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GRAIN EXPORTS MOVE-SOUTH AMERICA WANTS GOODS
RISE IN FOODSTUFF PRICES
CHECKED; MEAT COST DROPS
Flour and Sugar Continue Upward Despite Many
Investigations, Establishment of Open Mar
kets Planned to Meet Crisis

Retail price lists submitted yes
terday TO the Bureau of Weights and
Measures and to the committee on
open markets.:
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HOUSE GETS BILLS TO STOP
EXPORT OF u. S. FOODSTUFFS

Commerce reports lie has evidence that
sugar producers and rciners have COM
bined to raise prices and that -four pro
duccrs are also In n price combination.
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me opinion was vantured here to-day
M onlna will make no move except at
-, ~ suggestion of Germany. Reports that
~S4ns Is sending troops to Klao.chow are
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sistant District Attorney DE Ford yestcr-
dsy and protested that the retailers are
as anxious al the consumers to see the
prices OF meat fail. They declared that
advances are due solely 10 the increase IN
wholesale prices and that there is no
agreement among retailers to boost prices
Inspectors discovered yesterday that an
East Side Wholesale dealer was employ
Ing boys to buy sugar in small quantities
from the retail stores at the rate OF
seven cents IA pound. He had sold this
sugar wholesale for Az cents n pound.
He told the inspectors that he intended
to resell II for az much above seven
cents rs he could get
An East side dry goods merchant has
bought up 10000 pounds OF sugar al
cents pound. lie has II stored In Hester
street and said frankly he was holding
Il for speculativc purposes.
That the fricc OF sugar. now selling
at the average rate OF cents
a ponud will increase greatly is indi'
Gated In circular letter which A. IT,
Lamborn sugar broker OF 9S Wal
street. has cent out to his dealers. In
the letter he says;
America especially probably will ex'
perience high prices during late Sep
tember. October and November. for the
reason that during this period pHrticu'
larly Great Britain. probably France and
possibly Holland. will be seeking sugars
sor domestic use from sources usually
supplying the United states Already We
have been advised from French sources
that they will have TO secure outside
sugars. We have 10 day received inquiries
from Holland. u beet producing country
| whose principal dependency II the IslanC
| of Java. one OF the largest cane proiuc
ing countrl a."
Police Commissioner Woods said yes
/ ,rg, Ha
| ing made by the patrolmen will be sub
mitted to the Mayors committee tho lat
| ter part OF the week. Each policeman II
| reporting his own experiences with tn
! retail dealer and besides that Is col
| lecting price lists from every butcher
! groceryman. delcatessen and produc
| dealer on his beat,
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ptcdurt VI IndFhet cOuuNt'ho
or because Of the Investigations now
afoot, the advance in the price OF food
stuffs was checked yesterday. Sugar and
-four, which have been increasing IN
price SO rapidly gave Indications Of con-
tinune their upward march, but meats
either remained Arm or dropped OFF BIZ
The inspectors now gathering figures
for the various Investigators reported
that whore prices had failed TO come
down II was due to an unusual demand
for particular cuts. Vegetables continued
to be plentiful and cheap, aud there are
indications that many persons are turn
Ing vegetsrians in the present circum-
stances.
While the various committees continued
dition. District Attorney Whitman sent
word from Saratoga that he will be
here tomorrow to begin an inquiry
into the criminal aspects OF the unusual
rise In prices. Hearings will begin be-
fore Chief Magistrate MeAdoo At IL
o o'olock.
The prices for staple vegetables re-
mainod the Same yesterday Butter,
selling on July Is for J2 cents. brought
80 Yesterday. Eggs were at the same
figure, with the same Increase, Milk re-
mained at cents a quart. but the
Wholesale price rose IN some Instances
yesterday from to 5hi ccnts. and an
increase in the retail price may be ox-
pected Sugar sold for cents pound,
and -four which sold on Monday at the
rate of IN pounds for IS cents. sold
yesterday pounds for 25 cents. Dur
| ing the last three weeks sugar has in
creased 81 a hundred pounds Wholesale
and flour has Increased 10 cents n barrel.
rl.h ana ErnSx.
Fruits and hsh are plentiful and there
has been no special increase. Perch.
founders. uke. whitefsh ana wca ktish
are selling for from to cents a
pound Inspectors for the Mayors COM
mi.;ee report that there are big supplies
| of green corn. tomatoes and potatoes
and that these foods can Ne bought
| cheaply.
Acting Mayor McAneny conferred yes
terday with heads OF city departments
| for the purpose Of mapping out a coopcra-
tive plan for the investigation Of increases
on prices of foodstuffs. The result is that
| City Chamberlain Bruere will represent
, hereafter these departments in working
, with the committee OF which George
W. Perkins is chairman. II Is expected
that definite measures of relief can be
fixed upon before the end of next week
Probably the first step will he the es-
tablishment OF open markets at the For,
Lee ferry. at Third avenue and l2stt
street and under the approaches 10 the
Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensborc
bridges Coupled with this plan is ths
preparation OF an arrangement for the
rapid transportation from distant poihtt
Of fresh produce The committee oi
which President Underwood OF the Erie
Railroad is chairman has this scheme
, In charge and IT II hoped that by bring
, ing great quantities OF fresh products int
| tho ctty's omen markets the
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IN some quarters II was suggested even
that the British announcement might
well be regarded az . warning 10 Japan
and Indicative Of the British desire that
the japanese exercise treat self-restrAint
In any operations against Germany, con-
hn!ns themselves exclusively TO opera
itns against the cause of war named In
the ultinstum. that 10 German occupa-
ton Of Kiao-chow
The suggestion came to-day from a
quarter where the German views are per-
fecty understood that Gerinanys answer
70 the Japanese ultimatum might we'll be
the delivery OF Kiao-chow 10 the Govern
ment Of China itself. While this would
not alter the fact Of tho German with
drlval from Kiao-chow as determined by
Japan. Il would force Japan to demon
trate whether or not she Is acting In
good faith In announcing that her move
ment against Germany is solely with a
View TO restoring Kiao-chow to China.
such move BY Germany would make
II difficult for Japan TO conduct any Of
ftnsive operations against the German
Interests In the Far East and would alsn
render 4 less easy for her 20 attempt
70 hold Kiao-chow either in trust for
cnlna or permanently,
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Rudolph Modest, general organizer of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen Of America said yes-
torday that the union has called several
mass meetings 10 begin next week In
different parts OF tNe city. 20 show tina,
there Is no reason why the prices OF meat
should be raised on account of the war
in Europe and 40 oppose attempts 10 raise
prices.
Assistant District Attorney Seymour
Mork Of Bronx county continued yester-
day all invc stigation into the imitation OF
food Prices lie has thus far examined
the managers of ten packing houses and
other wholesale dispensers OF foodstuns
Tho packing house men all agreed that
the packers were not responsible for the
increase In beef prices.
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speoai csoe Despatch to TINS SrS.
... LONDON, August. 10.

