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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
7
The passage criticizes the war revenue bill as a patchwork Congress crafts with competing interests. It argues the bill will be unpopular, retroactive taxes burden the successful, and the system cannot be perfectly fair or scientific. It warns business will be disturbed as senators seek compromises.
The railroads argue for a fifteen percent rate hike, noting car costs have surged from 804 to 1825 and locomotives from about 20000 to 42369. They claim shortages and a public utility duty require approval from both federal and state bodies, while lobbying publicly in Illinois and other states to win favorable opinion. Public opinion is seen as the deciding forum.
A stirring wartime meditation honoring the dead from World War I. It links sacrifice in France to liberty and justice, invoking battles from Colosseum to submarines. It pledges continued memory and living honor to the fallen as nations reap what they sow.
The British hospital ship Dover Castle was torpedoed and sunk. The armed merchant cruiser Hilary and a British destroyer were also sunk. Dover Castle, 8271 tons gross, 476 feet long, belongs to Union Castle Mail Steamship of London. Hilary, 6320 tons gross, 418 feet long, was built in 1908.
Sloan's Liniment offers quick relief from rheumatic pains and aches with a clean liquid that penetrates quickly without rubbing. It targets exposure injuries, sprains, muscle soreness, gout, lumbago, toothache, back ache, stiff neck and other external pains and is sold by druggists for 25 cents.
Washington May 30 Victor Berger Milwaukee Socialist and former congressman has abandoned his attempt to obtain a passport for attendance at the Socialist peace conference in Stockholm. He said he believed other prospective American delegates would do the same as the state department remained unrelenting in its determination to grant no passports.
A breezy school column recounts Miss Palmer planning selective exam help with chants of silent prayers and a class-wide approach. Ex Brigham teases a kidnapping by gipsies near a creek as he pretends to wait for a rescue. Andy Anderson boasts a new Pleasant View sign and plans for summer borders as neighbors eye a rail view. Fatty Bellowes endures a torn button alarm.
Rome May 30 Italians in the Plava sector drove Austro-Hungarian forces to the valley end east of Globna. Since May numbers show 23,081 Austro-Hungarian prisoners taken on the Julian front. Italian forces also captured 36 guns, including 13 heavy calibers.
A fragment from Thornton W Burgess narrates Chubby the fox cub waking under a hemlock to find Peter Rabbit spying and startling her. Peter pressures the frightened cub, recalling past frights from Reddy Fox as he brags about his small triumph. Next story: Chatterer the Red Squirrel Teases Chubby.
Washington May 30 Senate finance committee agreed unanimously to strike out a war tax provision that would have imposed a general ten percent ad valorem tariff raising 200 million dollars. The action comes as part of broader changes to the war tax bill.
A committee proposes a simplified excise or consumption tax regime targeting sugar tea coffee and cocoa. The move aims to expand revenue while keeping rates straightforward for producers retailers and consumers.
Gardeners are urged to grow a large bean crop for summer use and winter canning. Best choices include Stringless Green Pool bush beans, Kentucky Wonder pole beans, and Horticultural shell beans. Beans rust easily when wet and should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture every ten days all summer. If dust is abundant, it can mislead the public.
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