davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11

dal SO dna m den konecne ked.
uz nemoFol inae, vratil Bogaroyi
1920 a niekol 'ko centov nazad
povedal, ze su yyroynani.
Wess, rozumie sa, stara sa pod
vratit' tieto svedectya, ale NH to
ide dost' t'azko. Pri pisani tich
to riadkoy, este ,nevieme konicc
tejto hyst6rie. Zname len tol 'ko,
ze ME je to pryN raz, 60 Wess NAL
podobne opletacky so sidom.
Pred paru rokmi podobne nesna-
DE NAL OH ma dennom poriadkn.
Jako ,sa fich ivyslobodil, to on
zna iiajlepsie. Nevieme, jcstly
pride k vysetrovanin tiez patrio-
ticka cinnost joe Wessa, kto-J
rou sa yyznamenaval pocas valky.
Vtedy menoval sa patrioticksm
vodcom. Youngstown, Jeho pa
trioticka cinnost' pozostavala te-
mer vyhradnc $ kollektovania
pehazi .tabak pre- .-vojakov. Ne
vieme kedy a .komu slozil Wcss
dcty o tejto svojei einnosti, jestly
sa ale dobre pamatame, pri zase-
danf vepkoporoty bola tato elm
most tiez pretriasana a pravde-
podobne je, re Wess bndc pozia-
dany 0 nejaky ten vykaz, jestly
no ma. Vieme ze nasa miestna
slovenska kompania 81 vel'mi st a.
zovala ma sp6sob, jakym tento
prakticky vodca vydeloyal to faj-
civo. Bolo by dobre, ably tcraz
pri pretriasanf ostatnsch 'veei
predsthpii nasi chlapci a. poye-
dali tiez niceo 20 svojfch HkNses
nosti.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11
NAvRAT ts. vYsfAHovAL-
GOV 2 RUsKA

Do ceskoslovenskeho pristavne-
ho dseku V Trestu pripiavala lod
Wigberd'' vezlica 1900 l'udi
vracajlcih sa 2 Ruska, medzi nj
mi 2O5 Cechosloyakoy. " tom
poetl je 100 sien . deti. ! Prisli
vacsinou zaiatci,, ktori holy "a.
mestnani Y Taganrogu, kolonisti
Z Noyorosiiska viacero pivoyar.
nikov Y malych ksvksxskych
niest. Zdrsvi slsnovis trsnsportu
boii gtHer4inym tonEul1tom vi
ttSssAi DO fyfdqbic. u Novoro.
dlstpA tsbore zostsls posfedny
tFsntpest .ceehosloylkov Roste
r., ftor5 pride lod'su Z Harauda !
III IS. II IA. q q
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11

vail oni sa nebudl "a nina han
bit. Jako nahle budem moot.
vymenujem novJch policajtov.
ked' oni nebudd konat svoje po-
vinnosti riadne, je hodne l'udi ma
ich miesto, ktori budd ochotni.
ia vymenujem do ilradov tiez ze-
ny. Nemozete oklamat' zenu.
.Jestly ze sa nieSo deje, ony to
znajd. Ony mne hadu pomahat
a ia i'm. Muzoyia mesta Youngs-
.townu sd "a nina pr6ye tax, jako
j zeny. Oni to dokasali utorok
pri hlasovani. L'udia mesta
Youngstown sd nemajt Wac ira
pit lebo, sa budem eteraz ia. Oni
yravia ze "Let George do il, ard
by George, George Is going to do
IT. Tohto hovori mas nopy ma
jor. Prajeme mu fnnpho zdaru.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11
Mestske zprayy
oLEs MAJoRoM MEsfA