al.
sAynsvs agency despatch from Shanghai
AN the British troops at Tientsin have
received marching orders and It Is sup
posed are going to Kiso-chow. The
Japanese Government has chartered the
steamer Nippon Msru as a transport.
WASHINGTON, August is.
A oop,. Of the official announcement by
hs British Government that the opera
ions Of Jepan would be confined to tho
China Sea and the mainland OF China
vas handed TO Secretary Bryan late to-
lay by Charge d'Anaircs Barclay Of the
british Embassy here.
This is understood to be the first as
france the United States has received
~ the possibilities OF the situation In the
rar East. The publication Of the British
su7ouncement from London this morning
I'D noticeable effect here to-day In re-
ewing uneasiness and its official transmits
on TO the United states Is expected to
gI,e further satisfaction.
Thf British charge encountered tho jap
nese Ambassador in the snterooms Of
.1, state Department and the two con-
erred for short time behind closed
.ovrs Ambss sssador Chinda had d confer
,uce with Secretary of state Bryan, but
uAither would divulge the subject OF their
t,lk Ambassador Chinda said, however,
that his visit did not have to do with
the assurances contained in the British
-anouncement
Much comment was caused here to-day
ty the fact that Great Britain and not
llpan made ths announcement limiting
ne scope OF the Japanese operations In
the event that war between Germany and
Japan Is declared. 1t was pointed out
that the effect IN the United States would
have been more satisfactory had Japan
accompsnied her publication Of the ulti-
ma,um TO Germany with such an an
Gouncement as that madss by Great
Britain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

