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The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

the Grain Corporation was making a
large purchase for the Allies and was
utilizing it's knowledge of available
stocks by having on the Job a trans
pOrtatiOn strateyist-Edwarl Cham
bers, vice president of the Santa Fe
Mr.. Chambers was assisting the Food
Administration and has remarkable
''way with him." Even before he was
called to assist Mr.. McAdOO, the Direc-
tor General, his suggestions to the rail.
roads had wonderful effect in dis.
cOuraging their hesitancy as to finding
available cars and in clearing up con-
gestions that looked as though they
never could he uncongested.
How Uncle Sam Keeps the Whip
Ease in getting the needed cars was
one of the advantages enjoyed by this
particular elevator after signing the
voluntary agreement which ceded to
the Grain Corporation the right to con-
troll storage and direct shipments and
sales of all wheat bought by the pro-
prietOr.
While voluntary, this agreement is
almost compulsory since railroads give
priority recognition to Grain Corpora
tiOn requests for cars; and elevators
or mills outside the official fold must
rustic for themselves. In return the
Government guarantees the elevator
proprietor against losses and protects
him in every way as to price and pays
him rentals for all storage space requi-
sitioned by 1t.
All elevators, local and terminal,
must take out licenses or face shut
down. What is the power of the H.
cense? 1t requires the operator to lay
all cards on the table as to his bust
ness dealings. For the time of lie
war the elevator becomes q public u'il-
ity and it's proprietor must furnish in
formation as to his business at any
time when required by the Grain Cor
pOratiOn. Each week he must max"
and mail reports showing the amount
of wheat. rye, or their derivatives. pur-
chased, stored. and shipped.
Under present license terms. the Ii
CelSec Call heep Ol Ilitlu loi piii! ~
days, unless he obtains special per-
NIT, any stocks of these grains or
their derivatives. He is also forbid
den to contract for the sale of any
product which can not he delivered
within 80 days after the contract is
made.
How the Wheat Was MiIIed.
Away went our bushel of wheat on
Its journey to the terminal, where it
met other bushels of wheat from all
parts Of the territory that fed this
market. There 1t was regarded for
special requirements. marked for im-
mediate milling and rolled on 10
large mill in Illinois. The miller
bought the wheat from the Grain Cor
poration. for each miller in the Unit.
ed States is under license also, and
most of them have filled out another
voluntary agreement which binds them
either to purchase all supplies from
the Grain Corporation or under its di.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21
in This War Largely Wheat cros

The New York jobber took for his
own, in this case. profit of 30 cents
per barrel. He sold part Of this ship.
ment to a retail merchant.
This merchant did small business
and was not licensed, but even here
was another social check. For the
retail merchants of the large cities
and those of many small cities and
towns find each morning and after.
noon in the daily papers price list
for flour and other commodities which
are considered fair by the Federal
Food Administrator for their State.
These prices are usually arrived at
through the machinery of the whole
salers' and the retailers organizations.
The retailer also discovered that the
jobber who sold him this flour was
keenly interested in the prices paid by
the consumer. For the Food Admins
tration has discovered an indirect
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

half that of year ago, or 100000. 900
bushels less. 1t was nothing short of
master strategy.
The total number of bushels pur-
chased by the Grain Corporation from
the time it commenced activities to
February is 97,276.145.59. Arranged
by months, the purchases in bushels
were: September, 7,s41, ,2O3.2O; Octo-
Der, 19,359, ,64659; November. 3O.92O-
O74.26; December. 21,4l62249OG, and
January. 17.69S 9GGOS
During July and August our flour
exports We're about the same as in the
same two months of 1916. but in Sep
tember October, AID Nuvcn',cr the
expectation was 30 per cent larger
than Il year AGO. So tho t;r;il! Cor
p0ration ,:ns discharged our ohliga-
tlOnS tn the allies. and restored our
flour reserves. wiirh is the larger e.
pect Of the qursiiuu.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

period in 1916. In September. October
and November. under the supervision
of the Food Administration. -four pro-
duction was 114 per cent of the same
period in 1916 What this means in the
great national situation, with depleted
domestic flour reserves and clamOring
foreign buyers. can hardly he over
emphasized. when movement of wheat
into primary markets has been hardly
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

market. They also tend to correct
many abuses prevalent in the past,
such as cutthroat methods adopted by
mills to secure supplies and indiscrimi-
nate moving of>wllcat to terminals.
For all practical purposes the wheat
business of the country is apportioned,
and whenever possible mills are sup
piled from wheat in The territory near
est them. This policy has for an OBJ
ject the saving of waste in tr;lnspOr-.
lHtiOn. In another way saving is
made: Formerly large quantities Of
undergrade wheats have been difficult
to dispose of on account of uncO-orii-
mated purchase of the competing mills;
but under Uncle Sans domination
each bushel of wheat must now go
somewhere and the poorer wheat will
move just as freely as the more de-
Srable grades.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21


About the same time our cooperative
elevator mama. er had listed Il shipment
with his terminal representatives.
highly reputable commission firm, also
under Grain Corporation license. This
firm caught wind of the Georgia order
and secured permission to sell the Mis-
souri, wheat The Sec5nd huShcl was
amen" those poured :ntn a car and
hustled along TO its destination This
shipment did not pass through any
terminal market. 1t moved straight
to Atlanta, where it went between the
rollers of the mill.
Controlling the Jobber by License.
Now, the flour which came from our
second buslel of wheat was rolling
serenely along in another direction.
but the car was diverted by special or
der of the U. s. Food Administrator
and received by Il large wholesale job
Der in New York City. This jobber
also does business under a Food !Ad-
ministration license, but administered
by the distribution division. Under H.
cense terms the jobbers must sell at
a fair profit only, although the exact
amount of this profit is not determin.
ed, the Food Administration reserving
the right in each case to call halt
when licensee has gone "the limit -
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

wheat bushels was poured into car
which miracp4ously had appeared on
the siding 1t a time when car shortage
vas troubling the entire commercial
world. Inquiry might have shown that
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

RING last July and Au-
gust, Willie Congress was
wrestling with itself to
produce Il food admins
tratiOn, and there was
no Grain Corporation.
flour production i'm the
principal centers was Is
nor cont ,,Otlor tI,o Snmo
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

schedules arrang-.
ell for the various
markets are veritable
price dams" to pre-
vent the OverliOwing
Of the stream of
wheat at any single
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

BOUT % days after the
farmer brought in his
wheat there came a re-
quest to this elevator for
n carload to be purchas-
ed by the Grain Corpora,
tion Sn nnn of our
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21
Limiting MiIIers' Profits.

The Illinois miller who received the
carlOt containing our busllel of wheat
milled it promptly and shipped its flour
to port for expectation. The miller
was permitted by the Food Admins
tration to make fair profit, not ex-
ceeding maximum Of % cents per
barrel on the flour and a maximum
profit of 80 cents per ton on the feed
stuffs left over. All mills. however.
must furnish at regular intervals to
the Milling Division full statements Of
manufacturing costs, which are scru'
tinized carefully. The derivatives Of
this wheat the miller sold for domes,
tic consumption, as the policy of the
Government is to keep in the United
States all available feedstuffs In order
to encourage livestock production.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21
TRAVELLING.

DIV as to the other buShcl
of wheat. \ certain
Georgia miller, in need
of supplies, notified the
Grain Corporation and
received permission to
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

Under these CONDITIONS the proprietor
would probably sell all ST. Joseph Or
Chicago, according to his inclination.
The table further illusir rates the
equalization of prices and indicates to
what extent the miller is protected
when buying wheat in any territory
Through this plan determinations
against the producer, the miller, and
The consumer are eliminated SO far as
1t seems humanity possible under q
plan of such tremendous proportions.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21
Milling Canadian Wheat.

\H&V 1HU lilly our DUSnel was
WrLN being milled carlOt of
~ wheat reached this mill
.NA from Canada. ImpOrta-
MvM tiOn Of Canadian wheat
y - oaAS without special consent
being forbidden. the mill
operatives became curious and made
inquiries. This wheat was part Of q
large supply which the Grain Corpora
tion had brought into the United States
to aid In keeping the American mills
cunning.
There was another reason. DOmes.
tic wheat was not moving from the
farms as freely as the millers needed
1t, and shortage forced the mills to
operate at a great disadvantage and,
according to them, at higher costs.
The last journey stage Of our first
bushel, although considerably changed
In its form, was to 60 as -four to port
under rush orders. 1t now had right
Of way over all other classes of freight
except other munitions of war. Con-
sent of the War Trade Board being
obtained. it was loaded on a ship and
passed safely through the submarine
field to France. where it succOred the
hungry.
We started out to follow the travels
of two bushels Of wheat from the farm
to their points of consumption under
war condition with the U. s. Food Ad-
minis1ration i'm control of the market
ing. / have previously discussed the
Journeys of these two bushels from
the farm to the elevator at the country
point. Here they parted and one Of
them passed on to terminal md
from the terminal to a mill and from
the mill to scahoartl. There 1t went to
France for consumption.
The Other Bushei Of Wheat Starts
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

xN~W tain Judgment OF the
manager. He sent q
sample on to the st. Louis zone agent
for test, which verified his judgment az
to grade. He then went about his usu-
al duties, cleaning the grain, filling his
bins, and shipping out as regularly az
he could in maximum carload quanti-
ties, In order to economize the use Of
cars In time Of congestion. He was
careful to keep his records very
straight as to dates and quantities Of
wheat purchased, on hand, and shipped
out, for the Grain Corporation requires
weekly reports and full details Of
transactions.
sellina Wheat 70 Government.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

Njrat would bring at five different
uari,rlS If shipped from Maryvile,
Mo-
The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-21

UR delay in getting this
wheat started across
the world was occa-
stoned by the uncer-
tain judgement nf the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

Mrs. Ellen S. Moves. of Verona, N. J., asked the borough council to make her marshal to police the war gar dens
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

Boys w ash
 Suits

A group of offerings in boys wash suits here for Saturday that will delight every mother who wants to fit out boy with & splendid summer suit. The fact that these suits are selling at about one-half real value should commend them all more strongly to economical parents.
 BOYS WASH SUITS-made of white Galatea cloth with pink and blue striped collars and belts; sizes to 8; Special at. .. .$1.59 CHILDREN'S ROMPERS-fine two piece Rompers of Galatea cloth in pink and white, blue and white; sizes 21s to 7-spocial at ......-..... Sl.SI BOYS WASH SUITS-made of good Galatea, In blue. brown, and pink stripes; sizes 8 to Especial BOYS WASH SUITS-white and tan checked materials: sizes to 8-a wonderful bargain at the special price of .54c BOYS PANTS-of blue cotton Serge, with blue stripes; sizes to 17-Special at ........9 .96c BOYS WHITE MARINE CAPS sizes 1-8 to T-at. .4eo
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
Summer
 Underwear Special

Women's $1.75 Union Suits, with fine glove silk tops, in pink and white, and ribbed lisle bottoms, neatly trimmed, in regular and extra sizes Saturday at .. .$1.39 Women's 85c plain or envelope Union Suits, regular and extra Saturday at ........ SIC Women's 85c pink Cotton Bloom CTS; all sizes Saturday at. .59c Women's S1.00 pink Union Suits, knee length; all sizes-Saturday at TAG Women's 29c ribbed Cotton Vests, regular and extra sizes; Saturday at A3C Misses silk trimmed ribbed Cot ton Union Suits; all sizes-on Sat urday at soc Boys 75c mesh open work Union Suits, knee length; all sizes Sat urday at .52c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

VENETIAN SURF SATIN-heavy and closely woven with usrous finish in beautiful shades of navy and fast black the most desirable shades for bathing suits 3 inches wide per yard ......................... S9c SILK STRIPE SHIRTINGS-ne, closely woven pure silk
 shrtngs, shown in variety of stripes such rose he
 otrope garnet bue etc. Will make up in classy shirts for the neat dressers-per yard ............. S139
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
Hosiery
 Bargains That Will Create
 Wonder Among . Buyers on Saturday

Another great purchase Of wo- mems silk boot Stockings, full fashioned, with double lislte gar- ter tops, high spliced heels and double soles. These are dollar stockings to be offered Saturday at a bargain price. Strictly first quality. but there are few subject to slight mill imperfections. We hae them in black, white and some other desirable shades, and in all sizes-Saturday per pair 69c Womens 75c Silk Lisle fashioned, or Fibre Silk seamless Stockings; all colors and Saturday at 46c Women's 59c Fibre Silk or Lisle Stockings, black and co1ors- dI '''' 0UC Women's 39c Silk Lisle Stockings, in black and Saturday at ....... 22c Boys 49c 'heay ribbed Cotton Stockings; all sizes-Saturday at .-...... 29c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

CHIFFON DRESS VOILES-with prettiest of patterns fine woven fresh crisp Voe shown in the most handsome color combinations 40 inches wide. Will make up into charmng also comfortable frocks-per yard LINENE SUITINGS-pure white. with fine linen finish warranted to aunder we'll Excellent for skirts, summer dresses and red uniforms, 36 inches wide-per yard d.......................... 39e
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
SATIN FOULARDS.

SATIN FOULARDS-in a vari- ety of handsome new foulard patterns shown in all wanted shades such as navy, black and khaki grounds, 36 inches wide -$2 value-per yard. :. .$1.29
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
Perfection Oil Stoves at Low
 Prices

No. s1 Stove, one burner, regu- larly $9.50-at ....,......$ .$S.o7 No. S2 Stove, two burner, regu- largly S1S.50-at ....... .$12.S7 No. 93 Stove, three burner, regu- larly $18-at .$16.97 No, S4 Stove, four burner, regu- larly S2S-at ,,....... .$21.4 Cabinet for two burner stove, reg ularly s5.s5-at .$4.74 Cabinet for three burner stove,
 regularly s6.25-at .$5.74 Perfection Oven for one burner stove, regularly s4.40-at .S3.97 Perfection Oven for two burner stove, regularly S5.30-at. .$4.97 Wicks for Perfection Cook Stoves at 24c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
Fruit Jars Special

Pint Mason Jars-per dozen. .S7o Quart Mason Jars-per dozen 95o Pint Ideal Jars dozen. 9So Quart Ideal Jars-per dozen SPA Extra tops for Mason Jars-per dozen ,,...,......... $50 Extra tops for Ideal Jars-per
 dozen 25c
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12
Treit Yreft far seras:: 9ieupae ben u. Mdr5 1918.

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Das bat Mir Der Wtlbelm 8ufh ems
aebrodt, fetn anberer. No lparte, olt
6unb, nenn ou mir nod mai Dor bic
s6duite tommit ="
o9ie "ftreiten Is ab9" ben1ertte Der
geamte fibl. Dam muB i'd meme
Yflint tbun uno erft maj SbreSa4en
nadfebsn! 5aben sic pieien Sod an
sebabt?"
SSriB Suufelt taumelte 5urid, Elm
idber @ared matte iid in ieinen 3uz
eerl. W1it aitternben 5anben griff CT
mad benz Sod.
Ser 8eante mar ibn1 ober I9on
auporeetommen, beim erften 9riff in
81. 9afds aos er spei fleine, brauns
@tuts herpor; ais er fe 0ffnete, paren
fte leer.
Dime einen 2aut lpar BET benz Nnz
bid s5rieba obnmdAtis auiommense%
f~unfen.
.,Wp Iinb bic 3inse9" fraste Der
Beamte fur3.
Ser 9apeaier mar nit einem 5aB
BEL Ieiner 6ran.
,Das meib i'd BON Den Nlnsen, Die
leeren Ginger lagen in elmer gde neg
oefporfen, unb i'd nabm lie nit" ftteB
er berbor.
uRommen sic mir nidt nit Iolden
liberalization mpiu 0pftpr" fddte Der
geamte bart. n5ie merben lid nobl
nod auf cine onosre Nntfport beltn'
men,"
gr beaann cine senaue 9urdfus
dung Der Wolnuns, bic Ringe fanben
ii9 nidt.
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muB sic perbaften. Sdon bener,
sic folsen gutpiIig, obne crit Hme
itGnbe gu MAIDEN"
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nod INNER iber feline bepubtlpie
sSrau sebeust, Sect gins our4 beren
8Drper Elm 3ittern, iie idlus Die Nu@
gen auf, ibr eriter Bid traf 5riB.
@dauoerno, boiler Mbfdeu blidte
1ie BON ibm neg. sort, riibre mid
ni6t an" idrie tie auf, ntomm mir
niht pieoer Dor Die Mueen, o1 Oieb!"
unb auff9lud3enO fdlus fie bic s9anz
be pors @eiidt unb peinte bitterllb.
Mit seienftem eaupte, erlotferlen
8lides folete 5riB 9aufelt ben Beamz
ten in oas NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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aommer5ienratb 2ebmann mad benz
Diner nit bebaeli9er Miene our
@beno5eituns. Wormittass mar biz
gerbanblung sessn ben 9apeaier ses
peIen. Die Hinse batten ii4 atpar
ni6t eefunben, aber bic 8etpeiie paz
rem au erbriidenD sepefen. Der Manf
fpar au bier Mpnaten 8efdngnib perz
urtbeilt fporben.
Ser 3ommsrsienratb e~ntfaltete bag
glatt. plDBli9 entfarbte er fd.
Seine Mueen bafteten auf folgenoer
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oebduoe cine a~ufregenbe Scene ab.
Ser sape3ier 5riB 9autelt, Der be-
reits pesen elmer MeHerite9eret Dor
beitraft mar, ipuroe pesen Oiebtahls
au bier Monaten @efdnsnib perurz
tbeilt. Oils er in feline 3ele 5uriitges
fibrt perben follt., rib er it'd plOBlif
log unb itiirate fid aus benz britten
6tod iiber has 9reppengeldnber. Wfti
aerfdmetterten Gliebern blieb Der I'm
eliidlihe tobt unten liegen.
Das 8ldtt entfiel ben btbenben
6dnben, unb Der &ommer3ienrdtb srs
blaBte. Seine 2ippen mlrmelten:
.Oas babe i'd niht sttpoat!!"
Mdt Gage fpdter fanoen fia Bit
Ninae in ber 8leioertdfhe bes un'
gliidlihen ainbes.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-03-12
Knriertc icinen 8ruet

9urd ldipere5 9eben 5os iG mir Dor
einioen Sa6ren einen Srnh gu uno iou@
tie operiert merben. oa 8rudbdnoer mir
nid,t balfen. Sod ih fanb etiuas 8eiz
Ieres, ons mid idneu unb pouia beilte,
obne Operation, 3eitperluit uno Sdlners
sen. Ser Sr1ld lit ME mieber sefpmS
men. obgleid i'd idper ais Carpenter
arbeite. SD babe nidlts Su perfals
FEN, mill aber ausfiibrIid mitteilen, nie
Bride obne operation gebeiIt meroen
tDnneu. Shreibt an mid. Gri9eue sc.
8uIIer, Carpenter. $50 8, Rarceuus
Ape.. Wanasauau, y. s. - S6neioet
oies ans uno aebt es 8ruhleioenben;
SIR ionrrt Mmit bel Suites tuu.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Five Large Bristol
Business Houses Burn:
= Loss Of $l,500,0OO

Bristol, Va Dec. 2o.-Five
large business houses, including the
Dominion National bank. were de-
stroyed tonight by fire which for a
time threatened to sweep a large
portion OF the business district. The
flames were checked only after the
arrival of fire companies from
kingsport, Tenn. The loss was esti-
mated at 81 100000.
The fire was discovered in the
hve-story hardware structure at 3
o'clock. A large quantity of ex-
plosives, including shells. was in the
building and soon after the firemen
arrived explosion followed explo-
sion.
A large department store nearby
burst into flames and then the fire
spread rapidly to the electric light
company building, the Kimble- -Coch-
rane building and the Dominion Ma
tional bank. In the meantime the
city water supply gave out and it
was necessary to move the fire en-
gines to a small creek nearby in or
der to get water.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
FORMER OMAHA
NURSE|S GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
Mrs. Margaret Mauzy Con-
victed Of Murder Of Dr..
George Spear: May
Appeal Case.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Dec. 2y.-(SpeciaD-Im-
prisonment for life is the sentence
which was imposed by Judge Shep-
herd of the Lancaster county dis
trict court yesterday afternoon upon
Mrs. Margaret Mauzy, former
nurse from Omaha, who shot DR..
George E. Spear during the cele-
bration of the signing of the armis-
tice last month in a rooming house,
to which she had enticed him by a
fake call over the telephone that
some one was sick.
Mrs. Mauzy and DR.. Spear had
been business partners and there
had been some controversy between
them over business matters. She
called him to the house and meet
ing him at the head of the stairs
fired four shots from revolver
into his body, from the effects of
which he died few hours later at
local hospital.
During the trial she was very de-
fiant toward County Attorney Peter
son, since appointed assistant U. S.
district attorney. and in a state
ment to the court last night stated
it was because she knew some things
against the county attorney and his
neglect of duty. 1t is understood
that the case will be appealed to the
supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Sum to Be Demanded From
Germany and Allies as In.
demnity Estimated at
470,0O0,0 900, 900 Francs.

Paris, Dec. 29.-The financial as
pect of the settlement of the war
problems has been uppermost in the
minds of those concerned in Pa.is
during the last few days. This is
regarded, not only by the Ameri-
can delegates to the conference, but
by the representatives of the allies.
who have arrived here, as one of The
foremost problems requiring settle
ment.
The debates in the senate on the
renewal of the charter of the Bank
OF France and in the chamber CT
deputies on the provisional military
appropriations have disclosed lively
interest by both senator's and depu-
ties in the proposed organization OF
the '1nter-allied Financial Society
for the liquidation OF the combined
war debt of the allies.
The socialists, who are taking q
prominent part in the discussion, ap-
pear to prefer the title Financial
Society of Nations" which would
not preclude the eventual entry Of
enemy powers into the association
They suggest that the members Of
the Germanic coalition might be
called on proportionately to tie
other powers to pay their shares
in round numbers, Germany, 6, ,5C0,-
100000 francs annually; Austria,
5000. 600, 900; Turkey, 2, ,OO0, 600; Bull