THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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WILSON'S MESSAGE TO THE 66TH
CONGRESS READ TO LAWMAKERS
the agent of the wholo nation In
pointing out and, If neod be, guiding
thi' process of reorganization und re
form. . ...
"Wo must soe to It that our re
turning soldiers are assisted In every
practical way to find tho places for
'which thoy nro fitted In tho dally
work of tho country. This can be
done by developing and maintaining
upon an adequate scale tne aiimirnine
Recommends Larry Return of Railroads, 1 elegrapn organization,, created by the depart-
, , , T. Tir o rc ment of labor for placing men seeking
and Teleohone Lines. Favors Woman bunragc WOrk. The socretary of the intorior
and Laws to Protect Dye Industry. Urges Re
peal 6f Dry Law.
tem, nnd the placing of the taxes
where they will least hamper tho life
of the people.
"Thoro Is, .fortunately, no occa
sion for undertaking In the Imme
diate future any general revision of
our system of Import duties. No
serious danger of foreign competition
now threatens American Industries.
Our conntry has emerged from tho
var loss disturbed and less weakened
than any of the European countries
which are our competitors In manu
facture. Their Industrial establish-
has pointed out the way by which re- nients have been subjected to n groat-
. "Washington, D. Cv i President
Wilson's message to tho extraordinary
session of congress was ' road In
tho house and senate with most
members In their seats. This Is tho
first time since President Wilson was
Inaugurated that ho had not appeared
In person to deliver his message.
Following is the full text of tho
mossage :
"Gentlemen of tho congress: I
deply regret my Inability to be pros
ent at tho opening of tho extraordi
nary session of congress. It still
seems to bo my duty to take part In
tho counsels of tho peace conferonco
nnd contribute what I can to tho so
lution of the Innumerable quostlons
to whoso settlement It has had to ad
dross Itself; for thoy are quostlons
which affect the peace of tho whole
world, and from them, therefore, the
United States cannot stand apart.
"I deemed It my duty to call con-
, gross together nt this time becauso
It was not wise to postpone longer
Uio provisions which must bo made
for tho support of tho government.
Many of tho appropriations which are
absolutely nccessnry for tho mainte
nance of tho government and tho flu
Ailment of Its various obligations for
, the Hscnl year 1010-1020 have not yet
been mado; tho end of tho present
fiscal year Is at hand; ana action
upon these appropriations can no
longer bo prudently delayed. It Is nec
osary. therefore, that I should lm
mediately call your attention to this
critical need. It Is hardly necessary
for me to urge that It mayrecolvo
your prompt attention.
"I shall take tho liberty of address
Ing you on my roturn on thoso subjects
which havo engrossed our attention
nnd tho attention of tne world during
thoso last anxious months, slnco tho
armistice of last November was
signed, the International settlements
which must form tho subject matter
of tho present treaties of peaco and
of our national action In tho lmmo
dlnto future. It would bo premature
to discuss them or to express n judg-
ment about them before they nro
brought to their comploto formula
uon. by tho agreements which nro
now being sought nt tho tablo of tho
conferonco. I shall hopo to lay them
boforo you In their many aspects so
soon as arrangements have been ro
ferred.
"I hesltnto to venture any opinion
or press nny recommendation with
regard to domestic legislation whllo
absent from tho "United States and
out of dally touch with lntlmato
sources of Information and counsel
I am conscious that I need, nftcr so
long an nbsenco from Washington, to
sek tho ndvlco of thoso who havo
remained In constant contact with
domestic problems nnd who have
known them closo nt hand from dny
to dny; and I trust that It will soon
bo posslblo for mo to do so, Hut
thero are several questions prosslng
for consideration to wii.ch, ovon now,
direct your attention, if only In gon
crnl terms. In spoaklng of thom I
shall, I daro say, bo doing llttlo more
than speak your own thoughts. I
hope that I shall speak your own
Judgment also,
"Tho question which stands at
tho front of all othqrs In every
country amidst tho present groat
awakening 1b tho question of labor;
and perhaps I can speak of It wltli
ns groat advantogo whllo engrossed
In tho consideration of Interests
which affect all countries allko ns
I could at homo and amidst tho In
terests which naturally most affect
my thought bocauso thoy aro tho In
terests of our own people
"By tho question of labor, I do
not mean the question of eflklent
Industrial production, tho question
of how labor Is to bo obtained nnd
mndo effectlvo In iho groat process
of sustaining populations nnd win
nlng success amidst commercial and
industrial rivalries.
