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You should know that
Omaha's manufactures are ex
ported to all parts of the world,
and in many countries are pre
ferred above all others.
The probes have not as yet hit the spot.
Pskov has been taken again, but we hear
nothing of Przmysl.
Nothing seems to dampen the enthusiasm of
the local burglar, however.
Preachers are now talking of going on
strike. Only the housewives are left.
j Fire insurance rates are going back to pre
I; war figures, which were high enough.
Fiji islander have begun to wear shirts.
Last of the simple life is thus dispelled.
Having squelched the "reds" In Europe,
Sam Gompers now has a chance to do the
same in the home land.
It'
"The old waltz is coming back," declares a
dancing master. Hurrah, and let us have some
other old customs along with it.
German railroads are threatened with a
shortage of fuel and American with a shortage
of help. Which is worse?
Put it in writing, says Judge Gary to the
union spokesmen. This at least will avoid con
fusion over what actually was said. '
"The peak is passed," said the president.
"Higher prices are coming," say the food job
bers. Where does the pocketbook sret off?
One reason the public no longer smokes the
old-fashioned 5-cent seegar is because the
dealers are now selling them two-for-a-quarter.
Mayor Smith's ordinance to punish destruc
tion of food reminds us that the democrats re
fused to pass such a law in the legislature of
1917.
A nephew of Herr Hohenzollern, living in
Detroit, has had his nam changed by the
courts. The other was too tough, even for
Detroit.
England Is not ready yet to receive 'visitors,
and therefore keeps up passport restrictions.
Britannia has all the "reds" she can comfort
ably care for now.
Omaha will be mighty glad to have the
president as a guest on his western tour, and
will iurely show him a good time if he comes.
This goes without strings.
Josephus Daniels has now been lulled by
the ukuleles, but we doubt if he has seen such
a hulahula as was staged when old Cap. Cook
called on King Kamehameha.
The War department seems to have about
the same trouble in getting the supplies to the
civilians as it did to the soldiers. It only func
tions well when it is spending money.
, Chairman Colver of the Federal Trade com
mission wants funds for the proposed Inquiry
into the canning trade. Maybe if he digs deep
enough he may find out why the secretary of
war gave the salmon packers a chance to make
a double profit on the commandeered goods.
Salaried Man Has "Stuck"
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r Attorney General Palmer said something
the other day when he was discussing the pro
posed investigation into the apparently too
nigh cost of living. He said that while eco
nomic conditions were the fundamental cause
of the high prices of necessities, violations of
laws designed to prevent concerted raising of
orices also might be partly responsible, and
hen he went on:
"There is no doubt that the majority of the
people are more prosperous than ever before,
farmers and wage earners especially. The man
who has suffered from high prices has been the
salaried man. I wish we could do something
to help him. I'm open to suggestions." ,'
While the ones who have suggestions to
offer are putting them into presentable and
workable shape, it is an appropriate time to
pay a deserved tribute to the qualities of the
average salaried man who has borne the bur
den of the high cost of living incident to the
war and who has suffered perhaps more than
the men who have been in big profitable busi
ness, more than the farmer who has reaped a
harvest of gold from his fields, more than the
'rage earner who has found increase after in
:rease awaiting him on demand.
-r The average salaried man has kept on the
job; he has fed and clothed his family some
tow; he has done hy full share in buying bonds
tnd sticking away thrift stamps and in giving
to all the war causes; he has pinched and econ
omized, taken on extra work evenings and spent
his holidays and off-hours in the home garden;
he has done his duty in the main bravely, loy
ally, patiently, nobly.
The biggest thing about him is that he
hasn't kicked and howled; he hasn't threatened
and menaced; he hasn't bombed or bolsheviked;
he hasn'' often complained. He has. indeed,
borne the middle of the big load and been a
good citizen about it. He is not a whit less of
a hero than some others whose work has been
more spectacular and whose suffering has been
more sanguine. He deserves a tribute 1 Savan
nah News.
WHAT OOMPERf UK DO.
