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New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Servant Profteers

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Speaking of profteerng in foods
there is another kind of profteering that
is endangering the comfort and even the
very existence of the American home-the
prohteerlng of the domestic servant. whose
food, lodging, warming, and sometimes
clothing, cost him or her no more than be-
fore the war From several reasons caused
by the war. the employment OF women IN
Industries, munition plants, in government
positions, in the place OF men; the taking
OF the men in the army and navy and for
the service IN other ways, there has come
about an insufficient supply of maids and
men for the homes of the country.
Those who are available are profteerinr
to the limit, as the article in The Tribune
proved. People who have the means and
are used to living in even a small degree
of luxury cannot afford to keep up their
homes by paying the highly extortionate
wages demanded by these profiteers az we'll
as feeding them at the exceedingly high
cost of all foods. Houses are being closed
the children sent to boarding schools. the
parents going to hotels; the home is brok
Ell up.
The only solution seems to be to encour-
age the immigration OF more domestics from
European countries, from which our supply
has always come. This immigration seems
to be almost necessity to preserve the
American home, and the matter ought 10
be taken up privately and publicly.
K A. N.
Ossining, n. y, Aug. II, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
The Most Colossal
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: "The Congressional Record" of Au-
gust 3, 1919, contains some rather interest
ing reading matter. Let me quote:
The President of the United States is
the greatest man living to-day. in my judg-
ment, and yet he is human. We are now
experiencing the fruits of our nations
trucking in the passage of the Adamson
law, the most colossal blunder of Woodrow
Wilson's whole life" (Applause on the Re-
publican side.) Mr.. Blanton, of Texas. at
Page 1856 Of the House proceedings.
few minutes later the greatest man
living declared in the House that the peace
treaty ought to be ratified right off. lust as
1t reads, in order to have high prices re
duced. Says Mr.. Wilson:
"While there is any possibility that the
peace terms may be changed or nay be
held long in allegiance or may not be en-
forced because of divisions of opinion
among the powers as ociated against Ger
many, it is idle TO look for permanent re-
lef." Page 1912.
II is not hard to guess what is "the most
colossal blunder' Mr. Blanton. OF Texas.
made in his speech of last Friday. He is
the talking machine of the House.
CALIBAN.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 8, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

league to go to the relief of France, as
stated in the Tumulty message of May 9.
or would we be free to accept the advice
of the league only it our own Judgment
justified such action, as stated in the
Presidents message of July 29T
Can you follow me?
Secretary LANSING-I can, and do.
Senator JOHNSON, of California-Can
you answer me?
Secretary LANSING-No; am not
going to answer-I am not going to in
terpret the Presidents language for him.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Spineless +?
the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIT: What has come over the spirit of
The Tribune? Has it changed hands? A
nighty change has come over the sentiment
of your editorials recently, which leads me
to think that you are indulging in camou-
ilage to hide a political skeleton in the
closet
Are you getting ready to change vour
policy and support the present Administra-
''0n alter your just condemnation of it,
ana expect to take your readers along with
YOU!
l have been taking your paper a great
many years, and am not alone in my opinion
when say that l never knew it TO he co
sp4neiess' as it is at the present time.
GEORGE A. TRAVER.
Williamsburg, Mass. Aug. 9, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Books
By Haywood Bro,,n

SOME writers are hardly fair to v.
but not so Julian Street. In hi. =,
novel, after Thirty" Century, :.
scribes marriage as a canoe trim bs.:..
IN the Rapids Of Romance, and lat.
observes: "Presently they come to ~.
cataract-the birth of their frat ,ha.
long. hard portage. with the laree- 49,.
of the burden on the wife ''''0a
Generous, we call it.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

of Congress to decide questions of peace
or war under Article X"
That is to say, the programme which
has been matured by the Senate majority
and by the debate which has gone on
in the country will be accepted practi-
cally entire.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
A Barrel of Flour
From The Northwestern Miller
them "a fair profit" deduct 50, and sell i
to the consumer at Sc a barrel.

