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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-08

Lacrosse, Wis., railway con-
struction employees burned to death
in barn fire.
St. PauI.-C. o. Jensen, Minnea-
polls, probably fatally injured. Auto
driving skiddee
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-08

ence they possess to get every. friend
and decent citizen to cast a ballot
for him.-John Fitzpatrick, President
Chicago Federation of Labor.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

la lbg csassy caast ps ssp coaasy
az. Klamath. State 81 orvspa
Ia the Matter os sAs Estate OF lshs.
W, Coz. Deceased
Order to sha9 Cause WAY osass u
salo OF Lease of Heal Property
shoaia Not ns Made
Now. oa this. tEa sash day of
November. A. u ieit. !, daly appear
!pE 90 the saatt apea consideration
of the petition ot Viola Cor. adtsia,
h'gasr,x 10 ,hs above sRll,iea ma.srf
az tbp estate Of John " Cos. do.
ceased. aiea aaa sas gsvsshsra to
tbs court. sha, u ss aseessaFy aad 20
tho b~st interests et said estate aad
tbs helss thsseof TO soil ali OF soms
pny,lop ot ,hS Fsai property ot said
estate uF 10 soil The simher thereon.
ana 10 ioasr certain portions OF said
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
VAUDEVILLE TO
HELP BOOSTING
LOCAL THtsritNs WILL TREAD
THE BOARDS CHRISTMAS
NIGHT AND DECEMBER III ~
skiIs. skErt HIS AND sTtSIs

nvcaaT paint. costumes, songs and
pAttsr are 10 bv cal!stSd Ia the can
gaign to ralsc moasy for maintaining
tho klamath county eahi6r q the
paaama-P Pac!Hs International uSposl.
ton. Tapac. used by iecai people, are
to appear .s. ! szsass.!.s performance
to br given at tho Hoaatss opera
house December : and ss
In saEasF TO call issued. a aam.
ber Of Klamath Falls people gathered
at the Chamber OF comrsorce iaat
nlsht Conversation developed ths.
there ~ore mauy amat.ay troopers s.
In tho efopd. sud number ot naysl.
~ stunts arc promised for the pro-
gram.
Among those ~ho may tako par,
are nr George A cathey. q Halt.
Dr.. e. .. johnson. the Misses Weeks
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
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Following Is complete liz; OF tho
players. as submitted to the movie
fans In the roeent contest. and the
companies they arc with:
William Farnam. Famous piayers.
Mary Fuller. Imp; Francis \. bash.
man. Essanay. Mary riekfcrd. Fa-
nous Players. Florcnee Lawrrneo.
Victor. Flora Finch. viiagraph. kias
6agso,t. imp; Lillian Walker. Vita
sraph; Cleo Madisoa. Gold Seal.
Trey o. Hearts. @. NJ. Anderson.
Essanay: Ford sterling. Sterling
Comedy. John bunny. viiaxraph.
aaN Asher. Joker; House Peters.
Famous Players. Maurice Costello.
vitagraph: Mabel TEuaneile. Edison.
Crane Wilbur. pathe. 'Perlls OF Paul
inc. Wheeler oakman. seiiE: Angus
tus Carney. Universal Ike. Kathryn
Williams. soiig. Adventures OF kath-
iyn". Robert Leonard. Rex. Grace
cunard. Lucille Love. sidney Drow.
vGtagraph. George Larkin. Gold Seal:
feari white. pathe. "Pssils of Paul
the:
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

