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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-20
NEEDS S2,47O,64S TO CURB HIGH
 COST OF LIVING
Palmer's Estimate 1000, 900 More Than Expected House Directs In
 quiry About Shoes.

Washington, Aug. 2o.---Bnlargement of the machinery of the Department of Justice to handle food and other profiteers will take s2,47O,649, accord ing to estimates submitted to Con- gress by Attorney General Palmer yesterday. This is nearly $1, GOO, GOO more than was understood would be required. Part of it doubtless will go in the enforcement of wartime Pro- hibition, although this is not specified in the estimates.
 The largest single item is $1,OO0, coo
 for protection against crime and pros- ecution of offenders. Other items call for s25OOOO for internment and return of alien enemies, $2OO0OO for enforce ment of the antitrust laws and s345,- GOO for special assistant attorneys.
 Attorney General Palmer and As sistant Ames will be heard before the House Committee on Agriculture to- day on a bill amending the Food Con- trOl Act. MT. Ames was present yes terday morning and agreed to the amendment proposed by Chairman
 Haugen making containers primarily intended or designed for food or other necessaries a part of the bill The section providing for price and Irofit fixing was not reached. A resolution was adopted by the House today directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the high cost of shoes. The House de-
 clined to extend the inquiry to cloth ing and food
 The War Department announced to- day that the delays in transportation of foods caused by strikes are rapid ly being overcome, and while deliv- cries of orders through the parcel post
 system may not be as prompt as ex-
 pected, the situation is rapidly inn proving.
 A delegation of Western farmers Barnes. of the United States Grain ! Corporation, to protest against the
 system of grain grading that has re-
 suited in farmers receiving lower than the guaranteed price of wheat fixed ! by the Government. Representative 1 George NJ Young (Rep., N. D. will ] head the delegation.
 to help her through her formative | period
 In this connection the papers are somewhat caustic in their comment | on the news that Prince Fe.sal, son | of the King of the HedJaz. is return | ing to Paris to resume his place at the
  print reports that the Prince is dis | satisfied with the prospective Syrian l settlement.
 | Let Great Britain mako a sign" | says Le Republique Franchise. and | Prince Feisal will submit Franco s
 not used 10 dealing with straw men. ! The Conference believes II is accom- | plishing miracles in proscrastinating | and In postponing the settlement of ! difficulties Instead of solving them in-
 mediately. Nothing embitters con- | nicts more than 10 leave them in sus- | pense.
 Le Figaro says that the Anglo-Pe
 sian agreement Is equivalent to a pro- | tectcrate over Persia. and quotes the | Morning Post of London as saying: Were we not concerned in this
 matter we should say this was . pro- \ tectorate."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-20
THE OFFICIAL A. E. F. CONRAyNI0UE
 ISSUED ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

August 20 (No. 98)-With the exception of artillery
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20
ROSES AID SAVING HABIT.
Washington, D. c., Woman Got Her
inspiration From Flower in
Florists Window.

4 unique plan to stimulate the habit
Of saving among his customers has
been devised and put into practice by
=. H. Kramer, a Washington florist.
For every Thrift Stamp purchased at
his shop he gives an American Beauty
rose, and for every War Savings Stamp
six roses are given.
at is not only good advertising for
me, but it oftentimes marks the be-
ginning of habits of saving in persons
who, heretofore, have lever evinced
a desire to be thrifty" said the florist.
Here is an example. A oma zane
into my shop some time ago.. She
saw the Governments Wal Savings
Stamp sign on tie shop window.
Then she spotted my w sign Offering
roses. She bought g Thrift Stamp and
received a rose. She placed the stamp
in the regulation folder, and since that
day she has visited the shop quite
regularly. She doesn't accept the rose
any more. but she insists that it was
my inducement that lead her to buy
Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Most
folks, after they buy n War Savings
Stamp or Thrift Stamp, are not con-
tent until they ILL their certificates.
That seems to be a trait of human ma.
ture--at least that is my observation
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20
ENTERTAINMENT AT
"CENTElARY VARIED
Every Effort Made to PopuIarlze
Daily Programs,
CHILDREN TAKE GREAT PART

