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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-07

Sneu iOr the state I'd nOnOp0Ilze.0 any
or all business enterprises.
The present claim. while offering
IN real advantage either in theory o.
practice-except the possibility Of
building up political machine with
large salary list for the people to
pay-has decided disadvantages.
To the employer 1t means the still
ing Of competition by private COM
panies. which serves to keep down
expense, compel prompt service, sta
bilize rates and benefits, and estab
fishes basis Of comparison between
private and political conduct of busl-
ness. Without this competition
there is strong probability Of one
or several conditions increasing ex-
pense. which means increased rates.
Az the state fund already has the
power to levy assessments, the rate
under q monopoly will be such 90
contingencies Of the state fund de-
mand.
To the employe, the plan offers
no advantage whatever. since the
state now establishes both the rates
and the benefits and eli companies
must conform to them. Therefore,
the proposed monopoly viii have NO
effect whatever upon the smploye.
There are Disadvantages, however
which should be suficient to cause
employs. employer and taxpayer to
rise up against the plan II they UNI
derstand what It means. The state
10 liable only for the amount Of the
fund itself. Beyond that no provi-
sion 10 made, no insurance reserves
such as private companies must car
ry-nothing to stand between the
fund and bankruptcy.
A catastotrope such az recently
occurred at Halifax or the one in
Virginia or even such as happened
In Scofield, in our own state not
many years ago. would not only
bankrupt the state fund, but would
In addition create, a deficit which
would be extremely troublesome to
all concerned. The state already
has deficit of $4,000 in the gem
cral fund. with $4,000 more Just
created as result Of extraordinary
war expenditures. The state tax
rate for 1918 is within three-tenths |
Of one mill of the maximum permit
ted by law. Under thess conditions
Is 1t good business to pave the way |
for further state liabilitiesa
These are some Of the conditions
state monopoly may bring about. |
They are conditions state insurance |
has already brought about in other
states As we haven't mentioned the
Increase in taxes to offset the tax
now paid by insurance companies,
and to pay the overhead expenses Of |
the state insurance fund which come
from general state taxes. with other
things which make the proposed
plan extremely Objectionable. We
feel. however. that all that is neces-
sary is to direct your attention to
the subject and urge that you take
such action as your best anteresta
suggest. ,rLp % HgsFt1,
Yours truly. sg gp spea
INSURANCE FEDERATION OEssl
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-07
Somebody's Dollars Will Do tt
Wonder If They'll Be Yoursi
By BRUCE BARTON

will tell you what will happen some night
this winter in France. Some night when it's
cold and dark.
There will be rustling through the front limo
trench, where our boys stand guard. And
heaven ladened Secretary will make his way
along. /
In his hands will be great steaming pots: in
his pocket chocolate and cigarettes. I
From one man to another he will go, passing
cup full Of hot coffee to hands that trcmble with
the cold; bringing the comfort Of Bit Of sweet
and a smoke. =
Men will hail him cheerily, slapping lin on
the back; and when he has gone things will be .
little easier in that trench because he has passed
How much will il cost to make that, :rip---do
you supposei Counting the, pittance that the
Secretary is paid, and the cost Of the chocolate
and the cigarettes and ALT
Five dollarsi Twenty-Five dollarsi do NOT
know. - .a-.-. - +.
But whether il 10 FIVE dollars or twenty-five,
I'D like TO think that it 10 my FIVE or twsn.y-fps
-wouldn't youi That some night when its cold
and lonesome, my money and YOUR might send
Secretary out along that front line trench.
Let's make up our minds that ~ are going 20
pay for score Of those trips. A score Of the
nights this winter shall DO orr nights.
.-hiShts when the boys greet joyously the
chocolate and cigarettes that our money pro-
vided; and are happier because oss repressnta-
tive has passed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-07
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING

MONEY TO LOAN-One hundred
and fifty thougs-d dollars on farm
and city property. Fl. A. Peterson
q Co. Il
Government needs $4,000 clerks.
Logan examinations Nov. 16 and II.
Salary $1,000. sdeiice uaue ,cs-
sary. Menand omen desiring gov
eminent positions write for free par
ticulars. J. G. Leonard Former Civ
IL Service Examiner) 1901 Kenois
Building. Washington. Adv-i1l2
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-07

nation in the history Of the world.
BACKING UP OUR FIGHT.
ING FORCES
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-07

