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WILSON
URGES
MORE REVENUE
ASWAR BUFFER
Addresses Congress on Need of Act
len te Replenish Treasury Drained
by European War letter to Tax
Than to Borrow In Exigency of
European Making. '
WASHINGTON', Sopt. 4. Presi
dent Wilson pen-onnlly mMrcwwl
I'lincrcs in joint ycHMon today, urjj-
iiiR Itgiflntion to mNe $100,000,00(1
n year additional revenue through
internal tuxea to meet n treasury
U'fii'H threatened lty the conflict in
humne.
The president told congress that lie
iliheharged n duty which he wished
with nil his heart ho might have been
spared, but which he performed with
out hesitation or apology, because of
tho danger in present circumstances
to create, a "moment's doubt as to the
xtrcugth and sufficiency of the treas
ury of tho United States."
While tho treasury, ho snid, could
get along for a considerable period,
he pointed out tho peril of the gov
ernment's withdrawing from na
tional banks approximately $75,000,-
000 of the treasury balance dejwsitcd
there; advised against the govern
ment borrowing money or selling
bomb? which would mnkc an "un
timely and unjustifiable demand on
the market," and appealed to the in
telligent and profoundly patriotic
public to benr the burden of a spe
cial tax to meet tho unforeseen
emergency.
Congress listened attentively to the
address. Immcdintclv on its con
clusion the legi-lntivo machinery was
et in motion to carry its recommen
dations into effect. Chairman Vn
derwood called a mcctimr of the
waytt and means committee to per
fect an internal revenue measure
tentatively drafted in preliminary
'conferences. A bill vill be introduc
ed as soon as ponsibte.
Washington, Sept. Follow
ing Is the full text or President Wl
son's address to congress, assemble)
In Joint session on tho need ot emer
gency revenue legislatien:
"Gentlemen ot the cengress: 1
come to you today to discharge- a
duty which I wish with all my heart
1 might have been spared; but It Is a
duty which Is very clear and there
fore I perform It without .hesitation
or apology. I como to ask very
earnestly that additional revenue bo
provided for the government.
"During tho month ot August
there was, aa compared with the cor
responding month or lat,t year, a rail
ing off of $10,629,538 in the reve
nues collected for customs. A con
tinuation of this decreaso in tho same
proportion throughout the current
fiscal year probably would mean a
low of customs revcuue from sixty to
jwi millions. I need not teli you to
what this falling off is due. It Is
due, in chief part, not to the reduc
tions recently mado In tho customs
duties, but to tho great decreaso In
Importations; and that Is duo to the
extraordinary cxtont of the Industrial
are aaffected by the present war in
Europe. Conditions havo arisen
which no man foresaw. Tiiey affect
tho whole world of commerce and
economic production; and thoy must
bo faced and dealt with.
Quick Aid Xccdcri
"It would be very unwise to post
pone dealing with them. Delay In
such a matter and In tho particular
circumstances In which wo now find
ourbolves as a nation might involve
consequences of tho most embarrass
ing and deplorable sort, for which I,
for ono, would not care to be res
ponsible. It would bo ery danger
ous In tho present circumstances to
create a moment's doubt as to tho
strength and sufficiency of the treas
ury of tho United States; its ability
to ubulst, to steady and sustain the
financial operations of tho country'u
buslnow. If tho treasury Is known
or even thought to bo weak, where
will bo our pcaro of mind. The
whole industrial activity ot tho coun
try would be chilled and demoralized.
