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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Income Tax Notices Served on
: Number of Citizens.
MASONS TO MEET FEB. 1924
Local Civil Service Board Will Hold
Examinations January 7-Will
Filed for Probate.
special Correspondents Of The Star

SDtt4a4 Correspondence OF ne Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. December l.. 1915.
individuals here whose income is in eN-
cess Of $1,000 annually have been noti-
lied by the Treasury Department to in
form Collector Lowry. at Richmond, III
that fact during the month OF December.
Failure TO present this notice. together
with an application for tax return
blank. will entail severe penalty by
courtesy OF the state auditor Of public
accounts. Collector Lowry has been fur
nished with the income tax returns made
TO the state this year. list of taxable
persons. based on the state tax books is
being made up now in order that a fed
eral tax return blank may be mailed to
each. Returns for the purpose of taxa
ton are required TO be made TO Collector
Lowry between January l. 1911, and
March |. 1913.
Invitations have been issued for IN,
annual meeting OF the George Washing
ton National Masonic Memorial ASsocia
tion here February 2S-2i next The meet
ing will be attended BY fifty grandmasters;
from the various states i'll the Union. u
will be presided over by Thomas j. ShTy-
och president Of the association and
grand master of Masous Of Maryland.
This associa ton was organized here
several years ago. its main object being
the erection of q million-dollar temple ia
Alexandria as q permanent memorial to
Washington the Mason.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
HAVE PLAN 10 CAMP IN CITY
collsos Girls Apply to Cleveland Az.
thoritiss for Permission to oe-
VII eupy Municipal Tract

i. ~ n x
Cleveland, GA party Of college
girls wishes to establish community
camp and garden on the 25-acre tract
Of city owned land overlooking the
Fairmont reservoir. IS
Application for permission to carry
out their back-to-nature program was
made by the girls recently at the city
hall.
The application was received by
City Forester John Boldly, who Is in
entire charge OF the city's campaign
for vacant lot development. The water
works department owns the land
which the college girls wish to use.
This is the first camping application
received at the city vacant lot gar.
dening bureau. Many applications for
permission to enter community garden
plans have been received and a mum.
Der of assignments made. z33.55
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
,sa,kan-Amurue.ir1ieanl Tragedy.

Like all other wars. the Balkan con,
dict has been the cause Of, many ro-
mantle tragedies. and not the least pa
thetic is that OF a Servian named MI
lossavlevitch. Before the war he lived
at st. Louis. where he was .betrothed to
the girl of his choice.
When war was declared Milossavle-
Witch felt his heart stirred by feelings
Of patriotism and fastened across the
Atlantic to enroll himself under the
Servian banner. He passed through
all the battles until he fell, dangerous.
ly wounded, on the field Of Monastir
Meanwhile his devoted sweetheart
in America, grieving at his departure
became prey to dependency. Some
weeks ago she died, having made a
will, in which she left all her money
to her f1ance The news Of her death
reached Milossavleyitch as he lay in
hospital at Monastir. The blow was
too much for him; he had no desire to
outlive his intended bride, and not
long ago he breathed his last. He was
holding a photograph Of his sweet
heart in his hand. ).
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
LEFT HAND BUT LITTLE USED
Really Extraordinary How Little De.
psndance 10 Placed on This Mem
II Der Of the Body.

OF Just how much value, daily value,
IL your left hand to you, aside from
its being q natural apendagef OF your
left wrist? It Is estimated that hard.
ly one person out of ten uses this
hand for five per cent. of the hun.
sdred per cent. OF its usableness, from
getting up in the morning until going
to bed at night. AZ Sef
In this respect, the left handed per-
son, although often made the butt
OF the lefty stigma, e far superior
to his right handed neighbor. There
Is hardly left handed man or wom-
an who cannot use the right hand
much more freely and with stronger
grip than the right handed man or
woman can use the left. In most
cases the left handed folk write with
their right hands. but the right hand
.ers Of course use no other hand but
that to WELD q pen or pencil.
B. So weak is the left hand Of many
men and women that although not
crippled in Any way and perfect - to
shape and size, nevertheless 1t 10 held
back and guarded and restricted a.
though It were an injured member.
In lifting weights or grasping OBJ
jects with the frmness necessary for
moving or shifting the right handed
person makes the right hand do three
fourths Of the work. The left grabs
Of course. but 1t Is u comparatively
dainty grip. and the sturdier right
brother accomplishes Is the heavier
.yanking, The left handed man equal
ICES things more. Although he will
reach out and offer his left for first
use, when 1t comes to needing two
hands for tugging and hauling he
will make his right hand do a good
share Of the work. Because Of this it
is hardly to be deplored, as our grand
fathers and grandmothers used to
deplore frequently, that a man or wom-
an is left handed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
Not a Case for Humor.

