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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16
Will
FIGHT new TAX
Alexandrians Vote Unani-
mously to Test Act Of
Legislature.
AWAIT LEGAL ADVICE
Business Men Will Meet Monday and
Hear Report of Attorney
H. Noel Garner.

Alexandria. Va, July 15.-Forty-six
merchants representing practically
every line of business in Alexandra
this afternoon unanimously decided to
test the omitted tax provision of the
merchants special tax law. as passed
attorney for the Retail Merchants As
| ISOLATION recommends a test case.
The meeting of merchants was pre-
| sided over by ]. w. Monroe. president
of the Retail Merchants Association.
Harrie White acted as secretary. At
torney r. D. Brumback declared that
| the special tax law is very complicated
but said the legislature did not intend
merchants to go back Ave years in
making their tax reports. we objec,
to the omitted taxes. II the State ca
collect five years back 1t can go back
indefinitely he declared.
A committee composed of W. II.
| Hellmuth, w. E. Dienelt. ]. T.
Sweeney, c. ]. W. Summers, and Wal
| ter Beach was named to work with
committee from the Retail Merchants
| Association to arrange for another
| meeting Monday when a report on the
| question of testing tho omitted tax
proposition will be made by H. Noel
Garner. attorney for the Retail Mer-
chants Association.
Iypnold 1eVer ID on the decrease. &C
cording to the annual report of the State
board Of health. There were 1ss less
cases in Virginia during May and June
than during the corresponding months
last eyar.
Preparations are being made by men,
bers OF Troop No. /, Boy Scouts. for !
celebrating its fifth anniversary on Sep |
TENDER Is. committee has been ap- !
pointed to arrange for the affair.
Monroe and Marbury, real estate deal |
ers. have sold for Mrs Hannah NJ. Alb
bolt her home and ten acres Of land. |
the buyer. The property Is located on
the Little River Turnpike a mile west
of Alexandria in Fairfax County.
The committee on plans for the new
Alexandra Hospital expects to complete
it's work shortly and submitted the plans
to tho board Of trustees for approval
Robert s. Barrett and Will F. earns. Il
of this city. are in Newport News at
tending the annual meeting Of the Vir-
ginia Press Association.
The excursion today to Colonial Beach
under the auspices of Alexandria Lodge.
No. 49, Benevolent and Protective Order
Of Elks. was well attended.
Virginia Louise Smith, infant daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Smith.
died today at her parents home. at Del
Ray. The funeral will take place at
$50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The third degree Of the order tonight
was conferred on three candidates by
Alexandria Council. No S. Order Of Fra
ternal Americans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16
DOGS PRAYER SHOWS OWNER.
CANNES Feat Aids Judge In Days
Work.

New York, July ia prayer in Harlem
Court today by a 3-year-old fox terrier
restored the animal to Its owner. Mrs.
Charles Korbel. of 400 West 14sth street
The dog was brought into court by
Mrs. Bessie Manuel. Of 3s44 Broadway.
Both women claimed II.
In court Mrs Manuel said the dogs
name was Nellie" while Mrs. Korbel
contended the animals name was
Baby" The dog responded to both
names.
Mrs. Korbel then told the court Baby
was a trick dog and requested the animal
to say her prayers. The dog walked
over to Mrs. Korbel. placed her paws
on Mrs. korbel shoulder and then bowed
her head and remained In that position
until Mrs. Korbel said Amen"
Magistrate Marsh said the animal I'M
doubtedly belonged to Mrs. Korbel 'and
she left the courtroom with the dog.
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of Eastern; Dorothy Wilson and Wini-
fred Selean. Of Technical. and Muriel
Keller and Ruth Tyree. who enter high
school in the fall.
The following are representing the as
ISOLATION at the conference being held at
Silver Bay on Lake George. New York
Misses Ellen Love. Flora Dellwig Mary
Tate. Elsie Bunting. Sallie billiard. Flora
Harper. Ruth Dawson. Margaret Curand.
Edna May Daniel. Alice McCauley. Mabel
Nelson Thurston. Helen Wyman, and
Ruth NJ. Keeney.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16
PLENTY OF CHAPERONS
FOR GIRLS In CAMPS
Y. W. G. A. Watches Out for Pretty
Delegates to Summer
Conferences.

