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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

$3.50 per 500 on real estate deeds
was proposed by Auditor Moore. This
recommendation was to lower the tax
on notes so secured for a period OF five
years and making tie total annual tax
seventy cents per 500, as against
ninety-flve cents on notes, the taxes on
which are not collectiole at the source,
and are not paid in advance. and this
feature was to he at the option of the
owner of the notes. There was no
recommendation whatever that the
banks should pay more. The recon-
mendation was that the State should
be given fifty cents instead of thirty :
five cents out of whatever total rate
the General Assembly established, this
being in keeping with the recommsr-
dations made both in the Governor =
message and report of the State Ad-
yisory Board.
Facts Fully Presented.
All of the facts having been fully
presented in various documents TO tho
General Assembly and to the general
public. the undertaking of the Auditor
was to suggest legislation tending to
meet conditions already referred to by
the Governor, the State Advisory
Board and himself 1t was thought
best by the Auditor that his specific
accommodations OF legislation should
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
DuZ1M oaIae~1~ Oczz~eoH1S
lie 1r~oSrB eEHee7 haisNz<z72da1zU

land great quantities of dried nsh I'LL
her warehouses at HartinSsn, etA~o-
r@n and Canpsn-in tact, all atoms
the zuidar Zee foodstuffs are being
acoum uiatsd by the ton. Ntckea, COP
per and gasoline importsd fre.n
Am erica and Canada, socks. shoes add
wooden shirts by the thousands have
come to the Dvtch from the UratsA
States. while Liverpool has BEEN sso1"
ing them WOODEN cloth.
Trench fortinoations end earth
works have BEEN constructed At vital
points ana there In plenty Of ammu-
milton In the country TO defend these
trenches should such q thing become
necessary. While a great part OF thAs
was purchased from Norway. Sweden.
America and even irony England. the
Dutch are busy making ammunition
for themselves. as none 10 exported.
At present they are at work on shells
load ed with q certain new high expao-
stve. The arsenal at Amsterdam
whers much of the ammunition In
stored Is closely guarded and pryins
strangers are not allowed anywhere
near the place. No photosraphing is
allowed about the munftion fac
toFiER anu SaS kr0htSot swcSeCy Is
maintained rs to the character Of tAs
explosives and the kind Of shelf which
is being turned out. sort OF wave
Of preparedness seems to have swept
over the country ever since the inva-
sion of Belgium By the 0srmaaA
The scheme of defense adopted IN
1874 contem plated the Ooncsntrat ton
of Defensive forces In Q restricted
district known as Holland Fortress. !"
This comprises the provinces Of North
and socth Holland with parts Of Rec
land and Utrecht. Two-thirds Of the
area Ii surrounded by the sea-. The
land eide can be rendered difasuit Of
attack by inundations. The entrances
to the Rotterdam and AmstsrdaM ship
canals are defended by powerful fores.
while the citadel Of ths wAsis. ~
Amsterdam. is wen fortified. work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

not be published until the commits -
had had time personally TO study ard
digest these recommendations, and TO
receive any other commentators
from the Auditor or from any otf er
source. There was no injunction OF
secrecy on anybody: It was SIM ~
thought best not 10 publ h the Au liz
tors recommendation for iegislati on
In the newspapers until such time as
both he and the committees could z ge
1t mature consideration with view %
revision and correction.
Incxcusabiy Inaccurate.
statement that the state AdVis
ory Hoard has abandoned the col
lection of omitted taxes nos al
ready reported lis incNCusahly in
accurate. There il not syllabI,
IN any report to bear out an,
such suggestion; but tic contrar,
abundantiy appears In the Cover
nor's message, I'm the report of tn.
state Advisory Board and in th,
recommendations made by Auditor
Moore on Thursday night. all ask
ing that the system of such coIlcC-
lions be greatly strengthened. Nc
sealed communications have bctg
given to any committee from an,
branch of the taxing department
OF the State.
There Is no recommendation for IN
Increase of taxes except that the ~
cense tax coming to the state on M r
chants, which was reduced by the 4
General Assembly, be restored, anC n
slightly higher tax on purchases ? =
tween $4,000 and 100000, and -
was coupled with a substantial rel f
in reducing the rate on meschaf =
capital TO maximum of ninety-f q
cents, which is the same rate paid n
capital engaged in UthsT bus1He I.
thus giving the merchants a reduct.
in their total tax instead OF an IL
crease.
il the Recommendations OF the
Governor. the State Advisory
Board and the Auditor arc fol-
lowed, which contemplates not m
increased tax, but n reapport1on-
nlcnt of tax rates between ttlS
State and the localities so as &C
bring the rates In limo with then
original suggestions and their
other recommends tons are also
followed that there shall be ne
cessation of effort to put on tho
tax lists the large amount OF I'M
taxed intaitgihies now I'm tho state
there will be ample revenue after
dispensing with the INK heretofore
collected from liquor license.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

