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GERMS STUDIED
BY WAITE, SAYS SW ANN

Of his sister, Mrs. Waite. II Is believed
hero. however, that this Is the reason.
Intimate friends Of the family say that
Mrs. Waite. even though she knew that
her husband deceived ner. hopes that he
Will not be e%lectrocutcd.
Before starting for New York to-day
Percy Peck said that ne had never quite
received Waite into the family with his
whole heart. Something kept me back.
] could not inpulsively welcome him."
Peck explained.
Father liked waite M a son and
mother did too" continued Peck. W
haIl, plenty of warnings against him.
They came from all sources, but we did
not heel them. IL we only had every
thInE would have been right now
Francis y. M%ancuso. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. said before leaving Grand
Rapids to-day that Waite would b" con-
victed. az Waite says h. was insane
I can get twenty-five competent wit
nesses to prove his plea false" added
the prosecutor.
Mr.. Mancuso said that Teicy Peck
and his wife would be called upon 10
testify to Conversations with Mrs. Waite
particularly with regard To- statements
she mad relative 30 her He with ,hf
accused dentist They will tell OF state
men,s Mrs. Waite mad" regarding
Waitc's placing medicine in the sout
and coffee served To her father. Man
| cuso SAYS that Mrs. psrd's tcstiinon!
will go far toward convi't.r4 waite.
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JEWISH BLACK BOOK OUT.
Hitherto Unpublished storirs Of
lndignitirs ~ Russian Uunds.

A black nook entitled ""'lc War and
The Jews IA Russia published by the
,i"wisu Wu'.iG"n'> COMMITTEE. was DIS
tr.bul"i Yesterday at a conference o. all
he Jewish labor organizations OF IN"
Fast held in beethoven Hal. 20
flith stiret. III" book coutains eN-
tracts from official Russian rcrurts ac-
cunuilted during the course of 'r- war.
which. due 10 S,rirt CENSORSHIP, have
hitherto remained unpublished Tlry
tell OF many ~ind.sniti's suffered hy the
,'"Wt of Russia s!nrc wa outbreak OF
N" wa.
Mu'h space IS Givon 20 .oc -uSp.'fon
Hlth winch Jews N the army ..r held by
o.. i.u.-ars, Wt' S.y TIA, u,ulv 90
them are lrtiag ts pie For this reason
many hostages Ian" nr"u s." 1"d To make
certain o. the good n'la,ior Of tle col
uicr-.
Al the conference Yesterday 4 rc,0li-
ton presented by Congressman Meyer
!Oulon WAS passed calling o. Congress
lo request ihe President to us" his good
Offices when peace has been restored 10
500 tina the jews are fairly represented
In thc peace conference, The chairman
NJ tho conference wa Jacob Fanken ana
the yiCc-Chalrmau leo ArIiOn.
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A r A T

, .,.. T...ilou, Van Name IL also
."' go pool - Tho annual meeting
- .'' .'tHr'rish improvement society
'.up.
~ 'l. nr,i tim. Staten Island has ar.
,"'f"l or ,u''e community t~huutauQuas
g. . 'r various sections OF tn" hor-
~ Mo HumW"r.
n mo coming primaries IL cen.
"l 'he tighth election district, where
" 'lfi4 - Nill"pt. president Of the board
W alton. ~ a borough Democrhcy
f'- Tor uunty committeeman.
~ Nr WIiiooNh ~neighbors are Re
" tr hut hts charities have directly
n "I' 'N entered the homes OF nearly
~ FHt'-s aul he Organization leaders
-, u" % llandnry as 10 how TO instruct
'n'r '"I ''ilruts.
~ l''" = staten Island equipped q
SaII' eft hHuu"r to deliver a note from the
iro.pNsh Precedent TO Mayor kolph OF San
''th $50. The IMP took nearly "A year
Va" abandoned At Denver through,
' ~ fwuns Tonight, however. a. the
,PN'' 0; 'hr staten Island Chamber OF
'',ig'i it',.4 lent bowling OF the boar
., A.4"rn'n VII telephone TO Mayor Koiph
-! o'irs A. N" speakers table VIII hold
.'ntHNeDta' talks with various oficiais
uss' f'tncisco. J. S,eyn parve. Consul
rhet"l oI n" Setherlands Will talk to this
s"n1. ii.n"ls in San francisco and Bor
-" if'tifeht n Name Will converse
f,rs,,.'. davSh's'. vhs V visitius 10 Calf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-27
u.s.. FACING WORST
STRIKE IN HISTORY
Farmers Union Says Complete
Tieup Would Follow Rail
road Mems WalkOut.
SOME GET 1926 4 MONTH

