davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
JACK COYNE IN CITY
FOR TONIGHT'S BOUT

Jack Coyne of Orange. N j., who
meets Young Mcfarland of RochesterJ
n. Y, tonight at City hall, under man.
agement of E. w. Hanks, arrived in Au4
gusta Wednesday and was q caller al
the Journal office in the evening. Coyna
said he was feeling fit and If looks are
any criterion he should give good acl
count of himself tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17

The weight of personal baggage al
lowed free of charge on English rail-
ways for each ordinary first class pas
senger is $50 pounds. and for each or
binary third class passenger one hum
dredrpoundS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17

war Of 1S46-1S47 living in Maine are
Andrew Baker, age lightweight of
Limington, and Captain David Weber,
aged ninety-one. of Boothbay Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
WINTHROP HIGH BEATS
READFIELD At BASKETBALL

Winthrop. Me-. Dec. 16.-(SpeciaD.
Winthrop High defeated Readfield
High by a score of % to is in fast!
game of basketball staged here this
evening in the Town hall before a
good-sized audience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
The summary:

Goals from fioor-Winthrop: p
Wiggin 3. Lambert and Clifford a;
Readfield: Greeley. l, Williams AMI
Handy 3. Goals from fouls-Win.hrop:
P. Wiggin l, Lambert 2: Readield;i
Williams 2. Referee, Perkins, srznPsEe,l
H. Dow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
SENIORS OF CONY
DEFEAT THE JUNIORS

Tors Wednesday afternoon at the YIN.
C. A. alleys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
German Ships Escape
Reports VAGUE

The reports do not set forth the num-
Der of the attacking force nor do they
say whether the seacoast towns were
fired upon simultaneously or one after
another. The unofficial reports reaching
London by telephone were confused and
probably exaggerated. An eyewitness at
the seaside of Scarborough estimated
that 80 shells were thrown into the town,
enveloped it in smoke and destroyed the
Balmoral Hotel. a number of houses and
the railroad station. One of the objec-
tives of the attack was St. Martins
church, which was damaged. A woman
behind the counter of a shop was killed,
and her husband was wounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17

terry, although experts recall that in ma
neuvers British ships performed the
same feat in the comparatively small
space between England and the Scilly
islands which, however, was not mined.
The admiralty report announces that
such demonstrations are not difficult to
accomplish, but the population generally
cherish so great a confidence in the pro-
lection of the British navy that the in
habitants of the coast towns made no
serious preparations TO meet a lombard
ment.
Except for the working people. the
English are apt to be late risers during
the short winter days The lombard
ment by the German cruisers occurred
between and o'clock and many people
were at breakfast; others were on the
way to work or were opening their
shops.
The booming of heavy guns off the
three towns drew hundreds of people to
the beaches. They had no thought of a
German raid. but when shells came
crashing over their heads and into the
quiet streets the people made mad dash
for shelter.
Off shore the German guns did rap =
id work. the flashes coming incessant :
ly and the shells finding a mark among
The buildings. Many of the residents
took refuge in the cellars, others rush
ed from their houses, women and chill
dren in their night clothes and not
few sought the railway stations and
departed on the first trains out.
Land Batteries Reply
The guns of the large batteries at
Hartlepool replied to the German fire
and are reported to have hit and dam
aged some of the cruisers. Several
shells from the warships burst among
the Royal Engineers and Durham
Light Infantry and it was among these
troops that the casualties of seven
killed and IA wounded occurred
The general belief in London is that
the German attack will give impetus
to recruiting, as it will show the coun-
try what the war means. Today was
one of eager waiting after the admir-
atty bulletin was issued shortly before
noon. saying
Our fiotillas have at various points
been engaged. The situation is develop
ing"
Runaors OF various kinds were spread
broadcast from mouth to mouth. The
first was that two German cruisers had
been sunk. Many thought that the long
expected general naval engagement be-
tween the British and German fleets was
progressing and that the Smelling of the
coast towns was merely incidental to
this.
German Ships Escape
The admiralty's report issued at $50
tonight. giving the news that the Ger
man ships had eluded pursuit and were
returning safely to their home waters,
caused keen disappointment
Naval writer's express the opinion that
six or eight ships must have taken part
in the raid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
GERMANS BEATEN BACK
Continued from Page One)

fighting has been in order for some
time the Germans appear to have de-
livered counter attacks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
GERMAN CRUISERS
lombard ENGLAND

Continued from Page one)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17

He has ordered the Tacoma which is
now in San Domingo. to this duty"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
CoNY HIGH SENIORS.

