THE DUNN
10. tt
ANNUAL REPORT STATE TAX COMMISSION
Explain* Nacoaalty for Stair Equalization—Cttlaoaa of NortA Carolina
Pay Lnoo Taxaa P«r Capita for All I'urpaa** Titan Otlaooa of Any
OtKor State—Total Inrroaac In Aaooooad Valnoa 1*1S Only 1M%
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* tag system, the net fact rs
* meins thet under s State gvv
* ernsoent administered with
* economy we have State in
* stitotions maintained in keep
* tag with the progressive sen
* timent of the times; ws have
* a six-months school term in
* modern school buildings, end
* an constructing improved
* roads as rapidly as any State
* of comparable wealth ar.d de
* velopment, apon a payment of
* taxes in dollars end cents, for
* all purposes, leas per capita
* than that of any othet Stale
* in the Union.” —Annual Re
* port N. C- Stow Tax Commie
* (ion.
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Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 1. Mld—Tbe
Aeanal Beport of tba Stat* Tea
CcTr.mlsrlon for the T«bt
interact on account el ite discussion
of tbe equalisation problem dealt
with by the Commission last rum
mer. In its formal Uttar af trans
mission to tbe Governor tba Com
mission submits the following dis
cucsioa of the subject:
There has been for a a ember af
years a substantial demand la tbs
Stale far the exercise of tbe power*
of the State Tax Commission as a
Slat* Board of Equalization, based
upon a widespread conception that
there was great variance in tba bas
te of valuation of r*al estate as be
tween th* several counties of the
Piste, and to some sxtsnt in appr*
■Ition of the need for largor reve
nues to meet the In greasing needs sf
a developing State. A careful an
alysis of returns from tbe names
roapt and lilting ot property far tha
yaar 1916 left no room for doubt
that tha Unit bad come whan the ax
frame at thia power waa a oacaaalty,
ami, recognising tha importance of
tha action taken, we bag leave to
outline the conditions leading to
this conclusion.
Tbs assessment of real aetata waa
mada this yaar to stand for and be
come the chief basis of revanna for
Ibe State, countiaa and mimieipali
iics for four years. The oaseaamant
was made aa of tha first day of May
during the months of May and June,
at a time whan agricultural and
busmens depression aa a result of
tha European war had reached its
maximum. Every form of Industry
had bean challenged to tha closest
economy. Stocks of merchandise
wars htld at lower volume, and on
tha farms there had bean but lit
tle purchase of stock or farming
equipment for tha peat yaar. Aa a
result of thia condition, there was
an actual decrease in the vales of
psrsona] property listed for taxa
tion as compared with 1914. Tha re
turn! from the counties of the as
sessment of real estate showed a
alight increase aa a srho'- >«me
countiaa showing a sub1
erwas, others no merest,
other* an actual decrease
tal value of their real as
compared with tha last quaa.« ..
assessment, and in tha latter class,
flcation was included aonsa counties
that had coma to be generally known
aa under-assessed countiaa compared
with a eaaaeed values tai other coua
tiee. Tha total net result was an
incraem m UK uiwiil value of real
■nd persons) property of 64 per
cent. The General Assembly, consid
ering with the greatest £are and
economy the necessities of^the insU
ttunas of the State for the next two
years, had mads appropriations
baaed upon to anticipated increase
of 10 percent.
By the time the return* were re
ceived and analysed, evidences were
accemuUtlag that agrioshural sad
business depression'was a tempore*
condition that should sot be permit
Ud t»Vti«tt itself lata fasr years
Rtf* future at the State's Oneness,
stand and feres the Stats to borrow
money to meet feebly Its needs far
four years of running expense.
1 To make a uniform raise ia the
value of reel estate ia all eouatiee
adding still further to the burden of
those eouatiee that had already XX
•eased their property on a fair basis
snd seeds a substantial Increase—
along with ether counties that warn
known to have undors messed sad in
some Instances decreased their as
sessments, and thaa Intensify sad
aggravate existing inequalities as
between counties; or,
3. Tg secure the nsceesery increase
by undertaking a general equalisa
tion between counties, and, as near
ly as conditions eould be ascertained,
to require thorn coo suae that were
underassessed to bear their equal
part of the burden, sad thus serve
thg double purpose of equalising the
burden while making provision for •
moderate Increase of public revenue.
We repeat thet this situation left
no room for choice as to the proper
coarse to pursue.
im uomntuien gave to tale ques
tien two months of laborious Investi
gation and careful thootfit before
formulating an order that In good
conscience it believed would be equi
table In ita general reoalta. That
order la given in full la *his report
Bvery request for o hearing on tl|ia
order waa greeted, and, upon the
more complete information elicited
by such hearing*, madtflr >he
original order waa mad
coontiaa as ibewn by i.
order In this report
The net incream la assess
of real estate as a result of tbs
equalisation order Is **1.118.990. Tbs
total Increase In assessed value of all
property, reel, personal and oorpor
ato, for the year 1915, la »M,IWJ7«.
