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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21
FACTORS THAT CAUSE HIGH
PRICES.

One of the most valuable results of
this war promises to be more gen.
eral and better understanding of the
fundamentals of economies and finance
The confusion, for instance, which
seems to exist in many quarters as to
the causes underlying the precipi-
tate rise in commodity prices, and
particularly that which enormously
attributes the present price level sole
IL to the expansion of banking credit,
will probably be dispelled In the
great laboratory which the world
wide war is affording for the testing
o. practically all such theories it
will be established conclusively that
there are many factors which con
tribute to the advance of prices, not
the least of which is the well-known
law of supply and demand
Price movements, in fact, sum up in
themselves the results of the bew1ld-
ering and immensely complex in
terplay of all economic factors. The
to analyze study the causes
of price movements involves a study
OF all the various complex phenomena
of our economic life. Since price
changes result from many and diverse
economic factors, it has come to be
felt that any attempt to explain such
changes solely from the standpoint of
the increase or decrease in the circu-
lating medium leaves out of consid-
GRAFTON many other important factors.
In the case of the increase of general
prices during the present war, the
most important of these factors are
greatly increased demands, the dis
ruption of distributing processes. a
of labor and the decrease in
production of various products.
The increase in wholesale prices of
$40 and the increase in retail prices
of $40 for January, 1918, as compar-
ed with July, 1914, creates a serious
problem in our economic life. I'm
making readjustments to the new
level of prices, various classes of peo-
pie have been differently affected.
During a period of falling prices, the
debtor class and business men feel the
burden Of the change while the credit
or and those with fixed incomes are
"SAASiAIeSN. DuA ms q pSIAOu VI 1uCISdS
ing prices the creditor and the fixed
income class feel the burden, while
the debtor class and business men are
benefited.
From a history of world prices it
would appear that our economic life
is one of constant change and that
the problem of a changing price level
has ever been with us. The measure
of this changing price level consists
of six index numbers which for MANY
purposes may be considered as an i'm
pc. feet test of change of price levels.
Various systems of index numbers
differ among themselves in measuring
the changes in the price level.
17S9-1SO9 general prices increased
approximately $50.
1Sos-1S49 general prices decreased
approximately 609t.
1S49-1S73 general prices Increased
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Eureka! An exchange says that in
ahe spring-time young mans
SA1onghts lightly turn to other things
than work"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Little boys are still looking askance
at the planting of the castor baen
here and some of them are even ask
ing fr the beans are the ones that
make the tasteless oil
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

A married man who only belongs
20 four lodges must have a hard time
when he occasionally stays out on the
Hffh night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Some of the boys want the clock
Rsrrned hack after they go to work
uE A1l-Fools' Day. but they will hard
Yy make an hour that way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

After hearing the complaints that
come in when the paper is an hour
late one afternoon, we are convinced
that New York district exemption
board was right in ruling that news
papers are an essential in eevry com
munity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Strange, isn't it, how often a poll
&1cian has business in Atlanta And
moi one Of them ever visits the cap
1tal on political mission, either.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

The Alabama man who married his
Hofher-in-law to escape army ser
wEce- 10 our mind is the worst Stacker
We have yet heard of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Every man has at some time an
ambition 10 edit a newspaper, and
every editor has at times an ardent
hOpe that some day he won't have to.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

WHY is it that embryo sopranos al
ways take a fresh start and practice
80 hard-and ear1y-at this season of
&he year?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Quarterly bank statements now be-
ing published show amazing quantities
of cash on hand, but the editor still
has q, hole in the bottom of his money
pocket
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Eight dollars quart is what Sheriff
Harvey says blind tiger just ar
rested sold likker for. Now how did he
-fnd that out?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

An amateur gardener may not raise
ERch abundant crops, but he works
gqaally as hard as the more exper-
1eEEed man who reaps full reward of
bis efforts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

The Sea of Matrimony is the most
&Erhulent body of water in all the
word.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

We hate controversies, but we would
like to know, Who is the champion
NThittIer of Americas?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Candidates are afleld, and it won't
J5e long ere the odor of the campaign
s:lgar will be abroad in the land.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Every married man will agree with
gs1e sage who said Look before you
Beap''
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

The wise man is the one who
screens now against the flies and mos
auitDes that will surely come later
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

June is said to be the month of
5sidss, out second lieutenant will
marry any time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

To-day is a good day to send some
books to the soldiers at the front
;aRd In cantonments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING

Wead like to find the man who put
teaas emit in war biscuit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-21

