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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-09-12
Correct Valuations Tor
Rate-Making Purposes

Too often there is a cry of de-
rision from the uniformed clti-
zen at any suggestion that there
might be justification for 40
bases of valuation for the proper
ty Of Public Service Corporations,
one for rate making purposes,
and one for taxation. Why should
there be any differenceY An eX-
wemely interesting and conyn-
cling answer is presented in a
pamphlet Just issued by Charles
A. Murray, Western Tax AT
rorney of fine Northern Pacific
Railway. This pamphlet is being
gwen wide circulation among tan
Officials Of The state. and letters
from assessors, county commits
sIonerS, etc, indicate that it is
shedding new and valuable light
on a subject about which there is
admittedly much ignorance and
confusion.
Mr., Murray writes with know
ledge and recognized authority,
FOR he represents in the Northern
pacific Railway the largest tax
payer in the state Of Washington,
with a Wlde aiyef55ty or interests
approXim,aately ha'i OF me Norm
ern Paelfle 5 eaNaoie properly Is
n me state OIL " aSplngtoh' Il'I
ITS Inc extends thru Minnesota
North Dakota, Montana ane NOT
them idaho, as We'll
Nit Murray makes clear thiS
pont-that valuation iof rat,
making purposes should DC oaseo
chelfly on the legitimate invest,
ment gong INTO the properly
Rates should be adequate Tor meet
ing and llpkeep costs ana enough
OF return upon the lnVeStmen'
to encourage inc necessary cap,
tai Tor extensions improvements y
etc, TINS Iate.maklhg Valnatloi
IS more nearly flSed and perlnah.
emf,
On the other hand, yaluatior
Ter taxation purposes shoula oe
based ON market value winch Is
essentially largely determined D!
what the property is earning, OF
can earn. 10 Illustrate Nlr. Nl'lf'
ray compares two OF the Nortnerl
Pacific 5 branch INES out Oh oPo
kahe-one Sout1Wafa 70 LEV y ,
ton, Idaho, and the other extend
ing INTO central Washington.
The Lewiston branch passe'
thru a particularly rich territory
and has always made good' earn
lngs, There. one Valuatlon mlgh
be falr Tor both purposes
But the washington oen zen, a
branch, winch had TO De ot'ill Z
serve a large wheat district VIII
Il}ust one crop to be Transported
once a year, has always peen
losing proposition. Is IT EAR u
tax these two lines on me Sam'
basis OF valuation! 1t is NAM
testify far, MI Murray points GU
to value them allke SO lar as rae.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-09-12

Wanted Poultry of all
kinds. Premium paid for
No. l Leghorn Hens that
are suitable for export.
Seigrist Hatchery
Phone Black 202.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-09-12

Always! the best ice cream at
the Cash & Carry.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
COMPROMISE FOUND
ON POSTAL PAY BILL
Senator Edge to Ask Consent to
Take Up Measure February
2, 1925.

President Coolidge and the Senate
viii be relieved of the embarrassment
of a vote at this time on the veto
of the postal pay bill, if a tentative
agreement reached by administration
Senators works successfully. 1t is ex-
pected that Senator Edge of New Jer-
sey, sponsor Of the BILL will ask
unanimous consent that the subject
be taken up February 2, 1925.
This proposed postponement, 1t is
said, VIII give an opportunity TO re-
draft the bill to meet the objections
by the President. 1t will be possi-
BILE, it is said, to incorporate in II
or to put on it's way as a separate
measure proposed increases in GER
tain postal rates to meet the in
creased pay of the postal employees.
Many conferences have been held
| by the Senators interested in the
postal bill. The matter was taken to
the White House last night by Sen
ator Curtis, Republican leader, and
at a dinner there the whole subject
was gone into. The President is un-
derstood to have indicated a willing
ness to meet the Senate half way.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
WOULD INCORPORATE
UNIVERSITY IN D. C.

