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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
Let's Finance the War
BY Taxing Those Who Are
Best Able to Pay the Bill

There are two ways Of financing war
One is by issue Of government bonds /;
the other by special, direct taxation.
Issuing bonds is borrowing, and pay
ing interest on the loan.
IL means burden on present genera
tions and posterity.
1t goes without saying that the man
who, having cash on hand to venture in
an enterprise, borrows funds for the
same is foolish, and President Wilson is
absolutely right in urging that funds for
war with Germany be not borrowed
The American committee on war
finance, headed by Amos Pinchot. has a
proposition which, in substance, will be
presented in congress. Under this propo-
sition private incomes would be taxed
substantially as follows:
Two and one-half per cent on incomes
of from $1,000 to $4,000 per year.
On incomes over $4,000 a tax on a
sliding scale, beginning at ten per cent
and rising to point which will allow no
individual to retain an annual net income
in excess Of 100000 during the war
Also, restriction of profits on war sup
plies to three and one-haIf per cent net
the delivery of defective supplies TO be
made a criminal offense punishable by
imprisonment.
Pinchot is wealthy man himself, and
we have information which warrants us
in saying that the country would be
greatly surprised could it know how
many Of its wealthy men favor some
such plan of placing the bulk Of the war
burden as that just detailed.
Here are, for instance, excerpts from
the letter of multimillionaire TO another
man of great wealth:
The rich men Of the country are largely men
whose large fortunes are purely an incident OF
the vieor and force that impcllcd them 20 do
great things. not FOR the purpose ~ maklnl
money but only for tho delight they experience,
IN doing big things These men. to large ex
tent at least, suffer extremely from what they
feel II the unjust judgment Of the great mass o,
people. They feel that while they have mad,
great wealth for themselves. they have been OF
great service 90 the public. and that there is M
way OF their continuing their great activities foi
the bsneht OF the public and themselves, without
continuing and increasing their fortunes
When men By the practice OF business acauir,
he habit Of investing money probably IL 81 yer,
difficult for them. really yer, painful 20 pom
oul their money IN Eocalled philanthropy. be
cause their own experience and ob-rrs alton have
proved 10 them that the methods % nhilanfhrops
are generally verg Waslefui. that IL takes from
20 70 Is cents Of every dollar 30 invested TO Dal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
Sir Douglas Haig

II the British army should break
the line this summer. the greatest
figure in all British military history
will be Sir Douglas Haig. commander
in chief OF the group Of British
armies in France. With his talent
and his legions rests the final de-
cision. An invisible commander. Sir
Douglas, q silent man IN the back
ground directing vast forces. Not
one out OF ten Of his soldiers has
even seen him. Yet no other gener-
nj has had such an influence on any
army as he on the British. The army
knew OF Haig. butthe public knows
nothing Of him. lie was a soldiers
soldier. To no leader Is publicity so
lrksome as 10 him. Nobody could be
more incapable Of pose. and nobody
could make less fuss In the com
mand OF a great army. II ever
commandsr waa chosen by the silent
vote OF an army, n is he. When II
was rumored that Sir John French
was going TO retire and ] asked the
question who should take his place,
the answer was always Sir Douglas
Haig. Thru all the struggle Hais
has been at the front. proving him
self 10 Junior commanders and to
the French az capable for high com
mand in modern warfare. In a
month after he became commander
in chief the whole army felt the
tightening influence OF a new hand.
From Frederick Planners descrip-
ton in Golfers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
The Old Gardener Says

Hardy asters ought 10 be d.
yided every spring. a fact which
.hr average amateur overiookp
The roots are easily pulled apart
and should be replanted at once
Beginning with single plant
The gardener can soon have
enough for bed Helenlums
or sneeze weeds and boltonias
should be treated In the same
manner n allowed 20 go more
than Two wears the flowers will
begin 10 diminish in size.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

can stand il might continue 10 add
bot water until the skin Is quite
rcd
Abundant perspiratlon gill then
appear oG the face. head and mock
A''e- having perspired freely. cold
Ta-fr folld Do drawn into rho bath
ln'i 'fe tub has become quite cool.
Iin' baths 81 loug duration are
especially useful IN Tho case OF Kid.
nry Diseases or az a preventive Of
SUCH b. is important 10 MAKE sure
.Ha ones heart and blood vessels
ARC .n good condition before taking
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
Standpatter

