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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
SHOOTS DRUGGIST
AS A HOlDUP man

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. IS,
Ralph Garoutte, a druggist. 81
years old, was found dead in q
vacant lot early today with six
bullet wounds in his abdomen and
one through his temple.
Paul Ainsworth, aged 81, man
ager of local messenger service,
told the police he had shot a
man six times through the body
when the other attempted to hold
him up near where Garoutte's
body was found.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
WOODY OPTIMIST
DESPITE TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IS.
President Wilson views the in
ternational situation optimistic
ally despite the present compli-
Gated and grave possibilities, 1t
Is officially announced today.
Germany's war zone announce
ment is giving officials more con-
Germ than anything else, but the
president believes it improbable
that American ships will be tor
pedoed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
ARREST JOHN
FOR WALKING

Nick Johns, a 20-year-old
Greek, is in Jail today because, 1t
is said, he committed the heinous
offense of walking across the
Northern Pacific right Of way.
He is held In SIS bonds.
This is the first case of alleged
trespassing on railroad right Of
way to be brought into court here
In years. 1t Is said Johns walked
across the railroad where two
main line tracks parallel each
other near Steilacoom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18

boots, however.
The duel was arranged. Last
Monday night they met at the
agreed rendezvous and McFad-
den declared he would meet tho
brothers one at time. This was
agreeable, he says, and he and
John went at II.
McFadden got John down on
his back. Then somebody kicked
him on his right optic. He sun
poets Charles.
Charles was arrested this
morning and put up $50 ball on
a charge OF second degree as
sault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
KICKED In THE EYE
DURING PRAIRIE DUEL

Somebody kicked Owney Nc
Fadden in the eye. After think
ing over the affair he became 50
.irritated that he reported the
matter to Deputy Prosecutor
Selden.
1t was this way, according to
McFadden:
Charles Fairy and his brother
John, had phoned McFadden they
would meet him on the Ruston
prairie and settle their differ
ences after the fashion OF pre-
historic man, with tooth and
nail. They said nothing about
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18

declares the company is insolvent.
Ihe Globe OIL company Is now in
the hands of receiver.
Perry contends that unless the
courts take immediate steps t.
prevent 1t, the assets of the Ia
coma corporation will become
dissipated and lost. IL is indebt-
cd TO divers unsecured creditors.
le claims. He asks a Judgment
against the company for sS4, al
legged back salary due him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
INDICTMENTS
WILL FOLLOW
BREAD PRICES

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-New
York baking companies have en-
tered into conspiracy to boost
the price of bread and force re-
tailers to raise their price to six
cents a loaf, according to Deputy
United States Attorney General
Becker, who asserts he has evi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18

II Is declared that all these
vessels are of the latest and fast
est type and that they will be
able to remain away from their
bases three to four weeks.
So far there is no sign of in
terruption of channel shipping.
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dence that will warrant an action
against one of the biggest whole
sale bakers In the country. This
evidence, he said, will be turned
over to George w. Perkins, now
investigating the advance in the
prices of bread and wheat, and
who will ask for indictments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
WILSON AGAINST
ARMS EMBARGO

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Ein-
barge on the expectation of arms
to belligerents in Europe would
be completely unneutral act
President Wilson today told
committee of women who. pre-
sented petition signed by $4,000
persons asking for a embargo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
Q FOR CUISINES CHANCES"
D ADVERTISEMENTS

@ Reading the Business
o Chance column is a profit
o able business. In the old
o days when a sale was held
. 1t was the duty of the town
Q crier to go up and down the
Q streets announcing the fact.
o The Business Chance column
Q has taken the place OF the
Q town crier. Here buyer and !.
o seller meet on common
o ground. You can find every
. conceivable kind Of business
. at any price. II you have q
Q business for sale. advertise
. II; II YOU want to buy one,
Q read the business Chance
9 column daily. Either way,
. you win. Try II out.
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o Q . o o . o q o o o o % .
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1

ttifhg II Cp. L o.
3 After serving three weeks
. in the House of Corrections,
3 sad-eyed George Gree to-
3 day swore he would never
3 wear another pair of sus-
" penders.
3 While stealing a ride on
3 the roof of a freight car,
D George slipped and found
. himself dangling in midair
, held by his suspenders. A
. passing policeman stopped
, the train and "pinched"
, him. He still has nine more
. weeks to serve, but warns
, his keepers never to mention
> suspenders to him.
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.Today's Best Joke