Huge Pageant, Representing the Chill
dren's Crusade of the Twelfth Gen.
fury, Will Be Given Each Day.
Famous Speakers Have Agreed to
Attend Celebration at Columbus,
June 20 to July 10.
In addition to the religious features
of the Methodist Centenary celebra-
tion, which opens in Columbus, o.,
on June 20, every effort is being made
to popularize the daily programs and
to make them attractive to the varied
tastes OF all visitors, according to
Alonzo Il. Wilson, director of the de-
partment Of special days.
The Rainbow Division hand and a
famous Jackie band will furnish music
daily, and well known Chautauqua
entertainers have contracted to be
here with lively programs of singing
and instrumental, music. For lovers
Of classical and sacred music, the
Coliseum at the exposition grounds
will be u Mecca. Daily recitals by
Professor William j. Kraft OF Column
bia University, at the $4,000 organ;
a symphony orchestra. famous sing
ers, a chorus OF 1000 voices and the
trombone choir of Toe pieces will be
featured there.
Pageants, life plays, motion pic.
lures and educational lectures Will
fill the mornings, afternoons ana
evenings. 1T is our aim TO provide
entertainment for everybody every
minute OF the day." says Mr.. Wilson.
That the celebration is not for
grownups alone is proved by the OK.
tensiye preparations being made for
the children who come. In addition
to Fairgrounds, well equipped and at
tended, there will be elephants, cam.
els and burros to ride. and Il Wild
West show every day. 4 huge pageant
representing the Children's Crusade
Of the twelfth century will be pre-
scented daily by 500 children, accom-.
panied by q ehildren's chorus of 500
voices.
Among the famous men of the coun.
try who have agreed definitely to he
here for the Centenary celebration
are ~ex-President William II. Taft.
Major General Leonard Wood, Score
tary J~osephus Daniels, William Jen
nings Bryan, Lieutenant Colonel The,
odore Roosevelt, Governor Henry j.
Allen, Franklin K Lane. secretary OF
the interior: John Barrett. director
general OF. the Pan-American Union,
Henry p. Fletcher. United States am.
bassador 70 Mexico; FL Sr. d. Lie
Bonilla, Mexican ambassador at
Washington. and Chaplain Tiplady o;
the British army. These men viii
speak in the Coliseum during the
celebration.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20
NEW INTEREST IN
]. s. AFFAIRS BY
FOREIGN BORN
,.,o.tn WAR BROUGHT REALlzA-
ION OF THE GRANDEUR OF
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS.
1--we The STARS AND STRIPES
The Campaign Of Thrift Under Az.
spices Of Treasury Departme"
Vast Aid to Amerieanixation.

D,u,ns the war ordeal millions of
men women and children born abroad
have stood staunchly by the United
states. Their hearts, their service
and their dollars proved their loyalty
again and again. While sentimental
,vmpathy attached them to the soil Of
their nativity, they chung to the lam
where they had found the liberty OF
their dreams.
Another duty and another oppor-
unity has come to these foreign-bor
loyal millions to help uphold the gov
eminent Of freedom. The War Saw
n z Stamp Campaign this year al
tords a special chance for reiteration
Of patriotic sacrifice and service.
The participation Of the foreign
born in the nationwide purchase OF
these stamps has a special signifi-
canoe. Naturally the native should aid
his government, but the same aid by
the foreign-born means a double de-
votion to the Stars and Stripes In
that II requires the alien to tear
asunder the ties that bind him to his
native soil.
The son OF alien birth, through the
strength of every War Savings Stamp
purchased, becomes just as much an
integral part OF the national fabric as
the son of seven generations Of Amer
lean birth. He is woven into the ma
tionai texture so closely and strongly
that the completed product of the pa
triot loom reveals OF where the ma
tive strand begins and the foreign
ends. Every Wal Savings Stamp in
the progress of pu chase is another
movement of the governmental shut
tie in the hands Of the treasury weav-
er. Every alien-bo"n who buys his
stamp is of equal fabric strength to
his native-born brother.
The cost Of the new stamp ranges
from S4,12 in January to S4.23 in De
cember. The Government promises
TO pay S. for each stamp on January
!, 1894. This represents a return Of
1 per cent interest, compounded quar-
terly.
Governmental expenses and govern
mental obligations mount high even
though the clash of arms has ceased
abroad. There is a tremendous out
lay necessary for the transportation
Of hundreds of thousands Of troops
from France to the United States.
There are social and economic neceS
stiles at home requiring immense
sums. The sum to he raised from the
New War Stamp issue will be applied
toward meeting all these necessities.
The foreign born purchasers Of stamps
will give timely, loyal and efficient aid
to the Government of their adopted
land
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20
coliseum HAS LARGEST
STAGE IN The WORLD
Cro@1iHg Feature Of Methodist
Centenary Celebration

