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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26

granted that he was to SIT next to
Milla at the pastoral meal. She her
self understood it, evidently, for she
drew in her puckered skirts and with
out any words made a place for him
beside her as he driftingly approached
her, affecting TO whistle and keeping
his eyes on the foliage overhead. He
still looked upward, even In the act of
sitting down.
squirrel or something" he said
feebly, as If IN explanation.
"Wh@rep Afilla asked.
up there on branch" He ae-
cepted plate from her (she had pro
vided herself with an extra one), but
he did not look at It or at her. He
continued to keep his eyes aloft, be-
cause he imagined that all of the ciass
were looking at him and Milla, and
he felt unable to meet such publicity.
1t was to him as IL the whole United
States had been scandalized to atuen-
ton by this act of his in going to sit
beside AIilla; he gazed upward so long
that his eye-balls became sensitive un-
der the strain. He began to blink. 81
can't make out whether it's q squirrel
or just some leaves that kind O. got
fixed like one," he said. 81 can't make
out yet which it is, but I guess when
there's breeze, If it's a squirrel he'll
probIy hop around some then, If he's
alive or anything"
1t had begun to seem that his eyes
must remain fixed in that upward
stare forever; he wanted TO bring them
down, but could not face the glare of
the world. But finally the brightness
of the sky between the leaves settled
matters for him; he sneezed, wept, and
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
WET FIGHT IN WISCONSIN
Wayne 3. Wheeler of Antisaloon
League Says State viii Be Center
Of Attack on Law.

Milwaukee, Wis, May Wiscon.
sin will be the storm center for an
attack upon prohibition this year
Wayne b. Wheeler. general counsel Of
the Antisaloon league, told delegates
at the second day meeting f the Wis
consin law enforcement convention.
New Jersey. Ohio Massachusetts and
California, he declared, will also re-
ceive strong attacks from "the vets"
District Attorney Frank S. Symonds
Of Kenosha coInty pointed out to del
egates that although there are varl-
Gus ways to secure law enforcement,
public sentiment must be obtained be-
fore any great or lasting good will be
accomplished by enforcement officials.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
DELAYS BIG STEEL MERGER
Repr ssentatives of Large Companies
Promise g Indefinitely Postpone
Plans for Consolidation.

Washington, May Representa-.
lives OF the Bethlehem Steel company
anG several other large steel and iron
companies promised the government
TO indefinitely postpone plans fer q
proposed merger of their properties
pending Investigations being conducted
By the Department Of Justice and the
FEDERAL trade commission. This an
nouncement was made today by At
torney General Daughtery following a
conference with attorneys for the steel
companies.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
PLAN A GERMAN LOAN
BIG BANKERS CONFER IN PARIS
WITH =. P. MORGAN.
Finaneiers in SesSiou at French Capt,
tai Favor a s2,oO6, o0o, 900 Loan
to Berlin.

Paris, May 25.-LeadlGg bankers
from many nations. with J. Z. Morgan
and company as the American repre-
sentative. discussed financial means
for the settlement OF the European
economic situation, with loan 10 Ger
many considered as one of the first
measures necessary.
1t was indicated that loan TO Ger
many must be of considerable magni-
tuGe to bring about a real settlement
and assure that a fresh crisis will not
spring up within few months.
The figures mentioned ranged from
S5o0,000000 to S2,0000O0,000, the latter
apparently meeting with the most
favor, Such a loan, however would be
contingent, 1t is understood, upon u
decisive revision downward in the cash
reparation payments demanded from
Germany
Mr.. Morgan was given the seat of
honor at the right of Chairman Della
croix George Whitney of Paris was
the only other American present. Gus
tav Bergman, the German representa-
tive, outlined the view Of his govern
ment as to what could be accomplished
should a loan be granted
The meeting was held in the board
room of the separations commission
in the Hotel Astoria, which is stlll re-
Questioned by the French government
for the use of the alleged powers.
Departure of French mission to
confer With the American interallied
debtfunding committee in Washington
has heen inlefinitelv nnsLnnned
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
SCOUT WARDS TALE OF FIGHT
Death Scene Evidence Refutss Comics
sion--lnVestigators Say Case ls
Battling One.

New York, May 25.--The Ward mys-
terry was deepened by a mass Of con
fllcting data collected by investigators
In and near White Plains.
The investigators are finding the In
vestigation Of case that has grown
"cold7 battling, but they announce that
the story Of Walter S. Ward, million.
aire baker. that he fought q revolver
battle with three blackmallers, killing
one. near Kensico reservoir, cannot be
proved By Independent inquiries.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
HEAT MELTS ALPS SHOWS
Hiuhest May Temperature Recorded In
Ninety Years Starts Avalanche
in Mountains.