"I mean that much greater and
moro vital quostlons, How nro tho
men nnd women who do tho dally
lauor or tno worm to obtain progres
sive Improvement In tho conditions
of their labor, to bo mado happier
and to bo served better by tho com
munities nnd tholr industries which
their labor sustains nnd advances?
How aro they to bo given their right
ndvnntngo as citizens and human bo
IngsT
"Wo cannot go nny further in our
present direction. Wo havo already
gone too far.
"Wo cannot llvo our right llfo ns
a nation or achlevo our propor suc
cess as an Industrial community if
capital and labor aro to continue to
bo antagonistic Instead of being
pnrtners; If thoy nro to continue to
distrust ono nnotiior and contrive
how Uioy enn got tho hotter of ono
another.
"Or, what perhaps amounts to tho
samo Uilng, calculate by what form
and degroo of coercion tney can man
age to extort on tho ono hand work
enough to make ontorprlso profitable,
on tho other Justice and fair treat
ment enough to mako life tolerable.
"That bad road has turned out a
o o- o o o-- o o o- o o o o o
HIGH POINTS OF THE MESSAGE
Repeal or amendment of tho
war-time prohibition act In so
far as It applies to wine or beer.
Creation of a federal agency
of advice and Information as a
Industrial con-.
clearing houso
Improvement In
dltlona.
Reorganization of Industry
along lines of democracy.
Maintenance of the United
States employment service.
Adoption of tho land-for-sol-dlers
bill sponsored by Secre
tary Lane
turning soldiers may bo helped to
find and tnke up land In hitherto un
developed regions which tho federal
government has prepared or can pre
pare for cultivation and, also on mnny
of cut-over or neglected nrcas In the
older states; and I recommend vory
urgently that his plans receive tho Im
mediate and substantial support tf
tho congress.
"Unusual opportunities will pres
ently present themselves to our mer
chants nnd producers In foreign mar
kets and large fields for profltnble In
for suggested Vestmont will be open to our free
lea
capital. Hut It Is not chiefly of that
that I nm thinking. Many groat In
dustries, prostrated by the war, wait
to bo rehabilitated In mnny parts of
tho world where what will be lack
ing Is machinery, raw material and
capital. I believe our business men,
merchants, manufacturers and capi
talists will see that prosperity In ono
nnrt of tho world ministers to pros-
Legislation to facilitate Amer- perlty everywhere; that there is n sol
an enterprise In foreign trade. ldarlty of Interest throughout the
' ..,MI .1 r nntnwnK an nrifl tnnf Ml t ilnnl.
VYUIIU XIL t'lnvljniot-f uiiu vw. vwt-
Ings with countrlos that need wnr
products and money will tench them
to deem us friends whoso necessities
wo seek In tho right way to servo.
"Our new merchant ships, which
have In some quarters been feared ns
Rf-rnnnlHratlnn nf 1rtrat O
taxes to relieve the burden, par- o
tlcularly on productive re- jj
sources, making Incomes, ex-
cess profits and estimates the
mainstays of steady taxation. o
Repeal of the so-called luxury destructive rivals, may prove help-
taxes.
Against general revision of j
Import duties, but for protection o
of tho American dye industry.
Adoption of the suffrage V
amendment. j
Return of the railroads, tele- o
graph and telephone lines
tneir owners, under more co
ordlnated system
o
o - o - o o- o o o o--o- o o - o - o
fill rivals, rather, and comomn serv
ants very much needed nnd very wel
come. Our great shipyards w(ii lie
opened to the uso of tho world, so
that they will prove Immensely serv
iceable to overy maritime people in
cr strain than mirs. their labor forced
to a more serious disorganization, nnd
this Is not tho time to seek organized
advantage.
