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The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

Unless all signs fail, history Is 60
ing to repeat itself and America will
be one of the empires of the future.
But not, as in the past, political en-
pire-it will be the American business
empire. Its bonds will consist of COM
mercial relations between free nations.
Our products and our influence will
extend to every corner of the globe.
Can anyone read the facts in regard
to our tremendous development of for
eign trade without seeing evidence of
this future American business empire
now taking form?
When the war ends and the period
of reconstruction is completed, there
will be readjustments. There may
even be temporary periods of depres-
sion. But the fulfillment of Americas
glorious destiny cannot be permanent
ly retarded. 1t cannot be, because
America is in every way fitted for n
prominent position in world affairs.
We have the resources-great undevel-
oped natural endowments of forest,
mine and land. We are young and
progressive people. America has at
tracted to its shores the strongest men
and women of other lands. Dissatis-
fed with their worldly lot at home
they have come to us, eager to work
with all their might for improvement.
Americas opportunity has been hast
ened by the war. We have been shak-
en- out of our insular complacency
and forced to cast our lot with the
nations who will soon form league
of democracy that will be pre-eminent
in the world.
The day of the autocratic political
empire is gone, but the business EN-
pire is coming. Among the foremost
of these empires will be America.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

four-story building on It. but 'thrrr
were practical difficulties in the way
A building under the old plan of,
construction could not be much in
creased In height. The necessity of
having enormously thick walls, If
height was to be obtained, resulted In
loss of light and space, especially on
the lower floors, where room was nj
a premium. Until the advent of the
steel skeleton type of construction,
therefore, little progress was made In
attempting larger buildings. The new
idea swept aside at once the construc-
ton difficulties.
Then there was another problem to
be solved. How were the larger build
ings to be financed?
At that time the first mortgage bond
issue was practically unknown In
America. If builder desired TO Sc
cure financial cooperation in erecting
a building. it was necessary to enlist
the aid of bank, insurance company
or private capitalist, and secure
straight mortgage. But there were
limits to the size of loans to be obtain
ed in this manner. Institutions and in
dlviduals, even though they were able
to invest the money, hardly desired to
tie up large sums in one project.
mortgage of $4,000 was difficult to
secure. When one considers what
drop in the bucket $4,000 is in finan-
cling skyscraper, some idea of the
financial problem confronting builders
of that time is gained.
Often times when money was tight
or financial institutions had loaned out
their limited allotment of capital for
the year builder was actually unable
to secure financial cooperation to any
extent.
AS a result of this condition worthy
building operations were frequently re-
stricted or abandoned and the develop
ment of American cities suffered.
But, almost simultaneous with the
Introduction of the skyscraper in Chi
cago, an adequate method of financing
was also brought to the attention of
the public The idea was not new,
having been borrowed from Europe.
The principle was TO place straight
mortgage on the property. This mort
gage was then to be divided into frac-
tional parts and offered to the public
in bonds of convenient denominations.
Thus, not one, but many, investors
might share in financing project and
loans of almost unlimited size could
be secured. The plan was tried out on
one of the pioneer skyscrapers in Chi
cago. The opportunity to share along
with the large capitalist in a mortgage
on the highest grade property appealed
to investors and the bonds were read
lily sold.
The success of the experiment soon
led to the use of first mortgage bond
issues in other projects and today it
is perhaps the most widely utilized
method of financing buildings. With
out the introduction of the first mort
gage bond issue, it is difficult to con-
ceive how American city building could
have progressed as it has during the
last twenty years.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09
Control Trade After War

