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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-08-11

The sAvanCo n railroad rates
jast authovxsd by the Interstate
Commerce Com mission In going
70 cost the people something like
one and = half billion dollars .
year while they remain In force.
OF this amount some e6O0, 900.
OOO 70 70 the railroad employees
ie wage advances and shs rest
goes 70 the rsilvosas for i'm.
provsments and earnipgs on cap
ital, except about 100000. .000
which the govsrnoeut itself
takes in additional taxes on the
inc reased railroad earnings, TO
which item we will revert again
farther along. The great siKui.
hcance OF this heavy additional
burden upon the eonsumer-for
that it is where it ultimately
falls-lies in the fact that it ia
levied to relieve the alleged
pressing requirements Of specinl
class interests, and it is levied
upon all the people, including
many clssses who are assumed
as equal under the fundamental
Law OF the land with airy other.
and yet have no recourse under
this process to similarly relieve
the pressure Of their own necss-
sites. 1t may be that the func
tions performed BY these speci-
ally favored classes must be
guarded in their service for the
welfare of the whole com munity,
the logic Of this is just AZ force
able applied to other funcsionina
classes Of equal or even greater
i'm portance. The life Of the ma
ton depends to = greater
extent upoa the continued oper
atoms of the farmer. for in
stance. than spon the operation
Of the railroads, but while We
see the government just now
authorizing a heavy rate increase
for the welfare Of the raiIroae
capitalist and employe, it TOOK
no step 10 prevent coinciden'
decline Of a dollar q bushel il
the price of wheat. We do not
protest against the railroad rate
increase: we merely argue tha.
itihe government in going in for
socialism and guaranteeing q
living must. TO make its success,
include all classes. Mea1whil.
we cannot hut wonder how mucls
longer il will bc before the big
explosion comes from the great
mass OF the people against this
preferential socialism. In re
gard TO the one hundred million
dollars the government takes as
ito share OF this raid upon our
pockets, We have the proof thai
no matter how heavy our bur
dens. the party in power has
little interest in cutting down
it's exossses in throwing away
the money il gathers in taxes.
II never haa enough,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-08-11

Three newspaper men nave
been nominated for President
this year. Time we were getting
our reward.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-08-11

Columbus. Ol--Havyy C. Crsnkshsw,
a Kansas CITY salesman. snsi Becnts
1. Cxsnkxss.w IT Csalnnh9s, have swscW
hssrn married ard divorced Thes
have tass detained their third mar
rtxSs tsecss<e.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-08-11

Governor Gardner, II appears,
has been pArdoning and paroling
murdarers and criminals from
the penitentiary about N fast rs
the criminal courts are sending
them there, which may account
in a largo degree for the spread
Of the crime wave in Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-08-11

The Wilson administration is
cahoots with the prof,eers. il
needs the divvy it gets.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-08-11

The Repu biiean candidate for
president will lure no votes with
the whiskey bottle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28

sought through the medium Of a cam.
paign or an intensive drive, but will
he obtained through the individual ef-
forts of the librarians, library trustees
and friends Of libraries. The Amer
lean Library Association will bend
every effort to bring about the ma
tion-wlde adoption Of each Of the
cardinal points in the Program, which
includes the extension Of the county H.
brary Sytem and the establishment Of
more Industrial and business libraries.
1t now has in operation book service
to the United States Merchant Marine,
Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service and
hospitals of the United States Public
Health Service. The needs Of the
$4,000 blind persons In the United
States will be cared for At present
the number of books available is woe
fully inadequate. This will be rene
died and the joys Of good literature
will be brought into lives that are
darkened by a veil which will never
be raised by any other method.
Not all the work of Americanization
lies In the great centers Of population.
Great sections Of the country where in
dustry Is carried on by foreign work
ers do not know public library service.
There are important mining states
where less than a score of libraries
exist. One mining state has but two
public Libraries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28
BAPT|STS LAUNCH
BIGGER PROGRAM
$1oo,ooo,ooO IN SUBSCRIPTIONS AND
$2o,ooo,oo0 IN CASH BY MAY 1
is NEW AIM SET.
WILL SEEK SOULS, ALSO
EVangeIistic Campaign Calculated To
Reach Thousands of Unsaved Per-
sons is Announced For March
and April of This Year.

