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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18
II. s. Council Of National Defense
Reports On High Cost Of Living

TIE Cntred STATES council NJ national
defenae composed Of the secretary II
war. navy. interior. agriculture. com
n1eree and labor, has made , careful
Investigation u the high cost NJ living
problem ana fnds.
That the nations productive powers
have not been fully utiliaed since the
arnietice
That too few goods. notably the
necessities of life. have been produced
and that even some ~ these goods
have been withheld from the mark II.
and therefore from the people
That tho high cost Of living is due N
mart 10 unavoidable v7ar~wsete and in
crease Of money and credit
That there has been and Is consider
able profteering, Intentional and u1in-
tentional
The council beIievce that the RENE
dies for ~tre situation are
II produce more gooda ami - pro-
durc them In proportion ~ tire needs
II the people
To Ftarnr out nrodteer'ns and stop
unnecessary boarding
To enforce vigorously present laws
and promptly TO enact such further
laws az are necessary To prevent and
punish prohteertng and needless hoard
ing.
To bring about better cooperation
and method in distributing and mar
ketinE goods.
To keep both producer and consumer
FUZZY informed as 70 what goods are
needed and as to what supplies are
available. SO that production may anti
cipats the ceuntry's demands
Goods and not money are the means
~ life Better standards ~ living are
impossible without producing more
goods. Man cannot consume what has
bnnt been rroduced.
81 tho wars end our sliies had des-
/ rerate need Of the essentials Of life.
| We have had 10 share our resources
With them, bat this drain will gradually
| iasg0u, Insofar as our shortage Of
goods is due % this cause v&e can ~elI
| afford to be patient
| II Is Just as essential that we have
| patience with the economic situation
/ here at home The process of produc-
/ ton requires time. II production is
| rapidly increased, vastly improved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18

conditions Will prevail IN America when
the rss&ta IL present and future labor
begin to>appear
Team wprk Is imreyatt@a II IS just
> essential between retailer. whole
ssler. and producer. as " is between
employer ana ernpl1ye one group II
producers cannot wait ON another
Groun. The manufacturer. tho fl rmer.
the distributor must each I'm an ediateiv
assume his part 81 the burden and
enter unon his tast TIE nation can
not afford curta,lmeut Of goods vital
TO the people
on American business rests a crave
responsihilitv for efficient co-onerattou
IN bringing about full and proportions
ate production ON American labor
rests an equally grave responsibility
TO attain MAXIMUM unit production nd
maintain uninterrupted Distribution ~
goods If labor itself IA not ~ suffer
from further rises tn the cost Of Iiv-
ing
The entire nation producer. d,atrt
butor and consumer alike--ahou]d re-
turn to the unity that won the war.
Group Interest and undue personal sam
must give way n thu gnof Of tHe
whole nation II the situation is Ia he
squsraiy met
Our common duty now. fully As much
as in fhc var. n to work and n save.
In the words Of the president In his
address 10 the country on August IS.
1919, only by increasing production.
and by rigid economy nj gazing on
the part Of the people, can We hone for
large decreases in the burdensor1e cost
Of living which now weighs us down ''
Work Save, cooperate. produce
Newton n, Baker, secretary of war
and chairman NJ tho council. Josephus
n re
lin X. Lane. secretary of the interior
David r Houston. secretary ~ agrierI-
'nre: william G. Redhetd. secretary Of
commerce William r. wilson, secre-
tary of labor. Crosvenor Il. Clarkson,
director Of the council
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18
LADY AsToR's INTERESTING CAMPAIGN

qualities needed In politics Men
may have them. bat they hxven-t rha
courage TO show thern.'
The spirit and raettie of the woman
candidate must have made votes for
nor There Vas no faltering In the
face OF persistent heckling. She
always has a ready answer. and the
snterrupter usually got the worst o.
g. II II had been In Your power
during the war" she told an INDIE
pendent Socialist. The whole British
Army would be Eoosestep ping in Ber-
lin And another retort rang like
clarion There rs but one genuine
Socialist In history He said, Lave
thy noighbor as thyself'
Lady Aston did more TOR herself
In her unconventional style of cana
paig ming than the Prime Minister,
Mr., Bonar Law. and Mr.. 4. J Balfour
could do for her, with their partisan
tributes. The British dearly love u
fighter who gives and takes blows
sinilingiy, and no man could have
shown Drawer and cooler front than
Nancy Astor. There was really
nothing against her but her Ancrican
birth, hut she disarrned her critics
with the delightful defense that ii
was quite appropriate that a daughter
Of Virginia. the first English settle
rrent in the United States. peopled by
West county folk. should become the
repfGse NATIVE of that section of Enc
land In Parliament. Lady Aston III
the Ola Dominion ana Devon deserved
10 win ny handsome majority.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18

