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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
GERMAN FOREIGN
OFFICES REGRETS
Explains to American Ambassador
Why Mail to LuXemburg
Was Delayed

THE HAGUE. VIA LONDON,
March 9.-t0:l5 p. m.)-The Ger
man foreign office has sent through
James w. Gerard the American am
bassadOr 10 Germany, an expression OF
regret and an explanation to Henry
Van Dyke the American minister to
Holland and Luxembourg regarding
the interruption OF Dr. Van Dykes
with LuXemburg.
The trouble Is attributed in the eX-
planation 10 misunderstanding on
the part AZ the military commandant
al Tr.yos and " is stated that orders
have been issued 70 prevent such an
incident occurring again.
e---s.-s
\ dispatch from The Hague on
February II said Or. Van Dyke had
appealed L" the government at Wash
ington 20 protest 20 Germany against
Interference with his duties as minis
ter 70 the Grand Duchy Of Luxem-
burg. The German military COM
mander at Treves. he said, had re-
fused 10 allow his letters 70 pass be-
cause they were sealed with the seal
OF the American legation.
The minister added that for several
days he had been trying through the
mediation Of the German minister at
The Hague To obtain an explanation
from Berlin OF the invasion Of his
diplomatic privileges but that no an
swer had been received from the Ger
man capital The day following the
receipt Of Or. Van Dykes protest
Secretary Bryan announced that rep
resentatiOns had been made to Ger
many
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
CAN YOU HIT A
GERBOY? FRENCH
TRENCH BATTLES

FREDERICK PALMER. WHO Il
AT THE FRONT | NFRANCE FOE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. SENDS
THE FOLLoWINGI.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
ID FRANCE. via London.
March 3.--lS:O5 p. mD-"There
you are and keep your head
down. II is fair target at that
distance" said the officer who
had come out Of the shelter to
meet the newspaper correspond
ents who were being permitted to
visit the. trenches
The correspondents were In the
defenses at the edge Of a hard
wood grove called the PlQegsteert
woods The British had fought
fiercely i'm order to get possession
OF this grove for II meant cover
for them. Occasionally bullets
whistled overhead and the swish
Of German shells. which were be-
ing fired at something in the rear
passed higher up. while a hidden
British battery was sending its
shells I'm the opposite direction.
At intervals in the defenses men
were waiting with rifles laid to
plug any moving thing that looked
like u "Gerboy."
III a GerbOy helmet appears
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
NELSON IMPROVING
Rcsalns Consciousness and Talks to
Members of His Family

KANSAS CITY. March "a de-
cided improvement was seen during
the day In the condition of William
Rockhlll Nelson. editor of the Kan.
sas City Star. who IS Ill at his home
here. HIS condition. however, physts
clans announced early tonight rec
mained critical.
After being unconscious almost four
days Mr. Nelson regained conscious
ness this afternoon and was able to
talk with members Of his family who
are at his bedside.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
A DUKES MIXTURE.

With snow. ra'r
and a little sur
shine on tap yes
terday, March T.
certainly living w
to It's name. Pre-
pare for a thunder
storm tomorrow.
1t certainly is hard
on the women with
new spring clothes
to show off, but
then think of the
boon this weather
Is proving to those
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
NEW YORK is LEADING CITY
In Handling Foreign Commerce OF the
United States.

WASHINGTON. March - New
York city still is far ahead Of all other
American ports in the handling OF
the nations foreign commerce. An
analysis made public today by the de-
partment OF commerce OF the volume
Of business for 1914 showed the value
Of New YOrk's imports was about 40
per cent OF the country's total and its
imports amounted TO more than "a
per cent OF the whole The ports
total foreign trade amounted to
S1,SO7. 100000, while the country's
total was s3.903. 1000. 900.
In the export trade Galve ston. with.
S197.O0O.00. stands second. with New
Orleans with $751;, 1,00O.0 900 third.
In imports. Boston, with $t63,0OO,-
$50. 0Oo. O00, fourth.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
One Hundred Fifty Hust-
ling, Rustling Business
Men on First Trip.
WARM RECEPTIONS
All Along the Route Tulsans
Met Old Friend and
Made New Ones.

