THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918
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JOURNAL WANT AD DEPARTMENT IS THE BEST SELLING
KEDIUM IN MARION COUNTY-TRY THEM FOR RESULTS
CLASSIFIED ADYEETISINQ EATES
Bate per word New Today: FOB SALE Loganberries for fanning.
insertion . u CaU ftfr 6 P- m- f ho19 313- M
Oio week (6 insertions) 5o .. ""'
On month (2G insertion) 17 "fcLo or women wanted at the Glove
,,.,, . ,,, . . factory for steady work. 7-23
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jpousible for more than one insertion, 50 oorj fir9t fi R b
(or errors in Classified Advertisement j2i. Call Sunday 7-"6
Bead your advertisement tho first day " '
tt appears and notify us immediately. WANTED ; SO tons of hay baled.
Minimum charge 15&, Phone 25t or 622. 7-23
HAY pitchers wanted. Phone 3F3- L FOR SALE One Lisley hop press, $20
C. Russell, W&conda. tf Geo. Sweegle. 7-23
FOR SALE Fresh cow and calf. Rt. I FOR SALE Loganberries for canning I
1, box 42. Phone 2500W4, 7-20 Call after 6 p. m. Phone 34F13. 7-2Q
HOOFS rashingled oi patched "and tar- FOR SALE White Wyandotte hens,
red. Phone 1074, C. C Kay. 7-23 fine laying strain. Phone 798W. 7-20
SECOND hand Ford for sale. 726 N. WANTED A farm of 50 to 80 acres
15th St. 7-24 on shares. Address J 20 care Jonr-
- nal 7-23
RANTED Veal calves. Phone 1570
W. 8 0 WANTED Middle aged woman for
housekeeping, no children, 3 in fam-
.W ANTED Strained honey in bulk. ilv. Phono 1437. 7-23
Cherry City Bakery Co. tf
FOUND 2 auto tires on McMinnville
HAVE you wood sawing! Call phone road. Owner jnay have same by coll-
7. tl ing L. B. Versteeg, R. 1, box 66. 7-20
OCL. W. F. WRIGHT, the auctioneer I WANT to hear from owner of acre
Turner, Oregon. Phone 59. tf age property for sale near Salem.
Box 26P care Journal. 7-22
FOR RENT Modern flat furnished.
Call 1737W. 7.22 WANTED House keeper; cooking
' ' for 6 or 8 men; no children; no
WALL PAPER 15 cents per double roll washiu;;; box 45, Gervais, R 2. Phone
upward- Buren's Furniture Store, 179 3F11. 7-19
Commercial. tf .
WANT Young man iwho can write
FOR SALE Federal ton truck, ,8h0W C4ni an(1 do painting,
first c!!ass condition, a bargain at the Must have initiative. Manager, Ore
price. Phono 121 or 1026R. 7-20 gon theater. 7-20
FOR OANNING-Late Duke cherries for SALE 40x110 tent in . excellent
at the Imlah Fruit farm. Phone 52
111. 7-20
I HAVE several good farm mortgages
for sale. H. M. Hawkins, 314 Ma
sonic bldg. Salem, Or. 7-22
WANTED Man and team, can make
from $8 to $9.50 per day. Call phone
4X51 Turner. tf
HOUSEKEEPING apartments . and
single rooms, nicely furnished, at
633 Ferry street. tf
TWO and three room furnished apart
ments. 491 N. Cottage. Phone 2203.
tl
EESTAURANT FOR SALE Or for
rent, address, R. B. care of Journal.
; 7-23
GENERAL Repair work done, rugs
cleaned, 35c per rug. Phone 1022.
Fixit Shop. 7-31
MORTGAGES FOR SALE H. M. Haw
kins 314 Masonic bldg. Salem, Ore.
7-22
FOB SALE 40 acre farm, some of
best land in Oregon, stock and crop
included, must be sold. B. F. D. 1,
box 42. Scio, Or. 7-21
FOR SALE Ono gelding horse, 8 yrs.
old, Percheron stock; also Met'or
mick binder and MeCormtek mow
er. Phono 9F11. 7-20
FOR SALE A beautiful modern six
room home in excellent condition.
