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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-15
Shark Leather Here.

From being an implacable enemy to
man science is making the shark expi-
ate its crimes by helping to reduce the
high cost Of living. For the tiger Of
the sea has now become a source of
leather to clothe millions of pairs of
feet.
Experiments with shark leather indi-
cate that it may be used for practically
everything now made Of cattle leather.
1t is even claimed that shark hides
have one great advantage over cow
hides in that the splits" are amaz"
ingly strong. A "split" is simply a
peeling Of the hide-something like the
veneer cut from q slab of wood.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-15
NorIcE TO CREp1roRs

THIS is to give notice, that the I'M
dcrsigncd has Obtained from the
Orphans Court of Prince George's
County, letters of administration upon
the personal estate of
WILLIAM SWAMI,
late Of Prince Georges county, deceas-
ed. All persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby warned TO ex-
hibl the same, with the vouchers
thereon legally authenticated on ol be-
fore the 16.h day of August, 1918, or
they NAV otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All
persons indebted 10 said estate are re-
quested 10 make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9TH day of
February, 1918.
WILLIAM ROLAND SWAMI,
Administrator Of VIII am Swami,
Fl5th. deceased.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-15
Dove That Built Great City.

Dove TndC bUIII GFEdC CITY.
When mighty Amru went to conquer
Egypt he camped on the east bank of
the Nile opposite Memphis, that great
20-mile-long capital of mud bricks,
whose western verge was the pyrQ
mids and whose mud brick houses have
all vanished. Amru crushed the Egyp-
tians and came back to get his camp
to move over and occupy Memphis.
A dove had built in the folds near the
top Of his tent. BloOd-bathed Amru,
the ruthless, would not let her be dis
turbed. A new city started about his
tents. 1t grew northward along the
Nile. 1t is today Cairo. Memphis is
only name.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-15
LIST

II OF PANEL of % names
sons drawn AS Jurors for the
eurt of Prince Georges coun-
April Term, 1918, of the sal!
d drawn from the list Of 200
lected by Hon. Fillmore Beall,
Associate Judges of the Sew
iicial Circuit of MARYLAND in
ity with the Acts Of Assembly
case made and provided.
st of 48 names from which the
Jury is to be selected:
hepherd, foreman. Jas M Edelen
ms Jones ;. George T. Hess. -.
Lightbown. Garland s. ArRoldss
d T. COffren Frederick D. Stone
Sasscer, Jr.. VIM. K. Mudd. -.
Manning. WIN Il. OWens....
c Cornell. -. Rob't. II. Robinson
IF. Phipps. Bernardo. Cox.
alter Wilson John w. Brady.
&c Miller. :. Garretson Brickard
e Observation-Disclosures Binger..
T. RobinsonJ ohm g. Brooks. -.
4. HUNT. -. Joseph s. Haas.
XII Beau. :. Louis F. Li'z. $50.
P. Hopkins. Aaron Gordon.....
E Duley.... Francis h. Shipley
lel L. Gray. Hugh O'Neill. 49,.
Il. DUNCAN. Geo w. Wilson,.
rt w. BrooksGeo A. Brady. %.
o. Lambelet John F. Dent. 800.
ner T. Hill. :. John Nj. Roberts, Jr
b. Fitzhugh. 8. Shown Sweeney
IT s. McCeney. Thomas NJ. Kee ch..
w. Rawlings John w. Wheatley
3COND WEEKS PETIT JURY
}. Tamanus. ;. Robert R. Staborn
pson Colbert. j oseph A. Taylor.
ter nj Grimes. VIM E. Clifton....
!. w. Moreland. w. Curtis Hopkins
i. H. Luers. :. Albert Dent ......
Ii. Mari. 80. George w. Hardy.
eph w. Aman. Thomas NJ. Baldwin
ry Boswell .. Harry (. Lusby....
iris H Rackey. VIM. 81. Yoe, Jr...
.hur b. Campbell jeremiah J. Crowley
n. 6. Fischer. 81. B. Sheibley go.
nest M. Parker. Samuel o. Tayman
n. II. TolsOn. ............... -.
The list of forty-eight persons are
ouired to be in attendance at 10
clock a. IA on the First Monday in
pril, the first day of the term. Petit
Irurs for second week are required to
in attendance on the second Monday
The Term, at the hour of 10 O'Clock
4. m.
All requests to be excused from jury
eryices must be file with the Court or
he Clerk on or efore March 25tb, land
% excuse will be accepted as valid ex-
ept for sickness of the juror Oh some
ltmber Of his family.
By Order of the Court:
s. D. HA IL Clerk,
&C. for P. G. Co. Md.
rue Copy-Test:
S. D. HALL, Clerk. March i
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-15
Headquarters for All Farming Machinery
RE,MEMBER-EARLY ORDERS

