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Evening star., 1919-08-15
Fixes Profit at 1877 Per Cent.
Meat Dealers Profit $5, 900.

c. R. Kengla, jr.. proprietor of the
Shirley market on P street near Du-
pont Circle. told the committee that
his trade demanded only the very best
meats and that he was forced to pay
high price for them. He said he
purchased only cuts of meat from the
wholesalers. and not carcase beef. His
business was nearly all credit busi-
ness. though he had few bad debts.
Mr.. Kengla said that he paid IS cents
pound for short loins and 38 cents
for other cuts. and that the highest
price he charged for any meats was
65 cents a pound. He figured, he said.
upon 20 to 25 per cent gross profits
and his net profits were about per
cent. His capital he put at sac, 900;
his business for the last year at
$4,000 and his net profit was about
$500.
Evening star., 1919-08-15
Other Dealers Testify.

George c. AItemus Of the Knicker-
booker market. 2440 18th street north
west, said that he did a delivery busi-
ness and that 1t cost him about $60l
Evening star., 1919-08-15

BASED on an increase Of s4es up to June 15,
IslS. as reported by the United States bureau
of labor statistics.
Evening star., 1919-08-15
Secretary Houston's Proposal.

Secretary Houston in submitting his
request for an appropriation Of $502.-
900 for the ~cost-of-living campaign,
wrote that these funds would be used
in furnishing the people of the coun-
try information regarding the stocks
of food products held in storage and
retail food prices. This information
would be disseminated through news
papers and otherwise and would be
published every day or two.
Organizations would be established
by the department in twenty large
cities to gather and make this infor-
nation available, these organizations
supplementing those now maintained.
Tho cities named were New York,
Chicago. Philadelphia, st. Louis, Bos-
ton. Cleveland. Baltimore. Pittsburgh,
Los Angeles. Buffalo, San Francisco,
Milwaukee Cincinnati, New Orleans,
Minneapolis, Washington, Seattle,
Kansas City, Portland, Greg, and In
dianapolis.
Evening star., 1919-08-15
Resolutions Of Inquiry.

Chairman Good Of the House appro-
priations committee onered In the
House yesterday two resolutions, one
Evening star., 1919-08-15
Committee Hears Statement.

Committee Hears Statement,
Frank J. Urner. president Of the
New York Produce Review, appearing
before the agriculture committee con-
sidering regulation Of the cold stor-
ago warehouses. admitted on behalf Of
the cold storage interests that there
were unusually large amounts Of eggs
and butter in cold storage, due, he
said, to the dealers having miscalcu-
lated the market
In a debate on the floor Of the
House Representative Anderson Of
Minnesota. laid the blame for high
prices on currency imitation and the
large exports, and Representative
Good backed up his claim as to ex-
ports with figures showing that the
United States on some commodities
was exporting ten times as much as
normally without proportionate in
crease in production.
Evening star., 1919-08-15

AUTOGRAPHS, Indian curios. baskets, colonial
portraits, china, glass, postage stamps, bought
and sold Heitmuller Art Co, 1907 f4th 21s
Evening star., 1919-08-15

CLAFLIN OPTICAL CO., 907 F ST.
Glasses May Stop that Headache.
Evening star., 1919-08-15
Open All Day Saturday
Our Clearance Makes Big Bargains

You know from that clearance with
than business whm You know from the condition of
So twice have these big sweeping reduconthat
give unparalleled opportunities privileges
Evening star., 1919-08-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

DON'T FAIL To SEE SMITHS
)0hta6 Rotary Power Wheel Demonstrated.
236 3rd st. NV. (Free.)
TAe Latest Wonder of the World.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
HELPING THE DISABLED,

