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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18
FOR OUR CHILDREN'S SAKE
Future Generations Will Judge Us by
Our Performance Not by
Possessions.

The United States Department OF
Labor, in a bulletin to Our Children,
declares that ito win this war we al!
must do our best regardless of profit.
Production is the big thing" the
bulletin continues. This applies 10
aage arner as well as employers. :
The advice has been accepted By
ia0or generally, and there is a dispo'
SItion to apply it in the purchase OF
he Fourth Liberty Loan bonds. the
sale of which began last Saturday.
From every section of the Eighth Fed
eral Reserve District word comes thar
the workers are subscribing literally
Of this issue. This intense co-opera
non is necessary because of the douD
ing of the quota within the district
Food for reflection is contained IL
the further advice that latter the war,
only those who have helped win l,
VIII amount to anything Our chi!.
aren then will judge us-not by what
we've got, but by what we've done.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18

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oilrd) cill rotcs SGnIpdeu truut.iG
mar.
Inn ood id}yuar Ger @uhhinNcr.
cine Eidclbaube bate alli Dem Slut
idcrtod gcglGn6t.
Nm mlbereu Dtorgeu idupptcn
mir ms ole Streu Der aadt nus
Den &aaren. @ir batten uns n!Alt
All Die Frune 9epast, batten I'M
9aucruihobcr gcndttiet. obne Snp'
pc mo gratfartoiieIn, battcn ales
@elO bon uns geDorfen IN Den
StraBcnidlanm getreten - giles
aus angit Dor DER Eoli5ei. DEM Der
@roid)cn fonnte ieoem pon uns elm
babies Sabr Irbeitsbaus einbringen,
unb aIleS bas, mas 10 elm Mbentcller
aus Dem arrlen Seuiel mad)en fam.
Gs lit mantmal elm @roiden. Der
in bielcr @elt cine 2ebensfurpe be-
%Itinlnlt.
Manber nabm Den 9roiden unS
fam ME mieoer ms 8leis. Wand)er
nabm Jpn audi miro ipater betoaltei
uno bcproitet uno itreidt iih ebrbal
iiber Den graueu Bart, wie ih, III,
2iebcnl Ierft eut meine 8eid)id)tr
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toalte 80"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18
NAVY'S D0ND SUBMARINE
Washington Shows Liberty Loan Sub
scription From tackles.

The first shot in the Navy Liberty
Loan Campaign was fred with the
subscription Of more than $4,000 by
80 per cen of the personnel in the Of
fee of Rear Admiral r. j. Cowie,
Navy Liberty Loan Officer, before the
opening of the campaign.
In Admiral Cowie's office in Wash,
ington converge lines of communica-
ion with U. S. naval forces all over
the world. Everything is ready for
he radiographing TO this place of Lib
crty Bend subscriptions from every
ship and station of he Navy.
Sinking the submarine is the Nays
particular aim in the Fourth Liberty
Loan. On two big signboard paintings
put UP outside the enormous new
Navy building in Washington, the sub
marine will begin to go down with the
first dollars that come in from Navy
men. and it will continue to go down
until the Navy has sunk the U-boat by
bonds as we'll as bombs.
Lieut.. Henry Reuterdahl came TO
Washington TO execute the signs
which show German U-boats de
stroyed, sinking further and further
as subscriptions to the loan come in.
Every b~luejacket is a 100 per cent
dghter," said Admiral Cowie. "As he
does everything he can with his brain
and Drawn in the line OF duty, so ne
will use his money 10 the full. On
this principle the Navy is coming into
action with its savings
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18
zkdD ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBILITY

In a letter accepting his appointment
SS member of the general committee
VI the Liberty Loan organization or
'ofest City, Ark, Charles r. lizard.
eaitor of the Times, says: "Steadil!
shd unfalteringly have | placed what
ever meager talents and energies i
may possess into the fights which
nave been made for the success OF
past loans and. having put my hand
y me pillow, there can be no turning
0sek. I'm sleeping with one eye open
sSnl the Hun is beaten"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18
sEc'y N'ADOO
ASKS MORE SPEED
N LOAN CAMPA!GA
GERMANY is NOT YET WHIPPED,
he SAYS IN APPEAL TO
BOND WORKERS.
MUST SUBSCRIBE TO LIhiIT
Nav Is the Time for Tremendous Ef-
fort to Save Lives and
CIineh Victory.
MUST SUBSCRIBE TO LIMIT