discussion Of the subject before a joint
commission, while the hostile naLlOu
proceeded to make its position impreg-
nable. 1t seems incredible JhaI the
United States government could have
made such treaties; but II mas Just
done so, with the warm approval or the
professional pacificists.
These treaties were entered into
when the administration lad before its
eyes at thatVery moment the examples
Of Belgium and Luxembourg Wnlcn
showed beyond possibility Of doubt es-
peciaIly when taken in connection with
other similar incidents that have oc-
CURED during the last couple or de-
cades, that there are varloEs great mil
ttary empires in the Old world VINO
will pay not one moments heed TO the
most solemn and binding treaty, il il
is to their interest to break it. If any
one OF these empires, as the result OF
the present contest, obtains something
approaching TO a position OF complete
predominance in the Old World, 1t is
absolutely certain that II would pay
no heed whatever to these treaties, if
il desired to better its position in the
New World by taking possession OF the
Dutch or Danish West Indies or Of the
territory of some weak American state
on the mainland Of the continent In
such event we would be obliged either
instantly ourselves to repudiate the
scandalous treaties by which the gov
erpment at washington has just sought
ourselves in our turn TO the charge Of
bad father else we should have to
abdicate our position as a great power
and submit 10 abject humiliation
Since these articles OF mine were
written and published, am glad to see
that James Bryce, a lifelong advocate
Of peace and the staunchest possible
friend Of the United States, has taken
precisely the position I have taken.
Bryce dwells. as I have dWelt, upon the
absolute need Of protecting small states
that behave themselves from absorption
in great military empires He insists.
as 1 have insisted. upon the need OF
the reduction OF ornaments. the
quenching Of the baleful spirit OF milf
tarism. and the admission Of the peo-
pies everywhere to a fuller share in
the control Of foreign poIicy-au 10 be
accomplished by some kind Of inter
national league Of peace He adds,
however. as the eliminating and most
important portion Of his article
But no scheme for preventing future
wars will have any chance Of success
unless IL rests upon the assurance that
the states which enter il viii Loyalty
and steadfastly abide by II and that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

each and all Of them VIII JON IN coer-
ci1e- nv their overwhelming united
STRENGTH any state which may disregard
the obligations il has undertaken
mis- IS almost exactly what I have
said Indeed, it is almost word for
word what have sald-an agreement
which is all the more striking because
lien he wrote IL lord Bryce could not
have known what l hau WIl1s Zen e
must insist on righteousness 1irst and
foremost. We must strive for peace
sIy-avs. hut we Must never hesitate to
mt righteousness above peace. In or
der to do this, we must put force back
Of Righteousness. for, as the world now
fs 1S+ional Righteousness without force
bacx OF it speedily becomes a matter
~ derfsion. To the doctrine that might
makes right, IL is utterly useless to
oDDose the doctrine Of right unbSeked
by might
II is not even true that what the
nacificists desire is right. The leaders
Of the pacificists Of this country who
for three months now have been crying
Peace. Peace" have been too timid
even TO say that they want the peace
to he a righteous one We needlessly
dignifv such outcries when we speak
OF them as well meaning. The weak
Inns who raise their shriu piping for
q. peace that shall consecrate successful
wrong occupy a position quite as i'm
moral as and infinitely more cOntempu-
be than the position Of the wrOngdoers
themselves. The ruthless strength OF
the great absolutist leaders-Elizabeth
Of England. Katherine Of Russia, Peter
the Great, Frederick the Great, Napo-
leon. Bismarck-is certainly infinitely
better for their own nations and is
probably better for mankind at large
than the lOquaciOus impotence, uld-
mately trouble breeding, which has re-
Gently marked our own international
policy. Strength at least commands re-
spect: whereas the prattling feebleness
that dares not rebuke any concrete
wrong, and whose proposals for right
are marked by sheer faulty, is fit only
to excite weeping among angels, and
among men the bitter laughter OF scorn-
Must Remember Belgium
At this moment any peace which
leaves unredressed the wrongs Of Bel
GUM. and which does not effectively
guarantee Belgium and all other small
nations that behave themselves against
the repetition Of such wrongs would be
a well nigh uumixed evil As FAR as
we personally are concerned, such a
peace would inevitably mean that We
would at once and in haste have 10
begin TO arm ourselves or be exposed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

