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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

series of War Papers, show that OF
crude foodstuffs and animals grown in
the United States 1919 per cent were
exported in 1880-'89, whereas only SO
Fer cent were exported in 1904. The
increase of III per cent in 1916 over
1914 was merely temporary Interrupt
ton of we'll established tendency.
Were farming to be considered as a
self-sufficent industry, such tendency
might be thought alarming; but when
it is viewed as one of large number OF
activities designed to satisfy human
wants this falling off in foodstuffs, and
the consequent advance in price in times
of peace no less than in war, calls for
broader Interpretation. When working
men and women, aided by inventions
and the discoveries of science, find 1t
harder to get enough to eat than before
these inventions and discoveries were
made. it must be apparent that our cal
culations have gone awry. Some factor
in the problem has been omitted or has
been given false value.
The first error occurs in considering
farming as a land industry in distinc-
ton from other industries, and OF limit
ing the solution of the problem to an at
tempt to bring more land under cultlva-
ton. Farming is land industry. but
no more so than any other form OF
wealth production Indeed, if the value
of land. instead of its area, be consld-
cred. it is not unlikely that farmers
have less land value than any osner
branch of industry.
The farmer, in short, is merely one OF
a large number of persons cooperating
to produce food. The ploughmaker, Tor
instance. is aiding in the growing OF
corn in the same sense as the man who
actually guides the plough in the FUR
row. The same is true of the mechanic
who makes the tractor to draw the
nlougb. It is true of all labor engaged
directly or indirectly in making the
tools. instruments and materials used
nv tbe farmer. Each and every one
contributes toward the growing of the
corn in the sense that all labor on ship
hoard whether of officer, engineer, fire
man or cook, aids in the navigation oil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

frontier; hence, in all growing COM
munities there is tendency to specu-
late in land That is, men buy land and
let it lie idle Instead of putting part
of their money in the land and the rest
in improvements in order to produce
wealth, they put all their money in land
and "hold it for rise"
Land speculation has two effects that
bear directly upon the food question.
BY fixing the present price on value
that the land will have by and by
needless burden is laid upon the user.
If he pays the speculative price for land
close to the market his cost of produc-
ton is greater; while if he goes to
cheaper land at a distance his cost Of
transportation is increased. And in
either case he will be taxed on his i'm
provements and his products to support
the government whose services are re-
Elected in the value of the land
What is true of farm lands is much
more marked in city lands, manufacture
ing sites, water power, mineral and tim
Der lands. In all these the land value
is far greater than in farm lands, and
The evil results are correspondingly
more acute. The manufacturer who
would make plough for the farmer
must pay not only for the labor that mas
gone into the iron, but the toll of the
owner of the land from which the orc
was dug. And he must also pay for
the valuable land upon which his fac
tory stands, as well as for the govern
ment.
But under the new system proposed,
where all taxes are removed from labor
values and placed upon land values, the
tax would be as high upon vacant land
as upon improved land in like situation.
That is to say, the tax on improved
property would tend to decrease as the
tax on vacant land was increased. And
as this advance in the tax on vacant
land would advance as the value of the
land grew, the owner would have no in
centive to hold it for future rise, and
the present burden would prompt him
to put it to immediate use or transfer
it to some one who would.
Thus two benefcent forces would be
liberated Valuable land would be put
to productive purposes, and industry
would be freed from the present burden
of taxation. Manifestly, greater rro-
duction, whether of corn or of ploughs,
would tend to lower prices. And at the
same time that increased production
would call for more labor, which would
tend to advance wages, thereby increas-
ing the purchasing power of labor at
the same time prices were reduced.
This is submitted as permanent So
luton of the food problem and of the
larger problem of the high cost of liv-
ing. Measures that tighten the farm
er's burden at the expense of other IN
dustries will secure momentary relief
during the stress of war; but such re.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

