davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24

tricts and adjacent territory having
cities of from 100000 to 100000 popu-
lation; the third group contained coun-
ties having cities of from $4,000 to So
600; in the seventh group there were
1859 counties which had no village so
large as $500.
The survey work in cities was done
by the bureau of chemistry through its
food and drug inspectors and state and
local health officials and inspectors.
These representatives went from store
to store and left with proprietor or
manager schedules of all possible sta
pies, with the request that they be
filled out in 4S hours. In many parts
Of the larger cities, especially in the
poorer districts, the police had to ex-
plain to the grocers that the law re-
quired them to fill out the schedule
and that they were liable to penal
ty for failure to do so.
The survey covered the stocks on
farms and In the 100000 households
of the United States. The bureau of
crop estimates, with its existing army
of crop reporters, attended to the farm
stocks. The total number Of returns
exceeded 100000.
Household Inventory Made.
To catch in the net for food infor-
nation the 22,OOO0OO households IN
the United States was stupendous
task. As it was impossible to ap-
proach each one Of these households,
a 900 families, representative Of the
entire population as to place of resi-
dence, family income and occupation
were studied in detail and estimates
derived from these figures covered
with fair degree of accuracy the en-
tire country.
The aim of the household survey
was to get a fairly accurate idea OF
rio food stocks in individual house
holds, supplementary to certain data
sent in from cold storage concerns ana
making complete returns as to the
quantity of preserved meats, eggs,
fruits and vegetables in the country.
secondarily the schedule found out
how much of certain staple commodl-
ties were being used, and checked up
hv means of inquiries on the compare
five amounts of certain foods con-
srmed during the last two years on the
ability of the average American fam.
Nv 70 follow out conservation foea
measures which have been RECON-
mended.
A vital phase Of the household sur
WOW wns the inquiry into milk proaue'
t,on md the various ways In when
this valuable food product Ia u'iliHeo.
Tbe schedule to be filled out hy
,,useholders was divided Into -FOUR
soc,,ons: Section !. Ments preserved
ror horne use this winter ana last Sec
t,or . Fruits, vegetables and eggs
',nosorved for home use for 1917 ana
1o1e section 3. Total quantity OF
. LII ,roduced. consumed and sold I'M
dor the following items per average
wcek during the last year: L. wnoie
,,rl,. . cream; 3, SKINNED ihiiA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24

,,.,,,s,,rhi, mint is to produce u
ooOOo pennies daily for awhile
A parachute for aviators that mas as
,oan invented in England Is compact
o,,rh n he worn in helmet, ready
for instant use. -
~ A Californian is the inventor of a
;staring device to be attached to a
-, hack TO record the number OIL
eggs she lays. :,
method has been invented IN
r,,.oro for treating old hops so that
.,n,, ea, no used as an acceptable suo'
stitute for tobacco.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24