Referee, Charles Georgaklis Scorer,
Doc. Kagan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17

tiveS of the attack was ST. Martin
church. which was damaged. woman
behind the counter of shop was killed,
and her husband was wounded.
Damage at Hartlepool
Messages from Hartlepool say the local
gas works and the lumber yards We're
set afire by the shells of the German
ships. The estimate of the casualties at
HartIepool nine speople killed, probably
is guesswork and greatly exaggerated.
The German warships threw 80 shells
into the city and wrecked several houses,
according to a message from this place,
and one civilian resident of the place
died of a wound sustained during the
bombardment. The sound of the German
guns was heard at towns as far inland
as 20 miles, according to some reports.
Many Flee in Panic
People from Scarborough. aroused from
sleep by the German shells, hurried in
crowds to the railroad station and board
ed the first train for Hull. where they
circulated alarmst stories as to what
was happening on the coast
Thousands of people witnessed the fir
ing from Red Car across Tees bay from
Hartlepool, according to message from
that place. Several German ships were
engaged in the operation, and the fort
TO the north of the mouth of the river
Tees replied to them. Red Car reports
also the belief that British ships engaged
the hostile, vessels.
Scarborough is wholly unfortified ex-
cept for small battery which is popu-
larry believed to be obsolete. Whitby
also is unfortifed, and Hartlepool has
only a small fort at the mouth of the
Tees, but it is a large shipping center
and therefore tempting to an invading
fleet.
The ruined castle on the cliff 800 feet
above the sea, together with the Grand
Hotel and the tower of the municipal
amusement hall, make Scarborough an
easy target. One report says that the
old castle was shelled.
May Not Escape
The German vessels that conducted this
assault are 400 miles from the shelter of
Helgoland, and the admiralty report
which says that the situation is devel-
oping" gives the English people the hope
that the raiders will not be able to es-
cape.
: A rumor has been in circulation that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-17
TACOMA TO COLON