staff Correspondence.
nNCE upon a time travelling man
~ worked all week and had moth
ing to show but an expense account.
He said. though. that he was proud
Of his record. for he had made many
friends for the office. That's what
the $50 Tulsa boosters did yesterday
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nKLAHOMA CITY, March 9-The
" senate this morning. after an
hour Of debate decided to discuss and
dc.fde impeachment cases in secret
session Of the impeachment court and
to- keep the proceedings and vote OF
senator's as a court secret. This was
done in adopting an amended bill in
the place Of the house bill that seeks
to vitallze the constitutional provision
as to impeachment trials by the SEN
ate. The decision was not reached
without vigorous protest. Senators
Tucker OF ArdmOre and Sutherlin of
Wagoher we're leaders in the attempt
to prevent such n provision in the law
and II was adopted by a vote OF 81 to
10 on roll call.
Senators who voted against an
amendment offered by Senator Tucker
and amplified by Senator Sutherlin
which would have required announce
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10

to have county highway engineer.
One-fourth OF n mill Is to be levied
for tile state highway engineers. One
fourth OF mill is to bc levied for the
state highway construction fund and
this II to b. used lin counties that
make similar levy for the county
highway fund.
There also is to be II state tax on
autos of so cents per horsepower, in
lieu Of al al yalOrem taxes, and this
money H. to be usod for road purposes
solely The bill provides for the eX-
tensiVc use of convict tabor on road
work
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
10 E.A'oI toe

women VINO nave nos tfA H--n dDle
TO purchase their Easter suit. It's an
III wind that displays the newest style
In spring hosiery. but a mighty well
come one to the street loafers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10
For the Little Busi-
ness that would
Be Big

A small business CAN
ADVERTISE, and advertise
profitably in the WANT
AID. COLUMNS OF THE
WORLD.
The smallest business es-
tablishments in town are
doing 1t now, BUT THEY
WON'T STAY SMALL
VERY LONG. Their bust
ness is growing rapidly
through results obtained
from WORLD WANT ADS.
WORLD
WANTS
WIN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10

NTEW YORK. March attorneys
~ for Harry Kendall Thaw. slayer
OF Stanford White. today made their
first attempt 20 get testimony con-
cerning his sanity into the record Of
his trial for conspiring TO. escape from
the state hospital for the criminal in
sane at Matteawan. The attempt was
unsuccessful.
II was while william Gordon,
hotel keeper Ot Beason. n. Y, was
Oh the witness stand that Justice
Page. before whom the trial OF Thaw
and i've co-defendants is in progress
in the criminal branch of the SUI
preme court. sustained the prosecu-
tons objection against the introduc.
ton of such testimony. II was under
stood, however that the ruling of the
court applied solely to the testimony
of Gordon.
Gordon after telling Of the many
visits Thaw made to his hotel while
on his way to and from habeas cor
Fus proceedings. which he instituted.
and declaring that he cOnversed with
Thaw as he did with any other man,
was asked whether the defendant ap-
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May Dissolve Parliament.

In Greece NJ. Gounaris has under
taken to form a cabinet to succeed
that Of NJ. Nenizelos and threatens to
dissolve parliament IL that body does
not endorse his policy of friendly
neutrality towards the allies. 1t is be-
lieyed in high official circles in Lon
don, however. that the people will
force the Greek government to inter
vene and that NJ. Nenizelos soon will
be back in office.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-10

There is a dandy bungalow
advertised for sale on the
Classified Page. just the
thing for the newly weds--
Buy it now-start life right.
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FINAL DEFEAT is ADMINISTERED TO RUSSELL AhEl
THE WEATHER REPORT :.

