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The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25

anu MIS-. II. y. helth and family,
Mrs. Flora Killingsworth of Casa
Grande and daughters Miss So
phia and Kathleen Killingworth.
D Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Easter
of Los Angeles are spending the
week with their son and daughter
in-law the Reverend and Mrs. ]. D.
Easter. The family spent Mon
day in Tucson visiting the Indian
Training school and university.
o Mrs. Margaret Moore and her
brother Courtney Mott, both from
Vekol Valley, visited the L. A..
Keiths Wednesday at their ranch
home on Valvista Heights.
o Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Thomas of
Stafford were weekend visitors of
the Fred Skaters. Mrs. Thomas is
Mr.. Slater's sister.
O Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bloch of
Florence and Herman Libkin were
Friday dinner guests of the Nate
Zahalskys.
o Martin Talla, who spent the
holiday vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Talla, return
ed to the University of Arizona
at Tucson, Sunday.
o Coolidge girls who have return
ed to Tempe State Teachers Col
lege after spending the holiday va
cation with their parents, are
Miss Nadine Irvine, Miss Harriet
Kirkland, Miss Bonnie Patterson
o Milton E. Bernet, vice president
of the Mountain States Tel. and
Tel. Co., and Harold G. Martin,
advertising manager, both from
Colorado, were business visitors
of Miss Mary Hays, Saturday.
o Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman Stout OF
Scottsdale were Sunday visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Dempster.
Mrs. Stout was formerly Miss
Naomi Elmore, who taught school
here for three years.
o Mrs. Bailey Herring OF Phoenix,
who has been visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs. R. M. Springfield, re-
turned home, Monday. Mrs.
Springfield and Mrs. George
Dempster accompanied her to
Phoenix for the day.
O Mrs. Pat Kline, a recent resi-
dent of Coolidge. underwent ma
jor operation at Florence. Satur-
day She is reported to be doing
splendidly. Mr.. and Mrs. Kline
are now living in Casa Grande.
o Mrs. Ida Mae Snyder is combat
ting a heavy spring cold, which is
the worst she has had in long
time, she said.
0 The Ho-Ho-Kam Chapter, Order
of DeMolay will meet Monday eve
ming at Masonic Temple. The
Mothers Circle will meet at the
same time.
Q The San Carlos Scottish Rite
Club will hold their dinner meet
ing Tuesday in the American
Cafe at Florence.
o Bob Chapman, of Chapman
Brothers Garage, was putting in
the headlight glass of an automo-
bile Monday when it slipped in
his hand and cut him badly, ne
cessitating medical attention.
o Jules La Verne of Santa Fe,
New Mexico. and Francis Elmore
were Monday dinner guests of Mr..
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25

. Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Hudson of
Phoenix, were here on business,
Thursday. Mr.. Hudson was for
merly a real estate operator in
Casa Grande.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25
Family Group Picnic

A picnic at Valvista Heights,
ranch home of the L. A. Keiths,
was enjoyed by a family group,
Sunday.
Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Keith and family, Mr..
and Mrs. R. c. Keith and family,
Mrs. Flora Killingsworth of Casa
Grande and daughters Miss So
phia and Kathleen Killingworth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25

Q Miss Sara Ensor visited friends
in Phoenix over the weekend.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25
WANT ADS

IF SEEKING clean, close-in, eco
nomy rent in apartments and
houses-call at Sea Lane Hotel.
4-18-tf
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25

FOR SALE or will trade lot in
South Coolidge for house and
lot or equity. P.O. Box 202 Coo
lidge. 3-25-1tp
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25

HOUSE FOR RENT-Partly fur
nished. Enquire at Mclntyres.
Phone 43. 4-25 1tc
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-04-25

FOR SALE-House and Lot. En-
quire at Hines Drug Store.
4-25 1tp
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Germans Planned Iceland
Attack, High Source Says
Reason Given for Occupation OF
Islond by American Novol Forces

mainland, had been generally
known.
In q fireside chat on MAJ =. Mr..
Roosevelt dealt specifically ~ \
Atlantic strategy. asserting that
Germany possessed ne armed
power to occupy Spain snd Port.
gal and to threaten ret o. >
French North Africa ard ne vest
trn end of the Mediterranean. but
also the Atlantic fortress OF Dakar
and the islsnd outposts Of The new
world-the Azores and Cape Verde
Islands"
That address was interpreted as
a warning that Iceland. the Azores
and the Cape Verde islands. but not
Dakar. might have to be defended
by United States forces. He ex-
planned then and In his message to
congress yesterday announcing oe-
cupation OF Iceland. that the threat
In the northern hemispherical sec
tor was against Greenland and
North America. against all North
Atlantic shipping and, specifically
against the steady flow Of NUM-
tons 10 Britain"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Rites for John A. Pifer
In Puyallup Wednesday
VI. w. Auxiliary Elects Delegates
To Notionol Convention

