OCTOBER 10. IHIS rag e CROOK OOCNTT JOITMJA1 R. R. FUND REPORT BY CRANDALL & ROBERTS ITEMIZED STATEMENT rXR CONSTRICTION' Kt'XDS rSKD 111 SUC uMARV IS GIVEN BELOW Complete Copy Containing All The Details 18 On File With The City Recorder For the benefit ot the cltiien ot the city, aa well aa the city officials, financial statement was called for short time ago, together wtth a complete audit ot the books. To the City Council, Prlnevllle, Ore.. Gentlemen: At the request of your Finance Committee, we hare audited the expenditures ot the Rail road Fund, up to August SI, ISIS, and the account of the City Treasurer up to September 18, 1818, with the aame. We find the bills representing the expenditures in the greater part on tile, a few being missing, evidently having been mislaid and which we have requested the parties to fur nish copies to complete the files, and properly signed vouchers for the Sums paid out. We find the expenditures to Sep tember 1, 1918, as follows: Right ot way. 126,621. 41 Grading 80,657.12 Waterways 22,872.74 Fencing 10,626.63 Ties 24,020.92 Track 9,801.83 Laying and surfacing. . 27,073.17 Engineering 7,357.87 Legal Expense . 3.788.05 Equipment 1,235.18 Insurance ft Hospital 1,008.11 Interest 200.62 Postage 12.70 Telephone ft Telegraph 112.28 Accounting . 695.19 Transportation 2,689.23 Printing ft Advertising 697.33 Supplies 409.74 Total $219,480.03 Of the expenditures charged to Le gal Expense we find the following Touchers issued to the respective par ties for the amounts Indicated were the amounts charged to this account. Legal Expense Account Warrant No. 107 Statira Biggs, Resolu tion R. R. Bonds $ 2.00 136 Keeler Bros. Legal Ser vice Bond Issue . 3,250.00 Voucher No. 65 L.M. Bechtell, Con tracts (repart L. M. B.) 4.60 87 L. H. Bechtell, Tel. contracts, etc. 14.00 283 L. M. Bechtell, Servic es Commissions Contracts 60.00 428 L. M. Bechtell, Servic es ft cash advanced 11.60 483 L. M. Bechtell, Servic es in condemnation suits 227.75 C39 Teal, Minor ft Winfree service, 2nd bond issue.... 200.00 37 L. M. Bechtell, Legal services 23.00 $32 L. M. Bechtel, Legal services ft expense 5.20 Total Legal Expense $3,788.05 We find the amounts paid from the Railroad Fund to the members ot the Council, with the services rendered to be as follows: D. F. Stewart, Mayor 12S Repayment of money advanced to Pat Hasting on his pay check 2.00 183 Repayment of money advanced board paid Mrs. Mongomery, R. E. Stew art account 4.85 (34 May, 1917, Exp trip to Portland ' 25.00 Cash advanced Gogerty 60.00 Telephone account 2.70 Cash, 2 buckets (camp).. 1.20 Pans ft utensils (camp).. 1.80 Cash advanced Jos. Walk er, lab. 10.10 Do. A. R. Brown lab 9.42 Do. Roe for meat 4.10 Do. for Eggs 1.40 Do. for eggs 6.25 Total 110.97 484 Payment of note and int. for money advanced before bond- sale. 2,040.33 473 13 days lab. on pile " driver 32.00 Cach adv. T. F. McCallis- ter, deed 1.00 Do. F. Forest, deed 1.U0 Do. McElfresh, deed 60.00 Do. Exp. trip to Portland . 25.00 Do. Do 22.00 Total 3131.00 792 Advances to pay laborers acct. no voucher signed by recorder and laborers were quitting: G. W. Baker $ 79.95 H. E. Stewart 84.80 John Waite 33.00 Henry Waite 83.00 John Sondquist 200.00 A. H. Howe 122.90 Wm. Wright 97.55 David Frogge 60.00 All appearing on pay . roll.... Total $751.20 H. D. Still, Councilman 400 Oct. 22. Supplies and lab- - Auto top for City Eng 20.75 477 Jan. 7, repair on tent 4.00 . Voucher 477 not presented for payment. ' Total $24.75 G. P. Reams, Councilman 470 June 3, '18, Exp. trip to The Dalles ...