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Proposed Increase in Fees.

Another matter which is receiving care
full attention is the proposed legislation
increasing the registration fees for motor
lists Statistics show now that an owner
of. an automobile in Maryland already
pays higher registration fees than are
required by any other state in the Union.
The only other states charging this
tT1t0iint are Idaho and New Hampshire,
but in these states automobiles are eN-
emnt from taxation az personal property,
which is not the ease in Maryland Even
New York and New Jersey only charge
$40 per apnum. III New Hampshire, the
only other state except Vermont in which
the registration fee is as high as in Mary
land. the chauffeur's annual fee is s. the
first year and 81 each subsequent year
In Maryland il is 50 every year. In 1917
the total fees of chauffeurs and oper-
ators IN Maryland amounted To S24,23S
Thus II will be seen that the fees charged
motorists in Maryland are higher than
in any other states
In addition to the above fees. which the
automobile owner in Maryland pays for
the privilege of using his automobile, he
is also taxed for; state. county and city
purposes for the privilege of owning it.
In Baltimore city he is taxed the first
year at two-thirds the sale price Of the
car. plus accessories and equipment. If
he goes to the appeal tax court each year
and makes the necessary application for
reduction he can have the cost reduced
original cost, the third year to 40 per cent
and the fourth year to 80 per cent. BY
that time the car IL worth about 10 per
cent of its original cost. =.
A Maryland motorist owning a i've
thousand dollar car pays $3.50 for state
taxes, $50 city taxes and SIS for regis
tration fee making total OF SlSJ.JO.
equaito. a real estate tax of. 2.1S per cent.
An owner of an eighteen-hundred-d dollar
car pays total of S57.4s or equal to a
real estate tax of I.SD Der cent. The
owner Of a thou sand dollar car pays
sso.s1 or equal to a real estate tax Of
90 per cent. The motorist owning a
fve-hundred dollar machine pays the
total sum of S22Ss which includes resisr
tration ices. This is equal TO tax on
real estate of 17.2e per cent. This same
car when it is five years old and worth
about so is taxed SIGH. or a real estate
lax OF IS per cent. These are what
the figures show. In other words the
poorer a car owned gets the higher the
rate of taxation If the license fees are
doubled, as some persons propose. 1t
would then force the owner OF five
hundred.dellar car 10 pay taxes at the
rate of .6s56 per cent of its actual value.
and the: owner ;of a five-thousand: dollar
car would pay at the, rate of 3. % per cent,
Solution Offered: -.
A solution of the law is offered by the
club iIF the following manner:
The .lautomohile should be registered
and reIdired to gerry set Of numbers
for Identification In case of accident or
violation of the Law The commissioner
of raotor vehicles Should be retained to
supervise and regulate automobile traffic
inEthe state Fl costs about $4,000 a year
to-rtitf His .eftSees--There are 10000 auto
mobiles in the state; and that. would be
50 car. The automobile owners should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
BY HOWARD S. FISK. - .

Automobile Club of Mary
land is carrying on one OF the
most active campaigns in the
III interest of motoring of any
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
Wives Of Striking Miners Swear
Deputies Kicked and Beat Them

MED that shs and three other women
taken at the time were arrested for
picketlug and interfering with non
union men
The national guard Of Michigan was
represented by officers At the hear
ing
Soldiers were charged oy Frank
King with attacking the American flag
which he carried at the head Of d
strikers parade at Calumet on septem
Der 13.
The witness said one OF the soldiers
demanded the flag and when hs re-
fused the militiamau stuck his bayo-
net through the flag and knocked the
flag from the staff The parade was
broken up.
"As a matter OF fact" said General
Kirk IS il not true thar the parade was
stopped by one soldier and that when
an officer came Up he told the strikers
to procee d"
The witness replied that ne was too
far away TO hear what the oficer said.
Tony StephaLio who marched IN the
same parade testified that he did not
see the alleged attack on the hag
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
TRANSPORT HANCOCK COMING
TO PENSACOLA WITH MARINES
AND WILL STAY INDEFINITELY 7
She Has Aboard Over Eight
Hundred Officers And
Men Who VIII Be Sta
toned At tho Pensacola
Navy Yard.

