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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-28

Mr., and Mrs Guy Handley. of
Philadelphia. are visiting Mr.. ana
Mrs James p. Handley, at their
home near town.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-28

Mr.. John II. Burgess, former
resident of this city. who has been
spending the summer in Pennsylva-
MIA. is in town for several days.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-28
Funeral Services of
the Late Isaiah Reid

The funeral services of the lave
Isaiah Reid, who died Monday morn
ing about nine O'Clock, will be held
from his late home at the corner OF
Academy street and Cemetery ave
nue., at two o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon. Interment will be in the
Cambridge cemetery
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-28
The Tax on War Profits

Opposition in the Senate to the
proposal to make the maximum taA
on war profits 80 per cent. instead o.
the more moderate figure in the bill
as it came from the Finance Com
mittee, must, ii it is to be effective,
be based on the ground of eXpedien
cy solely. There is no shadow OF
doubt that American public opinion
strongly supports the principle that
those who have protited financially
by the war should be required to
bear the chief burden of its cost. 1t
would be manifestly unjust to in
crease more than shall be absolutely
necessary the already heavy burdens
borne by the wage-earners and the
people with fixed incomes, while the
swollen fortunes won by reason of
high prices and war contracts are
allowed to escape. Nothing is fur
Their from the purpose of Congress
than that there shall be any such es-
cape. but there is force in the sug-
geStlOn that d more drastic tax sud
denly applied may defeat the purpose
of the impoSt. Great Britain is now
taking a large toll from war profits
larger than that proposed in the
pending bill-but it reached the
( present rate by gradual steps and
without Gripping the industries
which yielded the profits. If the war
/ is to go on and if the preparations
( of the United States are to continue
on tn epresent scale, this tax bill is
but the beginning of that which will
ultimately be necessary. Therefore,
with the floating of new loan of
/ billions in immediate prospect and
with additional taxes a not distant
certainty, it is pertinent to suggest
| that the taxing power should leave
some reserves upon which to draw.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
THEfTS and LOSSES
REPORTED TO POLICE
Many Articles Stolen in City and
Purses Lost.

II. d. Germer, OF 627 Second street
northwest, reported to the police OF
the sixth precinct, that his home was
entered yesterday morning and a
camera, valued at $50 stolen.
Morsell A. Tolson. of 1884 Harvard
street northwest, told the police yes
terday afternoon that his pocket was
picked of a gold watch valued at s5
while on q street car.
]. ]. Bowles. of 400 X street north
west. reported to the police Of the
Sixth precinct. that his home had been
visited by thieves early yesterday
morning and harness valued at So
stolen.
Guy Ferguson. of the Wells Fargo
Express Company, told the polio OF
the Sixth precinct that his automobile
was robbed yesterday afternoon of a
tire valued at SIS.
Robert Sneir, 4207 River road north
west, told the police that while on
Grant road northwest, yesterday aft
ernoon that he lost a pocketbook con-
tanning about SIS In bills.
Joseph B. Bailey. Of 4l3 Sixth street
northwest, told the police OF the
Fourth precinct that he lost about s4O
from his pocket while near the corner
OF Sixth and c streets southwest, yes
terday afternoon.
Capt. William ]. Briscoe, of the
University Training Camp, reported to
the police yesterday afternoon the rob-
berry of about so worth Of groceries.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Seek half BILLION
FOR Steel VESSELS
Shipping Board to Ask Congress
for an Approximation.

After q conference yesterday, be-
tween government officials and rep
resentatives of the. Submarine Boat
Corporation and the International
Mercantile Marine, il was announced
that the Shipping Board would 60
to Congress. next week. with a re-
quest for s5OO.OOO.Ooo to speed up It's
program Of fabricating steel ships.
Some time before the snake UP. Of
the Shipping Board, whereby General
GoethaIs and William Denman, the
disputing members got out. IL was
forecasted that a request for more
money would come. It was said at
that time, that the contracts already
let and entered into had used up the
original 500 900.
1t was not made clear whether the
plan for government owned ship
yards would be put into effect. But
the fact that the men Of the Subma-
rine Corporation and the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine were present
yesterday gave the idea that this
would be the case. II was definitely
established that the government
"OAAu oNllCISAlAp VI pAdAANo II
they were included in the general
program and that private interests
would not receive the option of TAX
ing them over. as suggested by Cen
ersl Goethals. These questions Will
he finally determined by the Shipping
Board and the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration next week.
Contracts were acted upon favor
ably yesterday by the board for so
more ships Of wood and steel con-
struction. calling for an expenditure
OF approximately SIS. .0oo. .Ooo-
Representatives of various ship
builders have organized the National
shipbuilders' Association to cooper
ate with the government and provide
central body through which to deal.
r. W. Morris OF the Groton Iron
Works. Of Croton. Conn, has been Sc
lected as president
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12

