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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
Blown up By Mines.

Rome, Jan. 20--The Italian
freighter Varese was blown up and
sunk off Pola, the Austrian naval
base in the Adriatic, according to dis
patches received here today. The
freighter struck an Austrian mine
and went down with all on board.
Amsterdam, Jan. 20--A Dutch
naval motor sloop was sunk by a
mine in the ScheIdt river off Nieu.
verSluis today.
An officer and four men were kill
ed.
The sloop is thought to have beer
one of squadron engaged in sweep
ing the river clear Of mines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

SEVERAL ARE KILLED,
Daring AyiatOrs Make Raid in Dark
hess and Escape Across Sea to
Base at CuXhaven. u

| London, Jan. 2O-.Ali England
stands against at the news thai .
fleet Of German Zeppelins swonpei
down cn the east coast during the
night, bomDardfI ,,early ,loz1
towns within scarcely, 100 mile q
London, and actually tlh, etened lne
capital itself. Terror grjpsANe heart
OF the nation.
All the raiding ariships are be efnv.
cd to have escaped. Dispatches n
day from Hunstanton, near the rain
ed area, deny the report that a Zop.
pelin was brought down there b. tEe
fire of warships off the coast. On Tho
contrary, it is stated, an airship wa2
carly today, apparently returning to
the German Zeppelin base at Cux-
haven. Unofficial reports from ANS
terdam brought word that three ail.
ships, flying eastward, were sighted
off the coast Of Holland early today
They arc believed to have been re-
turning from the attack.
In the absence Of official report:
today the number of persons killed
IN the raid attack by the German
airsrips is var;ously placed at from
four m rinn. Reports concerning the
number Of aircraft engaged range
from three to six, with the latter fl
cure generally accepted. Because the
raid was executed in the darkness,
reports are most conflicting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
RICHMOND THEATRE.

Tonight's program at the Richmond
is composed Of six excellent re1!s'
and ali specially arranged. BY rci-
erence to the program there will He
seen at this house tonight, tine pop
ular stars, headed by Francis >.
Busf1nan. Miss Beverly Bayne, Ery-
ant Washburn, Miss Helen Dunbar,
and Miss Helen Holmes in drama,
tragedy and comedy. Attention is
called to the announcements for hr-
morrow, Friday and next Tuesday,
On the latter date The Wolf VIII
be shown in six strong acts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
ADDRESS POSTPONED.
Miss Eschenbrenner Will Speak -
Lee School Building Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Miss Josephine EscheabreH""r
member Of the executive board Of
the child labor committee. was :
have addressed the members Of the
Parents Teachers Association. ~ .
meeting this afternoon at the T.:
School Building. What to do. ";,'
The Child" In consequence Of The
unpropitious weather today, the az
dress will be delivered at $50 O'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

Charged with treason, Joseph }.
Ettor, of New York, 1ndustriaf Work
er of the World leader, was' arrested
late yesterday at Bellaire, Ohio, just
before he was to address Il crowd OF
striking miners. The charge against
Ettor was based upon the placards
announcing Ettor's meeting. They
were printed in several languages
signed Group of Revolutionists.
and announced that Ettor would
speak in Bellaire against war; wal
for the classes and wax against al
capitalists of the world
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
gallant band has ever appeared in
history. He referred to "a humber of

