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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-02-17
ZadOWOlOnY.

Pan S. H. Stomich jest obecnie
zupe}nie zadowolony a to cd czasu,
usyskauia zdrowia.
Powiada on CD nastepuje: >, Prsg-
ne podxjekow.c Wan g}ebin me.
&c serca "a VASE cenny Tr'nera
AmerYkabski Elixir Gorikiego WI
ma. kt6ry wylecsyi mole supefn'e I
kt5ry aforementioned moge SPECIAL.
ME gorn,xom i uszystk'm c'ezko
pracujacym ludziom. Me mog}em
an, je6c, ami spsc, Ices cd csasu u
zywanis tego 6rodka moge ;ezc i
sp.c dobrse. J~stem zsdowolony.
G. d .Stonich. Box 1875, Ninkl-
man, Arizona.
Bessennost jest swykle rezulta~
tenn jskichs zabur'en syrtemu ira
vienna ~zwiasscza gdy jest po}acso:
n. z brak,em apetetu i zatwardze-
MEM. Pow,nn,6cie " tvch wypsd.
ksch uzy~at Amer. Elixir Corr
k;eeo Wilma, w chorobach skom-
pl,kowsuych, z}ym traw'en'", "a
twardzeniu. odbijanlu sic, da VAN
s.ybka plge. Ceua $500 " ap:e''
zach Jos. Tr.ner fabrykant, 1898
1872 So. Ashland Ave-, Chicago,
Ill.
Trinera MasG dsia&a szybko u"
suwa reumatyczne i nturalgiczne
bdle. Prsy zaz'eb,eniach pc wie'"
KIM wysi1ku, Coca Csc sec. Op1a-
coma poczta IS i 6oc,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-02-17
z POZNANSKIE6O.


Pod zarzutem przemycania koni.
SrRzELNo. Pod zsrzatem pre-
mycan,a koni z Kr6lestwa 'Polskie-
20 przez GRANGE aresztowsno cha~
3upnika ". z KozuszkG wei Wolf
kol., tegoz svna j. pewnego Rosja~
nina. Konle ob{czono aresztem.
81 marek "a ges.
CzARNK6w. 81 marek .azada} ma
tutejszym targu w}asciciel Anton'
Regulski z pobliskiej wsl "a ges,
podczas COY inn, gospodarze zaeda'
|, "a ges tel samej wagr tylko H.
so mrk. Regulski zada} pc $50 mk.
"a funt zywej wagi.
Tania kuchnia Ola biednych.
KosC1AN. We wtorek On. 6 grud-
MA otvsrto tuta] ,,tania kuchoie",
urzadzona staraniem Tow. Pan
Ml4osierdzla W domu pana Ostanta
prey uli"y Madaja. Lokal poswlec'}
ks. proboszcz dr.. Surzynski. w
srode rozpocze}a ,,tania kuchnia'
dzia}alnost. Rano o gcdz I wydaje
SIC kave, a o godzinie y " po1ud-
ME ob,ad, Kuchnia ia ma ulzyc bic
DIE podczat obecnej drozyzny- -
Obywatelstwo tax m,eiscowe jak z
sasiedniei okolicy sk}ada hojne dat
XII. ably utrzyma6 d%zia}alnosc owej
tanlej kuchnl.
Kolekty ma bezdsmnych.
GN1EzSo. Ma bezdomuych "
,,dzien polski" dn. 81 listopada re.
brano " kosciolach gn,ezpiehskich
nastepuj2ce kwoty:
w katedrze 500 NIX: Y parafi,
sw. Trolley 1872 NIX; " koSciele
sw. Wawrzynca SAG mk.:w kos~
c1ele sw. Micha}a 73o NIX, " kos-
ciele poFraciszkanskim ma nabozeh"
stwle niemieck,ch katolik6w3O NIX.
-razem we ws:ystkich k%oscio}ach
pniezo,enskich 1888 marek.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-02-17
Lupanie W stanach, kf6te
hO1eSCi.