"Tho work of mere reconstruction
will, I nm afraid, tax the capacity
and the resources of their paoplo for
years to come. So far from thero
being nny danger or need of accen
tuated foreign competition. It Is likely
thnt tho conditions of the next row
years will greatly facilitate the mar
keting of American manufactures
abroad.
"Least of all should wo depart
from the policy ndopted In the tariff
act of 10K5, of permitting the frco
entry into tho United States of tho
raw materials needed to supplement
and enrich our own nbundnnt supplies.
"Nevertheless, thero are part of
our tariff system which need prompt
attention. In some cases tco great
rellnnco of foreign supply Is danger
ous land domestic considerations
must be borne In mind which are po
litical as well as economical. Among
industries to which special considera
tion should be given is that of tho
manufacture of dyestuffs and related
chemicals. Our complete dependence
upon German supplies before tho wnr
made tho Interruption of trado a
cause of exceptional economic dis
turbance. Tho close relation between
tho manufacturer of dyestuffs and of
explosives and poisonous gases, more
over, has given the Industry an excep-
Uonal slgnlllcancc nnd value.
"Although the United States will
gladly Join In the program of Inter-
FROM ALL SECTIONS OF
THIS MAJESTIC STATE
Reports of Interesting Happenings
Throughout Nebraska Condensed
to a Few Lines for Quick
Perusal.
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to
blind nlloy. It Is no thoroughfare to
real prosperity.
"Wo must llnd nnothor, lending In
anotlior direction nnd to a very dif
ferent destination. It must lead not
merely to accommodation, but also to
restoring tonnage wnnioniy aesiroyeu national disarmament, It will bo a
In tho wnr. policy of prudence to mako certain
"There aro many plnces nt which 0f the successful maintenance of
wo enn facilitate American enter- many strong nnd well-equipped client
prise In foreign trade by opportune Icni pinnts. The German chemical in
leglslatlon, and make It easy for ,iustry, with which wc will be brought
American merchants to go wlicro lnto competition, was and may well
they will be welcome as friends. i,0 nBnln, a thoroughly-knit monopoly
rather than as dreaded antagonists. nnrmblo of exerclslntr a competition of
"America has a great and honorable n peculiarly insidious and dangerous
service 10 jieriorni iu ui iiim uiu jnu.
commercial nnd Industrial uililer- ..Tll0 united States should have the
takings of tho world back: to their old ,n()nn of nnrarvorlv nrntectinc Itself
scope and swing again, nnd putting n whenever our trade Is discriminated
solid structure or credit unuer tnem. nKlUngt Uy foreign nntlons, that we
Highest honors In the twelfth nn
nual debate of the State High School
Dobatlng League, hold at tho State
University, nt Lincoln, went to How
ard Vose of the South Omaha High
School. George Turner .of Fnlrbury
won second place. Ernest Hcan of
Heatrlce took third place. Miss Vere
Baker of Broken Bow nnd Miss Helen
Holllday of McCook, William Contnnt
of Alliance. Ambrose McGannor of
Albion and Miss Vera Fctteroff of
"Wayne were tho other contestants,
each representing one of tho eight dis
tricts to decide tho state champion
ship. Dry forces of Nebraskn nro plan
ning to besiege representatives of
congress from this state with pro
tests against any action looking
townrd the feneal of tho war-time
nrnhlbltlon net as recommended in
President Wilson's message.
Another Nebraskn soldier Emll
Buckendahl of Pierce, has been dec
orated for extraordinary heroism In
tho war. He is now with tho A. E. F
and has Just been presented with n
illstlnculshed service cross by Gen
eral Pershing.
The first welcome homo nccorded
Nebraska soldiers of the 89th division
nt New York by Governor McKelvlo
nnd n large delegation of homo folks
wns superior In many ways to the
rocention .given other home-coming
soldiers.
Two Episcopal1 clergymen from this
Literature Is being sent over tlia-
state advocating the formation of a
now Nebraska federation to take pari'
In the campaign for the election of
delegates to the forthcoming constitu
tional convention. The nucleus of the
federation Is understood to be in tho
central part of tho slate, but tliosa
who are Interested In the purposes set
forth in literature, are Invited to Join
regardless 'of where they may live.
