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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-03-20
OFFICIALS GET BEHIND BUILDING
CAMPAIGNTOS TIMULATEBUSLNESS

World. Europe was flooded with
new money. More counters were
used than before in effecting ex-
changes, and prices became high.
People talked then of the temporary
initiation just as they talk of it
now. But it was not temporary, it
was new price level. A similar in
crease in prices all over the world
occurred between 1896 and 1914,
following the discovery of the rich
gold fields of South Africa, Cripple
Creek and Alaska, the invention of
the cyanide process in mining, and
the vast extension Of the use of bank
credit"
After analyzing our gold supply
and credits and pointing out that
prices in Europe are higher than in
America, Professor Fisher arrives at
this conclusion:
Business men should face the
fact. To talk reverently of 1884
prices is to speak a dead language
today. The buyers Of the country,
since the armistice, have made an
unexampled attack on prices through
their waiting attitude, and yet price
recessions have been insignificant.
The reason is that we are on a new
high price level, which will be found
stubborn reality. Business men are
going to find out that the clever man
is not the man who waits, but the
one who finds out the new price
facts, and acts accordingly"
At the same time Professor Fish
er's conclusions were made known
there came from the Division of Pub
lie Works and Construction DeveI-
opment of the United States Depart
ment Of Labor, resume of the work
of ten or TWELVE experts on price
and market conditions. Here again
it was made plain there is no evil
dence justifying the expectation of
a general, material reduction in the
price level. This reports makes these
statements:
"The fact is that cost of construc-
ton is not high today. It is low
compared with food, clothing and
other commodities in general. Al
though some readajustments in the
wages of individual trades and in the
prices of individual classes of build
ing materials may take place, the
cost of construction will not come
down to such an extent as to endan-
ger judicious investment made to-
day in the erection of new build
ing"
The Washington conference was
called to discuss ways and means of
stimulating business and providing
better employment for labor during
the period necessary for industrial
readjustment. 1t was submitted that.
building and construction work
served these two purposes more COM
pletely and directly than any other
industry. It was brought out that
the country is short between 500, 900
and million homes. Therefore,
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-03-20

The governors and mayors IN at
tendance on the recent Washington
conference appear to have been con-
WINGED, pretty generally, of two
things: There is to be no immediate
or marked reduction in the price Of
building materials and labor wages,
and an immediate resumption OF
building and construction activities
throughout the country, more than
any other one thing, is essential if
business is to get back to the "as
usual" basis of peace, or the "better
than usual possibilities of the pres
,ent and future.
Some went to the conference be-
lieving materially lower prices might
be had if the federal government
would "just do something" Others
were convinced that the situation
would take care of itself if the gov
eminent would no nothing but keep
its hands off business and let the
law of supply and demand run its
course. These latter were disposed
to believe prices in the building and
construction Industries were too
high.
For this reason a statement by
Professor Irving Fisher of Yale Uni
versity, an acknowledged authority
on price and market conditions, in
which he says the United States has
reached a new price level and it is
doubtful if prices ever again will go
back to the pre-war level, was read
with interest. Professor Fisher says
that one certain way to bring about
business stagnation is for everybody
to wait for business to get better.
Professor Fisher states it this way:
''The fundamental practical ques-
ton confronting business men is
whether the general level of prices
is going to fall. In my opinion, it il
not going to fall much, if at all. We
are on a permanently higher price
level and the sooner the business
men of the country take this view
and adjust themselves to it, the SOON
er viii they save themselves and the
nation from the misfortune which
will come, if we persist in our pres
'ent false hope"
This international authority on
prices shows there have been times
in history when new price levels were
established. He says:
"The general level of prices de-
ponds upon the volume and rapidity
of turning over Of the circulating
medium in relation to the business
to be transacted thereby, If the
number Of dollars circulated by cash
and by check doubles, while the num-
Der of goods and services exchanged
thereby remain constant, prices will
double.
"The great price changes in his
tory come about in just this manner.
The price revolution of the six
teenth century came upon Europe
as a result of the great influx Of gold
and silver from the mines of the New
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-03-20
MRS. poBBs RETURNS

Mrs. A. N. Dobbs, worthy grand
matron Of the o. E. S., has returned
from a tour of several Eastern Star
lodges in the state. In each city she
was given reception and in New
Orleans banquet bas rendered her
and beautiful gifts presented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
Winter Coats.
EY ADELIA BELLE BEARD.