Among the vehicles which stopped
at the signal from the traffic squad
man at a busy downtown corner was
q handsome touring car. A young man
sat at the wheel and next to him was
the uniformed driver. In the back
seat sat a poorly clad woman with a
shawl over her head. and at her feet
was a great bundle Of boxboards.
Hello, Bill!" a man called to the anna
teur chauffeur. who's your friend?"
The man saw more pathos than humor
In the strange combination when he
learned that the woman was seen with
the huge mass Of tirewood on her
back, when bill" offered to give her a
'"'lift. New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
Notorious Criminal Who Became
a Soul Saver Succumbs.
PIckpoekst Former Yeos Seeks to Be.
friend Turns AgaInst Him and In
directly 10 Responsible for
His Death.

Chicago.-As checkered and contra
dictory q career as any student of
mankind could hope to find has been
brought to a sudden conclusion by the
death OF Dick" Lane. safe-cracker
and robber. who turned evangelist;
picker Of pockets. who turned saver
Of souls.
The Inconsistencies OF Dick Lanes
life Dead Eye Dick was his favor
lite nickname-mays best be summed
up in the three divisions OF his career.
Here they are: II T Is e - .s.5
Childhood Observation-Disclosures years
Criminal career ...........40 years
Career as soul-saveF. .....1e years
The dark passages in his life had a
marked effect upon his mental and
physical being: SO did the happier
days after he walked into the Pacific
Garden mission 16 years ago and con-.
fessed his sins. It was his desire to
help those who remained in the Grim
inal career that he had forsaken that
finally brought about his death the
other evening. Il. n .ast
- COA AA8 SA0 SAI1bk1Ao6 AOAu0y0 N4Is
Lane. then seventy-six years old, took
home with him a man who had started
out for nights work az = pickpocket.
He talked to the man most Of the
night and finally, convinced himself
that the pickpocket had decided to-
lead the new life that he had chosen
Several days later. led by the man
who was partaking Of his homely hos
pitality. three hold-up men we're let
into the evangelist's house to rob him.
While Mr.. Lane was preparing a meal
for them one of the trio struck him
5senseless with an iron weapon. Then
they picked his pockets. robbed the
house and hed. s3.s sss 35es
From that day on Mr.. Lanes health
steadily declined. Three weeks before
his death he insisted on going out In .
rain and snow storm to addrcss q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
DEAD EYE DICK DIES
thing that you could have DONE" Mrs.

thing that you could have done."i Mrs.
Lane replied.
Whether he heard. the words OF com.
fort she does not know. The closed
eyes were never opened again.
A little more than sixteen years ago
"Dead.Eye Dick" then possessor of
the most unenviable reputation crook
could desire. alighted from a train in
Chicago, broken in health and spirit
through the life of crime and idleness
he had been leading. Two hours later
Capt. John D. Shea, then head OF the
city's detective bureau, sent for him
and, after a. brief conversation, or
dered him to get out of the city with
in twenty-four hours. z.
The broken man slowly arose and
shambled out Of the detective bureau.
He knew that he was watched. he
was penniless and he was hungry.
Walking along Van Buren, street he
heard music In q little back room.
Without knowing the nature Of the
place, he entered and took a chair. ;s;
1t was the Pacific Garden mission.
When the man walked out again he
was not ""Dead-Eye Dick" but Rich
ard Lane. evangelist. He walked to
the ONCE OF H. H. Kahlsaat, then pub
Usher Of the Times-Herald. He told
his story and Mr.. Kohlsaat believed
in his sincerity. He gave him employ,
ment as q janitor, personally under
took to lead him into the paths that
were SO new to him and continued to
be his close friend and aid up to the
time OF his death. s5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
British War once May Breed Re
IS mounts for the
Il Army. NH "A 1,

