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BED OLOU'D, NEBRASKA, CHIEF 4 I r kM tm FOR HEW H BILL "Country's Crisis Is at Peak," the President's Message to Congress. PLAIN DUTY TO COUNTRY Business Must Be Forewarned of Bur. dens Which Inevitably Will Be Laid Upon It All Citizens Called On to Practice Economy. Washington. Just ns tho Gcrmnn ennnon were thundering their herald of the renewed offensive on tho west ern battle front President Wilson ap peared unexpectedly before congress and demanded that, laying political considerations nnd all others aside, it roninln In session until it has en acted new war tax laws to finance the growing cost of tho war and pre pare the country for the burden It must bear. His speech follows: "Gentlemen of the congress: It Is --uh. unaffected reluctance that I como tonsk you to prolong your session long enough to provide more adequate re sources for the treasury for tho con duct of the war. I have reason to ap preciate us fully ns you do how ardu ous tho session has been. Your la bors have been severe nnd protracted. "Tho summer Is upon us In which la bor and counsel nro twice arduous nnd aro constantly npt to be Impaired by lassitude nnd fatigue. The elections aro at hand nnd wo ought as soon as posslblo to go nnd render nn Intimate account of our trusteeship to tho peo ple who delcgntcd us to act for them In Uio weighty nnd anxious mnttors that crowd upon us In theso days of critical cholco and action. Hut wo dare not go to tho olecttons until wo hnvo dono our duty to tho full. "Theso nro days whon duty stnnds stark and naked nnd oven with closed oyea. Wo know It Is there. Kxposos aro unnvnlllng. Wo hnvo either dono rour duty or wo hnvo not. Tho fact will bo ns gross nnd plain as the duty Itself. In such n enso lassitude nnd fntlguo scorn ncgltgthlo enough. Tho facts nro tonic nnd sufllco to froshan tho labor. Must Provldo More Revenue "And tho facts aro these: Addition al revenues must manifestly ho provid ed for. It would bo a most unsound policy to rnlso too largo a proportion of thorn by law, and it Is evident thnt tho 84.000,000,000 now provided for by taxation will not of themselves sustain tho greatly enlarged budget to which wo must Immediately look forward. "Wo cannot In fnlrnoss wait until tho end of tho fiscal yenr is nt hand to nppriso our people of tho tnxos thoy must pay on their earnings of tho pros-, cnt calendar yenr, whoso accountings nnd expenditures will thou bo closud. Wo cannot get IncroaRed taxes unless tho country knows wlint thoy aro to ho nnd practices tho noroMsury oconomy to mnko them nvnllnblo. "DpfinltonPHR. early dnllnttonoss, ns to what Its tttPks nro to ho Is absolutely necessary for tho successful adminis tration of tho treasury: It cannot frnmo fair nnd workublo regulations In hasto if it is not to know Its exact task until tho very ovo of Its perform ance. "The present tnx laws nro marred, moreover, by inequities which ought to bo remedied. Indlsputnhlo facts, ov cry one; nnd wo cannot alter or blink them. To stato thorn is argument enough. Goes Danger of Inflation. "And yet perhaps you will permit mo to dwell for n moment upon tho situ ation thoy disclose. Enormous loans f reoly spent in tho stimulation of In- fry of almost ovory sort produco In flations nnd extravagances which pres ently make tho whole oconomlc struc ture nueatlonnbla and Insecuro nnd tho very basis of credit is cut away, Only fair, equitably distributed taxation of tho widest Incidence nnd drawing chiefly from tho sources which would bo likely tn demoralise credit by tholr ness they must effect? I cannot as sure the country of a successful ad ministration of tho trensury In 1018 if the question of further taxation Is to bo left undecided until 1010. Only Thought Now Is Win the War. "Tho consideration thnt dominates every other now, and makes elory oth er seem trivial and negligible, is tho winning of the war. We aro not only In the midst of tho war; wo nro at tho very penk and crisis of It. World Facing Many New Problems. "I mn ndvlslug you to net upon this mnttcr of taxation now, gentlemen, not becnuse I do not know that you can see and Interpret the facts and tho duty they Impose Just ns well nnd with as clear a perception of tho obligations Involved ns I can, but because there is a certain solemn satisfaction In shar ing with you the responsibilities of such a time. "The world never stood In such case before. Men never before had so clear or so moving a vision of duty. 1 know that you will begrudge the work to be done here by tis no more than the men begrudge us theirs who lie In the