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Evening star., 1914-12-09

HONOLULU. December civilian
w. Rockhill, the distinguished Amer
lean diplomat. died here yesterday.
Mr.. Rockhill, who was en- route to
Peking, there to take up his duties as
the newly appointed adviser to Presi-
dent Yuan Shi Kai, left the liner Chiyo
Maru. on which he had booked through
passage to Japan last Friday, because
Of a severe cold he had taken since
sailing from San Francisco.
At the hospital to which he was re-
moved his condition failed to mend.
Symptoms of cardiac weakness devel-
oped Monday, and that night he was
known to be critically i'll. He sank
rapidly and died at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning. When he left San Francisco.
November 2S, he seemed in normal
health.
Commodore Dennis H. Mahan. U. S.
N, retired, and Gov. Lucius E. Pink
ham will take charge of the funeral
and the burial will be here.
Evening star., 1914-12-09
RAISING DISTRICT LEHTER.
Boat Has on Board Brick for New
High School.

Work has been started on the rails
ing of the lighter belonging to the
District which about a week ago sank
at the 10th street property wharf with
$4,000 bricks. 1t will require several
days to bring the lighter to the sur
face. The vessel lies in twenty-five
feet of water.
The tug General Warren arrived here
Yesterday afternoon with the machin-
cry aboard that will be used in the
salvage operations.
aboard are to be used in the con-
struction of the new high school build
ing at Florida avenue and 14th street
northwest
Evening star., 1914-12-09
CONCERT TONIGHT

At the Soldiers Home at 7:30
O'Clock by the United States
Soldiers Home orchestra. Emil
A. Fenstad. assistant director.
March, "Kilauea". Stewart
Irish overture. THE Racket at
Gilligan's" ...........De Witt
Fantasia, (a) Swing Song
GEscarpolette) Ethel Barns
(b) 1.-THE Swan" Gle Cygne).
Saint Saens
Selection, Mutt and Jeff' Webster
Characteristic. 1.-The Mill in the
Forest" .Eilenberg
Hesitation, 'Cecile". Mckee
Finale. 1.-THE Favorite Regi-
1.-The Star Spangled Banner
Evening star., 1914-12-09
NOT RATED As BROKERS
UNDER WAR REVENUEA
Agents Engaged in Negotiating
Commission Purchases and Sales
of Realty Exempted.

| Real estate agents engaged in nego-
tiating commission purchases and sales
of real estate. in collecting rents. etc.
do not incur liability to the special tax
as brokers under the war emergency
| revenue act of October %. This is a
ruling of Commissioner w. H. Osborn
of the bureau of internal revenue,
made today.
However, if in connection with such
business they engage in negotiating
purchases or sales of promissory notes,
deeds of trust. mortgages, ETC.. then
liability to the tax as brokers is in
| CURED. Further, if they engage in the
brokerage business of negotiating
sales of goods, wares and merchandise
additional tax liability Is incurred as
commercial brokers.
Provided by Regulations.
The regulations issued by the bureau
of internal revenue provide that ad-
hesive stamps shall be applied. to the
value of the tax, to conveyances, deeds.
instruments or writing conveying
lands. tenements or other realty, ETC.
When the value of the property in
volved is over 500 or not exceeding
$500. the tax is so cents, and with soc
additional for each $500 or fraction
thereof of increased value. Property
valued at less than s1OO is exempt
While conveyances of realty to trus-
tees or others without a valuable con-
sideration are not taxable, the tax will
be exacted where the statement of
nominal sum, not representative of the
real value, in the conveyance, concealS
the real price of sale of the realty in
volved. The stamps must represent the
value of the land or realty as repre-
sented by the actual money paid. This
course will reveal the value of many
deals in which the actual price in
volved is not stated, a class of trans
actions in which the real value is or
dinarily not revealed under the usual
practice.
Not only display cards, but other dis
play containers, under an interpreta-
tion of the regulations made today, may
carry the total value of stamps repre-
sentative of the tax liability of the
contents. This ruling is intended to
cover containers in which small articles
are customarily displayed for sale and
retained in the container until dis
posed of.
Exempts Confess-Judgment Clause.
Authorization for an attorney-at-law
to confess judgment in favor of a
holder of note, as a clause in judg-
ment notes, are held not liable to tax
by a ruling of Commissioner Osborn.
The instrument is held to be a warrant
of attorney rather than a power of
attorney.
They are not commission brokers in
the sense of liability to the war emer-
gency tax, it is also ruled, who receive
orders from druggists, country mer-
chants and others for boxes of assorted
seeds which are furnished upon an
agreement or contract that the seeds
sold shall be paid for at the end of the
season, less certain specified discounts
and that unsold seeds may be returned
to them. This ruling follows the de-
cision of the Alabama supreme court
Evening star., 1914-12-09
CITY ITEMS.
Van Camps Milk, Small. 3 for 1oc;

