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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-18
SIDE TALKS
TIE MANUFACTURERS MESSAGE.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

The man Of the house WAS justly in
dignant the other day.
(lsnt that a good deal for woman
10 own")
We had hern wondering for some time
why the coffee didn't seem 10 be- as
good as il should be. W. had recently
acquired 4 pcrcolatnr and naturally en-
p"ctcd better coffee. Instead our prod
urt WAS Inferior.
Me had tried putting in more coffee
and then W. had tried stepping it
longer, and then sleeping il not so
long. And still it failed 10 please.
The Man Of :he House Opens the Coffee
Can.
And then on" morning the man of The
house opened new can OF coffee lot
me and lhcrcupou the righteous indIS-
nation | mentioned came 10 pass. IL
sc.ins that m In" top Of the can was
little circular motto" when ] mad all
ways promptly. thrown into the coal
hnd without examining. II said on 1t:
This coffee l., for use IN the old fash
joined cnfIr" pot. For percolator get
our pcrcoIaIor brand coffee"
Mont ynu ev"r read directions:
SAID the man al the house.
always after this" I. promised.
1t is II resolution | have made before.
and broken.
think II IS n feminine trait to scorn
Tho. directions and other printed matter
that comes with all sorts If purchases.
And vet. as the man Of II" house mas
often pointed out. this printed matter
is the message uf the manufacturer 10
buyer. and naturally represents Il thor
ough knowledge "f the product and the
best WAY Ia use it,
You'd Listen to a Neighbor.
"If YOU borrowed anything Of 4
ucighhnr and Sh" told YOU how 1t was
To be us'.d." you'd listen" he said. why
won't YOU listen II the manufacturer.
md | promised mrckly that | would
i'll Tn" future.
W.. have had several dcmnn=t ra tons
Of this point. One concerned the wins
dow curtains. several Of them refused
tn go way up for m" Il am not ono
Of thnS" women vino keep them pulled
half way DOWN.. appealed TO the man
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About People
HovemsneS Of individuals %
and From tn9 City.
.SCCSC:ES5S-NH>

Miss Elizabeth Arnold. OF South Eot
street, left last evening for ParkerS
burg. where she will spend Severa
days with relatives.
W. II. Smith. city clerk. returned
home from Fort Benjamin Harrison. al
Indiana polls. Ind. yesterday. where h.
spent several days.
Miss Poroihy UobSon. of this city
is visitinE her grandmother, Mrs. John
Engie. oil tairmont.
Sheriff Howard Hastings will soon
be driving new REQ touring car. pur
chased by the Board o; County Com
miSSionerS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Klce have re
turned from visit 10 New York City.
Richard Robinson. OF Sixteenth
street. is improving after 4 serious
inlnesS.
Mrs. VI, J. Fox and daughter. Miss
Mary. OF Fourteenth street, leave this
morning for q weeks visit in Summer
vile. Q,
Misses Sarah and Jane lIildreth. OF
Charleston. W. Va, will spend the con-
ing week as the guests of their aun,,
Mrs. Ben HiIdreth. OF Woodsdalc.
Miss Lucille McCauSland. Of Pitts
bursh, will arrive in the city to-day
10 pc the guest Of Miss Edith Scnu'
bart. OF Woodsdalc
Mr. J. y. Proudfoot. Of Grafton, w
Va, is spending few days AZ he
cues; o. his son. Mr.. Charles j. Proud
foot. OF the Island,
Mrs Louis Powell has been removed
to her kome from the Ohio Valley Gen
eral hospital. much improved.
Misses Beulah Oliver. Anita Carney
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and Hida Boring spent last evening"
nj WcllSburr

