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Evening star., 1918-09-14
HOUSE TAX BILL CLAUSE
IS RATED DANGEROUS"
Representative Of Sightseeing Auto
Interests Objects to Gross
Income Rate.

While not opposing q tax on sight
seeing automobiles, w. F. Smith Of
Boston. representing a company op-
Grating sightseeing machines in east
ern cities, today told the Senate
finance committee that the provisions
in the House revenue bill are "dan-
gerouss and urged that notifications
in 1t be made.
suggests Change Desired.
Instead Of tevyfng q 10 per. cent
tax on gross income, as the bill now
provideS, Mr.. Smith urged that 10
per cent tax be levied on the amount
paid by each passenger and that this
provision be made to apply also to
Sightseeing yachts, automobiles used
for public PASSENGER service, jitneys,
taxicabs and motor or horse driven
buSAeS OF stage lines.
IN order to increase sheep produc-
ton A. c. Btke1ow Of Philadelphia
urged tar Of IL d head on dogs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
The Red Cross

Subscribing to the Red Cross is but giving back
a small part of that which you have had in abun-
dance-the chance to live. to know the sweetness
and fullness of life. There isn't anything finer and
better than to subscribe and be part of an organi
cation whose purpose is to aid the afflicted and
distressed to hold in life just many is possible
and to mend the torn and broken bodies upon whom
have fallen the fortunes of war. The Red Cross
needs excuse for wanting your subscription nor
specific appeal for your hearty participation in
the work. 1t is all matter of intelligence and
moral worth, something about which you need but
to follow the dictates of your conscience.
-Woman's World
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
First Printed Bible

The first edition of the printed Bible was sold at
60 crowns per volume to various universities and
people of wealth by DR.. John Faust in Paris. The
purchasers supposed the books were copied by
hand The last of the edition he sold at 20 crowns
With this publication originated the myth of the
printers DEVIL When the people, amazed at the
rapidity with which the books were produced,
searched his Office and found great quantity of red
ink which Faust using literally they concluded
that the devil was helping the publisher; hence the
cry was raised The devil and Dr. Faust!"-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Humanism, Humaneness, Humanity

Our contention that the lack of proper training
is responsible for many of the defects in society," and
man, to be able cope with the conditions through
out the daily walks of life must evolve into a we'll
rounded individual is sustained by the President
of the Western Reserve University. from whose con-
tribution to the American Review of Reviews we
clip the following
A mighty reinforcement should be given to
the intellectual parts of system. That system
is indeed weak. uninspirng, unrelated. disJointed,
wasteful, ineffective. 1t should be more vigorous,
quckening. compact. economical. 1t should not be
content with being merely Intellectual 1t should
be made also ethical social moral. touching the con-
science, moving the will inspiring the heart as we'll
giving discipline to the intellect. 1t should in
culcate the importance of the principles of justice
honesty. moderation self respect and temperance.
1t should indeed, seek TO give understanding of my
steres to inspire to proper sacrifice, and to give
power unto the removal of mountans but it should
also know that love is mightier than ALL
"Humanism, is the historic movement for cul-
ture. representing the best which man has thought
felt, spoken, aspired after achieved Humaneness,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

. .
NOTICE TO INMATES

who appreciate and the
pounity their towards OF
through study
ing education Night Schools who need helpful noma
tion connection with their various will
with privileged the Query column You welcome to
MIRROR with the
Miriam Supervisor Institutional
Libraries will gladly endeavor supply the requested information
order regulate the conduct of this column in
sign their name register number and lock number
all queries submitted for publication. Inmates Of
will be published only the initials of each quer
being used. (Ed.)
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

