Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 202, 6 June 1919 — Page 3
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919.
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STRIVING TO CONTROL FOOD SUPPLY
By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. The danger that the great packing Interests will, unless drastically regulated, ultimately control the entire food supply of the nation, both in a wholesale and retail way, was the central idea brought at a meeting of the National Wholesale Grocers association in Cincinnati on Thursday. Preposterous, you say? ; The country is too large, too rich, and there Is too much active competition from coast to coast. Well, we haven't said that the packers were heading for the ownership of all the little grocery stores. We simply state that the wholesale grocers discussed the possibility of "food control," and of themselves being but out of business, first of all, and this to be followed by the elimination of the retail market man by a chain of packed-owned stores a few years later. To our view that Is no nightmareno wild dream. If the food trades are left to follow their natural courses, to drift as they have been drifting, it may be but a matter of a few years
before just what the wholesale grocers are oreoarine to fight and to
head off will be brought about
Thirteen hundred members of the National Wholesale Grocers' association are in session in Cincinnati this week. They know why they are
there, and the nature of the problem
thev must eventually solve, not this
year or next, it may be, but later and
not so far away at that. Their dusi-
ness has already been cut from 10 to as high as 60 per cent., so they
claim, and the situation is growing
worse daily. Handling 70 Food Products.
Whenever the packer gets into a
thing he very quickly becomes a mo-
noDolist. and therein lies the danger.
He is a monopolist to this extent; he
regulates prices for the rest of that particular trade. He limits the little fellow's oppoVtunity, then the latter
Is finally eliminated. In a recent article we spoke of the entrance of the packers into the coffee roasting trade, to the alarm of old established Importers and roasters, who are taking action to see what can be done about it. At that time we quoted Chairman Colver of the Federal Trade Commission who has made an exhaustive
study of this vast subject. Me. Colver addressed the grocers at Cincinnati on Thursday afternoon. His remarks, which follow, are most illuminating: "The great combination of five meat packing establishments has gone into 70 extra lines of the food business. It already has reduced the wholesalers' trade 10 to 60 per cent by dealing directly with the retailers, and unless restrained will wipe out the wholesalers in ten years, and In 15 years will wipe out the retailers by a chain of stores. Before it is too late this comlrl ha nrriprPfl to keel)
within the meat business or it will control the entire food supply of the nation. The unrestricted development of a food trust would mean the elimination of those great American busi- ... . . i. v v.. fit
ness institutions wmcu ub uccu uum. up to manufacture and prepare the food, other than meat foods. Ruthless invasion into unrelated fields is excused on the grounds of 'efficiency.' It is not true or it would be reflected In lower prices instead of constantly increasing prices. Shall we, the people who have just poured out our blood and treasure in France to end the 'ruthless efficiency' of the Hun, sit
silent while the same commercial kul-
tur comes to its perfect flower in tnis country?" Mr. Colver said that the meat packers have pineapple plantations in Hawaii, can vast quantities of beans, peas and other small vegetables, salmon, tuna, corn products, rice, catsup and scores of other foods other than meats. "They control not only the meat supply, but are getting control
of the supply of possible substitutes, said Colver. "They control the oleomargarine field, and since, in addition of beef suet, cottonseed oil is also used for making oleo, the trust now virtually controls the cotton wood situation." ' So imminent is considered the danger that some well-known lawyers have been engaged to outline a plan of action. The refrigerator car service, a passenger car service as to speed, at less than freight car costs to others, with all its delay, gives the packers great advantage just now, and has for a long time. It is to overcome this that the association has opened the fight. They demand equal opportunity; no more nor no less. Clifford Thorne, of Chicago, one of
the attorneys in this struggle, said:
"There are thousands of refriger
ator cars shipped out in which a majority of the cargo consists of food
products that need no .refrigeration
at all." said Mr. Thorne, "but these non-refrigerator shipments secure the advantage of the low rates that none of you wholesalers can get. In addi
tion, the packers receive prompt delivery a veritable passenger service."
The cars over which the first fight
is to be made are known as "Peddler cars," they are refrigerators filled
with mixed cargoes of food supplies,
travel at passenger train speed, are
hauled at special rates, and may be
stopped at a dozen towns before com
pletely unloaded. The claim Is that this is unfair competition and that all of this must be regulated if the job
bers are to survive.