quantity fed to animals and quantity
used in household.
Section covered the total quantity
of 81 leading foods consumed during
the calendar year 1917 and the esti-
mated consumption of certain of these
"a leading foods during 1915 in order
to see to what extent families have
been able to use substitute foods in
the present emergency.
Dietary. Investigation Aids.
Dietary investigations were made by
Doctor Langworthy of the division Of
home economics which dovetail with
the more sweeping household inven-
tory of the federal food survey. Doc
tor Langworthy conducted an intensive
research into the quantities and kinds
of foods used in a number of selected
families. These figures will bring up
to date dietary investigations made in
the same division under Doctor At
waters regime, and which up to the
present time have been the only statis7
tics available as basis for dietfV
calculations, even for those Of the
Royal British commission.
The practical results Of this survey
will, it Is believed, be of great value.
For instance, it will enable US to plan
our crop production for the ensuing
year with degree Of intelligence
which would be impossible without this
definite and comprehensive survey. 1t
would be difficult to find the owner Of
factory who would plan out a pro-
ducing program, without having mod
erAtely accurate idea of market de-
mands, and stocks already on hand.
We have been running our factory,
so to speak, absolutely blind, without
regard to orders or probable sales. 1t
Is ridiculous to urge greatly increased
production unless we can say and say
with definiteness that there is short
age and that the producer will be as
sured a moderate return for his labor.
We are about to know for the first
time by consideration of actual figures
how we are situated with reference to
our right to export the various commO-
dities considering the needs of our
own people. Again we shall know
what we should substitute in the way
of those things that are present In a
plentiful supply for those which are
not plentiful.
Information to the effect that there
is surplus Of potatoes on the mar
ket will exert leverage on the price
fxer, and will encourage the increased
use of this specific food product. AS
increased consumption of potatoes
means using less bread, 1t is a definite
wheat conservation measure. We
should know where we can use heav-
lily and where lightly. Hoarding would
be impossible.
Charles J. Brand, who is at the head
of the nations food inventory, believes
that food survey taken annually. be-
fore the fall crops come In and just
after they are in, will eventually be-
come an established custom.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24

I'M. conversation offers the op.
'y 70 eliminate all disagreeable
~ lay aside ones worries and
ass trclbles from obtruding.
.as should be said of all occa-
ha a g good form particularly de-
a., u'nners, and formal dinners
y retailed.
\ ulnes give interest as we'll rs
n msplre 1t and one of the en-
n. "ays is to let the person who
IA sue ~ oe speaking have your I'm.
|k,t,s a''ehtion. Attention and con-
: ma amount to about the same
IN should apply to what one is
'a'ng as we'll as hearing.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24

Philadelphia may bar German lam
guage teaching in public schools.
A member of the English Parliament
has started movement to prohibit
smoking by girls under twenty-one
years of age.
The census bureau finds that hun
dreds Of American girls IN every II
months are married at fifteen. Thou
sands annually are married at sixteen.
A holder has been patented for
safety razor blades to enable them to
be used by tailors or dressmakers for
ripping seams.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
BITS OF INFORMATION

woodland (Cal) Jail is empty. ~
Ios Angeles birth rate Is one IL"
hour. .o,,an native or
California, recently visited a.. Cd"
Cisco cisco First visit to any city, pa has
Isaac Miller of Myerst 1aS school al for
continuously taught '''''
50 years. A., rumber of Jews
in Palestine has peen onJ distress.
Thirds nv hunger, sickness anu o'S''
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
TLl/WCI@4L NEGHEJ 70 NEpEo BY
6LlPEfU OF CAI2HEZS

NCLE SAM for the first
time in the history of
the United States has
taken stock of the ma
tional larder. A mon
ster inventory has been
made of all food re-
sources in the United
States, and now Uncle
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Bonds Feed the Boys.

Every farmer knows how his boys
like to eat. Mothers fried chicken
and apple dumplings and pumpkin pies
haven't chance in the world when
the boys sit down at table. Lots Of
farmers boys are In France and the
farmer doesn't want them to go hun
cry over there. Liberty Bonds buy
food for them,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
MOON Superstition.

Am moon Superstition.
lsss. 'ne Hindus and Egyptians
49, was carried to the moon.
|e,sa aatis says: 'The pagan sun
M 49, under his foot the mouse
~, sn.' When the cats away the
\ ss. Nay. The shadows of night
"'a the moon Is absent"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Daily Thouoht.

n Daily Thought.
~ what We SOW; but nature
M, v w and above that justice,
|H,s 70 shadow and blossom and
koso spring from no planting Of
SSsorRe Eliot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
YALE MEN MUST NOT
THROW BUNS ANY MORE