' No man in America has a greater opportun
ity for public, service at this moment than
Samuel Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. It would be saying too
much to intimate that he can still tha unrest
in ' the ranks of labor, but it it not an over
statement to say he has greater Influence with
labor organitationa than any other man.
We have had several exhibition! of late of
unruliness on part of organized labor, local
unions refusing to listen to' international offi
cers, and in other ways showing petulance and
disinclination to follow orderly procedure.
While the war was' on the patriotic service
of Samuel Gompers was unquestionably great
His voice and hit work for America during the
last two years were of inestimable value. This
year his time pas mainly been occupied with
service in a broader field, and he has but re
turned from a great conference at Amsterdam,
where, to use his words, "the definite and final
repudiation of bolshevism by organized labor"
was finally accomplished. He does not come,
he says, to interfere with labor's program, but
to help his fellow unionists. This is what might
be expeeted of him, but it is possible he rnay see
a way to help the union men of America by
assisting them to come to a better understand
ing of the problem of living as at present be
fore us.
He may by his advice and counsel be able
to induce the workingmen of the country to
bend their efforts to the realization of the big
opportunity before "them, that of producing the
material things of which society is so sorely
in need. This can be done without interfering
with the legitimate program of labor in any
way. The more that is created the more thete
will be to divide, and when this is made plain
to the men who are threatening to stop pro
duction, they may revise their program. Mr.
Gompers has a chance to do his country and
the world a great service, and without lessen
ing the opportunity of the workers in the least.
Passing the Buck to the Buyer.
Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers
alike are merrily passing the buck to the con
sumer right now. It js.not the high cost of
living, they arjjue, but theoit of high living,
that is the basis of all the trouble. In a cer
tain sense this is true, but not all of the scan
dalous practices of profiteering may be laid
against the buyer.
One Omaha wholesale grocer uses for illus
tration the 5-cent cigar. His choice for an ob
ject lesson is not happy from his standpoint.
In no branch of trade has profiteering "been
more flagrant than in tobacco. From the mo
ment the first war tax was put on tobacco
products the price began to mount, one mani
festation being the addition of I cent to the
selling price where the tax was one-eighth of a
cent. Thus every time the. government got a
dollar the tobacconists got seven.
But tobacco may be dispensed with, without
lasting harm or inconvenience to its users, and
therefore may be dismissed as a factor in the
general problem. The explanation given the
investigators does not account for the fact the
selling price .of coffee has doubled within a
year. Folks may prefer to purchase the roasted
and ground instead of the green berry, but this
does not explain why the selling price jumped
from 30 cents in 1918 to 60 cents in 1919. '
If buyers prefer package gqpds it is be
cause they have been carefully trained to ask
for them, assured of their superior qualities
and economy in the end. It is also true that
bulk goods of excellent grade may be pur
chased at considerable saving, but to bring
them into general demand requires the re
educatipn of the buying public.
Shoes and clothing present similar phases,
both actual and psychological. Careless ex
travagance is o be blamed chiefly because the
profiteer deliberately takes advantage of this
aspect of the case. The careful buyer may save
a little, but it will not console him any to be
told that he is aiding in keeping up the price
level.
Japan, Asia and the World.
Demands from Japan that the consortium
formed by the great powers for the financing
of China dp not include Manchuria and Shan
tung amount almost to notice that these great
provinces are looked upon at Tokio as pecu
liarly under Japanese care. When it was
recognized at Paris that Japan has especial in
terest in China, the reason was supposed to be
that of propinquity rather than proprietary.
The Shantung award of the peace conference
naturally heightens the impression in Japan
that the world recognizes Its claims to control
instead of merely an interest.
Prior id the war the Japanese were active
in setting forth the doctrine of "Asia for the
Asiatics," and the political revolt plotted in
India was part of this program. A "Monroe
doctrine" for China also was talked of. One
of these aimed at Great Britain, with which
government tMe Japanese were under expiring
treaty arrangements. The other was notice to
the United States that the great empire of
China was to be made a basis for Japanese ex
ploitation and strength. Some part of this
program has been changed by the course of
the war. The revolt planned for India failed
miserably, and while the problem of that de
pendency is causing concern at London, it is
far from being acute. It is not alleged any
where that England has sought to purchase im
munity from Japanese interference in India at
the expense of China. i',
America's interest in China is direct as well
as collateral. Only the strong protest of this
government prevented a dismemberment of the
empire long ago. To this country the sup
porters of the republic over there look for aid.