Jones-What is the Oh Joy oil
we'll stock selling for now?
Broker-We just sold the last
ten rolls of 1t for wall paper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18
NoMAN SUFFERING IN JAIL:
AUTHORITIES LAUGH At Her
She Has No Use For Hus band
Who Can Love All the Women
BY NIXOIA GREELEY SMITH

What OF Mrs Mary Ware bennett whose conented home
broken In order that Hartley
Golden Rule Triangle?
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No1 hIeiSt

Max Kleist, the romantic gar
dener who is suing Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward N. Breitung for $4,000
for alternating the affections Of
his wife. the former Juliet Bret
tung.
Kleist was a gardener at the
Breitungs' summer place in Mar
quette, Mich, two years ago.
where, he claims, he was woOed
and won by Breitung's daughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-18

For Tacoma; Fair tonight
and Friday.
For Washington: Fair to-
night and riday. Colder. east
portion. tonight.
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e~@~~eee~s~~~e
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
to the amount derived from District

to the amount derived from District
taxation"
Mr.. Hamilton concluded by saying:
Protect the District by providing a
fair and equal assessment. and a full
but fair rate OF taxation to be levied
only on privately owned real estate
and improvements; and on tangible
personal property; avoid proportionate
contribution to the expense Of govern
ment. which, OF necessity. creates a d.
vision and separation OF interests and
views and breeds contention and let
Washington be. in fact what the tram.
ers Of the Constitution intended II
to be, the great Capital OF a great ma
ton. to be nourished. expanded and
made beautiful by and for all people
of the United States. the people OF the
District of Columbia contributing their
fair share only.
Il believe this protection would be
best insured and with II would come a
fuller knowledge of relations, a closer
touch and a more American status IL
representation in Congress were grant,
ed to our people. who are now deprived
of all voice in legislation, are taxed
without their consent and deprived of
that right which the founders of the
republic fought for. and for which the
Declaration of Independence declares
to be of inestimable value the free
mems right Of representation and gov
eminent"
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL TO
GET DONATIONS TODAY
Treats Thousands of Poor Every Year
Regardless of Color or
Faith

Today Is donation day for the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hos
pital. 1147 Fifteenth street north
west. which each year treats thou
sands OF deserving poor regardless of
color or faith. The institution Ia
supported entirely by voluntary con-
tributions.
1t is expected that all day long a
stream of contributors will pour into
the hospital. bringing donations of
food and money. with the exception
of cereals. foods of nearly all kinds
will be acceptable. The hospital uses
only a particular kind of cereal.
which is purchased in large quanti-
ties. Nonperishable goods. such as
canned goods, -four, beans and pota-
toes will be especially welcomed.
In all the Episcopal churches Of the
city today special collections will be
taken for application to the mainte-
nance of the institution. The amount
received from this source last year
was s1.4oo.
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DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
IS GAINING FRIENDS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
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residents there should be accord and
confidence. We do not and should not
desire to be an Isolated number OF pri-
waite land owners In the District, but
q part and parcel of an undivided Fed
eral city whose progress and develop
meth should be the joint effort and In
terest of Congress and Of the people re-
siding here, the people contributing and
required only to contribute, through
taxes equally assessed and fairly levied.
what citizens Of other cities OF like popu-
iation pay In support OF their municipal
government, the government to contrt-
butte without the Weighing pr rights, the
measuring Of proportions OF the match
ing OF dollars, the balance required for
the expenses OF the government of the
District Of Columbia as a unit. and not
as a territory divided between the gov
eminent and the people. and, therefore,
divided against itself.
MY observation Of and contact with
the affairs of the District forces me to
the conclusion that the half-and-half
plan has hindered rather than promoted
the growth and development Of the Ma
tional Capital.
Fundamentally believe the half-and-
half plan Is unjust.
IF the government should desire to
create additional parks and to take
therefor large tracts OF land within the
District, thereby reducing still further
the area OF privately owned and tax
able property. would II be fair to i'm
pose one-half of the cost upon the citi-
zens, who are amply provided already
with the parks, and without voice In
such proposed occupation? Such a TAX
ing might be only for the purpose OF a
greater national city, and not at all
beneficial to the citizens because OF the
withdrawal OF the property taken from
private use and enterprise and taxation"
Mt. Hamilton suggested the following
In place OF the haif-snd-half plan:
"First-For a fair and equal assess
ment Of all tangible personal property
and all privately owned real estate and
improvements thereon.
"Second-For a full. but fair and rea-
sonable tax to be levied upon this fair
and equal assessment. such a levy as
would. as above suggested, compel the
people of the District to pay taxes in
equal amount to. but not in excess of.
the taxes paid by the citizens of other
cities Of like population for municipal
support.
2 "Third-A requirement that the taxes
so levied and collected should be paid
into the Treasury of the United States,
Dbecome a part, but not a fixed or
designated part of the annual appro-
pr.ation by Congress for the support
OF the District OF Columbia.
"Fourth-A declaration of the Infant
that Congress would. on estimates pre-
pared by the Commissioners and an
proved by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury. appropriate sufficiently and Iib-
orally for the expenses OF the govern
ment Of the District without refersncs
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George E. Hamilton
Says Half Plan Is
Damper to District

