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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21
LIVING INCREASE
Is 80 PER CENT
GOVERNMENT SHOWS GREAT
COST OF EXISTENCE.
Clothing and House Furnishings Se
First With Food in Third
PIace-Kansas City
d Seizes Beans.


Washington, Aug. ia generai
increase of about eighty per cent III
the cost of living during the period
from December 1914 to June 1919 Is
shown in tables made public TO-DAY
by the department Of labor Tables
based on Investigations In various
representative cities In every IN
stance show the greatest increases
recorded in prices Of clothing and
house furnishings. Food advances
are Of third Importance. Figures
for the period Of December 1917 to
June 1919 show general average
increase Of about twenty per cent
Kansas city, Aug. 16.--The first
move OF federal officials here In the
cost of living fight is indicated In am
announcement today by District At
torney Wilson that officers would
confscate $4,000 pounds OF beans
stored here. other action Of a sim
liar nature. II was said, is also con
tcmplated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21
To the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
of Dickinson County:

II was the Chamber of Commerce to extend
celebration be September to o. honong Kansas
soldiers sailors Every effort made to- secure
list Of your posof6ce address, but failed as to your
comfy We thirty counties and have maen
sona cards the boys and regret hat the
,ontesy could not be county.
We therefore desire the invitation to you in THIS
manner ana the less hearty and cordial
fine camp provided plenty OF free fun and enter
all week
That YOU may Of weeks you are
advised that Monday appropriately observed as Labor Day.
and viii recruiting including band
baseball team Tuesday General Leonard WOOD
viii speak present souvenir medals provided by
the city of Wednesday and Thurs
Southwest year. Friday Allen VIII be the prncpa
sneaker memorial held honor OF the poys
representatives of their fams present
viii be presented gold medal also athletic program Tor
service men, with prizes The weeks entertainment VIII
conclude Saturday Ringing Brothers Barnum Bailey
great combined shows.
Please invitation and be assured OF hearty
welcome and a good reunion with your comrades
respectfully,
THE CHAMBER COMMERCE.
p s. Grand Fireworks display Tuesday, Wednesday Thurs
day and Friday nights.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21
PUT FORCE N FOOD LAW.
Agricultural Committee Adopts PEN
atty Amendment.

washington. Aug. 19.-The last
tangible result Of the admlnistra-
tion's appeal for legislation 10
strengthen the hand of the govern
ment in it's crusade against the II.
C. L., came today when the House
committee on agriculture drafted an
amendment TO the food controi act
to carry ont suggestions from me
President and Attorney General in
Guiding a provision making it pos
sible to send food hoarders and prof
iteers to Jail.
The amendment, which extends
the scope ofnhe control act to include
wearing apparel, food, fertilizer and
containers of food, and revises the
profiteering section, will be submit
ted to the House tomorrow by Rep
resentative Haugen, chairman Of the
committee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21

Bvt Il Must Pay ? Cents to Ride
Pennies Popular.


Kansas City, Aug. 2O.-"Another
penny please. The fare Is : cents
now" -
This morning Kansas CITY began
paying increased street car fares anu
the request OF the conductor TOT
"another penny" caused many "
kansas Cltian to "break" another
b.cent piece to meet the rising cost
~ street car transportation. Delays
More frequent owing to the time con-
sumed in making change at con-
gested corners. Never before were
PENNIES in such demand, 1t was sa'u,
q nd the future of the "penny banks
Is declared to be gloomy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21

clean old papers for sale at this
office. 3 cents a bundle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21
British Ambassador Coming.

London. Aug. 20.-viscount Grey,
new British ambassador TO the United
states win probably sail for New
York on the steamer Adriatic which
leaves South Hampton September 3.
II he is unable TO perfect plans By
that time he will sail ON the ness
steamer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.

