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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-01

In his efforts to keep himself in rhe
center OF the peace picture, President
Wilson is about to spoil the frame
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-01

The king of Italy and the French
general Gourand, got near enough to
the front the other day to view a bat
tie oy the aid of powerful field glasses
Safety first.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
SMITHS
COLUMN
WATER

My Dears-Summcr is here and with II
comes the bathink season. l hope You Will
learn to take a bath in your washbasin
when you cannot go into the ocean or a
river.
II you will start now, there will be no
difficulty in taking a cold bath when winter
comes. a little water used now will get you
acquainted with cold bath and You will
not mind IT.
l want you TO learn to get along without
drinking such lot of water. DO you know
that there are times when the more you
drink, the more you want to drink? soldiers
are taught t GARGLE THEIR THROATS
before they drink. Many times when they
do this, they do not need to drnk-thus saw
ing lot of water Try to see how little
water you can drink. Imagine yourself a
soldier on a desert with a cantecn filled with
water and long journey to go.
There has been so much rain this spring
that l would not be surprised to see a
drought this summer. Look out .or the hot
days to come. Learn hos to get along with
as little water as posst>c WE MUST BE
PREPARED FOR ANYTHING.
Your loving editor,
FARMER SMITH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
What to Buy, What Not,
in City'S Produce Market
ABUNDANT


Peas, string beans, beets, carrots,
kale, spinach, rhubarb, scallions, rad
ishes, onions, cabbage, cantaloupes,
lettuce.
Potatoes are more, abundant on
the market now, and although there
is a strong demand, the price is a
little more reasonable. They are
selling at $4 to $4.75 a barrel for
the No. quality and $1.50 to 1925
for the second grade.
SCARCE
Bananas, lima beans, tomatoes,
Strawberries, watermelons, pineap-
pies, blackberries, grapefruit.
Early harvest apples are just be-
ginning to arrive on the market.
Later they may be expected in
larger quantities.
NORMAL
Asparagus, cauliflower, cucumbers,
celery, eggplants, garlic, okra, pars-
ley, romaine, peppers, squash, goose
berries, oranges, lemons.
Green corn is now in the normal
supply column. 1t comes entirely
from North and South Carolina.
Green corn will not be cheap until
it arrives on the market from nearby
points.
Raspberries and huckleberries are
now in normal supply. The rasp-
berries are arriving from New Jer-
sey and the huckleberries from the
| Pennsylvania mountains and also
from New Jersey.
Peaches continue normal. =. The
Georgia Elberta, which is always in
much demand because of its fine
quality and good size, will begin to
arrive toward the end of this week
and the beginning of next.
]. RUSSELL SMITH,
Chairman Food Commission,
Mayors Home Defense Com.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
SWISS PLEADS WITH US.
FOR STARVING PEOPLE
Prof. Claperade, of Geneva,
Writes Prof. Baldwin to In
tercede for American Food
NEUTRALITY UNBROKEN
Ayers Not a Single Particle of Food
stuff Destined to Allied Prisoners
Was Kept in Switzerland
BY HENRY BAZIN

star Correspondent in France Of Evening Ledger
PARIS, June 3O.-Prof j. Mark Baldwin,
president Of the Paris section Of the Amer
lean Navy League and one Of the most
prominent members Of the Paris-American
colony who, with his wife and daughter,
survived the torpedoing of the Sussex. has
sent your correspondent n letter received
today from Prof. Edouard Claperado. the
internationally known psychologist Of the
University of Geneva Switzerland Through
Professor Baldwin, the swiss educator aims
in his letter TO plead for his little nation,
in view of possible restriction of imports
from the United States. Professor Baldwin
says Professor Clapcrade is a man whom
he has known for many years, and that he
is absolutely reliable in statement.
I quote the substance Of the letter in
verbatim translation preceded by a personal
comment II is to me a matter Of personal
knowledge, derived not only from public
prints and documents, but from Conversa-
tons with refugees ard French officers who
| have been exchanged within the last six
months. that all the crops and every pound
! of supplies possible that could be sent from
| north Switzerland since 1915. inclusive. have
| crossed the frontier TO Germany destined
| for German consumption. The reason Is
| self-evident All north Switzerland is Ger
I man in tongue and instinct. and it's SYM
| rathics among those of high and low es-
/ tate are pro-BoCho. Geneva Is very pro-
| French, of course. Look at its position on
the map 70 understand that.
The translation follows:
PLEADS FOR SWITZERLAND
Il wish IT were possible to have YOU plead
! with the United States through an inHuen-
| tial American correspondent in Paris the
! cause Of our little Switzerland. and. so far
! as possible, make clear her true status
| We are frankly accused. save in word, by
| the American Senate, of feeding Germany
| rms Is tar from true fact Switzerland
mas not oeen receiving enough imports tc
| feed herself We are under rirorous ,,.o,
measures. We have carGs restricting con.
sumption Of sugar and milk; we have two
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09

