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TAXES BECAUSE
OF LOW TARIFF
WAR NOT ALONE RESPONSIBLE
FOR LOSS OF REVENUE WHICH
WAS SHRINKING AT PORTS

Correspondence American Economist
Washington, D. c., September IL
President Wilson's strong desire to-
convince the American people that the,
deficit in the Treasury is in no way
due to the Underwood Simmons Tar
iff law but is solely attributable to the
European war, was manifested IN the
address which he read to Congress
calling for additional direct taxation.
In his address President Wilson said:
During the month of August there,
was, as compared with last year, faH
ing off of $10,629, ,539 in the revenues
collected from customs. A continue
ton of this decrease in the same pro-
portion during the current fiscal year
would probably mean loss of Gus
toms revenues Of from $6O,00O,OOO to-
500, 100000. l need not tell you to-
what this falling off is due. 1t is due
in chief part not to the reductions re-
Gently made in customs duties, but
to the great decrease in importationss:
and that is due to the extraordinary
extent of the industrial area affected
by the present war in Europe. Con-
ditions have arisen which no man
foresaw; they affect the whole world
of commerce and economic productions;
and they must be faced and dealt with
Fallacy of Blaming the War
Unfortunately, however, the argu-
ment of the President is not tenable.
Imports to the United States under
the operations of the present law for
ten months to July 81 increased $1O2,-
| EC1 oocorIirn fo fohla 0f tho
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. In the same period, as shown.
by figures from the same source, du--
ties paid on imports decreased $780,
77OO7O, which is more than 30 per
cent. of the deficiency which the adj
ministration, preparing to levy special
taxes, attributes to the European war
A gain in imports was to be expect
ed under the lower duties imposed by
the Underwood bill, but it must come
rs shock to those who framed the
law that revenue has decreased to
such a point where extra taxation Is
necessary. As a well-known manu-
facturer recently visiting Washing
ton put the situation:
Had a deficiency occurred under d1-
ties such as were levied by the Payne
Aldrich bill, we would hav1 the salts
faction of having produced in our
mills, with American labor, large
part of the manufacturers accounted
for in the increase of more than $1O0r
O,OOO in imports. As the matter
stands, however, we have not made the
goods, our working people do not got
the wages, and we are more than $780,
100000 short in revenue, which IS now
to be made up by further taxation
of our people. This is unjustly charg-
ed to the war account.
Enormous Loss in Duties
The attempt to blame decreases IN
CONTINUED on page y
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CIVIC LEAGUE
MET TUESDAY
FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF
LEAGUE AT LIBRARY HALL
TUESDAY EVENING

The first regular meeting for the
wear of the Womans Civic League,
was held Tuesday evening, September
22nd, with Mrs. Windel and Mrs. c.
Jacobson, as hostesses.
The officers for the year are Presl-
dent, Mrs. G.. A. Mcintosh; Vice Pres
ident. Mrs. c.. A. Mckinney; Secre-
tary, Miss Mabel Grindy; Treasurer,
Mrs. P. Leonhardy.
The subject for study this year is
"North Dakota"
Roll call was answered in very
entertaining way by giving an inc1-
dent of the summer vacation.
Mrs. Mckinney as leader for the
evening talked on Forts of North Da-
kota. The different members spoke OF
Forts that they had visited.
Mrs. G. A. Mcintosh read an article
en- German War Surgery.
The Ladies quartet from the Meth
odist church: Mrs. Wall, Mrs. Mckln-
new. Misses Mate Olson and Ina Hal
vorson entertained the club with two
selections "Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming" "Sweet and Low"
Miss Baldwin in her pleasing man
ner sang two solos.
The visitors were Mrs. Wall. Misses
Mate Olson, Ina and Clara Halvorson,
Laura johnson and Pedra Hovind.
At the conclusion of the program a
delicious lunch was served by the.
hOStesseS.
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COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY NIGHT
HELD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
ABSURD PROTEST AGAINST
CHIEF MADE

