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The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22
.FARMERls BURDEN0 \ MYTH

The decreasing number of farmers compared with he city population is not bad it is sometimes made to appear
 typical example of wrong perspective in this mat fer is seen in recent cartoon in the Chicago Tribune The rural population of 100 years ago is represented by a big farmer carrying on his back a small city The situation today is indicated by small farmer bent mder he load of city man grown to gigantic proportions
 The city man really supports the farmer as surely as inc farmer supports him.
 Itis true enough that 100 years ago the farmers were wo-hirds of the population and that today they are little less than half the population But that does not necessarily that the farmer is off, OF that the farm population carries a heavier burden
 If the growth of urban population means anything,
 means bigger markets for the farmer with better prices his products and better facilities for selling thcm Iruc as the proportion of farmers decreases they must produce more per man. But that is taken care of by the Improvement and increased use of laborsavng maclm- cry and better methods on the farm The average farmer today probably produces two three times as much as jbe farmer of half a century ago. with the same amount of effort In many cases man produces dozen times as much as his grandfather did, in the same nc Thus hc percentage of auicultmss required to provide food for the nation steadily decreases.
 It is not at all likely that the typical farmer today works harder than the farmer of j0 100 years ago did, and he usually has more to show for his work in the real satisactous of lifc
 The 'bacl to the farm" movement is valuable chief y for the sake of the city people, t would do most of hem good o get back to the country, in contact with the soil and thc sun again. whether they devoted an their time or only part of it to agricultural pursuits Getting bac, to the land more privilege than duty As far as msuug the necessary food for the nation is concern cd the good old economic law of supply and demand will probably take care of that
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22
SORROWS OF AN OLD MAN
piy .ns sorrows of am old man.

P,,y Inc sorrows of am old man.
 We could readily do so were 1t not for the fact that c is hc former German kaiser who insists that he has barely enough income which to live and amcns that ror 1O2 German marks he receives in exchange but four Dutch eudcrs, worth 40 cents each in American money
 While we have mo pity for the HohcnzoIern because his present condition far better than he deserves, wth u doubt tbc sting of his fallen estate has penetrated U> souL He has life but mo longer has he power He may have a few sycophautic followers still about him. m he no longer hears the 'hochs of the crowd He is uot hcro, in exile because there never was anything heroic about his character He was seventeenth century monarch in the twentieth century His swoshbuckIme cudcd though despite his complaints of poverty he is vastly better off in possession than nuetynne hm- ircJths of those he once ruled.
 It , the contrast only that makes him poor and that Is thc punishment Inc is getting. There was a demand .or luis Ic. We believe that he is being punished more severely than were he executed His is a condition tla. will cause mo cuyy
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

One of our old subscribers W. $. Miller of Palcs- uc Texas, complains at the prices he charged re- gently in Boston, He paid 20 cents for one boiled cgg 20 cents lor six crackers p cents for piece of pie, etc.,
 and he paid eight cents apiece for getting houdkerchcis hmdcrcd 13 cents for socSs cents for collars etc. We must protest more that if people will pay such internal prices they can't blame the profitccs bu should blame themselves No onc needs to pay 20 cents for six crackers when he can go into a grocery and buy pound Ior less than tha No needs o pay l3 cents o have socks lamdcrcd when he get new pair at lOccnt ~torc No one has to pay seven cents to have collar amdcrcd when Chmman will do 1t for three ccnts
 people insist on going to high-toncd places they must expect o get stmg Mr. Miller evidently hasn't learned he lessons that the Pathfinder has taught he would show more gmptou-Wa Washington, D. C., Pathfinder
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

