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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-01
PERPLEXED CONGRESSMAN.

, The members of the ways and means COM
mittee of Congress are entitled to sympathy.
In the hearings now being conducted on the new
revenue bill they must listen day after day to
pleas put forward by representatives OF one
business interest after another who argue that
the war taxes now imposed upon their partlcu-
lar interest should be abolished or at least not
increased. AS these advocates make their plea
they are questioned by members OF the commit
tee who want to know where to get the enor1n-
GUS revenue needed if they may not look to
the interest under discussion for at least a part
of it. The question usually proves a poser, the
witness leaves the stand with the uncomfortable
feeling that he has failed to impress the COM
mittee with the need of doing as he has asked,
and the committee probably feels that it is sure
to do something wrong no matter what course
it may take. ~-----t -
And yet there is no need for such a situation.
The productive industries objecting to increased
taxes should be able to show how additional rev.
enue can be had without putting more burdens
on business. Congress has neglected the one
source from which it can get revenue without
hurting industry. If those who are protesting
against proposed increases in their taxes would
point to this source they would not be stumped
when the ways and means committee asks for
information. Because they do not do SO they
fail to help either those they represent or the
committee.
The source that Congress has neglected is
land values. The value OF all land in the United
States exclusive of all improvements has been
estimated at various amounts in the absence Of
official valuations. Probably the correct amount
is one hundred billions, which gives an annual
rental value of about six billions. About five
hundred millions Of this are already taken in
state and local taxes. So here is a source from
which five and a half billions more could be
taken each, year. To take it would not interfere
with industry. Those who use the land must
pay it anyway. If legislation is not enacted to
put it into the public till landlords will take it
for their private use. In either case it must
be paid by producers Of wealth. But so long as
the landlords are allowed to appropriate it the
government must tax industry for its needs.
Yet the representatives Of business interests %
before the congressional COMMITTEES asking to
be relieved Of taxation without enlighteninr the
congressman As 70 where they ought to go.
And these same business man win abuse The
congressnnen should they fail Ia give them re-
Ihe. average congressman IS noswiaer thar
his average constituted. Hfleaconstitient MN
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-01
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golds 70 g 70 the coming campaign, They
indication as to what their next move wiil he
whether they will stay in the union - sacede.
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-01
Unkind, But All Too True. I
(LaMoure Chron,c.a,

Geo. Wllk1nson's newspaper, the North :
Is g remocrat, comes out for Doyle for Qovernor.
90 Iar , IS can be determined at tie moment.
t LIS VIII not materially affect the situation FL
co1s ;Iason e !naI Geo. Wilkinson's newspaper,
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-01
's Il Wish IS Father to TIE Thourhf.

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Rauls Dispatch. n -s1a'1 AssSsssT1
.af1s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
FASHIONS.

The reports from Paris are getting more and more interesting as the sea- son advances. A cable just received from Paris from a correspondent for New York shop in constant touch with the newest models in the houses of the tourturiers:
 Paris, Aug. 10, 1918.
 Many noticeable features in the collection of Jenny; very short mar row skirts; much velours de laine; vivid colors; ;brick-red much favored; numerous combinations of black and white velvets and satins; a favorite trimming of tailored suits are Pierrot buttons of fur; three-quarter length coats; prominent feature of dresses are large quantities of small tassels, waists below waistline; long sleeves; many tablier effect; many loose. Watteau pleats; considerable amount of angora wool in embroideries; huge | collars; many narrow fur bands, principally mole; evening dresses en- | ploy many jest beaded tunics, gold cloth and very much tulle.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
ACCESSORIES THAT COUNT.

simple blue serge coat suit that would be almost austere, worn "lIn- ont any relieving accessory becomes delightfully."- gay and festive, dressed m with a frilled waistcoat. These waistcoats are of white organdy and are sleeveless. The frilled collar turns down outside the coat collar and a. double frill runs down the front of the waistcoat as far as the vaistline, Below the waistline are flatshaped tabs of the organdy. The waistcoat may have belt Of se1 material or the navy serge belt or the coat may be fastened across 1t, the coat-fronts being worn slightly open, to reveal the crisp, frilly waist coat. For wear with short jackets in eton style there are sleeveless guimpes, also provided with collars that turn over the coat. These give the effect of dainty blouse, but since they are sleeveless, and quite untrimmed at the back, the coat can never be removed, no matter how warm the day. It is not considered good style, however, to go coatless in shirtwaist and skirt, unless the skirt is frankly a separate sport skirt, so no one ever does remove her smart little eton which is supposed to be an invisible part of her costume. One Of these fascinating sleeveless guimpes is of heliotrope end white checked diminty with tiny fri1ls of heliotrope organdy around the collar and down either side of a box pleat at the front. Another pretty guimpe is of white organdy pintucked in groops the tucks stitched with blue silk. Frills hemstitched in blue edge the collar and front pleat and there are little buttons covered with blue silk, and a smart blue silk cravat bow.
 Color is introduced into neckwear in another way-by the yelling of lowered mu1l with fine white net, the pastel roses or violets of the lowered pattern showing through
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
500 AMERICAN
 WOMEN ARE ON CARE COMMITTEE

