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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29
Table Showing 1915 Income

city tax as at presen; leave the tax
on intangibies not taxed by the State
la $40 on the hundred, as at present.
reduce the city tax on other intangi-
bles from $40 on the hundred TO
thirty cents as required by the new
law: similarly reduce the tax ON bonds.
stocks and f'duciary and leave the bank
capital tax at S1.4o. the present rate.
the city's income will be as large. IL
not larger. for 1918 than for 1914.
The following figures show how tht.
result il reached; the rate in each case
as given above:
Assessed value OF real estate and
tangible personal property for 1914.
s101. 5so.ois. Income at si,s5 is ST.
STS,e3o.3i.
Assessed value capital not taxed by
state. si3.s7l.so4 ESTIMATED Income
at sl.&o is s1so.2o2.+6.
Assessed value of capital assessed
by State. tI2,s71.s04 Income at thirty
cents Is 3as.s1As1.
Assessed value bonds. stock and
fiduoiary. st4,so7.07.. Income at thirty
cents is s42.s2i.ai.
Assessed value OF bank capital. sit.-
2s5.ss5. Income at st.4o Is s2eo,l4s.oe.
Assessed value Of rolling stock
other than OF steam railroads, s4s1.-
SIS. Income at t1.65 is s7.st7.sa.
Total without increasing rate on real
estate and tangible personal property
and after reducing rate on tanEibles is
sf.145.5Te.
The income for 1914 was %. .+5ost.
The loss for Richmond under segre-
CATION. then. accepting Accountant
Cofer's figures az to assessed values as
correct Is 343.seo.
Adding $4,000 as an estimated nor
NAL increase the gain is s2s.i&o.
Moreover IL .s fair to assume that
there will be a gain without an In
crease in assessed value as the new
powers given the Auditor and the
powers given the State Advisory Board
should bring from hiding large guam
titles OF intangiblss on which the city
OF Richmond will get her share in the
way of taxation.
II the city Council OF Richmond in
ereases the tax on real estate ana
personal property by twenty cents, as
contemplated, IL will not be because
OF = reduction IN revenues. but because
OF a need for larger revenues. Segre-
cation oannct be held responsible.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29

RsohmonTs income for 1915 under
the existing combined city and State
tai on real estate and tangible per
ssnal property rate will be practically
the same As In 1914
Eeum ating the normal increase in
income due to increase In value at
es0.o00. and taking no account OF the
increased income made certain by an
nsxation Of hundreds of thousands OF
doiIars Of property values. the city's
income will show for 1915 an increase
over 1914 OF about $4,000.
An Increase Of twenty cents o.
the husdreA dollars Of assessed
vaiue 81 real estate and tangible
personal property will increase the
city revenues abeut s20oIo00 over
the inceme 81 1914.
The only possible reason for an In
crease in the tax rate is the necessity
for greater revenue than the city has
hseetofore received.
The change IN the system of taxa
tion. or segregation. Is not a cause.
r. can be used only as an excuse, and
the figures presented herewith show
that IL 10 \ poor excuse.
One point that has been overlooked
II that while under the system OF
segregation the city revenues on the
basfs Of 1914 values are slightly re-
duced. though not as greatly as had
been stated. as wifi hereafter be
shown---the amount paid by the tax
payers 10 less. The State will get iess--
not the city. The fact that the axgre-
gate state and city tax on intangible
has been lowered from si.7o to ninety
ave cents has not been mentioned.
without RAISING tho aggregate tax
on real estate and tangible personal
property one cent and after reducing
the city tax on intangible personal
property. also taxable by the State.
from $40 TO thirty cents. the city
revenue for 1915 will be. In round
numbers $2.146.06o. instead of s2.lss.-
Doe And this is without taking into
account the increase in the value OF
property during the last twelve rnonthe
Counting this increase. It is safe 20
says that IL the City Council viii be
content TO add 10 the $40 tax on
real estate. tangible personal property
and electric railroad rolling stock the
twenty Ave cent tax abolished by the
state. leaving the combined State and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29
NEGROES ARE CHARGED
WITH CUTTING MAN

Junius Johnson. coiored. was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Zim-
mer and Patroimen T. n. Clarke. j. G.
Bailey and e. W Martin. on the charge
Of feionioisly cutting Eugene Smith.
of 1895 Williams Street. % Smith is n
patient nj the Virginia Hospital. and
is Ia serious condition. He was re-
moved to that institution by DR. WAL
ker. Of the city ambulance corps. who
was called TO the Williams Street home
SATURDAY naxht ~ attenA HIM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29
REVEALS CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE CONVERSIONS
City wide Methodist Campaign Holds
Interest Of Large Number, which
Grows Steadily.
n INspIRATIONAL SERVICE
Rev. W. L. Murphy, of DanNfilc.
breaches Today in Broad-Strect
Church--Hundred Conversions at
Union station: Fifty at West End.