Proposal to incorporate Howard
University in the District Of Colum-
bia and thereby prevent the yearly
practice in the House of knocking
out all appropriations for this in
stitution on a point of order, is con-
tanned in a bill introduced to the
House today by Representative Louis
c. Cramton of Michigan, chairman of
the subcommittee handling the ap-
preparation bill which carries item
4, Howard University.
The Cramton bill recites that an
nual appropriations are authorized
to aid in the construction and devel-
opment, improvement and mainte-
nance of the university. no part of
which shall be used for religious in
struction. The university shall at
all times be open to inspection by
the Bureau Of Education and shall
be inspected by this bureau at least
once a year. An annual report max
ing a full exhibit of the affairs of the
university would be presented to Con-
gress each year in the report of the
Bureau of Education, according to
provisions of the Cramton bill.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
TAX|SSUE IS GOING
TO SUPREME COURT
New York Paper Again Clear.
ed in Suit to Allow Ap-
peal on Publicity.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 11.-Federal
Judge John c. Knox today quashed
the second indictment returned
against the New York Tribune, Inc,
publisher of the New York Herald
Tribune, for the publication of in
come tax returns. United States At
torney Hayward announced that an
appeal would be taken Immediately
to the Supreme Court.
Last Tuesday the company was
tried and acquitted on an earlier in
dictment citing the same alleged of
fense. Because of a technicality in
the proceedings which prevented an
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court, the prosecution yesterday OBJ
tained a new indictment.
1t had been understood to have been
jointly agreed by prosecution and de-
Tense that Judge Knox, who last
Tuesday directed the verdict of not
guilty, would quash the Indictment
today. Also by joint agreement
United States District Attorney Hay
ward was to appeal the case to the
Supreme Court
Instead of calling witnesses today,
the record Of last Tuesdays proceed
ings were ordered used, except for
the testimony of Thomas ]. Charles,
chief clerk of the income tax division
of the Internal Revenue Bureau. lie
was summoned to rehearse his ac-
count of instructions received from
Washington at the time publication
Of income tax figures began and of the
manner in which such information
was made accessible to New York
newspapers.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
PROGRAM AT PRESS CLUB

The first of series of Winter enter
tainments will be opened tomorrow
night at the National Press Club at
$50 o'clock, when an array Of theatrical
talent will offer a special program made
up of players from many theaters of
Washington.
Thurston, the magician, will display
his talent. Other performers will in
clude Joe f. Lee, the Cowboy Quartet
of the Betty Lee" company. at Polls
this week; Otto Harbach, composer of
the Betty Lee score; A. Robins and
Joe DAILY of Keith's, Tobe Gremmer of
the Strand, and Fred Harper of the
Gayety. Arthur McCreight will perform
at the plano. Representative Frank
Crowther of New York will tell stories.
The music will be furnished by Happy
Walkers Orchestra. George O'Connor,
the singer, accompanied by Matt Horne,
also will be there Uncle Nick" AL
trock, known to the base ball world
will explain a reel of world series NOV
ing pictures.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
Dime President
"LOst'' Sent Him
BY WeU-Wisher

President Coolidge was described
during the campaign by his run
ming mate, Charles G. Dawes, as
"one who watches the nickels."
but letter received today at the
White House showed rhat he does
not always watch the dimes. The
letter, addressed to the President,
and dated Racine, Wis, said:
Dear CAL:
Wishing you a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year.
"You do not know me but one
day before you was elected 1 was
walking in back of you. You
dropped a dime but you did not
notice it. l picked it up and kept
it because 1 was hungry. 1t got
me a hot cup of coffee and two
rolls. Well. have plenty of dimes
now so l am returning ore in the
place of yours.
Yours truly.
"A FRIEND"
Evening star., 1924-12-11
HOLIDAY TRAFFIC
CONTROL W|DENED
Extra Men Detailed to Busi-
est Downtown InterseC-
tiOnS for Present.

In order to expedite the handling
of Christmas traffic, the Police De-
partment today installed stop-and-g go
signs at six new downtown inter
sections.
The points are Thirteenth and F,
Twelfth and T.. Tenth and Pennsyl-
Tania avenue, Eleventh and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Twelfth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and Thirteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue.
An effort will be made to place
semaphores at six or seven more
intersections in the congested area,
where, hitherto, traffic has been direct
ed by patrolmen during rush hours only
and without the aid of a sign.
Extra Men Detailed.
Effective today, Is additional patrol
men have been detailed to Inspector
Headley's traffic squad to aid in the
regulation OF Christmas traffic.
Pedestrians and motorists are being
appeal led to to exercise special care
in using the streets downtown during
this period of the year when conges-
tion is greater.
In past years patrolmen have been
assigned to busy corners to protect
podes trians. in addition to the traffic
man in the center of the street. 1t
is probable that this precaution also
will he taken this year as far as
available men Will permit.
Capt. T.. W. Brown of the first pre-
cinct, whose men temporarily assist
the Traffic Bureau during the rush
hours, made the recommendation for
the placing of more semaphores down
town.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
HOOVER PLEDGES AID
OF u. S. IN SOLUTION
OF RECREATION PROBLEM

