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The Washington times., 1917-02-18
MERCHANTS URGE
SUGAR ECONOMY
Say Enough Is on Hand If Con-
Sumers Will Exercise
Caution in Use.

While there IS a severe shortage of
sugar in Washington which may last
for several weeks, local merchants
will be able to handle the situation.
provided Washingtonians cooperate
with them in economizing in the COM
modify. This is the sugar situation
in Washington today. as outlined by
the head of a local chain of grocery
stores.
Enough Coming In.
There is no doubt about there
being a very severe shortage in
sugar" said John c. Let's, local
merchant today, "and this shortage
may last for some time. But there
will be enough sugar-received during
the week to keep everyone supplied.
provided small Quantities are bought
at one time and people do not try to
stock up unnecessarily"
Some sugar was received yesterday
from Baltimore and four carloads
are expected to arrive tomorrow, with
five carloads promised for Tuesday.
In normal times Washington uses
from four to five carloads a day, each
carload containing 100 barrels.
Due to Panic.
The near sugar famine which has
been threatening Washington for
Some time was due. il is stated, to
the panic which caused an unpre-
cedented rush on the city's sugar
supply.
One merchant who handles a large
quantity of sugar for bakeries. con-
fectioneries and candy manufactur-
les stated that Washington mer-
chants were absolutely unprepared
for the sudden cutting off of the sup
ply from Philadelphia.
Only the usual emergency supply
was kept on hand by these Atores,
and when housewives found a gen
uine famine in sugar threatening
them, they bought in as large guam
titles as possible.
City Put On "Rations.''
This resulted in washington's be-
ing put on sugar rations," for no
merchant was willing to sell a bar
rel of the product when he knew the
difficulty faced in obtaining a new
supply.
The sale of sugar in Washington
yesterday was enormous. Sugar sold
at some places for as high as 10
cents a pound. Other merchants were
unwilling to advance their prices
because OF the opportunity, and these
merchants sold out by the carloads.
One chain of grocery stores yester-
day disposed of two carloads, at 8
cents a pound.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

Iron is absolutely necessary to en-
able your blood to change food into
living tissue. Without it, no matter
how much or what you eat. your food
merely passes through you without
doing you any good, and as conse-
quence you become weak, pale and
sickly-loo<inG, just like plant try
ing TO grow in a soil deficient in iron.
II you are not strong or well you
owe it to yourself to make the fol-
lowing test. see how long you can
work or how far you can walk with
out becoming tired. Next take two
five-grain tablets of ordinary nuxated
iron three times per day after meals
for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see Row much you
have gained. have seen dozens of
nervous, rundown people who were
ailing all the while double their
strength and endurance and entirely
dyspepsia. liver and other troubles in
from ten to fourteen days time sim
ply by taking iron in the proper FORM
And this after they had in some cases
obtaining any benefit. But don't take
the old forms of reduced iron, iron
acetate or tincture OF iron simply to
save a few cents. The iron demanded
bX Mother Nature for the red colorinE
maNer in the blood Of her children
Is. alas! not that kind OF iron. You
must take iron in form that can he
easily absorbed and assimilated TO do
you any good. otherwise IL may prove
worse than useless. Many an athlete
and priZe-fghter has won the day
simply because he knew the secret OF
great strength and endurance and fill-
ed his blood with iron before he went
into the affray: while many another
has gone down in inElOrious defeat
simply for the lack of iron"
Dr. T. Alphonsus Wallace a physician
of many years experience in this coun-
try and who has been given many
honorary titles In England said, II
have given NuNated Iron n fair and
prolonged trial I have been more
than pleased with the results and will
continue its use"
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

of conservation on the part Of five
troops OF local scouts.
The champion collector of old news
papers is Stephen May, of Troop %,
who gathered / 200 pounds. This
feature of Boy Scout activity has re-
Gently been featured in meving pic
lures.
Signs carried at intervals in the
procession announced that "A Scout
Is Helpful" and "a Scout Is Thrifty,
while the truck carrying the news
papers bore the legend, Back to the
Pulp Mills"
At the conclusion OF the pageant
the boys formed the Scout Spiral
about the reviewing officers, and fol-
lowing congratulatOry remarks, 1000
lusty voices were raised in the special
scout yell for President Wilson.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
FOR MILITARY TRAINING
District Residents Among Those
Who Favor National System.