Extension for period of three years after the
close of the war of the extraordinary powers now
exercised by the government in the regulation of
imports and exports is the object of bill now
before parliament, according to commerce reports.
This measure. entitled imports and exports (tem-
porary controD BILL presented by the president of
the board of trade, embodies the most important
legislation thus far initiated with view to pro-
tecting and controlling British trade after the
war. Unless extended present powers of control
of exports and imports will to great extent lapse
upon the cessation of hostilities.
Section l, paragraph 1 of the bill reads as fol-
lows:
1.-THE lords of the council the recommended
ton of the board of trade may by order prohibit
the Importation expectation of goods of any
class, description, origin, produced or manu-
featured in whole or in part in any country or
place specified in the order, either generally
from to any country or place named in the
order, subject in either to such exceptions
IF any) as may be specified in the order, and to
any licenses the grant of which may be auth
orized by the order"
While ordinary legislation has given authority
for certain measures of control in times of
peace, the particular powers which it is desired
to make effective beyond the duration of the war
are the following: Prohibition of Importation Of
goods of specified origin; prohibition of exporta
ton of goods of any kind; prohibition of expor-
tation of all goods to any country or place spe-
Cited
The desire the part of British interests for
some action of this nature is shown in a resou-
ton In favor of restriction, by tariff or other
wise, of the trade relations with enemy countries"
adopted by the Association of Chambers Of Com
merce Of the United Kingdom in 1916.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

A few days before the conservation Mr.. Everett
sent TO the president a newspaper containing his
speech in full-two whole pages. The president,
speaking of this act to friend, said:
at was very kind of Mr.. Everett to send me
this l suppose he afraid 1 should say some
thing he wanted to say. He needn't have been
alarmed. My speech isn't long. 1t is short,
short, short"
Mr.. Lincoln began his address while at the White
House, writing it in ink upon sheet of executive
letter paper He finished it in pencil upon a sheet
of foolscap the morning of the day he spoke at
Gettysburg
Some historians have maintained the president
wrote his speech while on the train on the way to
Gettysburg but John G. Nicolay, his private sec
retary said that this was not the Lincoln,
he maintained, knew before that time what he
should say and was plainly disturbed by the feel
ing that his address would not prove adequate.
Owing to the presence of thousands of visitors
parents of the dead who to be reburied
there, crippled soldiers, slghtseers officials from
various states-the president and his party spent
the night before the conservation at the Wills
home 1t was crystal clear night From the
business section of the village rose the music of
many bands that had to take part in the
ceremonies. Crowds of serenaders and glee clubs
went from house to house, where there were nota-
bles demanding speeches. Mr.. Lincoln responded
to a call, but declined to make a speech saying
only
"In my position it is somewhat important that
/ should not say any foolish things. 1t very often
happens that the only way to help it is to say
nothing at ALL"
Secretary Seward who consented to make
speech, made the remarkable error of placing Get
tysburg within the state of Maryland. His words
rang with reproof, for he believed he was speaking
to Shareholders those who sympathized, at least,
with the cause of slavery. David Wills, recalling
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09
James, plsappointment.

In Henry James 1.-The Middle
Years" he tells of once hearing Ten
nyson read from his own works. His
disappointment is expressed in true
Jamesian style.
$50 lucidly all the while l consid-
cred, so detachedly l judged, so dis
seemingly, to tell the whole truth, 1
listened; pinching myself, as l say,
not at all to keep from swooning,
but much rather to set up some rush
of sensibility. 1t was all interesting,
it was at least all odd; but why in the
name of poetic Justice had one an
GENTLY heaved and flushed with ones
own recital of the splendid stuff If one
was now only to sigh in secret. oh,
dear; oh, dear. The author lowered
the whole pitch, that of expression,
that of Interpretation above all; l
heard him, in cool surprise, take even
more out of his verse than he had put
in, and so bring me back to the point
1 had Immediately and privately made.
the point that he wasn't Tennysonian."
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