PUYALLUP-Joha A. Plfer. SIS.
died AZ the family home. Route ?.
Boz 81. Monday afternoon follow
ng a long illness. he had been
a resident here for seven years
and came 10 the state 20 years arc
from North Dakota. He Was =
member Of AL Saints Catholic
church and the Holy Name society.
Surviving are his wife. Gather
Inc: two sons. John OF Puyallup.
and Frank Of Raymond: four
daughters. Mrs. Margaret Billion.
Puyallup: Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman.
Norfolk. Seb.. Mrs. Marie Regner.
Mattel. B. C. and Mrs. Agnes
Greenwalt, Brainard. MINI: 1e
grandchildren. and 20 great grand
children.
Funeral services will be held
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

necessary for q complete victory
over Germany.
The last I heard from Lon
don WAS from Churchill and 1t
was: Give us the tools and
well do the lob.'," Early said.
II take II this general IL a
subordinate to the prime min
ister."
Early read a New York Times
dispatch from London commenting
on Wheeler. and added that he felt
IL was a fair statement. The dis
patch said that the British could
not understand how "once the Ice
land movement was decided on
anyone could come out in the open
and tell the Germans 1t was under
way"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Nat ROGERS Elected

Election of Nat S. Rogers, we'll
known Seattle businessman. 10
membership on the board OF
United National corporation. was
announced yesterday by Ben B.
Ehrlichman, president of the COR
poration. Rogers is secretary of
the firm OF Van Waters & Rogers.
Inc. distributors OF industrial
chemicals and laundry supplies,
and brings TO the board OF United
National corporation a wide ex-
perience in business and financial
affairs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Purser 10 Sail
To S. F. on Bike

Pedaling south on brand-new
shiny bicycle is John f. McLaugh-
lin. better known as "Barnacle
Bill" who left Hotel Winthrop
Tuesday morning on three weeks
cycle trip to San Francisco.
Mclaughlin, former purser on
the Grace line ship Flying Cloud"
which was recently taken over by
the U. s. navy, has been in Taco
ma about month on his annual
vacation.
Sometime during his stay he got
the idea of cycling to the Golden
Gate. Winthrop authorities were
not certain whether Mclaughlin
was making ready for future gas
less Sundays" or just getting into
trim.
A delegation of hotel guests and
employees was on hand to see the
190-pound, 5-foot-s Mclaughlin off
to a glorious start Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
4. =. OCCUPATION To
MAKE GERMANS THINK

II was believed that the Ger
mans would be less likely To at
tack the American garrison which
l. now replacing the British. since
II would be calculated 10 bring the
United States formally into the
war.
As the ernw-or airplane-flies,
the American forces In Iceland are
..s30 miles from Amsterdam: l.45o
miles from Hamburg; and 600
miles from the closest tip Of Scot
land.
Mr.. Rooseyelt's statement that
large contlngents of American
armed forces also had arrived at
our new bases In Trinidad, off the
Venezuelan coast. and at British
Guiana on the South American
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
ANkARA AGAIN SAYS
ARNHSTICE UNDER WAY

The Russians reported that at
several points their counter-action
was so vigorous that Germans at
tempting to move east were forced
to fall back to original positions.
Jack Fleiseher. United Press
staff correspondent making a tour
of the eastern German front under
the Nazi propaganda ministry aus
pices, reported from cracow that
the Germans expect the best Polish
harvest in 80 years.
Ankara again reported that
moves appear to be under way for
an armistice In Syria. Chungking
was again attacked by Japanese
bombing planes. This time the
Press hotel. which houses most of
the offices of foreign newspaper
correspondents In the Chinese cap
ital. was wrecked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

troop. III be hostess for = birth
6ay party for the group a. her
hons Ct sth ave. y. y. Thursday
evening ~ 80 o'clock. Girls
whose birthdays are in June and
July VII be eomplimented. Thes
are Marian colberg. Juanita VIII
ANS snd Lois Drageaux.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Wheeler Criticized for Maxine
Premature Occupation Disclosure

