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The Washington herald., 1917-10-27
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Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. 2e.-Two per-
sons were killed and FIVE workmen
were injured. two Of them seriously,
in the collapse OF a concrete bridge in
the course OF construction over the
Pennypack Creek.
Boston. Mass. Oct. 36.-The wage
controversy between the Boston and
Maine Railroad and 5000 freight. yaid
and station employees was deferred
shortly before the hour set for a
strike, through an agreement TO arbi-
trate.
The Hague, Oct. 2e.-The Neither
lands government has submitted To
the Second Chamber a bill increasing
the naval credits for 1917 from ap-
TroximateIy 100000 to ss,5oo.Ooo Tor
the extension of the naval air serv-
ices.
San Juan. p. r., Oct e6.-Liberty
loan subscriptions in Puerto Rico
have reached a total OF sl.Oc0,0oO. with
several large subscriptions expected
by the loan committee before the
close OF the subscription period Satur-
day.
Ardmore. Okla, Oct. s6.-PIeas Of
guilty were entered in the Federal
Court today by siKty-three defend
ants accused Of draft resistance. The
cases against twenty others were
dismissed. Those who pleaded guilty
will be sentenced today.
Rochester, Oct. 26.-Advertising men
from several States are here today TO
attend the annual convention OF sfii-
lated advertising clubs. William II.
Taft and DIR. George T. Vincent,
president Of the Rockefeller Founda-
ton. will be speakers at the annual
dinner tomorrow night
Chilncothe, Ohio. Oct. S.-Refused
permission to speak on prohibition
and woman suffrage in Camp Sheri-
dan because OF a ruling against po-
litical speeches. William J. Bryan
discussed patriotism in two talks to
western Pennsylvania soldiers.
Salem, Mass. Oct. S-Mayor Ben
son has informed the city council
of a tentative offer from Henry c.
Frick TO erect in this city suitable
, memorial TO he late Joseph H.
Choate. who was a native Of Salem.
The offer stiptlates that a proper
location must be provided and that
the city must fulfil certain other con-
ditions.
Bellingham, Wash, Oct. S.-Earl
and Ray Sturgeon, brothers, attempt
ed to hold up the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank at Edison, near here.
They shot and killed Patrick Halo
ran, former president. and seized two
/ bags OF gold. Ten minutes later Earl
Spurgeon was shot TO death by a
posse of citizens. who also captured
his brother.
Boston. Oct. "A move to provide
better Individual instruction for pu-
pills in Elementary schools in this
city has been taken by the school
committee. 1t was voted 10 reduce
the number of pupils in the First,
Seventh, and Eighth grades to forty
and in the intermediate grades to
forty-two. Fifty-nine. new teachers
were appointed. There are l,sa more
pupils in the schools this year than
last year.
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NUTSHELL NEWS.

Raymond Simms, colored, aged 8
years, 1923 B street northeast, was
knocked down yesterday afternoon
when the machine of Frederick Cchnei
der, 81 Fourteenth street northeast,
suddenly plunged forward while the
chauffeur was attempting to crank it.
Simms was removed to the Cacualty
Hospital to be treated for a laceration
on the head.
That the tilor shop at 1923 Fourteenth
street northwest had been entered
Thursday night and clothing, valued
at 9S, stolen was reported to the po-
.lic8 last night by. s. Lebowitz
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Army League Busy.

