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Evening star., 1914-10-04
CITIZENS FEDERATION
TO FIGHT BGRLAND ACT
Hear That Macadam Streets Are
Exempt, But Decide to Try to
Obtain Repeal of Law.

District citizens may escape the pay
ment Of approximately $4,000 in taxes
this year if the Commissioners sustain
the ruling of Corporation Counsel Con-
rad H. Syme that the Borland amend
ment to the District appropriation bill
taxing property owners with half the
cost of street improvements applies only
to fixed types of pavement and not
to macadam thoroughfares
This fact was brought out last night
at meeting of the Federation of Citi-
zens Associations. which adopted a reso-
luton opposing the Borland amendment
and instructing its law and legislation
committee to wage a campaign for its re-
peal
w: Mex. Clayton. whose recent request
tion OF the law resulted in the handing
down of the Syme decision, stated that
this years schedule for street improve
ments. other than those fixed" char
Co., Tndsp the aoraga an
as originally construed, property owners
would be required to pay half this
amount. but the decision Of the corpora
missioners. will. he pointed out, relieve
property owners Of paying any portion
of the amount.
Benefits Suburbs.
The saving will benefit residents of
the suburban sections almost exclusive
ly, as it is in these sections that
macadam and other street improve
ments not of fixed" character are
carried out.
The action of the federation in decid-
Ing to oppose the Borland amendment
was taken on the initiative of two
Individual associations Many of the
delegates characterized the law as a
vicious one and indicated that its re-
peal VIII De sought by civic bodies of
the capital generally.
In beginning its fall work. after a
recess of several months, the fedora
ton last night found that its secretary,
w. N. Cromwell. had moved his resi-
dence to Chicago and had taken the
notes OF the last meeting with him.
Enort VIII be made to obtain these by
the time OF the next meeting at which
time successor to Mr.. Cromwell will
be named. D. A. Edwards, president.
was also absent from the meeting. his
place being filled by Alan Davis. vice
president
Favors Court Auditor Salary.
On motion of George W. Evans the
federation went on record as favorfne
the abolition Of the fee system in the
office of the auditor for the Supreme
Court Of the District and the placing
OF the office upon a salary basis
W. NICK. Clayton brought I'D the
question of the Kahn bill providing
free street car rides for policemen and
fremen in uniform and succeeded in
obtaining the federation's approval of
the measure. although not by unani-
nous vote. James M. Wood expressed
opposition to the bill because he had
observed. he said, that under the old
system policemen often spent too much
time riding on street cars, whereas
under present conditions they may be
Evening star., 1914-10-04
ACAPULCO FIGHT GOES ON.
Bandit Morescal Captured by Troops
of Carranza.

ON BOARD U. S. S. WEST VIRGINIA.
Mazatlan. Mexico. October 2. by wire-
less to San Diego. Cal, october 3.-The
Mexican bandit Morescal was captured
at Acapulco during the fighting on the
night of September 80.
The hghting between government and
rebel troops continues there. So far,
foreign property has not been mo-
Tested. Enough Of Carranza's troops
are expected to arrive soon to control
the situation.
The American cruiser Yorktown Is at
Acapulco looking after foreign inter-
ests. The military commandant at
Mazatlan has seized the Occidental
bank on orders from Mexico City.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
HoW the War Affects Us.
XLII.-More About Drugs.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

