08 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
1
An editorial argues auto and auto truck growth will force better roads. It urges using convict labor to build a national highway system while condemning prison walls as criminal. It notes fashion shifts toward pictured hats and economical substitutes.
The Ways and Means Committee pushes the new revenue bill during recess aiming to raise about eight billion dollars. Income and excess profits rates are being settled and simplified, removing individuals and partnerships from excess profits. A one percent tax on gross receipts of mail order houses earning 100000 dollars per year is proposed, with Sears Roebuck & Co facing nearly two million dollars in tax this year. The committee expects final adjournment in October.
A historical wartime statement urges vigorous congressional backing for the administration’s war effort and a fearless oversight role. It praises Republicans for patriotism and independent action while criticizing Democrats for insufficient solidarity, calling for loyal, farsighted leaders to stand by the nation.
The piece denounces the “slacker” as a craven traitor while urging total national loyalty. It urges conservation of time, labor, and materials and condemns wasteful use of luxuries as harming the war effort, calling for widespread wartime cooperation.
The piece argues that luxury and nonessential travel waste government resources and energy. It condemns joy rides and premium transit use as acts of slacking, urging citizens to examine duties and act for the country's interests amid shortages and national strain. It cites coal and railcar shortages, and compares slackers to those dodging the draft.
Inmates at state penal reform institutions prepared displays for the fair. Exhibits include manufactures, tags, wearing apparel, canned goods, fancy work, and more. The fair highlights attractive and varied items from these programs.
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