AYE are still confronted by the
w mounting cost of living. At
the present moment the ques-
ton of food is uppermost, and as the
var continues it is likely to grow more
scute And whether or not the world is
facing famine, as some alarmists would
have US believe. the possibility Of food
shurage is so imminent that statesmen
and SCIENTISTS are planning means of re-
het
South America. Australasia and
South Africa have harvested their
rvN for this year; and the world now
nks to the United States as the main
0urce of supply in the Northern Hem
sphere. But the present scarcity is 1T
lie more than an acute stage OF what
has for some years come to be accepted
chronic condition. In times OF
yeace many persons found it difficult to
secure sufficient wholesome food, with
out denying themselves other neces-
aries. Large numbers OF children
we're so undernourished that school au-
horities seriously considered the advls-
ability of furnishing free meals. in or
Ter that the pupils might have the
strength and vitality to take full advan-
tage of their school opportunities.
The problem has dual aspect. There
Is the question of how to obtain lmme-
date supplies for ourselves and our al
lies in Europe; and also what can be
lone to secure sufficient food in time OF
peace.
To turn to the land is the first I'M
pulse. Put more acres under cultva-
ion, apply more fertilizer, increase the
nan power and take advantage o. all
INVENTIONS and labor saving devices.
supplemental TO this is the extension oil
tredit through the Federal Farm Loan
Board to enable farmers to buy seed
and equipment. Curtailment OF con-
SUMPTION by grinding the whole wheat
and mixing it with other grains used III
making the nutritious war bread VIII
add materially to our resources. III Is
Proposed by some to discontinue for the
PRESENT the brewing and distilling oil al
eoholic liquors. which are said to re-
aulre food products sufficient to iced
seven million men a year.
All this, however, comes under the
head Of war measures, and would De
eSs applicable in times of peace. For
nat reason there are those who would
ed to the above enumerated proposals
measures that wosld tend to perma-
Aent removal of the food shortage.
'ney seek to harmonic statutory law
'th natures laws.
IL is apparent that mistake mas
'een made in attempting to isolate III
vur minds the growing of food from
NE production of wealth in general.
''stlsticians who have attacked the
Noolem have given almost their entire
s''entlon to this one phase. They sho"
"" The per capita production of grams
steadily declining. Data published
" columbia University, in No. 6 OF It's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

ERE side by side, two pictures That the left
farm. That on the right New York suburb,
suburb well within the city limits Less than ten years ago
the site of the Western farm prOducve desert
the American continent Less than twenty
for prior that the site of the suburb
part of New Yorks agricultural outskirts The desert
transformed by of irrigation The farm trans
formed desert by of land speculation The Of
live upon and by the combination of land and
labor hope prosper the meantime they adding annually TO
food The of the suburb live
the of it, indeed live hundreds of miles from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

Yokand by the combination of sitting tight and holding the
land until the city shall have around it, hope to
take as their profit increased land which will come from the
mere presence the community Meanwhile the present community
must be deprived the fruits of the land land within haul Of
markets. and time when labor and land everywhere urged
to Get together for the good This not special
singled undue emphasis Within thrtymie radius Of New
York CITY countless acres similarly idle and for the
SON. land which worked and did it's Bit but which
cker class What to do about it, the face of food
shortage admittedly of public MIR. COoleys article
deeper subject than the planting of lettuce and radles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
"NO One Is Entitled to That Which He Does Not use

(Froman e Sundays Irb"ne)
CHERE 100000 projects for wheh
ready which have nor YET been
that this into would aod so-
in single Loyalty and PATRIOTISM as we" as
land INFO ood
belong private and they DO nor ue
their national needs VIII
No one Is entitled TO
that hc he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

Continued on Page -Four
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
A NERVOUS Wreck
From Three Years Suffering. Say.
Cardui Made Her Well.

