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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
BENNETT IS HOSTILE.
says Personal Tax VIII Re Obitu-
airy Of Mitchell.

Senator William NJ. Bennett. hostile
critic OF the Mitchell administration, gave
ont last night n statement saying n
the huge personal tax assessment shows
that the city Is governed by IA lot of
inexperienced boys and well meaning
old women" He continued
THE purpose is To save the Mitchell
administration II will prove. however,
to be the obituary OF the Mitchell ad-
ministration
The purpose IL 90 curse to keep the
tax rate low. The city will probohly
have to raise s24o. 900. 900 revenue for
the coming year. To get this from an
assessed valuation of $4,000, OO0. 900
would require a tax rate Of 3 per cent,
which would be beyond the Constitu-
tional tax rate limit OF . per rent. plus
the debt service. What easier method
therefore is there 10 keep the tax rate
down to . per cent. than 10 raise the
assessment 10 $4,000. 900, 900?
"A 2 per cent. tax rate ON a 3l2, 600
100000 assessment will on the book =
n revenue OF s2+0. 900. 900. As Il
matter Of fact. however. the tax on the
extra 1880. 900, 900 assessment OF per-
sonal property. or $4,000, 900 OF taxes,
will be uncollectible.
'The result will he that this adminis-
tration will pass these $40 900. 900 Of
special revenue bonds on to the next ad-
ministration TO pay out OF subsequent
tax levies.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
BRITISH VISITOR REJECTED.
lnvalid Engineer Runs Against
Inhospita BILE Immig ration La VS..

Ward Bailey, a civil engineer OF
London. who arrived yesterday by the
American liner st, Pavl, expressed him
self as amazed at the lack Of hospi-
tally and sense Of justice in Yankee
land. lie spent last night Oh ELLIS
Island and may also pass a day asld
another night there. lie has elected to
return TO England by the ST, Paul.
which starts back tomorrow.
Mr.. Bailey suffers from gastritis. His
physician told him he might be bene-
fted by a sea trip. lie therefore bought
n return trip ticket to New York and
sailed by the st. Paul. He ran against
the new rule that compels United States
health service doctors and Immigration
boarding officers to e suspected
aliens to Ellis Island. The doctor who
examined Mr.. Bailey ordered him TO
ELS Island, Mr.. Bailey protested. de-
claring that he had no intention of
sta ying here,
He was Informed that that made no
difference. He then suggested that he
should be permitted to remain aboard
until the st. Paul sailed. and he was
told again Of the inclastic natur OF
immigration rules. So lie was put
aboard n barge with immigrants and
sent to Ellis Island. There he will be
treated free for rastritis at the hos
pital. although he is quite able to
pay for a special doctor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02

President Purdy OF the Tax Depart.
ment said yesterday that he Is decidedly
hopeful Of retaining on the tax rolls a
much larger proportion Of the tentative
assessment this year than was retained
last year. Then with "a tentative in
crease OF s133. 000. 900 about S5S.OO0.0 900
was retained finally and taxed. lie said
that this year assessors In the held had
made cuts wherever they could reason
ably be expected and that as a result a
largely decreased demand for reduce
tons from the tentative roll is expected.
Should Mr.. Purdy's hope be realized
and 800. 900. 900 OF the indicated gain
be retained the city's borrowing power
would be advanced by $4,000. 900.
From the figures announced yesterday
II IL not possible to figure the tax rate
for next year. Should one-half Of the
personal property assessment be re-
tained the tax rate for 1916 would be
the lowest the city has known for nearly
a generation.
Real estate interests throughout the
city were highly pleased with the new
assessment rolls and Mayor Mitchel's
stock advanced far In realty circles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
EX-GOV. SIATON CALLS
ON ROCKEFELLER, JR.
Visit a Social One. They Say
''Rcpublic" Plans to BE
Given Out To-day.

DENVER. oct. John u. Rockefeller.
Jr.. took a rest to-day from his lahors
OF the past week. spending most of his
time in his rooms at the Brown Palace
Hotel. lie received only "A few callers,
among them ex-Gov. John NJ. Slaton OF
Georgia. Neither would discuss the pur-
pose OF the visit. further than to say II
was merely a social call.
At IL 80 O'Clock tonight Mr. Rookie
Teller left for Pueblo. where he will hold
a meeting tomorrow with the mine
superintendents and thirty six miners.
Representatives from the eighteen coal
mining camps Of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. for the purpose OF putting
the Rockefeller industrial plan before
the employees.
Mr.. Rockefeller will first make an adj
dress 10 the men at which the public
will be admitted. Discussion of the plan
then viii be taken up in executive scs-
sion.
Mr.. Rockefeller. as president OF the
Rockefeller Foundation, renewed the
contract Of Mackenzie King, chief Of
the bureau OF Industrial relations Of the
foundation. for another year. Mr. King
reserved the right 10 resume his po-
litical activities IA event he may desire
TO participate in Canadian politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
CITYS PERSONAL TAX LIST IS 1904, sos, 965;
MAYOR ISSUES RIGID ARM AGAINST DODGING

