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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

!. Will you circuarize and send literature
to all your members?
2. (a) Will you hold meetings?
OBJ Will you organize meetings?
3. Will you pledge your organization to sell
a certain number of bonds?
4. (a) Will you give us the names Of your
first-rate speakers and organizers?
(b) Will you lend them TO US for this cam
paign?
.. In what important cities of New York
State, Fairfield County Conn.,, or Northern
New Jersey have you strong representatives?
6. Can you help with combined mass meet
ings in large cities of your district?
7. Will you send volunteer workers to the
uptown office of the Columbia Trust Company
1853 Fifth Avenue?
g. Will you get your members to attend
large mass meeting here in New York City?
O. In what other ways will you help?
THE COMMON DENOMINAToR OF WAR
ACTIVITIES
In calling the meeting to order Mrs Court
landt ID. Barnes, chairman for New York State,
referred to the Liberty Loan as the common
denomnator' of all the war activities, which
seems a very pat way of putting it.
Governor Strong of the Second Federal Re-
serve Bank, explained to the women present
the serious work which they will be called
upon TO do, not only for this loan, but for all
that follow so long as the war continues
Therefore, the Women's Liberty Loan Com
mittee is to be a permanent organization.
Governor Strong emphasized particularly
the Importance of working for the Liberty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

Loan among the foreign population, who are
naturally suspicious of government of which
the only evidences they see are the policeman
who passes their door ard the mail box on
the corner of the street. These two form the
only points of contact which they have with
the government.
1t is quite different proposition in foreign
countries, where the agencies of the govern
ment are in constant touch with the people.
BY explaining to these people the reasons for
the Liberty Loan and their part in il we bring
them in touch with the government and help
fit them for citizenship.
In talking with some of the women who
are selling the Liberty Bonds in the foreign
quarters of the city found that the Italians
were the most eager TO buy. In their case l
was told, it is usually enough to explain the
patriotic side of the loan-drectly one says
cts to help America" that is all that is neces-
sary. They subscribe without asking any ques-
tons about the interest or the financial benefit
to themselves.
People of other nationaties are more eau
tous and the Russian Jews are the most eau
tous of all-the per cent interest does not
appeal to them.
You may think that it is scarcely worth
while to bother with the small investors who
buy only $50 or 500 bond. But there you
are quite mistaken, for this Second Liberty
Loan must be raised to a great extent by just
these small investments; by borrowing on ones
savings, mortgaging ones future savings.
There are at present only two billion dollars
in the savings banks of this country and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

loan is to be three billion at least, so where is
it all to come from if we do not borrow on
our future savings?
Do you realize that this is the second largest
loan in the history of the world?
And so the Women's Second Liberty Loan
Committee of this Second Federal Reserve Dis
trict has put its shoulders to the wheel that
is to crush the German war god, and will
never stop pushing until this object has been
accomplished, you may be sure of that.
The German women have done fully as much
as the men in this war. There are nearly four
million women in Germany to-day engaged in
the various trades, thereby releasing that same
number of men for the front.
Do you think for minute that we are going
to be outdone by the women of Germany? Not
in a million years.
HOW THE WORK IS CARRIED ON
Just what are the women doing? They are
selling bonds from the booths which they
have erected in the department stores and
hotels, in the terminal stations and in several
Of the parks. Prominent people, both men
and women, speak from these booths on the
subject of the loan. All last week twenty
five motor cars belonging to the members of
the National League for Woman's Service,
driven by their khaki uniformed owners car
ried the women about town distributing the
Liberty Loan posters, until now the city is
ablaze with them
And, by the way, you may think that posters
are not of much use in a campaign of this
kind | half wondered myself until spoke to
a young fellow in khaki, who was guarding
the Sub-Treasury building | asked if he knew
where the monday Liberty Loan meeting was
TO be held. He replied:
mo, | don't, Miss; | don't know anything
about meeting, but everything Liberty Loan
around here. Must be somethin' classy, you
kin bet, when Mr.. Morgan lets them put them
big stickers advertiser it right on the front of
his building. Bet that's never been done be-
fore. Makes the Liberty Bonds look good ter
me-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

