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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-12-11
ALLIES MAY WANT 10 KNOW
Likely 10 Ask for Facts Concerning
cond tlen OF the Famous Ger.
man War Chest.

In the days before the war the castle
OF Spandau, some eight miles north
west Of Berlin. was famous us the 0f-
tclal repository of the German war
chest. In the Julius tower Of the cas-
tie was stored some l2OOOO.OOO marks
In gold, the money being part Of the
war Indemnity paid by France In 1871.
There IL was kept "for the purpose of
Immediate use In case Of war" What
happened TO this gold reserve In 1914
Is not known, but an interesting side
light Is thrown ON the great treasure
chest by the account which has just
come 90 hand from Berlin describing
how some 20,OOO.OO0 lei was recently
abstracted from the "ctadel AT Span
dau," during the disturbances which
followed the signing Of the nrmistlce.
The money, which was part Of the
amount hurrledly removed from Rou-
mania when that country was evHcu-
ated, was lodged In The citadel "be-
cause there was no room for Il IN the
Julius tower" Now, what the outside
world Is interested 10 know Is; Was
this ROumanlan money crowded out
OF the Julius tower because the julius
tower was already filled 10 overflow
Ing with speciei To be sure IL was
large sum that claimed admission. no
less than 5OO,OOOOO0 lei, hut then any
one who knows the Julius tower knows
that IL Is "A large place.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-12-11
cleada Does Not Travel.

The real locust Is a sort OF nomadlc
militant. Its hordes, like those OF
Atllla the Hun, sweep hlther and yon,
always ON the move, destroying as
they go. The clcada is home body.
The tree from which any individual
clcada dropped as newly hatched
larya II years ago is the exact tree
under which he will emerge on his next
appearance up which he will crawl 20
cast his pupal skin, and In which he
will meet his mate and sing his love
song. in which he win pass his days OF
decrepltude, and from which, In few
weeks his dead body will fall, almost
upon the spot where he-as a larya-
fell II years before and burrowed into
the ground.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-12-11
News Notes From Frnitland Bench
BY Mrs. L. Rudolph Hollenbeck.

DR.. Paxton and c. Lurch, local
yard manager, went to Boise Monday
In the Interests of the coal situation.
After making an affidavit TO the
critical situation in Fruitland regard
ing no coal they were rewarded with
u promise of car OF wood within a
few days.
MIR. and Mrs. Lucius Cook and
children left Monday OF this week for
their home in Nebraska after visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Sadie Shank is home from a
visit with her son in Emmett.
Mrs. A. Beckley, OF Crane, Oregon,
IL the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tackett.
Fred Ahlstrand is In Spokane rep
rosenting the Fruitgrowers' Associa-
tion at the Apple show.
Rev. Charles Griffin, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, Boise. was the
guest OF Rev. +. NJ, Burtch on Mon
day.
Miss Helen Davis and Lee Troxell
were married Thursday and left that
evening for Portland. They will re-
turn TO Fruitland in the spring.
Frank Rich, brother Of l.. H. Rich.
arrived from North Dakota to spend
the winter here.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. u. Bossen and Mr..
AMI Mrs. Ames motored to weiser
Wednesday.
The Misses Virginia and Lee Pax
ton were in Payette for the week end
with Miss Eva Wilson, az was Miss
Virginia Ady.
Monday night about 40 OF the /
Fruitland Christian Endeavor young |
people made up happy sleighIng |
party, ending up for refreshments at |
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. q. Will |
son In Payette.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. o. swab. OF |
Twin Falls, and Mr.. and Mrs. wam-
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-12-11
Baby Was Poor Company.

While Ted was standing In front of
the grocery store woman friend
came along wheeling her fiye-months-
old son. She asked Ted II he would
watch the baby until she came out Of
the store. Ted replied with sure"
About five minutes later, on coming
out of the store, she asked: did you
find my son good company, TedT
"No, ma'arh." answered Ted. why,
had to do all the talking and he
would not even say one word"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-12-11
BAPTIST CHURCH.

