davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
THE RoTHsCHnD POLICY.

One statistician has estimated that
there are in this country today con-
structive expenditures totaling five
billion dollars. which are hesitating to
begin on account of the high prices of
materials and labor. 1t is evident that
an individual or corporation is reluc-
tant to erect a building which today
will cost him 100000 if he feel that
six months or a year hence he can
duplicate the same structure for $780,
600 or $4,000. However. there is a
certain patriotic element in all this,
and if everybody wait for the bottom
price. we will all suffer from the in
eyitable stagnation. and complete re-
sumption will be indefinitely post
poned.
The policy of the founder of the
Rothschild banking house. which was
to buy securities neither at the lowest
price, nor to sell at the highest, and
which the baron demonstrated so sue
cessfully, says Popular Mechanics. is
not a bad one just now. There is,
moreover, the probability that build
ing, erected at more than the normal
cost may furnish the opportunity for
conducting, for some years at least, a
business at profits which will warrant
the unusual expenditure. There is al
ways a happy medium" somewhere
between the abnormally high and alb
normally low, which is usually diff
cult of determination, but which is
warranted and advisable.
Some building materials have al
ready, fallen in price; a substantial re-
duction in many others will doubtless
produce greater profits at the end of
twelve months. by reason of increased
not be made at all, than by trying ar
| bitrarily to maintain war prices,
which is ultimately impossible. The
sales department of the war depart
| ment, which has the disposal of hun
dreds of millions of dollars of raw and
J manufactured products, bought for
| war purposes and no longer needed,
has already arranged for the release
OF certain commodities. The lumber
associations have been authorized to
commence the sale of the vast guam
titles of lumber on the government
account and expect to clean up the en-
/ tire surplus in six months. Other
lines will follow as rapidly as arrange
ments can be made, and all without
breaking" the market, tho prices will
naturally be less than wartime prices
| A fair start has been made toward
settlement with the thousands of con-
tractors and subcontractors, altho the
process is less rapid than could be de-
sired. On the whole, we are recover
ing from conditions of the 'day after
quite as rapidly as should be expected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

The Allies have evacuated Odessa
and are preparing to retire from
northern Russia. Probably a retire
nlent from Siberia will come next.
When the Bolsheviki get control of
Germany ic may be that the hitherto
victorious Allies will quit that country
also. Is everybody afraid of the Reds
or is there plan to conciliate them
by permitting them to have their own
way with the world? The Allies are
dealing with the Bolshevik situation in
much the same way that President
Wilson has handled the Mexican situa-
ton. 1t may be that this policy re-
garding the Bolsheviki is due to his in
fluence. Is he planning to run for
president again on the Kept us out
of war" issue2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

A Baltimore realty company an
.nounees the purchase at $25O.0O0 of
l2O acres of land in that city for the
purpose of erecting 2,4OO brick dwell
ings of the two-story daylight variety.
The complete development of the
kract will represent an investment of
100000. A striking feature of the
announcement is the reference Frank
Novak. the manager. makes to the
cost of building material and his re-
fusal to let present prices hinder his
activities in any way. He does not
believe. says the Manufacturers Rec
ord, that there will be any decline of
consequence in prices of materials for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
Is YEARS AGO In Topeka
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

April 10. s~94.
4 telegram from Washington announces
the selection Of Charles X. Holiday OF To-
peka to be secretary Of the American Legal
ton In Venezuela. Mr.. Holiday occupied
that position under the first administrator
of Mr. Cleveland.
Miss Pearl Mcfarland entertained a few
friends informally last evening for Miss
Helen Goddard Of Maple Hill. The COM
pany included Misses LILLIAN Tefft. Caro-
PeHfieid, Marie Brooks. Emily Elliott Ma
rion Garretson. VILLA dodgers. Mary
Thompson and Edith Goddard Meszre
Paul Torrington. I'd Epps. VIII Adams,
Nat Taylor. George Penfseid. Howard Wood
and ID. Sibley-
Misses Agnes and Margaret Loxrie viii
entertain the o. q. o. club this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

