responsible for the recovery
but they find that goods are selling at better
prices than year ago, that the demand for
nearly everything except pork and cotton
is brisk, that the demand for labor is
greater than the supply. that wages are good
and that the retail business is prosperlng to
the same extent as the wholesale.
Mr.. McAdoo is gratified with the report of
improved business conditions, but his satis-
faction cannot be nearly so great as that
of the country at large. The business boom
is proof that the foundations of national
prosperity are laid so deep and built so
firmly that not even the blunders of an in
expert Democratic Administration can shake
them for long.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
DEMOCRATIC TAXATION FOLLY

! TNHE President has turned his back on the
! i tariff as a revenue producer and has de-
clared for internal taxation as the princi-
| pal means for raising the money needed for
! the new public expenses And he has urged
| the worst form of internal taxation, that is,
tax on industry.
The internal combustion engine is a tool
in use in tens of thousands of farms and
small factories It would be as wise to
tax moving machines, or sewing machines,
or turning lathes, or printing presses or
the pick and spade of the day laborer. The
proposed tax on gasoline would be n second,
though indirect, tax on internal combustion
engines, so that the farmer who runs his
cream separator with little gasoline motor
would have to pay a fee to the revenue
collector for the privilege of using 1t, and
an additional fee on every gallon of gaso-
line consumed In 1t.
The tax on fabricated steel is likewise
a tax on industry. It would be as just to
tax shirtwaists and trousers, and compel the
clothing maker to attach a pink revenue
stamp to the trousers and blue one on the
shirtwaists.
Every such tax is a burden on domestic
production and consumption. A tariff on i'm
ports, properly assessed encourages domes-
tic production, is distributed so widely be-
tween tne pTOuuCer ana lne COHsuHer tildl
no one feels It.
And It also rnises revenue.
II there is not enough economic judgment
in the majority in Congress to discover a
better way of raising revenue than by heavy
direct taxes on industry, there ought to be
political instinct enough to sense the danger
to any party which commits itself to such a
program
But as the Democracy has neither po-
litical instinct nor economic judgment, the
may have to endure its imminent
Affections till such time as the Republicans
can be returned to power.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
DIR. JOHNSON ON SHIPPING

HE International Trade Conference, at
its third annual session. is most prop
90 y considering the shipping question. The
"'ost statesmanlike suggestion made before
. delegates came, not from the represen-
tive OF Secretary McAdoo, who declared
at no subsidy measure would be passed
long as the Democrats were in power
lat from Professor Emory r. johnson, of
no University of Pennsylvania
Doctor Johnson has discovered that there
.7 no agreement either in or out of Con-
ess. on any phase of the question save
at II is important that something be done
make the United States independent OF
re rest of the world, so that it can get
goods abroad, whatever may be happen
TO the ships OF other nations. II any
'hing Is to be done, the agreement must
e end further than this.
20 Doctor johnson suggests that the first
drty for all those who believe sounsthinx
'lsht TO be done is TO get together in order
lat they may discover a common ground
" which they can stand and a larger num-
'r OF points on which they can agree, and
en- work out a plan that will commend
q elf to expert shipping men. to capitalists
I'D to the Democrats who are so afraid
80 the word subsidy that they are willing
spend any amount of public money to en-
rye the merchant marine. If they can call
, appropriation by another name.
There must be craftsmanship enough in
country to solve this problem satis-
ctorfly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
ST. LOUIS FOR THE DEMOCRATS

THERE is a large German American pop
l. ulation in Missouri, and the Administra-
tion is not popular among the Democrats
of that State. Senator Reed is a candidate
for reelection, and he Is not certain that
he can defeat his Republican opponent.
These are some of the reasons that have
been unoffcially advanced for the decision
of the Democratic National Committee that
the next national convention should be held
in st. Louis.
On the first ballot Dallas was second and
Chicago third. At the suggestion of the
Dallas people. St. Louis was chosen unani-
mously on the second ballot. The signif-
canoe of the small vote for Chicago will not
be lost upon those who recall where the
Democratic strength lies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
STREET CAR AND TENEMENT