The transport Hancoch, the .ar=es.
ir She ser> lce Of the navy, is To return
10 Peusacola from New Orleans -r5
5riug to this city over eight hundred
officers and men OF the United states
maine corps. Thay form the Errs'
regiment Of marines aud win oe e-a-
toned a Pensacola -oI an tDa-.ui-"
period. therefore viii not re.ucu To
Philadelphia as q first ANTICIPATED
The transport viii sail for Pensacola
"a soon as the festivities IN New Or-
cans are concluded. and it is probable
Lhat she will 1e alongside the hl-+
at the navy yard before the end -
the week
The trarsporr Prairie, wl1.eh went 90
Mobile a few days ago With me Sec
oud regiment Of marines, 'comE rising
about seven hundred man and officers.
will also return 10 Pensacola. but viii
not remain. As soon as she liz coaicd
by the collier Caesar, now .u Tho Nar-
hor she viii sail for Mexican VIZ tors
Ier orders being TO patrol thc Mexican
coast. II is supposed rbaJ she VT.
pace marines aboard the various bat
Jieships now or duty in those waters
thUs greatly increasing the marine
force J50rc
The ffanaOcE will be stationed at
Pensacola. it being the policy ~ tine
for every marine regiment. So there
Will he no do5ev i0 emoarEtne them
Tor points where trouble may arise.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
Ex-senator Teller, One of Original
Silver Republicans, Dies In West

News Of Mr. TeIers death was re-
ceived with deep regret in congres-
sional circles. He was one Of the first
two senator's elected when Colorado
became q state. MIR. Teller sprang
to the front in national affairs almost
at once when he took a leading part
in the congressional investigation of
the ys-Tilden controversy in 1876.
In 1888 Mr.. Teller left the senate to
enter President Arthur's cabinet as
secretary of the interior but he left
that office again in 1855 TO reenter the
senate
While serving his sst term he was
a member of the national monetary
commission which studied a reforma :
tion of. the banking and finance system
OF the United States at home and
abroad He continued TO serve on
that commission until it expired by law
after he had ceased TO be ! senator.
however.
Mr.. Teller was born in New York
state in 1880, had a common school
education, supplemented by a short
course at Alfred university. then stu
died law, practiced in Binghamton. Y.
Y. wens west TO Illinois in 1858 and
went On sA Colorado IN 1851.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
Jackson County Man Says
C0ngres sman Ranks
High
Congressional Secretary Is
In Pensacola Celebrating
AIardi Gras And Meeting
Old Frlends-FIc Talks
Entertaininglv On Affairs
At Washington

Col. Jeff1rsor y. Stephens Of Mari
anna, priva-e secretary 10 Congress ?
man Emmett Wilson, was in Pensa-
cola, Yesterday. attending the 11ardi
Gras festivities. When seen by a Jour
nal representative, Col. Stephens said
that Il was the first time he had had
the pleasure Of visiting Pensacola on
such an occasion, and he felt amply
rewarded for his trip. 7 am always
delighted. he continued. TO visit the
metropolis OF Wes- Florida, and I be
lieve that the future holds in store faI
greater achievements than yet dreamed
Of bv -ns people Of the Deep Water
CITY"
Col. stephens talked interesting OF
the work President Wilson's admins
rratton IS doing at Washington and
particularly Of the part Congressman
Emmett Wilson IS taking IN the great
reform measures which the progress
sivf, democrats are now enactiug into
law.
"Chairnz1 Carter Class of the COM
r7littee pl Barking and Currency Of
which Al Wilson - . member, ana
which framed the new currency Il y.
paid 4 niEh tribute to Congressman
Wilson. said Col. Stephens. OF Mr..
wilson's work on the committee,
Chairman Glass said: It gives me
pleasure 10 say that he IS an exceed
iugIy useful and active member Of the
Banking and Currency committee Of
the house, and had much to do with
shaping the currency legislation re-
Gently enacted by congress. He was
helpful IN every way and q steadfast
supporter Of the democratic admins
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
FATE OF MISSING MEN
STILL MUCH in DOUBT

