Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1914, Page 8

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It is | trophy from the hunting party which included a number of the members of the Philadelphia Athletics ®baseball team. The venlson is now in prime condi- tion and will be served up with an! the appropriate side dishes as well as to the accompaniment of music by the Eiks orchestra which the com- rittee has arranged for. Val Luppert will cut the venison for his brother Flks. Provision Is being made for the attendance of the largest propor- tion of the lodge membership and the committee promises that Danny Mur- phy’s vension night will be an event 1o be put down in red letters for every member who is fortunate enough to attend. Transferred to U. 8. S. Ferry. George Waldo Oat left town Mon- day afternoon for New York, to take a boat to Charleston, S. C., being trans- ferred from the naval training sta- tion at Newport to the U. S. 8. Ferry. Chil‘drefir Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Telephone 977 Telephone 977 ONCE MORE 7 wish to announce to the people of Norwich and vicinity, that I have add- ed an Auto Livery to my Auto Express and Parcel Delivery Service, and will be at your service at any time.. We will cater to parties, theatres dances, balls weddings, christenings and pleasure lrlps Te!ephona 977. ctfully T. J, FITZGERALD, Cliff Street. S. General merchandise pur- (‘ha.smg agency.. Orders taken for everything.. Floral Orders a specialty. SERVICE Universal Reliable Matual One Reason, Only 88 Cents a Day hW—Tu Collectors Praised. In Ms blennial report for 1918 l.nd 1914, Tflx Commissioner Willlam Corbin finds that the compensation ot assessors for assessment work on the list of 1913 was of wide variation. The lowest was in the town of Scotland, $.88 per da.y and the hrighest, $7-99 per day, Hartford. The shortest time given to the work was days in the town of Andover; the average for the state being 42 days, which includes seven towns where the assess- rs were employed during the entire ear. Lowest Tax Rate in Windham. The tax rates in the different towns vary from 6 mills to 26 milis; the av- erage throughout the state being 14 2-3 mills. Windham has the lowest tax rate of any town in the state, namely, 8 mills; the highést is 26 mills, in Barkhamsted. The tax rate in 20 towns is 10 mflls or less; 58 towns have a rate between 11 and 14 mills, inclusive; 77 towns a rate between 15 and 19 mills, inclusive; and 18 towns a tax rate of 20 mills or above. Work of Assessors Criticized. Commissioner Corbin makes this comment on the work of assessors “There has been comparatively little improvement in the work of the as- sessors throughout the state beyond that indicated In the last biennial re- port. “In several of the large cities of the state no effort is made to separate the value of land and buildings, as required by the statute, and, In many of the rural communities, the assessors do_ not endeavor to secure the actual value of farm property by the classi- fication of different kinds of land and an intelligent avpraisal of the same. “In too many instances the men elected as assessors are those who do not wish to give much time to the work, if capable and efficient, and in other cases are unable from lack of natural ability to properly perform the duties of the offi % Basis of F: Value. The criticism of assedsors is_contin- ued by Commissioner Corbin. He says concerning the basis of fair market value: “As stated previously, the Con- necticut etatutes are clear in provid- ing a uniform basis of fair market value for the assessment of all taxable property. This must be determined by those elected or appointed as assessors to make such valuations. The fair, in- telligent and unbiased opinton of these men, after taking into consideration all of the elements of value ,mu$t be taken as the statutory basis. The pity is that so manv assessors make no honest or earnest attempt to determine the actual value of the property, and, even if they knew it, they attempt to discount the valuation on the ground that the value for taxation should be entirely different from the value for selling purposes.” Compensation for Assessors. “The custom in some of the towns of giving the assessor a lump sum, re- zardless of how small, is unwise and gainst the interest of the community in that it encourages hasty work so that a reasonably daily wage can be secured for the time given. There should be a state law requiring all towns to pay an adequate minitmum daily wage which will at least insure fair compensation to all capable citi- zens who are public spirited enough to take up the thankless task.” Ridiculously Small in Most Towns. ‘The compensation given members of Wauregan Block - Balance of our Winter Stock of Hats and Coats at Greatly Reduced Prices HATS HATS HATS 25¢ 50c 75¢ 98¢ $1.25 to $3.50 will buy HATS that have been 50c $1.00 $1.50 $.198 to $ THE LYONS CO. - Norwich, Conn. 7.98 COATS $2.50 and $5.00 will buy COATS that have been anywhere from $3.98 to $13.98 SIZES 2 to 