"s Ae1kuc Duhys
The Navy League may be out OF
commission. but the Army League,
which is a different organization, In
tends to go on with some Of the very
vital duties which It thinks should
be attended to forthwith.
Tho pressing thing at this time, SO
letters just sent out to members of
Congress indicate, relates to quar-
ters for commissioned officers Of the
army. The league says:
"one of the greatest defects in the
military policy and the War Depart
ment has been the tendency to place
premium on the services of the
army officers away from troops.
With the entrance of the country into
the greatest war OF all times-a war
with the highest standards of mill
tary efficiency-thIs policy has been
carried so far as to penalize officers
for serving in the field and on the
battle front. The attitude of Con-
gress and the War Department is
shown in a striking manner by the
treatment which was given to the
amendment proposed to the war in
surance act giving officers with de-
pendents) who are now In France the
same allowance for quarters that are
received by all officers on duty at
Washington and departmental head
quarters. But in a decision of
the War Department officers who are
now serving in France, on the Mexi-
can border and in training camps
have been deprived of this allow
ance."
Senator Watson. Of Indiana, en-
deavored to have this corrected by
amendment of the war insurance bill,
but his attempt, fought for vigorously
by Senator Harry New, was unsuc-
cessful. There were nineteen MEM
bers of the Senate in its favor and
thirty-one against and forty-six men,
bers OF the body were reported as
absent and not voting.
A canvas is being made among
those who were recorded as absent
to see If n sufficient force can be or
s~'--@NN ~ hsSAlt NIG
passage at the coming regular ses-
sion. If this can be done, the meas
ure will be brought up and an ener-
Getic battle will be made to get It
through as soon as possible in both
Houses.
When the Watson amendment was
before the Senate the opposition TO it
developed from the War Department
Itself. Gen. Sharpe led this opposi-
tion on behalf OF the department, and
his most active supporter on the floor
was Senator Warren. Of Wyoming, a
relative OF Gen. Pershing. AT that
time the Wyoming man held at the sug-
gestion of the War Department, that
10 carry such a proposal into prac-
tice would not be fair TO married Of
ticers; in fact, that the present law
takes cOgniZaDce of married officers,
and that the proposed measure would
not take any further recognition.
Former President Taft is honorary
vice president Of the Army League.
and other notables with him in its
active management are Perry Bel
mont. DIR. W. r. Hornaday, Joseph
Letter, Dr. Benjamin l. Wheeler,
George W. c. Drexel, Thomas Nelson
Page, Gen. John A. Johnston and
Murray A. Cobb.
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Over There and Over Here.

It's nice enough to sing Of
Over there;
It's nice enough to talk Of
Over there;
But the wealth to fight this war,
OF the country we adore,
Must be raised here at our door
Over here.
Did you ever stop to think
Over here,
What it means to Uncle Sam
Over here,
OF the money he must pay
With the loan he wants today
From the young and from the gray
Over here.
We now have great big army
Over there,
And we have great big navy
Over there,
But the loads of ammunition
To maintain our proud tradition
Must be sent there in addition
Over there.
You must back right up and listen
Over here;
Every hour we are spending
Over here,
A full million, yes, and morel
Just to send to yonder shore,
Guns to save our soldiers gore
Over there.
Every dollar must be raised
Over here,
OF the billions badly needed
Over there,
So come loosen up your funds,
1t may paralyze the Huns,
And, perchance, may keep your sons
Over here.
You've duty to perform
And it's up to you to do it
Over here;
You can't with hip, Murray,
Uncle Sans expenses pay
You must dig down deep today
Over here
ID you make your mighty dollar
Over here?
Do you love this land of freedom-
Over here?
And has God been good to YOU?
Has He made you one of few.
With the wealth with which to do
Over here?
We.must fight them to the last
Over there;
We must grit our teeth and win
Over there;
And our flag must proudly fly,
ana our troops must do or die
. But there's work for you and l.
Over here.
John Clagett Procto,
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
BY John Kendrick Bangs.

THE TASK.
II so the world is barren to your eye
'Tis up to you to make it fructify.
Where ne'er a flower grows
Just pause and plant a rose.
And where you find forblddng fields
All bare Of yields
Strew seeds of golden grain on every
side.
And scatter blooming gardens far and
wide,
Thus making every barren place
A thing OF beauty and of grace
And thus you'll reap the fullest
worth
OF this rich. fruitful earth.
Copyright. lsl7.)
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27

The steamer Luckenbach which put up four
hour fight with German submarine, and then forced
the hornet to beat retreat downward, is evidently
a thorough convert to the gospel that Time fights
the side of the allies"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27

No one should be surprised at finding German
hands in the Irish plots The thing remarkable would
be not to find them in those or any other plot.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27

Never consider your war cost in dollars and cents
long there other Americans paying in life and
limb.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27

Who'll tell the world what American dietcians,
who have just ended convention in Cleveland found
left for them to do in these days of war prices?
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27

Mr.. Nicholas Romanoff is able to eat because he
has card We always dubious about that food
card system, anyhow
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27
Demand for Tax Inv.