Geneva, May 25.-The heat wave In
the Alps region has broken ninety.
wear record for the month Of May. The
thermometer at a number 81 points
registered 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Snow
and glaciers are melting rapidly and
the Rhine and Rhone rivers are -is.
ing. An avalanche. released by the
heat, destroyed an Alpine clubhouse,
# is reported, on the summit Of Mount
Gerglnkogel. 1000 feet above sea level
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26

| Drenched Figure IN Fountain.
for little moment again faced his
| fellowmen. No one vas looking at
him: everybody except Milla had other
| things to do.
Having sneezed involuntarily, he
added a spell of coughing for which
there was no necessity. 81 guess
must been wrong" he muttered thickly.
what about. Ramsey?"
about It's bein' a squirrel" With
infinite timidity he turned his head
and encountered a gaze so soft, so hal
lowed, that it disconnected him, and
he dropped a "drumsticS" of fried
chicken, we'll dotted with ants, from
his plate. Scarlet he picked 1t up, but
did not eat 1t. Fer the first time in
his life he felt that eating fried chick
en- held in the fingers was not to be
thought of. He replaced the drum
stick" upon his plate and allowed it
to remain there untouched, in spite Of
great hunger for ii.
| Having looked down, he now found
difficulty In looking up, but gazed
steadily at his plate, and into this
limited circle Of vision came Mi!la's
| delicate and rosy fingers, bearing a
gift. There" she said in a motherly
little voice. 'Its a tomato mayonnaise
sandwich and / made 1t myself. l
want you IT, eat 1t, Ramsey"
His own fingers approached tremu-
.ousness as he accepted the thick sand
wien from her and conveyed 1t to his
mouth. A moment later his soul filled
with borror, for a squirt Of mayonnaise
dressing had caused a catastrophe the
scene of which occupied no inconsider-
able area Of his right cheek, which
was the cheek toward Milla. He
CROPPED wretchedly for his handker-
chief but could not find It; he had lost
II. Sudden death would have been re-
lief: he was sure that after such gro
tesouerie AIiIla could never bear to
have anything more to do with him
he was ruined.
In his anguish he felt paper nap
kin pressed gently into his hand; a
soft voice said in his ear, "Wlpe IT off
with this, Ramsey. Nobody's motto
ing"
SO this incredibly charitable creature
was still able to be his friend, even
after seeing him mayonnaised Hum
bly, marveling, he did IS she told him,
but avoided all further risks. He ate
nothing more.
He sighed his first sigh Of inexpress-
Ibleness had q chill or so along the
spine, and at intervals bis brow was
bedawed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
HIS FIRST LOVE.

synopsis.-with his grandfather.
snaH ramsey Milholland is watch
51g the Decoration Day Paf15o"
In the home town. The old gentle
man. a veteran of the Civil war,
endeavors to impress the young
SER with the significance of the
great conflict, and many years aft
erward the boy was to remember
his words with startling vividness.
In the schoolroom, a few years
afterward, Ramsey Is not distin-
guished for remarkable ability,
though his pronounced dislikes are
arithmetic, Recitation" and Ger
man. In sharp contrast to Ram
sey's backwardness is the precocity
OF little Dora Yocu-n, a young lady
whom in his bitterness he denomi-
mates Teachers Pet" In high
school, where he and Dora are
classmates. Ramsey continues to
feel that the girl delights, TO mani
fest her superiority, and the vim
dictiveness he generates becomes
alarming, eliminating in the reso-
luton that some day he will
show" her. At class picnic Ram
sey, to his embarrassment, appears
to attract the favorable attention
of Miss Mill2 Rust a young lady
of about his own age and the ac-
knowIedged belle of the class.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26

pound and Liver Pills. / was so much
benefited by the use of these medicines
that was able to be up and about in
two weeks. ] was at the Change of Life
when | began taking the medicines and
lpassed over that time without any
trouble. Now am hale and hearty, do
all my homework washing, ironing,
scrubbing, ana cooking, all there is to do
about a house, and can walk two or
three miles without getting too tired. /
know of several Of my neighbors who
have been helne5 ~ your medicines. -
Mrs. EM%A CULVER, i2S L. 7th St.,
Metropolis, Illinois.
Depend upon Lydia E. Pinkham'sVeg-
etable Compound. Nervousness, irrita-
bility, heat flashes, headache and dizzi-
ness, are relieved by this splendid med.
icine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
CutiCura Soap
Imparts
The Velvet Touch
Soap Use, oin,m,ut rs and Soc, Taleum Csc.
I-lnht Conversation.