Americas, Georgia, March 81, 1918.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

there. The Grand Ronde Valley is
fine; but looks too cold and snowy for
mine. We got out for exercise at
Huntington, Oregon. l don't care
much for that place but the exercise
was appreciated. Beginning at Weiser,
Idaho, we had a continuous ovation
all along the line. No house was too
big nor too small to get handshake
and a wave. How they knew we were
coming don't know; but they did. In
towns we passed in the night, people
were out to see the trains pass. 1t
was dark at Pocatello and we took
our next exercise at Green River, Wy
oming. Wyoming is rather pretty to
look at, but hard looking country
to live in. At Laramie we were met
| by brass band and the Red Cross
canteen people, with a great recep-
tion. At Cheyenne, although twas
about 10 o'clock at night, we were
royalty received. Morning saw us in
central Nebraska somewhere, and we
arrived in Omaha at noon. We
marched around through part of the
city and then got an ovation from the
Red Cross again at the depot, leaving
for Chicago about 8 o'clock. We
crossed the Mississippi at Dubuque
Iowa, about O'Clock in the morning.
l barely caught glimpse of the great
river as made up the bed. / think
Iowa is the finest country we went
through. l am rather stuck on that
state.
Noon found us pulling into Chica-
go. 1t had rained some through the
morning and the streets were some
muddy. Well, Chicago is big beast
of a city all right, but not for mine!
We passed through miles of the tene-
ment districts and kids and old, old
women and girls and men and boys
were all of the tenement kind, but
gee! they were sure there with the
cheers for us! Every window and
door was filled with people yelling
and waving, and down every street
crowds stopped and waved. We
marched about town until we got
mixed up in a parade of some kind,
and then went to the Y. NJ c. A. for
the best bath and swim of lifetime,
That's one washup I'll not forget.
First hot shower to clean off the
coal dirt, and then plunge in a
dandy pool. Everybody went in, and
it was some time. Left Chicago about
8 p. M, on the Wabash, for Detroit,
Mich. We were lost here, no one
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Grey row, chain of wistful prayer,
For thus to sit and knit and pray
This is of war the woman's share.
And so | knit,
And thus l pray,
And keep repeating night and day,
May God lead safely those dear feet
That soon shall wear this web Of
grey.
Now and again
A selfish strain?
But surely woman-heart must yearn
And pray sometimes that she may
The sound of footsteps that return.
But if-O God,
Not that. But If
It must be sacrifice complete,
Then | will trust that afterwards
Thou wilt guide home those prec-
ious feet.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16
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Camp Merritt, New Jersey,
April 2S, 1918.
Mrs. A. c. Spencer,
Ashland, Oregon.
Dear Mother:
Now that we have arrived here !
don't think there is any objection to
my telling what has occurred to us.
We left Vancouver over the o. S. l..
about o'clock Monday, the 22nd.
We went up the Columbia by daylight
and it was the grandest scenery ever
saw. l did not see the falls, but the
river and bluffs and mountains could
never be beaten, in my opinion. IT
was cloudy, and everything dissolved
into a pinkish blue mist that was SUI
perb. It was dark at The Dalles and
l got out again at La Grande, or near
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

could see why we were going to De-
troit, and really don't see why we
went there yet. Indiana didn't appeal
to me very much, although we didn't
see much of it. We passed out of
the United States into Canada in the
night. OF course, we didn't see much
Of Canada. Just around the north
side of Lake Erie as we crossed by
to the American side at Niagara Falls.
! think what / saw of Canada is rath-
er lean and spare looking; but the
people seemed friendly, though not
nearly to the extent they are on the
American side At Niagara we crossed
over the whirlpool rapids and stopped
few minutes and walked up to with
in half mile of the falls. We could
not see much but one corner of the
falls on the American side on account
of the mist from the Horseshoe falls.
From Niagara we went along the New
York Central to Utica. At Syracuse
we got the biggest reception yet,
think, in the way Of cheers. / guess
Uncle Roy is right about old York
State. 1t is sure pretty country.
Looks wealthy, too, in agricultural
and manufacturing lines. We fol-
lowed the old Erie Canal most of the
way. At Utica we left the Central
and went south through the Catskill
mountains, think on the New York,
Ontario and Western. Most of that
part of the state was traversed in the
night, but we came to the Hudson a
few miles above West Point and
thought we were back home again.
The Hudson has decided resem-
blance to the Columbia there. We
got into camp at noon, but didn't get
to the barracks till about o'clock,
then we cleaned up and next day, be-
ing the day I'm finishing this letter,
/ spent on X. P. (kitchen police) &.
Also worked. We are not settled
yet. but things are rather comfortable
and l believe I'll like this place. /
haven't sen anything of the surround
ing country yet.
With love to all,
]. NJ. SPENCER,
Co. c, 31Sth Eng, Camp Merritt,
New Jersey.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