and Hilda Boring spent last evening"
at Wcllsburg.
Corporal Harry kindslbcrger has re-
turned 10 Indianapolis. Ind. after
spending Il siX-day furlough at the
home OF his parcnts. Mr.. and Mrs. N,
&c. kindelberSer, OF North Market
street.
Officer Drlhrook. Of the city police
force, is spending TWO weeks vaca-
ton at Warrington. W. Va.
Mrs. James Clarkson, Of Charleston,
will return home this morning. after
an extended visit with her brother. S.
NJ. NoyeS. OF North Front street.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Goodwin and
little daughter. Helen, have returuhS
home from Lexington, Va.
Fred II. Frazier. president of the
General Baking Company. returned 10
New York. Sunday evening, after Wis
itins relatives here. Mr.. Frazier is 1
native Of Wheeling.
Harry Henderson. employe Of tho
Panhandle Traction Company. is visit
ing friends in New Martinsville for sew
eral days.
Mrs, Thomas Stevens and sons. Mil:
ton and Thomas. Of New Martinsville,
are visiting Mrs. p. Bauman, for a
frw days. ~ WarwOod.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stifel have re-
turned from Il brief visit to, Atlantic
CITY,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Walker Peterson.
accompanied by Mrs Pebbles Tatum,
have left for Baltimore. Philadelphia
and o!hrr eastern cities in an automo-
bile
John l.. Stevenson is in Cincinnati
for several days. on business
lack Parker. of East Twenty-scvcnth
street. is visiting friends in Clarksburg
for several weeks.
Charles Howard. Of Edgwood, who
was confined TO the Ohio Valley Gen.
cral hospital. where he underwent a
serious operation. has been removed
TO his home and is recovering nicely
Thomas Wilson, of Moundsvillc. who
has been employed as 4 pharmacist at
IN" Market street Ba"r drug store for
several months. has gone 10 Washing
ton, and entered tn" Walter Reed hos
uital TOR acourSe of training in army
hospital work. preliminary 10 service
at tn" front
Louis Gundling is very sick. at the
Mcclure hotel
. Vim +. StoOps is recupcrating at
The Ohio Valley General hospital.
John McGuff. nj Youngstown, O., is
visiting friends on tine South Side.
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snrapue-Pogue Nuptials.

Tho wedding Of Mrs. Frances j. I"Iu"
or Valley Grove. w. Va. 10 Mr.. David
Snragtlr Of West Alexander. Pa. was al
event of Saturday evening. nj In" HON"
Of the bride in Valley Grove. with Rev.
II. NJ, MrC'rackcn. pastor of III" United
PRESBYTERIAN church Of West AlrXan-
der. Pa. officiating.
The bride wore II whit" crop" do chcnc
gown Of simple design. The coupl" wore
unattended. and left Immediately up n
njddlr-wcstcrn Journey. their itncara ry
including Upland. Indiana. whore they
will attend the commencement "X"r-
cises Of tho university situated in thai
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|SLAY5 FOUR IN
|. FIT Of JEALOUSY

