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The Land of Br A Stirring Story of the Mexican Revolution (Copyrigtu. 1914, to U CHAPTER XXIII?Continued. "Now she strikes It!" he announced, as the rumble turned Into a roar; but the roar grew louder, there was a crash as the trucks struck a curve, and then a great metal ore-car swung round the point, rode up high as It hit the reverse and, speeding by as If shot from a catapult, swept through the yard; smashed Into a freight car, and leaped, car and all, Into the creek. They've Bneaked my deraller!" eald the roadma8ter, starting on a run for the shops. "Who'll go with me to put In another one? Or we'll loosen a rail on the curve?that'll call for no more than a claw bar and a wrench!" TD go!" volunteered Bud and the man who stood'guard, and as startled sleepers roused up on every side and ran toward the scene of the wreck they dashed down the hill together and threw a handcar on the track. Then, with what tools they could get together, and a spare deraller on the front, they pumped madly up the canyon, holding their breaths at every curve for fear of what they might see. If there was one runaway car there, was another, for the rebels were be ginning an attack. Already on the ridges above them they could hear the crack of rifles, and a jet or two of dust made It evident that they were the mark. But with three strong men at the handles they made the handcar jump. The low hills fled behind them. They rounded a point and the open track lay before them, with something? "Jump!" shouted the roadmaster, and as they tumbled down the bank they heard a crash behind them and their handcar was knocked Into kind ling wood. It was a close call for all three men, and there had been but an in stant between them and death, a death by '.he most approved fighting methods of the revolutionists, methods *which keftt the fighters out of harm's way. "Now np to the track!" the roadmas ter panted, as the destroyer swept on down the line. "Find some tools? well take out a rail!" With frantic eagerness he toiled up the fill and attacked a fieh-plate, and Bud and the young guard searched the hillside for tools to help with the work. They fell to with sledge and clawbar, tapping off nuts, jerking out spikes, and heaving to loosen tbj rail?end then once more that swift-moving something loomed up suddenly on the track. "Up the hill!" commanded the road master, and as they scrambled into a gulch a Wild locomotive, belching smoke and steam like a fire engine, went rushing past them, strack the loose rail, and leaped into the creek bod. A moment later, as it crashed Every Sign of War But the Dead. crunched behind the cat back, and the trees above them bowed suddenly to the slash of an Iron halL "Dynamite!" cried the roadmaster, grinning triumphantly as he looked up after the shock; and when the fall of fragments had ceased, and they had fled as If by instinct from the place, they struck hands on their narrow es cape. But back at the big house, with everybody giving thanks for their de livery from the powder train, the mas ter mechanic raised a single voice of protest He knew the sound. He knew that dynamite had not been re sponsible for the crash that smote the ears of the auxious listeners. "'Twas not dynamite!" he yelled. "Powder train be damned! It was No. 9! Sbe was sour as a distillery! She blowed up, I tell ye?she hlowed up when she hit the creek!" , And even after a shower of bullets f-^m the ridge had driven them all to ' cover he still rushed to those who 'woald listen and clamored that it was the bran. But there was scant time to hold a post-mortem on No. 9, for on the sum mit of a near-by ridge, and overlooking the black tank, the rebels had thrown up a wall in the night, and from the se curity of this shelter they were indus triously shooting up the town. The smash of the first wild car had been their signal for attack, and as "lib explosion threw the defenders into confusion they made a rush to take the tank. Here, as on the day before, was stationed the federal garrison, a scant twenty or thirty men in '.barge tof a boy lieutenant. * ?! oken Promises By DANE COOUDGE Author of "The Fighting Fool" ' 'Hidden Watmr*" "Th* Ttxican, " Etc, Illustrations by Don J.Lavin ? r FtsaJc A. Manxr) Being practically out of ammunition he did not stand on the order of his going, but as his pelones pelted past the superintendent's house the reor ganized miners, their belts stufTed with cartridges from th^Jr own private stock, came charging up from the town and rallied them in the rear. Trolnpri hv AmoHpnn IpartAfH thBV were the only real fighting force to be depended upon unlesB the Americans themselves should take a hand in the game, and that they could not do without the possibility of serious In ternational consequences, a chance they could not take except as a last resort to save the women and children and themselves. In a solid, shouting mass they swept up the hill together, dropped down be hind the defenses, and