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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20

ity of the food administration directly
under the president. with the co-ope.
ration OF tho great and admirable or-
, sanization OF the department of agri.
culture, the department of commerce
the federal trade commission and the
railway executives.
II conceive that the essence of all
war administration falls into two
phases:
First. centralized in a single re.
sponsibllity to decentralize admins
tratiVe organizations In a general
way IT may be stated that this coun-
Try normally produces a surplus OF
most commodities and that onr prob
lem is TO secure the effective and
economic distribution of these sun
PIes' 10 induce as large an export sur
pius ior the benefit of our allies as
W. can 10 protect our own require
fsen's; to ask the whole community
TO assist in building up this surplus
oE every effort of economy that we
can devise and to set up such ma
cnihefy as Will furnish this balance
Wheei on the prices. At best the Ioa (
Vi our allies will be a privation loa Z
ana every ounce Ne can add to II l.
contribution to their strength AMI
constancy I'm the war I think that it
~ recognized by all thinking men tina
Inc World-war and the economic
FORCES which have been set up have
olsorganized the ordinary balances
a aL cnecks on prices. For instance
the price OF wheat in normal times
Is factor not only of sunpIv IN TO
United States but all the supplies in
every country In the world Today
the supplies of Russia, Germany
austria, Bulgaria a IN d Rumania
no longer enter upon the esta blisb
ment OF this balance; the crop failure
IN South America has eliminated those
states the long haul from Australia
mas diminished the free flow from thai
quarter. and the supplies in England.
rance and Italy are in the physical
possession OF the government and
ehereiore 40 not enter into the COM
mon pool of price balance.
Would Upset Price Conditions.
Inc consequence Is that q sudden
1 ueiilahd or concerted effort of specu-
leuoh can entirely upset price COW
ditions in the United States Ia q a.
gree hitherto unknown and II Is noe
eHSary Tor us to devise with the hest
men OF this country Temporary, hal
ance wheels by which we can est.b-
llsh stability of price in tho rrnat
staples bearing in mind ALWAYS that
we must maintain price that will
production by ass,,rine,
the same time will diminish the cost
of living lest we face social unrest
and strike disturbances with conse-
quent loss of national efficiency Nv
present view is to divide the food
in four great branches
the first branch we should SET
up certain number Of separate en-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20
THE RICHMOND vIRGINIAN- SUNDAY MAY 90 1917

takes part in It's distribution thai
these policies thus literally admins
tered, should succeed. and succeed al
together. IL Is only in that way tina,
we can prove II to be absolutely IN.
necessary TO resort to the rigorous and
drastic measures which have proved
to he necessary In some of the Euro
pean countries"
Sets at Rest RumoresI Differences.
Attached to the presidents state
ment was the following announce
ment, evidently calculated to set at
rest tho reports OF disa grcomcnt be-
tween secretary OF Agriculture Hous-
ton and Mr.. Hoover:
The secretary Of agriculture has
been of the opinion from the outset
that special emergency powers for the
gulation of distribution and CON
sumption during the war should he
vested In the president. and that these
powers should not he exercised by tho
department of agriculture. but by an
emergency agency. He has also en-
tertained tho hope that Mr.. Herbert
{. Hoover, especially because of hts
familiarity with international food
conditions. might he designated by the
president TO discharge these powers
during the war. lie IS greatly pleased
'''''l 'iit PitSl'ItlIi EsiR AtIliIuOBu Lut
matter and very much hopes that the
necessary powers will be quickly con-
ferred by the congress"
Hoover Accents
Mr.. Hoover's statement in accepting
the food dictatorship follows:
In accepting President Wilson'S
request that ] should become head Of
the new food administration 1t ia upon
the assumption that congress will
grant broad powers 10 the president
on which competent administration
can be get up
II hold strongly to the view that
while large powers are necessary for
minority cases they Will probably need
but little application. for tho vast ma
1ority of the producing and distribute
ing elements In the country are only
too willing and anxious to serve our
national necessities. I have repre-
scented to the president five cardinal
principles OF food administrations:
First. that the food problem Is one
OF wise administration and not ex-
pressed by the words dictator or con-
troller but food administrator.
Second that this alminlst ration can
he largely carried out through the CO.
ordination and regulation of the ex-
tsting legitimate dstributive agencies
supplemented hy-rrrtatr1- emergency
bodies composed OF representatives OF
the producers. distributors and con-
sumers.
Third. the organization of the COM
munity for voluntary conservation OF
foodstuffs
Fourth, that all important posi-.
tons, so far as may be. shall he filed
with volunteers.
Fifth, the independent responsible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20

