The Republican journal., 1916-05-25
Washington Gossip.
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of the shortage in coal tar colors the Bu-
reau of Engraving, Uncle Sans paper
money and stamp printery. is still doing
business at the old stand.
Director Ralph was probably the first
man in the United States to realize that
the war in Europe would mean color
shortage here. He realized this on the
day that Great Britain declared war
against Germany. He took his worries
to bed with him that night, but he could
not sleep for thinking that the big Bu-
reau machinery might have to stop. So
he got up. dressed, and just caught
midnight train for Philadelphia.
By eight o'clock the next morning
he had bought at peace prices the en-
tire stock of color held by the largest
Philadelphia importer. By noon he had
all the available color in Philadelphia,
and all that was on the way across the
ocean to Philadelphia firms.
By mid afternoon he had acquired all
the color in Jersey City. When bust
ness closed that night he had rounded up
the color in New York warehouses.
Since these three cities contain all the
principal Importers of coal tar colors, Di-
rector Ralph had cornered the market.
The color trade realized it that very
night Ralph had just finished his sup
per in New Y ork hotel when one of the
color brokers with whom he had dealt
that afternoon called and offered him a
big bonus to be released from the con-
tract he had just made. Ralph, OF
course, refused Next day color prices
skyrocketed. Within few weeks colors
that had sold for Is cents a pound were
selling around $25. Ralph bought a
years supply for an average of 26 cents
pound.
That is the little known story of why
we still continue to have stamps and
money printed in colors when certain
other nations are beginning to engrave
money and stamps in black and white.
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tantes and other women of national prom
inence in attendance at the military
training camp for women in Washing
ton, while they have brought their pow
der puffs with them, are taking their
work seriously. Many of the dimpled
rockies came to the camp for outdoor
exercise and physical betterment as we'll
as to learn nursing and other service In
case of national emergency.
To the end of better health, they invit-
ed Susanna Cocroft, the we'll known
health expert of Chicago, to address
them. ''To live in tents means to appre-
ciate the value of fresh air." Miss CO.
croft told the fair campers. "Physical
| training means the surmounting Of minor
steal conquests over the physical self; it
means better health, strength and vital
| ity. and the power of resistance.
Camp gossip has it that many whose
peach bloom" compilations have suf-
fered severely from exposure to the sun
have already consulted Miss Cocroft
secretly on the best ways of removing
| tan.
Bufaloes for Everybody.
The agricultural bill carries small
appropriation to build corrals and barns
on Sully's Hill, National Park, on the
shores OF DEVILS Lake, North Dakota.
1t develops that the American Bison
Society aims to stock this park with puf-
falo. In speech on this subject Rep
resentative George M. Young of North
Dakota, waxed enthusiastic on the fu-
ture of the buffalo in the United States
After calling attention to the fact that
buffalo were once nearly exterminated
in this country, Young showed that from
a few head the total herd now numbers
about 1000. They thrive we'll as do
mesticated animals, and Young predict
ed that the day is not far distant when
there will be buffalo on every farm, be-
ing raised not only as meat animals but
to supply those warm robes which have
such tender associations in the court
ships of the mil-Victorian period. 1t
has been cool spring in Washington,
and Young's remarks about the cosiness
of buffalo robes were listened to by an
appreciative audience in the house.
Fox in Bad.
John Fox, Jr., author and former hus-
band of FRITZ Scheff, the actress, is Sin
bad" with the friends of the birds and
he may be reported to the Attorney Cen
eral of the United States. In recent
magazine article, Fox stated that he was
one of party which shot birds in Flor
ida. T. Gilbert Pearson Of New York
city, secretary of the National Associa-
tion of Audubon Societies, speaking be-
fore the National Conservation Congress,
in session here, declared Fox's party in
shooting birds, violated not only the fed
eral migratory bird law but the State
laws of Florida and that the case would
probably be brought to the attention of
the Department of Justice.
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