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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
SENATE MILITARY
COMMITTEE TO START
WAR; QNRY TO-DAY
Would Learn Reason for Numerous
Complaints of Lack of War
Equipment.
MEMBERS SAY 1T Is NOT
HOSTILE INtESTTG Alto y
Merely Wish TO Understand Why Pres
ident and War Department Have Not
By Miracle Undone Wrong OF Long
Congressional Neglect Quickly,

Washington. Dec, ii.-~An inquiry
into the war department and the
administrations conduct OF the war
will be started tomorrow by the sem
ate military affairs committee.
Major General William Crozter,
chief of the bureau of ordnance. has
been summoned to take the stand at
10 o'clock.
Secretary Of War Baker and other
high officials probably sil M CUES
toned, particular stress being laid on
inquiries concerning shortages of
equipment and clothing for the col
diers
General Crozier will be asked con-
corning the defective fuses i'm the arm :
munition supplied General Pershing 3
force In France. and about the short
age of rifles at the environments.
The senate committee on military
affairs held a meeting this morning
and decided to conduct the probe
Particular emphasis WAS made to-
night both by Senator Chamberlain,
the chairman, and Senator wads-
worth. one OF the most influential Re-
publican mem bers, that The investiga-
tton was undertaken in no hostile
spirit.
We SIMPLY want to nnd out the
situation" said Senator Cham berlatn
Following General Crozier, heads of
other departments will be called One
OF the first will probably be the quar-
termaster general. We want to find
out II there has been delay and IL
there has been unnecessary eXtrava-
ganea"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
Great Audiences Give Tenn
perance Orators Enthusiast
tic Greetings
kANSAuS WHOOP 'EM UP
WiAH Zig DELEGATION
Commissioner of Prohibition
Peters Among Speakers.
Convention Hears from
Many Leaders In Cause
(By stafY Correspondent1

Washington, Dec. 11.--Wtth increas-
hg momentum and warmth The ma
|tonal convention of the Anti Saloon
eague rounded out it's second days
york with two meetings that filled TO
capacity the Metropolitan Methodist
lhurch. where the regular sessions are
ke.a aad the nrst Presbyterian church
block distant. where an enthusiastic
|sarfow crowd gathered tonight.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Sem
|tor w. Il. Borah. and General Sup
|rintendent Baker of The Ant Aaioon
league of America. were the orators
II the main meeting, over which
lanes Cannon. tr., OF Richmond. pre-
tded;. MIR. Bryan and Dr Baker ad-
dressed the overflow meeting AS did
Eon. Wayne 3. Wheeler, the leagues
feneraI counsel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
CITY NOW WAIVERS
BETWEEN FACTIONS
Germans Reported to Have
D aauded Control of Rus
sian Wheat F or Fifteen Years
In Peace erms
I'D GERMAN PEACE
TERMS TO RUSSIA

Germany 10 have control of the
Russian wheat market for fifteen
years.
All German goods TO be admitted
TO Russia duty free.
Germany to hold all territory
now occupied by her troops.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
BRYAN RECEIVES A
TREMENDOUS OVATION

Mr.. Bryan WAS greeted by tremen-
Gus ovations at both gatherings. He
rged that congress should suspend
be manufacture % beer during the
ar. extend the law against advertts-
hg intoxicants and. especially, sub
Iit the prohibition constitutional
amendment. HIS reference TO the
X, ( >bat the house today agreed to
bike up the amendment for a vote
ext Monday Was received with
Fng continued outhurst OF applause
|hich broke out repeatedly as he told
k the extraordinarily wide demand for
ach acton aud declared thAt the
~ miss On OF the amendment Will
trengthen America In its fight for
EN- rAcy elsewhere. being itself
of the right of the peo-
lie to decide for themselves any
they may desire to make in
he Fundamental law IL the land. Mrs.
sryafa spoke in part as follows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
MAY MEAN DIVERSION
OF GERMAN TROOPS

Warrington. Dec. It.--Diverson OF
large bodies of German troops, re-
CONTINUED on Page Two.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
Want to Know Reason.

