LA UliANDli EVENING OBSEliVEft
PAGE FIVE
Prefers t'haiuborlaln's.
!AVE FUEL AND BE HEALTHIER
Overheated Dry Air Make Man Too
Susceptible to Disease, De
clares Physician.
Washington. Further endorsement
of tho campaign of tho United States
fuel administration against overheat
ing has boon given by eminent physi
cians of tho country. Dr. James J.
Walsh, physician, doctor of philosophy,
and author, said:
1 "Pneumonia tnkos a little moro than
one man In eight and therefore has
wrested from tuberculosis tho grim
honor of killing tho most human be
ings. Man Is a marine animal, seven
eights wnter. He needs cool air nnd
moisture nround him. Overheated dry
air miikcs him too susceptible todls-
ease, til a temperature of over 08 de
AMERICAN SUGAR
SENT TOFRANCE
American Price Rigidly Regulated
. by United States Food
i Administration.
SELLS SMILEAGE FOU SOLDIERS
grees It Is dlfllcult for men and women
to exist healthfully. If Americans can
ho taught to live In this temperature
tho number of pneumonia victims will
surely decrease. Fresh, cool, moist air
Is the foe of pneumonia and persons
who keep their houses cool nnd breaths
fresh, moist uir need liuvc no fear of
In the course of a conversation with
Chamberlain Medicine Co.'b rcpro
sontatlve today, we had occasion to
discuss In a general way tho merits .
of their different preparations. At
( o r N't
his suggestion I take pleasure In ex-
prosslng my estimation of Chamber-. ,
Iain's Cough Remedy. I have a fara- -tly
of six children and have used this
remedy In my home for years. , I
consldor it tho only cough remedy,
on the market, as I have tried nearly
all kinds." Earl C. Hoss, publisher
Hamilton County Ropubllcan-NowB, : ,
Syracuse, Kansas. Adv.
. ..j
-
I
it."
FZIU
City Is Stricken.
SIDNEY. N. S. W., Jan. 28.
1
(Special.) The city of Mackay, in
CONSUMERS HERE PAY 9c.
1 I
Queensland, has been overwhelmed,
by a cyclone, which produced a tidal
wavo nnd flood conditions.
Heavy loss of life Is feared. Four-
toen bodies have already been re
Bettor, than money because they (
covered.
There Is a call for assistance.
earn money; buy
WAR-SAVINGS T ,
STAMP TODAY.
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1018
1 &'5x$it&i
Sugar Cost 35 Cents a Pound During
Civil War Refiners' Profits
Now Curtailed.
Sugar is Belling today throughout
America at from 84 to 0 cents a
pound to the consumer, even though
there is a world shortage which has
reduced tills nation's sugur allotment
to 70 per cent, of normal.
' Through the efforts of the United
States food admlulstrutlon the sugar
market has been regulated as fur as
the producer, refiner and wholesaler
Is concerned. The food administration
has no power to regulate retail prices
except by public opinion. Even though
more than 85,000 tons of sugar have
been shipped to France in the last
four months the retail grocer's sugar
price is around 8 to 8'& cents. Ho
should sell this sugar at 8Vj to 0
cents, the food administration believes,
"and asks the American housewife to
pay do more than this amount.
Last August when the food admin
istration whs organized tho price of
sugar rose suddenly to 11 cents a
pound. During the Civil War sugnr
cost the consumer 35 cents a pound.
By regulation of tho sugnr market and
reducing tho prico to 84 and 9 cents
and keeping It from advancing to 20
cents the food administration has sav
ed the American public at least $180,
000,000 In four months, according to
a statement made by Herbert Hoover
the other day.
"It Is our stern duty to food the al
lies, to maintain their health and
strength at any cost to ourselves,"
Mr. Hoover declared. "There hns not
been, nor will be as we see It, enough
sugar for even their present meagre
and depressing ration unless they send
ships to remote markets for It. If we
In our Breed and gluttony force them
either to further reduce their ration
or to send these ships we will have
done damage to our abilities to win
this war.
"If we send the ships to Java
for 250,000 tons of sugar next year
we will have necessitated the em
ployment of eleven extra ships for
one year. These ships If used In ,
transporting troopc would take
' 160,000 to 200.0C0 men to France."
Reason for World Shortage.
As Mr. Hoover pointed out, the
United States, Canada mid Unhand
were sugar Importing countries before
tho war, while l'runre and Italy were
very nearly self supporting. The main
sources of the world's sugar supply
was Germany and neighboring powers,
the West Indies nnd the Enst Indies.
