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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
FIREBUG ADMITS HE
SET OFF so BLAZES
Lives Of 5000 Persons Endan-
"crcd by the Antics Of Jani-
tors Assistant.


MAGISTRATE Si,nms in the Washington
1870, IT., .a,., ,.,,or,., heI,l
'"'s"' ''' ~
Edward e. 'larNe' a Jt'''"' he'pc'
living at lol West Hist street, In
s,o ouo hail far tho Grand Jury after
a.,,u ,, c,,,
w nv" """'"'"e'" '''"e 49," ~
iiroS IN the nciShporI""d OF ms nome
81 didn't mean any harm by it," he
.a1 "a Mic c,,,...i,n IN can, uouiInick
H"'' -, .u.
''hfE "i uhc "'st '"''" N''' p''V'
station. Il only did II h"c;lis" Thought
il was good sport. J liked TO see the
engines run.
Clarke, whose only relaxation outsid"
of starting fires appeared TO he drinking
rather heavily, later ~ap"logizod to FIRE
Marshal Brophy and his assistant, George
kiyel, for causing thicf kenl"Is men
50 uuch work when they responded IL
thirty fires for which alarms were turned
in. Many of the other blazes were pun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
FIND LATIN AMERICA FRIENDLY
visiting commissioner Back
Trim Hrinus Results.

The Financial and Commercial COM
mittes To- Central America. appointed
the Secretary of the Treasury. returned
Yesterday by the United frult steam
ship SiNdola. confident that their visit
had helped tn proJuot. a better under
standing between the United States and
Central America. 1h" commission on
sists of Lamar &. puint-ro of New Or
leans, Ernest Ling Of the National city
Bank. John cIaiseu of the truckcr Ma
t!onal Bank. san Francisco; j. J..
Ripley Of the engineering firm nf !. a.
White n Co. of his city, Thomas j,
Walker Of the First National Eauk. san
Fernando. Cal Roger ". Bah~on. the
statistical expert. and A. 4. Blddlc. sec
rotary.
The delegates We're received cn,husi-
astically in every country they visited.
MIR. Babson said that the people of Gem
tral America were this couutry's friends
and added "rll"y are an right, and
when We begin to serve them instead of
trying To exploit them relations between
their countries and ours viii be- better"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
EDUCATORS INDORSE
NEW SCHOOL PLANS
Rockefeller Board Believed to
Have Right Idea for Mod
ern Teaching.
CITY CAN'T AFFORD TRIAL

Prominent educators in New York APP
, proved yesterday OF the plan OF the
General Education Board. founded by
John y. Rockefeller, for a modern school
TO be built on actual activities IN
science, industry, aesthetics aud civice.
Those who were asked for their views
said they believed II would be an ex-
cellent thing to try, as an experiment,
at least.
II the plan is put into effect TO test
its value II should no lone by men OF
wealth rather than by the city. nearly
all agreed. because its cost would be
considerable, and the city is not IN
financial shape to back an experiment
In education.
at would not he possible TO give more
| than an opinion" said President Mezes
of city College. The plan should GER
tainly be looked into thoroughly and an
estimate made or Its probable cost
| Many things are desirable In education.
II the cost In not prohibitive and teach
ers can he found to undertake the ex-
pertinent 4, should he tried.
"Education always depends on pre-
! conceived ideas, This plan might he
effective with some children and not
with all. 1t is in line with many other
suggestions for modifying our present
| school system. 1t might be tested with
FUNDS supplIeu Nv Htn VI V"' ''~
city cannot afford II now
District Superintendent McAndrew OF
the city school system said:
"Of course II is a good idea. Ihere
are many things that might he ehfnI-
mated from our school curriculum as
suggested In this board. and as "a matter
of fact some ~ these notifications are
already IN effect. What good are Greek
and Latin 30 the average student IN
Washington Irving High School when
IL was first started there were twelve
Latin teachers. Now there are only
two. Did you ever take algebra he
asked.
II was confessed that his qucstloncr
had committed that act. ..
What good did that ever do you.
asked Mr.. McAndrew. "NoneI Wen.
put that down too. our school system
is based on archaic models and II -
with great difficulty that Improvement
can be- effected. II TOM wealthy ler-
son would act on the suggestion ana
pu, money INTO II I have no doubt that
great good would result. We do all too
little 10 fit our children for the pra"t'-
cal world. Let us teach thcin the things
they can do here, not hereafter.
Michael Friedsam of Altinai's mas
many times said ,hat the graduates "f
the public schools who come to his
store can't cipher. write or spell That
IL "A good illustration Of what ! mean
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
SPRING SHOPPING ARMY
STRIKES new YORK
Women in Large Numbers Ar
rive From All Parts Of
the Country.

