The patriot., May 17, 1918, Morning, Image 3

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RAIL MEN INCREASE
Allowances, Based on Living Cost,
Benefit 1,939,399.
UP TO M'ADOO FOR APPROVAL
Commission Submits Report to the Di
rector General, Dealing With Va
rious Phases of the Railroad
Situation.
Washington, D. C., May 9.—An ad
vance in wages to 1.939,399 railroad
employees, and ranging from 1 per
cent to the highest to 43 per cent to
the lowest paid, aggregating $300,000,
000 is provided for in the report to
Director General McAdoo by the rail
road wage commission.
Mr. McAdoo is expected to adopt
only part of the recommendations and
probably will make a number of dif
ferent alignments in deciding what
wage increases shall be granted.
In general, the director general ad
vocates higher pay for most classes of
workmen to enable them to meet in
creased living costs, but he has been
represented as favoring proportionate
ly larger increases for some classes
than for others now making the same
pay. 1 also Is strongly opposed to
granting wage increases which might
disarrange the general scheme of pay
existing throughout other Industries.
Leaders to Protest.
The leaders of the four principal
railway brotherhoods found on ex
amining the report that they had
been recommended for less than half
the Increases they had asked of the
railroad managements before govern
fical« of Rates of Increase« in Pay Awarded to Railroad Workers by the
Wage Commission.
Preseal
monthly
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40.01 to
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70.01 to
77.01 to
78.01 to
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80.01 to
81-01 to
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74.73
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78.90
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87.42
88.83
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91.05
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04.47
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100.11
101.52
102.93
104.34
105.75
107.10
108X7
109.08
111.39
112.70
113.75
114X0
110X0
117.00
118.00
110.85
130.70
121.55
12X40
123.25
124.10
124.05
125.90
120.05
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125.35
120.20
130.05
130.00
131.75
132.00
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134X0
135.15
190.00
190X5
197.70
138.55
139.40
140X5
141.10
141.05
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monthly
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117X1 to
118X1 to
119.01 to
120.01 to
121.01 to
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120X1 to
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128.01 to
129.01 to
190.01 to
191.01 to
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135.01 to
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137.01 to
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144.01 to
145.01 to
148.01 to
147X1 to
148.01 to
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150.01 to
151.01 to
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155.01 to
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158.01 to
150.01 to
160.01 to
161.01 to
162.01 to
103.01 to
164.01 to
105.01 to
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rate.
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118.00.
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125.00.
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133.00.
134.00.
135.00.
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137.00.
139.00.
130.00.
140X0.
141.00.
14X00.
14X00.
144.00.
146.00.
140.00.
147.00.
149.00.
140.00.
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151.00.
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15X00.
154.00.
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157.00.
159.00.
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161.00.
162.00.
163.00.
164.00.
105.00.
166.00.
167X0.
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170.00.
171X0
17X00.
173.00
174.00
175.00.
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177.00
179.00
179.00
180.00.
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. 166.60
. 167.46
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. 170.00
. 170.85
. 171.70
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. 173.40
. 174.25
. 175.10
. 175.05
. 176-80
. 177.65
. 178.50
. 170.35
. 180.20
. 181.05
. 181.00
. 18X75
. 193.60
. 184.45
. 185.30
. 18X15
. 187.00
. 187.87
. 188.70
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. 100.40
. 101X5
. 192.10
. 10X05
. . 10X80
. 104.65
. 105X0
. 10X36
. 197X0
. 109.05
. 109.00
. 109.75
. 200.60
. 201.45
Preneat
monthly rate.
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185X1 to
18X01 to
187.01 to
188.01 to
189X1 to
190.01 to
191.01 to
192X1 to
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194.01 to
105.01 to
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107X1 to
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199X1 to
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201.01 to
202.01 to
203X1 to
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206.01 to
207.01 to
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232.01 to
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189.00.
190.00.
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rate.
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. 204.00
. 204.95
. 205.70
. 209,55
. 207.40
. 208.25
. 209.10
. »00.95
. 210.80
. 211.65
. 21X50
. 21X35
. 214.20
. 215.05
. 215.00
. »1X75
. 217.60
. 218.45
. 210.30
. 220.15
. 221.00
. 221.85
. 222.70
. 22X55
. 224.40
. 225.25
. 226.10
. 220.05
. 227.80
. 228.65
. 229X0
. 230.35
. 231.20
. 232.05
. 232.00
. 233.75
. 234.60
. 235.45
. 286.30
. 237.15
. 238.00
. 238.85
. 230.70
. 240X5
. 241.40
. 24235
. 243.10
. 243.05
. 244.80
. 245.05
. 246.50
. 247.35
. 249.20
. 249X5
. 249.00
. 250.00
. 250X0
. 250.00
. 250.00
. 250.00
. 250.00
. 250.00
. 250.00
. 250.00
. 2S0X0
. 250.00
11X01 to
114.00.
