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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-14
County Assessor s. E. Roehi Submits
Statement Showing Taxes Collected
And How the Money Has Been Spent

us local capital 10 invest IN Aibuquer-
que, Bcrnaliliu county. or New Mex.
leo enterprises goes for naught. un.
less those interested In the expendi.
ture OF our tax funds practice econ
omy and greatly reduce future taN
lovies.
Another Item that strikes me as
rather strange " I am correctly In.
formed. ~ that although w contrib
utcd SCI. OOO, 900 90 the general state
road fund. so per cent OF which
comes direct from the city OF Albu.
qucrquo. our wise Legislative repre-
scntatives provided hat We only par.
ticipate In the expenditure OF same
10 the extent OF 20 per cent. or the
amount contributed outside Of the
city Of Albuquerque. and the balance
OF tho t2i coo ,ne state distributes
TO oths. counties. We certainly could
Ne .;is $4,000 or $1,000 10 good
advantage on our city streets. or at
least on our " county roads.
"Our city administration asked for
an Increase OF - cents per tiJ00 val.
uation IN their levy for 1911, This
extra amount was said 10 he ncces-
spry for debts already existing In the
shap, Of Judgments. etc. This extra
amount II allowed would have re
suited in the city receiving from this
years collection possibly 1880 nddi-
,lonal.
"Dur friends who are so economical
at the state capitol, Notwithstanding
that they increased the states allow.
sncr ftj.sls.9O out of Brrnaliho
county funds. OF when the city OF
Albuquerque property wner contrib
ute 50 per cent, advised our city
fathers To go practice economy ana
In place ~ increasing their allowance
decreased the levy ns compared with
1915 - cents per $1,000
Statement tn TnX Paying Public.
The following table shows specific
lcvies, assessments, etc, state,
~. city and schools for the years
1916 and 1871. together with amount
of taxes produced. also the heavy in
crease In some instances for the year
1917.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-14

$1,000.
Passenger-ratc CLERK. $1,000 20
$500.
Freight-rate clerk, si.200 to $500.
ExpFess-rate clerk. 5000 to si.5On
Assistant Inspector OF hull material
tmale) per diem. ff4s to s5.0A
Upon request further information
VIII be furnished by II. +. Fagan, To-
cal secretary, Albuquerque. ". H. or
e. /. Snyder. district secretary post
office building "a Francisco. Ca,ifor.
mia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-14
NOTES.
. ooo o ooo

pr Boyd, the president of the uni
%ycisity, viii not hc IN his office IN
the administration building Tor the
next ten days br. Boyd Is absent
ON "a ten day trip back To Norman.
okla. Whcr, bee viii look a.tcr husi.
nrss interests and VIII visit the uni
Nutsity ut Oklahoma, OF which hc was
president Tor sixteen years.
~ Kappa Nlishn service flag.
\ lnE" service flag has been pre-
scented to tEc local chapter II ~
Kappa Alpha uy MI. + NJ Ice and
Miss Margaret l.oc. who made H.
There are sin stars IN the flag.
one FOR each member of the trttcr.
NIFTY who has answered TN, country 8
call FOR men Two OF the stars rep.
resent Chester and FIold Leo. both of
whom are suns ct Mr. Ice, and both
u whom It' Iu the service Of the
United States, Floyd IN battery \ and
Chester m the forestry regiment
Stars Wall u, added TO the flag from
tim" 10 umy as members OF the fra
tcruiiy enter the service uf the United
States Boo IN, ARMY OF navy. The
ucAt star will u, ddHci Ton uaul BUTTS
who enlisted "a the medical corps al
Washington. o. g.
Recital Tonight,
An t~oWE-pvOpic are cordially in.
N,tcd tu attend the recital To be Civ.
en- 10y Prof Scdcr and the opera
chorus iu Eudcy hall tonight. The
program. which was announced I'm
tins column recently, VIII begin az
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-14

The iIrst payments ON the Y NJ c.
4 war work fund are now duo and
mi, hc paid at the y VI G. \. build
ing whcr" receipts may %" had for
the sam"
There Will b." , meeting Of the
board of directors his evening a.
3 go O'Clock
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-14

