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The Monte Vista journal., 1919-05-31

Mrs. Martha Holderman and two
children went to Alamosa Friday
evening.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-05-31

in my one man Ands looking down
H.. we mouth profitable. He's . den.
Ch.. ~. dentist Preparations 1t Weiss
SuApmsns Drug otoee,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
CONS RUG ton
WORK ACTIVE IN
ALL PARTS SOON
Builders. Realize No Re
duction Is in Sight
and They Must
Get Busy.

With regard to the building sit
uation, S. w. Straus Of S. w. Straus
& Co, says:
Indications are that by mid
S MINER we shall witness the actual
beginning Of ! long and active
period Of construction work in all
parts Of the country.
Not only have building opera
tions greatly increased in the last
so days. but, there has been noted
pronounced increase among in
quirers for. capital to be used in
construction lines of all kinds and
for industrial expansion. These in
quiries are of such nature and
represent so many varied interests
as to indicate strong undertone
of national optimism with regard
to immediate prospectssand 4 rapid
approach toward general stabiliza-
ton.
Reports from the principal BUSH
ness centers Of the country show
that the resumption of building
operations on an extensive scale has
begun and there is reason to be-
lieve that the present month may be
II best June in thu history Of the
country in point Of uilding contracts
let. unless labor disturbances or some
other unfavorahle circumstance pre-
vents. r
May Go Higher.
The improved conditions in the
] building idnstsI. % based quit
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

largely on the realization by all IN
terests that construction prices, in
stead Of receding, will go higher.
II has become generally recog-
nized that labor costs in this coun-
try are more likely to advance than
to be modified, and this, in the final
analysis, is the deciding factor for
the reason that about 40 per cent
of the cost of building is for
labor employed in erection work and
s. per cent is for labor in the manu-
facture of materials. Labor en-
ployed in construction work adj
vaneed 28La per cent during the
period of lo14-1ol8 while the cost
of living went up IS per cent, and
in New York it advanced 73 per
cent. II may be assumed, therefore.
that construction costs will go
higher than present levels with the
added pressure Of ensuing abnormal
demands.
Material Cost Low.
1T must be remembered that the
cost of commodities entering into
building construction are low at the
present time compared with the cost
of all other commodities and, with
general prices continually working
toward higher levels. it is futile for
any building interests to expect
more favorable terms at later
date.
While construction activities are
now gaining rapidly with every in
dication Of reaching unprecedented
proportions as the summer adj
svances, there is no likelihood that
anything approaching normal hous-
ing conditions will be attained. The
situation has been growing steadily
worse for two years. There is a
building deficit amounting to more
than $l,O0O,O00,00O which includes
], 100000 homes. Neither the
physical equipment of builders nor
the supply Of unskilled labor is
sufficient to make it possible to
reach condition OF normality be-
fore the expiration Of a number OF
years. However, present activities
will tend to stabilize general con-
ditions and prevent much suffering
in the large. cities during the COM
IiuG winter
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

This attractive house has simple
but picturesque lines. A porte
'coehere could be built out from the
end Of the piazza and would be very
striking looking.
The first floor contains an attrac-
tive hall with handsome staircase, a
pretty living room with box panel
ling for ceiling and corner fire
place. Arched opening into dining
room through sliding doors may be
substituted if preferred. There is a
fine pantry, excellent kitchen we'll
fitted, and with direct communica-
ton to dining room through pam
try. Laundry is in the rear, open
ing on to back porch. All rooms
are well lighted.
On the second floor there are
three bed rooms, a front hall, linen
room and bath. Good closets
throughout. Clyde Smith Adams.
Architect.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Paying for Estimates to
Lower Cost OF Building

