DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. i ' MAKING TEST TRIP THROUGH PANAMA CANAL .,,,.,.. ' -rvrgr'HM ' " ' i '"-'(& ri?$lB!!( '" '''"!'' " 'vf vw? ' "?,5B HK ES ft 1ST CHEERFUL HOI Style of Building That Has Been Popular for Many Hun dred Years. HAS MUCH TO RECOMMEND IT The steamship Cristobal, which had the honor of bolng the first commercial vessel to pass through the Pana ma canal In continuous course, as sho appeared In the mlddlo lock at Gatun on tho test trip from ocean to ocean and return. FA1ERSJT FAULT Food Problem Up to Them, Says Charles G. Dawes. Chicago Banker In Address Says Un derproduction and Not Conspiracy 18 the Real Cause of the Exorbi tant Prices of Commodities. Chicago. Defending Chicago pack ers, farmers, grocers and bUBlnesB men ngaliiBt charges of conspiracy to In crease tho cost of living, Charles Q. iDawos, president of 'the Central Trust company, pleaded hero for Increased production and consequent prosperity as the most effective moans of lower ing the price of foodstuffs. "When food supplies are endan gered," said Mr. Dawes, "high prices CharleB Q. Dawes. encourage economy and discourage wasto at homo. When men and wom en are starving in distant countries, the Incentive to those on this side of tho ocean to Increase tho food sup ply U ship to thorn is high prices. "In a great emergency llko this, when wa confront a world-wide scarc ity of food, it goes without saying that extortion is criminal and that there nro times when tho strong hand of authority oven military authority may seek properly to interfere with tho law of supply and demand. "Dut it 1b well to remembor that In this country, at this time, thero ex ists no real grievance against those who suddonly find their food products In hand of greater value. 1 "When wo really face monopolistic extortion in food supplies, then wo may bo sure that a remedy for it will be found; but at present it seems to mo that our sympathies should rath er be with those wise women who, tho othor day, suggested economy in the use and selection of food than -with those who seek to turn us against our packers, farmers, grocers and oth er business men as responsible for our present range of prices, which nro "beyond their control and determined by world-wide, and not simply by local, conditions. "Instead of at present demanding that individuals be held criminally and personally responsible for the exist ence of tho law of supply and demand let ub turn our efforts toward lowering prices by increasing production and prepare to make the most of a great prosperity which Bhould soon be upon us as a nation. "IJefore prosperity will dawn tho disturbed conditions of International credit and shipping must bo correct ed; but this will occur Inov'ltably and early under tho pressure of over whelming necessity. That tho United States facoB an era of prosperity, I llrmly believe, for tho following rea sons: f "1. Prior to tho outDroak of the Eu ropean war the United StatoB, during tho year 1013, passed through ouo of tho most drastic liquidations of credit In its hlstorj. A reaction to prosper ity being naturally duo, the effect of BIG SKYSCRAPER FOR WOMEN Ten Story Building Is Owned, De ' signed and Built by Them No Males Allowed 'aiU-nfi City. Kansas City la to liuva a ten story olllce building, which will be devoted entirely to business women. ny n exchange No men v ill be alluded to rem scare In the tho Europoan war, In my Judgment, will be to accelerate It. "2. This great liquidation of credits In 1913 has been accompanied by re trenchment In tho expenses of carry ing on business. Our solvent business Institutions woro never In better con dition to tako on now business, and never more alert to get It. "3. Hy tho new federal reserve bank systom, tho credit facilities of the country, which for tho moment aro restricted, will bo greatly Increased, as compared with tho past. "4. Wo have a great crop, which has novcr been needed more by tho world. Wo need not fear that It will bo long delayed in renchlng market. "6. When our competitors In man ufacturing turn their onorgles Into fighting Instead of rorging ana pro ducing, tho Hold of South America and tho Orient Is open for the first time to tho American business man on an advantageous basis. American inter national banking may own its prac tical foundation to this war. "0. The stoppago