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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
NATIONS SHIPPERS
URGED TO ACTION IN
RAIL RATE FIXING

The as o s" call was sent to ship
pers Of the country today to protect
their interests in the railroad leg
islation which will be taken up by
both branches of Congress next
week
Clifford Thorne. former chairman Of
the Iowa State railway commission.
and now representing dozen large
shippers organizations through the
Middle West. urged them TO exert the
fullest pressure to obtain enactment
OF a rate-fixing clause which viii
leave that power with the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Thorne claims that failure of the
House committee to adopt the Senate
rate-making provision has brought
the fight to the floors Of Congress.
The House measures leave the power
with the President. The Senate meas
ure leaves it with the commission,
but gives the President the right to
initiate rates. as carriers now Do.
t'Unless the Senate plOvision is
adopted the commission may be re-
duced to nominal control such as il
used to have" Mr.. Thorne warned.
Nobody has suggested that war
power override the rights of rail
roads. The rights OF shippers are just
as sacred as those OF the roads"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
THIS SHOULD
INTEREST EVERY MAN
In WASHINGTON
Thousands Have Attended This
Sale Already, and Every Day
Brings Many More.

The reason for this is the announce
ment OF Friedlander Bros, i2S Ninth
street. of another record joltinG
trouser sale. A. New and Company.
T37 Broadway. New York. provided
the opportunity by releasing to Fried
lander, at special prices, hundreds Of
pairs OF high grade trousers that hit
the high spots for quality.
The shipment Is an unusually big
one and for convenience has been d.
vided into four lots You can wade IN
end take your choice at any price
that takes tho measure Of your con
Nenience. and be assured that. no mat
ter what pair YOU buy. you couldn't
find better buy any place else at
twice the money.
Here are the values and offers here
today. Quick action is necessary II
you're to get just what You want:
39J pairs IT trousers. worth up 20
1913 at SIS: i9N pairs Of the 81 -
sort at S3.lJ: ESQ pairs Of trousers.
representative Of values M to $50.
n S39S: 500 unbeatable pairs. at the
insignificant price Of e. 90. especially
y hen you consider thai many man
will pocket savings Of at least $50
on his purchase.
Hammer into your memory ;he
name: Friedlandcr Eros Shove vuur
remembrance OF the number in deep:
i"S Nirth street northwest ,upp.
Garden Theater).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE
SHOWING ADAPTABLTTY

That American soldiers in France
are showing a wonderful spirit OF
adaptabflity to any and all kinds Ct
conditions was the text of an ad-
dress by Major George d. Babcock. of
the technical staff of the ordnance
division OF General Pershing's army,
before the Purdue alumni Associa-
ton at the University Club last night.
mo matter what branch of the
army service you enlist in here" he
said, "o7 what aims you might have
in your own particular line. az soon
as you get to France you will have to
adapt yourself to your surroundings
until everything gets into shape and
running in smooth order"
Other speakers were Congressman
William r. Wood, OF Indiana; Prof
Thomas R Moran, OF the Committee
on Public Information and Major
Zimmerman. of the Engineer Corps
all graduates OF Purdue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
T. What 1t
The OVerman Bill as Coming Issue in the Senate Calnger
on AuOcracy Southern War Claims Report Of the Senate
Committee on the Railroad Bill Views Of the MinOrity-The
Government as Tenant Of the Companies Democratic De-
tense Of Secretary Baker.
By W. V. BYARS.

ord to date. Applause was warm and
frequent on the Democratic side.
Considering the bursts of eloquence
which made the speech picturesque,
the Republicans we're singularly un-
responsive. They never applauded
at all more than common politeness
required, and usually they sat as
silent and glum as if they were real
ly of the opinion that every Demo-
crat on the floor, even including Mr..
Glass himself, ought to be retired to
private life. 1t is greatly to be fear
ed that some of them are growing
more and more confirmed in that Sc
ditious opinion.
While on the subject of sedition,
it should be noted that those who
wish to be strictly accurate histori-
cally in referring to the ALLEN and
Sedition laws" of the Adams Ad-
ministration should refer to the act
of June 25, 1898, and not to the act
of July 6, 1898, which is now under
process of modernization and
amendment. The readers of this
column are under obligation for this
information to Hon. Charles War
ner, Assistant Attorney General Of
the United States. Hence, they may
rely upon it and avoid prejudicing
themselves by misapplying views
which were considered Democratic
during the period when Democrats
were known as Jacobine and Sans
Cullottes because of their sympa-
thies with alien French republicans
against British monarchists.
From letter of Adjutant Cen
eral Mccain to Senator Townsend
it appears that army officers are
under restrictions in reporting to
parents and relatives on the sick
ness or death of men in service.
They may report what is calculated
to comfort relatives, but in con-
nection with sickness, wounds or
death, they are not allowed-to re-
port circumstances which could be
used as the basis Of a claim against
the Government. AS this probably
includes most cases of alleged
neglect, it may explain a good deal.
War Department experts spent
the day with the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs in executive ses-
sion. They were supposed to be sup
plying it with all the tabulated
figures it can possibly ask for. These
were promised by Secretary Baker
and it is supposed that hereafter
members of the committee will have
no occasion for supporting unofficial
theories of the number of troops in
France or ready to be shipped
there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08

