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The Washington times., 1915-10-20

Ing houses. and slums. alleys. and 9TH
er unsanitary portions Of the city; the
proper care Of the health OF the chill
apen ar ,tard G1 those parents who are too p12r
officer and Of the District Commission
ers abound In facts showing the neces-
sity for far larger appropriations for
these and other similar purposea. I'm
come items for a proper Juvenile court
puiidinE, proper place of detention
Tor children accused Of delinquency and
crime !and incidentally for women first
tion system, for chiildren sceused sG Of de-
nnauency the provision for sufficient
number Of additional inspectors to In
sure the necessary SUPERVISION Of the
wards Of the board Of children guard
ians have been placed. and which II
Is impossible for the Inadequate mum.
Der Of overworked inspectors now pro !.
ts yHsa co ss at tS.ss RsSpsT hoss x s.s no Of
only through the District Of Columbia,
bvf through the adjacent States Of Vir-
ginia and Maryland.
Under the head Of public phiia nthropy
with the feeble-minded and with other
similar detectives. for which there is
now no provision In the District Of Coz
lumbia. Related to this is the proper
care Of confirmed inebriates. Thesr are
which are necessary. not to make this
a model city In its municipal services.
but to bring II up to the stnndara nf
other cities In the United States which
are better equipped In respect - ttssc
things. We are speaking now MOI Of
the luxuries. but OF the necessitie. Of
municipal housekeeping, according 70
the twentieth century standards. We
are speaking Of things which have been
urgently recommended by the District
Commissioners during the past fifteen
years.
WHAT OTHER NATIONS DO FOR
THEIR CAPITALS.
Official reports In possession Of our
committr" shn,. thnt nli "f The more
importnn. nRtiopr contr!but. largely to
the development and maintenance OF
their national capitals. The methods
are as various rs the amonn.' The
methods and 'hc amounts A." ic,er-
mined by conditions historicaG. political.
and lniuStrial. varying with the differ
rnt Countriea There IL 10 other ma
tion,l capital except tho District ~ Co
lumbia. which is nothing hut n national
capital In many cases. rs In London.
Paris. Perrin. Rio de Jarei~". nnn
Bucn = Arcs, the nation". c1ri,nl is n
great industrial and mhnufactur n city,
In which the national govcrnn"nt o".
rup.es comparatively little b1ace. and
H. activities are practically Incidental
to tho life Of the city In aonn Of these
nn''onal capitals. especially Paris and
Vienna. in Europe. and Rio de- Janriro
anI Buenos Aires. in America. the ra'
tionaI government has spent enormous
amounts Of money for strictly national
capital purposes. and especially upon
rarks boulevard and buildings. and
river. harbor. and wharf improvements
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Local Tax Burden Heavier
7 han That of Most Cities.

3. Washington's property tax bur
den. combining its heavy realty tax
and its light personally tax. Is heavier
thcn those of most American cities.
sLd averages UP with those Of cities
approx.n.ating 1t in size and general
conditions: 1856 out OF 1919 American
cites over 10000 In population bear
a lighter burden. Only one of the
r,ishhoring group OF cities and only
tSo oi all the Southern cities show
a higher property tax per capita.
T. Washington's tax burden. meas
ured by the per capita receipts from
all municipal taxes, including the
taxes en- the sale OF liquor and tobac-
CO and those on public utility corpora
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

