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REFUSES
TO REVEAL HOW
TAX LIST GREW
Continued from Ftrst Page.

interview also includes an alleged
statement by the president 10 the effect
that the new sources Of information"
which were very relevant" couldn't be
disclosed.
Mr.. Purdy was quoted also as saying
that the department had not depended
solely on the various telephone and city
directories IN getting the names or those
entered on the lists. but admitted That
inc directories peen used IN
lie was further quoted a. saying: II
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committee will hold hearings In Novem-
Der on the question Of relieving build
ings from taxation.
The committee has considered a large
number of suggestions made by its sub.
committee and others. 1t employed DIR.
Robert Murray HaiG. instructor Of
economics at Columbia University. 10
visit q number Of places in western
Canada and various parts Of the United
states to get first hand information on
the actual workings OF the system of re-
lieving improvements from taxation.
DIR. Hsig's report will be made public
on October II. MFR. Marling said shere
has also been gathered for the COM
mittee data bearing on the possible ef-
fects Of such a plan on the city Of New
York. This data will be made public
with DR.. Haig's report.
Mr.. Marling added that the committee
hopes 10 be In q position to make definite
recommendations on the subject Of new
sources of revenue before the end OF the
year.
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TO SUCCEED C0MSToCK.
John =. sumner Probable Choic,
Of Amti-vice society.

o :. Sumner. an attorney who has
been associate secretary OF the New
York Society for the Suppression of
Vice. will probably be chosen TO succeed
Anthony Comstock as secretary ana
director OF the society.
Mr.. Sumner assisted Mr.. Coms,ock
for three years. He studied law while
employed by Henry Clcws & Co. and
was graduated from New York Cniver.
sity and admitted to the bar in 1901
He is a son OF Rear Admiral George W.
sumner. retired. Is married and resides
at Freeport, l.. |.
In a statement from the society II is
announced that its work will be carried
on with the same vigor as formerly.
Following the death OF Mr., Coms,ock
Mr.. Sumner was named acting secretary.
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TAX JUMP VICTIMS ARE
TWIXT SMILE AND G
Sounds Like Blackmail," Says John H. Davis, Banker
Get a Searchlight to End My Money"
Says William H. Goodman.

Ut ought to he remembered that many
New Workers have to pay taxes in sew
tral places. In my own case l pay
both In Manhattan and The Bronx
and also in Lenox. Newport and Con-
necticut and several Southern States.
The total burden is very great. Don't
forget too that New Workers. pay per.
eonal taxes In Newport rs well a. here.
Last year l was assessed in this
city at 100000 personal property and
now, twelve months later. this 10 null
tiplied by ten. ] am very much over
assessed and will not pay taxes on any
thing like the $1,000 900 personal prop
erty attributed to me-
Multiplying by ten Is not a circum-
stance to the multiplication undergone
by Bernhard Greeff OF $40 West Seventy
second street. Mr.. Green Is senior MEM
Der of Green 4 Co., factors at 1874
Fourth avenue lie has been enriched
nifty times, if the tax list is to Ne be
lieved. He Is assessed at 81 .0O0.0 900 now
as against 10000 last year.
Il think It was $4,000 that I paid
personal taxes on last year, said Mr..
Greet In accents not Incompatible with
his anne "No, / am not worth a mill
ion nov I am not yorth half a million
all told. let alone personal property.
Why, l know people who are worth
twenty times more than l who are as
sessed for less. The thing has been
done by guesswork. Were the assessors
to take an enormo sum arbitr a rily
and apportion 1t In random chunks
among the inhabitants OF the city they
would accomplish a result as near RICH,
as the list they hav put forth"
Closer study OF the personal tax
list yesterday revealed several curious
liza La nm fBn lt-..
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The tremendous boosting OF personal
tax assessments in the city excited every
expression but one Of approval from the
assessed yesterday. The sentiments OF
the "mi~llionaires' in the tar list ranged
from anger to jeering contempt.
Perhaps the most forcible expression
Of opinion came from John H.. Davis.
banker. Of 10 Wall street. MIR. Davis
had just reached his home at "a WASH
ington Square North from the country.
lie 10 Ill and said he had had no tim
lately to keep in touch with city affairs.
The whole thing sounds TO me like
blackmail." said the banker with I'm
phasis. Personally l can say that the
assessment against me Of $1.o0o,o 900 Is
absurd. ] do not know much about the
new tax list except what a friend told
me last night. What ! have learned
sounds Incredible"
Different emotions. but emotions Just
as uncomplimentary to the new taxation,
were exhibited by william II. Goodman
OF 30l West Ninety-frst street. Mr..
Goodman Is a member Of +. J. Lisman
& Co. Of 80 Broad street. bankers and
brokers.
They will need a s%earchlight to md
tho 1000. 900 they have assessed me
A." Mr.. Goodman said. "Isn't 1t a
Joke! SO far as ! can recollect I wasn't
assessed at all last year for personal Ia
and yet this year I am worth 3l.o00.0 900.
Marvellous! l think the assessors
must have decided that every one down
town had become suddenly and enor
mously rich BY speculation in war stocks.
! shouldn't be surprised II every broker
were pronounced To be worth a million.
when some one OF the assessors suddenly
thought OF the wealth that was springing
from war speculations he must have
echoed Col. Mulberry Sellers There's
millions In II!
Some study OF the list seems TO show
that persons in business In the heart OF
the downtown district with residences In
the finer sections of the city have all
been carefully noted and made the OBJ
jects OF the most fiattering estimates
And Mr.. Goodman laughed a laugh OF
derision and pity.
Henry Clews at his home. 81 West
Fifty-frst street. said ridiculous at the
first Mention OF the delicate fact that
he Ia suspected OF having 81 200, 900 per-
sonal property. Last year the city
guessed he had only a tenth OF that.
People should be willing to pay a
moderate and reasonable personal tax
said Mr.. Clews, but the effort to levy
taxes on fictitious assessments will only
be a failure. 1t will simply drive people
away from New York city.
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SECURITY LEAGUE TO MEET.
Edison, New Member, 10 Expected
10 Attend Wednesday.