The average builder doing COM
petitive work will estimate on ten
Jobs in order to secure one, says
Building Age. Each one Of these
estimates will cost on the average
ii least SIS. Thus an outlay Of at
least $3.50 must Be made before a
contract is secured. $675 Of which
( is waste pure and simple.
This $675 goes into the builders
overhead. It is charged up against
the one job in 10 secured, adding
Just that much to the cost.
Many an architects expenses also
goes into useless overhead. In a
recent competition, rs architects
submitted plans for an expensive
structure. Each set Of plans pre-
pared on the chance Of securing
this job averaged $1,000. Wasted,
$14, 0Q And the owners paid for
this III the form Of architects over
I head.
That condition IS deplorable. II
owners who desired competitive
plans Or 4 choice of estimates, paid
for Just as many as desired, then
less waste effort would be required
and overhead would be lowered.
That means an appreciable reduc-
ton iii costs.
OF course when builder goes
after : job. having no competition,
Il il good business for him to give
IA estimate Of cost. The owner
naturally desires to know the cost
of the work before proceeding. If it
ID too high the builder does not Sc
cure the job. but neither does any
body else,
Too often, however. in localities
where many contractors are willing
10 bid, 10 Or II will be asked to sub
NIT estipates--free. All bids may
III rejected. At best only one will
+ win out; the others will have had
their trouble for nothing.
That u not fair. but unfortunately
the trade has educated the public to
expect this sort Of indiscriminate
service.
Now that costs have advanced 50
considerably, il is time that such
wholesale free estimates on com
petitive business be eliminated. Let
owners pay for just those estimates
required; they will find their costs
lower.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
WOLF TELLS why
he INVESTS IN
OMAHA PROPERTY
Biggest Buyer of Real Estate
Explains to Realtors the
Faith That Is Within
Him.

Harry A. Wolf who, this year,
ms been by far the largest pur-
chaser Of real estate in Omaha, last
week told realtors of this city why
He has invested more than 81 .600, 600
in realty in Omaha since January /.
Mr.. Wolf said he is not invest
ing in real estate as a matter OF
guesswork. That he believes he has
not been taking any chances. but
making good, sound investments.
He said:
- began by studying conditions
Immediately after the armistice was
signed" he said, "and after a care
fui survey of world conditions. ! de-
cided that the proper time to buy
property was at once, because ] be-
lieyed that prices would be lower
now than in the future.
Prices Not Cheaper.
I did not believe as some did,
that prices Of building material and
Of labor, would 60 down. / could
see absolutely no cause for believ-
ing that buildings erected after the
w1r would not cost more than those
built before the war.
Consequently, I figured that If |
sotsS buy property with buildings
syessed at pre-war costs, would
nave something that could not be
duplicated for the price paid. Such
j situation of course would mean
increase in value and increase in in
come.
Big Part Is Labor.
THE reason / believed building
costs would not go down again is
that nearly all the cost Of building
IL labor. About 40 per cent of the
final cost Of building is labor. The
cost Of the other so per cent, which
ii material, is largely labor. Near
IN MI the cost Of lumber and other
material is in the last analysis, la
Dor used in producing and trans
porting.
I.abor, during the war, learned
what II is worth, and what 1t can
Ut, Labor is not going to take
less.
Full Dinner Pail.
I'VE used to talk Of full dinner
pail just as If the laborer was like
al animal--needed enough to eat.
Then we got to talking about l;v-
ing wage; trying to make labor be-
iieve all it was entitled to was
enough to live on.
Il abor has learned that il can get
more Than barely enough to live on.
It should have more. It will get
more.
MI. Wolf had this TO say about
why he does not confine his pur-
chases ID any one street or locality
III Omaha.
81 do not believe Omaha is like 4
paralyzed man. with blood running
only through one arm. Omaha is
not going to grow up one particu-
lar street All the streets will grow.
There Is no partial paralysis here"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Three Houses in Same Day
on Same Street Are. Sold

Three houses in one block, on the
same side of the street, sold to three
different persons in half day, was
the job accomplished last Saturday
afternoon by William Chuda, sales
man for the Amos Grant Co. All
three houses were in the 5000 block
on Pinkey street. Mr.. Chude
made one trip with each purchaser.
The buyers were E. F. Schuchert,
Albert Lawson, and E. L. Seaton.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Selling Houses Built
for East Omaha Laborer.

The East Omaha Land company
twenty years ago built sixteen
houses in East Omaha to rent to
employees of industries in that part
of the city.
These houses are now being sold
by the Byron Reed company. They
have been repaired. Twelve Of them
have already been sold. The other
four will be disposed Of in a few
days.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Rainbow Division Fills Up Gaps and
Does Big Job at St. Mihiel Which Both
Germans and Foch Considered Impossible

After Battle the Division
Into Drive Below Verdun and Given Hard Fighting
KneeDeep Mud Sunny Through and Took
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Buys on West Dodge.