Now that the subscriptions to the
Baptist rs Million Campaign have
passed the $9O,OOO,OOO mark, leaders
IN all the states composing the terri,
tory Of the Southern Baptist Conven.
ton have resolved to place this sum at
$1OO,OOO,O0O by the meeting of the Con.
vention at Washington early in May.
1t is also planned to bring the total of
cash offerings by that time to $40, 0O0,.
200. The convention at Washington
Will be the seventy-fifth session of that
body and it is deemed appropriate to
celebrate the diamond Jubilee of the
organization with an enlarged sub
scription and cash sum with which to
carry forward the missionary, educa.
tional and benevolent work fostered
by the convention in all parts of the
world.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28
LIBRARIANS JOIN
FIGHT ON UNREST
American Library Association In.
augurateS Nationwide Books
for Everybodyw Movement.
WILL AID FOREIGN BORN.
Social Problems Can Be Solved
by Teaching American Ideals
and Traditions.
WILL AID FOREIGN BORN.

The spirit of unrest that has been
sweeping the country indicates that
the foreign born, who have hocked to
the United States from every corner Of
the globe have not been given the
proper help and encouragement, In the
opinion of the 1000 librarians who
make up the American Library Associ-
alton and who are now enlisted in
Books for Everybody" movement.
The effort Is concerted movement
to carry out the Enlarged Program
which the association has adopted.
There are approximately fifteen mil
lions of foreign born in the United
States and Of this number six millions
do not read or speak the English lam
guage. One phase Of the Enlarged
Program will be to bring the publisher
and translator together with the view
Of furnishing the proper books In SUI
Hcient numbers to carry the message
Of American ideals and traditions to
this vast army Of uniformed peo-
pie. They have been largely dependent
upon the foreign press for their writ
ten messages. Many men who live
with their fingers on the pulse Of cur.
rent events are firmly convinced that
sound foundation in Americanism
can be easily built among the foreign
born if the proper literature is placed
within their reach in a language they
can understand.
No Drive TO Be Held.
In order to carry out the Enlarged
Program two million dollars will be
required. This money will not be
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28

This additional sum will be sought
from churches which did not have {
part in the original campaign, from
members OF churches who did not sub
scribe then and from other persons whC
made subscriptions in the fall but who
feel disposed to increase their sub
scriptions now. This effort for in
creased funds will be made during the
last week in April so that everything
can be completed before the convention
meets in Washington May u.
Returns BY the States.
The reports on the original drive for
funds in the rs Million Campaign to
date, as made by the several states
follow: Alabama, $4,1OO,00O; Arkan,
sas. S2,265,OO0; District of Columbia
$25O,OOO; Florida, $1,S7O,S92; Georgia
$1O,1OO,OO0; Southern Illinois, $3.50, 7O4;
Kentucky, $7,167713; Louisiana. So.
$4,000; Maryland, 1907, 100; Missis.
sippi, $4,144,902; Missouri, S2.O62. sos,
New Mexico, $732,260; North Carolina.
$I25O,OOO; Oklahoma, $3,2OO,OOO; South
Carolina, $7554,772; Tennessee, S..
100000; Texas, $16,56O,OOO; Virginia,
$S,29S,4SS. Returns from the foreign
mission fields and other sources not
included in the above bring the total
subscriptions beyond 39O,OOOOOO.
This vast sum Of money was raised
at total expense of three-quarters of
one per cent, making this probably the
most economically conducted campaign
in the history of the country
Plan EVanselistic Campaign.
Prior to this effort for additional
subscriptions and cash, however, a
South-wide campaign of evangelism,
stewardship and emphasis upon the
fundamental doctrines Of religion is
planned for the month OF March and
the first three weeks in April, when
the churches will employ their organ.
lied forces in seeking to win to Christ
many thousands OF the 10000, 900 people
within the territory of the Southern
Baptist Convention who are not affil.
lated with any church A day of pray.
er in behalf of the success of every
item on the Baptist program for the
spring and summer of 1920 has been
set apart. Many of the states have al
ready got their evangelistic campaigns
well under way.
In the hope Of arousing as large in.
terest as possible, city-wide, county.
wide and assoCiational campaigns of
soul.winning have been planned in
many places. In other places, espe.
cially the rural districts, where the
summer months are considered more
desirable for evangelistic work. the
special program will be deferred until
July and August. This will make it
possible for city pastors to aid the
rural pastors and thus double the evan
gelistic force Of the denomination.
The program of evangelism, steward
ship and emphasis upon the fundamen.
tai doctrines Of religion is calculated
to conserve the victory achieved in the
campaign for funds. DR.; George W.
Truett, pastor of the First Baptist
Church at Dallas, Tex, is chairman of
the campaign commission, while DR..
L. r. Scarborough continues in the ca.
Daeity Of general director
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28