TULSA, March 9.--The tsmpera.
'ture: Maximum 80, minimum 81;
north winds; cloudy: 02 inch rain.
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WASHINGTON, March g---Fore.
cast Oklahoma, snow Wednesday fair
in extreme east Thursday fair.
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Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

with her sister, Mrs. Henry Noble, anc
Alice Hates has been visiting Mrs. Ed.
gar Layton of near Vernon.
Mrs. Margaret J. Camper was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Wilbur
Minner, last week.
Jeannett Layton. of Burrsville. is Wis
iting her grandmother, Mrs. Emma
Masten.
Mrs. Amos Layton has gone to the
Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia
for treatment.
Howard Cooper, of Whitesburg. was
a weekend guest of his sister, Mrs.
Harvey Camper.
Mrs. Herman Scott and children were
guests of Mrs. Welch, near FELTON,, a
part of last week.
William Kohland has returned to his
home in Brooklyn, N. Y, after spend
ing few days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Welch as the guest of his brother
Edward, who accompanied him home.
Mrs. H. L. Masten and daughters
Grace and Anna spent Monday with
Mrs. Isaac Hammond.
Mrs. Henry Otwell, accompanied bv
her daughter Myrtle, spent the week |
end with friends at Burrsville.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

THE new tax laws of Sussex County
have caused the various school districts
in this the largest county in Delaware
to face the question of how they shall
collect the school taxes laid annually by
the various school districts. The new
Tax Receivership laws clearly prohibit
that official from collecting the school
taxes, and very properly do so in our
opirion. For years the local district
tax collectors have been compelled to
take the balance of the duplicate from
the various districts after the taxes had
been rebated at August 9th; and to get
these taxes collected, he had to waste
the time that should have been devoted
to collecting the county taxes. This is
all thing of the past, and various school
districts of Sussex County must now
provide for the collection of its own
school taxes by appointing a collector
and having him give bond to the local |
school board for the security of the taxes |
collected. This will bring home to the |
people the real nuisance of the tax col
lecting system under which we have
been suffering in the past, and make a
general desire that entire system be
wiped away and all assessments be made
by one assessment board, and that the
taxes be levied in one lump sum and ap-
portioned by the three Levy Court Com
nissioners to be elected at the next gen
eral election, to the schools, to the roads
and bridges and for other county pur-
poses. 1t is an easy matter to accom-
olish. The amount required for the
choOls is well known to the State Audi
or as set forth in his reports, and the
annoyance of collecting the school tax !
" one collector, and the county taxes :
" another collector can not pass too
oon. To the local school boards of Sus- 9
eX county the fact must be made clear, :
hat the collection of their school taxes i
rom now until the legislature makes
ther provisions, will have to be collec- |
I'd by themselves, or by some one indi y
idual they may authorize to collec; them. n
hat is fact, and it is backed up by the v
wv. 1t may be unpleasant to have to !
)llect these taxes, but until the legisla- a
Ire makes other provisions, it will have ii
prevail in Sussex county. Z
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

As long as men get alcohol they will
abuse their body, and their brain ability
especially. 1t is always the fellow who
has squandered his substance with with
maudling voice bemoans his hard luck
and proclaims his inability to earn suf-
fcient to supply the little things which
make comfort and pleasure in a home.
Its the persistent abuse of God-given
privileges that is bringing the day close
at hand when nationwide prohibition
will prevail. An instance of this charac-
ter happened in the business office of the
Chronicle only last Saturday, when a
middle-aged farmer well under the influ-
ence of whiskey, stated to the writer that
he could not afford to take a paper for
his family. The amount of the gallon in
his buggy would have paid for a daily
and the home weekly for his family
whole year.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