no house for It. It wanted oapitol
building. Having been under five flags.
Spanish French. Mexican. independ-
ent republic and fhe confederacv. il
now wanted high class structure for
its government under the stars and
stripes The legislature took It up
Fifty thousand acres Of land were set
aside to be sold at 80 cents IN acre to
nav for Il survey Of 00n aao acres ~
land which were to he sold a. so cents
IN acre 10 paw for new state capitol
building
About ten wears later Texas had IT'S
new state house. but fnanciers In Chi
~0go and London had the 1000. oon
acre tract If land with all huffaloes
bl'z2a rds, and all other appurtenarces
thereto.
Time went on. One year the herds
on this capitol reserva ton tract. as it
was called. numbered 10000 cattle
The loan lonrhorns disa ppeared and
he ahorthorns. Guernseys and Hol-
st"ins came The land ross in value
from 80 cents an acre to 80 $40 and
$50 an acre
a new survev OF the whole state ~
Texas was ordered hv the State legfs-
lafure in 1914 y took four wears
The surveyors found that back IN 1879
and 1850 tho first surveyor worked too
fast or something. Anyhow. there were
s. 600 acres over the - coo 200 iesig-
mated by law
Horace X, Tcrney of Rogers. Ten
reN sherman. representing the three
Chicago trustees. has returned from
Austin. Tex. where a hearing inter
rupted by Illness of counsel Is to be
resumed in January. 1t is expected
that q decision will he rendered dur
ing rho winter settling the possession
rights To tho $4,000 acres involved.
The action at law was brought by
the attorney general of Taxes, C.. NJ
Cureton following he recent compile
ton of The fonr-yosr land survey Of
the state The hearing now in pro
cess IS the FIRST one TO charge error
in tho original survey ~ the capitol
reservation tract
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18
ADD 87o5 ACRES To
NATIONAL FOREST

Stanton. Va: Nov 17.-~There il
10 be added TO the national forest in
the Blue Ridge mountains in Rock
bridge $500 acres. as soon as men
III charge to-peefeet e-tti-s eA >---Esfla
examine titles and secure transfers
can accomplish their work, This WIS
ordered by the national forest rcser-
walton commission at meeting held
at Washington. October 81 The
,, government has for sometimes been
negotiating for and surveying these
lands. They comprise an 5000 acre
tract belonging 10 the Echols Relt
and Catlett Iron and Land company
| beginning about where Rockhridge
Joins Augusta IN the Bue Ridge above
Vesuvius and extending South to a
point about opposite Modvale. In sd-
dition 70 this the government is to
purchase s55 acres of mountain land
near Glasgow property of w NJ
Peak, and fifty acres owned by John
Putty an irish creek These pur-
chasee Will result in Including in the
government forest in the Natural
Bridge area all OF the mountain
land in the Blue Ridge in Rockhridge
county, except approximately 5000
acres These GOO acres are in
measure surrounded ny the land al
ready purchased by The government
and are found here and there on the
tracts as it extends from James
river to the Augusta line, Examina
ton of this land and negotiation for
it's pure haSe are in most cases under
way
The forest commission at its meet
ing on October 8 authorized in ad-
dition to the tract in Rockhridge the
purchase OF f.l90 acres In the Natu-
raj Bridge forest area lying in AM
herst county, OF this Sa5 acres Jig
above the Lynchburg dam on the
Pedler River water shed. With the
approval OF this additional acreage
the total area ot land which has had
the approval of purchase within the
Natural Bridge area amounts TO
1884 acres. OF this total approved
area S0,0l7 acres have already been
paid for and acquirSd, and are pro-
tected hy the government forestry
service,
II is or interest TO note that the
Natural Bridge forest seems 10 have
been specially favored by the forest
commission in its approval OF pur-
chaees made October 81 There was
authorized IN the total forest area of
the East the purchase Of only
%S a. 9c~es OF tNis acreage 1i.tFe
acres lilo in Virginia and a.S95 acres
ne In the Natural Bridge national
crest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18

