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h a t bJoaki from Unluii Donut. Tw« Work,
fr o « ; Now I 'u k k l l r . Mudorn and Sronroof
U m luCootaM« rumila. HotM I t * to •.O J.
CHAH. C. HOPKIN*. M .iu g .r
"s:; Both
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100 Halb«
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HATCH.
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J&o Uj U. SP E C IA L
Are
W aak or Month
On* Cauao of F ailu re.
W» or» fir kin an d u n c o rU ln . ever
fulling. e v e r llabl« lo b« d isap p o in ted
Mini d issatisfied , oituu only b ecau se wo
liuv« not realise d o u r ap p o in ted mls-
■Ion and it* n ecessities.—llov. T. T.
C arter.
M ight Havo C h a .^ jd H istory.
Jo sep h 's c o rrect In te rp re ta tio n of
1'haraoh‘a d ream of th e fa t anil tbo
Iran kina, an d the full and w ithered
e a rs, aavod a inlKhty n ation from bun-
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boodml Calpur-
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PACKERS
PROFITEERS?
Plain Facts About the Meat Business
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T h o u g h t.
I t Is tb live tw ice when you can en-
Jfly a re tro a p e rt of your fo rm e r life.
C u tlcu ra Complexions.
NnthlnK b e tte r thn II CTltlcura Soup
dally and O intm ent na needed to m ake
th e rom pleslon clear, arn lp clean and
hand« soft an d w hite. F o r free *nm-
plea adilreaa “C u tlrn ra . D ept. X. Iloa-
ton." Hold by d ru g g ists and by mall.
Hoop i’S. O intm ent
and SO.-— Adv.
Jav an ese Fond of T h ea tric a ls.
T bo Ja v a n e s e so enjoy th e wander-
I iik th e a te rs of th e ir land th a t they
will walk m llea to see one of th e tr
epics o r folk tales produced by pup
pets or by real players. W h e n e v e r th e
manuKer seta up bis Hinge anil p ro p e r
tie s there la the JubberliiK Ju v an eae
crow d, e a s e r for evenlnK and th e proa
poctlve tre a t.
P o m eg ran ate Long N eglected.
I’llny, a Kood h o rtlc u ltn rla t of som e
tim e »go, sa y s th a t fru its of pom egra-
n a te w ere Hold In th e city of ('u rth u g e
(n o t eith e r In M issouri o r Illinois.) As
th is w as som e tim o II.
It la a m arvel
th a t pom egranates havo n o t been
brought to b e a r b e tte r fru tta, fur very
few relish them .
Im proving H is Fam ily.
A ccording to th e T u scalo o sa News
th e re la a boy lu T u scalo o sa county
who Is I' iu liiiiK bis fa th e r, m other,
and g ra n d m o th e r to read and w rite.
We d a re say th is little p ro fe sso r has
abolished corporal p u n ish m en t In his
school.—M ontgom ery A d v ertiser.
W orld's D ebt to P rin tin g P ress.
W hat gunpow der did for w ar, the
p rin tin g p ress has done for th e m ind;
th e sta te sm a n Is no lo n g er clad In th e
steel of special education, b u t every
reading m an Is bis judge.— W endell
Phillips.
L ittle B ro th er’s Guess.
I tally had Just c a t h e r firs t tooth
and of co u rse all In th e fam ily w ere
The Federal Trade Commission in its recent report on
war profits, stated that the five large meat packers have
been profiteering and that they have a monopoly of the
market.
These conclusions, if fair and just, are matters of serious
concern not only to those engaged in the meat packing
business but to every other citizen of our country.
The figures given on profits are misleading and the state
ment that the packers have a monopoly is u^'-’ipported
by the facts.
The packers mentioned in the report stand ready to prove
their profits reasonable ami necessary.
The meat business is one of the largest American indus
tries Any citizen who would familiarize himself with
its details must be prepared for large totals.
The report states that the aggregate profits of four large
packers were $140,000,000 for the three war years.
This sum is compared with $19,000,000 as the average
annual profit for the three years before the war, making
it appear that the war profit was $ 12 1,000,OCX) greater
than the pre-war profit.
N ever L earned It.
We asked th e young lady a cro ss th e
! way if she e v e r used th e th e sa u ru s
w hen she had a n y th in g to w rite and
sh e Hald she'd n ever learn ed to o p er
a te It and still used h e r fo u n tain pen.
T h a t grounded m axim , so rife and
c e le b rated In th e m o u th s of w isest
m en. th a t to th e public good p riv ate
re sp ects m u st yield.— M ilton.
C u t ic u r a
P ro m o te s
Hair Health
'J_ S t p 2 5 t. O iatw oal ZSc 150c
Earn More
Young Women and Men
r Huainmta ^riea for trained minda. G rasp your
opportunity. Enorll now In N o rth w eat’a
bualnaaa coll«**, llehnkr-W alker. Portland. Free
Catalog.
If you are a business man you will appreciate the signifi
cance of these facts. If you are unacquainted with
business, tidk this matter over with some business
acquaintance—with your banker, say—and ask him to
compare profits of the packing industry with those of
any other large industry at the present time.
No evidence is offered by the Federal Trade Commission
in support of the statement that the large packers have a
monopoly. The Commission’s own report shows the
large number and importance of other packers.
The packers mentioned in the statement stand ready to
prove to any fair-minded person that they are in keen
competition with eacli other, and that they have no power
to manipulate prices.
If this were not true they would not dare to make this
positive statement.
This compares a three-year profit with a one-year profit
—a manifestly unfair method of comparison. It is not
only misleading, but the Federal Trade Commission
apparently has made a mistake in the figures themselves.
Furthermore, Government figures show that the five
large packers mentioned in the report account for only
about one-third of the meat business of the country.