The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation Is featuring the chaperoning OF
young women to conferences this sum-
mer. Five delegates have Just returned
from the Industrial Girls Conference at
Camp Nepahwin. Canton. Pa.
Miss Marion White, of the Y. W. C.
A. Is chaperoning a party to the camp
for the conference for high school girls
this week. The party is composed of
Misses Irene Daniel and Christine Damn.
of Western High School; Elsie Jarvis,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16

A five-acre model OF the Panama ca
nal. constructed at a cost of more than
$780, 900. is exhibited on the zone at the
Panama-Pacific exposition in San Fran
cisco. The trip along the model canal
is made on a movable platform which
seats 1000 people. and which is a mile
long.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16

mouth by a rubber tube and the gas was
turned on. A bottle. which had con-
tanned chIoroform. lay under her head.
Apparently she had saturated the pill
low with the drug and then inhaled the
gas as she lay down on the pillow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16
DIES PLAYING PIN0CHLE.
Wasted from aOS to 1QP Pound
from Strange Malcdy.

New York. July 15.-while. propped In
bed playing pinochle with friends. Dr.
Isidore Zippert who has lost 20 pounds
In nine months through a strange NAL
ady. died suddenly IN his home. at No.
35l East Fourth street. His friends said
1t was a peaceful death. because one OF
his greatest JON In life was pinochle.
DR.. Zippert weighed 305 pounds last
October when he was stricken with a
malady 20 mysterious that seven ply
sicians could not determine what II was.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16
Mckinley, Physician III.

Stamford. Conn.,. July ls.-Dr. Francis
Delaield. Of New York, who was called
In consultation when President Mckinley
was shot, II critically Ill At the house
Of his sister. Miss Emma Delaneld, Bell
avenue, Noroton. He suffered q stroke
Of apoplexy Saturday.
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Makes Sure of Suicide.

45 years old. of 80 Junction avenue, CO.
roma. was found dead in bed this morn
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16
Dies Praying for Dead.

New York. July 15.-Meyer Waller
stein. &c years old. of 33s East 10th street.
died suddenly last evening while attend
ing the ritual for the dead at a syna-
goGue at 3s7 East 12lst. street. During a
prayer he fell TO the floor
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Deny Report of Costa's Death.

Lisbon. July 15.-An official bulletin is
sued here today denies the report sent
out from Madrid that former Premier
Costa has died from the wound recently
inflicted by an assassin and states tina,
he Is improving.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16
Chiuese Start eteamer Line.

The Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce has been advised that q
Chinese steamship hue b to be operated
from Shanghai and other Southern sChina
with the Japenese lines now dominskins
tt .trane.Paelfle tfadAk -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16

The excursion today to Colonial Beach
under the auspices of Alexandria Lodge.
No. 75s. Benevolent and Protective Order
Of Elks was we'll attended.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16

Robert s. Barrett and Will F. earns
of this city. are in Newport News at
tending the annual meeting Of the Vir
ginia Press Association.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16

The committee on plans for the new
Alexandra Hospital expects to complete
its work shortly and submitted the plans
to the board of trustees for approval.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-16

Virginia Louise Smith, infant daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Smith.
died today at her parents home. at Del
Ray. The funeral will take place at
30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
us. MOTOR TRUCK
WINS WAR H0INORS
Leading British Automobile
Magazine Gives America the
Palm in High Praise.

An American motor truck has carried
on the honors In the European war. II
Is the leading British automobile maga-
zine that gives America the palm. while
the rest Of the English motor journals
are srieving mournfully over ,hc
Yankee" motor truck invasion with al
!eged inferior products.
ut is pretty generally admitted" says
the Automobile Engineer. OF London.
that the vehicles giving the best serv-
ice in war conditions are the Jeffery
Quads."
These vehicles" continues the Auto
mobile Engineer. were called upon to
carry q load Of two tons anywhere
where II could be taken by a mule
team. and II 10 understood that before
being adopted by the United States
army these vehicles were subjected to
this and other most stringent tests.
When II Is borne in mind that. after
all. mechanical transport In Its present
form has not aimed at connecting with
animal traction on It's own ground.
the performance Of the Jeffery Quad Is
undoubtedly remarkable"
The motor truck in question Possesses
ts unusual traction Qualities from the
fact OF having power applied to all -four
wheels and a positive nonslipping drive
to each road wheel.
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
ClapoII Fables
MOTORDOM
Tale of the Bargain Benny
BY MONTE w. SOHN.