iaha t@E aisilas and iasssns pars
poses, ef 0shps proper psffss~s
IL ss. thssetosv. psdeF~a by tho
sAia en4st, thai all prrsaas tatnsaaisd
in said estate. aaa sasstsaiAEiy A.tess
t.i,a Halls esd iisary Italia. Goa.
lsl ;. and an, aahao~a heirs. u
sash thss- be. OF sad toha W Cos.
decreased. h1 aaa appeas befasp the
said suunss court na Weanossiay. the
ieEh saF ot psssmb~F. A II, istt, at
she seat ot 10 o'esoxk ia shs ssssaooa
~ safe aas. at sas court soosa ~ The
eaaaty saatt st klamath eeaa,Y. In
kianasth Pals. ofeaou. To sho~ cause.
II aHy shsfe he. Why an order shasla
no, sS granted to tho said vsols Cos.
administrators. To sell all nr saY pof,
giaa ot tho following zeal property Of
saId estate
The HW v ag tn. Hw v as sees
siag 30 tho ak,s at the ~ I. OF
seytiaa "a. ia Township - snuth.
~ range 10 east. w. ~. and 10,
~ section J. aaa lot ! of tp<siaa ,.
In Township - south. at raaae 10
cast. Wiiiamssts Meridian.
"F 10 soil all OF aay porsios ot the
ilmbeY shSrooag os IN lease portions
- said land for milling and iogsins
og other purposes. aud that the faads
,hsroftnm be- applied 10 the paymeais
VI indebtedness and administration Of
tsld assstH. sapFef, ~ tho widos, and
distribution ts tho heirs as shall be
iasjr TO appear proper,
II IL further ordered that personal
sssvyiee be made apas such a. the
sama may bs made pursuant la Lac
end upoa all others Interested BY
publication Of ,his order In the Even.
lns Herald. published al klamath
Falls. Oregon, for four successive
weeks WM u, WOWpES,
Coanty Judge
G q, nHowER. Attorney for Es,ai.
tssia.s2.sp
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
Washington Prepares
for "Short Session" !"

assemble today 10 begin work framing
the big list OF supply measures.
Members from the cotton states will
hold a preliminary meeting this week
10 map oct campaign to push
through cotton relief legislation.
The House Naval Committee was
scheduled to begin work on tho big
annual naval budget. which this year
wlil probably aggregate $4,000, 900.
ard the call for construction OF two
new dresdnoughts. six torpedo boat
desiroyers and eight submarines.
launching the annual nght OF the big
and little navy Congressmen.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

II thea;ergocrs enjoy real good
melodrsma. they should not fall TO
see the two-part Offering. The Trap
Door CIuue.'' AZ the Star theatsr to-
night.
This story contains supcrnuity OF
grips and punches. which cannot help
but satisfy any spectator given to the
intense Frances X. Bushman will
be seen ID a dramatic production.
The Countess The story was re-
Gently published In Munsey's Mag
a1ine A vitagraph comedy. "a
False Move" completes the bill A.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

the wrong side Of the street, In the
sunshine. with the Il z. Smith Realty
company. 5ii Main street like you.
and enjoy your patronage. and shall
BE- pleased TO zee you there
3e-2t McHaftap
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
>s~ Nas.s :. ssesv.

Mlaz gvaas. wao h q sister et Head
..srs. t.vaas at the tttaessass bee,
pllai. 10 hsfs TO saAe ap work Ia tho
.s,a al tassisaItea aks graduated sross
. Chtsssn training school Of aass. aaa
foe setesai s~ars has s-.e soasesIsd
@lth a hospital ~ rsf, s'ass,n.
Canaas,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The eapi-
turning congressmen. The regular
short" session. the third and last OF
the s3G Congress. convenes in less
thaa . week from today. on December
the 7th.
Already the vanguard Of political
leaders are here. laying out the pro-
gram for Legislative work and political
joekeying.
Several appropriation committees
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

every picture GA the program has 70.
eclysd favorable eommpas from the
MOVING picture critics. tho star the
a,cr manaSamru, tesls safe In rseosts-
meuaing it to parents
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
t..si slpvi.i Wmry.

is"p u FuSs aAss sssl, 49,
hsts 1aa su' ssovsa mss u =
aii 'hp FTesss,s yss sss4 ~ }
s''s ss's cA'sss@ss' II ,ss, -
Is ~. Aas.' sop issslss .As ~ /
90 rSussr yns sss. 10 si,s -
sli'a 'Ais ssas but .ssss i v ssdt
pa 'as sken ssscss tAss~axs -
a. to tho lie=ss et kssssss o.
s9as G't's asa say sais ssss . =
'h'hs Ia she spsss. sss ,kss N Y,
snts shsA tsnseg u nsss $500
sfFeF cb'ss,aAa
witA.taiailNsy0Sx q !
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
Owner Responsible
for Water Rents