I has begun to look as though the charge made last May by the Kctcmkau Chronicle to the effect that six bottles of booze brought about material change in n- uoraut Territorial legislation is to go mchallenged eav- ing bc,mrchcd and defled page in Aassa's history. IF amy of the suspcioucd members-all said to be sem ators-arc hodoycr it will be interesting to see whether oruot they will have the eronery to return to serve out their terms if they do not make any effort to refute the charges made by the Ketchikan paper.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Emma Goldman h., haJ al, and more O. Russia than ...r-. ~.,-as-: "l have found less liberty in Rus .. t.n in in. Cu.tcd States aud ann going back there n. UuI .r...ul" Not 1T thc immigration officials arc .. m. ..n. Emma won't come back. More than qwl- ..r u. a c.url- ago thc writer saw and heard Emma ,.IIn.n ~lraD in Chicago from a hanson rab on .hc ~.-. which u h- letters ou canvas four feet square ,.I. . words. 'Bcad or BIood-lct the \oicc of the n.ouI. B. u,arL" Although hcr talk at uat time was most -cd-uI> tae ouy attention given her by the ou- .orte- was from thc city poice who would order her T. lre. ou Va.n hc street where she was speaking be- cam. -. crowded a, to interfere with traffic Had she H.eu ~umanr d.a.. with at that time instead of being tolerated and permitted .o spread hcr doctrine for more ...ua -..r. %. years as sine was America would have tower uv-,rovod anarchists within hcr confines a' .un-.r .u. I was uo. to thc credit O. our govern a.t Ia- Emma Goldman and others of the same stamp were permitted to de.mc our institutions as they did f1r SO many years muotcod and mrcstgned
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Some of thc Territorial papers are disposed to make a joke of tlc aspirations of one Drayton of Seward to represent Alaska as delegate to Washington, which IS mot in accord with the spirit of democracy 1t is iar aud open fcd and if Dayton or any other asprnt sees ii. to enter it. who shall say him nay! There is possi- 5iity that he might do more-t is cnch that he could mot do Icss-tau have his predecessors. (Ihat word possibility should have been in italics
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Whom .um,~ fo entertainments thc Pioneers O. Na-,. ar. uu. forgotten their characteristics O. the .I. days when t.p, were renowned as being the most u-IHah'. n..n'. ou earth. The dance at Moose Ia.I ru-ag n.-.. clearly evidenced 'Hat the o.d spirit still .r.- . t.at tH. he- Is none too good or AasSaus U ,-a fu- ouI %. ,bc natal day of our country aud it Is hoped t.. H.e Pioneers will make rule iu future o. a.u- ... I,ad m t'e matter o making Alaska Day am ....-..u vi. WI. he looked forward to from ouc year .. t.. a.> WH.. tuc environments of No mo longer .>-- -..~rrt o. thc Pioneer, %. that pcrod will m"- U.-. H-... -. .u- a- they arc with us Many O. them .. now u,.rl rc sunset shore of thc >mdovn sea- hut ... characteristic, developed a quarter O. a century oe. .t. t.. n..u uautcatcJ ny time or weakened by ad .,-r. WHruaar o- them have mot attained rumc.a. -u...--. ,.., ar. al rich m ulat
 ~r. newer break tac maxim of thc mushcr on
 t.c trail
 That t- wrong .' pass a comrdc when you see
 he's ant to .aII.'
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Secretary O. the Treasury Mclou according to rmors at Washington. is ouc cabinet member who de- cu.- To ,ta, uu.. I is said that he insists on shoulder Ing an responsibility of r.lmdug the allied debt to the United States. while President Harding opmcs that he should have a voice u tlc matter Harding may adopt -WIsman" methods aud tcl cabinet officers who think for themselves ro pac> their old kit bags and vamoosc To 1o inc "vao.c cheese" usually shorcns cabinet ...mn.r'- tenure of office
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Anchorage is riddmg herself of mdcsrabIcs by or- lcrng them to get and to stand not upon ceremony but
 get while the getting is good. It should be seen to that they do mot have sopovcr tickets but keep going until They hit Seattle where a few hundred mdcsiabes, more or css will not materially affect existing conditions. Anyway they are mot needed in Southeastern Alaska. They never North to work any railroad for us.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

