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The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22
The Open Column


Editor the Missourian: Every tax
payer ought to protest at the coming
council meeting. next Tuesday. Au-
gust %. against buying another au-
tomobile for the fire chief as an ex-
travagance
Any city can become too stylish.
too extravagant. and entirely neglect
the taxpayer, who pays all the bills.
Every expenditure of the city's money
ought to be made only for absolute
necessity. The present council. dur
ing the term of office of three po-
licemen and contrary to Missouri
law, increased the salary of these
three policemen from $40 a month
each to $50 month each at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers, in addition
to which each policeman receives a
fee for every arrest.
On top of this. either because they
are too proud to walk for their sal
airy. the city council has bought the
police an automobile. i'm which JOY
riding has become so popular and so
beneficial to the health of the differ
ent city employees, that the police
committee has just had to pass rules
for the use and abuse of said city
joy-machine.
Now. our efficient and capable fire
chief announces that he must have an
other automobile for the discharge of
his duties. In the MissOurian of Au-
gust Is, he gives as his plea for an
other automobile these reasons: First.
that he must have an automobile rid
ing over the city making inspections:
Second, that only with such automo-
bile can he get to fire from where
he is making an inspection. Third.
that another automobile is necessary
TO be ready for the fire department
in case the present one breaks down.
As a taxpayer | will answer the
fire-chiefs three reasons He is re-
ceiying a salary of S100 or more
month for his services to the city of
Columbia He ought to be willing to
work for that salary as any other la
boring man. After all Columbia is
not such large city and many of us
taxpayers are able to go over it with
our own feet and legs.
First: Possibly not with as much
dignity and ease. but certainly with
greater satisfaction to the taxpayers
who pay the bills. the fire-chief can /
just as well go over the city making
inspections on his motorcycle instead [,
OF an automobile at extra cost.
Second: With such motorcycle.
which is used by all traffic police TO
catch speeding automobiles. the fire
chief can get to the scene of the fire
TO which the fire department automo-
bile has already responded with speed
enough.
Third: In case the present auto
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22

That the tabled pot of gold may be
found AT other places than the end Oi
the rainbow. and that it may be in
/ the shape of an oil well is the feel
ing that a few Columbians, who own
property on the Stewart Addition on
Forrest avenue hold today. Coal oil
has been discovered in eight differ
ent wells sunk on the property of
( eight different men in the addition
which is enclosed by North Boule-
ward. Garth avenue, Sexton road. and
jefferson street.
Last December J. H. Sapp drilled a
well on his property for the use Of
his cattle He disposed of his cattle,
and having no further use for the
well, which had no pump and was
merely a cistern, he let it alone.
NeighbOrs using the well noticed a
scummy deposit on the surface of the
water Three weeks ago, A. VI.
Schwabe took a sample of the water
to G. W. Martin. State Chemist, who
analysed the water and found that it
contained good percentage of crude
oil. f. b. Branson, geologist in the
University, has also examined the wa
ter and has pronounced the oil found
on the surface to be white oil, the
best grade of crude oil. Several oil
men from Oklahoma have also exam
ined the water and have reported ia
vorably.
On the strength of these reports it
has been decided by those interested
to survey the property, to get a map
and plan of the ground wherein oil
is found and to decide on a suitable
place to sink test well The survey
will be made tomorrow and next day
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22
Houston Gives Free HaircutS.

Ey United Press
HOUSTON. Tex. Aug 22-Houston
today claims the long distance hos
pitality championship. A company of
New York militia was passing a fire
station during an exercise stroll
while firemen were shearing a horse
with electric clippers. One of the
guardsmen, whose head was hot be-
meath heavy thatch. broke ranks and
asked for haircut. Not only was he
accommodated but also were a score
of his fellow militiamen-and it didn't
cost 'em a cent
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22
s11O "A MONTH FOR A 4-ROOM FLAT
That's the Rent in Buenos Aires--Soap Costs
Sl.71 Cake----S5 American Hats Sell
for S7---Cigars are II Cents Each
By CHARLES p. STEWART



