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The Washington times., 1914-05-27
QUESTION LEGALITY
OF ASSESSMENT
Realty Owners Think Oysters
Removal Will Affect Taxa
ton Payments.

Despite the confidence expressed by
William p. Richards. District Assessor.
that he will be able to sustain the re-
Gently completed triennlal assessment OF
realty made by the board of assistant
assessors, upon which the Court of APP
pcaIs has held that f. w. Oyster was
Illegally serving. there is a growing
uneasiness on the part OF the Commits
sioners and other officials as 10 the
legality of the assessment.
II Seems certain that the courts Will
be called upon to decide the matter.
Should an attempt be made to col
IeCt taxes On the basis OF the oyster
Mckenzie Beale assessment II Is be-
licved. bills presented under that as
scssment could be repudiated in the
absence of legislative relief. The Tor
mer assessment, II Is said. has, under
the law, ceased to be operative.
The commissioners may be Obliged
10 place the entire matter before Con-
ErCsS 80 ask for such Legislative en-
actments as Will afford them rellet.
At the same time. 1t !s pointed cut
RELIEF could he asked for the ,oHnIs-
sion"rs. in the form of an additional
appropriation to cover the salary OF
Samuel r. Ealbtus as a member OF
me board of assistant assessors Tor
the period he has been physically pre-
vepIed from serving in the oi1lce OF
which he was the only riEhtfIl occu-
Dam
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Police Court Record

District Branch. Judge Pugh-George
meek. disorderIy. personal bond: Harry
ard Reed, disorderiy. $50: John Marshall.
Gisoroerly. dismissed; Augustus Lee. disor-
derly, continued to tomorrow; Preston Shel-
icy. violations motor regulations. personal
Mary Pope, disorderly. dismissed. Edward
AcAIeer, speeding, personal bond; Preston
orderly. noIle pressed; Helen Richardson.
sErsncy. dismissed Edwin Holmes, viola
lion vehicle regulation. personal bond: VII
Lam Brown, vagrancy. 500 bonds: Robert
Eavanaugh disorderly. dismissed; Lewis Hol-
and. violation vehicle regulations; Edward
Brown, obstructinS highway, personal bond;
personal bond. The following forfeited col
lateral: Thomas Nelson, WyndAam Elack
-ord. Joseph Powell. Bernard Rldicke, Martin
Collins. Mary Slater. John Brown. George
and Jerome Robinson.
United States Branch, Judge Mullowny-
Percy BraXton. larceny. SO: samuel ErOW n.
assault SO; Mamie Freeman. assault, noIe
pressed: Eugene Cant, sssau ult, nolle pressed:
Edith Stoll. assault, continued 20 June ,;
John Taylor assault, nole pressed; William
wade. assault. dismissed Leonard GeEry,
assault with dangerous weapon, held for
srand jury; Alice Morgan. threats. nolle
pressed Joseph Heath, bawdy house, con-
llnusd 10 June /; Alice Winslow. bawdy
house, continued to June 1; George Minor.
larceny. continued TO tomorrow: !. Arthur
NcComas false pretenses continued to June
:. John Hurd larceny, $50: F. H TascheJ,
SSI-b Code. continued 10 tomorrow; Annie
zones. larceny. continued: Frederick Jarrish
assault with dangerous weapon. continued: {:
Nike Oliver. assault, go; William Robins
assault. SIS; William Smith, unpaid board
bill, $50; Ernest Fox. house breaking. held
for grand jury: william Tenney, robbery
held for grand jury: Aolin Jones, robbery.
held for grand jury: Robert Washington,
iinued; Gus Piakus embezzlement. $50. pa
rolled.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
AT THEATERS NEXT WEEK