ecutive bodies for regulation and ad-
ministration of certain critical com
modities and that these should be
organized on the normal lines of our
commercial institutions with board
OF directors. a president and execu-
tive officer who will work out prob
lens involved in these commodities
and will institute such measures as
may be necessary to stabilize prices
and distribution and that these pod
les should be constituted of the lead
ers of the country, producers, dis
tributors, bankers, and consumers
alike
ut has been the experience of all
European food control that. results
can best be accomplished by acting
through or by regulation of the or
binary distributing agencies in the
community, placing such restrictions
which will cause q minimum sacrifice
on the part OF the legitimate distribu-
tor and Will eliminate broad national
waste, unnecessary boarding and the
sheer Spectator in foodstuffs With
the good will Of the distributing COM
munIty 1t is possible TO do this with
out disruption of the essential COM
mcrcc of the country.
States should Cooperate.
TIE second branch of administra-
ton lies in the cooperation of the
governors and state administrations
through the establishment of state
FOOD administrations who will act on
behalf of the national executive in
national matters and who will them
selves handle local problems; through
them and their assistants to secure
ordination In distribution from one
section of the country to another and
to use the powers against illegitimate
boarding which congress ia baipv
asked TO vest in the food administra-
ton Furthermore, it devolves on the
state to stop waste in public places
These powers being asked for are
considerable in order that we may
force into the market every form OF
foodstuffs over and above such stock
as normally and legitimately belongs
to any particular business for rvs
proper conduct and to prevent any
Withholding. directly or Indirectly, of
food supplies from the market
Domestic Economy Needed.
The third important department
is one OF domestic economy As nine
" per cent of the food consumption
of the country is In the hands Of the
women OF the country we will short
lv place before them n plan Of or
ganization including policies as to the
elimination Of waste. the reduction
consumption. the substitution Of local
commodities for those from further
aflefd, the substitution Of over album
dant commodities for those which we
wish 10 export to our allies and in
struction in the Intelligent purchase
and Use Of foodstuffs and to get pub
lie opinion sgainst waste and extrava-
gance in pablo places
We do not 4 81, that the American
people should starve themselves but
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20