II is in the wintry north. and the
ter coats are most needed. Good. thick
ones the wild creatures put on. too;
all wool with no shoddy about them.
| Tremendously expensive some of them
are. or would be for US. but their
rightful owners acquire them by the
simple process of shedding their sum
mer furS, and. at the same time. grow
ing new and thicker ones on their
backs
The interesting part of this change
is that with some of the animals the
winter coats are different from those
worn during warm weather. Perha pS
where you are winter and summer are
the same to them. as far as looks are
concerned. yet you will want to know
what they are like where the weather
is really cold.
In Canada and in our northeastern
states the big. long-eared varying
hare wears summer coat Of dull
brown. but when winter comes he is
clothed in pure white fur This not
only protects him from the cold, but
makes him almost invisible when snow
is on the ground. 1t is not easy to see
white against white. you know.
Another animal that wears white fur
III winter Is the long ia lied weasel. If
you lave ever seen a weasel you will
know that his summer coat is brown.
Like the varying hare. however. he
sheds this coat and replaces il with
one all snowy white except at the tip
of his tail. and that is black Ii is the
weaSel's white coat and the black tip
OF his tail which gives us the costly
ermine fur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
UTAH CLUB TO DANCE.
Affair Is Set for Tomorrow Night
at Wardman Park Hotel.

The Utah Club. made up Of residents
ind former residents OF the state OF
Utah. will give the third OF a series
ii monthly dances at the Nardman
F.lrk Hotel tomorrow night
Committees in charge of the dance
are: Reception. VI. IL. yelling, Miss
Geneva Wright. Samuel Russell. Mss
Virginia c. Hyde, Robert y Burns,
Miss leila Smoot. Ira J. Hopkins. Mrs.
tIaude l.. Mcintyre. Alonzo ". Wat
son. Miss Marie Howard, Robert T
Thurbcr, Miss joyce Nebeker. Thomas
;eese. Mrs Emma y. Beason. y. :
NoeIker. Mrs. Francis g. Natson. Ar
thur i. Mays. Miss Alice Edwards,
Lester Wood. Miss Pauline Boucher.
Walter Moyle. DR.. Aida T. Wahlen,
Hyde Cow ley. Mrs. Virgil Dorton. Allen
G Thurman. George l.. Nelson; tickets
and invitations, Frank ID. Anderson.
Miss Jane Wells. jesse X Smith, Mrs.
.Tuanita l.. West. Albert II. Paul. Mrs.
Annie r. Pitt, Farley p Eccles.
I.avernc NJ. Hayes. Arthur McGregor:
1lcor committee. Peter hasius. Miss
evelyn Moyle, Creighton q. King. Mrs.
Dorothy IL. Tarr. Joseph @. Fehr.
Plans are under way for the cree
tiou of q Utah clubhouse in Washing
ron. The house will hold an exhibit OF
Utah products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
PLAYS AT CENTRAL HIGH.
Four One-Act Productions Booked
for Next Tuesday Night.

His Sweetheart" Il one-act play.
Will be presented by the Washington
Players in the Central High School
auditorium next Tuesday evening, rs
the first Offering of the newly organ
lied Federated Dramatic Clubs of
Washington.
Three other One-act plays, The
Acid Test" given by the Post Office
Department Players; The Man in the
stalls by the Home Club Players OF
the Interior Department, and "Uncles
Will. by the George Washington
University Players, will be put on
during the evening
Two of these plays were written by
neutrality-suspicious.. The Acid Test is
by L. M. Bell and His Sweetheart is
by Caleb W. OConner. The plays are
being directed by Caleb w. OConner
for the Washington Players: John
HOFFMAN. for the Post Office Depart
ment Players; Guy Harper. for the
Home Club Players, and Louis Mac
Henry Howe. for the university ac-
tors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
Certain Movies Cause Of Crime.

