THE TALLS CITY NEWS. 4 WEALTHY INDIANS!MONTE CARIO IS EUROPEAN WAR SHAT FOUND STAHVWe CLOSED BY WAR TERS KING COTTON’S THRONE Congressional Inquiry Reveals Many of the Employees Join i Crow Reservation Scandal. French Regiments. LES S EES CONTROL LANDS. GAMBLERS HAVE NO MONEY. Indiana Prataat In Vain aa Tha.r Prop arty la Uaad Without Compensation. Looa of $25.000 Annually to Tnbos- man—Annuity Withhold Whan In diana Rabat. Opaning an a Small Scala la Plannad. and Faw Amanean. Ara Eapactad to Ba Proaant— Intaraat In War Ovar- ahadowa Excitement of Gamaa. but a Faw Viaitora Ara Now Eapactad. FLEECY STAPLE MUST PAY RAN SOM INTO THE COFFERS OF WAR. Nation Rings With Crlsa of Stricken Industry. By Potor Radford Lecturer National F t r i m n ' Union. King Cotton has suffered more from the European war than any other ag ricultural product on th i American continent. Tho sheila of the belliger ents have bu ruled over his throne, frightening his subjects and shatter ing his markets, and, pantc-etricken, the notion cries out “ God save the k in g!" People from every walk of life have contributed their mite toward rescue work. Society has danced before the king; milady ha* decreed that the family wardrobe shall contain only cciton goods; the press has plead with the public to “ buy a bale"; bankers have been formulating hold ing plans; congress and legislative bodies have deliberated oTer relief measures statesmen and writers have grown eloquent expounding the Inalienable rights ot “ His Majesty" and presenting schemes for preserv ing the financial Integrity of the stricken staple, but the sword of Eu rope has proved mightier than the pen of America In fixing value upon this \ product of the sunAy south. Prices have been bayoneted, values riddled nnd markets decimated by the battling hosts of the eastern hemisphere until the American farmer has suffered a war loss of $400,000,000, and a bale of cotton brave enough to enter a ' European port must pay a ransom of | half Its value or go to prison until the war is over. Washington.—The belated publics London.—The Times prints the fol don of the report of extended bearings lowing Interesting article from Its cor respondent at Monte Carlo describing before the Joint rongresM.iual rotuuil* alon on Indinn matter« has brought to war conditions In the gaming capital “ According to established precedent light n shocking atate of affair« ou the the gambling season should open al Crow Indian reservation, lu southern I Monte Carlo In the fall Then all the Montana. The publication of the re | officials of the casino, from the guard port was the subject of bitter coutro Ians o f the outer courts to the least ot r e n t within the commission, and tbe the detectives that stand behind the teisird Indicates that the minutes of irouplers. begin to take note of tbe the bearings have been modified, elluil first gathering of worshipers at the natlng certain disclosures of a purtlctt shrine o f the tickle goddess. But Monte larlv distressing character ' Carlo has suffered the common fate Tbe record shows that, although the Crow Indians of that reservation bad $900.000 In bank to their credit, there was actual want ou the range, several of tbe Indians dviug o f starvation. At the same time their accustomed a nun tty was withheld, on the plea that II was being used for Irrigation projects /a to those irrigation projects there Is ' videace that the Indians get little. If any. benefit from them and that tbe fnll cost o f maintenance comes out of tbe Indinn funds, while white settlers along tbe ditch pay nothing. These ir rlgated lands are passing altogether ont o f Indian control. Tbe commission took much testimony j Hope of the Future List In Co-opera regarding the system of leases of Indi tion. The Farmers' Union, through the 1 columns of the press, wants to thank I the American people for the frlend- j ship, sympathy and assistance given | the cotton farmers In the hour of dta- j tress and to direct attention to co operative methods necessary to per manently assist the marketing of ail Photo by American Press Association farm products. The present emergency presents as | ' l l L IT Alt Y AEROPLANE F LYIN G OVER DEEP grave a situation as ever confronted SEA MUSEUM AT MONTE CARLO. the American farmer and from the 1 For the moment its accustomed bus! viewpoint of the producer; would seem ness and pleasures have sunk to triv to Justify extraordinary relief meas ial insignificance, all forgotten In bu ures. even to the point ot bending tbe ; inanity's urgent Issues o f life and constitution and straining business ; death. . rules In order to lift a portion o f the "On Nov. 15 o f last year, at the hour burden off the backs of the farmer, ! Alien iu normal times the world of for unless something Is done to check frivolous sport and fashion w o u ld be the Invasion of the war forces upon moving toward Its palace of g otd eD the cotton fields, the pathway of the dreams. I sat outside the Cafe de Paris European pestilence on this continent ! reflecting on the whirligig o f times and will be strewn with mortgaged homes (be pitiful destinies of man w h ic h had and famine and poverty will stalk over made this for once an appropriate u n d the southland, filling the highways of comfortable place for meditation. No Industry with refugees and the bank jarring note disturbed tbe bourgeois ruptcy court with prisoners. peace of that enchanting garden be All calamities teach us lessons and tween tbe Alps and tbe sea which all the present crisis serves to Illuminate C Cbickering Europe In Its Idle moment associates the frailties o f our