Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1898, Page 11

PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 101. Peanszivanis Avsms, Oor, 11th 8, by foe reg fat Huma Compa, UKE TH We've had “sales” before, but never have we offered such val- ues for so little money. The simple announcement of an Annual Clearing Sale brought thousands. We've been rushed every min- ute. People know that we never carry cheap goods, and they feel safe to buy at réduced prices without questions. Here are some of the bargains: : 50c. $1.00 8c. $1.98 91.50 We have a new line of Ladies’ regular $3 Shoes, in the latest styles, that we shall sell at..............6 Oo TABLE NO. 1—Scores of different styles in Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Shoes. Odd sizes and lots. ss TABLE NO. 2—Our regular $2 and $3 Men's Shoes in Tanand Black—laced or ‘congress. sizes. TABLE NO. 3—Ladies’ Laced and Button Se ee patent toe or plain tip—sizes com- plete. TABLE NO. 4—Men’s $3 and $4 Shoes, in Patent Leather, Kangaroo and Calf. A great bargain. TABLE NO. 5—Ladies’ $2.50 and $3 Kid Shoes — button and laced—patent leather tip— the new style of toe. seedooentbeenenteeecongenosgeasiagesgnterdecesgengecgnzeaentuagengentiagenengentonenestoaagoatongystteeentonten $1.98 Ge ues of our Men’s Winter Russet or Box Calf z oes shall be carried over. We offer you the $4, $5 and Sqnie ee Seesengogoagoafoageagengengongoatvagontoatoatoatoaroesresersecsecseeseesec teste sSeatoatescontesteifedteatoesnatretreseetreteesoesonseatengeetesshapeageaseasoatnesneseesbaseesneteatorteesengeetecsenteeagergesteetoaghateed | MHMHM $ __A lot of Men’s Low-cut Rubbers—the 5c. quality. 1 cents $ While they last you can have them at..............5 a pair. $ = 4 $ FAMILY SHOE STORE, 310-312 Seventh Street N.W. AYENUE ENTRANCE THRGUGH S. KANN, SONS & CO.'S. Seettedtetegy Steen eee eee teen SUITS TO SUIT! We cater conscientiously to” the individual tastes of each cistomer. We tailor each garment ~to econ- form strictly to his own interpreta- tion of the prevailing styles. Our ambition is to clinch the pat- ronage of every customer by suiting him in every particular. This assurance of absolute satis- faction, coupled with the unsurpass- able excellence of our materials and workmanship, forms our irresistible plea for your present and future fayors. $ SE St See ae oe Onr Spring menu starts off with @ splendidly selected Ime of Stylish all-wool suitings, made to order for "18 fe) _ Other Suits for $20, $25, $30 and $35. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Expert Tailo 1208 F St. Ce EA i ie ie ee A i I oe Our Bock Beer Is Out Today. There is just as much difference in Bock Beer as in anything else. Ours is made in the EARLY FALL of selected “Hops and Malt and is Of Mature. Age and Double Strength. “Bock” Beer is a great treat while it lasts. ree . .-LIts.coming is hailed with delight by everybody. | _ As a.spring tonic, it has few equals. Se _AS sa ¢ delicious beverage, it is without a peer. 7 Case of 24 bottles delivered in unlettered wagoos to any edéress for cooly $1: “Write or Telephone. _ - Also on sale at leading to : _ eity. Call for ft Aasg iaa ashington Brewery Co., {thang ESSN. E Le RERERERAKREKE ESE SS COMPARING VALUES Statement by President Noyes of the Board of Trade. HIGH STANDARD EMPLOYED HERE Assessing Real Estate in Washing- ton and Elsewhere. A DETAILED STATEMENT —_+—_— * Mr. T. W. Noyes, president of the board of trade, submitted. this morning to the subcommittee of the Houce District com- mittee investigating the local system of tax assessment a-detafled comparison of the assessed values of real estate in this and other cities. Mr. Noyes, after describing the unsatis- factory results of the local assessment sys- tem, which led the board of trade to se- cure the passage of an act in 1894 to equal- ize real estate values and provide for tri- ennial assessments, said: “The new assessment was completed in 1896, and progress has since been made in equalizing inequalities whieh have been dis- covered in it. It will not be surprising to find tha: may inequalities still exist not yet corrected by the board of revision, hampered in its work by the necessity of performing also the duties of excise board. ‘The board of trade would expect the har- monizing of the local tax valuations to be accomplished gradually but steadily, and in due course by the permanent assessors and revicers; and as one means of ex- pediting the correction of such inequalities by giving the beard