of the supply of specialized articles from European markets will stimulate tho creation of new industries here." GIRLS FLEE FROM SHARKS Big Fish, Frightened by Warships' Guns, Invade Bathing Beach at Bayslde, Long Island. Now York. Elthor through tho fact that several battleships and cruisers aro raising the mischief outsldo or that tho usual portion of refuse from transatlantic vessols 1b missing since the war forced vessels to desert tho usual track, a drove of sharks made tholr way into tho Little Neck bay at Baysldo, Loug iBland. It was tho first time that sharks were ever found in thcBO waters, and more than 100 bnthors, mostly girls, women and children, made a hasty re treat to tho shore. Nono of the sharks was more than eight feet In length, but Arthur King, sixteen years old, who was seated on tho piling some distanco from shore when tho first shnrk was sighted, had a different yarn to toll. He had gone out to tho piling In his bathing suit for a sunning when tho master of tho school swished his tall and mado a circle of tho place ho oc cupied. Later when young King was rescued, with teeth chatering, ho said the sharks woro at least 100 feet long. As a result of the invasion thero will bo amplo room for bathing at that point for tho next few dayB. A L PR IB !I Foreign Drinks Not Likely to Af fect the Chinese. Will Not Take Place of Prohibited Opium More Danger In China From Cheap Drug Substi tutes Than Liquor. Always Light and Airy, and the Mat ter of Slightly Increased Cost of Heating Is Hardly Worth Be Ing Given Great Con sideration. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. William A Radford will answer muttons and Klve advice FKE13 OP iT on all suljects pertaining to tho ( jliject of hulldlns, for tlio readers of this lor On account of his wide experience) i Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho , without doubt, the highest authority - n nil tliPBo subjects. Address nil Inquiries o William A. Iladforu, No. 1S27 Pralrlo uenuo, Chicago. III., and only enclose two cent stamp for reply. A house built at right angles to Itself is shown in tho accompanying i plan. For some reasons this style of building has more to recommend It than almost any other design. It was tho first way Invented to make a houso larger without making It too long. I In tho early history of building op- i eratlons houses wero made narrow becauBo window lights were small and j It was difficult to light a wide room. I It was also moro difficult .to build a j wide houso at that time becnuso they i hadn't sawed joists and they lacked tho mechanical contrivances that wo now have for putting buildings togeth er. A floor with hewed timber beams i moro than sixteen feet long was alto gether too shaky, In fact, floors used to go down Into tho cellar occasional ly when parties of young folks got too boisterous. Although this way of building n house is several hundred years old, It is btlll as popular as ever and tho rea son Is that houses built in this way make very comfortable homes. They have a homelike appearance as you stand and .look at them and when you go Inside they nre so light nnd cheer ful that you feel at homo In no time. Tho only objection is thnt every room in tho house has two or three outside walls nnd for this reason It Is a little more difficult to heat such a house In cold weather, but we huve learned how to protect ourselves Whon you havo a nice porch furnished up in that way you like to use It as early In tho season as possible and as late as possible In the fall. If this I porch looks to tho south or east It will bo comfortable on sunny days lato in tho fall as well aB early in tho spring, and you will get n-montb's use of it more than you would of an ordinary straightaway veranda. By fitting it with Bcreons nnd saBh the timo may bo extended to include al most tho round year In some loca tions, Tho fashion of screening porchos in tho summertime to keep out flies und mosquitoes is a good ona and It Is easy to lift out tho acroens In the fall and put sash In tholr places. There are different ways of manng- Sj;r.?urrttoVidTS Pootblack Warbles Arias as He Polishes Shoes tlco that such folks genorally get moro out of life. Somo families live In their houses, while others mnko tho house a place to stay in when necessary and n nnFN.iw;si I 1 1KK1 .11 1ll A ffitt I l"1'"""" V' "'I'll