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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-05
MOORE ENDS WORK
WITH GOVERNMENT
Counselor OF State Department
Tenders Resignation After
Years Service.
IN WILSON'S HANDS a MONTH
President and Secretary Bryan
Warmly Eulogize Retiring
Official.

Washington. March 4.-John Ras-
sett Moore. counselor or tho State Do
partnent, and the recognized authority
on international questions concluded
his service with GSc government to-
day, when President Wilson accepted
tho resignation Mr.. Moore had sub
initted a month ago. Coming when
International affairs occupy the fore
front OF o'hcial and public attention,
the departure OF Mr. Moore from a
position second only to that OF Mr.
Bryan attracted widespread attention
and comment
Although the resignation had been
In the Presidents hands since February
;. to take effect to-day. this fact had
not been generally known. There had
been reports some months aEo that
the counselor OF the State Department
did not tnd his lahors entirely con-
genial ana was about Ia resign but
these reports were promptly donied.
IL was explained then, and again
officially explained to-day, that MIR
Moore had come into the adminislra-
ton With n definite understanding that
his tenure was provisional Tor 4 year.
80 that he could return to his duties
as heed of tho department oi inter
national law at Columbia University.
This fact WAS strongly emphasized In
the official correspondence made pub
lie to-day.
Not Always .n Accord
Although tho official statements
one from tho President. one from Mr.
Bryan, and Mr.. Moorc's own letter OF
icsignation--niadc no mention OF the
subject, 1T ia matter OF common re-
porl that Mr.. MooIo's personal view
point on some OF tn. most Important
policies reiat!uS to iorcicn affairs
We're not always III accord with those
OF his superiors. vt tho same inne
II has been recognized that hc gave
answering loyalty and appropriated
counsel to the fuluiauenL OF pul.c.cs
as finally adopted.
IL is said in this connection that
when the question of recognizing The
iiuerta government was being dis-
cusscd. MIR. Moore submitted "A memo
ianuGn citing proceuvuts hy which the
United states Wpuia u@ justified in rec
oBh'ZiaE the iiucrta government Pre-
Nious TO Mr.. Mooru's appuinlmcnt how
ever, the general poIiey UL The aGtuin-
sstrution not 10 rccogniIc govuBnmcuts
sci up by arbitrary l0rcc haa been ont
lined III a statement from President
wilson Wncn II WAS definitely deter
mined not To recognize the ituctta gov
crninrnt. MIR. Moore contributed his
energies 10 carrying cut the policy of
hoiaiiy uctufnineu upon. buiing tho
diplomatic conlioVetsy with ,upar
over the California antilaua law Mr.
Moore was constantly consultou 10y the
n esiucnt, ANA his counsel was re
hccted In various notes dennine TIE
American attitude Whcn MIR. I:ryan
WAS III California. Mr. Moore was act
ing Secretary of state. ana in frequent
conference with the prcsiucnL on the
Japanese question. Ne al times DUR
lnG Nh Bryan'a absence FROM Wash
ingion, Mr. Moore w..a acting secretary
VI State, ana SiOLAily SAL M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-05
TABULATION NOT STARTED
More Thnu TvO-I'hirda oT iscrcnuc Dis.
tricts Nennri .ncnme Ina Rclurua.

Washington. March J.--Moro than
two-thirds of the sixty-thrco internal
revenue districts Tonight had reported
their income tax returns 10 The Treas
urr Department. Officials have not
begun their tahulatinn, however, nor
attempted al: estimate oi the amount
Of collections 10 tc made before June
3n on these returns. IN official count
oi the individuals making returns prob
apty VIII DC made ny tp-morrow. but
IL IS not believed that the tables will
he accurate and final for at least a
month. because Of the thirty days cx-
tension granted by the law In case
Of sickness or absence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-05
Visitin G Retail Mer-
chants Entertained by
Miller & Rhoads.
SERVED IN CAFE
OF THEIR STORE
Welcomed to Richmond by Mayor
Ainslie, Who Is Given Vocifer-
Gus Greeting - Nearly 800
Southern Dealers Here,
and Local Hosts Enthu-
siastic Over Success.

Headquarters for "SprinE Trnde
Week" are located In tho Chnmbcr
OF Commerce and Manufnrturers'
Buiidtng. sixth anil Mnin streets.
New arrivals will register ut once
at headquarters.
PROGRAM.
To-dny-Dcmonstrnt for yisjf-
ing merchants In local business
/, houses.
I0-niEht mt S:t5 o'clork-SpccInl
performance of the musical pIny,
"FOrty-fiSr Minutes From Bron,i-
way in the t.raycc scott uijuu
Ihentrc. Br0nd street, between
Eighth and Ninth.
Fridny-Numcrous small enter
tninInents hy Invitation from indi-
Sfdual firms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-05
Business Builders!