of revision additional time to devote to such work the recom- mendation of the board of trade is renew- ed, which suggests the separation of the duties of excise toard and board of assess- ors and leaves to the latter solely the work of making and equalizing assess- ments, as contemplated in the bill as orig- inally presented by the board of trade. If by further amendment the work of revision should be made continuous an additional improvement would be accom- plished. “A further suggestion in respect to the matter of local assessments urges the wisdom and justice of equalizing down- ward instead of equalizing upward in cor- recting such ineqvalities as may be dis- covered. Washi.gton wants uniformity of assessments very much, but it does not want assessments or the standard of as- sessment raised; for the truth is that Washington's assessment when compared with these of other American municipali- ties is already in the aggregate grossly ex- cessive. Actual and Assessed Values. “Extra census bulletin No. 65 (census of 1890), in relation to the finances of muni- cipalities exceedir.g 4,000 in - population, gives significant figures upon this point. This bulietin states in parallel columns the actual and assessed value of real es- tate in these municipalities, explaining that ‘the true value is as reported to this office by local officers or others believed to be familiar with real estate values. in their respective localities.’ The state- ments of actual vales are, in many cases, perhaps underestimates, but the comparat owing in respect to the different ci is interesting and _signiti- shington the assessed value uch nearer the actual value than In er cities that it is put aS the same. The showing in respect to a few munic!- palities approximating Washington in size (with the exception of Chicago) is as fol- 72138-0610 Aleghcny City. 100,448,120 Gievelnrd. 20 100 Mi “The true value of Chicago real estate, as given by Mr. Stead in his investigation there, .is $2,000,000,000, instead of $1,2:1,000,- 000, with which it is credited in the census bulletin, and there are other underesti- mates. But, even gccording to the census statement, the assessed value of Omaha’s real estate is tess then one-sixth of its act- | Gh ual value: of Indianapolis, one-half; of Al- legheny City, less than cne-fourth, and of Chicago, less than one-seventh. The Assessment of Washington. “The assessed and taxed fraction of Washirgton is less than one-half of the entire area, the government owning the exempted remainder. It appears that this half of the capital is assessed at more than seven times th value of all Omaha; more than three times the value of all Indian- apolis; seventy-five per cent more than the value of all the great city of Cleve- Jand, and ten millions more than two- thirds of the assessment of Chicago, with its vast area—more than a million of in- habitants—and its numerous and costly buildings and fine residences. “Washington (population, 188,932) had less than one-fifth the population of Chi- cago (population, 1,099,850), while its as- sessment was much over two thirds of that of Chicago. In other words, Chicago had tore than five times the population and only one and one-third times the assessed valuation of the taxed haif of Washington. The assessment of the whole of Washing- ton, including the government's exempted half, would amount to seventy-six millions more than that of all Chicago. “The assessed half of Washington ($123,- 110,219) is assessed at nearly a million more than the combined assessments of Cleveland, Ohio ($72,734,910), and the fol- lowing largest cities of their respective states thrown in for good measure: Port- land, Ore., ($18,025,175); Des Moines, Iowa ($11,334,440); Sioux Falls, 8. D. ($5,730,000); Cheyenne, Wyo. ($3,000,000); Kansas City, Kan. ($7,941,933); Fargo, N. D. ($1,960,479) Tucson, Ariz. ($781,160); Virginia City, Nev. ($863,848)—$122,376,975. “The aggregated population of the cities in the above list amounts to 437,339, as against 188,932 for Washington, lows: Cleveland, 261,353; Portland, Ore., 46,35 Des Moines, 50,093; Sioux Falls, 10,177; Cheyenne, 11,690; Kansas City, Kan., 38,316; Fargo, 5,664; Tucson, 5,150; Virginia City, 8,511. “The assessed half of Washington (pop. 188,932) ($123,110,219) exceeds by more than ,000, th bined assessments of Omaha, Neb. “Turnirg to the south, the assessed half of Washington ($123,110,219) exceeds the. _ The regular permanent family } circulation of The Evening Star in Washington