A Young fellow a. the club vas
talking 20 an old and conservatIse
mambes with reference 20 criminal
procedure. when be observed
~ SOC there's some talk i'm tb..
state upon the question a. abolish
Ink capital punishment Would YOU
vote f0 abolish O."
~ would not" was the decided
reply OF the odd chap "Cap.tsl uur.
lshment was good enough fsr my
ancestors. and is good enough FOR
mc '"- Every bOdy's
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
Outelassed

The pompous bishop vac passing
along a street in London when he
heard three eostermongers engaged
In a wordy warfare.
MY good man" he said 10 one, IN
tones IT gentle rebuke. where did
you learn 20 swear like that
Tor Inv yer. guy'nor." replied the
hawker. var carnt learn II. It's q
bIoomin' eff. Pearson Weekly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
Boundaries
~ on. FRANK CRANE
tCopyriEht 1918. by Frank Craus)


There is a boundary line between the
animal and vegetable kingdoms, but who
knows where it isl
There is a line somewhere that sep
arates body and soul. We know IL exists,
but we cannot point it out.
Who ever saw the partitions between
the compartments psychologists have
set up between mind, spirit and bodyl
There is the sky. We all see it. But
where does it begin?
Who shall separate, indicating exactly
where one begins and the other leaves
on, between worship and superstition,
patriotism and jingoism, stubbornness
and firmness, love and lust, kindness and
mawkishnessl
Are not almost all earthly disputes
about boundaries-not whether they are,
but where they are?
Men build walls. Nature merges Men
love to classify. Nature conceals her
distinctions. The edges of the river are
stained with soil; the banks are permeat-
ed with water. Nature blurs her lines.
To the sage the boundaries between
things are lines of alliance more than of
distinction.
The deeper one goes in experience the
wider his sympathies, and the less he
divides.
In the courtroom the Judge sends this
man to Jail as a criminal and lets that
man 90 as innocent. Those who know
men. however, know that every criminal
is largely guiltless and every innocent
man rs largely guilty.
Society condemns one woman as bad
and paints her black. approves another
as good and paints her white. AS mat
ter of fact, they are both gray. The
whitest woman soul has a dash Of hello
trope.
Some one asked old Peter Cartwright,
the noted western circuit rider, II he was
wholly sanctihed. He replied: 'In
streaks."
There is the same interfusion of the
arts as there is in matter and morals.
Sound and form are more allied than op-
posed. The musician and the sculptor
pursue the same phantom of beauty;
they see the same vision from differing
angles.
To the lover a shred of perfume, q
touch of the hand glance of the eye.
a tender tone, ara al - --,' -
strikes o different sense.
The Hallelujah Chorus and the Co
logne Cathedral's twin steeples are high
brothers.
Verrocchfo's equestrian statue of Col
leoni in Venice means about the same to
me as Wsgner's march in "Tannhaeu-
SER"
There are passages in Shakespeare
and Homer that have the roar of the ses
in them.
II is not altogether fantastic when the
poet says II heard her tears" or speaks
of the red blsre of the trumpet, or the
little blue flower of love.
In the higher realm of the spirit there
are no boundaries. Perfect wisdom never
condemns, for it does not classify. Per-
feet love has no fear, for il dwells in
the eternities. Perfect faith cannot un-
derstand the ferocity of creeds, for il
sees the unity of all the good, the beauti-
f,,l L.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

