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Stamp Taxes Provided.

A stamp tax was put upon almost every
transaction requiring documentary evil
dence. Bonds. debentures. or certificates
of Indebtedness paid a tax of ) cents on
every 500 Of face value or fraction there
of. Two cents was levied on every 500
or fraction thereof figuring in memor-
andum of sales or deliveries, or trans
fers of shares or certificates of stock in
any association, corporation or company.
On sales of merchandise, or agreement
to sell, on the face value of each $1GO a
one-cent tax was paid. Bank check, draft
or certificate of deposit not drawing in
terest, or the order for payment of any
sum of money. on sight or demand. car
ried a two-cent war stamp. Two cents
for every 800 was the tax imposed on
bills of exchange. drafts, certificates of
deposits drawing interest or order for
demand, or any promissory note except
bank notes issued for circulation.
Foreign bills of exchange or letters of
credit, Including telegraph orders for
money drawn in the United States. but
payable out of the country paid cents
for each s1OO face value. Ten cents was
paid on every bill of lading or receipt for
goods shipped out of the United States.
Bills of lading manifests and receipts for
goods shipped and delivered in the United
States paid a one-cent tax.
Phone Messages Assessed.
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Roll Call to Get Quorum.

Roll Call to Get Quorum.
The resolution as amended by the Sem
ate foreign relations committee was laid
before the Senate soon after it met at
noon. a roll call enforced the presence
Of quorum.
A resolution accepting the apologies al
ready offered by Gen. Huerta as suf-
ficient reparation" for the Tampico in
cident was introduced by Senator Works
as a substitute for the resolution calling
for the use of armed forces in Mexico.
The Works resolution in a lengthy pre-
alnble reviewed the incident and the
apologies submitted by Gen. Huerta, and
concluded:
Resolved. that as an evidence Of our
friendship and good will toward the peo-
pie of Mexico. of the sincerity OF our
advocacy of peace among nations and OF
our desires to maintain and perpetuate
our peaceful and friendly relations with
the republic of Mexico, this government
accepts as sufficient reparation for any
wrong that may have been done US by
the arrest of said officer and men. their
discharge and the apology made and the
President is directed to 50 notify the SAID
Victoriano Huerta'
Senator Lodge opened the debate
! I'm a situation OF high seriousness.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
VOLUNTEERING FOR SERVICE.
Offers Are Being Received by Rep
resentatiyes in Congress.

Offers of volunteers for service in
Mexico are being received by repre-
sentatives in Congress. Representa-
tive Ferris of Oklahoma received and
forwarded to the President a tele-
gram from Hollis. Okla. rendering on
behalf of mass meeting Of citizens of
two counties company of 100 picked
men all native Americans. TO help
place the stars and Stripes above the
halls of the MonteZuma."
Representative Ieoe of Missouri sub
mitted tn the President telegram an
nouncing the readiness of the Army
and Navy Club of st. Louis to furnish
a regiment of seasoned Spanish war
veterans In case of trouble.
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TO BLOCK PORTS
WITHIN "a HOURS
Secretary Bryan Informs Dip
lomatic Corps of Pur-
poses of U. S.
VERA CRUZ AND TAMPIC0
ONES TO BE AFFECTED
Status of War Material Sent to
Gen. Huerta Also Subject
Of Conversation.

Within twenty-four hours the ports of
Vera Cruz and Tampco will be block
AIDED. sealed up. patroled and guarded
by vessels Of the United States Navy.
With the establishment of a blockade
of the gulf coast Of Mexico, and espe-
cially the bottling up of the harbor of
Vera Cruz. supplies. arms and munitions
of war destined for Gen. Huerta's forces
will have no avenue of ingress into Mex
leo. AT the same time the principal lane
of escape, the one that was followed
by Porfirio Diaz on his departure from
Mexico. will become impossible and use
less. in case Gen. Huerta entertains
lingering hopes of pursuing the course
of Diaz and fleeing from Mexico.
Ambassadors of the various foreign
governments, who were summoned to the
State Department this afternoon, were
Informed by Secretary Bryan of the pur-
pose of this government to establish a
blockade of the Mexican ports.
Diplomats Told of Plans.
The diplomats, who were summoned tc
come 10 the state Department at !.
o'clock. We're told that orders have beer
issueli to Rear Admiral Fletcher to close
the port of Vera Cruz and to seize and
hold the custom house there. They were
also told that orders sent to Rear Ad-
miral Mayo at Tampico were to blockade
that port.
Secretary Bryan discussed with the am
bassadors the status of any war material
destined for Gen. Huerta which might be
seized at Vera Cruz and the situation as
1t affects the customs.
To the diplomats the Secretary of State
asserted that he had received no news
from Vera Cruz.
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At 5:55 o'clock the Senate recessed until
o'clock, when Senator Root will speak on the
pending Mexican resolution.
At 5:53 pm. the House recessed until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. This made it certain
there would be no final congressional action on
the Mexican situation tonight.

