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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
Able Address Before Rotary Club.

Mondays luncheon of the Minot Ro.
tary Club was of especial interest, af-
ter-dinner talks being given by Capt
Person of the U. S. Cavalry, Dr.
Clarke of the Minot Normal school
and Fred stupfer, of Poughkeepsie,
N: Y, special expert of the Harvester
Division of the Moline Plow Co.
Capt. Person told of his work in the
Cavalry Regiment now in training at
Fort Riley, and to which place he will
return Sunday. He told many inter-
esting things concerning the work in
the Camp and paid high tribute to
the class of young men generally who
are in training in the Cavalry.
Mr.. Stupfer, who spent the most
part of eighteen years in Siberia, in
charge Of the work for the Moline
Co., told many interesting things
about that vast territory which one
does not see in the books or newspa-
pers. He gave an insight into the
character of the Russian peasant with
whom he has had many dealings. He
told of trip he had made with team
and wagon 600 miles off the railroad
in Siberia to visit the Russian rural
settlements. No matter what time of
the night he would arrive at a house,
the peasant was always willing to get
up and welcome him. He would be Of
fered rye bread, meat and vodka, a
sort of cheap Russian whiskey manu-
factured by the government at that
time. The wife would get up and
make tea, and the man of the house
would make him shake-down on the
floor, where all Russian peasants
sleep.
He spoke of the vast resources of
Siberia, where one could see great
piles Of Kubanka wheat on the ground,
the transportation facilities being
poor. He spoke of the wonderful
dairying industry, the average but
terfat in the milk being seven or eight
per cent, as compared to three or four
in othr countries. In southern Siberia
great deal Of fruit is raised. The
Russian railroads may be inadequate
but he referred to the Siberian Limit
ed as being the finest train in the
world. The train has all the modern
conveniences, even to bath rooms.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
"Hape" Will Battle in Cass Lake.

Alex. D. Hagenstein, city AUDITOR
left today for Cass Lake, Mimi, where
he will spend a couple Of weeks flsh- M
ing. bathing and visiting, old friends. $!
There isn't harder working man IN
M;not than "Hage," and he feels the
need Of a rest. The City Commission n
Granted @ Mr.. Hagenstein his vacation
take take a ~ good bath-in the lake-while
awav. AVA but upon motion Of Com. Lee,
+hat % nart Of the resolution that the
auditor was to part with his hlrsute
anpendage, was tabled.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
Burlington Red Cross.

The Burlington Branch of the A.
r. C. will hold their annual meeting
Monday, July 22nd, at 500 p. m. Of
ficers for the ensuing year will be
elected, reports read and other busi-
ness transacted. 1t is desired that q
large attendance be present.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
Joy Riders Took Albert Johnson's Car

Albert Johnson, whose auto was
stolen from the streets of Minot in
broad daylight, recently, found the
car the day after on the north side
Some young fellow had evidently tax
en- it for the register showed that he
had travelled IS miles. A woman's
cape was left in the car. The young
man or the girl may have it by calling
on Mr.. johnson!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
Report Unfounded.

There is no foundation to the 1eport
tnat Secretary Holbein has made ar.
rancements @ With X. Anderson Of the
Bergseth Fish Co. to supply ms
friends with fish during his absence
At Columbia Falls, Mont, where ne i
and Mrs. Holbein are enjoying, tne,i a
annual vacation. Mr.. Holbein Is 60
ing to catch the fish himself.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
Henry Blaisdell Coming on Furlough.

Henry Blaisdell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Blaisdell, has finished his
radio course at Harvard, and has been
assigned to duty on the Pennsylvania,
the nag ship of the Atlantic fleet This
ship is going into dry dock for some
repairs and Henry has been granted a
furlough of 16 days. He will return
to Minot next week. Henry has re-
ceived fine electrical course and has
been advanced to a splendid position
on the Pennsylvania.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18

DR.. j. w. Newlove writes friends
from Newark, N. j., that he has been
transferred from a camp in Texas, and
he is probably on his way across"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
Will Gravel Road from the South

Preparations are being made to
gravel the road leading to the
city from the south, joining the grad
ed road leading south to the county
farm. This will give the farmers one
decent road from the south. The work
will be started within week or two.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18
Capt. Gross Not Coming Back.

