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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-09-15
Lower Valuations
For Railroads
HIT BENEWAH COUNTY HARD
State Board Of Review Also FavOrS Washington
Water Power Co. at Expense of County

Inc state appOrtlOnment of
taxes and utilities valuation. as
made by the state board of equal
ization was received Wednesday
and proved a great disappoint-
ment to the county officials as
Bcnewah county was given very
hard blow by it, having its valua-
tions cut down nearly a quarter
of a million dollars.
The state board made a reduc-
ton of $4,000 per mile ON the
valuation of The main line of the
Milwaukee railroad and, as there
are 43 miles of its main line i'm
this county, this alone made a
reduction of $4,000 i'm the
county's valuation.
The state board also gave the
Continental Telegraph company
reduction of $1,000 i'm It's valua-
ton from last year. This is the
Milwaukee railroads telegraph
company and this makes a total
of Si3l0OO reduction which that
cooperation got in its valuation
In this county alone.
This was not the only corpora
ton benefited by the state board
at the expense of Benewaff coun-
ty. Under the state law. the
valuations of the washington
Water Power company, instead
Of being credited to the county
in which the property is located.
are distributed among the coun-
ties in which are its transmission
lines in proportion TO the number
OF miles of line in the county.
This county has not mile Of
the company's transmission
lines but the company owns ease
ments on lands located i'm the
county which was assessed last
year by the county assessor at
$4,000. Now, although this
county has no transmission line
in its boundaries, the state board
has apportioned the county S55.-
623 as part of the distribution
system of the Washington Water
Power company.
The attorney general of the
state had previously ruled that
the company's easements on
lands should be assessed as part
of the distribution system and
this is supposed to mean that
this county gets another cut i'm
its valuation to the amount of
The difference between $4,000
and S55, 1868, or S97377. This.
with the decrease i'm valuation
given to the railroad company.
makes decrease of S2I8.377
which the corporations have re-
ceived in this county at the hands
OF the state board of review.
There was slight increase i'm
the valuation on private caI
companies while the valuation oI
other utilities remains practical
ly the same as last year. TC
offset the decrease which the cor.
porations received, the farmers
received a decrease of S3786 on
their milch COWS. There was
slight increase ON sheep but thi
did not affect this county mucl
as only few sheep are ownel
here. The valuation of othe
property was not chaRged by tn
state board.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-09-15
Commissioners
Make Levy
LOWER STATE AND COUNTY TAX
Levy Two and One-IIaIf Mills For Road Purposes.
Also Limit For County Bridges

The board of county commits
sioners finished their work of
preparing a budget and making
the appOrtiOnment and tax levy
for the coming year Wednesday.
In making their levy the COM
missioRers put the general levy
for highway purposes and also
for county bridges at the limit,
21z mills for roads and 1 mill for
county bridges. The increased
levy for bridge purposes is neces-
STATED by the fact that in addi-
ton to the bridges which will
have to be built throughout the
county the bridge across the st.
Joe river at Ferrell is in a dan
gerOus condition and will have to
be rebuilt. The levy of mill
will bring in about $4,000 and
every cent of this amount will be
needed on the bridges.
The levy for the general road
fund of 2 u mills will raise s22,-
$40 to be used on the roads the
coming year. In addition to the
general levy the special levy in
every road district in the county,
with the exception of the st. Joe
road district, was placed at the
maximum.
This should provide a fund
which, if handled with the same
care and, economy the commits
siOners have exercised during the
past year, and with the same de-
termination to make every dollar
spent bring at least a dollars
worth of benefit to the county,
will go a long way toward putting
the roads Of the county in good
condition.
The general school fund levy
was fixed a 3 mills, a reduction
of u mills from last year. Even
with this reduction in the gener-
al school tax the special levy has
been reduced in practically every
district outside of the independ-
ent districts.
The levy for the bond and in
terest fund is mill. This will
pay the interest on the bonds and
provide $4,000 to be put into the
sinking fund. The levy for waC-
rant redemption is n mill, a re-
duction of / mill from the levy
of last year.
The budget adopted and the
levy made for current expenses
calls for about $4,000 less than
last year, the levy being 3.9 mills
this year to 4.35 mills last year.
There is also a decrease in the
state tax, which is 6 mills this
year as compared with i.8 mills
last year.
Even with the big increase in
the levy for highway and bridge
purposes the total levy for state
and county purposes is y mill
less this year than it was last, the
total for all state and county pur-
poses being 1914 mills as
against IA mills last year.
The following is the complete
1916 levy:
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-09-15
RECEIVES AWARDS AT
INTERSTATE FAIR