United States late this afternoon expected
pass amended in the foreign relations late
night approved midnight by advisers of the President
the President himself Debate the strength OF
the resolution to be passed by the Senate de
1aye the
"usthes' the President using
United enforce his demand for
indgnites against the United
hostility Mexican
Ior IN to make them.
amendment acceptable House will be
| when submitted consideration.
has been listening debate
Shively acting chairman
the adoption this resolution
while the republican side led
Lodge arguing introduced night
Senator Lodge
WILL BACK PRESID.-
called the fact that President
Congress- which alone declare
proposition armed intervention He said
that he defend proposes
the authority
States could (which puts
United in position preferring
throat another murdered cuthroat.
Shvev protested that late
war t NAV easily become oo late o peace
CAUSE OF PRESIDENTS ACTION.
He the resolution drafted III the
committee good faith effort peace He
Presidents action punishment OF acts that had all
United
and impeach the and sovereignty
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SCOUT CRUISER TO GO.
The Salem Ordered to Sail for Tam
pico From Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. April 21.-Orders
We're re eivcd at the Philadelphia navy
yard today for the scout cruiser Salem
to sail for Tampico as soon as she can
be prepared for sea. Commandant Ben
son of the navy yard said the cruiser
would get away Sunday. The Salem
will be in charge of Commander H. H.
Christy, and will carry 354 men 1t is
one of the fastest boats in the navy
Workmen and seamen at the yard be-
gan leading provisions today on the bat
tleship Ohio and the cruiser Tennessee
1t was said the Ohio would be the next
vessel ordered to Mexican waters
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SHlVELY DECLARES MEASURE
is STEP LOOKING TO PEACE
Objects to Proposed Changes, Which, He Says Would
Make Resolution Declaration Of War;
Final Action Expected Today.
PROBABLE MEXICAN TO
BE PASSED BY CONGRESS.

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of
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the people. anyp o on
Evening star., 1914-04-21

Miss Alice Roberts Wilson and Charles
Harmond Reed of Berkeley Springs. W.
Va, were married Saturday at Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Cape
Charles Va.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
Mexicans Tear Down U. S. Flags.

san ANTONIO. Tex. April 2,-Amer-
lean flags decorating building in the
Mexican quarter here were torn down
last night by Mexicans
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four OF /. s. FORCE KILLED
and TWENTY-0NE HURT AS
AMERICANS TAKE VERA CRUZ
Foreigners Urged to Leave.

Charge O'Shaughnessy at
the direction Of the State
Department has advised the
foreign diplomatic body in
Mexico City to have their
nationals leave Mexico.
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Information Of Battle Is Received BY
Secretary Daniels From Rear
Admiral Fletcher.

