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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
HIGH RAILROAD
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
LABOR TROUBLES
Crisis in Threatened Industrial
War is Rapidly Drawing
Near

Chicago, Aug. 30.-Hight officials
Of the largest railways in the country,
comprising the American Railway as
ISOLATION, committee on relations am
ong railroads, are holding a confer
eHce at the Blackstone hotel today,
cndeavoring to frame a general policy
for the railroads, regarding the rec
ognition of the System of FEEDER
alton"
This afternoon President Foley, of
the Illinois Central, will again con-
fer with the shopmen's representa-
tives, and probably will notify them
that his line refuses to recognize the
federation.
Federation Men Reach Frisco.
San Francisco, Aug. 3O.-Intecna-
tional presidents of five great crafts
will arrive here this afternoon from
the east, to confer with julius Evutt-
Schnitt of the Hartman system con-
cerning the shopmen's demand, which
threatens an industrial war They
are President Kline, of the black
smiths; Franklin of the boilcrmak-
el's; Ryan of the carmen's; O'Sulli-
van of tn" metal workers. and O'Cou-
nell of the machinist's unions.
1t is a firegone conclusion that
they are doomed to disappointment,
unless they abandon their position, as
representatives of the System Of fed
eration,' and enter into the confer
ence as individual heads of the crafts.
Officials say that slack business
makes it the worst time i'm the year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30

That prospects are bright for the
extension Of the Umatilla project TO
lands west Of the river is indicated
by the above dispatch. Receipt of
the news has caused much rejoicing
among those who have long worked
for the extension of the project.
When told of the announcement
made by Blanchard, DR. c. J. Smith.
who was chairman OF the local COM
mittee that worked for the project ex-
tension, the doctor predicted that the
secretary OF the interior would APP
prove OF the recommendation Of the
supervising engineer.
Looks for Approval
According to DR. Smith there are
various reasons for anticipating IA
yorabi. tion by Secretary Fisher
and ho feels tha- the chances are ex-
ccllont for the building of the West
Umaul.a project within short time
OF the $4. 900, 600 recommended for
the project extension it Is understood
that the sum of $1.O0O,OOO viii be
devoted to the purchase Of the rcser-
voir site, while the remaining three
millions will go for the construction
of a d1m and distributing dtches I'm
der the plans for the project extern
son there win be no feed canal for the
reservoir. the water being stored in
the bed Of the Umatilla river.
Should the government decide to
proceed with the construction OF the
West UmaMla project { will mean the
expenditure of several million dollars
IN construction work in The west end
Of the county. II is predicted that
Il work will prove a great stimulus
the work will prove a great stimulus
OF the west end and also of Pendleton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
DON'T BE THIN.
NO Need Of Being Scrawny, Weak
and Emaciated.

In these days Of physical culture
and health foods, one would hardly
Xpect to see any thin. weak, enact
lted people, but in spite of all this,
early every person you meet is thin
md scrawny.
Good healthy flesh can only he
aimed by the use of the proper food
With thorough assimilation of the fat
giving elements. Nine people out of
Ten in order to weigh as much as they
lusht and be perfectly healthy should
use Samose, the great fesh-forming
God Weigh yourself before corn.
neneing to use these little tablets,
md see how your weight increases.
samose has valuable hesh-forming
and tissue building properties, and
when it is assimilated with the food,
~ causes the fiesh-making elements
o be retained and the weight is
naturally increased.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, the popular
druggists, have sold in the last few
weeks, a great many packages of Sa-
nose. every one of which their per-
sonal guarantee to refund the money
III 1t did not give satisfaction and
have had but one person ask for the
money back
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
HAD FURNISHED ROOMS.
And He Had Sign Out to Let the
Neighbors Know.


