The evening world. Newspaper, December 22, 1915, Page 4

REGUS. PAT. OFFE Celebrated Hats and Silk Umbrellas embody all the refine- ments of a perfect gift. Orders for future delivery may be purchased now. 178-150 Filth Ave.—181 Broedwey Fr gn00 Open Evenings Until Christmas 1048T. L STATION AT CORNER COLUMBUS AVE BET.103 & 104"ST Boston “The Owl” To Leave 12:30 Beginning the night of December 26, ine trains known as “The Owl" trains, now leaving New York and Boston daily at 1:00 A. M. will leave at 12:30 Night. ‘The State of Maine Express, now leaving New York daily at 9:40 P. M. for Portland, will, beginning the same date, leave at 9:25 P. M. N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. GIy sign a Neat Little Trap in “Schedule S.” GET | Exchange Figures and Find Great Discrepancies Company Valuations. in Notices bive just been sent out by the New York City Tax Department to franchise owning corporations, principally gas, electric, railway and wire companies, that the assesment for 1916 on thelr real property out- side the streets has been increased by more than §20,,00,000. This action by the city follows the increase of $42,000,000 Iald by the State Tax Commission on the special franchise tax assessments of these same corporations, a# exclusively announced in Tha Evening World. It results from a new policy of co- operation between State and city tax authorities whereby they exchange information and work in close har- mony. ‘These two departments of Govern- ment have invited a third branch, utllity corporations, so that the peo- ple may have the benefit in rate questions as well as» in the tax affairs. This new plan in the work of Law- son Purdy, President of the New York City Board of Tax Commis- sioners, and Martin Saxe, President of the Btate Tax Department. Both men are classed as experts in the front rank of tax authorities, Their efforta are not designed merely to {Sle Genuine Diamond 3 * Ges" Genuine Dlamond $ 4:5 Including 15 in. Chain Retail Jewelers charge at least double my price. H. S. KENNEDY, 16 Malden Lane, N. Y. A new frame if the wind brats it| “Storm Hero’” Umbrellas are other st od throughout the country “Milley Bros, @ Co., New York, Mfri World Wants Work Wonders. | -_ eed AND STATE TEAM WORK | ADD $20,000,000 TO TAXABLE VALUES OF PS, COMPANIES Heads of the Tax Boards De- ‘EM IN TWO WAYS.| the Publis Service Commissions, to/ owning franchises to report in detail join with them In dealing with public; to the State Board of Tax Commission- Solid Gold Brooch Set With | THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, D penalize and harass corporations by excessive taxation, but rather to ea- tablish standards and so to system- ative taxation methods that vern- ment will get ali that is due to it, Utigation will be diminished and tax {dodging made too difficult to be practiaed. TRYING TO FIND A WORKING BASIS FOR JUST TAXATION. “If this policy is continued intelll- than $20,000,000. Where the amount | appears high to the corporation af- fected it undoubtedly will protest and apply for reduction, We shall give them a hearing of cow | “We propose then A back to the State Board a gy tg P| evidence submitted to us by the gor. | porations and our findings, President Haxe and bis associates will be able to check up the statements aa to val- ues made here with the reports made direct to him by the corporations. “We have found that the widest dixcrepancies between our own valu ations and thone In Schedule 8 appear in the tnachinery columns, It Is ver: diMcult for our assessors to Mx the value of machinery in operation sub- foot to depreciation and the reports made by the gas, electric and railway corporations to, the State Board on this point have been very liluminat- y values bave a material bearing on rate cases before the Pub- lic Service Commission, although| lawyers are careful to discriminate, between valuations for rate making purposes and valuations for other wee. But where the commis have made appraisals of phys plants in rate enses the figures are much value to tax departments in ar- riving at fair and just assessments. Therefore we wish co-operation where gently,” said President Purdy to-day to The Evening World, “we hope to get to & point where litigation will be very Mych reduced in volume, corporations will get fair treatment without having to resort to courts and the city will get what is due to tt In taxes. “We certainly want all that {s com- Ing to the government from taxpayers, and we do not want to be compelled to have to fight long battles !n the courts avatiable with the Public Bervice Commission. “The blems of taxation are many and difficult, but | hope that through this policy of co-operation between different branches of the Government we shall attain also co-operation with the corporations for better atandaris and more satisfactory results for all WILSON DECLARES COL. HOUSE IS NOT rn rss sce ENVOY OF PEACE President Asserts His Friend Goes to Europe Only to In- form Our Ambassadors. Buropean trip of his friend, Col. F. M. House, was in no way connected with the peace movement, but was entirely for the purposes outlined by Col. House in bis statement issucd last night in New York. ‘The Colonel saj4 his mission was to communicate to American Am- bansadors in person for the President certain information that the Ambas- eadors might more intimately com- muricate the attitude of the United concerned, “A good beginning has been made and we have asurances of the Btate Commission that they will co-operate in the fullest degree. We confidently | States toward certain phases of the international situation. Further than to say that Col. House had stated the object of his mission for it; but the greater object is em.