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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
TO Be C%ontinued.l
AMERICAS FIGHTING SPIRIT
SHOWN IN CROUCH AND READY
Five Hundred Feet OF Fiercest Fist
Fight Ever ~Staged-Warning to
Huns-AudltOrium, Friday and Sat
urday, April 9Th and 9Th.

Five hundred feet Of the hercest
fist fight ever filmed is the descrip-
tive caption of Rough and Ready"
the latest William Farnum film re-
leased from the Fox office. 1t is also
labelled a "de luxe" picture. but the
feature is the Old-fashioned rough
and tumble" contest between Battling
Bill" Farnum and the Fighting
Frenchman,' Alphonse Either, which
is anything but luxurious. Two fight
ing bulldogs never battled with more
earnestness and pictorial effect, at
least, than those two gladiators of the
screen, says the announcement.
1t has been suggested by some who
saw the preliminary showing of the
picture that William Fox ought to
contribute some prints to General Per-
shing, to be sent over into Germany
per aeroplane, as warnings, the Fox
statement reads. If the Germans CON
template pulling some more Of that
rough stuff against American Sam
mics in the trenches they would be
effectively discouraged by witnessing
this regular man-to-man mill, fought
under the old frontier rules which
have prevailed on the edges of this
country eve since it was discovered,
and even down to the present day in
sections of the country like the Klon-
dixie.
This is the way the American pio-
neers put the Indian, who was a
-treacherous fighter, under the sod
permanently. In the same way "regu-
lators" and Vigilantes have suppressed
the bad men" Of all breeds who
sought to establish a reign of terror
in various parts of the great republic.
And the same fighting instinct sur
wives in every Sammy on the French
front.
The Gauls are great fighters, but
when Farnum dispOses of the Eight
ing F%renchman' in one of the most
startling finales of any picture pro-
duced, il ought to drive home. ever
through a Krupp-plated Teuton head
that the rougher the Germans fight
the tougher u battlers become, and
the surer' is the finish of Prussian i'm
perial terrorism" You can't terrify
fighters who only get madden the
harder they are hit; who don't like
dirty work." but who know how to
turn any treacherous trick of the
enemy against himself.
That is the lesson of the latest
Farnum tilm-that Americans are still
Rough and Ready"-to see any fight
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

upon the bed. Then he turned his head
and stared, frowning. at the black butt
where Il protruded from the holster
suggcstively ready to his hand. He
reached out and took the gun.t turned It
over and hcsitated. No telling what in
sane Impulse fever might bring upon
him still-nO telling what Buck
Olney might do when he discovered
that he was not in any immediate dan
ger Of hanging.
Then he removed his boots by the
simple method Of Sitting the legs with
BUCKS knife. barred his broken leg In
the same manner. braced himself mem
tally and physically, grltted his teeth
aud went doggedly TO work.
A man never knows just how much
he can endure or what he can do until
he Is making his last stand In the light
FOR self preservation. Ward had no
mind to lie there and die Of blood poi
soniug. for instance. and broken homes
Ito not set themselves. So. sweating
and swearing with the agony Of il. he
set his leg and hound the splints in
place and thanked the Lord it was a
straight. clean break and that the flesh
was not torn.
Then he dropped back upon the bed
and didn't care whether he lived or not.
Followed days OF fever, through which
Ward lived crafty and lost count OF the
hours as they passed. DAYS when he
needed good nursing and did not get
SO much as a drink OF water except
through pain and effort. Hours when
he cursed Buck Olney and thought he
had him hound to the chair in the cab
In. Hours when he watched Tor him.
gun in hand. through the window be-
side the bunk.
He had made a final trip TO Rlrdup
two weeks before and had brought hack
supplies for the winter. And because
his pay streak OF gravel bank had Weld
ed Il fair harvest he had not stinted
himself on the things he liked 10 eat.
lie lay looking over the piled boxes
against the farther wall and wondered
II he could reach the box Of crackers
and drag It up beside the bunk. He
was weak. and TO move his leg was
agony. Well. there was a dish OF prunes
on the window sill.
Ward ate a dozen or so. but he want
ed the crackers. He leaned as far as
he could from the bed. and the box was
still two feet from his outstretched fin
gers. lie lay and considered how he
might bring the box within reach.
At the head OF the bunk stood the
case Of peaches and beneath that the
case Of canned tomatoes, the two form
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

