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The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
four ARE HURT when
MOTOR CARS collide
Mrs. Rutledge Sustains Broken Rib
and Mrs. Charles Slightly Injured
in Auto Accident.

Four persons were injured last night.
when two automobiles collided at Four
teenth and X streets. northwest. The
machine of Capt. Charles. a tobacco
merchant. who lives in Wardman
Courts. was badly damaged. The other
car. driven by Mrs. Guy (. Zepp. of
South Washington. Va, was only
slightly damaged. but all its occupants
were injured. Mrs. Charles suffered
from shock and slight decorations She
was taken home.
Mrs. Fanny Rutledge. OF South wash
ington. Va, was taken to Emergency
Hospital. suffering from a broken rib.
The others, who were taken to
Emergency Hospital. were Bessie Rut-
ledge. daughter OF Mrs. Rutledge. also
Of South Washington. Va. and Mrs.
Martha Lockmiller. of ?3l K street
northwest.
Theodore Owens. of 1902 Eleventh
street. northwest, who was passing In
mis- machine. placed the injured women
in his car and hurried them to the hos
pital.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Red Cross $100,OOO,OOO Fund
As Part of National Defense
Former President Taft Joseph H. Choate and Others Speak
ers at Meeting in New York Launching Movement
Relief Societies to Be Amalgamated

should be amalgamated into one great
Organization-tte American Red Cross
not only for present work, but for work
In case Of an attack on the United States
Fort to BE Ready.
THE American Red Cross Is the first
thing to be ready In case of war;" de-
clared Mr.. Choate. Think how many
thousands of our soldiers sickened and
died without ever reaching Cuba In the
Standardization war. Some think We
will never have another war. but I am
not OF that number"
He mentioned Mr.. Bryan's prediction
that IN case of need an army OF a million
men could be got together between sun
set and sunrise.
IF that should happen" Mr.. Choate
declared. I'VE would have more need
for the Red Cross than ever before. l
have not found many persons who
agreed with Mr.. Bryan on his view on
war and preparedness. anyhow" he
added, while the audience roared.
y don't know how many OF you
know that the Red Cross is really an
integral part OF the national govern
ment" continued Mr.. Choate, land
every man and woman in it are sub
feet to government orders"
Praises President Wilson.
He praised President Wilson for his
stand on preparedness. and added:
Il hope no partisan spirit will enter
into this question. l would consider it
calamity. and ! would be ashamed OF
my party II It should attempt next year
to make political capital out OF Mr.. Will
sons stand for preparedness.
Prof. Taft announced that President
Wilson. as head Of the Red Cross, had
appointed him chairman OF the central
committee.
Il don't know what the burdens OF the
ONCE will be-" he said. but whatever
they are l shall be under them"
II was announced that a donation OF
1900 had already been received for
home preparedness.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
LIEUTENANT WEBS ACTRESS.

New York. Nov. 9.-Miss Claiborne Fos-
ter. we'll known as an actress of ingenue
roles. was married to Lieut. James Nc
Dowell Cressap. U. S. N. this afternoon
in the Cathedral of st. John the Divine.
The Rev. Briggs Nash performed the
ceremony, which was followed by a small
reception at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Elinor Foster-Cobegys, 2oI
Claremot avenue. Miss Kathleen Foster
Comegys was the maid OF honor and
Miss Gilmore Mcmillan, daughter of Ben
ton Mcmillan. Minister to Peru, was the
bridesmaid.
Lieut. Cressap, L. S. N, brother of the
bridegroom. was best man. and the ush-
ers were Lieut.. Charles Moore. U. s. N,
and Lieut.. George Lowry, u. S. N.
Lieut. and Mrs. Cressap will make
their home IN Annapolis.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10

the statement that the cases cited are
instances OF the true consideration that
will be typical OF the whole business
area.
Mr.. Browne after this full examina-
ton. covering many thousands Of cases.
reports on thirty-four cases only, which
clearly show unfairness. OF these thir-
ty-four cases none could be regarded as
typical. and seventeen are misstate-
ments These latter seventeen cases are
either trades. forced purchases. OF the
figures are wrong
The most striking case. to which tn"
witness gives cspecia! attention. was not
forced purchase. and therefore any
thing but typical. but for some reason
the witness misStated the facts.
The remaining instances cited the
committee has not at this time the nee
essary information to report on. but feels
should they all be true, they do not form
an excessive percentage of under-asSesS-
mrnts In sections where values have
changed so suddenly and where the as
sessment is triennial"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
CAPITAL OFFICER
Wins PRIZE CUP
Capt. Mitchen's Mounts Take
First Honors at Gotham
Horse Show.
miss TOMPKINS INJURED
Miss Loula Long. of Kansas City
Takes Another Blue and Three
Additional Ribbons.