London, Aug. 26. - More than 600 Britain are now enrolled in the Care Committee" of the American Red Cross, the headquarters of which is in London, in charge of Mrs. Robert Peet Skinner, wife of the sul-General. There are subcommittee in twenty cities in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
 The Care Committee" is imme- diately notified of the arrival in any hospital of an American soldier, sick American army or to the British or Canadian forces. Every such soldier is visited at least once a week and IS supplied with comforts of various kinds-including whenever possible, copies of the local newspapers of his home town.
 More than 5000 Americans in hos pitals have received personal calls from women of the care committee during the past few weeks, and the number of soldiers visited will soon reach a monthly average of nearly B. 900. The visitors make a special eff fort to get the men into touch with their relatives and friends at home. Useful things to wear, made by the mothers and sisters, are actually placed in the hands fo their boys by these American women visitors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
Fresh Air and Rest the Best and Simplest Beauty Treatment
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How seldom we realize the value of fresh air, and generous ventilation as the first aid to restoring some fad ing feature of beauty! Yet there Is no other one treatment that will so generously repay those who carefully follow it. For many of the blemishes that distress the beauty seeker can be traced to a lack of the cheapest of all commodities air, venti- lations adequate breathing.
 We think that we are getting suf- ficient ventilation for our bodies if we sit near an open window or take a few deep breaths outdoors. Too often we forget that the various members of the body have their demands for ventilation, too. We keep our feet tightly laced in shoes during the day, change them at night, for some kind of boudoir slippers, and even when we remove these we have to keep
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
sUGAR-SAVING CANDY.

"How about the skins from those big plums which you peeled for your luncheon dessert?" asks the food ad- ministration. What did you do with the apple peelings and the peach pits Do you throw away orange and lemon skins? Does the garbage can ever see the cores, skins and eyes of your pineapples?
 None of these things should be thrown away in war time or any time. They can be used to make a delicious sort of candy known to those of the | inner circle as fruit leather.
 First of all wash all fruit carefully and then simply cover all these waste parts with. cold water and bring the whole slowly to the boiling point, let ting it simmer gently for 15 or 20 | minutes, or until the juice is extri- cated. Then strain it through a jelly bag or earthenware or enameled dish. Concentrate this juice by first boil ing over direct heat, then by drying in the top of the double boiler or on platters or enamel pans set in mod crate oven. The juice is sufficiently concentrated if when, on cooling, it makes a highly glazed, tough. dry, leathery jelly. Dry the leather in thin sheets, sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar and roll the sheets like jelly rolls, then cut them across.
 This confection may be eaten any time, summer or winter, as it will keep well if it is stored in dry ! place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

 OF CATHOLIC !!4+sTE5 t4.t. HUE kHEEH V 'c'i:ti
National Gathering to Be Held in Washington Sept.
 15 to IS.

The fifth biennial session of the National Conference of Catholic Char ities will be held at the Catholic Uni versity, Washington, September l5 to IS. The entire program will be de- voted to the bearing of war condi- tions on relief work All who are fa- miHar with the far-reaching conse- quences of the war work in the whole field of charity recognize the impera- tive need of studying the situation and of advising wise policies to guide us. On this account the conference will undertake in its profram care- full survey of the new problems that confront all volunteer effort in the field of relief.
 The topics for the general meetings of the conference will be as follows: The Patriotism of Charity; The Fed eral Government in Relief Work Dur ] ing and After the War; The American Red Cross in Relief Work During and After the War.
 | Private Relief Agencies in War Con- ditions; The National Council of De- fense in Relief Work; The Present and the Future Mission of the Cath olic ChaGities Review.
 | Woman's Activities in Catholic Re- lief Work; the Catholic Womans Op- portunity; The Aims and Methods of the Natoinal Travellers Aid Society. | The comittee topics are as fololws: Comittee Dn Families---The Relation of the American Red Cross and Prt- vate Agencies in Work Among De- pendent Families; Safeguarding the Self-respect and Sense of Responsi- bility of Soldiers and Sailors; Food Conservation in Relief Work; War Prices and Relief Work.
 Comittee on Children---The Federal Children's Bureau, it's Methods and Services to Relief Work: The Effect of War Conditions on Work Among Children; The Problem of Illegitimacy in Normal and in War Conditions; tutions in Dealing with Il1egitimacy
 Committee on Sick and Detectives ---The Rehabilitation of Crippled and Disabled Soldiers from the Stand point of the Government; the Elm ployer; the Medical Profession, and the Laborer; Governmental and Pri- vate Hospital Care of Sick and Dis abled Soldiers; Organized Visitation of Soldiers in Hospitals.
 Committee on Social and Civic Ac. tivities---Prevaifing Standards of Liv. ing and Labor in the United States; War Industries and Labor Legisla. ton; Social Reconstruction After the Wan; The Social Workers Relation tc Reconstruction.
 Committee on Women's Activities. Protection of Young Girls with Spe- 1cial Reference to War Conditions
 Causes of Delinquency; Methods O. Dealing with the Delinquent Girl.
 A Committee on Delinquency vii
 be formed in the near future. It.
 program and that of the Diocesan
 Directors of Charities will be an
 nounced later.
 On account of the hotel conditions il Washington arrangements have beer made to house all the delegates to tht
 conference and provide board fol
 them at the Catholic University
 Those who expect to attend the con
 ference are advised to secure travel
 ing accommodations well in advance They are advised also to notify tn, 3 secretary of the conference of thei, intention to attend the University.
 All Catholics interested in relic
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
ETIQUETTE