We have been at war nine
months" said Senator Wadsworth.
who has recently visited Southern can
'tcnments> TITS time TO take stock.
There has been a shortage in clothing
and In small arms. Why"
The investigation will he the direct
result of unnumbered complaints that
have poured into congress, Letters
and kilograms have cited repeatedly
the lack of clothing and ordnance,
The small number Of machine guns.
and general equipment for training
has irritated not alone military ex-
perts. but ordinary Americans who
want the preparation to go forward
quickly, The fathers and mothers
have complained that the pneumonia
epidemics in national army canton
ments are largely because the drafted
men have been without warm cloth
ing in the chill autumn months.
Otficers of all degrees. and priyates
as we'll, will be summoned to testify.
And while the first witnesses will come
from the war departments, others will
re we'd from the environments them
SetypH
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
All VIRGINIA
Smiles

~ efv sunday morning
over "1e Byrdtowne Cos
up. a page of cartoon
s"mment on current events
orawn by Russell s Hen
aerson for THE RICH
MoND VIRGINIAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12

Are usefuiiy active In many
lines of Humanitarian
work Read all a bout them
In the Sundr" Edition
OF THE RICH d VIR-
GILMAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-12
Feverb h Activity Goes On.

The onens accompanying his prepA~
rations are not cheerful Two German
munitions trf ms coiiided last week on
the way to the western front. II was
learned today. and the press bureau
states that one Of the largest muni-
tlons factories In the world. that near
Frankfort -on the Main, called the
Griesheinn Chemical works. blew nm
last month.
Both the British and French war -
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-08
The ButteTy
 and the Hnt
Pauline Frederick Plays These Two Roles in "Ashes of Elm. berS"-ThurSdav.

Pauline Frederick plays a dual role in the Famous-Players production of |" Ashes of Embers," Paramount Pict- ure. Her last dual role was in "The Spider" which was considered a re- markable piece of acting. Although these double parts are the bane of ex- Iistence for most actresses, Miss Fred erlck never hesistates, but brings to them the usual supreme intelligence that characterizes all her work.
 In this production Miss Frederick takes the part of two beautiful sis ters, exactly opposed to each other in character and disposition. One of them, Agnes, is a clerk in a depart ment store, while the other, Laura. is just a butterfly sore of girl, think ing of nothing but herself, her music lessons and good times. She, of oursec, has many admirers, among them a young architect, named Leigh, and a middle aged millionaire, Bene- dict.
 In order to get money to dress to attract Benedict, Laura steals some money from her sisters cash box at the store, allowing her to be suspected and imprisoned for the crime. Tn the meantime, she has captivated the mil lionaire and they are hastily married. Her object accomplished, Laura be- gins to flirt desperately with her for mer admirer, Leigh.
 When her husband finds out this he hires lawyer to instigate divorce pro- ceedings. Marvin, the lawyer, falls under Laura's charms like the rest and plots with her to double cross her hus- band.
 Leigh meanwhile, has taken to drink and calls continually for Laura, Agnes, not knowing who Laura" is, cures him by her devotion and he falls
 in love with her They are married and very happy until at Newport, where Leigh has a commission, Laura comes again into their lives and tries by every vile she knows to regain Leighs affection. She is unsuccessful however, and Benedict, rendered mad by his wife's duplicity, shoots her, thus leaving Leigh and Agnes alone in their new-found happiness.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-08
MEAT CAUSE OF
 KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys if Back Hurts or Bladder
 Bothers.