brought to FL Centre by Special Agent
]. E. Sparks.
According to her own story. Mrs.
Elliott had been without solid food
for over a month. Her last food
supply consisted of two loaves OF
bread, purchased at INLAND December
/, when she started out on the desert
after failing to find work.
Mrs. Elliott resided in San Fran
cisco, where her husband died two
months ago, leaving her penniless.
Hearing work was Obtainable in the
Imperial valley. she arrived here
Thank giving Day. Unable to get a
position, she went to INLAND and made
a final application at a hotel. offer
ing TO work for her board. She was
turned down.
With her last few pennies she
bought the two loaves of bread and
walked to the point where she was
found today She had spent the en-
tire time since then living in the
brush on the canal bank. without
shelter Of any kind except the clothes
she wore, which were OF a stylish
cut. She found a mons sweater and
cut OFF the arms of the sweater and
put them over her legs to keep warm.
Her weight has decreased from 1a5
pounds to forty-eightpounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
Be Careful In Using
Soap on Your Hair

/, Most soaps and prepared shampooS
contain too much alksli, which IS very
y Injurious, as it dries the scalp and
sInakeS the hair brittle.
i The best thing to use is Just plain
,,uulsifed cocoanut oil, for It is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap.
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else ell to pieces. You can get
This at any drug store, and few
ounces will last the whole family Tor
months.
= Simply moisten the hair with water
md rub Il in. about a teaSpoonful is all
that L. required. It makes an abundance
of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thor
ioughly, and rinses out easily. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and is soft,
fresh looking, bright, huiy, wayy, and
easy 70 handle Besides, II loosens and
takes out every particle Of dust dirt.
and dandrun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
FOUR j. S.FLYERS
FLIGHT VICTIMS At
CAMPS AND ABROAD

LAwTON. Okla. Feb. s.-Lieut.
Dudley A. LOOMS. pilot. and Lieut.
Loftin Stamps. observer, are dead
here today from burns suffered yes
terday when they fell 500 feet in a
plane which burst into flames as ii
struck the ground. The bodies were
burned beyond recognition.
Stamps had just completed his
training and was preparing to leave
for the front. His wife Joined him
here a few days ago.
WACO. Tex. Feb. S.-The body o.
Lewis C. BurreIl, who was killed here
yesterday when his airplane collided
with another machine at height OF
200 feet, will be taken today to his
home at Charleston. w. Va. The
aviator in the othe. machine was IN
hurt.
PARIS. Feb. S.-An official an
nouncement today confirms the death
Monday OF William s. Taller, an
American with the French squadron,
who had been recommended for q
commission in the American Flying
Corps. He was making a flight ac-
companied by French machines when
felled by a German plane. He fell
behind their lines. Taller was a son
OF the late Henry Pennington Taller.
whose death occurred less than
month ago, and cousin OF T. Sunern
Taller, OF New York city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08

posts in the region north OF Caronne.
THE Germans carried out east OF
Samogneux as well as at the north corI
ner OF the Boic des Posses and on our
lines south OF Hartmannsveilerko OPT
three attacks which we repuIsed. in
fIicting losses on the enemy and cap
turing material"
The Berlin reports tells Of prison.
ers as a result OF an attack ives: Of
I.andvo0rde and fOrefield engage
ments in Artois. a French attack in
Champagne broke down" it is claim
ed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
20 YEARS FOR oEsERrER.