Some people are 80 mlffed over the
muddled accounts of the submarine
attack on our transports that they
are beginning to have strong doubts
about the whole affair. IL the perl
scope seen In Hampton Roads a few
day ago was an oyster-stake, maybe
the submarines were whales But
as the smoke Of controversy clears
and the facts emerge, II becomes
evident that only the embroidery"
supplied in Washington has been car
ried away by the fire Of criticism.
The attack was the real thing, and
the fine phrases might better have
been left out. When Mr.. Creers re-
port reached the American people It
was full Of newspaper color" 30
full In fact that the Joyous public
read a regular Fourth Of July account
OF an engagement with huge swarm
OF enemy submarines which were sue
eessfnlly beaten OF. Nevertheless,
There were two very pretty fights,
declares a correspondent of the New
York Times, who gives the account
as received from one of the gunners,
which ought to b. pretty authentic.
He says:
It was Just past midnight. The
fotilla was sweeping through a calm
sea, miles from the point of debarka-
tion, and tense nerves were beginning
to relax
The sky was cloudy and the moon
obscured. but the phosphorescence Of
water, common in those latitudes at
this season, marked the PROV and
wake of the advancing ships with lines
of smoky flame. II was this. per.
haps, that saved us from disaster
this and the keenness of American
eyes and the straightness Of American
shooting.
From the high-fiung superstructure
OF a big ship one of the eager look
outs (the watch had just be- 1 chang
ed and the newcomers were on the
oui vive for danger) n1ted an un-
wonted line OF shining foam on the
port bow. In secono he realized
that here at last was the reality #
peril. 1t could be nothing else than
the periscope of a submarine.
The Germans were not less swift in
action Almost at the moment that
the alarm was given a cleaning line
OF bubbles, scrap twenty feet from
the bow of one of the transports,
wherein thousands were sleping un-
conscious, announced the torpedo with
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Anthony Trollope's Widow.

Mrs. Anthony Trollope's death s5
years after the demise of her famous
novelist husband establishes a record
IN such survivals. 1t was, however,
nearly equaled by Thackeray's widow,
who survived her husband for nearly
80 years. In their case the long
wedded happiness which the Trollopes
enjoyed was not granted. Thackeray
married in 1886 (the same year as
D.ckens)' but four years later Mrs.
Thackeray's mind failed her. and
Thackeray became ''as it were, a wild
over to the end of his days" Dickens
lived with his wife for 20 years, and
then came the separation which caused
50 much talk in the sos of the last
century Like the partner of his IA
nous rival, Mrs. Dickens survived
her husband. Another case of sur
vival was that of Mrs. Charles Kings
ley, who outlived the novelist Is years.
Dundee Advertiser.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
TUNNEL TO BE 81 MILES.

A few months ago France duplicated
her remarkable engineering feats
along the breastworks of Verdun with
an equally great achievement through
the peaceful hills of Rove.
A tunnel "A feet wide, 50 feet high
and AZ miles long-larger than any
other in the world-was completed.
This spacious tunnel, the result Of
twelve years planning and labor, is
part OF great canal system which
will. in the near future, connect the
network of the canals Of France with
the Mediterranean Sea.
The system will be fifty-one miles
long.-Popular Science Monthly.
Kentucky and Pennsylvania pro-
duce nearly all the camel coal min
ed in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
The government is investigating the sanitary
conditions in Washington's restaurants and
Starts PROBE
OFLUNCHROOb.S
Health Department VIII
Also Investigate Soda
Fountains ofD.C.

