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New-York tribune., 1917-10-31

To-day is the last day, at least for
the period Of the war. on which 1t VIII
be possible to buy untaxed theatre or
railroad tickets, to send long distance
telephone or telegraph messages with
out paying an extra nickel or to snip
freight or express without contributing
to the war revenues.
Club dues not paid by midnight and
membership and initiation fees in clubs
and secret societies are also taxable,
while oil producers who use Mr.. Rocke-
fcller's pipe lines to transport their
products to market will have to con-
tribute per cent of the value Of the
goods shipped. Buyers OF insurance
are also taxed.
The tax which affects the largest
number, however. will not become ef-
fectve until Friday. This is the tax
on letters and postcards. fixed at one
cent each.
Previously the war taxes on tobacco
products. beverages, automobiles, per-
fumes, pills and proprietary articles
have affected only those who use such
art cles, a large number but small COM
pared to the number that the extra
postage and the tax on theatre and
railroad tickets will affect.
Cent More on Letters
Under the terms Of the act all let
ters other than those TO be delivered
in the postal district in which they are
mailed must carry an additional penny
for each ounce or fraction thereof. The
extra penny is also required on post
cards. The lines Of postal districts as
n rule conform 10 the lines OF cities
and towns, but there are many excep-
tions. The most notable Of these is in
this city. Brooklyn being IN a postal
district OF its OWL. The tax, therefore,
applies TO letters mailed TO that bor-
ough from Manhattan or The Bronx
and vice versa.
Next 20 the increased postal rates
that which will affect the most people
Is the tax on amusements. All tickets
TO places OF amusement, where the
charge is in excess Cf 5 cents. are
taxed 10 per cent. This applies to the
cabarets, which must pay tax whether
or not direct charge is made for the
entertainment. Just how this will
work out is one OF the problems Broad
way is wrestling with. The tax on
theatre tickets applies even 10 the crit
les and other "deadheads," the law re-
quiring that a tax be paid on free tick
| cts or admissions equal to that as
, sessed those who pay
s Per Cent Tax on Travel
Travellers by rail or water TO points
in the United States or Canada must
where the ticket costs more than So
cents or the distance commuted is in
excess of thirty-live miles. pay a tax
OF per cent on the cost of the ticket
The tax also applies TO mileage books
and where books or tickets bought be.
fore the law becomes effective are Of.
fered for transportation the tax will
be collected by the company. Thus
forehanded folks who thought 10 avoid
New-York tribune., 1917-10-31
10000 Housewives of City Enlist
In nFood-Saving Army on First Day
Women Defy Rain Swell Total on Second Day--f'are
Shedding Encountered in oregn Districts Particularly with
Policeman Wives-Eioover Sends Congratulations

volunteer CORPS of the Equitable Liie
Assurance Society.
School Children Taken In
One million pledge cards were ais-
tributed through the public schools Ia
the poorer sections with the perinis-
sion of the Board Of Education; IL -
hoped that the children VIII pecome
interested in the campaign IN tnls W"S
and prepare their mothers ior lhe VIZ
its of the canyassers. ,.xo
The canyassers were under lhstruc
tions not TO ask the women IN poo. GU
o,,,,s.arcos IN save food, but found
even these instructions unneeessaiS
when they found an East SIDE woman; /;
Of HUNGARIAN descent, who declareu
That che never ate anything but oreau
and coffee and not white bread put
rye bread. at that. The rye loaI "hISn
used 20 be nine cents is now zen, sRe
said. but she signed the cara g'aMv,s
when il was explained 10 her that MI.
Hoover was trying TO put inc pi''e
back where il used 20 PC -
A telegram of congratuiatlon was re,
ceived from Mr. Hoover at the Iovu
administration headquarters III fepIs
to the good news Of the first days can
vass which was flashed to him.
Delmonico's Joins Campaign
Arthur Williams, Federal 1000 adl aGI
ministrator for New YORK Ivy, s";u ~
Yesterday that he had suecepueu -
;arsvsd;nq the manager OF Demon
49, where he lives, TO join the 1000
campaign. rr,. .. 6rs,r he
;on.nr;rq saaa, "ly heir dining room standards,
iUM'ts but they have finally agreed ed. 10 .ro DO
Joipg drfng I'm" in the way of saving beef and
wheat" r.. do,, of the
house-to-house canvass, as a""oanSS 9s nss.
vSsterdsy, we're: Manhattan, o, M,ooo'
Rrooklvn. 90 .6S4; Bronx, 5000; queens
s944. and Richmond, 3,o5l.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-31
Market Council Named
By Governor Whitman