~ We are 10 ndNt " d. VIZ illAob AtnHN
an army" says President Wilson BY
lingo. Mr.. Goldberg, we never thought OF
that"
II was like this
We we're putting in the rsdish seeds and the
lettuce seeds and the beet seeds and the onions.
And II was about 80 p. IN. az the time
And one OF the neghbors happened along
And says
Aren't YOU planting a little early"
NO" saws we. "a little later and II viii be
dark"
Whereupon We did not blame The neighoor,
81 am not one Of those, says our old
friend Doc, well-known and popular
chiropodist who was recently married
81 am not one of those" says Doc, who
question the courage of those young men
who are rushing into matrimony.
The censor seems to have cut out what
happened when the president and the
Colonel met
Elmer Milford with an assignment and writ
OF repleYin for the fixtures. and with TWO plumb
err and four carpenters. entered the saloon n
Modest Van de Putte
behind the bar.
The plumbers said they would have tho beer
coils. the copper trimmings. the faucet. cite
One Of the carpenters said he would have
qou, OF the furniture and the other three said
they would take some Of the same
All The writ OF replevin did not call Tor wss
he beer in the cellar and during the process
of tearing UP the place. two ~ the plumbers had
the rare good fortune 10 fall into the cellar
Of course, if we had 10 lose one game
10 Cleveland this season, it is Just as well
to have il over with.
Because the father % the young man arrived
on the scene and learned The woman had n past.
the marriage OF Edward Lamb TO Mary Payne.
for which the license had been granted. boz
wichita. Kas. did not take place.
Mary had a little Lamb
At least she thought she had
And maybe she'd have had hin
If il were not for his dad.
Edward had the license bought
Then came Papa Lamb
Mary had a little past
Mary had a SIAM
We note that the gun men have now
begun TO nick off our policemen in pairs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

pld
OLD baths br
iJes helping keep
thr HodF clean.
rally are
beneficial ln the
ease ot certain
nervous trouble
Tns must sEtT
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

TTvHs the sd
Vertisna his assertions and
IL welcomes letters relating
the dollar fails TO
ay home with dollars worth Of goods" recognition To
found in The Times u will the letters which most applicable
reader Only signed letters the writer's and address viii De
wilt be
AdMirsor, The Ti1ss- Qsret, Mich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

The Al Mirror recently published complete analysts Of this
amount oms atho from u.s. might think otherwise
The claims made
ateie
am
n fact I'VE vuppoa
b a 0f
be all a divers unlimited use
b advisable
useful valuable cases. conditions
for which b. prescribed limited
ian g
NuSaed ads $4,000 Iron
ike recentv
p8b
Hofa %
ONE FIVE HUNDREDTHs akaIods
perta
liquid much more proportion TO
patent medicine or ogas
doctors ETHICAL PHYSICIANS
10 medicine ADVERTISING
an The
Of % DO medical
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
Health Questions AnsNersa.

Health Questions Answered.
E'-i r5ff~r rr-a-fv from
h"7ia hos The room 'n which r
work well az my bedroom. De- RoI
ventilated What is the cause"
HG headaches are due 200 con.
s'iFaf.0n or eye strain 70 sou can
rH', o1' the first have your ,gcs
examined
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

store in the evening.
She then told him she was
going up on the third floor TO
look over some more things.
Mike said he was tired and
would sit down on a bench
near the elevator and wait for
her. He took OF his hat. turn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

Il on his lap, then leaned his head back and fell
aslaep Mike has a habit OF sleeping with one
eye partly open. This impressed the passers-by
and when his wife returned she found $40 In
small change in the hat.-Judge
At a certain English railway station just az
the train was about 10 20 out boy ran up 20
the ticket collector and whispered:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

BIT. there's Two men travel
ling FIRST, md neither OF
them's got tickets"
OFF went the inspector and
searched all the first-class car.
riages through. but without
avail. All the passengers had
proper tickets.
Seeing his informer standing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
Laugh With Us

Mike McCarty. q conductor on thee c. q NJ
W.. took his wife 10 Chicago on q shopping trip.
She led the old gentleman q merry chase and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

There is something wrong eIH
the small hoy who isn't thr victim
OF chronic case ~ hunger
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

disposition. 10 batlbly neT nee
ship she demanded speech AZ.
fectionsts and often. One
night her brother was studying
his arithmetic lesson assidu-
ously. After calling to him sew
ersl times without receiving a
reply. she appealed 20 her
father 10 stir him up.
George IL busy" her father
said
Il know replied Faith. but
have said shut upi'"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

tNuVated I-on
n one get
very
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

where's the two men without tickeisr
ION the engine. OF course. shouted the boy
ae he edged away.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12
From Another Point OF VieD
IN c. T. s