Ably zabld nerwowe b6le " sta.
wach mozeoie zaweze polega3 ia
Sloan'a l'nimencie. On przen,ka do
siedsiska b6lu i pomaga skoro tYl.
10 sic go prsytozy, W,elka prey.
jemnost takte ze Sloan'a gdyz ME
~potrzebuje wcierania. Sloanta lini.
ment jest nieocenlony ma zatrzyma-
ME nuszkusowych albo nerwowyoh
bole6ci ka°o gatunku. Sprobuj~
c,e go zaraz jszeli cierp,cie ma reu-
matyzm, lumbago, cEore gardlo boil
" p%l-rsiach. wywichuiecie, zgniece.
ME t. ?. Jest wyborn. ma neural
g'e j boil g}owy. Csc we ws.ystkich
aptrkseh.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-02-17
z POD
WyenaieJ n Sybayi

"Russkoie S&owo" donosi z Ks
ihsks, CUB. Tomsk, 81, re przyby{o
tam 1860 vygnanc6v. W g'ucnej
m 'edc,nie syberyjskiej niepodoboa
byte rozm,ekc,c tsklej ,loscl. Ko~
nitet tymozssow pod prse ~od~
nictwem oac.elnika wlo6ciahskieg go
zw.6cit SIC Z odezva do ludnosc'
w}o6cianskiel o prsyjecie vygnah.
,6w. 3ozmlessczono lch tymczasor
wo pc wsiach i urzedzono tam jad.
}odajnle.
Z Irkutska donosza, re oczekuja
tam wYguanc6w " l,czbie $3.50 lu-
dzi. Do 1rkutsks podaza ~jeszcze y.
kolo Is tysiecy wygnahc6w. Prey
bywajacy 50 wyu,ssczeni. Miejsco.
We organizacye z~akrzatnety s1e o.
ko}o csynnej pomocy. Trudnosc' go
wlelkie, wobec brsku wolnych 10.
kali. Genera}-guberoator zatadaf
100 tysiecy rubli na organ'zacye
pomocy.
Wlno sic pail.
p.orRoGR6D. Olbrzy mi poisr sro
~ sic WV ilpie, kt6re juz cd trzech
dni pokrywaja p}om'en'e. Ku gas.e
nlu p}om,enl przYwolano woisko
ME moglo ono a:oli MIC wsk6ra6
Nismoy u sikawek pou"
kreosli mcsietne kurki wssystkie
sk}adowe ose6cl.
w mie6cie panuje poplooh j pa
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-02-17
re SLASKA.
Rabusie.

TARN. CORY. - Cd pewne-
go czasn zdarzsja size W tu'
tejszym i giwickim powiecie cze-
ste wypadk, napad6w 1abunkowycE
Napady te wykonuja widocsn'e
xorganizowaui rabusie. Pred kilku
dniami wyprzatneli rabusle wssyst-
k,e sspasy wadzarn, rseza,ka
Krajczyks " Strzebn,cy. W ostat-
MIN sss czas,e urz4dsili rabusie nao
pad ma m}Yn Krotochwila. - VIE
czorem oko}o godziny s~ej cate
rech rabnsi6w uzbrojouych " noze,
wdar}o sie do miessksnia !; eroiac
nozami gospodyni, zasadali cd niej
pteniedzy. Rabusie dowied,ieli sig
wldocznie, ie g%ospoGyni kr6txo
pr.edtem sprzedawa}a kilka sztuk
byd}a. Kobieta przestraszona wska-
zsla i'm kryj6wke, W kt6rej by}o
200 marek sohowanych.
Tylko miejseowa ludnosc ma prawo
hpowac mleko.
KArowlcE. Maglstrat zakupi} As,
600 puszek mleka kondenso wanego.
Pray .akupnle must sic kazdy wy.
kaxac, re Jest mleszkahcem Kato-
vic, gdyz tYlko miejsc"wa ludnost
moze nabyc mleka kondensowane-
60. "a puszke aada miasto IS fen.
Psnoc Ola biednyeh.
SLIwlCE. "a staraniem ks. prob.
DIR. Sychowskiego wysla}o iowa
rsyatwo sw. Wincentego q Paulo Y
Sliwicach nj rece P. Wandy Szu-
man do Toruoia nastepuj@ce RE
csy ola besdomnyoh: $50 par wel-
poncsuoh ola kobiet, 50
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-02-17