1I0 YEARS Exira Fine Bargains While They Last Telephone 1230_ 'same, Vo, e (a0 the board of relief in most of the towns in the state is ridiculously small. It/ would certalnly be a step forward if the members of the board of relief could be elected in the same manner as assessors—for a term of three years —a mcre desirable method of creating a board of ezppeals could be establish- ed, however, by making the first select- man, the town clerk and the chairman of the board of assessors ex-officia a board of relief, with the same powers and duties as' the present board. As a rule, these three officidls are intelli- gent and capable men, and would be well qualified to determine the fairness of the appeals and the proper valua- tion of the property under considera- tion if any change from the present plan were to be made. Tax Collectors Efficient. The tax collectors receive a compli- ment in the following paragraph: “The work of the _ tax collectors throughout the state has materially improved in its businesslike efficiency, thoroughness and serious realization of the responsibility of the office. There is more and more evidence of a will- ingness and even a desire on the part of collectors to actually collect the tax instead of merely being receivers of the The principal unsatisfactory ition is due to the fact that un- paid taxes are allowed to run for too long a time without any attempt on the part of the collector to bring them in* Less Friction Getting Per:on-l Tax. The following comment on the col- lection of the personal tax will be of particular interest to those who favor the abolishing of the tax: “Now that the provisions of the personal tax law are understood more clearly, the col- lection of the same is being made with much less friction. A large proportion of those liable for the tax appear to be perfectly avilling to pay when they know positively that it is to be col- lected from those who are liable but are unwilling to pas Manufacturing Properties. It is obvious from the following statement that Commissioner Corbin does not think the system of taxing manu.facluring properties is satisfac- taxation of manufacturing properties in the state of Connecticut is in a very chaotic and unequal con- | dition. “The statutes relative to the taxation of this class of property are very lib- eral as compared with those in force in many other states in the union, and particularly in our nalgmmrl.xg states in N ngland. “There is at preeent no requyrem“"( for the payment of an annual franchise tax by the corporations, nor a tax. on its canital stock, corporate excess val- uation, gross income or net earnings. “The intention of the statutes seems to be that the property of such cor porations shouid be taxed in the same manner as similar property of inGivid- uvals. The inexperience of Sor: and the intricate nature of the proper- ty used for manufacturing purposes makes' it very difficult for local assess ors to determine the fair market value of the same. The officers of the cor- porations in too many instances are unwilling to give the information re- quested and the assessors do not in- sist that the tax lists be made out as required by the statutes. If the proper details were furnished on the tax list, the information relative to the per- sonal property which the assessors would then have would be adequate, and by adding the valuation of the real property the assessment would be ap- proximately complete. n order to secure uniformity it is clear that some new statutory pro- vision should be made so that the val- uations of the property can be deter- mined by experienced persons, and preferably by those who do their work under the direction of the state rather than the local communities.’ MASONIC TEMPLE CORNERSTONE LAID Grand Master Parkman of Thompson- ville Conducted Ceremony in New London Tuesday. The cornerstone of the new Masonic temple of Union lodge, No. 81, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, was put in place Tuesday at Union and Cross streets, New London. The ceremony was conducted by Grand Master Edgar H. Parkman of Thompsonville, assist- ed by associate officers of the grand lodge of Connecticut. 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The three rooms of the Poquetanuck school united in giving a Christmas entertalnment in the Parish house, The children marched to their places, where they remalined standing while they sang Jolly Christmas, after which the following programme was carried out: Merry Christmas, Raiph Baer: Keep- ing Christmas, Frieda Muench:. dia- logue, Game of Letters, nine primary pupils; violin solo, David Geer; A Pos- sibility, Thomas Casey; Playing Santa Claus, Louise Muench; dlalogue, Christmas Stockings, six intermediate pupils: play, Lost on Christmas Eve, five intermediate pupils; Santa and the Mouse, Hazel Dav: song, Little Snowflak Ivis Bogue, Louise Leval- lee. Lois Wll]ell accompanied on the violin by Harriet Williams; panto- mime Christmas Dream. Raymond ‘Whittaker, Earl Coughlin, and Charles Brown; My Stocking, Vernon Hoo