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panies had been resting on it's oars
since that date, recruiting had not
been pushed as diligently as it would
have been had not the required mini
mum been well exceeded in every in
stance.
Saturday nights declaration from
Brigadier General Mann took every
one by surprise, and practically read
the Second ont Of existance, for it
was beyond all reason to expect that
the two or three companies under the
new minimum could be communicated
with in time to enable them to do
any recruiting in the three hours
time which remained.
Adjutant General Fraser wired a
statement of the situation to Senator
tMcCumber al Washington, stating
that the regiment then had total
strength of ITS, within % men of
the number required under the. new
minimum, and requesting that the
senator take the matter up with the
militia bureau lie advised the sen
atOr that officers and men protested
against this ruling and also against
the policy Of the department in with
holding information until the last
moment. Then the adjutant general
and Major Douglass Settle, chief mus
tering officer for North Dakota, pro-
coed to apply the pulmotor to the ex-
piring Second, with the result that at
11:3O, just 80 minutes before the axe
was due to drop, the adjutant general
wired Brigadier General Mann that
the Second had complied with his re-
quirements and 1877 men, or a trif1e
more than the required minimum OF
100 to the company, were reported.
Recognized conditionaIly.
"The Second regiment" said Major
Settle, "is recognized conditionally,
the mastering officers to determine at
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upon charges for telephone service
to subscribers be eliminated"
Let Out Insurance.
Striking out all insurance taxes
from the house bill was based upon
the belief that excise taxes upon in
surance is a questionable principle
and Should be subjected to tax only
as last resort"
Elimination or reduction of all Of
the five per cent gross sales tax upon
many manufacturers was defended be-
pay high income and excess ,rofits
taxes. your committee felt" the re-
port said, that only where the condi-
tiOns are exceptional should such a
manufacturers gross sales tax be JUS
tifiable." For these reasons the house
tax on patent medicines was reduced
to two per cent.
Proposed new federal license tax on
motorcycles and automobiles based
upon the original selling cost in lieu
Of the house manufacturers tax, was
explained as follows:
. "A gross tax upon automobile manu-.
facturers was first considered, but on
thorough investigation it appeared
that over 80 per cent were making
very small profits. A few were max
ing enormous profits. A gross pro-
duction tax in size sufficient to pro
duce substantial return would have
driven out of business a large major
fly of automobile manufacturers
Your committee concluded that the
automobile was q proper subject for
war revenue tax and recommends
for the high gross sales tax, which
might or might not be passed on to
the purchaser. a moderate excise tax
upon the owners of automobiles and
motorcycles.
Cabarets Are Hit.
Declaring that the new tax on cab
arets and retention of taxes on other
amusement admissions is justifiable,
the report said the tax on moving pic
ture theatres charging less than 25
cents had been eliminated, because:
THE moving picture show has be-
come, a national institution. 1t pos
sesses many valuable educational fea-
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REQ CROSS WILL DIVIDE NATION TO
SPEED WORK AND GET BETTER RESULTS

started. 1t is. expected there will be
great saving in time and money.
For instance, if Red Cross chap
ter in FL Paso, Texas, wanted to know
about certain matter, instead OF
writing to Washington and waiting
until the query was answered by mail,
the letter would go to Houston, Texas,
if that were divisional headquarters.
There would be a saving of several
days.
The same thing applies to cost.
Chapters now write to national head
quarters for literature, posters, raw
materials, etc. These have to be
shipped from here in small lots to
the various towns and villages. I'm
der the Encouragement, there will be
a depot in each divisional city to
which the various things will be
shipped in bulk. Materials will then
be sent from these divisional cities
to the villages and towns in that d.
vision.
The plan is to clear these depots
every 80 days, to keep things moving
rapidly to the seacOast bases to be
loaded on ships for France.
In the same way, when the next
campaign for>funds is launched, each
divisional director will have sole
charge in his states.
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the date of muster compliance with
requirements, that the officers qualify
under Section "A of the service act
of June 3, 1916, and that the organiza-
tons at midnight, August 4, had a
minimum strength for letter >compan-
les of 100 men. The acceptance of
the field and staff, headquarters. sup
ply and machine gun companies and
sanitary detachment is contingent on
the acceptance of the regiment as a
whole"
State Authority Ends.
The activities of the state author
tiles with reference to drafted organ
izatiOns ceased to have effect at mid
night Saturday The draft negatives
the power of the governor to appoint
and the right of individuals to accept
commissions as guard officers for
drafted organizations after that time.
1t will be necessary for the muster
ing officer to insure that the require
ments as to strength comply with
tables of organization; that the pro-
visions of law as to age and other
qualifications of enlisted men and the
provisions of "A, defense act, as re-
CARDS officers are complied with. En-
listed men, members of organizations
which are not accepted as such and
who respond to the draft as individu-
ais will be formed into companies I'M
der the orders of the department COM
mander after the draft.
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;ures. They are largely patronized