large. &c; cans Sweet Peas. 25c; 3
cans Asparagus, soc; large cans To-
matoes: 2oc; cans Corn. 25c; II lbs.
white Meal. 25c: White Potatoes, 145zc
PIX: Yellow Onions, zoe; Eating Ap-
pies. zoe PIX; 4 lbs. Evap. Peaches, csc
Currants. 10c; Seeded Raisins, &c; Clus-
ter Raisins. 12c; Lard. 121zc; Hams, 16c
Butter. 35c; Eggs. 261zc doz.; lbs. Rice,
1oc; the Wonder Coffee, 2Oc. ii 7th st.
ne. and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores.
Evening star., 1914-12-09
Will of Arthur L, Strong Filed.

By the terms of the will of Arthur
L. Strong. filed for probate in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia, the estate is left to his wife,
Daisy G. Strong. The will is dated Sep
tember 12, 1914. and the wife is ap-
pointed executrix.
Evening star., 1914-12-09
Keep Plenty Of Heur,ch,. Beer,

ON hand. SO your holiday guests can
be well entertained. No other beverages
make stronger appeal to the particular
than Maerzen and Senate. doz, $175
(Lager, $3.50. Bot. rebate, SOC w 1900.
Evening star., 1914-12-09
Decision Cited.

1t was so held, explains the district
attorney, in 131 Federal Reporter, 219-
221, in the case of Sackett VS.. McCaf-
frey. but which case also held that the
tax was imposed upon the person for
whose use or benefit the certificate was
issued, and not upon the notary or his
Office.
AS a conveyance effectuating a trans
fer of realty sold is required by the
act of October %, 1914, to be stamped.
and as the act does not purport to
impose a double tax, such an instru-
ment, holds the district attorney. If
stamped to denote the consideration
thereof, may be received for record
without an extra stamp covering the
of trust and releases being exempt
from taxation, and the tax imposed up
on certificates being tax upon the
person for whose use or beneflt 1t is Is
sued and not upon the notary. the dis.
trict attorney is of the opinion that
the exemption extends to the notary s
certificate upon any of such lnstru-
ments, and no stamp is required
thereon.
Other Instruments Require Stamps.
Upon all other instruments than
those above enumerated the district
attorney is of the opinion that a stamp
is required to be affixed to any certifi-
cate of a notary public attached there
to when such other instruments are
offered for recordation.
''This opinion" said the district at
torney, .is intended only for your guld.
ance in connection with the duty OF
receiving instruments for record. ana
;s not Intended to settle any contro-
versy between parties and notarles as
to the payment of the tax.
Evening star., 1914-12-09

Deliveries to All Sections. Main 5O96.
Our stock complete with a supply OF
New Rafsins, Figs, Dates, Nuts. Plum
Pudding, Fruit Cake lbs. Mixed Nuts
$1.00. Jas. D. Donnelly, 14oe Eye st. NV.
Evening star., 1914-12-09

Buy Your Salt Water Oysters, Opened
fresh every hour. J. B. Armstrong, 3211
18th street, formerly 9th & l. Col 795
Evening star., 1914-12-09

Quick Time In Turning Out Millwork
to special order. Machines and stock
on the premises. EISINGER'S, 21O9 7th
Evening star., 1914-12-09

Ches. & Ohio Ry. Reduced Rate.
Holiday excursion tickets to princi-
pal southwestern points. Apply offices
advertisement.
Evening star., 1914-12-09
Virginia Theater. That's all.

Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
Main 2440.
Evening star., 1914-12-09
Statesman and Student.

| With just half of his life span of sixty
years devoted to the diplomatic service
| or subjects directly related thereto, Will
| liam Woodville Rockhill could fairly
claim to be. among the best equipped OF
Americans to deal with international
| issues He had also attained to scien-
| tific distinction, being a student of eth
nology of high repute, and was regarded
as an authority on the history, manners
and condition of such little-knoWn people
as the TibetanS.
From long residence among the Chi
nese and from personal exploration, in
many cases afoot for months at a time
| in distant parts of the Chinese empire
he acquired knowledge of the various
ent elements that make up the complex
Chinese empire which placed him in the
! first rank of orientalists
Born in Philadelphia.
MIR. Rockhill was born in Philadelphia
in 1854 and was educated in France
being one of the few American graduates
Of the great French military school of
st. Cyr. He entered the diplomatic serv-
ice as second secretary at Peking in 1884
and was afterward charge of American
legation at Seoul, Korea.
His other diplomatic posts included
third assistant secretary of state and
first assistant secretary, minister to
Greece, Roumana and Servia director
of bureau of international American re-
publics; minister to China, and ambassa-
dor to Russia and Turkey.
He left the American diplomatic serv-
ice November 20, 1913. and was retained
soon afterward by President Yuan Shi
Kai as financial adviser to the Chinese
I government, as successor to DIR. Frank
]. Goodnow, who resigned to become
president Of Johns Hopkins University.
Evening star., 1914-12-09
AN EXCEPTION IS MADE
UNDER THE WAR TAX ACT
No Stamp Needed for Notary's Ger
tifcate to Deed. Trust, Mort
gage or Release.

A notarys certificate to deed OF
trust, mortgage or release need not be
stamped under the war revenue acts
On all other papers the notary should
attach a stamp. This is the ruling
which Acting Recorder of Deeds Dut-
ton announces he has received for his
guidance from United States Attorney
Laskey.
The districts attorneys opinion was
rendered in response to an inquiry OF
Acting Recorder Dutton whether the
act of October %. 1914, requires no
taries public to affix revenue stamps to
certificates of acknowledgment taken
by them. While notaries' certificates
are not expressly mentioned in the act
says the district attorney, they are in
cluded in the broad language of one
Of the clauses of schedule A, which re-
Quires a ten-cent revenue stamp on a
certificate of any description required
by law not otherwise specified in this
act"
Evening star., 1914-12-09

renovated and remade from 81 up. Cap
itol Bedding Co.. 1241 7th NV N 526
Evening star., 1914-12-09

Gluten Bread Now Served by J. c.
FRANKIE, 1921 Olive ave. NV. Formerly
at Krafft's bakery. Postal. Gluten Bread.
w 1Os
Evening star., 1914-12-09

Water Color Papers. Schmidt, 1922 18th
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
REQUESTS ALL COULD Enjoy
Money Left for Public Parks Would
Keep Donors Memory Ever In
Remembrance.

He hath left you all his walks.
His private arbors. and new planted or
chards,
On this side Tiber he hath left them
you
And to your heirs for ever common pleas
ures,
To walk abroad and recreate yourselves
Julius Caesar.
Why do not more persons wishing
to benefit the people after their de-
mise leave, for park purposes. their
private gardens to the dear public?
What more effective way to insure
remembrance after one is gone could
be devised? Those who provide in
their wills for silly shafts Of stone.
etc, do the public no lasting benefit,
nor do they perpetuate a memory OF
the donor, for they leave nothing
worthy of remembrance or that proves
either boon or benefit to their fell
bowman. Parks, either large or small,
are imperishable monuments to the
fellow-being who, in his wisdom,
craved remembrance from his kind
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
Basic Idea Of City, PLANNING.

