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Evening star., 1915-01-10
RISE IN BREAD PRICE,
OR DIMINISHED L0AVES
Alternative, Should Wheat Continue
to Advance, the Washington
Bakers Say.

Unless the price of wheat. which has
been rapidly advancing for the last two
weeks or more, soon comes to halt, an
advance in the price of bread or uni
form decrease in the size of the loaf
generally sold may be expected in Wash
ington.
This is the consensus of opinion among
Washington bakers. Many go so far as
to say that if wheat remains at its pres
ent level an advance in the cost of bread
will result They declare that many bak-
ers have a good supply of flour Oh hand,
having fortified themselves against an
advance in price, which they predicted
would result because Of the great demands
for wheat caused by tho war in Europe.
As soon as their supply is exhausted and
they are forced to buy flour at the greatly
advanced prices, advances i'll the cost of
bread, they believe, will follow.
Quotations on Flour.
Yesterday flour was quoted at $3.50 to
$500 a barrel. Two weeks ago 1t could
have been bought for s1.50 less. Before
the outbreak Of hostilities in Europe it
was selling around si.25.
II understand that the price Of bread
has been advanced in several Cities" said
Irwin Rittenhouse, manager Of the Cen
eral Baking Company, yesterday. but
while all the Washington bakers realize
that something soon will have to be done,
no increases have been made in this city
rs far as i know. If the price of wheat
continues to advance, bakers will have to
charge more for their bread or make
smaller loaves.
1T is costing about 80 per cent more
10 make bread now than it did before the
outbreak of the war. Bakers do not want
10 advance the price for bread neither do
they want to decrease the size of the
]oaves, but they will be forced to do one
thing or the other if wheat continues to
go up. Decreasing the size o. the loaves
will be a costly undertaking. for it will
mean that an entirely new equipment OK
pans for baking Will have TO be pro-
vic IaI'
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Horses Made Ill by
Fume-Saturated Grass.


were afflicted with a peculiar disease
as a result of eating grass exposed TO
the fumes. AS a result, feeling against
the smelter company ran high, and the
people of Benicia filed complaint. In
1907 the court granted an injunction
restraining the company from smelling
any more ores until they had devised
some way of controlling the spread of
the noxious fumes
The people of Benicia were undoubt-
edly justified in making this complaint.
Their horses had been poisoned. and
they fully believed that the smoke
from the smelter was what made the
vicinity poor one for farming, and
prevented the trees and lawns of the
city from growing.
The company did it's best to obey the
injunction. A playhouse was erected for
the consumption of the smoke, and an
electrical process was also introduced,
which pre- cipitated all of the solid mat
ter in the smoke, leaving only certain
light gases, the most evident of which
was sulphur dioxide.
When this had been done the factory
no longer gave forth any visible
smoke, except from one chimney which
belonged to the furnaces where the
ores were roasted. AS an evidence of
the good faith of tho company it should
trying to eliminate the solids from this
smoke. and that it was finally sue
cessful.
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tions in spraying the farmers showed
little interest.
4 s.
The fling Of report by this commits
sion has settled once and for all the
question Of the smoke nuisance at
Benicia. Not only
Report OF Great has a valuable
u.l. r.. precedent for the
IL settlement Of such
data collected by the commission will
be of value in future Investigations.
It Is interesting to note that the ap-
paratus installed by the smelter COM
pany for the elimination Of the noxious
fumes. which cost many thousands Of
dollars. was not a wholly Improbable
investment. The electrical precipita-
ton process, by which all Of the sui
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Painful lPinnple3
DiSifgurod Face
Very Sore. Large and Red. Con-
slant Irritation. Kept Awake at
Night. Scratching Irritated.
Used Cuticura. Pi1nples Were
Gone.

Atveii, TeAes.-"My face began to
break out about three years ago with small
pfmples and bIackheads some ,y which
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Farmers Complain
of Killing of Crops.

