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The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
PROUTY BILL FAULTY,
SAYS H. ]. BROWNE
Places Premium on Fraud. Lecturer
Tells Study Club in
Economics

IF Representative Prouty had sub
mitted his amendment TO experts for in
spection, I have no doubt many errors
would have been pointed out to him.
With this assertion Herbert ]. Browne
concluded his remarks upon the amend
ment before the Study Club in Economics
last evening at the Public Library.
/. IAN laws- taxing intangible property
defeat themselves in big cities such as
Washington" said Mr.. Browne, In the
smaller places every mans wealth is SO
generally known, as a rule, that he can't
dodge the laws.
The speaker argued that double tax
alton would probably result from tax
ing mortgages upon real estate and the
real estate, too. unless the latter tax
were strictly confined to the owners
equity in the property. Mr.. Brown de-
clared Washington a shabby" city. I'VE
pride ourselves that Pennsylvania avenue
is the greatest thoroughfare In the world,
said he. "As a matter Of fact, there
are few buildings on the avenue that
are ornaments"
Thomas E. VIII, speaking on Sane
Taxation" declared the half-and-half
plan a fraud and bribe, and chief barrier
10 municipal liberty.
Julian Pierce also spoke, giving some
statistics showing the net earnings of the
employees of the American Woolen Com
Iany.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
NEED OF NEW HIGH
SCHOOLS DISCUSSED
Matter Topic of Speakers at Meeting
of Association of Seventh
District.

IF I can utter one word or do one
thing to help bring a new Eastern High
School for East Washington, call on me
and I'll honor the draft at sight" was
the promise made by William E. An
drews. Auditor of the Treasury, In an ad-
dress on Education before a meeting
of the Federation of Home and School
Associations of the Seventh District last
night.
An association or federation of this
kind" continued Mr.. Andrews, "can de-
fine clearly the needs of the section and
put them before the committees of Con-
gress with promptness that will do
much toward obtaining a favorable de-
cision.
An address OF welcome was made by
Mrs. William b. Hardy at the opening of
the meeting. DR.. Z. G. Kimball, superin-
tendent of the Seventh division. talked
on The Educational Needs of East
Washington" emphasizing the need of a
new Eastern High School and a yoca-
tional training school Henry P. Blair,
president of the board of education, in a
talk on THE Use of School Buildings as
Civic and Social Centers," predicted more
general use of the District school proper
ties during the next year.
Edwin Callow recited humorous poems
and the Rebew Orchestra gave several
numbers.
After the meeting a reception was helo.
The receiving line was composed of the
following: Representative Addison T.
Smith. of Idaho, and Mrs. Smith, Sena-
tor Wesley l. Jones, of Washington. and
Mrs. Jones, Daniel c. Roper, Assistant
Postmaster General, and Mrs. Roper.
Mrs. Reverdy ]. Clagett, Mrs MiiIard ].
Moore, and Mrs. E. E. Richardson.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
Weekly Bundle of Soiled Linen No
Longer Will Be Sent Out Monday
If Organization Has Way.
BY DOROTHY VAN CoURTLAND.

Laundry day in the District is to be
changed Instead of sending the
clothes away on Monday or Tuesday
housewives will dispatch the weekly
bundle on Thursday or Friday. This
rather startling innovation is to be
effected by the Housekeepers' Alliance
The alliance has discovered that the
custom of sending clothes to the laun-
cry on Monday or Tuesday works a
hardship on girls and other employees
in laundries, and IL 10 believed that
IL half the women of the District
switch laundry day to Thursday or
Friday the burden on laundry girls
will be lifted.
Investigation has disclosed that the
deluge which descends on laundries on
Monday and Tuesday is disposed Of be-
fore noon Saturday, so that there Is
no work in the laundry on Saturday
afternoon. Work rarely begins on
Monday until after noon. when the
new weeks work begins arriving.
Laundrymen have complained Our
girls should have their work more even
ly distributed" they said. and we can't
distribute the work throughout the week
II all the clothes reach US Monday aft
ernoon and Tuesday"
An appeal was made to the alliance.
and 1t has adopted a resolution declar-
ing:
"As the eight-hour law makes II desir-
able that laundry employees should work
eight full hours six days a week. and
as the custom Of sending out laundry on
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
N CAbhlCh CIEWo hII fdlI-
Police Run Down Several. but Find
No Trace of Missing Boy.