In accordance with the fuel restric-
tions there win be only the morning
service.
Bible school. 1000.
Public worship. 100 Subject.
"1f the Bible Is True, Then WHAT"
Let every one come for a helpful
service
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-12-11
METHODIST CHURCH.

Sunday services:
10:0O A. NJ. Sunday school.
1900 A. NJ, Preaching, My
Friends"
Z =. NJ Epworth League at
home Of a. l.. Mcdowell.
As we are only permitted to have
one service at church. by order OF
the fuel administrator. let us all at
tend and 80 make II a good one.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-12-11
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

10000. Bible school
1900. Public worship Sermon
subject. MAN"
w. +. Cochran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
PROTESTS CUTTING OFF
COLONIES OF GERMANY
Would Prove Deadly Germ for
League of Nations, Says
Matthias Erzberger.

BASEL, Monday, February a.
Speaking before the Colonial Society
at Berlin today, Matthias Erzberger.
one of the German armistice commits
sioners. protested against Germany
being deprived of her colonies. ac-
cording to a dispatch received here
from the German capital He is re-
ported-to have said:
IF we no longer have troops or
arms we have our rights. The allies
have accepted Mr.. Wilson's fourteen
points. as Germany has. MIR. Wilson
demands broad and impartial regula-
tioDs of ali colonial questions, but the
allies are seeking to impose the will
OF stronger nations without taking
into account the rights of Germany.
'Depriving Germany of all her col
onies would contain a deadly germ
for the league of nations even before
that league liz born. We understand
1t has been proposed to International
ize German colonies under the admin.
istration of the league of nations. Wa
ought to categorically repel such q
proposition or claim the same treat
ment for the colonies of all other
powers. President Wilson's program
gives Germany an inviolable right ID
hexseo1ou4z& 4A9x3terteast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05

portions of the river front. In fact.
the project might be made TO include
the Potomac river, lin sense. from
Mount Vernon to Great Falls, the
Great Falls water power becoming a
part of the development and used to
operate the exposition as well as
other enterprises.
such an ambitious undertaking
would cost money and lots of it, but
this is day of big things and we
are just now beginning to realize how
big. the United States is. AS all
property in the District of Columbia
would be enhanced in value by such
a development, the United States gov
eminent and the District could well
afford to buy the real estate jointly
on the $3.50 basis. The United States
and the states could develop the f
Pluribus unum'- jointly; the United
States putting up the bulls of the
state buildings and finishing the out
sides, which would guarantee uni-
form development and in keeping in
appearance with the government
buildings of the city. the states TO
finish and equip the insides of these
state building&-the United States TO
build the continuous exhibition hall
and the stadium. and make the neces-
sary street improvements. including
the mains. for plumbing. heating,
lighting. etc.
This Development need not neces-
sarily be as expensive as one might
be led TO imagine. We are just en-
tering an age of concrete. construc-
ton, and instead of granite or marble.
as it is intended that the hul1s of all
the state buildings would be the same
in design. mold could be made and
each Of fthe forty-eight state build-
ings poured, using the one mold or
form. AS the backs of the state
5u3ldingsr would consfitu{e efhree-
fourths of the outside wall of the
continuous exhibition. hall. the rest
could be built of concrete iron and
glass One advantage in the location
suggested Is that but little excavating
would be required. vet on account of
the elevation at the north end of the
plat there would be an abundance of
space below the main floors of the
state buildings. a condition greatly
fayoring an easy development of the
stadium" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05

