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Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
ONE GRAND PUSH

There is a chance yet to pull Phoenix and Mari copa county out of the hole.
 The task IS in the hands of hundred strong men and they can accomplish much.
 There are only two more working days. But in that short time the reputation of the county may be saved and the excellent record it has made in war work will be left unimpared.
 These hundred men cannot do it all. Their task after s to raise the rest of the money required to make up quota of the Victory loan, but to awaken the interest and patriotism of their neghbors
 This is the last work we shall be called upon to do. We topping the rise. The hill is sleeper this point than it has been anywhere else along the slope which have trodden unwearied.
 Why lie down when the journey is no nearly over?
 There was never before so much money in this valley. lt never before well distributed. For other loan the people we'll prepared
 Give grand push in the next two days and the job will be finished.
 Then we feel that have really had thing do with the peace treaty with ending the
 We do not to to be standing out like the Germans.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09

and incidental symptoms which called Prussan- ism and nilitarism and autocracy concerning the definition of which few agreed. We were not fight ing the German people We were also fighting to make the world safe for democracy. something also vague and tenuous.
 The French and the British were under no delu- sons. They had not been tilting windmills for two, long, bloody years. They fighting the Ger tribes and is upon the German people that the peace terms are imposed.
 Prussianisnn and militarism whatever they were, were only characteristics of the people They could be fought and conquered only by fighting and con quering the German people.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
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.vanderlyn will sleep in the room at the left of the stairs
 Don't send me upstairs, Tony. I've got to be in this to the end" I pro- tested
 "This will not be movie scene, Jeanne. No guns
 But they have guns. Oh. Tony Get help, Get some of your men! If you had heard those men talk"
 Pardon me, Jeanne. have heard that kind talk-often.'
 Then he placed hand on mine. He had heard a sound which had escaped my ears.
 A French window opened in front of US! A man stepped into the room.
 ''Halt!" Certeis' command rang sharply. The intruder stood at atten- ton in a second. His gun and his flashlight dropped to the floor. Certeis hurled more orders swift and short. in a German I couldn't get at all. Then he flung roll of bills at the intruder who saluted-and was gone,
 And pr. Hamilton Certeis had not risen from his place beside me, neither had he relinquished my hand. A mas terfll man! A lover to adore
 l drew my hand aWay-Dut It was with an effort. l needed to be loved needed to eat. I needed to sleep. needed to cry. No longer did feel like defying fate to break me. Fate had about accomplished that feat.
 "Tony!" I said. Get your car. Take me back"
 But fate had not yet finished hum bling my pride.
 As I spoke rose to my feet. Some thing numbed my shoulder. I heard a crash of glass. I sagged into Ham ilton Certeis arms, guessing what had happened. A shot fired at a chance by the departing thief had found { mark.
 Jeanne, darling!" I heard a mar moan. And then I entered into black ness, unwillingly.
 Gro Be Continued)
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09

! ne oniy rning that is holding back 1 building generally throughout the country is the fact that rents have not gone up for property already occupied. | The next year, however, you will see great increase of rents throughout the country. As soon as this increase in rents takes place, builders may stam- pede each other to construct more houses. Wise are those who build now before this stampede takes place.
 This is all in addition to the fact that the dollar of today is worth only 50 cents, and we arc all apt 10 fool 1 ourselves when we talk in terms of prices and wages.
 Advance of Material
 Lumber in the last quarter of 1918 was 7S per cent higher than in the pre-war period, July l, 1913, to June 30 1914. The building material group, | including lumber but excluding metal products, was S4 per cent above the pre-war figure. Commodities other than building materials were 113 per cent higher.
 Investigation of the cost of buildins materials by the industria; conference board have not revealed excessive profits. and hence reductions where they occur are small.
 It is reasonable to assume that ma terial men and contractors who as a class have suffered rather than prof. tied by war conditions will make their figures as low as possible in order to encourage a resumption of building.
 The scale of wages in force during the building season is u result of an agreement entered into by building . | d. nents expired in certain cities, new contracts are being made now.
 Wages and Living Costs
 The figures which we have of the union rate prevailing in Washington for 1918 show an increase of 1885 per cent over the rate prevailing in 1914. The increase in the cost of living in Washington during the same period was 65 to 70 per cent. Similar condi- tions prevail in other cities. It is my opinion that in general the same con-
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
Why the Deficit

