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Evening journal., 1916-12-12

will no doubt have 10 follow out the
mandates of the Levy Court. He then
called on Mr.. Ferguson for a statement.
Mr.. Ferguson, the assessor, pointed
out to Mr.. Griffin a certain old statute
which the Levy Court is following IN
insisting on the assessors making an as
sessment based on the true value of
property. and asked him TO read t. Mr..
Griffin read the section which calls fOf
an assessment as to "'true value in
money! and also provides for fine 20
he place! on assessors who violate the
act.
Assessor Griffin said what bothered
him most was what is the true value
of q property in money!? He stated
as he understood il there are three
values to a property, the home value,
borrowing value and speculative value
Francis Cooch, Of the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company. stated
that his idea of the true value in
money is the value that 1t could be
put up and sold for. He said. how
ever. that he could not see how any
property owner could be made to give
The value on his own property.
At this point Mr.. Moore was called
IN and gave a lengthy talk on the
ubject, which was followed very
closely by all present. Mr.. Moore
aid without a doubt there we're more
han one value to a property. and
hat the courts had SO held, but that
did object to a man being COM
Delled to putting his own value on
mis- property. There is nothing in
the law obligatory on the owner
whereby he shall stultify himself by
putting his own value on his prop
erty" stated Mr.. Moore The rental
value, he said. will only help in a
general way in reaching tho real
value.
Mr.. Moore told OF the Chamber OF
Commerce and the Real Estate
Brokers' Association having taken the
matter up in Wilmington and OF re-
questing Mr.. Hilles for his opinion on
the point OF the property owner hav-
ing TO furnish the value on his own
property. Mr.. Moore said he did not
think there would be any objection TO
furnishing the information 10 the as
SCISSORS orally. as that is done under
the present Wilmington city sssess-
ment law. but that there was objec-
Evening journal., 1916-12-12
keep LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young is to
feel young-to do this you must watch
your liver and bowels-there's no need
OF having a sallow complexion-darl
rings under your cyes-pimples--a bill
ious look in your fsce-duli eyes with
no sparkle. Your doctor viii tell you
ninety per cent OF ali sickness comes
from inactive bowels and liver.
Dr. Edwards. a well-inown physician
in Ohio. perfected a vegetable COM
nound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels. which he gave to
his patients for years.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the sub
stitute for calomel. are gentle in their
action, yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance OF spirit, that
natural buoyancy which should be en-
joyed by everyone, By tonirg up the liver
and clearing the system of impurities.
You will know Dr. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color. l0c and
pc ner box. All druggists.
Evening journal., 1916-12-12

ton TO furnishing him with a written
statement as 70 value under an anti
quated law. He thon read the opin-
ion Of Mr.. Hllles.
Mr.. Moore said he was satisfied in
his own mind that 1--WE can unset this
assessment il we fight il, and the time
to fight it is right now" He contend
ed under such an assessment there ie
no chance for the fair man to get n
fair deal, but there is a chance for the
crooked man 10 get a crooked deal.
I'VE are fighting the law" he said,
mot the assessor or the Levy Court.
It is the system that we object Ia"
He said the Chamber OF Commerce
and the Real Estate Brokers as in
dividuals viii refuse TO furnish any
values on the blanks.
In conclusion. Mr.. Moore said the
proposition was sprung" on them by
Evening journal., 1916-12-12
HUSBAND NOT DOING
WELL, Wife REPORTS

Declaring her husband, Charles
Williams. continued to drink and had
not stopped. as ordered by the Court
Mrs Elizabeth Williams, in City
Court yesterday morning, reported
affairs were not getting along very
well, at her home, you will have
to do better, Charles the Judge said
and directed the couple to report
again December 80 warning Charlie.
that II he could not give a better 70.
port he would have TO be sent tC
the workhouse.
Evening journal., 1916-12-12

the Levy Court without notice and
was a surprise. The court, he con-
tended, did not consult anyone who
knew anything about It.
Mr. Griffin stated that no doubt a
fair assessment in White Clay Creek
hundred would raise the total amount
and that a fair assessment was what
was desired.
MIR. Ferguson. the assessor. said
when. he had asked the Levy Court for
more information, he was told that the
more information he had the more he
would want
Some OF the taxpayers who were
present at the meeting were; Mayor
Joseph H. Hossinger. Ebeu 3. Frazer
Dr. Walter II. Steel. Joseph Dean. Eli
mer Thompson. George w. Griffin, Mr.
Colbert. James Walker, Professor
Harold e. Tiffany, Robert L. Arm
Evening journal., 1916-12-12
SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL.