WASHINGTON - White House
Secretary stephen T. Early Tues
day criticized Sen. Burton X.
Wheeler, D., Mont. for disclosing
last week that American occupa-
ton OF Iceland was imminent.
Early criticized Wheeler for
making the disclosure while Amer
lean forces were en- route TO the
island.
At the same time, Early dis
missed as of no consequence a
statement by Sir Claude Auchin-
ieck, new commander of British
forces In the Near East. who said
that American manpower will be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Agency Conference
Is Held in Tacoma

The Minnesota Mutual Life In
surance company was holding a
combined agency conference Tues
day at Hotel Winthrop. with
representatives from Oregon and
Washington attending.
Alan D. Harmer. secretary of
the company's agency department.
was In charge of the conference.
The Minnesota Mutual's new
business SO far this year shows
20 per cent gain over the same
period in 1910, according to P.
Frank Jenkins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Army Orders

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-The war de-
partment has issued the following
orders.
Lieutenant Colonies Cuyler l.
Clark, IA Fort Sill to Fort Sam
Houston. rrby r. Pollard. VIC. San
Angelo TO Fort Bliss. william A. Shelly.
dept.
Majors George A. Johnston, es.
Columbus. O. TO New Orleans, Joseph
NJ. Reilly. ome.. Boston to Omaha.
Captains Charles K walter, omc.
Omaha to Burlington. Iowa. Law
renee Heron Stevens. me res. St
Louis TO Springfield. No. Chester
Edward Bowling. &C res. Berkeley.
Calf. TO Moffett Field: Harry Lewis
Cole. &C res. Pullman. wash, TO
Vancouver
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Chos. Nihoul Nomed
As Mix Inspector

Tacoma has n new milk inspec-
tor.
Announcement was made Tues
day by DR.. Lee Powers, director OF
health for the city. that Charles
Nihoul of Yakima Is the new in.
spector. He comes TO Tacoma on
a temporary basis. filling the va
cancy left by John B. Drake by
an extended illness. Powers said
that Nihoul Is ION the Job now"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Iceland Occupation May Result
In Axis-American "Incidents"

axis TO relax its blockade of the
British Isles.
The occupation. they declared.
will not be considered as another
extension of the safety belt, but
rather as actual intervention in
European waters"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
British May Turn
Tables on Nazis

Continued From Page One)
at the start. In the light of sub
sequent events, Hitler's withdrawal
of his air forces from Sicily sug-
gests he even weakened his Medi-
terranean offensive power for the
Russian venture.
Now, however. Hitler apparently
has partly remedied the defect.
When the British air campaign be-
gan. the reported ratio OF German
plane losses TO British was about
3 to l. Then 1t became 2 to l,
finally about even, and in recent
days the proportion several times
has been against the British.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
NON-SUPPORT CHARGED

orville Colson, 3o-year-old Ia
borer. 1910 So. ] st, was In the
county Jail Tuesday after being ar
rested late Monday by Deputy
Sheriff Art yarco on warrant
issued by oconto county. Wis,
charging non-support.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

ROME - Responsible Italian
quarters Tuesday termed United
States occupation of Iceland an
actual intervention" in European
waters and said 1t probably would
result in axis-Amerioan incidents
because IL would not cause the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
British Troops to Be Transferred
From Isle for Service Elsewhere

LONDON-Ameriean occupation
of Iceland will eventually relieve
approximately 10000 British i'm
perial troops, including many Ca
nadians, who had held the island
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Nazi Bliizkrieg
Checked by Reds

Continued From Page onel
totaling probably Is planes Mon
day night and today. while the
Germans said they downed IS Brit
ish planes in the same period. The
higher losses indicated the increas-
ing British striking power. but II
might also mean that some luft-
waite strength had been pulled
back from the eastern front to
face the British.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
No DECISIVE TURN
HAS YET EMERGED

