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Evening journal., 1918-12-24
BIGGEST revenue
GETTER IS PASSED
So, 900. 900 Tax Bill is
Adopted by Senate With
out a Rollcall
LAFOLLETTE ATTACKS
MEASURE In DEBATE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2G-The Senate
last night passed the s6O0O,OoOOoo reve-
nue. bill-the greatest in the history of
the world-without a rollcall, after an
sll-dsy debate which concluded with a
vigorous attack on the measure by SEN
etor La Toilette.
The Senate added about sJOOO0.Oo0
TO the bill. and while no accurate esti-
mate has been made OF the amount il
viii raise, internal revenue experts be-
lieve II viii be in the neighborhood Of
S6,000,0o0OOO.
The bill now goes TO conference, and
while there are many points or differ
ence. the attitude Of the Republicans
IN the Senate being not TO object 10
its passage. led to the belief last night
that IL would not be long In the con-
ferees' hands and might become law
In few weeks.
Senator La Follettes substitute.
which he declared would put real taxes
on the wealth Of the nation, was
beaten decislvely before the bill passed
by a vote OF 50 TO g.
The most important change in the
hill made yesterday by the Senate was
the restoration in modified form OF the
House so-called luxury tax of 90 per
cent. on the amounts by which the
retail prices of valises, trunks, women's
hats. shoes Of all kinds, and other
articles, exceeded specified sums. As
finally adopted this tax was changed 10
80 per cent. Il was estimated that Il
Will produce about S9OOOO.OOO In
revenue. as il will become effective i'm
medlately.
The Senate finance committee has
stricken these paragraphs from the
measure. but a combination OF more or
less radical Democrats and Republicans
overturned the committee and restored
70 by vote of thirty-eight TO thirty
two. There was little debate for there
was evidently a widespread desire 10
speed the passage OF the bill and get it
in conference before Christmas. Just
few minutes after the Senate had voted
10 accept the House 20 per cent tax on
motion OF Senator Lenroot 10 modified
Us own position and reduced u 10 10
, per cent.
The luxury tax affects the following
articles:
Carpets and rugs, including fiber. ex-
cept imported and American rugs made
principally OF wool, on the amount IN
excess Of s. per square yard.
Picture frames, on the amount in ex-
cess OF $40 each.
Trunks. on the amount in excess OF
ESQ each.
Valises. travelling bags, suitcases, hat
boxes used by travellers and fitted toilet |
cases, on the amount in excess Of s25 |
each.
Purses, pocketbooks, shopping and
handbags. on the amount in excess Of
s. 80 each.
Portable lighting fixtures, including
lamps Of all kinds and lamb shades,
on the amount in excess Of S25 each.
Umbrellas, parasols and sunshades, on /
the amount in excess Of 81 each.
Fans, on the amount in excess Of 81 |
each.
House or smoking jackets and bath |
Evening journal., 1918-12-24
POSTOFFICE men
WORK like Beavers.
Had Office Clear T h i S
Morning of Thousands
of Packages
POSTMASTER PAYS
THEM COMPLIMENT

IF ever a force OF men were loyal
and were entitled to a real holiday on
Christmas it's that group Of men out
there working"
This statement was made this morn
ing by Postmaster James j. English
when asked II the unusual amount Of
Christmas mail swamped the local post
office. One glance at the receiving and
shipping department of the parcel post
division OF the ofllce showed that the
statement OF Postmaster English that
his men were workers was correct.
There was not a package in the office
at 10 o'clock today. every piece Of mail
matter that had been received here
from o'clock being on its way in the
fifteen or more delivery trucks.
Postmaster English with the help OF
sixty or more extra clerks, and the
regulars have worked hard to take care
OF all mail received here this season
and by working all last Sunday the Of
flee was cleared when the rush came
morning. 10 was announced
this morning that the parcel post trucks
would be kept going all night and to-
II necessary, TO get out the
packages but il was hoped that the rush
would be over by this afternoon, so
that the postal employees may be able
10 enjoy a holiday with their families
and friends tomorrow as others Will do.
Evening journal., 1918-12-24
IEsrIvAL AT ITALIaN SCHOOL