New York, Nov. 9.-Military and
mounted police day at the horse show
today was attended by the same bril-
liant throng and resulted in the same
remarkable success that have marked the
two previous days.
Only one incident marred the complete
success Of the day and that occurred be-
fore the show was opened. Miss Mar
gerry F. Tompkins, who was riding Maxi
mum during practice, was suddenly
| thrown to the ground when her mount
reared Unexpectedly.
Miss Loula Long, of Kansas City, con-
tinued her phenomenal success by annex
ing another blue, two seconds and a
fourth prize with different members OF
her stable.
Capt. MitcheIl's Horses Win.
The main features of the evening ses-
sion was the New York Traffic Squads
competition for the police trophy, in
which two platoons took part The eve
ming session ended in the jumping of
officers horses for the Canadian chal-
llenge cup. Capt. VIM. Mitchell, of the
War College. in Washington, captured
the blue and fourth prize in this class
with his two handsome chestnut chargers.
Sir Dixon and Highland Chief.
The first championship cup Of the sea-
sons series was awarded during the
morning session. 1t was competed for by
first and second winners in previous COM
petitions for pony stations. Irvington
Model. who won this championship for
Hamilton Farm, made an impressive
showing Clarence H. Mackay's home
bred three year old. Bobbie Burns, was
awarded the reserve ribbon.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Jewish Nation Beng Built In
7. Holy Land, Explains Lecturer
Louis Brandes Tells of Movement of Hebrews 10 Coonze
in the Land of Their Fathers, Now
Ruled by Turks.

A new nation is being formed In the
world, a. country whose people. after be-
ing Identified with the earliest civiliza-
ton. and after being prosecuted by all
civilization, are returning to the land OF
their fathers to start a new land which
shall stand for the best that the world
can offer, according to Louis Brandeis.
chairman of the provisional executive
committee for general Zionist affairs.
who last night addressed a meeting OF
Washington Jews at Memorial Cont
mental Hall.
Mr. Brandeis spoke of the Zionist
movement. which is to make OF Pales-
tine a nation to which Jews may point
as theirs. He told OF the struggles Of
the Russian and Roumanian students
who went TO Palestine a generation ago,
knowing nothing of agriculture, and aft
OF conQuering the terrors OF disease
turned desert land into gardens and
groves until now they have their schools,
their banks and their government.
Mr. Brandeis spoke on The Restora-
ton and Upbuilding of the Holy Land
Jewish Pilgrim Fathers.
Those OF the Zionist movement" he
said. were not like those whom small
encouragement and discontents lead TO
wish they were home. With a spirit like
that OF the Pilgrim fathers, the Jewish
Pilgrim fathers turned their faces In our
time toward Palestine and began
Zionism
The Zionist movement is not designed
to bring all the Jews to Palestine. 1t is
for freedom and for liberty such as is
enjoyed by all other peoples. for liberty
to live in that land or to return to their
homes. Nor do we wish 10 wrest the
sovereignty of Palestine from the Turks
for the Turk has been friendly to us. II
is to give a home in the land Of their
fathers to Jews who want Il. so thai
they may develop a normal natural Jew
ish life, where they may hope to con-
stitute at some time a majority OF the
population. and TO have what the Irish
fought for under the name of home rule.
For eighteen centuries the jew has
Ionged for Zion. The longing is not new
what is new Is the power TO make the
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
BIG CONTINENTAL ARMY
OR COMPULSORY SERVICE
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge So
Tells National Guard Associa-
ton Delegates.

STscial In The Washington Herald
San Francisco. Nov. 9.-The annual
session of the National Guard AssoCia-
ton OF the United States opened today.
The establishment OF the National Guard
on a Federal pay basis was one Of the
leading topics up for discussion.
Henry Breckinridge. Assistant Secre-
tary of War. addressing the convention.
said that national defense founded upon
such system as the administration :
proposed continental army offers the
only possible avenue of escape from com
pulsory military service for all citizens
and its attendant evils.
In the last year" said Mr.. Breckin-
ridge. we have seen all the manifold re-
sources OF nations welded into one in
strument and subordinated to one will
for the waging war on a scale never be-
fore witnessed In history. II the lib
critics of republics are TO he maintained
their military resources must he ade-
quately translated into military strength.
F. the first time in the history OF our
country a settled and permanent military
policy is proposed for the nation. There
are those who say it will not work. The
answer is that II will have TO work.
And. Furthermore. that il 1t will not
work. then nothing adequate can he had
except under the compelling hand of a
militarism that none OF us desires to
contemplate
Secretary Breckenridge indicated that
a new division of the genera! staff
probably would be created to handle
the affairs of the continental army, al
though many details OF its administra-
tion would remain under commanders Of
territorial departments OF the regular
army. These departments. he said. would
be further subdivided with States as a
territorial unit of administration and by
divisions as tactical units.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10