The increase at the last quadrennial
assessment period, 1911, was 90 pel
cant; In 1907, 90 per cant, and i>
1909, tit par cent. (See last sta
ttstieal table In this report, peg*
990.) It will thus bo soon that th<
not increase In eatsmed valoea li
barely more than half the percent
age of Incream made la each quad
renntal a sees sms nt since 1999, am
ws are confident the Increase la man
equitably distributed. It to extreme
ly doubtful If the Increase of lhJ
par cunt wfll cover the actual a gyre
gala Increase by acquisition, im
pro cement and eeastr action for i
period ef four years.
In this connection am desire t
call attention to the exhibits n
printed above from a bulletin of th
United States Oensae Departmen
and eemmend their consideration t
ovary eitisan of tea Mate. Aft*
all Ae criticism that has or sen I
ho made of oor taring lystem. th
not fast remains teat under a 8tel
gnvammml administered, trite cost
MANY ALLIS)
BUNK BY
Toll Tahan
Vienna, Jam.
Ian and Garmon
the Mediterranean togfc
26 tranaporte ant M
with a total tonnage of about 226,
826 la the laat two weeka of October
and the month of Noramfciar, aeon ;
in* Li claim* mod* an »BB#HtnUei
quarter* here. The loaa (of life |a
aoid to hare boon eery harry.In the
caa* of troop ehip* and tht animate
ia mad* that it amount* to at Wat
6,000 men. / *
The large**, of the vetoalk'whfch
it la ooaortod hat boon ru*i area the
Cunard liner Tranaylvaaii of lfOM
ton*, loaded with troop*' and' way
material. The Hat todndfa • nine tan
Japan*** ataamcr the Yto*dttini o4
more than 6,000 toea. fHrtjr-egkt
of th* roaaol* eent to t^« bottom
aero of Brltlah regtaUM *hlrie*e
Pranch, ton Italian, twe ^BaaMtoV
two Creak, on* Hum uttoi end on*
Japenaaa.
Th* tonnage of taa tteop ship*
end transport* was *bto^ 900,008
,"t that of th* ir.errhaajP ships
rXg making a total of JM ship* of
. proximo lei y 226316 jg|<1ii toaa
A 189.000 not load tana. *
COUNTRY HOME WRAjt' IN DE
FENSES
Need Safa Watar Sarah and Safa
Saw age ~i|iata
"Tha great Dead of tSr South to
day ie tha in proa am ant «C tha mini
home,” aaya Dr. A. W. Vfmwma af
Waahlngtan, D. C. Dr? Freeman
•peaking aapaeially franc a haakh
view point aaya further -'that tha
fundamental neada of tha vail town
and tha rural hoate are -thoaa mt a
aafa watar aupply and met* aawage
diapoaeL Ba «ay» that* tha ahallow
typo of deaat.
Tha A rat
porn watar enpply ta to have tha top
of tha waU covered, preferably with
a cement top and provided with a
pomp Dirt, filth and drainage get
back into tha open top wall that
could no occur In the caee of a ce
ment top. Next be care no eoorce
of pollution eoch aa privi**, atohkee,
ate-, are located po nearby ground
higher than tha wgll Laat ad all ba
rare that inrfaoa Walaaga from a
wall la away from tha top in all di
rection aad that waate -atar from
tha pump >■ carried away kn trough*,
til* or otharwia* aad not allawad ta
»t*nd in paddle* or mk back Into
the well.
Bafa aawaga dtipoaal oooaleta ut
keeping tha aawaga away from fllaa
and anlmala and aa it cannot ranch
.ha won aupply. U*aal]y n tig)
fly proof privy placed clorn down
over n ahallow pit or hole la tha
ground at laaat MO feet from tha
wall and on lower ground will meal
all requiramanta.—State Board at
Health
Mr. Young, the Haraott candidate
against Congressman Godwin, hoi
bosn talking rather loudly to th
Raleigh correspondent of Thi
Greensboro New* aa to hew oortaii
Godwin la going to be defeated. Mr
Young believes h- will boot Godwh
two to one In Haraott, that there l
bound to bo a aoaaad primary, la
which whatever of ehaaeo Godwti
'cht have had will bo evaporated
coarse Godwin's friends mr
■crap-booking Young*! talk for poet
election service.—chariotte Obsot
ver.
