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The herald., 1919-12-25
ADOLPH MEYER SCHOOL.

Miss Nan Griffith. Supervisor of
Physical Training, spent Thursday
and Friday in our school. On
Thursday she tested the girls in all
grades above the Fourth, in goal
throwing and all boys, in the cor
responding grades in broad jumping.
Miss Griffith complimented the pu-
pills on the splendid record and en-
couraged them to try to do even bet
ter in their next test, which will
take place about Jan. %, 1920. AS
the athletic equipment has been COM
pleted only a few weeks, much is
due the pupils for the fine showing
made.
On Wednesday morning the pupils
filled with the Merry Christmas"
spirit, assembled in the basement, at
8 O'Clock. After the usual flag ex-
ercise, they all marched to their re-
spective rooms to await the visit of
Dear Old Saint Nicholas" About
ten O'Clock, the bell was rung and
all marched to the assembly room.
where beautiful tree, heavily load
ed with gifts and an abundance of
candy stood.
MISS lrma ArsagO, a pupil of the
Seventh Grade, who acted as Mis-
tress of Ceremonies" announced the
following program:
"Bending Ger a Cradle Low
Song-Eighth and Seventh Grades.
Good Night"-John Hurtin.
"A December Spelling Lesson
Rhea Simon.
Santa Claus''-Edward Sutten.
"St. Nicholas" Song-Second
Grade.
"A Christmas Problem"-Ciemmie
Smith.
Little Children Can You Tell
Recitation-Six Girls of the Third
Grade.
"a Christmas Song" song-Fourtt
Grade.
Good Night"-Muriel Calling.
house.
| Ohi iot"oo oOHe, RECITATION
Lillian Hale.
THE Christmas Spirit" Recitation
Frank ellis.
'Christmas Voices" Song-Fifti
Grade.
christmas Carol" Recitation
Sixth Grade.
THE First Christmas Tree" Reel
tation-Three girls of Second Grade
For Christmas Rogers.
Christmas Wishes''-First 3
Boys. aE .
lover the 'Phone"-Recitation-
Elise Trudeau and G.. Chauvin.
His Christmas Money" Recita
The herald., 1919-12-25
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY.

Quite an enjoyable evening was
spent at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tracey Lilly, the occasion being the
anniversary of the birth of their son
Joseph De Frederick. The beautiful
birthday cake with its four tiny can
dies was in the center of the dining
table. Refreshments were served and
games played by the little ones. The
guests were Rhea Simon, Hazel, Eliza
beth and Lillian Traub, Wilhelmina
Dellam, Alethia and Nelita German,
Lorraine and Katherine Durkes, An
tionette Thorning, Leona Thomas,
Florence Simon, Emma Gegenheimer,
Westley Walleck, Eugene Jewels,
Charles Russell, Jos. Simon, Charles
and Joseph Houston, Joseph Lilly,
Mrs. j. S. Houstn, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
Lilly.
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PRESENTED WITH UMBRELLA.

Mr.. Edgar Berthaut, President of
the Algiers Iron Works, Ltd, and the
Algiers Electric Welding Co., Ltd,
was rendered a surprise by en-
ployees of the above companies, on
December 23rd, 1919. He was called
from his breakfast table under the
impression that there was trouble
between the workmen. Upon his ar
rival at the shop he was met by A.
C. Briel, the emminent orator, who
with an appropriate speech in hon.
of of Mr.. Berthaut's Birthday, pre-
sented him with an ivory and gold
inlaid handle umbrella. Mr.. Ber-
thaut overcome with joy responded,
thanking the employees and wishing
one and all Merry Xmas. Refresh
ments were then served in abun-
dance.
The herald., 1919-12-25