History repeats ITSELF" Time-worn,
but how universally true!
When Phoenician gold hunters dis
covered Europe about 1000 b. G. the
land they explored possessed a
marked similarity to the America
known to Columbus, Marquette and
Cabot. At that time aboriginal Eu-
rope was covered with prih- .val for
ests. Its natives painted themselves,
scalped, worshiped the devil and
dressed like the American Indian.
And Europe was colonized about
the same way as were the Americas.
The Phoenicians subjugated the land
Just as vigorously as the Spaniards
did South America and carried home
in enormous quantities the treasures
gathered in the virgin territory they
exploited.
1t Is even reasonable to assume that
the Phoenician small boy who re-
NAMED at home got many thrills Gas
did the American boy later in his west
ern tales) reading about wild and
woolly EuropeP
History has certainly repeated itself
in not only the case of Europe and
America, but with other countries as
well. Sit back for moment and
trace mentally the course civilization
has taken since the dawn of history.
What do you find?
You will probably be impressed, II
the thought never occurred to you be-
fore. with the uniform tendency west
ward. You will picture in your mind
the rise of ancient India, Assyria and
Babylon. You will see their civiliza-
ton decline and the ascendancy of
Greece. Greece will surrender SUI
premacy to Rome, Rome to western
Europe and western Europe to-but
there you will have arrived to the pres
emit time.
In this brief survey of the worlds
progress during 1000 years you will
find Illuminating proof of the state
ment, westward the course Of EN-
pires takes its way" You will notice
what seems to be the deliberate plant
ing of that spirit among people
which causes it to become great and
yirile. You will see a nation under
its stimulus rise to pre-eminent posi-
ton in world power. And then, as
chough the spark were removed and
given to another people, the nation
will steadily decline and her neighbor
to the west awaken from slumber.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

"All you need furnish is personal
clothes and food-and If you do not
wish to bother with the food problem
we, have an excellent cafe in the build
Ing"
The speaker was the manager of a
large apartment hotel in Chicago. He
was demonstrating the conveniences
of his building to some prospective
tenants.
'In this two-room suite four people
can be accommodated" he continued.
''The beds fold up and disappear in
the wall the library table can be
quickly converted into dining table I;
the kitchenette is revealed by throw
ing back the doors. Everything is sim
pie, complete yet compact. We fur
nish your dishes, table linens, gas, ice
even the writing materials in that
desk. You are freed from absolutely
every bother, and have home COM
bining the social attractions of hotel
and the privacy of an apartment"
Thus he summed up in a few words
the features of type of building that
is revolutionizing American cities.
From the ample residence of twenty
year ago to this amazing specimen of
our tendency to eliminate household
duties and make one room do where
five existed before is a change that
has just about reversed the average
Americans habits.
And the change has not been con-
fined to dwellings, either. A walk
down the prominent street of any large
American city today cannot help but
impress one. Where once there exist
ed structures of one, two and three
stories for the most part, we now find
skyscrapers towering eighteen, twenty
five and forty stories into the sky. So
completely has the skyscraper sup
planted the old-style building that
business centers of American cities
have been practically rebuilt during
the course of only two decades. In
no other country has such a revolution
occurred. The story of how it came
about is interesting.
1t was, of course, inevitable that a
need should be felt for higher build
ings. AS cities grew larger and land
values scarce, owners of buildings
found that their properties were not
returning a sufficient income on the
investment. 1t was felt that n parcel
of land should be utilized to greater
extent than by erecting three or
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09
CUBAN AvIAToRs TO FRANCE.

Col Manuel Coronado, member of the Cuban
senate, recently announced in Havana the organi-
cation of aviation unit which will be offered to
France with complete equipment Since the dec
laration of against Germany on April Cuba
has been cooperating with the allies in several
ways but it is probable that the Escadrille Gu
baine the flying unit will be called will be the
first body of fighting men from Cuba to serve on
French soil-Scientific American
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.

"Morning jim"
Morning senator"
"Jim suppose you going to vote for me,
as usual. My policies"
"Your policies all right senator. But there
a mighty pretty girl around today looking
for votes.'
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

"That lawyer made a bald state
ment in the case"
"Wise lawyer. Then the other side
had no opportunity to spEt hairs over
it."
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

BRAHAM LINCOLN'S Gettysburg ad-
dress is today ranked as one of the
immortal utterances of man. The
truth, the faith that are voiced in 1t
are eternal, historians say.
From the platforms of little white
schoolhouses out on the prairie, from
the flag-decorated stands at Fourth of
July celebrations, from the solemn
The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09

fathers brought forth this continent new
whether Nation
We battlefield OF
We Of field place
at we should do this
Btn
who struggled
add world will little
esayhe what they did here
dedicated
take increased devotion that TOR winch
highly dead shall
Nation shall under God birth OF freedom and
the people for the people shall not perish from the e
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-01
INFANTRY PAUSES FOR BREATH BUT
 ARTILLERY FIRES
Americans Made Greatest Ad- vance During Drive, Fourteen Miles--Kill is Now Watch word of Both Armies.