Call 335 Richmond Ave., after 6 p.
m. or Sundays. , 7-24
WANTED Loganberry pickers, good
berries and camping, 2c per lb. until
patch is finished. Phono 96F3, J. W.
Woodruff. 7-22
iWANTED Girl 14 to 16 years old.
who neils a good hoime, in the conn-
. try. Will be treated as a daughter,
receive kind treatment and some
wages. One with no home preferred
Refined people. Phone 19F13. 7-22
500 EQUITY in $1000 house renting
for $8.50 per month, and $1000 clear
corner lolt in Portland as first pay
ment on modern 6 or 7 room bunga
low in Salem. See Mr. Kuppcr, man
ager Oregon theater. 7-20
LATE 1915 Ford for sale Good con
dition. Call at Standard Oil plant be
tween 8 and 5 p. m. Price $325.
7-50
FOR RENT Furnished house, for one
who wan to 'a first class place, hot
water heat, two fire places end com
pletely furnished throughout. Ad
dress Box 373, Salem, Or. tf
GOVERNMENT NEEDS 20,000 wo
men clerks at Washington, i-xamina-tions
everywhere in August. Experi
ence unnecessary. Women desiring
government positions write for free
parbicu'iars to J. C. Leonard, (former
tivil service examiner,) 1059 KesoU
bldg., wanington, v. u. -
FOR SALE Choice ten acre tract
close in, main road, buildings and
bearing orchard, $2250; also close in
residence very cheap. Want to buy
home rtwt Salem up to $2500. Also
cheap home. F. L. Wood, Bayne bldg.
7-20
BIDS INVITED
Bids on the furnishing of material
And the erecting of a machine shop to
be erected on the grounds of the Sa
lem high school, aire hereby invited,
tads to be opened at a meeting called
for July 31, 1918, at 8 o'cloek p. m.
A certified check for 10 per eent of
the amount of each bad is to accompany
SMch bid- The right is reserved to re
ject any and all bids. Plane and speci
fications are on file and may be seen
St the office of the school superintend
ent, high school building. Address ell
bids in plain envelope marked "Bidi
for machine shop" to W. H. Burg
hrdt, Jr., clerk, 371 State St, Salem,
Oregon. July 20-2.3-29
condition. Worth $7 to $800 new will
sell at a bargain. See manager Ore
gon, theater. 7-23
3 HORSES, 2 wagons, eet of harness
and lother tooM, will sell cheap.
Phono 22T3R or call at 595 Marion.
7-26
FOR SALE 2 acres aU in cultivation,
new 3 room plastered bungalow, and
other (buildings, 'weJ'i, orflhaM, 'i
mile of street cor. Price $1250. R, 7,
box 16, Salem. 7-20
FOR SALE or trade, 6 room plastered
.bungalow, 2 large lots, some fruit,
Saloia Heights, to trade for north
Salem property. Rt. 7, box 16, Salem-
7-20
WANTED Bookkeeper for general of
fice work, must have thorough
knowledge of donible entry book
keeping. Address H. S. care Journ
al. 7-22
FOR RENT Furnished house; call
evenings or Sunday, 352 N. 12th. 7-20
SIX or geven room modern house want
ed by permanent renter. 7-12 care
Journal. 7-19
FOR SALE Studcbaker 4, 1914, $450.
Studebaker 4, 1917 $800. Both of
these cars aro in the best of condi
tion. Highway Garage, 1000 S. Com
mercial, tf
AGENTS WANTED Large manufac
turer wants representatives to sell
. shirts, underwear, hosiery, dresses,
waists, skirts, direct to homes. Write
for free saimpJes. Madison Mills, 503
Broadway, New York City.
FOR SALE Horse, eight years old,
1300 libs. Mitchell wagon, Tubber tire
buggy, harness, DcJiaval separator
No. 15. Address A. E. Peterson, Rt.