There are now In Richmond
more than 200 merchants from,
the South. buying for their
spring trade.
The presence of these busI-
ness builders Is great thing
for the city, III not nrI' -. -
coun; Of the money they spend,
but because then pr,s,...
phasiscS the fact that Rich
mond is the logical market
place Of the Sonti.
The Times-Dispatch stands
for the progress and prosperity
at this whole section of the
country.
Monroe |
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The citizen., 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 377.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections 261 of Article
16, of the Code of Public Civil Laws
of Maryland, title "Chancery," and
to add two additional Sections to
sail Article to follow Section 261,
and to be known as Sections 261-A
and 261B.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 261 of Article 16, of the Code
of Public Civil Laws of Maryland, II
tie "Chancery" be and he same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted wit
amendments AMI two additional Sec
tions are hereby added to said Arti-
Gle 16 to follow section 261, and to be
known as Sections 261-A and 261-B,
said amended Section and new Sec
tions to read as follows:
Sec. 261. The Court shall on appll-
cation of party in interest, or may,
of its own motion, order, that in
stead of the mode of taking test1mo-
ny as provided in the aforegoing Sec
tions, the testimony shall be taken
orally in open Court before the Judge
CT Judges thereof in the same manner
and under the same rules as testimony
is now taken in action at law, as
to all or any of the facts or matters
relevant in the cause or proceeding;
and the evidence so taken shall be
written down as delivered by the wit
nesses by such person and in such
manner as the Court may have by or
der or general rule directed, and when
The citizen., 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1914.
CHAPTER 334.

AN ACT to repeal Section 79 of Ar
ticle Sc of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws of Maryland (Bagby'sJ IT,
tie, Licenses" subtitle, Ordinary
Keeper" and to re-enact the same
with amendments providing for the
assignment of any such license.
Section l. Be it enacted by the AS
semDly OF Maryland, That Section 73
OF Article 90 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland (Bagby's)
title Licenses" subtitle, Ordinary
Keeper" be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted as amended
50 as to read as follows:
"73. The said licenses shall be
granted on the following terms: The
applicant shall be recommended to
the Clerk by two respectable free
holders OF his imme liate vicinity, and
shall make oath, to be by the said
Clerk administered, that he has bona
ilde and without intending to evade
the requirements of this Article pro-
yiGed and expects to maintain six
good bells with sufficient covering
therefor, and three rooms more than
sufficient for the private uses of said
ordinary keeper, with stabling and
proveIder for five horses at least; and
if said applicant resides in the City
of Baltimore, that he has provided
and expects to maintain twelve goo1
beds with covering as aforesaid and
six rooms.
Any license so granted shall be
by the original or any subsequent
holder thereof assiglable and trans.
ferrable to any person who shall be
recommended to the Clerk in the
same manner as, and who shall take
the oath in the same manner as is
herein provided in the case of the
original applicant therefor; such as
s!gnment or transfer shall be en1ors-
ed upon the license and a record
kept thereof, by the Clerk of tie
Court granting said license, who shall
be entitled to receive fee of fifty
cents therefor; the same shall then
take effect Immediately; provided,
however, that the license shall only be
good for the premises for which it
was originally issued.
Sec g. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 815.

AN ACT to repeal Section 102 of Ar
ticle SO of the Code of Public Gen.
eral Laws of Maryland, Edition OF
1901, entitled Fish and Fisheries"
ana to re-enact the same with
amendments.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 102 of Article 80 of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland,
Edition of 1904, entitled "Fish and
Fisheries" be and the same is hereby
repealed, and re-enacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1O2. Each and every license
to catch or take fish for sale under
the provisions of Section 1O2 shall
state the name, age and residence OF
the person to whom the same is grant
ed, and every applicant for such IL
cense shall pay to the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for the County, or the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of Baltimore City, when such license
shall be granted and before the dellv-
ery of same, the sum of five dollars
for the first license, and the sum OF
one dollar for each and every addi-
tional net, haul s5lne OF. other con-
trivance to take or catcn fish for sale
in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay,
and the sum of two dollars for each
license to take or catch fish for sale
in the tributaries of the Chesapeake
Bay: the clerk 10 receive the sum OF
twenty-five cents for each and every
license so issued, as fee for issuing
the same, including the administering
of the oath when required; and the
said amount of license received for
issuing same shall be paid over by t1e
clerk into the Treasury of the State OF
Maryland to be credited to the "Oys-
ter Fund" provided that the provis-
ions of this Section shall not apply to
nor include purse, fyke and hoop,
buck or gill nets, nor to hook and line,
that nothing in this section shall ap-
ply north of line drawn from Rick
ett's Point tc Love Point.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April l6, 1914.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 378.

