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The Washington times., 1917-03-07
PINE NEEDLES IN DEMAND
Once Discarded Product Has Com
mercial Value.

SALISBURY, Md, March 7.-Since
visitor to the peninsula discovered
that pine needles made excellent nests
for hens. driving away vermin and
furnishing an added inducement to
the fowls to lay eggs, the. pine trees
discard has acquired a commercial
value. Farmers have used the needles
for bedding stock. making hens nests
and covering tender plants in winter
for years, but they never considered
them as OF any value commercially.
A short time ago a Northern man
purchased three tons. Shortly after
the shippers were surprised to re-
ce1Ve a check for $54, at the rate of
SlS a ton. News of the sale soon
spread throughout the section and
now many able-bodied men who havo
no other occupation have gone to
work gathering and bailing the
needles, and quite an industry has
been started in supplying the demand
for this product.
The Washington times., 1917-03-07
EXPORTS OF FOOD
MOUNT IN VALUES
Despite Short Crops, More
Leaves Country Than
Ever Before.
AFFECTS DOMESTIC COST
Volume of All Commodities
Shipped Away Makes
New Record.

With the entire nation agitated
over the cost of living. figures issued
by the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce today throw an inter-
esting sidelight on the food situa-
tion.
These figures show that although
American crops were far shorter last
year than in the year previous. and
the supply of food animals is not
keeping pace with the growth in
population, foodstuffs in crude con-
dition and food animals to the value
of ;276, ,9S0,203 were exported. in the
first seven months of the present fis-
cal year.
Hundred Million Increase.
This is an increase in such exports
of upward of a hundred million dol
lars over the same period of the pre-
ceding year, when the country had
record crop to draw from.
Figures for the seventh months OF
1915 were $190,2S1 ,257.
Foodstuffs partly or wholly manu-
factured were exported In even
greater quantity. Such products to
the value of S3e3.132,222 were sent
out of the United States in the first
seven months of the present fiscal
year.
This makes the total of food prod
ucts exported in but seven months.
$67O,112,4z5, or considerably more
than half a billion dollars worth.
That the fiscal year 1917 will break
all records in the volume and value
of foreign trade is indicated by the
Exports Of all commodities during
the first seven months of the present
fiscal year totaled $3,814, ,173, ,6SS, as
compared with S2,1s2, ,s99,152 in the
same period OF last year. which was
a record breaker. Imports in the
seven months totaled s1.34S, ,264, ,9S1,
as compared with 1897, ,137 .s16 in the
same months of previous year.
-Four Years Break Records.
Since 1918, each succeeding year
has been a record breaker in the for
eign trade of the United States, but
the total for the current year, on the
seven months showing, will probably
be so enormous, that the figures will
stand for several years to come. /
Trade in. the seven months has been
greater than the total in the fiscal
year 1912.
Exports during February OF this
year nearly doubled those OF Feb |
-uary a year ago, Indicating that the |
volume of trade is still increasing by |
caps and bounds.
The Washington times., 1917-03-07
JURISDICTION TRANSFERRED
Maryland Court to Hear Petition In
RankrupteY.

Acting on the application OF Lloyd
L. Jackson and other Maryland credi-
tors, Justice Hitz, OF the District
Supreme Court, today transferred to
the Jurisdiction of the Maryland
courts the bankruptcy proceedings
brought against F. Mertens Sons. Mr..
Jackson and others have begun pro-
ceedings in Maryland against the firm.
Attorneys for the firm deny II Is
insolvent. Wilton J. Lambert, Charles
F. Carusi, and Hayden johnson, repre-.
senting local creditors, filed a petit
tton In involuntary bankruptcy some
time ago. Subsequent proceedings
against the firm will be heard in thS
United states District Court at Balti-
more.
The Washington times., 1917-03-07

pany's credit in a bank in New York.
Counsel submitted that the ships
had been purchased after the start of
the war by A. Jensen with money
which SHINES provided and were then
transferred to the New York corpora
tion. This corporation, 1t was de-
clared, was founded by Wagner for
the express purpose OF enabling the
ships to fly the American flag. The
The Washington times., 1917-03-07
RARE POISON SEEN
AS MURDER TOOL
Experts AnaIyze Deadly Drugs
in Trial of Four Alleged
British Conspirators.