20 his wife who was at the seashore.
When the pair got to the resort they
gound the wife In the surf.
Entering the bath house the men
donned their suits and went in the
water.
The husband introduced his friend.
A week lat the friend observed the
woman he had met In the water sitting
opposite him In street car. He bowed.
She looked puzzled for moment and
then exclaimed:
"Oh, how do you dor didn't know
you with your clothes on"
They had to leave the car at the
next corner.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
And sull eoino.

This is bad time for young men TO
impose on the old folks by sitting up
with their daughter while coal OIL is
- cents "A gallon and with m upward
tendency Years Ago Item
in Newton KanSan- Republican.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26

pound and it is all it
claims to be and has
benefited me won
derfully. ! had been
sick for eightmonths
with a trouble which
confined me to my
bed and was only
able to be up part Of
the time, when / was
advised by a friend,
Mrs. Smith, to try
Lydia E. Pinkham 8
Nv eCetable Com
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
rraln KlIIs Girl and mothsr.

Galesbure, Mich, May 25.--Mrs.
Lima Burnett, sixty, and her daughter,
Bessie thlrty-twO, were instantly
killed when their automobile stalled in
the path Of a speeding interurban train
near here.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
WARSHlP RAMS SUB; TEN DIE
Sailors Killed When German War
Vessels Collide in ManeuVers
Near Sassnits.

Berlin, May 25.-The German bat
tleship Hanover and the submarine
SIS coHlded during night maneuvers
near SassnitZ Ten sailors on the
submarine we're killed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
CHANGE OF LIFE
WOMAN'S TRIAL
Proof That Lydia E. Pmkham's
Vegetable Compound is of Great
Help at This Period
IIIIIIlIIlIlllQlIlI'

Metropolis, Illinois.-'I have taken
lydia u. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-26
The acquaintance Progrefses'
Ramsey and Milla openly
keeping company.

c~o RE coETLEUEDl
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

tending the Putnam County Fair.
Mrs. David Gautier, of Crescent
City, is visitor here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. l. Roberts, OF
Grandin, spent yesterday here. They
expect to move into Palatka, where
they will make their future home,
about the eighteenth of December.
Mrs R. Wooster, who has re-
Gently returned to her winter home at
Pomona from Black Mountain, N. c.,
was shopping here Tuesday:
DIR. G. L. Sipprell, Of Flora
home, will spend tomorrow in the
Gem City attending the fair.
Mrs. NJ. A. Minton, of Hastings,
spent Tuesday in Palatka.
= Mrs. R. w. Coleman, Miss Rob-
erta Morrison and Mrs. Morrison will
return today from a short stay in
Sanford.
Miss Mary Billings, of Hastings,
was visitor here Monday.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

Mrs. H. S. Cummings will leave
today for Atlanta, where she will
spend some days.
Mrs. Eula Dunn, of Pomona, was
visitor here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Gross have
moved from Oak street into one of
the Merryday apartments.
Mrs. Herbert Dyer, of Hastings,
was visitor in Palatka Monday.
Mrs. c. G. Mccormack, of Tai
lahassee, who has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. H. F. Uric, at her home
on North Third street, has gone to
Miami, where she will be the guest of
friends.
A. A. Corcoran has returned
from a business trip to Perry.
Mrs. H. C. Knowlton, of Pomona,
is among. shoppers here today.
Mrs. ]. ]. Brown and Mrs. j. B.
Hughes, of Hastings, were the guests
here Tuesday of Mrs. H. NJ. Fearn-
side.
s. Mrs. NJ. B. Herlong, Mrs. ". A.
Russell and Mrs. Weeks were among
the many visitors here from Crescent
City Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Mittinger, of the state
baord of health, is spending this week
in Palatka, a guest at the James ho-
tel.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Gates were
Lake Como here Tues
lay.
John Tilden, of Florahome, spent
and Wednesday in the Gem
Jity.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Perry, OF Po-
mona, spent yesterday in Palatka.
Mrs. Mary L. Strong and her ia
her, C. H. Leffler, of Sanford, mo-
ored to jacksonville for the day
sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Smith, of Flo
ahome, are among out-of-tOwn Wis
tors attendin gthe Putnam County
Fair today.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06
There were three giggling girls