If children are talented, be care full you do not weary your friends and destroy their own modesty by show ing them off, upon improper occas- ions. What may seem wonderful to an interested mother may be a bore to a guest.
 MRS. B. Tt Is not always the hostess who gives great balls, dazzles the eye and delights the senses, who attracts the clever and popular guests, but oftentime the simple liv- ing, unpretentious person in back street and humble home, lights the lamp which attracts the sought after person. Refinement, grace, sympathy, taste and a sense after fitness of things all play their part in joining a whole which will in the end help weave our lives into the general scheme of social life"; and if you encourage those qualities consistently, you are bound in time to attract the class of people which appeal to you.
 MADELEINE-If young man re- quests you to write to him while you are away on a trip, it is proper for you to write first, since he would have no way of knowing how to reach you. Otherwise it would be best for him to make the first advance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
PADS and FASHIONS.

White serge and white broadcloth are plainly tailored and are in the best of taste. The skirts are straight and the coats of longer length, slightly fitted with plain tailored collars.
 Pink faille trimmed with wide bands of yellow lace makes a simple and charming dinner gown.
 A charming frock for a child may be made of corn-fower blue shan tung, embroidered with red raffla.
 A dainty collar and cuff set may be made of crossbarred rose-color organ die with f1utings picot edged.
 A parasol of pink-and-white organ die is, needless to say, a luxury, but an undeniably charming one.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
Air Your Hair.

the feet carefully covered during sleep so as to be protected against cold.
 Similarly, with the hair. All day long it is tightly fastened with pins and combs, and perhaps crowded un- der a close fitting hat. At night, after brushing, we braid it tightly, and thus 1t remains until morning, when the hair must again go into its tight imprisonment of pins, combs and per haps net.
 This restriction of the many fea- lures of the body has it's more or less disastrous consequences when it is applied to the chest, waistline or hips, and medical men constantly deplore the fashions which influence women to these practices. Women cling to them because of their association with standards of beauty. But depriving the hair or the throat or the feet of the relaxing qualities of fresh air and ventilation do not make for beauty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
Personal Mention
pany D. 71st Artillry.

pany D. 71st Artillry.
 MT. and Mrs. William Schaer of 1922 Barnum avenue have received word that their son, Private William Schaer, Jr., has arrived safely in France. He is with Company D, Fist Artillery.
 Dr. and Mrs. Thos. F. Cummings and family of North Main street en- joyed 8 very pleasant motor trip to Meriden yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Barry of New York City have returned to their home after very pleasant visit spent with their niece, Mrs. J. B. Buckley at her summer home in Lordship.
 A happy party was held Saturday even by the Blue Ribbon Chauffeurs' club for Francis Ely. who left this morning for Camp Greenleaf, Ga. The members of the club presented Ely with wrist watch and a money belt. Harry Eiseman is spending a few days vacation at the home of his par ents in Hough avenue. Eiseman is stationed at one of the nearby sub marine bases.
 Elmer Bedford was given a fare well surprise party last night. Bed ford left this morning for Camp 1 Greenleaf, and his friends presented him with many useful articles, among them a money belt and wrist watch. Mrs. K. Hubar and daughter, Helen Hubar of Detroit, Mich, who are the summer guests of Morris Kane, 38S | Catherine street have just returned from g. visit to friends in Woodmont
 Chief Boatswain's Mate Louis J Reilly who Is stationed in Brooklyn was the guest of friends in Bridge port over Sunday.
 l Rolande E. Hart of 55 Fremont street had a very pleasant visit to his mother, Mrs. Lillian E. Prichard in Danbury.
 Miss Loretta Ahearn of Fairfield avenue enjoyed motor trip to Camp Devens where she visited Captain Edward F. McGovern in the base hos pital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