Mrs. James B. Curtis putting a poster upon
a pushcarf Our Italian citizens are among
the most cordial supporters of the loan.
SO you see there is good in the posters after
all.
But to go on with the work of the wemen's
committee. They have street meetings all over
the city, one of which was fortunate enough
to attend. 1t was held on the corner of Wall
Street opposite the Sub-Treasury Building.
The speaker was Hrs. Jacob Ris, who stood
in a motor car driven by a girl in khaki and
spoke to the hundreds OF young people en-
ployed in that district, who were out for their
lunch hour. Mrs. Riis was an interchangeable
worker in the last campaign and she is a most
interesting speaker who knows her subject
thoroughly She was listened to with the
closest attention by her audience and finally
sat down amid thunders Of applause.
THE LIBERTY BANK IN MADISON
SQUARE
Perhaps the biggest single undertaking Of
any woman's organization is that which the
National League for Womsn's Service is plan
ming to open tomorrow morning in Madison
Square. 1t may be state secret. II it is, I'm
sorry for / can't keep it any longerl
This organization is erecting in Madison
Square building which is to be named The
Liberty Bank" and which is an exact replica,
only on a much smaller scale, of the Sub-Treas-
ury Building.
This will be formally opened tomorrow
morning by the Mayor with appropriate cere-
mony and from then until the last gun is
fired, that is until the last bond is sold on the
9th of October, the women Of the league will
be on hand to sell the bonds and answer
questions.
SO step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and
invest in this, the Second Liberty Loan It's
your patriotic duty in the first place to lend
to your government and get those boys back
home; in the second place it's the safest Dos
sibe investment for your savings, per cent
interest, and exempt from taxes unless YOU
buy over $4,000 worth.
In the third piace-mark you this-if the
money to end the war isn't raised in this wav
il means that you will be taxed to raise II.
And that is quite different proposition. ism.
it?
1t is really, then, case Of Enlist now ~
be drafted later
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

Financing Patriotism

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
By ELENE FOSTER

AN ! interest you in Liberty
Bonds this morning." said
pretty girl in big brown hat
who stood behind a fag-draped
booth in one of the large de
partment stores. She was so
pretty and so feminine that it
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
EXCEED THEIR AUTHORITY.

so FAR as we are understand the
 duties of the members of the Terri
 torial assembly they consist of mak- ing laws for their benefit if they
 know how, of the Territory of Alas ka. This is what they were elected for and for no other purpose. The
 adopting of a resolution endorsing the reappointment of Governor Strong
 is entirely outside of their province, and in so doing they have stept long
 ways outside of their jurisdiction.
 When the people of Alaska wish the members of the legislature to select their governor, surveyor general Or other official they will undoubtedly indicate to these gentlemen their de sire in terms unmistakable. Until that time the legislature, as body. should keep their hands off, and con- fine themselves strictly to the duties
 for which they were elected. The.' will have all they can do to accom-
 i,lish this Such endorsement as eal.
 may individually give Gov. Strong or any other official is wholly within
 their rights, but when as body they endorse a candidate without the eX-
 press permission of the people of the Territory they are going too far. The people are fully competent to do their own endorsing and the action
 of the Legislature is ineXcusable un- less the members take it for granted that incompetence has been shown in the election of the members of the Legislature.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
THE DEADLY TYPEWRITER.