O-What country is production of highly
accurate watchesi-C B. A.
A:-Both Switzerland and the U. S. rank high in such
manufacturers probably in the world excel American
watches for accuracy and high quality.
OWL the Mirror, through Query Column, kindly
give brief history of the princess Pat Regiment such
when they formed. where and who the first
handing ohcer?-J. NJ.
A:-The Princess Patricia Royal Canadian Regiment
(caed Princess Pa organized April "a, 1914, by Mr.
Hamilton Gau expense of $780, 900, and given by
him the Canadian government The regiment the pick
of Canadas fighting 80 had service in the
regular 60 cent had actual service and 20
had received volunteer army training Some Americans
who had with Villa in Mexico enlisted in this
pany. They received regular army division 5000
menu COL Farguhar commanding, and became part of the
9th Division The Regiment took their in honor of
Princess Victoria Patricia who presented them with their
gmenta coors She the youngest daughter of Duke of
Connaugh who Governor General of Canada the time
The sailed from Montreal August 49, 1914 arriving
the front December 81, 1915 Their first battle jan
3D. 1915 LaBassee and among the first be sub
ected gas attack. We understand but thirteen
survivors of the g., 900.
1.-THE four following questions answered by Mr. M.
R. Bass of the Dunwoody Industrial Institute of Minneapolis
OFF six cylinder engine develops so H. P. 1000
R. P M. Crankhaft speed but is capable of attaining
speed 5000 R. P NJ, will be the H. P. 1000
and 5000 R. P. M. respectively?
A:-lheoretlcally all things being equal, the engine
would develope H. P 1000 r.. P. NJ $50 H. P
5000 R. P. M. However, practice this does hold
the efficiency of the engine drops off considerably high
speeds The H. P of this engine would be approximately so
H. P. 5000 R. P M. However, this would consider
able with different engines and construction.
OILS the effective pressure the per cubic
inch in all engines does the NJ E. P. depend the
preston?
A:-The effective pressure depends considerably
upon the compression, cooling and many other things
O-3:-How figure paper the compression of
engine given bore and stroke?
A:This be done without knowing the percentage
of combustion space displacement.
O4:-Knowing the bore and stroke NJ E. P, number of
revolutions and explosions per minute of engine THE
MIRROR find formula by which the H. P of high speed
motor can be theoretically Calculated
A:-Indicated H. P. Il. H. P.) equals A x S E. p.
NJ where pounds ncb of piston
in square inches, length srode E. P M. explosions per
minute
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
The American Soldier

The American soldier is the worthy inheritor
of the finest traditions of American arms, credit to
those who bore him, an honor to the nation he
presents and the last and best hope that civilization
shall fail in her struggle to establish the might
of ght.''-Daniel A. Polling an eye witness at the
'front.' in The Outlook
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
This Englishman Was Made In America

we've metaphysics. we've leeterature,
yeve art; but ye've future" So said his school
master sending Eric Geddes forth into the world
Eric of family long distinguished in England;
and, having shaken the dust of the school from his
feet, he promptly set out for America.
For a time, says Current Literature, he worked
in Southern lumber camp DOMINIC overalls and
digging in with the best of them. So successful
he in handling that the i. ard O. Railroad took
him into it's organization. He handled the men who
mishandled the baggage and made record sufici-
road in India; and from there was brought to the
Great Northwestern in England. He barely
thirty years of age when he entered it's service.
We heard little of him in the first year of the
war; but he was hard at work building the roads that
supply men and munitions to the western front. And
from there he bobbed up-young, vrile. full of Am
erican pep-to be the ruler of the Kings navee.
He is not much of speaker, his appearances in
Parliament reminding more of the matter-of-
fact American business than of the English pol
itcian. In fact the whole world of politics he is
a rank outsider; they respect him, but hardly know
what to make of him. And he does care bit.
Don't you Think he was asked once that
you had better think it over?"
Think it over" he exclaimed. IF think it
over / might decide not to do it,"
There is that element of recklessness in his
character; but combined with it is his memory of
what the Northern blockade did to the South. as he
saw it's effects in his own experience. And he con-
tnues to pin his faith to the British blockade.
Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Plain Tales From the Bible
By,Al Truisnn

Short sketches and whose hopes and eff
FORTS mistakes and attachments recorded in this history
Their very strength and faty goodness and badness wisdom
and folly afford each individual of the appropriate and
pcabe example, counsel aid that continually need
ing These here who
actual living peronaeas they surely were-and Just NOR
are their the lessons in living the
Bible holds for us.)
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

Money talks, but it seldom enters into an army
conversation-Trench and Camp.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