All workers for the success OF the
Fourth Liberty Loan will be interest
pd IN the following statement given
nut at Washington by Secretary of tbs
Treasury McAdoo:
while enthusiastic reports of the
nrogress of the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign are being received from
MANY parts Of the country, subscrip-
lions filed with the incorporated banks
and trust companies. and reported 20
lka Treasury Department for the first
four business days of the campaign,
total only $685. SOC 900.
In order hat the full amount Of
six billion dollars may be taken, sub
scriptions must be received at the
AVERAGE rate Of over $315 100000 for
each of the 10 business days in the
campaign, and yet up TO date subscrin-
tons are being received at only about
ona-half this necessary rate.
Subscribe to Limit.
while ! am confident that the
American people will, in the end, con-
pIrle the enormous task now before
them, | desire to urge everyone not
only to subscribe to the utmost Of his
ability. but to subscribe at the EARL
rs, possible moment in order that sub,
scription may serve as an inspiration
% others.
The campaign is handicapped BY
two factors, the first being the unsor-
.unate spread of influenza throughout
many of the Eastern states. necessl.
tajing the canceling of public mee:,
insS, parades and other demonstra-
ions for the loan. This condition
makes it necessary for the people to
come forward with their subscriptions
without waiting to be called Ipon.
The second unfavorable factor. and
by far the most serious one, is the
feeling which is prevalent in some
communities that the glorious news
from the battle fronts reflects a mill
tar situation which warrants a slack
Nothing could be further from the
ruth. and no more insidious propa
ganda than this could be circulated by
the enemy. The time is ripe for the
final stroke which shall lead to com
plete victory and enduring peace, but
that stroke cannot be delivered in a
day or a week.
Put on Steam.
Germany is not yet crushed. She
has millions of strong fighting men
stin on the battle lines, and with in
rasion of their own territory facing
them they will fight even more des
perately than heretofore. The strength
oi our military efforts must be multi
Piled. Our fighting forces must feel
behind them the steadying support oi
The American people. The supply 81
American arms and ammunition must
not be interrupted or diminished.
Now is the time for speed-speed
and the maximum of force at the pres
ent time means an earlier return Of oul
boys from the bloody battlefields,
means the saving Of American lives
and the winning of a glorious and cor
elusive victory"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18
HONOR OF NAMING
TANK Or A SHIP !,
TnAAsP0RT0PEN
TWENTY CITIES AND COUNTIES
IN EIGHTH DISTRICT MAY
WIN DISTINCTION.
IN THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
Conditions Announced by War Depart
ment and Emergency Ship
Building Corporation.

Ten cities and counties in the Eighth'
Federal Reserve District may have
United States Transports m In
their honor and the same number OF
cities and towns may have Battle
Tanks named for them.
The cities and coul ties who may
participate in the contest that will
accord them this honor, must first OF
all qualify. This qualification is hat
il a set quota for the sale of Fourth,
Liberty Bonds has been established,
that quota must be reached.
These contests have been author
lied by the War Department and the
Emergency Ship-Bullding Corporation,
and it is expected th"t the parts OK
States making up the Eighth District
will participate.
Conditions of Contest. {,
Contest No. i Is opel to all counties
in each State which has raised their
quota in dollars. The county that after
exceeding it's quota rolls up the larg-
est ovorsubscription will have the
honor OF naming one OF the Battle
Tanks. To the county in each State
after its money quota has been SUD
gcribed. that has the largest percent
age OF subscribers according to popu-
lation, may have the L.onor OF naming
che of tn Transport Ships.
To the city in the district, with a
population Of $4,000 nd over, which
has raised its quota, II 1t has a liked
quota. The city with I g largest per-
centage above it's quota, may name
one of the Battle Tanks. The city,
under the same conditions, that has
the largest percentage Of it's popula-
| ton as bond purchasers, will have me
honor of naming n Of the Trans
port Ships.
Contest No. 3 is open to all cities
having a population Of $4,000 and un-
der 0 1000 that has raised its fixed
quota. The city with the largest per-
centage Of sales above its money
quota. will be given the privilege oil
naming one of the Battle Tanks, while
the city having the largest proportion
of subscribers according to population
will have the privilege of naming q
Transport Snip.
The Final Provisions.
The final contest is for cities be-
tween 5000 and $4,000 population,
that exceed their fixec money quotas.
The largest percentage of sales above
the quota will give that city the priv
lege Of naming a Battle Tank. while
the city with the largest number OF
subscribers, population considered.
will have the privilege Of naming The
Transport Ship.
Neither the ships nor he tanks
may be named after any individual,
corporation or organization No city
or county may be awarded two of the
prizes.
Illustrated bulletins showing the
progress of the contest will be issued
much after the plan followed In the
over the Top" Contest in the Third
Campaign. The counties that are in
the lead will be praised, and tiole in
the rear will be ROASTED" blu always
the remarks should be received in
the manner in which they are intend
ed, as mere pleasantries, and to slim
ulate rivalry between cities and
towns,
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18
@utcs WitteI.