Judge Mcclellan stopped making out
him his motion was oNerruled
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mits the following detailed statement
rcarding taN collections IN Bcrnali-
10 county ana how the money II spent
"tu presenting this statement ! de-
sire simply To- give the tax paying PUT.
tic q clear and concise statement of
the distribution 80 their money, and
Ia more particularly call attention to
those TO whom II Is intrusted the OK
pcnriture Of these funds 10 the facts
that an Increase of over IS percent In
taxes levied or the collection Of al.
most a half million dollars for taxes In
his county II especially under con
ditions, eNhorbitant
AN increase In the state levy ~
almost 30 per cent Is entirely unwnr
rantcd when n IN being agi-
tatod from an sides. further. an In
crease Of almost 90 per cent in school
funds IN his county this year seems
to one uniuitiatcd IN the require
mcnts thereof to hecd explaining, for
the amount above stated, together
with the m~rics received from other
sources such e. leased n sold state
land. lccnscs. etc. brings the total
sum IN excess OF t22i.p 900. ! under
stand that the total enrolment OF
-cholars IN his county tin public and
nigh school b. approximately 5000,
which would mean that Il costs Ber-
nalillu county S45 per pupil per year.
am q firm believer tn good
schools. IN securing the very best Of
educators and In the payment OF
commensurate salaries. However.
there may be such a thing rs G.
scious OF u~nintcntional extravaganza
IN other parts Of the system.
some few years ago the tax rate
bascd on . o%nc.third valuation was
pa per 500 aud the protest was
general This year were the ate based
on The same onc-third valuation It
would bc 6s9 per 500 or almost back
tu high water mark.
In calling attention To above fact-
{ do not desire 10 criticise but sim.
ply make more emphatic tho arEu-
mout that all Of the energy and mon
ol expended 10y the chamber OF COM
mercc In soliciting outsiders ~ well
Assessed valuation
Total county ..................
civ. including r.-G school district
Total amount taxes produced
county Observation-Disclosures.
I Amount taxes produced ON city proi
prty only .............. .....
Amount Dity actually receives FRO.
the above amount paid in for n
purposes except schools g per cel
being deducted by count for co
l,Htiont ...... .............
How your taxes are spent.
Court fund
! Gcu,ral county fund -...........
,Ndd collection fees. = %
cent being charged on an collie
tiou~I ...................
General ruad fund ....... ......
Special road aud bridge fund
Cour,hou-c and jail fund .....
Wild animal bounty ...... ......
INDECENT fund t,...............
Interest ANA sinking fund .......
Special flood fuud ..... .....
Total county ................
General county school fund
High school .............
city Special school fund ........
special school outside ciu ..... ...
Total schools ...... ......
rtl'"-Gcuor1l fund .........
Road fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
school fund Observation-Disclosures.
sheep sanitary .................
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-14

Every dav HERALD WANTS ADS
rui help scvpr' positions cell article,
no longer needed rent houses, flats
apartments stores and rea' estate; find
tho lost sell houses, los aud farml
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-14

tcud"ut and ,N-officiu president Rcr-
uJllIlu DuuuiA board ui c%,'ucttoU
Mr. John " Wilson. secretary
Errualillu county board 81 education.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
QUEEN ELEANORA
 OF BULGARIA DIES
King Ferdinand and Crown Prince Boris and Prince Cyril Were at Her Bedside When the End Came.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. F, via London Queen Eleanora of Bulgaria died here this afternoon. She had been i'll for some time and recently King Fer dinand and Crown Prince Boris and Prince Cyril were summoned to her bedside.
 Queen Eleanore was the daughter of Prince Henry " of Reuss- Kostriz. She was born in 1860 and married Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who later ascended the throne in 1908. Since the outbreak of the war the queen had done considerable Red Cross work and at one time it was re- ported she purposed to come to the United States to collect funds for the sufferers in Bulgaria and to study the hospital system in this country.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
.R1RCERY CHARGED;
 HELD FOR GRAND JURY
woran Arrested Here on For "O uarv Charge Must Await Grand Jury-Man is Being Tried This Afternoon.