TO effect today. The change viii rc-
salt in large saving to the municipal
lty in postage. stationary and offiec
help.
II the consumer fails TO pay his or
he, water rent the owner Of tho prem
is.s Is held responsible under the new
system
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

PORTLAND. Dec. IA city ordi-
nance adopted by the vote of the
people recently. providing for the col
lection OF household water rates every
three months. instead of monthly as
heretofore and making the rates
ehargeable to the premises served.
rather than 70 the consumer. went in
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

II money is any object to you I
can save you some As . special In
dusemsnt. I VIII give u discount OF
10 per cent on all purchases Sew
goods In every line. Holiday stock
here and coming. It's cheaper TO
move than pay rent Yes, dear heart,
aud it's cheaper TO buy good article
than a poor one ! have moved on
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
wedding al aisua,s,

tldss 3. u, iiaFlas IaaraSyed 10
kisgaa Nnbaay, UsSrs BE aai,sa Ia
marriage Clare u, thrin aad " G,
Saith. ,ea eeIl kaawa yeaaE people
Twcnsysslx guests wesr tn attendance.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

AahaF l.@avt.s. who has bo.a Ia
charge as Tho Wells faEEe Express
afllss al asssaa. cAilf,. fas several
nsuashs. sp,arRsa last alsh,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
,,Sr ,ss. ,.S ,s,ss.T

i.ass slater days aaa ssssiass aEc
saaitY made ahsstps sta snasss a~e.
esd hand Instruments. ps1 90 asa ap
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

sni shS couple was sh-srfsa 9Th
-sSFuI aaa bsassi'ai sIfss Thor wilt
tvsidn a, Algoaa. where The sresm
has = Gao lsosltios.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

Nc" i'isysS riaaa isss. - =
Wa not ssv 'Ash sa,ys, 4 -
itEHp PLANO pgror. s.u =. !.
H-sss1slsr
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
Town Topics


NJ * usay. an tppVE ,saso haHsa
sIsadsF and guide, Ia here on business
psastrFu
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

u " ts'r1. a sse@issss c.
'"sa'f 'aFmss. sas IL a. -
ssa' Aosdas. s,,sssias d -
matters
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01

% IL. NeAiitstes. pg G. y wheeler.
Joha Hubbard. Miss whseiss. MIS-
sssinmap. Inmate i.ytIg. George &
blower. rsAEi tiattia aaa ssaaist
saith,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
@zhMel,
[Mzsz0 NzlJz Jan, "a, I, ,dy,.,-I

TONIGHT
~ Lucky Dccrpttoa."
A Two Part Photo Farce
"i'"r isouniy."
An Industrial Drama
"fhc House Across sin Ntvvs."
a Drama Of Lows and intrigue
Admission Toe. Chiidr~n Sr
MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY Ann
SUNDAY At siS0
Coupons for silvsrwsrs given Mon.
dHy' rnssdny and Thursday,
AMATEUR PERFORMANCE ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-12-01
siciiaftan

Coast lumber shipments the last
half os October reached 29.52s. 900
feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
WEST GARDINER.

wEsT-Master Rodger Collins Of Man
chester passed Sunday at Mrs. John
Scotts
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Collins were week
end callers at S. A. Smiths and DR.. Mer-
rill.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Savage of Gardiner
passed Saturday and Sunday at Herbert
and John Horns.
r. l.. Snowe visited Hallowell on bust
ness last week..
Frank and Fred Towle were business
visitors in Augusta last week.
Mrs Geneva Gordon and daughter Dor
othy were weekend callers at John
Horns.
SPEARS CORNER-Mrs. F. G. Spear
has returned home after spending few
days with her daughter In Litchfield.
Miss Helen Ware passed the weekend
in Litchfield as the guest of Miss Freda
Goodwin.
l. l.. Ware attended the Boom Maine
meeting in Augusta Friday.
There were no services at the church
Sunday owing to the inclement weather.
A caucus of the Progressive party will
be held at the town house In West Gar
diner on March II at p. M. to elect del
egates to attend the State and District
convention to be held at Bangor on
March "A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03