HUNTINGTON. ". Va, June IL
John hilbert. foreigner, tciay' shot
and killed four people as result OF
a fit of jealousy, according to advices
received here from Logan. the county
seat of Logan county, tonight, where
hilbert is in Jail.
hilbert, il is said, went to the house
Of Frank Louie. another foreigner in
a mining camp at Wilkinson, four
miles from Logan 1t is said that
hilbert discovered his wife, Frank
Louie and wife and Joe Ortjack in the
little home.
Drawing gun, he started firing
with fatal results. Shortly afterwards
he was arrested and placed in the 10.
gan county jail where special precau-
tions are being taken 10 prevent per-
sonal injury.
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=. =. -,
Rev. \. l.. Baker OF Huffaln. y. Y. The
hridr was attended by her sisters. Miss
HARRIET Policy a$ brides maid ana MISS
Lurn Pcllrv as maid uf honor. and IN"
groom was attended by Mr.. William NC
\ dam of Wheeling. W. Va. as best man.
Master John T.. ,arriS;tu was ring bear
or. The bride wns r"wn"d III pink
georgcttc crepe over pink silk and car
ried whit" roses and pink sweet peas.
rhc bride is ono, "r Ming" Imnct'"n $
most talented daughters and for SrN'r"'
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Birthday Outing.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter I;rumcyrr w"r"
rendered II surprise sunday aitrrnJnu at
their home ia lSrnukSIi". When y MIN
erred in u SurprlS" party of g"nu Nc
picnic style. tho grnHp "t"cIinS Mr. Gro
meyer rs tn" honor %Ur$l of th" H4fiir
il being the fnriy-siXlh birthday Of this
genial host.
The af,"rnnuu and early evening hours
were spent in dIv"t- HrnuS"m"nIS ~ aE
out ,lunr maIurr hy IN" - quests who
uarliriI.iIt.r! III tn" event. with AN All
I".itzim; supper rs ON t.; tn" pleasures
Of rh,. dny. The urrnSiun proved Il jolly
on, for Tia" following.
NrSSrS. and M"SIam"S
Herbert Parker. ST.. Frank Anus.
t;rnrrr Wcit2rl. John .hid"rsnn.
Henry Franrz. y j. Mcknight.
HERBERT Parker. .lr..
MrS,Hn..S
Margaret NIii"r.' Margaret i'hrGHS"h.
nliN. Ferguson.
Misses
t;i"nna i:rwmun. Ian"> Parker.
Jam" tirnmrN"r. Virginia. ANDERSON.
AiIrr ,iruur.yrr. Mav Mcknight
LAM. l'rurnuSuu. Now Philadelphia.
McSeTS.
Fred Tiger. John ANDERSON. IT..
Of Noriiuchan. G,ralI Pnrke!.
Edward MILAN. !"w",t rrhlt|'
Dennis Oh"rmiliCr. Walter Anderson.
Howard Amos.
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SUMMER EVENTS
FOREMOST NOW
SMALL INFORMAL OUTINGS LOOM
INTO MORE PROM INENCE
AS DAYS GROW SUlTRY.
Juvenile Dancing Party at Country
Club To-nght-Church SocIals
Numerous at Present.
Visitors Honored.

Mr.. and Mrs Robert Irwin, OF AZ
ron. Ohio who are spending few days
with local relatives, were the guests
of honor al 4 cun@cnial little outing
last evening. given by decade OF
their local friends. TIL" party mo
| lurrd 10 an CnliCiny spot up Big Wheel
ing Creek during III" early part OF the
evening, enjoying the numerous d.:
versions produced by Just such an in
formal outdoor gathering. :. picnic
menu Of the most tempting Sorl was
parlak"n IF shortly before the return
Journey WAS made. Those comprised
in the party were:
Misses
Elarcncr Mason Louise Nelson
MargarrI Burns. Whitaker
Pittsburgh. Pa. Catherine Ptarr
Margaret Irwin
NrSSrS.
Junior Brown Geo. Is. Wheat
Bob Reed Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
Bob HaZlptt err Irwin, Ak
Bill Crockarf ron. ..
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Red Cross Lawn Fete.

The krd Cross auxiliary "f Valley
Grove has planned II benefit for the pa
troilic cause in which tn" members arc
interested. Ia take place this evening at
Rlaynry's Grove. The affair will lie in
the nature Of Il lawn fctr aud will
abound in tn. features usually connect
cd with an event Of this kind l:rfrcsh-
mcntS Of III" most dcrtahir order will
h> served and the aopulacc or the entire
district arc cordially invited TO this en-
trrtanmcnt.
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Mrs. Stife1 Hostess,

Among the social jottinEs OF on" of
the Atlantic city Sunday papers waS an
account of Il little informal party given
by Mrs. Arthur Stifcl "f this city. in
honor of her guest. Mrs. krauth Wit
mer. nc Dcs Moin"s. la, At the MARI
borough Blnndhcm hotel. where Mrs.
SIifcl and her guest arc stopping during
their stav at the seaside. Mrs. Newton
Waltz is another Wheeling woman VIII"
is mentioned as being Il guest there.
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Juvenile Dance To.nilht.

