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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

This coupon is good for
>ackage of GAUSS COMBIN.
cd CATARRH TREATMENT,
sent free by mail. Simply fill
i your name and address on
5 sotted lines below, and mail to
G. d. GAUSS, 1893 Main st.,
Marshall. Mich.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24
new YORK BANKS
AID FARMERS IN
field FINANCES
Merchants Association Ac.
tive in Whipping Food
Promotion Into Line

New York, April N.-The Mer-
chants association has undertaken to
mobilize the country banks OF New
York state to assist the farmers to
raise larger crops this year. In
letter to the banks, the association
requests them to form local commit
tees Of residents to taIbuiate the needs
Of the farmers in every section SO
that q general idea may be gained of
what should be dome for the farmers
in the way of supplying funds and
labor.
Large crops during the, present
year are the nations vital need the
associations letter says. ITO obtain
them all available land must be put
in cultivation. This viii not be done
unless farmers can be reasonably as
sured Of a sufficient labor supply.
Machinery is now being organized by
national and state agencies, and
financial and business interests, to
provide an ample supply of farm La.
Dor. Provision for financial aid to
provide seeds and fertilizers is as
sured.
1T is ESSENTIAL that this work be
supplemented by the formation in
each town of a local or district COM
pal business men. and farmers. The
function Of such local committee
should be fully and property to in,
form all the farmers Of the district Of
the organized movements now in
progress to aid Them I'M raising ca
pacfty crops: to learn the labor needs
of all srpch farmers. and TO cofnsnuni
cate those needs to central and Off
cial agencies. The agencies formed to
mobilize labor cahot he OF assistance
to the farmer unless the farmers have
their nseds aceufate1y 1tAmized some
tsn1e before help is actually needed.
Therefore. Immediate action is re-
oulSed yaa help in this patriotic
woeN 5s,:*
By Immediately forming a local
committee.
y BY sending postcards for guild.
anee to all the farmers in your dis
trict.
"s BY ifasnediate1y distributing a
circular containing information to bS
signed nv the local cofpnaittee.
IIItno gietaes official
vss 9 up this
r-!iss Hive yoH fSz informa.
ton concerning them, 50 that there
after you, may cooperate directly
with them. I'm the meantime the ut
most speed ia organising local eezn.
mittees is Necessary to complete the
work before the s.ason is advanced
The essential thing is that the farmers
be at once Informed that the aid
needsd stp ABable them to cultivate
anlR yH crops will @be sup.
pied oarage them to prepare
accordingly.
We assaFAe that you and your
bank are interested in tbs welfare
Of this ration azad Of your ifaanaediate
locality, and have facilities for get
ting In touch with your people. May
we ask, therefore, that you kindly
wire US il you will organize Seeaa=
mittes and take charge OF this work
In ye1y This letter
has been Sent to Jill ether banks in
your neighberh1od ia the expectation
that they will cooperate. We alss
suggest that you secure the ee-epera.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

ton OF your county farm agent
The association also sent out a draft
for an appeal to the farmers of the
state. It reads: { r.
Unless all the farm resources of
the nation are fully developed. there
will be a great shortage Of food sup
plies this year. 1t is the duty of .ev-
cry farmer to do his part to help in
preventing this calamity. The way
to help is to plant every available
acre with staple foedstuffs
PLANT! PLANT! PLANT!
Your greatineed is farm labor. It
will be supplied. The United States
Department of Agriculture, the Agri-
cultural Departments Of various states
and many strong business organiza-
tons are developing plans to send to
the farms. an army Of helpers to aid
in planting and harvesting tie crops
80 vital to the nations safety. Very
soon machinery will be in operation
through which every farmer can gel
labor.
DO you need funds for seeds and
fertilizers? The banks Of the coun.
try are organizing to make loans tt
farmers. The state of New York
has appropriated 100000 for thai
purpose. The New York state Agri.
cultural Society has arranged to pro.
vide $10.000,000 If necessary 70,
farm loans through local oranges ant
local banks. Similar plans are il
progress in other, states. The re-
sources and the best business abilit,
OF the nation and the state will b.
applied to supply farmers with Labor
and financial support, and ever,
farmer may count upon whatever ali
is needed to enable him to cultivat,
his farm to it's full capacity
PLANT! PLANT: PLANT!
You need not fear deprecated
prices by reason of overproduction
The worlds supply of food product
| is certain to be short and, however
large the domestic production. tn,
export demand will assure remunera<
tive prices to the farmer"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24
No ,Convicts For
Farming Purposes
Is Latest Edict