y&zzN-EEs [4+EIs -r==HE4us= ~
nlka. Ludnos6 znlszcsona woj naa -
ma widok novel tlesk' rozpacza.
Prawie Gala rezydency)na Geese mia
sta lezy dsisiaj W gruzach. Polar
jeszcze SIC e~zerzy.-Przycsyna wy
buchu ogola nieztana. Jedni twler~
dsa, Re ogien pod'ozyll pijani
zo4nierse niemieccy, rozdraznieml
oporem tamte]szej ludnosc', pod.
czas gdg iun1 t%wierdza, re ogien
powsta3 przypadkowo.'
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-02-17
wIESCI z OJCZYZNY
2 .PRUS POLSKICH.

7 PRUS POLSKICH.
Pzeciwko uzywaniu tytuniu alkoholu.
W Olsztyn,e ma Warrji wydafa
eeneralna komenda 20go korpusu
armji rozporzadzenie, re osoby o.
boiej plci, kt6re ME sk"nczy}y jesz.
cze 10 roku zYcia, odtad " w'e-
czornych godzinsch ME NIGGA U"
czeszczac do lokali publiczDych,
gdzje sprzedawaja alkoholowe IA
pole. Dz,ewczcta i ~m&odz,ehcy, kt6~
rzy ME skoEczyli j~eszcze lat Is.
tylko W towarzystwle rodzicow, o
piekunow Tub 1ch zastepc6w moga
przel.ywa6 po godzinie s " kawiar-
mach lub restau1acjach. Piwo oraz
inne napoje alkoholowe m}odziez
loza domem moze uzywac tylko "
obecnoscl rodzlc6w, a rownlez mo
ze tylko pall6 tytun W towarzy-
stwie rodzic6w.
Skazany piee ray ma ssmiere ape}uje.
HAwA. Pleciokrotny morderca,
parobek Gustav Sowa, kt6ry to,
jak wiadomo, przez sad wojenny "
Olsztynie skazany zosta{ $ razy ma
sm,erc, wul6sf obecn'e O u{aska-
wienie do cesarza. Watpic jednak
nalezv, By wobec tax okropnego
morderstwa prosba jego by{a u
wzgledn:ona.
Zabawa we wejne powedem smierci
siesdy.
CHE}MzA. Is letni syn montera
Kanecklego bawil sic teszyngiem
"we wojne". Ma szosie spotkafa 60
10 lctnia siostra. Maggie pad} strzas,
ktory ugodzi{ slostrzyczke " plersi.
Dziaw czynka pc kllku minutach u-
pad{a j W drodze do domu chorych
umar}a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
TROOP CONDITIONS.

The Chicago Herald makes a very
pertinent comment relative to the con-
ditions OF the troops on the Mexican
border today and those who camped in
the south during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. The editorial says:
The list OF Illinois soldiers of the
infantry brigade in hospital at San
Antonio, published in Saturdays Her
adjust 100 men out OF four regi-
ments and three batteries and the only
serious" case the victim Of an auto
mobile accident-throws a striking
light upon the tales of woe that have
been so indUstriously circulated by
certain newspapers.
More interestingly, it shows that
handling an army in the field since
1895 Compare that sick list, probably
smaller and almost certainly no larg-
er than could have been compiled
from the same men had they stayed at
home with the lists we used to get
from Chickamagua and other camps
then
Despite doleful predictions from
many quarters the experience Of 1898
was not undergone in vain Our ma
tional guardsmen knew their business
better than they did IS years ago and
are more completely ofdcered. The
comparative sick rates prove it. Some
military lessons have been learned
and applied"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
NO GLOW IN THE WEST

C1Sm, these numerous counts in the in
dictment which he has evidently pre-
pared with lawyerlike precision and,
it must be confessed, seems to press
with somewhat lawyerlike dryness.
are making an impression. 1t may be
that, with the ground thus prepared
by his painstaking and, seen from this
distance at least, rather commonplace
tour, the task of republican campaign
ers in the next two months of heated
combat will be made appreciably
easier
But the detached and impartial OBJ
server is forced to the conclusion that
the evidences of results are at pres
ent not particularly plain. The en-
thusiastic republican, knowing the
value of first impressions, may posi-
bly, feel a trifie disappointed at the
failure of his presidential candidate, at
the beginning of the campaign, to
sound an epic note TO rally followers
to the standard. And not without sig
nificance. perhaps, is the fact that
Washington, which at first seemed a
little Hurried at his speaking campaign.
has apparently relapsed into an atti-
tude OF complacent Indifference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
Selected by Tavenner

