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The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
AMERICA BACKWARD
IN PROMOTING ART.

France, Italy, Germany, and even
Bolshevik Russia" Fletcher said.
have literally patronized and pro-
NOTED the arts. but our own Ma
tional Congress has never know
ingly given a dollar for such pur-
poses.
The Fletcher bill provides for a
national conservatory which shall
consist of Five departments of
equal standard, one in the District
of Columbia, the second in Florida.
the third in the city of New York.
the fourth in Chicago, and the fifth
in or, about San Francisco or about
Los Angeles
ITO the California branch would
come pupils from Montana, Wyom-
ing, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona
Utah, Washington. Oregon, Nevada,
California, Hawaii, Alaska and the
Philippines. Each branch would be
governed by its own board Of re-
gents. general board of regents
would govern the whole"
1t was expected, Chandler says,
that Los Angeles. San Francisco's
great municipal rival, would make
a bid for the conservatory IL the
project ever approached reality. He
is of the opinion, however, that San
Francisco has the more legitimate
claim of the two since 1t is central
ly located.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26

years after 1921, that is, in a day
when slang fashions have changed.
However. Mr.. Weaver knows a great
deal about people and has succeed
ed in depicting some OF the very
curious things which go on in the
lives and minds of apparently or
dinary persons.
CHILD WELFARE by Nora Mines
(E. p. Dutton & Coz
The author OF Child Welfare" is
director of the Edinburgh School OF
Social Study and one suspects that
her book is either a collection of
her lectures or a text book for her
students. She works out first of all
the idea that child welfare is es-
sentially an economic problem, and
that therefore the social worker.
volunteer or professional. must go
at il from the economic viewpoint.
she spends a. great
deal OF time on the influence Of
the parents Especially the faith
er's) occupational and economic
status on the child. and only short
time on the child himself. But she
does urge attention for the school
and working child and reminds her
readers that child welfare means
more than the mere reduction of
infant mortality. The terminology.
the laws and agencies to which she
refers. are, of course. English and
so may be slightly copfusinetto the
American reader. but the essentials
of the problem are the same here
and abroad, and this httle volume
I'll ~ T.
Americans who are studying the
question of how to look after their
own and their neighbors' children.
ECONOMICS, by James Cunnison.
MA fE. p. Dutton & Co)
II more of the books. on this sub
ject were as attractively brief as
this one the knowledge of ECO
nomics would be more widely dis
tributed. One usually associates
this title with fat and forbidding
volumes whose content Is in a Ian
guage that is understood only By
the elect. This little book. how
ever, has none of the qualities
which so effectively discourage the
ordinary laSman in his pursuit Of
knowledge. The book is expository
rather than argumentative, and Mr..
Cunnison has the ability to ex
pound and define with brevity and
succinctness. The book is divided
into three sections: The Making of
wealth; The Wealth of the Individ-
ual-Earning and Spending; and
The Question of the System. Under
the first section the author dis
cusses the sources of wealth, Cap
ital. Sale and Purchase, and Organ
ization and Enterprise. The Sec
ond deals with Distribution. Value,
Levels of Prices and Foreign Ex-
change, Payment for Labor and Ex-
penditure. The third, which con-
Germs wealth in relation to the State
contains chapters on Competition.
'the State and Economic Freedom
and the Regulation of Industry in
War and After.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS At
Cdaaf y
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
A. A. Il. CLASS TEACHES
ENGINEERS PUBLIC SPEAkfNG.

To teach the engineer how 70
speak in public so that he can prop
erly explain and present his ideas
and knowledge, Is the object Of the
class in public speaking that the
American Association of Engineers
In holding every Thursday evening
at its washington offices in the
Hunsey Building. o.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
IN AMERICA. by John v. A. weav.
er (Alfred A. Knopf).

This small volume. although la
belled Poems" might better be
called "stories," and the author
seems more likely to be called John
NY than ''Mr. Weaver" because of
the friendly colloquialism of his
style. He has succeeded in writ
Ing a series Of very real. every
day narratives in plain American
slang. Whether this il poetry or
not Is another matter. And whether
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
THE GREAT PEARL SECRET, by
c. N. and A. N Williamson
doubleday, Page & Co.