meatiess and two oakeless days week.
Many meetings have occurred among our
people in which increased ration has been
demanded. In several instances these meet
ings were violent and approached open re-
volt against the Government.
I'VE have always kept strictly to our
obligations as a nation. We have taken the
position nationally as a neutral, and we
have kept faith, from any perspective that
can be visioned.
JUSTIFIES GREATER IMPORTS
ut is true our imports from the United
states have greatly increased since 1913,
but this increase is entirely due to the fact
that importations from other sources OF sup
ply have entirely ceased In 1913 we I'M
ported 5000 tons OF wheat from the United
states and i'm 1915 $4,000 tons. But
during that year we did not receive a bushel
from Russia, that had sent us 100000 tons
in 1918; nor Rumana, that had sent us
l5O. 600 tons nor Canada, that had sent us
$4,000 tons nor Germany, Australia ana
Argentina, who had sent us total OF
10000 tons between them.
THE same condition applies TO oats. we
imported four times more oats in 1910
from the United states than we had IN
1918. but we did not get a HANDFUL from
other sources, and our yearly total IN
bushels in 1916 was 5000 tons less than IN
1913 from five sources. In flour, the condi-
tiOn Is idential, our total imports DelnB leSS
in 1916 by 1000 barrels than in 1913. our
main dependencies previous TO the war FOR
cereals were Russia and Rumana, who
have sent us nothing in nearly three years.
THE United States has always spon-
sored the cause Of little nations. Switzerland
is the only neutral in the world that has
really suffered through the war in the sense
OF being seemingly at war our entire army
has been mobized for thirty months, and
must remain so until hostilities cease. our
taxes are enormous. In my personal case
they are increased 1870 per cent for 1915
over 1913
Upon the face Of fact as here outline IT,,
and not upon the compared importatons
| from the United States before and since the
| war should our little land be judged We
| cannot believe the United States will aban-
! don us in this crisis, and in so doing place
| not only our life as a nation in possible
! jeopardy. but the lives Of the many thou
| sands Of French and English prisoners in
| Germany who can be fed but through Swift
| zcrland We are sending these prisoners con-
| stant supplies that are being denied our
| own people. We have never kept a piece of
| chocolate, not a grain Of dried vegetables
! nor anything else destined for them. All of
| our people those who speak Italian OF
| French or German. have been true only t,
| Switzerland and Switzerland's neutrality.
SWITZERLAND'S CLAIM ON L. S.
81 feel Switzerland has no small claim
upon the United States We have been a
| free people since 1891, and it is our dem
ocracy that has outlined the democracie
| Of the world. We were pioneers in reform
in the liberty Of speech, in the ideals tha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
GROWTH OF DEPARTMENT
STORE SHOWN IN BOOKLET
Six Philadelphia Organizations Do An
nual Trade of $1OO,OOO,OOO and En-
ploy $4,000 Persons

The six largest department stores in
Philadelphia do an annual business of ap-
proNimately 500, 100000 and have about
$4,000 employees, according to the latest
pamphlet issued by the educational COM
mittee Of the Philadelphia Chamber Of
Commerce 1t is entitled "The Department
stores Of Philadelphia" and was prepared
by Robert H. Durbn, Of Strawbridge &
Clothier.
Besides giving an interesting history Of
department-store development in the last
ntty years. the pamphlet explains that the
carrying on of the business on the large
scale Of today virtually would be impossi-
BILE except for the many inventions of the
last forty years
Among the interesting sideliGhts of this
growth are the following:
Nearly all Of the city department stores
started originally with one line Of mer-
chandse. Now their limit is almost mum.
bcrless.
only since the early seventies has the
one-prcc rule been enforced. Before that
time dickering in prices was prevalent
1t is only in the last two decades that
the barker" has been buried. Before that
time it required unusual courage to walk
into a store "just to look around"
1T Is on recQrd' the pamphlet reads
that one storekccper barred the door Of
his establishment to prevent a young
woman from leaving after she had changed
her mind about n purchase, The woman
escaped by jumping from a rear window
The department-store business Is said to
present a greater field for advancement as
a reward for efficiency and ambitious effort
than any other Of the present day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09

