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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-28

measure in an attempt to settle tax
rate and establish an. equitable assess
ment system: II am against hard and
fast rate. l think the people here should
have a little more to say about that
Representative Mapes. speaking for
himself and Representative . Lear!, who
was absent, presented a plan to amend
the George bill in simple manner SO that
the bill would maintain the budget sys-
TEN, and allow the Commissioners to
tax all property, real and personal, and to
fix rates. The committee did not vote on
the proposition in that specific form.
II cannot conceive of anything less
scientific and less businesslike than
grabbing everything that looks like per-
sonal property and taxing 1t" said Rep
resentatiye Crosser
Representative Coady of Baltimore told
the committee the rate on real estate
and tangible personal property should be
the same, but that if the same rate were
applied in all cases to Intangible property
there would be gross injustices.
Cites the Injustice.
"If business man." he said, has a
checking account, on which he draws
, per cent, and your law takes 1i2 pei
cent from that, then he gets only half
a per cent on his money. The usual rate
is about IS cents on 500. / believe
There is no method Of valuing stocks or
bonds by this new proposition. Suppose
also that a poor orphan has an annuity.
you would take tax on that
Shortly afterward the committee began
to vote on its own sentiments. The
George bill was not reported one wa!
or the other. and the committee adj
journed to meet next Thursday. Between
now and that time The advocates OF
both sides of the question will endeaHor
to swing the committee their way.
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PORTUGUESE STRIKE ENDED.
Leaders Instruct Railway Employees
to Return to Work.

LISBON Portugal, February 2S.-An
announcement of the conclusion for the
present of the revolutionary railway
strike in Portugal was made today by
the committee directing the movement.
All the strikers have been ordered to
return to work.
This action of the committee is re-
garded in official circles as certain to
brn- about tranquility throughout the
country Railroad. telegraph and tele-
phone communication has been inter-
rupted for several days in consequence
of acts of violence by the strikers.
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THIEVES GET 100000.
Stolen From Post Office Van in Paris
Railroad Station.

PARIS. February :S.-Morc than two
hundred thousand dollars In cash was
stolen today from a post office van at one
of the railroad stations in Paris. AS to-
day is the last day of the month large
sums were being transmitted to various
points for the payment of monthly SAL
aries and accounts.
The police would give no details of the
robbery except that the van was one
among several being unloaded at the time
and that there was a great deal of con-
fusion
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Hennessy's Testimony.
TURKISH AvIAToRs KILLED.
Fethy .Bey and Sadik Bey Fall From
Great Height.

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 2s.-
Fethy Bey and Sadik Bey, the young
officers of the Turkish military aviation
corps. were killed today while attempt
ing to fly from ConstantinopIe to Alex
andria.s Egypt.
After leaving Damascus on the way to
Jersalem. the aeroplane broke down in
nidair and the two aviators fell with
t from high altitude. Fethy Bey rem
dered great assistance to the Ottoman
army during the Balkan war, making
many daring flights over the Bulgarian
positions and bringing back valuable in
formation.
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PAYS $15O,000 FOR BUST.
Widener Obtains 18th Century Piece
by Desiderio da Settignan.

NEW YORK, February 2s.-Peter A. B.
Widener's latest art acquisition, it became
known today, Is marble bust by the
famous fifteenth century Florentine
sculptor, Desiderio da Settienan for
which he is reported to have 6aid more
than $150,000. The bust represents
Marietta Struzzi, member of a Flprentine
family and celebrated for her beauty.
This purchase by Mr.. Widener follows
quickly his acquisition of the ..Panshanger
Madonna" by Raphael, for which he is
reported to have paid more than 500, 900.
and the famous ., Morosini ao helmet which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-28
GETS SIS, 900 FOR INJURIES.
Negro Wins Verdict Under New
York Employers Liability Law,