The European war knocked the bot
tom and all four sides out Of the Amer
lean drug market. Many dealers Inn
mediately raised prices. Others an
nounced that prices would be main
tanned at normal until all the stock on
hand was exhausted. The attitude since
the outbreak Of the war has been one
Of apprehensive uneasiness. Predic-
tions have been made that a severe
drug famine must come If the war con-
ttnues six months or more. However,
in the case of the drug market, as In
other cases. there is a broad, noticeable
band Of silver lining.
the war at time when IS per cent OF
the European botanical drugs were be-
ing harvested, and when the Asiatlc
and African drug crops were awaiting
shipment through the Suez canal and
the Red sea. Thus the American share
Of the new drug crop was held up. Pro-
hibitive war risks in marine insurance.
the greatly diminished shipping and
international finance facilities and the
desire to hold all possible drug stores
at home will operate to cut off the
American import indefinitely. More
over. such drugs as glycerin, potash,
saltpeter and carbolic acid are classed
as contraband of war.
consuming nation in the world. All Amer
leans take medicine at the least provoca-
ton. Nevertheless. this country is one
Of the smallest drug-producing nations.
Consequently. 1t will suffer most from a
dearth in these products. Its stock of
"old crop season. is running low, and
about the only drugs which can now
reach the United States are those which
are shipped from Japan, China, India and
other oriental nations across the Pa
o}6 nf0 af fhny-y
Africa, Arabia, Syria and Persia are said
to be afraid to risk their cargoes on the
Mediterranean sea.
Strenuous Mexican revolutionary prac-
tice has also had its disastrous effect
upon our drug market. Owing to the con-
tinuous performance south Of the Rio
Grande vanilla beans, jalap root, chicle,
Tampico sarsaparilla and the so-called
American saffron flowers have reached
the American market only with difficulty.
Considering all disasters, it seems nat
ural that our drugs are growing scarce.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
ESCAPES BURSTING SHELL.
Wife of American Consul at Rheims
Sees Three Persons Killed.

PARIS. October 3.-william Bardel.
the American consul at Rheims. accom-
panied by his wife. daughter and son.
left Rheims today for Troyes. There are
no more Americans in Rheims, nor any
other reason why he should stay; con-
sequently he Is seeking safety elsewhere.
Just before the Bardels left a shell
burst near where Mrs. Bardel was walk
ing in the street and killed three per-
sons.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
Will of Peter the Great.

The remarkable similarity between
the Russian myth and the plan for
overwhelming Europe outlined in the
alleged will of Peter the Great, said
to have been deposited in the Palace
Of Peterhof, has been pointed out by
a number Of students. The alleged
will reads: when Sweden Is ours,
Persia vanquished, Poland subjugated,
Turkey conquered-when our armies
are united and the Euxine and the
Baltic are in the possession of our
ships. then we must make secret and
separate overtures-first to the court
of Versailles and then to that at
Vienna. to share with them the domin-
ion of the world. (which is not
likely-both refuse the propositions of
Russia, then our policy must be to set
one against the other, and make them
tear each other to pieces. Russia must
then watch for and seize the favorable
moment and pour her already assembled
hosts into Germany. At the same time
two immense fleets laden with Asiatic
hordes and conveyed by the armed squad
rons of the Euxine and the Baltic will
set sail simultaneously from the Sea of
Azon and the harbor of Archangel
Sweeping along the Mediterranean and
the Atlantic they will overrun France on
the one side. while Germany is overpow-
cred on the other. When these countries
are fully conquered the rest of Europe
must fall easily and without a struggle
under our yoke"
The open season in the White sea Is
about over now and Ice will soon make
1t impossible to circulate further rumors
this year concerning the movement OF
troops from the north Of Finland by water
to Belgium or France.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
Canadians Jail German Reservists.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. October s.-Thir-
ty-nVe Germans and Austrians. who
were attempting to smuggle them
selves to Seattle ON their way back to
their native land to join the fighting
ranks were captured by a patrol launch
here last night They were in q scow
towed by tug. Most of the men
were armed. They are in jail here.
Evening star., 1914-10-04

Mrs. Rose Morrison, wife of Chester
Morrison Of Columbia, s. c., died on
the operating table at Johns Hopkins
Hospital, in Baltimore, while under
an anesthetic, when heart failure oc-
CURED. She was twenty-five years
old.
The Hudson bay traffic is expanding
constantly. The number of vessels
entering that water last year was
greater than ever before.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
Bull Moosers Name Ticket.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., October s.
The progressive state convention to-
day nominated straight party ticket,
headed by Fred D. Thompson of this
city. fractional differences resulted in
leaders.
Evening star., 1914-10-04