THE great Spring drive planned
 last fall by the Entente Allies, has
 arrived. All along the New York bat
 tlefront the enemy is being slaugh-
 tered in countless thousands. The
 battery of typewriters deployed on
 the enemy have made great gaps in their ranks. Daring deeds are donc'
 Countless towns takenl Vast armies march and countermarch and are blown into oblivion by the doughty typewriters in New Yorks newspa- per offices and still the dreadful slaughter goes on and on. Rivn"s are reddened with blood. the shriel s of the wounded and the groans of the Gying arise over the click-click of the machine. Superhuman deeds are done! Battleships are sunk by subma- rines, and submarines go to the bot tom from deadly gunfire by armed merchantmen! The carnage is fright full. Kings abdicate! Monarchs cow CT before their subjects appeal for bread. Stopping only long enough to swipe a drink of stale beer from a cracked pitcher the pitiless typist pur- sues the foe into and beyond the fifth line of trenches. Mopping his pers- piring brow he touches a match to his his cob pipe and shoots the deadly eas into their ranks. With one swipe of his deadly finger he sends corpses hurtling skyward and the air is riven with the detonations of heavy gun fire. The jawbone of an ass killed its thousands in the hands of Samson but the deadly typewriter in the hands of an ass has killed countless along New York's newspaper row.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

THE BILL introduced in the Terri torial legislature the first of the week to allow employees of the Legislature a months wages as extra compensa- tion should not be passed. It smacks too strongly of petty graft to be countenanced. If an employe of le legislature is not satisfied with the remuneration allowed he should aot take the job. There are plenty of near-politicians who are willing to travel to Hades and sell their souls for $500 per day, without giving them an extra $150 as tip. At the rate the money is flying there will be a deficit in the Territorial treasury equalling that of the Nation if halt is not called on these reckless eXpon- Iditures.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

AND while we are about it it might be we'll to remove those officials in the Second Division who are drawing a salary from the administration and throwing their support to the party's opponents. Politics are not to be cor fused with sentiment, and if Dem- ocrat or Republican persists in fiirt- ing with the opposition they should be promptly classified and labeled as doubtful" This makes for good pol itics and is playing the game squarelv.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
DAY PROPOSES CREATION
 OF \ TAX COMMISSION

The first bill introduced in the Ter ritorial Legislature was that of Chas. M. Day of Valdez, providing for a per manent tax commission for the Ter Titory. The bill, if it becomes a law. would place all the matters of taxa tion, assessment, and equalization in the Territory, both within municipal ties and outside of them, in the hands of a board of three members. This board for the first term would he named by the Legislature and aft CT that one member would be elected every two years at the General Terri torial election.
 The only qualifications that the bill names is that the members of the commission shall be such as are known to possess knowledge and ex- rerience in the subject of taxation and skill in matters pertaining there 10, and who shall have been residents of Alaska for five years previous to .keir appointment
 The commissioners will draw a salary of $4.000 and would be allow ed $3,00O a year for clerk hire.
 The duties of the commission, aside from general supervision of the sys- tenn of assessment and taxation of the Territory, would include supervision nd hOo pd of trolt ration in the towns of the Territory. They could confer with the assessors and would act in an advisory capac- ity to boards of equalization. They could conduct investigations in mat ters that come before them, as com plaints. applications for adjustment ,.ature.
 Investigation of the tax systems of other states and territories, to the end that Alaska may derive benefit from the good in other plans of tax ation in use in the United States, would also eyre within the scope Of
  would make recommendations every two years to the Legislature. iased upon these investigations. Pen alties are provided in the act for vio- lation of it's provisions. or for false statements on the part of persons pos sessing taxable property.
 The bill carries with it an annual appropriation of $25,000 from the Territorial treasury for the purpose of paying the expenses of the com mission.
 Representative Day says that the bill is based on the tax commission measures now in use in Arizona, Col orado and Oregon. He says he will press it's passage, both in committed and on the floor of the House if it is reported favorably.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
TRANSPORT IS SUNK BY
 GERMAN SUBMARINE

BERLIN, March 21.-An armed transport steamer of 4494 tons with about 500 colonial troops, artillery and horses on board was sunk by German submarine in the Mediterra- Lean on February "A, the admiralty announced today. Several hundred troops on board were lost.
 A troop laden transport of about 5000 tons was sunk on February 23, it was also announced.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
NEW ENGLAND SWEPT
 BY \ SNOW STORM