Texas City, Tex.-In all interesting
statement, Mrs. G. II. SchiIl, of fits town.
says: "For three years | suffered untold
agony with my head. | was unable 10
do any Of my work.
Just wanted 10 sleep all The fine, for
that was the only ease could get, when
| was asleep. became nervous wreck
Just from the awful suffering with my
head.
was so nervous that the least noise
would make ne jump ont Of my bed. I
had no energy, and Was unaalc 10 d.
anything. NJ son, yosng boy, had 10
do all my household duties.
! was not able 10 do anything until
took Cardui. took three bct.l-a in all.
and il surely cured ME OF these awful
headaches. That has been three years
ago, and know lie cure is permanent.
for have never had any headache since
taking Cardui. :.
Nothing relieved lie until took Cardui.
II did wonders for me-"
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
Gun That Shoots OIL.

Vice Admiral Guimaraes OF the Bra
lillian navy has invented for pouring
oil upon the water in storms a method
that is a notable advance upon the
methods hitherto In use. The efficacy
of a thin film Of oil in breaking the
force Of waves has been well-known
ever since Admiral CLIQUE Of the French
army announced It to the Academic
des Sciences in 1887.
The multitude Of torpedo boats, mo-
tor boats, trawlers and other small
craft with which the entente allies are
patroling their coasts and watching for
enemy submarines has made 1t more
than ever necessary to improve the
methods Of spreading the oil,
Admiral Guimaraes has devised a
small cannon that can be moved about
easily and installed anywhere on a
ship. This fires a projectile which Is
nothing but a glass bottle nine inches
long and nearly three inches in diane
ter, filed with sawdust soaked In ami
NAL or vegetable oil-hsh oil Is the
best. This is shot from the cannon by
a charge Of about an ounce and half
Of powder. 1t can be aimed with great
precision to fall just where 1t will do
the most good.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
The Future OF FLYING.

In an interview with writer for Har-
per's Magazine. Mr.. Orville Wright pre-
diets that the aeroplane will play a great
part in the new order OF things that will
follow the war. He believes that it will
be in great demand whenever it is neces-
sary to travel at great speed. BY aero
plane il will be possible to go from New
York 10 Chicago in eight or ten hours in
stead of in twenty, as atpresent; and to San
Francisco in two days. Furthermore. IT
will be useful in transporting small pack
ages and very valuable freight to remote
regions that the railway cannot reach.
There are thousands OF such places in The
West, in Alaska, in South America. Mr.
Wright thinks, too, that flying will be-
come popular sport, the greatest yetde-
vised. He says: at is far more exhilar-
ating and delightful than the automobile
for high speed, and far safer. The time
is not far distant when people will take
their holiday spins in their aeroplanes pre-
cisely as they do now in their auto
mobiles. Long tours in the air will offer
greater relaxation from the daily grind
than long railway journeys. People need
only recover from the foolish impression
that il is a dangerous sport. instead OF
being, when adopted by rational persons,
one of the safest. Ii is also far more
comfortable. The driver of an automo-
bile, even under the most favorable cir
cumstances, lives at constant nerve ten
sion. He must keep always on the look
out for distractions in the road, for other
automobiles, and for sudden emergencies.
A long drive is therefore likely to be an
exhausting operation. Now, the aero
plane has great future for sporting pur-
poses, because this element OF nerve
tension is absent. The driver enjoys the
proceeding as much as his passengers,
and probably more.
He can make mistakes, even lapse in
his attention, without any serious conse-
quences. Winds no longer terrorize the
airmsn. NewspaperreaderS will remem-
Der that ten years ago my brother and |
carefully selected the days in which we
made our flights. Some days, when there
was too much wind, we would not fly at
all. But we have learned now how TO
fly, and even strong gales do not now
frighten The flyer. He goes up any time
except in the very bad days. The only
wind conditions that deter him now are
the kind known as 'cyclonic,' when there
are great twists in the atmosphere. I'm
der these circumstances he does not fly"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
HAM HISTORIC FRENCH TOWN
Il Was Here That Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte Was Imprisoned Be-
fore His Rise to Power.