gested freight conditions and eliminate to a
large degree the middleman, but It will ma
terially lower the prices charged the con-
sumer."
lie also said this method Of purchasing
woulu Slminate the wastage Of unpicked
vegetables that results in many cases
through the smaller gardeners lack Of
aointy to market his produce.
Commission men buy only IN large guam
uues' and the small producer living some
Instance from community, finds no outlet
ior the truck he does not need for his own
consumption he continued. THE plan for
puylng from nearby farmers, II carried out,
VIII benefit both the man who sells and
the man who buys, in addition to solving
10 n large degree the pressing questions Of
price and supply"
Mayor Smiths letter asking the women
to aid the nation is as follows:
The Mayor, at the suggestion Of Mr..
Hoover, asks every woman in the house,
mold over fifteen years Of age, whether
| n member of the family or an employe,
10 sign the food conservation pledge card,
which is handed to you with this notice.
The President of the United States has
also appealed to you for your help. This
| War.-With It's mines and submarines. its
bombs and shells, its machine guns and
gas Is terrible in its destruction Of hui
man lie, but starvation, caused by the
Ties and it works right on whether armies
! are lighting or training
| flease sign the pledge card and have II
| ready for the officer when he calls The
| pledge Is entirely voluntary There is
| no compusion about It. You are being
! asked to help. You are not being ordered
| TO do anything. 1t is an appeal to patriot
| ism and your desire to help your fellow
men. Mr. Hoover, who has made so
| great success of the food administration
| in Belgium, will write to you after YOU
! have signed the pledge card He viii
| tell you some things you can do to help
save lives and win the war to cut down
| the cost of living, and perhaps even in
| crease the wholesomeness of food in your
family.
Why should we save? Because Eu-
ropean farms have been neglected for
| three seasons. the food supply is lower
than 1t has ever been known to be and
| scarcity prevails i'm all nations
Mr. Hoover regards the women as the
second line Of defense and his motto is
Eat plenty, avoid waste and save the
staples"
Please fill out the pledge card care
fully and correctly and have it ready for
the officer when he calls.
The Government will send you a WIN
dow card after we get your pledge. This
card will show who is helping and we
expect our city to show more of these
cards than any other city in the United
States. We must have one in the window
of every house.
The pledge women are asked to tax
is as follows:
II am glad to join you in the servc
of food conservation for our nation, an
l hereby accept membership in the Unite
States food administration, pledging my
self to carry out the directions and advic
of the food administrator in the conduct
my household, in so far as my circun
| stances permit"
The women are asked to give their nam
y address, number of persons in the household
the occupation of the bread winner an
whether the household employs a cook.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
FUNERAL OF E. S. PAGE
Men Prominent in Banking Life viii
Be Pallbearers Tomorrow

Men prominent in the banking life Of
Philadelphia will be among the honorary
pallbearers at the funeral Of Edward Syden-
ham Page, vice president of the Grard
Trust Company, who died last Friday at
his home in Devon. Services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at st.
Marys Episcopal Church. Wayne. The
Rev J. W. williams, OF Chelsea, N. j., win
ohiclate. Interment will be in the church,
yard Of Old st. David's at Devon.
The pallbearers will be Charles ]. Rhoads,
Governor Of the Federal Reserve Bank OF
Philadelphia A. A. jackson, vice presi-
dent of the Grard Trust Company; George
H. stuart Sd, treasurer Of the same COM
pany; Charles S. w Packard, president OF
the pennsylvania Company for assurances
on Lives and Granting Annuities; William
Innes Forbes, w Hinckle Smith, c. Hart
man Kuhn, Philippus w. Miller and Henry
w. Farnum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
Women Forming
Food Army Today