There is considerable prospecting fol
oil. If it should be found in adequate
quantities, it will be a GOd-send anC
ought to make billionaires of the dis.
cOverers. In the meantime manu-
factured articles have to be brought
from long way off, which costs
money.
Transportation Facilities Poor.
/ Finally, internal transportation IA
cilities are primitive and shipping
plying to foreign ports, is in a few
hands.
To considerable extent, however.
it looks as if it is expensive to live in
Argentine simply because the people
who furnish the necessaries of life
are able to extort the money.
The average Argentine is not paid
for his work in proportion to what he
has to pay for his living.
A comparatively small number of
men, mostly cattle and wheat kings,
make huge sums. There is fair pro-
portion of rich middlemen. A great
deal of the big money the country
produces belongs to foreign investors
and goes abroad
\ salaried man is considered in
possession of good, round income if
he receives $150 to 5000 monthly. Of
course this does not go nearly so far
as it would in th United States.
\ fIrst-class printer or locomotive
engineer may make as high as $175
monthly.
Brics!ayfr Gets S9.:,0.
Bricklayers are paid from $3.50 to
$3.50 daily but do not have work all
the time. A carpenter, who also has
periods of unemployment. earns from
s1.5O to $3.50 daily.
There is a wide variation, accord
ing to season. in what an unskilled la
p'iNi lN''INNHs .ti tlllltS 1T StlS DIS
low as 80 pesos and as others as high
as so pesos monthly. or. in United
States money, from $13.20 to $3.50.
On a farm. it is possible to imagine
how man might live on the latter |
of these two sums. even in Argentine. I
How he succeeds in doing it in Buenos ,
Aires, and how. in particular. he sue
coeds in doing it part of the time on
Sl3.20 per month is a puzzle. !
Ii seems to be the consensus of
Dopinion that he can get enough of a
poor quality of food but that his shell
ter is such as would revolt a self
hog in the United States.
He wears whatever clothes he can
pick up.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22

BUENOS AIRES Argentina Aug There considerable
A toilet oil be
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22
No Fruit Jars i'm London,


LONDON. Aug. 22-The housewife 5
season for putting up fruit is on here
today but she has no glass jars there
for. Specially prepared cardboard
cans are used by manufacturers and
housewives. They are all right ex-
cept for liquids.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22
Everything Is High.

Roughly speaking, ii costs about
twice as much to live in Buenos Aires
as it costs to live, not perhaps in New
York. but in Chicago.
A citizen of the United States who
goes to the Argentine metropolis to
live. on the same salary he received
al home. may consider that his in
come has been cut in two. and will
be financially wise if he readjusts his
expenditures accordingly.
Living expenses are higher in Ar
gcntine that in any other country in
South America
In Brazil the average is only a lit
tie higher than in the United States,
Chile and the countries in the South
American north are rather cheap.
This does not refer to all commodi-
ties. Some articles are very expen-
sive. 1t applies. however. to the
average cost of living.
As an offset against their lower
prices, incomes are generally lower
IN the countries where living is
cheap.
Why prices are so high in Argentine
Is not entirely clear. For one thing.
the country's population is small and
It has plenty of money. so that. if the
cash were evenly distributed. the per
capita wealth would be high. Fur
thermore, il is not a manufacturing
country. 1t lacks workingmen in suf-
ficient numbers. il has little wafer
power and ii has almost no fuel
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22
FOR
CAMPING CROWDS

II you are planning a camping par
ty or weeks outing during August.
MORGAN Lodge accommodates crowds
from Is to 20 persons for only So. 80
week person; Dew Drop Inn, s to
l. persons; and Fraternity Lodge, 4
to persons. at same rate per week.
Fine boating and bathing. All Bun
galows screened. Full line of picnic
supple sand fresh vegetables right on
the farm. Phone Nv or write to F. W.
Dallmeyer. f. f. d. No. (. Box I6 JEFF
fersOn City. Mo.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22

Send all your local and society news
to the Missourian. Telephone -.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1916-08-22
Dresses Cost $50 Each.

