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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-18
|NFANTILE PARALYSIS
BEGINNING TO ABATE.

New York. luly 1S-Abatement OF
the infanHle paralysis epidemic in
this city WAS shown by figures issued
ly the department of health for the
twenty.four hours ended at 10 a. m.
today During that period there
were 10 prostrations and IS new cas-.
ee as compared with l6 deaths and
125 new cases during the preceding
tpenty-four hours.
Officials Of the department said
they consider the situation general
" more encouraging. Cooler wealth.
oI has helped to decrease Tie spread
of the disease.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-18
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
w. C. HAMMER ACCUSED
IL. =. Attorney for Western North Caro-
linn District Charged with Sio-
Iating Federal Election Inv

ASHiNGTON. January l2.-Chargcs
Of violating the Federal election law,
and OF refusing 10 prosecute other men
who violated the same law were placed
before Secretary Tumulty. at the White
House to-day, against w. C. Hammer.
Of Ashboro. \. c.. United States dis
trict attorney for the Western Dis
trict Of North Carolina. Former SEN
ator Marion Butler, acting as attorney.
he said. for various citizens of Ran
dolph County. North Carolina, filed the
charges. which will be referred Ia the
Department Of Justice from the White
House. The charges were accom- :
panied by at)idavits. The removal from
office or Mr. Hammer is desired hv the
citizens making the charges
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

for armed intervention. hut tho
cuu.sr 0f the administration is not
without Its defenders.
). In several quarters ronsidcrn-
ti0n WIS given Ia the suggestion
that '.armed co-operatinn" be offered
tnrranza In lieu OF actual intcrvcn-
ton. the latter COURSE appearing inn
possible In view OF the Presidents
recognition OF the Cnrrnnzn govern
mcnt
q. Two rcsoiutions-b0th calling
for armed intrrventiOn-wcre In-
trosiurcd, I'm the senate by Senator
sherman. of Illinois: I'm the House hy
REPRESENTATIVE Dyer, of Missouri.
:. Secretary lansing emphasized
the difference between the rights Of
Americans In bcliiEercnt ships on
the hic.h seas nnd their rights On
foreign soil-by wny of explaining
why Americans have been warned
To keep out or Mexico. aud not
warned to keep OF bcIIipercnt pas
scnEcr ships.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
NO SIGN OF CHANCE
III MEXICAN POLICY
Developments at Washington
During Day in New Mexican Case

What nns uctHatl! done at Wash
inEtou .rstcrin. In The Mexican
SituntiOn may bc thus sumInn rtze,t: {:
{. Secretary OF >tntr lansing sent
thro,ss. h the ni:rd states consul Mt
0ucrnfnro "a fOrmni 'rcuurst" ON
cnrrnnzn that tho perpetrators uf
the "dnstardIy crime" he pursued
Hnd punished.
.. Word wns received from tho
American consul ut I'll PnsO TINT
Carrnnzn troops are already In pur-
suit of the mmrdcrcrs, and thu, the
bodies OF the slain Americans were
being sent iO I'll Fnso. ns the State
Department requested.
=. Decision wax made hy the Stntc
Department tO submit MI the rncts
Ia the Scnntc. leaving 10 CONGRESS-
the determination Of whether nny
chunGc OF policy Is demanded.
4. There WAS ~ sensational out
brcRk In the senate of ~ storm Of
INDIGNATION. mud pnssiunntc demands
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
SAYS MANUFACTURERS
ARE NOT 0VERTlXED
State Advisory Board Files It's Firs,
Report on Working Of Segre-
CATION System.
RECOMMENDS AMENDMENTS
Would Make Provisions as To Tax on
Capital in business Equitable,
Just and Fair"-Present Law Gre
ates Hardship on Some Classes

Reporting critically upon the new tax
system that has been in force since
last March. the State Advisory Board
on Taxation. in it's first statement 10
the General Assembly yesterday, ad :
v!sed the Legislature to address itself
with care TO tho amendment OF the
provisions relating To the taxing of
manufacturers. with the view Of de-
visinE q law that shall be equitable.
just and fair
In making this recommendation. the
board expressly refuses TO admit. how
ever, that manufacturers In this state,
as has been claimed. are, as a class.
o1crtaNed. The present law, the board
believes, creates a hardship on some
classes OF manufacturers, and for this
reason there should be reasonable re-
vision.
Complaint against this feature OF the
new tax system found expression last
month in concerted movement Of lead :
ing manufacturers directed towards i'm :
pressing the advisory board with the
necessity FOR relief y meeting was
held in Richmond and a committee was
designated TO take the matter up with
the board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
Probably VIII Discuss National Defense
ut Annual Dinner of Chamber OF
Commerce OF a. $.