dialogue, Christmas Arithmetic, Elea- nor and Elizabeth Gallup, Ali son and Rose Lavallee: Buyi ents, Alice Flynn: Skating Song, three intermediate pupils; Her Choice, Ber- nice Church: dialogue, The Sewing cle, six primary girls; Naming Dol- Marian Geer; song, With Faces Shining, five grammar girls: The Day Before Christmas,_ Frances Cousins; Wi Jp for Santa Claus, Lois Willett and Vincent Waters; song, Framed in Wreaths of Evergreen, Dor- othy Wilcox, Bernice Church and Ra- chel Gallup; Env: Charles Flynn play, Dickens’ Christmas Carol, gram. mar pupils; cast of characters: Scrooge, Clarence Spicer: His Cles Harold Brockway; His Nephew, David Geed; Two Gentlemen, Richard Flynn and ~August Wiermann Marley's inclemency of the weather but. few outside of the members of the craft attended. The lodge was convened at 2 o'clock under the direction of Wor- shipful Maser Charles R. Heron in the temporary hall at 130 State street. Thence the members marched to Union street, escorting the grand offi- cers. Description of New Temple. The new temple for Union lodge replaces the old wooden structure in which the lodge has met for many years. The new:building will be two stories in height with the ground floor divided into three stores, auxiliary lodge or banquet room and kitchen. Above will be a spacious lodge room with paraphernalia rooms and ante rooms adjoining and toilets and recre- ation rooms on the same floor. The building is to bde of réd brick with granite trim, Plans for the bullding were drawn by Morris B, Payne, & member of the lodge. The building committes con- sists of Wallace R. Johnson, chair- man; Frederic C. Burrows, Andrew B. Parrish, secretary; Charles C. Per- kins, treasurer, and Morris B. Payne. Deposited in the Crypt. Inside the crypt is a copper box, which contains copies of the three New London newspapers, copies of the by-laws of Union lodge, copy of the rules and regulations of the grand lodge, which is in the form of an ad- dress written and delivered by Past Master Fred W. Smith, at the centen- nial celebration of Union lodge, May 20, 1895; copy of the different votes taken relative to and authorizing the erection of the new building together with names of the buflding committee and dates of removal of the old build- ing and the beginning bf the work, Mexican Jurist Threatened With Exe- cution. El Paso, Texas, Dec. 29—Judge Ra- mon Prieda, Mexican author and jur- ist, returned here today from Mexico City after having béen arrested; and threatened ' with execution on his journey north. He finally was re- leased by order of Mexico City officials and after being escorted to the inter- national bridge here, was told that he was exiled from Mexico. Prieda’s re- cent writings ‘on present Mexican his- tory are held accountable for his ex- Defleneu Hartford—Saturday was the seven- ty—aeventh birthda; &-mn‘l’vmary of ex- Senator Mo Bulkeley. Ghost, Harold Mansfleld: Two Spirits, Leslie Harkness and Milton McClure; Mre. Cratchit, Helen Weeder: Critchit children, Ravmond Grady. Helen Wil- lett, Laura Baer and Rita Eccleston Tim, Harold Whitmarsh; Mes- Y ; A Bright Idea, Pearl Fish; Sitting Up for San- ta, Ivis Bogue: dialogue and song, Go to Sleep My Little Children, six pri- mary girls; A Secret, Clarence Davis; dialogue, The Snow Brigade, four immar boys; dialogue, Santa Calls the Roll, intermediate pupils; song, Good Night, school. The pupils neither absent nor t!.!‘d}' during the flfl term were: Primary, pupils—Ralph Ba.e'r ‘Thomas Oaaery Bernice Church, Frieda Muench, Dorothy Filcox, Pearl Fish, Barbara Friese, Louis Johnson; Viola Sholes. Ome day or less, Flynn, Annie Wysacska. Intermediate, 27 pupils—Hugh Casey, Alice Flynn, Everett Friese, Eleanor Gallup, Lois" Willett, Vernon Hood, Alice Johnsom, Louise Muench, Nancy Patridge, Lois Willett. One day or less, Ivis Bogue Mpyrtle Davis, Rose Lavallee, Jared Gallup, Elizabeth Gal- Tup. Grammar, 27 _pupils — Martha Muench, R Rogler, Raymond Grady, Richard Flynn Earl Ray, Barl Coughlin. One day or less, Frank Patterson, Leslie Harkness and Mil- ton McClure, and John Baer. EAST SIDE ITEMS Local Young Men Sign Vaudeville Contract—Good Day for Skating and Sliding. e Ira o of “Hartford s spending the holidays at the home of his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Jahn, of Main s Joseph Brunelle of Worcester, for- merly of the Bast Side, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Louis Brunenne, of Car- mother, Mre. H. Freyer, of Main street. Andy Rossmark of the Stonington road has returned after a short visit with friends in'New York. _Infant Baptized. The christening of the little son of Mr .and Mrs, James Whittaker of Fox | hill took place in St. Mary’s church Sunday. The baby was christened James Arthur, after his father, Mr. and Mrs. George Ayers have moved from the Beck »place on Fox ECONOMY SALE OF WOMEN'S AND MISSES' THE BIG GARMENT EVENT OF THE SEATON : wamamr«mmwm»mhmmdk._q: for our big assortment of Suits, Dresses and Outer Garments is offered at prices which melnflnbiu-t'kindofuvilm. We have been able, too, to