trenches and sally forth to their deatli. There Is a stimulating comradeship knitting u? all together. And this task to whlrh I Invite your immediate con sideration will be performed under fa vorable Influences If we will look to what the country Is thinking and ex pecting, and eare nothing at all for what Is being said and believed In the lobbies of Washington hotels, where the atmosphere seems to make It possi ble to believe what Is believed nowhere else. United In War Purpo3e. "Have you not felt the spirit of the nation rise and Its thought become a single and common thought since these eventful days came In which we have been sending our boys to the other side? I think you must road that thought, as I do, to mean this, that the people of this country are not only united In the resolute purpose to win tho war, but are ready and willing to bear any burden and undergo any sac rifice that it may be necessary far them to hear In order to win It. "Hundreds of thousands of our men, carrying our hearts with them nnd our fortunes, are in the field, nnd ships aro crowding faster and faster to the ports of France and England with regiment after regiment, thousand after thou sand, to join them until the enemy shall be beaten and brought to u reck oning with mankind. No Pause or Intermission. "There enn be no pause or intermis sion. The great enterprise must, on the contrary, be pushed with greater energy. The volume of our might must steadily and rapidly be augmented un til, there can be no question of resist ing It. If that Is to be accomplished, gentlemen, money must sustain it to the utmost. Our financial program must no more be left In doubt or suf fered to lug than our ordnance pro gram or our ship program or our muni tions program or our program for mak ing millions of men ready. These oth ers are not programs, Indeed, but mere plans upon paper, unless there Is to b un unquestionable supply of money. "That is tho situation, anil it is tho situation which creates the duty, no choice or preference of ours. Thero Is only one way to meet that duty. Wo must meet it without selfishness or fear of consequences. Politics Adjourned In War Crisis. "Politics Is adjourned. Tho eleo 1 tlons will co to those who think least of it. To those who go to the con stituencies without explanation or ex cuse, with u plain record of duty faltlv fully and disinterestedly performed, I, for one, am always confident thnt the peoplo of tills country will give a Just verdict upon tho service of the men who act for them when the facts oro such that no man can disguise or con ceal them. "Thore is no danger of deceit now An intenso nnd pitiless light bents upon every man and every nctlon in this tragic plot of war that Is now upon tho stage. If tobbylists hurry to Washington to attempt to turn what you do In tho matter ol taxation to their protection or advantage, the light will beat also upon them. There is abundant fuel for the light In tho records of the treasury with regard to profits of every sort. The profiteering thnt cannot bo got nt by the restraints of conscience anil love of country can be got nt by tuxntfon. There Is such profiteering now nnd tho Information very nbuudnncc. can urovent Inflation nnd kcop our industrial system froo of , vvitn regard to it is nvuiiame una in Hpeculntion nnd wnsto. Wo shnll nut- disputable. iirally turn, thoroforo, I suppose, to I "We need not bo afraid to tax them, war profits nnd Incomos nnd luxuries If wo luy tuxes Justly. They know that (or tho additional taxes. "Uut tho war profits nnd incomos the war must be paid for, and thnt It is they who must pay for It, nnd if tho upon which tho Increased taxes will burden Is Justly distributed and tho bo levied will bo tho profits and In- sacrifice made a common sncrlflco from comes of tho calendar your 11)18. wl''l'h Iume enpes who can bear It "It would lio manifestly unfair to t all, thoy will carry It cheerfully and wnlt until tho early months of lull) to ! with u sort of solwiiii pride. my what thoy nro to ho. It might bo Facing Supreme Duty, dlfllciilt, I should imagine, to run tho I i imve always been proud to bo ni. mill with wntor thnt nlromly has gono , American, and was never moro proud over tho wheel, I tj,nu 0W wlim aji ti,at V0 havo fore- Taxco Not Paid Ontll Juno, 1810. I cen about our peoplo is coming true. "Moreover, taxes of that sort will , Tho great days have come when tlio not bo paid until tho Juno of next ; only thing thnt they ask for or admire year, and tho treasury imwt.nntlr-l- is duty, greatly nnd adequately dono; pnlo them. It must two tho money j when the