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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-29
JUDGE CAMPBELL TAKES
MANDAMUS AMUSEMENT

After hearing the arguments in the
mandamus proceedings brought by
certain citizens Of Pensacola against
the City Commissioners; TO compel
them to call an election to determine
whether this city shall return TO the
aldermanic form of government, Judge
Campbell took the case under advise
ment late yesterday afternoon A rul-
ing is expected within the near future.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-29

Hundreds of thousands OF doghboy and gb me
they M A hsnedt the scores
of the wond In coop I.
tonswh furnished thepy n
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sand sailor sin maxim
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The Adair County news., 1919-11-19
SENATOR KENYoNs CONTRAST
ING VIEWS.

Just what is the purpose Of the
Kenyon bill now in hearing at Wash
ington would be hard to deduce from
Senator Kenyon's own statements. IL
the bill itself the purpose is set forth
as follows: "To stimulate the pro
duetion, sale, and distribution of live
stock and live stock products, and fol-
other purposes" This stimulation OF
live stock production may be well
taken as bid to the consumer to hope
for lower meat prices.
But he has different thought to
present to producers In a letter adj
dressed recently to the Wallace Farm
er he says: 81 do not believe myself
that the situation as to restricted
consumption is going to be changed
very much, and there will be the neces
sity of less production" OF course
less production would supposedly NEAR
higher prices for live stock, but also
higher prices for meat.
Are either the general public or the
farmer going TO be fooled by this
method of playing up the one againsf
the other? 1t is not likely. Farmers
and consumers are both coming to the
realization that hampering the pack
ers is not going to bring higher prices
for live stock nor lower prices fol
meat, but quite the opposite.
The Adair County news., 1919-11-19

for the commodity is perishable one
and must be sold.
Manufacturers Profit on By-Products.
However, there is another hitch to-
the packing business, quite as little
understood apparently, that goes to
show how loss on fresh meats may
be accompanied by profit on the to-
tai amount of business done. Take,
for example, the banjo strings afore-
mentioned, which are made from the
Intestines of sheep. The department
that makes banjo strings (and like
wise surgical ligatures, tennis strings
etc., buys the intestines from the
sheep-killing department, paying ex-
actly the same price that these bring
when sold to the outside market. On
this basis the string department manu-
features its strings and sells them,
bringing a profit into the business.
In like manner the fertilizer depart
ment buys blood and tankage; the soap
department buys fats; the glue depart
ment buys hoofs, horns, bones and
sinews; and so on through the list of
"by-products." The fertilizer. the
soap and the glue, just as the music
strings, bring in a manufacturers
profit.
In all cases these by-products,
whether they be sold to outside man.
ufacturers or to one of the manufac-
turing departments in the business Cat
the same prevailing market price,, are
credited to the cost of the meat por-
ton Of the animals, just as in the in
stance of the hides mentioned above.
Thus the utilization Of by-products"
system of which we have heard much,
and the method by which it is con-
Quoted, show the packers manufacture
ing profit on a great variety OF COM
modities ranging all the way from
pharmaceuticals to glue, do, in reality,
bear the burden of fresh meat prices
The Adair County news., 1919-11-19
WOULD LOCALIzINC
MEAT TRADE PAY?
Senator currie, Stock Raiser Of
Nebraska, Makes Ex-
pertinent.

