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The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
BIGGER PROFITS PLEA
OF PACKERS REJECTED
Food Administration Hears Argu-
ments of Five Firms Agents.

Representatives Of five great Chi
cago packing houes-Armour. Will
son, Swift, Morris, and Cudahy-
conferred yesterday with Herbert c.
Hoover, Food Administrator, argu-
ing for more than 8 per cent maxi
mum profit.
Mr.. Hoover said that the admins
tratfon's investigation showed that
the packers, on a pre-war basis,
were earning slightly less than 8
per cent Any increase, he main
tained, practically would require
producers and consumers to pay for
plant expansion.
The packers protested that the
Food Administrators figure might
limit their borrowing. capacity and
did not yield them sufficient to pay
for expansion and equipment, for
which new capital could not be
found during the war. They assert
ed that unless the plants were ex-
banded annually they could not meet
the increase in the demands of the
country and Of the world. They as
serted that, denied larger profits
responsibility for any future short
age in production must fall upoT
the government.
Mr.. Hoover said he believed the
per cent maximum profit was largt
enough and a fraction more thar
the packers had been earning be-
fore the war. He said that in this
industry, whose export was larger
than the country's supply as re-
suit of the war, there could be nc
lack Of confidence on the part of the
banking community.
Ogden Armour remarked that his
hrm was prepared to employ prac'
tieally all profits in increasing pro-
duction.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
ASTHMA SUFFERERS
| New Home Cure That Anyone
Can Use without Discomfort
or Loss Of Time.

We have a New Method that cures
Asthma, and we want you to try it
at our expense. No matter whether
your case is of long standing or
recent development: whether It is
present as occasional or chronic
Asthma, you should send for a free
trial Of our method. No matter in
what climate you live, no matter
what your age or occupation, II you
are troubled with asthma, our
method should relieve you promptly.
We especially want to, send It to
those apparently hopeless cases,
where all forms of inhalers.
douches, opium preparations, fumes,
patent smokes" etc, have failed.
We want to show everyone at our
own expense that this new method
Is designed to end all difficult
breathing, all wheeling. and all
those terrible paroxysms at once
and for all time.
This free offer is too important
to neglect a single day. Write now
and then begin the method at once.
Send no money. Simply mail cou-
pom below. Do It Today.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
SMOKES Week nets
$4,000 FOR TROOPS
Patrons of the Gayety Contribute
$1.4S0.47 of Total Amount.

Manager, Harry o. Jarboe, Of the
Gayety Theater. has Just received
word from Samuel A. Scribner. gem
erai manager of the Columbia
Amusement Company, that the OBJ
servance of Smokes Week" the
object of which was to obtain con-
tributions for the purchase of to-
bacco kits for our soldiers in
France, was successful. A total OF
$40, 900 was realized. A fac-simile
of the check, drawn to the order OF
the American Tobacco Company and
signed by ]. Herbert Mack. presi-
dent, and Rudy H. Hynicker, treas
urer of the association, is also In
the possession of Mr.. Jarboe.
Smokes Week." in all the bur-
lesaue theaters comprising the CO.
lumbia Amusement Company and
the American Circuit throughout
the United States, began November
i. When the directors of the COM
pany decided upon the. undertake
ing, they sought the cooperation
of their business rivals Of the Amer
lean Circuit in order that this d.
vision of the amusement world
should do something apart from the
others to provide for the comfort
of the soldiers.
Every afternoon and night the
women of the seventy odd compan-
les represented passed through the
audiences soliciting subscriptions,
and the result has been that at this
moment more than 10000 individ-
ual kits are on the way to the
trenches, labelled Compliments OF
the Columbia and the American
Burlesque Theaters and their Pa
irons" Each contains three pack
ages of cigarettes, four bags and
one tin of tobacco and q liberal sup
ply of papers, and are expected tc
reach "our boys" in time for Christ
mas.
The sum realized locally at the
Gayety Theater amounted to 81
4S0.47, more than twice the figure:
estimated by the promoters of the
enterprise as the total of Washing
toms contribution-all of which &C
counts for the CHEEKY smile on Man
ager Jarboe's countenance.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
CITIZENS BODY
JOINS DISTRICT
VOTE CAMPAIGN
Committee Representing 5
Local Organizations Is
Now Complete.

