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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
CH|LD'S TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
IF CONST|PATED
If Cross, Bilious, Sick, Feverish,
or Full of Cold, Take
No Chances.
ssCaIifornia Syrup of Figs" Can't
Harm Tender Stomach,
Liver, Bowels.

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicse1y.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is.
they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours. then your little one becomes
cross. half-sick, feverish don't eat,
sleep or act naturally breath is bad.
system is full of cold. has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
mother. See il tongue is coated, then
give teaspoonful of California Sy-
rup Of Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the svs-.
tenn, and you have well, playful child
again.
Millioss of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs because 1t il perfectly
harmless; children love it, and 1t never
fails to act on the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for bottle OF
California Syrup of Figs which has
fulf directions for babies. children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Beware of
counterfeits sold here. Get the gen.
uine made by California Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other kind
with contemplate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
FLoRIDA's PERIsHABLE SHIPMENTS.

FLORlDA'S PERlSHABLE SHIPMENTS.
A recent statistical report of the United States
department of agriculture gave some interesting
information on the number of carload shipments
OF fruits and vegetables from the various states
This is exclusive of the shipments by express or
steamer, and the tabulation shows that Florida
shipped a total of 32,321 cars, ranking sixth
among the forty-eight states in the union. It
is of even greater interest to note that Florida
lead by taking first place in the carload shipment
OF grapefruit, pineapple, cucumbers, tomatoes
celery and lettuce Only four states surpassed
Florida in watermelon shipments, and only one
In shipment of eggplant and peppers.
OF the n different kinds of fruits and vegeta-
bles Carload shipments) enumerated Florida
participated with 80 varieties, and this does not
include shipments by express in carload lots and
lesser shipments of berries, some sub-tropicaI
fruits, manages, alligator pears and persimmons
This gives fairly accurate report and a good
statement to make comparisons from when try
ing to determine the real fruit and vegetable
ton OF the country, and especially the all-year-
round growing territory.
The carload shipments from West Florida have
not been . numerous as they should be though
they have been factor in establishing the states
quota That there will be decided increase
next year is evidenced by the interest which our
farmers are taking in their county associations
and the general movement toward increased pro-
duction of food.
/ West Florida has excellent opportunity for de-
velopment in this direction and predictions are
that our farmers will make the most of it during
the coming year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
TO HOLD DOWN PRICES


The state marketing bureau, which is doing |
much to increase food production and hold down
living costs, is hot on the trail of food products
and dealers whom it believes are
exacting excessive profits from the consumer.
It saws that the spread between producers
selling price and retailers selling price is too
great on many prepared cereals and other food
products
AS correction, the bureau proposes that the
ban be placed on package goods. This is ques-1
ton which has been argued pro and con for
long time. The concensus Of opinion is that
while package goods necessarily do cost more
than the same articles sold for in bulk, the
consumer actually receives more in value.
The protection which the package affords and
the uniformity of quality which an established
trade mark guarantees cannot be offset by the
small saving which elimination of that protection
would make possible. Few of us would willingly
return to the old days of the open cracker barrel
-favorite rendezvous for rats and mice.
For the protection of our health we demand
package goods and expect to pay fair price for
the protection.
1t may be possible to properly protect bulk
goods from dust and flies and germs, but It
hasn't yet been done successfully.
However, it is probable that package goods
are priced too high-everything seems to be
just now. But the food administration is clothed
with full power to check profiteering in that &;
rection. If it is not doing so it is because evil
dence of inflated prices has not been properly
presented to the administration.
1t would seem that the present fight of prices
offers splendid opportunity for the marketing
bureau and the food administration to do some
efficient cooperative work which will result to the
very great benefit of the purchasing public
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
GERMANS SPEAK
OF MAD KAISER

London, Sept 18.-fBritish Wireless
icel-Gernan wireless reports as
sorting that the detection OF cap
tured Germans is due to fear of bad
treatment rather than weakened morale
are returned by letters written by Ger
man prisoners in England.
Referring TO the political conditions
in Germany one prisoner wrote. Il
should think those who have been de-
ceived would be pretty tired of it by
now and their eyes be opened
Regarding German officials the writer
says: The next neichstag election af
ter the war will show these gentry
what's that"
Writing TO a friend in America a
prisoner describes conditions in Ger
many as unbearable Good luck l am
not there" he says otherwise
would be no more among the living. !
can only advise you not to go back
unless you are forced to do so.
1T is only for mad clique OF mil
itarists who are dragging our honest
names into the dirt and whom we are
to curse for our pitiful situation but
hope that the rest of world will bring
them back to their senses soon.
Il have not heard of brother Wilhelm
lately. poor lad he has to fight for his
mad Kaiser but have strong hope that
he will soon become such a brave sol
dier as | AMI hope you will under
stand"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
SAVING GAS, AND DOLLARS