Il Paso, Tex, Feb. 23.-The fate Of
the missing E.ngIishxaen, Roger Lau~
renee and . EsancnTnan r7aalzss0 Curtis,
and the Americans Gustav and Harry
Compton, in Mexico, was still in doubt
today nor was there any promise that
the body Of X. S. Benton, the Scotch :
man, would be produced ~ the JuaTez
authorities.
No word was received of the troop
train which General Villa the rebel
leader at Chihuahua, said would be
BRINGING fifteen rejected American re
cruits to Juarez and among whom he
suggested that The missing foreigners
might be found.
Americans at last obtained q version
Of the killing Of Benton which they
believed to be true. 1t was that villa
knocked Benton down and then had
two of his men take the ScotchmaH
into the back yard where the rebel
general presently followed and fired
the fatal shot or shots himself.
AWAITING THE VERDICT.
The verdict of the supreme mill
tarv court of the state of Chihuahua
which will decide whether Bauch, al
American charged with being a Fed
eraI spy, is guilty Of the charge and
shall be executed or whether he Is
innocent and will be allowed his lib
ertv. will be rendered this week. said
Frederico Gonzalez CARA, legal ad-
wiser to Col FTdeIaviIa today. He said
that Baucn was still alive and in the
renitentiary at Chihuahua awaiting
final decision Of the court which il
considering his case. Although many
Americans believed that Bauch was
executed in Juarez some time last
week and never taken TO Chihuahua,
CCnstitut7onaIist officials IN Juarez
maintained that he was taken under
guard on General Villas special train
last Friday to the capital city. The
Juarez officials even gave this report
TO United States Consul Thomas D.
Edwards Of Juarez when he sought
information from them as to whether
Bauch uad been executed. Consul Ed
wards said that as far as he could
learn. Bauch was in Chihuahua but he
had received nothing official regarding
him.
Bauch IS said TO have told General
Villa the same thing in the presence
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
Execution OF
Benton Stirs
Great Britain


London, Fe1. 23.-Thc putting TO
death Of William : Benton. a British
subject, by Gen. Francisco Villa MeNi-
can rebel leader al Ju4rCz, has aroused
the British parliament and people to
a Keen appreciation OF the British in
terests involved in the Mexican situa-
ton. The killing o. Benton was the
principal subject up for discussion be
fore the house Of commons this after
noon. y full house listened with in
tense interest TO explanations given by
Sir Edward Grey. the British foreign
minister and Francis Dyke -Ackland,
parliamentarian under secretary for
-oyeign affairs. They spoke OF the
British government attitude and dis
cussed their communications with
Washington
A signihcaslt~eaeer EaS given by the
members OF the house = hen Sir Ed
ward Grey said that Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, the British ambassador at Wash
ington. had told Secretary Of State
Bryan public opinion in Europe was
likely to be seriously affected by Gen.
Villas actions,
Sir Edward Grey explained fully that
Great Britain did noC hold the United
states responsible for Villas acts, but
he said the British government was
powerIess to take any measures in the
disturbed regions Several members
questioned the secretary for foreign
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Denver, Feb. 2S.-Henry Moore Tel
Ter former cabinet officer and for
more than thirty years United States
senator from Colorado died here this
morning Mr.. Teller. who was IS years
old. had been i'll for two years and his
death was not unexpected.
washington, Feb. 2S.-Henry NJ. Tel
Ter was one of the original silver Re
publicans" Many of his supporters
contended he was the first He was
so-caIled, at any rate, when he left
the Republican national convention at
St. Louis IN 1895 because he did not
agree with the gold standard plank or
the platform
He ran again for the senate in Colo
rado as an independent silver RepuoH-
can He was elected with "a votes out
of 100 and after serving that term, the
silver Republicans in Colorado merged
with the Democrats and Mr.. Teller re-
turned to the senate-that time as
Democrat. He served one time as such
and retired in 1908 to make a place
Tor the late Senator Hughes, also Of
he same party.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Hancock. Mich, Feb. 23.-WiEes OF
striking copper miners testified today
before the congressional Investigating
committee tnat they mad been kicked
and beaten by deputy sheriffs and
otherwise rnistreated By soldiers with
out cause. Mrs. Boris Fodar charged
that on july 90 last, Under Sheriff
HiekkiIa grabbed her by the hair and
dragged her into the yard Of her home
at Kearsarge. She said deputies and
soldiers were searching for her hus-
band and the under sheriff attacked
her when she refused 10 tell where
he was One soldier nit her with his
gun, she said, and two others fired two
shots into the door Of the kitchen.
Mrs. Erzi Pihar, q Hungarian wom-
an, said she was kicked in the ribs
and beaten by deputies at Mohawk on
September 10, then was taken hand
cuffed to Eagle river and lodged in
jail. where she was kept for one day.
She did not know what she was
charged with but said she was found
guilty.
on cross examination Mrs. P-aar de-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
TAFT OFFERED
S7OO.OOO FOR
CHICAGO CUBS
Syndicate Of Chicago Busl-
ness Men Willing To Give
This Amount For Stock
Taft Holds In the Club.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-An offer O. $780,
600 for his stock in the Chicago Ma
tional league baseball club was made
Charles P. Taft today by a syndicate
Of six Chicago business men, according g
to Louis J. Behan, a lawyer repre-
senting the syndicate.
MI Behan would not give The names
Of the men composing the syndicate.
He said that the Thompson -Pigh Nc
Cullough bidders for the stock were
not connected with it. nor were any
federal Ieaguers interested The tele-
graph bid to Nj Taft contained an Of
fer to deposit 100000 tomorrow as an
offer Of good faith. Should a favorable
reply be received tnis afternoon, a
committee of three is expected 70 take
q night train for Cincinnati ana close
the deal If possible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
Wou1dRenove
GEN.. ger
lnSur ance 90.