licit insurance, it does not compete
with any other insurance company, 1t
does not pay fancy salaries to non
working presidents, vice presidents,
stockholders or directors, it does not
pay for show window offices or fancy
furniture, and it pays no profits to
anybody except the people.
Uncle Sans marine insurance bus
mess will be two years old Sept. 2,
1916. When it was created there was
considerable reluctance on the part
of the conservative members OF con-
gress to have the government go into
any kind of business ordinarily con-
Quoted by private interests. 1t was
pointed out, however, that private cap
ital was unwilling to carry ~ alis
business in view of the hazards OF war
and their failure to do so had brought
commerce to a standstill. President
Wilson and Secretary McAdoo urged
upon congress the immediate enact
ment of this measure, and this, to-
gether with the bill permitting foreign
built ships to take American registry,
undoubtedly saved the country from
a serious crisis.
The law was drawn so as to limit
the operation of the bureau to two
years, and the president was given
power at any time to terminate it.
This was to provide for the resump-
ton of this business by private capt.
tai in case the war should suddenly
end. The provisions removed opposi-
ton from private sources, and the gov
eminent was permitted to go ahead.
Now the shipping and mercantile in
terests of the country are very anxious
that the governments insurance bu-
reau shall be continued, and the house
has passed a bill for the extension OF
the act of Sept. 4, 1914. Among the
commercial organizations urging this
extension are the Chamber of Com
merce of the City of New York, the
National Foreign Trade Council, the
Maritime Exchange of New York, the
International Mercantile Marine COM
pany, the Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce, the Philadelphia Board of
Trade, the Philadelphia Maritime Ex-
change, the Philadelphia Bourse, and
the Commercial Exchange of PhiladeI-
phia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
The Daily Story
A Twice Told Tale-By Sadie olcott.

rious in what ! had said 10 her ana
was enjoying the stab she was givlpg
me- Naturally ! endeavOred % concasI
the fact that was IN earnest n,
swearing in heroic manner that I
loved her and her only and would nav
er love any other woman And thu,
was the truth, though ] intended sbe
should consider IT. mere galIantrv
have never married and Will never
marry"
The lady was silent for a time. seem.
ingly impressed by this one-sided ro-
nance. Presently she said
May not the girl have received your
proposition as she did because OF tbs
reputation cadets have for making love
to pass the timer
Perhaps she did not take me ser,-
ously. But l had done all / could do
in the matter. ! had offered her INV
love and my hand. She had laughed
at me. What else could / do but laugh
back?"
she was very young, I presume
Eighteen"
And your"
twenty-five. It was the year was
graduated"
After a brief silence the lady con-
considering the reputation cadets have
or at least had when you we're cadet
you should not have considered volr
rejection necessarily as true express
sion OF this young girls feelings. You
should have tried again"
Il was ordered TO the western coast.
she remained in the east"
Il see. How many such cases there
are in the world Two hearts meet
and mingle. Before there can be
proper understanding between them
they are spirited apart, perhaps to the
opposite ends of the earth. And even
when there Is such an understanding IL
requires no great shock TO break f."
You are assuming that the girl, had
she believed in my sincerity, would
have reciprocatedS
THAT she alone knows"
At this point the tete-a-tete was in
terrupted by friends Of both the colo
mel and the lady.
Are you two trying 10 fancy your
selves back in your flirting daysY
asked one Of the newcomers.
Il have enjoyed a very pleasant chat
about old times" replied the colonel.
IF it were when Miss Thurston was
Is you would surely not escape I'M
scathed. She was considered then the
most incorrigible flirt who ever
spooned on this piazza"
"Madge Thurston!" exclaimed the
colonel
What followed Is not to be described.
Those who had brought about the
denouement did not understand the
colonel's CONSERVATION. He had been
telling his love affair to the woman
who had refused him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
WHAT is EASY TO DIGEST?

