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Today’s
Best Offerings
MEN!
The fall Stetsons are un
packed and waiting for you.
Derbies or Soft Hats
as you prefer—and Slaught
er’s price is
$3.50
Joe & Lee Slaughter
115 N. 19th St.
We Are Still Selling /
“Baby” Garcia Grandes
At 5c
SMOKE ONE
. JACOBS’ DRUG STORE
1904 2d Ave.
DECATUR
Decatur. October 7.— (Special.)—The
Morgan County Medical society met
here today. There was a good attend
ance ot physicians from all over the
county. A number of subjects of in
terest were discussed.
The pathfinders of the Jackson high
way are expected to arrive here about
October 13 or 14. They will be ac
companied through this county by a
committee of citizens.
There is much enthusiasm over the
Jackson highway in this county and
the people here are confident that the
highway will come through the two
Decaturs.
In the law and equity court here to
day before Judge Thomas W. Wert, the
pleadings are being settled in a num
ber of cases brought by P. \V. Williams
of Hartselle against an insurance com
pany.
Sometime ago Me. Williams had a
number of heavy losses in a fire at
Hartselle and has never had a settle
ment out of the insurance people,
lienee the law suits.
Something Dramatic
Flora Judge.
"I spilt so leetle Inglls," said the charm
ing French actress, "zat I hardly know
what to recite for ze American audience."
"I usually recite the multiplication ta
ble In Russian," responded the other in
ternational star. "That always sounds im
pressive."
October 8-9 s^’Vd."
Complete London Company
Mrs. Patrick
Campbell
Friday, Saturday Evenings
“Pygmalion”
Saturday Matinee
“The Second Mfs.
Tanqueray”
PPirPG* MATINEE—50e to *1.30
I Iil\jrjk5 . NIGHT—50c to *2.00
Monday, October 11
Richard Bennett’s
Co-workers Present
Damaged
Goods
The more young: men mid women nee It,
the better for the next generation.
PH ICE* 25c to *1.50
SKATS NOW ON SALE
Wednesday AArr *| Q 1 A Matinee
Thursday V/v 1 • Thursday
JOE W KHEH Preaenta
TTHE]
ONLY GIRL
Tlir Musical t'omedy of Fashion
Direct from an all ncaaon*** run nt the
Lyric Tlicutrc, Xew York City
Hook l»y llcnr> llloaaon
Muiic by Victor Herbert
Special Orchestra
Wonderful Girls
MATINEE—50c to *1.50
I . XIGHTS—50c to *2.00
Tuesday, October 12
ROW LAX and ( LIFFORD
IliK Company of 50
SEPTEMBER
MORN
Great Ta.Kop.qiif Carnival
Sons. That (to With a UaiiK
Prices 25c to $1.50
YRIC THEATRE
KEITH VAUDEVILLE
/ X
Sec Prices
Harney W llliams *0**
If. n HIk
Lsusrli
1 J
PHONE BIJOU ** 1148
Grayce Scott Company
Presenting
MRS. W1GGS OF THE CABBAGE
PATCH
Prices 25c, :;5c, 50,.
Majestic Theatre
Where They're All UoIiik
“THE DREAM GIRL”
I'ricea—10c, Me, 3Ue
Time—3:30, 7tl5, Otis
Phone Main «M
I
PERSONAL PROPERTY
INNEWYORKVALUED
AT $3,700,000,000
Fifth Avenue Is Greatest
Revenue Producer For the
Gotham Taxgatherers
FIGURES ARE NOT
HELD EXCESSIVE
Assessors Find That In Certain Sec
tions of City There Have Been
Creat Decreases In
Values
By HOLLAND
New York, October 7.—(Special.)—While
from one point of view the tentative as
sessment made a few days ago of $3,700,
000,000 round numbers, on personal prop
erty in the ownership of citizens of New
York city is a matter of local interest and
concern, still there are several reasons
why it may be considered from a broader,
even a national aspect. Much of this as
sessment was within a day sworn off. The
amount of the assessment as first made
is a little larger than the entire bonded
debt of the United States, as that stood
at the close of the civil war. It is a sum
much greater than the estimate of the
total wealth of a number of the stares
of the union, regarding wealth as some-*
thing visible and taxable. There are a
number of states of the union, especially
some of the younger states of the far i
west, which possess natural resources yet;
to be developed which are greatly in ex
t ess of $3,(XX),000,000. On the other hand, the
natural resources of the city of New York
have been exhausted, and the wealth of
the city represents developed resources.