The younger members of siciety will
be represented in large numbers this
evening III the dancing party. Of the
Misses Madelyn Weiss. Lucille Aul
and Henrietta Stamp, at the Country
Club. Since the mails Of over Il week
ago brought the invitations for this af-
fair. the junior element has been
keenly anticipating the party. which it
is expected will BE- among the foremost
functions interesting this set through
the entire summer.
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Of. the house and he took them down.
rolled them up tight and put them up
again. That time they obcyed. How
did you ever find out that" I said.
He Read the Directions.
lust read tho directions" he an
swcr"d with nonchalancc aforc-thought.
| wrote you some weeks ago about 4
woman who recognized her kitchen when
she went into il after her maids de-
parturc. She has another interesting
feature in her domestic arrangements.
1t is a drawer in which she keeps d.
rcctions OF all sorts. those that como
with the oil stove. with the flrcless
cooker. etc.
] think shall do likewise.
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Dinner Last Evening.

Miss Ruth fl"ln Of E"llmir". who has
just returned from an EASTERN $"h""l,
was the honor guest at small dinner
party given last evening by Miss Mabel
Seal OF Bcllairr. Following til" dinner.
the party enjoyed the hours in varied
pastimes. The group included.
Misses
Ruth Floto, Edna knokc.
Margaret Reith- Louis WalthcrS,
miller, I.csa Seal,
Elsie Williams. Mabel Seal.
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PelleT-John ST on.

| Th,: rnarriaG" uf Miss Mar! Y. fhIiey,
| daughter 1T Mr. and Mrs. William Pei
| lev at MirIgu Junction. -. I" Mr.. k"Ss
t. Johnston If Murgant"wn. w. Va.
WAS SuInmnizcd at tho NJ. f.. church..
M!ncn Ium.1!nn. Sabbath evening. The
| ceremony WAS rrrf"rm""d i'll III" pres
enc" al 4 brilliant assembling" by The
! pastor. Rev. Il. G. Girin. assisted by
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town. whore Mrs. Sprngu"'s two nrphcwS
Will be graduated for IN" Presbyterian
pulpit.
Upon their return Mr.. AMI Mrs. SpraEuc
will lake up their r"SidHn"" III West
Alexander. Ia. where the groom is IN
tcrCStcd in vast agricultural pursuits.
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Tho Pastors Md society ur In" Sec
ond United Presbyterian church will
give a garden party this Hft"rn""n AMI
evening at the home "f Mrs. j. Wilson
White. ut Howard Station. Pleasant Val
Icy. Delicious sandwiches. COFFEE. cake
and ice cream will he served III" guests
throughout the hours. and Il small pro-
gram rendered. Al arcl invited u at
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x,pr.e Daughters Final Meet.

Tho final meeting of tn" Board 81
N,n,rcrs Of The. Kings Daughters OF IN"
INV has h,.rn SGT for Friday. Jun" ~.
,t The nurscry on South E"ff street.
routinc m.t,crS. and tn" completing vi
husincss nr the present yrar will he
discussed AMI TRANSACTED al inns S'HS'"'''
with Mrs larOh birmingham rr"S'"'hH'
The last minutes "f tn" term VIII ~"
read hv thu secretary. Mrs. 'harI'S j..
I'rnudrn"i at this time. TINS session
will r0ErIud" tn" meetings until sep
tCmh"r,
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Now York fans arc Indifferent 20 he
Suhmnrin" peril. sine" tn" Giants" have
lost several trenches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

Ambulance Driver Returned From
Front Declares Magnitude Of Fly.
Ing Forces VIII BE Surprise.

New York. Feb. 14s-John " Nc
of Tulsa, Okla. who has been seven
months driving an American ambU
lance in the Verdun section of France,
arrived at an American port yester-
day by a French steamship after pass
ing d week with American coast artil-
lerymen In camp near the battle
front and several days in the Ameri-
can aviation section. He said the SOL
diers were in prime condition. well
fed and ambitious to get into the fight
ing.
THE American people, he said,
will be amazed when they learn o,
the magnitude and personal makeup
of the aviation force. The efficiency
OF the men is no less remarkable than
the size of the field I saw and the
number of machines. Most of the men
are from the officers reserve and all
are enthusiastic and optimistic, feel
ing that the people at home are be-
hind them"
French military men, Mr.. Melon
nell said, expected the war to last
three years more and believed Ger
Mduy WOulQ SuCCuInD 10 lHe power VI
the American soldier and the tremen
dous resources behind him.
Representative j. W. Hustled Of New
York. who has been on all sectors OF
the western battle front, travelling
alone as mere American citizen but
receiving many official cOurteAes, said
the report there was shortage of
guns among the American forces in
France was ridiculous. Our army there
was comparatively very small. What
the French wanted to see was more
American troops.
James Hays Bell, exporter, who has
been in Italy arranging for the ship
ping Of ammunition to that country.
left there Dec. II. impressed with the
Improvement in the morale Of the
Italian army He said the Italians
were impressionable and II they had
division of Americans assisting them
they would be world beaters. Italy
was profoundly grateful, he said, for
the work of the American Red Cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