NEW YORK, February 2S-In a suit
brought under the employers liability law,
Richard X. Thorne, negro. yesterday
won verdict in the supreme court for
$25.O0O damages against his former en-
ployers. johnson. Adams & Greason, real
estate dealers. News of the verdict was
carried to Thorne in a hospital where he
is a patient hopelessly paralyzed
Thorne was injured December : last
while working in an elevator pit replac-
ing the cable on drum. when the car
was brought down crushing him against
the machinery.
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II inches of ice. the lower part of the
Allegheny, the Uaonongaheia and the Ohio
being the only large rivers not frozen.
''The conditions present point to flood
possibilities which may be serious and
cause tremendous loss,'' says a state
ment issued today by the commission.
Similar. conditions prevailed in the win
tcrs Of 1907 and 1901, when the greatest
floods since 1889 occurred in eastern
Pennsylvania"
The reports of the commission state
that the depth of snow on the ground
at the end of February is unusual.
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Loses Life Trying to Save Daughters

SPOKANE, Wash, February IS
Awakened by an explosion. which was
followed by fire that destroyed her home.
Mrs. Stella Maries a widow lost sher life
early today when trying to save her two
daughters, three and five years old. after
sending her two young sons to neighbor
for help. The cause of the explosion and
fire is unknown. The two daughters are
believed to have been burned with thei,
mother.
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Merging of Companies Refused.

TRENTON. n. J., February 2.-The
board of public utilities commissioners to-
day refused to approve q merger of the
American Mailing Company and the
American Malt Corporation. New Jersey
corporations, into single corporation.
with a capital of $l5,O0O0On. Approval
is withheld because the two companies do
not justify capitalization of this amount
and because they are not doing cosnate
business. This action was taken under
the seven sisters" antitrust laws of
lAl3
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Hearing on Trade Rebates.

Commissioner Harlan of the interstate
commerce commission is scheduled to
conduct a hearing Monday in connec-
tion with the resolution passed by the
Senate instructing the commission to
inquire into charges that the United
States Steel Corporation had been the
recipient of large trade rebates from
railroads,
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PENNSYLVANIA FACES FLOODS.
Snow Varies From 2 to 48 Inches
on Level, Warning States.

HARRISBURG, Pa, February 2s-The
state water supply commission has re-
ceived reports in the last few days from
its observers in the state flood-warn-
ing service showing that the snow in
Pennsylvania varies from to IS inches
ON the level and that the streams are
in many instances bound with from to
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SHORT TIME LEFT
FOR TAX RETURNS
Statements of Income Must Be
Filed Before Monday.
Midnight.
CROWDS OF NEW WORKERS
MEET LAWS PROVISIONS
Office of Collector of Internal Rev.
enue Busiest Place on Man
haitian Island.

All persons whose net income for the
last ten months is $500 or more. no mat
ter what exemptions they are entitled to
under the new income tax law. must file
statements of their incomes before mid
night Monday o. they will violate the
law. This was made plain at the Treas
ury Department today.
AS March falls on Sunday, one day of
grace has been granted by the Treasury
Department to those whose incomes fall
within the scope of the new law. The
statements. if mailed, must be postmarked
prior to midnight Monday.
The local office of the deputy collector
i'll charge of the income tax returns
is located at 622 r street northwest,
where all returns for the District will
have to be filed. The telephone number
of this office is Main 1915.
Form to Be Used.
Form No. 1910 is to be used in filing
these statements, and they can be got
ten from the Treasury Department,
from the office at S22 F street. or at
a number of local banks. These forms
Indicate just what information must be
given.
Several classes of people, including
have children, are entitled to exemptions
under the law, but this does not interfere
with the fact that they must file state
ments if their net incomes for the last
ten months have been more than $500.
New Yorkers in Line.
NEW YORK, February 2S.-The busiest
place on Manhattan Island today was the
income tax bureau, on the third floor of
the United States custom house.
Hundreds of New Workers stood in line
for hours waiting their turn to file their
reports, the time limit for which under
an extension granted yesterday expires
Monday night. Every available man and
woman in the force of Charles w. An
derson. collector Of internal revenue for
the second district. which takes in prac-
ticaliy all of New York south of 14th
street, was required to answer questions,
furnish blanks and receive returns. In
cluded in this section are Wal street and
large manufacturing, wholesale and re-
tail districts.
Collector Anderson said before noon
that in the aeighborhood of 10000 re-
ports had been received. He expected to
receive between 2,0O) and 5000 additional
reports before night.
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Steamer Sachem Passes in Capes.

