ituraormis ?tpartmrut.
The Party.?The manager of the
English village baseball club asked
the captain to postpone play for half
an hour.
"Just had a wire," he explained, "to
say that a party of between sixty and
seventy won't be able to get here under
3.30. We can't afford to lose 'em."
"Right-o," replied the captain.
"We^ll wait."
At 3.30 an elderly man appeared.
"Got my wire?" asked the riiati.'
"Yes," answered the manager.' '"Of
course, it Is unusual to delay tho start
of a match, but as the party is between
sixty and seventy tve decided
*r\ tvtnl/A on Inn" *
VV U>1( VAVV|/V*W*4>
"Thanks!" said the, elderly''-man.
"Very good of you."
"Eh?where is the party?" asked
the manager.
"ivhere? Here!" said the elderly
man, po!nting benignly to himself,
"I'm sixty-five to-day."
Diplomacy.?During the after dinner
speaking, the toastmaster saw
Jones, a somewhat shady character,
slip two spoons in his vest pocket.
When the last orator had finished he
rose.
"Gentlemen," he said, "there is nothing
to add after this brilliant speaking,
so I will try to entertain you with
a little parlor magic. You see, I take
two spoons. I slip them in my vest
pocket. Presto?andv thpy arc in the.
pocket of Mr. Jones. ,^r. Jones will
you please corroborate my statement?"
Jones, not to be outdone, rose.
"I'm 'rather handy at that sort' Of
thing myself," he said. "Presto-^and
they are back , In the pocket of thetoastmaster.
Mr. ToastmaSter, if.'>ou
don't corroborate my statement, 'I'll
have you searched on the spot,"?Region
Weekly.
English Like the Dickens.?An advertisement
from a Siamese newspaper:
' The nows of English, we tell the
latest. Writ in perfectly style and
most earliest. Do a murder get commit
we hear and tell of it. Do a
mighty chief die, we publish it, and in
borders of sombre. Staff has each one
been college, and writ like the Kipling
and the Dickens. Wc circulate every
town and extortionate not for advertisements.
Buy it."?The Pioneer, In-,
dia.
Vain Creature.?A nervous woman
went to have hpr throat examined by
a specialist, who, while adjusting the
laryngoscope, remarked: "You'd tje
surprised to know how far down wo
can see with this instrument."
"Is that so, doctor?" faltered the
jtfrtlent. 'Then, after a pause, she said,
"Before you .begin, dpctor, I Qugfot tp
tell you j that I really hadn't time to
mend that hole In my stocking before
I canie here*" ;
Called Home.?A clergyman was
spending the afternoon at a house in
the English village where he had
preached. After tea he was sitting in
the garden with his' hostess. Out
rushed her little boy holding a rat in
his hand.
"Don't be afraid, mother," he cried,
"he's dead. We beat him and bashed
him and thumped him until!"?catching
sight of the clergyman, he added
in a lowered voice, "until God caned
him hpme."
t
Plumbing and Depths.?So you're
studying history, my little man. Study
hard?"
i
"Yes'm"
"What kind of history?United'
States, ancient, modern 'Or what?"" '
"1 don't know yet. We've only been
at It abow.t three months and my book
hasn't any cover on it."?Legion
. Weekly.
' Why He Didn'.t Stpp.?"James,' do
you see that policeman making signs
to you?" askcij,-the lady in the back
seat of the car. :
"Yes. ma'am." replied the cauffeur.
"Probably wants us to stop."
"Don't know ma'am. I don't understand
his signs. You see, we don't
belong to the same lodge."?-Yonkers
Statesman.
Still Expecting Something.?Irate
, Fathcr-in-law: "I thought when you
married my daughter you had expectations.
What are they, sir, I repeat.,
what arc they?
Son-in-law: "Well, if you don't
know, sir, I'm sure I don't. I understood
that you were a wealthy man."
?Dosion Transcript.
The Upawqd Cop.?"What's" the
.. matter dawn the street?" '
"Another optimist has ' corrlo to
grief.", . . ' ' .