$19.60 Int. on Bote 16.50 Total received $36.00 N. G. Wallace, Councilman 865 Sept. 24, 1917, Assign ment of Ben Fox lab. check $17.40 Amount received by Shlpp & Perry or PrlnevDJe Planing Mill from the Railroad Fund from which J. B. Shlpp may be In terested in; 7 Stskee $ 30.25 8 Stakes - 23.66 173 Lumber ft stakes 164.40 282 Do. 38.00 625 Do 47.00 "1 Ties ft bridge timbers.. 1,866.45 This Ties and Bridge Tim ber Acct is an assignment of bills ot the Demaris Bros. No warrants tssued to C. W. Foster or W. J. Pancake from Rail road Fund. Amounts received by Georjre F. Elis ion, City Recorder 40 Mar. 7. 1917, fees. $ 6.80 88 Apr. 4, '17, 3 mo. salary less fees received (9.20 114 May 2, '17, salary, Apr... 3S.00 173 June 8, '17, salary May.. 26.00 230 July 11. '17. salary for June, $25; phone $1 26.00 260 Aug. 2, '17, salary Jul... i6.0 294 Sept 6. '17 salary. Auk... 25.00 391 Oct 2, '17, premium. Insurance, $112.50; salary tor Sept, $26; postage $2.. 139.50 411 Nov. 16, '17 salary Oct.. 25.00 434 Dec 4, '17, Do. Nov 26.00 467 Jan. 3, '17 Do. Dec 25.00 608 Feb. 2, '17 Do. Jan 25.00 624 Feb. 26, '17. Premium insurance 150.00 629 Mar. 2. '18, salary Feb... 25.00 665 Apr. 6. '18, Do. Mar.$25 postage on Bonds, $1.20 26.20 580 May 3, Salary Apr 25.00 601 June 1, salary. May, postange on bonds $4.60.... 2&.60 Hi July 6, Salaiy June.. .. 25.00 80 Aug. 2, Salarr July 25.00 147 Aug 31. Salary Aug - 25.00 L.M . Bechtell.C ity Attorney, receiv ed from tin Railroad Fund, the following: ( Feb. 1, '17, Fees, $ 16.00 65 Mar. 7, 'II. Tie Contract 4.50 87 Apr. 4, '17, Do. Logan, $5; Service R. R. Ordin ance, $2; Advance on Rgt of way deed $1; Grading contract, Johnson. $6. Pay ment advanced, $2, total.... 15.00 194 June 27, '17, Filing suit Montgomery, $5; filing summons, Montgomery $2; Telephone $1; tiling suit city vs. Mead ft Lude $10; Sheriff's fees, Deschutes. Co., $6; Payment advanc ed, $24: total 24.00 283 Service drawing contract Commission Certificates, etc., $50; condemnation, Chas. Montgomery, $36; trop to Redmond, Lude Sturdevant $10; Trip to McCalls. Rt. ot way matter $5; Trip to Deschutes, and Bend, re Mead ft Lude suits $15; Recording satisfaction $.80; Service of summons $2.20; Telephone $1; Fll Wlgle suit $5 ; Payment ad vanced, $39. Total 134.00 341 Service on Contract $5; Typewriter paper $2.50; Stenographer (.50; Tele phone $1.25; Filing suit Snodderly, $5.00; Exp. trip to Portland In subscription $25; Payment advanced $34.25. Total 39.25 428 Telephone $.85; Trustee bond $3; Recording R. of W. McKay Irrig. Dist. $1; Message, Lude case $.75; R. of W. contract $1; Trip to Livingstons $2; check ing R. of W. $3; Payment advanced $8.60. Total 11.60 483 Service in Condemnation cases: Wigle, $50; Snod derly, $50; Mead, $60; Lude ft Stewart $60; Tele phone $.75; Making cop ies charter, $4; Council meeting and preparing pa pers $3; Total 227.75 637 Opinion for railway, re: Station, $5; Opinion Mes senger Heirs R. of W. $5; Opinion, Johnson contract $2; Service re: which his contract $1.50; Railroad contract, ordinance, etc., $5; Resolution and deed, city to Messenger, $3.52; Postage $1; Total 24.00 832 Advice to Gogerty on R. R. contract and recording fee, $2; Do. Carpenters' contract, $2; Recording N. W. Townsite R. of W. $1.20; Total ; 5.20 The Amounts received by H. A. Kelly my engineer, are as follows: 1 Feb. 27, '17, service $144.65; Total $ 144.65 37 Mar. 8, '17, Service, $107.14; Board $23.14; Total 130.28 89 Apr. 4, '17, Exp. stamps rent of level 16 80 90 Apr. 4, '17, service, $122.22; board 21.43; Ins. 22; Total 143.43 115 May 2, '17, Service, 120; board $20.57; deduct ion for instrument $25; Ins. 20; Total Hg 27 160 June 27, 1917, Service $150; board $31; Ins. 27; Total 155.73 204 July 6, 1917, Service 132.69; board $27; deduct ion for instrument $25; Ins. 23; Total 134.46 221 July 6, Car repairs and stamps ; 23.23 248 Aug. 1, Advanced pay ment, $4.20; Service $160; board $31; deduction for Instrument $25; Ins. 26; Total 159.94 291 July 30 storage battery.. 