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The Washington times., 1915-02-06
PAGE MAKES ATTACK
ON TAX METHODS
Congressman Objects to Item
Allowing $63,74O for Dis.
trict Office.

Methods Of assessing and collecting
taxes In the District received a haying
today at the hands Of Congressman
Page Of North Carolina, on the floor OF
the House.
Mr.. Page delivered his remarks to
that section of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill which allows $G3. 740 for the
office of tho tax collector. Congressman
Page charged that this branch of the
District Government is guilty Of un-
businesslike methods in falling to pro-
vide every taxpayer with Sill upon
which he can inventory his property.
who appoints this tax assessor OF
whom you are speaking?" asked Con-
eressman Mondell Of Wyoming.
., This tax assessor" the North Caro-
lima member replied. lis nominated by
the Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia. and l wonder how many
members Of the House is aware OF the
fact that he is nominated for life dur
Ing good behaviour and that he cannot
duty"
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Rejected SuitOr
Kills Sweetheart
Il Did Not Know What | Was Do.
ing," Says Nineteen-yesr-
old Richmonder.

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. CT was so
upset because she had rejected me that
l did not know what l was doing" said
John c. Watkins. nineteen. in jail here
today, when asked why he shot pretty
seventeen-year-old Hester Dodson, his
sweetheart. whom he was planning to
marry in the spring.
The shooting occurred in the girls
home when she told Watkins that he
need not call again. 1t Is said that she
became angry because he insisted upon
going with other girls. Watkins used
Il small caliber reolver. the bullet pene-
trating the girls heart. killing her In
stantly.
Clarence y. Dodson, her father. who
resides near Wilkesbarre. Pa. was sum-
moned here by the tragic news He
and his wife separated three years ago,
the latter remaining here with her
children.
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Denied Affection,
Refuses His Money!

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Feb. 6.-Mrs.
Rose Stabler. whose trampled love led
her to seek separation from Charles W.
Stabler. objects to being held up as
curio simply because she declined to
ask alimony.
"A husband who cannot. or rather
refuses. to give deserving wife what
she wants-true love-is not At to give
her money on which to live" she said
Judge Gott reprimanded me for not
asking support along with the separa-
tion. He said my action might cause
other men TO look too lightly upon their
marriage vows.
But he does not understand Maybe
It will establish moor precedent; maybe
1t will cause other husbands to become
negligent. | trust not. But, as ! see
1t, money cannot remedy the wounds OF
a pierced heart. Charles refused to
give me his love Now he can't give me
money"
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
What War MOUeS Mean
BY J. w. T. MASON,

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-It is prob
able that Germany now has ready
small fleet OF super-submarines
With which to conduct the new war
rare against British and possibly
neutral merchantmen. The f1rst
class naval powers began construct
Ing these new submersibles last year.
and while details Of individual de-
signs are withheld. the general type
Is understood to be modelled after
the two Fiat-San Giorgio- laurent
super-submarines Of the italian
navy. whose specifications have been
privately communicated to various
countries.
These Crafts are larger than the
torpedo boats Of ten years ago, have
1t least double the offensive power
and have more than three times the
radius Of action. The U-2l which
sunk three British merchantmen In
the irish channel 70 not one Of the
super submarines. but belongs to
the last of the intermediate type.
The super-submarires ARE 2i5 feet
long. 20 feet wide, with a draught
Of 12k feet. They displace 75O tons
on the surface and o2O tons when
underwater. r heir speed Is ten
knots an hour when submerged and
twenty knots on the surface, which
IL equalled only by two OF Great
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
ASKS AMERICAS MORAL SUPPORT