still flooding the land with noxious
gases. that their crops were being
killed, their animals sickened and even
the soil poisoned.
Inasmuch as the company had done
everything in it's power to eliminate
the poisonous gases this second COM
plant brought matters to a deadlock.
Litigation had been in progress off and
on for about seven years, and it had
resulted in no permanent settlement of
the quarrel, which had created Great
deal of ill feeling between the people
connected with the factory and the
farmers and townspeople.
Realizing that some new tribunal
agreed to submit to a commission Of
experts the question as to whether or
not the smelter company was liberat-
ing poisonous gases to the detriment
Of life and property.
1t is hard to exaggerate the signifi-
canoe OF this agreement. 1t meant that
instead of endless quibbling over legal
technicalities an investigation would
be made by scientific men, without any
interest in the matter other than to
arrive at the truth. They would de-
termine by laboratory methods whether
the people, the horses and the crops
were being injured by the gases.
The members of this commission
were Director J. A. Holmes of the
United States bureau of mines, F.. c.
Franklin, professor of organic chem
istry in Leland Stanford University.
and Ralph \. Gould, Il chemical en-
gineer of San Francisco.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
CUTTING OUT SMOKE And
LITIGATION.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

There Is undoubtedly a growing sen-
timent among manufacturers in favor
of cleanliness and safety in the opera
tion of their plants. Millions have
been spent for devices that have add
ed nothing to factory profits. except
indirectly in the Increased welfare OF
employees.
The relations between the factory and
the public have not progressed quite SO
rapidly. Smoke, dust and noise seem
to be inseparable from many of our
leading industries, and as cities have
become more crowded, litigation grow
ing out of these nuisances has become
more and more common.
An interesting smoke war; between
California smelter and the people of
small town was recently brought to
the attention of the United States bu-
reau of mines, and a settlement of the
difficulty was reached which is be-
lieved TO be worth millions of dollars
to manufacturers as Il precedent.
The smelter company. in this case, Is
located about Ave miles from Benicia,
Cal, a town of about 5000 people
During nine months OF the year the
prevailing trade winds blow the fumes
of smoke and dust from the smelter
to the town and over the farm lands
that lie between. There is no doubt
but what these fumes were injurious
before the smelter company took any
steps to abate the nuisance. They car
ried oxides Of lead and zinc. both of
which are very poisonous, and also
sulphur dioxide, which is injurious in
large quantities.
+
::
Whether or not the people of Benicia
do fun is
Evening star., 1915-01-10

Meanwhile. however. the farmers of
the vicinity of Benicia filed another
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Only Evidence
of Damage Done

OF these were veterans of the time be-
fore the company had installed apparatus
to abate the smoke nuisance. Even to
horses. it was found, the damage had
been comparatively slight. The commits
sion condemned the company for having
paid damage claims for the deaths of
horses supposed TO have been posonc.i.9
VI Without iuVesticut NJ. In Ibis way, they
Evening star., 1915-01-10

Tue only evidence of damage done by
tunes from the smelter which the inyes
Evening star., 1915-01-10
26, 900 Is Spent
in Investigations,

vestigation they employed chemists,
metallurgists. soil experts, agrono-
mists, plant pathologists, bacteriolo-
glsts and veterinary physicians. This
body of experts made complete scien-
titic survey. of the smoke zone" in
cluding the most exhaustive tests of
the atmosphere, for which two perma-
nent laboratories were esta blished.
The result of this survey was that
the experts found no impurities given
off by the sme1ter except a very small
quantity of sulphur dioxide-a quantity
so small that neither man nor animal
could possibly be injured by it Incl
dentally. they found that the atmos-
phere OF the city of San Francisco was
more contaminated by sulphur dioxide,
as a result of the amount of coal con-
sumed there. than was the air in the
smoke zone of the smelter AS for the
dangerous compounds of lead and
arsenic. which had formerly constitute
ed real nuisance. the experts found
that tleY had been completely elimi j.
company.
The citizens of Benicia, in their
complaint, had asserted that they were
sun frn ,rou6led , by the noxious odors
ceeded in proving by tests upon a num-
Der OF individuals that only those with
the most unusual olfactory powers
could detect the odor of sulphur diox-
ide at all. and then only when the wind
was In the right direction
In this connection the scientists reached
the interesting conclusion that the suf-
ierings O. the people Of Benicia from
poisoned tunes was largely "psychologi-
cal Ihey affirmed that these people
had so long been accustomed to the idea
theg snielied noxlous gases that the idea
persisted after the gases We're gone
Evening star., 1915-01-10

This commission spent $4,000 in de-
termining what effects the smelter
Evening star., 1915-01-10

tions in spraying the farmers showed
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-05-05

