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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
ADS URGE PLANTER
TO HOLD HIS CROPS
Federal Reserve Banks Send,
Out Matter as a ''Busi-
ness Policy"
AR0UsEs MUCH CRITICISM

Much interest and some criticism has
been aroused by the circulation among
member banks of the federal reserve
system of advertisements which are de-
signed for insertion in local papers of
the regions served by the member
banks. calling upon the farmers to hold
their crops for higher prices and offer
ing loans to enable them to do SO. 1t
has been urged that this practice tends
to encourage the Withholding of the
crops from the markets and to maintain
higher prices, with the effect of in
creasing the cost of foods to the people.
which is precisely what the government
is today seeking to avoid. Inquiries as
to this matter have developed the fact
that the proposed advertising was is
sued by the several federal reserve
banks and has not the sanction of the
federal reserve board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

for fear she might have been SUBJ
marine tender.
Pleasant Weather for Crossing.
There was a low barometer and some
hours OF rough weather half way over.
Otherwise the days were fne. The
only incident that received a long en-
try in the ships log was the appear
ance of great white and yellow me-
teor toward midnight Friday. The
great arc left in its blazing course re-
mained luminous for two minutes.
-. The principal event OF each day was
the arrival of wireless news summaries.
Books on America came out in surpris-
ing numbers and many of the mission
could probabl pass an examination in
american history and geography.
When NJ. Painleve, the minister of
war. first proposed to his fellow mem
bers in the cabinet that an extraordi-
nary mission should be sent to America
ceptance. The feeling in the govern
ment was that the appreciation of the
french people for American co-opera-
ton ought to be made evident by send
ing some great Frenchmen to Washing
ton to express such sentiment person.
ally TO the President.
Inc FRENCH ministry also thought
that definite results might emerge from
JOINT examination of the larger as
poets of the world situation. If such an
examination brought mutual clea arness
OF view and understanding the adyan-
tages to both governments might be
immediate. The mission was not to be
instructed to urge anything upon the
american government, but rather to
place its experience and information at
the disposal of the President, and to
arrive at results in consultation.
Like Conferences of Entente.
The mission is an extension to the
United States Of the practice among the
allied governments of conferences first
in one country. then in another. of
statesmen and generals. The result has
been unity and co-ordinated action
among the members Of the coalition.
Such conferences have taken place
rather often in Paris, London, Rome
and Petrograd. NJ. Viviani began them
when he was prime minister. A year
ago this month he was in Petrograd as
head of mission. Marshal Joffre has
taken part in dozen such conferences
in France. England and Italy which
considered military. economic and
financial questions of reciprocal con-
cern. The mission to Washington hay-
ing been determined in principle, the
question was to select the men.
Il would like to go myself" said M.
Ribot. to his colleagues. Only it
would be imprudent for me to leave
the government for month If it
were for a week or ten days 1 might
do it."
The choice fell upon NJ. viviani, the
member ranking next to NJ. Ribot in
the cabinet and it's vice president NJ
Ribot. acting with the authority of
the cabinet, then called upon Marshal
Joffre. who reflected for some time.
AS president of the superior council
of war he is the highest military ad-
wiser of the government. He hesitated
about leaving France at this time, but
agreed to do so. and within week
had made his ARRANGEMENTS
Such is the confidence of the French
cabinet in NJ. Viviani that it gave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Not Prepared by Board.

When Gov. Harding of the federal re-
serve board was asked about, this ad-
vertising today. he said:
THE advertising matter was not pre-
pared by the board. but was drafted
and sent out from the several federal
reserve banks to their member banks,
for the use of the latter should these
banks care to place advertisements in
local newspapers as matter of busi-
ness policy. AS the advertising is in
throughout the country. copy suitable
for all parts of the country is included,
and copy suitable for different sea-
sons of the year is likewise included
1t is necessarily left to the judgment
of the member banks whether and when
to use the various advertisements. The
board. as is well KNOWN has authorized
a so-called commodity rate designed
to assist farmers in borrowing money
upon their crops during the past two
years There has been no change in
this policy, although the rate is higher
now than at the beginning; as a matter
of fact, very little in the way of redis-
counts based upon this rate has been
asked for. The federal reserve banks,
as is well known, do not deal directly
with the individual. but with the mem
ber banks. and the judgment of the
latter necessarily governs the condi-
The federal reserve act is clear and
positive in it's attitude adverse to spec
ulation and the board has consistently
adhered to this point of view in it's
policy and regulations.
The effort to make capital out of the
proposed advertising is not warranted
by any of the facts in the case, as the
advertisements referred to are not OBJ
tanned for use under unsuitable condi-
tions any more than are the rates Of
discount established by the board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
American Filler Killed.