The City Commissioners held a
meeting last Monday evening when
bills, sidewalk resolutions and other
routine business was taken care of.
During the meeting couple of the
Great Northern detectives appeared
and very reluctantly, there claimed,
entered a complaint against Chief
Nolan. 1t appeared that they had or
dered some man out of town and made
him buy a railroad ticket. In order, it
is alleged, to prevent him from@selling
the ticket they make it 'hobo." This
particular man objected to having his
ticket labeled in this manner and took
it up with Nolan. He advised him to
take it up with the parties selling him
the ticket which he did and we under
stand got his money back. And who
could blame, hobo or not if he paid his
money for ticket he was entitled to
it without the additional label Of
"Hobo." They had another kick to
register that had about as much sense
to it as this one but the commission
ers did not waste any time on the
"Bulls" complaint, not deeming it
worth considering.
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TO RUN MILLION
DOLLAR MYSTERY
THE GREAT PHOTO PLAY BY
HAROLD McGRATH IN SER
IAL FORM

By special arrangement with Man.
ager McGuiness of the Orpheum we
have arranged to publish the Nc
Grath's wonderful new story "The
Million Dollar Mystery" We have Sc
cured the rights Of this story in con-
nection with the moving pictures of
the story being run every Friday
night at the Orpheum and since we
have started late with the story we
wish to announce that this and next
week we will complete publishing all
back series of the story and from that
time on the story of the Friday nights
pictures will be published in the is
sue of the Graphic of the same week.
Thus theatre goers can read the story
section before going to the show Fri
dav night and be better able to appre-
ciate the pictures.
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TERRIBLE GUN AN
AMERICAN DEVICE
GATHMANN NITROGLYCER1NE
CANNON RELIEVED IDENTICAL
WITH ONE GERMANS USE

Chicago, Sept. 21.-1nvented and
first constructed in Chicago and tested
by the United States government at
Sandy Hook is the history of the mys-
terious death-dealing gun and shell
which the Germans have used against
the Belgium and French forts with
such terrible effect, Chicagoans de-
clare here today.
Louis Gathmann, German inven-
tor, at one time connected with the
Northwestern university, is the inven-
tor of what is known as the Gath
mann gun and shell, which is said to
be the terrible death-dealing machine
that the Germans have used to crush
their foes when beleaguered in fort
ress.
Dangerous to handle
"The description of the gun, the
way it is handled and the shell it
throws tally with the German inven-
tion," said H. D. E. Felt of Felt &
Tarrant today. "When the United
States tested the shells it was found
that a special rifed cannon had to be
made to fire them. The danger of han
ding shells with so much high ex-
plosive in them was so great that the
shells was assembled at the proving
ground and there loaded, while the
concussion following the explosion in
the gun firing the shell was so terrific
that it was necessary to build a case
at some distance from the gun and
connect them by an electric wire. Even
then it was found that there was
great danger after the gun had been
used dozen times that it, too, would
explode.
"The shells were about four feet
long and 18 inches in diameter, car
rving nearly barrel of guncotten or
nitroglycerin.
According to my memory. the gov
ernment found the gun too dangerous
for use on battleships. l have heard
that it is used in our coast defense.
"The trial of the gun was more than
successful. The shell carried more
than twelve miles and the destruction
wrought was beyond all description,
even greater than Gathmann had
dreamed Of"
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A GREAT NAVAL
BASE FOR FRISCO
CREATION OF GREAT NAVAL
/, BASE AT FRISCO BROUGHT
NEARER BY EUROPEAN WAR