.#S-
RI Aaneous rs 81 good viii towards our
1fHttnEuist.ett Etfrxts which springs
ssfrom or hearts and our lips IN this
and by these tokens / propose the
i health Of His Majesty King George "
Mr.. Balfour responded fer the Brit
sstsh mission
~ cannot rival the eloquence with
which our host today has ouloxlzeI
and described The legal wine Of fhe
country but / can, with enthusiasm
mot less sincere than HIS own. propose
ID toast which has always been dear
ITO the hearts OF all Englishmen, hut
never so dear as now--the president
sgf the United States"
The m a o II WIS decorated
sssthrou ghout with flowers and palms
but the central table where the honor
Il guests and the reception committees
dined was beautiful in ts significant
setting- A long fiat plaque Of flowers
\ in red, white and blue bore a CENTER
piece OF three fiass--the United States,
Great Britain and France, ard red,
4 white and blue streamcrs nuttercd
from amid the flowers. Tiny flags Of
the three representative countries
4 marked the places OF the guests.
Smaller tables were arranged IN the
4 Drawing rooms seating the other
tinguished men Of the city and state.
Pleased With Portraits
A notable feature Of the occasion
was the pleasure expressed by the
6 mem bers OF The British mission at tho
portraits OF old English governors
framed in the rooms OF the executive
mansion II seemed particularly fit
ting that the early EnGlishmeu Of Viz
Il xsn.a should look dnasn eno1n their
frames upon the honors done later
generation by their descendants
The committee receiving with Gov
n <Fncf Stuart and representing the
state Included
nor: " " Sale adtutant general;
John Garland Pollard attorney gen
seral: James r, Cannon, state senate:
Louis O. WendenhurR, state senate:
I Jsaptain William NJ Myers house Of
delegates. James 4. Jones house OF
delegates, James -. Price, house Of
delegates. Arthur =, Wilmer. British
s.ice- eers 444 Colonel Gordon Ne
Cabe. Rt Rev Dennis J. O'ConneII.
bishop OF Richmond. Colonel Charles
E. Eashrook. Rev. II. y &. Maclarh-
dan. ID. u, Colonel Archer Anderson.
samuel T. Clover Arthur . Glasgow.
TsBeorge w. Stevens SCION g. Wood
fD. Ivan Malthv. I@hert & Leigh Jr
Edward y CalisCh y. D. RcN Bu.-
sell Cecil y u Chjsweu - Lang
horne. william r Reed Frank D.
civilians. Frederick " Scot' VIII
! Nam 7 Dabney William n Waite.
John Stewart Bryan Augustine Roy
sAil. Henry W Anderson. General Ed
yard Fl. Nichols Eppa Hantou Jr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20
Buy RUGS Now

i'7 ~ your opportunity
80 ''e inevitable advance prices Here ara -
. ~ D'''er see them and buy early:
'NlZ Heavy Grade and Fibre
SAi2 fremont Wool ana Fibre chest quality,
SNl@ seamless Tapestry Brussels Rugs ..
- complete Ine of Cool summer Coverings a. ,,
prices Call tomorrow '"e' at equally low
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20


81" YAK" th's a''-'"' "''d''' ''''>N
of food administration. He has OK
pressed his willingness TO DO. so on
,,,cdi,s,,. ,,,.. t., e., .....,t,, ,,, ,.s,,.
-
''e"' Tor ms SERVICES anu ''H' 't'
whole OF the fore under him, ex-
elusive of rlsrtrat oss{Starcc shall he
employed. So FAR ms possible. paon the
same volunteer basis IL has OK
pressed his confidence thai this am
cut matter of food administration
can hc successfully ACCOMPLISHED
through the voluntary RECOMMENDATION
ana 5lrnctio, ~ lo,iti,nato dtstriti,tor.
Of foodstuffs ana with tho hell Of
the women of the country.
Although II IS absolutel, necessary
shat unuuestionshIa pnpers shall he
placed I'm nv hands lo order to insurc
tn success of tbJa administration Of
the food supplies of Tho country.
am confident that tho eyercjso If those
powers viii he necessar, only IN the
few cases where some small ana sell
fish minority proves unwtllin5 to put
the nations interests above personal
advantage. ana that the whole coun-
Try will heartily siIuaorf Atr Hnoycr'a
efforts bv supplying the necessary, vol
uut-cr agencies throurhos,t tbo conn
try for the intelligent enntral of food
consumption and securing tho co-op-
GRAFTON Of the most canal bic leaders Of
the very interests most directly af-
fccted, the exercise Of tho uowers de-
putod to him will rest very aucccss-
fully upon the good will and ,o-onor-
alton of the people Themselves and
that the ordinary economic machinery
Of the country will be left substan-
daily undisturbed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20