The First Aid Department of the
Gulf Division American Red Cross has
had very active summer. Over $500
people studied first aid in classes con,
Quoted throughout the states of Ala
bama, Louisiana and Mississippi
About 5000 teachers received first aid
instruction in Summer Normals, and
this instruction will be passed on tc
the students of over 500 High Schools
in the Division.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-28

During the past two years, Red
Cross Canteens in all of the principal
cities have supplied food to all men
aboard troop trains. The following
figures which are for the New Orleans
Canteen only, show the extent of the
work done: 2S,S15 meals were served
at the Canteen; 1854 meals were
served at railroad stations, and LAG
special meals were prepared for sick
and wounded men. the total being g.,
sos meals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02
Real Estate
a cfiVities In.
Capital City

Fourteen loans made this week by
the Capitol Building & Loan Associa-
ton, according to J. L. Hersh, secre-
tary. amounted to $21, 800.
Notwithstandin the fact that Henry
Ford started a reduction in prices
Hersh points out that this has not yet
effected real estate. Hersh speaks as
follows regarding his belief of the
foregoing statement.
There is no chance for labor to re-
duce the scale on working hours and
tho working scale has increased from
IS to BIN cents per hour. This makes
a material advance in the cost of a
house. Ff~
s+'Lufnber advanced from $25 pre-
war prices to SIS and as there has al
ready been reduction in lumber
down to about $65 per Thousand, lun1-
Der must reduce sufficient or down to
at 1east~$30 or $35 per thousand before
the present prices OF real estate will De
affected or new property be built for
anything near what the present built
house is selling for. In fact lumber
will have. to drop not only rs per cent
hut will have to drop $50 on the thou
sand before building will be COM
Tenced or an individual can afford to
build houses for rent or sale to COM
pete with the present houses on the
market. There is nothing in sight to
indicate that lumber will reduce this
much. Twenty-Five per cent would
only mean about a ST drop, which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02

would still leave lumber selling at $48,
or $13 above the price Of January L.
1919. Some people state that If Ium-
Der would take a 25 per cent drop
that this would tend to increase build
ing at once. We doSnot agree on the
matter hut peopIe are waiting until
prices have reached the bottom. The
bottom, we do not know where it is.
But when lumber reaches the bottom,
it will then begin on an upward scale
and when the upward tendency be-
gins then buying wiliIbegin in order
to get the material on the low mar
ket.
This will not only be -demonstrat-
ed in lumber but is going to be dom
onstrated in other articles. It has
are coming down. The reverse is the
situation of rents. as they are going up,
and supplies and demands govern this
to an extent, and so long as indiyid-
uals win come into q. real estate office
and offeraa $25 premium to find him
bid for apartments or houses that will
be for rent and upon which leases can
be given, rents will not reduce.
During the last week we have had
at least fifty calls inQuiring for some
I thing to rent. The market is growing
scarcer and there is nothing to be had
for rent. las
Instead of the public sitting Back
and stating that prices are coming
down and rents coming down, It would
be we'll for them, to get their own
homes and pay monthly on a building
and loan plan whereby they know
their interest Is reducing monthly on
the amount they borrowed. This Is
the one and only way for the public
| to meet the rent proposition"
- a&e -e- r. :
] E. C. seger. Realtor. has returned
from a quarterly meeting sof the ex-
ecutfve committee OF the National AS
last week at Denver. He reports q
large ATTENDANCE OF the committee
ana some important resolutions and
plans adopted At the meeting of the
Topeka board next Tuesday he will
tell some of the outstanding business
transacted.
Mr.. r. B. Kane, accompanied by his
wife, also attended the meeting at
Denver, and AHBobi' will be able to
tell how the Denver Realtors do bust
ness. --.H iG-3 - e ~ T.
A fine trip is reported by Seger' and
Kane. and some trips ana ENTERTAIN.
ments put on by the Denver and Colo
RADIO Springs boards must have been
pretty strong for our fellows. They
say they can't begin to tell all about
it n - 49, -
Our board, in addition to being the
baby board" at the Kansas City con.
vention last June, lis called upon te
finnish help in organizing additional
boards In Kansas. At Denver, yiet
President McNehys of Dallas, Tex, ir
charge Of six states of which Eansa.
Is one, appointed E. G.. Seger, Regional
director Tor Kansas, and at a meeting
held at kansas City Tuesday after,
noon, plans were laid for orga flizatfof
work to start off at onces Seger VIII
have able assistance from the KAnsa.
City board In helping organize the
various boards III Kansas. Salina i.
the first one to ask for help, and It i.
planned to start the good work there
nexk.w week. war y 20
K banquet was given at Hote
Muehlebach Tueaday. evening by tn,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02