Strange emotions must have over
come some of the older French soldiers
as they hurried through the town or
Ham upon the heels Of fleeing Ger
mans.
1t was In the old fortress at Ham
that Frances last emperor was pris-
oner for many years, observes Girard
in the Philadelphia Ledger. After Ma
poleon's downfall at Waterloo Bona
parte was as popular with the succeed
ing French kings as Jim the Penman
with bank presidents.
So Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, heir
to the Little Corporars dynasty, was
first banlshed and then shut up at
Ham. He escaped from that place aft
er fixing up a dummy IN his bed to fool
the attendants and putting on the
clothes of a carpenter.
He walked through the prison gates
with a piece Of timber on his shoulder,
went to Paris, was elected president,
made himself emperor and was snuffed
out finally at Sedan.
1t was at Ham that Napoleon Ill
found himself another Man OF Des-
tiny. And for couple Of decades 1t
seemed as If he were.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
Unhealthy EyeIids.

There are many causes for an unhealthy
condition OF the eyelids. Sometimes the
trouble lies in the eyes themselves, but
in many cases the eyes have nothing to
do with the origin OF the affection, al
though if the lids are badly affected the
eyes must suffer. The lids are liable TO
skin troubles, like any other part OF the
skin. After middle life cancerouS growths
sometimes appear there.
When a general inflammatory condi-
ton OF the skin spreads to the eyelids, as
in the case OF acne, treat il just as you
would elsewhere, except that you must
take great care not 10 use applications that
are strong enough to irritate the eyes.
Ordinary herpes, or Clever sores" which
is so common round the lips, sometimes
affects the lids. II may be caused by
feverish conditions OF the system, or by
extreme exposure 10 sun and wind, or by
any condition that irritates a sensitive
skin. This form OF herpes runs mild
course, and there is no need TO do any
thing except TO keep the lids cool and
clean.
Herpes zos.er, or shingles. is a more
serious thing. When that occurs, the
upper lid becomes very much inflamed
and swollen. The ulcers beneath the
scabs are deep and often leave permanent
scars. Sometimes the disease invades
the eye itself; that is always serious, and
occasionally it leads 10 the loss OF sight.
The pain OF herpes zoster is often so in
tense that opiates are needed, and then
the physician should be called in without
delay. Warm applications while you are
waiting for his arrival will do no harm
and may give relief.
Oedema OF the eyelids, which means
swelling, is another symptom that calls
for the physician; it may mean little OF
much, and is often the result OF some mis-
chief in the eyes themselves. When the
eyes are not at fault, oedema OF the lids
may be caused by trouble in some remote
organ,-in the heart or the kidneys, for
example, it may be owing to anaemia
1t often accompanies very serious eye
diseases, such as iritis or keratitis. When
it is caused by disease in the eye the only
thing 10 do is 10 treat the eye. In rare
cases the oedema may be so extreme as
TO threaten the sight. Then an operation
is necessary in order TO relieve the pres
sure.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
FOREIGN HOTELS LACK BATHS
Facilities So Common In American
HosteIries Still Unknown In Many
cities Abroad.

In many European countries, he
best people," If you know what tna'
means. never battle In water. !.
Spanish matrons have expressed
much surprise at my complaints about
the absence Of bathing facilities In the
Madrid hotels. One lady, wife OF a
distinguished member OF the cortes'
told me she ''had herself rubbed GOWN
IN oil once a week, but never had got
into a tub of water and never would /
Throughout Hungary. outside Buoa-
nest baths are unknown in hotels or
In castles Of the nobility. Most New
Workers recall that an heiress OF one Oh
New York's wealthiest families-the
vanderbilts married a Hungarian
count, and when she reached the an
cestral castle, which her familys
American money was expected TO re-
store. sought in vain for any means OF
taking a bath.
Ny memory Of London hotels goes
back to 1875, when there was not
single bath tub In any hotel In that
city. A tin pan and bucket OF warm
water was the only "tub"-and you
were lucky to get that.
And in that same period in New
York city the Metropolitan and st.
Nicholas hotels, supposed to be models
of excellence, were totally wanting In
bathrooms.
Admittedly, 1t is as difficult to mag
Inc life without motor cars as without
bathtubs; but the former are less
than a twenty-year-old necessity, while
the bath was an institution long be-
fore the times Of the Roman emperors.
Alexander very nearly lost his lie
from pneumonia by bathing in one or
the chilly mountain torrents OF Asia
Mlnor.-Jullus Chambers in the Brook
Ign Eagle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19