One of the chief enemies of gasoline saving
is the fellow who lets his car or truck motor
run when the machine is standing idle. This
practice seems most common among truck
drivers.
Many trucks are not equipped with an electric
starter, consequently if the driver shuts off his
motor on making stop he is forced to use q
little energy to crank his motor when starting.
To let the motor run is the common custom.
If there is but an extra allegation of gasoline
used per day by this uncalled for practice, by
eliminating it it would mean saving on the
100000 cars and trucks in this country of
$500, 900 gallons per day or 912 $780, 900 gallons
per year at financial saving Of 1928 ,125, 900.
Isn't it.worth the while?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
CATHCAlI EXPLAINS
Tx + ORM RE TURNS

Jacksonville, Sept. i8.-fSpeciaD -
Speaking of the filling in of Form 707.
capital stock tax return, Collector OF
Interstate Revenue J. NJ. Cathcart to-
day said that many OF the corporations
in filling in the form are falling 10
give all the information required 1t
is absolutely necessary that the infor-
nation requested be given by the COR
porations. Therefore. each individual
making out the return should care
fully examine the blank and read the
instructions before filling 1t in.
The collector is anxious that all re-
turns be in on time. which means tnat
the Form 707, properly executed. snould
be in the Jacksonville office Septem-
Der 30. This applies to every domestic
and foreign corporation in Florida. re-
CARELESS of the amount of the capital
stock and REGARDLESS Of whether the re-
turn shows a liability for taxes Inc
collector has no authority to extend
the time for filing of the return. Fall
| ure to file the return automatically
visits upon the offending party a pen
atty Of not more than $4,000. as We'll as
an additional tax of 30 per cent.
I Special attention Of taxpayers Is
/ called to paragraph of the general
instructions on back of Form 7e7. es-
pecially, the prA ision in regard to the
amount of tax being assessed for each
full $1,000 of the fair value of the cap
! ita1 stock subject to tax. Fox example,
i if your return shows $4,000 as tie fair
ivalue of your capital stock subject to
] tax. your tax would be s2o.O1not
S2525 The $500 is eliminated when
calculating the tax.
! Observance of this instruction will
save this Office much additional cor
Irespondence and delay in handling re-
Imittances.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918.
GOVERNMENT URGES BETTER BOOKKEEP-
ING METHODS

The war, with its internal revenue taxes, VIII
result in better system of accounting for retail
merchants.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Daniel c.
Roper is urging all business men to keep accurate
records of their transactions SO that they arrlv-
ed at their statements of net income, thus saving
annoyance and expense and at the same time
facilitating the governments task of collecting
the revenues.
The $4,000, 100000 revenue bill now pending
in Congress means an average tax of SIG for
every man. woman and child in America.
"In many businesses" says Commissioner
Roper, taxes will be one of the largest items of
expense.
1t is of the utmost import1--ce therefore, that
every concern, large or small whether corpor-
alton, partnership or individual, shall maintain
an exact record of it's receipts and expenses, in
e&her words keep accurate accounts. Taxes
should be considered as an expense for the year
for which they are assessed rather than for the
yes in which they are actually paid, and the nee
essary reserves should be provided at once.
Merchants who do not keep accurate records
Ind who not posted to the income tax law
and regulations will be at serious disadvantage
when returns are made to the government and
so that their statements may be correct, Mr..
Roper is advocating improved methods of ac-
counting.
One of the greatest sources of loss to small
merchants has been in their system, or lack of
system, of bookkeeping and the government be-
ieves that in prompting the merchants to keep
accurate records loss which aggregates ire
mendous sum each year will be checked.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19

Worlds finest triple play-Huns out Pershing
TO Haig to Foch
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19

The shortage of man-power has led several
japanese cities and towns to enlist women in
their fire departments
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19

Another thing to remember: If and where
family can use wood instead of COAL it is expected
to use wood
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-19
NORWAY FEELS HIGH COST OF LIVING.

The Norwegian storting, or parliament, has
recently been considering the question laid before
1t by the royal department of provisions of grant
ing the sum of $2.448, 100000 to be included in
the budget for the fiscal year of 1888, which
shall be used for giving relief to poor people
suffering because of the high cost of living in
Norway.
The money isto be used for the following pur-
poses: Appropriation for wartime flour her
ring, and fish, including fish mixed with the bread
and margarine; the installation of drying plants
for potatoes, etc.. appropriations for public
kitchens. and a sum to be placed at the disposal
OF the provisions department for emergency pur-
poses
The shortage of n1an-power has led several
japanese cities and towns to enlist women in
their fire departments.
Another thing to remember: If and where a
family can use wood instead of COAL it is expected
to use wood
What would you do to the kaiser? You might
for starter, buy Liberty Bond Sept.28. That
will hurt him worse than all the harsh words Won
can think of.
Worlds finest triple play-Huns out, Pershing
TO Haig to Foch
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-05
Care of the Refrigerator

