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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
The Hard Thinking I'm Termsof Wool,
Steel and Grain Necessary :
to a Normal World

goods wished that he had them within
SIX months, for they were worth SO
much more money then that the ad-
vance represented big profits
Somebody has said that it never pays
to bet against the United States-you
always lose
The last notable instance of this was
the Kaiser,
Yet every time the nation enters these
woods there are plenty Of American
business men disposed to bet against the
progress of the country TIE woods are
SO gloomy that they think they will
never get out. They do not recognize
them as the same old woods that they
have been through again and again dur
ing their business experience.
In 1914, while passing through the
woods between peace production and war
production, there were thousands Of
manufacturers, merchants and bankers
who laid off workers, cancelled orders
and restricted loans. They bet against
the country, and Cost, and war prosper
ity, with its tremendous demand, found
them short of merchandise, materials,
machinery and labor-and they never
caught up.
The woods of 1919 are the same
gloomy tangle. We are simply going
through in the other direction, from
war demand to peace demand so great
that it cannot yet be foreshadowed
Peace demand is a more certain guam
tity than a war demand, because it is
normal and familiar and permanent,
whereas war demand was strange and
abnormal and temporary But business
had adjusted itself to war demand. and
now that the latter has stopped, these
same business men who bet against the
United States in 1914 are again holding
off from purchases and production. His
tory always repeats itself When arti-
fetal trade barriers all over the world
go out with a roar, business will once
more find itself short Of merchandise,
material, machinery and labor.
In the fall Of 1914 New York trade
journal editor stopped off to see his
uncle, who owns a prosperous depart
ment store in a busy Illinois city. His
uncle was going through the woods and
very gloomy. Local factories had shut
down, farmers were getting unsatis-
factory prices for their crops. He was
buying goods on the hand-to-mouth
plan and had cancelled spring orders
Prices were low. They were so low
that his nephew advised him to stock
up. But the merchant was afraid they
would go still lower
A year later the New Yorker stopped
off there again. His uncle was now rid
ing the war prosperity wave like an
Hawaiian native on surfboard.
My basement is full of merchan-
disc he said gleefully The attic is
full Wherever possible 7 place adj
vance orders with the mills. Prices are
high, yes-but they are going still
higher"
The nation is passing through the
woods 1t will go through safely-it
always has. 1t is a very gloomy woods,
with a particularly thick underground
Of price tangles, bat we viii all get
through it, because we always have, and
the main thing just now is to march on
toward normal prosperity and not yield
to the temptation to be downhearted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
A Plan Made
Into a Fact

There would be no such experiment if
British policy had not adopted Mr. Wilson's
purpose and translated that purpose into
solid fact of scheme and plan and put be-
hind it the resources OF the most skilful
diplomats in the world. now acutely alive
to the issue at stake. British policy has
fixed upon the league of nations and ceded
everything which the President chooses to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

the war, which in itself exhausted such an
alarming fraction of her resources in men
and in money. She feels that alone among
the powers in the world the Americans
could take over portion of these burdens
without threatening British safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