Filthy and unsauitary conditions
in restaurants. soda fountains and
markets are the objective against
which the health department began
q drive yesterday.
Mrs. Anne A. Reppetti was ap-
pointed a food inspector by Health
Officer Woodward. She is the first
woman to be given this title and
distinction. and her efforts will be
directly centered on improving
conditions in these establishments
Health officials have found that
the marble-tiled lunch emporiums
which radiate cleanliness from the
front have kitchens which a care
ful housewife would not tolerate.
DR.. Woodward ate in one OF these
establishments, which appeared TO
be 100 per cent pure. and enjoyed
his meal, and next morning was
called to approve a request for
court prosecution OF the ssme res
taurant for conditions in the
kitchen that were described as
vile"
VIII watch Soda FountsIns-
Soda fountains where glasses are
seldom washed and markets where
the handling OF meat is such as 20
invite contagion are among the
places Of business which Mrs. Rep
petit will supervise.
"Of course, we have had inspec-
tors hitherto" said DR.. woodward.
but ] believe that a woman could
do much better and conscientious
work than some OF our men in
spectors, and for that reason ]
have made this appointment"
Mrs. Reppetu has been the keeper
OF the District smallpox hospital.
and in this capacity she acquired
a reputation for neatness and sani-
tary excellence for the establish
ment that resulted in the promo
tion. In the new position she will
receive a salary OF $500 a year.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
THE SHOCK OF BLOOMERS.

The Brooklyn Eagle recalls the time
when the appearance Of women in
boomers in a gymnasium scene on the
New York stage shocked the au-
dience." Those were Arcadian days,
the Eagle says. But wouldn't the ap-
pearance of girls in bloomers shock a
Iresent-day New York audience?
wouldn't the shock be so severe that
the manager personally yodid have to
remove the bloofners or refund the
money s-Iouisvtlle courisr-J Journal.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12

an undue display Of hosiery.
To promote agriculture in France
the government stations a professor
OF the science in each department
and awards prizes frequently to the
most progressive farmers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
SPECIAL o ON. ;s29I MEETING.

- At a special meeting Of the City
Commission called on account, and
for the purpose Of acting upon the
proposed extension of Rosser Street
west from the east line Of the North
ern Pacific Railway right of way to
the high water mark of the Missouri
River and of River Street from the
northwest corner of Section 5, Town
ship 1873, Range so, to the Missouri
River, it was decided to try and, buy
this land from Isaac p Baker, provid-
ing that Mr.. J. ]. Jackihan would give
a warranty deed for his interest IN
the same. All Commissioners were
present at this meeting and upon roll
call of the above resolution voted as
follows: Ayes, President Lucas, Com
missioners Battey, Bertsch and Kirk;
Nays, Best. On motion the meeting
adjourned, to meet again Saturday,
June 8, 1917, at HOO a. m. ~.
c. L. BURTON,
6-19-1t City Auditor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
Air Revolves With Earth.

"A balloon is sent up at New York
city on an absolutely calm day, re-
mains III the air for one hour, drifting
In the moderate currents of the upper
air, and descending a few miles from
the place from which it was sent up.
How is it that the place of descent IS
not some spot adjacent to Chicago, II
the theory Of the earth's revolution Is
correct?' This problem was propounded
IN letter to the Scientific American,
and received this answer: The simple
answer to your inquiry Is that the air
is part Of the earth and rOtates with 1t
Just as the water does. II 1t did not
there would be tremendous wind from
the east Of nearly 1000 miles an hour
at the equator, and about $50 miles In
our latitude. This is apparent II you
recall the wind which Is felt when go
ing swiftly through still air on car.
The air is held upon the earth by gray.
ity and constitutes part Of the re.
volving globe in very real sense.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
B0BBS' WITS WERE NIMBLE
But So Was His Money and hs Had
to Do Some Quick Thinking to
Get Out Of 4 Bad Fix. :..',

Bobbs was a quIck.witteds chap.
Only one other possession of his was
as nimble as. that wit Of his, and that
was his money. He was, always broke,
and always reckless withal. He: took
a cab once, being a bit unsteady, to
convey him from t Z DWELL
ing, the latter some dlStanSe he cool
night air blowing through the open
windows sobered him enough to per-
NIT Of his realizing that he had not
money to pay the cabman's fare, says
London Tit-Bits. .,.. .....
Just at that moment the driver made
that very, usual inquiry: r.
"What address did you say, sfr7",
And .Bobbsf said, promptly, doctor
So-and.So,'' such a street and number,
the same being round the corner from
his own abode. The house reached,
Bobbs dashed up the steps, rang the
bell furiously, implored the doctor to
go at once with his instruments to
such and such a house, the lady being
In a dying condition from an accident.
A cab was at the door, and would
the doctor take the cab? The doctor
would. Bobbs huddled him in, gave
the driver an address, and then started
off to telegraph to the lady's brother.
OF course Bobbs went home round the
corner, and of course the cabman
searched in vain for the number, and
Of course the doctor-welI, what could
he do?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
Valuable Criticism.