NORFOLK, Va, February 2S.-The
British steamship Sachem, which was
foated last night after having been
aground near Hog Island, north of Cape
Charles, passed in the Virginia capes
early today and proceeded to Newport
News, where she will be docked at once
for repairs. The vessel was leaking some,
but otherwise appeared to be uninjured.
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John H. Shields Seriously Ill.

NEW YORK, February 2o.-United
States Commissioner John II. Shields.
who has served in the federal district
court here for fifty-nine years. is seri-
ously i'll at his home in Brooklyn from
an attack of heart disease, brought on
by overwork.
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Injured by a Fall.

jeremiah Chamberlain. residing at 1414
F street northeast, fell ON the slippery
pavement at East Capitol and 18th streets
yesterday afternoon and received an in
jury to his head. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital.
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Educators End Their Sessions.

RJ"HMOND, Va, February 2S.-The
department of superintendent of the
National Education Association. in ses-
sion here, held its final session yester-
day. discussing the work of the general
education board, led by Wallace But
trick and Abraham Flexner of New
York. and rural school administration,
led by Elwood p. CubbcrIey of Stanford
University. and Edward C. Elliott, Uni
versity OF Wisconsin.
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Her Income Tax $50, 900.

CHICAGO, February 2S.-Mrs. Moliie
Netcher Neuberger, said to be Chicago s
richest business woman, told internal
revenue officials yesterday that she wi !
pay an income tax on All estimated
yearly income of 100000. The tax will
amount to nearly $4,000. Mrs. Neuber-
ger is said to hold more life insurance
than any other woman-a total of
81 10000.
Nearly 5000 income tax schedules were
fled here yesterday, bringing the total
up to 21,OOO. Officials be ieve this num-
ber will be swelled 10 10000 before the
filing time expires Monday night
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Liquor Shipment Law Invalid.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. February IS
The Tennessee supreme court today held
invalid the interstate liquor shipping bill.
passed by the last Legislature, limiting
shipments to one gallof for personal use,
and requiring the carrier to furnish the
county clerk with record of every ship,
ment. .--.
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SAYS He FOUND STATE
HAD LOST MILLIONS
Sulzer Testifes at New York Graft
Inquiry-Hennessy Also
a Witness.

NEW YORK, February 2S.-The Suli-
van committee, new graft investigating
BODY appointed by the lower house of the
Legislature. held its first public hearing
III the city hall here today The COM
mittee's counsel summoned us the first
witnesses former Gov. Sulzer and John
A. Hennessy.
Sulzer testified that information offered
in the state highway department investi-
cation came to him during his campaign
for governor, and that in accordance with
prediction promises he appointed a COM
mittee to investigate and report.
They investigated only sixty DAYS"
said Sulzer, but they found out enough
in that time to convince me that every
department OF the state was noneycombed
with graft. 1 then appointed Hennessy
to investigate the highway department
ana told him to go to the end of the
rope. drive out the grafters and to spare
nobody.
Legislature Refuses Appropriation.
THE legislature. however, refused to
appropriate the money to defray the eN-
penses of the investigation, SO Hennessy
and I and friends put up the money.
The Tammany senators, acting under in
SN-'.N
Hennessy investigated forty roads in
forty-two counties and found that the
construction was fraudulent
THE taxpayers had been defrauded Of
nj lions and millions of dollars. Hen
messy told me that about 30 per cent
of the cost of the roads went for their
actual construction and the rest was
stolen.
Later Hennessy discovered astounding
raft in the reconstruction of the state
apitol, and I ordered State Architect
;loefer to resign because of these reve-
| latons."
Hennessy's Testimony.
Hennessy was the next witness He
repeated the testimony he gave at Dis
trict Attorney Whtman's John Doe In
quiry; describing the manner in which
he raised about $4,000 from Jacob H
Schiff. Henry L. Stoddard and others to
conduct his investigation.
I'VE got thirty-siX indictments as the
result of our Investigations he said. +.
Hennessy described in detail the nature
of his Investigations III different coun-
ties.
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Board to Take Up Question of
Retiring Firemen and
Policemen.
BETTER PENSION PLAN
ONE OF THE REQUISITES
! Proposal for Automatic System,
Similar to That of the
Army and Navy.