Mary-Love never did bring me any
luck, mum.
Mrs. Smith-Really. fall to see how
that can concern me, Mary.
Mary-No, indeed. mum: only now
I've broken the statue of Venus, mum.
Judge.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
New German Quartermaster General

LONDON. October 3, Z p.m.-A Reuter-
dispatch from Amsterdam says it is
officially announced from Berlin that
Maj. Gen. Won Veights-Rhetz has been
appointed quartermaster general. In
place of Gen. Won Stein, who Is now
commanding an army corps.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
English Prepare
to Supply Market.


collection Of our native drugs. Reports
facturers are making every effort to
build up an industry for the produc-
ton of chemicals. dyestuffs and drug
products, and SO to wrest this trade
from Germany. Government aid has
been promised: Technical schools and
experimental laboratories along the
lines followed SO successfully by the
Germans are to be opened. The Brit
ish manufacturers are now declared
free to use any patent or, process of
German origin and to make any patent
ed drug or chemical
The American market probably will
soon find itself sorely in need of German
synthetic drugs These might be OBJ
tained by arranging with German
patentees to manufacture their products
here on a royalty basis. Aspirin, veronal
veronal sodium and acetphenetidin have
gone up In price. and numerous other
German drugs will follow. 1t has been
estimated that in six months of war
we must provide for native manufacture
of these drugs or our physicians will be
compelled to return to those remedies in
use prior to the advent of the coal tar
chemicals. We have the benzole and the
anilihe from which to manufacture the
various synthetic drugs, and all the
patented dyestuffs. Perhaps a change in
our patent laws might bring about the
production of these articles in the
United States
However We may meet the synthetic
drug. situation. 1t seems hard If we must
still depend upon Germany for dande-
lion root, upon China for rhubarb root,
upon little Belgium for burdock root
and upon France for celery and larkspur
seeds.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
Gasoline Tax Retained.

The committee still retains its tenta-
tive agreement to tax gasoline l cent
a gallon instead of 2 cents, as in the
House bill, and to tax sales of auto
mobiles SO cents per horsepower. It
has inserted in the bill. however, a
provision which would make the gem
eral law relating to articles which pay
an internal revenue tax. allowing draw
backs on exported goods and a tax on
imported goods equal to the internal
revenue tax on domestic goods, ap-
plicable to gasoline.
The tax of $1.50 a barrel on beer
stands. though it may be increased, and
that on sweet wines, 20 cents a gallon,
and dry wines, s cents a gallon. A
compromise has been suggested. how
ever, in regard to the wines. owing to
the protest of the Ohio manufacturers,
who claim that the tax discriminates in
favor of the California producers. The
matter will be referred to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and the Secretary
of Agriculture.
The committee decided that the tax
on telephone and telegraph messages
shall be paid by the sender, and that
the companies shall make monthly
statements.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
SEEKS MEN FOR CARRANZA.
Gen. Ruelas Plans to Muster Ex-Sol
diers in Lower California.

TEXAS CITY, Tex. October 3.-Gen.
Miguel Ruelas. who arrived here yes
terday from Vera Cruz on the steam
ship City of Mexico. is on his way. he
declared today, to Lower California to
muster several thousand former fed
eral soldiers for Gen. Carranza's army.
Ruelas said he had just returned from
Tehuantepec, where he organized 5000
former federals for Carranza.
Evening star., 1914-10-04

It Is estimated that the total number
Of motor vehicles in the world is about
z,226,000.
Evening star., 1914-10-04