Prominent Kansas City Man and Ills
Wife Arrested.
Ration, N. NJ. Aug. 20.--Mr. and
Mrs. II. II. whipple, of Kansas City,
Mo, wealthy and prominent, were
arrested here today charged with
perinry growing out Of the case Of
DIR. o. +. Troy, charged with the
murder Of his wife Mrs. Troy was
a daughter OF the whipples. 49,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21
ASKS FOUR RESERVATIONS.
pesoIution Of Pittman of Nevada
Agrees With Republicans.
tAssocIated Press)

Washington, Aug. 20-Fonr reser-
votlons of the league covenant EN-
bodied in a separate resolution were
pmpared today by Senator Pittman
OF Nevada, Democrat, for introduc-
ton in the Senate are in line the
senator said, with the suggestion OF
President Wilson, made yesterday
not to embody reservations IN the
ratification resolutions. The Pitt
man resolutions are similar to those
prepared by group OF seven Re-
publicans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21

II you don't get your Reflector
regularly. phone Sb.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21

Clean old papers for sale at the
office; SC bundle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-08-21
United States Tires
are Good Tires

w. vNov uuu.a we cell them
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
LOCAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB
ALREADY HAS 80 MEMBERS
Going Strong for More, Say Officers
With Thad Pierce President

The Olympia branch of the West
ern Washington Automobile club now
has some so members and is going
strong for more, c. A. Rose of the
Rose-Nepple Auto company reports:
Rose was chairman of the Chamber
of Commerce committee which handl-
ed the work preliminary to the for
NAL organization of the local branch,
which was effected at meeting last
Thursday evening.
Thad Pierce of the Mitchell hotel
was elected president Of the local
club and Rose was named secretary.
Senator p. H. Carlyon was named
chairman of the roads committee; E.
H. Schultz of the Bronson Motor Car
company, chairman of the committee
on road signs; Attorney Geo. F.
Yantis was selected as legal advisor;
and these officials, with w. T. Mar
colt of the Marcott Motor company
and Fl. l.. Scofield of the Capital
Transit & Repair company, consti-
tute the board of directors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
THREE MORE FARMERS
BUY FOROSON TRACTORS
st. John 4 Titus Report Recent De-
liveries-PRan Big Exhibit at
Southwest Fair.

Delivery OF FOrdson tractor re.
Gently to Dave Johnston, the we'll
known farmer of Nina, was reported
Thursday by j. r. Macdonald, man.
ager of the tractor department of st.
John & Titus, authorized dealers for
Southwest Washington.
The company also delivered trac-
tors to Mrs. A. Bordeaux of Shelton
and H. Ford of Matlock. There are
now 35 Fordsons in operation on
farms throughout this district, Mac
Donald says.
An interesting exhibit. featuring
machinery to be used with the trac.
tors, in being arranged by the com.
pany for the Southwest Washington
Fair, and a demonstration will be
conducted at the fair every morning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

that the capital city of the state will
provide educational facilities equal
10 those OF any other city of the
commonwealth, therefore it becomes
a matter of civic prida as well as an
educational necessity to provide ade-
quate funds for the support of the
city school system"
An average increase of 10 per cent
will be afforded the teachers. Super
intendent Beach says, if the addi-
tional levy is approved. The mini
mum salary now for grade teachers
is $500 year and for high school
teachers $500. These would be
raised to 5000 and $1,000 respect
lively. a greater increase being given
the lower paid teachers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES

:. = : !. !. !. !. :. !. :. !. = :. :. & = :.
Marriage licenses issued at the
ThurstOn county auditors Office for
the week ending Thursday noon,
August are:
Brewer Abney. New Orleans, La
Helen Quinn, Roanoke, Va.
George Edward Bollinger, Palisades,
Wash.
'Hilda Margaret Strutz, Olympia.
Edwin A. Arnold, Olympia.
Florence Jones. Brady, Tex.
Harry Tom Lord, Monroe.
Emma Amandy Jones, Monroe.
Charles Edward Ferguson, Belling-
ham.
Dorothea Evangeline Garland. Bel.
bingham.
Leslie Willis Whitlon, Seattle.
Katherine Joan GRASSY, Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
TELLS o FWORK FOR RED CROSS
ABROAD.
Continued from Pa ge One.

