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The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Charms of Capital
Revealed in Book
Publication Just Issued by South
ern Commercial Congress Is
Work of George H. Gall.

The Washington Of today, Its attrac-
tions, together with its relations 70 the
southern States, Is pleasingly treated in
q publication just Issued by the South
ern Commercial Congress
The book Is the work of George H.
Gall, who contributed that portion OF
the volume relating to the Capital City,
and Clarence j. Owens, MANAGING direc-
tor OF the Southern Commercial Con-
gress, who compiled the data relating
to the South.
The history and description of Wash
ington was written for the purpose Of
eniightening visitors. 1t Is profusely IL
lustrated with half-tones. In the preface
or the book, Mr.. Owens says:
,WashinEton 10 the only city I'm the
United states In which every American
Is directly interested and in which he
may equally claim a share. The Consti-
tuition Of tho United States vests in
Congress exclusive jurisdiction over the
Federal city. The voter In Atlanta or
New Orleans. or in any other city in
the country. casts vote for a man
who Will share In making laws for the
government Of tho District of Columbia a
just as he will share In framing leKis-
lation that will affect the people of
his own Congregational district.
The Southern Commercial Congress,
therefore. desires to arouse in the Amer
lean people an interest in their common
city to the end that through awakened
interest washington shall presently be-
come the greatest and most beautiful
capital Of what IL already the greatest
ana weaithiest nation Of the earth.
Washington even now Ia fast np-
proachins that proud position. In the
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Per Capita, Based on All Prop
erty in Country, Fixed At
1865 in Report.
TAXATION FIGURES PROVEN
Census Bureau, In Latest Sum.
mary, Shows Levies on Real
Estate Increased 86%o.

fhe United States has accumulated
such fabulous wealth that II it's prop
erty were to be divided there would be
1886 for each man. woman, and child
IN the country
This encouraging news is given In the
decennial report on wealth. debt. and
taxation by the Census Bureau today.
But accompanying it is the statement
that while national wealth is increas-
Ing at wonderful rate. the nations
debt also is growing fast.
The bureau estimates the total value
Of all property in the United States. ex-
elusive Of Alaska and the insular pos
sessions. in 1912 at sls7 739 900 600, or 81, ,e8b
per capital. The increase between 1904
and 1872 was rs per cent for the total
amount and 40 per cent for the per
capita, but the increase in debt also
crease in wealth with the increase in
Indebtedness and taxation, the Census
Bureau says
Increase In Debt.
The increase in national wealth of rs
per cent in eight years. indicating a
gain of 115 per cent in eleven years, has
been accompanied by an increase dur
ing eleven years Of per cent in net
Federal Indebtedness, AS per cent in
State Indebtedness, SO per cent in net
county Indebtedness, and ia per cent
in net municipal Indebtedness. The net
Indebtedness of State, county, and
municipal governments combined in
creased by Il per cent In eleven years"
Another comparison shown is that
while the national wealth increased 101
Per cent in the ten years from 1902 to
ing the same period amounted to So
Der cent.
Real estate and improvements, in
SaenE tuaed 1P R99S fE4 So property alone eonst
Total The next greatest item, s16,14s.-
100000 was contributed by the railroads:
Ana the third, $146s4 o0O. 900, represented
the value of manufactured products.
Decrease In Per Capita.
The net public Indebtedness in 1918
amounted to $4.s5o.4e1. 900. This
amount was made up as follows:
National debt. $1.c2s,564.ooo. or $1o.6s
per capita; State debt. $346,s42,00O,
or $a.67 per capita: county debt,
as7l.h2ssooo. or s4.ss per capita, and
munieipai debt ss,s44;sss,ooO. or
an an. increase Sss. OF per cent in the ma.
The burden due to the national
debt is thus very light in comparison
with that imposed by the indebted
ness Of other great nations" the
Census Bureau report says.
Giving figures on taxation the Cen
sus Bureau report shows that total
1evies of taxes on real estate, per-
counties municipalities, school dis
tricts and other civil divisions, in
creased from $724,737,ooO, or $3.22
per capita in 1907, to s1.949,s41 900,
or s1s.s1 per capita in 1912, the per
oentage OF increase being Sc for the
total and 81 per cent for the per
capita.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Retail Grocers Have
Outing At the Beach