Bacteria of certain varieties thrive
best at a low temperature. Iney are
strong and hardy in temperature
that would kill an Arctic explorer but
soon die If exposed to heat. These
polar bears of the germ family ma
that the cold, damp interior of an ice
box makes an ideal summer home.
Over night single germ family may
increase into an entire summer colony.
The care OF the ice chest Is mai
ter Of Importance. The interior shoutd
be wiped every day with dry c!oth,
and at least once a week everything
should be removed so that sides,
shelves and drain may be thoroughly
scalded. The water should be boiling
when it is poured in and the process
repeated several times.
Ice used for refrigerating purposes
only is not always clean, and for this
reason food which is not afterWard to
be cooked should not be brought IN
contact with the ice. Portions Of
canned food should never be put, in
the ice chest in the tins. Foods that
are to be eaten raw, such as lettuce
and celery, should be carefully cleaned
before being put in the ice box. Wrap
ping them in a clean cloth will be
found advantageous.
If they are to be kept for several
days, the roots should be, left on. and
ping them in a paper or Enclosing
them in a paper sack.
A folded paper or clean cloth laid
on the floor of accompaniment ice
chest will catch the particles of dirt
from the ice and protect the drain
from clogging as we'll as saving ice.
Condition Natural at Your Age.
r. M: The cause of your condition,
if 1t is not the natural result OF ad-
vancing age, should be investigated
by a competent genito urinary spe-
cialist. Avoid the quacks for this is q
fertile field for the quack practition-
ers and remedies, some Of which you
have tried. If you were to try them
all you would find each as unavailing
as the other. This condition is natural
for one at your age and begins in
many men between the ages of 40 and
so years.
Pain in Hip.
N. F.: 1t is impossible to determine
the cause Of the pain in your hip or
thigh and your inability to walk from
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-05
DON'T GET PANICKY ABOUT CASUAL
TIES.

Let us consider this question Of Ameri-
can casualties calmly and from stand
point of averages.
During the last few days there have been
many wild stories of immense American
losses, Perhaps they are enemy propa-
! ganda, but more likely they are just very
foolish talk.
The Forum recently expressed the opin-
ion that there were no big lists Of casual
! ties ''held back" and called attention to
the number being reported daily. General
March Saturday, announced that General
Pershing had made no estimate of the to-
tai casualty list in this battle, and that the
reports of $4,000 Americans killed or
wounded had no foundation whatever.
But to return to the averages.
The daily American lists have been
averaging about 200 names for the last
week. That is at the rate of 5000 killed,
wounded, missing or prisoners in a month.
The Americans have at the outset 100000
actually in the fighting lines, so that the
casualties are on the basis Of 2 per cent Of
the total forces monthly, when the lists
average 200 per day.
The British casualties, even in the most
terrific fighting, have not exceeded 10000
! in any one month. To the best of our rec
objection the biggest figure was $4,000
| That total represented the month Of the
last terrible drive in Flanders, when the
fighting probably was just as bitter as it
! has been on the Marine. The total British
army on the fighting lines then, probably
was in excess of 100000 men; giving a
percentage Of casualties Of 81 or less.
These figures are ultra conservative, for
! it is doubtful if the Americans have more
than 100000 men in line, and it is probable
the British had more than the million esti-
mated That would raise the American
percentage and lower the British. It shows
! that the American casualties already re-
ported are very close to the rate reported
by the British for the hardest fighting Of
the war. Their percentage for compare
lively quiet months is less than half the
figure given.
That does not look as if any great list of
! casualties remained to be given out. The
daily lists will probably remain big for sew
eral days after the present battle ends and
probably will mount to 400 or 500 at times
but we shouldn' t get panicky about stories
| of tremendous casualties" being held
back. They will be heavy enough without
Overestimating them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-05

racy Of mediocrity, or they are dissatis-
fled because they are not getting theirs.
Rev. s. r. Maxwell, whose revelation"
are now being published in one Of the Twin
City papers, belonged to the former class.
He had little too much ability to suit the
league 3 triumvirate. Nobody rides on the
seat with Townley in the league. Anyone
who threatens to show the qualities Of
leadership to make him rival, is forced
out.
Mr.. Maxwell became disguised with the
league and got out.
His revelations to date, are important
and interesting, not because they disclose
anything not already known about the
league, but because they are well written,
even dramatically so, and they assemble a
mass Of information about the league and
present it in a very readable form, bear
ing the stamp of reliability.
Mr.. Maxwell went into the league with
high hopes and ideals He saw in it a new
political movement Of great promise.
After ten months he quit, sickened with
the autOcratic management, and the self
ishness and chickering's of the leaders.
The idols developed feet of clay.
There is the great tragedy in the Non
partisan movement-the fact that such a
wonderful organization should be diverted
from its announced purpose Of lettering
the conditions of hundreds of thousands Of
members, and be prostituted to the ignoble
purpose Of making a few men rich.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-05
YOUR HEALTH
AND ITS CARE
BY DR.. r. II. BISHOP, JR.

