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■'■test Edition THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. Latest Edition )L . 43. NO. 6946 CHAHLOTTE, N. C.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 191 1 PP TPF-*Io Chariott3. •: cents a Copy Daily—r» Cents Sutiday # Outside Charlo tte, .*» Cent^ a copy Daily and Sunday jislatojs Will See otes Of The People Salons Reach Char~ Will be Acqmm- '• Vtews of all Classes ■V How to A ct. . he News Balloting Every Section oj I Countyites Closely i (lone In Charlotte township, and these (*(*mniissioners being nnder the cou- trcl ot tilt. coimiy ( inniistrionei's (luti one of tlieiu elected from Char lotte lowiiship) would certainly be suniciem 'rotection to other lown- ships. liesides, Charlotte township \\('ul(l have too much at stake to t‘l*'('t men wiihou inieRrity. 'I'ho present systPin (if it be called a system) is futally faulty in th»^ ,(i(y. and the county and city would unabated -Citizens^' s.k-i. I jtlan was adopted. All oilier cities have some stich plan for t^ettins; propt'ity on the tax books, and for valuiti;; sanie. .Ml). 'I'lie board of aldermen also reommond that il)t> city limits be iiiadc' I hr town^-hii) lines for (’har- loit‘ t iwnship. and that all lands in Charlotte lo\siishi|) outside of the '.i>' liii'its be attached to other toNvn- shiiis. 1 do not wisli to preseni a hill to v-liich all -the meml)ors of tiie It'^is- lature from this count.\ cannot a^ree. a.->sistati-, c la'lire wIm) -'k I iiau i 1 oi)le. iiiipiled r:it I'me. by the N- \vs," said ■r! M,-;, when (iis-, , , . , , *• ■•-r. IxMiti therefore 1 iiresent the torcKoin.i?. con IIU .1 i‘i '■II a 11.1 (»t liei’ | a nhotiiv con-i .. alr> ;idv don.- a ; ;i -iii,'-’ ini- res’ in ] ,11110.HIM' j I'Mild be ' 'riijs • •\- ry oiir i- sicfj, ;i :il ; he: i' \'^! i l. i>: bli- le'tT, lilli-d ar- '1 whi>h V c! . .-I Mt out atiU he p‘M»ple ; ■ til. (| u io.; ar l (ii aldermen, t fill aci;;iain! ■ ■ 11 i iiiiai ions :' at lire, a>- ap a'd-rriieii i. i-ad. O' I liarU)ii‘. Ill' tiu- mijonty al !• nneii. ;;ivcii at II, i in bna i'd. 1 i. ’I'be'' (!• '!i- K* n- a:id MUN ! CS PAL MACHINE. ^he£:/ P \9T Q Alderman Shows The Inequality Of Tax Assessments m TO Im I V V *va! H: ask iha't the honorable i+enator and I'cnreseni atives consider the saiui and advise what (an be a,!;rced u|xni. and if you I'eipiire ii will have 111' (ity ati'iriH*y to prepare such jacts as can be ]»asscd. ^^(•mi!ers of the le.i^islal ure think ! SI) ii’iu h of the proi'osiiiott tlu'.t i.s i h('in^ auitati'd li\ ciii'ri.fitv's iieopU- thai ili: \ will ciiine iic'e I'rida.- and lair he niaiK'r i>\i r v. iih 'he mem I I'.t IS of tlu' ])!)ard of ah'ermen and wit!' .ill of tlu' citizens who fev“i i an ills'll Ml the measure. 'I'he so- 1 .'!is vin be here iieriiaps fiM' l> ss 'i'.;.n a fu!! da> and of course they .•'“an iKM s’(' or tali: with all oi ll’.t? I ;h >■ !■ I .\nd ri;;lil icn' i- nlieie ih“ straw i\c'( s l-iVf l.eeu ( asl in Tin-; ; \r\v- cr.iiifst sho'.v :o l-t'"i ad va u 1 a.";e. | ^ 'i'l: , si>ea!-. :;ili,iii !.\ !o tin' le; isi:'.tors ' i V ii(» arc to I'l tuni t > the l.nv-makinK ‘ l)0(iy -iiiil say v,]v‘''i'r »r n'»i (11(*:'.t'r j ('liarl'iiit has act •(! wisely or nn- I wise!.' . oi‘ shall aci wisely or un- 'wlselv coupon has a i^reat amount of wci 'iii. l.eirl '.’i'ors. with no . iccepi ioi;s, 1 'How lUfA 1 ( com-I of talk. I'lu v toUow t lu' i'laiioa, \iz: jpap^M's closel;.’, rc-.'id hIkm opinion c^npinver the | ha'^ hcii lornied by the people of c- p.M.ph'. lo issue j.