George L. Oles je buducim ma
jorom mesta Youngstown. w
sledok volieb Dol ,nasleduj1ci
Oles dostal 11,136 hlasov, War
mock 1O,691 Kuhns 6,10S hla-
soy. Bol to jeden najtuhsich
pohtckych bojov, jaky pamata
nase mesto. Vysledok zaiste ze
Dol prekvapujiici, to nepopierajtdi
ami priatelia Wit 'azneho kandida-
ia, George L. Olesa. Vysledok vo-
lieb bolo mono vediet len SIRE
du rano, nakol'ko Oles wit 'azil
len vacsinou priblizne $50 hlasov,
tax ze nemohli sme byt' v istote,
pokial' nebol obdrzany poeet hla-
soy kazdej svrti. Volebny w,
Dor oznamil, ze bude nariadene
prepocitane hlasov. Priatelia
Warnokovi a republikanska stra-
ma mesta tvrdia, ze .mnohe hlasy
odovzdan6 ma Olesa sn neplatne,
nakol' 'ko melody odozvdane ria
dine. Republikanska strana d'a.
lei mieni napadn1t vol by ma tom
zaklade, ze Oles pred zvolenfm
oznamil, re on nechce platu "a ie.
ho nradovanie, ale ze odovzda ie.
no plat chsdobnym ludom me-
sta. Tymto republican, tNrdia,
Oles mono pevedat' pondknul
,iplatok voliGom, nasledkom Co
ho hlasy' odovzdane ma tohoto
kandidata sii neplatne.
Major Warnock osvedcil sa pa
vol bach, ze on je spokojnym )
vysledkom ,ked' ze s1 MIN spo-
kojni l'udia. Jemu postaci, ze
yolebny vybor nariadil prepoci-
TAME hlasov, On. xe sa $ tym uspo.
kojf. Nol'by- tieto pre- mas ST
dokazom toho, ze l'uaia konecns
pocinajd jednat' samostatnejsit
4 nepozerajl vyhradne no To, Il
ktorej strlnke .kandidAt nSleSi
Gddiac dI'a predoS15ch volieb, ne;
boli BY sme poyedali, ba ani. u
moline pokladali, 10 by Y X Younes.
toWne nnohol wit 'szit neodvisl5
kandid&t proti blikanovi, Il.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11
KARoL 4 ETA v RUlGUNsKU

Pest 'budin. Karol, byvaly
mad 'arsky krai a rak1sky cisar,
spolU 5 jeho manzelkou ziSou, sd
ma ceste do Madeiry, ma britickom
kriziaku Cardiff. z Lod !, s kto-
rou cestujd, prijela uz do Galatz,l,
odkial pojde cez bospornsskn
morskl u5inal.
q Bqkars6tsl 50 oznamuje, e XII
rel spolu i jehc smanSeikou priijjelf
dnss % Ossoyyys 50 zvi6stnym
yaakoA Ptijsli dss s6slstsu. Kafol
HadAh ~ ~ 6olo dovsls1o \ ! tu.'
najxsiA 4AF@AIs ksktku modlitbs
eso mu bolo doxoie
iaso nastdpil csstn 4 'alsj.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11

clovekom V meste. V jeho trzisti
ma namesti navstiyilo no tol 'ko
priatel'ov, ze mu rulsy spnchly
cd tol'keho potriasania. : Oles po-
chodi z Crawford Co.,. Pa, kde
sa narodhsv 1871. roku. Jeho otec
Dol farmarom. Pc otcoyejs smrti,
jeho matka sa pxest 'ahovala do
Youngstown, Y kde I'll do 15., ro-
kn. v l5., roku siel do Carlton,
N kde pracoval vo fabrike.
KSed bol 20 rocny, otvoril restau-
rant u Austin. Pa. 70 boly easy.
ked 50 predaval. yobkd pozostava-
jdci 70 sunky, vajec, zemiakov,
kavy d zakusky dohromady "a 20
centoy. Apri ton, ysetkom sas IA
rabaly peniaze, pravda ze malo.
Pred l6I rokmi otvoril trziste v
New Castle, Pa, kde ,Sa ml neda-
rilo dobre. Prest7 7ahoval So teda
do Youngstown, kde v jeho OBJ
chode Dol vel'mi lspesnym q IL
skal 81 mnoho priatel'ov "Ja som
zarobil peniaze v mojom trzisti j
som utratil, ale ia som vzdy ko-
nal Go najlepsie som mohol pre-
l'udi mesta Youngstown oni
konali co najlepsie mohli pre-
nina. Oni dokazali, ze mne dove
Irujn, ked nina zvolii do najvys-
sieho lradu, jaky mne oni mohli
dat. ia vykonam moju ciastkH
2 poskytnem i'm to najlepsie, Go
budem Y stave. = V piatok Cd,
cestuje Oles do Floridy ~ ,p4Fp
|tszdhoy, aby 81 odpodinnl !" Ked'
|ss navratm, bndtm a TAX debfe
|citit ze buaem =, !. st@ve ven4s.s'
q moieji, novel prsci zotassns )
Icelou silou. L'udia mne d6yero-
ri 4 q * i
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11
VOJENsKt zAKRotENIE Y
MAbARSKU NEBUDE PO-
TREBNE
Upln& shoda docielena medI vel
kou q malou dohodou. Uradne
prehlasenie tsl. vl&dy :