members of the chapter who have
held positions of responsibility in
connection with the chapter activi-
ties during the war.
"They thoroughly appreciate the
fact that the patient devotion of the
secretary, combined with her great
activity, her patriotism and her
steadfast sympathy with the work
of the Red Cross, have been an in
spiration' to all, To her no task ever
seemed too onerous and no sacrifice
of her own time too great when Red
Cross interests were involved. She
cared not who got the credit. so long
as the work was done. She has ever
been tower of strength to the chap.
ter, and her efficient service will
always be most appreciated by those
having most to do with chapter &C.
tivities."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

Prize money for this years Grays
HarbOr County Fair, to be held
August 81 to 81 inclusive, will total
$4,000. About $1,000 will be spent
on the horse races and the rest will
go mostly to exhibitors. The racing
card calls for two harness and two
running events for each of the last
four days of the fair. The prizes for
the harness events will be $500 for
each event each day. The running
race prizes have not been named as
yet. Entries on over 100 horses
already have been received and these
are all in. About 100 horses are ex-
pected in the harness events and 40
in the running races.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

of the camp believe. With Camp
Lewis the only military post of ade-
quate size for the necessarily inten-
sive instruction which the young men
will be given in three months, officers
said the camp would become the pre-
mier instruction camp west of the
Mississippi river.
1t was freely prophesied at Camp
Lewis that the same states which sent
selective service men here would
probably send their young men to
camp for the three months intensive
instructions. These are Washington.
Oregon, Idaho, California, Montana,
Utah, Nevada and Arizona.
How many of the $4,000 who will
be in active service for three years
will be stationed at Camp Lewis the
plan as submitted to congress did not
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
= e !. !. !. I. !. !. :. :. !. = J. = :. :.
' CITY PARK PLEASES TOUR
!: lSTS-BRINGS BUSINESS

= A letter written by a Monte :
:: sano resident, praising Olympia =:
: for the maintenance of free L.
= camping-sites at Priest Point :.
: park for the benefit of auto :
;: tourists, was read to the city :.
;: council Tuesday evening. The =.
;: writer stated that Olympia was j.:
;: the only city visited in three :,
: weeks tour of the state which :
: provided public camping grounds .
): and added that, to show his ap- Z.
!: probation, he had. before leav- :;
: ing the city, bought a weeks :
): supplies at local stores. :
!. = :. !. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. !. :. = :. :. :,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
Rev. J. c. Baker Returns Home

Rev J. c. Baker resumed his duties
as paster of the Westside chapel at
the regular services last Sunday,
having returned to his home here
last Friday with Mrs. Baker after an
extended trip through California,
Georgia, Washington, d. c.. New
York, Pennsylvania. Ohio and Iowa.
They were given an enthusiastic well
come home by the members of theih
congregation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
Picnic at Tumwater Park.

Members Of the Woman's Relief
Corps. the old soldiers of the city
and their families joined in their
annual picnic at the Tumwater park
Thursday. An informal program was
presented in the afternoon following
the basket picnic at noon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
Equalization Board Meeting.

The county board of equalization
is now in session, attending to read
justments of property assessments.
Persons having claims of wrong as
sessments must present them to this
board for settlement. 1t will be in
session for three weeks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
Celand Gets Plum.

Hance H. Cleland of Spokane. a
former member of the state legisla-
ture and at present assistant attorney.
general in charge of public utility
questions, will succeed Arthur A.
Lewis Of Spokane on the public serv-
ice commission, Governor Louis F.
Hart announced at Spokane Wednes.
day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

Miss Gertrude Carr, a former resi-
dent of Olympia. was married recently
at Ross Lake, Idaho, to Roy Good
son of that city. according to word
received by local frieds during the
past week. Mr.. and Mrs. Goodson
will make their home at Ross Lake.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

Street car traffic between Olympia
and Tumwater was tied up for awhile
Tuesday evening when big fir tree
which had burned through at the
base in the fire which has been burn
ing in that neighborhood for couple
of weeks, fell across the street near
the ball park. tearing down the wires.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

r. e. Crabill and George Taylor
spent last week fishing on Hoods
canal. A catch Of trout of fabulous
size and numbers is reported.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

w. F. Hahn spent the fore par
of the week in Seattle on business.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