44.20 292 Sept 1, Service $150; board $31; Ins. 27; Tot.... 180.73 385 Oct 2, Jacobs Exp to Portland, 31.55; Service $160; board 36.00; Ins. 25; Total 217.30 418 Nov. 7, Servoce $137.77; board 34.80; Ins. 24; Tot... 173.33 431 Dec. 4, Service $126.94; board $30; Ins. 22; Tot.....' 156.72 464 Jan 3, 1918, Service, $121.15; board $31.20 Ins. 21; Total 152.14 507 Feb. 1, Service $133.33; board 33.60; Ins. 24; Tot. 166.69 527 Mar. 2, Service $137.60; board $3L20; Ins 72; Tot 168.48 659 Apr. 6, Service $132.67; board 33.62; deduction for instrument $37.65; Ins. 23; Total 128.41 576 May 3, Service $115.38; board $28.80; Ins. 20; Total : 143.98 595 May 27, Labor bills 64.75 616 June, Service $150 .00; board 37.20; Ins. 27; Tot. 186.93 778 July Advanced to Pag- get $2.50; Service $150; board $36.00; Total 188.13 828 Advances to Waite 19.60 931 Aug. 10, Service $160; board 37.20; Ins. 27; Tot. 186.93 In fKxmnliitmc the Hills an Allowed and paid we find the following errors in amount paid: ' 593 Earl Cross: reads (331. 38 loss $104. .91 equals (125.47; should read $33 1.38 loss 106.91 equals $114.47; overpaid 1.00 (87 Crook County Bank frt. bill, reads Wt. 90,310 at $.11 $198.67; should read 90,310 at $.11 $189.(7; overpaid due from railroad (.00 684 E. T. Johnson ft Co. force acct., reads $1,143.13 should read $1,141.13; er ror in Issuing warrant, over paid . .. 1.00 641 E. T. Johnson ft Co. force acct., reads $3,089.94 should read $3,071.78; er ror footing overpaid 17.16 (36 M. Delore reads I days In Feb. at $3.60 $7; 4H days In Mar. 84 d. $3.60 $19.75; should read 1 days Feb. at $3.6017; (H d. Mar. ' at $3.50 $11.75; overpaid 7.00 538 Pac. Tel. ft Tel. Co., reads amt. $7.74; Includes balance from previous statement, $.40; $.40 paid by voucher 511 overpaid 40 810 Ladoux ft Ladoux, bill No. 1.413 footing reads $718.59; should read $70 7.87; overpayment 10.73 Irwin Hodson Co.: 330 Irwin missing warrant Is sued for $6.75. 415 Irwin Aug. 10, 1917, warrant tssued for $3.75; overpaid $8.75 Have asked Irwin-Hodson Co. ' to furnish duplicate invoice. Jap Ireland: 326 Sept 6. 1917, reads for $5, voucher 403 Oct 22. 1917. reads tor $15. which includes item of voucher 362 overpaid $5.00 123-A Irwin-Hodson Co. Apr. 18. 1917. footing of bill (Miles) reads $30.54; and should read $30.84; overpd .20 174 E. T. Johnson Co. force acct. for May, 1917, reads $116.63; should read $113.25 error footing 8.38 694 Hanley Employment Ag ency, June 21, '18, 1 fare no receipts. $7.51; June 19. '18. 4 fares, $30.04; June 20, 18, 1 fare, $7.81, is not item on June 20, 1918, on voucher 697 a duplicate on charge on 694. Ov'erp'd .... 7.41 129 R. E. Stewart reads $9.62 (no deduction for board) 485 reads amount paid for board of R. E. Stewart $4.86; payroll April 30, '17 reads R. E. Stewart. $9.62 . less board, $4.85, balance due $4.77; overpaid on 129 4.85 We have prepared a statement herewith on the report ot the Bond Issues of $20(f,000.00 The amount received by Mr. H. Baldwin, Trustee, on the supscrlp tlons of Certificates of Indebtedness was $25,700.00. There was $8,500 of this paid by issuing bonds for $8,000.00 and reissuing Certificate for. $500. 