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The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
Purely Personal.

Gerald D. Grosner son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Isador Grosner. has been exempted from
his midyear college examinations and is
spending tive weeks with his parents at
their home. 93e Massachusetts avenue
northwest.
Capt Harold Summers. Of the flattie
Harold c. which arrived here recently
with cargo Of oysters. has been COM
peIIed to return to his home in westmore-
land County, Va. because of illness
Thomas o. White. one OF the book
clerks at the Public Library. will resign
his position TO take effect tomorrow. JS-
lius Brill has been appointed to tiIl his
position.
Capt Thomas Selectman. master Of
the tug Edith G. Winship, Consolidation
Coal Company. has returned from a visit
to his home at Occoquan. Va.
Miss Latimer. who is in charge OF the
Childrens' department at the Public Lii
brary, has just returned from a year 5
in South Africa
Capt T. r. Foukes left Washington yes
terday in charge OF the tug NJ Mitchell
Davis. TO do towing work around Chesa-
pCake Bay.
John II. Fahcy, president of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, arrived in
Washington yesterday 10 begin active
preparations for the annual convention
of the chamber to be held at the Willard
commencing next Wednesday. Mr.. Fahey
will preside over a meeting Of the board
OF directors Of the chamber next Mon
day.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Gus A.
Schuldt. who was confined to his home
with grippe. returned yesterday to his
duties at the Juvenile Court.
J. Thornby Laws has been appointed
a clerk in the office of the Public Utlh-
ties Commission to succeed Renan Cam
alier, resigned.
Arthur W. Atkinson has been made an
assistant chairman in the District en-
gineering department to succeed p. A.
Chamberlin, resigned.
Miss Margaret ]. Elgin, of the Public
Library stan. has filed her resignation to
take effect tomorrow. Miss Elgin will be
married in February.
Eli Whitney was among those to re-
ceive appointments to the stan of the
Public Library.
Washington Davis, son Of Capt. George
Davis. of the tug Herbert, has gone to
Sibley Hospital to be operated upon for
appendicitis.
Gov. Cox, of Ohio. is on a short trip
to Washington. He arrived yesterday
morning and is stopping at the New Will
lard.
J. Lowe Hartman, brother of the late
J. Borden Hartman, prominent banker
OF this city. arrived in the city yesterday
morning. Mr.. Hartman Is staying at the
Powhatan.
R. ]. Roces, of Manila. reached this
city yesterday. Mr.. Roces will be here
for several days. and is staying at the
Raleigh.
Thomas Melham. Of Sydney, Australia,
arrived in the District yesterday morning.
Mr.. Melham will stay at the Raleigh
while here.
Lieut.. Commander n. L. Jones, aid 90
Secretary Daniels, passed through WASH
ington yesterday on his gay to Aiken.
s. C., where he will spend two weeks con-
valescing. Lieut. Jones has Just left
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Ralph Sherline. OF Paris. Is In Washing
ton on a short visit. Mr. .Sherline ar
Uived yesterday morning and Is stopping
at the Raleigh.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
VETERANS INSTALL OFFICERS.
Mcintyre Post Inducts New Heads
Into Positions.

Mcintyre Post. No. Is. Veterans Of For
eign Wars, held its annual installation
of officers last night at the United Serv-
ice Club, 1347 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. National Patriotic Instructor Win
field Jones. founder OF Mcintyre Post.
and its first commander, installed the Of
ficers.
The new officers of the post are: {.
W. Roe, commander; George ]. Neuner'
senior vice commander; Rawley Doome'
Junior vice commander; Frank Eckam'
quartermaster; W. Du Bois, adjutant;
George Dixon. chaplain; NJ. Egan. surg
con; John Brecker, officer of the day;
Frank c. Baughman, patriotic instruc-
tor; Benjamin Phipps post historian, and
r. z. Wallace, A. l. Dougherty. and
George Neuner, trustees.
Many prominent men have Joined the
organization during the past year. in
cluding Representatives August P. Gard
ner and Richmond P. Hobson, Past Com
mander-in-chief John Lewis Smith, of
the United Spanish War Veterans, and
others
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
WANTS 1885, 900 BOND ISSUE.
Potomac Electric Files Request
with IkIIItIes Commission.