Buck Olney had occupied so unwilling
ly-and placed his left knee upon It.
He managed to reach the cupboard
where he kept his dishes, and took down
a bottle Of liniment and a box Of car
bOlized vaseline which he happened to
have. He was near the two big zinc
water pals which he had filed that
morning just 10 show Buck Olney how
cool he was over his capture, and he
bethought him that water was going to
be precious in the next few weeks.
He lifted down one pail and swung
II forward as far as he could and set
It on the floor ahead OF him. Then he
swung the other pail beside II. Pain
fully he hitched his chair alongside,
lifted the pals and set them forward
again. He did that twice and got them
beside his bunk. He went back and in
spected the ~teakettle. found It half full
and carried that also beside the bunk.
Then he rested awhile.
Bandagesl Well, there was a new
flour sack hanging on a nail. He stood
up. leaned and got II, and while he
was standing he reached for the cigar
box, where he kept his bachelor sewing
outht-two spools OF very coarse thread.
some large eyed needles 10 carry It. an
assortment OF buttons and a pair OF
scissors. He cut the -four sack into
strips and sewed the strips together;
his stitches were neater than you might
think.
When the bandage was long enough
he rolled Il as he had seen doctors do,
and fshed some pins out OF the cigar
box and laid them where he could get
his fingers OF them quickly. He stood
up again. reached across L a box Of
canned milk and pried Off the lid. I'm
liable TO need you. too" he muttered
TO the rows OF cans, and pulled the box
close. He took Buck Olney's knife and
whitfield some very c%reditable splints
from the thin boards and rummaged In
his "warbag'' under the bunk for hand
kerchiefs with which to wrap the
splints.
When he had done all that he could
do TO prepare for the long siege Of pain
and helplessness ahead of him he NOV
ed along the bunk until he was sitting
near the head Of 1t with his broken leg
extended before him and took a last
look TO make sure that everything was
ready. He felt his gun at his hip. re-
moved belt and all and threw it back
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
rrnN c,sm INro CIV FIRE.

''eI''P says We
'N 'A' spanish war Win
oliif's 'ni a 5000 900 noe
' iH men under arms we
'h ilue. chat number We
i ''n im's That amount of bonds
' Hrst Liberty Loan We arc pro-
'o spent and loan 20 the allies
'ae Nrst .soa' e of the war Sl9.-
1900 From noW until the end
. 'his hseal scar fhc treasury anti
'H needing $500. 600 600 "a week
zee treasury has to hght
.if O. spanish var every four
lhat Indicates "a money mea-
n' 'ar Size ci 'his work. but that
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
THE POOR RICH

All income tax transactions are held
strictly confidential by the govern
ment, but the New York Times has
compiled a list of the probable in
comes and probable income tax pay
ments of the 80 richest persons in the
United States, and the tax collectors
in New York admit that the esti-
mates are not fantastic"
All incomes of s. ,O0O,O 900 or more
must pay a surtax of So per cent, and
this big slice m out of that sum
after the normal taxes and excess
taxes have already been deducted, but
it is estimated on the income intact.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

in making those things a do work
that viii ultimately result in gun fire.
The government has offered the op-
portunity TO translate at QUO every
ones personal patriotism into the sort
o. help that will win the war Forego
buying something that Is unnecessary;
lean the money you would have used
% the government by buying s. war
savings certificates. You will thus
have released labor. you will have Civ
en- credit 20 the government, you Will
have acquired the best security in the
aOrld. q United States government
bond.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

This results in some surprising arith-
metic.
Take, for instance, the case of a
person with an income of $4,000, 900
a year. When that person gets
through paying Uncle Sam his share
he has only 100000 left, and $780,
600 has gone to help finance our war
against %autocracy. To be sure $780,
600 is an enormous income, but at
that it is only about one third of the
income that this particular person
enjoyed before the war.
The 80 richest individuals in the
United States, and their estimated in
comes and taxes. are given as fol-
lows:
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