WUeoo’e Name oa MleMgaa Ball*
Lansing, Mich.. Jan. S.—The WMt
House baa oiBeially acknowledge
Secretary of State Vaughn’s noth
that euOdent nominating petition
Hove bean Mad to place Praoidae
Wilson’s name oa the Democrat
ballot at the Michigan Presidents
primary ia April.
omy wo have state fatetitotiene mah
tain«d in kaeptag with the progra
- sire sentiment of the times; wo kai
I approached a eta-meatha sahool tor
- ia modern school buildings, an] ai
- constructing improved reads 00 raj
i idly as any State of eamperah
wealth and develsptmat, upon
a payment of taxes ia dollars ai
- cents, for ell porpeeao, loos per rat
‘ ta that that ef any other State
, the Union, ns oeactaatvoly aferwn I
> the United States Oaarae Depai
moot.
• The report of the Oommleoien w
t bo mo Hod free of charge to any a
» drees npaa ragooet mallei to t
BO«D SAYS 1DKAS WAR HA Vi
I 'CHANG KL)
1 Bates Slaughtered Keaponal
bte lltHH Buteia Uo nuaklag.
Waw York, Jan. 1—Kent > ion!
who ted tea paaea expedition whirl
left Iter ©acawber 1 on toe staantei
Ooaar II far Copenhagen .u the hope
of bringing about a cobi'.’iouea ul
I noalraJ Nation a that would and inr
war, arntad bora today ou the atau-n
or Barganjjford Ha cuaihiujau r*.
bte raporta that hia return had bec:
hablaood by illness, but *a(3 It mo.'/
a difference of only a faw day*. au
ha iataaded when be left u> coma
bach this month.
•* Br. k'ord .declared bis views re
sartiag the rwuaa of the war hove
nedsrgone a marked chanpa When
tteft ha said ha was of the opit
teat bank or. uanofactuiars uf
bo^nuniUona and armament we.a it,
apaaiaibia, but he returns with ihr
pbaBjt^teat it is the people Lbrnn
now being alaugoterwd.
■« ana neapor.sibte The juan rirv
*ffg tha S^hting have been too con
taw* to let those who rale them >lo
tMr thinking, and they hew rod
fcohon advantage of thoir dirine
clffbl to any for Ihomaclvrs what
Uay aholl 4a and think, the paedi
-clxt Mill H I
Mtel._a. at_ _ a
'monarchies in this respect, ’ be ,
"•van ia the United State* wo allow
thoee when we have eiecia-j to 04kv
to be swerved from their duty. We
de net assert ouraelvci. Ptrumll;,
•I have voted only six time* and then
bochtao my wif« made me"
“The movement ia now organised
had under way,” be ea>d. -Feop:*
are talking about it and while voire
criticise whan people talk they lhia<
•nd whan they thiak, they think
right.”
Mr. Ford’s future plant with r -
spact U the peace expedition we a
uncertain, be said. While he bai
several klaae in mind, be deemed it
too early to spook of thorn. He loft
the party ia charge of Gatton Plan
tiff, ha stated, in acoOrdanea with hie
original plans, and, despite all re
ports to the contrary, when the per
*ifiLSb3Sd; I.JSLr.'r
tUB IhThB
"The main Idea of the mission.”
continued Mr. Ford, "was to crys
tallite into concrete form. If possi
ble, the various ideas and hopes fur
peace which prevail all over the
world. The Nations doing the fight
ing would bo glad to atop It if they
could I believe but they ore afraid
to tot gp.
"Those who accompanied me oo
the Oacar II were St line a body of
people for that particular mission as
I could ask, and tke Interested dele
gates that met Ul at Ou-istuns were
all good non. I am simply financ
ing and. carrying out as far as possi
ble the work set under way last your
at the mooting at The Hague of the
Woman’s International Peace Con
gress . The work ultimately Will
briag Europe to its senses and stop
the way.
"If what 1 have done will bring
peace only one day nsarwr, I shall
be more than repaid. Every day
the war le shortened will tare 30,000
Uvea asd 30,000 lives will mean muck
toward restoring order end normal
p/iftif linn*
“If nacsesary I will again go U
Europe and if it will hrlp me‘K (• I
1 will charter another ship. I o.n no'
’ doing M for personal glory, gain »i
advertising. I have mor* mor»’
now than I can use and 1 fool I an
i simply custodian of what i have. I
i war entrusted to mo by the pom's
1 soma of whom arc today fighting >i
> the tranches. ”
Against Praparedeem.
• Commenting on the prcperedro.i
- Issue in President Wilson's mixing
- Mr. ford said:
“I am against preparedness a
preparedness means wmr. No nr a
• will arm himself unless he mean, (
attack. Even whan ha takes a f.'r
• in hla hand he is properlm »o attac
• an oyster or a beef steak.