Mr.. Creel is not alone in his thankfulness that
we were uuprepared for this war;" SAYS the Holton
Recorder. No doubt the kaiser is just as thankful
as Mr.. Creel'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

We seem to be getting fewer pacifsts and more
pass the fsts.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
We Need Self Confidence

The more friends possess who have faith in
u.s. the better There is something wonderfully in
spring in he atmosphere of confidence. But if
every one else goes back on us, be sure that the
friend within keeps his faith and trust in us. We
can better do without the encouraging words that
come from outside. all the inspiration due to
the faith of our friends, than can>dispense with
self confidence. Companion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

the sympathy with Humanity in its more sad and
dismal relations. is of course important. But hu-
mainly itself is still more comprehensive and inn
portant.
American education has been directed to the
education of the mind, narrowly interpreted. 1t
has made slight attempt to train the will, the ex
e.utive faculty, the organizing capacity, as it has
made to enrich the imagination to refine the
taste.
Executive education should be of the
next fields in our whole educational domain to be
cultivated. The need is great, the call of the times
insistant. Perhaps the most effective methods 40
far adopted are found first, in the combination of
scholastic work with apprentice work in shop or
factory; second in the training of boys through ath-
letic sports; and third in the sefgoverniDg students
associations of school and college,
The schools and colleges should inculcate pat
rotism, failing neither in undertaking. nor over
training; for the produces Indifference and the
other Chauvnism, or national arrogance. Proper
training in patriotism should always be Joined with
education in inter patriotism.
Education is to be concerned with humanity,
and not with humansm or humaneness only.
American education should. in any reorganiza-
top seek to educate its youth love and to be will
ing to die for My Country But the reorganiza-
ton should teach the youth that the world is more
than the United States of America, that a Fedora
ton of the world is more precious than the Ameri-
common wealth. dear and great as the American
commonwealth is.'
This is, indeed strong plea for change in our
system of education, and graduate from
natures great university, and comprehend the rules
she has inaugurated for the perfect man, shall be
called upon to live for ole another" -Federator
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

MOTTO ALI inmates the Query Column and desiring de
information invited the splendid ref
books library had The International
Text Books especially complete in their technical
Literature Chemistry
Biography Science divisions library catalogue diversified
subjects.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

UNANSWERED QUERIES
THE MIRROR will publish solutions to the following
time consecutive and the meantime all de-
string % solutions arei invited to 10
Q-What the pronunciation of ST. Louis city in
the State of Missouri?-T. F.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24

Brigade General a w. Catn Marine Corps
invaided
demonstrates Marines headquarters Washington the Of
twentre German machine captured by the 3rd platoon
of the 10Th Company of u Marines Beleau Wood This
machine taken by Marines turned Huns
1t the first Marine trophy reach the United States.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
STRIKERS SERVE PEACE
ULTIMATUM ON KAISER
Call On Ruler to Waive Stand Fer
Annexations and In
IDENTITIES.

Zurich, Jan. 31-The Socialist pa
per Vowaertz announces that the Ber-
lin strikers have now become more
numerous and threatening. They
have addressed to the government an
ultimatum of which the following are
the principal demands:
First-Accerated conclusion of a
general peace without indemnities or
annexatiOns.
Observation-Disclosures of workmen's
delegates of all the countries in the
peace pourparlers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the food sit
uation by better distribution.
Fourth-1mmediate abolition OF the
state of siege and restoration of the
right of public meeting, suspended
by the military authorities.
FIfth-Abolition of INFLAMMATION Of
war factories. it,
Sixth-Immediate release of all po-
litical war prisoners
Seventh damental democratiZa-
ton of state institutions.
Eighth-The institution of equal
electoral suffrage by direct secret
ballot.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
EAST DARLING

Jan. 29.-Services will be held at
the Swedish Lutheran church next
Sunday at p. m. The services Will
be in the English language. All are
invited to attend.
John johnson has opened shoe re-
pair shop at the John Benson place.
He does dandy work and deserves your
business in this line.
Ole n. johnson and Miss Hi!da C.
Magney were married Jan. % at the
groom s home northeast Of this place.
Only the immediate relatives were
present. Rev. Elof Peterson Of Little
Falls offciated. The couple received
many fine presents. We wish them a
very happy and prosperous welded
life.
The Singing society mad fine pro-
gram at the Rich Park farm Sunday.
Refreshments were served. All had a
fine time.
Some person complains about the
Darling correspondent not sending in
all the news. Why does not that same
party subscribe to the Hera d irstca j
of running over to the neighbours to
read it,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
HAVE YOU A TRADE?