One of the reasons given for the unexpectedly large deficit shown by the United States railroad ad mnisaton for the last quarter has been the essened traffic It of course expected that the traffic would be lighter in comparison with the war period when heavy supplies moving from all directions toward factories and the Atlantic ports but should have been heavier than any time before the gov ernment took the roads.
 Beside, the government throughout the period covered by this deficit has been moving vast mum bers of from Atlantic ports or from one army camp to another at the same time has been moving vast Of equipment. So the government has been affordng a heavy volume of traffic that the roads had received in previous peace period and a volume that win disappear when peace condi- tions are fully restored.
 The business of the country is fairly good. While in the last deficit period there have been heavy crop movements as there any at that of the year there must have been heavy movements of building material, since have reports from all the country Of active resumption of construction
 The merchants were using more goods than usual at that season of the year. To of them in the early part of that deficit period goods coming that had been held up because of congestons caused by government shipments and coal shipments. In fact, within that period complaints made that goods were being held up because Of a congestion 
 or because of unskillful handling of the traffic
 There is one thing though that may account for heavy falling away of short haul traffcthe motor truck. In many parts of the country where the roads permit during the motor truck freight express lines were put on, of them hundred miles in length. That done at a time when gov ernment requirements nterfered with the movement of ordinary commodities and it found that goods could be moved much more cheaply that way than by rail under the high rates the government had found it necessary to impose.
 The motor truck in this way has to be permanent competitor of the roads and in the of things this competition will become more and more serious wherever it will be permitted by the roads in Q densely populated region.
 This form of competition along with increased cost of operation amounting to nearly billion of dollars yearly the roads will charge up the ment when their properties handed back to them.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
REFUSE TO WAIT
 LOWER PRICES
BY A. E. GELDHOF N. E. A. Washington Bureau, 128-1134 Munsey BIdsr WASHINGTON, D. C.

Are you waiting for lower prices on labor and building materials be- fore you build that house?
 If so, take heed to these facts:
 Private contractors and concerns to the number of 3564 had deferred building projects on hand at the time the armistice was signed on November H.
 Of these. fifty per cent have de- termined to go ahead with their construction, without waiting for a drop in the cost of labor or building materials.
 There were 2SS2 public building projects when the armistice was signed. Of these IS were federal, 279 state, 593 county and 1892 mum icipal contracts.
 More than fifty per cent of these projects are now under way. The total contract cost of these private and public improvements is s1.S92, ,275, ,000, according to a survey made by the Department of Labor. The contracts let in March howed a decided increase over those of | January and February. These projects are not related to the governments plans for public improvements to tide over the re- construction period. All the govern
 ment plans fell by the wayside when congress adjourned March 4.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
pr. Certeis Conquers His Enemy But
 Get Bullet Wound

Get Bullet Wound
 ms IS my own house. I may not axe you--and kiss you-without your perInlsslon. Hamilton bowed hunblv. And he certainly didn't look as if he be kissed. W o0---o "
 Well, Tony! I'm awfully glad of mat l said in my most practical and matter-of-fact way. T couldn't find any one to send-I know you said you would steal me away from the asylum put Tony, l forgot all about your lifei'
 "So?' he said. Perhaps it isn't worth while. Believe me, Jeanne. 1 would steal you, fighting. Or take your love as a gift if the gods were hlhd. When-when you come as a neutral, neither loving or fighting well, honor is indeed a queer thing to 1 lind in man, tempted as you tempt mel
 T am not afraid of you, Tony l said and I went straight to him as had gone to Tommy. Turn out the lights,'
 When it was dark. ] told him of the men who were waiting outside to 'get' him.
 And you came alone-at this hour to warn mel" he said in a contented tone. Have you askec yourself why, Jeanne?'
 T don't know why. Phone the po- | lice-quick!" I implored him.
 No. It's worth so much to talk to you-in this intimate way-in the dark. don't want the police-to spoil it" he replied carelessly. "So I'm not going to phone. I'll settle those 1 fellows aIone!"
 But they are terrible. Tony Bol- ! sheviks, I'm sure,"
 T think, then, you would better leave the scene of action" he said as | he rose to his feet ''Mademoiselle
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09