More than 100000 citizens Of the
United States, including hundreds of
residents of the District, have eN-
pressed themselves as favoring a
system of national military training in
the United States. This was shown
in resolution read on the floor of
the House by Congressman Julius
Kahn, ranking Republican member of
the House Committee on Militlry AZ
fairs.
The resolution was sent through ".
II. Sheets, secretary OF the conference
Of American Patriotic Societies.
which met in Washington last month.
The resolution urges on the commit
tees OF the House and Senate on
Military Affairs the Importance OF re
porting favorably at this session on 4
bill in Congress providing for a sys-
tenn of national military training.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

New York. y. VT is conservative
Iy estimated that over three million
people annually in this country alone
are taking NuXated Iron. Such aston
Il ishing results have been reported
from its use both by doctors and lay
men. that a number of physicians IN
various parts OF the country nave
been asked to explain why they pre-
l scribe il so extensively, and why IL
apparently produces so much better
I results than were obtained from the
/ old forms of Inorganic iron.
II Extracts from some of the letters
/ received are given below:
| Dr. King, New York physician
and author says; There can be no
{ IoT means anaemia. Anaemia means
I iron deficiency. The skin OF anaemlc
Z men and women is pale. The flesh
! flabby. The muscles lack tone. the
brain fags and the memory fails and
| they often become weak, nervous, lr-
ritable. respondent and melanch0ly;
When the iron goes from the blood OF
women, the roses go from their
In the most common foods of Amer
lea. the starches. sugars, table syrupss,
soda crackers. biscuits, macaroni.
spaghetti, tapioca, sagO. farina. de-
germinated cornmeal. no longer Is
iron to be found. refining processes
Earth from these impoverished foods,
and silly methods of home cookery,
by throwing down the waste-pipe the
water in which our vegetables are
cooked is responsible for another
grave Iron loss.
Therefore. il you wish to preserve
your youthful vim and vlgor 10
ripe old age. you must supply the iron
deficiency in your food by using some
form of organic iron Just as YOU
would use salt when your food has
DR. e. Sauer. a Boston physician
who has studied widely In both this
country and in prominent European
Medical Institutions says: "As I have
said a hundred times over, organic
iron is The creates. Of all strength
builders. If people would only throw
away habit forming drug and nause-
Gus concoctions and take NuNated
Iron, I am convinced that the lives
of thousands OF persons might ne
saved who now die every year from
pneumonia. grippe. consumption, kid
ney, liver and heart troubles, etc. The
real and true cause which started
their diseases was nothing more nor
less than weakened condltiGn
brought on by lack OF iron In the
Not long ago a man came to me !
who was nearly half century old
and asked me to give him prelim-
mary examination for life insurance.
I was astonished to find him with |
full Of vigor, vim. and vitality as
Young man; in fact a young man he
really was Notwithstanding his age
The secret, he said. was taking iron
-nuxated iron had flled him with
renewed life. At 30 he was in had
health: at 46 he was careworn and
nearly all in-now at so. after taking |
Nuxated Iron miracle Of vitality
and his face beaming with the buoy
ancy OF youth.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
1000 BOY SCOUTS
AT WHITE HOUSE
Five of Eagle Rank in Pageant
Headed BY Band of
55 Pieces.

The Boy Scouts of Washington are
today receiving the congratulations
of their friends upon the pageant held
yesterday. when 1000 members of the
local troops marched up Pennsylvania
avenue and into the White House Ell
lipse. where the concluding exercises
were held.
Headed by their fifty-five-piece band,
the largest Boy Scout band in the
United States, composed of boys be-
tween twelve and fourteen years old
these youthful representatives, of n
new generation OF loyal and sturdy
Americans passed in review before
Colin H. Livingstone. president of the
National Council of Boy Scouts: II. Il.
Grogan; local commissioner; Com
gresham J. Hampton Moore of Penn
sylvania: DR.. Charles Wood. of the
OF the Covenant. and the two
deputy commissioners OF this city, to-
gether with Baltimore executives OF
the organization.
Five Eagle Scouts.
Prominent in the line were five
Eagle Scouts. representing the high
est rank in the Boy Scout organiza-
tion. These Eagle Scouts receive
their emblems from the President of
the United States, and as there are
but fifty of these ranking Boy Scouts
In the United States the five local
Eagle Scouts are representive of the
strength of the organization in Wash
ington.
Aviation, represented by a Bleriot
built entirely by members
Of troop 50. evoked applause. Mining.
First Aid, Architecture, and Wireless
were represented. The Bicycle Pa
troll followed the floats. and in the
rear of the procession came a three
ton truck bearing four tons of news
papers. This represented the work
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
City Physicians Explain Why
They Prescribe Nuxated Iron
To Make Beautiful, Healthy Women and Strong Vigorous Me-
NOW BEING USED BY OVER THREE MILLION PEOPLE ANNUALLY

quickly u tn n Int
glow Of ~ n folks
cen two
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