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STANTON, Del, Dec. ia large
crowd attended the entertainment and
ice cream, social, gwen by stanton
school on Wednesday e~ening. The
total receipts were SAL 05. This
money will be spent for school pur-
poses.
Evening journal., 1916-12-12

The collar Of black velvet buitoned
to the chin makes becoming and
warm finish FOR tho winter Jacket.
You may lake your blouse with
out a collar. but the square or round
neck mus. be finished with embroid-
cry.
Evening journal., 1916-12-12

strong. Elmer Ellison. Francis Cooch.
Edward l.. Richards John h. Rich
ards, Frank NJ Luton. Wilmer Hn
and others
Evening journal., 1916-12-12
SE3.75

Special price for this exact
dressing table, comes in quartered
oak, mahogany and American wal
nut, has French bevel plate mir
ror.
Evening journal., 1916-12-12
Blankets and
Comforts

Fine all wool 5-lb. Blankets,
plaid or pure white; special.
$500 pair.
Fine feather weight Com
forts, filled with cotton and
genuine down, covered with
prettily designed silk. satin
and silkaline. Priced special,
$3.75 to S24.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Red Apples and Green Hills.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
From the office of the secretary of
state of Vermont is sent broadcast an
enticing little volume, dressed in blue
and buff, bearing the caption vermont
Farms" The text and pictures are
redo1ent of the atmosphere of the
Green Mountain state. with it's noun
tains and meadow lands and water
brooks. it's kline and orchards and nu-
merous fields of clover. and it looks
to bring returns. One long in city
pent," especially at this season of the
year. looks on this picture and on that
of elm shaded farmsteads, Of buxom
bossies prodigal of milk, or stalwart
Morgan horses. of sap-gathering in
of championship potatoes and corn and
string beans-and he does not wonder
at the loyalty of thrifty. sturdy pop
ulation to their heritage in spite of the
cityward trend and the farm aban-
doned.
The literature is sent out to disabuse
the public of the idea that Vermont is
Ia bleak. sub-arctic region where
scanty living is wrested from q re-
luctant soil in a fierce. short summer
time. The average farm in the United
States measures 1873 acres. The av-
This is much above Ohio's eightynine.
Indiana's ninety-nine and Michigans
ninety-two acres Vermont is rich in
marble. in timber. in cattle. in apples
and other fruit, in dairy products Of
all kinds. Fern gathering for florists
and in recent year Vermont produced
nearly twice as many butternuts, hick-
DRY nuts and beechnuts IS all the other
New England states combined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Will the War Kill Athletiess
From Outing.

From Outing
1t has been the general impression in
the United States that the war abroad
has killed athletics in Europe, or at least
among the conflicting nations which take
up most Of the space on the map. for a
good many years to come. Reports OF
the death Of one champion after another
in every lire Of sporting activity have
tended to deepen this impression until it
has attained the force of conviction. In
truth. the roll of fatalities among men
who have been prominent in all the
branches of athletics has been extremely
heavy. 1t has seemed as though the ma
chinery of modern destruction has taken
an ,inanimate delight in scrapping the
physical machines which were recognized
as the finest embodiment of the power
and skill of modern manhood.
Statistics Of wholesale casualties have
become commonplace. People have lost
the power of becoming shocked by them.
but what man who remembers that 1.-the
and glorious'y powerful Australasian who
helped his country to an international
championship at Forest Hills after var
had actually begun can fail to experience
the initial horror of life sacrificed which
was forced home when the news came
that Anthony F. Wilding had fallen on
the plains of Flanders?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Cotton in 1851.
From the Montreal Star

rom the Montreal Star,
Touching on the question of cotton as
contraband, the following extract from
paper read by Robert Applegarth be-
fore the Hotspur Club. London. Eng, in
1s9S-long before This war and its cot
ton policy were in the public mind
serves TO show how the English people
acted when the northern states shut off
their supply of cotton during the Ameri-
can civil war:
In December, 1862. I visited the CEN
ter of the famine district in Lancashire.
In consequence of the American war
stopping the cotton supply. many women
and children died for lack of food. and
thousands would have starved to death
but for the public subscriptions. Still
these poor people. with little food and
less fuel. met in the midst of their dire
distress and passed a resolution con-
graduating Abraham Lincoln on his
having abolished slavery On January
10, 1853. Lincoln replied: I cannot but
regard your decisive utterance upon the
question as an instance of sublime
Christian heroism which has not been
SURPASSED in any age or in any coun-
try"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Chasing Butterflies for Money.