^]i classes, and then tl'('\ .act upon •\toifd wattT mains-i ti;;i 1 on’i>W>ii. 'I’ho wer«' iii Mk» da: i a.-; to all of the pii.-ises of the hoiul (|i:(‘siion lit-r* iiiti! 'I'he .W'ws siart- eil I'he auiiatioi. f'■ more It'.;!)!. Sinc(' tilt- !ii'-i pu‘:Iication in iliis i>aiie;- of a ballot ill” coupon, tiiere Ii.ms hr>en mo!'e iiiiht thrown on ihe (jnesti(n I ban ' as *\-,‘r sliov. n IjiMore. 'I he peoiile are lu'coininii interesled. and when all of ih»' peoph' ;re inU'restPd in an\ihin:;, ihtM ireiicraliy foiu-o law- iir.il(»rs to d' liieii bidding. 'I ho Nevs \'an's thf' ojiinion of t^ fi y in:;!!. I >o you fa\’or tIu' lirotic-'^i ti(>n as it i- no a submitted to you b., I h(‘ I'oaid of aUi(finen? Art' >oii opposed to the iirc lto/it ion ;;s the hoard ot ;ildennen s'>e fit lc. pleseli' ■\nsw('r (>r on th»' ballot in tiie paper or find one tliai is dis- 1 rihnted loda.^ . The polls close Friday nis>ht. Tin* r('snlt V, ill l)(' made known Satur day. Cm'I busy! DO WE NEED NEW TIRES, OR DO THE OLD ONES NEED PUMPING UP? Another Complication Is Threatened In Disposal Of Mis. Eddy's Millions By .Associated Press. Coiicoid. 11 , I’Vl). S.- .'.not her (omplicat i(jn in the (--lutest of ilie dis- iKj.-'al (»f the two million dollar r-'sidne i of the esta'.e of .Mrs. .Mary Maker (l!o- I \ (M- l-]ddy. foiiiuU-r of the ('hristian Sett nee (ieiioiiiination is threatened. W. iJaker, o! ;his city, son of a deceast*u iiro'he:' ot .Mrs. l->(id.’., lias (iecided to lal'.t' sie|s to deierniine ^vha^ lu coiU'idevs his rights. .Mr. liakt'i's atlorue's na\’e noiice the portion of .Mrs. iCdd.x's will leavin.ii the residue of 'ler estate to the first church of Christ. ^5-ie>u i.st. of I’.oston, is invalid because (,f certain New Hanipsliire and .Massachusetts statutes forbidding ihe liefiuesl of moi e than a spe(‘ified aiiionnt r«' any sin.ule (-hnrc-h. .Mr. r.aker’s jK-ii ion. Ihe a.t'orneys .‘-ta1»;, 's based c;- tiie claim that jf the court shall dechue tills biMpiest invalid then (P“or;^e W. !*,aiei' uill inlieiit the ri'sidiiarv ‘siate as ne.\t of kin. .Mr. of Canadian restrictive laws and otli- 'or /acts beariiii; upon the situation to present to the commitlee. Lack (Vf .assitiance of iiernianent in any ac- ti(ui ('anada might take to put in'o cltVct the reciprocity a^itn int>n: was ciiarged in a sym|iosinm of views of iiuli\idu:'J ni-Muber.s oi liie conuiiittee toda.N. Acting Chairman McCall intimaled that th(*re was no dan;;(‘r of eiihcM- governnit-iit c«iuuniti in.y a breach of faith aftei' tiie a.tAiet'mems raLiiica- 1 ion. toda' tiiai tlu-.\ would tile a petiiion i Haker will maintain, say his law.wrs.j on Saturda.N as\ini; pcM ini.-Asion lor .Mr. ' that Ceor.i^e (Jlover and Dr. Foster Ed-1 Aork '-'a a'-. ■■•■I i s a-ki"! tor b\ ilit^ I i i uier^. ■ lid build s; I.owls. W> 1 ■ - 1' I f r ■ \- I pi, i« ^ b.- -i_, I nan. Miat the bondt* !c .-s ihan par. d 't l-J oer . i-(‘s ; i o nit he t;.- (1 only for ^ j !i d in t he act, I', id*- that the i'onds a majority of the lit' bund i^siie. " ■ I--- •! :lu -ity the I ... tax of .■» tents 1- : which no\\ h.!s have se vers, no ior nnu’e than one \ ‘ t;u.' ai isiipi from -■ .1 !t. p:;> t!ie in- >• -r bonds, and to . lid for anu', and I X:* nd*and main- )- lo int. !\ (‘lie in Ihe suit now l eiuiiii.i; in that ciuirt, hrou?4iii I).'' Ceo. W, ('lo\t‘r. of Lead. S. 1>., Mrs. i'dd.''s son. and Dr, K. .L Foster l-lddy. of W'aterhury, N’ermont. a.uainsi Henry .