dream true. to realize Zion by intelli
gent devotion and self-sacrifce. II Is moi
Il dream any more. Active steps have
been taken. and a wonderful story Of
accomplishment has been written
a generation ago, Russian and Rou'
manian Jews turned their faces TO Pales
tine. They could have come here II
they had wanted merely to escape per
secution. But they wanted a land OF
their own
twenty-five hundred years ago the
Jews were taught brotherhood. Now
they have been taught for more than
twenty centuries the value of brother
hood because Of their misfortune. their
prosecutions and their injustices.
Make Desert Bloom.
in Palestine today the Paiestinians
have their orange and olive and almond
groves and wheat fields They have a
bank. which has financed the
whole country. Not until the war started
and the imports and exports Of Pales-
tine were stopped did the Zionists need
TO ask much aid in America Now we
must bear more of the burden.
They look 20 America for aid to give
them the opportunity to contribute TO
the welfare of the world They want TO
preserve the inheritance of their fathers
and add TO it
Julius !. Peyser. chairman OF the exc
cutive committee in charge of the meet
ing. presided. He introduced Commits
sioner Brownlow. who in turn introduced
Mr.. Brandeis
Alexander Aaronson. OF Palestine
spoke of conditions among the Zioln-
lists, and told OF one contribution to
science-that OF his brother. Aaron
Aaronson. who discovered and grew
wild wheat, which will grow on sup
posed desert land, and which Is being
Investigated by the Department OF
Agriculture.
Associate members of the executive
committee are Mrs. Adolph Kahn
Judge Milton Strasburger. DIR. Benja-
min L. Crossman. Robert Szold, Harry
O. Standberg. Mark Stearman. Morris
Freilucoff. Joseph l. Topper. and d.
Alpher.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10

Special TO The Washington Herah.
New York. Nov. 9.--A movement TO
secure an endowment of 100000. 900
for the American Red Cross as a part
of the plan of national preparedness.
was started in this city today.
Three hundred representatives of
the wealth and social rank of the city
attended the meeting at which the
movement was launched. II was held
in the home OF Mrs. whitelaw Reid.
Joseph II. Choate. former Ambas-
sador to the court of St James. pre-
sided. He told ,of the needs of pre-
ps-redness.
I'VE are on bad terms with Mexico"
he said. and we are getting on bad
terms with all the fighting nations OF
Europe. II the beIligerents should get
together and make peace We would
he fair game for all"
Mr.. Taft n Speaker.
Speeches were made by former Presi-
dent Taft. Mr.. Choate, Miss Mabel
Boardman, head OF the Red Cross: Mai.
Gen. Leonard Wood. u. S. A: DR..
Charles F. Stokes, former surgeon gen.
eral of the navy. and others.
Among those who attended were the
following:
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, Miss Maud
whetmore. Mrs. Alfred Coates, Miss
Anne Morgan, Mrs. John p. Mitchell,
Mrs. Henry Marquard. Mrs. Leonard
Wood. Mrs. r. II. Hartman. Mrs. Ben
tamin Guinness. Mrs. Robert Bacon,
Mrs. Charles Duckey. Mrs. Arthur Cur
tbs James. Mrs Douglas Robinson, Au-
gust Belmont. Jacob II. Schin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew. Comptroller
William A. Prendergest. William @.
Sanger. T. T. Wells, Beekman Hoppin
Beck Trowbridge and Miss Mary Young
Mr.. Choate. in opening the meeting
stated that II was TO place the American
Red Cross on a footing with the founda'
tons OF Andrew Carnegie and John d
Rockefeller. Since the outbreak OF the
war, he said numerous relief societies
had been formed. These II was proposed
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
PLAN CRosS-CoUNTRY FLIGHT.
Army Aviators VIII Sail from OKLA
homn to Texas.