Chris. L. Stumpf, Jr., arrived from
Texas Wednesday, to spend few
days with his parents.
Mrs. l.. Cross has returned from
Bayou Lafourche, where she was the
guest of Mrs. Dill.
Misses Faye and Hazel Aycock have
as their guests, Misses Gladys Cooke
and Dottie Dill.
Mr.. Louis Luft is home from
Spring Hill College to spend the
holidays.
Miss Rita Lutz, of Alix St., is home
from Dominican Convent to spend
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A, Lennox and
children of Baton Rouge, La, were
here for the Lennox-Turner nup-
tials.
Mrs. Sam Boylan entertained the
Ouce A Month Euchre Club. The
successful players were Mrs. Boylan,
Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Gerretts (play-
ing for Miss Clairia Ricvhards).
Mrs. Abribat received the consola-
ton, The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. P. o.. Cafiero.
The Young Folks Euchre Club met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner.
The successful players were Misses
Mamie Faith and Inez Wagner and
Messrs. Geo.. Munsterman and Edw.
Finley. The next meeting will be at
the home of Miss Elsie Hansen, to-
morrow evening.
Mr. Jas. Comfort is home from JET.
ferson College for the holidays.
Miss Zelda Huckins was one of the
reception committee at the entertain
ment given last week in honor of DR..
Guisseppi Ferrata.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hogooven and
little cousin, Devoe Frisch, are spend
ing the holidays in Raceland with rel.
atives.
The herald., 1919-12-25
CITY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE GIFTS

Mayor Behrman is dispensing
Christmas cheer in his immediate de-
partment at the City Hall by present
ing his staff with orders for turkeys.
The letters enclosing the order and a
Christmas greeting were given to the
employees on Tuesday. A large cleo.
trio sign reading Merry Xmas" is
suspended over the mayors desk,
while on his desk many gifts received
from we'll wishing friends are dis
played.
The herald., 1919-12-25
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Orange Camp No. s, Woodmen of
the World, held an interesting meet
ing Thursday night, when the follow
ing officers were elected, viz: F. c.
Birchmeier, c. c.; George G. Bruins
Sam, P. C. c.; G. ]. Babin, A. L.; w.
F.. Harding, clerk; L. F. Gisch, bank
err; c. Lindren, escort; c. Berthaut,
Waterman; J. E. Thorning, sentry;
F. C. Hymel, S. G. Smith, w. Sim
clair, managers. A special meeting
of the camp will be held Monday,
December %, when District Manager
Henderson viii explain the new rates
and adjust the assessments of all
members.
The herald., 1919-12-25

ed with relatives and friends of the
young couple.
The birdie was given in marriage
by her father, was dressed in white
georgette over satin. with an elabO-
rate satin train. Her veil of il
fusion was caught with a wreath of
orange blossoms. She carried a
bouquet of white carnations and
tube roses, caught with tulle and
love knots.
Mrs. Alma Rostrup was matron of
honor. She wore grey georgette
crepe over satin, with pearl trim
mings. She carried a bouquet of
pink American beauty rose buds,
caught with pink tulle. She wore
tulle in her hair.
The bridesmaid, Miss Mildred
Johnson, wore pink satin with pearl
trimmings and carried a bouquet of
pink carnations and roses tied with
pink tulle and ribbon.
The little flower girl, Leila Wat
tigney, a niece of the groom, was
dressed in white crepe de chine, trim
med with blue and pink forget-me-
nots. She carried a basket of pink
carnations.
During the ceremony: Mrs. George
Hymes sang a solo. Mr.. Irwin Ros-
trup, a brother of the bride, was
groomsman and Mr.. Clifford Wat
tigney, a brother of the groom, was
best man.
The young couple, who received
many presents, are at home to their
friends at the home of the brides
parents, TIP Opelousas Ave.
LENNOX-TURNER.
One of the prettiest weddings of
the season, was that of Miss Adriel
c. Lennox to Capt. Edd. Royal Tur-
ner, which was quietly celebrated on
Monday evening at 4:30 o'clock, at
the home of the brides parents,
Mr., and Mrs. Jos. w. Lennox, corner
Pelican and Elmira AYES.
The parlors were artistically deg
Grated with potted palms. At the
appointed hour, the bridal party en-
tered to the strains of Lohengrin's
Wedding March, which was played
by Mrs. Harry j. Thompson
The bride who is one of our most
attractive young ladies, was becom-
ingly attired in brown satin, COM
bined with georgette which was
beautifully embroidered. She car
ried a bridal bouquet of red roses
and ferns. She also wore a large
cameo pin, a gift from the groom,
he having brought it from France
where he saw service during the
war.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Her.
bert Kane, wore blue satin with an
overdress of georgette crepe prettily
beaded. She carried pink carna-
tons and ferns.
Miss Grace Lennox, a sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid, she wore a
dress of dark blue georgette crepe
and satin, prettily beaded. She also
carried pink carnations.
The groom was attended by Mr..
Harvey Turner.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Jno. F. Foster, assisted by
Rev. C. C. Wier.
During the signing of the regis
ter, Mrs. Ethel Calvin and Miss
Grace Lennox rendered several vocal
solos, accompanied by Mrs. Thomp-
son.
The bride is one of most charming
young ladies, and is a talented must
clan. Her many friends wish the
young couple all good luck possible
The young couple, who were the
recipients of many handsome and
costly presents left the same even
ing for a honeymoon trip to diff.
ferent points in Texas. They will
spend Christmas with the groom's
relations in Madisonville, Tex. They
will make their future home in
Tulsa, Okla, where the groom hold!
lucrative position.
The herald., 1919-12-25
WILL ENTERTAIN AT DINNER.