=, ALBANY. Oct. 30.-Appointmcnts TO
me State Council OF Farms and Mar
SSels, authorized by the amended Wicks
,o'd, passed at the regular session OF
me 1917 Legislature, were announced
lows:
John Mitchell. Mount Vernon. com
missioner from the state at large; Her
per- Dsft L. Pratt, New York; James II.
,niilough, Brooklyn; Charles A. Wet
,,,g' Cobleskill; Lyman VI. Wright.
hartford; Frank NJ. Howe. Syracuse;
nioyd NJ. Shoemaker, Elmira; Frank
y. Jones. Webster; Ira +. Gleason,
oInslo; Otis II. Cutler. Sufern.
henry Moskowitz, Commissioner OF
.uelie Markets Of New York City. is
80 ex'ofhcio member Of the council.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-31
$4,000 Bribe Sought
Labor Trouble Immunity Of.
fered East St. Louis Firm

EAST ST. LOUIS, H.. Oct. 30.--Ray
i. Ruckcr, assistant superintendent Of
the Aluminium Ore Company, testifying
to-day before the Congressional COM
mittse investigating the race riots
here, said his company had been of
fered immunity from labor troubles il
the company would pay $4,000 TO a
man whose name he gave the commit
tee.
This man was no. a union man, he
said, but qn official in an organization
formed st the plant after the strike OF
last October. Rucker said his reply
was that neither he nor the company
was in the bribing business.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-31
zoos, 900 Names Obtained
In 2 Days by Campaigners

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3o.-Despite the
The aim for the week is TO enroll
handicap OF bad weather, the food sd-
ministration had obtained tonight
more than $4,000 signatures 20 food
pledge cards in the first two days of
It's intensive pledge campaign through
out the country. This total was con-
tanned in reports from about half of
the states.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-31

10 900. 900 families signatures: YeseI. ssI
dsy and to-day, added TO those pre-,
v;o,.Iy v obtained, make a grand to.a'
Of 2s6S. 900. Maine led the states 20, ;,
Oigbt.with a total Of 10000 cards signed
in two days.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-31
William II. F. Denison Dies

LONDON, oct. 80. - william Henry
Francis Denison. second Earl Of Lon
desborough, died to-day at Bourne
mouth. lie was born in 1850.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
10y W. D. Harlan.)

Early in July. 1877. word was
brought TO US In western Montana. that
Chief Joseph and his band. Of Nes
Perces Indians had broken out over in
Idaho across the mountains from the
Bitter Root valley.
Aggravated and cnragcd by the en-.
cr"ac hmcnts and dcprcdations Of some
o: the iawless whites. the Indians had
killed some settlers. burned their
homes and were sure enough on the
war path.
After some inconclusive fights with
the soldiers. sent to subduc them. the
Indians some 900 strong. counting men
women and children. but all well
armed. started over the Lolo traii.
their objective point being the Brit
ish possessions. where they evidently
expected protection and immunity
from arrest and punishment for their
crimes. They were pursued ut n safe
distance by Major General Howard.
Colonel Miller and about COO soldiers
OF the regular army. The Indians
sent out couricrs into the Bitter Root
valley asking the F'latheads to help
them fight and cxterminate the whites.
Chief Charles not only refused but
said he and his tribe would fight on
the side OF the settlers IL necessary.
The Ncz Perces then sent word that
II they were allowed to go through the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18
The High School Meet.