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constlpated waste, undigested food and
7our bile gently moves out Of ia little
io-c.s witho:,. gripping, and you hsv.
well, playful child again. AL Won
lruggiFt for q bottlc Of "Californja
Syrup Of Figs" which contains full
directions for babies, children cf'all ags,
| VI for grown-rSA
and one-half million checks in pay
ment Of allowances n dailotments,
representing total disbursement Of
almost 5000, 100000. for the cara
and maintenance OF the families and
dependents Of our fighting mon.
These wise and Just provisions
reach to every, eorssf Of the land.
Approximately one niIlion checks
. month are now being mailed reg
ularly to maintaii this protection.
CONFIRMATION FOR
DEATH OR DIsABuLTY
y
The act also provides that liberal
compensation benefits, WITHOUT cost
to the. soldier. shall 10 paid for the
death or disability incurred In the
line Of duty. and in addition that
every man wearing the uniform. who
desires to provide additional pro-
lection for his loved ones. may take
out not less than $1,000 nor moro
than $4,000 Of Uncle Sans insur-
ance against death and total per-
mnent disability.
UNCLE SANS INSURANCE
In the year past the bureau has
written nearly thirty-five billion dol
lars Of this insurance, or approx
mately AZ much ordinary life insur-
ance as there was outstanding with
all the life Insurance companies in
the world at the beginning Of the
year. Our army and navy are more
than 30 per cent insured and new
applications are now being received
for moro than q billion dollars Of
this insurance per week.
The buerau has made awards and
Is paying monthly compensation on
more thin 5000 death and disa, ,ility
claims. and II 10 paying monthly in
stallments Of insurance on more
than 5000 insurance death claims.
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF
ONE YEAH
In the performance Of this three
fold task the bureau has within one
year handled nearly three million
nine hundred thousand insurance APP
tplications and more than three mill
lion eight hundred thousand allot-
ment and allowance forms, nd II has
been necessary to prepare and main
tin under constant control more than
twenty-six millions separate indivi-
dual card records. The bureau has
received and answered more than
three million letters.
From . small organization OF
twenty persons working In the base
ment Of the treasury department one
year ago. the bureau has grown un-
til 1t now has working force Of
$4,000. employees occupying thirteen
buildings In Washington.
SAFEGUARDING THE
SOLDIERS KIN
The treasury department has left
nothing undone to promote and Inn
prove the efficiency Of the bureau In
its vast work, and 10 reduce to
minimum the inevitable errors and
delays incident to carrying out SO
large mass Of details. 1t 10 the aim
Of the treasury department to make
the bureau of War Risk Insurance
most efficient as 1t is the largest or
ganization Of its kind.
TIE work of the bureau during it's
first year represents the largest SER
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-07
COMPENSATION FOR DEATH OR
DlsABILITY, AND ALLOT.
MENTs AND ALLOWANCE.
rs FOR AMERIcA's
FORCES AND
= FAMILIES

One year ago today President VIII
son approved the War Risk rnsur-
ance act. -
October 8, 1917, Is historic date
In the annals Of this nation and Of
the great world war, for II marks
the beginning Of altogether the wis
est and most beneficlent provision
for the dependents Of soldiers and
sailors in time Of war ever made by
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
COW MOOSE m BANGOR.
Starts Down Essex Street and, Chang
in Her Mind, Returns to Woods.

cow moose, unsullied and UNI
sophisticated in the ways of city life,
came out of the woods Thursday and
started to walk into the heart Of Ban
COR by way of the Essex street road
But She changed her mind. She exer-
ciscd the prerogative that for centuries
the female of the species has claimed
rs her own. In fact, She walked right
in and she turned around and walked
right out again.
This cow moose was first spotted
(pcrhaps it would bc better to say
seen; she wasn't really spotted
near the residence of Charles Orcutt
Very slowly and majestically she
elevated her hoofs, one Ly one, anC
stepped over the high fence in tn,
Hughes cemetery and paused there fol
brief space to commune with tn,
dead. In a few minutes she started
down the road for the city, but ere Ions
her own north woods called her back
She turned and darted swiftly in thu
direction Of the TAN and uncut. 70
athlG ffmalGl OF the species fingers no
WHERE tht air IS sfale.2Bangor Com
mcrcial
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
BRATTIEBORO DAILY REFORNIER, TUESDAY. APRIL

