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Evening star., 1914-04-25

sweet corn. which am going to plant
tomorrow morning before time to go to
church.
We are going to church, OF course.
After the satisfaction we experienced
last Sunday I wouldn't miss 1t for a
farm, nor for two farms. While Jane
and the boys were washing the breakfast
dishes and putting the house In order I
curried and brushed "Bill' and washed
up the Dayton wagon. A weeks service
on muddy roads had it pretty thickly In
cr,isted with red clay. but l scraped this
OF and carried bucket after bucket of
water from the well to souse over the
wheels and running gear. I pride my
self that I had the old contraption look
ing pretty slick and fine, despite its years
Of hard service.
I think "Bill." too. appreciated that It
was a state occasion I Judge. from the
wa, he raised his feet, that he felt his
oats" and when we met other convey
ances on the road he lifted his head and
snorted like a war horse. There 10 no
doubt, in my mind. that the manner Of
our arrival at the place of worship last
Sunday greatly enhanced our standing in
the community. I couldn't help but no.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
An "Idiomatic Expression"
RISLEY GOLF FAv0RITE.
Defeats Two Opponents With Ease
in Atlantic City Tournament.

= ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. April 25.-
Maurice E. Risley Of Atlantic City, the
winner year ago and the favorite for
the chief cup in the spring tournament
OF the Country Club Of Atlantic City, won
both his matches yesterday with ease.
H. B. Newton Of Atlantic City first op-
posed Risley and lost by and 6, while
in the second round J. H. Clapp of Chevy
Chase felt the prowess Of the local star,
the margin being and 6.
All Of that keennees on the greens, and
especially In the long game, which had
been somewhat lacking Thursday in the
testing circuit, seemed to return.
Another well fancied golfer in the per-
son Of Garfield Scott of the Philadelphia
Country Club found 1t impossible to con-
tinue through the fact that he had to
give way to Robert Wier of Wilmington
on the home green Wier then disposed
Of F. ]. Koss Of Dunwoodie and /, and
removed the only remaining metropolitan
golfer in the principal division.
The tie for the medal in the qualifying
round of Thursday was Played of by
means Of the men involved keeping their
medal cards in the first match round yes
terday. Wier required 80, while II. A.
Sands OF Merton made an 50. AS the
three others declined to turn in cards.
sands became the medalist. The sum-
mary of the first two divisions:
First sixteen-First round. ]. II. Ciapp, Chevy
Chase, beat J. NJ. Thomson, Spring Haven, 2
up, Maurice L. Risley. Atlantic City, beat IL.
L. Newton, Atlantic City, 3 and 8; Harold Nc
Sweeney. Atlantic City, beat c. L. Maxwell,
Trenton, and 2; Hugh L. WiIoughby. Jr.. Phil
adelphia County, beat W. A. Tyson, Spring
Haven, and 2; DR.. Theodore Senseman, At
lzntic City, beat Arthur T. Hall, Riverton, /
and s.; DIR. A. W. Westney. Atlantic City, beat
IL. A. Sands, Merton, up; Robert Wier, VIII
mington, beat Garfield Scott, Philadelphia Coun-
Try. j up; +. J. Ross, Dunwoodie, beat A. W.
TIuinghast, Shawnee, and 2.
Second round-Risley beat Clapp, Z and G; Will
ioughby beat Mcsweeney, and s.; Senseman
beat westney, up; Wier beat Ross, . and /.
Second sixteen-First round, T. 2. Endcott,
Atlantic City, beat ]. N Reiber. Atlantic City,
:, and Q; II. W. Hemphill, Atlantic City. beat
J. IL. Hayes, Jr., Atlantic City. and 4; J. D.
Armstrong. Buffalo. beat stephen Armstrong,
BaIa, by default: F. L. Moister, Atlantic City.
beat ". J. ". Dyer. whitemarsh, 2 up; Walter
Nsgie. Atisntic City. beat E. A. Johnston, Bal
iimore. and .; Thomas LeSgett. Jr., New
Castle, beat W. ]. Craig, Merchantville, / up;
W. L. Maltby, Royal Montreal, beat Wade E.
Wilson. Frankford. up; r. c. Maxwell. Tren-
ton. beat II. NJ. Clement. st. David's, 4 and 2.
Second round-Hemphill beat Endicott, up;
=. L. Moister beat J. D. Armstrong. and L;
Nssle beat Lesgett, and 1, Maxwell beat
Maltby, and 1.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