Meat is high; the packers admit it
though they say that other foods are
higher in proportion. The farmer says
he is not getting too much for his cat.
tie, in fact not enough, he says. How
about numerous local slaughtering
plants scattered throughout the com.
munities Of our country, or a more di.
Observation-Disclosures relation.
ship?
There is almost sentimental attrac.
tiveness about the thought, like dreams
Of ones boyhood home. It looks SO
simple. Indeed, 1t is simple after a
fashion, and is the way most meat
was handled before the industry grew
to national and international proper
tons. But would it pay?
Tried to Build Up Local Market.
Experimentation and testing is
doubtless the best teacher. And in.
quiring minds have not hesitated to
dig into the matter. Senator f. NJ.
Currie of Broken Bow, Neb., himself
stock raiser, relates a bit Of expe.
rience of his own along this line.
He tried for years, he tells us, to
establish a market for fat cattle with
local butchers, invariably finding that
he could not meet the price made to
them by the packers.
SIN other words" he says, "the pack.
ers could pay US more for our cattle
on foot, and sell the product to our
local butchers for less money than
they (the butchers) could pay US for
our cattle and slaughter the beef them
selves"
During the fore part Of the present
year he carried his inquiry further. He
shipped two carloads of cows to
Omaha, and they were sold to Armour
and Company for $3.50 per hundred.
weight. Among these was one COW
which he wished to have himself for
beef. This COW weighed $40 poHnds
and therefore brought him $66.36. The
animal was tagged and the identical
carcass was shipped to him by ex.
press to Thedford, Neb., and charged
to him at the prevailing whole
sale price of such meat on that day In
Kansas City, Omaha and Minneapolis.
The carcass included carrying charges
of about $500, cost him $6011, or
1928 less than he sold the animal for
In Omaha.
What Cow Would Cost Consumer.
"Now," continues the Senator, "sup-
pose a consumer in Omaha had or
dered this meat direct from me, and /
had slaughtered the beef at the ranch
and sent the meat direct to the con.
sumner. Taking as basis the price
received for this COW in Omaha, $o6.8e,
less the freight of 171k ceats per hun
dred, it would make the cow worth on
the ranch $500"
To this $500 he adds $500 for
slaughtering at home and $500 for ex-
press from Thedford to Omaha, and
he deducts 500 credit for the hide.
According to these figures the
dressed carcass Of his COW would be
worth 5000 in Omaha, as against the
packers price of approximately $500
(which is derived hv deductine the ex-l
The Adair County news., 1919-11-19

press charges to Thedford, $500, from
the price the carcass was sold to him,
s60.11).
Cheaper to Buy Than Kill.
"After thorough investigation" the
Senator says, 81 am convinced that
1t does not pay for us to slaughter
our own meat at the ranch; that we
would better ship our cattle to
Omaha, and buy eur beef from the
packer. I have been engaged In the
cattle producing business all my life
there is no particular reason why
should be friendly to the packers, but
am thoroughly convinced I am re-
eeiying, and always have received
more for my cattle on foot, than If
had been able to sell direct to the con-
sumner, and consequently the consumer
has been able to buy my product for
less money through the packer than
under any other system which is
known to business up to the present
time"
The Adair County news., 1919-11-19
TELLS SENATORS
ABOUT BEEF COSTS
This May Throw Some Light on
the Price You Pay for
BeefSteak.
SEga
-

. Tcstifying recently before a body Of
senators in washington, yice-presi.
dent of one of the large packing con.
Germs IF. Edison White of Armour and
Company made the astounding state
next that so far in their fiscal year.
which would cover the past eight OF
nine months, his company had made
no money whatever on beef"
This statement is doubtless well
nigh incredible to the average man.
Yet it was made in full knowledge that
the senators had access to the com.
-pany's books.
Recovering from the first Shock, this
> same average man will say, "Yes, but
the packers are shrewd; what they do
not make on the beef they more than
mako up on the hides"
But even this Illusion was destined
TO be shattered. Mr.. White explained
fhat his statement included everything
that was derived from the steer as
purchased-the hide, fat, even the in
testines which are used largely for
sausage castings.
Make Money, Nevertheless.
Well the packers make money-how
DO they do it? Mr.. White admitted
that they did, quoting figures secured
By auditors of the Food Administra-
hon, to the effect that packers profits
on food commodities of all kind last
gear were 6I10 cents on each dol,
lar taken in. These would include
such things as sausage, shortening,
canned meats, etc., in addition to fresh
%neats, hams and bacon. On all the
products of his company, Mr.. White
Ezplained, comprising both foods and
inedIble commodities, the profits dur
ing the same period were $40 cents
son each dollar sale.
An of which would lead many to
Hay thstt the packing business is not
Bell understood. 1t isn't. Yet as one
ID the leading industries of the coun-
ny. its workings and, above all, its
profits, should be familiar matters to
rs 1t is quite useless to crate against
sEhe high cost of living without digging
1nto some of these fundamentals.
6y-Produets at Market Values.
One of the most enlightening bits of
Ar. Whites testimony was his ex-
PLANTATION Of the way in which cost
price of beef is arrived at. If steer
is bought at s125.00 and hides are
bEinging $16.0o in the open market,
then $1,000 is credited to the cost of
the steer. II hides are selling at $500
that amount is credited. The yisceral
fat. offal and everything else that
comes from the steer are likewise
credited at their prevailing market
values. What remains is taken as the
cost price Of the meat. The beef car
eass is then shipped to one of the To-
seal distributing branch houses, and
she manager there is given the cost
Rrice with instructions to sell the beef
~ profit If he can. But in any event
z1scther the local market be lively or
~. he must cell for what he can get
The Adair County news., 1919-11-19
Revival Planned
For Entire South
Widest .Evangelistie Effort Ever Made
viii Be Launched Soon.

