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The Washington times., 1915-12-19

. output helped to make the record-mak-
ing plant performance possible. Speci-
hcatlons poured in as never before. and
rolling schedules are now complete for
, many weeks. Freight congestion on the
seaboard is beginning to curtail man
mas not affected plants in the Central
west II aggregate orders in the last
four weeks were smaller than. those
placed In tho four preceding weeks il
cept the enormous tenders
In eastern Pennsylvania. it is osti-
mated that bookings aggregate 5nO. ON
tons. with stocks about onc-scvcnth Of
this tonnage. Virginia furnace orders
total 10000 tons. with stock at 5o.n0o
, tons. One Virginia furnace has orders
aggregating 175.noo tons on its books
November.
Several factors have combined to
check activity in the stock markets
The expiration of the life of the syn
: dicate that fioated the $500, ,0O0. 600
was to be expected, a reaction in the
price of the bonds: and the .tnCona
ansir. with its possibilities OF a rup-
ture of the relations between tn"
United States and Austria Hungary.
has tended to check commitments.
The apprehension which the trading
element of Wall Street and the pub
lie that deals in Its wares as mediums
OF speculation or investment seem 80
feel as to the Issue of this country, !,
relations with the central powers is
not shared by the strong financial in
terests. who have all along maintain
ed that a diplomatic solution wouI
In the end be found for the diffiCuI,r
with Vienna after the usual processes
or cirCumlocution have been exhaust
ed. They have based their faith in Il
pacific settlement of the controversy
on the patent fact that both Austria
and Germany have all to lose an
nothing to gain from rupture with
the United States. and the convictio.i
that beneath all their diSingenuouS-
ness the foreign offices AT Berlin and
Vienna have retained their sense CT
ultimate eXpediency.
Their desire to cultiV1te the good will
OF nations that will be useful to thcm.
either at the present time or in the IN
ture, has been emphasized throughout
the whole course of their sinculaI!v as
tuto and successful diplomatic nesotia-
tions in the Balkans. The friendship
of IN" most Powerful and PHOSPHORUS
neutral country will hc no less impor-
tant TO them at the end OF the war
which. no matter what its Issue may
be, is bound to leave them in n state
OF financial and commercial proStration
from which their recovery can be ac-
celerated only through the benigu as
sistance of the nations whose markets
and credit remain open TO ther.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Supply Reduced
Three-Fourths

ms was official notice to the people
Of Germany that adults and children
over four years old could have no
milk. 1t meant that Germany's milk
supply had Shrunk bv three-fourths
and that irvalids and others dependent
upon milk diet Woul have to DENY
themselves that the babies under four
Years of age might survive
IhiS notice was to put the mothers on
.aelr guard and to prepare their minds
Tor what was TO follow Each succeed :
Ing notice has been more direct and spe-
clfic. he municipal governments have
Issued definite orders cC.Cerning the
distribution and consumption of milk,
every droD OF which IL now being zeal
ously guarded for infants
MIX cards are distributed with the
utmost care. and only after investiga-
tich nc cards arc for certain ouan-
,itieS of milk each day. They cannot
h' accumulated. If a mother mas a
mix card for n certain day and does
NOT us" 1t on that day it becomes val
uClesS. '
Throughout Germany today the son
or udHShter OF princess cannot OBJ
Ialh milk II he or she Is more than
tour years old. while the infant of tho
poorest IN the empire mar obtain all
mat The muniCipallty allows as q maN-
mum This does not exceed one ruIart
daN IN any instance. The issuance OF
tEehc cards does not mean the trce dis
tribution of milk. but merely the ~ran;-
.nh OF the right to purchase mill; at
tn" regular market price. Those nor
having G IDS are denied the right to
buy milk "
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Big Buck Deer Fights
And Injuries His Tender

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis, Dec "a
Felix LaEard. seventy years old. one
of the animal tenders at the 100 in
irwin" Park. was seriously injured by a
big buck deer which attacked the keep
er when he entered the deer inclosure.
Mr.. LaCard battlcd for nearly an hour
before help came. The rcSCucrs. Ell
Nelson and AnSim" Paqucttc. had no
weapons and they grapplcd with the en-
RACED animal. After 4 tvcnty-minute
battl" five men succeeded in throwing
the deer and tying its feet to its horns
IN trying to free itself the animal broke
ITS neck and died. Lagard was taken to
the hOSnital
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Milk Is Sent As
First-Class Mail