Large congregations, sustained inter
est and a large number of conversions
marked the services of the citywide
revivals of the Methodist churches yes
terday In most OF the churches yes
terday was the beginning Of the second
week of the campaign: in n few others,
the beginning of the third. In none
OF the churches has the interest shown
any Indication OF tagging. and In all
the numbers attending have increased.
The services Will continue throughout
the coming week.
Services In all the churches yes
terday we're very successful, and the
number of conversions was added to.
In the Sunday schools of the partiei-
pating churches yesterday morning
were conducted special services and
a number of the younger people made
profe ssors of faith.
The inspirational meeting, in " 1ich
all the Methodist churches unite each
day. Will be held this morning at II
o'clock in Broad Street Methodist
Church, The address will be by Rev
W. J.. Murphy. OF Danville. who is here
assisting Rev. w A. Cooper IN the
services in Central Methodist Church
south Richmond, Several other Metho-
dist ministers will participate in this
mornings services and an interesting
hour is assured all those who attend
The public il cordially invited.
100 Conversions at Union station.
In Union station Methodist Church
last night there was one OF the largest
congregations ever seen In that church
The morning congregation, too was
large. During the morning service
there were received into the church
thirty seven persons. and at night
twenty-five more were added. There
have been more than 100 conversions
at Union Station since the revival be
gan.
Rev pr W Asbury Christian. pas
tor Of the church will preach tonight
on Mercy and Pardon; tomorrow
night on "Ye Must Be Born Again
and Wednesday night on Heaven"
Yesterday was "a splendid day in Bar
ton Heights Church. the morning ser
vice being productive of fifteen con-
versions, and the night service. though
there were no conversions. was one
In which great interest was given &c
the splendid sermon by Rev. II. W
Dunkley.
Laymen Participate.
The topic The Way OF the Trans
2ressor." was handled by MT. Dunkley
In a manner intended TO show that ths
way OF the transgressor Is hard be
cause II he is lost, If he goes to de-
struction. he goes over the influence
OF the love of God. the love of Christ
the love OF his mother and OF all his
friends
mems meeting In Barton Heights
church yesterday afternoon was ad'
dressed by Mr.. Dunkley and by TIVE
laymen OF the church. Messrs. Jane.
A. Richardson and C. f.. Hughes, Rev
j. A. Winn presided
Al ST James Church Rev. J. T
Green, pastor, there were afty con
VERSIONS yesterday morning.
At West End Church yesterday morn
ing there were six conversions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29
ADVERTISING EXPERT
TO SPEAK THURSDAY

advertising and the Speed of Turn
over" is the subject of the first lecture
in the educational series to be given
in Richmond under the auspices OF the
Richmond Advertisers Club The
speaker will be Frank Stockdale, emf
nent lecturer and advertising expert.
and the meeting he will address will
be held In the Chamber of Commerce
auditorium on Thursday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29

walter Howard. colored, twenty six
years old. was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Bryan and Thurman. of the
second Police Precinct, on the charge
Of selling whiskey without a license.
He was locked up at the Second Police
station pending a hearing in Police
Court this morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29
Easter Excursions to Baltimore
S3. OO-Round Trip-93.OO

via York Riveg and Chesapeake Bay.
Friday. April 2 and Saturday, April
8. with return limit leaving Baltimore
not later than Tuesday evening, April
8. A delightful sail and an exceptional
opportunity to spend Easter at Bal
timore or eearby sea ashore resorts.
Steamer Train leaves Main-Street DEE
pot $40 p. NJ. Telephone MadisoA
272. or call at s07 East Main Street.
IL. L. BISHOP. d. p. A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29
Elnwood
Nurseries