Des ALoines, Feb. 25.-Attorney Gen
eraI Coreen today began action against
Henry Pyle, president and general
manager Of the National Life Associa
tion OF Des ATolnes, petitioning the dis
trict court to remove the defendant
and appoint a capable person III his
place"
1t is charged the present manage
ment has conducted the business frau
dulcntly, the expense fund overdra wn
and the money diverted to private use
OF the defendant and family
The concern started in 1900, The Of
ffcials say three million dollars worth
Of policies are now m force and Il op-
crates il twenty nine states. Pyle de
MES the charges.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
FEDERAL TROOP TRAIN IS
DYNAMITED BY REBELS
A CONTRACT FOR
$40 MILES OF NJ.
& P. AWARDED
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Meridian, Miss. Feb. %.
The contract for the
proposed construction OF
three hundred and seven
ty miles Of the Memphis
and Pensacola railroad
was ratified today at a
meeting here Of the dlrec-
tors.
John Clancy. was cleo
ted president, W. O, Rob
inson, vice-president, y.
A. Rail-, secretary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24

New York, Feb. PA great change
has come over Hans Schmidt, ths New
York priest who murdered Anna Au-
mueller and who recently was convict
ed for the crime. When he was ar
rested he was smooth shaven. well
dressed and attired in the latest styles.
Now his beard is long and he is very
evidently trying to look like q prophet
Schmidt believes he will receive
divine forgiveness. He writes:
There is an old French saying:
To know all is to forgive all That is
the reason why God alone will forgive
US everything, because He alone knows
and understands everything. Good luck
and my hest wishes for you. Your very
truly, Hans Schmidt"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
Winters Says
Girl Held Not
His Daughter

By ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Sp-fngdaIe. Ark, Feb. 23.-'Thats
not my daughter. my child has nc
freckles," declared DR.. w. a. Winters
Of Newcastle. Ind. here today when
Sheriff s. N. Shuster o. Madison coun-
ty presented the sir who has been
held since Saturday in the belief that
she was Catherine Winters. who was
kidnapped in the Indiana town nearly
q year ago.
Large crowd was assembled about
the station when the train bearing DR.
Winters reached here. Tears welIed
into Winters eyes as he pointed out
the differences between the little SRI
and his lost daughter.
This girl Is larger than my child
Her features likewise are radically diff
ferent," he told the surrounding crowd
The sheriff and the child remained
on the train until Fayetteville was
reached, when they aIighted with DR.
Winters. The latter viii return 10 his
Indiana home tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
IMMENSE CROWDS
THRONG THE STREETS
Merry Making I'm Full Sway
Until a Late Hour In the
Night, The Good Natured
Crowds Surging To And
Fro. Throwing Confetti
And Producing All OF the
Noise Possible