"Hoxy"" '
"He, thought. t!He size of "his oar>arid ;
a manner that keeps his'clerks on the
, jump would overawe a "traffic police-'
man."?Birmingham Age-Herald. . ' <
Proving Up.?"What right liavc you
to wear that medal for bravery in
combat?" asked the officer.
"Best right in the world, sir. 1 licked
the fellow it .was issued to."?Nonpartisan
Leader. .
?
The Hurry-Up Kind.?At the postoffice
a little girl deposited a dime in
front of the clerk and said, ' I Mease
1 forgot the name of the stamp mama
told me to get. but it's the kind that
makes a- letter hurry up."?Boston
Transcript.
Careless Doctor.?"You""" say m is
doctor has a large practice?"
"It's so large that when a patient
has nothing the matter with him he
tells him so."?Legion Weekly.
ROCK HILL NEWS BUDGET
(Continued from Page One.)
county south of here about 100 miles
584 acres, nearly all In cultivation?
possibly 20 acres that are not in cultivation.
In the three farms here near
town there ate .380 acres?064 acres all
told. I have a little better than 400
acres ..all ,told , in grain this year.''Up
to two.wqeks ago it was looking fine,
' but .since. the grecp. bugs have' hit' ft'
I doubt..if I get my seed back, t-rent
on ti^e third and fourth and'oiit 'of'al!
of these farjns my last years income
was a little better than $4,000 net; and
its ^11 $200 .pgr.acre land at that.
No,, we don't use any fertilizer' Ifere.
We tyse cultivators for cultivating the
Crop. , Some, horse-drawn and 'some'
with , ,the.. tractor attachment. Then
we oreaK our iana wun ine suiKy muiu
board, and disk plows. Some use
teams and some use tractors. I am
using a large tractor of the caterpillar
type, breaking from 40 to 52 inches
on each pull, or 12 to 15 acres per
day. This Is mighty pretty work
when you get on to a furrow from a
half to a mile long."
Want to Increaeo Rates.
There's a row brewing here over a
proposition of the local telephone company
to 'Increase telephone rates.
There are many citizens who think !
that they are high enough now and
who, are not goinp to stand' for any
increase if, they, can help it. Manager ^
E. L. Barnes, of the telephone: com- (
pany, however, claims that he is los- J
ing money and that there will have
to be. an increase in charges.
The , telegraph ' "eomparfy manager
appeared before city council Monday ^
f night and reviewed the story of the
( efforts of the larger companies to se
cure an increase of approximately 20
per cent, in South.Carolina. What he
wanted he said, was td' arrive at an J
agreement with the council as to what
the members thought right and proper
beforo going to 'the state railroad
commission for authority to increase
rates.
Council hasn't said yet whether it
thought rates should be increased.
Legion Post Gains Members.
As a result of a drive for rie*y mem- 1
bers for Frank Roach Amerioan '
Legion which tattle to ii bibs? Monday
night when a banquet was served the '
cx-seryice nibh at the Chamber of '
Commerce Hall, 115 members have ]
ocen added to the 'post. The total :
membership Is now 17IJ,' bringing the '
post to be one of the strongest \n the [
state in point of membership.
Rev. W. E. McCord, post chaplain
was the principal speaker of the ban- 1
qUet Monday ^evening. W. P. Gill, '
bommander announced. that the body '
of Frank Rdnch for whoni the past 1
was- named and who lost his life over- '
sens was now in Now ,York and would '
be buried in the cemetery here with
military honors, Sunday. It is expected
that service men from all over
York county will attend the funeral.
t l f
WANT PROOF OF GOD
Chinese Not Willing to Accept on ^
Faith Alone.
What is your Idea of God?
Do you believe in God?
Why? 1
Skeptical Chinese students at the
University of Chicago?more than a r
score in number?want these questions
answered. ,
Several weeks ago they sent out a
questionnaire, asking the questions, to
one thousands Americans in every 1
walk of life from factory workers to '
theologians, and including convicts.