Close on the close Of the food pledge
card drive among the housewives Of New
Haven comes a food conservation move
ment among the students at Yale Uni
versity. Under the auspices Of the
woman's committee of the National De-
fense League "A movement las hren
started to secure pledges among Yale
men to do what they can in the conser-
walton Of food.
Visitors at Commons, the big Yale
dining place, have been entertained often
by the sight Of the boys throwing food
az each other. The conserve ti0n COM
mittee has pointed out that this practice.
which. has become general, annually
causes the waste Of a large amount Of
coed foodstulfs. Yale men have offered
to cooperate in stopping the practice
and the ladies believe that they will se-
cure At least 2000 pledges among the
students.
Another point where it is hoped TO STOP
waste is in the consumption of foods
The boys will be urged 10 order no more
than they can eat, thereby doing away
Will. the leaving OF large portions that
have only been distributed enough tc
spoil them for some one else. Estimates
Of the amount OF food that could be
saved In this direction show that large
quantities are wasted The committee :.
endeavoring to get figures showing this
amount-New Haven Register.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
FOOTBALL SNAP MARKS
MACHINE-GUN WORK
Hancock Squads Open Siren
uous Practice With Brit
iSh Teacher
CALLS FOR ATHLETES

y.,,,. rr,,.-.-...,. -
'AMP hNN'o'N' -NuEusIa' ia" JAN
-.
Machine-gun instruction today demon
stratcd tha, speed and agility were re-
,,,,,ra, l., ,t,, A., ,,.,r ,.,,,,, ns,,,i-
~" - ''' "U'
cIue squads oI INC thfee machihc-Euh
battalions and the four infantry COM
pentcs nut tbrourb tbn r.stest yyo,t;
-, NJ. -,
''' eNpe'''"'eu III '"' twenty -''Si'"
division.
captain Peter Ptrnell, advisor in ma
chine-gun training with the British milf
,o,.,. ,,,iyri,, e.. Il, ,.l,.,r, 90 ,r,, ;,.,,,,
TON
The three battaliuns include the 10Th,
IOStb and 1uqtb and, arc con,nosed Of
troons formerly or the old Fourth In
'""'''' '"' I'i'""' COMPANIES col'Ie
from the four infantry regiments.
Mount gun" the Britisber cried after
several squads had been lined up before
him and the preliminary instruction
had been gwen. First No. tool, the
guns tripod and placed it I'm positiou.
followed by 40. .. who placed The bar-
rel on the tripod, and then No 3, who
placed the ammunition for firing bv tbo
side Of No. ..
op, t,ro tbr.., .,rd ,L.. ,,,, .,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
MUCH LEATHER WASTED
IN MAKING HATBANDS

Perhaps it has occurred to few pco-
pie TO speculate about the amount Of
leather used in the sweat bands Of hats
The makers Of one Of the fabric sub
stitutes for leather, however. have just
completed a survey Of the field. They
report that in l91G--just an average
yeGr-there were 12T.i92,S72 hats and
caps made in the United states. or two
and n half lids" for each member OF
the male population, without regard for
age, race, color or previous condition
Of servitude
The sweat bands for all these hats
would make Il single band about two
inches wide and 2G5,G2j,000 feet long
enough TO go twice around the world
with plenty left over for a nice sizable
bow somewhere along the equator. IN
this tape there would be 1900, 600
square feet OF leather and the loss in
trimming off the corners Of the hides
and bringing them down to this shape
would amount to at least J1.000 600
square feet more.
Now, J5,Oue,000 square feet Of leather
would make the tops for about 100000
shoes. We need feel little wonder, then.
in learning that neNt year goodly
part Of this leather actutlly will 20
into shoes and that under the pressure
Of ever-advancing prices the leather hat
band is fast becoming a thing Of the
/ past replaced by composition fabrics
of one sort or another.
! We have had substitutes and substi-
/ tutes. but here is at least on substitute
| that stands more than an even chance
/ Of being ermauent--Scientihc Ameri-
can.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
PUT SOMEWHERE"
! ON EXCHANGE LIST