The Potomac Electric Power Company
yesterday filed with the Public Utilities
Commission a request to authorize a
bond issue of 1886. 900. to run ten years
The money would be used. the company
said. for refunding for money already
spent for equipment and improvements.
A schedule Of improvements to be made
this year, filed with the request, totals
S3Se, 900.
Reconsideration of the refusal OF the
commission to authorize a bond issue of
1864. 900 by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company has been asked. The
commission authorized bonds to meet new
improvements. but refused money to pay
for improvements already made until the
valuation of the cOmpany's property is
completed.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
NAVAL ORDERS.

The Severn. Potomac. C-I. c.. C-s. CO. and c-5
arrived at Cristobal January =.
The New York. Wyoming. Connecticut LouiSiEns.
New Hampshire. Vermont Utah. Arkansas. Virginia.
Nebraska New Jersey. North Dakota. Dixie CaSsH.
Henley. Cyclops and Ammen arrived at Guantanamo
January %. The Ammen arrived al Guantanamo
January 2s.
uary 2E
The Washington arrived at Port Iu Prince jan
uary q.
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.
Lieut.. Guy whItIock. to connection htting out Bal
tinnore and on board when commissioned.
Lieut.. tjunior Erade) ". R Munroe. TO CRAIG
ShIpbUildng Company. Long Beach. Cal
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES
WHITE

Charles B. wsysnt >. and Anna X. Hansr. 2.
eoth of Altoona, Pa. Rev. J. s. Montgome1,
Jo.sph y Donaldson - and Martha ID. Helsley,
q, both q Columbia Furnace, Va. Rev. ]. :.
CIsoso Lsne5ou. z. and Annie Z. MOhe. 4. Rev.
wiiiiun 6. Ia She'll, q. and Fannie Z. Kemp.
n Rev. S. II. Greene
JOAn O Archihald. >. and Edith B. MaACum.
. Rav. p. r. Hickok.
Rsf. W, 4. oahtl
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
Weather Today-FaiT
The Big
EVentToday
Weather Today-FaiT

The sale of 752 over
coats-$25 to $50.
Society Brand-Aristo-
cratic and Aquascutum
London Overcoats at $lI.
There are a few occa-
sions in every advertising
mans experience when he
is struck with the fear that
no word picture will do JUS
tice to the bargain he is
about to exploit.
This is one of the times.
The writer has never seen
a more wonderful lot of
overcoats.
Every kind of overcoat
is to be had; overcoats
for young men; overcoats
for older men; lively
overcoats; quiet over
coats; fine d o estic
fabrics; exclusive imported
fabrics from Scotland and
England. And a number
of them were made in
England in their entirety.
The sale begins this
morning; it goes without
saying the better ones will
go hrst-so come as soon
as you can. We expect to
be very busy, so we We pro-
vided additional statesmen.
No charge for alterations.
Ehr rSurtrta Clothes Shrpat
4@@aEeS
u 4 Seventh, Near ? ~
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
District Doesn't Have to Pay 81.

The Collector Of Internal Revenue has
upheld a decision Of District Auditor
Tweedale, who refused ia pay a stamp
tax of 81 on a steamship ticket bought
by the District to return a pauper to his
home. Under the circumstances, the col
lector said, the municipality Is not liable
to the war tax
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
D. A. R. Wants to Use Herdics.

Mrs. Charles r. Davis, representative OF
the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton. yesterday requested the Public Utili-
ties Commission to permit the Metropoli-
tan Coach Company to operate its
coaches from Pennsylvania avenue to ID.
A. r. Hall during the congress OF the
society here from April 10 to April 2k
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
WILL
HELP EDUCATION
Says in First Address He
Wants Larger Amounts
Given to Schools.
SPEAKS TO GRADUATES
People Asked to Come and See Him
and Are Promised He Will
Work for Them.

| Commissioner Louis Brownlow last
night declared in an address to the
graduates Of Business High School that
| if his views are carried out the per
centage of expenditure on the public
school system of the District will be in
creased from 271z per cent, the present
rate, to more than 80 per cent. This
was his first public address since taking
office.
This is the first time have ad-
| dressed the people of the District since
taking Office" said Commissioner
BrownIow. and I am particularly glad
that it is the educational branch which
have been given the honor of meeting
first
One of the first things did upon en-
tering my office the other day was TO
glance at a sheet of paper that con
tanned the full expenditures of the Dis
trlct government. I noticed that only
one item. the public school system. eN-
ceedeG % per cent. that being 27is per
cert. I made up my mind then that II
it lay within my power l would make
that item pass the mark Of 80 per cent
before leaving office.
Asks Them to Help Him.
Il would urge YOU graduates to take
with you tonight lasting dennltion OF
the name OF this school. When our fore
fathers settled this country they were
sneered at by the Old World because
they were largely shop keepers Educa-
ton is ages old, but only for the pro-
fessions. OF course it is great to be a
famous lawyer, physician or journalist,
but what are these professionals and
their country without business?
Il am about to undertake difficult
task, and l want the hearty and earnest
cooperation of all the citizens OF the
District. not merely the prominent ones.
I want you all to feel that while l am
in the Municipal Building you can come
to me with your wants, and. although
may not always be able to do what you
ask. YOU will find in me a well-wisher.'
Henry P Blair. president Of the Board
of Education, presided and INTRODUCED
tho sneakers. An invocation was deliver
ed bv Rev. Clarence \. Vincent. Musical
selections were rendered by the school
orchestra.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
Killed When Auto skids.