Eo,u .,aiks s,v thor. a,o ,,,r. ,r,
Va ''"" "''''' ''-M'''u ut ~" 10TH
ho'"Is just now tnan at any time in
Years. They hail from Villages. ,,vns
and cities in all parts of in, country
and arr. her. primarily for the purpose
Of doing their surlur shnrrin. II is
cNpcct.d that they Will keen on COM
ing in great numbers until Easter and
the prediction l. freely made that New
York merchants viii enjoy an unpre.
,cdented sprinc season.
ON. inuuiriny clerk learned that
''>hopniuu p,r,i,s' Ia New York ar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
TAPS" FOR DEAD POLICEMEN.
Wood Issues order Also tor De-
tails 10 Attend Al Funerals.

\ general order issued by r~rc
Commissioner Woods Yesterday states
that in the case of the death of any
meuiber of in. force :, detail. ,uniui IT,
ing so far as practivahl" members of the
same command. Will h" provided AZ the
funeral. II desired by the family a
police chaplain may conduct the services
and two buglers will accompany the
cortcge to the cemetery. II within the
city. and sound TAPS"
The detail at the funeral OF an inSpc,.
tor will consist of an Inspector, two cap
tains, four licuirnauts, four srggrinis.
eighty patrolm.il, the police band and
colors. The escort FOR a captain VIII
comprise n captain. two l~leutcuanls. two
sergeants and forty patrulmru for "a
lieutenant. II lieutenant. two scrgranls
and sixteen patrolmen for "A sergeant.
one sergeant and eight patrolneu, and
for a patrolman, one sergeant and six
patrolmen,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
O M IN GARY PLAN LEAGUE.
mittcr ~ 100 Ihnnucs Name
scope ~ Work " idrncd.

TIN committe" of one hundred women
on the Gary school plan held u meet
ing Yesterday afternoon at Ia" hom.
OF Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid. ., West Fiji
ty-third street. to chang" the name az
the organization 10 the Gary School
lragu. and To enlarge the scope of its
work. This committee WAS formed -
short tim. Z to keep IN" pul,lir en-
lght-uc1 ON tn" progress 80 the Gary
school system her" aud to overcome OBJ
i,rtiunS 10 this method uf school train
ing.
The following officers We're appointed
Mrs. John lhewcy. temporary chairman
Mrs. T.. fUot". treasurer: AIRS. Wendell
T. Iiush. chairman al the iiuanc" com-
mitt,": Mrs, Emmct Holt, chairman of
the visiting and automohil, COMMITTEES.
and Mrs. Walstou I'm Brown. chair
man # the shop committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
COMMUTERS DEFEND GIRL.
Chase Youth h Accuses ~ WASH
Ing Into SIcuth's trms.

Chased 10y a crowd of nug y morning
commuters through the Grand tentril
terminal into the arms Of Detective
Buckley. Willard Hart, ~, bank mes
seng-r. 26i West l16th street. WAS ar
rested yesterday ON the charge of dis
orderly conduct made hc Miss Nirgini,
holman, u. of $3.50 Willett avenue, The
Bronx.
Miss holman. who is a stcuog r;tphcr
boarded the 5 O'Clock New York Gem
trail train AZ the fremont avenue sta
ton. She said that Hart, who WAS .it-
ting next 10 hes. was annoying her
and that when the train entered the
tunnel he seized her. She screamed,
she said. and tho commuters went "a
her assistance. Hart hrok" from her
grasp and as the tioin stopped he van,
with the crowd, led by Miss B,lman, IA,
his heels.
Magistrate Cornell in the Yorkvills
court held him in $500 bail,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
JURY Is TOLD OF
BAFF DEATH FUND
One Of Four Alleged Plotter
Placed on Trial for
Murder.
HELD AS REAL GrNMA\