There Is an international matri-
monial tangle in this book compar-
able as regards complexity to the
present political tanEle. The prin-
cipals are an American heiress rich
beyond reason, and an Irish duke
whom she marries and who is ia
miliarly known by that curious Hi
bernian name, "Pat." The pearl
necklace which causes most of the
trouble was originally given to one
of Pats ancestors by an amorous
Tsarina of Russia. Pats gay an
cestor, it appears, established the
tradition cf giving the necklace 10
the bride of each succeeding head
of the noble house. How the wife
of the first recipient of the pearls
felt about this gift is not revealed,
but we are told that the Russians
seriously objected t. this passing
around of the imperial jewels. Any
way. Pat becomes involved with a
Polish dancer, Russian secret po-
lice, Bolshevist spies, French bank
ers, American blackmailers and a
spiritualistic medium. The pearls
disappear and there is the devil to
ray. Pat is gravely compromised.
but there are so many villains in
the plot that eventually they bring
about their own sundoing. The
story has plenty of thrills and ends
with a violent climax. -
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Every man is as Heaven made him, and
ometimes a great deal worse.-Cervantes.
Revising the Tax Laws.

n REPRESENTATIVE Longworth has int
N duced Federal tax revision BILL As
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

The ssson1 mGmbse1Aip n1sting
~ ~ mock Isln1d ChaMbr Of
Cnnneece Wfll - Aeld ran m.
day eyoaing. Among The s1hjee4B
% - talDen up viii - the new
smpIoys9 department. The junior
CHAMBER of oe@merce md other
mattsrs Of Importance. ArnOld
Lau and r C. Fisher viii discuss
tho junior chamber Of commerce.
proposition.
These monthly meetings Of the
Chamber q Commsres arc for the
purpose Of giving ~ msmbership
an opportunity 70 express them
selves, make suggsstionA direct
criticism, etc. The hoard q direc-
tors ID guided in IL deliberations
by the action Of the public forum
and the membership meetings. The
meetings held thus far have been
we'll attended.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

NJ Jot1r lkto1 p6onoG9 regi3eot
H 1ock Iolna1, hnylng regidod hefe
ID yo1rs, - willow q Pstef Fries,
~ Sunday afternoon 1t her home.
se4e Wg1tesatA strest
Nh 1hefsea paubee Tf1es was
hoen Jah. Il, 1876, II Gross Heu-
-. Bavaria, ard It tho ags Of Is
1pas0 cane to this country. with
~ ~ slotaes and . brother and
l6eated q Lacon. ILL., whore in
1o<4 she Was married to Peter
Hfioa. II 1858 Mr.. and Mrs.. Fries
/ m Lacon and moved 70 Daven-
port where they resided for one
yoer before coming to Rock Is
lond IN 1850. From that time the
! ssmaindsr Of her life was spent
- this city.
Surviving ere Z daughter, Mrs.
lanes Coanor, Of Rock Island. four
krandchildren, Mrs. Thomas 8
l0rasuelli Of Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs.
~ Wendall Clark and Peter r. Con-
nor Of Chicago and Oscar F. Smith
or Rock Island. and four great
grandchildren, Caesar A. Gras.
oelli, II, Thomas Fries Grassell
and Henry W. Grasselli Of Cleve.
land. Ohio. and Anna Fries Clarl
81 Chicago.
~ 7 Funeral arrangements will b.
announced later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

(Special to mo ArKual. .

calssburg. III, Feb. u Gales
burg grieves with Mayor Henry 6.
Hawkinscn this week at the
death Of his mother, which oc-
CURED Saturday afternoon 1t LAS
o'clock. An extended illness pre-
ceded her demise. and she was Of
an advanced age. Her husband, H.
B. Hawkinson. who with his wife
was pioneer resident Of this city.
preceded her in death. and the fam
lily il very widely and we'll known
In this vicinity. Funeral services
were held this afternoon 1t 2
O'Clock in the homo and ESQ 1t the
Trinity Lutheran church. in charge
| of DR.. Peter Peterson of Chicago
and Rev. Karl Wilhelmsen Of this
city. Burial was in Linwood ceme-
terry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

was 954,ele.3s. The heating and
piunbinx contract vas let seDarats-
y. The entire cot Will b around
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
DIR. EAST HOLDS
CLINIC TOMORROW

DR.. c. W. East Of Springfield will
conduct his clinic for crippled chill
dren tomorrow morning at the
West End Settlement. The hours
are from $50 until 1880. DR..
East has conducted these clinics
for the past three years for the
crippled children Of the city and
the lower end Of Rock Island coun-
tv
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
NEW. PANA CHURCH.