will draw excellent houses with the
announcement of Jack London's famous
story. The Sea Wolf" in seven parts
hobs rt BoswOrth is featured in the title
role as Wolf Larsen, and Is ably sup
ported by Herbert Rawlinson as Hum
phrey Van Weyden and Viola Barry. as
Maud Brewster. Wolf Larsen. captain
of the Ghost Is notorious. even among
sealers. for his cruelty and wanton dls-
regard for others. Humphrey Van Wey-
den is a gentleman of leisure, littera-
teur and critic of prominence. The
forty large electric fans which have
been installed make the Casino cool
and comparable and the music is furn-
ished BY a well directed orchestra.
Next weeks Cosmos Theater bill is
hc aided by Perry Musical Maids. with
Josie Flynn. who has hosts OF admirers
among the patrons of popular Naude-
vile: Marva Rehn. Marguerite krauae.
and Lott.e Gardner. The act has been
reconstructed and new songs and new
dances are among its special features.
Other attractions include the RinhoS
Trio. aerial athletes: Fay and MIht'
turc girls, and PRganini. the violiniSt.
Thursday there will be a coinpie.c 90
change of bill Sunday from l" lV:"I
D. m the special concerts VIII ieatule
an ella borate orchestral program
Next Sundays bill at CrandaIrs is
headed by four-parI Apex master
piece. The Great Bullion koDnory,
depicting in motion pictures ronDery
of a large consignment of bullion
Monday and Tuesday the main attrac-
tion Will be The clOtster ana the
Hearth production. OF 'harI"s
Reads great novel Of That name
THURSDAY and Friday Justice. and
saturday and Sunday the headliner VIII
be Luck. Love. and Gasolene, a VI,
tapraph feature direct from record
run at the Vitagraph Theater in New
York with John Bunny, Lillian walk
er. and Wally Van.
The appear rance of Lillian Taylor and
Howard Lesley Holt az the Glen Echo
dancing pavilion Monday night has
given a new impetus to the modern
dance craze.
For the rest of the week the big fea-
ture will be continued at the park.
every night Miss Taylor and AIR. Holt
will give their exhibitions i'll the big
ma vJlion. and on Memorial DAY. in addi-
tiou TO the usual features that mark
the celebration at Glen Echo, there will
| he a matinee dance at which Miss Tay-
Ior will give a special numb-r. In the
afternoons the little tots and their
mothers and nurses will have their
chance. and every effort Is Icing made
! 10 make the park an all-day resort for
the children as well as for the older
| folks.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27

and Lee met on the occasion that
marked the restoration of the solid
arity of our country.
AT one battle of the Revolution
trees played a distinctly useful part.
That was at the battle of Fort
Mcultrie. at Charleston. S. G, when
the British volleys, even those from
the cannons on board the British
vessels, fell harmless on the tough,
srCngy wood of the palmetto logs
that sheltered the Continental troops.
Any other wood would have been
spintered and would have exposed
the Americans TO the fierce atAck
from both land and naval forces"
Forest First Church.
The first Protestant chuch serv-
ice held in this country was under
the trees at jamestown. Va, but
it is not so generally known that
the first bell runS in the West was
tied to an arching oak bough at
San Diego. Cal.
The scotch had "door' trees or
grief" trees under which they hung
their enemies. and that custom was
colonists. Liberty trees" also
were chosen by the early settlers
there. and under them meetings of
a public nature were held.
The place where the Calverts and
the Indians made the treaty that
gave Maryland to the former long
was marked by a mulberry tree. But
that tree fell about half a century
ago. Church furniture was made
from it. and still is used in the his
torlc town of st. Mary's. The bishop
OF Maryland also uses q gavel
made from its wood.
Between orange and Fredericks-
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
B|GSTORES TO CLOSE
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Merchants Join in Movement to
Stop All Business Out Of
Respect for Dead.

A dozen of the largest retail estapiisi'-
nlents in Washington are leading the
movement to suspend all business IN tne
city next Saturday. Memorial Day. ard
orespent indications are that almost
eyery firm AFFILIATED with the Retail
Mer chants Association will take some
such action.
Th., list of those who have already
agreed to close out Of respect for the
natiorts dead includes Julius GarhnEee
a Co, Woodward & Lothrop, the Du-
lin & Martin Company, r. p: Andrews
Paper Company. House s Hsrrnamnn, ann
Maynard & Co.. Topham's. r. w: J.
3. Henacrson. Shaw & Brown, ana r.
Others who will close their places OF
business Saturday are sending in their
names to Secretary c. ]. Columbus. OF
the Retail Merchants Association, VINO
win announce the additions to the nst
tomorrow. In past years there always
have been several leading firms who
suspended business on Memorial DAY,
but this yes,r the practice VIII De more
general than ever before.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Clara BaBton Memorial
Will Soon Be Started

Work on the Clara Barton memorial
training school for nurses will be
started about July 1, according to
the announcement of those In charge
of the institution to be erected in
honor of the late founder Of the
American Red CEoss.
with more than seven acres OF land
donated by the Washington and Elec-
trio Railway Oompany, adjoining
Glen Echo, where Miss Barton passed
the closing years of her life, the
Clara Barton Memorial Association
plans to have the buildings on this
site well on the way to completion
by fall.
The cost of the school building and
a large auditorium Is estimated TO be
more than 100000. DR.. Julius Hub
bell, who received the cottages be.
longing to Clara Barton as bequest
in her will. last week transferred the
property to the control Of the Clara
Barton Memorial Association.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27

