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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02

Naiue on some units of property :
true and so in all human endeavor.
Tut q large majority Of values as near
Ihelr approximate value as can he
obtained In any other wav So much
80 mat cash, bonds or notes would
hot pe exchanged at the assessed value
ana any compliments for cause can
nave such value recorSidere1 m
cut cost which If permissible b, the
state beard extra cost would bar the
average property holder.
Ihe equalization substitute we be-
heve false in theory and fact. it force.
an arbitrary basis Of revenue dtfreren-
liadhS IN values discriminatory taxa
uon, which. incidentally. places .
premium upon the interchaue.ablr
Naiues - invisible properly. imposing
a TAX deficiency caused by tn non
hSilhs OF such property upon in
creased assessment = land values
Under our tvcr-ircreasir- ran4
morlEase Indebtedness of St.. conn
| " and town, There IS no assurance
- any less per cent rate III TAXATION
| th2n the full limit Of the const.tu-
! uonal rate per cent except by 4 larg.
| increase Of assessment values a. 4
! source OF revenue. vhIcn virtually
destroys The constitutional limit Ger
u1}lnS assets for ans legislative an
| pfopIlauon however excessive a draft
| npon the poCketboOk Of tile citizen ii
Will
Let those who mako the plea oi
| necessity or temporary emergency
1'rst answer why the people were de-
MED q constitutional convention 81
delegates elected h. them Tor the sp.-
| claI purpose Of formulating amend
ments 10 meet existing conditions
instead OF list Of amendments. these
o. n0ne--the answer of expense i
but thanking the whole matter an,
principle involved. Progressive pol
lcles demand increased taxa tion
; which should force on a 1rosreSSiV
, advanced step in our system of taxa
ton which could wisely he engrafte,
into the State Constitution Us 4 pre-
, redent from some other States
The eternal citing other States a
argument held III stocl as discount
ing and disparaeinG North Caroline
n | to excite emulation is q political q
S rhering that does not taIly with fact
!. CT demonstrate the apparent QiSQarit
: set forth.
/ We may not realize a condi1io
s that the Treasurer Of Maryland he
: reported to her Governor that Il
r resources OF the State are cXhauste
G and appropriations must be Gu
n tailed" To avoid this crucial c0nd
is ton a radical change in our tax -
It tenn is imperative.
u The people Of this State have nev
II been abiect slaves to any authorit
Is not radical, bat their conservatism
OF that spirit-StrOng enough TO Tor
I. its will; the ancient and time honor
:" custom OF the fathers III recOgnlZll
le their right to direct representation
q amending the Constitution as t
- great hulWark Of their protection a
onlv safeguard is a heritage n
- should defend.
81 JOHN HALL.
n ,,-.,. - =
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
CHURCH AND STATE IN LINE
seminary President and NAVY Chief
Commend Memorial

TO the Editor:-The Charlotte Oh
server is publishing letter from the
pen OF the most distinguished man
VINO mas ever been q citizen of the
queen CITY, Rev. w. ". Moore, D. u.
president Of Union Theological Semi
nary, Richmond, Va. in which he cor
daily commends the memorial to
flora Macdonald at Red Springs.
we are glad TO append herewith
another very gratifying letter from g.
very distinguished citizen Of Raleigh.
the Secretary Of the Navy. Mr.. Dan
lels, who is member of the Scottish
society of America under the title OF
MacDaniels, is the coiner of the So
brlquet, God blessed Macs" as ap-
piled to the Caledonians of North
Carolina, and we are pleased with his
earnest endorsement of the greatest
work which the Scots of America have
| yet undertaken.
1t is great thing to have the ap-
! proval of both church and state in
| our very wo,thy enterprise.
| Secretary Daniels letter follows.
| MY dear DR.. Vardell:
| when that great Scotch Cana dian n
statesman and journalist, Hon. James
! A. Macdonald, Of the Toronto Globe,
| suggested the name Of Flora Macdon-
aid for the college at Red Springs,
| wondered why the God-blessed Macs
Gated their daughters there, had never
thought of this before. 1t is the name
of all names for the school. Emerson
said that every great institution is
but the heightened shadow Of a grea1
man." One needs but to think o
scores of the greatest colleges ii
America to realize the truth of this
statement. Have not the bonnie las
sizes in the homes of the Scotch
blooded people Of North Carolina hat
held up before them always as tn
paragon Of human perfection Flor;
Macdonald? Is it not fitting In tni
day when the Importance Of woma n
thought and work in the world is be
ing given larger recognition than eve
before, that this school Of the ScOtcl
shall hencefortk be 'the lensthene
shadow Of a great wOman:' Some o
the worlds greatest eXemplaSs hay
been those whose lives were spent j
{ devotion to a lost cauce." DOubi
: true is this OF Flora Mcdonald. VIII
7 served the House Of Stuart IN Scotlan
Y and the House Of Hanover in Mort
[ Carolina, and lost for both. It is on
8 OF the paradoxes cf inspirations
- heroine worship that this tair lad.
I | whose foot trOd the heather and VIII
4 wore the thistle in her hair, and wh
2 | proved during her romantic and fas
cinating career as no other woman l
L history the success OF failure. $ abOV
[ all others the one to De chosen as tn
t pattern for the girls Of Scotch bloc
3; in America who thirst for q COLES
G education. Long life and prosperit
n to Flora Macdonald College!
h Faithfully yours,
;, {.'Signed) Josephus Daniels"
g C. C. vARDELI-.
d Red Springs, n. c.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
ASKS CORRECTION.
Manufacturer Makes Statement
as to AdulteratiOn.