00 leaving a balance of $17,200.00 unpaid. As a few sub scriptions were not paid in full the certificates were not tssued for them, waiting tor the balance to be paid. There are unpaid bills filed with the City Recorder In the sum of $12,486.11. As you will note on the statement ot account of D. H. Peoples, Treas urer, his account is overdrawn for $460.25. And also the account of W. H. Reams, paying account, is overdrawn to the amount of $3.19. The payrolls should be standardiz ed and ruled with sufficient columns to take care of the various deduct ions from total labor cost. We enclose herewith also the state ment of account of D. H. Peoples. City Treasurer, wtth the Railroad Fund. Report on Bond Issues, Re port on Certificate ot Indebtedness, and Report en the special deposit made with Redmond. Bank of Com merce to pay certain freight bills when presented. Respectfully submitted, CRANDALL ft ROBERTS, C.P.A. By Max Crandall Statement of account of Mr. I). H. Peoples, Treasurer of the (Sty of Prinevtlle, with the Rail, road Fund, to Sep tember 18, 1018 DR. To amount received, pro ceeds, notes given $ 9,200.00 Sale, bond Issue No. J.... 100,000.00 Sale, bond Issue No. 2.... 96,015.00 Sale Cute of Indebtedness by trustees 25,700.00 To amount received, Int. ' on Certificates of Dep. 3,550.04 Do Accrued, bond lnt 6fil.83 Do. refund on overcharge W. F. King Co., $15.84 W. J. Knight, $4.40; , frt. bills, $37.08; 57.32 Sale hay, $15.60; rent of warehouse, $2; Inter est Liberty bonds $8.77 26.27 Cancelled vouchers re- turnel 3,535.28 Redmond Bank of Com merce, balance of frt. w acc ; 99.76 Overdraft 460.25 $239,305.71 CR. By vouchers paid $234,765.73 Construction accts, $217,- 065.73; notes repaid $9,200.00; Indebted ness redeemed with bond, $8,000.00; In debtedness certificates by reissue redeemed, $500.00 By warrants paid 4,639.62 By Int. paid on same .46 $239,306.71 Report on Certificates of Indebted ness Amount received by H. Baldwin, Trustee, on subscription $25,700.00 . $25,700.00 Amount Certificates, sur rendered for bonds 8,000.00 Amount certificate, sur rendered for reissue amount - , (00.00 Subscriptions outstanding 17,200.00 $25,700.00 (Certificates not (sued tor Subscrip tions not completed). Report on llond Issue Series No. one, amount issue $100,000.00 Amount received 100,000.00 Series No. two. amount Issue $100,000.00 Amount received: (2 bonds at $1,000 ... (1.000.00 10 bonds at (950.. 9,600.00 15 bonds at 11,800.00 ( bonds at ............ ....... 1,716 Total (8.016.00 Discount allowed 1,(86.00 1 bonds Issued to con tractor and Included In settlement at 1,900.00 Allowing discount of.... 100.00 8 bands exchanged for certlficatea ot Indebt edness - (,000.00 (100.000.00 Report on W. It. Reams payroll ac count to Aug. Ulrth. 1018 DR. Warrant No. (03 ( 250.00 Warrant No. (33... 600.00 Warant No. (84 1,000.00 Warrant No. 794 (1.000.00 Warrant No. 818 1,000.00 Warrant No. 849 X 1,000.00 Warrant No. 85T. 600.00 Warrant No. 859 1,000.00 Warrant No. 871 .... 600.00 Warrant No. 873 600.00 Warrant No. 876 600.00 Warrant No. 928 715.05 Warrant No. 946 6.81 Amount net sales ot com missary aa deposited Aug. 10 100.35 Return ot deed by D. F. Stewart 9.60 CR O. D 3.19 Chock No. 103 not yet pre- son ted $8,585.00 Checks Issued . 8,684.95 Cashing chock, error In .06 $8,685.00 Report on Monies deposited with the Redmond Hank of Commerce to pay freight bills when preaented: Warrant $ 800.00 Warrant.- ......... 832.09 $1,632.09 Frt. bill. July 28, '17. I 456.74 Do. July 28. '17 17H.02 Do. Aug. 3, '17 . 140.03 Do. Aug. 4, '17 197.67 Do. Aug 9, '17 140.45 Do. Aug. 10, '17 91.12 Service for Aug. (July) .. 