| expect great good to come from this| exactly, the President refused to com- clent administration. We hope for the day when we shall receive friendly co- operation from the corporations in tax matters and that there will prevail a better spirit of harmony between those whom 1 might call privately owned public servants and government em- ployed public servants.” The first practical step in this co- operation of State and olty govel ments was taken a few months when Mr. Baxe and Mr, Purdy di signed a form of official report blank be filled out by corporations in making | returns for special franchise tax as- feanments, This form was called “Schedule 8," and it promises to hold an important place in corporation tax! Questions of the future. | Schedule 8 requires corporations era the value of their various kinds pf real property outside the streets. It\s to the advantage of the corporations to make those property valuations as high a8 possible, because in figuring fran- chise values under the so-called net earnings rule certain deduotio: allowed for the property outst steets, Therefurs, the higher ( property values the lower the fr | aaseanment. {WHERE DISCREPANCIES ARE POSSIBLE IN SCHEDU 5 But just exactly the opposite condi- | tion prevails when the corporations come to dealing with the Chy Tax Commissioners, who fix the values for local tax purposes of land, buildings, machinery and other forms of real property not included in the special franchise tax. Here the corporations desire to have the valuations as low aa possible. Franchise owners had to make some such reports before, but not in the des tailed and complete form now pre- ecritihd. The State Tax Department recently transmitted coples of Sched- ule 8 to New York City tax authori. and comparisons were made with the figures of local real estate assegs- mente, In many inatanoes It was found that the corporation’s own valuation of property sent to Albany for special franchise tax assessment differed widely from the aswessed values on the city books for real estate tax- ation, “We analysed the colum of Schedule 8,” said President Purdy, “and wherever our local assessment appeared to be low as compared with report to the State rd, Ww gerved the corporation with a notice of Increase, “The total amount of these tenta- | tive increases is considerably more Lo: % using a ‘@ similar name, 167-169 East A Carr’s We were later reproached by a com- petitive firm for havi tisement the same language in describing NEW YEAR'S LID o| because sentiment against the spe- WEEK ago we advertised Genuine XXX elton Overcoats at $22.50, and sold a large number of them at that price. policy.” a een TO BE SHUT DOWN | (Continued from First Page.) | restaurants to re n open wilh | not be granted except upon the basis of thelr good reputation as established by experience. It does not seem to me to be necessary, nor do respectable citi- zens desire, that people should remain in restaurants past the time that will enable them to meet thelr friends and celebrate the coming of the new year in an orderly way. 1 shall therefore refuse to give to any restaurant a license to stay open all night. I intend, however, to extend to restaurants of good reputation, for this night only, thé privilege of remaining open until 3 o'clock, which is one hour beyond the closing time for rea- taurants which» regularly have these licenses, I have instructed the Police Commissioner to see to it that decency and order are everywhere maintained; restau- rants that permit drunkenness or disorder will bo refi similar provisions in the future, Bincerely yours, JOHN PURROY MITCHEL, Mayor. The Mayor said in discussing his letter; “My decision in this matter has been arrived at after a conference with advisers. A compromise between the anti-saloon forces and the pro- prietors of cafes had to be arrived at clal licens. Is pretty strong. . “I think that the arrangement I have outlined ought to satisfy all, as I don’t believe there ,are many per- No connection with any other Near 3d Ave, 125th St. ng used in our adver- ment. ———- |ERIE'S HIGHER RATES VETOED | a Commerce Boa Rules Increased Ferry Tolle Not Justified. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Increased rates proposed by the Erte Railroad for New York City to-day were found by EMBER 22, 1915 HOT SPRINGS, Va, Dec, 22— President Wilson sald to-day thet the GIRLS’ XMAS FUND GONE; | EX-SOLDIER ARRESTED of Getting $240 on False Order. Twetve tearfol and tndtenant young | women were in the Gates Avemue | Court tn Brooklyn to-day trying to | er ip what might be left of their | Christmas Fund. For a year they had | been contributing with other girl em- | ployees in the firm of George B. Hurd & Co, of No, 245 Chambers Street to tha fund, which was to furnish them with the joy of giving, When the treasurer, Miss Elste V. Bergin of No, 944 Bergon Street, went | to the Brevoort Savings Bank to get | the money yesterday the cashier told her that @ tall, good looking chap had | appeared with an order purporting to be signed by her and had drawn the $240, Mise Bergin got a description of the man and then she almost tainted, “And to think I was to marry him on Jan, 1!" she sobbed to detec- tives who hurried over to the bank, “and 1 trusted him so much that I allowed him to mind the bank book for me, I met him when he was a soldier over at Governor's Island.” a ran two blocks. but was finally caught, Magistrate Maguire held him tn $1,000 ball for further examination, ‘BELIEVE RD 1S READY TO DROP PEACE MISSION | Pacifist Reported Discouraged by Lack of Sympathy Shown Him in Europe. | CHRISTIANIA, Dec Tule With Every Other Phonograph or Talking Machine Before You Buy Any Instrument for Xmas! ~—After you've heant the ordinary machines, we know you'll buy a PATHEPHONE, just as surely as you Prefer reality to imitation, art to crudeness, perfec- tion to makeshift —Comparisons are helping to sell PATHEPHONES every day in the week here, and in hundreds of otier cities and towns. They stand comparison because they are above competition, You will im- mediately understand WHY as soon as you step into our shop. NO NEEDLES TO CHANGE PLAYS ALL b180* ak: t Btore open every night until Xmas, PATHE PATHEPHONE SHOP 487—5TH AVE.