Judge Strode of Lincoln was elected'
comninnder of tho G. A. It. at the an
nual encampment at York. Tho
Grand Army and nuxlllarles adopted'
resolutions expressing appreciation
of the treatment received at the hands
of the citizens of York. All 1020 en
campments will he held nt Broken
Bow, except the Spanish War Voter-
arts, which will go to Grand Island.
Land Commissioner Swanson lias
started n campaign In northern and
western Nebraska for the reappraise-
ment of stnte school hinds. There aro
nbout 2,000,000 acres e-f school land
In the state. Cherry county alone hns
235,000, Wheeler county 17.S0O, Gree
ley, S.400. Pierce 0,000, Dawson 7,000.
Chase 1,i00. Boone 2,700 and many
other counties from 2,000 down to a
few hundred.
Word lias reached relatives of Pri
vate L. C. Gibson at Ansloy that he
will be returned to tho United State
nt onco and given nn honorable dis
charge. Tho state wide protest over
his Imprisonment for sleeping nt his
post after several days of continuous
duty, Is thought to have had much to
do In bringing about his release.
A movement Is on foot by a private-
firm to build and operate an auditor
ium nt Hustings to cost around
550,000. There is a possibility that
the city will submit n bond proposi
tion to make the auditorium n munic
ipal affair.
At a special election nt Grand
state lost their lives in the war, or
moro proportionately than any other isllintl n proposition to Issue $298.000'
.11 t.. 11.. TT..I.1 Ctntnc Wills - . '. .. ...
or bonds for two new junior nigu
diocese In the United States, this
fact was made known at the recent
Episcopal conference at Omaha.
Olo Hansen, a Dodge county far
mer, has decided to retire and will
move his farm homo to Fremont, n
distance of ten miles. He says
houses nro scarce and It Is cheaper
to move ono than to build.
Suffrage leaders nt Washington
count only three U. S. senators west
of the -Mississippi as being opposed
to the Antlu uy amendment. They aro
Mis
a genuine co-operation and partner- All 01Jr leffis,tton should be friendly '"ybe fissured to the Antlu uy amendment. Tiie;
ship, based upon a real community to such , and purposes. ffiinent which wo hope to promote Hitchcock of this state Reed of
of Interest and participation In con- "Credit and enterprise will be he world over. Our tariff laws pro- sourl and Borah of Idaho,
trol. milpl;nnnri hv tlmnlv. helnful leclsln- ..i.i r .ntniintinn in nnan Who nttnrnov penoral of Neb
t " - " " ' ' I VIMU 111 11 CHjlUll Ul I1.U1IJIHIUU 111 V- - -
, JmlfJ8 in?Lif wwiinn-K tlon w,th TC,:clrA 1 ta,xllUon-, 1 Uoc other governments enact legislation has ruled that members of tho state
i i VI , y '"""v7" i-n...... congress win ihiuuiiuko eiuiy rcuuu- uneauai in Its bearing in our proa-
and labor, but it has never been made sjderatlon of federal taxes, to mako lls compared with the products
evident in nctlon. It enn be mnde our system 0f taxation moro simple of otner countries. Hostile leglsln-
operative and manifest xnly In a new nn(1 0asy of administration, and the on by other naUon8 may imvbe to
organization or industry, tiio genius tnxeSi themselves as llttlo burden- ,7 "t
a . . ..i .1 i - i uu invii. x. m - - -
pi our ouamosa men mm uiu tsouuu BOmo ns they can 1)0 made lind yet ttu,i stntn tnrlfT comtnlslnn's ro.
schools, an addition to the present
high school, n new ward building nntt
additions to two other ward buildings,.
carried by a large majority.
Delegates attending tho Episcopa
lian conference at Omaha last week
nnmed Father Earnest V. Shaler of
Seattle, Wash., us bishop of the Ne
braska diocese to succeed Bishop-
Williams, who died several months
ago.
Despite the fact that a number of
wenlthy Gage county citizens failed
tr takn flmlr nnntn of vlctorv note
Tho nttorney general of Nebraska tno countv went "over the top." The-
n il . I
legislature are not eligible to seats
in the constitutional convention un
less thoy resign their membership in
the former body.