9, box 160, Silvcrton road, or phone
15F3. . . 7-23
YOUR CHANCE, get Tolk county
grain farm, impiovcd; 340 acres
wheat and loata, $15 acre below val
ue; gravel road, station 1 mile; near
Dallas. Newberrv, 28 Breymvan bldg.,
Salem; Or. 7-20
WANTED 25 cord second growth fir
wood. Delivered at Prescott ' orchard
2 miles on Oak Grove road. Call
nt Avenuo barber shop, 17th and Ccn
ter Sts. tomorrow or phone 58F24
Eugene T. Prescott. 7-19
FOR SALE Two registered Red
Durham bulls, 7 and 10 months old.
One registered Holstein, 1 year old,
1 high grade white Durham, 1 year
old. Phone 1251W. 347 North High.
7-22
MUST SELL my modern 6 room house
at once, located on graveled street,
one block from paved street, 2 blocks
from car line, 4 blocks from school,
large lot and garage, terms if desir
ed. Act at once if yon want a good
home cheap. Address J 24 care Jour
nal, tf
IF Mrs. Dora Gesncr will communi
cate with Mr. Dunham, New Perkins
Hotel, Room 408, Portland, Or., she
will receive information to her ben
efit, or any one who knows of her
whereabouts will confer a favor by
writing me. 7-24
MARRY if lonely; for results, try me;
bast and most successful "Home
Maker;" hundred rich wish mar
riage soon; strictly confidential;
most reliable; years of experience;
descrijptlions free. "The Successful
Club," Mrs. Purdie, Box 556, Oak
land, Calif.
U. 8. GOVERNMENT wants thousands
clerks at Washington. Men-women,
18 or over. War work. $100 month.
Quick increase. Easy work. Com
mon education sufficient. Yonr
country needs yon. Help her and live
in Washington daring these stirriag
times. Write immediately for free
Hst of positions open- Franklin In
stitute, Dept. 379 F, Rochester, N. Y.
SALEM BOYS SAFE
10 IRE ABROAD
ILL-FATEDSAN DIEGO
Word Received Cheering Anx
ious Parents And Friends
Here
Until word was received today that
all Members of the crew of the San
Diego, sunk yesrteritey morning in the
harbor of New York, had been res
cued, there was some anxiety among
Saleun people as several of the Salem
boys were known to have been on the
cruiser. Ralph Hancock and Mark A.
Hancock were on the vessel a short
itinie ago when it sailed from Ports
uouth. Clifford Smart, a high school
graduate was also thought to be aboard
Last August, D. L. N lederhauser, Ralph
Mercer, Heinie Rattcliff.c, Alfred Berg,
the two H&chcox'k boys and Harold
Smith were all doing duty on the ves
sel. Ralph Mercer was later assigned to
tha Black Hawk, a mine layer, doing
hity on the Atlantic coast. According
to a recont letter, D. L. Niederhauser
was on the San Diego.
"Safe and well taken care of."
This is the cheering telegram received
this morning by Mrs. May Ratlcliffe
of 2195 State street. It was from Hen
ry L. Radchffe, generally known in
Salem as "Heine" RadVliffe, who
was on the cruiser San Diego when it
went to the bottom yesterday morning
about ten miles out from New York
city. The telegram was sent from Ilo
iboken, New Jersey. He had been on
the vessel but a short tune.
Slock Market Today
Quiet And Narrow
Vnrlc .Tnlv 20 The Evening
Sun financial review today said:
Today's short sesion of the stock
market was quiet and narrow, but its
fonA tmaa firm in rt o imps xtronff. The
Opening prices were steady and, while
all trie active stocss aavanceu irafuon
ally in the early trading, the best gains
iwere l'a points by New Haven; three
Ipoimts by American Sumatra. The mar
,'kiet, however, was almost entirely In
professional hands and the commission
nouses were cresertea.
The market continued dull and firm,
but featureless in the late trading.
