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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
ARMY GARBAGE
WASTE ENDS
One Garbage Can Does the
Work That Three For
merly Did, No Bones.

San Antonio. Tex, March 2s.-The
army garbage can formerly had a big
nav, but now a dog would starve II
he depended on the bones thrown
from the army kitchen The plain
fact is that bones don't get into the
garbage can; they are sold Accord
ing TO reports gathered from army
posts and stations in the Southern
department by Col Daniel E. Nc-
Carthy. department quartermasJer.
one can holds the garbage which
formerly filled three. Six gallons is
the waste from the average army kit
chen, and gOOdly portion Of TINS Is
potato peeling. with mighty little of
the potato on the peeling.
New Ten Commandments.
Mess sergeants at all environments
have been cautioned about the waste
Of food, and their diligence has TO a
great extent. brought about the elm
nation Of much Of this waste The
mess sergeants at one Texas camp
adopted new set Of Ten Command
ments," all dealing with food cOnser-
Walton These were printed in red
ink on heavy cards and posted in
every mess shack They read:
1. Don't allow a man to throw
away or waste ANY edible food.
3 Don't make the first helping
3, Warn kitchen police to serve
food sparingly-
4. Don't help a man to any food
he does not ask for.
8. Don't give a man more than
two slices Of bread at a helping
6. Make each man eat all that he
puts on his plate.
Z. Watch your men while eating
and see that no food Is left on the
table.
S. Watch each man as he empties
his mess kit at a garbage can
9. Allow no man TO take any food
out Of a mess hall
10. Impress upon the men the i'm
portance Of food conservation
Costs So n Month Per Man.
It is estimated that Il costs an
average Of 50 TO a cents a day to
The quartermaster department puts
the figure at SO a month for each
man. This IS for the food unpre-
pared. It is estimated that one
twelfth Of a cord OF wood is required
for each kitchen range each day;
otherwise there is no overhead ex-
pense.
on 40 cents a day. officers say. eff
the soldiers belt line doesn't swell It
is the fault Of the mess man."
Food Surveys Made.
Food surveys have been made at
practically all OF the southern camps
and snecial attention given TO the
balancing OF diet and cleanliness
Wess officers and nOn-coms have been
instructed as TO the food values. nu-
tritional percentages and the caloric
units OF different foods the proper
kind Of food 10 give men doing GER
rain kinds OF work. the right kind OF
food to serve in hot weather. and the
prODer way OF preparing Il so as TO
make for variety and reduce waste
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28

good standing at this time and It IS
believed there viii be many more be-
fore the end Of the month.
Valley Committee Active
Grocers in the lower valley are do
ing a great deal Of good work
through a price Interpreting board Of
their own. which meets every Thurs
dav. after the meeting OF the local re-
tail Erocers' association This an
uouncement was made at the meeting
Wednesday night by o. P. Ford Of
Clint a member Of the FL PasO assO-
citation and a member OF the valley
price interpreting committee
The committee Of the valley not
only fixes equitable prices. but also
furnish Information for the small
stores OF the valley and help them
interpret the food regulations. Andres
Madrid. san Elizario. Is the official
translator OF the valley board. and
Mr.. Ford said he is doing good work.
among the Mexican storekeepers-
Other members Of the committee are
E E Brown. Clint; II. J. Gray, Tor
Milo; Otto Heinz. Fabens. and Mr..
ApOdaca, Socorro. The work done by
this committee is OF great assistance
TO the stores, hotels and other busi-
ness in the valley, Mr.. Ford said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
BRITAIN WON'T PAY
C0TRnNE nn- /

London. Eng. March 28.-The Brit
tsh government announces that after
April 1 It viii not provide funds to
meet coupons on Russian government
bonds, the Russian revolutionary gov
eminent having declined TO meet the
payments The British government.
although under no obligations. has
done so hitherto.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
DIsTRIBUTF FOOD CARDS.