It is anticipated that all allied in
terests: Canners, coffee roasters and
manufacturers of food products generally, will be eventually drawn into
the fight and that congress will pres
ently see the food interests at the
capital clamoring for recognition.
EARLHAM TRUSTEES
Leslie H. Meeks will fill the office of
director of physical education and in-
Btructorship In Latin and English In Friends Select School in Philadelphia. Miss Leeberta Patrick has been awarded the Bryn Mawr scholarship.
The students who have received
honorable mention from the faculty are: Paul S. Smith, Leeberta Patrick
and Mabel Binford. An honorary degree will be offered for Miss Ella Jennette Osgood, of Stlllman Valley, 111., who died at the college March 8, 1919,
as a result of the Influenza epidemic.
Miss Osgood was a candidate for the
A. B. degree, specializing in the
departments of English and mathematics.
Indiana News Brevities
lery school to be maintained there. It is battlescarred, having served at the Argonne drive and at the ChateauThierry battle. HARTFORD CITY Earl Mann. 14. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mann, is in a serious condition from a wound inflicted when a hatchet bounded back from a piece of wood and struck him in the head. BLOOMINGTON Alva BankB. 20. confessed to police that he killed his father, 60, when, the latter refused to give him money to entertain girls, say local police. The elder Banks' body, tied around with wire and wrapped in a blanket, was found In a etone quarry.
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Mabel Binford, Carthage, English and botany; Mama Johnson, Richmond,
English and history: Robert Lowell
Petry. New Paris, O., physics and his
torv: Ruth Ly brook Willson, Rich
mond, French and English; Paul S
Smith. Richmond, history and geology;
Althea Emily Brown, Indianapolis,
history and- English; Clara Sellars,
Mooresvllle, philosophy and biblical literature: Ruth A. Brown, Detroit,
Mich- English and philosophy; Zola
Clark, Georgetown, 111., English and history; Esther Lorena Hodson, Williamsburg, history and education ; Elizabeth Johnson Marvel, Richmond, history and French; Dorcas Anna Hiss, Plainfield, English and German; Vera Newsom, Elizabethtown, English and education; Mildred Cutter, Richmond, English and history; Ever
ett Rowland Hunt, New Paris, Ohio, English and bible; Hazel M. Dizon, Plainfield. history and English; Hubert Smith, West Alexandria, Ohio,
history and mathematics; Norene Roberts, Richmond, English and history; E. L. Outland, Richmond, history and mathematics; Richard Lyle
Power, Milroy, botany and English, and Alsia Craig, Thorntown, education and English.
The candidates for the degree or B.S., are: Loma Garland Scott, botany and household economics; Harold Richard Brown, Straughn, physics and mathematics; Wyema Bingford, Greenfield, home economics and botany; Lewis Archer Taylor, Russiaville, physics and mathematics; J. Hobart Hoskins, Louisville, Ky., botany and geology; Jerold K. Hoerner, Lewisburg. Ohio, chemistry and zooldgy; H. Cecil Dennis, Richmond, chemistry and zoology; Frank J. Hill, Thorntown, mathematics and. physics. Honor Students Announced. The faculty has already announced the honor students and the students receiving honorable mention. As a
number of scholarships from other
universities and colleges are offered each year to the graduating students, the faculty has decided to give first choice to the student making the highest record during the entire four years
of his college course, and the student
ranking second, second choice. The
student who will graduate this year
with the highest honors is Robert
Petry,- who has accepted the scholar
ship offered by the graduate school of
Haverford college. Lewis Taylor ranks
second and probably will fill the teach
ing fellowship in the physics depart
ment of the University of Kentucky
next fall. Frank J. Hill, who Is third.
VTNCENNES Albert Long, 24, who lost his sight in the army and was discharged from the service last September, is dead as the result of a nervous breakdown resulting from worry over the loss of sight. HUNTINGTON Ernest Hahn, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hahn, is dead in a hospital here of a fractured skull sustained in an automobile accident. CRAWFORDSVTLLE Governor Charles M. Brough of Arkansas and his party will visit Crawfords to inspect Montgomery county hog raising on June 12. The purpsoe of the visit is to get first-hand knowledge of state farming. LINTON Lee South, a miner at Little Giant Mine, was instantly killed while at work by a fall of slate.
LAWRENCEBURG The Lawrence-
burg Press was sold to D. Paul Zeigler of Robbins, Tenn., by William G. Glover. The Press has been published since 1850.
