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The Washington times., 1915-11-05
London Sees 116 Plays
In Spite of Poor Season

LONDON, Nov. 5-Thc London
theatrical year cannot be said 10
have been brilliant. At the com
mencement OF the war managers. "ot
knowing exactly where they stood.
were afraid to produce new plays and
contented themselves with revivals OF
once popular plays. This was OF
course largely for economy's SAKE.
There has been no falling off In thu
actual number of plays produced.
Since August last year no fewer than
118 plays, new and old. have been
staged in the West End. nine more
than in the last previous season. OF
these drama accounted for twenty
FIVE. poetic drama three. melodrama
fifteen. comedies, musical comedies,
comedy drama. revues and farces six
ty-six, and there was one Shakes
pearean play to the credit of Sir Her
bert Tree.
Eight French and Belgian plays saw
tho light and seven new pieces had
for their subject the war. or these
THE Man. Who Stayed at Home" Is
the only one that survives, with u
total OF some 260 performances up to
date. Only one pre-war play still
lives, Potash a. Perlmuttcr" (53s
pcrformances). The outstanding sue
cess OF the season has been "Quin-
ney's." at the Haymarket, with
Henry Ainsley in the title role.
The Washington times., 1915-11-05
Outlines Plan.

Il wish to outline very briefly the plan
Of fiscal relationship which Commission-
cr Brownlow and believe ought to De
adopted in the District OF Columbia. /
am not going into very great detail In
explaining that plan. because we navo
divided the business Of presenting our
Views to this committee 80 that there
may b. no duplication. | will cover
certain subjects and he others, to tho
end that the committee may conserve
lis time. IN explaining our views.
want to state n sort Of premise which
n.a to 40 with the question: "he,ner
N ashington IL the seat OF Government
of the National Capital. or whether
Washington Is a city OF 100 people.
You hear many people. including many
members OF Congress. advocate the
national idea. saying that this Is the
National Capital. that the District was
created by Congress for the specific
purpose OF housing the Capitol OF the
United States, and that the local res,-
dent has come hero with fuil knowledge
that he was nero tenant; that no
came here with full knowledge or all
existing restrictions as to tho exercise
of the rights of citizens. They say. of
course !, ii the National Luplai; II
YOU don't like it you are at liberty to
leave. because the National Capital idea
must take precedence over any other
idea On tho other hand. YOU hear the
advocates Of the idea that It is y city
reply that 1t Is very true that the Dis
tI1ct was created as a Federal center,
where the National Congress should
have exclusive jurisdiction, but that the
ract remains that IA city of 10000 pco-
pie has grown M here. which has all
the qualities OF any other city In the
United States; the same impulses. the
same feelings, the same motives, the
same desires that $4,000 people gathered
together In one community anywhere
,iavr; that. therefore, It Is city ire
spCCttvo of what the trainers ~ the
Constitution Intended
Il have heard people argue for hours
The Washington times., 1915-11-05

more anxious to know about 1t than
the Commissioner.
Referring to Mr.. Brownies critical
comment regarding the use OF the side
Ninth street and Louisiana avenue
Commissioner Newman denied that
these sidewalks were rented with the
consent Of the District government ana
the city lost about ylO,U0 a year be-
cause the rental for the sidewalk privi-
lege went into the pockets OF the prop
erty owner. The Commissioner said
the sidewalks belonged to the Federal
Government and the Commissioners
were without authority 10 rent them.
We should be glad to have permits
sion to charge rental for sidewalks"
ne ne said. but we have no such author
The Commissioner said. as a matter
OF deliberate police policy the markets
had not been prevented from using tho
siuewaIks because II was regarded as n
shopping convenience for the cominn-
II rents are not collected the fault
with Congress and not the Commits
sohcrs, said NJ. Newman. 1T would
please please, US 70 be given authority to
enarse rental for these spaces"
Calls Browne Unfair.
commissioner Newman asserted thnt
Mr.. Browne had not been entirely fair
In criticising the tax asse t,5r because
he continued to make out the tax bills,
which system covers up the errors OF ,
his office" according to Mr.. Browne.
The Commissioner explained that the
Iaw Isu speclncany provides that the bits
shall be made out In the Assessors Of
nee and the present Soard OF Comm s.
sioners has twice endeavorcd to get tho
law changed TO authorize the making
OF bills by the collector Of taxes.
Commissioner Newman then took I'm
COT1DnTAtIve
1912 and 1915 touching property declared
by Mr.. Browne to have been under.
assessed. The new valuations the Com
missioner said, would be defended Nv
the Commissioners, who had no pa. ~
the old valuations. The Comparati,r
figures furnished as demonstrating the
work OF the new board were as follows.
Comparative Figures.
Carlisle estate property. acquired hy
department store. assessed on bass 81
s32o.1eo In 1872 and on basis OF .,jj..eo In
1916.
Beriah Wilkins home. on basis OF
Hs,.a2 three years ago: now &2li.9S3
assessed o1 oDrPsr basis OF Of n 1nG is
anc on basis Of $749.7so in 1915.
National Savings and Trust COMPANY
corner. assessed on basis Of sl2I.iSl IN
lsls and on basis Of s61l.oio In 1915.
southern building, assessed on yaIuo
basis OF 81. .29l .+52 three years ago and
on basis Of sl.73s.5s6 valuation in iais
assessment.
Larz Anderson residence. raised frcm
As4.0hn in 1912 to SIt5.o00 in 1915. these
figures representing value basis.
Home Life building. assessed on basis
Of :2to@ In 1912 and on basis of ;aol.-
40 in 1915.
Bank building at 1440 r street, assess
cd on basis Of sll9.550 In 1871. and at
SIS. $50 in 1915
Perry Belmont residence. assessed on
basis Of .f2l.335 in 1912 and on basis Of
Si3a. .N2 In 1915.
Commissioner Newman challenged Mr..
Brownies statements that the awards
OF condemnation juries may he taken az
n criterion of the real value OF property
The Washington times., 1915-11-05