Look your machines and if they need REPAIRS
order them now If you need new mechanics order
Plows and rllage implements any machinery which
you will listed here if you going to need them this
Spring Summer you know it now and you just as
we'll order later.
The point is this if you give order early
we can fill it. If you don't there is nothing about
your getting the tools when you need them We believe
we are in position fill your orders quickly, as ethc
ently and as cheapy implement dealer possibly
can A FEW OF OUR LINES:
DEERING- Binders Mowers Rakes Disc Harows
single and double Ensiege Cutters Corn Shelters
Gasoline Engines Manure spreaders Robins
= Improved Potato Planters Buckeye Guilt
; vators riding and walking The Famous Webar
WAGON John Deere Steel Rollers John Deere Corn
Planters John Deere Flows Bugges and Van Brunt Drills
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
OUR SAVED FOOD
FED THE ALLIES
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN. MEAT
AND FAT SHIPMENTS INCREAS.
ED BY S44,6OO,OOO POUNDS SAYS
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR.

Conservation measures applied by
the American people enabled the Unit
ed States to ship to the Allied peoples
land to our own forces overseas 141,-
10000 bushels of wheat and S44, eO0,-
900 pounds of meat during the past
year, valued in all at $1,400, DOC, 900.
This was accomplished In the face of a
serious food shortage in this country,
bespeaking the wholehesrtedness and
patriotism with whsch the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, in let
ter to President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met. The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the piling
up of the millions Of bushels of wheat
during 1918 and the shipment of
meat during 1917-18.
The total value of all food ship
ments to Allied destinations amounted
to $1,400,000,0OO, all this food being
bought through or ia collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
Ngures are all based on official reports
and represent food exports for the
harvest year that closed June so, 1918.
The shipments of meats and fats
(including meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, etc., to Allied des-
tinations were as follows:
Fiscal year 1851. .. 2, 1876, 500, 900 lbs.
Fiscal year 1917-1S. ..3, oil, 100, 900 lbs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
SO,eOO,OOO bushels
Increase .........

Increase ......... $4,000, 900 bushels
OF these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year
Z 1917-1S to Allied destinations were ::
Wheat 131 900, 900 bushels and of rye
100000 bushels, total Of 144,9OO,-
600 bushels
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1851 were {:
Wheat 135,100000 bushels and rye
10000 bushels, a total of 1877 400, 900
bushels. In addition some 100000
bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore, about 141, 000,-
600 bushels,s or total of 154 100000
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
dition to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon US, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"This accomplishment of our people
in this matter stands out even more
clearly if we bear in mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1916-17
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200 1000 bushels of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home Loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. "This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only Just about our normal cOnsump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent APP
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
''These figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume Of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population In planting a much
increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there a very large failure in wheat,
but also the corn failed to mature prop
NFfy, and our corn is our dominant crop
81 am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, shat all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
well as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel q very
definite satisfaction that in a year of
universal food shortages In the north.
ern hemisphere all of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maiRtained. but with
! only temporary periods of hardship.
at is difficult to distinguish between
various sections of our people-the
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural popula-
ktions-in assessing credit for these r..
salts, but no one will deny the domi-
&eant part of the American women"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the Gen.
trail Of Georgia Railway has made APP
plication to the Railroad Commission
of Georgia for the authority to dis
continue parlor cars on trains Nos.
and 10, and IA and 6, between Macon
and Albany, Georgia. This applica-
ton will be heard by the Railroad
Commission Of Georgia at its offices in
the State Capitol, Atlanta, beginning
al. 10000 o'clock A. NJ, August 18th,
1918.
All parties desiring to be heard in
connection with this application
should communicate with this Com
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
Trying to Solve Problem.