George Z. Hamilton. president Of the
Capital Traction Company. yesterday
transmitted to the select joint COMMITTEES
brief embracing his views on the ques-
ton under investigation
Mr.. Hamilton introduced himself to the
committee as "a longtime resident and
taxpayer in the District Of Columbia
who desired to present his individual
views to the committee upon the subject
under consideration.
After declaring that there always had
been a weil-defined opposition to the plan
for a fixed proportionate contribution by
the Federal government to the expenses
of the District Mr.. Hamilton continued
ct believe that the revenues derived
from taxes assessed and collected In the
District OF Columbia and paid into the
Treasury of the United States became
the revenues Of the United States. to be
appropriated for District needs as by
Congress directed; that no contractual
relations In such control or direction be-
tween Congress and It's instrumentality
of limited authority were created, or In
tended to be created"
Discussing the relations of Congress
and the District following the enactment
of the law of ISIS. he says:
"At the time of this entry a dual de-
velopment, Federal or public, municipal
or citizen. was begun, and has, during
the years. continued to grow side by side.
the lines of separation becoming more
and more indistinct. and The dependency
Of the one upon the other more fixed
and positive.
Because of these interdependent re-
lations." Mr.. Hamilton declared. "a clear
line of separation Is as impractical as II
would be uluseful.
The expectation of the nation and
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
WANTED: FOOD INSPECTORS.
No Vacancies, hut List of Eligible
Is Desired.

An examination to be held at the Dis
trict building ON November Is for food
inspectors in the Health Department.
There are no vacancies at present, but
they occur from time to time and the
department desires to have a list or
eligibles from which to draw.
The examination Is open to men from
q to 45-years-of-see, who have been
bona fide residents Of the District for
the past three years and who have been
ehgased In business In the District for
at least q year.
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Tentative dates fixed for dances by IN,
board OF governors OF the Alexandra,
German Club are as follows: NovembeI
"a. December 2. and December n.
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Held on Conspiracy Charge.

Jersey City. N. J.. Oct 2s.-CharIes
and Morris Ettman. OF Hoboken. were
arrested today upon warrants showing
that they had been indicated by tho
Federal grand jury of New York upon
charges Of conspirins to interfere with
the due entry. examination and appraise-
ment OF merchandise subject to duty.
U. 5. Commissioner Carpenter, COM
mitted them to Hudson County Jail in
default of 5000 bail to await thansfer
to New York
The Washington herald., 1915-10-30
Find ALMSHOUSE
WITHOUT BREAD
Jurors Report Paupers Beg
ging on Highway in Prince
George County.
FACTS GIVEN TO COURT
Judges Hear New Schoolhouse Is
Vacant. While Pupils Study in
Frame Shack"
FACTS GIVEN TO COURT
specl.i . The w..hinftea Henld.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Upper Marlboro, Nd. Oct. 2s.-"shock-
ing conditions In the almshouse OF
Bladensburg have been discovered>by the
cording to report just submitted to the
judges of the Circuit Court by Foreman
James B. Berry.
1--WE have examined number of wit
nesses as to management and condition
of the almshouse," says the grand jury
report. I'VE were surprised and shocked
to find such careless conditions. Inmates
were found on the public highway beg
ging for bread, and according to sworn
testimony there was no bread there from
the 18th OF August until the night of'the
18th.
Law Violations Found.
The testimony Of every witness agreed
that s2,7oo of supplies nave been pur-
chased yearly without competition.
There was no account kept Of supplies
received. and therefore no check on bills
which were paid
eve would recommend to the liquor
license commission of this county that no
more linces be issued within the towp
or one mile of Bladensburg. We have
found some violations of the lquor law.
Our attention has been called TO the
prize fights conducted at Ardmore, which
We believe are in violation Of the law.
I'VE would call the attention Of the
proper county authorities to the condi-
ton of the Capitol Heights School Here
is a modern. sanitary eiSht-room Srick
building, completed last May, standing
vacant while 400 school children are
housed in n frame shack in a deplorable
sanitary condition and a veritab bic fire
tran. We recommend that this new
building be furnished at once"
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400 On Flaming Ship Escape.