Next week the Aborn English
Grand Opera Company will bring
another varied program to the National
Theater for its patrons. For the FIRST
TerI Of the week the bill will he Puc-
c!nrs beautiful La Boheme." and FOR
the latter half the selection will be
Flotow's Martha" While the seNercr
critics class this opera as opera conf
que. its mold on the general music-lov-
ing public Is strong. Among IN" stars
who will be heard during the Week are
Elena Kirmcs and Johanna KrostOffy.
Albert Amadi and Walter Wheatley.
James Stevens. and Alfred Kaufman,
Paul Galazzi. Louise LaBaron. Gladys
Chandler, and Mario Carboni.
The Offering OF the Columbia Players
next week, Liberty Hail. was selected
by Charles Frohman the play with
which 10 celebrate the twentieth ami
versary of his occupancy of the Empire
Theater during the past season and has
booked an extensive tour for IL next
season. At the recent revival John
Mason played the role OF Mr.. owens,
in which Henry Miller made a decided
hit during the original run of the play.
The leading character part. that Of Will
liam Todman. is one % the best char
acter studies OF the kind in the realm
of the modern drama.
"The "spendthrift. powerful story of
modern American life. Is announced as
next weeks attraction at Polls Theater.
The play tells the story OF wreck or n
family's happiness. brought about by
the divergence of thought and the DIFF
ferent paths followed In the pursuit
of happiness by a husband and wife.
The woman who gives the drama It's
title. is the wife of an American bust
ness man. At the end Of a hopeless
struggle he is forced into bankruptcy.
The play will be presented here with
the original New York production.
Henry r. Dixey will be welcomed for
the first time In hIgh-class vaudeville At
the B. F. Keith Theater next week ~
what he calls a "MonO-drama.va .vaud-
oIogue," travesty of the stage and
some Of its stars. The extra added at
traction will be the comedicnne. Maud
Lambert. and the song writer. Ernest
Ball. who will sing some new melodies
Singer" are old favoritcs and their
songs and playing have always necn
the standard for such acts. A martial
musical novelty will be submitted by
the Cadets de Gascogne, one OF the
great successes of the current season
BERTHE Heron and Bonnie GAYLORD. the
minstrel condolences; the I.elands In
! an art feature; Gormsley and Eaffrey:
with acrobatic antics; HeaTst-Seiig mo-
ton picture review, and the pipe organ
there will be two performance. one at
3 and the other at S p. m. and the bill
will be filled with the same stars. fea-
lures, and diversions as nave already
won public approval this week.
Judging from the crowded houses so
far this week at the Casino Theater.
the second week Of its summer program
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
TO WAR ON TRASHY
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Branch of American Library As
sociation viii Safeguard
Juvenile Readers.

warfare against TRASHY" books for
children was pIcdged tooay by the Chill
{ -en's Library Section oil the Amerl-
an Library Association convention.
rom two sources came the warnings
danger TO the child mind OF the
0untry.
''ChiIdren's Librarians find themselves
odsy facing a serious situation in the
ever-increa5lng output OF worse than
useless children's books, said Miss
Mary Ely, head of the children's de-
! zrtment Of the public library of Day
ton, Ohio.
Good authors have not been so quick
tR sense this point of contact-the gang
fpirit-with the boy mind as have the
writer's Of mediocre and distinctly in
1erier stories. 1t has been necessary
for the Boy Scouts of America to take
distinctly drastic steps to prevent un-
tcrupulous authors and publishers from
subverting the movement to their own
ends" declared F. X. Matthews, chief
scout librarian OF the Boy Scouts OF
america
Miss Ely outlined the steps already
taken by the children's librarians ''tc
spread the gospel of good books and TO
create a demand for them" by explain
ing that librarians have established
Christmas lists of best books for chill
dren; have published recommended lists
Of books; have seized every opportunity
10 talk before mothers CluDS ana teacn-
ers' organizations; and have used every
possible effort to have lovers of good
books supervise every children's book
department in the land.
The meeting of the childrens library
section was held in the large ball room
az the New Willard. and at the conclu-
sion of the papers by Mr. Matthews and
Miss Fly the whole section went on rec
ord in q formal resolution to give its
= ronEest efforts to purge from the lit
erature" of the children of TO-DAY much
Tat IS useless and mora that is dis
tIrctly bad.
At headquarters of the American Lii
brary Association Il was announced
that registrations of delegates in at
tendance at this convention up TO noon
f"taled I.7SexoeedinS the largest meet
.ng in the history Of the organization
r. 500.
Members of the District Of Columbia
library Association have issued invita-
tons to all visiting deieSatcs TO q re-
ccrtion AMI dance in the large ball room
At the New Willard tomorrow night.
At the third general session of the as
ISOLATION at Memorial Continental Hall
Mass, first vice president. will preside
And IL is already understood that Mr..
u Gilman will be unuDDuse:l in the bal
lutfne for president at the election to-
morrow.
rhe Special Libraries Association, an
other AFFILIATED society of the American
Library Association. went into session
early thL afternoon. and one of the
most interesting papers was that read
BY @. W. Lee. president of the Boston
Cooperative Information Bureau.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
.U.S.TO HELP CONTROL
AMERICA CUP RACE
Press and Photographers
Boats to Be Under Authority
of Naval Officers.