checked the as tounded rebels with a volley. Then there was another long-range battle, with every sign of war but the dead, until at last, as the firing slackened from the lack of cartridges, a white flag showed on the ridge above, and the leaders went out for a parley? one of those parleys bo character istic of Mexican revolutions, and which in reality mean so little, for both sides know that the words ut tered are meaningless, and should one of them ever result in a surrender the terms of that surrender would not be regarded, once the victims were in the hands of the victors. Properly speaking, Del Rey waa in command of the town, but neither the federals nor the miners would recog nize his authority and the leadership went by default While they waited to hear the rebel demands the Americans took advantage of the truce to bring up hot food from the hotel, where Don Juan de Dios stood herpically at his post Let bullets come and go, Don Juan kept his cooks about him, and to those who had doubted his valor his coffee was answer enough. "W'y, my gracious, Mr. Hooker," he railed, as Bud refreshed himself be iween inpB, am t you going 10 ia*a any up to thoBe women? Don't drink 6o much coffee now, but give it to the men who fight!" "Ump-um," grunted Bud with a grin; "they got a skinful of mescal already! What they need is another carload of ammunition to help 'em shoot their first rebel." "I thought you said they wouldn't fight!" twitted Don Juan. "This 1b the battle of Fortuna that I was telling you about last week." "Sure!" answered Bud, "and over there is the dead!" He pointed to a riot of mescal bot tles that marked the scene of the night'B potations, and Don Juan gave him up as hopeless. "A pile of bottles usually represent the casualty list in a Mexican fight," added Bud as Don Juan moved away. But, Jest as he would, Bud saw that the situation was serious, for the fool hardy Sonorans had already emptied their cartridge-belts, and their guns were no better than clubs. Unless the rebels had been equally reckless with their ammunition they had the town at their mercy, and* the first thing that they would demand would be the refu gees In the big house. Before that could be permitted the Americans would probably take a hand In the fight, for, while the great majority of the women In the house were Mexican, there were a few Americans, and they would be* pro tected regardless of International com plications. But Gracia Aragon was not an American, and she could not claim the protection of these country men of his. The possession of the town; the arms of the defenders; food, clothing and horses to ride?none of these would satisfy them. They would de mand the rich Spanish landowners to be held for ransom, the women first of all. And of all those women hud dled up In the casa gran do not one would bring a bigger ransom than Gra cia Aragon. Bud pondered upon the outcome as the emissaries wrangled on the hill side, and then he went back to the corral to make sure that his horse was safe. Copper Bottom, too, might be held for ransom. But, knowing the rebels as he did, Hooker foresaw a different fate, and rather than see him become the mount of some rebel chief tain he had determined, if the town surrendered, to make a dash. Riding by night and hiding in the hills by day he could get to the border in two days. All he needed was a little Jerked beef for the trip and he would be ready for anything. So he hurried down to the hotel again and was just making a sack of food fast to his saddle when he heard a noise behind him and turned to face Aragon. For two days the once haughty Don Clpriano had slunk about like a sick cat, but now he wae headed for Gracla's big roan, and the look in his eyes betrayed his purpose. "Where you going?" demanded Hooker in English, and at the gruff challenge the Spaniard stopped in his tracks. The old, hunted look came back into his eyes, he seeme* .o shrink before the stern gaze of .he Texan, and, as the meftiory of his past misdeeds came over him. he turned as if to flee. But there was a smile, an amused and tolerant smirk, about the Ameri can's mouth, and even for that look of understanding the harried hacien dado seemed to thank him. He was broken now, thrown down from Ills pedestal of arrogance and conceit, and as Hooker did not offer to shoot him at sight he turned back to him like a lost dog that seeks but a kind word. Bud knew that Aragon was entirely at his mercy, that fear had clutched the once arrogant Spaniard by the throat, and It was almost worth the anxiety he felt for this man's daugh ter to see the father cowed. Aragou crawled closer to Bud as if for the protection he could not get from his own people. "Ah, senor!" he whined, "your par don! What?" aa he sighted the sack of meat?"you are going, too? Ah. my friend"?his eyes lighted up suddenly at the thought?'let me ride with you! I will pay you?yes, anything?but if Bernaido Bravo takee me he will hang me! tfe has sworn it!" "We;l, you got it coming to