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Societatea Romina de Ajutor
81 Cultura '1nvingcrca Rom6na''
din Flint, Mich. Convoaca pc toti
membri din loc u jur A lua parte
la sedinta lunara &c sd va tinea
in Z Nov. in Hala Clubului de
sub Nr. 2712 st. John Str. Gu
mai multe lucruri importante
din partea Societatii Aducem Ia
cunostinta tutulor membrilor de
"a adunarea din J. trecut. sc, san
hotarit. in 3 Oct. ridicind Gotta
lunara la $1.75. Asemenea s'au
ridicat 81 taxa de inscriere de
$3.50 la $500.
!. Tot odata adnfem Il cunos;
tinti tutulor snembrilor dcsprc
repartitia &c s'su hotSrit Ia
adunsrea gcnerala din ! Aug.
ca fie care men1bru s depuna
suma de $500 ajutorinta Societa-
tel 60. 81, poata achita rvpsrtitia
la uniune. Care pu va schita re.
partitia pima Ia II Novembrie
conform ststutului va Il suspen'
dat din socictatc.
Gu drasostc. .frSteasca rami,
mem salutindu-vs Ia numeic Soc
"Invingcrea Romina''.
vssils T1nxsoi presedinte.
Nick Cllugxr, secretar.
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lNsTllNTARE

Stunt rugati toti abonsntii
no3tri q observa urm&toare1e
regul la trimitsrea peDtra
schimbare de adres&:
/. So 50 scrie adresa veche
unde ia mers xiarul p adresa
unde So mutat.
2. La fiecare persoanx x
20 alAture m&rci do &c. 81 %
caute Cd nj sc dea numale stra-
del si al orasului correct
Cine nu observ& aceste ~
gull in xadar asteaptx q ! 20
schimbe adresa Cd nu se poate.
Administratia.
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CO n vOCAR {

Socictatea RoniinS de Ajutor
81 Cultura ''Armonia's din St.
Louis, Mo. Corvosc3 pc toti
mcanbrii sal de 4 lua partc la
adunarca General6 lunsf6 ce Sc
va tinea in 7 Nov. 1920 la orele
2 p. m. in Hals din . 84ea 81
Barry Str.
Fhatilor .membrii conform re-
gulamentului nou suntem strict
dcobligati de . ne achita Gotta
lunara in prima luna nainte de
expirare nu Sc mai permit res
tante, acei &C uor Il rcstsnti Gu
46 de zile 81 nu se vor prezenta
in prczcnta adunsrei spre a Sc
pune in regulS, Sc vor considera
de sine retrasi din Societate.
Tot Ia aceasta adnnare prin.
tre multele puncte &c avem de
rezolvst Va Fl 81 Dsfes de- sesms
q Petrecerii din - Oct.
In spersnM g .yon& q Gu toi'
prezenti, u as @d Zee dstoria
fsta de Socistats; Subsemn6m
.. =. - .4.t.A ~
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-11-01
IN1GoRACfNTAREA LUZ
MacSWINEY.

LONDRA, / Nov. = Terence
MacSwiney, a fost ingropat in
pcimitirul din Cork, alaturi de
MacCurtain, predecesorul lui Ia
postul de primar al oraSulu
Cork.
Soldatii englezi carl patru'
leaza pc strazile orasului Cork
salutat pc mort pc c7nd trecea
in mUlocul unui corp solid dc
irlandezi, din catedrala spre 10
cul vesniciei.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-11-01
LAPTEIE S'A EFTnIIT
Gu UN CENT.