The report that Capt. F. Otto Gross,
formerly of Co. D, was to be returned
to America, proves to have been err
roneous. Capt. Gross has been re-
ceiving treatment for his eyes in a
French hospital, but the Independent
has been informed that he has been
returned to his former command.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-18

Hoosier Picnic July 10.
Owing to last Fridays rain, the
Hoosier picnic will be held at River
side Park Friday, July 10.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07
BIDS WANTED

Sealed bids will be received by F
C. Odenwalder, Knowlton, Wisconsin
until 2:3O P. NJ, on March Both for the
two-room schoolhouse to be built in
school district No. 1, town of Knowl-
ton, Marathon County, Wisconsin. All
bids must be accompanied by certi-
fled check for per cent of the amount
of the bids. The successful bidder will
have to furnish bonds satisfactory to
the school board. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Plans and specifications are on file
at the Office of the clerk, F. c. Oden-
valdez, Knowlton, Wisconsin and at
the Office of the County Superintend-
ent Of Schools, Court house, Wausau,
Wisconsin.
Material may be stored on the school
ground on and after April LIST. Exca-
walton may be started on April 18th,
at which time the old building will be
moved to one side. The building is to
be completed by August 10th, 1913.
F. C. Odenwalder, Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Miss LA, were in Rudolph last week to
see the formers brother-in-Iaw. Raw
mond Crotteau, of The Second Regi-
ment band, who was home on fur
Tough
The Stanley Republican states that
c. E. Blodgett of this city has pur-
chased the Mortenson & Nelson potato
| warehouse in that city and will use it
in the establishment of cold storage
for eggs, poultry and other produce.
Mrs. Walter Wood of Grand Rapids
was guest Of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Blodgett,
over Sunday.
G. M. Hill of the johnson & Hill Co.
owners of the large department
store in Grand Rapids, was in the city
on business yesterday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07
NARSHFIELD

From the Marshfeld Herald:
Some one was guilty during the
hours of last Saturday night of an
attempt, if not to burn the McCrillis
ice house to at least cause property
loss. Saturday morning it was dis
covered that one of the electric wires
on three phase circuit carrying pow
er to an ice hosting machine was cut
letting the load rest on the other two
wires which burned out the motor A
few of the timbers Of the ice house
were set on fire but it seems were put
out by the melting snow and ice
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blodgett and
daughters, Zoa and Ruth, returned
Tuesday from their two months visit
in California. They have had very
delightful trip and return to their Wis
consin home blessed with refreshed
health and many nice words for the
land of sunshine and flowers. Having
purchased home at Hollywood, it is
their intention to spend their winters
there in the future. At all events
Marshfeld welcomes them home.
The Grand Rapids Tribune says they
are going to hold hemp meeting at
Vesper. They used to hold a great
many of these meetings out west and
in most every instance when the meet
ing broke up there was man dangl-
ing from the end of a rope which
meant vacant chair at home.
Merchant Louis Laemle returned the
past week from his trip to the mar
kets of the east. One of the pleasures
Of his visit was an evenings visit with
Major Robert Connor, who is still at
New York,
Mrs. K. Hatteberg is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. John Ebbe at Pittsville
From the Marshfeld News
Herald News Times" is the novel
name of daily newspaper which
made its appearance in the city Mon
day 1t is being issued by the pro
motors of the Civic Development as
ISOLATION to boost the membership
campaign, which opened Monday and
will close Friday, and is bright md
newsy sheet with we'll written and
we'll edited articles, devoted chiefly
to events of interest to the members of
the association. c. W Otto, former
superintendent of our schools, now
with the American City Bureau force |
of men who are instituting the De- |
association, is the editor Of |
the paper, and from its up-to-date ap- |
pearance, it's well chosen contents |
and his style of writing, true to the
journalistic ideas, you'd think he was
an oldtimer at the newspaper game
instead Of former pedagogue. The
name was inspired by the fact that
the three newspapers Of the city are
squarely back of the Development
association and fully cooperating
with it for a bigger and better Marsh
field. 1t is a three column, four-page
sheet, 7a4 XII inches in size.
Mrs. Eli Crotteau and daughter,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07
England, while direct war profits are

England, while direct war profits are
taxed less heavily.
You will agree with me in question
ing both the logic and the Justice of
that method. 1t would seem that #
would be both fairer and wiser and
more in accord with public sentiment
If the tax on business in general were
decreased and, on the other hand. an
increased tax were imposed on specific
war profits.
(5) Our federal Inheritance tax Is
far higher than it Is in England or any-
where else. The maximum rate here
on direct descendants is 271a per cent,
as against 20 per cent. in England In
addition to that. we have state inner
itance taxes which Go not exist in Eng
land
go OF her total actual war expen-
dftures Exclusive of loans to her al
lies and interest on war lOans) End
land has raised less than IS per cent.
by taxation (France and Germany far
less). while America is about to raise
by taxation approximately % per cent.
of her total war requirements (excIu-
sive of loans to the allied nations and
of the amount to be invested in mer.
camille ships, which, being a produc.
tive investment, cannot properly be
classed among war expenditures.
We men Of business are ready and
willing 10 be taxed in this emergency
to the very limit of our ability and to
make contributions to war relief work
and other good causes without stint
The fact is that, generally speaking
capital engaged IN business is now
being taxed in America more heavily
than anywhere else in the world We
are not complaining about this; we do
not say that it may not become neces-
sary to impose still further taxes: we
are not whimpering and squealfng and
agitating. but-we do want the peOple
to know what are the present facts,
and We ask them not to give heed to
the demagogue who would make them
believe that we are escaping our share
Of the common burden.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07
YESPER