If you wish to beautify any feature of the body that seems to be sallow or lustreless, or missha pen, try little of natures beauty lotion-fresh air, more ventilation.
 When you brush your hair at night or in the morning permit it to re- main loose for a few minutes, fan it gently by spreading with the fingers. Especially on these warm days the sensation of air rushing through the hair and reaching the scalp is imne- diately refreshing and of great benefit to the scalp and hair.
 Likewise do not keep encasing the feet in coverings without any pause between. The habit of keeping the feet in tight shoes constantly is re- sponsible for the misshaping of the feet and often causing the painful bunions. The beautiful foot shows a starlight line from the tip of the big toe to its base, but restriction of tho
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

Announcement of the engagement daughter of Mrs. Merritt Merwin of Milford and Harvey B. Brown, son of MT. and Mrs. Jervis D. Brown of Mill ford was made Saturday at the Brook lawn Country Club at an informal luncheon given by Miss Sophie Pond of New York City and "The Pines" of Milford. Miss Andrews is a graduate of Miss Bennett's school in Mill brooke, New York, and a member of the Little Sisters. Marion Henshaw and Miss Irene Davis, who were class mates of Miss Andrews, were present, and Miss Mary Hincks, Miss Eliza beth Bassick, Miss Belle Baruch were also present.
 Miss Hastings of the Avignon Club spent the weekend in New York City with friends there. She will return this evening.
 Lieut.. Harry Denney of Camp Devens is spending his furlough of a few days with his mother, on Anson street.
 Miss Josephine Rogers of Clinton | avenue has gone to spend a two weeks vacation at the Y. w. c. A.
 camp in Altomont, Catskill Noun tains.
 Misses Katherine and Virginia Mo | Govern and Mrs. John McGovern had | a pleasant motor trip to Roton Point yesterday.
 Miss Helen M. Lumbard of 1890 Fairfield avenue motored to New York to stay the weekend with l friends in that city.
 Miss Catherine Colon of this city and John Gagon of Worcester were married at o'clock in the Newfield M. E. church Saturday evening. The Rev. Daniel E. Lewis performed the | ceremony. MT. and Mrs. Robert Hol-
 man of this city attended the couple
 as bridesmaid and best man. After their return from Portland, Me-, the couple will make their home at 1S9 Park avenue.
 Mrs. M. Fitton of 210 Prospect ave- | nue received word of the safe arrival
 overseas of her brother Private Jack 1 Modem. Private Modem is with Com
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
PLANCINA.

P1ancina was the wife of Piso, con sul in the reign of Augustus, and was accused with him of having murdered Garmantcus in the reign of Tiberius. She was acquitted, either through the partiality of the Empress Livia or of Tiberius. Though devoted to her husband during their confinement In prison, she was no sooner free than she left him to his fate. At the fn- s+iqation of Iivia she entered upon various intrigues to injure Aggripptna, and did not hesitate to commit crimes +o oain her ends. She was finally brought before the courts ano' re- alizing that she could not elude pun ishment, Plancina committed suicide in. the year A. D. 33.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
Smart Millinery
WHITE GEORGETTE

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

feet in tight shoes has changed this into an unnatural curve.
 Allow the feet to rest by leaving them uncovered between changing the shoes. At night, and after the bath, let the feet relax by remaining uncovered. The feel of the air on the bare feet is refreshing, whole some, and should be as regular part of the daily care of the body as bath ing.
 Another great help to getting fresh air to the various parts of the body that are usually covered with clothes is to take the daily exercise in front of the open window before completely dressing. Exercising near the open window in a loose garment has more value than simply permitting unre- stricted use of the limbs and muscles. Its greater advantage is that it per- mits the entrance of fresh air to the otherwise tightly encased portions of the body.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

work may attend all sessions and take part in all deliberations. The conference never votes on any ques- ton of policy in relief work. It in- vites untrammeled expression of views and most careful investigation of the results in the field of relief. Approximately 30 states and 30 cities are represented in the attendance at the biennial convention.
 Inquiries concerning the forthcom- ing convention, reports of the past sessions and membership may be ad- dressed to the Secretary, National Conference of Catholic Charities, Catholic University, Washington, D. c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
Truth Needs No Advertising

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26
SENDS 'BOCHE HELMET.

A souvenir of the battlefelds of France was received in this city by Alice Adams, daughter of Major
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

Fred J. Adams, who is in command of the sanitation department of the 1O4th Regiment in a division in France. A dented, grimed helmet was received through the Customs House Saturday, and shows clearly the treatment the boches are receiv- ing at the hands of Uncle Sam'B soldiers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-26

the net in blurred, misty design. A collar and cuff set of this sort has white net over null with lilac sprays and friI1s of the net edge scalloped collar and cuffs.