If you must have your meat every day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted authority who tells us that meat forms uric acid which almost para lyzes the kidneys in their efforts to expel it from the blood. They become sluggish and weaken, then you suffer with dull misery in the kidney re- zion, sharp pains in the back or sick headache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the channels often get sore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three times during the night.
 To neutralize these irritating acids, to cleanse the kidneys and flush off the body's urinous waste get four ounces of lad Salts from any phar- macy here; take tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid Of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys. also to neutralize the acids in urine, so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness.
 lad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in jure, and makes a delightful effe1ves- cent litha water drink.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-08
FIRE BOYS HOLD
 REGULAR MEETING

The Prescott Volunteer Fire De- partment held their regular meeting last night at the court house with every member present which proved to be the most rousing meeting in a long while. The burning question of a motor fire truck for Prescott was discussed and from reliable informa- ton at hand it is understood that we will realize our dream within the next three months. As a matter of information on the fire fiend in Ar kansas, we refer you to the half page article in this mornings Gazette on page 8. F. NJ Frisby, the telephone man, was at the meeting last night and proposed a plan (which was ac- cepted) whereby the boys could in- stall an alarm systm which would notify the members of fire before the fire whistle is blown, thereby giv- ing them a few minutes advantage. The fire company accepted and will pay the expense for the system out of their pockets. Isn't that fair enough?
 We wish to call your attention to the necessity of giving the number of the ward in which a fire occurs, as we'll as the name of the residents so that central can give this information to the light plant and the fire boys. Please remember this, and help give efficient protection.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-08
DON'T TRY TO DRAW
 FIRE" OUT OF A BURN
, Foolish Practice Says Expert What to Do and What Not
 to Do for Burns.

The very common practice of hold mo burn before the fire ito draw the heat out of it" is as foolish as it is painful, says a bulletin just issued bv the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau in which the proper treatments for burns. mild or serious, are given.
 The directions are not ,designed to take the place of treatment by phy- sician.
 For burn affecting only the ex- ternal or horny layer of skin a good household remedy is teaspoonful of baking soda in a pint of water. Soak cotton in the mixture and apply. Air should be kept away from the burn. A coating of sweet oil is good. Some mothers use potato scrapings for the same purpose.
 Any burn even though it only red dens the skin, if it affects large area of the surface of the body is danger ous. through the shock it occasions. While a physician IS on the way the burned area should be protected from air. Such burns as these usually re- suit from gas or gasoline explosions.
 Clothing over blistered skin should be removed with great care so as not to break the blister. Afterward the blister should be pricked with clean needle, near the edge of the blister and the dead skin which formed it should be protected until new skin forms underneath. Put carron oil on such burns. Soak rags or cotton in the oil and place on the burns. Carron oil named from the Carron iron works of Scotland where it was first used to dress the injuries of workmen, is made of limewater and linseed oil in equal parts.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-08
COMMERCIAL STRAWBERRY
 GROWING

There is possibly no other industry along fruit lines that has taken a greater impetus within the past few years than has that of commercial strawberry growing. From few small plantings at such points as Judsonia, Van Buren and Horatio the industry has spread over quite a large territory in the state and now plant ings are being made every year. The strawberry natures early in the sea son and usually commands a fair price for this reason. It puts money into the farmers pockets at time of year when it is very much needed. Last year White county alone shipped over 6O0,000 dollars worth of berries to northern markets.
 The strawberry thrives on a great variety of soils but is possibly at its best on the rather fertile gravelly loam soils. have seen them growing seemingly to perfection on soils that were so rocky that very little soil could be seen. Such soils seem to be retentive of moisture and they have the advantage of preventing the Der ries from becoming covered with dirt during the heavy rains. One mistake often made is in the planting of ber- ries on the poor run down soils that do not possess the necessary plant food to nourish a crop of berries. Such plantings are more apt to be Killed during dry weather, the crop is always light and the berries small in size. Therefore, it is a waste of omney and labor to make paintings on the poor soils. The fellow who makes such plantings is also sure to become dis couraged. As evidence that our soils are generally lacking in fertility one has only to compare plants growing in an old garden spot with those grown elsewhere. The plants in the garden spot are thrifty, produce more and better berries and they are easier to harvest than are those scattered all over the field, but thin in all places.
 As to the kind and amount of fer tilizers to use, stable manure that IS we'll routed is one of the very best. It isn't necessary to say how much to use for I feel safe in saying use all you have, then buy some if you can stand the expense. Some of the most successful growers use from 300 to 800 pounds of pure meal per acre at planting time, then broadcast about 100 to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre when the growing season
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-08