Thomas \. Edison, who last week he
came "A member Of the National Security
League. is expected To attend the meet
ing of that organization at the Hotel
Belmont Wednesday afternoon. At the
meeting reports will be rcad from
branches in forty cities. and a review
81 the work accomplished will be pre-
scented by $. Stanwood Menken. presi-
dent OF The league.
Plans will be discussed for extending
the activities Of tho organization dur
ing the next eight weeks,
Al the defence dinner to be given in
Brooklyn at the University club Thurs
day night under the auspices of the
league the speakers will include cX-
Gov, Foss Of Massachusetts. Judge Nor
man s. Dixie. President Pounds Of the
Borough 81 Brooklyn and Mr.. Menkcn.
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BURGLARS PAY ROUTINE CALL.
Da vegas store Robbed Eight
Times in Two Fears.

Da Vegas Sporting Goods store at
1875 West l25th street was robbed some
time yesterday for the eighth time In
two years, The burglars took $40 in
cash. smashing "A $500 cash register 70
get at 1t. and $50 worth OF watches.
Great crowds collected In front OF the
store last evening to watch the police
who had surrounded 1t capture tho
burglars. but investigation proved that
the burglars a long & Ned. The
robbery was discovered when David T..
Jacobs. manager Of the store. walked BY
and through the window saw a number
OF golf balls on the floor. He called
the police. As a result of previous
losses tho store has been equipped with
several kinds Of burglar alarms. hut
non seems OF particular value. The
thieves apparently entered M departed
by a sky,ight in the rear OF tho store.
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CHANDLER OUT FOR BOWERS.
Progressive Congressman to Game
paign for q. o.. p, Candidate.

William NJ. Chandler. Progressive
Congressman. announced himself yester-
day i'm supper OF Frank n. Bowers. Re-
publican nominee for Sheriff Of New
York county. lie thuS places himself
on record against William Halpin. the
Progressive candidate for that office.
As n Progressive said Mr.. Chand-
Ter. IL feel II my duty TO urge the cleo
zion OF the Republican nominee for
sheriff. a tried and capable man. as
against an inexperienced. organization
bound Tammany candidate. shall
speak for Mr.. Bowers in the campaign
n work for him"
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HEARINGS
Mayors Tax Committee 10 Report
ON I~nVestiga tiOns.

Alfred T.. Marlirg. chairman OF the
COMMITTEE on Taxation appointed by
Mayor Mitchell on April 10. 1919, TO
study methods of taxation with a view
to making suggestions for improvements
in he ways and means Of creating city
evenue. announced last night that the
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MAYOR AT TRAINING CAMP.
Refuses 70 Comment on New City
Tax Llsts.