Tomorrow morning CharNe
4 A Stubs, the motor truck sales
man. is going to jump out Of bed
full of JOY de veever and joy de oover--
which is to say that he likes the world
and likes his work. The war is over
All indications point to quick reconstruc-
ton and great prosperity in the automo-
bile industry. Charlie Stubs knows
prospect who is just about ready to buy
battery of five-ton trucks. Watching
that customers hauling problem for six
months Charlie has seen the traffic grow,
and he knows that with just little more
business this prospect will need more
trucks.
A good sale dramatizes like good
play. Thege must be lines for the sales
man and the customer, and stage bust
ness, and sometimes even props" A
good salesman, knowing his customer,
and being largely al artist, will men
tally lay out his sales play in advance
with lines and business Then he hunts
up the customer and they act it together
though the customer probably does not
know it. Charlie Stubs will be full of
this sale, full of health. He will key his
whole day on this event, hurry through
breakfast, catch an early train, lay aside
his mail and Office work, and start for
the customers office. Then, just as he
is about to open the door, the great men
ace Of the motor truck industry will sud-
denly pounce down and scare out of him
most Of his pep" and all his JOY in life
and work.
Government motor trucks!
That is the menace" of the motor
truck industry.
We made 100000 motor trucks in 1918,
which was $4,000 more than we ever
made before in one year. In 1914 we
made only $4,000 More than one-half
Of these were made for Uncle Sam,
whose war plans in this detail. like
everything else, were laid down largely
to lick the enemy by sheer weight and
numbers of motor trucks When the
armstice was signed only 1900 trucks
had been shipped abroad leaving some
thing like $1,000 in this country. finished
or under way belonging to the govern
ment.
What Will happen to my market if
the government sells these trucks in com
petition with our 1919 output" groans
Charlie Stubs. Twice as many as the
whole industry built five years ago."
And his, boss, the auto manufacturers,
speculates on that in laying out peace
time factory plans. The thought chills
them as producer and seller.
Meanwhile, prospective purchasers of
motor trucks have heard about these
government holdings of hauling equip
ment
I'VE ought to have a few more trucks
when business picks up they say. "But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

for workers on sporting goods, as dis
parity would lead to labor trouble
manufacturers themselves admit that it
would be unfair. Even when govern
ment wage scales cease, it is believed
that food prices, housing scarcity and
other factors will tend to keep up wages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

seller. The merchant takes the stand
that prices must come down. He is in
the market for cheaper goods-maybe
bargains. He buys from hand to mouth,
if he buys at all, and will not commit
himself to purchases to be delivered sew
eral months hence, of the sort manufact-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
By James H. Collins

A LII the world loves menace.
"a Tomorrow morning Charlie
4 A Stubs, the motor truck sales
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

tunity with respect TO his earning
power"
"On the whole" another we'll known
Frenchmaa said, France Is satisfied
with the peace treaty. But Frenohmen
realize that they cannot rest with
lssines.' They mus, work. The peace
10 which we are willing to subscribe
is not the old time peace Of victory
such as enabled the vie,or to enjoy
the harvest OF the. gains 1t is a
peace which carries with il the obi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

"Our next budget" said Professor
Truehy. will amount to between six
teen and twenty billions OF francs,
which means that each citizen OF the
French republic viii be compelled TO
pay . little more than half OF his earn
inss to the public treasury In pre-
war times Frenchmen were taxed at
an average of ,l0 francs annually |;
now each pay on the average
between $50 and 500 francs. In add
ton to the increased cost Of living
and correspmdmRIy decreased oppor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

CATION to work for the very sake Of
living itself"
From Aug |, 1914, 10 Dec. 81. 1918,
the war cost France more than one
hundred and sixty-onc billions OF
francs. or approximately $n.W0m.-
coo figured at the normal rate Of ex-
change. That represented actual cash
outlay. What il as cost France in
the diminishing purchasing power oi
her currency would probably amoun,
to many more billions. Whc; il has
cost her in loss Of production and
world trade is Nili another story that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

tho cost Of living in many instances
hss increased from 2 10 100 percent.
In the valley Of the Somme alone Il
il said approximately 100000 acres Of
soil which in pre.war days yielded
handsome profit, and contributed TO
the welfare OF the nation, have been
ruined by the war and probably will
no. be fit for cultivation for seven or
eight years. In other sections OF the
battle area N,ere are hundreds OF thou
sands Of acres which also have heen
rendered similarly useless for years
IN come
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

But what Of France. n she collects
her full portion Of the repara,ion her
bleeding wouads will only partly he
he LED. Prof. Henri Truchy Of the
University OF Paris, recognized as an
authority on economics, estimates
that the war has left every man,
woman and child in France to stagger
indefinitely under the load Of public
indebtedness to the enormous amount
Of 47N francs. which at the normal
rate Of exchange woAld In round fig
ures represent about $3.50 each.
In addition to this Frances earning
power has greatly diminished. while
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
a delightful array of
Tailored Blouses, $2.95