GOSPORT Wesley Soth, 45, sales
man for an oil company, dropped dead at the Decatur House In Greensburg. He lived here.
INDIANAPOLIS Helen Louise Bas-
sett, 5, daughter of Mrs. Cleo Bassett, is dead of injuries sustained when an automobile in which Bhe was riding was struck by another automobile. v
MARION Mearl George. 16. son of
Arthur George, is dead of injuries sus
tained when he slipped and fell on a
huge rock while hunting with his fa
ther. His skull was fractured.
2KADUAT10N FROCK OF SIMPLE DESIGN
vocation and work In Royal Arch de- Saturday, June 7. Loyal Chapter., grees. No. 49, O. E. S. Stated meeting.
Ohio News Flashes
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HAMILTON Coroner Edward Cook
went to Middletown to investigate the death of Charles Helflinge, 30, who is said to have killed himself. ALLIANCE "Apostle" Perley A.
George, head of the Church of God
cult, has bought the former Levi Lup
ton Missionary home, two miles southwest, and will move the headquarters of his religious movement from Akron
to this city
YOUNGSTOWN Unable to obtain
Ice, with the thermometer at 92, many Youngstown families with small babies appealed to the Chamber of Commerce and other bodies, for relief. Ice companies said the hot wave caught them unprepared. ATHENS A wheat price of $2.08 to $2.17 was fixed as the minimum for clean wheat by 150 growers of southeastern Ohio, at a meeting just concluded here. BELLEFONTAINE In Mrs. Mable Bennett's complaint for divorce against Marion Bennett, she says that he took her to Indianapolis on their honeymoon, deserted her after three days, and she had to ride home on a box car. XENIA Leroy Short, son of J. C. Short of the Stone road, was saved from death in the attack of an Infur
iated bull only by the help of his father. A long gash was torn In his abdomen and he suffered other Injuries, but will recover.
NEWCASTLE The town of Oakgrove, an industrial addition, has asked to be taken Into the city fo Newcastle. It contains between 600 and 600 persons. NOBLESVILLE Daniel Martin, 79. one of the wealthiest farmers in Hamilton county, is dead of cancer at his home. He leaves an estate of about $100,000. LAFAYETTE Ou La La, a French 155 millimetre field-gun which aided to
drive the Hun from French soil, has
arrived at Purdue for use in the artll
YOUNGSTOWN Steve Frenzy was sentenced to six months in the workhouse for beating his wife while drunk from "raisin jack," a drink brewed from raisins. Many barrels of "raisin jack" have been made here, it is said.
XENIA Fifty-seven graduates of Wilberforce University were given diplomas at the commencement exercises and honorary degrees were conferred on twelve men.
TIPPECANOE CITY A garage be
longing to Lawrence See was destroy ed by fire, with the loss of $10,000, which included three machines.
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For the young girl graduate an exclusive show which makes a specialty nf flaoTMur stvles has desismed this
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Masonic Calendar
Friday, June 6. King Solomon's
Chapter -No. 4, R. A. M. Special con-
mm ate
Clem Thistlethwaite, Richmond, lnd.
Thomas A. Edison says:
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ARRISON'
Edison Section
In the Westcott Pharmacy
MARION Clyde Scranton, husband of Rosa Scranton, who was murdered May 29, is under arrest charged with killing his wife. Two other men were already under arrest.
Doctors Stand Amazed at Power of Bon-Opto to Make Weak Eyes Strong According to Dr. Lewis Guaranteed to Strengthen Eyesight 50 In One Week's Time in Many Instances
DO NERVES THINK? IS WOMAN'S QUERY
MEN FROM
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST
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MRS. METTIE WETHINGTON In discussing ihe merits of Pepgen Tonic at Henry J. Huder's drug store, Washington and Pennsylvania streets, Indianapolis, Mrs. Mettle Wethington,
wife of a well-known farmer who lives on Rural Route 'C" Box 143, that city, says: "Sometimes it seems to me that our nerves actually have the power of thought. I was very nervous and especially at night. An almost uncontrollable impulse would come over me to get up and run to escape my nervousness. It was probably a subconscious condition but it seemed as if I could hear my nerves saying, "run, run.' I would jump at the slightest noise. I wonder if this is not some form of thought? "My stomach bothered me so much
that sound sleep was rare. There was
bloated condition most of the time, would have dizzy spells occasionally,
and when I would stoop over spots would come in front of my eyes. My heart palpitated and it felt sometimes as if it was going to jump out of me. "I suffered from a burning sensation. My feet and limbs were often swoolen. What food I could eat did little good, because it soured on my stomach.