BOSTON. March 21.--New Eng land was in the grasp of one of the most severe snow storms of the win ter today. With the exception of the southeast coast, where rain was gen. eral, the storm ragged fiercely during the early hours, with a stiff north easter blowing. Many points reported more than a foot of snow, the storm being especially severe in Maine. Six inches of snow had fallen in Boston at 8 o'clock this morning and it continued as the day advanced.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
Gentleman Burglar Jailed

CHICAGO, March 21.-Adam Pro- chowski, called the gentleman bur elar," pleaded guilty in court today of robbing a number of millionaires' homes in fashionable Lakeshore Drive. There were four indictments against Prochowski. The sentence in each case is from five to twenty-five years in the penitentiary, to run con currently or separately, as may be desired by the state.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917
FJLIBUSTER UNDEMOCRATIC.

THE defeat of the armed ship reso- Iution by the filibustering tactics of few congressman has revived inter- est in the closure rule recently adopt ed making it impossible to take vote on any measure so long as any sena- ter objects. President Wilson took decided stand against the rule and pointed out that "the senate of the United States is the only deliberativt body in the world that cannot act when it's majority is ready for action. He refused to call an extra session of Congress until the rule was changed.
 The far-reaching potentiality of the filibuster is emphasized at a time when the eyes of the nation and the world are centered upon the stirring drama being enacted somewhere in France" Probably few Presidents Lave ever before presumed to dictate to the Senate the kind of rules it should adopt in a crisis like that now confronting the nation. In the pres ent instance President Wilson adopted the role of autocrat by enlisting pub lie sentiment behind him.
 Why this rule was incorporated i'- the early days of the republic is not clear. but no doubt it grew out of the common fear that the minority might be ruthlessly overriden by the ma jority. The senate itself is conces- sion to the minority in our govern nent of cheeks and balances. "a vermiform appendix as it were-and the flibuster has been it's favorite minority weapon for decades.
 Efforts have repeatedly been made to pass a "closure ruls:"--that is a rule that would give the majority power to close debate-but without success.
 Up to the time the President took exceptions to it the filibuster had been used with good and bad effects. The Democrats found it handy weapon when the Republicans were in powe". It has been used more effectively in recent years, however, by the pro- gressive Republicans than by any other faction. Senator LaFollette has the record for making the long, est speech in filibustering tactics, and Senator Jones (republican) of Wash ington, we believe, comes second. Senator Burton made effective use of the filibuster only two years ago in defeating a Democratic rivers and harbors bill because of the pork" it contained.
 Whether the rule was more harm ful than beneficial it is hard to say. It is admittedly undemocratic in sense and, as the president says, the major lty in the face of well conducted fiji buster was helpless. It also may be argued with authority that it is an odd rule that prevents deliberative body from closing debate except ny unanimous consent. Not only ma jority helpless but ninety-fve sena- tors are throttied so long as the nine ty-sixth who conducted a filibuster was able to talk.
 Incidentally opposition to such o5- structive tactics was not of partisan origin. MT. Hughes denounced the filibuster in the recent campaign as being most mischievous and undemO, cratic. And yet probably MT. Hughes would not say that the minority should be deprived of reasonable advantage. The better remedy would have been to leave the question of clo sing the debate to a two-thirds or three-fourths vote of the entire sen ate.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
BASEBALL
 SEASON OPENS APRIL 2i

SPOKANE, March 21.--Directors of the Northwestern Baseball league who met here Saturday to consider the 1917 playing schedule, the salary limit and adoption of new consti- tuition, resumed their deliberations last night. The directors voted to open the season Tuesday. April "A, and close Sunday, September g. This was the only action. taken last night, although the board remained in ses- sion working out the details of the schedule.
 Announcement was made that Rube Gardner. formerly first baseman of the Oakland team of the Pacific coast League had been signed by the Seat tie club.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