them "a fair profit" deduct 50, and sell it
to the consumer at Sc barrel.
Another brilliant proposal is that tho
government buy wheat from the farmer at
1926 a bushel, stand q loss on it Of 81 q
bushel, and sell it to the miller at 1926
Assuming that it would take 100000, ,0s0
bushels of wheat to supply the people Of
the United States with flour for year
this would mean loss to the government
of $6O0,O00.000, and would result in -four
to the consumer the following basis: b.
S1.26 cost of a bushel of wheat
Az number of bushels to barrel of
flour.
$5.67 cost of wheat in barrel of -four.
1.20 manufacturing and selling cost.
$6.s7
Ill deduction for feed produced from
wheat at SIPS bushel.
$5.76 cost of barrel of flour at mill in
bulk.
so cost of package.
SO freight to New York.
rs jobber's margin for handling.
1.25 retailers charge for selling and de-
livery.
$9.05 cost to consumer.
Even at this, representing an enormous
loss to the government, flour would still
be some distance from $6 a barrel and the
dear old much-to- be desired politically five
cent loaf of bread
The cost of living is no chimera; it is
a real thing, and cannot be overcome by
the pursuit of chimcras. 1t is the legitimate
result of the war, and imitation. Congress
cannot reduce it by legislation, and higher
wages will only increase it, Government
ownership, meaning higher taxation, will
certainly not reduce it. 1t can be overcome
only by thrift, individual economy, judi
cious expenditure for things actually need
ed and lessened taxation
FINDING a scapegoat may be an anus
ing and divertng experience, but it will
avail nothing. Bricks cannot be made
without straw, and milers cannot make
cheap -four out of dear wheat, nor can
bakers produce cheap bread from expensive
flour made from high priced wheat, by high
priced labor, using ingredients that have
doubled and trebed in value since 1914.
1t cannot be done. Government NAV seize
and operate all the elevators mills bakeries
and retail stores in the United States, sub
stitute politicians for business men. and
professors and theorists for practical op-
orators, and still, with wheat at $226 a
bushel, it cannot be done. 1t is q human
impossibility. Only miracle can accom-
plish it, and Congress lacks the divinity
that makes miracles possible.
Flour and the men who make it are now
under fire. Fortunately. they are abundant
~ able to prove alibi. With some 1000
MILLS IN fierce competition. there are no
trusts, combinations or gentlemen's agree
ments in this trade, and there is no power
on earth strong enough to compel man
to sell his product at less than it costs
him to make it. Give the millcrs cheap
wheat, and they viii produce cheap flour:
that is all there is to it,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

Though Mr.. Streets observation. -,
the canoe trip OF matrimonv NAV ~"
rather eaudy. tho rest is quite d,~...
The book IS facile and amusing !.
Germs the firtatious Of a married ma, -
has gone beyond thirty which seems to y,
Street a considerable age. and the varios,
affairs are handled with deft and psv..'
touch which IS quite unusual among A,.s
can OF English authors. or course S.
is not Schnitzier, and even If ne wer. !.
probably would be somewha. handlean,..
by the convention. usually otserved in A..
novels, that the logica end Of firts,io, :.
filtration. However, Stree manages 70 AZ
serve all the proprietics and De amusin, :,
the same time, and the JAMIE Claire ind
dent in particular is clever and sprirb,,
writing
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
T HE price Of flour with wheat at 1925
T. a bushel could easily have been fig

L. a bushel could easily have been fig
ured out by any schoolboy who had
mastered the multiplication table, when the
wheat guarantee bill passed. Assuredly
any Washington official who cared to take
his pencil in hand might have accomplished
the same simple task.
1t was mystery, yet after passing the
bill, fixing the price and providing, by an
other act for administering it's provisions,
Washington authorities suddenly awake to
the fact that the price of barrel Of flour
somebody suffer for it.
Salaried men not belonging to unions and
unable to strike for increased wages, pro-
fessors, clergymen and clerks, men and
women of fixed and limited incomes, all
such realized what would be the price of
flour, but when the wheat guarantee bill
was being considered they were ignored;
the farmer must be encouraged to raise
great crop of wheat, and money was the
only induccment that would reach him.
When the representatives of powerful
railway unions protested against the high
cost of living and demanded that, having
themselves received the maximum pay they
could expect, it should be lowered it was
entirely different matter. Something must
be done about it Immediately, and there
fore Washington is aroused and ready to
take drastic action.
The first thing to do is to find scapegoat,
and flour, being preeminent among the daily
needs, although infintesimal in the sum of
the individuals annual expenditure, one
barrel sufficing to supply him for an entire
year, which, even at present prices, rep
resents the magnificent outlay of less than
four cents day. is selected for the sacri-
flee
The farmer, who receives 1925 for a
bushel of wheat, is, of course, ignored. No
one in Washington would dare accuse him
of profteerng, but the miller and the baker
are not exempt, and upon them must fall
the brunt of the first savage onslaught.
Here the figures, based on Mime
apolis:
$226 cost of bushel of wheat.
flour.
$l0.17 cost Of wheat in barrel of flour.
1.20 manufacturing and selling cost.
$11.37
LIS deduction for feed produced from
wheat at $2.26 bushel.
1852 cost of barrel of flour at mill in
bulk.
go cost of package.
80 freight to New York.
.55 jobbers margin for handling.
1.25 retailers price for selling and
delivery.
S12.9l cost to consumer.
In the face of this it is proposed that
the government buy -four from milers at
So a barrel, which, it is alleged, will give
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Dallas Modestv