Equitable Building stands out as the
most valuable single property In The
city. with an assessment Of S22. 900, 900.
an increase Of $1,000 900 over last
year. The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company Building was increased from,
$l2.l15.000 to $4,000. 900. Another
big advance is recorded on the new
building Of J. =. Morgan & Co.. where
the assessment has been advanced by
S4.900.O0 to $780, 900.
The Western Union Building. as
sessed last year at $i.375,OOO. is val
ued this year al $5.075.0O0. Not all
o: the changes In values recorded have
been on the increase side. Many we'll
known structures have been cut ma
terially. Here are some Of the more
important changes:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
SPY CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED.
'itisrnship Papers Granted 10 Dr.
Karl q. Frank.

NEWARK, y. j., oct. DIR. Karl -.
Frank Of Maplewood was granted citi-
zership papers by Judge Osborne to-
day after a government investigation
had failed IN s~ubstantiate charges that
he was head 81 a German secret service
force.
lie applied for citizenship five years
ago and was to have received his final
papers a month ago. when charges were
published in the Providence Journal "a
the effect that he was head OF n secret
service force engaged in stealing United
states naval secrets. The court granted
IA delay 10 permit the Government to In.
vestigate these charges.
Thomas II. Shoemaker OF Philadelphia
chief examiner of the nRturalization
bureau In that city, appeared for the
Government and told the court that his
investigation had failed tn disclose any
thing tending TO corroborate the charges,
lie read recommendations in favor OF
the applicant, one of which was from
Rear Admiral Usher, In charge OF the
New York Navy Yard.
Dr, Frank is the American representa-
tive Of SIcmen & Holke. electrical manu-
facturers of Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
HOW VALUES SHIFTED.
Land ~Assessments show stsr,Ji,~
Decreases Ia Varioss Se~ctiou.

me same startling decreases I'm land
values indicated In last years assess.
ment rolls are shown again on the newly
compiled books. Continued decrease /,
indicated not only in the districts where
trade shifting has been going on for
several years. but this year large new
sections are put Town for lower yalues
because Of the same trade movements
an districts formerly OF the highest
value. Throughout the city this de-
crease In lana values amounts TO the
enormous total OF sl.4,S0b.212. OF which
Manhattan supplies the large amount Of
sioo. 800. In other boroughs the loss
oy comparison with total value Is not
nearly so great and is due largely TO
demolition OF buildings to make way for
new ones
Manhattan a~ssessors seem to think
that the city's finest residential section.
from Fffty-ninth to Seventy-hrst stree,
rIfth to Madison avenue, Ia doomed. for
they have trimmed assessments through.
out the district by ar average of about
$4,000 a lot. The cut is based on tn.
lack OF demand for residences. In the
fark avenue section. on the other hand.
where great apartments are going UP
IN large numbers, the assessors have
advanced rates by an average OF from
$4,000 to 100000 a lot. Madison ave
nue.. Fortieth to FiftIeth street. has
e advanced by $4,000 to 500. q n
10y. broadway, from Eighteenth to
Thirty-second street has deprecated.
according to the assessors, by Ss5. 600
to $4,000 a lot. but values OF residences
along Fifth avenue north OF Fifty-nlnth
street emain about the same as las;
year.
On the basis that Thirty-fourth
street supremacy as a shopping street
In waning tax assessors have trimmed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
ARCHIBALD HAD NO
BERNSTORFF CIPHER
state Department Finds Two
Dispatches by Won Papen
in Documents.
ATTACHE MAY GO soon