That early consideration will be given
by the District Commissioners to the
problem of establishing an automatic
retirement and adequate pension fund
system for the police and fire depart
ments became known today.
Impressed with the necessity of plac-
ing the pension funds of these depart
ments on a stable basis. the District
heads, it is learned, intend to make a
thorough study of the subject. At the
same time they probably will consider a
plan for providing these branches of the
local government with an automatic re-
tirement system
Army and Navy as Model.
The Commissioners, it is understood,
believe that there should be some ar
rangement, similar to that followed in
the army and navy. whereby policemen
and firemen may he automatically retir-
ed at the end of certain periods of serv-
ice.
At present members of the police or
FIRE departments who desire to retire
are required to make application and un-
dergo an examination by medical boards
which is to determine whether or not
they are physically ulSqudulieU ioT coil-
tinuing in active service.
1t is believed that there are many
policemen and firemen now in active
service who long ago would have ap-
piled for retirement but for the unsat-
isfactory condition of the pension funds.
So far during the present fiscal year
pension payments have been made in full,
but District officials look for a deficit in
the pension fund before the end of the
year. The total deficit for previous
years is said to be in the neigaborhood
of $4,000.
Urged in Sullivan Report.
Need of an adequate pension fund was
emphasized in the report submitted by
the board which tried Andrew ]. Sulli-
van, deputy fire chief, on charges grow
ing out of the management Of the Ameri-
can five and ten cent store fire.
The report, which exonerated Sullivan
and placed the blame upon Chief Frank
]. Wagner for the fact that flve firemen
were imprisoned under the ruins Of the
store for more than an hour before being
discovered, Is still being considered by
the Commissioners, and probably will not
be acted upon before the middle or latter
part of next week. The Commissioners
are going over the evidence carefully,
and will not reach a decision until they
have Investigated every feature OF the
case,
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President Ready to Pass Upon
Cases of the Individual
Property Owners.
WANTS FURTHER INQUIRY
ON THE B. AND O. AWARDS
Department of Justice to Decide as
to Legality of Proposed Method
of Settlement.

The Department Of Justice, it was
learned today. is still considering the legal
side to the suggestion advanced by Presi-
dent Wilson that portion of the Union
plaza awards be paid and the other por-
ton held for further investigation.
Whenever the department is ready to give
an opinion President Wilson will proba-
bly, make definite disposition of these
long pending cases.
Urgent appeals are being made every
day to the White House and Department
of Justice to give speedy relief in the
cases, many of those interested suffering
serious financial embarrassment as re-
suit of the long tie-up of the money due
them.
President Requests Legal Opinion.
The President some weeks ago returned
TO the Department of Justice the pa
pers in the case with request for a legal
opinion whether the nearly 200 individual
awards could be paid and the Baltimore
and Ohio award held up. He has talked
with Attorney General McReynolds per-
sonally, but no formal opinion has been
rendered and the President will do moth
ing until this is received. Prior to this. it
will be remembered, Attorney General
McReynolds recommended that the Presi-
dent approve the awards all the way
through and settle the case.
The President pondered over this, but
was loath to approve the award to the
Baltimore and Ohio in the face of declara-
tons by Representative Ben Johnson
that the railroad had been treated with
extreme liSerality. The President wished
to have further investigations made to
ascertain the basis of these intimations
Morgan II. Beach of the local bar was
appointed by the Department of Justice
some time ago as attorney in charge Of
titles and designated to report upon the
plaza award case and upon several other
local cases pending before the depart
ment. 1t was upon Mr.. Beach's recon-
mendation that the Attorney General ad-
vised the President to approve the entire
award. Some time ago Mr.. Beach fell
and broke leg and has been confined to
his home ever since.
Another Attorney Designation.
When the President turned the case
back to the department. with a recon-
mendation for an opinion as approving
part Of the award. Mr.. McReynolds was
compelled to substitute an attorney en-
tirely unfamiliar with the case.
He assigned C. S. Lawrence. an assist
ant attorney. to the work. and Mr.. Law
renee has been compelled to 60 through
the whole case from beginning to end,
digesting and reviewing all the papers.
This, in some measure, accounts for the
latest delay. The President has been
anxious to get action, but recognizes the
causes contributing to the failure to have
the opinion sent him:
The papers in the case pass back and
forth between the White House and the
Department of Justice from time to time,
and it was said at the Department today
that a conclusion as to its legal aspects
may soon be expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-28
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:

Met at noon.
Consideration Of the post Office
appropriation bill resumed. An
amendment increasing the pay Of
rural free delivery mail carriers
agreed to.
Subcommittee of. the Senate ap-
propriations committee in charge
of the District committee devotes
the day to work on the bill, hoping
to finish tonight.
Letter from Henry L. Higginson
of Boston, criticising administra-
ton trust bills, read in Senate.
Conferences continued on Alaska
railroad bill.
Administration conservation bills
introduced and referred to lands
committee.
House:
Met at noon.
District committee takes action
toward increasing taxes in the Dis
trict of. Columbia
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Surplus for q. s. Treasury.
Opposes Fixed Rates.

Representative Igoe begged the COM
l'mittee not to mix up a confscatory
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WEATHER.

Unsettled tonight and Sunday,
probably light rain or snow;
warmer tonight.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE THIRTEEN
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Garden May Land Today.


GALVESTON, Tex. February os-rhe
British cruiser Essex, with Sir. Lionel
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Profess Ignorance.

Insurgent officials professed ignorance
of the circumstances surrounding Ben
tons disappearance, asserting that the
matter had been considered of but little
Importance. until the arrival of the Car
rama party at the border.
They said that no first hand informa-
ton had been received by their chief
since Gen. Villa made his original report.
which merely stated. 1t was said. that
Benton had attempted the life OF villa,
for which he had been tried and executed
No comment was forthcoming on Gen
Villas refusal to surrender Bentons body
because officials asserted that phase OF
The case had moi been officially reported
and hence cou d not be considered.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
Beggary as a Fine Art.

TN many parts of the word beggary IS
l made a regular trade. Indeed, some
who practice it may almost he said To
have made it an art or a profession. An
accomplished mendicant Ike 4 clever
salesman, studies his customers diseoT-
ers their weak points, it nc can, and
trades upon them. In this relation II Is
of interest to note the skillfll methods
whereby a certain class of P3risian beg
gars play upon the superstitions of their
victims.
There is a common SAYING in France
that giving aims brings good fortune
saying that has not been overlooked by
the Partisan beggar. IT one visits the
Sorbonne on the DAYS of examination for
the bachelors degree he will see an in
teresting sight The collegians approach,
each with his dictionary under his arm
on his way to make the famous Latin
version, on the success OF which all his
future depends. a crowd OF begSars sur
round them.
a sou, monsieur: morsel Of bread.
the beggar will say to collesla!l II
will bring you happiness.
The candidate hurries on. You viii
be blackballed, monsieur, the beggaf
continues.
This sinister prediction always takes
effect: the colIegiau pulls out his purse
and the beggar turns away chuckinS.
similar scene may be witnessed at
the Hotel de Vile on the days Of exam
ination for certificate of ability for
teaching. When there are no eNamina
tions in progress. there may be races.
and to them go the beggars, for game
sters and sporting men are notoriousay
superstitious