Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 196, 30 May 1919 — Page 9

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FOOD AS CHEAP

IN BELGIUM AS IIIRICIIMOND

PICKET, FENCE KEEPS GERMAN DELEGATES OUT OP PARIS

Sanborn Sees no Prospect of Decline in Prices of - Essential Commodities. t By 'WILLIAM R. SANBORN in a letter written at BrusselB, Belgium, and dated April 1,6th. we find a pen picture of conditions that are sur-

abundant food supalles that makes

c"1 reaamg. The writer, J. Ralph FicKcll. of Chicago, is a close observer and crossed over to learn of actual conditions as to food supplies and Drices in the countries which suffered most in the combat Mr. PlckeU Is a member of a large Chicago grain firm and nls letters from abroad are printed In. The Rosenbaum Review, which is devoted to tho market and exporting interests. Bread- at three cents per pound would look very cheap in any American city and that was the price per pound in Brussels in April, according to Mr. PlckeU, who purchased and weigltcd it. On the same date butter was selling at 75 cents per pound, or about the same as in Richmond, also milk was retailing at 15 cents per quart, or at the price charred in. Chicago ut this time, now that, the milk drivers' strike is settled. It Is stated

mat rood is much cheaper in Brussels than in England or France, and that the merchant in all lines are very busy. - -They are not getting back to business in Belgium, they are doing business now." It seems, too, that the first class restaurant patronised by the Chicagoan makes a specialty of serving 60 cent and 90 cent meals which are at least satisfying. You can't beat that for "from soup to nuts" In this entire country. With mutton chops at 60 cents, dressed chickens at 40 cents and sausage at 22 cents per pound they are doing fairly well in Belgium, for prices at the capital should be as high as anywhere In that country. Are We Being Misinformed? After -due investigation in England, . Trance and Belgium Mr. Pickell says: 'I am beginning to think now that

we nave Deen mislead officially. It is essential that we should know the truth because food prices the world over are higher today than they should be, and they are being held up by pictures of famine In Europe. It may be here; I am not saying it isn't But it's never where I am, and I am looking for it I am sincerely hoping that some one who is starving will soon show up, or some one who even looks hungry." In conclusion the writer says: "Brussels is busy; food prices are relatively low and there can be no question about quantity. There is plenty of everything from good wheat bread to strawberries and new peaches, with prices falling every day. Brussels is a happy revelation; the genius of reconstruction." I

So much for Belgium. We do know however, that there is necessarily great want in Central Europe in most of the war-stricken districts; the testimony is too abundant for doubt. Food Prices Still Advancing So far as American markets are concerned we fail .to find any downward tendency in the price of food staples, nor indeed in anything in the line of household supplies. Even soap and starches are higher than 30 days ago, because, as the soap makers tell us, fats, oils and chemicals entering into soap manufacture are higher. Coffees are still on the upward grade and an advance of two cents per pound on some well known brands of package coffee have been made since our article In relation to coffee was printed a short timrago. This means higher green coffees to the roasters everywhere for "spot" supplies, though many anticipate their wants for weeks or months in advance and are thus in position to supply their trade at a little better price, if they care to. Cheese and canned milk are higher, right in the heart of the season when they ordinarily decline. June cheese is usually stored by jobbers because it is generally the most advantageous month in which to buy and because

June cheese is rich and will have time to ripen for fall and winter trade.

but instead or a decline on next month's contracts there is a slight arivanCA In the nrir.A nnrl nil r.hpn la

firmly held in all markets. Cheese,

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German delegates retunrfn, from char-h service, mtong picket feac which prevents them from stepping toot is &A IS

The German delegates to the peace conference must keep on their own side of the fence. The aforesaid fence is a picket one erected on the boundary between Versailles. Paris suburb, and Paris

itself to indicate the boundary and prevent the Germans from actually ettuur foot in the French capital The Germans are quartered in a bote! in Versailles and all conferences with them are held in the

Trianon palace in Versailles. The photo above shows French and American soldiers and civilians watching the German delegates on their return, on their side of the fence, from church in Versailles

once a "food," is now an appetizer

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to most of us.