J. F. Heritage made three en-
tries Of vegetables at the Spo-
kane Interstate Fair and received
three first prizes. The entries
were pole beans, green peas and
kohl-rabi.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-09-15
SMALL LEVIEs IN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS

The levies in the different
school districts Of the county for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

by giving up Sunday School, to get along to
the BIS.
81 only trust they don't call on me before
I'm fully prepared" he thought "That would
be dreadful"
1t never occurred to him that perhaps the
opportunity might not come. He had the pict-
ure in the advertisement too firmly fixed in his
mind and in his faith for that. He looked at
the picture often, and in place of the man at
the head of the table he put himself. Norman
was along to the BIS now and knew all about
binnacles and barnacles, and Bangkok and
botany. The C's, in fact, were in sight
Some days, when the head of the firm was
out to lunch, Norman would look into his pri-
vate office and picture to himself the scene that
must inevitably, sooner or later take place
there. The head of the concern, white haired
and venerable, seated at his right. The other
officers and directors gathered attentively about
the massive mahogany table, and Norman him
self, little pale, perhaps, but self-possessed
for all that, with an open encyclopedia before
him and closed one near at hand (see illus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22
BY ONE WHO DOESN'T

tration), fluently putting over that boundless
stock of knowledge to the delight and amaze
ment Of his employers
"My pearls are not for swine" he reflected.
Then out of clear commercial sky came
panic. Wall Street was whirlpool of failures.
Banks were going to smash. Credit was forgot
ten. Money rates scared out of sight. Every
business shook and trembled with the contagion
of hysteria The concern which Norman
worked for was no exception to the CHASTITY
rule.
"Cal our board of directors, quick" cried
the President "This is crisis"
"My turn will come next" thought Norman
complacently, he alone IN all the vast office re-
naming calm.
With pale and troubled faces the directors
gathered in the private Office of the president
Rumbles of conversation were heard as the door
opened and shut. Rumors flew about It was
time that tried mems souls.
IF they don't call me in pretty soon," said
Norman to himself, "Pm going in anyway"
Still no summons The minutes passed. Five
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

Now. that was awkward. The first
part of it, of course, was downright fool
ish. The 1911, l mean. They didn't
really mean that part to be filled out.
The United Chemical Company certain
ly didn't need me to come in there and
tell them what year it was. Were the
conditions reversed | would have re-
garded it as downright impudence. Of
course, "Mr." and wants to see Mr."
were easy. scrubbed the names. And
then came Mature of business"
was young and l had my pride, and
.shrank from putting down on that
paper the fact that I was after a job.
The boy would read it, of course, and
any little impression that l had made
on him would be Immediately wiped out.
I could see his lips curl in scorn. Be-
sides, putting down that wanted a
Job was not stating the whole case. Mr.
Himmelberg would not look at the name,
or would not recall it, and would merely
send out word that there were no va
cancies, but that he would bear me in
mind.
Then I had an inspiration. 1t said
mature of business" could just put
down Private" But then l took an
other look, and saw that that was not
what was wanted at all. 1t was not for
nothing that they left three blank lines
for the business.
So I took a chance. had already
told the boy that Mr.. Himmelberg knew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

minutes. Ten. Fifteen. Half an hour.
Three-quarters. Normans mind was made up.
'Tm going u" he cried aloud "Here goes"
Running to the locker where he kept his coat
and hat, Norman extracted two large volumes,
long since paid for. Long had he kept them
there for just this emergency. One was to be
spread open on the table in front Of him. The
other was to be near at hand but closed so as
to show the binding.
A ponderous tome in each hand, Norman
walked quietly to the door of the private office
and entered without knocking.
"Who are you?" inquired the white haired
president grufly.
81 am The Man Who Knows" replied our
hero, simply.
The directors stared. One Of them laughed
Historically.
"Are you really?" he asked. "Well, I'm glad
somebody does. We don't"
Thus encouraged Norman walked quietly
but confidently to the table, and assuming that
easy, masterful pose which he had so often
practised began to tell them. He told them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