For the year ending May 80, the
importation of these oils, including
copra, amounted to. approximately
800,000,000 pounds or about two
thirds of the amount of cotton seed
oil manufactured in this country. The
cotton seed division of the food ad-
ministration is exerting itself in an
effort to find solution to the prob
lem. 1t has no authority to place an
embargo ON the importation of these
vegetable oils. This power lies with
the War Trade Board and the War
Trade Board will not place an en-
barge on this importation unless
asked to do so by the oils and fats
division of the food administration
GS which G. w. Merrill is the head.
Unless Mr. Merrill asks the War
Trade Board to act, the Importation
OF vegetable oils and copra will con-
tlnue and the prospects for fair prices
for cotton seed oil may steadily grow
worse. It is authoritatively stated
that action looking to the declaration
of an embargo On these foreign oils
may be taken within the next few
weeks if the cotton seed oil market
sEcws signs of marked decline.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26

crushed Is the oil mil and convert
Ell int, 81 in very much the same way
as cott,n seed and peanuts. Some
time ago, the War Trade Board plac-
ed an embargo On the importation of
copra, but this embargo was recent
ly raised and now the gates are wide
open to copra and all kinds of Orien-
tai vegetable oils.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
COMMANDERY MEETING.

DeMolay, Commandery, No. 5,
Knights Tempellar, meets every third
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. All
visiting Sir knights have cordial
Invitation to meet with us.
W. F. Smith, Eminent Commander.
FRANK ]. PAYNE, Recorder. 20 If
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26

mission on or before the date above
mentioned.
This notice is given in accordance
with the requirements of the Rail
road Commission of Georgia.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
By H. D. Pollard, Gen. Mgr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
.COTTONsEED OIL
/ PRICES UNCERTAIN
TREMENDOUS INFLUX OF ORIEN-
tai VEGETABLE OILS HAS
BROUGHT ABOUT PROBLEM NOT
YET SOLVED.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 20
Last season through an agreement
between the food administration and
the buyers of cotton seed oil and
meal, the price of cotton seed was
established but there are grave doubts
now whether this can be done sue
cessfully this year on account of the
tremendous importation of Oriental
vegetable oils.
The tremendous influx of these
Oriental vegetable oils during the
past year has added materially to the
problems of the food administration
in its control and sterilization of cot
ton seed products for the coming sea-
son and may result in great loss to
the cotton growers unless the situa-
ton is handled with a great deal Of
caution. Officials of the Cotton States
Advisory Marketing Board are now
comforting with officials of the food
administration in an effort to get the
matter Strengthened out. The indi>
cations are that there will be at least
an average yield of cotton seed and
there is an unprecedented surplus of
cotton seed oil carried over from last
season. The export demand is weak
and uncertain. These things, plus the
tremendous imports of Oriental vege-
table oils. constitute a formidable ar
raw of causes why the food admins
tration may not be able to determine
fair price for cotton seed Off and
its manufactured products, as it did
by voluntary agreement last year.
Unless the situation can be RENE
died and that quickly, the squeeze is
bound to reach back to the cotton
farmers. In fact, it is already being
felt in south Texas, where cotton
picking is we'll under way and cot
ton seed is beginning to move.
Heavy. Increases Shown.
Government figures disclose the
heavy importations of vegetable oils
during the past year. For the eleven
months ending May 80, 1918, the i'm
portation of cocanut oil amounted to
24S,474,O97 pounds and was valued at
$29,457,3 1903. This is more than four
times as much in both amount and
value as was imported in any preVi-
Gus year. For the same eleven months
there was imported 295 ,457, 426 pounds
of soya bean oil, valued at $28,O48,-
3O1. For the same period of time in
1917 there was imported 145,297,77S
pounds valued at $10,120,4 400. The
importation of soya bean Gil in 1918
was twice as great as that of 1917
and four times greater than that OF
1916 or any other year. 1t is claimed
that the rapid increase in the impor-
tation of these oils into this country
is due to the fact that they cannot be
sent to Germany and Austria, which
countries consumed greater part
of them prior to the war. 1t is also
known that great quantities of these
oils are stored in China, Japan, and
the philippines awaiting shipping ia
cilitles.
N addition to the importation OF
these immense quantities of vegetable
oils, world of copra (dried cocoa
nut, has come into this country dur
ing the rast year. This copra is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
Seeking to Stabalize Price.