All Virginia watched with interest
Ghe campaign o; the e-tirne Nancy
Langhor2e, now Lady Astor. for a
seat IN Parliament Indeed the en-
tire untted States a. well az England
found TIE contest entertaining And
TIRE was mere than mere fun in
viewed. 6trese was laid upon the
kAsnrnss Of her wit and the trench
ant power of her rspartee, but abe
waA too sensible = woman 20 think
that g. sharp tongue could wan her
d seat II, the House ~ Commons, II
hs~ nelsrf eora in Plymouth did not
know her personal worth there was
stayht chance for her. They knew
her as one Of the Tnost human and
benevolent OF women. first in good
works and indetatigab!e Her char
~ Was not cold and formal; like her
presence. !; radisted sunshine. There
was no installing !ts genuineneas. II
she could not convince the electors
that she would be useful In Pariia-
rnent, she talked In vain, for the
post war period has its irrepressible
problems. English men and women
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18

che earnest, traplacable advocates Of
prohtetlou These boys were cur
tar lark They Hkcd hirn. In in
s.sitrr that "vtrn wor the war they
showed theif sense Of huroor. In
bearing hu. about tho town they
wore msuifcsnng az the nour
Misaef r1fht manifest -
r ~. johnson has been injured,
IN a manner which these CAV youny
thoughtlezs hovs never intended he
has wonderful "a tiafacticn coming
- hfr1. tie understsnds the thing
thoroughly He forg4ves and likes
the boys whose objection 70 him Is
purely trnrersonal ard Temporary. So
fr Bryan, who was Jecred. II we
rcrnenr her, at Yale, might go to New
Haven and he now elected, rutes PER
hitting. an honorary member Of
Skull and Bones, The children have
n r. axe row. but q citizen Of merit
ean alway~ visit their town later and
BE- honorca with d~cora tons instead
Of bricks
Tho So-c3Iied ''rsusxvfoct'' johnson
has won England in a day TITS dry
theories are rnaddenine 10 many
Engliahmsn Mr. Gilbert X Chester
ton vtll beat bitterly his ample chest
when the sacred duty IF abaer TIN <
one's SELF from the ''nuhljc~ is dwell
upon by an alien missionary.
~ HFuseTfoet" johnson has con
quered England Ee grtn@ delight
ed1y at his raging" he ts good
snort" and If anybody can mako
Great Britain dry he IL THO man
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18

them IN itfe-and death struggle.
within q few hours. the miners. Off
Gals themselves announced their ac-
ceptance OF the courts verdict and
issued an order revoking tho strike,
written in accordance with the courts
ideas. Tho mine workers leaders
cult cold just as Gompers was warrn~
ing up for a fight on behalf OF the
ieest fustifiable strike Of major pro
portions which this country has seen
In & genera tot
1t all happened 50 quickly that the
full effects are even vet hardly real
Ted The court decision and It's re-
suits with stand long as one At The
monnertous events In orr history.
The collapse of the Gornpern' legend
with his surrender 10 tho radicals
was merely incidental. though high
~ significant II means that no man
may travel on the road toward revo,
luton and maintain himself success.
fully az leader Of American men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-18
TEXAS SUES CHICAGO
MEN FOR $4,000 ACRES

Chicago, Nov t5,~--The tremendous
land romance Of America--and what
people mean when they say. This is
n big country We live inH--stan1 OUT
from new law suit the State Of Texas
has started against three Chicago men
claiming they hold 5000 acree n
land that belongs tn Texas. says The
Chicago News Hobart Chatiicld
TAYLOR. Francis Farwen and George
Findlay are trustees of $50 goo acres
of land in the far western end of
Texas, This is the story In brief.
Texas in 1879 had a government. but
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26
GOVERNORS BACK
OF M0NDELL BILL
BrOugh and Roberts Push
Soldier Land Scheme,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 26.--lm-
mediate passage by congress OF the
Mondell national soldier settlement
bill was urged in resolutions adopted
here at a meeting of advocates of the
measure attended by Governor Brough
of Arkansas, Governor Roberts of
Tennessee, and representatives Of
Governors Dorsey OF Georgia and
Pleasant. OF Louisiana.
Both governors present appealed TO
the people OF the south 10 write their
congressman urging support OF the
measure.
Replying TO arguments OF congress
men opposing the bill on the ground
it would result in land proiltecring,
Governor Brough said some OF the
land pledged in Arkansas for sale
under the soldier settlement plan at
$S an acre had since been sold priv
ately at Sl2 an acre.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26