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-12-11


cation of effort be eliminated and
harmonization OF work be substituted.
The confusion that existed as a
result of the wide distribution among
Government agencies of activities af-
feCting outdoor recreation and the
use of natural resources to encourage
II led President Coolidge to call the
first conference on outdoor recrea-
1ion year ago, Mr.. Hoover said.
It was his hope that out of the cen
ference there might grow a policy of
coordination and harmony
One of the by-products of our in
oreasing- production and standards Of
living is greater leisure" he con-
tinued. Every decade shows that,
through the development of science
and invention. of elimination of waste
and of improved organization in COM
merce and industry. We increase
our production per capita and con-
sequently our standards Of living. and
parallel with 1t every decade shows
the decrease in 'the average hours
worked and consequently the larger
measure OF leisure.
This leisure must be provided for
by increased facilities of recreation
and Of education. 1t Will be of no
avail to us to increase leisure with
out its constructive occupation. For
leisure which IS idleness Will gener-
ate a disastrous train of degenera-
tton. Constructive recrea ton in df-
rectiOnS which improve physical
strength, which create stimulation of
mind and strengthen the moral fiber
ut our people is as important as their
efforts in labor.
we have directed ourselves to the
consideration of our hours of labor
and too little to our hours of recrea-
tion. Here lies the purpose of this
body. 1t can be made a great con-
trIbution to the physical, moral and
spiritual growth of our people"
Conservation on Program
During the conference the dele
gates, who represent every depart
ment Of outdoor life and game con-
servation, will discuss steps neces-
Sary to conserve the Nations supply
"f game, birds and fish; consideration
Will be given to the pollution of in
land waterways, and the menace to
migratory birds resulting from ex-
tensive drainage operations, which
diminish the feeding grounds upon
which these fowls are dependent dur
ing their migration, will be presented
Shortly after Secretary Hoover had
completed his address the conference
adjourned for lunch, to reconvene
again this afternoon, with Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt as its chairman.
Chauncey J. Hamlin presided this
morning.
Col. Roosevelt will make a short
address, reports will be heard from
the secretary and treasurer, and DR.
George Bird Grinnen, a leader in the
conservation of wild life in the United
states, will speak. Reports of special
committees will also be heard.
Wallace HOnored.
The last act of the conference this
morning was to pay tribute to the
memory Of the late Secretary of
Agriculture, Henry c. Wallace The
conference paused for a minute after
adopting resolution of regret, say
ing that lin his death the Nation has
lost a public officer of great construc-
tive vision and leadership, whose de-
sire to serve the people of his country
ronscientiously and we'll was inspired
hy the highest ideals of patriotism,
loyalty, sympathy and love of his
fellow man.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
MARKET BOARD ASKED.

As a modification of the compre-
hensive cooperative marketing legis-
lation he proposed in the last session
of Congress, Repre- Arthur
B. Williams of Michigan has intro
duced a bill providing for the Gre
alton of a federal marketing board y
with an appropriation of $1,000, 900
as a revolving fund for its activities
until 1880.
The board, consisting of seven
members-fve appointed by the Pres
ident with the Secretaries of Agri-
culture and Commerce as eX-officio
members-would encourage terminal
market associations and establish
ment of cooperative markets and
clearing houses 1t also would su
pervise and inspect agricultural prod
ucts, establish standards and grades
for them and exert it's influence in
-erbisrating disputes
Evening star., 1924-12-11
Distiller Freed in Death.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, December 11-Lem
Motlow, wealthy Tennessee distiller, on
trial here for the Staying of Clarence T.
Pulls, Pullman conductor, following an
alteration with Ed Wallis, negro por-
ter, was found not guilty by a jury in
Circuit Court here last night.
Pulls was shot on board a Louisville
and Nashville train near here March
IT, last He declared that he at
tempted to stop an argument between
Motlow and porter, and later,
when dying in a hospital, had said
that he was hit by stray bullet.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
WATERWAY SURVEY
|SDECLARED NEED
Inland Streams and Ports
Should Be Developed, Con-
vention Is Told.