comes on. Farmers Bulletin No. 664 recommends the following mixture where all of the fertilizing elements are to be supplied in the form of con- mercial fertilizers; nitrogen, 8 to 4 per cent; phosphoric acid, 6 to 8 per cent, and potash, 6 to per cent. Ow- ing to the high price of potash at the present time, however, it will not be profitable, l fear, to use it unless it can be obtained from wood ashes or possibly from cottonseed meal which contains from 1 to per cent of pot ash.
 Generally speaking, spring planting IS to be preferred in this state because of the freezes which occur during the winter and quite often lift the plants out of the soil. In setting the plants the crown or bud should be set on a level with the top of the soil. Set the plants from Is inches to two feet apart. Cultivation should begin as soon as growth begins in the spring. for newly set plantings and continue until growth stops in the fall. Con fine the plants fairly we'll to the row. say in from 15 to IS inches in width. The plantings had best be renewed every two or three years.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-08
FELT LIKE 90; NOW LIKE 21

Many persons complain about feel ing Tod before they should. Like a weak link in a chain, weak organ enfeebles the whole body. Overwork- ed. weak or disordered kidneys lower vitality. A. w. Morgan, Angola, La, writes: q suffered with pains in the back. am 43 years old, but I felt like man of 90 years old. Since l took Foley Kidney Pills I feel like l did when was 21." In 50c and $1.00 sizes.
 Hesterly Drug Store. 2
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28
HER DEATH NEAR
So Everyone Thought, But Is Now
Well And Stronger Than Ever.

Newton, Mo. q can certainly
SPEAK a good word for Cardui, the
woman's tonic" says Mrs. Jay
Rhoades, of this town. II suffered for
IL years with my right side, and the
last three years, would have bad
spell with it about every three months.
l would get so bad off, every one
would think could not live.
The first of July, began taking
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and l
haven't had a bad spell since soon
after 1 began taking it.
Before taking Cardui, was so ir-
regular, and, at times, could hardly
stand on my feet. Now, I can clean
house, and do any kind Of work with
out it's hurting me in the least.
Cardui will surely do for other
women, what it did for me. I am tell
ing all my neighbors about it."
Cardui is a mild and effective tonic
for women, that has been found, by
actual use, during more than 80 years,
to relieve the ailments to which all
women are peculiarly liable.
Card-u-i has helped thousands.
Why not you? Try it. NcB1
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28

sequent cultivatings will be need
ed, unless the land is weedy.
Beans should be harvested when
the seeds are fully ripe. In small
acres the plant may be pulled by
hand. AS the stems get fully ripe,
the roots rot sufficiently that the
plants frequently may be gathered
with q horse rake.
Small lots of beans may be
threshed on a barn floor with
fail or stick. If grown on larger
scale, special bean threshers are
made. The ordinary wheat thresh-
er is often used, although it is
likely to break some of the seed.
Skillful threshing machine men
often clamp larger pulley on the
cylinder to reduce the speed one
half, and remove one-half the teeth
from the concaVe.
If beans are to be stored after
threshing, weevil can be kept out
during the entire winter by fumi-
eating once with carbon bisulphide.
If stored in large quantity
pound of carbon bisulphide should
be used for space 10 feet wide,
10 feet long and 10 feet high. The
bin must be tight to hold the fumes
of the carbon bisulphide for "a
hours. Carbon bisulphide can be
poured on the top of the beans.
The fumes are infammable, so the
fumes should be kept away from
any FIRE.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28
Apple an Ancient Fruit.

The wild apple, on the crabapple,
has been known in Europe and Asia
from remote times, and it is believed
that the ancients developed it into an
edible and fairly paatable fruit, for
the Romans introduced into Britain
variety of the apple which was SUI
perior to the native wild apples that
the inhabitants of Albion had previ-
ously known. The evolution of the
apple has employed the thought and
effort of many great men. There are
hundreds of well-known varieties in
the United States.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28
Work.