From the Popular Science monthly.
There still remain some rare exotic
butterflies for which ossibly a veal
thy collector might be willing to pay
from one hundred dollars to two hun
dfed dollars a specimen. but such spe-
ctes can almost be counted on ones
ten fingers; and 1t is safe to say that
within the next fifty years even the
Price Of these will be considerably re-
diced. for as soon as collectors become
acquainted with their habits and
hunts and succeed in breeding them
the supply will at once increase.
FIN our own country. where half the
Indigenous species Of butterflies known
I'd science have been described within
the last sixty years. there is probably
r1b species for which more than SO a
becimen would be paid, and the ma
brity of species could be purchased
fbr less than one tenth of this sum: the
Arrest ones are those frequenting the
desert regions of the southwest and the
areat barren lands of the far north.
The inaccessibility of these regions is
again the cause of the rarity. for the
Merry fact that they have remained I'M
s6olested in their haunts by man and
lis civilization is proof enough that at
!certain seasons they should he found
Fin large numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
A Diverted River.
rom the wild World Magazine.

From the Wild World Magazine.
Arabiston lies at the head of the Per-
sian gulf. its western boundary being the
Shat-el-Arab. the great river formed by
the combined waters Of the Tigris and
Euphrates, the right bank of which is in
Turkish Arabia Forty miles above where
it flows into the Persian gulf the Shat
el-Arab is Joined by the Karun. and the
town of Mohammerah stands a. the juno
ton of the two rivers, the former clear
green stream. the latter thick and red.
In ancient times the Karun flowed into
the gulf and part of the river still runs
along the old channel but the main
stream has been diverted, three miles
above Mohammerah. into an artificial
channel known geographically as the Half
far canal
1t is impossible even to make a guess
at the date of this wonderful work. not
even tradition remaining of the ruler
whose far-sightedness realized the enor-
nous value and possibilities Of the
waterways Alexander the Great has
been suggested. but apparently for no
other reason than that he is a conven-
lent and likely person to credit with any
ambitious enterprise. and that one of his
many Alexandrias was built on the site
of the present Mohammerah-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
EXCURSIONS.

Great Falls Via Canal.
Power boat "Bartholdi" leaves
Aqueduct bridge. 38th and NJ SITS.
NV, Sunday, Wednesday and Fri
day and July 4, $3.50 am. so cents
round trip. For rates to charter
parties apply boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Schoolboys and Soldiers.

From the Chicago Journal
AS nearly as can be told from various
missionaries, about 80 per cent of the
parents of this country are in favor of
military training for high school boys.
A great many would like to have this
training given to lads a year or two
under the high school age.
There are many things in favor of
such a plan and none of any conse-
quence against it. The drill improves
the boys physically, mentally and NOR
ally. 1t teaches them how to shift for
themselves; 1t gives them lessons in
obedience. teamwork, self-control; it
holds up before them new standards of
duty and patriotism which cannot fail
to make them better citizens. Very
probably, school training will provide
the final solution for our problems of
national defense-but it does not
solve those problems now. and this is
the time when solution is most
needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Ever Notice?

Ever Notice?
From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The man who takes his Wifc's advice
is usually prosperous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
contributing severa. solos to the pro-

contributing several solos to the pro-
gram.
Nine. Marie Won Unschuld, accompanied
by her little daughter. Madeleine. ieIt
Thursday for Newport.
Earl Carbauh, baritone, will sustain
the bass part in the Musurgia Quartet
who is unable to take the time from
his business to attend rehearsals and the
engagements Of the organization. The
personnel otherwise will remain the
prano; Mrs. William T. Reed, contralto.
and Richard p. Backing, tenor. with
Harry Wheaton Howard. pianist and di-
rector.
Richard Lorleberg. cellist. left yester-
day with his family for Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Montgomery en-
tertained recently at musical at their
home in Petworth. An excellent program
was contributed by william Montgomery.
Beatrice Maroon. Christine williams,
Helena LANCE, Katherine Louise Fisk.
May Lange. Marian Trap. Edwin Lange,
John Trap: Clarence King. Francis
Hawkins. Other soloists were Robert
Clothier. accompanied by Miss Margaret
Archer, and ]. K. Martin, accompanied
by Miss Grace Jenkins.
The pupils of Miss Marion W. Rich
ardson gave piano recital Thursday
evening in the oak room of the Raleigh
Hetel Students who participated in
the excellent program were Doris
Wolf, Jeanette Morris, Pauline Fass,
Mary Burly. Bernard Wilmer, Ruth
Mclean. Esther Sherry, Martha Atkins,
Murfel Schaefer. Gladys Dickey and
Hazel Dickey. Miss May Whitaker,
ezzo-soprano. and Charles Bright,
baritone, we're the assisting artists.
and Miss Richardson played Brahm's
"Rodozky Malioire.' by request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
No Wonder.