In little settlement ON the outskirts
of Chicago two houses stand out more
boldly than the rest These two are
the domiciles of two Italians of means,
who, although being very ignorant
men, We'd with each other for the
social leadership of the locality.
One day a newcomer, In search of
temporary lodgings, attracted by a
conspicuous sign in the window of the
first of these two houses. stepped to
the door to make inquiry.
II see you have furnished rooms
here" he said to the swarthy man who
answered his knock.
"Ya." rejoined the foreigner, point
ing to the furnished room sign. ''dere's
da sign.
well, II you have one that's suitable
I'd like to rent it for awhile"
I'VE no rent da rooms" was the be-
wilderiug declaration. 81 got my fam
fly In here, and dey take up all da
house."
Don't rent any rooms? Why, then.
have you that sign stuck in the win
down.
III tell you. Las week dat follow
next door hang such sign in his front
window. an wen | see dat put one
of da same kind in my front window,
Just to show da people dat he amt
only man in dis place dat have his
rooms furnished -Judge's Library.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Perfumes.

Civet Is an aromatic substance Of
the consistence Of honey and is OBJ
tanned from n pouch on the civet cat,
an animal from two to three feet long
and about ten or twelve inches high.
The best known Of animal odors is
musk, which Is obtained from tho
musk deer. China furnishes the best
quality twenty-five pods or sacks
are packed in oblong boxes composed
OF plates of lead inclosed In a caddy
made of pasteboard. Musk is obtain
ed from Assam, Siberia, the Altai
mountains and other parts Of northern
Asia. Ambergris Is another animal
odor. 1t is secreted in the intestines
OF the spermaceti whale. A very curl
GUS fact is TINT ambergris is only ac-
cumulatcd by disease--that ia, it IL
only secreted in a sick whale. It IL
very hard. Of light gray color and IL
found In quantities varying from twen-
ty to fifty pounds. 1t Is worth about
&c IN ounce.-London Standard.
Lots Of Heroes.
SillicEs Have you noticed TINT most
heroes ARE married men! Cynlcus--
Sir, every married man issa hero. ssSa
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
GOOD DRAMATIC CRITICISM

TIL late Richard Mansfield always
felt that he owed more to the wise
discernment and stanch support Of
Re Chicago Record Herald than to
any other agency, outside himself.
that contributed to his ultimate trr
umph as an actor Ask any disin-
crested observer of theatrical mat
ters today who is the best dramatic
critic in Chicago. and ten TO one ne
viii say James ODonnell Bennett. of
the Chicago Record.Herald. Mr.. Ben
nett is unquestionably the leading
,ritic in his domain in the west. He
rrites with a fearless fairness and
. keen appreciation of real merit that
nakes his articles genuine foTcf
FOR the bettcrment of the stage His
knowledge of the history and princi-
Pies OF dramatic art is sufficient to
lend depth to his utterances, yet he
has the newspaper mans knack OF
making his work breezy and inter-
esting for the average man and wo-
nan. Ills columns are always newsy
IS well as reliable in their juds-
nants Anyone who viii follow the
lramatic, musical, literary and ar
apartments of the Chicago Record
,erald from season to season nee I
ave no fear about keeping abreast
+ all that is latest and finest in the
movement of modern culture.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Life Saved at Deaths Door.

4 never felt so near my grave
writes W. r. Patterson, OF yelling
ton. Tex, as when frightful cough
aud lung. trouble pulled me down to
100 pounds, in spite of doctors rteat-
nent for two years. My father, mo-
Their and two sisters died of consume.
ton, and that ! am alive today is
due solely to DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery, which completely cured me
Now | weigh 1877 pounds and have
been well and strong for years
Quick. safe, sure, its the best remedy
on earth for coughs, colds, lagrippa
asthma, Group, and all i,jroat ant
lung troubles. soc and $1.o0. Trial
bottle tree. Guaranteed by all drug
gistS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
SEEING THE FAR EAST.
IL Should Bs Viewed Through tho BIZ
bic and ARABIAN Niahts."