Secretary of Commerce Redfield has
arranged fer the participation Of the
United States Government in super
vising the international yacht races
for Americas cup on September 10. 1:
and Is off Sandy Hook. After con-
fercnccs with Secretary Cormack. of
the New York Yacht Club. Secretary
Redfield has announced that repre-
sentatives of the Government will he
placed on the steamer assigned to the
press. to regulate the use Of WIRE
less, and another in charge Of the
steamer placed at the disposal of the
moving picture men.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels will
be requested to detail Capt. W. II. G.
Bullard. u. s. ", superintendent OF
the naval radio service. to have
charge of the press and photogra-
piers boats. IndiscrimiHate use Of
the wireless. SO as to delay bulletins
and interfere with daily commercial
communication will not be permitted
The New York Yacht Club viii have
representatives on the press-wireless
boat and the moving-picture boat to
cooperate with the Government rep
resentatives-
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Hozu to Protect the Ldzpn

the lawn frequently set the lawn mower high will
so that grass will close cropped and leave cuttings
lawn where they fall This is the advice given b. land
scape gardeners of the Department Of Agriculture in the fourth
article Of series the proper care of lawns.
should be raked with rake
for sowing grass seed for such rakng harrows
SOIL Neither should they swept but the grass clippings
should allowed sft around the roots where they
will form important protection and do much keep the lawn
in good condition in dry seasons.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
RUNAWAY RICHMOND
BOY FOUND IN LINDEN
Lad, Missing Since Sunday, Re.
stored to Father by Boy
Scout Officials.

| Carter White, sixteen-year-old son OF
J. Carter White, a business man OF
Richmond, Va. who left his home sum
day. has been found and returned TO his
father. The boy arrived in Washington
at s:45 a. m. yesterday. and continued to
Linden. Md, where the Boy Scout
officials located him. His reason Tor
leaving home last Sunday was not stated
by the boy, but 1t Is thought that the
principal one was the desire TO see
girl friend who lives in Linden
The boy left his home Sunday on foot
for washington, and notice was given
the Boy Scout headquarters here TO
keep a lookout for him. The boy was
staying at home with his brothers and
sisters, his mother being dead. and his
father away on business
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Presbyterians Record
Support of Prohibition

CHICAGO. May 27-Members Of the
one hundred and twenty-sixth general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church IN
the United States of America are on
record as favoring national prohibition,
.indorsing the national Administration.
the State Department, and the Navy
Department for their action In support
of the temperance movement, urged
minister and church members to with
draw from clubs and social organiza-
tions which dispensed alcoholic brew
ages, and condemned cigarette snok-
ing
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Oltimet Wins, Travers
Defeats HerreShOff

PARIS. May 27.-Tn the second day
of the French amateur golf champion
shin at Il a poulie today. Francis Ouimet
defeated Sir Charles Hope. one rp.
Ieror,o II Trayers beat Frederick Her
resborg rya and four. Topping won over
I.eblanc on> up. Attcrly peat Lowers
one un. ,.r,,i,r,
ramaiucd IN lthP running.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
THE SUMNER ELM.