John Coombs. the greatest athlete that
Colby has ever given to the world of
sports. has so far recovered from his
long and serious illness that he will come
back to the halls OF his almo mater next
Saturday to be one of the speakers at the
joint banquet of the Bowdoin and Colby
Chapters of Delta Epsilon, to be held
Saturday evening in The Elmwood. The
great Iron Man" has been recuperating
slowly at his farm at Kennebunk and Is
now almost as strong as ever. His ap-
pearance at the fraternity banquet will
be his first activity along social lines since
his illness. The fraternity, the college
and the townspeople will all have hear
ty and cordial welcome for the man who
has undoubtedly been Colbys greatest
factor in bringing the little Maine college
before the public eye.
Three years ago the neighboring chap
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03

day for a business trip to Boston and vi
cinity.
Robert Beck has returned to Northamp-
ton, Mass, to resume his work after
several weeks stay in town.
Rockland.
The monthly business meeting of the
Methodist Epworth League will be held
Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Edward L. Smith. Main street.
An alarm of fire was sounded about 1
O clock Monday morning, the fire being
in the office of Hume & Newhall Co. The
fierce winds played havoc with the wires
of the electric watchman's clock and one
of these wires was crossed with the troll
ley wire of the Fairfield & Shawmut Rail-
way. The contact of the two wires caus-
ed the clock in the office to set lire when
the clock was rung from the various
parts of the plant. The fire was first
discovered by Mr.. Thompson, the night
Waterman. and with the aid of mill en-
nloves who roomed nearby the blaze, he
quickly extinguished the blaze with sight
damage.
Mrs Charles Lawry entertained at
whist Monday afternoon at ueI ioiiie oi'
winchester street in honor of Mrs. wal
ter T. Dant of New York.
At the regular meeting of the Fairfield
Lodge. No. 6S, .. o. F.. held Monday
evening one candidate was given the
Third degree. Refreshments were served.
D. Lincoln Reed passed the weekend
at Augusta with friends.
The Tuesday, Night Whist Club Will be
entertained this week by Mrs. William \.
Archer, Park street.
Miss Jessie Bennett is seriously III at
the home of Mrs. Rollins. Elm street.
Miss Emma Brown was hostess Monday
evening to the members of the Twice SIX
Club at her home at West Benton.
A large number of Good win Boys were
in town Monday in anticipation OF the
town meeting which was postponed.
The class of '15. Norridgewock High
school, will give the play. Red Acre
Farm" at Fairfield Center Wednes-
day, March 4, under the auspices OF
the Grange. A dance and supper Will
follow the entertainment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
COLBY ADMITTED.
Unanimously Voted into Amateur In
tercolIesiate Athletic Association.

With a unanimous vote Colby College
was admitted to membership in the Am
ateur Intercollegiate Athletic Association
of America at the convention held FRIDAY
and Saturday in New York City. Norman
J. Merrill who represented the college
at the convention, brought back very
favorable report of Colby's standing IN
the world of sport. Several new phases
of othletics were approved by the con-
yention, and innovations in the conducting
of indoor meets were decided. The an
nual track meet was awarded to Harvard
and will be held in the Stadium. A new
ruling regarding the value of points was
settled and in the future the first I'VE po-
sitions will count in the scoring OF points
first place counting for five points and so
on down to fifth place, which will count
one points.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
New Records Made at Indoor
Natl Championship at N. Y.