The best books on the east, as every
one knows, are the Bible and the Ara
bian Nights" and yet / found most
travellers were saturating themselves
with simplify descriptions OF monu-
ments and places, with tabloids of his
tory, with technical paragraphs on ar
chitecture and the ethnic religions,
with figures about the height of this
and the length of that or condensed
statistics of exports and imports and
the tonnage through the Suez canal
and dates about the Pharaobs and the
Mughals. No wonder they see nothing,
know nothing, enjoy nothing and come
home bringing few explosives. adjec.
tives and photographs which can be
had for a small price in either New
York or London.
The first thing to do in going to the
east is to turn your education out OIL
your desk SO that you can get at the
bottom of 1t, and there you will find
the Bible and the Arabian Nights"
and the odyssey" and "Iliad" and
Virgil and "Herodotus" and Keno
phon," and you will realize what a
fool You were not to have devoted
more time to them when you were
asked TO do so. Guide books can get
you to the east, but they do not get
you inside. 1t Is temperament, not
trains, that counts.-Price Collier In
Scribner's Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

Cairo Is now iron bound on the
north AM water bound on the south,
east and vest; and more helpessly IN
the grasp and at the mercy Of cor
porations than ever before. Nor can
1t be said that it is the peoples fault;
for in most cases they had nothns
to say about it and in others their IN
terests we're bargained AWAY by some
of the very men to whom they had a
right to look for protection. 1t II
high time that the state took some
notice OF tine situation and Interfere
to protect the people from priva,t
and corporate selflsnness and rapa
city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
UNCLE WALT rn5 ssEs

One day fix roof which n
off and roaed teT
and tried to drive nail every hammer
missed / toied for
neck and sprained
the roof and pred smoking n friends
aoo and held their
sought of saving boards
my forty just
knew just how to drive smile
when his little task
humble when got hts
you'd read this little un night
heart always write
honeybrd thea with roar tied
him sailors knot and buried i'm beneath he
but
ssgiisss- .. LNa1S1ls,o.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Needed Something to Do,

One of his friends once asked Mr.
Darwin's gardener about his masters
health and how he had been. lately
ohi" ne said, my poor master has
oeen very sadly. often wish he had
something to do. He moons about in
the garden, and Nave seen him stand
aoing nothing before flower for ten
minutes at a time. II he only had
something to 60 | really believe be
you'd be better
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

university OF iiliHCiS.
YywE ARE COMING TO SEE
a " MORE AND MORE THAT
Wv THE WEALTH OF A MA
TON LIES NOT IN IRIS
FIELDS. ITS FORESTS AND IT'S
MINES, BUT IN THE DEVELOPED
CAPACITIES OF ITS PEOPLE.
AND WE ARE COMING TO REG
oaNizE MORE AND MORE CLEAR
IN THAT SUCH CAPACITIES CAM
NOT BE DISCOVERED AND TRAIN
ED TO THEIR FULLEST EXTENT
EXCEPT BY A SYSTEMATIC.
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED, CON-
pREhENsIvE NATIONAL PuR-
POSE INCORPORATED IN A DEFl-
MITE NATIONAL POLICY
Compared with the possibilities
for the development of national
wealth which lie in the IN
CREASED KNOW LIE d G Z
AND SKILL OF THE COM
MUNITY, the saving effected by
a so called conservation of natural
resources becomes a mere baga-
telle.
The United States has had great
progress, but we are far from hay
ing reached the goal.
There is not another civilized
country that can show so large
number of children absolutely be-
You'd the reach of what may be by
any stretch of courtesy called a
good elementary school as we have
in the black regions of the south
or in the mountain regions of our
Appalachian territory.
As to the second part of our
comprehensive system of national
edueation-namely, the opportu-
mites for the DISCOVERY OF
NE MANY FORMS OF TAIL
ENT AND ABILITY IN THE
CIIiT.DREN-wc are in many re-
spccts behind some of the other
advanced nations.
When it comes to the third
point, that of offering facilities for
the TRAINING OF THESE
ABILITIES during and after the
school life of the child, so that
they may be utilized in the indus
tries, we have thus far done prac-
tically nothing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