Nashville, 'Tenn.-Plans for an
evangelistie movement which will
cover the entire South and operate
in 10000 churches at the same time
are being formulated by the Centenary
Commission and the evangelistic COM
mittee of the NJ. E. church, South.
Bishop U. v. w. Darlington is the
chairman of the joint directing COM
mittee and DR.. o. Z. Goddard is the
executive secretary.
Standard Plan Made.
The movement will operate accord
ing to standard plan. This plan pro-
vides for preliminary survey of the
entire South to discover what persons
are not affiliated with any religious
denomination.
DR.. A. C. Zumhrunnen IS in charge
Of the survey, and he as made pre-
liminary investigations in a large
number of typical sections as samples
to guide pastors in surveying their
own fields.
When these surveys are completed
the evangelistic movement VIII be
launched in an effort to interest all
non-churoh members whose names
have been secured.
1t has been estimated that half a
million workers will be enlisted to
personally interview the persons who
have no church membership.
The Adair County news., 1919-11-19
valuable. Home for Sale

We otfer the brick rssidenc. con-
tanning rooms. and known as the
property of ms. Kate Smith. 1t is
located on ButkesyilIe street, just he
low the Bank of Columbia. Splendid
water on the place. For further par
ticulars see
W. H. GilIor
N NJ. Tut
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
Breeders Pay Fancy
Prices at Hog Sales

FRANKLIN-Ed Thompson, of john
son county, purchased a Poland-China
SOW from J. l.. Davis, OF LafOuntain,
for which he paid $500. Davis pur.
chased the SOW last October for 81, 700.
The new price is the highest ever
paid for a SOW In Johnson county.
TIPTON-The Stewart & Seiss sale
of Duroc hogs made some records for
the county, and probably has fixed
now mark for the state in this par
ticular breed Of hogs. Sixty-two head
were sold for a total Of $17,249.50, an
average close to $3.50. The highest
price for an individual was $1,000,
paid for SOW by W. Coke, of Auburn.
Ky. Essig Brothers of this county. will
sell 20 head Of fine Hampshire brood
sows at auction on Feb. 81.
Observation-Disclosures head OF
Duroc hogs sold at hog sale at the
South Side feed barns for $1,000, for
the owner, Silas Sheets of Union town.
ship. The sale attracted more than
400 buyers and spectators. One hog,
which brought $475, was shipped to
Mississippi.
EVANSvILLE-Fifty head Of
Big Type Poland China hogs. owned
and raised by Louis F. Weiss on his
IaTH III opeHeeI couh'y' :" ~"
east of Evansville, were sold at pub
lie auction on the Weiss farm. The
net proceeds of the sale amounted to
$S,11750. The highest bid was S425.
for a sixteen months old gilt, which
was sold to G.. r. Wiggers, Of New
burg. The lowest was $40. The heav-
lest buyer was Allen Payton, Jr.. who
purchased ten head, averaging $3.50
a head. He will go into the swine
raising business on his farm near Eu-
reka. The next heaviest buyer was
Z. q. Cole. of Newburn, Tenn. Dealers
In live stock from many points In
southern Indiana, southern Illinois,
western Kentucky and Tennessee at
tended the sale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
Some Queer and Odd Kinks Found
In the Long Chain Of Daily Events

