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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
REHOBOTH BEACH.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondents OF Every Evening
Rehoboth Beach, Dec 2S-Warm
weather visited this locality nearly all the
past week with fogs and heavy rains.
Christmas eve frogs were croaking IN the
lakes and beautiful wild canaries and
spring birds are heard all around
Mrs Robert T. Rumbold, Miss Kitty
Magnadier and Setin Magmadier left
this week for an extended visit 20 Balti-
more.
Charles 5. Horn, Jr., from the Naval
Base AZ Lewes, IS spending the holidays
here. with his mother Mrs. Horn enter
tanned al an informal dinner party yester-
day afternoon. for Charles and his friends.
Miss Ruth Till Of Wilmington IS here
visiting her mother.
Friday December 20, was the hftieth
anniversary Of the marriage Of MIR. and
Mrs. Charles c. Short Of Rehoboth Beach,
and they celebrated the day by turkey
dinner 10 tie family.
Miss Miriam Lingo OF Philadelphia
IS visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. j A
Lingo for be HOLIDAYS, and rs entertaining
Miss Katherine Ross.
The few sick people on the beach are
all recovering and some are out again.
A party Of young folks motored 10
Lewes, Christmas eve, to attend the
midnight service at st. Peters P. E.
church Mrs. Charles s. Horn chaperoned
the party.
Miss Ida Lindan is visiting in New
York City this week.
Miss Mabel Tonpkinson Of Passaic,
y j., is here visiting her parents, Rev.
and Mrs Thompkinson.
Mr. and Mrs Ira Short and daughter
Marion. of Wilmington are here visiting
Mr. Short 5 parents over the holidays.
Henry White and family have gone to
Lcwes. 10 stay two months.
Miss Jennie Thompson Is visiting her
brother IN New York CITY
Ralph D. Poynter OF Wilmington Is
visiting his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs William Rotthorse are
IN Wilmington over the holidays visiting
their children
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
CHESTERTOWN, MD.

Spe1.l Correspondents of Every Evening
Che~tertown, Md, Dec. 2s.-AIer-
chants Of town and country are winding
up the affairs OF the year. and report one
OF the most prosperous years In the
history Of business here The farmers of
the county are wearing broad emile
because Of the increase Of profits over
last year.
The "fu" Is making its appearance
again IN a large number Of cases in
the town. Miss Emily Lusby and J.
Hyde Thompson are reported quite
sick
Wickes Sappington Of Wilmington has
been visiting relatives and friends on
cunning for wild ducks
Mr. and Mrs. William T. RinggoId
entertained their children, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Elburn aud family of Queen
Anne, Mr. and Mrs Charles Miller and
baby Of Locust Grove also, Mrs Ring
Colds venerable father. Rev. J. " Arters
and her brother Rev john NJ Arters
and WIfe, Washington, during the HOLIDAYS
st the annual Christmas treat Of the
Sunday school of Christ NJ j. Church.
last evening the pastor, Rev j. l.. Ward
uas presented with purse Of $50 IN gold.
and the sexton, George Bacon, was gwen
a bonus of $50
Mrs. lila h Robinson has teen elected
president Of the Christian Endeavor
Society Of Christ NJ +. Church. and
Hop. Il. Hudson vice-president
J. q. Metcslf, shipped 10000 bushels
u shelled corn To city markets during
the past week. Scarcely any Of this years
crop has been moved yet, and farmers
are waiting for advancing prices
The casualty list Of Thursday contained
the name Of Captain John T kibler, son
OF Chrales W Killer 0f this town, among
the severely wounded A recent letter
from Captain kiber states that be Is
gre tly improved, and is now stat toned at
Coblensx, Germany, with the American
Army of Occupation
Harvey and Alvin Brown took 40 auto
truck load Of cedar and holly to Whining
ton one day last week, and received
$50 for il from street vender
Master ToGd Beauchamp, son Of Rev.
and Mrs. y. D. Beauchamp, has been
quite sick for the past week with fever
Edgar Clark Of Delaware City is
visiting bis family here at the home Of
his sis ter, Mrs William g. Faulkner
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DELAWARE CITY.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evenin