Of course, that was not strictly true.
Neither was it altogether falsehood,
however, for Mr. Himmelberg would
certainly recall that he had met my
father at the Association dinner, and
that father had said something about
having a son, and so on. and Mr.. Him.
melberg had said, We'll, send him in l
might have saved my soul the near-lie,
though, for the youth was quite unex-
cited about it. He simply tore slip
of paper from a pad on the desk, and
handed it to me.
"Fill that out" he ordered.
took it and looked at it. 1t was the
first one of the things that had seem
little knew then that my life was to be
made up of them. l can conjure it up
before me in my sleep:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22
us THE MAN WHO KNOWS HERE?"
ByO WHO

crate into Norman's home, and when the ton
boards had been pried loose and the paper
pulled away there lay complete set Of en-
cyclopadia, complete from A to z. Norman
seized Volume / and began to read at once.
Time was precious. Who could foretell when
the white-whiskered president of the concern
he worked for would stick his head out of the
door marked Private" and cry: as the Man
Who Knows here? If SO, let him come in and
tell u.s. Norman wanted to be ready when the
time came.
He told none Of his fellow employees what he
was doing. II they had not the foresight to
look out for their own interests, why let them
suffer, thought Norman. 1t was none of his
funeral. His own triumph would be all the
greater by reason Of his associates ignorance.
Norman read Systematically, and as he had an
excellent memory he retained a great deal of
what he read Pursuing Volume night after
night he became conversant with Arabia and
alligators, and anthropology and acoustics, and
hoped in time, by industry and application, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22
q" YELL, as we were about to say, this
" boys name was Norman.

WELL, as we were about to say, this
wv boys name was Norman.
One day, while looking over the
pages Of magazine, Norman saw an adver-
tisenent that impressed him deeply. It was the
attractive proposition of publishing concern
a concern which published an encyclopedia.
What impressed Norman most in the advertise
ment was picture entitled "The Man Who
Knows" i showed a number Of white-whis-
kered captains Of industry seated around
table and listening with rapt attention to the
words Of a much younger man who was stand
ing with nasterful ease at the far end. An
open book lay before him, and next to it, SO as
to show the excellent binding, was a closed vol
ume Of the same size, both belonging, doubtless,
10 the set.
Fascinated, Norman read the publishers ex-
plantations. II was indeed 50. knowledge was
everything in the business world, and "the man
who knows" so stated the advertisement, is
the man who gets on. How was young fellow
10 acquire this priceless essential, knowledge?
Nothing easier. 1t was simplicity itself. He
had but TO buy set Of encyclopedia. The
books could be had on easy terrns-two dollars
down and the rest the same as usual.
When payday came around Norman plucked
81 from his envelope and took the plunge. In a
fsw days the expressman tumbled heavy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

about the South Sea bubble, about the man In
the iron mask. He told them about the great
fire Of London and about Italian frescoes. He
unburdened himself on a perfect maze Of sub.
jects about monarchsm and Nihilists, and FISH
hawks, and the philosophers stone; about
panthesm and geometry, and hydrostatcs and
the Flying Dutchman; about the head hunters
of Borneo and the Egyptian dynasties; about
Chinese porcelains and fataism, and Tibetan
prayer wheels. Hour after hour he held his
auditors
"And know lots more" added Norman tn
umphantly, when the president in a mild voice
asked him if he would not be through soon, as
there was panic raging outside, and he ana
the other directors had to devise ways ana
means of keeping the concern on the face Of
the earth.
II shall, Of course, resign in your favor
added the president to Norman, "just as 500"
as can clear out my desk"
That was years ago. Norman has been pre-.
ident of the concern for two decades now 'a'
under his<egime the meetings Of the diree''''
are famous. He tells them something ~.
every month. At the last meeting he stoo'
the head of the dear old table and told inc"
about the Aztecs, the second Punic war; ~"
thophyllte and zinc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