There was Il general corspir.. ~ ara
a fund TO hire gunner 20 kilt Ka-re.
Baff. the West Washington Ma-he, rou'
tryinan. according TO assertions ,nad.
yesterday to a jury before Justice
Shearn. In the Supreme Cour:. Crimjn,,
Term, at the trial of Giuseppe Arch.
clio for murder. The prisoner Is ora
of four men held accountable Tor Ear.
death.
A jury to try Arichiello wa s.l...ci
In IA few hours. after which Assls,an,
District Attorney OMalley oitlin,d n.
evidence. lie promised TO prove t,ai
Arichiello was one of the sunmcn, vi.
nesses swearing hat two men fired ~.
,olvers when Baf dropped deaf In a..
street. One was a tail man AID u>.i
his right hand. The other WAS "A .hor,
man. who used his left hand. The a.
PENDANT on trial is a small man.
william q. kier, counsel for A-,.u.
clio. IL going to mako a fight to Lr,.
out of the records statements made in
his client at the TIM. he was taken i0i,
custody. One statement was made 10
Police Capt. Gray and was signed. ia,
following day the prisoner made a..
other statement To District A;tO,uu,
swami. When Mr.. OMalley started q.
characterize the statement as u,afe,.
SONS Mr.. kier objected and the Coz
sustained Inn.
Ia the course Of his opening v
o Malley sald the hired murdere!s i..
made probably "a dozen trips To Was
ington Market beginning aDou; August
"a. 1914. before they got Bsff "a It pos.
ton where they dared carry cat t.e..
job. lie was killed November -. ls.,
NJ. OMalley told the Jurors tna, cvi,.
siderable fault was found with toe ,...
men for their failure to do tie 100
he quoted lppolito Greco, IA WIq,e "a.
loon in East 10Th street the ~, Wa
liatched. as saying to ole Of lie %t.
nesses: IF you can't 40 It's - ".
Will have to get some Ole else
1t was stated that the testimous Ao.l
show that all of the prel.m.rAyes
the killing had been considered "a -.
saloon OF Greco, Who WIS known ..
Master Paul. y room IN Harlem Ii.;.,
Italy had been rented for the men 4.
the scheme and two sue ate ,li ~
nave Withdrawn from the pio, IT,,
are Ctimire di pau.o ANA carlo Rus.
VINO Was also called tHt-itv l;u-..
faulo Gays he saw tho money - q oNt
by Greco, VINO II dead, HAVING be.
killed "A few months ago
The ria VIII be resume ia,s n,ir..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
ASK AID FOR COOPER SCHOOL.
Speakers At terry Home Tell of
Orphans Vocational Trntning.

\ meeting In the interest OF the Susan
Fcnimore Cooper Foundation WAS held
AT the home Of Mr.. and MrNAElhridge T
Gerry last night TO inIorS the voca-
,ional school at tooperstowu, where de
pendent and orphan children ar.
trained "a ne self%-supporting.
Julien Z. Davies. who presided. said
tina; the school Is training children OF
all religious denominations from al
parts Of tn. State. including New YORK
city. Addresses were made by br
john II. Finley. commissioner of Edu-
cation: the Very Rev. D.. ~. Rrookman
dean Of All Saints Cathedral in Albany,
and Dr. Arthur u. Dean. COMMISSIONS
Of Vocational schools in New YORK
state.
Charles T.. IIotchhlss pleaded for sup
port for tn. school. which IL badly han
d%icappcd by dilapidatcd buildings ant
equipment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
800 BABIES PARADE
IN HARLEM'S FETE
Proud Mammas Supply Many
Novel 1deas-96 Mites
Win Prizes.
GREAT CROWD LOOKS on