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Delaware City, Dec. 2S-Miss Emily
Pordbam, who is training at Cooper Hos
pital, Camden, n. j., is spending few
days at her home here.
Major and Mrs. Ashbridge left this
morning for Washington, ID. c., where he
has been assigned for duty. Major Ash
bridge was in overseas duty for Ii months,
returning home about six weeks ago.
Captain Macdonald of Camp Lewis
spent yesterday with friends in town. Cap
tain Macdonald formerly was stationed
at Fort du Pont
Mrs. John Truitt and son, Forbes, arc
spending the holidays here with her
mother, Mrs. John Cairns.
Mrs. William Jester, chairman of knit
ting for the Red Cross, has good supply
of wool and would like to have knitters
for helmets and sweaters.
Miss Mollie Pordham of Philadelphia,
who was visiting her brother, James
Pordham, today left for Wilmington,
where she will spend the holidays with
friends.
The quarantine at Fort du Pont against
Delaware City has been lifted and moving
picture shows and other entertainments in
Y. NJ. c. A. building are now open to the
people of the town
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.
eclal Correspondence Of Every Evening

| Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Elkton. Nd. Dec 28.-J Leedon
| Scarborough Of I1kton has been awarded
| first prize for the best war garden il
tins section during the past season
Red Men Of North East will give q
dance IL their new hall on New Year.
eve, for the benefit Of their hall improve
ments
Gerald Dunbar of the United States
Marines who spent the week with his
parents IN Elkton left today for Paris
Island, s. G.
Professor and Ms. Winter J.. Wilson
Of Bethlehem, Pa arc spending the
weekend with Mr.. Wilson's sister,
Mrs Warren J Haincs, near Flkton.
On account " the prisoner being i'll,
the trial of John Earle, colored, indicted
for the murder Of Otis Hammond. also
culored has been postponed until the
March term Of court,
The new Century Club of the Third
district will meet this evening at the
home Of Miss Lulu Moore, at Cherry
Hill
Another basketball game, followed by
p dance, viii ne held in Company +
arnory this evening.
West Amwell Sunday school wall
close after tomorrow afternoons service
for the winter months. Rev. G.. p
Jones Of Flkton will preach the sermon.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission will hold examinations in Flkton
January 2j or the vacant rural mail
carriers routes IN Cecil county.
Walter W. NOodall farmer, IS seriously
III AZ his home near ElktOn.
Whitehall farm, along Elk river, for
many years owned by the Summers
family is reported as having been sold,
this week TO a Philadelphia party for
SC0 ono
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NEWS OF NEWPORT.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Correspondence or Every Evening
Newport. Dec 2S.--Mr and Mrs.
Marvin Ball and daughter, Dorothy,
were guests of MIR. and Mrs. Louis Ball
on Christmas.
Private Stephen Springer of Camp Dix
spent Christmas at his home here.
Misses Mildred and Wilhelmina Clug-
ston spent Thursday in Philadelphia.
Rev. and Mrs j. II. .Whedbee of Trappe,
Md, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Gregg on Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Maclary had rs
guests on Christmas Day Mrs. Laura
Jones, Miss Bessie Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Jones and son, Clarence, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Maclary and Misses Edith
and Florence Maclary.
The Newport branch of Red Cross
and Home Soldiers Relief Association
will meet at the home of Ella n. johnson
on Tuesday afternoon, January 3, 1919,
at 3 o'clock.
The Newport Nj. r. Sunday School
will hold their Christmas entertainment
in Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening,
January /, 1919.
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and will continue to be
abundant, some of the
finest offerings are sample
and special lots, which we
(and maybe you) know
from experience in previous
White Sales cannot be
promised to remain after
the first day.
"HE Sale will open at
9 A. M. Thursday
orning, and the
goods will be displayed on
the Third Floor (Central)
and on various aisles on
the Main Floor.
On the First Floor
(Chestnut) there will be
excellent values offered in
snowy sheets and pillow
cases, representing several
standard makes, and all
specially priced below our
regular figures, which we
already know by compari-
son to be most moderate
for such goods.
On the Third Floor, in
the Corset Store, there will
be some remarkable oppor-
tunities to obtain high
grade corsets-discontinued
lines and special lots-at
such prices as 85 cents and
$3.50, and representative
corsets from our many
lines will be priced most
Interestingly.
Such varied styles, cuts
and makes will be placed on
sale at these special prices
that the school girl and the
school girls mother and
grandmother will each find
something fitted to her
purse, taste and figure.
The Down Stairs Store
will offer a large and excel
lent assortment of ex-
tremely inexpensive goods.
There lrili not, h0Uerer,
be a single garment Of
fered in this White Sale
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
CENTURY CLUB MEETING.
Special Correspondence of Every Eveninl