lures. They are largely patronized
by people Of small MEANS"
| House taxes on club dues were
eliminated, the report said, because it
was difficult to reach clubs properly
taxable and at the same time exempt
those which should not be taxed.
Most house stamp taxes, virtually
those Of Spanish war days, the report
said,. have been retained. The new
one-cent stamp act on all hank checks
it was said, was provided be-
cause prevalent in most belligerent
countries and because there is no
good reason why this source, which
would yield a substantial revenue,
should be overlooked"
The house general 10 per cent, tar,
if levy, the committee declared,
would have taxed nearly 1000 articles
and yield $2O0,000,000.
"There is no. estimate, however, of
the amount the consuming public
would have to pay" the report said.
$50 sweeping a change would have
brought consequences thought clearly
undesirable"
The committee, it was stated, sub
stituted for the house 10 per cent
tariff levy moderate, temporary ex.
else taxes" Of one half a cent per
pound on sugar, five cents on tea, two
cents on coffee, and from three to five
cents on cocoa.
rs Cents Per Capita.
IF every cent of these taxes" the
report stated, were passed on to the
consumer, it would amount to little
more than Is cents per capita, sum
so small it would hardly be felt by
the consumer A considerable part
is likely to be absorbed by the pro-
ducers and dealers. They are small
COMPARED with similar taxes in prac-
tically all belligerent countries"
The increase of IA cent a pound in
second class mail rates and the five
per cent net profits tax against pub
fishers on profits over $4,000 annually,
in lieu of the house zone rate in
creases, was commented on as fol-
lows:
Leading representatives of the pub
fishers appeared in protest against
the zone system and presented evil
uSUCe lldJ WouIu Nc d StilOuS ulls~
take and in many: instances entail GER
tain disaster The combination pos
tai and special income tax, recon-
mended as a substitute, is not regard
ed as perfect but in view of increases
on first and second class mail and
parcel post, it was felt that some rea-
sOnably prOportiOnate additional tax
should be imposed upon newspapers
and periodicals having the privilege of
second class mail matter"
Substitution of a new plan of "infor-
nation at the source" instead OF col
lection at the source for income taxes,
the report said, will enable the gov
eminent to locate more effectively all
individuals subject to the income tax"
and stimulate collections, lessen ex
pense. The new plan of taxing undi-
vided corporate surplus, also, was
said to insure larger and fairer col
lectiOns 49,
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Washington, D. c., Aug. 6.-War &C
tivities of the recognized Red Cross
have become so vast that plans are
under way to cut the United States
into 10 divisions, each to have head
who will be for that division what
Henry P. Dawson is for the national
organization. These divisional direc-
tors will have full power in their sec
ton, subject to general orders from
national headquarters here.
The divisions have not been def
nitely made. However, it is pretty
we'll settled that Massachusetts will
be the chief state in one division, New
York in another, Ohio in another,
Iowa in another, Texas in another and
California in another
The individual cities cannot be de-
termined upon until divisional direc-
tors have been named and have ac-
cepted. For instance, for the Ohio
division, if a Clevelander is named,
Cleveland will be the headquarters for
that division. If a Cincinnatian is
named, Cincinnati will be the division
headquarters.
Most of the work in each division,
now conducted through national head
quarters, will be conducted through
the division, once the machinery is
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LARGEST WAR TAX
BUDGET IS REPORTED
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stated, inflated values to patents and
trade marks and watering OF corpora
tons stocks makes evasion of the
revenue law possible, while the com
mittee's new basis is believed to meet
the situation. Senator Simmons also
pointed out that the new plan is a
war profits tax rather than an excess
profits levy
Parcel Posts Tax.
The new tax of one cent for each
20 cents paid on parcels post packages
was said in the report to remove dis
elimination in favor OF the railroads
and the parcels post.
I'm addition to this" the report
said, your committee can see no in
trinsic reason why, in this present
emergency, the government should
not impose tax upon this method of
transportation, especially in view of
the fact that the rates on first and
second class mail are increased"
The house five per cent taxes upon
electricity, gas and local telephone
service were eliminated because 1T
appeared to the committee that this
tax would fall with very great sever
ity upon the people of moderate
means as well as the poorest classes,
who at the present time depend very
largely in the cities upon gas or elcc-
tricity to furnish them with both light
and heat for cooking as well as, in
many cases, with power for running
small machinery like that of the sew
ing machine. The committee felt that
a tax of this character ought not to
be imposed unless point was reach
ed where it would become necessary
to tax everything susceptible to taxa
ton Light and heat are the very
last things which should be subject to
taxation. For similar reasons the
committee recommended that the tax
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lotU0nS Come to.
North Dakota for
~"" First Ripe Toms