Luni, laptele s'a eftinit GU un
cent la quart.
Uu quart de lapte sc vindea Gu
Is cent, acum Sc vinde Gu 15c.
Pretul la jumatatea de quart
ramine acelaS: 10 cent?.
Reducerea s'a facut la toti
consumatorii de catra Telling.
Belle Vernon Co.
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Societatea Romina de Ajutor
81 Cultura ''Negru Voda" din
McKees Rocks, Pa. Multamestc
tuturor participation carl ni-au
onorat Gu presenta d-nealor la
Petrecerea- din 2 Octom6rie 1920.
Multamnm membrilor din Wood
lawn, Pa. care au luat un numar
destul de frumos.
In special aducem multamita
tuturor donatorilor care au bine-
voit dona pentru fondul Socie-
tStii: loan Moldovan Gu sofia
de la flori $500; G. Serlanuti
$500; !. Rusu $500; Il. Herlei
800; A. Cornea $500; L. ORA
gos $1.OO; DR.. William $l.OO; N.
Andras $1.0O; l. Ferdela $1.0O;
n. 1oanes $l.OO; n. Tosca $1.0O;
A. Dana $l.00; La. Luca 800;
n. Iancu $l.OO; l. Samartincan
$l.O0; d. Se1'banut $l.O0; Z.
Radu $l.OO; p. Moga $1.OO; n.
Bucur $l.OO; 2. Suciu $1.OO; l.
Dragan $1.OO; I. Mihali $1.OO;
Y. Dudas $l.0O; A. .Allos $l.OO, !,
l.. Suciu $1.O0; L. Herman $1.O0 ;
n. Dudas $l.OO A. Manciulea $6 !;
|. Radu $1.O0; G. Boldea $1.O0;
z. Sirbu Jr. $l.OO; I. Birs $l.0O;
NJ. Dudas $1.O0; G. Curza $1.O0; ;
n. Faur $l.OO; u. Borcoman
$l.OO; NJ. Leicu $l.OO; NJ. Oncu
81. .0Q Qisby9fcaaim $l.OO; T. .Rusp
90; 4 4 'Morariu s$1.00; G. .Tetn
$l.Oo; !. !Crsioyean $l,oo; I. Di-
sasan 5Qs; l. Nuntean Soc; G.
risan Soc; n. Plaesi soc; s.
Bichis Soc; V. Parau soc; z.
Sirbu Lr. Soc; I. Nie1arH Soc; N.
Colceri Soc; l. Sulea soc; 1. To-
mes Soc.
nitrate .............. $3l9.lO
ESite 248.1O
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DARE DF sEAlGx 81 81
. HULTU1uTx PUBIIox,

Cluhul 'Dorobantul Romin.'
din Salem, Ohio avfnd o Petre-
cere dnpreunata Gu Dams IN
seara zilei de is Oct. La care ana
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VENT curat .......... $71.O0
Care suma sau adaugat la fon-
dull Societatii ''Negru voda".
In numele Soc. ''Negru Vodas.,
Laxar Drago6 presedinte.
]. 0rsiovean, sepretar.
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Ceya important. - Caut pc
Iosif Lmgu din com. Racovita
judetul Sibiu. Fratilor Racovi-
ceni va rog ami trimete adresa
D-voastra ca am ceva important
sd va scriu de acasa va rog tri-
meteti-mi adresa D-voastra cum
cetiti acestea rinduri pc adresa :
IOSIF CkBUNIA
P. Box o. 236 Universal Pa
(l3-5IA
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REGINA AH D..,4 1114 "a esan coTs4srrA Is N0vfmBRf
cuNosoUTA AANcx RolGNEAsoA224 a4th NEW YORK
SIFCA A I'll

avut I'M rczultat multamitor atit
din punct de vedere moral cit 81
material. Pc aceasta Gale aducem
cele mai calde multamiri tuturor
fratilor Romini carl pc hnga
tnhetul dc intrare mai contri-
butt 81 Gu suprasolviri 81 carl
sunt urmatorii:
George Urdea, presedinte $500
loan Dan, sccretar $500; Petru
Taflan, CAESAR 41.OO; George Bo-
dirnea, controlor $1.0O; loan n.
Cessna Gu sofia $1.00; George |.
Dan Gu sofia Soc; Ned Nedelca
Gu sofia $1.00; Niculae N. Cessna
$3.50; loan Antoine $500; loan
Faur, Warren, Ohio $500; Ste
fan Brutariu $500; I'm american
$1.OO; loan Seician $1.0O; Soc.
"Leul" $500.
nitrate in total ...... $19O.9l
| Este ..... 1O9.2l
| Vent curat ......... $S1.7O
: Sperind ca 81 pc viitor ne yeti
da tot sprijinul In numele Gu
bului ''Dorobantul Romdn'' din
Salem, Ohio.
i George 0rdea, presedinte.
loan Dan, secretar.
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Ultima 0Cdzie

Ca sd cumparati must de stru-
guri curat din California 81 Ohio
Gu pref eftin, sezonul G trecut.
Ofcrta speciala, Miercuri 3 Noe.
Sc reducere la gallon.
Preturile in curind sc ridica.
MOI vindem 81 str,lguri.
A. SCHWElTZ
1880 scovill Cleveland o.
(52-57).
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BRUTARIE uneltee framintato cupor bun
15xl7 pruginl Truck Ford pntru drbut; oate bune
condi bo faIte bunS asemeni in aceas loc de VIM
BUGG&lH q GROCERIE, toae uneltee precum 81
marfS A4a poste administrata sepsrat de aita d
pot ii u sanx Este seParit q
aceee in casele mele propri mai
a. le6 G1rte spatioasa pvni3 81 gara pentru M
masinf; ia proy1sute nsaate gas aerian eectrx
81 apx; u - dnchiriez lease (conrsc)
Doritorii sk D ressona in scris la: (185l5Novl
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CAJJTAM
Cal u

Loc ca borter la ori &c camp
sau la nina de carbune; copii nu
am. Scrieti
ALEXA BUNGAR
1896 Curtis Str. Akron, Ohio.
(53-54).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-04
Dorothy Dix Talks
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman writer.