you!" answered Hooker heartlessly. "But I will pay you well!" pleaded Aragon. "I will pay you?" He paused as if to consider what would tempt him and then suddenly he raised his head. "What is it you wish above every thing?" he questioned eagerly. "Your title to tha mine?no? Bien! Take me to the line?protect me from my enemies?and the papers are yours!" "Have yon got them with you?" in Urtrtlro,, -rrri+Vi Hll el n OQQ1 \ \t O rif qUHCU ilUUiioi mm ? rectnese. ' "No, but I can get them!" cried Ara gon, forgetful of everything but his "I'm Going to Get Those Paper*!" desire to escape. "I can get them while you saddle my horse!" "Where?" demanded Hooker craft ily. "From the agente mineral!" an swered Aragon. "I have a great deal of Influence with him, and?" "Bastante!" exploded Bud In a voice which made Aragon jump. "Enough! If you can get them, I can!' And we shall see, Senor Aragon, whether this pistol of mine will not give ms 3ome Influence, too!" "Then you will take them?" faltered Aragon as Hooker started to go. "You will take them and leave me for Ber nardo Bravo to?" "Listen, senor!" exclaimed Hooker, halting and advancing a threatening forefinger. "A man who can hire four men to do his dirty work needs no protection from me. You understand that?no? Then listen again. I am going to get those papers. If I hear a word from you I will send you to Join your four men." He touched his gun as he spoke and strode out into the open, where he beckoned the mineral agent from the crowd. A word in his ear and they went down the hill together, while Don Cipriano watched from above. Then, as they turned into the office, Aragon spat out a curse and went to seek Manuel del Rey. UHAf I fcM AAI V. In a land of class privilege and offi cial graft it is often only in times of anarcby that a poor man can get his rights. " For eight months Hooker had battled against the petty intrigue of Aragon and the agente mineral, and then suddenly, when the times turned to war and fear gripped at their hearts, he rose up and claimed his own, hold ing out his brawny right hand and de manding the concession of his mine. In a day the whirligig of fortune had turned, and it was the fighting man who dominated. He spoke quietly and made no threats, but the look in his eye was enough, and the agente gave him his papers. Then he wrote out a receipt for the mining tax and Bud stepped forth like a king. With his papers inside his shirt and a belt of gold around his waist there was nothing left In Mexico for him. Once on his horse and headed for the line and he could laugh at them all. In Gadsden he could show title to Kruger, he could give answer for his trust and look the world in the eye. It had been a long and strenuous fight; a fight made against seemingly Insurmountable odds; a fight that had cost him much, but he had won. He had proved the trust Kruger had placed in him, and It had been a fight worth winning. Yes, he was a man now?but his work was not quite done. Up at the big house, with the screeching women around her, was Gracla Aragon, and he owed her something for his rough words. To pay her for that he would stay. Whatever she asked now he would grant it; and if worst came to worst he would take her with him and make good his promise to Phil. He had given his word and that was enough. Now he had only to wait. It would not be long, for the parley would soon be over, and if the coward ly rurales surrendered the town to the bandits he would make n break for the line and civilization with the girl. It would be a hard ride, and alone ho would have no fear of the results, but he would chance it even with the girl ruther than leave her. The boy lieutenant, the brothers Mendoza, the superintendent, and Man uel del Key, an were oui on uie mu side talking terms with Bernardo Bravo and his chiefs. With the rebels it was largely a bluff, since field glasses had shown them to be short of cartridges; but they had over a thou sand men massed along the ridges and, with courage, could easily take the town. Bud knew that courage was the one thing lacking. It was the one thing that was always lacking in these Mex ican fights. The Mexican bandit takes but little chance when he goes to war. . U . -/if}.-* As for the MendozaB and their So noran miners, they were properly chagrined at their waste of ammuni tion and swore by Santa Guadalupe to fight It out with hand grenades. Even as their leaders wrangled the Mexican powder men were busily manufactur ing bombs, and all the while the su perintendent was glancing to the south, for swift couriers had been sent to Alvarez, the doughty Spanish ha clendado of the hot country, to beg him to come to their relief. Twice before Alvarez had met the rebels. The first time he spoke them well and they ran off all his horses. The second time he armed his Yaquis and Yaqui Mayo rancheros again?t them and drove them from his domain, inflicting a sanguinary punishment Since then he had been itching to engage them in a pitched battle, and when the