Pop was smoaking a segar with a
band on it and looking as if he
tnawt it was good one, and 1 was
watching him to see if he would blow
eny rings, witch he dident, and 1 sed,
Watts you think. pop?
1t wouldent be eny good telling
you that, son, your brane izzent sufri-
GENTLY developed, sed pop, and I sed,
A new boy was put in our room in
skool today and watts you think his
name WASP
Not Androcleez Doodensocks, sure
ly? sed pop, and 1 sed, No, sir his
name was John King.
Well that's not sutch a bad name,
it is? sed pop. and 1 sed, Well, he's a
King according to his name, and
there awtent to be eny more kings
now after the war and everything,
awt there, pop?
No. 1 dident think of that, altho L
genrelly think of everything and
reason out the rest. well, wat did you
do about it? sed pop.
Us fellows made it up to mock him
off his throne at recess, wasent we
patriotick. pop2 1 sed, and pop sed,
Exceedingly, ony perhaps it was a
little ruff on young King, still. that's
the way the werld goes-sumbody al
ways has to suffir SO that a CRATE
principle may be vimdicated. Did
lng King take it very hard when
he was deposed.
He wasent. l sed-
The doose he wasent. sed pop, and
L sed, No sir. he took off his coat
and rolled up his sleeves and offered
to fite eny 3 of us, and G, pop, you
awt to of saw his nussels.
Preparedness, thy powir is mitey,
sed pop.
And then we got up a game of
1eeder for dorsey and We left him be
leeder. I sed.
Its a crate life if you don't weeken,
! but I feer you weakened, sed pop
WITCH feer We did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

This is the way Ed Howe, the
sage Of Potato Hill. puts it: Two
things the world is determined
upon: to increase wages. and reduce
the cost of living. One would think
there is not man in the world so
dumb as to fail to realize that every
increase in wages means an increase
in the cost of living. Yet no one
seems to understand it; everybody
seems determined to enact legislation
that will give everybody high wages
and low cost of living
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

The $50 hog and the $50 steer no
longer attract more than passing no.
tice. Both classes of animals are ap-
preaching the S21 mark. and the
steady advance in the price of corn
and hay indicates that there is little
chance for a decline in meat prices
until another crop shall have been
harvested. unless the cattle market
shall be influenced by the arrival of
grass animals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

In the cattle market Gamers" are
quoted at between 4 and 5 cents a
pound. while the best beef animals are
selling above $50. From these figures
consumers of canned beef may form
an estimate OF what they are eating
and the profit they are paying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

The yellow Peril" as viewed by
Senator Borah, lies in possible competi-
ton with American labor. Thu objection
to the presence of the Japanese labor
er in this country rests chiefly on the
fact that he works. hence that class of
American laborers who agitate more
than they work is against him. The
European laborers who furnish re-
cruits for the 1. w. w. seem to be pre-
ferred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Stewed Apricots
Oatmeal Top Milk
Dreamed Dried Beef on Toast
Cocoa
LUNCHEON.
Bean Pie
Boston Brown Bread Butter
Cookies (home-made)
Tea
DINNER.
Tomato Bouillon (home canned)
Veal Stew and Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Corn Salad (home canned)
Bread and Butter
Carameled Oatmeal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

The Nebraska legislature has re-
pealed the anti-cigaret law and resi-
dents Of northern Kansas now can
slip across the line and purchase a
supply of the forbidden article.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
DINNER STORIES

| In small camp in France young
negro was lazily unloading material
| from a freight car. His superior re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

Consider Jimmy's case. for example.
Jimmy's teacher was absolutely out of
patience with him. 1.-THE boy is either
dull or he has the sleeping sickness
she told the principal THE minute
I take my eyes from him he begins to
nod. and the next thing I know he is
asleep" Upon investigation, it was
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18