LONDON, March Subtle poisons
an infinitesmal drop of which would
cause death II introduced into q
wound, were revealed as the tools by
which the four plotters against the
life Of Premier Lloyd-George and
Minister Arthur Henderson sought to
accomplish their end, in testimony Of
fered at the Old Bailey trial of the
four today.
The crown called two expert toxi-
cologists and pathologists. Both de-
livered a bewildering analysis OF the
effect of various poisons found by In
spector Herbert Booth, Of Scotland
Yard, in the possession OF Mrs. Alice
Wheeldon, Miss Hetty wheeldon, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mason, the quar-
tet on trial in the poison plot"
John Webster, assistant scientific
analyst to the home office, and a
pathological chemist of repute, testi-
fed he received from Chief Inspector
Parker, of Scotland Yard, a box con-
tanning four glass walls.
UIa8h NIulb IuchuucOs
Two he found contained strychnine
hydro-chlorate and two a substance
similar to curare, a poison formerly
used by South Americans for tipping
their arrows. He gave technical evi-
dence Of the extremely poisonous ma
ture of these drugs.
DR.. Bernard Henry Spilsbury, path
ologist for the home office, corrobor-
ated DR.. Webster's testimony. He
estimated that half a grain OF the
strychnine hydro-chlorate would be
fatal, but said there was no evidence
of the exact amount OF curare neces-
sary to kill, as 1t was a rare poison,
although known to be OF extreme
deadliness.
Through both Drs. Webster and
Spilsbury the prosecution Identified
the four glass walls. Later the crown,
1t is said, will connect these deadly
poison carriers with the defendants
through Inspector Booth, who posed
as a friend of Mrs. Alice Wheeldon
and became her confdant in the al
legged plot. receiving the poison, 1t is
from her.
Plans To Use Poison.
The crown is ready to prove by
Booth that Mrs. Wheeldon's plan, ap-
proved by her fellow-conspirators,
was to use the curare ION a dart, like
rust, mixed with a little of the strych-
nine powder-an air gun to propel the
iart would be sufficient"
The strychnine was decided best
by the mouth, although
It's injection also was recommended.
Mrs. Wheeldon, according to Booth.
ooested that all would cause death
IN twenty seconds.
Testimony adduced yesterday indi-
;ated thta the conspirators-amon
whom Alfred Mason is an expert
chemist know as toxicologist-
planned to poison LlOyd-George by a
poisoned nail driven into his boot
while II was left outside the door of
/ hotel room for cleaning, and to do
lway with Minister Arthur Hender-
ION by penetrating his skull with a
poisoned nail or dart"
The Washington times., 1917-03-07
Women! Keep This On Dresser!
Never Let CornS Ache Twice
Instantly! Few drops stop corn-soreness,
then corns and calluses shrivel, loosen
and lift out with fingers-No paint

freezOne or afterwards. 1t doesn't
even irritate the skin or flesh.
For few cents one can now get rid
or every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes, as well as painful
calluses on bottom OF feet. Everyone
who tries freezone becomes an en-
thusiast because II really doesn't hurt
or pain one particle.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle of genuine freezone. Each
bottle Is packed in a little round wood
case. Don't accept anything else
AdVt.
The Washington times., 1917-03-07

The world owes thanks to the
genius in Cincinnati who discovered
freezOne, the new ether drug.
Small bottles OF the magic fluid can
now be had at any drug store for q
few cents. You simply apply a few
drops Of this freezone upon a tender,
aching corn or a hardened calIus. In
stantly the soreness disappears and
shortly you will find the corn Or caIlus
so loose and shriveled that you lift Il
off with the fingers. Not a bit Of pain
The Washington times., 1917-03-07
SHOW LOYALTY TO WILSON.

MADISON, Wis, March IA tele-
gram expressing answering loyalty to
the President and urging him TO omit no
steps to protect American lives at sea
has been sent to the White House over
the signature of 30 per cent Of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin faculty. Senator
La Toilette is a citizen of Madison and
a graduate of Wisconsin University.
The Washington times., 1917-03-07

crown urged that this was merely q
Ocloak to conceal their German owner
ship and that there had been no genu-
Inc transaction. He declared the ships
to be beneficially owned enemies. The
solicitor general concluded that the
Inference in the documents was ire
sistibIe that Wagner got the money
from SHINES without giving any Sc
curity.
The Washington times., 1917-03-07
Railroads Declare Against Re-
striction of Transportation
of Necessities of Life.
CLEANUP WEEK PLANNED
Commission Asks Speedy Move
ment of 1863, ,4o6 Cars Now
Held Up.