There were three giggling girls
Pointing at muh pompadour.
Then they said: slot dawg" again.
But afterwards they BECAME nicer,
And explained that they were
Sisters Of some PytE,ians-
And I'm telling the congregation
That thi s"sister" business
Is always captivating to me.
I've passed lots of girls off
AS my SISTER" when / had to.
But these said they were
Real, honest-te-goOdness Sisters;
Said they didn't actually
; Have to sell hot dogs
(They were selling them them
But they wanted some mazuma
For their lodge treasury.
One of EN- asked me
Which l liked best;
Dogs" or 'cats?"
So presume by that
They were selling both kinds.
Bet if I'd said "Rats,"
They would have fed me
Or else they'd have jumped
On top of the counter
And kinder serooched down a bit.
You know how Sisters feel
About rats, don't you?
Still, some of them nowadays
Are wearing them, understand.
You can generally tell it
When you stop and think back
Just a few weeks
When hair bobbing was au fait.
Well, anyway, these Sisters
Want trade all the week
On Hot D-a-w-g-s."
And I'll say what they sell
Are just'as good dogs and nice dogs
As ever swarm ashore.
Yassunr-
l thank you
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

Mrs. R. L. Smith, Mrs. Courtlanc
and Mrs. Borsen are among Crescent
City ladies shopping in Palatka to-
day.
&C. H. Leffler has returned to his
home in Sanford after visit here as
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Mary
L. Strong.
Friends of Mrs. H. C. Richard
are regretting her continued illness
at her home on North Fourth street.
Mrs. W. NJ. Blackwood and
daughter, Janita, have returned to
their home in Orlando, after a viist
here as the guests of Mrs. J. NJ.
Pounds.
Mrs. J. A. Ward, of Federal
Point, was a visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. G. Spencer has had as
her guest at her home on North
Third street her aunt, Mrs. Wilkie, of
Jacksonville.
George R. Hilty has returned from
a business stay in Sanford
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Hubbard, of
Federal Point, are spending today in
the Gem City.
Friends 70 j. NJ. Pounds will re-
greet to know that he is confined to
his home, 116 South Fifth street, by
an attack of dengue fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Oster, of Flora
home, were visitors here today, at
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

FOR SALE - Pansy plants; mixed
colors, 25c per doz.; separate colors,
35c per dozen. Gilbert Holden, phone
55. 12-3-St
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

FOR RENT = Furnished apart
ment, 8 rooms and bath. Desirable
neighbOrfroed. P. O. Box 524, Palatka.
12-6-4t
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06
fhltthOrne Hostess to Club.

Fhuhorne Hostess to Club.
members of the Mid-Week club
/ one Of their pleasant gather
FORday afternoon at the home
plano street of Mrs. F. C.
|orne' Mrs. Whitthorne had ar
'SO tables for pivot auction
aNng room, where poinsettias
|lenVely used as a decoration.
H. F. Lecks and Mrs. Herbert
Esde top scores at their respec-
|Oe' and were awarded the
smart handkerchiefs. Candy
('g T,I during the game.
"hltthorne's guests were
Barnett, Mrs. H. F. Lecks,
w. Hart, Mrs. Herbert Dyer
|.ags, Mrs. W. P. Merriam.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

FOR RENT - Two nicely furnish
ed rooms to gentlemen only; conven-
lent location. Phone 449-J. 12-1-6t
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

FOR RENT - The Mer1yday cot
tage; five rooms and bath. Call al
PIP South Sixth street. 12-5-tt
WANTED = 80 laborers for saw
mill and track work; out of town. See
S. F. Wilson at corner of Carr and
Fourteenth streets, any time. 11-5-2t
FOR SALE = Pansy plants; mixed
colors, 25c per doz.; separate colors,
35c per dozen. Gilbert Holden, phone
55. 12-3-St
| FOR RENT - Two nicely furnish
ed rooms to gentlemen only; conven-
lent location. Phone 449-J. 12-1-6t
WANTED = Clothes for needy
school children. Especially for boys.
Shoes and shirts. S. H. Bard. 12-1-6t
FOR RENT - Garage at AIS Oak
street. Apply United Shoe Store.
11-29-7t
FOR SALE - Ton and half Re-
public truck, in perfect condition;
good tires, and in perfect running or
der. A bargain. Merryday Grocery
Co. 11-15-tf
FOR SALE - One Jacob Doll up
right piano; in perfect condition.
Take it for $500. Address Piano, care
News. 11-15-tf
+ FOR SALE - Two acres of young
orange grove; block from P. o., at
San Mateo; bargain at $500. Fine
building site. ]. A. Crosby, San Ma.
teo, Fla. 11-13-1mo
NURSERY STOCK - Now is the
time to plant those orange trees. We
deliver them to you at Palatka.
Phone 2003, or see them at Crosby
Nurseries, San Mateo. 11-13-1me
FOR RENT - Two connecting Of. |
fices; newly papered and painted !
stationary washstand. Fronting o. |
Lemon street. Phone 220 or 1877.
LIST
kim Phone Mabel Holcomb,
1853, or West End Grocery, PSI.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

Mr.. end Mrs. H. NJ. de Montmollin
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son. The little boy arrived
last night, December 5, and has been
named Richard de Montmollin.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06
Merely DrbblngS
From
The Thought Tank
By THORN
Those Pythian Sisters.