Nazi sources, for instance, In.
sisted that the silence of the Ger.
man high command was to be ex.
pected while strong picked forces
were being hurled against re-
ported break in the Stain line in
an effort to open a wide pathway
for mechanical units. The ques-
tons still to be settled are:
How much strength can the
Germans throw into the break
through drive:
How long can the Russians
keep on striking back In
defenses
Nazi spokesman claimed that
once the German forces have brok-
en- through the Stain line. the way
will be clear for an almost unim-
peded advance upon Moscow, Kiev,
Leningrad, and across the Russian
plains all the way TO the Trials.
400 miles away.
They estimated that the Rus
slams have only $4,000 troops in
reserve between the Stain line
and the Urals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

CONTINUED From Page onel
Of the island would be = threat
against the steady flow OF NUM-
tons to Great Britain-whioh n :
matter Of kroad policy clearly ap-
proved by congress-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

against the possibility OF a German
attack. II was understood Tuesday.
II was understood that the Brit
ish troops would be withdrawn
gradually for service In other
areas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

Wednesday morning At ? 30 At AL
Saints church with Father John
Power officiating. Burial VII b
in Woodblne under the direction
Of Wrigley ard Clements.
Convention Delegate.
Delegates 10 the 2sth annual
national convention Of the Vsier-
ans Of Foreign Wars auxiliary
have been elected BY the auxiliary
Of Puyaliup Valley post No. 2224.
The convention Il scheduled
August 24-2s at Philadelphia. Puy-
allup representatives are Mes
danes Ethel Cecil, Emma Martin,
Bertha Lee and Emma Snow.
Alternates include Mesdames Mae
Akin. Mabel Hill, Eva Lemka and
Mabel Christianson.
Thursday evening the auxiliary
will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Betty Smith at orting for a $50
pot luck supper. The evening will
be spent rag tearing" for the
orthopedic hospital. The next reg
ular session will be held at Odd
Fellows hall Thursday evening.
July L.
A party composed Of DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. r. Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs.
o. NJ. Baldwin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles johnson have returned
home after spending the holiday
weekend at Greenwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. whipple and
daughter. Eleanor, and Miss Eu-
genia Ivanloff, all OF Seattle, were
the guests over the holiday week
end Of DR.. and Mrs. r. c. Morse
at their summer cottage at Sea-
view. Mrs. Morse is confined to
her home on 4th ave, ". w. suf-
fering from an ankle injury.
The Junior guild of Christ Epis-
copal church will have a pot luck
supper at 6 o'clock Thursday eve
ming at wildwood park. Members
and their friends are invited and
are requested to bring their own
table service.
Mrs. Wischemann Hostess
Mrs. William wise heman ann.
leader OF Pine Cone Girl Scout
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
Core Of the News
IMPROVEMENT DANCE

American Lake South Side I'm
provement club will sponsor
dance for its members and friends
in the clubhouse Friday, beginning
at Q D. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
For all time
THESE THINGS
ARE AMERICA
VTE'RE beginning to I'M
" derxtand Mark Tyain's

oldtimer who nearly burst with
pride 10 be the first man hanged
In Dogtooth Counv--by pop
ular request. Last year Standard
distributed nine million mag
nihcent color prints-oharaeter
studies of the rugged and low
able West. IL was a humping
job. But now we're AZ IL again
by popular request
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

In an effort TO relieve last
minute congestion. operators Ii
cense renewals may be obtained in
the offices of z. A. Vane * Co.
in South Tacoma. II WAS an
nouneed Tuesday. The regular 81
fee will be charged.
Bedding plants. HIM Florist. ad.
Best butter business in ten years
at the Cow Butter Store. Pacific
and jefferson. High grade goods
brings trade to Tacoma. A lady in
Illinois writes: Being Irish We
appreciate sproule's tea adv.
To MEET THURSDAY
Tacoma school board will meet
at $50 p. m. Thursday. July 10
in the Central school building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
TO ADDRESS auR

Or. Leland MILESTONE will ad-
dress Townsend club No. s in
Manitou hall Friday evening. There
also will be cards, dancing and re-
freshments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
SALE REPORTED

The American Guernsey Cattle
club, Peterborough. N. H. reports
the sale OF a registered Guernsey
cow by A. F. Miller to D. MacDick-
ems of Tacoma, Wash. This animal
is Daffana of Tohoma 661447.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
wake UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
Rahsut Calsm<l-Ana fsa'il Jung Out Il
Bed in the Msrnins R,in' to &c