\L liaker. execiuoi of the l-'ddy estate, in 'Ilia saii the chiiai is svt uj! that BILLS UFORE tl.v foifeited their rivht of inheriiaiu-e when ihey si^iied a contra(-i ijy whi(-h the ■ Me>;t frieieis' nroceediii'^s of I!ib7 ay;ainst .Mrs. !Odd;. were settled. I'nder this contract the.v re('eivei.l a Hnancial consiilerai ion a.nd asr('('d not to contest .Mrs. liddx's will. ufi mmm TO cjiL mu PUGILIST STILL ■■ ( ial a; ! of the ' lor •' and here- . ad“ i;iioi»* rative ir.> of the town- a io'te township — n lips vhich ratify t re faxes. ■. i'ion be made for ! of say three sal- : he clcfted by ip( lownshii) and r town>hii>s, to list nerty in the county, a Commission. - i;i paying; three- ta\ and three- ork ha\iI!^ lo be UNCONSCIOUS. Hy Associated Press. ('hat tanooij;a. 'I'enn., Feb. S. tJeo. lienlea. the IMttsburg lightweight knocked out in the fourth round of a bout here last night with .lake .\bul, is still unconscious but attend- niu: physicians (io not apprehend a fatal result. P.er.lea t^eenied to be all right al ter lh(‘ knockout, blow, a straight to the chin, but while hot he drank a lot of ice water and fainted. His doctor said that his heart was a'- fec' ed. Siii'cial 'o "rhe .Vcws. Ualeigi*, i''eb, N, 'The house on- ,:;aged in a lon.a arguniciu on the joint resolntion to ratify the amend ment lo tlie j'(*deral consiitniion l|or the income lax. 11 has passed the senate alreatiy and passed tiie house some days ai;o on se ond reading with only six viMes in o])posilion, ('(ainor, of Wilson, was one of the lirinciiial speakers advocating the bill today. ’i'he seiiate dis(-iissed the itiil for a stale ailminisirat ion building through a million dollar bond issue. (Jardner, of (Meveland. introdtic^d a bill in the senate jiroviding for the maintenance of the .\. & -M. College, .'fill).1)0(1 annually and $Oo.nno annnaliy for pernianent improvements. Tim HEEL COTTON Vila And Bonilla i Together on The Honduran Twubles Pi ( ss l b President Da- and (ieneral Honii- ' ary opponent, have , :;-tice. This inftn-ma eil by tiie state de- In leleKrains from • 1 I'l’.eito Cortez, i ke Puerto Cortez. Honduras, Feb. S.— ! .ii '. army under (Jen i;ifi formally occupied 'e yest(*rday. Several ittnisls were landed and inarched tri- - .ffli the streets to th*' • • iy iinandoned by the • IT-. ‘ > volui ionisfs scored the I e nt'gotial ions inan- > I nited Stales to re- II llotuluras. Ah a ron- a«-i t ptanco of the aini- I (Jeneral Manuel Bo il thai he be permitted t i*ii.) (drlez, wliich the oices evacuated one week ’ “ : aine known that the \\( ro preparin.g to at- i.ioea: in ■ni a' with the Washington, coma, notified (Jeneral Christmas that the international forces would with draw and deliver to hitti the *.ontrol of thep oil. An hour later the Amer ican and British bluejackets who have patrolled the place since its evacuation, were returned to the 'I'aconia and the Brilliant. The peace negotiations aboard the Tacouia will now be begun in earnest. (Jeneral Manuel Bonilla, who is ('xpect(Ml from (’eiba tonight and .Maximo Tlivara. minister general of the provisional government will reu- resent the revolntlonists. President Davila will be represented by Gen eral Maximo B. Rosales, a former vice-president of the republic, and Dr. Barahona, former Honduran min ister to (iuateniala. With the delivery to the revolu tionists of IMierto Cortez, the armis tice is in full effect and all tnilltary operations will be suspended pend ing the outcome of Ihe peace negotia tions. Perfect order is being maintain ed here, where the cause of the revo lutionists is in popular favor. San Pedro Sula, which was evacu ated by the Davila forces last w’eek. will remain in charge of the Ameri can and British ftwces as a sort of B.