PARIS, April "a. 2:25 p.m.-Corp. Rom
aid Hoskier of South Orange. N. j.. one
of the stars of the American flying
] corps, has been killed in an aerial COM
bat in the offensive that is now in
progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
WAR BOND BILL SIGNED
BY PRESIDENT TODAY

President Wilson today signed the
war bond BILL authorizing the sale Of
s., 900. 600. 900 in government bonds and
s.. 900. 600. 900 in Treasury certificates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
CLARK IS AGAINST
ARMY CONSCR|PT|ON
Speaker Insists That Patriotic
Men Have a Chance to
Volunteer.
THINKS DRAFT WILL FAIL

Champ Clark spoke his mind on the
conscription subject in his plain Mis-
souri, homespun way today. and when
he had concluded it was plainly ap-
parent that he does not believe in the
administrations selective draft army
plan. The Speaker. who has kept quiet
on the subject until today was stand
ing in his own office at the time he
broke forth, and behind him, stacked
up like the Notifications at Bunker
Hill. New Orleans and the other his
toric battle grounds used daily now in
the rhetorical flights in Congress. were
packages containing the signatures of
!. 1.000, 900 persons who support the prin-
ciple Of universal military training.
Escorting the bundles of names were
men representing the National Security
League. among them being Lloyd Tay-
lor. chairman of the league; Col Frank
lin Q. Brown, Col G. Creighton Webb
and Herbert Barry. secretary of the
league. They had arranged formal
ceremony for the presentation of the
petition to the Speaker. and Chairman
Taylor read a brief address to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
~Ads" in Attractive Form.

The advertisements have been put ur
in series, in attractive form. They
are variously framed, to appeal to the
farmers of different localities. One OF
them is as follows:
Help You Hold Your Crop.
Our membership in the federal
reserve system gives us special ia
cilities to help the farmer hold his
crop until he can obtain fair prices
for it. instead of rushing it to mar
ket
We can secure funds for this at
special rates from our federal re-
serve bank on loans secured by
warehoused agricultural products.
Before you market your crop come
in and talk the matter over with US.
We are in a position to save you
some money.
"- National Bank.
Send for Booklet, How Does 1t
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Standard omcial Defends Course.

NEW YORK. April 24.-The Standard
Oil Company Of New Jersey knows of
no artificial price conditions in the
gasoline fields and the company has
scrupulously obeyed" the United States
Supreme Courts dissolution decree. A.
C. Bedford, president of the company.
sal today in a statement issued in cons
nection with the report of the federal
trade commission on the latter's gaso-
line investigation
.aThe federal trade commission inti-
mates that portion OF the rise in the
nrice of gasoline. at least in some sec
lions Of the country. may be due to con-
ditions which it characteriZes as 'arti-
ficial.'
eve know of no artificial conditions
whatever which have affected prices
and the fact is that the operations of
this company have been dictated solely
nv sound and legitimate business con-
siderations." -.
After pointing It out as Significant"
that the commission finds that the
STANDARD Oil companies now handle
only 65 per cent of the gasoline mar
keted in this country as compared with
AZ per cent before the governments
suit the statement says:
..It is a matter of common knowledge
that during the past few years a great
number of new oil companies have
been organized in this country and
have invested hundreds of millions of
dollars. The commission does not suS-
rest that any practice savoring of un-
fair competition on the part of the for
mer Standard Oil companies has re-
strained in any way the free and un-
bampered growth and success of these
new or of any old companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Asks Farmers to Talk It Over.

Planters were also advised to come
in and talk it over before marketing
Washington member banks received
copies Of the various advertisements
for the campaign yesterday morning
and til, "hold your CROP ads called
forth some very bitter comment, COM
ing at time when quick and speedy
marketing Is considered absolutely
necessary that the nation shall do it's
part in the emergency in which it finds
itself
Everybody is talking patriotism
dominant. self-sacrificed . to the public
veal, and such mercenary thoughts as
these advanced through the medium of
the country bankers is at least poor pol
ICY" said one bank president, who, for
reasons that should be understood, does
not care to be quoted.
with intensified farming being urged
by the President of the United States;
with gardening being undertaken by
tens of thousands who have never be-
fore handled hoe: with golf links and
public parks giving way TO the efforts
to feed the people; with cold storage
houses and managers and middlemen in
i'll favor, the 1900 banks in the federal
reserve system have been advised to
use advertisements urging the planter
and the farmer to hold back their crops
for higher prices-and with prices at
their present sky-levelS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
House May Vote Thursday.