WASHINGTON, January 12.-prcsi-
dent Wilson to-day accepted an invi-
tation to speak at the annual dinner
Of the Chamber of Commerce OF the
United States here on February 10. lie
probably will discuss national defense.
The invitation was extended to-day by
John II. Fahey, president
Within the next few weeks tie Presi-
dent will speak in different parts of the
country with tho object of putting the
issue before the people.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
aSQuTrH GIVES ASSURANCES
OF NO UITERIOR MOTIVES

The Labor men asked for assurances
that the bill should not he used as a
step towards general CONSUMPTION or
industrial conscription. Mr.. Asuuith
gave the promise that the bill would
be modified 70 safeguard ii from any
suspicion that IL could be used for s,ch
purposes. After an appeal for lahor's
support. he withdrew to permit the rep
icsentativcs I" discuss their policy.
The Nationalist mcmbers. af:cr voting
against the bin on the first reading,
now take the attitude thar il does not
concern them, although they are op-
posed 10 compuision on principle, since
il applies only 10 the larger island
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
Shipping Is tiel.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January Ia
\ heavy blanket Of fog to-day caused
shipping activities ut this port 10 he
temporarily suspended. No vessels en-
tered or left the port, although there
are several steamers overdue and n
few ready TO sail. Fog bells and ho!ns
drowned all other sounds along he
waterfront.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
FOG ENVELOPS COAST
ships nj Sea Proceed Cautiously. nnh
Activities in Port Are
Suspended.

NORFOLK. VA. January i2-I rae
tically the entire Atlantic Coast from
Norfolk 10 Hatteras is enveloped III 4
Gense fog tonight. ships arc pro-
ceedinS cautiously. and many are at
anchor in Hampton Roads awaiting
clear weather before starting TO sea
The fog was so thick at Cape Henry
to-day the government observer was
unable to distinguish vessels passing
in or out of Chesapeake Bay.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
BERLIN REPORTS DESTRUCTION
or AMMI NITlON DEPOT

BERLIN, January - fvia l.oudon) -
An ammunition depot in the southern
section of Lille. Northern France. has
been blown up. An official announce
ment says that seventy persons were
killed and forty injured Considera ble
damage TO property was done.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
Won BUELOW SUMMONED
Former Gcrmnn Chancellor Called q
Ucriin ON account of i<niscr'a
Illness,

FAIRS. January IA Rome dis
patch TO the Journal says IL has been
learned from the Duke of Adragna.
brother OF the wife OF Prince Won Buc-
low. former German Chancellor. that on
account Of Emperor Williams illness
the prince has been summoned sud-
denly TO Ecrlin from Switzerland where
he has been staying for several
months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
FRENCH DETA CHMENT LANDS
OS GREEK iSLtN ND or CORFU

LONDON. January IA French de
iachment has been landed or the Greek
Island of Corfu for provisional occu3a-
tion, according 10 an Athens dispatch
to Reuters. Fourteen ships Of un-
known nationality are cruising around
Corfu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
ONLY 80 AGAINST
COMPUL. sion BILL
Passes Second Reading in House
of Commons Amid Scenes
Of Great Enthusiasm.
NEW VICTORY FOR AsQUITH
Three Labor Members of Minis
try Temporarily Withdraw
designations.
NEW VICTORY FOR AsQUlTH