The Farmers National Union made
public yesterday a statement issued by
the executive committee Of the Associa-
ton of Western Railways 10 III" effect
that the threatened national strike would
paralyse the country's commerce. Four
brothe hoods the engineers. Wc'ntii'
conductors M t~rainmen--have united In
all the railway districts Of the United
states and Canada I'm ~ Joint demand 10
enforce the principle of punitive over
time" The demand. according to the
statement, simply means that If the men
are to work overtime, that IL, beyond inc
new standard OF an eight hour Hay. the
railroads shall he compelled to pay time
and a half"
II was asserted by the associations
executive committee that railway en-
gineevs have been called the "aris'octa's
Of the labor world because If the bc
wages they receive. An ahalyss OF
actual payrolis un Western roads ior u
typical month was made IVA.
l3,o73 engineers I56 per cent, earned
over $50 a month $3.50 GA per cent,
over sl75 n month &.ole Go ger cent,
| over $500. l.455 oSer s22o: 4af over
$3.50 al over s@T5. 6l over >d""' ana
~ Ovei 1925 "a month.
An analysis o; the payrols Tor nre-
! men on Western roads for on" month
bowed his result li,tIj 90 per cent
canned over 500 "A mouth. vi" over
SIPS. G96 over 500. 10" over VIC. -
over 5000 and 4 earned from sS-' 'o
s233 SO a month.
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EAST SIDE ENLISTS
IN ANTI-DRUG FIGHT
support Promised for Bills
Designed to Suppress Traf-
fic in Narcotics.
MASS MEETING Is HELD

The East Side Yesterday declared lis
supper, uf the measures designed to sup
press traffic In habit forming drugs
which are 80 come before the Assembly
this weel, 1T q meeting in Public School
4. Riviuc,on and Ridge streets, where
borough President Marcus VI. Marks. d.
Chic Magistrate Aaron !. Levy, l.ucius
T.. brown. director of the bureau OF food
inspection or tho department ~ Health.
and o'hers spoke.
We are here To- encourage those who
are ~cnd"aVoiing 10 perfect u good law
said Judge Levy. who came all the way
from Philadelphia to preside over the
meeting Laws when they are written
are seldom perfect. The purpose OF mo
measures which are TO be presented to
the Assembly this week is TO revise tho
anti-drug laws on the basis OF the en-
peilenoe gained ny their application. 80
az 10 compel the s~trictess Observance ot
the laws against this n-fatious traffic.
The East Side has a right TO he heard
Ia prot.s, againe; the INSCRIPTIONS deal
ers In drugs which make their victims
helpless aud irresponsible"
thorough rrrsiden. MARKS said 81 am
hcl. TO indorse he ,ampiign to elimi-
nat. the traffic Of habit forming drugs.
The bills 81 Albany aimed 1T this traffic
can count or my supInrt and, ! think,
on the airport OF III" CltH administration,
but want 70 know ~ we have your IN
! dois.meni in this' There was a unani-
NOUS vote of Yes from the meeting.
Dr. RroWn. who .forc coming t. New
! Nn,k' Diepuf a NsIf an1 from Tsnnpgusass
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PASTOR UPBRAIDS SNOBS.
Ur. Eshrrt Wants ir~s p~pishmrss
In Elushiug.