your description. You should be ir
the care of a physician and If he has
d1ff1culty in ascertaining the cause
of your trouble either he or you may
properly ask for consultation.
Eczema OF Palms.
A H: The type of eczema of the
palms which Is characterized by
thickening and cracking Of the skin
is greatly helped by an ointment called
Lassar's paste, to which has been add
ed a small amount of salicylic acid
you may ask your physician for a
prescription of this sort.
Teeth Need Attention.
A. H: Undoubtedly your teeth need
attention SO that you can properly
masticate your food and would in
stst that careful attention should be
given to this matter at once. Reduce
the use Of tobacco considerably and
with the better eating that will come
from the proper condition OF your
mouth you will undoubtedly gain in
weight.
(This column is conducted for the
benefit of your health. Questions are
invited and will be answered by pr.
Bishop. Questions not suitable for
reply in this column will be answered
by mail If stamped, addressed enVel-
ope Is inclosed. Address letters to DR..
Bishop, in care OF this newspaper.l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-05
ALONE IN IT'S sPLENDOR,

Once more the state council of defense
has marched up hill and then marched
down again.
The teeth were extracted from the
moratorium act after a conference with
the state bankers committee Saturday.
The council is nothing if not firm-and
it's not firm.
But the councils one act Of statesman
ship remains.
| We can't call a man a pro-German in this
state unless we can prove it. We can stick
out our tongue at him. but we musn' t call
him Hun.
On this imperishable record the council
can hold its niche in the halls of fame.
Like a single rose against background Of
nothing at ALL this one measure stands out
lin ineffable beauty. The council seems dis
posed to leave but this single act Of Web
sterian craftsmanship to show for the
$4,000 appropriation now nearly spent
Like rare jewel it will be undimmed by
lesser acts. It will stand alone in it's splen-
dor. It will be unique! The idea is mas
terly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-05
PROVING THEIR WORTH.

The "shock troops" which are going into
the harvest fields from the towns and cities
Of North Dakota are much more than a
mere wartime "fad" and very far from
being ''joke"!
They are proving their worth from two
standpoints, the amount of work they ac-
tually accomplish and the moral influence
on the labor market.
The latter reason does not mean that
they arc causing a reduction in wages paid
to regular harvest workers. The average
farmer is willing to pay fair wages, and
even high wages during the busy season.
But the work must be done, and if it were
not for the so-called "shock troops, >" the
farmers would be very much at the mercy
Of the transient harvest laborers this year
These men could demand what wages they
thought they could force the farmer to pay,
and they could give about any return they
saw fit for these wages. And that is not
saying a majority Of them are not willing
to give fair days work for fair days
pay.
But the city men and women who have
gone into the fields have shown that they
can do the work, and for halliday shifts at
least, can hold their own. There is plenty
Of work for all the regular harvest labor
ers, but they have learned that they are
not indispensable and that the crops will
be harvested whether they work or not
1t may mark the beginning of an era of
much friendlier feeling between the city
and the country in North Dakota. The
e. IL
banker, or clerk who works beside him in
the fields is not ''leech" or snake"
or a ''grafter, and the merchant and
banker and clerk may get new angle on
life on the farm and come to realize how
much hard work is represented in the
farmers profits. We are strong for the
"shock troops" and incidentally The
Forum first army corps has been having
regular engagements evenings and Sur
days and the morale continues excellent,
with every indication that they will see it
through.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-05
LONG WAY FROM GOAL YET.

Tremendous efforts are needed yet to get
the War Savings stamp campaign across.
With another Liberty loan campaign, and
the biggest of all, coming in October, now is
the time to push the sale of War Savings
stamps. The state has purchased about
one-quarter Of its quota, although pledges
have been signed for a much larger
amount
But pledges are not cash, and it takes eff
fort to turn the pledges into cash.
We haven't fallen down on any war en-
terprise in North Dakota yet, and we
mustn't fall down on this one, even
though mistake was made, in expecting
that two billions could be raised in the
United States in one year by saving chill
dren's nickels and pennies. Such thing
Is impossible. The answer is that the
stamps and certificates. must be bought in
large amounts 10 is q job for the men and
women, not for the children alone.