Coming all the way from Cedar Rap.
ids, Ia, to Bismarck, for their first
mess of home grown, ripe tomatoes,
the eyes of Mr.. and Mrs. George Sny-
der were opened to the agricultural
possibilities of North Dakota generally
and of Bismarck war gardens particu-
larly yesterday, when they enjoyed a
share of 10 round, ripe, red tomatoes
harvested by A. C. Beebe, 513 Seven
teenth street, from his home garden.
Mrs. Snyder, whose husband is super
intendent of excavation for the Ford
Paving company, came to Bismarck
last week from her Iowa home, where
she stated no home grown tomatoes
had yet ripened. Mr.. Beebe declares
anyone may produce stray ripe to-
mato, but he challenges any Bismarck
war gardener to equal his record of
10 mature beauties the first week in
August.
First Sweet Corn.
The first sweet corn of the season
was harvested yesterday by County
Register of Deeds G. J. Keenan, at his
home garden, COL Second street. The
corn was fully matured and of excel
lent quality. .
Boys Destructive.
Complaints of the destruction of
vegetable gardens and flower beds by
mischievous boys have been received
from the northwest part Of the city.
Youngsters with apparently no thought
for the valuable, food which they are
wasting, have made practice of pull
ing up potato vines and in otherwise
giving aid to the enemy. The police
state that unless these practices are
stopped they may find it necessary
to make an example of some of the
MASTERS. 49, -.. .-..ss f. 49,.
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Sanborn, N. d., Aug. 6.-"Did yez
ever see Murphy that wasn't fight
in man."
Thomas NJ. Murphy of Sanborn is
"a years old, just old enough, says he,
to WELD shilieghle in the cause of
democracy and freedom. Thomas w.
also chances to be the father of three
sons and the uncle of four nephews
who this very moment are upholding
the name Of Murphy in the field. The
sons are Capt. H. r.. Murphy of Bis
marck, commander Of the supply COM
pany of the Second regiment, and for
eight years captain of Co. A in the
First regiment; Capt. Jack W. Muir
ply, commander Of Co. A in the First
regiment. also from Bismarck; and
NJ B. Murphy, Co. A, Seventh Cali
fornia infantry. The nephews are
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Murphy of Sanborn,
Father of Fighting
Men, Would Fight Too

three brothers in the Montana and
one in the Washington national guard,
Both Of the Bismarck officers, Cap
tain Hank and Captain Jack, are vet
Grams of the Filipino campaign, and
are officers by whom their men swear
by and will die by if necessary. They
are the typical Irish fighting men,
efficient to the core.
Captain Henry T Murphy of Bis
marck is head of the Capital City's
foremost insurance agency, and one Of
Bismarck's leading citizens, while
Captain Jack w. for many years has
held a prominent position at the North
Dakota penitentiary in Bismarck
where he has proved the efficiency Of
the honor system by intoxicating in
prisoners a desire to be square with
Jack"
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Clara Kljnball:- Young

First Of series Of articles anaIyz-
ing famous beauties Of America.
BY IDAH McGLONE GIBSON.
DAILY Blanks Beauty Expert and A.
thor Of "Confessions Of Wife.")
nowhere does the lack OF habitual
care show to such a great extent as
in the hands," said the man who sat
beside me at the movies.
On the screen we were viewing the
perfect beauty of Clara Kimball
Young's hands. This young womans
hands are perfect both from an artis-
tic and photographic standpoint.
Her hand is long, her fingers taper
ing, and yet so nicely padded that
there are observable depressions re-.
sembling soft shadOW-Or the ghost
of a dimple over the articulations of
the fingers.
Her mails are always we'll kept and
show at their rosy base the white half
moon.
Many hand beauty mistakes are
made in washing the hands too often,
using hard soap, cold water and in,
adequately drying. Once a day your
hands should be washed with flesh
brush, plenty Of pure CASTLE soap and
hot water, rinsed carefully and rub
bed dry.
At this time manicure your nails.
1t your hands crack or wrinkle easily,
give them a hot olive oil bath once
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week and sleep that night with
gloves on.
When your hands become sOiled
during the day, wash them lightly and
afterwards rub them with plenty of
cold cream. The reason hands age
before the face is becausea the ma
tural oil is washed out/by frequent
additions and no other kind is sup
piled.
Don't let your hands get sunDurn-
ed if you can help it. The texture of
the skin will never be as fine after a
severe case of sunburn.
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FARMER \. /. ! !: TO { C[:.T'
MOST REAL. CASH
He S EVER HAD | |
Secretary State Board Regents
Finds Crop Conditions Fine
in Southeast Section
WHEAT YIELD MAY BE
LESS; PROFIT HIGHER