BY means Of the interscholastic meet
and the high school debate league the
young people Of the state high schools
are brought together and into closer
union through friendly contests on the
athletic field. 1t also offers to the
teachers and pupils in this large state
an opportunity to meet and exchange
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18

(Continued ON Pags cix.l
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-18

Continued on Page Thyee.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
importance of Roads of Country Elaborated Upon For Nations
 Defense
REPORT IS ASKED FOR
Officials Are Requested to Give Statistics for the Benefit of National
 Defense Board

The Automobile Club of America and leading citizens of New York who have given more than passing interest to highway construction in the United States, have undertaken to educate the people to the need for cooperation between those in charge of all branches of highway construction and the War Depart ment.
 A meeting at which there were present many men connected with highway construction as well as doz- ems of the leading citizens of New York and other Eastern cities, the following resolutions were passed and newspapers of the country re- quested to give them the widest sort of publicity:
 Whereas, the great increase in the cost of building and maintain ing roads and streets makes it nec- essary now to bring home to the public and to the representatives of the public. on whom devolves the road and street work of the country, the value of the cOuntry's s highways for commercial and for military purposes, therefore,
 Be it Resolved; That it is the sense of this meeting that the high way departments of the several states should cooperate with the War Department of the United States in determining the highways of each state that are important from a military standpoint and al- so the requirements which such highways should meet, and
 Be it Further Resolved: That it is the sense of this meeting that each state highway department should at once prepare report on the highways in the state that are essential for the transportation of agricultural and industrial products, and
 Be it Further Resolved: That it is the sense of this meeting that the governor of each state should file with the proper committee of the Advisory Council on National Defense, or with any body that may succeed to the powers and duties now vested in the said Council, a memorial requesting that the rail- roads be not permitted to place an embargo upon the transportation of materials. machinery or equipment
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
New York Murderer Makes Horrifying Statement Telling of Death of
 Ruth Cruger
DEFIED HIM TO THE END
In Dazed Condition Girl ReSiStS Efforts to Save Her Honor
 and Her Life


 Ruth Cruger fought until her last breath against the terrible fate that was meted out to her by Alfredo Cocchi. Even when he was beating her she resisted with almost super human strength Semi-consciOus she
 combated the furious assaults made
 upon her by her slayer. These startling facts were re- counted in Cocchi's confession, which
 was received by Police Commissioner Woods and District Attorney Swann
 today from Bologna, Italy, where the
 slayer is in prison.
 Cocchi, in his confession, stated
 he never had seen the high school
 girl until she brought her skates to
 his motorcycle shop on the morning
 of February 13 She told him she
 would call in the afternoon for them.
 Cochi says that then and there he
 made up his mind. When she return
 ed for the skates he made advances. She repulsed him stepping back to the door of the store Cocchi and the girl were alone in the shop. He chokes Her.
 q grasped the girl by the shoul- ders," said Cocchi. I drew her to me and began to kiss her. She be- gan to scream for the police-so loudly that I choked her and jam
 med my fist against her mouth. l tried to rip her clothing off. She was so strong and resisted so that I was not even able to tear her dress She fought to the last. "I threw her down heavily, her head striking the floor. She was stunned, but not unconscious. She continued fighting, dazed as she was. Tn my fury I dragged her to the trap door and threw the half-con- scious girl through. She landed head first on the concrete floor ten feet below. Then Cochi said he leaped through the trap door. The girl still was struggling.
 Still She Fights Him Off.
 With my right hand" the con fession reads, I grasped stick of heavy wood. The girls remarkable vitality came to her rescue for a mo- ment She struggled to her knees, her hands raised in a piteous appeal to protect herself. Three times l struck the child as she thus fought for life and honor."
 Then followed a description of the effect of the blows. Very slowly the girls body crumpled. Then ever decreasing moans issuing from her lips, she became still. 'T then buried her." continued Coc- chi There was no difficulty. l took the body, still warm, and threw 1t into the. cavity in a corner of the cellar. I showed it in head first and only put a box over the cavity, no dirt"
 Cochi said he left matters thus all the night of February 13 and un- til after the police arrived the next day.
 oh, Yes, the Police. T took them into the cellar. but they didn't notice anything" he said.
 Cocchi devoted some space to the difficulties he had with his wife.
 He did not tell the name of the ship on which he escaped from Amer ica. Nor did he state who helped him financially and otherwise. q took a false name" he said.
 because I feared they would dis cover I committed the crime in New York and would be taken back to America and sent to the cleo -ric chair"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
GO OVER CLIFF
 IN MACHINE ON
 TRAIL BUT LIVE
Three Individuals Who Had a Miraculous Tilt With Grim Reaper Are
 In Juneau