Hefare \ congregation Imposed -
Of ,pe well'Aics' men and women
~ FLUSHING tho Rev. pr. George Drew
I:gbort. pastor oc the First 'ongrega-
tion.l Church Of Flushing. delivered a
sermon last night on the snobbishuess
OF the people of Flushing,
Il avn gric,ed to lad tla' suobhish-
mes II most maril"d here lie said.
There arc many p"opl" Who lave
munry who VII pass hy and not rscos-
nilc those who ar" bot IN prosperous
circumstances That is not q Christian
spirit,
"C.rtaln,y there are people In Flush
ing who arc mos, kindly and courteous
and VINO do not iudg. people by the
clothes thcs wear. My own reception
IN Flushing has teen a most cordial
one. even thougn my grandfather began
III, as a joururymJn printer ard INV
widowed grandmother mad" paper boxes
to rurport her on" child, my mother.
Vet ic I; hc trUc that Flushing pc0-
pie are frequently hurt 10y Snobs and
that F1usNiug people 90 ordinary mean"
the wors, snubS OF a,l-plIy N" snob
in uay!ng attention to other folks with
we are IA n had va"
"No:hruG iniur'- a town nor. .lIan
tina, There can be hut one cur. Tor
such people aud sN,h condition. The
ucppln Of Flushing should stnrd together
aud refuse t. recognize men or women
.i,upl, on urroUu, of iic," money or
their airs AVID should accord k.ndI;
~reroeri'.o0. without patronage, o. plain
mon ana women who ar" of the solid
FORT that civ" u community liz real
aantilit", tho only %g"ntilitv worth wial",
- ..., IL, ts .f ,ffA 1,tRIi
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AMERICAN JEWS GATHER
FOR BIG RELIEF CONGRESS
357 Delegates Meet in Philadelphia Preliminary to
Holding an International Convention-Rabb
Wise Makes an Address.

PHILADELPHIA. March 26.-Three hum
dred and ffty-seven delegates. represent
approximately "a million Jewish peopie.
assembled In this city to-day in advance
conference preparatory to holding an in
ternatioual congress. probably in WASH
inston. looking to the relief OF their
people throughout the world from oppres-
sion. and particularly In the war zone.
Judge Leon n OF New York was
named temporary chairman. Dr. stephen
y. Wise Of New York delivered the prin-
cpai address Louis Dcmbitz Brandeis
was chosen honorary president. Prof.
lsaac Howits OF New York cast the only
dissenting vote again Brandeis.
Judge Hugo Pamm of Chicago was
made permanent chairman. The hon.
orary vice-pres!dents named were Rabbi
Howitz. New York Gotthard Durtsch.
Cincinnati: Harry Freidewald. New
York Joseph Barondess. New York /;
Louis 8. Rubinsohn. Philadelphia Joseph
NJ. Herman. Boston. The secretaries
are X. q. Richards and A. u. Bremen.
Now York NJ. F1neman. Philadelphia.
kilograms were received from many
States. including ore from Nathan
Straus Of New fork. Addresses were
made by City Statistician r. J. Cattell,
Philadelphia Rabbi Il l.. Leventhal.
Judge Sanders, Judge Pamm. Chicago (;
Gotthard Durtsch. Cincinnati Mrs. VIII.
lam O.. Einstein. New York. and Or.
Syrkin Of the national Socialist party.
New York men name on committees
were Max Silverstein. Henry Eise-. y.
Shevlin. Samuel Markowitz. Rabbi Her
bert Goldstein. II. Slutsky. Adolp,,
B~lomenkranz. Joseph Blaustein. Bernard
Zamei. Ptncus Ruttenberg, X. Wcituan.
DR.. J. l.. Bluestone. Adolph Stern. Max
Verschler. Sol Bloomgarten. NJ. Werba-
iarsky. Leon Kamaiky. Sol DESMOND.
DR.. y. Sierkin. Or. Lewis Weis. Erwing
Lipschitz. Ephrain Kaplan, Samuel
tave Hartrnan. Il. Zuckerman, y. Boro.
chover. A. II. Hatcher. Leo Wolfson
7 Max stern. Joel Antin. :. Hun,zick
Rabbi NJ. z. Marsolis, Leon Sanders
Joshua Sprayrega. Emanuel Pisko
Joseph q. Marcus, X. levin Epstein
David Goldberg, Jacob Charlinger. DR.
Joseph Feldman. Dr. !. Marcus. David
W~erbalarsky. Max Stark. DR.. j. l.. pri.
Sadolph Rosenbaum. Judge A. J. Levy
Henry Salant, Joseph T.. Davidson
| Jacob A. Morse. Isadore Ear. Saul Suf'
rim. NJ. Stamm. Rabbi NJ. BrodsAy
Newark Edward Cahan. Maurice Engel
man. Jacob Clark. A. r. Rrenner. th'
Rev. I. Rosenberg. Paterson; Rabb' j
Hecht. Judge Jacob Strahl. II. Neldt
Jacob Massel, En4l fucker. Newark.
The conference was in session NOR
thar three hours and reconvened briefly
, again IN the evening. but the committees
we're not ready to report and ADJOURN
ment was taken Until $3.50 tomorrow
morning. Two sessions VIII be hei'
Tomorrow.
DR., Wise's Address.
Dr. wise's address follows:
The Jewish people live and cauno
permanently be ignored. In great thins'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-27
ALIMONY REQUEST
BLIND, He SAYS
DR.. Jareckic Charges Wife
Hopes to Force Him to
n Divorce.
HAS FUNDS IN PLENTY