AN ACT to add a proviso to Sub-Sec-
ton 1O7 of Section "a of Article IS
u the Code of Public General Laws
C912), title "Pleadings, Practice
and Process at Law"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assent ly of Maryland, That
Subsection 107 of Section "a of Ar
ticie is, title "Pleadings, Practice and
Process at Law" DE and the same is
hereby ainenued by adding a proviso
thereto, so that said Subsection shall
real as Flows:
10.. Eithgr party may use the COM
mon law fUrms or the forms herein
befC-e given. at his election; and Ell
ther party ay require bill of par
ticulars where the pleading is so gen.
eral as not to give sufficient notice to
tie opposite party of the evidence to
be offered in support of it; provided
that in all jurisdiction where provision
has been or shall be made for the OBJ
ten':oa of speedy judgments, when
the cause of action filed with the dec
laration shall set forth the plaintiffs S
claim with the particularly required
for bill of particulars, the said
cause of action shall become and be
taken and treated as one of the plead
ings in the case, and the plaintiff
shall be restricted in his evidence to
proof of the items so set out.
Sec. 2. The foregoing proviso shall
Lot apply to cases pending o" institut-
cd prior to the passage OF this Act,
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the late of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1914.

herein provided shall remain unpaid
after ten days from the completion
OF any such examination, the lnsur-
ance Commissioner may sue therefor.
For the purpose of any examination
authorized by law, the Insurance
Commissioner, or the Insurance Exam
iner shall have power and is hereby
authorized to summon any person or
persons being within the State, and
to administe. to him or them the
proper and necessary oath, and to eX-
anime him or them, under oat1, in re-
lation to the affairs and conditions OF
any insurance company. In order that
the public may be fully informed as
TO the condition of all companies do
ing business in this State, the result
OF the official examination OF any
such company, in such condensed
form as shall show the true condition
OF the company examined, shall be
published within thirty days thereaf-
ter by the Insurance Commissioners
at the expense of said company, in
one daily newspaper published in the
City of Baltimore. Should any nsur-
ance company organized under tle
laws of this State refuse to permit its
affairs to be examined as herein pro-
vided. or refuse free access to its books
or papers, or in any manner Whatever
prevent a thorough examination, the
said Insurance Commissioner shall
proceed against said company in the
manner provided in the seventh sub
section of this Section.
Sec. 2. Be it furthe" enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from and
after the date of its passage.
Approved March 80, 1914.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 40.

AN ACT to adj an additional Section
to Article 27 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, Of 1904,
title Grimes and Punishments," !"
subtitle, Fraud" to be known as
Section 1882.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
a new Section to come in after Sec
ton 1873 and to be designated as Sec
ton 1882 be and is hereby added to
Article 27 of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws Of Maryland, of 1904, IL
tie, Grimes and Punishments," sub
title, Fraud" to read as follows:
Sec. 1881. Any person, firm, cor
poration or association who or which
ill a newspaper, circular, or circular
or form letter or other publication
published in this State willfully or
knowingly makes or disseminates any
statement or asseveration of fact con-
ce-ning the quality, the quantity, the
value, the method of production or
manufacture or the reason for the
price of his or their merchandise or
the manner or source of purchase
of such merchandise or the posses
sion of awards, prizes, or distinction
comforting a gain of such merchan-
disc, o. the motive or purpose of a
sale, intended to give the appearance
of an offer advantageous to the pur-
chaser, which is false and fraudulent
shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
Any person, firm corporation or as
sociation or any employe thereof,
who violates any provision of this
Section shall be liable to fine of not
less than $25 no. more than $100 for
each offense.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved April 10. 1914.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1914.

SO written down shall, with such doc
uinenatry pcoof as shall have been
With it offered and admitted, be tle1
ds part of the proceedings.
Sec 261-A. Testimony produced un-
der the aforegoing Section shall be
taken il the same manner and under
the same rules as testimony is taken
in action at law in courts of general
jurls''iction in this State and no evil
lence to which objection has been
made and sustained by the Court
shall he take2 Gown or inserted in
the record, hui the party Offering
such testimony may accompany the
CHER OF the same with a statement
of the facts proposed to be shown i'll
connection thcrewj.G, and such state
merit shall bu considered by the Cou.
in conn .ctio'. with the question oc-
iected to, AMI the Court of Appeals,
upon appeal fr' N any final order in
the case, shall consider and deter
mine, upon the record, all objections
to testimony taken and reserved dur
ing ;ne progre IS of the cause, and no
bills of exception shall be required.
Sec. 261-B. Whenever a case has
already been before the Court Of Ap-
peals, it shall not be necessary, upon
any subsequent appeal, to copy into
the transcript of the record any 9th
er proceedings than those occurring
in the Court below, subsequent to tAe
preceding appeal; but the record Of
the proceedings in the previous ap-
peal snail be taken and considered as
part of the record in the subsequent
aILeal the sane as though actually
copied therein.
Sec. >. And be il further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 7e4.