The patient, says the old time med
zeal textbook, should have light, easily
digested nourishment.
Well, what is easily digested nour-
ishment?
Fifteen years Of private and hospi-
tai practice and 90 years of reading
have failed to answer this question
for us. We don't know what is easy
to digest
That will sound positively absurd to
any old woman. 1t will sound silly
TO many an old doctor. We almost
feel ashamed to confess such ignor-
ance. but nevertheless we haven't the
slightest inkling of what an easily di-
gested food may be.
"Slops," as the patient Justly calls
pale soups and insipid broths. are
not easy to digest No, indeed These
excellent culture media probably cause
more digestive disturbance than pork
and beans and pie and pudding can
boast. There is many an illness in
which we prescribe beefsteak or cab
bage salad or ice cream, when We
would be afraid to give beef tea. In
typhoid fever especially we are afraid
of beef tea and other meat extra ctives
because these things favor the activity
of germs in the intestinal canal
bacon has never yet done anything
but good in the midst OF the attack OF
typhoid or after the fever is gone
Eggs are eaten raw by many an in
valid who imagines there is some yir-
tue in raw egg not to be had in the
same egg agreeably cooked. Mere
imagination. In fact, a soft boiled
poached, or otherwise properly cooked
egg is more rapidly digested than a
raw egg, more appetizing. and OF
course as nourishing and strengthen
ing in every way.
Eggs taken raw in wine are poison
rather than food Wine is never a
tonic" and the Strengthening" eff
feet of any such connection is purely
imaginary--the same strength" a mar
gets out of a highball-he just thinks
he is stronger, because his sober
judgment is for the time being in abey-
ance. It is a sad thing to see weak
sickly girls and women taking wine
under the delusion that il can produce
any physical benefit or in any way
nourish the body.
Foods which are very easy to digest
or partly pre-digested, or semi-masti-
Gated or prepared to save mastication
are never good. sustaining foods.
Pale, denaturized white bread is
probably more readily digested, by
certain invalids. than graham or whole
wheat bread, but unquestionably the
latter would support life longer and
give the consumer more strength
Good nourishment cannot be easily
digested, in the sense OF getting the
strength OF the good without effort on
the part OF the digestive system. Near
nourishment, pseudo-food is no bur
den to the digestive organs. perhaps.
but unless one wishes 10 enforce an
unconscious fast upon his patient il Is
difficult 10 see why such foods should
ever be prescribed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
WHAT MEXICO NEEDS.

VIII our commissioners to Carranza
have an opportunity to help the Mext-
can people make a real start toward
peace and order? NeXico's two chief
needs are land reform and schools.
Admirers OF Diaz's policy always
take refuge from facts as 10 his bru-
tally and tyranny behind the retort
that at least under his rule Mexico
was prosperous for many years. That
depends on what you consider pros
perity. Under Diaz. Mexico's mineral
exports showed almost exactly twice
as much value as her agricultural ex-
ports. A country where cotton grows
wild imported cotton a country where
1ute grows Wild imported tute. & coun-
try containing much OF the best ba-
mana land in the world exported only
100000 worth OF fresh fruit IN the
fiscal year 1908. Diaz was uncon-
sctous OF the relation OF agriculture 10
prosperity and 10 social order; his con
ception OF material civilization was
founded on mines, railroads and
smeifers.
Tno deprivation OF the Mexican com
mon people Of the land which IS rightly
theirs. accomplished by lavish grants
10 great estate oWneTS-One Of whom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22

ent the necessary products were re-
CURED for the government, colors
varying from khaki to violet being re-
qulred; but that after the war acids
would be in abundant supply and with
plants now in course of construction
as well as organized research, the
British chemist was being given a
chance to compete with the German
chemist as well as with those OF Amer
lea and Japan.
1t was generally agreed that some
state subsidy or protection by tariff
should be afforded for at least ten
years. At the final session paper was
read on rare earths," it's author as
sorting that the situation was full of
promise for Great Britain's future in
dependence OF foreign raw materials,
largely used in chemical manufacture
Professor Louis stated that he had Just
returned from an official investigation
OF the resources OF rare earth in In
dia and in his opinion Great Britain
was in a vastly superior position to
Germany in quantity and quality and
raw material.
discussion on the patent laws of
the country showed 4 sharp difference
Of opinion between lawyers and patent
agents and inventors point OF view but
all agreed that reforms were NEEDED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
Bring Out Need of Further Research