ndaunted by this and real2in. the
IMPERATIVE need for milk for German
babies. DR.. Won Mach purchased 100
quarts OF condensed milk l1st week and
consigned 1t to mothers and pastors in
Germany. sending It by first class United
states mail. He docs not believe Great
bi1taln viii dare to stop this first class
mail, and thinks the milk viii arrive
IN Germany In time to save som" of
the babies.
The milk ! sent to Germany required
s54o in postage. and will last 100 Ia hies
one day. said Dr. Won Mach, who came
to Washington to request the rc-estab-
many.
TO insure the proper nourishment of
al the abics needing milk in Germany
alone. NC will have to have 1o00.O0o
quarts OF milk day. continued Or.
Won Mach. we arc asking the Amer
lcan people whose President cmph sizes
humanity In his diplomatic notes. to
contribute the money with which to buy
thls milk. Better than contributing e
money, we would prefer that the Amer
lcan men, women. and children purchasc
the milk and mail il by parcel post to
mothers in GERMANY whose names we
will furnish "
nr. Won Mach. who wrote a series OF
articles at tho outbreak Of the war in
which he called attention to the neces-
SitN for conserving the food supply. par
,icularlN the milk, in Germany, SAYS
his attention was first called to the
milk shortsE" when he read tho North
German Official Gazette of October l.,
in which it was stated:
II is estimated the milk supply will
suffer only for children up to four
years Of age" and in ordinary times
the milk supplied to children up to
nine Years of acc aud invalids is half
the milk used -
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
: Place Faith
In America

i "Do you expect generous response?'
| he was asked.
! We anticipate an avalan'h he Of con-
| trihutions." replied nr. Won Mach. 1--WE
believe the American people viii le-
/ spord quickly and adequately to this
, call in the name of humanity and child
| hood. Who can turn deaf ear to such
! an appeal" I am not unmin 'lful of the
| fact that perhaps Dleponderance OF
allies. hut deeper than that is the SYM
pathy which the world must feel for
war stricken children around whose
thfoats the tawney grip of n milk
famine Is tiGhtening through no fault
or responsibility of theirs.
IN one of the columns of a recent
issue of the Official Gazette there ap-
pears q warning to tho people of Ger
many that the coming winter will be
n hard one; that they should husband
their food supplies and he as careful
as possible about the consumption of
the necessities of life. In the next col
umn there appeared request that the
birds be taught to rely upon themselves
and not the people of Germany for their
food. Request was made that the poo-
pie sprinkle whatever crumbs they pad
to spare in the woods and in the ttcds
to teach tho birds to look to these places
for their food III tho future, and not to
the homes OF the German people.
Il cannot believe that the humanI-
tartan population of America will let
the babies and children OF a people who
give thought to the safety of their birds
in a time of stress like this die for
tho want OF milk. | do not think the
American people will fail to realize the
humanitarian aspect of this movement
cut, on the contrary. ! look for a spon-
tancous response to the appeal we make
and the asSuaElnS Of the suffering III
the ranks OF infancy.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Lincoln Highway Body
Will Meet Wednesday

Col Robert y. Harper. chairman ~
tho joint committce ~ the Chamber Of
Commerce. Board of Trade and Detail
Merchants Association. organized to
mark and care fur other details con-
nected with the Lincoln Highway feed
or that will rass through Washington.
has called a meeting of the committee
for o'clock Wednesday afternoon Al
the District National Bank building II
pass upon scenario written for the
motion picture film Of scenes along the
route of the feeder.
AS soon as the scenario shall have
been arrarged the camera man will
photograph the scenes selected recently
by members of tho committee who ir-
inspected the route from Fhila dclpha
to Washington. When completed, TIA
motion picture will I've shown ut Con
vention Hall under the auspices ~ tho
trade bodies and then put "On tour"
to advertise Washington.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Crime to Let
Babies Die

But It is not 10 brar Of Germany's
resources and the inability of her
enemies to starve her population that
! ! come to Washington I am here to
nlcaT toI milk for babies. lh, i"Gycrnt
victims Of the war. who must have mix
to I've. and who must DeriSn without
II. We arc not considering o-C;er-
manism or ro-allNisnl. We arc consider
ink innocent. helpless babies whom the
world cannot let die fur the want Of
milk. It would be n terrible com
mentary on the civilization Of the world
to let these ha bies suffer or perish for
lack of that which God intended them to
have Their cries must be needed and
VIC are looking to the American people
as humanitarian people to supply the
nlik needed
1--WE intend t. organize branches of
our committee In every State in tl.
Union and every city where it is pos.
sible to orga nizc one. TIL" personnel will
be chosen irrespective of rae" or racial
sympathy. This movement has nothing
TO do with the war. il IL dealing with
one of the pitiablo effects of war; I'M
doubtcdly the most pitiahle
our Massachusetts committee is
composed almost entirely OF American
society women. descendants of May
flower stock. who have become inter
ested in this humanitarian movement.
In New York tho committee is made up
of Germans and AustrarS, or their de-
sCendantS. who realize the opportunity
fov service to hum anity and the mercy
in this movement
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
| Makes Doctor
Shed Tears