From the Chicago Herald.
The sentimental bride at a fashion
able seaside resort watched the sun
set in rapturous silence.
Then she murmured:
See, George. darling. how phosphor-
escent,"
IT'S no wonder responded the mat
ter-of-fact bridegroom, when you
think how many matches are made in
this place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

The following young pianists took
part in a recital at the home of the
Misses Minke Thursday afternoon: Au-
gusta Helm, Betsy Rommel Margaret
Guertin. Janice Dawson, Eleanor Penn,
Peggy Rommel. Alva Brayton, Ger
trude Duryee. Dorothy Hackett. Eliza
beth Clark. Helen Kelley, Charles
Helm. Jean Brayton. Stewart Whaley,
Helen Mann. Roberta Wha1ey. Emily
Mann. Marie ODell. Barbara Staples
and Ethel Yohe. Mrs. Penn assisted,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Temporary Alteration.

rom judge.
Eminent Specialist-Yes, madame,
your husband is suffering from tenn
porary alteration, due to overwork.
The form Of his mania is quite COM
mon.
wife-Yes, he insists that he is
Eminent Specialist-And wants to
pay me $500 for my advice. Well have
to humor him, you know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
Ideal Employers.

From Judge.
Paul. travelling man looked up at
a sign "Husch Bros" and sighed:
What a blessing 1t would be for
the country II Bryan got Il job with
that firm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02
|Special Film Features|

:SDeClal Film FeatureS
Crandall's Av. Grand. 645 Pm. Az. Sc.
TODAY-OPEN 3 P.M.-DOUGL.AS FAIR
1 BANKS. in his PICTURE IN THE PA
PERs." Also WILLIAM COLLIER. in
..BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Lender. 9th Bet. + & r SITS. NV.
TODAY-oPEN P.M-THEoD0RE ROB
] ERTs. in THE CIRCUS MAN
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ToDAY.OPEN 3 PM.-Mutual Special
/: CHARLES CHAPLIN. in THE FIRE
i; MAN" Better than The Floorwalker."
] Don't Miss This One.
!; Masonic Arditorinn..
! TONIGHT-MARGUERIT SNOW and
] WILLIAM NIGH. in
1: HIS GREAT TRIUMPH"
/: Metro Production.
! TOMORROW : CONSTANCE COLLIER. in
] THE TONGUES OF MEN
Penn Gardens. Pr. Ave. nj 2tst ST.
] TODAY-OPES 3 P.M.-WM. Fl. TH0MP
!! son and ANNA LEHR. in "CIy1LIzA-
] Comedy. "a ROUGH KNIGHT
] VISIT OTR BEAUTIFUL AIRDOME AND
) JAPANESE DANCE GARDEN. ADMIS-
i; SION To ALL. 10 CENTS.
SHOWS AT $50. 500 AND $50.
Lyric. IAth md Irving SITS. NV.
] ToDAY-OPEN 3P.M-"WH0's GUILTY."
No. 4, SOWING THE WIND featuring
ANNA NILSSON and TOM MOORE. Also
triangle keystone Comedy. "BUCKING
SOCIETY," with CHESTER CoNKLIN
and SLIM SUMMERvILLE: SIS HOP
] KINs COMEDY. and PATHE NEWS.
Homo. 18th and e SITS. NE.
!ToDAY-CHARLoTTE GREENWOOD and
i; SYDNEY GRANT. in JANE"
] washington Park Is Open. 18th & u.
] TQDAY-Winnifred Greenwood and Frank
lin Richie, in THE RECLAMATION"
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sToDAY-oPEN 3 P.M.-CARLYLE BLACK
WELL. and ETHEL CLAYTON; in HIS
{: LEX hERih in 'rHE nrMousHNg H MYsTERY.''
i; And a FRANK DANIELS Comedy.
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] Elite Thenter. 14th & r. I. Ave. NV.
! TODAY : OPEN Pm: MARGUERITE
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! ToDAY-oPEN 3 P.M.-'GRAFT.' Also
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4; CrandaITs Theater. 9th md E Sta.
! TODAY-OPEN P.M.-BERTHA KALICH,
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:crandalI'. savoy.>14th 4 Col. Road.
! TODAY-oPEN P.M.--DE WOLF HOP
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TODAY-OPEN P.M.-"THE LAW DE-
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Central Park. 9th and Grant PI. NV.
TODAY-NANCE O'NEIL. in SOULS IN
BONDAGE" in ACTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