Contrary to the opinion of many,
the food administration has no au-
thority whatever to fix the price of
cotton seed. 1t has the authority to
license dealers, gins and mills, ana
make rules and regulations to pre-
vent speculation and boarding and
fix the amount which mills and deal
ers may charge for their services,
which is called the spread" but can
not fix the price of cotton seed. All
the food administration can do is to
endeavor to stabilize the price Of seed
by voluntary agreement with refners
and lard substitute manufacturers on
the price of oil and that was the pur-
pose of the conference of oil refners
which was held in Washington the
past week.
There has been a great deal of
complaint on the part of the oil mill
men and manufacturers of press
cloth, to the effect that while the
War Trade Board seems to have no
trouble in finding ship room for the
importation of vegetable oils, they
nave been unable to find room for the
importation of Chinese queues and
Camel's hair out of which press is
manufactured and without which no
oil mill can operate This complaint
is now before the board for adjust
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26
S44,6O0,0OO lbs.

AnSACAoO s'ssssssss' SH1JVVOJONS @OSs
Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
sprreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs; they
were probably less The increase in
shipments is due to conservation and
the extra weight Of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect of these efforts began
70 bear their best results in the last
half Of the fiscal year, when the ex-
perts to the Allies were 2,133, 100, 600
pounds, as against 1926, SOC, 900 pounds
In the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average Of
8o1, 100000 pounds Of total exports for
the same half years in the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
&ucsd to terms Of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1851. .259, 90O, 900 bushels
Fiscal year 1918. $40, 800, 900 bushels
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-26

"A hearder Is 3 man who is more In
,stsd in getting his bite thaa n CIV
is Blk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-14
THE VACANT JUDGEsHIP

Members Of the bar Of the First Judi
scial Circuit rrct to-day FOR the purpose
eof considering suggestions. relative 20
.the vacancy in the judgnSh:T. caused BY
.the death Of Judge II. {. Tfcrvey. II Is
avery generally recognized that i will
tbe difficult TO secure judge % tn" quail
tiles OF Judge tIeryey. The men who
Shaye held judicial positions in tn" First
judicial Circui, OF West Virginia, as a
rule. have been m.u OF high character
,and very great ability. These qualities
sare not absent from the membership oc
sthe bar a. present. bur unfortunately
?tho neagre salaries paiu to circuit judges
do not attract many OK the ablest law
ayers as q rule.
= a number Of very good attorneys have
ibeen mentioned in connection with the
.judgcshtp. None OF sh"En are acttve can
edtdates. The lntcllig"rc.r believes a
svery happy solution of tn. matter might
sbe made by drafting Ola" at the older
.members Of II" bar. w:th SUCH i;nanim!ty
cas- practically - assure him tho no,ni-
snation and cl.rtion The matter. na,Cr-
ally. 20 n larg,. extent. is in the hands
OF tho attorneys ~ IL" circuit. Caro-
stul and tudic:"us action "a thei- part
may no, only help [" insure n circuit
at.,ds. Of a very high character bat still
Further remove the judicial office in ,h:s
.dis.ric, from ;hr realm OF politics.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-14
DO NOT DRAFT THE BOYS.