Praha, i. nov.-Nasledkom no
ty yel'vyslaeckej konferencie, do
ciel'ujice uplnu shodu medzi VEL
kou aMalou Dohodou vsetktch
zakladnych bodoch problemu ma
d'arskeho prehlasujncu, ze "a
tychtos sokolnosti vojenskej akcie
ME je treba, uverejnila ylada ce-
skoslovenska 1radn1 zpravu, V
ktorej prehlasuje, ze Ceskosloven-
sko je v nzkych stykoch 5 Jngo-
slaviou a Rumunskom, mist 'uje
mocnosti dohody svojou loyali-
tou, ale poukazpje ma nutnost
skoncit' jednanie OIL 'adne stano-
viska mad 'arskej vlady a parla-
mentu, tax ably vlady Malej Do
hody molly odvolat' mimoriadne
opatrenie. Je nlltno vidiet', ako
Mad 'ari splnia nariadenia vel'vy-
slaneckej konferencie.
Vo vyjednayaniach sa pokra-
euje, al edosiahnuta je dohoda vo
vsetkych d6lezitych otazkach.
Minister Benes pad 'akoval spo-
jeneckym velmociam a prehlasil,
ze Ceskoslovensko sa uprimne w
nasnazilo udrzat " tejto krize
mier a shodu zodpovedujdcu IA
uimom spoienc0y
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11

bo demokratovi. Pri tom vset.
kom neocakavane sa stale a to ME
len V Youngstowne, ale i v Cleve-
lande a mnohych inych mestach
Strannicka politika je starozitnou
ustayiznou a l'udia po mnohych
smutnych zktisenostiach nahlia.
daj1, re nemozno ocakavat' ma
pravy cd stranok, ale jedine Cd
spoil 'ahlivych a schopnych l'udi.
Oles Dol vzdy povazovany "a sla.
beho kandidata, jeho kandida
sia bola brata, mono povedat al
do ostatku "a TART. Nemal on
mnoho priatel 'ov medzi mocnym,
mesta, ktori obycajne svojim VIII
vom rozhoduj1. Nal on ale mno-
no priatel 'oy medzi chudobnym
l'udom, ktory videl v nom svojho
priatel'a. Po poslednej admin
stracii, .jaka kol'vek zmena bude
vitana.. Oles Dol neodvislym kan.
didatom a ma nepoyiazane ruky..
Je vol'ny1n vybrat' 81 do spravy
mesta l'udi, ktorych poklada "a
:najschopenjsich on ME je "a.
viazanym ziadnej stranke, ami
organizacii. Mas terajsf major
Warnock m6ze byt sfce statocnym
clovekom, ale jeho ruky ME s1
vol ne. On je clovekom postave-
nym republication stranou, kto-
rel on musel SHIFT v prvom ra-
de. On boil pri. slabym a nest asst
me voli l'udi do mestskej spravy.
Jeho slabost' bola vycftena a zne-
uSiyana. L'd pochyboval, ze by
sa zmenil ' budlcich dvoch ro-
koch. Scottova pravota, trpenie
Wessa v mestskom dome, kandida-
|cia Doerighta republikanskeho
proti kandidata ma nominacin, to
boly veci, ktore mu vel'mi4 4osko-
dily. Cudzinci tiez nemoh1i Ia
budndt' ma to, jako boil prena-
.sledovani jeho direktorom bezpe6
nosti Section. Porazk6u War
nocka utrpela repubikanska stra.
ma t'azkd ranu, a6kol'yek do me,
stskei radW okrem jednsho de-
mokrata boil zvoleni sani repub-
likAni.
NAs budhci majoss George =.
Oless lie teraz najzamestnanejsfH,
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11
REGIsTRAcIA K0pxN4cH
v EAST Yep3 1eroWNE

v pondelok, inedsi 8. hodinou
ranou 5. hodinon po obede, pre-
yedena bude registtacia nezamest-
nanych ma mestskom dome East
Youngstown. Reeiatracia tato
bude preyedena cielona poskyt-
nutia pomoei pre- TO mach 50 re-
gistrujd len II, ktori nomoci sku-
tocne potrebujd.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11