with the passage Of Q resolution
last night at . meeting In the District
building. the Federation Of Citizens
Association decided to Join with the
Board Of Trade. Chamber Of Com
nnercs and other organizations In the
big drive for suffrage in the District
The resolution authorized the ap-
pointmeht by President Charles s.
shreve Of ten men to act Is repre-
sentatives Of the federation on the
Joint committee on suffrage.
The creation Of q joint COMMITTEES
on suffrage was proposed at meet
ing Of the Board of Trade some weeks
aSo, and five organizations were in
vited to oppoint ten members each
10 the committee.
Joint Committee Complete.
The passage Of the resolution last
night brings the nth and last organ
ization into the joint committee. The
Board of Trade, Chamber of Com
meree, Retail Merchants Association
and Monday Evening Club. had al
ready appointed representation
Z. F. Colladay, chairman Of the
committee on law and legislation, pro-
posed the resolution, after reading
resolution from the Chevy Chase Citi-
zens' Association favoring the sup
port Of suffrage in the District, which
had been referred to his committee
The federation adopted the resolu'
ton unanimously.
Among changes effected in the con
stitution and bylaws of the organiza
ton last night was the decision to al
low hereafter two delegates from eacf
citizens association, instead Of on
delegate and one alternate.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Hoover-Garfield Clash
On Priority Deadlocked

The Hoover-Garfield fight over use
Of railroads for coal or food is In
status quo, with Judge Lovett, direc-
tor Of priority, still Withholding de-
'if,Gn' De: GARFIELD. rue, Administrator.
went to the Priority Board offices yes
terday to lay the fuel case before
Judg Lovett 1t is understood he re-
viewed the fact that the country has
less than q weeks supply Of coal,
their energies to averting a coal
famine.
Mr.. Hoover refused to follow up his
declaration that no commodity should
have freight priority over foodstuffs.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
|EX,PICKETS TO GET
PRISON PIN BADGES
Public Mass Meeting VIII Be Held
Here December 9.

suffragists who have been imprison-
ed for picketing the Whate House viii
be presented with prison pins, repre-
senting the barred cells behind which
they were confined. at o public mass
meeting to be held In the Belasco
Theatre. next Sunday afternoon, De-
cember Q. Afrs. william Kent, wife
Of the former Representative Of Cali
fornia, will present the pins.
Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont, Of New
York, viii be honorary chairman OF
the mass meeting. Dudley Field Ma
lone, former collector Of the port Of
New York. and Rose winslow, OF
New York, who was recently released
after serving six weeks of q sever
months sentence will be the chief
speakers.
The mass meeting WIN close q four.
day conference OF the afficers Of the
Woman's Party. The policy to bt
pursued during the coming session oi
Congress and the invitation from ths
recently formed National Party fol
the suffrage organization to unite
with It In the 1913 election will bt
discussed.
Arrangements for the mass meet
ing are In charge Of Mrs. Bentor
Mackye. Of this city.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
TELEGRAPHIC TIPS

wallingford, Conn, Dec. l-Mr.
Henry r. Backes, director Of M.
Backes' Sons, Incorporated. makers Of
fireworks. is dead Of pneumonia He
leaves his wife, i've daughters and
one son.
New London, Conn, Dec. 1-Dr.
Gordon Hislop. Of this city. who en-
listed in the British navy as surgeon.
with the rank Of first lieutenant, ar
rived in New York City on last Tues
day, and married Miss Dorothy Hall.
Of Norwich, Conn.,, on THANKSGIVING
eve.
Muskogee, Okla. Dec. 1.-Federal
Judge Ralph E. Campbell has begun
passing sentences on ninety-five draft
registers and other violators OF the Sc
lective service law who pleaded guilty
at Ardmore recently.
birmingham. Mass, Dec. Twill
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Girl browns Herself
Just Before Marriage