The Balkan states supply us with
altar of roses. millet and poppy seeds.
Great Britain
Altar Of Roses has sent US
Irish moss,
Elom oaAAan oIaVes' hyoscyamu S
digitalis and lavender. Belgium has
sent US, with other things in the line
of drug supply. burdock root.
Drug supplies from Italy, Spain and
Greece may be shut of only tempora- :
rily. From Italy we get orris root (baby
VIII probably have to learn to appre-
ciate hard rubber). juniper berries.
almonds, olive oil and the Messina es-
sences (bergamot. lemon and orange
oils). Spain supplies us with saffron
flowers, squill, colocynth, cantharides
and licorice. while Greece sends us
opium and squill.
The drug ports now are mostly
closed. Smyrna, Constantinople and
Saloniki have ceased their shipments
of opium and canary seed. Trieste.
through which the Austrian drug ex-
port was handled, Is grown idle. Lon
don. the principal drug market of the
world. where every manner of drug
was handled. has suspended drug ship
ments. The Britkh government has
Evening star., 1914-10-04
WAR TAX SHUFFLED
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
Bank Impost Retained, Despite
Complaints and Adverse Report
on Provision.

The majority members of the finance
committee Of the Senate failed to COM
plete their work on the war tax bill
yesterday. They will continue their
deliberations tomorrow. hoping to be
ready to report the bill to the Senate
by Tuesday
Many important matters, however,
were passed upon by the committee,
including the tax of 81 a thousand on
the capital and surplus of banks pro-
vided in the House bill. This tax was
retained, Notwithstanding the adverse
report of the subcommittee to which
this section was assigned, and in spite
of protests which have deluged the
Senate from bankers all over the
country. The substitute plan of the
subcommittee, a tax of 2 cents on
bank checks, drafts, etc, was rejected.
Life Insurance Exempted.
The committee decided to eliminate
the tax imposed in the House bill on
life insurance. The committee is at
present considering the elimination
also of the tax on casualty insurance.
including fire. accident and damage in
surance. It is estimated that the elm
ination of life insurance from taxation
will result in the loss of about $1,O00,-
900 revenue: However. it is believed
that the bill when completed by the
Senate committee will provide for
about $11O,00O,000 revenue.
Proprietors of moving picture thea
ters and small amusement places will
benefit by amendments made by the
committee. Instead of the fat tax of
500 on all theaters in the House bill,
the committee has decided upon grad
uated tax, according to the seating ca
pacity of the theater. The tax will be
$25 on theaters with a capacity Of 800
or less; $50 for those having a capac-
ity of up to 500; SIS for those having
q capacity up to 1000. and 500 for
those having a capacity above 1000.
The committee added two classifica-
tions of tobacco manufacturers, thereby
considerably the tax on
large manufacturers. who will have to
pay $4S and $96 year. The House
stamp taxes are retained for the most
part, as is the House tax on brokers.
The committee has added a tax Of $50
on commission merchants, and has in
creased the tax on pawnbrokers from
$40 to $50.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
We are almost entirely dependent
upon Germany for our supplies of syn
thetic drugs. AL
Germany Supplies SO. We receive
crA:. ~ much of our bo-
ASASGAS OAu6os tanical drug s,,n.

Synthetic Drugs. tanica1 drue @ snO- nO
ply from Europe. Germany sends US
ergot. fennel seed. henbane, belladon-
ma leaves. althea root, arnica flowers
and root, buckthorn bark, digitaIis
dandelion root Ut might be stated here
by way OF an impertinent parenthesis
that our supply Of dandelion root Is
becoming woefully short. despite the
fact that no one in America has been
able to find a place where this plant
grow not). camomile. elder flowers,
marjoram, Burgundy pitch, many es-
sential oils. hops. gentian, calamus,
lupulin and many others.
Austria-Hungary sends US many of
the above. and, besides. horehound,
flowers. stramonium leaves, licorice
and capsicum. Russia sends us anise
seed, coriander seed, oil of pine, musk
root, wormwood and a number of medic
inal herbs which our fields grow in
profusion without effort or supervision.
France is our chief source of the es-
sential oils. This country, further,
sends us veratrum, celery seed, laven-
der and cassia flowers, uva ursi, lark
spur seed, orris root, gentian, saffron
and other drugs.
All of the plants named either grow
wild and in abundance or can be grown
in this country. According to one au-
thority upon drugs and chemicals. the
European war spells opportunity for
every rural druggist. For the trouble Of II
plants, he can cooperate to make this
country self-supporting in one other line
and establish another well paying branch
to his business. With dandelion root now
at 80 cents instead of cents, it seems
worth while to dig ard dry it.
1t has been said that right utilization
of our native plants would relieve the
present stringency and prevent high
prices for botanical drugs. More than
upon the production of the European
fields, Americans have depended upon the
efforts of the European collectors Our
own sources of supply have been over
looked in the ease of getting medicinal
herbs ready to serve from the diligent.
thrifty foreigner. Our fields are full of
native drugs which may be had for the
collecting, and. according to one opinion.
money will be made while the war lasts
in the gathering of this produce and
another industry may be firmly estab-
lished.
Evening star., 1914-10-04
Airships Direct Gun Fire.