The counties composing the south
ern part Of the First congressional dis
trict' in the southeastern part Of the
state will have the biggest money crop
ever harvested since statehood" was
statement made to The Tribune this
morning by Secretary. Brewer of the
state board of regents, who has just
returned from a trip to the state nor
NAL and Industrial school at Glendale
via Wahpeton and Fargo. a:
Continuing, he said: Because of
excessive moisture in Sargent and
Dickey counties this spring the acre
age for small grains was not as large
as formerly, but there is a magni.
ficent crop of grain of high quality
on practically every field that was
put in. The southern part of the Red
river valley proper has splendid
crop. Some of the better farmed
lands will yield 80 to IS bushels OF
wheat and thousands OF acres will go
between 10 and rs bushels | heard
of one farmer whose winter rye yield
ed him 5h bushels per acre.
Conditions of 500.
Going south from here on the 500
road the crops show, a decided i'm
provement from Napoleon on down
the line, Going east from Bismarck
over the Northern. Pacific, the i'm
provement Is most noticeable around
Eckelson. and 'Sanborn and the, grain
gets better as the Red river valley is
approached. a.. tkDV
There have been years when the
acreage was. larger and when more
wheat was harvested per acre, but
with present high prices the farmers
in the southeastern section of the
state will get more real money this
year for their crops than ever before,
- Lots Of Hay.
There appears to be no difficulty
in securing plenty Of help The pre-
vailing wages, are So, per day and
board and harvest is in full blast,
everywhere.
There are thousands Of tons Of fine
native hay in Dickey, and Sargent
counties. much of which will not be
cut. A splendid opportunity is Offer
ed farmers of this section to rent hay
lands there, or to secure hay ship
ments from that region.
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Reu. BuzzeLLe Addresses
Large Congregation

might live, and he has promised hel
final victory She may be small
weak and poor But these very things
are used by God to confront the pow
ers of the world God speaks, and
unsurmountable difficulties become
the very means of her triumph.
A watchword of wisdom in the life
Of the soul Often we feel that pro
gress in spirituality has come to an
end. The forces of evil threaten US
The way of escape seems blocked
The promised land Of light and liberty
is far, very far away, and we are in
clined to give up in despair. Then
comes to us the command to go for
ward. Perhaps it seems impossible
to obey Eut God has destined us to
great things. They way to the prom
Used land. the land of freedom and
larger things, lies right through the
obstacles in our path. We are not to
be content with the graves in Egypt,
but are to build higher and better
things. The journey may be long,
with great stretches of wilderness, but
every obstacle overcome makes us
better able to enter into the joys Of
the Canaan that is to be.
Build thee more stately mansions,
o my soul
AS the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past!
Let each new temple, nObler than the
last,
Shut thee from heaven with dome
more vast,
Till thou at lenth art free,
Leaving thine OutgroWn shell by LIES
unresting sea"
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Rev. George Buzzelle of the St.
Georges Episcopal church addressed
large congregation Sunday morning.
He took for his text Speak unto the
children of Isreal, that they go for
ward" Gen. xiv, Is. The following is
a synopsis of the sermon:
A great crisis in the history of the
chosen people Under the leadership
of Moses and Aaron the children OF
Israel, accompanied by thousands OF
slaves like themselves, had gone up
out of the land Of Egypt. With light
heart and bounding enthusiasm they
had started upon the wonderful enter
prise. But what sudden change.
LO, the great sea is now stretched out
as a barrier before them, while the
sound of the pursuing army OF the
repentant Pharaoh is even in their
ears. And now they cry in despair.
Are there no graves in Egypt!
And then this strange command
comes direct from God. c:Speak unto
the children of Israel that they GO
forward" What watchWord for
Gods people, and as full OF meaning
today as during all the long ages OF
Gods dealing with the children or
men.
"A watchword of wisdom in matters
of state. In the hosiery of our ma
tiOnal life, when we have seemingly
come to an impossible wall and en-
enies have threatened, we have done
well to go forward, for in the fore
front our destiny lay. God had called
Israel to a mighty work. The world
was to be enlightened and sanctilled
by the children of Abraham, and no
earthly object was to thWart His Will.
The children of Israel went forward,
and the waters were wall unto them
on the right rand on the left, ana
those very waters, seemingly an I'M
surpassable obstacle to their advance
ment, became the instrument OF rid
ding them OF the impending danger
from Pharaoh's pursuit. AS a nation
we have a destiny planned by AL
mighty God. We just need faith to
20 forward, and under this blessing
we will accomplish the divine pur-
pose.
A watchword of wisdom in the life
of the Church. Frequently inc
church seems to come to the point
where progress is no longer pOsslDle.
Enemies surround her and obstacles
confront, and then discouraged voices
cry aloud. At such times there is but
one thing to do. God bids the church
to 20 forward God destined her for
a mighty work Christ died that she