All three cities are over 100000 in
population and consequently the county
tax is figured by the census in the tax
levies. Minneapolis thus gets the bene-
At Of this special addition to her tax
levy, while Washington suffers from
the non-inc1usion in the census calcu-
lation of the tax on the gross incomes
Of public service corporations In lieu
OF personal taxes. This revenue in
Washington's case II especially heavy,
the tax derived from this source being
greater than that derived from the
personal tax on individuals. Yet 1t
does not figure at all in the total and
per capita tax levy.
The revenue from this source is for
Washington, $1,336.5s0: for Minne-
apolis, $4S5.929, and for New Orleans,
$900,492.
In neither New Orleans. Minneapolis
nor any other American city Is SO small
a fraction of the city's area assessed
and taxed; in no other city IL so large
a percentage Of city's area and Of the
city's realty improvements. great build
ings and industrial plants, exempt from
taxation.
In view of all the conditions affecting
washington's comparative tax burden
(and they have been exhaustively dis
cussed in editorial correspondence OF
The Star Of March IA. 1910. the
present per capita and total tax levies
Of Washington represent the full rea-
sonable tax burden imposed upon
themselves by American cities approx
mating Washington In population and
other municipal conditions.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
DENIES DISCRETION CHARGE
Alden G. Kefauver Answers Wife's
Suit for Limited Divorca

Alden C.. Kefauver answered todav the
suit for a limited divorce filed by Elsie
Kefauver. He denies that he deserted
his wife. and says that August 10. 1912
while he was away from home, his wife
packed his clothing. put it out of the
room and locked the door. She also
wrote him. declaring she would not asain
live with him.
He denies his wife has tho custody of
their baby, and states that he IN pa vinr
his mother regularly to care for II. At
torney W. p. P1umley represents the
husband.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Mr.. Prouty's figures of comparative
tax burden in the above table are
shown to be misleading and worthless.
not only by the census authorities in
discussing the basis on which these fig
ures rest but by the grotesque results
which follow acceptance of the ac-
curacy Of the reports of the relation of
assessed to true value. and the attempt
to use this false reported relation as a
factor in measuring comparative tax
burdens.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

In calculating the actual tax burden
the assessment alone is of no value,
the tax rate alone is Of no value, and
the application to. the tax rate Of the
unreliable reported relations of assess
ed to true value to measure compare
tive tax burdens gives results that are
confessedly erroneous.
The only reliable standards of meas
uring the tax burdens of the various
cities are the tax levies. the dollars ac-
tually raised by taxation, and the per
Evening star., 1914-04-25
With a Single Thought.
rom the Saturday Journal.

From the SATURDAY. Journal.
MY dear wife spent her early years in
a milliner's shop" said wealthy self
made man the other day.
Mine spends most of her time there
now" growled his friend. "She's pretty
dear, too!''
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Fuel Shed Damaged by Fire.

Fire Of unknown origin last night dam
aged a fuel shed on the premises of
Robert Anderson, 1921 w street north
west to the amount of $50. Firemen ex-
tinguished the blaze
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Delusion Of Vast Wealth.

Messrs. Prouty. johnson. Crisp and H.
J. Browne afirm that washington's rea-
sonable tax burden, instead Of being five.
six or seven millions. like that Of Mime
apolis, New Orleans, Milwaukee. Newark,
ETC.. is fifteen millions much greater than
st. Louis (S12,354, ,01s), Cleveland $10Q19.-
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Stones spitefully Planted.

Some one must have planted those
stones there and covered them carefully
with dirt, Just to trap greenhorn like
me- There wasn't any sign of them be-
fore started plowing. In fact, I picked
out for my initial experiment what I
thought would be about the easiest piece
Of ground in the entire eight acres. But
7 seemed to hit q stone about every ten
feet and was kept dodging this way and
that until 1t was no wonder the rows
were crooked. Several times l detected
what looked like a grin on bits race.
and once when the ieft-hand handle
on the head he emitted a sound that
sounded suspiciously like a singer.
l had gone home early from once
Tuesday to do the plowing ana oy dark
sraa had With ths aayy sy 0k lines OF Various depths
Mr.. Brown said the plow he loaned me
would cut a furrow five inches deep. I
am convinced that "Bill ana l went
srs ,nsee snoss ness Where % it looked as il might
mere,v have scratched the surface with
. stick. It was too late. and "Bill'
and / were too tired. to try to harrow it
that night 50 got ans up vent as st t Wed Se
snike- tooth harrow I used also bor-
roWed from Mr.. Brown: l am going to
buy some one-horse tools Just as soon as
get around to 1t. but l am not certain
vet exactly what I want.
There must be some sleight-of-hand
hnIIt narrowing. as well as plowing 1
had seen farmers stand jauntily on a
harrow, driving two horses at q good
cIin over a plowed field. It had q dash
onS 70 about 1t that appealed to me,
something like the captain on the bridge
Of his ship with the sea just rough
enough to make him watch his legs.
Dancing Tango on Harrow.
I got "Bill'' hitched up to the harrow
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Prouty VS.. Census.