Support of engineering and eco
nomic research into the development
of the inland waterways and ports of
the United States is one of the prime
needs of the Nation, j. Rowland Bib
bins, consulting engineer of Wash
ington, told the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress, which went into
it's concluding session today. at the
New Willard Hotel. Intensive re-
search into the economic phases OF
such development should receive more
attention than any other one factor, he
said, adding that such research had
been neglected in the past.
Mr.. Bibbins reviewed the financial his
tory of the Mississippi River service,
and told the congress sofe of the
needs for inland waterway develop
ment and deeper port development.
President J. H. Small announced
that the committee, to acquaint the
President with the Endorsement by the
congress of his views on inland
waterway development will call at
the White House at 1915 o'clock to-
morrow.
Rate Body Protests.
A telegram was read from the In
termediate Rate Association telling
of the opposition of the association to
the rivers and harbors bill unless
some relief is given from the long
and short haul provisions of the act
to regulate commerce.
Officers are to be elected and COM
mittee reports read at the final ses-
sion of the congress this afternoon
other speakers today included Will
liam T. Bradley of Detroit, Roy S
McElwee of Charleston, S. c., and
julius H. Cohen, general counsel for
the Port of New York Authority.
Sir Esme Howard. Secretary of War
Weeks, Senator James A. Reed OF
Missouri. Miss Belle Sherwin, Mrs
Izetta Jewell Brown and J. Hamp-
ton Moore, president of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association. will
be among the speakers at the annual
banquet of the congress tonight
Ask Air Program Aid.
Directors of two OF the Nations
great aerial activities urged the con-
gress yesterday to give its support
to a greater aircraft program.
Admiral William A. Moffett, chief
of the Naval Bureau OF Aeronautics,
and Brig Gen. William Mitchell, as
ststant chief Of the Army Air Service.
appeared at the meeting just before
it's close yesterday afternoon with
the world flyers. who were given an
ovation.
Admiral Moffett told the congress
that he did not know why the pro-
jected trip of the dirigible Shenan-
doah over the North Pole had been
abandoned The great air vessel, he
said, is fully capable of making the
trip.
The United States has within 1t the
three great factors essential to de-
velopment of aircraft, Gen. Mitchell
told the congress. These. he said, are
personnel, industry and raw material
The United States Is particularly well
equipped for engine research in its
great automobile industry.
Evening star., 1924-12-11
Bill for Air Officers

Retirement of Reserve officers of the
Air Service, injured on active duty, with
the same pay as allowed regular off,
GERS. is provided in a bill introduced
by Representative La Guardia of New
York. a Republican in this Congress
who was elected to the next Congress
as a Socialist, and who was an avia-
tion officer with the Italian forces
during the World War.
Evening star., 1924-12-11

A mushroom four feet in circum-
ference and five pounds in weight
was found in the woods near Chateau
roux France
Evening star., 1924-12-11

Dealers of England will not trade in
an old car, an owner being compelled
to dispose of it himself il he wants
TO change to a new one.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Meaning of Word "Sib"

Until a few years ago there were
probably few people outside the max
ers of dictionaries who had ever seen
or heard the word "sib." Yet in the
rural districts of England 1t used to
be a good enough word, little rough
and uncouth, like other short and ugly
terms, but with clear and definite
meaning that no other single word
had. 1t means a brother or a sister,
or sometimes any collateral relatives
Of the same stock. Yet the expression
never got into good society until the
science Of eugenics came along. The
eugenists took to 1t right away for 1t
filled for them long-felt want, and
in papers on eugenics 1t is frequently
met, meaning brother or sister. Sci
ence has given 1t a good character and
new dictionary writer's will have to
take from 1t the tag which labels 1t
as uncouth and out of date.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Paved Highways Causing
Fresh Demand for Horses