Mr. and Mrs. Shade G. Smith will
entertain at Christmas dinner today:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. X Frisch, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. X. Frederick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Rostrup, Grandma Frederick,
Grandma Smith, Mr.. Saxony Fred
erick, Henrietta and Charles Fred
erick, Vivian Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs. s. G.. Smith.
The herald., 1919-12-25
NEW CALENDARS.

We are in receipt of handsome
1920 calendar from ]. Bodenger 1t
is the picture of a pretty girl in Red
Cross costume.
From Jno. B. Murphy, we also re-
ceived a pretty calendar. 1t is a
moonlight scene.
The herald., 1919-12-25

On Thursday night at 1880 o'clock
at the Church of the Holy Name of
Mary, DR.. Harry Nolan and Miss
Josephine Langford were quietly
married by Rev. ]. A. Petit.
The attendants were Miss Clara
Langford, sister of the bride, and
DR.. A. Meynier.
The bride and her attendant were
both dressed in taupe coat suits,
with hats to match. After the cere-
mony the young couple left for Biloxi
for a short honeymoon. They will
be at home to their friends at PIG
Olivier st.
BAUER-MARTINEZ.
The marriage of Miss Mamie
Martinez, of Seguin ST., to Mr..
Harry Frank Bauer, was celebrated
last week, Rev. T. J. Larkin official
ing. The bride is one of our most
charming young ladies, and has a
host of friends here who wish the
newly-married couple good luck.
The attendants were Mr.. L. NJ Peters
and Miss Anna Martinez.
ADAMS-BROWN.
Miss Loretta Mary Brown and Mr..
Joseph Adams were married last
week by Rev. ]. A. Petit. The at
tendants were Mr.. Lawrence j
Lauel and Miss Louise Jochum.
BROWN-PLATT.
The marriage of Miss Honey Their
esa Plat, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Plat, and Mr.. EN-
NETT Dewitt Brown, of Garyville
was celebrated Wednesday evening
in the presence of relatives and
friends at the home of the brides
parents in Verret st. The rooms
were artistically decorated with
quantities of palms and ferns. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. j
A. Petit, under a shower of palms
and ferns.
The bride, who was given to be
married by her father, had as hel
maid of honor, her cousin, Miss Ines
Irving, Miss Eleanor Richardson a:
bridesmaid. The best man was the
brides brother, attorney George P
Plat, and, the groomsman was Mr.
George o. Irving, cousin of the
bride. Mrs. Plat was assisted il
receiving by her younger daughter
Miss Cleo Plat.
The bride was charmingly gown
ed in Duchess lace over Ivory satin
She carried a shower bouquet o
brides roses.
The maid of honor wore flesh SAITH
with tulle over draped and caugh
with ostrich, and carried a bouque
of pink carnations, tied with pinl
tulle.
Miss Richardson wore flesh tat
feta with tulle over, draped ant
caught with dainty flowers. Sh
also carried pink carnations, tie,
with pink tulle.
During the signing, Miss Malvini
Dwyer, beautifully rendered. CAV
Maria" accompanied by Mrs. Robt
Talbot.
The bride and groom were recipi
ents of numerous and costly pres
ents. Mr.. Brown and his bride lef
for their future home in Garyville.
WATTIGNEY.RO
A very pretty wedding of the pas
week was that of Miss Mildred Mar
Rostrup, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
James NJ. Rostrup, and Charles Ell
mer Wattigney, which took place a
the Church of the Holy Name o
Mary, Thursday evening at $50. tn
Rev. ]. A. Petit, S. NJ, officiating.
The church was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion and was fill
The herald., 1919-12-25