LONDON. January 70 Amid scenes
of uproarious enthusiasm. tn. House Of
Commons al II o'clock Tonight a.-
featcd a motion to reject the military
service hin by q vote Of i3l 10 50 In
mediatcly aftcrward the house tcce,nd
to the Prcmier's rcuucg; by passing the
SECOND reading Of the hiil without di-
vision
The vote was chiefly interesting on
account Of the changed attitude of
many OF the l05 members who opposed
IL on the first reading
The debate was closed by Arthur
Henderson. president Of the board OF
education. in a pplau uded spec; II.
He closed with the statement:
~ have the authority Of Earl Kit.h-
cner and the general staff that wc re-
quire at once, not only the unmarried
men enrolled under the Derby scheme.
not only the married men who are
waiting to be called. but also The
whole available part Of the $4,000
men with whom this measure deals. :"
OPPOSITION CRuMBI.ES
no FEW DIRECTORS
The opposition in the House Of Com
tonight TO = few conscientious objec-
tors. fortnight ago the anticompul-
sionists claimed 300 votes but on the
first reading they were able 10 muster
only 105, of whom more than one alf
We're Irish Nationalists.
When IT came TO the second reading
OF the bill tonight the Irish National
lists had withdrawn from the opposi-
tion.
Tic result appears TO have been due
partly 20 evidences that tho country
favors the measure and partly TO Mr..
Asquith's often-displayed facility at
Cancellation. The Premier held con-
ference with the executive commit ee
Of the Labor party and La bor members
OF tn. House Of Commons this after
noon. al which he induced the three
Labor members Of the ministry to with
draw their designations temporarily,
and apparently made a strong impres-
sion OF the members Of the executive
committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
GREAT SPIRIT or OPTIMISM
IN BRITAIN AND FRANC

There is great spirit OF optimism
IN both British and French dispatches
from the western front. the corre-
spondents expressing the firm convic-
ricn OF the allied generals that there
is no possibility OF any successful Ger
man offensive anywhere in the western
lines.
The spondent IF Reuters Teie-
gram Company sends from British
headquarters an interview with an un-
named prominent staff officer, who was
quoted as saying:
We now have fun Information about
the German forces facing us. We know
their exact positions and strength. >Ne
every where outnumbcr the Germans,
and so outnumhcr them in both field
and heavy artillery. and our weapons
are better than theirs. We can fire
five shells to their one. without depict
ing our munitions. <sNc can take their
first line OF trenches whenever we wish.
TO say that we have got them beat en-
is dangerous rubbish. but the truth is.
We have got them ready for a beating"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
HOLMES GIVES VERSION
For STATE DEP AIiTNIEN,r

roiioWllE ,S the statement OF MIR
Holmes. as given TO the State Depart
ment and press tonight:
Our train left chihuahua City Mon
day morning, .lanuar? 10, at about II
o'clock. The train was stopped at or
about the ranch iIaeza. a point about
five miles west of Santa Ysabcl. bc
tween l:3o and o'clock that after
noon While the train was standing
nj the station Of Santa Ysabel two
armed McXicans rode by and scrutin
i%cd tho train. The Mexican Dasscn
gers 1T Santa Ysabel told me after
wards that the riders had inquired il
there We're any soldiers on the train.
At the point of the massacre our train
was stopped in n cut, so that the last
car was just inside OF the cut we
were stopped by another train---the
front truck of one Of the coal cars of
which was seen to he off the track.
This was tho first we knew Of train
preceding us. There was nobody to he
seen around the train in front.
When our train was stopped New
man and | were sitting together and
Evans came up and looked out OF our
window. Evans. Ncwnan. Machattnn
and then got off the train. Watson
was either getting of or about to do
so behind us when I looked back and
saw him.
HEARS NOIIES on SHOTS
AS TIM AiIGiIIS FROM TRAIN
lust after alightinG I heard n vo,icy
Of rife shots from a point on the other
side OF tho cut and just above the train
Looking around, l could see bunch
OF about twelve or fifteen men stand
ing in n solid line. shoulder to shoul
der. shooting directly At us They wore
atty to scventy-hvc feet away The
coach cut of my view, so I could not
:.ec how many bandits there were Tnc
Continued on Second Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
MANUFA CTuRERS COMPLAIN
or TAXATION OF CAPITAL

Specifically. the manufacturers com
planned OF the administration of the
law with reference To the taxation OF
their capital 1t was claimed with
considerable force and pcrsistency that
only net capital OF manufacturers
should h. taxed. and that against their
gross assets they should be allowed 10
offset all bills payable or debts due
by them. 1t was claimed that under
this plan manufacturers would he
taxed upon their intangibles III the
same way as owners of bonds are taxed
such owners having the right TO de-
duct their Indebtedness from the total
value or their bonds or debts due them
This board has been impressed by
this claim the advisory board reports
TO the General Assembly. "and yet is
of the opinion that the manufacturers
in this State are not, as a class, over
taxed, and that any plan which may
he devised should yield revenue in ex-
cess of the amount assessed for l9l5--
s390.000 In round fgures-aEainst tais
class of taxpayers. the total assessed
value being, in round numbers. 500
900. 900. which the State rate of
taxation is 65 cents on the $3.50"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
LOPEZ. VILLA CH|EFTAIN,
BLAMED FOR MASSACRE
Twenty Bandits Attack Train, While
200 More Stand by as
Reserve Force.
DEATH LIST INCREASED TO ~
Thomas Is. Holmes, Sole American
Survivor of Outrage. Reaches Bor-
der in State of Collapsc-TellS OF
His Experiences.