The nctunl value of railroad prop-
practical senso of our workors can support the government and meet all cent ' report j,as shown very clearly crty In Nebraska, for taxation pur-
" 1U obligations, xne ugures 10 which tlmt we ought to have the lnstru- poses, has been llxcd uy tne siato
Lt T?LJSAlS U,0S? 0,,1!etln8 1've risen aro very mentR necCsSary for the assurance of board of equalization at $284,159,985,
what it is Uiat thoy seek, and sin- Kroat i,ut not so great as to make It ml an(1 e(1ultable treatment. I which Is the same as a year ago.
ccrely adopt a common purposo witli ,ii(iin,,it for tho nation to meet them. J"". "".i T.vf. wu'cn 18 tne a
ccrely adopt a common purposo with ailllcult for tho nation to meet them,
rogaru to-it. perhnps, In a single generation, by
"Labor legislation lies, of courso, taxes which will neither crush nor
chlofly with tho states i but the now discourage
spirit and motliod or organization "Those nro not so great ns the lm
which must bo effected are not to bo nienso sums we havo had to borrow,
recommend that this phase of tho
tariff question receive early attention.
"Will you not permit me to speak;
once moro and very earnestly of tho
Tho stnte highways commissioner
has sent out notices to the sheriffs of
every Nebraskn county, requesting
thom to round up nutomoblle drivers
still using n 1918 license tag.
As the result of nn Increase in rate
crantcd the telephone company nt
quota was ? 1,015,450, and subscrip
tions were $1,075,000.
The Aurora Board of Education hns-
decided to Install a -course In voca
tional agriculture, under the Smith
Hughes law, by which federal and"
stnte aid are given.
Plnns are being perfected for mov
ing the Midland Lutheran college, lo
cated at Atchison, Kns., to Fremont
during tho summpr to occupy the slto
of the Fremont Normal school ana
college.
Dr. IT. A. Brewster of Benver City
Is no,w making regular long-distance
calls In his airplane. The machine
belnc handled by n pilot, but later
proposed amendment to the const!
futtnn ivlilnli rnnlil vtinil thfl Rtlf-
brought about by legislation so much ndded to the immense sums wo have frnRe to women and which passed the
as by tho common counsel and vol- to raise by taxation, would seem to 10USC 0f representatives at the last
L "?. " " XJ ' VA" "u" session of congress? Every constd- Fremont by tho stnt0 railway comnils- the doctdr expCcts to run It himself.
umuuhviD iiuu iTuintuuti. UWM" "i mwou o 1111.1 "V" . onltlon Or lUStICO allU Or PUDUC ad- l , lWnc nro tnlk tiff Of mi. ,l..t.--il,.1, h
rnn irn nn v n vorv t n mmi v In rmn. ninn n with ivlilnli van ncn nRSftc ntoil ... ... . ..: .,n mv, iiiuuj i."'""" xnu luuuiuiii ui "h
v. . . .. . , . 7. i, 1 ii VJluuiuu cuua mi iiuuiuuiiitu uuuiiuuu
mandlng what shall bo done. In tho war, and thoso roans constl- nf tllflt amendment nnd Us submls-
Tho organization of Industry Is a tute assets, not liabilities, and will not aIon forthwlth to the legislatures of
Tho program of the
having their 'phones removed. annual convention of the Nebraska.
Citizens of Burwcll are not waiting Pharmaceutical association which will
matter of corporate nnd individual havo to be taken care of by our tiix
lnltlatlvo nnd of practlcnl business payers
arrangomenL Thoso who really do
slro a now relationship betweon capi
tal and labor can readily find n way
to bring it about; and perhnps fod
oral legislation can help more than
stnto legislation could.
"Tho objoct of all reform In tins
essential mutter must bo tho genuine
democratization of Industry, bnsed
upon a full recognition of tho right
"Tho main thing wo shall have to
caro for Is that our taxation shall
rest ns lightly as possible on tho pro
ductive resources of the country, that
Its rates shall be stable and that it
shall bo constant In Its revenue-
yielding newer.