Just before war was declared IT
|1s1I, rsorsanizasisn Of the army was
psndins, and u - new getns - alons
certain lines. A great deal Of large
practice y in progress where solid
shot and shrapnsi 10 being ussd--the
former at condemned armor plate and
tbs latter at dummiss In the trenches
The gunnsss are said - b sxosIisnr
ana reveal . wonAsrfuI assrtnsss and
execution IN hAadiing their pssess
An inAsssseiag sAAitisu 70 the Dvtof
Ensld army are ths companies Of ma
|chtMs guns and isaAt hewitssss drawn
~ nas114s. 5he 6eOD 1tsptAv ssesnss-
lo1asg lsu>sG1eUs0ss - dAeas wasa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

and understand and obey orders ovc 4,
better than horses. The cavalry, to-.
has come up to high standard a.
though proper mounts are still lack
ing. The rnanoeuvering grounds ftr
all the arms OF the service are th .
broad. fiat plains generally. over re-
claimed land near the seashorc.
Queen Opposed TO War.
The Queen has always been or
posed to war. and while she believes
In preparedness only the direct ns-
cesstty would cause her TO give her
consent to piunging her people In .
war. She has taken the deepest IL
forest In the refugees, and her swes.
wounanly influence has been felt ia
the relief work. A woman OF rais
sUcd sense and tact, her people fstrl :
worship her. and what tho Quss
|thinks and what ths Queen .wWrt
Asas Goss m esWWea shADAno -
lem00D D1oom1nA .fias
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

Holland.
There was neshins 20 DO. and a.
IAN IDLE brain Is The DEVILS work
shop" some OF them became quarrel
some aud the Hoiisndsrs had no 1T
tie dfniculty in keeping order In tAs
camp. Finally there oarns the insSsc-
tom by the Rockefeller FcuaAsasior
War Relief. Commission, and they de-
oided that tho refugees must be sfvsr
como work ~ the long fd'snsss WA
undermining their energy. It was the,
decided to establish a working causr
at Rotterdam whore tlss women NIGH
make clothing Accordingly, SEWN q
machines. cloth. musiin. sto.. were
provided and the women OF the cam 3
set to work with q will making under
wear. Those who could not use the
machines were given yarn and they
have knitted hundreds of warm gar
msntA
Holland Prepared.
That Holland II uncertain a. - the
attitude of Germany toward her Ii
shown In her preparsdness. Although
small country her resources are
surprising and everywhere one nndi
store no uses being filed for use In case
Of emergency. Indeed. all Western
Holland is vast stcrehouSs loaded
VITA everything necessary TO suppor'
the Dutch people and with q surplus
sufrfcient to meet the needs of ar
army during years campaign. Al
Eastern and Southern Holland 10 ar
armed camp whore soldiers drill and
have target practice ell day iorg.
number Of rssiYmNnts are stationed
near the German frontier and tn
whole border between Belgium and
Holland is well guarded
The Groots Market Ia Rotterdam IL
niied with food products. Holland
has imported Thousands Of pounds OF
raw material over her regulation i'm
ports and has carefully stored them
away. Copper. wheat, cotton and
medical supplies arc safely placed
swey. Cheese. cereals. canned meats
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

In now progressing on the land side
6sfenses and little In known 70 out
saders Of their character.
Tho Army.
According 10 the Act OF 1919. ssrv-
ice In the army IN partly voluntary
aad partly compulsory. Every Dutch
c1ti.sn Ia liable to personal service In
the army or navy from the age o.
nineteen. Actual service In the rank
- determined by lot but substatutior
IL not permitted. The engagement O
voluntarily enlisted men IL for ter
years. Of which only two or three
pears (&eoordinx to the arm OF the
sosvscsb ase with tina eo,oss but zany
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

|rs.snSags to become non-oommis.
stoned edsosrA The eonscrtptsd miii.
tsamsn belong to the active army fe'
SIX years for the unmounted corp
ana eight years for the mounted CORPS
The sea enlistment y for dvs ysars
After having fuinlisd their activ'
service the iniiitiam sn pass to tn,
|'landwssr" for seven years: thsU cor
be called cut twioe In their sever
years, but for nix days only on sact
occasion. Men Of the mountsd oorrl
and Of the navy are excused from
landwoer service. A. In the majority
Of the European eeuntssss. ths AAaa.
hchsr rife b useA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
To Give oyster supper.