dence. The recent snowfalls have COW
cred their feeding grounds and driven
them to the fields and gardens, where
they eat the seeds and weeds that pro
ject above the snow
One east side family keeps a supply
of grain scattered on the snow in the
garden, and not only helps out the
birds with their bill of fare, but gets
a daily view of the handsome birds.
The males are particularly gorgeous
with their many brilliant coiors and
long, decorated tails
The pheasant bids fair TO become
one of the most numerous game birds
when the law that now protects them
is repealed As they increase, par
tridges seem to decrease, but perhaps
that is only temporary and has no con
nection with the increase of the pleas
ants.
Whatever may be the fault Of the
pheasants, they have not vet beer
| caught budding trees, as do partridges
Budding consists in picking buds from
trees when snow prevents getting fooC
from the ground. This is a habit of The
partridge and sometimes it does serious
damage to orchards by eating the frui
buds, thereby preventing q crop Of ap
pies the following summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

plans. The company is capitalized at
100000.
DIR. Comstock, for many years q stu
dent of aeronaUtics and a pupil Of the
famous Professor Langley, is one Of
the directors of the new concern 1t is
planned to begin maMng the new
planes in Rochester in May.
The chief advantage of the new
plane is the embodiment Of the para
chute principle by means of which it
is not necessary to make descent
when the engine stops. The frame will
be constructed of aluminium and sheet
iron, driven by two Liberty motors,
and capable OF making $50 miles an
hour
According to Dr. Comstock, the ma
chine will weigh $500 pounds, mucl
| less than the present war plane. 1t
will he able to remain in the air wher
the engines are not running, it is said
and can descend without being forced
to glide.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
A CHILD GETS CROSS.
SICK AND FEVERISH
WHEN CCNSTIPATED
Look, Mother! If tongue is coated
clean little liver and
bowels.

If your little one 5 tongue is coated
1t is sure sign the stomach, liver and
bowels need q gentle, thorough cleans
ing at once. When your child is cross,
pcevish, istless, pale, doesn t sleep,
eat or act naturally; if breath is bad,
stomach sour, system full of cold, throat
sore, or if fevcrish, give teaspoonful
Of California Syrup Of Figs, !" and in
a few hours all the clogged up, consti-
pated waste, sour bile and undigested
food viii gently move out of the bowels,
and you will have a well, playful child
| again.
Sick children necdn t be coaxed TO
| take this harmless "fruit laxative. -
Millions of mothers keep it handy be.
cause they know its action on the stom-
ach, liver and bowels is prompt and
sure. They also know a little given
today saves a sick child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for bottle
Of California Syrup of Figs,
which contains directions for babies
children Of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware of coun
terfeits sold here. Get the genuine
made by the California Fig SyruI
Company. '-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
LIKELY TO DOUBLE
INCOME TAX RATE
Congress May Raise Normal
Levy to II Per Cent and
Reduce Exemptions
SPECIAL SESSION
AFTER ELECTIONS
Both Houses Would Prefer to Recess for
the 'Campaign-Cannot Expect the
Taxes to End Just as Soon as War
Terminates.