FL. rASO. TEN, January l2.-The
number OF foreigners murdered west or
Santa Ysabcl OF Monday afternoon by
Mexican bandits was placed at nineteen
late to-day. II was authoritativcly
stated that General Pablo Lopez. Il
Yaqui chieftain. closely allied with
General Francisco Villa, ordered the
massacre. Abou, twenty bandits at
tackled the train. il was said while 200
were grouped as a reserve ut one side
of the right Of way.
Arrivals from Chhuah.a City said
that troop train of twenty cars, con
veying between 800 and 1000 CarranZa
troops. had preceded the mining COM
pany special by about fifteen minutes.
The engine and two cars of this train
were said to have been dcrailed by the
bandits. in order 10 stop the passenger
train of Americans What became of
the Carranaa soldiers. il they were in
the military train. could not be learned
here.
REVISED LIST
or THE CASUALTIES
y revised list Of the casualties fol-
lows:
G, Il. Watson. FL paso
w. j. Wallace. FL Iaso.
NJ. i. Romero. FL raso
T. NJ. Evans. chihuahua city.
&. y. prinrle. san Francisco
Maurice Anderson, chihuahua
X. J.. MacHatton. El Paso.
y Couch, Chihuahua City
r. w. Coy, E.l Paso.
Alexander q. Hall. Douglas Ariz
Charles Wadleigh. Bisbee Ariz
T. L. Robinson. El paso.
G.. w. Newman. El PaSo
{. w. Haze. Miami, Ariz.
L. IL. Simmons, Ei Paso.
w. ID. Pearce. Los Angeles
J. W. Woom. Ill Paso.
Thomas Johnson, address unknown.
Joe Finders. Hayden. AriZ
Romero was Mexican: Couch a Ca
madam and Robinson an Engiishman
Thomas r. Holmes. the sole American
SURVIVOR of the massacre reached the
border here about noon III n state or
collapse.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
FATE Of BELGRADE
AWAITS CET|NjE
Montenegrin Capital Cannot Long
Withstand Overwhelming
Strength Of Austrians.
SERIOUS ASPECTS FOR ITALY
Conquest of Little Kingdom Re-
gardcd as Serious Menace to
Allies at Saloniki.

LONDON. January i2,-Cctinje. he
capital OF Montenegro. NOW seems likely.
to suffer the fate Of Belgrade. aud Brit
ish observers are already asking any
iously wha; menace the Austrian con-
quest of Montenegro is likely TO hold
over the allies at Saloniki. Fighting
is going on all around cetinje, the
small town which nearly n year ago
ceased 10 bc tn" seat OF the Montcnegrin
government. Never before in the long,
history OF the little Montencsrin king
dom has il been compelled to bow ia a
fofcign conqueror. bat there seems
little hope that j, can long withstand
the overwhelming strength OF General
kocress in men and guns.
As in Serhias case the entente pr..ss
finds il incNplcable why Italian as
sistance was not sent long ago to
Lorccn. which. il is said. could have
been rendered imprer wiGh a com
parativcly small number OF rV-cnforcc-
ments and = few heavy guns. The re-
duction OF Montenegro. the press points
out. viii enable Austria. not only 20
command the Adriatic. but also threaten
the flank OF any advance from Sa-
loniki and prevent any effective move
by tho entente forces through Albania.
LONG ITALIAN PENINSULA
PECULIARLY yGINERABI.E
For Italy the new Austrian success
has most serious aspect. The long.
narrow Italian peninsula is peculiarly
vulnerable 10 An attack from the sea.
Any really great naval base in the
ma gniiicent ilarbor OF Cattaro would
have been impossible without Lovcen,
10 si IA N
trian possession of Cattaro is almost
rs great a menace TO I.aly as the Ger
man conquest of Calais would have
been 10 Great Britain
While attention is ccntcrcd or the
developments on the Adriatic coast &,
is announced from Rome that two Ital-
ian transports. the Brindisi and Ci;ta
iii Palermo, last week struck mines
and sank. y majority OF the crews
was saved.
ON the Russian front the Austrian
Official communication records renewe ed
desperate attacks by the Russians on
the Bessa rabian frontier but insists
that the attacks everywhere were re-
pulsed. The petrograd conmunicat on
is silent on the subject. but the Rus
slams usually withhold mention of their
movements until they are we'll on the
road TO completion
There have been no important de-
vclopmcnts on the western front The
blowing up Of "A, large German muni-
tion depot neGr Lille is admitted in ,hc
German communicate according TO
one account, this was due TO Il British
air raid The English press belle, es
that the cautious wording of the Ger
man communication ConccalS n diSaS- or
Of large proportions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
IMPORTATION
AS TO AGGREGATE SALES