Herbert Hoover Will
Dictate World's Food
London, July 20. Herbert Hoover,
American food administration is sched
uled to become world food dictator, ac
cording to reports crculated here today.
Hoover came here to confer with the
food contillers of Great Britain, France
and Italy. It was declared that the con
ference will take up the question of
nnifed food and control and that Hoov
cr undoubtedly would be selected.
AMERICAN BISHOP.
Rome, July 20. Six new American
bishops were appointed by .rope .Bene
diet today, as follows:
Monsignor Michael Gallagher, bishop
of Detroit.
Monsignor Tcrenct Brady, bishop of
Baker City, Ore.
Monsignor Christopher Byrne, bishop
of Galveston, Texas.
Monsignor Arthur Drossert, bishop
of San Antonio, Texas.
Rev. John H. MacNicholas, bishop
of Dtiluth, Minn.
Monsignor Julius Tannard, bishop of
Lafayette, Ind.
THE NEW PARADE
Community canning and drying
means pleasant outinga, new friends
and aaaurance for tha winter. Free
book of instructions on canning and
-trying may be had from the National
War Garden Committion, Washing
ton, D. C, for two cents to pay
watace.
WANTED Young girl 12 to 13 years
of ago to make good home with n
in town, light work in exchange for
her care. Address E. P. care Journ
al. 7-22
Notice To The Public
We wish to inform the publie that
we are running the Capital Oarage
Repair Shop and we guarantee all
work to be satisfactory. We do all
kinds of auto repairing and weld
ings. We tighten and reset auto
wheels springs made and repaired.
We take care of storage batteries.
We also carry a stock of accessor
ies. We have an expert from San
Francisco to look after ignition and
car&nreters.
Ask for our service car. Fair and
courteous treatment at all times.
B. jr. HERSCHBACH It SON
The Capital Garage
173 South Liberty Phone 83
TRY JOURNAL WNT ADS
Czar Nicholas Shot
By Ordsr of Council
-
London, July 20. A mtssa:;e
published by the regional roun
-il of the Ural district states .
that Nicholas Romantiff, the
former czar, was shot by order
of the president of the eoun-
tl and that toe decision -was 41
accepted as regular, a wireless
dispatch from Petrograd stated
today.
The central legislative com- 4c
mittee has important material
concerning the affair, the dis-
patch said, including Nicholas'
diarr and correspondence, in
addition to that of his wife
and children. This will be pun-
lished m the near future.
The dispatch said Nicholas
mas shot July 16.
4c Recently Ekaterinburg was
seriously threatened by Cxecho-
Slovak bands, the dispatch-
4c said. Simultaneously a counter 4c
4t revolutionary conspiracy was 4c
discovered for the purpose ct
4c -wresting the former czar from 4c
4c the hands of the council by arm 4c
4c ed force- Thereupon the "pre- 4c
4e sidium" of the regional coun- 4c
4c il decided to shoot Nicholas. t
4c His wife and son were sent to 4c
a place of security. 4c
4c
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Two Salem School
Faculty To Presidio
Two motalbers of the high school
faculty will have an opportunity for
military training at the Presidio, San
Francisco, according to a telegram re
ceived this morning at tho office of
Mayor Walter E. Keyes. As the mayor
will be home this evening or tomorrow,
the matter will be referred to him.
The telegram from the war department
at San Francisco as follows:
"The. war department has instituted
at the Presidio, San Francisco, a train-
ine caimD of military instructors in
the college there. We have extendod
the privilege to include bonifide mem
bers of faculty of high schools which
either have had or contemplate Hav
ing military instruction as part of
their course, ine swne 01 jaiuorai
has now one hundred and twenty mem
bers of high sehooii faculty here. We
will take not to exceed two mourners
of faculty from each high school in
vour city should you contemplate mil
itary training therein. Suggest in
structors in atnietic oe consiaercu.