+" TIL" Editor II The lnt"lliEcncer,
Wh"rlne. w. Va.
Dear sir: As Il loyal American whose
ancestors fought against iaNati"n with
out representation. | wish puhllrlE t.,
V"Ir" Il Urnt""i against III" draft al
minors l.f"r" IntrrS without th"ir BE-
ing gwen representation. IF published
lrpurt.. are correct. General Crn%nrr
nnlr intends I" r"u for service 1T Ihr
front. boys nin"l"cn and twenty years
Of age with men IhirIy-twu Ia thirty
SIN 1t ~ T. condemnation of our cili-
zrnS and cur lawmakers. II they are
willing 80 SAY themselves by. III Il
Democratic country. compelling boys L"
pr"r",!r lit"m ~ giving their LIVES for
that country. without first giving them
4 chnni.. I" vote. II lnyS ar" /" ~"
IN" nrr "f citizenship should
lie rxl,nd'd. :tiIh young men should mot
h- cent to III" front until They ar" Iti .
IN 4 chan'''' /" |W'" N a pr"%;h'rii;l
rl,rll"n. y" parent ran atl"quhi"iT
r"ur"S"u; has :.uu IN thL$ matter. Il IL
many C,.uiuri'S $Inr" civilized nation"
have gwen 80 fathers legal lif" and
death rnuirui over their :a'nS. l"h"Ehn
is said [" have Int"rvrn'd IN tn. TIM.
Of Abraham /" prevent tn" sacriiic" az
lsnnc to his fnthcr'S mistaken judrm"ut
4 nation has u right to rducat" ITS
xunS Let the young men b" drafted
into military training, into training Tor
technical work. into apprenticeship in our
various industries. but may our Chris
tian God forbid that we compel The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-14

At late stnCn IN the crisis or the
WAT. il is true. hut still we'll within
tho period Of effectiveness. VIC arc about
- create Il great increase in our applied
mechanical power at no appreciate IN
crease in our expenditure Of fuel. The
House bill introduced by Mr.. Sims. OF
Tennessee enables the President 10 take
oyer uAiStinE power plants. To aod u
them. and L" construct new p'ohtS az
signed u supply power to our wlr IN
duslrirS. including the coal mines. II
carries an appropriation OF $"pU,VuO.pOh.
1t comes up fer CONSIDERATION IN con-
gross rs IN administration measure ana
there appears To- be every assurance. as
there is every necessity Tor its enact
Inent.
Little moro than half a Jnar-.su
swiftly dos our wartime cNiEcncy drive
us forward to the radical measures de-
mandc1i BY our hlndicaps-hfls elapsed
since the bruachng Of the plan In ITS
first, simple formulation nf the scientI'
fic fact which makes i feasible. THAT
fact is almost aInusinGly obvious. 1t Is
that II ~ enormously cheaper To trans
mi, to the consumer the energy d"rcl-
opcd from fuel than II IS to transport
thu fuel itself.
Hitherto ~. have transported To tn,
points Of power consumption. by means
Of our railroads. practically all "l th'
coal required for the production or tn
power we utilize in our industries No"
We undertake, within the provisions OF
| the House bill, to manufacture lt'
power 1T the mines where the coal Is
! produced and 70 transmit that power II
| the form of electricity To thu points
| whcro il is applied TO our industries:
1t will cost us about Sl%5.ObuuOO Il
! effect tho change So far as IT applies &c
| the district roughly embraced within
| the states OF Pennsylvania. New JcrSc!
! and Delaware and about SI3.ooo.oo0 L
| accomplish il in the district clasSed u
| that Of Ohio. The work Will proceed II
these districts concurrently and it
| should be completed within elEhtcrr
months An effective measure OF rellel
| from fuel and power shortage In th'
eastern area will be enjoyed V1thlI
eight months.
The change promises saving. in TIT
! eastern district along OF an amount Of
| fuel required for the generation OF 800.
| 900 kilowatts OF electrical energy pei
| hour at the points ut present coal con
sumption. Utailizing the low grad
| coal deposits at the mines where the
new plants are to be installed. modern
! and completely economical mnchiner!
will generate one kilowatt Of electr,ca
| power from one and half pounds ~
| coal as against requirement RUNNING
as high aS eight and even ten pounds
| Of coal per klowatt for plants now
manufacturing their own power b!
means Of Inefficient machinery tina