THE Territorial House and Senate yesterday recommended the reap pointment of Governor Strong. The Governor has shown himself such a staunch. true-blue Democrat that Ee is certain to receive the endorsement of the Territorial Democracy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

NEWS dispatches inform us tha. the government has instituted pro- ceedings against the Steel Trust; and further along, in another column. state that the government has award ed the Steel Trust a $36,00O,000 contract. Er-r-r-umph!
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

CANADA has placed an embargo on the exportation of potatoes into the United States. Australia has piec- ed an embargo upon many necessaries including wheat. It is unneutral for DO other country to do this but the United States.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21
WAR COSTING ENGLAND
 $3O,OOO, ,OOO PER DAY

LONDON, March 21.-AndreW Bo mar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, in an address before the House of Commons this morning states that the expense to England of carrying on the war amounted to $30,0O0,000 per day.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

Wednesday evening service at the Episcopal Church will be held this evening at 8 o'clock by the Rev. George John Finn.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

WITH deficit of $1 $50, ,00O, 900 accumulated by the last congress it is disturbing to think upon who is going % pay for the music.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

Hot drinks are Tn full swing at the Candy Kitchen. u
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

Spitzenberg and Yellow Newton Apples at Keystone Produce Co. st
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

Spring is here. today being the first of the season.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-21

Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's. Prices reasonable.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-08-25
LIMITING PROFITS.

President Wilson has fxcd thc
price OF anthracite coal from
September I at from ~ to 80 per
ton az the mime. with profit al
twenty cents a tom Tor delivery
east OF Buffalo and 81 thirty ccufs
ton west of Buffalo lohhcrs
profits are also prescribed and
this furnishes the consumer with
AN accurate cheek an retail trans
actions The next fuel product
that demands regulation Is crude
petroleum. OH that could he had
at sixty cents a barrel year or
two ago is now selling FOR as much
as $50 IN wholesale quantities
This price is almost coniiscutorS
II hampers industry and threat
ems the life OF public utilltlcs
There is a lot of gougng hcml
done IN the United States thai Is
not warranted hy war.conditions
aud it affects almost every line 81
trade, including drygoods an,
groceries
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-08-25

peaehmcni against Governor Fer
guson The charges are now hemr
elaborated. debated, wt in iiuai
shaua When they are adopted,
ihe Governor viii automatically
vaeafo office. pending hi- trial ny
the senate The outcome depends
on iho wisdom and dislutcre.i oi
the Judges. " Governor fergu'
son is found guilty the House
should nest fake np thr ease ul
Representative Fuller 80 man
.of Fullcr's stripe bias O. right 90 %
m the Legislature Md there are
others who need t1 go. prohibl
ZIONIST and unti.prohihi'iouisi
alike. cach according 20 ms Fault
III there 20 Doe horeclcHmng
Del il ho impartial Wtor fhnt
ough
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-08-25
RED CROSS SOCIETY

Trio NmpriIan RcH CrN.a has psr
fntcd plans io yaro rr Americans IS bo
mtA hr capwpd and hcld u 1cmhn
prison ltmps is,auuprs l,yutt
Committee his tcon vtsauiacd ln
uemc Switzerland nde thr supper
NHon 90 tnH D. prostl of lho Am
orienn Legation
Nr nrescl served FROM tno outbreak
of thn WAr m loit Np to our hrcahlns
90 100 lomatic roiatione Hs an attach,
of ihe Nmerlgr EnihsssN al Heuip
whom his dntlrs WeiuAtd rcliof wofh
for men az the Entente nauoualitirs
in German prison canns
rsdaN onlN about onV hundred Ann
rrican prisoners nrc held in Germany
Most 90 these am civilians taken of
American merchantmen that have baci
sunk u.s. rcuiun submarines. Nor,
recent arrivals ia the prison camp
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