Taxes ana death are sure in this
land. as Ben Franklin stated when
ne had something TO do with the
country. His statement is none the
less true now; and when a tax bill
comes along that makes revolution
ary changes in our system it may be
put down that there will be demand
for its text when it finally is passed
and approved.
The demand for the lately-passed
war revenue bill is very wide. MEM
hers Of the document room staff say.
at the Capitol. Besides the 500
copies which each member had, there
are numerous other demands, and the
entire supply is virtually exhausted
at the present time. In addition, 100
big banking institutions over the
country printed the entire COPY OF
the bill for distribution. and the
neWSpapes. in many instances, print
ed completet copies OF il for the same
purpose. Ard all of these have been
eagerly picked up by the public which
is called upon TO foot the enormous
tax payments provided for in that
document.
Strange to say, too. that while the
public appears to have become widely
ton, there are many disa-reements
among business men and legal lights
as TO interpretations put upon vari-
Gus provisions OF the document. In
consequence OF this, the revenue Of
ficers have been beseiged from many
quarters TO give their official views
OF the bill. and many of them in turn
have asked the Treasury Depart
ment to make rules to guide them in
the matter. and which they may re-
fer to their constituents as authori-
tative and final. The task of the en-
forcement is very young as yet. and
there are many hills yet to climb. 1t
will require perseverance and patience
to carry it out, and the public should
join with officials in exhibiting those
qualities.
The Session Record.
Ray Lcomis. assistant superinten-
dent of the house document room. has
prepared an interesting booklet show
ing the record of the special war ses-
sion of Congress.
Mr.. Loomis shows first that ninety
f ur House bills We're INTRODUCED.
some OF which were not war legisla-
ton at all and which did not get
through, Of course. And scme OF these
measures were not only ponderous but
decidedly revolutionary, as take for
instance the food control bill, the war
insurance measure and the mammoth
appropriation and tax bills.
There were twelve House resolu-
tons of n joint nature. and tniTty-twc
such resolutions originating at the
ether end OF the Capitol.
The Senate was credited with 1S5
bills, of which forty-one were enacted
into laws during the session. There
were ffty-two House bills enacted in-
to law in the same period.
Mr.. 4oomis adds that Congress was
IN session 1SS days, that more than
1900 army and navy nominations
were confirmed, and he points out TIE
very revolutionary fact that for the
FIRST time m the .country's history
delegations were formally entertained
in both houses from Great Britain
France, Belgium. Italy. Russia ana
Japan.
In round numbers the app opriatioEs
authorized-and here the figures be
como impressive to say the least
were as follows:
Army ........................S S,Sllr rcVO,Oo
Merchant shipping fleet. l.SS9. 600 90
Loans to the allies......... 7,0C0,OO0,cV5
Defense fund for
The Washington herald., 1917-10-27
Until WE End This War.

This is a copy Of an advertisement by the
Special Liberty Loan Committee for the cotton
goods trade, in the New York Times, and IS con-
sidered by many to be the most forceful plea made
for liberty loan
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
Maccabee Rally.

The annual rally of the Ladies'
Maccabee fraternal organization was
held at Del Norte last Friday, April
27th. Thirty-two delegates from
Monte VISTA. 16 from Center, 16
from Alamosa and l 8 from Del Norte
attended the session, which convened
at ten o'clock. Mrs. Lulu r. Rob-
erts' state deputy, of Leadville, pre-
sided at the meeting and the Del
Norte ladies gave the opening exer-
cises. After roll call and short
business meeting they adjourned for
lunch. The Center ladies were hos
tesses at luncheon given at the
Windsor Hotel for the commanders
and guests of honor who were Mrs
Locke, assistant supreme comman-
der OF Port Huron, Mich; Mrs. Bell
NJ. Hedge, great commander of Colo
rado, Utah and Wyoming; Mrs. Lulu
L. Roberts, state deputy, of Lead
vile. AT the afternoon session the
Monte Vista order put on the first
degree. Center the second and Ala
mosa the draping of the charter.
Mrs. Locke gave IA very fine adj
dress on the financial condition of
the order, in which she very proudly
classed the Maccabees first, as the
wealthiest fraternal insurance or
ganization in the United States. in
Guiding all mems orders.
First prize was awarded Monte
Vista for the largest delegation and
new candidates
In honor OF the delegates the Del
Norte Maccabee ladies served an ele-
CANT banquet at the Windsor Hotel
at seven o'clock.
An open meeting was held in the
evening, at which time some very
fine fancy drills were given by the
Monte order and a beautiful patriotic
drill by little girls.
The Alamosa order presented the
class of candidates to Mrs. Hedge.
A very interesting address given
by Mrs. Bell NJ Hedge closed one of
the most enjoyable and profitable
meetings ever held by the Valley
Maccabees.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
ORGANIZATION OF THE
RIO GRANDE RED
CROSS SOCIETY