Only the well-to-do may now eat

cnoice prunes and even the common or smaller grade Is out of reach of many. Prunes have advanced two to

mree cents per pound since first contracts were made for fall delivery some six weeks ago. and th nd

In apricots is even greater. Cocoa has

Deen advanced In sympathy with coffee, or from pure cussedness, as the

case may De. at any. rata it is nn an

so, too, Is shredded cocoanut. But

wny continue! We started out to find some essential article which was down in price, compared with March figures, and have failed to do so. It Is likely, however, that we are to be favored with a lower price on at least one important vegetable next winter, tomatoes. Canners are paying less for acreage and tonnage than a year ago and the planting promises to be large. It is not unlikely also that we shall have cheaper canned peas and corn, if the season is favorable in the sackincr districts. Inrfinn. ho. -

host of little canneries, where toma

toes are packed and their output finds special favor In the Central wat

the quality of the Indiana pack is equal to the best anywhere; matching that of New York and Maryland -and handlers of Indiana tomatoes have

some advantage as to freight rates to the west and north. Flour a Little Cheaper. . Flour from local mills which was selling up to- $13.20 not long since is down to $12.60 per barrel today. The Richmond Roller Mill folks inform us

that they are now paying S2.50 per bushel for number 2 wheat at the mill and that number 2 soft red winter at Chicago has been quoted to them at 12.50, compared with $2.80 last week. Present price is much above the government guarantee to our farmers, and always has been in the cash markets. A recent development in the corn market at Chicago has been a demand by the government that no individual shall have more than 200,000 bushels of open trades on his books at any time; this to limit the size of the accumulation of "options" to unduly influence prices. The key to the effort to curtail advances in prices is to be found in a statement by Mr. Barnes in which he referred to an Industrial crisis, apparently meaning that the cost of living was not coming down. Com

menting on this the editor of the Price Current and Grain Reporter of Chicago says: "It is an admitted fact that malnutrition exists to some -extent in this country, due to the hi?h met nf

commodities, as there is a large per

centage oi me population tnat has not received the advance in wages received by the aggressive cronns mi re

ported by the Department of Labor

agents. Texas wheat will soon begin to move and within six wwin wa chnuM

see a whole lot of new wini- nhui

going forward to the central marirota

It seems to us that we have probably passed the high point for wheat and flour for some time, but of that there is .no telling. In anticipation of the European demand some are talking higher prices than have been paid in

months, for both wheat and flour, but in view of a probable winter wheat harvest in excess of 500,000,000, and a liberal acreage planted to spring varieties, we should have bread and to spare, at a reasonable price, comparatively speaking. The outlook for a plentiful supply of "garden truck" is consoling. It will help some. Thse who have gardens which are having the proper attention will reap their reward in due time. Don't let a foot of garden soil go to waste; to do so is one of the cardinal sins in this year of grace. NAMED ON SHIPPING BOARD

f By Assented Press) WASHINGTON, May 30. LieutCommander T. A. Scott rf New Tn.

don, Conn., selected to succeed Bain-

bridge Colby as member , of Shipping board.

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THIN NERVOUS FOLKS SHOULD TAKE BITRO-

PHOSPHATE

Women Xeed It to Bring; Pink Glow of

Health to Pale Checks and Forestall Tell-Tale Lines of A are. Men Need It to Make Strong:, Vlaoroos Bodlea and Steady Nerves. -

weak, thin people men or womenare nearly always nervous wrecks; thus

conclusively proving tnat thinness, weakness, debility and neurasthenia are almost Invariably due to nerve starvation. Feed your nerves and all these symptoms due to nerve starva

tion, will disappear.

Eminent specialists state that the

best nerve rood is an organic phos

phate known among: druggists as Bitro

Phosphate, a five-grain tablet of which should be taken with each meal. Being a genuine nerve builder and not a stim

ulant or habit-forming drug. Bitro

Phosphate can be safely taken by the

weakest and most delicate sufferer, and the results following Its use are often simply astonishing. Weak, tired people regain strength and vigor: thinness and angularity give way to plumpness and curves; sleep returns to the sleepless; confidence and - cheerfulness replace debility and gloom: dull eyes become bright, and pale, sunken cheeks regain the pink glow of health. Bitro-Phosphate. the use of which Is Inexpensive., also wonderfully promotes the assimilation of food, so much so that many people report marked gains of weight in a few weeks. It is sold by the Con key Drug Co. In Richmond and all good druggists CAUTION: Although bltro-phos-phate is unsurpassed. for relieving nerousness. sleeplessness - and general weakness, it phould not. owing to its remarkable flesh-growing properties, be used by anyone who does not desire I to put on flesh. Adv.