Pana, ILL.,, Feb. The $3.50, 1000
Methodist church at Taylorville
was dedicated yesterday by Bishop
Thomas Nicholson Of Chicago. Rev.
H. H. Wintermeyer was installed as
pastor Of st. Johns Evangelical
church, to succeed Rev. A. w.
Fruechete, who goes to Bethlehem
church Of Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

fspeciaI Correspondence.)

(SDeC3al COffo0pondence.
Cen9seo, Ill, Feb. 7.-Instead Of
having his headquarters 1t the city
hall g recently reported, Deputy
Collector T. Peterson has decided to
have his once 1t the Geneseo
house. Mr.. Peterson will be ct the
0eneseo house Feb. IL to Is and
March 10 to II and Il to Is, to help
with income tar returns.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
CONTRACT Is LET
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
AT TAMPICO. Ill.

Especial Correspondence.
Sterling, Ill. Feb. 7.-Contracts
have been let for the construction
Of q new high school building ct
Tampico. OF flve bids the lowest
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
RESTRICTIONS AND COSTS

Minneapolis Journal-Mr. Schwab,
home from Germany, found there a
willingness to work at wages such as
to make the industry, whatever 1t was.
profitable. He says the German are
preparing to undersell the world, ow-
ing to this workers willingness to
produce the maximum at minimum
wages. And he predicts on that ac-
count eventual German control of the
markets of the world.
The prophecy would be a sound one
but for certain American conditional
and characteristic factors that will af-
feet the results.
The American worker, although he
has grievances, is far better fed, hous-
ed, clothed, conditioned than any of his
competitors. Consequently he Is the
best man of them all, better equipped
to function as producer, and in the
long run certain to outspread any one
of them. The German worker, despite
his willingness, is handicapped by in
ferior food and conditions. The Brit
ish worker is handicapped, as he has
been increasingly the last forty years,
by his own consent to the trade union
restrictions upon output and by the
habit of body and mind engendered by
obedience to them.
State of mind comedies with bodily
condition. The better frame of mind
of the American w~age-earner registers
the difference between his estate and
that of his European competitor.
The disposition to produce the min
Inn nm and IN dom N tho n vixn,n, 10
not Enthusiastically American, as it
is British, and can be ascribed to pass
ing conditions here. 1t is a symptom
of reaction from the war. and will
disappear. Did it persist, however, it
would signal the decay of America as
an industrial Nation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

In a report of the national editorial
associations trip through Florida, Geo.
Schlosser, editor of the washington
Springs Republican, has the following
to say of a former Millerite: 1--WE en-
joyed meeting a former South Dakotan
here-Tyler McWhorter, an early resi-
dent of Miller. The family will be
remembered by Hand county pioneers.
We are glad TO that MIR. Nc
Whorter is n of the best hustlers in
the state and a nan of fine qualifica-
tions and indominable energy. He is
a great credit to the state from which
he came and his Hand county acquain-
tances have no occasion to apologize
for his showing in the orange state"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
No Selling Without Buying