Washington. July 31.-An odd calm for over the Aisne-Marne battle area today with only the thunder of the o,,rs to tell of new and more terrible ousts of the war storm to come. Paris and Berlin both noted 1t. The infantry had paused for breath while the artillery pounded new roads of advance for General Foch's victorious armies.
 Just what the lull may prove was not apparent. Possibly the enemy is already on the move after the decis- i've defeat he met along the north hank of the Ourcq. Here the Ameri- can Third division and the now fam ous Forty-second division, the Rain how division. composed of former na- tional guardsmen of many states, have met outfought and forced back ward by their fierce ardor, picked Prussian and Bavarian divisions brought fresh to the field with orders to hold the line of the Ourcq at all costs
 Holding the apex of the allied line at the center, the Americans had paved the way for the dashing cap ture of Chalmont butte to the west ward by the Franco British forces. Allied guns now dominate the enemy
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-01

lines from this height, foretelling new inroads to his positions and the strong probability that he will be compelled to fall back to the Vesle line.
 The victory was given new signif- canoe today by General March, chief of staff. Putting aside the reserve with which he hitherto has comment ed on the wider aspects of the battle, General March told the newspaper men at his mid-week conference that each army was now bent on the de- struction of the other; all lesser stra- tegic objectives having been swept away on both sides. The mission of each is to kill; to destroy the fighting power of the other. It is the ultimate military objective that both are now seeking and there can be no halting short of the goal
 "Whatever the enemy's objective was at the start of the drive,' Gen eral March said, and whatever our hope was in the counter offensive on the flank of this salient, it is now per fectly evident that those aims have been set aside.
 "The objective of each army is the other army-each Of them wants to kill as many of the other as possible.
 The holding back of the jaws of the salient by the Germans at Sois- sons and near Rheims has made it practically impossible for Us to eX- pect a bag. They have had two weeks now to withdraw from the dangerous points down near the Marne and the objective of each army is the other army"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-01
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER WRITES

Overwork and worry cause kidney trouble. When the kidneys are not working properly, poisons accumulate in the system, resulting in backache, sore muscles, stiff joints, rheumatic pains, constantly tired feeling and other distressing symptoms. George McLain, Turtle Lake, N. D., writes "I am a locomotive engineer. l had bad pain in my back and my bladder action was very irregular. l took Foley Kidney Pills and was relieved in couple of days" Sold every where 5
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-01
NO MORE MISSOURI PACIFIC
 FREIGHT TO NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, July 3l.-Freight service in and out of New Orleans over the Missouri Pacific railroad was discontinued today under orders of C. F.. Perkins. freight traffic man ager under Director General Me Adoo. The Missouri Pacific since April. 1916 has been operating freight service into New Orleans from Alex andria. La, under a trackage agree ment with the Texas and Paclnc, The Missouri Pacific never has oper- ated any passenger service into New Orleans. Consgnmeuts will be han dled only as far south as Alexandria.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-01
The PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by The News Printing Company

r..sred as second class mail mat .- November 4th, 1905, at the post a,o at Prescott, Ark, under the act If Congress, March 3. 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-01

The average small boy can't under stand how King George honored Gen. Pershing by giving him an order for a bath.-Nashville Banner
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-10
Hazel Green News

Grandpa Peterson has been visiting
at Stayton and other points during
the past two weeks.
Rev. A. Weineft preached for Rev.
Hall at Central Howell, Sunday.
Chas. yanCleave and family, Rev. f.
Fisher and Emma Fisher autoed to Sill
verton and Mt. Angel Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wolf Of. Turner
visited relatives here on Decoration
day.
J. Rhodes and family spent Sunday
with relatives in Airlie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Dunigan went to
Mill City Saturday to see their new
grand daughter who arrived at the
home Of Henry DUNCAN this week.
W. A. Dunigan, Wendell and Ken
meth Barnett, Ronald Montgomery and
Nellie Chapman went to Silver Greek
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-10
IRRIGATION FOR 1918