Paved highways from farm to mar
ket are bringing about economy in
transportation even where horses are
used to haul grain, live stock, fruit.
and other products to marketing CEN
ters. One of the best arguments for
hardsurfaced roads came out of Sc
ries Of tests made at Ames, Ia, re-
Gently. The experiments were made
to determine the pulling power of
horses of various sizes. A testing ap-
paratus invented by c. V. Collins of
the engineering department, Iowa State
college, was used.
These tests. conducted by the Horse
Association of America, showed that
horse has to pull four times as
much on a dirt road as he does on con-
crete. A single horse drawing wagon
on concrete can pull as much as four
horses burdened with heavy loads on
the average dirt road that is still en-
tirely too common in this country.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
AUTOMOBILE MUST BE
GIVEN PROPER CARE
Small Amount of Labor Will Save
Big Depreciation.

If not properly cared for, inactive
machinery will depreciate more during
a period of inactivity than when in
actual use for the same length of
time. Discarded farm implements and
abandoned factories are common ex-
ampes Of this. literally falling to
pieces in short time. For this rea-
son, automobiles must be properly
prepared for storage through the win
ter. An hour or two of preparation
will prevent rapid depreciation and
days of unnecessary work when the
car is put on the road again in the
spring.
The car should be raised three or
four inches from the floor and sup
ported by four strong blocks at the
outer ends of the axles. These blocks
should be large enough to prevent the
car from sliding off to the floor If
Jared
With the wheels raised from the
floor, wash the tires carefully with
gasoline to remove all dirt and grease
spots Fill all cuts and abrasions
with tire filler or cement and then
rub the castings with soapstone to aid
in preserving the rubber. After the
tires have been thoroughly cleaned.
deflate them about two-thirdS Eor-
NAL pressure of 60 pounds should be
reduced to 20 pounds which is suf1i-
cient to keep the tires in shape and
form an air cushion for the heavy
castings.
Drain all water from the radiator,
drain all gasoline from the tank and
drain all oil from the crankcase. This
prevents sediment from solidfying in
the systems and prevents any possi-
Bile chemical or corrosive action on
metal parts.
Removal of the storage battery is
very important. If allowed to re-
main in the car, deterioration will
ruin 1t in no time.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
GOOD
ROADS
Removing Snow on Roads
Greater Task e. ch Year

Prepared by the United statet Department
of Agricultural
Snow removal on ilnpoi Lant trunk.
line highways is becomin., matter
Of increasing Importance each winter.
says the bureau of public loads of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Investigations of the bureau show
that there is considerable mileage
of road which the public can i'll afford
lo lose the use of each winter.
AS result of traffic Investigations
in Connecticut, it Is estimated that L.
ul9.6SS net tons of comm Idities were
transported over the state system In
the three months period beginning
with September, 1922 More than a
taird of this tonnage moved only from
one to nine miles. and nearly another
third moved from ten to twenty-nine
that in industrial sections there is O
large volume of sliort-haul traffic which
does not compete with the railroads
and which cannot be carried by the
railroads when the highways become
spOwbUund.
Ii is difficult to estimate the amount
Of inconvenience to passenger travel
caused by snow, but with at least one
motor vehicle to every ten people in
majority of the states. it must be
considerable.
In many sections motor bus travel
is increasingly relied upon by rural
communities. 1t is reported that
there are 45O such lines in Ohio, 2S3
In Pennsylvania and large numbers in
other states where snow is a problem.
So great is the importance of keeping
these lines in operation that cases are
known where companies have cleared
their lines of snow at their own eX
pense.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

The windiest zone of the northern
hemisphere embraces the northern
United States and southern Canada.
The windiest months are those of late
autumn, winter and very early spring.
August has the lowest average wind
velocity, March and early April the
highest. Wind Is the flow of air from
an area of low pressure. The greater
the contrast of pressure between the
masses of air over two adjacent re-
gions, the swifter and stronger will
the wind blow. Pressure differences
are largely dependent upon tempera-
ture contrasts. In summer the tenn
perature contrast between high and
low ATTITUDES Is relatively small, in
winter 1t is great. for while the snow
and ice-covered North gets colder and
colder. in low latitudes there Is little
temperature variation through the
year. Therefore, the pressure gradi-
cnt, to use the term Of meteorology, Is
gentle in summer and steep in winter.
The gradient may be likened to slope
Of land. The air pushes down the
gradient from high pressure to low.