i y feyk ' r ,6m edEoom IiUI.i'-J I BEDROOM J rWTM C ., it- jjd I J BedEoom Qj ! I J!j7 -Vpj Ji2)e43fr Shanghai, China. In these days ol opium suppression In China a good deal of capital is mado by interested parties out of a fear" that tho Chinese will turn to spirits when the drug can not bo obtained. The whlto man may bo responsible for introducing spirits to tho natives of Africa and other continents, but he certainly cannot be called to account for their , use In China. In short, China taught tho whlto man the use of spirits; the na tives of this country have manufac tured spirits from time Immemorial. Recont reports In homo newspapers show that a largo numtior of people In Great Britain and America, are much oxorclsed In mind ovor an alleged con spiracy to Inflict on China, which is making such strenuous efforts to get rid of tho curso of opium, tho debas ing vice of excess In tho use of alco- ' hoi. dp But, If it be true that the Chlnesol aro buying spirits from foreign coun tries in larger quantities, which Is open to question, it must bo remem bered that ,thoy possess an immonso variety of intoxicating liquors. Any Chinese may set up a .dlstlllory and sell Its products without lot or hin drance. So plentiful and cheap Is the native article that the equivalent of two cents will buy enough "samshu" at a street corner to bowl over a navy. It Is claimed by foreigners who ought to know that to this day tho dlstlllory apparatus In a highland "bothy" Is tho exact counterpart of that In use In a Chlneso "chlufang." China's millions are too poor to bo- , nga,nst (JW temperatUre by using como a nation of drunkards, especially bullding ,mper nn( othcr nonconduc on Imported liquors. The natives of tors of hent an( co( Then whcn you this country have their own wines and , conslder tlmt during tho ordinary wln splrlts. Those who can afford to drink oyon m tho nortnern states, we wlno tako it at meals, and ,evon tho havo ou,y a few dnyB of extrcmo coid poor find it cheaper than their favor- I agnIn8t Co" weeks of modornte or warm lto fat pork. No fenstvis completo weftther, this objection fades Into In- without wine; nt marriagos nnu imiur- i nls It flows freely. Yet ono seldom. sees a drunken Chlneso, and court rec Second Floor Plan got away from it as much and often as possible. A good deal dopenda on the houso plan, In the first place, but moro depends on tho housekeeper, bo causo ono person will make a house comfortable and Inviting, while nt. Dth er woman who works Just as hard per haps, has tho faculty of making things rather unpleasant. Tho chairs may bo too nlco to sit down in, or there may bo a lot of bric-a-brac In tho way, stuff you are afraid of breaking or disar ranging. Tho study of a homo moans much moro than tho plan and manner of building the house. This plan may bo carried out at a cost of from $2,000 to $2,500. NEW YORK. Arias from the operas go rippling along to tho stroke of tho shoo brushes of the eminent Pasquale, artist, whoso studio for shines Is in Broadway, near Ono Hundred and Third street. Ho sang blithely the other day, as he Invoked the Heavenly Maid. Sho had come In to havo her Bhoos blackod. Her name was Ce cilia. Pasquale knew in tho twlnklo of an eye thnt there was music In hor sole, the moment that ho saw that. Just because she could not help It, she tapped a tango tune upon the foot rests. "Ahr and you lova da moosic," quoth Pasqualo. "I turn- on the rec ord granda," So while he piled tho brushes the musical bootblack hummed softly to himself, while the Brulanto slmmerod out of the machine, and set his hands and feet to hesitating as he tolled. "You no understanda da wolds?" asked he, "and I slnga for you alone, SIgnorlna; for your ears alone." "Cut It out, Wop, cut It out," Interjected tho gentloman whoso oil shlno wa3 soaking Into the uppor register. "Forget It." But art claimed tho voice of Pasquale. He brushed up his music. He Bang the tenor from tho quartet In "Rlgoletto." He was in happiness supreme. ) "And you aska me, SIgnorlna," he said, "If I would not rnthor sing than raaka the shoe shine? Ah, It is qulto so. I maka the much hap. I sing liko the bird." And sometimes when there is a dull shine required Pasqualo puts in a dirge. For tan polishes he has tone poems. For oil shines tho muslo glides in tho tempo of the hesitation. When the gilded youth arrive he turns on "Qet Out, Get Under" and polishes up leather by tho yard. He sends "Tho Cottage in Broadway" through the machine and when summer attire appears ho, causes the record tc evolve "Apple Blossom Time In Normandy." "Doctored" Pearls. A commotion was caused among the pearl merchants of Paris over a black pearl, tho original commercial value of which was $1,600. This pearl had beon manipulated by an expert known as a "pearl dyer," and when he had finished with it tho pearl looked like ono worth about thirty thousand dollars. It was then offered for sale through the or- (haw a grnvftm? 