street paving up to forty feet In width
" assessed against the abutting prop
crty: inc rest is paid from the general
Iund created by the half-an1-h half. /
90 not mtan to argue from this that
the tax In Washington IN low compa red
with other cities. 1 regret thai I cam
not present to the committee any com.
plcte statistics showing a comparison
OF taxes raid In Washington with taxes
paid elsewhere. but l am sure that II
members OF the committee will consider
the question for moment they will
realize thet We have not the time. the
faculties. or the money with which to
get that information. ! doubt very
much if II could be accurately obtained
without personal investigation In the
In a!ze. ] doubt II It could be obtained
ny sorrespcndance and J doubt IL II
could bo obtained by an outsider from
the Census ofhcc II Is for this reason
that ] urge SO strongly that the COM
,nittee by The employment Of agents OF
PURPOSE OF arriving at q conclusion as
to the proper tax rate for the District Of
Columbia.
Suggests One Method.
III the committee feels that In compii-
ance with the terms OF the resolution
creating II It must report n plan OF fls-
'd' tVAd'ioHsiiD 10 IOHGTesH Dv january
!. there Is one method which I think
could properly be pursued In respect to
the tax rate to no applied under the fls-
cal plan we suggest without injustice
either to property owners OF the Dis
trict or to the United States. world
like to leave this suggestion with you
for such consideration as you fnd It de-
serves. 1t Is this. II this plan is adopt
ed the tax rate might be left as II Ia. at
sl.O per hundred on a two-thirds valua-
tom In the same bill there might be a
provision calling upon the director Of
the census to make the investigation
which ] have outlined as necessary to
be made to determine what In a fair
rate. and to report back to Congress not
later than January |. 1917. with the in
formation thus obtained by the director
Of the census Congress should then be
able to determine what II n proper tax
rate for the District OF Columbia, and
In tho meantime no grave injustice
would have been done anybody. This
ARRANGEMENT would simply mean that
the property owners OF the District OF
Columbia should continue for another
year to nay the same tax that they
have been paying In the past and It
would In no way interfere with the
adoption OF the plan we have sug-
sested."
The Washington times., 1915-11-05
Where the Cure Failed.

A young lady who lispcd very badly
was treated by n specialist. and learned
to say the sentence: Sister Susle's
Sewing Shirts for Soldiers"
She repeated 1t to her friends. and
was praised unon her mastery perform
ance.
"Ycth. but ith thuth an ccthecdIngly
difficult remark to work into q CONVEX
tha athion-cthpethially when you con-
thider that I have no thithcr Thuthie." :"
-Evcrybody's.
The Washington times., 1915-11-05
Decrease In Rate.