Columbus, O.-As the Coliseum is
the browning feature of the exposi'
ton grounds where the Methodist
Centenary celebration will be held
June 20 to July -, so it will house
a number of the GROWING features OF
that celebration.
Built originally by the state of Ohio
at a cost of a quarter of a million
dollars to house live stock exhibit
tons, it has been transformed by
liberal expenditures into II of the
fines auditoriums in America.
1t has been furnished with a $4,000
pipe organ.
1t has been fitted with the largest
stage in America
II has been reseated to accommo-
date 5000 spectators.
The stage will accommodate 1000
people.
The orchestra pit is arranged for
rs musicians.
The building is solid concrete, steel
and glass. and has extraordinary
acoustic properties.
In the building win be given the
daily presentation Of the pageant,
THE Wayfarer," with 1000 partici-
pants; the daily organ recital. peri.
sdic concerts By the symphony or.
shestxA, concerts BY. the trombone
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20
q Provjdent Janitor,

When George P. Adams, one of the
organizers for Missouri in the War
Savings Organizat'o IN, went to Mo,
berry TO organize War Savings socie.
ties he was discouraged when he
sought to create a society in n Of
he big shoe factories. Work had not
been steady, and the high cost of liv-
ing were Il given. But Adams
did not give up. He made a talk, the
society was organized. and a janitor
who was an Interested spectator
bought $500 worth of War Savings
Stamps on the spot.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20

choir of 100 pieces, lectures by Lowell
Thomas, distinguished traveller and
writer from the Holy Land, and other
events equally notable.
The architecture of the Coliseum
Is such that every person will have
an unobstructed view of what goes
on upon the stage. and can hear every
word spoken or note played or sung
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20

M~-e living. less shaving. This Il
thrift year. w
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20

Ole Sumseu ioaen Die alten
nidt perlahen; Die glume. Die ttdS
entiaItet, mie lauae miro lie rot olet'
knp
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20
6 m Il

Niebens ~ iir6ig. u:
sd miirbe SRI. Ytiiner germ bel.
raten. Siibid lit 'iie; MIR lit iie
mir 5u oumm."
g.: gu mlBt aneroings elmo ia.
ben, bic 8eritanb fir amei bot"
He n o m q 3abnar5t
(5u benz dneitliden Batientcn):
.Suben sic bod nur feline angit;
i'd periihere Shnen. bel mir iif's
eiu @enub. iih einen 2atn aieben
Al Iniieni"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20

r HE first Methodist Centenary Gel
i ebration dromedary has arrived
in Columbus, O., and has consented to
an interview. In fact, so softened
was his disposition by the familiar
e which greeted him in the
North Africa exhibit section at the
exposition grounds that he smilingly
consented to pose for a picture with
the reporter perched precariously o
his hump.
1--WE come a long distance to attend
the Centenary celebration, he stated,
land ! don't regret a mile Of it now
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20

that l have seen the preparations
being made for it at the exposition
grounds. This worlds missionary ex-
position is going to beat anything ]
have ever seen, and ! have seen many
things in my travels"
The dromedary is n of a number
Of animals who are arriving to take
part in the create Centenary celebra-
ton in Columbus. They will appear
in the exhibitions of foreign conn'
tries. and some absolutely safe cam
els and elephants will be ridden by
children who come "a the exposition
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-06-20

Nothing is final" said Napoleon.
after Jena. In days, Of prosperity In
5ure against EMERGENCIES. Buy imam
ciai safety with War Savings tSamps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28
MIR. Shorrock's s Letter