London.-The alarming deficiency Of
army horses in England. Of which the
figures will soon be known. 10 largely
due to . direct conflict Of interest be-
tween two government departments,
and the conflict IL becoming acute.
The board Of agriculture 10 the only
authority permitted to spend money
on breeding horses. and military au-
ithorities feel that the grant of $780,
GOO. chiefly given in premiums and for
buying mares, satisfies In no. respect
the particular needs OF the war Office,
This conflict OF opinion has become
emphasized in the last few weeks.
General Heath. who recently retired
from the position Of director OF re-
mounts. which he filled with conspicu.
Gus success. has just Joined the horse
breeding organization known rs the
Master OF Fox Hounds society. This
body. which has the only really prac-
teal scheme yet worked out in de.
tail, Is being strongly supported by
the war Office. Il.
Its most active supporter. Mr..
Pinckard, an ex-M. F. H.. has recently
presented the lease Of 400 acres Of
land and stables to the war office In
the hope that the gift may be used
as breeding establishment on the
German lines. The gift was eagerly
accepted by the war Office. which sees
in it the nucleus of q new develop
ment. though at present it is largely
wasted because the war Office has not
a free hand.
The society has pointed out that the
board Of agriculture scheme Is large
ly waste money; that of the 100000
granted as much as $50. 900 is spent on
administration, and that the animals
bred under the scheme are not likely
to profit the war Office a penny. The
best will certainly be bought for
French and German officers.
The board Of agriculture Is doubt
less the best authority, but while it re-
fuses to pay the slightest heed to war
office requirements the whole meaning
and point of its schemes are lost.
Quite naturally the development com
missioners, working with the board,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30

word because there wasn't any for It
I In French? ~. 5l5 81
Monster seemed to be pretty fond Of
Miss Edith all the same, and believe
I she really liked the little fellow, for
II all she used to laugh at him. Any
I, way, when George came up he went
round scowling and .muttering. and
George and Edith had no end OF fun
/ out Of him. Then George had to 90
back. but he promised to run up
again for the weekend q while! later.
And SO Monsieur Rambouche got his
/ day after all.
Now it's a singular fact, my dear,
! the way our womens tastes run. Act
ually. after George had gone back to-
New York Edith entered upon quite q
plantonic Irritation with Monsieur
Rambouche. suppose she felt that,
loving. George, and therefore being
perfectly secure against a change of
heart, she might as well make the
most OF her last days of liberty. But
those Frenchmen certainly know how
to make love. And so-well, one eve.
ming / was told that Monsieur had
been seen depositing a little piece OF
hair In locket And it was hair OF
that dark, beautiful red such as was
never seen on one woman:s head in a
thousand. But Edith had that hair.
You say you're shocked Well. I'm
not now, because, when ! think 1t over.
Il conclude that Monsieur had pleaded
that his heart was broken, and that
he'd begged for 1t as an eternal mem
DRY OF her. and SO she shipped OF a
piece without thinking and gave 1t to
him, just in a spirit of deyiltry. You
know. how Edith is. But the next morn
ing she had been crying and that aft
ernoonfI saw her talking very earnest
" to Monsieur and he shook his head
and chartered and waved his hands
and stalked away. And do you know.
the wretch had actually refused to re-
turn it! S;i3; Il q 4. y Fl Il - y s.
/ suppose they have different code
in France Now that you tell me
Monsieur actually has money Of his
own i can 8acquit him Of the grosser
crime. Perhaps he was sincerely in
+ love with her and showed It in his own
fashion. But, anyway, the upshot was,
he told her that unless she married
him he would write to George. enclos-
ing the memento, and then there
would be i pretty price to pay.
Edith famed u then and told him
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
MS Own FASHION
Love. Making by the French Code
. Won Over the American
sss. Way.
/ BY AGN ES KIRBY.