Z Volume /. No. 1 Of the zoo La La"
Times. published by the Seventeenth
United States Engineers. Somewhere" 4"
has just made its appearance.
The paper is Il four-column. four
page in size and brim full of interest
ing matter in poem. song. anecdote and
story. The editorial section is repre-
scented by eight members of the En-
gineer Corps, together with regularly
dsssigned reporters in each company,
much as the plan of news gathering
sources are carried out by modern news
papers the world over
II is devoted largely to news Of per
sonal nature regarding members Of the
noted Seventeenth, designated to pass
the rigid test Of the censorship 50 as
70 reach home folks as a medium Of
communication.
Considerable space Is devoted TO
athletics, now flourishlng in the Ameri-
can army camps "over there" The
paper also has a department for an
nouncement Of religious services.
Poems Of peculiar force OF sentiment
and rhyme also appear, rejecting the
romantic stress of service. The paper
Is really a breath from the hilarious
and the solemn, the sunshine and the
shadow of the American camps in the
great theatre of conflict 1t Is issued
weekly. and while no advertising ap-
pears in its columns. the publishers are
confident Of a circulation broad enough
to support il and make II a permanent
nucleus of interest as long as Ameri-
can troops remain in Somewhere"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
CAMP DIX INSURANCE
CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS
Only 1861 Men Remain Who
Have Not Taken Out
Their Papers
BOOZE SUPPLY PUZZLES

CAMP DIN, Wrightstown, " j., Jan. %.
The men Of the Seventy-eighth Dl.
vision are holding their own in the
campaign that is being waged to induce
at least 95 per cent of the soldiers here
to take out war risk insurance before
February -. only 1861 men have NOT
been insured and 1868 already have
taken out the necessary papers. The
total amount written is $1GI,599. 500. or
this amount Sl44,945,OO0 is still in effect
here, the remainder being carried by
men who have been transferred TO other
camps.
Fifteen Delaware men from the pio.
neer Regiment of Infantry will be admit.
ted to the training school for officers.
and those selected to aatend the school
at Admission have been recommended for
the classes here. They follow: First Ser
geants J. IG. Jenkins, Ernest Hutson and
George J. schultz: Sergeants George
H. Green. Peter j. Sommers. r. b. Un-
derwOud. Walter G. Newton. David J.
Mays, Leon l.. Lyman. Harry Blreman
ard y. $. Heinel: Corporals Ralph
adams, b. T. Green. George \. Hudson,
and Private George G. Scotton
In order to fill vacancies the follow
ing mon from the division have been as.
signed 70 the school: Corporal Morton
\. Way, Of Battery y, 3O1th Field Ar
tillcry; Sergeant Leo j. TIinchclire,
30Sth Field Artillery; Corporal Harold
-. Philips, Battery T., 3O9th Field Artll-
/ lery; Corporal Francis Il. Downing. 303d
Engineers; Sergeant Gordon \. Ketch.
UNI, Twcnty-siXth Engineers: Sergeant
| George y. Cronan, 31Oth Infantry; Ser
geant \. y. Aldrich, 311th Infantry;
80 ntvth
Engineers: Sergeant Richard G. STILES
and Sergeant David r.. Cole, SD Depot
Brigade.
In order that the division may he
equipped TO meet all conditions on the
battle fronts, Colonel Harry y. Cootes,
chief of staff has appealed to all owners
Of German sheep dogs, Airedales and
pigeons TO send them here for war train
ing. Owing to the fact that barrage fire
is used on all the fronts it is impossible
for artilcrymen to see the signals Of the
infantrNmen, and the dogs and pigeons
are to be used In keeping open the lines
of communication.
What to do with the liquor lie has
/ confiscatcd is now worrying Colonel T.
5. Battles, in command of the military
police At first the Government ordered
that it be shipped on for use in making
Snokcless powder but now that II is
cheaper to buy pure alcohol they have
informed division officials that It is up
to them to dispose Of tine liquor.
Captain Winfield E Petigrue, of The
lj3d Depot Brigade. has been assigned
as adjutant TO Colonel Lincoln C. An.
drews, commandant of the training
school for officers here.
The Red Cross organization here has
made survey Of the division and finds
that the soldiers request the following ar.
uG'es. which will be supplied at once,
with the exception of the helmets: 20l7
sweaters. 1859 pairs Of socks, 1868 muf-
/ Tiers, 1863 pairs of wrstlets and SAT-
. helmets. Instead of the ast-named large
muftlers will be distributed and these
can be wound around the head
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
WILSON GETS PRAISE
AND RAPS in JERSEY
War Council Speakers Attack
Policies, but Body Indorses
Presidents Stand