| to watch the detectives. When a man
was caught evading the food regula-
| lions he was severely punished. but
| Wurm said that every one bought
| through the back door" more or less.
/ Only the very poor lived "by the
| card" all the time.
| what has been the result?"
Before the war workman paid
one-half his income for food, usually
| of good quality. Nowadays he pays
| four-fifths for food of poor quality
and for substitutes. 1t is true that
| his income has been increased so that
| a man who once made 1000 marks a
year may now make 2.400. But he is
actually not SO well off as he used
| to be-"
what has been the effect on the
death rate?'
"RerIin is the only city which has
(. published the official hgures. sald he.
| They show that there were few
more deaths per thousand of popula-
ton in 1915 and 1916. but in 1917 the
effect of prolonged undertaking be-
gan to make itself felt. The death
| rate was IS per cent larger than in
| the preceding year, and the birth rate
was one-third less. Unofficial reports
| have it that the report for 1918 viii
| be worse.
4 me WI neat company
which handles all breadstuns in Ger
many. was organized in 1914. when 1T
| became apparent that the government
must SUPERVISE the distribution of
wheat and other bread materials. 1t
| began as combination of great mill
| ing companies, with an office and a
| telephone and three clerks. Now
! thousands are employed. The millers
report to it their stocks on. hand and
put out the -four to the bakers on
order from the company. 1t is an ex-
celIent organization, but it is not per-
/ feet
Especially of late it has been break
ing aoxvn" | was toId. The farmers
refuse TO take their wheat to the
| millers. and the millers make false
reports. The difficulty of transporta-
ton consequent upon the enormous
| train movement involved in the de-
! mobilization almost overnight of
1000. 0O, men is added to by the fact
| thar in Withdrawing from our various
| fronts we have been forced to aban-
| don large numbers of engines and
| cars"
The officials of the Wheat Distribu-
| tion Company agreed with Food Die
| tator Wurm that the supply of bread
stuffs will only last through January.
Meanwhile the condition in Austria
Il 50 much worse than it is in Ger
many. that Wurm has agreed to send
az az, tons of foodstuffs o month to
Vienna. If the allies permit an equal
amount to be sent to Germany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
NARROW STYLE CLOTHING
FOR MEN TO BE BANIsHED
Custom Cutters Decide Agains,
Patterns Which Prevailed
Prior to the War.

NEW YORK, February 5.-"Narrow,
STOPPING styles in mems clothing are
to be banished as result of the war,
according 10 members of the Interna-
tionai Cutters Association. who OPEN
ed their thirty-ninth annual conyen-
tion here last night.
The man we must f1t today is not
the same fellow physically for whom
we made clothes before the war be-
gam" said l.. C. Tyler. chairman of
the committee on fashions. .sThe rig
orous Army training has given him
a broad. deep chest and straight
back
Charles J. Levy of Toronto. presi-
dent of the association. declares that
garments viii show the effect OF
military influence.
Instead Of being designed primar-
lily to fit the narrow-chested man and
the man with thin legs the coats will
show broad chests and narrow hips,
and trousers will not be skinny" he
said. Coats will be a trifie longer and
loosen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Art Collection Brings. $500, 600.

NEW YORK. February 5.-A collec-
ton OF. etchings and Autographs by
Whistler, valued at s1.o0o.ooo and owned
by Howard Mansfield, a trustee Of. the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art in this city.
has been sold to a collector OF whistler
prints, it was learned today.-The pur-
chase price is reported as $500. 600 The
sale is said to be the largest single
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
d
SAYS HUNS Do NOT
FACE FOOD / ANIME
Enough for All, if 1t Is Proper
Iy Distributed, Correspond
ent Declares.
MANY, THOUGH, UNDERFED
MANY, THOUGH, UNDERFEI
BY HERBERT COREY.

written in Paris after n two
week tour through Germany.
IN which MIR. Corey visI.rd
many cities, Travelled 100
miles. and interviewed German
leaders from Hindenburg to
Haase.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Feeble Old People
VinOl is What You Need

because it contains the very elements needed to re-
place weakness with strength, viz: Beef and Cod
Liver Peptones, Iron and Manganese Peptonates,
and Glycerophosphates, with mild tonic wine
This is splendid combination to restore strength
vitality and vigor. 1t has given ninety percent
satisfaction for sixteen years. HERE Is PROOF:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
PLAN TO ADJUST
CLERKS QUESTIONS
Non-Paftisan Commission
May Redistribute Employees
and Fix Uniform Salary.

Efforts. are being made under an
agreement between Chairman Sherley
Of the House appropriations COM
mission and Minority Leader Mann
10 have a joint non-partisan COM
mission of six members of the House
and six senators appointed at this
session to investigate and report an
efficient redistribution of government
employees throughout the departments
and for uniform salary system.
Representative Mann made this an
nouncement on the floor yesterday
and to make it effective introduced a
resolution calling for the appoint
ment of such commission. Chair
HfSh Sherley has for some time adyo-
Gated such action to bring about uni
fdrmity in the federal system and to
make the work of handling the an
nual budget more businesslike for
the appropriation committee
Confer on the Matter.
Representatives Mann and Sherley
have had several conferences on the
subject and both express the hope
that asresoiution can be made a rider
on. some appropriation bill so that
the commission may be named
promptly. The Mann resolution calls
for an appropriation of 100000 for
the expenses of the commission.
Mr.. Mann's STATEMENT to the House
was. in part. as follows:
Il have proposed the appointment
OF commission to be composed of
SIX members of this House. to be non
partisan or bipartisan, and six menu
bers of the Senate, with authority
anu direction to investigate the whole
subject and to report to Congress.
i nave heard great many different
members of the House suggest at diff
ferent times remedies for the exist
ing evil, but none of the remedies
which / have ever heard suggested
appealed very strongly to me. and I
think those suggesting the different
remedies seldom agreed. Now, that
we have got to passing appropriation
bills in time of peace amounting to
three-quarters of a billion dollars, an
| Increase from $23.000.000 in twenty
two or twenty-three years. we have
OF making appropriations.
Need to Reorganize System.
~ we .HdNS got u TSOTgdHiZf the
system (which is in effect in regard
to the requests which come from the
departments and from the executive
branches of the government asking
for appropriations. / do not myself
think that it Is possible or that it
would remedy the difficulty to con-
centrate the whole power of appro-
priations in the hands of one COM
mittee, to be then redistributed to a
lot of subcommittee. for that is what
we do now. The committee of the
whole House makes the appropria-
tions and they are distributed among
a lot of subcommittee of the House,
called committees of the House: but
there ought to be by scientific and
, expert search--and that is the real
way to get at anything--suggestio
made which would aid the executive
and Congress, to save what otherwise
would be expended, to the amount
probably of hundreds of millions of
single thing necessary to be done bv
the government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Food System Negotiable.


was likewise convinced that in
spite OF the boosted efficiency of the
German system that distribution has
not been equitable in the past and is
not apt to be in the future. The man
with money has been able to buy sur
reptitiously more than his fair share.
Every German bought more than his
fair share when he had sufficient
money. / believe the government did
not dare enforce its food regulations
to the letter because of the fear. of
provoking riots and rebellion.
In dealing with the question of
food in Germany / shall first give the
situation as it was given to me
through official channels. I assume no
responsibility whatever for the re-
liability of the figures quoted, nor do
cast doubt upon them. Inasmuch as
the German sokesmen were appealing
for aid, II may be assumed that they
did not understate their Snecessities.
But l saw nothing which leads me to
believe their statements were over
colored.
There is difficulty in generaiizing
IN the food supply of Germany be-
cause IL differs between towns. On
what is now the zone occupied by the
allied troops-along the Rhine-we
were able to get very satisfactory
meals at a fairly reasonable price.
In the interior towns the situation
was different. Here again rose the
problem of distribution. The govern
ment had not dared to take too much
from the districts that produced sur
plus over their own needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Malone. NY.

81 am 81 years Of age and got into
q feeble, weak and nervous condition
SO l could not sleep. Vinol has not
only built up my strength but it has
given me good appetite and / sleep
all right now. Without doubt yinol
is the greatest strengthened for old
people obtainable. Mrs. S. B. Wells.
For all rundown. nervous, anasmic cor
feeble old people and dslicate chil,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05

Germany is Tortured by hunger.
That is the conclusion I reached
after a fairly comprehensive study of
the food situation. tits important to
state here that my conclusions are
based chiefly on what I saw and ex-
perienced. and not on what was told.
saw for myself that the avera ge
German is habitually underfed. The
shelves of the stores which in normal
times deal in food were almost empty.
The butcher shops did not even smell
of meat. 1t was impossible to buy
satisfactory meal except in the more
expensive hotels. These meals were
out of reach of the German of modest
purse.
However | do not believe that Ger
many is in danger of famine unless
the administrative machinery should
completely break down and the dis
tribution of food fail. 1 am convinced
that there is TODD enough in Germany
to enable its population to exist after
a fashion until the next harvest comes
IN If that food is equitably divided
among all classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Winchester. Va.