The building at 332 Kansas avenue
was sold this week for 81 1000 by the
Topeka Mortgage company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02

what it means It was evidently q
contradiction Of the word real estate.
So 1 cast about in my mind for a
similar title that might be manufac-
tured and 1t seemed to me the word
'reaiAor,. two syllables accented on the
first, would be a word that might be
used in this connection"
Resolutions were passed at a con-
ventfon in New Orleans adopting the
word "reaItor'' to signify an active
member OF the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, of which the To-
peka board is a member, and its MEM
bers Realtors
In the controversy over the use of
the word in Minneapolis. the Minneap-
oils board stated, shat the word
'realtor' had been coined by member
of the Minneapolis board, given to
that board, and also to the national
board; that the word had never been
used prior to its coinage; that the
word had been defined TO mean an
active member Of che National Asso-
clifton of Real Estate Boards; and that
this definition had been incorporated
in the constitution of the national as
ISOLATION: that the national associa-
ton issues a license to the members of
it's constituent boards to<use the word
'realtors and that the privilege is val
liable, and also that the application
Of the word to such as are not mem
DerS Is unlawful lnteT1cTeIICe With lHe
rights Of the members and a fraudu-
lent statement OF things not true.
At Minneapolis the court found:
"That the plaintiffs are entitled to
grant to their associate members, the
exclusive right to the use of the word
| realtors and that no other persons,
firms, or corporations are entitled to
use the. said term save only such as
may be authorized to do so by the
plaintiff National Association of Real
Estate Boards and its associate mem
bers."
~ ts 'G -
| The building at 332 Kansas avenue
was sold this week for $4,000 by the
Topeka Mortgage company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02
Bungalows
t~l
. Garfield , Ave.

Five r. and rglassed In sleeping
porch. fully modern, living room
across the front. built-ins. fine
basement with laundry. garage
for 2 cars. Price, $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02
Topeka Ave.

Seven r. and glassed-in sip.
porch; living room. 1891; bed
room and bath down. Iavatory
and. 8 large bedrooms up. fin
ished in white enamel. 2>fuil
tots, cistern and garage. Price,
1880.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02

Then with this ncst egg and
our loan. you can buy the home. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02
FILLMORE

= Seven rooms. modern, Sleep
Ing porch, rooms down. fin
lshed IN oak. 8 bedrooms and
bath up. East front. alt in fine
condition. not, old. This will
aot be on the market long at
$3.50.
Evening star., 1920-08-25

two weeks Chesapeake and Ohio
convertible Ans were stronger at 70.
the Rock Island refundings got up
above 66, the Baltimore and Ohio re-
funding Is made q new high at 66A.
Foreign governments were barely
changed at all. The Belgian TINS. the
United Kingdom issues, the French
city bonds and the rest were all sub
stantially the same as yesterday. Lib
erty bonds were up a trif1e.
Evening star., 1920-08-25