Tho white man and woman giving ,;n non,as as Mir. and Mrs. J. G.. c,.ord and their home as Northern ,rono wbo were arrested here We'd nosdav night by Night Marshal Lit Ian and held on number of charges of forgery, appear to be "up against H" as the saying goes.
 At the preliminary trial held this morning before Justice of the Peace Nelson. the woman on the strength of the evidence furnished by five or civ business men who held bogus cheeks which the woman is charged with giving in exchange for merchan- disc. was bound over to await the action of the grand jury which meets in January. The man said to be her husband is on trial this afternoon charged with being an accomplice. Checks with o. R. McDaniel's name signed to them are held by the follow ing business houses: City Meat Mar ket. Farmers Supply Co.,, L. A. Mur- rah X Co.,, II. A. Hamilton & Co.,, 0zan Mercantile Co.,, Hamm Mercan- tile Store, \. E. Nelson's Jewelry Store and J. M Dukes Market.
 All the persons connected with these concerns who received the checks, testified this morning to the identity of the woman who is the al legsd forger. Her husband did not appear with her at any time when she is said to have passed the checks.
 When she was placed on the stand she testified that she had never seen any of the representatives of the above firms, nor had she had a check in her possession in six months. She also said that she purchased 3 cents worth of gum at one of the drug stores here which was all that she had purchased of anything in Prescott.
 She said that she and her husband were working together for portrait concern but were out of material at present and were taking the names of prospective customers, and intended calling on them when their material arrived. They were making their temporary headquarters at Gurdon
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
MILITARY FORCES
 PRESERVE ORDER
Called Out to Guard Count Lux burg in Argentina, Who Will Receive Passports and Sail for Germany

United Press Special.
 Buenos Aires, Sept. 13.-No such display of police and military forces to preserve order has ever been seen in Buenos Aires as that which was called out today to avoid a repetition of last nights rioting and to afford protection to the departing German minister, Count Luxburg, who is ex- pected here early today to receive his passports and who will leave for Ger many immediately.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE
 FIGHTING DESPERATELY

United Press Special.
 Petrograd, Sept. l3.-The Russian troops are fighting desperately and successfully against the Germans on the north front, despite the near civil war between General Korniloff and Premier Kerensky. and were on their way back when they were arrested.
 The denomination of the checks held by the witnesses are S10.35 and S12.35.
 At the preliminary trial of Girard this afternoon he was also bound over and their bonds fixed at $500, to await the action of the grad jury.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
KERENSKY HAS
 UPRISING UNDER CONTROL

United Press Special.
 Washington, Sept. 13.-With the Russian embassy virtually cut off from it's foreign office and the State Department receiving but little infor- nation on the situation, there was nevertheless deep conviction today that Premier Kerensky will soon have the new uprising in Russia under control.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
OFFICIAL REPLY OF
 SWEDEN RECEIVED TO-DAY
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Washington, Sept. 13.-Sweden's official reply to the Luxburb disclos- ures at Buenos Aires reached Wash ington today. Sweden, it is under stood will express deep regret that her minister, Baron Lowen at Buenos Aires, was duped by Count Luxberg, and involved correspondence the dis closure of which brought a delicate situation between Argentine and Ger many.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
VI VI VI VI AMERICAN ARTILLERY Is
 NOW TRAINING IN FRANCE

United Press Special.
 Headquarters of American Army in France, Sept. 13.-American artillery is on the job today, blasting away at distant tree tops, and soaring the erstwhle grazing fields with practice volleys.
 (This is the first word received in dicating that American artillery had arrived in France and is in training for the battle line)
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
GEN. KORN|LOFF
 WILL SURRENDER
Revolt Said to Have Toppled Completely When General AL eXieff Cast His Lot With Pre- mier kerensky.