10J.D brow (&ll J 1 J ff Cat Swims and Shuns Rats; Hobnobs With Canary CHICAGO. Mike Is ,a black and brown tortoise-colored alley cat with un usual ways. Among the modern nnd civilized things that Mike does is to take a swim In the bathtub each morning, act as a playfellow to the canary bird, and nice with tho swiftness of a Nancy Hanks after its owner to FINE JC work up an appetite for breakfast.. y wl t u i v-i ..A uta r . i v .iv ? ' ill iuu vuro uum opuu ui uu neither a rat nor a mouse has crossed Miko's path. The alley cat has been so hopelessly lost in civilization that a rat could pass by unrecognized, with out arousing the feline Instinct for destructiveness. Mrs. Pauline B. Wlllison of 128 East Grand avenue found Mike, nine days old, in nn alley with many broth ers and sisters. She broucht Mike UD on "When a kitten. I threw Mike Into the bathtub for a swim, salu Mrs. , Wlllison. "Now I cannot leave a basin of water around, for Mike Just loves to stand In a basin of wnter. In warm days the cat swims in the bathtub three times a day. At the bathing bench I tie a string around his neck to keop Mike from going too far out from the shore. Sitting under a hose is the cat's delight. "Mike never has had any antipathy for Teddy, the canary, either. One of the cat's pastimes Is to doze with ono eye open while the canary hops about on a pillow or sings on the back of a chair. Sometimes tho bird brushes Miko's seven-Inch whiskers, Wit there is no disturbance between the two at all." The cat sits up llko a dog and enjoys belnfc treated roughly. Although Mike weighs 17 pounds, nothing can bo more agile than the erstwhile alley cat. Alderman Hugo Krause of the Anti-Cruelty society approved ot flijKe a sani tary way of bathing and said the beaches should be open to animals as well as human beings. a bottle, she said. SOCIAL LEADER AT CAPITAL Mrs. Martin E. Trench One ofLeadlng Hostesses In Army and Navy Circles at Washington. Washington. Mrs. Martha E. Trench, wife of Commander Trench, United Mrs. Martin E. Trench. States navy, la oue of the leaders In the army and navy circle In Wash ington und Is well-known for her hoa-pltulltlos. ords have llttlo acquaintance with the "drunk and disorderly." It may be objected that oven foreign spirits would be cheaper than opium nt Its present price. The roply is that tho poor man does not use the original drug; he gets cheap scrapings from pipes nnd what Is called dross, but oven that In very small quantities. At feasts and other colobratlons tho Chlneso Indulge In a game In which one hand Is kept behind tho back and the othor closed. Tho closed fist Is brought smartly forward and one, two or moro Angora oxppBtd. If A shows two flnKors nnd B 1b calling for two then B suffers a penalty; if A is wrong ho has to pay a forfeit. Among rich Chlneso I have Been tho loser suffer tho penalty of drinking a "peg" of whisky neat. But this custom pre vailed centuries ago, excoptlng thnt samshu was then universally used. It must not bo forgotten In this connec tion thnt tho players usually wlthdruw when they havo suffered the penalty once or twice. Thero Is no reason to suppose thut the Chinese- will become n nation of t drunknrds. In a decade In this coun try I have not aeon ton drunken men In tho BtreetB. in i;niun. uvuu m feasts, when men begin to get "red In the face" they withdraw. Tho reul danger In China at tho moment Is that drug tlendB are hunting for a substl tute for opium. Hence the attempt to regulate tho traHlc In morphia and so called opium "cures." Tho Hongkong government Ib doing u noble work in this direction and China herself has realized tho danger that threatens her. The clnBS of man who Books oblivion In opium will not turn from a sotBual dreamland to that which will upset his stomach and give him a violent hoadacho for days. significance. The fact Is most of our weather hovers around the freezing point, thawing a llttlo in the day tlmo and freezing at night. It Is easy to keep oven a large house comfort able all through with such a tempera ture and you can keep part of It warm !"" I M KITCHEN u i J5n 1 Dining Room I LI ).. I it-con-o- y f ji ii.i ii.iiiiJi, ii I'WZj L i j : r.