N'nunued from Page One
t'nnand, with data as to their circum-
'1nces' the amount Of their income and
number Of servants that they employ
nsfoert Hoover and his cohorts will send
4 each woman pamphlets and valuable con-
.Fauon instruction suited to her individ-
pa needs.
oNDERTAKE EDUCATIONAL WORK
ane Civic Club has agreed to take up the
.Sa''ohal work in twenty of the city's
SSnts.s' and various women's clubs and or
- auons Will work in the others. An ap-
~ from from the Mayor and another from How
neihz' director Of food supply of the
k.nnttee OF Public Safety, setting forth
-sOns Tor the conservation movement, will
In1Snalpany the pledges. All who sign the
h.s'uleht cards will be furnished with the
le lssN caro- as printed in yesterdays Public
ser, containing simple suggestions for
~ lhousewives for the elimination Of waste.
me pledge calls for the use Of less fats,
rss--s sugar, milk, wheat and fuel and more
fss'aoles, perishable foods and local sup
te IL Is altogether voluntary, Nand, as
eninistrator Hoover has said the patriot
~, " the women will make unnecessary
~ legislation limiting the food supply Of
United States.
a,'t sts.aklng Of the suggestion that food
.'t pc purchased from local farmers as
.t ~ possible, Doctor Krusen, Director
Department Of Health ana Charities
oey said; Il think Il splendid idea
'n'f "'il Il serve 70 relieve the con-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY BUMPUS
SANIBO
By Farmer Smith

It was a bright moonlight night and
Billy Bumpus lay on the grass with nothing
to do but look around and admire the
shadows made by the moonlight
Those shadows remind me Of things"
Billy was saying to himself. Suddenly he
got up and started away. A rope held him
back "Oh, you dear little rope" eNcaim.
ed Billy. ITO think some one tied me with
u rope"
He began to chew and soon the rope
was apart so that Billy could trot off in
the direction of Sambo's house. Sambo,
was the cook at the generals house where
Billy Bumpus made his home while in the
artillery.
Billy trotted all round the house look
ing for something to do when suddenly
he walked up the steps and on to the porch
"Oh. goode!" exclaimed Billy. There
is a nice ball Of salt. I wonder what they
mean by putting that salt beside the door
like that? Carelessness. that's all"
Billy went up and took a nibble out Of
the salt--but it wasn't salt at all.
| Ting-alng!
Billy stopped to listen.
| what on earth Is that bell ringing in
| Sambo's house" :"
Billy listened again. but as the bell did
not ring again, he started to eat the cake
of salt. MY, this does not taste like
| salt !"
Ting-a-ling!
There goes that bell once more. I wonder
what on earth 1t can be ringing for this
time of night" Billy stopped eating as a
voice from above said:
/ who am date
Billy knew it was the voice of Sambo,
! so he laughed softly to himself IL must
| have rung the door bell. l thought the
knob was salt. Excuse me, little door bell"
| Ting-a.ling!
| who am dat?"
| The voice from tile window over the
porch was very loud and angry so Billy
| trotted off the porch and back to where
he had been tied and lay down.
We'll, people have no business putting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09

constitute repubiicanism. We gave Houa.
seau to the world and the recent revolutiou
in Russia Is in substance a direct line from
his teachings
why does a soul need a body7 That the
material may strengthen the finer instincts.
II our little country is to continue as the
cradle Of liberty, as the home Of free ideals.
that we have defended, often with our blood
during six centuries, II II Is TO remain among
the nations Of the earth as democracy. de-
spite our divers tongues, plead with the
great free country across the sea not to
allow us to starve."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09
e r Il. to Aid Soldier Members

Societies in the Philadelphia Arhioce.
san Catholic Total Abstinence Union
have agreed to release all members who
enlist from payment Of dues and to pay
funeral benefits in case of death.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-05-13
FORD-CAR PRODUCTION
TOLD BY SPARK PLUGS

The immensity of the Ford car pro-
ut the plant of the Champion Spark
Plug company Of Toledo. which has
been furnishing champion \ plugs as
standa rd equipment on Ford cars since
19l1. Al all times, tn. Toledo company
holds in reserve stock Of i000oo
spark Plugs exclusively for the Ford
company 50 that a rush order will re-
ceive Immediate attention
During 1916 approximately 40 car
loads Of the plugs were shipped from
Toledo to the Ford concern Inasmuch
as there are often as many as 100. 600
plugs in Il carload, the volume Of the
Ford spark plug business alone is OBJ
.viously tremendous.
The Champion Spark Plug company
also reports an unusual increase in its
business on the Pacific coast. Already
the 1917 business has exceeded the
total business for the year of 1916. Up
to April | three carload lots were ship
ped after January j. to the coast. ana
orders are now on hand. 1t is said for
more plugs for that territory.
This demand for ears is not local
nor is ii sectional For the last month
the pressure upon the factory and our
dealers has been something trein"n-
dous. Telephone calls, wre,. pleading
letters ana special trips to the factory
have been the practice of our distrib-
utors everywhere. This is as true Of
seattle as of Boston. The south is talk
n con siderable proportionate increase of
cars and the demand has never been so
The middle west is continuing to take
a large percentage OF the automobile
output and is especially keen for cars
of the better grade
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-05-13
MAXWELL COMPANY
TO STAGE CONTEST
Five Thousand Dollars in
Prizes Given Away by
Company to Dealers Show
inc Greatest Economy.

