The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-06-02

tax" etc., it is apparent to the fin
ancial and business interests of the
country that the big subject of tax
exemptions should not be overlooked.
PUBLICATION OF THE
STACKER LIST
The War Department is vigorous
ly defending its publication of the
draft deseration lists. 1t has been
made to appear through the public
press that the list contained large
number Of names Of men who per-
formed their part in the war and
We're not deserters. Where the De-
partment has found that its lists
were in error public APOLOGIES have
been made in the name of the Govern
ment for any injustice that has been
inflicted upon any individuals. 1t
may be observed that the apologies
have not been very numerous. The
War Department has found it neces-
sary to issue statement in which
it says that the evidence is clear
"that many draft deserters have
been deceiving their relatives and
friends with relation to their status
during the war. 1t has also become
apparent" continues the statement,
"that relatives and friends of draft
deserters though realizing that the
names of the latter have rightfully
beenpublished in the lists, are prone
to deceive or misrepresent the facts
to newspaper correspondents and
other persons investigating the
cases, in an effort to SHIELD the de-
serters from the punishment under
which they had become liable under
the law"
1t is not often that Government
Department finds it necessary to an
swer criticisms of its acts or policies,
and it is a certainty that the War
Department believes its Stacker lists
are substantially correct. And the
chances are a hundred to one that
they are.
MRS. BERGDOLL IN WASHING
TON
GroverBergdoll, the rich young
Philadelphia who made his escape
to Germany in order to avoid a pri-
son sentence as Stacker, would
doubtless find himself popular in
comparison with the feeling enter
tanned for his mother in the House
Committee that investigated the case
in Washington. 1t is doubtful
whether any woman, prior to Mrs.
Bergdoll, ever gave testimony be-
fore House committee, who has
displayed such combination of
ignorance, cunning and wlgarity.
Hers was sort of trough house"
testimony. She defended her son
and compared his record to that of
Grover Cleveland, after whom he had
been named. In the Cleveland cam
paign it was know that the former
President had hired Substitute"
for Civil War service and paid him
three hundred dollars. Mrs. Berg
doll said that "Cleveland was the
greatest President the country had
had, and a Stacker too" She observed
that, notwithstanding his record as
Stacker" that he became President,
and that her own Grover might also
hold the job some day. When ask
ed how MANY liberty bonds she
bought she simply answered with a
coarse shaw haw-how many did
you buy?" To other questions she
told the Congressman that cit, was
none of their business"
LIBERTY BONDS AND SOLDIERS
The Comptroller of the Treasury
has called upon all national banks to
furnish information relating to hold
ings of Liberty bonds for account of
men in the military service of the
United States Upon which only par
tial payments have been made.
Many of these bonds, it is thought,
belongs to the estates of soldiers, as
far as concerns the equity in the
papers, while others may have been
closed out after notice to take up.
BUMPER CROPS TO
LOWER PRICES
Lower food prices for city jewellers
now are in prospect as result of |
bumper crops expected this simmer,
to data collected by the
Department. Farmers
all sections are being en-1
to increase production of |
wheat and other cereals despite the |