Iarss surplus OF Apple and Shade
Trees and Hardy Shrubs at greatly
reduced prices tor spring Of 1919
only. We have no middieman. but
deal directly with each customer.
Write for surplus list and cataioG
$500. u. q. WATKINS a RR0. ~.
Midl0thian. VI.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
SADLER'S S|GNERS
NUMBER OVER $1,000
Within 1850 of Total Vote in
Cumberland For Governor
Last Fall
Special to The Telegraph

Carlisle, Pa, June 29.-The judge
ship contest in Cumberland County
took a peculiar turn within the past
few days. The friends of Sylvester d.
Sadler have been urging his candidacy
for judge, it being believed that gem
eral sentiment favored his selection.
Mr.. Sadler is lawyer of large prac-
tice, but of retiring disposition and
averse to politics, and refused to be-
come a candidate unless assured that
a large percentage of the voters de-
sired his election. To meet his OBJ
Jections his friends circulated petit
tions, asking for his nomination in
each of the election districts within
the county on Friday and Saturday of
last week. The various petitions
signed have been received and tabu-
lated and 1t is found that between nine
and ten thousand names have been at
tached.
In view of the fact that the vote for
Governor last year in Cumberland
county reached only the total of H.
$50, and the votes at the primaries in
that county have never exceed ed
5000, the result of the canvass is re-
garded as remarkable and his friends
say evidences an overwhelming senti-
ment for Mr.. Sadler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
Cornell Man Rows to
Victory With Brother
Lying Dead at Home
BY Associated Press

Poughkeepsie, N. Y June 29.-As
the tired but happy members of the
Cornell varsity crew stepped out of
their shell yesterday, flushed with vic
tory, Charles Courtney, the coach,
stepped up to Royal G. Bird, who had
Aoulled oar No. 2, and whispered:
Il want to speak to you for a mo-
ment"
Royal said he, you'd better get
home now. You've done great work
and we'd like you to stay, but you're
wanted at home"
The young athlete paled and asked:
Has something happened at home ?
Is it my brother?'
The coach then told him that his
eighteen-year- brother, Eugene W.
Bird, had died at their home, No. 1852
West One Hundred and Twenty-first
street, at 1880 Sunday morning.
why wasn't l told before?" de-
manded Royal.
For answer the coach showed a let
ter from the father, Walter f. Bird
telling Mr. Courtney of the death of
Eugene, and begging that all knowl-
edge of it be kept from Royal
IF he knew he might not row and
even If he did row he couldn't do him
self justice and certainly it would not
he justice to other members of the
crew." Bird wrote. do not tell him
until after the race"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
VILLA MAN DENIES
PART IN HUERTA PLOT
General Angeles Name Mentioned
in Connection With Those
in Coup

Washington, d. c., June 29.-Possi
bility that others may be identified
with the so-called Huerta conspiracy
intensified interest here to-day in the
investigations by agents of the Depart
men of Justice into the situation. 1t is
even intimated that citizens of one OF
the European belligerents are involved
1t is said also that the Department of
Justice was In possession of some evil
deHce which seemed to connect Cen
eraI Angeles. Villas right hand man,
with the plot.
General F'ilipe Angeles arrived here
day, however, to deny in person at
the State Department that he was con-
nected in any way with the coup to
establish a Huerta regime in Mex
leo. General Angeles first went into
conference with Enrique c.. Ilorente,
head of the Villa agency.
General Angeles announced he was
preparing a statement to be made pub
lie later. General Angeles will make
a statement" said Mr. Ilorente, in
which he will deny absolutely that he
is implicated in any conspiracy with
Huerta to launch a new revolution in
Mexico. That is an impossible story.
General Angeles will also explain his
relations with General Villa and may
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
DID TATOOED WOMAN
TRY To KILL Sell? ?
NeighbOrs Say She Was Crazed by
Desire For Dope and
Wanted to Die

