Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 94, 1 March 1920 — Page 9
THE RICHMQND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, MARCH 1, J920.
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VALUE OF DOLLAR IN ENGLAND DOUBTFUL SAYS MARY HENKE
By MARY J. HENKE. LONDON, Feb. 8. For the last week I have completely Ignored the columns of film news and divorce suits in the London newspapers. The financial page is first to meet my eager eye. aa I turn hopefully to see how much the pound has fallen since yesterday. It gives one the feeling of high finance to know that you can take $5
to the bank and get something near flO for it. Even the banks are not sure from one day to the next what their money is worth, and there is an exhilerating senee of uncertainty about the whole thing. You Just shove in your American money and tay: "Give me a lot of those little
pound notes for this." And they give you a lot. Over here they act as if the pound notes were really valuable,
-so if you have a few American dollars about you, you can live In luxury for as long as you like. Pound Worth "Anything." At first I tried to keep up with the exchange. I would read in the paper that the pound only buy 14 shillings worth in New York, and I did a lot or subtracting, adding and multiplying and used algebraic equations, only to learn that if $5 equals a pound in London, a pound might equal anything from 50 cents to $25 in New York. No doubt there was a mistake in my figures somewhere, but I have given up trying to find out where it is. I have Just determined to put my faith in human nature and the bank clerks. When two Americans used to meet over here they would exchange some such comment as "did you ever see such a beastly climate" or "what do you think of Dempsey's chances," or' something like that. Now they grin at each other, fondle the wad of notes in their pockets and remark, "Did you see where pounds were this morning?" Exiled Yanks are finding a new respect for the "good old eagle" that governs the American dollar. A dollar used to be only a dollar that would buy a dinner or a theater seat or a few cigars. Now it is something that carries the fate of nations with it. The foreigners who used to say sarcastic things about the great American dollar, are now saying them respectfully, t-.nd the Yankee finds his national pride growing daily as he watches the financial reports and discovers that the United States is the only country that can turn out currency worth a "darn." There are some Englishmen who can take the exchange situation as a joke, and that must convince any who doubt that the English are a brave nation. Anybody can laugh at the Germans, because they are funny, but when it come3 to jesting at the fact that $5 buys what $3.20 did before, it tHkes a determined sense of humor. The other day an actor stood in Trafalear square and auctioned pound notes for four cents each, but he didn't find any bidder. Unless they are trained in finance, ibst Englishmen have only a vague idea that something is the matter with their money, but they are not pure just what. A pound hasn't bought its full value for so long that nobody is surprised when it brings even less. What the Englishman who is not up on such th'ngs can't understand, is the newspapers. A little while ago they were saying soothingly that the exchange situation was quite all right: it would really hurt the United States, because nobody would buy anything from America. Now they are printing the exchange falls in a box on the first page, and calling frantically on somebody to do something quick before it is too late. But if the financial situation in Europe is confusing, you have only to
try to solve the situation In the rest of Europe to reduce your mind to a
condition resembling shell shock or worse. A pound Is worth $3 In New
York, but $5.50 In Paris. German
money isn't worth anything, but if you are inclined to be charitable and
forget the past, you can buy a German mark for a penny. Financial confus
ion prevails, and if there is a post
war hero, it must be the man in the
bureau of change, who has to try to bring the franc and the shilling and
the dollar Into something like equality. Americans who come abroad this year will profit by the situation. Provided your money is made in the United States a little of it will carry you comparatively far over here. In France, from the Yankee tourists point of view the situation will be still better, as the franc is worth even less relatively than the English pound on the New York market. Only don't try to figure out for yourself what
it is worth, your trip.
If you do it will spoil
Masonic Calendar
Monday, ( March 1 Richmond Commander'. No. 8, K. T. Stated conclave. . Tuesday, March 2 Richmond lodge No. 196, F. & A. M. Stated meeting. Wednesday, March 3 Webb lodge
No. 24, F. & A. M. Called meeting Work in . Master Mason degree, beginning at 7 o'clock. Clarence W. Foreman, W. M. Thursday, March 4 Wayne Council No. 10, R. & S. M. Stated assembly. Friday, March 5. King Solomon's Chapter No. 4, R. A. M. Called convocation. Work in Mark Master's degree, beginning at 7 o'clock. Saturday, March 6. Loyal chapter No. 49, O. E. S. Stated meeting and initiation of candidates.
FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL.