They are charming, simple semitalored styles, pre-
ferred by many of developed taste In such mat
te The materials fresh crisp organdies and voilss
however. of sufficient stamina and substance to with
stand repeated laundering There round fiat collars
and then there stole collars most winsome and en-
gaging The range Of colors includes flesh rose orchid
blue and whtethe latter with very thin stripes 41Sg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
ould ill N inssr,ssiss - J

would tiil N inssrssths -
figures. VI K,
Added to these also IN ~ ~ y
fifty 10 sixty billions IN leeeip. r..
eurities. upon which ths PseWlt ~.
pie were virtually dspeadswl - e6e4r
tesbalance trade balsncss which ~
Grated against them. n
rs there any wonder tha yYseee.
which has given Two millions q ~
sons in battle and 70 gere9oeeI9 q
her wealth. should persist 10 askle0l3
Who will bear the grestsr busdsa =
,he war--Germany or Praacsf
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
France, Staggering Beneath Heavy
War Burden, Finds Each Inhabitant
Shouldering Indebtedness Of $3.50

turning to the cold facts A. they arc
measured In earthly treasure. Ger
many. according 10 her chief spokes-
man, Is crushed politically and eco
nomically il is doubtful whether she
can pay even a small portion OF the
tax which the allied and associated
power. have levied upon her.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

tBy international News Servics)
PARIS-ABy Mail.)-Whieh coun.
try 10 doomed to bear the greater
burden OF the war now that the terms
Of the peace treaty have become known
Germany o; France1
Eliminating the cost IN blood. the
experts Of the various belligerenis are
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Bungalow Aprons At $l.00

They svd Yesterday bot t .ho.d ,te been here for Mond.y
seIeg They specially bou for the Birthday Celebration
y remarkable The material peres figures medium and
dark eolors with few in plain eolors There all Some Of
NE sls fastea the side while others aen straight the
and sth1 others a the back
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Luncheon Sets, Special $l.69

We 100 q these fortunately The Of which they
are made largely linen just fraction Of and Of has
oil the Of en There pieces the You
them Friday and Saturday Six dol napkins
piece al round and al neatly scaloped
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Dresses at $l2.95

vots ard gnehAm dresses IN variety. Yea will find
smoas 3e s1ss models adhsfing 70 ~ elm silhoueue
Otes vta pockets q he hips and N oahefs tapesing
q tAe aaklea Ths oses Of vee are single o. quite
fussy." ls ypu choose
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
The Birthday Sale Of Chadrsn's
Under1nuslins

In view the price Of cotton and sveryAng msde Of It,
theeo offorines IN chldron'e underuo aTU extraordinary
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Extraordinary Offerings in the Dress Birthday

rerna!s m the Birthday on the Second floor VIII impress
selling suus before puhss into the Autumn
Nw matter supplied
Avas TAGs dlk
lave
worth
Today
that aboupA saums
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Plenty for everybody
Bleached Sheets at Csc

This scarcely requires comment Seamless Sheets
beached sss 72xo0 inches ct - constitute thriller for
Friday They have 3nch hens and there 100 dozen
Of them ready for tho melee The heetng Of which they
made Of excellent quality, light enough for easy
washing and firm enough to Withstand the wear.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

Croehst Dsdsprsads, 10
Also remarkable values. Sire
72xN iaches. closely woven and In
4 vafiety Of attractive patterns.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

lsFm.1s'. auS ~ ~ ~. ~ 49, =.
vis:diy.. Va inow
whereof W. sneak when
y" ,s,,sstss sass sss,S s. ~ ~
near Yutnro. y yIooe 8Ion
thA wAuuf lnenp6 -.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

ovsa.dis at oee Yard
Whits Imported Swiss Of.
gsadis, - inches WIDE crisp
and tsanspefsat Y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Amy Color, so It's White
White Shoes at $5.95