DETROIT, Mich.-"I have no wor-
RES" wrote Private Carl Berger from
Archangel to his mother here several
days ago. Today she had word that
he was dead
PORT HURON, Mich.-Police seiz-
ed thirty-one barrels Of cider today
on the charge the soft drink was too
hard to pass muster under the dry
law.
CHICAGO-Patients at the state
asylum for the insane want something
crazy to amuse them. Chicago agreed
to send a monkey.
CHICAGO-Nick Panzo went out
for minnows-He netted SIS fine
and a whale Of q lecture for violating
fishing laws.
CHICAGO-A stranger offered to
help Frederick Kuntz trim millionaire
gamblers, $1,000 being the ante. Kuntz
cold-decked the stranger with q pair
Of detectives, who are now unraveling
q skein of ALIASES.
CHICAGO-Verdon Burdsall and
Mary Lapp went to court because
their chickens tore up each others
yards. Eat the chickens" ordered
the court.
KANSAS CITY, Kan-Mrs. Edward
Bell dreamed her husband, a night
Waterman, was in a revolver battle.
Upon calling the police, she was in
formed Bell had been shot by two
Mexicans.
OKLAHOMA CITY-Oliver c. Black
lawyer, Is the only man in the state
with dog valued as highly as all his
household goods. Each is listed at
500.
CANTON-Ill-Do Don Perine was
fined 800 for selling bootleg" whis-
ley. So he went out to earn the
money-by selling more whiskey. Now
he will pay 5000.
MILWAUKEE-Gus Kleeman as
sured the court he was very much
alive after his will was probated. His
wifo's will should have been filed
instead.
ATLANTA, Ga-Charles J. Valen-
tine will not forget Mrs. Valentine on
St. Valentines day. He figured it out
so she would receive papers in his
divorce suit last Friday morning.
JACKSON, Miss.-"Pickled for life,"
mused a court room wag as he listen
ed to the supreme courts decision,
affirming lower courts verdict OF life
Imprisonment.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NJ Y.-Vassar
girls don't smoke-what's more they
don't want to smoke. They had a
meeting. and by a large vote. decided
they had no craving for nicotine.
NEW YORK-When Sweeney feels
very Irish he calls himself McSween-
ey. He had his name changed from
Sweeney to McSweney, and back
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again. four times already and now that
Ireland has declared itself q repub-
lie he has asked the court to change
him from Sweeney to McSweeney
once more.
INDIANAPOLIS-Act /: Patrolman
Leonard sees two men desert auto
and start running through field.
Act 2: Leonard with visions Of ar
resting auto thieves, after sprinting
for two miles, overtakes supposed
| thieves.
Act 8: Explanations. by supposed
Williams, that they are cross-country
runners out for mornings practice.
MARTINS FERRY, Ohio-Still able
to attend to her household ruties, Mrs.
Mary Brand celebrated her 102nd
birthday today. Mrs. Alcinda Moore,
102 next Thursday, will also have a
party
MISUNDERSTANDING Of "he mer-
maids" naval orders say the term
'yeowoman" Is obsolete and that
"yeoman (F)" is correct, meo-',~ :,
female yeoman, or words to that eff
feet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
TOBACCO PRICE
SET FOR MONROE
TOWNSHIP CROP
Basic Price Of 28N Cents
Agreed on at Township
Meeting.

Basic price Of twenty-eight and one.
half cents was established for Monroe
townships 1918 tobacco crop at a
meeting held at the Central school
. house about three miles from West
Manchester. Monday night, and a com.
mittee Of Ave men was appointed to
meet other township committees Sat
urday afternoon at the Preble county
court house.
The committee consists of Chris
Schlotterbeck Of Lewisburg, Charles
Agler. Eaton, o. U. Mckee, West Man
chester. 8. H. Goebel. and Elmer KIM
mol of Eldorado. These men Were
elected from q total of ten candidates
by secret ballot. The price was estab.
lished In the same way.
Charles Agler presided over the
meeting. which was addressed by A.
j. Swift. Preble county agent. Swift
talked to the farmers on the general
need OF organization and asked for
suggestions from the crowd, as to ways
Of fighting the tobacco buyers efforts
to buy the crop at their own price.
~ Goebel and others suggested the
committee plan. TITS my opinion. y
said Goebel, that when we get to-
gether and have nerve enough to tell
tHc5c icioWS WHAT We want, we can
sell our tobacco at our own price.
Everybody across the water Is out OF
tobacco and when mans out of to-
bacco he is generally not In a very
good humor." This was applauded
heartily.
After the election of committees and
the fixing Of the price, Swift asked
for standing vote Of those who would
be willing to 60 into mutual co-opera-
tive tobacco association which he
frankly said would have some financial
risk for those who entered it. Forty
nine of about eighty present stood up.
0. U. Mckee said he had been talk
ing to the West Manchester banks.
and both banks had said they would
be glad to back such an organization
by making loans on tobacco held in
warehouses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
COAL DUST LODGED
IN MINERS LUNGS
Mr.. Bum tells how his cough was
conquered and health
restored.