. he questioned. a
4 Il think it was very kind Of the
Countess Perigoff suggesting you,
name and that of Florence said tho
butler urbanely.
n. "Olga?" cried Florence, disappoint
eddy.
1T is the only logical deduction !
can make declared Jones. They are
both practically Russians"
And what would you advise =
asked Norton.
Why, go and enjoy yourselves,
Forewarned is forearmed. The thina
is, be very careful not to acquaint
any one with the character of youl
disguise, least of all the Countess
Perigoff. Besides" Jones added smil
ing, perhaps may go myself"
"Goody! I've read about masked
balls and have always been crazy ia
go to one," said Florence with eager
ness
Suppose we go at once and pick
out some costumes?" suggested Non
ton.
Just as soon as ] can get my hat
on replied Florence, happy as lark,
But mind" warned Jones; ''be sure
that you see the costumer alone and
that no one else is about"
I'll take particular care" agreed
Norton. We've got to do some hus
Ting to find something suitable. Fol
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house Of the rich Pole. Jones and
Norton arrived just as the smoke be.
gan to pour out from the windows. A
crowd had already collected.
Then Jim overheard a woman mas.
querader say: "The fool made the
bomb too strong. She is in the room
on the second floor. The game is up
If she suffocates-'' The voice
trailed off and the woman became lost
in the crowd. But it was enough for
the reporter, who pushed his way
roughly through the excited mas
queraders and entered the house. The
rescue was one of the most exciting
to be found in the newspaper files of
the day.
So Braine in his effort to scare ev-
erybody from the house had over.
reached himself once more
Continued next week.
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"lnvite Them In; That Is All You Have
to Do"
side rooms, the supper or card room
Later. to his utter amaZement, he was
informed that the Hargreave auto had
some time since been called and its
owner taken home. Some one had
taken his place!
His first sensation was impotent
fury against Jones, who had permitted
them to play with fire. He flung out
OF the mansion unceremoniously, com
mandeered cab, and flew out to Riv-
erdala. And when Jones came to the
door he was staggering with sleep.
What's the matter with your" de-.
manded jim roughly. where's Flor.
ence?"
Isn't she with you?" cried Jones,
making an effort to dispel the drowsi.
ness. What time is it?" suddenly.
Midnight! Where is she?"
4 Midnight? I've been drugged!"
Without word Jones staggered off
to the kitchens, Jim at his heels.
There was always hot water, and
within five minutes Jones had drunk
two cups Of raw strong coffee,
"Drugged!" he murmured. Some
one in the house! I'll attend to that
later. Now, the chauffeur"
But the chauffeur swore on his oath
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-05-05
hat he naG rgfc i'm and Florence on