While none too much effort can be put forth in the endeavor to see that the returning soldiers, sailors and ma rines are provided with employment, it cannot fail to be realized that there is still greater problem in looking out for those who have been disabled by the war. To very large degree the men who are coming back from war service are able to take care of them selves. but when it Is announced that there are 100000 wounded and diseased soldiers the fact cannot be overlooked that they should get the best possible attention so that the future can be made as bright as possible for them and they can to a certain degree look out for themselves, as they would much pre- fer to do.
 Not all of these 200 600 will be help less Many of them will be able to re- sume to some extent tho work in which they were engaged but there are many who will be obliged ts learn new trade. How large this number will be can he judged from the fact that the vocational training service which is offered by the government to the men has thus far received applications from
 5o,00G who see a chance to make them
 selves useful citizens in spite of their
 handicaps.
 The idea Of placing such men in in- stitutions which would care for then
 for life. after their injuries have beer properly taken care of, would be repul. sive to young men. They are ambitious 70 do something for themselves ever as they have for country. They are no looking for a chance to make thcm. selves a burden and it is quite naturs ! that they should manifest an intcres | in The branch of the government ser. vice which will fit them for jobs whicf 1 they can fill even though they may b, blind or have suffered the loss Of ai i arm or a leg. 1t is one oi the grea ! big after he war undertakings Of tn { goveruineut which should get eveI- support and Of which full advantag, ! should be taken.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The legislative committee on edu- cation has ! cen criticized for form uiating it's substitutc 10, the Morr-i- son bill in secret session. Despite |the evils oE star chamber sessions tt may be said that there .e nothing irregular in the education commit . tees action. All bills are hnally re- E-ised or substitutes prepared; in ex- ccutive session and tiG committee would be perfectly justified. if it saw lift, in sitting in solemn secrecy to prepare it's substitute for the Nor riSon bill and offering 1t to 1he leg lsiature without further public hear inS. But It would not be polite to ! do that. After bill is prepared, in all the secrecy that is necessary l the committee stand as yn.;ch better I chance of getting his hill passed if 1 il gives it tho fullest possible public 1 hearing and revanlps it in accordance with any worth while suggestions ] that may be offered. The public Is
 ir 3 capricious and capttous mood
 with reference 10 educational mat l tgrs-EIartforCi Post.
 l II is idle to talk of An-erica rizino these mischief makers. They would rot accept American princIples if tl1ez
 VI ere brought home to then, daily by l tte HifSI persuasive or 2rgufneDtS They are nor here to make a living by work but to make 3 good thing l out of making trouble through others ] lEnnnecticut has seen al; it rants O this particular brand ot noXious yer min. It is hoped that it's officials will see as clearly and act as 'orcihiy fol ] the cleaning up of the state as has Superinterdeu' of Pol;rc Beach o Waterbury. ani the District Attorne, To- Hartford. They have the courage of their convictions. They know wha, 1 should be doue to crush this propa ganda at it's source. And the nor
 strongly they are backed by p1lbli sentiment ard by the concerted effor
 of citizens the more easy thni1 task i
 made. It is a duty that is drought di
 rcctly home to every mar and woman Tvho believes in the future If Ameri
 can ideals. They should fight fo
 them if necessary and ir the mean time back uo the officials who ar do:ng their test to root out this dis
 case from the healthy body of th
 s:a'e.-Ansonia Sentinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22

cd in the seventh century and later it's dbbots ranked 2S princes. They ruled many small villages along the Am bleve, on which Stavelot is situated and along the Warche, which flows through Malmedy
 Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne, who ruled the Franks while he let thisr kings reign on, won decisive victory over Neustria at StaveIot just 1900 years ago.
 "MaImedy lies in Q pretty valley of the a4cTc- mentioned river, 20 miles south Of Aix-la- Chapeile. The town had less than 5000 population before the war. Dyejns, paper making and tanning were it's industries.
 The term Walioon is used to des- ignatc those BeIgians who speak ei.hcr French CT a French dialect The Wal looms of Belgium desire MaIfnedy's g restoration for lingual as well as for sentimental reasons. Tn Liega and Namur a movement for the revival of Nalioon as a literary language--for 1t had been so usAl until about tle if i tcentE centUry---Nas well under way when the war began. In the midst oi German speaking neighbors Main1a1y and it's environs preserved the old Wal ! loon dialect. whereas among many Belgian Walloons it has been supplant- cd by pure French"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