tion-Three Boys of Third Grade.
christmas Music" First A.
Grade.
When Christmas Comes''-Floyd
Guillot.
Santa in the School Room" Reel
tation-Sixth Grade.
christmas Selections Henri
eta Grundmeyer, Mary Evola.
"Christmas Mother Lands" Dia-
logue-Twenty-four pupils, Seventh
and Eighth Grades.
Santa Clause Land" Song.
Sixth Grade.
Jolly Santa '-Song-Thiz
Grade.
Santa Claus arrives.
Distribution of toys to p
the First and Second Grad
bering $50 pupils, and q
tire school.
The herald., 1919-12-25
WORKMAN RESENTS "DAGO"
EPITHET AND CUTS
OTHER,

John Wall, 1913 Newton street,
lies in the Presbyterian hospital.
with an ugly knife wound in the
right side of his neck as the result
OF fight with James Lobue, which,
according to the latter, was started
by Wall.
According to Lobue's story to the
Algiers police, he was on his way to
work about a. m. Saturday, when
he was stopped at Patterson and
Webster streets, by Wall, who call
ed him a Dago and threatened to
whip him like he done his brother
if he didn't like it,"
Lobue, according to his own story.
ran, stumbled and fell. When he
was overtaken, he cut Wall with a
pocket knife. Police took Lobue to
headquarters and sent Wall to the
hospital where his. wounds were
pronounced not serious. Lobue
claims after the fight Wall said
when he got well. he would kill him.
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Diaz, when the huge extent of our mill
tary resources had been revealed in the
Civil War and when the hero of Win
chester went South.
On the surface the latest "polite ulti-
matum" demanding that murders Of
Americans in Mexico must cease may
seem no more than stronger verbal
declaration of what has been an unsuc-
cessful policy. But tn, vigor of the
United States, which, was potential in
1916, has been proved between that date
and 1919 Venustiano Carranza knows
precisely what it amounts to just as the
adherents of the doomed MaXimillian did
in their day.
The record of 1906 suggests itself
as a precedent The present warning
comes from a victor over the greatest
military engine ever conceived. 1t is
still possible that pressure Oh Mexico
may not have to take the form of inter-
vpntiOn
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SUGARlNG THE PUBLIC

TT has been notorious for years that su-
gar is the one commodity which the
groccrs sell without profit. There were
times long before the war, when sugar
was selling for five and six cents
pound, that the difference between what
the grocers paid for it and the price at
which they sold it was so small that they
would not deliver purchase Of sugar
unless other groceries were bought with
it. They had to carry sugar in stock
but they did it as an accommodation to
their customers. The government now
recognizes ten cents as a fair wholesale
price for sugar delivered at the store. 1t
has fixed eleven cents as a fair retail
price.
The attorney general now says with
a fine show of Indignation that the charg-
ing of more than eleven cents ''is a shiny
gouge." Every one who knows anything
about the costs of doing business knows
that a cent a pound is not enough to pay
the grocer for handling it, but public SEN
timcnt and custom have for years forced
the sale of sugar on this low margin.
The price of sugar is not what is trou-
bling people. It is the price Of meat and
bread and vegetables and shoes and
other articles of wearing apparel.
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The RACING CANAL