San Francisco, Sept. 1s.-The crea-
ton of a great naval base in the Bay
of San Francisco, to be the central
station for outfit, equipment and de-
parture of Uncle Sans fighting ships
in the Pacific, has been brought ap..
preciably nearer by the outbreak OF
the European war.
Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond Of
the Twelfth naval district, which
comprises from the Mexican border to
the Columbia river. has laid before
the department at Washington gen.
eral plan whose main features nave
been approved by Secretary Daniels
and the general board.
The plan is to build naval base
on the mainland shore, between Point
Isabel and Point Flemming, which lies
about midway between West Berkeley
and Richmond.
If will consist of docks, dry docks,
an inland basin, repair shops, maga-
zines and equipment stores for the
complete housing, repair and outfit
ting of the Pacific fleet.
War Strengthens u. 8.
The immediate necessity for the
addition of more battleships to the
fighting force, which is being fully
met this year by the appropriations
! for three first-class dreadnoughts, has
held back the execution Of this plan,
but the course of the war can have no
other result than to place the United
States still more securely in its place
as regards relative power in battle
ships.
"The best place for the United
States to establish it's Pacific base-in
fact. an ideal place-is opposite the
Golden Gate" declared Rear Admiral
Pond.
"Being eleven miles inside the heads
and sixteen miles inside the bar, this
location would be beyond range of the
BIGGEST guns of hostile fleet.
against torpedo boat attack by
night, or in fog, wire hawser bar
rier across the channel, slack whon not
required and hove taut by winches in
time of danger, would be adequate
protection.
"Cerrito Grande, which rises above
this site, is an almost precipitous hill.
which could be made like Gibraltar
against any possible land attack by
mounting, at comparatively little ex-
pense. six-inch ouns and ranid firers.
To Keep Up Mare Island
"Mare Island should be kept up for
naval magazine, including a smoke
less powder factory, naval hospital
and brigade post for expeditionary
marine forces It's ample rlant could
be utilized for the manufacture OF
! equipment and naval stoves.
"It takes years to build up such a
naval base, and if our battleships ever
90 into action we must have place
to send them forth fully equipped and
for their speedy repair and reoutfit.
ting"
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LAWYERS PROPOSE
FORMAL BALLOTING
WILL GIVE EXPRESSION OF
OPINION ON QUESTION OF
JUDICIAL CANDIDATES

Grand Forks, Sept. 21.-A new
plan for the endorsement of candi-
dates for the North Dakota supreme
bench was adopted this afternoon by
the State Bar association. Accord
ing to the new system 120 days be-
fore the primary election the secre-
tary of the association shall prepare
ballots and send one to each men,
ber of the bar association. These bal
lots shall be made up in the form Of
the primary election ballot.
Each ballot shall contain the name
or names of the candidates for the
bench who desire to secure the en-
dorsement of the association. The
original plan was amended so that IN
case there are two or three candi-
dates each member of the association
must vote for all candidates. Any
ballots marked for less than the entire
list of candidates will be thrown out.
John E. Green of Minot gave brief
report for the committee on the reor-
ganization of the state into new judic-
ial districts. He was given permis-
sion to continue the work of investi-
S8ClOH anu W HldAc d IcpOAI w VIC
Legislative committee later on.
Judge S. E. Ellsworth reported on
'.The Invasion of State Rights" He
reported that number Of state laws
are being infringed on by the passage
of acts of congress, and that the
rights of litigants are in actions in
volving interstate railroad shipments
seem to be interfered with. The COM
mittee suggested that the present law
be amended so as to prevent the re-
moval of actions involving interstate
shipments to the United States dis
trict court where the value is below
$4,000.
Prof. L. E. Birdszell made a report
also for the committee on "Uniform
Taxation" The committee is in ia
vor of legislation which will tend to.
ward justice and a larger measure OF
equality in the distribution of the tax
revenue.
Plan your work now that you need
not miss the best game of recent
years, football, Saturday, October 8.
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EXPERIENCE
LEAVING GERMANY
SISTER OF RALPH WELLING
TELLS OF TRIP THROUGH WAR
ZONE-TO BE IN sWILLISTON

Through cohorts of soldiers bloody
with the frenzy of battle, by detach-
ments of wounded men being hurried
from the front to the hospital ward,
by fields that lay waste in the carnage
of war, by deserted homes, over the
graves of the soldier dead, through
cities that reflected the terrors of the
greatest conflict of history, Miss Edith
yelling, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. yelling of Butte, fled two weeks
ago from Munich to Rotterdam, and
there caught slow tramp steamer for
the United States, according to a let
ter received by her mother.
It was the first letter received in
two months, and in it Miss Yelling ex-
planned that she had not heard from
her mother for two months and no
closed mail had been allowed out of
Germany. Miss yelling had sent sew
eral postcards written in Germany
without reference, however, to the war.
The preceding Sunday Mrs. yelling
received telegram from friend in
Baltimore, Nd, who had left Munich
few weeks before and successfully
made her way to her American home.
Miss yelling is expected to arrive in
New York in a few days and to be
home in Butte by Oct. 1. She left
here on June l and would have re-
mained for another month or six
weeks but, as she explained in her let
ter to her mother, all music study has
ceased and the war is the sole topic Of
conversation or business.
Flight From Munich
Miss yelling graphically tells Of
her flight from Munich. On the ad-
vice of the American legation she and
a party of Americans left there. 1t
was dangerous to wait any longer
The Austrian government provided a
special train for the Americans. It
was a 60-mile ride from Munich to
The Hague. There was no change
The train was, however, sidetracked
time and again as a freight luggel
might be. On Friday morning. Aug
%, the party arrived at The Hague
The trip to Rotterdam was made by
street cars and steamship passage or
board the steamer Principella was
engaged. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the
American party was expecting wore
hourly that the Principello was ready
to sail. And while waiting Miss Well.
ing wrote the letter which Mrs. Well,
ing, who lives at the Colonial block
received yesterday morning.-Butte
Daily Post.
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Getting Our Moneys Worth
In everv transaction we expect get moneys worth