Passage OF the war army bill by
the end of the week was forecast upon
the assembling of Congress today.
General debate on the measure con-
tinued In both houses. A vote may
be reached in the House Thursday and
in the Senate by Saturday at the latest.
Attention is focused mainly on the
House, where opposition to the ad-
ministration's plan for raising an army
by selective draft is strongest. Despite
this. however, administration leaders
are confident Of success. In the Senate
passage of the bill, virtually without
Modification, is expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

The cotton planter may also require
aid in holding his cotton and so a
special advertisement is prepared for
southern banks.
This advertisement is very similar
to the other, except that it is en-
bellished with a cut of a wharf on
which appear many bales of cotton.
warehouse. a steamer sailing up or
down a river and the dome of the
Capitol in the clouds on the left bank
of the stream.
The wording follows:
Helping You Hold Your Crop.
''The federal reserve banking system,
established by the government, stands
back Of the cotton planter.
Our membership gives us special
facilities to help him hold his crop
until he can obtain fair prices for it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
WEATHER.

Partly overcast tonight and tomor-
row: cooler tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending p.m.: Highest. IS, at pm.
yesterday: lowest. 81, at 4 am. today.
Full report on page 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Says Plan Will Fail.

When he had finished reading the
Speaker said suddenly:
What you men want is conscription,
and that's thing you're not going to
get l don't believe this bill will ever
pass"
One of the committee members
started to say something. and the
Speaker cut him off:
WHY do you want to fasten onto a
brave man the disgrace of being
drafted when he wants a chance to
volunteer? We want to get the youth
and flower of this country together
into the army as free men. I am in
favor of giving men patriotic enough
to volunteer the chance to volunteer"
Look at England" said some one in
Yes" said the Speaker. five million
He continued: There's Canada. too.
with 100000 or 100000 volunteers that
are doing more fighting than all the
rest Of the English army put to-
gether.
Services of Volunteers.
The War Department is jumping
around here trying to bulldoze every
one into supporting this conscription
bill. and they can't do it. Don't you
think Lee had good army at Gettys-
burg-and there was not a conscript
among 'em. Didn't Thamas have .
good army backed UP 1T Chickamaugay
Did johnson have Any conscripts?
Were there any at New Orleans? Here's
Kahn and those fellows always pfating
about Eladensburg. Why that isn't any
example. Those fellows were simply
raw militia.
Representative Kahn was In the
group and endeayored to get In a word
or two. but didn't make much headway.
The House was about to convene and
the Speaker was leaving his Office.
AS a parting shot, the Speaker an
nounced that Missouri had done more
than its share in volunteering in the
civil war and is ready to do as much
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Remedial Measures Suggested.

The commission recommended these
measures as necessary to remedy con-
ditions:
law providing for the reopening of
antitrust cases on the application of
the Attorney General by bill of re-
view for the purpose of obtaining such
notifications of DEGREES as are required
by new conditions.
Legislation to abolish in certain cases
common stock ownership in corpora
tions formerly members OF combina-
tions dissolved under the Sherman law.
Effective limitation of common owner
ship of stock in potentially competitive
corporations by withdrawing the power
of voting and control.
LEGISLATION which. while recognizing
common ownership. would fix upon such
common owners the responsibility for
the acts Of each of the several sub
sidiary companies which prevent COM
petition.
Segregation of ownership of pipe
lines from the other branches of the
petroleum industry.
Congressional enactment to fix stand
ards for gasoline.
Federal collection and publication Of
accurate statistics and Information con-
cerning the industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Findings of Board.


The principal findings of the commits
sion are:
That in most marketing territories the
Standard companies are dominant.
That the Standard companies have
maintained a distribution of territory
in marketing gasoline. and that no sub
stantial competition In the chief pc
troleum products exists among the
Standard companies.
That the absence of competition is
due to a community of stock ownership.
That the facts disclose advances in
prices of gasoline and differences in
price, corresponding to Standard mar
keting territories. which could not be
explained except under conditions
charged.
That the combination of pipe lines with
other branches of the industry has tend
ed to establish and perpetuate mo-
nopoly.
That there is no conclusive evidence
of collusion among the Standard COM
panies in violation of the dissolution
decree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
STANDARD BLAMED
FOR HIGH GASOLINE
Increase Largely Due to Its
Domination of Industry,
Trade Commission Finds.
REMEDIAL LAWS URGED

Domination of the gasoline industry
by standard Oil interests. the federal
trade commission reported to the SEN
ate today. has been largely responsible
for high gasoline prices of the last two
years.
The report. written after an exhaust
i've investigation into the entire petTo-
leum industry. declares interlockfng
stock ownership prevents any real COM
petition among the various Standard
Oil companies. and the commission rec
ommends legislation to permit reopen
ing of the oil trust case to obtain modi-
fications of the Supreme Courts disso-
luton decree.
No conclusive evidence was found. it
is stated. that collusion exists among
the Standard companies in violation of
the decree, but the commissions find
ings have been transmitted to the At
torney General.
Prices are declared to have been
raised arbitrarily. although natural
causes contributed. Pronounced price
inequalities were found in different
parts Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Conditions in Industry.