All necessities of life will be ex-
empted from future embargoes on
freight by the railroads of the coun-
try.
This is practically assured by the
action of the Car Service Commission
of the American Railways Association.
which has been in session here for
several months studying means to OBJ
viate shortage in food and in other
necessities through car shortage and
freight congestion such as that which
caused food riots In New York.
The commission recommends q
permanent and uniform system of en-
bargoes, ticketing of foreign freight,
moving of cars, and immediate han
ding of foods and necessities.
This recommendation is, in reality,
an order, as 1t has the quasi approval
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and the railroads are bound by
agreement to accept its action.
Cleanup Week Suggested.
A Cleanup" week, during which the
railroads are to make every effort to
clear their rails of accumulations of
freight, has been Suggested" The
commission calls attention to the 1885,
496 cars held at various points
throughout the country, asking that
they be dug out and cleared, and that
accumulations held for connections
which can not be adjusted, be reported
to the commission.
The commission on car service is
composed OF five officials, transporta-
ton or other officers of five big rail-
roads. 1t has been cooperating with
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and Commissioner McChord and Ex-
aminer F. B. Dow, have been sitting
with the commission.
Personnel of CommIssIon.
The personnel of the commission
embargo and car situation on the
great trunk lines of the United States
is as follows:
c. NJ. Sheater, general superintend-
ent of transportation of the Pennsyl-
vania, chairman; W. A. Worthington,
vice president of the Southern rail-
way; w. c. Kendall, superintendent of
transportation of the Boston and
Mdlne' w. L. barnes, superintendent
Of transportation of the Burlington,
and d. E. Spangler, superintendent
of transportation of the Norfolk and
Western.
The commission proposes that the
same commodities be exempt from all |
embargoes on all railroads. The idea |
in view Is that shippers and railroads |
in all parts OF the country shall know |
that transportation of the necessities |
of life will not be restricted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TIE BEANS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND The BEANS.
BY HOWARD r. Gauss

Wen. everything seems 20 be COM
ing along nicely" said the rabbit gen
tleman to himself 4 think I'll
And ] think you'll come along
nicely with me-" interrupted a harsh
voice, and out from under a pile Of
dirt, where he had hidden himself
popped the bad old skillery scalery al
lSator.
"Oh. dear me- exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily. 'I didn't know YOU were
here" and the bunny tried to jump
back out Of the way, but the alligator
caught him by one leg and held him
-Oh, I've been here for some time
went on the gator. Il knew you'd
come, so I waited for you. Now have
you,"
please let me CO." begged Uncle
WigSily. Nurse Jane is going 10 have
apple dumping for dinner and I'm so
fond Of It, I'll give you piece If you
let me gol"
7 wouldn't dream OF IT." snapped
the alligator. clicking his jaws like
@Oh. what shall do?" cried Door
Uncle Wiggily. looking around his
vegetable garden. VIII no one help
me2 Oh for a brave soldier boy now
Sammie Littletail. my bunny nephew,
or Johnnie OF Billie Bushytail. the
squirrelsl Oh, if they were only here"
This IS q good chance for one Of
u.s. exclaimed sharp pointed, yellow
carrot Now show your bravery,
beans, and YOU. too, potatoes, Hep
Uncle WigEilyi'
But what can we do?" asked the
beans
why, you have strings on" said
the carrot. Take some Of them and
tie the alligator's head. paws and tail,
Tie him good and tiShtl'
We VIII" cried the brave beans. So
they twisted themselves in the wind
and wiEEled off the vines. Then they
turned themselves inside out. stripped
of the strings, which are down the
both sides Of some beans, YOU know,
and with the thin. but strong. green
he couldn't hold Uncle Wiggily any
more.
Vow you are all right, You can get
away and he can't chase after you"
cried the beans to Uncle WigEily.
That's riSht-he can't" said the
bunny as he saw the bean strings tied
on the bad creature. That was very
brave Of your
Then the sharp pointed carrot
tickled the alligator in the ribs and
gave him the laughing Mysteries so
that he finally burst the bean strings.
But he didn't try to get Uncle Wig
gily- Instead. he crawled back to his
den and stayed.
So you see even beans are OF some
use in this world, and they can be
brave at times, and if the tea kettle
doesn't boil over and scare the gas
stove so It stands on its hind legs
III tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the eradish.-COpyriEh 1917,
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05
COULD SCARCELY
WALK At ALL
For One And One Half YearS. Con
fined To Bed Most Of This Tine.
Suffered Intense Pain.