A the inquiry tears the wrappers off Japanese
duplicity, tha importance of the Shantung
award looms bigger. Democrats may feel that
the treaty can be forced to ratificationXwith this
section unchanged, but they mistake American
sentiment in reaching such a conclusion.
Price of raisins does not depend on supply,
according to an Omaha jobber, but on the whim
of the .California fruit growers' combine, and
so everybody will pay more for the fruit here
after. This looks litis one spot on which the
attorney general might land with his anti-trust
lw- a L iV ' --
Advance word from Europe is to the effect
that a warm welcome waits the American tour
ist with money. Thus one of the ancient and
profitable industries is recovered from the de
pression of war ''
Strike Against Efficiency
From The Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr. Gompers needs to hurry home to advise
the executives of the unions of iron and steel
workers against the folly of ordering a general
Strike in the interest of twelve basic demands,
many of which are a direct and an indirect
.attack on industrial efficiency, while others
merely, ask for conditions of work which the
employing companies have set up for years in
their plan of operation and which looked to
paying more than the union rates to all em
ployes, but not at the expense of production or
of technical expertness. Indeed, the steel cor
poration might well point out that in its en
couragement to the men to invest their earn-,
ings in the companies and in iti support of
various movements started by men like Mr.
Schwab and others to promote a community
of interest, that the steel trust had done more
thaiw the -extreme doctrinaire unionists to im
prove the condition of labor and to give it a
.standing by the side of capital than could now
be secured by the twelve demands.of Secretary
Foster and his friends.
Since in great issues of this kind the public
has a deep concern, it would seem that the
steel corporation unionists can hardly claim
that they will have public approval of their
intention to throw the whole steel and iron
production out of joint. For any examination
of the wages paid employes of the steel cor
poration will show an amazing advance far
above any increase in the cost of living, and,
after the railroad men, makes the steel men
the best protected labor of the country. The
average annual wage of the steel corporation
men in 1908 was $728, as compared with $721
for the railroaders. But in 1919 the steel men
were getting $1,950 and the railroaders $1,505;
an increase of 160 per cent for the steel work
ers and 110 per cent for the railroaders. Not
only has the cost of living not increased at a
rate to overcome these advances, but these
advances have been made at the expense of
the poorly paid teaching and clerical forces of
the country and also at the expense of the small
business man who has experienced no such
increase in returns, while for him, as well as
salaried workers generally, the advance in the
cost of living has been formidable in every
sense of the word. For the unionists among
the steel corporation employes to ask for "fur
ther increases" and at the same time to suggest
a curtailment in the hours of work with pro
visions which would prevent the companies
from advancing or taking on those physically
and mentally best fitted to give results is to
ask for things that are more or less matters
of exploded industrial dogmas, since high wages
with shorter hours under the conditions the
union demands set out would lower production,
increase prices and set up a vicious circle
which would menace the public as well as hit
at our industrial supremacy.
The uncompromising character of the pro
posals of the twenty-four steel workers' unions
is not so evident on its face as was the recent
proposal of the railroad brotherhoods for the
expropriation of the railroads( under a triple
management and nationalization; but there are
in the steel union proposals a direct threat to
the employes and to the public that the more
level heads in the American Federation of
Labor may well ponder over before, they en
courage Mr. Foster to deliver an ultimatum
to the steel corporation. The railroad brother
hood heard from the public and has changed
its line of attack, and Mr. Foster might well
take this hint before setting out to start an
industrial war on unsound premises.
Five Farmers Tell Food Facts .
Five representatives of state farm bureaus
who went to Washington to confer with Presi
dent Wilson ate a plain dinner in a "modest
hotel." When they got the bill of $11 they
figured that the producer of the food, the
farmer, had received 82 cents of the $11, con
siderably less than the tip the waiter no doubt
expected.