only wish for America Is thnt thoy nro to produco before It is duo. sho may sh:ro freedom she enjoys; , must sou siiort-umo cortincntos or ' when a grent, compelling sympathy IWJOWCOnCKS, I wells un In tholr hearts for men evorv- "In tho ntltumil n much Innror snlo i where who suffer nnd aro onnressed of long-tlmo bonds must bo offoctod ! and when thoy see nt last the IiIkIi than htm yet been nttomptod, Whnt tiro tho bankers to think of tho cer tificates if thoy do not certainly know whoro tho money Is to como from, which is to tnko thorn up7 And )iow are Investors to approach tho purchnso of bonds with any nrt of fconfldenco or knowledge of tholr own affairs If thoy do not know whnt taxes thoy nro to pay and what econ omics and adjustments of tholr busl- uses for which their wenlth lias been plUd up and their mighty power accu mulated, counting neither blood nor trensuro now that tho Hun! day of op portunity litis come, rejolco to spend nnd to be spent through n long night of suffering and terror In order that they nnd men everywhere may kco tho dawn of n dny of righteousness nnd Justlco nnd pence. Bhnll wo grow weary when they bid us act?" M'ADOO BOOSTS RAILROAD RATES Orders Big Raise to Meet Higher Cost of Labor and All Materials. ABOLISHES STATE TARIFFS Freight Rates Advanced 25 Per Cent and Passenger Fares One-Flfth To Increase Revenuo $900,000,000. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo I HOW RATES ARE RAISED $ OOOCCQCOOQCOCOOOCOOOOOOOod PASSENGER RATES. Passenger fares are Increased from the basic rate of 'JVj cents a mile to 3 cents. 'Tourist ami totind-trlp rebates are abolished except In two specific cases, conventions of the U. A. It. and Con federate veterans. t'oinuuitatlon rates will hu increased 10 per cent. Tickets and mileage bought before June 10 will he redeemed at the orig inal price. Soldiers nnd sailors on leave at their own expense pay 1 cent a mile. FREIGHT RATES. Wheat, olher grains and flour In creased l!."i per cent, not to exceed (1 cents a hundred. Live stock Increased 2,r per cent, not to exceed 7 cents a hundred. Meats Increased "." per cent, except that tho rates from Mississippi river points to .Mississippi river territory reniuln us the rutes from St. Joseph, Mo. Coal Increase of in cents a not ton up to Til) cents, where the rate is $3 or more. Coke Increase of 15 cents a net ton up to 7." cents, where rate Is $3. Sugar Twenty-five percent lncrensc vlthuut flat rate variations. Washington. Itallroad freight rates are increased 25 per cent and passen ger faros 20 per cent by an order is sued by Director General McAdno. Tho increase Is necessary, it was an nounced, to meet raises in wages of rail employees Just announced nnd higher cost of conl nnd other supplies. It Is estimated that the increase in rates, by fur tho biggest In the his tory of railroads, will bring In from ?800,000,000 to $000,000,000 additional revenue to the roads within tho next year. The new freight charges, which cover both class and commodity rates, become effective Juno 25 and tho pas senger increase will go Into effect June 10. Issued under nuthorlty granted by tho railroad act to President Wilson nctlng through the director general, the order wipes out all Interstate lower rutes effective on either freight or pas senger tralllc. Travelers In 'standnrd sleeping nnd pnrlor cars aro required to puy 3 cents u mile In addition to Pullman fares and In tourist sleeping cars 3 cents. Pullman rates remain the same. Commutation and other suburban rntes on rallronds ure lncrensed 10 per cent. Fares on electric lnterurbnu lines nro not ufTected. Special Rates Abolished. Special excursion, mileage conven tion and tourist rates, with a few ex ceptions, aro discontinued, privileges Biich ns stop-overs and free sldo trips nro abolished and excess baggage charges aro Increased. Doth freight and passenger rates on boat lines operated on the hikes, rivers or coastwise iy railroads aro to bo raised proportionately with tho gener al Increases. A number of flnt Increases, instend of percentugo additions, nro ordered for conl, coke, lumber, ore, stone, grain, cotton, live stock, meats, sugar, bullion and other commodities. In announcing that tho rate Increases are required by public Interest, Direc tor General McAdoo referred to tho rapidly rising cost of coal, which ho es timated this year nlono nt 5100,000,000 moro than last year, nnd to higher cost of every other niaterlal entering into railroad transportation. Operating ex penses, ho estimated, would be be tween $S30,000,000 and $800,000,000 greater this year thnn the $2,852,000, 