More than 1000 excursionists journeyed
to Chesapeake Beach yesterday and
Joined members of the Retail Grocers
Protective Association in the celebration
Of the annual "Grocers' Day"
Trains began running to the Beach
at o'clock in the morning and conttn-
ued on practically an hour schedule
throushout theday. At o'clock all the
members OF the association cloed their
stores and set out to join their families
at the resort.
program of entertainment including
concerts, athletic events and aquatic
stunts" had been arranged by a COM
mittee composed of J. Brayshaw, Jr.,
c. v. Sparrow, G.. E. Bohannon,' II. Z.
Robertson. J.. F. Schneider, ]. II. Good
rich. H. s. Haight, and Perry p. Pat
rick.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Frank Daniels to Make
Debut as a Photoplayer

Frank Daniels. who has made thou
sards laugh by the comedy he has sent
over the footlights will soon make mil
lions by his appearance In motion pic
lures
Mr.. Daniels will shortly be seen on
tho Wise program in "Crooky," a
five-recl vitagraph picture play. In
this comedy. Mr.. Daniels gives abun-
dant proof that he knows as we'll how
t. entertain without his voice as no
does with II.
In the title role. as Convict 900, alias
"Crooky," Mr.. Daniels makes a unique
and painful escape from prison. The
rough treatment he receives in the
barrel which he uses as vehicle for
Is overwhelmingly funny.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
HELENA, Md, VICTIM
HELPED WONDERFULLY
F. F. Reeder Thinks Remedy Is
Worth Weight In
Gold.

F. E. Reeder of Helena, Md, took
Mayrs Wonderful Remedy for disor-
ders of the digestive tract. He had
tried many remedies and was skeptcal.
The very first dose OF this treatment
convinced him.
The results were astonishing. Mr..
Reeder wrote:
Your remedy has helped me wonder
fully. I have told a lot Of people about
your medicine and how 1t has helped
me: 1t Is worth its weight in gold. /
will never be without It in my home"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per-
manent results for stomach, liver and
Intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating. pressure OF gas in the
stomach and around the heart. Get one
bottle of your druggist now and try II
on an absolute guarantee-if not salts
factory money will be returned.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
DR.. Arthur Hall Chosen
Head of Epsilon Chapter

DR.. Arthur Hall was elected grand
master of the newly organized Upsilon
Chapter Of the Phi Mu Sigma Frater-
nifty at meeting in the Ninth Street
Christian Church Tuesday. Other Of
ficers chosen are Robert Dalrymple.
vicegrand marshal; Edward Anderson.
secretary; Frank Love. treasurer. and
w. Z. Markley, sergeant-at-arms. w.
e. Brockman was appointed chairman
of the publicity committee.
A committee appointed to draft reso-
buttons for the bylaws of the chapter
viii meet Saturday evening at the Ra-
leigh. The members are Frank A.
Carpenter, chairman; Arthur r. Hall.
Earle Dalrymple Edward Anderson,
Robert Dalrymple and w. E. Brock
The Washington times., 1915-07-01

PhiIadelphia next month. He also said
that the workmen would seek Congress
sional aid at the opening OF the next
Congress.
Director Ralph has broken faith
announced discharged of twenty-five
pleto printers Is another offense," Mr.
Ryan asserted. THE decrease could
have been avoided by furlopghing the
men, and all the printers are willing to
take lay-offs In order that the present
force may be maintained. This latest
decrease, however. Is not the only one
effected by the director.
I'VE will take up the question of the
bureau matters at our convention in
July. and as quickly as Congress con-
venes In December, or before, we will
seek relief there"
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Ready to Establish Big
Shell Plant at Camden

CAMDEN, N. j., July IA modern
shrapnel manufacturing establishment
Is to be located on the property of the
oxford Copper Company. this city.
which will furnish employment TO be-
tween 1000 and 5000 men.
Negotiations are also pending for
the purchase of the bankrupt John A.
Dialogue plant to be used in the manu-
facture of shell castings and metal
equipment for war missiles. This be-
came known today when legal authori-
ties were called upon to explain the
city ordinance relative to the storing
OF explosives. The city will place no
impediment In the way of the manu-
lacturers of war munitions.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Appoints Committee to
Probe Districts Dumps