9epor Sopbir Miin4en perlieb,
!puroe er nod gu elmer auoien5 BET
benz a0nig Guepig 6efoblen.
Der &Onig NOR iebr gndoi9 uno
ipra9 iein Sebauern barber aus,
oab er einen Monn aus ieiner Ndhe
Ideioen ieben miiiie, Der nit 10 pie
len seiiti9en @pr5iisen aasgsitattet
lei.
.Mber einen reft loien Wluno boz
ben sic fdon. mein 2ieber." feBte
Der Wpnar9 lGdelnb binau.
nMojeItdt," ertpiberte Sapbir, bic
fem llsbeI pdre baIo abgeboIfen."
r0ie meinen Sic Das?" ertunoigte
itd Der aDnig.
.Maieitdt brauden mir nur zines
Sbrer rSdl0iier" a%nsubGngen."
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-10-18

sd perbe mid nit Dem S9eI Dr.
ireunben!" iastc Der Studs. ~Gcm
fam iG] ia 10 ipie 10 fem Scio oil
tun."
The sun., 1918-12-22
IRTY YEARS FIGHT FOR JUST TAX ON REAL ESTATE
NEARS END AS ALL INTERESTS UNITE FOR Relic

proper personal property tax to be
taken were to be these: First, COM
pulsory return by everybody subject
to taxation within the city Of New
York having property Of q value OF
over $4,000. Instead Of a penalty OF
$40 to 500 q day for delay in filing a
return put in a provision similar to
that in force by the Federal Govern
ment in the tax law Of 80 per cent.
for default in filing return you will
have, in my belief, line a dozen
blocks long up to midnight of the
last night to file returns, instead Of as
now after the time TO file the return
you have a line four blocks long to
swear Off.
Let us start out requiring a per-
sonal return by everybody by the 1st
Of July. Then fix a date for the clos
ing of the personal property tax books
so that the personal tax will be made
payable by the middle OF January.
"If you make the rate lower than l
per cent. you will lose to that extent
the bank tax, that is the tax that is
levied against the assets of national
and State banks, and which is paid by
the banks without deduction or offset
of any kind at the rate Of per cent.
cit Is my firm conclusion that the
tax rate should not be any less than
three-quarters Of / per cent. l might
The sun., 1918-12-22
HOMES FOR ANzAC WARRIORS.
LegisIature Advances Bill for Pro-
vidinR for Soldiers.

A despatch from Melbourne, Aus-
tralia. last week said that Minister of
Repatriation Millen in the Senate
moved the second reading OF the war
service homes bill. He said the bill
would enable soldiers and members of
the medical services and discharged
soldiers OF the Australian and impe-
rial forces who were married or wore
about 10 marry, the widow or widowed
mother and dependents OF soldiers to
apply for homes The bill passed its
second reading.
Under the bill commissioner would
be appointed to mako advances and
would also be empowered TO acquire
land and build houses. Applicants would
pay per cent interest, although the
scheme would cost the Government 6
per cent. The maximum individual
loan would be 800
Illustrating tho working oC tho plan
tie Minister said that on a 1000 house
/ there would be a weekly payment of
thirteen shilliuGs and s!NponCe on a
thirty-seven year term, or fifteen shil-
llngs and fourpcnce on IA twenty-siN
year term. The weekly payment on
house costing $500 would be fifteen
shill!ngs for twenty years.
The bill contains safeguards against
speculative sales. The scheme will in
volve an expenditure OF approximately
| $50 900. 900, calculated on the erection
| OF loo, 900 houses. Mr.. Millen said he
considered the bill the most liberal
presented by any legislature.
The sun., 1918-12-22