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HIGH JUMP RECORD FOR STATE BROKEN BY EARLHAM MAN CRAWFOJIDSVILLE,' Ind.. May 30 Notre Dame easily annexed the state

college field meet, held here yesterday afternoon, taking' first place with 59 points. Indiana and Wabash tied for second honors with 23 points each, and Earl ham was third with 18 points. Other colleges . and universities placing were DePauw. 12; Purdue, 8; Franklin, 7. and Butler,, 3. Five records were broken and one tied In the course, of the afternoon's events. Nabnr of Wabash broke the I. C A. L records and state marks in the high hurdles, which he took in 15 3-5 seconds, one-fifth second less than the record. This record was formerly held by Andrus of Wabash, and Shldler of Indiana. Haber of Indiana, continued In high form in the 100-yard dash, breaking the state record and tying the conference record when he stepped the centennial in 9 4-5 secends. M. Donough of Notre Dame, shaved down the state marks by running the half mile In two minutes two and three-fifths seconds. Gilflllan also of Notre Dame beat the discus throw record held by Caldwell of Wabash hurling the discus 126 feet. Eastlack tied the state records for the mile when ha did It In four minutes, 36 4-5 seconds. Earlham's turn came when Ivey, the phenomenal high jump man broke the state records in that event clearing the reed at 5 feet, 11 5-8 inches. Ivey led the field In the broad jump but did not break any records. Johnson of Earlham, took second place in the shot put while the other men representing the Quaker college failed to place. '

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Brains wear out when worry wears

Woman Finds Remedy Worth Fabulous Fortune "I wouldn't take a million dollars for the good Mayr's Wonderful Remedy has done for me. I have finished the course and can say I am entirely cured of very severe indigestion, bloating and colic attacks I suffered from for many years." It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and Intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Clem Thistlethwaite's six drug stores, and leading druggists everywhere. Adv.

Monroe School Notes

The scenery for the stage oi the auditorium has recently been installed. All the moving picture outfit has been delivered except the screen; it is now on the way. The date of the first show will be announced when the screen arrives. All stock-holders who hare not paid, are requested to bring their money on the evening of the first show The meeting of the Monroe Faithful Workers has been postponed until June3. On June 3. a representative of the Ohio State Uni

versity will demonstrate canning. The club will have an ail day meeting. Pupils should bring their lunch.

DEN V SECRET AGREEMENTS !

(By Associated Press) TOKIO, May 30. The foreign office has denied as "unequivocally false" a statement published In Chinese newspapers that Japanese agents in 1916 and 1918 . concluded secret agreements with Germany. -

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THERE IS NOTHING equal to Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation. When the proper dose is taken their action is so agreeable and so natural that you do not realize that it is the effect of a medicine. These tablets possess tonic properties that aid in establishing a natural and regular action of the bowels. Chamberlain's Tablets have cured many cases of chronic constipation. "l2

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Magnesia Springs Summer Gamp Brookville, Indiana Sunday Dancing 2 to 5 P.M. 8 to 12 P.M. The Sunday Dancing will start June 8, and continue throughout the summer. A new pavillion has been built which is the largest and best in southern Indiana. A first class orchestra will furnish music. The Camp is open at all times! f or boarding and for dinner orders. ChickenJ)inners are a specialty. A Shooting Tournament at Clay Birds will be held the opening da June 8th. Write for further particulars. R. H. BURNS, Mgr.

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"Home in one form and another is the greatest object of life. It stands at the end of every day's labor and beckons us to its bosom."

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HE GREAT THROBBING HEART OF WOMANHOOD beats in harmony with one

umvci sai ucsire a nome ot her own. lhe picture expresses it. She loves it with a

.ccu, vu.ii diicction. fi. nome to cnensli and care for is her right. " - " ' TIME CHANGES MOST EVERYTHING else save this desire. With the cave "man such was a fundamental necessity, but coming on up through the centuries the "Home r . . .nc ? .wn" has come t0 be the tcst of Providence and thrift and the trade-mark of uood Citizenship. W ITH NEVER ANY ARGUMENT AGAINST IT, the progress of world events day by day is bringing into the limelight of universal approval "The Home of Your Own" -' until whereas yesterday it was a privilege, it is today a DUTY to bend every enertrv toward this goal. J Jr PROSPERITY IS JUST AHEAD. Industrial activity in every community is the thing needed to sooth the waves ef chaos that the storm of war wrought up. Building mat tenals are not going down in cost. Neither are home sites going to decline It's a . business proposition to BUILD NOW. It's the patriotic thing to do ; Common Sene approves of !t. The Government is urging it. Opportunity beckons with insistent hands pleading with you to BUILD NOW THAT HOME OF YOUR OWN. t Let us help you with your planning. Let us advise with you in the matter of material and costs. IFe know we can render you valuable assistance, give you satisfactory service and save you money.

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