wAsHiNGroN, oct. Reports that
in tho papers taken from James +. J.
Archibald by the British there were
cipher dispatches signed by Count Won
Bernstorn. the German Ambassador,
were officially declared untrue at the
State Department. No such dispatches
were found in the documents transmitted
70 this Government by the British
through Ambassador Page. and the De-
%partment understands that II has re-
ceIved all the papers involved in the
case.
Three cipher dispatches we're included
in the documents. however. 1t became
known to-day. II is understood that
two Of these were signed by Capt. Won
Papen and one by DR.. Duinba, the
Acknowledgements Ambassador. State
Department officials declined to say
whether an EFFORT was being made TO
deciphcr the messages and refused TO
make any comment upon them.
1t liz known, however, that both OF
Capt. o Tapen's cipher dispatches
were addressed to the Government at
Berlin n that Ambassador Dumba's
cipuer messdge was Tor MS oONernf1ent
ut Vienna. With the return OF Secrc-
tAry Lansing to Washington next week
II Is expected that action in the case
Of Capt. Won Papcn will shortly follow.
II Is generally understood here that
Capt. o papen will not retain much
longer his post as military attache Of
German Embassy ut Washington.
That his departure will be arranged by
Secretary Lansing and Ambassador
xAH nn,n.H 10 ak- k...
IL IL pointed out that the United
6tates considers that Capt. von Pspen
WA guilty OF u gross impropriety in
sending official n even secret code
dispatches by Archibald. who had an
American passport This ie entirely aside
from the offensive character of Capt.
Won rapen's remarks contained in n pri-
vate letter to his wife.
mo Department OF Justice IL consid-
ering whether there is any basis for
action against Capt Archibald. the two
Au0trO-HunGarial Consular Offices in
VOWED In the papers, and the Hungarian
editor who prepared the memorandum
Win reference to the fonenting Of
strikes in American munition pants.
me opinion prevails here hat there
will be no proceedings against III bald.
HIS European mission was interrupted
a. a result of the seizure of the papers
and his passport taken up by Minister
Van Dyke at The Hague. He will not
be permitted to have another one during
the continuance OF the war. II Is un-
derstood that next week Archibald will
be received at the State Department to
make an explanation Of his side OF the
cAA.
Assurances that Ambassador DunYba
and his wife would not be molested by
ehA Eranrh ~ tul fnrras v,aro raratS,at
At the State Department to-day from
the French Embassy. Similar assur-
ances were received by the British En-
bassy yesterday. The Ambassador
safe conduct. based on these assurances,
will go forward to him from the De-
paTtment tomorrow. He is expected to
eli on October 3.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
SENT NO LETTERS.
vOn BcrnstorH Again Denies Re-
ports Of q Conspiracy.

Count Johann Won Bernstorff. denied
at the Ritz-Carlton yesterday a report
from Washington that he considered and
rejected a plan for influencing leglsla-
ton in Congress aimed at stopping ship
ments OF munitions to the Allies.
81 can only repeat what | have said
before so many times, that | sent no
letters or documents of any sort to the
German Government by Mr.. Archibald"
said the Count.
The Ambassador expressed interest
when informed hat Secretary of State
Lansing would be at the. Biltmore to-
day. but would not say whether he had
an appointment with him or not.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
LANSING HERE TODAY.
Has appointment with Won Rern-
stOrR At the BiItmOre.

WArERTowS, y. V, Oct. 1.-Secretary
Of State Lansing left tonight for New
York, and from there will 60 back to
Washington after a two weeks vacation
at Henderson Harbor.
Secretary Lansing has an appoint
ment with Count Won Bernstorff at the
Biltmore in New York Tomorrow, but
what will be discussed or what will be
done Secretary Lansing would not say.
He is considerably improved in health
and expects to take no more vacations
until matters which involve him and his
official position no longer occupy his
attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
JOHN DIS ORGANISE RESIGNS.
Had played for Fifty Years 81
THrrItOvn thurch Services,

TAlEYTowN, oct. Robert G. Jones.
for iifty years organist OF John ID.
itockeHeller's church. resigned to-day
and viii devote his time to mis- conserya-
tory work at White Plains.
Mr.. Jones IL believed tn have the
record for continuous service In one
church in this state, He often player
for Mr.. Rockefeller on organ in the
latter's home,
Mr.. Rockefellcr's church Is now with
out n pastor or AN organist, the pastor,
,is Rev. Arthur r. Brooks, having re-
signed to-day, also TO take ny work In
New York. s. -..- :
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
CONSUL'S AUTO SEIZED.
villa Omcials Force Americans I
Give In Five Machines.

