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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
WAR TAX HITS AT
PLEASURE-SEEKERS
Even The Lowly DominO-PIayer Must
Contribute His Portion.

Automobiles and SportSmen, and
even these quiet beings who indulge
in dOminoeS or checkers, must pay
the United States Government for the
privilege under the war revenue bill
passed by the Senate last night and
sent to conference. Provision for
this is made in the section on war
excise taxes.
This section provides that on July
l of each year there shall be levied
upon automobiles and motorcycles,
not used exclusively for business, an
excise tax at basic rates ranging from
| SO for machines. the retail price of
which is not more than $500, and
running up in proportion as the
prices rise. On motorcycles the tax
| is fixed at $3.50.
Tennis rackets, golf clubs, baseball
bats, lacrosse sticks, balls OF all
! kinds, fishing rods and reels, billiard
and pool tables, chess and checker
boards and pieces, dice, games and
parts of games, except playing cards
and children's toys, are made sub
ject to tax of 2 per cent of the
price for which they are sold
Theatres, and motion picture
shows are subject to tax of l cent
for each 10 cents or fraction paid for
admission, provided that the tax shall
be / cent for each child admitted,
and similar tax is to be placed on
all cabarets or similar places to
which the charge for admission is in
cluded in the price paid for refresh
ment, etc.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
THEDAILY BANNER
Published Daily Except Sunday.
CAMBRIDGE, MD. SEPT. II, 1917
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

Former Governor Phillips Lee
Goldsborough is spending sometime
! in this city. visiting his brother, DR..
! Brice W. Goldsborough, at his home
! on High street.
Mr. Carleton Barlow. of Pittsburg,
/ is spending short time with friends
in town. Mr.. Barlow is a son of
Rev and Mrs T. &. Barlow. the for
mer having been rector of Christ P.
+. Church. this city, for several years
Mr.. Harold Applegarth, of Wash
! inSton, d. C., who has for several
years been connected with the West
inghouse Electric Co, is the guest of
his parents, former Senator and Mrs.
W. F. Applegarth, at their home at
Golden Hill.
The cool spell, which has been
prevalent for several days seems to
be breaking, the atmosphere this af-
ternoon having been considerably
warmer than it has been. Warm
weather may be expected for weeks
to come. as continued cold weather
does not commence in this section
until November. One does not look
for cool days before the leaves begin
to turn. and as yet there has been
but little evidence of this change.
Some amateur weather prognostica-
tors have predicted an early fall, but
this undoubtedly was due to the sud-
den fall in temperature, which will
perhaps return to normal in a short
time
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-Saleslady for drygoods
store. Address Sales, care of Banner
Office 912-3t.
FOR SALE-Two story, 10 room
dwelling, No. 100 Locust street, Cam
bridge. Splendid location and large
lot Apply to trustees of Zion Church.
912-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
ANTS MAY CONTROL
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Andrews And Friends Claim That
They Have Elected Majority OF
The Republican state Central
Committee.

While the official returns will not
be known until tomorrow, former
States Attorney William n. An
drews, who Spilled the Beans Tor
the Republican organization in yes
terday's primary election by over
whelmingly defeating their candl-
date Hon. Edward s. Phillips. for
the nomination for State Senator,
claims that he and his friends now
control the State Central Committee.
Mr.. Andrews bases his claim upon
the fact that in a number of the dis
tricts where he polled large vote,
his friends among the candidates for
the State Central Committee also ran
well, so that it would not be surpris-
ing if, when the total vote is receiV-
ed, it is found that they have won
out over the regular organization. 1t
is generally believed that VIM. ii.
Leonard and Howard p. Spedden
have been elected. and the ants
claim to have elected Charles h.
Sheridan. of Hurlock; Milbourn F.
Cannon, OF Cambridge, and Martin
Lee, coIored, also of Cambridge.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
DRIVE FOR AVIATORS
MEETS With SUCCESS
Maryland League For National De-
Tense Carrying on Spirited CAM
paiSn.,