Monte Vista is proud to be
the first and only town in the
San Luis Valley to identify it.
self with the great National
Aid-the Red Cross Associa-
ton. The local branch is
known as the Rio Grande Red
Cross Association, and the
members are busy in numerous
ways in making themselves
useful.
We cannot all be at the
front but the stay-at-homes
can help in their own ways and
not accept the enormous bene-
fits Of military protection and
give nothing in return.
At the next meeting OF the
Association at Wallace hall,
Monday evening at 1880
o'clock, DR.. Pollock will give
an address on "First Aid.'
If your home duties prevent
your taking an active part IN
this work, enroll any way as a
member and pay your dues.
The Association needs your
support and your dollar. There
will be many workers to pre-
pare the box of supplies and
surgical dressings the Society
is planning to send to Wash
ington, but these cannot be
procured and shipped without
funds. Help us!
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
THE SCHOOL ELECTION

1t seems that the electors
will have a choice of three cam
didates for the position of
president of the school board
of the Monte Vista district at
the election next Monday. The
candidates are J. N. Fuller, R.
j. Kavalec and J. M. Ditto.
Mr.. Fuller's friends are in
sistent that he is the right man
for the place, urging that he
favors adequate school facili-
ties and equipment, and have
pledged him to make the race.
His adherents state that he
would be making a consider
able sacrifice, because he
would be prohibited by law
from selling school books and
supplies if elected to a position
on the school board.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
BE PATRIOTIC. PAY YOUR
MILITARY POLL TAN

Every male citizen of the State of
Colorado above the age of twenty
one years, unless specifically ex-
empted by law. is required to pay a
military poll tax of $1.00. The as
sessment is made by the county as
treasurer for collection. The money
raised by this tax goes to the Adju-
tant Generals department for the
support of the state militia which is
now being recruited to it's full war
strength. The money is urgently
needed for the proper equipment and
care of the troops.
In 1910 there were 271 900 males
above the age of twenty-one years in
colorado. Only 10000 of these
were assessed by the county asses
sor with poll tax in the year 1916.
The county assessors have been
urged to obey the law carefully and
assess every man in their counties
subject to this tax. The Governor
10 toptNliIiS ihAIollS lldl All DtGSOHS
subject to military poll tax should
pay such tax in order that the rev.
enues for military purposes may be
increased. The assessors have been
advised to certify at once to the
county treasurer the names of men
twenty-one years of age, and over,
subject to the military poll tax and
not having other property. The
treasurer can therefore proceed i'm
mediately to collect the tax from
these individuals who are likely,
some of them at least, to be out of
the county on January 1st when the
general tax roll Is delivered to the
treasurer. Pay promptly, therefore,
when you receive your notice from
the treasurer. This is no time for
slackers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

existing.
The loans are paid back in install
ment payments of a fixed amount,
which includes interest and a part
of the principal through a period of
from five to forty years, at the op-
tion of the borrower. The interest
rate will in no event be more than
6 per cent. In this way the loan is
cancelled at the end of the period in
the same manner that the building
and loan business is carried on. One
may, however, pay off his loan before
maturity by paying any or all at any
interest-paying date after the mort
gage has run five years.
The local association is RESPONSE
BILE for the installment payments to
be made by it's members as they ma
ture. A farmer who borrows is re-
qured to buy stock of his local asso-
citation equal to five per cent. of his
loan. This stock is held by the as
sociation as collateral security until
the farmer pays off his debt. Then
the money is returned to him or the
farmer may use 1t as the last lay
ment of his debt. The money paid
for this stock becomes part of the
assets of the local association and
may be used only in case some bor-
rover fails to pay and his land
does not satisfy the face of the mort
gage. There is not much likelihood
that the stock will ever have to be
used for that purpose because the
loans do not exceed so per cent. of
the appraised value of the land. Be-
fore any loan is made, the value of
the land, improvements, etc, are es-
tablished by loan committee of
three members of the local associa-
ton and also by an appraiser from
the Federal land bank.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
FEDERAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION ORGAN
lied FOR THE MONTE VISTA DISTRICT