There have been mo recent developments in comcc-
 on with the ten thousand dollar airbmksNc mail robbery that occurred few weeks ago. The money was shipped in a mail bag from Fairbanks to Neuana. The bag arrived per schedule, but the money had disap pcarcd The Ncuaua people certain the robbery did uot take place i'm Fairbanks for the reason that small bin was left in the mail bag.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

The late PhiIandcr Chase Knox was not disposed to waste ink when signing his name, the writer who once held an American consular commission signed him as Secretary of State during the Taft administration, has occasion to know 'P Knox was all there to it..
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Since 1a0l. or in twenty years. Forida's governors aavt signed 92 death warrants and of this number l+l uI thc warrants have been executed The number oi summary executions where the iouuaIity of warrants was waived is mot given, but there have been-wc quite a few.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Internal revenue officers at Washington recently discovered bootegging syndicate which operating almost under the caves of the capitol Perhaps saved transportation expenses to operate close to good mar kct
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Between now and the first of January the Pioneers o Alaska are to vote the length of residence OF date of coming to the Territory a prerequisite to holding membership in that order The limit at present is 1900 and am effort is being made to advance the date to l903 This would be a great mistake as 1t would detmct- in act do away entirely with the distinction that attaches Co heinz Pioneer. Ten years from now will be soon enough o advance the date to l9O5 With the wives sons ud dauehtcrs of Pioneers organized in auNilaies of the orIcr as i. now being done, its growth prosperity and lscuuc,, is assured and it should remain on Che l9O0 asis Not that just as excellent people came to Alaska between 1000 and 1905 as came bcforc but they are ye oo new to be casscd as pioneers The order should be confined To those who did not travel on cushions mmed ,tclv after their arrival
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

clause in the revenue bin now pending in Gone i.>, which imposes discrimmatiyc tax ou musical m- srmu.s is being vigorously and iustly-opposcd by uc General Federation of Women's Clubs, and from al. corners of the United States petitions are being sent o Washington dcrymg the proposed legislation as direct. blow to tbc home life of the country. And the women are nght-as they usually arc To put musical ustru- ucu.s in the "luNuy" class is a mighty budcr and the author of the b certainly has mo music in his soul to suggest such thing. The women of Alaska should moi he behind their sisters of other portions of America but
 should gc. busy at once and write Aasko's delegate In
 ougrss protesting against the bill in its present tom To place a luxury tax ou musical instruments would be a blow to what is probably the most cherished oI many God-giycu cudowmcuts bestowed on humanity Music is uart' 'of our lives and is neccssty-uot a luxury.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

The city of Chicago lost out in its attempt to close an resorts at o'clock at night. There would be mo i'm duccmn to live in Chicago if person had to go to bed at 1 o'clock
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

That Kansas City judge who removed one of his shoes and spanked four tant school boys with it has fine conception of the sole of discipline.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-22

Arrests for alleged hgh-gradmg should af least kecI Juneau prominent in the eyes of the world as a mining camp
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
Can Require Vaccination.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Dec. g.
The attorney generals office yester-
day handed down an opinion that the
State board Of health has the author
ity to require vaccination in communi-
ties where an emergency exists by,
reason of conta gious disease. Il.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03

Mrs. Robbins beartrending discovery.
Her extraordinary midnight visit from
n luminous ''spoOk" which laid q baby
in her trembling arms with a message
from Heaven that her own dead infant
had come back from the grave. Read
this startling narrative In The WASH
ingtOn Times tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
CHARLES JACOBSEN BUYS
ANHEUSER BUSCH PROPERTY

A deed just recorded shows the
transfer of the holdings of Anheuser
Busch, Inc, at the corner of North
Capitol and F streets, opposite the
Postoffice building, to Charles Jacob
sen. The Capitol Park Hotel Com
pany acquired part Of the property,
with $50 feet frontage on North
Capitol street, by ITO feet deep, ad-
joining it's present hotel site, upon
which 1t viii erect a handsome, mod
ern addition to its present hotel
building.
Joseph i. Weller represented the
seller in this transaction and r. T.
Warwick the buyer.
The stamps indicate a consideration
OF $4,000. Mr.. Jacobsen will retain
the corner of North Capitol and F
street for his own use.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03