word reached him he would come, two nunarea ana roriy xaquis, all armed with repeating rifles, would follow at his back, and even with his boasted thousands Bernardo Bravo could hardly withstand their valor. So, while the rebels parleyed, demanding a ransom of millions and threatening to destroy the town, the defenders argued and reasoned with them, hoping to kill the time until Alvarez should arrive. In the open space in front of the house the refugees gathered in an anx ious group, waiting for messengers from the front, and as Hooker walked among them he was aware of the ma lignant glances of Aragon. There were other glances as well, for he had won great favor with the ladies by ditching the powder train, but none from Gra cia or her mother. Bud would not have admitted that he resented this lack of appreciation on the part of Gracia. In fact he hard ly knew that he did resent it, but he watched anxiously for any sign of ap proval from this girl who was to be his pardner'B bride should he conduct her safely to the border. From the beginning the Senora Ara gon had treated him as a stranger, ac cording to the code of her class, and Hooker had never attempted to In trude But If Gracia still remembered that she was an American girl at heart, ehe forgot to show it to him. To all she was now the proud SpaniBh lady. thrown with the common people by the stress of circumstances, but far away from them In her thoughts. The conference between the leaders dragged on and messengers came and went with the news?then, after hours of debate, it broke up suddenly in a row and the emissaries came back on the run. Even at that they narrowly escaped, for the rebels opened Are upon them from the ridges;, and before they could get back to cover the dandy, Manuel del Rey, received a bul let hole through the crown of his hat A gTim smile flickered across Bud's face as he saw the damage it bad wrought, for he. knew that Amigo was in the hills?and a bullet shot down hill goes high! Some trace of what was in bis mind must have come to Del Rey as he halted in the shelter of the house, for he regarded the Amert- ' ONE PHASE OF MARRIED LIFE Seeming Unhapplnets Most Probably Due to Lack of Something to Talk About. It Is the eternal tete-a-tete of mar ried life that most critics of that bliss ful condition find fault with. From It spring boredom and dull, sodden si lence, assert these cynics. Therefore, a hint for escaping this one depress .? ?nt maHnffl should have lllg Ijuaiiij v* our best attention. To Illustrate, you will see It fre quently on the trolley, when a man and hie wife are sitting! side by,side? it is almost perpetual silence. They have nothing to say to one another. Perhaps the wife will emit a cheerful peep, but the husband will respond with a nod of the head or a hesitating yes or no. It Is most always that way. No common Interest observed. In fact. It looks as if they are mad at one an other; as If they were bored. A young man or woman looking on the couple would be apt to say: "O, you married life." But they are not nr !. Let some charming lady acquaintance come In I and sit down by the husband and he Is all smiles and has plenty to say. Then he iB a cordial companion. He is a changed man. And the same it would be with the woman. Now, don't misin terpret the scene. When that man and wife get back home they drop their trolley manners and act sensibly and lovingly again. Mad?he would Just as likely be mad at the evening star or a bush full of roses. But you wouldn't think it on the trolley.?New York Tribune. Pouring Houses to Be Great Sport. h?\nnAa rirvf rinnrln a tPQ I~UUJLlLlg UUUOCO, UWb ^V/umiiq | Is going to be the great sport of wom en's clubs in the next decade, accord- j ing to Mrs. Isa Maud Ilsen, lecturer and only woman representative of Thomas A. Edison. And a pleasant time the guests are going to have," she said. "All they'll have to do is sit and watch u porch drip out here, a geagaw decoration there, or criticize j the size of the refrigerator or the j funny little window in the den. It j won't take more than an hour." Mrs. j Ifsen is proud of the fact that she is the only woman representative of j the "Wizard." She admits there are j 5,000 men who act for him, but that I does not diminish her glory. Youthful Foresight. Seniors of the Hostort high school of commerce, some twenty in num- | ber, have been visiting business men j in their offices to learn what is ex- j pected of such young men when they apply for jobs. This inquiry origi nating with public school authorities j is being promoted by the chamber of | 1 commerce. can sternly ai Axagon spoke rapldl) in bis ear. Bu* if they planned ven geance between them tbe times were not rigbt, for a rattle of arms came from the lower town and the captain was up and away to marshal his men to the defense. So far in the siege Del Rey had kept under cover, patrolling the streets and plaza and letting the volunteers fight, but now the war had shifted to his territory and his rurales were