The liver should pour pints Of bic juice
into yoar bowels every aay. II this biz %
net towinx freely. your feoS nay net d.
Esst- IL may sast eseay in fAs hoSsA- Then
gas klsSts - yer stomach. Nsa act esn-
stipatsd- You fee soar suHk Had tks world
looks pah.-
IL takes fhc.e seed. Cd Carers Little
Liver Fias 20 Eet these /. pints % ole sow-
ins freely te rsks Fea fesl Up ard ur+
Get a rsekaFe todsy Tsss as directed
Effective IN making hds Sew freely Asa
fer CArtsr's Little Liver PiIls. loo an1 2Ss.
AaI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09
PREPoNDERANT SUPERIOR
AIR FORCE NEEDED

That might mean Hitler has re-
called some of his air force from
Russia to protect his western hold
ings. He may have inflicted such
losses on the Soviet air fleet that
he could afford to do so. Still IL
would tend to weaken his striking
power against Russia, because
Soviet planes apparently still are
In the air. At the start the Soviet
air force, while not as efficient as
the German. probably was nu-
mericaliy as great. or almost as
great.
In iHtler's form of lightning
war, n preponderantly superior
air force Is needed to blast the
way for advancing panzer di-
visions, and 10 protect them.
The Iceland occupation bears on
the future land clash between Brit
ain and Germany in several ways.
1t Is expected to ultimately release
about $4,000 empire troops for
service in England. THE fact that
1t is reported they are to be with
drawn gradually indicated no i'm
mediate plans for an expedition TO
the continentD
IL frees important units OF the
British navy for duty closer home.
II also should provide better pro-
lection of the sea lanes over which
the sinews of war must flow from
the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

LICENSE BRANCH

Always better butter at Cow
Butter store.-(Adv.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

This is by no means 4 CON-
pletely commercial enterprise.
True. this Company profits
whenever more tourists 20 TO
see the escarpments of Yosem-
lite :. or Mr.. Hoods snowy cap
-. or the endless coloration of
the Grand Canyon =. or any
thing else we've pictured. lis
no new thing for US to plug"
the Wexf-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

Yes, you get a 20eo longer
smoke =. and that extra
length gives you a cooler,
smoother smoke.
Moreover, in Lorillsrd's
King Size BEECH-NUT
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

Yet there's more 10 IL than
that. A nations roots are in
It's soil. In miniature, in spirit.
these pictures - available free
At any Standard Station, Au-
thorized Distributor, or Stand
ard Oil Dealer the
everlasting ground in which all
our roots take hold. They de-
serve a place in every Ameri-
can home. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

Wednesday morning al ? 30 at AL
Saints church with Father John
Power officiating. Burial vii b
in Woodblne under the direction
Of wrgley ard Clements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

Wherefore, Standard consid.
ers distribution of these new
portraits of the West another
exercise in good citizenship.
Some, the prints may lead to
zee and be thrilled by their
majestic originals. To everyone
they will bring new appreeia-
ton of our common homeland
"a deeper realization Of wby
Americans love America.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

Mrs. Wischemann Hostess
Mrs. William Wischemann.
leader OF Pine Cone Girl Scout
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-09

Cigarettes, you enjoy q
brand new, grand new
blend OF the worlds finest
tobaccos.
Try BEECH-NUT-the
big bonus smoke-today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-20
Neor 20 Millions

On net income after fNad
charges, only the January report
is available. but u shows thar with
an increase Of SIC. SIS. con or - >
per cent IN net operating income
-the-nat -.aeGana-=..-.a-i- s. 70
600 from s.. $4,000 a year earlier
in February the net probably was
around SD 900 0O0. against d def
cit o. nearly Sl1 600 600 year
ago and for the frs auarfer the
net probably. was around S69 010 b.
600 versus a deficit Of SD 0o400)
in the 1910 period In the second
quarter last year the railroads did
Just slightly better than break
even. but this year they should
do substantially better unless The
coal and other labor situations
should become major distresses
Forecasts beyond the first half
are hazardous. in view Of possible
increases in direct labor costs and
world IN which events arc
moving with UNUSUAL rapiditv.
However. it is evident that with
continued gains in revenues. Tho
railroads could absorb substantial
increases in costs without a set
back from 1910 earnings bui even
last years doubling Of the 1910
net income left the result only
one-third Of the 1880 net Unless
expenses rise drastically. net this
year should he considerably larger
than in 1910.