- -ao EIit # Th- star:
Your editorial Check the Pistol
life is all right. bUt does NOT touch
upon the main cause Of the record Of
Hives that have been sacrificed y
.1u-derojtsIy inclined persons The
I'M. cause Is to be found in the edu-
cation the weak-minded or vicious
boy obtains from certain class of
moving picture shows. At these places
Il boy cannot fail to learn just how
go about the business of using d
revolver TO get what he covets, and to
have il continually drilled into him
that il is dead easy to paralyZe a man
ny pointing a gun at him. 1t is at
these places that the suggestion
comes home to the unbalanced or vic
:ous person that he may profit by the
use OF q revolver. That the revolver
can b.. easily obtained IS hardly more
than Incidental, 50 long as he thinks
he must have one. That the SuScepti-
hle or criminally inclined of our pop
uIace should be perSiStently taught
that il is Il fine thing to carry and
use = revolver seems unbelievable
DUt il is = fact. apd is. ! think, the
real explanation of the evil" Of
gun carrying that menaces every life
in the capital JOHN MARSHALL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
Would Continue War Allowance.

Temporary wartime allowances for
laval officers, which were automat-
caHy discontinued October /. would
he continued until the peace treaty is
-igucd, under join resolution pass
ii by the House. The measure already
lad passed the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

There IS in Delhi wrought-iron
column which was placed there nearly
LID" years ago, and at the present
Tine shows practically no signs OF
dcfe rioratiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
TREE DECORATIONS ASKED.
Red Cross to Use Them Chris mas
at Fort Myer.

Mrs. Allyn X. Capron of the District
of Columbia Chapter of the Red Cross
has issued a general appeal for Christ
mas tree ornaments and trimmings
of all kinds to be used in the yuletide
decoration for the community tree to
be erected at Fort Myer, Va, for the
benefit of the enlisted personnel out
side of the hospital. and of the post
children.
Contributions of this nature should
be sent to Mrs. Capron, at the chapter
house. 15 Jackson place, or. if she
be notified by telephone. Main 1910,
she will cndeavor to collect the ar
ticleS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

The red squirrel. too. changes hi.
c"lorS where the winters are cold. II
summer he is brown on top, pure white
underneath, with a black stripe on cacl
Side between the brown and the white
WIN the coming Of cold weather tn
biach stripes disappear, his back an(
the upper side of his tail grow warm
ly red. his sides are olive gray-hair:
banded with black--and the white o,
the under parts turns grayish
Boys and Girl>' Newspaper Service. Copyrigh;
1919. ba- j. II. Mil'rr.i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

lions, National Council of Jewish
Women. National Federation of BUS
ness and Professional Women's Clubs
National League for Women's Service
woman's department of the Nationa ;
Civic Federation and the \. W. g. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
Indian Summer

Bless the Indian who invented
balmv days which bear his name,
DAYS which make us all content
ed with the old worlds changing
game. Just before the wintry
weather we are handed this
sweet boon, mild and mellow
days together, like fond memo
ries OF June. All the distances
are hay. and the brooklets
Groom and sing, and we mortal
Jays are lazy. with the laziness
OF spring. And the Indian who
invented this soul-soothing in
terlude should be sought, where
he is tented. in his native soil
tude, and when we at last have
found him in the region of his
birth we should load him and
surround him with some tributes
to his worth. We should give
him something useful. something
that Poor 10 desires-plug to-
bacco. or a goose full OF the
stuffing he admires. For that
savage is a hummer and a dandy
and a 10 who invented Indian
summer, when no nipplng
zephyrs blow; when the days
are mild and sunny and no
brooding cloud appears. when
the third. patient bunny doesn' t
have to thaw its ears. Let the
Indian be rewarded who worked
out scheme SO wise; may it
never be recorded that true
merit draws no prize. =
WALT MASON.
Colds Can't Hang ON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASKED
TO AID CENSUS TAKING
DR.. Claxton Tells How Teachers
and Students Can Help in
Every Community.

