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The Washington times., 1917-11-16
BUY STORAGE
TURKEYS, IS
ADVICE OF
Mr.. HOOVER
By BILL PRICE.

This is a story for Washington
housewives about turkeys, salt, sugar.
eggs and nuts for Thanksgiving. 1t
may save some money and consider
able anxiety.
There is man connected with
Hoover's national food admins ration
who knows more about turkeys than
any other man in Washington. He
knows what they do and how they act
rom Matching to maturity and what
happens to them before and after ma
turity.
He is w. F. Priebe, and he wants
all the housewives of the country to
know and realize that the Thanksgiv-
ing turkey ought not to be high this
year, compared with other years and
compared with other classes of food.
He has been manipulating the turkey
situation for Mr.. Hoover so that with
in the last few weeks the wholesale
price OF cold-storage turkeys in New
ork has dropped to 2S and 20 cents
per pound for the best grade, a de-
cline Of to Z cents. He did the thing
in this way:
Overlooked With Birds.
He found that the cold storage es-
Establishments in New York, Chicago,
and Jersey City, the center of cold
storage industry for fowls, were over
stocked with turkeys and fowls gen
orally The cold storage kings began
last winter to lay in big supplies,
thinking that there would be an i'm
mense demand from home and abroad
in the spring and summer. But the
war broke, ocean transportation be
came bad, and the turkeys remained
In the plants. Then the bosses con-
ceived the idea that they would carry
the stock over until next year and
get the benefits of the general food
scare and possibly higher prices. The
food administration, though, called
their attention to provisions in the
food law against carrying over foods,
and suggested to them that they dis
tribute their stocks at Thanksgiving
and Christmas. OF course, they agreed
to do so.
The next step was to get in touch
with the Texas turkey raisers and
with other turkey centers and ad-
wise them not 20 Qress and put upon
the market now the thousands OF
turkeys still on the farms. Over 30
per cent of the growers have agreed
to this, with the result that newly
dressed turkeys will be comparative
ly scare for Thanksgiving, and the
cold storage birds will be plentiful
and reasonably cheap.
Cold Storage Turkeys.
Mr.. Priebe particularly urges the
housewives of the country to insist
upon having cold storage turkeys for
Thanksgiving and declares that the
best grades are equa! to freshly kill
ed birds. He gives the reasons why
they are good, too. Young turkey
gobbIers attain their maturity and
become fat about the last of the
year, he points out 1t is at that
time that the cod storage dealers
begin killing them for future sales.
/ Young gobbIers killed before that
| time are not in the condition they
/ are later.
One reason for holding back the
Texas stock OF birds is that there
Will be by late December or January
big increase in their weight. 4
] telegram received today from Texas
stated that the attitude OF the food
admin istration would result in an In
The Washington times., 1917-11-16

Soldiers and Sailors Endorse H.M.C.A'
Thousands of soldiers, sailors, and
marines write such letters home as
this one lately printed in a country
paper:
Dear Folks at Home: Always the
one bright spot here somewhere in
France), Is the Y. VI. e. a. hut, close
to the battle-line. where we get wei
come and refreshmcnt when we come
from our trench training work. don't
see how we could do without them.
Send pledges or checks for the
Y. NJ. c. A. fund this week to COrcoran
Thorn, chairman, OF J. II. Larner, treas
urer, 14l5 G st. y. W.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-11-16

Under the heading ''War-Time Food Prob
LENS" THE LITERARY DIGEST will hereafter
contain an important department, the material
for which is prepared especially for THE Digest"
by the United States Food Administration.
This new department will contain authorita-
tive and practical information for every man,
woman, and child in America. Methods for saving
money in buying food and cooking it; recipes for
health giving and economic dishes; how excessive
The Washington times., 1917-11-16
Special, Commencing This Week Wartime Food PrOl

profits are being curtailed; what to do to prevent
overcharging; how you can cooperate for your
own benefit and the benefit of the American
people, and for our sons who are upholding Amer
lean manhood in the training camps in this country
and on the battlefeldS of Europe; these are just
few of the subjects that will be covered each week.
This Departmet is ideally adapted for use in
high schools and includes leSson-planS to make
the information available for classroom use.
The Washington times., 1917-11-16