Guss dropped a Young Ham on the
The y. y; Pulled a Frown. what do
you rhean?" He Hauehted.
NIX. Nix Bawled the Bull, Flash
ing the Sheen, You're pinched."
What for?" Wondered the u. d.
Fer Borrowin' the Buzz Wagon OF
John ]. Moses OF this Burg fer a Pro-
tracted Period witout his knowledge" "
a Light Dawned on the Il. II.
but-i-erl can prove It's mine,' he
Mot here" ,nterpolated the Bull.
Tell y to the Judge" ... Z
=. It cost him ,s.S for cigars and
telephone calls to Prove his Identity.
with Congressman Jones Batting for
him In the Pinch. H
When he finally sneaked the Shadow
of the Pen for the Glorious Sunshine OF
the Land OF the Knee and the Home
OF the Slave. he emulated other I'm
Columbus Club and Discovered Some.
thing His Boob Play was when he got
the Title to his PI.OPP.
He had Nailed Miss Carrie Cole for q
Bill Of Sale all right, but the Automo-
bile Catalogues didn't Wise him to the
Dope on Licenses and the Pink Tin sigr
on the back Of the car Deceived him.
When he regained His Health he Pal.
lated his Suffering n little bit by fore.
closing seven mortgages and Beating ur
His Wife, but Carrie Cole is still al
Large with his Two Hundred and Fifty
Moral: Never play a Sucker to lose
unless you frame II up yourself. There
are too many cards in the deck.
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
.F|RESTONE SALES
CONVENTION CLOSED
Every State In Union and Six
Foreign Countries Repre-.
sented at Meeting.

Thursday evening saw the close of
the annual sales convention of the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Company at
Akron. Ohio. For three days branch
managers and statesmen from every
branch in its worldwide organization
attended the various activities. Every
state in the Union and six foreign
countries were represented. Five hun
dred mon constituted the total attend
ance.
These men attended general confer
cnce each day. where they were al
dressed by company executives, branch
managers. and statesmen. The subjects
included carriage. motorcycle, bicycle,
motor. and pneumatic tires, accessories,
rims. exports, adjustments, credits, ad.
yertising. and factory and branch Of
fictency. TO balance this Theoretical
side Of the tire business each man spent
certain amount Of time in the factory
where he studied from every angle tfir
detailed construction and n,anufacturc
Of Ffregtone tires.
In this intimate study Of business
conditions In general ard the tire busi.
ness In particular these men gained 4
large amount Of Invaluable Information
This information will In turn be given
by each salesman to the customers In
his territory.
The mes in attendance saw at the
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
MITCHELL, ON GALLON
OF GAS, GOES IS MILES
Then Car Is Turned Round and
Beats Own Record on Next
Gallon.

travelling 3t miles on two gallons OF
gasolene over roads twelve miles Of
which were rough. the Mitchell six OF
Sixteen" with three passengers. made q
highly meritorious run this week.
Earlv Tuesday the car left the Mum
scy building. Charles Babcock. OF Miller
Bros. driving. with J. B. Haviland.
Miller Bros service expert. and The
Times Automobile Editor In the ton
neau.
That no advantage be taken OF tho
smooth streets Of the District. however
The car was driven out Georgia avenue
to Kansas avenue. There the car was
brought TO stop. the rear tank drained.
and the engine kept running until there
was no more gasoiene In feed or car
buretor. One gallon of gaso!ene was
then measured and poured into tho tank
by the Times representative. and the
car started out Georgia avenue.
The route was through Brightwood
Silver Spring. and Wheaton to Olney.
At the postoHice In Olney the sharp left
turn was TAKEN. covering the rough road
leading to Laytonsville. six miles he
yond.
Just this side Of the latter town the
car came to a stop. The speedometer
showed ls.e miles.
The car was then turned around, oas-
scngers and driver pushing II about, and
another gallon OF gasolene put into the
tank
The same course was followed on the
return trip. and two-tcnths OF n mile
this side Of the starting point. the car
came to stop after travelling ls.S m,ies
making decidedly consistent record OF
U:a miles on the two gallons OF gas.
The driver was not permitted to Gu,
on MS motor on any OF the hills. and
was not allowed to slim his clutch.
The car weighed about 5000 pounds
ana the OCCUPANTS more than 600 pounds
Considering its weight and the difyir,,I,
travel on the other side Of Olney. ths
performance OF the Mitchell ia consid-
cred most creditable one.
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
PACKARD TW|N-S|X
ADVANCES IN PRICE
Impossible to Maintain Original
Figures Because Of Higher
Cost Of Materials.