gallant band has ever appeared in
history. He referred toia humber OF
4, , wars in the past history OF the
world, mentioned daring acts OF other
armies. but saw none that excelled
the heroism of the Southern soldier
Mr.. Hobson referred to their deplet4
ed ranks as the four years conflict
was drawing to close, and how at
the end they quietly laid down their
arms with no word of complaint nor
APOLOGIES for the cause for which
they contended, walking with their
heads erect. The Speaker said his
father had been Confederate soldier
and that he often studied his pic
ture. which strikingly resembled
that of General Robert E. Lee, and
thought of the influence the South!
ern soldier should exert upon their
descendants. Mr.. Hobson further
said that he had thirteen uncles and
other relatives killed and wounded at
Gettysburg. He then made a COM
parison of the services Of the Con-
federate soldiers with those of other
countries, and showed how they had
fought gallantly under greater dis
advantages and endured more hard
ships than others. At the close OF
his speech Mr. Hobson said were
Washington and Lee alive they
thew would urge that in order to pre-
serve peace it would be necessary
to be prepared for war by having al
formidable navy at our command M
order to enforce respect for our
Monroe doctrine as we'll as other
claims of the United States in the:I
Atlantic and the Pacific. He also
said these great Virginians would de-
sire a sober country. The speaker
took his seat amid applause
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Dufey, pastor oI
the M. E. Church South, followed Mr..
Hobson with some "Snap Shots,
which proved to be "home Shots
and kept the company in good humor
all the time he was upon his feet'
At the last annual banquet OF the
camp the reverend gentleman deliver
ed similar talk which provoked
much merriment, as was the case
last night.
Rev. f. V. REGISTER followed DR..
Duffey. He spoke on the "Women OF
thc South" His address, while al
times pathetic, contained vein of
humor which added great relish te
all he said. In referring to the civil
war the speaker said he, too, was IN
arms (that is the nurse's) during
+boss troublous times. While he often !
pazed upon his fathers picture IL
in no way resembled that OF General
,ee nor had he thirteen uncles Kill
ed and wounded at Gettysburg. The
nearest he ever was to being wounded
was when his brother was shot'(up-
roaring laughter.) Mr.. Hobson was
on his way back to Washington when
NJ Mr.. REGISTER took the floor and, OF
course. did not hear these observa-
tions.
Major Burroughs, of Culpeper who
,vas member of the Seventh Vlr
ginia Regiment, subsequently maze
few remarks, which were apt anu
after which the COM
pany adjourned.
0-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

DRAWN UP LAST NIGHT
Provisions Which We're of Doubtful
Constitntionality Are Eliminated
by the Committee.

Richmond, Jan. 20--Partial segre
cation was favorably reported by th'
Finance Committee OF the House
Yesterday The majority report OF
the tax commission providing for j
central taxing body was recommend
ed for rejection.
The bill approved, which provides
for partial segregation offered
! yesterday morning in committee by
Delegate Aubrey Weaver, of War
rem. chairman Of the committee. The
! bill was offered as substitute to
the minority report Of the commits
sion.
: It was explained by chairman
Weaver that the bill was prepared
by Governor Stuart. 1t contains the
tax reform provisions Of the Cover
nor's special message sent to the
! Legislature last Wednesday, and if
passed as the leaders say it certain
lv will be. will tend TO almost i'm
mediatey adjust the tax problem
by more equitably apportioning the
burden.
The new bill reported provides:
Local taxes on al! real estate and
tangible personal property.
State taxes on rolling stock, in
tangible property such as money in
bank. stocks and bonds, etc and all
/; license and franchise taxes.
For purposes Of education there
is a general tax Of ten cents for
only one year, the hope being enter
tained that natural normal increase
in values will make this tax unneces-
sary after one year.
I'm order to get the bill constitu-
tionally before the House it was nee
essary to introduce it and then have
the Finance Committee discharged
from further consideration Of it.
As soon rs the House was conven-
ed (at noon today Chairman Wea-
YER of the Finance Committee sent
the bill to the clerks desk and moved
for discharge of the committee.
The point was at once raised that
the committee had failed to carry
out the instructions Of the House.
Chairman Weaver, supported by
Delegate Hugh White, answered that
the Finance Committee was not
bound to report the segregation bill
(the minority report of the commits
sion) since the Governors bill was
reported AS a substitute for it. The
committee was discharged by vote
az 10 ! and Governor Stuart's bill
put squareIy before the House.
After formal motion to have
; 900 copies of the new segregation
! hill printed; also 1000 copies Of At
tornev General Po!lard's opinion
(though the point was made that it
had no bearing on the new bilD,
Delegate Gordon of Louisa offered a
resolution to assure the public that
the special session Is not to raise
taxes. The resolution was unanm~
ously passed.
Delegate Chalkley. Of Wise. moved
that the segregation bill of the Tax
Commission-the bill declared un-
constitutional in part by the attorney
General--he put before the House.
He moved for the discharge Of the
Finance Committee on this bill
This was bitterly opposed by
Aubrey Weaver and Hugh White,
who saw no use in putting before
the House a bill rejected by the Fl
nance Committee and declared par,
tally unconstitutional.
Delegate Chalkley insisted upon
his motion, but upon roll call it
was overwhelmingly defeated. This
left Governor Stuart's bill the only
tax bill before the House.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