The Italian Presbyterian Sabbath
School. dupont street near Seventh
street, will hold a Christmas festival on
Thursday evening. Mrs. Agostino Das-
sori has prepared a very fine program.
The exercises will be in charge OF J. IT,
Burns, superintendent. Friends and
those interested are invited. The pro-
gram follows:
Song. song Of Exultation," school /;
responsive reading. "The Nativity" ;"
Luke 2: i-20; prayer; song. 20 Little
Town Of Bethlehem" school; greetings.
beginners department, Aieda Mercurl
Evening journal., 1918-12-24
CHRISTMAS CANDIES

Fenway Pink Package. The candy
that is different in quality. assortment
and color scheme. Special Christmas
price Zoe the pound.
We have a lot of accorted chocolate
candies in one pound boxes.
DANfORTHS DEPENDABLE DRUGS
Market and Second SITS. Adv.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1918-01-11

THE police court docket in Knoxville seems
L to sort of put crimp in the assertion that
prohibition doesn't prohibit.
V7HENT "Knighthood Was in Flour" prob
w ably refers to the days when the farmer
was satisfied 10 get $l.00 for his wheat
TTNCLE SAM may be rich enough to give us
Y all farm, but paying salaries without get
t;no anv service. whatever, is just little too
Democratic to suit US.
TT economy, gasoline and multitudinous other
L things are to win this war, why send soldiers
to France? Democratic hysteria is running
neck and neck with incompetency.
WHEN Mr.: HOOVER suggested that Senator
w did not understand the whole sltuatlon'
did he seek to create the impression tnat no
body but Mr. HOOVER does understand 1t!
OAN Mr. MCADoo, in order to get results, set
u aside rulings of the c.? modification
of MANY of these in the past Wonld have maze
unnecessary Director-Ceneral at this time.
cFVERAL of those dollar-a-year volunteers
- are not having to depend oPon salary
to exc out an existene. AS becomes patriots,
they are Just struggling along on the PlcklngS'
IF Congress could only set the back-tax method
L in vogue in Tennessee, few years ago. at
work on Northern corporations, Wouldn theIe
be some fat pickngs for deserving Democrats!
vCUM SHOE" BILL STONE threatens to
" hop on to Colonel ROOSEVELT. Ii you
see anybody going around with their hlndparts
sadly disarranged, you needn't speculate any
further-t's BILL!
AN exchange SAYS it cost the Government 49,
n 66O,48O to administer the draft law. Are
there figures enough to total the cost OF admin
istering the Underwood tariff and Its cost to the
people of this country?
OUR prediction is that any great success MR.
" MCADoo makes of the railroad situation
at this time will be due entirely to his authority
to cut out the red tape that so badly hampered
the roads under old conditions
'THOSE Substitutes for wool in the clothing
l and blankets of soldiers will probably
prove as advantageous as the substitution OF
demagogues for statesmen Shoddy seem to
be plentiful commodity, these days.
-FOUR Republicans have resigned from Lon
L gress to go to the front. Five Democrats
have resigned to take Jobs where their precious
carcasses are not exposed to danger. Does he
kept us us out of wal" have literal meaning
for Democrats only?
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1918-01-11

IF the late President JAMES A. GARFIELD could
see his son, now, wouldn't he be inclined to
think him in bad company?
THE County. Court has evidently quit playing
politics, during the war period, just like
the National Administration
OF course, nobody has been grating, but ac-
~ cording to the amount of money expended
there ought to be more to show for it.
A GERMAN soldier has 500 warmer clothing
"A than the American. This comes of put
ting 'shoddy" officials at the head of things.
ISN'T it rather strange that so much is found
to be "imperatively necessary" now, that
was of absolutely no moment few months ago!
AS WE have remarked before, Democracy and
n deficits are synonymous. They must have
an incubator at Washington and it's working
overtime.
WHEN you come to look it square in the
w face. doesn't some of these admonitions
to use common sense" strike you as rather
ludicrous?
THE salvation of this country depends upon
protective tariff that will permit fewer i'm
nortations and. at the same time, raise larger
revenues.
WHAT can or will you say of medical staff
w that sends 500 tuberculars to one camp,
indorsed as physically able to do duty as sol
diers? Can you beat it?
JUDGING by appearances in the past and lndl-
j cations for the future, we don't seem to
hear loud howl from the taxpayer demanding
4l,ot ,,aoltb he conCcrinted
THE "pork barrel" SO far as it relates to pub
L lie building, ETC.. may be closed at the
bung. but at the faucet enough will filter through
TO put deserving Democrats to the good.
THE results obtained from price-hxing, espec-
ially on coal, has been anything but salts
factory TO the small consumer. With fifty-seven
varieties of administrators, little else was to be
expected.
TIOW Benton, with her culture and aesthetic
III tastes, has gone all these years without
Carnegie library is a mystery. But benehcent
County Court has come to the rescue-at the
expense of the taxpayers.
lust why General PEAcE's flunkey didn't get
J a resolution through that mass meeting IN
dorsing the General has not been explained. VI
course. it would have been out OF place, but
that usually cuts little figure with the leader OF
-, Dolk CountV
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1918-01-11
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