The Ladies' Aid Society OF Weather
ford Memorial Church will give an
oyster supper at the church this even
ing from to 2 o'clock for the bene-
fit of the building fund.
a George Washington tea will he
given by the Industrial Chapter OF
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church a.
the parish house on the night Of Feb
ruary % An interesting program will
feature the tea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

feature event at the fair grounds to-
day. Greenwood. a 80 to l chance,
finished second and Celtic third. The
rain of Sunday night cut the card to
pieces. out of Sc horses entered 81
being withdrawn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

Justice Maurice. of Police Court.
Part II. will hear Melvin s. Moore
Thursday on complaint made by Hen
ry Maison that Moore stole gold
watch valued at $2s from him. Moore
was arrested by Detective c. T. Tin
sley, of the Third Precinct.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

Two suits have been filed In Hust-
ings Court, Part II: Hattie V. Norris
settle is the plaintiff in one against
e. A. Saunders. The action is one OF
trcsspass. damages OF $1,000 being
sought. Another suit fled Is that OF
T. Peter Howle against @. X. Sims,
damages OF SS45.67 being asked.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
SOUTHSIDE

A meeting Of the swansboro CItizsns
Association viii be held Thursday night
in weatherford Memorial Baptist
Church. Swansboro. President ]. e.
Norvell says that. as far as he knows,
nothing but routine business will be
at the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

Tho woodland Heights Mothers
Club will meet this afternoon Mt S:S9
o'clock in the home of Mrs. Steven
A. Cole, ago Forest Hill Avenue. Mrs
William A. Burrows will address tn
meeting and musical selections will
he provided by Miss Margaret and
Eli2aheth Phillips
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
Fined for Reaiweing Onicer.

Louis Hendricks, charged with be-
Ing drunk and resisting Policeman
Pete Bolton. was yesterday nned SIS BY
Police Justice Maurice. Hendricks Is
said to have offered such resistance
that Bolton had TO resort to his club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

Desk Sergeant Peterheid Vest. of the
Third Station, is confined to his home
by sickness In his absence. Detective
c. T. Tinsley is acting desk ser
geant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
Wins Missouri Purse.

New Orleans. Feb. 7.-Skeer Face,
carrying the colors of the Nevada
Stock Farm, owned by George Win
field, Western millionaire, captured
the Missouri purse for seven furlonEs,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08


~RE neutral countries of Europe
ara few and SNAIL and with tho
exception Of Switzerland and
- Holland. all of the others have
bsen solicited 20 Join enc side or the
s<her. Holland Ia close TO the early
scanes of action and not far from
her border the nghtng has been fierce
since the hssiunfna OF the war. This
has made her position both delicate
and dAn@evosas.
Populsszom Increased by Refugees
when IL Ii Learned that her pepu-
atien was shout six million on Au-
8uSe FIRST fsl4. and that By October
1StA u had iDcrs@sed at least a mil
asA, ths majority OF whom were refU-
Dose wftheue money. II can be readily
iandsrstood that the war burdens OF
this little country taxed her people
- the utmost The HoIlander 10 slow
mSAta1iy, bat when onoe aroused he
ACtA snd acts quickly. So. when the
refaGvas came pouring over the Dor
Der by the Thousands. arst by way of
N >0<s4~ht and later by the way OF
Weer<, T5jburs and Antwerp. the ma
t3vss At Holland arose as one man to
oevs cd 70 these unfortunate people
ANtAs from the refugees. they also
As~s . sumeer Of soldiers informed.
snd In order 10 care for these men
AAA "a GUARD the border 49, well II has
been nsosssaxy for Holland to keep
- aOsny u ~ least two hundred and
my Thousand mobiIiged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
Refugee Camps.

Aeesr time refugee camps wers
~ MP In Holland and several hun
4rsA thoumnd persons were guar
SeRsA there. ~ things In Belgium
Qujessd down many Of shs refugees
rsturnsd 70 their honns@. but three
mouths ago tAsre were still one hun
Aeed thousand persons IN the camps
When winter came on there was much
Suffering and the Dutch committees
.N1ee unable to meet the demand.
A1Der the Bssgian Relief Fund cana
fEom America the condition Of the
rO1uGeae wAs amellorafei somewhat
- - Ou4stds c&cthing, but they sill
hqehsd ne wsrm undsrgarnssnts 90
s,>AAsnsrv In the seaA. vet wspesrs os
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
APPROPRIATIONS ARE
REDUCED TO MINIMUM
nadwet Disappoints Advocates OF
Sxrces improvements and Depart
nsent Needs.
WAY OPEN FOR DEMANDS.