Or. William Jareckie, a dentist at sa'
West End avenue, whose wife. olga
Jarcckie. is a daughter OF the founder
Of the advertising concern OF Albert
Frank & Co. told Supreme Court Justice
Finch In opposing an application Tor
alimony made by his wife pending u
separation suit that she wants to compel
him to give her her freedom. lie aid
9TH plaintiff really desires a divorce
but AZ I have been faithful to my mar
riage vows she brings this separation
action In the hope that ] will perinit
her to get her freedom.
Mrs. Jareckie asked Justice Finch Tor
$50 n week %aliinony. but Dr. Jareokie
convinced the court that she Is well 70
do and her application was denied.
Mrs. Jareckie. who has been living a.
the Polnclana, as4 West l20th street,
since she and her husband sep rated
last September. said she married hin
In 1888. Her father continued to sup
port her after her marriage. she sai"
and until he died in 1901 he gave he'
$50 every two weeks The couplc nave
two sons. Alexander. born In 1889, ahd
Eugene, born In 1890.
"For the last twenty years my nus
band has given me only 50 or xlo ever!
two weeks said Mrs. Jareckie. ~ have
bought my own wearing apparel and
paid the household expenses and edu
Gated my son Eugene In engineering a
Columbia and my son Alexander "
music. Ny husband has never showed
me any affection or taken me to any
social affairs. theatres or parties or evef
for an evening walk. He has made m,
life miserable and unhappy and ha'
acted the same way toward the chill
dren."
Mrs Jareckie saws her husband trie'
TO pei her father 10 support men
I'm order 10 enable him TO hoard a pri
waite fortune Her annual expenditure
have been st.245 n year and she say
her husbands income is $1,000 a year
Sh. offered affidavi,s by n lumber o
! maids denying charges made by her hus
band that she drank to excess.
In h!s replying affidavit DIR. Jareckt
said his wifc's father told him he woul'
( provide for her and l.ft her "A trust FUN
of sl4o. 600, which yields $4,000 a year.
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r PECK
SAYS H. Now Hopes waite " ~ oct
life Sentence.

GrAHp p,plDs. Mica. March &C. The
o,,tud. ~ percy s. P""h. son " Mr.. and
Nira. Joru t. pecf. towayd his brother
in-law. pr. Warr"N waite. - cilanS'd
,o-dav, Yesterday he sad That h'
wanted So Sc" Waite "NphtH the ~ me
for the murder nf his parents IN IN"
electric CHAIR To-day. although ne w.
ina, as cage, to see waite convicted, %"
nas,,t,d tlat IA. "oIld rather So" a II"
sentence imposed,
Il wait TO see him cnn,ic,-d," SAID
p,rf. and ! vii 90 Ia any end I" hiring
ihout his convir'.oN, ou' ! hope that y"
vii, not meet IN" end that Be Ncr did -
Noung l'"r', would nor admit tnat HI
change OF mind was due 10 III" %iu:lueu,r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-27
COLD WEATHER COMING
AFTER DAY OF SPRING
Mild sunday Coaxc> ont
Thousands. hut Just Wait
for Tomorrow.