(ContiuVed from Page one)
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Howard L. Penn, Z, and HiIdah & Wall, z,
10th Of Madison, n. O. Rev Z. K Hardin.
Warren W. Enbrey. 2, Of cAIrertrn, Va. and
Mabel C. Helm, a, Of Remington. Va. Rev. W. o.
Roame, u.
James NJ ThAtcher. q. and sarah F. Kdb. %.
Rev. J. S. Montgomery.
Frank c. wlREms 3. and Ella Fisher. q, Of
SuitlGnd. Nd. Rev. James ". Many.
Alon1o R. Harding. 3. Of Basic City, Va, and
EEA B. Feagzns. Is, Of NHola. Va. Rev. James D.
Montgomery.
Russell K. Alexander. n, and Lee Z Thomas \.
both Of Hot Springs. Va. Rev. II. B. HoSley.
Harry W. Stees, y, and Nellie G. Moore y
Rev. Paul Hickok.
William R. Bailey, q, and Myrtle l. Anderson.
q, both Of Quinton, Va Rev. L u. ChamberS
Edwin H. Heathcote F. Of Freeland, Nd, and
Daisy B. Humphrey Of Mount Sydney. Va. Rev.
L. NJ ChambcTs
James R. Oxford, ls. and Mabd D. De virmey
10. Rev. A. 8. Johns.
Charlton W. Ingram. :. and Mary A. L. Tnton
d Rev. S. II. Greene.
John C. Stout, .. and Enie ". Doualdsou, Is
Of Langley. Va. Rev J. z. BgiEN
Ernest William Christen. 8 Of Detroit, Mich,
and Helen Ia o'Dounell, 10. Of Washington, d. Q.
Rev. George 4. Miller.
Clarence z. Magee. ., and Ida L Lanisr, 2.
both Of Petersburg. Va. Rev. q. ?. Downs
GeOrEe W. Tice. s. and Bertha F. Bruce. q,
both Of Delos, Va. Rev. J. 8. Montgomery.
Raymond Stang, =, and Annie @. Grown D.
both Of GGithezsburg AID. Rev. H F. Downs.
Joseph =. Hunt, y. Of Maryland Part. Nd. and
Mary G. MGrgnss. q. Of Rich, Nd. Rev. J. n.
EsAias.
Eugene r. F1ippo. z, and Ruby L. HaiTAeld, ls
both Of ThoEnsburg, Va. Rev. @. J. Penn.
Eugene V. BeaSleS, 2, and BERTHE ]. Cornell, 10
both Of lIelford, Va. FRT. J. s. Montgomery.
james c. Steele. %. Of Reliance, Va. and AlTeTta
George. q. Of Baltimore. Nd. Rev. L. N. Cham
berS
Abraham Posin, a. and Gusie Rose, %, Of CEpi-
tol Heighh, Nd. Rev. NJ. R. Yoelsun-
James II. johnson, .. and NiGe B. Perrel. ..
Rev. J. W. Dufey.
Roy Store. a, and Edna Baker, 2 both q
Lmay, Va. Rev. W. W. Barnes.
Andrew s. Phillips. 3. Of Washington, D. O., and
Lena B. sterner, 1s, Of Maryland PARK, Nd. Rev.
Z. II. CLARK.
william J. Hawk. q. and Alien ]. Allison, Is.
Rev. Hugh W. KeamA
Edward J. GloyeE. 3. OF Portsmouth, Va, and
Edith L. Mcconnell. =. Of Richmond Va. Rev.
J. B. Cark.
Carl T. Via, .. Of Mcormans River, Va, and
Birdie L Payne. 2. Of Goochlsnd, Va. ReI. J. 8.
MontgumeEy.
Jack E. Baker. .. and Agnes n. TOwnseDd. a.
Rev. T. A Roth.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

WHITE
Bryant Canoll, Is years. Emergency Hospital.
Alice X. Callahan. Is PrUTidence Hospital
Mary y. Wilson, Il, SO Frencll st. NV.
Oscar u. Quade. 60. 69 st. sN.
Harvey Powell, Il, Government Hospital Insane.
Ioseph UnTath. 81. GoTenment Hospital Insane.
James Watsch. a. Government Hospital Insane.
Man Samsha. q. I2Es lith T. NV.
Maurice Laskin. .. los 7th - nu
Virginia +. Williams. co. e5 9th st. NV
Anuie ". Rawlins. -, 50 U 81 nv.
Louis keTheart. 6. GeorgetoNn Hospital.
Charles Block, 81. s3 Lamont st. NV.
Ernest 4. Des MaIets. -. Providencc Hospital.
Johnsol II. sand, 7s 1910 sth 81. NV.
Albert G. Francis. o. 81 9th st. ne.
Annie o. Delano. y, 1909 Y 81 se.
Sophia Telesuist. 9 months. HIS 18th st. NV
Leona 4. GesSner. months. Hl Tenn. ave. ne
CoLORED.
Carrie CAMPER, 20 years. Ffeedmen'S Hospital
Oracle NJ. BazzcIl. l. Burrs row. BtouklAnd.
Anna Magruder, 30. Freedmeu's Hospital.
George Lewis 90. Washington Asylum Hospttal.
John Chapman, 81. Gallingsr Hospdtsl.
Henry Carpenter. 10 Gallingsr HospiiaI
William ]. HAmm. %. lS3 Aio1teiio ave.
Nelson Hackctt. T6 so lst st. sw.
ArieIla D. Mitchell. p. GeorRetown Univ. Hosu.
Esther Murray. - Government Hospital Insane.
Thomas J. White. 9 days. Ffeedmen's HospitaI
Perry J. Gordon. days. Ffcedmen's Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
6be Dcv. Gr..r


