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The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07
HARMONY NEWS.

Seems as if we are not going to do ,,nch farming here. It has been raining too much.
 We had church Sunday. A large orowd attended. It rained so Satur- day evening that we couldn't have a any church Saturday night.
 = Miss Ida Boyette and Miss Lettie MeDonald left Monday morning for Little Rock. :,
 Singing at Jno. Williams Satur- day night had only small attend The Pea Ridge Pod man has not been around to see us for quite awhile.
 Buna TolIey and brother, Ernest, called at the Mcdonald home Tues day. called on Mrs. Boyett Monday even- ing.
 ads Sunday night. A very large crowd was present. Mrs. Berry and Mrs. Fannie Bo- shears made trip to Roland Mon dya. were the guests of Mrs. M. Graves Wednesday evening and also Miss Tevis Williams. Mrs. L. Higginbotham and daugh- ters. Beulah and Lillie, were the euesst of Mrs. Mcdonald Sunday evening.
 Mrs. Fannie Boshears and little daughter, Zephyra, were the guests of Mrs. Ida Berry Wednesday even ing.
 Mr. B. J. Smith of Thornburg has purchased Ford car. He was seen passing through our town on the way home.
 MT. J. Mcdonald and daughter, Ruth, made business trip to Thorn burg Thursday. Miss Tevis Williams has returned home after spending month with her grandmother. Miss Carrie Smith was the dinner guest of Miss May Weaver Sunday. Mrs. Lottie Boshears of Mt. Mo riah called on her parents, MT. and Mrs. B. J. Smith, Wednesday night
 Master Wilburn Graves is i'll at this writing.
 We had Sunday school Sunday, with large crowd. Mrs. May Williams and Mrs. Laura McLain called at the McDon- aid home Sunday.
 APRIL Fool.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07
LANDMARK.

***** ***### Y Most of the farmers have their sweet potatoes bedded.
 Ora Shilling spent last Saturday night with Elsie Crook.
 C. P. Lowry and family spent last Saturday night with W. D. Lowry and family.
 Mrs. J. A. Lawhon and daughters, Eula and Eunice, called on Roscoe 1readway and family last Tuesday. C. P. Lowry and family and Mrs. J. A. Lawhon and daughters, Eula, Eunice and Birdie, Misses Pearl and Willie Lowry, also Forrest Lowry spent last Sunday with James C. Beall and family of Jacksonville. Mrs. Charlie Crook is on the sick list this week.
 Mrs. James C. Beall and baby, Russell, are spending this week with home folks, J. A. Lawhon and fam fly.
 Everybody come to church next Saturday night, Sunday at Il and Sunday night.
 AN OLD MAID.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07
CUMBERSOME STATION
 OF SCHAUBS.

+ < #
 We'll, as I haven't seen any i'm portant news from thsi place if quite awhile l thought 1 would write.
 We are certainly having some pleasant weather at this writing, and everybody seems to be enjoying fine health.
 It seems as if this place is dead. We have no Sunday school, commun- ity singing or anything to entertain the young folks whatever.
 We read in the Pulaskian where people have preaching, but it seems impossible for us to have any.
 w. C. Christian of Carlisle is vis- iting home folks of this place.
 Roma Madden called on Gladys Christian last week.
 Miley Davis of Martindale was here Friday.
 W. C. Christian and Elton Chris tian attended the dance at Martindale Saturday night.
 A BRAND NEW WRITER.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07
CATO.

Y < < x X * < <
 Miss Minnie T. Allen, our county agent, called a special meeting for the Cato boys and girls club on the evening of March 3l in order that we might get busy working for the fair next fall. Our president. Ralph Harrell, took the chair, had the roll called and the reports from the boys and girls in order that Miss Minnie would know what we were doing. Most of the boys have pigs, and the girls poultry.
 The club had a pie supper the lat ter part of March and made $500 tor the benefit of the club. We are hoping to do great things in the flu ture. MILDRED HARRIS.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07
Merchandise Actually
 Is Getting Scarce

To the merchant who has become accustomed to the pessimistic busi- ness cry, it may seem far-fetched to state that merchandise is getting scarce. This is the conditions buy CTS for the Doyle-Kidd Dry Goods Company report in telegrams from New York. In a message this week they state that desirable merchandise is hard to find, particularly in ging hams wide sheeting, summer under wear and full fashioned hosiery. T. M. Doyle and H. w. Clapham of the Doyle-Kidd Dry Goods Company have been in New York for several days and while they have made ex- tensive purchases, their reports would indicate that buyers will be unable to secure everything they may want in the near future.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07
OLMSTEAD NEWS.