Owing to scarcity of aviators in
the United States service and the de-
sire on the part of the War Depart
ment to get men for this particular
branch, the Maryland League for Ma
tional Defense has instituted spe-
cial drive for young men.
The result of this campaign was
shown yesterday when a summing up
of the work was made. During last
week the Maryland League gave out
to prospective ayiatorS 81 application
blanks and today another run on the
office was made, when 20 more were
handed out.
Placards advertising the aviation
service were posted in all of the
street railway cars, in railroad sta
tions throughout Maryland and at
many other places where they could
be seen by young men. in addition
to these, the League sent broadcast
many copies of its weekly bulletin
Defense News, containing much in
formation regarding the aviation ser
vice.
The Maryland League is anxious
to correct the generaI Impression
that in order to become a member of
the aviation service one must have
college education. This is not re-
quisite to the selection of ayiators.
Men in any walk of life can and are
being accepted into the service and
in addition to this it is one of the
best paying units in the service Of
the Government.
After filling out one of the appli-
cations, it must be forwarded, toge-
Their with thre& letters of recommen-
datfon, to the War Department for
the Aviation Section of the Signal
Officers Reserve Corps. After receiv-
ing an appointment it becomes nee
essary to go into training camp,
similar to the training camp of the
Officers Reserve Corps at Fort Myer,
where the applicant receives 500
per month while learning.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
Stars and Stripes
Fly Over Verdun

Paris. Sept. 1.-THE American
colors now fly over Verdun
The flag, which was the gift of a
prominent American Red Cross
worker to the city, was hoisted over
the ruin of the City Hall after a
ceremony attended by the sub-pre-
feet, Jean Grillon.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12

In the British army 10000 motor
cyclists are in active service. Forty
thousand of these are dispatch rid
ers and the remaining 10000 are in
machine gun batteries, signal corps
and convoy service. The machines
in use embrace every known make
and include many of American manu-
! facture. Our own government has
become interested in the motorcycle
as an implement of war and is now
| using them eXtensivel yin the army.
--O----
! Subscribe for The Daily Banner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
UNION LABOR FOR WII.sON.
Pledges Full Support to Nafioh' in
War on Germany.

Union labor this week put It's stamp
of approval ON the attitude Of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. in working hand
in hand with President Wilson and
placing the needs Of the nation above
all other considerations in Questions
involving the workingman's part in
vigorous prosecution of the war
against Germany.
The vote of confidence was given
Monday after more than three hours
Of debate in which the Pacifist sele-
ment at the thirty-sevcnth annual
convention of the federation was
given ample opportunity to express
itself. Out of total of $50 dele
gates only Is were recorded in oppo-
sition. The Garment Workers Of
New York, was the only organization
refusing to go on record.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
FAKE FOOD INSPECTORS
DENOUNCED BY HOOVER
Thieves and Enemies Masquerade a
U. S. Agents-Housewives
Given Warning.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 23.-
Information has reached the food ad-
ministration that persons in different
parts of the country are representing
themselves to housewives as govern
ment agents empowered to COM
mandeer foodstuffs.
Food Administrator Hoover, de-
nouncing them as impostors, issued
this statement:
1--WE have reports from various
parts of the country Of crooks
thieves and confidence operators who
are going from house to house pur-
porting to be authorized by the food
administration and other depart
ments of the government to collect OF
commander foodstuffs for the gov.
ernment or the army.
II wish to say emphatically that
no department of the government
has made or will ever make such de-
mands on householders and that all
such people are petty frauds and
should be held for the police. The
government agencies ere investigat'
ing various cases. and information Is
sought of all such persons by this de-
partment."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
5000 DRAFTED MEN SENT
EAST FROM CAMP LEWIS
Transfer of National Guard Regi.
ments Is Officially An.
nOunced.