In spite of unsettled conditions, the
total American trade with Russia
amounted to $4SS,OOO, 900 in 1917,
decrease of only $S9, 100000 as COM
pared with 1916. This decrease was
in the trade with Asiatlc Russia and
is attributed to congestion and i'm
port restrictions at Vladivostok.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

The public-spirited teacher of
Lithia Springs school of the Ashland
district brought in recently five pic
ture puzzles and three fun books
made by her pupils for the sick sol
diers in hospital.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Mrs. Boslough gave a most interest
ing report on the work to be under
taken by the Home Service section Of
the Red Cross, the branch of the
service in which she has just COM
pleted a special course at Reed Col
lege, at the regular meeting of the
executive committee of our local
branch on last Friday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

may be taken from the work room
and done at your leisure in your own
home. Mrs. Hurt, head Of this de-
partment, says that comfort bags"
for the babies, containing CASTLE soap.
talcum powder, ETC., may be prepared
at an outlay of so cents, so cash con-
tributions for this purpose, will also
be welcome.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Guatemala has now Joined the al
lies Gautemaula has a large sup
ply of "shock" trops that would
prove effective if we could get them
over there. (.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16
u RedCrOSS
- n Activities

o. o. Helman showed himself q
true patriot by generously devoting
the entire proceeds of opening day at
Helman Baths to the use of our local
Red Cross. This gift, amounting to
S13.75, was one of the largest indi-
vidual donations yet received by Ash
land branch, A. R. c. Other contri--
buttons of the past week were $500
from DR.. Bertha Sawyer, $3.50 from
E. X. Hall, an anonymous dollar, and
$1.75 from Mrs. Elhart and Mrs. Po-
ley. This last has little history at
tached to it, When the Elks wanted
to add the latest names to their SER
vice flag, they asked our local Red
Cross to do the work, Mrs. Elhart
and Mrs. Policy volunteering in the
name of the Red Cross and expecting
in view of the many favors our branch
is constantly receiving from the Elks,
to do this service without any com
pensation. But to this the Elks
would not consent. They insisted on
paying these two ladies personally at
the rate usually charged for such
work; and the ladies, in their turn,
insisted on contributing their earn
ings to the Red Cross funds.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Relieves-Gas in the Stomach, Sour
Stomach (heatrtburn), Belching,
Swelling and Full-Feeling, so fire.
quently complained Of after meals, in
TWO MINUTES. Trial package 15c
at your druggist or mailed to any adj
dress upon receipt of price by The
Bellingham Chemical Co., Belling-
ham, Wash.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Inrour show window, the Junior
Red Cross has at present very cred
liable display of articles that they
have madS Neatly bounb shoulder
shawls, some small dresses and pet
ticoats, and, most notable of all, a
boys sweater knitted by boy in one
of our Ashland grade schools, are in
cluded in this exhibit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Do you love babies? If you do, you
have a chance right now to show that
love in very practical way by help
ing with the Belgian babies layettes.
Several Of these tiny outfits, mate
rials for which are supplied by the
refugee department Of the Red Cross
at cost of about So each are cut
out and ready for distribution to vol
unteer workers. This dainty sewing
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16
April 81, 1918

April ~ 1910.
Dear Father and Mother:
81 am we'll and getting along fine,
having lots of fun. Do not have to
do much work, only practice during
about four hours a day. The rest of
the time we have instruction, and
have to learn to drive the tractor. 1t
looks more like an elephant than 1t
does a car. The weather here has
been good so far, only very little rain.
It is lots better than expected to see.
81 have got to see lot of the
Third Oregon troops, but have not
seen any one so far that knew.
There are only three of us here from
our battery. l have not heard from
the rest in over a week. 1t sure is
different over here than you all think.
Wish / could tell you more about it.
Everything they do here is different.
"Well, will close for this time, so
write soon. am looking for letter
this week, as l have not heard since
we left the States.
"Your son,
"FRANK J. HIBBS."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Frank ]. Hibbs, who is with the
65th Artillery with the American Ex-
peditionary Force in France, writes
the following letter to his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Hlbbs, Of
this city:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Miss Hicks, our resourceful librar-
ian, who is a tireless promoter of all
public-spirited and patriotic causes
las sent in for this column the fol
lowing timely and touching verses
from the pen of an English woman,
and published in the Westminster.
The War Rosary.
knit, knit,
pray, pray,
My knitting is my rosary,
And as weave the stitches grey,
murmur prayers continually.
Grey loop-a sigh,
Grey knot-a wish,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

The second Red Cross War Fund
drive is scheduled for the week of
May 20727.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Phone Job orders to the 1idings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16
"See 'Gets.IY Peel
OF This Corn" +"
Leaves The Toe as Smooth as the
Palm Of Your Hand.