In the following tables the actual CEN
sus figures of total and per capita tax levy
for Mr.. Prouty's selected cities are COM
oined with Mr.. Prouty's figures of fcti-
tious tax rate in respect to the same cit
les
Evening star., 1914-04-25
LARGE RELAY ENTRIES
FOR PENN'S CARNIVAL
Nearly 1850 College and School
Athletes Compete on Franklin
Field Today.

PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-Nearly
$500 college and school athletes, in
Guiding many champions, took part in
the annual relay carnival of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania today, on
Franklin Field. The greatest interest
centered upon the four-mile college
relay championship Of the world. in
which Oxford University, Cornell.
pennsylvania. Ohio State. Pennsylvania
State and Boston College were entered.
The Oxonians were the favorites. while
Pennsylvania and Cornell were looked
upon by critics as contenders in the
event
Two members of the English team,
Capt. jackson. the Olympic 1900
meter champion. and Taber. the
Rhoades scholar from Brown Uniyer-
sity, have both done better than
minutes 16 seconds for the mile, while
Gaussen and Sproule the two other
members of the team. were depended
upon to do better than 4 minutes 20
seconds Cornell had a well rounded
team, while Pennsylvania had Nc
Curdy. the intercollegiate champion.
ana three other strong runners
Hundred-Yard Dash,
The 100-yard dash in the special
events brought together Howard Drew.
the "a A. U. champion. who is now a
student at the University of Southern
California, and Patterson of PennsyI-
vania, the intercollegiate champion,
Drew recently ran the distance in 93-5
seconds, according to reports from the
coast. Jones of Georgetown was a dark
horse in this race.
Strong competition was looked for in
the two-mile college relay champion-
ship. Michigan, Illinois and Chicago
each presented exceptionally strong
teams, as did Dartmouth. Princeton
ana virginia Pennsylvania presented
team of second-string men, Mere.
dith. the Olympic half-mile champion,
and Church, another member of the
team, being kept out of the race the
former with German measles and
Church with a badly strained tendon.
Meredith Also Missed.
Pennsylvania also missed Meredith in
the one-mile relay team. and Kelly,
another member. was kept out of the
race by an injury. Until the loss of
the two men the Red and Blue had
ruled a favorite in this event, but as
tho teams lined up Harvard was
looked upon as having the best chance
to win. Cornell Notre Dame and
Kansas were the other entrants.
There were ffty-fve events on the
seven field events. The meet started
at l o'clock. with the grammar school
relays. and will continue without inter-
mission until nearly s O'Clock the
championship being sched-
uled for $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Reproachful for Blunder.

At the first turn I said "gee" when I
should have said ''haw." "Bilr' cast re-
proachful eyes at me, as II to ask:
''Whadda you mean. 'ge'? I can't climb
fence. can II" I apologized and cor
rected myself and "Bill'' turned slowly
around the ''haw" way, but there was
scorn and contempt in every movement.
wouldn't have been a bit surprised had
he spoken right up and asked: who
told you you could plow, anyhow
All my life I have been hearing ex-
preesions like Hoe a straight row. and
Keep your furrow straight but they
never really impressed me as anything
but glittering generalities. I know now
that when you advise some one to Keep
his furrow straight you are setting him
about as hard q task as mortal man ever
tackled. wish you could have seen those
burrows plowed: or. to be truthful. Pm
mighty glad you couldn't see them Jane
came out and accused me Of being drunk.
and I'll have to confess 1 never saw a
drunken man walk a crookeder path.
l put the blame on Bill and l still
insist that he should shoulder the lions
share of responsibility. He walked ahead
and had to follow with the 'plow wher-
ever whimsy or perverseness led him.
1 have said the plow was small one,
but before / had finished breaking up a
piece of ground about fifty by hundred
feet, had begun 70 share ''Bilrs'' opinion
Of its size and weight. know It was an
and far from lovable disposition. Every
time its blade struck stone or other
obstruction it threw up handle and
tried to swat me in the jaw. And had
to keep my guard up against both handles,
Tor 1 never could tell which one it would
in, he
Evening star., 1914-04-25

The Rev. J. L. shinn, pastor of Madison
Heights Baptist Church. Lynchburg, Va,
has accepted a call to the Jonesboro
Uenn.) Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Washington and New Orleans.