The eourse of instruction given here
includes physical training and training
with rifle, grenaows, maeaine guns,
trench work, etc. Applicants will be
tenvporarily enlisted in the national ar
my for the period of the camp which
will close September sixteenth. Appli
cants must Ibe over eighteen years of
age and below or albove draft age, and
if in draft age must tiave deferred
draft classification. Should be examin
ed Iby a reputable physician before
coming paying special attention to
heart, lungs, hernia and flat feet. Will
be furnished uniform, rations, pay and
allowance of privates. Transportation
will 'be refunded at the rate of four
ents per mile both ways. Wire me at
once if you will send any candidates,
giving names and direct tnera 10 re
port at once. None desired sent after
August first.''
SALEM BOYS
President Wilson
Grieves With Colonel
Washington, July 20 President, Wil
son, late today, in a telegram of con
dolence to Theodore Roosevelt, de
clared his son Qnentin "died with fine
gallantry.''
"I am greatly distressed that the
news of your son'n death is confirm
ed," the president's message rend.
''I had hoped for other news. He died
serving his country and died with fine
gallantry. I am deeply grieved that his
service should have conie to this tragic
end."
Whether Quentin Eoosevelt was kill
eH or is a prisoner, was unconfirmed
until today, when cables said a Ger
man aviator dropped a note1 within tho
allied lines verifying reports of his
death.
President Johnson
Withhold Meeting Call
Chicago, July 20. Pending moro
definite information from Washington,
President Ban Johnson of the Ameri
can league today withheld a call for
a league meeting to decide upon a
course of action, following Secretary
Baker's work or fight ruling.
"If those in charge of our national
affairs believe baseball is non essential
and a detriment to the prosecution of
the war, I shall advise our club own
era Jto fl.rmlnata ItbeAr kmdule r
once," said Johnson.
Portland Men Held
Prisoners By Germans
Washington, July 20. The war de
partment announced today an official
list of American prisoners in Germany
today. The list includes:
Matthew Buekard, Han Francisco.
A. E. Mockenzie, second lieutenant,
Portland, Oregon.
A Olsen, captain, Oakland fJal.
M .Redmand, lieutenant, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
H. Richardson. Willapa, Wash.
R. D. Trudgett, captain, Alameda,
Cal.
B. J. Gallagher, lieutenant, Waseca,
Minn.
E. Mackey, litutenant, McKcesport.
Ps.
H Dugan, lieutenant, Hinsdale, III.
J. A. Abbott, lieutenant, St. Paul,
Minn.
G. Carleton Manistee. Mich.
ti. L. Graham, Billings, Mont.
R. Wetherwood, Oakland, Cal.
E. Buckley, sergeant, Chicago.
"L. Edens. lieutenant Cabolo," Mo.
E. Roberts, corporal, Iroquois, S. D.
. PRESIDENT
WILSON
SAYS THE
CHAUTAUQUA
IS A PATRIOTIC
NECESSITY.
HAVE YOU
BOUGHT YOUR
TICKET?
III
Now showing a complete
skirts, bloomers, leggings
garments and need no further recommendation as the name itself stands for
the best to be had in this line of goods. We have everything needed for beach
and bathing wear. A beautiful assortment of bathing suits and caps at pop
ular prices. .
PRETTY LEGEND OF NIAGARA
Hew the Great Lakes Joined In Their
Wondrous Leap Over the Fa
mous Ridge.
In old, old times, on the highest
peak of a great mountain, there dwelt
hunter and his five sparkling daugh
ters. Their lodge was of bright betulu
bark and on clear days they could see
the distant ocean flashing like a silver
band. "Come out I Come out!" cried
the youngest daughter, the little Er.
"Come Su I Come Hu ! Come Ml 1 Come
Clal (The 'names stand In order for
Erie, Superior, Huron, Michigan and
St. Clair). Let us nway to the son,
where the foaming breakers roar 1" So
they left their lodge and leaped find
sang with happy hearts. . Their robes
were of blue and chrysolite green and
floated on the breeze. Their moccasins
were of frozen water drops ond their
wings of painted wind. And they scam
pered ond romped across the plain or
floated beneath the sky, or rushed past
volley and hill, and field, singing and
shouting with glee. At last they come
to a precipice of Jagged rocks and
moss. "Alas 1" cried Er, "what a dread
ful leap I But we have come so far
that we must go on or our father will
laugh at us ! So come Su ! Come Hu 1
Come Ml 1 Come Cla 1 and follow me I"
So over the steep they sprang ond
floated down on their painted wings.