1.00 Aug. 13 207 98 Do. for Aug. 16 117.92 Do. for Aug 28 . . .60 Service for Aug 1.00 Balance returned July 9. '18 99.09 i I, i $1,632.09 w. . s. What 8h Forgot Miss Decorous hud made a special study of biblical history, and she ad dressed the Sunday school class thus ly: "Now, children, I bavs told you all I can concerning the nations which were driven out by th Israelites. They were the Writes, the Hittltes. the Jebusites, the Periultes, the CJIr gn sites and, let me see yes,, the Amorltes. Can you remember them all, children? Now you look puzzled, Itosle. Have you any question?" "No, teacher," came the shy reply, "except that you haven't told us about the Hea-bltesT" Pearson's Weekly. Europe's Worst Famine. The famine of 1011 extended over one-third of the ares of the empire In Europe and affected more or less di rectly 80,000,000 people, while 8,000,000 were reduced to starvation. Weeds, the bark of trees and bitter bread made from acorns, constituted the chief diet for the destitute. This was the most widespread and most severs famine which has befallen European nation In modern times. n IT OlMae Bmrtmtt Imfmnmmtlvt ArtUlm CM VlllUl iMfeM-A. II Help , Prevent Disease DID you ever won der why you do not have good health? Did it 'ever occur to you that clean food put into an unclean mouth poisons that food, and when It entora the stomach I tla In a condition unlit for digestion. And ret, because you cannot m It In your month you go on neglecting It until loo lalt, and you are obliged to aeek treatment for an ailment which you could bare avoided Dy mm awae es It la a well - eatabllahed fact that hereditary Influences af fect the offspring. Improper food In infancy la one of the moat prolific aourcee of lack of vitality and proper develop ment, and this la especially true of the teeth. If young children are given food den dent ia lime aalta their tuth will be mA, and Will be lea powerful to resist decay. Our teeth, with ordinary care, ahould last a lifetime. Man should die of old age rather than from some preventable disease at a premature age. PuUUhtd hp tht Board ofDmlal Examiner , Btatm mfOrtgom WOMEN AND THE WAR In an Illinois prairie town Uvts a widow who launders seventeen bas kets Of wash a """"""""I week and I night than I tor bavin pity In ,V " nerU of and every thanks Ood having put Into the women. To bar cams on day a letter from her only son. He was then at Camp Funston, Kansas, learning to be soldier. Tbt let ter begged her to come and see him before he was sent to Kranos. Th mother , opened th tin Mr. Davison Unk , wnlcD he had been hoarding her dimes ana quarters against this day. The money was scarcely enough. Nevertheless she started. She walked the Oral Igbteeo miles. Then her strength gave out, and she took a train. She did not know that visitors to Camp Funston stay In Junction City, eleven miles sway. So she got off the train at Fort Riley. An officer set her right and she reached Junc tion City after dark. Somehow she found a rooming house. 8omo ont. there stole five dollars from her five" ot the precious dollars she had earned over tbs eh tub and saved by walking. Terror-stricken, sht crept out ot the bouss when do one was looking. Later In the night a soldier found her trembling In the street, and took her to the rooms ot the Toung Wom en's Christian Association, rooms which the War Work Council had spsnod as a clearing house for trou bles. Tbs poor frightened woman was put to bed, but she was too miserable to sleep. The matron got up at daybreak, built a fire, and com forted her. The son's commanding officer was reached by telephone early in the morning, and thf boy earns to his mother on the first trolley-car ho could catch. Tba two spent long, low-voiced hours together, perhsps the last hour they will have this side of heaven. Every moment was as pre cious as a month had been last year. The old lady had still on present worry. The boy's bad cold might turn Into pneumonia If she left him. But the had not money enough to stay another night