Been humming along the road at
About thirty miles per hour on
A warm day, with the nice, cool,
Gentle breeze blowing in your
Face. and congratulating yourself
That all your tires are new or
Nearly new, and anyway they're
Guaranteed to run long time
Yet. and then
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

believed more than 10000 men of
that number will be stationed there
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08

name. but with the acceptance of the his kr
62,ooO acres in the military reserve believ
by the secretary a few days ago and that r
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION
TUESDAY.
Continued from Page One.

standards of education. In addition
to our selfish interest it is expected
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
Bang

DNAsSS
Then you say. So: ??
(Meaning all kinds of nice
Things)?
Well. anyway, you look for
shady place to change tires, and
There's no shade in miles, and
You say. "Oh, WE'LL" and get
Down on your knees in the dust
And jack her up. Then you
Take OF the blown out casing
And discover that you've left
Your spare tire At home
Because the other tires looked
SO nice.
So you struggle with patch and
Put in boot and put the tire
BACK on. You get out the old
Hand pump. hook 1t up. and start
The back breaking work.
You may have fine disposition
When you start, but by the time
You're through pumping you
Gould lick your best friend.
Moral: Don't buy guarantees.
Buy TIRES.
USE GOODYEAR TIRES AND
AVOID TROUBLE.
Yours entirely,
'a4l EDDIE.
Rose -Nepple Auto Co.
INC.
216 Main St. Phone go
%.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-08-08
BAKER I'sI, POSES HUGE FIELD
ARMY.

Continued from Page One.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-11
FRIDAY FROM 3 TO 4 O'CLOCK
SIXTH FLOOR TEA ROOM
Serving the Christmas Dinner

A demonstration Of The serving Of The best
On Friday afternoon Bon Marche Personal Service will show how
the Salads desserts coffee the
interested Personal Service will be pleasure
o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-04
ELECTION TOMORROW

Tomorrow night will bring to a
close one Of the most apathetn
campaigns in the political history
Of Virginia. The only State officers
to be elected this year are members
of the General Assembly, and the
Dmoc1atic party has few issues TO
create interest IN the question OF
who shall be the representatives OF
the counties and senatorial districts
in the General Assembly. Two
gentlemen-one from Prince William
and the other from Fairfax-are
candidates for the Senate from this
district, and three candidates-two
from Alexandria and one from the
county-have their hats in the ring
for the House of Delegates.
The only dark spots on the politi-
cal horizon come from differences OF
opinion rs to the maintenance of a
State Department of Prohibition,
ard cf the proper methods to bring
down the high cost of living. Vir-
giniss seems TO accept prohibition as
the inevitable, but there is through
out The State honest disagreement
ever. the matter of keeping a sepa-
rate arm of the State government
10y the enforcement of prohibition
laws.
In many of the counties and dis
tricts this disagreement has come to
E,e surNacc as a well defined issue
in The campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-04

told. Six Dreadnaughts were men
toned in the dispatch Navy Of Of
fcials said they presume the small
ler vessels were less affected,
The dispatch came from the New
Mexico, Rear Admiral kodman,s'
agship. ,l;s, N.
.'The nasts of the sap swaycd
Exc trees in a gale" said the mes
sage. "The New Mexica shook from
stern to STEM"
The fleet was twenty miles OH the
west coast when the accident &C.
CURED.
1t is not nown whether the fleet
was able to continue it's Journey OF
whether the larger vessels must
travel slowly or put in at a MeSi-
can port and await repairs.
The Pacific fleet is en- route 70
San Diego, where it was scheduled
to arrive on August 7. One OF the
ships recently met WITH diSaste:
through the explosion Of It's boilers
as it was passing through ne sanal'
killing six.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-04
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