\ .\ssociaied Press. WashingtJii. Feb. X. If ••admiiiisira- Iit)n” se/!ators had aiiji;, doubt about the attitude tjf Presid(‘iit Taft to ward ih(> projected Canadian reciproc- No arrangements have as yet been made tor Ihe enieriuininetii of Meck lenburg county’s represeuiaiives in Ihe general assentbly vvIh). ii is said, are to come to Charlotte Fri'lay wilii a view of .sounding public oi»inion re garding isi-.-.iance of bonds. In fact none of Hie city officials have tV( eived any otticitil nolit-e ihal the Soloiis are to (-t»me here this week. While agreeing thai ii would be well for the represenla!ivt‘s frnn Meck- hnibiirg to he.ii' first h nd jnst what Charlotte wanis in ref(M’ence to issu ance of bonds, the orii( ials s-^en this morning declared lhai ili'ey did not know what to do iiniil they imd re(-eiv- ed some (Mintirmalion of ihe report that the visitors would be here. i IMavor Hawkins knew nothing of By .Associated Pi ess. Albany, X. V.. Feb. !S.--The demo cralic nieinbeis of the legislature, reg ulars and insurgents went into secret session shortly after 10 o’clock today in an effort to break the (.It-aillo'-k over tiie election of u I'niled Slates sena tor. Siieaker Frisbie presided. 'riiei'e was talk prior to the confer ence of concessions from each side but the insmgents rank and Hie did not hesitate lo say that no relief was in sigin so hjng as Vs’illiam P, Sheelulii reiiiaint^d a (-aiuiidaie. ‘ If,” iht-.\ sa.\', "Ml. Sheehan wi/iild agiee lo withdraw the chances are we v''ould .gel tog(-ther on some man ac- (■“eptablt' to the eniirt- party member- shif), both in the legislaiure and iii the stale at large, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Sheeiiait hold the key to tlte siTiiation. Obviously they, although controlling the majority, cannot eh'cl a senator wiihont (;ur aid: and it is just as irtie ihat wt' will noi helji to elect 3»lr, Sht'e- iian. When the conference got down to ini.'iness several insurgt--nis ue(-lared in speeches that tiie only possible basis of agreement was the witiidraw’- al of William I-’. Sheehan from the contest, riie orgaiii.'.at ion siieakers, ini'luding Senator 'riiomas 1‘". Orady and Dr. Bush, the latter the iioiniiia- li.r of Mr. Slieel.uii in Hie c.nicus, to(jk the jjosition that the majoriiy must rule and de-lared that Hie with drawal ol Mr. Siu^elian could not be considt'ied. 'I'he ctj^nfei'cnce adjourned at 11!; 20 without asking action, tlioiigh the belief was prevalent it might, have lirawn the organizaiion men and the insurgents closer togetliei. The Nineteenth Ballot, Albany. X, Y., Feb. s—'I'lie niiieteeulU tjalloi f(n liie Fniied Staler st-jiator taken loda.\ resulted in no choice. The vote was; Democrats; Sheehan .Sii; Shepard 10; Kernan 0; Clynn Ii: Lit i lei on Ii: O'Brien 2: Parker 1; Stilzer 1; "I'ay- lor 1. Piepiiblican: Depev.' sn. Total vote cast lluj. Necessary for choice it\ agreeinenr, it was removed wluMii'iie proposed visit when seen today. IN SESSION Special to Th.e News. Raleigh, Feb. 8.—'Piie C(.