Prisoners of Love-.
Z OF course fathers and mothers keep
their children prisoners thru love.
They know that there are dangers
beyond the prison walls. and that
their young ones are safe within. They
know that the road of life is rough
and full of pitfalls, and they cannot
bear that the little feet should STUN
Bile. and the little body be bruised by
falls and so they hold their children s
hands in theirs and will not let go.
What they forget is that we only
learn by experience. We only get
strength by exertion. We only de-
velop our judgment by using it. 1t is
only by falling and getting hurt that
a child learns to walk carefully. 1t
is only by standing alone that it learns
to take care of itself It is only by
making mistakes that it acquires wis
dom.
Better a thousand times to take the
knocks and bruises of life, to be
SCARED with them from head to foot,
than to have been kept in cotton
wool, protected from every rough
wind that blows, doomed to perpetual
babyhood by the over-love of foolish
parents Il is a luckier and a hap
pier faAe TO be a ragged newsboy, run
ming the streets and living by his wits.
than to be a rich boy. led by the
hand by adoring parents and never
permitted to cross the avenue alone
for fear of getting run over by milk
cart And the poor boy has better
chance in life of success.
Think of how few of the rich mems
sons you have known who have been
equal to carrying on their fathers
business. They had been the prison.
ers of love so long, that when their
jailer died they were like those cap
tives in the bastile who sat still in
their cells after the doors were flung
open, knowing not what move to
make, bewildered with a liberty they
did not know how to use.
And among the most pathetic pris-
oners of love are those victims to their
hearts and their consciences, who have
let their parents shut opportunity
away from them on the other side of
the wall. Mary had a most desirable
offer of marriage, but mother wept
and begged her not to leave her and
father, and Mary was too devoted a
daughter to buy her own happiness
by making her parents unhappy, so
she said goodby to love, and doomed
herself to lonely and purposeless old
maid
Tom had a splendid opportunity to
go into business but father couldn't
run the farm or the village store with
out him, so he stayed on, and is
drudging out his life for a pittance,
and nobody even pins a good conduct
fHeodi on rom S breast, LOT 1atner Is
so happy to have Tom always bound
to him, that he doesn't realize Tom
isn't equally hilarious about being
bound. For, after all. there is a diff
ference between being jailer and
prisoner. - ss.s-4.
/ Perhaps we are all prisoners of
love, for the sill<en cords of affection
bind us more securely than could iron
Bands. But. oh. dear and beloved
jailers, be mercifuI TO us. and some
time set the prison door aiar a little
so that we can see out to1freedom,
Let us sometimes walk around the
block without holding our hands,
Copyright. 1919. bv the Wheeler Syndicate
Incl
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ing operations show a proportionate
increase the number of permits issued
or buildings erected in 1919 was about
$4,000, which would cost about ST.
900. 900, 900. so that the record for
1919 was the highest yet reached in
the building industries in these cities
in both the number and the cost of
operations. The year of the next
highest record was 1916, when 347,761
operations were reported, which cost
$1,046,276,549. The average cost per
operation in the cities which have so
far reported for 1919 was s2.127 in
1918 and 1868 in 1919. These fig
ures represent an increase in cost of
little more than So per cent which ac-
counts in part for the higher cost of
rents.
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SLOWING DOWN.