Thr aprronrtatIons -

the appropriation ordinance, q
sFecommended by the Finance Com
mftfee. was received ny Common
Council last night. and laid over under
sfe rules 20 Thursday night
The main points IN She ord nance
known as the budget are the In
crease IN the police force, the PRO-
posed acquisition CT }HHe Camp, me
reduction IN Rppropr Sons FOR street
I'm ,-ovements. the payment 20 the
widows and dependents uTon firemeH
who recently LOST their Lives m the
service Of tNe city tire d}ss1rHaat1cn
4n increase me suggested s9Froprta -
tsnn for heath .Dpgove-. srts. and the
npses os the general g. arA1ad IN
grease asked for the various depart
naents
The Appropriation ordnance . here
printed n rlli
AN ORDINANCE
Gxncett3t44-4g -4F-faroa1-A-n2 for the
Fiscal year 1913. and Nas,1g Ar
propris,.ons FOR the Elsa! Year
1919.
ne II ordained ny the Council % the
City OF Richmond.
]. That al uueNe-adrd sprropr'-
Ations. except such as are tire PRO
ceeGs OF bond sales far fes Enated
purposes. ard the T. r Jackson Mon
uraert Association, -. and are.
HEREBY cancelled and the Auditor
and Treasurer are directed 20 piece
TO the credi; 81 ali appropriation a0-
counts, which show Al ovsrdTaft for
the fiscal year 1915 the amount nee
assary to balance same and TO close
All such accounts for fiscal year 1918.
O. There shall he q proPr'ated
from the funds eri resources q the
city for the fiscal wear ending the
slet day o. January. 1917 for NIL
purposes. the following sums. ard
for the purposes mentioned; and the
said sums shall not IN AIRY case,
increased or added 70 except hy n
vote of two-thfrda Of the whole
Council in favor q such increase or
ADDITION. sati vote 20 bt taken by
yeas and nays
City Debt.
Interest ...........s G2BsFs %
Redemption ....... 2s3.SS4 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
SENSATIONAL STORY

CONTINUED From First Page.1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

.s8,s56.722 95 $4.26s.s1s 90
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
HZZZZ4/Z2c>9 mn HLZ2ZZZzXe% =z7zaalll
How the Gigantic Task Of
Caring for the Belgian
Refugees Was Carried
Out By the Dutch De-
spite Their Loss Of Com
merce SIS Their Present
Activity In Prepared
ness.

Copyright. 1874 by Tho international
Syndicate.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-14

WIN conspiracy ana ulduGdSduC6 III
Office.
The proceedings were Started be-
fore Olson after a legal hitch be-
tween Hoyne and Berger on one side
and Corp. Counsel Sam EttelsOn and
John J. Healey, former states atty,
on the other.
Hoyne's application for warrants
charged Healey with cOnspiring to-
gether with Vim. LUthardt, his secTe-
,tarly, unlawfully and wrOngfully to
allow gambling, violation of the
liquor law, slot machines, open lewd-
ness, boOkmaking, public indecency,
houses of iIl-fame and prostitution
to run wild in Chicago.
Before O'Brien was heard there
was a clash between EttelsOn and
Hoyne over the box belonging to
City Prosecutor Harry B. Miller and
which had been secreted in the fire
prevention bureau. Hoyne wants to
get possession of this box, as it is
said to shed light on>the reasons for
nOnsuits, dropping Of prosecution in
vice and gambling cases and reasons
for restoration of saloon licenses.
Hoyne asked Judge Olson to com
mand a bailiff to go get the box. Et-
telson finally agreed to surrender it
and it was brought into court by
Louis PiqUett, Harry Miller's chief
clerk. At the end of court Hoyne
made another effort to have the box
imOOunded. but as no testimony
concerning it had been introduced
Olson ordered Atty Healy to produce
the box in court Monday morning.
HeaIy said that when the box was
opened there would be letters invoIv-
ing the states attorneys Office.
Capt. O'Brien said he had been on
the police dept for 25 years, had
been a captain for two years and had
commander Cottage Grove av, since
May, 1915, until his suspension
week ago.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-14