War appears tU be having its effect , uEon Yale in moe ways tkal one.
 The general assembly will never do itself justice unless it includes itself in the boosted salary list
 Colonel George Harvey says that he is going to pick no more candidates. Listen to the mockins bird
 Now that spring has really arrived it is probable that we will begin to get a taste of real March weather.
 By the dism 4ntii;,e of the forrlfca- tfoh at Heligoland, rt is apparently in- tended to eliminate the first syllable. l' With the production of 2.75 per cent { beer. it ought to be able to meet that truly rural" test with comparative ease.
 The miners ar. said to want a SIX 1 hour day, five dnys in the week. and yc the consume" wonders way price. ale 90 high.
 : t wiIl not be possible 10 delay much | lop"a1' the quite necessary work c 1 getting The fishing tackle ready for ( i htisy reason
 | The man on the corner says: Tot i don't have 10 listen long to reach tht i conclusion that pent up emotions mus 1 find au outlet
 l Of courae there will be many wht ! had already become reconciled to pro 1 hibitlon who will have to try that l.7 per cent. beer just to find out what 1 tastes like.
 Most people had supposed that tn ! war was over but it is noted that tin war labor board has just rendered de cision to be effective during the per
 iod of the war"
 Putting the blame on the demoerati | party ex-Senator Bailey of Texas say he will have, no more to do with it. l is getting more and more difficult ev cry day to find democrat.
 The league of nations is going t make war as near impossible as any
 thing can but it is noticed that tn lease of islands off the Pacific coast being urged to better protect the ca nal
 From the plans which are being mad by the president of the mine workers union to have hours decreased and pa
 increased no little encouragement wi
 be given to the fellows with wood t sell.
 The large ou.!a.s which are pNnne
 by Great Britain and this coi'n'T! fo
 new naval conitrGcti0h can haro'y [
 attributed to the fact that Switzerian
 will have a chance to develop a nav U with the opening Of the Rhine.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
STRATEGIC VALUE OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS

, are questions of definite offensive or defensive areas. or of shortening lines Of communication. ans. as such 1 are worthy of considerable as strategetic points, but our 1:rst neces- | sity is consideration Of Ctuan "
 Naval experts have agreed that nothing, not even numerical l;attleshlp superiority, is equal to one first class naval base If Japan should gain hei present ideals in the Pacific it would be the longest stride she has i ever made in the direction of naval supremeacy on the greatest ocean, and
 r7.eans that cne little mistake i'll time of war. one single slip or apparently minor setback would Wrest the ad- Evantaee from our hands, SO nearly equal would the power De divided.
 l Whatever tke political future of the Caroline Islands, they are bound to bc objects of scientific interest for generations 10 come. says the National sCreogra phic Society.
 I Who built the massive stone struc- lures which give evidence of high 1 dagree Of civilization at some prehis-
 'ol1f What s1nS: was the oagin of the stone icurrency. some "coins" of which weigh five tons?
 There are but two of the many
 questions which these Pacific Islands
 of mystery present. The stone ruins
 extend from Ponape, an island to ward the east of the group to Tap, on
 the west. On Tap are great stone
 terraces, embanknent and roads,
 composed of neatly laid stone blocks,
 stone graves, stone platforms and ] enormous chambers resembling coun- , Gil lodges with gables and tall pillars, frequently carved. Ponape diseloses the Pacific Venice There the ruins l are partly submerged. Apparently they once stood on an island city. unless 5 their state was connected with other
 islands before terrific upheaval in t undated them.
 Il What remains today is more than $ half a hundred rectangUlr walled 3 islets projecting bove the waters o1 . 8, lagoon. There is an outer lagoon l separated by a, breakwater three miles r long. In all this construction huge : basalt blocks were used. Apparent! 1 they were untouched by iron tool; c l Recent study has confirmed the be c lief that these mighty megalithit : monuments antedate the present nat e i've population of the Carolines. n Origin of the unique stone coin 0 age is not known. Shell money seem = to have supplanted the unwieldy ston = 0iSNo ISA "A1itAlA Sil0tiSC 1NtASo bGlJ1' 2 the white man arrived. The ston
 money is made from limestone 0 T calcite, # probably was employed Q for primitive banking rather tha- |. for general circulation. Its securit e from theft was assured by it's weigh n Specimens are found piled about tn ' homes of native cilieftains Includ It ing reefs not inhabited, the Carolin II Islands number more than 500 Of tn II total land area Of 390 square mile. lc Ponape, Tap, Lkusaie and Hcgolu, c l. Truk. In 1911 the total populatio
 was bout 55,000, nd Of these fewe Y than 400 were Europeans. The is ii lands extend for about 1000 mile to east and west They lie more tha it 1900 miles to the east of the Philip k. pines, and about 1000 miles north ( n New Guinea"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
WIRELESS TELEPHONES.