What's the matter with our team, dis
sension?
"If we are to have war. we must have
an army" saws President Wilson by
lingo. Mr.. Goldberg, we never thought OF
that"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

Little Faith was possessed OF a most friendly
disposition. To satisfy her need for companion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

We note that the gun men have nov
begun TO nick off our policemen in pairs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-12

II was like this.
We we're putting in the rsdish seeds and The
lettuce seeds and the beet seeds and the onions
And II was about s 80 p. IN al the time
And one OF the neighbOrs happened along
And
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06

leave Berlin and plans are afoot
for the German ambassador and
his retinue to depart for Germany
next week.
Advices from Manila say that tho
% German vessels in Philippine
waters have been seized by Amer
lean naval officers at the request
of the customs authorities, who
considered as wanton and lawiess
the attempts of the German crews
to destroy vessels in Philippine
harbors.
Little fighting OF moment, aside
from the usual bombardments and
small attacks, is in progress on
any Of the battle fronts The Ger
mans and Russians In the Riga
sector have come to grips near
kalnzem and Friedrichstadt On
both these sectors. the Germans.
who were on the offensive. were
rerulscd. according to Petrograd.
On the Nne In Franco surprise
attacks at various points have net
ted the British. French and Ger
man small trench elements.
The British. on n front of $50
yards. have captured Turk posi-
tions to a depth of 400 yards at tho
junction Of the, Hal and Tigris
rivers near Kut-el- Amara and tn-
flicted heavy casualties on tho
Ottomans. The mouth of the Hal
river. opposite kut. now is said
by the British war office to he
under the control OF the British
guns.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06

II LIE u +
READY
Feverish Activity on Reserve
Atlantic Squadron on Re-
ceipt Of Command From
Secretary Daniels.

Philadelphia, Feb. "a squad of
eight marines commanded by a cor
poral from the Philadelphia navy yard
early tonight left for Tuckerton, n. j..
10 guard the German wireless plant
there. Officials at the yard said this
action was taken on orders from the
navy department at Washington.
!. Feverish anxiety ON the ten battle
the navy yard began today upon re-
ceipt Of orders from Secretary Daniels
that the fleet be prepared for i'm
mediate service.
The fleet which is commanded by
Captain John Hood, is expected to be
in readiness tomorrow.
The destroyer Jouett, which has
been on guard ut the Delaware break
water. returned to the yard late to-
day for unexplained reasons. Tonigh,
repairs tn the torpedo boat destroyer
Bcale had been completed and steam
was up pending orders. which, it is
understood. will place the Beale at
the Delaware capes.
The guard OF armed marines pa
trolling the piers where the German
auxiliary cruisers Prinz Eitel Fred
rich and kronprinz Wilhelm are in
termed, was materially increased today
and admittance to the navy yard was
refused all visitors. The battleships
North Dakota and Kansas shifted their
positions in the navy yard basin to
within 100 yards of the interned ships.
All OF the employees Of the govern
ment arsenals here were compelled to-
day to show Identification cards on
entering the plant.
Alba B. Johnson. president of the
Baldwin Locomotive works, announced
that he had advised the war depart
,, ment that the comrany's plants. in
cluding the Standard Steel works,
We're at the disposal of the govern
ment.
An unusually large number Of Ger
man and Austrian applicants for
naturalization papers, attributed to the
severance Of diplomatic relations, ap-
peared TO the United States district
court here today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06
SO FINE
SINGLE LIFE MAY
OVERTURN SCALES

The crisis between the United
States and Germany possibly may
become more acute through the re-
ported killing of an American cit
izen by the guns OF a German sab
rlnire.
An official statement i'm London
says an American. Richard Wal
lace of Baltimore, and the master
and two scamen of the British
steamer Eaeestone met death
through. the shell fire of a sub
marine as they were leaving the
steamer in small boats as She was
sinking from the gun-firc poured
into her by the underwater craft.
Two other British steamers. the
Isle of Arran and Hurstwood. Eavc
been summarized and British
sailing ship, the Garnet Hall. is
believed to have been sunk. Five
fatalities resulted from the tor
pedoing of the Hurstwood. which
warning. Tho Danish steamer Lars
krus with a cargo of wheat for.
the Belgian relief commission. has
gone To the bottom near the Rel
gian coast. either having been tor
pedoed or struck a mine.
Tho situation arising from the
severance of diplomatic relations
unchanged. The status of Austria,
through her adherence to Ger
many submarine warfare has not
Yet been determined. Meanwhile
the American ambassador In Ger
many has demanded his passports
and is making preparations to
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06
FLYNN
SPEAKS SATURDAY
Noted |. w. w. Leader to
! Give Address at Eagles
Hall February 10.