"We- have found tho main sources
from which It must bo drawn. I take
It for granted that Its mainstays will
tho several states. Throughout all tor cneaper uuiiuiuk muieum w i."i ue ncui at xon; Juno n, jo, ju, uu
tho world this iong-deinyed extension construction worn. i,i",u"" ueen completed
of tho suffrage Is looked for; in tho have been issued this spring tor pro
United Stntes longer, l Deileve, than iCcts costing around $DU,uou.
anywhere else, tho necessity for It rrj10 omnha Flying company, the
nnd the immense, advantage of it to COf.nn,i npriai navlcntion firm to be
m A 1. t ... I . 1 1 I 1 . if it. l. A V- I n 1 I -- - .- r
oi uiosu wjio woni, in wmuevur runu, iienceuirui uu two iu m uia. um d j for one C)Vet for our country lmvcr honso 0f congress last week
to participate n some organic way cess profits tnx, nnd the estate tax t, dlstinctlon of belnB am0llg ' Nebraska member voted
in every decision which directly nf- All theso can bo so adjusted to yield npist t ,. -fnrm snoweei teij -uian.i
fects the welfaro or tho part thoy constant and adequate returns and " " , , , , ., In favor of It.
m-o ir, ,iin i in,ic. oU 0i ,.f f onotift i rrrivm,0 iinr. Tho tolegTaph and telepi.one lines rri,. nnmi,. f about 150 wenlthy
A contract has been nwarded for
the construction of eighteen miles' of
state rond from Auburn to the South
Nemaha county line to cost approxl-
Work has commenced on tho foun
dation of a new city hall for Sidney.
The building, when completed, will
bo ono of the finest In western Nebraska.
Despite the fact that pastures are
tho finest ever known in the stnte.
lmv Ik Aniline for $45 n ton in mnny
...in i. . i . t - i ..... . . i - "
u uC iiu. u, uic-ir mwiuia u pltltte county men who railed to taue districts, and hard to get at thnt.
the the national life, has been urged
and debated by women and men who
saw the need for It and urged tho
policy of It when it required stend-
fast courage to bo so much before
hand with the common conviction,
organized in Nebraska since the war,
has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretnry of state.
A detailed roll call on the adoption
of the woman suffrage resolution In
nnu will, l hope and believe, pres
ently find It It has served the whole
country by leading .the way In devel
oping the means of preserving and
safeguarding life and health In dan
gerous Industries.
of the telegraphs and telephones, an
In the case of the railways, it Is clear
ly desirable to mako oi these Instru
mentalities of our modern llfo a uni
form nnd co-ordinate system, .which
will afford those who uso thom as
complete nnd certain means of com
munication with nil parts ot the coun
try ns has so lonjr been nfforded by the
"Tho congress has already shown "A revision of tho Income tax has 00.11 ,us the rotransfer can be et
tho way to ono reform wh eh should a ready been provided for by the net '"T' h8 furnished tho government,
,n wnrl.l.wlfln l.v- notnnilul.ln.r HmLf 1018 hut fnrlliw nl.n.l.ma nnn l.n UnCO tO tllO public. TllO rallrOIUlS Will e . "irniSiUe.ll UIU J.UV u l. .
eight-hour day as tho standnrd day mado to advantago both In Uio rates u ieir uwiiuih i uio
In nvnrv nnlrt nf lulwir nvni wlilnli It nf tlin nv imil In tlin motlinil nf ta vuu in uiu umciiuiu .uur. iu inc tio
can exercise control. It has sought collection.
t find tho way to provent child labor, "Tho excess profits tax need not
long bo maintained nt Uio rates nec
essary while enormous oxpenses of
tho wnr had to be borne; but It
should bo made the basis of a perma
nent system which will reach undue
profits without discouraging the enter
"Tf nnn nmv linln In tlin lllllpnlf I ni-lian nnil nntlvltv nf mil- himlm.KU mnn
tnsk of giving a now form and spirit "Tho tax; on Inheritance ought to I postal system ef the government, and
to Industrial organization by coordt- be reconsidered In Us relation to the at "es 'ls nnirorm ana lnieiugune
natlng Uio several agencies of conclll- fiscal systems of tho several stntes. "Exhaustive study of electrical
atlon and adjustment which have but It certainly ought to remain a communication and of means by which
been brought Into exlstenco by tho pormanent part of Uio llscal system the nation enn unify rind Improve It,
difficulties and mistaken policies of of tho federal government also. if undertaken by congress, would ro-
tho present managements of Industry, "Mnny minor taxes provided for In suit In n great public benefit.
revenuo legislation or HUT nnd 1018
can now happily be gotton rid of.