A dance was siven last niEht at the
Home Club for members and their
friends. This was the last entertain
ment OF the year. There win be open
house at the club during the holidays.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo,
oficial representative Of the govern
ment at the opening of the exposition
at San Diego, will leave washington
with Mira. McAdoo on Saturday for
California
merce will have a Christmas tree cele-
bration this morning. Secretary Red
field viii attend the celebration and E
w. Libbey will be santa Claus. There
is a tree ready for the celebration
which will be held in the chief clerks
ONCE.
Charles II. NesbIt, superintendeut of
insurance In the District Of Columbia.
has begun an Investigation to deter
mine how Washington's FIRE insurance
rates compare with those of other
cities. He has sent kilograms to q
number OF cities asking for rates on
dwellings and contents.
A Christmns entertainment. given In
a Ninth street restaurant by the local
branch Of the Electric Vehicle Asso-
citation Of America. Tuesday evening.
was one OF the most successful func-
tions ever given by the organization.
c. R Erkmar, impersonsting Santa
Claus. presided at an electrically light
ed Christmas tree
The following oMeeFs have been
elected by Encampment No. 9, Union
Veterans Legion: William Daley, col
onel; Isaac Williamson. lieutenant col
onel; Harrison Dean, major; Noah Try
on, surgeon; Anton Weaver, quarter
master; George Grindley, chaplain; o.
E Garuana, oficer of the day, and W.
]. Weiss, adjutant
While at ThIrteenth street and IOWa
circle northwest last night Mrs N. L
Clark, 1917 Rhode Island avenue north
west, had a purse snatched from her
hand by q fourteen-year-old colored
boy. In ten minutes the police of the
Second precinct locked up James
Brown, colored. who confessed, the
police say, to grabbing the purse
New passport regulations of the Ger
man government will go into effect on
January !, according to q report re-
ceived at the State Department yes
terday from Ambassador Gerard
Americans contemplating trips to Ger
many must have certified copies of
their photographs and signatures and
in addition their passports must bear
the visa of the German Embassy or
German consular authorities in the
United States.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
PLAN CHRISTIANS SERVICES.
Anacostia Churches VIII Hold Spe-
cIaI YuIetIde Meetings.

Plans were completed last night for
the special Christmas services to be
held in the churches in Anacostia to-
morrow At midnight tonight the spe-
cial service of St. Teresa's Roman Cath
olic Church will be held when a
specially prepared musical program
will DE rendered Miss Addie wathen
will be in charge, with Miss Mabel
Brauman at the organ. J. Taylor
Branson will accompany on the violin.
Rev. Father Charles N. Bart will be
the celebrant of the mass. and will be
assisted by Rev. Father EgaR assist
ant at st. Patrick's Church.
At Emmanuel Episcopal Church to-
morrow a celebration of the holy COM
munion will be held at o'clock and
again at 10 o'clock. Rev. W. o. Roome,
jr, will be in charge of the services,
and William Scantlebury in charge of
the music. At the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church. Methodist EpIsco-
pal Church, and ATiacostia Baptist
Church, services will be held in the
forenoon.
Electa Chapter, No. . Order of the
Eastern Star, Of Anacostia, has installed
its officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Mrs. Lavinia r. Kelly, worthy ma
tron; Charles a. Stevens, worthy patron:
Mrs. Lula r. Emo. associate matron;
Mrs. Elsie S. Robinson, secretary; Mrs
E. L. Gator treasurer; Mrs. Helen Butz
conductress; Mrs. Mary Benhoff, asso-
ciate cOnductress.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
Changes in Personnel.