The author of Children Of the Dead
End, Mr.. Patrick MacGill, who Is now
serving at the front. received a strik'
Ing reminder that "a prophet Is not
without honor save in his own coun'
try" when he took advantage of q
weeks leave to visit his native village
in the west Of Ireland.
The villagers, with all Of whom he
had been acquainted from boyhood
now looked at him askance. He bad
written bad book, he was told, and
It followed, therefore, that he must
be a bad man.
"Then you don't like my book?' Mr.
MacGill asked one of them.
Like it," was the indignant reply
according to the Taller. Il wouldn't
read it for hundred pounds, money
down !"-Youth's Companion. a..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
A City Of pistanees.

Mesa, Ariz., streets are 80 feet wide
and every block comprises ten acres
A residence building site there aver
ages about an acre. When you ash
an address in Mesa and the obliginl
inhabitant directs you to walk siz
blocks, 1t doesn't sound far, but yor
realize the distance before you arrive
says the Ell Paso Herald. Mesa was
laid out BY Mormons who favored un
usually wide streets for attractiveness
and who made the ten-acre blocks ir
order that every family might be more
or less self.sustaining in time of In
dian raids when the family garden
might be the only source of food.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
RICE GIVES POINTERS ON HOW 4.
TO STRENGTHEN LEG MUSCLES
BY jim RICE.

~ ~" ntSEs
Famous Coach Of the Columbia Crew
and Phys zeal Advisor for Daily Trib.
une Readers.) .r<
Here is a rtist rate exercise for the
muscles Of the thighs and the lower
part OF the body 49,
Stand erect with the hands on the
hips. Raise the right leg in front as
high as you can, bending the knee
Hold the right foot there five sec
onds; then drop it; then raise it
again, fully six times. +. r.
/, Then do the same thing with the
left foot. This calls at once on the
muscles across the abdomen, aiding
the stomach and other vital organs
there directly in their work. Here
Is another:
Raise the foot behind as high as
the knee; then return it to the floor,
and so continue giving each foot equal
work to do. The under thigh, hip
and loin are now in action; and when
later on they become strong, their
owner will find how much easier it is
to run than it used to be, and also
that it has become more natural to
stand erect.
1T will be observed that there is
nothing severe or violent in any of
these exercises that ] have been sug-
costing that old or young
may not take with like advantage
Why whole idea is TO point out a
plain and simple plan of exercise,
which, followed up faithfully,,y. will
make sound health almost certain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
SURVIVAL or THE FLEE7EsT
Ability Of Hog to outrun Darky Gets
Razorbaek Blue Ribbon In South.
y" ern swine Exhibit. ''' ~ >

r.. 4 FIX ~. srH I.
An ex-governor Of Georgia, and ex
officio an expert on hogs, was invited
to Judge the swine at an Indiana coun.
ty fair. He locked over the pens, and
the choice narrowed down to two hogs,
one magnificent animal Of the 1ndi.
ana corn-fed variety, Of tremendous
weight, and the other lean and rangy
specimen, whose pedigree must have
embraced large number OF razor.
backs. The governor, after an appro-
pirate judicial interval, pinned the blue
ribbon on the rangy one. A friend
nudged his elbow.
"Governor," he said, "there's been
some mistake. Look at the weight OF
that other hog" "
"Son," returned the governor, "down
In Georgia we've got different ideas
about judgin' a hog. The ability OF
the hog to outrun darby counts just
six points. The razorback keeps that
ribbon, sub" - .~.&.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
First Australian Sheep,

Australian wool, on which has beer
built up much Of that British colony's
prosperity, started more than one hun
dred years ago. It originated with
q certain Captain Macarthur, SOL
der In the British army. Settling In
New South Wales. soon after Cover
nor Phillip arrived there. he saw the
possibilities for growing fine wool, and
by. the luckiest accident was able In
1875 to import five merino ewes anc
three rams. They were of flock
presented by the King Of Spain to the
Dutch at the cape, and came from the
famous Escurial flock. These, judici'
ously added to by Macarthur, were
the beginning Of the vast Australian
sheep industry Of today. The first
shipment of Australian wool was PAS
pounds in 1907; now the shipments
run into hundreds Of millions Of
p0unds.-Indianapolis News. ..o.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
COMMISSION Meeting. r
June 4, 1917. .