Y THE quiet, wel-ordered and sympathetic
4 statement issued by Bernard ]. Newman,
,retary Of the Philadelphia Housing Com
!ssion, there rests crushing indictment OF
"a, haphazard methods which have charac-
rized transit developments in Philadelphia
iere is in It as we'll the most sweeping and
npelling reason for the success of the Tay-
i' plan, which now seems in peril of change.
Essentially the point made by Mr.. Newman
- that the street car is the deadliest enemy of
TIC tenement up to a certain point Then
O street car becomes the greatest ally of the
iedthhouse. Population settles on the line
'i transit; when the lines are continuous in
there is no congestion; when the
! es are laggard, population increases be-
oId all normal bounds at the centres which
.nsit facilities artiioially create. Philadel-
H IA has reached such a stage.
Fhe Taylor plan will spread population over
u wide area because it will bring great out
) ng sections into close communication with
Y und within the reach of transportation, will
flung over wider frontier, and the tene-
rnt, that huge and fatal blot on the mod
a city, will crumple and be destroyed.
We had fallen into the habit of thinking
! 4t only property values were to be affected
: transit and that time alone was to be
we'd. The concise, driving logic of this
atement reminds us that human lives are
20 at stake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
We ARE ALL FOR LEAGUE ISLAND

REPRESENTATIVE VARE'S series of
y bills providing for an armor plant, a
i"lndry. dry dock and other improvements
~ League Island embraces program of de-
'eopment which cannot be carried out for
''.reral years. But Mr. Ware did his duty to
-outh Philadelphia by the introduction of
he measures at the earliest possible moment
There can be no proper naval preparedness
f"r the nation If the greater part of the i'm
/ ovements called for are not made, but It
/ not likely that Mr.. Wares bills will be
'assed. Mr.. Ware is a Republican. The
mocrats are in control in Washington.
= hat is done for League Island will be done
~ the name of the Democracy.
so long as it is done, neither Mr. Ware nor
other Philadelphian should care whose
me appears on the bills finally passed. It
- the proper use of League Island by the
"vernment that we are all fighting for and
"e do not care who gets the credit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
PRESIDENTIAL ENGLISH

VIE fierce passion which burns through a
4 large part of the latest message which
vas really an address, TO Congress is not
. matter merely of feeling on the Presidents
2 TT II is a matter OF technique For long
'le President has been known as a master of
nslish. He has long and supple sentence.
: hieh he can turn and swing and vary TO a
gh degree of effectiveness. He has little
r.eks of style, but in the present message
! u the tricks but the broad lines are his
hief munitions.
The strangest thing about the Presidents
ianneF IS that he uses the most ancient
;etorieal forms and infuses a new and in
,ase life into them by merely the change of
word He speaks Of our forefathers as
q little, but how heroic nation that in a
gh day OF old staked It's very life
very word OF which Is Stock" yet which is
s7ade effective BY the startling place OF the
,ioFd high"
IS not hard TO discover some OF the
uaiitiez q AfF. Wilson's mind from the con-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
LADY EGLANTINE

uER mother must have told Lady Eglan-
IL tine, the distinguished fowl belonging to
A. A. Christian, of this city, that the chief
business Of a hen was being a hen, with all
that that implies. She has devoted herself
so assiduously to this occupation for her
short life that she is now able to travel in
a parlor car and stop at fashionable hotels.
No other hen has made great a success
In the hen business; for she has broken all
records for egg-laying She evidently took
for her motto, This one thing / do" and
did 1t with all her might. It is a pretty
good motto for bipeds who do not wear
feathers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
The Diary of Our Own Samuel Pepys

