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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
War Savings

Thrift stamps and War Savings
Stamps are the most democratic
Of investments and America ex-
poets every American to show
love of republican institutions by
investing in this democratic
security. The aggregate amount
of the investments and the number
of investors in these War Savings
securities are in way the answer
of the people of this great Dem
ocracy to the call of the cause of
democracy throughout the world
and the vindication of civilization
and humanity.
They afford every person, how
ever humble and however small
his means, the opportunity to con
tribute his part, to do his bit, in
this great struggle against the
military masters of Germany who
seek to dominate the world in con.
tempt of justice and right and
freedom and without conscience
and without mercy.
Surely every American desires
to have a part in the defeat of
autocracy and the success of liberty
and right.
Secretary McAdoo warns holders
of Liberty Bonds to beware of
persons offering worthless secur.
tiles in exchange for bonds.
m@Szza
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
CURB MAN POWER WASTE
by CREATING NEW BOARD
New Division Known as tho "Train-
ing and Dilut!on Service"
Is Organized.
TO FIT PERSONS FOR WORK
Connection Now Being Perfected Be-
tween Various Governmental De-
partmcntS With the Aim of Get
ting Right Man in Right Place.

WASHINGTON. October TO fur
Their stimulate the production OF war
supplies. the Department OF Labor an
nounceS the organization OF new di-
vision to be known as the training
and dilution service" The primary Oh J.
1ect is the ira ming Of unSkillcd work
men, men and womcn, in order that
they may be merged with skilled
workers in an effort TO increase the
competency OF the wage-earncrS them
selves, and TO render the existing sup
ply of labor sufficient through dilution.
This work Will I've done either direct
~ or in cooperation with the Federal
Board of Vocational Education ana
with state and municipal school au-
thorities. y close connection is bcin::
perfected with the production depart
ments of the government. the ordnance.
quartcrmastcrS alr service, navy and
others. so rs t. secure prompt action
when war contractors are III special
ANTIQUITIES which may he relieved
through the training of workers.
section on needs and supply" will
Study sources of new labor ana its an
plicability to industries. cooperating
with the woman in industry service
ana other policy bureaus of the depart
ment. SO as 10 maintain unity Of the
EoXernment's labor policy. There also
VIII be section on industrial hysieu.
and special effort Will he made 10 de-
Sise means TO prevent the waStagc OF
man power.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
RICHMOND Es-DIsPATcR. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1918.

or these dark and comfortless days
i'ut what is to become OF us IL the
deaths and losses continue at tho pres
Ont rate? In the first half OF this year
we had fortr-four deaths and only
fourteen births. as compared with fifty
the last year before the war.
\ report from another parish says
In whatever direction we look. there
Is nothing but utter insufiiciency of
money. clothes aud food The people
We meet IN The street or see in church
or at II funeral are FOR the most rart
liNins skeletons pitiably thin and his
for fresh work: The whole supply
service has broken down utterly. And
want aud anxiety. which are felt ali
the more in the golden holiday time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
BAlK AT GERMAN LINES
staSe Folks Forrc rlay Writer TO Take
OUT PrusSian Words in
War Drama.

NEW YORK. October 5.-Bccause
American actors object 10 playing Ger
man parts, and rebel against speaking
German lines unchallcnred on ,hS
stage. professional hisscrs have become
necessary adjunct OF the modern spy
In Three Faces East" ono of the
most successful OF the now seasons
war dramas. the two principal PLAYERS
emmett SorTigaD and Violet fleming
announced their withdrawal from III.
cast II their lines. Colt Strafe Eng
land and Der Tag We're not changed
Because change Of lines would
spoil the plot. professional hisscr
was called in TO stand in the wings and
chalienEe oh pro-German utterance
hiss. N''' :
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Horsc and CnttIc Feed FACTORY.

NORFOLK. VA. tc:oocr 5.-rhe
manufacture of feed for horses, cattle
and hogs will be the business OF tho
Colonial Cereal Company. recently in
Sorporated hero. The company is now
building brick and wood factory to
cost upwards Of $4,000. Molasses
mlliips machinery has been purchased
20 DC installed as s."n as the factory
rs completed. The capacity Of the
pant VIII be 1000 bags of feed per day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
DISTRESS IN BOHEMIA
RAPIDLY GROWS WORSE
Our oldest People Colinpsing Like
Files, Declares Swiss tntho-
lie Organ.

