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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Fight Of Progressives.

Irosressives ard republicans who de-
clared themselves friendly to Col. Roose-
Welt again ed fight a"-.inst th. entire
resolution The progressives declared il
was against American governmental pr.n-
ciples To limit the right of the people to
choose PRESIDENT Senator CraWfo
insisted il MAS aimed ut Gel Roosevelt.
We are asking the American people TO
foreclose themselves from Ihe right to
call into service the man of the hour dur
.ng crisis upon which the Very destiny
the republic may ne hanging" de-
are.i Senator Crawford We have 40
fr,ir Of q desI.ot."
No. wc are not afraid of 4 despot." re-
t'Tycd Senator Williams neither was
aoy othes TOO! nation that ever existed.
until after Il had got him
senator owen strongly urged his
54aendment providing for direct popu-
ia. vote on President ami Vice President.
.tnd abolishinS the present electoral col
ItSe. through which the presidential vote
"f the states IS cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
German Empress in Ill Health.

BERLIN, February 1.-The German
empress is expected to go to Bad Maui
helm in March for long sojourn. Her
majesty's health of recent years has been
somewhat precarlous- She was at Bad
Nauheim for eight weeks last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
PLAN GRAND BOULEVARD.
Chicago's Elaborate Highway Will
Typify Passing of Humanity.

CHICAGO, February IA beginning
on a proposed elaborate architectural and
sculptural establishment of the Midway
Plaisance-the terraced. double boulevard.
one mile long, between Washington and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Reassured by Powers.

1t is asserted here that the Montene-
grins and the Greeks have received as
surances that Russia and France will sup
port their retention of Scutari and Janina
If they succeed in capturing them while
the BulSarians are taking Adranople
King Nicholas of Montenegro. on the one
side, and Crown Prince Constantine of
Greece, on the other. declare that they
will take the fortress bys storm or lose
their lives in the attempt.
Should any fresh proposition to prevent
renewal of war give promise of success,
the allies will now put as a condition not
only the cessiOn Of Adrianople and the
Aegean Islands, but also the surrender of
Scutari and Janina to Montenegro and
Greece. Most Of the Greek and Servian
delegates left for home today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Blumng Is Charged.

Even at this late hour each side to the
dispute is accusing the other Of bluffing.
The Turks declare that in their note
to the powers Thursday the allies We're
given greater concessions as basis for
resuming the peace negotiations than
they had expected to be made them at
the commencement of the peace negOtia-
tiOns. Tie allies practically admit this.
but say what would have been q cepta BILE
even a fortnight ago cannot now be en-
tertained and that the Turkish game OBJ
viOusly is to lead them by the nose for
months counting on the allies financial
exhaustion and hoping that complications
will arise TO favor Turkey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
MI. Cannon Opposes.

Representative Cannon termed the
amendment 'far-reaching legislation in
troduced without advance notice, not hav-
ing been referred to the committee on the
District Of Columbia He said he had
not bought land in this city. for the rea-
son that as one of the common council'
he did not propose TO be hampered in his
views.
This is a tax without regard to value" I"
he said He took Pennsylvania avenue as
a sample street. under the proposed law.
Property there is creasing, he said, and
increasing by leaps on + street and G.
street And yet he said, 'on this
broad avenue the many little property
holders must care for a great eXpanse
which is not such a valuable site" He
also referred to Massachusetts avenue.
TO him who hath shall he given, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
DELINQUENT LIST LARGE
Sale of $4,000 Parcels for Un-
paid Taxes Soon to Be
Ordered.

With approximately 1900 parcels of
Zeal estate advertised, the District of Co
lumba's annual toN sale list went to the
printer today. The list win appear about
the, middle of February and the prop
erty advertised, if not redeemed through
the payment of all costs, including that
of advertising, Will be offered for sale at
public auction to be conducted in the
municipal building in March.
The list is the largest ever sent out
of the Office of the collector of taxes of
the District. Delinquent property adver-
tsed last Year included approximately
1OCO0 parcels OF real estate, which was
the record up to that time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.


Convened at II ~ am
Resumed consideration of Works
siN-year presidential term amend
ment.
La Toilette eiGht-hour bill for
woman workers taken up in COM
m'ttec.
House.:
Convened at II am
Resumed consideration of Dis
trict appropriation bill
Ways aud means committee
heard Witnesses interested in the
free list of the tariff bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Payments Amount to 100000.

The announcement made early this
week that the tax sale list would go to
The printer today resulted in taxes being
paid on about 1909 pieces of real estate
during the last three days. The total
amount paid III was in the neighborhood
of SlOu,ul0. Collector Rogers force has
been kept busy handling the suddenly IN
creased business. Payments made prior
to today included a penalty of = per cent
a month since June and payments to be
made hereafter will be at the same pen
atty rate. with costs of advertising in
I.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Statue of Lincoln in Marble.

The statue Of Lincoln is of white stat
uary marble. and the tentative height OF
the figure on the sketch of the interior
il twelve feet. in the end walls of the
memorial hall will be incorporated Lin
coins Gettysburg address and his sec
ond inaugural address. The speeches
VIII be craven on large bronze tables.
BY means of terraces the ground at
the site of the Lincoln memorial will be
raised until the same level is obtained
as the ground at the base of the Wash
lngton Monument. The first terrace. six
teen feet above the park level, will he
1.Ho feet i'm diameter: the second an
additional eleven feet high, will be 100
feet in diameter.
ON granite rectangular base is placed
a series of plinths or steps, thirteen i'm
number, typifying the thirteen original
states The top step supports on its
outer edge a Greek Doric colonnade of
thirty-siN columns surrounding the me-
mortal hail. which rises through and
above il, and at the top of the wall is a
decoration. supported at intervals by
eagles. of forty-eight memorial festoons.
one for each state i'll the Union today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Populations Excited.

DR.. Danef. head of the Bulgarian dele
CATION. said that the feelings Of the Bal
kan populations must be considered En-
citement among them, he declared. had
reached the highest degree against their
fraudulent treatment" by a handful of
Young Turk conspirators who had at
tempted to play with the decision of
Europe and the honor, prestige and lives
of the Balkan peoples.
y comparison between the Vatican and
the Mussumans' holy shrines in Alria-
nople. DR.. Daneff said. was inadmissible.
The Italians, he declared, made con-
cessions to the papacy, after they had
taken possession of Rome. In case
Adrianople was vanqushed, who would
try to impose conditions? he asked. In
addition. DIR. Daneff continued, the Vati-
can was the residence of the Pope and
contained the tombs of apostles and
former popes, while Adr.anople. with the
exception of its mosques. had nothing
absolutely vital to the Mussulman peO-
pie DR.. Daneff repeated that nothing
could stop reOpen;ng of the war except
the unconditional surrender of Adrianoplt
and the Aegean islands,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Skirmishes Denied.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, February 1.-The re-
ports published yesterday of skirmishes
between Bulgarian and Turkish troops
near the Tchatalja lines are officially de-
MED here.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 1.-Aus-
tria-Hungary continues the active eu-
rollment of supplementary reservists In
the kHpntier districts bordering on Rus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Considers Details of Work.

The commission considered details for
the beginning of the work, including ar
rangements with henry Bacon, who de-
signed the plans that We're accepted for
the memorial. and tile sending to Con-
gress of an estimate of the money that
will be needed in the next fiscal year. 1t
was decided to ask fOl' S;nD'Est
Mr.. Bacon will begin at once upon the
detailed plans and working drawings for
the memorial, and as soon as possible
proposals for the construction of the
building will he advertised for.
The view of members of the commits
sion is that the memorial cannot be
completed under four years, although
efforts will he made to do so in less time
Col. Cosby. superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, will have super
vision of the work from the beginning.
the commission repOsing much confidence
in his ability To see that the memorial
conforms in every way to the purposes
of Congress. Col Cosby il a member of
the commission and has been present at
all the meetings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Sunday; much
colder tonight. with cold wave;
temperature Is degrees or lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
DetaiIs in Commission Report.

The plans i'll detail as outlined in the
commissions report on the bill are as
follows:
The total height of the temple above
the finished grade at its granite base
will be lightweight feet. The finished
grade is twenty-seven feet above the
present grade, making the total eleva-
tIOn of the structure above the pres
ent park level 11J feet. The granite
platform will be 231 feet long and 16;
feet wide. The colonnade is to be Ill
feet long and los feet wide, the columns
being forty feet nigh and six feet nine
inches i'll diameter at their base.
The memorial hall will be sixty feet
wide and 1:J feet long, and it's walls and
floor Will be OF colored marble. The cell
ing. which is sixty feet high, will be sup
ported by massive bronze beams, giided.
colored and lacquered: and light may be
introduced through the ceiling where
found by experiment to be of the best
advantage. The columns of the interior
are of the Greek Ionic order, and will be
NIFTY feet in height Those of the en-
terror Will be Dorjp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Newspapers Hopeful.

The London morning papers appear
hopeful that some means still Will he
found to avert Il resumption of the war
The Times publishes II dispatch from
Sofia, which declares that the Turkish
concessions have made much more
favorable impression there than on the
Bulgarian delegates in London and thinks
this favorable impression may he
strengt thened when it is found that it is
generally shared in Europe. The Times,
therefore. considers there is still Il faint
hope that peace will be preserved 1t
says that should the Young Turks decide
10 go a step farther to meet the allies il
is likely enough that the allies would
respond
In any event. says the Times, il is
hoped if the fighting is resumed that it
VIII be confined practically to bonn
bardment of Adr;anople and that the fall
of that city will bring about the conclu-
sion OF peace. The paper adds that it is
believed Germany strongly disapproves of
any monetary help being given either
side.
The severe winter weather makes condi-
tiOns most wretched for a resumption of
the war, says the Constantinople CORE
spondent OF the Daily Mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Thinks War Inevitable.

The Servian delegates have bid fare
we'll to Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign minister. Stojan Novalovitch,
head of the delegation, told Sir Edward
that he considered a renewal of the war
inevitable, as the Bulgar.ans would not
be satisfied with anything short of the
surrender OF AdrianopIe. NJ Novaxovitch
said to The Associated Press that he did
not believe any interference with the
allies was possible.
This time h" added. the prelimi-
naries To peace. together with new
armistice. will he signed after the fall Of
AdrianOple and a drumhead in the
battlefield. The conditions of peace will
comprise not only a new Thracan from
tier line, but the cotemporaneous sur
render of Scutari and Janina to Monte
negro and Greece and also q war in
demnity.
NJ. VeniZeos the Greek premier in
bidding farewell to friends said he hoped
soon to return to London for Il definite
conclusion of peace, as the second period
of the war would lt. VERY short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01

Continued on Second ascD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01

Work on the inaugural stands which
are being erected at the south and north
ends of the Treasury Department has
been begun. The inaugural committee.
however, has no control over these
stands, though it may advise as To deco
rations. The stands arc being erected by
the officials and employees of the depart
ment and will be occupied by them and
their friends.
The following additions to the commit
tee on music were announced today by
Chairman Percy ). Foster James q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01

Continued on Second pasc)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
MeadOr Treasurer
Of Commerce Body
Succeeds Late Joseph 7. Orme
Chamber to Again Offer Clean
up Pledge Prizes.

Thomas D. Meador Is to-day the
treasurer of the Atlanta Chamber
Of Commerce to fill the position made
vacant by the death of Joseph I.
Orme. Resolutions of coincidence in
Mr.. Ormes death we're adopted 5y
the board.
An invitation from the Ladies
Memorial Association for the Cham
Der Of Commerce to take part in the
Memorial Day exercises was accept
ed, as was the invitation of Mrs.
V. II. Kriegshaber and Mrs. John d.
Pickett for the directors to visit the
Inman Park School and see penny
lunches" served.
An appropriation was made by the
board which will enable the chamber
to offer the same prizes this year as
were offered last year for securing
Cleanup Day pledges. The prizes
are: First. $25; second. SIS; thirl,
$40. These prizes apply TO colored
schools as well as to the white
schools
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
Providing Dog Tax
Game Warden's Plan
Mercer Declares Scheme Would Pro-
teet Quail and Mean Big
Revenue to State.

Declaring dogs destroy more quail
than hunters. Jesse Mercer, State
Game Warden, has outlined a plan
to protect the birds and give the State
an added income Of S1,0O0,000.
There are more than 100000 dogs
in the State" said the Game Warden,
and only about third are given
in for taxation. In Whitfield County
there are 1900 dogs, and only about
375 are taxed The need for the tax,
as pointed out By him, is not only
for the additional revenue. but TO
stop prowllng dogs from robbing
birds nests and killing young birds
The Warden Also would put'a tax
Of 80 cents on all fishermen and re-
peal the provision OF the game law
which allows one to hunt in his own
militia district without a license.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
Homes Will Open to
Presbyterian Guests
Methodist Stewards Decide to Reuav
Hospitality by Helping Entertain
Assemblies in May.

Methodist homes in Atlanta will hs
wide open to delegates to the gres,
joint meeting of the three Presbv.
terrain assemblies TO be held here IN
May. This wag decided at the req.
ular meeting of the Atlanta Meth
odist Stewards Association. Mem.
bers voted to assist the Presbyterian
in caring for visitors to show their
appreciation for the hospitality of the
Presbyterians when the Methodist
General Conference met in Atlanta
The Young Turks" of the Stew.
ards Association controlled the meet.
ing, which was held at Grace Church
last night, 25 churches being repre.
sented. Young men were elected to
the offices.
Walter McElreath, Of Grace Churcb
was elected president, and Bayne Gin
son, Of Decatur vice president. and
Paul P. Reese, Trinity Church. sec.
rotary, were the other officers elected
Both are young men. Retiring Pres.
ident Colonel f. A. Quillian and Ser
rotary W. p. Bloodworth installed
their successors with speeches, While
the live wires" Of the organizatio,
made five minute talks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
Elks' Committees
Elected for Year
Work of Various Departments Of
Atlanta Lodge for Ensuing
Term Apportioned.

Standing committees for the COM
ing year were made public to-day
by the Atlanta Lodge of Elks, and
the following members WIFI have
charge of the organizations varied
interests:
House-George f. Watts, chair
man; r. s Abbott. F. NJ. Brother
ton. Albert Steinheimer, P. H New
ton. Finance-John d. Simmons,
chairman; A. H. VanDyke, w. P
Fain. Entertainment-Ro Robert Chesh-
ire, chairman; Hugh L. Cardoza, Wal
ter Hinchcliffe. Edward Adler. Ed NJ
Nix. Visiting-J G. Courtney. chair
man; George c. James. 4. L. JerEi-
gan, Maurice Haas, II. G. Beerman
Membership-LerO Gregory, chair
man: DR.. B. Wildauer A. F. Mayes
L. j. Kohler. J. Rinard, Press-W. 7
Waters. chairman; NJ. D. Clofne
Robert Moran. Music-S. \. A.
bright, chairman; c. c. Gillette. Fred
Wedemeyer. Art and Decoration
George SLIDER. chairman; Lucian
York. Harry Cohen. Organist-Wal-
ter L. Dunn. Special Amusement
Willard Pattison, chairman; George
Greenwood, William Sharp, Homer
George. Harry Downey. Electrician
Sam Donaldson.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
TWO MEN SHOT;
ROW OVER WIFE
One in Grady Hospital Seriously
Wounded - Husband Tells
Story of Affair.

L. L. Brown Is in the Grady Hos
p,al with a bullet hole in his right
breast. while r. T. Burnett is being
held BY the police in connection with
a shooting affair at "A Carroll Stree;
carly this morning. Burnett has
wound in his left arm, inflicted by a
bullet from his own weapon, caused
by Brown knocking the revolver 70
one side.
The shooting developed from trou-
bic over Burnett's wife. from whom
Burnett has been separated for three
weeks Burnett operates barber
shop at "a Carroll Street. When he
and his wife separated she went 10
her parents home at 1o7 Carroll
Street. Brown is 1t carpenter and a
single man.
Burnett claims that Brown came by
his shop this morning. cursed him and
asked him what no meant by going
around telling people what he was go
ing to do to him." and then slapped
him, following this with a movement
to his hip pocket. Brown denies that
he either cursed Burnett. slapped him
or made a movement as if to draw a
pistol. Il simply asked him what he
meant by what he had been saying
about me-" said Brown.
According to Burnett's story Brown
has been paying his wife attention for
some time. Yesterday afternoon he
went to his wife's house and found
Brown there and ran him away, tell
ing him to never let him catch him
with his wife again.
When Burnett drew his pistol Brown
struck it with his hand. throwing the
barrel to one side and causing the
first bullet to strike Burnett in Jhe
left arm. Burnett jumped back and
fired again. the bullet striking Brown
in the right breast and completely
penetrating the body. Brown fell to
the ground and Burnett made no fur
Their effort TO shoot. \ large crowd
gathered and Burnett was disarmed
and ambulances called. Both men
we're taken to the Grady Hospital
where Browns condition is said to be
uncertain.
After having hts arm dressed. Bur
nett returned to his barber shop and
was placed under arrest there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
Vote Coup Charge
Splits D. A. R. Meet
Deal Whereby Mrs. storey Gets Rival
Candidates Support Alleged
and Denied.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-That by
the. operation Of a political coup the
convention strength of Mrs Charles B..
Bryan. of Tennessee. candidate for the
president generalship OF the D. A. R.,
Is to be thrown at the last minute to
Mrs. William Cummings Storey. Of New
York. ostensibly rival aspirant is the
charge made to-day by the supporters
of Mrs. John Miller Horton. Of Buffalo,
third candidate. The charge is denied.
1t is claimed by her friends that Mrs
Storey has votes to spare ana need not
employ such q trick The story is per
sistent, however, it being said that Mrs
Bryan has agreed 10 cast her strength
on Mrs Storeys side Of the balance with
the understanding that she will receive
Mrs. Storeys support two years hence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
BAD ADDRESSES COST
P0ST0FFlCE MUCH TIME

Valuable lime in the delivery OF At
lanta's mail is lost each day. accord
ing To a statement of Postmaster Nc
Kee. because many people fail 10
realize Atlanta Is no longer village.
can not know whore everybody lives,
From 1000 TO 5000 letters come in
90 the Atlanta Postofice daily with
insufficient addresses. often no
street address Is given. Sometimes
the number of houses are omitted. 1t
means the letter must be sent To "A
tracer, who searches a directory to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11

the lobby of the Atlanta Theater, but
has now given that up and prepares
the sandwiches at her home. She
faces the future, with her mother
dead and her father dying, confident
that she will have no difficulty In
earning a living.
Il can get along" she said. Il
supported my family for three years
from my sandwiches. and | can COM
tinue to take care Of myself While
I am grateful to my friends for
their offers of assistance. / will not
need help.
My sandwiches are sold in most
Of the good Atlanta restaurants and
at the soda fountains. and while !
do not hope 10 become wealthy. /
am sure that / will be able to keep
myself and Billy in comfortable cir
cumstances. and care for my father.
Adopted Young Boy.
1T has been hard the past three
years. with father and mother sick.
but have managed. Mother had not
been well for seven years, and for
three years she has been an invalid.
Last summer she and father under
went serious operations, and both
have been sinking since Monday
afternoon mother fell unconscious
from her bed and never spoke again
before she died
BILLY" is a little l1-year-old boy
whom Miss Decker adopted from the
court OF Judge Bell last September
He aids her in making the sand =
wiChes and halts in his work only "a
sing the praises of his benefactress
He came to the door this morning
when a Georgian reporter called
While waiting for Miss Decker. the
little chap showed how completely
he had been won over BY the sand
WITCH girl"
n was a bad boy when came e
live with Miss Decker" he said. 81
smoked. and drank and cursed. and
did lots Of things 7 ought not to
/ I'm all right now, though WORK
all the time and I'm always gOins
10 work for Miss Decker. She teaches
me and takes care OF me. You wait
here. I've got to get ready to make
/ the sandwiches"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
RAILWAY BOARD TO INSPECT
STATION At HAWkINSVlLLE

As result Of a protest lodged
with the State Railroad Commission
by J. Pope Brown. one-time candi-
date for Governor. Commissioners
George Hillyer and +. p. Trammell
viii 40 TO HaWkinsville next Thurs
day to Investigate the conditions OF
The railroad stations there.
According TO Mr.. Brown, they are
totally inadequate for the needs 81
the city The whole commission will
go to Wiley and Mathis next Friday
10 investigate stations on the Tai
tul8h Falls Railway.