United Press Special.
 Petrograd, Sept. 12.-Delayed. J. General Korniloff is prepared to sur render,' declalNd Premier Kerensky in a special statement to the United Press representative, "the mutiny has failed completely"
 The Korniloff revolt is regarded as having toppled, to all practical effect, when Premier Kerensky won over to his side General AleXieff, formerly chief of staff under Grand Duke Nicholas.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
MINNEHAHA, ATLANTIC TRANS-
 PORT, SUNK BY GERMANS
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 New York, Sept. 13.-The Mime haha, an Atlantic transport liner, has been sunk by German submarine off the Irish coast, according to word re- ceived today, through survivors of the Italian liner Verdi. Fifty men were lost through explosion and drowning when the ship sank, it was stated. A race horse valued at thirty thousand dollars when down with the ship.
 Officers of the company have re- ceived only a garbled cable.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
WASHBURN- CROSBY MILL . s.s
 ING O. s PLANT CLOSES
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Minneapolis, Sept. 13.-The light receipts of wheat have compelled the Washburn Crosby company to shut down it's flour mills here today, and other large milling companies it is expected will be obliged to follow suit tomorrow.
 Paralysis of the milling industry IS threatened, while orders for flour con- tinue to pile up and the country faces a bread famine.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
STRIKE IS
 GENERAL IN SPRINGFIELD
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Springfield, H., Sept. 13.-Practi- cally all business ceased in Springfield this morning when a general strike called in sympathy for the car men, became effective.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
RUSSIAN PRESSURE CAUSES
 GERMAN GAvALy ID RETREAT

United Press Special.
 Berlin, Sept, 13-Under strong Rus sian pressure, German cavalry on the Riga Vendor road withdrew from Moritzburg and Neukaipen, the war war office statement declared
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
GERMAN DESTROYER IS
 HIT AT ZEEBRUGE

United Press Special.
 London, Sept. 13.-A large German destroyer was directly hit,' in an air raid on Zeebruge, German naval base, according to the admiralty report to- day.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
United Press Special.

London, Sept. 13.-Gen. Korniloff has expressed a willingness a sur render under certain terms, according to Exchange Telegraph dispatches from Petrograd.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
GENERAL kORNILOFF
 HAS SURRENDERED

United Press Special
 Petrograd, Sept. 13-General korniloff's headquarters sur rendered to the provisional gov ernment today, according to an announcement made by Minis ter of Labor Skobeleff. O O O O O O O O O
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 London, Sept. 13-General Korni- loff's advance on Petrograd is at a standstill and his unconditional sur render is believed imminent, accord ing to Petrograd dispatches dated at 1;30 Wednesday, received today by the Evening News.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13

When you leave the city for a week or more have the Prescott Daily News follow you.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
HARDING APPOINTED FOOD
 ADMINISTRATOR MISSISSIPPI
United Press Special.

Washington, Sept. 13.-P. w. liar ding Of Nicksburg, Miss, was today appointed federal food administrator for Mississippi
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13
WILL HILL KILLED
 NEAR EMMET TODAY
Was Shot Down by Luther Arm strong This Morning While on His Way Home from Gin With Bale of Cotton.

Will Hill, one of the well-to-do farmers living about three miles from Emmet, was shot and instantly killed this morning about 9:30 o'clock by Luther Armstrong, another farmer living near Emmet. The tragedy oc- cured little ways from Emmet while Hill was on his way home from the gin with a bale of cotton and Armstrong was going to the gin with a load of lint cotton, the two meeting in the road.
 Armstrong says that he had been told by number of his friends that Hill had said that he would kill him the first time he met him.
 The cause that led up to the killing has not been learned.
 Armstrong says that he was on his way to the gin with load of lint cot ton and that he met Hill coming the opposite direction with a ginned bale. and that when he got opposite Hill in the road he, Armstrong stopped and told him that he wanted to speak to him, and that instead of answering him, Hill reached down in his wagon as though he was going to get some thing, and Armstrong remembering, he stid, the threats he had heard, reached in his wagon and pulled a shot gun and shot Hill with a load of buckshot in the right side of the neck, killing him instantly.
 Armstrong then drove back to Elm met and telephoned here to Sheriff Mum to come after him.
 LATER-Sheriff Mum received telephone message from the coroner just before our going to press notify ing him that the jury after examining the two eye witnesses to the killing of Will Hill, acquitted Luther Arm strong, and Sheriff Mum released him from custody.
 Friends of Armstrong were here thirty minutes after the jury's yer diet and took him back home in a car
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-13