that he naT EFT i'm and Florence on
the steps of the porte cochere.
Get in" said Jones to Norton, now
fully alive. He could not get it out of
his head that some one in the house
had drugged him.
The events which followed were to
both Jones and Norton something like
a series Of nightmares. In the new
home of the Princess Parlova a bomb
exploded and fire followed the explo.
sion. From pleasure to terror is only
step. The widest confusion mag.
Unable ensued. Most of the guests
were of the opinion that some an.
archist had attempted to blow up the
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big affair like this the town will be
ransacked. All aboard! There's room
Tor two in that car OF mine; and wa
can have a spin besides. Hana
work."
Florence laughed, and even Jones
permitted a smile (Which was not
grim this time) to stir his lips.
A happy person is generally un.
observant. Two happy persons to-
gether are totally unobservant of
what passes around them In palmer
terms this lack is called love. And
being frankly in love with each other,
~sither Norton nor Florence observed
mat taxicab followed them into
town Jones. not being in love, was
keenly observant; but the taxicab
took up the trail two blocks away, so
the matter wholly escaped Jones' eye.
Inc two went into several cos
tuners, but eventually discovered
shop on a side street that had been
overlooked by those invited to the
masquerade. They had a merry time
rummaging among the camphory
smelling boxes. There were dominoes
OF all colors, and at length they agreed
upon two modest ones that were
evenly matched in color and design.
Florence ordered them to be sent
home. Then the two of them sailed
up to the Ritz-Carleton and had tea
The man from the taxicab entered
the eostumer's, displayed a detectives
shield and demanded that the pro-
prietor show him the costumes Sc.
lected by the two young people who
had just left. The man obeyed won
deringly: ,,.E
Il want pair exactly like these"
said the detective. How much?"
1.-TWO dollars each, rental; seven
apiece if you wish to buy them
It'll buy them
The detective paid the bill, nodded
CURLY, and returned to his taxicab.
Nov, I wonder" unused the cos
tuner, what the dickens those inno-
cent looking young people are up to-"
He never found out.
On the night of the ball Norton
dined with Florence for the first time;
and for once in his life he experienced
that petty disturbance of collective
thought called embarrassment. To
talk over war plans with Jones was
one thing, but to have Jones serve
soup was altogether another. All
nh, cd - FY,10c
tons with no more and no less than
Eyes, sir" and mo, sir Norton was
beginning to learn that this strange
man could put on dozen kinds of
armor and always retain his individ-
uality And tonight there seemed
something vaguely familiar about
! the impressive face of the butler, as
If he had seen it somewhere in the
past, but could not tell when or
where AS he and Florence were
leaving for the automobile which was
to take them to the princess, the truth
came home to him with the shock of
q douche of ice cold water Under
his breath he murmured: You're a
wonderful man, Jones; and take my
hat off to you with the deepest admira-
| ton. Hang me!'
What are you mumbling about?"'
asked the happy girl at his side 81
WAS | mumbling? Perhaps was
going over my catechism. | haven't
been out in society in so long that
] I've forgotten how to act #
Il Il
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10 90 In II. This Is Il peculiar sltua.
ton, Puzzled. Oracle has never heard
OF a boyus that was too big for Il barn
before Enter him Tor the state fair
next fall the first thing you do.
Why don't You tear the barn down.
uud then build it up again around the
hoyust " you don't want to do this.
pat one side VI the barn ON hinges,
and then raise this side every time
the hoyus wants in I'm this way he
can also get ont without necessitatlng
the destruction OF the barn.
You cun get yonr barn partly filled
by turning the boyus around and
backing him iu as far az he will 20
IT YOU think there Is any chance Of
his slipping through, get n bucket Of
sand ana an assistant. Place the ns-
slStNnt behind the boyus. ana have
him seize the creature firmly by his
oaud0l nppendage. Now pour a little
Of the sand into the hrute's eye. When
he begins 10 below. signal to the rs
sistont and have him got rendy
When the hovus has got his head
turned sideways TO get the sand out
" HIS eve, give him n violent blow
back of the ear. and have the assist
mt phi Hs hard og ne AN. You may
hc able to squeeze him through.
If he is still unable to enter, don't
feed him FOR a couple " weeks. You
should now bee able 10 lead him into
fha hmm ,vItl. .,,,yu vutIy. ,nga nr,
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Times SbiLlway