Now that American troops have
been sent 10 the great battle near
Paris. the war will soon come home
to fhia country la an us seriousness.
We viii soon come 20 know what
var b.. and no doubt viii speed our
preparations 10 meet A. The war has
seemed like a thing far Off But with
100 900 81 our own men engaged In
attempting 20 stem the German ad
vance. the casualty Lists that must
soon come. the var viii take on "a
new meaning.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

Tho carpenters aud j%oiners are
again striking at Baltimore %shipyards.
which Il about the same as striking
against the boys In France. The great
body Of the American people have
been ready for some time for the en-
artmcnt Of a law making II easOn
to strike In any war or transportation
industry. There comes an end 10 for
be4rauce.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATION.

The dates for the spring eighth
grade examinations are April 10. IL
and ~ and May s.. . and 10. All
schools that close before the May ex-
animation Will take the April examin-
HARRIET ". WILSON.
County Superintendent Of Schools.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

These figures should 90 far to dis
pei the idea fostered by certain dema-
gogues that the rich are not paying
their just share of the val expenses,
or that this is a rich mans war"
The income of most of the
very rich persons are so high that a
salaried man getting $3.50 a month
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
Bits OF Glass Found in Flour and
Bread.

Warning to the public ito be most
careful in the future when eating
bread, rolls, cakes and pastry be-
jagged bits of glass have been
found in flour, bread and bread wrap
pers" was issued by the federal food
board at New York Sunday.
The warning added that complaints
Of this character have been sufficient
ly frequent to warrant the board in
publishing this warning.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

would. on a comparative scale, have
to pay 1913 a month to the national
treasury. No doubt the salaried man
would pay as willingly as the rich are
paying, but if he were taxed in that
proportion he would keenly resent the
statement that "salaried men are not
paying their share of the war ex-
penses. Boise Statesman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02
Carpenters Menace Government Work

Carpenters Menace Government Work
Carpenters and joiners employed at
the Hampton Roads naval base, the
Pig Point ordnance depot and the
Bush Bluff army depot voted Sunday
night to strike Monday unless demands
for higher wages and an S-hour day
are granted by the government. Union
leaders said between 5000 and 5000
men would go out.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

by day his knuckles stood up sharper
when he closed his hands, and day by
day nature worked upon his hurt, knit
ting the bones together.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

When the food situation Is 80 serious
a. 90 prompt the national food admin
~istrafion 10 ask that wheat products
b, eliminated from the bills Of fare
ol the hotels Of The nation. Il is time
for The ordinary householder 20 take
note ~ what ooa upon the table. II
r. bat "a small part that the hotels
q play when compared 10 the homes
OF the nation Lot rs all save. and
DO our part 90 help In this crisis
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

Secretary OF Wal Baker has just
reviewed with commentator the great
work that has been done by the Unit.
Cd States engineering army at the en-
trance port IN France for our expedi-
tionafy forces IN the last six months
these troops have transformed what
was the an insignificant shipping point
with facilities for only o half dozen
vessels into a harbor that rivals tho
greatest American port.
Forty millions az dollars worth Of
machinery and materials we're placed
Ia the hands ~ the American engi-
nsers. They dredged the shallow
channel and made a deep waterway
The dredgings filled In the marshes
These were covered with miles OF piers
and warehouses. Now sixty steamers
can load and discharge their cargoes
simultaneously The eastern end OF
General pershing's bridge OF ships IL
built
The largest railroad yard Ia all
France has made the war zone tribu-
thary TO this port Miles OF switches
and hundreds Of train crews are busy
handling the food and supplies for the
boss 40 the front shops and round
houses are ready 20 keep tho rolling
stock lu good repair.
Many battaliona OF engineers we're
required tn build this distributing
center la 800 short a time. Carpenters.
bridge builders. pile drivers. drcdgers.
dock helpers. structural steel workers.
riFEera. surveyors, machinists. con
crete workers. railroad operators.
~tfackmcn. cooks and general utility
men an helped to complete this mill
tary task.
This ncw harbor was planned and
ihe Improvements we're an made by
e~nsineerius soldiers The engineers
arc the pioneers OF the army They
make fhe way possible for the advance
of he infantry and artillery. They
arc tle skilled workmen OF the army.
The nrst replacement regiment OF en-
fofcrs stationed at Washington Bar
fa0hs % g.. trains men for the differ
'ni ORGANIZATIONS OF the United States
~sHsnters.
lhe personnel ot units ia the cngi-
rtfrlnE army is similar "a that of an
Industrial o~rsanifatlon Each man in
f.e ARMY applies hi. technical know
lodge iN solving military problems A
it'.r cam follow his chosen profes-
san Hn the army IA. we'll as the man
til Industrial world
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-02