People of this section are busy thresh.
ing their grain.
Ruby Smith, of Baltimore, has been
visiting relatives near here.
I Alice Donovan spent the weekend
with Clara Reynolds.
Mary Smith is at the bedside of her
aunt, Mrs. Alex Lynch.
~ l. L. Smith is spending a week at
Slaughter Beach.
Mrs. j.; B; Smith spent tho past week
with |. H. Smith.
Franklin johnson, of Haddonfeld, N.
D.; is visiting friends and relatives here.
MRS. j. b. Watson is suffering from
an attack of Indigestion.
John Brown, of Philadelphia, is spend
ing the summer months with his parents
near here.
Miss Emma Kissclying is taking an
extended trip to Coney Island.
Mrs. W. S. O'Day is quite i'll at this
writing.
L: G. Harris has bought the farm of
ID: i. Anderson, known as Smiths store.
Dale Cannon, of Bridgeville, spent
the week end with holland Macklin.
Misses Ida and Mary O'Day spent the
week end with their grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Wiley, near Greenwood.
Cecil West has returned to Whining
ton after spending some time with his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Wyatt.
Lizzie Wyatt has been spending some
tlme with Grace Hubbard, of Federsls-
burg, Nd.
Miss Catharine Warrington, of Green
wood, IS spending a week with Minnie
Russell. PANSY.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

In season when the weather is more
favorable TO the growth of crops. low
prices generally prevail but, when with
this combination comes an increased
acreage, than the market is almost GER
tain to break, and the growers experience
disasterous financial results. This seems
to have been the experience or those who
embarked largely in white potato grow
ing on the Del-Mar-V peninsula. Scores
of trains hauling hundreds of cars loaded
with the finest white potatoes possible to
produce, have passed north from this
peninsula for the past two months. and
millions of barrels of potatoes have been
marketed. The early prices were large
but they soon fell to figures which barely
cover the cost Of production, leaving an
actual money loss of freight and cost of
barrel for the grower to provide for.
This has found many unable to meet the
emergency, and in such cases the grower
faces financial difficulties. When potatoes
sell at seventy-fve cents in the city mar
kets, it means financial ruin for the
grower unable to stand that strain. But
for ten years past the growers of this
peninsula, especially on the lower end of
It, have had very satisfactory results, and
with a very small exception, are well able
o stand the strain Of bad season in po-
atoes. This part of Delaware is but little
ffected from the potato situation, as Del i
ware does not grow so extensive as the c
7irginia counties, or even the Maryland !. !
otato section 4
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

that because of an increased assessment
their tax will be higher. Most property
! in this county has been assessed away
below its value, and the tax rate has
been high, Unfortunately, property in
/ some districts has been assessed at a fair
value while in others it has been assessed
at a ridiculously low price, as a conse-
quence the property owners of say Lewes
and Rehoboth Hundred have been pay
ing twice the amount of tax on their
property as the owners of property OF the
same value of say property owners in
North West Fork Hundred. It was these
gross inconsistencies in value in different
districts and their palpable unfairness
that necessitated a change in our assess
ment method, and under a true valuation
as required by the new law the tax rate
should decrease in proportion to the in
crease in the valuation of the property
III fact, the taxable who has been paying
a tax on near the real value of his prop
eTty should pay less, and that of the
property owner who has been paying on
grossly inadequate value should be in
creased.
The law is fair and should adjust the
and unfairness in the old
law. 1t is only the person who does not
want to pay his just and proper portion
of the burden of taxation who can object |
to the law.
However, the real estate owner who is
now bearing the burden of taxation
should look forward to the time (and it
is coming) when all property will bear
its proportion of the tax burden, and
men of property shall pay on what they
are worth just as the land owner and
enant farmer does to day. Now that
We have got away from the old antigua
ed system of taxation, it will not be so
lard to get this further change in our
ak laws.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16
MIDWAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Holland visited
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Coulter, at Har.
beson, Thursday of of last week.
Mrs. Ella Bryan of Lewes, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Warrington Sat
urday and sunday.
Miss Mildred Warrington visited Miss
Mamie Burton, Of Rehoboth Beach Sun
day.
Mrs. Florence Hastings and daughter
near Stokley are visiting Mrs. Hastings
sister, Mrs. Edward Warrington.
E. H. Warrington and Cleaveland
Shockley have purchased a new wheat
thresher.
Mrs. Roland Hill, of Angola, visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Cliftoni niSunday.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