Avistors of the army will make their
initial cEoss-country flight between No
vember 20 and December l. when six
laeroplanes of the First Aviation squad
will fly from Fort Sill. Okla, TO Fort
Sam Houston. near San Antonio, Tex.
Motor cars containing officers will pre-
cede the aeroplanes by one day to ar
range for landings en- route.
The station at Fort Sam Houston has
been equipped as the permanent home
for the squadron. which has been tenn
porarily stationed at Fort sill, working
out maneuvers in connection with the
field artillery
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
AUSTRIA AGAIN PROTESTS.
Second Note on Munitions Export
Is Made Public.

The second note of Austria Hungary
protesting against the unlimited ex-
portatiOn BY the United States of NUM-
lions OF war to the allies. was made
public yesterday by the State Depart
ment.
Austria holds that the abnormal ex-
portation of munitions to the allies is
violation of the spirit OF neutrality
and declares II the United States were
TO declare an embargo "in order to
maintain its neutrality" It could not
be said that such declaration was made
with a view OF injuring one of the
beligerent parties"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
WOMAN MAY COME TO HOUSE

a woman in the House of Repre-
sentativesi
This is no wild dream IL reports from
Kansas are true that Mrs. James Mon
roe Miller. wife OF the former Repre-
sentative. who represented his State
in Congress for six terms, will run on
the Republican ticket next year The
seat for which II is reported Mrs.
Miller will contest is occupied by Rep
resentative Dudley Doolittle, Democrat.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Wife Wants Alimony.

T. Walter Garner, a machinist in the
navy yard. is required to show cause why
temporary alimony should not be paid
his wife. Eva r. Garner. according to a
rule signed yesterday by Justice Mccoy
He is cited to appear in court November
L. Attorney Rice Hooe represents the
wife
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Villas Jewels Seized in U. S.

FL Paso, Tex, Nov. 9.-Jewelry to the
value of 10000 belonging to Gen. Fran
cisco Villa was seized here today by
customs officers. A charge OF smuggling
was entered against Jose Castro. who
endeavored to bring the diamonds AMI
pearls across the border without paying
Gufv
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
GIVES FIGURES TO SHOW
D. E. TAXES ARE FAIR
ooNTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

taxes are lower than in Washington. and
when the city county and State taxes
are all included there are five whose
taxes are lower than or the same as in
the District
In the District. the committe has re-
lied largely upon data gathered by the
assessor. That official has tabulatcu
sales aGgregating over 100000, which
properties are assessed on an assumed
value OF 100000 The result OF the
tabulatiOn OF these sales, which have
all taken place in the last five year..
shows an average percentage of assess
ment In Washington of 73.09 per cent
instead of the supposed twO-thirds. II
should be said also that these assessments
were made in the winter of lyl3-4 be-
fore the general depression in the real
estate market. which has been partiC
cUlarly felt in the District of Columbia
and the committee believes that an n
SesSment on actual value, as OF today.
instead of being 73.0s per cent would be
much nearer 100 per cent
Average Income Rate Ais Per Cent.
The committee has obtained with Diff
fculty figures showing the annual net
income for FIVE years past on +i5 i'm
proved properties of all kinds in the city
OF Washington. The figures as given be-
low show that in these hundreds OF cases.
which may fairly be regarded as typical.
the average rate OF income on the basis
~ assessment is only As per cent
These figures have been collected from
reliable sources. and the committee is
prepared to prove their accuracy. They
cover a period OF five years-l9lO to 1915,
inclusive. The following Is the result:
Showing an average income derived
from various classes of property over the
period OF five years from 1910 TO 1915. both
inclusiveD
Rate on
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Rate on

The committee calls attention TO the
fact that these figures are the actual
book returns and make no allowance for
depreciation or obsolescence in the i'm
provements. That in the city OF Wash
ington. with the exception of a very few
favored localities. this depreciation is Ear
greater than any increase in ground
values Is too well known to permit OF
any argument. The land values may in
crease or decrease. but the Improvements
always decrease"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Errors In George Report.