and buy a ticket borne. When the matron told her that her bed was tree, she brako down and lied and died. "I did not know there was so much pity left In the world," she rcYjtd. She stayed till her boy's cj!J wa better. Then she went back to her seventeen washings and her ueuio rlea. - Because of the certainty of Just luch cases as this was Governmental sanction given to the activities of the War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A. Prom the Pacific to the Alantlo Its field extends. Every state in the Union has Its members. Urgent ap peals for help are Its cause and Its OLD METHOD OF TRANSPORT Raft as Used In America Tedsy Ha It Countsrpart In Every Coun try In th World. "The raft has been used for centu ries for carrying various eargoea," writes Day Allen W(lley In 8L Nicho las. "It carried Egyptlsn cotton on ths Nile; It Is In service on the Kongo river In Africa and the Ganges In In dia; but the raft which Is It own cargo Is that composed of logs a method of water transportation that originated in Nov Scotia a half cen tury ago. "Tree trunks cut from Nova Scotln forexts were moved on wooden rollers to one of the harbors, where the logs were plied In layers and bound to gether with twisted wire rope. ' The raft was to be taken to a lumber ailll on New York hnrhor, where the logs were to be cut Into timber for building purposes. To haul the raft while on th sea, one end of a heavy wire rope was fastened to Its bow, the other was secured to the rear deck of a stemn tugboat It started on Its ocean Jour ney, but never reached Its destination, for a gale of wind sprang up, the tow ing rope parted, and th raft drifted out to sea. Later, some of the logs were found washed ashore on the Nor wegian coast "In the Northwest th transportation of Inmber In rafts Is very extensive. They are of enormous dimensions, In shape closely resembling a cigar, hav ing Its greatest number at the middle and tapering to a point at both ends. While these rafts are of varying sizes, the smallest usually contains at least five thousand piece of timber, ranging from 80 to 110 feet In length and from two to nearly flr feet la diameter at the butt "Consequently, soma of th rafts mad In this peculiar fashion are near ly a long as the largest transatlantic liners, measuring no less than 660 feet from end to end," Effect f War on Trade. It would be impossible to give In de tail the effect of the European war on American trade, but partial statements show the approximate effect on some branches of trude. Thus it appears By MRS. HENRY P. DAVISON Treasurer War Work Council National Board Y. W. C. A. inspiration. Women or every race and ere ad are Us wards. The task of th War Work Council la tremend ous. When the United Stales entered: th great war th Toung Women' Christian Association was, always, working among women. With th oall to new duties Its members did not abandon their old responsibilities. Th War Work Counolt wm formed aa an emergency measure to tak oar of th women who war oaught In some of the mazes of war, Just a th parent organisation ha take oar of them through many year of peace, Th varied activities decide) upon by th War Work Council fol low closely th Deed of the differ snt communities of th country. Sec retaries trained In th methods of th organisation were sent ut broadcast They were Instructed to report to th National Board Of th Young Women's Christian Assocla lions In New York th lines of work which could be best followed In th various localities. These secretaries work In close cooperation with mln Isters, women's clubs, chamber of commerce, churches, military officials, and charitable societies. Th rec ord of day doings