German sugar is no longer available,
as It Is used entirely In Germany,
which also absorbs sugar of surround
ing countries.
, Enelnnd can no longer buy 1,400,000
In order that the expense of the
entertainments which, nt the direc
tion of the Secretary of War, are be
linpr given the soldiers of Undo Sam,
under the management of the Mil
itary Entertainment Council, may be
taken care of, this council has is
sued "Smileage Books". These books
are sold for $1 and $5, according to
whether they contain 20 or 100
coupons, and will entitle soldiers to
free admission to any entertainment
in any National Guard or National
:Cantomnent in the United States.
Friends of the soldiers may pur
chase and send these passes to sol
idiers by name or to the camps for
distribution.
. The S mileage Plan.
Ktartintr the week of January 28.
the books will be on sale all over
the country. "Smileage books" win
Admit the men in khaki to some of
! the best entertainments in thegun-
try. This statement is uphold by the
fact that official announcement has
just been made in Washington that
the work of entcrtuininer these men.
heretofore conducted under three
separate auspices, has all been con
solidated under one official body, tho
Military Entertainment Council, ap
pointed by the Secretary of War.
Tliia council is a part of tho Com
mission on Training Camp Activi
ties, of which Raymond B. Fosdick
is chairman. Credit for the plan of
consolidation is given Harry P. Har
rison, of Chicago, executive chair-,
man of the Smileage Campaign. '
The consolidation of the various
forms of entertainment is, perhaps,
the first thing of its kind in thoj
country. It is the first time tho
Government has undertaken to put
on real stunts for its soldiers. Un
der the new arrangement all enter
tainment in the camps is to ba
turned over to the Military Enter
tainment Council, the Chautauqua
tents to be known as "Liberty Tents,"
and the theatorB as "Liberty Thea
ters." Evovybody is expected to buy at
least one 'Smileage Book."
Tho whotosatc grocer huh agreed to
limit his profit to 1!5 cenls'n hundred
plus freight, and tho retail grocer Is
supposed to tnko no more than SO cents
a hundred pounds profit. This regu
lation was made by the food adminis
tration, which now asks tlio housewife
to reduce sugar consumption as much
as possible,' using other sweeteners,
nnd also reminds her that she should
pay no more than 0 cents a pound for
sugar. . .
Control of Cane RsTinoro' Profits.
"Immediately upon tho p;!al:lslv
nicnt of the food administration,"- Mr.
Hoover said, 'an examination was
made of the costs and profits of refin
ing and it was finally determined thai
the spread between tin; cost of raw
and the sale of refined cane sugar
should be flmlted to $1.80 per hundred
pounds. The pre-war (UP'erenllnl had
averaged nlio;t 8 cents and Increased
co.ih were found to have been impos
ed by the wnr in increased cost of re
fining, losses, cost of bags, labor, Insur
ance, interest and ether things, rattier
more than cover the difference. After
prolonged negotiations the refiners
The Red Cross
Drug Store
The
PRESCRIPTION
STORE
erril the duly of maintaining the
French morale made our course clear."
. Today the sugar situation may -be
summarized by stating that If
America will reduce Its sugar con
sumption 10 to 15 per cent, this
nation will be able to send 200,000
more soldiers to France. '-
J V 1 VlI- S Sugar today sells ut seaboard re-
fineries lit $7.2,"i n hundred pounds.
at from 1 to 2 cents below the
prices of Auoust l-.ot and from one
half to a cent per pound cheaper
than today. -
"There , now an elimination of
speculation, extortionate profits, and
iu the refining alone tho American
people will save over Sii.OUO.OOO of
the refilling charges last year. A part
of these savings goes to the Cuban,
Hawaiian, Porto Itlran and Louslanlan
producer and part to the consumer.
"Appeals to prejudice against the
food administration have been made
because the Cuban price is 114 cents
above that of 1017. It is said In effect
that the Cubans are ut our mercy;
Hint we could got sugar a cent lowor.
We made exhaustive study of tho cost
of producing sugar hi Cuba last year
through our own'ogenls In Cuba, nnd
we find it averages !..'!!). while, many
producers are at a higher level. Wo
found that an average profit of ut
least n cent per pound was necessary
in order to maintain nnd stimulate
production or Hint a minimum price of
$J.37 was necessary, uml even this
would stifle some producers.