A special committee to investigate
the condition Of dumps in the District
was appointed yesterday at meet
ing Of the public health committee
sof the Washington Chamber of Com
merce.
DIR. Lewis ]. Battle. chairman Of the
committee, described conditions exist
ing at several dumps which he had
visited as menace to public health.
The committee consists of DR.. Battle.
Sinclair.
The findings of the subcommittee
which has been investigating the condi-
tions OF meats and other foodstuffs in
the Washington markets were discussed
at today's meeting. and will be made
public next Wednesday night.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Runaway Girl Blames Her
Red Hair For Capture

PHILADELPHIA, July MY red
hair Ia all to blame" declared thirteen
today for running away from tn eNew
York home of her aunt. Mrs. Johanna
Eckhardt.
If didn't have such hair the police
continued, "and I could have rejoined
my playmates without any of these
snoopy men knowing anything of my
trip"
The girl was turned over to her
father She swallowed poison March at
school rather than live in poverty.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Appeal For Hospitals
For Colored Women

More day nurseries for the children
OF poverty-stricken colored women are
needed, according TO an announcement
made by the District Board OF Chill
dren's Guardians. ]. Lawrence Solly.
secretary OF the board discussed the
matter at a meeting OF the Alley In
provement Association held last night
n Plymouth Congregational Church.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Montenegrins Invade
Bosnia, Rome Reports

ROME July 1.-Montenegrin troops
have invaded the Austrian province Of
Bosnia. occupying the mountain village
Of Voutchero.
The Montenegrins are continuing their
offensive, driving northward through
southeastern Bosnia, according to dis
patches to the Montenegrin legation
here.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01
Greek War Party Sure
Of Top-Heavy Majority

ATHENS. July 1.-The Greek war
party will have a top-heavy majority
when parliament convenes on July 20
Former Premier Venizelos announced
TODAY that 1si of the newly elected depu-
ties have pledged themselves to support
any program he NAV advocate.
The Washington times., 1915-07-01

following pages IL is the purpose TO
show to what extent the city has de-
veloped: to state some of It's problems
for the consideration of American citi-
gems and voters, and to show some Of
the important forward steps provided
for the chy's immediate future"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
FIRE TRUCK WRECKS SALOON
PIunees Through Front of
Building.

st. Paula wrecked saloon front,
five men injured, a fire truck damaged,
an automobile virtually destroyed.
that's the score of a collision between
squad Truck No. l and an automobile
driven BY Herbert Bowen, 10 years
old, "a Isabel street, on West Seventh
street.
The fire vehicle hit the pleasure car
glancing blow and plunged through
the front of David CHEESEMAN'S saloon
50 West Seventh street. 1t knocked
down an iron column weighing 1000
pounds and supporting the front OF
the bar room, and carried it twenty
feet back into the structure.
The men injured are: Firemen Hugh
Connolly, cut about the face with fly
ing glass; John Hammes, driver, cut
about the face and head, taken to the
city hospital, injuries said to be not
serious; Thomas McCabe, slightly cut;
Thomas Kelly, slightly cut and bruis
ed, and Bowen, thrown from his car
who received minor injuries and
bruises.
The damage to the saloon was con
fined almost entirely to the front. MOI
bottle or glass was broken.
The truck was pulled from the
building and lowed to repair shop
The damages to the truck are esti
mated at $500.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
FIXES DATE FOR ARBOR DAY
Governor Issues Proclamation-AduIt
Asked to Join Children in
Planting Trees.

st. Paul.-The return to the custom
of the pioneers, who planted trees
about their homes to protect them
selves from the cold, is urged in
proclamation issued by GovernortW. s.
Hammond fixing Friday, April %, as
Arbor and Bird day. Adults through
out the state are asked to join school
children in setting out trees and free
advice from the state forestry depart
ment Is promised to all who are inter-
ested. The proclamation says in part:
Let trees be planted about the
homes, along the country reads, and
on the school grounds in the state.
Let there be appropriate exercises in
the school and study of the need and
the methods of planting trees and re-
foresting lands where the timber has
been cut away. Let the children be
taught to associate the trees and the
birds and the important part the birds
have in the development Of our or
chards and forests. Let all who are
interested call upon our state depart
ment of forestry for information in ref
erence to tree planting on the prairies
and in the timbered region and in
reference to the proper maintenance
and management Of wood lots and
shelter belts"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Confident OF DRY VICTORY
East Grand Forks Supporters Of Cp.
ton Movement Circulating Peti-
tons in Polk County.