The man who buys his wife not
ovcr-fashiOnable walking suit must
pay $50 for it. If she is not too par
ticular, he can get her a bonnet for
$40.
If he wants to keep up with the
news. each paper costs him 4 cents.
The price of u cent American
magazine is % cents.
The beer is good but it costs 13
cents per glass. \ waiter must bring
each glass to a small table and ev-
cry time he expects a tip. of 4 cents.
Whiskcy, including the tip. is % cents
a glass.
There is practically no such thing
as cigar for less than s cents and
these are practically unsmokable
Havana cigars cost from "A cents up.
The man who falls i'll will have to
pay an ordinary family doctor s. a
visit. If his teeth hurt him. il will
cost him s. an hour to have repairs
made. unless he goes to an expensive
dentist. in which case there is prac-
tically no maximum limit.
People who like TO keep clean must
pay to their washCrwomen approxi-
mateiy the same prices as are
charged by the highest-priced New
York laundrieS
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

LADIES WHITE COATS SPECIAL.
LY PRICED. SEE WINDOW. LEWIS.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20
Just A CLINT OF SUNSHINE.

Just a CLINT Of sunshine
Upon a cloudy day
And all the little children
Went traipsing out to play.
Just a CLINT of sunshine
And song bird in the tree
Preened his feathers, then commenced
To sing so joyously.
-Waycros Journal Herald.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

A cold does not get we'll of itself.
rhe process of wearing out cold
wears you out and your cough be-
comes serious IL neglected. Hacking
coughs drain tho energy and sap the
vitality, For AZ years the happy com.
binations of soothing antiseptic bal
sans in DIR. Kings New Discovery
has healed coughs and relieved conges-
ton. Young and old can testify to the
effectiveness of DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for coughs and colds. Buy a
bottle today at your druggist, soc.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20
WOMAN ALL RUN DOWN
Made stronq and Well ev vi,

.WaynesborO. Pal was all run
dow" afted hard spell of bronchists
=" hard re to keep about.
: '',4.. patti. al uIy Guest ana took cold
easily. A friend asked Mo to try Virol
did and II built me up so | am strong
and well and an able to do my house
work which ! had not done for three
months before taking Vinoi." Mrs. Y.
r. HorBough. Wanyneshoro, Pc.
Vinol cr"ateJ an appetite, aids diges-
ton, makes pure blood and creates
strength. Your money back if it fails
Roberts Pharmacy Brunswick also nj
the leading Drugs Store in az; Geor.
gia towns.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

Miss Margaret Sparks. who has
been spending the past few months
visiting relatives and friends in Geor-
gia. will arrive December &c, from At
lanta, where she is the guest OF her
aunt, Mrs. w. T. Elder. She will he
accompanied by Miss Fannie Stone,
OF Greensboro, N. c., who will be her
guest for the remainder Of the Christ
mas holidays.
The above from the Jacksonville
Times Union win be of interest to
friends here.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

Something which is sure to make
you be remembered all the year is a
subscription to the Brunswick News.
The receiver will think Of you every
morning. Send a check f)r $500 and
the paper will be sent any address for
a year or six months for $3.50.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

See Hilton Thomas. the jeweler, be.
fore you buy Christmas gifts. He has
real novelties in his line, that viii
please you in beauty, quality and
price.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20
SPECIAL MOTTO -

Having secured the stlFFces OF an
expert engraver | am prepared to do
all engraving the same day that goods
are purchased. All goods bought of
us engraved free of cost.
A. ROTHSCHILD.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