Philadelphia. March 8.-More clues in
the disappearance Of little Warren McCar-
rick from his home two weeks ago to-
day. one founded on no more substantial
substance than a dream, were run down
today and the mystery is as dark as ever.
The first Of the clues was that the
boy had been recognized in a motor car
driven by three men about o'clock this
morning. The informer said he knew
Warren and that the boy had waved to
him.
simultaneously came word from anoth-
er source that a motor car answering the
description OF the one in which the boy
was riding. had been left at a local
garage. The police found the car and
guarded II until the owner. A. A. Ber-
liner. manager Of the Reading Eastern
League basketball team, was located.
This morning a man called on Capt
Cameron and told him his wife had
dreamed several times the boy was held
in a house near Seventeenth and Cath
crime streets Detectives were sent to the
house. which the man said he could pick
out. The detectives knocked. but a col
ored woman at an upper window denied
them admission. They looked up the
owner, who let them in, but a thorough
search revealed nothing.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
MISS la TOILETTE
REPLIES TO ATTACK
Says Miss Bronson's Criticism Of Her
for Using Maiden Name Comes
Late in Day."
MENTIONS OTHER INSTANCES

New York. March 26-Miss Fola La
Toilette. q daughter Of Senator La Fol-
iette. and q leader In the feministic
movement that would have all wives
drop their husbands name and stick to
their own. today replied to the attack Of
Miss Bronson. Of the National Associa-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage. made
In Washington last Sunday.
Miss La Toilette. as she prefers to be
known. was found in her apartment In
Waveriy place. On the doorplate were
engraved the names Fola La Toilette
and George Middleton, her husband.
IT have no desire" said Miss La Fol-
lette. ito say what other women should
do-and I have never endeavored to
initiate a reform In this matter. so the
efforts of the anti-suffragists to use in
dividuals in their fight against general
principles seems a singular admission Of
weakness.
'I was quite surprised to learn that
I had been made the target Of Miss
Bronson's attack In Washington, as
have been married for two years and
have used my own name all that time. It
does seem little bit late in the day
to begin a crusade against me now.
Ten years ago. women who used their
own names and their husbands were re-
garded as quite beyond the pale. Today
women who insist on using their own
names are receiving even more atten-
tion, yet right here in New York there
are at least dozen who follow this Gus
tom.
"To me the criticism made by Miss
Bronson that I have been inconsistent
in taking my fathers name and not my
mothers ts not logical 1t makes no
difference what name I took. whether II
was my grsndmother's or my grand
The point is that the name
was given at birth, the name unser
which established my identity. should
be mine through life. I should not be-
come part of a symbol when I marry.
The husbands name is sucn a symbol
The woman assumes II as a relationship
rather than as an individual"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
UNCONSCIOUSLY THEY
AID CUPID IN PLAN
TO FOOL THEMSELVES
Parents of Virginia Maid Help to Ar
range Ribbons and Furbelows
for Elopement.

When "the folks at home" helped
pretty Ethel L. Harrington. eighteen
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Harrington. Of Massaponax, Va,
to get ready yesterday morning to go
to Fredericksburg, Va, with Robert l..
Green. also Of Massaponax. to spend
the day." they did not dream they were
playing right into the hands of the young
lovers But they realized as much later
when they received message from
Fredericksburg that the young couple
had eloped.
Straight to Washington came the runa-
ways. Late yesterday they went to
Rockville, Nd, where they were wed
by Rev. Samuel r. White. and then re-
turned 20 this city.
The young man explained that the
''old folks" objected because Of the
youth OF their daughter. He thought,
however. that parental forgiveness
would be theirs upon their return.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
MERSHEIMER'S FRIENDS
OBSERVE HIS BIRTHDAY
More Than 100 Gather to Congrat-
ulate Electric Railway Official
on Anniversary.