Atlantic City, n. j., Dec. MARY
Grotsky, p years old, committed sui
eide by leaping into the ocean from
an amusement pier. She was to have
been married today, it is said.
clifford Hogan, employed on the
pier, heard her scream and followed
her into the icy water. He succeeded
in holding her until others threw out
lines. The pair were pulled out safely,
but the woman died later in hos
pitaL
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Rank Insignia Granted
To Second Lieutenants

The second lieutenant has come into
his own.
Heretofore he has had no insignia
to distinguish him from the private.
but Secretary Of War Baker yesterday
decided that he might wear the single
bar Of the first lieutenant. with this
difference: The first lieutenant's bar
is silver. the second lieutenant's will
be gold.
On his sleeve he may wear the single
braid of the first lieutenant. but the
braid will be brown. A first lieuten-
ants braid ia black.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
PROMOTIONS PLANNED
BY u. S. NAVY HEADS

To meet the needs Of the navy,
which has grown from 1000 to 10000
men, nine captains will next week be
made temporary rear admirals, forty
six commanders will be made cap
tains, and liz lieutenant commanders
will be made commanders. In addi-
ton. there will be promotions all down
the line for the term Of the war.
The first mentioned promotions will
be made tomorrow.
Many of these officers will maintain
their temporary rank after the war,
Secretary Daniels said, as he ex-
pected many OF the greatly increased
enlisted personnel to remain in the
service.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

an Immediate declaration Of war
sgainst Austria-Hunsry. Turkey and
Bulgaria. and said he believed such
action would be among the nrst acts
OF the next Congressional session.
philadelphia Dec. LA Pennsyi-
wanna Railroad train struck an auto
mobile at Grubbs Landing, Del, Kill
ing Alfred DEL. Of Newcastle. and
Miss Lois scully, Of Wilmington. Miss
Lillian Honekey. Of Philadelphia, the
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Newsie Notes

Great Possessions" is the title
of David Grayson's new book,
which came from the press Of
Doubleday, Page & Company on
October IL. Here is another blue
Book of Happiness" as someone
has called these works, pointing
out highways to the joys of life,
and bypaths to great possessions in
the world about US.
Gertrude Atherton has written a
new novel, to be called The White
Morning." which will be published.
probably in February, by the Stokes
Company. Mrs. Atherton Is now
devoting much attention to Ameri-
can war relief work and is active on
the organization committee of
Hero Land"
The well known English novelist.
A. E. w. Mason. now a major Of
Marines attached to the British
General Staff, whose new book Is
announced for publication in 1918
by George H. Doran Company, has
just arrived in New York. His stay
Is indefinite and his official busi-
ness will probably take him to va
rious parts of the country.
Mrs. Grace s. Richmond, who
wrote that remarkable little good
bye" book for mothers, THE whistl-
ing Mother" Is writing for an am
bulance. She has given an ambu-
lance fully equipped to the great
cause of her country and our allies
and the money for this purpose is
to come from a serial she is writing
which is now appearing in a well
known publication.
Edmund H Eitel is preparing for
publication in the near future what
he hopes will be a complete collec-
ton of the letters OF James Whit
comb Riley, and he will be grateful
II any one who has letters from
Riley or knows Of their existence
will communicate with him or will
send the letters, which will be re-
turned as soon as copied. He can
be addressed in care of the Riley
Estate, Indianapolis, Ind.
A remarkable volume - For
France" has been published by
Doubleday, Page Company. It con-
u ldAAAS numerous ITOm
prominent Americans, some of the
best known authors, artists. paint
ers. musicians, sculptors, and ac-
tors-a magnificent tribute to the
country Of Lafayette.
Stories for this book were writ
ten by such men as Booth Tarking-
ton, william Dean Howells, Gou-
verneur Morris; poems by Edgar
Lee Masters. kServiss, and Alan See
ger. A few of the other contribu-
tors are John Burroughs, Julia
Marlowe, e. II. sothern. Mrs. Fiske,
and Gertrude >Atherton.
Embargo on gold export having
made 1t difficult for American inn
porters to find remittances for pur-
chases In India, q rupee exchange
has been devised. Importers may
! aHaaf rar1ft n n0aa
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