The basic topic of city planning is
the clear recognition of the fact that
no one can accept responsibility for
any smallest element in the complex
unit that we call city without par
ticipating also in the joint, undivided
and complete responsibility for the fu-
ture excellence or inferiority of the
city as whole, says Frederick Law
Olmsted, in the American City
This joint possibility is one which
cannot be shifted. even though our
knowledge and powers be inadequate
to the task of meeting it completely.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
ECZEMA SPREAD OVER BODY

Roxbury, Ohio.-''When my little boy
was two weeks old he began breaking
out ON his cheeks. The eczema began
Just with pimples and they seemed to
Itch SO badly he would scratch his
face and cause matter to run.
Wherever that matter would touch 1t
would cause another pimple until it
spread all over his body. 1t caused
disagreement while it lasted. He had
fifteen places on one arm and his
head had several. The deepest places
on his cheeks were as large as sill
yer dollar on each side. He was SO
restless at night we had to put nit
tens on him to keep him from scratch
ing them with his finger nails. If he
got little too warm at night it
seemed to hurt badly.
I'VE tried treatment and he didn't
get any better. He had the eczema
about three weeks when we began
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
bathed him at night with the Cuticura
Soap and spread the Cuticura ONT
ment on and the eczema left"
(Signed) Mrs. John White. Mar. 10,
1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free,with 32-p Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
B)
" Helps
WORK OF CIVIC SECRETARY
New Town Official Has Become an I'M
portant Factor In Ameri-
can Life.

There is new official in American
city life-the civic secretary He rep
resents the link between education
and life in the big cities. For mum
Der of years American educators have
been striving to bridge the chasm that
seemed to exist between educational
influences and the every day lives of
the people. BY means of evening
schools, libraries, extension lectures
recreational centers much has been
done. 1t has remained to combine
these connecting educational forces
under one active officer, and this has
been accomplished by the new position
of civic secretary.
The civic secretary at Duluth. Mimi.
is appointed by the board of public
welfare of that city. He has charge of
all the local social center work. Plans
to secure the same sort of officer are
reported to be under way in several
other cities OF the middle west The
official may not always be called the
civic secretary" but his functions are
generally the same. He organizes edu-
cational extension work: gives intelli-
gent and sympathetic aid to play and
recreation; stimulates discussion Of
public problems; In short, he CONSOLE
dates and directs the civic agencies of
the community for the benefit of all
the citizens.
In Superior, Wis. @city exposition"
is planned by the civic secretary. who
is here called director of the civic
center department" In this city ex-
position not only local Industries but
the educational and municipal institu-
lions will have an opportunity to ex-
hibit their methods and results. The
exposition idea Is only single item
in large program mapped out by the
director. There will be various social
and recreational activities, lecture
courses, civic and ward Improvement
clubs, and clipping bureau will be
established to collect information on
social, civic and municipal matters.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
Misuse Of Vines.

The mission of the vine, in its rela
ton to dwelling houses, Is to soften
the harsh, monotonous lines of archi-
lecture, to extend it's beautiful tracery
partially over the sides OF the building
so that sprays of stem and foliage
have their beauty accentuated by a
sists of allowing it to grow in thick
ened mass, obscuring all lines of arch
| itectural beauty, shutting out light
and air. thus conducive to unhealthful
atmosphere, funeral aspect and gen
eral air of depression suggestive of
tomb-like darkness and silence. Vines
are glorious in their proper use. but
become nuisances by abuse.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