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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-09-13

cable or other diseases, and possess
no inherent weakness such as to unfit
him for the rigors of farm labor or
his intended occupation as attested by
physician or physical director.
8. He must subscribe to the oath
of allegiance before his enrolling Of
ficer Any person designated by the
state director or recognized affiliated
officer of boys organizations is deem
ed an enrolling officer.
Mere enrolment does not consti-
tute membership in the reserve until
the applicant is formally accepted by
being licensed to wear the official
badge furnished by the reserve. The
official badge, on which is inscribed
Boys Working Reserve, U. S. A.
and bears the national seal, is award
ed on the following conditions:
/. That the boy has given service
to the nation by actual work on the
farm or in other employment, at least,
three weeks or until he has proved
his fitness for the particular occupa-
ton in which he has engaged as a
patriotic service, it being intended that
membership in the reserve is to be
composed of only the capable and
steadfast.
?. That the boys sign a receipt
when the badge is awarded to them
by the enrolling officer.
When the applicant is enrolled he
will be given a certificate bearing the
seal of the United States, stating that
he has been enrolled as a member.
When the applicant has proved his
fitness by actual work for the period
badge at the end of the year 1917,
provided he has worked Loyalty and
faithfully, on written recommendation
stated, he is given the official bronze
of the local leader or officer, who is
familiar with his work, he will re-
ceive bronze bar to be attached 20
the lower part of the badge, on which
is inscribed Honorable Service,
1917"
The wage rate paid to the boys by
the employer must necessarily vary,
since different kinds of work, differ
ent localities. and degree of expert
ence command different rates of COM
pensation.
The local organization will, so far
as possible, find places for boy
workers in nearby communities.
It is desired that all county organ
lizations make arrangements with
some local physician (there are many
who are sufficiently patriotic to give
their service to this cause) to exam
inc all applicants for enrolment anc
certify to their fitness on the en-
rollment card.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-09-13

over to the King Hill Irrigation dis
trict and not later than the 31st day
of December, 1918. The state OF ldano
further agrees to continue to operate
the project so long as sufficient funds
remain from the appropriation MADE
for that purpose by the last leglsla-
ture of the state of Idaho and until
such appropriation is exhausted, but
not later than December 81, 1913.
Said election will be held in the d.
visions or precincts of the King Hill
Irrigation District as established by
the Board of county commissioners OF
the County of Owyhee, state of Idaho,
pursuant to the organization of the
district.
In Division No. ] at the school
house in school district No. %, Owy-
hee county. Idaho.
In Division No. 2 at the school
house in the town of King Hill, Ell
more county, Idaho.
In Division No 8, at the office of
the district in the village of Glenns
Ferry, Gilmore county, Idaho.
In Division No. A, at the residence
on what is known as the Slick farm
in Owyhee county, Idaho.
I In Division No. 5, at the school
mouse III Iu6 bOWA VI 80
more county, Idaho.
The polls will be open at O'Clock
in the morning and will continue un-
til 7 o'clock in the evening of said
day.
The qualified electors will be re-
ouired to cast ballots which will con-
tain the words "Contract-Yes" and
"Contract-No," or words equivalent
thereto.
No registration shall be required
Int in lieu thereof the judges of cleo.
ton shall require every elector tC
subscribe to an electors oath as pre-
; reouisite to casting his or her vote
and such oath shall contain these
words. 81 am a resident and am {
: holder of land in said district"
Copies of the maps, with plans ant
} estimates attached, of the works u
3 he constructed, repaired or rebuilt
have been made by the board of direc
ors of the King Hill Irrigation dis
( trict and submitted to the state engi
0 neer of the state of Idaho, and his re
4 mort thereon, are on file in the offic
e of the said board of directors
= Glenns Ferry, Idaho, and in the OF
/ flee of the said state engineer of tn
= state of Idaho, at Boise, Idaho.
9 A. B. MONTGOMERY,
Secretary Board of Directors
Q Nv order of the Board of Director
oe the King Hill Irrigation Distric
d August 20, 1917. S-23-SO; s-e-13.