Nearly five hundred replies have
been received.
... Put, according to Sing Sin Wang,
the moving spirit, an analysis shows 1
these answers to have confused the
Chinese students more than ever re- '
garding the existence of a living God- '
and the reasons for belief in one*
Cpnvicts 1C0 Per Cent in Belief. , '
Wang: says the most illuminating '
answers came from Clergymen" and r
university professors. While the ma- 1
ior|ty expressed a belief in' a super- '
I,natural and all powerful being, they 1
I were not unanimous, ' a tone of '
atheism being apparent even in replies '
! from preachers. {
On the other hand, convicts were
jlOO Per cent, in their belief in God.
Business men, as a rule, paid little !
| attention to the questionnaire.
Journalists were not keen in reply- !
ing either, although a few offered ad- 1
vice. '
A policeman naively urged the stu- '
J dents "not to be deceived by hypocrlt- '
ical Christians."
A few actors seemed inclined toward
atheism. Housewives were too busy 1
| baking bread to reply while women J
[ teachers expressed a wide divergence '
of ..opinions. Statesmen didn't ans- '
wcy.. ' ii
Many Types of Believers. 1
Wantr savs that, of the two hundred '
replies so . far analyzed, there are at
;\east ten or fifteen distinct type's of
believers in America. Eight answers 1
to the first question, "What is your j
idea, of God?" were roughly'classified ;
as follows:
GofJL is love, goodness, justice. . 1
God is. force.
God is Nature.
God is author or creator of all
things.
God is the primordial cause.
God is an illusion.
God is a mere hypothesis.
God is a social necessity.
Answers to the question, "Do you 1
believe in God?" were received in the
affirmative, negative, and with qualifications.
Vague in Anrwer to "Why?"
In answer to the third question.
"'"'Ayhy,?SUmo retted?Hiey~-l>alk>vad .ia?.
God because it is proved by the Dibble."
because it was "the result of
childhood education." and because it
is "the only satisfactory explanation
of the universe." Others said they
believed in God ao1 the Truth; others
that they "couldn't help" believing and
still others that it was "policy" to believe
in God.
"The students are very Interested in
the replies, although confused,". Wang
said.
Wang is a candidate for a degree in
philosophy. He says the questionnaire
has been in Paris, where it aroused
considerable comment. Wang intends
to, direct similar inquiries to groups In
Europe and'China." ' "
JOHN D., Jr., GIVES ADV/CE.
Rockefeller Tells Memb'ers of His Bible
Class How to Pick a Wife. '
It'fs risky' for a man to marry a woman
of a different nationality or of a
different religion, according to John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. No. man, he said,
should let his heart alone guide him
when he decides to choose a wife, but
he should also be guided by his head.
These sentiments were expressed Sunday
morning by Mr. Rockefeller before
the Young Men's Bible Class of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, at 4 West
Forty-sixth street, New York, of which
he Is honorary president.
The Sunday school lesson was on the
life of Samson, and Mr. Rockefeller
blamed Samson's marriage with a woman
of the Philistines to his failure in
life.
"We might well pause here to discuss
the importance to any man 'of the selection
of his wife," said Mr. Rockefel-" .
ler. Regarding the failure of many pt'en
to exercise enough care in the selection
of their wives, he said,: "We may well
assume that Is the reason why the divorce
courts of the land are sb shamehilly
full." ' \
"There are few things so important
as the selection of a wife," continued
Mr. Rockefeller. "How many of us have
Been the lives of our friends wrecked
because they have not selected the
right woman.
"It Is a pretty dangerous thing in se
lecting your wife to choose one from a
foreign nation, though there are cases
where it has not proved a failure. It is
i risky thing too, to yoke oneself for
life with a woman of another religion.
Once in a while this goes all right, but
jften it docs not.
"It seems to me that in the selection
Df a life partner the heart and head
should be used. I am saying that any
nan is foolish who lets his heart run
iway with his head in selecting a wife.