NEWARK. y. j., Jan. 22.-Sweeplng
criticism against the Government, and
especially the fuel administration. was
made by DIR. Alexander &. Humphreys,
president of Stevens University Cf Tech
nology: Austin Colgate candidate for
the Republican nomination for United
States Senator, and Warren g. King,
director Of the body, in addresses deliv.
red before the New Jersey Manu-
factuers War Councils session in this
city. Following this the war council
unanimously adopted Il resolution in
dorsiug the Presidents war policy.
Doctor Humphreys's attack was pru-
cipally directed against Secretary Baker.
Secretary Daniels ana Doctor Garfield.
Secretary Baker was described as a
pronounced pacilist." whose actions
were absolutely sickening."
Secretary Daniels was criticized for
urging that naval officers be trained to
make speeches, and Dr. Garfield was
condemned for taking the post Of fuel
administrator when The knew that he
was not qualified for the position" Pres
ident Wilson was criticized for his fail
ure to make competent and proper apt
pointments."
The more than $50 present cheered
Doctor Humphreys arraignment of the
Administration. II enthusiastically ap-
proved Of Colonel Colgate when he said,
in opening his speech, that il looked as
if every day woul9 be Sunday by and
by"
Continuing, Colonel Colgate said:
AS manufacturers, it is our first duty
TO obey any command received from our
Government. TO obey such commands
may create minor hardships, but let us
overlook the idea of our making a sacri-
flee and think only of the soldiers and
sailors I'm France and In our camps.
They are the ones who have made and
are ma king the sacrifices"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Cotton Buyers and Sellers

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Jauuary--
Newman. Waters and Schill bid; Mont
gumcry offered
March-Buruett Hartcorn, llagedorn'
Hymau Parrott. Schill Freeman. Slack
and r.. Hubbard bid Gumoens, Young.
kciirer. l,ordau Montgomery ana licntz
offered
NIay-Hubbard. Hymuu, MrEnany.
Burnett. Hagedoru. Mitchell aud Young
bid: SchIcy. Gcer. Hartcolu, Downs.
Waters. Eciffcr and TIent2 offered.
July-Hyman. clifford, Scllar Bash
ford and Wilson bid: Wcumun. Downs.
Gumoens, Hcntz ANA Rordau offered.
October--SChill and Montgomery h'd ;
Newman and Waters offered.
December--Gitford and Schill bid; No
Enany. Freeman and Wolfe OtfcI ed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
WHY THE SAM BROWN
BELT WAS BARRED

The reasons assigned by the War De-
partment for refusing TO approve the
use OF the Sam Brown belt by officers
IN the American army are; First, that
Il IS not part of the regulation uni
form and never has been, and second,
and that the leather thus used could be
employed 10 better advantage in other
directions.
While there Is no doubt that the heavy
heather belt. held Ia place by the smaller
strap over the shoulder. adds snap and
lnlsh to an officers appearance II was
never worn In the American army until
the British and French officers began
20 flock to United States on war mis-
eions and It's use after that smacks too
much OF aping 20 suit the War Depart
ment.
The ruling OF the department placing
the sam Brown belt under the ban
proved costly 10 a great number of OF
nctre. who assumed Il was correct 70
wear fhls ~harness- and purchased Il
At hfure which meant 40 oss 10 the
aealtrs- New Orleans Times-Plcaynne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
VEGETABLES