The Department of Commerce yester-
day announced the following changes
In Its personnel:
charles J. Copsidine has been trans
ferred FROM the Bureau Of Fisheries to
messenger boy at $ISe in the Office OF
the secretary.
In the Steamboat Inspection Service
David !. Mincovsky, clerk. has been
promoted to $1,000, and Albert J. Lang
land, clerk at $1,000. has been trans
feTred to the Bureau OF Foreign and
Domestic Commerce at Boston, Mass.
William c. Downs, commercial at
tache Of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce at Melbourne. Aus
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Columbia. Maryland. and Vir.
Einia-Fair Thursday. Friday partly cloudy not
much chanSs in temp9zture; no6e=Ite Tariahls
winds
Temperatures remain below the eAsoaL IveElge
generally except in California, Florida, and On ths
eastern slope Of the Rocky Mountains. The weatheE
Is unseasonGbly cold along the northern border from
New England westward to the DakotAs and over
Southern Canada The lowest Temperature reported
Wednesday Was q degrees below zero At White
River Ontario. Canada
The weather win be eenerally fair Thursday and
uarty cloudy Friday Throughout the Atlantic StateA
The winds along the North Atlantic coast VIII Be
moderate to fresh westerly on the Middle and South
Atlantic coast moderate variable.
Local tsmpa7tue-AndniEht .: o. N, 2; .
A. m, s: - n. q; a- n. 2: o. m-' ,; Y
noon .: 9 p. m 3; D. m, Il p N, .;
D. m, 30; 10 p. m, .. Highest. .; lowest. y.
Relative humidity-s a. m. %; p N. .: p N.
%. Rainfall Is p m. TO p. nj, ooo. Hcurs q
sunshine. 81; per cent Of possible srnshine, So.
Temperature same date last yezr-HiShest, p; low
ct, 36
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
BLooDHOUNDs TRAIL sLAYERs.
Dogs Take Trail of Men Who Muir
dered wealthy Farmer.

New Rochelle, N. Y, Dec. 3-Blood-
hounds today were put on the trail Of
the bandits who last night killed Charles
Seacord, a wealthy farmer. as he~drove
his team along the Mill road in the town
Of East Chester. His body was found at
the side of the road close to the New
Rochelle trolley line with a bullet wound
through the ear.
The authorities believe that robbery
was the motive for the crime and that
the slayers were scared away by the
sound OF an approaching car, before they
could search their victim. Several hun
dred dollars were found in the dead
mans pockets.
The only clew to the slayer, or slayers,
is an old plaid cap, found on the trolley
tracks a hundred feet from where the
victim lay.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
CHARITY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE.
Friendship House Has No Gule
Log in Its Fireplace

Lack of funds probably will cause the
closing Of Friendship House in the near
future. This settlement in Southwest
Washington has been kept open by do
nations from residents of Washington for
five years. Recently. however. nearly ali
donations have ceased. the donors send
ing their money abroad for relief work In
the war zone.
When the Mothers Congress recently
decided to provide ice cream for the
twenty children OF Friendship House for
Christmas dinner Il was found there will
be no Christmas dinner The house has
enough coal to last about n week longer,
but there Is no Eulc log in the fireplace
about which the poor have been wont TO
gather.
Friendship HouSc has a clientele Of
about i.Ntp IN the southwest, and these
poor people look upon the almost certain
closing of the settlement house as a
calamity.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
PEADs FOR NAVY YARD MEN.
Rodrick Asks House Committee to
Give More Wages.

Alfred II. Rodrick, OF the Washington
Navy Yard, vice president of the National
Association of Civil Service Employees Of
Navy Yards and Stations, yesterday
made a plea to the House Naval Affairs
Committee to correct inequalities OF pay
and annual leave. 1t was claimed that
navy yard employees are Disseminated
against.
I'VE take the same sort of eXaminat ton
as the clerks in the department proper"
said Mr.. Rodrick, but we are not CLASH
fed as to salary grades. We are on the
per diem basis, and we receive but flf-
teen days leave, although both the an
nual and per diem employees Of the de-
partments uptown get thirty days leave.
II a clerk is transferred from another
department to the navy yard. he sacri-
fices fifteen days leave"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
SANTA TO VISIT WHITE HOUSE.
Big Tree and Heaps of Presents for
Little Anne Cothran.

Kris Kringle will be at the White House
tomorrow for the first time in several
years. There will be a big tree and lots
of presents. all for Miss Anne Cothran,
seven years old. the Presidents favorite
niece.
Miss Cothran, with her mother. Mrs.
Anne Cothran. Of Philadelphia, arrived at
the White House yesterday. The tree Is
being prepared and work will be finished
on II tonight. Tomorrow morning there
will be such a celebration as the White
House has not seen for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Sayre. Mrs. Anne
Howe-grandmother OF Miss Cothran and
sister of the President-Secretary and
Mrs. McAdoo, and Miss Margaret Wilson
will be White House guests for the cele-
bration.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
LOCAL MENTION

