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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06
az A eoopFELLoW.

There you are Goodfellows. Which
tyne of man do you represent. The
one is a bachelor salesman who
wishes the youngsters a. Merry
Christmas, The other two years ago
deserted his family. Think 1t over.
In that boys heart there is an ache
which is far greater than one can
conceive. His mother works. His
clothes are such that the other chill
dren poke fun at him for the holes
in his trouers and the rents in his
coat. His shoes, no doubt, are far
past the name If such.
Have you ever been hungry? Hun
cry for companionship, for the things
| that should be yours, but which.
! through unfortunate circumstances,
are denied? Have you longed for
something which you knew could not
be?
There is Robert ]. Unless the
Goodfellows Santa Claus club comes
to Roberts aid there will be a young
ster Christmas morning whose
faith will be broken. He Is hoping
that Santa Claus will find some way
TO Chamber down his chimney.
If an appeal like that does not
reach your heart you who have not
enlisted with the Santa Claus cup,
nothing can. Yours, no doubt, will
be a Yuletide of good cheer, one with
loving friends, possibly children of
your own who are happy. These
Riddles Of yours probably have never
known the meaning of the word
want. But there are hundreds for
whom Christmas means nothing more
than that II ia day when the stores
close and others make merry.
Line up with that jolly old bach
[elor salesman, Help make some kid
remember that in all this wide world
there are some who are carrying on
to perpetuate hope. love and charity.
a check addressed to the Goodfel-
lows Santa Claus club. The News
Scimltar will reach me.
Watch for that announcement of
a show that have mentioned sew
eral times. It's coming in day or
so, Goodfellows We are going to
put on more jazz on the main step
than that old highway has seen in
many day. The star VIII he one OF
the best known entertainers in
vaudeville today. can not give you
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06
DISPUTE UP TO LEAGUE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--Peru has
decided to entrust to the league Of
nations her case in the long stand.
ing dispute with Chile involving the
provinces of Tacna and africa when
the United States enters the league,
the Peruvian legation here was in
formed in a cablegram from Minis
ter Solomon of foreign affairs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06
1000 ESCAPE REDS

WARSAW, Dec. 1.-TWO thousand
men who are members of the irregular
forces commanded by Gen. Balakovitch
have escaped from the Bolsheviki and
they have been interned. The remainder
OF his troops, numbering about 1000,
have been captured by the soviet
armies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06
CHILE DENIES ALLIANCE.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 6.---Luis Al
dunate Echeverria, the foreign min
lister. issued statement emphatically
denying absurd rumors published In
the European and American press re-
garding an alliance between Chile and
Japan" The statement says; There
is not the slightest basis Of fact in
them"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

. ~ 1eAAAANAtAh AANAA
dreds Of letters to
be an $ W e r Q d
through The News
Scimitar by Alex
ander, THE Man
who Knows" /
One can readily
imagine that near
ly all the inquiries
are of an init
mately personal
character. reveal
ing the little
C o m e dies and
tragedies In the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06
BEHRMAN LEAVES OFFICE.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.--Andrew
J. McShane today was indicted into
office as mayor of New Orleans, sue
ceeding Martin Behrman, who COM
pleted 16 years as chief executive of
the city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

Tuesday the Santa Claus club pur-
chaser will make the rounds OF Mem
phis stores and jobbers to buy for
the orphans in the various homes and
institutions. looked over this list
of Hames Monday, and believe me, it's
much larger than IL months ago. 1t
Is big task, one that requires heaps
and heaps of money. but we must
make 1t.
For some time a force has been
working at night checking the ap-
peals. This corps Of Goodfellows is
giving time at night. What are you
doing?
Purchases of foodstuffs and toys
is progressing nicely Tuesday a corps
will start sacking. Already our
st0rerooms are well packed. Assem-
bling will give more room but judg-
ing from the list Of letters asking
that the Silent Santa visit the writer
Is going to take an auditorium to
hold the necessary supplies.
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GOVERNMENT ASKS
S4,653,856,759
APPROPRIATIONS
Estimates Less Than Current
Years by S2l1, 200, 900,
But 81, 900, 900, 1000 Over
Total Made Available.
(By the Assoeiated Press. !