others merely because he has pink
cheeks or a Greek nose.
The best thing this sOb-brother can
do is 10 enter into training as an ath-
Iete. Let him take a course Of lessons
with the gloves and then reply 10 ridi-
cule by a challenge TO a boxing match.
Courage and Strength
After a few such experiments he will
find the attitude OF his acquaintance
changing from ridicule TO respect
1t is unfortunate for a man to look
ike a woman, and equally unfortunate
for a woman to look masculine
The woman who is afflicted with
such an appearance should cultivate
all the feminine graces with more
earnestness even than her normal ap-
pearing sisters; and the feminine-faced
man should bend all his energies to-
ward the aim OF being in every respect
manly.
A WOmanly woman; what can be more
charming on earth. and what more ad-
mirable than a manly MANI
To whichever sex you belong culu-
Fate the Qualities which belong to IL
And Of all things. avoid being a sob
brother or sob-sister-
Look in your own mind and soul for
the courage and strength which lie
there; look up TO the Great Source from
which you came, and be and do that
! which YOU desire
We can be what we viii to be.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

1.-THE writer OF this article received
some time ago a letter from
young man who complained that
he had become respondent and IN
happy through reading Burning Day
light" by Jack London He asked Tor
some mental tonic to assist him IN get
ting back 10 a normal state OF mind
Knowing Jack London 10 be the most
optimistic and charming Of men per-
sOnally. and a delight TO all his friends
the letter was forwarded with the sug-
gestiOn that he write the young man a
cheerful word and shake MIN out OF
his respondent mood
This brought the following reply
ssTbe unfortunate young man whose
letter YOU. forward is a weak brother
he is a sob brother. He IS hyster1caL
II he lives to be a hundred he VIII
spend his existence leaning on the
breast or chest Of his stronger sisters
and brothers Neither you nor i nor
God himself can help the sOb-brothers
and sisters. because they do not help
'--'---' ..Ruined by RidieuIe.g
Mr. London has coined a new term
which is very expressive. and which de-
scribes a large class Of human beings
Here is another letter from another
Tbis Young man Of 80 says his whole
life is ruined by the ridicule Of his as
socfates. because he happens TO have a
Instead of a rugged appearance.
His associates refuse to treat him
with respect, and his business is in
jured
Then he adds:
4 have now such a hatred for hu-
man nature that I do not seek the
companionship of man or woman. hate
any one to speak to me because would
not trust any one. I had the misfOr-
tune Of being born poor. 1 suppose II
I did not have TO work for my living
/ could be more independent Things
have come to such a state. OF affairs I
can just barely make a living as It
seems there is little prospects ahead
Of me"
Surely we have here another sob
brother.
If the young man viii analyze his
mental condition he will find weakness
and self-consciOusness and self-cen-
tered tendency. and he will understand
why he has become the target OF the
tests Of the thOughtless.
The man who has ambition, courage,
hope. will power and big ideals can
never be put down or pushed aside by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

in our turn to the most frightful risk
OF disaster. Let our people take
thought for the future. Belgium was
absolutely innocent Of offence. Her
cities have been laid waste, or held to
ransom for gigantic sums Of money;
her fruitful fields have been trampled
into mire, her sons have died on the
Ileld OF battle- her daughters are brok'
people have fled to foreign lands En-
urely disregarding all accusations as
to outrages on individuals, ii yet re-
mains true that disaster terrible pc
yonc belief has befallen this peacetul
nation of six million people. who them
selves had been guilty Of not even the
smallest wrongdOing. Brussels has
Deen held TO enormous ransom. al
though 1t did not even strive to de1enq
itself Antwerp did strive TO defend
itself Because soldiers in the forta
attempted to repulse the enemy. hun
dreds OF houses in the undefended CITY
were wrecked with bombs from ar
ships and children were driven from
their homes by the sharp terror OF
death. Be il remembered always that
nO- one man in Brussels, not one man
in AntW erp, had even the smallest re-
sponsibility for the disaster inflicted
upon them. Innocence has proved not
even the smallest safeguard against
such woe and suffering as we in this
land can at present hardly imagine
What befeu Antwerp ana Brussels
will surely some day befal New YORK
or san Francisco and may happen 70
many an inland city also II we do not
shake off our supine folly, II We rusL
for safety to peace treaties unbacked y
force At the beginning OF last month.
by the appointment Of the president
peace services were held in the churches
Of this land As far as these services
consisted Of sermons and prayers OF
good and wise people who wished peace
reunHr
who did not desire that peace should
come unless it came to cOnsecrate Jus
tice and not wrong doing. good ana not
evil. the movement represented good
was understood 10 be one for immed d.
ate peace without any regard to right
cousness or justice, without any regard
for righting the wrongs OF those
who have been crushed by unmerited
disaster then the movement repre-
sented mischief. precisely as so years
ago in 1864 in our own country sim
liar movement for peace to be obtained
BY acknowledges OF disunion and by
the perpetuation Of slavery. would have
REPRESENTED mischief In the present
case. however. the mischief was con-
fined purely TO those taking part in the
movement in an unworthy spirit Tor
(like the peace parades and newspaper
peace petittOnsl IL was purely sub1ec-
tive phenomenon IL had not the slight
est effect of any kind. sort, or descrip-
ton. upon any OF the combatants
abroad and could not possibly have any
effect upon them II is well for our
own sakes that we should pray sincere
" and humbly for the peace OF right
| eoUsness. but we must guard ourselves
from any Illusion as 10 the news Of our
, having thus prayed producing the least
effect upon those engaged in the war
Right Must Make Might.
There is Just one way IN which to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

