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Washington. You are getting quite as important as the President riding to and from your work by auto - it's better than owning one. Expect to be pretty busy before long with the taxes - the assessors haven't yet found out what the rate will be but I hope they will soon. Every one expects it will be nearly $30.00 on a thousand. On the poll tax book gotten out by the assessors I don't see your name - it was the same last year and then you took it up when you were home and it was added. 
Do you want to be assessed here or not?
Poll taxes in Mass. are going to be $5.00 a year for 4 years beginning in 1920 to help pay the $100 bonus given