w. c. T. 1.-THE flower mission de-
partment of the w. C. T. U. recently
entertained the boys of the National
Training School, when the program
was. contributed by the Sigma Kappa
girls of G. w. U. and by the Anthony
Mandolin Club, directed by Miss Annie
Murry.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-27

ened a group of country women who
were in course of passage; they were
just in front of Bibbs, and showed
backward upon him violently. To ex-
tricate himself from them he stepped
back, directly in front Of moving
trolley car-no place for absent-mind-
edness. but Bibbs was still absorbed
in thoughts concerned with what he
had been saying to his father. There
were shrieks and yells; Bibbs looked
the wrong way-and then Mary saw
the heavy figure Of Sheridan plunge
straight forward in front of the car.
With absolute disregard of his own
life. he hurled himself at Bibbs like a
football player shunting off an oppo-
nent, and to Mary it seemed that they
both went down together. But that
was all she could see-automobiles
trucks and wagons closed in between.
She made out that the trolley car
stopped jerkily, and she saw a police
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-27
LEAPS FORTY FOOT GAP
IN MAXWELL TOURING CAR

Automobile field days Of the future,
where other events besides straight
oed tests are in order, will probably
are on their programs the follow
ing:
Running broad jump for motor
cars. Purse $1,000, etc"
Twenty thousand persons at San
Diego's big exposition were thrilled to
the spine recently when Jack Little,
moving picture "stunt" pilot, took
Maxwell touring car and leaped the
gap time after time to provide a spec
tacle most of those present had never
enjoyed. The record leap OF the day
was forty-four feet, and when both
daring driver and car reached the
ground and rolled on their way with
out halt, Little received a cheer that
echoed clear to the Mexican boundary.
The leap the gap" stunt was inau-
gurated by Charles Irwin, manager
for the Ford Motor Car company
which handles the Maxwell line in
San Diego. The exposition officials
had approached Irwin to get his ideas
on a real motor car thriller for a big
holiday bill
"Why not get Jack Little down here
plicate that moving picture leap
across a chasm." asked Irwin,
but at first he was turned down" by
the conservative San Diegoans. 1t was
too daring they said; a machine
might stand the strain once or twice,
but to repeat it three times in one
day-not a chance.
Irwin was persistent and in the end
he won his point, and Little and his
car were advertised far and wide in a
new death cheater."
Both driver and car made good
every announced thrill. A runway was
constructed, a gap dug out-and
not an accident or a hitch in the pro-
gram was recorded. The Maxwell was
sent up the runway at high speed,
leaving the approach at a fifty mile
an hour gait, and alighting on the
other side on an even keel. With
each attempt the distance of the leap
was increased, until finally the last
trial showed the car alighting a full
forty-four feet beyond the point where
its wheels had left the run www on the
other side of the gap.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-27

he said. There was a long interval
before she answered.
Eyes"
'Then why"
Eyes, Bibbs?"
81 don't know what to say" he cried.
TITS so wonderful to hear ycur voice
again-Im shaking, Mary-!-l don't
know don't know anything except
that l am talking to you! 1t is you
Maryw
Yes, Bibbsg'
"Mary-Tve seen you from my win
dow at home-only FIVE times since =
since then. You looked-oh how can
tell you? 1t was like man chained
In a cave catching a glimpse of the
blue sky, Mary. Mary, won't you-let
me see you again-near? | think l
could make you really forgive me-
you'd have to-"
81 did-then."
"No-not really-or you wouldn't
have said you couldn't see me any
more"
THAT wasn't the reason" The voice
was very low.
Mary" he said, even more tremu-
lousy than before, 81 can't - you
couldn't mean it was because-you
can't mean it was because you-care?
There was no answer.
'Mary?" he called, huskily IF you
mean that-you'd let me see you
wouldn't your"
And now the voice was so low ne
could not be sure 1t spoke at all but If
1t did, the words were, Yes. Bibbs-
dear"
But the voice was not in the instru-
ment-it was so gentle and so light,
so almost nothing, it seemed to be
made of air-and it came from the
air
Slowly and incredulously he turned
and glory fell upon his shining eyes
The door OF his fathers room had
opened.
Mary stood upon the threshold.
THE END.