Terminates.
WASHINGTON, April If congress
cannot pass necessary revenue bills before |
it adlourns next fall, special session
may lee convened Immediately after the |
election in November Leaders and officials I
have considered this, and it has met with I
much approval It would give congress
men an opportunity to get away early IN
October for the campaign and would mean
that congress could do more work than
usual before the Christmas recess. The
senate and house would agree to recess a
certain number of days for the elections.
1t is believed the President would ap-
prove
before the end Of the present session
congress probably viii be. called upon to
pass another bond bin for at least $4,000,
coo, 600 and a taxation bill for s., 100000 600
to $4,000, 100000. The size and extent Of
the new tax bill will depend on the re
turns for income and excess profits taxes
which will furnish the bulk Of additional
| funds raised by taxation Congressman
/ who have been in conference with treas
ury officials believe the normal income tax
rate viii be made 10 or Il per cent, virtu-
/ ally double what it is now, with reduc-
ton from the exemptions Of 5000 and
/ 81 600 now authorized by law. Sutaxes
viii lie increased materially on incomes
/ between $1,000 and 100000
The income tax, it is believed can be
..I]i4fnpo1 nll 0OD n4l
| Increases in the excess profits taxes also
can he made to yield more than $1,000,
100000
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
thinks it is possible the government viii
ask congress for another bond issue before
it adjourns Bonds authorized in the bill
passed yesterday by the house and here
totore will carry the government to the
end Of the current fiscal year and allow
loans for the Allies to Oct l.
Loans totalhnp, s4642 500, $50 had been
made To foreign governments to and in
Guiding March 26. as follows: France,
81 405, 0oo,e00 Great Britain, s. $50 600 000;
italy &lS0000 060; Russia, $lS7, 720, 80:
Serbia. Si,2o0Goo
Chairman kitchin OF the ways and means
committee says it viii become necessary
to raise more taxes IN order TO keep with
! in 20 or p per cent Of the total Of bonds
, authorized He said
! Il am in sympathy with the idea that
j we should fasten as little as possible 81
future generations and tax the people now
, as much as possible, considering the neeas
, sites for keeping the Industries going anl
! not clippIing them.
If we levied the same rate on excess
|, profits that Great Britain does and ",
: levied the same nominal tax as Great Brit
! ain does on income keeping orr surtaXe>
the same on say, probably over 5000
and up. we would raise some two and
I halt or three billion dollars more
: Il think we ought to raise more take
than we are now doing when our income
$ are 50 much larger than ever before. bu
this Is not the time to raise them Tha
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

IL a matter that Will come up in the
future, possibly not at this session, and
it may not come at this congress at all;
but it il bound 10 face us, because We can
not continue to go on making enormous
profits, two OF three times more than
before the war and levy no more taxes"
Mr. kitchin indicated the tax bills
would be large after the war
"Of the tax measures during the Civil
wal" lie said "a larger part was raised
three years after the war than the three
years before the war When we levy these
taxes we do not expct them to end Just a.
soon as the war terminates.
l. How are you going to tax war profits
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
ONLY POWERFUL
MEDICINE WILL END
RHEUMATISM

1t matters not whether YOU have had
agoniZing pains from rheumatism for 20
years or distressing twitchings for %
weeks, Rheuma is strong enough and
mighty and powerful enough to drive
abolish all misery or money back
Wilfred F. Root and all druggists sell
Rheuma ON a no-cure no pay basis. a
large bottle is inexpensive, and after you
take the small dose as directed once a
day for two days YOU should know that
at last You have obtained a remedy that
will conquer rheumatism.
For over five wears throughout Amer
lea Rheuma has been prescribed by
broad minded physicians and has re-
Gespair.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
LEMONS DO MAKE
THE SKIN WHITE
How to Make Creamy Lemon Beauty
Lotion az Home for a Few Cents.

Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store cor toilet counter viii supply
You with three ounces Of orchard white
for q fcw cents. Squeeze the juice OF
two fresh lemons into bottle, then put
i'm the orchard white aud shake well.
This makes quarter pint of the very
hest lemon skin whitcncr and complex
ION bcautitcr known. Massage this fra
grant, creamy lotion daily into the
face, meek and arms and hands and just
spe how freckles, tam, salloWness, rcd
ness and rouehucss disappear and how
smooth, soft and white the skin be
comes. Tc' II is harmless, and the
beautiful results viii surprise you.-
Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
Shortage of Plates and 9th.
er Material Becoming a
Serious Problem
WAR INDUSTRIES
BOARD HAS POWER
Unless Situation Clears and Plates Arc
Speedily Delivered an Administration
Row Is Threatened-Or Ordnance Bureau
Cr,nDIipd
Supplied.