DR.. Howard James, late
of the United States Pub
lie Health Service, said. "I
have never before given
out any medical informa-
tion or advice for publica-
tion. as l ordinarily do not
believe in il.
But in the case OF Nux-
ated Iron. l feel I would
he remiss in my duty not
to mention IL. / have taken
IL myself and given II to
my patients with most sur
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
HAYS HAIR HEALTH
DARKENED HER GRAY HAIR
Used by Mrs. Zilgens Because
So Easy and Safe-and
Not a Dye.

MY hair was getting so gray was
ashamed of IL. ] also had great
deal OF dandrun. Some one recon-
mended your HAYS HAIR HEALTH
and / can truthfully say that at the
end of one week the dandruff had
quite disappeared and my hair had
become a dark natural color again
just as ] was so anxious for II 10 D..
and no one knew ! was using any
thing. / was careful TO ur- T. reg
ularly each night. ! am glad to rec
ommend il to any one needing a good
hair tonic Yours truly.
MRS. ZILfiESS,
"a Dayton Ave. PasssIc. y q
HAYS HAIR HEALTH. a ready to
use, harmless Hair Color Restorcr,
can be applied evenly to the hair with
a sponge-Only Soc a bottle at Peo
pies Drug stores. They'll give
money back II not satisfactory CIlf.
ton Chemical Co, Newark, -. l.
Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

DIR. James late of the United States
Public Health Service says. Patients
in an enervated and devitalized state
Of health-those. for instance. con-
valescing from protracted fevers,
those suffering from a long-standinG
case Of anaemia. all such people in my
opinion. need iron. or late, there has
been brought to my attention, NuXated
Iron. In practice. | have found this
an ideal restorative and upbuildinE
agent in these cases above mentioned.
NOTE-Nuxated Iron. which Is prescribed
and recommended above by physicians I'm such
great variety OF cases. IL not a patent
medicine nor secret remedy. but one which IS
stituents widely prescribed by eminent
physicians both In Europe and America Tn
like the older Inorganic iron products Il Is
easily assimilated, does not injure the teeth.
make them black, nor upset the stomach or
the contrary. II Is a most potent remedy In
nearly all forms OF Indigestion as well as for
nervous. rundown conditions. The manufac-
turers have such great confidence in nuXated
iron. that they Offer TO forfeit $1,000 to any
charitable institution II they cannot take any
man or woman under So who lacks iron ami
increase their strength 80 per cent or over in
four weeks time. provided they have no seri-
ous organic trouble. They also offer to refund
your money II IL does not at least double your
strength and endurance in ten days time II
Il dispensed In this city by James O'Donnsll
Drug Store. Peoples Drug Store, and all good
druggists.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17
Costume Party Of
Coterie Club and
Guests, Gay Affair

A brilliant costume party closed the
seasons series for the Coterie Dancing
club, being held Friday evening in the
knights Of Columbus hall. and in
charge of Mrs. M. l.. Hubbard and Mrs.
James McGuigan. 1t was also guest
night with the club, and fully l5O, In
Guiding both members and guests, par
ticipated in the merry affair.
Nearly everyone went masked, as
forth on fashioning special fancy cos
tunes for the party was we'll repaid by
the Fascinating picture of kaleidoscope
character which the dancers afforded.
In keeping with the troublous war
times, there were present several in
Red Cross nurses and surgeons co.'s
tune striking a sharply contrasting
note with the clown costumes worn by
two of the guests, amusing signs pin
ned to the backs of the latter couple
announcing that they were loaned for
the occasion by Barnum & Bailey.
Black and white proved an especially
popular color combination, quite q
number of the costumes being striking
ly designed in that effect. Various
period representations were not lack
ing, including such costumes as that of
a southern belle of the war time period,
a handsome Medici costume, and others
OF years gone by. There were Japanese
and Dutch costumes, also Chinese, In
dian and Scotch, and among the spe-
cial characters represented were those
OF Red Riding Hood, the Powder Puff,
Pierre and Pierrot, the yama yama girl
and Columbia.
The dancing was interrupted for sup
per, which was served at 1880 o'clock,
after which the dancing was resumed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17