Monsieur Rambouche? You mean
thai disgusting little FTenchman whom
we all hated so at. Bar Harbor last
summer? He called himself the count
OF something or other, didn't he, and
claimed that the wrong branch OF the
/ family had got hold Of the title? So he
has settled down in America and be-
come naturalized, has he? And he
really had money of his own and
not q fortune hunter! Well, Of course
4 that does put his persecution OF Edith
Moore upon "a different level, and It
may be, as you say. that he loved her
Z and not her fortune only he certain
$lyg took queer method OF showing his
affection, not to speak Of her being
I already q engaged to George Turner.
5 And he's married whom? Elsie Moore!
Edith's sister! Well, that surely Is
news, and now since you don't seem
to know all the circumstances about
last summer I'll enlighten you in turn.
You know i always stayed at 9 quiet.
4old-fashioned place up in Mount Des-
ert. I'm getting to be an old woman
and the new, noisy hotels don't appeal
to me as they do to younger folks
Wed had the same crowd there year
after year until we got to be all old
friends together. And I'd met Edith
Moore and her sister Elsie each
summer since they were little bits OF
things, 50 that when she whispered to
me the news OF her engagement to
George 4 was nightly well pleased.
And George came up for his vacation
/ . day or two later and tell you It
made me glad to see how happy they
we're. Fl gsssi Il y 81 Il IS
Monsieur Rambouche was staying at
( the same place. You remember how
he used to vent his spleen on Amer
lea! It was good enough to live in
for a while and to spend a holiday in.
but "a for being q citizen! Where
was our art,swhere was our literature.
what about our patriotism and wasn't
it.true that Washington wouldn't have
won IL France hadn't whipped Eng
land on sea and land? He tried me a
little, but couldn't exactly resent a
man standing up for his own country.
though why should he come here and
4 then make fun Of us? II
What made me angry was when he
attacked American women. The WON
en- OF his land, according to him, were
paragons Of virtue, and we mustn't
I believe those wicked plays and novels.
written all by Alsatians. When, they!
were married they stayed at home.
and helped their husbands at their
Offices as well, and before marriage
they made their mothers and fathers
and brothers and sisters, lives happy.
And as for Y flirting --why. hadn't
France had to take over the English
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
Almoati the Speed Limit.

mo man is q coward-to himself"
said the Civil wariveteran. oracularly.
j, 1At Chattano oga, one of the men In
my company left early in the action,
and no one saw him till after the bat
tie, when he appeared in camp I'M
wounded and una Dashed. Someiof the
boys accused him Of running away.
but he wouldn't admit it.
IT only retreated in good order he
declared. 1, IS: s u "a
4 81 heard Of the matter, and q few
days later asked him If he had any
idea how fast he had retreated.'
Well, I'll tell you, cap'n,' he said.
II I'd been at home, and going after
the doctor, folks that see me passin'
would have thought my wife was right
sick!''" Youths Companion. ,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
Feathers in Mem. Hats.

Men may soon try to Guido women
In the matter Of head adornment. It
is rumored that aigrettes are worn
at present by a great number Of Lon
don's male population. A fashionable
London halter is predicting great
future for mems aigrettes. For some
time past one brand of mems hats has
been bedecked with a small feather,
but this. has gradually developed into
a tuft, as large as that worn on WON
ems headgear. Pheasant's claws are
mixed with the feathers, and metal
ornament finishes OF the stag brush
at its base. They cost from 81 to IS
apiece.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30

street meeting. He returned home
late. his body soaked with, the pene-
trating rain and sleet that had fallen
all evening.
That night he was compelled to take
to his bed. Although he realized that
he would not recover he was cheerful
and happy UP to the last hour OF his
life. s IN. sSsss. a5g n
Il just hope that the last a16 years Of
my life have atoned for all Of those
black years that came before them"
he whispered to Mrs. Lane after the
doctor said that he had but q few
minutes to live.
Daddy. they have atoned for any
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
DEARTH or HORSES IS FELT

are more Interested In the scientific.
side than the practical and military.
They do not care about military
horses. but at the same time they
stand in the way Of the other author.
tity attending to this vital national
need. NH Il
4 A crisis will be reached = soon -
the census OF military horses. now
almost complete. Is analysed. 1t IL.
known from Colonel seely. the war
secretary. that there are 100000 fewer
horses on the farm than two years
ago. and Of those left fewer are Of the
military type. rs s35
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
GRANT TOMB is INCOMPLETE IN N / !: i ::
ThIrty.ons Years Have Passed Since
the Corner Stone Was Laid 3
4 Work stu Waits. 55ss5