Norotown. Conn. Jan. 29.-Arthur Gard
ner was killed and another injured when
an automobile owned by Charles Baker
skidded today on the post road here.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
piles Cured I'm 9 to "a Days.

DruExiSt refund money IL PAzo Ointment fails
to cure Itching Blind, Bleeding. Prutruding
PLEA First application gives relief. 5c.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Lieut.. Commander n. l.. Jones, aid 20
Secretary Daniels, passed through WASH
ington yesterday on his gay to Aiken,
S. C., where he win spend two weeks con-
valescing. Lieut.. Jones has Just left
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Thomas Melham, OF Sydney, Australia
arrived in the District yesterday morning,
Mr.. Melham will stay at the Raleigh
while here.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Ralph Sherline. OF Paris. is in Washing
ton on a short visit. Mr. .Sherline ar
Cived yesterday morning and Is stopping
At the Raleigh.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

r. ]. Roces, of Manila, reached this
city yesterday. Mr.. Roces will be here
for several days. and is staying at the
Raleigh.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Capt. T. r. Foukes left Washington yes
terday in charge of the tug NJ. Mitchell
Davis, to do towing work around Chesa-
pcake Bay.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Capt Thomas Selectman. master of
the tug Edith G. Winship. Consolidation
Coal Company. has returned from visit
to his home at Occoquan. Va.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Miss Latimer. who is in charge OF the
childrens' department at the Public Lii
brary. has just returned from a years
leave Of absence. She spent that time
in South Africa.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

John II. Fahcy, president of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, arrived in
Washington yesterday TO begin active
preparations for the annual convention
of the chamber to be held at the Willard
commencing next Wednesday. Mr.. Fahey
will preside over a meeting of the board
of directors of the chamber next Mon
day.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

J. Lowe Hartman, brother of the late
J. Borden Hartman, prominent banker
OF this city. arrived in the city yesterday
morning. Mr.. Hartman is staying at the
Powhatan
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Gov. Cox, of Ohio, is on a short trip,
to Washington. He arrived yesterday
morning and Is stopping at the New VIII
lard.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Arthur W. Atkinson has been made an
assistant chairman in the District en-
sineering department to succeed p. A.
Chamberlin, resigned.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Miss Margaret j. Elgin. of the Public
Library staff, has filed her resignation to
take effect tomorrow. Miss Elgin will be
married in February
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

J. Thornby Laws has been appointed
a clerk in the office OF the Public Uun
ties Commission to succeed Renan Cam
alier, resigned.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30

Gerald D. Grosner. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Isador Grosner. has been exempted from
his midyear college examinations and is
spending two weeks with his parents at
their home, e39 Massachusetts avenue
northwest.
Evening star., 1915-12-16