THE raging canal is not exclusively
= joke when it can misbehave after the
fashion Of the Delaware Chesapeake
waterway in last weeks storm. What
there is of humor in the temporary col
lapse of what ought to be most valuable
link in the inland communication system
is of the grim variety and uncompli-
mentary to American enterprise.
And here it is pertinent to note how
vigorously and increasingly j. Hampton
Moore has labored to give the shallow,
archaic channel between Delaware City
and Chesapeake City a modern meaning
and to make it Of real service. Develop
ment of the congressman's interior
waterways plan involves complete recon-
struction of the canal, rendering it proof
against bad weather and available for i'm
portant traffic by good-sized vessels.
In its time-early in the nineteenth
century-the little channel through the
heart of agricultural Delaware was re-
garded as a wonderful achievement. Now
it is merely quaint survival.
II is imperative in these days of ex-
panding commerce that it should be made
secure against the violence of summer
rains and the vagaries of floating tow
mathis
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TRAILER RELIEF

THE transit company adopts a COM
mendable policy in its employment of
ttrailers during the rush hours on the
Twelfth and Thirteenth street lines. Just
why this means of increasing the trans
port facilities without proportionally
ipiling up the cost was so long delayed
has never been made wholly convincing.
The old cable cars on Market street
regularly carried trailcrs. In the early
days of trolleyng they often took the
form of open smoker cars. Their aban-
donment was ascribed to unexplained diff
fculty of operation and regard for max
ing the narrow streets as roomy as
possible.
AS the matter stands now our crowded,
archaic thoroughfares are simply an in
convenient fact. The immense and nee
,essary volume of motor traffic sees to
that. The best way to accommodate
trolley passengers is to run more cars.
The trailers provide partial remedy.
They are run in many large American
cities.
Philadelphia, with its woeful lack of
spacious streets, may be unable to de-
velop the trailer plan to the full, but
where conditions are fairly good and the
need pressing this simple relief scheme
should be utilized
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Member of the Associated Press
"WHAT DOES THIS CARRY?"
open confession is always good for
" the public

~ the public.
Therefore Senator Ware performed a
service to the community when nc OK
planned how Judge Patterson was first
put on the bench and his state Of mind
when he received the appointments
Governor Tcnrr was asked to name Mr.
Patterson to the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Edward MagIII, according
to the Senator The Governor was
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MEXICO AND A PRECEDENT

TNTOLERABLE conditions in Mexico
= were settled once before just after the
United States had cleaned up great var
task. The Maximillian bubble burst with
dramatic suddenness just after the hands
Of this country were freed by the closing
of the Rebellion. Sheridan at the head
Of veteran troops took command of the
Department of the Gulf.
During the four years struggle with
the South all the repeated warnings
from the State Department concerning
Mexico had proved unavailing. But an
Kfehy quickly cleared up, making way
for the long orderly, if arbitrary, rule Of
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SearchHght Drill