I'm considering the increase OF reye-
nues. 7 would like also to call the COM
mittee's attention to the fact that there
has been, In effect, since 1878, q decrease
in the tax rate. | said n moment ago
that the rate was fixed at $l.5O hun
Ircd, and It has remained at that figure
over since. and that the tax rate being
rlgid the revenues have automatically
decreased. What amounted to de-
sreasc IN the tax rate was caused by
The act of Congress. carried In the form
II a proViso uIder the appropria ton bill
NJ 1902, which stipulated that thereafter,
real property In the District OF Column
bia should he assessed at not lcss than
t4o-thirds Of It's actual value. ! would
ike to say word in explanation of
hat proviso. which has boon the Cub
iect Of great deal of controversy In
and out OF Congress.
"If you consider the proviso entirely
irrespective OF the cond tions which
produced II. taking'it merely at It's face
value, you will assume that Its purpose
was to fix n minimum for assessments.
AS a matter of fact, when the proviso
was attached to the appropriation bill,
Il was intended 10 increase rather thnn
to decrease assessments. An invcst'Sa-
ton had just been made Of assessments
and the committee that conducted the
investigation had asCcrtained through
ts hearings that asscssments were very
low. running from 20 per cent To 20 per
cent. Feeling that It would he impossi-
ble In a short space OF time to get
assessments UP. to full value as then
required by law. but resolved to bring
bout an improvement In the ASSESS
rncnts or rathcr to bring about m in
cre8se IN the assessments. this prov!so
wns Incorporated IN the hill. that there
after assessments should he not less than
two-thirds OF actual value.
One Per Cent Rate.
"The effect OF this proviso of 1902 YOU
will therefore. sec was to make the
tax rate paid In the District OF Column
bia $40 per 500. or per cont. and in
making up the figures referred To n mo-
ment ago carrying the revenues and
surpluses 10 l9s', the per cent taA rHt"
has been assumed for tn" future.
~ seens to me In view OF this sltu-
The Washington times., 1915-11-05
Owners Pay Everywhere.

II think overy member Of tho commit
tee from his personal experience In his
home town knows that In most cities Of
the United States the entire cost OF
street navirc. roadway improvements
sidewalks, curbs, and alley improve
mcnts are paid by the owrc"s Of the
ahUttinG property. H. wa hing'or one.
ra,f tho cost Of sidewalk op.-half the
cost Of alleys, and one-half tho cost Of
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22
HANBACK,

A. J. Hammack visited Eph Ham
mack Sunday
Mrs. Mary Hammack is not 80 well
at this writing
Mr.. Corb Manuel has very sick
child with whooping cough.
Mrs. Emmett Clark visited Mrs.
Menitee MeQuerry, saturday.
Miss Nellie Beazlev has been visiting
relatives for the past two weeks.
Little Misses Jennie and Lizzie Ham
mack visited little 5. +. l.. Hammack
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Miller We're recent
guests of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. r.
F. Parsons.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Conn and Mrs.
c. w. Graves visited Mr. Sam Fields
and family at Keene, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pres Hoskins are re-
joicing over IL pound boy at their
house, named Morris Denny.
We had card last week bearing the
sad news of the death Of one of our old
friends Mr.. Daniel Miller at New Ross,
Indiana.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22
COY

A. 7, Sanders sold calf to John Ray
for S35.
Burnett Lamay who has been quite
sick is reported much better.
Rev. 7. Ball filed his regular ar
pointment at SCOTS Fork Sunday.
Mrs. Peachie Grow is the guest If
her sister Mrs. Mary Easter this week.
Walden Bros. sod head bucher
cattle to Mr. Rubr of Beuna Vista
price 8 cts.
r. Bruner returned last week from
Laurel Co., with large bunch Of sheep
and cattle.
A small crowd from this place went
TO High Bridge Sunday on the excursion
boat Bertha NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Wearen enter
tanned quite number of friends last
Saturday night.
Sanders Bros delivered 80 lambs at
"A cts and 27-2lO hogs at 7 cts TO V.
A. Lear last week
Miss Stella Ford Ray of Hyattsville
returned home last Thursday after a
visit to her sister, Mrs Porter Wearen
Misses Leota Raw and 3ess Layton
We're the attractive guests Of Miss
Peachie May Sanders last Sunday night
Little Miss Tommie Ray of Teaters-
willie was the weekend guest of her
friends, Margle and Kate Alice Wearen.
Mr. and Mrs. Buther Preston and
children Of Mt. Hebron were pleasant
guest of julie Lamas and family Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Miss Hester Dean accompanied by
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22
LOunly Court Days.

Richmond, LIST. Monday.
Paris. LIST. Monday.
Frankfort. LIST. Monday.
Harrodsburg. lst. Monday.
Lexington, 2nd. Monday.
Stanford. 2nd. Monday.
Shelbyville. 2nd. Monday.
Carlisle. 2nd. Monday.
Danville. Bird. Monds,.
Lawrenceburg, 8rd. Monday
Nicholasville, Bro. Monday.
Mt. Sterling, Srd. Monday.
Somerset. Srd. Monday.
Georgetown. 3rd. Monday.
LANCASTER. 18th. Monday
Winchester, 4th. Monday.
Monticello. 18th. Monday.
Versailles. 4th. Monday.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22
Best DiarrhOea Remedy.