-LMJikJ RD2CH T LlVINOCOC ATI n-OA.no 01 dlnary channels, with an Intimation that owing to a pressing need of ready money tho owner would nccopt $6,000 for It. A charge was then laid against the owner, and tho "pearl dyer," by tho presldentof tho Paris Syndlcal Cham ber of Dealers In Precious Stones. Thle is now being considered by a Judge. When the "pearl dyer" was told of the charge, ho said that he had Im proved the pearl by a special secret process Invented by himself. Ho laughed at tho Idea of boing charged. "Doctored pearls!" he exclaimed. "Why, on tho Paris market thero aro moro than one hundred million dollars worth of doctored pearls." Finds Two Stout Hands Where One Was Claimed SAN FRANCISCO, CAU "Dear Doctor Before taking your water cure I had only ono hand, my heart was weak and I was a victim of several other evils that flesh Is heir to. Now I have both my hands and feel so well that ) I am taking light exercise every day." This testimonial should be signed !& oy wiuiam Atmnson. Ho stood at tho Southern facinc terminal the other day with a hand kerchief stuffed in his sleevo whero one of his hands should have been. He displayed this to passersby while ho extended tho other hand for 1 K i ' ' t , in II e I to b' ere i nnmercai r'uu cteJ b U" and u woman capitalist whoHe namo has not I been made public will finance the un dertaking The Bite has not been mado public, us the women do not wish the price on tho lot to advance beforo they can close the deal. The building will be doulgued by a woman architect, with a special low to the uccommodutlon of women The agent of the bullding will be a woman, the elevators will bu operated by girls und girls will b. i.nploycd as porters Olllce girls Instead of boys will h" employed by tho tenants a.nd maVe stu- Pirst Floor Plan tho coldest days If the houso Is well built. Wo value light and fresh air more tnnn our grandfathers did, bocnuso we know moro about the value of such things In regard to henlth. We un derstand that people who live In the otien air nnd sunshine usually havo Aery little uso for the doctor. We havo figured It out scientifically, so b know the reason why. It Is easy to lay out a house of this kind Into good, comfortable rooms, properly connected for convenience as well as looks. Somo houso plans are a ttreat puzzle to an architect, but this kind of u plan comes eas). You have the tpnce the different ttxpnmiraa; you inv loom for doors where you wHut to put them and you have h con venient ruruer where uu can put iu a KOChL comforuble bt airway dehlKuod for hioks us well us erloe WtiMti it couiab to heating, you can pluee the furnace under the front hall and carry short pipe to Mich room Treaty of Ghent. Ono nunareu years ago tne com missioners delegated by tho United. States and England to arrange n treaty of peace wero assembled In the city of Ghent In readiness to begin their deliberations. Tho American commis sion consisted of flvo members, all men of distinguished ability. They wero Henry Clay, John Qulncy Adams, Albert Gallatin, James A. Bayard and Jonathan Russel. Flushed with their victory over Napoleon, the English en tered lntq the negotiations prepared to dictate terras, as to a conquered peo ple, and much llrmness was necessary on tho pnrt of the American commis sioners to resist the unreasonable do mands. After nearly four months of negotiations tho treaty was finally concluded and signed the day before Christmas, to the delight of the poo plo of both nntlonB, who were wearied of tho unavailing slaughter. j5l C & r-f?iii. , . fi iVtl . -V fj iiji i jw gi.lL X f 7QJ WMK O while ho ex whined. "J He said be nographerH need not apply, Onu man bus asked for an olllce In tho building, declaring that he wanted It because he knew It would bo kept , BU( you vliU carry lh hottest pipe to clean, hut his request luCU beon re- i ths bathroom, whem It if Uot fused. I needed. . Ttt( plaB j,,,,, a god uiauy ad- Michigan Qlrls i-iiko to