is more than double that of any other paper, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a médium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands uriequaled and un- approachable. valued at only $8, bined valuation of (twenty-two in nut Georgia and Alal “The asseesed half of Washington is as- sessed at seventeen ‘times as much as the whole of the city of Newburg, N. Y. (Rep- resentative Odell’s ¢ity), while Washington has only eight times the population of Newburg. Its assesséd valuation is about the pa geen ter and Syra- cuse combined, w! je ageregated popu- lation of these two ‘cities“exceeds that of Washington by more than 30,000. P. pal 't'on, 8 ee 40,397; racuse. . 397.516 Hockester a ae 83,046,622 “Kansas City, Mo. (Representative Cow- herd’s city), has 70 Yer cent of Washing- ton’s population and only 49 per cent of its assessed valuation. Omitting St. Louis, the twenty-eight’ Missouri cities exceeding 4,000 in population have a combined popu- lation ,of 349,799 anda combined tax as- sessment valuation Of $103,822,801. Thus these twenty-eight citjes with a population nearly double that of Wasi on are yal- ued by the assessors at. $4,000,000 less than the assessed ‘half of Washington. Changing the form of, the statement, the assessed half of Wastington is valued at $20,000,000 more than all of the -twenty- eight Missouri cities, omitting St. Louis, but including Kansas City. “It has already beén shown that Chi- cago (Representative White's. city) has mcre than five times the population of Washington, while-tfe assessed valuation of the capital is more than two-thirds of that of the great western metropolfs. The forty-four cities of THinois exceeding 4,00) in population, omitting Chicago, have 2 ccmbined popuiation of 406,846 and a com- bined tax assessment of $51,902,277. ‘Thus these cities have mére than two and one- half times the population of Washington, while the assessed half of Washington has nearly two and one-half times as large an assessed valuation ‘as these aggregated cities. In other words, the assessed halt ,of Washington is valued at more than $70,- ‘000,900 in excess of the combined values of all the Illinois cities, forty-four in number, omitting Chicago. Peorla, the nearest Lilt nois city to Washington in population, has more than one-fifth of Washington's pop- ulation and ‘only about one twenty-fourth of Washington's assessed real estate va! uation. : less than the com- the cities and towns ) in the great states Ase'd value real estate. $123,110,219, 729, Ase'd value Poprlat‘on, ‘real estate. 98,932 $123,110,219 41.024 5,337,470 170,554,1 Compared With Commercial Cities. “In comparing the assessed valuation of Washington with that of the commercial and marufacturing cities, like Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, New Orlcans and De- troit, for instance, It: is to be remember- ed that Washington: lacks the millions of taxable property which are found in the American business city in the twenty- story sky-scrapers, in the solid blocks of business establishments -and in’ the ware- houses and factories: \Washingtoh’s great- est and almost only ‘conspicuous and nota- ble faetories are the -government work- shops, such as the hureau of engraving and printing and the government printing office. Washirgton's: greatest busitiess es- tablishthents are the’ government depart- ments, wth their thousands of en:ploy These factories and these business estab- lishments cut no figyre in Washitigton's assessed valuation, for they are within the exempted half of th@ capital, which be- longs to the-nat‘on: How ridiculously low would be the assesse™ valyation of any of these commercial and manufacturlg. cit ies if its list of ndftnere Ya, Were? similarly treated and‘there were stricken therefrom its principal factories and pusi- néss establistments. How quickly would the people of any of ‘hese cities perceive and complain that their assessment valua- tion was excessive if ‘after such elimina- tions their city’s tax Valuation was great- er than that of sorte equally populous neighbor, whose taxi.lst had not been thus curtailed! Washington's . population in 1890 was less than that of any of the cities above enumerated; ‘less than one- fifth as large as that‘ of Chicago. lis as- sessed half lacked the ‘indicated important factors of a business city’s valuation, which cut so large a figure in the assess- ment of these other cities: Yet the vaiu- ation of the assessed’ half of Washington was, us has been