,a
NA9hlN' loN' apr, lam u
plates and other material IS causing serious
delay in tile steel shipbuilding program at
d, +n,n whom weather labor and all other
,:.. ,,,,o,,,,no fo,. maximum
''li'''' 'o''S
production. Inns SITUATION mas oio'sne
serious concern to Chairman Hurley o.
the shipping board and to Nice-P President
,n1 co,oral MANAGER peiz Of emergency
:
meet eoi Poid'ioii
Although no direct or otheiaI statement
/ could be obtained as to the cause it was
Il,,,,,-d a,,.to,.;+ati,aI, that This condition
49, ,,,,,,,ro - tho f.o,
: "'e d. vac ~ . NY
| that the war department ana the navy de-
fartment each have representatives at the
Inc steel n1ants az The country, having ship
nat, .ortrac+s
,,,.,
ne SiilPiiie p?"'" an"
fleet corporation nave ielt tae question "
deliveries III the hands OF the var lluuS
tres board which was recently ieof9aili]ee
with enlarged powers sala = appi"Aliilat $
Tor purposes OF coordination those OF
!
has no representative az the steel plants
The orders OF the ordnance bureau an'
navy department have SUFFERED no delay
In fact 1t Is animated that they hav
materials ahead which cannot possibly 10
utilized for months
In the meantime the building OF ship
has been delayed and IN some instance
halted Ter lack Of steel. lhe submarn
plant at Newark and the Hog Islam
plant, the work on which uas been severel
criticised. are the principal sufferers. |
: the former number OF keels have bee
= laid and progress halted because of lac
Of bottom and lower hull plates.
! These facts have been put up to tn
war industries beard by Chairman Hurle,
: Unless the situation clears and ship plate
=, are speedily delivered a serious administr;
ton row threatens. Shipping board Oft
Gals arc prepared to put representative
Lin,eacih, Of the svtesl mills with orders
get the deliveries This would bring con
petition between the military agencies
the government
: Chairman Hurley Is known to be o
Il posed to such a course. He believes thel
j. should be but one government represent
+ tive at the steel mills such a represent
n tive to allocate deliveries. SO as TO ket
10 the essential military and shipbudn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

unless you tax them now inquired Mr.
Heating.
There viii be two or three years after
the war Mr. kitchin said, when there
viii be immense prosperity
'But that viii not be from profits out
Of this war; Mr.. Heating declared
They will be excess profits, Mr..
kitchin said The actual war industries,
the powermakers, the shellmakers, the
shipbuilders, | do not imagine viii have
profits equally as large after the war as
they have now
N.--
In crossing to Siberia. does Japan carry
return ticket Boston Herald =.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
WILD PHEAsANTS INCREASE.
Flocks Released Originally by State of
New Hampshire.

MANCHESTER, \. H., April .
The pheasants are becoming quite
abundant in the fields and woods about
Manchester They are descendants of
the birds purchased by the state about
90 years ago and released For 10
years they were rarely seen, but lately
they have been more and more in cvi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

Miss Helen p Mccormick, assistant dis
trict attorney in Brooklyn, has charge d
all cases of dissatisfied married couples
and it is her duty to try to arrange toi
coming together again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
NEW TYPE AIRPLANE.
Rochester Company Will Use Iron and
Aluminium in Frames.

ROCHESTER,. n. ", April 1.-The
Comstock Parachute Airplane company
has filed papers of incorporation here
for the manufacture of a new type OF
aiulauc. it, inventor, DR.. Francis NJ.
Comstork of New York, asserts it will
rcgolutiuuizc aviation construction
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

Franl, H. Ray, Canadian aged l.,
walked more than 100 miles so he might
reach the British-CanaJian recruiting sta
ton ia Denver 10 enlist on his 2lst birth
day. Ray was in Clayton. y NJ, when
he learned that the Canadian recruiting
station had been opened in Denver.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-04-04
ORDNANCE BASE COSTING $685..
100000 FOR FORCES
IN FRANCE.

An ordnance base that will cost
approximately 100000 is under
construction in France. It will in
clude gun-repair plant equipped to
refine more than 800 guns a month;
a large-capacity carriage repair plant;
a motor-vehicle repair plant capable
of overhauling more than 1900 We
hicles month; a small-arms repair
plant to handle $4,000 rifles and ma
chine guns month; large shop for
the repair of horse and infantry
equipment; a reloading plant capable
of reloading about 100000 artillery
cartridges a day.
The ordnance base will include 20
large storehouses, IL shop buildings,
100 smaller shops and magazines, and
machine and tool Equipment costing
s5, 100000. Approximately 45O Of
ficers and 10000 men will be required
for maintenance.