Coincident with the beginning OF fac
tory shipments of the Packard twin-six
comes the announcement OF an advance
in the prices OF these twelve-cylinder
cars. The model '1-2S' open cars are
advanced from 81. ZOO to S2,750 and the
'l-SS' open cars from $3.50 to $3.50.
effective at once. These increases apply
also to enclosed cars.
The prices originally announced were
based on the use OF greatly improved
manufacturing Facilities made possible
by the fact that the Packard company
10 treoling its output OF cars this
season. But In view Of the tremend-
Gus advance In the cost of raw rnateri-
ais 1t soon became evident that 1t
would be impossible to maintain the
original. prices.
obviously, there was but one
choice" said Mr.. Macauley, vice presi-
dent OF the company. THE success
or the Packard company. from first to
into the cars. and any compromise in
this regard Is out of the question. We
have Increased the price. but only In
such measure as to correspond with
the advance in materials.
THE cost of aluminium has advanced
500 per car. consisting OF approximately
800 pounds of castings. which have
increased II cents per pound: 10 pounds
OF sheet aluminium, which has advanced
II cents per pound: and aluminium
molding, which has increased $3.50 per
car Brass and copper have advanced
approximately cents per pound. There
are approximately $50 pounds of brass
castings on each car, and these repre-
sent an increased cost of So The
materials for Our radiators have ad-
vanced $3.50 to each radiator. Lamps
have gone up 81 per set. Crankshaft
and connecting rod bearings have ad-
vanced ESQ per car. The advance on
door handles alone represents so cents
to each car.
High grade steels show terrific
Increase, and the advance from this
source is approximately $l3 per car. We
have to pay 81 more per motor for
tungsten steel valves. and ball-bearings
represent an increase OF $3.50 per car
Frames represent an advance of $i.5C
and the trimming leather alone costs
$40 more for each car.
Together with many less important
items, the total increase in actual cos,
of materials is between $50 and $aO
per car. with no prospect of relief"
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
Frank S. Long Appointed
AS Southern Traveller

Frank s. Long. Of this city. has been
appointed Southern traveller for the
Handee Manufacturing Company. and
will work under the direction OF Man
ager w. Il. Johnston. at Atlanta. COW
ering Georgia. Mississippi. and Ten
nessee: Mr.. Long Is a well-known mo-
torcycie man. having been active assist
ant in sales and advertising at the local
indian agency OF Osborne & Lcishear
Tor several years. He was one of the
three riders to carry the White House
message over the fret relay from WASH
ington to Baltimore in the transconti-
year.
The Washington times., 1915-10-02

home plant. in Akron. hve large addi.
tions under NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tina,
will provide over seven acres OF add
tional floor space and which will allow
an increase in the output Of Firestonc
pneumatic tires from 1000 to 1000 per
day.
The social side Of this convention was
not neglected. Dinners and outings al
the lakes around Akron, thcoter parties,
md banGuets ut local hotels featured
the entire week. Conyiviality and good
entire progress OF the convention. CON-
pany officials unanimously agreed that
In point OF attendance. interest aroused.
and results accomplished, II was the
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
NEW ELECTRIC GARAGE
STATION IS OPENED
John A. Sterrett and Robert r.
Fleming Establish Most Up.
to.Date Plant. ,