As Dr. Won Mach talked OF the birds
and babies his big form shook WIN
emotion, tears Wclled III his eyes anu
stream"d down his checks and his lips
were compressed For q moment ne
remained silent, gazing on into space
as If niCturing tn" conditions he knew.
must be faced in Germany unless sreaL
qua ntities of milk arc rushed there IN
the immediate future. The stout cour-
age and CHEEKY Cpumlsm manifested
The Washington times., 1915-12-19

| when he spoke OF the plans to organize
! committees seemed to descent him for
| the time being. but he brushed the tears
aside quickly and regained his CONF
I'VE do not anticipate as much difh-
| Guilty I'm getting the milk as we do in
shipping II to Germany. 1t cannot be
sent by freight for the blockade estab-
lished by Germany's enemies still pre-
walls, and we must look to the parcel
post of this great nation. This service
was discontinued in November, to the
great Inconvenience of the American
trian babies. who were getting milk
through this source. One of our tasks
In this movement Is to arouse the people
OF the United States to the Importance
OF re-esta blishing the parcel post with
Germany and Austria. II means thous-
ands or dollars N business. and II means
carrying on humanitarian work which
the world cannot afford to neglect"
Dr. Won Mach said he had conferred
with Postmaster General Bureson over
resumption of the parcel post service
by which he hopes TO transport the milk
10 the babies in Germany and Austria.
and that he felt very hopeful that II
would be resumed before long" To the
postmaster General and r. l.. Maddox.
superintendent of the foreign mail di-
vision Of the postoffCe Department.
having charge Of European parcel post
Or; Won Mach quoted statistics on the
INK supply in Germany, and moved
thcm deeply with his fearful recital OF
conditions which confronted the Ger
man and Austrian infants with their
MIX supply at tome steadily dwindling
ana not being replenished from abroad
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Nearly Half
Billion Quarts

with million babies in Germany
each needing Iuart of milk a day to
sustain them, It is plain to be seen that
DR.. Won Mach and his associates hope
to draw 365.O00.DOO quarts of condensed
milk from this country in a year.
In this connection. the condensed milk
statistics available at the Department
OF Commerce are of interest The to-
tal production of condensed milk in the
lnitcd states in 1909, the last year for
winch figures have been compiled, was
T0,0O0,000 pounds. worth s35. 995. .a43 The
statistical division figures two pounds
to the quart. Therefore the production
was 1S5,om,O00 quarts. or 10000 900 less
than Germany needs to keep her babies
alive
Tho total export Of condensed milk
during the wear ended last June was
3I.223j.621 pounds. or lS.6l7.slI quarts
enough to last Gcrmanys babies eight
cen and half days. The total export
OF condensed milk to Europe during tho
past year was 9,94l 800 pounds, not
enough to sustain the German babies
five days
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Live Stock Prices.
Closing quotations on the prIncipal Iiy.
stock markets: "
Chicago Market.

losing Quotations on the principal live
Chicago Market.
slow Hnik. tG.2O0G -; light. s. ?0Ti6 q
mixed $685.. hce,v. So, l5GGo 70 roTgh s. Z;
mG.%', pigs. A15MG.cG.
CATTLE Receipts %o0. steady. Nan,o reef
steers, s6uli: Western stce~s So .5"iS. .. cows
and hcifcrs, t2.So|rS.&,: calves t675HIO 2j
Shccp-Rcceipts, =. 600: s'raG, Wrthers
S6.lOm6.?O: lambs. Sc. '0na 60
Kansas Git Market.
d%c\ hATSAS cry. Dctr. Is. Logs Eocep,s
$50: packers and lr!'chcrs'. H3"I1C.;j. !iEht
S5.""06.IO; pigs. EIT6
Cattle Rocert.. 100: steady Prime rri
steers. @.2imlo: dressed beet srHcrs SIX 80.
S6T9@5 stock'rs and feeders SI.5n67.7": bulls
A.50d6; calves S6T9.";,.
Sheep Receipts. ?.oo?: steady I,amIs So
az: YearlinGS. EG.I517.Gn; wethcrs. SsTG 90
ewes. S.2im62j.
st. Louis Market.
higher. Pigs and lights. Si.;Oa,6 10: mixed
and butchers, $6.AjmG.>o;. Goot heavy, 'G7od
$50.
rartle Receipts 700 steady. Native beef
steers. s7.5ohlN.4o; yearlinG steers and heif-
Crs. Ni0nlo."0; COWS. &.IGT7: stOCkers and
feeders, S5d7.@": TCAas and Indian steers,
'':5uS!o, cows and heifers, 'im6.jO, native
calves. S6n l0.2I.
sheep Receipts 40: steady. Y"arlinGs,
S6.5No7.5o; lambs. sNnM&j: sheep and ewes,
.5OI,6 20
East Buffalo Market.
EAST EI'FFATO. Dec. lS-Cattle- Re
Ccipts 20 head; slow and steady.
NralS-Receipts, 100 head: active. san.
Hogs-Hcccipts. 1900 head; slow and steady.
Prices UNCHANGED.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 900 head:
sheep active. lambs SLOW; lambs, s6a9So,
Others unchanged.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Railroad Conditions Change.