II II is not already so, the use OF
army rites that carry bullets for
mile or wo with fatal effect should
be prohibited under heavy penalties.
A north Cairo farmer lost valuable
mare yesterday, the animal being
shot throi oh the head from distance
by some unknown party. The bullet
might as easily been fatal to some
human being.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

My wife wanted me 10 take our
boy to the doctor to cure an ugly
boil" writes D. FIaRkel, of Stroud,
OKLA. Il said put Bucklen's Arnica
Salve on it, She did so. and II cured
the boil in a short time" Quickest
healer of Burns, Ccalds, Cuts. Corns,
Bruises. Sprains. Sweilugs. Best Ill
cure on earth. Try H. Only 25c at
all druggists
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

From my knowledge OF the laws q.
electricity and from practical expert
ments already being made, prophesy
that the currents OF air which hare
been agents OF destruction to man
will yet be harnessed for his benefit
In the future air will furnish heat,
fuel and power and companies viii be
formed for utilizing t.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Ancients Were Rlhulous.

The ancients were so fond of drink
hat their most popular god was Bac-
hus. Their feats in honor of Bacchus.
Lenus- and Saturn we've chi h F5a a
= debaucheries from which the most
dvanced inebriates today would
brink in horror and disgust The
yerage gourmet of Athens or Rome
p and drank more in single day
~ we do In a week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
The Bulletin 10 on saIs At the fol
lowing places:
coiemsn's, 702 Commercial Avsnus
Halliday House Nswa stand.
Hlus Front Restaurant.

Expressions of surprise and regret
by railroad men, that there IS nos
tile feeling toward railroads among
the people OF the country. sound very
silly in tie face oil sucn perfidy as has
been committed toward the people OF
Cairo in connection with the Cairo
& Thebes railroad.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Rooms papered complete, $3.50.
Marable, the Painter.
Fish All Sent TO Capital,

Havre IL the most important fishing
port in France. yet fish costs con
snmers more there than In the cap.
ital, because every catch that comes
In Is sent to Paris at once. leaving a
scarcity Of supply In the fishing mort
Itself In five years the price of fish
In Havre has increased so per cent
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
A Moderate" Accident.

This is to let you know" the Bill.
vile man wrote to the home folks.
that wuzn't run over fatal. by a
street car. but only moderate, and !
like the city SO well that I'm resting
up in the hospital to git in condition
70 have another look at 1t. Don't
worry about me. I'm doiu as we'll as
could be expected"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

- - -
Ohio

u
OF Ohio
HOMPETITION d e III an d S
" that the employer have eff
fcient, we'll trained labor
in the shop and in the office. lie
must have about him men whose
training has made them capable of
successfully assuming larger and
larger responsibilities.
TO THE youFe MAN ANTIc',
pATlNG A BUSINESS CAREER 1T
is ESSENTIAL TO HIS SUCCESS
THAT he BE so TRAINED THAT
he CAN SEE AND GRASP THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL
COME TO HIM. iF he Is UN-
TRAINED AND INACCURATE AND
LACKING IN EFFICIENCY HE
WILL BE OF INDIFFERENT VALUE
TO HIS EMPLOYER AND IN TIE
CRuclBLE OF ToDAY'S coMPE.
TITloN MUST SOONER OR LATER
FIND HIMSELF ON THE SCRAP
HEAP"
In the past twenty-five years the
manner and method of doing bust
ness have materially changed.
The requirements of EFFl-
GENT SERVICE are now i'm
perative in up to date, successful,
militant business.
A quarter of century ago spe-
cial training was not thought nee
essary or even desirable for those
about to enter business; education
commonly was considered a waste
of time. Success came easily to
those who possessed Imagination,
determination and industry.
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
THEN TOOK THE PLACE OF
SPECIAL TRAINING. Indus
trial relations were simple, ard
the scope, even of the grrut IN IN
dustrial enterprises, was very linn
tied as compared with THAT Of the
great corporations of today. Then
industry demanded of young
man simply those qualities that
may be developed by experience
today industry demands that the
young man possess AN ACCU-
RATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWL-
EDGE OF PRINCIPLES in or
der that he may make the most
of later experience.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Fifty Years Ago Today.
Feb. "a.