a. , the Editor: My attention is
I Ned 10 an article in your edition Of
b 6,rober %. headed: Say Dyes Are
a tsplterated.' containing pictures OF
f. II. A. Metz and myself, and stat
e. that we have made the charge
kbst American manufacturers of dye
\ ad adulterated their products with a
h,rge quantity of salt. This statement
4. SO entirely contrary to the truth that
4 afn asking you for correction.
The CircumstanceS are that Mr.
|1i.tz made q statement some time ago
|, the effect that his customers should
/, 9tch the dyestuffs which they were
r0cred from dealers and spectators,
H., they were largely adulterated, and
|rguId not be depended upon, and this
satemcnt T confirmed to number OF
reporters and others who called upon
pa on the subject. The colorS made
'Er American manufacturers, of which
HI ann one, are not adulterated, and
lave been sent out always of regu-
lar standard strength, and no COM
ulaiut of any kind has ever been re-
t.ived by any OF our customers that
hey have been adulterated.
The point is that what you intended
.a say was that the colors offered by
dealers and Spectators were badly
eduhcrated. and not the colors offer
.d toy American manufacturers, or
any other we'll established and we'll
Know firms.
Yours very truly,
1. f.. STONE.
New York.
The article referred to by Mr
stone with the accompanying illus
trations, was furnished by a syndicate
serving The News and Observer and a
great many other papers. That it TOOK
p evident
Air. stones letter. which is gladly
published in order that News and Oh.
server readers may be fully Informed
nu the Subject)
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
SEE.s GHOST. SHOOTS HIMSELF
Pu.-ss2es; By Female Wrath, Man Dies
At Sea.

Seattle Dispatch Sacramento Bee.
John Peters, Of Los Angeles, pas
seneer on the steam schooner fose-
mite. bound for Seattle, shot and killed
himself while the boat was nearing
Port Townsend.
Peters. a carriage maker, had been
suffering from the deiusion that ne
was being pursued b. woman ;
ghost
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
The Forum of the Peonle
brief communications, signed by the real naro Of
the writer will be welcomed for this department1

years ago, her army would have been
slareeiy increased, and her showing
.oI success enhanced threefold. Since
iierica mas the men, the wealth and
.,ie material, let US spend some of our
wealth in training some of o,,r I "ul
anG boys to bear arms So that ~
case or necessity they may be able tn
project their homes, their loved ones
and their country.
~, r. T. BELL.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02

Riregold county, Iowa has eCta r.
,ighed 4,0o0-acre game preserve.
Pheasants and partridgce viii =
raised. The Middle West IS beginning
10 realize that prairie chicken" viii
be carved on slab beside buffalo"
urless some one makes Tanid AID
burr, 7,1seful motiona
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
ALbEMARLE HAS
GROWING CHURCH
600 Structure Now Re-
places Building That Hal
5 Members in 1890


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"a can 10 q pastorafe IL C.,lntnI,a
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Evening star., 1915-09-30
RUINS OF ANCIENT CITY
DISCOVERED IN HONDURAS
Many Evidences of Early civiliza-
ton Discovered by Prof. Saville
and His Exploring Party.

