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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-07-11
Are the Packers Profiteers?
Plain Facts About the Meat Business

The Federal Trade Commission in its report
war profits stated that the FIVE large meat packers have
been prohteerng and that they have monopoly of the
market.
These conclusions if fair and Just of serious
only to those engaged in the meat packing
business but to every other citizen of our country
The figures given profits misleading and the state
ment that the packers have monopoly is unsupported
by the facts
The packers mentioned in the report stand ready prove
their profits reasonable and necessary
The meat business is of the largest American in
dustres. Any citizen who would fanliiarze himself
with its details must be prepared for large totals.
The report that the aggregate profits of four large
packers were S 40,0OO,00O for the three years
This sum is compared with ST. 100000 as the average
annual profit for the three years before the war making
it appear that the profit $l2 100000 greater
than the pre-war profit.
This compares hree-year profit with one-year profit
"a manfestly unfair method of comparison 1t is not
only misleading but the Federal Trade Commission APP
parenty has made mistake in the figures themselves
The aggregate three-year profit of $l4Oo0o0oo was
earned sales of four and half billion dollars 1t
about three cents on each dollar OF saes-or
mere fraction of a per pound of product.
Packers profits negligible factor in prices of live
stock and No other large business conducted
upon such small margins of profit
Furthermore and this is very important only small
portion of this profit has been paid in dividends. The
balance has been put back the businesses had
be, you realize when you consider the problems the
packers have had solve and solve quickly during
these years
To conduct this business in times, with higher
and the necessity of paying three times the former
prices for live stock, has required the of three
cf
tiona profit makes only fair return this and has
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-07-11

been stated the larger portion of the profits earned has
been used finance huge stocks of goods and provide
additions and Improvements made necessary by the
demands of army and navy and the Allies
If you business you will appreciate the sgnh-
of these facts If you unacquained with bus
ness talk this matter with business acquant-
ance-with your banker, say-and ask him to compare
profits of the packing industry with those Of any other
large industry at the present time.
No evidence offered by the Federal Trade Commission
support of the statement that the large packers have
monopoly. The Commission report shows the large
number and Importance of other packers.
The packers mentioned in the statement stand ready
prove any far-inced person that they In keen
competition with each other and that they have no power
to manipulate prices
IF this true they would not dare to make this
positive statement.
Furthermore figures show that the FIVE large
packers mentioned in the report for only about
onethird of the meat business of the country
They wish possible interest you in the details
OF their business OF how, for instance they sell
dressed beed for less than the of the live animal
owing to utilization Of byproducts and Of the wonderful
story Of the methods of distribution throughout this broad
land well as in other countries.
The FIVE packers mentioned feel justified in cooperating
with each other the of together presenting this
public statement.
They have been able do big job for your government
in its time of need; they have all wartime demands
promptly and completely and they willing to
their to the airmndedness of the American people
with the facts before them
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-07-11

ARMOUR & COMP ANY
CUDAHY PACKING co.
MORRIS & COMPAN
SWIFT & COMPANY
WILSON & COMP ANY.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-02

big house. kept wondering how he
would know so much about 1t, but fol-
lowed him. Inside the house was n
passageway under the ruins. 1t was
about seven feet wide and fifty feet
long. should judge.
At the other end was the great old
"75," poking ITS nose out of "A hole In
the wall. The gun captain and the
crew were sitting around waiting the
word for action, and they seemed to
know Brown well. | was surprised at
that, but still more so when he told
me | could examine the gun II
wanted to, just as If he owned 1t.
So | sat in the seat and trained the
cross wires on an object, opened and
closed the breech and examined the
recOll
Then Brown said: "Well, Chink,
you'll see some real gunnery now" and
they passed the word and took sta
tons. My eyes bulged out when
saw Brown take his station with them
"Silencew is about the first com
mand gun crew gets when it is going
into action, but ! forgot all about it,
and shouted out and asked Brown how
he got To be n gunner. But he only
grlnned and looked dopey, as usual
Then / came to and expected to get a
call down from the officer, but he only
grinned and so did the crew. II
seems they had ii all framed to spring
on me, and they expected | would be
surprised.
So we put cotton In our ears and
the captain called the observation
tower short distance away and they
gave him the range. Then the captain
Scaled Alps meters" to Brown. They
placed the nose of shell In 0 fuse
adJuster and turned the handle until
1t reached scale 4l2S. This set the
fuse To explode Ut the range given
Then they slammed the shell into the
breech, locked It shut and Brown sen
his best Ia Fritz
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-02
cHAPT Err v.
With the "75's."

My pal Brown, of whom spoke be-
fore, had been put I'm the infantry
when he enlisted in the Legion, be-
cause he had served in the United
States infantry. He soon became a
sergeant, which had been his rating
I'm the American service. l never saw
him in the trenches, because our out
fits were nowhere near each other. but
whenever we were in billets at the
same time. we were together as much
as possible.
Brown was a funny card and never
saw anyone else much like him. A
big, tall, red-headed. dopey-looking fell
low, never saying much and slow I'm
everything he did or said-you would
never think he amounted to much or
was worth his salt. The boys used to
call him "Ginger" Brown, both on ac-
count of his red hair and his slow
movements. But he would pull sur
prise on you every once in while,
like this one that he fooled me with.
One morning about dawn we started
out for walk through what used to
be Dixmude-piles Of stone and brick
and mortar. There were no civvies to
be seen; only mules and horses bring
ing up casks of water, bags of beans,
chloride of lime, barbed wire, ammu-
milton. etc. II was "A good thing we
were not superstitious. At that, the
shadows along the walls made me feel
shaky sometimes.
Finally Brown said: "Come on
down; let's see the 75's.'" At this
time had not seen "75," except on
train going to the front, so / took
him up right away, but was surprised
that he should know where they were.
After going half way around Dix
nude Brown said, Here we are" and
started right into what was left Of a
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-02
Continued from page two.)

words, places where they could see
the enemy parapets but could not be
seen themselves. Once In position,
chey would make themselves comfort
Able, smear their tin hats with dirt,
get good rest for their rifles and
snipe every German they saw. They
wore extra bandoleers of cartridges,
since there was no telling how many
rounds they might fire during the
night. Sometimes they had direct and
visible targets and other times they
potted Huns by guesswork. Usually
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-02
GUNNER DEpEW

eight guns by mass attack In which,
the allies claim, there were 1000 Ger
man troops killed. The Boches studied
the guns and tried to turn out pieces
like them at the Krupp factory. But
somehow they could not get 1t. Their
imitation "75's" would only fire five
shots very rapidly and then Cough
pun, puff, pun. with nothing coming
out. The destructive power of the
"75's" is enormous. These guns have
saved the lives of thousands of poilus
and Tommies and 1t Is largely due to
them that the French are now able to
beat Fritz at his own game and give
back shell for shetland then some.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-02

Dr. Leonard and family finally got
their affairs here arranged and left
Tuesday for the northern part of the
state by automobile. The doctor made
three automobile trades shortly before
his departure.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-02

the other wall of the crater and
started for 1t.
The shells were exploding so fast
by that time that you could not listen
for each explosion separately, and just
as jumped into the dugout a euler
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-08-02

them. We we're In the rear of the coll
umn that had passed. Our boys were
going up for their regular stunt in the
front lines, while the others had Just
arrived Mt that part OF the front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS
INSIST ON DEMANDS
vote to Strike II Claims Are Not
satisfactorily Met by De-
Cember 3.
COMMITTEE TO GO TO CAPITAL
Declared That Trouble Would Have
Been Avcrted Had Recommendas
lions Of Board of Wages and
working Conditions Prevailed,
tby Associated press,1


ATLANTA. GA, November 31.-Rep.
resentatives OF the Order OF Railroad
Telegraphers meeting here and In Chi
cago to-day voted to cali a strike OF.
receive December 8 unless their orisi-
nal demands to the Federal railroad
administration are granted, .. ID. Cor.
man. chairman OF the southeastern divi-
sion OF tho order. announced here to.
day. The Chicago conference, he said.
was attended by representatives Of all
the divisions except the southeastern.
ne OBJECTIONS OF the telegraphers to
me award or the railroad administra-
ton hinged chiefly, Mr.. German said
on supplements ten and eleven, affect
ING vacations with pay and increases
These supplements were rejected in
TOTO both here and in Chicago. he said
II the rccommcndations OF the board
or WAGES and working conditions had
been followed, Mr.. German sSiS tSe
present situation would have been
averted since these were "in a measure
satisfactory" The proposed strike.
Mr.. German said. might not take place
exactly on December S, but would be
on or about" that date.
The teleSraphers will appoint a COM
mittae to call on Director General Mic
Adoo in Washington about December
!: Mr. Gorman said, and lay their posi-
ton before him.
4 proposed strike Of telesraphcrs on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
chairman explained. has been ordered
POSTPONED pending action BY tho entire
body.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
p!MPLY? WELL, DQN'1|
People Notice It. Drive T'hel
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimpiy face will not embarra1
much longer if you get q package
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
begin to clear after you have taxi
tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the boweissnd III
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, I'D
cessful substitute for calomel; there's
any sickness or pain after taking
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets ID
which calomei does, and Just as effee
but their action Is gentle and safe D
Of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tab
ever cursed with "a dark brown
q bad breath, a dull, iistiess stno
feeling, constipation, torpid Iived
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablet
O purely vegetable compound
with olive oil; you will know
by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years anon
ients afflicted with liver and
COMPLAINTS and Olive Tablets sr
immensely effective result.
Take one or two nightly for a
See how much better you feel and
.oc and Csc per box All druggists
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
UNCLE SAM is LARGEST
Cl0THlER ON EARTH NOW
Acting Quartermaster.Genera Repo,,
SHOWS Tremendous Stock
on Hand,

WASHINGTON. November 27.-De.
mobilization Of the military forces will
leave in possession of the government
enormous stores OF clothing. Tho
amount Of clothing and equipage on
hand for tho use or the army on No
vember l, ten days before hostilities
ceased in ,S!d Is shnowe II report made pub
general. 'e'
Included in the list Of articles OF
olethinE on hand and not in posses
wore in round numbers: 5000. 600 cot.
ton coats. 100000 wooden coats. r..
100000 -oxercoats. 5000, 600 flannel
Shirts s,nmer 100000 Es pairs Of winter and
wi n6e5 ana summer undershirts. H.
100000 pairs OF stockings and 5000 900
blankets. '''N''''"
Some OF this large supply OF clothing,
az or which and even much moro
would have boen needed had the war
continued through the winter, viii be-
ilized. W oe'oo
Some will be retained for the regular
establishments. officers said, and the
remainder doubtless can be salvagcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
To Avoid and Relieve Influenza
BY DIR. FRANKLIN DUANE.

by Oft. rhANhLlN DUANE.
Many people have been frightened by
what they have read or heard of influ-
enza. The moro you fear tho disease,
the surer you are to get 1t. Go right
about your business and forget It. AS
tho disease Is spread principally by
contact through sneezing. coughing or
splitting. many health authorities have
advised that everyone wear gauze,
which is daily washed and saturated
with one to five hundred solution OF
zinc sulphato In water, and then dried
before wearing over tho nose and
mouth. You should avoid crowds, COM
mon drinking cups and public towels.
Keep your strength UP by taking lots
of exercise in the open air and plenty OF
nourishing food.
II you have any OF such symptoms as
| chilliness, nasal distractions flushed
| face. headache. feverishness, restless
ness. weakness or irritating cough, give
up work at once and go to bed. This
| VIII save your strength to help over
come the disease. Put your feet in hot
water for fifteen minutes. Thoroughly
loosen tho bowels with some such mild
and non-trritating physic as DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. Drink principally OF
hot lemonade and then cover up with
plenty OF clothes in bed SO as to get a
good sweat. When sweating is free
and the fever reduced take dose or
two OF Anuric Tablets every four hours.
followed by drinking at least glass or
two of hot water. Anuric Tablets help
quickly to relieve the soreness OF tho
muscles and bones from which most pa.
uents complain and help tho kidneys
! lush out the poisons.
To relieve nasal ohstructions and ex.
cessive discharge from tho nose, prob
ably nothing is better than such a mild.
soothing antiseptic wash as DR.. Sase's
Catarrh Remedy. II will give great re-
l!ef Employed as a g4rgle. In same
strength as made UP for use in the nose.
and as hot as can be borne IL ouicIsIv
throat
influenza weakens tho patients re-.
distance to disease, SO that there IA
danger OF bronchitis and pneumonia de-
veioping. To combat this tendency ana
fortify the patients strength insist that
ne keep IN bed ut leas, two days. Prob
ABLY nothing VIII at this stage hasten
the recovery and strengthen the patient
more than an iron-tonic tablet called
Irontic." or that well.known hcrbal
tonic. Or. Piercc's Golden Medical Dis.
| eoysry which has been used by thous.
ands In the past two generations.,Ady.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
WAR DID NOT REDUCE
THE SIZE OF DIVISIONS
Iwenty-Seventh and Mirteth, Made Up of New York,
Tennessee, and North and South Carolina
Men, Saw Much Heavy Fighting,

dred and Fourth, Three Hundred aud
Hn and asss sndr tSo a9s sfsa
SnsS rhrss sis and HsnSfsa rh ass
dred and Twelfth infantry Resime4ts
and the. Three Hundred and Seventh,
Three l, Hundred end Eighth and Three
Three Hundred and seventeenth. @hree
a MSGdf nna and Sn.t.ssh ntsen TSrs HIM
bred and Twentieth infantry Resi.
m men, M r the Three; Hundred and
teenth and Three Hundred and FIf-
ieenth Artillery REGIMENTS.
Gaded with the British Fourth Army.
IN the Tweniy.seventli Division were
re and sxth a One Fifth 3ns Hun
the One Hundred and Fifth. One H uno
ii;rn aent.S;, and the One Hundred and
G,oSr H;n One ii HUI and Firth and
iments. and IN the Thirtieth Division
were the One Hundred and Seventeenth.
drsd and Six ill., One iiandred and E sev t1ur
and Twentieth Infantry Regiments and
Inc One Hundred and Thirteenth, One
Hundred and Fifteenth Artillery Rceie
mentS.
HAD FIVE DIVISIONS
as fe,1ans T TSirpS haa nxe divisions.
T,hir,tisth and Th!rty; etrhth inta 1na":
H nS and Tenth: Seventy. sixth
II.ifth, sixtisih. sixty.tirs,, si siea anG
S rE, St,ii,.r ryepsis.h . ara TSen,y
second. Ono Hundred and Twenty-fifth,
One Hundred and Twenty sixth. One
I,,,ndred and TTsnty.seyenth and One
Regiments. ana Ono Hundfed and Nine,
tsent r. One Hudnred and Twentieth
dred and Thir,y.eiasfh On. o nun aqei
i Foqt rh1rtE,nlmt and One Hundred and
Hundred and Twenty eighth, One Hun
d drsd s and TTnTsn1sX and One Hun
Fif,y.seVe"th. Tn nee0 a nnsrsd and and
FLY eighth Three Hundred and Fifty
Infantry, Eegiments. and Three Hun
dred an, and Forty,third; Three Hundred
AND ana and Three undred
In the Fourth corps were two dIvi-
sions: the Seventh and Twenty eighth.
The Seventh Division was composed of
fourth and sixty fourth infantry Reg
amd F 5shte o A5tissy Hsgments
Twenty-ninth and EiEhty.ninth. The
first division was made up OF the Six
tsenth: EIEhteenth. Twenty sixth and
the Fifth. Sixth and Seventh Artillery
Regiments; the Second Of the Ninth
and TwentY-third Infantry Regiments
and the Fifteenth. Seventeenth and
Twenty ninth Of the ono Hundred and
Thirteenth. One Hundred and Four
tecnth. One Hundred and Fifteenth and
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
Regiments. and the One Hundred and
Tenth. One Hundred and Eleventh and
One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry
Regiments; and the Eighty mint of the
Three Hundred and Fifty-third. Three
Hundred and Fifty-fourth. Three Hun
dred and Fifty-fifth and Three Hun
dred and Fifty-siTth Infantry Regi-
ments. and the Three Hundred and
Fortieth. Three Hundred and Forty
second Artillery Regiments.
In the Sixth Corps was the Ninety
second Division. made up OF the Three
Hundred and Sixty fifth, Three Hun
dred and Sixty sixth. Three Hundred
and SiXty-seventh and Three Hundred
and eighth Infantry Regiments.
and the Three Hundred and Forty
ninth. Three Hundred and Fiftieth and
Three Hundred and Fifty-arst Artillery
Regiments.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
RESTRICTIONS WITHDRAWN
War Inaustries Board Announces r.,.
uns Down Of Bars On PUBLISH
Ing Business.
TRy Associated Press. 7


WASHINGTON, November s7w;,,
araWaI OF all restrictions affecting the
SS ,,DdsS OF periodicals. except daily,
tive Immediately. was announced to-.
DAY by tho War Industries Board.
Publishers Of daily and Sunday news
papers. in recent conference with the
BOARD. requested that 1t continue con.
t tl over the use of news print for
Daily publishers are urged to send
IN november reports without delay. II
is explained that regulations affectinc,
their business may be withdrawn
within sixty. days. but that complete
reports should be on file in the event
this work is turned over to another
department.
papers will be lifted December the
Poard said. because the amount OF pa
per consumed by these publications
vas not sufficient to affect materially
the news print situation.
= RestrlctionS On the manufacture OF
tive at once.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
CROWN PRINCE ARRIVES
Interned on Wierinsen r.I..d uh,.,
He May Not Leave Without
Permission.
IBy AvBociatcd Prcas1

AMSTERDAM. November 27.-rhe
tug bearing the former German Crown
Prince to the Island OF Wieringcn was
unable TO- make the harbor there,
owing to the fog, but arrived at Wier-
lnGen Island the next afternoon. The
crown prince was gwen an icy recep-
ton by the islanders.
Burgomaster Deereboom. who Ia
also the chief OF the local police and
will exercise direct supervision over
the person Of the former crown prince,
conducted him to an ancient cab, in
parsonage. his place OF refuge He
VIII have the companionship Of Majors
Mailer and White. The officers have
Frederick William is not supposed 10
leave tho island except by special per-
Hague. He gets food cards the same
as an ordinary citizen. In Bible class
room adjoining the parsonage hangs
the picture OF the prodigal SON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
PRISONERS IN GOOD TRIM
Examination OF Americans Back From
German Camps Result in Salts
factory Showing.
LEV Associated Press

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, November 27.-The examf-
nation OF American prisoners released
ing identification camps virtually has
been concluded under the direction OF
army surgeons.
physical condition Of the men in gem
erai Is as good as could be expected.
although some cases are reported
ment. bad shelter and poor and insufIi-
Client food. OF several thousand men
examined no evidence has been found
OF responsible cases Of incubation
with malignant and contagious dis
eases.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
0VERRULES PLEA
Texas Court Mandate VIII Issue Fridny
Declaring Statewide Prohibition
Unconstitutional
7 By ASSOCIATED Prass

AUSTIN. TEN, November 27.-The
httorney-Generai,s motion for a re-
nearing IN the Statewide prohibition
OF Criminal Appeals to-day. With the
issuance OF the court mandate, which,
u custom Is followed Will be Friday,
prohibition act will be declared un-
constitutional. Judge Prendergast dis.
sents
J. The opinion. which was written by
Judge W. c. Morrow. holds that mill.
tary necessity does not become author.
NY for the passage OF a law unless
nent and pending" /: also holds that
statutory prohibition was not neces-
sary to protect soldiers from iiauor
evils on account Of regulations already
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
S0LF AGAIN SEEKS RELIEF
Requests Delay in Delivery of RAILWAY
Equipmcnt srntfI
February I,
tBy Associated Press,

by NsbocIatcd Pres?.1
LONDON. November 27.-Dr. solf.
German Foreign Minister. has asked
tho allies once more for mitigation
or the arn1istice conditions and has re-
qucsted permission to delay the deliy.
cry of railroad rolling stock. under the
terms oe the agreement between Ger
many and the allies. until February
bad conditions and the lack of iubri.
eating oils.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
MUST APPLY FORMALLY
TO WAGE BOAnn
tBy Associated pee,

BY Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, November n7t.or,
plants OF railroad teleKraphers that
they received only meagef increases
under tho recent wage order Of Direc-
tor-Gencral McAdoo Will be considered
by tho railroad enthusiastically board
OF wages and working conditions. 1T
was stated to-day, however. that the
TO the board formally to eecuro action.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Votes for Dry Amendment.

TALLAHASSEE. FLA. November 27.
BY a vote Of % to . the Florida
Senate to-day ratified the prohibition
amendment TO the United States Con-
Stitution. The concurrent resolution
passed vas sent TO the House immedi-
ately.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-07
Eliminate Little Worries.

When real disaster visits " We al.
Wars, somclnw. seem 10 gain new
courage observes q Nritor. ~ is the
little foxes which spoil the vines
us the llt,ic everyday fretins which
wears away The stone and Heaken>
The structure. The li',1 things Of ife
ere not worth worrying about There
are two good reasons FOR this. one is
inst II we can remedy thcS" things
end We usually can, We have no RICH,
10 allow them to spoil our peace or the
peace Of those who arc dear 10 ~.