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 6,--AnotnoF
peace time estimate of nearly $a,-
! 900, 100000 for the governments ex-
penses during the fiscal year 1923
| faced congress when IL reassembled
today Tie exact figures as trans
mitted by Secretary houston were
S4,653, S56,759. an increase of nearly
Sl,oOd000,000 over the appropriations
Tor the current year, but SILL, 1000, 600
less than estimates submitted year
ago.
Continuing war costs were directly
reflected throughout the estimates
indicating that the government might
be on $4,000, 600, 900 basis for some
years 70 come, as compared with the
~ 600, 100000 maximum preceding the
war. The single item of interest on
the public debt was almost the pre-
war maximum Of all appropriations
this total being s922,650.0o0. In adj
dition there was an estimate of $685.
754.S for the war debt sinking fund.
OF the individual departments, the
army and navy, as usual, asked for
the greatest amounts. the estimate
for the military establishment being
$69s, 275,502 and for the navy. $65ss-
522,23l.
The total estimates as given by
Mr.. Houston follows:
Legislative (congress), $9.324,040:
executive white House and COVE NJ
ment departments), $125,44s.379; ju-
dtcial (supreme COURT, $1,6s0,216
department Of agriculture, $41.Ss9,r
379; foreign intercourse, $11,eS3,S4S:
Indian affairs, $11.sss,7 03; pensions,
$265,l90,000; Panama canal, S16.i87.-
255; public works, $3.50, o2S' 1914; pos
tai service, S5,4o6,902: miscella-
neous, $676,154,741: permanent annual
appropriations. $500, 1881.
First G.. o. P. Year.
These estimates. prepared by the
Democratic administration, are for
the operation of the government dur
ing the first fiscal year of the new
Republican administration. Repubii-
can leaders in the senate and housa
already have forecast a sharp cut II
the total and within the week the
mousse committees will begin the
work OF shaping the bills which win
carry the sums for the various de-
partments.
The estimate for the postal seryico
will not actually figure in govern
rental expenditures since the postal
revenues practically cover the cost
or operation.
lhcluueu In the estimates for the
army ana navy liz q total of S06.(Dtlo.-
wy Tor development and maintenance
q the air service in the two defen-
sive branches OF the government. the
navy asks for $35,600.O00 and fha
army seeks sec, 1000.
Chief among the estimates for the
navy Is one Of fls4,000,00 to continue
tue 1915 three-year building program.
ray Tor the navy personnel exceeds
1t by $923,910.
The army's greatest SINGLE item Is
$215,659,SS0 for the paw ana fnileaee
CONTINUED on Page 10. Column IL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

toothed kiddies to death. w. j. Cot
tingham of the Cottingham Dis
tributing company, writes:
You may count on us for 10 boxes
of the best stick candy made which
will serve $50 kiddies."
Now won't the youngsters have a
red striped stick Of candy on Chris
mas day. Remember those red striped
toothsome bits which melted in the
mouth, Goodfellows. All, those were
the days!
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

will want truck about wednes-
day. 1t must. be flve-ton truck. |
will need 1t for about three hours.
Who has one?
Bob Schuyler, l am going to call
on you Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

Devotees of the occult. whether
credulous, curious or skeptical, are
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06
sIil % SSISls EEsRS
Twenty-four hours to noon Dec. 6:

Twenty-four hours to noon Dec. 6:
Temperature
Hour. Dry bulb Wet bulb. Hum'y.
7 pm. yes'day IS So 81
Z am. today 40 AZ So
Noon today =. 80 Al 81
Maximum 90. So :,
Minimum go. AZ =. :,
Sun sets today 4:4S pm; rises to-
morrow 6:55 am. Moon rises AIT
am. tonight. Precipitation none.
Tennessee-Rain; colder.
MISUNDERSTANDING; colder.
Misunderstanding; freezing.
Alabama-Rain.
Kentucky-Rain.
Louisiana-Rain; colder.
Oklahoma7SRain or snow.
North Carolina-Cloudy.
South Carolina. Georgia and Flor
ida--Rain.
East Texas-Rain colder.
West Texas-Fair; colder.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

Yum, yum, here is a contribution
which will just tickle those sweet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY |

GAO1O6ltH OAK
SS0CIATED PRESS SERVICE
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

COMPLETE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

her name just yet. am withholding
1t for the big surprise. In the next
day or so, maybe tomorrow, there
will be moro to this.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

-leInperAluTe
Dry bulb. Wet bulb. Hum'y,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-06

Watch for that announcement of
show that have mentioned sew
eral times. It's coming in Il day or
so, Goodfellows We are going to
In,1A ~, mana In ~ IN thu main efeEn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
OBITUARY NOTES

TITUS BONNER, eighty-one. veteran
of the Civil War, died yesterday AT Nne
home OF his daug liter in Brooklyn. He Is
survived by a son, two daughters and -FOUR
grandchildren.
JOB WILLIAM BLACkMAN, eighty
seven. of 400 Ocean Avenue. BrooKiyn one
of the Oldest retired manufacturers in that
dental to old age He was born in Eng
land and came to this country at the age
OF fifteen He is survived by q son, a
daughter and a sister.
BENJAMIN CORY SELOVER. connected
with the firm Of Abraham Straus in
Brooklyn and fornerly~ in the advertising
business died Tuesday of pneumonia at his
home 27 NcDonough Street Brooklyn. He
is survived by his Wife, son and two
grandchildren.
CLARENCE CROCHERON JONES, head
bookkeeper for the Central Union Trust
Company in this city, died Tuesday Of
heart. disease at his home, POI Stuyvesant
Avenue Brooklyn. He is survived by his
wife and a daughter.
LIEB HERSCH BRAUNSTEIN. a retired
mineral water manufacturer of this city,
died on Wednesday of pneumonia. He Is
survived by three sons, six daught sew
entecn grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
WILLIS WARD FERRY, sixty-one, Of
IS Wildwood Street, Flatbush. died on
Wednesday in the Presbyterian Hospital
in this city. For thirty years he had been
Company. He is survived by his wife, a
son ana granddaughter.
DIR FERDINAND SIEGEL a Brooklyn
physician. died Tuesday at his home, 294
iIalsey Street. He is survived by his wife
son. two brothers and four sisters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
James II. Du Bots,
Former Minister
ToColombia, Dies
Held Many Consular Posts,
Was Journalist, Author of
Two Books and Lecturer
on Food Administration

Jams T. Du Bots, former Minister to
Colombia, died yesterday morning at
his home in this city at the age Of
sixty-nine.
Mr.. Du Bots was born in Halstead,
Pa. He was graduated from Ithaca
Academy in 1870, and took a course Of
lectures at Cornell University to pre-
pare himself for a journalistic career.
He was the editor of "The National
Republican" at Washington from 1872
to 1877, and was appointed CONNER
cial agent in 1877, and consul in 1881
to AK la Chapelle, Germany. Later
in the same, year he was appointed
consul to Callao, Peru, which position
he declined. He was then appointed
Consul at Leipsig, Germany, from
which post he resigned in 1885.
He then returned to Washington
and resumed his journalistic work.
He was Consul Geperal at St. Gall,
Switzerland, from 1897 to 1901; editor
of the laws, Department of State. from
1901 to to 1909 and Consul General
at Singapore, Straits Settlements
1909 to 1911.
Mr.. Du Bots was made Minister to
Colombia in 1911 and resigned from
that post in June, 1918.
He was the author Of Fun and
Pathos of One Life" and "The Life
of ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow" he
also delivered many lectures, chiefly
on food administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
Trench Fever Fatal to
William NJ. Strait .Jr.
Newark Soldier Won Croix de
Cuerre for Bravery Under
Artillery Fire

William M. Strait jr., n Croix de
Guerre hero of Bclleau Wood, died
yesterday at his homes 1885 Highland
Avenue, Newark, N. j., from the effects
of trench fever contracted in France.
He was one of the first to enlist from
Newark and was with one of the first
American units to reach France. He
enlisted in April. 1917.
AS member of the 55th Company
9Th Regiment, United States Marines
he fought at Chateau Thierry. Belleau
Wood, Champagne, Scissors and San
Mihiel General P6tain awarded him
the Croix de Guerre for bravery at
Bellcau Wood in carrying messages to
the rear under heavy artillery fire
The medal was presented to him at his
bedside, September q last, by Mayor
Charles p. Giien of Newark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28

prices accordingly, but the instances
| have discovered are few. have
great hopes, however, that through
these conferences we may bring about
Il material reduction in grocery prices"
Mr.. Riley will go to Washington to-
day to confer with the Department Of
Justice on the sugar situation and to
formulate program in dealing with
clothing profteers.
United States Marshal T. D. Nc
Carthy is advertising an auction Of
twenty-seve cartons of sugar, each
weighing sixty pounds, seized several
weeks ago under the boarding clause
Of the Lever act. The sale will be
held Friday, June 4, at the Manhattan
warehouse, 105 and lot Horatio Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
Actor Dies in Dressing Room

PITTSBURGH, May 27.-Frank XII
day, an actor, of New York, died in
his dressing room here last night q
few minutes after he had collapsed
on the stage.
He was a member Of the "Keep Her
Smiling" company. During the last
act Mr. Klday staggered and fell.
Other members of the company car
ried him to his dressing room, where
he died. Death was due to heart
disease
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
MARRIAGES

May 81, 1920, at the Chantry of Grace
Church. New York City, by the Rev.
Charles Lewis SIattery. d d, Henry
Western Eastman and Mary Lloyd,
daughter Of Garret J. Garretson, of Elm
hurst, Long Island.
ELDREDGE-MEINK Thursday,
May 27. 1920, at the residence OF tho
brides parents. New York. Esteile S.
Meinken to O. Stanley Eldredge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
JUDGE LYNN J. ARNOLD

ALBANY, May 27.-Judge Lynn j..
Arnold, who until recently was pub
Usher and editor of "The Knicker-
booker Press" and formerly president
of the First National Bank Of Coopers-
town, died tonight after short i'll
ness Of heart disease.
He was born in Otsego County in
1864 and several years ago was
elected Surrogate of Otsego County
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
DIR. II, J. ALLEN

TROY, N. Y, May 20-Dr. H. J.
Allen, dean Of the medical profession
Of Saratoga County, fell dead this
morning in Corinth. He was seventy
one Hars old and had been a practic
ms physician in Corinth for more than
thlfty-tiVe years,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
NONSIGNOR PFCHENARD

SCISSORS, May 27. Monsgnor
Pcchcnard, Bishop of Scissors, died
here to-day Of heart disease at the age
of seventy-eight Educated at Rheims,
Monsignor Pechenard was a v-ell-;nown
writer on theological and kindred sub
jects. He remained in scissors dur
ing the bombardment of the town by
the Germans during the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
Vegetable Prices Increase

The low Wholesale price of vege
tables which, due to heavy receipts, has
obtained for the last ten days, took an
upward trend yesterday.
New potatoes were $3.50 barrel
higher than Wednesdays quotation of
$14.5O; cabbage, which sold Wednes-
day for 81 a crate, sold for $3.2o and
cucumbers at 81 showed an advance Of
so cents. Texas onions remained at So
a crate.
The normal aggregate car arrivals for
the New York market on these four
commodities is III cars a day. The
Rice Supply Endangered
The city's supply of rice is in danger
Of being cut off by strikes on the coast
wise steamship lines, according to the
Merchants Association. Ninety per
cent Of New Iork's rice comes by coast
wiae steamers. One line has 1000, 900
pounds tied up. According to one Of
the country's largest dealers, shipments
which reached this port two months
ago are still in the harbor in the YES
sells which brought them.
Representatives, of the Wholesale
and Commission Mems Association. the
New York Food and Produce Assoca-
ton and several retail grocers will
meet in the Office of Armn W. Riley,
chief of the "hying squadron" this
morning. Mr.. Riley has asked and re-
ceived assurance of cooperation from
these organizations in his fight to
stamp out profiteering by retailers of
vegetables and other commodities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
WILLIAM NJ. CLARKE

William NJ. Clarke, president of the
Edge Chain Company and a director
in the Dime Savings Bank in Newark,
N. j., died yesterday after a short ILL
ness at his home, 62 Heller Parkway,
Newark.
Mr.. Clarke began his business career
as retail merchant and later became
identified with various manufacturing
interests. He was a member of the
Masonic Veterans Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
SAMITEI, s. WORKS

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, May IL
Samuel S. Voris, sixty-ive, for many
years keeper of the tribute of the Tribe
Of Ben Hur, died to-day at his home
here, after an illness Of one month.
M Voris served two terms as Mayor
Of this CITY. from 1911 to 1915. He held
the state championship for trap shoot
inr for several years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28

Sporting Authority and Former
Baseball E.eague EycaA

WASHINGTON, May 81. Edward
Grillo, sporting authority and former
president of the old Western Baseball
Association, died here to-day
Mr. Grilo had been sporting editor
Of The Washington Post and later
of "The Washington Star
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
Bov Dies While Exercising

Joseph Mcneil, fourteen, of 457 St.
Johns Place, Brooklyn, and pupil in
the Manual Training High School,
Seventh Street and Fourth Avenue,
Brooklyn, fell dead Wednesday after
noon while exercising on the cinder
track just back of the school.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
Food Price Cut
By 20 Stores
I'm City Chain
General Reduction Expect
ed in Retail Rates; Veg
etab1e Charges Raised
as Receipts Decrease
Rice Famine Is Feared
Shipments Reaching Port
Two Months Ago Still
Tied Up i'll Ships Here

Lower retail food prices throughout
the city were predicted yesterday as
a result Of substantial reductions made
by a food concern operating a chain of
seventy stores. The prices listed below
were obtained in these stores yesterday
on goods which, according to the man
ager Of the company, represented the
best grades only:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
ENGAGEMENTS

HOLZMAN-LEvY-M and Mrs. Joseph
II. Levy. of 1891 Grand ave. announce
the engagement of their daughter. Ben
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold Holman.
Reception at Duryea, ~ West 72d at
June 6, from to 6. No cards. =
SHAPIRO-WARONOv and Mrs H..
j. Woronov Of TIT Gran st. Brooklyn,
wish to announce the Engagement Of
their daughter. Dorothy. 20 Mr.. Sam
Shapiro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28

At other chain stores best grades of
these foods werc:: Eggs, SO cents;
coffee, &C cents; butter G5 cents; rice,
% cents; pruncs, 24 cents; sugar, "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
BIRTHS

BRYAN-A son to Mr.. and Mrs. James r.
Bryan. OF Garden City. L. l., Wednesday
morning. May 26
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
Food Retailers Warned

Representatives of the Wholesale
and Commission Mems Association. the
New York and Produce Association,
the Washington Market Green Grocors
Association and the retail grocers of
New York met with Mr.. Riley yester-
day. Mir. Riley told the dealers that
prices must come down and that he
depended upon the associations to CO.
operate with him rather than to go
out and arrest individual dealers for
protitcerng
'The Wholesalers he said at the
conclusion of the conference, care
placing the blame for high prices on
the retailers, and the retailers are
blaming the wholesalers. 1t seems to
me that when the wholesale market
breaks the retailers should cut their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28
Wood Denies.
Profiteering;
Pleads To-day
Wooden Corporation Head
Declares Indictment Is
Founded Upon Misap-
prchension of the Facts
u. S. to Act i'm ALI Cases
UNFOLDING of Lever Act
Will Lead to Immediate
Prosecutions by the u. S.

Now that the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals has declared the
Lever ant-profitcering act to be con-
stitutional, the government will prose-
cute all pending indictments against
individuals, firms and corporations.
Early trials will be asked, Ben Mat
thews, Assistant United States District
Attorney, announced yesterday.
William M. Wood the American
Wooden Company of Massachusetts
and the american Wooden Company
of New York, allied corporations Of
which Mr.. Wood is president, will be
called upon this morning to plead to
the fourteen count indictment against
them returned l@t Wednesday by q
Federal Grand Jury. The evidence
was submitted by Herbert C. Smyth,
special Assistant Attorney General.
He charges profiteering ranging from
100 to 400 per cent.
Plan Peace-Time Substitute
Armn d. Riley, of the flying squad
ron, said last night there is q DISPOSE
ton among dealers in necessaries to
regard the Lever act as imperative
because several Federal District Courts
throughout the United States had de-
clared the act to be unconstitutional,
notably in Kentucky, Michigan, Mis-
souri, and Colorado.
THE Court of Appeals decision y
said Mr.. Riley, "supersedes all of
these declarations and the government
will regard this decision as final until
passes upon the question. We have
every confidence that the Lever act
will be sustained. If it be overthrow
Congress is prepared to enact a peace
time substitute fully as effective.
Through his attorneys, Hayes, Hersh-
field & Wolf, of 115 Broadway, Mr.
Wood issued the following statement
yesterday:
81 do not care to reply at any length
to the newspaper statement of Assist
ant Attorney General Smyth. am ad-
vised that it might be wanting in
proper respect to the court for me
to comment upon pending legal pro
ceedings. What | have to say in these
respects must, of course, be said in
court.
at may be proper for me, however
to say now that Mr. Smyth's state
ments, while no doubt he believes
them, are founded upon a misappre-
hension of the fact. What the real
facts are will all appear in due time.
There is absolutely no just ground
for the suggestion that this company
has charged excessive prices for its
cloth, or has gained an unreasonable
or excessive profit"