New York.-Although many years
have elapsed since the corner stone
Of Grants tomb was laid the monu-
ment is not yet completed. The sub
scription fund Of $350,000 for the
building Of the tomb proved made
3quate to supply nine stained glass
windows which were planned. but out
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30

how unutterably low he way. Monsieur.
answered that she had played with his
heart before he knew she was engag-
ed, andN broken it, and now he was
going to show her how d. Frenchman
wiped out an insult Of that sort. It
was queer, perverted pride--and
after all he was no coward. He did
write to George, and sent him the
hair, and told him he was coward
and that he and Miss Edith had made
him a laughing-stock, and If George
would come over to France with him
he would show him how gentlemen set
tied such matters in his own country.
He offered to call on him at his home
in New FORK, and, until he heard from
him, he would await his pleasure at
Seal Harbor, and he signed himself
his respectful servant. ~ as. 81
t5 OF course, in Monsieur's mind, that
settled everything between George and
Edith. And Monsieur; not dreaming
that George would come. was taking
the air upon the beach when George,
Turner and Edith came strolling along.
arm in arm. NJ 4 "a "a 81 "a. = 81 I'D q Y
At the sight Of them Monsieur al
most tainted. Then he stood up brave
ly and began. to denounce Edith In
unmeasured language, while she
smiled scornfully at him and chung to
Georges arm. & ri Isl 5#.s.s ..t n
little fool, said George. when
he had finished I'VE don't fight duels
in this country. and, anyway. II l did
fight one it wouldn't be with q fellow
who betrays woman as you: have
done. Do you know what I'm going to
do with you? I'm going to leave you
alone strictly alone"
Monsieur Rambouche began to ex-
plain. ssS4 q
.You don't understand he STAN
mered. "She gave me her hair, this
lady who is engaged to marry you!
Don't you understand now? She is
false, like all American women. Bien!
II she does that before marriage
what will she do after? She is a flirt."
He shot that word forth as thought
itwere the acme OF insult, and George
was SO amused he said afterward he
hadn't the heartsto hurt the little fell
low. Besides, everybody knew all
about the affair, SO it didn't matter.
"see here, Monsieur Rambouche,"
said George, taking him by the arm.
I'm going to overlook all this be-
cause Of your disgusting ignorance. In
this country, my friend, it is q girls
privilege to fiirt, whether she's en-
gagged or not. It's expected Of her.
That's what has made our nation
,great-tIat and the battle OF Bunker
Hill. Now, If you'll come back to the
hotel, I'll buy you something cool to
drink. You look rs though you need
ed it, ss5 i Il s5 Il
And 30 you say Monsieur has be.
come naturalized now. Dear me!
suppose the shock OF this intelligence
upset all his preconceived ideas. Yes.
/ knew they were good friends. fbut'
I didn't know he had married Miss
Elsie. But in strict confidence, dear,
i wonder Just what George did say to!
Edith afterWard.
sf Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30

Stevens mother. which was partly
wrecked by a storm last week. After
wrecking Of the home Mrs. Williams,
the mother. disappeared and her pres
ent whereabouts are unknown, but
she Is supposed to be in Kansas City,
Mo.
About $500 have been found, the
money being in gold certificates and
in bills ranging from SO to $50.
Later more Of the money was found
and the finding caused considerable
excitement and started q systematic
search Of the neighborhood, in which
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30

OF the city appropriation Of $4,000
year toward maintenance OF the
mausoleum the windows at last have
been purchased and placed.
Two other features originally
planned. however, have not yet been
realized These are groups Of stat
uary to decorate the top Of the dome
and pediment: and landscape garden.
ing. Out of the city fund the Grant
Monument association now is trying
to- save enough u to provide these
groups OF statuary, and the park de-
partment is to ask a SIS. 900 appro-
priation for landscape gardening, In
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
GAVE LIFE FOR HIS PET CAT
Man Shocked to Death Rescuin0 It
From Electric Light Pole at ELL
colt City, Ind.

Baltimore. Md.-Harry Stansfleld Of
Ellicott City was killed while trying
to save his children's pet cat. The
children begged their father to rescue
the cat, which had climbed pole car
rying electric light wires. Mr.. STAINS
field laughingly remarked that he was
not pole climber and that 1t was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-30
Golf Before Everything.

A very prominent player told Of an
incident which illustrates the ire.
mendous grip Of golf. A very large
customer called on him to discuss the
placing of contract which amounted
close to million dollars. For nearly
two hours his customer talked golf
until he finally said: We'll, it wasn't
golf that brought me to see you. !
must talk about that contract but
what's the use? You're going to get
It. Say! Do you hold your thumbs
down the shaft when you driver"