White shoes for summer-you are urged to wear
them on the grounds of economy-as if one needed
urging to don such dainty footwear. This Friday
Birthday selling of white low shoes is sensational
our own low prices are reduced in a final drive
Understand they are right out of stock-the kind of
footwear our experts saw fit to bring to Oklahoma
with its discriminating clientele. You will find
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
White Organdy Reduced to 39c

~ inches wds IN bright md dancing white The very T
quality BY the price The quality diner bstesf Aaa ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

White kid lace OK
fords with military
heels. stitched toes and
wide welted soles. Re-
duced to os.ss.
White linen lace OK
fosds with military
heels and white welted
soles. Reduced to os.ss.
White reinskin cloth
oxfords. laced, turn
soles and covered heels.
Reduced to os.es.
White reinskin cloth
pumps. turn soles. coy-
cred heels, white buc-
kles, es.es.
At $2.@
table OF misses white
boots, all reduced to
Al N.SS
table OF white linen lace
rds. all reduced TO e4.0s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Group ;

About thirty novelty silk handbags OF them alike
Some Of them have handsome Dutch silver and green gold level
frames Your choice Of these discount Of % percent
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

Table Daznask, $50 Yard
Extra heavy. twiiled mercerised
table damask. So inches wide and
in . variety Of patterns. A splen-
did value.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

Also reps, u inches wide.
highly mercerised In praeti-
caliy every color Of the cats
logus.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Comes nom the Birthday Sale Of
Fine Purses and Hand Bags

No doubt this collection Of purses and silk hand
bags is ohA Of the finest in Oklahoma. There is an
amazing variety Of fashionable and novel Styles bfer
ing the scope in choosing necessary when one wshes
to select original distinctive and different STYLE
And really that Is the only handbag to wear" We
have gone through the stock and selected number
of these and reduced them radically. 1t is genuine
opportunity.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

Group =
Silk handbags, about 50 In
number. reduced to o2.%e.
Moire silk in black, navy and
brown. They have been SELL
ing At prices considerably
more than e2.@s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

Cool Cloth, Palm Beach and Stay
Cool cloth for boys In light and dark
eolors.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

Group I
Leather envelope purses in
eoiors only. in fact your
choice Of the entirs variety Of
the colored leather purses At
these new prices: ei.%s, e2.6%
e3.ss and o%.S0.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

For Friday and Saturday you are offered
Splendid Lorraine Ginghams, 39c
up this the heading bscun Ionain1 snsham
fabric wiz. woman staple n COTTON ;nd WIN. \. v:sh
fixed about certain axe We reduced for
this Friday Of the Birthday t SOC yard 10 b frank this
price les than the cost the mills mdy beautiful eou full 81
Inches wide In number Of dnshtfa colon and pat
tsn. .E
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Japanese Crsps
at ~ yard