of secretary reads Ilk a novel, an econonil treatise, and D psychological essay all compressed Into a llne-a-day entry. A secretary sent out by th War Work Council must be squat to any emergency. Miss Lillian Mull at Chit. Ilcoths, clue by Camp Sherman, hur rying along th street at nightfall cam upon a forlorn couple. A Fin nish soldier had found a Job for ht wife, so that she might com oa. from Cleveland. When th arrived sb was refused th place because sh spok do English. Their money, had been all spent on th railroad far, and th soldier was du back at Camp. Th situation was bad. I Thanks to Miss Hull a Chllllcothlaa housewtf sow has an Industrious and grateful domestic, a soldier u) happy, and a soldier' wife Is saf. i Army folk often benefit even mor directly from th secretaries' work,' la Bremerton, Washington, a seer tary was accosted oa the street by sailor. 8b was a slender woman, and h bad mistaken her for a girl. "May I walk along with you?" h asksd. "Surely.1 ah replied wtth mature understanding and Intuition. "What is th matter? Are yon homesick?" I Th lad's story cam out with a rush. Yes, bo waa homesick, to hopelessly, despairingly heartsick that h was oa th verge of deserting, but this woman gave htm genuln sympathy and encouragement. Sh aved him to bis country. From north, south, esst and west these pioneer secretaries sent la their reports. Th appalling sis of th undertaking was revealed to th War Work Council. Syatematlzatloa of the work was th first step. Out of th multitudinous pbsses certain) Unas of work were revealed. I that during the first 20 otoliths of war our exports of articles used expressly for war purposes amounted to I1.O02, 682,249. The smallest shipment wer In th opening month of th war, Aug ust 1914, when such exports amount ed to only 19,601,011 and Increased al most steadily up to March, 1016, when th total wa $114,820,420. For th 20 months th export of explosive mounted to $160,168,610; gunpowder, 1104,006,785; cartridges, $40.306,617 1 dynamite, tS.211.078; commercial au tomobiles, $82,007,126; mule, $30,026,-; 601; horse. $126,241,206; slrplHties, $7,401,707; firearms, $20,140,081; mis cellaneous Iron nd steel, including empty shells, $111,603,316; rubber, In cluding auto tires, $.'i8,H.'M,7(W i barbed and plain wire, $44,486,885. According to statistic of the United States de partment of commerce, more thun three-quarter of the total export trade of the United States In 1916 went to the allied nations of Europe,: and this Including only war exports and not provisions or foodstuffs. Shark Fishing an Industry. ' Shark Ashing has evolved from a sport to au orgunlzed Industry In th Pacific waters off the southwestern cosst. The skin of various species of th fish when tanned forms a tough,; durable leather that Is In considerable demand, and the oil that Is extracted iiuiu me i-arcuM uaswise nas commer cial value. Ot lata a Japanese syndl cate has undertaken the exploitation ot this long-neglected field and, a a re sult, large number of shark ar being captured. Th mottled skins of th tiger sharks ar being mad Into slip pers, belts, gloves and other articles, while those of the great blue and bask ing sharks, which are especially thick and strong, are used for purpose that demand long-lived material. Popular Mechanics Magazine. Instead of being a curse, work la man's greatest blessing. There 1 no one thing that has ever done so much for humanity that has given so much hiippiness, saved so many human be tnsrn from despair, and kept so many from suicide; no one thing that ha called forth so' many hidden resources, developed and strengthened so many powers of mind and body a has work, Nautilus.