The O'Keefe Real Estate COM
pany has sold to Chester J. Deger-
man 20 acres Of. land on West
Dodge street belonging to Mary. F.
Yore for $1,000. Mr.. Degerman
bought 10 acres adjoining the Yore
property for $500 an acre
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Real Estate Transfers
Continue to Break Records

Last week was one of the biggest
weeks in realty this year in Omaha.
The average number Of deeds filed
per day, forty-eight and fve-sixths,
was the largest average OF any week
this year.
The amount was $846,l78, with
two exceptions the largest amount
OF any week during the year. In
1918, for the corresponding week, the
amount was $2o4,o66, and the num-
Der of deeds filed, LIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

The improved conditions in the
building tfnstg1 - bssed quite
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

BY
wssm
Of
will
By RAYMOND 5. TOMPK1NS,
cosyHsht ~. 1919 ~, " asy"snd s. Tom'n"', 80
VII INSTALLMENT.
There gaps in the ranks of the Rainbow now-big
Behind it along Europes battle ne from Lorraine
the River Vesle, stretched long trail marked here by
wooden crosses marked there by muddy mounds It had
been in France nine months and American division
of veterans.
They took it out Of the reekng country between the
Ourcq and the Vese August IL and marched back
the There rested couple of
do \
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Wounded Id Action.

Allan Tukey and w. o. Larson.
two Of the three returned soldiers
n the Office OF Al. p. Turkey & Son,
were wounded in action. Both men
were in hospitals several weeks Sc
lore being discharged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY
Henry Ward Beecher's Eloquent Trib-
ute to the Majesty Of the
Stars and Stripes.

A thoughtful mind, when 1t sees a
nations flag, sees not the flag only, but
the nation itself, and, whatever may
be its symbols, its insignia, it reads
chiefly in the flag the government, the
principles, the truths, the history
which belong to the nation that sets
it forth.
This nation has banner, and wher-
ever it streamed abroad men saw day
break bursting on their eyes, for the
American flag has been the symbol of
liberty, and men rejoiced In It. Not
another flag on the globe has such an
errand or went forth upon the sea car
rying everywhere the world around
such hope for the captive and such
glorious tidings. The stars upon it
were to the pining nations like the
morning stars Of God, and the stripes
upon it were the beams of morning
light. And wherever the flag comes
and men behold it they see in its sa-
cred blazonry no rampant lion and
fierce eagle, but only light. and every
fold significant of liberty.
Let us then Irvine each thread of the
glorious tissue of our country's flag
about our heartstrings. and, looking
upon our homes and catching the spirit
that breathes upon us from the battle
fields of our fathers, let us resolve,
come veal or woe. we will in life and
death stand by the Stars and Stripes.
Henry Ward Beecher.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
The Phantom Review.
as seen ar 6Set Harte
~ =


n READ last night Of the grand ~
view
In Washington's chiefest avenue
Two hundred thousand men In
blue,
think they said was the number
Till seemed to hear their tramping
feet,
The busIe blast and the DRUMS quick
beat,
The .ciatter Of hoofs In the stony street.
The cheers OF people who came to
greet,
And the thousand details that to re-
peat
Would only my verse cucumber
Till fell in reverie, sad and sweet,
And then to fitfuI slumber.
When, lol in vision seemed to
stand
In the lonely Capitol. On each hand
Far stretched the portico, dim and
s. grand,
Its columns ranged like martial band
OF sheeted specters, whom some COM
mand
Had called to last reviewing.
And the streets of the city were white
and bare;
No football echoed across the square;
But out Of the misty midnight air
I heard in the distance a trumpet
blare,
And the wandering night winds seemed
to bear
The sound OF far tattooIna.
Then held my breath with fear and
dread;
For into the square, with brazen
tread,
There rode figure whose stately head
Overlooked the review that morn
That never bowed from its firm-set
seat
When the living column passed its
feet,
Vet now rode steadily up the street
To the phantom bugle's warning:
Till ii reached the Capitol Square. and
wheeled,
And there in the moonlight stood re-
veaied
A weltl<nown form that in state and
field
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
AS Though They Had Never Been
Sworn Enemies.