run ning like mad. For, matching treach ery against deceit, the rebel leaders had sent men around to slip up near the town and at the first fusillade from the hillside they came charging up the creek Then It was that the ever-watchful rurales proved their worth. As the rebels appeared in the open they ran to the outlying houses and, fighting from the flat roofs, checked the ad vance until the miners could come to their aid. But in the confusion another party of rebels had rushed down the gulch from the west, and while the fignt was going on In the lower town they found lodgment in a big adobe house. And now for the first time there was fight ing in earnest?the house-to-house fighting that is seen at its worst in Mexico. While women screamed in the casa grande and the Americans paced to and fro on the hill, the boom of a dynamite bomb marked the begin ning of hand-to-hand. If there was to be a casualty list in this long-looked for battle of Fortuna. the time was at hand when they could begin counting the dead. With a fearleseness born of long fa miliarity with explosives the Sonoran miners advanced valiantly with their hand grenades?flaking powder cans filled with dynamite and studded with fulminating caps. Digging fiercely through'' wall after wall they ap proached unperceived by the enemy and the first bomb, flung from a roof, filled the adobe with wounded and dead. A dense pall of yellowish smoke rose high above the town and, as bomb after bomb was exploded and the yells of the miners grew louder with each success, the stunned Invaders broke from cover and rushed helter-skslter up the gulch. Then there was a prodi gious shouting from the Sonorans and more than one triumphant grenadier swung his can of giant powder by the sling and let it smash against the hill in a terrific detonation. In the big house all was confusion. Soon the cheers of the defenders her ald ' victory and, in eplte of all efforts to restrain them, the wives of the miners rushed into the open to gaze upon the triumph of their menfolk. On the hilltops the ineffective rebel riflemen rose ud from behind their stone wall to stare, until suddenly they, too, were seized with a panic and ran to and fro like ants. Then, around the curve below the concentrator, a tall man came dashing up on a pure y-hite horse, and behind him, charging ^s he charged, came the swarthy Ya quls of Alvarez, their new rifles gleam ing In the sun. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ^,>l?l/lw tint nn ? u.ny i loiimaii \*uiwr\i^ vu *v Which Enabled Him to "Do" the City Thoroughly. There Is a very good friend of mine, whom I now call the New Innocent Abroad, says a writer In the London Times. Though he has lived the great er portion of his life In the West end of London, circumstances have always conspired to prevent him crossing the channel. He cannot speak a word of French, ^and last week he spent three days In Paris. When he came back I went to see him. "I think I have seen everything there Is to be seen In the streets of Paris," he said when I met him, "because I dis covered the Ideal way of seeing a strange city. "Whenever I wanted to go anywhere I signaled a taxicab and showed the driver the address I wanted. Now, all these French cab drivers are men with wonderful Intuitions. They knew at once that I really wanted to see Paris m all its beauty. So they took charge of me, and whenever I wanted to go from one office to another they drove me all round the city. "Often after the first day I knew that the place I wanted to call at was not more than a few hundred yards away from the hotel. Still the cab drivers determined that I should im Do r-fo piuve III v nuu w icufic \ja. x ano. "The proper way to pursue this method of sightseeing Is to drive for half an hour In silence. Then you stop the cab with violent signals, pro duce your written address again and flourish It in the driver's face. "He smiles politely and generally treats you as though you are a naugh ty child. Meanwhile, a small crowd collects composed of polite individuals all anxious to proffer you their serv ices. ' They direct you to different places of public interest, and after an ex change of courtesies you start on an other joy ride for half an hour or so.** Andy Decided He Needed No Help. Andy Lewis, a negro in Manhattan, had a 'possum given to him this week and a friend asked him: "Andy, don't you want somebody to help ycu eat that 'possum.?" And Andy replied: "1 tell you how it is, boss. De las' time ah 'vited a white man to help me eat a 'possum, he mighty near -> ... Vncei.m oil K UUHtS UL UUl 4111 |IUOOM.?. Mil UJ Uiw self, and I only pot de pickin'a: yes. suh, chit's what dat white man did. I like pow'ful well to hab yo' company, but dat 'possum hu's only jist fo big. and you-all know how it is. Yes. suh dat las' time, I only got de pickin's.' ?Kansas City Star. HALT GERMAN RIGHT BUT LEFT MOVES ON STRONG MOVEMENT OF TEU TONS IN SOUTH OF THE GREAT BATTLE LINE. ( ANOTHER NORTH SEA FIGHT German Vessels