Arrangements are now practically
completed for the state meeting of the
Woman's Missionary society of the
Baptist church in this city next Thurs
day and Friday, Feb. % and %. All of
the sessions will be held at the local Y.
w. G. A. The session really comprises
the meetings of two organizations, as
the one Thursday evening is the state
board meeting of the eneral Woman's
Missionary society of that denomina-
ton, while those of Friday are of the
Baptist Home Missionary society of
this state. 1t is this Home Missionary
society that was organized forty years
ago in Chicago, which event Is known
as the Ruby anniversary. It is being
celebrated in forty cities widely scat
tered over this country, and Fargo has
had the honor of being chosen as one
of these cities. An effort is being made
all over the country to raise q fund of
$4,000 for promoting the work of this
society.
Fridays Program.
The meeting Friday morning will be-
gin at 1880 o'clock, the round table
session to include these addresses:
Missions in the Sunday School-Mrs.
a.. NJ Menus, Fargo. ..-.
The Worldwide Guild-Phyllis Sher-
man, Grand Forks.
Mission study--Mrs. C. e. Webster,
Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17

penalties consisted either OF being fined
or Of having to do some ridiculous
stunt. Harry Dram and Charles Maurer.
in clown costumes, afforded much
amusement.
In keeping with the nature of the
whole affair and following previous in
structions each couple took their own
grub, and at midnight long tables
were set in the hall for the convenience
Of the crowd. The lunch was served in
picnic style, the coffee. ETC., being fur
nished by the lodge.
During the dance that Immediately
followed the supper, the orchestra
started to play The Star Spangled Ban
ner, at which signal the dancers lined
up in two long rows along the walls.
while over their heads, from the bal
cony, was unfurled an immense Ameri-
can flag. The flags appearance was
greeted with cheers of intense enthusi-
asm, and everyone Joined in singing
The Star Spangled Banner in a manner
that left no doubt as to the degree OF
their patriotism. The music last eve
ming was exceptionally good, and was
as usual, furnished by Baernstein's
popular orchestra.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17
Speaker at Big Phi
Kappa Psi Fraternity
Founders Day Banquet

DR.. John Rindlaub, of this city, left
Friday night for Minneapolis, where he
will be one of the speakers this eve
ming at the big Founders day banquet
that will be held by the Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity in the Minneapolis club ban
quet hall. The original plans were to
hold the banquet in the chapter house
at Minneapolis, but as the $50 accept
ances to the Invitation. received from
all over the country, would have more
than taxed the capacity of the same,
the Minneapolis club banquet hall was
secured for the important occasion. DR..
Rindlaub will be a guest at the chapter
house during his stay in Minneapolis.
Judge H. d. Dickinson is to preside
as POSTMASTER at the banquet, and
speakers Of the evening other than
the local representatives are: Dan
Swanell, treasurer of the fraternity;
Hawey Clapp, of Duluth; Claude Lus'e,
of Superior, Wis; Dean Vance, Of the
State University of Minnesota; and
Mike Gilland, for the Minneapolis
chapter. The banquet hour. is $3.50
o'clock, and the meeting promises to be
one of the most important in Phi Kappa
Psi history. That fraternity is known
as one of the oldest and most conserva-
tive in the country.
DIR. Rindlaub Is a member Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Alpha chapter, he be-
ing a graduate of George Washington
university. at Washington, D. c.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17
Program Completed for State
Missionary Meeting Next Week

Organization Work-Mrs. C. e. John
ston, Langdon.
Five Detectives for Our Ruby Ami
versary Fund-Mrs. e. r. Pratt, Cava-
lier.
Afternoon Features.
A luncheon will be served at the 'Y''
at o'clock Friday, and the afternoon
program will be continuation Of that
affair. The program follows, Mrs. G. e.
Tingley to preside as toastmistress:
Invocation.
Song.
The Golden Setting.
First Jewel, the Diamond, Represent
ing Purity, or Christ in Every Home
Mrs. e. r. Pratt.
Second Jewel, the Diamond of Light,
Education-Mrs. f. L. Kermott.
Address-Miss Victoria Wikman, re-
turned missionary from Mexico.
The Ruby OF Sacrifice-Mrs. T. g.
Lester, Chicago.
Report of Ruby Gifts-Mrs. e. R.
Song. When We Heard Our Country
Calling.
About twenty participants in the con-
vention are expected from out of toe
city, and will be cared for in the varlT
GUS homes of members of both the First
Baptist and Swedish Baptist churches
here,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17
George Washington Tea to be
for Benefit of the Y. w. c. A

