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International Falls press and border budget (International Falls, Minn.) 1909-1926

May 31, 1917 · Page 3 of 8

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Mgap. fi# ffgj INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE FOUR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS NEW OWNERS OF GOLD IN TREASURY per "c'ehtrhtgher than ~f6r~1he saMe their highly trained employes for LOCAL HOSPITAL ECLIPSES RECORDS period last year. the army and to give immediate attention tt The increase in^ these" taxes is^ attributed to the regiments' organization. AND BORDER BUDGET 1 (Continued from Page One). More Than Ever Before to what some officials term The committee follows: —Patriotic Taxpayers Are Publishers of the Official County Proceedings a lack of patriotism, or the desire of W. W. Atterbury, vice president elected for the ensuing term is the Cause.' .? owners of the commodities to get Pensylvania J. H. Hustis, receiver INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY most valuable person on the board, them out of bonded warehouses before n%0£ Boston & Maine B. F. Bush, receiver GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Manager and is the right man in the right Washington, May 26—The amount the taxes are doubled under the Missouri Pacific William Sproule, place, his efficiency as auditor and TV' of gold flowing into the treasury war revenue bill, now pending in Entered at the Post Offlce at International Falls, Minn., as Second-class Matter president, Southern Pacific H. W. accountant is known by all who Congress. these days from ordinary sources of Miller, president executive Southern knows him and there is hardly a SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $1.50 FOREIGN, $2.00 PER YEAR. taxation has eclipsed all previous Customs receipts, $22,618,219, show railway, and L. F. Loree, president, person in the town or county that an increase of approximately $5,500,000. records. For the first twenty-four Delaware & Hudson. don't know him as (plain Harry) days of May it aggregated $159,057,267, WX: Buy a Liberty Bond. "We can. supply France's railroad and loved by alPwho has dealt with Total receipts for the month are bringing the total for the fiscal wants, practically immediately," the him, as office manager for the past approximately three and one-half year up to $794,567,337, or approxi- war board's appeal says. "Any men fotfr years for S. E. Thompson & Don't fail to register on June 5 at your usual voting place if times as much as they were a year ii\. i.«c ij oivm.ivu men uua,- ma^ely $200,000,000 mow than a year we send over must be soldiers, so it Son, he has systemized their business you are between the ages of 21 and 30 inclusive. ago. and through his faithfulness lie a6o, which then stood as a new high will be necessary for 4he railroad record. forces to enter the army. has made good in his- profession and the same principle- that he uses The chief source of revenue thus Sugar, butter, flour and eggs took a fine slump yesterday all RAIL HEADS ASKED "We propose to make five construction far in may has. been the income tax, for his employers he also adopted to FOR SKILLED MEN regiments of six companies over the United States. Thanks to the food investigation. his office as secretary of __ the asso- which has yielded $88,714,922, against each, to otitis rehabilitation. ciation. Mr. Levin like the rest 6f{ $3,835,834 for the corresponding perthe Nine Engineer Regiments Will Iinclude Each regiment will have an engineer Miss Maria L. Sanford said that the best service the* people iod last year. The tremendous increase associates is a heavy taxpayer officer of the United States army as Construction, Shop, and of this town could render was to make it a fit place for the children is attributed to the patriotism ajnd owns quite a few acres of Koochiching Operating Forces. colonel and another officer from the county land. of the taxpayers, who, believing to be raised in. army as adjutant. the government needs the money, Mr. Russell the treasurer reelect- Washington, May 21—Means by The other officers will be made up ed is a first-class man and well are making their payments a month which railroad executives will help of railroad men except the commissary The high school graduating class are be be congratulated upon earlier.-this year than formerly. Officials adapted for the office title he holds, the War department organize the will be provided by the United purchasing a hundred dollar Liberty Bond with the proceeds from being a successful mechanic, and intimate that the income tax nine regiments of railway engineers States army. The privates will be their recent class day exercises. ,,* will yield approvimately $335,000,000 worked his way ujp with his good to" be raised for immediate service in track laborers. th,is year, which is more than $50,-' judgment, he owns his dWii horije French lines were ia'nnounced' Sunday "These regiments will require five here and is quite chicken raiser, also 000,0#) in excess of the sum estimsithas by Fairfax Harrison, chairman ojF"the it seems as though Germany would have to rob both her chief engineers* thirty engineers, of ed last fall when the amendment increasing property in Bemidji. Mc. Russell American Railway association's war maintenance of way, ninety supervisors cradles and her graves in order to get the new army of 1,500,000 the tax was enacted. has a lot of friends and i& considered a or raodmasters, sixty track with which to smash the Allies before the United States army arrives a good man to take care of Next in size are payments of internal A comrhitte "df. six railway heads foremen and thirty bridge foretnen. on the Belgian and French battle line. thie funds. revenue nwhisky, beer, cigars has been named to cd-operate with Each company will have 150 track laborers The officers mentioned above are and cigarettes. These payments army officers and all executives have and fourteen bridge carpenters strong combination ofr business totalling $38,597,474 for May, are 50 been urged to release certain of as privates. The enterance of the United States into the world war for the professional and mechanis makes a support of democracy is against autocracy has already had a very good body of directors that beneficial effect against the submarine and aerial as well as the cannot be beaten, their success.is unequaled. land activities of the enemies of a world wide humanitarian The policy adopted to the association civilization. is to conduct the hospital as a public institution, with equal rights With the approach of the day set for registration for selective^ to all and self previlege to none and draft German influence is becoming apparent in different parts strictly on business princibles. In due time they will add several irn^ ountry of chiefly through socialistic organizations who on provements, which will make it the general principles are usually out of harmony with law and government best hospital in the northwest. of every civilized kind. Arrangments has been made with all physicians to take care of any patients who has a hospital, ticket, Many prominent citizens have given their notes to help raise which may be obtained of any of a fund with which to start another bank in our city. It may be the directors. a good ad to the town to have a third bank but it does not look like a profitable investment for those who have given their interest 2,009 SOCIALISTS bearing notes to get it started. llili ANTI WAR RIOT some of the prosperous citizens of this town were living (Continued from Page One). HjUHS: under any other flag than the Stars and Stripes and talked the ±-sr| voice. "That is what we are way they are talking today in a semi-confidential manner against .1 manding—free speech." this war, they would be sumarily taken before a stone wall and ssiilS- llii The policemen went away, shot, and buried in a traitor"s grave. \M resumed his speech. 