Listen to me Take no more sick
ening. salivating calomel when bilious
or cons,ipated. Don't lose days
work
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones
Calomel, when it comes into contact,
with sour bile, crashes into it. break
ing it up. This is when you feel that,
awful nausea and cramping. If You
are sluggish and all knocked out,
II your liver is torpid and bowels con.
s,ipa,ed or you have headache, dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, il breath is bad
or stomach sour just take spoonful
Of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee--Go TO an,
drug store and get bottle OF bod
sons Liver Tone for a few cents
Take a spoonful tonight and ii
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26
Tonight! Take Dodscn's Liver Tone!
Better Than Ca|oneI For Liver
Caomel sickens f.bilious, constipated and head
achy read my guarantee.

doesn't straighten you right up and
make you feel iine and vigorous by
morning. ! wan, you to go back TO the
store and get your money. Dodson's 5
Liver Tone is destroying the sale Of
calomel because it is real liver medl-
cine; entirely vegetable, therefore /,
cannot salvate or make you sick.
] guarantee that one spoonful oi
Dodsons Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver TO work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and constipat-
ed waste which is clogging youi
system and making you feel misera
bic, guarantee that bottle Of bod
sons Liver Tone will keep your entir,
family feeling fine for months. Civ
it to your children. II Is harmAss
doesn't gripe and they like its pleas
ant taste. (Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26
American Is Held
rs In Mexican Jail

rANDELAR1A, Texas, Aug 20
AZ U. S. customs officer named Hill
10. said TO have been kept under ar
r@t in Ojinga since the American
punitive column entered Mexico, Hill
is believed TO have crossed the line
and to have told several persons what
tls column was going 10 do TO the
bNdits He was seized, taken to the
Carran,a headquarters and turned
oNr TO the colonel in charge. As
Mll is well known on both sides OF
tn border 1t is believed he will not
BE harmed but unless he Is released
Tuesday American authorities, It is
sGd, will become more inSis,cnt that
he be turned loose The CarrantiSta
colonel declares he will release him
when he feels like IT,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26

Wabirski. now imprisoned in Texas
under the sentence OF death on a
charge Of being an enemy spy, Secrc-
tary Baker said today All court
records relating to the case are be
fore President Wilson. Officials
would not discuss the technicaltes
involved.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26
Texas Spy May
Pay With Life

WASHINGTON, Aug Coon
sideration Of mos, difficult, questions
OF law" is delaying final action in the
case Of Lathar Wacke. alias Pablo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26
Chicago Churches
Plead for Mexico

CHICAGO, Aug, 2o.-The Chicago
church federation has adopted a reso-
luton deploring Mat is termed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-26
Command Big PAY

Hold the big position. draw the big
ealsry--work short hours Draw pay
for training and knowledge. Glasses n
shorthand. bookkeeping, auditing
banking. penmanshlp, etc, start Tues
1Ay. September 2. Your chance gra 20
~ Call. phone, or write for cntnlog
ne Business College, Grand and
Neon. Walnut 1884 (Ady)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18
Of Local Moment


To L Marshal Newell; Why MOI
l,ui your sleuihs on the trail of Guih
rie snow birds. II might lead 10 a
plant"
Destroying property will &c, the
striking telegraphers nowhere in their
strike. Public will not stand for boil
shevism.
wire 10 Mrs G Plaskeit, received
today announced the safe arrival in
this country Of her husband. who has
been with the American army in
France.
Lutz's have jGs1 received big ship
ment OF pearl beads. 15c TO $3.50
Local seer. This much is certain
II will be a Wilson peace"
Get ready for she biggest sale OF
short lengths ever held in Guthrie,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