The Diary of Our Own Samuel Pepys
December 5-with c. Towne the poet TO Beach
Haven, to c. Beck's and found there great
| Govern the barrister, A Semues the clock
puncher, r. wildhack and Louis Fuertes the
draughting artists, A. Reid the gazetteer, p.
boy. All the evening in song and merriment,
what with Jest after another.
6-To the city by train. and my wife met me
at the ferry, in my petrol-waggon;
and did save C. Towne pretty penny, too by
conveying him to his lodgings. Yet he hath
done many generous deeds for me and Jared
upon me no whit IN too days Of dtUeliino toith
him; tohtch, fear, could not say for many
F. p Adams, in N. Y. Tribune.
Yes, we surely did have a fine party last
week
AT the home of the Bects at Beach Haven,
And the thanks that we may have forgotten
to speak,
On loving cup should be engraven;
And for some of the guests I have nothing
but praise,
Though couple, as actors, were sad
hams
But this Towne person! really now, why
should he raise
Such particular praise from Frank Adams?
which I fear 1 could not say for many"
says he;
hearty
But I'm sure that he can't be referring to me,
For I'm always "the life Of the party"
At the table my jests were as brilliant as
Towne's
And my ready retorts were as clever
But my wit was more dignifed; his was a
clowns,
And to catch the crowd all his endeavor.
1t is true he could sing and his curious face
Lent itself to burlesque more than mine did,
So this Adams, when Towne capered over
the place,
To the worth of his betters was blinded.
(which I fear 1 could not say for others"
says he
Why this Towne PERSONS just an old
smarty!-
And I'm sure Adams can't be referring to me,
For I'm always "the life of the party"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

tour of his words He uses parallel phrases.
qualities and makes for precision with two
and three adjectives, runs up his indictment
Of conspirators precisely as the indictment
was drawn up in a more celebrated docu-
ment against George III. The President is,
in fact. given to ancient ideals which he in
forms with new life and the varied interests
of his extraordinary mind and his tempera-
mental analyses account for all the pecu-
liarities of his style.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
Dear Sir:
Why Not Be Electrical and Moderu7

Here the directions flor making bay
berry candlesl as given by expert: After
having gathered the berries, put them In cold
water, using plenty Of water, until they come
TO bol-ErennO Ledger Of December 8.
Dear Sir:
can't git no sense outa tibet paper of yours
| got my gal to rite them how to make Bay
berry candils and here wat they say. l didn't
need no expert" TO tell me they shuddent be
put i'm water until after they wuz gethered but
look wat the dern fool sez bout putin EN- i'm
cold water Ill they cum to boil. l wanta make
them fer this Crismus. Kin you help me?
l., q 8
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

waiter to have il refled. II not empty and the
spoon is placed beside the cup, thus, it is an
intimation TO the waiter that you want the tea
or coffee changed. Do not call for 'milk"; call
for and speak only of cream" Never set your
teacup upon the tablecloth In taking sugar
use only the sugar-spoon.
'The cup with handle, or of unusual size NAV
be held differently.
iProfessoE Hin, who, as our eO-wOrker at the
adjoining desk so aDtly observed leaves nothing
TO the imagination, makes other anma adVersiOns
under this heading but these must be reserved for
a future issue.-Ed.I
Dear Sir:
Here is an inscription noted recently upon a
tiny tombstone in a cemetery at Charlemont
Mass:
Little Methuseah
Aged days
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
~9ztiaoe'to + tas 3 Table: 5"
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RULES TO BE OBSERVED.