\ man should sit down and prayerfully
:onsidcr how that woman and. he will
igree.
"Who can but look with scorn upon
my choice of a wife for anything but
lappincss and love? There is nothing
nore disastrous than a marriage for
noney or social position. It seems to
nc the more points of interest bctwrcn
lusbnnd and wife the surer there will
je happiness.".
TO PURCHASE OLD SHOP
-louse Where President Johnson Worked
as Tailor Will be Preserved.
A dilapidated little building at Green>ille,
In East6rn Tennessee, upon the
Iront of which once hung the sign: "A.
Johnson, Tailor," and which was the
>lace where Andrew Johnson, the man
vho succeeded Lincoln as president
>f the United States, began his busi
iess career, win do oougnt and pre- |
icrved by the state of Tennessee.
A bill was pased recently in the
rennessee legislature providing for
:he purchase of the building and its
maintenance as a state relic. ' Its pic.ure
has adorned Tennessee histories
'or years but the commonwealth has
seen slow to take steps to preserve
he building.
The little tailor shop stands at
he corner of East Depot and College
streets In' the sleepy little town where
Fohnson, who was born in Raleigh, N.
Ji, emigrnted at the age of eighteen,
rlaving served his apprenticeship to a
allor, Johnson opened his first shop in
Ureenvllle. After a yekr'he was marked
to Miss Eliza McCardell to whose
ot it fell to" teach her yOtmg husband
:o write and, undertake other educational
preliminaries as Johnson knew
mly his letters when he became head
>f his own house, having never attend;d
school a day in his life.
Johnson's political career began as
ilderman of Greenville. He then served
is mayor, was elected to the lower
fiouse of the legislature, then state
senator, afterward to congress,, be:ame
governor of Tennessee, was elected
as vice president of the United
States upon the death of Lincoln. His
final political office was that as United
States senator from Tennessee.
Johnson, while governor of Tennessee,
once resumed his vocational implements.
He had formed a strong
friendship ' in the Tennessee legislature
for W. W. Pepper, of Springfield.a
staunch Whig and once a blacksmith.
"Despite their irreconcilable po-.
litical crc'eds "the personal relations
.V -r_.?- -
ui junnson ana repper were exircmcly
cordial. Pepper became judge of the
seventh judicial district"1 iH 1854 and
nfter a visit to Johnson, then governor,
set about making a present to his
friend, fashioning a shovel which he
sent with a note explaining it was intended
as a moriiento of a friendship
that was proof against all political differences.
Johnson to show his appreciation of
the token, took up his scissors anil
needle and made a handsome beaver
cloth coat which lie pressed and sent
to Pepper. It was a splendid piece
of workmanship, probably the last of
that kind of wolk Johnson ever did,and
exists to this day, the property of \V. j
W. Pepper of Springfield. Judge Pep- j
per's only surviving son. The coat was;
madel a.bbuti. eleven years, before-John son,
.entered the White House and the
movement to preserve his ofcC tTTlTor
shop in Greenville by legislative enactment
has revived that story 'of the
tailor president.
PEACE BY RESOLUTION
(Continued from Page Four.)
whatsoever shall be retained by the
United States and no disposition
thereof made, except as shall have
been heretofore or specifically hereafter
be provided by congress, until
such time as the German government
has, by treaty with the United States,
salification whereof is to be made by
and with the .'advice and consent of
the senate, made suitable provisions
for the .satisfaction of all claims
against the German government of all.
persbns wheresoever domiciled, who
owe" permanent; "allegiance, to the
United States and who have suffered,
through the acts of the German
government or its agents since July
13. 1914, loss, damage or injury to
their persons or property, directly or
indirectly, whethep through the ownership
of shares of stock 'in German. !