BERN, October 5.--Thc Swiss Cath
Ollie organ. Der KatholilS. publishes in
Il recent issue remarkable reports from
some old Catholic parishes in Bo-
hcmia, one of them, from n place on
the German frontier. says:
our oldest people. who hitherto have
been able 10 ward OFF death, are now
CoilapsinE like flies. And really theirs
iS the better part. TO- the Angle OF
Death releases them from all the sor-
rows and pains aud terrible struggles
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Once nonorcd. Died n snr.

CHICAGO, Octobtr 5.-Dr. Karl
3uenz, mana cling director of the Ham
nurE-American steamship Line who
diea RECENTLY under sentence as n spv
IN the Federal Prison ut Atlanta. Ga.
WasNa leading figure in the social af-
fairS given in honor of foreign yisj-
tors at the Chicago World Eair
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

which this year has been turned into
rca! time OF starvation. The future
VIII show whether and to what extent
we can hold out. 1t is very difficult to
noid out, but still more difficult TO
mold ones mouth. God alone is our
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
BRITISH LOSSES
FROM SUBS KEPT
LOWDUR|NG week

LONDON. Jan. 24-Tho U-boaE ton
for last week was eight vessels SIX
large ones and two small ones. the
same as the week before according
to the admiralty report today. This
Is the hrst time that sinkings, have
been held down to the same low-mari<
for two consecutive weeks since the
unrestricted U-boat warfare started.
The vessels sunk were six Of 800
tons or over. and two OF less than
800 tons. No fishing smacks we're
lost Six British merchantmen were
unsuccessfully attacked, says the re-
port
Arrivals reported numbered 2.255,
and sailings 2-242-
The reasons for the sustained de-
cline In sinking are not apparent.
Weather conditions, improved meth
DDS of defense. a falling off IN the
number of possible targets. inability
OF the Germans to get crews to man
the U-boats-any or all of these fac
tory may have contributed toward the
result
At any event. II Is an encouragiug
sign that the submarine offensive
has reached its lowest ebb on the an
niversary Of its opening, when Ger
many hoped to announce to the world
that its goal of 100000 tons had
been reached
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
WIN THE WAR, rs
AIM OF NEVADA'S
NEW SENATOR

Senator Charles B. Henderson, the
new member OF the Senate from Ne
vada, appointed to succeed the late
Senator Newlands, was sworn in
shortly after noon today
Senator Henderson, who Is one OF
the youngest members of the Senate,
Is livestock man. lawyer, banker,
and all-around business man. He Is a
strong, vigorous individual, in the
very prime Of life, and Is a fne type
Of the Western man Of affairs.
To win the war" was the reply
he made today when asked what was
the chief question before the nation
at this time. He said he would do all
he could as a Senator to help toward
this end.
Senator Henderson has been made
a member OF the Banking and Cur
rency Committee of the Senate This
committee has a number of impor-
taBt matters before IL
The new Senator, who Is a Demo
crat. was born In San Jose, Cal, In
1873, went with his family to Nevada
In 1876, and has since lived in that
State. His home Is In Elko. where
he Is in law. banking, and livestock
raising.
He was educated at the University
OF the Pacific. at Stanford, and the
University Of Michigan He is a
graduate In law OF the University OF
--ichigan- He has served as district
attorney, as a member OF the Nevada
legislature, and for ten years was re-
gent OF the Upiversity of Nevada.
Senator Henderson's grandfather
was Governor Bradley of Nevada, one
of the big stockmen OF the West in
his day.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24

pounds in 1912 to 100000 pounds
in 1916. and in 1917, "even with the
scarcity Of tonnage" imports were
$50. .OO0, 900.
These great imports" the commits
sion said, have been principally from
Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay,
where the great Chicago packers are
very prominent factors in the hide
business"
Take-off of hides by farmers and
butchers not operating packing
houses, also is now unusually large.
In the face of this enhanced sup
ply, increase OF imports and decrease
in exports, Chicago packers increased
their prices from T5 to 100 per cent
from 1914 to 1917. At the same time,
the prices they paid for the cattle
from which the hides were taken In
creased but slightly in comparison
Hint At Combination.
Swift & Co. was shown to have paid
a II per cent increase on cattle
during the nine months OF 1917 over
the same period of 1915; but to have
increased their prices on hides 81 per
cent during the same period.
Suggestion that possibly there Is
concerted plan to keep down produc-
ton in order to sustain high prices TO
the public, was seen in commission
reports that many plants are opera
ting at far from capacity"
"Reports from 257 tanning pl"S:s
showed T3 working at full capacity
twenty-five at from 30 to % per
cent, forty-nine at from 20 to 30 per
cent, hfty-eight at from so 10 20 per
cent, and forty at less than half ca
pacity.
United States army and navy -e-
mands, the report said. have been
partly Offset by the decrease OF d.OVO'-
900 pairs of shoes exported alone
with the unusual supply on hand in
ferentially vastly more than absorb
ing the rest
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
OLD-FASHIONED MUSH
REAL LUXURY NOW