and Miss Anita Kite.
buffet supper and dance for the re-
celVing party will follow the tea.
I. Miss Ruth Lester, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wharton E. Lester. was presented
ito a large and distinguished gathering
of society at a tea given by her parents
yesterday afternoon from 4:3o to
| 0 clock at their residence on MasSa-
chusetts avenue.
| The drawing room suite was elabo-
| rately decorated, the walls being
sprayed over with southern smilax
with here and there wall pockets filed
| with pink roses. Roses and ferns
| banked the mantels, and in the ding
room the tea table had a large center
piece of pink roses and maidenhaiI
| fern.
| A tall screen across one end of the
drawing room held the scores of beau
! tiful bouquets sent the lovely young
bad
Mrs. Lester received in an exquisite
gown of gray chiffon over gray satin
/ trimmed with silver lace
The debutante was lovely in a gown
of cloth o. silver over white satin. with
a bouffant overdress of w2ite tulle.
The bodice of tulle had a girdle of
silver lace and was trimmed with tiny
silver rosebuds. She carried a large
shower bouquet of Killarney roses and
lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Victor kauffmann and Mrs.
Joseph Kuhn presided at the daintily
appointed tea table and Mrs. Hampson
Gary served punch.
The other assistants included Miss
Grace Overman. Miss Jeanette Cowan
Miss Teresa Granda y PeZet. Miss Lau-
rie Smith. Miss Catherine Burdette,
Miss Beatrice Dulin, Miss Lillian Hend-
rick, Miss Margaret Douglass. Miss
| Marie Sims. Miss Margaret Read, NJ SIS
Helen Blodgett and Miss Mary Graham
The Secretary of State and Mrs Lam
sing entertained at dinner last even
ling. Their guests were the ambassa-
dor of Spain and Nine. de Riano. the
ambassador of Chile and Nine. Suarez-
Mujica, the minister of Switzerland
and Nine. Ritter. Nine. Ekengren. the
minister of Denmark. Senator and Mrs.
Gilbert Hitchcock. the Attorney Cen
| eraI and Mrs: Thomas Watt Gregory,
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Representative and Mrs. Henry D.
Flood, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs Andrew j. Peters.
Mr.. Wilbur ]. Carr, director of the
consular service; Miss Lansing, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles b. Warren of Detroit
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee
Mrs. Carroll A. Devol was hostess at 4
luncheon at the Army and Navy Club
yesterday in honor of Mrs. Henry w.
Lawton. Those invited to meet Mrs.
Lawton were: Mrs. Henry Breckin-
ridge, Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott. Mrs. Henry
=. Mccain, Mrs. William C. Gorgas.
Mrs. James B. Aleshire, Mrs. Butler
d. Price. Mrs. Emerson II. Liscum,
Mrs. Charles G. Walcutt, Mrs. George
Cameron and Mrs. Charles W. Fenton.
Mr. and Mrs. William Payne Mere
dith had a dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club last night, when their guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Parker. jr.
DR.. and Mrs. Louis Lehr, DR.. and Mrs.
J. Breckenridge Bayne. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ormsby McCammon, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
CONTINUED on Ninth Page.)
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Capers, Miss Marie Sims. Miss Margaret
Parker Miss Jeanette Cowan, Miss Hull
and Miss Anita Kite.
buffet supper and dance for the re-
ceiying party will follow the tea.
Evening star., 1915-12-16

Continued on Ninth Page.)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-01
COPPER SELLING HIGHEST
PRICE since WAR BEGUN

Several of the largest copper pro-
ducers and exporters have entered in
to a tentative agreement with the
British government subject to the ap-
proval of the state department at
Washington which provides for future
exports of the metal to neutral coun-
tries, chiefly Denmark, Norway, Swe-
den and Italy, without further inter
ference by the ships of the navy, says
a New York press dispatch. Under the
proposed agreement, copy of which
was mailed to Secretary Bryon, ex-
porters will file with the British con
sular agency at this or any other port
of departure copies of their calls COW
ering all exports. These papers will
bear the names of eonsignees, names
OF steamers by which the metal is to
be forwarded and such other particu-
lars as may govern shipments.
The parties to the plan include the
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany, the American Metal company,
the United Metals Selling Agency and
number of individual agents or ex-
porters. Copper rose at once to 16 cents
per pound in the New York market,
its highest price since the outbreak of
the war.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-01
WILL DISPOSE OF STATE
DRY FARM AT ELKO

Plans for making a deficiency appro-
priation to carry the Elko dry farm
along until the 1918 crops can be dis
posed of and the farm sold were con-
sidered Sunday when Governor Boyle,
President Hendrick of the University
Of Nevada and Dean c. 5. knight of
the Agricultural College, visited the
farm, accompanied by a large delega-
tion from Elko. The trip was made
from Elko in four automobiles. Sena-
tor Hesson, one of the directors of the
farm, was in the party.
Governor Boyle vetoed the bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the dry farm
and the visit yesterday was for the
purpose of learning how the property
could be best handled to prevent loss
to the state. 1t was thought, Presi-
dent Hendrick said. that it would be
best to provide $1,000 or so TO keep
the farm in good shape until buyer
could be found.
1t has been planned TO secure some
oe the machinery of the Elko farm for
the new university farm on the Vir-
ginia road, but if any considerable
time is taken up in disposing of the
Elko farm, or it is carried along to
harvest time the university would have
to get the machinery elsewhere.-Car-
son News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-01
NEW REVENUE ACT Will
INCREASE COUNTY TAX RATE