The one unhappy individual in iIar-
lem last night was Nathan Lemlein.
chairman Of the baby parade that took
place there yesterday. Not that the
parade didn't go on well. II went of
too well. Babies with their proud
mothers f'ocked there from all parts OF
Harlem and Thu Bronx. Washington
Heights and New Jersey. babies by the
hundreds, gorgeous in decorated car
riages ard costumes of every variety,
But hard as the judges worked they
couldn't notify the mothers as to who
were the prize winners. and Mr.. Lem
lein. knowing that every mothers little
angel Is the latest. prettiest, smartest,
best and altogether most remarkable
baby In the world. is sure that when the
ninety-six prizes are awarded at 2 o'clock
to-day NJ the Harlem Board OF Com
merce, 125th street aud L.cnox avenue.
every one of the 500 babies IN the pa
rade Will have "A mother on hand. de-
manding a prize.
AZ a late hour last night the Board
Of Commerce was fran,ically placarding
Harlem with the names of the prize
winners. IN hope that some at least of
the losing mothers will see and stay
away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

The strike OF tunnel workers on the
new subways commenced yesterday
morning. and although all that were
expected TO go out did not do so the
work was seriously hampered. The strike
leaders say that the inon will not re-
turn TO work until they get more pay.
while the contractors say that TO grant
more pay would eat up their profits and
cost the city later millions OF dollars.
The strike leaders assert that 10000
men quit work. but the contractors say
that the number was not more than
$500. and that many called upon to
strike remained at work. The striking
| wOrkmcn are timbermen, their helpers
ard iaborers. The $500 skilled workers
who do the blasting worked yesterday,
but union officials say they may go out
later IL the contractors use strike
breakers. This the contractors say they
will not do.
Thus far the strike has been abso-
lutcly orderly and there has been no
hint OF violence. The tieup has been
almost complete on the ~excavating work
and the important task OF snoring up
the streets after blasts.
ne II Blocked.
Tie greatest difficulty was In the sec
ton in Seventh venue near Fifty-sixth
street. where a blast blew out timbers
which could not be quickly replaced be-
cause of the shortage Of workmen. a
traffic block resulting. Practically all
the men III the Eastern Parkway Sec
ton in Brooklyn went out. In NAM
haitian sections the percentage varied.
Ii is hard to figure how long the
strike Will last and how much, IL at all,
the completion of the much needed new
subways Will be delayed. Though the
skilled workinen still at work can go
ahead for "a few days. the time will soon
come when they can no nothing until
the striking men have broker ground
for them.
With the strike leaders apparently
confident and the contractors maintain
ing that 20 grant their demands would
ruin them. the outlook is hazy. The de-
inands arc that timbermen get S3.25 a
day. their helpers 40 IA day and the
laborers $2-in general. n 1874. per cent.
Increase. All demand an eight hour day
and extra overtime pay. but the labor
law enjoins an eight hour day anyway
4. y. Crane. secretary of the General
Contractors Association, said that the
contractors could not yield. Their pol
Icy. he said. was TO let the err.ng work
men go In peaCe-they would lie back
soon.
This strike won't amount TO any
thing. sad Mr.. crane. professional
agitators have promised the workers
more money. 50 the men struck 10 see IL
they could make good. They can't make
good. FOR We cant afford to raise the
wages. and in a few days the men will
see that and come back 10 work.
IF the contractors gave such "A wage
Increase a. asked they would lose money
on their contracts. They couldn't afford
to do II. II would mean AN increase in
wages OF 5000, 900 all told on all sub
way and elevated work under con9ruc-
ton and pending. II would mean also
that In letting all future contracts the
city would have 10 nay some 50. 600. 600
more-the contractors would have To
charge that much more to- make IN for
the increased wages.
There has been 10 request made TO
Inc 10 vall a meeting ot all the ,ou,raC-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
FLAMES IN PAPER HOUSES
4 HARD JOB FOR EIREMEN
Business in Block Bounded by Spruce, William, Beck
man and Nassau Streets Held Up While Tenants
Flee-Damage Placed at $4,000.