limit; in other words, Il Is now i'm
posed to the limit OF endurance and It
is the last tax that Congress IL ever
going to let up on.
II do not believe you would have a
chance before the Legislature In 1919
In any attempt to pass State or city
income tax law or any other income
tax law that conflicts in the slightest
degree with the operation of the Fed
eral Governments income tax law.
"Three or four years ago an income
tax was actually introduced in the
Legislature. but the provisions Of that
bill did not include a tax upon incomes
of residents OF New York derived from
sources outside Of the State OF New
York. The omission of a provision
for the collection OF incomes of that
kind was due to serious difficulties in
enforcing a tax on incomes in the
State OF New York derived from
sources outside OF the State. 1t is
claimed also that there is a constitu-
tional question involved
THE practical operation Of such a
measure would be this: II a resident
of the city OF New York had an income
of $4,000 a year, $4,000 Of which he
derived from mines in Utah or Ari-
IONA and $500 of which he derived
from a factory in New Jersey
you could collect a tax on his income
The sun., 1918-12-22

gate possible new sources OF revenue
oy taxation methods have brought In
recommendations. They include every
thing from fiat lights to skyYghts, and
II you put the revenue derived from
all OF them together you would not
secure enough money to reduce your
taxation one point. That question
has been agitated and discussed
over and over by every administra-
ton since the consolidation of this
town, and there has not been a Legis-
lature nor a municipal administration
that has been able to show that It is
practicable to obtain anything worth
while from those sources.
Il think that the only solution OF
this question and the only way In
which 1t can be solved is by determin-
ing what are the proper sources from
which adequate revenues can be Sc
cured. That proposition resolves itself
to two questions-one Is the levying
OF an income tax and the other is the
levying Of a personal property tax
which may be made collectible.
The objections to imposing an IN
come tax are insurmountable, in my
Judgment. In the first place the Fed
eral imposition of income tax burden
for war purposes and for redemption
purposes for bonds now outstanding
Is using the income tax to the very
The sun., 1918-12-22
BOWLING MIGHT
HAVE MISSED PROFIT
Delay Of a Day Would Have
Given Wall Street Corner
to w. P. Bliss.

The business value Of decision was
well illustrated recently by Robert f.
Downing in the matter OF the purchase
and resale of the Mortimer Building
at the southeast corner OF Wall and
New streets. Within an hour after
the property had been offered to him,
some time in March, 1917, he told the
broker what 1t was worth to him and
within a few days was engaged in
negotiations leading to the purchase
Of the property. Had he followed the
practise Of sleeping" on a piece Of
property for several days, a fault Of
a number of real estate men, Mr.,
Bowling would have lost the oppor-
tunity OF buying the property and
later selling It at a profit 70 Walter
p. Bliss, who is understood to have
acted in the matter for the board of
governors Of the New York Stock
Exchange
II develops now that almost within
the day that the property had been
brought to the attention Of Mr.. Dow
ling and he had made his bid for II,
William ]. Van Pelt OF George r,
Read & Co, in the interest of Mr.. Bliss,
had also made bid for the property.
Ho learned that Mr.. Bowling had the
privilege of buying the real estate.
Mr.. Bowling, however. did not know
that Mr.. Van Pelt was interested
Literally speaking, Mr.. Van Pelt
watched Mr.. Bowling from than on
to see il he would throw awaI his
opportunity,
The death OF a Mortimer heir, a
young soldier in the United States
service in France, brought matters to
a halt and 1t was several months be-
fore they were resumed. 1t Otter
happens that after a period of sucl
length one has undergone change OF
mind and the desire which fired one
before has died out. Mr.. Van Pelt
! one Of the ahlest men in the realty
field again bid for the property, but
re found that Bowling was standing
The sun., 1918-12-22