Spr.nv was genuinely gentle y"sier-
d,y hut, The radiant san she called OUT
to introduce herself 10 the gloomy ana
neglected bor1ughs GnoHe on no mowers
in the open air except those OF the mats
OF girls and women giorying IN u chah'c
10 show thcn,. The hats seemed I" run
largely to tho flower pot design ana 'hey
compensated n bit for the Lack ot green
grass and eNfo-csccnce IN the parks.
TIC Battery seats were .l'ed II the
afternoon and hundreds stood on 80
Battery wall and enjoyed the great trte
show. O. the cleaning bay. The long
d, ,,ance !,rries were pa,ronizcd almost
as on q SUNNI day.
But there may De another sort "'
gpring to-day. such are the MOODS oi 'hr
tickle girl, and :hlt magic sun mas nor
b. out at all. There Is a storm centre
heading tor the lake region which waS
over Cincinnati last night and u IL going
TO bring Increasing c'oudiness to-daN
with rain in the afternoon or Hight'
via, more rain and colder weather TO-
morrow.
S,ll. Yesterday was surely a fine speci'
men Of a spring day with q temperature
tloft - co al 4 in me afternoon ana
down on tho sidewalk In the snnsNir"
somewhat warmer. even by some Their
mornrters high az 81.
A crowd OF 5000 persons took advan.
.are OF tn. sprin-like Sunday ant
| nocked to the beach IN train and auto
mobile, til.ag tie Brooklyn boulevard'
and neceesitating extra cars on all ConeS
island trains.
About 200 hardy bathers, in addition
! Ia the regular Polar Bear Club. were IN
the surf. but the sensation OF the day
was a game OF tag played on horsebac'
on the beach at the foot OF the Oceai
Boulevard b. about thirty young mei
and n
Only one accident was reported, MaS
Waterman. driving his automobile dowr
surf avenue. ran into George Isournakis
who was crossing the street. I,ouma'N'
was cur and bruised. hut able To go HON,
/ after treatment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-27
NEW JERSEY NOTES.

Jnhp Nirrcmcyer of .?G South Nir",n.nih
street. N,wurk. hrukc into his iuthor'.
homc AZ III Norris avenue SATURDAY., night
AND found tho body Of hi4 father Herman
Nrrouuvcr. 80 Years old. hanging from "a
IN tn" litohen ", had hanged him-
arlf uth ~ twisted window curtain.
Joseph ". SnedcEer NJ Bloomfield, who
VII I've 90 years o'i on Thursday, has
walked seven aud "A half miles every sun
irv for almost tilv years to teach SUNDAY
90 hool. Mr.. Sn'drksr attributes his good
health to good hours and plenty Of eAer-
ls".
TIL. Nontciair Better Films Committee.
OF Moniclair women. viii give
saturday morning mntln"cs Tor children ~
"A Montclnir thcttre Mrs. Theodore r..
IIussa saws there ar" few good tims for
children in the market, but believes that
II the supply becomes exhausted more Will
be forthcoming.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-27
Police USE NEW MENTAL TEST.
Na.sa'husctts Realty Agent 10
sent IT, U~cllpvue.

pc q ~ fla.~ = transparent ard q
! g" 80 wool x a short circuit"
lus '"ri. - a question ~ the differ
e. tt" . the two substances ON
'ii' 'a' q Burns in the West Forty
7s'"h b. t..e"t station house last n..ht
'.' ~" W'r'al condition OF James w.
h-'r' rea. estate agent OF l0a Enoi-
t'i. si'at Norrestci. Mass. should be
H"'fi $50. lie mad walled into she
o. O. '-- With - request that te be
'''.pa. Il :. a goo ho;el.
r. >1.t :. had been staying at some
y i' r'-; hotels 20 soc the Willard
i' 'r.', 'pt ths' persons Kept enter
rs - room at riPht and blindinc him
B AEGEAN, uu tie electric lamps. Ills
"ft' nu2rkf led the lieutenant to
"' '' i'w I!ht rf psychological queries
't and th"r, on the advice Of Or.
's'. of Polytechnic Hospital, Burke
#a' short clrouit"d t. E"llevuc.
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LOST JEWELRY IS RETURNED.
pimd-r Of $1,000 Package Keeps
Identity n secret.