There is nothing but what's bear
able, as long as man can work. The
nature of things doesn't change,
though it seems as If ones life was
nothing but change. That the square Of
four is sixteen, and you must lengthen
your lever in proportion to your
weight, is as true when q mans mis-
cradle as when he's happy; and the
best of working is, it gives you good
grip-hold of things outside your own
lot.-George Eliot.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28

on the newspaper business, But
that isn't the only bright scheme
Jim has worked out to save. He
said yesterday: "Say-lookee here.
l bought this suit five years ago.
And it's perfectly good for my
business. Three years ago when |
was running that store over on the
street and had three clerks and ad.
vertised in your paper, | had to
have a suit every year. The trade
was that finicky. But now I've
got so that the class of people |
have here don't bother about
clothes. | used to have to change
my shirt every week whether it
was dirty or not; the toney folks
who read your paper required it.
But now-I change when l need
to. My customers can't boss me.
l tell you, when you stop adver-
Using you cut off lot of fool ex-
penses that pile up all over the store.
For instance, ] used to spend lot
of money buying screens and fly
poison My trade demanded it..
| But now that I'm around on this
avenue they don't read your fool
newspaper and don't care whether
the flies loaf here or not. | tell
you more money is spent cate,ing
to fool notions Of these high toned
women-why, nothing to it! The
trade | have doesn't bother me
and doesn't know anything about
prices and | can charge 'em what
l want to, and get EN- on my
books and they can't leave. | got
men here that haven't paid me in
a year and don't dast to leave me,
and what | charge 'em is plenty"
That's the way to make money.
If everyone would watch his p's
and as as Jim Crustible does we
wouldn't have so many milionaires
Jim believes that the way to make
money is to save it, and he shorely
is some saver, all right, all right.
He even quarreled with the sheriff
this week about his fees in serving
the notice of attachment when the
sheriff served on Jim. 1t seems
old Jim has discovered how to save
money by not paying the wholesale
house till he got good and ready,
and he didn't even seem TO be just
exactly good and ready, so the
sheriff took hand, and Jim tried
to dicker with the sheriff. He's
certainly got head like tack for
business. And you can't tell him
anything, for he knows whatever
--Emporia (Kans.) Gazette.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28
Americanism.

That in us which more distinctlvely
than anything else we can call Ameri-
canism-our faith in humanity, our
love Of equality. One cannot claim that
Americans of English origin are alone
the Repositories of this belief, this pas
sion. The ideal America,
which is the only real America, is not
in the keeping of any one race; her
destinies are too large for that Gus
tody; the English race is only one of
many races with which her future
rests.-NVilliam Dean uowells.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28
Group, Whooping Cough Relieved.

Children's diseases demand prepared
ness, When the child wakes up at
night, gasping and strangling for breath,
how thankful you are to have DR.. Bells
Pine-T ar-Honey at hand. The effective
remedy loosens the mucous and per.
mits free and natural breathing, Its
soothing balsams heal the irritated men,
brane and arrests furthur inflammation.
Pleasant to take. Keep DR.. Bells
Pine, Tar Honey in the house for all
colds and bronical troubles. At II. F.
Pitts. 25c.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28
grandmother of George III.

A woman who had lived through mo-
mentous periods of European history,
the Dowager Grand Duchess of Meek
lenburg-Strelitz, died the other day at
the advanced age of ninety-seven. She
was Il granddaughter of George III Of
England. Born in 1919, she was mar
ricd at twenty-four, and outlived both
her husband and her son, who were
successfully grand dukes of MeCklen-
burg Strelitz.-Outlook.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-06-28
Hunger May Cause Insomnia.

If you are sufrerin from insomnia,
it may be that you have not eaten
enough, says medical authority. A
moderate bite before retiring means
that the blood will be driven from the
for sleep. What you have heard about
sleepless nights following Welsh rab-
bit must not drive you to the other
extreme and impel you to bed with an
empty stomach.