Official announcement was made
this week at the Office of Maj. Gen.
H. A. Greene. in command at Camp
Lewis. of the fact that 5000 men
drafted from the Western depart
ment have been transferred from
Camp Lewis to other camps, and may
see service in France before those Of
the 91st division. Among them were
several of the last contingent
The places to which the Western
men have been sent is being with
held, however. The movement being
now completed and the men at the
destination. permission to publish
was given. The men were used to
fill out various National Guard regi-
ments of the Northwest.
The last of the 5000 troops left
Camp Lewis a week ago. For eight
days previous to that date the move
ment had been in progress. The men
were drawn from the depot brigade
training battalions. and hence were
of the third and fourth quotas.
The arrival of the 14th and 44th
infantry regiments, regulars, last
Friday and Saturday. brought the
total of men in camp back to about
10000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
REPORT ON FIRST DRAFT.
Local Board Summarizes Conditions
Encountered Here.

Half Of the claims for exemption
presented to it during consideration
of the first draft call were unfound-
ed. while 10 per cent of those sum-
moned stated their physical condi-
tion falsely the local selection board
announces in summary of its work
on the first draft call, asked for by
the war department.
Most of those who did not respond
for physical examination when called
gave as excuse a statement that they
had not received their notices, the
board says. The summary contains
detailed report of all examinations.
discharges. exemptions, religious OBJ
jectors, difficulties of handling the
draft and recommendation for the
benefit of the war department.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
LOCAL FARMERS BEGIN
SUPPLYING Amy POST
Association Delivering 1000 Pints OF
Milk Daily for Hospital.

A thousand pints Of milk day are
being furnished the base hospital at
Camp Lewis by the Thurston County
Dairy & Farm Products Association,
the first of the various items on it's
concession for the big army post.
The supply was started last Sun
day and until the associations build
ing at Camp Lewis is completed the
bottling is being done at the plant of
the Olympia Dairy Products company
in this city. The milk is being sup.
piled by five members of the assccia-
ton.
Work on the creamery and ware
house at the camp is being rushed as
rapidly as possible, and the directors
hope to have the building completed
this week. Another week probably
will be required for the installation
of the machinery. AS soon as the
plant is in operation, the association
will start supplying milk for all the
soldiers at the camp, amounting to
several thousand gallons a day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
COUNTY RAISES Y. N. c. 4.
FUND BY SMALL GIFTS
Only One 800 Subscription, Yantis
Rep0rts-NumerOus Small Sums
Make Total.

Thurston county has raised ita
$6.0OOsallotment for the Y. NJ. c. A.
war work fund and has raised it by
numerous small subscriptions, At
torney Geo. F. Yantis. the campaign
manager, announces. Final reports
have not been made by all of the
canvassing teams but will be submit
ted in a day or two, when complete
report will be prepared.
Only one subscription of 500 was
received, Mr.. Yantis reports. The
next largest was $50 and there we're
only a few of these. Most of the
donations were for amounts ranging
from 81 to $40, he says. adding that
it was the committees experience in
visiting the camps and mills of the
county for every workman to donate
at least dollar or two.
The largest amount contributed
by any district outside Olympia came
from Bordeaux, where the donations
totaled $485. Union Mills came next
with 1915. while Tono contributed
$18S. Yelm $40 and Little Rock
SIP.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
70 LEFT FROM FIRST CALL.
May Enlist Before December IS,
Local Board Announces.

Thurston county has supplied its
full quota of 141 men ON the draft
and still has 70 others out Of the
first 1000 called for physical exam
ination who have ben finally certified
for service but not ordered to report
'the local board announces.
Any of these men may enlist in
any branch of the service they desire
between now and December Is, the
board announces, under e recent
ruling made by Provost Marshal Cen
Ieral Crowde" but they must call
upon the local board before doing
so, so that their status can be Off
cially established. These men will
be the first ordered to report fol
service on the second draft, Expected
next February.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23

RED CROSS DANCE SATURDAY.
Committee Abandons Jitney Plan and
Will Also Charge Soldiers.

Because of the large crowd ex-
pected in the city Saturday. to attend
the days of 40" celebration to be
put on by the soldiers from Camp
Lewis, and the consequent difficulty
in handling the jam anticipated at
the Red Cross dance at the Tum-
water clubhouse that evening, the
committee in charge of the affair an
nounces that dancers will be charged
81 for the evenings entertainment,
while all spectators will be taxed a
Ascent admission fee, the jitney plan
being abandoned for this affair.
Soldiers will be charged as we'll as
civilians. the committee also an
nounces, there being general senti-
ment among the soldiers against dis
crimination in their favor at Red
Cross dances. The committee plans
to resume the jitney plan at later
dances. 4.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
FINE POULTRY SHOW IS
ATTRACTING FANCIERS
Annual Exhibit ofsLOcal Association
Being Held in Dufault
Building.