The Neto York Press sets forth the
remarkable change in railroad condi-
tionS. rs follows
Earnings of the railroads in the
United states for the month of Oc-
tions made by the accounting officers
of more than 100 companies. were
heavier than in any similar month in
the history Of the American railroad
business. The increase in gross earn
ing as compared with tho correspond
ing month in l4lt. amounted to a lit
tic more than $31,ir"Ooo. or about 1@':
l'cr cent. while the increase in net
Compared with October. 1913. the in
crease in gross aggregated $1,000 100.
October. 1o1@. held the record for Zig
earnings until October Of the current
year.
"Railroads in their period Of poo"
earnings spent money cautiously. vet
cffcctircly, Upon their properties.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Country's Prosperity
On Substantial Basis
Unrivaled Crops Record Exports and Mounting
Railroad Earnings Give Assurance That Increas-
ed Business Will Continue

That the era of prosperity upon which
American business has launched is
| founded upon substantial basis is
being evidenced further with each sue
ceeding week. The Department of Az
| riculture. in a report just issued, gives
to the crops of the country an almost
unrivaled wealth; export records show
that the percentage of goods destined
for civilian use Is increasing steadily,
and retailers arc enlarsing their orders.
Another factor that stands out promi-
nently, is the record being made by the
railroads of the country. II has been
only n few short months since railroad
men were complaining bitterly about
the shrinkaGe in revenue. Reports from
400 roads in october gave the heaviest
earnings in any similar month in the
history of American railroads.
Stock MARKET Hesitates.
The stock market alone fails to reflect
general conditions and remains in a
state Of hesitancy. Several factors,
however. have combined to produce this
situation in the securities market.
In reviewing the countrys condition.
ana commenting on the factors that
nave produced it, The Neic York Times
of today says
some emphasis was given during the
past week to the announcement from
the Department of Agriculture OF the
value Of the principal trops raised in
TINS country this year. This showed an
increase of s4l4nO).0O0 on eighteen of the
crops. The added circumstance should
hC taken into account that al this vast
Nleld VIII md market. much Of it
being already bcspokon. At the prevail.
ms prices. moreover. there will be a
very substantial profit 70 the growers
IhIs is a kind of business which adds
to capital without depicting the sources
OF wealth. excepting only in the matter
Of fertilizers. which 'an be repLl ced
IL means continuing income without
an cnCroaChmcnt on capital, and differs
IN this respect from su IN industries as
coal. iron. and metal mining and the
production of mineral oil. profitable
year IN agriculture has always been re-
Eardcd as the principal pillar in the
structure of prosperity, and this YEA. Is
no exception. At the same time, the
other factors are strongly in evidence
and continue 80. Practically every in
dustrN is active, and much moro 80 for
domestic needs than seems to he gen
orally recognizcd And in the exports
a larger percentage is all the time
showing up Of goods destined for
civilian use. The buying impulse "rn-
tlnucs, also, in practically every line
OF retail trade. and this in turn ie-
tokens larger orders for the future on
l"bb"rs and in the primary markets OF
production.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
Other Causes
Of Famine