From the Vesper State Center.
Mayors Walters Of Stevens Point has
wired Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. McAdoo
to take immediate steps to provide
cars for moving potatoes. He has al
SO appealed to the mayors of the state
to join in his efforts to move the DO
tatoes, now in the farmers hands. We
note by the papers that the potato
situation is critical in Michigan and
other states. The general complaint
being made is to the effect that since
cars were not provided for shipment
the people in the cities have been pay
ing war prices for potatoes all winter
While farmers are bound to lose a
1art of their crop for lack of a chance
0 sell them
AS result of the recent thaw, Yes
per residents are experiencing their
'nnual trouble of water running into
their cellars. The water was so deep
the basement of the school house
Tuesday that fire could not be built
the furnace, hence no school for
hat day. Evidently the main sewer
has not thawed out sufficiently to car
y off the surface water.
Up-to-date we have no word from
Mr.. Hoover that the hole in the dough-
nut should be made smaller.
Miss Ruby Mckenzie, trained nurse,
returned Tuesday from Mosinee where
she had been called on a couple of
cases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wittig of Grand
Rapids spent Washington's birthday
at the Wittig home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Jirgchle of
Bangor, Wis, are visiting his sister.
Mrs. Geo. A. Varney and family.
John Arpin and Geo. Hill of Grand
Rapids attended the hemp growers
here Monday. Mr.. Arpin
signed up to grow 20 acres Of hemp
down on the marsh this year.
Mike Bogoger of Grand Rapids was
lere on business couple of days this
week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Of we add the so called "occupa-
tional" tax our total taxation on in
comes of $4,000 is 6A per cent. and on
incomes Of $4,000 9A per cent?
In other words, our income taxation
Is more democratic than that of any
other country in that the largest in
comes are taxed much more heavily
and the small and moderate incomes
much more lightly than anywhere else
and incomes up to $4,000 for married
men not taxed at all.
49, 1t is true, on the other hand.
that on very large incomes-as distin-
guished from the largest incomes-our
income tax is somewhat lower than the
English tax, but the difference by which
our tax Is lower than the English tax
Is incomparably more pronounced In
the case of small and moderate incomes
than Of large incomes.
The EXCESS Profits" Tax Here and
Abroad.
Moreover, If we add to our income
tax our SO called excess profit tax"
which is merely an additional income
tax on earnings derived from business,
we shall find that the total tax to which
rich men are subject Is In the great
majority of cases heavier here than in
England or anywhere else.
(4.) 1t Is likewise true that the Eng
lish war excess profit tax is 80 per cent.
Qess various offsets and allowances.
whilst our so called excess profit tax
ranges from 20 per cent. to 60 per
cent.
But 1t is entirely misleading to base
a conclusion as to the relative heavi-
ness Of the American and British tax
merely on a comparison Of the rates.
because the English tax is assessed on
a wholly different basis from the Amer
lean tax.
The American excess profit law ESQ
called) taxes all profits derived from
business over and above q certain
moderate percentage, regardless of
whether or not such profits are the
result Of war conditions. The Amerf-
can tax is general tax on income de-
rived from business In addition to
the regular income tax. The Eng
lIsh tax applies only to excess war
Profits-that Is, only to the sum by
which profits in the war years exceed
the profits in the three years preced-
Ing the war, which In England were
years OF great prosperity. In other
words, the English tax is noninally
higher than ours, but 1t applies only to
war profits. The normal profits of busi-
ness-f. e.. the profits which business
used to make in peace time-are ex-
empted in England. There. only the
excess over peace profits is taxed. Our
tax, on the contrary. applies to all
profits over and above very moderate
rate On the money invested In bust
ness.
We Tax Normal Profits, They Tax Only
War Profits.
In short. our lawmakers have de.
creed that normal business profits are
= yed here much more heavily than in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07
SPRING is NICE, BUT

Lack of fresh vegetable food and
interrupted, changing habits make
these trying weeks for any one inclin-
ed to constipation. Foley Cathartic
Tablets are just the thing for indiges-
ton, biliousness, gas on stomach, fur
red tongue, headache, or other condi-
ton indicating cloged bowels. Cause
no bad after effects. Sold Every
where, So xtu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07
A SHORT BUT STRONG STATE
MENT.