clusion that we have reached with re- gard to material men and contractors applies to building trades labor. that is. that the demands of building trades labor in 1919 will be reasonaoie.
 Therefore, my advice is BUILD NOW"
 The Department of Labor is making strenuous efforts to revive public and private building and construction de- velopment of all kinds. A special divi- sion has been created for the purpose. In addition to collecting data relative to plans, cost of building materials, where and how loans may be obtained, etc. all of which is placed at the dis posal of states, municipalities, cor porations and private individuals, we have had several men in the field. In addition to this work of stimulat- ing public and private construction of school houses and other public build ings, private residences and wage workers homes, sewers, water works and other municipal improvements, the Labor Department is making .. spe- eial drive to get public utilities on a stable basis.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09

Government mismanagement of public utilities has been brought home to Us in the advanced tele- phone rates of about 121z per cent There about 5000 telephones in in Phoenix at average monthly charge under the old rate of say s5 There is thus added by the government to the total for the district of s1S75 a month. $22,500 year. A still heavier burden falls the citizen who has telephone installed while the government in charge
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
CIRCuMSPECTION

q am sensible of the honor you do me, MT Johnson in the proposal of marriage you have just made" said the naughty young lady, "but crcum- stances over which l have control compel to decline the honor"
 What are those circumstances?" demanded the young
 Your circumstances, MT. Johnson."-New York Evening Post.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09

materials are high; ley are not so high s other things. therefore the de- inc will be less, if ere is any decline. -oreover, owing to c inactivity which as existed during e past few years, ere may be @ still rther increase in nd and in the cost
 building labor. Therefore my ad- ce is to BUILD r0Wt
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
UNDYING SONGS

There are songs' said the musician, that have never, never died. They go ringing down the ages
 That is true sir" Brown replied. For the past six months and upward I have heard my daughter try kill three each evening, but they never never die."-London Tit-Bits.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
DEDUcTlVE REASONING

"Why do people say, As dead door nail 9 asked the Boob. Why is a door nail any deader than 8 door?"
 Because it has been hit the head I suppose" Cincinnati Inquirer.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
THE PROPER REPORT

50 you want my daughter, eh?' q do sir"
 Have you any money?" "A little. How high do you quote her?"-Brook- lyn Citizen.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09

The next business movement must be one of building development.
 Never mind if the prices of building
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09

F. X. Bernhoft is the Danish min lster to France. He recently ap. peared before the peace conference to present the claims of Denmark to the province of Schleswig- Holstein, which has been under German rule.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
HIS FIRST LONG TROUSERS

the family when sonnyboy makes his first 
  be night humdor a weed. I cal hardly believe it. whizz Sonny looks in those look like million lars.' that growing actn Jennings her As ought  o shape" things all the time manly look I'm to think of losing dear little boy
 FOOD, YET THEY STARvE Christian College Anahabad India,
  Prices 
  nothe cities said hungry the
  Think of that! Indas
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Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2. 1913

Anger is not only the prevailing sin of argument, but its greatest stumbling block.
 Gladstone.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-09
RENTS ARE GOING UP,
 BETTER BUILD NOW
CONTRACTORS AND MATERIAL MEN MAKE
 FIGURES LOW TO ENCOURAGE YOU
BY ROGER W. BABsoN


 (Write the Republican,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-02
To Keep Away Teeth
Stains and Tartar