d IF Mr.. McADoo spend $l.4O of the railroads
@ L where 100 would do, would he be justi-
fed-and by whom?
g WHEN Germany takes an inventory GyS OF a. her u u
e boats, she is very apt to to find some x
boats with the minus sign.
G. TT Democrats could do without 'pork" as easily
d L as Mr.. Hoover asks the people to do with
out other things, taxes wouldn't be so high.
g TN reading the Dred Scott decision of 1857 and
+ glancing at the railroad decision OF 1910,
one is struck with their similarity OF purpose
d DEMOCRATS of the North seem to be getting
At ~ tired of seeing those of the South hogging
}? everything in sight and talking out real
i loud
,e MANY silent mound in cemeteries stretch
g LVl inc from coast to coast is mute protest
against Democratic incompetency that can not
= be explained away.
IS COUTHERN Congressman show the same rule
r ~ orruin spirit that they displayed in 1900.
They were taught lesson then and need one
> right now.
: IF there wasn't any prejudice, it is funny that
,r two such inventions as the Holland subma-
rine and Lewis machine gun had to go to Eu-
CT rope for recognition.
., BOUT all a Southern Confederacy would
l. "A have for a cornerstone, today, would be
some of the fool notions CLAUDE KITCHIN and
many of his iIk have advanced
o THE history of Cermany's intrl gues and their
q ramihcations leads one to believe that the
whole world has been asleep for many years
and that some of it is not yet awake
e THROUGH the CLEVELAND Administration, we
h starved; now are freezing. What will
be the fruits of another Democratic admlnlstra-
tion-if we are so unfortunate as to have one
;. DEDUCTION in the Souhs representation in
n IL Congress would cut out most OF the blath-
e erskites and teach 'the others that this Govern
ment was not founded as pIaything for dema-
!, gogues.
WHILE the country h. needs ss coal o aees n1 f''0'b ~y
e not put the blame where it properly belongs
on the niggardly policy of the Interstate Com
merce Commission?
l. ONE of the greatest of Democratic idiosyncra,,
IF " cies is that any of them can always spend
# money faster than a Republican. We are hav-
# inc such beautiful demonstration OF this tact
that we haven't the heart to deny it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-23

Copyright slS b. sts Company Britain Rights Rsteved
Registered .. 8 Patent once
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18

WITH THE BOYS IN SERVICE.
Mr.. Hymen z. Mendow has been grant
ed provisional appointment to the next
session of the Jewish Welfare Board
Training School.
Pte R. j. Berry of Taylor Field,
Montgomery, Ala, was home on ten
day furlough.
Monroe iSchanedling of Virginia, MINI.
and David Kulberg of Hankinson N D.,
have jointed the S. A. T. G. at the Uni
versity.
William Wolpert, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayer Wolpert, 225 West Twenty seventh
street, has enlisted in the S. A. T. c. and
is now stationed at the University
Naphtali Wolpert is now in France with
the 53rd Infantry.
Mrs. r. Wolfson, 271S Dupont avenue
south, has received a letter from her
son, Pie. William Wolfson, 1928 Inf Co.,
E., A. E. F., stating that he was mustard
gassed, but is now at a base hospital,
where he is recovering.
Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs M. Frindell, 9O8 Logan avenue north
of the safe arrival overseas of their son,
J Louis Frindell.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
RED CROSS UNIT NOTES.

