MEDFOTCD MAIL TRTBTTNTC MEDFOTCD, ORTCflOtf, 'TTTUTCSDAY, MAY 17, 1917
DAY OF CHEAP
IT
ME
FOREVER
GONEFORPEOPLE
No Lower Prices Ever Again No
More Abundant Use of Meat Per
haps Meat Cards, Meatless Days.
Says Manly, After Interviewing
Many Food Experts of Chicago.
BY BASIL, II. MANLY.
(Staff Special)
CHICAFO, May 17. I have spent
t&lny in Fnckinglown attempting to
discover the truth about the meat
situation.
Will meat prices go back to the
old figures which fitted the average
man's pocketbook or will they go
even higher? Is there nn actual
shortage or are the American peo
ple victims of a hold-up? Have wo
enough available meat to go ahead
with our normal consumption or are
wc in for meatless days? Have high
prices for meat reduced meat con
sumption? How much ment is being
shipped abroad and what kinds?
What is the hope for the future?
I have talked to the best meat ex
perts in the country, editors of meat
trade journals, representative cattle
men who are in Chicago to sell live
stock, packinghouse buyers and man
agers, and Chicago wholesalers and
retailers.
I wouldn't accept the statements
of any one of these alleged authori
ties1 Each has his own business in
tcreVts, and however honest be may
be, his view of conditions is sure lo
be biased. The composite opinions
of all these varied interests ought
to be somewhere near truth, how
ever. Plenty of Mcut? Never Again!
There are only two points on which
these varied interests are in accord:
The American people will never again
be nblc to cat in the enre-frce style
of the good old days when a company
dinner without two kinds of meat
was a snide affair, nor will meal
prices ever go back again to the old
levels. There isn't enough ment now
on the farms, the ranges, nnd in the
feeding yards to supply the demand
of people who nro ready to pay fancy
prices for meat.
Some of the cattlemen think it will
bo possible, under stimulus of pres
ent high prices for stock on flie hoof
to keep the supply up to the increase
in population, but that's all.
f you arc going to blame nnybndy
yon will have to pick on old Dame
Jiture, who provided that cattle,
hogs and sheep should be able to in
crease nnd multiply their kind only
a littlo faster than human beings. If
we could plant cows liko corn there
might be a way out; but we can't.
The limitation on increase lias been
increased by cattlemen, who special
ized on slecrs, which unforunately
don't reproduce, because they brought
the highest price, and by the sale of
calves, lambs nnd young pigs, which
vent to slaughter before they had a
chance to reproduce.
We Lovo Our I41111I) anil Veal.
Hut you will liavo to bear your
share of the blame for this spring
lamb and veal always Igoked good
to you, and you were deaf to pleas
of agricultural experts, who for ten
years have proclaimed that unless
we quit killing young stock we would
face shortage.
It is a fact established by oficial
statistics that our population in
creases faster than our meat supply.
TAis being the case there are just
two ways in which prices can be
brought' down to anything like old
levels a decrensed demand through
general curtailment of meat con
sumption, nnd the lopping off of any
excess profits that may exist in the
business of meat production and dis
tribution. Is the demand for meat decreasing?
Note first that we are now supply
ing meat for almost the whole of the
civilized world (Icnnany, Tibet nnd
Central Africa not coming within the
definition of civilized. During the
years just preceding the war onr ex
ports of meat bad been constantly
dccrcB'-inc, nnd it looked as if we
might keep our ment supplies up to
our own population increase and get
bnck to the days of the '-'O-cent steak.
Hut fighting men don't get results on
the rations that had been considered
pood enough for Euroiie's industrial
workers, so wc are bnck again ns
big exporter. The indications nro
that as long ns there nre ships, pur
chases for foreign consumption will
increase.
Mo Kat More Moat -Now Tlinn Kvor.
It might be expected that with the
constant increase in the prico of
Went American consumption would
decrease. Kvervbody knows families
f b;iyc r-.f H"Wn tp'r mrnt pon-
OF FRANCE BEGUN
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
NOYOX, Franc, May 17. Peasants
returning to the devastated regions of
France, liberated by the rotreat of the
Germans have before them quite as
many difficulties as faced the first
American colonists.