Cliff A. Schonacker and Mir. and Mrs. M A. Howe, who miraculously escaped death when an auto in which they were riding went over a 400 foot bluff on the Fairbanks Valdez trail recently, are in the city, having arrived from the west ward on the Mariposa. They are at the Gastineau hotel.
 In discussing the accident today, Cliff Schumacher stated that the ma chine only went down about 40 feet and then lodged in the brush. After those in the machine had crawled out expecting every minute that the car would continue it's trip down into the canyon, the machine started again and landed on the bot tom right side up and practically uninjured.
 "We were coming down the road and the driver did not have tight hold on the wheel The front wheels of the machine hit a rock and we were over the side before any of us knew what happened" said MT. Schonacker. "The machine went about forty feet and stopped. It was by the merest chance that it remained right side up. If it had tipped we would have all been killed.
 We managed to get out of the machine uninjured and then while Investigating the position of the car it started again and went the rest of the way to the bottom, 360 feet below. We walked into Wortman, and passengers in later cars reported at Valdez that we had gone the entire distance to the bottom in the car"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NOT AGAINST WARS
 OPINION OF BOARD

BOSTON, July 23.-The Christian Science Board of Directors announces that Christian Scientist could not claim exemption from military ser vice under the draft as a con scientious objector without misrep resenting Christian Science. It is explained that in the church tenets or platform of the Christian Science church no specific reference was made to participation in war.
 The announcement is contained ir an analysis of the military service act, drawn up, it was stated, after the board had learned that "in con siderable number of cases Christian Scientists have claimed exemption II three ways"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
BOMB IN CARGO WRECkS VESSEL
 WHEN SAILING
Large Reward is Offered By the Australian Government for
 Information

SYDNEY, N. s. w., July 23.-The Australian government has offered a large reward for evidence which will lead to the conviction Of the miscreants who are believed to have placed a large bomb in the cago hold of the Cumberland that resulted in the complete demolition of that yes. sel
 The steamer was loaded to her full capacity with cargo Of frozen meats for England, and was not long out of port when an explosion oc' cured which so nearly wrecked the ship that the captain was forced to beach her. Investigation of all the circumstances. convinced the authori ties that a deliberate plot to wreck the vessel succeeded.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
DIVERS IN JUNEAU.

The cannery tender Mitchell, of the Taku cannery arrived in port to- day with diver James Hampton and Sam Jackson, his assistant. The two men have completed the work for the Taku cannery and expect to leave tonight on the P A. Fisheries tender Spencer for Icy Straits where they will complete the trap work for that company. The tender Fenwick was also in port after supplies and men during the day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
URGENT CALL MADE.

An urgent call was issued to- day by the Red Cross for the women to work tomorrow at the City Hall starting at one o'clock. There are 80 suits of pajamas to be finished by week from next Saturday. If one cannot work all the after noon one hour will help out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23

Phone |. to The Emrirs. No s7A.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
Something for Gastineau
 Channel Advertisers to Consider

Those who advertise do SO to reach the people Ito tell the people that they are in business and what they have to sell
 The best advertising medium is that which reaches the most people by the quickest and most direct route.
 The best authorities on advertising agree that the best medium for reaching the people directly and quickly is the daily newspaper.
 The best daily newspaper medium is the news paper of largest circulation and the which reach es the people quickest after its publication. It is con ceded that the evening newspaper IS the one that reaches its readers freshest from the press. People have more time to read evening papers than morning papers, In the morning the average reader is crowd ed for time in which to get at the days work The reading time is in the evening. In the evening the fresh paper is that which comes off the press at the close of the days activities with the events of the day chroniced The popularity of the evening paper is demonstrated by the fact that it leads in circua- ton and advertising patronage everywhere The lead ing evening paper in the United States has more than 300,OOO more subscribers than the leading morning paper and more than ,0O0 more than the leading Sunday paper.
 The farther West one goes the greater is the advantages of the evening paper over the morning.
 Therefore, circulation being even, the evening paper by far the best advertising medium offered anybody who desires to reach the pubic.
 SOME CIRCULATION FIGURES
 The circulation of THE EMPIRE is not only the largest in Alaska, but it is more than double that of any other newspaper published in the Territory It has passed the 2,500 mark-it covers all of South eastern Alaska.
 THE EMPIRE is Gastineau Channels "home paper"
 It is delivered into more Juneau Homes than any other newspaper.
 It is delivered into more Thane homes than any other newspaper.
 It is delivered into more Douglas homes than any other daily newspaper.
 It is delivered into more Treadwel homes than any other daily newspaper.
 It is delivered by carrier to more monthly sub- scribers than any other Alaska newspaper
 It has bigger mailing list in Alaska than any other newspaper.
 More copies of it are sold on newstands and by newsboys than is the case with any other Alaska newspaper.
 THE EMPIRE IS NCOMPARABLY THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN ALASKA.
 When the present management took over The Empire its consumption of white paper was one ton every SIX weeks 1t is now more than four tons every month.
 Proofs to substantiate these claims will be sub- mitted to any committee Of business men or any ad-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23
RINGLING'S WIDOW WEDS