NsrEFNsAch, y. j.. March 26-Mr.
t't Nrs. u. II. Powell II Engler'ood.
"io lost a package containing $4,000
r".i II jewels wh!l" on their way home
r, - Sew Nurk IN an automobile a weeh
ego. hare reccl:ed the lost jewels.
They wc," retui ned to Mrs. Powell by
- Il lel,@ery, but without any ev..
G,N"" As - WIG returned them. just
T. 49, q" This tine ernpty bag was sent 10
II. .cw~ll az the Importers and Traders
ia, w9,7" he j. cashier. Nd all hopes
rci- then los; % ever recovering the
I.lnAr'N.
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II If enough TO VIII, bul no 10 tic great
est where u peoples will alone may be
prophetic of u peoples achievement.
I'VE have no apologies to make to the
American people. though our fellow
Americans will be owe TO wonder
that any Jews should fail 10 have part
In deliberations orderly, responsible,
democratic, concerned with the Security
of half Of the millions Of Israel n In
volving the honor of all Israel.
mo more do We find 1t necessary to
make reply to certain grave accusa-
lions u%nctuously couched in the form OF
a%dmonltion. rooted wl,hal IN resentment
OF the peoples determination to be free
OF their masters, And the people are
resolved to be free Of their masters
whether these he maie,olcn; tyrants
without or hencvolen, despots within
tho life OF Israel.
I'VE are sorry not because the Ameri-
"A people have caugh, "A glimpse OF a
deep seated division 81 opinion. not be-
cause we have obviously failed to
achieve unanimity touching our aims.
but solely because a once beneiicent
attitude reveals itself "a "A petulant and
m~alevolent boss-ship. abhorring the sub
stance OF democracy amid the counsels
of n people. 1t were reasonable TO be
either un-Jewish or un-American. and
we are Jewish in our determination to
be self-succoring and American In the
strength OF u will TO achieve the best
for u people everywhere that We may
In all things free our people for the
best.
The Brandcls Case
Were II not for certain circum-
stances. his meeting would In all likcii-
hood have come under the direction Of
the surest Of hands Not very long
ago the President 81 the republic
sought throughout the land for a maj
to take "A place on Che foremost tribunal
of the land. the supreme Court OF the
United States.
"ty ommon consent OF all save 'he
abettors OF privilege the man Was found
IN n citizen Of the republic whose III,
has been as serV,ceable to the nation as
u has been honoring to Israel II Is
In truth a happy omeu that the high
est place yet reached by an American
Jew should fan 10 the lot Of that states
a in the realm Of Industrial democ'
racv and social ethics,
III were little less il a tragedy II
the Jewish people. first among the PEG
pies IN democratic aim. should in this
land succumb 20 the pressure exertet
by those who for one reason or anothe'
are dis'rustful OF the capacity OF tn
many To- mauagc their " affairs
while no man may speak with au
thority for this conference. 1t is oh
viorS that among the questions 20 10
| considered by it is the situation Of Jew
In various lands, cspccially the hcll.grr
ent lands, IN" situation In Palestine
the Jewish migration, which az a prob
lem has been Intensified rather that
eyokcd ny IN. World war tn" question
whether or not Il Jewish congress shall
be brought into being and after that
the choosing Of a group Of men to h
entrusted by us with the task of rep
|resentiug this conference In nak.HI
needed arrangements for n congress
New Britain herald., 1916-05-25
France Once Faced Same
 Situation As GeYmanp

Sugar-hungry today is due to the steps taken by Napoleon to overcome the ef- feet of the blockade on sugar. Years before, some Prussian scientists had been trying to get sugar from the beet, and under the patronage of the king of Prussia, Frederick William III, suc- -ceeded in their task.
 Napoleon borrowed their ideas, set up beet-sugar factories around Lille, and gave to the beet-sugar industry that impetus which has resulted in ita development to point where it yields half of the worlds supply cf sugar.
 ''The little corporal saw himself se- riously embarrassed in the matter Of food supplies for his army. He want ed something for his men besides things that were dried or smoked-a desire that was enhanced by his knowl- edge that millions of dollars in valu- able but perishable foods were wasted because of the lack of adequate means of preserving them.
 "He therefore offered a prize of twelve thousand francs to any one who would devise a practicable method of preserving such foodstuffs. Such method was quickly evolved, and out of it has grown the worlds canning industry-one of the important steps that civilization has taken int hat di- rection of insuring mankind against famine.
 "It Is not improbable that the pres ent war will bring to mankind new methods in the feeding of the race that will prove as important as those brought out by the Napoleonic wars. It has been announced lately that the Germans have devised new synthetic of producing protein. It is said that they feed yeast with a combination of sugar and nitrogen from the air, and thus secure that most important >of all of the elements that enter into the worlds diet-protein. Examples of protein are the whites of eggs, the muscles of meats, the casein of milk, the gluten of flour, and the nitrogen ous fats.
 Tt may also happen that as result of the war will come the utilization of other plant products than those now entering into direct use as human food. There are approximately half a million species of plants in the world and yet only a few thousand of them are used at all for food, while only few hundred of these are used to any important extent. Some of the plants which we now grow are expensive food-producers, some produce food that is difficult to digest, and some give small yield per acre."