14X05
ment control started and which they
repeated before the commission. Their
demands had been for an average of
somewhat'lets than 40 per cent, and
Increases for them average less than
20 per cent. *
Some union leaders who anticipated
that the, commission's reebmmenda
tions would not be for as great
amounts as they had asked already
have appealed to Director General Mc
Adco to amend the proposed scale to
give them higher pay. Others, how
ever, virtually have agreed to accept
.the report..
The wage ndvnnces, which range all
the way from $1 to $34 a month. are
|fic;*enses shove the amount of pay
each employee was receiving on De
cember 31. 1Ö15. Employees who have
revel vied advances since that date will
benefit sow to the extent of the differ
ence between their present wage and
that fixed by the wage commission.
The uet cost of the additional pay
to the railroads Is estimated at $260,
fe is exclusive of the estl
l .$$00.000,000 In govern
Twi jM7. r of the railroads this
rear of which Director
îeneral McA^loq contemplates ad
rnnrtnr passenger- rnOs at least 2%
?er cent und freight rates possibly as
touch as 15 per cent
Based en Living Coat.
The scheme of wage advances adopt
'd is based on an inquiry Into thp
tost of living, which the commission
'«wrafLhag fmiretised approximately 40
>er cent to the average railroad em
ployee receiving IfSTV » month. : ,
Thé commission favors a-shorter
average workday, presumably eight
hours, but decided that in the war
emergency the nation could not afford
to put into effect a reform that would
slow down the war machinery and
discriminate against other classes of
workers being called upon for great
sacrifices.
Rates of overtime pay are not dis
turbed and the Increases are adjusted
to the mileage basis of compensation
of some employees, a road engineer,
for example, receiving an increase of
11% per cent in his mileage rate. A
scheme of applying the increases to
piece work and overtime therefor is
also provided.
An important feature of the report
was the recommendation that where
the same service Is rendered the pay
shall be the same, without discrimina
tion as to sex or race.
Report of Commission.
The report of the commission, con
sisting of Franklin K. Lane, secretary
of the interior ; Charles C. McChord,
J. Harry Covington, and William U.
Wiilcox, Is an exhaustive one. In part
the report says:
"The requests which have come to,
us for wage increases, would, if fully
granted, involve an additional outlay
in wages of somewhat over $1,OUO,OOU,
OOO per year in excess of the wage fund
of last year, which exceeded $2,000,
000.000. Some asked for an increase
of 100 per cent In their pay, and from
this they graduated downward to 10
per cent. None were satisfied with
their present wages.
"To classify the many hundreds of
employments In which the 2,000,000
railroad workers engage would be a
task calling for more time, skill, in
sight. and knowledge than we possess.
At the outset, it was seen that there
were grave Inequalities in the rates of
wages paid. But who could say what
relationship each class of employees
should bear to the other? Abstractly,
why should an engineer receive $170
per month and a telegraph operator
$90 .per month ?
"In the world of economics this sit
uation has been made by the simple
application of supply and demand,
which Is In turn now varied, affected,
and modified by those limitations aris
ing ont of the artificial but necessary
and historic methods of collective bar
gaining.
"Nevertheless, there stands out one
dominating fact, recognized by rail
road workers as well as by railroad
officials—that the lower grades of
railroad employment, those In which
the supply of labor has been less re
stricted. and where organization has
been difficult, if not impossible, de
serve wage Increases out of proportion
to the increases for those In superior
grades.
"An unprecedented call had come for
men of certain trades in connection
with the new industries that had been
created by the war In Europe, and this
long before our entry Into the conflict.
Machinists and iron workers of all
kinds found themselves to be essential
to the great munition plants and day
labor of the most unskilled character
rose Into high demand.
Cut Oft Those Not Needed.
"The commission recommends that
during the period of government con
duct of the railroads no salaries paid
to officials who are not essential to
the operation of the roads shall be
charged as part of the operating ex
penses.