Patriotic meeting Wednesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
IS FOR Cen. WOOD
Senator johnson Makes Plea
for His Services.
Nation Needs Such Soldier,
He Tells Senate.

Washington, May s1.-Declaring the
nation in this hour has dire need Tor
such a soldier and general, Senator
Johnson, California, today carried TO
the senate floor the protest against the
action of the war department In with
holding Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood from
service in France.
Wood, according>to johnson, was
about to sail abroad with ms DIVISION
when orders were handed him at the
port of embarkation, assigning him TO
the western department.
II very much regret that in this cri-
sis the services of such a distinguished
soldier as General Wood should not
be utilized" johnson said Il do not
know General Wood, except as the ma
ton knows him, as one of the most
accomplished, able and intrepid com
manders-an officer with brilliant
record, whose services to the republic
have entitled him to the high esteem,
indeed, the affection of our people.
1T is with sorrow in this day when
politics is adjourned" he said. that
read of the orders"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
Secretary McAdOO Pulls Drag
g net for 500 Millions.
Thousands of Persons Have
DOdged the Income Tax.
AGENTS OUT OVER The NATION
10 One Will Be Allowed To
: Pass Up War Revenue.
More Than 100000 Persons
Failed To Make Returns.

= Washington, May 31.-Secretary
McAdoo today laid out dragnet for
5o0 900, 900 Stacker dollars.
= Scores of agents of the internal
revenue department are searching the
nation for tax dodgers and persons
Whose income tax returns were in
Correctly computed. Startling dis
closure has come with the filing of
more than 100000 tax reports and
evidence of fragrant disregard of the
tax laws and lack of patriotism is at
hand. In thousands of returns also
there is apparent ignorance of eXemp-
tions and methods of computing in
c9mes and profits.
3 Preliminary reports of revenue
show:
!. That at least 10000 persons failed
to make returns who should and these
will net s90,0O0,000 in additional
taxes.
= That Investigations into three
groups of trades-coaI. oil and wool
fndustries-show need of applying in
many cases the penalties prescribed
BY law.
e That the total number of Stacker
Collars out, as computed from those
already uncovered will reach half a
billion.
~ The greatest problem facing the
revenue experts is obtaining exact fig
nres on incomes of large corporations
from their subsidiaries. In several
cases 1t has been discovered that great
corporations show tax returns ONLY
haf as large as they should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31

resenting the agriculture department;
Hugh Frayne. representing the war in
dustries board; John P. White. repre-
senting the fuel administration; r. p.
Bass, representing the shipping board;
either Howard Coonley or Charles
Piez, representing the emergency fleet
corporation. Representatives of the
food and railroad administrations will
be appointed later.
labor department branches including
the United States employment service,
the immigration division. children's
bureau, bureau of labor statistics. la
Dor housing division. labor ALLEGATION
and dilution division, etc, will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
Is INSANE NOW?
Ii Not Before, Miss Lusk's Mind
Seems Gone Now.
Attorneys Prepare To Fight
Sentence on Insanity Ground.