The last official American casualty list
ed
to them and to the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
THE VICTORY LOAN

financing which We who stayed at
home accomplish campaign which
quota
allotment the first loan
practically the
we n governments last appeal
little FORTH the be
is
still
job
of
world
OF
firm determination
your
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
MOVING ALONG

a President William his
a
convinced him
the hours of labor"
To the
please" Taft this a
This of
attempts settle them for BOTH adding
ness
of of
which has affected
method collective
avoid
imposed losses nd
Recognition of that principle constitutes
has
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
NAMES SPOKANE DEMOCRAT.
Hart Appoints George ID. Baldwin to
State Board of Control.

Acting Governor Hart Monday
named George ID. Baldwin of Spo-
kane as successor to the late w. H.
Cochran on the state board of con-
troll. Mr.. Baldwin joined the board
Wednesday at Walla Walla.
He is prominent Spokane cou
Democrat, and was formerly dty
councilman at Spokane. Acting Gov
ernor Hart chose Mr.. Baldwin in line
with his policy Of following out the
desires of Governor Lister during the
latter's illness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
ington has been struck at Wilkeson.

ington has been struck at Wilkeson.
At the request of many theater-
goers. the management of Olympia
theater has secured an engagement
OF one night of Mr.. James O'Neill's
talented company in 1.-THE Count of
Monte Cristo," the play that has be-
come permanently identified with his
name.
The executive committee of the
Washington State Press Association
met in this city Monday and decided
upon calling the state convention for
June IL in this city, the place Sc
lected by the last convention.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
Japan Is Turned Down,

The League of Nations commission
has found it impossible to adopt the
japanese amendment to the covenant
calling for the expression Of the
equality of nations. The discussion
of the matter developed some favor
for the Japanese proposal, the Off
cial statement says, but the amend
ment failed to meet with unanimous
approval, which is necessary for It's
adOptiOn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Washington Standard for
Friday evening, April 20, 1904.
Vol. XXXIV. No %.

From The Washington Standard for
Friday evening, April 20, 1904.
Vol. XXXIV. No y.
A dispatch of Monday says that
while the police authorities of the
city of Washington are not telling
their plans in advance, they are maxi
ing active preparations to receive
General Coxey and his commercial
army.
San Francisco sent a second sec
ton of the industrial army eastward
Tuesday. Many companies of the
army are stranded at various points
all over the country.
The branch of the industrial army
raised at Seattle refuse to walk. They
ask that citizens raise the money to
pay for transportation.
Encouraging reports of a gold
discovery exist near Sumner.
The Great Northern has been tied
up by strike since April 13. The
company attempted a reduction OF
wages on account of the hard times.
Olympia is free from the industrial
army craze.
Messrs. Colvin & Dodge have
bought out the market owned by
Manville & Turpin and will assume
charge of it's affairs Monday.
Quite tempest was created amid
the county officers Tuesday by sug-
public officers paid by the county sub
NIT to a voluntary reduction of 10
per cent OF, their present salaries.
The commissioners and the several
officers are to meet in the Office Of
the attorney Friday afternoon for
final action. II this concession is
agreed to it will amount to a saving
of over $3.50 month to the taxpay-
ers
The Catholic College.-The situa-
ton of the project for the erection Of
school buildings on the school Sec
ton near Woodland is just this:
Thirteen hundred and seventy dol
lars must be paid to reimburse those
having the project in charge for a site
purchased in Cowlitz county, on pay
ment of which the subscribers will
become owners of the land. About
900 has been subscribed. The
whole amount must be made up by
tomorrow noon.
Ship Building in Olympia.-Four
Olympia boys, Messrs. Dofflemire,
Van Epps, Huntsburger and McClel-
land, are engaged in building a
schooner AZ feet in length over all,
10 feet width and 6 feet depth OF
hold, designed for service in the nor
thern sea. She will be built of ma
tive material throughout, the tim
bers being of oak and her planking
of fir. Every part of the work SO far
has been done by "the boys" them
selves and they expect to prepare her
for sea without any other aid. and
WIN ready for a voyage they will
constitute her officers and crew. She
will be ready for launching early In
June and soon afterwards the young
navigators will start on voyage of
adventure for the northern coast and
their destination will probably be
Sitka.
A new vein of better coal than has
ever been mined in Western Wash
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
Postoffice Wants Janitor.