The Monte Vista Farm Loan asso-
citation was organized April 7. The
district comprises IS by "a miles
6 miles west and II miles east of
Monte Vista, and 6 miles north and
Is miles south of Monte Vista.
Up to the present time IA applica-
tions for loans have been made, ag-
gregating $69,5OO.
The organization has the follow
ing officers: George w. Hawkins.
president; Samuel Riggenbach, vice
president; o. A. Cramer, secretary
and treasurer. The board of direc-
tors consists of George w. Hawkins,
Samuel Riggenbach, w. e. Farms
worth, T. j. Bahr, Christ Ebel,
Harry Assay and Charles H. Pierson.
The organization of the Monte
Vista association makes it possible
for any farmer within the embraced
territory to get funds for the pur-
chase of land, the building of i'm
provements thereon, or the purchase
of live stock. There seems to be no
limit to the number of borrowers
that may take advantage of the Fed
eral loan act. No one farmer may
borrow more than $4,000 nor less
than $1OO.
The loans are secured by mortgage
and up to so per cent. of the ap-
praised value of the land and 20 per
cent of the appraised value of the
permanent insured improvements
may be borrowed. That is. If your
land is appraised at $4,000, you
would be entitled to borrow $500;
and if your improvements are worth
$4,000, you could borrow $1,000
more, or $500 in all. Money may
also be borrowed for the purpose of
paying mortgage or debt already
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
DEATHS

John Flaugh, father of Mrs.
r. C. Jones, died Wednesday
at the Charley Seavey ranch
where he has resided since De-
cember. He was 80 years OF
age and cause Of death was
appoplexy. Funeral services
were held at the Methodist
church Friday, May 4, and the
body was shipped to Sager-
town, Pa, for interment.
Mrs. J. B. Outcalt died
Tuesday at her home near
Parma from dropsy. Funerai
services were held at the
Christian church Wednesday,
Deceased is survived by a nus
band and three children. Mrs;
Outcalt had been an lnvalio
for some years.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05
r. UNITED STATES MUST PREPARE FOR
|NC.DRAWN WAR, SAYS SECRETARY LANE

Germany is far from being weak enemy and the factor
NAV the OF saving the of the allies is the
tance of the United States in the Not only must this
Kan provide the food supplies for the allies but She
furnish the brains and the power to successfully combat
submarine of the Teutons And this will not
e America must send troops to the front equip them
the big guns and ammunition required turn the tide into
channels of humanity and democracy.
As an indication of the extent Of damage being done bv the
marines 400 900 tons of shipping had been sunk in the last
The destruction Secretary Lane said was not only threat
the existence of England and France but alarming
limited States Study of inventions to combat the submarine
acp being diligently pursued in the interior department
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-05

|he United States must
ii the ships as rapidly as
sjble, he told the delegates.
III we don't fight the war on
other side," he said I'VE
4 have to fight it on this
| of the Atlantic"
ecretary Lane declared he
|eved the war would last
kral years and that every
(urce of the country must
brought into play to bring
/ a successful conclusion.
Many persons thought"
Secretary Lane, "that all
had to do was to issue
lis and that Germany
lid bow her head in submls-
|. Nothing could be far
from the truth. We 90 40
know when this war will
1t may not be a one-year
Personally l believe 1T
last several years. Her
C. Hoover has informed
government that Germany
food enough to last two
IS, perhaps longer.
Germany has put up the
itest fight of history, and
has the advantage of now
ling a defensive warfare.
people must look to this
s crop and next years
and the next after that.
We can't afford to fail in
war. Every man in this
htry is involved in this
k and every man in the
htry is a soldier"
be presence of the Stars
Stripes in the trenches
I'D have a tremendous NOR
fleet on both the German
French troops. When Par
newspapers first an
hced that Russian troops
would be fighting on
hch soil the Germans put
Placards in their trenches
Rg that the Paris papers
F lying. When the Russian
Prms really did appear op-
te the Germans the effect
electric. They did not
how many Russians were
on the other side. The
Han papers reassured their
Ps by saying there were
a few, but the German
Pers would not believe
Hd what is more significant
u the Russian example, it
Ping pointed out, is the fact
they whipped the Ger
the first time they went
lst them on the western
J. The Russians who went
rance We're raw peasant
(ultS; they had had less
three months military
.'ng before they arrived {;
; military knowledge, con-
fs Principally of the man
III arms and how to march
tth,lauon. Five weeks were
5ea ia , to teaching them,
un n tne sound of big guns,
fpeclaalty fas0 work of trench
'a,e, tbs.,D bomb and hand gren-
'iHafo.wsing IL " and bayoneting.
Fs d am, lhe belief that every
teS Saeiay IN sending the first
(ns q. States contingent
'S iv,t the l prolonging of the
Just that much.