marketing meth with riotous living. ■ k f ik t O R JO SEPH r BO B INSO N, C H A IR M A N O P C O M M IT T E E OM IN D IA N M A T T E R -i. “ No noise or smell of motorcar ods and the weakness of our credit marred the Sabbath serenity of the | system, and o it of the financial an an land It developed that practical scene. The monotonous plaint o f Al. guish and travail of the cotton farmer ly 500.000 acres o f land allotted to In i Blanc's well fed doves was distinctly will come a volume of discussion and dividual Indians are utilized by great I audible right across tbe place. A a mass of suggestions and finally a lessees with no compensation to the group o f earnest citizens was gathered solution of this, the biggest problem ludlans. Tbe loss to the Indians Is es about tbe bulletin boards absorbing I In the economic life of America, If, timated at $25.000 a year. Indeed, we have not already laid the \ tbe latest news from tbe seat o f war. The Joint commission which conduct | Nowhere was there any sign o f I’etro- I foundation for at least temporary re- ed the Investigation Is composed of grad or Chicago. London or Parl9 In I lief. three senators and three representa pursuit o f excitement. More Pharaohs Needed in Agriculture. tives Tbe commission undertook an “ Making my way through the solemn Farm products have no credit and investigation o f Indian affairs in geo place where magisterial clerks are eral Rad conditions were disclosed as wont to scrutinize tbe apparel aud so perhaps can never have on a perma nent and satisfactory basis unless we to many reservations, but it Is as cial standing o f applicants for curds of know lodged that tbe worst conditions admission to tbe cnsluo. 1 observed j build warehouses, cold storage plants, were on the Crow reservation It was that a large portion o f Its space was elevators, etc., for without storage and over the affairs o f this reservation that occupied by a very excellent map of credit facilities, the south Is com tbe bitterest wrangle In tbe commis Europe, all neatly decked with many pelled to dump Its crop on the market sion took place. The affairs of the colored flags, while above it hung sev at harvest time. The Farmers’ Unions reservation were investigated in the eral striking specimens o f the French in the cotton producing states have for the past ten years persistently ad face o f the open opposition of some cartoonist's conceptions ot the person members o f tbe commission, and the ality and proceedings of his majesty vocated the construction of storage testimony Itself for many months re tbe Emperor William, from which I facilities. W e have built during this mained secret. Now that It Is pub gathered th at despite all previous ex period 2,000 warehouses with a ca lished supposedly In fnll. the charge is perience to the contrary, the croupier, pacity of approximately 4,000,000 bales made that much of it was suppressed and looking backward the results too. Is human and that even In this in The record Itself suggests that the dependent principality o f Monaco tbe would seem encouraging, but looking stenographer's notes. In some In flowing tide o f war on the fields of forward, we are able to house less stances at least, were subjected to se Flanders Is a matter more absorbing than one-third of the crop and ware vere If not careful editing before tbe than tbe fortunes ot chance houses without a credit system lose government printing office received the The “ Nor Is this surprising when one 90 per cent of their usefulness transcript. learns that out o f the 800 employees problem Is a gigantic one—too great The chairman »1 the commission is of the casino nearly 300 are now serv for the farmer to solve unaided He Senator Joseph T Robinson of Arkan ing France with the colors The rest must have the assistance of the hank sas. Tbe other two senators are .Mr have been retained In the service of er, the merchant and the government. U n e o f Oregon nnd Mr. Townsend of the company at temporarily reduced In production we have reached the Michigan The members of tbe house rates. Until a month ago there seem high water mark of perfection In tho on the commission are Representatives ed to be little prospect of the casino’s world’s history, but our marketing Stephens of Texas, Carter of Okla opening for play this season, but It methods are most primitive. In the homa and Rurke of South Dakota has now been decided to make a be dawn of history we find agriculture Tbe testimony, all o f It under oath, ginning at the Sporting club plowing with a forked stick but with tells that the entire reservation of “ M. Blanc Oully realizes that what a system of warehouses under govern 3.000.U00 acres, partly good for farm ever business the establishment may mental supervision that made the lug. mostly good for grazing nod In > do will be nominal, at least until the Egyptians the marvel of alvilizatlon, spots supposedly of great mineral Germans are driven out o f France. for who has not admired the vision of value, with power sites on the Big Nevertheless he believes tn opening Joseph and applauded the wisdom of Horn river. Is under the domination the casino not o d I. v tn the Interests o f Pharaoh for storing the surplus until o f one group o f Interests, largely con his shareholders, hut because the pros demanded by the consumer, but In cerned In leasing tbe Indians’ land nn perity of the Riviera depends to n con this age we have too many Josephs der conditions that are admittedly II siderable exaent on the money spent who dream and not enough Pharaohs le g a l there by the habitual frequenters ot who build Mon’ e Carlo. By nature’ optimistic T E X A S B R IB ES T H E STORK. I and a firm believer In the force o f habit in hitman nature, tbe president Governor Offers Prlxos For First Twins o f tbe Consell d'Admlnlstrutlon expects th at notwithstanding the war, some and Triplets. Anstln. Tex.