< T x z" V The program for regular meeting of the School Improvement Associa- ton of Olmstead School on March 3l, was:
 Music.
 Roll call.
 Report of Secretary.
 Report of Treasurer.
 Report of Committees.
 Other Business.
 Reading-Mrs. Day Wilson. "How Can We Lengthen Our School ?"-Mrs. J. Huckins. Reading-Mrs. c. Blucker. Round Table Discussion Work of Our Association for the Month. ? Announcements.
 Music.
 Adjournment.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07

Murfreesboro.- building oc- cupied by the Bob Stewart Grocery has been remodeled and made into modern cafe.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-07
IIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

If you use products of the Whitehead & Hoag Company in calling the trades attention your business, you immediately stamped as a reliable concern thy of patronage, and you get it. Advertising novelties bearing the Whitehead & Hoag imprint like intro duction by we'll thought of friend-you in with favorable impression, and your merchandise equals in quality your advertising novelties one can take the business away from you.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
PENNSY employees
HAVE WAGES CUT
President Rea Serves Notice,
While Atterbury Urges
Abrogation.

CHICAGO, March 25.-Employes
of the Pennsylvania lines today
were served notice that their wages
must be slashed.
While w. w. Atterbury, vice
president of the Pennsylvania, was
urging before the United states
Railroad Labor Board that national
shop agreements be abrogated
President Samuel Rea served the
wage cut ultimatum on employees.
Rea's notice was conciliatory in
tone. hut EXPRESSED determination
Of the company TO cut wages. No
percentage of decrease was named.
The notice said that 20 cents out
of every dollar taken in by the roao
was paid out in wages, which Gre
ated a deficit when other expenses
were met.
II is expected that other roads
WIFI follow the leadership OF the
Pennsylvania.
Employees we're confronted with
this situation. q.
The United States Railroad Board
which was established during the
war to arbitrate differences be-
tween the management and en-
ployes, is powerless to prevent wage
because the law creating
the board has no teeth in IL All the
board can do, according to the
transportation act, is to make pub
lie its findings"
Bert NJ. Jewell. president of the
Railway Department of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. said he
did not understand by Rea's state
ment that the Pennsylvania contem-
plated ignoring the Railroad Labor
Board.
The railroad, like others, is sim
ply filing notice of its cut in wages,
commented Jewell. Il suppose they
will call a conference with en-
ployes. as is provided for in the
transportation act, and after failure
to agree on a wage schedule will go
before the United States Railroad
Labor Board"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
CROP NEWS HURTS
PRICES OF GRAINS
Corn and Oats Hit New Low
y Levels for Season at
Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 23.-News and
trade conditions were against con-
structive operations in the grain
markets today, and prices declined
to the lowest levels OF the season
for corn and oats. Liquidation ana
general selling pressure dominated
while the main support was pront-
taking .on the part of the leadins
local professionals. who were most
~ bearisb Low prices have no at
traction for the average trader, as
he is constantly looking for further
declines. 3D.
While wheat had a good rally in
the last fifteen minutes. coarse
grains remained easy and finished at
the lowest OF the season. with corn
or la1Lc. and oats l1a%o, while
wheat was 1sal4c lower. . d.
Crop news from Kansas and
oklahoma were most favorable.
Oklahoma reports plenty moisture.
Export buying was light, there
being no business reported during
the day After the close 100000
bushels, it was announced, had been
sold to France. The Greek order
was not filled, so far as known. al
though there was buying of fu-
lures here that suggested opera
tions for 1t. .- ....
March wheat was handled in
lighter volume at SC lower over the
May, and there was not the selling
of either March or May so conspicu-
Gus of late. although inside figures
were 3Ea3Sc under the carly top.
Commission houses were well sup
h,,yino NnrdarQ take
profits around 140h for May. the
lowest of the day. There was said
to be a good supply of resting or
ders at l40. Buying that developed
in the last ten minutes of trading
carried prices up 1Ac with the pit
element, all being short. Argentine
shipments were estimated at $780,
900 bushels. Primary receipts con-
tinue ,-te show over last years. while
shipments exceed the receipts.
Corn was under pressure from all
classes of traders. particularly the
liquidators. The country is said to
be long on both cash apd futures
and has severe losses All the local
professions were on the selling side
throughout /the' day, while at the
lowest there was liberal covering.
The Armour, interest was credited
with selling freeIysearly in the day.
The country is selling little cash
corn. Discounts on low grades
were practically unchanged and the
arrival of only 122 cars had no ef-'
feet on futures.
Weather and crop news was
bearish on oats and with free local
selling. and there was little buying
except by a few Of the professionals,
who were taking profits. May de-
clined from 41h to 39kc and closed
at "40a40hc. No, 2 white sold
mainly at ka%c over May.
Seaboard houses bought rye early
and were sellers at the last. Ex-
port bids were the same as OF late.
per- cent over May track Balti-
more.
Grain and provisions quotations were as
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
Sss S1 ss' sss ss7 as Isn 1878 B7s B7T

