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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

American citizens in London who come
under the scope of the new income tax
law are making their returns at the con-
sulate with cheerfulness and alacrity
The returns are numerous but do not
make a great sum in aggregate. The in
comes of the very wealthy Americans re-
siding here are taxed at the sources, SO
that the returns of these are made on
the other side. The heaviest income thus
far reported at the consulate is one of
$4,000 The citizen who paid this de-
clared that the tax was reasonable
charge for the privilege of being an
American citizen.
This was the tone adopted by most of
the makers of returns. and the staff of
the consulate, anticipating unwilling and
protesting citizens. We're agreeably sur
prised at their attitude.
resident who paid without grumb-
ling stated that the few protestants
against the new tax are Americans who
have taken root here, and who have
| chung to their American citizenship for
sentimental or business reasons. Some
of these have been on the point of be-
coming British subjects for some time
and the imposition of the income tax
| may hasten their decision.
| DR. William Ralph Inge, Dean of st.
Paul's, whose sermons and lectures on
things modern have won for him the
sobriquet of "the gloomy dean declares
| that Protestant asceticism is response
BILE for that singular product of our
civilization known as the modern bust
| ness man.
! When one reflects that a man is con-
stitutionally indolent, that his natural
desires are easily satisfied, and that UNI
renting attention to money making
disqualifies it's votary from enjoying the
finer pleasures of life, it must be clear
he said that nothing but queer sort OF
religious decentralization could induce
many persons to choose the life which
the successful business man has to lead
When the money maker was an honest
merchant. subduing the earth and really
creating wealth to the public advantage
his work might be an instrument of val.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

The Suffragettes have introduced new
phase into the political situation by their
determination not only 10 support labor
candidates but to finance them as we'll
There is to be a great outpouring of
funds The result will be that when the
general election comes there will be in
Vulnerable triangular contests.
well informed political writer says
that this probably will return the Union
lists with too small majority to be
workable, whereas in all ordinary events
the Government will come back with on
ly the loss of a comparatively few seats -
He continues: There is no question of
patriotism: suffragettes care nothing for
Empire. They mean to have the vote,
and they are not likely to shrink from
financing irresponsible individual candl-
dates drawn from labor when they pour
chemicals into letter boxes, burn country
houses, and destroy masterpieces such
as the Velasque Venus.
IAN illustrious statesman has said that
he regarded the danger of suffragette in
reference in elections as a greater peril
than any civil war in our Islands. Their
funds cannot be entreated, for they are
lodged in Paris and Brussels; their re-
sources seem practically limitless, and
how they would exercise power If they
ever acquire 1t may be diagnosed by the
means they are taking to obtain the
vote"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

In order to develop the interest OF
the German army in the Olympic
Games to be held in Berlin in 1916, the
Military Weekly has started the pun
ucation of a sporting supplement ana
Emperor William has presented soid
Gun as first prize in lawn tennis
tournament for officers of the army
and navy.
The Military Weekly is the ofhcial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

st. Paul merchants recently bought
zoe, 900 hats at one time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

Berlin. April ga measure bearing the
harmless title of "land-division bill,
which has Just been introduced in the
Prussian Chamber of Deputies, would
make the Prussian government the larg-
est real estate operator in the world
The bill is another step in a campaign
against the Poles. and another move in
the direction of state socialism
1t proposes TO give the local admins
trative officials the right TO prohibit any
division of landed estates less than %
acres: and while the governments re-
port accompanying the measure describes
it's purpose as purely economic, 1t is Wei
understood that the real purpose Is TO
prevent the extension of Polish influence
by the division of Polish estates and the
settlement of Polish peasants upon them
in competition with the government
policy of settling German peasants on
these lands. Provinces like Westphalia.
Hessen- Nassau, and the Rhine Province
are even exempted from the provisions OF
the law: and schleswig- Holstein is evil
IDENTITY onty included in order that the bill
may be used against the Danes
In order to keep the division Of estates
fully under government control, the Dill
gives the government preemption on
ali lands. Whenever sale Of land
occurs the contract must be laid be-
fore the local administrative of1eiais'
who have the right to take the land
at the price named for the govern
ment. The evident purpose of this Is
to facilitate the Communication OF the
Polish provinces, the intention being
that the government parcel out the
estates purchased, and sell to German
Deasants. One of the most radicai
provisions of the bill gives the gov
eminent the right of prohibiting the
sale of land by one Pole to another.
II is expected that the measure Will
call forth q bitter struggle in the Diet,
probably even more bitter than that OF
six years ago over the bill giving the
government the right to appropriate
Polish estates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

Toledo high school girls are to learn
carpentry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