>lton Man ufacturers’ Association of North Car olina appoints a special committee consisting of J. A. Long, of Roxhoro; D. Y. Cooper, of Henderson, and Al- fi'pd Thompson, of Raleigh, to go before the joint legislative commit tees having these matter of legisla tion on hand today and tomorrow and present the i)osition of the cot ton manufacturers on the child labor bill, insurance assessment and taxa tion of corporations. 'riie association was in session three hours with R. M. Miller, Jr., ])resident. presiding, and 1. L. Black, secretary. MR. REAL ESTATE MAN Don't overlook the I..egal Sales of some valuable City and County Property advertised on page six to- day. It will pay you to watch The News advertis ing columns daily. r 1'a is ot tiie cruiser Ta-ueutral zone. fKeep Your Eyes on The Want Ad Page 8.) Senators Crane and Cat ter reiurned to the capital lotlay from a conft-r- ence with .Mr. 'I'afi. Tin' message which these senators brought lo Hie'r colleagues was lliat there must be a vote on ihe agrcemen.t at Hie pres ent sesH-ion of congress will be call ed back into extra session almosl in'inediateiy after adjotiininent on March 4. AlHiongh Messrs. Crane and Car ter declined to discuss their mission to the White House, the report soon leaked out that the president was in sistent upon a vote. It is said he m:ide jilain his belief that the coun try generally favored, the adoption of a reci})idcaly tiade agreement with Canada; that the Mct'all bill to put the agreement into force would pass the house by a large majoiily and Ihat the senate would enact the measure if given an oppor tunity to vote upon it. The rules of the senate which per mit untrammelled discussion of a measure are he principal barriers to a vote in Ihat body. It is known that Senators Heybnrn and Bailey are bitierly opposed to the agree ment and that the opposition extends also to most of the pnjgressive re- l)ublloans who reresent agricuitnral states Senators Crane and Carter entered at once upon a campaign designated to advance tbe president’s program. 'I'he impression has prevailed at Ihe capital ihat president Taft would insist \ipon votes on both the Cana dian agreement and the bill to create a permanent tariff hoard, but this was partially removed today. Accord ing to the general leport at the capitol the president places Hie Ca nadian agreement above the tariff board measure and wx)tild be satisfied if only the former w'ere enacted at this session. If an extra session w'oiild be call ed by reas(m of the failure of the senate to grant a vote on the Cana dian agreement, it is understood the president then w'onld demand the cre ation of a permanent tariff board and might go so far as to promise data on the Avool and woolen schedule of the tariff act if tlie democratic house desired it. John Norris, representative of the Association of American Newspaper Publishers, informed the ,-ways and means ' committee of the house to day that he would present a state ment tomorrow showing that the pa- })er and pulp clause t>f the Canadian agreement should be immediately rat ified, w'ithout change of language. Mr. Norris stated that mistaken impression existed as to the effect of He staled that he had tiol called a spet-ial meeting of the board of alder men for the pui'iiose of meeting wilh Hie legislators. An alderman asked many % ques tions of a repot ter for The News, none of which could be answered for Hie evident reason Hial there was no information at hand. It was this alderman’s idea, so he said, to have some public meeting at which all could be heard, both for and against the bond issue. The