Mr.. Lincoln attended services
in DR.. Pyne's church (E3iscopa-
liam The whole country was
excited over his secret journey
Baltimorcnns resented his pas
sage through their city &C night
as an implication that his safety
had been menaced.
Weston reached Hartford at 5
p. M, having been on the road
fifty-two hours.
Dick Sands, an acrobat IA
nous in Europe and america
and a pioneer circus proprietor,
died In Havana at the age of
fifty-seven.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

In their application for change OF
venue in the Bankson murder case,
which VIII be argued in the circuit
court this morning, the attorneys for
the accused have set up some allega-
tions in which The Bulletin is taken
to task FOR its comments on the case
They allege, among other things, that
The Eulletin has demanded that
Bankson be made an example of In
this case The gentlemen must have
been reading between the Ines a
careful perusal of The Bulletins com.
ments UPON this case does not bring
out any such demand There was a
demand, as there has been in otaer
murder trials, that there shall be no
corruption in the trial-that there
shall be no Jury packing with men
pledged ii advance to acQuit, regard
less OF what the evidence might be;
that there shall be no perjured test.
snony presented to confuse and mis-
lead the Jury. In word; There was
demani for clean proceedings anu
for justice. II is not easy to under
stand how such a demand could be
regarded as prejndicial to either side,
ID a case In which only clean pro-
ceedings are contemplated and only
Justice IL sought.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

One thing is certain, if the people
of New y DIRK had been given chance
to elect their senator there would not
have been any dead lock" about ii.
The legislative dead lock" is the
mother and father Of bribery. 1t was
that which gave US Lorimer. Direc
election of United States senators by
the people is a cure for such scandals
as is now being aired in the sena,e
chamber.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
A Hiccouoh Cure.

A correspondent writes to rs from
Kings Lynn to the effect that he has
found hanging by the hands with the
legs clear of the ground, the hands
well apart and the breath held for
saw fifteen seconds, an infalllble cure
With children, hold them up of the
ground by both hands Our CORE.
spcndent states that he has never
found this method to fail London
Globe
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
January Circulation.

The above is a correct statement OF
the circulation of The Cairo Bulletin
for the year 1910 and for the month
of January, 1911.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this LIST LAY Of February, 1911.
LEO j. KLEB,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

seven DAYS in week month month he becomes STUPID
AND SODDEN. He goes down physically and mentally If he
went to church he'd lose his job
Take him away the steel plant put him to cleaning streets
eight hours day give him decent pay and his mind fehens and
NEW LIFE BREAKS FORTH In the steel plant he had been
forming habits would have ruined him. isn't preaching that
changes him. 1t is SOCIAL SERVICE 1t is useless to preach
people arc hungry Jesus Christ it. and he didn't
No spiritual has baen known than the Sermon
the Mount If he had been sham fake stupid he
would have said let the people be filled with this wonderful spiritual
food and be happy He knew that WHEN PEOPLE ARE APP
PEASED OF THEIR HUNGER THEY WILL REMEMBER
AND PRACTICE THE PRECEPTS THEY HAVE HEARD
hungry they would away qarng forget everything he had
said and prey upon another before they got home
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
49,
Home of good signs and right
prices. Marable, the painter.
giesece privilege.