If you have ever used Chamberlain 5
Cole. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
you know that il is a success. Sam +.
GUN, Whatley, Ala, writes, II had
measles and got caught out in the rain,
and it settled in my stomach and bowels.
had an awful time, and had it not
Leen for Chamberlain Collie Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy could not pos
sibly have lived but few hours longer
but thanks to this remedy. l am now
well and strong. For sale by all deal
ers.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22
Severe Attack or Collie Cured.

+. L. Cross. who travels in Virginia
and other Southern States, was taken
suddenly and severely III with collie. At
the first store he came to the merchant
recommended Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrtoea Remedy. Two
doses Of il cured him. No one should
leave home on journey without bot
tie OF this preparation. For sale by all
dealers.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22
L. < N.
Train Schedule At lancaster, Ky.
ARR ~
No 10, SEQ q. N.

EEll ~.
No 10; 5au a. N.
To Maysville. connecting at Richmond
with l. n n to Frankfort 4 Louisville;
at Winchester with { q o to Licking
ton & Frankfort. Mount Sterling 4
Ashland, at Paris 10 Cincinnati.
No n; s:35 e. m.
To Rowland & Stanford connecting
at Row land, l. q n 10 all points South
No rs; ll:O4 a. m.
To Richmond, connecting with L &
N TO Irvine 4 Beattyvile, Lexington
4 Cincinnati. Middlesboro & Knoxville.
No 20; 80 a. m.
To Richmond. connecting with fast
train to Cincinnati.
No %; 2:09 p. m.
To Louisville. connecting at Lebanon
Junction to Elizabethtown 4 Bowling
Green. and at Bardstown Junction to
Bardstown & Springfield.
No 3; SAP p. m.
To Stanford, connecting with fast
train TO Bristol 4 Atlanta.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22

her cousin. Mr.. Everett Dean Of
Little Hickman were the attractive
guest Of Miss Peachie May Sanders and
brothers Saturday and sunday
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-22

do not relieve YOU, see a physician,
because no other home remedy will.
Sold only by L, Q cents.
r. (. McRolsrts
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-05
THROWS ITS LIGHT AFFAIR
Tower Worked by Man 100
Yards Away.

The searchlights now used at the
front are not only extremely powerful
but they are mounted on swift motor
cars, SO that they can be moved to
any desired point at night as quick
ly as possible, Parsons Weekly says.
These searehlights, too, are mount
ed on portable collapsible towers
which can be run up height of 30
feet or so very quickly. The light is,
as a rule, worked by an observer who
is at least a hundred yards away from
it, so that he is pretty safe from be-
ing hit by the rain of shells which
are always turned on to these lights
by the enemy.
The towers are run up by means
of compressed air carried in cylin-
ders on motor cars, which also carry
the electrical apparatus for working
the light All the movements, verti.
cal as we'll as horizontal, are controlled
by a long cable
These searchlights, which are
much more powerful than those used
in any other war, will pick up a Yep
pelin, no matter what height it has
risen to. They carry, indeed, to a
distance of six miles. though for
picking out soldiers the nearer the
better, not only because they show
them up more clearly, but because the
light dazzles the eyes and throws the
men into confusion.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-05
I. w. w. LEADER SHOT.
Utah Politician the Quicker with Gun
in Street Clash.

Utah Politician the Quicker with Gun
in Street Clash.
Salt Lake.-Resenting attacks on
law and order and insults heaped on
peace officers by gang of Industrial
Workers OF the World. Major II. p.
Myton, a prominent Utah politician
and former United tates Army officer,
shot and killed Roy J. Horton, an |.
w. w leader.
Horton, an ex-conviet, was a leader
of the local organization. Last Winter
he led q parade of 1900 men to the
State Capitol. where a demand was
made on the Legislature for money
with which to feed unemployed mem.
bers.
Horton ard a number of associates
were standing on a street corner in
the centre of the business district
when Myton PASSED by according TO
the account of the fight Horton, who
recognized Myton as a former jailer,
made vicious remarks about officers Of
the law and said they should all be
killed. Myton went TO his room near
by, got his gun and returned to the
street where Horton was awaiting
him
Pointing his finger at Myton. Horton
said, Yes. | mean you" ARD struck
Myton in the face, at the same time
drawing his revolver. Myton fired
three times and Horton fell to the
pavement dead Two bullets had
pierced his heart Horizons associates
who mad Witnessed the shooting then
fed and police arrested Myton.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-05
More Rabies.