East Grand Forks.-County option
petitions now being circulated in Polk
county soon will have sufficient mum.
Der of signers to guarantee an early
election on the question of abolishing
the saloons-and there is little or no
doubt as to what the result of the
election is going to be. The saloons
will be voted out.
Supporters of the option movement
are pleased with the measure of sue
cess they have had in the circulation
of their petitions, and are confident
the election date will be fixed the lat
ter part of June, with the likelihood
that the county will be dry by the end
Of the year.
The greatest change that will be
worked by the dry" law will be in
East Grand Forks. which long has
been the center of supply for much of
North Dakota.
All the trade that is now supplied
out of East Grand Forks, Moorhead,
Breckenridge and Oslo, Minnesota cit
les bordering On North Dakota terri
tory, will have to be supplied from Du-
Iuth and the Twin Cities within COM
paratively short time, except that the
more western part of North Dakota
will receive its liquor supply from
Montana.
But Montana, too, will vote on the
| liquor question in few months and
that source of supply may also be cut
off
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
DR.. SAMUEL G. SMITH PASSES
Head Of Sociology Department at Uni.
versity and World Famous Pencil.
ogist Dies Suddenly.

st. Paul, March 27.-Dr. Samuel G..
Smith, head of the department of so
GEOLOGY and anthropology at the uni
versity and pastor of the Peoples
church, st. Paul, died in his apart
ments in the Aberdeen hotel. He had
been taken sick suddenly last Sunday
night with an attack of acute Bright
disease. He was 63 years old.
DR.. Smith was penologist of wide
reputation. At the time of his death
he was member of the Minnesota
state board of parole, of the National
Prison congress, and formerly its presi.
dent, and was president of the Ma
tional Association of Charities and
Correction. He was a frequent con-
tributor to the literature of penology
and is said to have been as we'll known
to the students of the subject in Eu,
rope as in America.
In 1889 DR.. Smith was a member OF
the Minnesota State Board of Chart
ties and Correction, body since abol
ished. He was regent of the uni
versity from 1897 to 1902.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Students Hold Banquet,

Thief River Falls.-The junior SEN
ior banquet at the Brumund hotel was
attended by about 1875 students of the
local high school. 1t was the first
event of the commencement program
of 1915. The big dining room of the
hotel was decorated in the colors of
the two classes, silver and blue for
the juniors and blue and gold for the
seniors. remnants were hung about
the room and yellow jonquils were
scattered in profusion. President
Rhuben Aga of the juniors presided as
POSTMASTER, and responses were made
by Superintendent J. H. Hay, DIR. o. F.
Melby, president OF the board of eau.
cation, Glen Anderson, President
Ralph Falk of the seniors and Hugh
Botelson. Miss Avis Akre officiated
as Junior class adviser.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Expect Option Election In June.

Owatonna.-County optionists here
believe that an election under the new
law will be held early in June this
year because of the enthusiasm shown
at meeting called by the special op-
ton committee.
Several hundred residents of this
city and from around the county at
tended and listened to speeches by for
mer State Senator Thomas eastman,
M. T. McCurdy, S. r. Nelson, Dr. Milo
R. Price of Pillsbury academy and
others.
1t was decided by those present to
commence Immediately the circulation
of petition calling for an option cleo
ton.
Students of county conditions are
confident that after the election Steele
county will be dry. Active work to
secure signers for the petition has
been begun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02

difficulty making of him and
Of
planted
highest
birds which dwell lands
1872
chased and free n the parks Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
School Functions at crookston.

Crookston.-The special school func-
lions in connection with the ninth an
nual commencement Of the Northwest
School of Agriculture, are in full
swing. The commencement exercises
proper will take place in the auditor
ium. The address will be delivered by
President F. l.. McVey of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota. There will be
special music by the agricultural
school band, demonstration, "Ventil-
alton of Barns" by Harold H. Grandy;
the class Grafton, mot for School but
for Life We Learn" by Conrad Gle
mentson, president of the senior class,
concluding with presentation of diplo-
mas BIZ Superintendent C. G. Selvig.
The baccalaureate services were
held at the auditorium. Reading of
scripture was by Superintendent Sell
Wig. The baccalaureate address was
given by Rev. Paul B. Albert Of the
First Congregational church of Crooks
ton
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
SAYS VIRGINIA IS.
NOT EXTRAVAGANT
CITIZEN DECLARES TAXES ONLY
S35 PER cAPITA-HIBBiNG
SPENDS $134.
MOUNTAIN IRON IS ACCUSED
Party Asserts Village of ss5 inhabit
ants Has Public Buildings Valued
at s15s,ooo and Planning More
Mines Furnish Money.