The trend of opinion in business cir
cles recently appears to have under
gone a marked change. Predictions
of further advances in prices, which
so long have prevailed are giving place
to forecasts of early decline. When
the public was made to believe that
prices would go higher it bought fe-
verishly, at any price asked, and
bought much that it did not need.
Once convinced that prices are about
to fall it will wait and this very wait
ing will bring about the expected re-
suit. "It is obvious" says the Dry
Goods Economist, that people can
greatly reduce their consumption of
textiles without going quite naked,
and it is apparent, if present indica-
tons may be trusted, that the middle
class at least is becoming more and
more resolved to economic rigidly in
this respect. Highly paid labor may
still be in a position to spend extrava-
gently" it adds, but the time seems
to be very near when the further wage
demands, which are bound to be made
in many industries. will be fought to
a standstill by employers. The result
ing shutdown of plants and wide
spread unemployment of workers may
create a serious or even a dangerous
crisis in production and consumption,
and precipitate thu period of acute
industrial depression which is gener-
ally. conceded to be inevitable sooner
or later"
The prospect here held out is that
II the people do not stop buying at ex-'
travagant prices they may find them
selves out of work and out of funds
with which to buy even necessaries.
Apparently they are beginning to heed
the frequent warnings that have been
sounded
The Mechanics & Metals National
bank of the city of New York says in
its May letter:
For more than a year business has
been conducted in the United States
as if the purchasing power of the
American people were limitless. An
extravagant use of advanced wages,
the spending of savings accumulated
in liberty bonds, and a liberal use of
bank credit have contributed to this.
Many persons, having sold their lib
erty bonds or reached the end of their
credit facilities, and now finding their
income below expenditure, have been
compelled to curtail. In addition, the
growing protest and resistance on the
part of a large part of the public gen.
orally against high prices, and a wide
spread belief that lower prices instead
of higher prices are due, have acted
materially to alter the situation.
Bradstreet's index number shows that
since the general level of prices
reached its peak in February there
has been a decline. On February 1
the figure was 20.s69; on March 1,
20.795; on April /. 20.712.
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JUST FOLKS
THE REAL RICH.
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

THE
The hand which does no useful toll is very
soft and white
And on its fingers jewels CLEAN and
sparkle day and night.
But better far the weary hand, the cal
loused hand OF care.
For il has done moro lovely things than
idle hands can wear.
The painted cheeks of women fair who
meet at pleasures shrine
May never show the trace of tears or trou-
bles lasting line,
But sweeter far the gentle face which
wears the marks of woe.
For il has lived more loneliness than
pleasure can bestow-
The ripping voice of luxury is pleasant TO
the ear,
But selfishness is in its speech and It is
cold and drear,
But let me hear the words Of those who
live with common things,
For they've a knowledge of the world
which is denied to kings.
I've stood where all was gayety and watch
ed the idle hands
I've seen the women fair who wait on
fashions poor commands.
I've heard the empty words which pass in
pleasures brilliant scenes,
But only they are rich earth who know
what duty means
Copyright 1870 by Edgar A Guest
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EARNED OR UNEARNED INCOME.

The burden of war taxation should
be redistributed, says former Secretary
McAdoo, so that the men who earn
their incomes by the sweat of their
brows or with their brains. should
not be required to pay so heavy taxes
as those who live in idleness and draw
incomes from safe investments. "a
distinction should be made" he said,
between earned and unearned in
comes"
Others have said the same thing.
but congress gives no heed to the sug-
gestion. This announcement of the
former secretary may account in some
measure for his apparent popularity
among his fellow Democrats. How
ever this may be. he is right and
Henry Clay said it is better to be right
than to be president.
There is a definite distinction be-
tween the idle rich. the non-produc-
tive rich, the do-nothing rich. and the
men who employ workers, assume the
risks of industry, run the hazards of
Bolshevism. take the chances on lean
years and bad business and withal use
their money and their brains in pro-
ductive industry. The first is an alb
sorber of the fruits of others toll
The other is a producer. an element
and factor in the progress of the
world.
And there is a wide difference be-
tween the rich idler who clips coupons
from bonds and tho man who earns
his income by the sweat of his brow
or the struggle of his brain. One is an
unearned income, the other a hard
earned income.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE.