=, , 4-.ns.c+;on we expec to get ourm moneys worth
hno with the utmost care for strength and look Tor quah
We merchant the desiabty and value OF aa
shall have will effect purchase we are
that full value and that we can depend on our
e hn again. if for any be dissatisfied with
that which talk with our s" any
This the principle The buyer meets the see
face to face goods before closing the dea % ihe sen se
responsible for his representations and the 0'se ~ always ~ ~
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.: Creates
ss::;ts %a % % ss voc VIII
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sfs hs : :o: rs Of %
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" SO WE SEND AN ORDER CASH WITH IT, OF COURSE
Then we article More waiting lhen we "i' "
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hardly @ s n a s ss % dsss:s
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IN At Ms7ED 5s ys The sp s sn
eSssserasd t3es as r fer the sole purposes
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p: and other SIM
have sent him. aho,1a
tin fooshness? Our common
probably will 90 the same nng oyer aga
another mall
house that containing from the mouse WINK"
a,,a o>,,, M MIN or1
YES THEY WILL PASS NAMES ALONG ONE TO TH ~
MARKS" ~, ,, -. h .h .+;de ye
the local dealer and the ac we
Tor IL we
US SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS MEN THEY ARE IN
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WOULD BE BAD
MAN TAKEN IN
ARMED HIMSELF WITH SMALL
CANNON AND WENT FORTH
TO GET THE BULLS

Yesterday afternoon bold bad man
was given the reform treatment which
went into use with the advent Of the
present Deputy States Attorney Metz
ger into the States Attorneys office
and he was sent on his way rejoicing:
From reports this would be bad
man had been working on the south
side of the river for several weeks and
having been paid off came to the
"City of Opportunity" While look
ing for the Opportunities" he eyl-
IDENTIFY had some differences with the
G. N. detectives or thought he had, for
he visited "Bill' Harstein's pawn shop
and there purchased what you might
call a large sized gun or small sized
cannon, your judgment of the size de-
pending upon which end of the gun
YOU happened to be looking at. Buy
ing the gun together with belt and
cartridges and loading the artillery
he left with the remark that he would
show "Them Railroad Bulls" that
there was one man in town that
couldn't be monkeyed with" This was
reported to Patroleman Lunceford,
who searched out the embryonic bad
man and informed him that he
Nunceford) also had gun and that
he believed his was the best as we'll
as the quickest. And the bad man
seemed to be in the proper state OF
mind to appreciate convincing argu-
ment for he thought it over but a
short time when he decided that per
haps Lunceford was right, and that
as far as he was concerned he did not
care to take any chances to prove the
| contrary.
When arraigned before Justice Field
he admitted that he was guilty but
thought he should 60 free because he
was going to use the gun to hunt with
The Judge decided that 'colts revol
| ver," and one almost large enough tt
be classified "Horse Pistol" wasn't
| made for hunting and confiscated thf
same. Mr.. bad man was fined and at
ter paying the amount he was released
and went on his way rejoicing. NEXT
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MILLION WOMEN
ASK FOR PEACE
PETITION PRESIDENT WILSON,
THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE,
THAT HE AID PLAN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-President
Wilson today received an appeal from
women Of al nations that he lead q
movement to end the European war.
It was carried to the white house
hv Mrs Rosika Schwirrmer Of Hun
oary, secretary of the International
Women Suffrage Alliance, who was
-~eeented by Senator Thomas Of COL
orado.
The total Of those for whom the
anneal was made is not less than one
million women of thirteen countries.
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OPEN NEW MILL
BY NEXT WEEK
WHOLE WHEAT MILLING. CO.,
WILL OPEN MILL FOR BUSI-
NESS NEXT WEEK