More than 100 friends of Fred ]. Mer-
sheimer. of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. gathered in his home.
1904 East Capitol street. last night to
celebrate a birthday anniversary.
The host is one of the most active
members OF Washington Lodge Of Elks.
and there was a big gathering of the
members of that fraternity.
That Mr.. Mersheimer has been missed
in his former home was attested by the
remarks OF Public Printer Cornelius
Ford. Before coming to Washington to
take up work with the Washington
Railway and Electric Company Mr.. Mer-
sheimer was a factor in the politics of
New Jersey. Others who spoke were
Fred N. Whitehead, George P. Hoover.
w. S. Shelby, Hugh F. Harvey, Charles
Zurho-st, and Frank A. Kidd.
Among those present were DIR. T. NJ.
Payfair, Herman Richards, Jake Rich
ards. Sam Richards, Conrad Hoffman,.
Patrick Coffey, William S. Shelby, Walter
Tharpe. Robert Newman. Phil Mailey,
Louis Hodges, William Hettinger, Lloyd
Brooke. NJ. ]. Mccormick, C. II. Uter-
mehle, Sam Kimberley. Harry Howe.
James NJ. Ward, p. J. Foley Harry
Hull, Harry Miller. Norman Pruitt.
F. J. Whitehead, L. B. Schloss,
Clarence Bright. Frank CIarkson, F.
~. "HllcHtdu. SHdrltS
mann. Fred Hermann. Joe Harvey. Tim
Costello, William Barclay, George Click.
Jack Richards, E. G. Schafer. Max
Hirsh. J. N. Becker, Gus Brahler. DR..
J. ]. Kaveney. George p. Hoover. J. NJ.
Wright. Lee Zwissler, r. A O'Brien.
Edward Hutchinson. Thomas Keliher,
Thomas King. John c. Maxwell, Sol
Richards, Al Hollander. Joseph Wood.
John Wood, DR.. George, Leon Strauss,
Arthur Abbott. Aug. Hegerman, Elmer
Schroth, John Hogan, Hugh F. Harvey,
Frank Kidd. Public Printer Cornelius
Ford, Capt. d. v. Chisholm, E. ]. Murphy.
Chas Zuhorst, DIR. William Walter. James
Balderson. John Fugel. Al Huber. James
Farrell. George Pumphrey. John Ger
hold. Ed. Swinge. Harry Vollmer. John
German. AL Conway, Ernest Hum
phries, Ebbut Brown, Herman Walz, Gus
Brill, Juluin AIbrecht, ]. T. Moffett. VIM.
B. Dawsen, Chas. +. Myers, Ed. Handy,
Frank s. Hall, Chas. ]. Columbus,
George F. Havell, Maj. r. Neumeyef.
E. ]. Newmeyer. A. W. Girard. John
Kapp and II. Thomas.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
ALLIANCE PLANS TO MAKE
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY NEW LAUNDRY DAY

Monday and Tuesday is an inherited
custom. having no vital relation to mod
ern life. those interested in proper in
forcement Of the eight-hour law should
send their laundry in the latter part of
the week and have the laundry delivered
on Tuesday or Wednesday of the follow
ing week.
The alliance has determined to make
the changing of laundry day city-wide
and will ask for Endorsement OF the plan
at a meeting of the District Federation
Of Women's Clubs at the Public Library
tomorrow morning at II o'clock
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
SEEK TWO KIDNAPPED GIRLS.