If you have Uncle Sam needs you
and has a place for you. Every man
no matter what his previous occupa-
ton can find his niche in the army.
Major John D. Yost, recruiting officer
of the Minnesota district recently
named over 200 trades, occupations
and professions, in the United States
army which is in need Of men.
The highly specialized gas engine
man is more in demand at the present
time than ever before.
s'The United States Army today,
said Major Yost, ''is the biggest voca-
tional training school in the world. 1t
offers the average young American
with a meager knowledge of mechan-
les a chance to specialize, IN pract'-
cally any line he desires.
The regular army is open to enlist
ment at all times, and is always IN need
of men. It's volunteer force, but re-
cent figures issued by Provost Marshal
General Crowder, show that 80 per
cent of the troops under arms for this
country at the present time are v1rtu-
ally volunteers. The National army
comprises about three-ffths of the
armed forces, and General Crowder 8
figures show that over 60 per cent OF
the drafted men, made no claim for
exenption. Voluntary enlistments run
higher now than at any time since war
was declared. despite the fact that
registered men can no longer enlist.
It is plainly evident that democracy Is
still popular with the average Amer
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
PLANTS MAY CLOSE;
FACE COAL FAMINE.
SNOW AND ICE STORMS CANSE
FURTHER HAMPERiNG OF
RAILROADS.
ONLY HOPE CLEAR WEATHER
Railroad Administration Has Done
All In lts Power to Avert
Emeroency-Ship Build
ing Delayed.

Washington, jan 81. Large SEQ
lions of the East face coal famine
within the next few days as a result
of further hampering of railroad
transportation by snow and ice
storms.
Reports reaching the railroad and
fuel administration showed New Eng
land, parts of Pennsylvania, and dis
tricts along the Atlantic seaboard in
the worst condition, and there were
indications that many industries
would be forced to stop operations
for a few days for lack of fuel.
Hope for Better Weather.
The railroad administration has
done all possible to meet the emer-
gency, it was said, and developments
depend almost entirely on weather
conditions.
Snow was promised for most Of the
country east Of the Mississippi.
No new ordefs for general in
dustrial shutdown are planned by the
fuel administration, but preferential
treatment of coal shipments for do
nestle consumption, for ships and
for essential industries will continue.
Ship Building Delayed.
Extension of the freight embargo
might be considered by the railroad
administration to assist railroads to
move coal, it was explained, except
for the fact that very little general
freight is being accepted for eastward
movement by any lines.
Weather conditions and railroad
congestion have interfered seriously
with ship building activities, accord
Deep snow has made it impossible
for men to keep at work.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
8 HOSTILE AIRPLANES
ARE DOWNED BY BRITISH
Four Driven Out Of Control and One
Balloon DoWned In
Flames.

London, Jan. 31.-The following
communication dealing with aviation
has been issued:
"Bombing attacks were carried out
Tuesday against ammunition dumps
and airdromes, while low:;hying ma
chimes engaged the enemy's troons
with machine gun fire.
Eight hostile machines we're down
ed in air fighting and four were driv-
en- down out of control. An observa,
ton balloon was downed in flames.
Three Of our machines are missing"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
NOTICE TO RURAL ROUTE PA
IRONS