"The price ultimately agreed ws 23
cents above thes (Hgures, or about one-
meagre ration could not be filled by , XmmXa umk,,. , ,., fifth of u cent per pound to the Amerl-
the French government It was found ,.,. f ,h inveitl-a- 1 c"" '""K'""l,,r' n!ul umre tlm" tllls
earlv In the fall. Anierlcn was then , . , ' oD , ,., amount has been saved by our rortuc-
Z ke.1 for 100.000 tons of sugar nnd " " ,v"s f",,n,' ,c:'"v"; ' , ! Hon In refiners' profits. It wo wish to
succeeded ,n sending fir-OOO tons X inc S.hsTf S e i " '1""" COU1
December 1. The French request was ! 1,11 " J" ,. ,, , take that course just at the time of all
granted because the American house- j " . . H "' 0,- "Wor w,,e" WC Wa,,t
hold consumption was then nt least Tm : . 1 ' .,'.i.i production for ourselves and the ol-
nounds per person, nnd It was conshl- r""K" , ' .,, m i lies. Further than that, the state do-
long tons nt sugur each year from
Gcimauy, The French sugar produc
tion bos dropped from 7VI0O0 to 210,
000 tons. The Itnllnn production has
fallen from 210,000 tons to 7fi,000 tons.
Thus threo countries were thrown
upon East and West Indian sources
for 1,025.000 tons annually to maintain
their normal consumption.
Because of the world's shipping
shortage the allied nntlons started
drawing .on the West Indies for sugnr;
East Indian sugar took three times
the number of ships, since the dis
tance was three times as great. Sud
denly the west was enllpd on to fur
nish' nnd did furnish 1,420,000 tons of
sugar'' to Europe when 300,000 tons a
year was tho pre-wnr demand. The
allies had drawn from .Tnvu 400,000
tons before the shipping situation be
came acute. ,
, "In spite of these shipments," Mr.
Hoover suited the otlier day, "the
English government In August reduced
the household sugnr ration to a basis
of 24 pounds per annum per capita.
And III September the French govern
ment reduced tneir nouscnom nmon vun nre(1 nmler ntroelnon, esla,.
to IS 2-10 pounds n year, or a bit over ,,, ,,, ,,,,, r-,..,.-- i nli
1 pound of sugnr n month Even this j onytll,np m. thS nniount to be agreed
I "In the course of these Investlgn
i tlons It was found by canvass of the
White
is a pure vcKotaljIo fat. There
i;s iiothintr tn ('(jual it for sliort-.i'iiini-
and fryini'.
Try J-'lakcwhite and you'll
lifver he without it.
llakewhite
a rd.
is (heapi'r than
City Grocery
aliery
' The Home of Fancy Groceries.
E. Polack, Prop. Phone Main 75
I refiners' cost nniount to
: per hundred. The average sale price
jof granulated by various refineries, tic
; cording to our Investigation, was about
: i57.no per hundred, or n differential of
$1.84.
"In reducing Hie differentlnl to $1.20
; there was a saving to Hie public of r I
; cents per hundred. Had such a dif
ferential been In use from the 1st of
! January, 1017. the public would liavo
i saved In th first nine months of the
year about $2-!.S0O.OO0."
Next Year.
i With a view to more efficient organ
ization of Hie trade iu Imported sugars
next year two committees have been
formed by the food ndminist ration:
i 1. A committee comprising repre
sentatives of all of tho elements of
American cane refining groups. Tho
principal duly of lids committee Is to
divide the sugar Imports pro rata to
their various capacities and see Hint
absolute Justice is done to every re
finer. 2. A committee comprising three rep
: resentalives of the English, I'rench
and Italian governments; two repre
sentatives of Hie American refiners,
Willi a member of the fnod adininhnru
, Hon. Only two of the commit leu lmve
1 arrived from Europe, but they repre
sent the allied governments. The du
ties of this committee are to determine
; the most economical sources from a I
j transport point of view of all the al- I
! lies to arrange transport at uniform j
' rates, to distribute the foreign sugar
i between the Cnlled .Suites and allies, I
i subject to the approval of the Amerl-
can, English, Kronen and Italian gov- I
, ernments. !
! This committee, while holding strong j
; views ns to the price to be paid for j
, Cuban sugar, has not had the final
I voice. Tills voice has rested in Hie !
governments concerned, together with i
the Cuban government, and I wish to
j state emphatically Hint all of the gin- j
tlvmeii concerned as good commercial
' men have endeavored with the utmost j
patience nnd skill to secure a lower
price, and their persistence has re-
duced Cuban demands by 15 cents per :
hundred. The pric e agreed upon Is
about Jl.fiO per hundred pounds, f. o. b. !