Galveston, Tex, March as.-Police and
deputy sheriffs today are searching the
country surrounding Galveston for two
Mexican girls believed to have been kid
mapped from the home of Rev. J. l.
Dickens, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church here.
The girls, Tabita Mirela, aged eighteen,
and Collato Subalo, twenty, came from
their home in Mexico a week ago to
make their home with the minister and
his wife.
The last seen of the girls was when
they started to enter the First Presby-
terian Church Soon afterward a closed
cab dashed around the church corner and
past Mr.. Dickens home
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
DRAINS ACID BOTTLE; DIES.

Hagerstown. Nd. March ee.-Worried
by domestic troubles, Luther Whetzel,
twenty-eight. committed suicide this
evening at his home at williamsport, by
drinking carbolic acid in the presence of
his wife and mother. Mrs James Ken
nedy. Mrs. whetzel attempted to take the
bottle from her husband. but failed.
whetzel. regretting his act. walked to
a grocery. store and begged the prcprie-
tor to telephone for physicians He went
home and died two hours later.
whetzel formerly lived in Hagerstown.
His wife and two sons survive him.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
FACES Death FOR
ASSAULT ON Girl
Case of George c. Grannell. Former
Washington Bluecoat. Goe. to
jury in Rockville.
WAS HELD GUILTY ONCE

Special TO rhs Washington Herald.
Rockville. Nd, March 8.ACharged with
attempt at assault upon a tvelye-year-
old Bethesda, Nd. girl, George q. Gram
nell, said 70 have been a former mem-
Der OF the Washington police department,
out now foreman Of force of wire line
men ooins raiiway work. Is on trial for
his life in Criminal Court here.
After practically an ali day fight. at
torneys for the State and defense rested
tneir case tonight. As conviction with
our mercy carries with 1t the death pen
atty In maryland. II Is probable the Jury
VIII not reach a verdict until early to-
morrow morning.
Tne jury consists of Ledoux Z. Riggs.
Perry Ensey, Harry L. Willard, John ii,
Mllis' Edward 7. Brown. Thomas Lyd-
oane, william Ridgely, Walter NJ Ma
gruoer, John w. Briggs, Ernest d, Du-
van' ]. Frank Wilson, and James Pur-
tenn.
More than twenty talesmen were chal-
-Iengeo by the defense and the State, and
number excused from duty because
tney were opposed to capital punishment
Ihose excused because they said they
did not believe in the extreme penalty
were: William B. Vincent. Charles s.
snaIer' BENJAMIN F. Boberson, Columbus
w. Day, James p. Gill, Hazel w Cashel
Eggieston Ward, Ernest B. Hoskins.
Julian B. Waters, and Elias Harmon.
The regular venire of jurors was ex-
hausted and II was necessary for shertff
Peyton whalen to bring In others.
Last November Grannell was tried be-
fore Judge Edward C. Peter without
jury and found guilty. He was sentenced
TO serve five years in the Maryland
penitentiary. On the grounds of new
evidence, his attorneys, Thomas Dawson
and Emory Bogiey, obtained a new trial
II is the contention of the defense the
case against GranneTl is a "frame-up,"
and is method to get even with him
because Of trouble he is alleged to have
had with member of the little girls
family.
The testimony of the little girl and
he- mother was heard in the private
room of the judges and the public ex-
cluded-
Two Washington men testified for the
State. They were Capt williams, of the
Fourth police precinct, and Detective
James Springman, Of police headquarters
They knew Grannell as a member OF
the Washington police force, but under
the name of George Armstrong.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
MINERS ASK CONCESSIONS.

Philadelphia, March as.-Miners' repre-,
sentatives comforting with the Central
Pennsylvania soft coal operators here
after having abandoned the demands for
higher wages. were concerned today
with other concessions sought.
The principal demand now standing in
the way of an agreement Is that the
operators at all Of the Central Penn
sylvania soft coal mines shall move the
cars in and out of the colliery recesses
thus relieving the workers of physical
effort Of pushing them to the diggings
The operators OF small collieries object
to this demand on the ground that they
cannot afford the expense Of electric
motors to move the cars into all Of the
openings.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
MINERS TO FIGHT EVICTION.