President Harding yYdal oklamaciu, koro prehasuc
den vyhlasenia prmera den Il novembra zakonit5m
sviatkom. sS4..s@
Prchas ze nasledovne: r#. .a.. .E...s.f ~
Nakoko spoocna rcsoncia Kongressu udobrena noven
bra 1871 zaviera ze president spnomocnenym vydanf pre-
hlsl kfor urcnjc den IL Oecbra Go svaok znak nci
hcty pmake tvch ktor Sveove Wake
ako je to znazornen6 neztotoznym anericm
Jakom ktorv bic toho dha pocovany narodnom Arlington
cmteri #: 1.~@s sz%
Nasledovnc a Warren g. Harding, president SpojenycL
Staov An1erickvch zakade eo spoocne resodce Kon
grcss mto prehlasujem den H. navemba 1921 svatok
nak ncy pamatke c ktoi obetoya lively Svetove
Valke ako e to znazornene neznanym nezotoznm voja
kom kory bnde pochovan narodnom Arlington cme toho
aia q tSnto odpordsam satop ebs
yydane prehasy vyzvajdce n ably tento deh zaeaha
svo]lch prac co znak uctena tejto posyatnej chye
Ably sviatoenost tohoto okaihu boa tm vacej zd6raz
nena ia dae odporcam ably boo kostovch zvo
noch ceFch Spojenyeh statoch medzi 1900 hodo
tohoo dha cd ~ hodny obed dye mn po teo IODINE
da Washngonskeho 6asu vetc veraci vlasteneck oeaa
spqjenych atov mech tichos vzdad Bohu vdaky "a tie
Sachetne hrdnske zvoy mech prosia Boze mosf
pozehnania nasej miovanej vlasti.'' .: +
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-11-11

Ho1airujs,, liks4lss !!
Sitajss Ysunssss 4 'llevsat,l
Noyinyl
pe1tssit4 u 4Aaesto~n
sltua Astsas, tslVi
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06
FARM BUREAU SCORES AGAIN

The American Farm Bureau fedora
ton scored an important victory in the
national capital this week when the
senate passed the resolution TO revive
the war finance corporation over Presi-
dent Wilson's veto This resolution
Is one that was recommended by the
Farm Bureau federation at their ma
tfonal convention at Indianapolis 1t
was through the influence of this great
organization Of American farmers that
the senate gained a sufficient majority
to pass the resolution ove the presi-
dents veto and it is predicted that the
house of representatives will repeat
the action. The farmers can now see
that their organization amounts TO
something and is already a strong fac
tor in gaining justice for them. 1t
gives them recognition in the great
law making body of the nation that
they have long deserved but never re
ceived. The proposal to revive the
war finance corporation is for the pur,
pose of taking action for the relief
of the present depression in the agri-
cultural sections of the country.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06

and tribulation. Somebody is always
seeking a goat. Most Of the time, the
goat, when discovered, is as innocent
of personal wrongdoing as the famous
scapegoat upon whose back was oadeo
the sins of Israel before he was chased
into the wilderness.
When a man needs money, tries TO
borrow il and can't, he is mentally
disposed to see red. The red prevails
all around him except exactly IN 'front.'
of him. Before him stands the goat
the fellow who could not carry the
load for him. That, Of course, Is the
man who deals in mOney-the banker.
On the other hand, every man who
wants a loan, feels that he must nave
il or 90 to smash; feels, because 1t IS
human nature. that his W case IL
the exception to whatever rules pre-
vail. II makes no difference to him
that a hundred others feel the same
way about it, have in fact run into
the same snag ahead of him. He does
not stop to think that credit extended
to himself and to the other hundred
would have closed the bank. He does
! not care any more about legal reserves
than he knows about the requirements
thereof. The fact is that a perfectly
sound bank may have, say, only $780,
600 cash TO meet demands of borrow
ers totaling perhaps half a million and
the ordinary transactions Of business.
He cannot understand that his banker
cannot continue to pile up loans when
he cannot rediscount and get more
cash, because his banker himself is
up against the same identical stone
wall that he is unable to go through
or over as an individual uni, in the
borrowing game.
This is written, we hope, in plain.
understandable English. with those
technical terms eliminated While:
might confuse a disappointed seeker
OF tight money, whose confusion is
quite COMPOUNDED anyhow by a prac
tical exemplifcation Of facts We are
most laboriously setting forth.
Look ahead. The country is sound
We will come back and we are on the
way right now. Don't rock the boat
and we will weather this storm. It's
only a squall anyhow. One way to
come back is to quit damning the
banker and cooperate with him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06
GIVE 1T AN AIRING