The cities nearest to Washington in
population are New Orleans and Min
neapolis, the former a little larger the
latter a little smaller; both richer in
taxable resources and means of local
self-support and money-making, both
suffering less than Washington from
transient non-taxpaying percentage of
population. The tax levies and per
capita tax 1evies Of the three cities are
close together. indicating that WASH
ington is taxed today substantially as
the taxpayers Of those American cities
most closely approximating 1t in size
and resources: and the moral is that
Washington Is already bearing with
less resources and greater drawbacks
and disabilities the same tax burdens
that are endured by these typical Amer
lean cities, and, as a consequence, that
in fairness its tax burden should not be
Increased artifcially a single dollar. in
addition to the natural increase from
its steady growth.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
CARRANzA IS REPORTED
IN BELuGERENT MOOD
SAYS All Mexicans Will Unite to
Fight Against the
Invaders"
villa Reiterates That He Will Not
Be Drawn Into a War With
the United States.

LONDON. April "a cablegram from
venustiano Carranza, dated Chihuahua,
saying he protests most energetically
against American invasion of Mexico, is
published by a press association in Mad
rid.
The Mexican people," the message
adds, will unite to fight against the in
vaders to the last breath. OF the 1900
Spaniards in Mexico. many are ready to
fight by the side OF the Mexicans"
No mention of Villa Is made in the
dispatch from Carranza
Bryan's Note to Rebel Chief.
Ell PASO. Tex, April GA long note
from seoretary Bryan to Gen. carranza,
tho Mexican rebel head. was transmitted
through Juarez to Chihuahua yesterday
Gen. Francisco Villa repeated his dec
laration that he would not be drawn into
war with the United States.
IT'S that little drunkard Huerta's
nght; let him fight it l wish had
march into Mexico City without a stop"
said Villa
villa said Carranza's note had been
misunderstood, and that the first chief
was as friendly as he was to the United
States.
Classed as "Great Mistake"
Asked point blank by reporter as to
his attitude with respect to Carranzas
note to Secretary Bryan, Villa looked
sharply at his inquisitor, walked to the
window. came back and then. after two
false starts. said. abruptly:
1T was a great mistake that" He
stopped. wiped the perspiration from his
forehead and added: Well, friend, am
only subordinate officer, and I don't
believe it is proper that / should give out
my views-not yet, anyway Then he
burst into laughter and said: You news
paper boys will get me into a hole yet
with your unending questions. You'll get
me to say something before I am ready
TO say it
An 'Idiomatic Expression"
Roberto V. Pesqueira and other Carran-
"a representatives here said an idiomatic
expression in common use in Mexico was
literally interpreted in the translation of
Carranza's note to Secretary Bryan The
translation made Carranza say that he
had desired to avoid war with the United
states until today. As a matter of
fact the expression meant that although
his friend the United States had done a
wrongful act and had thereby injured a
friend Carranza), he desired OF avoid
war and always would desire to avoid it
explained Pesqueira.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
TENNIS STARS AWAKENED
BY J. BALLARD MOORE
Young Player in Chevy Chase Club
Tourney Defeats Upshur
Moorhead.

J. Ballard Moore. one of the youngest
entrants In the tournament, yesterday
upset all calculations when he defeated
j. Upshur Moorhead in the final round
Of the mems singles. scratch, in the an
nual closed event of the Chevy Chase
Club. He won in straight sets. 6%,
64 and 6+.
To say that the result came as sur
prise would be putting it mildly. Moore
has been doing some splendid work
throughout the tournament and many
thought that he would force the Chevy
Chase captain to extend himself. but
few. IL any, had any idea that he would
come out on top.
Throughout the match. Moore played
as il he had regular plan OF attack,
every shot counting. Moorhead put up
could as pSno not eope cope WITH with Moores nc style % Of
play. The youngster had a service
which could not be handled with any
degree of certainty, and his second ball
was almost as hard to play as was his
to get over repeatedly.
His chop stroke, with practically no
bounce, prevented Moorhead from doing
much damage with his own speedy
ing the veteran on the back court line
and gaining the net almost at will This
in a nutshell Is the story Of the
match.
Always in the Lead.
Moore was never behind in the whole
three sets. In the opener he took the
first two games, lost the next two, and
then won the fifth. Moorhead tied
things up again in the sixth. but lost
the seventh, which was a deuce one, and
probably the longest which has been
played in the tournament. The next
went to Moorhead, and then Moore ran
out with the next two.
In the second set the younger player
won four Of the first six The next
two were divided. Moorhead taking the
ninth game, but losing the tenth, this
giving Moore a set lead of love.
1t looked very much as If the third
would be a runaway, Moore taking the
hrst four games and allowing his op-
ponent but FIVE points in hem, but
Moorhead came back and took the next
three. This brace proved to be but
temporary one, however. as he was able
to take but one Of the next three games.
Moore taking this set. too. The card FOR
the match follows:
Evening star., 1914-04-25

sentful that I should have asked him to
do SO. "Giddap'' wss all that would keep
him going. He would start when 1 spoke
the command and keep moving while /
continued repetition of it, like shots from
q gatling gun, but when l paused for
breath '.Bill'' would stop, too.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Dancing Tango on Harrow

I got "Bilr' hitched up to the harrow
and under way, then l stepped aboard.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Few Handicap Matches.