PLArTsBuR0, y. Y. Oct. Swearing
his uniform AS a eco lieutenant Of
the first training regiment, John i.
Mitchell, Mayor Of New York, to-day
visited the camp OF the third battalion
OF the regiment. now on a practice marcn
Of about eighty miles. The camp is To-
Gated to-day neal Clayburgh. about
thirty miles from this city.
Accompanying Lieut.. Mitchell was for
mer Secretary Of War Stimson OF AL
bany. They arrived in his city at .
o'cloc this morning and after O hasty
breakfast left with Gen. Wood for the
camp, returning late this evening and
Immediately leaving for the south.
Asked to comment on the new city tax
lists OF New York. Mayor Mitchell said he
had nothing further to give out than he
had said TO the papers before leaving
the city. that II there was anything fur
ther to be said in the matter he would
say 1t upon his return 10 New York.
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Mrs, Bertha Kulleman. 46 years old.
was found unconscious from gas in a
bedroom OF her home, al IL Nandeveer
avenue, Woodhaven. yesterday. She
was revived at st, Mary's Hospital.
Jamaica, Her husband said it was her
fourth attempt at suicide in the last
On years. She has tried morphine.
ohloroform n gas. This Was the sec
uld gas attempt.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
NORTHERN COUNTIES STRONG FOR UNIFORM
 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
Conference of Officials to Be Held in Phoenix This Fall to Adopt Plans for Accounting in
 Road Work

Prospects for the adoption of d uniform system of accounting for county road work by all the counties of Northern Arizona are excellent, according to E. F. Adams of the state engineering department, who returned yesterday from trip through Apache, Navajo Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai counties. Boards of supervisors and county engineers throughout the north are enthusias- tically in favor of the plan, which was endorsed at the highway en- Eineers conference at Flagstaff last July.
 At conferences with the boards of supervisors or their clerks and coun- ty engineers in the northern coun- ties, Adams suggested the idea of a meeting in Phoenix this fall to com pare views and adopt a uniform sys- tenn of accounting for road work in all parts of the state. State Exam iner D. F. Johnson was also con- suited and promised his hearty CO., operation in the work, and it is probable that conference will be arranged for November in this city. At that time the boards of super Visors their clerks and all the coun- ty engineers of the state will he asked to meet here with the state engineer for an exchange of views on the best methods of accounting, and to adopt a standard of bridge design
 Road work in Apache county on the stretch between Hunt and the Petrified Forest is being pushed rap idly" said Adams yesterday" as is the section between Beaver Dam and Milky washes Two and one-half miles have been completed and sur faces between the washes, and the remaining four and a half will be completed in the next forty days. Two miles of road between Hunt and the Petrified Forest have been com pleted and surfaced and an effort will be made to complete the road from Milky Wash to the forest out of the funds available
 Cochise and Pima county officials have already declared in favor of uniform accounting system.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
HARRIS OUT OF POSTAGE STAMPS
 NOTIFIES CLUBS
Adjutant General Asks All Who Ex- pect Replies or Acquisitions from His Office to Enclose Postage
 With Commune ations

Announcing that he is without post cations, Adjutant General Harris yes : terday issued a statement to the mem bers of the National Rifle Association clubs and all others transacting busi- ness with his office to the effect that they must enclose postage if a reply was expected. No funds for any pur- pose. he declares are to be obtained by his department from the state audi tor, and all persons who desire to transact business or communicate with him by mail are asked to pay the postage both ways. The adjutant generals statement follows:
 To the Members of the National Rifle
 Association Clubs and others tran
 sacting business with the office of
 the adjutant general.
 Members of clubs forwarding orders for supplies and ammunition to this office will be required to furnish post age for forwarding the acquisitions This office is unable to obtain any funds for any purpose from the state auditor and we use a great deal of postage. Persons forwarding bills or communications to this office that re quire reply will also send return postage. l sincerely regret that I am compelled to make this request but circumstances are such that it is un- aVOida ble
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
DhIRYMEN JOIN IN
 COOPERATIVE LEAGUE

Jesse Hedgpeth was elected presi- dent of the Maricopa Dairymens As sociation at a lively meeting of about three hundred producers of dairy pro- ducts yesterday at the water temple. Eliza Allen was made vice president and G. w. Cummins, secretary treasurer.
 The membership is composed of those ranchers supplying their pro ducts to the Maricopa creamery com pany of this city.
 The object of the association is to bring to it's members the benefits of milk tests, which would be too eXpen- sive if undertaken by individuals. and in all other ways to improve and pro- mote the business of dairying. A large membership is signed up.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
FER YESTERDAY