AS]s.THEA.
SS6slK)
EXCLUSIVE NeIU Art
Objects and Gifts
Rare Velour, satin,
silk, tapestry, and Gre
tonne novelties.
Desk Sets, $500 up;
Magazine Racks, $500
up; Writing Pad and
Sets, $500 up; Glove,
Handkerchief, Cravat,
and Utility Boxes, $500
up.
Boudoir and Dressing
Table Sets, $500 up.
Beautiful Baskets, odd
shapes for all rooms,
$500 up.
Work Boxes, with req
uisites enclosed, $1.O0
up.
japanese Rose Jars,
powder boxes, rouge
boxes, lip stick, SOC up.
Beautiful Vanity Bags
of silk, satin, with gold
and lace trimmings, 35e
up.
Opera, Shopping, and
Visiting Bags, rare de-
signs, $500 up.
Knitting Bags of Vel
our, silk, satins, import
ed cretonne, $500 up.
Book Ends, featuring
the best designs of
Armor Bronze, $500
set up.
Hand Painted Wood
Novelties, 25e up.
Knitting Needles and
protutors of wood, ster-
ling, and inlaid, 65S set
up.
Suggestions From
Our Gift
Departments For
Your Soldier Boy
Weatherproof Army
Blankets, $1,000 and
S12.75 each.
Army Comforts, wool
filled, very warm, $1S.75
each.
Woollie Jackets of
wool, sleeveless, $1,000
each.
Comfyknit Mufflers,
khaki shade, $500 each.
Khaki Laundry and
Utility Bags, $1.00 each.
Khaki Kits, with COM
partments of necessities,
$500 each.
Rawhide Shoe Laces,
with a CHEEKY verse on
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
Fourth Class Postmaster
Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex-
animation to be held at Mutt, New
Mexico on May IL, 1917, as a re-
suit OF which IL is expecIedto make
cerlification TO fill contemplated
vacancy ia the position of fourth
Glars postmaster at Hillsboro, N.
Mex and other vacancies as they
may occur at that office, unless it
shall be decided in the interests OF
the service TO fill the vacancy by
reimbursement. The compensation
Of tie postmaster at this office
was S767 for the last fiscal year.
Applicants must have reached
their twenty-6rst birthday on the
date OF examination, with the ex-
ception that in a state where wo-
men are declared by statute to be
of full age for all purposes at IL
years OF age Oh the date of the ex'
animation will be admitted,
Applicants must reside within
the territory supplied by the post
office for which the examination is
announced.
The exsmlpstion is open to all
citizens of the United States who
comply with the requirements.
Application blanks. Form 1853,
and full Information concerning
the requirements of the examina-
tion can be secured from the post
master at the place Of vacancy or
from the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, p.
G.
Applications should be properlY
evacuted end filed With the f'ata
mission at Washington, D. @ at
the earliest practicable date.
The examination startsat 8 a. N.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
limitation Of Hce.


The other night when me an Jim
Was watchin' our gray hairs Y
see
The which was oldest, me or him,
An limberest an spiyest. he
Jist frogged tie poet three feet
blgh
An broke his wishbone mighty
nigh.
| swan, I thought / had more sense
Than ever try T. foller him.
Thinks /, qWell, dumb the eonae,
queuce,
I'm just 40 pert an spry rs jim"
| hitched my pants an spit an
then
| frcgged that tie pest back again.
But, law. it touched that wound OF
his
lie got the time the army was,
An mel got the rooma'iz
Like what sich foolin' allus doess
An now us two OF fools can see
We're olderthan we used Z be.
john ID. Wells in Buffalo News,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
chlId.rralnlnn

1t is not fair to q small child for the
parents or nurse to be careless about
the little things that develop thought
fulness, selfreliance and self-contrcl
IN child Selfcontrol is character.
istic absolutely essential to manhood
or womanhood, and it is not learned In
a day 1t is the result OF patient teach.
ing and training through all the long
years of babyhood and childhood.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20

Gallup. II. Hearing tha at
Mexican organization planned TO
blow up the mines here and raid
stores having stocks of weap-
ons, Sheriff Bob Roberta called
mass meeting at which plans
were made for guarding tue town,
All fire arme have been seized for
safety. nearly 125 men deputized
as special officers, and sixteen
mounted guards placed on duty IN
night and day shifts. The mines
were placed under heavy guard,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
A seunar, Luggage.