Hartford, April 24-The plan of
using the prisoners Of the Hartford
county Jail on a farm in North
Bloomfield this. summer, did not i'm
press the special committee who con-
ferred with Sheriff Edward w. Dewey
and the county commissioners on Fri
day as feasible. The special commit
tee was made up of Senator Elijah A.
Rogers Of Southington and Represen-
tative Charles NJ. Jarvis Of Berlin and
Arthur E. Bowers Of Manchester.
An offer of a farm for the use Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

Washington. April Determination
Of the gasoline industry by STANDARD
Oil interests, the Federal Trade Com
mission reported to the Senate today
has been largely Responsible for. high
gasoline prices of the last two years.
The report written after an exhaus-
tive investigation into the entire Pc
troleum industry, declares interlock-
ing stock ownership prevents any rea
competition among the various Stan
dard Oil Companies and the commits.
sion recommends legislation to per-
nit reopening of the Oil Trustgcase to
obtain notifications Of the supreme
courts dissolution decree.
No conclusive evidence was found
1T is stated, that collision exists
among the Standard Companies in
violation Of the decree, but the com
missions findings have been trans
mitted to the Attorney General.
Prices are declared to have been
raised arbitrarily although natural
causes contributed. pronounced price
inequalities we're found in different
parts of the country.
The principal findings Of the com
mission are: sfs
gs lIdC In IIlOSts IT'D IhSLilIt5 lCIl ieoA iCs
the Standard Companies are donin-
ant. 49,
That the Standard Companies have
maintained distribution of territory
in marketing gasoline, and that no
substantial competition in the chief
petroleum products exists among the
standard companies. ~
That the absence of competition
is due to a community of stock. own
ersiiip .. " r.. .iE
That the facts disclose advances in
prices of gasoline and differences in
price, corresponding to standard mar
ketirjg territories, which could not be
explained except under the conditions
charged.
That the combination of pipe lines
with other branches of the industry
has tended to establish and perpetu-
ate monopoly.
That there is no conclusive evidence
of collision among the Standard
Companies in violation of the disso-
luton decree.
The commission recommended
these measures as necessary to Arem-
edy conditions:
A law providing for the re-opening
of antitrust cases on the application
of the Encouragement by bill OF
reviey for the purpose Of obtaining
such h16aificatfons sof decrees as are
redtilred by new conditions. ss
Legislation Ito abolish in certain
cases common stock ownership in
corporations formerly members OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24
STANDARD OIL TO Blame
PRIMARILY FOR RAISES
IN PRICES OF GASOLINE
Domination Of Industry by Trust Largely to Reason for
Increase Federal Trade Commission
Reports Suggests Remedies.

combinations dissolved under the
Sherman law.
Effective limitation of common
ownership Of stock in potentially
competitive corporations by with
drawing the power of voting and con-
troll.
Legislation, which while recognize
ing common ownership would fix up
on such common owners the response
bility for the acts of each Of the sew
eral subsidiary companies which pre-
vent competition.
Segregation of ownership OF pipe
lines from the other branches of the
petroleum industry.
Congressional enactment to Fix
standards for gasoline.
Federal collection and publication
of accurate statistics and infOrmat1o on
concerning the industry.
Conditions in the gasoline industry
as uncovered by the investigation are
declared to be:
Gasoline marketing is divided into
eleven territorial divisions at least
nine of which are said to be under
Standard Oil domination.
Stockholders of the Standard Com
panies to a, great degree are the same
individuals or interests, with more
than half of the stock of the various
companies in their hands.
Leading officers of the Standard
Companies hold considerable stock in
two or more companies.
Standard Oil .refineries produced
more than sixty per cent. of the gaso-
line output in 1915, sold about 65
per cent. of the total marketed and
held more than 20 per. cent. of gaso-
line stocks.
Correspondence of the different
prices in 1915 with standard market
ing territories" says the report, 'it-
self points toj arbitrary price-fixing.
But the arbitrary character of the in
equalities in price is conclusively
demonstrated by the facts that as be-
tween most of the territories there
were no such differences in demand
supply and the margin be-
tween cost and price was widely diff
ferent in the different territories"
Wholesale gasoline price rose be-
tween IS and IS per cent in 1915,
says the report. Retail prices kept
close behind them. The part increas-
ed demand and scarcity of the pro-
duct played in the increase is shown
in figures giving the increase in de-
mand 38 per cent. in 1915 and the
production seven per cent. below the
year before. The Standard books
show large earnings, says the report,
as also was evidenced by the enhan-
ced stock market value of Standard
securities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