A matter that the court officials have
felt it necessary to impress upon for
eigners presented to the King and Queen
is that the fact they have been presented
at court. does not carry all the privileges
that are sometimes suggested. Nobody
who has not been presented at court or
levee can be asked to meet the King and
Queen but the fact they have been pre-
scented does not mean that they will be
invited to meet their majesties on some
other occasion. The presentation at
courts or levees has no further results
than the appearance of the names of the
presented in the following mornings
papers. 1t confers no privilege except
that of entry-when invited-to a foreign
embassy abroad. The suggestion that
presentees are entitled to receive at least
one invitation to a State ball, lacks any
authority The lists of invitations for
royal functions are compiled from the
book containing the names OF those pre-
scented at court, but in the first place the
Lord Chamberlain makes out the lists
and then they are carefully scrutinized
by the Queen. In the last reign King
Edward went, over the lists but King
George has Jeff this task to his consort,
so that every name is carefully consid-
cred before It is passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

uaoIe moral discipline But now that the
financier had dethroned the merchant.
now that wealth. was appropriated rath-
er than created. the connection between
religious austerity and business was al
most dissolved, and there was the UNI
edifying spectacle, so common in Ameri-
ca, OF the unscrupulous Spectator. who
made his home in his office. while his
wife squandered his ill gotten millions in
vulgar and senseless extravaganza
In the new submarines the admiralty is
building, and about which a great deal
of secrecy is maintained departure has
been made for the first time in this eeun-
try from the Holland type. The s l.,
now building at Greenock. is of the
laurent type. Enormous precautions
We're taken to screen her from the view
of unauthorized persons but it is known
she is built under license from an Ital-
ian company design which is very fav-
orably regarded by the Admiralty. The
chief feature of il is the provision of
water tight compartments which find no
place in the design OF previous British
submarines, and of detachable KEEL
weighing II tons. which can be released
by those on board should all reserve
buoyaney be exhausted. Two other yes
sells of the same design are now on or
der and will be known as 50 and So.
Lieutenant B. d. Milling. crack flyer of
the United States army, is in England
studying the latest aviation methods
there. He will report TO the secretary
of war on his return. consequently he re-
fuses to discuss his visit until its results
are in the hands of his superior officer.
Milling is spending every moment of his
time here with the flyers. He is making
close study of the latest types of ma
chimes. He is one of the few flyers able
to fly monopIane or biplane with equal
ease and this ability has given him an
excellent chance to actually try all of
the new models.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06
Queen Mary Said to Be a
Poor COnvasatiOnaIiSt.
Suftragettes viii Not Only Back
But Finance Labor Candidates.
New British Submarines Are of New
Design...FIeas and Scarlet Fever.

London. April 5.-Queen Mary is poor
conversationalst according to her most
recent critics.
on someone being brought up to her 1t
is said she will begin to talk with re-
markable felicity, setting the other at
ease and delighting him. Then, all OF a
sudden, she suddenly ceases, an acute
silence supervenes, and the other does
not know whether to break the pause or
slip away. The fact is the Queen talks
well by dnt of concentration: this does
not always last until the end of the con-
versation, and once the thread is broken
she grows distracted, thinking of some
thing else.
Ii is suggested that Her Majesty has
adopted the idea, not new to many poliu-
clans, of posting herself on subject
that she knows she will be called upon
to discuss Miss Mural Wilson, one of
the most popular girls in society, carried
this idea out to perfection, and thereby
won the reputation of being one of the
most interesting women in England. She
supported at her own expense a former
governess, and the only demand that she
made in return was to be coached.
When there was to be party at Tranby
Croft, her fathers residence, Miss VIII
son would send the governess the names
of any celebrities who were to attend.
and next day when the governess had
been to the British museum library she
would dispatch a complete precis of what
they had written and done, so that Miss
Wilson could talk TO them with absolute
familiarity about their achievements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
AUTHORIZES PAYMENT,
BUT SUGGESTS DELAY
Echo in the Controllers Office of
Collision Between Steamers Nam
tucket and Monroe.

An echo of the collision between the
steamships Nantucket and Monroe, off
Hog Island some weeks ago, resulting
N the sinking of the Monroe with the
loss of forty-one lives, was contained in
a decision handed down by Controller
George E. Downey of the Treasury De-
parIment yesterday. The Navy Depart
ment asked if it was authorized to pay
to the beneficiary of Otto Franz Wegner
Cnied States Marine Corps. the six
months salary allowed to officers and
men who die of wounds or disease not
the result of their own misconduct
The evidence submitted showed that
this man, who was a member of the
ships band attached to the receiving
snip Franklin at Philadelphia. had re-
enlisted January 81 1914. and that he
had an excellent record during his pre-
vious enlistment. Immediately upon re-
cnlitsing he was granted leave of alb
sencc. stating ito friends that he was
going to Norfolk. Va" He did not re-
port at the expiration of his leave, and a
letter from the steamship company told
of having on the list of the Monroe's
passengers 20. Wegner, L. S. Navy"
The steamship company also declared
that he was not among the survivors.
While the controller states that there
is little doubt that 20. Wegner L. s.
Navy and Otto Franz Wegner are one
and the same. and he authorizes the
payment of the salary for six months at
the same time he suggests to the Navy
Department that payment be deferred at
least sixty days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
UNWILLING Is POSTPONED.
Confederate Monument at Arlington
to Be Dedicated June 4.