A new mill to be known as the
Whole Wheat Milling Company is
among the new business enterprises
for Williston and the new mill will be
open for business next week. What
is known as the Midget Marvel Mill
has been installed and the company
will do flour ana feed EXCHANGE bus
mess. This new mill is entirely dif-
ferent from the old style mill and is
so compact that one is surprised that
all the -four making machinery can be
held in such a small sne"e The COM
pany however guarantees their mill
to make first class flour and a grade
that is more healthful than and high
grade patent -four on the market. This
class of mill has been in successful
operation in England for over ten
wears and in this country for the past
five.
A feed mill is to be run in connec-
tion with the flour mill and has ca
pacity of 25 bushels per hour so a
customber can have his feed ground
while he waits. In fact everything is
so arranged that he can dump his
feed to be ground into the pit and
have it run back into his wagon
all ground without any hand work at
all. The management will cater es-
peciallv to the farmer trade and GUS
tom grinding will be given special at
tention.
The new mill will be run under the
MANAGEMENT of NJ. S. Williams, for
mer receiver of the land office. Mr..
Williams was formerly engaged in the
mill business so has had the exper-
ience necessary to make the venture
a success.
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FOOT BALL GAME

On Saturday afternoon, October 3,
there occurs the football game be-
tween the High School and team OF
the older players, led by Mr.. Burdick
and Mr.. Westergaard. This is the only
chance Williston and Williams county
has ever had to see these foot ball
generals lead their lines, in battle
array. Everybody out! This prom
ises to be the big athletic event OF
the year. Prepare your plans in ad--
vance, for you cannot afford to miss
this exhibition game.
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IN POLICE COURT

Frank Mahaskey and A. Higgons
were brought into police court Satur-
day on the charge Of being drunk.
The former was given five days at
hard labor on the streets and the lat
ter four DAYS.
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COURT TERMS

October second will be citizens dav
in court and all wishing papers should
be present at ten o'clock in the morn
no of that day. 80,
On October fifth Judge Fisk WV
oren a court term in the city which
will probably last for week. Octo-
her 10th he will convene jury term
of court at Schafer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-09-24

A new boarder is reported at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Ludowese.
The young lady arrived today and
weighs eight pounds.
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NINE OPENED

The Miller coal mine IL miles north
of Williston is now open for business.
Coal $500 a ton at mine. Good roads
out of mine. A. C. Miller. 1885,.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-09-24

Miss Emma Olson returned this
morning from her two weeks vacation
in Churchs Ferry and vicinity.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-09-24

Important news announcement on
page twelve, this issue.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-09-24

ENTERTAINED NJ. E. CLASS
The Delta Alpha's of the Congrega-
tional church gave party Friday
evening in the church parlors in honor
of the O. B. AS. of the NJ. E. church.
The Delta Alpha's took in about twen-
ty members and gave the Water Car
rier Service.
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MEETING HERE
FOLLOWING is SCHEDULE OF
MEETING TO BE HELD IN
WILLIAMS COUNTY
Strandahl Twp, 157-103,

Strandahl Twp, 157-1OS,
Fran Farmers Club. Nov. 1914
SQuireS...- --.- .--.Decemper S-1V
Howard. .... 49,. December 11-12
Anoie December ID
Wildrose ..-... December 1915
Cottonwood Lake. December 17-1s
Williston Agricultural Short
Course....,.... January 12-l6, 1918.
Ray. .... ........January 27-2S, 1915
Tioga.... .... go. -.....January 1880, 1915
The above meetings will be held
under the auspices of the farmers
clubs in the different places named.
They will arrange for the meetings
and be responsible for them. Pro-
grams will also be outlined by the
farmers clubs so that all discussions
will be to the point for the locality
and practical in every way.
Other points may arrange meetings
beside the regular club meetings but
these that are mentioned above are
all that are arranged for to-date.
Other clubs that want to have help
in holding one or two day meetings
should notify Agent Better Farming
Section, Williston, N. D., E. w. Hall.
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Plan your work now that you need
not miss the best game of recent
years, football, Saturday, October 3.