Highest temperature, 97. Lowest temperature, 64. Mean relative humidity. 41. Total rainfall, 0.
 Deficiency in temperature yester cay, l degree.
 Deficiency in temperature since the first of the month, 52 degrees. Accumulated deficiency in temper ature since January l, 3S0 degrees. Deficiency in rainfall yesterday, Deficiency in rainfall since first of month, .49 inch.
 Accumulated excess in rainfall since January l, IS inch.
 Data for Tucson Highest temperature yesterday, 96 Rainfall yesterday. .0S.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
MORE ROOM NEEDED
 FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
Some Other Districts Are Especially
 Conqested

Increase in attendance in the dis trict schools is on par with the enrolment of the city schools which far exceeds that of last year. This announcement was made yesterday by J. A. Higgins. county supernten- dent of schools, who for the past few days has been appointing adj ditional teachers that the large reg istration in the outlying sections warrants.
 The district schools will open Monday under the most favorable gestion a new ward building has been erected in the south side of Peoria, the students enrolled be- ing forty. This school and that of Central Peoria will have practically the same curriculum. Two instruc- tors have been engaged in the new school. At Liberty, a fourth teach CT has been requested. Mrs T. c Travis having received the appoint mcnt.
 MT. Higgins has prepared notices to authorize an election in the Sen tinel district that the school in that S- -Ction may be relocated. The an neXation of Sentinel section to Agua Caliente, has made it more practical to have the school nearer the center of the community and the residents desire it moved across the river on the south side. Their views were presented to MT Higgins by Frank Jordan, of Sentinel The school trustees of Agua Caliente having failed to appoint a teacher. MT Rig gins named Frederick Elmer. an ex- Tcrienced school man of Pennsyl- vania. in charge of the school
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
PRICES PAID TODAY BY
 WALTER HILL & co.
RETURNED FROM SAN DIEGO

 J. II. Irvine has returned from San Diego where he visited his grand mother Mrs. M A. Irvine, for five weeks.
 NEW NOTARIES com missions were issued yesterday at the office of the secretary of state to Oscar Cole of Florence, Carl w. White of AmadorvilIe Santa Cruz county, and Charles H. Pulley of Tucson.
 NEW RoTARIAN-Gord Smith line, brick manufacturer, was elected to membership in the Rotary club at the monthly business meeting of that organization at the Y. NJ. C. A. yes terday noon. A general discussion of business matters followed the luncheon and the election.
 VOLLEY BALL CHALLENGE - The Junior volley ball team, Harry Putney. captain. has challenged Team No. 3, Roger Laveen. captain. for a game Tuesday afternoon at the Y. NJ c. A The challenge has been accepted and the game will be called at 5:3O o'clock.
 PHOENIX SCHOOL DISTRICT PAVING BONDS-The board of su- peTvisOrs yesterday signed bonds for S35.0O0 for paving improvements in School District No. 1. Another bond issue of S7O00 was signed for school building in the Wilson district The money will be delivered shortly.
 MEXICAN ELOFER HELD-Ig- racio Peralta, the principal figure in the elopement case that has at tracted considerable interest in the local' courts. waived preliminary examination in Judge De Souza's court yesterday. He was held to answer before the superior court, his bond having been fixed at $500 which he was unable to furnish Peralto is a Mexican while the wom- an in the case is a seventeen year old American girl, of a respectable family.
 KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY BANQUET Phoenix Council No. 2325 K. & l.. of S. Ia st Thursday evening had a real live meeting and at the close spread a nice banquet of ice cream and the finest cake that home cooking could produce. The meeting was well atten- eed and two new candidates were initiated. The new district manager !. T. Ross. and two of his deputies Bro. Hubbard and Bro. Hiatt. were there. The council with the district manager and his deputies are cam paigning for fifty new members by January l. and also to make every meeting a good one which will be every second and fourth Thursday nights in each month. Members will take notice and watch K. of P. hall on the above named nights for good time.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Water Supply Facts
Water Service Report for Sept. 17, by
 Special Phone to The Republican