steward to prepare breakfast. When
the Selma had struck her colors, Muir
ply. his right arm in sling from a
wound received in the battle, came
aboard the Metacomet to surrender
his sword.
Jouett had sent the crew forward, in
order that Murphy might be spared
any unnecessary modification, and
only two officers were, at the gangway
with Jouett to receive Murphy. Muir
ply came up the gangway. drew HIM
sell to his full height, held out his
sword and began, a speech, but Jouett
took his hand. put his arm around his
shoulder and said: II am glad to see
you, Murphy. Come below; your break
fast has been waiting some time"
When they reached the cabin, Muir
phy saw beautiful table laden with
oysters, crabs, beefsteaks, wines, etc.
Turning to Jouett in establishment, he
said: ''Why didn't you let me know
you had all this? would have sur
rendered sooner"
And the officers sat down at the
fnble as though they had never drawn
swords against each other.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30

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stronger in every way since taking it,
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. - Mrs. M. Golden, 925 Ma
poleon ST., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head.
ache, irritability end the blues, - may
be speedily overcome and the system
restored 20 normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 4.
If any complications present them
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
years experience 10 at your service and
your letter held in strict confidence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
a century for constipation, intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. It is a most valuable
remedy for Indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache, coming up of food, palpitaS
ton Of heart, and many other symp-
toms. A few doses of August Flower
win relieve you. 1t is a gentle laxa-
tive. Ask your druggist. Sold in all
civilized countries.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30

careful nursing he
recovered. Twenty
years after the bat
tie General Cor
don and General
Barlow met at a
banquet in Wash
ington.
"Are you any re-
lation to General
Barlow who was
killed at Gettys-
burg?" G en- ra |
G ordon asked.
Eyes. ! am the
man." answered
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
Iauuht lesson Of patrlotIsm.

What the men of 81 did for their
country, what it is the duty of every
patriot to do in case of need, has been
set forth by men before whom the
memory of the past rises like dream.
The examples of the heroes who when
titan forces struggled for the over
throw of the Union went forth to
battle for its preservation and over
came all its foes and handed down
the precious heritage Of liberty under
the aegis Of the Constitution. for the
blessing of those who followed. is
still reyered and has the potency Of
inspiring exalted patriotism in the fu-
ture. &.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
Eor ono common Memorial pax.

There is a general observance Of
the last Thursday of November as a
Thanksgiving day in. all or almost all
the states. If different days were. set
apart for rendering thanks for bless
ings received during the year, Of
course the spirit of gratitude to God
would be in evidence. but would not
its effectiveness as an inspiration Of
thanksgiving be weaker than if there
we're one common day Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
ALL ENMITY ENDED
Brave Men Forgot Everything
Except Their Former
Friendship.
ISCUsSING a g. A. r.. pa
rade, Secretary Daniels re-
Z lated an interesting story of

~ ISCUSSING a Ct. A. r.. pa
rade, Secretary Daniels re-
lated an interesting story of
Lieutenant Commander James
70. Jouett (afterward admiraI, and his
friend, Peter Umstead Murphy Of the
Confederate navy. Jouett commanded
the U. s. S. Metacomet at the battle
Of Mobile Bay, and Murphy commanded
the Confederate gunboat Selma, which
was captured after hard fight by the
Metacomet.
Murphy has been lieutenant in the
United States navy, and had resigned
to fight on the Confederate side. In
the old days, before the war, Murphy,
then lieutenant, had been very kind
to Jouett, then midshipman. Two
days before the battle of Mobile Bay,
so the story runs, Jonett, while at Pen
sacola, remembering that Murphy was
fond Of good eating, bought a quantity
of crabs and oysters and other delica-
cies and placed them on ice. Three
Confederate gunboats, including the
Selma, Murphy's ship, were then lying
under Fort Morgan, and Jouett, know
ing that Murphy commanded them,
told the officers that he was fond of
"Pete Murphy" as he was called and
hoped to catch him, and he always
kept on hand some good wines and
cigars for him. 1t happened as Jouett
had hoped. The Metacomet was order
ed by Farragut to pursue the Selma,
and Jouett did catch Murphy. When
the fight was over, Jouett ordered his
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30