Notes applying to page -:
1. Municipal receipts from all taxes
include general property taxes. special
property taxes. poll and occupation
taxes. business taxes. and non business
license taxes. WashinEton's large item
under this head. outside OF property
public utilities-such as gas. electric
lighting. and telephone compa niles
banks and trust companies. incorpor-
ated savings banks. building associa-
tax on franchises. and In Washington
produces a larger revenue than the per-
sonal tax On tangible property.
2. The statistician has carefully work.
ed out the equitable proportions Of
Washingtonians who enjoy State and
county benefits and privileges. which
should be considered In comparing tax
enjoy. ns nor pays foF sneh
fits and privileges. His analysts Of
these States and county expenditures
and the principles upon which he works
whsh are n
The State and county expenditures
which are considered in this measure
ment Of tax-burdens include those for
protection to person and property, for
charities. for hospitals. and corrections,
for libraries. FOR recreation. for school
purposes. and for miscellaneous and
general purposes.
g. The interest-payment item represents
that portion Of the current tax burden
which is endured to meet Indebtedness
Of the past. incurred to make improve
ments or wasted in graft or gross ex-
travaEance II this Item is omitted in
respect to all the cities. there will re-
main for comparison the burdens Of ex-
penditure and taxation which. roughly
speaking. are necessary for present city
maintenance and for city development
Of the immediate future.
Let us for convenience take a small
number of populous, prosperous. and
progressive cities, including several
which would naturally be more heavily
ax-burdened than Washington, and
compare them IN Per. capita conclusion
exheustively and minutely with tho
Capital. utilizing not only tho stand
ards Of comparison that are reasonable
and fair. but also those that are un-
reasonable and unfair. Take. first. the
nearest great cities Of the Atlantic
SsSsn,, to the the NMsrth Bsi,im1rs
largest Southern city. New Orleans. the
among American cities. Add. finally.
the largest cities Of Illinois. Ohio, Wis
consn. Minnesota. Indiana, and Ken
tucky-that Is. Chicago. Cleveland, Mil
waukee, Minneapolis, Indiana polls, and
Louisville. II Washington's tax-burden,
measured by any standard and by all
standards. averages creditably in COM
parison with those of these ten typi-
cal and wealthy American cities. is not
the Capital equitably taxed?
(See comparative table printed be-
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Principal Sources of Revenue
In Latin-American Countries.

That feature of the Mexican plan
wEich provides that all the taxation
OF the Federal district shall be na-
tIonal taxation and all the appropria-
t!ors national appropriations. which
mas been fugGestod for the District
ci Columbia and which is unique In
cannot he separated from the local
Helf f-Eovernment feature OF that plan
OF representation by two Senators.
and also one Representative for each
tO."6r inhabitants. in the national
Congress. hich IL precisely the same
representation as that of the States Of
H." NJ Xican federation.
in Brazil the national capital is
rnIresented by three senators and a,
number of representatives in the
national congress. and in Argentina
ny two senator's and a number Of
representatives in the national con-
Eress.
,Ine. principal sources of revenue in
from indirect taxation and not from
erty.
WHAT INTELLIGENT. PATRIOTIC
AMERICANS WANT FOR
THEIR CAPITAL.
Every patriotic American desires
tn" tn. Tatiors! ,I,,! Capital to be physically
possible and retoices in its progress.
Every intelligent American wishes it
treated as an integral whole-a city
of which every feature physical or
moral. shall be complete. None OF
them bcgrudge the small per. capita
contribution of money which they
make to that end. II now amounts
to between s and I cents per capita
year--an infin!tesinal sum COM
pared with the results. Not one petit
ton against the "half-and half" ar
iangement has come TO Congress from
any legislature, society. or Individual
IN tho States in all the years since
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Has Contributed Largely To
Strictly Municipal Expenses.

Besides these expenditures for ma
tional objects the National Government
has also contributed largely to the
strictly municipal expenses. including
sanitation. police. and nre departments.
public schools. and other municipal
services. The citizens of all the foreign
national capitals are not only Taxpayers
but participants in the local and ma
tional governments ana with a large
measure Of self government. Rio de
Janeiro and Buenos Aires are In process
OF being transformed into model cities
on def,nite plans. The plans for the
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

s. The grossest unfairness to wash
ington In the comparison OF Washing
toms city taxes with the total of city.
IN. nd nsiu.on a1e Of II the e'h:T ssi
government" item Of State and county
taxes In the tax burden which Wash
ington Is to duplicate. Washington en-
Of a State or OF State government OF
Its own. When Washington is part OF
a State and enjoys the expenditure
fund to which thousands OF state
citizens outside OF it's limit contribute,
It will he equit table to. permit full
State taxation to enter into its com
Warrington has Senators. Represen;
tatives. and a State Legislature and
government. II will be equitable for
II to pay for the continued entoyment
of such luxuries In the shape of a
State tax for general government"
But It Is obviously and grossly in
equitable, for the purpose OF this
comparison. to include the amounts
pay as State taxes specifically for
valuable benefits and precious rrivi-
leges which are absolutely denied the
Washingtonian.
Subtracting the item Of General Gov
crnment' per capita State expendi-
lures from the totals of city. county.
and state taxes Washington's city tax
alone averages creditably In comparison
city. county. and State In other cities.
When the per capita interest payments
are subtracted from the figures for all
the cities to ascertain the needs Of the
present and future alone. Washington 8
tax-hurden Is distinctly as heavy as
those Of the cities with which it is
most appropriately compared.
For example. subtracting from the
total per capita Of all city. COUNTY.
and State taxes only the State-expendi-
ture item of General Government" and
omitting the interest payment item
from the figures for all the cities. In
Guiding Washington. Washington's COM
pa rative tax burden. thus measured. Is
greater than that Of such cities as
Philadelphia, Cleveland Baltimore. Gin
cinnati, Newark. New Orleans. Jersey
city, Indianapolis. Providence, Denver.
and St Paul. and Is only a little less
than that OF such cities as st. Louis.
Milwaukee. Minneapolis and Seattle.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Prize Court Decision
Is Subject of Protest