(From The Dallas Ne,cs,
London is complaining of its telephone
service. More and more that town is be-
ginning to resemble Dallas.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

Finley Peter Dunno allows Nr Dooley =
commen; a~a.n on gof a hs new book
MIR Dooley. On Aasing " ard o'hs'
Necessary Evils" which ui. Pc publishes
this week by Scribner's
in a gin'lal WY says Mr. Dooley 81
can say about il is fha, .t'- sind " ;
game iv bali that ye piay wasa ye'eT '"a
worst inimy, which IS yc'srsf IN 8 m'h
ye don't like goes around MI e an gl0''
over ye, an little bov follows 20 TO eS'9
III cubs an hide tn bal e.-aer yeFe ~
i. Th ball is small, made il ~ rae0',
an filled with oizinous subs nee. az %
ye hit i good smash II brs.s p puts o-'
ye'er eye. Ye're supposed 70 sm~sa -
little grenade frm place 20 place an ns''
an there an IN an down an' ai,nef an yes
with an enormous Instrument ~ wood %
IRON. ont.l in duo time ye sc, 20 whs' .
called putin green. There's iftie Ho''
with tiH can in it In ID middle " '''
place. an whin yc're within r. fnt or two y
this hole ye take a sma hammer out " ;"
bag, an Sc hit th' ball fei-s or FIVE u"s'
till it tumbles into tn hois. lin ye "'P'
tn cold sweat tr'm ye'er row, write Gov"
- Oh a little card. an Wax a~ay 80
feet an do it all over aga.n-'
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
The New Kind Of Probe

From The Detroit Jaarsa.l
They're goirs 10 investigate the ei''.
of a Kentucky mountaineer who says ne >
1870 years old Cruelty, we say. IL -
feels that old he ought TO be lot aloas'
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

The canoe, VIC were surprised 20 find /
not come eventually TO a sheltered -
but to "the sweet. slow flowing p;s..
Affection" q
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

Western novciists. as Is ra'e. Try to catts
the attention OF the reader 'n the opening
paragraphs bg having somebody shoot at
somebody else. usually tire hefo. "A not
too distant rife cracked q period. Zunsggl
The bullet ripped pas; not far overhead
This is the third paragraph n William Ps''
terson White novel. The owner Of the
Lazy d. Little. Brown & Coz. The first
TWO arc devoted 70 description and chsra''
ter drawing. We confess fhat We do not
get excited when anybody boots at the
hero Of 4 Western novel a the first chap'
ter. We know shat there "a, chance ID
the world that he VII be- X led or even
seriously injured Our att .ude is rot m
like that Of the Englishman who went !"
the vaudeville show and sA~ the knife
throwing act Probably you rcmember The
story On the night the Eng ishman At
tended the knife throwefs " fe took the
place Of the beautiful as stans who usaal
collaborated in the act The knife thro"ei
took careful aim and let drve The Eng
hshman raised his monocic aui exclaimed
II say. The silly ass Hes n ,sed her.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

the government buy -four from millers at
SO a barrel, which, it is alleged, will give
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

at had always been dream Of hi..
writes Mr.. Street, "to tel his wife ever.
thing; but he had discovered by .xns..
ments in that direction THAI when In.
band tells his wife absolutely every.b.,
she Immediately guesses all the rest"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