The fact that the tax commissioners
made a first and tentative estimate of
$3,700,000,000 as the amount of personal
property upon which taxes could be levied
is of course likely to call attention to this
estimate from citizens who live in other
Parts of the country. A few days ago
Henry P. Davison, who has been greatly
[and almost exclusively occupied for the
past six or eight months in the prelimi
nary and then in the conclusive labors
associated with the negotiations of the
Anglo-French loan, was reported as hav
ing said that the proportionate part which
New York city will bear to the under - i
writing of this loan will be somewfhcre
between fio and 70 per cent, and. further
more, that this was a fair proportion, for
it represented the relation which New'
York bears to the rest of the country. If
that be true, then it would seem that a
personal assessment of $3,700,000,00 wras not
an excessive estimate.
There were, however, immediate com
plaints that the assessment was chiefly
i based on guesswork. One of the authori
ties intimates that the assessors have dis
covered new means of learning whore
large amounts of persona', property which
has hitherto escaped taxation are held.
One Intimation has been that the sources
of this information came from those who
collected the federal income tax from
citizens of New York. However, this sur
mise is not commonly accepted as accu
rate, since it is known that the officers
of the government who are empowered
with the authority to collect the income
tax have in no instance betrayed confi
dence.
N>\v York City needs large additions to
itS revenue and the assessors, Under the
law now not only have the right but are
obliged to establish the amount of per
sonal property held by citizens of New’
York and then to make assessment upon
it. No one complains of the 'aw, but
there is a good deal of complaint, as is
always the case when assessments on per
sonal property are made. A man may
possess stocks and bonds of the face value
of $5,000,000 or $10,000,000, yet if he should
die it might bo discovered that he owred
a good deal more than this.
Ultimately, no doubt, the final and fixed
assessment for t^x purposes upon per
sonal property owned by citizens of New
York will be very different from the ten
tative assessment. There may be dis
< Insures of the names of a good many in
dividuals in New York who are really
multimillionaires, although they have been
able heretofore to keep me amount of
their riches a profound secret. Occasion
ally there is revelation tnrougfi the death
of a citizen of New York that he was a
possessor of millions, although the pre
sumption in his lifetime was that he
was a man whose riches were only mod
erate. Expert authorities have long as
serted that there are a good many more
multimillionaires in the United States—
that Is do say, persons whose wealth Is
in excess of $5,000,000— than the public
realizes.
A Peculiar Object Lesson
Those who nave made this tentative tax
assessment have fixed the assessable value
or real property in New York city at a
little under $8,000,000,000. If this estimate
is approximately accurate then had the
first assessment upon personal property
stood unchanged, the total property in
the city of New York available for taxes
is nearly $11,000,000,000. Curiously enough,
this figure is approximately equal to the
relation which New York city hears to
the entire wealth of the country.
The assessors have made some extraor
dinary discoveries. A few years ago cer
tain sections of tlie city were so valuable
that sometimes computations were made
of the amount of silver dollars which it
would Be necessary to place upon the
superficial area in order to represent the
total value of the property. Now’ the as
sessors find that considerable decreases in
real estate values have occurred within
the last year or two, and these decreases
tell the story of the change in trade con
ditions. Fewer silver dollars would be
required to cover this land than were
needed some years ago. A few years
ago Twenty-third street and parts of
Broadway were looked upon us gilt-edge
real pioperty. Changes in trade make It
possible no longer to give that name to
these properties. Some of the changes
have come very quickly. Three or four
years ago private houses on Thirty-fourth
street were marketed at phenomenal
prices, so that upon their sites great re
tail shops could be built. Now the as
sessors find that the climax of high
prices foi real property upon Thirty
fourth street was Reached about a year
ago. The great gold mine for the tax
astessor in New York city is Fifth ave
nue. Some of the assessments show how
enormous are the*overhead charges main
tained by some of the great shopping
houses. There is one department store
which uses its building exclusively, not re
ceiving any outside income from it, which
Is assessed at $13,560,000, and Another is
assessed at $7,300,000. These assessments
will undoubtedly stand, gnd they suggest
at once how great the volume of trade
and how remunerative the trade must
be in order to meet Interest upon the In
vestment and overhead charges before any
money Is earned with which to pay divi
dends.