AN ACT to regulate the sale and dis
pensing of bicnloride of mercury in
tablet form for antiseptic purposes.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
all tablets made of bichloride of mer-
curry in sufficient quantity to render
said tablets strong enough for anti
septic purposes, each tablet shall be
triangular, diamond, square, oblong,
or other irregular shape, and the color
of each and every one of said tablets
shall be blue, green or purple with
the word poison" impressed or en-
bossed upon it.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to sell, dispense, or give
away bichloride of mercury in tablet
form. if said tablets contain more than
one-tenth of grain of the said bichlor-
ide of mercury, unless tablets are OF the
color and shape, and marked as de-
scribed in Section l Of this Bill.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That the bottle in which said tablets
for antlSeptlc purposes Oh Dlcniorlue
of mercury are sold, dispensed, or
given away, shall have the word "Pois-
on" blown in one side of said bottle,
and a label on the opposite side bear
ing the word poison" in conspicuous
letters.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That any person or persons violating
any of the provisions of this Act shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and shall
be fined not less than twenty-five nor
more than one hundred dollars for
each and every offense, or be impris.
oned in the County or City Jail not
less than thirty days nor more than
three months, or both in the discretion
of the Court.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April 19. 1914.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 253.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section so, Article SO
of the Code of Public General Laws,
title, "Testamentary Law" subtitle
Conveyance of Real Estate"
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 80 of Article SO, of the Code
of Public General Laws, title fiesta
mentary Law" subtitle Conveyance
of Real Estate" be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:
80. The Executor or administrator,
including the administrator de bonlS
non, of a person who shall have made
sale OF real estate and have died be-
fore receiving the purchase money,
or conveying the same, may convey
such real estate to the purchaser; and
where any decedent shall have made
a sale or conveyance of any real or
leasehold interest in lands or tene-
ments and shall have conveyed the
sane by deed which deed is defec-
tive by reason of erroneous recitalS,
improper or erroneous description OF
the property sold and intended to be
conveyed or is lacking in any matter
of form or execution required by law
or in the acknowledgment thereof, or
for any other reason, the executor or
administrator. of such deceased person
may execute and deliver a confirma-
tory deed of such property, and his
deed shall be good and valid in law,
and shall convey all the right, title,
claim and interest of such deceased
person in such real estate as effect
ually as the deed of such person so
dying would have conveyed the same;
and in the case of deeds defective as
aforesaid the confirmatory deed OF SUCH
executor or administrator shall be good
and sufficient TO convey all the right,
title, claim and interest of said grant
or, and shall bind all persons who
would have been bound by the convey
ance of such deceased person in the
same manner that they would be
bound had such defective deed been
a good and sufficient Iced to convey
the real or leasehold estate intended
to be conveyed thereby; provided the
executor or administrator of the per-
son so dying shall satisfy the Orphans
Court granting him administration
that the purchaser had paid the full
amount of the purchase money.
Sec. g. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1914. !
The citizen., 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 4os.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section SO of Article
SO of the Code of Public General
Laws, title, "Sales and Notices." as
enacted by Chapter 451 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Mary
land of 1912.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section SO of Article 83 of the Code
of Public General Baws, title, Sales
and Notices." as enacted by Chapter
451 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland of 1912 be re-
pealed and re-enacted SO as to read
as follows:
SO. That after having received
from the vendor the written state
ment under oath mentioned in Sec
ton SO, the vendee shall at least five
days before the consummation of the
bargain or purchase and at least five
days before paying or delivering to
the vendor any part of tle purchase
price or consideration thereof, or any
promissory note, or other evidence of
indebtedness for the same in good
faith, notify or cause to be notified
personally, or by registered letter,
each of the creditors of the vendor
named in the statement of the propos-
ed purchase by him of such stock OF
goods, wares, or merchandise; and
whenever any person shall purchase
any stock of goods. wares or mer-
chandise in bulk, or shall pay the
purchase price or any part thereof
without having first demanded and
received from his vendor the state
ment under oath as provided in Sec
tion 9S, and without having notified
or cause to be notified all of the cred
itors of the vendor named in such
statement as in the Section present.
ed, such purchase, sale or transfer
shall. to any and all subsisting cred
itors of the vendor, be void.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of It's passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.