The State Department In the forth
coming note to Great Britain is expect
Cd to register protest against tho
character Of tn" prize court decision
IN the packers cases, but beyond thag
It Is rrobs BILE the troubles Of tho pack
ers will not be taken up diplomatioaify
until there has been decision by the.
privy council. The packers have g1veu
notice OF appeal from the decision OF
the prize court in the case of tho car
goes declared confscated
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
HEADACHE FROM
AC0LD? LISTEN!
'Pape's Cold Compound"
ends severe colds or grippe
in few hours.

Your cold will break and All srtpps.
misery end after taking q dose OF
Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken
1t promptly opens clogged-up nostr1ls
and air passages In the head, stops
nasty discharge or nose running. 70.
lieves sick headache. dullness, feverish,I
ness. sore throat. sneezing. soreness and
stiffness.
and snuffling. Ease your throbbinS
head--nothing else In the world Eives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
compound" which costs only rs cents
sistance. tastes nice, and causes no
ineonyenience. Accept no substitute
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Capitals Equitable Tax Burden
Should Be Among Lowest.

D. washington's equitable tax burden
should be among the lowest per capita
In the country. It Is conceded by the
reasonable that non-industrial, non
commercial Washington. with the small
taxpayers in Government employ con-
stituting the city's financial backbone, is
poorer in taxable resources than the
average American city Of Its size and
ia less able to bear the same tax bur-
den No other city has SO large per-
centage OF property exempt from taxa
tion as the National Capital. with a
very large fraction Of the city's realty
held from the taN-list by the United
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Benefits and Privileges
Denied to Local Citizens

In the second group are ta) per capita
receipts from all taxes plus per capita
receipts from special assessments; (o)
per capita receipts from all revenues
less per capita receipts from subven-
tions, etc; (c) per capita receipts from
all municipal taxes plus per capita re-
ceipts from all county taxes; (1 plus
per capita receipts from all county ana
state taxes. and (e) less In each case
by per capita interest payments other
columns show per capita all municlpai
taxes plus per capita all county ana
state taxes less per capita payments
under general government head
PER CAPITA COMPARISONS OF
WASHINGTON WITH FOUR
GROUPS OF AMERICAN
CITIES.
Group A-57 other cities over 1oo.ooo
Group ia neighboring cities over
10000 in population. IA NM
Group Si2 Southern cities over 5000
IN Gpopp 8is Northern central cities
over 10000 In population.
Number Number
Of cities of cities
lower
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

"A list Is now being prepared
showing area and location OF the
above properties" "Details
concerning exempt property have
been pretty thoroughly tabulated
and are now being copied. Every
precaution has been taken toward
obtaining all properties that are ex-
empt and the various departments
have been communicated with con-
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Washington A. Compared
With Groups of Cities.

The cities OF the large group (A with
which Washington Is compared are not
especially selected. but are all OF the
American cities over 10000 In popu!a-
ton In the census estimates OF July J..
1918. These cities. including Washing
ton. number fifty-eight. Every section
Of the country Is fully represented IN
the list In It are included cities much
larger than Washington. some OF them
generally regarded as graft-tainted
boss ridden. debt -burdened. which. by
reason OF these conditions, arc not
fairly comparable with Washington. 1t
includes also the cities OF whole sec
tion. like the Pacific slope. which. on
fairly TO be compared with a conserva-
tive Atlantic slope semi Southern city
like Washington. The largest city in
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Continued from Tenth PaEs-)