Following the end of the civil war
wages continued TO rise very g1adu-
ally for the next seven years. after
which they declined. but also grad
ualIy. During the world war the
rise was much more rapid and of
much greater extent According to
this index almost half of the total
increase has taken place in the two
years since the armistice.
% AS the Department of Labor
points out the 1890 index number
applies to the summer months and
probably represents the peek of the
wage curve. Some reductions have
occurred since then which are not
taken account of in the index num-
Der.
II we may judge from present in
dications' the wage index curve will
show a marked downward trend in
the next few years and this respect
will differ from the civil war curve
just as it has differed in the abrupt
ness OF It's upward course.
According to this index wages
have increased 1874 per cent since
1918. Retail food prices, also ac-
cording to a Department of Labor
index. showed, a maximum increase
last July of 12I per cent over 1913.
Other figures from the Labor Depart
ment show that in June, 1920. the
cost of living including food, cloth
ing. housing, fuel. furnishings, etc,
was 116.5 per cent above 1913, and
In December. 1920. 1t was 1904 per
cent above the same base.
IL these figures. all of them ISSUED
by the Department of Labor, ade-
express the situation. 1t In
clear that wages have increased
faster and are now at a higher level
than the cost of living when both
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
ATTERBURY SAYS
EXCESS PAYROLL
WAS s3OOyOOO,OoO
Roads Forced to Garry
176,ss2 Unnecessary
Employees.
CHARGE is REFUTED
Jewell, Labor Head, Attacks
Statement and Will Sub
NIT Evidence.

CHICAGO. March 20. - National
agreements between railroads and
their employees forced the roads. 10
carry I7s.ss2 unnecessary" en-
ployes in 1920. W. W. Atterbury.
vice president OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad, said today before the
United States Labor Board.
The roads were forced to pay
out over s300.o 100000 last year on
an excess" payroll due TO the ma
tionaI agreements. Atterbury claims
Jewell Attacks ststenert.
Bert N. Jewell. president of the
railway labor department Of the A.
r. Of L., attacked the accuracy OF
Atterbury's figures. %
Il will disprove the charges of
excess number of employees made BY
Atterbury," declared Jewell lit Will
be shown in my formal statement
10 the board tomorrow that the sd-
ditional men in 1890, as compared
to 1917, were required because OF
increase of business on the rail-
roads"
Atterbury made a formal state
ment to the board in which he
quoted Federal statistics TO show
the total railroad payroll for 1890
was $4,000. 900. 900.
In classes of employment COW
cred by the national agreement. l.
2OS.52o men were employed in 1919"
he said. In 1890 there was an
increase Of z2s.s6s men"
Increase Due 10 s-Heur Day.
Atterbury said the increase was
due to the eight hour day. decrease
in production per man and incrcas-
ed business.
In 1917 the earnings Of employees
were sl.ole,5ss.55l. or Ss57sl per
man." the witness continued In
1890 earnings amounted to S2.444.-
74s.4tl. or sl,7Ol.2O per man.
Increase in ton miles was 4i
per cent in 1890 over 1917.
Assuming that the increase in
number Of employees is directly pro-
portionate to the increase in bust
ness. which is an assumption in the
employees favor. it would require
53,os7 men leaving l5s.Ss2 men in
excess in 1890 compared with 1917.
These excess men at the average
earning Of S1.1eI.2o per man show
an excess expenditure of S30o,slL.-
6Ss.40. ----
1T is fair to state that in the
Sl.70i.2o are many payments due 20
the national agreements. rates and
working conditions. like checkine
in and out. reclassincation Of EN-
ployes and overtime rates IL these
payments could be segreCated for
the 1.2os.sso employees IL would
greatly increase the s3oo.ooo.ooo
Atterbury told the board interna-
tional arbitration committees made
binding decisions OF the questions
of distribution OF car repair cost
/ for the different railroads of United
States. Canada and Mexico.
Prank p. Walsh. labor attorney,
brought out this statement because
of a previous claim by Atterbury
that national agreements cannot be
made economically applicable 10 all
railroads walsh pointed out a rule
Of general application is applied By
the railroads themselves
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24