Crazed by her desire for dope,
Mrs. Hattie Porter. 1905 Monroe stHeet,
who was killed by an automobile at
Cameron and Hemlock streets Sat-
urday night, may have purposely
stepped in front of the machine.
Mrs. Clara Davis, 1909 Monroe
street. and Mrs. Mary Stahl, 1915 Mon
roe street. identified the woman this
morning at the morgue of Undertaken
c. II. Mauk, Sixth and Kelker streets.
The women said that from the descrip-
ton given last evening in the Tele-
graph they were positive that it was
Mrs. Porter.
Neighbors declared that the woman
used laudanum for some time. Re-
Gently she was unable to secure the
dope" because of the drug law. Ever
since, the neighbors said. they noticed
that Mrs. Porter acted peculiarly. Just
before leaving for Steelton Saturday
evening Mrs. Porter, according to one
of the neighbors, said: I'm going
away. l don't know whether I'll ever
come back and | don't care much
what happens to me-"
Mrs. Porter had been housekeeper
for Mr.. Ellis for more than six years.
She is survived by her sister, Mrs. But
Ter, and one brother John Cummings,
of Lancaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
DENOUNCE STATES
WAY Of GRANTING
LIQUOR LICENSES
Pa. Bar Association Group Declares
Duty Should Be Taken
Away From Judiciary
FUNCTION is NONJUDlCIAL
Liquor Interests Make or Break a
Judge Declares Committee;
largest a Speaker
FUNCTION IS NONJUDlCIAL
By Associated Press

Cape May, n. j., June 29.-The
twenty-first annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Bar Association opened
here to-day with a large attendance
of lawyers and judges from all parts
of the Keystone State. The opening
session was devoted to the address or
President Henry J. Steele, of Easton,
ard the reports of officers and the
standing and special committees.
The report of the committee on The
removing of the Granting of Liquor
Licenses from the Courts of Quarter
Sessions was a condemnation of the
present licensing methods. The COM
mittee, consisting of Harold NJ. Nc
Clure. chairman; Thomas Patterson,
George Wharton Pepper and John b.
Fox urgently recommended that the
duty of granting licenses be taken
away from the judiciary and suggest
ed that the appointment of a commit
tee to study the methods in use in
other States on this subject, such COM
mittee to report at the 1916 meeting
of the association.
Objections to Present Method
The committees objections to the
present system of granting licenses
were summed up as follows:
The defeat of the local option meas
ures make this question one of su-
preme importance for now, unless re-
lief comes in another way judges of
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
TEUTON|C ARMIES
PUSH FOE BACK ON
TO RUSSIAN SOIL
Stubborn Rear Guard Actions Be-
ing Fought by Retreating
Russians
THWART PIERCING DRIVE
Turks Claim They Have RepuIsed
Allies Attacks in Darda-
nelles

Further pressure by the Teutonic
armies in Galicia has resulted in inn
portant advances for them at tho
points according to the German ofIi-
cial statement. In the one case the
forces of the Grand Duke Nicholas
they have been pursuing to the north
of LemDerg have been driven at some
points back into Russia. In the other
the army of General Lnsingen has
forced the Russians back from the
Gilla Lipa river, upon which they re-
tired from the Dneister region north
ward of Halicz.
The result of the Austro German
operations northward from Lemberg
was forecast to some extent in recent
official report from both sides, the
Russian statements indicating con-
tinued retreat in that region, the
Austrian continued advance is inn
peded only by stubborn opposition
from the Russian rear guard.
The German report now states that
the engagements in this territory
have everywhere resulted in defeats
for the Russians, who in one section
were driven over the border, fighting
being reported as far north as
Macozow, Poland, which is about fifty
miles northwest of Lemberg.
More effective resistance. appar-
emily, is being offered by the Grand
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
[Continued on Page 14.l
Uncle Sam Now Tells
Kaiser When American
Ships Are in War Zone

Washington, d. c., June 29.-The
United States Government has adopted
the practice of notifying the German
admiralty through Ambassador Gerard
of the time of departure of every pas
senger ship sailing the American flag
and approximately the hours which it
will pass through the war zone.
This precaution is being taken in
order that German submarine COM
manders may be on the watch for the
American vessels and prevent attacks
on the American ships such as the
torpedong of the Gulflight.
Officials here believe that IL the Ger
man admiralty sends to its submarine
commanders notification of what Am
erican passenger ships are passing
through the war zone, there can be
no doubt of their identity
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
[Continued on Page 9.]
Body of Baby Girl Is
Found Floating in River