To the suggestion that license tax
based upon aggregate sales be sub
stituted for the tax on capital. he
board replies that il cannot nj this
time recommend this plan because If
is without accurate knowledge as to
the aggregate sales OF the manufac-
turcrs. and is hence unable to suggest
what would be a proper rate.
The board believes that there is merit
in the suggestion that manufacturers
be taxed on their net capital at a rate
greater than the rate on other intangi-
bles. In this way. the board suggests,
the profits of the business could he
made TO bear their fair proportion of
the public burden.
Still another suggestion" the board
reports. concluding its reference TO .his
point. lis that the normal. or average.
apital used ny the manufactured.
whether borrowed or not, shalt he as
certained. and that upon this amount
Of normal capital the proper rate he
applied.
NOT PREPARED no MAKE
DEFINITE REc0MMENDATlON
As at present advised, this board is
not prepared to make n definite recon-
menda ton. We would. therefore, say
we believe that the present law
creates $ hardship upon some classes
OF manufacturers. and that the whole
subject should have the careful attcu-
tior Of the General Assembly. with a
view of dcvisng n law that shall he
equitable. Just and fair. We are in
formed that certain bills have been
prepared and will he presented by the
manufacturers who complain of the
present system and they should receive
constdcrate attention. but careful scru-
tiny. and their effect upon the revenues
OF the State fully determined before
they are enacted into law"
The board touches pertinehtly upon
Continued on Fifth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
no DESIRE TO EaInARUASS
i WILSON ADMISISIRA,rIO

Senator Gallingcr replied with assur-
anccs that he had NJ desire TO ON
bnrrass the admins .tiou In the Mex
lean crisis. but said he thought the
time had now como when atrocities
Continued on Second page.l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
HEARS NOLI.ES on SHOTS
As tIt; AIIGiITS FROM TRAIN

CONTINUED on Second page.)
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-11
PROBLEM OF WINTER
VEGETABLE STORAGE
Cellar Must Have Some Ventila--
ton and Temperature Must
Not Get Too Low.
QBy e. T. M'KUNE. Colorado Agricul-
tural College, Fort Collins) i.


tural College, Fort Collins.)
The problem Of winter storage OF
vegetables is one which confronts
nearly every family. OF course, the
ideal place for vegetables is the root
cellar, this may be located under the
dwelling or separate from it.
In making the pit, the following
main items should be arranged for I:
Ventilation-There should be free
circulation Of air at all times.
Heat-The temperature should never
be allowed to fall below the freezing
point. 1t is best to keep it just above
freezing.
Walls and Floor-The walls are usu-
ally concrete. The floor should be left
uncemented if possible, because the
moisture from the dirt will keep yege-
tables from drying out.
Whenever roots have to be kept in
a cemented basement, place them in
moist sand.
If vegetables have to be kept in the
furnace room, there is very little that
can be done to extend their keeping
qualities.
AS a summary, it may be said that
vegetables should be kept cool, moist,
and in dark place.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-11
TREATMENT FOR LEAKY TEAT
Forty-Penny Spike, Rounded OFF TO
Point and Applied While Hot Will +
Prove Effective.

Many good COWS are butchered be-
cause they milk SO easily that the
pressure in the udder during big
milk flow causes the teats to leak.
Leaking teats can usually be iden-
titled by the concave depression at
the milk opening. Hard mixers have
a convex surface around ii : oriice.
To stop q cows teat from leaking, the
best method have found is to file q
40-penny spike, round off the point,
heat the end hot enough to scar, and
press it gently into the milk ori6ce,
says a writer.
Hold in place till the COW informs
you that you have done enough. It
is better to repeat the operation than
to do too much at the first trial. The
burn will nearly always cure readily
as the result of the soothing influence
of the milk, but if it is slow in healing,
grease with salve. When the scar
forms around the milk orifice, it con-
tracts the opening and prevents the
milk from leaking.