They believe in cooperation down Mt PAuls Valley
The manager ~ "a picture SHOW there advertlses urging
patrons 10 forget % lawn musicale ON a certain night
thine to hear II AN right after thc picture show and
the musicOle sponsors urge the people not to miss either
picture show or lawn entertainments
This from the Atokn citizen. Democrat would indicate
that anarchy IS a prevalent pest: This week II il re-
ported a Mtg crowd ot anarchists will visit Atoka ON
account OF which our citizens will be wise In keeping all
doors and windows we'll locked An extra force OF police
viii bc on duty 10 report to headquarters the presence "
auy suspicious characters lurking around any residence
sstss
wedding bells ring" says Hinton Record and then
proceeds to report u couple OF marriages The tone "
q red paper or cut flower bell ls clarion, We admit
HHss
"Frlcudsnip bail team cmp over Moorwoodl Sunday
and played here The score was rs 10 o IN favor NJ Moor.
woOd"-lhc lvedoy Times. Fast friendship that
ssess
Courtney Items IN Wourko News Democrat .rho
Socialist enr1mumont here vns very poorly attended hut
a nice time is reported Yes two Socialists make a ulco
time.
Met Madden NJ Curtis. Oklahoma. has had the hard
luck 10 Dee called AWAY from hls business 10 testify An be-
hulf ~ au insurance company no q suit to be- tried ON the
Pacific cuast HUT Mel accepted The summons. and me-
much MS no may hhtc q may have To give tho BIG Fair
tho once over while out 10 the coast tall expenses paid.
Rotten luck.
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watch. There are the best friends
we've got, he whispered. Il guess
wen have plenty u apples this year,
for these birds won't leave a bug or
Il worm on the trees II they keep on.
It's the sume way down In the CUR.
den. Old Mr.. Toad Is working his
head OF down there and ! found n
/ lot Of places where Jimmy skunk has
dug up grubs or course, | don't
suppose they know that they are
helping us. but they are just the
same, aud I'D Ike to do something Tor
them.
"Why don't your asked Farmer
Brown with d twinkle m his kindly
eyes.
what demanded Farmlr Btwu's
boy
well. 10 seems 10 me that those
little folks must get drcud. ully
thirsty these hot, dry days, and they
must have TO 20 a long way for "a
drink aud a BATH
The very thlngw cried Farmer
Browns boy dcIightedly. II wonder
/ didn't think ~ It before"
with this ho strobe OF toward Oo
barn and there for = time he was
very busy and while he worked be
vhistlcd Hy and by he came out
70 the OLA Orchard and began to uis
a hole just where the sun broke
through the branches ~ our II tho
apple trees The birds stopped thHIr
work aud their singing 10 watch.
What could no. be dolng2
When the h0lo was deep enough ia
suit him be- brought a post and put II
Ia. Then he pounded the earth down
solidly. ON top Of the post he fast
oued "a shallow pan. Then h,
brought % pail " sparkling fresl
water and filled the par, after which
he went awny and hid whore he coull
watch 40 first the birds looked al
that post wl pan n wee, mite sus
p]lciouslg Was II a scare crow or q
Kind OF trap Then Tommy Tit the
thickn0eu pamc along and rlghI
away he guessed what II was.
"pec. dee. dccl See me See me p
IN 'IN'' 'H'NNINl NlNN AllNN'N NNN
to the edge NJ the pan and began Il
drink, for he was very thirsty Then
he hoped right in and took a bath
How he dil make the water flyl Il
vas 80 cool aud refreshing. dee
dee, dee Sec mel See meI' h,
sang iuyUusly.
Then after another the Other
birds did the same thing, and whcI
they had drunk their MI and bathc.
to their hpnrt's content they sang
with all their might and maln TO lei
everybody know how happy they
were, especially Farmer Browns boy
FOR they knew then that he had don,
this 20 rrpny them for their work Ii
} the old Orchard.
Farmer browns boy chucklcd
Then be- pul % pan n water In th,
berry patch nul another M the gar
den, only these he put on the grount
+ Tor tho lItIn reople who Ike The
ground hest Every day he saw 10 /
Tint each I0n was filled with fresh
clean water and 40 he won his wal
still farther into the hearts ~ N,
Ntilc people NJ the ola Orchard ant
the Green Meadows They knew
then that Ho was indeed their friend
Newt story Tiny the warbleI
Makes O. Discovery
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An institution that hall Away, be- found fight.
Ing FOR irCcncy in the public service REGARDLESS, NJ
partisan consideration, constructive in az its poll.
cieS and, while BELONGING 10 no party, opposing
with all it, might the d'rngogucs Of all; fighting
for progress, and practical reform; opposed 10
special privilege AID the custom Of improperly in
fluenciGg law-maling aul law-rnlorciug bodice,
whether by predatory UtutOcrlcy or predatory
poverty; whether by CAPITAL or Labor; devoted
to the public welfare, every resource con family
strained to present the news accurately and to
discuss II impartialiy. willing to correct instantly
an injustice done The most humble yet too proud
to apologize 10 the mo high for policy sake.
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The Times Oracle

Dear Oracle i bought a big steer
lafi Nr'A onl hls horns are so broad
! can't s't hlm Iu the barn The barn
ls u new oun and / hate to leave II
out lhorr empty How can ! get the
ho'na 100 tho norn7-puZZLED
Ne'''.s rs more agravatlnr than 10
nave o. nice new barn With nothing
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Sayings of Christ

Therefore II thou bring thy gift
to the altar, and there remembered
that thy brother hath Rught against
thee; leave there thy gift before the
altar, and 90 thy way; first bo recon
ciled 20 thy brother and then come
and offer thy gift,-sL Matthew
V:28-2A.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26

been playing In an outlaw league for
more than u yeur,
II, however, you can deliver the
goods, the fact that you have cigar.
site stains ON your fingers will not
handicap you In obtaining 4 Job.
When a doctor gives up hope he sum
mons tho family When a lawyer
gives mp hope he applies for n writ OF
%certiorUrl
Occasionally, there Is an advertls
Ing doctor who doesn't wear side
whIskcrs, but It is considered unpro-
tessioual not to do so.
international marriage has been a
gool deal abused But you, doubt.
less, hive noticed that every mother
wants to sell her daughter for the
highest price she viii bring Those