Quite an elaborate social event for
the benefit OF the local Y. w. c. A..
will be held at the home of Mrs. c. N.
Callander, 1112 Third avenue south on
the afternoon of Feb. %. A number
OF colonial features will characterize
this George Washington tea, arrange
ments for which are in the hands of
a Fine Arts club committee comprised
OF Mrs. F. B. Leach. chairman. Mrs.
Callander, Mrs. w. B. Hancock and
Mrs. r. O.. Knerr.
The rooms will be festive in decora-
tions of American flags and candles,
while colonial silver and china will
add attractiveness to the tea tables
in the dining room. The two little
boys who are to act as pages and re-
ceive the guests at the door, Thomas
Keys and Gordon Bestic, will be iis
fancy costume appropriate to the oc-
casion, and all of the young ladies who
are to assist in the serving and as
parlor hostesses, will be in colonial
costume. They are Mesdames Will
Magill. John Pollock, Harold Crosby,
Thomas B. Hull, Howard Montgomery
and Arthur Vernon; Misses Irene
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17
The Glory Of the sfinority.

j. B. Cough: What Is a minority
The chosen heroes OF this earth have
been In minority. There is not q So
cial. political or religious privilege that
you enjoy today that was not bought
for you by the blood and tears and pa
tient sufferings of the minority. It is
the minority that have vindicated hu-
manity in every struggle. 1t is a min
GRITTY that have stood in the van of ev-.
cry moral conflict. and achieved all that
ts noble in the history of the world.
Minority! If man stands for the
right and the truth, though every mans
finger be pointed at him. though every
woman's lip be curled at him In scorn.
he stands in a majority; for God and
good angels are with him, and greater
are they that are for him than all they
that be against him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17

Carpenter, May Howe. Imogene Mich
OILS, Helen Welter. Dorothea Young,
Hermoine Mitchell and Dorothy Han
ma.
Musical numbers during the hours
of the tea will form another most
pleasing attraction. Mrs. Arthur
Knopp, soprano, and Miss Clara Pol
lock. pianist, will furnish the music
from to 4 O'Clock; Mrs. Manzanita
Stephens, soprano, and Miss Florence
Gormley at the piano. from to
o'clock; and Miss Jennie Champine,
contralto and Miss Mildred Allen, pi-
anist. from to s o'clock. Groups of
songs interspersed with piano compo-
sitions will probably make up the mu-
steal program. A.. 5sg a1.s-. fae
The invitation to participate in this
George Washington tea is general,
and it is hoped that the silver offer
ings of those in attendance will COM
prise a neat sum with which to fur
Their the very excellent and extensive
work that is being done at the Fargo
Y. w. C. A. under the direction of the
efficient general secretary, Mrs. Bes-
sic Zickefoose.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17

Take two pieces Of cardboard slight
" larger than the paper, place to-
gether and paste a strip Of cotton
across one end to form a hinge; when
dry place your sheets of waxed paper
between the cover and sew through all
with a stout cord, leaving a loop to
hang it up by. You will find this
very convenient, as it takes up very
little space, is out Of the dust and is
very handy to use, as all you have to
do is to lift one sheet or as many as
you wish to use without removing from
hook.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17
Elks' Hard Times
Party jolly One;
Patriotic Feature

over 100 couples were present Friday
evening at the fifth and last of the SER
les of Elk dancing parties, which, as
usual, have been among the most en-
joyable social affairs of the season. The
analr was neld In the spacious lodge-
festivities, and was an especially jolly
one, as 1t was in the nature of hard
times party. The majority of the guests
went in attire that showed in great
but there were sufficient of prosperity's
favorites to keep the alligator court
that was leading feature of the eve
ming, busy most of the time. DR.. j. E.
Frenette presided over this court as
judge, and was supplied with victims
by w. L. (Billy) Grasse and Burnie
Maurek, who were the energetic police
men. Not one who arrived at the party
showing too much prosperity escaped
being hailed before the judge, and the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-17
/! II
Ancient SuperstltIon.

The superstition about spilling salt
ut the table is ancient. In Leonardo da
Vincis picture of the Last Supper Ju-
das has upset the salt cellar by an awk-
ward movement of his elbow. The su-
perstition was current then-in 1893
when the picture was painted. The
is that t dated back to the
earliest century of the Christian era.