FL PAso. Oct. limited States C"n-
sui Marion Lctcher and Americans
bound for the border In five big auto
mobiles were turned back when thcy'
got a few miles from Chihuahua c.ty
yesterday. forced by Villista officials 70
lake a train for h border and TO leave
their machines.
Gen. villa was seen IN Chihuahua
city yesterday By refugees, hut Nillssta
officials maintain that he Is in the Casas
Grendes country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
ARCTIC EXPLORER
JUST HEARS OF War
German Of Bcrnicr Party Ma.
rOOncd in Canada-Told
of Wifc'S Death.
INTERVIEWED IN OF EEEC

QUEBEC. Oct. TO have lof mo
civilized world when all was r'ue
among the European nations ard o. '..
turn to 1t when everything vas u Z
state of chaos between the cncc friend
Powers Is the experience Of Eud1'p
Francke. a member OF capt. Bcri a.
polar expedition
4 German by birth. his nati.uai-
thus hindcrs his departure from ',
Dominion, and he has Just learned 'ha'
his wife. whom he left in New No
mJre than "A year ago. has been d'Il
about nine months.
Mr.. Francke. who ia stopping A. .As
Mountain Hill House. told / 'hS ,I,,s
ment and sorrow when he .earu,d -
the conflict IN which his fai.,y.aad e.
engaged.
las you know" said lie to-day. ~
loft on the Guide for the nor h.ru la,t,
OF ice on July I. 1914, and did not W..
turn until August. 1915. Therefore. 40,
may have "a pretty fair idea ~ the gen.
eral state of ~isuOrI,.,c We were u Pc.
garding Tic currrn' vyc''e ~ 81" uusy
Nollu.
Il was aiding Al friend Of mine. y
ttur llaack. who was making Wutr,s
! pictures for Capt. Bcrnier Of he seem.
In the North. One day both of w. 10.
came separated in Il blizzard, bu; b!
good fortune l managed 20 Ind my way
, back to the party. Poor Hack lost ! :
bearings In the free northern snowsiorr.
and We found his frozen body day ~.
rr"aro. 1 'ooK 'ne pictures 'h'tr"I''
On mo return Journey we an 'o"'4
onward 10 mo reception OF news '''
hone at AIoert Iidroor. ana on our
rival there nedIa h','ci"t
board tAe ~schoohcr Albert Mh'eH ..
arrived from dundee, S'"tIdhd,
The conversation 81 the crow No. e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02

As a result Of the boost uf the
license tan. l26 saloons have 81
out of business IN l,roukl'u. las.
2.63S first class Licenses. .pl g.,
and l51 third were issued. Tho f.
for the present year are 2Ilu g.
.I3 second and 1ia third.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
%. AItn1a11 & On.

have now ON display i'm the Millinery
Showrooms ON the Third Floor
A very interesting collection of
Smart Hats
in a number of designs which are suited
to meet the wants of the younger set.
The prices are very attractive.
An extraordinary value is now beinr
offered in
54=imch Black Duchesse Satin
at $l.78 per yard
Owing to the unusual width and quality
of this Satin the offering is
most exceptional.
Fifth Aurmar = Mahisun Aurm,r.
34th ann 35th strrrts Nrm unrk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02

nome OF the residents OF BROOKLYN A..
sessed for $1,000. 900 apiece are as fol.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02

A great majority Of the persons who
are assessed for large sums on per-
sonal property are business men VINO
were assessed for comparatively little a
year ago. Many of tho we'll known
property holders who nave always had
their personally valued at a good fG-
ure are down for increases. Jacob X.
Schin has been raised from $500. 900 to
81, 900, 900. James Speyer from $200.oOo
to $1,000. 900. Thomas +. Ryan stays
at 5000. 900. last years assessment. AID
Cornelius Vanderbilt stays at 100000,
George Ehret IL raised from 100000
to 81, 200, 900, also F. NJ. Warburg.
Margaret +. Vanderbilt. who. win
an assessment Of : 5000. 900. Is just be-
low John D.. Rockefeller and Andrew
Carnegie on the list. Ia the widow or
Alfred q. Vanderbilt. who was lost on
the L~usitania. Emily +. Southmayd d.
assessed for 3~2,O0o.oo0. inherited n
large estate from heS brother, Charles
F. southmayd, who died IN 1911. Fol.
lowing are some Of the larger personal
assessments:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
Continued from First Page.