third occupant e ths motor car. IL m
q Chester Pa3 hospitsf in serious
Trenton. n. J.. Dec. 1.-The Repub-
lican State committee elected Ogden
H Hammond. Of Bernardsv1lle, ss
treasurer Of the committee. % succeed
Benedict Prieth. OF Newark, who re-
signed some months ago. Prieth is
now under indictment. charged with
having violated the espionage sct
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

lam 8. L. Hawkins. q Springfield
manufacturer. was killed here when
his automobile skidded and oyerturn-
ed. His daughters, Margaret A.
Hawkins. Of Chicopee, and Ruth z.
Hawkins. Q Wellesley College student
were injured. but not seriously.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

Jackson. Miss. Dec. 1-Represen-
tative B. P. Harrison. Of Mississippi.
In an address here declared he favored
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

\ Embargo on gold export having
made 1t difficult for American inn
porters to find remittances for pur-
chases in India, q rupee exchange
has been devised. Importers may
effect remittances through the Fed
eral Reserve banksH
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Follow the Meal with a Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablet. You VIII
Sleep Fine and Awaken
Next Morning on Good
Terms with Yourself.
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> stomach weak in digestive juices.
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o-eent box Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
cts a. any drug store. They are real
iealth makers because they actually
lelp your stomach to digest food Try
hem free by sending coupon,
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
TRAIN TEACHERS AT U. OF A.
State Board of Education DesignateS
 1t Under Smith Hughes Act

Special to The Star
 Little Rock, Sept. 25.-The State Board of Education has designated the University of Arkansas as the institution in which will be done the teacher training in Arkansas under the Smith Hughes Vocational Edu- cation Act passed by Congress q few months ago. The University is the only institution in the state which can meet the requirements of the law and the Federal Board, which are that teachers of vocational edu- cation must be trained in public in stitutions of standard college grade. Prof. Futrall has just returned from Washington where he submitted the State Boards plans, which were the first to be passed upon favorably by the directors and staff of the Federal Board. The first payment of Federal money vii be paid into the state treasury soon after October i. President FutralI says that "the Smith Hughes Act may turn out to be one of the greatest pieces of leg isIation ever enacted"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
SCORE REPLY OF
 CENTRAL POWERS
London Papers Say It Is Vague, Hypocritical and Hopeless" and Is All the More Reason for
 Fighting On.

London, Sept. 24-The London morning papers are almost unanl- nous regarding the replies of the Central empires to the pope's peace proposal, characterizing them as vague, hypocritical and hopeless, and as all the more reason why the war should be prosecuted to certain victory.
 The Daily Mail declares that the object of the new German maneu- vers is clear that the enemy fears Field Marshal Haig's vistorious troops and the future appearance of a great American army i'll France.
 Above all" this paper continues, ''he fears that the allies, stirred to energy by President Wilson, will al last apply commercial and econom- ical pressure which, if properly util- ized, might long since have brought the Hohenzollern system down to ruin
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
1888 MEN SHORT IN SECOND QUOTA
Arkansas Does Better Than Any Other State and Is Nearly Up to Mark-Mississippi Sends Only
 63i Out of i,3i6

Little Rock, Sept. 23.-A careful review of figures in the Camp Pike receiving depot yesterday shows that the 10 per cent quota is still nearly 5000 men short. Rough esti- mates the night before indicated there were ii,000 men of the second quota registered, but careful re- view shows that this number in- cluded the 2,OO0 who reported in the first five per cent, and that the num- Der registered since September i9 is only 9.5SS. The number still t. report is 1888.
 Reports brought from Louisiana by drafted men arriving yesterday is to the effect that Louisiana has exhausted it's white quotas, and offi- cers in the receiving station yester- day said that this may also be true of other states. Arkansas Is short a smaller number than any of the other states. Arkansas quota for the 10 per cent increment is 3,9f5 men and 3,422 have arrived, leaving only i83 to report today. Of the en- tire area, Mississippi has sent the smallest percentage of it's quota, on- ly 634 men out of a scheduled l,346 leaving 3,7i2 to report Louisiana has sent 4,i9i of its 5,ii9, and Ala hama t,3i2 of it's quota of 3.807.
 Officers in Colonel Shaw's offices at the receiving depot are prepar- ing for big drive today when, fl all required quotas arrive, 1000 men will be registered.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
SENTIMENT STRONG
 FOR NEW STATION
Business Men of Mena Discussed Situation at Commercial Club Headquarters Monday Night--To
 Await K. C. :. Plans.