pounds mixed nuts, 81; white poL
tatoes, lac PIX; onions, zoe; mixed nuts.
12kc; cluster raisins, 12c; figs, 7bc;
dates, TIC: currants, 10c; citron, ISc:
seeded raisins, Sc: cocoanuts, SC; pound
or fruit cake, Ice: hams, Ice; shoulders
l4c; fat back, Ice; eggs. 2sc; butter,
S5c; lard, 12kc; compound, nc; doz.
safety matches, 1Oc; Quaker matches,
12c; large cans tomatoes, 25c; 3 cans
asparagus, soc: cans sweet peas. 25c;
: cans corn. csc; Peerless milk. small,
for loc; large, &c: peaches, l5c: pine
apple. l5c: Norway mackereI, sc and
i0c; buckwheat, &c; navy beans, &C.:
hominy. 2hc; lima beans, Sea- Va
sweet pancake flour. &c; 1 lbs. evan
peaches, Csc: evap. aprlcots, I2c: Won
der coffee, 2Oc; all kinds tea, 29c; lbs
rice, 25c: Pen Mar syrup. 10c; baking
chocolate, soc h.; ID. cans cocoa, 25c;
Gold Seal baking powders l0c; Gold
Medal oats. &c: corn flakes. sc; loaves
bread. 10c: IL lbs. white meal, 25c: 25
nutmegs, sc: bots. vanilla, 25c; bots
lemon. Csc; 3 grapefruit, 10c; oranges.
l5c; lemons: 12c. AZ 4th st. Sc. and all
the J. T. d. Pyles stores. Open till
p m.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
BIRTHS REPoRTEp.

Fredsrick e. and Charlotte A, Thorn, -Eirl.
Edward W. and Helen H. Msy. boy.
Carl J. and Annie A, Mess, boz,
William r. and Katherine Hoffman, EiTl,
Edward L. and Alice II. C0lirsn, boz.
William s. and Mildred A. BotsieF, hoy.
CoLORED.
Minis and Virginia White, sid.
Benjamin ard Laura Williams, girI,
Phillip and Rachel McAbae. sid.
Harrison and Emily Jones, dh.
Eddie and RebeccA Ford, gin.
Henry and Carrie Benton, boy
Howard ". and Estsile Blackfsrd, Eirl.
David T. and Harriet Brooks, giri
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
WHISKY TAX FALLS OFF.
However, This Is ExpIainabIe by
War Tax EvasfonG.

A decrease of $4,000 in the October
revenues from the tax on whisky COM
pared with receipts for that month a
year ago is shown in a statement issued
by the internal revenue bureau. This
decrease is due partly to the abnormal
amounts withdrawn from bonded ware
houses in August and September to evade
the anticipated war tax on spirituous
liquors.
The first four months Of the present
fiscal year have shown an increase of
S1,655, 900. There was a decrease of s, ,0e9, 900
in tobacco receipts for October, as COM
pared with those of a year ago. During
the four months of the present fiscal year
tobacco taxes.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
WILL CONTEST VALUATION.
Power Company Denies Utilities
Body Can Judge Property.

Correspondence made public yesterday
indicates that the Potomac Electric
Power Company will challenge the right
Of the Public Utilities Commission to in
clude the company's out-of-town prop
erty in the Official valuation OF the light
ing concerns properties.
The corporations representative asked
the commission to kindly cite any pro-
vision OF law whereby your honorable
commission Is given jurisdiction over any
property Of our company located within
the State OF Maryland
The commission notified the company
that it was the opinion of the commission
that all the property Of the company,
used directly or indirectly in connection
with its operation as an electrical cor
poration doing business within the Dis
trict, becomes a subject for consideration
in valuing such property.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
Bagdad People Are Suffering.

Ambassador Morgenthau reported yes
terday that he was receiving many ap-
peaIs for assistance for destitute people
in the vicinity OF Bagdad. Twelve thou
sand people have been made homeless in
that district, he reports. as a result OF
the overflow of the Ollie River. The
local assistance rendered is insufficient
for the needs Of those in distress, he
states, and suggests that the matter be
referred to the American Jewish commit
tee and the American Red Cross.