Those Pythian Sisters.
Last evening l was out
To give the County Fair
The ordinary once over l.
And the twice up and down,
And | was meditating
AS l was sauntering erlong
(That "sauntering" sounds good,
When someone said: Hot Dawg!"
And when l Gained myself
And commenced to think and wonder
Who was calling me names,
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

WANTED - 80 laborers for saw
mill and track work; out of town. See
IS. F. Wilson at corner of Carr and
Fourteenth streets, any time. 11-5-2t
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06
CLASSIFIED ADS

STRAYED OR STOLEN Tues
day night black and tan female Air
edale puppy. Reward for return to
W. G. TilghmaR. 1851
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

Mrs. j. D. Points and Mrs. C. A.
Hedger.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

FOR SALE-Bargain, Edison She
ration model talking machine. Good
as new Phone 543-J. I1-20-tf
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06
PIANO TUNING NOTICE

PIANO TUNING NOTICE
Mr.. Stafford is at C. E. Rowton's
until tomorrow. Any others desiring
piano tuning work before he leaves
should leave orders this evening or in
morning. Phone IS.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-06

FOR RENT - The Merlyday cot
tage; five rooms and bath. Call at
1912 South Sixth street. 12-5-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-20
THIS APPLIES TO ALL.

IN an address recently before the
: Quitman Chamber of Commerce,
says The Triton Gazette, W. c.
Vereen, of Moultrie, gave voice to
this golden thought nugget which ap-
plies directly to every individual and
every community. he said:
Cooperation and courage in
sticking to a progressive program is
needed in every community now. 1t
would be suicidal for the local mer-
chant to stop advertising now, for
that brings trade, and it is equally as
bad for the farmer to stop taking his
home paper, because one advertise
ment in it may save him the most of
this paper.
'People do not move to dead towns,
or go there to trade. Advertising
builds business. The three vitality i'm
portant factors in building a town are
advertising in the newspaper, adver-
tising through the Chamber of Com
merce and community cooperation.
anId5ashrd shrdl shrdl shrd shrd shr
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-20
EDITO RIAL.
A WORTHY NEGRO.

A M0NG the negroes of Sumter
"a county, the case of Virgil Will
liams stands out as worthy of com
mendation on the part of the pro-
gressive white people of this COM
munity and emulation by the men,
bers of his race.
Virgil, who is AZ years of age,
lives four miles out of Americas on
the Lacrosse road. He has worked
on a farm all his life and was reared
in the immediate vicinity in which he
now resides. For five years he hired
out for wages, then rented land for
eleven years from the. people for
whom he worked, having won their
confidence and esteem. From this
savings eight years ago he bought
202 1-2 acres, on which he now lives,
from T. G. Hudson, former commits
sioner of agriculture, agreeing to
pay $1,000, giving $500 in cash and
the remainder in notes payable in
seven years. He worked hard and
prospered, and paid out the notes in
five years.
With his land paid for, he began
to save money with which to build
a modern home for his family, and
he gradually accumulated what he
thought was sufficient. He is now
completing handsome country home
costing $4,000, all paid for except
a few hundred dollars which he had
to borrow, finding like other persons
who build that the final cost exceed
ed the estimate.
Virgil says he has never drunk
liquor, never gambled and never own,
ed an automobile. He believes in
good schools and supports the schools
and churches literally, but he hasn't
time for secret societies.
In other words, he is just plain,
good citizen, who has found the key
to success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-20
WHO GOT THE MONEY!

MANY false notions about wages
'N and profits during the war boom
are exploded by the preliminary an
alysis of the 1920 census of manu-
featuring in United States.
The average wage-earner received
1882 for his work during the year
1914 In 1919 he got $1159, or a
trifle less than 500 a month. The
gain was about 100 per cent-almost
exactly. In rough figures, it match
ed increase in cost of living.
The white collar jobs did not
fare as well. The pay of the aver
age salaried employee in manufactur-
ing establishments was 1885 in 1914.
1t rose to $1999 in 1919, a gain of
trifle less than so per cent.
What was labor's share of the to-
tai? The census answers, as ae-
curately as ever win be possible.
In 1919, there were 290,1II man