The five farmers are right in saying that
putting the farmer's share in half would save
less than 4 per cent of the bill. They are
right in the view that applying the "first-aid
remedy" of food embargoes at home "to create
and foster anarchy and revolution abroad
should not be the policy of the United States."
Strange "policy," indeed, to starve in 1919 our
customers of 1920 and the years to come!
This Washington dinner illustrates once
more what the World has long contended
that the high cost of living is not the fault, or
is the fault in but slight extent, of the price
at the farm, the orchard and the truck patch.
The man who dines at a "first-class" hotel
knows that he pays more for the lights, the
.orchestra, the location, the surroundings, than
for his food. Far more important is it that the
poor man, whether he eats at home or in the
cheapest restaurant, chnnot escape the cost of
a distribution 'system greedy, wasteful and in
efficient. '
Government cannot cope with economic con
ditions that are the result of the war, but some
thing can certainly be done about the worst
system of distribution to be found in any civil
ized country, a system which not only invites
but encourages and promotes profiteering.
New York World.
A Luminous Example
The total expenses of the trial of Henry
Ford's libel suit against the Chicago Tribune
are estimated at fully $500,000, exclusive of the
court posts, which the Tribune must pay by
virtue of the judgment of 6 cents damages re
turned against it.
This is a withering indictment of the admin
istration of the law in this country, which is
not ameliorated by the fact that both of the
contestants had great wealth and resources. It
is outrageous that Henry Ford or any other
man- should have to spend $250,000 in proying
that he is not an anarchist. .It is outrageous
that a newspaper should have to spend $250,000
in defending itself in a suit in which the plain
tiff's reputation was damaged to the extent of
6 cents. It is equally outrageous that a jury
of men compelled to earn their living should
have to waste more than fhree months in hear
ing the testimony and arguments in a case
which an English court would have disposed of
In 48 hours at most.
The Ford case is a luminous example of
how justice shouldvnot be administered. New
York World.
fODAY
The Day We Celebrate.
Charles S. Elgutter, attorney-at-law, born
1861.
Frank B. Johnson, secretary-treasurer
Omaha Printing company, born 1860.
John W, Towle, civil engineer and bridge
contractor, born 1872.
Dr. Elmer E. Brown, chancellor of New
York university, born in Chautauqua county,
N. Y., 58 years ago.
Charles S. Whitman, former governor of
New York, born at Norwich, Conn., 51 years
James Couzens, the present mayor -of De
troit, born at Chatham, Ont., 47 years ago.
Bellamy Storer, former United States am
bassador to Austro-Hungary, born in Cincin
nati, 72 years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
A convention of Methodists was held at
Hanscom Park M- E. church, representing the
Epworth League interests of this district.
Delegates attended from Nebraska, the Da
kotas and Colorado;
The board of appraisers of the new post
office met and agreed on the value of each lot
in the proposed site.
C. M. Haynes has returned .from the west.
Miss Daisy Doane gave a dancing party at
Hanscom park. Mrs. G. W. Doane and Mrs.
Charles Keller were the chaperons, ' r
People You Ask About
Information About Folks In
the Public Eye Will Be Given
' in This Column in Answer
to Readers' Questions; Your
Name Will Not Be Printed,
Let The Beef Tell You.
Ctiarle G. Dnwea.
Charles G. Dawes formerly was
comptroller of the currency Jn the
Treasury department at Washington
and now is president of one of the
prominent trust companies in Chi
cago. Purina the war he rendered
valuable services as head of the civil
ian advisory committee created to
look after American interests in
France. Mr. Dawes is a native of
Marietta, O., and has done much for
it and for the college there, from
which he was graduated. He has
made a record not only as a lawyer
and a financier, but also as a polit
ical leader, being very close to Mr.
McKinley, both prior to and after
the election of the lattea as presi
dent. He is a thinker on problems
of state and of finance, and some of
his thoughts have found permanent
form in books and formal addresses.