/ am farmers wife, IS years Of
age, and pneumonia left me in weak,
rundown condition, so could hardly
keep about and do my work. A
neighbor brought me Vinol and it has
Duiit up my strength SO fast that ]
think IT is the best medicine I have
ever taken. Mrs. Jennie Chapman.
Iss ss. rss !. w.@s. e,:s.esksd nsn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
URGES MEMORIAL
OF WAR FOR D. C.
DR.. Kernodle Suggests Per-
manent Exposition in South
Washington.
48 BUILDINGS IN PLAN

Suggestions for a permanent expo
sition at the National Capital as a
memorial to the sacrifices and
achievements of America in the great
war are made by DR.. George W. Ker-
nodle of 1909 Kennedy street. In the
course of a six-page folder, with il
Illustrated cover, just issued by him,
DIR. Kernodle revives the movement
for such an exhibit here.
The tract of land south of the Cap
itol, bounded on the north by c street,
on the east by I'd street southeast.
on the west By Sd street southwest
and the War College. and on the
south by the Anaeostia river. is sus-
sested as the location for the expo
sition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
A Matter of Surplus.

THE man with two pigs will sur
render one to the government" is
the way'one man put it. but the man
with only one pig will fight ii that
pig is taken away"
Emanuel Wurm is the food dictator
of Germany. He calls himself with
pride "Deutschland's Hoover" and els
considered an expert on wholesale
feeding. He took over control of this
department when the revolution &C.
Cured His duty is to coilate stalls
tics and fix the ration for all Ger
many, and he is empowered to en-
force his rulings.
Under his control, but operated by
it's own staff is the Wheat Distr'bu-
ton Company. That is comprehen-
sive translation of the double iointed
German name of the organization
which handles all breadstuffs through
the mobilization for the purpose OF
the nilIers and bakers. The food die
tator issues the orders and the Wheat
Distribution Company carries them
out,
we have just enough breadstuffs
to last through January" Wurm told
me. II do not know what we shall
do after that"
What if the allies and the United
States do not send you breadstuffs or
lift the blockade SO you can buy
them?" I asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Figures on Foodstuffs.

That the situation at once became
serious Is shown by the fact that in
peace times we brought from abroad
10 per cent of our bread mat erals
S,0tO,Oo0 tons of cattle food. four
fifths of our vegetable fat, one-fiftb
OF the animal fat and one-third az
the vegetables We ate. When we he
gan to lack fodder we were forced
to cut down our herds. So we began
to run short on the proportion of
meats and fats we had formerly pro-
duced at home. This condition grew
worse because as the herds were re-
duced the supply of farm fertilizer
became correspondingly low"
Still the Germans got along some
how, he said. In America, accordine
to Wurms figures, $500 ca1ories q
day are allowed each man engaged in
hard work. In peace times GERMANY
considered that 1000 caiories were
sufficient Nowadays in Germany the
workins,man is cut down to LOO or
1.200 calories per day. The CHIEF
problem, he said. was that of distri-
"There are 1900, 1000 persons on the
farms of Germany who are ella ssed n :
self providers There are "a. 600 06o
neoole living i'm districts in whicS
more is produced than is consumed
Then there were 100000 soldiers ana
a vast number of prisoners. Both Of
these classes provided some portion
of their daily food. In addition. there
are 23.000.000 persons living in dis
tricts in which no grain is produced y
Evade Food Regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Room for Other Buildings.

Besides a location for a District
of Columbia building. which has been
indicated. there is ample space for
special buildings and buildings of
other possessions of the United
States and of other nations of the
world. The War College and the navy
yard might very appropriately be re-
garded as a part of the development.
and IL the boundary outlined should
be found too. small for the develop
ment desired il could be extended to
include the Anacostia fats and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Evade Food Regulations.

There was no way Of compelling, =
farmer to obey the food regulations.
1t would be necessary to have a de :
Itectiye ON eyeryfarm. with inspectors