American or other corporations or in
consequence of hostilities or of any
operations of war, or otherwise and
-1? ? ..". !?! ?tn
cxlcju pi iniunn aimub ^w<<^
owing permanent allegiance to the
United States most favored nation
treatment, whether the same he national
or otherwise, in all matters affecting
residence, business, profession,
trade, navigation, commerce and
industrial property rights, and confirming
to the United States all fines
forfeitures, penalties and seizures imposed
or made by the United States
during the war, whether in respect tt
the property of the German government
of German nationals, and waiving
any and ali pecuniary claims
hased on events which occurred at
any time before the coming into force
of such treaty, any existing treaty between
the United States and Germany
to the contrary notwithstanding.
"Sec.. 2., That until by treaty or act
or joint resolution of congress it shal'
be determined otherwise,' the- United'
States, although' it has not ratified
the treaty of Versailles, reserves all o!
the rights, powers, claims, privileges,
indemnities, reparations or advantages,
to whom " it and its nationals
have become entit'ed, including thj
right to enforce the same under th<
terms of the armistice signed November
11. 1918. or any extension or mod
il'ications thereof, or which, under the
treaty of Versailles, have been stipulated
for its benefit or to which it if
entitled as one of the principal allied
and associated pdwers.
'<#ec. 3. That' the joint resolutionof
congress approved December 7
1917, declaring that a state of war exists
between the imperial and royal
Austro-Hungarian government and
the government and the people of th?
United States and making provision.*
to prosecute' the same, be, and -thi
same is hereby, repealed, and saic"
state of war is hereby declared at ar.
end."
HICKORY GROVE HAPPENINGS
Matters of Interest from Western
Yorly County.
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer 1
Hickory Grove,' April It?Hickory
Grove has a- bousing ,.shortage. Information
is thq!t a numtfcr of families
would move here to live if they
could find houses. Two ladies recently
moved here from Rock Hill
They obtained a .room but were unable
to find a place to go to housekeeping.
Their furniture is stored in Woodman
hall. - . . , f ..
Magistrate &'!?. A. Smith and othei
officers cqptured a still near Broad
River, Saturday evening. The operators
escaped. , '
Teachers and pup#i?s of Hickory
Grove are getting ready' for schoo'
commencement .which begins May f
and extends through May 6. An at
tractive programme Is being provided.
Personal Mention.
Miss Lula Kirby of Washington, D
C., Is visiting her brother. Mr. C. W
Kirby here. ' '
Mr. W. K>. \\JlKei-son n.ia ueen wnflncd
to his room on "account of illnest
for several dh>'&.
Mis. W. S. Gibson of Tatum, S. C.
is visiting her parents, 1 Magistrate
and Mrs. R. L. A. Smith here.
Mr. Lewis Thompson of Spartanburg,
was a recent visitor in Hickor;
Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Allison of York
No. a, recently visited 'the family o!
Dr. W. T\ McG-iil at Hickory Grove.
>c? tn-1. ii-UU- VTm.tr Ir,r
airs. j/iue unr (.moo
Allison) is undergoing hospital treatment.
Mi's. T. M. Whi.sonant and Mist
Bonnie I'lexfco of Rock Hill havt
moved to Hickory Grove and are living
nit the residence ot' Mr. \\\ T
Slaughter.
Cadet Nnbors of Wofford Fitting
school recently visited his parents.
Prof, and Mrs. H. Z. Xabers here. He
was accompanied by Cadet Smart* o
Sharon.
Rev. T. L.' Pressly and family of
McCormick. S. C. are visiting Mrs.
Pressly's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. X
McDill here. '
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Kennedy, ol
Sharon, recently visited relatives in
Hickory Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. X. M. McDilt of Chester
were recent visitors in Hickory
Grove.
R. G. "White of Columbia, was a
visitor in Hickory Grove this week.
C. M. Whisonant of Blacksburg was
a recent visitor in Hickory Grove.
Rev. (J. C. Leonard, presiding eldei
of Rock Hill district conference wa?
a recent visitor in Hickory Grove.
CANAL IS RED SEA BED
Sandy Waste Across Which Suez Wa:
f Dug Once Water Covered.