Lisbon, Oct. 2e.-Fire broke out today
on a steamship on which there were 400
men, women and children. The ship was
only forty miles from port, and fishing
boats weht to her assistance. 1t Is be-
lieved all on board were saved.
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owned by the national government and
by the residents OF the District.
| The present system OF taxation and
assessment should be reformed in order
TO tighten the burden OF taxation on the
small home owners OF Washington. and
especially TO prevent any burdensome in
| crease OF taxation, II Congress should
decide to withdraw some portion OF the
amount now contributed by the Federal
| government.
The comparisons Of taxation as be-
tween Washington and other cities, as
presented in these hearings, have no d.
rect and definite bearing on the problem
OF how much taxes the District should
pay and what proportion the Federal
government should pay"
A tardy explanation by Commissioner
Brownlow, made at the request of the
committee, drew the poison from the
charge made by Herbert j. Browne
Thursday that Assessor Richards had re-
fused to increase the assessment on the
home of Clifford Pinchot after the latter
had Informed the assessor that the prop
erty was underassessed.
Glad of. Explanation.
THE law is mandatory that, after the
! triennial assessment has been signed and
approved by the Commissioners, the
planned Mr.. Brownlow This accounts
for the failure Of Mr.. Richards to make
the change"
Mr.. Browne had insinuated that As
SCISSOR Richards failure to make the
change resulted from his unwillingness
to raise the assessment on surrounding
property. which, according to Mr..
Brownies insinuation, would have been
necessary.
II am glad that the explanation has
been made" declared Senator Chiffon,
referring to Mr.. Brownlow's statement.
THE Pinchot incident, as stated yester-
day. made a bad impression on me-"
Discussing the taxation Of personality,
Mr.. Mackenzie said:
THE personal tax Is very unfair for
the reason that wealthy people, with
their wealth invested in stocks and
bonds. and with costly jewelry. can hide
their wealth, while the poor man. with
his kit OF tools and driving a Ford auto
mobile: will be compelled to pay his
share"
Couldn't he conceal q Ford?" inquired
Senator Chiffon gravely. while every one
else laughed.
cover that item." returned Mr.. Mackenzie
with grin.
Furniture and Fords," commented
Representative Gard alliterstively.
Not District Indians.
Mr.. Kelley, who followed, gave most
Of his time to an exhaustive review Of
the legislative history Of the District
In his opening remarks he referred TO
Senator Roots speech In the District
last session, in which, according to Mr..
Kelley, the New York soIon referred to
the citizens Of the District as the wards
OF the government Mr.. Kelley an
nounced that he objected to this phrase
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ALEXANDRIA TAX
CUT s3,3O5,g25
Board Of Review Reduces AS
sessment Upon Stocks,
Bonds, and Incomes.
STATE WILL GET $1,000
j. Johnston Green and Chester A.
Gwinn Honored with Offices in Ma
sonic Grand Commandery.