pionship record. Old record, H.32 80
made by r. E. clifford, McCaddin Ly-
ceum, Brooklyn, 1913
70 yards high hurdles-Won by John
| ]. EIler, Irish American A. c.; f. L.
Brady Columbia University A. A, sec
/ ond; w. F. Potter, New York \. c.,
| third; F. Mcdonald, Columbia UniFer-
sity A. A, fourth. Time 8 2-5 seconds.
! Equals championship record.
| Throwing Sc pound weight for height
Won by Patrick j. Mcdonald. Irish
American A. c., with 10 feet, Oils in
ehes; Patrick Ryan. Irish American A.
c.. second with i feet, L. inches;
John P. Lawler. Irish American A. A,
Boston, third, IL feet, inches.
Standing high jump-Won by Platt,
Adams, N. Y. A. c., feet, inch; Ben
w. Adams, n. Y. A. c., 1 feet, IL
inches, second; Edward L. Zines,
Bronx Church House. n. Y, feet, IL
inches, third; Harry L. BUTLER, Bronx
Church House, n. Y, A feet, II inches,
fourth.
6O0-yard run-Won by Thomas j.
Halpin, Boston A. A; Abel r. Kiviat,
Irish American A. c.. second: Mel
vim w. Sheppard, irish American \. c.
third; O. DeGruchy. n. Y. A c.
fourth. Time, I:13 2-5, new Ameri-
can indoor record and also new
championship. record. Old champion
ship record. 1:14 held joint by Harry
Gissing and A. R. Kiviat. A new
worlds record.
seo-yard run--won by Alvah T. Meyers.
Irish-Ameriean a. c.; Hal Holland,
Xavier A. A., New York, second; Fred
Burns, Boston A. A, third; Hugh Hrs
chon, Irish-American A. c., fourth Time.
go 1-5. new worlds indoor record
Running high jump-Won by Eugene
Jennings. Bronx Church House, New
York, 6 feet inch; Harry Barwise, Bos-
ton A. A., second, feet A. r. Roder-
suez. New York, unattached, third, feet
10 inches
Standing broad jump-Won by Plat
Adams. " Y. A. c.. 10 feet II inches; Leo
Geohering. Mohawk A. c., New York.
second. 10 feet 10 inches: Ben w. Adams.
n. Y. A c., third, 10 feet p inches; Ed L.
Emes. Bronx Church House, New York,
fourth, 9 feet 11h inches.
Two mile run--Won by Harry ].
Smith, Bronx Church House; William
j. Kramer, Lung iSidHu "a. ~ SeSoilu'
Hannes Kolehmainen. Irish American
A. c., third Time 9.1S, a new cham
pionship record.
Pole vault for distance-Won by
Platt Adams, New York A. c., IS feet,
I inches: L. Schneider Mohawk A. c.,
IS feet. 31-4 inches: Harry Babcock,
New York A. c., % feet. 9 inches,
third; Kenneth Caldwell, Irish Ameri-
can A. c., 20 feet, inches. fourth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
CHELSEA.

Chester Cooper was operated on sat
urday for appendicitis at the Augusta
General hospital.
William Lawrence has been drawn &c
serve on the traverse jury for the April
term.
Our annual townmeeting will be
Monday, Mar. 3.
The Progressives will hold caucus
at the townhouse Monday, March y
Immediately after the town meeting
for the purpose of electing delegates to
the Bangor convention and also to
choose town committee.
Mrs. Mary Graham and daughter
Edna of Gardiner we're callers at Leon
Morang's Saturday.
Mrs. Ruth Thompson and Enroll
Thompson are the latest victims of the
mumps.
Master Warren Hayes was Obliged
by illness to remain away from schooi
Monday, the first day that he has peer
absent since he entered Gardiner High
school two years ago. This is quite
n record. as he is only Is years Ole
and lives about three and half miles
from town, and has to cover that ais
lance twice a day. A greater part ol
the time he walks each way.
Arthur Trask is making extensive
repairs on his house recently pufchas-
ed from Mrs. Eliza Dow.
Clarence Morgan of Gardiner was
the guest Monday of his father, Geo
Morgan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
MISSING GIRL A PRISONER.
Detectives Find Her in Room Of Al
legged Abductors.

New York, Mar. caroline Laplu-
ma, fourteen years old, who had been
missing since Thursday, was found by
detectives early yesterday morning in
the room of Alexander Weber, at No.
PIP Second avenue. She had been kept
there against her will, she said.
On hearing men at the door the girl
hid in a closet. When she learned the
visitors were detectives she rushed in
to their arms.
Weber and Joseph Davis, q years old
were arrested by Detective Warshaw and
Lennon in the room, and at Essex Mar
ket court were held in $3.50 bail each FOL
examination tomorrow on charge of alb
duction. The detectives said that Davis
who sells candy in 18th street theatre
iured the girl from the theatre to Web
ber's room.
Caroline lived with her parents at No
5o2 East 14th street. and when not a
school helped them in their candy stor'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
DENVER oUTDoEs RENO.
Court Takes Lees Than Two Minutes
To Grant Some DEGREES.

Denver. March For alacrity in
severing matrimonial bonds the Reno
courts now have no advantage over
the county court here. Twelve couples
ara free today, having been divorced
Saturday in a little more than an hour
and half. the recit.ls of unhappiness
being the result mostly of the refusal
Of husbands to support wives. The en-
tering of the DEGREES consumed an av-
erage Of eight minutes.
Not all of the divorces took eight
minutes The quickest case of UNI
Stacking was that OF Andrew c. WIKI
off, who was awarded a decree in Ia
minutes, after telling the court he had
followed his wife and another man to
a hotel and had called her father as
a. witness.
The court interrupted the tale of
woe Of Mrs. Sybil Brand to give her
freedom from Frank Z. Brand, whom
she charged with non-support. 1t took
just two minutes to tell the story and
award the decree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
STEER FOR 90 CENTS,
English King Used Own Methods in
Combating High Prices in 1914.

The price Of a steak today would
have purchased cornfed OK in 1914,
and could you but drop back to the
early part of the twelfth century to do
your marketing you could have four
sleek oxen sent out to the house" for
the same sum.
Each advance in price doubtless has
been accompanied by vigorous protests
against the usage followed by SEEM
ingly endless journeys through the
maze of economies which eonsidera-
ton of the relative cost of things en-
tails.
An early revolt against the high cost
of living was in 1914, when, aroused
by the prices charged for commodities
at Oxford, the King and Parliament
legislated to establish maximum
scale of prices. Under its term a corn
fed OK brought shillings (about 90
cents in American money!; a fat STALL
fed COW was considered the equiva-
lent Of IL shillings and eggs were bar
tered legally at two dozen for a penny.
The law, however, did not fully ac-
complish its intent, as those who could
afford to do so merely withheld their
products from market and no legisla-
ton was devised to compel them to
SELL
Five years prior serviceable pair
of shoes could be bought for pence,
and wheat was considered dear at 1
shilling a bushel. while in a few of
the years Just prior it sold as low as
one penny for bushel measure.
Much interesting data of the cost of
living in olden times is available in an
ancient volume, "Chronicon Precio-
sum: or An Account of English Money,
the Price of Corn and Other Conlmodl-
ties for the Last 600 Years" The book
was published in 1907 at London, hav-
ing been Printed for Charles Harper,
at the Flower de-luce, over against st.
Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street"
The writer recites that in the early
part of the twelfth century the King
made tributes optional with his SUBJ
jects. and. instead Of a stalled OK as
specified in leases to tenantry, the
farmer might pay l shilling and the
debt would be adjusted. In the same
century hens are quoted at 6 pence
a dozen.
Money was scarce in 1886 and bears
on the English grain market beat the
price down to pence a bushel Twelve
| years later pestilence came and horses
sold for or shillings, while good
OK could be had for shillings.
| Labor AS an item of cost is not en-
tered until the fifteenth century. In
1925 it appears that a man blowing II
| days received a wage Of l shilling for
the whole service.
Stonecutters were better paid, and in
four days a craftsman earned the more
munificent sum of l shilling pence
OF this period the author writes: You
may, therefore, very reasonably con-
clude that about that time a single
man might live cleanly and decently
with good management, with 5 pounds
per annum," about $25.-Kansas City
Star.