are compared to the standard main
tanned in 1913 eil
One point which will have con-
siderable bearing on this discussion
is that wage earners. by reason Of
their relatively higher pay, have
raised their standard of living.
They have now become used to COM
forts and opportunities for them
selves and their children which
they never enjoyed before. They
should not be required to return to
the pre-war standard IL that can be
avoided However, as the cost of nv-
ing decreases wages should also be
reduced, but IL possible the wage
index should remain above the cost
of living index.
The really important point is to
gauge wages in terms of commodI-
ties which they will buy. This is the
real standard which should be main
tanned rather than so many dollars
per day or per hour.
The following table, selected from
a list published by the Department
of Labor shows something of the In
crease in wages in certain occupa-
tions in. 1920 compared with the end
of the civil war.
Wages During the Civil War and Now.
f Wages Fer wag. Per
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
New c Consumption Tax Likely If
Congress Repeals Objectionable
Miscellaneous Duties Now Used
Copyright, Underwood and Underwood.

as consumption taxes. Repeal Of the
most Objectionable of these taxes
will mean a loss II about t350.c60.-
900 in revenue. In the event that a
general sales tax is not approved an
effort probably will be made to find
new consumption taxes which will
produce about as mach as these
II is held by Treasury
experts thao tie consumption taxes
should not represent more than IS
or 80 per cent of the total revenue
from internal taxes
Numerous Suggestions Available.
Numerous suggestions have been
made relative to possible increases
in present miscellaneous taxes and
rev taxes.
Representative Good. chairman of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee, has proposed an increase - the
present tax of $3.50 per gallon OF
spirits withdrawn from bonded
warehouses to $40 per gallon.
This would add from $50, 900, 600. to
800. 600, 900 in revenue.
1t has been suggested tha- addi-
tional taxes he imposed upon ci-
Ears and Tobacco. An Increased tax
of 25 cents per 0en cigars in addi-
tton to the present tax would yield
s5,00o.o0O additional. An increased
tax of 50 per 1000 cigarettes would
yield s70.00O,G0 additional. An in
creased tax of cents per pound on
tobacco and snuff would yield ss.-
100000.
The National Industrial Confer
cnce Board has recommended Il sales
tax of cents per pound on sugar.
This would yield se0G,00o.0oO. This
Organization also has proposed a tax
CT 2 cents per pound on coffee which
would yield S?s.n60,0oe. and Il tax
of 10 cents per pound on tea which
would yield s1n,ooe.on0. These pro-
POSED taxes are not likely to meet
with favor because they are levied
upon necessities aid would mean an
increase in the cost Of living.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. March %. Wheat
Receipts. 5o.ss4 bushels. wig: $50
bushels ahoat and 4s.714 bushels by
lar. shipments from elevators, 90,-
|6ss bushels. Stock in elevators, l.
ess.zss bushels.
Corn - Receipts. zis.so1 bushels,
viz: 900 bushels adoat and 214.ss1
bushels by car. shipments from eie-
|vators, 13s,Tso bushels. Stock In
Elevators. 1885, ,0o2 bushels.
Cob corn Is auotable ct 81 per
barrel for carloads prime nearby
yellow. on spot. ..
Oats-Recefpts. - bushels Ship
nents from Elevators. 1+.02f bush
BIS. Stock in elevators. 425.ss7 BUSH
BIS.
Domestic basis No.. white.
s2Hc: No. . white, Soc.
Rye - Receipts. -5s.s33 bushels.
khipments7 from elevators. - BUSH
kls- Stock In elevators, ss7.1o2
SusheIs
Hay-Recefpts. "A tons, including
tons for export Hay. standard
huothy, s25a2s-Se: No. . timothy,
s1f5o: No. timothy. s1s.5oaz1:
light clover mixed. s22az2.so;
light clover mixed. s1sa21; No.
ver mixed. s2oa21;. No. 2 clover
a. s1szfs: No. 8 clover mixed.
ms: No. clever. s23.5oa2l50; !;
clover, s1s.5oa2o; No. Q clover.
Eszis: sample Say. $loais. 49,
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
LACK OF INTEREST
SH0WSCOAL STATE
Buyers Confine Ideas to Spot
Market Level, Declares
Iron Age Review.