They will have, In the resurrection
of farming lands, the benefit of im
plements that were unknown in the
seventeenth century, but instead of
forests from which the colonists drew
material to build shelter and a virgin
soil that awaited oaly the breaking up
to furnish the necessaries of 11(0, they
find only a desert.
A farm looks liko a reduced bird's
eye view of a volcanic region in which
the craters are so thick that their
edges touch. A careful inspection of
the rugged surface discovers traces of
a little of overythlr- that is to be
found in the wake of a defeated army,
buried and reburied by successive up
heavals as shell after shell gouged
the earth, made now craters between
old ones and gave cover to fresh
wreckage. '
Fragments of metal are the most
apparent of all the debris that shows
above the surface. Millions of pro
jectiles burst over the land within a
radius of from 15 to 20 miles on each
side of the line that separated the
hostile armies for upwards of two and
a half years. They immediately im
pregnate tho soil with fragments of
steel, iron and copper. Unexploded
shells, some of them filled with pois
onouB gas, furrowed the ground and
now lie buried In unexpected places
along the volcanic craters, a tragic
snare for the plow point.
Preliminary measures for the re
construction of the liberated regions
in the department of the Oise are al
rea'dy under way. Eighty portable
houses and fifty farm, sheds have
been ordored and bids have been so
licited by the prefect of the depart
ment for one thousand more houses
and three hundred and fifty farm
buildings. The plans for these struc
tures call for temporary buildings
only.
OF
IN F000 BILLS TO
THOUSANDS FIGHT
FOREST BLAZES
DULUTK, Hay 17. With thou
sands of men fighting forest fires in
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota,
reports continued to come today that
the flames were doing heavy damage.
Fires have reached the city limits
of Bayfield. Blazes are reported be
tween Bemldgl and Red Lake, Minn.
The Bell school In the town of Eckles
was destroyed last night, Bayfield
Wisconsin, said this morning that
showers of ashes gave promise of at
taining vesuvian proportions there,
Dense smoke over Lake Superior has
partly tied up navigation.
two years. But all the figures avail
able show that in spite of high prices
Americans, tuken ns a whole, ore eat
ing more meat now than ever before.
Nobody knows exactly what hap
pened but indications nro that high
wages paid munition workers have put
a large number of people who be
fore had been eating only a little
meat in a position where they could
afford to buy nil they wanted.
Whatever tho cause, tho fact re
mains that there is no prospect of
decrease in tho consumption, unless
the government takes a hand nnd es
tablishes meatless days or ment card:
or some other daring scheme.
Instead of increasing tho supply,
the record prices for all kinds of live
stock now being paid at the stock
yards arc actually working strongly
to decrease it. Farmers nnd cattle
men lured by the high prices arc send
ing to market breeding entile nnd
young slock. Also lenn cntllo which
should be fed until they gain 200 or
11(10 pounds arc going to slaughter.
It's the bird in the hand nnd two in
the bush. Tho farmer is going to
get bis while the getting is good.
Armour Suggested Only Itemcdy.
With these facts regarding de
creased supplies nnd increased de
mand before us, wc may ns well give
up any hope of lower meat prices
through the workings of the law of
supply nnd demand. It can't hap
pen.
The fact remains, however, that
the only possible hope of meat prices
within the reach of the common peo
ple lies in complete government con
trol over (he meat industry from the
time the animal leaves the range or
feeding yard until it reaches the con
smner. This is not my conclusion
alone it has the hacking of no les
nn authority than J. Ogden Armour,
who has suggested that during the
war. the federnl government should
WASHINGTON'. May 17. The gov
ernment, if given power to fix maxi
mum, food prices, would exorcise tle
authority only to break up corners or
to prevent extortion, Secretary Hous
ton explained today in a letter reply
ing to an inquiry that "tho single
thought in this connection Is that the
power might be used as a club, to be
applied only in individual cases whore
it Is clear that an individual or corpo
ration had established a corner or
was practicing extortion. When that
particular situation was controlled or
the abuse eliminated, the incident
would be closed."
Referring to popular misapprehen
sion regarding the proposal that the
government set a price on food stuffs,
Secretary Houston explained that only
two suggestions have been made.
'One is that the government be glv-
on power to fix a minimum price with
a view to stimulate production," said
the secretary. "This, price would be
sufficiently high to Insure producers
against loss. The other suggestion is
that the government be given power
to fix a maximum price in extreme
emergencies to break up corners to
control extortions."