Fare Badly?Bulgaria Will Remain Neutral?Aeroplane is Smashed?Enemy 25 Miles From Paris. While official announcements made by the British and French authorities were to the affect that there had been ilo'chango In the situation of the bel ligerent armies, unofficial reports said that the German right wing had been checked and forced to retire on St. Quentin, cn the river Somme, 30 miles n nf T.onn "VI fcunvsw VI. uavu. The British official press bureau in Its statement said a German move ment was developing in an eastward and south-eastward direction. The direct geographical location of this movement was omitted. Further confirmation was received In New York that many thousands of Russian troops had gone into France to join the allies against the Germans. Their number was estimated at be tween 70,000 and 80,000. Newspaper reports to London said the Germans were operating in the district between Alost and Termonde, Belgium, and that the latter town was being bombarded. That another naval engagement in the North Sea has occurred seems possible from a statement issued by the London official press. It said seven German torpedo-boat destroy ers had arrived at Kiel in a damag ed condition and that others were un derstood to have beea sunk "in the vicinity of the Kiel Canal." In some quarters, however, it was suggested that the vessels may be long to the German force that was en gaged In the recent fight with the British off Heligoland. The official Russian statement con cerning the capture of Lemberg, Capital of Calicia, says that it is the remnant of the Austrian army left after the Russian attack no longer is of military value. Besides the thou sands of men killed, wounded or made prisoners, the Russians report t^at they took 200 guns from the Aus trians. Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander-in-chief has ordered tne captured territory in Austria-Hungary administered by the Russian general in command in that country. The Bulgarian minister to Greece declares that Bulgaria has decided to maintain her neutrality until the end of the War. A German aeroplane which tried to approach Paris is reported to have been smashed by the guns of two French aviators in an aerial battle. Feared Capture. London.?Telegraphing from Rome .he correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says that' a mes sage received there from Basel, Switz erland declares that an unconfirmed report has come in Basel from Berne setting forth that General Lieutenant von Deimling and the German forces under his command have crossed into Switzerland to prevent their capture by the French. * German Ship Damaged. London.?The official information bureau has issued a statement saying: "According to information derived frnm 11. trustworthy source, seven Ger man destroyers and torpedo boats have arrived at Kiel In a damaged con dition and it is understood that oth ers have been sunk in the vicinity of the Kiel Canal." Pray to Mohammed. London.?A dispatch to The Even ing Standard from Paris says it is learned that the Vienna papers have received a telegram from Constanti nople stating that prayers for the suc cess of the Aust-oGerman army have been ordered in all Turkish mosques. Indications of Advance. London.?The official press bureau issued the following statement: "The situation in the French theater of war has not undergone substantial change. Allie3 position was well maintained. Attacked Aeroplane. Bordeaux, via London?The Petite Girdone said that when a German aeroplane tried to approach Paris it was attacked near Vincennes by two ' - ~n tri n + r\y*o I Frencn airmen, mo ncutu oumwo i sent a charge of grape-shot into the wings of the machine smashing it. May Surrender Paris. London.?In a dispatch from Rouen, France, a correspondent of The Chronicle says he has learned that the French authorities in Paris are considering the surrender of the city to the Germans in order to avoid the destruction of property from artillery Checked Advance. j Ostend, Belgium, via London.?The I adv :e of the German right wing is I reported checked. The Germans have i { been obliged to retire on St. Quentin. Looked fpr the Show. Paris.?Crowds again gathered in all the oppn places in the city watch ing for the customary appearance of a German aeroplane but none appear ed. A French airman went up and I maneuvered over the Place de LOpera I several times. Russians at Lemberg. London.?A Petrograd (Sr. Peters burg) special to the Routor Telegram Company, says the commander-in-1 chief has notified the emperor that ' the Russians have occupied Lemberj;,' WILSON URGES TAX ' (101000,000 EXTRA j ME8SAQE ADDRE88EO TO CON* QRESS PERSONALLY BY PRES IDENT WILSON. ^ - ?. ; * ^ ! ' :r' \ . ' , 'VfcSjB IT IS BAD BORROWING TIME ; .