Conditions .n the gasoline industry
as uncovered by the investigation are
declared to be:
Gasoline marketing is divided into
eleven territorial divisions, at least
nine oe which are said to be under
Standard Oil domination.
Stockholders of the Standard COM
panies to great degree are the same
individuals or interests, with more
than half of the stock of the various
companies in their hands.
Standard Oil ref1neries produced more
than 60 per cent of the gasoline out
put in 1915, sold, about, 65 per cent of
the total marketed and held more than
20 per cent of gasoline stocks.
| correspondence of the different
prices in 1915 with Standard marketing
territories" says the report, itself
points to arbitrary price fixing. But
the arbitrary character of the inequali-
ties in price is conclusively demonstrat-
ed by the facts that as between most
of the territories there were no such
differences in demand and supply
- and the margin between cost
and price was widely different in the
different territories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

for fear she might have been a sub.
marine tender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Would Hold Cotton Also.

Send for Booklet. How Does 1t
Benefit Me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24
Battle Much Fiercer.

CORRESPONDENTS at British headauarters
:, France concur in statements that
the hattie which has been resumed at
Arras Is much fiercer than when 1t be-
ran. The Germans. they say. were fully
Arizona republican., 1917-05-27
TOWN TOPICS

BOX SOCiAL-A box social is to be held at the Alhambra church on Thurs day evening. Everybody is cordially in- vited.
 NEW NOTARIES-Mrs Hallie Clem ent of Clifton and C. M Joyner of Gadsden were given commissions yes terdav to practice as notaries public
 OFF FOR COAST-Mrs. B. c. Brown of the Live Wire employment office and her son leave tonight for Venice and Ocean Park for a summer visit.
 BABY GlRL-Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tripp of 1918 West Adams street have house guest in the person of a baby girl horn last evening.
 FIRST PIACE-Norma Brazee took first place in the Drachman oratorical contest given by the University of Ari- zona. The subject was "The Melting Pot"
 LESLIE HARDY-Leslie Hardy of the firm of Ellinwood & Ross of Bis bee was in the city yesterday on legal business. MT. Hardy was formerly as sistant attorney general.
 CALVARY CHURCH-The Calvary Baptist church will hold it's services to- day in the Woman's club building. Sunday school is at 9:45 o'clock, preaching service at o'clock Rev. Wayne L. Robinson is in charge.
 JOINS REGIMENT-Ray c. Gris- wold, HAS East Griswold street, mem Der of Co. F Phoenix Rifle club. has enlisted in the First Arizona infantry
Arizona republican., 1917-05-27
VI. |. U. HAS
 F|NE PROGRAM

The excellent program carried out at the special meeting of the W. C. T. |. Thursday afternoon was one which well repaid those who attended.
 Mrs. Dom opened the meeting with the usual devotional services. After the business session the delegates attend ing the recent state w. C. T. U. con- vention in Globe gave interesting help ful accounts of that convention. Mrs. Harker. Mrs. Proctor, Mrs. Irvine and Mrs. Roberts each spoke of her re- spective interest or part taken in the deliberations of that state gathering of White Ribboners. The state corre- spending secretary, Mrs. Stevens, gave he: most encouraging report of the
 work done over the state during the past year. The feature of the after noon was the address of the state pres ident, Mrs. La Chance, as read before the convention. Mrs. Sharpe concluded the program with a poem of her own composition, expressing in rhyme her idea of the pleasures of the trip to Globe.
 The meeting adjourned to June II when q beautiful, impressive Flag Day program will be given. However. on June :. the members and friends will
Arizona republican., 1917-05-27
GIVEN
 IN EXPRESSION

The recital given by Mrs. McClus- Woman's club Tuesday evening, proved very interesting to the group of close friends who had been invited. The program was ~ivH" "s t"s' - the young readers in facing an au- dience and as an opportunity for par ents and guardians to estimate ability.
 In the twenty Saturday morning meetings, the class of about ten girls has had elementary drill in breath control, in articulation, in English vowels and consonants, in poise and rhythm, in standing, sitting, M4lAI-l5 and lowing together with some pre- paratory work in gestures: has pre- scented a beautiful poetic play at the Woman's club and has prepared, each girl in her own individual way the readings for this program.
 The Revolutionary Rising" Frances Loftus.
 Scenes from "Trelawney of the Wells" Edith James
 Death of Paul Dombey,r Eleanor Wilkinson.
 fMammy's Lil' Boy" Lola Burt
 The Ballad of the Brook Dorothy Wilber
 Man Proposes" Ruth P'1rtis.
 "The Empty Nest" LEnvoi, Con- stance Ebersole.
 The readers displayed a very pleas ing boise and delightful simplicity and naturalness in their interpretation of their readings.