"There should be constituted a tri
bunal or tribunals to continue the
study of railroad labor problems, com
posed In part at least of men experi
enced In this kind of work, for con
dit ions are ever, cha nging"
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Charles M. Schwab, chairman of
the board of directors of the Bethle
hem Steel corporation, has been ap
pointed director general of shipbuild
ing and put In control of the construc
tion of stool merchantmen to speed
up the lagging work.
BOLSHEVIK! STILL
DOMINATE RUSSIA
RUMORS OF OVERTHROW WITH
OUT BASIS OF FACT—SHOW
MORE MODERATION.
London. — According to news re
ceived from Russia through independ
ent Swedish and Dutch channels as
forwarded from Christiania in a dis
patch to the Times rumors of the
overthrow of the Bolshevik govern
ment which have been current recent
ly, are unfounded. They probably are
due to the fact that the soviet admin
istration is now moving in the direc
tion of greater moderation.
The council of national commission
ers is now being compelled to fight
the anarchists, says the dispatch, just
as Kerensky's government had to
fight the Bolshevik!. Leon Trotzky,
minister of war and marine, is advo
cating compulsory labor, resulting in
friction with the anarchists.
Next to the establishment of the
new army, the dispatch continues, the
most reassuring feature is that offi
cials of the Kerensky regime are re
suming work. This has resulted in
restoration of order to a remarkable
degree, especially in the distribution
of foodstuffs. Many things which no
amount of speech-making could for
merly induce the people to do are now
being done in the inspiration of stead
ily growing hatred on the part of the
Russian nation for the German op
pressor.
In commenting on its dispatch from
Christiania, the Times says:
"Tne allies, whose faith in the fu
ture of the Russian people has never
failed, must welcome every sign of
change in feeling wich gratification
and hope. The spectacle of German
displomatists distoring the principles
of self-determination and no annexa
tion into the wholesale dismember
ment of Russia and the fate of Uk
raine as well, are object lessons in re
gard to the so-called good faith and
amity of the Germans which make
for a revulsion of feeling among the
Russians wdiich is not surprising.
"It is the plain duty of well wishers
of Russia on both sides of the Atlantic
to give the Russian people all the «as
sistance in their power in the gçeat
work of national reconstruction."
Scores irisn Policy.
London. — ine government's two
fold policy of conscription and home
rale for Ireland is disastrous, says
Sir Horace Plunkett, president of the
recent Irish convention, in a letter to
the press. The government ought, he
says, immediately establish a respon
sible government in Ireland as a war
measure, and Ireland would then
voluntarily join in the war.
Planting Is Late.
Amsterdam.—Only about 50 per
cent of the spring sowing has been ac
complished in the Ukraine, Herr von
Waldow, president of the German food
regulation, has been informed the
Food Committee of the Reichstag, ac
cording to the Koelnische Zeitung.
Kealy To Be Major-General.
Washington. — Brig. Gen. Wm. L.
Kealy, national army, v.as nominated
by President Wilson to be major gen
eral in the national army.
Increase Sugar Rates.
Washington. — Increases of about
10 per cent in carload commodity
rates on sugar from New Orleans to
points in Alabama, Tennessee and
Kentucky were approved by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
First Time Since 60't.
Lawrence, Mass.—For the first time
in 50 years—since Civil War days in
fact—mills in Lawrence are resorting
to billboard advertising in an endeav
or to secure more operatives.
U-BOAT BASE AT
OBSOLETE CRUISER VINDICTIVE
SUNK AT HARBOR ENTRANCE—
BRITISH LOSSES LIGHT.
WILL CRIPPLE SUBMARINES
Since Attack on Zeebrugge on April
23, V'ndictive Had Been Filled With
Concrete and Fitted as a Block
Ship For This Purpose.
London. — The German submarine
base of Ostend, on the Belgian coast,
has been blocked as a result of a new
raid by the British naval forces, the
admiralty announces. The obsolete
cruiser Vindictive, filled with con
crete, has been sunk across the en
trance to the harbor.
The British lost one motor boat.
Their casualties were light.
Regarding reports that German sub
marines have been unable to enter
Flemish ports and have had to return
to Germany, Reuter's Limited says it
is unable to obtain confirmation in
naval quarters.
Photographic and other evidence
from Zeebrugge shows that the Bruges
Canal is still entirely blocked as a
result of the British raid of April 23
and that it cannot be used. The ob
structions, it has been found, were
better placed than was at first sup
posed. German attempts to clear the
waterway are meeting with no success
as a result of British air activity and
other causes.
The announcement follows:
"Operations designed to close the
ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge were
successfully completed when the ob
solete cruiser Vindictive was sunk
between the piers and across the en
trance to Ostend harbor.