PETERSBURG. Va, Feb. s.-Prl-
vate Lee r. MeCreary. OF the medical
corps at the base hospital at Camp
Lee. has been Sgiven a sentence OF
twenty years at hard labor In the
military prison at Atlanta for deser-
ton. McCreary had been absent from
post four days when arrested by a
soldier at McAllen. Tex, on Christmas
Day. McCreary was on his way to
Mexico.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
FIND YOUNG WIDOW
STARVING AFTER A
MONTH IN DESERT

Ell CENTRO, Cal, Feb. S.-Wesk-
smaoiated and appearing as a living
skeleton to two Southern Pacific
railroad employees on a hunt for coy
otes, Mrs. Frank Elliott. a twenty-six-
yeGr-old widow, OF San Francisco.
was found lying helpless on the bank
OF an irrigation ditch three miles
northeast OF INLAND today. She was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
THE Willy SENATOR.

ct had fourteen candidates for one
office" said Senator Smooth, call
watching each other jealously. But
I managed to satisfy everybody"
"How?"
Had the office abolished.
Vile Courier-Journal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
FRENCH REPULSE THREE
ATTACKS, NFLICTINGLOSS

PARIS. Feb. S.-Three attacks on
the French lines have been repulsed,
according to an official communique
which says:
1--WE repulsed at daybreak an enemy
attempt against one of our small
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
Band Concert

BY THE SOLDIERS HOME BAND. IN
STANLEY HALL THIS EVENING. BE
GINNING AT Sis O'CLOCK.
JOHN s. NJ ZIMMERMANS. Director.
My Country 'Tis Of Thee"
March, The 18th L. S. Cavalry Band
Wyman
Overture. 'htrelLa % NIOuIOu
Romance, "A Basket OF Roses Albers
Selection, Her Soldier Boy" .ROmberg
Fox Trot The Kangaroo Hop Morris
Waltz Suite. The Spirit Of Love" Hall
IdyI Sleepy Hollow .Seiro
Finale It'll the Clouds Roll By" Kern
The Star-SpRngled Banner"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
KNEW ALL THERE WAS.

In the class room OF future genera
tons:
Teacher-where was the U. s. Trans
port Tuscania sunk during the World
War, Tommy?
Tommy-Oh some Irish Port.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08
HIGHWAY PROJECT PASSED.

The Senate has passed the Smoot
bill granting right OF way through
certain public lands in Utah to the
Lincoln Highway Association. The
association is building an ocean-to-
ocean highway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08

His view Of the issue Of holding
the roads is that they should not be
returned until a system is devised
of correcting the worst abuses from
which the public has suffered. II
no other form of Governmental
control is found adequate, then he
expects the remedy in outright
Government ownership if that
should be necessary"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08

The feature of the debate on the
state of the union" in connection
with the diplomatic appropriation
bill in the House, was the speech Of
Hon. Carter Glass. of the Sixth Nir-
Cinia district, defending Secretary
Baker and the War Department
against Senator Chamberlain'S
charge of having fallen down" It
is probably the best defense on rec
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-08

ADVERTISEMENT
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
It Take Years Rebuild European Destroyed by

nine steers can be profitable produced
on fertilized fields which unfertilized
had fed but six. A fertilized pasture
maintained nine sheep where unfertil-
lied 1t would maintain but five.
Many farmers figure that through
this method they will be able to pro-
duce live stock and still have grain
to sell.
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
CityssWoFk at Country Pices.

The Adaif County New is equip
ped for the highest grades of Job
printing, Book work, and Adver-
tising specialties. We have on
hand a very large stock of every
kind:andlgrade:of paper and sup
plies. All Jobs promptly done
and work guaranteed. On account
of publication in the country our
prices are very reasonable. We
appreciate our large mail order
business. We solicit work under
competitive bids or otherwise.
When work tbs unsatisfactory, re.
turn at our expense. The best
and largest equipped country
plant in Kentucky.
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
POTASH HUNGER OF POTATOES

Throughout all of the principal po-
fato-growing sections of the East there
Is growing evidence Of the effect OF
lack of potash on potatoes. First this
hunger for potash was made apparent
by decreased yields. Virginia, Maine,
New Jersey and New York have found
that they cannot grow potatoes as well
as they could five or six years ago.
Potatoes don't set as well, tubers
don't fill out, and disease is more COM
mon.
Potato specialists, who have been
studying the matter, say that most of
the trouble is due to the lack of pot
ash in the potato fertilizer. They also
say that the new diseases of potatoes
which have been so common for the
past two years are nothing more than
Potash Hunger"
The Phoma stem blight. which was
so common in 1918 along the Eastern
seaboard, has been definitely traced
down to malnutrition due to lack of
potash. The disease is made apparent
by a bronzihg of the foliage followed
by a premature collapse of the entire
plant.
= Specialists in Washington say that
using potash fertilizer will remove the
cause of the trouble, and advise farm
ers to buy fertilizer containing 2 to 8
per cent of potash for use next year.
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
Go TO Church Times.