The article on the sick roads in
Brookings county written by County
Highway superintendent A. j. Willis
which appeared in the Register last
week is giving rise to much comment.
We were pleased to receive a commu-
nication from one Of our readers this
week regarding it which is printed in
this issue. We hope other readers
will feel free to express themselves
on the subject. 1t would be Of great
value to the county officials to know
Just what the general opinion in this
county is on the subject Of roads. 1t
is plain that the people are not salts
fed and it is still more plain that the
roads are bad. The situation seems
TO call for a change in methods and
some definite action toward building
roads. The time to talk good roads is
now, the time to build good roads is
In the summer. By giving the subject
a good airing now, the atmosphere
will be much clearer when the time
FOR definite action arrives.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06
OUR STATE INSTITUTIONS

The Sunshine State The state
budget finds that the demands Of
our state institutions for all pur-
poses amount to $~9,679,8S2. OF this
amount, $685. 500 is for new build
ings. The largest items are for
the State university and the College
of Agriculture, whose requests ap-
proximate $4,000 900 for maintenance
and buildings, The remainder repre-
sents the requirements of normal and
special schools and our various other
Institutions.
The figures are rather startling, it
must be admitted. 1t is a very large
sum, nearly five millions for each year
of the next biennium.
We realize very forcibly the charge
upon our people. But shall South Da,
kota look upon this with big, broad
vision, or with eyes glued on the
money outlay alone? The only basis
for our proper consideration is our
plain, unadulterated duty. Shall we,
or shall we not, continue to develop
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06
THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM

st. Paul NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ster-
ling of South Dakota, in commenting
upon the bill passed by the house
shutting out practically all immigra-
ton for one year, declares that con-
gress should adopt a permanent policy
at once and not bother with an un-
scientific makeshift such as the ex.
pulsion bill.
4 permanent policy is what the
country needs, of course, but we doubt
very much whether congress at the
present short session Will have time
to work out such a policy. Yet it is
apparent that something must be done
a. once or the United States will be
flooded with immigrants. Since last
september newcomers have been
Swarming into this country from all
over the world at the rate of 900, 000
q year and officials at Ellis island pre-
dict that next year the record of L.
2S5,349, set in 1907, will be shattered.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06

our resources in men and women ana
70 are for those who are so unfortu-
nate as to need the benehcence VI
their fellows? Are we going 10 eA-
clude heart? Not if we know South
akota and we think we know II
pretty well.
our university, our agricultural col
Iege, our normal schools, our school
of mines, our splendid institutions Tor
the sick in body and mind, nave a
claim upon us which cannot be denied,
II should be the earnest aim OF the
next legislature to go just as far as
il is possible for the great state OF
South Dakota TO go. Only that meas
ure of duty can suffice to meet the
growing needs of a state OF marvellous
opportunity. We hope that nothing
will be denied that in any possible
way can be provided for the urgent
needs of all our wholly worthy insti-
buttons.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06
EXTREME DISARMAME EMIT

Argus-Leader-It is the opinion of
the Wall Street Journal that If we
were to limit armanments to the stand
ard of our Canadian border, the rest
of the world would follow suit. This
would be the extreme of disarmament
for not a soldier, or a fort or a war
ship guards the 5000 miles of border
between this country and our neigh
Dor on the north. We are protected
from invasion from Canada by mutual
friendship and mutual interest. 1t
would be fine if we could consider
ourselves as secure from the rest of
the world. We admire the optimism
of the Wall Street Journal but we fear
the world is not quite as near to wear
ing a halo as that paper believes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06
OUR NEW