A new electric garage and batter,
service station, the service of which
will be essentially for owners Of cleo
tric cars. has just been opened on
Champlain avenue at Kalorama road
in the Mt. Pleasant section, by John
A. Sterrett and Robert r. Fleming.
No expense has been spared by the
owners to make 1t replete with every
innovation that will help to make for
the comfort and convenience of and
best possible service to patrons.
Before the plans were drawn up Mr.
sterrett and Mr.. Fleming. both OF
whom are electrical engineers and pecu.
uarly well fitted for the joint direction
Of this plant. travelled over the coun.
try. visiting the biggest electric ga
RACES OF the principal cities and noting
the desirable points In the construction
and service of each.
The finished work Is the embodiment
Of all that u newest and most desir.
able In such an establishment.
A ladies' waiting and rest room II
part Of the scheme, and In order to as
sure for 1t every feminine essential
the plans were prepared and are being
carried into effect by woman. Soft
hangings and quiet colors will prevail
n telephone Will be installed. and the
furniture selected is such as will b,
consistent with the atmosphere oi
rest"
The garage has its own transform.
ing plant. an air compression system,
vacuum cleaning system for clean
ing the upholstery in cars. and a com.
plete power and heating plant.
There Is a machine shop In which
any and all parts may be made. and O
wood turning shop Is under construc.
tiop In tbn raor hf tho powor nj n N
there is a ffty-ton coal bin.
In the battery shop there Is a sepa.
rate room. isolated by partitions OF
glass, In which new batteries Will bt
given the forming charge, This saves
the employees from inhaling the pun.
gent fumes OF the acid. which are
highly injurious to the throat and
lungs of the shop workers. Every
consideration is given to employees
their health and comfort, mentally a.
we'll as physically.
The building is re-enforced concrete
throughout. and forty tons of stee
was used in it's construction.
II the Messrs. Sterrett and Flemin5
are enthusiastic, certainly their en-
thusiasm is justified, for no one wht
has seen the plant with appreciativ,
eyes may come away without tribute Il
this remarkable elimination of unusual
ly well-laid plans.
Strangely enough. however. neithe
gentleman Is thoroughly satisfied. Eacl
is still on the lookout for the mite sug
gestion or the big idea which may i'm
prove this plant.
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
Quarters for Nurses
Are Now Completed

A new nurses quarters for the wom-
en- on tho Casualty Hospital staff has
Just been completed at 2i2 Eighth street
northeast, and the old quarters In the
Casualty Hospital building proper viii
be readjusted to admit a greater num-
Der Of patients. A lease on the nsw
quarters has been concluded iateiy.
The new building In an attractive
three-story and basement residence with
brownstone front. 1t is arranged to 40
commodate fifteen nurses. saI
The Washington times., 1915-10-02
Likes Movies at 100.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Oct. ?.-Mrs
Louise K. Thiers, real" daughter OF
the American Revolution. celebrated her
lOcth birthday here today by going 10
moving picture show. Mrs Thicrs Ia
one Of the newest und perhaps the old
est movie "faEs" In the country and
delights to attend the shows.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-02
MUCH RAINFALL
DURING MONTH
Over Six Inches Of Moisture
Fell During Past Thirty
Days.

From local Weather Observer
F'reese it is learned that the total
precipitation for the month of
June recorded at the Ekalaka
station was 6.32 inches.
This is the greatest amount of
moisture that has been recorded
at this station for any one month
during the q years that the
weather bureau has had an agent
here. 1t rained Is days out of
the 80, the greatest fall being
PIT inches on the 18th.
This year a new record was
made also for temperature, the
month Of June being six degrees
colder than normal. The maxi
mum reading on the government
thermometer was 80 degrees
while on the 8th it registered 80
degrees, On this date there was
a killing frost which caused some
damage to garden truck bat none
to grain and grass crops.
There has been a noticeable
absence of cloud bursts and hail
storms and the steady, persistent
rains have made this one of the
best springs for farming t h e
country has ever known. Those
who have had occasion to see the
country on all sides of Ekalaka
say that the grain fields and the
range look better than they have
ever seen them.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-02
French Buyers Coming

M. B. Specimen, James Nal
lough and Jack Dillon were a.
mong the Ekalaka horsemen that
attended the G'endive horse sales
the first of the week. Captain
Ray. the French buyer, was al
the sale and conducted a very
satisfactory inspection.
The same party of buyers viii
be at Marmarth on July 10th, and
according to a telegram received
by Specimen Brothers arrange
ments will be made at that time
to get the buyers to make an in
spection at Ekalaka later, The
French are buying all mares and
geldings from five to ten years
old, any color, fifteen hands high
and up.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-02
Sheaves For Exhibition

Are you farmers saving some
alfalfa for sheaves from YOU,
first cutting to be exhibited al
the fair?
Remember that alfalfa for ex.
hlbit sheaves should be we'll
spread out in a dark room and
thoroughly dried, thus retaining
the green color. All foliage
should be left on the plants.
When thoroughly dried the alfal-
ia can be tied up into sheaves not
less than three inches and not
more than five inches in diamet-
err.
The sheaves should be tied in
three places with strong twine.
which can afterwards be covered
with ribbon or cloth. The sheaves
can best be made with a sheaf
mold.
Grain sheaves should be thor
oughly dried in the sunlight and
all leaves stripped off the stalks.
All sheaves should be free from
mustiness.
Insure your life. See S. j.
Emswiler.