Sheffield, AIa.-"About four years
ago" says Mrs. J. T. stonseiphsr. OF
this town. 4 got in very bad health
became irregular. and I was
pretty bad of for a year and a helf
had difficulty and pain in walk
ing-eouId scarcely walk at all I got
awfully thin and was confined to NJ
bed most OF the time for Izysars-
could scarcely ever do any work I
suffered dreadfuIly. and I suffered IN
tense pain in the right side.
We had in attendance first Dr.
Of who pronounced ny trouble
see. and he wanted ne TO have an
operation performed. but I could not
bear the thought OF submitting TO
such a thing. .- He gave ne medicine
which did ne no good I then had
Dr. Of. who gave ne medi-
cine which gave me no permanent re-
lief
Ny nelghbors said how bad off
was and advised ne to take CarduL ..
Ny husband was so worried about ne
that he went and called in Dr.
Of. -. On his second call told
him had taken about q bottle OF
Cardui, which had been improving ne
a great deal He said: Well
leave of my medicine and take the
Cardui. it's q good medicine After
the use OF the second bottle I was
cured and the cure was permanent
Cardui should help you, too. Try II
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05
WeI-Known Residents Speak

II not obtainabls az your dealers
send 25 cents to Or. Pierce lnvalids
Hotel, Buffalo. n y, and he VIII sup
ply you by mall
Mr.. W. NJ Powell. Of lis Oleander
St. san Antonio. Texas. SAYS I have
used DR.. PlSrce-s Golden Medical Dis
coverv and find It a good tonic and
recommend it to friends who need
blood tonic I think IL is one OF the
best medicines in the world and can
not say enough for what it has done
for me-
Mrs. P. B. Dillingham;. who resides
at 1I2 s 18th St. Temple, Texas. says
For several years 1 suffered with
lung trouble, and. also stomach
trouble. until began taking Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which was the only medicine that
bothered with either since hope
that some other sufferers will try II
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. or Favorite Prescription can be
obtained in liquid or tablet form and
narcotics. Their ingredients are
printed on the wrappers II not OBJ
tainabIe at your dealers send 800 to
Dr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo.
" T, for large package OF tablets, or
fifty cents for smaller size
Mrs. p l. Frazier. OF Beaumont
Texas. Box 1851. says. used Dr.
Pierce's Favorits Prescription and
find II one OF the finest remedies I
ever tried for troubles peculiar %
women Il will benefit any case II
properly used. I always recommend II
TO ladies' IN delicate health-"-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05
A Drunkard's Plea. Tells HoU
He Was Released From The
Bondage of Alcoholic Slavery

One woman who used this prescrip-
ton on her husband says: 1T is going
on the fourth week since he has
touched q drop Of anything in the
form OF liquor or used tobacco of any
kind He seems already like a DIFF
ferent man Tescum has gained a
wonderful enthusiast in me. 1 regard
II as Godsend. Just think, I have
never seen my husband sober for
more than 48 hours in years and now
Il is going on one month since he had
his last drink"
Another one gratefully writes: 7
have used tescum powders on my
husband and find IL one of the great
est cures in this world. He hasn't
taken drink for almost five weeks
and says he never will Ny home
does not seem like the same place
and life seems worth living. I hope
thousands gain what have This has
been a good new year for me without
drink in my home"
NOTE-A leading druggist when shown
th= above article said: yes. tescum IS n
very remarkable remedy for the drink
habit II IS harmless. wonderfully effective
and Is having OF enormous sale advise
reryone VINO wishes 10 destroy the liquor
habit to give IL trial" You take no risk
with Tescum as it IS sold in this city uE-
DER q steel-bouEd mOrey-refund guarantee
by Kelly g. Pollard and other first class
druggists They guarantee II TO do the
work or refund the money.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05
ACOUITS MAN CHARGED WITH
ADULTERATING LIQUORS SOLD