Poultry fanciers of the city and
county and of nearby districts OF
Southwest Washington are display
ing a great amount of interest in the
annual show of the Thurston County
Poultry & Pet Stock Association, now
being held in the Dufault building at
Fifth and Columbia streets.
The show opened Wednesday with
an unusually large number of entries
and will close Saturday evening. 1t
is pronounced the best yet attempted
by the local association, nearly every
class being represented by fine birds,
while the showing of rabbits and pet
stock is also excellent.
The judging is being done by W.
NJ. Coats of Vancouver. who acted in
that capacity at former local shows,
but complete list of prize winners
was not available in time for publ
cation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
WESTERN FROM VETERAN
VISITS BROTHER HERE
Captain H. r. Mustard, G. A. M. G..
Home From France on
Sick Leave.

Captain H. r. Mustard of the
Canadian Army Medical Corps, home
from the battlefront on a months
sick leave, has been visiting his
brother, DR.. J. j. Mustard, and fam
lily for the past 10 days. Captain
Mustard, who was practicing medi-
cine in British Columbia, enlisted
two years ago and served for 10
months with the field ambulance
along various sections of the western
front in France.
He was wounded year ago, but
returned to his duties after his re-
covery and was taken i'll this past
summer. When able to leave, he
was granted furlough to visit
home.
Captain Mustard is modest, re-
firing young fellow and, in refusing
to talk for publication, explained
that he was under orders not to do
so. He was mentioned in the dis
patches" as that mark of distinc-
tion is known, by Sir Douglas Haig,
the British commander-in-chief, on
June 4 and was later decorated with
the military cross. He expects to
return to France next month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
X. OF C.'S RAISING FUNDS.
Catholics Of County Asked to Con
tribute 81 900 for War Work.

Campaign for local contributions
to the national war fund of tho
Knights of Columbus. to be used in
the maintenance of association build.
ings and for special work among the
Catholic soldiers at the various army
training camps, has been in proere
Throughout Thurston county this
week, under the direction of H. G
Porak. grand knight of the local
council.
Thurston county has been asked to
raise $1,000 for this fund, which is
to be used along lines similar to that
of the Y. M. c. A., in the training
camps and at the front. The nation.
al fund desired is $3,000,0OO. Sec.
retary Of War Baker and other army
and navy officials endorse the pro-
ject. The order has just completed
a large hall at Camp Lewis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
BOTH SH|PYAROS At
WORK bUS|LY AGAIN
THE WARD PLANT RESUMES
WEDNESDAY-SIOAN WORK.
ING OVERTIME.

Work was resumed at the Olympia
Shipbuildihg co pany's plant
Wednesday morning with small
crew, which is being added to daily
as rapidly as workmen can be OBJ
tained, while down at the big plant
of the Sloan Shipyards Corporation
there is greater activity than at any
previous time, with a large number
of the men working overtime.
The two boats now on the ways in
the former yard will be finished as
quickly as possible, and 1t is expect
ed that the first one will be launched
within the next two weeks. The
other will follow about a month
later. This swork is being done by
the owners of the vessels, and as
soon as finished the Olympia Ship
building company will again take
charge of the plant. with E. R. Ward
manager as before.
This company is to lay keels for
three more big vessels rs soon as 1t
assume direction of the plant, Man.
ager Ward says, and he is already
making arrangements for a crew of
from $50 to 800 men. The agree
ment to handle the company's affairs
in this way settled the receivership
proceedings instituted a month ago.
The crew at the Sloan yard now
numbers between 800 and 400 men
and this force is being steadily in
creased. Captain Raymond, the new
has greatly speeded
up the work and most of the depart
|ments are working overtime until 8
o'clock and later in the evening, to
make up for lost time. The company
plans to launch its first two vessels
as soon as possible.
The first six boats on the ways are
completely framed. No. is about
Itwo-thirds in frame and more than a
third Of the frames are in place for
mo. 8. Keels will be laid on the first
two slips as soon as the boats now
nearly completed are launched.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
Organize "Capitol Auxiliary"