Sit upright neither too close too far
away from the table.
Open and spread upon your lap breast
a napkin If one is provided; otherwise a hand
kerchief.
Do not be in haste compose YOURSELF put
your mind into pleasant condition and resolve
to eat slowly.
Possibly grace will be said, and the most
respectful attention and quietude should be
observed until the exercise is passed.
II Is the most appropriate time, while you
wait to be served, for you to put into practice
your knowledge of small talk and pleasant
words with those whom you sitting near.
Do not be impatient to be served. If soup
comes first and you do not desire it, you will
simply say, mo, thank you," but make no
comment; or you may take 1t and eat as little
you choose. The other course will be along
soon.
The soup should be eaten with a medium
sized spoon, so slowly and carefully that you
will drop none upon your person or the table
cloth. Making an effort to get the last drop and
all unusual noise when eating should be avoided.
DRINKING FROM THE TEAcUP
Formerly it the fashion to pour tea into
the saucer; not so now. Tea should be gently
slipped from the spoon cup taking cup and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

sylvania recognized the fact several years
ago by comforting on him the high degree of
Doctor of Science.
Doctor Webster believes whole-heartedly
that civil engineering is excellent profess
sion for young men to choose. He himself,
might readily be supposed, likes his work,
and likes it immensely That probably ac-
counts, in large part, for his success. But
the opportunities he is sure, were never
better than they are now, If as good. En-
gineering science is growing in Importance.
Engineers are being called to fill important
executive posts never before. The train
ing, said Doctor Webster, admirably fits a
man for executive work. He spoke of the
city managers, several of whom are civil
engineers, and of the heads of great rail-
roads and industrial enterprises. Goethals
was mentioned as a civil engineer who mas
displayed wonderful capacities as an exec
utive With the development of the country
great engineering works are being under
TAKEN and there is plenty of room for the
Woodworking, ambitious man in these enter
prises
Success in Engineering
Asked what he considered the essential
qualifications for success, Doctor Webster re-
piled: Energy. determination, initiative"
Then he added that college education
though desirable, is not an absolute neces-
sity. young man with the three qualities
named can succeed today in the engineering
profession. He pointed out, however, that
with the educational facilities now available
there is not the compulsion which formerly
existed in so many cases for doing without
the advantage of scientific training under COL
legiate conditions
George S. Webster was born October 10,
1855. in a house on Mcpherson square. Edu-
Gated at the Friends Select School and the
University Of Pennsylvania, he was appointed
to position in the Bureau of Surveys in
1877. His son chose the fathers profession,
and is now engaged in engineering work in
this city. The family lives at 1900 Penn
street. Frankford.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
Could You Maybe Be Man MiIliner, MAXI

Dear Tom;
In this Cruesday's) EVENING LEDGER, M'IIss
says among other things that the careful edit
ing OF the woman's page is ITO make il quite
quite ut for the masculine eye, should any
chance to rove this way" Well mine CHANGED
that way and I'll bet my male optic discovered
something on the page that many another be-
hind longer lashes has utterly missed / dnd
that "Milie and Her Millions" Is not only q
refined comic, but it's real up-to-date fashion
stun besides IN bet lots OF the girls don't
ger thAI MAX
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

our crowded streets show that the admonition
to shop early" has been observed i'm a sensible
and gratifying manner, 1t remains to make
sure these sifts reach their intended recipients
the great day-Boston Post
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Hills Manual
of
Social and Business Forms

Copyright. Thos. Z. Hill.
.NOgDOS Chicago, 1887.
GGIll HE DINNER hour will completely
eSNEaIS test the refinement, the culture
EE1S and good breeding which the in
wy dividual may possess. 1t is the
province of this chapter to show
what the laws of the table are. 1t will be the
duty of the reader, in the varied relations of
life, to make such use of them as circum-
stances shall permit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08
Tom Days Column

WHATEVER the folks in the next yard
w may say we think that message mighty
fine for man who must be working over
hyphen-tim to remember not to forget the
ring for the wilson -hyphen- Gait nuptials.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

The Encouragement of the functions of the In
terstate Commerce Commission and the proper
restriction OF the too liberal affirmative powers
II now exercises over railroad rates are meas
ures of preparedness only second in Importance
10 the enlargement of the nations actual fight
Ing force on land and sea.-New York Sun
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-08

session full of danger, on the whole. is the
one 10 be; yet II will be one, also, which should
reveal the solid foundations of American states
manshp.-Springteld Republican.