secure from various manufacturers who supply us regularly many garments at great price concessions, $12.98 to $15.00 Coats - - *$18.00 Coats, many styles - - Sale Price $ 8.75 Sale Price $11.75 $22.50 Coats, distinctive models Sale Price $15.75 garmen'.l. extremely low figure in Here's a Great Dress Value Worth $10.98 ECONOMY SALE PRICE Women’s and Misses’ Sizes A number of very clever models are shown in this particular Dresses with style and go and up to the minute in every detail. them show the very skirts, and all are distinctly desirable lot— Some of latest pleated price $7.98 $25.00 and $27.50 Suits for $15.75 Rice $15.75 We have Included In this special lot those Suiu which we have been selling at $25.00 and gether with a purchase of some very which we wera fortunate emough to secure at an New York. If you want a Suit which will finish up this season and start the next, now is the time to get it. confined to this one style. SALE PRICE GET THE SUIT NOW. You will' wond er late models Women’s aml Misses’ Tailored Suits price $12.75 The extremely popular military models are to be seen in this lot of Suits which will go at a bargain price, but the assortment is not You will find Suits with coats long or short, skirts of latest cut, and a good range of colors. They are well made in every particular and worth as much as $22.50. Women's and Misses’ Velvet Dresses ANOTHER REMARKABL! BARGAIN $12.75 YOU CAN'T DO BETTER how we can db it—they are all snappy styles, including the Mandarin J: Skirts and the new military effects. The colors are black, navy, brown and green. We also include some pretty silic poplins, satins and crepe de values up to $17.50. chines, in All of Our Better Grade Suits at Special Sale Pnces LINGERIE ‘AND VOILE WAISTS ... .i..cnssscnseon LINGERIE AND VOILE WAISTS, £3.00 CREPE 'DE CHINE WAISTS-.. . .\ i v s % ¥alues: $2.25 s civuio. PRICES CUT SQUARELY IN TWO All 1915 Calendars at Just Half Prices Our entire stock of Art Calendars will go at just Half the Regular Price. All styles—Pad, Household and Daily Reminders. Regular prices from 5¢ to 98c. Get acquainted with the New Year at the minimum price. Toys for New Year’s Giits DO YOU KNOW SOME CHILD WHOSE CHRISTMAS WAS SLIM? If you do make him or her a present of some clever toy and do it now. It won't cost you much and the return on your investment will be large. ALL TOYS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES BRTGSB hill to 7 Boswell avenue. of Stonington will occupy the former place. Contract for Vaudeville. Miss Agnes Perrin of Fox hill and Louis LeVille of vaudeville, vaude- ville players_recently signed a con- tract with a Buffalo concern. They will leave the latter part of the week to take up thelr work. At the Christmas dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. A, E. Chandler, Jo- seph Mitchell was among those present and not Mrs. Joseph Mitchell as stated in Saturday’s Bulletin, Apartment Burglarized, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Palmer of 169th street, New York have returned home after spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Palmer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Dyer, of Hedge ave- nue. While vhifin& here they told of a burglary in their apartment in New Sork in the fall when they suffered the loss of practically all their cloth- ing but nothing more as the burglars must have been frightened away be- fore they had completed their search. Mr, and Mrs. Palmer are both former residents of zmrwlch Mrs. Palmer was formerly Annfe Dyer, and resided on the Elal Side before mov- ing to New York. Sliding Good. For a few hours on Tuesday morn- ing the boys, large and small, took advantage of the icy roads. Good sliding was enjoyed. Starting at the top of Fox hill and sliding at full speed as far as the Crvstal Sorine bottling wqfl(g they wers able to cover a "dl!!a.ncc approximately a half a mile. The city men were busy Tuesday sprinkling sand on the icy walks. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Radike have returned after a visit to Mr. Radke's mother - in Soringfield. COMING HOME FROM PERU. Deputy Consul Luther K. Zabriskie Left Callaoc Day Before Christmas— Here on Jan. 10th. Lauther K. Zabriskie, who has been attached to the United States con- sulate at Callao, Peru, since January, 1911, is on his way home on a fur- lough, having left Cellao on the day ‘before Christmas. He is expected to reach New York on the 10th of Jan- uary. He went to tho Callao consulate un- der appointment ag clerk and has since been promioted to be vice and deputy consul. His many friends in Norwich and Preston, both in political and civil circles, will be glad to greet him Asun upon his return. He represented th town of Preston in the legislature at one time. New London Charity Inspector Re- moved. Mrs. Myra F. Douglass, charity in- spector in New London for the past two years, has been notified by letter from the charity committee of the conrt of eommen council that there ..$I.09 u:flll““- vious duty of the committes to abide his judgment.