Mush 10 becoming the great Ameri-
can eItravaEance. The good old
cornmsal variety Is becoming so pop
ular in the households that its price
Is going up along with everything
-lse.
Corn was one of Food Administra-
tor Hoovers Recommendations for the
American table when he looked out on
4 world shortage OF wheat AZ q re-
suit. the busy housewife. following
:he appeal. has been pIttIng corn into
everything. and mush has become q
luxury instead Of . laugh, a. In years
gone by.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
Manufacturers Are Blamed For High Shoe Prices in Report
Candy Denied to Navy, Contained
Something Harmful

All candy for the navy shut off today by order of
Secretary of the Navy Daniels to purchase no further
such supplies. .:t
The order gave rise to reports that ground glass had
been found in of the candy but the supplies and
count division said merely it for good and sufficient
reasons
Secretary Daniels, in statement to The Times,
said The purchase and sale Of candy in the navy
has been suspended pending an investigation Of i'm
purities found in candy bought at one of the navy
stations, The impurities caused suspicion sufficient
to warrant an investigation"
At the time it developed that previous orders
shutting off cigarettes from the navy had been gven but
later abrogated because of the unpopularity of it.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
4'G|RL INREDHAT'
ANDHERATTORNEY
BOTH co TOCELLS
tcontinued from First Par..l

Continued from First Page.)
persisted In his demand, however, an
was given temporarily the right {.
appear In the case.
He came from the dock, clad as h.
was. and spoke IN defense o. his ellen
with waving arms and grandiIoquen-
words The substance OF his speecl
was to enter a plea OF not guilty, and
to demand a jury trial The demand
was granted. and Dorothy" sheddInk
the tears that had so often gaInec
elemency before, was led from the
court room.
The case OF Drew was continues
until Mr.. Given can obtain thOrrssi
OF the checks that the lawyer Ia said
to nave passed. There are six. OF
the min all. one OF which IL aiready
In his hands. Drew drew himself
up to his full height OF about nvs
feet two and said. grandly. TMr
Drew should be released on HIS owr
personal recognizanee. II that if
done the court may rest assured that
Mr.. Drew shall return. even II tho
hour that the court sets ls one Of
darkest midnight"
Judge Hardlson, on the recomu1en-
dation OF Mn Given. refused to take
his personal bond for his reappsAr-
ance. setting one OF $500 instead
Drew replied:
"Mr. Drew has friends that win
furnish bond for him In any amount"
and turning to the spectators he
called loudly. Mr.. Ray! Mr.. Ray.''
No answer came to this summons 20
he called several other names In rapid
succession When none OF the
friends Appeared he was kakan K4f.t
to cell TO await further action.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
SPECIAL NOTICES

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN hereby
Stv. notice that from and after this date
I win not be responsible for any debts In
CURED BY anyone other than myself. ISAAC
RRIKSTEINE- In
DIR. p. W. MURToN. dentist, has removed
MS offce to Renois BLDG. 11th and o SITS
y W Phone franklin bI7o Ia
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
DEATHS

DILLON-On wednesday. January a 1S1s
WALTER NJ, beloved husband Of Mar n
Dillon and son Of Henry d. and Geneva A,
Dillon. Of Ii thirteenth street northeast
Funeral from the chapel OF W r. 6pea r,
Co., 12s II Street northwest, Saturday. Jan.
uary %. 1913. at .. m.
(WIlminEton. Del. papers please conrN 4
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
OPEN CAMPAIGN TO
IMPROVE HEALTH OF
CHILDREN IN j. S.

Startled at the physical defects OF
American manhood revealed by the
selective service, the Government
has started a campaign to free the
rising generation from like disa-
bility.
Starting April 9. nrst anniversary
OF Americas entrance In the war.
there will be inausuratei a "chil-
dren's year"-twelve months devoted
to saving and benefitting the lives OF
1O0, 900 youngsters.
Approximately 10000 .0OC women in
the country will be furi 'shed cards
by the Federal chiIdren's bureau.
and through the Council OF National
Defense will be called upol to abide
by the regulations.
To Furnish Doctors.
First-Immediats registration Of
births so that nursing and medical
aid may be provided where the par
ents are financially unable to OBJ
tain IL.
Second-Proper and thorough care
by q physician and public health
nurse for every woman during con-
anemsnt
Third-chIldren's conferences where
babies can be taken periodically, and
weighed and measured, and clinics
where sick children may be treated.
Fourth-OrGanizatlo OF State and
city divisions or bureaus of child hy-
Eiene.
Fifth-Guarding of the milk supply
and distribution OF the proper share
of clean milk for. every child
Sixth-An income making decent
living standards possible.
The movement will be started on
the theory OF public health authori-
ties that at least one-half Of the
deaths of young children are easily
preventAble-
National Baby Week" will be
eliminated, Miss Julia Lathrop, chief
OF the children's Bureau, declared to-
day.
Net w0Fth Expense.
Although the baby weeks during
1916 and 1917 resulted In awakening
Q new sense Of civic responsibility for
infant life In thousands Of localities,
the movement OF such duration was
not worth the expense" Miss Lathrop
said. Each occasion procured many
new activities, such as nursing serv-
Ice, clinics, conferences, better milk
and food supplies and more rigid en-
torcement of birth registration laws.
Now, we must extend our efforts.
tion. Our soldiers must be cared for.
but after the nations fighters are pro-
Vlded for. then our most patriotic
duty and attention is to the children
under sixteen years OF age"
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
PROFITS Up
100 TO 400
PER CENTS
ALLEGATION

Charges OF excessive profiteering in
American shoes and leather products
were laid before Congress today in
sensational report by the Federal
Trade Commission.
Profits of leading leather manufac-
turers, the commission showed. have
increased from 100 to 400 per cent
over 1915. Profits in 1915 jumped
from 80 to 100 over 1914.
Profits of Chicago packing houses
shown to control virtually the entire
leather output, also have been "exces-
sive during the past two years" the
report stated.
At the same time, II was shown the
supply of hides has been tremendous
Iy increased, and export Of leather
goods reduced over so per cent
Hides on Increase.
Government estimates" the com
mission stated. show an increase in
cattle slaughtered from 100000 in
1918 to 15,6OO.oO0 in 1917-an in
crease Of 30 per cent Calf skins also
Increased 1900. .OO0-about the same
percentage.
''Estimates OF the international In
stitute of Agriculture do not Indicate
any shortage in the world total OF
cattle"
The big FIVE" packers--Swift, Ar
mour, Morris, Cudahy, and Wilson
Chicago meat barons-werS shown 10
have stored As per cent more hides
during 1916 and 1917 than the pre-
Vious year.
These 1--WE concerns ae undoubt-
edIy the chief factors ir the hide
market in the United states, ano
Swift & Co. are among tie important
leather manufacturers" the report
stated.
Stocks of hides held by smaller
packers also increased So per cent In
1917 over 1916.
Big Imports Increase.
Emphasizing the unprecedented
hides supply in the United States, the
commission pointed out that imports
OF hides increased from 342,o0o,O0o
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
Big Imports Increase.

Emphasizing the unprecedented
hides supply in the United States, the
commission pointed out that imports
OF hides increased from 342,00o,OOO
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
KILLED, FOUR HURT
AS TRAIN HITS SLEIGH

HARRISBURG. Pa, Jan. 24.-Two
persons were killed, four seriously in
jured and sixteen slightly hurt early
today when a Harrisburg railway
company street car struck big
sleigh near here.
The dead:
RORERT A. GROVE and ALICE
zUGGET.
All OF the injured reside at Hum
meltown.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24

Many soda fountains gladly put a
drop or two OF AIM" In milk or soft
drinks II you ask. AIM 10 q high
ly concentrated natural iron com
pound. non-inturious. Everybody
needs iron. Try II In your dope, q
few days. Watch your appetite and
pep" increase. II builds you up
Adyt
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
JOB FOR ST. LOUIS MAN.

Charleston Potter, OF St. Louis. was
today named assistant director OF
war loans. to serve under Louis
franklin, director, appointed last
Evening star., 1918-05-19
Mr.. Taft's Peace Recipe.

Not only did Lord Reading stress
the fact that there exists on the bat
tie front in France no such satisfac-
tory situation as the London via OF
tawa report set forth. but he warned
the American people not to be too
optimistic as to the outcome of the
battle now impending in Flanders
and Picardy. Every possible American
soldier would be needed. and needed
badly, he said. to help hol the enemy
when the offensive is renewed,
And the next day. speaking in New
York, former President Taft advised
Americans to prepare for three years
more of war. An army of 100000
men, and back of that Army the COM
plete mobilization of the manhood and
womanhood and every material and
financial resources of the country.
Such is Mr.. Taft's recipe for the win
ming OF a peace worth having.
When he occupied the White House
Mr. Taft was the world leader of a
movement for the insuring Of peace
through arbitration. There is in the
world today no voice more resolute
for peace through force. The trans
formation of William Howard Taft
from an advocate of peace at any
price save honor to a champion of
victory at whatever cost of life and
treasure Is typical of the wonders
which a year of war has wrought in
America.
Evening star., 1918-05-19
sTEREosCoPE,s INVENTOR.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Devised II
But Made Nothing From It.

From the Peoples Home Journal,
How many of US really know that
the stereoscope-largely used for
magnifying photographs of distant
places-was the invention of Oliver
Wendell Holmes. the American noe,
and philosopher. There had been in
use a crude form of stereoscope. con-
sisting of box with a hinged lid
on the upper side. which was Opened
70 admit light on the PHOTOGRAPH.
DR.. Holmes dispensed with the bog.
substituting the eye shades still used
and cut Sits in the projecting board
IN order that the photograph might
be correctly focused. Then he stuck
an awl in the bottom for a handle.
and the stereoscope was complete.
DIR. Holmes found the alteration such
an Improvement that he offered his
invention free to several firms. All
refused 1t. however, except Joseph
Bates Of Philadelphia. who decided
to make a dozen or two and see IN
they would sell. The preliminary lot
was soon multiplied by thousan nds.
An employe of this firm Originated
the movable slide in which the pic-
lures are now placed, thus improving
upon the series of slots devised by
DIR. Holmes When the. stereoscope
became a great success 1t was sue-
gested to DR.. Holmes that If he had
patented and\ sold his invention he
might have made more out of 1t than
from literature. He replied: II do
not care to be known as the patentee
Of pill or peeping coutr1vancs."
Evening star., 1918-05-19
Cotton Ivory.
From the Manufacturers Record.


The submarine danger and the use
of ships for war purposes have less
ened the commerce between the
United States and Africa to a great
extent in the past two years. The
supply of many of the products for
merly imported from the African
countries by this nation has been de-
creased considerably. and in some
cases has ceased entirely. Naturally
the users of these products have been
compelled to fnd substitutes of
American make If they wished to
continue the use of these articles.
One of the chief imports from
Africa In the pre-bellum days was
ivory. the product Of the elephant.
The boudoirs of many of the ladies'
of the land contained many ivory toll
let articles and the piano sported it's
ivory-topped keys. and many other
uses were made in this country of
the tusk of the elephant.
With no ivory being imported, and
having no elephants in this country.
Americans were compelled to find a
suitable substitute for the material.
Old King Cotton came to the rescue.
offerfng means of producing arti-
fcial ivory that possesses all of the
beautiful qualities of the real article.
A cotton solution chemically treat
ed by several processes changes the
raw product of the south to a hard
ivory-colored product that can be
easily nodded to any shape desired.
Evening star., 1918-05-19
Calls for a "Show-Down."

Then came the Presidents fat
footed opposition to the Chamberlain
proposal for an investigation broad
enough to embrace the conduct OF
the war" and of his continued oppo-
sition to the Chamberlain resolution
even after those Objectionable words
had been stricken from it. He called
upon all senators who were support
ers of the administration in its con-
duct of the war to oppose the rcsolu-
tion.
Almost coincidentally. Mr.. Wilson
let it be known. through Secretary
Tumulty. that he did not oppose
Senate aircraft investigation kept
within bounds, but that ne opposed
the covert" purpose of the Chamber
lain resolution. He did not specify
pose. but left his Senate opponents
guessing as to what mis- next move
might be.
Decidedly. the Chamberlain resolu-
tion had had a bad week of 1t. First
1t had been shorn of most of potential
strength through the appointment of
Judge Hughes. Then 1t had been
rendered comparatively innocuous
through amendment. Finally il had
been placed under suspicion Of be-
ing not altogether what it claimed to
be. II senator's still wanted to vote
for it. and face the charge of oppos-
ing the administration. IN it's conduct
of the war, there was nothing to pre-
vent them. But senator's did not. A
vote was postponed until this week.
with the suggestion tha. there wcuIi
IL the event runs true to war. time
form. will be the adoption of an in
Nestigation resolution acceptable to
the President