Sir Ian Malcolm, British government
representative on the Suez Ca
rial board. gives a charming- description
of the luxurious little township
of ismaila, which is the headquarters
sf the company; The executive of the
undertaking " is practically entirely
French and therefore it is not surprising
to learn that behind a broad bell.
of tall trees and waving palms one
finds a town that is purely French in.
atmosphere and management.
"Here is the residence where I am
now staying- with Mr. Jonnart, the
president." the Christian Science Monitor
quotes from Si-.- Ian. "Buildings,
schools, shops, are all French; in fact.,
you feel that, you are living in a smart,
French seaside resort where roses,
violets anil strawberries abound
throughout the year, but if you got a
mile in any direction* from tbc lake
you came to the end of civilization .and
are faced by the desert."
This lake, the l>arge Hitter Lake, is
moi-o than ten miles long, and was
:i:t one time part of the Med Sea. but
for centuries il had been dry and had
become part of I he desert. Across
this depression the canal was dug,,
flic sides "and* bottom were prepared'
"h'ttfl vItptt -ntt- was--ready. ..the .waters,
of the Mediterranean were allowed to
flow in. It took four months to fill
this ancient bed of the lied Sea.
BOTTOM NOT YET
Lowest Price Drop to Come by May,
Says Noted Expert.
MATHEMATICAL FORMULA FOR GUIDE
Readjustment Will Leave Wages CO
Per Cent Higher Tha'n in 1913 Is
Claim?Claims Wages of Teachers
and Office Workers Will be In
creased.
The bottom level of the decline in
the price of commodities will be
reached fn May, according to Halbert '
P. Gillette, editor of Engineering and
Cpntracting says a Chicago dispatch.
Gillette , has devised a 'mathematical
formula for determining the average
price of commodities apd for
predicting prices several years in advance.
Professor E. W. Kemmerer, of
Princeton, and Professor Irving Fisher
of Yale, had previously worked out
ormulas for determining the trend in
prices.
Gillette's formula gives the indexi
or average price of commodities. His
method involves the use of,only five
variable factors, the data for every
one of which may be found in the
statistical abstract of the United
'tntes census.
He has tested his formula by application
.to prices extending back 30
; years. In each instance, one is able
to "predict" the,average price of commodities
for any year during the past
10 years. ...
Hence-.it is a demonstrable formula,
wl;dch has had added confirmation
by the fact that nearly a year ago he
did predict the prices which are now
prevailing.
Through a systematic study of the
per capita production, bank deposits
and clearings, labor wages and commodities
during 30 years, Gillette predicts:
That good times are near at hand.
That the lowest point of the slump
In prices will be reached in May.
That Jthe new average level of prices
will be 60 cents higher than it was in
1913.
That the new average level of
wages will be 60 per cent, higher than
it was in 1913.
"The peak of the high prices was
eached in May. 1920," said Gillette,
in an interview. "Prices at that time
wtrc at the index figure 272?as cornered
with the?00 normal of 1913.
That is to say, that prices cost 172
per cent more in May, 1920, than they
lid in 1913.
"During February. 1921, statistics
just received show that prices had
iropped to 167. My calculations show
that prices will continue to drop until
'hey reach 60 per cent, more than In
1913,- and' will remain at the level as
in' average unless affected by extrairdinary
circumstances for ten years
ir more.
"Wages, which are governed by the
...III n|?n l,? fin
1UIUC L.U 11 U I LI' ^ I in | will <.L123ir i/c . uv j/ti
:ent higher than they were in 1913.
Cut for Labor.
"In the nature of things, common
'abor must accept a 20 per cent, cut
from the average scale now obtaining
?that is, the scale must be reduced
o 1G0, or 60 per cent, above the 1913
scale.
"In some branches of work, such
is teaching and office work, which <
lid not advance as did common labor ['
luring the war, the wage scale will
be increased in bringing things back
to normal."
Gillette pointed out that there are
^ number of fallacies current about <
the causes of the high cost of living. \
They are that the condition is attri- 1
butable to (1) profiteering, (2) extravagance,
(3) inefficiency of work- '
?rs, 4) scarcity of commodities in <
America, and (5) high taxes.