The attack began with great vehe-
mence. at the stroke Of IL o'clock,
with an advance of the first line The
neighboring corps on the left, the Bada-
nese, Joined in. The dust clouds thrown
up by the artillery projectiles showed
how the enemys lines were breaking
up
The French artillery, stationed
north of Saarburg and In the woods
west of Saaraltdorf-F -Finstingen, was
completely surprised by the attack.
The German artillery. which had clear
ed the way for the infantry attack by
shelling the enemy's positions in the
woods, had had, as was learned after
ward. devastating effect on the
French infantry, which had massed it
self there
The heavy artillery had like effect
on every visible French battery. 1t
was also employed against the hostile
infantry, where a few shots sufficed to
NOW down whole companies.
Advance Retarded by Artillery.
The effect of the enemy's artillery
and machine guns. however. was such
that the attack itself went but slowly
BY o'clock in the afternoon Volfingen,
the forests west of Saaraltdorf. and
the southern part of Saarburg had
been taken. and the enemy was going
backward everywhere.
Success of Attack.
by evening the I'd Infantry Division,
which had been Joined to the Sd Brig
ade. had taken Langd-Zittersdorf The
I'd Division had taken the heights by
Hof, Saarburg and the heights Of
Rebenberg.
In Saarburg itself the infantry body
guard regiment was still fighting the
remnants Of the enemy. who were
firing upon them from houses. towers.
etc. with machine guns. AS darkness
came the enemy attempted a counter
attack against :5e left wing of the
1st Infantry Division between Saar-
burg and Buhl. but was splendidly re-
Generally, the battle ceased during the
night.
at was felt at evening that the en-
emy had been defeated. The extent of
the victory became clear the next day.
when one could estimate the losses Of
tives and of guns taken, thirty-one in
all Nearly all these guns had been
demolished by the Bavarian artillery,
and their gunners had been either shot
or had fed.
The sth and 18th French army CORDS
Saarburg and in the pursuit to the
Meurthe. and had been badly demor-
alfzed. This latter fact was proved by
entries in diaries found the dead
and wounded.
The losses of the Bavarian CORDS
were, like their victory, great Losses
up to 25 per cent and even to so per
cent were borne by the troops without
wavering. The conduct of the
troops was beyond all praise"
Evening star., 1914-10-04
Denial Came Promptly.

For time there were many London
ers who believed the government had
inspired the Russian rumors. But this
belief was soon dispelled by the
prompt denials of the war Office.
On the strength of the rumors, never
theless. many enterprising public
house keepers in London placed Russian
signs in their windows, announcing
they had superior vodka for sale, and
the crop of Russian flags in shops in
creased amazingly. Theater orchestras
began playing the Russian national air,
and 1t was easy to imagine that thou
sands of the sturdy strangers In Lon
don streets. who spoke strange tongues.
were Russian soldiers in disguise.
We knew things would go differ
emily as soon as the Russians got
there" was the remark heard all over
London when reports from the western
field of war were more favorable to
the allies England was unquestion-
ably buoyed up by the report, which is
still giving comfort to many persons
who will not accept the denials.
Psychologists have attempted an
analysis of the Russian rumor, and
one student Of mental phenomena says
1t unquestionably grew from a general
wish. fostered by constant study of war
maps.
Evening star., 1914-10-04

Americans ought surely to be as en-
terprising as the English; II not IL