Entire lack Of interest in the mar
ket best describes the attitude OF
the coal men today. according to
the Iron Age. The buyer has not
yet come to a realizing sense Of
values. and while many are begin
ming TO ask for quotations on next
years business they are holding
their ideas down TO the level Of
the spot market and refuse to talk
business for the year at figures the
coal shipper thinks are reasonable
on contracts.
Reminder OF Old Tiaes.
II is a reminder OF old times for
the spring spot market to sag so
far below CONTRACT prices, and it is
going TO take a little more than
the usual time for buyers and SELL
ers of coal to shake down 10 the
new basis after so many years OF
the other way around. AS April
approaches IL is interesting to note
that production for the coal year
just closing is estimated by the
Geological Survey as 5s3.eOO.eOo net
tons of bituminoEs coal, as COM
pared with 4s6. 900 tens a year
ago and 55a.o4I.O00 tons in lsls-ls,
the. best previous coal year.
Over the country approximately
60 per cent OF full-time operation Is
icing lost beraUss NJ lack 20 or
ders. And while the soft coal mines
are down the railroads are storing
Cmpty and idle cars on every avail
able siding.
The one bright spot in the CO al
fields is the anthracite region,
where output is at wartime levels.
The continued demand for hard coal
promises to put the coal year ended
April l next ahead of last year. The
loss Of 5000. 900 tons occasioned by
the miners vacation strike of last
September has been overcome and.
with production close to 1000. 200
tons a week-it was 1.s2e.oo0 in the
week of March IL. and 100000 tons
the preceding week-we hnd the
hsrd-cosl region the busiest place
in the country, bar none.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
TRADE FINANCING AGENCY
REPORTS INCREASED ORDERS
Much Larger Foreign Business Noticeable De-
spite Lack of Credit.

proper facilities are provided for
the granting OF such credits. says
the statement of the Foreign Trade
Financing Corporation, the manu-
facturers in this country must suf-
fer q loss in their business.
Inaia Seeks Aid.
A company. Of manufacturers and
importers in. India sent q cable on
March IL asking to be placed in
connection with American firms for
the supplies of hardware. machin-
cry, tools, glass. electrical goods,
Photographic materials. motion pic
ture films and machines. typewrit-
ers, bicycles and motorcycles, stoves.
telephones, patent medicines. clocks
and watches. papers. pictures. print
ers supplies, perfumery. toys. now
elites and any class of articles
suitable for the Indian market.
South African importers, through
American consular agents, are in
curing for machinery for the man
ufacture % corn products, such as
glucose. corn fsur. starch. syrups
and oil cakes. Holland is in the
market for oak and steel once fur
niture.
Italian firms and individuals are
ready to order. under proper credit
conditions, American drugs. acids.
paints and varnishes, condensed
milk. typewriters and adding ma
chimes.
. Recent inquiries from Mexico in
cluded demands for printing ma
chinery, and equipment for shrimp
fishing such as is used by fisher
men in the vicinity OF New Orleans.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
CURB MART TRADE
ON SMALL SCALE
Tone, Is Firm, However, De-
spite General Irregu-
larity.

NEW YORK, March 23.-Trading
in the curb market was on a small
scale today and although the mar
ket appeared irregular, a Arm tone
marked dealings in the motors and
oils when light buying at intervals
pushed values slightly higher.
Guffey Gillespie lost part of yes
terday's gain in the early trading.
Garib Syndicate. Maracaibo, Inter-
national Petrolepm and Merritt
were steady on light transactions.
A generally firm tone was displayed
in the Standard Oil group. Mexico
OIL again changed hands at its re-
cent high.
Stutz Motors made, a further ad-
vance and a strong tone was shown
in Durant and Cleveland Autos.
Tobacco stock made fractional ad-
vanees. Less activity was reported
in metals. quotations showing but
little change from yesterdays close.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. March 23.-Eggs-
Western Maryland. Pennsylvania
and nearby nrsts. 23c; Eastern Shore
Of Maryland and Virginia frsts,
z3c. Western ,t0hio)s frsts, 23c;
Southern f(North, sCaroiina) firsts,
2ee: westsyirgtnia, firsts 2Ic. Duck
sLiys Foultsy-chlckcns young,
large pound Sssss4oc; spring, per
pon nd ~ ,pounds and mp, 55asoc:
roaghs stasgy. poor. pound. soas2c;
Cd roosters, pound. eec;aold hens,
over 4, pounds. pound.s 37a3Sc; do,
small, pound, 37a3sc; white Leg
horn hens, pound. .35s3sc.
Butter-Creamert, Western Se?a-
rator extras, 52a53e; do, frsts, 51s
SIC, Western prints. h,pound. ex-
tras. 53a54c; do. frstS 52a53c; wes-
tern prints. pound, extras. 5sas4c.
do. firsts, 52as3c; nearby creamery.
EXTRAS 47aIsc; do. firsts, 4sa4ss;
dairy prints. extras. 2saaoc: do.
hrsts. .sassc; rolls. West virg,his.
extras. 2ea21c; do, firsts. ,1satsc;
Mariana and Pennsylyanfs extras.
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