$40 Mahogany Dressers sale price s,- IN
S35 Mahogany Dressers sale price 60. :.
sac Mahogany Bressers safe price SIa -
sac Golden CHARTERED Oak sale orco
SIS Golden Chartered Oak Dressers sale nrco sIo
S24 Golden CHARTERED Oak Dressers sale nrce c1c
$50 Golden CHARTERED Oak Dressers sale prce s12-,
80 "'e' Ns"ai' ceu YAK pfeSsers sale price .StI.7S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-20
Out Go All Odd Dressers

No matter what they sold for before here are many.
beautiful designs at practically your price Look
over the list Come in and them for Yourself but
ACT QUICKLY.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
kauai ANTHRAX
NOT SPREADING

Vaccination of anthrax infected cat
tie in the three paddocks of the
Princeville Plantations stock ranch,
Hanalei section of Kauai, Yves iue to
begin today.
. Enough anthrax vaccine to inOculate
1000 head of cattle arrived from the
mainland and was shipped by the
lnter-Island steamer Kinau Monday
evening. 1t arrived at Nawiliwili this
morning and was at once taken charge
of by a deputy territorial veterinarian
who rushed it overland to the scene
of the epidemic. Dr. Victor a. Nor
gard, territorial veterinarian, is ad.
ministering the treatment
Chairman Arthur H. Rice of the
board of agriculture and forestry, said
this morning that he learned from
man who returned fom Kauai Today
that deaths of cattle from the out
break to date are 100 head, mailing ~
additional deaths in the last few days
Cattle are dying at the rate Of two to
three head day but the epidemic is
being confined to three paddocks of
the Princeville ranch where it started.
Rice said today that the bill to ap-
PROBATE $685. 900 from the contingent
fund for the boards use in fighting
the epidemic should pass the house to-
day and go to the governor for his
signature. 1t has already passed the
senate ....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
A Child DOESN'T
laugh And PLAY
IF CONST|PATED
If Peevish, Feverish and Sick,
Give "CaIifornia Syrup
g.. of Figs"

/ Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See If tongue is
coated; this is a sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once. ..-
When listless, pale, feverish, full Of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act, naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a gen.
tie liver and. bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup OF
Figs for childreu's ills; give tea
spoonful, and in few hours all the
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
food which il .clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system. and you have
we'll and playful child again. All
children love this harmless, delicious
fruit laxative" and it never fails to
effect a good inside" cleansing. Di-
rections for babies, children of all
ages and grown-ups are plainly on
the bottle. 49,. ...-......t II.
Keep it handy Ia your home. A lit.
tie given today saves a sick child to-
morrow, but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for a 50-cent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" then look
and see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
DIVORCE YOURSELF
FROM PAIN AND
KIDNEY DISORDER
(By Or. L. c. Babcock)

Simple methods are usually the most
effective ones when treating any disor-
der of the human system. The mere
drinking of a cup of hat water each
morning, plenty of pure water all day,
and little Anuric double strength
before every meal has been found the
most effective means of overcoming
kidney trouble. Death would occur il
the kidneys did not work day and night
in separating poisons and uric acid
from the blood. - .- +
The danger signals are backache, de-
pressions, aches, = pains, heaviness,
drowsiness, irritabihty, headaches,
chilliness, rheumatic twinges, swollen
joints, govt.
1t is such a simple matter to step
into your favorite drug store and OBJ
tain Anuric, which was first discover
ed by DR.. Pierce of the Surgical Insti-
tute, Buffalo. Every druggist dis
penses it.
All people in America and especially
those who are past middle age are
prone to eat too much meat and in con-
sequence deposit uric acid (uratic
salts) in their tissues and joints They
often suffer from twinges of rheuma-
tism or lumbago, sometimes from govt,
swollen hands or feet. Such people
are not always able to exercise suffi-
GENTLY in the outdoor air in order to
sweat freely and excrete impurities
through the skin. Anuric will over.
come such conditions as rheumatism,
dropsical dwellings, cold extremities,
scalding and burning urine and sleep
lessness due to constant need of get
ting out of bed at night, by carrying
off the uric acid poison.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
ITALY WAKENS TO
FOOD VALUE OF
SWEET POTATOES