ana all the llttle cnIiuIfH
Went traipsing out to play.
Just a CLINT of sunshine
And a song bird in the tree
Preened his feathers, then commenced
To sing so joyously.
-Waycros Journal Herald.
SCRIPT DANCE
FRIDAY EVENING.
The dancing contingent of society
is pleased with the announcement Of
a script dance to he given Friday
evening the 22nd These delightful
affairs assemble congenial groups
from both the married and the de-
butante sets, as well as college favo-
rites.
Mrs. II. l.. TIine. of Cypress Mills,
is the guest of Mrs. H. S. KcCrary.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Irwin and chill
dren arrive shortly from Buford, s. c.
to visit Mrs. G. w. Blanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Irwin ar
rive next week from Colorado, to visit
relatives.
Mrs. Arnold Kaiser arrives Thurs
day from New York to be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Rotholz.
Miss Thelma Burgay, leaves Sum-
day for Macon to spend the holidays
with her parents.
Miss OLIVIA Russell returns the lat
ter part OF the week from Agnes
Scott. to spend the holidays with her
parents.
The friends Of DR.. G. W. Blanton
will be glad TO learn that his mother
Is improving at her home in Dalton,
Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Abrams arrived
are visiting their daughter. Mrs
Morton Haas.
Miss Charlotte Floyd arrives from
Charleston. S. G., where she is attend
ing school, TO spend the holidays with
her mother Mrs Chas. Floyd.
The following young ladies win ar
rive Friday from the G. N. |. at Mill
edgeville to spend the holidays with
parents: Misses Elizabeth Hopkins,
Mary Mallard. Marie Anderson and
Susie TAFT.
Misses Louise Stevens, Clarice Ash
belle. Virginia Hillsman. Rasine Har-
ris and Cora Brown will arrive the
latter part OF the week from college
in Athens TO spend the holidays with
parents.
Mrs. Susan W. Way will have as
her guest for the holidays. Miss Alice
l.. Thompon, one OF the faculty OF the
Normal and Collegiate Institute, of
Asheyille. NJ c. She will be remem-
bered by many here as she spent her
childhood and girlhood days here, re-
moving later TO her old home In New
Hampshire.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

Bennett Brothers have most beauti,
full line of framed pictures ever ex-
hibited in Brunswick. Go see them.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

Many pretty novelties for Christ
mas gifts at Phoenix Grocery Co.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20

Something which is sure to make
you be remembered all the year is
subscription to the Brunswick News.
The receiver will think of you every
morning. Send check for $500 and
the paper will be sent any address for
year or six months for 81 so.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-20
How'S This ?

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-04
DAMAGE SUIT IS
BROUGHT AGAINST
GREAT NORTHERN
Clinton James Hutchins Asks
S15,7 700 for Injuries Re-
Ceived En- Route

Late this afternoon Clinton James
Hutchins filed in the federal court a
libel suit against the steamship Great
Northern for damages to the amount
of $15,7 700. Mr.. Hutchins is repre-
sented by the law firm of Thompson,
Milverton & Cathcart. ri:
He claims that while coming to
Honolulu in the Great Northern for
the Carnival on February IA he fell
out of one of the ships bathtubs, sus-
tanning injuries to his shoulder and
arm. The damage is against the YES
sci, cargo, furniture and boats
Marshal j. J. Smiddy was to take
charge of the boat this afternoon and
serve notice on the captain. The ves-
sci would be held in case this bond is
not furnished.
Bond in the sum of $4,000 was put
up at BIS for the Great Northern by
the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany representative here, the Water
house Trust Company. Agent Waldron
announced that the boat will sail on
schedule time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-04
GREAT RUSSIAN
|. OFFENSIVE NOW
ALMOST STOPPED
So Declare Germans, Official
CabIegrams Saying Losses
Were Tremendous
QUOTE ARMY ORDER TO
SHOW SlAV PLANS UPSET
Teutons Were to Be Driven Out
of Empire, But Held Many
-. =. Strong Positions

Besides dealing with recent war
phases, the German official cable
grams received today and yesterday
discuss the great Russian offensive
which has apparently halted. -"
Today the German official commu-
nique declares that the offensive was
stopped not only because of change
in the weather. rendering the roads
almost impossible, but because of the
frightful losses the Russians have suf-
fered, and as proof of this quotes a
Russian army order showing conclu-
sively that it had been intended to
push the offensive consistently. .:.
The most recent official cable
grams received are as follows:
Sundays Situation.
The following cablegrams from Off
cial German sources were received
today:
Official German Admiralty Re-
ports. April 3.-For the third time a
German airship squadron attacked the
English east coast during the night
of April 2-3. This time the northern
part of the coast was bombarded.
Bombs we're dropped on Edinburgh
and Leith. with the dock establish
tContinued on page tWol
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-04
British Won't Release Men From China