Novel reading is often highly proatas.
for every now and then one rams across -.
teresting rules Of conduct The fOlow;,,
advice from Elizabeth Jordan's "The Cir !.
the Mirror" may come n handy: ao,.
doesn't rescue a lady from suicide and The.
try to divert her mind with innocent pratt.
One gives her decent time 70 pull her.sy
together, and then, with tact and sylnpstb,
one gets to the root OF her troubles, if o..
can, and helps to destroy them"
The Mr. West to whom Nc referred N,
other day in speaking Of The Heritsr.'
(Doran) is the Hon. Violet Sackville wss.
Il may be a stranger now. ma'am. bu, 7
amt amin to stay one like this ccun.
try. The climates shore emazin', an Ii,
citizens amt mud turtles. SOS yuh could
notice il Ake life. l do, an guess thi.
here IS it."
Docs anybody, we wonder. ak Ike h.
cowboys in the Western novels And Il 50
Why Of course, It is entirely possible
that the language now exists through ne
persistent efforts Of the motion picture
writers and the novel sts- Undoubtedly ne
Cowboy read these books aa see thes
pictures in their efforts TO ee, away fros
the lie winch they are living. ard ths
ought 70 tee. their responsible lities pre,;y
aeenly. The cowboys must pay The gan,
or disappoint fifty million movie and hctot
fans. 80 doubt they do. b4f we fancy the
strain Is terrific. The hfc OF \ cowboy
hard. It IS absolutely impossible for hir
70 be devoid OF se.f-cous. oasness IL
knows that the cyes Of the rreat reading
public are upon ham. Whether ne takes 81
pleasure in it or not. ne must drink whisky
play poker and shoot somebody now ant
again just to give the public what il wants
And Yet We suppose that there comes nos
and again a blessed respite on wild an:
lonely night OCT on the range when ii,
cowboy. safe from detection. ,4Ses of thOs
woolly trousers. puts on his carpet slipper
and bathrobc. lights made garette With
a cork tip, brevs no' Of ,ea and openss
copy Of The Ladies Home Journal"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

Even at this, representing an enormous
loss to the government flour would still
be some distance from s6 a barrel and the
dear old much-to to- be desired politically five
cent loaf of bread
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

From the hearing on the treaty of
peace with Germany before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations:
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

The Mr. West to whom No referred Il,
other day in speaking Of The Heritsg.'
(Doran) is the Hon. Violet Sackville IVES.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

wheat at $226 a bushel.
cost of barrel of flour at mill in
bulk.
cost of package.
freight to New York
jobber's margin for handling.
retailers price for selling and
delivery.
cost to consumer.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

Ossining, n. y, Aug. II, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

You can purchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE with absolute satefor dissatisfaction rs-
cults In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your
money back upon request No red tape. No ouibb"s.
We make good promptly II the advertiser does not.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-09-04
Notice

Natchitoches, La, Aug. %, 1919.
At a meeting of the stockholders O
the Bedsole Garage Co. Inc, ther,
were present all the stockholders, to
wit: w. F. Johnson, ]. L. Bordeaux
Charles Deblieux. John Abraham
Woodruff McCook, Phanor Breazeale
and E. B. Winbarg, each of whom
waived all delays and notices to be
present.
The object of said meeting being to
amend Aarticle One of the chapter OF
said corporation by changing it's name
from BEDSOLE GARAGE co. INC,
THE MOTOR INN, INC.
The object being stated, the follow
ing resolution was offered. seconded
and unanimously adopted, viz:
RESOLVED:
Section /. That Article One of
the charter of this corporation be
amended so as to change the name Of
the corporation from Bedsole Garage
Co. Inc. to THE MOTOR INN, INC.
Section. 2. That certified COPY
OF this resolution be published in the
Natchitoches Enterprise for 80 days
and a certified copy recorded in the
recorders Office of the Parish of Match
itoches, and certified copy forwarded
to the Secretary Of State for recorda-
tion in his archives.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Natchitoches.
/ hereby certify the above and fore
going to be true and correct copy of |
the original resolution amending the |
charter of the Bedside Garage Co. Inc |
adopted by unanimous vote of all the !
stockholders of the corporation at the
stockholders meeting held at the office
Of the company in the city of Natchi-
toches on August %, 1919.
In testimony whereof, witness my
hand and seal this the 2Sth day of
August, A. D. 1918. +
]. L. BORDEAUX,
Sept Sod. Secretary.
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NATCHITOCF1ES LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, SEPT T. 1919


All citizens of the State who want John M.
Parker for Governor should either write or wire him
to this effect, and should attend the PARKER FOR
GOVERNOR mass meeting at the Athanaeum, New
Orleans, La, the night of Thursday September
18th.
Parker for Governor Committee
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-09-04