"The first dose of Pepgen I took helped me. As I contniued to take Pepgen I received a great deal of good from it. My stomach feels better in every way. I sleep' soundly and' my nerves have t.quit thinking.' Pepgen
nas done me so much good I have rec ommended it to many of my friends." Pepgen may be obtained at Thistle
thwaite's or from any other first-class
drug store anywhere. Adv.
A Free Prescription You Can Have Filled and Use at Home Philadelphia, Pa. Victims of eye strain and other eye weaknesses, and those who wear glasses, will be glad to know that according to Dr. Lewis there is real hope and help for them.
Many whose eyes were failing say they have had their eyes restored by this remarkable prescription and many
who once wore glasses say they have thrown them away. One man says, after using it: "I was almost blind. Could not see to read at all. Now I can read everything without my glasses and my eyes do not hurt any more. At night they would pain dreadfully. Now they feel fine all the time. It was like a miracle to me. A lady who used it says: "The atmosphere seemed hazy with or without glasses, but after using this prescription for 15 days everything seems clear. I can read even fine print without glasses." Another who used it says: "I was bothered with eye strain caused by overworked, tired eyes which induced fierce headaches. I have worn glasses for several years both for distance and work, and without them I could not read my own name on an envelope or the typewriting on the machine before me. I can do both now and have discarded my long distance glasses altogether. I can count the fluttering leaves on the trees across the street now, which for several years have
looked like a dim green blur to me. I cannot express my joy at what It has done for me."
It is believed that thousands who
wear glasses can now discard them in a reasonable time and multitudes more will be able to strengthen their
eyes so as to be spared the trouble and expense of ever getting glasses.
Eye troubles of many descriptions may be wonderfully benefited by the use of this prescription. Go to any active drug store and get a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets. Drop one Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth cf a glass of water and let it dissolve. With this liquid bathe the eyes two toCour times daily.
You should notice your eyes clear up perceptibly right from the start and inflammation and redness will quickly disappear. If your eyes bother you even a little it is your duty to take steps to save them now before it is too late. Many hopelessly blind might have saved their sight if they had cared for their eyes in time. Note: Another prominent Physician to whom the above article was submitted, said: "Yes, the Bon-Opto prescription is truly a wonderful eye remedy. Its constituent ingredients
are well known to eminent eye specialists and widely prescribed by them. I have used it very successfully in my own practice on patients whose eyes weer strained through overwork or misfit glasses. I can highly recommend it in case of weak, watery, aching, smarting, itching, burning eyes, red lids, blurred vision or for eyes inflamed from exposure to smoke, sun, dust or wind. It is one of the very few preparations I feel should be kept on hand for regular use in almost every family." Bon-Opto, referred to above, is not a patent medicine or a secret remedy. It is an ethical preparation, the formula being printed on the package. The manufacturers guarantee it to strengthen eyesight 50 percent in one week's time in many instances or refund the money. It can be obtained from any good druggist and is sold in this city by A. G. Luken & Co., and other leading druggists. Adv.
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Your Porch in Order
The most popular room in the American home is the screened-in porch. The home that hasn't a porch or at least a sun parlor isn't really a home at all. Living on the porch is the great national pastime. We eat on the porch, sleep on the porch, entertain on the porch, lounge on the porch. It's the rallying center for every family activity. The makers and merchants of home furnishings were quick to see and foster the porch idea. First they designed porch chairs, roomy and restful beyond anything ever known before. Then came porch beds, porch tables, and break fast
porch furniture. Thus furnished with its own particular fittings, the porch attains added importance and charm.
If you have a porch that isn't living up to its possibilities, furnish it at once. No investment will pay greater returns in comfort and satisfaction. No summer resort has beauties to compare with your own porch where you are master of all you survey where you can always find quiet, rest and solace without admission fee or gratuities. The stores have been preparing their displays of summer furniture for many months. You can choose now from the greatest varieties and latest designs. Willow, reed, reed-fibre, fumed, natural or stained in bright hues; deep restful chairs, luxurious chaise lounges, settees, rockers, gay with cretonne upholstery. Never were porch accessories
so varied, so alluring. And the prices are moderate, too. Set your porch in order. Begin right here and now.
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