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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Should Cut Down the Weeds.

Naval officers on duty at Annapolis
think that in view of the fact that
there is such small police force in
Annapolis at this time. the Baltimore
detectives should have remained here
last night and should have gone
through with their work 10 the END
These naval officers and other trained
observers point to the fact that the
rank vegetation on the vacant lots hstck
of the house where Mrs BRANDON was
slain. and where there is great
growth of weeds as tall as a mans
head. has not yet been cut down by
the police.
To cut down these weeds. it was
pointed out. might serve to show
where was thrown or hidden the olunI !
instrument which the autopsy showed
was one of the principal causes of Mrs
Brandons death.
According to the physicians and sur
geons who performed the autopsy, there
never was in medical or criminal an
tally treated than Mrs. Brandon The
mystery of how the murder could have
taken place without hundreds of her
neighbors knowing that she was being
attacked will he a subject for discus
sion for a long while among expert
ANALYSTS who have had to do with such
cases and who are in Annapolis now.
For some unexplained reason there
has been a delay of more than twenty
four hours in the official presentation of
the report of surgeons who performed
the autopsy Mrs. Rrandon'S body
JDr. Joseph c Joyce. who performed
the autopsy. however. told the repre-
sentative of The Star last night that he
will report that Mrs. Brandon had been
killed in bed. and that she had been
dragged into her bedroom by her muir
derer from the kitchen. after he had
first choked her into iuSensibility-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Victim Put Up Hard Fight.

My observation of this case. DIR.
Joyce said to The Star special CORE
spondent. shows that il is impossible
for this woman to have fallen and so
wounded herself that she died from
the effects. Such a report has been in
circulation. A very powerful man. much
more powerful than her husband. killed
Mrs. Brandon. She struggled for her
life. very hard indeed. The cause of her
death was strangulation and a hemor-
rhage between the skull and the brain,
due to a blow. The blow was the kill
ing cause, and it took big man. a man
with q muscle and power back of his
arm. to deliver it.
This blow could not have been de-
1ivered with fiat iron. There has been
some talk about a missing fat iron. 1t
DR.. Joyce continued.
Mrs Brandon had a bruise over her
left wrist She had another on the sec
ond finger of her left hand. also an
other on the middle of her left forearm.
She had three abrasions on her neck
showing finger nails. She was apparent
1y choked. She had three Impressions
on her neck of a character of crescent
which indicated the possib ility that she
bad been bitten. They appeared to be
The marks of teeth She had two bruises
on each knee.
There is no question but that she was
attacked in the kitchen, dragged into
1he bedroom, thrown on the bed and
Then forever silenced with a blow on
The head while she was unconscious"
W. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Increase Of Corporation Taxes.

Reasons for increasing corporation
| income taxes Senator Simmons gave as
follows:
The necessity for increased revenue
on account of the large deficiency esti-
mates for the Army presented by the
Secretary of the Treasury after the bill
was recommitted. at my request. on
account of the Smoot amendment to the
food control bill.
las partial adjustment of an alleged
and an apparent discrimination against
partnerships, which discrimination was
accentuated by the action of the COM
| mttee in subjecting individuals to the
war profits tax
The proposed tax on corporations I'M
divided surplus. he declared. would
more nearly balance the relative con-
ditionS as between corporations. part
nerships and individuals with respect
to income surtaXes.
The House per cent gross sales
taxes. he said were very question
able method Of raising revenue.
Regarding elimination of the House
general 10 per cent ad valorem tariff
levy. sir. Simmons said
while the government would realize
from those tariff levies 5000. 00o, 900, the
domestic producers of this country
| would. a result. collect out of the
people an amount three or four times
greater than the amount which it is
estimated the government will receive
from the tax.
In the face of these facts the conten-
ton of some that the Senate amend
ments in these respects have increa sed
the tax to he paid by the masses OF the
people is manifestly without foundation
On the other hand. it seems clear that
by these amendments the Senate has
relieved the people Of the county of sew
eral hundred millions of dollars which
| they would under the House provision,
| have been compelled to pay either to the
| government or to private interests"
The reduced tobacco taxes. he said,
would raise the same revenues as the
| House rates without burdening either
| producers or consumers.
Liquor rates. he added. were raised be-
| cause the food control laws provisions
| stopping manufacture Of whisky made it
| advisa BILE to find other revenue sources
| Mr.. Simmons statement regarding the
| publishers tax was:
Your committee decided to eliminate
| the House zone system because il was
| made clear to them that it is IA tax which
would be not only burdensome, but. In a
number of cases. disastrous. to many
valuable publications. Representatives of
practically all the great publications of
| the country appeared before the commit
tee against this tax The tax substituted
| by Your committee is not a logical one
il must he confessed. but it was the best
your committee was able to devise in
view of the present conditions of the
publishing business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
IN THE
SUNDAY STAR
Gearing Americas
Industrial Machine
to the Great War