They leaped and they sang like hnppy
heorted birds. Then the little Er cried :
"Let us up and down tho steep again !"
And up and down the five maids'
skipped and laughed at the sport ond
foam and called It Niagara Falls. And
today, through the rainbow nilst, you
may see their robes of blue ond chryso
lite green ond their painted wings and
their twinkling feet, as the five piny
In the waterfall. New York Evening
Post.
ROOM FOR MANY MILLIONS
Vast Spaces of Siberia That Have Yet
to Be Surveyed and Exploited
by Man.
The biggest and loneliest land on
the globe is Siberia, of which nt the
present moment there Is so much talk,
says London Answers. Any one who
would set about Its conquest by In
vasion would find the tusk a herculean
one, for It contains nearly five mil
lion square miles, and Is about 45
times as big as the British Isles t
In these vast spaces there Is a popu
lation less than London contains by a
couple of millions, and there are hun
dreds of thousands of square miles of
territory where no human being Is to
be seen. The mighty rivers of Siberia
are almost rendered useless by tho
fact that they flow mostly Into the
Arctic ocean, and their lower courses
are Icebound during the greater pnrt
of the year, and their mouths are at
oil times very difficult of access. Arc
tic Siberia Is a vast country In Itself,
but very Inhospitable.
Siberia, it Is said, is destined to be
the granary of the world; and the
opening of the railway across its en
tire breadth has certnlny done much
to -develop its resources.
Burglars Dread a Noise.
"Noise is the greatest enemy of the
burglar and ia what he most fears.
Bear that in mind if you believe a
thief Vina anioroA vnrt tinma " f
j So says Frank McCarrlck, Heuten-I
Bpi ijl nnanan a. qowmgwq oeiej 1
.NEWS FROM THE BIG STORE.
38 Years the Leader and Still on Top
iioOODICOODS
r MArhn urn
LpiUULLIKyu
A H - J L-A j a
Is making a Gean cp on cur Suits, Dresses and Party
gowns, and we would suggest that all ia need of any
thing in Ready to Wear Take advantage of this event
Some New Arrivals
have reached us in ready-to-wear.
line of khaki outing garments,
and hats. These are the famous
tlve headquarters, whose long years
In the police department give weight
to his statements.
"The best of alarms In a household,"
he continued, "Is a glass or chlnaware
pitcher or similar vessel. Slam It
through the window and Its crash
above will be followed by another as
the missile falls to the street or the
areaway below.
"Never grapple with a midnight
prowler, for he Is prepared for such
eventualities and has It on you. Gen
erally no qualm of conscience would
come between him and murder If there
was danger of his being caughf."
Hint to Mothers.
Let us never be like the mother who
snld her boy was not Interested in any
thing. For the boy's teacher when
she called noticed that he had a box
which he seemed to take enre of, and
It was not long before she learned
thot It was a collection of caterpillars.
Yet the mother snld that her boy was
interested in nothing, The teacher at
once showed- her pupil that she, too,
was Interested In his collection. She
teamed from the boy a great mnny
things about caterpillars that she did
not know, and In turn taught him
things he did not know. Teacher and
boy became great friends; through
this common Interest others sprung up
and the boy changed from a sullen
inattentive boy to a broad-minded,
wide-awake man. If the mother could
only have shared her boy's Interest,
how much more helpful they would
have been to ench other. Pittsburgh
Dispatch. -
Just One Inch of Rain.
TVhen the weather bureau report'
that an inch of rain has fullen, It
menns that the amount of water that
descended from' tho sky In that par
ticular shower would have covered the
surrounding territory to a depth of one
Inch if none of It had run off or soaked
into the ground.