Alexandria. Va, Oct zs.-After re-
viewing the report OF w. N Lipscomb.
examiner OF records for the Sixteenth
judicial circuit. 1.-THE local board of tax
review has cut down the alleged omit
ted taxes on intangible property. con-
sisting Of stocks. bonds incomes. etc.
from ts.so5.s25 to about s2.ooo.oo0s
Mr.. Lipscomb reported about nifty
residents who had not reported alleged
omitted back taxes, totaling s5,305 =
s2s. On the sum OF 100000 the State
OF Virginia will received about $1,000.
the rate being IS cents on each $lo0
The amount of alleged omitted taxes
hxed upon between Mr.. Lipscomb and
the attorneys representing q number
OF merchants on back merchants
license taxes has also been approved
by the local board.
With the exception Of settling some
land assessments. the local board of
review he's practically completed its
work. which will take about another
week.
]. Johnston Green. OF Alexandra, has
oeen elected grand generalissimo by the
Grand Commandery Of Masons In Rich
mond and Chester A Gwinn, also of this
city, has been elected grand warden.
Mrs. Martha A. wheatley's funeral
.ooh pace AZ IL O'Clock today from her
late home. 500 King street Services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. W. +. Watson,
pastor OF the First Baptist Church. and
rev. Dr. ]. w. Duffey, pastor of the
NJ Z. Church South. Interment was prI-
waite: Pallbearers were deacons OF the
First Baptist Church. Active palIbearers
were u. w. Schofield, S. W. Pitts, James
A. Williams, N. L Williamson. j. n
saunders, and Fred Cornell. Honorary
NJ p. Pitts, Walter Kerrick. C p NicoI
Joseph Cornell, r. II. Cox, and Vance
II. Peele. Aoe
Ihese oricers have been e.ected Inv
Troop No. ], Boy Scouts of America.
Harry W. Rudd, scoutmaster; lambert
bergman. scout leader: Kenneth wick
err assistant scout leader; Blair BalIen-
ger. secretary; Charles Jones, treasurer.
Kew. DR.. John Lee Allison, chaplain. Tn.
hrst-aid patrol consists Of Roy Bragg
Aangus Bales. William De Silva Ror.r
Brawner' Harry Howard. and Brooke
Howard.
Tentative dates fixed for dances By the |
board OF governors OF the Alexandra.
German Club are as follows: November |
"a. December 2, and December 81.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-27

314,1s5; 81, 1000; So, 1000; 80,
1000; 30, 100000; 81, 10000; 80,
403,950; SO, 1000; "a, 1000; 95,
1000; 90, 1000; 81, $4,000; 50,
1000; 80. 1000; 100, 1000; 101,
1000; 102, 1000; 103, 1000; 1O4,
1000; los, 1000; los, 1000; 107,
1000; los, 1000; 100, 1000; 10,
1000; Ill, 1000; 112, 1865;
113, 1000; Ia, 1000; 115, 1926;
116, $4,000; III, 243,OOO; 118, O.
900; 119, 1000; 120, 1000; 121,
1000; 122, 1000; 1913, 1O2,415;
124, 1000; 125, 240,675; 1875, 1000;
127, 1000; 1913, 1000; 1923, 5000;
1870, 4s2,5S0; 131, 100000; 1872, O..
900; 1913, $4,000; 1874, $4,000;
1856, 1000; 1876, $4,000; 1877, O..
900; 1873, 269,414; 1ss,. 1000; 40
1900; III, 1000; 142, 1000; 143
1000; IA, 1900; 145, 1000; LAG
1000; lat, 1900; 14S, 1900; 149
1900; $50, 21,000; ISL, 1000; 1852
1000; 1853, 1000; 154, 1000; 1855
1000; 1856, 127,S45; 157, 1000
1853, 1900; 1859, 1S6,745.
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villers, little town in the Vosges,
near the front, where she has spent
her life, to decorate her with the
Legion of Honor. The town in Bel
GUM is such wreck as Gerbavillers.
Sister Julia and her four sisters
remained in the midst Of shell fire
and through the conflagaration
which followed, nursing both French
and German wounded, in one of a
dozen houses remaining in that
tract. .,.. -: ~,
I found her there, her village sim
plicity unchanged by fame, looking
after the sick or returning refugees.
When L observed that she was not
wearing her, decoration, she said:
mo. This is my working dress.
I have too much work to put on any
uniform. So 1 keep my decoration
in my bureau drawer President
Poincare brought it to me. could
not believe that such a little man
could be. president, until they told
me he really was" , .
If anyone suggests to Sister Julia
that they will make great adsa,i
about her when she goes to Paris,
she shakes her head and says:
my place is not making tours in
uniform, but here in my beloved Ger
bervillers, which all has to be re-
built, looking after the women and
children"
AS all these who have received her
kindly ministrations, extoll her con-
duct, she simply replies: S.
II have simply done the Lord
work as it came to me to do it. Why
should presidents make an adeau
about that?'' +