The U. S. Civil Service Commission
announces janitor examination to
fill the position of janitor in the local
postoffice. Salary $500 per annum.
Age limits 20 to SO years on the date
of the examination. Examination
consists of filing an application with
the district secretary, Seattle, Wash
ington, prior to the hour of closing
business on May IA, 1919. Applica-
ton blanks and information may be
obtained by applying to Eugene F..
Canaday, local secretary, at the post
office
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18

against
about
spite the determined opposition
bowling
something
You can't please the
Of
have neither vision
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
c1NcHED /!

hotel will start
inside of the
that Ompians
out to do month six weeks
biggest deal in the ciys history, cinched
We ought take
shows here pride in the
that when spirit
builds
Now this
the same spirit and determination
and will be the biggest thing that happened
Another thing
has acquired this
residents
they wanted
uation by doing something ourselves in
thing
called telephone
Postmaster General Burleson
hand
The railroad question another
confess
hitherto prevailed instead Developing
while in
transportation in
TALLY the evolution Of which
evils o
official
ed has been long and
pride thousands
them the nation disappearance
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01

In other words. the state organi-
zation is responsible for the organi-
zation of at least one post in every
county and members of that post
are responsible for the development
of the American Legion in other
parts Of their county. Any town in
which there are fifteen ex-service
men TO band together may form a
local post and make application to
the headquarters of the state COM
mittee, Liberty Temple, Portland.
for a charter. These applications
are approved, numbered and sent to
New York for final approval and is
suance by the national committee of
the American Legion.
BY August 20, a post in every
county, and by August 80, post in
every town or locality having fur
nished more than 100 men in the
world war, is the aim of Mr.. Walk
er. A membership drive thruout
the nation for 100000 members,
or about 25 per cent of the service
men of the country, will be staged
by the American Legion in Septem-
Der, during which month the Ore
gon state convention will be held ia
Portland.
The national convention of the
American Legion will be held in
Minneapolis on November II, the
anniversary Of the signing of the
Al mistice.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01
ASKED APPROPRIATION
TO FIGHT INFLUENZA

WASHINGT0NI-- Representative
Fess, ohis, Friday urged the house
to pass his bill appropriating ST.
10000 to fight the influenza.
A statement written by Fess after
an investigation of the possibility Of
reoccurrence of the disease was in
serted in the congressional record,
"The last epidemic caused 500,-
600 deaths and a total economic loss
OF nearly $4,OOO,OOO, according to
figures compiled by the American
Medical association" Fess said.
The all-important thing now is
to find a cure. This will require ex-
pensive research and l propose that
the money shall be expended under
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01
OPPOSED TO RELEASE
PROPERTY OF INDIANS

WASHuNGToN.-Several appeals
have come to members Of the Oregon
delegation to release the property
of the klamath Indians, now held in
common, to the individuals, which.
II is argued. would lead to more
rapid development and give the In
dians larger income.
Senator McNary, who is a mem
Der Of the Indian affairs committee
of the senate, as he was in the last
senate, says he cannot consistently
support this proposed legislation,
looking at It from the standpoint Of
the Indians as wards of the govern
ment.
We have abundant example in
the past OF what becomes of the
property Of the Indian whom he t.
given fee simple title to property in
advance Of the time when hs is COM
petent TO safeguard his interests, :"
said McNary. THE Indian becomes
tho victim Of some designing white
man, loses his property, and in the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01
AN AMERICAN LEGION
POST IN EACH COUNTY

