Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-16
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AO AAONSAuSuL VI passengers uuIAu6
the first half of the year did not
realize expectations, partly on &C.
count of many Americans waiting un-
til later in the year to visit England,
thus avoiding the high charges which
prevailed during the coronation
period. The decrease, however, was
general in all classes, both eastbound
and westbound. On the routes to
America the total decrease was 127,-
1872. From British ports to Canada,
on the other hand, there was an in
crease of 20531. The continental lines
have been the chief sufferers, the four
leading ones having carried 85,843
fewer passengers than they did for
the same period last year.
Under the old agreement these four
companies were entitled to 81 per
cent of the pooled traffic. They &C.
tually carried 1884 fewer passengers
than the number on which that per-
centage was based. In view of this
it is understood that they are pre-
nared to adopt a conciliatory attitude
to avoid a rate war.
PARIS, Sept. 16.-The cost of liv-
ing in France. which has been creep
ing upward steadily during ten years,
has risen with Jump this summer.
One principal reason is the three
months Of extraordinary dry and hot
weather. whitening and drying up the
vegetables consumed in large ouanti-
ties by all classes In France. String
beans of the most ordinary descrip-
ton for example sell for 9 to IL cents
a pound and lettuce at $3.50 the hun
dred wholesale.
Discomfort of housewives has taken
violent form in the north. where at
tacks upon farmers, butchers. store
keepers and other vendors bv bands
of viragoes are the daily excitements
in towns and cities. The Revolll-
tionarv Labor party has thought this
a good occasion to take part. but the
women manifestants oppose this. and
keep the AGITATION in their own hands.
A loose ORGANIZATION spreads over the
north. although example more than
anything else keeps the market places
in unroar in half hundred cities and
smaller centers. Sometimes there Is
a meat boycott for couple Of days
at a time as a warning to the butch
ers. or three or four hundred women
will rush a market. tipping over all
the stands and half destroying the
Demands of the housewives are for
milk at 8 cents quart, butter at
30 cents pound, bread at 18 or 10
cents for the five pound loaf and
plain meats at 20 cents pound. So
far as bread and dairy products are
the women have been gen.
orally successful. but the butchers ut.
terly refuse to give way. They affirm |
that selling at 20 cents pound would |
cause an actual loss. Farmers have
not been able to combine, as the butch
ers have done, and they are yielding,
although increased prices from their
,oint of view seem justified because
odder is dear and scarce. Most of
he COWS is possibly third less than
lsual The long drought has burnt
Up the second crops Of fodder.
The Parisians hear Of these sue
essful raids on prices in the north
I'm provinces with the hope that
omething will happen to check the
Using cost of everything in the CAPT
oil, where living is 30 per cent dearer
han it was at the opening Of the
entury.
Jack Johnson is training for his
ght with Bombadier Wells near
'aris Every day he boxes ten or
welve rounds with minor celebrities
f the ring at the Magic City, the
american amusement park. Women
,rm a considerable part of the audi
noes. Johnson begins with speech
, the house and then boxes with his
rainer, Bob Ar mstrong, and others,
swings, hooks and up ,
circuits with jokes and slangy pleas
ntries.
Edison has been automobi1ing in ,
hort stages through France and
witzerland He intends to continue
is holiday through Germany to Ham,
urg, sailing from there for home.
Edison receives impress ,
we attention, being spoken of some E
mes as "the great Americana He t
as a vivid and delighted interest in