burg. Va. is an oak under which
the Marquis de La Fayettes tent
was pitched while he directed the
building of a military road during
the Revolution. and South Carolin-
ians still point out a magnolia un-
der which a treaty was signed so
long ago that the record of what II
was about has been lost.
on the san Jacinto battlefield still
stands a tree which Texans regard
as a precious historic treasure. for
il was under that oak that the gal
liant Houston lay wounded when the
defeated Mexican general was
brought before him.
All these trees are national in
character. but nearly every State
has trees of historic significance.
Two or three sourgum trees near
l45th street and Fifth avenue. New
York city, arc pointed to as the lone
survivors of the thirteen planted
by Alexander Hamilton in honor
of the thirteen colonies.
Old Legends Preserved.
For a long time there could be seen
on a large pine tree near Fort Ed
ward. on the Hudson, the inscription,
Jane McCTea. lIW.' This tree bore
silent witness to the killing of girl
whose scalp was taken by an Indian
10 Burcoyne's camp and sold. where
upon her lover, so the story runs. de-
serted the army that would permit
such practices.
Citizens of the Middle West know
Of the Miami apple tree that stood at
the junction Of the ST. Mary and 81.
Joseph rivers. 1t was supposed TO
have sprung from a seed dropped by
a French priest or trader. In a Wig
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Panama Itself Plans
Exposition in November

A joint EXPOSITION. celebrating the
opening of the Panama Canal and the
discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Bal
boa in l5l3 which made the canal pos
sible, IL being planned by the Republic
of Panama. according to the Pan
American Union. The exposition will
be opened. II is announced. November
g. 1914. to last until April go 1915.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Has S2,545 in
Purse When Arrested

NEW YORK. MAY E.-Nellie Bradley,
who he's been convicted on a shopiiftin-
~harge, was arrested again in Fifth
avenue department store. When she
Tas searched for stolen articles the de-
rectives found S2545 in her purse, in
"luding two 81 900 bills and one $500 bill
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Seeks Dissolution of
Coal Carrying Combine

Suit for the dissolution Of the Read
ing Company. holding corporation.
centralized at s275, ,0oo, 900. which Is al
leeed to hold together an Illegal COM
bination of producers, shippers. sellers.
and carriers of anthracite coal, was
filed in the United States District Court
at Philadelphia yesterday. The Reading
railroad and it's subsidiary rail and
coal properties are also narned as de-
fendants
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
She Cleaned Up.

RIDGEWAY. Pa. May %7.-Mrs. John
Kane agent fa' vacuum cleaners. in
vested so in an option on land Gas
r.'i ia sbe is rxw considering a price
which viii returnyher 100000.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Babies Killed by Falls.

NEW YORK. May c7.-Thc first hot
weather of the year put the roofs In
Use again. and two babies were killed
and onc fatally injured falling from
their high Fairgrounds.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Burns Not in Contempt.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 1.-THE cases
against Detective william j. Burns and
his aid. Dan s. Lehon. chEkging con-
tempt of court because they sent a
witness out of the jurisdiction OF the
superior court were dismissed. today.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27

wan under this tree the Miami chief,
Wildcat, was born.
Then there are the Constitutional
Elm, the Rhode Island Sycamore.
the Cary Tree, and scores OF others
which have a local interest.
Most recent of the historic trees In
Washington are the Japanese cher
rics, set out along Potomac drive.
They were gifts to this Government
from the Emperor OF the Flowery
Republic.
Grounds Of the United States Capt.
tol are prolific in trees with historic
associations One OF the most beau
tiful and best known OF these is the
famous Sumner Elm, facing the east
front of the Capitol. This tree was
planted by the great abolitionist.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
NAVY
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.

A ArriVed-South Dakota and Justin at La
Paz: Machias at Monte Christi: I'm
cas- and Ca at Newport: Saturn at
Tiburon: Ozark off Tampico: Des
Moines and Cummings at Lobos
Island: Texas at Vera Cruz.
SaiIed-Perry from Mazatlan for La
Paz: Machias from Monte Christi
for Puerto Plato: Caesar from BOs-
ton for Norfolk: Petrol from Puerto
Plata for Guantanamo; Patterson
from Key West for Boston; PraIrIe
from Vera Cruz for Hampton Roads,
Lobos Island, and Tampico, thence
TO New York.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Army and Navy
ARMY.

ARMY.
Leave OF absence for one month, TO
take effect June ], is granted Captain
RICHARD FUREIVAL, coast artil-
lery corps. Captain FURNIEAL will
sail for the Philippine islands On
July 5. instead of June :.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Major JAMES W. Mean
DREW, Fourteenth Infantry.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieutenant KENNETH Z. KERN,
TWenty-fourth Infantry, is further
extended one month.
NAVY.
Lieutenant H. L. IRWIN, to IsIa de
Luzon.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27

Judging from the crowded houses so
far this week at the Casino Theater.
the second week of its summer program