My cousin Corney. out In the coun
Try, has asked me to go and spend a
week or two with her" said Mrs. Lap
sing. and I'm going to do 1t. After
you've been ccoped UP in fiat for six
months thfTe, nothing that does you
50 ,nuct gccl as to go out IN the
weeds and ruz.y gate while"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Rooms papered complete, $3.50
the Painter.
Not So Much GAG. Guu,nnr

Housebolder--~I don't 80 much mind
you taking the silver, but | can't az
ford TO have all the gas Jets turned
on full The gas bills are big enough
alreadyi Comic Cuts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Cairo Alexander County, Illinois,
Population 13,147.
Mayor. GEORGE PARSONS.
Clerk, r. A. HATCHER,
Treasurer. FRANK B. ARM
STRONG.
City Attorney, HUNTER BIRD.
Comptroller, ERNEST WORKMAN
Magistrate. ANDREW WHITCANp
Chief Of Police. ]. G. COWELL.
alexander County, Population 27,4e1.
County Judge, w. S. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE Il. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk. ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff, A. S. FRASER.
States Attorney, ALEX M.WILSON
County Superintendent of Schools
MRS. FANNIE p. HACKER.
Assessor and Treasurer, W.D. LtP.
PITT.
Coroner, DR. JAS. MMANUS.
Board Of County Commissioners.
y ], JENNELLE Chairman.
G. V. NEFF.
DIR. EDWIN CAUSE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and Sun
day during the year 1910. .22s7
Average number of complete and per
feet copies of The Cairo Bulle-
tin printed daily and Sunday
during the month Of January,
1911 ............ ............ 1850
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Maley's Restaurant 81 Ohio st


There Ia more merit In some mems
failings than In other mems triumphs.
THE Silent Man." by Silas X. Hook.
ing !,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Sounded Like Il.

Howcll-May | have your ear7 Pow
ell--What are you--a vivisectionisti--
New, York Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
TIME CARD CAIRO Easc~gss vYs

9rW smH caro- dur 70 iesVe eenotis 81. IA
"~ss u'MS ing ooitn or lem prosa ass
evsry II minuses duD sa. M 10 n o. ~
Ghng norBh on Walnut IA 81 ryy Ia r,sn sess
rom 4. 10 w loss u, IN
Poplar Sg.'liIag ao,o.... ave -. 'a
nay norsh an "oIh.ook- ~ BOZ, agi s,e9 M
fi2 ~. N, ana on the same ,uiaassu every Y.a,
intti 1872 and .iI2 D. III
Going wSss on Twenty ts,sbts 81 ~ s;st
rls. 6:si 'i,ta sud TIA g.. III ana on sa.a. n.s
't"s every roasr nrtii iUssa ara irDA ! ~
Poolhr 90 sats c4e 70 t3sss 81 Ma.,s se,
% minutes efser ienvtF. 5s,ssnd ~
eest Line Dat Car, ~, y M $50
OV "a .. ESQ =, ~ sha ~ - d. -
NORTH Gu ~ r., laSryaht--at =, al su M or
q. IA. "a 4 n.
.>'t sac % oast NE nnr ~ 4s.A y o.
f'sH 2 usst ~ 10 ,i.ts,t,.gs Af,N .*et
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24
Waste Of Humanity Is
Test of Civilization
and the Cost
of 1t.
BY RAYMOND ROBIN. Socialist. of Chicago.

EESSzW n E WASTE OF HUMANITY IS TIE TEST
n OF CIVILIZATION AND THE COST OF
V IT. 1T ISN'T FIFTH AVENUE, BUT THE
EAST SIDE, THAT MUST BE GIVEN
coNsl oERATIoN OR CIVILIZATION WILL NOT
ENDURE. WHEN THE STRAIN GETS TOO HEAVY
FOR THE WORKERS THE THING IS DONE AND
MODERN ATHENS BECOMES A DUST HEAP.
The conditions of work in the great steel and
iron plants and present hours of labor are direct
violation of all Christian tradition.
When young man works twelve hours day,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

No other medium reaches the PEG
sle of Cairo and vicinity AZ does The
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-24

The Bulletin in Bulletin place
week then you'll know the oter
The who have the money to spend