The Boy Scouts Of FL Paso are to
deliver food cards throughout the
city, after school hours and especially
on Saturday, according to Ivor G.
Thomas, scout executive. The boys
started out distributing the cards in
a house to house manner Wednesday
afternoon and viii continue until
ever housewife in this city has re-
ceiVed one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
JANE adams HERE APRIL
9 AND 10, SHE ADVISES
Miss Jane Adams, in letter writ
Step Lively! COrns
Quit with ''Gets-It"

The Great COrn-BOOsener Of the Age.
Never Fails. Painless.
Watch my step2 What's the use
I 90 along right side up without
care even with corns, because ! use
-Gets-it." the painless, Off-like-a-ba-
nana-peel corn remover. ] tried
other ways galore, until was blue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28

II the war continues for any ex-
tended period. there is no doubt but
the supply Of paper viii become more
and more restricted and that the con-
sumption and use Of wrapping paper
and wall paper will have a very direct
bearing upon the paper market.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28

in the face and red in the toes. No
more for me Use "Gets-It" II
never fails Touch any corn or cal
Jus with two drops OF "Gets-Its
and "Gets-It1 does the rest It's q
relief 20 be able to stop cutting
corns, making them bleed. wrapping
them Up Ike packages and using
sticky tape and salves- Il removes
any corn clear and clean, leaving
TIE toe as smooth as your palm You
can wear those new shoes without
pain. dance and be frisky on your
feet It's great to use "Gets-IL"
@Gets-It Is sold at al druggists
(you need pay no more than 25 cents
g bottle), or sent on receipt Of price
By z. Lawrence & Co. Chicago. III
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
I.EAYING FoR DALLAs.

II. S. Potter, manager OF the FL
Paso Electric railway company, and
will leave tonight on a business trip
to Dallas and other points in Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
Saving Wrapping Paper
IN IMPORTANT Item

The following notice IS now at
tached to packages OF a large number
Of department stores in order 20 save
wrapping paper:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28

This package. therefore. goes
without its usual wrapper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
INSTITUTE POSTPONED.

schools, announced Thursday morn
ing that the teachers institute called
for Saturday morning at the high
school. has been postponed for a
week on account Of holy week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28

Gun repairing our specially Amen
Arms & Cycle Co. 404 Y oregon St
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28

School Girls Admit
Sherman Logic Right
Pittsburg. Pa, March 28.-'Wear
fewer white kid gloves and con-
serve gasoline. Your last season
suit still looks good and five cents
worth Of dye viii turn your old
straw hat into a new one"
Sherman certainly was right,
was the general comment OF high
school girls after hearing these
hints In a lecture on dress conser-
walton during the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28
WHOLE TURKISH
FORCE CAPTURED

London. Eng, March 2s.-The entire
Turkish force in the Hit area, in
NIesopotamia- has been captured or
destroyed by the British, the war Of
flee announced. Three thousand pris-
Oners were taken.
Hit IS on the Euphrates river 100
miles west OF Bagdad. The town was
evacuated on March by the Turks,
who fell back TO Khan-Baghdadi. p
miles above Hit, before the British
column operating along the Euphrates.
which has been conducting a vigorous
and successful campaign.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-28

, THE UNITED STATES Gov
, EMINENT EARNESTLY
, REQUESTS THAT WE
SAVE PAPER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
TAX RATE FOR STATE
is FIXED AT FIVE

The state tax rate has been fixed
by the governor and the comptroller
general at 5 mills for 1918. This is
the same as for 1917 and is the max
mum limit provided by the state con-
stitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
JUDGE BUSH has A
REAL WAR time SUIT
EVERY FIBRE OF 1T, COTTON
AND WOOL, GROWN ON HIS
PLANTATION IN MILLER.

CAMBRIDGE, Ga.-Mr. J. F. Ko-
DAFT, a merchant here, has exhibited
a unique suit of clothes which car
ried the memory forcibly back to the
days of the sixties in Dixie. 1t doubt
less is the only one of its kind that
has been manufactured, at least in
Georgia, since those troublous days
when no manufactured goods entered
the ports of our state. Judge C. C.
Bush of our sister city of Colquitt
brought the goods down to Mr.. Ko-
DAFT with instructions to make him a
full suit out of the material, which
was furnished by him for the pur-
pose. The interesting part of the
story is that every fiber of this suit,
cotton and wool, were produced in
the Judges own fields, grown on the
backs of his own sheep, dyed at home
with native dyes, the thread spun on
an old-time spinning-wheel and WOW
en- into cloth on an old-time hand
loom on his premises. Mr.. Kodatt
will take speeial pride in making up
this suit in the most approved style
of the t0iior's modern art. When
COMPLETED It viii appeal to the taste
of the most fastidious Beau Bromel,
who in the old days charmed the
eyes Of his fashionable belle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
MULES SURELY REASON
WHERE SUN is HOTTEST
Use More Brains Than Horses to OBJ
tain Relief From Heat.

PHILADELPHIA, PA special
to the Record from Camp Dix, N. j.,
says:
"a mule has more brains than any
horse that ever lived, and yet the
average man feels elated when he is
told he has horse sense, and wants to
lick the fellow who calls him a jack
ass" said an old army sergeant at
the remount depot Gust look at that
bunch of animals if you want an il
lustration," and he pointed to a big
corral in which were about 200 hors-
es and mules.
"Those horses will stand out in the
blazing sun all day." continued the
sergeant, "but look at the mules
They are strung out all along that
fence. The fence doesn't look as if
it could afford any protection from
the sun, but you'll find there is just
enough shadow to cover a mules
back. When the day warns up every
mule in the herd will wander over to
the fence on the south side of the
corral and line up in that streak of
shade. Then, as the afternoon wears
on, they will work around to find the
shadow on the western side of the
field. Yes, sir, give me the mule ev-
cry time for so-called horse sense"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
TONGUES HANG OUT
IN DRY ATLANTA
BAN ON SOFT DRINKS PARCHED
THROATS. AN ICE SHORT
AGE. TOWN DRINKLESS.

ATLANTA, Ga.-The morning the
prohibition law went into force a few
years ago was as sweetly pleasant as
a ripping brook compared to that of
today, August 16, 1918, when for
the first time since soda water was
invented the lid was put on Allan
ta's soft drink dispensaries and moth
ing could be served except butter
milk, sweet milk and ice cream, all
of which soon ran out.
Men accustomed to their morning
"shot" upon reporting for work and
at intervals Of fifteen minutes there
after; sales girls, whose privilege it
has been since time immemorial to
slip out to the drug store at a. m,
and motormen, who have a constitu-
tional right to stop their cars in front
of the Greeks while they inhale a
dope, found themselves in a terrible
predicament. Before noon their sew
eral tongues were hanging out and
in danger of being stepped upon.
There was plenty of water in Allan
ia, but Atlanta has forgotten how to
drink water, unless it is carbonated,
sweetened and properly invigorated
by something with a punch in it.
The food administrator anti-ice
order did it. Atlanta was threatened
with an acute ice shortage, and the
method chosen to lessen its effect
was to forbid soda fountain mana
gers to serve any soft drink. ~
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
ALABAMIANS DID
THEIR own VOTING
CONGRESSMAN TERMED DIS
LOYAL" TO PRESIDENT is RE-
ELECTED BY BIG MAJORITY.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 13.-
Chief interest in the democratic pri-
mary held in Alabama today to nom
mate state officials and representa-
tives in congress centered in the
ninth (Birmingham) congressional
district, because President Wilson had
expressed a wish for the defeat of
Congressman Huddleston, who was
classed as an opponent of his admin
istration.
The returns give Congressman
Huddleston big lead over his oppo-
nents, he receiving more votes than
all of them combined. This contest
attracted special attention because a
recent telegram from President Viii
son, putting him under the ban of
white house disfavor, as has been
done in other instances where sena-
tors and congressman were seeking
reelection. This did not have the ex-
pected effect, however.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
DRIVE AGAINST RETAIL
PROFITEERS PROMISED
FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRA.
TON TO WAGE NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN ON EXPORTERS.

The food administration is prepar-
ing to launch a nationwide campaign
against retail food dealers, some of
whom insist on charging exorbitant
prices for commodities not now di-
rectly under the control of the fed
eral administrator. State admins
traitors and their stats are being or
gained for the drive. They will as
sist local administrators and by
means of "fair price" lists and a
careful check on wholesalers will seek
to prevent further unpatriotic deal
ing on the part of grocers and others
who may be taking advantage of the
people.
In former campaigns the food ad-
ministration has depended largely on
moral suasion and the community
spirit to carry through it's plans. This
time the "fair price" list will be a
big club in its hands. Another will
be a check the government has on
wholesalers. Failure on the part of a
wholesaler to refuse to sell to a local
dealer who does not observe the "fair
price" list will lead to prosecution
and fine or a closing of his business.
How Price Lists Will Be Made.
Every city in the country will have
its ''fair price" list, which will be
made up by a local committee, Sc
lected by the local food administra-
tor, who viii be chairman. They will
have Representatives from the whole
salers, "cash and carry" retailers,
'charge and deliver" retailers, organ
lied labor, consumers and such other
classes of the community as the food
administrator may designate. These
committees will consider all elements
entering into prices, especially cost
of production and transportation and
lover head" charges in selling, and
will then fix the "fair price" The
lists viii be posted in conspicuous
places and the dealer who fails to
comply will find his trade going to
the dealer who holds to the list.
At the start the lists will include
only staple commodities, such as
sugar, wheat, -four, bread, butter and
butter substitutes, pork products
meats, eggs, cheese, beans, potatoes
and fresh vegetables. Later the list
may include all food commodities
used in the home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
PROMOTERS CLEAN
UP MANY MILLIONS
NAMES OF TWENTY MILLION
LIBERTY LOAN SUBSCRIBERS
USED AS A SUCKER LIST"

WASHINGTON, DC The treas.
ury department has learned that I'M
scrupulous stock promoters have fitch
ed millions from subscribers to lib
erty loan issues by inducing owners
of bonds to trade their securities for
worthless stocks in wildcat concerns
by promising bigger dividend returns
than the liberty bond carries.
The treasury department has learn
ed that ''fly by night" stock promo
tiers have utilized the names of the
20,000,000 liberty loan subscribers
as a Sucker list" Using the liberty
loan campaigns as basis for their
operations these promoters have fitch
ed from S400,000,0OO to $5OO,0OO,-
600 from the pockets of the unwary.
The great proportion of these trans
actions represent the trading in of
liberty bonds of $50, 500 and $500
for worthless pieces of paper attest
ing stock ownership in wildcat
schemes, in the great majority of cas-
es, where all the money changing
hands goes to the selling agent and
promoters of stock issues.
In the state of Oklahoma in round
numbers $18,000,000 was subscribed
for the first and second liberty bond
loans. Of this amount approximately
$15,000,000 has been turned over for
certificates in all sorts of speculative
securities. The same sort of thing
has been going on everywhere.
AS an outcome of the disclosures
an amendment to the existing war
finance law, under which the capital
issues committee is operating, will be
asked of congress to provide that
hereafter for the period of the war
all security issues, of whatever kind
or nature, be subject to federal IL
cense exactly as food and fuel deal
ers operate under federal license.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
MUST The BARBER And The
LAWYER GO AS NON-ESSENTIALS?
Major General Crowder to Decide
Whether They Are to Take the
Status of the Ball Players.

CHICAGO.-There was an agitat-
ed scraping of razors and a furried
humping of calfskin law books in
Chicago when dispatches from Wash
ington spread the news that Major
General Crowder was investigating
to decide whether the barber and the
lawyer should not take the status of
the ball player and other "non-essen-
tials" in the "work-or-fght" order
Youthful BARRIERS swung their
blades with the speed and dexterity
of japanese jugglers. Mere lads of
lawyers Collected" and took excep-
ton" vociferously before startled
judges.
The casual spectator would have
concluded at once that here was in
dustry, maximum production and es-
sential activity. But other eyes than
casual were turned on the hard
working BARRIERS and lawyers.
1t was almost impossible to inter
view the industrious BARRIERS and
lawyers themselves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
WHY The PRICE
OF COTTON IS HIGH
GOVERNMENT DEMANDS WHITE
STAPLE OF FINEST TYPE. IN.
QUERY INTO THE TRADE.

NEW YORK.-Abnormal wartime
demands for cotton, particularly of
the high grades, were blamed for the
disparity between prices in the South
ern markets and future quotations
on the exchanges by witnesses who
testified at the government inquiry
into the cotton trade begun here to-
day.
Several brokers told Charles A.
Brand, conducting the investigation
as chief of the department of agri-
cultures bureau of markets, that ex-
acting army and navy specifications
have contributed toward high prices.
For articles for which In private
trade inferior grades are used with
complete success, the witness said.
the government departments have
required white cotton of the finest
type. Announcing that the investiga-
ton will not be confined to the opera
tons of the New York Cotton .Ex-
change, but will go into the entire
Question of prices where cotton is
grown, milled and traded on con-
tracts for future delivery, Mr.. Brand
declared that the present differences
IN rates seem to be wholly unjusti-
fed"
The bureau has conducted oen-
eral inquiry into the sharp advance
between spot and exchange prices,
ne said, and proposes to apply rem
edy, but Is seeking the views of the
public and Of the brokers before
compiling its final report.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
TOBACCO PRICES
WILL Be SURE CURE
NEW LUXURY TAX WILL MEAN
AN INCREASE OF ,oNE-THIRD
TO THE CONSUMER.

According to authentic information
Little Miss Nicotine" will soar out
of sight if the proposed increased tax
alton bill on tobacco, as outlined and
suggested by the subcommittee on
luxury taxation of the ways and
means committee passes congress.
Every feature of the tobacco
goods from the rank Manila hemp
stogie to the most miserable cofin
tack viii undergo such changes in
prices as to make the worst of the lot
an aristocratic brand.
"Sure Cure" This Time.
When the inveterate tobacco user
catches a glimpse of the following
proposed increases it's a sure bet
that he will infelicitously and hope
lessly swear off and give up his habit
The increased taxation is going to be
a far better "sure cure" than any
remedy yet placed on the market or
slipped into" ones coffe. Here they
are: Cigars that retail at prices from
to 7 cents, now taxed $4 per thous-
and, will have a SO tax placed on
them. Every cigar man smokes, &C
cOrding to the proposed bill, will have
at least a one cent tax levied on it.
Cigars retailing from to Is cents
apiece, the tax will be raised from
Sc, the present taxation, to SIS, or
taxing the individual cigar one and a
half cents.
Real Luxuries.
CIGARS ra+si1ino of X +o % cents
now being taxed SO per thousand,
will be increased to $40 per thousand,
Those selling from 20 to 80 cents
apiece are now taxed $40 per thous-
and They are proposed to be in
creased to $50 taxation.
Flags" are to be taxed proper
tionately, if the bill passes, with 9th
er tobacco goods. On cigarettes re-
failing now at less than 2 cents each
the war tax is to be increased from
the present rate, which is $2.05, to
SIS per thousand. Those selling for
2 cents or over will jump from tax
alton of S2.05 to So per thousand.
Chewing and smoking tobacco
comes in for its share also. The COM
mittee proposes to increase the war
tax from 13 to 80 cents per pound.
Consumer Must Pay.
Even to cigarette papers, which
are to be taxed l cent per package
of so papers instead of a half cent,
pipes, cigarette holders, pouches and
down to the tobacco dealer himself
is to be taxed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20

co. ~vided will increase the in
cent cent iase, Is about 50 IS per
To provio. :. in the state
constitution allow. -osenta-
tlves in the house anu on for
their distribution.
To increase the salary of the gov
ernor to $500.
To increase the number of sena-
torial districts from "A to 81 and re-
group counties into senatorial dis
tricts of three counties each.
To increase per diem salary of
members of general assembly from
81 to 81 and the speaker of the house
and president of the senate from 81
to $40.
To appropriate $4,000 for a bu-
reau of markets in the department of
agriculture.
To allow counties and municipal
ties to pass bonds by a two-thirds
vote of those voting on election day,
providing the two-thirds is a MAORI
ty of the registered voters.
To require the establishments of
watts and dipping of cattle in every
county In the state.
To require cases of social diseases
to be reported.
To appoint state warehouse COM
mission and establish a system OF
warehouses, with official weighers
and graders.
To establish an experiment station
in the coastal plain section of Geor-
gia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
NINE EARS OF CORN ARE
GROWING ON ONE STALK

MT. OLIVET, Ky.-Joseph Mer-
rell, tenant on the lands Of S. D.
Manning, in the Ogden neighborhood,
found a remarkable freak in his corn
field. 1t consists of nine ears of corn
growing on one stalk, the silk of
which is EIGHTEEN inches long. The
like has never been seen in these
parts before. The silk is a beautiful
red in color.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20
Issued by the War Industries Board.

The priores of the industries board
mills industry rated
for priority distinct understanding
possible economy in the use of paper be exercised.
Paper mills will be the priority list coal condition
their signing pledge that they will furnish paper
consumer who will also pledge duplicate that he will
in
observe all of the the
pulp and ctiono Of the industries board.
Effective Immediately
l. Discontinue of the unsold
Discontinue sending after date of expiration of sub
cription, unless
ing to be effective October l, 1879
81 Discontinue the of all sample free promotion copies
Discontinue giving copies anybody except
ing copies required by
Ferlsing. (Sgned) THOS. E. DONNELLY,
Chief Pulp and Paper Section War Industries Board
This rules
not paid in advance October prohibits
tending any credit subscriptions