WASHINGTON D. C. April 4-Creat Britain has refused tie
request OF the United States that the British officials Shanghai
lease the SO subjects taken from the China The refusal
has been received by the department Britain
passengers taken from the China returning participate the
3
This the United States prepared dispute may press the
American point
Ihrtyseven Germans AMI Austrian and
from the China Mail liner China 10 miles off Woosg port of entry
Tor Shanghai February 18 by British converted said
be the former White Star liner When arrived
Honolulu her San Francisco the full story
was told for the first time protest made the Chna
to the american consul at Shanghai and shortly aerward
out Washington that the protest had been gov
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-04
PROJECTS
OF YUAN Thought
To HAVE FAILED
Cable From Shanghai Says
Rebel Forces Continue
to Press North

Especial Cable to Sun Chung Kwock
SHANGHAI, China, April S.-Mili-
tary Governor Chanwan of the prov
ince OF Szechuen has telegraphed to
Peking that the forces of Yuan Shih-
Kai In the north have stolped tight
ing for fRe time being owing to plans
to coHciliate the north and the south.
The revolutionists, the telegram says.
continae to press forward day by day,
and they now have interfered with
communication between Chunghing
and ShindO, important cities in the
Szechuen province
Nearly all of the districts and coun-
ties of the Human province, with the
exception of Tseungsha, have fallen
into the hands or the southern troops,
opposing Yuan Shih-Kai. Cheung,
king-in, commander OF the Seventh Di-
vision, recently sent by Yuan into
SZechuen to oppose the progress of
the reyolutionists, has been killed in
action after meeting with defeats
which greatly diminished his troops.
Peace Plans Hopeless.
Chasai-cheong, present minister of
internal affairs for the Yuan govern
ment, has telegraphed to various
provinces in the north saying that
plans for conciliation are hopeless He
has requested that the governors of
all the provinces in Yuan's power take
steps To defend their territories and
not join the southern troops, or revo-
lutionists. IT,
The commander of the government
troops in, the Kwongtung province fed
to the sunboat Hoichan for protection
after he had been threatened by the.
revolutionists. Half of his troops
have surrendered to and Joined the
Kungwo body of rebels, the other half
having fed in disorder Negotiations
are now being pressed whereby IA
day armistice may be agreed upon be-
tween the rebels and Yuan's troops.
After he had been advised to resign
from the presidential chair, Yuan
telegraphed to Peking and suggested
the drawing up of peace articles,
the north and the south
would again be united. One of these
went to Hong You Wal, lead
er of the Tsun-pu Tang or Progress
siye party. 1t was largely through
his influence, it is reported, that the
present revolution in China was
brought about Many of his pupils
and fellow party men now are leading
the rebel troops against the armies of
Yuan. In some quarters il is predict
ed that be will he the next president
Of China. ..<.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-04
Andrews WANTS
ALL MOTIONS BY
QUEEN STRICKEN

Lorrin Andrews, appointed by Judge
Stuart as guardian ad litem and next
friend" of Queen Liliuokalani, moved
in argument held this morning, to
strike out the demurrer and all mo-
tions which Judge Antonio Perry had
filed as attorney for the queen. An
drews stated that 1t was his belief
that, inasmuch as he himself had
been appointed as guardian to the
queen, no outside attorney could come
in and offer such papers to the court.
Judge Perry objected to the mo-
tion on the grounds that it was am
biguous. He said that he did not
know whether his authority as an at
torney actually appointed by the
queen was attacked, or whether it was
attacked on the grounds that the
queen, having appointed him, was in
competent to do so.
In either case Judge Perry declared
that he would be glad to bring evil
dence to bear on the question. He
asked for a specific statement of the
motion and its reduction to writing.
In Judge Whitney's court this morn
ing at $50 O'Clock Miss Lucy Ward
was called upon the stand again to
testify as to the sanity of the queen.
the specific time in question being
two years ago at the floral parade
when Miss Ward had ridden the
queens own horse, and had decorated
it with different trappings, so that the
queen had not known the horse later
Miss Ward stated on the stand that
she had mentioned to H. G. Winkley,
bookkeeper for the law firm Of Castle
& Wilmington. that she believed the
queen was failing in health, but de-
MED that she has said the queens
mind was failing. "".... ....'
Judge Stuart took Attorney Andrews
motion under advisement, and was TO
announce his decision this afternoon
at o'clock. '~. ~. -.