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, famous the
nation over as u radical leader and
thinker, will speak in Missonla Satur-
day. February 10, at Eagles hall on
West Main street. Presumably she
comes here under the auspices of the
|. w. w, though announcements of
her speech say only that she will talk
in the interests Of labor" The local
headquarters of the Industrial Workers
of the World was closed last night,
and no member OF the organization
who has had anything to do with ar
rangements for, the address could be
found.
Here From Hibbing.
Whatever the organization behind
her. Gurley Flynn will undoubtedly
have much of interest to say. She
comes here from Hibbing. Mimi, where
she and ether radical leaders have
been preparing an expensive aad able
defense of miners charged with the
murder OF men killed, during the recent
strike there. Radicals of every tingc
nave united in calling the charges
against the men "framc-ups" and
Gnrley Flynn probably will discuss the
case here.
She Is presumably interested also in
the defense of the members of the J.
w. w. recently arrested on murder
charges as result of the rioting al
Everett Wash. which followed the at
tempt of IA boat load OF men to land
In the town and hold 'frec speech
meetings there.
In Fight Hero.
1t will be recalled that Elizabeth G.
Flynn took part in ]. w. W. demon
strations here several years ago, fol
lowing an attempt by city officials to
restrict the activity of street corner
speakers representing the organiza
ton. She was arrested with many
others for trying to speak on the
streets. and wrote n brilliant and
burning denuncia ton of Missoula's at.
titudc. which was published in ths
|. w. w. and other radical papers al
the time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06
y. S. Liner Philadelphia
Reaches London Safely

London, Feb. 5.-The orchestra
played "The Star Srangled Banner"
and other patriotic airs aboard the
American liner Philadelphia from New
York, when the news was received OF
the severance of diplomatic relations
between the United States and Ger
many. Passengers on the Philadelphia
arrived in London tohight from Liver
pool, where the liner docked early to.
day. -s
There also was some cheering when
the passengers recovered from their
surprise after reading wireless mes
sage posted on the bulletin board al
noon Saturday as the Philadelphia was
nearing the danger zone off the coast
of Ireland, but there was little excite
ment. majority OF the Americans
realizing the gravity OF the news
formed into little groups and earnest
discussions followed.
Even the erroneous rumor. which
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06

spread rapidly, that war had been de-
clared between the United States and
Germany was received calmly and
only a few women refused to retire to
their berths during the remainder OF
the voyage. Only the usual precau-
tions. such as putting out the lights
and illuminating the stars and stripes
on the liners sides were taken while
passing through the danger zone.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. the widow OF
the former American ambassador at
London. who was met by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John II. Ward. her son. in la W
in khaki and her little grandson In
naval uniform. said to the Associated
Press: ~
1--WE had a pleasant passage. We saw
no submarine. but the news OF the
diplomatic break with Germahy pAXs.
urally caused suppressed excitement.
However, everybody behaved wonder
fully well.' a -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-06
BOILERS OF GERMAN
BOAT ARE WRECKED

Honolu, r. H., Feb. 5.--Passed by
Machinery and some of the
boilers of the German gunboat, Geier.
interned here. We're found wrecked and
fire. damaged today, when naval and
customs inspectors examined the craft.
United States naval detachments
took charge of the Geier and the Ger
man steamer I.ocksun and turned them
over to the army for internment.
The Geier caught fire at her berth
yesterday. The Geier will be taken to
Pearl harbor. where it will be followed
later by the Locksun. There are eight
German craft tied up here. The Geier's
flag and pennant were left flying and
| a few of the crew remained aboard in
accordance with internment regula-
tiOns. F rz-.I=s ~