The letter stated that white and COLI
ored prostitutes frequented the place
and that the orgies usually began
about 1:30 a. m. Reports from pa
trolmen showed that "shakin' the
chemise" was INDUCED in by white
women with coIored gents as their
partners. 1t made a strong plea for
heright to take action.
Oct. 4 O'Brien sent another letter
to HeaIey protesting against the
Beaux Arts club being allowed fla.
gravity to violate the law. It carried
with it a reqeust for City Prosecutor
Harry B. Miller to begin action.
But O'Brien received no encour-
agement in his fight to drive out vice
from either Healey or Miller. Re
ports Of patrolmen. telling of I'M
speakable orgies were sent the chief,
but he declined to take action. The
Beaux Arts club was supposed to be
strong with Second ward Thompson
politicians.
At this stage O'Brien dragged in
the name of Sen. Geo. P. Harding,
millionaire and Thompson political
boss of the Second ward. He said
Harding went to see him at the sta
ton together with a man named
Jackson, who had operated a club
with a police record on 31st street.
Harding asked O'BTien to do what
ever he could for Jackson, as he was
a friend of his and had considerable
money invested in real estate along
the black belt. When O'Brien heard
just who Jackson was he refused
point blank to allow him to open a
new joint in O'Brien's district, which
was the purpose Of his visit. O'Brien
brought in the name of Harding
again when he testified that VIM.
Luthardt had told him Harding was
the administration representative in
the Second ward and that he wanted
O'Brien to know it.
O'Brien> also told of sending in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-27
INTO THE
SINKING OF LAUNCH

San Francisco. Nov. 81. = United
States navy officials and federal steam
boat inspectors are making an in
vestigation into the sinking of a naval
launch by the river steamer Apache
Saturday. when three men were killed
and four badly injured. A naval board
of inquiry will sit this week aboard the
supplyship Glacier and will investigate
particularly the conduct of Roberts,
who was coxswain of the launch when
she made her last fatal trip.
w. S. Daniels. a seaman, had the
unique experience this afternoon Of
reading an announcement of his own
death and of watching men grapple for
his body in the waters of the bay. The
launch was sunk while taking about 35
sailors from short to the Glacier. When
the Glaciers noon muster showed four
of the crew still missing. three Of whom
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-27
.HEADLONC PLUNGE
TAKEN BY WHEAT
Report That Belligerents
Would Soon Sign an Arm
istice Has Bearish Effect
on Grain Market.

Chicago. Nov. 27.-Reports that an
armistice soon in Europe was not I'M
likely and that meanwhile exports from
the United States would be curtailed by
dangers from the presence of a fighting
submarine in the Atlantic, sent wheat
| values tumbling headlong down grade
| today. At first the market gave little
| indication that the reports would have
| O serious effect, but after q couple of
/ the leading houses began to sell on a
heavy scale the movement to the bear
| side suddenly widened and excited I'M
| loading followed.
Recent moves for an embargo on
shipments of foodstuffs from the Uni
| ted States appeared to have left the
| market largely without support and in
no condition to Withstand such a flood
of selling orders as overwhelmed the
market when once It began to break in
earnest.
Opening prices. which ranged from
the same as Saturdays finish to *
lower, with December $1.78 to $1.76B
and May $1.S31s to $1.S3%, were sue
ceeded by a material rally, but then q
fall which carried July down 9sc to
$1.45 and made December and May drop
respectively 51sc and 4Ssc a bushel.
During a greater part Of the session
the rallies did not prove of lasting
sort. In the last hour, though an I'M
expected decrease of the United States
visible supply, the market tended to a
more decided upturn. The close never
theless, was weak. 3Ac to Az net low
err. Closing prices:
Wheat-Deo., $1.73%; May. $3.50.
Corn-Dec, soc; May $3.50.
Oats-Dec., 65c; May, $3.50.
Pork-Jan., $27.s5; May, s27.6b.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-27
GILL GEBAUER WIN
OPENING MATCH IN
GOLF TOURNAMENT

But one match was played off in the
Scotch foursomc 1S-holc tournament Of
the Boise Golf CLUB Yesterday. Gill
Eebauer defeating Lawson Schiferl
Sup. 1t was "a close match featured
with some very good golf consider
ing the condition OF the greens. None
Of the other matches scheduled for
play went ON. They included the fol-
lowing; LinSonfclter- Becklcy versus
Paxton Safer: Kahl- johnson versus
Martin King; Marion Alloway versus
Wing-Ov Some of these matches
will be played during the week. Rain
In the morning yesterday kept many
players off the links. In the afternoon,
however, ideal golfing weather pre-
vailed and while none, except the
above match went on, many players
were on the course.
On the first nine holes Lawson Schi-