Come. Peace! not like mourner
For honor lost and and dear ones
Ru+ nro1d. to meet a people proud,
with ewes that tell O. triumph tasted!
Come. with han gripping on the hlIl,
An step that proves ye Victory
rorS 1s9E f or Won. our spirits wilt
Like shipwrecked mems on rafs to7
water
Come. while our country feels the lift
or a great instinct shouting FOR
An knows that freedom amt a gift
Tibet tarries long in hans Of coWaros-
Come, seen ez mothers prayed Ior' " . 4eu
They kissed their cross with lips Inat
An bring fair wages for brave men,
A nation saved, a race denVeredi
-HEsE are the noble lines Of a
noble poet, written in the stern
Il est days Of the great civil war
when the writer, Lowell was one
among the millions Of men who
nourned the death in battle Of kinsfolk
dear to him. No man ever lived who
hated an unjust war more than Lowell
or who loved with more passionate
fervor the peace Of righteousness J ct
like the other great poets o. ms ~ ~
and country. like Holmes VINO sent MS
own son to the war. like gentle Long
fellow and the Quaker WHITTIER ne az
horred unrig hteOusness ana lgnoDts
peace more than war These men mas Rau
lofty souls They possessed the ugnl-
fns- edge without which no man IS
really great for in the really great man
there must be both the heart OF golo
and the temper Of steel
IN 1864 there were in the north some
hundreds of thousands OF men VINO
Draised peace as the supreme emo, =
a good more important Inah al OtltsL
goods, and who denounced var - -
worst of all evils These men one anu
an assailed and denounced ADraIaIn
Lincoln. and AL voted agalnst nm 1oI
president Moreover, at In1l llIle nc
We're many individuals IN t-hsI5llo az
France who said It was the uuty u
those two nations TO mediate pelWS cen
the north and the south so as 20 SOP
the terrible loss Of life and QesLf uc Ion
Of property Whlcn attS ,, - ~ -
war and they asserted that any AInef4-
cans who in such event refused 10 &C
cent their mediation and TO stop ne
war would thereby show themselves
the enemies Of peace, Ne New, t ~ -
Abraham Lincoln and the men Daek OF
him by their attitude preVenleu a.
such efforts at mediation uecIAI-us
that thew would regard II as an IN
friendly act to the United StateS- LOOK LOOK
inc hack from distance OF % years
We can now see clearly thaI Aprane-In
Lincoln and his supporters were rtBu-
such mediation would have Deen nos
tile act. not only to the United states
but TO humanity. The men who clam
ored for unrighteous peace 80 years
ago this fall were the enemies OF man
kind.
Peace Not Always Possible.
These facts should be ponoered Dy
the well meaning men VINO Always
clamor for peace without regard 70
z-berher Deace brings justice or 1n1us-
tice. Very many of the men and women
VINO are at times misled into demand
ing peace as If 1t were itself an eno
instead Of being a means OF Ilshl JUS
-ess are men Of good Intelligence and
sound heart who only need seriously 70
Consider the facts. and who can then
he trusted to think Alright and acL
Alright There is, however, an e-ellle = ~ u
"a certain numerical importance among
our people, including the members OF