When America went into the
great war the question asked
throughout the world was: How
can the United States help?"
Isaac +. MarcOsson tells just
what the United States can and
will do in the great conflict. Mr..
Marcosson has studied this fea-
ture on the battle fronts of Eu-
rope, and his article shows where
our machine Will do the most
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
AVOIDS THE HOODOO IN
APPEARING IN HOUSE
IN MILITARY UNIFORM

Representative Victor Heints
of Ohio. who Is about to Join his
regiment as an officer. went to
the Capitol today in khaki. How
ever, he did not attend the short
session Of the House and was too
modest to mingle with those in
civilian garb.
IT know there is an established
precedent for appearing in uni
form on the floor" said Repre-
Der that Senator Baker, appoint
ed a brigadier general in the civil
war. went on the floor of the SEN
ate in his uniform and made a
speech. Within a month he was
killed l did not want to follow
the precedent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
PRESIDENT SIGNS FOOD
BILLS: NOW IN EFFECT
Full Organization of Machinery to
Garry Out Acts to Follow
Quickly.

The administration food control and
food survey bills were signed today by
President Wilson and became laws.
The food bills were signed earlier
by Speaker Clark in the House and by
Senator Salisbury. president pro tenn
pore of the Senate, and taken to tho
White House for President Wilson,
signature.
The appointment of Herbert Hoover
as food administrator and the full or
ganization of machinery for control and
distribution of the nations food sup
ply are expected to quickly follow.
The survey bill provides for stimula-
ton of production and the other for
control of foods and fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
SHE'LL TRAGEDY ACCIDENT.
Coroner's Jury Exonerates Artillery
men Who Fired Shots.

ATLANTA, Ga. August 10.-A cor
oner's Jury investigating the killing OF
four civilians. including a woman. dur
ing field artillery practice yesterday at
Little Kennesaw mountain. thirty miles
north of here. returned a verdict that
the tragedy was purely accidental. and
that we fail to find any criminal re>
sponsfbility."
The verdict was returned after Gho
Jury had made an inspection OF the
scene on the mountain where the
shrapnel had exploded. and after Lieut..
Col Lyle Brown of the Engineer
Corps had testified and explained to
the jurymen the technical causes which.
he believed were responsible for the &C.
cident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
SALOONS NEAR REGULAR
MILITARY POSTS ESCAPE
q. S. Attorney Laskey Rules on Order
Regarding Closing in Arid
Zones Near Camps.

Elted States Attorney Laskey has
ruled that the arid zones to be drawn
under the regulation of President VIII
son about army camps do not apply to
regularly established military posts in
Washington. This decision will per-
init the saloons adjacent to the marine
barracks and Washington barracks to
continue business
Mr. Laskey has notified Mai. Pullman
superintendent of police. that the only
saloons to be discontinued are those With
in a radius of half a mile from the camp
IN Potomac Park and from the I'atter-
9en tract. whore the National Guard is
Sncamped- The prohibition against sa-
foons near the Florida avenue encanp-
nlent. known as Patterson field NAV be
temporary only, it IS stated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Committee Issues Memorandum.