-Sra m x 3 r- h ' \ V'?p?3? Play Safe In Event War Continues.? Ready For Any Contingency.? Keep Treasury Strong. Washington.?"We shall pay the bill, though we did not deliberately ) incur it," said President Wilson when presenting before a Joint session of Congress his appeal for an emergency Internal revenue measure to raise , $100,000,000 th^ Government's prob able loss in customs receipts because ^ of the European war. Prompt action was necessary, the President said, "to keep the treasury strong." His only suggestion as to the method tor levy- ^ ing the tax was that sources be chosen that would "begin to yield at once and yield with a certain and con st&nt flow." The appeal met with quick action. As soon as the President had left ,% the House ohamber amidst an out- '} burst of applause, Speaker Clark re ferred the message to the Ways and Means Committee. Democratic mem bers of the committee met at the call of the chairman, Representative Un derwood and began consideration?^ . plans to raise the additional revenra. VaTlous members suggested sources which they believed would be prop erly subjected to additional taxation. On the list suggested were: Tax Gasoline. . ' Gasoline, a tax of one or two cents ' a gallon;, railroad and amusemeot > tickets, a tax of five to ten per'cent; - beer, an increase of 50 cents a barrel; domestic wines, whiskey, an increase of 15 cents a gallon; proprietary ar- i \ tides; tobacco and'tobacco products; chewing gum; soft drinks; playing :v|J cards. V.t'i The proposal to tax railroad tick-. ' ets was not received with enthusiasm. by numbers of the committee, al though it was estimated that a five per cent tax would raise $4,000,000. ' Chairman Underwood said the articles suggested would be gone over and a y. list of taxable articles agreed on, by - * v. ; elimination. This list wouia db bul> mitted to the Treasury Department, probably early next week. When the bill is completed in committee, it probably will be brought into the House under a special rule and huT- ,'J ried through. President Wilson was given an en thusiastic greeting when he entered the House chamber escorted by Sena tors Kern, Clarke and Gallinger, and Representatives Underwood, Fitzger ! aid and Mann. The President said he I had come to discharge a duty he * wished he could avoid, but inade it plain that additional revenue was ne cessary and that he performed hid duty without hesitation or apology. Unforseen condition occasioned ,by the conflict in Europe, he said, had created conditions which unless dealt with promptly might involve conse quencea of the "most embarrassing and deplorable sort." To borrow money, the President urged, wts unwise, bond issue would make an "untimely and unjustifiable" demand upon money marekts, leav ing'taxation as the only method left to raise revenue. In this situation, he appealed "to the profoundly pa triotic people of the country" to take up\ the burden. The President said: "I come to you today to discharge a duty which I wish with all my heart I might have been spared, but it is. t $ S"tiuty which is very clear, and there fore I perform It without hesitation '? or apology. I come to ask very ear nestly that additional revenue be pro- . vided for the Government. Yv. Huge Falling Off. "During the month of August there was, as compared with the corres ponding month of last year, a falling ofT of $10,629,538 in the revenues col lected from customs. A continuation of this decrease in the same propor- ' tion throughout the current fiscal year would probably mean a loss of of cus toms revenues of from 60 to 100 mil u?? t noort nnt tell you to what 11UUO.- A UVVM w this falling off is due. Conditions have arisen which no man foresaw; they affect the wholp world of commerce and economic production and .they must be faced and dealt with. "It would be very unwise to post pone dealing with them. "It would be very dangerous in the present circumstance to createv a mo- ,, ment's doubt as to the strength and sufficiency of the Treasury of the United States, its ability to assist to steady and sustain the financial op erations of the country's business. If the Treasury is known or even thought to be weak, where will be our peace of mind? The whole indus trial activity of the country would be " J ?Axir chilled and demoralized, jusi i?v/^ the peculiarly difficult financial prob lems of the moment are being suc cessfully dealt with, with great self possession and good sense and very sound judgment; but they are only in process of being worked out. If the process of solution is to be completed, no one must be given reason to doubt the solidity and adequacy of the Treasury of the Government, which stands behind the whole method. Hurt Business. ' "The Treasury itself could get along for a considerable period, no doubt, without immediate resort to new sources of taxation. But at what cost to the business industry. Approxi mately .$75,000,000, a large part of the present Treasury balance, is now on deposit .vith National banks dis tributed throughout the country, I need not. rfoint out to you what tlie probable consequences of inconveni ence and, distress and confusion would be if the diminishing income of the Treasury should make it nec essary rapidly to withdraw deposits..