Just now the peculiarly difficult fin
ancial problems of the moment are
being successfully dealt with, with
great self possession and good sense
and very sound judgment; but thoy
are only In process of being worked
out. If tho procoss of solution Is
to be completed no ono must be given
reason to doubt the selldlty an:i
adequacy ot the treasury of the gov
wawnHt which stands behind the
whole method by which our difficul
ties r belHg met and handled,
Ktwr Taxation
"The treasury itself could get along
fr WHMtkUrftbto period, no doubt,
wltWout )MW4Ut rurl (o iww
Mare t UxuHeH. Hut at what
lty? Approximator R,000,000, a
largo pnrt ot tho present treasury bal
ance, Is now on deposit with nation
al banks distributed throughout tho
country. It Is deposited, of course
on call. I need not point nut to you
what tho probablo ronscnuonccn ot
Inconvenience nnd distress and con
fusion would ho H the diminishing
Income of the treasury should make
It necessary rapidly to withdraw
these deposits. And yet without ad
ditional retcntto that might become
necessary nnd that tlmo when It he
comes necessary could not ho con
trolled or determined by the tonvcti
conditions In tho right way and to
support tho government generous self
dental. They know and understand
nnd will bo Intolerant only or those
who dodge responsibility or nro not
frank with them.
Not Own Making
Tho occasion Is not of our own
linking. Wo had no pnrt In making
it. Hut It l hero. It affects us as
directly and palpably almost as If wo
wero participants In tho circum
stances which gave rise to it. Wo
must accept tho Inevitable with calm
Judgment nnd unruffled spirits, like
men accustomed to dealing with' the
AUSTINS FLEE
BEFORE
RE
OF
RUSSIAN CANNON
I,
RADE
INVASION
OF WORLD PLAN
LONDON, Sept. I. I n. m. The
Post's Petrograd coriviMindent wires
that prisoners Imimsht to the Ktwsian
Icnco ot the business of tho country. uncs,lcctm, habituated to take caro,l reported that pait or the Hus
It would havo to bo determined byir themselves: masters of their own! shut forces entered Lemherg iplHo in
affairs, and their own fortunes. Wc accord with the plan of th coinmnit
shall pay the bill though wo did not dcr-inchicf. The Au-lrinns accord-
tho operations and necessities ot the
treasury Itself. Such risks are not
necessary and ought not to He run.
Wo cannot too scrupulously or care
fully safeguard n financial situation
which Is at best, while war contin
ues in Europe, difficult and abnor
mal. Hesitation and delay aro the
worst forms of bad policy under such jpr0M.nt anxieties, I respectfully urge
GERMAN
CHIEFS
conditions.
Oppose Humming
"Aud wo ought not to borrow. Wo
ought not resort to taxation, however,
wo may regard tho necessity of put
ting additional temporary burdons
on our people To sell bonds would
bo to mako a most untimely and un
justifiable demand on tho money
market; untimely, because this is
manifestly not the tlmo to withdraw
working capital from other uses to
pay tho government's bills; unjusti
fiable because unnecessary. The
country is able to ray any just and
reasonable taxes without distress.
And to every other form of borrow
ing, whether fo'r long periods or for
short, there Is the same objection.
These arc not tho circumstances, thts
is at this particular moment and in
this particular exigency not tho
market to borrow largo sums ot
money. What we arc seeking Is to
case and assist every financial tran
saction, not to add a single additional
embarrassment' to the situation. Tho
people of this country arc both In
telligent and profoundly patriotic.
They aro ready to meet tho present
that an additional revenue of $100
000,000 be raised through Internal
taxes devised In your wisdom to meet
to emergency. Tho only suggestion
I take tho liberty or making Is thnt
such sources of revenue bo chosen as
will begin to yield at once and yield
with a certain and constant flow,
"I cannot close without express
Ing tho confldenro with which I ap
proach a congress, with regard to
this or any other matter, which has
shown so untiring a devotion to pub
lic duty, which has responded to tho
needs of the nation throughout a long
session despite Inevitable fatigue and
personal sacrifice, and so largo a
proportion of whoso members havo
dovoted their wholo time nnd energy
to the business of the country."
deliberately Incur It. 5 ing to these reports, opened the last
"In order to meet ery demand stage of the week's conflict ivroutld
upon tho treasury without delay oriLember' by n determined nttack on
poradventure and In order to keep the Itussians between Kubl, Lublin
tho treasury strong, unquestionably! mid Khohu. About l'-0 miles uoith
strong, and strong throughout the i of Uussian territory the attacks
failed nnd the Ku-mhiw nsMimed the
offensive, the Austrian niiuv retiring
southward, and received terrible nun
ishment from the pursuing Russians,
The next da tho Russian nnnv
moved forward alone the whole U'o
hundred mile front to about forty
miles Miuthcasl of Lemherg. All
nlong tho line the Russians attaeked
htruiielM nnd when the tecond Aus.