The quickest and surest way OF augu-
menting the meat supply next TO the
raising of poultry is by raising hogs, The
United States Department of Agriculture
points out. The hog is the most impor-
tant animal to raise TOR meat and money.
he requires less labor. less equipment,
less capital, makes greater gains per hun
dred pounds OF concentrates and repro
duces himself faster and in greater num-
bers than any other domestic animal. As
consumer Of by-products the hog has
no rival. No other animal equals the
lard hog in its fat-storing tendency. The
most satisfactory meat for shipping long
distances on train, boat, or wagon and
ior long storage after reaching IFS destina-
ton is mess pork. There is no anjma
winch produces more meat and meal
products than the hog.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
Norfolk &WeStern Ry
Schedule in Effect July /, 1917
FAVE SHEPhERDSTOWN DAILY

LEAVE SHEPhERDSTOWN DAILY.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 1850 A. M.-For BRISTOL and IL
termediate stations Pullman Bfoitr
Paflor Car TO Roanoke; connects
with the 81. Louis Express Tor all
points West; Pullman Sleeper Roam
oke to Columbus, Cincinnati. and
Chicago, cate car.
No. 27-5.33 p. M Fol- Elkion, Va,
and Local Stations.
No. ii. SO A. M.-Let Of from connect
inc lines at Hagerstown or Shenan-
doah Junction or 10 take on tor Basic
orbeyond. Pullman Sleeper TO Gary,
w. Va. Cafe Car to Blueileld.
NORTHBOUND.
No. 2S-9.35 A. M.-For Hageistown
and intermediate stations, connects At
Hagerstown for Harrisburg, Phlladel-
phia and New York.
No. 1880 p. M. - For hsgerslC@n
Philadelphia, and New York; Parlor
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10 Harrisburg, Philadelphia anc New
York.
No. 2-l sc A. M.-Let off from Basic OF
beyond, or to take on for connecting
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
south's Farm Production.

The Manufacturers Record says
that the total value Of the South's ag-
rlcultural products, including animal
products, in 1915 was more than $4,-
850,OO0,OO0, or only 8 per cent less than
the total for the United States In 1900.
The total value Of the South's crops,
emitting live stock, In 1915 was $685.
$4,000, or S1,072, $4,000 over 1915. To
this cotton contributed SLOTS, sos, 900,
grain S1,2s3, $780, 900, and hay, tobacco
and potatoes $40, $4,000.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19

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tors said l would
have to be opera
ted on and l simply
broke down. A
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Pinkham's V e G e.
table Compound,
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own house work and
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
Hill Top House
Horper's erry, W. Va

The above Hotel, with improved ser
vice in every department is open 10 the
public. Rooms with and without private
baths. Meals are noted, and the location
of this beautiful Hotel makes il one on
the most attractive in this community.
Charges are reasonable. Special alien
tior given IN winter months TO dance
parties, and we are prepared 10 furnish
everything. 49,.
RATES Single rooms, $500 10 Sl4W
DER week. Double rooms, S20.0Oto va
90 per week. With private bath, 5000
pet week. Day rate, 81. $3.50. S..
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19
A FRIEND.
ADVICE
Woman Saved From a Seri'
GUS Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-"For four years l
suffered from female troubles, head
aches and nervousness. could not
sIeep' had adj no appetite and it hurt me to
wall IF I tried to do any work, l
would have to lie down before 1t was
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-19

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. To
restore digestion, normal weight, good
health and purify the blood, use Budock
Blood Bitters. Sold at all drug stores.
Price, 81 90.