The new revenue act which was
passed by the recent legislature and
which has been signed by the COVER
nor reduces the income of the various
counties from the licenses and will
cause material increase in the rate
of taxation in the various counties of
the state. Under the provisions of the
act merchants, hotel keepers and those
engaged in mercantile and kindred
lines viii not have to pay any county
license. Billiard parlors, bowling al
leys, opera houses, saloons, dance halls
and persons telling fortunes with cards
and owners of sheep are the principal
one compelled to pay license.
The following schedule shows the in
crease in the tax rate necessary in
each county of the state for the years
1915 ond 1916 to make up the deficit
caused by the new law:
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-01
OFFICIAL MINING JOURNAL
ATTACKS SERETARY LANE

Secretary Lane of the Interior De-
partment has been accused of blocking
metal mining in the West by the Off
ciaI publication of the American Min
ing Congress. In an editorial in the
Mining Congress Journal which APP
pears in the issue published Monday,
the Secretary of the Interior is taken
to task sharply for his attitude toward
the proposed leasing policy. Basis for
the editorial is found in the recent ac-
tion of the Wyoming legislature in for
mally condemning the leasing policy
as being a dangerous menace to re-
publican form of government, and the
reply of Mr.. Lane to this resolution.
The Mining Congress journal takes
issue with the Secretary s statement
that metal mining development is not
blocked by the Withdrawals that have
been made. The editor goes into Mr..
Lane Is own office for the proof. He
cites the Bolthoff case, which is pend
ing before the Interior Department.
He assures the Secretary that any
quantity of as pertinent examples can
be cited.
Several years ago, Mr.. Bolthoff, of
the Hendrie and Bolthof Machinery
Co., of Denver, Colo, came into pos
session of several mining claims and
mill site in Clear Creek county,
Colorado. After some years of work
aud the expenditure of many thous-
apds of dollars upon the Gains, they
began the erection of a mil' to treat
the ore body which thus development
work had disclosed, and a. the same
time applied to the government for \
patent upon his mill site and mining
claims. After spending something like
$25, 900 in permanent construction
work and after he>was met by the tie
termination of the land department
that the mill site connected with his
mining claims could not go to patent
because of the fact that the valley had
been withdrawn from entry as power
site. An appeal was taken to the See.
retarv of the Interior Mr.. Bothoff
employed attorneys, and after consid-
cradle effort on the part of the sena-
tors from Colorado hearing was final
lv arranged before subordinate Of
the Interior Department. The case is
still pending and the enterprise is still
blocked. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-01
DANCER AND king
AT NIXON TONIGHT

This evening viii be regular feature
night at the Nixon opera house and
the attraction will be "The Dancer
and the King fve-act Blaney feat
ure. Admission will be 25 cents for
adults, 10 cents for children. Follow
ing is synopsis of the play:
Giles, the secretary of the young
king of Bavarre, is deeply impressed
with the talent and grace of a little
girl he sees dancing in the street. He
questions her and finds her father is
very i'll in garret. Upon the father =
death, Giles takes little Lola under his
protecting care, and has her educated,
and engages the best masters to per-
feet her in the art of dancing
Some years later the young king at
tends performance where Lola is
dancing, and becomes deeply infatuat-
ed with her charms. A revolution is
breeding among the poor people, who
are heavily taxed for the benefit of
the rich. Lola intercedes for them,
and the king finally consents to listen
to the pleadings of his favorite, and
revoke the heavy taxes. This action
creates the animosity of his courtiers
and noblemen, and they in turn plot
to dethrone him. Lola with the assist
ance of several friends is fully 40
quainted with their plots and plans,
and decides to frustrate them.
She rides to the inn where the con-
spirators congregate, disguised as q
little Dutch girl. There she is recog-
nized and is compelled to flee for her
life, but not until she has learned that
the traitors have decided to kill the
young king. Again Disgusting herself
as young soldier, she gains access
to the castle of the prime minister,
where king Louis is imprisoned, and
succeeds in warning the sovereign of
hi danger. Some of her friend have
aroused the people to the danger
threatening their king. They march to
the castle with the soldiers to battle
against the revolutionary party. En-
ragged at the failure of his plotting, the
prime minister realizes that Lola is the
main cause of his downfall, and they
fight duel in which Lola kills the
traitor
Dismayed at the death of their lead
er, the revolutionists are easily worst
ed, and the king, his people and Lola
are united amid general rejoicing.