George Brooks, 50 years old, died
yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock at
his residence, 63S south Pitt street.
He is survived by his wife. He will
be buried tomorrow afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

James NJ. Duncan and G. s. Tay-
lor Burke, have been named as rep
resentatives Of the Chamber of Com
merce to attend the banquet OF the
Cardinal Athletic Club TO Clark Grif-
fifth, tomorrow night. Robert T..
Knight will represent the Retail
Merchants Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
MARRIED.

JLlNGER- -STONE-On January -
1915, at the nlanse Of the secoa3
Presbyterian Church, by Rev. E''
J. L. Allison, ELMER r. OLINGER
and RUTH STONE. Washing
ton papers please copy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

The requirements OF the State gov
ernment as ascertained by the board
The same section further provide:
that the board shall apportion the
/ deficiency. ''in accordance with the
| aggregate wealth of the counties anc
manner as the board may determine
The levy of taxes is Legislative
! function and cannot be delegated
while the assessing or valuing OF
i property for taxation and the collec.
tion of taxes are administrative func-
tions. The original responsibility
of determining the eXpediency and
making estimates as the bases OF
levies, but the legislative body can
not surrender its duty to pass upon
the necessity and rate of the levy.
In the proposed bill it is undertaken
to vest the board with the power TO
assess or value the aggregate tax
able wealth." and also to decide what
amount it is necessary to raise by
taxation. And all this is to be done
without reference to the General AS
sembly.
am, Therefore, of the opinion that
the bill is not only obnoxious to the
principle that a legislative body can
not delegate its authority to fix the
amount of a tax levy, but also prob
ably in violation of section so of the
Constitution, which requires that
every law imposing s. tax
shall specifically state such tax
and probably also in violation of seq
tion s Of the Bill OF Rights, providing
that the people shall not be i.xcd
without their own consent or that
OF their Representatives duly elect
ed"
] am also of the opinion that the
section referred to is Unconstitutional
insofar as it undertakes 10 author
lZe the State Board of Taxation TO
make an apportionment among the
counties and cities "in accordance
with the aggregate taxable. wealth
OF said county and city, to be asccr-
tanned in such manner as the board
may determine" The manner Of de-
termlnlng the values upon which
taxes are to be levied must be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly it.
self, and in every plan under which
property is assessed for taxation
there must be embodied provision
giving an aggrieved taxpayer the
right to appeal to some legally con-
stituted tribunal for relief against
an erroneous assessment. This is
required both by the provisions of the
State and Federal Constitutions
which provide that no person shall
be deprived Of his property without
due process of law. This necessar-
lily implies a notice to the taxpayer
and an opportunity to be heard The
bill does not provide for the essen
tial features.
While ] am forced to the conclu-
sion that the bill recommended by
the joint committee is unconstitu-
tional, I am of the opinion that there
is nothing unconstitutional essential
ly inherent in the plan Of partial Sc
gregation, and | feel certain that the
many able lawyers in the General
Assembly can devise plan which
will not be ope nto constitutional Oh
lection. Partial segregation is no
new devicte; in fact, our General As
sembly has already partially segre-
gated subjects of taxation, notably
in case of money on deposit or in
possession or control of the owner.
such money having been segregated
for State purposes by act of the
present General Assembly passed at
its regular session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
LOCAL BREVITIES
Alva Aerie Meets Tonight Eagles
Home.

Eugenia Ernestine Gray. the infant
child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert f..
Gray, died yesterday at the home OF
her parents, 1909 Duke street. Fun
eral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
EX-CONFEDERATES
meet AT BANQUET
vt
Annual Reunion Of r E..
;. Lee Camp Last Night
A Grand Affair.
A HAPPY GATHERING.
Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson, Of
Alabama, Delivers Fitting Tribute
To Robert E. Lee. o..