When Bridget Flanagan, who dc
scribed herself as "a poor lone Irish
widow woman" was arrested for beg
ging at Wells she had the following
articles distributed about her person;
Tea, sugar. fresh cut beefsteak, piece
Of bacon, two bloaters, bread and
cheese, four buns, bag of biscuits
cooked fagot, two apples, onions, two
clay pipes. tobacco, cigarettes and
snuff. london Evening Standard.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
plan,t Appreciate Whitman.

Shortly after Walt Whstman's
Leaves of Grass" made It's appear
ence, ] II Trowbridge was walking
with lowell In Cambridge, when the
latter pointed out doorway sign,
"Groeerier.' with the letters set ziz-
gag, TO proGace a bizarre effect.
~That," SD he, "is Walt Whitman
with very common goods inside"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20

The Duo de Raguse once explained
TO the Countess dc BoigDe the nature
of mis- connection with the emperor as
follows; when The emperor said,
All for France served with enthusi
asm; when he said, France and L.
served with obedience; but when he
said, T. without France, 1 felt the me-
cessity OF separating from him"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
This Msp That Counts.

Remember each of you that the
chance for heroic endeavor of rath'
er spectacular kind does not ofte1
count; that the man who really counts
in this life is not the man who thinks
how well he could do some bit OF
heroism II the chance arose, but the
man who actually does the humdrum.
workaday, everyday duties as those
duties arise. Theodore Roosevelt
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
Quick Action.

Quick Action.
,,s,nant--After the marriage
eom nv husband told me ! had
servlcs 80 life for ever. Magistrate
lplas'ea ,asn come to the same conclu.
'.-.n'is IN but pct 50 rapidly.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
Motor Car lumna Three Feet.

Il motor car with six occupants
dashed UP to a drawbridge at Haddis-
coe, Norfolk. just as 1t was being
closed, and safely leapsd across a
space of three feet between the two
ieaves.--London Mall
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
Yield Of a Grain Of Wheat.

Very few people have an idea OF
the bounty OF nature. A scientist OF
Cambridge, Eng. recently made an in
structive experiment which showed
that single grain Of wheat sown in
June, produced Al pounds ounces.
One acre Of fairly good land will pro
ducs 80 bushels of wheat or 1.26o
pounds Of -four.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
To Remove v~rnlsn.

Three tablespoonfuis of baking soda
in quart of water, applied with
rough cloth, VIII remove the old var
nish very easily when you wish to
revarnish furnfture.--Woman's Homo
Companion.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20

II understand that number Of wos
men have learned to snake cigars"
said the frivolous observer. 81 don't
believe IT," replied Mr.. Meekton. THE
kind of cigars women buy nobody
could smoke"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
Nicaracusn "capote.D y

Instead Of faincoats, the Nicaraguan
wears a "capote," which is a piece CT
tmpervious material almost square,
with hole in the center large enough
for the wearer to put his head through.
II is made by pouring rubber over un.
bleached muslin.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
Alwaye There.

A New York theatrical man is ad-
vertising for the most beautiful wom-
an In the world, as if every musical
show press agent didn't claim that sha
was In the front row Of the chorus.--
Detroit Free Pres.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20

A whale, weighing FIVE tons, Tas
buried recently on the Berkwickshire
fscotland) coast. The monster had evi'
IDENTIFY been run down by steamer
and was cast Up by the tide.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1917-04-20
ItpIdn,t Work.