The width % B inches, 4
splendid fabric fos shirts.
Satin stripes In light blue,
, gold. heliotrope and Copen-
hagen.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-03-21
USE MOST PRODUCTIVE LAND
Every Acre Planted Should Be Put
Into Condition to Yield Well
Prices Are High.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculturs)
The food and feed program for this
year is much the same us In 1918
Then it was pointed out that on ac-
count Of the scarcity and high price
Of labor, the high prices of everything
that went into the making Of crop,
and the necessity for a full harvest,
the farmers efforts should he concen.
trated on his most productive land.
That policy brought the biggest re-
turns under war conditions. The same
plan should be pursued this year.
Prices for everything that so into max
ing the crop are still on war basis,
consequently every acre planted should
be put into condition to yield well. II
is no time to endeavOr to improve the
poorest fields. That should be deferred
until the prices of labor and fertilizer
again become normal. 1t will then be
most practicable If done as supple
n,ent to farming better land. This year
every stroke Of WORK should be made
to count on the best land of each farm,
so that good yields may Offset the
high expense Of putting In the crops
this spring.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-03-21
UNSAFE SOURCES OF
FARM WATER SUPPLY
Streams, Ponds, bitches and
Reservoirs Unsatisfactory.
Temperature ls Not PLEASING and
Presence of More or Less PolIut-
ing Matter Is certain-Some
Hints on Ice Supply.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Streams, ponds, irrigation bitches
and small open reservoirs are unsatis-
factory and unsafe sources of farm
water supply. The subject is consid-
cred In Farmers Bulletin 941, "Water
Systems for Farm Homes" recently
issued by the United States department
Of agriculture.
The temperature Of such water sell
dom is satisfactory, and the presence
of more or less polluting matter Is GER
tain. Often the carcasses of farm ami
mails are found therein. In thousands
of cases the domestic supply is taken
directly from irrigation bitches. In
other instances cistern. often without
filter, Is filled at such times as the
ditch water runs clearest. Often open
reservoirs are necessary to collect and
store rainfall for the use Of stock. and
occasionally they nre Used as sources
Of domestic water and ice supplies.
Jnder favorable conditions, where
the basin is large and deep 40 feet or
more), the bottom free or mud, muck,
or other organic matter, the surround
ings clean. and the circulation good,
the quality Of surface water may i'm
prove by long storage. However, these
conditions are seldom realized on the
farm and the amount Of Improvement
or publication Is never certain.
The only safe course is to avoid
drinking water from any surface source
unless such water has been purified
by filtration or sterilized by boiling or
by chemicals. Prudence dictates, also,
that Ice gathered from shallow, un-
clean sources should not be brought in
contact with food and drinking water.
1t Is particularly important to reject
snow Ice and the first inch or so of
clear ice formed.-From Farmers Bull
letln 941. Office of Public Roads.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-03-21
SAGE AND SULPHUR
DARKENS GRAY HAIR
Its orandmother's Recipe to Restore
Color, Gloss and At \
tractlveness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way to
get this mixture was to make 1t at
home, which Is mussy and trouble
some. Nowadays, by asking at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui.
phur Compound" you will get large
bottle Of this famous old recipe, i'm
proved by the addition Of other In.
gradients, at small cost.
Don't stay gray! Try IT! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as 1t does 1t so naturally and
evenly. You dampen sponge or soft
brush with 1t and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at
a time; by morning the gray hair dis.
appears, and after another application
or two your hair becomes beautifully
dark, glossy and attractive.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-03-21
SEED Treatment
OF IMPORTANCE
Productive Power Of Corn Plant
Influenced by Attention
Given to Kernel. Igl
MUTILATION MOST HARMFUL
Chipping, Cracking and Breaking That
Take Place In Shelters and
Planters Reduce Productive
ness Of Plants.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Conclusive evidence has been OBJ
tanned from several lines of work con-
Quoted by the United States depart
ment of Agriculture to prove that the
productive power of corn plant Is
Influenced by the treatment received
by the kernel from which the plant
grew from the time 1t ripened until
Il was planted. 1t has been common
knowledge that injury to- seed corn
would reduce it's germinability. These
investigations have extended beyond
germinability and determined the eff
fects of seed treatment upon produc-
tivity Independent of germinability.
Obtain Good Stand.
A good stand may be obtained by
the thick planting of poor seed, but
with an optimum stand of plants from
Injured seed such plants are less pro-
1uctive than the same number from
uninjured seed. These results follow
when the seed is injured by normal
weather conditions as well as when
Injured by subsection to moisture,
freezing and thawing. Mechanical
mutilations Of kernels similar to the
chipping, cracking. and breaking that
to some extent take place in shelters
and planters reduce the 'productiveness
Of the plants that grow from such
kernels.
Reduce Power Of Seed.
The point Of value that has been es-
tablished is that, Independent Of he
redity and Independent of germinabil-
lty, any injury to dormant seed corn
reduces the power of such seed to
produce a good crop. Seed corn of 100
per cent termination, laboriously Sc
cured from injured seed by individual
ear-germination tests, is less produc-