"Profiteering4 can not affect aver- ,
:\fgo prices," said Gillette, "however r
much it may affect the price of a
given class, of things.
"Profiteering merely serves to
;hanjo the distribution of the total
currency, but docs not change the total.
* Profiteering diverts the currency
into pockets and hank accounts that
it would not otherwise have reached.
Such a diversion may result in a
greater buying of certain commodities.
"Put by as much as those profiteers
increase the demand for the things
they purchase, by an exactly equal
amount there occurs a decrease in
the demand for the things thai would
otherwise have been purchased.
"The alleged decrease in the efficiency
in production, taken as a whole
in America, is purely imaginary. JJeiwee'n
the years 1S65 and 1907 the
average per capita production in the
United States doubled.
"In answer to the third fallacy, a
general scarcity of commodities in
America does not exist.
"Nor do high taxes have any effect
, upon average prices unless' they
cause a stagnation in industry.
To 'Control Currency. .
"To stabilize nriee levels it, is es
aontial to control both the quantity
of money and the average velocity
with which it circulates.
'Obviously the government can
control the quantity of money and if
it could also control the velocity of
oil dilation, it would have complete
control over price levels.
I "Control over th<* velocity of rir- i
dilation could lie had by regulat'ng !
the total credits, but t It is would in- j
volvp control not only of bank creil- j
iis or loans, but of all oilier credits. |
"Kvrn if it is impracticable to con- ;
tiol credits, j.t certainly lies within j
the. .power of {ho. government to con-j
.U'ol^lbe fpinntity of money in eircula- !
tion in such a manner as io" offhirft
fluctuations in the velocity of circu- j
In Won, I
"Through a exible system of taxes |
gather in the entire enough paper
money to offset any general rise in
prices; and, conversely, could reduce
taxes during a falling prices level,
feed out into circulation more paper
money, and bring the price ievel back
to normal.
"In essence this plan involves the
creation of a governmental reservoir
of paper money, which is automatically
lowered when the . commodity
price level falls, and raised when it
rises.;
"The automatic : action would be
secured by*a periodic.,tax .on gross
income, which' is* determined by the
departure of" -Uhe Commodity index
''price from an' established standard
of normal level,":- ." f4"
VALUABLE COLLECTION
> " *. t> I
French Painter Has Many'Gems Hidden
Jn Paris Studio.
At 88 he smokes cigarettes while
mixing his.paints and turning out some
of France's most notable modern portraits,
relates a Paris dispatch. This
is the record of Leon Bonnat, in whose
studio in the Rue Bassono last week
were revealed treasures which have
excited the cupidity of art collectors of
America as well as Europe. Feeling
that he might not live much longer,
M. Bonnat has shown friends a series
of sketches which he picked up in reliable'markets
in all parts of France,
Germany and Italy during the last fifty
years, representing some of the finest
works of old as well as fairly modern
artists. "Rembrandt,'authentic Durers,
the fine tones of Watteau and Fragonard.
all are represented in JI. Bonnat's
str.ongly locked, cabinets, the artist
himself declaring that the value of
his collection certainly is more than
5,000,000 francs. Although ,bought at
the pre-war rates of exchange, he frequently
obtained his treasures from
sources where the ignorance of the
seller enabled him to pick up marvelous
bargains, which accounts for the
great value* of his collections for his
earnings from his own art sales
scarcely would have permitted him to
spend a tenth of this sum.
But M. Bonnat is patriotic, like most
French artists, and is going to leave
the precious heritage to his own nation.
Already he has given an album
containing ninety nemoranat sKeicnes
to the Louvre and the remainder of his
collection will divided between the
Louvre and the Museum of Bayonne,
with the provision that thp collection
must never leave public ownership. '
LOW MEAT PRICES
l
Beef May Be Cheaper But Little Hops
For Pork.