my father at the dinner table that even
ing, and wanted to be able to say that
l had tried. AS 1 say, went in and
asked for Mr.. Himmelberg. The boy at
the desk was writing the Presidents
next message, or something, and he
naturally couldn't pay much attention to
me for a while. So had time to look
around.
The United Chemical Company was
a big concern, and they had whole
suite of offices. All sorts of mysterious
doors opened off the room that l was
in. By looking back at the frosted glass
in the door and reading the letters
backward I found out that was in the
reception room. Obviously, / was eth
er early or late, however, for there was
no reception going on at the time. In
fact, the room wasn't fixed up for COM
pany al all. The principal article of
furniture was fat-topped desk, which
the general manager had put out there
when he got his new one. Against the
wall was long bench, over which hung
a framed photograph of the company's
main plant in CHESTER, Penn. There was
another chrome on the opposite wall
Maud S. or the American flag, / don't
Just remember. Otherwise the room was
bare. 1t was also dusty.
The youth at the desk, monarch of
all this barrenness, was about fifteen,
and thin, and too tall for his age. He
was untidily dressed, and he had the
air of not seeming to care much about
it. Too, he was of the class of boys
who begin to raise beard several years
too early and to shave several years
too late. In word, he was not ro-
mantle figure. He aroused in me no
overwhelming desire to treat with him,
but | did not purpose to be defeated so
easily. After brief consideration of
the rooms two objects of art-a glance
of admiration at the plants great CHM
ney and look at Maud's legs or the
nag StrlpeS, as tne case may nave been
i returned to the attack.
81 said," | began, "that wanted to
see Mr.. Himmelberg"
He turned some papers over and start
ed to whistle-something very pref
ty, although | can't recall the name of
it. Before he could reply one of the
doors opened and another boy came in.
He was a good deal like the first one,
except that he was standing up.
Say!" he announced. "Mr. Hem'way
says did that stuff come from Walters
yet, and if it didn't somebody's gotta go
after it. | went after the last bunch"
"Whaddaye handin' me? Didn't 20
up there twict last week and bring back
two big bundles both tirnec 2"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

don't know anything at all
IL about business. My ignorance
of it is complete, and equipped with open
plumbing and all modern convenienceS'
end constantly in good working order'
More than once have had occasion 10
test it and the results in every case nave
been most gratifying. In short, my COM
mercial ignorance is standing re1uta-
ton of that tiresome bromidiom about
nothing being perfect.
know better, of course, than to ask
the reader to accept this statement upon
nv unsupported word. will procure
for him, upon demand, the affidavits OF
business men who employed me IN the
DAVIS before I was a born newspaper
man. | will find for him jeweller VINO
will swear that l thought f. o. b. was
something you sold with watch, and
will turn up man in the manltoldlng
hook business who will take one mem
orv-refreshing look at me and swear alb
solutely anything. I will dig back into
the five or six years that | spent in the
world of commerce. and if the thing IS
at all possible l will get statement
from every one of my seventy-six en-
Movers. And, furthermore, as PROOF
that | have not backslid while making
name for myself in Literature, l Will
lay bare the details of certain recent
transaction in American Locomotive.
The cumulative effect of the evidence is
certain to be overwhelming.
assure you that l have not men
toned these matters in spirit OF boast
fitness; neither have l included them
because they make snappy introduc-
ton for a Sunday story. They are set
down here because they are germane to
nv tale. I am going to write about
something that touches the fringe OF the
business world-in fact, / am going to
write about the fringe-and | want 1t
understood from the jump that | don't
know anything about it. What l have
to say is probably all wrong, and my
point. when l reach it, will have been
arrived at only after an elaborate course
of false reasoning. And, coward-like,
it is my aim to disarm criticism by adj
hitting it.
am going to write about office boys.
Other peoples office boys, of course.
have no doubt that there is story IN
ones own office boys-meaning those OF
ones employer-but l do not know them
very we'll. am in the office only ten
or twelve hours day, and do not see
enough of them to feel justified in writ
ing about them. But with other peo-
ple's boys the case is different. l see
a great deal of them. Frequently they
are all l do see.
Once upon a time I boarded an ex-
press elevator to go to the sixth floor
of one of our big office buildings, was
shot to the twelfth, got out, took local
down to six, found the firm that was
looking for and went in and asked for
Mr.. Himmelberg l was after job. l
won't say that l wanted one; was
merely making a perfunctory effort to
get one because l would have to face
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22