III other nations offer help. We will
gratefully accept it," said the Servian
premier. But fighting as we arc for
our own liberty, we feel entitled to the
sympathy and moral support Of all fair
minded nations. such as | know the
United States incontestably to be.
Our entire male population. now
gathered together. will die to the last
man In preference to foreign domina
uon. continued NJ. pashitch. "While
we are hghting primarily for our ma
'ional liberty. I am justified in adding
that we are also playing our role in the
Struggle or other nations whose liberty
Is imPeriled In the present war.
Fears Return of Barbarism.
German committeeman Austro-Gcr-
man victorv-would mean militarization
OF Europe FOR at least a century. We
cannot think for one single moment
that the democratic American people
would sympath!zc with this tendency
toward world domination. What a re-
turn to barbarsm this Teutonic dorni-
nation would be one can gather from
the atrocities committed in Servia bv
the armies of Francis Joseph They
are without precedent. either in this
war. or in the past
with huge army gathering for
the third Invasion of Servia within the
short space Of six months. | am happy
to have this occasion through tho
United Press OF making clear to the
people OF the United States the true
position of Servia.
This terrible struggle was forced
upon her. Servia is fighting today az
she has been obliged to fight almost
constantly during the past fourteen
centuries. not only politically but NOR
ally, industriaily and commercially.
Austria a Menace To Servia.
when the second Balkan war ended,
Serria. after 800 years of almost un-
ending warfare against Turkey alone,
had completely freed herself from the
Ottoman yoke. There remained only
the political. moral and commercial
combination which for half century
Austria had constantly sought to force
upon us.
'1f ever there was a country which
both needed and desired peace. it was
Servia following the second Balkan war.
She needed perfect tranquility for wears
in which to develop intellectually. com
mercially. and industrially after five
centuries of Turkish domination. But il
was precisely that deveiC pmcnt into a
The Washington times., 1915-02-06

BILE. The campaign in the east must
progress slowly, II Is pointed out at the
war office, with gains recorded in yards
only. not in miles.
PARIS. Feb. 6.-German aviators,
travelling in squadrons. are raining
shells on the allied trenches along
the entire battle line In Belgium from
Nieuport south OF Ypres. dispatches
from the battle front assert today.
Two German monsplanes lombard
ed the town Of Furnes, six miles in =
side the allied lines. At the same
time, German artillery dropped shells
from a great distance into the town.
No great damage was done . Several
German Taubes passed over the allies
trenches near Nieuport. Their OBJ
jective apparently was Dunkirk, OBJ
ject OF several aerial attacks, but dis
patches from the sea coast town to-
day failed to mention their arrival
The Argonne region was the scene Of
the most desperate infantry fighting
In the last twenty -four hours. A Ger
man attack forced the Frepch to evac.
uate more than 100 yards Of trenches.
During the night the French counter
attacked. In brilliant charge they
drove the Germans from the captured
trenches and. rushing on. captured 100
yards Of German earthworks
French artillery has been successful
in silencing the German bombardment
south OF Arras, northeast of Albert
and IN the region of Noyon and Per-
onne.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
pre-dreadnaught battle

Britain's pre-dreadnaught battle
ships.
The propulsion Is by oil engines
afloat and by electricity when sub
merged. The vessels can travel 1000
miles at SIh knots without replenish-
ing their oil, which means they can
keep at sea for month or more, as
far as fuel supply is concerned.
The super-submarines must have a
base, however, to replenish their
munitions. They can carry only
twelve torpedoes. one in each OF four
torpedo tubes and eight stored away.
These torpedoes are 21-inch weapons
which carry six miles. Submarine
signalling apparatus il attached to
the vessels. which are sensitive to the
SOUND Of a ships screw when ap-
proaching within danger distance.
The vessels have a wireless tele-
graphic installation which is very
limited for sending messages, but
which can receive orders from long
distance.
Each super-submarine has a crew
Of twenty-four officers and men,
double the number employed in the
smaller types. They can take with
them enough food for a month. 1t
will be possible, therefore, for the
super-submarines to cruise about the
British Isles at will. looking for their
prey. But. they are the most vulner-
able war craft afloat and in this lies
their own timidity which in fact, 30
materially limits their effectiveness.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Finley Amendment Is
Stricken From Bill

The Senate Postal Committee today
struck from the appropriation bill the
Finley amendment. which would have
increased rurali carriers pay in proper
ton to the number of miles in their
routes. allowing the department no dis
cretion concerning other conditions.
The committee completed the bill and
will report it to the Senate Monday.
The committee saved S55 900 for the
year by providing for the automatic
promotion biennially of fifth and sixth
class clerks IN first and second class
postoffces.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Doctor Dies Despite
TRANSMISSION of Blood

BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.--Dr. Thomss
Carney. thirty-nine years old, n
Schenectady, n. Y. major in the
New York National Guard, died al
Johns Hopkins Hospital here today.
DR.. Carney had an attack of acute
indigestion yesterday. which induced
aenemia. and physicians concluded
that TRANSMISSION of blood was the
only possible salvation.
Edgar f. Smith, an acquaintance Of
two weeks, volunteers to furnish the
blood. DR.. Carney rallied for a time
after the operation. but later suffer.
ed relapse and died at 5 o'clock this
morning.
He is survived by a wife and daugh.
ter
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Bakers Must Declare
Weight in New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Joseph J. Har
tigan, commissioner Of weights and
measures. says that his inspectors will
keep close watch on bakers throughout
the city to see that the law requiring
them to put the weight and quality on
every loaf of bread IL obeycd. He said:
THE present chaotic situation re-
garding the sale OF bread In the city of
New York. attended by prospective in
creases In the price of the loavcs Of
bread and the reduction In the size and
weight of the loaf will be supervised
and given close attention by the in
.spectors of the mayors bureau Of
weights and measures
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Girl, Suing Estate,
Eulogizes Bremner
Miss Theodore Nash, Nurse Who
Asks $4,000, Publishes

anonymous fOem.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-M!ss Theodore
Nash. the Paterson nurse who is suing
the estate of Congressman Robert c.
Bremner for $4,000, on the anniversary
OF his death, published in Paterson,
anonymously. the following poem:
IN MEMORIUM
Robert G. Bremner.
Lake some large light his life went out
tndln!med by any shade of doubt,
Leaving behind
he image of a mind
Star-white and by the very night re-
fined.
II.
Love linked his spirit unto ours
Briehy, but with a chain of flowers
And every thought
Of his, t seemed. was fraught
with beauty from some brighter planet
brought.
Ill.
be scattered lilies all the way
That love ordained his feet to straw.
And when he broke
Times chrysalis and woke
In PARADISE, we pondered all he spoke.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Guilty of Housebreaking,
Sentenced to Eight Years

Oscar r. Slack. twenty-e:ght years
old. who pleaded guilty TO eleven
charges of housebreaking, was SEN
fenced to eight years in the pcnitentiary
by Chief Justice Covington in Criminal
Gomrt NO; l today. According to the
1920 during four months last snmmer
John Vann. colored, who was caught
In the act Of stealing from a woman 5
purse In store during the HOLIDAYS,
was sentenced to four years imprison-
ment He was paroled by Governor
iAease year ago from the South Caro-
ma penitentiart, wher he was serving
a term for manslauehter ''e
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Fewer Wed in Wisconsin
As Result of Eugenics

MADISON. Wis. Feb. 6-The State
board of health in its annual report
shows that since the eugenics law went
into effect January l, 1914, the number
of marriages in Wisconsin dropped 3,SOo
In 1919 there were 2l,052 marriages and
in 1914 only l7.252.
There were in 1914. however. eighty
seven recorded common law marriages.
just as valid in law as the ceremony
kind. but not under eugenic require
ments. The State board says many per-
sons went into some other State to be
married rather than submit to the medl-
cal examination.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Serb Premier Appeals
10 America For Help
In Resisting Austrians
he Asks No Aid of Other Nations But Says Country,
Fighting for Liberty, Feels Entitled to Sympa-
thy and Moral Support of Unite ....es.

NlSH, Servia, Feb 6Sl bleeding from its earlier wounds
the remnants of Seras little amy are catherine or heroic
defense of their native SOIL
forces numbering are massed on the
northern frontier preparing for third invasion of serva What IS
e or the Servan armies determined de necessary to throw
oaek the invaders and save the nation from foreign domination
M Pashitch prime minister Servia and minister Of foreipn
affairs drew this picture today people of America in an inter-
view granted the United Press He help from other nations
he said
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Turks Lose 5000 Men
In Suez Canal Fighting

CAIRO. Feb. 6.-Turkey has sustained
losses of at least three thousand men
In the recent fighting along the Suez
canal. it was stated here today The
British captured 500 and the Turkish
casualties are estimated at 400 More
Than 400 bodies We're found on the field.
Three machine guns. ninety camels
and large quantity of ammunition and
stores were taken by the British.
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Salvage Ship Wrecked;
Crew of II May Be Lost

PETREHEAD. Scotland. Feb. g.
Seventeen Of the crew of a salvage
vessel are believed to have perished
of this port in trrific gale early
yesterday. One member of the crew
Is believed still to be In the over
turned hull OF tie shin.
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deeifA ifArbreAhe~EtStcd, etaYea RIO Aet W.
dependently OF any foreign entangle-
nent
Latin.Americans Busy.