uian. Saglnnw, Mich Misses Marie nnd ' Kittle Bleberltz of Saginaw, who left i their homes In May are now In I'tnl on their way to San Francisco Thi cowboys are maklnic much of the )Oung women ii vantage and very few disadvantages Cuiiun'n tug with the ttont porch ul l i' i ' uli a ' I u i ' 1 1. h ii-i. Uo. Democratic Servla. Servln has come nearer to attaining the Ideal of social equality than most countries, for It Is a land in which thoro Is neither aristocracy nor middle class, nnd in 1900 it possessed not a single pauper. It hnB, however, a mul titude of placemen and officials, re cruited mainly from the peasantry. The average Servian values comfort far more than progress, and Is content bh long tiB a moderate tunount of work enables him to spend his ovenlngs at the village wineshop, where, by the way, he generally keeps sober. Of dis cussing politics lie will never tire, and this, with music and poetry and dnnc lug, are the passion h of his life. Principle and Prastise. Braaaey No mora golf for me with Puttings'. BunkerWhy the ukase? Braaaey Played with hint today He la a left haatter with the clubs, tottt writ"- with his right And he kept tlic i-l Hui . " II 'I It s ngVri't Ms prln i ' r ' i ! -i nt h ,1. 1 knew ill i t U4 o. ."U Juljo. nn old railroader," ho 'My hand was cut off In a wreck." ' "Let's see," said Detective Charles Welling, as he grasped Atkinson's arm and turned back the Bleeve. disclosing a hand that a White Hope might bo proud to own. -,. . Atkinson wns arrested and arraigned before Judge Usher, was forty-two years old. "Why don't you work?" the Judge asked. , "Bocause I am an orphan and havo a weak heart, Atkinson Replied. Dr. Henry Steiplo, police nmbulanco surgeon, was ordered to examlno Atkinson. Ho did so, keoplng him at arm's length. "Ho doesn't need medicine," tho doctor reported "A good hot bath with plenty of soap, will cure almost any aliment he is suffering fron? and will make his hand visible. That is not his hand we are looking at. but some thing on the outside of it. The real hand is underneath. "Ten dollars and costs." said the Judgo, and Atkinson was led away to be sent to the bridewell, where his first experience will be a hot bath. I Now Policemen Will Take Their Meals at Home .-.j-.t rm. c.nooma imirt hna nilnri thnt. fruit fitnnda In Dft- triot must go. This 1b a severe blow to the proprietors of these deciduous and picturesque institutions. It is also a severe blow to Invading excursion ists, ferry boat patrons. newsDoyo unu policemen. Years ago, the street fruit stand was considered the pollcemun's chief friend and ally. Artists on tho comic papers used to draw funny pictures of fat officers purloining fruit from tho cornerstands, That was consid ered part of the graft. It flourished in Detroit, until ono day a pollcemun with an acute penchnnt for peanuts, cnt'shnt in tho vest by a zealous Sicilian, who wns trying to save money to bring his folks over from the old country This sort of discouraged free and unlimited patronage of corner stands by those In authority and many policemen began taking their meals at home. A year ago the hoard of health, the common council and tho police de partment started a vigorous campaign against fruit stands nnd Bince then thero has beon a lot of legal work done about the matter. Some of the pro prietors folded up tholr stands and quietly stole away, but a good many of- them had a lot of iruu sun on nunu mm uutiucu iu ukiu u um. Justice Steero hnpded down a formal statement the other daj nnd this seems to end all dispute Tho Judge minces no words. He not only calls a fruit stand a public nuisance, but he adds that It Ib a public offense. "Vic," who long ago graduated from tho fruit stand business into a regular store at Larned and Shelby streets, says this may he so. "I don't know exaai what he means, but it seems to be final," said "Vic." "Of course, there were some famous fruit standi here, but they havp all gone." Vic" eaya the activity of the authorities rather discouraged street trade. Donor Price, at the board of health, says this la a great victor for tho .iiv Hh -ii'il ono of the rl !ef nuK"! es about the fruit utand was that it WtKj nv&Wi T0'wi ittr u i' i - The do. !! . it (i. i Ision i 'r 1 ! I vt p. Mlfl I has an 'i erent dWike tor tlws Up says tha lurde at the IU has re , u -n the ram- 1ubh ' i started i ,r" 4