Six hundred and twenty masks and
surgical dressings have been turned out
by the Surgical Unit of the Council
of Jewish Women, which meets all day on
Tuesdays and Fridays, and on Monday
evenings, 1870 to 1000 P. M. at the
Temple House. On Monday last, the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
1928

Unit was addressed by Mrs. N. Erb.
Mrs. Erb recently returned from France,
and she gave personal and interesting
talk on the American Red Cross in
France"
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
Special Order

Special Order
No. Y
l. During the entire day of July 18th,
Private Harry H. Rosenfield of the Tele.
phone Detail, Headquarters Company
151st F. A. under constant shell fire kept
in constant repair the telephone line
between Jong leur Central and the P. c.
of the Bird Battalion, 168th Infantry; and
by GOODNESS and distinguished bravery,
made possible perfect liaison between the
groups theerby giving most valuable
service. He and others are hereby COM
mended for their distinguished bravery
and GOODNESS.
By order of Colonel Leach,
George G. Berch,
LIST Lieut., N c., 151st F. A.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18

PAID ADVERTISEMENT. Pre-
pared by E. H. Haas, 1915 Goodrich
Ave-, St. Paul For Fred w. Put
nam, Capitol, st. Paul, for which
$500 is to he paid.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-18

October IS, 1918.
by Mrs. Rosenfield from Colonel Leach
and Chaplain Harrington, 151st Field Ar
tillery:
Somewhere in France,
Aug. Is, 1918.
My dear Mrs. Rosenfeld:
1 know it will please you in the hour
of your great loss to know how we'll
your son performed his duty and served
his country to the point of giving his
life.
He had been for weeks on an import
ant detail that required great courage
and in all that time he never faltered.
Attention to duty was his only con-
Germ, and his Commanding Officer always
had full confidence in him.
There is so little to be said in the
face of such a sacrifice as he made but
I want you to know that he met his
death, full of courage, at his post of
duty, as brave soldier and my heart
is full of pride in him and sorrow for
you who must suffer most.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) George E. Leach,
Colonel 151st. F. A.
France, August 27, 1918.
Dear Mr. Rosenfeld:
am Selling the first opportunity after
Hor Of n
your family my sincerest sympathy. War
has demanded it's heaviest toll from you,
but you have met it generously; you
gave your boy to your Country.
Harry was working with the telephone
detail. Their work is very often most
dangerous-repairing wires under very
heavy shell fire. At no time was the
task so arduous or dangerous but what
Harry was ready to go out and make
the necessary repairs. He was exceed
ingly brave and courageous and you may
be sure he is mourned by ALL Your
loss is our loss. Harry had endeared
himself to all by his amiable conduct
and his readiness for duty. At the time
of his death he was at his station with
many others, sitting beside an old build
ing, resting after a busy day A large
she'll burst near them, killing Harry al
most instantly and injuring others. This
happened on Aug. 9th. I buried him the
next day with every possible honor that
could be given. Harry was a good, brave
boy and his deeds will long be remem-
bered by those in his service.
All join me in extending to you our
been accepted and we pray that the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19
FUNNIEST PLAY IS RECITED
Miller Higgins Tells of Peculiar Incl.
dent in Game Between Cardinals
and Pirates.

Miller Higgins, the little New York
pilot, was interviewed the other day
and asked to recite the funniest play
he had ever seen on diamond. Here's
the play: eft happened one day in a
game between Pittsburgh and the st.
Louis Cardinals, when Roger Bresna.
han was manager. Mike Mowry was
on first when Steve Evans hit a ball
to right center. Mike started on the
hit and after turning second saw the
coacher at third base waving him to
go back, as he thought the ball would
be caught. Mike turned back and was
running at full speed with his head
down when Evans came along toward
second base, also with head down.
The two heads met and the two play
ers went down ard out. The ball was
thrown in and both were tagged. They
were out then sure"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19
GIANT OUTFIELDERS
ARE SHOWING CLASS
McGraW'S Trio Should Make Good
Record If Held Together.
George Burns. Benny Kauff and Rosa
Young Have Many Years of Base
ball Ahead of Them-Fans Have
Forgotten Robertson.