1"4W We demand that no men and Wo iiiU r." money be sent to Europe," he cried. All who had the privilege of hearing Miss Maria L. Sanford •illllliiflisiHia "We demand less power to the ^ipitalists.'* iiiicijii, .,. Hmi i., at the Commencement and the Memorial day exercises feel as *$•••• Hi though it was never to be forgotten privilege to listen to such A roar from the crowd greeted addresses full of inspiring suggestions backed of a life of over this. eighty years of unusually helpfulness. Captain P. J. Lavin of the Clark street police station arrived with 40 uniformed men, and Chief of detectives Because of rumors of trouble planned for registration day, U. James S. Mooney with 35 S. Attorney General Gregory has instructed U. S. Attorneys and usv.:::.« deteitives. Captain. Lavin sent back Mar shall throughout the country to make certain that registrars a call for reserves and in 10 minutes there were between 300 and 400 policemen are protected to the fullest extent and that immediate and effective on the scene. legal steps are taken against any who fail or refuse to register. "Give it to 'em, men," called Lavin, and Donnybrook fair faded into insignificance. iSmIUSJI On another page will be found an account of the successful "Free speech!" screamed tfie women. h-'" history of the Three Links Building association of the Odd Fellows "We want free speech!" lodge of our city, which recently purchased the local hospital which "You'll get it,"' bellowed back a is being operated under their direction. The good work this organization square shouldered policeman as he has done toward a home for their lodge and provision whacker another disturber over the head. Captain Lavin possessed himself for caring for the sick and afflicted could be duplicated by other of an extra club and he' plied it orders here under proper management and "would be a goodjthing mm with vigor. •asKars 17 for the city. "Big Jim" Mooney had no club but his fists were ample. He sang as he worked. If Minnesota only had a "recall"' law it wouldn't take the people As each yell of "to hell with the of the state long to start the machinery going to unseat Governor government!" rose out of the surging Burnquist. In repudiating the debt to the school districts throng a~ quick moving secret which the legislature had voted to pay, the governor has shown service man or detective reached" in himself of too narrow a caliber to occupy the high position of and plucked forth the offender. Nine were arrested and .held. chief executive. As a result of his veto of the school deficiency After the disturbance had been fi law the Blackduck school district alone^ has been deprived of quieted Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker, several thousand dollars, thus adding an additional burden on local chairman of the peace terms conference, llfiifi 11 :S' Sil —When you get the appeatance taxpayers.—Blackduck American. issued a statement in which any responsibility for the overflow any gentleman is proud to have gathering was disavowed. BEWARE OF SCARLET FEVER Mob Attacks Police at Cleveland —When you get the quality that Cleveland, May 28.—Police attempting a:nti-war speeches -by socialists is By G. P. Swinnerton, M. D. County Health Ottcer. on the public square were Scarlet fever is one of the dangerous diseases of children. attacked by a crowd of about 300 —Isn't it seme to wear Worse yet it is one of the most stealthy in its spread. One child persons' late yesterday afternoon may have a very slight sore throat so little fever you may not and a pitched battle ensued. Just notice it, and a very flight rash on the body. It is ndver called previous to the trouble the recruiting station on the public square registered to a doctor's attention by the parents perhaps. This is the kind 211 recruits. of case which will spread the disease to a number of children. Clothes T. The iuc police pvnee dragged uraggea one one of oi the me soc soc- some one of the many exposed comes down severely ill ialist orators off the stone rostrum en with the disease, and either dies or has a very close call.' i' "The same price the netloa over There is scarlet fever right in this city now. Without doubt rushed to the scene, clubbed k~ serves there are children that have had it recently among our foreign crowd-hack and half a dozen the I a re he at on a he population, but no one knows of it. The strictest oversight of the *eo* arrested were f?'r medium price and we control the sale hete. children, and watchfulness as to what children they play with, ST^AyS PUTS UP HOME especially now that school will soon be out-is needjed, on the part ?t FOR SALE AT ler* and a staff of assistants perfect each model to exactness. A :'i of parents. organization specializes on the making of this suit and overcoat. New York, May 25.—As a climax This disease is not thought by many to be very dangerous. of nutQerous large contributions for But every case elements of extreme danger in|it. The chief danger popularity of Styleplus has brought about a volume so great that the relieving ••the suffering Jews in the is that of kidney disease. Some cases develope this complication Ktf war zone, Nathan Straus, merchant keep tLi price down to ^17, just as in normal times. some time after the rash has gone, and you think your and philanthropist of this city, pliaced child is well. today a large sign on the front Narkowitz & Summer!ield of his city home, announcing: that If you have any suspicious whatever that your child may have was for sale for $170,000, the proceeds -J% ^sease report it to your physician at once, and have him to go to the American Jewish Leading Clothiers care for the child. relief committee, it *4- In doing this you protect your child and many others with Straus has been operating soup kitchens in Palstine and has been whom it'might come-in contact, if you neglect getting proper •MA liberal contributor to other charities advice in the matter., here and abroad. rtSWSf W- rW** 4»