Among these aro excises upon man- to such a point that It seems to mo
ufneturors and taxes upon retail entirely safe now to remove the ban
sales. Thoy are unequal and their upon the manufacture and sale of
collection ls dlfllcult und expensive', wines and beers, but I am advlsoel
Thoso lovled upon articles sold at re- that without furUier legislation I
tall aro largely evaded by readjust- havo not the legal authority to re
ment of retail prices. move tho present restrictions. I,
"I assume It Is expedient to main- thereforo. recommend that the net.
sel and suggestions aro to bo created tain a considerable range of Indirect be amended or repealed In so far as
in connection witn uio league or nn- taxes; nnd the met unit alcoholic it applies to wines und beers.
Nebraska will produce twice the
nmount of winter whent this year that
it did In 191S, latest estimates plac
ing the yield at 70.700,000 bushels.
Mitchell voters almost unanimously
approved n proposition at a special
their quotas of victory bontls nre to
i furnished tho government.
A Community club has been organ
ipi! nt tVnlino. Anv resident or
Saunders" county ls eligible to Join
iho new orsanlzatlon.
A sncclnl election for n $;i,oou.uuu election, to build a city hall and ex-
cood roads bond Issue win uo neiu in tend tho city's water mains,
Douglas county June :m. The stnte fair management nns pur-
l'lnns nre belne perfected for pav- chased a lnrgo herd of sheep, which
ing approximately fifty mllas of tho are to be turned loose In the state fair
Lincoln Hlnhwny In enstern inu- grounds nt Lincoln.
At the speclnl election held nt &ow-
ard an $85,000 bond proposition to
provide for n water system, carried
by n largo majority.
A community building equipped witu
nnd by setting up und developing
now federal ngenclos of ndvlco and
lnrormauon which may servo as a
clearing houso for tho best experi
ments und Uio best thoughts on this
groat mattor, upon which every
thinking man mu& be nwarc that Uie
futuro development of society di
rectly depends.
"Agencies or international coun-
braska.
Snnni-vtsnrs of Gaco county nro
considering n proposition to construct
ji new county nospiuu.
Columbus has decided to pave tno
Lincoln HicUway eight miles east of n gymnasium, hall for entertainments
the cltv limits. and other essential features ls to be
for esT ho" country1 has progressed f Schuyler d dads have decided to hu.lt at Adams
. .. r .. . n..M.oCo o now mntor-drlven lire I A hnnil nronos
lllll WIIUOU . " I
trnck.
The stnto Sunday school convention
will meet In York June 10-12.
Two United Stntes army officers.
. . n
I.t. McKay and Sgt. uentson, nuw
from Belleville. 111., to tho G. A. 11.
encampment at York, a distance en
r.r.n miios in n Curtis nlrnlnno. The
A bond proposition to build a e:oun-
ty high school building nt Cluippell
was defeated by 10 votes at n special
election.
A Indies' auxiliary to the Nebraska
Sons of Veterans, made up of the
wives and daughters of tho Sons of
Veterans, has been organized at Lin
coln, It being the first such organiza
tions In Uils field ; but Uie national ac- llquiors presently will no longer nf- "I sincerely trust that I shall very lnmlin ot tho aviators created quite tlon In the state. It will bo known as
linn nnil Hin nnlltrlltnTlful tmllm. ff I o urvit nf Mvntina (unl.-nt- 111 1... n. ..... I .. 11-.. r.l.l r,vn I Wl''1'1! ul 1,1 . . I
lion and Uio enlightened policy of ford n source of revenue, makes It soon bo nt my post In Washington
individuals, corporations nnd societies moro nccessnry that equivalent again to report upon the matters
within each nation must bring about sources of revenue be found. You which mado my presence at the peace
actual reforms. havo at hand In the treasury depart- tablo apparently Imperative, and to
"Ihe commltteo on labor in tho twq ment, many oxperts who can advise nut mvself nt the service of the con-
houses will hardly need suggestions you upon tho matters much better ffross In every matter of admlnlstra-
n sensation luiiuni; uie uiciuim.