Yestidday I saw Mr.. Lewis on the
street and he gave me a raped up
box to take home to pop. WITCH
started to. and some Of the fellows
was playing a game of marbles in the
next block, and l put the raped up
box on somebody's frunt steps and got
in the game on account of me having
marbles, witch in about 20 minnits
dident have eny and kepp on going
home. and after suppir pop sed to ma.
Mother, did Lewis stop heer today
with a packidge for me? And ma sed.
No, and pop sed. Confownd it. not a
thing to smoak and L jest had my
mouth all set for one of those segars.
waite till I see Lewis tomorrow. Ill
ball him out good and proper. wait till
l get hold of him. that's all.
Me thinking. Gosh. G, l bet.that was
the box. Meening the raped up one.
and 1 sed. Maybe it wasent his fault.
pop maybe he lost them or something.
Who asked you for eny foolish con-
ISOLATION? sed pop, and sed, Well,
maybe he started to bring them. pop.
and maybe something happened to
them on the way, maybe.
Stop tawking like fish out of wat
tir, wat do you Suppose could poser
bly, have happened to them? sed pop
and | sed. Maybe he gave them to
somebody to take home. sutch as me.
and maybe I left them "n somebody's
frunt steps vile 1 played marbles and
then forgot them. Wich pop jest
stared at me as If he didcnt know
who was dreeming. him or me. and
sed, Shall 1 run down now, pop. and
see If they're still there?
You bring those segars to me inside
of 20 minnits or take the conse-
uuentses. sed pop. WITCH ! Quirk ran
down to the place and nuthing wasent
there but the bare frunt steps and I
rang the bell and a lady came to the
door and l asked her if enybody had
saw raped up box. and she sed, My.
goodniss, my husbind wont be pleaseI
at all, he was hoping nobody would
come for those segars and he's
smoaked 2 allreddy. And she brawt
out the box with segars out, and pop
was so glad to get the rest he never
sed enything about the 2. so I dident
haff to take eny consequences.
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Earned
READY FOR COMPANY.
CHAPTER %.

Until we were settled I hadn't a
moment to think or regret what l had
done. Madame had been, as I-knew
she would be, furious at my desertion.
She had offered me a substantial in
crease If l would reconsider and come
back to her. 1 had refused and had
also failed to mention it to Robert. It
might discourage him if he knew of
the offer
had drawn what little money I had
saved to furnish our new flat We
really looked very nice when it was in
order.
You'd make a home out of a pack
ing box, Gerry. Any one with such
good taste can do so much with such
little money" I had told him what
had spent.
I had bought only the simplest
things, but substantial. I had made
dainty muslin and cretonne curtains,
bed covers. and so forth. The few
things We had when in the boarding
house helped-the chair Mary had
given US, my lovely lamp, cushions and
so forth, which had not been extrav-
agances when I was earning but
which l would not have felt justified
in buying under the circumstances.
When it was as perfect as I could
make it. I said to Robert:
when shall we have our house
warming?"
Should we have one. Gerry? Aren't
you too tired doing all this?" His
gaze swept the apartment so happily
that | felt a lump in my throat Ever
since we had moved in. the lump had
been often there. Robert was so boy
ishly. so almo~t pitfully happy
OF course We will have one. siIlyi
Wen have the Weeds and the Muir
phys, Mary and Gardner. It's a good
thing we don't have a wider acquaint-
ance. Some one would have to be
Sighted if We did. Eight people will
crowd us enough"
"Oh, the boys and girls won't mind
crowding. And Gerry, We don't want
to know too many people-just those
we have. They are the right kind"
Just to try him / said: ITS too bad
we can't have Marion"
wen have her some other time.
Well ask her and that young cub
brother of hers to dinner. I really
owe her a lot of dinners. Gerry"
He had spoken again of Marion just
as he might of any one whom : hs
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could not speak to a girl who comes
from such a family as 1 did.
1 cannot help what my father ana
mother were. / have to work and
support myself and pay board and do
the homework besides. Do you think
this is right?
am engaged to a young man of
TWENTY-FIVE who is very kind to me
and understands my troubles Do
YOU think if he really loved me he
would marry me now? 1 love him
with all my heart. I sometimes think
1 will run away or take my life.
THANK YOU.
State your case to the judge of the
probate court. He will help you TO
locate your father and If possible to
learn the details of your early life.
He will also do his best to improve
your present circumstances.
You are so very young that your
fiance could not marry you without
the consent of your guardian. Prob
ably he feels that he not financially
able to do so with the present high
cost of living.
Keep n brave heart and trust that
you are passing thru the darkest
period of your life. When you are
eighteen you will have your freedom;
il you use discretion and do not sacri-
flee character for pleasure of the mo-
ment, you will find happiness for your
self
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Reports from all parts of the coun-
try show business strong and active,
with pessimistic stories largely dis
counted. says Henry Clews's Finan-
cial Review. Manufacturing was
never more active, it says, many plants
approaching 100 per cent capacity,
and prosperity being widespread. The
fact that goods are nowhere accumu-
lated in any considerable amount is
offered as the answer to the sugges-
tons that a setback is likely to come
at an early date. Difficulty in get
ting supplies of raw materials is more
likely to be the cause of trouble, and
the shortage of labor, particularly on
the farm, tends to cause we'll ground
ed fear of further advances in prices.
The general price level, however, is
reported tolerably stable, but little ad-
vance being shown during the past
month either by the figures OF the bu-
reau of labor or by those of private
market observers.