The women employed in the diff
ferent state Offices in the statehouse
and Temple of Justice have organ
ized an auxiliary to the local Red
Cross chapter. with Miss Edna Gag
win as chairman, and the 95 MEM
bers are to spend two evenings q
week working at Red Cross head
quarters. Miss Hattie Watson Of the
bureau of inspection was named Sec
retary, Mrs. Ethyle Sherman of the
treasurer's office, treasurer and Mrs.
NJ. H. Tamblin of the state land Of
fee, inspector. 1t is called the Cap
itol Auxiliary"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
APPROVE PLAN TO
POOL WAR FUNDS
EVERYBODY TO BE ASKED no
GIVE SMALL SUM EACH
MONTH.

Every resident of Thurston county
more than Is years old will be asked
to agree to contribute a minimum of
10 cents per month to community
war fund to be handled by the Coun-
ty Council of Defense and to be used
to meet the calls upon the city and
county for donations to the smaller
funds, to eliminate the numerous
Embarrassing campaigns and to en-
able everybody to "do their bit''
along this line of war endeavor.
The plan, originally proposed by
State Librarian j.. M. Hit, was ap-
proved by the Council at a meeting
Tuesday evening and authority was
given to put 1t into operation. Sew
enty-eight women of the city and
county, known as the Minute Wom-
en-, will tackle the job Of obtaining
signatures to the pledge cards. under
the direction of Mrs. J. w. NOVEL;.
and will also make the collections
each month.
Under the plan, only the large ma
tional campaigns, like the 100000
900 Red Cross war fund last summer
or the recent Y. M. c. A. war work
campaign, will be carried on. Finan-
cial support for, the Red Cross work
of the county, amounting to several
hundred dollars a month, and all
smaller national or local contribu-
tions are to be supplied out Of the
community fund.
The County Council. also author
lied another committee on public in
formation. to help the "Four-Minute
Men" in their speaking through
! the county, with view particularly
to explain the new draft regulations
and questionnaires that every regis
tered man must fill out next month,
at meetings to be held in all parts
of the county.
The Council announced that all
reports of disloyalty on the part of
local residents should be made direct
to Frank NJ. Kenney, chairman of
the special committee handling that
work, or to Secretary B. F. Hume OF
the Chamber of Commerce. 1t also
appointed c., E. Beach chairman OF
a committee to organize the patriotic
men and women in all districts of the
county into auxiliaries Of the Coun-
Gil.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
Minstrel Show at Yelm.

The Yelm school will give min
strel show at the gymnasium Friday
evening, November 23, at 8 O'Clock
sharp. The pupils. under the in
struction of Miss Meisner, have been
working hard for some time, the
Yelm Times says. and the show prom
ises to be more than worth the
money. There will be some % pupils
take part and nothing that goes ia
make up q good minstrel show will
be omitted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
Alien Enemies Must Register.

All alien enemies are required to
register and to obtain permits for
travel, under a proclamation issued
this week by President Wilson. Enc
mics also are prohibited approaching
within 100 yards of waterfronts.
docks, railroad terminals or storage
houses. and are forbidden to enter or
reside in the District of Columbia.
Penalty for violation will be intern
ment during the war.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
Order Farragut Avenue Work.

Instructions to proceed with con-
demnation suit to obtain right-of-
way for the extension of Farragut
avenue to connect with West Bay
avenue. were given City Attorney
Bigelow by the city council. Tuesday
evening, rejecting the protests OF
various property owners on the
ground that they had not been
signed in the presence of the city
clerk, as required by law.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-23
Fire Chief Makes REQUESTS

to replace some of the old ones in
stalled 10 years or more ago, was
made to the city council Tuesday
asked to be relieved of duties as
wiring inspector and recommended
that three old barns on Columbia
street between Fifth and Sixth be Or
dered torn down. as fire traps. His
recommendations were referred to
different committees.