Waukesha, Wis, May Silt seems
probable that Grace Lusk, the school
teacher slayer of Mary Newman Roberts
will never hear pronounced the courts
sentence which will formally send her
to from Ia to rs years Imprisonment
in accordance with the verdict re-
turned by the jury last night. Her
attorneys tonight are preparing to ask
that a special inquisition into her
sanity be made by the court.
They will set forth the facts, sup
ported by evidence. that their client.
if not mad when she became a muir
deress. became violently insane upon
the pronouncement of the verdict.
And they will point out the fact that
under the Wisconsin statutes an in
sane person cannot be sentenced to the
penitentiary.
Acting District Attorney, D. S. Tul-
lar intimated he would not oppose
such action by the defendants coun-
sci. 1t is claimed Miss Lusk has not
had a lucid interval since the reading
of the verdict,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
McAdOO Asks II. r. Taxes Not
Be Increased Now.
Tax Commission Sends Appeal
to County Boards.
YEARLY INCREASES ARE BIG
Jump From $3.50 to $23.71 in
Nine Years.
Increase for Last Year Amount
ed to Is Per Cent.

Appeals to safeguard against heavy
local tax increases were today sent to
boards of county commissioners and
county clerks by the state tax commits
sion. The appeal from the state board
follows a recent letter to Governor
Capper from William G. McAdoo,
director general of railroads, asking
that state and local taxation boards
prevent imposition of unnecessary tax
burdens on railroads.
Figures sent out today by the state
commission show that in ten years the
tax burdens of the state have prac-
tically doubled. They have jumped
from a per capita tax of $3.50 in
1908 to $23.71 in 1917. Last year the
taxes levied in Kansas amounted to
s41,179,1SO. or s5.Sso.649 more than
in 1916. The increase for the year
amounted to more than IS per cent.
Hold Down Increases.
The state commission asks county
boards and clerks to dodge all possible
increases and, if possible. to hold the
direct taxation expenses for the year
within the bounds of year ago.
County boards are asked to transmit
the McAdoo letter to Governor Capper,
to township, school district, city and
other tax-levying bodies.
Clarence Smith, secretary of the
state tax commission, today transmit
ted the following appeal to all county
boards:
Appeal to Boards.
The commission deems it highly
important that tax levies should be
made in every instance as low as will
be consistent with providing revenue
for the absolute wants of the different
political subdivisions. In other words,
the thought is that economy should be
practiced by officers charged with the
administration of public affairs, just
as much as it should be practiced by
individuals in consideration of the
unusual conditions under which the
country is laboring as the result OF
the appalling worldwide war
In the year 1916 the aggregate OF
taxes levied for all purposes-state
county, city, township, school district
or other-was $35,7S3,531. In 1917
the total was increased to s41,179,1S0
an increase in one year in the aggre-
gate tax of the state of $5,3s0,649-
more than Is per cent.
In 190S-the commencement of the
decade which closed with last year
the average rate of taxation in the
state for all purposes was S.65 mills
In 1917 the average rate had increased
to 1888 mills.
The tax per capita in 1908 wa:
$3.50, and in 1917 was $23.71. Thus
in ten years the tax per capita hae
nearly doubled.
The tax burden in 1915 was great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
HUNS TRIED TANKS
Every Counter-Attack ON Can
tigny Has Been Repulsed.
Americans Refuse To Bulge an
Inch Before Efforts.
(By the Associated Press.)

With the American Army in France,
May 31.-In one of the counter at
tacks launched against the Americans
in Cantigny the Germans tried to use
tanks. The enemy infantry had no
more than shown itself than the
American artillery opened heavy
fire. Both the foot soldiers and the
tanks were driven back in disorder.
The new American positions in Can
tigny are being improved constantly.
The Americans have not budged an
inch since they gained the town.
Every time the enemy artillery starts
a bombardment the American gunners
retaliate and smother the opposition
fire.
German airmen flying at a great
rear of the American lines today.
They were driven off by anti-aircraft
guns and were unable to drop any
bombs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
NO BIDS ACCEPTED
Number of Firms Would Surface West
Tenth Avenue Road.

A number of firms are bidding
heavy to secure the contracts for the
surfacing of the West Tenth avenue
road today. No bids have as yet been
accepted, but it is believed that some
action will be taken this afternoon.
A. L. Cook, of Ottawa, placed a bid
this morning, offering to do the work
for $46, 446.45. The Olsen & Schmidt
Construction company, of ST Joseph,
submitted three bids, each varying ae-
cording to the kind of binder to be
used. Their bid on M binder was
s46, 4o3.06; Ms binder, $47,o35.4 40, and
MT binder, s45,9s1.5O. The county
engineers estimate is about $4,000.