The aggregate three-year profit of $ 140,000,(XX) was
earned on sales of over four and a half billion dollars. It
means about three cents on each dollar of sales—or a
mere fraction of a cent per pound of product.
They wish it were possible to interest you in the details
of their business. Of how, for instance, they can sell
dressed beef for less than the cost of the live animal,
owing to utilization of by-products, and of the wonderful
story of the methods of distribution throughout this
broad land, as well as in other countries.
Packers* profits are a negligible factor in prices of live
stock and meats. No other large business is conducted
upon such small margins of profit.
The five packers mentioned feel justfied in co-operating
with each other to the extent of together presenting this
public statement.
he’s cdrrnnkf after ’ h* * L,T*by
H(ith a million Yankee solfli«* looked
* V iT h o rr
* "d amid:
"W h o t •
4 0 f i ha.?. ^ H ave you
got th e
"jt.
additional profit makes only a fair return on this, and as
has been stated, the larger portion of the profits earned
has been used to finance huge stocks of goods and to
provide additions and improvements made necessary by
the enormous demands of our Army and Navy and the
Allies.
Furthermore—and this is very important—only a small
portion of this profit has been paid in dividends. The
>alance has been put back into the businesses. It had to
)e, as you realize when you consider the problems the
packers have had to solve—and solve ocickly—during
these war years.
They have been able to do a big job for your Government
in its time of need; they have met all war time demands
promptly and completely and they are willing to trust
their case to the fair-mindedness of the American people
with the facts before them.
To conduct this business in war times, with higher costs
and the necessity of paying two or three times the former
prices of live stock, nas required the use of two or three
times the ordinary amount of working capital. The
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
Hi< 9 S, Pelts, cB.crV* Wool & Mohair
M .1 na km. WiSa fw Prim iij W q k i Till
T H E H . T. N O R T O N C O M P A N T ,
Portlonii. Of».. Boottlo. W n..
C lflD
U 1 111
B olllncham . Wn.
v“ '' Pork- B««f.
Poultry, Butter. Egg.
and Farm Produce.
to thi> Old RolMblo E vonllne hnuiM- w ith a
record of 46 y u a n of Square Itcallnga, and
bo aaaurwd of T O P M AR K ET PRICES.
F. M. CRONKHITE.
40-47 F ro at S tra o t,
P o rtla n d . O ra a o n
FRED DUNDEE
MOTOR CAR REPAIRING
MACHINE WORK
MAGNETO SERVICE STATION
ALL KINDS O F
WELDING
CYLINDER GRINDING
PROMPT ATTENTION
T O ALL O R D E R SI
I way at F la n d e rs , Portland, Or.
P. N. U.
No. 29, 1918
R oquefort Dret.slng.
Mix to g e th e r very th o ro u g h ly two
tab lesp o o n s of olive oil, a saltspoon
of aalt, h alf a saltspoon of p aprika
and a tab lesp o o n of vinegar. Rub to
a p a ste enough R oquefort cheeso to
m ake tw o tab lesp o o n s. Add to the
d re ssin g and se rv e on th e salad.
L a u n d ry C abinet.
H ave a laundry cab in et If It Is no
m ore th a n s ta rc h b a te s , o ne on top of
a n o th er. Keep In It sta rc h , soap, blu
ing. Javelle w ater fo r etalne, soap pow
der. w aehlng soda. K eep also a bun
dle of sm all clean rags. C lose w ith a
ro lle r shade, c u t to fit.
D lshw lpers fo r Qle«t.
E tght-cent ch eese cloth, c u t three-
Puffy Cake.
B u tter atxe of an egg, tw o cupfuls q u a rte rs y ard long and hem m ed,
su g ar, th ree eggs, cupful m ilk, one m akes th e b e st w ip ers for gloss. It
teaspoonful soda, th re e cu p fu ls flour. gives a polish and th e re la abaolutely
no llnL
B ake like gingerbread.
F o r B iscuits.
W hen m aking b iscu its tr y rolling
th em th in n e r and using tw o enta for
one b iscuit, laying one on top of th e
o th er. Made in th le w ay. th ey will
b reak evenly a n d a re m uch daintier.
Irish Apple PI*.
P a ra and co re a b o u t eig h t apple«,
c u ttin g each ap p le Into fo u r p a rts ;
p u t Into b aking dish, seaso n in g them
w ith one cupful brow n su g a r and a lit
tle n u tm eg ; add h alf cupful w ater,
cover w ith a th in pie c ru st, bake In
a m o d erate oven one hour. T h is Is
delicious.
Keep T eap o t Dry.
W hen p u ttin g aw ay a te a p o t w hich
will n o t bo used fo r som e tim e w ash
and d ry It as th o ro u g h ly as possible,
and th e n drop Into It a lum p of sugar.
T his w ill a b so rb an y dam p n ess th a t
m ay be le ft and so p re v e n t th e m uaty
ta s te w hich Is o ften n oticed in te a
m ade in a pot w hich h a t been le ft un
used fo r som e tim e.
To Save Toll.
C lean your b a th tu b s w ith w h itin g
and k ero sen e oil. L ittle ru b b in g Is re
quired. a s th e oil rem oves th e "high
tid e" line readily and it w ill n e t In
ju re th e enam el of tu b , w hich cannot
be said of all cleaning pow ders. I-ast-
ly, w ash w ith w orm su d s and polish
w ith d ry cloth.
R usty FIs* Irons.
T o rem o v e r u s t from flatirons s a tu r
M ashed P o tato es.
M ashed potato es w ill be fluffy If one- a ta a piece of flannel with am m onia,
h a lf teaspoonful c f b ak in g pow der Is th e n r u b th e irons. Dry w ith a cloth
•p rln k lsd w ith pow dered b ath brick.
added to th e m ilk p u t Into them .