The constant raising of wages
provides no permanent remedy, or
relief, for high prices, and to con-
tinue the endless chain Of wage in
crease and still high cost of living
will only increase the evil.
For nearly ninety-hundredths of
the population of these United
States living, conditions are becom-
ing intolerable, and the public will
not be satisfied until such condi-
SONS are corrected. The writer
discussed this subject with the
resent Representative from the
Eighth Congressional District Of
Virginia, before he was elected to
Congress, and told him it would be
the most important matter. to come
before the Congress, and asked him
to study the question, and try to
iolve it. He agreed with the writer
about it, and, stated that, there was
no sufficient reason. for the high
cost of living, and that, if he was
elected, he proposed to give his time
and thought to the solution Of it.
nd he wanetd to know how it could
% done, to which the writer replied
he did not know because he had not
't9ldied the subject, but was certain
here was a remedy, and as soon as
the real cure for such conditions
vas ascertaincd the remedy would
5e found.
Those of US who lived through
he period from 1865 to 1875 will
-ecall the high cost of living then.
md which continued all during the
reconstruction period after the War
cf 81 and '65. The price of wheat
ranged around two dollars a bushel
Up to rs, and food stuffs as well
rs other commodities, advanced
considerably. but about rs prices
Hegan to decline, and in due course
i time. about 1878, wheat declined
. below one dollar and twenty-five
:ents per bushel, and other things
1roportionately, and after that time
fifty cents would buy as much or
more than a dollar would between
'f5 and rs. Wages, however, did
?Qt advance very considerably, be-
,ause they had advanced during the
War. The advance and fall Of
Hages never keep pace with the adj
'ance and fall of commodities. The
'emcdy at this particular period
suggested by the silver men, and
heir friends, was initiation, or to
0qt the money of the country on
;lver basis, but, fortunately, a ma
'ority of the people believed that to
. it, would afford no relief rather
Increase the distress of the country.
The cause for the high prices
continuing after the War until 1878
vas due to the reluctance of indi-
v.aual traders (vcry few trading
corporations them to reduce prices,
BECAUSE they believed their profits
would be diminished thereby; but, so
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-04
..TuT SEA AND THE WAVES
ROARING"

The divine forecast of conditions
in the latter days seems to be in
evidence today. Riots and strikes
are spreading over the world as
never before, while the high cost Of
livirg is driving many persons des-
pcratc. The following excerpts from
Finn who spake as never man spake'
are attracting the attention of the
thoughtful:
"And there shall be signs in the
Sun and the moon, and in the stars;
ed upon the earth distress of ma
tons, with perplexity; the sea and
tl,a waves are roaring;
Mems hearts failing them for
Ger, and for looking after those
th.ngs that arc coming on the
earth"
Recently the world has read of
thousands of men throwing up their
,;chs and refusing to heed the orders
a. their leaders. This is onlnous.
As tho Baltimore News says, al
ncst5a year has slipped past since
t1,e cessation of hostiiities, since it
become certain that the war was
ended. The treaty of peace has been
signed and awaits ratification.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-04

;s.IEJ 4 =. 8 z. 3aassis3a, EsIsi
World commerce is renewed; the
!a II IL are i nearly as5ppbilizeds .fhe
I'M. Ai,ilterests::af tie .saltiliai are agaaifn s
pafamo cunt, ! YET l ne: hare net settled
down. The whole: wpraa IS in the
grip Of unrest, vaguely afraid OF
what the future may Bring forth
cropping, wondering. Class conscious
mess is on the increase; economic
life is topsy turvy. The years be-
tween August, 1914, and August,
1919, are gene; but in passing they
left deeper impression than we
treckoned. The signing Of: q treaty
docs not bring peace. Nest OF the b
physical losses Of. the war; Wal5 be
replaced, and Nature will cover shf E
irreparable scars, with moses and
'licbens, and will soften their 'harsh
outlines with Time. But in thefhearfts
of moan the change is deeper and
more subtle; and we may well won
der whether the old world as We
knew it, before the war is not gone
forever" 80
/ The deplorable industrial and Coo
homie Situation in England as the
4 result of the arbitrary and high
handed conduct of the trades unions
should be a warning to labor in this
country and the world over. Radical
Socialism has taken possession of
labor ranks in England and wild
theorists have control in the place OF
level headed and reasonable leaders.