Elevation of water in reser-
 voir. at a. m . 213 IS Contents. acre feet ......1,175,2 PAS Loss in 24 hours. acre feet. 2,61O Elevation one year ago .. 117.6O Contents year ago. acre feet. 1S6, ,496 Flow of Verde and Salt riv
 CTS at Granite Reef dam,
 MI ................ 17,O2O Normal flow water for lands
 up to year ..... 1880 Amount of water used for ir-
 rigation, north side, NJ. L.. 39,39S Amount of water used for ir-
 rigation, south side. NJ. L.. 24,695
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
INTAKE PHONE DOWN

dent to the phone line from the in take to the Roosevelt dam yesterday cut off communication between those two places.
 DR. RUSSELL TO PREACH-Dr Otto Russell of Santa Ana. California who is considering a call to the local Baptist pulpit. will preach here next Sunday. Dr. Russell will proba bly, be the successor to Rev. Harvey Deere.
 FROM TENNESSEE-A Belmont Collette, chief dispatcher in the post office of Johnson City, Tennessee, is in Phoenix visiting his sister Mrs. w T. Quinn. He is delighted with Phoenix and hopes to locate here but retains an affection for sunny Ten nessee.
 PATENTS SSUED-Hazard, Berry and Miller, the pioneer patent agency of Los Angeles, received news from Washington yesterday, notice of the issuance of patents to the following: Herbert M. Caswell and F. Scherer of Oatman, Arizona, a patent on a can opener. Ramphelius c. Schmitz of Phoenix, patent on building structure.
 O'kEEFE HELD FOR TRIAL. - The preliminary hearing of J. J. O'Keefe, who, on complaint of Walter Hill, was arrested on the charge of was conducted in Judge De Souza's court yesterday afternoon. The defendant was held to answer in the superior court and his bond was fixed at S250
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18

Hello Central. Give me 403, I want to order my Lawn Grass Seed and enter the Lawn Contest of the Arizona Seed Company, at 137 North Central Ave nue.-AdV. br
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18

Hello-403? Please enter me in your Lawn Contest and send me 25 pounds of your guaranteed seed. Good by Adv br
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
CHAS. w. HARRIS.


 The rifle club members in this state number over 500 and there is hardly a day that some order for arms or ammunition is not received. These rifle club members are in addition to the 923 members of the national guard. The claims for the national guard are among those being held up by the state auditor pending some decision of the appropriations case by the su- preme court. A claim of the depart ment for postage was among those ordered paid by the superior court, but on account of doubt as to the authority under which the claim was to be paid Auditor Callaghan an nOunced that claims for the guard would be held up and certificates is sued for claims audited. Three other departments are partially affected pending a decision in the case
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18

Our Grass Seed is guaranteed, direct importation. solid carload. Phone 403 and enter the Lawn Contest.-Adv. br
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED

TlhC OCTNN N CIS OHGGGO The fire department was called out yesterday shortly before noon in re- sponse to an alarm from Box 312. Smoke was found issuing from the rear of the Baum pool hall, West Washington street. but no serious blaze was located.
 WILL STUDY LAW-Former Secre- tary Wanslee of the state prison. was in the city yesterday He will shortly leave for Tennessee where he will take up the study of law. MT. Wanslee speak ing of the reports from Florence of a danger of an uprising in that vicinity desired to correct statement that had
 been made with reference to the find
 ing of guns which had been smuggled
 into that institution. That report re
 lated to a story that had been told sev-
 eral weeks ago and had nothing to do
 with more recent events. He said that as a matter of fact, no guns had ever been smuggled into the prison and none had ever been found there.
 VISITING SON-A. Lotterhos of
 Crystal Springs. Mississippi. arrived yesterday morning from San Francisco and is the guest of his son, P. A. Lot terhOs of OrangewoOd. He will be here
 for several weeks. MT. LotterhOs is a member of the firm of Lotterhos and Huber at Crystal Springs engaged in wholesale shipping of fruits and vege- tables.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18

WANTED-Young lady interested in trip to Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago or Mpls, call at 217 Goodrich Bldg.-Adv.
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Arizona republican., 1915-09-18

Phoenix Sanatorium. Phone 1159.- Adv. if
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18
HAIR GOODS FOR SALE
MIR. BUSINESS MAN

MIR. BUSINESS MAN You may be cool in your office but how about your wife in her kitchen? A New Perfection oil cook stove will solve her problem, at less than two dollars a month. Phone 1880 for prices. and our man will call and explain.
 PHOENIX OIL co.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18

F. w. Bunge of the publicity force of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company arrived in the city yesterday. He is in the course of a tour of the companys lines in this
Arizona republican., 1915-09-18

PIES AND CAKE "The Home Made Kind". Phone 355S, Smith. 122 N. 1 St.-Adv. If