Public schools Of the United States
have been asked to aid the census
bureau in taking the decennial cen
*us of 1920. which begins January ..
IN an appeal TO teachers issued today
iy I. +. CLAYTON. United states COM
missioner nf education.
In his appeal br. tlaNton says:
Tea cheers and school officials. ana
1}ir children i'm the schools as well,
'an help the government with tn"
-uurtcvnth census Of the United
states which begins January =, 1920.
"y making clear 20 all the people in
the community how important tn"
census work i.
The enumeration Of the population
during a census of tn" United States
always presents numerous difficulties
among them apprehension on the
part Of the people. particularly thoSt
Gf foreign birth or extract on. thdt
1nrjr answers to the ruUn orator :
Questions will cause increased taxa
lion. legal entaHgiem-ntS or Othjr
consequences injurious 10 th'lr Wei
fare The schools can assist mate
tally III quoting such rnicUndcd
lars and ut the same time acqua'hI
:tIl persons with the main questions
included in the census SchcduleS-
1T is therefore earnestly hoped that
school teachers VIII see the oppoI
-lritv presented them as pubic ser
wants VINO come in contact with large
1.urabers oil people to correct any er-
ronrous opinions about the census
which they may hear II is n" les
earnestly hoped thai school chiIdreh
viii convey :" their homes tny lHlo
rsrtio,i that taking the census Is q
.sfe:rltfc TASK that can he successful J.
= carried out if only all the people
cooperate by giving the census
.uumcrator correct and complete an
:-wers to all questions
special circular for the use OF
schools has been prepared by the cen
sus bureau and will be DISTRIBUTED 70
teachers in the larger cititS-
TAKE BELL-ANS BEFORE MEALS
aud see how Tine good digestion makes you 'eei.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
GEN. MILES SPECIAL GUEST.
Spanish War Veterans Camp Bear
ing His Name to Meet.

Geu. Nelson 4. Miles Camp. No. l,
United Spanish War Veterans. viii
10 host tonight AT l'ythian TEN
ranged at meeting of the oxecu-
live committee of the organization
asst night. The camp meets ~ Per
.'ctusl Building Hall. 18th and +,
,reets. The special ceremonies will
consist of furling OF the camps serv-
ice Nag and the unVciiing OF the
camps honor scroll showing the names
az The men who served in the oversee :
ar.
Brig Gen. Charles G. Long. L. s.
Il C.: William 7. Jones, commander
ia-chiei of the United Spanish War
Veterans: capt. George l.. Armstrong.
last department commander, and
Past Department Commander Jerry
costello will be among the speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
MRS. ZOOS DIES IN OHIO.
Former Resident of D. G. Was Long
in Office of Secretary of State.

Mrs. Katherine S. F'oos. for moro
than thirty years a resident Of Wash
ington. died recently at the home o
her sister in Dayton, Ohio Mrs. Foos,
who was eighty-one Years old, moved
to Dayton about ten years ago
For more than twenty wears Mrs.
Foos was employed in the office of the
Secretary OF STATE. where size succeeded
her husband. who died in the service
of that dep rtment. She is survived by
her sister. Mrs. Zoos had many friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
C. v. SPARROW DROPS DEAD.

c. V. Sparrow. manager of Fulton
Market, sos North Capitol street,
dropped dead in his place of buSine SIS
Tuesday. Coroner hewitt gave Il GER
titicate of death from natural causes.
The deceased, who was fortF-SeE@ I
years old, WAS Il son of the late W.
4. Sparrow. who was in business at
the North Capitol street addr IS for
many years Surviving are his wife
and one child. Funeral services will
be held at Girard street northeast at
: o'clock tonight. Interment will be at
MidNletOWn, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
GREAT BRITAIN READY
TO RELEASE u. S. GOODS

Great Britain is prepared now to
release American owned goods seized
during the war upon the establish
ment of their American ownership at
the time the goods We're shipped, the
State Department was advised yeSter-
day by the British foreign office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

Colds Can't Hang On
IL you take Father Johns Medicine
promptly. No acknowledgements ent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19

TAKE BELI-ANS BEFORE MEALS
aud see how fine good digestion makes you ieei.
Advertisement.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13

The book business is said to have increased nearly 100 per cent since moving pictures became such a large part of the national life of the people.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
MISS GEORGIA MINTz
 AT ELkS TA|S WEEK

Miss Georgia Mintz. one of the most popular members of our younger set, will make her apeparance at the IIlks theater this week with HeDel $ Law renee company in "A Dangerous Girl, but her Phoenix friends. numbered by inc hundreds, need have no fear of losing their favorite as Miss Mintz has no intention of choosing the stage as a profession, She was simply persuad- cd by the mana cement or the Del <. Lawrence company to help them out of adifficulty owing to the sudden de parture of Miss Printy, member of the regular company, to san Francisco. and Miss Mintz has only consented tor helf them cover the breach for next week only.
 Miss Mintz has had considerable eX- pcrlence as an amateur player, which will be a valuable asset 10 her. and in jhe charming role Of Marion kingstor she will appear 10 excellent advantag-. and scores Of her friends will Ne on hand Monday night to give her rous- ing reception
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13