LONDON', May 17. The national
ist socialist party of England will
take no part in the international so
cialist conference nt Stockholm. The
executive committee announced to
day that the party dissociated itself
eplirely from the conference, adding:
'Such a conference is of no real
importance and can only bring ridi
cule to the socialist cause."
LAST TRIBUTE TO
JOSEPH H. CHOATE
NEW YORK, May 17. A host of
distinguished men, representatives of
both public and private life and of
the entente allies as well as of Amer
ica, assembled at St, Bartholomew's
church today to attend the funeral
services of Joseph 'H. Choate.
The Right Rev, Chas. F. Brent,
bishop of the Philippines, read the
prayer. The British ambassador, Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice, was present as the
special representative of the crown.
M. Hovelaque, minister of public
instruction of France, represented the
French war commission and Jules J.
Jusserand, the .French ambassador,
represented Franco.
Among the honorary pall bearers
were Mayor Mltchel, Ambassador
Spring-Rice, William W. Phillips, As
sistant Secrotary. of State, J. P. Mor
gan, President Nicholas Murray But
ler of Columbia University, President
A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard uni
versity and Henry White, former am
bassador to France.
Tho body of Mr. Choate will rest
in the family vault at Stockbridge,
Mass.
AMERICAN TARS
I
HEAT AND LIGHTS
COPENHAGEN, May 17. Owing
to tho shortage of coal, Hamburg is
now without gas, except a limited sup
ply for a few indlspensible Institu
tions. Most of the restaurants and
cafes are closed In ie evening or are
conducting a twilight existence by the
aid of a few lamps. The streets are
largely in darkness and many house
holds have only candles.
WARM CLOTHING
WASHINGTON, May 17. The re
port from Queenstown that the sail
ors of the American destroyer flotilla
in the war zone were not supplied
with warm enough clothing for the
cold latitude was explained today by
the fact that the destroyers sailed be
fore the supplies could be put aboard.
Complote outfits of heavy woolen nnd
rubber clothing are now on their way
to the men. The crews of every de
stroyer which has left subsequently
have been completely outfitted.
To the women of the United'States
is due the credit for this measure of
protection. Under direction of the
navy league thousands of American
women in nearly every city have been
knitting wooion garments and a spe
cial fund has been raised to buy rub
ber coats and folt boots. The work
will be continued until every man In
tho navy Is equipped.
American warships havo never he
fore hoen called upon for Service in
such cold climates and therefore the
regulation clothing outfit was not
suitable for the North Sea sorvlce
against submarines.
WAR ARMY BILL
NOW UP TO SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 17. The war
army bill today lacked only the sen
ate's approval of the conforonco re
port before being ready for President
Wilsons' signature. The house yes
terday accepted the conference report,
with Its provision for $30 minimum
monthly pay for enlisted men, and
the senate was expected to take It up
today or tomorrow.
TO
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. Under
the plans for taking the war census
In Oregon, every man within tho
scope of the Bpoclfiod ages of 21 to
o0 years, Inclusive will bo registered
on the day soon to be proclaimed by
President Wilson.
It will be Imperative that ovory
man shall register. If ho is sick he
will have to have a friend fill In the
required Information In the registra
tion card before ho can receive his
receipt from the registrars (war con
sus marshals) ; If ho bclloves ho is ex
empt, he must register Just the same
and It will be determined lator wheth
er he is exempt; citizen or no cltlzon,
ho must appear at the pollB and fill
out the blanks.
Bilgadlor-Genoral George A. White,
adjutant-general of Oregon,- working
under the direction of Governor
James Withycombo, has put the ma
chlnery to work and his first request
of every man affected by the census
is that ho make a careful study of the
provisions to eliminate all posslblo
confusion at the polls.
Registering for the war consiiB
should be no more confusing' than
casting a vote. The general plan for
gathering the data for the govern
ment Is based on the ballot system
and If every man who Is affected will
make a careful study of the provis
ions, War Consus Day will pass liko
clock work.
Tho man who tries to evade tho
provision will face a term In Jail
without the option of paying a flno
In almost every case throughout the
state the census will be taken In tho
regular polling places used on elec
tion days. Tho program by which ev
ery man absent from his city or coun
ty may register will soon .be made
public and special arrangemonts are
being mado for the registration of col-
logo students.
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