sdid, more than twox thirds of that of the whole of rich Chicago, U6 per cent of that of Detroit, 140 per cent of tnat of New Orleans, 143’ per cent of that of Milwaukee gnd' 169 per cent of that of prosperous and busy Cleveland. Ass’d value real estate. $123,111 Since the Census. “In order to take advantage of the ‘cen- sus figures for the Purpose of making com- parisons it is, of courge, necessary to util- ize the assessments; of 1890, but the changes since then ini‘Washington assess- tents have’ not been ‘made in the direc- tion of comparative reduction, but have, on the contrary, it is believed, increased the disproportion between,'the capital's excess- ive assessment and e of other Ameri- can municipalities. Inf the census year ‘Washington's assess: it was $123,110,219; in 1898 this valuation Has enlarged to $158, 532,366, an-increase of nearly 29 per. cent, which will more than’ hold its own, it is believed, in ean muni with those of most other American ‘municipalities. “It is to be remembéred also in..this con- nection that other American cities are steadily-enlarging their boundaries, and by direct annexation increasing from year to year by millions their assessed valuation, while in the case of the District of Colum- bia there is a steady’teduction in the ab- solute amount of taxable real-estate from year to year, corresponding to the con- demnations ‘made ‘by the national govern- ment in the federal @istrict and the na- tion's city for public purposes, For in- stance, In creating Rock Creek Park and the Zoological Park the government took nearly 2,000 acres of land from: the Dis- trict’s tax list and put them in\the exempt- ed column. A similar effect was produced, for further.example, when vajuable blocks of land were condemned as the. sites for ity. : the ] aay eevee with aiesigal apes * si | > = 0 AOA CABABAEACOAEAEAGA A. OACABAGACACRGACACAGA. Cash or Credit, the price remains the same. i ‘ ; Our Great “Fire” } Sale of Clothing cannot last much longer. Since we started it we have been so busy that it has been almost impossible to wait on all the customers. If you wish to take advantage of these phenomenal prices, you must not delay one moment longer. REMEMBER, YOU CAN BUY ON CREDIT at the same prices. You can settle in small weekly or monthly payments, as suits you best. 5 Meh’s $10 Suits, $1. A lot of 25 Men’s Strictly All-wool Suits—round cut sacks—spiendidly made. But slightly damaged. Wallive ates. Sakae tty bebe Sus oes Youths’ Suits. Storm Coats. Ages 14 t> 19. B'ack and Blue Cheviots. The ereatcet bargain of all. Buy one f Plain Mixtures and Small Ctecke. Th> real next wivtr. Caireht Ls, Inch Presen, O3- values are $3, $4.50 and $5. 2 O8c ford Mixtures and Shetlands. e are fully worth it now, but go at... are worth up to $15. Your They choice. $1.75 Men’s and Youtiis’ Vests All-wol Black, Five, Gray apd Neat Mixtures. A tarzaly ‘nd cd, for they > ne %o" Cant —— Men’s Suits. : Slightly damag-d by woter. the lin! a Men’s Pants. little eta’n abet a1. yae gt Band $700 q altro a. ar wort @ 6) A large lot of Men's Trousers, in it stil. Your choke. ° strips and checks. You canne the sume qcatity ender £2.50. G: Top Coats. Both men's and youths’ sizes—a big Men’s Suits. W> might put ‘les I eu- regular s‘ock, 80 I-wool Sack: I'ttlo are the : rey - us chs and "$2.87 dang”. lot of aw They a ye $759, $ U anid 412 5. them, in different styles and different mate- $7.50, rely 4 ‘4h rinls—light and di and $12 values. Go ai $10 $3.87 Men’s Suits. Single end Deu vvass, Weck a pol Pines Boys’ Overcoats. A great assortment of Boys" Ovezcoa's, in blacks, bhucs, grays, plat's and Oxferd_mix- br aste? Sacks and ¢ gray mis tares; Iris. W 1, $1 Bonne EA es! fk arta ot BIC. § ° 7 ° cg Some Extraordinary Ladies’ Bargains. : Our buyer has just returned froni New York, and has been suc- cessful in making some most as hing purchases. This Suit bargain, for instance, is the biggest that was ever offered, without exception. $12.00 Ladies’ Suits for $3.98... ..- ... § The latest thing—Natty Eton Tafler-made Suits, in ell-wool covert cloth, the leading © of tan, brown ai Jackets Hned throughout, . including sleeves—welted sea Skirts “are. full ‘ds wide. lined _ thi out with the best quality perealine—all ss: rd suit is thoroug’ wre and could not be duplicated for less toan the making tor the price of the entire eult. No approvals and no mail orders filled, some of those Who, came late at the last sale-were disappointed. Ladies’ Coats ~~ ') Ladies’ Skirts. In all the new etsles cf the winter, ‘There $2 Skits tn Geured prilliantine, sty nly y :. “Kersess: Boucles, Beavers, |. tusde and cut, perealine lined, vel Covent, caer Ayes Lack. They are vet Dound, perfect in bang......