Admiral Fletcher.
marines killed twenty-one were wounded in the
seizure of Vera Cruz today according report
Washington late this afternoon
On receipt of this report
Secretary Daniels hurried the White arriving
y before o'clock where he into
Rear Admiral Fletcher according report
etary of the Navy of the capture of the Mexican the
le accompanying this aggression
ASH inst the forces of Huerta.
Within few minutes after Secretary
iouse Secretary Garrison arrived The Secretary
every of bearing joined
conference.
Secretary Bryan hurried from Department
after Navy went into consultation
with President Wilson
The landing of the by Secretary
Daniels o'clock this morning Fletcher to seize
the customs house ship which, carrying arms
and ammunition for uerta reached port Secretary action
followed instructions by the President.
The house has munitions of
war may not get into the hands of the dictator
This action the first step short of President
campaign inauguated because
Stars and Stripes apology to States
Action delayed until the German ship the arms in
order to avoid international complications
Many officials declared they believed had been PLAYING
for time merely get large shipment arms which Admiral
Fletcher ordered to off.
1t learned very reliable authority morning that
the ship carries field rounds
nition.
Secretary Daniels issued the Fletcher after
conference with the President at 3
1t anticipation of imminent need for action in
Mexico that the President impatient pass
last night empowering army navy in
Mexico.
That the President could without of Congress
has acknowledged by law and by
leaders IN Congress The President himself emphasized this
IN his appeal to Congress yesterday
WILL KEEP ARMS FROM HUERTA
High administration blockade could
be ordered foreign vessels from landing cargoes
declaration Of occupation of Vera Cruz
capital.
Every of delay by Congress said White House
officials today
1t plain White by Secretary Tumuty
the President approved the resolution by
foreign relations the
Huerta any resentment merely
derenae from the remainder of the Mexican people with whom
the United States has quarrel
President Wilson opposed making
fear that it might be construed a declaration
The language of the amended resolution adopted by the Senate
relations satisfactory
specifically dsclais making Mexico The
administration expects the House accept promptly
The cabinet meeting today engaged the President during
forenoon Mexico the chief topic of discussion
HOUSE WILL NOT OPPOSE
That the substitute offered the Senate for the House
uphodng the President using Mexico will
opposed House. today
Representative Flood chairman of the foreign affairs committee
There will trouble that said Representative
Flood but the passed yet
indications considerable before pass.
1T does any compared with
the House resolution; the meaning practically the
The hoa of fourteen desroyes under
Birmingham tender Dixie
Pensacola yesterday squadron
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j. s. HAS. .S|NEWS
TO CARRY ON WAR
Cash on Hand in the Treasury
Amounts to Sum of
s86,O29.6e5.45.
SPECIAL TAXES LEVIED
DURING SPANISH WAR
Many Millions of Dollars Turned in
to Wipe Out Expenses of
the Conflict.

Slnews of war-another name for
available cash in the Treasury-
amounting to sseOe9, ,s5.45 were or
hand at the close of business yester-
day for whatever belligerent move
ments this government might have in
mind. This was the balance in the
general fund reported in the daily state
ment of the United States Treasury.
ury.
While this represents, to this time q
deficit of s30,s13,s03.94. the prospective
revenues from the income tax, which
do not have to be paid before June 80,
should wipe out such deficit and put
considerable more money in the Treas
ury The customs probably will sup
ply a revenue above the estimates.
The extraordinary expenses of war,
not figured in the estimates of pros
pective expenditures for the general
upkeep of the nation, during the Span
lsh- h-American war, were gathered by
special imposts and increase of tax on
articles already taxed. BY these taxes
imposed by the law of June 10, 1898,
the revenues of the year 1899 were in
creased approximately 100000, 900,
This special tax was assessed on the
public for four years. being gradually
lifted. until only the inheritance tax
remained, and that was finally re-
moved.
Millions Produced by Surtax.
From tobacco and cigars a surtax on
the tax previously imposed. produced
an extra annual revenue of $4,000 OOO
Fomented liquors. principally beer, on
which the tax was increased brought
surplus on this account during the
next year of $4,000. 900. A special tax
levied produced s5,000,00O. Legacies.
under a tax. brought in only $1,000, 900
the first year. considerably increased
in the following years during which
the tax remained. The stamp tax was
the principal revenue getter. adding
$43,000,000 to the volume of receipts.
An excise tax brought 100000 addi-
tional revenues.
The law of June 13. 1898. was en-
titled an act to provide ways and
means to meet war expenditures and
for other purposes. The tax on beer
was increased from II to 81 a gallon.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
German Ambassador Silent.

Count Won Bernstorf, the German
ambassador, was the first Of the dip
lomats to confer with Secretary Bryan.
After the conference the German am
bassador declined to discuss with
newspaper representatives or Others
the subjects discussed. He added
that he had no information whatever
of the German ship said to be carry
ing munitions of war to Gen. Huerta
at Vera Cruz.
Ambassador Jusserand, Frances dip
lomatic representative at Washington
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. British ambas-
sador, and Ambassador del Rfano of
Spain followed the German ambassa-
dor in conference with Secretary
Bryan. Neither of the diplomats would
answer any questions after the con
ference
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
PHOENIX ADDS A
HAT DEPARTMENT
MANAGER G. p. SMITH ADDS AN
OTHER NEW BRANCH TO HIS
LAUNDRY.