Why Is II 40 many persons. no mat
ter how regularly they use the tooth
brush. have uns!ghtly stains and tar
tar on their teeth? The stains are dis
colored films which the usual denti-
frices are powerless to remove with
any amount of rubbing and scrubbing.
And these greasy films, besides being
so offensive to the eve. are source of
real danger. Peneath them germs find
fruitful breeding place-germs which
are the principal cause of tooth decay.
soreness and softening of the gums. be-
sides producing digestive and intestinal
disturbances.
Those who realize the seriousness OF
this condition will be glad to know they
can easily remove every stain or dis
coloratfon--and prevent the formation
of more films Cor PLAQUES" as dentists
call then). as well as tartar. by using
wonderful new product "Once-a-
Week Tooth Polish" Nothing else will
SO thoroughly clean the teeth Danish
every ugly tint. and give that sparkling
pearly wilderness so much admired
Once-a-Week Tooth Polish, which any
druggist can supply. is perfectly harm
less to the teeth. 1t is invaluable In
the care of children's. teeth.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-02
BRITISH ANXIOUS
OVER RUSS AFFAIRS
{Dy Associated Press1

LONDON, Jan. Russian affairs
are causing the British foreign office
considerable anxiety says the Mail
The necessity for formulating def
mite policy as to Russia is extremely
urgent and it has been decided that
the Russian question will be the first
to be discussed at the peace confer
ence, it is said.
at is presumed that all the allied
nations are everlastingly against
armed Intervention by an expedition
airy force" says the newspaper. "The
British government has also decided
that an expedition is impossible, pre-
icrring to encourage the creation OF a
stable government in Russia, although
the origin of such government is at
present quite obscure. In the mean
time, munitions and instructors are
being sent to the true Russian armies
i'll the south. in Siberia and the forces
on the borders of Poland and Finland
Large cargoes of food were recently
sent to northern Russia for the people
living in districts under allied control
There is no likelihood, of the allied
forces on the Russian coast being
Withdrawn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-02
H ,CP j! 5 ) 1 &c.,;

Every time We go anywhere l feel
exceedingly embarrassed because my
friend never has his shoes shined and
very seldom goes to barber to have
his hair cut, and his clothes are rarely
ever pressed. while my chum's friend
is always very neat in appearance.
have given him hints about how nice
my chum's friend always looks. but to
no avail He is fine fellow other
wise. but please tell me how l can
tell him in nice way.
UNHAPPY"
II the boy won't take a gentle hint
am afraid you will have to be less
gentle. 1t might be doing him quite
favor to instill feeling of respect
in him because it will make lot OF
difference in the boys success later
in life to have the need of keeping his
shoes shined, clothes pressed and bis
hair cut thoroughly instilled. Perhaps
good straight word of advice from
you would be his redemption.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: have a
sallow complexion and no color in my
! cheeks. Can you tell me something
that will bring color to my cheeks and
clear my skin? V.l.R.M.C.M.
Do not eat rich foods or candy
Sleep with your windows open and get
plenty of exercise. II you will walk
two or three miles every day. color
will come to your cheeks, unless OF
course you are an extreme brunette.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-02
SOUP RECIPES

Vegetables Soup-Three medium
sized potatoes, three cups water, two
slices onion. sprig of parsley. one car
rot, one turnip, stalk of celery. one
and one-half cups milk, two table
spoons fat, four tablespoons flour, salt
and pepper, Wash and pare potatoes.
turnips and carrots, cut into small
cubes. Add onion. parsley, celery,
salt and water; cook until tender, add
milk; thicken with fat and flour mix
ed. Let boil; season and serve.
Cream of Celery Soup-Two cups Of
white stock. outside stalks Of celery,
one tablespoon of butter, one table
spoon of flour, one cup Of milk, salt
and pepper. Cut celery into very
small pieces and boil in stocks about
twenty pieces or until tender. Strain
and add butter and flour cooked to-
gether and scalded milk. and season
ing Ham bone may be used and
butter omitted.
Cream Of Barley Soup-Two table
spoons barley, two cups milk. one tea
spoon salt. one teaspoon butter, one
teaspoon flour. dash of pepper. dash
paprika. a little chopped parsley.
Wash barley and boil slowly one hour
in one quart Of water: add water If
necessary (there must be two cups of
water at the end Of hour) Have milk
hot in top Of double boiler. Add bar
ley. salt, pepper, paprika, flour and
butter rubbed together, and boil three
minutes. add parsley and serve.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-02