A special subcommittee Of the British
labor party executive committee has
been preparing a memorandum upon
the issues raised in the war and the
ideas of British labor In regard TO peace
proposals This is printed In today's
Daily Telegraph. where il occupies
more than two closely printed columns.
The memorandum was to be presented
to the labor conference in London to-
day and further will he submitted to
the special conference August 81. prior
TO it's proposed submission successfully
to the allied and international socialist
conferences.
Briefly. the memorandum is a strong
Endorsement of the demand for the rep
aration and restoration in behalf OF
Belgium and other invaded countries:
declaration in favor Of the right OF In
dividual people TO settle their own des-
TIMES: liberation of oppressed peoples
from Turkish misgovernment and a de-
mand for the establishment of a league
Of nations for the maintenance Of peace
and the elimination of war from the
world.
The memorandum indicates that Ger
many is threatening the very existenoe
of independent nationalities; striking
a blow at all faith in treaties. and de-
clares that the victory or Germany
would be the defeat and destruction OF
democracy and liberty. 1t dtsavow0
the desire TO crush Germany politically
and economically. and declares that,
while it is resolved to fight until VIC
torious, it is equally resolved to resist
any attempt to transform the war into
a war of conquest.
The memorandum heartily conEratu-
lates the Russian people on the destruc-
tion of cZardom. and warmly welcomes
assistance to the cause OF human free
dom in council no less than in the bat
tlefield that is now being accorded by
the American people" 1t declares war
is being waged against the ruthless i'm
perialism of autocratic governments
and continues:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Finger Marks on Throat.

Sandberg found uumistakable evil
dences Of the use of fingers and not
teeth on the throat Of the dead woman.
The position Of the sharp imprints. he
suggested. indicated that she was
grabbed from the left side and held
firmly in the murderers grip while the
latter pounded her forehead with a
heavy. blunt instrument. There was an
absence of marks of teeth on the body.
Depressions in The legs and right
foot. he said. We're merely such de-
pressions as might be made after death.
probably by the position in which the
body rested upon the bed. A discoloration
on the body. he was told probably was
caused by the handling Of the remains
after death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
FAREWELL TO 2 800 TROOPS.
Cleveland Will Say Goodbye to
Men in Parade Tonight

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August 10
Cleveland's goodbye to $500 troops
ruartered here will be said tonight
The soldiers, with an escort of vet
Grams. are to march from the central
armory through the principal down
town thoroughfares. SO their friends
can shout farewell and cheer them.
Then the soldiers will assemble in the
open space between the city hall and
the courthouse and hear godspeed said
in a speech by Mayor Davis. A big
community chorus will sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10

police, in the opinion Of trained observ-
ers. which would result In bringing to
Justice the murderer of Mrs. Valentine
Brandon of Washington.
The corps Of detectives from BATH
more. which was sent here to assist. or
rather to take charge Of this murder
mystery. left Annapolis last night for
Baltimore announcing to the state ana
county officials here that they must nave
a little sleep and little rest Not
outstanding any reports which may
have gained circulation. these experts
from the Baltimore detective depart
ment did not find q clue as to who may
have killed Mrs. Brandon Inc detec-
tives told the correspondent OF the star
that they were not willing to be par
ties to stories of alleged investigation,
which might seem to cast shadows OF
doubt upon the character of the young
woman, who was so soon TO become
mother. They pointed out that her CON
dition was such as to make THESE
shadows of doubt preposterous
on the other hand. the residents OF
Annapolis. who include at this time
many official. OF the Navy. as we'll as
members of their families, are extreme
" discontented at the fact that the
Baltimore detectives returned home last
night without having placed in JAIL AZ
least some of the colored men who may
have had knowledge of the fact that
Mrs Brandon had been accustomed TO
being left alone in her small nat day
after day. while her husband was at
work in the Office of the naval expert
Jnent station. across the Severn river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Teutons Are Elected.

Dostiana number of the enemy at
tacks We're beaten off. The enemy sue
ceeded i'll penetrating our trenches on
one of the heights. but he was elected
by Il counter attack. This retirement
developed into a flight. We captured
eight prisoners and Il machine gun.
after artillery preparation the enc
my attacked the Rumanian positions in
the region between the Rivers oitoz
and kasino. and In certain districts
pressed back some of them. An attack
south OF the River kasino was repulsed
by the Rumanians.
In the direction of FokShani the enc
my continued attacks on both sides of
the FokShani- Merechestichi railway
and pressed back our troops to the
north between Petrechkani and Do
alga"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
BRITAIN is CONSIDERING
COMMERCIAL TREATIES

LONDON. August 10.-Andrew Bonar
Law chancellor OF the exchequer, re-
commons concerning favored nation COM
mercial treaties, said:
1--WE are considering the question of
most favored nation clauses in commercial
treaties. but the matter is one Of con-
siderable complexity and the foreign Of
dee is discussing it with tho law o6osrs."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Will Call Joint Meeting.