trion tinny, which was posted east
of Lemherg, broke and fled, the
Russians cupturcd in the immediate
vicinity of Lembenr another nenro of
guns, the rorwnni movement ot me
Ritinns continued without iutcrmn
lion, the Austrian hnviuir entr"
ed In a strong position west of Lcui
berg at Oonxlsk, eighteen miles back,
on which to retire when forced past
Lcmbcrg.
A.
Engine Hits Handcar
HAKKRSFIELI), Cal., Sept.
Three are dead and two ore seriously
injured as a result of n Snntn He
lidit eneino cmshinj; into u hand-
car) loaded with laborers, at limn
twenty-five miles southeast of here,
today.
LOS ANOKLKS, Cal., Sept. I.An
unidentified warship upiieared today
off Point Hinnin, where tho llritish
tank steamer Conlclin was preparing
to load for Panama. The warship
disapK'ared in the hao tuwurd Han
Diego without showing her colors.
The Cordelia was inside tho three
mile limit.
LONDON', Sept -I. Tho foreign
office ha made public u dispatch
dated ltetlin, Hebruary '27, last, fnun
Sir Kdunrd (loschen, formerly llrit
ish ambassador ut lterliii lo Sic'Kif
ward Orey, secretary for foreign nl'
fairs telling, of a scorul meeting In
llerlin a. short time previously to
discuss plan for the Improxement of
German Initio abroad.' Sir Kdw'iml
says :
"A short time ago u meeting, of
which the secret was well kept, con
vened at tho ministry of foreign nf
fnirs. Tho foreign secretary himself
was present and the meeting wiih
tended by members of the leading In
dustrial concerns of this country,
such us thn North Oermiin Lloyd, the
Ilumbiirg-Auiericaii steamship corn
puny, tho Deutschesso Hunk, the
Siaiueucs mid lialske and Schukert
work, the Knipps and Cnison works
ami ine Aiiegeimcinu r.iccmciiucis
OnscllsjU'lmft.
''This meeting formed n hrivnto
company for tho purpose of further
ing (lenuan Industrial prestige
abroad, which is n conveniently vague
purpose. The company will he fin
anced by private subscriptions. The
government will first gnmt a K sum
which was suggested as thu neces
sary revenue.
"The company has entered into nu
agreement with tho Agency I lavas
by which thu latter will in the future
only publish news concerning Ocr
many, to be supplied by the Wolff
telegraphic bureau. The latter will
receive its (lenuan novs exclusively
fnun the new company.
"The compnnv intends to miike u
similar nrrmigemcut with Renter's
LHK-.LJ.1 'd.tfU'l-l.UJlJJ.-J,. 11 .
Telegniuiln bureau for these foreign
countries in which Kmitcr controls
telegraphic communication. If Ren
ter's declines, the Deutsche Ktihcl
gcsscllcHchnl't, a smaller (Iciiiinn
news ngency, 1 to he I'luiiucccd by
the new company, which I to run u
service In competition with Reuters."
LONDON, Sept. I, 10:25 n, in.
Telegraphing from Itome, tho cor
respondent of tho Kvcluingo Tele
graph company says that u uicsniiKc
received thoro from llasel, HwlUer
land, declares that nu unconfirmed
report has como Into llasel from
Home setting for that General Lieu
tenant Von Deluding aud tho Gorman
fortes under his roniumnd, havo
crossed Into HwlUorland to provoutn
their capture by tho Hi-eueh,
i1 '
- J I'MIUIL 1
GHENT ASTIR OVER
LONDON, Sept. ., y:,1l n. in. A
dispatch In the Chronicle fnun
(llienl says the people, thctu urn in
a piiuiii over the expected iiilvaiiee of
tho (leimaus on their city, indicated
by the peinlleu presence or neni
phuii'S nnd senilis In lis vicinity, II
Is believed that the (leimaus me uow
al Tannondc, sixteen miles east of
(llient.