Aberdeen American-"We have nc
alternative but to wither at home I'M
less we go after export trade" de-
clares former Secretary of Commerce
Redfield. Secretary Hoover, his sue
cessor, speaks In much the same way.
Statesmen and businessmen in all the
big industrial countries are saying
practically the same thing.
There is no question, among econo-
mists, that foreign trade is a very i'm
portant factor in the present life of
every big nation. One thing aoout
most of the foreign trade discussions,
however, is odd. Every nation seems
to be engaged in a frenzied effort to
sell to other nations without buying
anything from them.
Carried to it's logical conclusion this
would mean that any particular ma
ton would eventually be stripped of
commodities and be loaded up with
gold. In the case of the United States,
IL would not take many years of such
one-sided trade to give us all the gold
in the world, and a mortgage on the
whole worlds most desirable real es-
tate. Then. having shipped our food,
NiotiilS, ttC., away anu SOt HUtHiuB
in return, we could eat the gold, like
Midas.
The fact is. of course, that, nations,
like individuals, get rich not by merely
selling things to other nations, but by
exchanging things with other nations,
what money they receive being only
incidental. Is is an elementary truth
of economists, which cannot be too
often repeated, that in a normal bust
ness transaction each party benefits,
because he wants what he gets more
than he wanted what he give for it.
Our domestic trade shows this clear
ly. For nations, substitute states. In
stead of the United States, England,
France, Germany, ETC., trading with
each other, through the individual OPP
erations of their citizens-we have
New York, Massachusetts. Illinois,
Texas, California, ETC., trading with
each other. How foolish 1t would
sonnd IL the New Workers proposed to
sell to the Texans, C~alifornians, etc.
without buying anything from them!
Within u national limits, every
body understands the philosophy of
exchanging merchandise, and is SEN
sible about 1t. Why should not all
the nations be similarly sensible about
exchanging goods with each other?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
Entered at the Postoflce, Miller, s. ID.
as Second Class Mail Matter.
$500 PER YEAR
TAMBLYN BROS, Publishers.
WHO WON THE WARP

Former Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels is writing a series of articles for
the daily papers regarding the late
war. While he gives some interesting
facts and dresses his articles up to
make good reading, the fact stands
out clearly that the bulk of the credit
for winning the war is given to former
President Wilson and Mr.. Daniels.
We had always been under the impress
sion the doughboys had a lot to do
with winning the victory and we still
stick to that idea, Mr.. Daniels to the
contrary Notwithstanding. = Doland
Times-Record.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

The Women's Auxiliary will be en-
tertained by Mesdames Butler, Barnes,
and Mathews, at the home of Mrs.
Butler, Wednesday, May IS. The re-
port of the state meeting will be given.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. V. S. Hilbert and family
departed Wednesday evening for Tama
Ia, where they expect to make their
home. Mr.. Filbert has been appointed
farming supervisor of an Indian res
ervation located near that place.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Mrs. f. H. Cooley departed Monday
evening for her home at Lacey, S. d.,
after spending a week at the home If
her sister-in-law Mrs. Carrie .Fitzger-
aid.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

cent cash discount sale on everything
in the paint and wall paper line dur
ing the month of May.
24t2 G. w. Wilcox.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

o. II. Collins departed Monday even
ing for Scottsdale, Ariz. He expects
to accompany his brother. Loren, home
from there, where he has spent the
| winter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Mrs. Mary Catalan departed We'd
nesday evening for Aberdeen for a
visit at the home of her daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Campbell.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Cakes and two
daughters of Hartford, s. D., visited
several days this week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Morrow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
A WARNING

All automobile and truck owners
must have licenses by May LIST, or ar
rests will be made. Get your auto
license and avoid trouble.
M. l.. Butte, Sheriff.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

George Davey departed Tuesday eve
ming for his home at Dodgeville, Wis.
after spending a week in this city, Wis
iting at the w. j. Davey home.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Chiropractic gets results when all
other methods fail so why not try
Chiropractic first not last. See our
adv elsewhere i'm this issue.
Drs. Hughes e Hughes,
ChirOpractOrs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Come in with your smile and a dime
and Wen sell you meat enough to
make the family a meal.
Sanitary Meat Market,
25t3 Durham & Eddy, Props.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
Announcement

Miss Lloyd's music class. Lesson
hours for summer term, beginning
June LIST, now being assigned. Apply
to Miss Lloyd at Hunts Music Store.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Brice Springer and Vern Leckner
are painting the Bohning Store build
ing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Sen. n. p. VIII, OF washington
Springs. was in this city Wednesday,
looking after business matters.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

Mrs. VIM. winn returned Tuesday
from Wisconsin. where she had been
called by the death OF q sister.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