Editor Tho star; I appreciate the splri, in which
your article entitled -why7" the front page Of
The Star OF March IS written. think. however.
you have scarcely taken into the terrible
which devastated region OF France and Belgium
stln Is. l presume that the German prisoners TO
a large extent engaged 30 this reconstruction work.
and why prisoners held even In Eng.
land should rot be France TO complete
this work and TO complete In thoroiy
In connection. therefore. with your demand that
u. T. soldiers be returned home and not be keps
there for work Of this kind should be equal demand
that the work be done by German prisoners that
Belgium and France may be restored speedily
possible TO something like their normal condition.
We have fear very little idea OF the terrible
tion existing there and something OF necessity
be done. and to substantial extent 10 help In tho
work Of restoration. and should be ready 10 do
share Yours truly, r. SlIoRRoCK.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28
Mr.. Cartwrights Letter

4 Dear Editor: read your account of mothers
heart wounds and grief at sons pathetic plight
IN France
Detained a foreign land to build roads In the mud
and rain AZ soldiers pay Truly fearful price to
pay for place among the chosen OF nations man-
hood.
Does II to her and the nine hundred and
other weeping Seattle that their
er5ef looks n selfish II actually maudlin In
ne face OF those Of little wooden crosses over
~ hills OF France?
what must the ranks Of merely dead stand for In
- build roads only the mud and rain Is II nothing
- her.
Neither this woman.s son nor any woman's
vent 10 France to fight Germans alone lie went
oerve his country IL ehose-nos as he chose-and
to obey orders. And II entails building roads
- the mud and rain he might find encourage
ment In refecting upon the meaning. In terms of
other homes Of those Crosses"
: These fought their fight In time OF bitter fear
And died not knowing how the day had gone"
OF course he wants get back and out OF II. SO
~ the few hundred crooks" "unfitforfurtherm-
1nvyservce" men. OF little army who sailed from
~ English port last spring But the naughty Hun
beuke ard the boat turned around the second
Gay out and the went up the line" and most OF
them will come back
surely in its fight for Simon pure Americanism your
pubicnticn find more vital needs champion
than that OF the soldier vaiting TO home What
ohput the who already back7
don't believe IT, I don't believe there a thou
onnd mothers anguish their slav
Ing for France at thirty dollars month" Not with
million four hundred thousand sons Of France dead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28

women who bore the doughboys made OF better
stuff.
would like to tell such do feel like weeping OF
another mothers thoughts when shs told OF six
bonnie sons and good husband who had all merely
died" In the service of their country. They all
gone" she said. but I'm proud and somehow glad
for that Proud that had many to give and they
ready to For many the world
had TO out and defend them. and mine could
them. too"
Let us be big n the Of humanity and go
from such provincial seishness IL Is the stuff
that wars made OF
am. sir. one OF the scventy.five thousand.
PIE l.. CARTWRIGHT. EXC r.. +.
Note: Scventy-five thousand American boys were In
the various branches of the British forces prior to
Americas entering the war. according to estimates
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28
The Stars Reply

The Star appreciates the warm sentiment
for stricken France and Belgium which
prompts the above letters. 1t cannot, how
ever. agree with the conclusions Of the
writer's.
with all due respect to Private Cartwright
"a man who saw his duty early in the war
and did it promptly-we repeat his warning
AGAINST Selfish, if not actually maudlin"
role.
, zone million, four hundred thousand sons
OF France dead" noe are told.
Whose heart is so leaden that it CiU not
IN NTH sympathy?
They gaze their olI-FTGHTTNG against
a. enemy. They paid the supreme price to
protect their country against foreign
horde.
ssThese fought their fight to save the
honor Of France, and its national integrity,
and the safety of civilization.
And our Yanks went overseas to make the
same kind of fight, to make the same sac
rifi if need be.
,~T neither the dead who sleep in
.ers fields nor those who survived
khtmare Of war, offered to make
tllIBupreme sacrifice for anything less
glorious than their countrys safety and
honor.
They did not offer their youth, their
strength, their precious years-to build
roads in peace time at $50 month. Nor
Is it right for us to expect it of them.
We do not expect any such sacrifice of
kour men and women when we have work
TO do at the city hall for our city govern
ment, or at Olympia for our state govern
ment or at Washington, ID. c., for our ma
tional government.
No American Of sane mind would
think it right to conscriDt a million men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28
CITY TO TAKE
Line MONDAY
Traction Property win b
Turned Over at Midnight