"Since the attack on Zeebrugge on
April 23 the Vindictive had been filled
with concrete and fitted as a block
ship for this purpose.
"Our light forces have returned to
their base with the loss of one motor
launch, which had been damaged aud
was sunk by orders of the vice ad
miral to prevent it from falling into
the hands of the enemy.
"Our casualties were light."
Restrict Rubber Imports.
Washington. — Carrying out Its an
nounced intention of placing crude
rubber on the list of restricted im
ports, the War Trade Board issued
regulations holding imports to the
United States to a basis of 100,000
tons annually and limiting issuances
of licenses for such importation to
25,000 tens from May 6 to July 31.
The cut amounts to more than one
third of America's imports, as rubber
lias come in at the rate of about 157,
000 tons annually.
Would Cancel France's Debt.
Washington. — Cancellation of
Fiance's financial obligation to the
United States is proposed in a resolu
tion introduced by Senator Kenyon of
Iowa. The resolution provides that
"all obligations of the republic of
France, to the United States of Amer
ica for monies borrowed or funds ad
vanced since the commencement of
the present war including Interest
thereon be and are hereby cancelled."
Canadians To Oo More.
The Canadian Army Headquarters
In France, (by Canadian Press, Lim
ited).—The Canadian army has taken
over trenches in the vicinity of Neu
ville, Vitasse, Mercatel and Boisleux
St. Mare, in addition to Its front from
Hill 70 to Gavrelle. The new section
of battle front taken over by ehe Ca
nadian troops lies to the southeast of
Arras and is about three miles long.
Kaiser Goes To Potsdam.
Berne, Switzerland.— (British Ad
miralty, per Wireless Press.)—Em
peror William has returned to Pots
dam, owing to the political crisis re
sulting from the rejection of suffrage
reform by the Prussian Diet. Count
Von Hertling, the imperial chancellor,
has been summoned to Potsdam to re
port on the situation.
To Rush Liberty Bonds.
Washington.—Extra shifts of print
ers were set to work by the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing to expedite
the work on Liberty bonds. It is
planned to deliver all within two
weeks. About 18,000,000 have been
printed and more than 10,000,000 have
been distributed.
British Family Slain.
Eagle Pass, Tex.—Mexican bandits
murdered the entire family of Freder
ick Hillcoat at LaMariposa, in Santa
Rosa mountains, near Muzquiz, Mex.,
about 250 miles south of Eagle Pass,
according to a telegram received here.
Record For Bethlehem.
New York.—The output of the steel
mills of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tion was in March the largest of any
month In the company's history, Eu
gene G. Grace, the president, told the
directors at their meeting here.
Arrest of Vice Qonsul.
London.—A Reuter dispatch from
Tokvo says that the Russian authori
ties at Irkutsk have arrested the Japa
nese association on the charge of
heir g rullitLrj 3pies.
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Professor Rnusenberger, who has
been credited with having Invented the
75-mlle gun that is bombarding Paris.
He has been in charge of the heavy
gun section of the Krupp works.
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
APPEARS IN MEXICO
TWO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
MEN ORDERED TO LEAVE BY
PRESIDENT CARRANZA.
Washington.—Unofficial advices re
ceived here tell of an order for the
expulsion from Mexico by the Carran
za government of Robert H. Murray,
the representative of the committee on
public information in Mexico City,
who in that capacity has been in
charge of the work conducted by the
American government to offset Ger
man propaganda.
At the same time, the unofficial ad
vices say, one of the correspondents
of the Associated Press in Mexico
Ciey, W. E. Weigand, also was order
ed to leave.
The expulsion of both men, it is
said, was ordered under the thirty
third section of the Mexican constitu
tion, which provides for the summary
deportation of "pernicious foreigners"
without trial or hearing. Some of the
experiences of Americans expelled
from Mexico under that section have
been described as little short of har
rowing.
Murray was the correspondent of
the New York World and one of the
best known American newspaper men
in Mexico. When it was determined
to take steps to properly inform Mexi
cans of the attitude of the United
States in the war, and thus attack
the German propaganda in Mexico,
which for months has been described
as rampant, Murray was selected by
the committee on public information
to carry on its work. An order for h:s
expulsion is taken to substantiate re
cent reports that the German propa
ganda had again gained the upper
hand in Mexican official circles.
The State Department was without
official advices from Ambassador
Fletcher on the subject, but had re
ceived the report officially. Other
sources of information here in touch
with Mexican affairs heard the same
report.