Cuba, or equul to ubout $0 duty paid ;
' New York. '
"This price should eventuat?," ,'
Mr. Hoover said, "to about 57.33
per hundred for refined sugar from
' the refiners at seaboard points or !
I should place sugar in the hands of
the consumer at from 8',j to 9 ,
cents per pound, depending upon t
locality and conditions of trade, or ;
pnrtnieut will assure you that such a
course would produce disturbances In
Culm and destroy oven our present
supplies, but beyond all these material
reasons is one of human Justice. This
great country lias no right by Hie
might of Its position to strangle Cuba.
"Therefore there Is no Imposition i
upon the American public, tjliarges
have I ecu made before tills Commit-
. ...... T.. M..I..I. ...,.l.....-.,p.wl tn
eilt the California refinery of which he '
was manager by this 34 cent tncrenso i
In Cuban price. .Mr. Holph did not fix !
Ihe price. It does raise tho price to j
Hie Hawaiian farmer about that !
aniounl. It does not raise Hie profit of ,
the California refinery, because their '
charge for refining Is. like ail other re- j
finers, limited to 1.30 per hundred
pounds, plus the freight differential on j
tho esttibllslied cutoni of tbe trade. '
"Mr. Holph hns not one penny of In- j
teresl In Hint refinery." !
A Penny a Day Means a I
' : Kit-a-Month.: for a ' I
;. Boy '.at the Front: ' j
t-v -2 j
j) ; W iff
LOVER BORROWS A "FATHER",
Oklahoma Youth, Under Legal Age, !
Seeking Marriage License, la :
Resourceful. j
r.ntilesvllle. Olila. C. O. Gray, x
twenty, of ('hnctnw. got n father, n
girl and n marriage license, all In one .
day. Recently he applied to tile dls-
trlct court clerk for a mnrrlage II-
cea.se.. Iti.'lnioilyfxveniy thjij ofil
clnl had to refuse the Important pa- j
per. 1
Young Orny declnred thnt both hi" j
parents were dead nnd he had rustic
for himself since be was ten years
old. He left Hie court determined to
win out some way.
Later h returned with one "Mr.
firay," who wild he was the father of
the boy and was ready to give his con
sent to his "son" getting innrrlcd. The
rli rk issued Hie license, and then re
membered that young tirny had told
him n "liort lime before that both his
parents were dead.
-o
Somacb '1 roubles.
If you bi.vc irnit'uin with your
stomach you should try Chamber
lain's Tablets. f-'o many have been
.restored to hor.llh by tho use of these
;t:ihlets and their cost in so little, 25
cents, thnt it Is worth while to give
lliem a trial. --Adv.
If c.u were uway from home on
the fra or In the trenches, wouldn't
you lire to get u copy of your home
paper fiom your home town.
Every man, woman and child in this city ean help keep one of our boys
at the front supplied with cigarets and tobacco by setting asido one cent a day
for each working day.' .
Just think what this little sum will do! For 27 cents we will enter your
name on our Tobacco Fund list, and will send -15 cents worth of smoking to
bacco and cigarets to our boys in France.. In the kit will be a postal card
stamped and addressed to vim, and on the kit will be a request to tho soldier
asking him to write a message to you on the postal and mail it.
The Ked Cross takes charge of these' kits' of smoking material and dis
tributes them; the French government Kcnds back the postal bearing a ouo
cent United States stamp and admits the tobacco free of duty.
Surely if an busy an organization s the Kcd Cross Society and as pre
occupied' officials as those of the French government will do these things to
see that fair soldiers gt a chance to smoke, it isn't asking much to ask you
to set aside one cent a day for the purpose.
Send in your contributions of any amount 2." cents, $1.00, $.00, or more.
For every 2r cents that you give, a "separate postal bearing your name goes
to tin; front. '
Here's 45 cents worth of tobacco which is sent for your
quarter:
A package of Tuxedo tobacco and four hooks of cigaret papers.
Three pouches of Bull Durham Tobacco and three books of
papers.
Two mckago3 of Lucky Strike cigarets, twenty cigarets in
each package.
A return postal card addressed to the contributor on which
the soldier will pen lu3 appreciation and gratitude for the gift.
THE OBSERVER TOBACCO FUND
1