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investment of capital on which the busi- ness man expects a return.
 The Human Investment


 The worker, like the industrial unit, represents an investment. The expense to home, school, and city that were in- volved in his bringing up must all be charged in as part of the cost or in vestment necessary to put the worker into condition to do his share in the world of industry
 The industrial manager after having cides how much he must allow for de- preciation. His machines wear out. Per haps in 10, perhaps in 20 years, he will heed a new loom, wagon, or desk. There fore he sets aside each year out of the proceeds of the business, B sum suf- ficient so that at the end of, say 20 years. there will have accumulated an amount equal to the cost of a new loom wagon, or desk In this way capital au- tomatically perpetuates itself. The worker may with justice charge depreciation against his services. He too, has a limited term of usefulness He, too, must look forward to a day when he can no longer be employed in industry. Business should provide fol the depreciation of it's human units ir | the same way that it provides for the depreciation of its mechanical units Worn0ut Machines and Men Insurance is a legitimate charge fol the human as well as the other parts of the business investment. But thers | is difference. The machine, used up is tossed on to the scrap heap The man
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5000, prove beyond question the economic inadequacy of vast numbers of wage rates.
 Strictly speaking, the great body of male American wage-earners receive no income They receive wage which provides bare family upkeep. In their accounts is no mention of those stabiliz- ing and regulhtive charges which modern business men have learned to demand as a right depreciation, interest and divi- dcnds Workers should take account of such charges, study business bookkeep- ing and apply the result of their knowl- edge to their own family affairs. The business men have learned to demand as right-depreciation, interest and divi- dends. Workers should take account of such charges, study business bookkeep- ing and apply the result of their knowl- edge to their own family affairs. The business man receives income after he has met his running expenses and paid his fixed charges. The ordinary worker with family makes. In a great majority of cases. bare running expenses.
 Each growth of intelligence among the workers trings one step nearer the day when they will place their budgets on a scientific basis Each advance step presses toward a standard of return for labor at least as stable and soundly ba ssd as that now secured on capital.
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used up, may live for a dozen or a
 score of years, during which he re-
 quires support. Therefore the sum charged off for depreciation and in-
 surance in the case of the worker must
 be sufficient to cover not only ordinary weear and tear--sickness and accident
 but in addition, they must provide a
 fund for support after the period of
 active work is over.
 There is beside these charges for in- vestment, depreciation and insurance, the charge for upkeep. Unless a unit of capital can be kept in good working order. it is useless, because it can take no, further part in the productive pro-
 cess, The upkeep charge is first charge, because the very existence of
 business depends upon it.
 The upkeep charge for human beings is likewise of primary importance. Good health and sound physique are univer- sally necessary. Therefore they should be paid for before any of the other charges of life are met. Since the de- mands of society and the besests of human nature operate alike to compel
 a man to support his family at the same
 time that he supports himself the up
 keep charge in the case of workers must
 cover family as well as individual, up- l keen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
If Wage Earners Kept Accounts
(Exclusive service The Survey Press
 RureaD

Exclusive service The Survey Press
 BureaD.
 The American workingman who is struggling to support family on a wage ranging from s2.50 to sS day, might glean a great deal of useful in- formation by comparing his method of accounting with that of any well man. aged modern business.
 Let us test the sufficiency of the wage maid to the "average' wage earner if workers earnings and expenditures are analysed in terms of up -to-date busi- ness practice.
 Cease for a moment to think of the worker as a human being, and look upon him as a part of the mechanism which produces a livelihood for man. kind Whether the worker is compared 10 an individual machine, like a loom delivery wagon. office desk; or to ar individual plant like cotton mill retail store, steel plant, the economic niEnificance of the matter is the same q Such industrial units represent ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
A New Hand Bag For
 Easter

Send your Mail Orders to Dren- nen's. We guarantee satisfactory
 prompt and careful service al- ways. Try it.
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Easily Distinguished

From Youths Companion.
 Young Hibbard was exhibiting his pic- ,ture to a charming girl.
 sThis .one,"i he said, handing her a picture, Ifs my photograph, taken with two French poodies. Can you recognize me?'' .9
 Why. yes, certainly she replied, look ing at it intently. You are the one with the hat on.
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Exceptional Values In
 Easter Silks
 36-inch Faille Silks, in sand and putty shades; usually $1.69. D1 An Monday for .............. p 1stV 800 yards of 36inch Black Taffeta; regular $1.50 quality, Q1 1O Tor ............ Vls1O 44-inch Gaberdines, in blue black and green; SIPS values no Black and white checks Silks usually sold for $100. 7E 36-inch Taffetas, in black and colors; regular $1.50 quality CT On for ............... Cl.0J 54-inch Palm Beach Cloth, sold else where at $1.25. On Our price Monday = .sOOC Tub Silks, unusually good this 7E season; s1 values. Monday for OC IS. 6 H. Green Trading Stamps get the premiums
 that are worth while.
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change of wearing apparel for his prison

change of wearing apparel for his prison stripes.
 Mrs. Kelley was awakened by the cry ing of her two babies, who had been dis turbed by the convict. As she awoke she saw Tosti pick up the younger one and soothingly begin to rock 1t. He kept this up until the child fell asleep. Noticing that Mrs. Kelley was awake, Tosti ad- dressed her, saying:
 Don't be afraid. I am fond or chii- dren and would not harm two ike these-or their mother.''
 After this he kept up running lire of conversation. and as soon as he hao foraged in the kitchen for some VIC tuals he left apologizing for his in- trusion. With Tosti went Mrs. kelley's husbands overcoat. Tosti had served only two years Of a 10-year sentence for grand larceny com mitted in Merced county when he es- capped from San Quentin last Saturday night.
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: Convict Soothes Child
rom the San Francisco Chronicle.

Tenderly betting a young and crying baby which he had picked up from kts crib, escaped convict Peter Tosti suc- ceeded in convincing Mrs. Charles Kel- ley of San Rafael early Sunday morn ing, after he had gained entrance to her home, that he would not harm her and her two children.
 Tosti told Mrs. Kelley that all he wanted was something to eat and q wanted was somethin gto eat and .
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children under A. For New York the
 cost was set at S90o for Pittsburg S1000:
 for Buffalo, $S50; for Chicago, $500, and
 for Fall River at S750. Apparently. there
 fore, 1t requires from $2 50 to $5 per work
 ing day (S750 to S1000 year) to provide
 physical health for a family of five. The
 comla rison of this standard with the
 wages actually paid by the leading Amer
 ican industries in the northern and east ern sections of the United States, shows that large proportion--perhaps two thirds, perhaps three-quarters-of the adult males who are gainfully occupied in industry receive less than enough to support sl famii yof five in decency. On the face of 1t. the present rates of wages are insufficient, in many instances. to cover even the first charge which ordinary business rra ctico makes against an invest
 ment-the charge for upkeep. Where the
 arcunts raid in wages are inadequate to allow for reasonable upkeep, the yob- viously fail tv provide against the other charges for investment, depreciation and insurance
 | Justice would require that the wage | cover above uokeep, enough for depre- citation and insurance, varying with the | wage of the i,idvidual and the character
 of the occupation. Nor would this charge
 ga negligible. 1nde ed, in many businesses
 wheer the human hazards are high, il would usually amount each year to a' least a tenth of the total investment. : | Furthermore, tho worker might leg1ti- matey claim an annual return Tn the | form of interest on the investment, vary | ing from to 6 per cent in low-hazard lorg-life occupations. to much higher per cent in higl-hazard, short-life oc' | equations.
 Modern Bookkeeping for Workers 1 It is rnnece ssary to proceed with this discussion. Tle prevalence of wage rates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Wages and Living Costs

A number of investigators have tried recently to make scientific analysis of the cost of maintaining in physical health q family unit of q man, wife and three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
D R o P s Y
SPECIALIST

Jhusliy give quick relief. have entireiy Aiesed many seemingly hopeless Ases. Swelling and short breath soon <une- Often gives entire relief in b . 25 days. Trial trestmeut sent frs..
 nn Th0MAR [. 0REEM
 ,uoessssr 10 Dr.. \. H. aresu's ssse 0oo AvstsA Bjdo.. 8sx X. AtIastn, e
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Modern Bookkeeping for Workers

It is innece ssary to proceed with this discussion. Tlie prevalence of wage rates below 5000 and the general impossibility of providing for more than bare family uplSeep charges on amounts of less than
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13

2oufanne. Sier ftorb i'm
bitter bon 81 Sobrsn Der in ipeittn
S3reiIen betannte Sneenieur gtIfreo
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ter Sob bss aIs 2sbrsr Der Rod.
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eeb0renbe @obnbaus nit Sheusrs
psrt bis auf ben Srunb nieber. Die
9isbpars tOnnts ssrsttst ipsrbsn. ba'
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13
9ic ,uiecer!

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fder ppr uuo fdIob nit Sen teier.
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tief ergriffen Mi9eI. .in meinem
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13

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elae 3sitllns Iefsno): 0onnerpetirr,
tonnen bic gneIdnoer aber Ibimp-
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13
Rcne SpridJiu6rtcr.

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birettor, bd tparen Tim feline S6nns
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13

@roB 3tmmeru. Sn Der
Seifenfnbrtt BON Moi 1T Der aus
Sobibbsim itnmmenbe arbeiter Stapp
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13
H6einpruuiH;.

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i9aft 9sutfder aaiier ftiirSte burd
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-05-13
9srupins 9Summcru.

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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-11-03

Mrs. Geo. Cole, of Chicago. arrived
in Denison Sunday evening for a three
weeks visit with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Luney.
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ferent points along the route through
out the county. 1t is hoped that a
large number will be in attendance at
the meeting on Friday evening to dis
cuss the proposition and to make The
necessary arrangements. Members OF
the board OF supervisors have already
been invited to be in attendance at
the meeting and every farmer residing
along the highway is urged to be on
hand. Crawford county certainly does
not want to let this opportunity slip
by and we believe. that every one will
be in favor of accepting the offer made
by Mr. Osterman.
MI and Mrs. Osterman. together
with his secretary. passed through
DenisOn on their way to the coast last
June and arc now returning to their
home at indianapolis. Mr.. Osterman
stated that every one of the thirteen
counties in Nebraska through which
the Lincoln highway passes will lay
from one TO three miles of concrete
roads during the coming year. In the
extreme west. however, cement cannot
be used Oh the highway, stated Mr..
Osterman. as the alkali affects the ma
terial in such way that it soon de-
teriorates and crnmbles. In his opin-
ion Iowa is the richest state through
which the highway passes and should
by all means have the best roads. He
believed that every county in Iowa
along the route should accept the Offer
made by the association for furnishing
cement for three miles of concrete
road.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-11-03
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
DONATES CEMENT
n. C. Osterman, Consul at Large Of
Lincoln Highway, Visits Den'son
and Makes Liberal Offer.
MEETING WILL BE HELD FRIDAY
Commercial Club Invites Business
Men and Farmers to Attend and
Discuss the Proposition.

Crawford county has been offered
$500 barrels OF cement by the Lin,
coin Highway association for the sur.
facing of three miles Of the highway
in this county. providing the resi-
dents of the county will pay the cost
of the gravel and the laying OF the
hard surface road.
Fl, G. Osterman, consul at large @!
the Lincoln Highway association. who
resides at Indianapolis. Ind. was i'll
Denison Monday and made the propo
sition to Mr.. w. G.. Rollins. consul fOr
Crawford county. Together they cali
ed on a number of prominent business
men and farmers in regard to the mat
ter and found the sentiment to be in
favor of accepting the offer. Mr.. J.
r. Lyon, president Of the Commercial
club. has called meeting OF farmers
and business men to be held at the
club rooms on Friday evening Of THIS
week to take up the matter and there
is little doubt but what the necessary
arrangements will be made so that
three miles of the Lincoln highway
through Crawford county will be
paved.
Hc SuluC VI tAiS SSA'Sat 'h'>'' S'A'-
Lincoln Highway association proposes
to donate to Crawford county is ST..
SIG. In one mile of concrete surfaced
road 5000 barrels ate required. cost
ing $4.l92. The estimated cost OF a
mile Of concrete surfaced road is So,
500, but with the cement foundation
free there remains only S1,308 to be
Maid by the county for the labor and
material. Many counties in the state
have already accepted the Seeding
mile offer of the Lincoln Highway asso
citation and in some counties this pave
ment is already laid. Mr.. Osterman
states that here in Crawford county
where the highway is now already to
grade and most of the concrete cul
yerts and bridges in place the cost ol
surfacing the road will be small com
pared to counties where this work had
to be done before the cement could be
laid. OF course it will be necessary
to make arrangements for gravel. bu
We understand that a pit of high grade
gravel located near Denison will Dt
available for the purpose. 1t has MOI
been definitely decided where the hard
surface roads will be laid, but there
lis some talk OF placing it where the
roads are in bad condition and at dlf
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-11-03
tThere was great scurrying about
among the children. When the time
came Earl Lorenzen, Presbyterian. as

tThere was a great scurrying about
among the children. When the time
came Earl Lorenzen, Presbyterian. as
engine, brought in. a train Of fiftX-sev-
en- cars and was adjudged the winner
of one dollar. He had a close follow
er in the train coming from the Bap-
Meyers for engine. This train had
fifty.six cars. Esther Randall rallied
thirty-seyen cars in her train. which
came from the Methodist. Sunday
school. 1t might be said that a spe-
cial effort has been made to enlist the
boys and girls of teen" age. these
having been formed into great
Booster" club. they have developed
magnificent singing qualities and when
their young voices peal forth in the
choruses it is refreshing to hear. Mr..
Charles Forsythe is entitled to much
credit for what he has done. He has
put forth number OF the Children
who sing solos, quartets. and these
have been warmly received.
Saturday night was Farmers" night
and over eighty autos were parked
about the tabernacle, which had been
filed by those attending from the
country. That evening there was n
very large attendance and much inter-
est shown. A number OF the farmers
and their wives went forward when
the invitation was given. The farm
ers marched to the tabernacle headed
by band and with many banners,
which showed earnestness and enthus-
iasm for the evangelistic campaign.
1t might be said that every Organiza-
tion has brought banners and these
have been placed one by one about the
platform until there is a very large
number on display. and all these add
to the impressiveness Of the scene
when the tabernacle is lighted and the
meetings are in session.
Since the beginning collection has
been taken at every session and some
four hundred dollars has been receiv.
ed. 1t was decided that on last Sun
day morning the balance OF the mon.
ey for expenses should be raised.
Tellers were appointed and the ushers
were stationed throughout the con-
gregation to report the names of those
who were willing to contribute. No
contribution over ten dollars was ask.
ed for, but many took occasion to
make number Of offerings in ten dol
lar bills The evangelist acted as
chairman of the meeting and while
he had some difficulty in understand
ing the names Of the contributors and
SO made some funny announcements.
yet the affair was well handled and in
half an hour all the expense money
for the meetings was raised. DR.. For
sythe was kind enough to announce
that Denison was doing exceptionally
we'll in the willingness with which the
people respond to the call Tor 0ner'
ings and give support to the plans
| which lie puts forth for advancing the
meetings. The fact that some nine
hundred dollars was raised by volun'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-11-03
Makes ADDRESS
TO CORN CLUB
Professor EIdridge, Of Ames. Talks
to Corn Club Boys at Court House
on Tuesday Afternoon.
TELLS HOW TO CARE FOR CORN
Boys Take Much Interest in Contest
and Some Very Good Results
Are Looked for.

Professor Eldridge, of the State Ag
ricultural college at Ames. was III
Denison yesterday and in the after
noon addressed members Of the Craw.
ford county boys corn club in the as
sembly room OF the county superin.
tendents office. Nearly every mem.
bcr in attendance at the lecture
brought samples Of corn with them and
Professor Eldridge went over each
sample carefully and explained the
faults of the different ears and the
manner in which they might be i'm
proved. He gave some valuable sug'
gestions OH caring for this years crop
and the best method of picking out
suitable seed for next springs plant
inE.
County Supt. F.. N. Olry has sent
out blanks to the boys who have en-
tered the acre corn contest in the
county and it is expected that reports
from the different contestants will be
coming in within the next few weeks.
AS the corn is not all as good as 1t
should be this year, some is much
better and drier than other corn. those
in charge OF the contest will get the
number OF bushels just as nearly as 1t
is possible to do so. There will be
from three to, five judges to look over
the reports sent in by the contestants
and decide who are the winners or the
reports may be sent to the State ,Ag-
ricultural college and let the profes.
sors there Judge. Each contestant is
to select two judges who are not rela-
tives and not OF the same family to
measure the corn, see the corn picked
ana weigh it as it comes from the field.
These Judges will make out the blank
according to the instructions as sent
out
The boys acre contest in Crawford
county has created considerable in
terest and the result WHY be looked for
ward to by many.