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am twenty
and am going with divorced man.
He wants me to marry him. He is
jealous man. though. have friend
in France to whom am engaged. He
writes to me every once in a while.
l have written to him lot and he
says he hasn't received many OF my
letters. Would you advise me to
marry this man or wait until the other
fellow gets back, as l am working for
my own living? PINK BABY.
It is far better to work for ones
living than to marry man without
llove. Such a course would bring you
unhappiness. Since the divorced man
is very Jealous and his life with his
i former wife was not success, Wouid
advise you to give him up. Wait for
the soldier boy if you love him.
Dear Mrs Thompson: am young
girl and I go with boys and my par
| ents do not object. The other day
made boy angry at me. for he had
taken a book of mine in fun and 1t
made me angry at first. l have not
spoken to him for two or three days
| like this boy very much. He is the
first boy ever went with. We would
quit and go with other people but have
always gone back again.
! What can do to show him am not
angry? He thinks am angry at him
and ! want to regain his friendship.
| CHARLOTTE.
Speak to the boy pleasantly when
you meet him and he will understand
that you are no longer angry.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are three
chums and want to know if there is
any harm in keeping company with
boys. Our parents think it is wrong.
We are fifteen years Of age.
THREE CHUMS.
Your parents are right. You are
too young to keep company with boys.
Dear Mrs. thompson: A boy says
he loves me and l believe he does.
He goes with another girl. l have
other boy friends and it makes him
angry. l have told him like him
better than other boys. and it is true,
but while he goes with another. has
he any right to care with whoD l
make friends? DlMPLEo.
| He has not.
| Dear Mrs. Thompson: My girl
friend and have been going with two
schoolboy friends for some time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-02
FH11FSTgRgUs 6 ! GLE ! Is 1

yet how full of quick changes from
gay to grave! How light had been
her manner. yet how she understood
things! There seemed nothing-no
trouble, no ambition, no weakness.
that Ruth didn't understand and re-
spond to. Yes, it was Ruth he want
ed Hers was the only companionsh1p
he felt would meet his mood-any
mood-all moods.
He ran into the house and asked
his sister, Edith Ferrol, where Miss
Allison was.
She's working this week in town,
Ned" answered Edith, "at Madame
Lucie's, on Fifth avenue
Ned tramped out again to the gar
age, hoped into the machine and
made bee line for town. In forty five
minutes his car was before Madame
Lucie's costuming establishment and
Ned was making the steps two at a
time.
"But IL couldn't possibly CO., Ruth
Allison was saying a moment later,
her thin little face all ablush, her heart
skipping. I'VE don't close till six and
wouldn't leave Miss Graney-I mean
Nine Lucie-in a hole for anything.
Ned looked a pleasing picture in
his motoring clothes, his thick hair
; swept straight back from flushed.
| healthy, boyish face, his cap with its
goggles, in one muscular hand and a
smile-oh, Ned's smile! And 1t was
| trained full upon Madame Lucie, who
| was not Irish born for nothing. She
| melted. She succumbed.
You just get along out of this,
! dearie,"-it was Norah Graney, not
Madame Lucie.' speaking this time
and she took the sewing from Ruth's
very lap. "G'wan, now; ! amt the
slave driver some think me. l was
your age once. Have yer good time
| If Mrs. Goldraker's dress isn't done
I'll put the finishing touches on to ii
myself"
Ruth, in a daze of happiness, flung
/ on her hat, while Ned swiftly com
pleted his conquest of Miss Graney
with the manner that was his alone
when he chose to exert it. Then they
were off-headed toward the COOL
green country.
No other day in Ruths life ever
seemed quite so wondrous, quite sc
perfectly, joyously complete. 1t was
a day and evening to be marked with
| a white stone!
(To be continued.)