The corn never grew that "Gets-
IT. will not get. 1t never irritates
the flesh. never makes your toe sore.
Just two drops of "Gets-It" and
presto! the corn-pain vanishes.
Shortly you can peel the corn right
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-16

Co. c, 31Sth Eng, Camp Merritt,
New Jersey. |
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-04
ChaS. V. Beeler
Died Saturday

c. V. Beeler, a well-known resi-
dent of Ashland, died at his home
on the Boulevard Saturday night af-
ter short illness. About week
ago Mr.. Beeler was stricken with
pneumonia, and from the first his
condition was considered hopeless.
Everything that medical skill and
careful nursing could devise was
tried to allay the ravages of the dis
case, but were unavailing.
Mr., Beeler was "a years of age and
is survived by his wife and three
daughters. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the Elks Temple, con-
Quoted by Ashland Lodge, No. 944,
B. P. o. E., end interment will be
made in Mountain View cemetery.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-04
Old Pioneer Died
At Jacksonville

John Devlin, an old pioneer OF
Jackson county and former resident
Of Ashland, died last Saturday at his
home at Applegate of heart trouble
and old age. The deceased was SO
years of age, and had been resident
of Jackson county for the past SO
years. In his youth he was sailor
in the United States navy, and on his
discharge from service he came to
San Francisco and then on to Oregon,
settling at Ashland where the normal
school now stands. In 1890 he
moved to the Applegate ranch, where
he had made his home ever since.
Funeral services will be held from
the Catholic church of Jacksonville
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr..
Devlin is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Miles Cantrell of
Ruch, and Mrs. Charles Hines of For
est Grove, and one son, John H. Dev-
lin of Portland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-04
Household Economics Class.

Miss Mccormick class last Thurs
day afternoon was we'll attended and
the question of household manage
ment was well presented. Many use
full suggestions and household artl
cles were shown and were of assist
ance to the home-keeper Miss Nc
Cormick especially emphasized the
necessity of keeping record Of
household expenses. The home should
be looked on in the same sense as a
business house, and the cause of so
much financial failure was due to no
system and no thought being given
At the next meeting a demonstra-
tion will be given in cleaning gar
ments. The government is desirous
for all women to use as little cotton
and wool goods as possible, and that
means wearing last summers dresses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-04
Local Garage
lnStallS Remarkable
Electrical Device

Local motor car owners whose
cars are equipped with electric start
ing and lighting systems will be in
terested in a remarkable device Just
installed by Jones Garage, which he
recently purchased from a large Chi
cagO concern. A most interesting
demonstration was made showing
AMBU, this instrument in action at
tached to a car at the garage recent
ly. 1t was weird to see the almost
human intelligence of the AMBU as
its indicating arrow slowly moved
this way or that on the dial showing
certain conditions normal or the To-
cation OF trouble or faults in the
electric system on the car.
No doubt many would say that 1t
was impossible for any device to au-
tomatically indicate the seat of trou-
BILE, but they said of the aeroplane
and the submarine, mot possible, :"
yet they're flying in the air and sail
ing under the sea.
This invention and its remarkable
ability was described and discussed
in the leading periodicals of the
country.
The motorists of Ashland are sin
gularly fortunate in having a garage
progressive enough to appreciate the
advantage of owning such an instru-
ment and they should show their ap-
probation in substantial way.
The garage plans to charge a nom
inal fee of 81 for test of the entire
electrical equipment of a car, which
will probably indicate the beginning
OF some trouble which can be quickly
corrected and save a big expense
later. AMBU not only tells the loca-
tion and kind of trouble but also how
TO repair 1t. .
So our car owners need not lay up
their cars or go to the trouble and
expense of sending parts back to the
makers of the electrical equipment.
II is said that serious derange-
ments of electric starting and light
ing systems have been located and
repaired in 30 minutes through the
aid of AMBU.
Mr.. Jones seems very much inter-
ested In showing the instrument to
any one, and Il is fascinating to see
ii in action. We surely are living in
a progressive age.