- 1.35 worth ‘$10.00. We rust $1.98 them_out ai Plaid Wool Waists. Just half a i eaperieaer asp ate pl ad ie ae team Len Shirt Waists. "s newest effects in e value - New York Clothing House, 3 11--SEVENTH-=-"311” PACA, 9 ACA: ooo eee rr BABY] Undoubtediy you agree with us that the prettiest Baby Carriages and Go-Carts are Rene too pretty for the baby. After you've inspected our steck you'll agree that ours are the prettiest in the city. Good weather is on its wuy—you'll need one of these to take baby out. Baby Carriages, $5 up. Gotere $3.25 up. BASKET BALL. Interesting Contests by Local Teams Last Night. ‘The following basket ball games took place Wednesday night: Corcoran Cadets. Davis, Dodge... v'Connell, Collins. Clark, Boulay.. Giusta, Rowland. Intertor Dept. .ritz, Burch -Hazard Walters, Heffner Co and Zeli...s....- is Geis The ou hton -» Field goals for Corcoran Cadets—Davis, The + 1214 F St 2, Dodge, 1; Clark, 1; Boulay, 3; Rowland, 1; Heffner, 2. Field goals for Interior Dept. Fritz, 2. Umpires—Messrs. Crupper and Sewell. Scorer—Capt. Edwards. Timer— Mr. Hall. Queer Wheelmen. Save Money & Trouble. GET THE BEST, “The Concord Harness,” Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases and Leather Goods. Lutz & Co 407 PA. AVE. N.W. - Eastern A, C. ‘Tlerney. Schwinghammer. Von Boeckman. Pitkin. Buckley Field goals for Eastern A. C.—Bolger, 1; Gates, 1. Free throws—Dunn, 2. Field goals for Queer Wheelmen—Loftus, 1. Free goals—Tierney, 2 Umpires—Adam_ W. Johnson and P. W. Smith. Referee—C. A. Norris. Timer—Sidney Bieber. postponed game between the Eastern Athletic Club and the Washington Light Infantry will be played next Wednesday evening at the latter’s hall. zs The game between the Corcoran Cadet team and the ¥. M. C. A. of Baltimore will be played next Thursday night at Globe Hall. —>—__ FOR LOCAL WHISTERS.. . Gext National Hotel.) P. S.—Trunk Repairing by skilled hands. mbi6-244 Boe e’re enlisting new customers daily! Our best satisfied customers are those who have patronized other laundries, and | growing dissatisfied, have come to us—the perfect laundry! _’Phone 592 or.send postal and we'll call! Frazee’s Laundry, Fisnt Gint., 1214 and 1216 D St. st. 8109 M st. "Phone 592. mhi7-204 Schedule of ‘Team . Contests .of the A ‘Atlantic Association. ‘The Atlantic Whist Association contests teams of eight or more wiil begin Sat- ‘isth 1322 14th st. MN spring hoe argains. We have opened up the finest spring stock of goods that we ever had the pleas- ure of offering to our cus- tomers. -The qualities are superb and the styles are most fascinating. Ladics’ 32.8 5 Spring Shoes, The most delightful styles in Kid Shoes, both lace and button—every pair hand- sewed. More comfortable Men’s shoes were never made. $ Patent Leather, 3.35 Also Black and Tan Vici Kid — light weight for spring wear—lace styles— just the correct thing for gentlemen's Wear who are particular about their dress. WN Numerous bargains in Misses’ and Children’s Footwear. Havenner’ssn, 928 F St. N.W., = Atlantic Building. Seeiedteetee ted Sraeaceedteee Not the calendar but conditions make spring. Seems like it now. Such mildness sets you to thinking of the near. time when you will be pulling up ‘the - heavy carpets. The next thought should be of what you are going to put down in their places. Cheap as Straw Matting is why not use that? To cover every floor in the house will not cost much. If we .can only get you to take a look at our new line, specialy imported, we think we can convert you to the notion. We know that we can save you some money, whether it is on the purchase of enough for the house or for one room. When you are ready to lock we are ready to show. HOEKE, Furniture, Carpets, Draperies, Pa. Ave. and 8th St. nu - : “Snow Flake” Flour still °o” a BBLI Wheat has fone up. Other grocers bave been forecd to pay more and ask more for flour. We bought heavily before the rise and now give you the benefit of our forehanded- ness. For a wiitle, st $6.50 a bbl; $1.70 « eighth bbl, C. 'W. Barker, 1210 F. Silver Wedding iRye?2s 2 Spring Toni This famous old whisky is one of the finest medicinal Mquors on the market. Not RR yd sessing grand tonic proper: a bot- tle, and sold under @ guurantee to give sat- isfactin. Corner 9th and log D ate. aw. fe11-3m-20 ee en