The people of Sussex County are tc
crawl from under the old system of as
isessment of property which has operated
so very unsatisfactory for the past thirty
years. It is true that many cases are ex-
tent where the assessed valuations are
less than half of the forced sale price of
property, and but little over twenty per
cent. of the asking price by the owners,
and it is just there that the unjust bear
ing of the old assessment laws came in.
The last legislature in response to a de-
mand from the people of Sussex County,
without regard to political afilliation.
abolished the old system and instituted
the law under which the list as a basis
for assessment in the future of all prop
erty for public purposes will be formed.
It is big task, and the men appointed
by the Governor to accomplish the work
realize its magnitude. In the issue of |
last Saturday of the Sussex Republican.
the editor, Robert G. Houston. verv
states the situation in the fol-
lowing language:
Our new Board of Assessment is busy
at work sending out blanks upon which
each property holder makes a return of
his taxable property, both real and per
sonal and the value thereof.
Under the new law adopted by the last
session of the Legislature each taxable
really his own assessor. subject
If course to review by the Board of as
essment. This new law is sound in
and good common sense. No
nan knows better than the owner what
le possesses and what it is worth. Of
curse, the proper value of property.
cal or personal, is what it would bring
nd not what a man may hold it at or a
'ant for it A mans home may have a !
value to him. He NAV not
amt to sell and therefore holds il at
lore than its real value or worth, and a
e may feel that he does not really know u
hat it is worth, but if he does not he
lght to and can easily frd out. If n
an has doubts of the real value of his d
-operty, because he has not purchased
recently or has not had an offer for it. n
t him consider it from the buyers stand 81
lint and decide what he would give for
if he wanted to buy. One thing is 81
rtain, the new law has put men to I'll
mixing and will be an education to all
the valuation of property in this he
unity. Taxables should not conclude, Cl
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

The law directly charges the Light
and Water COMMISSION of Milford with
the duty of providing and maintaining
proper equipment for fighting and pre-
venting fresg and sustaining the same
after it is provided. If the members OF
the Light and Water Commission can
reconcile fheir conscience with their oath
to perform their duties, ETC., which they
took when they assumed the job as mem
bers Of the Light and Water Commission,
witK the actual results which have pre-
vailed for the past ten years in Milford
as to equipment of fire company, then
they have very easy consciences, or are
incapable of realizinge their duties If
they have grown too old to discharge the
real duties, or if their private affairs
prevent them from d;scharging their
duty, then vacancy would be better in
their board, than to have matters drift
any longer God will not always permit
Milford to escape. We need new and
modern fire lighting apparatus. It is
not fair to ask individual citizens to CON
tribute to supply apparatus which all the
town is interested in, or to make special !
contributions other than as they would |
do any act of chari'y. Let the Light |
and Water Commission at least perform
the duties prescribed by the law, in a
and satisfactory way to protect
is from a great fire.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

The receiver of Taxes for Sussex County
reports that many persons are paying
their taxes for 1915 promptly when he
sits as advertised to receive these taxes
in the various districts; but, he also finds
there is a disposition to hold back the
taxes because the taxpayer, has become
accustomed to believe that the taxes are
not due until the end of the current year.
This is mistake. All taxes are due as
soon as the duplicate is placed in the
hands of the Tax Receiver, and he sits
to receive the taxes as advertised The
people will experience the fact that there
is a penalty for them to pay after failure
on their part to pay the county taxes
promptly. Its new law, and works well
in other states, and it will work all right
in Delaware. as soon as the people get to
know how it operates.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16

I The proposition to consolidate seven
rural schools in lower part of Sussex
County under the law passed last winter
which provides that the district may con-
solidate after the voters of the several
districts have voted favorable to consoli-
dation, has failed of approval by the
voters. It is too much to expect that
the average school voter will take favor
able to this method of bettering the
rural schools. It will be better to get an
entirely new school law, and when that is
finally accomplished, the children of
Delaware will get better school facilities