Announcement was made yesterday by
Col. Hillary A.. Herbert president of the
Confederate Monument Association. that
the unwilling of the Confederate monu-
ment in the Confederate section of the
Arlington national soldiers cemetery
sch~auled for April - is postponed to
June 4. This change in date was made
necessary by the inability of the Texas
contractor 20 furnish the granite for the
monuments base in time. A contract has
been closed with a Maryland firm for
Maryland granite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been report
ed to the health department during the
past twenty-four hours:
Charles Jones. IS years. Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Helen Simcns, : years, Children Hos
pital.
Janey p. Steel, 40 years, 1415 Chaplin
street northwest.
Annie j. Burton, = years, 13oi1. 18th
street northwest.
James y. Scott. 81 Years. HOP ;;1st
street northwest.
Lena Raboy, 10 years, Emergency Hos
pital.
Meyer Greenbaum. Al years. 40 9TH
street southwest
Infant of Preston n. and Lille &.
Lynn II hours, l29 North Carolina ave
nue. southeast
Clarence Hunt. - years Freedmen's
Hospital.
Katie Davis. - years. $40 6 street
southwest.
Isaac BurrelL 40 years, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Pearl Scott, Il Years, 1914 L street
southeast.
Irma Green. .s years 627 street
southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
URGES NEW PLAN
OF STREET NAMES
Mr.. Stevens Would Use Num-
bers Instead of Letters
North and South.
TERM THEM AVENUES
TO MAKE DISTINCTION
Argues That Under Present System
Intelligence Will Be Lost
With Growth. -

Calling attention to the confusion re-
sulting in Washington from calling east
and west streets by letters and proper
names. W. y. Stevens has proposed new
street nomenclature system. under which
the east and west streets would be call
cd avenues and all streets and avenues
except the present avenues would be
given NUMBERS.
Speaking of his plan last night Mr..
Stevens said:
The practical object OF naming streets
is to locate residences and places of bus
ness. Every street name should indicate
it's locality relatively to all other streets.
and relatively to some we'll known center
or benchmark.
I'm Washington the Capitol is the eS-
tablished center. East and west from
this center the streets are numbered in
order and each number is the initial for
100 house numbers. This system is per
feet and unlimited iongitudinally If it
were extended to the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans the numeral names would not be
exhausted. and every number would con-
vey definite idea as to its locality.
Declares Plan Inadequate.
But the north and south system of
letters and bi, tri and Quadrisyllabled
names is imperfect and totally made
quate You have to count on your lin
gers to find that the iifteel hundreds are
beyond street. and what are you going
to do when you get to NeDuchadnezZar:
If YOU continue the syllable system you
will have to import Russian names that
will reach from the lamppost clear across
the sidewalks and bankrupt the city to
obtain street signs before we get to
1feoth street. which New York has al
ready reached. and its numbered streets
began at the edge of the downtown, old
city of medley names. when it was as
large as Washington now is.
There are streets in TINS CITY HaN'us
from seven to ten different names in
their length. There are patches OF streets
living at all points of the compass: 1hey
are bad wounds that, however heaieo'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Births Reported.

The following births have been re-
ported to the health department during
the past twenty -four hours:
Albert and Elsie NJ. Warfield girl.
Percy NJ. and Mary E. Selby, boy.
Claudius L. and Genevieve Stone, girl.
Frank o. and Lena X. Moiler, boy.
Arthur F. and jamie Laverty. girl.
Charles E. and Mary T. Hawkins boy.
George F. and Mabel NJ. Hirschman
girl.
John Q. and Alice Evans. girl.
Robert H. and Finifred E. Duenner,
girl.
William L. and Elizabeth Bolen, boy.
CarmeIo and Christano CuSato. boy.
Charles f.. jr. and Grace NJ. Dodge,
girl.
Theodore and Maria Chaconas, girl
Edward and Susie Smith. boy.
Willie L. and Hattie Page, boy
William H. and Mary Berry, girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