—4 Doors South of 42d St, —w tere eae mee | ferrlage of vehicles and animals between + WE, ete Henry Ford now rea. lewsness of obtaining o: from his peace mission sons who want to extend their celebra-|°"C! Opinion of men close to him to- tion after 8 o'clock. Besides, most|44¥. Ford, it was rumored, plans to people can get everything they want|end the peace trip in a perfunctory by, thet I lt ape Tensonable ane manner and as inconspicuously as will be given the places to close. Plain 4 0! common sense will govern what that|POSsible. He is deeply disappointed time shall be.” at the lack of warmth in the recep- There are twenty-eight saloons|tion adcordeds the peace delegates in a rowers ing i loca Norway and by the frank declaration not alfected at a! 24 ne 1 3 o'clock order. ‘These places are per- of hostility on the par, of the Danish mitted and will be perimtted to re- | authorities. main open until 6 A. M, | These reports resulted from the fact Last year there were 207 all-night that both Ford and Mr Schwimmer, Meenses grated to cebarets and the|who sugzested the peace cruise, have been in retirement for the past few days. Ford is recovering rapidly from like, In this number were inctuded the resorts that ordinarily had to & spell of sickness, it was stated to- day and will be able to join the peace | f clone at 1 o'clock and others which were pérmitted to remain open until deiegates when they leave for Stock- holm to-morrow, 2 o'clock, Norwegian students —banqueted Mr. Anderson made the following statement after receiving the letter members of the Ford party last night, { was reported that the bili for “We still feel that the regular hour) for closing offers ar opportunity | tainment was sent to Ford's arters. Louls P, Lochner, for developing a headache to serve as a basis for New Year's resolutions secretary, notified the students that the Detroit manufacturer will later in the day, However, we recog- nize that in this matter the Mayor contribute $10,000 toward new univer- sity bulldings. bas materially shortened the exten- sion permitted last year, and we are glad to be able to construe hin ac-| Miss Katherine Leckie, publicity 4 agent for Ford, issued @ statement essed to the Norwogian press to- declaring that the opinion of the American press with rogard to the Ford enterprise had suddeniy turnod favorable. the Interstate Commerce Commission to be not justified, rete results as the gen vit ~~ i i i Hi ‘ Ni oldens CONVENIENT SHOPS 1593 Broadwey, at 48th Se. 73 Nassau Street, at Joba D 1440 Broedway, at 41et St. 63 Nassau &., at Maiden Lene 96 Eest 14tL. S.,at4thAve. 109 Lenox Avenue, at 116th Sn. 98 Reade Se., near Church 147 Fourth Avenne,at 14th Se. sROOKLYN: 150 Flatbush Avenue Wholesale Department, 96 Reade Street, New York Huynh i from Orne RISES Ai B. Altman & Cn. - . FIFTH AVENUE « MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK consider the wishes and views of those who hate to have the world get | ¢ the impression that all New York goes on a gigantic all-night spree on New Year's Eve.” wy Thirty-fourth Street Thirty-fifth Street Afternoon and Evening Gowns | at the reduced prices of $18.50 & 22.50 Women’s Balta Boots consisting of several smart styles, taken from the regular stock, have been marked at very special prices for to-morrow and Friday. These assortments represent the best grade of Balta quality in footwear. will constitute an offering of remarkable interest to commence to-morrow (Thursday). Department for Women’s Dresses (Third Floor). A Sale of Silk Umbrellas these overcoats which they used when they advertised the same overcoats at $25. We are sorry if we offended our com- petitor, but we have these Overcoats for, sale and are willing to continue to sell them at $22.50, as we are anxious to give our customers the best available values. We have also reduced the prices on all our other Suits and Overcoats, including the famous Kuppenheimer Clothes, as we are preparing for our to make room for our annual inventory and Spring Goods. A Few Sample Prices of SUITS & O Formerly Sold Up to VERCOATS $15.00 20.00 25.00 28.00 80.00 35.00 $Lv0 $10.75 13.75 15.75 19.75 22.50 24.75: Black Suits Excluded Skating Suits and Dresses for Misses and the Younger Set are exhibited in the Department on the Second Floor in a charming collection of the latest models. for Men and Women will present desirable qualities and styles to-morrow at prices decidedly ’ , below their value. Twilled Silk Umbrellas, with novelty handles in a variety of designs . . at $3.50 Silk Umbrellas of superior-quality silk, with novelty handles in a diversity of attractive effects... at $4.50 ‘ Misses’ Raincoats of tan silk poplin will be on sale in this Department to-morrow, specially priced at $8.75 & 13.50 /MAUTT AND JEFF THE GREATEST Comic |. SERIAL EVER PRINTED APPCARS DAILY ON THE SPORTING RAGE OF The WORLD Sells 100 000 ies More inNew Y% Morning Newspaper