The City Commissioners met In
regular session. President Lucas and
Commissioners Battey, Bertsch, Best
and Kirk. &r .,.-'%,..
Commissioner d7 Batty introduced p
resolution requiring that 10 per cent
Of the cost2of paving, and no more.
be paid by general taxation of all
taxable property in the city This.
resolution was adopted on roll call.
Ayes: Battey, Bertsch Kirk anc Lr.
cas-; Nays. Best. The Studebaker
Corporation Of America was awarded
the contract for the street flusher, as
they were able to make early deliv-
cry. Commissioner Kirk introduced
a sidewalk resolution, deenling it nee.
essary, and ordering that sidewalk
be constructed in front of lots 13 to
"a, in Block II, Williams Addition to
the City of Bismarck, N. ID. This res
olution was. adopted Commissioner
Best introduced resolutions deenling
it necessary and ordering the CITY
Engineer to prepare plans and spci-
fications and. estimate of cost, and
accepting said plans and instructinE
the Auditors to advertise for bids o.,
a lateral sewer on Avenue A from.
Raymond Street to Hannafin Street.
These resolutions were adopted, all
five commissioners voting in favor Of
the same. Frank Howe's application
for ferry license was referred to the
City Attorney. The petition for ex-
tension of sewer on Broadway ia
18th Street, thence north to Avenue
B, was found by Commissioner Best.
to be sufficient and the City Engineer
was instructed to prepare plans and
specifications for the same. The fol-
lowing bills were allowed and ordered
to be paid, funds permitting: Hanlon
& Okes. S24,571.2O. T. R. Atkinson,
$1,000, VIM Fogerstrom $S7.65, Mrs.
W. A. Cleveland. $15.25, Wachter Dray
and Transfer Company $1S3.3O and,
s16oO5, Western Union S2.51, Frank
lin House $4S, French & WEIGH $3.50,
Fredric Bass s133.SO, Bismarck Trih-
une 1871, Hughes Electric Co. 500. SO,
Mrs. John Robidou s12, Harris & Co.
81, H. Clooten 81. l.. F. King $14, A.
Van Horn $50. A. E. Preston $3.50.
Washburn Coal Co. s14.34, st. Alexius
Hospital $170.65, and Ford Paving Co.
$15, 261.3S. On motion the board ad-
lourned, to meet again June IL. 1917.
6-l1-lt y C. L. BURTON,
City Auditor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11
Found Way to Gamble.

Once upon a time they published an
order prohibiting gambling In Sing
Sing. Two inmates were seen ex
changing token money and they were
hauled to the court.
"What's the charge" asked the
Judge. -,
alleged gambling" said the dep
uty.
Il thought all the cards, dice gam
bling paraphernalia and such were de-
stroyed."
"They were," answered the deputy
''but these two fellows were bettin' on
whether it will rain today or not
Star of Hope.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11

His 1916 record showed him win
ming nine and losing six games, WITH
a record.breaking earned run average
of 80 per game. ....} =,
"He will not last many critics de-
clared, when the Giants went to Mar
lin this spring. e. .''
But Schupp did last, lasted far bet
ter than even his teammates expect
ed.
This year he has won six straight
games and lost none and has allowed
80 earned runs to each game.
In the six games he has struck out
43 opposing batsmen, given 16 bases
on balls and allowed Al hits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11

dianapolis at then fabulous price,
was permitted to grace the bench for
two seasons after his first disastrous
start before he was allowed to 60
out and "do his bit" ar.s. 49,
: Prior to last summer Schupp had
been seen occasionally, pitching when
game was hopelessly or certainly
won. ..,.,.
Last summer, however, schupp
showed a reversal Of form. He de-
veloped control. He had found his
fast-breaking curves, Then .McGraw
sent him to the mound. \. ..s=
In the drive for rs consecutive
victories he won six games. O..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-11

comparatively low velocity Of these
leaden balls which are sprayed out
when the shell bursts over the
trenches the soft lead Of the bullets
fiattens against the steel with little ef-
feet. The Canadian inventor, as told
in the Scientific American, has de-
vised jackets for shrapnel bullets, Ell
ther Of steel or copper nickel which
give them greater penetrating power.