Women with backache, rheumatic
pains, sore muscles, stiff joints or 9TH
er symptoms of kidney trouble should
read this statement from Mrs. S. c..
Small, Clayton, n. NJ: Foley Kidney
Pills have done me more good than all
other medicines. They strengthen
weak kidneys and Danish sleep disturb
ing bladder ailments. Sold Every
where.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Place your job printing orders at
the Wood County Reporter printing
Office. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Baraboo = Parents of boys, saved
when the Tuscania was torpedoed,
have sent to President Wilson and
Secretary of War Baker a communica-
ton expressing their gratitude for the
efforts made by the war department
and the administration in informing
them promptly of the safety of their
loved ones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Manitowoc = The Federation OF
Women's clubs here has filed petitions
with the city council and district at,
torney asking that the motion picture
Cleopatra, in which Theda Bara is fea-
tured, be barred from showing in this
city. Manager Peck, of the opera
house, Cancelled the engagement as
soon as he heard that clubwomen OBJ
iected to it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Green Bay = The license question
will be put to test in each city, town
and village in Brown county on April
2, providing 1000 signatures are Sc
cured to petitions. The campaign for
the dry supporters is in charge of F.
W. Corbett and his son, c. c. Cor
bett, enageged by the Green Bay and
Brown County Dry league.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Oshkosh-Lester II. Ihrig, of Osh.
kosh, died at San Francisco, follow.
ing injuries he received when he fell
on the floor during a basketball game,
presumably against the University of
California He was training to become
radio operator. The body was
brought here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Green Bay-Mrs. Mollie Bertles
Minahan, so years old, prominent Red
Cross worker and chairman of Brown
county chapter of national organiza-
ton, met instant death walking along
the tracks of the Milwaukee road,
when she slipped on icy ground as a
train approached.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Madison - Robert Drane, who left
the University of Wisconsin staff last
spring to become first lieutenant in the
medical corps for service abroad, has
just been promoted to captain. He is
now serving with the Eleventh field
ambulance, which is with the British
army in Belgium
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Beloit = Eighty-one young women
employed by the observation-disclosures COM
pany, have pledged themselves to work
as a body, one night each week, for
the Red Cross. The Beloit center has
been reserved for them for work on
Thursday nights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

(These are the rates If the income Is
derived from salaries or wages: they
are sun higher If the income is derived
from rents or investments)
Inc English scale of taxation OF In
comes of, say, $4,000, 5000, $4,000
and $4,000 respectively averages as
follows as compared to the American
rates for married men:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Neenah-Postmast J. p Heating of
this city hasn't time to be a corporal
but he wants to show his patriotism
nevertheless. When the duties of his
government office proved too arduous
he gave up his corporaPs berth in the
home guards and went into the ranks
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Directors of the Marathon
County Fair association have elected
the following officers for 1918: Presi-
dent, Ju6d S. Alexander; vice-presi-
dent, J. D. Christie; treasurer, A. H.
Zimmerman; superintendent of speed,
G. A. Mills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

La Crosse-The street railway com
pany here, which was forced to
change from a ffteen-minute service
back to a ten-minute schedule, has
proposed to the common council that
ffteen-minute service be adopted
during the summer months, thereby
effecting big saving to the company.
1t is claimed the firm is losing money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

La Crosse-The Parents and Teach
iers' association Of the Washburn
school has instructed President A. T.
Rasmussen to appoint a committee to
request the board of education to drop
the German language from the curric-
ulum Of the school. It is being taught
in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
grades. 1t is the first action of the
kind to be taken here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Mansion = A patriotic service was
held at st. Patrick's church in honor
of members of the congregation now
in military service. The Rev George
Schleischer paid tribute to all the
Mansion boys who have answered their
country's call
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Beaver Dam - Assemblyman e. j.
Labuwi was arrested at Neosha by the
sheriff Of Dodge county. Later he was
released on $4,000 bond. The charges
were preferred by SiIas Mcclure be
fore Justice Of the Peace J. D. L
and grew out Of the handling Of the
funds of a celebration held last July
which, it is said, was advertised as a
benefit for the Red Cross.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Kenosha-A Kenosha father and son
both graduates of West Point, have
landed in France. Col. Charles J.
Slmmonds, and his son, Lieut.. Robert
Symmonds, have reached France on
different transports.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Oshkosh = Encouraged by the sue
cess OF its fish and potato sales the
city commission has taken its first
step in the fuel business by purchasing
a carload of dry Tamarack which was
sold at cost, 1857 a cord, a saving to
the consumer of at least So cord.
The wood was bought at McNaughton,
Wis, at SIS a cord, 167 being added
for freight
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Fort At5inson-A buffalo fish weigh
ing ffty-eight pounds was caught in
Laka Koshkonong by Charles Pfafflin.
a local carp fisher. 1t is thought TO be
the largest fish of its kind ever caught
in the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

Menasha conditions in Europe
point to the first world famine since
the middle ages, according to DR.. T.
D. Smith, captain in the hospietal
corps, who spoke here. One of the
greatest things America must do in
lies, he said