Well may the announcement which has just been made to the effect that a message has been sent from Nova Scotia to a point in Ireland }.E wire less telephone arouse interes: Almost every day new developments are being made ir the realms of science but Cs- fTCially rapid progress has been made lo this p1.tlCI'ar effort to eliminate
 distance.
 ii was Oa!y Jew years 70 that the
 world was made to set up and take mo-
 tice at the fact that it was possible to communicate through the air by tele- graph. That meant a very valuable accomplishment and of course it would
 ho deeply regrettabic fact if il were not possible 10 get the benefits of such a system today. It is one of the highly
 important facilities in connection with
 ocean and coastwise travel. while it is
 also quite a commou means of quick commynication between continents. Wireless telephony has since been developed and its progress has been
 just as fast When first tried out il covered u distance of a few miles and ! soon after it was possible to talk with out wires for q distance of 20 and then 5o miles. Gradually has the distance l b-cp stretched through the perfection : 3f the instruments so that now it is possible to cover 2090 miles and it is even declared that the George Wash ! lHgton on which President Wilson re- 1 ccntit made his second trip to Europe
 was in communication with this coun I try until the French coast was reached : or considerably more than 30G6 miles i It is not probable that it will come into ' extensive use right away but from tht strides that are made along such line. 1 there is no telling what the future ha: in store pr how quick it. will be re leased. This world is growing smalle every day.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
OLD GARMENTs.

Many are rhe appeals which have been made .u behalf or The people Of Europe who arc suffering from the ray ages of the war From fIc opening Of The great struggle right down 10 this very minute tha need Of relieving dis tress and suffering has been given an attentive ear from the people of this country TIcs have responded 10 the many calls which have been made and responded Uoiig Ju-f how much good has tes1 done because of their contributions may never be known. but what is more important tx the fact that The horrible conditions which were dis closed have been getting some of the needed attention.
 But the relief has hy no means kept mp with the demands for while much has been done. while hundreds of thou sands of lives have been saved and comfort extended 70 a great many more. there is stlu need or lending a helping hand Appeals are na~. being made for old clothing which ] 2 serve io clUthc those without means
 It Is not 10 be overlooked in this con nection that there are many instances right here af home where cast off clothing can be handed along 10 others who not only can make good use of il but are in need of such assistance ir meeting the present day burdens. There arc likewise a great many who arc finding it necessary to make theii wearing apparel go longer than they would under norma conditions so tha the discarded garments are fewer anC less valuable. but it cannot fail to h, realized that this is a time when i there are closets containing clothe. which arc not going 10 be utilized fur ther. every effort should be made [, see that they are put in the hands O those organizations which can find ex cellent use for all that are provided It Is a poor policy to leave for tn moths 70 devour that which can b. made to be of much service 10 others
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22

Of supreme importance to the United States is the eontention of Japan that she should control the Caroline Islands and others in the slfs,e group rkat formerly belonged to Germany and are now the subject of
 much discussion in the Paris Peace Conference.
 t is pfoba bic that a League of Ma tiorls will be formed ard That an international naval force Will he one Of the provisions, but interested coun- tries on the Pacific seem to feel that the world should be ni:ade safe Is hurriedly advancing new reasons why l she should have all ff.e South Sea Islands lying north of the Equator, Australia is just as determined to l control those to the seu,f. and the i United States is literally standing by"
 l The South Sea Islands are made up of several groups, known as the Caro- lines, the Marshall Isiards. and the
 Marianne Group, total of some 300 l small islets with population Of about 39,o00 people, and an area of less thar a thousand miles. Of this group the island of Guam belongs to
 the United States. it being ceded by
 Stain in 1899, wher she sold the re-
 rrainder to Germany.
 With the United States controlling
 the Hawaiian Islands Guam, and the Philippines her naval supremacy on tfIe Pacific would seem secure. Japan however, wants foothcld in the Car dimes for a naval base, then if the in Iternationaf naval police force fails iU
 becoming reality. she has accom- nlished enough 10 seriously contest cur Pacific Security by s.n extensive
 