It is a real pleasure to be able to
call attention to a case of so-called
rabies which failed to scare one SEN
sible man.
The kennel master of the Animal
Rescue league found two policemen
waiting for mad dog" to run out
of a store on Dudley street anG be
shot Mr.. Rowlinson, going in fear
lessly, discovered dog to whom some
fool had given some sticky candy.
The dog, frightened when he found
his jaws stuck together, had fit, and
when found was too weak to walk. But
for the arrival of Mr.. Rowlinson there
would have been more scareheads like
epidemic of Rabies Spreads to Bos-
ton"
Cowardice among men is RESPONSE
BILE for most of the rabies" stories,
and mistreatment of dogs for good
deal of the remainder.-Boston Globe.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-05
THE pUTNAsa PATRIOT November 1915
TRADE PROTEST TO ENGLAND.
10000 Word Note on Blockade For.
wsrdes 70 British Eorrion ofHe.

wardea TO British Foreign Office.
w. ington.-Ameriea' long eonsid-
cred protest against British interfer-
ence with commerce between the Unit
ed States and Europe has been dis
patched to London by special messen-
ger. and will soon be presented by Am
bassador Page at the British Foreign
Office.
Il became known that the note,
which comprises about 10000 words
and covers exhaustively the argument
Of the American Government on all
phases of interference with neutral
trade, was approved by the President
and started on its way to London the
next day. Alexander W Kirk. Third
Secretary OF the American Embassy
at Berlin who had returned to Wash
ington carrying documents from Am
hassador Gerard, was intrusted with
the mission on his return journey to
Berlin
For a time the fact that the com
mnnleation had heen sent was kept
secret, in structions having boeR given
to officials that 10 announcement OF
any kind was to be made about it
That il contains a repetition of argu-
ments made in the note OF March so,
which recorded the Washington Gov
ernment's first protest against the Or
der in Council or so called blockade
is admitted. but no intimation was Civ
en- by officials as to what measures
were proposed in the event that there
was no modification of British prac-
tees
Not only does the communication
cover the various notes and memorau-
da sent by the British Government
since March 80, but it also aeknow-
lodges and discusses the long notes
that same from Great Britain in Janu-
airy in response to the first protests
by the United States against inter
ference with neutral trade.
1t was the note now on its way
which ex-Secretary Bryan advocated
sending at the same time that the
second Lusitania note was dispatched.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-05
LANDS BASS WITH SAFETY PIN
soy Brings IN Three Thres-Pounders
With Which to Prove
His Story.

Little ATne Olson, eowherd in Itas-
ca park, who catches big black bass
with such seemingly impossible de-
vice as the much-mahgned safety pin.
may have revealed a mechanical prin.
eipl9 that win revolutionize the gen.
tie art OF angling. Arne does catch
bass with safety pins. This fact is
vouched for by William T. Cox. state
forester, who heard the tale direct
from the forest service men in Itasca
park, an exchange states.
One evening Arne brought home
three fine bass weighing in the neigh
borhood of three pounds each. To the
repeated demands to explain how he
had made the capture he said that
he had caught them with a safety pin.
Everybody laughed.
He explained that when he clam.
bered out over the lake on a fallen
tree his sporting blood was fired by
the sight of number of big bass loll-
ing in the shade. He had piece of
fishing line in his pocket, but no hooks
or bait. Then there came an inspira-
ton.
Plueking safety pin from his
trousers, he fastened it to the line.
The tail OF crawfsh made a pre-
sentable bait.
Three times he heaved the impro-
yised lure into the semidarkness of
the pool and three times he brought
out bass. Not one got away.
Arne is quite sure that the tricky
pin snapped itself shut when a bass
struck, but each one was securely
hooked, and all the fisherfolk can ac-
count for the lads success in no 9TH
err Way
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-05
Joffre and Napoleon.

A saying of General Joffre's which
has never been given the publicity it
deserves comes from correspondent
who vouches for it's accuracy. II IL
Illustrates charmingly the modesty OF
the man who, it is claimed, saved
France. The general was explaining
to a favored American visitor the po-
sition OF the French army intrench-
ments on the plain beneath the hill
where they stood. and he traced the
course of the German lines beyond.
Its a big job" said the visitor.
But I guess even Napoleon. If he had
had all your troops to fight with here,
would have had to dig himself in Just
the same"
"Ah," said Joffre. slowly stroking
his chin. Napoleon. No. ] think Ma
poleon would have thought OF some
thing s-Manchest Guardian.