will always leave unsghtfy scars on the
worlds fairest city. Not one resident in
hundred can tell the location of streets
that have what are called proper names.
such an ancient system is not creditable
to the capital of a nation that claims to
be practical. when SO simple a remedy IS
indicated by its own system of north
and south streets.
II suggest the following plan: Let
every street lying east and west be called
an avenue and numbered. the fifteen
avenues now lying in: that direction TO
remain unchanged as to both titles and
numbers Let the seven avenues now
lying nearest north and south retain their
present titles. but he called streets in
harmony with the streets nearest parallel
to them. Let every street, place court
or alley be given its due local title, not
hesitating to use one-half and one-third
when necessary to meet the facts, in as
ISOLATION with either streets or avenues
Then l6t2 avenue northwest would take
the place of ten OF more different names
now given to the street lying between Q
and R streets northwest.
Difficult to Locate.
How is anybody to find 1928 Wiltberger
street? On the proposed plan that would
be 1925 6la street northwest. which suS-
gests a eth street car to 18th avenue.
a walk of half a square east. then a few
doors north looking on the east side for
the number because. facing away from
the Capitol. the odd numbers are on the
right side of every street or avenue ana
the even ones on the left.
The only general changes required
would be in lettering the street corner
signs. and not one-half of those would
need alteration. The numbers on houses
would not have to be altered where they
are now correct.
This system would give the exact loca-
ton Of every house in terms that cc1-
vey an adequate, idea. It would be of
great advantage in the quick distribu-
ton and accurate delivery of mail. 1t is
rot new excepting in its application to
diagonal streets and to courts, places
'seven-eights of the city of New York
is laid out in perfect rectangles by streets
lying one way and avenues the other, and
probably other cities have adopted this
modern system as a necessity as soon
as they grew beyond village require
ments. go
This system should always radiate
from a known center. not beginning with
city may eventually spread in any di-
is now on filled-in ground where I have
tished in ocean water: and Chicago now
covers many acres of what was once
thought to be unteuable marsh.
Washington and LEnfant gave US a
beautiful plan. Let us stop spelling it,
and go ahead with the definite and I'M
limited mineral street system that has
proved to be superior to any meaningless
street titles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
MUST ANSWER CHARGES.
Minister Suspended, Pending Hear
ing Before Church Judicatory.

SPRINGFIELD. Mo-. March 2l.-Rev.
r. L. Randolph. formerly Presbyterian
preacher at Leesburg. Va. was suspended
from the Ozark Presbytery today. pend
ing hearing of charges against him
before the annual meeting of the church
board Apri, II.
Mr.. Randolph came to the Ozark coun-
try six months ago and became pastor
Of churches at Crane and Hollister, Mo.
His wife and family. it is said. still are in
LeeSburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
M1DDIEs' SUMMER CRUISE.
Squadron to Stop at Only Two For
eign Ports on Long Voyage.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. March :1.-The mid
shipments summer cruising squadron will
stop at only two foreign ports, according
to announcement made today at the
Naval Academy These will be Naples
and Gravesend. and it is planned to
spend about ten days at each place.
The cruise will begin early iii June and
extend until the latter part of August.
can't. William f. Fullam, superintendent
of the acadmy. will be in command and
will have the battleship Missouri as his
flagship The other ships of the squad
ron will be the battlcships Idaho and IL
liuoiS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
other Recommendations.

The annual report Of the committee OIL
law is to be offered by its chairman
Arthur A. Birney; that. of the municipal
finance committee by it's chairman
George Truesdell. and that of the COM
mittee or national forest and park reserve
by w. V. Cox, It's head. The committee
.on the Public Library, i. G.. Collren,
chairman. in its annual report. will rec
omnend that Congress be urged to grant
funds for increased force, increased sal
aries and a larger appropriation for
books, in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the board Of trustees.
Charles l.. Kern. chairman of the com
mttee on the history of the District OF
Columbia. Will deliver the annual report
OF that body, and Representative julius
Kahn of California is scheduled to de-
liver an address. on the Importance of
state and District national guards. The
report from the national councillor to the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States is to be submitted to John l.
Weaver. Following the business Of the
evening a buffet luncheon. will be served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Manufacturer a Suicide.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, March al
Ashton Lee, sixty-seven years old, said
to be a prominent manufacturer in Law
renee, Mass. fired three bullets into his
right temple today and died this after
noon. He had been here taking the baths
and his wife was with him. Mr.. Lee was
the head of the Lee Chemical Company
of Lawrence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
MEETS DEATH IN FLAMES.
William Clemmings Fatally Burned,
Others Hurt. in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, March 21.-William
Clemminss, seventy-two Years old, was
burned to death and dozen other
dodgers barely escaped by Jumping into
hrenlen's nets today when fire destroyed
the Kansas City Mission. Mrs. Lizzie
klrck dropped her -year-oid son into
a net. then jumped herself and escaped
SeTera, men and women almost suffo-
Gated Were carried down ladders
The fire started in the basement and
enVeloped the two-story building before
any of the sleeping occupants We're
AROUSED.