and easy to use. No mixing. Just
comb or rush it into your hair. 1t
can ne ae detected will not rub or
wash off, acts Instantly, and is abso-
lutely harmless.
''Brownatona" will give any shade
desired from light golden brown to
black.
Your druggist sells ''Brewnatone''
or will get # for you: A sample and a
booklet will be mailed you upon re-
ceipt OF 10 cents, and your orders will
be filled direct fFsn our laboratories
If YOU prefer. Mention shade desired.
Fwe sizes-25e and $500.
Insist on "BFowRatene" at your hair
aFeSSers.
Prepared by the KeRton Pharmacal
Co., $40 8. Pike ST., Cevington, Ky.
Sold at Lggetts Riker Drug Stores
and other leading dealers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

y
thee ounty was made at the Hartford
county caucus on Tuesday by Fred
B. Griffin. The farm consists of 20
acres and there is a house and barn
on it. It was Mr.. GPiffin's idea that
the prisoners might work it, and the
county have the benefit Of whatever
profit there would be entaileI. His
offer was wholly without expense to
the county.
The objections which developed at
the conference were primarily the
contract existing with the Metropoh-
tan Chair, Co. for the labor of the
prisoners, and the absence of equip
ment such as should be needed if the
county embarked on the farming
scheme. It would be necessary to buy
tools and general farm equipment and
secure horses and wagons. The prls-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

there is no
more reason or
sense in tol@-
atiflg unattrac-
tive hair than
there is in
wearing unbe-
com ing gowns.
The one hair
q t a in t h a t
8 t q n q s S u
p r e m e ! 8
"Brownatone."
1t is ,SinDle
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

oners must he carried back and forth
daily and it would be necessary to ern-
ploy armed guards. The conference
developed a belief that so much ex-
pense would be entailed that it would
not be advisable for the county, and
this decision will be reported at All
adjourned meeting of the county sem
ators and representatives next week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24
GOOD LIKENESS

did Miss sourgirl have her photo
graphs taken yesterday"
Eyes" t ~
= 'tGood likeness?" .-4
Eyes, must have been, for she re-
fused to have them and demanded
another sitting
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

The International Red Cross Cob
ntttee has sent an energetic protest
to the German government about the
sinking Of the British hospital ships.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

Nothing 50 f0bs q woman Of her
good looks and attractiveness as
gray, stfeaked or faded hair. And
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent q Word.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
A Master of Proportions.

An eager young teacher was review
ing the Sunday school lesson in a mis-
sion church in Brooklyn. The subject
was Moses and the bush that burned
without being consumed. The boys of
ten or twelve had been greatly inter
ested in the story and were now eager
to expose their knowledge. Answers
followed her questions with the rapid
ty of machine gun.
"Now. Harry. it's your turn"
"Yessum." was the confident answer.
Tell me what there was about this
burning bush that was different from
any bushes that have burned since"
The boy knew-you could tell from
the swapping Of his eyes-but he paus-
ed to formulate his words why.
ma'am. you see. this here bush 1t burn
ed up. but it didn't burn down." The
teacher could not have explained It
better herself.-Youth's Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
BRITISH ENTHCSED OVER
NEW MOVE FOR VICTORY

LONDON, Jan. I3.-The new war
loan is being warmly received. En-
gland is willing to give her sons and
sentiment expressed throughout the
country. The addresses made by Pre-
mier George, McKenna and Law at
the recent Guildhall meeting have
aroused the enthusiasm of the people
throughout all Britain, and recruits
for the army and subscriptions to the
victory load are pouring in.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
! DOUBLED THEIR TROUBLE.
Vet Josi's Nsishbors Thought They
-, Had Mads q Good bnraain.