legislature- now has in hand the recommendations i»r('S('iited by the board of aldermen llirough May or Hawkins. In these resolutions Hie mayor did not call attention lo the adoption by tlie aldermen of a res olution abolishing the board of wa ter commissioners. The mayor was under the opinion that a lesoliition to abolish the board had been de feated by the aldermen, while, to the contrary, it appears, the vote to abolish was in the afiirniai\e. This is a matter, liowever, that can be attended to any time. It was not in Ma.vor Hawkins’ original resolutions to the board of aldermen. Quiet Prevails In Juarez Today B.v Associated Press. El Paso. Tex.. I'eb, 8, Quiet pre vails in Ciudad Jatirez this moining. The Fedeials have tlu^ usual number of out posts jiat rolling the outskirts of Hie city. Orozco's men are encamped across the river from the El Paso smelter near the scene of yesterday’s encounter but the only indication of their presence is the occasional sig nal (jf a sentis'. No ik*ws was re ceived during the night as to the lo cation of Blanco and Alanis with their Insurrectos. Texas Strawberries Ripe. By .Associated Press. Houston. 'I'ex.. Feb. 8.—'I'e.xas si raw- berries are being marketed according to advices from Alvin and Pasadena. The first shiiiment was repotted from Pasadena yesterday and several hours later a dispatch from Alvin reported the receipt of a crate. The early movement of the croij is due to the iiiniaually mild weaHier expeiieuceJ lecentlv in Southern Texas. GTUE Hirs By Associated Press. Paris, Feb. 8.—Advices received to day by the ministry of the colonies from Reunion state that the island w'as struck by a cyclone that continu ed for three days. The damage is heavy but it is impossible to estimate its extent as communication between the different^ places is cut off. The official dispatches do not state whether there was loss of life. Choosing Fifth Justice Of S, C. Supteme Court Bv Associated Press. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 8.—Balloting for a fifth justice of the supreme court coinineiiced in the joint assembly at noon, the candidates being Circuit Judges Withers Meminger, of Charles ton, and Richard C. Watts, of Cheraw, former adjutant general Milledge 1... Bonham, of Anderson. Representative Thomas B. Frazer, of Sumter, and At- tornev W. B. Gruber, of Walterboro, Cites Many Instances oj Ab surdly Low Values, Giving This as Argument ^gainst Burdening City With heavy Bond Issue, '‘Turn on The Light And You Will Create a Sensation** Says Alderman Stewart— Raps Board For Reducing Tax of Southern Power Co. l‘-t.|iiali:ciilion of assessment of taxes against an issue of btnids without Idoper safeguards is the one dominat ing idea Alderiiiaii Plummer Stewart would have the peo^ile understand be- foit" tlie\ tiiiall\ pass in judgment ui»on a ciuestion ilihi it; stiriijig Charlotte fioiii ccnter to chcuniference. (ii\iii.sd u lisi of valuable i»roperties that are now assessed only 25 percent or their true valuation as unansw'er- able argiimeiii in favor (»f his conten tions, the lawyer-aldernian, who has given time ami «uidy lo the problems which alieatly -onfioiii the city and which will besei the iuunici[»ality but the more in the fuiiire, opposed the bond issue and logically stales his reasons. 'I'he iiiestions he pro- pountls itie pertinent; the taels he i»re- s-uis me iiiieiesting to every one. ’I'aikiiig Lo a re|iresenlative ot 'I'ho News 1 his’morning. Mr. Stewart, said ill siibsiauLe; ' Instead of bonds the cry should be ( qiiilizalion of assessment for taxes. "Have you ever iuvestigaled the rec- (jids Uj see the great iiie(piality tliai exists'.' If .