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Delaware City, Dec 2S.-The regular
meeting of the Century Club was held
last night when very pleasing program
was rendered in charge Of the music COM
mittee, Miss Ruth Clark chairman:
Solo Alrs William Morrow; reading,
Mrs. Harry Webb; solo, Miss Catherine
Schunder; selection, Fort du Pont orches-
ira; solo, Miss Dorothy Meter; Christ
mas tableau, Holy Night" Mrs. Guy
Vail, Mrs. William Morrow, Miss Grcta
Holloway; solo, Mrs William Morrow;
"krss kringle Melodies" Mrs. Charles
Meter; selection, Fort du Pont orchestra.
After the entertainment dancing was
enjoyed for short time, after which
collation. was served
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Pink and Lots of 1t
In the White Sale

ONE for good--de-
cidedly for good
are those dreary old
days when even pink-and-
white youth was arrayed
as to its underpinnings in
the grinmest of garments,
Of the primmest of cuts,
and Of an alarming sturdi-
ness OF texture, whose sole
merit was that they were
garments, that they would
wash, and that they were
white.
Some frivolous, lavish
tastes did run to 4 bit Of
Hamburg edging"; but
even when they were all
handpsinting fryinz-pans
and hanging them up on
the parlor wall by pink
ribbons, it would have
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will be thousands of other
intimate garments, such as
bathrobes, negiigees, silk
pettlcoats, aprons, even
boudoir caps.
And shirtwaistsl Thou
sands OF them, too
Enough 20 write a chap
ter about, and maybe we
will write it when the tine
and place comes.
But a new, fresh, pretty
shirtwaist in the hand IS
worth a whole chapter
about them in the bush.
Which leads US back to
the point of our starting:
Better SdUe next Thurs
day for the Wdadmdker
White Sale!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
White Piece
Goods, Too

| w White Sale, sis.s IN n 10 10
yard pieces, a guam
tity of our good nainsook
and ong-cloth; the kinds
that are most satisfactory for
manhng up underwear and
Gin the finer grades) for
babies dresses.
Quality for quality, and
price for price, we believe
these piece-goods to be un-
rnatchable elsewhere IN Phil
adelphia.
A word to the wise was
always sufficient. even before
cotton first touched, then
vaulted over the "did-you-
ever" mark on the price
scale.
(First Floor. ChestnutI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Whatever the Weather
JANUARY WILL DELIVER
THE WHITE GOODS
In the Great Half Yearly Sale
To Open Next Thursday at Wanamaker' s

lrhich is NOT inexpensive.
in consideration of its
quaiity; IDhcfhey IL be the
"brend- and butter stuf,'
as one cieUer IDomnn calls
it, ranging from, 81 tn
1886. or an exquisite cre1-
tion in crepe de chine
nighkdresses, chemise or
neOiigee-
} The price on eUery gar
n,ent represents q straight
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It win be a most cornpre-
hensive sale in its char
acter.
Every possible taste,
every possible purse, every
conc eiva BILE need, Of
womankind will be con-
suited.
Undermuslins Including
the kind that are under
silksD win play the star
role, but in addition there
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
The Pink of Perfection