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Canadian Legal Light.
Sir James Alkins, who will pre
side over the annual meeting of the
Canadian Bar association to he held
in Winnipeg this week, is the present
lieutenant-governor of Manitoba and
one of the eminent legal lights of
the dominion. He is a native of On
tario, was educated at Toronto uni
versity and studied law. From 1879
to 1896 he was counsel for the justice
department. In 1900 he was ap
pointed counsel for the Manitoba
government. His private practice
with corporations and with banks
has been large, and to this was
added the duties and rewards of be
ing solicitor of the Canadian Pacific
railway in Winnipeg. In 1916 he was
appointed lieutenant governor of the
province, an office which had been
held by his father, the Hon. James
Cox Aiklns, in 1882.
, Great English Business Woman.
Lady Rhondda, who will be among
the distinguished visitors at the
opening of the Canadian National
exhibition in Toronto, is the most
notable business woman in Great
Britain, and director of no fewer
than 30 business concerns. She is
the only child of the late Lord
Rhondda, the "Welsh coal king,"
from whom she inherited an enor
mous fortune. During the lifetime
of her father she was his active part
ner and the manager of some of his
largest' business enterprises. With
her father she embarked from the
United States on the last voyag of
the Lusitania, having a thrilling' ex
perience in the rescue. The purpose
of Lady Rhondda's present visit to
Canada is to make a personal in
spection of the great mining and,
pulpwood properties of Ontario in
which she has many millions in
vested. She is accompanied by herl
husband, Sir Humphrey Mackworth,
and her mother, the Dowager Vis
countess Rhondda.
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DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
DAILY DOT PUZZLE
"CLOUD LAND."
PSay and Billy call ta Cloud Land In
aoap bubbla balloona. Thrara they matt
King Sun, who la In lova with Prlnoaaa
Rainbow. Tha prtnceaa dlaappaara and
whan thay aaarch for her, Piy alao van
iahaa.) Sun and Storm In Battle.
TlTttAT has become of Peggy?
It was all very simple. Ai:
she stood on the rainbow arch with
King Sun and Billy watching the
.whirling storm cloud, she had
grown duwy and lost her balance
In an instant she was sliding dowr
the steeep arch at terrific speed. In
deed, she went so fast that by tin
time Billy spun around in answer t
her cry of distress she had scooted
out of sight.
It was like sliding down a stall
railing one that went on and on,
seemingly forever. Just when Peg
gy began to wonder how far slu
would go she shot oft the end of
the arch like a bullet from a gun
aiming right for a great cloud bank
far below.
Peggy shut her eyes la fear. She
thought she was going to get an
awful hump. But no, she plunged
right through the cloud bank and
down and down, until of a sudden
she felt a gentle thud. This was
followed by a quick change in her
motion. She was still going like the
wind, but no longer downward. Peg
gy opened her eyes in surprise. And
what she saw made her open them
Btlll wider. She had fallen on a
small, dark storm cloud, shaped like
an airplane. The cloud was steered
by an ugly little black man.
"Who are you?" gasped Peggy.
"I'm thunderbolt," rumbled the
black man in a voice like distant
thunder. "I don't need to ask who
you are-you're one of those Rain
bow folks. And you're the second
one who has come thumping down
on my storm cloud today. Why
don't you stay up on the rainbow
where you belong?'.'
As soon as he spoke Peggy knew
what had become of Princess Rain
bow. She had fallen off the arch
just as Peggy did.
"What did you do with Princess
Rainbow, kind Mr. Thunderbolt?"
she asked politely, making her voice
sound just as nice as she could. She
didn't like this grouchy black man,
but when she looked at the earth,
far, far below, and thought what
an awful fall she'd have If he made
her get off his cloud, she thought it
American Army OtTloer.
Brig. Gen. Harry H. Bandholtz,
whp'has been appointed as American
representative on the interallied mili
tary commission which will go, to
Budapest to arrange terms " of an
armstice, is one of the best known
officers of the United States army.
A native of Michigan, he was grad
uated from West Point in 1890 and
was assigned to the infantry branch.