There is an old saving that women cannot keen d secret Miss Tese O'NeHl is a living refutation Of that old islander on the fair sex because Miss O'Neill kept a lot of secrets that the German government ana its agents would have been willing to pay huge sums to obtain The auburn haired Miss O'NeiU was one of the most trusts ed officials in the Overseas Troop Transport Service at Hoboken, N. J.
 sWhen the troop transport service was organized Miss O'Neill joined it as a mere clerk. She was the general source of all information and one of the most valued officials in the or ganiZation when the war ended. She not only knew what ships were due to sail and when, but she knew just what and how many troops were on board, And those were things that the Ger mans would have given lot to know.
 Her duties took her aboard every transport that sailed from Hoboken and there were hundreds of them. It was one of her duties to check up the departing army officers to see not only that all got aboard, but that none got on the wrong ship and that none got aboard without authority. She knew the capacity of every transport and just where it was bound for.
 Miss ONeill is. one of the most competent persons I ever had expert ence with" declared Col. R. E. shan non, who had. charge of the trooI
 movement office. She had fine
 conception of duty and developed | initiative of high degree. Often she would come to work at o'clock in the morning and stay until Il o'clock at night and without extra compensa- tion."
 There were 10t other girls em- ployed at the transport headquarters and no telling of secrets ever has been charged to one of them. They all | proved worthy of the faith that was reposed in them.
 'In fact said Colonel shannon. ''the girls were more to be depended upon 1 than the officers themselves. As case in point, two of the girls came to me one day and told. me it was a bad idea 1 to let the officers know on what ships they were to sail and when. Up to that time we had been giving this informa
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin is the title
 of laugh producing slapstick comedy recently completed by Mack Sennett
 F. G. Warren. recently resigned as vice president of the Goldwyn com
 nany, has been elected president of the Hodkinson corporation. "The Man of the Hour with Harold Lockwood, is one of the releases of 1 the present month by the Metro. In "Diane of the Green Van" Nigel ] Barrie plays the part of an aviator.
 Barrie began his stage career in comic opera When he went into the movies he played opposite Clara Kimball
 Young and Marguerite Clark Among the moving picture stars who 1 have supplied. propaganda movies for l the forthcoming Victory loan is Dustin l Farnum.
 | Before he made his advent in the
 movies. Charles Ray was in musical comedy.
 Two million feet of film will be em- ployed in the coming Victory loan | drive to explain the necessity for pur-
 chasing bonds.
 1 Mrs. Vernon Castle is in Florida
 where she will remain several weeks
 during the filming of her coming re- | lease for Paramount.
 World Pictures makes the announce ment that in future Evelyn Greeley is
 to be exploited as an individual star.
 Her first release under the new man.
 agement is called Relations" Her
 connection with the World began un- der William A. Brady when she was merely of the ensembles. 1 The largest ball room ever used in pictures was erected at the Paragon studios, Fort Lee, recently for the | filming of Norma Talmadge's Russian
 feature which will be released previous
 to Nancy Lee"
 1 The book business is said to have 1 increased nearly 100 per cent since
 moving pictures became such large part of the national life of the. people
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13

Anna Propp makes the claim of be- ing the smallest actress on the Ameri- can stage today. Miss Propp is the diminutive soubrette with Arthur Pearsin's Step Lively, Girls" To compare the different heights of the smaller women or girls now before the publics, either on the spoken stage or in the pictures, Marguerite Clark is four feet ten inches in height. Mitzi Hajos acknowledges four feet nine. while Ann Pennington and Nazimova are just the same size, four feet eleven inches. Miss Proff is four feet four inches tall. She weighs 9S pounds
 Al Jolson and "Sinbad" bade good bye to the Forty fourth street theater in New York and left for Washing ton, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and Boston. The show opened in New York more than year ago.
 The first performance of The Fol lies Of 1919" is about 10 be given at Atlantic City which always sees the premiere of this achievement Bert Williams return to the FolIies this year Marilynn Miller-snd Eddie Cantor also are there