NEW YORK, September 30.-Discov-
cries which. according to Prof. Marshall
H. Saville, director of the Museum of
the American Indian. indicate that
there was an ancient city in Honduras
which was the center of high civil
ization were made public today.
Prof Saville, who has recently re-
turned from an exploration trip in
Honduras, displayed at the museum
many of the specimens of pottery and
other treasures which he had unearth-
ed from the site of the now vanished
city.
The region which Prof. Saville ex-
plored was between the Ulua and Cha
melicon rivers, approximately twenty
five miles from San Pedro Sula. Along
these rivers in the area eighteen miles
wide between them the exploring party
found many of the evidences of an an
cient civilization, principally potteries
and ornaments of stone and jade.
"The remarkable fact about the pot
teries and other objects" said Prof
Saville, "is that they represent at least
six kinds of civilization. We have not
the facilities at present to dig down
eighteen feet, which seems necessary.
but it is evident there is an opportunity
for vast discoveries"
Evening star., 1915-09-30
At CAPITOL
TO COMMANDER N-CH|EF
Estimated That $1,000 Persons At
tended Social Function Given
by Woman's Relief Corps.

In setting peculiarly significant of a
reunited country, the Woman's Relief
Corps last night rendered reception
to Commander-in-Chief David J. Pal
mer and his staff in the rotunda of the
Capitol, and for two hours about $4,000
persons fairly stormed the building il
an effort to get inside. Joining the
Woman's Relief Corps in the receiving
line were the Daughters of Veterans
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary and the
National Association of Patriotic In
structors.
The great rotunda was decorated with
American flags. High up were forty
eight flags circling around the rotunda,
signifying the union of that many
states. About fifty feet lower wer.
thirteen very large /ensigns. one TO.
each of the original thirteen states,
while suspended in the center was an
immense Old Glory.
On the east portico the United States
Engineer Band played during the re-
ception. The portico was beautifully
decorated with American flags, the CEN
terpiece being an immense shield oil
the United States in electric lights.
Long before the scheduled time TO.
the doors to open there were thousand.
House wing, where a long passagewa.
had been arranged to better hanale tn,
crowds. Entrance to the Capitol wa.
gained here, the guests passing throug..
the building and around the west side
of the rotunda, where the receiving
line stood, the passageway having been
fenced off. The guests left by the SEN
ate wing.
Thousands of persons. unwilling to
get into the crowds at the House side,
contented themselves with listening to
the music furnished by the band. When
the last person passed the end of the
receiving line at.9:4J o'clock 1t was
estimated that fully $4,000 people had
honored Commander-in-Ch Palmer.
Chairman William F. Guide was al
the head of the receiving line. intro
ducing the guests to Mrs. William Z.
Andrews, who. in turn, passed them
dent of the Womans Relief Corps.
Next came Communicating Chief Palmer
and then the national officers of the
G. A. r. and Womans Relief Corps
and the following past national presi-
dents of the organizations: Mrs. Emma
Stark Hampton, Mrs. Harry ]. Bodge,
Mrs. Floe ]. Miller, Mrs. Mary L. Carr
Harris, Mrs Cora NJ. Harris and Mrs
Mary L. Gilman. Seventy-five national
aids to the Woman's Relief Corps also
were in the receiving line.
Mrs. Bessie B. Bowser, president of
the Daughters of Veterans; Mrs. Lulu
Carlin, president of the Sons of Vet
Grams Auxiliary, and Mrs. ]. b. Lewis,
president of the Association of Ma
tional Patriotic Instructors. headed the
and were assisted by their national Of
Evening star., 1915-09-30
First Monument to Depict
Many Acts of the President

Elaborate in design. representing
many important acts of President Lin
coin. was the first monument proposed
to this martyr, which was to be To-
Gated in the triangle in the Capitol
grounds just northeast of the. Senate
wing. 1t was in 1867 that the Lincoln
Monument Association was incorporat-
ed by act of Congress, approved March
29 of that year, ''for the purpose of
erecting monument in the city of
Washington commemorative of the
great charter of emancipation and uni
versal liberty in America"
The first president of the association
was James Harlan. at that time United
States senator from Iowa. 1t is not
known whether he had any successor.
The vice president was John F. briggs.
the treasurer, Francis f.. Spinner, at
the time of his appointment treasurer
Of the United States, and James H. Ed
munds. secretary. The other original
members of the association were Fran
Evening star., 1915-09-30
EUROPE GETS BEST HORSES.
Pittsburgh Rejects Sixty Animals
Offered for Use of Fire Department.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, September 30
Franklin p. Booth, director of supplies
of Pittsburgh, today rejected sixty
horses submitted to him on an adver-
tisement for twenty horses for the fire
department as being too light. Dill
gent inquiry among dealers developed
the fact that buyers for European gov
ernments have taken the best of this
grade Of horses in the past few months.
Last year the director paid $279 each
for fire horses of the kind needed, and
this year, in spite of an offer of 1925,
he has been unable to find one that
will meet the departments standard :
Evening star., 1915-09-30