down. according to a labor leader.
The wages demanded by the building
craft. he said, were based on the pre-
vailing high cost OF living and not a
desire to turn to their advantage an
unusual condition. Even with higher
wages. 1t was pointed out, the me
chanic would have no more money at
the end of the week than during the
period of low wages
I'VE are merely maintaining the
margin that should exist and which
has always existed between income
and outgo," said the labor representa-
tive.
Builders have long realized that
labor would not work for the old wage
scale and have steeled themselves for
the ultimatum which the union has
! laid down as the price builders will
have to pay each tradesman for his
service during the next twelve months
| Builders, too, appreciate the fact that
there will be no come down in wages
until rentals come down, and the
| builder Is not DESTROYS Of having rents
come down.
! The lending institutions. however
have not taken such an optimistic view
/ OF the labor market as the builder
They are of the belief that labor may
/ come down in cost during the mex
year and are not lending money fear
ing Just such a happening. Efforts
will be made by the lender to get the
! builder to assume the increased Labor
and material costs. The builder is en-
deavoring to have the increased cos
| OF construction met by the lender
since the money man must dispell the
idea of building at former costs. JUS
as soon as the lender will accept tn,
builders view or the builder will ac
cept small loan putting a lot of hi
own capital into the operation, theI
will building resume. Labor will no
BE- interested in the dispute. as It hai
given 1t terms and they must be &C
cepted. Here they are:
Carpenters, s33 a week; compost
ton roofers and waterproofers, $3.50
slate and tile roofers, $50; sheet meta
roofers, $3.50: elevator constructors
$33.12; helpers, $3.50: house shorers
327; painters, $780, plasterers, $50
helpers, $27; stone cutters, $50; ston'
settlers, sac; tile layers. $36; helpers
S21.90; asbestos workers. $33; helpers
$24; bricklayers, SAP; hod carriers, S24
cement masons. 1880; marble cutters
$36; polishers. $3.50; settlers. $50
carvers, $50: mosaic workers helpers
s24; steamitters, s36: helpers, s24
electricians. $50; helpers, $1S house
smith. structural. SAP; finisher. s3S AZ
Compared with the scale Of wage
. 1 Of tafa 4
in the last half century these figure
show not only how highly valued I
skilled labor at this time. but also tn
unrivalled economic conditions unde
which the country is able to meet thi
wage scale. Labor in former days re
ceived:
The sun., 1918-12-22
BIG JOB AHEAD
FOR BUILDERS
Construction Far Behind Last
Years Space Require
ments Growing.

The Job ahead for builders is the
in this country. Statistics collected in
every corner OF the United States
show that there has been little build
ing during the past twelve months,
although never before was there
greater need for commercial and resi-
Dental buildings because OF the won
derful expansion OF business and the
consequent increase OF population.
For an example Of what has hap
pcned all over the country In the last
twelve months take the building tig
ures for November which according
to the American Contractor represent
IS per cent. less construction than
during the previous November These
figures cover the building operations
Of ISL cities. They show that last
month operations OF a total cost of
$6,593,S57 were filed, rs against $45.-
C23,SS5 in the same cities in Novem-
Der, 1917.
In all but twenty-nine cities losses
were reported None of tho twenty
nine cities reporting gains was Of tho
first class and the squirt in building
recorded by them might be termed
war work because the factories and
dwellings planned were for concerns
engaged in war work.
At Portsmouth, Va, which is close
to shipbuilding plants and a naval
base, the increase in building last
month over that OF November. 1917,
was 625 per cent, which is the largest
Increase recorded anywhere in the
United States during the month.
An increase of 292 per cent. is re-
corded for Norfolk. Va, S214995 be
ing appropriated for new operation
there. as against S7O,133 the previous
| November. Some other cities, where
| construction was greater last month
than during November 1917, are Gov
ington, KY, sos per cent: Davenport,
| Ia. 500 per cent. Saginaw, Mich, 32S
| per cent; Chelsea, Mass. 1926 per
cent; Sioux City, Ia, 224 per cent. {;
Charlotte, \. c., 220 per cent; Jack
| son. Mich, 1877 per cent; Quincy,
Mass 1928 per cent; Long Beach, Cal,
The sun., 1918-12-22

only on the basis OF $500 year, but
a real estate man who had q $4,000
q year income derived from real
estate in the city of New York would
get It both ways-he would pay tax
on his real estate and pay tax on
his income as we'll, Therefore, think
It Is Just as we'll to look this gift
horse in the face from the real estate
mans point of view before you rush
into It.
II am firmly convinced that
properly devised personal property tax
will have the same experience, II II h
properly followed up, that the Federal
Government has had with the income
tax. In other words, after you cast
aside the theoretical objections made
to the income tax and put 1t into
practice, as 1t has been put into prac-
tice, you will find that it has become
one of the greatest sources of revenue
that the Government has derived from
taxation.
"Unquestionably, q rate OF taxation
on personal property on parity with
real estate would he very burdensome
and would lead to evasion and the
covering up Of property and a strenu-
Gus desire and effort TO avoid collec-
ton. Go
II have suggested TO real estate
men that the steps looking toward