He saw active service in Cuba dur
ing the Spanish war and later was
sent to the Philippines. He was suc
cessful as a pacifier nf Philippine
tribesmen, and enjoys the distinction
of being the only regular army offi
cer ever elected governor of a Philip
pine province by popular vote, hav
ing been chosen in that capacity in
Tayabas in 1902. General BandholU
was director of the Philippine con
stabulary for six years. In 1916 he
was made commander of the instruc
tion camp at Plattsburg and later
he saw active service abroad.
RAILROAD MEN BUY FARMS.
Trainmen Are Heavy Investors, Real
Estate Agents Say.
Extraordinary activity in the pur
chase and sale of farm lands in Min
nesota in the last three months has
revealed much interesting informa
tion in regard to thp present owner
ship of farm lands, according to
Minneapolis farm land dealers.
One fact disclosed is that railroad
men in recent years have become
heavy investors in farming proper
ties. This is particularly true of con
ductors and engineers.
"After an engineep has made daily
trips for a number of years through
rich, producing lands, he seems to
become attached to farm property,"
said one farm land dealer the other
day. ."This leads him to invest, so
that when he is no longer able to
serve his company, he has an invest
ment that serves to bring him a good
income in later years of life."
Railroad officials in the Twin
Cities assert that it is surprising to
know that railroad operating men are
well informed in agricultural mat
ters. It may be, they say, because
passengers in the northwest are al
ways discussing crops; or, in the case
of freight crews, it may be because
they are responsible for the move
ment of so much grain to the mar
ket. Minneapolis Tribune.
SAID IN FUN.
"I wish," said tha helreaa, "that I could
be sure of being loved for myself alone."
"Be sensible about it."
"Eh?"
"You must remember tha fact that you
having $1,000,000 doesn't render you any
the ess attractive."
"These here crowned heads of Europe
"Yes. Pale?"
"Ain't enough of 'em left to Indorse a
good brand of axle crease, by heck."
Beach attendant (excitedly) Don't go
In. There are man-eating sharks In the
water.
Fair Bather (coldly) I'm not a man.
Judge.
Jealous Jamea la that fellow who Is
alwaya hanging around you your tame
cat?
Calm Carry-No: ha la my pet dear.
She: You ought to be ashamed of steal
ing a kiss.
Ha: You're equally guilty. You re
ceived the stolen goods. London Tit-bits.
AT NINETY-SEVEN
Oh atalwart Soul at Ninety-seven!
What Spirit doth they life secure?
Why linger at the gate of Heaven?
Do earthly pleasures still allure?
My Spirit Quids la Hygeia,
Sweet Goddess of Longevity.
Her every precept I obey,
And earth' ia Heaven to me.
Why did you pass the Three'-Score year,
Life's proper end aa fixed by man? ,
Did Euthanasia not appear,
And tempt you with sweet Lethean?
Ah yea, but Hygala, faithful Guide,
Forewarned ma of her base design
And bade me in her care abide.
And untold yeara would still be mine.
But when you came to Three-Score-Ten,
The end of life by law Divine,
Did not your Guide advise you then
That all her care she must resign?
No law, she said, did Heaven Indite,
Twas writ by Moses in despair, , .
When Zipporah. the Widlanite,
Beset him with her (every care.
By Strength you reach the year Four7Score
Where toil and sorrow waited you. .
Did Hygeia still your trust inrplore,
And promise length of life anew?
She bade me iloses imitate. .
Live with the Lord as friend with friend,
Eyea -would not dim nor strength abate,
Though life to six score years extend. ,
-Stephen Smith in Good Health.
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Noodle's brother is quite thrifty,
Wish to see him? Trace to fifty.
Draw from 1 to t end so on to the end.
would pay to he unusually agree
able. "I took her to the palace of the
Storm King, and that's where you
are going now," he grumbled. "I've
got to hurry because Storm King
has summoned his army to fight
King Sun. And what do you think
they're going to fight Over? This
Princess Rainbow! A lot of foolish
bother, I'd call it."