Citizens of Franklin nre up In arms
over tho refusal of tho Burlington
r.iiirnii(l to eovnol.v with the State
Bnllwny Commission's order for tne
Auxlllnry No. 1.
ShiTtly nfter the special session of
the Cfltli congress convened at Wash
ington, two Nebraska congressmen,
Andrews of the Fifth district and
from mo ns to what moans Uiey shall than I can. I can only suggest tho tlon or counsel that may soem to do: building of a better depot, which was mavls of tho First district, submitted
seek to make tho federal government lines of a permnnent, workable sys- mond executive action or advice."
Raynham 8tll to Fly.
St, Johns, Newfoundlond. Freder
ick P. Itnynham, Uio BrlUsh nvlator,
whoso Intention to nttcmpt Uio ocean
flight simultaneously wlUi n. Q, Haw
kcr, camo to grief when his Martin
sydo plane was wrecked whllo run
ning to Uio "take-off," announced thnt
he was in tho raco again for tho first
non-stop ocean nlr cruise. Recovered
sufficiently from Injuries received
when his piano coUapsed, to leavo his
bed, Itnynham said that tho machine
could be rebuilt with spare parts at
hand here, provided Uio motor was In
working condition.
San Francisco Jubilant.
San Francisco, Oal Word of
President Wilson's, recommendation to
Uio news of tho president's recom
mendation spread.
Luxury Tax May End.
Washington, D. C In tho class of
special war taxes which tho president
congress that wartime, prohibition bo ( In his message to congress suggested
suspunucii insoiar as wine nna ueer
aro concerned was tho Blgnnl for a
clty-wldo outburst of joy by thoso in
terested, led by representatives of the
San Francisco brewers and dispensers.
Browory whistles, Including a largo
siren on ono lof them, were blown when
suouia no oiiimnnicu, aro uioso on
sodn water nnd so-called luxuries,
such ns expensive articles of clothing
and personal equipment; on proprie
tary medicine und toilet preparations
and on such manufacturers' products
as automobllo trucks and accessor
les, pianos, sporting goods, candy,
cameras, electric fans, thermos bot
tles and motor boats.
mndo In 191(5 nnd ntterwnrd suspend- resolutions asking for the repeal .of
eel by agreement during tho war. the eloyllght law.
Automobiles seem to cut no figure The Northwestern railroad yards at
with tho high price ot horses. A Chndron are to be Increased iu size
tenm sold at a farm sale In Cuming about 50 per cent this year.
countv a few days ago for $075. a movement Is on foot to pave tho
Farmers of this state will harvest eleven blocks of rondway from tho
1 -190,000 ncres of wild and tamo hay stato Normal school at Chndron to the
comblni'd this year. The crop is ex- Northwestern railroad station in tno
, Criticized by Presbyterians.
St. Louis, May 21. President Wil
son was criticized by commissioners pected to bo tho greatest In tho his- city.
to tno ioibt genurui iisseiuuiy oi uiu tory or ZNiwasKii.
Presbyterian church, U. S. A., for ro- members of the Nebraska dele'
nuestlni: congress to repoal or amend cntlon were In their seats when con
tho wartime prohlblUon act, and a re- ,.ross mot In extraordinary session.
solution was adopted urging congress seniitoi' Hitchcock, n hold-over, being
to sustain the law. I the onlv democrat nmong tho eignt
Tho thirty-sixth annual encamp
ment of the G. A. It. In connection
with other auxiliary organizations
held nt York last week was ono of the
most Interesting and well attended af
fairs of tho kind ever held In Nebraska.
members from this state.