Other contributing causes to the milk
famine were the fact that in m en-
deavor to get maximum of milk fer
the fresh milch COWS ut the outbreak Of
the war. so MS to teCin storin.r II w
for the future, the voting cattle were
neglected and r"Ihars not fed ado
quatoly. and that Gcrllan farmers dc.
voted great maturity of th"ir land
and time to raising grain crors with
which t. make bread and feed H.. var
horses.
As result of TIC 3ttertiuc given
grain crops. said Dr.. Won Mach. Ger
",oOo,ooN tons of surplus grain stored up
There is also a great excess OF DO
tatoeS. I was particularly Interested In
the comparative prices Of POTATOES in
Germany and Boston n few weeks ago
tarlv in November the maximum
Wholesale price Of potatoes. fixed by
III government. i'm Germany was from
~ to ~ cents buShcl. In Boston on
the same daN notatoos sold for SO to ~
cents a bushcl wholesale. The maxi
mum price which the government fixed
for retailing potatoes was IS cents above
tho wholesale figures. In Boston the
price was 20 cents above the wholesale
figures.
iermany has so many potatoes that
to Keep them from spelling they arc
shaved into chips and cooked. In Bos-
ton A few weeks ago the Wholesale price
OF potato chips was 30 cents q pound.
In Germany on the same dav it was
was less than IL q cent "A Mound
The Washington times., 1915-12-19
TWO MILLION BABIES
CRYING FOR MILK
War Cuts of Food of Infants in
Germany, and Austria Ap-
peaIs for Aid Here.
Continued from First Pa ge. }

duent intervals in papers and those be-
hind the movement here are said to be
we'll informed on the conditions faced
by the mothers and babies.
No plea is made for the adult in
habitants. both nations insisting that
their food supplies are ample to meet
the needs OF the population. but a frank
admission is made that milk must be
obtained Immediately to save the babies
and children.
The Washington times., 1915-12-19

Of Germany TO obtain cottonsecd meal
and linseed meal with which to feed
mich cows. Germany has almost as
many mlch COWS now as she had at
the outbreak of the war. but they have
not ben receiving TIE cottonsced and
linseed meal feed which made their
product adequate to the demands Of the
population Many other kinds of cattle
feed which Germany imported IN enor-
nous quantities before the war have
been kept out by the blockpde with the
resultant milk shnrtann
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-30

Of q special message. The intimate
relation Of the trustees and the heads
Of departments may seem to render
these formal reports and estimates un.
necessary. At the same time. I be.
lieve that every proposition for the
expenditure Of any considerable sum
Of money should be the subject Of
formal project and estimates, accom-.
panied by reasons and discussion, the
same az has been found necessary In
all responsible legislative bodies. and
that the Board should publicly con.
slider and determine all projects be.
fore final plans are prepared.
The Board has continued the prac.
tice existing In the former board in
placing the distribution Of patronage
In the hands Of It's president and then
embarrassing him with undue solicita.
ton respecting the claims Of their
constituents. The result has been an
undue growth and depreciation In
quality of the personnel Of the admin.
istrative departments. have come
to the conclusion that II would be a
wise relief to the President and the
Trustees to be under an unbreakable
civil service law. or to provide some
drastic regulation which will accom-.
plish the same purpose. thus greatly
promoting economy and efficiency.
THOMAS A. SMYTH.
President OF the Sanitary District Of
Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-30

Funds available ........... SIG, 965, 900
The cash actually available will be
3s.5 per cent OF all cash available dur.
ing the past "a years and will aver.
age $4,000 per year, or nearly
double the average since the District
was organized.
II appears from the foregoing that
the revenues will be ample for all the
legitimate purposes of the District
without resort to issue OF bonds and
without any increase In the rate Of
taxation above the normal The Dis.
trict is to be congratulated on not hav.
ing issued any bonds since the year
1911 and a continuance of this policy
to the end of the year 1919 will leave
outstanding only s7,147 100000, The
increase of the tax rate TO one per
cent and the bond limit to three per
cent by the Acts of 1907 and 1903
were unnecessary and legislation re.
ducing the taxing power to one-half Of
one per cent and limiting the issue Of
bonds to $4,000, 100000 for emergency
purposes would be approprate-par.
ticularly In view of the greatly in
creased income which might and
should be derived from water power
and lands. In this connection, call
attention TO views expressed in my
message OF June 26, 1913.
As the law now stands, it would be
possible, by increased taxation and
Issue of bonds, to raise an additional
sum OF $4,000, 10000, which makes an
enormous total to be dlsbursed at will,
without special legislative sanction
The main works OF the District are
now so far developed under the orig
inal theory OF the law, that extra
ordinary revenues are not justified for
their completion and ventures into
new fields of activity, calling for large
future expenditures, are OF such doubt
full authority that there should be the
fullest public understanding and we'll
defined statutes.
The Engineering Department has