CHICAGO, July 23.-Mrs. Annie NJ. Ringln, widow of August Ring ling, one of five brothers showmen was married here to Howard D Mazie, member of the Board o1 Trade. Both gave their ages al lover fifty"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-23

for the use in construction of roads of military value and other neces- sities, but that this class of freight
 be put on the preferred list.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-27
WOMEN O u FIX
PRICES FOR FOOD
National Farm and Garden Assocaa-
ton Favors Protection for tho
Farmers at Session.

Washington, April 27.-Practically
every speaker at the sessions OF the
Woman's National Farm and Garden
association, which opened a three
days conference here yesterday. piled
up arguments in favor of Secretary
David F., Houston's demand for the
fixing of a minimum price for var
ious food products to insure h farm
err against ruinous loss in his response
to his country's call for food crops.
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary
of agriculture, pleaded I'VE can't give
the allies soldiers, but what We can
give them Ia money and food"
Mr.. Vrooman pointed that 1t Is UP
to the women to see to the intelligent
utilization Of every ounce Of food
produced, and the elimination OF ev-
cry possible waste; and that any
woman who fails in her duty is unpa-
triotic and disloyal.
Miss Ethel Mather BaEg Of the
Royal Horticultural society of Eng
land told Of the food shortage in Eng
land, where, according to her most
recent letters. potatoes were SO scarce
the authorities had ordered potato
lines and were following potatoes to
be eaten only on the meatless days.
Miss Creswell of the agricultural
department, who spoke on Canning"
urged the importance Of the cam
paign for the utilization Of vacant lots
and back yards. She warned against
planting too much with a view to
canning, in view Of the shortage Of
containers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-27
COMMISSION ISSUED
in NATIONAL GUARDS

Bismarck, N. D., April 27.-General
orders No. IL, published by Adjutant
General Tharaldson, advise Of the is
suing Of commissions in the National
Guard Of North Dakota a. follows:
Capt. Paul r. Tharalson as major
in the quartermaster. corps to date
April 10, 1917.
Second Lieut.. W. W. jeffrey as FIRST
lieutenant Of infantry, to date April
8. 1917.
Reg. supply sergt. John ". Rock
as captain in the Quartermaster corps
to date April 10, 1917.
sergt. Cyril d. Page u second lieu
tenant.
First sergt. Peter A. Duchene ~
first lieutenant Of infantry.
Sergt. Carl II. Erickson. ~ second
lieutenant Of infantry.
Warren A. stickley - captain in
the Quartermaster corps. h..
". W. jeffrey and Carl H. Erick-
son are assigned to Co. b. First in
fantry.
Veterinarian r. A. G. Taylor will
report to Col. John H. Frame, First
infantry. by letter for instructions.
The following enlisted men Of the
First infantry are transferred to the
quartermaster corps; Resimental Sup
ply eergt. Lyman A. Baker and Reg.
Supply sergt. George A. Pasche. head
quarters company, First infantry.
The ofacer in command Of the
quartermaster corps will secure on
listments to NIL VACANCIES in the en-
listed personnel Of the q. N. g., a
per tables Of organisation.
BY Command Of the G0vornor.