The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-06-05
Ren,mption q tradinr IN nfl commodi-

>~ss Att6 49, e&6Oe ~ S(RAAS ~
Mason, OF Pittsburgh. In his address an
president of the National Association of
Manufacturers Wheat $2.26 a bushel-
the federal guaranteed price-is the pes
on which the fabric OF the high cost or
living is hung, he asserted.
When the John Fritz medal was pre-
scented to General Cocktails last week as
the builder of h mann canal. the gem
eral said: The man to whom we really
owe this Panama canal, and without
whom II would not exist today, Ia Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He had the courage and
the foresight to reject the majority re-
port Of engineers, and advocate to con-
gress thee construction Of . lock type
canal
Pacific coast shipping interests win
Chairman Hurley. OF the shipping board.
IN favor OF a return to private ownership
OF the mechart marine. without private
successfully after world trade" said Capt
Robert Dollar. Government ownership
won't do. Rates cannot be raised when
we are competing In foreign markets"
DIES MQINESTMaj. A.eC. Fraser, Of
the vice invertebrates bureau at washing
ton, arrived In L34s Mcines yesterday aft
srnoon for q second Investigation OF vice
conditions here. Major Fraser. who two
weeks ago declared that conditions In
Des Moine were rotten" would make
w " ~ pAS6SsA rH# ~
A study VI the reports Of London's re-
>cruiting medical boards reveals surpris-
ing fact. Out OF every nine men exam
lined, three were At for military service;
two were more or less unfit, but able TO
serve at specified things; four were
wrecks OF some sort, most Of II prevent
able. The totally incapacitated were 10
per cent.
The killing OF little Vincent Wash Nc
Lean last week has revived interest In
the fact that his family possesses The
famous Hope diamond" OF sinister his
tory, The sultan Of Turkey once owned
u. but believing IL a stone OF III omen,
sold II. Its value is estimated at from
SiS0 700 TO $500. 00o.
ter council. which, however, has decided
20 allow jazz dancing In the public parks.
Half to three quarters Of q billion dol
lars has been voted or appropriated in
the United States FOR road building this
year. Never in thu history Of the world
has a nation set aside SO large a sum for
o building before,
President Wilson has ordered the rlat-
est clip Of wool from the White House
flock OF sheep sold for the benefit OF the
Salvation Army's s13, 600. 900 drive. There
are 81 pounds OF wool from the backs OF
the -Shropshires which Craze on the
White House lawn, ready for the auc-
tioneer .-
One OF tie largest taxi companies in
New York city has declared that II will
employ as chaueffeurs only discharged
soldiers, and only wounded soldiers in
clerical positions. AS a result, IS women
nov employed in the offices are to be
discharged. -
In cooperation with the Rockefeller
foundation the Panama canal health de-
partment will undertake to vaccinate pas
sengers for South and Central American
ports where fever is epidemic. Particular
attention Is to be paid to making persons
immune to yellow fever.
The American military authorities in
Coblens are permitting a certain amount
OF commen on the peace terms by the
newspapers there. The Volks Zeitung,
after dwelling upon the severity Of the
terms, Gays: And get the dangers of re-
jecting the terms should not be under
estimated"
A very dead whale on a beach near
San Francisco has been proving a seri-
ons embarrassment to that city.
Representative Mansfield, democrat, Ct
Texas. has introduced a bill for 1-cent
letter postage and increased charges on
advertising sections Of publications IN
der the zone law. .
Wksn ne returns to America President
Wilson plans to make {. definite and
public announcement that under no cir.
cumstances will he be O candidate for
reelection, says a dispatch to the Las
Angeles Times. 50.
The biggest saloon in the world until
midnight last night, was located at
Bridgeport, Ohio. II was owned by jam
Hei Ungerleiber and employed ~ bar
tenders and clerks. For the past four
years il has sold an average of 40, 0oo
drinks q day. I'D
Creation Of a department of education
with a cabinet officer at the head and
proposals nal 500, SOC, 900 be appropri-
ated for combating illiteracy and for
Atnericanization, is proposed by Itepre-
sentative .Towuer, of Iowa.
According TO information sent &, the
United States z Department of Labor
Cleveland has set aside $4,000 for the
purpose OF providing recreation ~centers
when the city goes dry.
London is reported to have decree 4 the
colored dress suit for men. They will
be in dark blue, dark purple, chocolate,
and possibly sky biue Popular dark blue
ones have black silk lapels and black silk
buttons.
Japan Is making a determined eff ort
What support bolshevism has obtained
r. aacribed by Secretary Wilson to the
mistaken belief that IL is democratic"
ttF 1JOEb AUleT1chn trace, ACCORDING 10
Information received in Washington.
The overseas replacement depot is re-
ceiviaS men for the service in large Mum
hers, AMI at the rate they are coming
row IT will not take long for the desired
81. oe' troops to be sent to rance. Most
ot the r~ccrSljss are very young.
Soldiers who faiLto pay their premiums
or government insurance after discharge,
~tn be given n nine months period III
which their policies may be reinstate I
under q new war risk bureau riding d
Regular army enlistments since the |
afmistice have totaIled roughly 30. 600.
Enlist ,nents FOR three years have been in
the majority. 1857 as against ;4.S7o fos
one yesr.
A number Of the big country estatet
with which England abounds are going
under the aucti0neer's BANNER. One ad.
Vertiserneft of a country house for saIs
says the house contains 60 bedrooms.
RE American Irish delegation which
has just returned to Paris, claims. that Its
visit 20 Ireland has ''been productive OF \
she most important results" /
ri honorary degree o. doctor Of laws |
has been conferred on Cen. John j. Per- I
shing by the University Of st Andrews J
the oldest university in Scotland. i
\
n British postoffjce, in spite OF war. !
time conditions, reports a profit in Isl, l