The HclglttiiM have flooded the dis
trict aioiiml Maliucs to hinder thu
progress of the German artillery.
1 ' ' i
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jsa.
CH I taM(tM
That's tho kind you want for our boys and girls and that's tho
kind we havo always given thotn hut "HCIIMIDT'H GOOD HCIIOOL
HIIOKt)" ure something more than Till: IIKST WKAItINO SCHOOL
SIIOKS.
They aro shaped to allow the utmost freedom for growing young
feet and wo KNOW HOW to fit thorn properly,
They are styled Just as attractively as the most up-to-dnto Grown
Hoiks Footwear; so that young folks llko them hotter than any
other School Shoes.
COMFORT, IM.Utt STYLD, PLCS DURAII1L1TY, DQUALS DCO-NOMYI
At the Sign ot
-(Voo Sus"
OI'POSITi: ItWT eitigi:
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OPENING SALE OF SUITS and COATS
CENTRAL
AVENUE
MANN'S
NEAR
POST OFFICE
50 Brand NeSuits
This season's latest models, made of all-wool materials,
colors navy, green and black, all sizes; these suits are
really worth .$o0.00 on sale Saturday
at, each
$20
House Dresses
New fall styles, all sizes,
$2 values, now
IrfCl!!
$1.25
Waists
New Crppo do Chine
Waists, all j
jolorrs, $5 vnl..$3fEQ
50 Brand New Coats
All this season's models, large variety of styles to
choose from, all sizes, values tip to $12,130,
this sale only, each
$8.98
Petticoats
Fancy Crepe and Mtissa
lino Pelt icoats,np to $2.00
values, at, q
each P A JL f
Aprons
Cover-All Aprons, made
of gootl Ginghams, very
special at, .
each: TtOC
m it Alt
FREE Save Your Saleslips and Get Wm. Roger's Guaranteed Silverware FREE
42-inch Fancy
Checks and
Plaids, special,
a yard,
NEW DRESS GOODS AND SILKS
36-inch Pussy-
59c
Willow Taffeta
special, yard,
$1.39
40-inch Crepe
dc Chene, spe
cial at, per
yard,
$1.50
40-inch Silk
and Wool Pop
lin, special,
a yard,
$1.25
36-inch Guar
anteed Satin
Lining, special,
a yard,
98c
NEW DRESS GOODS; AND SILKS
New Plaids for
school dresses,
38-inch All
Wool Storm
Sorgo, special,
yard,
48c
special, yarrd
28c
Now Jioinnn
Stripe Silks,
specla), per
yard,
79c
DOMESTIC SALE
Uest Dress Prints, dark
and light styles,
Good Cotton 13atfs, spe
cial, per
roll
10c
Finn Camhric
.1 -!' grade,
now, yard
'Muslin,
10c
Uest Colored
special, per
yard....
Oilcloth,
19c
Good Uleached Muslin,
special, per
yard yC
72x90 Hlcachcd Sheets,
60c grade,
NOTION SALE
Clark's O. N. '1'. Spool
uu!::....7 lor 25c
Best (juality Darning
Cotton, per
ball , AC
Ik'Ht Needles,
Hooks and Kycs.
4c
Fancy Kuiimn Stripo
JtlbDoiiH, MUi l(K
Deauty Pins, 25c values,
special at, per ' Au
card J.' UC
Poarl Buttons, al sizes,
10c values, ff-,
card O
Sewing Machine Needles
special, per A
cube X Vf 1
vhIiich, yard,.
New llul'fling, in white
and ci'chiii, Q
HOSIERY SALE
Women's Fast
Hose, 15c grado,
pair ,
Black
10c
Boys' oxtra heavy
School Hose,
special, pair IdOC
Women's Fi 110
II oho, vory
Kpccial, ml)'
Silk
48c
Boys' and Girls' School
Hose, special,
pair
15c
Women's Fine Silk Lisle
I lose, special,
pair,
25c
KuyMcr'n Silk How, very
hpccIh))!1
pHir..
t$''nr 'ir
98c
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