The cloud sped forward faster
than ever, soon coming to a gloomy
castle of dark clouds. Thunderbolt
led Peggy into a court yard, and
there she found Princess Rainbow
a prisoner. Before she could speak
to the princess there was a rumb
ling roar and the Storm King him
self rushed out of the castle doors
at the head of his army. He was of
monster size and most terrifying to
look at. His voice was a peal of
thunder and his eyes flashed light
ning. Around him were hundreds
and hundreds of ugly black men
.Hie sltillee
It Has Been Mentioned.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 25. To the
Editor of The Bee: In reading your
protest against the enormous raise in
rents, we have not seen anything
about the flats at the corner of
Twenty-seventh and Jackson streets.
These five-room flats have been
renting for $30 per month. Under
stand these are flats not apartments
and the tenants heat them and pay
the water bills, etc.
These flats were sold August 1 and
are now managed by C. W. Calkins
real estate firm.
August 6 the tenants were notified
that beginning September 1 the rent
al would be $55 per month, a $25
per month raise; a year's lease re
quired aod were given nine days in
which to notify them of their de
cision. These flats sold for $20,000, and
as there is nothing furnished the ten
ants, and no janitor service given,
what can be the reason for the
enormous raise? They are now
realizing almost 20 per cent on the
deal. VINCENT J. SUTER.
A nfatwittf' j
becomes tKe most ov,
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Immigrant Has $41,000 Orchard.
Yakima, Wash. Mike Tonkolt
today purchased the E. C. Van
Brundt 40-acre orchard, the oldest
commercial orchard in this valley,
paying $41,000. The story of this
orchardist is noteworthy. Eleven
years ago Tonkoff, a Bulgarian,
came to the United States an im
poverished immigrant. For a time
he drifted about in New York, learn
ed sufficient English to make his
way to Spokane and worked there
for a time. He came to Yakima
nine years ago and rented a five
acre place. He still is renting a 10
aore orchard. The productivity of
Tonkoff's holdings has long been a
byword in the neighborhood.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Curbstone Philosophy.
It is believed that the most
philosophical remark made in any
peace crowd was the remonstrance
in London to an Impatient specta
tor: ( "Ere, we've waited for five
years for peeace. Carn't you wait
another five minutes for the bloom
ing procession?" Punch, London.
DAILY CARTOONETTE.
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WIFE COMING? FUST R5 A
SURPrHSEjIUiTUMPOUT
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like Thunderbolt, all clad in armor.
Dashing pell mell across tha court '
yard, Storm King and hta warriors
mounted small dark clouds and aped
forward to meet King Sun's army,
which had been hastily called into
action the minute Peggy had disap
peared from the rainbow, 's
Then there waa an astonishing
battle all in plain view of Peggy
and tho princess, who were held
prisoners in the court yard. Spears
glittered, burning rays of sun darted
hither and thither, lightning flashed,
thunderbolts crashed.
In the center of all this fury
Storm King and King Sun fought
each other. Storm hurled blasting
electricity. Sun met him with blis
tering heat From above Storm'a
soldiers emptied whole clouds of
water upon Sun's blazing head, try
ing to put-out the fires In which
lay his strength. But, glowing pow
erfully, Sun turned the water into
steam, which choked and smothered
Storm's Boldiers.
Billy Belgium, rushing into battle)
with King Sun, found himself help
less as he dodged lightning holts
and bl8ts of heat. But, tripping
ver a cloud bank, Billy had an idea.
The clouds were like snow why not
make cloud balls and fight with
them? As Quick as thought Billy
acted. He packed the fluffy stuff
into a hard ball and sent it flying
at Storm King. Bang! It hit him
In the eye. The Storm King cried
out in surprise at this unexpected
attack. Bang! Bang! Bang! Ball
after ball followed swiftly, striking
on nose, mouth and chin. Blinded
by the stinging balls, Storm King
stopped fighting, and King Sim's
soldiers rushed forward, yelling cries
of victory.
(Tomorrow will be told how Peggy
makes use of Billy's Idea In escaping from
the Storm castle.)
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