The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-24
EVERYBODY TO HELP
PAY WAR EXPENSES
sew S.<hedulf II Taxes VIII Strike
Egery Pesrsf,H In Country; Other
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feI0DHenis ~ the national eaplfaI dur.
inz he last fey dsTs. These rueaq
bfes bling the War clesef - fsa lutte.
States than my ofsor fh.rq, that lIare
Lave happened sH"e Germany rIalieF
through be.gflim In August. I'll Tho
first means that our young mon must
gaht IN the trenches. the seeoad that
eter5E,dy must pay his SHIRE 81 the
expenses aud tie Third that every b6ly
mHsi he careful Or pet IN trouble.
The Harding amendment to tLe draft
bill pr0FidibR for four divisions NJ vol.
npieers for Europe. alfich vas pro-
poaed 10 permit Colonel Roosevelt
and others 10 organize forces for tho
trenches IN France. Has eliminated by
The eeHferees The senate coHfereess
stuck out unill tic last for the Hard.
pR proposition. but the house mem
bcfs declared they would return To- the
house aHd report n Disagreement be.
fore they would entertain that proyi-
sion. Senators Chamberlain aud War-
ren al nst favor the Roosevelt plan
nt tie outset. but when the SENATE
adopted the Harding amendment they
fought for II IN conference. The house
turned down an amendment similar to
the one passed by the senate.
a compromise was reached on the
age limit sections " the two measures
The bill as agreed 10 by the confer.
cuce committee fxes the ugcs for con
scription between twenty-onc aud thir.
~. both Inclusive The house bill pro
yidcd for fwenty-one and forty years
aud the scnnfe bill twenty one aud
twehf y-scVcn.
Bounties Are Barred.
The senate confcrcea accepted the
house provision prohibiting the pay.
Ing 0f bountIcs 10 induce n person to
enlist IN tho military service or to fur.
nish n substitute.
a new provision authorizes the pres
idcnt to crcntc aud establish I'm the
several states aud subdivisions local
tons Of exemption under the net
The antillquor amendment In the
scnnlc bill was changed 80 as not to
prohibit the furnishing or giving away
Of Intoxicating liquors to soldiers IN
uniform. The sale Of liquors to men
IN uniform IL prohibited.
Many minor changes were made, but
the fundamental principles Of the draft
feature were not touched at all.
senator Harding. author of the
Roosevelt amendment IN the scnntc.
nldcd by senator johnson of California
aud others, opposed the conference re.
port aud made II fight for the rclnstate.
mcnl Of the amendment.
War Tax Bill Provisiona.
The following tnxca havc been agreed
on 10 go In the war revenue bill which
was introduced by the ways and means
committee In the house.
Incomes. individual aud corporations:
Increase from 2 to 4 per cent on cor
porntion Incomes, nn Increase to 2 per
cent ON individual incomes over 1000
for single men aud $1,000 for married
men aud up To II total Of 80 per cent on
Incomes OF 100000 and over, to yield
5000 600. 900.
Other taxes and what they are ex-
pcctcd to yield follow:
Excess profits. Increase TO 10 per
cent on profits over \ per cent and So.
coo. Si5o,o00,0oO.
Passenger tickets, 10 per cent $50.
600 900
Freight bills. 3 per cent. S7000O,oo0