THE silver beams go up and down
l. And flicker to and fro,
An endless dizzy play of light,
An aerial heel and toe,
Quadrille and hornpike, polka, jig,
And reel and buck and wing
The schottische, and the minuet, 49,
GavOtte and Highland fling.
They tango DER the purple sky
And leap the zodiac
TO shimmy with the Pleiades,
And then mazurka back,
Or far along the horizon
Like summer lightning glance,
Behold among the flushing stars
The navy searchlights dance.
-Nlinna Irving, in the New York Herald
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1t is easy to find an
Mr.. Armours Shoes air of ungrucouSnrSS
in J. Ogden Armour's
tcSty reply to the Traders and builders
Exchange of Chicago. which voted to buy
him II pair of shoes after he had mad" pub
lie intimntions of approaching poverty. In
stead of demanding Il compIot" WARDROBE"
Mr.. Armour should have given earnest
thanks He ought to have felt relieved at
the knowledge that his associates in Chicago
high finance weren't lurking outside his
office to take his old shoes from him rs he
left for dinner
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The point of view of the proft"rr is to
get as much ns he can with rs little troubl"
as he can-whch. when you come to think
of it. is also the attitude of mind of ever
50 many of us who swell with conscious
rcctitudc None of which. hc it understood,
is in restraint of our desire to kick the
gougcr in the back Of his stomach whenever
the occasion presents itself.
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The sinking of an Italian cruiser in the
Sucz canal blocking the channel. would
have caused considerable excitement if it
had occurred during the war. Now it causes
hardly riDDlp.
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CARNEGIE AS AN EooTlST
His Vanity, However, Was Offset by
Undoubted Ability and His Wealth
Was Sufficient to Turn Weak.
ness Into an Hdiosyncrasy'
BY GEORGE NOX Mccain

A NDREW CARNEGIE loved the lime
"A light. He delighted to let his right
hand know what his left hand did. lie was
II supreme cgotst.
| shall never forget conversation that
took place few years ago in the smoking
room of Pullman car entering Pittsburgh.
We were passing tn" great Edgar Thom-
son Steel Works near Braddock. Turning
TO his companion. ono of two men, VINO
from their appearance might have been
manufacturers, said:
Andy Carnegie is the vainest and most
cgotistical man in the United States
'WeH, hasn't he IA right to beg was
the rcjoindCr of the other.
A NDREW CARNEGIE. on the basis of
"A his success in life, had right to be
"gotistical. 1t is said that all men who exert
great power are cgotiSticnl.
MIR. Carncgic'S weakness was n dispOsi-
tion to air this trait on the slightest occa-
sion. Those who knew him intimately will
acknowledge the truth of this observation.
IF ANDREW CARNEGIE had been an
ordinary man in the ordinary walks of
life his personal vanity would have been
serious handicap. In one of the wcalthiest
men in the world it became an iGOsyncrasy.
Ills first venture in the iron and steel
IL business according to some of his bio
graphCrs. was the Keystone Bridge Works,
Pittsburgh. 1t was n very modest concern
in the beginning. As n lad l was through
it number of times.
II was situated out the Sharpsburg road
beyond the Allegheny Cemetery in Law
rcnccvilr. South of it the width of field
was the Mowry farm. For forty years it
has been n thckly settled and populous
section of the city.
The Mowry farm was famous in the early
seventies 1t belonged to an old Pitts
hurgh family. One of the boys. a genera
tion before Carnegie and his partners
started the keystone Rridg" Works. went
west l think he was the black sheep of
til" family Anyhow. hr hooked up some
sort of connection with tho chief of an
Indian tribe, went through some marriage
form with a squaw and then died.
The SQuaws name was Cub a Il quit.
Some shrcwd western lawyer heard that
Mowry had an inheritance in the cast.
Then followed n long suit in the Pitts
burgh courts. Cub quit was dragged
east to appear in court. There was bitter
legal fight that older Pittsburghrrs still
remember.
But the lawyers and Cub a-uquit lost.
The farm was divided into building lots,
known as the Mowry tract. and tens of
thousands of dollars were reapcd by the
real estate men.
Many of the lots were purchased by
Carncgic's workmen. They were handy to
the works. Some of the lots, | recall, were
sold at real bargains.
A r THE opposite end of Iawrcnccvillc,
\ from near the 'forks of the road
where Butler street and the East Liberty
pike. now Penn avenue, branchCd off, was
dusty unpaved lane. 1t is now Thirty
fourth street. | believe. 1t led down to
the Allegheny railroad tracks and the
banks of the Allegheny river At the end
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Senators Lodge and Harding decline to
see any relation between the peace treaty
and the high cost of living, which causes
one to wonder if the gentlemen are myopic
or merely pcrvCrSe.