Golfers. W. Va, March 2s.-For the
third time in two days Deputy United
States Marshal williams and a force of
officers today evicted striking miners Of
the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Coal
Company and their families to the num-
Der Of 800 from the land on which they
had been living In tents. Today the
miners showed a greater spirit Of re-
sistance. and It was necessary for the
officers to make display of armed
force The miners and their families
were removed on orders of Federal Judge
Dayton.
The miners have sent messages to
President and Gov. Hatfield asking for
protection
The miners and their sympathizers are
in an ugly mood and Sheriff Patterson
has special deputies stationed about the
little town to prevent an outbreak
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
SIX 60 DOWN. WITH SHIP.

New York. March 16-The follov1ns
message was received today from the
south-bound Red d line Steamer Ca
rscas via Marconi Wireless Station.
Cape Hatteras, N. c.:
''Thursday. 10 m. latitude $50.
longitude 725.-Picked up q life boat
with four survivors of the crew Of the
American schooner Hattie B. Simpson
Of Boston. which was abandoned and
sank with Captain Strong and fve of
March n
The Hattie B. Simpson sailed from
Philadelphia March H. for Charleston.
9. c., and had aboard $50 tons of hard
coal.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
STILL WORKING FOR CHURCH.

Boston, March 2s.-The Committee on
Publication of the Christian Science
Church today issued the following an
nouncement regarding the retirement
from the committee of Alfred Farlow
and the report that he had been seri-
ously i'll:
ALFRED Farlow, after twenty-six years
of active service in connection with
Christian Science organization, half of
the time as manager of the committee
on publication, has retired from that
position of his own accord. and for the
future will be active in other lines OF
Christian Science work. He is now in
good health and has not been in the
serious condition Of III health reported"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
Just One Application
and Ugly Hairs Vanish
Modes of Today,

Here is a simple treatment for remov-
ing ugly hairs. II is painless. requires
little time and can be used in the pri-
vacy OF your home: Get some powdered
delatone and with water mix enough
paste to cover the objectionable hairs.
Apply for or minutes. then rub OF.
wash the skin, and II will be left soft.
clear, and hairless. This method Is In
expensive. and entirely harmless but
be sure to get delatone or the results
may be disappointing.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
CUSTOMS GUARDS GOT $4,000.

San Francisco. March S.-The sixteen
customs guards and others charged with
opium smuggling made a profit of sffo.ooo.
according to an estimate today by Assist
ant United States Attorney Selvage.
Eleven OF the guards now are on trial
in the Federal Court here. five having
entered pleas of guilty.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
Under the Capitol Dome.