The regular outfeld trio Of the
champion Giants is one of the clas-
siest combinations gotten together In
the National league in years.
There are several Outfields in the
big show which may stack up as more
deadly with the bats, but for all
around baseball ability you have to go
a long way to beat George Burns,
Benny Kauff and Ross Young.
First of all, each of these players
has a good many years of baseball
ahead of him, and If McGraw is lucky
he should hold on to his triplets for
three or four years at the very least.
Burns and Kauff were seasoned
players when the season of 1918
opened. There was no doubt about
their ability. But there was some
doubt as to whether Ross Young could
successfully fill the shoes left vacant
by Davy Robertson. That doubt has
been swept aside, for Young has made
Polo Grounds fans forget Davy.
Young's style of handling himself in
the field and at the bat is not unlike
that of Burns and he hits hard and
timely. He is a good judge of a fly
ball and a good base runner, which is
all McGraw could ask.
In left field George Burns ranks
as one of the best players in the Ma
tioaal league. There is no better sun
fielder than Burns and the fact that
New York is the only big-league team
he has ever played with proves his
class. He came up once and has been
up ever since.
Kauff, in center, is not the prettiest
fielder in the business, but he is rea-
sonably sure. Benny traps a ball in
a rather acknowledging way, but he
"gets 'em," and that is what counts.
On the bases Benny is the best of the
three, and if he realizes his ambition
this season October will find him head
ing the batsmen of the mother circuit
in place of Eddie Rousch, his former
teammate in the Federal league.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19
PRANK COSTS CATCHER'S EYE
Services of Red Kuhn Lost to Uncle
Sam by Playful Swapping of
Ordinary Towel.

The playful swapping OF heavy
bath towel cost Uncle Sam a good sol
der and deprived promising major
league catcher from part. ipating in
any more baseball games. Red Kuhn
of the Chicago White Sox was loung-
ing in the barracks at Camp Travis,
Tex, when the troopers started scuf-
fling. One had bath towel with a
heavy fringe. Red said something
and his companion snapped the towel,
the fringe striking him in the right
eye. The army surgeon found that the
fringe had struck the pupil with
enough force to destroy the sight per-
manently. Kuhn was given an honor
able discharge from the army. His
sight was gone and he was of no use
as a fighter. His baseball days are
over, but he's not disheartened. 'Pll
come out all right" he said. His
home Is In California.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19
Bitter disappointment.

"N0w, don't feel doWncast' 'alu
the lawyer, whose client hao just p ,,,
convicted of embezzlement' pl,V
years in the penitentiary won't seem seen
long, and you will get time of 1or sOo'
behavior" e..
"Say on, my friend" replied tne III
ner bank official sarcastically put J
know better. l intended to Spenu Wv,
next five years as a retired captains,
touring South America. "-BIrInlns" 'l'
Age Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19
Nc SAVIOR Fare.

Defining "savoir faire," AS9eiD'''
man Rosa said in Madison I'D M
"a certain pretty show CIR! IlaT bro.
savoir faire. A wealthy Madison ", no
ker took her to q Broadway c@le ,.bon
evening after the show anu +ban
their cocktails were set before lid. .n
the broker lifted his glass and S 3a1tia
"T should like to propose il ''''
toast -. hpgn-
seThe show girl shrugged per '''
tiful white shoulders. ea.i.
"'Notbin' doing, dear Boy 'H0
Il want square neal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19

On more than one occasion Senator
Borah has taken exception to allu-
sions to '9eaders of the Republican
party in the senate" In doing so the
Idaho senator disclaims any title or
right to be considered a "leader," but
he objects TO any body Of self-constl-
tuted s'leaders" speaking for the Re
nublicans If the senate. The last oc-
casion when he adverted to this sub
iect was at the time of the appoints
ment of Charles e. Hughes as an in
vestigator of the aircraft imbroglio.
Now. II is q fact that some RepuD-
Iicans felt the selection of Mr.. Hughes
was a shrewd move on the part OF
President Wilson that would tend TO
shut off any possible partisan criti-
cism that could be made in regard TO
aircraft production, especially II the
findings should be that there had
been no misuse of money or crlm1-
nal action. Some newspapers pub
lished stories to that effect and attrlb-
uted the comments to Republican
leaders"
Senator Borah repudiated the idea
that there was any Republican objec-
ton to the selection of Mr.. Hughes.
A little later Senator Smoot remarked
that Mr.. Hughes selection "was as
remarkable as it was admirable"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19
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