L The shiftless. owner VI worthless
old horse. Joel Turner. had been In the
habit Of feeding the animal from the
cribs Of his more enterprising neigh
boris until the patience Of his victims
was completely exhausted. They had
caught him In the act of helping him
self to corn u number of times. and so
there was plenty Of evidence to con-
Wet him. but OH account of his family
and his vindictive disposition no one
wanted to prosecute him.
One day. when Joel's neighbors were
discussing the situation. some one sug.
gested that it would he an act OF
mercy-which would also solve their
problem-if they bought the old horse
and put it out of its misery.
This suggestion - tile conference
adopted. They subscribed a purse Of
$40 and sent a committee of one to buy
the horse.
Here the plan was threatened with
failure. The committee reported that
Joel did not want to sell.
After few days Jesse Winfield.
who thought himself something of a
diplomat. undertook to negotiate the
sale and to his surprise found Joel not
only willing but anxious to sell the
horse.
That" said Jesse In a congratula
tory tone. as he handed over the SO
twas a good deal for you. You'll get
lots more good out Of the $40 than you
would out of the old horse"
That's right" assented Joel. II
know where can buy team for
| $1O."-Youth's Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
USE OF FRENCH WORDS.
A Critic Scores This Habit Of Some
Writers Of English.

A Critic Scores This Habit Of Some
Writers Of English.
people who use French In English
writing are always those who don't
know French very WELL" John L. Bal
derston writes in the Atlantic. report
ing a converse ton with George Moore.
They use badinage for banter and
think there is a shade Of difference or.
suppose | should say. a nuance of
meaning. Then they write resume.
which they think more refined than
summary, and In society every woman
10 tres raff1nee.
II met an author who had written
small and petite and asked him
why he did 1t. He said petite can
mean dainty as well as small. and !
said: 1t cannot. 1t means nothing but
small But in any case If you wanted
to say dainty why didn't you say dain
tyr
I'm my newspaper met with an ex-
ample Of this tendency. A dispatch
read something like this: The patriotic
citizens have been asked to give up
their gold ornaments and watches to
be melted down into coin unless they
are souvenirs A man must be with
out any aesthetic sense whatever 70
write souvenir when he might have
written keepsake. 1t has associations.
that word keepsake. 1t lives, breathes
runs. jumps. flies. But souvenir in
English Is a corpse"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

Most Of our readers have heard OF
Bluebeard. the enterprising gentleman
who made hobby of marriage and
had way of his own for getting rid OF
superfuous wives. Probably very few
people. however. know that the story
has any sort Of basis in fact. Yet on
the banks Of the world famous Rospo.
rus. near Constantinople. there is situ
ated a picturesque old medieval for
tress known as "Bluebeard's castle
which is said to have been the abode
Of terrible old pasha whose playful
little ways gave rise to the story
Wide World Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
!ffAR'S.bUs|AESS
OVERWHELMING
OPERATIONS UNPRECEDENTED
Stock Market Makes Record in Tran
sactions-Metal Supplies Are Pre-
empted for Six Months Ahead
Prices Unusually Strong.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The record
cf one of the most eventful years in
the history of the Stock Exchange is
epitomized in its almost unprecedent-
ed operations. Sales of stocks aggre-
gated about 235,55O,OOO shares in
comparison to 173,000,O00 in 1915.
Bond sales achieved a new record in
the enormous volume of $1,152,289
| 900, an increase in round numbers
of more than 100000 over the
previous year.
These totals are exclusive of sales
of "odd lots of stocks which would
swell the aggregate by many more
millions, nor do they include lover
the counter" transactions in bonds,
in which the dealings are practically
beyond computation. Quite as i'm
portant in estimating the increased
wealth of the country of the return
by purchase to American investors
of hundreds of millions of dollars of
American securities - mostly high
grade bonds and shares-formeriy
owned by foreigners, which were TAX
en- over privately and assimilated in
the course of the tremendously ac-
tive twelve months.
Figures dealing with the country 3
foreign loans and the inflow of gold
for the year-the latter item approx.
mating $7O0,0OO,OO0-but family
convey the extent to which the do
.nestic financial structure has been
buttressed. Economists differ as to
the immediate benefits derivable from
these stupendous gold holdings, but
ere virtually as one in believing that
this vast hoard of precious metal will
make the United States financially
and industrially supreme for years
after the channels of international
trade resume their normal flow.
Opinions dealing with the future of
the country's financial market have
been revised or modified by the leu
tonic peace proposals. Quoted values
of many securities have dwindled by
many millions OF dollars in the past
few weeks and the process of read
justment continues.
Industrial conditions may be sum-
married by the statement that may
contracts for peace products have
been placed as far ahead as 1918.
while available supplies of copper
and other base metals for the next
six months have been largely pre-
empted. This does not necessarily
imply the maintenance of prevailing
quotation for these and other COM
modities, nearly all of which rose
during the year to record-breaking
levels. j
Most encouraging auguries are Of
tered by the transportation stocks,
whose intrinsic worth was so firmly
established in the final months of the
year. Net earnings of the leading
railway systems for the calendar year,
exceeding one billion dollars, are
greater by one-third than those oi
1913. Emergence of many minor
roads from their long periods of re-
ceiverships and financial embarrasS-
ment is one of the outstanding fea-
lures in the country's great forward
strides.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
Spokane Due Midnight