Five negroes were electrocuted at the
state penitentiary at Columbia, 8. c.,
yesterday within an hour and ten min
utes. Joe Malloy was executed for the
murder four years ago of Prentiss
Moore and Guy Rogers. both white.
The four others. Meeks Griffin, Tom
Griffin. John Crosby and Guy Rogers,
were convicted of the murder of John
Q. Lewis. . Confederate veteran. in
Evening star., 1915-09-30

Albert Buzzard, seventy-one, an en-
ploye of the Shenandoah Pulp Company,
fell dead while at work in the mill at
Harpers Ferry, w. Va.
Evening star., 1915-09-30
Remnants!
White Goods
Colored Wash Goods
Flannels
Values up to Csc Yd.
9Mc Yd.

Hundreds of remnants. Thousands
of yards, all the best makes and all
perfect merchandise. Good lengths,
suitable for all purposes. In the
lot are Bates & Renfrew Dress Cling
hams, Crepes, Galatea Cloth. Kiddie
Cloth, Voiles, Lawns, Linettes, Ba-
tistes, Challies, Poplins, Flannels,
F'lanne1ettes and Outings, in plain
whites, colors and combinations.
Make your selections early, while as
sortments are complete.
Sth St. Annex-Wash Goods.
Evening star., 1915-09-30

els Thomas, Sidney Perham, Henry D.
Cook, Bishop Simpson, Richard Yates,
Alexander w. Randall, Burt Van Horn.
Schuyler Colfax. Nathaniel G. Taylor,
Frederick Douglass, Gen. o. o. How
ard. Samuel Shallabarger, John Con-
ness and George H. Williams.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12
nv KENNETH w. PAYNE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July IL
VIII the Liberty BELL suryice it's
journey TO San Francisco
VIII this be the last OF lts many
long trips. and Will II be returned
TO It's place IN Independence Hall
more cracked than ever. or per.
haps even broken In two7
worry those IN charge OF tho ancient
These are the questions which
worries those in charg. OF the an
relic. FOR THE OLD BELL ~ ILL,
There can bs no doubt that our
ycneraied Liberty Bell IL afflicted
with serious disease" In tho di.
ASnosis OF one OF tho most celebrnt-
cd metallurgiSta In America. Alex.
ander Y. Outerbridge. who has
made many careful studies Of tho
symptoms and physical condition OF
tho Liberty Bell.
After having passed three times
thru tho melting pots and been
'doctored' by amateurs in metals. II
still suffers from tho malaiy which
started It's decay moro than a cen.
tury ago" outerbridge said today
10 Star correspondent
"Hsd the bell been allowed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12
PROGRAM FOR BELL IN SEATTLE

PROGRAM FOR BELL IN SEATTLE
Tho following tho the Liberty Bell wcdne
day:
a:ib-Arrval OF Liberty Bell
s9o-Pacng OF wreath and nag bell by eyearod Arthur
James Mickey Seaes descendant Mickey
who the bell the British Revolutionary
Liberty city Hail. Alfred
r. Nichols family
relioe 1870 Bands from and
soldiers from Fort Iawon will the bell from the depot
p:S5-Aai city hall Firing OF national boom salute
OF 81
by bands Speeches by
Bankenburg Philadelphia Vocal solo
by NJ Manning Address by Rev DR.
Helm
s:i6 2:ao-Iibery Bell IN exhibition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12
FlEDEpICK6CNErSON
Vlilor
Porch
Shades

VISITING Mobiles and their families and friends nUied
call at the Ask Mr. Foster TaUe Office and Local Inorma.
ton Bureau the Third Floor of this store for infor
nation concerning the points of interest in and around Seattle
and throughout the Northwest Tickets tor Seeing Seattle"
Automobiles may also be obtained at this office
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12
Neckpieces
Reduced to 1Oc

A CLEARANCE OF odd
"A lots OF Women's
Neckwear. including Flat
Collars and novelty effects,
offers unusually good val
ues at 1Oc.
basement saIesroom-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12