Equalization Board in Montgomery
Montgomery, October ",—(Special.)
The Montgomery county board of rev
enut has elected A. L. Tyson, a promi
nent real estate and Insurance man of
this city, as a member of the county
board of equalization. The state board
of equalization several days ago ap
pointed (Jeorge A. Thomas as a mem
ber of the county board. For the third
place on the board it Is understood that
E. J. Meyer, one of the leading In
surance men of the city, will be se
lected.
Jefferson Will Receive $222,
880.94, Which Is $2000
More Than Received
Last Year
Montgomery, October 7.—(Special.)—Ap
portionment of the general educational
fund for the year 1915-16 show’s that Jeffer
son county will receive $222,880.94 out of
a total of $2,164,713.32 for the entire state.
The amount to he received by the pre
mier county of the state for this year is
more than $2000 in excess of the amount
received last year, and the total for the
entire state is more than $24,000 in excess
of the previous year. The per capita for
the present year is $2.78, which is an ex
cess of 3 cents over the per capita for
last year.
The general educational fund for the
year 1915-16 was apportioned by Superin
tendent of Education William P. Feagin
in accordance with law. and State Auditor
M. C. Allgood was notified of the man
ner in which the various funds are to
be disbursed.
Most of the counties of the state will
receive under the new apportionment a
slight increase over last year. Montgom
i ery county last year received $83,281, as
against $84,189.52 for the present year.
I-ast year Mobile received $70,790.50, while
this year that county will receive $71,
562.76.
The apportionment for all the counties
is as follows:
Autauga .$ 19,318.22
Baldwin . 19,334.90..
Barbour .. 34.469.22
Bibb .•. 22,909.98
Blount . 22,245.56
Bullock . 33,462.86
Butler . 35,167.00
Calhoun . 41.905.72
Chambers .. 39,459.32
Cherokee . 19,045.78
Chilton . 22,120.46
Choctaw . 20.9S0.66
Clarke . 30.830.20
Clay . 20,374.62
Cleburne . 12,968.70
Coffee . 28,050.20
Colbert . 28.678.48
Conecuh . 22,095.44
Coosa . 17,169.28
Covington . 35,931.50
Crenshaw . 21.228.08
Cullman . 29,337.34
Dale . 21,342.06
Dallas . 54,729.86
DeKalb . 28.325.42
Elmore. 28,868.66
Escambia . 20.786.06
Etowah . 36,214.26
Fayette . 18.245.14
Franklin . 17,711.38
Geneva . 27,758.30
Greene . 19,671.40
llale . 28,214.42
Henry . 19,073.08
Houston . 32,568.40
Jackson . 29,740.22
Jefferson . 222,880.94
Lamar . 18,256.26
Lauderdale . 30,096.28
Lawrence . 19,921.51
I -eo . 33,268.26
Limestone . 26,451.76
Lowndes . 34.113.38
Macon .. 25,398.08
Madison . 42.850.92
Marengo . 37,402.12
Marion . 18,979.06
Marshall . 29,940.60
Mobile . 71,562.76
Monroe . 25,984.66
Montgomery ..! 84,189.52
Morgan . 32,982.96
Perry . 32,418.05
Pickens . 27.146.70
Pike . 32,060.62
Randolph . 26,012.46
Russell . 28,870.30
Shelby . 25,270.20
St. Clair . 22,301.16
Sumter . 34,975.18
Talladega . 37,714.16
Tallapoosa . 33.348.88
Tuscaloosa . 44,966.50
Walker . 34,747.22
Washington . 13,824.94
Wilcox . 34,049.44
Winston . 13,496.26
Total .$2,154,713.32
TROY
New Feed aud Grist Mill for Troy.
Twenty-four Teacher* Given IJcenae
Troy, October 7.—Banners are streaming
over town now and posters everywhere
announce the big Pike County fai^ which
will be held November 1-6. Secretary
Copeland says that the list of free attrac
tions for this year is unusually good an 1
will last about an hour afternoons and
evenings. There will be no airship this
year, as flights have been made for the
past two years. The general exhibits
will be unusually good and larger than
usual.
Troy is soon to have a new feed and
grist mill to help rare for the utilization
of the farm products in this section.
At a recent meeting of the directors of
the Farmers’ Co-operative Warehouse
and (iin company, it was decided to in
stall the necessary machinery for the op
eration of a feed mil), grist mill, bean
and pea huller, etc. The power used in
operating the gin and also the warehouse
facilities will be taken advantage of.
It is expected in this way to be of much
help to the farmers of this section in pre
paring their diversified products for tkj
market and also for home consumption.
Seventy-four applicants for license to
teach were granted certificates as a re
sult of the last examination held in this
county. Of the seventy-four who passed,
Superintendent Sanders has received a
’isl of 49, show ing those who received first
and second grade and extension certifi
cates. The list of third grade certicate
holders was omitted by an oversight.
S. Ki Mary, who has been traveling for
a large electrical supply house of Ne v
Orleans and who made his headquarter^
here, has resigned his position and will
have charge of the Troy Buick Auto
agency and also of the Pike County
garage, which is located on South Oak
and Love streets, and which was formerly
owned by R. J. Barr. Mr. Mary is an ex
perieiuted electrician and automobile man.
Asks Hudson’s Assistance
Montgomery, October 7.—(Special.)
Attorney General William L. Martin
has requested Solicitor Melvin Hudson
of the Morgan county law and equity
court to assist him in the prosecution
of Solicitor David C. Almon of De
catur, wrho will be tried before the su
preme court on impeachment charges
on November 4. Solicitor Almon is
charged with corruption in office, of
fenses involving moral turpitude, and
for willful neglect of duty. The ouster
proceedings w’ere filed upon the recom
mendation of the Morgan county grand
Jury.
JAMES
SANATORIUM
035 S. Bellevue, Memphis, Teun.
A private Sanatorium for the treatment
of ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDICTIONS.
TOBACCO HABITS and NERVOUS DIS
EASES. Write for deicrlotlve pamph
let.
Hart Schaffner I
I &.Marx I
Fine quality in ready-made clothes
DO YOU make this mistake about good ready
made clothes —consider them only as money
savers ? Many men do.
Our clothes are much more than this: they’re value
givers. They give you the kind of value you can estimate
in dollars, not "the theoretical value that vaguely explains
the price of a made-to-measure suit.
$35 $40 $50 $60
You can pay any of these for our suits and over
coats and know that you are getting the best each
price commands—all in the clothes themselves.
By best we mean fine imported If this is a new idea to you,
fabrics, style, tailoring, details, you’ll admit it’s, a good one, _
everything. worth following up.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
□ _ --- -
If the famous Hart Schaffner &
Marx label is not in the coat, it’s
not our make. Never forget this.
' : ' .
M. Weil <Sb Brother
1915-17 First Ave.
The Birmingham Home of Hai^t Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Many Require Auto Ijicenae*—Crim
inal Court Convene* Next Week
Anniston, October 7.—(Special.)
Probate Judge John Crook is being be
sieged by queries from auto owners
as to when they can get licenses for
this year. So far more than 50 owners
of machines in this county hav© sought
tiie probate judge in an effort to get
this year’s licenses, but they have not
arrived from Montgomery, and are not
expected here for some days to come.
Only a few more civil cases remain
to be tried in the city court, and it is
thought that these will be disposed of
by the last of the week. The criminal
docket is set for next week and will
probably consume two weeks before
the murder cases will be taken up.
The Calhoun county board of edu
cation met yesterday at Piedmont and
made out the annual school budget,
after which the routine business was
transacted. According to local school
authorities it will be very hard this
year to get enough monej
the schools in session for
ttve to six months. This is caused by.
the increase ip attendance which lias
necessitated the employment of more
teachers.
The rural economics course, which
is a new course of study being con
ducted under the supervision of Prof.
Russell S. King, principal of the Cal
houn County High school, has been
started in this county. The first meet
ing was held at the Ohatchle High
school, and from the point of at
tendance and interest waa a great
success. Another meeting will be held
next week, but the place has not yet
been fixed. Professor King tests soil'
and makes milk tests for butter fats/,
The farmers in the community where
the meetings are held bring in their
products to be tested and in this way
are benefited
“White Way" Illuminated Amiil Merry
Making—Auto Day Will Be Big Oc
eoalon at Fair
Jackson, Miss., October 7.— (Spe
cial.)—That section of the Capitol City
known as East Jackson and the east
end of Capitol street abutting the old
capitol building was illuminated to
night as a continuation of the great
white way Jackson is establishing be
tween the union depot and the *ld
capitol—the lights being, turned on for
the first time. Jackson was in a happy
frame of mind and made merry over
the illumination, as it adds greatly to
the appearance of the city. Brass
bands were adding to the merry mak
ing, fireworks, whistles and the shouts
of the populace made noises that put
pandemonium t,n the shade. This makes
a continuous white way from the old
capitol to the depot, save two blocks
that are occupied by public buildings,
churches, etc., but it is hoped and ex
pected that in course of time arrange
ments will be made to bring them in
line.