Reaching the George report, Mr.. Brad
ley continued:
The report on assessment and taxa
| tion of real estate in the District OF Co
| lumbia' prominently called the Henry
George. jr, report has been widely cir
culated In the Capital and throughout
the country. 1t has been accepted in
many quarters as indicative OF the true
situation In the District. The committee
has deemed it advisable to call specific
attention to a large number Of the err
roneous statements made in the report
which shows that its conclusions are as
whole unwarranted and II accepted
and relied upon will do great injustice
and harm to the 10000 residents in the
District
That this hearing was not a regular
inquiry is evidenced by the following
statement OF Mr.. Henry George. jr.. chair
man:
Nor is this a hearing in the ordinary
sense. when ANYBODY who desires may
come and be heard. It IS particular in
curry, where the members Of the COM
mittee require certain individuals whom
they think can throw light on this sub
ject. to come and testify under oath
THE principal witness. whose unsup-
ported testimony forms the most impor-
tant part OF the report. was Mr.. Herbert
j. Browne. The committee SUbiIl'S' WIFI
tout further comment. contrasting state
ment Of the testimony and report. with
the true facts
Senator Works objected that the COM
mittee would not care to listen TO an
extended refutation of the George report.
but Col worthinGton insisted that as the
misstatements of fact in the George re-
port had been the basis of all the agita-
ton against the District in the last three
years, the Citizens committee considered
1t of primary Importance TO dissbuse the
mind of Congress of these misapprehen-
sions before presenting the cause OF the
District for the judgment OF Congress.
Mr.. Bradley was permitted to proceed.
MIR. Brownies CommissiOn.
Mr.. Browne was directed and empow-
cred to examine the files Of the title in
surance companies in the District, with a
view OF getting information as to the
true consideration in various transfers
of land or as Mr.. George elsewhere
states 1t. with a view to getting some
thing that will be bedrock.
THE witness after making this exam
nation presents the result to the COM
mittee Henry George committee), with
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Used Whenever Quinine In Needed,
Does Not Affect the Head.

LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE will be
found better than ordinary Quinine for
any purpose for which Quinine is used.
Does not cause nervousness nor ringing
in head. Remember there Is Only One
"Bromo Quinine." Look for signature Of
6. w. GROVE 25c.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Low ELECTRICITY
RATES in SIGHT
Utilities Body Will Consider
Offer of Potomac Com
pany Shortly.
COMPETITION IS REASON
Concern Wants to Decrease Its Charge
Three Cents Per Kilowatt Hour
After Ten Hours.

Commissioner Brownlow stated last
evening that the request OF the Potomac
Electric Powrr Company for permission
to reduce its rates on electricity for
heating and cooking purposes probs bly,
will be taken up at a meeting of the
Public Utilities Commission next We'd
nesday.
The commission received a letter from
the company yesterday, outlining a new
tariff, which, If approved. means a re-
duction of 3 cents per kiIowatt hour aft
er the first ten kilowatt hours. The first
ten hours would be 10 cents per hour.
Under the present schedule the COM
pany charges 10 cents for the first 10
kilowatt hours and 5 cents per kilowatt
hour thereafter.
William F. Ham. vice president of the
company, explained that the reduction
was being made in order to further the
sale of current during the periods be-
tween rush hours. Electrical develop
ment is largely experimental and we
cannot always say what the result of
any new policy will be- said Mr.. Ham.
But we believe electrical cooking ranges
will be used during the day more than
in the evening.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

By the United states SoHicrS' Home
Band. Emil \. Fens;ad assistant diTcctor.
at Stanlry Hall this eyCnirg a. 6:ij O'CLOCK
March .'olrmUia'' ... .............N Metz
Overture. Hungarian L1stspeil' ...-....B Bella
Two songs:
Ia Call Ne Thine Own .HalnEy
% "WeTusrs Parting S0uG -.-.--.. NsSSler
Selection, Baron Trcnck ......-.....-A lbini
Fox trot, Raging the Scale .ClayTooie
Valse hesitation. ''Matin De SeTtemhre'
..-.-............ ............ Marshall
Finale, Rose Of Honolulu Armstrong
The Star Spanglcd Banner"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
Small Extra Cost.

Outside the cost OF the equipment. the
consumer will only have to pay for the
extra wiring. There will be no addi-
tional charge for the extra meter in
stalled to record the heating and cook
ing current. We do not expect TO put
the furnaces and misunderstanding sys-
tens out of business right away. but
there are many instances where electri-
cal heating is superior to any other sys-
tenn, and We believe these Instances will
be multiplied as the rate is lowered"
Experts of the Public Utilities Commits
sion stated that the cut is a decided one,
in that most persons using electricity
for cooking and heating cons lime the
first ten kilowatts quickly. and could
then start in on the scent rate, whereas
at present they must consume 10 kilo.
watt hours at 10 cents per hour
The reduction will mark a new era In
competition between the gas companies
and the electric company. according Ia
those familiar with the rates of both
corporations. Statistics show that cleo.
trio power companies throughout the
country have found II necessary to keer
their rates low in order to compete with
the gas companies.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-10
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