SOntlnued from lehth Aes'
more. Richmond. wilmington, NoIfoik.
Wheeling. Huntington. Roanoke. ro'''
Srouth and Lynchburg.
Washington's reasonable tax purden ~
not that Of the Pacific slope cities. nut
Of the border and mi-SoutheTn seGi
tion OF the Atlantic slope, by which u
is surrounded and Of which II Is an
integral part. The next group q, con,
tains all cities over 5000 In popu,at.on
in the South. including New Orleans
which of all American cities is nearest
20 Washington In population The other
Southern cities are Atlanta. B'rnling-
ham. San Antonio. Dallas. Houston
Fort Worth. Savannah. Jacksonville.
Charleston. Mobile and Little Rock:
Group 3 contains al! cities over loo.oo
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Kentucky, end
Tennessee These cities are Chicago.
Cleveland. Detroit. Milwaukee, Ctnctn-
natl. indianapolis. Louisville. Columbus,
Toledo. Memphis. Dayton. Grand Rap
Ids and Nashville.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

Number Number
Of cities of cities
pa.,. a, comnarison. Group. higher. lower.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
CORPORAL RoUssEL HOSPITAL

My commission expires at death.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
improved Trial by jury,

While we do not think that trial by
Jury ought to be abolished, or that
there is any increasing sentiment in
that direction, We do believe that the
system should be modified by dispens-
ing with the requirement of unani-
nous verdicts. This would obviate the
element of individual eccentricity as
an impeachment to the administration
OF justice. Mental idiosyucrasy on the
part of judges is constantly exhibited
and scarcely excites comment. An
eminent and very able judge will dis
sent from the ruling of his associates
when it is extremely difficult to un-
derstand how so gifted mind could
have gone off on that particular tan
gent BY permitting affimances or re-
versals, notwithstanding dissent, the
personal equation is eliminated
New York Journal
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
me science o, -fer.

People OF a nervous disposition need
a nourishing, nerve-building diet. Eggs
served in various ways, uilk. cereals,
etc, should form n standard part Of
the diet Be careful of a lavish use Of
tomatoes red meats. Supply your
table with quantities of fruit and fresh
vegetables, and serve bran bread or
biscuits frequently Should you have
a tendency to obesity. be careful to
avoid an excess of starch and sweets.
Consult your physician about any
especial tendency that you know your
family or any member of it to possess,
and, guided by his advice. eliminate
such foods as might be harmful. In
families where there is no special in
disposition or hereditary tendency to
be considered, let common sense
guide you, read up on dietetics and
keep your table free from unhealth-
~ul combinations and indigestible
foods You will find the study an in
teresting one, but beware of fads. A
diet must be varied to be wholesome,
and it is better to use spices and
condiments in moderation than to let
your table lack flavor from overzeal
In leaving out everything that is not
pre-eminently wholesome.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
THE WooDMAN BOOTH.

The w. o. W. and w c. booth for
CHlF have been very successful in
getting a large number of cash and
other donations, and the committee
adopts this medium of extending its
thanks to all who assisted them.
Mrs Amelia Smith, grand guardian
of the Woodmen Circle of this State,
is chairlady of this booth, assisted by
the following: Mrs. f. You'd, Mrs. H.
Hecht, Mrs. Hillen, the Misses Ryan,
the Misses Kearney, Geo. J. Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Nolan, Mrs. Haus-
knecht, Mrs. Vanderlinden, Mrs. Suth-
erland, Mrs. NJ. Jacob, Mrs. Miller,
Mrs c. Curtis. Miss NJ Mullen, Mrs
A. Moore, Mrs. \. Bucker. Miss NJ.
SchoetZler, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Casey.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Barthe, Mrs. Plan
chard, Mrs. y. Powers, Mrs. ]. Peytal,
Mrs. \. DeweZ, Mrs. Heinlen. Mrs. AL
fortiSch. Mrs. \. Schell, Mrs. A. Wheel
ahan, Mr.. and Mrs. Condiff, Mrs. l..
Morse, Mrs. NJ. Flair, Mrs. A. O'Dwyer,
Z. ]. Heintz. Mrs. Sanders, Miss Ven
turena, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gelder. Mrs.
Carlson, Mrs. Beacher, Mrs. Becker,
B. J. Morath, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Vaeth,
Mrs. Z. Vaeth. Mrs. Kontzman, Mrs.
NJ Erickson, Mrs. NJ. Leitz, Mrs. G.
Detroit, u. Vaeth, Miss \. Adolph, the
Misses Sax. Miss Gurtner, Mrs. L. Nc
CURE, Mrs. NJ. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. FinnesSey, Mrs. E. Heidingsfeld
er, Mrs. y. Aicklen, Miss Teenie EIDE.
Mrs. ]. \. Walters, Mrs. Gluck, Mrs.
j. PeytOn, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Mcclure,
Mrs. Braun, Mrs. ]. Mcnamara, Mrs.
A. Scherer, Miss Gunzelmann, J. J.
Blessing, J. d. Reames, Mrs. j. Pres
ton, Mrs. Palmisano, Mrs. Nienaber.
Miss Stella Babin, Mrs. May Frisch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Tedesco
and Miss NJ. C. Gahagan, secretary.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
Huntino the Blue Heron.