From the standpoint Of quail
.ity Of materials, effectiveness
of styles and attractiveness
of the trimmings Of laces and
embroideries, we do not be-
lieve these values have been
surpassed and we leave it to
your own good judgment
whether they have been
equaled. Specially, priced for
tomorrow morning selling 59e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
THOMAS EDISON II
YEARS OLD FEB. IL;
LIVED 127 YEARS

New York-Thomas A. Edison was
Il years old Feb. IL as the world
ngures it, but 1877 accordingtO his own
reckoning. This is how the inventors
arithmetic works:
i have already lived 115 years; that
is. working as other men do" he said
on his 65th birthday. Il have done
enough now to make me lis years old.
i hope to keep living for 20 years
more. In that time. figuring at the
rate OF the average mans daily labor, !
snail have done 40 years more of work
inen I'll be 155 and then I'll start to
earn TO play bridge with the ladies'
Edison's family Of brain babies" is
most prolific one For SO years Of
MS life a new one was born every two
weeks. Over 1900 Of his patents are
registered at Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
Especial to The Argus.O

Camp Upton. n. Y, Feb. 1.-THE
voice OF the Civil war spoke to Camp
Upton this evening from the muzzle
OF the sunset gun on Headquarters
Hiii. And the same veteran three
Nch held piece, with 1862 stamped on
Its trunnion-a muzzle loader in its
hghting days-will continue to speak
TO the men with the first note of
reveille in the morning and the last
note OF retreat every night.
The first shot was more than the in
PRODUCTION of the old signal piece to
Camp Upton; it was also the vale
dictory Of Ordnance Sergeant Oscar W.
Bates to 80 years in the army. AS the
stocky. gray-haired sergeant pulled
the lanyard to show the detail of re-
cruits from the headquarters company
how the thing should be done, it was
practically his last act in the service.
He retires tomorrow.
When the gun itself was withdrawn
from active service it was taken to
the Rock Island arsenal. There it re-
posed for years. After this war was
declared it was seen that the old gun
could be utilized as signal piece, and
it was converted into a breach loader.
1t was brought recently to Camp Up
ton and set upon platform on the
western side of Headquarters Hill by
a detachment from the Three Hundred
and Second engineers.
AS if to show the youngsters of 1918
what sort of stuff was left in an old
battle piece of the COS. the first shot
from the gun shook up the camp. The
evening stiffness was split by a roar
which did its best to rattle the win
dows of $500 buildings. In some in
stances it brought rush of men to
doors and stoops to see whether a
Zeppelin had dropped compliment
from the kaiser. The echoes, travel
ing off to the Atlantic on one side and
Long Island Sound on the other, were
construed to be saying: That's the
way We did it in 80 I'm just tellin'
you, boys; I'm tellin' YOU
Sergeant Bates, >who first entered
the service in the coast artillery, went
over to the ordnance corps in 1907
where he became an expert in all arms
from the pistol up. Following the
usual army curriculum, he has seen
service in the Spanish war, Hawaii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
HUNDREDS DAILY
WALK PERlLOUS
BRIDGE TO ISLAND
Evidence at Inquest Shows Many Use
Trestle On Which Behnken Was
Fatally Hurt.
OPEN VERDICT IS RETURNED
Notorman Says He Did Not See Vie.
tim OF Accident But Only Fellow
Worker With Him.