It means that on one ncre of ground
enough water to fill more than 600
barrels of 45 gallons each has fullen.
That quantity of water weighs more
than 110 tons. If the rainstorm cov
ered 1,000 acres, which would be a
very small shower Indeed, 114,000 tons
of water would fall from the clouds.
Rainstorms frequently cover whole
states and often two or three or five
Inches of water fall In one storm. A
single widespread and heavy storm
might result in 100,000,000,000 tons of
water.
Our Own "Tropics."
Only at one place in the United
States Is there real tropical vegeta
tion, says Popular Science Monthly.
Florida and California have what Is
called "sub-tropical" vegetation. In
the midst of a desert in the extreme
southern part of California is a true
oasis. The oasis, Palm Springs, lies
250 feet below the sea level. So hot
Is It there that thefe Is a riot .of vege
tation all the year round. Enormous
fig trees and mammoth grapefruit and
oranges are always to be had. The
lemons that grow there weigh two and
a half pounds apiece. The responsi
bility for all this may be laid to a beau
tiful little stream which is fed by the
Colorado river and which flows
through the oasts only to disappear
Into the ground at Its end.
M-M-M-M-a
THE
CHAUTAUQUA
IS BIGGER AND
BETTER THAN
EVER.
BUY YOUR
SEASON
TICKETS
NOW
8
riding breeches,
Kamp-lt
Outing
NEED FURNITURE IN GERMANY
Problem of Its Supply Has Added Ona
Mora to tha Troubles of the Gov.
rnment.
The German government has so fur
been unable to find any substitute for
furniture, and has not yet hud the
temerity to ask its subjects to follow
the example of their Turkish allies
and sit on the floor. 1 The result Is a
scarcity that has caused second hand
dealers to reap enormous profits.
A second-hand kitchen chair that
formerly cost about 50 cents now sells
for $5. An old bedstead that used to
sell for $5 now brings $110. Second
hand dealers have scoured the country
and old tables and chairs have been
brought from cellars and garrets, hut
the demand still outruns the supply
and prices already 1,(00 per cent shove
normal, threnten to go higher.
The problem' is likely to become
more acute os soon as the war ends.
Thousands of couples thnt married
when the men were called Into tho
army will wish to establish homes of
their own. The government has pro
vided mnny houses in advance, but
these will be of little use without
furniture.
Some urge that the government
make the snme rule regarding second
hand furniture as Is now in force In
the old clothes trade; put the private
dealers out of business, fix lower prices
and make It a crime for anyone to sell
the second-hand articles except to the
state.
A number of cnpltulists and furni
ture manufacturers have formed on
association to make new furniture and
sell it at four per cent aIiovecost on
the installment plan, requiring one
third of the purchase price as first poy
ment. The cost of new furniture, even
under this arrangement, is almost pro
hibitive, bceauxe of the scarcity of ma
terials and the high wages of labor.
TAUGHT INSECTS TO THINK
Remarkable Act of Sclontist That
Hardly Seems Worth the Time
It Must Have Taken.
.
John W. Coghlln has demonstrated
what patience and perseverance will
accomplish, and has also exploded the
old-time theory thut it was impossible
to tench insects to understand the hu
man voice and action. Some time since
he bad the good fortune to discover a
hill of Mudugascur neuroptern, or
marching ants, says the Pittsburgh
Press. They were about the size of
the common June bug and of a dirty,
brown color, and he snys that they
ore numerous In pdla end South Af
ricathat he can uccuuut for finding
a bill of them In Maine by being
brought there on some vessel. Mr.
Coghlln invited sotne of bis friends to
I1I3 camp at Patten's Pond, where he
amused them by putting the neurop
tereans (us he called them) through a
course of sprouts. The way he caused
the little urmy to go through their,
evolutions was a marvel to nil pres
ent Marching by twos and by foura,
over inclines and bridges made of
toothpicks, with the regularity of
trained troops, he finally caused them
to break ranks by lighting a match
before the leaders. He says that arti
ficial light will confuse them; there
fore they can be made to perform only,
in daylight.