= 81 contracted a bad cough in Novem-
Der 1916. I was working in coal
mine and the doctors said the coal
dust had settled In my lungs ! kept
getting worse. couldn't lie down on my
right side. coughed so I couldn't sleep
and had constant pain in my right luns
and under my shoulder blades.
coughed so hard the blood would squirt
Finally the doctors had me change
climate and went to the Cumberland
Mountains and lived out doors. but
didn't improve.
Then i came back home and started
on Milks Emulsion. Thank God did
as 1t did me lot Of good right from
the start loosening up the coal dust
that had filled my right lung. In a
few weeks my lungs were free from
coal dust ! could sleep at night like
baby. had an excellent appetite and
my cough left me entirely I gained
back 80 pounds in weight and went
back to work In the mines completely
restored to health. l am working every
day and feel as good as I ever did In
my llfe."-G. II. Bum. 9th Ave. & No.
18th St, Terre Haute, Ind.
Thousands of victims of dust filled
air. in mines and factories, develop the
same trouble that Mr.. Bum had MiIks
Emulsion costs nothing to try, so why
not at least try It? 1t Is certain to be
n help. and It may do as much for you
as II did for Mr.. Bum.
Milks Emulsion Is n pleasant. nutri-
tive food and a corrective medicine. 1t
restores healthy natural bowel action,
doing away with all need OF pills and
physics. 1t promotes appetite and
quickly puts the digestive organs in
shape to assimilate food. AS builder
OF flesh and strength, Milks Emulsion
IL strongly recommended to run down
nervous people. and II has produced
amazing results in many cases OF tub
erculosis of the lungs. Chronic stom-
ach trouble and constipation are
promptly extraordinarily in one day.
IL works like magic on coughs and
colds.
! This is the only solid emulsion made
and so palatable that 1t IL eaten with
4 spoon like Ice cream. A truly won
derful medicine for weak. sickly chill
dren.
I no matter how severe your case, you
are urged to try Milks Emulsion under
this ruarantee-Take six bottles home
with you. use 4 according to directions
your money will be promptly refunded.
price coo and $3.50 per bottle s1ait,. tn The
Sold and guaranteed by Ttistleth.
waite's Drug Stores.-Adv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
WITHDRAW APPROVAL
FROM SCHOOL MAPS

C. O. Williams, Wayne county super
intendent Of schools. is mentioned In
dispatch from Indianapolis as being
the member of the state board OF
education to whom DR.. James A. Wood
burn. of Indiana University. was ask
ed by school supply agent to send
his recommendation OF the Mcconnell
system of maps.
Approval was withdrawn from the
Mcconnell maps Saturday by the state
board after an estimated sale OF $780,
900 worth Of them had been made to
Indiana schools and trustees.
DR.. WOODBURY., after cursory ex-
animation Of the maps said they seem.
ed to be all right. and was urged to
forward this recommendation to Will
liams SO the state board could act
upon 1t. DR.. WOODBURY. later went
over the maps more carefully and
withdrew his recommendation, and It
was learned by the state board that
Ohio had not approved them. This
resulted in Saturdays action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
Alkai Makes Soap
Bad For Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil. for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. 1t is very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store,
and few ounces will last the whole
family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in; about teaspoon
full is all that is required. 1t makes
an abundance of rich, creamy lather,
cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out
easily. The hair dries quickly and
evenly. and is soft, fresh looking,
bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to handle.
Besides, it loosens and takes out every
particle of dust, dirt and dandruff.-
Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18

would raise between $8.000.O 900 and
$10.0O0.000 annually. and sanctioned
the removal Of limitation On the Smitl.
one per cent law "only on vote Of the
people and for definite purpose for
. definite time"
Tabor said the grange did not op-
pose the plan OF cities to exceed the
Smith law for the definite purpose of
paying OF heavy debts now burdening
municipalities.
The Ohio farmers favor low tax
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
I thousand Dollar Loss
Caused BY Liberty Fire

LIBERTY, Ind, Feb. 18.-The resi-
dence of George Mcintosh, in East
Liberty, was burned to the ground yes
terday morning at o'clock. The loss
is estimated at $1,000. There was no
insurance. All the household goods
was lost Fire was caused by defec-
tive f1ue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18
Property Classification
Opposed BY Ohio Grangers

COLUMBUS, o.. Feb. 18.-J. Tabor.
master of the Ohio State grange, APP
pearing before the joint committee on
taxation of the legislature last night
opposed classification Of property for
taxation. suggested horsepower tax
on motor vehicles which, he said,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-18

rate, but . big bonded Indebtedness
{. tax and helps no one but the monei
lenders" said Tabor.
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-
Sir George A. Biddell, one Of the
greatest publishing experts in Eng
land, has created wide comment IN
the publishing world by his attemp:
to run his paper, "News Of the
World" without advertising.