ment.
Latin.Americans Busy.
Subsequently when the German and
British fleets operating along the coasts
Of the Americas indicated a contempt
for the neutrality regulations Of the ma
tlons of the Western Hemisphere, lead
ing South American diplomats proposed.
through the Pan-American Union. the
establishment of a neutral zone around
the Western Hemisphere.
Here again the United States. while
msnifesting friendly interest in the
dslibera tions Of the Latin American Dip
lomatists declined to commit itself to
united action Of this kind. The action
Of Germany. more hurtful In Its pos
to any other nation. may, It Is thought.
make tho United states more amenable.
Other Neutrals Ready.
Il II suggested on fairly reliable au-
thoYity that II the Dutch minister re-
ports back to his government a willing
ness on the part Of the United states
to enter into common expression OF
neutral rights. other neutral countries
Of northern Europe. including Denmark.
Norway and Sweden, will at once sig
nifty their readiness to subscribe. Italy.
unless committed to the policy attrib-
utsd to her Of catering the war as a
join; and 1t Is thought likely that South
American countries will want to be
parties to the action.
From such concert Of action, II taken,
1t is believed that a code. defining the
rights Of neutrals and backed BY the
united attitude Of al The nattNhs con-
cerned. could be presented effectively
TO the belligerent nations. And chief
among the precepts which such a con-
ventipn would lay down, would prob
n ho,, hn a Aanfol ~ a y{uht nf =.
ring nations to endanger neutral com
merce by strewing mines and other
dangerous distractions in established
trade routes on the high seas.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Wounded Lack Medical Aid.
Poem Turns
Aberdeen From Tara

LONDON. Feb. 6.--Thc Earl of Aber.
deem, whose intention of assuming the
new title of Marquis of Aberdeen md
Tara provoked a scathinC poem from
William Watson. has rcconsdered
He will style himself MARQUIS of Te-
mair
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Protests Cars Plan to
Treat Airmen as Pirates

BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville).
Feb. 6-Germanv has lodged a strong
protest against the threatened plan of
Russia to execute as pirates the crew
Of the German dirigble captured near
l.ihau. Tho protest was addressed to
Petrograd through neutral channels.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for The District of Co.
iumbia-Fair tonight and Sunday: not
much change in temperature: lowest
tempe nature tonight about 32 degrees.
Maryland,Fair tonight and Sunday;
colder tonight: fresh, westerly winds
Nirginia-Fair tonight and Sunday:
colder in south and west moderate
westerly winds.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Options on May Wheat
$1.63 1-8, and July $1.40

CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Wheat was easier
today, when the Board OF Trade opened.
May options were at sl.63is per bushel.
and July $40 These prices were lower
by Il. and ia. respectively, than yes
terday's close
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Two Killed in Motor.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. 6-lra
kohr, chauffeur, of Beaver Station
was crushed to death and 4. NJ.
Hershey. lawyer, OF Hershey. was in
jured when an automobile in which they
vsss riding turned .trtlp early today,
The Washington times., 1915-02-06

Slrong independent nation that wo,jd
nav" meant an insurmountab BILE barrier
~, n an tiItlr 70 Austrla's ambition of
balkah domination. The moment had
ono when Austria rcliiz.d that that
possipi'lty must forever I've checked
Preparing For Supreme Effort.
"convinced that Russia was unpre-
pare" Tor war. and that Germany. in
any event. would be able to hold her in
check' Austria declared war for the
sole purpose OF ending forever our in
dependent national existence. twice
since then Austria has made supreme
cf"rts to crush us. Now, aided by Ger
ntany' she is prepared for a still greater
when Servia entered the Balkan al
nance three years ago for the purpose
or throwing off the Turkish woke from
me last Scrvian provinces still remain
ing under Turkish domination. she
mustered every available man into her
army of 10000. The struggle cost us
deemed
When the seconl Balkan war was
forced upon her. she gathered together
the fragments OF her little army and
assln defended and preserved her rights
Then last August. while still bleeding
from the wounds of tho first two struy-
Sles, she again mustered together the
remnants Of her band of heroes and
'''N StHild AGAINST Austria for the
preservation of her independent exist
enc@ as a nation.
Wounded Lack Medical Aid.
Already once at Sabatz our little
army has huVled back the tide of Aus~
trian invasion. We bled freely. hut
that was not to suffice. Again the few
WHO WI" were lelt were mustered together.
and last December they again freed
Servia of the invaders tread
lodaN our hospitals and tenth Of
ou1 homes are ovorhoWing with wound
cd from that last battle. for whom
we nave not even medical help But TO-
day we arc preparing AS doterminedIy.
as conhdently as ever. to meet the third
INVASION menaCing our existence"
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Germany Does Not Intend
To Hurt u. S. Shipping,
Says Envoy Bernstorff

