The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-15

Matter April T.: 1871 s s hs s
THE COST OF THE WAR
TOT UNTIL the of Europe has come to an emo WI" II De
nossble to figure staggering cost IN human nVe uols
and says exchange It known OF tnat one
year of war Great Britain cash. not
the loss of ships other property The actual loss OF
life be figured until the estimates OF rival nao are
boiled down to true proportions
Even now however possible to figure accurately the loss
lin shin total of 51 destroyed by in
If ten months cent of the worlds
tonnage or been wiped out England alone has
lost 327 ships, with gross tonnage OF 6O9,9S4
When the began August the worlds merchant ton
of all classes was approximately gross TONS Ger
many had in parts world ship tonnage OF $685.
TONS England led all the nations with aggregate gross
tonnage of 20, 431 534 tons.
without taking into number tonnage of
held captured respective begerents Engands
in the first ten months OF war has been
TONS the suffered by nation
year of
When the cost of figured will be of
proximatng the archtehture There will be
figuring the loss in human lives The number of dead and
may accurately stated but the desoaon of homes
slowing human the hopeessness
of thousands of and children who have
lost their loved never be figured.
Nature destructive moments earthquakes, volcanic
erupon tidal cyclones and floods has wiped out whole
communities but her greatest frenzy has she
accomplished inestmab calamity and loss of the
European
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MONEY SIDE OF FAMILY LIFE
ssNNE young years age told he had just
~ fallen $780, He going spend the whole
pure luxury He said that money anyway
and that he might well have good time with though
the good time lasted only little WHILE When told him in
way that he ought that money impress
sion him. explained him $500 invested
lat per and compounded annually would be doubled
twelve he began to wake At 81 he would have $50
40 $4,000 and at 61 $4,000 The $4,000 at 81 would be
yielding him $1,000 little than his present salary
had aroused his financial imagination to the first real work
hung money and
invested at cent told him that when he is 81 and
that $780, 900 maybe somebody else will him $780, and if
out and spend if he wants Money spent 81
of is not like spent 25 by young
of The at 81 has comparatively little chance
left for his pile grow fact by 81 he is supposed
his pile Always when contemplating uxues consider how old
before buying The price of uxues much higher
early life than later It is very high youth If you want
old control yourself the earlier Get the
foundation of capital laid early that will have time to
build itself from small beginnings into substantial
say at 6O"-American Magazine.
SAME DOLLAR GETS AROUND OFTEN
THE EDITOR of the ST. Louis Republic walked the wrong
passenger addresser of questions the tariff
Dickey City. Mr. Dckey describes
self and employer of labor for the
years. and he tells the editor Of the Republic that low tariff
tomaa the purchasing and consuming of this
country goes this by pointing out that
lively people, public speakers writer's appreciate what
loss of days productive country ours in
single twelvemonth Suppose works today at
ductve employment So therefor He epends this
for food clothing The merchant this out the producer
of food and clothing again labor Twenty
circuit and reached labor 10 times in IL months Having i'm
proved facilities since them it probably labor
once times Thus every who is
idle this year when he productivity employed year takes
poyed So out of work 200 days spells the loss
$4,000, 100000 in domestic commerce"