In big Swamp" the region known
as the Everglades in Florida. many
sections OF which are still practically
unexplored today, is found the rare
blue heron. The plumes Of the blue
heron command high prices and are
extremely difficult to secure. During
the breeding and mating season the
birds congregate at various points,
and as the principal tail plumes inter
fere with their nesting, they cast
them of. which gives the hunter his
chance In order to locate these
carefully hidden breeding places he
climbs a tree, and from the top
watches the flight Of the birds, using
as a landmark a dead tree or some
other object in the distance to guide
him farther In his search through the
intricate maze of waterways and tan.
gled vegetation comprising the Ever.
glades,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
Bowler or Derbyy

Most men find bowler hat best for
rough weather. and the president OF
the Royal Institute of Painters in Wa
ter Colors declares il to be artistic as
well as serviceable The bowler was
worn by the Greeks, says Sir James
Linton. sWhat was good enough for
Athens ought to do for London Why,
even Mercury wore a bowler haiti
the Greek vases are to be believed
and If he put wings into it, it was
only by way Of trimming The Amer.
leans, with whom this is a favorite
hat, prefer to call it a derby-it is
difficult to say why. Even the Cen.
fury dictionary, though stating that
the hat itself was adopted in the
United States as a fashionable novelty
in the year 1874, gives no clue to the
origin of this term-London Chron'
tcle
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
The Ielephone,

fbe accredited inventor Of the tele
phone is Alexander Graham Bell. II
is inevitable that in practically every
great scientific invention various per
sons have had various kinds of first
ideas" some of them never carried out
at ali. others contributory to the work,
ing out of the invention in some way
or another Science follows the inva.
riable custom, however, of crediting
and accepting as the inventor the man
who has really succeeded in making
the invention practicable and bringing
1t to an actual achievement 1t is of
course impossible to tell how many
men may have mad ideas more or less
similar to Bells or to those of any
men who have succeeded in great In.
yentions
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
Woman's Greater COURAGE.

Men have offered up their lives by
the thousands upon the field of battle,
but In the struggle for existence WON.
an Is continually offering up her life
for man. II there is a mission Of
mercy to perform she undertakes It.
II there is suffering or distress to sue.
cor, her willing hand is always ready.
II wretchedness and misery need d
comforter she is present She suffers
herself without a murmur or com.
plant, and the man that would in the
slightest degree add to 1t and increase
the anguish that it is her lot to bear
Is beneath the level Of the brute. II
she should happen to possess defects
and faults, which every human being
has In greater or less degree, let him
compare them with her virtues, and
especially with his vices, and every
impulse Of his better being will prompt
him to overlook them and make due
allowance therefor.-Isidor Rayner.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07

LANGE-On Sunday. Oct. 5th, Mrs.
Herman Lange, nee Adelaide Lahusen,
died of acute Indigestion at her home
in Abita Springs.
Mrs. Lange. who was the daughter
of the late Theodore Lahusen, was
born here fifty-seven years ago and
for many years lived in Belleville
street. A few months ago the family
moved to Abita Springs, from which
place the body was shipped here for
burial.
The funeral took place Tuesday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock from $40 Opelou
sas avenue Interment was in St
Bartholomew Cemetery Rev. Kuegele
of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiated
at the house. the church and the grave
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
Ale 10 Ancient Beverage

Brewing early became an industry
Of large proportions in England,
though the brewers product was
called ale. because the use OF hops In
the making Of it had been introduced.
Brewing was practiced extensively
by the monks in England as far back
as the twelfth century The use OF
hops in brewing is said to have been
learned by the English from the Scan
dinavians and that this ingredient had
then become of wide use among the
Germans. who called their matt liquor
containing hops beer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
10 Appreciate Cnlnra

Only few of the great painters
have been great "colorists." for the re-
grettable reason that they could not
divinely see color, and to such paint
ers the master colorist has been called
crude and garish. The fine thing for
everyone is to cultivate the eye to a
close and ever observation of all hues
and shades In nature, for In that way
only one can have the pleasure of the
highest appreciation OF nature, splen-
did as the wondrous revelations of the
spectrum is in its divination of the
composition Of rays Of light.