For the purpose of trying to make
the irrigation service more satisfac-
tory the city will be divided into tive
districts so that each district will get
the full service of the plant upon the
day it irrigates.
The plan is to have the houses which
bear even numbers on the streets irri-
gate only ON Monday, Wednesday, FRI
day and Sunday, and the houses which
bear odd numbers on the streets irri-
gate only on Tuesday, Thursday, SAT-
urday and Sunday. This plan win per-
nit every house to irrigate four days
out Of each week.
The purpose Of the Water company
in furnishing water for irrigation is
not to furnish all the water q person
can rum through the hose in the six
irrigation hours every day, but to furn
ish enough water to keep the lawn in
condition. To use more than enough is
a waste. We will pump the usual
amount of water and hope to furnish
it more satisfactorily.-Salem Water,
Light & Power Co. tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-10
Salem Heights Notes
4 y x y y y 4 = X 4 y 4

Mrs. G. Hemsley left Wednesday for
Eugene for a visit with her daughte.
Mrs. Will Smith and Mrs. Otto Barrett.
The school received letter from
their teacher Coral Lake who is now
with the ordnance corps in Georgia.
Miss Doris Sawyer returned home
Tuesday from Corvallis having gradual
ed from the Oregon Agricultural college
with this year class. Miss Sawyer was
accompanied home by her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Will Sawyer.
Mrs. Wagner and daughter, Miss Lois
are visiting in California.
Word has been reevi,cc from Ralph
Gordon, who enterd the navy last spring
as second class seaman is now an elee-
trician.
Harry Brown Of Marion was a Mon
day visitor with friends.
Two Of our boys answered the call to
the colors the past week. Oscar schwab-
bauer joining the navy and Percy Ed
wards the army.
Mr. John Campo was a Friday visitor
at the Walker home from Roseburg.
Miss Ailcen Bordner entertained a
number Of her friends at her parents
home last Saturday evening. A number
were former school mates Of Grant jun.
ior high. The evening passed merrily
with games until late hour " hen dain
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-10
Geryais News Notes

Geryais, June l0.-Several new
Dodge ears are new being driven in
Gervais. Among them are those recent
ly purchased by Theo. bloomsbury,
Mike Keppinger and VIM. Leith.
Tuesday burglars were captured by
Antoine De.Iarden and Nightwatehman
Bowley early in the morning. The
youths had just raidcd the Kelly drug
store and were leaving by a side win
dow when Mr. B0wley found them. It
is reported that they were runsways
from the state school.
Mrs. Donald Mars is visiting with
her son and her husband S parents.
while Mr.. Mars is taking training
course at Little Rock Ark, prepara-
tory to accepting the position of as.
sistant sanitary engineer in one of the
southern camps, to which position he
was appointed by his uncle. Assistant
Surgeon General Mclaughlin.
Miss Lucille Cutsforth, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarve Cutsforth, gradu.
ated from the Woodbnrn high school
last week. She was one OF the five
from class Of thirty exempted from
examination and so won alternate for
Reed scholarship.
Miss Marie Mongald has purchased
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-10
DALLAS Sailor Returns Home

Herman Allison returned to his home
in this city the first of the week at
ter having been given an honorable
discharge from Uncle sam 5 navy ON
account of a weak heart Young Alli-
son enlisted in the navy about one year
ago and after spending some time in
a training camp ON the coast was sent
around Cape Horn to join the Atlantic
fleet. Asa member of the crew of a
destroyer he made one trip. across the
ocean with a number Of transports con-
tanning troops and after his return to
this country he was taken i'll and spent
several months in hospital. After his
recovery the physicians found that his
heart had been affected by the illness
and recommended that he be given a
discharge. The young man has num-
Der of interesting experiences to tell
about his first trip across the Atlantic
through the submarine zone.