Edinburgh, Scotland. The three
days session OF the annual meeting of
the Society of Chemical Industry show
ed that the chemical industry of Great
Britain would In the future largely
break away from its dependence on
Germany and other countries so far as
dye and fine chemicals were concerned,
and at the same time brought out
prominently the need for still further
research and development on the part
Of Britishers generally.
Papers were read indicating the
enormous waste of by-products Of coal
going on in the country. while ii was
asserted five per cent OF coal itself was
wasted in some pits, 20 per cent in 9TH
ers and 40 per cent lost in certain
Doncaster pits.
On the subject of tar distillation-a
process yielding about a dozen chem.
zeal products speaker stated that
the industry had suffered from lack Of
cooperation and that more scientific
attention with a central research lab
oTatory We're required to recapture the
fine chemical and color trade from
Germany
Regarding the prospects OF British
dye supplies It was stated that at pres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
A PRESIDENTIAL. DUTY.

Suggestions from partisan sources
that President Wilson's intervention
in an effort to prevent a general rail-
road strike are prompted by an ambi-
ton to manufacture political capital
are short-sighted and If persisted in
will certainly react upon their spOn-
sors, observes the Peoria Transcript.
Whatever may be the ultimate politi-
cal effect of any action of the presi-
dent in the premises which is fully
as likely to be detrimental as advan-
tageous from his point of view-his in
tervention cannot fairly be regarde
as anything else than the fultillment
Of the national executives plain duty.
Mediation has failed The employees
refused arbitration on the plea of I'M
profitable experiences along this line
in the past. Managers and employers
alike showed unmistakable signs of
standing pat, whatever the conse-
quences- The public interest was at
stake. No other recourse, so far as
the public was concerned, remained
but executive Intervention. Failure to
utilize the power of his Office in an eff
fort to avert a strike would have been
official dereliction
President Roosevelt used his extern
sive authority to obviate a general
strike in the anthracite industry and
won the commendation of the public
for his services. President Wilson
only follows this sound precedent in
his efforts to forestall a transpOrta-
ton tie-up, which would involve far
more disastrous results than q strike
in any other industry.
At best, the problem is delicate and
fraught with tremendous consequences
to the nation. Instead Of being ham
partisan motives, the president should
have the sympathy and moral support
Of all citizens, regardless of political
affiliations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
UNCLE SAM AS AN INSURANCE
MAN.
BY gibson GARDNER.

The finest piece of business pulled
off in the last two years was trans
acted by Uncle Sam in the line of in
surance Your uncle never was in the
insurance business before, but when
the war broke out he plunged. Nobody
else wanted to take the risks. Ships
were tied up to the docks at all Amer
lean ports because they could not get
ANYBODY TO write insurance against
being destroyed by ships of war. Pri-
vate capital was timid, so congress
passed an act saying, Let Uncle Sam
do it."
Five million dollars were handed
Uncle Sam as capital, and he was Civ
en- a little II by room in the base
ment of the treasury building as his
insurance Office. With this beginning
the war risk insurance bureau-for so
it was called-has done a business
which shows on the profit ledger a
figure that would make a private bus
mess man sit up and take some con-
siderable notice. First look at the
cost. The bureau has been in opera
ton two years, and the total cost for
salaries, rent, soliciting there is
none), printing, bookkeeping, rubber
stamps, office boy, etc, is $30,594- The
| total amount of insurance written was
, u .4US ,J9l. i ne IOJdl premiums re-
ceived were S2,727,O91 The losses to
date-all paid-have been S744 1868.
There has been a salvage to the
amount Of $49,782 The net losses,
therefore, were 1894, 581. The amount
on hand is 50 ,O32 500. That is profit!
Over a million a year; and he never
touched his capital
The risks which were out Aug. 8,
1916, amounted to 1,802,6 45. From
these there are possible losses, but if
things go as they have been doing
during the past two years, the chances
are that the losses will be small com
pared to the amount of premiums al
ready accumulated
There are several obvious advan-
| tages in a government-run business.
| There are no great expenses. The
government does not go out and so