the fastest fires tina old time iiremen
ever saw. Beginning almost on the
stroke of = o'clock. five minute after
ward II was "A seetling furnace on the
fourth and fifth floors. II appeared
TO he climbing down and up, front and
back. Billows of the fire shot over
the twenty DOT area between the
rear of the buildings and licked at THE
SuN Building. They seemed to drive
through the walls or fire doors into
No. IS. and within ten minutes were roll
ing up the side OF the old Nassau
Beekman Building.
Alarm GiVcu tO Tenants.
Just abou, that time Thomas j. Fox.
superintendent of that building. became
exceedingly busy. Under his orders
his four elevator men gave the alarm
for the tenants to leave, while Fox
tried 10 close the iron shutters ON the
windows overlooking the burning build
Ing. lie got them closed ali right on
the seventh floor. and mostly on the
sixth. until he came 80 one shutter in
room Coz He got there Just as the
fiames did. and although he tried hard
he had to give uf. The shutter was
red hot. This room was occupied by
William II. sweeney. n lawyer. and j..
II. Plumb. real estate. The fire visited
there and then went into room col, of
which Louis Schullberg. a paper man.
Is tenant. Then IL leaned around the
corner into room Coz. on the fifth
floor. which suffered likewise. This was
occupied by lOuis II. Silverman and
William Farrell. private bankers. All
this time the elevator men were taking
out tenants. It is estimated that III. -four
cars took out something like 1.5O0 per-
sons. They did not run on schedule, but
as fast as an upper floor had no more 10
send they went one lower. Just as the
iremen had put "A line of hose in action
through the sixth floor the rose burst
and that made a waterfall of the shafts.
The passengers we're danpcnei and the
elevator men drcnchcd, but they stuck
10 II.
When they got down 10 it the frcmsn,
headed by Chief kcnlon and every APP
paratus which comes on "A fourth alarm,
turned loose more water than any fire
has seen since the Equitable Building
mad its experience. Water towers and
~standpipcs, high pressure and low pres
sure apparatus. chemical arrangements
and even buckets. all threw II river
into the buildings that were threat
tned.
The Chief gave orders for some of
the outlyiu companies 20 leave in about
one hour. While all this WAS going on
the streets surrounding the block looked
TX" II stormy day. \ fine mist made
Nassau street impossible for pedes-
triaiis. Beckman street down to William
was having "A steady cloudburst, and It
was no respccter Of persons. MAYOR
Mitchell came around and got enough
quickly. Fire Commissioner Adam
son borrowed a couple Of rubber coats
and stuck to 1t. Deputy Police Consmis-
sioncr Guy Scull got wet and go did
Inspector Dillon and AN ~unnumbered
army OF other city officials who had
badges or cards 10 get them through
the lines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

IL looked had for the subway excava-
ton. but on the Frederick Crawford.
Inc. Job. which runs to Reekinan street,
General Manager Mcehan speedily
erected n levee Of sand bags. which
turned tho flood so that water only
dropped in along "a stretch OF about
thirty feet. II was the same way with
the smith. lsaacs 4 CO.. contract. just
helow They had their sand bag lovee,
which turned the water into the sewers
and saved the works. They will pump
out to-day.
Prompt action saved THE Sun Build
ing. III" windows held under Intense
heat. The woodwork Of the windows
caught several times. but the Pickering
blaze was ~ext!nguished.
Five hundred students OF the Law
school of Fordham University a, 40
Nassau street were excused from class.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