A, j. Schade of Redfield. was In the
city Thursday transacting business.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12

c. P. Swanson. OF Highmore. was
in this city Tuesday, transacting bust
ness.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-04
A.. B. & A. Strike Called
Despite Labor Board
First fiction Of Kind Since the
Establishment Of the Bureau;
10 R0l Union Leaders Act
Srccicl ptspntch to The Tribune

Srrctdi Dispatch to Thr Tribune
CHICAGO. March 3.-For the first
time since the United States Railway
Labor Board was created for the am
icable settlement of labor difficulties 5
authorization of a strike was tele-
graphed from Chicago to local union
heads of the Atlanta, Birmingham &
Atlantic Railway this morning, after a
midnight conference of the heads of
sixteen railroad brotherhoods and
unions.
The authorization of the strike has
followed a chain of events that have
been paraded before the Labor Board
since the last of January, when the A.,
B. l. A. road officials announced a wage
cut of all employees. Heretofore the
union officials have frowned on strike
orders lest it mar their case before tn g
board. They had wished at all time to
give the impression OF keeping faith
with the decisions of the board, even
working under adverse conditions, with
the hope in mind that back pay would
be granted the workmen as result of
the hearing Of the case. Last week
the A, B. & A. went into the hands of
receiver-Colonel B. NJ. Bugg, presi-
dent of the line. Though it was claimed
that the receivership would not alter
the circumstances in the case, the
union officials actions are construed in
some quarters as meaning that eco
nomic force" as certain union chiefs
say. alone can save the workers case.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-04
Five Roads Plan
WageCuts for
Commentator
N. Y. c. Calls Conference
March s: C.. II. Of N. j.. !.
Lackawanna. D. & W. and
L. |. to Meet Men Later
$4,000 in This District
Circular Sets Reduction for
April L: Advice of En-
ployees on Changes Asked

Reductions in wages Of common la
horers are contemplated by several rail
roads ~ the New York district. An
ncuncement of proposed wage cuts has
beer made by the New York Central.
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey. the
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western. On
tsrio & Western and the Long Island
Railroad Reports that the Pennsyl~
yania. the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Iehigh Valley contemplate similar &C
ton could not be confirmed yesterday
in the absence of responsible officials
A number of conferences between
representatives of sore OF the railroads
and the classes Of employees to be
affected by the reductions are scheduled
70 take place shortly
The New York Central has called
wage conference between its represent
atives and those of unskilled laborers
in its employ for March s. There Will
he conference March II of represent
stives OF the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey and It's employees. The Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western has set
conference for March Is. and the
Ontario & Western for April 1.
conference OF Long Island Rail
road officials and employees will be
held on March 10 in Jamaica. AT the
o-fces Of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford it was stated that wage re
duction for unskilled laborers is in
contemplation. At the Offices of the
Delaware & Hudson IT was denied that
the company plans wage cut. Simi
lar denial WAS made at the Offices of
the Erie
A circular made public by the Long
Island Railroad declared that its pro-
posed wage reduction viii affect all
lahorers, including station, platform,
transfer. dock. pier, storeroom and
stockroonl employees. freight handlers
and truckers. baggage men, janitors
station and other watchmen, track
lahorers. crossing watchmen, lampmen
FIRE builders, ash pit men, sweep pers, en-
CINE cleaners. engine supply men and
all other common laborers The extent
Of the reduction is to be determined
al the forthcoming conference OF rep
resentatives Of the road and the men.
In announcing the proposed reduc-
tion. the company said:
Since May, 1920. there has been
marked change IN conditions and this
change justifes and requires a re-
duction II existing rates Of pay. This
is to notify the above e-mentioned en-
ployees that, effective April /, 1921. the
management intends to reduce rates of
pay III the mean time, we desire TO
have conference with duly accredited
representatives. Of the employees, for
the purpose Of reaching an agreement
as 70 the changes proposed
The conference was set for March
10 al the Jamaica station. 1t will be
held at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Union leaders will hold conference
Tomorrow to work out common pro-
gram to be presented TO railroad ex-
ecutives at all the aforementioned con-
ferences and any other that m ight
arise. The number of men affected by
tha proposed reductions, it was Said
Yesterday. W; be close 20 $4,000 in
the New York district alone.