EFT me announce right here that l
don't know anything at all
4 about business. My ignorance
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-24
auto ENTHUSIASTS ARE
TIRE SHOP Dinner Guests

AS guests Of N. W. Howell. OF the
Tire Shop Company, seventy-fve or
eighty automobile business men ban
quoted at the City Club last night,
and for three hours forgot the COM
merc.al end OF the motor trade and
gave themselves over TO a full en-
ioyment Of the good things on the
menu and the musical program which
followed
The Tire Shop Company has en-
joyed a prosperous year and gave the
banquet as a mark Of appreciation.
The concern has branched out into
she wholesale trade, and practically
every automobile dealer in the city
and vicinity. customers OF the Tire
Shop Company, we're Mr.. HowellB
guests. That q was an automobile
mans dinner was seen at first glance
Besides The novel menu card. souve-
nire In the form Of small oilers and
rubber balloons both suggestive Of
he business OF the host, were at
each mans plate.
With the cigars came a few re-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-24

marks from Mr.. Howell anC then
Walter r. Lupton, q salesman for the
Tire Shop Company, and known to
the automobile trade az "Scotty."
dressed in full Scottish Highland cos
tune, sang several Scotch songs in
excellent imitation Of Harry Lauder.
Mr.. Howell's guests Included W. W.
Marmaduke. c. S. Lorrey. William A.
Simpson. j. +. Blackson. +. L. Reed,
George J. Bacher. e. F Merrick. e.
G. Ulrich, James ]. Cahir. Clarence L.
Walker, Il. NJ. Lehman, Walter r.
(Scotty) Lupton. II. X. Carroll.
Charles G Guyer. Anthony Orth. r.
c. Pancoast. +. b. Noonan, j. b. eau
field, r. +. Smith, Jr. William L.
Hamann, William n. Jones, r. ~
Unger, f. o. Taylor, Peter c. Hansen.
J. ]. O'Connell, Harry V. Buchanan.
c. B. Hearn. r. r.. Banks. r. B. Harb-
ley, f. s. Nickerson, Harvey Crossan,
A. f. Fader, T. c. Bradford, II. Roy
Prick H. A. White. T.. A. Fox, John Nj.
LOTUS, w. f. Atkinson, F. II. Dick
ison, n. W. Howell, II. B. Rothacker.
Coleman Johnson, Samuel Cooley, L.
NJ. Wickersham. John p. Cahill, II.
Herbert Belts, ]. II. Nixon, e. l.. Kins-
Ter, H. A. Burris Harry Darlington.
II. i. EmmOns Charles II. Smith, L.
A. Bradley, Philip Steinback. Harry
X. Loose and Lee Howell
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-24
Cen. TOWNSLEY INSPECYg
Delaware RIVEE FORTS

Special to THE EVEN7Nc JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY. Nov 24.-The
young people Of Delaware City are
making arrangements for a dance to
be held in the fire engine hall next
Wednesday evening.
Some farmers OF this section are
selling their corn crop for 81 cents
a bushel.
Brigadier General Clarence o.
Townsley. commanding general OF
the South Atlantic Coast Artillery
district. with headquarters at
Charleston, S. c., accompanied by
Lieutenant Colonel John Hagood, adj
iutant. completed the annual inspec-
ton Of the coast defenses OF the Del
aware yesterday.
Mrs. William p. Mcconnell and
daughter. Esther. have been visiting
ia Philadelphia
Postmaster Albert l. Swan has sold
the building occupied by William H.
Moore. with a sixteen foot frontage
and one hundred feet deep. Mr.. Moore
plans TO make extensive improve
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-24

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.
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