As soon as the three chairmen. repre-
senting the Board of Trade, the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Retail Mer-
chants Association. have received word
from the War Department they will
call a Joint meeting of their Commit
tees TO formulate definite plans
e. c. Brandenburg, president of the
Board of Trade, yesterday added the
following to the committee from that
body, which will help plan the ceiebra-
ton. Frank w. Bolgiano, F. Walter
Brandenburg, Walter c. Clephane. II.
Rozier Dulany. J. F.. Exnicios, Myer
Fellheimer, William T. Galliher. Ru-
dolph Kaufman, Walter H. Klopfer,
Mark Lansburgh, Arthur D. Marks,
George w. Offutt, jr.; Samuel ]. Pres
colt: Cuno H Rudolph, Corcoran Thorn.
A. Coulter Wells and Joseph l. Weller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
u. S. MARINES BUY
BONDS0F FRANCE
Expend More Than Half of
First Months Pay in
Securities.
SOLDIERS HAVE BIG PARTY
BY JUNIUs B. WOOD.
Especial CableKram to The Star AN
Chicago Daily News.)

Y
Chicago Daily NewsJ
Copyright, 1917 by the Chicago Daily News
Company
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQL AR
TIERS IN FRANCE. August 10.-A1 of
France was thrown into renewed
burst of enthusiasm for the Americans
today by accounts in the newspapers
showing that our marines had eNpend-
ed more than half of their first monthly
pay for French war bonds. The action
came as surprise to the nation. as
it was not announced until the regi-
mental paymaster had totated up the
individual subscriptions.
Though the amount is trifling COM
pared with other hgures IN var
finances. it is taken as q substantial
indication Of the sympathies or the
American people and the wholehearted-
ness Of our fighting men in the cause
The actual figures show that the ma,
rines have bought 100000 worth Oh
French bonds.
Great good to the men themselves
is seen in this action. According to
American officers. it stimulates a bet
ter morale. Increases their sense OF re-
sponsibility and tends to stop the old
practice of frittering away the pay.
The step was taken by the men as
the result of urging by two chaplains.
one a Roman Catholic and the other
an Episcopalian. 1t was also advo-
Gated in a letter from a commanding
officer
Buy More Than Officers.
One surprising feature of the sub
scriptions by the enlisted men was that
| in spite of their smaller pay they had
more money to spare than the officers
with higher salaries. Most of the or
! fcers are obliged to support fam
| lilies and relatives at home. while
the majority of the men are carefree
| and it never occurred to them to save
| before. A few, however, showed previ-
Gus thrift on their former small pay
| The largest purchase was $3.50 by a
sergeant. A private. with a name in
dicating German ancestry. bought s4oo
worth of bonds, and one company
turned in $4,000. The men paid in SIC
and $50 gold pieces. the yollew metal
| flowing into the French treasury
French bonds pay S per cent, and as
| they are selling below par they yield
| better than s per cent. The marines
| say that next month their surplus pay
will be devoted to helping the Amer
| lean liberty loan
| Useful field work ahead of the Red
| Cross will tax it's immense resources to
the utmost. Even with the Army caring
for the first aid dressing stations in the
firing zone and also the base hospitals
sufficient work is anticipated by the Red
Cross in providing for the rapid transport
tation of the wounded between the dress
ing stations and the hospitals. Though
the health of the Army is wonderful, less
than twenty-five per 1000 OF the men
about half the normal proportion when
they are in the home Misunderstanding i'll,
1t is considered imperative that there be
a great increase in the Medical Corps.
The cases now requiring attention are
mostly mumps, colds, infections and minor
complaints
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
RUSS REPULSE MANY
GERMAN|C ASSAULTS
Petrograd Admits Reverses in Ru'
mania, However-Berlin Claims
Further Gains.