Manager G. P. Smith has just COM
pieted the installation of a hat clean
ing department. at the Phoenix Laun-
dry, adding still another branch to
this rapidly growing business. The
most modern machinery for cleaning
hats has. been installed and a compe.
tent force employed to give careful
attention to the work.
The cleaning will be done chiefly by
steam and no acids will be used in the
department, either on felt hats, straw
hats or derbys. Quite a large room has
been petitioned off from the rest 81
the laundry for this department and il
is fully equipped with all sizes of
molds. A large line of bands and trim
mings is also in stock to replace the
old ones and make the hat look really
new.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
-inis Matter of Love Letters.

Any man may be pardoned for ask
ing to be saved from his love letters.
And feminine love letters, if a shade
less iEcongrucus, are equally distress
ing when exposed to the public gaze.
Several patches are just now being
read out in court to eager judges and
juries, and we think the protest
against this placing of intimate emo
lions in the pillory will be universal.
The Browning letters established a
respectable precedent for this sort of
publicity, and recently Mrs. Parnell
has chosen to follow this example.
Some defense can be made for this
barring of great mind and heart, al
ready, in large degree, the possession
Of the public. Yet a feeling of dis
taste is aroused in many readers even
in such cases.
When we come to the reading in
court of love letters written by unob-
trusive private citizens, the feeling Of
distaste comes amazingly close to hor-
ror Such a procedure may seem nee
essary in the course of litigation.
But every onlooker, nearby and afar.
feels sense of outrage, and the self
respect Of the world suffers by just
so much. 'nE
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
How immigrants Carry Money.

Immigrants that stream into New
York from Ellis Island all have differ
ent ways Of carrying their money. The
Irish immigrant carries a canvas bag
in which notes and coins are crammed
together. The Germans wear a money
belt, gay French and Italians carry
brass tubes with screw tops wherein
they keep their cash in 20-franc pieces.
The Swede is sure to have an immense
pocketbook of cowhide that has been
handed down from father to son for
generations. The Slavs carry their
money in their high boots, along with
a fork and spoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
EDISON AGAIN AT
TELEGRAPH KEY
Sells Papers on Train He Used to
Work as Butch"

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 30.-It has de.
veloped that Thomas A. Edison, the
inventor, visiting the scenes of his
boyhood near here cast off the mantle
of years Tuesday and on the way to
Port Huron. once more tried his hand
at the operators key, and taking the
wares from a newsbutcher, sold them
among his friends.
AS a boy Mr.. Edison sold papers
and worked as an operator for the
same railroad AS he passed through
Mount Clements yesterday he stepped
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
"A MACHINE THAT TALKS
COMES TO HATT|ESBURG.
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND

A piece of lifeless machinery that
thinks, and thinks accurately, that
renders mistakes impossible, a ma
chine that seems to be possessed O.
sense of moral consciousness, sc
honestly and conscientiously does il
do its work, has just been installed in
the Citizens Bank of Hattiesburg.
There will be no more night work
or balancing pass books, for the bank
has done away with the old pass book
system and adopted the statement
system which the big city banks are
using.
People who are not fully acquainted
with the inside workings of a bank
will not fully recognize the great ad-
vantages of machine work over hand
work in posting to the ledger The
big advantage in using the machine
Is in the saving of time and the i'm
provement in the appearance and legl-
bility of the ledger sheet. The bank
Will save at least so per cent in time
by the machine method. Then, too,
there is no possibility of an error, az
the machine cannot make a mistake
The saving in time means something
to the patrons Of the bank for this time
can be devoted to the improvement of
the service. .tt
The bank Is also using the machine
In connection with its recently adopted
system of sending out monthly state
ments. The statements are written
entirely on the machine, which means
absolute accuracy and printed figures
The big new feature, Of course, is that
the customer will no longer have to
wait for his pass book to be balanced.
This system puts the bank on a par
with the best up-to-date big city banks.
it to give the most modern
banking service to its patrons. In
stead of bringing in the pass book to
~ DoiuhScu OuCS Il luOHIH, edCn Gus
toner will get a neatly printed state
ment of his account when he wants it. |
or regularly at times agreed upon be- !
tween himself and the bank. The !
statements being made on the machine
viii, of course, be absolutely correct. |
This machine was purchased from
he Burroughs Adding Machine Com
'any of Detroit, and is known as the
Burroughs Misunderstanding machine
t prints dates, adds old balances, and
deposits, subtracts checks, computes
md prints balan ces, and automatically
letects and marks overdrafts. All the
perator has to do is to put down the
mounts. All further mental effort in
computing statements is eliminated.
n addition the machine can be used
ust like an ordinary Burroughs on all
inds of, bank figure work. /
Depositors have marveled at this
machine with steel brains"
'hich has cut out the drudgery form
rly connected with the regular rou-
me of the hank Advertisement
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
$685. FOUND
AT INCOME CITY