Alexandrians who were former
Confederate soldiers, as well as
others from Virginia and different
sections of the Southern country, as
is their custom on the night Janu-
ary 10, birthday of Robert E. Lee,
assembled last night at Confederate
Veterans Building On Prince street,
near Columbus, to participate in a
BANQUET and annual reunion. The
good cheer and hearty congratula-
tions always in evidence at these
gatherings was again in evidence
and there was JOY in the air from
beginning to the end.
The ladies composing the Wo-
mans Auxiliary to R. E. Lee Camp
and the United Daughters Of the Con
federacy had tastefully and appro-
priately decorated the reception and
banquet rooms and spread tables
which would have appealed to the
gods.
&. The company began to assemble
about 7:3O o'clock in the reception
room on the upper floor and half an
hour later, commander William A.
Smoot led the procession to the
to the banquet room. After the COM
pany had been placed in position at
the tables, Rev. w. j. Morton, rec
tor of Christ Church and Chaplain of
the camp, invoked blessing upon
. the guests and the discussion of the
feast began.
The following was the inviting
menu:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

Funeral services for James A.
Stewart, the veteran engineer Of the
Southern Railway, who died at the
John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Sunday morning, were held this
morning from ST. Mary's Catholic
Church, and We're conducted BY the
Rev. H. J. Cutler, rector.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

The Allison W. c. T. L. will nl4nt
tomorrow night at 1880 o'clock SHARP
at the Children'S Home. All merl-
bers are urged 70 be present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

In dispatch from Athens, rh@
statement is made that Adrianople,
after Constantinople, the most ir?-
portant city in European Turkey.
has been abandoned by the Turkish
garrison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
Actor Dies.

Burlington, VT, Jan. 2O.--George
Frothingham, the original 'Friar
Tuck" of the old Bostonians, died
suddenly of heart failure. He was 20
years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

The remains Of Mrs. Bette Kiyer
Jones, wife Of Charles f. Jones, who
died suddenly at his her home Mon
day night were sent to Winchester
today for burial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
A YOUTHFUL MOUTH
Shining Teeth No
More Shrinking OF Gums,

If YOU will use Vernas Lo--
ton and Vernas Dental
Cream, daily. Free samples
to every purchaser Of ar
ticles amounting to Ten
cents and over given by
ALIENS DRUG STORE
This offer for one week only
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

The feast continued about an hour
during which enlivening music was
rendered. Cigars having been light
ed, the company were ready to listen
to the speeches, a. most interesting
feature of gatherings Of old Con-
feds. =:
General Lees Farewell Address
having been read by Adjutant Edgar
Warfeld, Commander Smoot an
nounced that Senator John Sharp
Williams, who was to respond to the
toast General Robert E. Lee," was
unable to be present, in consequence
of Senatorial. duties which had rem
dered it necessary for him to remain
in Washington. He said Mr.. John NJ
Johnson, however, would speak on
the great commander.
Mr. Johnson said he had beer
made the substitute on other occa
sions when certain prominent speak
ers had been unable to fill their ap'
pointments, and would not attemp
TO deliver an grafton himself on tn
great leader, but would read one de
livered by Doctor Deering before TN
United Daughters of the Gonfederac.
at Cleveland, Ohio, one year ago. NJ
johnson then read the address OF III
Deering, which was listened to Wit
close attention. 1t abounded II
many pretty thoughts and In
cidents in connection with the life o
the great commander.
Hon. Richard Pearson Hobson, o
Alabama, was the next. speaker H
responded to the Confederate Sol
dier." The speaker paid glowing II
butte to the wearer of the gray, dur
ing which he showed that no NOR
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

&c Clothes Pins for -. go. DC
Millions ) and 1Oc Store, 1926 King
Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
WEATHER REPORT

Unsettled tonight, probably
Rows; temperatures about %
degrees; Thursday partly
cloudy and slightly colder,
High tide 1l:5l a. Iii.
Sun rises T:13; Sun sets 5:l1.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20