\ou v.oiild aimply look into the matter and hu the public know the facts as they really exist, you could create a sensation in the city. Just publish the facts, turn on the llglit and let Ihe iiet)ide know the situation and there will be no bond election, much less li carrying. Startling Facts These. ■‘Did yoft know that lying just out side northeast of the city limits—and probablv in ilie' city liuiUs is a tract of oto acres of land assessed at $10 per acre, wtiii.h could not be bougliL for $aOO per acre’.' "Did you know that tbe same parly owns 4U lois inside the cit> limits that ate assessed at $.“iO a lot’.' “Did \ou know that on South 'l'ry(ni street a lot that rt-cently sold for $5.'),- 000 is assessed at .$^'.000'.’ "Did you know that a lot on South 'I'ryon street that some time back sold for more than $21,000 is assessed at $t:,000’.' "And that a lot on S(jiith Try(ju street that recently sold for $Ej.j,000 is assei-sed at $7,r)00',’ "And anotlier lot on South 'I'ryou street that sold for $2.">,000 is assessed at $4,000’.' “Did you know that a lot and build ing in the lieart of tlie ci'ly ihat cost $300,000 and is wiJitli about $400,000, is assessed at $:^S,ooo, or less than 10 l,er cent’.' "Did you know that another magnifi cent building, the pride of (Charlotte, that cost about $o00,000 is assessed at $t>u.O0O'.' "iJid you know that south of and ad joining tIU! city limits is a tract of ;iy.S acres as.sessed at $6,31^0? "Did you know that in the southern part of the city and lu a populated sec- lioii Hrti ooO lots assessed at $24,000? "Did you know that HI lots with nice residences on them, the residences costing frtjin $i;,.'jOO up, aie assessed in a total sum of $10,000? ‘‘Did you lutow that there is an office building In the heart of the city that is w'ortli $80,000 that is as sessed at $16,0()0? "And so I might continue, but the inconsistency is apparent. "We need money, it is tr\ie,» but it does seem that we should be able to get it by justly assessing the proiierty in the city. A Deadly Parallel. “NoMf compare the assessments I have given you with the assessrnenti of the man who owna nothing, but his little honte on some back street, or in some suburb, and draw your own conclusions. "Now consider ani^Hier thing--that all the bonds that evet have been issued, and all the improvements that evei- have been made, have been for the center of the city. Continn'P'd on Page 11. Reunion is an island of the Mas- carene group in the Indian ocean. Its area is TJiO sauare miles and it has a population of about 175.000. Its capi tal is St. Denis. The chief products are sugar, coffee and tobacco. Serious Snow Slide. Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 8.—Rumors are current of one of the worst snow slides in the history of the Ca nadian Pacific Railroad at Glacier, B. C. It is not known whether any this feature of agreement; and that continental trains were catight in the he would have a complete summary slide or whether lives were lost. $1,000,000 Bond Ballot Aldermen favor the issuance of bonds to the amount of $1,000,000. Upon the proposition as it is sub mitted, answer YES or NO by signing your name and giving your address upon the lines on the coupon. YES : NO Address
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