Traction company properties
will be turned over 70 the city
government for municipal OpoFar
tion at midnight Monday.
This WAS the announcement
made by President A. w. Leour
ard, Of the Puget Sound Tr1e
tior, Light 4 Power Co. today.
"Only a few minor details OF the
negotiations remain. and they win -
cleared up this afternoon" Leonard
said.
A representative of the trustees Of
the corporation will arrive from Bon-
ton Saturday, with releases for the
property mortgages.
Signs Up Bonds
Acting Mayor w. ID. Lane viii
have the sl5,ooo.000 municipal bonds
all signed in the next "a hours, ready
to turn over in exchange for q bill of
sale.
The council yesterday AUTHORISED
Corporation Counsel Meier to sign =
stipulation to have the suprenno
court "remittitur.- legalizins ~&ho
transaction. Immediately hande4
down. thus clearing away all the ~
gal red tape entanglements.
Want 10 C0-operntc
superintendent Thomas Murphine.
OF the utilities. is ready to assume hiof
now responsibilities. An agreement
with the street ear mems union over
wage scales will be reached probably
late today.
I'VE want to cooperate with tho
city, and expect to settle our tliftoE<
ences in short order" said J. A. -
vens. business agaut TOR tho ~nlon r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28

TODAY to build roads in the United
States at even five times $50 month.
Such an idea would be abominable, for
eign to American ideals. Yet we have
permitted it in France.
Whatever our duty to rebuild France,
Belgium, or any other devastated country
may be, it is national duty 1t is not fair
to shift the entire burden of it upon the
shoulders Of our Yanks alone.
To do that is to be selfish" against our
Yanks and shows only "maudn sentiment"
toward France.
Surely our boys in France-and those in
American camps, too--are fully as much en-
titled now to pursue their individual careers
as are the $1-a-year men, who resigned after
the armistice was signed. More so, because
they had offered more to their country.
They are entitled to every consideration
possible-and The Star is pledged to do all
in it's power to be of service to them, and
to all who stood ready to die for America
The Star wants those who are already
back" employed at better jobs than they had
before. 1t wants them all granted bonus
to tide them over the period of readjust-
ment from military to civilian life. 1t has
championed and it will continue TO champion
every cause Of benefit to our service men.
That is why it cannot be content to
strive for better jobs only for the men
"who are already back" 1t is also
striving, and it will continue to strive,
for better jobs for the American boys
who are now in France, Shaving at $50
a month on purely civilian work.
The Star repeats it's demand:
OUR SOLDIERS IN EUROPE
MUST RE RETURNED HOME I'M
MEDIATELYs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28

COPENHAGEN. March 2s.--war
Minister Trotsky has announced in a
wireless statement that the soviet
revolution. In Galicia, Is gaining
headway, Vienna dispatch reported
today.
The uprising started in Drohobycz.
south OF Lemberg. the statement
said. and is spreading rapidly to the
surrounding districts. Polish troops
In Lemberg are alleged to have
Joined the revolution and declared n
general strike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28
Politicians Up in
Los Angeles Case

Los ANGELES, Cal. March 2s.--
Four prominent politicians were
called 10 appear before the county
grand jury today when the jury
resumed It's investigation of alleged
municipal graft which already has
resulted in the indictment of Mayor
+. T. Woodman.
They are Warren l.. Williams,
former city prosecutor; Owen Me-
Alecr. member of the board OF pub
lie works: Tom Hughes, former
campaign manager for Mayor
woodman. and william Humphreys,
said to be tho mayors close ad-
wiser.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-28
Wife Is Dead


SACRAMENTO. March 2s.-More
than l25 automobiles We're burned
and an automobile body factory and
two residences were completely de-
stroyed In 100000 blaze here early
today. Six fircmen we're injured, one
seriously. by falling walls and chin
neys.