On the contrary. they ave been care
fully and systematically compiled from
the most reliable sources Of information
available to the department. In other
words. the assessments are presump-
lively correct, but are subject to such
reductions as may upon examination be
shown proper. and In many cases to can
collation.. These corrections can be
made only after the department Is In
possession of precise information from
the person or corporation assessed.
Before the final tax rolls are COM
ple'cd every care will be exercised to
see that no injustice liz done, and no one
need fear overassessment II he will take
the trouble to make personal application
for correction. ON the other hand.
thorough Investigations will be made
and attempted frauds will be vigorously
dealt with. The department Is deter
mined TO proceed vigorously to punish
any attempts at perjury. or tax lodging.
"A new form Of notice has been
adj Jted of-a larger size, and the form
on the back of the notice designed to
record the answers made by applicants
has been reformed SO that 1t In more
like the blank for the use Of corpora
tons. The new. form facilitates the
recording Of items OF properly In greater
detail.
Persons who intend to apply for re-
duction Of a personal assessment are
earnestly recommended to apply at as
early n day as possible. There Is al
ways congestion during the last few
days and II Is certain that II will take
much longer than has often been the
case to examine applicants for reduc-
ton because the list Of persons assessed
IL believed to contain the names OF very
few persons indeed who have substan-
TALLY no property. Such persons taxi
very little time. while n person OF large
affairs may necessarily require a con-
siderable time for the careful examina-
ton as to his axable ssets. AppVca-
ions must he made before December l."
No attempt Is made by the city to in
form persons. estates or corporations
that have been entered on the personal
property assessment rolls. That In .
fact which every one assessed must md
out for himself. All those who were on
last year are on this year. though many
have moved away In the meanwhile.
The 5000 new names added have been
taken from all parts OF the city. Forty
Ave hundred Of them are OF Manhattan
residents or corporations. where a to-
tai Of 56,O3s are assessed 500 OF the
Bronx, where 4.<40 are assessed 200
OF Brooklyn. with a total OF 1885 per-
sons and corporations assessed 400
new names In Queens. where a total OF
.4.l39 are assessed, and 1870 In Richmond.
whose total Ia 7&3. Brooklyn twenty
six individuals assessed at 1900. 800 or
more.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02

Oppenheimer. Louis 8. Orvis. Warner ID.
Orvis. Edwin W.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-31

Sunset Highway. Twenty miles
we drove toward the setting sun,
| think without turn, over fine
pavement, past coy homes, or
chards, gardens and fields Of
ripening grain. l do not know
how far we had gone when there
was a slight sprinkle of rain. As
we were not near a town, nor did
we care to be, we decided to camp
for the night. This was our first
experience but we soon had
Galhas bed ready in the auto and
with curtains security fastened
she was as coy as a bug in rug
and our bed which l will describe
! to you now, and as / said before
folds up and occupies very little
space, now as always standing
beside the car on a steel frame,
high off the ground, with a strong
canvas top, openings at each side
with windows at the foot and head
all with drop curtains and good
screens as we'll. The latter we
were very happy to have while in
California, for the mosquitoes, try
as they might, could not dusturf
lus We were soon fast asleeI
and woke but once to hear tho
Train falling close over our heads
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-31

than any empire of Olden times
with its subjects bringing in their
offerings is this Inland Empire.
From what source then does she
derive this power? From her
hills that yield gold and silver;
her immense fields of choicest
grains densely wooded mountains
and the stock that roam over
them: her abundance of good
water, making possible manuiac-
turing, irrigating; her orchards
and gardens, many rich valleys
still uncultivated, full of wild
clover and timothy.
The Inland Empire is still IN
its infancy, land that is unsur-
passed both in which to work and
play, land that even in the
heighth of the summer season is
delightfully."- green and cool, with
an abundance Of pure cool water
and mountain breezes with which
no ocean breeze can compare, a
land where you do not have to
leave your home to find comfort
and relief from the heat, for the
nights are always cool and rest
full and you awaken refreshed and
full of energy for the new day
A land Of natural beauty not Gull
tivated, Of mild winters, where
at any time you brush away the
snow you will find the greer
leaves and grass. We remem-
lber how sorry Gatha felt for thu
children we met who said they hat
never seen the SHOWS and knew
nothing about the pleasures tina
winter brings. One has misseI
much who has never sat by thei
window and watched theS~aQpw
storm up in the hills, tb& grea
fakes falling silently and gently
sc thick and so fast you can no
see there were even any noun
, tains. then to awaken the mex
morning to a great white world
no bare brown earth but com
pletely covered with a soft, whit
, mantle. buildings new-roofe
, every fence and post heape
high, nothing too poor in this out
: door world to be clothed in thi
/, beautiful snow white. Ever
n branch on the pine trees is bend
n ing under the weight of the sno
9 until they look loke great wifi
p church spires. the air pure an
a invigorating filling the lungs ar
II setting the blood atingle until yc
o are all aglow with strength al
# health.
d Returning to Spokane we lie
+? there at about $50 in the ever
1t ing, a fitting time to leave ON Il