 , Capt. 4. P. Niblaca of the J. s Navy. in paper read !efoia the Maya
 Architects and Engineers carly in 191I
 emphasized the value cf naval base; lby saying:
 Tt is an historical fat that no grea
 naval battle has ever Deca fought il
 D:jd- ocean, i,ut always near the bases
 Of one or the other powers and the
 rorts of supply. or naval fases, indi
 cate the direction of the line w-flicI operations must take in tinnG of wa lard which becomes lines of sonlmuni cations once the fleet has advances beyond any one naval base on th
 route. We already have l:l the Pacifi , the hearts desire in stratcRical posi- z. tiGils, apd we seem to Lack only tn . il-Ecwlcdge and nerve 10 strengthen ] srch of them as will permit us | l take the initiative and thereby fore stall aud even prevent war by ulaiSin } | 1t too hopeless for anyone else to tax
 tte chances.
 l Il is certain that were Sapan to gai co!ft,ol Of the CarolineS s,1e could s ! fortify them as to nul;ty ai' our ad vantages in holding Guam. Then sll is hut three days steamins time froI :. cur Philippines while vn SIC twent
 CT more, 50 tile possibilities; of a grea l I g, pl1orted by severa! bases III fiftee ! i hundred mile radius would place tn : United States decidedii' ct disad t etVantage.
 Any consideration Of tho strateg !; lof the Pacific is utterly futile whic
 ;icavea out he erection of Guam int T great n2v;d base as OUT ley to for all time says Capt Nihlaci : "Fthcr possessions wtica we now ow
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
GREEK ARMY AS A FACTOR.

Although tho Greek army has been as important a factor as any of the allied arrnie.; In tEe closing Up of the Macedonian cnmpaign. very little has been said so far in the America. press about the work done by the Greek army there.
 The short period of time which in terye1cd between the complete reor- ganiHation Of the Greek aiwIv and the las. Balkan drive was no; sufficient to give Greece I full opportunity to use all her forces effectively. II is. how ever, indisputa41ie thar witliout the Greek army t,,e Allies cc7iid not. have undertaken any extensive military op- erations on the Macedonian; front From 1916. when the iufears were pushed cut of MoNa@tir. to Senten Der 1a1s-that is during two whole Eears-there vas quiet 6n that front A condition of balance of streneth e-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
GROWING DIVORCE RATE.

Frequent have been the efforts made to bring about the reduction in the number of divorces in this country, and in view Of the large number granted it is not surprising. With courts hand ing them out as fast as they can be recorded and still unable to keep up with the demand there can be no ques- lion about the necessity of arousing the sentiment of the country to the ex- isting situation.
 It is by no means report in which the country can take pride when it is disclosed by the census department that approximately one out of every nine marriages in the United States is terminated by divorce, and tipse fig ures are based upon the returns for 1916 which have just been completed.
 The highest rate strange as it may seem is not found in the thickly settled sections of the country for Nevada, Montana and Oregon with 607, 1928, and 22s per 100000 respectively are the leaders. Reno divorces of course ac- counting for the lead which Nevada
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22

takes On the other hand New York. District of Columbia and North Caro- lima show the smallest number with 32, 31 and 13 per 180,0o respectively.
 But with the increase in the popula- ton the gain in divorces is to be noted, since with the exception of eight states, Maine, West Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Colorado there was larger number of divorces in 1916 than there were ten years previous.
 Thus the tendency seems to be in the wrong direction. It is increasing instead of decreasing, and regardless of the attention which has been given the matter in the past it is nanifestiy evident that the efforts that are being put forth to check it are not sum- ciently effective.