• "It weald be better for the A *
• ministration to find out first If «h
t people themselves want a mammon
c |f they do, they will eventually t'
it what Europa is getting new. As t
other features of President Wilson
. message, especially with referen
to trade and a greater merchant m
rise, we are all with him on that,"
State Law Rsgnlros All Casas of Ti
bereuloste to he Be ported to Bo
rneo of Tuberculosis.
Is -
a Sanatorium, Dec., file—The law r
>d guirlng the physicians of the Sta
1- to report all rasas of tuberculosis
In, the Bureau of Tuberculosis at San
iy torium, M. C-, meets moots with 1
t war end is rapidly being eompli
with Dr. C. L. Pridgen of Wllmln
HI ten and Dr. W. Henry Brace of Wl
1- ston-Balsm are the first physMa
ha ta make reports Dr. Pridgen i
parte three cases and Dr. Brues ft
; tiltu* br'MMADt.NG AXX OVBS
XOK COUNTUT
laklaa a Large foU ta> «J-fh
| vslaad aad Detroit Each Kara
iuf.000 Cases.
Washington, Jan. 3—Iniloeoxa i<
spreading orar tha United Itetea
I t-v.fl '.vast to L‘o»ht in tbs mo«t mr
I 4■»..» cv:..«dLc of H* kind tvir known
• iHKuig • Uufo toll in Uvofl ond c*ua
' ing civnondr loss by incapasitatfng
> r oiVrra in all walks of Ufa.
| Reports from public health ser
vice of-csn made public tonight by
h’lrgOoQ General Hlua show that al
read) tke disaoaa baa created a grave
. P'oLiem for many of tha larger cit
ies, arid Is spreading to the rural
communities.
• <«v Ycik. Chicago, boa Ton, Sau
I i .1 iu-lscu, Seattle, Cleveland and
lle-.-oh report'.J. the dixeatc widely
prevalent. Clevoland and Detroit
, wrl. h.iva probably 100,000 rasas. Of
the U t*r cities EjCulo^hUskurg..
Italiiinore, San Diego, dKa and
it iui!v reported no ti^oi of aa epi l
Iciti.’.
Tharo is practically nothing the
Kod.rtU Govern meet can do toward
aiding In suppression of the spi
dr '.lie. it must he dealt with by lo
cul tuthorinec and they. In turn, it
if said, are alatant helpless without
eo-opciation from the public. Sur
geon. Central Blue sai4 tonight hr
bad called for rnotti from an
<r1 the country with the hope that
Publicity would tend to stimulate
co-operation.
Seme of the report* were sumraa
r.zel by Surgeon General Blue ai
follow* •
Norfolk. Va.—Influenza prevalent
Pneumonia not increased.
W imii-rtoe. N. C—About 30 eas
es. mild form.
New York—Disease widely spread
Marked increase in poeumoaie mor
tality.
Chicago—Last wash than were tt
deuths from toBoenaa- 10 death*
week before. There were MOO cas
ed* death* ad which 001 occurred to
th* last four days.
Sen Praocisco—Epidemic of tn
te.» widespread sod usual, augur*
•ear .
Philadelphia—Influensa epidemic
here. In lire week* ending Fin—
tier «, lbt death*, of which 72 oc
curred the last weak. Daring De
cern I- *r Ml case* of pnanmoriia
De**hs from pneumonia the ln*t
•voeV 7S1
M emphi*—Estimated 7,00* or tr
0<XI caaei, but outbreak declining
mpidly.
K. R. CKBBCU GETS
WASHINGTON JOB
j W«*bingt<m. Jan. 3—F. Hunter
Creech of Johnston county, arrived
here today to tnk* up hi* duties aa
aasiitant clerk of the House com
mitt it on claims. Congressman Pou
chairman of the committee, appoint
'd Creech. He take* the place filled
last season by Gaorga Pou. son of!
the congressman.
FIVB CAW non lABOR JAO.
to innn
ram WMta Mm md Negro Mmmat
T*a fflgarni ta Dm Dta
taw' iiimtj*Jall hew iaoPtaght
Portly after • o'clock. Two at Urn
L Uoata. nnmtnmi h
troubles at Dunn, which —w~* amt
Guard. Th« otter white mm ama
D. U. Darroch. charged with yaw
toy worthless chocks, and aa Asbe
tero man by the name at Bofn.
charged with the laroscy at rhtrfrs •
The negro was Lsnis Bffiott,* teU
tar the larceny at a bale at aattam.
Ml the man had haw tend ever ta
Superior court and wars awaiting
trial.
Sheriff /. X. Byrd tea aotiOad all
the town* near UlUngtsw to be aw
Itewetch far tea new. la the mam
tine potass are anrehtag the atas
round In# sawatry ta the tepe at W
aatkng tten.
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