Menas best business interests were represented Monday night at meet ing called by Secretary Eastin of the Commercial Club to discuss the matter of securing better accommo- dations for the travelling public at the Kansas City Southern station here.
 Secretary Eastin detailed the steps that had been taken in the matter, and stated that, in difference to the wishes of Chief Engineer ]. NJ. Weir, he had requested that the hearing before the State Railroad Commis- sion set for October 3. be postponed 30 days. This was done ill order to give the railroad time in which to prepare and submit plans for im- proving conditions by remodeling the old station, which were prom ised within two weeks.
 There was no disposition shown by the meeting to take any arbitrary course in the matter, and it was the sense of those present that the com pany should be given full opportun- ity to submit plans for betterment, but there was a strong sentiment favoring insistence on new sta ton as not only a right of the city, but because the present station is SC located as to make it almost inn possible to avoid much inconveni- ence thru the blocking al train times of the two most important streets in the city The idea seemed to prevail that the proper location for a passenger station was west of the present site and across DeQueen street.
 There was less complaint, at the freight depot, but it was pointed out that the present structure is any thing but an ornament, and the amount of switching necessary at that point was a source of danger at the Mena and Fourth street cross ings.
 A resolution was adopted appfoy- ing the temporary postponement of the hearing before the railroad com mission. and to await further ac- tion until the Kansas City Southern had submitted it's plans for improve ment. provided they were not de- layed beyond October i5.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27

MINISTER'S SHOULD FIGHT.
Division Says They Ought
 Not Be Exempted.

Popular Bluff Mo, Sept. 22.-The Rev. P. D. Mangum of Paris, Mo. thinks preachers should have been included in the draft. He so ex- pressed himself in the course of a sermon at the Baptist church there. Among other things he said:
 T think the government made a mistake when 1t made exemptions for ministers and ministerial stu dents. If this is righteous war, as we all believe, why should not the opponents of righteousness in the pulpit be called to fight side by side with the young men of the pew in bringing it to a successful con clusion?"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
CHINESE CHINESE JOLT ID
 GERMAN CAPITAL
Entry as Entente Ally iE World War Repudiates Debts Amounting to Approximately $235,000,000 in
 Gold.

Picking, Sept 2i.-China's entry in to the European war on the side of the allies will relieve the Chinese government of interest payments upon obligations owed to the Ger man government and corporations aggregating nearly S235, ,0U0,000 gold. The greatest single obligation China owes to Germany is the Boxer in- demnity money, amounting to about Si06.565, 900 gold. The next items in importance are two loans of $i0,000, 000 gold each, known as the first and second Anglo-German loans and negotiated thru the German Asiatie bank. Germanys portion of the re- organization loan participated in by the five power group, is S25,0O000O gold Railway loans made by the German-Asiatic bank aggregate over S4000,000 gold.
 In addition there are miscellaneous short term loans made by various German firms, which are estimated at total of s4,000,000 gold
 German mining properties whose value is estimated at $i 100000 gold will probably be taken over by the Chinese government and sold. the Chinese government holding the money until the conclusion of peace.
 The German-Asiatic bank with branches at Picking, Tientsin. Tsin- anfu. Tsintau, Hankow and Canton. is the largest German concern do- l ing business in China, and has a lcapital of about $7.000,000 gold. Ii is charged that this bank has financed much Of the German in- trigue turnout the Orient.
 German capital also is employed quite extensively in the cement in- duslry in China. and controls paper mills. breweries cotton mills and bother factories in various ports
 These companies for the most part are not very large Arnold karbere
 & Company. one of the most i'm
 p0rtant German concerns in the faI
 east. has a loan on the Shanghai Dock of about s5,000,000 gold