The postal laws and regulations
specifically says in part: s.Failure to
maintain in a passable condition at all
seasons Of the year the highways
traversed by mail carriers viii be con-
sidered sufficient reason for the with
drawal of established service from a
locality, etc.
The season is again at hand when
the carrier is forced to endure all sorts
Of hardships. Wher snow banks have
to be bueked is his work doubly hard.
The carrier is paid to deliver your
mail, not to work the roads, and if you
expect your mail promptly each day
at the regular time, please see that
the approach to your mail box is kept
open, so that the carrier can easily
drive alongside it and deposit the mali.
IF there are any bad drifts on the road
along your land see that they are re-
moved, and if your neighbor has not
opened his road see that he does. Pa
irons Of the route have something else
to do besides sit by the stove and ,cuss
the carrier when the snow comes They
must see that the roads are open. We
want the patrons to report to Us any
inattention On the part Of he carrier
and we will promptly take the matter
up with the proper authorities, but at
the same time we want it distinctly IN
derstood that the fault is not all with
the carrier. You simply must see that
the road is open each and every day
if you expect to receive your mail
promptly. This matter comes up for
consideration every winter in the CT
fee and we take this means Of notify
ing you that we want the matter set
tied, 50 that it will not be necessary 10
report any neglect to the department.
By all means don't leave pennies in
the box for the carriers to fish out with
fingers that are already nearly frozen.
Assist the carrier all you can and then
if he does not give you service we will
find out why.
Sincerely,
81 p. Brick. P. NJ
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
81 COUNTIES MADE BONE DAY
STATE SAFETY COMMISSION PASS
"ORDER no. a."
Action On Closing Saloons and Brew
cries Of the State Is
Delayed.

St. Paul, Jan. 30.-Leaving Mime.
sofa vets on the anxious seat for an
other period, the State Public Safety
commission adjourned without act
ing on the petitions of 100000 sign
ers, and many resolutions and let
tiers asking an order to make Mime
Sofa dry during the rest of the war.
Fifty-eight of sc counties in the
state become '*bone dry" however,
under Order No. "a, passed by the
commission. This mandate prohibits
the taking of intoxicating liquors into
any county which is dry under coun-
ty or local option or Indian treaty,
and directs the sheriffs of those coun-
ties to confiscate all liquors found in
violation of the provisions.
1t is in effect an extension of the
recent order affecting Clay, Clear
water, Beltrami and Polk counties, to
apply to 81 additional counties. The
measure is effective Immediately.
Counties Made Dry.
The list of counties to become
bone dry under the new and pre-
vious order of the commission fol-
lows:
Jackson, Crow Wing, Cook, Lake,
Kittson, Cottonwood, Mahnomen,
Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Itasca, Lyon,
Kanabec, 1santi, Chisago, Lac qui
Parle, Swift, Clay, Roseau, Yellow
Medicine, Carlton, Lincoln, Polk,
Douglas, Fillmore. Rock, Mobiles,
Dodge, Kandiyohi, Murray, Ottertail,
Redwood, Renville, Todd, Traverse,
Watonwan, Pope, Bigstone, Meeker,
Pennington, Marshall, Wadena,
Wright, Stevens, Houston, Chippe-
wa, Pine, Mile Laos, Faribault, Now
er, Wilkin, Grant, Anoka, Freeborn,
Koochiching, Beltrami, Clearwater,
:Aitkin
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
AMERICA FIRST
(Pre SIS COmmittee)

tfEeSS CONl11llllSe)
The America First pledge is one that
mi ght well be thought about seriously.
1t has two sections to which you sub
scribe your name. First to "support
the government in putting down sedi-
tion and disloyaltv' second ''in aiding
the successful prosecution OF the war
for democraev.'' What does it mean
"'to support the govcrr,.2,:: in putting
down sedition and disloyaltyg'' It
means just this-that it is the duty OF
every signer Of the pledge to report
at once speeches and acts that are Sc
ditious or disloyal. That does not
mean that personal difficulties are to
be reported but that any remarks that
arc derogatory to our country or to
its chief should be reported. The name
of the offender and all the data that
you have concerning the circumstances
and the names of witnesses, if any, to
N. N. Bergheim at Little Falls and he
will get the matter to the Safety Com
mission at St. Paul. The second sec
ton *'in aiding the successful prose-
cution of the war for democracy
One man was known to refuse to sign
this pledge because he said, IT am a
republican and I won't do anything
for the democrats'' That man carried
his party ideas a trife too far. We
are fighting for the great principle of
democracy and in signing this pledge
you promise to fight this war to the
end, to sacrifice all you have that the
freedom that means so much to you
and to me may come to all the peoples
of the world.