Had led our patriot sires:
Whose face was turned to the sleep
ing camp,
Afar through the rivers fog and damp,
That showed no flicker, nor waning
lamp,
Nor wasted bivouac fires.
And saw phantom army come,
With never sound of fife or drum,
But keeping time to a throbbing hum
Of waiting and lamentation.
The n,artyred heroes of Malvern Hill,
OF Gettysburg and Charlottesville,
The men whose wasted figures I'LL
The patriot graves Of the nation.
And there came the nameIess dead
the men
Who persisted in fever swamp and fen,
The slowly starved Of the prison pen;
And, marching beside the others,
Came the dusky martyrs of Pillows
fight,
With limbs enfranchised and bearing
bright;
! thought-perhaps t was the pale
moonlight
They looked as white as their
brothersl
And so all night marched the Nations
dead,
With never a banner above them
spread,
Nor badge, nor motto brandished;
No mark-save the bare uncovered
head
OF the silent bronze Reviewer;
Witt, never an arch saved the vauIted-
sky; &
With never flower save those that lie
On the distant eraves-for love could
buy
No gift that was purer or truer.
So all night long swept the strange
array,
So all night long till the morning gray
watched for one who had passed
away,
With a reverent awe and wonder
Till blue cap waved in the Iength'ning
line,
And ! knew that one that was kin Of
mine
Had come; and. spake-and 10! that
sign
Awakened me from my slumber.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30

General Barlow he asked if he could
do anything for him. Barlow declared
that he was dying, and expressed a
wish to see his wife before death
came General Gordon rode away and
dispatched a messenger to Mrs. Bar.
low. who was staying at the Eleventh
corps headquarters. She was con-
Quoted through the Confederate lines,
and found her husband still alive on
the field, She had him taken to the
Bender home near by, where by her
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
ON MEMORIAL DAY.

Found high on the hill, in the valley,
And dotting the green eadowed plain,
Today let US solemnIy rally
To deck the fair graves Of the slain.
While duty and valor men cherish,
While devotion is dear to the race.
In no age shall their memory perish:
In our hearts it must hold first place.
Bring garlapds. Irvine wreaths and fair
flowers,
Bring the flag that they died to up
hold;
In the splendor of May be it OURS
To see their great story retold.
For the freedom which Washington
founded,
The law that blends justice with peace.
Through them won a future unbounded.
And a triumph that cannot decrease.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30

six years or age and
had all the symp-
tolnslncid that
change-heat fash
|es, nervousness, and
was In . generalrun
down condition, so
|it was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com.
pound was recon-
mended to me as the
best remedy for my
frnnhlaa mhirh Il
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
FRECKL LES

New Is he Tine 10 Get Rid Of These Ugly Spots
There's no longer the slightest need Of feeling
ashamed Of your freckles. AZ Othine-d0uble
strengths guaranteed to remove these homely
spots.
strength-from your druggist. and apply little
OF 1t night and morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckles have begun to dis
appear, while the lighter ones have vanished en-
tirely. 1t 10 seldom that more than one ounce
IL needed to completely clear the skin and gain
beautiful clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength Othtne.
40 this Is sold under guarantee Of money back
II It fails to remove frecklss.-Adv.
A man either gives according to his
means or his meanneSS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30

Barlow. "Are you any relation to the
General Gordon who was reported
dead at Gettysburg?'
General Gordon was under the Inn
preston that Barlow had died soon
after he left him on the field, and as
there was a General Gordon of the
Confederate army killed each thought
the other dead.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
OUR MARTyRED DEAD.

UR martyred dead:
On each low bed.
N Green be the chaplet,
w NM Fresh the roses;
WA MI Oh, lightly rest.
'\A,A11Z1W On each calm breast,
x4NrI NJ The turf where each
x%rf, NV In peace reposes.
% =: &, : IS: i e: .: :;:.;:
Our homes surrounded;
Your deels have won.
From sire to son.
Love, joy and gratitude
Unbounded.
No marble cold
May guard your mould.
But living hearts.
Around, are swelling;
Each daring deed
Shall gain the need
OF praise from all hearts
Richly flowing
Your sacred dust
Be the choice trust
OF Freedoms grateful
Sons and daughters;
While future days
Your fame shall raise.
From Atlantic's
To Pacific waters
REV. Mark Trafton. From ''Beacol
Lights % Patriotism