-Governor James E of the casino's usual clientele will com<* Governor David L. Walsh’ of from Russia, South America, tbe Unit Ferguson made this Interesting state Massachusetts, yesterday suggested ed States and England. tnent: an emergency ajijtropriation of not “ The consensus o f opinion on (he "In 1915 I want to see the stork visit subject at Nice and Afentone appears less than $50.000 to reclaim lands more Texas tom es t i- n In the past. To encourage more frequent visits of to be that the class of visitors who in the eastern part of that State fhe big bird I offer a personal prize will be attracted to the Riviera this The Governor believes this to he a* -1 $10 in raab for the first twins and winter In search o f rest nnd sunshine will not contribute many subscribers step toward the solution o f the .•uh prise of $50 fc? **t* #rst triplets to tho salons privas o f tbe casino.’* V -n IB ttxas In 1 9 «, * UNEMPLOYED TO RECLAIM LANDS. problem of the unemployed and JAN., 2ÍI «ays that the plan will provide CONTROL OF PUBLIC work for nevera I thousand men. OWNERSHIP lean charity and more work is a PLANTS. good reason. The Massachusetts plan should appeal both to the There 1« a general demand that people and the unemployed, the munivipaly owned public utilities better class among whom are alow be placed under control ol Ihe to accept alu a but who are anxiotia Slate Utility Commission. to earn an honeat living It la very inipolaiit that tales la< ■ »■ • ♦ » # ■ — maintained nn public ownership plants to pay operating expenser TAXATION and u|ikeep AND EXPENDITURES, Wall Street Jiurnal: People who complain about their taxes might find n useful hint in the report recently filed by the New Jersey- board of equalisation' The average tux rate had jumped from $1 97 of l«st year to $2 24 for the present year, nn increase of 13 8 per cent’ It th'a la not done under control of the Slat**, taxation most lot roa orted to for making up deficits aud losses in opeialiutr. When reconstruct! m become» necessary municipal bond issue» follow. All such plants should earn • sinking luud fur leplacemeuta. Knot1 burn is having a round with I.W.W. and soap box orators. The board said: Extra copies of The News art “ The increase is due to the fact printed each week, and will sent that local expenditures have in |to any address desired, postpaid, creased in a greater ratio than the i for 5 c.uits per copy. sources of local revenue.” The appalling fact can be aplled to all the States The census returns go back to 1860. They show the Guard Your Children average per capita levy to be tnort Againat Bowel Trouble M any children at t n e tr l y i t * than three and one-half timas what com e constipated, and frequently it was at the earlier date. Of course’ be terio ut consequence» remit. Not the tax rale j>er $ 100 also increases being able to re a lu e his own c o n s child's bowel» thould be Yet, notwithstanding the enormous c dition, o m t a n t l y watched, and a grntle increase in amount of the tax levins laxative given when nece»»ary. Dr. Mtle»T L a x ativ e Tableta are and the increase in population and especially well adapted to wom en T he Sisters of wealth, the average per ca|>ita in and children. Charity, SJI Ch arle* St., debtedness of the States' Counties Christian Luxerne, Ta . w ho attend many and minor civil divisions has atoad- catea of sickness s a y , of them: Soma tim e ago we beaan ueln* Dr. ily increased. M ile»' L ax a tive T a b let» end And that W h it do the ps >ple get in return w e like them very much T h eir action excellent end we are aretefu l for for this increased taxation? When h la avin g been made aoqualnled with a man's business expense] increase them W e have had good reeulte In every caee end the Sisters are very faster than the returns, the bank much pleased ." ruptcy court awaits him. Hut in T h e form and flavor o f any medi the public business there is no cine i* ve ry important, no matter w h o is to take it. T he taste and thought of cutting expenses ac appearance are especially important cording to means. The tax rate is when children are concerned. A ll parents kn o w how hard it ia to give to be adjusted to fit the expenses. the average child "medicine,” even This is good business to the pol though the taste is partially dis guised. In using Dr Miles L a x itician but to the people who p*y ative Tablets, however, this diffi the bill the effect is, as Shylock culty is overcome. T h e shape of the tablet!, their appearance and said: „Y o u take my life when you candy-like taste at once appeal to do take the means whereby I live.’ any child, with the result that they are taken without objection Kings should shear their sheep, T h e rich choco late flavor and not skin them But so long ss the absence of other taste, make Dr. Mites' L ax ativ e T ablets the ideal pec pie permit their affairs to be rem edy for children. s If the first bo x fails to benefit, , conducted without any idea of price is returned A sk your economy or anything apprjaching the druggist. A box of as doses costs a budget sys'.em, they are sure to only 25 cents Never sold in bulk. be skinned. Isn't it time to demand M IL K S M E D IC A L CO., Elkhart, Ind. a real reform? M l R. N IC K S I S I S A L M A N A C . Tha Rev. Irl H. 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