Yesterday was Young America's cone
tribution TO the Harlem carnival, which
Is in honor of the ofrniug OF the car
line from the Fort Lee ferry cas-; to
lejth street to the willis avenu. bridge.
then north OF Willis avenue TO li?th
street. thus Joining Harlem and The
Bronx. Naturally the babies are In
terested in the achievement which en-
ables them TO go from Harlem to Fort
Lee for IA nickel. and they laid hem
selves out TO make the parade an i'm
posing spectacle.
All OF the dignitstics OF Harlem
viewed II from a stand at l22d street
west OF Noun Morris Park. The parade
was led by Marjorie Starr.tt. the Brook
Ign girl who has set nj to get a
battlcship for Uncle sam by 10 cent
contributions. The entire population OF
Harlcm-the schools and many OF the
storee having closed that every body
might be frce-was massed along the
line OF march. which was from Third
avenue west on I.5th street for the
eastern division aud from Morninsside
avenue along the sam" th~oroughfar" to
Fifth Avenue Tor tAc western division,
At Fifth avenue the two divisions Joined
and the component paris marched, rode
or toddled, according to their ages,
around the reviewing stand.
The judges were Mrs. Douglas Math-
c~son. wife of The Bronx Borough
President: Mrs. Cabot Ward, wife Of
tho Park Commissioner. Mrs. Edwin
Van der Horst Koch, wife of the chair
man Of the carnival Mrs. william
Randolph Hears, and Mrs. Thomas T..
Fowler, who took the place ~ Marcus
NJ. Marks, who was prevented from
coming.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

The prizes rang" from silver cups 10
hair brushes. embroidered dresses ana
ic. and milk daily for tho next two
months. Til" following are some OF TN.
chief prize winners
Baby Carriage DiNision-first prize.
Katherine Hyde. 2lN' Thlri Avenue. mo
paraded in a baby carriage of PINK roses.
/ years old. viii. h represented "A sail boat
Second prize. Ruth Louis" R"'-nr. ' YEARS
old. and her brother. Thomas Marx Roo,
son, Of Edgcw at.r. y J., who represented
"a ballet dancer and clown. t~trtiase rep
resented miniature circus Third prize:
Edith Walsh. 33i West 1881 street. oli
lady in the shoe. Carriage WAS mad" IN
tho form Of a shoe.
Costume. bis sion-First prize. Elsie
Forrest. 90 convent avenue. Who .t"pr"'
sent"d King Harlem and |n"'h hronN'
both riding small whit" p"Ui's lt;tl"
Miss Schli"ss'r led thu East side division
and Master Forrest tho N"s' sid So
oul priz". Lillian Hartig. - East l.Nth
Third pria., Andrew k"hIu"i"r and sister.
Mari". .3,c second avenue. t"rr"-
s,utcd Il bride and bridegroom, wedding
of Harlem and The BronA''
Floats piyiston-Ftrs' rri2" Josephine
I-ll and william M''ourt, -" S"'u0i
a,.uu, w hon Harlem Wa % 'oN Path
The two children .w"r" shown taking
goats second pril". chhrl"~ quinn. 81
East lo.d street. Third priH', John burns,
go West li3i street. IN an ''hd 'bktn
Huck"t' on y f'oat drawn hv ponies,
Ch.rli" ChHp'!ns- First priz", John Gun
so. West l3,th street. second prize. I'm.
met, bradley. So. West lsa'h street. and
'h,ri prize. Walter Niiskc. So- West i'!st
street.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-09-28
c. B. VIiet, Chiropractor

Spinal Adjustments
Is N. Union Street LambertvilIe, NJ j.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, A. NJ. to l p. NJ.
Main Office: AZ w. State ST., Trenton N. j.
Graduate Palmer School of Chiropractc
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-09-28
Did Not Reside Here.

John w. Kinney, of 3o5 Ardmore
avenue, Trenton, N. j., writes the
following letter relative to the de-
linquent tax lists now being publish
ed in Lambertville.
The undersigned name appears
among the list of names published
in your city papers last week as a
delinquent tax payer for the year
1913. | wish to state that | moved
from Lambertville in September,
1912 and hold a receipt for taxes
paid there that year, and have re-
ceipt for taxes paid in Trenton for
the year 1918, 1t certainly is not
pleasant to have ones name so un-
truthfully arraigned before the pub
lie, and in my..opinion the persons re-
sponsible for errors of this kind and
allowing bills to stand three years
without investigation are not quail
fled to hold such important positions.
| think | am right in saying that
the law requires the assessor to can