000 figure of last year. No part of the lucreased rates Is on account of the program of neurly u billion dollars of Improvements, addi tions nnd now equipment tills year, ho explained. "It Is earnestly hoped," said tho di rector general, "that nil citizens affect ed directly or indirectly by this Increase of rates will support tho general prin ciple of such Increuso us un unavoid able war meusuro nnd accept tho ad ditional burden In the sumo spirit of Bolf-siicrillco In which they hnvo nc- TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES Tho cultivation of poppies in Tunis has been forbidden by the government nnd the destruction of the wild poppy plant decreed. A boiler bus been Invented that can be used over tho llatno of n gas or oil Btovo Instead of beneath It, and there by save fuel. Norwegian builders recently launch ed n 000-ton motor-propelled concrcto bout ns nn experiment In thnt form lof seagoing craft. A ijmd box for automobiles Hko the cepted other Inconveniences nnd Uir dens nnd the grievous personal losses which aro part of tho price that tho nation Is patriotically paying for world liberty." Profits Qo Rack to People. "If they turn out to bo more than nro needed to u eet tho grnvo public exi gency," he ii hied, "they will promptly bo readjust -i so as to prevent any un nccessnry burden upon tho public, but pending tn u readjustment, tho ex cess, If nuj, will bo for the benefit of tho peoplo ..f tho United States us n wholo nnd not for tho benefit of tho privnto rnllr ..ui owners of any of them. "To the ( cut that savings can bo effected hi i to tho extent that re duced prlct - for tho things the rall ronds must i uy can bo realized, it will Jie tho puri se of the director general to make ftvn time to tlmo appropriate reductions." Tho pro ion that interstate rates shall he u .iishcd wherever substi tute Intel ite rates between the same point , ist and that all shall ho raised to a - unlaid national level, de velops the i i-st definite conflict be tween lMiu s of tho federal rail road udml ration and of the state railroad in i public utilities commis sions wlilcl heretofore havo claimed exclusive n Miction over Inter stnto rate- Itallroad rate agents will file l ,iTs containing tho new rates with - ite commissions as well as with th nierstate commerce com mission, hut -iate commissions are per mitted no i,iew under the railroad act. Low Rate for Veterans. ICxceptlod- to the three-cent rate nro made for -ihllcrs and sailors, who may travel it one cent u mile when on furlough it their own expense and for persons nt tending the national en campment ..i the Grand Army of tho Hepubllc at Portland, Ore., and tho United Con', derate Veterans' reunion at Tulsa, Oklu. lloth of these or gnnlziitious me permitted rates of ono cent n mile, and for various state meetings of the veterans two cents will be churged. Children under five years of ago will be curried free, ns at present, nnd those between live nnd twelve will bo charged half of tho new higher fare. Commutntlon fares, which are raised ten per cent, are construed to apply to persons linvlng dally or frequent occasion to travel between their homes nnd plnces of employment or educa tional Institutions. To discourage the use of heavy sleeping nnd parlor cars tho new or der provides that the following mini mum number of tickets should boj bought for drawing room compart ments or sections: Two adult tickets for n drawing room In n sleeping car; two adult tickets for a cotnpnrtnient. Ono nnd one-half ticket for a sec tion; flvo adult tickets for exclusive occupancy of drawing rooms In a par lor car. Passenger fares by water routes or by rail and water are to bo lncrensed proportionately with tho higher roll charges. Excess Baggage Charges. Tho basis for computing chnrgen for excess haggngo Is to be one-sixth of tho normal passenger fnro, with a minimum of 10 cents per 100 pounds nnd minimum collection of 25 cents per shipment. The director general provides fully for the redemption of tickets nnd mile ngo books purchased lieforo Juno 10 nnd rendered Invalid after that dato when the higher fares become effec tive. Unused portions of milenge books and unused or pnrtlally used tickets will be redeemed nt their original pur chase rnto. 2,000,000 Get Wage Raise. General pny increases for nenrl two million rnllrond employees wero announced by Director General Mc Adoo, effective Juno 1 and retroactive to Inst Jnnunry 1, carrying out substan tially recommendations of the railroad wngo commission. Tho aggregate of the increases probably will bo more thnn $300,000,000 n yenr, hulf of which will bo distributed within n few weeks ns back pny In lump sums ranging from about $100 to nearly $200 each. Scale of Increase. Train employees, including members of the leading brotherhoods, will ro cclvo iippioxlmiituly tho following pro portional Increnses over 1015 pny, or their equivalent whon pny is based on miles operated: Passenger engineers, 11 per cent; passenger firemen nnd helpers. :!S per cent ; passenger conduc tors, 10 per cent; passenger bnggngo men, !IS per cent ; passenger brnkemon nnd flagmen, 40 per cent; freight engi neers, l"i per cent; freight firemen, nnd helpers. 