The pastors of Columbia and vicin
ity extend cordial welcome to all.
Presbyterian church, Rev. B. T.
Watson Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Congregational Woaship IL a. m.
Evening Service at p. m. On every
second and fourth Sundays.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at $50. Sunday-school topic discuss
ed.
Preaching at Union 1st and 3rd
Sabbaths.
METHODIST. CHURCH.
r. V. Bennett, Pastor.
Preaching 1st and 3rd Sunday iD
each month.
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
Epworth Leage 6:15 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at $50.
Everybody:cordlaily invited to these
services.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching on each GGrst and third
Sunday.
Morning service IL O'Clock.
Evening service 7o'clock
Sunday School $50
B. Y.P. u. evening Clio
Prayer meeting, Wednesday even.
ing 6:3O
Business meeting3W " ednesday even
ing before the 3rd Sunday in each
month.
Missionary Society. the last Thurs
day in each month, 300 O'Clock.
F. Fl. Durham, Supt. S. S.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible School every Sunday at $50 a.
"0oSO hduCOCh, SuPclluUcuucuU.
Preaching service at II a. m. and
800 p. m. on Second and Fourth Sun
days.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening at 800.
Official meeting. Friday night be
fore the fourth:Sunday in each month.
Woman's Missionary Society, the
first Sunday in each month at 2:46 p.
10.
Mission Band theiffrst Sunday
each month ati2 p. m.
Ladies' AidiSocietynThursday after
second Sunday at 300 p. m.
2. T. Williams, Pastor.
G. R. Reed, Sect
R ay (tIC,G, Tres
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
MAKING AN ACRE PRODUCE
-r- MORE PORK .,..,...


In these days when every acre must
be made to produce its utmost, the re-
suits with fertilizers at the Ohio agri-
cultural experiment station are most
interesting. "a
% Translating corn yields into terms of
work, it was found that where no fer
tiiizer Of any kind was used, an acre
of corn would produce about 282
Dounds Of pork; where manure was
ased on the corn land, 457 pounds OF
pork were produced; and where fer
filizer was applied in addition to
manure, an acre of corn produced 552
pounds 9f work; -~ss~,ss 3ss'"'''"''~
= On most farms manure is lacking
and more dependence must be placed
upon the commercial forms of fertiiiz
er. All who expect to use Fertilizer
next spring should place their orders
not later than November. Wartime
conditions make it necessary to order
far in advance.
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
MORE AND BETTER CORN

The average acre yield of corn in
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, three of the
leading corn-belt states, has been
about 35 bushels per acre-and this on
land which has been farmed for scarce
ly more than two generations, and
which is naturally Of the best. On the
other hand, in New England, on land
cultivated for well on to two centuries,
ON soil not of the best, and in climate
rather bleak and harsh, the average
has been AZ bushels per acre. 1t is
the consistent and intelligent use of
fertilizers which has made the differ.
ence possible. In all corn sections
yields of from 20 to 100, or even more,
bushels per acre are easily possible.
Fertilizers not only make possible the
production Of more corn per acre, but
by so doing free land for other uses
for more wheat, or more of any other
crop. ->---s.-----..-.r.--~--.-
Nearly all of the experiment stations
have experimental with fertilizer on
corn. In Ohio 800 pounds per acre of
complete fertilizer increased the
yield IL bushels per acre-this where
no manure was used. At the same
station eight tons Of manure, contain
ing considerably more ammonia and
potash, but no more phosphoric acid
than the above fertilizer, produced an
increase of 20 bushels of corn per
acre. When this manure was supple
mented with 800 pounds per acre of
acid phosphate, however, the increase
in the corn crop has been an addition
81 IL bushels. This means total in
crease Of s2 bushels per acre. produced
by manure and fertilizer. aaGas
The West Virginia experiment sta
ton secured an Increase Of AZ bush
els per acre from the use Of complete
fertilizer alone. At the Pennsylvania
experiment station, $50 pounds per
acre of a complete fertilizer increased
the corn crop by Is bushels.
Lack of available plant food is the
greatest single factor caHsing low acre
yields of corn. 1t Is the function of
fertilizer to supply this available food
Fertilizer, Ia connection with good
farming practices, will double the acre
yield Of corn, and thus set free land
more than sufficient to grow wheat
enough for ourselves and FOR our allies
in Europe. To grow more corn or
more wheat we need send to the block
not a single head of breeding stock.
Owing to the labor and car shortage
fertilizers for next spring should be
ordered shipped now. ,.~ss.-, -
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
TAE RAILWAY. ADMINISTRATION
ASKS FOR EARLY DIsTRIBU-
TION or FERTILIZERS.