The steamship Spokane is sched-
uled to arrive here about midnight
tonight, and will sail south after
stay of about an hour. She has been
delayed considerably on her westward
trip by stormy weather.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
NEW ALASKA LIGHTHOUSE
TENDER CEDAR LAUNCHED

LONG BEACH, Jan. 2.-The steel
lighthouse tender Cedar was launch
ed today at the California Shipbuild-
ing company's yards. She was built
for Alaskan waters. She is 200 feet
long with 35 foot beam, equipped
with 1900 horsepower single screw
engines and will cost $4,000.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
WHEN ARRESTED

FRIDAY HARBOR, Jan. 13.-Al-
bert Blanchett, age 20, was arrested
yesterday by the police charged with
the murder of Clyde Jones at Albu-
ouerque, New Mexico. When the OF
ficers told him that he was under ar
rest, he attempted to suicide but was
prevented by the officers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
Rvron's Oefornitv

Lord Byron had club foot and was
acutely conscious Of the fact to his last
day Yet he was a fine boxer. having
taken lessons from one of the famous
''bruisers" Of his time He was also
splendid dancer. and. as everybody
knows. he swan the HellespOnt the
Dardanelles. in emulation Of one Of his
Greek heroes. Leander.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

NOTICE-Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
on hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
An Cnmistakable Result

Has the investigation of the high
cost of living had any result?"
EYES," replied Senator Sorghum.
81 think it has called the attention
of everybody who had anything TO
sell to the fashion of showing up the
price,
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
An Inference,

Did she say she was going to the
drug store?"
mo"
How do you know she was then?"
"She said she was going out walking
for her complexion Mag
azine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

Have you tried our poker chip
candy and also our new line Of chew
ing gum, Candy Kitchen If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

lOST-During the fire, 3 packages
of loose leaf ledger sheets, 7xS in.
Return to D. F. Willard. 1t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

For fIrst-class meals and good serv-
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer-
chants Cafe. tt
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

Debts kid gloves in black, white
and tan would .amaka a very nice
Christmas present. At n. winters II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
CITY EXPRESS. Phone 80; ready
to transfer that baggage for you. Il

Your picture will please the folks
at home better than anything you can
send them. Jenner the photographer
If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

BOOKS? Yes, We have them, suit
abb for Xmas presents; and, Pyrahn
Ivory, hand painted. Valdez prus
Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

Fresh butter and eggs at Keystone
Produce Co. st
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
Fooled.

THE boys were so noisy thought
I'd get an office girl"
"Well?"
"And. by gum. got one that co1id
whistler-Kansas City Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13
Brief but True.

What Is the sHrest way to become
populari"
Mind your own business. "-Detroii
Free I'ress.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

The Owl Drug Store can furnish
you with a 1917 Dairy. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-01-13

Pure Fresh Drugs At the Taldez
Drug Store. - Il