:. ,s,ag Of beauty is Joy for
ramarked the husband as he
eVel, rsd her gown. You can't Jolly
sur'ss ,ato wearing tlAs sress another
ne ~. .S responded tho wife.--Wash-
sretOn Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
OEPOSEO CAR
GOES TO SIBERIA
Petrograd Makes Official An.
nouncement-Tobolsk Place
of Exile.

Petrod had, Aug. 1s.-It was ofncially an
nounced to-day for the first time that the
new residence Of the deposed Russian EN-
peror, Nicholas. 10 at Tobolsk, western
siberia town, which recently achieved a
certain dubious publicity in revolutionary
Russia az the birthplace Of Gregory Ras-
putin, the mystic monk, who welded a re-
markable influence over the ex-Emperor's
family up to the time Of the priests as
sasAlnation last December.
The ofYicial announcement says:
lowing to reasons OF state the govern
ment decided to transfer to new resi-
dence the ex-Emperor and ex-Empress
who are detained under guard. The place
selected was Tobolsk. where they were
taken after requisite measures to insure
their safety.
with them went Of their free will their
children and certain Of their encourage.
According to some newspapers the ex-
imperial family will reside permanently
in the former governors palace at
Tobolsk which Is a large house without
modern improvements built in the 18th
century. Nicholas spent one night there
in 1891 when returning from his visit
to the Far East.
other newspapers say the former EN-
peror will stay ut the ex-governor's palace
only one week and then will be sent to
the Apalatsk monastery in a forest 20 miles
outside the town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
MUST TRANSPORT
687, 900 MEN
Railroads Prepare for Most I'm
portant Troop Movement
Known in u. S.

New York. Aug. 1S.-Plans for the most
important troop movement ever attempted
in this country. involving the Transports
ton Of $4,000 men. are being perfected
by the American Railway association at
the request Of the federal government,
according to an announcement made here
tonight by Fairfax Harrison, chairman
Of the railroads war board.
1.-THE movement Of troops from the vari-
Gus States to the army cantonments will
start September g." said Mr.. Harrison.
land between that date and September
the railroads will complete the entrain-
ment Of 100000 men.
1T IL expected that q second movemsnt
Of 100000 men will begin September Ii.
continuing for four days. and third
movement Of the same size on October 3.
Some conception of the task which
confronts the association In the prepara-
ton of schedules that will assure the
prompt movement Of these troops without
interference with regular trafnc may be
CLEANED from the fact that $40 men.
made up in 3e6 trains. with as many loco
motives and train crews. are required to
move ono field army Of $1,000.
1.-THE railroads have also been asked to
supply transportation for $4,000 soldiers
Of the National Guard to their training
camps. This has already been started and
will continue In increasing volume until
all have been moved"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
NEAR CONTROL OF
COAL SITUATION
Robert s. Lovett Is Appointed
Director of Priority Of
Mgn Transportation.
LOVETT ACTS AT ONCE.
Directs That Bituminous Shipments to
: Coal Administrator Next.

Washington, Aug. 2o.-Government con-
troll of the coal industry moved step
nearer to-day when President Wilson for
mally named Robert s. Lovett, Of the war
industries board. director of priority OF
transportation and approved an order Is
sued by Judge Lovett directing that rail
and steamship lines give bituminous coal
shipments to the Northwest preference
over all other freight movements.
Within the next day or SO the President
Is expected to appoint a coal administrator
on whom he will confer authority to con-
troll production and distribution, including
price fixing powers, given to the executive
in the food control act. At an hours con-
ference with the federal trade commission
to-day he went over details of his plans.
There was no intimation tonight as to
whom the President will name 1t was
said he probably would not select mem
Der Of the trade commission or give full
powers to Judge Lovett, but would look
elsewhere for a man.
Officials familiar with the Presi-
dents trend of thought said tonight
he appeared firmly convinced that
one man control would work out bet
ter than to place supervision of the
industry under one of the existing
government agencies.
The man named would have at his
disposal the services of the trade
commission, which is in a position to
suggest fair prices; the interstate
commerce commission which Will ad-
minister the new car service law; the
director of priority, who will place
shipments Of fuel where most needed,
and the exports council. which will
control exports.
OF the several war coal control plans
suggested, officials believe the President
is most likely to adopt the one calling for
government requisitoning Of the entire
output Of the mines and government sale
Of coal to the public. This program has
the approval of the trade commission and
Of many other officials conversant with
the coal situation.
An alternative would provide govern
ment price fixing by the mines and BY
jobbers and wholesalers, the coal admins
traitor to keep watch on the industry and
to take over the business of any concern
failing to abide by regulations to be pre-
scribed.
The food bill gives the President power
to adopt either Of these plans and au-
thority to carry 1t out through any agency
he may select.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
WILL TAKE CENSUS
Of NATIONS FOOD
Government to Start Survey
Soon-Will Include Stocks
in Family Pantry.
AFFORDS WORKING BASIS.
Operations Of the Hoover F0ol Admin.
istration VIII he Based I1srgely On
the Statistics Supplied.