Hcity II your city!
QUEEN or BELGIUM GRATEFUL
FOR AID
Sends letters Of Thanks to Mrs. Geo.
Denegre and Those Who Aided Her
Z in RELIEF WORK.
Brussels, March 8, 1919.
Madame: The magnificent devotion
Of which you and those who have aided
you have given 50 many proofs to the
Belgians. victims Of the war, touches
the Queen profoundly.
The latest shipment Of milk and
clothes has just reached her majesty,
who charges me to thank you in her
name. and . tell you that she keenly
appreciates these sentiments Of your
generous sympathy toward her people.
Our gracious sovereign will continue
to be your Intermediary in distributing
these gifts, which have been offered to
her with such sentiments of delicacy.
Accept, / beg you, madame, my
respectful homage.
SECRETARY or THE QUEEN.
QUEEN OF BELGIUM EXPRESSES
The following Is an answer to letter
written BY Mrr. Denegre to the Queen
I telling her of the interest, sympathy
and sacrifices Of the Junior Red Cross
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-09-04

-. I([ 49, ||E .
Dollsrs, With IL right to increaoe the
capital stock 4 the sum Of Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars as maximum
capital. Stock subscriptions shall be
payable within TEN days from date Of
subscription.
ARTICLE w
It's affairs shall be managed by, and
its corporate powers vested in q Board
of Directors. consisting Of three men,
bers to be elected by the stockholders
at meeting to be held on the 3rd
Monday in July Of each year, begin
ming in 1920
At an election for Directors each
share Of stock shall be entitled to one
vote.
The Board Of Directors shall have
power to employ q general manager
or such other employees as may be
necessary to successfully operate the
business; fix their compensation and
duties, ETC., who shall, at all times. be
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-09-04
amenable to the will of the Board OF
Directors.

amenable to the will of the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE
No stockholder shall ever be held
liable or responsible for the faults or
contracts of this corporation in any
further sum than the unpaid balance of
the stock subscribed for; nor shall any
merely informality in organization
have the effect Of rendering this char
ter null or exposing stockholder to
any liability other than above provided.
The first Board of directors shall be
composed Of Morris Aaron, who is
elected president; D. w. Breazeale,
who is elected president, and J. B.
Pressburg. who is elected secretary
treasurer, all of Natchitoches, La. and
they shall hold Office until their success
ors are elected.
Thus done and signed in the presence
Of the undersigned witnesses and me
as Notary Republic on this. the 23rd
day OF July, 1919.
Attest:
]. E. DEZENDoRF
JOHN F. PULLIN
D. w. BREAZEALE.
NORRIS AARON
By D. w. Breazeale
J. E. FREEMAN
J. B. PREssBURG
j. D. AARON
c. L. KRlEGER
A true copy,s
A. H LECoMTE.
Deputy Clerk. II D. C.
U. P. BREAzEALE,
Notary Public.
A hard-surface Jefferson High
EaY seems assured rithin 4 year. u
- 6eI0n b pFAc-
ically satisfied Of, sfter making
he trip to Winnepeg, Canada,
md the enthusiasm accorded the
,arty all along the route stimulates
hem to do all they can to stimu-
ate the good work at home. ii
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CHARTER

State of Louisiana.
Parish of Natchitoches.
Personally came and appeared before
me. the undersigned authority, the
persons hereunto subscribed, who de.
clared that availing themselves of the
laws of this State. they do by these
present form corporation. with the
following, as both the charter and
original subscription list thereof:
ARTICLE
The name Of the corporation shall he:
'Natchitoches Transfer Co., Inc.'' .
Its domicile shall be the city Of
Natchitoches, La.
1t shall exist for period of fifty
years unless sooner dissolved. Shall
have authority to sue and be sued.
1t shall begin business Immediately,
and own corporate seal.
Legal processes shall be served upon
the president or in his absence upon
the Secfetary.treaSurer.
ARTICLE II
The object and purpose of the cor
poratiion shall be to own and operate
! regular transfer and delivery busi-
less; to own, buy and sell real estate;
o own. buy and sell automobiles,
wagons, buggies. horses; to own, buy
md sell all kinds Of vehicles and auto
mobiles, trucks and tractors, and to
ypothecate. mortgage or sell same
nd to do and perform all other things
nd matters incident and necessary to
he operation Of a general transfer
usiness.
ARTICLE III
It's capital stock il fixed ct Fivet
II
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New Orleans, La, Aug. Is, 1919
My dear Mr.. Carver:
Natchitoches was 30 generous it de-
serves q large share in the enclosed
letters Of thanks from the Queen Of
Belgium.