The Board of Trade and the Young
Men's Buj^ess club, acting jointly, re
port that they have secured a first
class cigar factory for Jackson, or
which It. O. Hoffman, a cigar manu
facturer of .Florida, with several years'
experience, will be the manager and
moving spirit.
The Jackson Automobile association
proposes to make Wednesday, October
J7, the biggest and bast day of the fair
with 500 or more gorgeously decorated
cars In the procession to the fair
grounds. Auto owners from all over
the state have already signified their
intention of participating in the pa
geant, which will outdo anything of
the kind ever before attempted In Mis
sissippi. and well worth a visit to the1
.fair to sea. *
Weather Forecast
Washington, October 7.—Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Friday and
Saturday; continued cool.
Tennessee: Fair, continued cool Friday
and Saturday.
Georgia: Fair FrJ4Ay, preceded by rain
in southeast portion; Saturday fair.
Local Data
For the 24 hour* ending at 7 p. m.,
October 7. 1916:
Highest temperature . 73
Lowest temperature . 63
Mean temperature . 63
Normal tdinperature . 63
Deficiency In temperature since Jan
uary l . 314
Rainfall .00
Excess In rainfall since Jan., 1 . 3.30
Relative humidity: 7 a. m , 82; 2 p. m., 34;
7 p. m., 61.
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations dur
ing the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 76th me
ridian time, October 7. 1915:
" Temperature
> a r *t>
Stations and '* off S’3
» g-=r ft 3 a 2.
Weather at 8 p. m. V •< “ _ £ : ~
: E iff
3 : « : •
Atlanta, clear . 64 72 62 *T01
Birmingham, clear ... 62 73 63
Boston, cloudy . 56 68 43 ...
Buffalo, cloudy . 68 62 44
Calgary, cloudy.. 42 46 28 ...
Charleston, rain . 68 72 68 1.18
Chicago, cloudy . 46 48 44
Denver, clear . 64 66 31 ...
Des Moines, clear. 48 52 <2
Duluth, cloudy . 34 34 32 . 40
Fort Worth, clear. 66 72 50
Galveston, clear . 74 74 02
Hatteraa, rain ......... 70 78 68 2.00
Jacksonville, clear. 68 88 74 .3)
Kansas City, clear .... 62 66 42
Knoxville, clear . 60 70 . 64
Louisville, clear. 54 jjl
Memphis, clear . 58 66 M ^
Minneapolis, snow .... 36 38 • •
Mobile, clear . 68 .8 64
Montgomery, clear. 66 7? Jb
Nashville, cl^ir .. 58 W 4
New Orleans, clear .... 72 76 bb
New York, rain . 56 58 50
Oklahoma, clear ...... 54 64 46
Phoenix, clear .».. 94 100 58
PittHburg, cloudy . 66 66 4*.
Raleigh, rain . 66 60 56 1
San Antonio, clear .... 74 80 64
San Francisco, clear ... 56 62 48
Shreveport! clear . 66 74 50
Spokane, cloudy . 62 64 30
,St. Louis, clear ........ 62 58 48
Tampa, clear .. 82 88 76
Toledo, clear . 46 00 44
Vicksburg, clear . 64 72 48
Washington, rain ...... 64 06 48
Winnipeg, clear . 34 40 26
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecastei
ALL FIELD AGENTS
ARE DISCHARGE
Montgomery October 7.—(Specia
All of the field agents in the emplo
ment of the state tax commission hs
been dismissed by the new ^tate bo«
of equalization with the exception ol
few whose services are required
complete borne unfinished work. T
field agents were dismissed, it Is v
derstood, because the new revenue li
makes no provision for their empl<
ment. ..
Most of the duties heretofore p<
formed by the field agents will hai
after devolve upon the various cour
boards of equalization. However, It
understood that the state board m
employ certain special agents to ass
them In their work. ’
CASTORI
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