The beauties and wonders Of the Pan
American building, where the arms
parley is being held, are described by
Victor F1ambeau I'm The Washington
Times tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
BULLOCK & COMPANY
MOVE TO NEW BUILDING

Announcement was made during
the week by Douglass E. Bulloch 4
Company that they have removed
their office to the new building at 11l5
Connecticut avenue northwest, Just
completed by the Allan e. Walker
Investment Company.
Mr.. Bulloch started in the real
estate business with Allan r. Walker
& Co, Inc, and was connected with
the sales department Of this company
from 1911 to 1915, at which time ne
opened his own office at room 32i
southern Building. In September,
1917. Mr.. Bulloch enlisted In the First
Ordna ce Field Depot attached to tho
Twenty-sixth division and saw service
in France for sixteen months. lie
was commissioned a second lieutenant
in the Chemical Warfare Service AMI
was among those whose commissions
to captain was held up on the sign
ing of the armistice. Upon receiving
his discharge from the service In Jan.
uary. 1918, Mr.. Bulloch again opened
real estate office in the Southern
Building.
Associated with Mr.. Bulloch In his
new offices are William G. BullCeh
and Paul p. Cook.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
WOULD REMEDY
INACCURACY Of
SPEEDOMETERS
City Of Los Angeles May Make
Auto Manufacturers Re-
sponsible for Device.

1t has been proposed that the city
OF Los Angeles enact an ordinance
requiring that all pneumatic tired
motor vehicles be equipped with q
speedometer and solid tired vehicles
be equipped with a governor regu-
lating their maximum speed. 1t is to
be specified that the speedometer is
accurate.
1t is asserted by a representative of
the Mack-International Motor Truck
Corporation that such an ordinance
would be excellent sales promotion for
speedometer makers and dealers. In
view OF this fact IL is claimed that the
speedometer service stations should
be required by the ordinance TO as
sumo responsibility for keeping the
speedometers accurate without charge
to the owners. When arrest is made
OF an operator of speedometer
equipped vehicle and the office de-
clares the speed law has been violated
the motorist frequently says mot
according to my speedameter." The
officer replies that the speedometer
is wrong" and IN court the officers
word always is accepted. The burden
Of proof rests with the motorist and
a faulty instrument helps to con-
Wet him.
When the size of the tires on the
ear differs from the size Of the tires
that were on when the speedometer
was set the instrument is rendered in
correct. The same holds good when
so-called diversified tires are used
unless the speedometer has been re-
adjusted and this is seldom done. II
is doubtful II a speedometer ever is
tested when a new car is delivered to
the purchaser. The accuracy of the
instrument is unknown TO both the
seller and buyer.
On the assumption that the pro-
posed ordinance would be ineffective
and every motorist would be put in
jeopardy unless he could prove the
accuracy of his speedometer it is
suggested that 1t would be advisable
to require speedometer dealers to
make monthly tests of the instru-
ments free OF charge and that similar
tests be made when tires or wheels
are changed, as only in this way could
motorists feel reasonably certain that
they were not Internationally vioiat-
ing the ordinance. AS to the provision
requiring governors on solid tired
vehicles, several makes Of trucks are
equipped with these instruments by
their manufacturers.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
REAL ESTATE BOARD WILL
HEAR REV. J. e. FREEMAN