Virginia.-This city, prominently
mentioned as being one of the spend
thrift cities of the Minnesota range
denies the allegation.
Instead, Virginia citizens point 10
Hibbing, twenty-five miles away. They
pointed with pride to the fact that III
Virginia the taxation is only $50 per
capita, while in Hibbing last year
the town spent an amount equal to
s133.24 a head. IN the rest OF the
atate the taxation only amounts TO
Ill per capita so that it may be OBJ
served that Hibbing is a regular
spender.
Our tax is only $50 per capita in
Virginia" said a citizen, without viz.
tuous indignation at the idea of &C.
cusing Virginia Of being reckless with
It's public money. And in the rest OF
the state the tax is $11. Thirty-six Is
more than eleven, but remember this
Ia the Mesabi range and in this coun-
Try, come easy, go easy
Go to Hibbing," begged the earnest
citizen of Virginia. go to Hibbing
where they have more street lights
than the city of Cincinnati, and it is
SO bright at night that they have to
blindfold the hens to keep them from
laying eggs at midnight under the
impression that it is 10 a. m.
No Need to Call Policeman.
$50 many of the male population
are policemen that if a man needs to
be arrested, no call has to be sent
into the police station; the man sim.
ply arrests himself"
Also this citizIS of Virginia pointed
an accusing fingey at the neighboring
| village of Mountain Iron, which with
! private buildings valued at $4,000 has
public buildings assessed at s158,00O,
| including $4,000 library and plan
for a town hall to cost 100000. But
then Mountain Iron has a population
of JS5.
Why should taxpayers assess them
selves so heavily? That is the ques.
ton / asked of a prominent citizen
of Virginia. The prominent citizen
ldy De DldScu LeCdusc VI IuiuiH6 Al
terest, but his answer to the question
was:
"They don't. Seventy-nine per cent
Of the taxation in Virginia falls on the
mining companies. In Hibbing the
companies pay more than 80 per cent
of the taxes. In the other towns 1t is
the same. That is why the vox popul
are so perfectly Indifferent about how
heavy the taxes are or what becomes
of the money"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Holds Road Contract Matter Open.

Winona.-Judge Snow at the hear
ing on the application for a temper
airy injunction to restrain the Winona
county auditor from awarding road
contracts under the bids recently
opened, decided to hold the matter
open. The county commissioners who
adopted resolution that no bonds be
issued in connection with the project,
to inform the court officially in the
meantime of their intended action.
The court seemed not disposed to see
the need of an injunction provided a
majority Of the county board was
standing out against furnishing bonds
to finance the project.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Order Holman Saloons Closed.

Duluth.-Special officers from the
Indian department quietly slipped into
Holman ana notified the saloon keep
ers to close their places Immediately.
There are five saloons in Holman
At the last election there were eleven
voters. T.is is an average Of almost
one saloon to every two voters. Ii
quor licenses are held for the most
part in the names of women. They
qualify under the classification of
boarding houses, but the bars are saT
to be owned by men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02

Fire caused damage OF $4,000 and
destroyed portion of block in the
village of Sylvania, 0. The Victor
hotel was destroyed, as was also the
Hivon lumber yards.
Still further plans are being made
for the fortification Of the Panama
canal. the latest move being the plant.
ing of mine fields around the Pearl
islands in the Bay of Panama. 60 miles
southeast of the city, to prevent their
being used as belligerent naval
base.
John Burke, Panama canal commits
sary, has been indicted on new
charges at New York Burke was orig.
inally charged with coming into pos
session of drafts aggregating $4,000
The new indictment mentions add.
tional drafts raising the amount to
$4,000. Ricardo Bermudez and Jacob
L. Salas, the latter merchant OF
Colon. were indicted with him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Conductor Wins Libel Suit.

Waseca.-A jury in district court
has just returned a verdict of $4,000
in favor of Cornelius J. Tierney in his
suit against the National Surety COM
pany. Mr.. Tierney, who for 26 years
was in the employ of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis railroad, was discharged
last summer as the result of a report
filed with the railroad by st. Paul en-
ployes of the surety company, charg.
ing Tierney, a conductor, with carry
ing them at short fares and pocketing
the money. Tierney denied the allie.
cation.