31 per cent; freight conduc tors, 20 per cent; freight brnkemon nnd flagmen, 40 per cent. Theso men must aso deduct increnses granted since IPl'i. Special rates of pay nro provided for ofllce, messenger nnd choro boys, nnd slmllnr employees under eighteen years, as follows: Twenty dollars in creuso a month where the pay In De cember, l'.'15, was from $30 to $15 n month; SI 5 Increuso whoro tho rnto wns from $-0 to $30 n month; $10 In crease uhi'ro tho rnto was less thnn $20 a month. Tempting veal loaf WHAT Is more tempting fur a summer luncheon than Libby's savory Veal Loaf I Prettily garnished it makes n dainty yet sub stantial dish and one all ready to put on the tabid Order Libby's Veal Loaf today. You will want it always on your shelves for quick lunch cons for unexpected guests. Ubby, McNeill & Libby, Chicago ll Timely Warning. "Tim" lleiily's "bull" Unit the new man power bill Is a "mere mask to stllletto homo rule" nearly eclipses tho Irishism of a gunner, severely wound ed In tho withdrawal upon tho west ern front. When all the detachment went down un olllcer ran to the gun, seized the lanynrd nnd wns about to pull It when the wounded gunner hhoutcd: "For tho love of heaven, sorr, don't lire that gun; tit's not loaded!" When u shiftless man gets sick his neighbors seldom lose much time wor rying about it. Even tiie month of tho braggart is not big enough to swallow tho world. Logical Reasoning. It was at the dinner table, and mother said "Hobby, what do you wish?" "A piece of bread," he replied. Ills mother spread the bread and gave It to hlin, hut lie said: "I want butter on both sides." "Why?" asked tho father, and Hobby replied: "Well, isn't tho bottom oC my mouth ns good us the top?" Staggering. Mrs. Grimm "And so you nre going to lie my son-ln-luw." He "Uy Jove I I hadn't thought of thnt." They Love Each Other. "Wo always pay cash for every thing," sho said proudly. "We're not obliged to," .was her retort. Mi?r" "T - rW-in n ' i vf. The Farmer's Share Live stock is marketed from farmer to consumer at a lower cost than almost any other farm product. The United States Department of agriculture reported in 1916 that the farmer gets for his cattle "approxi mately two-third to three-fourths" of the final retail price paid by the con sumer for the resulting beef. Under normal conditions, the farmer's share of retail prices of various farm products is approximately as follows: Butter 71 per cent CATTLE 66 to 75 Eggs 65 per cent per cent Potatoes 55 per cent Poultry 45 per cent Fruits 35 per cent Uy llipn-fyliiR tho gns helium n Eu ropean -liontlst has succeeded In' reaching temperatures within six de grees of the nbsoluto zero. A now telcphono transmitter is com posed of but 12 parts nnd is In tho form of a disk which can bo carried in tiie pucket, tho usual heavy sup ports being omitted. Exclusive turkey ranches nro found In the unsettled foothill regions of California and In pnrts of Arlzonn nnd other Western otutes, whero 1,000 or moro turkeys nro raised cacli season. On tho theory that chickens nro bene-, The difference between farmer's price and retail price represents the necessary expenses of packing, freight and whole sale and retail distribution. Swift & Company not only performs the manufacturing operations of pre paring cattle for market in its well equipped packing plants, but it pays the freight on meat to all parts of the United States, operates 500 branch distributing houses, and in most cases even delivers to the retail butcher. All this is done at an expense of less than 2 cents per pound, and at a profit of only about J4 of a cent per pound of beef. Large volume of business and expert management, make possible this indis; pensable service to the live-stock raiser and to the consumer, and make possible the larger proportion of retail prices received by farmers. Year Book of interesting nnd instructive facts sent on request Address Swift & Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois Swift & Company, U.S.A. jiWi-JL iJ i