consisting OF sheeiins. ginghams. che
volts. devenshire. suitine. percaies.
white madras. yoiles. etc. TO be held
n the Luiz basement store. Thursday.
Friday and Saturday See big window
Local victims OF the Greens, OF.
trial in federal court. are taking much
interest in the court proceedings.
Al 10 o'clock this morning mercury
pointed TO ~ degrees The hottest
day so far this year.
There will be no light beers: CON
gress has settled that matter definite
ly. The linz; o. a.conol in beers has
been Sc; al one half ger cent.
What has become OF the former OPP
timistic Gmhrian who planned on
bringing in 10000 oil wells
Mrs Clara Upton left yesterday
evening 10 visit her daughter in Okla
homa City
The new Pollard pipe organ was in
stalled today and set going. Ii is a
deep-throated instrument and delivers
the goods. II will be given an initial
try out tonight.
Yoa can save 70 per cent by buying
your piece goods al the big sale of
short lengths 10 be held in the Lalz
Basement store. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday,
Sent in: "A west side woman is
called Lilac. probably because she
les SO"
Sent in: "A Guthrie man prays
just before he preys''
Charley Smith Il am perfectly
willing 10 lore all men in order 10 be
a consistent churchman, but III be
hanged il admire one or TWO men
know"
'Do you believe school teachers
should smoke is query sent 10 this
office. This column invites discus
sion OF the proposition.
John Adams: "A theorists sheory
probably is a good sneory If the ,heor-
ist does some WORK in addition 10 the
orizing But % per cent OF EN- are
loafers." 4nL en
Will Patterson: Germany has been !
wanoped. and the ocean has been |
mastered. Both were gigantic tasks. |
But no one seems TO be able TO knock |
the eye out of high COS; OF living"
The local electorate performed no.
bly, yesterday. "All for Guthrie" was /
the slogan and 1t won
We are glad TO see the Legion of
Honor organized. for II no doubt viii
attend TO the League Of Bomb Thow- |
ers- And every community has a |
number Of Bomb Throwers-
Harvest weather and the farmers
are taking advantage OF it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

Wonder why ~ We're agalns, home
improvement
June a. piles ON the market,
Watch for Lu;z Basement store ad
in "Wednesday evenings paper.
" Blaitner has been appointed
superintendent OF the school for the
deaf at sulphur.
John Dean. My brief address to
graduates "A sianl for ambition.
b stands for brains. C stands for
character. II YOU have all three. you1l
get along quite we'll Too much fool
ishness has already been said OF de-
mocracy"
Judge Olsmiih. Heaven is the
place where they never have tag day.
and where the hard surface road prob
lem was solved long ago Buy war say
ings s,amss while here and be happy
Tsis is really the first hot day OF
the season; the ice Jumps piped III
and shrunk dreadiully.
A ten dollar blanket raise in salaries
Of eolored school teachers In Guthrie
was authorized by the school board
al its last meeting.
White middies and blue skirts viii
he the high school uniform for girls
nexi school year
Ned Pedigo "All the blind pec-le |
| ever knew were cheerful. The
grouches are people in perfect health
and making money"
The peanut crop in Oklahoma will
be cnt in two this year. according 70
county agents The wet weather is
the cause.
May was a banner month for dairy
men OF the state More than million
and half dollars was paid them for
butter fat.
The weather forecast printed in the
Daily Leader OF June is is holding
good" said Frank Gresham today.
Fair weather and big harvest Is
now APPARENT"
Northwest Logan farmers taking no
chances, are cutting theoir wheat by
moonlight as well as in the dat sime. !
By Sunday. fair weather prevailing. |
the grea. wheat crop OF the county
will be in shocks.
Printers at Oklahoma City will aid
the striking keymen- The typographi- |
cal union yesterday voted $50 a week |
to help the strikers defray expenses.
H c Price. proprietor OF the Strand
sheater at Oklahoma City was in the
city last night on business Mr. Brice
has recently cleaned mp a fortune
through oil land speculation in the
Walters field
Whitman Garage company has en-
rloyed A N Hogan. an electrical en-
gineer. who will have charge Of their
repair department He is an expert
and comes highly recommended
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

You have = perfect night 70 spend
your money when md where you please
that Is your privilege.
But S an institution legitimately
conducted who pays lis share Of taxes
for the upkeep Of highways and public
schools for TIE education Of your chill
dren. we have TO apology 10 make for
asking this question: Is il fair 10 your
own home merchants 10 sepd your good
money 10 an out-of-town concern who
has no local INTEREST,"
Especially since you can buy the same
merchandise from your local merchant
at = price as low or lower than YOU pay
the out-oi.town concern.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

Harvest weather and the farmers
are taking advantage Of it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

This is i0-ineh cloth. extra
fine weave. beautiful texture.
just the thing to make mp for
that white summer dress or
waist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

Thnlvoils comes in lengths
of tn Ia yards, a 40-inch
fabric Of extra good quality,
suitable for very fine waists
and dresses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

We are glad TO see the Legion Of
Honor organized. for II no doubt viii
attend TO the League Of Bomb Thow-
ers- And every community has a
number Of Bomb Throwers-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-06-18

The local electorate performed no.
bly, yesterday. "All for Guthrie" was
the slogan and 1t won