no suhstantiatc among motorists
.yorywhcre their claim of the Max
wclrs championship IS the industry in
low operating upkeep, upward ol 2,oo'
Naxa IA distributors and dealers VIII
next month carry out in every state IN
the Union and throughout the eight
praJincea Of Canada a public ahd
wholesale demonstration OF the Max
Wells ability to stretch its fuel into
The greatest known mix of gasoline an"
motor-car distance.
riyc thousand dollars In cash prizes
are to be given away among the deal
e,s. IL Is made known, together with
an award of the national Maxwell
economy championship cup. The cup
is TO be the trophy Of the Maxwell
dealer who attains the highest mileage
Ia be recorded in the event ana WIN II
he will also capture a substantial
award in gold
The public ana widespread demon
stration is to be known as the National
Maxwell Economy Proof day, and the
wholesale contest is to take place on
Wednesday, May %.
owners cars are TO he used entirely
the rules providing that each dealer
entering agrees to arrange for the use
Of two Maxwell five passenger touring
cars now in owner service. These he
viii borrow for the day. In each ear
There must be- according to the rules.
four full-grown passengers, the driver
and three official observers. III each
town and city the two cars viii make
the fun together. each carrying its OBJ
servers who thus will check not only
their own mount. but the other as well.
Results will be unofficial. it is stated,
ii the dealer participant fails to ar
range for his observers to be either
newspaper men, motor club or board of
commerce representatives or we'll
known public officials. .....
TWO one gallon gasoline cans are to
he provided each dealer participating.
These will attach to the windshield In
structions mailed broadcast by the
Maxwell Motor sales Corporation, De-
froit. point out that the records will be
disqualified unless the gasoline used is
measured into the can on each Of th'
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-05-13
HUPP man PREDICTS
AUTO-CAR SHORTAGE
Demand For Best Cars Con-
tinues in Spite of High
Prices, and Will Exceed
Output of the Factories.

A shortage Of automobiles this sum
mer is predicted by Sales Manager J.
r. Fields Of the Hupp Motor Car con-
poration.
"The country is taking automobiles
than the factories are abb. to produce
lhem,' said Mr. Fields. IN winter
the manufacturers ve been strng-
Cling with the freight car shortage. hut
this summer 1t Will be the consumer
who viii suffer from the shortage of
the better makes Of automobiles. Even
the higher cost of materials and labor
and the necessary increases in the
prices of all the better classes of cars
have not slackcned to any noticeable
degree. the demand for machines But
the difficulties of securing materials
and producing the cars are so great
that none of the big concerns viii be
able to fill their rapidly Increasing or
dcrS.
rms IS evidenced by sales records
of the Hupp Motor Car corporation.
which are typical Of conditions in most
of the leading companies. We enjoyed
in tile first months Of 1917 the largest
quarter in Hpmohi!o history, Yet we
We're nearly 2.bo0 cars behind our or
ders for immediate shipment. This is
the condition even before the big sell
ing season opens in May. 1t means
there is absolutely no chance for rs
to catch up with our orders now during
the entire summer. 1t is simply q
question OF relieving the pressure as
far as possible by speeding productions
as much as the limitations of the ma
terial market will permit.
The Daily Missoulian., 1917-05-13
TEA TRADE SUFFERS.

Pehne.-The Chinese tea trade has
been greatly affected by the submarine
campaign. Consequently the ministry
of commerce and agriculture is con-
Siderjng means of assisting tea traders
in carrying on their business which has
been diverted out of the usual chan
nols. Transportation facilities through
the Mediterranean virtually have been
suspended The same is true of the
IrAns- SIhorian route.