Germany does not intend to inter-
fere with American commerce by Its
blockade" of the British Isles. &c,
csrding to a formal statement issued
German ambassador. Although he
said he had not received instructions
from his government. concerning the
German admiralty order. he declared
Germany simply proposes to destroy
fesy Count '"ses von Bernstorfrs statement
follows:
munication made on February =. py the
German admiralty with respect Sss,,, 70 80 80
toward ships Of the enemy or toward
neutral commerce. 1t is absurd to de-
scribe the proclamation as paper
blockade Of the British Isles. The COM
munication is simply a statement OF
what has been. since the beginning OF
the war. the attitude of the navies of
all the bellgerent powers etoward ships
OF the enemy.
Not Even Channel Closed.
"A few months ago the British admir-
slty proclaimed the closing of the North
.ea. the waters Of which are neutral.
Germany does not profess to close even
the English channel to neutral com
n,erce. and she does not intend to molest
or seize American vessels iaGen WIN
foodstuffs for the civilian population or
enemy countries. 1t Is to be hoped that
England will not make necessary a re-
consideration Of this attitude by seizing
American ships like the Wilhelmila.
"Germany announces to the world
that It proposes to continue to destroy
ships belonging to the enemy: and 1t
adds the notification to neutral powers
on account Of the fact that British
ships are employing neutral flags ac-
cordine to secret instructions now
known to have been issued by the
british. Although. bona :fde neutral
vessels may actually be'endangered, ac-
cording to we'll understood and ac-
cepted usages of warfare, naval vessels
are perfectly justified in destroying
merchantmen of the enemy. The Ger
man government now sees At to issue
simply a general reminder to that
effect, stating the actual radius Of
operations of the German submarines
The warning may also be taken as an
anawer to the offers of a prize of 1850
made in England for the first British
merchant ship that should succeed in
ramminr and sinking a German SUBJ
marne. an offer calculated to revive the
long abandoned custom Of privateer-
inS."
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
t0AVES HERE VARY
50UNCES IN WEIGHT
Bread Bought in Ten Different
Shops by Times Representa-.
tives Shows Differences.
CONTINUED from First PaEe.)

(SOHtlnueO from f1TSt faBe.)
nection with the periodical Official brea
Weighing done at the once Of weights
measures and markets. This weighin
Is done at irregular intervals. the tim
not being announced in advance.
my object in advising housewives (.
weigh their bread" Mr.. Sherman ex.
plains today. rs not to cast any onus
sion for standard loaf In the District.
l simply advised Il as a common sens.
method on the part Of buyer who wishes
to get the most for her money.
Profits Not Concerned.
Neither was II my purpose to draw
Comparisons to suggest that any group
OF bakers IL making an unduly large
profit. About that do not know.
"a law fixing n standard loaf, such
as I have urged. would be fairer to
the bakers themselves. Another rea-
son for urging such a loaf Is to pro-
tect the buyers from the practice Of
a few retailers In the poorer sections
Of the city in selling loaves intended
by the bakers to sell for three cents,
for the regular price. five cents. These
loaves are sold to these retailers on
the understanding that they are to
be retailed for three cents. Cases
have come to our attention where they
are being sold for five cents"
Though the office of the Superin-
tendent of Markets. Weights and
Measures does not give out the time
when the general bread weighing Is
to take place. It IL known that Super
intendent Sherman is taking the keen
est interest in the bread situation, and
1t is believed that his Office will COL
lect and tabulate figures showing
loaf weights throughout the present
agitation resulting from the soaring
prices of wheat and flour
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
Party From the Cruiser
Emden on Way to Berlin

BERLIN (via Wireless to Sayville).
Feb. s.-Leutenant Commander Won
Muecke. with a landing party from the
German cruiser Emden. has arrived
near Hodelda. on the southwest coast
Of Arabia. en- route home. according to
dispatches received here today. Won
Muecke's party slipped by French
cruiser near the Perrin channel without
detection.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06

Won Muecke and landing party were
ashore on one Of the Cocos islands at
tempting to cut a cable when the Brit
tsh sunk the Emden, many weeks ego.
They Communicated a sailing vessel and
ned. British reports later said they
were captured.
The Washington times., 1915-02-06
TEMPERATURES.
AfFLECK'S.

The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
and Affiecks: