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Evening star., 1919-12-30
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
STILL IN PACKER WAR
"Not Unduly Impressed" It States,
by Agreement Made With
Justice Department.
Justice Department.

Failure of the agreement recently
reached between the Department Of
Justice and the so-called big FIVE"
packers to impress the National
Consumers League favorably is
noted in a statement issued from
the office of the league here. The
statement, prepared by Mrs. Flor
ence Kelley, general secretary of the
tional'Consumers' League. follows:
THE National Consumers League Is
not unduly impressed with the agree
ment rece tly made between the De-
partment of Justice and the packers
While we have been concerned over
the growing domination of the meat
packers as it has begun to embrace
all lines of food products, our chief
concern has been that of the actual
existence of a meat trust. including
other animal products. such as but
ter, milk, eggs and cheese.
"Free Of Legislative COntrOl.o
"One reason we have undertaken
a campaign on this subject is that
we find that the most enlightened
minimum wage rulings fixing wages
for women and minors are failing to
keep pace with the prices of the neces-
sites of life, particularly food. and
the recent reports from the children's
bureau showing that from Is to 20
per cent of American school children
are undernourished are matters of
deep concern to us. Therefore, we
must reiterate our belief that the
American meat trust, even though
brought under court injunction, is
still left free of legislative control,
and that the efforts to pass legislation
looking forward toward license under
government supervision should be
continued.
The Kenyon bill assures the pub
lie access to continuous. consecutive
q q ho 1aI hHy
wage commissions. The
court does not provide these contin-
uous facts and the consumer is help
less in demanding remedies without
the facts. The packers contention
that they have done nothing illegal
confirms our judgment that further
legislation is needed to correct evils
which have grown up.
We do not see why corporations
which have been shown to be in COM
bination against existing laws should
not meet the full penalties of the
claim of patriotism when we re-
member that one of the big five"
alone (Swift & Company made 33
cents on every dollar invested in 1917,
a year when people were going with
out the actual necessities of life to
help win the war.
''The National Consumers League
shall, therefore, continue with re-
newed vigor it's campaign of educa-
tion and publicity on this subject.
In annual convention in November,
the following resolution was adopted:
""That we reaffirm our approval of
the work of the Federal Trade Com
mission and the Kendrick-Kenyon leg
nslation as means OF stimulating in
creased supplies of animal food, and
ask the food committee to give spe-
cial attention to this subject of the
American food problem.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
PLANS TRAFFIC COUNTS
OND|STR|CT HIGHWAYS

The engineer department of the
District S planning to take traffic
counts soon on a dozen of the main
highways leading into the District.
These counts are made from time
to time to keep the Commissioners
informed as to which roads are used
to the greatest extent These counts
also serve as a guide to the city
heads in determining the relative inn
portance of improvements needed.
By finding out the character Of
traffic which follows certain high
ways, they also can form an idea
of the kind of surface Improvement
which would be most desirable on
each road.
One fact which Engineer Commits
sioner Kutz is anxious to find out in
the next count is to what extern
traffic has been relieved on Georgia
avenue as a result of the improve
ment of 18th street to Alaska ave.
nue. and Of Alaska avenue to Georgia
avenue. This improvement has
made it possible for motorists COM
ing into the District from the north
to branch off of, Georgia avenue
through Alaska avenue and down
18th street.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

JOHN n. WILKINS Co, INC.
The semiannual dividend Of 4Ge on the pre-
terred stock of the John II. wilkins Co.. Inc.
VIII he paid on January 8. 1920. to sharehold-
ers OF record Jan. /, 1920. Dividend checks
mailed. JOHN II. WILKINS CO.. INC.
OFFICE OF JOHN H WILKINS co., INC,
519533 X. !. ave. me-. Wash, D. e.
The regular annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the John II. Wilkins Co.. Inc. will
be held at its principal office 519 R. l. ave
ne. Monday. January 10, 1920 at O'Clock
Tor the election of directors and such business
q may come before said meeting. Stock trans
Ter books closed Jan. /, 1920 and remain so
until after election
JOHN H. WILKINS
LEON s. CLLMAN lDirectors
HENRY C. BRUENINGER
Evening star., 1919-12-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

The NEXT STATED COMMUNICATIONS OF
Hiram Lodge. No 10. +. A. A. NJ. falling on
New Years Day, has been called OF.
FIELDER J. HUNTER, Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE
holders Of the Riggs National Bank of Wash
Ington. ID. e., for the election Of directors and
The transaction of all other business which
eLall come before the meeting, will be held at
the banking house on Tuesday. January 13,
open from IL am. to IL O'Clock noon.
JOSHUA EVANS. JR:. Cashier.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
Inc annual meeting of the stockholders OF
The Mid-Washington Service Co., Inc. for the
election Of trustees will be held at .he COM
Sany's ofnce at 1902 14th ST. NV, Washington,
u. C., on January 81, 1920. at pm.
FREDERICK GRIMM, Vice President. l.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE AN
nuai meeting of the stockholders of the GEN
ERAL AUTO TRUCK COMPANY for the cleo
and Virginia ave. NV. Washington, ID. c.. on
WILLIAM II. STAPLES.
Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Sr0Ck-
holders of the Lincoln Hall Assn. for the cleo
ZION OF board of trustees and the tran sac tion
Of any business that may he properly brought
no. sl6 18th ST. NV. at II M. Monday. Jan
uary ~, 1920. GEO. X. REPETTI, Sec.
ALIEN c. CLARK, Pres
THE AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST
Company has declared a dividend of per cent
on Its capital STOCK of s., 400. 900, payable
Sannary 10, 1920, to the stockholders of record
on December 81. 1919. and the transfer books
CHARLES J. BELL. President.
JAMES Il. HOOD Secretary
Evening star., 1919-12-30

ing a member of Columbia Lodge,
No. 3, and Mount Vernon Chapter.
He is survived by his wife and a
da tighter. Miss Marian Little. Funeral
services were held this afternoon at
1 80 o'clock at the residence. DR.. Henry
Allen Upper of the First Baptist
Church officiated. Interment will be in
Arlington national cemetery. Members
of the Masonic orders will attend the
services.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
DIR. J. W. LITTLE DIES.
Served in Union Army Through
War; Lived Here 46 Years.

DR.. Joseph William Little, promi-
nent physician here for forty-six
years, died Sunday at his residence,
1913 14th street. He was seventy-six
years old.
DR.. Little was born in Moorfeld
Va, in 1S43. He Joined the Union
Army in 1864 and served throughout
the war. After the war he began
the study of medicine. He studied
for year at Ann Arbor, Mich. then
came to this city. where he has lived
ever since. Being graduated by the
National Medical College here in 1872
he began the practice of his profess
sion. which he had continued up to
the time Of his death.
In 1877 he married Miss Nina
Smith Of this city. He was well
known in the Masonic order, be-
Evening star., 1919-12-30
COAL FOR FORMER SLAVES.
Will Be Given Bucket Apiece To.
morrow Night.

Ex-slaves are to be given bucket
of coal apiece at the watchnight serv-
ices to be held tomorrow evening at the
National Cosmopolitan Baptist Institu-
tional Church, N street between 9th and
10th streets, it is announced.
Dr. James L. Garfelds of Pittsburgh
is to preach.
Evening star., 1919-12-30

RATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON
washington, d. C., December IL. 1919-The
annual meeting of the stockholders of this
bank. for the election Of directors and transact
ing of other business properly and lawfully
coming before said meeting. will be held at
the banking house on TUESDAY. the 18th
gay OF January. AID. 1920. at Il o'clock noon
rolls for election Of directors open from u
o'clock noon to pm.
Evening star., 1919-12-30

] WILL NOT BE RESPON-
sible for anything bought and
charged to Mr.. Nelson w. Smith.
NELSON w. SMITH,
Of this City. 3O*
Evening star., 1919-12-30

OFFICE OF THE FIREMEN'S INSURANCE
Company Of Washington and Georgetown, 7th
street and Louisiana avenue northwest-The
Stockhoiders Of the Firemen's Insurance Com.
pany OF washington and GEORGETOWN will meet
NJ the off1ce on Monday. January 5th 1920, fol-
the purpose Of electing thirteen directors for
the ensuing year. Polls open from IL am.
10 IL m. W. NJ. HOFFMAN,
Evening star., 1919-12-30

DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WE
are making . special price on old house wiring.
We guarantee to leave your home In - neat q
eorssEion when enter: no repairing nee
esxerr. Let US estimate.
THE b. /. SCHARR ELECTRIC CO.,
Experts in Electrical Work.
III 18th NV. Main 12ao
Evening star., 1919-12-30
MIR. STERLING TO SPEAK.
Will Address Joint Conference on
Retirement New Year Eve.

Senator Sterling Of South Dakota,
chairman Of the committee on civil
service and retrenchment is to ad-
dress a meeting Of the joint confer
ence on retirement New Year eve in
the executive council chamber OF the
American Federation Of Labor build
ing, 9th street and Massachusetts
avenue.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
Ship George Washington Assigned

sci which twice carried President
Wilson to France, was allocated yes
terday by the United States Shipping
Board to the American Line for serv-
ice between New York, Brest and
Cherbourg, France, and Southamp-
ton, England.
Evening star., 1919-12-30

"Goin' t. parties in dress suits
that fit before tn country went
dry is causin' some social un-
rest" says Pinky Kerr.
Things have about dwindled t
a point where you git jest about
as much service with a new
$1,000 car as you do with six
cent cigar.
Evening star., 1919-12-30

you music certainly selections in this list
appeal Whether preference
for aias lean toward music
whether hits strike fancy reve lively dance
numbers kind like best these records
which you surely have home
you have heard them
Evening star., 1919-12-30
Philippiue Scout CAPTAIN Retired.

Capt. Frank O. Smith, Philippine
Scouts. has been placed on the retired
list Of the Army, with the pay and
allowances of master signal electri-
clan of the United States Army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-03
IF BACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush Your Kidneys Occasionally is
You Eat Meat Regularly

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally. says
a well known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the ,idney
pores so they sluggishly filter or
strain only part of the waste and
poisons from the blood. then 70" get
sick. Nearly all rheumatism, head
aches, liver trouble. nervousness. con-
stipation. dizziness. sleeplessness,
bladder disorders como from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment You feel q dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts. or il
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full Of
sediment, irregular of passage o.: at
tended by a sensation of scaldinc get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take q ia
blespoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This ia
nous salts is made from the aci.s of
grapes and lemon juice. combined
with lthia and has been used for
generations to flush clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to activity. also
to neutraliZe the acids in urine so it
no longer causes irritation, thus end
ing bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
rot injure: makes a delightful cffer-
vescen. lithia- water drink which all
regular meat eaters should take now
ana then 70 keep the kidneys clean
ard the blood pure thereby avoiding
serious kidney complications.-Acv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-03
eritain Sees tho liaht.

The day of the big business after
the American pattern. if not yet on
the same scale. has definitely arrived"
says the Liverpool Post in a review Of
last years trade and finance Of
Great Britain. 1T was a year of
great combines" adds . the paper.
Americans will recall the abuse to
which big business" was subjected
by the Democratic party from 1890 up
to the time We got into the war. when
the administration eventually found
it necessary to enlist the services Of
some of the captains Of industry. for
merly subjected to its curses, to bring
some sort Of order out Of bureaucratic
chaos.
The Advantages Of trade combina-
tons along American lines have como
to be appreciated in Great Britain.
and the emciency born Of those COM
binations will be prominent factor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-03
RIGHT Kind Of News Will Help.

For many years the countries OF
North and South America have been
handicapped in their efforts to get to-
gether by the fact that there was a
scope and unsatisfactory in charac-
ter. Judging by the news that passed
between the American nations. the
Latin Americans spent all their en-
ergies on revolutions while the chief
occupation of the people Of the
United States was the development OF
scandals. Now that the Associated
Press has established South
American service. it is to be hoped
that we shall learn great deal about
Latin America besides it's occasional
riots. and that our neighbors to the
South will become aware that We
have here an immense industrial Or
ganization that desires to engage in
trade with them. OF course the news
service will be limited and a process
OF selection will determine what kind
o. news shall pass between the two
continents. In the process Of seiec-
ton. individual judgment as to what
constitutes news vii! have a large
measure of influence. The new AS
sociated Press service vii! be watched
with interest to see to what extent it
is superior to the service that has
ben maintained in the past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-03

know tina, it would interest YOU. You
see no buildings Of wood. everything %
built OF stone or cement. The bulioins
in which our infirmary was placed was
bull, in 1852. according to the hsures
cut in the stone over the DOORWAY IL
fact everything here is quaint. even u
the People themselves. But the spirit III
which they have borne the sacrihces oi
the pas. four years is really "ohue'
full. everything is borne cneertuiiH. !"
show how near the people fele the oe'
mans were really getting, one or W.
families here had already all their oe
iong.nss packed, ready to leave a. d
moments notice and so they had Neo
in that state Of anxiety IN the last TWO
years.
"The streets rn;nus the sidewalks,
with the sewerage system: consisting q
a stone gutter. the stone buildings VIII
the roodngs Of tile or stone. certain!s
looked queer at first. but the thlhs
which has seemed most interesting 70
me is the town crier. He is an cd. Old
man and wnen Official business de-
rnands il. gets OFT with his drum ana
starts off up the street. when he reahS
20 them the business on hand. You
should have seen him when headquar-
tiers sent him word of the signing OK
the armistice. He was out in the
street at the time. and hustled home
changed his trousers. grabbed his druIr
and out he came, a smile all over his
face, and away he won't; but he besd:
TO get excited and OF; of breath ami
missed his rhythmic and systematic
beating. so that some OF his dignity was
lost. but no one noticed il in the excite
rnent. Maybe the bells didn't ring, real
American style, too.
But now it's over and. believe ME,
We are all glad. All we can think Of
now is getting home again. and the
time will surely drag from now on. Be.
fore we haven't thought OF getting
home. for il seemed away off. but now
that il is a real possibility the time will
seem to drag. But it will go by and
then what great time we'll have
and. believe NE, one OF the first places
I am going. is up to see my Aunt Lo1
and Uncle Alex. Until that time comes.
keep well. az d III do my part BY think
ing Of the little cakes and apple pie I
am missing.
"CHESTER.
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Editors Letter Box
Rapid Advance Of Suffrage

Editor kennebec journal:
All the we'll informed men and wo-
men Of our State must heartily en-
dorse the forceful arguments Of On.
Lewis A. Burleigh in favor Of full
suffrage for women in the Jan. 3lst
ISIS of the kennebec JIG Irral.
Senators or other men who would
endorse a bill extending Presidential
suffrage only to the women of our
State. arc looking out for their own
personal interests, for they know full
we'll that the many millions OF Wonen
in the 81 states Of the West who now
have the right to vote for President,
and the millions Of women who are
sure to follow in a short time will, in
the near future. cause the Western
states to lead in the number Of cleo
and thereby control the election Of
cur future Presidents. On the whole.
believe tho average woman is more
concerned in the municipal conditions
and surroundings of her child than
otherwise.
However, if the legislators of Maine
wish to prao =. economy and eff
cheney as they ought 10 do. they viii
never waste the time, energy and
money- Of our statesmen and future
stateswomen by permitting cam
paign for partial suffrage, which
would not only be humiliating - any
woll-posted, self respecting woman.
but would hinder the progress Of our
State in this great reconstruction pc
riod as any one who reads must kroW.
Women have full suffrage i'll the
Isle Of Man, New Zealand. Austria
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-03

John Shelton Williams. controller OF
the currency, has found somebody
who does not wish to see him appoint
ed for another term of five years, and
hastens TO tell all about it, In COLI
umn statement given out officially
from his ONCE in the Treasury Mr..
Williams assures the public that it is
a very reprehensible thing to put OPP
position in his way. If the controller
should try to learn the feeling Of the
Senate he would find that there is a
very distinct and growing opposition
to confirming him for an additional
term that would make it impossible
for Republican President to remove
him until 1924.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-03

Now look at that: The peace con-
ference has the seven-yars itch. ac
cording t.. n Paris dispatch. We
knew it had bolsheviki. Huns.
Czecho- Slovaks, and about 200 similar
problems, but with itch added. the
delegates must be SOME busy.
However, it is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good land among the war ac-
cumulations Of Uncle Sam is few
hundred thousand tons OF sulphur.
In our opinion it should be promptly
shipped to the peace congress, free
gratis for nothing. with a cargo Of
our surplus lard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-03

in the British competition which
America will very soon be called upon
to face at the same time that the
Democratic reactionaries are resuu1-
in> their attacks on the octopus
and the wicked trust" But fortu-
nately those attacks will come from a
party ousted from control Of gov
eminent, while the function Of the in
coming Republican party will be. not
to destroy, but 10 regulate combina-
tions with respect 10 trade, and
prosecution is very different from
persecution"
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Daily Health Talks
A Word About the Kidneys
BY DOCTOR WATSON.

People are easily frightened when
they think something is the matter with
their lungs or heart. and we'll they may
be: but few people understand the dan
gers OF diseased kidneys These organs
have duty Of vita! importance to per.
form. and 4 they are diseased, there 8
no telling how or where the symptoms
may appear. The kidneys are slte!s.
and when they are healthy they re-
move the poisons from the blood and
purify il. When the kidneys are dis
eased, the poison5 are spread every
where, and one o. these poisons is URIC
acid. The uric acid is carried AL
through the system and deposited ii
various places, in the form Of urate
salts-in the feet. ankles. wrists and
back-often forming bags under the
ewes. Sometimes the resulting trouble
is called rheumatism. lumbago. sciatif
and backache. Finally. come stone N
the bladder, diabetes and Brights dis
ease.
Or. Pierce, Of Buffalo, y. E.. in re.
cent years, discovered that a certain
combination of remedies would dis
solve uric acid turate salts) in the sys'
tenn He found this combination to be
harmless, so that he made it UP in tab.
lets, Of double strength. and called
them Anuric Tablets. They dissolve
uric acid in the human system as hot
coffee dissoives sugar. If you have
uric acid troubles. don : delay in taking
Anuric Tablets, which can be secured
in the drug stores. You can write DR..
Pierce. too. and he will teN you VIVA:
20 eat and how 10 live SO that more uric
acid will not form in your system. u.
Pierce will rot charge tor this advice.
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Manq!ed Words

Of course. you all have heard the bird
OF whom we wan lronicai,
Whene'er he has 20 use Tie word,
lie always calls it ''bron-i-cal.'
youngstown Telegram.
WY sure-he lives in every town
From Frisco to Manhattan:
He likes his spuds with cheese fried
brown,
And calls the same law Grattin."
His orthoepic sins TO balk
We've tried, but he resists US:
And he continues still TO talk
OF the day OF the 'ar-MIS-tice.
Newark 90 Advocate.
1t doth disturb US quite a bit.
II useless were TO teign;
And oft We have begged the man &c
Quit
Who calls it ary-oplane.
Portland Press.
One awful pest We can't abode
Is ne who loves to greet us
With that old tale beginning:
When ! had appendiCEE.tus.
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ROWDOIN WANTS
TO ELECT OWN
SPORT MANAGERS

Brunswick. Me. Feb. 1.--At spc-
cial student election at Bowdoin Col
lege Richard X. McWilliams 90. Ban
gor was elected manager of base ball
for thu coming season and Rodney l.
: Perkins 81. Bartlett, y. H., was cbos.
en- assistant manager.
Owing 10 the unsettled condition OF
tho college and athletics last spring
! due to the war no elections for the
baseball managership We're held at
tho regular spring elections. This
! neccssitated the special election this
past week.
The students OF the college tuned
Gown the proposed amendment TO the
by laws of the Associated Students of
I bowdoin College which provide shat
hereaftt the managers and assistant
. managers of each athletic department
! shall be elected by the members of
the athletic council instead of by the
student body at large. The result Of
the vote showed that the student
body was very much opposed to the
proposition. The text of the amend
ment follows: Article L. section ..
shall be made to read: The manager
of each athletic department shall be
elected from the incoming junior
class and the assistant manager
from the sophomore class. by ma
jority vote of the members of the
athletic council present at a regular
meeting thereof as follows: viz,
the manager and assistant manager
of football at the end Of each fall
| term; the manager and assistant
manager of base ball. track and
tennis teams at the end of each
spring term.