Sweet lotatoes ale the most com
mon of vegetables TO he found in Ha-
waii and it may be that from this very
fact the sweet potato is less appreci
ated here than. elsewhere In Europe,
where the food problem is most seri-
Gus, ii is now coming into recognition.
Its use is now being urged in Italy
and On the subject Consul b. Harvey
Carol, Jr. at Venice, Italy, writes TO
the department of commerce in these
words:
In view OF the shortage of cereals
in Europe. a writer in an agricultural
paper published at PadUa urges an eX-
tension Of the cultivation Of the Amer
lean sweet potato. This potato is
properly described as sweet, pleasant,
nutritious, capable of being used as
substitute for bread, and its use will
tend TO diminish the use Of sugar. It's
cultivation in this district is easy and
good crops are obtained.
Sweet potatoes are used to a limit.
ed extent and may sometimes be found
in the Venice market In this district
they are grown principally near Ro-
vigo, in the zone of the lower Adige.
Adjoining this district certain quaint
ties are grown in the Mantua district,
near the mouth Of the Pc. The vines
Of the sweet potato plant are used
here as forage"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
ALEWA Street
AND 9Th AVENUE
To Re IMPROVED

After months OF begging and be-
seeching on the part Cf the residents
of the respective district. Two nov i'm
provement districts were set on the ir
way by the board OF supervisors Tues,
Gay night. Alewa street! from Wyllie
10 Park in Puunui and ninth avenue,
Head road, are the two districts anG
the engineer was requested to prepare
the plans and specifications.
The paving on Aiewa street Is to be
constructed of a siX-inch concrete base
with lava rock curbing and storm
drains OF concrete. To pay the cost
of the preliminary work the board
passed a resolution appropriating $500.
When the matter of paving Ninth
avenue came up, Arnold read long
letter from Assistant Engineer Fred
Ohrt advising against it because Of
the excessive cost due to the fact that
the cost of installing storm drains and
water pipes would equal the cost Of
the actual improvement of the street.
He said the land here is very rocky
which would bring the assessment to
over S. a front foot.
Supervisor Logan was rather in.
censed over the letter, declaring tina.
the engineers office had repeatedly
tried to block any attempt to improve
the streets of Kaimuki He moved
that the resolution establishing Ninth
avenue as a frontage Improvement Us
trict be passed The motion carried.
1t was announced at the meeting
that Ninth avenue is the first of sew
eral streets in Kaimuki which 1T is
the policy of the board to pave.
Another step towards the widening
of Hotel street eva of Fort was taken
when a resolution creating, defining
and establishing Hotel street between
Nuuanu and Bishop as an improve
ment district was passed The next
step is the final report of the engi-
neer and then bids will be called for.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
MANY PITS GATHERED

BERLIN, Germany.-Collection of
the usually wasted fruit-stones in Ger
many in the past year, it is announced,
amounted to 10000 tons from which
100000 to 100000 Kilograms G,1OO,-
600 pounds) of oil were extracted and
delivered to the margarine factories.
The crop of sunflower seeds was a
failure and the gathering of beachnuts
yielded small results. -"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25

John NJ Brideson, an asphalt work
er, employed in the municipal asphalt
plant at Edgewater road and Garrison
avenue, the Bronx, was caught in the
electric mixer and crushed to death.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-25
EFFECTS OF MOONEY TRIAL
REACH TO PETR0GRAD

IAsSoclated .Press Dy Q. >. Naval
WirelesS) "
PETROGRAD, Russia, April 25.--
The police yesterday frustrated the at.
tempt of a small group of ultra-radic-
ais to attack the American embassy
here. The demonstration against
Americans followed the report that the
government Of the United States had
killed an American anarchist named
Mooney in San Francisco" !.