Adequate meat supply with steady
or declining prices in the next six
months were predicted recently by
packing house officials in- Chicago.
Beef prices were expected to fall while
pork will remain at the present level,
experts believed,
Frank W. Waddell, vice president of
Armour & Co., said the hog "crop" this
season will bo above that of last year.
"The farmer thought he was abused
wont iimvn " said Mr.
FEINSTEIN
I THE CAS]
& The VOILE season is here am
*> tion of VOILES at this store, both
& Colors?Priced at
X ORGANDIES in the most wan
| SATURDAY'S EXPRESS B
|> 'A beautiful line of White Middy
9> Come and look them over?Priced
I SPECIAL FOR TE
S A great assortment of GEORi
WAISTS?some .braided, beaded, ri
V able, pleasing shades?Prices arc
| , $2.25, $2.75, $3.00, $3
|> Our famous Wirthinor Siik Plouse:
rmiuo'T'irnvT
i ronjiLin
a
I SUCCESSORS TO FEINS"
1 Note: Watch Our WEEKLY SPE(
anHanusiiHDBBBaaHEiB
NEW LOT OF CHOICE
I Wo have a choice bin
now?arrived a few days
for a Mule or two come a
exchange and give you v
.-MULES jAMESB
/
Waddcll, "and yetr the hog has been
the bread winner/on the farm. Hogs
proved an outlet for corn at about $1
a bushel, whereas corn was only selling
at 40 to 45 cents." ?'
Mr. Waddcll said the farmer thus encouraged
is holding breeding stock op i
the farm anS is in "a productive mood."'
"Prices on pork will be no better
from the farmer's standpoint this
spring" Mr. Waddcll predicted.
SAVE , .
" ..!* | t
YOUR MONfeY AND PATIENCE BY }
HAVINGjYOUR CAR WORK DONE
/AT THE i:' ' h
peoplesoarage
v : k*
We Specialize on ' ,
BUICK, HUDSON; STUDEBAKER
AND"1 ANDERSON CARS.
You will find us at LIPE^S OLI> *
STAND?across the street from- the i ' i
City Market. j ' '
Reasonable Charges, Prompt Service 1
and Work Guaranteed, e v
B. J. DEVOS, Manager,
OYSTERS
*/' : ' - M.
Spanish Mackerel
: - " . FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY OF
THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE
CHOICE.FRESH OYSTERS,
FRESH "EISH?
SPANISH MACKEREL.
PHONE YOUR ORDERS. '
CASH ON DELIVERY.
SANITARY MARKET ;
LEWIS 6. FERGUSON. Mflr.
: : ?
Pinksules?
, * % .
Try tlicm for that mean,
disagreeable headache. .
They will bring quick
relief; and also Pinksules
will relieve 'neuralgia
and breakup that
disagreeable cold. ' /.
Scores' of people keep
them in their'pockets
for quick relief.
. 25 CTS. A BOX.
YORK DRUG STORE
See The Enquirer Office for Titles
and Mortgages of Real Estate.
a
& KRIVIS |
a STORE- * I
[1 you can find a beautiful sclccin
Solid and Ifancy Patterns and ?
25 CTS. to 49 CTS. Yard. ~j>
ted co'ors nt 35 CTS. Yd. x
ROUGHT MIDDY SUITS . |
Suits?the kind you will want? |>
at _ $4.50 and>$5.98 Each &
[IS WEEK ONLY | (
GETTE and CREPE-DE-CHINE ^
jffled and tacked?all most wear- J>
.50 and $4.50 EACH. X
s are included in this assortment. ' |>
& KRIVIS I
TEIN BARGAIN HOUSE. i
JIALS. It-Will Pay Ycu to Do-So. k; J>
: . i
aKBBMHBKSHBnHMMi
MULES?
icIi of ^[ules at our barns
i ago. If you liavc a need
nil see us. AVe will sell or
l fair deal.
ROTHERS HQSSES
t. ' "r 1
mmmmmoBKBgrnmaamsmmmmmmmmm
\?