Edmund d. Rheem, chairman of the
luncheon committee of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board. announces
that arrangements are completed for
luncheon Thursday, December s, at
the Lafayette Hotel. As speaker for
this occasion, the committee has Sc
cured the Rev. James 4. Freeman,
rector of the Church of the Epiphany.
A special feature will be introduced
at this luncheon in line with the COM
mittee's desire to maintain the in
terest of the increasing number Of
members who make 1t a point to reg
ularly attend these luncheon meet
ings.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
MENOF FINANCE
ARE OPTIMISTIC,
ASSER7SHARR|S

ny H. WILSON HARRIS,

ny II. WILSON HARRIS,
Dipsenstsc Csrrespendent Of the London
Daily News.
Economic questions are, as have
said. not to be discussed at this con-
ference. but talk of a special confer,
ence on that subject In the nA dis.
tant future already is becoming spe-
cifir, and certain financial experts
who had booked passages for ten days
hence expect to have to remain to
discuss definite plans for another
meeting.
The world financial situation is the
subject OF public speeches everywhere
There is no doubt that America is
ready to go into the whole problem In
earnest as soon as this conference is
well through.
Al the same time Europe will gain
nothing by coming to shed tears over
its appalling situation. The most
hopeful feature OF the outlook il the
conviction of some of the most influen-
tial men in Government circles here
that Europe is a going concern. quite
worth helping as a business PROPOSE
ton.
As proof of that. may quote a
conversation i have lately had with
perhaps the highest authority in
America on this particular subject
whose name I most unfortunately can.
not give. l found him Unexpectedly
optimistic.
In the last three years" he said,
tn,nss have steadily improved, In
spite or the temporary trade deIres-
sion. IL Is even truer Of Europe.
THINK back three years. Then there
was hardly country in Europe that
was not In danger of starvation but
for the United States. They needed
food. they needed credit, they needed
shipping. Now. except for few
black spots, the food problem Is solved.
Production has been restarted. Ex.
cept Tor a reduction in purchasing
power which will right itself gradu-
lines.
The only problem is what is called
In this country fiscal finance-public
finance. Nations are not balancing
their budgets, and their currency
consequently goes to pieces. In some
cases OF that kind outside help may
be needed to put them. on their feet.
But not only have you got free
from the danger Of famine, but you
nave got a general Increase in indus
trial. political, and social stability.
workers are producing, comnunica-
tons being restored to efficiency, riffs
are being closed up"
In tnterpolated a remark on Russia.
Well, came the reply. compare
Russia with what she wis a year ago.
Russia has ceased absolutely to be a
military or neral danger to the world.
Russia Ia moribund. Russia il a cess.
pool. II you like. But Russia il in
capable Of military or moral offense.
She Is the prize exhibit Of the failure
Of a system"
i cite this as a point Of view worth
taking into account on the other side
Infinite charm has been done here by
speeches-Briand's, for example
which confirm the impression here
that Europe is sunk into political in
stability.
1t is time to realize that appeals
ad misericordiam will cut no ice here.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
DISTRICT POLICE
ONLOOKOUTFOR
MICH. FUGITIVE
George vasheghy, Believed En-
bezzJer Of $25, 900 of Detroit
Firm, Flees With Woman.

/ Information which indicated that
George Vasheghy. trusted employe OF
a Detroit department store, who dis
appeared with $4,000 of the COM
pany's money three days ago, was
heading for this city. caused Wash
ington police to institute a search
for Vasheghy here today.
vasheghy will never be taken alive.
Mrs. Rose Vasheghy. wife Of the
missing man. warned Detroit police
following her husbands disappear
ance.
He will shoot II cornered. she de-
clares. and IL odds against him are
overwhelming. he will kill himself.
lice began a nationwide hunt for
her husband and a woman whom she
named and thought to have left town
with him, perhaps for his native
Hungary.
The woman's home is in Three
Rivers. Mich, but she has not been
there the last two months.
Mrs. Vasheghy told police that the
woman i.amed Is the one who broke
up her home and with whom her
husband lived in a Cass avenue apart
ment in September.
Separated From Wife.
Mrs. Vasheghy separated from her
husband five months. received a tel
ephone call from him about 11:IO
o'clock the day of the robbery. about
ten minutes after he disappeared with
the money from the Kern store.
Goodbye. Rose" he said. 81 am
leaving the city. You will never see
me again"
Before she could question him he
had gone from the telephone.