d0lrnLr0yd slice taken off
the regular and reasonable
market price
A price hich He
couldn't offer If lce hadn't
ordered the goods on an
immense scale sir months
ago and at the prices OF
six months ago.
Many prices are 25 per
cent to 10 per cent beiOIC
regular.
THE things are just
lovely. You'll enjoy
seeing them.
Not only were they made
up specially for US, but in
many instances they repre-
sent. our own selections in
styles and trimmings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
BUILDING PERMITS
Building Inspector Preston Has Issued
Permits as Follows:

Third street, Mort beast Corner Orange
repairs, $500; Wilmington Provision Co,
owners, 7. T. Vansant 4 Son Contractors.
Third street, corner Commerce, brick
boiler house 5000, Hcsrn Oil Co.
owners, Joseph Hamilton 4 Co,
Nasons
Third street. Mort beast corner Rodney;
Seven garage $1,000, T. Agoetlno,
orpcr and builder
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Recovering From Illness.

Miss Lille J. Crossan, residing at
Twelfth and King streets, is J o
from the Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pital and is eonvalescing from serious
illness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Prohibition in Texas.

The courts have finally knocked out
the prohibition law in Texas. The
average man has always had a sneaking
idea that prohibition was linconstitution-
al in Texas, anyhow.-Los Angeles Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
orIyILL there be Il
" White Sale n the
- D0Un s tuirs

Il
,St0re?"
Was a question asked OF
us today.
Well, we should just
guess so!
That's as emphatic as We
can make it until next
Thursday, when the answer
to the question will be writ
ten lin white and III pink
all over the Down Stairs
Store
Thousands Of answers, IN
fact! representing every
sort of undergarment
that's entered on the list of
women's needs:
Camisoles and night
dresses and enve ope
ch e misses and straight
chemises and combinations
and corset-c0VerS a n d
nightdresses and drawers
and boomers and petit
coats and house dresses
and aprons and dear little
children's dear - no, not
dear-little dresses.
All of them true Down
Stairs Store goods and true
Wanamaker goods, which
means goods that can look
the wearer falso the wash
woman) straight in the
face, even when turned in
side out to examine the
qualities and making.
Nice qualities, proper
S h p e S, self-respecting,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Operation for Appendicitis.

Mrs Richard Nowland of 1919 Read
street, who was stricken with appendicitis
ON Christmas night, was operated upon
yesterday at the p. q s. Hospital
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gowns viii commence in
price at S1.S5. Come for
these soon.
And babies and chill
dren's little dresses and
undergarments constitute
''one of the backbones," as
= some gifted writer once
said, of the Sale.
Unusually pretty. fresh
little dresses, for ages s
months to . years, win be
priced much below regular,
and the same is true of an
other lot in sizes , to S
years.
There will be little Ger
trudes and princess slips
that thrifty mothers win
be glad to see, priced at
last years figures - but
not last years goods!
And there'll be almost
endless choosing, above all.
during the first day or two.
in smart, new models in
children's ginghaln dresses.
IN checks, stripes and plain
colors, priced as low as
S1.65 and S1.S5. Other
models to So.
TyHE DoJcR Stars Store
is that part of the
WaHamah,er business
deUoted particularly TO
keeping prices doicn and
qualities up Iva goods of the
Tess expensive grades.
As such, it iUiiE play a
notable part ia this most
notable of White Sales!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28