Richmond, Jan. 20Partial segre-
cation was favorably reported by the
Finance Committee Of the House
yesterday. The majority report of
the tax commission providing for i
central taxing body was recommend
ed for rejection
The day book., 1915-06-15
BITS OF NEWS

Elizabeth Hart, fs, 6f5 w. 47th pi.,
missing. Police asked to search.
Eighteen men arrested while Ioi-
tering about corridor of Judge Heaps
morals court fined 81.
Rome.-Unconfirmed report that
Bulgaria has placed big order for
arms and ammunition in America,
payable through German bank.
Bowling Green, Mo.-"AII Missou-
rians invied" to attend wedding of
Genevieve Clark, daughter of Speak
er Champ Clark to James H. Thomp-
er Champ Clark to James M. Thom-
son of New Orleans, at Honey
Shuck," Clark's Pike county home,
according to general invitation.
The day book., 1915-06-15
NEGRO TAKEN FROM SHERIFF
AND LYNcHED BY MOB

Hope, Ark, June 15.-Foiled in the
first attempt to take 10y Haley, ne
gro, from the sheriff, automobile
lynching party captured him and, it
is believed, hanged him in woods be-
tween, here and Lewisville today.
Haley was being transported to Lit
tie Rock after the. sheriff learned that
pursuers were threatening to storm
the Hope Jail The sheriff returned
home this afternoon with his cloth
ing in shreds and the prisoner gone.
The day book., 1915-06-15

Miss Morrel halls from Winnipeg,
Canada. A trim little miss of 25, she
is, with swapping black eyes and
wonderful clear white skin that con-
trasts strikingly with her coal-black
hair. There is wee bit of a swagger
to her supple figure as she rolls along
with swinging stride, her jangling
spurs singing the music Of the West
across the incongruous pavement.
She speaks with a wonderfully soft
and pleasing cadence, and one mar
vels at the remarkable exactness of
her grammar and precise diction. All
this seems almost out of place in
cowgirl One looks for the proverbial
cowboy drawl, which is conspicuous
by its absence. In fact, the only
things about Dorothy Morrell remin-
iscent of the believing herd and the
rolling plains are the costume and the
stride.
The day book., 1915-06-15
MAY AMEND sEAMENs LAW

Washington, June 15.-LaFonett
seamen's law, passed at the last ses-
sion of congress, may be amended
when congress reconvenes.
Commerce department is investi-
eating laws effect on American COM
merce. The inquiry was started by
various nations representations that
the law violated their treaty rights
and was widened in scope by the Pa
cif1c mail steamship company's an
nouncement that it was about to
lease its vessels because of the Imita-
tions placed on it's operations.
The, president is not yet convinced
that this attitude is justified but in
tends to have the entire problem
threshed out.
The day book., 1915-06-15

Princess Christian, aged daughter
of Queen Victoria, who has separated
from her German husband, Prince
christian, on account of his pro-Ger-
man sympathies.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-28

idea Of greater safety in railroad
travel. because such travel Is prac-
tically universal. and because after all
that has been done for its safety dis
astrous accidents have for the past
eleven years been appalling.
The Automatic Stops Invasion.
The past eleven years has been an
important era in railroading for two
very significant reasons-irst, because
of the great number of railway catas-
tropics that have occurred within this
period which imperatively calls for a
better means for safeguarding rail-
way traffic; and, second, because with
in this same period of time there has
been in existence an object lesson of
great moment in safeguarding rail-
way traffic on the New York City SUD-
ways by the employment of an auto
matte train stop "a type Of stop that
cannot be employed on steam roads).
and this lesson is one that vitality at
fects the whole subject
On American railroads alone the en-
ginemen hold. as though in the hollow
of their hands. the lives Of over one
billion passengers every year.
Let US now note the list of casual
ties from collisions in the United
States under the roadside signal plan
Of operation. and contrast II with the
subway train control plan
The Sinister Roll OF Collision Ac-
cidents. 80
Summary of accidents resulting
from collisions on steam roads for
eleven years (from reports OF Inter-
state Commerce Commission):