( McComb, Miss, Oct.A 3O.-Quite an
Interesting story comes from the old
Hodges homestead twelve miles north.
east of McComb. This place was built
nearly hundred years ago, and sew
trail generations of the Hodges family
lived on the place during, this nearly
hundred years of time. The place
was occupied and owned by Mrs. M.
j. McDavid and son, |. McDavid, at the
time of its destruction by fire the 18th
OF September of the present year, and
short time after the fire the follow
ing note was found in an old not
under. the ruins. The pot showed in
dications of being buried in the
ground under the house for years, and
when found was empty with the ex-
ception of the note. The man whose
name Is attached to the note commit
ted suicide by shooting himself num-
Der of years ago The note follows:
1894, February 18th. ! here deposit
for future day $1,595.0O, in gold, and
! put $1,000.0O in silver in this in all
and the last of my earnings. If some
one is fortunate enough to find this,
turn over to party enough to sustain
her the rest of her days. This world
Is a world of trouble to me.
EDMOND HODGES.
Mr., Hodges referred to his wife
when he requested that enough be
turned over to sustain her the bal |
ance of her life.
The money, If really deposited, |
made quite tidy sum amounting in
all to s2,595.OO.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
PLACE OF CHRIST
BOOTHS THEME
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR Chill.
DREN TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT BAY STREET CHURCH.

THE Place of Christ Today" is the
theme of the Rev. George D. Booth,
at the Bay Street Presbyterian Church
tonight The service this morning
were attended by the largest crowd
SO far during the series. There will
be no services tomorrow morning. II.
stead there will be special meeting to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock for chill
dren, for which the preacher has pre-
pared a special sermon. The regular
evening. service will be at 80 o'clock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
t0NGFELLOW HOME
IS DEDICATED
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY WILL
PRESERVE THE BIRTH.
. PLACE.

Portland, Maine, Oct. 3O.-The an.
lcent house In Portland where Henry
wadsworth Longfellow, America
most famous poet. first saw the light
OF day, was opened to the public yes-
terday, fully restored to its original
condition. Yesterday was selected for
the dedication as coincident with the
State Teachers Convention. and the
states most prominent educators. with
learned men from many points, gath
cred for the event.
The house is situated at the corner
( OF Fore and Hancock streets. 1t is a
spacious three-story house of some
architectural pretensions and was in
Its day one of the best houses of the
town. The heavy pine timbers are in
good state of preservation and will
stand for another century There is a
fireplace in nearly every room. The
house was built in 1900, and although
1t had undergone some changes, the
International Longfe'low Society has
succeeded In restoring 1t thoroughly.
The room In which the poet was
born Is in the second story front ON
the eastern side. The yard was sur
rounded by slat fence, and was ter
raced On each side was a tall Lom-
hardy poplar and shubbery and an old
fashioned flower garden filled the yard
When the poet was born on February
~, 1907, the Longfellows were staying
at the house as guests of Captain Sam.
uel Stephenson. who was on a voyage
to the West Indies. The .Longfellow
home was on Congress street, and the
home is today maintained as a Long
fellow Museum and contains many
family and personal relics.
Another Longfellow memorial here
Is Deerink Oaks, now converted into |
park, of which Longfellow wrote in
my Lost Youth"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30

A wise man, in his own estimation,
announces that a mule kicks because
IT. doesn't know any better. This will
greatly surprise many students of
contemporaneous mule, life. If ever
there was an animal with low cunning
expressed in its eye and it's twitching
nostril, that animal is the mule. Its
ABILITY to place a kick where it will
give the greatest offense to its victim,
Is something marvellous. ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-30
Rather a Neat Rehuke

We will now take up our annual
collection for the benefit of the hea-
then" announced the Rev. DR.. Fourth.
~ at the close Of his sermon, land |
hope those young men making so much
noise all through this service will be
especially liberal in their contribu-
ton. They are in duty bound to help
their brother heathens."