20 remain at rest, after the dis
case had first shown Itself In a
great crack extending about
t~o-thlrcs OF the way from lip
TO top" he continued. "the new
and more dangerous crack e.
tending ciaaonaliy around the
bell would never have &C.
CURED.
This crack was never observed
until after the bells return from
the first OF It's Journeys around tho
country. Since then the crack has
grown. actually increasing eight
inches between 1909 and 1915
"And when the steel sseie-
ton or spider was put In place
OF few weeks ago. the crack
suddenly Increased six inches
more.
Recent scientific Investigation
has shown tina, when metal similar
to that OF which the Liberty Bell IL
remelted several times IL loses
residence, becoming brittle like
glass. II 10 fact Of record that
the metal In the bell was remelted
twice In this city. and that Il was
30 brittle that Il cracked
when first tested in 1853"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12
AGED man KILLS HIS C0MRADE

RoSEBURG, Ore July 12-Beieved tho
OF series OF gnarre alexander Church aged 49, Portland
killed ut the Soldiers home
Corvallis Both served in the civil Soldiers home
October 4. 1914 "'
Hearing the
in and found Church lying Simpson beating him with
Church died n few m utes $50" VIZ"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12
Long Silk Gloves, Csc Pair

9 INTERRUPTION length Trcot Silk Gloves with
~ double tipped fingers and three rows of embroid-
cry. Black and white. in sizes to s. Attractvely
priced at CSC pair.
LONG SILK GLOVES. S5c PAIR
Sixteen-button length Milanesc Silk Gloves in black
and white, with Pars-point embroidery Sizes to s.
S5c pair. basement saesro0u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-12

LOS ANGELES. July 12Nine
hero today the Trinity ado
rum The San Diego
City. in divisions Montana pitts
/ burg Orleans -
One of the biggest cabarets assembled en-
visitors
In the afternoon phoopay the enter
I tainmcnt Elks 0 N"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
RAIN HALTS HiKERS
ON SUNDAY OUTING
Eighty-Four Cover Part of Intended
Walk, While a Few
Continue.

Eighty-four wanderlusters yesterday
afternoon covered about one and half
miles Of the intended walk. The lead
ers were c. NJ. Storms and Walter w.
Paige. Starting from 18th street and
Columbia road. the route led through
a section of the Zoo Park on the south
west. thence along the north bank of
Rock Creek to the Connecticut avenue
bridge, where an extended halt was
called on account of the rain. From
here Cathedral avenue was followed to
Connecticut avenue and the Zoo en-
trance. where most of the walkers dis
ing trip through the Zoo proper. The
walk as intended was to climb the
heights on the west of Connecticut
avenue, where an excellent view of the
city is obtained, thence through sec
ton of old Cleveland Park and by trib-
utaries of Rock Creek into the creek
valley itself, and thence to P street.
1t is the Intention to combine this part
in another walk for some time in Au-
gust.
The meeting place next Sunday Is to
be 36th and M streets, where cars will
be taken at 2:10 and 2:20 o'clock for
Balls Hill. Prof. Wells w. Cooke is to
lead via a new route to Eagle rock
and back to the car line at Mclean.
Abundance of shade and water is
promised.
Of the Bluemont outing Labor day,
only upon larger scale than last year.
Every wanderluster expecting to go is
requested to give his name to W. W.
Paige. in order that transportation ar
rangements can be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
CHANNEL BEING DREDGED
AT BELv0IR, VA, CAMP
Army Engineer Service Dredge Dale
car1ia Now at Work at
Training Station.

In order to allow the United States
engineer battalion steamer Pontonier
to get into the new pier at the army
training camp at Belvoir, Va, on the
upper side of Gunston cove, the army
engineer service dredge Dalecarlia has
been shifted from the Eastern branch,
where she was working, to the cove.
The dredge was towed from this city
to the digging grounds by the United
States Army engineer tug Castle,
which Saturday made a trip to the
dredge with a scow loaded with coal
in tow. The hillside at Belvoir is COW
cred with army tents. and detachments
Of the regular army, with details from
the National Guard of various states,
receiving military instruction.
About a year ago. the men of the en-
gfneer battalion from Washington bar
racks built a wharf at Belvoir, but 1t
Is located in rather shoal water, SO
that the steamer Pontonier, tender to
the engineers at Washington barracks,
was able to land at it only on high
water. Now a channel is being cut
through the shoal, and when COM
pleted 1t will be deep enough for the
the tide. The new channel will be
about 300 yards long, and the Dale
carlia will be employed upon the
dredging for several days.