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
Eggs-Strictly fresh. 55; average re-
ceipts, 53a54; southern, 81.
Live Poultry-Roosters. per lb.. %;
turkeys. per lb.. 38a43; chickens
spring. per lb.. 3Sa40; hens. per h., S5a
30; keats, young. each. 50a60.
Dressed PouItry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per h.. 46a4S; hens. per h..
80; roosters. per lb.. rs: turkeys. per
h.. 45a50.
LIVE stock-caives. per lb.. Is; lambs.
11a13; sheep. 5a6.
Green Fruits-Apples, per Dbl. 3.ooa
$50: per basket, 75a250; California
lemons. per box. 3ooa3.5o: pineapples.
B.00aS: 90: California oranges. 6.00a7. so;
grapefruit, 6.00a700: peaches. per crate.
IL 50a3 so; grapes, per crate, Niagara,
s.50a3.5 50; Delaware. 2.50a4.0o; black,
2.50a3.25.
Observation-Disclosures. No. /, per Dbl.
4.50a5.00 do, No. 2, 2.50a30 90; sweet
potatoes. per bbL. 7.ooas.oo: string
beans. per basket. 1.ooa1.5o; per bbl;.
cabbage. per bbl.. 75a1.00; beets. nearby,
per 100. 2.00a4. 90: lettuce. nearby. per
crate. 50aL00: lettuce, New York. per
crate. 1.o0a1.5o; celery. per doz.. 5oa
1.25; ronnaine lettuce. 1.00a1.25; squash.
per crate, 4oa5o; spinach, per bbl. 1.oOa
1.50; peppers. per basket. 40a5o: toma-
toes. per box: 25a75; onions n.n ~ per crate ate
ket: cantaloupes. nearby. 50a1.50 per
crate: California, 2.50a3.o0 per crate;
sugar corn. 10a20 per doz.; lima beans
20a25 per qt
Evening star., 1920-08-25
TOP CATTLE ADVANCE
| TO HIGH POINT FOR YEAR

CHICAGO. Union Stock Yards, Au-
gust Is (SpeciaD.-Top cattle went to
the high point for the year today. when
sold at $3.50. against a previous top
at $3.50. Sellers do not look for, any
decline in values for the few strict
ly prime steers in the near future.
There are two good reasons why. The
supply of that class of stun is said
to be held by strong hands in the
country.
This is the most apparent reason for
expecting values to hold. but few
high priced lots are handy to have
so that top figures can be used
against any possible argument for
lower meat values to the consumer. II
the poor fellow can be made to think
that he is eating stuff that costs
will not look so bad. and then regu-
lar steers can have reason to feel
proud over their improved class.
Receipts Of live stock were esti-
mated at 5000 cattle, 10000 hogs. 49,
900 sheep and 2.008 calves
higher. while medium and palmer
sorts also had a good and fully steady
market. YearIings made $3.50. Cove
and heifers found q good outlet Al
strong levels. Calves were up "a
cents, with choice vealers to small
Killers at $lo.So, "nlIc pdChcIc pNio
SIG for big lots.
Hogs sold loa25 cents lower. and
rough packing grades suffered most
Top butchers went at 1885 early In
the day. but $15.25 took the best late
in the session. Most of the packing
hogs sold at $13.b0a$14. Pigs were
down 25 cents, with best lots at 81 IA
$3.50.
Lambs sold at $14 for the best west.
erns. while top natives made $3.50
The market was generally strong tc
rs cents higher. Feeding lambs al
$13 were also higher. Aged mutton
sold we'll at values that were strong
to 26 cents better. -,4.
Receipts Of live stock for the week
thus far stand-a9.290 cattle, 78,2of
hogs, 53,417 sheep. against 38,6S3 cat
tie. 65.725 hogs. 1888 sheep the sams
period last week. and 50.6S7 cattle
81. .695 hogs, 122,276 sheep the CORE
spending week last year.
Evening star., 1920-08-25
INDEPENDENT OILS ARE
FEATURE OF CURB LIST

NEW YORK, August o5.-There
was continued Improvement in trading =
conditions in the outside market today,
with most interest naturally attached
to the broader market for Independent
oil stocks, many issues in that group
moving pronounced strength and max
ing substantial gains. These issues,
which had been in steady supply for IA
long time, and in many cases been
forced to unreasonably low levels in
view of their known production and
earning power. and it required only a
cessation of this pressure to cause d
generally higher market level.
The Homer field stocks were among
the most prominent in this group.
Simms Petroleum moving up over two
points on large trading, and there was
an advance of over one point in White
Oil. in which dealings were also on a
large scale.
Candy Shares Steady.
Industrials were firm and price
movements in that group included
numerous net gains.
Sweets Company of America, whose
business should be improved by the
a further recovery from it's recent
low level. but United Retail Candy
was inactive and did not change it's
trading position.
Tho mining group continued to re-
fleet increased interest. and those
stocks seemed to be entering on a
new period Of market activity chiefly
because Of the fact that material and
labor are now available for develop
ment and construction work, and
many of these properties, including
the copper-silver companies, expect
to soon enter the list of substantial
producers.