J. S. Demetreu, who recently sold
the California bar. 526 South FL Paso
street. to Joseph Goldman, was &C
Quilted on preliminary hearing Thurs
day afternoon by justice J. u. Deaver
on a charge Of having adulterated
some of the liquors contained in the
saloon ne sold to Goldman. The
charge alleged he induced Goldman to
pay 500. and pretended the stock was
the product Of distlllers, rectifiers and
manufa cturers.
Justice DeaVer said in dismissing
the charge that It might have been a
violation Of the state pure food laws,
or OF the federal law. but the evidence
did not substantiate the complaint on
file.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05

A laxative today saves q sick child
tomorrow Children simply VIII not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated OF your child is listless. cross.
feverish, breath bad, restless. doesn't
eat heartily, full Of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's all
ment give q teaspoonful OF "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs" then don't worry,
because II is perfectly harmless. and
in a few hours all this constipation
poison, sour bile and fermenting waste
viii gently move out OF the bowels,
and you have a wei. playful child
again. a thorough inside cleansing
is oftimes all that is necessary. It
should be the first treatment given
in any sickness.
. Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent bot
tie of California Syrup OF Figs,
which has full directions for babies,
children OF all ages and for grown
ups plainly printed on the bottle. Look
carefully and see that it is made by
the California Fig Syrup Company"
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05

Leading Druggists Guarantee Results
by heart bIeeds for every drunkard,
and ] sincerely wish I could meet
them face 10 face and tell them how I
was saved from the clutches Of the
demon drink. II this were possible
thousands could be saved from drunk
ards graves Yes, my appetite for
drink was completely destroyed Here
is the prescription that saved me.
One prepared tescum powder twice a
day in coffee, tea or any liquid Al
most everything had been tried on me
without results, so don't experiment
with anything but tescum powders,
then you VIII not be disappointed
Since the powder is coloriess. odOrless
and tasteless il can be given secretly
II is intended to destroy the terrible
craving The results are so startling
that druggists are refunding the
money If IL fails. (See money refund
ed guarantee. which druggists are
authorized TO give when above pre-
scriptiOn is Iilled.) There is absolute
y no risk on your part, so you have
everything TO gain and nothing TO
lose Mothers and sisters are now
able to cure their loved ones OF this
terrible habit with no expense If it
fails. If druggists were not confident
Of success they could not afford 10
make such an offer. Have the pre-
sscription filled today, before you for
yet it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05
OWN In the garden the vegeta-
bles were talking among them
selves. For there IS a language

- OWN In the garden the vegeta-
bles were talking among them
- selves. For there is a language
OF plants, you know. just as there is
one OF flowers or animals.
"Oh, dearT sighed a potato. Il don't
see much use in livinE."
why not2" asked a squash. You
have eyes to see, for I've heard Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
bOusekeeper for Uncle WiEgily. the
bunny gentleman, who owns US. talk
about taking the eyes out Of the Do
tatoes before she boiled them"
That's just the troublew went on
the potato in a cold and clammy voice.
All that happens TO US is that we 20
in the oven or are boiled for dinner
what sort OF life IS that ask Won >
There is no fun in it, Why can't we
be brave like the soldiersg''
Talk about fun" exclaimed a dill
pickle, as he rubbed his warts AGAINST
a stone. for they itched him. @Why,
look at the fun the pumpkins have
when Johnnie and Billie Bushytail,
me squirrel BOYS, make them into
ck-o'-lanterns-
Yes, but that never happens 10 MS"
said another potato. And we're buried
in the ground so long that, even with
our eyes, we can't see much As for
There isn't any such thingrr broke
in one Of the string beans that was
climbing = pole. soon Wen be picked
and put in q pickle. or canned. What's
brave in that2'
But don't we all make food for
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane in the
long winter" asked a beet, in a sweet.
suEary voice
Nonsense" exclaimed the string
bean That's nothing I want to 40
something brave and big. like a SOL
der I'd ike TO go to the MOSQUITO
war. with a talcum powder sun, as
Uncle WiEgily did"
HUSH Here he comes now wills
pered head of cabbage. Don't let
him hear you finding fault or II viii
make him sad And he likes US. for
think what care he took Of US all
summer"
Yes. so he could eat Us in the win
ter" spoke q carrot in q low voice. 7
don't carel I'd like 10 be brave. too"
Just then Uncle Wiggily, the bunny
rabbit gentleman came into his gar
den. as he did every day. to see what
was ripe enough 10 pick or dig, that
he might put the vegetables in the
cellar Of his hollow stump bungalow
to keep all winter.