Washington, Aug. 21.-A nation wide
food survey, authorised under the FIRST
of the food laws recently enacted BY
Congress, will be started Immediately
by the department Of agriculture.
Plans for the census, announced to-
night, show that 1t will cover nearly
100 items Of food and will include sup
plies on the farms. in warehouses, and
stores and even the stocks in the fam
lily pantry. A quick survey will be
taken FIRST Of the supplies Of 10 Of the
principal articles Of diet and probably
can be completed in three or four
weeks, to be followed by q complete
census after the crops are gathered. All
Of the figures will be as Of August 81.
Information gathered by the depart
ment will be turned over to the food
administration. which will base its op-
erations largely on the statistics sup
piled. After the survey Is finished
monthly reports will be prepared on the
supplies Of the principal foods. The
work will be carried on principally by
the bureau of markets, the bureau OF
crop estimates. the bureau OF chemistry
and states relations service Of the de.
partment Both actual inventories and
estimates will be employed. Estimates
of the food and feed products on farmi
will be made for the whole country
by the bureau Of crop estimates
through $4,000 picked co-operators ir
the field.
Information regarding stocks In whole
sale. jobbing, storing. manufacturing and
other commercial establishments includ.
ing large retail houses. will be obtained
by requesting from each concern q state
ment of the exact amount Of each Of the
various products held by It. Comprehen'
sive lists Of such establishments com
piled by the bureau Of markets within
the last few days will be employed In THU
work.
The stocks on hand in small retail
shops will be estimated from informa'
ton gained from a detailed survey OF
stocks in a number Of representative dis
tricts. Stocks in the hands Of all thu
consumers Of the country will be esti
mated similarly from canvasses Of q
large number Of representative familie.
both in the country and In the cities
The study Of families will be concerned
even more with the current consumption
per month than with the actual stock Of
food supplies on hand.
Small retail stocks will be reported FOL
representative cities by the bureau o.
chemistry through its food and drug in
spectors and State and local health ON
cials and inspectors, and for representa-
tive country districts by the States rela
tions service through county agents ant
local farm bureaus and other loca
agencies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
P|CKET|NG White
HOUSE IS STOPPED
Police Will Tolerate Nuisance No
Longer-Several Women
Are Arrested.

Washington. Aug. Informal notice
was served by the police to-day on leaders
Of the woman's party that so-called pickett
ing Of the White House would be tolerated
no longer. and that in future banner
bearers would be arrested as fast as they
appeared.
Several hours were allowed for the warn
Ing to take effect. Then six women posted
at the executive mansion gates were car
ried Off In patrol wagon much to the de-
light Of a watching crowd.
All the prisoners gave bond for appear.
ance tomorrow to answer charges Of
obstructing traffic.
Superintendent of Police Pullman per-
sonally delivered his warning at the
women's party headquarters. He said the
women themselves or somebody else GER
tainly would get hurt IL the near riot
scenes enacted during the past few days
were continued; that the only way to stop
the disorder was to remove its cause, and
that he proposed to do that.