But few matches were played in the
handicap event as nearly all Of the play
ers wanted to see the Moorhead-M Moore
match. Col. E. B. Babbitt defeated Cuth-
bert Brown, Gi and Ga in what was
easily the best in this class. Both play
ers were rated at minus 80. which made
them play at scratch. Brown was sup
posed to oe the better player. but Bah
bitt showed improved form. and although
many of the games were deuced, he was
form overhead and showed unexpected
speed and ground-covering ability.
Mrs. Laughlin and Miss Catherine Brit
ton won in the only two matches decided
Miss Hinckley being the respective
victims.
Summary of Days Play.
The complete summary of yesterdays
play follows:
Mems singles; scratch; final roundJ. Ballard
Moore defeated J. Upshur Moorhead, 6-, 60
Women. singles; scratch: hrst round-Mrs
Laughlin defeated Mrs. Carlisle, 3-6, 81
and So.
second round-Miss G. Britton defeated Mis-,
G. Hinckley, 81 and 6-.
Mems singles; handicap: first round-E. B.
Babbitt minus 3O) defeated Cuthbert Brown
Is 15J defeated q. Howard (minus 10y by de-
fault.
Second round-P. N. Taylor (minus n 15) de-
feated J. II. Hopkins tminus 1s), 60 and 60.
Weather permitting, one of the best
matches Of the tournament Is carded for
the afternoon, j. Ballard Moore, who won
this years event. meeting Spencer Cor
don, titleholder. in the challenge round
of the mems scratch event The other
matches carded are:
NJ Leutze vs.. Mrs. LAughlin.
Semi-fnal round-Mss DuBose vs. winner Of
Ieutze-LAughlln match: Miss Catherine BrittoE
VS.. Mrs. Brooke.
Mems singles: handicap: second round-F1eh
ing simmons tminus u S0) W. E. B. Baboiti
minus 3ol.
Semi-final round-D. Dudley Morgan (minus g.
vs. winner Of Simmons Babbitt match; P. NJ
Taylor minus " 15) vs.. J. Karick (minus 1b)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-12
Democrats May Grant Favors
to Senate Republicans.
Committee Chairmanships May
Be Passed Around.
m HARMONY WITH CAPPER
Democrats Say They Want y
Successful Session.
Work Lined Up for Senate Or
SANITATION This Winter.

Some Of the Republican members OF
the Kansas senate may get a commit
tee Craftsmanship at the next session
OF the legislature. When the Demo-
Gratis came into control Of the senate
two years ago the Democratic senators
held a secret caucus. cut down the list
OF committees, almost to the exact
number of Democratic senators. gave
each senator committee chairman
ship and left the Republicans out in
the cold. Cutting down the number OF
committees gave each Democratic sena-
tor more memberships and kept him
buster than any senator had expected
The Democrats not only retained the
chairmen OF each committee but put a
majority of Democrats on each also go
that each Democratic senator had four
to seven committees throughout the
session.
Some OF the senators are rebelling
against SO much committee work and
they propose to increase the number OF
committees, give the Republicans some
chairmanships and divide the work
around more than was the case at the
last session. The only committee in the
senate which will not have much to DO
this year will be the elections commit
tee. 1t will not have any contests to
look after and only a few election
bills.
But the other committees will be just
as busy as before. In some cases the
work that had been done by three COM
mittees was combined into one. Some
Of the Democratic senators want the
work divided more as. in some cases
they were put on committees in Which
they were not particularly interested
and kept off the committees that ham
died work they would like to have par
ticipated in.
The committees will be named by the
caucus Democrats again this year and
the Democrats will likely retain most
Of the chairmanships they held in the
last session but a considerable number
Of new committees will likely be Gre
lted and the work divided to consid-
lrable extent
All Of the Democratic senators who
have been in Topeka since the election
have asserted that they will try to
work in harmony with Governor Cap
per and they want the Republicans to
be at the head of some Of the impor-
tant committees SO that the program
of the governor will be worked out by
his friends as much as possible.