The dead body of baby girl was
found in the river to-day at the foot
of Market street. William E. Smith
employed on the river when he went
to work at o'clock, noticed a bundle
floating in the water at the Market
street wharf.
The baby's body was tied UP in
brown paper. 1t was said to be that
of an infant six months old Coroner
Jacob Eckinger was notified, and is
making an investigation. The body
was turned over to Undertaken S. S.
Speese.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
Bottled Beer Business
BOoms in England

London, June 29.-The new drink
restrictions seem to have caused peo-
pie to lay in private stocks instead of
really decreasing the sale of beers,
wines and liquors. To get around the
early closing hours, people buy less
in the saloon and more bottled goods,
while the business of the saloon has
fallen, the bottled goods merchant
never did SO well.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
ADVOCATES CENTRAL
FIRE CALL STATION
City Electrician Submits Recon-
mendation in Annual Report to
Commissioner Bowman

At least three desk men, one to be
on duty constantly. should be provided
at police headquarters to handle fire
calls only.
That is one of the principal recon-
mendations of City Electrician Clark
f. Diehl in his annual report to City
Commissioner II. F. Bowman, superin-
tendent of public safety, to-day. Mr..
Bowman read the report in City Coun-
ell this afternoon.
The report is for the year ending
January 1, 1915. and while 1T was
somewhat delayed in preparation it
embodies lot of other important rec
concentrations. Some data relative to
terest here centered in the character
.as-.....I -, Dn..o "a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
Mother Gives Her Skin
to Save Her Boys Life

Easton, Pa, June 29.-To save the
life of her four-year- old son Philip,
Mrs. Leighton N. d. Mixsell of Bethle-
hem, prominent in social circles in
the Lehigh Valley, entered the Uni
versity Hospital in Philadelphia to-day
and submitted to the first of several
operations which will result in her
contributing "A square inches of her
skin to be grated on the lad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
TO CLOSE SALOONS ON
GNDEPENDENC DAY
BY Associated Press

Uniontown, Pa, June 29-Judge j.
Q. Van Swearingen, in common pleas
court here to-day, issued an order clos
ing all saloons, brewers and distillers
in Fayette county for the entire day
of July 5th, when independence Day
will be observed. He specified that
not only front doors were to be closed
but that the order applied to all other
entrances and that no intoxlcants were
to be sold.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29

The folks who loll back in their
big wicker chairs and roll about the
seashore boardwalks won't have so
very, very much on mere Harrisburg
persons who prefer the city's front
steps to the ocean beaches this sum-
mer-if a suggestion of City Comis-
sioner NJ Harvey Taylor, superinten-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
BABY MILK FALLS
SHORT Of STANDARD
Sediment Tests by Health Officer!
Show That 1t Was Among
Worst of Samples
BY ROBERT +. GORMAN

Harrisburg's pure milk campaign
party" arose early this morning and
long before o'clock the members
were busy making sediment tests of
the milk brought into a pasteurization
plant in a nearby borough by farmers
in the vicinity. The tests revealed
pure milk and also some which con-
tanned particles of manure, dust, coal
dirt, feed rust from milk cans and
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
LEPERs MAY MARRY
By Associated Press

Petrograd, June 20. - The Russian
Medical Council has informed the
Holy Synod that there is no objection
to lepers marrying lepers. although
the union of leper to a healthy mate
should not be allowed. This is the
councils answer to the question rails
ed by the Russian church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
Fate of Half the Jews
in World Trembling in
Balance Declares RABBI
BY Associated Press

Charlevoix, Mich, June 80. = The
fate of half the Jews of the world is
trembling in the balance as a result
of the great war in Europe according
to Rabbi Moses ]. Cries, of Cleveland.
president of the Central Conference
of American Rabbis, who addressed
its twenty-siXth convention here to-
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
KRE|DER COMPANY
ABSORBS THREE
Two Million Dollar Corporation
Will Conduct Extensive
Shoe Manufacturing

The three shoe manufacturing
companies headed by Congressman A.
S. Kreider, of Annville,, were to-day
merged into S2.000,000 corporation
panies are the A. s. Kreider Shoe Co.,
Annville; Kreider Shoe Manufactur-
ing Co., EliZabeJhtown, and Kreider
Shoe Co, of Middletown, Pa. The
capital of the first named was $780,
900 and of ths two latter 100000
each. The new company will be The
A. S. Kreider Company, and will op-