Most Of the supply was Of moro or les.
frosted stock, which was duh aud weak.
Zine stoeE brought outside rates Quota.
tious: Whit. potatoes, JERSEY, per 's-bush
hashot5, 3$ H.. 10, I, 75@9oG; No. =, 500
vania. S225uS:. New York, 81, % a 80
sey, uer Is hush basket, 30 lbs.---No l. 81
ssN. per hampar--Nu I, Sl.jUd2: No. =, 81
al.25. Celery, Ner York per bunch, 50 Z"
G5c, do, do, per crate, $lJOGv4 80. Lettuce,
Florida, per, hamper, 9ocmg ST. 70; do, Cali
per bbl., S1@1 80 Caulifowcr' California,
per crate, SILVIA 80 brussels sprouts,
Sew. York, per 100 6unchcs So Eggplant,
Florida per box. SEA :. Cucunlbers, Florida
per, hamper. sS0 squash. Florida. per
50 a $50; do, Texas per bush, BASKET 81 y
as. Kale. Norfolk, per Dbl. $i.5OW .,
lieanS, Florida, per crate, $5WS. Beets
per hamper, S3I. do, California. per drum
sSdi2. Peppcrs, Florida, per. craze. So a :,
TomatoCs, Florida, per crate, $1,000 Tu"
urs, Canadian rutabages, loo lbs, 81. rab'
baEe, domestic, per ton. $50 ~; do, Dan
sh, seed, per ton. $40 q ~; do. FLORIDA, new
and western, per luu-iD, bag--No. |, 81, 80 q
8; SO. =, 81 23g 10. Mushrooms, per Bib
basket 81 n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
FRESH FRUITS

pemgnd Vas only moderate, wiutry
weather cunditlou8 checking trade Supplies
were small and prices showed little change.
0u3tauoh1; Apples, per Lbl--Jona than. 81
" 6iu; King. S4NG; Northern Spy. So 5Oa
900: rwenty-uuuoc, im5.50; GIubbardston.
St21 n 10; GrceninE, S4nG.jO: Baldwin,
S3.1O q 900; Rome Beauty $500 4. 5Oi
S,4ynan Wimesap. s3,25Gg6; Black TwiE,
t3.5ug >. 10; Paragon, SiW5.25; Gauo. S3d
l,30:, York Imperial, SI1b5.25; Ben Davis.
~" I'"u. Apples, Western. per boX--Jona
than, - GEE; Winter Banana. SI,T5Gr
100: Spit@nnbcrE, SL75M q $50: Rome Beauty.
81 25m 2.5U; Delicious S1.15u2.5O: King,
$i;5o"2.5o:, Urtiyy, $l.50d $50: Stayman
Nhcsdp, SlGJ~2: PCurnuiu, 81. - q :. -
M,owtt@wn llPIpuiu, S1.54g@; Rlaci, Twis,
by. per hawprr, -. a SljU: do, do per u
h9sh.. Jst.. 25c"Sl,25. Lcnlons. per bo%.
So :. Bananas, per buAch. Sl256t :. 30.
oranges. Cauroruin. ncr noN, S2UG; do,
Florida, per box, S21pd. TanEcrncs, Flor.
ida, PER strap, S3"I. Grapefruit. Florida
per box sl"5; DO, Porto Rico. per lo&, 81
81 $50. Hu,uuplos, Porto Rico, per crate.
S&.25Qd. Grapcs, California Tohay. per
crate; &ll5nl II; do. California Emperor.
par drum. SSHi Grarberrics. Jersey. per
crate. $500 40: DO, do. per Dbl, Sl3a IS.
strawberries, Florida. per qt,, 5uu zoo do,
California, per Pt.. 2uGt 900