Based on his observation that "the
election in Chicago in November, 1913,
witnessed wholesale frauds in numerous
precincts" Senator Sherman, of Illinois,
introduced two bills providing for Fed
eral supervision of the elections of Sena-
tors and Representatives and making
false voting. bribery or intimidation of
voters a Federal offense.
John Barnhart, OF New Orleans. an en-
Gineer, explained to the Senate Commit
tee on Commerce the possibilities of de-
vcloping cheap traffic through rivers of
shallow depth through the use OF power
barge which he invented and which has
been used successfully in the transporta-
ton of Alabama coal to New Orleans
Barnhart said the introduction of his
barge had resulted in cutting the price of
coal at New Orleans from 1915 to $50
ton.
The doom of the dollar watch was fore
told at a House judiciary Committee
hearing by William H. Ingersoll, of New
York, conditional upon failure Of Con-
gress to legalize price fixing by manu-
facturers. I'VE have sold 37,000,OO0
watches to the workingmen of this coun-
try" he said, but since the Supreme
Court has, by its decision in the Sana-
togen case, denied our right to fix the
cutting and the business is seriously
threatened"
BY a vote of 81 to "a. the Senate refused
TO take up for consideration the Shafroth
resolution for a constitutional amendment
changing the date of Inauguration of the
President and Vice President to the third
Monday in January, and the time for
Senators and Representatives taking their
seats to the first week in January.
An appeal for greater liberality on the
part of the Federal government to the
Independent oil producer than is con-
templated in the administrators coal
and oil lands leasing bill was made to
the House Public Lands Committee by
w. H. Ochsner, of San Francisco, and
r. S. Hazeltine, of Coalinga, Cal They
asserted the provision which limits to
$40 acres the area Of claim to be worked
by any prospector within fifty miles of a
producing oil field was far too drastic.
The House took unusual action when II
voted to accept Senate amendment to
the urgent deficiency bin appropriating
1850 for John Pepper, father of the
late Representative /. S. Pepper. Of Iowa.
The House conferees had disagreed to
the Senate amendment on the ground
that heretofore only widows and orphans
Of deceased members had been given a
gratuity.
Senator Cummins gave notice in the |
Senate that he would address that body |
next Thursday on the subject of the con-
dition OF the railways of the country, |
their earning capacity, general condition /
of their business. and as to the merits of |
their demand for an increase of rates, an |
issue now before the Interstate Com.
merce Commission.
Germany has over 2.s1s.ss1 produc-
Ing bee hives.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
THREE KILLED IN AUTO WRECK

Dallas, Tex, March &-Two men and
3 woman were killed and three other
persons were injured seriously when their
automobile plunged down a forty-foot
ravine near here early today.
The dead are DR.. Samuel Upton. driver
Of the car: Mrs. Kate NJ. Loving and
Mrs. LoYing's son. william
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
TWO FOUND DEAD IN PARK,

New Orleans, La, March 26.-Th,
bodies of R. P. Sanchez, a wealthy New
Orleans man, and an unidentified nine
teen year-oId girl, were found in Cit,
park this afternoon. A revolver lay neal
them.
Circumstances indicate that the gir
killed the man and then herself.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27
SUBMARINE Ks LAUNCHED.

Quincy, Mass, March 8.-The sub
marine ks was launched today at the
Fore River Yards. Mrs. T. G. Roberts.
wife of the naval constructor. was
sponsor.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27

ST. Louis Episcopalians will spend
nearly $4,000 on a new church edifice in
memory Of Bishop Tuttle. fifty years q
prelate.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27

1t is estimated that the Uruguay wool
crop this season will reach value Of
s5.Ooo.ooo.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27

Germany has over 2.s1s.ss1 produc-
Ing bee hives.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-27

BY a vote of 81 to "a. the Senate refused
to take up for consideration the Shafroth
resolution for a constitutional amendment
changing the date of Inauguration of the
President and Vice President to the third
Monday in January, and the time for
Senators and Representatives taking their
seats to the first week in January.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-06
LIST OF DEAD NOT LENGTHY
Statistics Show Only Thirteen Fatal
tiles During the Fourth of July
Celebrations

Chicago, July Statistics COM
piled last night show that the
country enjoyed the quietest Fourth
in its history.
The figures are: Dead 13; by
fireworks g.; by gunpowder 4; by
torpedoes 2; by reyolvers /. injured
243; by fireworks los; by gunpow-
der go; by torpedoes g.; by toy pis-
tolls 5S; by cannon Al; by runaways
4.
The accidents last year were 80
dead and ], ,131 injured. The record
this year is due to the increasing
sane Fourth movement thus far is
less than half of the previous year.
and shows but small proportion of
the accidents of few years ago,
when the use of fireworks was unre-
strieted. The figures for today, how
ever, may be somewhat increased by
more complete returns.
The property loss SO far reported
was trivial as compared with S123,-
900 last year.
The deaths in the celebrations
were less than in any of the sixteen
years that records have been kept.