A post Of The American Legion
the national organization OF ex-ser
vice men, in every county in the
state Of Oregon by August 20, is
the goal which has been set by State
Secretary Dow V. Walker of Port
land lin an announcement to the
press today.
This means that Oregon with
more than 10000 prospective mem
bers of The American Legion, will
be well organized by the State con-
vention which is planned for Sep
tember. Already applications fol
charters have been forwarded tC
national headquarters at New Yorli
from 16 local posts and as many
more will be sent from state head
quarters again shortly.
In every county where there is no
pO5l as geti Ohe eA-SeINlCe man ~
being ch11sen by Mr.. Walker as
county organizer, whose duty vii
be to see that former soldiers, sail
ors or marines in his locality get to-
gether as soon as possible. In coun-
ties where there already are posts,
the members Of the executive com.
mittee of the post first organized IN
the county are automatically desig-
mated county committee to attend
to the organization Of other branches
thruout the county and the president
of that post becomes county organ
izer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01
GOVERNMENT RANCH
MAKES STUDY OF SHEEP

Several results of Importance to
western sheep men have been ascer-
tanned by experiments at the Gov
eminent sheep ranch near Dubois.
Idaho, which has been in operation
two years. Formerly it was custom
airy for range sheep men to discard
ewes which did not bear lambs when
years old. Extensive investiga-
tions by the Department of Agricul-
ture have developed that such ewes
are just as valuable for future breed
ing as those which bear lambs as q
year-olds.
Individual records are kept on the
Government sheep ranch relative to
the weight of fleece, length of fleece,
character of fleece, fineness of fiber,
and mutton quality of each animal.
while detailed account is maintain
ed, of the offspring Of each eve. The
particular utility of the results OBJ
tained arises from the fact that the
flock is handled just as are all sim
liar bands of sheep in the hands of
Wyoming stockmen.
Experiments are being conducted
to develop a type Of sheep more suit
able to the western range conditions
than the types now prevalent. It is
hoped to extend this work in both
conformation and length and
weight of fleece.
There are at present about 1900
head of pure-bred Rambouillets,
Lincoln Rambouillets and Romney
Rambouillets on the Government
ranch Crossbreeding experiments
are being conducted with all these
breeds and crosses, as we'll as the |
use of pure-bred Corriedales, which
have been mated with cross-bred
ewes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01

the direction of>the public health
service.
There is general belief In the
medical world that the second and
third years will show frightful after
effects unless specific remedies can
be found. But the appalling loss Of
100000 lives-five times our loss
In the war-with assurance that the
plague will appear again, Is enough
to arouse us to immediate action.
1T is generally believed that sue.
cess will follow the effects of the.
medical world in It's fight against
the epidemic Just as in the cases
of yellow fever, typhus, diphtheria
and other maladies."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01

course Of few years Is back asking
aims Of the government.
II want the Indian to have the
fullest enjoyment of his property
and to have control OF 1t when he Is
determined to be competent, but 1t
Is necessary for the government to
proceed carefully in protecting these
wards, and not to permit any prop
erty to be dissipated ahead Of the
time when 1t can be entrusted to
them as individuals.
This has been the policy of the
government and after full consldera-
tlon of the matter, am satisfied It
Is the right policy In the last con
gress we made available $500, 900
for the Klamaths, reimbursable from
THE sale of timber, and the Indians
should be aided in productive work,
but l do not believe the time has
come to turn this property over IN
lele simple to the Indians, whose In
terests must come first when legis-
lation Is considered"
Edward b. Ashurst, brother Of
Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, who
was for some time connected with
the Klamath reservation, has been
active in urging distribution of the
property to the Indians, who, he
says. have an estate of $33,OOO,00O
sufficient to give each an equity o.
$50, 900.
Ashurst has the support Of promi-
nent Oregon persons in urging legis-
lation which would abolish the col
lective holding of the klamath
lands 1t is asserted that this would
hasten the development OF that part
of Oregon and be to the Benefit of
the Indians themselves because OF
the existing restrictions upon their
control.