ATTICA, Ind., March 1. Fire destroyed the Mudlavia Springs hotel, five miles west of Attica early Sunday morining, with a loss estimated at $300,000. The eighty-five persons taking the mud bath treatment at the hotels, including five bedridden Invalids, had narrow escapes and most of them saved only the scanty apparel they were wearing. The loss of individuals is estimated at $50,000, and
that on the five story"; frame ' hotel building and : furniture at $260,0e
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TEN years ago it was necessary for the United States Army to argue men into its ranks. But, today the Army like every other great 1 university, points with pride to its graduates. Four million of the nation's choicest young men were entrusted to the Army's care. MOST of them are back in " the ranks of industry today; and every parent in America, every employer, every teacher knows that they are better, abler men for their experience. They stand straight upon their feet, a symbol of physical fitness. They have learned how to execute orders, and how to give them. THERE is, in their characters, a maturity beyond their years, a vision and a self-confidence that are fundamentals of success. The months that they gave to the Army were not lost months; the records of the future will show more rapid progress for them because of the qualities which those months developed.
THE United States Army is open for enlistments today. It wants no inferior applicants; it seeks young men of character and purpose; and it promises those young men that the term of their enlistment will be fruitful years. They will come backtocivil life in perfect health theiri muscles, their eyes, their bearing all evidencing the finest professional care. ; IT IS the purpose of the War Department to develop in the "American soldier those qualities which are the essentials to success in any trade or business and are the prime requisites in an American citizen. Congress has appropriated $2,000,000.00 to be used in Educational work in the Army Schools. In many camps and posts men are being trained in the skilled trades and at practically all Army stations, schools are in operation in which the soldier can improve his education. Through enlistment the United States Army offers opportunities to travel. It provides good food, good clothes and good care. It gives a training which brings health physical development mental quickness and self-confidence. It sends you back to civil life better equipped for American citizenship than when you enlisted.
Where the U. S. Army serves American troops are serving in Panama, Hawaii, the Philippines, Alaska, China, Germany, Siberia and here in the U.S. A. The Recruiting Sergeant will gladly give you all the details. Like every one else in the Army from General to Buck Private, you're under orders and ii your outfit moves and you're needed elsewhere, your duty if tO EO t
A Personal Interview Involves no Obligation THE NEAREST U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATIONS ARE:
U. S. Army Recruiting Cor. 6 th 'and Main Sts.
Station Richmond
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Also at LYNN, IND, HAGERSTOWN, IND., CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND., LIBERTY, IND.
The Fourteen Arms of the Service The Recruiting Sergeant can give you the information that will help you decide which branch fits you best In all of them you will get the fine training as a soldier the United States offers all its men in many branches you can get highly specialized training. INFANTRY The men who have made the name of "doughboy" feared and respected throughout the world welcome you to the comradeship. Fine fellows good fun and good training in any school at the post you go to. CAVALRY When the horses are champing at the bit and the "yellow legs" mount up and the troop rides forth, there is a thrill that no old cavalryman can ever forget. Horse of your own a good outdoor life and training for future success. FIELD ARTILLERY "Action Front" comes thecommand then watch the boys with the red hat cord snap into it. A happy outfit with the dash of mounted service added to interesting work that calls for head and hand. Motors if you wish. CORPS OF ENGINEERS Army engineering is known the world over for its excellence, and an enlistment in the Engineers can be the start of a young man's training in the various branches of Engineering and in any of the mechanical and building trades. COAST ARTILLERY Living on the sea coasts, guarding big cities with big guns, getting time for study and a wide and good technical training, the C.A.C man is preparing for a useful life and good pay and is having a good time while he's learning. The C A. C also mans the mobile big gun regiments throughout the country. AIR SERVICE (including BALLOON CORPS) The man who gets the early edge in experience with aeroplanes and balloons has a chance to cash in big on his army training. For flying is only in its infancy and its going to be a profitable business for men with the right experienct. ORDNANCE DEPT. The ordnance is appealing to the studious young American. To wide opportunities for study, it adds a business as well as a technical training. SIGNAL CORPS Whether its laying a wire from a reel-cart at a gallop or installing a wireless station that will flash its message half around the world, the Signal Corps is there and a man who learns radio telegraph and telephone work in the Signal Corps is always valuable MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Good experience, good pay and training in all branches of hospital work and in the Dental Corps. Excellent opportunity for future success. The Veterinary Corps teaches the care of horses as well as meat and milk inspection. TANK CORPS The man who knows gas motors and tractors or who wants to know them is invited to join the Tanks. Radio, machine gun and ordnance work are all part of the Tank Corps work. QUARTERMASTER CORPS The corps that feeds and clothes the Army offers a valuable training for future business. Interesting work for the man who likes horses in the Remount Service. CONSTRUCTION DIVISION Practical work in the many trades is part of the every day life of the Construction Division. Many opportunities to learn- the trades of highly paid specialists. CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE For a man with a little knowledge of chemistry or for any ambitious young man who would like to get that knowledge, there is interesting work and rapid advancement in the C W. S. MOTOR TRANSPORT CORPSA thorough practil cal training in motors and their accessories, and in driving as well, is given in the well -equipped schools of the Motor Transport Corps.