material down firmly and shape cir
cular nest out Of it which should be
slightly deeper in the center than at
the edges. as nest so shaped will
prevent the eggs from rolling out from
under the hen and becoming chilled.
Dust the hen thoroughly with insect
powder. In applying the powder. hold
the hen bF the feet, head down, work
Ing the powder well into the feathers,
giving special attention to regions
around the vent and under the wings.
The powder should also be sprinkled
In the nest. The nest should be in
some quiet, out-of-the-way place on
the farm, where the sitting hen will
not be disturbed. Move her from the
regular laying nest at night. Handle
ner carefully in doing SO. Put china
egg or two in the nest where she is
to sit, and place board over the
opening SO that she can not get off.
Toward evening of the second day, gull
city go in where she is sitting, and
leave some feed and water, and re-
move the board from the front or top
Of the nest, and let the hen come of
when she Is ready. Should she re-
turn to the nest after feeding, remove
the china egg or eggs and put under
those that are to be fincubated- In
cool weather it is best to put not more
Than ten eggs under hen, while later
IN the spring one can put IL to Is
according to the size Of the hen. II
several hens are sitting in the same
room, see that they are kept on the
nests. only allowing them to come on
\, get feed and water. which should
be once 9 day.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
showing Variations in sire Of Hens Esas

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The period of time 1t takes to hatch
eggs Of the domestic hen is 81 days,
according to Farmers bulletin $50 OF
the department of agriculture. There
are two methods OF Incubation and
brooding, namely, natural and artfti-
cial. In natural incubation and brood
ing the hen is allowed to sit on a
nest of eggs and brood or mother the
young chicks when Matched. The In
formation contained on this subject is
based on the belief that the average
farmer has little use for an incubator
or brooder unless he intends to hatch
and rear chicks unusually early in the
spring or in large numbers; therefore
only the natural method of incuba-
ton and brooding will receive atten-
lion at this time
AS the time approaches for the hens
to become broody or sit, If care is
taken to look In the nests it will be
seen that there are a few soft downy
feathers being left there by the hens;
also, the hens stay longer on the nests
when laying at this time, and on being
approached will quite likely remain
on the nest, ruffiing their feathers and
pecking at the intruder. When it is
noted that hen sits on the nest for
two or three nights in succession, she
is ready to be transferred to nest
which should be prepared for her be-
forehand. This nest should be in a
box and composed of straw, hay, or
chaff for nesting material. Pack this
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
San Diego to Have Civic Center.

San Diego, Cal, is to have a civic
center and the Business Mems and
Civic association are determined to
make it model of it's kind The idea
Of locating 1t SO that the courthouse
will be on the north, the park in the
center and the city hall on the south,
with the enlarged San Diego hotel on
the west and the chamber Of COM
merce on the east of the park. has
aroused the admiration and enthusi-
asm Of all
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
A Bunuler.

Miss Jaggers (angling for q com
2limentl They say plain girls are al
ways religious. Now, I'm not at all
religious.
Mr. Fortnit tgallantly)-- but
there are exceptions to all rules, you
know,--Puck
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

For rs years Wright's Indian Vege-
table Pills have been their own recon-
mendation In conditions of upset stom-
ach, liver and bowels. II you have not
tried them, a test now will prove their
benefit to you. Send for free sample
to 372 Pearl ST., New York Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

Without the principaesof excess CON
domination American cities must either
be planned from the very beginning,
or else city planning on any effective
scale must be abandoned Tor the cost
il prchibitive.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
Never Before MidnIqht.

He-Does your husband stay out late
at night9
She-No; he generally comes in late
at night
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

Water in blmng Is adulteratlon. Glass and
water makes liquid blue costly. Buy Red
Cross Ball Blue ADV.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

Some people would cry over spilled
milk even IL they don't like milk IL
any form.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

Some men try to hide their light
under bushel. while some Others
make a fireworks display.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

1t doesn't always take sweeping
assertion to throw dust In the other
fellows eyes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

Many mans popularity begins and
ends with himself.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05
Onlv ore ..BROMO OUININEn

To get the genuine call for full name. LAxA
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature Of
e. w. GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. 2sc
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

Shepherd girls in Switzerland wear
mems clothes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

Scrub d Improbable.
The scrub" Of any hne Of stock n
improbable
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-03-05

signature sstl 80 Of A>4HzZIZw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria