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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17

MEAT INCREASE
AT TIME NEEDED
Producers Responded No5ly
When Demand Was Shown
to Them.
CATTLE AND HOG FIGURES.
Government Justified in Pork Policy
Which Nov Provides Chief srp-
ply to Meet Three Billion
Pound Fat Shortage.
CATTLE AND HOG FIGURES.

In line With the general plan Of con-
servation formulated by the L. S. Food
ADMINISTRATION immediately following
the entrance of the United States into
the war the contribution made by the
meat producers of this country. 10. The
war program is of particular sgniti-
canoe, as 1t demonstrates the hearty
cooperation accorded the Food Ad
the country.
According 10 reports of the L. j.
Department of Agriculture, there was
an Increase ia cattle of 1O,23S000 head
and 12,441 900 hogs, these figures com
piled TO January / last. In the same
period there was q decrease of $4,000
head of sheep, but indications are this
decrease viii show an increase follow
ing the latest reports.
Since January | unofficial infoTna
ton indicates All increase In hogs Of
not less than eight per cent. and moi
more than fifteen per cent. compared
with one year ago, with IN increase in
average weight
Following the request Of the Food
Administration for increase in hog
production for the fall of 1918 and the
spring Of 1919 The increase may yield
not less than LOGO 100000 pounds
more of pork products than were
available last year. Without this in
crease the shipping program arranged
by Mr.. Hoover regarding animal food
products would have been impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 30
1917. amounted to 903.1T2,000 pounds.
while for the same months of 1913 thu
production was 1.277 $4,000 pounds.
an increase of over 3T4.000,000 pounds
for the quarter.
During the same period in 1917 in
spected slaughter records of dressed
beef showed 1,263 100000 pounds rs
against 1.434.000,000 pounds for the
three month period ending September
l. this year
We must Increase our meat ship
ments. especially our pork products.
to meet the added demands OF the mil
lions liberated from German oppres
sion. And at the same time We must
look forward TO tho rehabilitation Of
the European meat herds. The policy
which guided our meat program in the
past year has been fully justified, for
only the heavy pork production which
If has brought about will ennble us
even partly TO satisfy the increased
demands on us for the coming rear.
There will be a world shortage i'll fats.
and if is TO the United States that I3u-
rope must look 10 supply its tleticien-
cy. At The same time there Will con
tinBe to be heavy demands for beef
Owing to the limited refrigerato" slip
ping capacity Europcan imports VI
beef for some time will be limited
The United States. Australia aud
Argentine will be able In maintain
supply that ,will'e keep all .saNailahlc
freezer vessels operating 1T capacity.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17
RiRMEN HAVE THEIR THRILLS
Miss Excitement of Going lover the
Top" but Life Has Some EnIiyen-
ing Moments.

In little eStaminet some way from
the front several officers had finished
dinner and were dawdling over their
liqueurS. The conversation had turn
ed upon what it felt like to go over
the top.
Smithson had just been holding
forth, and he turned chaflingly t.
Clarke, q balloon officer invited in
: to make up a four, and remarked :;
Anyway, you air merchants escape
thatw
DO wc?" answered the balloon of
ficer, removing his pipe. "Tll Just tell
you what it feels like for us to make
q forced parachute descent
II was up one day. very low visihil
ity, sGuatting just under TIE clou'iS
when without warning three Bothe
planes sWOoped down.
Every machine gun aud Archie in
the neighb0rhood started cT for miles
around. ] felt a Bit dazed. hut reaiz
ing what was up, yelled 10 the Other
fellow with me to get over, took off my
telephone mOuthpiece and scrambled
10 the edge of the basket InStinctiyei>
! saw the panorama around, the white
zig-zag of trenches in front and be
hind the duh gray sea. with here and
there a ship. I remember thinking i'm
personally what u long way to til"
ground 1900 feet was
But. drawing a breath, over !
went and dropped 200 feet. when The
ropes began to tighten around me, anG
realized in flash the parachute haG
opened,
Il saw the other chap floating away
beneath me and l couldn't help think
ing we must look Ike number %
mushrooms chasing each other Sud
denly the earth rushed up 10 meet me
with an awful bang and I found my
self mixed UP, with some sheds. Eu'
actually ! had alighted quite gracefully
and was only bruised and suffering
slightly from shock.
"It really. wasn't much except fot
the first awful leap, and even that WAS
afterWard compensated for by a dear
old lady TO whom | showed the para
chute spread out at home and who re
marked How clever it was to have
jumped from a balloon into such "a
small sheet"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17
Paynaatcr. for the Party,

AS on induccment to Cecil, aged four.
10 attend Sunday school for The first
time, she was allowed to carry the pen
MES to he put into the collection en-
Vclope. When tie class monitor came
around the teacher and the rest of the
class were very much amused TO hear
her say in her most dignified tones.
Here, girls, | will pay the fares"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17
oriaInaI neaa RuIe:n

Gag rule" was q PHRASE applied to
n resolution passed by congress in
May, 1896, that tbrec-foarths of all
petitions, memorials, resolutions, prop
ositons or papers relating in any way
to the subject Of slavery or the aboli-
ton of slavery should lie ON the table
without being printed or referred. The
rule was abolished a few ycars latcr
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17

Our voluntary .food-saring not only
saved the Allies and made vital contrj
button to the winning of the war. bur
saved TO ourselves in administration
expenses the outlay out Of our own
pockets that any effective srsfen1 Of
rationing would have extracted. l.
would have cost US about S45. 900. 900
to have policed ourselves as against
the 2 cents per capita for cooperating
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17
THE TEST NOW FULFILLED.

This government is nothing NOR
than the expression of the people, anil
if we are TO win The war il will he only
because every man, woman and child
charges himself daily anu hourly witt
the test, noes this or that contribute
to win the wat':-Herhert Hoover
April Is, 19lS.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17

With the solemn obligation Of pro
viding that margin" Of food thar
would safeguard against starvation
our friends in Europe the housewife
and the consumer have learned hfther
10 ignored and 1Ipsuspectetl THUGS
about food. have absorbed. whole
college education" in food values
food handling. buying and substituting
that they VIII not want TO forget.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17

By saving and sharing America kept
the world together during the war cri
sis BY saving and sharing America
will help TO bring the healing of ma
tons - = q kszs4
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17
Americas Pledge to
the Allies When Their
Lines We're Breaking

America will send The food, what
ever needs for victory. They believed,
they stood fast and with our men they
carried Onto victory
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17

Iicrty q exercise, fresh air,
regular hours S all the pre-
seription YOU need to avoid
Influenza unless through
neglect or otherwise, a cold
gets you. Then take-at
once
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17

Standard cold remedy for 20 years-in tablet
form-safe, sure, no opistes-breaks up cold
in ~ hours-reieves grip in days. Money
bsckifit fails The genuine box has Red top
with Mr.. Hills picture. At All Drug Stores
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-17

Have you catarrh? Use Nazol.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
The Navigator of a Ship.
By LIEUTENANT FIIzHUGH GREEN, L. 5. n.

must all be worked out and the result
compared with the dead reckoning or
guessed position Of the vessel O1ten
he can guess closer than he can
figure.
At s q n. the fun report OF latitude
and longitude, course and distance
made good and TO destination, com
pass error, etc. 80 into the captain
No doubt the old man finds this mea-
ger news a pretty slim substitute Tor
the morning paper. but he studies It
with twice the fixity he would put on
ball scores For here under his eye is
the symbol OF his ships position And
just let one tiny error creep in No
amount OF prayer can keep her off the
rocks. said one skipper when the or
de ly let the little slip blow overheard;
Man. 90 you know it's a check for
S12,0t0.O00 you've let slip through your
dngersE' He meant the ship-her po-
sition and her safety.
The navigator grabs his eggs and
coffee in the pilot house His com
passes may be bothering him. Perhaps
tue Chronometers have a bit Of wind
collie. or the sun sights don't check
with the stars. So the morning spins
along and the mass OF papers and pen
ell shavings drift over the man and
his assistant until no wonder we call
them Babes-in-the-Wood wood
Noon is bigger than s a. n as far as
sights go Back and forth rushes the
excited navigator. All the young en-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
Little Interviews

VIII prove good housekeeper
and home maker, but. II not
ne can make up his mind that she
viii not be a very careful house
keeper. Every operator should spend
a little time every day on the type
writer, as Il viii be well worth while.
In addition, every operator should
understand the machine he or she IS
running. TypeWriters are somewhat
ike people, in having dispositions
that are affected by the weather. For
instance, g typewriter viii run fine
on clear day, while on a rainy, mug
gy day, 1t VIII be sluggish and harder
10 operate"
The great mistake that>so many
well meaning people make in trying
TO work for the welfare OF the SOL
diers, is that Il never occurs TO them
10 consult the wishes OF the soldier in
The soldier is a human being just
like anyone, with likes and dislikes,
and ought to be treated that way.
There are times that he wants TO 90,
and times when he doesn't Too many
people make the great mistake Of try
ing to force soldiers TO DO certain
things when they don't wish TO- The
work Of the war service board among
soldiers is very fascinating and is
worthy Of serious thought and study
on the part Of those who would aid
the enlisted men OF the army"
a good variety OF general foods Is
fed every day to county prisoners"
said jailer Buck Elliott Meat is
served every day. There is no meat
less day in the jail, as the county
cannot afford il to be said that its
prisoners are not properly fed. Two
big meals, one early in the morning
and one late in the afternoon are
served. Bread is purchased at the
rate Of about one big loaf for each
prisoner daily. For men confined
and not subject to labor, the diet is
excellent, as shown by the fact that
the prisoners grow fat while in the
county's care"
= =
BY offering a bounty FOR rats and
flies, we hope to rid our city Of the
few OF that type Of pest we might
have" said city health officer DR.. H
S White. We have offered the
bounty at the suggestion Of the army.
but 1 cannot believe many rats viii
be found in the city. At any rate. l
want every boy in FL Paso to get busy
and see how much Of the bounties
he can collect"
Ingenuity IS often shown by those
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

~ ZEs,'' continued the old woman
v with no sugar-thank-yo in
\ her tea, its all very well 70
command those big guns and all that;
but IL 1 were a man I'd be a naviga-
tor. Not only would I guide the great
ship 10 safety through treacherOus
reefs. but there would be no murder
GUS blood on my clean strong hands.
I would work but / wouldn't have
to fight"
I took another piece OF cake and
counted ten Then, Madam" l re-
piled. there's not a clean handed nav
igator in the North Atlantic fleet to-
day. They're all ink and peEcilErimed-
And as for fiEhUns-thats the last
thing he does at night and the first
JOB he has on the slate IN the morn
1T isn't sor' was the shrlu retort
What could a navigator fight2
didn't even blink. To keep awake,
OF course
It's truth indeed. Late in the even
ing when lookouts are droning their
reports and the great sea-monster is
nearly dark you viii find the n2viga-
tor stir peerinE under his little green
eyeshaue at vast white chart boards.
porting over Ions and complicated light
lists. measuring for the thousandth
time a course. or sOundinEs. OF the
harbor channel for tomorrOw's up
stream entrance. And II he really
hasn't any trouble in sight he ferrets
around and finds some by wondering
what would be the best course and
speed for destroyer bound out 20
NaSa sall, or q cruiser LOming from
the SOlent.
Hes one OF the administrative heads
OF the ships organization. Under him
comes the entire navigation depart
ment, including steering gear. adja-
cent compartments. conning tower,
chart house. stOrerOOms, all naviga-
tional and survey Instruments: and. in
one case know OF, the ships cat.
The nayiEatOr's day il mans
day. At a.. m. the qunrfermuSter
hauIs him from the narrow chart
house transOm &C uchD. @Officer Of
the deck says Won can get some
stars now il the cheerful news;
and means that dawn T. sharpen
Ing the horizon. making nhSe-va-
tiun easy. The fight begins. For
who yvOrIdn't have TO fight TO
keep awake after three short
hours of broken slumhcr ON n hard
he'd. and fully dresscds II it's
winter he may not have TO he up
until Oclock-hur maybe it's
snow he'll get On the bridge. and
bitter. driving wind until tears
blind him and make the nickerinE
star a win o. the yyisp Of the sea
Sometimes il takes him two hours
60 get good set Of star sights. They
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

tETF any young man paying atten-
ton TO a stenographer wants
= 90 find out whether she Is go
ing 70 be a good housekeeper, he
ought 20 make a visit 20 her office
and see how she keeps her type
writer" said G. A Stamm. II Il IS
clean, neat and kept carefully oiled
and in good running order, the young
man can make up his mind that she
viii prove a good housekeeper. but. If
not, he can make Up his mind that she
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
Waiting for a Street Car in the Snow
Trying to Get Home on Cold Night
I STARTED home.

1 STARTED home.
THURSDAY AT ego o'clock
AT THE transfer station
I MET policeman Caplinger
AND A crowd
THEY WANTED to so home. too.
WE WAITED and shivered.
AND STAMPED On the snow.
AND WE blew our fingers.
AND WE joked-
ABOUT HARRY Potter.
UNTIL IT got serious.
THEN SOME swors.
At $50 a special car came.
DOWN MILLS street.
AND WE got In.
REGULAR CARS were tied up.
AT TEXAS and oregon
ONE HAD split a switch.
OR SOMETHING.
TWO Cars came down oregon.
OUR FORT Bliss car backed up.
THE TWO cars got IN front
OUR CAR crew left
AND WENT aw~- somewhere.
SOMEBODY SAID get out.
AND WE got in the car in front
AND IT had a fiat wheel
AND sIDEwIsE seats.
AND IT was dirty and smelly
AFTER 4 long while.
IT STARTED VI.
AND WE got to moving
AT SEVEN o'clock
WE HAD waited
JUST FORTY minutes.
IN ALL that tine.
No CAR had moved OUT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

OTHERS WERE waiting.
FOR OTHER cars.
WHEN WE LEFT
a CANE at five o'clock"
ONE MAN said.
q HOPE to get home
ON TIME to get back.
"TO WORK Friday morning.
-rLL BE lucky.
aIF I do"
OTHERS SAID more.
AND THEY waited more.
But STREET cars don't run.
JUST FOR a cussing.
IT TAKKES management
AND a city council
THAT MEANS business
THANK you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Men Of Peace

times peace an 50 mild they Pm harmless child It
\ strife all quarrels which dgure life
before I'd
kicking din told
grand shesthed calmly perch
nations With its gather the Blue store
Oh how we'd
til Oh how we'd fay the Pan hides but for the stitches
funny
Vs1ov cTnes-but that's the spirit Of the times.
GeorEe attnsw WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
Lille InTtieWS
If She Keeps Typewriter Clean She's Good Housekeeper
County Prisoners Eat Meat and Bread Daily Regardless

, who live IN light housekeeping quar-
ters,' as wen as those who are
stranded on ocean bound islands"
said ". 3. Wetherfield- 7 know one
young matron who not only uses hat
pins as marshmallow coasters, weap-
/ ons OF defence and olive removers,
out who also deLterOusly removes
nuts from their shells with these
true weapons Of q woman She IS
also the one who discovered that Q
milk bottle viii make a finer cookie
spreader than any wood rollingpin,
and her cookies are embellished with
the ornamentatiOn due to the title Of
the milk bottle II sounds well for
modern life that the little adventure
in married life can be interesting and
amusing, IN spite Of the pathOs. which
inevitably accompanies life IN an
apartment house"
at pays to advertise has become
a familiar phrase over the continent"
said b Henry Smith, "snd Il Is well
that the play which bore that name
carried the suggestion home so Wv
idly to thousands Of people who never
saw the play. Advertisements IN
wide awake paper like The Herald
mean quick results, and they mean
more, they mean that a man is awake
TO conditions Many persons do bust
ness in a calm. methOdical way, and
do not realize that life IS getting
away from them. They must keep up
with the procession, they must know
how the world IS tending. Some peo-
pie instinctively understand q GER
tain psychology OF human nature. and
some have to study II deliberately,
I but he who would make good, or
keep good on his fob has 10 keep
up with the times. whether he Is a
| professional, artistic or business man.
Advertising Is one OF the best ways
to keep track Of things and 20 be in
the procession"
Some time ago I saw IN q paper
the plant Of some citizen that FL
Paso police officers present a rather
I poor appearance and he went on to
state that strangers get their first
impression Of q city as much from
[ the appearance Of the policemen who
l direct the traffic and so on, as from
anything else" said \. y. Ostler.
I What he said about the appearance
I the police made on the stranger IS
doubtless true, but now that the new
uniforms are being worn. there is still
] something else that might be done TO
Z improve the appearance OF the men
/ on the force. That IS exercise And
/ I understand that as soon as the new
auditorium is completed, the members
l OF the force are to be put through q
/ regular drill a number Of times a
Z week II that IS done. no one should
have any criticism to make Of FL
[ Paso's police so far as appearance is
! concerned"
r
over in the police court there
comes M for trial from time 10 time
4 '--h~t former judge Charles Pollock
E used TO term family fracases.'" sold
Z b.. z Morton. And from seeing the
I way the cases are handled. I came
! to the conclusion that airing your
! family troubles in the police court
I you ought 10 be able to settle out Of
| courts not a very profitable bust
! ness. In the majority Of instances,
I the cases are dismissed. otherwise the
J ones who are richer by the transac-
/ ton are the lawyers or the courts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
OVER MEAT INDUSTRY
WOULD BE GOOD EXPERIMENT.
CBY Fl. S. H.

ev most of the evils could be eradcated and the industry
completely stabilized The matter of prices is Of foremost
importance When beef steer goes to the packer at eight
cents pound and appears in the butchers shop IN the
form Of steaks and Toasts at 25 to 80 cents and more
pound something wrong Nothing that can be done to
that steer uses its sale to the consumer at 300 percent
of the price paid to the man who raised and tattened It.
The growers could be paid more and the consumers
charged less still wide margin Of profit would re-
main This margin would be sufficient to pay fair re
turn to the packing companies their investment and
still leave something the government to reimburse itself
for the cost of operation.
IF the government to increase the prlce paid TO
growers and at the time reduce the market price for
consumers would be Of the most important achieve
ments Of the period It would be we'll worth trlaL
Nothing in the Of lower prices can be expected under
present operation at least while the continues.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
SUGGESTS ONE SALOON TO
EACH 1000 OF POPULATION

Austin. Texas, Jan I1--CoutroIier
Il B. Terrell in a communication to
the legislature investigating commit
tee, recommends an amendment 20 thu
liquor laws Of the state so that one
liquor license be granted to 1000 pop
ulatiou instead OF each 500, as is now
the law This. he said, would restrict
saloons to the business sections OF
the smaller cities and towns Of Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

Miss F. L Stevenson. az private Fscre-
tary 70 the British prime minister IS the
FIRST woman who has ever filled this high
political position Miss Stevenson Is also
the first woman who ever formed part OF
a stateman's encourage at an internal
conference. she having accompanied David
Lloyd George on his recent trip 70 Italy
70 meet the prime minister % the allies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

advice and buy a sheep instead of
lawn mower next spring II we were
not perfectly sure that when the sheep
got big enough to eat one OF our
uCiEhbOrs would borrow il. as they
always have borrowed the lawn
mower the day we sharpened it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

A lot Of the men who take cold
baths every morning breathed a sigh
Of relief when they found that the
water pipes were frozen and they
couldn't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

An agriCulturist tells us that apples
can be grown in Palestine. They were
grown there once, and look what hap
pened!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

A fine thing about food conservation
Is that it don't take four days e git
over a banquet any more. Who re-
members tn ole tine street faker that
used Z say, when he sold a bottle O.
medicine, thank you, an you'll thank
ne when you come Z use it,"
CopErtEht F.aannaI Nswrpaper serviea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

4 FTER having attended and be-
n came Z member Of the Sew-on-
4 a-buttOn club at Rye Straw
Thursday afternoon, Mrs Atlas Peck
has decided to devote a half hour each
day to Atlas, until he can 90 out with
out feeling uneasy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

II there's TO be a secretary Of munitions some con-
sideraton might be given TO of the big guns Of con-
gress namely Uncle Joe Cannon He is old but far from
nhsnIafa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

Yam Sims has a new pair Of gloves,
but he don't wear them much as ne
can't get his hands In his pockets
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

The war Of words on the eastern front Is confusing the
Germans quite as much the machine guns and artillery
on the western.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

Raj Barlow got a haircut Saturday
and didn't stir around in the wind any
so that the sweet odor would linger
through Sunday, thus killing two bids
with one stone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

city councilman remarked that "the street COM
any deserves some consideration That's true, but how
bout the rest Of the people?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11

II guns could be built with expIana-
tons Gen Crozier would have a vast
supply on hand.