The last definite information of
Murray and Weigand was received
here more than two weeks ago, when
I news came that both had, at the order
I of President Carranza, been haled be
| fore a military court and that their
I deportation was expected.
Religious Leader Held.
New York. — Joseph F. Rutherford,
successor to "Pastor' 1 Russell as head
of the International Bible Students -
Association, and five other leaders of
organizations founded by Russell were
arrested in a raid by federal authori
ties on the headquarters of the Bible
Students' Association, and five other
leaders of organizations founded by
Russell w'ere arrested In a raid by
federal authorities on the headquar
ters of the Bible Students' Association
in Brooklyn.
Norway Loses Sh : as.
Wasnington. — Ten vessels, aggre
gating 13,704 tons and 20 seamen were
Norway's war losses during April, the
Norwegian legation here was inform
ed. The April totals bring Norway's
losses due to the war to 755 vessels.
Porto Rico's Subscription.
San Juan, Porto Rico. — Insular
Treasurer Benedictö announced that
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan to
taled $2,783,000. Tw-enty-elgbt cities
exceeded their quota.
Shipyard's Busy Week.
Washington. — Ten steel ships of
57,695 tons, and six wooden ships of
21,500 tons, were launched by Ameri
can yards in the week ending May 5.
Twelve steel ships of 80,180 tons
were delivered to the board complete
in the Bame period.
Treaty With Rumania.
Amsterdam.—An economic treaty
supplementing the treaty of peace be
tween Rumania and the central pow
ON GUARD
At this time of the year people feel
weak, tired, listless, their blood Is thin,
they have lived indoors and perhaps
expended all their mental and bodily
energy and they want to know how to
renew their energy and stamina, over
come headaches and backaches, have
clear eyes, a smooth, ruddy skin, and
feel the exhilaration of real good health
tingling thru their body. Good, pure,
rich, red blood is the best insurance
against ills of all kinds. Almost nil
diseases come from impure and impov
erished blood. It is to be noticed in the
pale or pimply face, the tired, haggard
appearance cr the listless manner.
Drink hot water a half hour before
meals, and for a vegetable tonic there's
nothing better than Dr. I'ierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the old-fashioned
herbal remedy, which has had such a
fine reputation for fifty years. It con
tains no alcohol or narcotics. It is
made from Golden Seal root, Blood
root, Oregon grape root. Queen's root.
Black Cherry bark, extracted with gly
cerine and made Into tablets and liquid.
Tablets sixty cents, at most drug stores.
In order to Insure pure blood and to
build up the system try this tonie
known as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Get It now!
Her Choice.
Gladys—Would you sooner be an.
old man's darling or a young man's
slave?
Penelope—A young man's slave—It
is so much easier breaking a young
man In and making him toe the mark.
Cutleura Heals Eczema
And rashes that Itch and bum. lx
there Is a tendency to pimples, etc.,
prevent their return by making Cuti
cura your dally toilet preparation. For
free samples address, "Cutleura, Dept
X, Boston." At druggists and by maU.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.—Adv.
REALLY SEEMED ONLY WAIT
Smith's Idea Was Bright Enough If th*
Horse Would Only Do His
Part In the Game.
John Smith bought a horse. The
first Sunday after the purchase he and
his bosom pal harnessed the horse to
a trap and went Into the country on
a fishing trip. At the shore of the lake
they unharnessed the horse and let.
it loose while they fished.
Presently the sun began to go down..
and Smith and pal decided to get ready
for the return journey. They caught
the horse, and Smith began to harness:
It. But here they met a difficulty.
The horse wouldn't open Its mouth for
the bit
They tried every means they could
think of, bnt still the stubborn animal
stood with closed mouth, placidly
watching them.
At last Smith sat on the ground and
began to tell jokes—horrible, moth
eaten jokes, that Adam would have
thought chestnuts.
"What on earth are you doing?"'
asked Smith's pal.
"Trying to get the beast to yawn,"'
said Smith.
A Real Ambition.
"He has a fine ambition."
"What Is it?"
"Says he wants to live so that hf
will he considered somebody's best
friend."
The drought in a portion of Texas
caused losses last year aggregating
$400.000,000.
ECONOMY
TALK
is all right—
ECONOMY
PRACTICE
is better, a
INSTANT
POSTUM
is an economy
drink—absolutely
no waste. Besides;
ii is convenient,
saves fuel and
sugar, and leaves
nothing to be
desired, in the
way of flavor.
TRY A CUP!