Washington, b. C.-The United
States administration has asked that
farmers, agents and dealers all over
the country cooperate In getting
spring fertilizer moved at the earliest
possible moment. Winters congestion
may this year, as last year, reduce
movement Of fertilizer. Fertilizer
shipped now insures at least part
getting to consumers in time for use,
and at the same time helps in freeing
the railways for what may be more
important service later in the season.
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
A PATRIOTIC DUTY

You were asked to give up
wheat, and you did 1t. You
were asked to economic on
sugar, and you did it. You were
asked to observe heatless Mon
days and gasless Sundays-and
you did that too.
These were wartime measures
designed to accomplish specific
purposes. There is another war
time measure which every farm
er and truck gardener who ex-
poets to use fertilizers next
spring, must observe.
Fertilizers must be ordaed
now and shipment accepted at
once. Fertilizer factory forces
have been severely cpt down
and it is only by starting in
now and running every day un-
til spring, that anything ap-
preaching an adequate supply
of fertilizers can be- produced.
The farmer must help by getting
the finished goods out Of the
factory and out Of the way so
more goods can be made.
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11

of sheep. A good foreign market 1J.-
American meats and breeding stock
win undoubtedly exist for a term Of
years.
Many stock growers are investigat-
ing the possibility Of increasing the
carrying capacity of their farms
through the use Of commercial fertiliz-
ers. In experimental tests 1t has been
shown that grain and hay to fatten
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11
THE WAR AND THE LIVE STOCl.
MARKET

Live stock prices are good, but feed
prices are so high that many farmers
are tempted to sell off their live stock
and market their grains direct. On
some farms this is undoubtedly the
thing to do; on others it would be a
The Adair County news., 1918-12-11

serious mistake. The difference de-
pends largely upon the location and ma
ture of the farm In question.
But one point should be kept in
mind: live stock will in all probable
ity fall off in price less rapidly than
will grain fields after the armies re-
turn to their homes, but it takes years
to build up a herd of cattle or flock
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
AMERICAN TROOPS STORM
GERMAN TRENCHES

American troops stormed German
trenches and machine gun nests in
front OF Cantigny in the Montdldier
sector Those OF the German garri
son who remained to fight and carry
out their orders to hold the positions
at any cost. were killed by rifle and
machine gun fire and bayonet
The Americans also took prisoners.
The American artillery put down a
heavy lnx barrage on the rear of the
enemy positions A few minutes later
the infantry swarmed over the top
and rushed the trenches. Some of the
Germans had tried to escape through
the barrage, crashing to their rear,
but few Of theem got through, for MI.
merous German dead were found later
Prisoners captured declare that
they had orders to hold on at all costs,
and this war apparent by the desper-
ate manner in which they fought.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
For Mental Efficiency.

The mental "setting-up exercises
which are called for to convert inetli
cheney and incapacity into ability and
power are few Nevertheless, they
must he established firmly In your
mind, If you would succeed, You must
practice the will to pay attention to
cOlorlcss, uninteresting and apparently
unimportant matters. The will to fix
the attention upon the pieces In the
paper" which you do not like IL neces.
sary. Nothing should escape you; you
should compel yourself to grasp the In.
tricate, involved and even inpracti-
cal details of whatever comes before
you.-Ex,hange
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

% n ii hgrpl Exception OF the Ia gd o men OF
In h OF OF
nc h h n ty m va g n e o the T From ttH
Y Mr. Mar ellison k Miss M d Mrs Rha mhpn,