dainty trimmings, substan-
tial materials:
No rummage, no picked
over stock, but new things,
representing the designs
in use within the past
thirty days.
Thousands of these de-
sirable but inexpensive gar
ments are stacked ceiling
high in our store-rooms as
we write these words.
But they'll be down on
the great aisle tables on
Thursday.
And the early, eager
buyers will be there, too.
Be one of them--a
prompt, early-rising, Jane
on-the-spot-and you too
will get your share and
have your choice among
such unusual opportunities
as are represented by cor
set-covers at 38c, drawers
at soc, envelope chemises
at 65c, camisoles at 81.
And above all, the usually
hard-to-find land the ordi-
narily not worth find
ing) dollar nightgown.
W QUILL t h in X these
goods are decidedly
wort h finding and
worth wearing when you
see them.
AT any other time or
place than a January
Wanamaker White Sale in
the Down Stairs Store they
would sell for much higher
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prices and would still be In
expensive for their quail
ties.
The share taken IN pre-
Ui0uS White Sales By The
Dozen Stairs Store has
been important, but neUer
hare fCe had such q large
and interesting assortment
to offer as ICE hare notC.
Outstanding features are
these:
Not cambria, lawn and
nainsook alone are repre-
sented, but dainty crepe de
chine and wash satin in
white and flesh, in styles
both plain and frilly.
Knit boomers, in white
and fiesh-color, desirable
for warmth, are an inter
eStlng feature.
Extra sizes aplenty, in
practically all undergar-
mentS.
The demand for white
sateen petticoats in tai
lored styles - plain seal
loped hens, and the like
has been met.
Smart, sensible house
dresses of gingham and
chambray are in Billie
Burke styles, and in the
expansion" cut, with elias
tic in back. fitting anyone;
and there are lots of trim
wasted bungalow aprons
with the elastics, as well as
fancy aprons, inexpensive
but pretty.
White fiannelette night
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INTRODUCING

INTRODUCING
Ito an erpectnnf public
On Thursday next. Jdnu-
0yy Second
SeUentv-tlDo thousand nm
dergnrments---
Priced most interesting
Qualities of the best to be
found anyDhere!
"HE garments have
never met the pub
lie before - unlike
some garments which you
can meet in some so-called
White Sales, patterned
after the Wanamaker
White Sale to somewhat
the same extent as the
painting in the British
Royal Academy exhibition,
which was catalogued:
Landscape, After Turner,
And of which the terrible
Mr.. Whistler, putting up
his searching eyeglass. OBJ
served:
ga long way after, too
~HE great January
Sale of White at Wan
- amaker's requires no
introduction, save to the
newest of newcomers to
this locality.
It is an annual institu-
ton and a long-standlng
one. and for years it has
been the regular source OF
supply for the majority of
well-dressed and fastidi-
Gus women.
We must not forget to
include well-dressed and
fastidious children (theyli
never begin younger), for
whom we have thousands
of nicely-made and suit
able undermuslins, and de-
lightful little dresses, too,
not included in the count
of $4,000 garments men
toned above.
"1HE Sale opens next
Thursday. Save the
- day for it.
The Sale will continue
throughout January, or at
least as long as the splen-
did stocks of pretty, dainty
and useful things which we
have been getting together
for this Sale for four
months, or more, holds out.
Still we say, save the day
next Thursday, January
second-for making your
first selections, at least, OF
the undertakings you or
YOUR family will need for
the next six months or
year;
Because, while stocks are
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28

Frank Parker of 600 Walnut street
i buying all the Liberty Bonds that he
can get hold of-Ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28

been bold if not indeed nroHigse dared
flannel nightdress close
fitting body"
And the sunrise has for SveetandT and
youth had endure those
White Sale aHutter with
dainty fetching frocs from boudoir
They will wash and they white
where they
The Pink of Perfection
Pink for the pink wash
White Sale
pink combined with delicate white pink
blue rbbon pink with pink bbons plain tailored pink
be like diped face striving smile
pink niggowns pink earnisoes, pink ehenises pink bloom
pink everything
It's like going sleep rolled a
the white
clothes.
oh, sohat lovely thing 10 be girl no1Dadaysl
Evening star., 1918-02-14

CAN accommodate 6 or gentlemen or ladie-
with room and board; all conveniences. 924 Stl
NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-14
FURNISHED OR UNFURNIsHED.