Greeted oy H. rrovg5 that overflow 90
Pslafox street. KING P~iscue made his
fifteenth triumphant entry into Penss-
cola yesterday ar noon and with the
delivery to Hia Majesty OF the keys of
the city by Mayor Creeuhut the two
days Of fun and rev eIry commenced
During the early afternoon hours after
the parade had passed tho crowds ON
PalafoE street ard other down town
thoroushfares greatly diminished but
before dark rhcv began 10 increase.
each car from the two hills and from
other sections Of the city dumping .ts
loads Of humanity on arrival 3ud ro-
turning 10 bring more pleasure Seek
crs 70 the city About O'Clock at
night the crowd reached its greatest
number and for hours the din ur i'm
horns, rsttlers alsd other nats pro-
ducers was deafening And Tat 90
vas only the inaUguralion Of what is
TO come TO-DAY
The young ueople predouiuated
among the pleasure seekers on the
streets. but there we're. nevertheless.
many Of the older gets rnin-liaE i'm the
crowds, while others secured places Df
advantage and watched the masses ~
humanity to Id fro for hours. And
it as an exceptionally good natured
crowd oCca sIonaliv some tired buei-
ness man. hCmewaTd bound. an elder
" lady or perhaps a. young miss,
would object to the ulare of truu
pet in their eyes. Q crack across the
shoulders with an improvised IAN or
o. dash OF confetti into the mouth. and
would give some frolicsome fellow -
piece of their mind, but these cases
we're the exception.
RouGHER ELEMENT MISSING.
The rougher element was notable by
its absence. especially on the main
thorouEbfares and while occasionally
some Of the younger boys would Dor
der on roughness a warning word or
two usually brought them TO their
senses and the police on PaIafoT street
experienced out little difficulty IN pre-
serving order.
There was no street pageant Of any
character during the night, but the
crowds apparently did not miss II. for
each individual seemed TO be deriving
pleasure 10 the limit by throwing con
fetti and marching to and fro. some.
times in squads OF half a dozen or
more in pairs and occaEionaIIy IN big
groups, with their tr1Inpets. rattIars.
busters and fans
KINGS PROMPT ARRIVAL.
King Priscus XIV timed his srrlval
In the city almost 70 the minute. the
usual blast Of whistles announcing the
approach OF the royal yacht and the
parade up PalafoE street 70 the city
hall was commenced. The magnificent
Eighth artillery band OF Bar, meas
headed the pageant and the latter was
Continued on page twoj
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
DISTRESS SIGNALS
FROM GERMAN STEAMER

The Lizard, Feb. 23.-"S. Q. :" sig
mails from the German steamer Will
denfels were picked up by her sister
ship Ira utcnfels and communicated by
wireless telegraph TO the signal sta
ton at The Lizard today.
The distressed NildenfeIs was half
way across the bay of Biscay on her
way from Hamburg to Calcutta with
passengers and freight when the ur-
gent 3. Q. s" signal was caugkt at
noon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
SAFE IN BURNING
OFFICE HELD $4,000

Hartford. Conn. Feb. ga black
ened safe containing $4,000 today was
removed from the ruins OF the New
Haven railroad station which was
burned Saturday with :. 1888 Of $500, -
600. Officials Of the company said the
contents were intact WOrkmen were
busy today erecting z. temporary sta
tion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
BRITISH CONSUL ORDERED
TO INVESTIGATE EXECUTED

Washington, Feb. Z&.--Ihe British
embassy here tonight announced that
British Consul PercevaI ar Gaivestoa
Texas, aas been ordered 10 proceed TO
FL Paso to confer with the British
subjects there regarding The execution
Of VIM. :. Benton, q ScoCchmau, exc
csl+ad hr Villa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-24
FRENCH CRUISER is
HARD AND FAST AGROUND

Toulon, France. Feb. 25-The French
armoTed cruiser WaldeCk- Rou sseau
went ashore today in the SuIf of Juan
near Nice Divers reported that she
had not suffered any damage and it
was hoped it would be possible TO tow
her of at high tide