Hundreds of people daily walk the
bridge leading to Rock Island ar
sepal at the foot Of Forty-second
street on which Henry Behnken, 726
twenty fourth street, yesterday morn
ins met his death.
This was brought out in evidence
presented to the coroner's jury at the
Moeller undertaking parlors last
night. 1t was stated that hundreds
of men employed at the arsenal and
living in Rock Island use the street
island. The bridge was described as
being unusually dangerous because Of
the fact that there is little offered in
the way of escaping the path Of a
street car should a trolley convey
ance approach while a pedestrian is
on the trestle.
The verdict of the jury was open.
that Behnken came to his death by
being struck by car No. 429. The only
new evidence presented as to the mis-
hap, came in testimony from the mo-
torman who said that he saw Kdolph
Hepner, fellow workman of the de-
ceased, and was watching him. The
motorman declared when he first
esped Hepner. the latter was hanging
to post at the side of the bridge and
the motorman shut off the power and
applied the breaks in order to pass
Hepner slowly.
Proceeding Slowly.
The motorman declared that his
first knowledge of having struck
Behnken came when he heard the
wheels strike the body. He said the
street car was travelling about four or
FIVE miles an hour as was evidenced
by the fact that the body lay between
the wheels Of the front truck when
the car was stopped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
HE'S GOING ToUCHT
AND WIFE WILL WORK

Chicago, Feb. 14.-George Rettsr.
accompanied by his wife and two sons.
appeared before the exemption board
yesterday, and said:
81 don't want exemption. want to
fight. Put me in class l."
Eyes. George can do his Bit now"
Mrs. Retter interjected. "11l get .
Job and take care Of the children"
Mrs. Retter's father fought through
the Civil war she said later, and her
brother, John Whitsell 10 an enlisted
man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
CIVIL WAR GUN FORMERLY AT THE ROCK
ISLAND ARSENAL SHAKES CAMP UPTON AT
SUNSET AS IF TO SHOW STUFF OF. 1862

and the Philippines. Before being
transferred to Camp Upton he was sta
toned at Fort Mansfield, Rhode Is
land
Thp Three Hundred and Seventh in
fantry was reviewed by Brigadier Gen
the series of regimental reviews which
have been held here, The reviewing
party also included Colonel Isaac Err
win of. the Three Hundred and Sew
enth. who is now acting commander
Of the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth
infantry brigade The regiment, which
made an exceptionally good showing,
was under the command of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Reuben Smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

ings into hole"
Fear that the food administration
would establish beef prices so low as
to jeopa{dize their interests induced
many cattlemen to slaughter imma-
ture stock. Sykes said. This practice,
he said, necessarily would inevitably
cause price. advances to the ultimate
consumer.
Dwight B. Hurd Of Phoenix, Ariz.,
former president Of the American
Livestock association, told the COM
mittee that Sykes picture Of . serious
meat shortage was not overdrawn and
that unless remedial action was taken
. domestic shortage equivalent to .
national disaster" was probable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

A. Sykes of Ida Grove, Iowa, presi-
dent of the Corn Belt Meat Producers
association. told the committee stock
feeders were contending with q host
OF menacing war time difficulties,
chiefly inability to get cars to ship
their stock to market Only patriot
ism, he declared, could keep farmers
in business under conditions so dis
couraging. Failure OF stock feeders
IN the corn belt Of Iowa, Nebraska and
adjacent states to obtain cars were
resulting not only in a great monetary
loss. Sykes declared, but also in great
waste of feed for cattle while waiting
for delayed rolling stock.
Those men won't be burnt again, -
he said. They won't pour their earn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
MILK SHIPMENTS TO
CHICAGO RESUMED

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Milk shipments
to Chicago have been resumed by the
members of the Milk Producers asso-
citation, who boycotted the city fol-
lowing announcement of prices some
time ago by the milk commission Of
the food administration. The farm
ers alleged the prices were in favor
of the distributors. W. J. Eittle, seer
rotary of the Milk Producers asso-
citation, announced today that ship
ments would be at normal by the end
of the week.