CONN. AVE. AND 18TH ST.-3 ROOMS AND
bath; first floor; housekeeping; either two
bedrooms and living room three bedrooms
rent. 500 to $500. WALTER A. BROWN, ga
NEAR 18th AND SITS. N.W.-11 ROOMS
and baths. Will rent unfurnished at $22J.
Furnished at S4O0. EDWARD P. SCHWARTZ.
Inc, 734 18th NV
AMY GORDON. APARTMENT SPECIALIST.
to 6 rooms; fur. and unfur.; month year.
$50 Colorado Bldg. Main s83.
Evening star., 1918-02-14

ATTRACTIVE OR ROOM APARTMENT
first floor. corner house; private bath exclusive
neighborhood. 1901 Mass. ave. ne
Evening star., 1918-02-14
FOB EENT-HOUSES.
FURNISHED.

FCRNkSHED.
BUNGALOW, T.iKOMA PARk-FIvE ROOMS.
bath completely furnished. $125.
PARK ROAD NEAR 18th N.W.-Six rooms,
hath handsomely furnished; worth 500; rent,
S160.
I:ALIATIN ST.. sAUL's ADDITION -s
rooms Q baths: detached; modern in every way
with garage: rent. S225.
1890 BLOCK 10Th S.W.-12 rooms. baths;
specially adapted for entertaining rent $3.50.
CLIFTON ST. NEAR 14th N.W--l2 rooms,
baths: complete in every detail; rent, $500.
1900 BLOCK CONN. AvE.-A very handsome
12-room and 3-bath house: richly furnished;
rent upon application.
WALTER A. BROWN. ga 18th NV. NJ. 1853.
BEAUTIFUL DETACHED HOME-PErwORTH:
elegant new furniture throughout. with china.
ETC.; lease required; immediate possession; 5000
month. Col. 1877.
FOR RENT-FURNIsHED HOUSE.
rooms: ne: garage.
Phone North 5G01.
sIX-ROOM HOUSE, PETWORTH; COMPLETE
~ furnished; gas and furnace heat; $3.50 per
month; give phone number Address Box ss-R,
NICELY FURN. GROOM NEW HOME IN
Chevy Chase D. c.; block from cars: silver
and linen included; maid II desired; possession
March /. Cleve. 11O4-w.
CHARMING, MODERN, CLEVELAND PARK
house: 10 rooms, . baths; sleeping porch; large
lot with fine trees; admirably located; tastefully
furnished; available April /; $3.50.
Handsome Chevy Chase corner. near Connecti-
,cut ave-: 10 rooms, baths: expenstvely fur
nished; $3.50.
Cathedral Heights. overlooking city and conn
baths; sleeping porch; large garage: furnished;
$3.50.
1907 N. 7. ave. NV. Phone Main llss.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-16
Our Huge Navy.

In contemplating the gigantic growth of our army we have almost overlooked the navy. That branch of the service, which was far more near ly adequate than the army in person mel and equipment at the beginning of the war, has had a development hardly less remarkable than the army's.
 There are now more than 500,O0O men in the navy. That number does not include the navy mechanics and laborers, but only the armed forces. It represents a gain in personnel of about 700 per cent. The present strength is said to be four times larger than Great Britain's was before the war, and nearly as large as all the pre-war navies of the world.
 Ships have multiplied almost in the same proportion as men, if we reckon, along with the fighting craft already bought and built, those under con- struction. Our naval power is now in creasing far more rapidly than that of the first naval power, Great Brit ain. We may expect to be nearly equal by the end of the war.
The Coconino sun., 1918-08-16
LOWEST TAX RATE IN
 HISTORY OF THE STATE

Arizona's state tax rate for the 1918-19 year will be 39 cents per SlOO assessed valuation, the lowest rate ever fixed by state tax commission in the history of statehood. The new rate represents a reduction of about 27 per cent from that of last year, which was 531a cents.
 The total assessed valuation of the state, according to final figures pre- pared by the commission, is S34,020,- 532.22, an increase of S136,493,9 ,912.54 over the assessed valuation in 1917. Increases were effected in all counties as we'll as on practically all properties