Perhaps William II. McMaster who
was inaugurated governor Of South
Dakota Tuesdany noon at the state
capitol needs no introduction to the
readers of the Register after having
filled the office of lieutenant governor
for the last four years, but after a
ing his message to the legislature we
cannot refrain from making mention
of our new state executive. His mes
sage is written in a clear, straight'tor-
ward, business like way that reveals
clearly the %clean-cut, capable business
man behind it. His recommendations
are all in line for the best interests
of the people of the state, all of them
progressive, non of them radical.
First of all, Governor McMaster rec
ognizes the greatest need of the state
at the present time, and that is the
solution OF the farmers difficulties.
The entire first portion of his mes
sage is devoted to q discussion Of the
marketing problem. He favors effect
ing a solution through farmers coop
erative associations. The South Da-
kota Farm Bureau will no doubt find
a strong supporter in Governor Nc
Master. Considerable attention TO the
subject OF good roads was given in the
message. But all through the mes.
sage vas a consistent undertone OF
economy. The new governor does not
favor the expenditure OF any of the
states money for any purpose that
will not stand the test of sound bust
ness experience. He recognizes al
OF the important needs Of the state
along social and educational lines. He
desires definite improvements in all
of the educational institutions. penal
and charitable institutions, and revi
sion of laws affecting the life of the
people. He shows himself to be q
close student of good government and
craftsmanship, and a man who Is cap,
able OF carrying out his views to a
concrete fulfllment. He is broadly
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-06

ment of the average man, heard every
day, Money is tight" Sometimes,
very many times, a sulphuric adjective
appears to be necessary to explain Just
how tight money is. 1t depends, we
suppose, upon how badly the explica-
tor needs 1t and how ineffective has
been the saving process of it's refuasl
to him.
We have read great and laborious
explanations as to why of it, until
we ought to know something about it.
Still, we labor in abysmal ignorance.
We are not at all lonesome. Nobody
else knows. The most skillful of the
kings of money differ widely, and yet
every man thinks he knows the rea-
son, and has a remedy.
We think we have it today. Tomor-
row we shall, as usual, change our
mind. Who struck Billy Patterson or
what became of Charley Ross are easy
guesses by comparison with who or
what hit the great American dollar
and holed it like a Chick Evans.
Maybe it was not holed. We cannot
say. 1t may be tried, but if is, no
body has heard it whimper like Davy
C~rockett's coon, don't shoot, Davy,
III come down." You can't coax it
and you can't scare it, in hole or in
tree.
About all we know is that somehow
by some legerdemain, the great one
hundred per cent, Simon-pure Ameri
can cart-wheel is doing about the fin
est disappearing stunt ever recorded.
Another hunch is that it has emu
lated the Hindu magicians, thrown
a rope into the air, climbed up and
stuck there when the rope came down.
However, it is better to be a phi
losOpher than either an optimist or a
pessimist, though an ample supply of
optimism is by no e a dangerous
thing. The philosopher has it over
everybody else because he takes
things as they come, gathers his wool
after shearing his sheep as it were.
The bottom may be knocked out of
his wool, but still it is wool, and wool
at a low price is better than no wool
at all.
ITS all a mac scramble to get from
under" said a well-informed citizen
to us, while we were discussing the
most discussed and most cussed stu
alton Of recent months. He is prob.
ably right so far as it goes. At any
rate, no American is going to stay
under any longer than it will take him
to dig out and climb up. 1t is in the
blood. Since we are all pretty much
on the same order, it Is to be taken fol-
granted that we are all trying to get
from under at the same time. The
fittest, in one way or another, will
survive, and the devil will taken the
hindmost, that being a part Of the
busy DEVILS business.
And ito him that hath shall be
given; to him that hath not shall be
taken away what he seemeth to have
That may not be an exact quotation
but it carried the dope" as we put il
these slangiferous days. He indeed
is in luck who has, and having, needs
not to borrow. He is as truly out OF
luck who has not, and having not
seeks some of the luck.
Now we come to a phase of this
all-important condition which deserves
reflection. 1t is the part Of the banks
and the bankers during the hour, OF