Py the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. August 1o,-The Rus
sian war office statement issued last
night reads as follows
There We're fusillades of greater In
tensity in the direction of Brody.
"On the Rumanian front south OF
Aeruth and as far as the village Of
So1ka. the enemy conducted a series OF
attacks of considerable intensity. All
We're repulsed
In the region northwest Of Spot ard
katergali. the enemy. after obstinate
attacks. occupied series Of heights
forcing back our troops slightly east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
DATE Of Modifying MAY
Be MARKED BY HOLIDAY
Suggestion for Concentrating De-
parture of Drafted Men From
Homes Throughout Country.

A national holiday may be declared
September 3. in celebration OF the de-
parture for camps of the men called by
draft to serve in the new National
Army.
No steps have been taken as yet. but
officials at the provost marshal gen
erals office regard this action as
probable result of the simultaneous
movement of the selected men from all
over the country.
If such holiday is declared it is
likely that the demonstration in honor
of Washington's quota of men viii ia Ike
place on that day Chairmen OF the
three committees OF Washington's ciVl!
bodies, Alexander Wolf, William r.
GUIDE and NJ. A I.eese, meeting yester-
day afternoon. decided that no definite
plans could be made until they learned
from the War Department what sug-
gestion officials there had to make
about the affair.
The chairmen have communicated
with Secretary Baker about the demon
stration of Washington citizens 1t Is
believed that if there is TO be a ma
tional holiday, recommendations viii
he made by the government az to the
details of the arrangements for tri-
butes cities all over the country VIII
wish to pay their drafted men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
BULGARS ARE REFUSED
ON MACEDONIAN FRONT

PARIS. August 10.-An official state
ment says:
Army of the East, August 3: me
enemy attempted surprise attack !
Lake Presba. but was repulsed- Some
prisoners remained in our hands
Rather spirited artillery fghtlng mas
taken place on both sides of the Vardar
river and in the Cerna bend.
bombarded the airdrome at Limarovo
and the enemy's depots in the regions
OF Seres and StojakoNos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Estimates of Principal Taxes.

4 table presented made the follow
ing estimates of the principal war tax
payers:
Estimated Tax under Tag under
Company. excess profits Senate bill. House bill.
Z. s. Steel - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Goal and Food Will
Win the War" Says
Francis S. Peabody

James Il. Morrow interviews
the chairman of a great national
committee and gives his views on
how the great struggle will be
won. Famous coal operators
rise and how he was called by
President Wilson to head COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
President Signs I. C. C. Bill.

The bill increasing the Interstate
Commerce Commission from seven to
nine members has been signed by
President Wilson. There was one va
pAncy on the commission, so that the
President Will have three appointments
70 mako in the near future. Several
toaHidatss ago undAE- eonaiAArataop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
The Problems of
Violet Strange

THE Doctor. His Wife and the
Clock" is the title OF this weeks
interesting story. by Anna hath
crime Green. This story is com
pIete in itself and shows how the
girl detective unraveled q haf-
fling mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Clearing House for
War Work of Women

Womans committee Of the
Council of National Defense con
trolls organizations OF women
throughout the country, and
Washington contains this clear
ing house for all of their war
work. Members of the commit
tee and why they were selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
TCHERNOFF CHALLENGES
MILIUKOFF'S CHARGES
Former Foreign Secretary summoned
to Court-Radical Elements in
Session in Petrograd.
BY iltc Associated Press.

PETRoGRAD. August ION Tcher-
noff minister Of agriculture. has chal-
lenged Prof. Miliukoff. former foreign
minister and editor of the Rech. to APP
pear before an arbitration court in CON
nection with his comments in the news
paper on the charges against NJ. Tcher-
noff. The Rech has been prominent in
arraigning NJ. Tchernoff. Prof Aiiliu-
koff has accepted the challenge and
nominated legal representatives
1t was recently charged that NJ
Tchernoff had been connected with the
German general STAFF. This led to his
resignation as minister and finally to
the resignation of the cabinet NJ.
Tchernoff successfully defended him
self against the accusations and again
became member of the reorganized
ministry