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* W : r TF'-' \ fUB SIX I ASKS FEDERAL AID IN SETTING PRICES < \i* ; -i , t'f. mmmmammm .vv'y *i- ' All Branches to Buy at Figures Agreed On by Manufacturers. SEEKS TO END UNREST IN RANKS OF LABOR Decrease of the Unemployed in Many Parts of Nation, but Not in New York. i Washington. ? The Industrial Board of the Department of Commerce began a campaign to inlist the support of all branches of the Government in its effort to stabilize prices. It is trying to prevail upon them to buy their supplies on the basis of prices agreed on by the board and the various industries. A reeting was held, with all branches re-presented, and the subject was threshed out in detail. There is every disposition on the part of governmental bureaus to cooperate. It is felt they can help materially because, with the GovemT>>ent buying a large share of supplies in the market, Government prices would tend to serve as an index of market values. Some bureau heads, however, arc a little loath to agree on such a programme, feeling they can buy to better advantage if they retain a free hand. This impression prevails to some extent in the Navy Department, which frequently has been able to buy steel to good advantage when other bureaus were less fortunate. Postal Department Was Hit. It is understood the Post Otfice Department had an unfortunate experience with "agreed" prices. Not long ago copper interests made an arrangement for stabilizing prices through the good offices of the War Industries Board, the Deportment of Ctmmerce and others, fixing an irtformal price of 19 cents tt pound, the Post Office Department bought a laige quantity for the telegraph and telephone systems at that figure, only to see the price drop, shortly afterward, to 17 cents on the open market. The Department of Labor is lending strong moral support to the board by reason of the fact that wages will be kept up while prices are pared. It issued a statement quoting Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale as saying: "To talk reverently of 1913-14 prices is to speak a dean language to-day." The department is somewhat worried because "there are many in industry who have been urging wage reductions." Must Not Worry Labor. "There has been enough of this agitation to create an uneasiness ?n the ranks of labor," it says, "and uncertainty as to the future labor conditions in the minds of prospective builders and contractors." The action of the board was especially pleasing to the Labor Department in the case of steel, and it is expected that provision made for the retention of wage levels in the .steel industry will be common among other industries taken up. The conference was attended by Di. Hairy A. Garfield, Fuel Administrator; E. N. Hurley, Shipping Board; Col. Boggs, War Department; L. McP. Howe, Navy Department; George O. May, Treasury; J. G. Lay, State Department; O. M. Weld, Interior Department; C. J. Brand, Agr-culture; J. A. Edsrcrton. Post Of fice; Cecil Barnes, Food Administration; M. K. Delattre, War Trade Beard; E. E. Meyer Jr., War Finance Corporation, and F. B. Willis, Federal Reserve Board. T abor conditions in the country are improved slightly, the United States Employment Serviee declares. It quotes figures from 122 cities showing the number of unemployed is approximately 371,250, or 2,000 less than a week ago. Unemployment Decreasing. Nine of the cities, or 7.3 per cent., show a surplus of labor, and thirty of them, or 24.7 per cent., report an equality between den-and and supply. Eighty-three cities, comprising OS per cent, of the total, report a surplus of labor. Cleveland reported the largest number, 00,000, out oi work; Detroit, 22,500, and Buffalo 20,000. Conditions in the Middle West, South and Far West show little change. New England shows approximately 38,880 out of work as ccmprred with 38,700 la^week. In Pcnnsyl' i *53 * Ivr.nia the surplus is less than 40,000. Of New York and New Jersey %he statement says: "New York.?Buffalo reports a I surplus of 20,000, which is the same as last week, and is the third large it report of unemployment; Syracuse reports 5,000; Rochester, 4,800; ; Utica, 3,500, and Kingston, 1,700. General business conditions in Albany County continue dull and unemployment continues acute. Because of the fact that accurate figures are not obtainable in New York City, no estimate is made. Textile films in New York are still in a lockout. 116 waist firms in New York City are out, while trouble continues in Albany and Cohoes. "New Jersey?Eight cities in New , Jersey report an approximate surplus of 25,000: Newark, 7,000; Paterson, 4,000; Trenton, 3,000; Jersey City, 4,000; Elizabeth 3,500; Camden, 3,000; Passaic, 1,000, and New Bruns wick, 150. The increase in New Jer-I sey over last week is approximately 5.000. Strikes continue in Passaic, Paterson, Elizabeth, Atlantic City and Clifton." Much Suffering is Needless. Get Relief Without Fear! Don't Lay Awake in Pain. SLEP TONIGHT! Adults?Take one or two "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" with water. If necessary, repeat dose three times a day, after meals. For Pain! Colds Neuralgia Grippe Toothache Influenzal Colds Earache Neuritis Headache Sciatica Rheumatism Lumbago Owned by Americans! Th? /^TN. ^T?r^l*faTnond "Bayer Cross" /b&YEw original tabon each tablet V O lets. Intromeans genuine. <luccd 1000. ASPIRIN 'Aspirin Is the trade mark of 'Raver Manufacture of Monoaccticacidester of Salicylicacid I Always insist upon the safe "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." Buy only original Bayer packages. 20-cent package?Larger sizca. ONE TREACHEROUS LETTER. Out of ,50,700 suspected letters of the American Expeditionary Forces only one case of treachery "was found, according to the records of the Base Censor which have just been made public by the War Loan Organization. These 50,700 letters were held up on suspicions of various natures and were then subjected to the most thorough and efficient tests to determine whether or not they carried information of value to the enemy. In the examination of letters a secret chemical test infallible in its detection of invisible ink is used. The search for codes constitutes a laborious task and requires men skilled In i the work. ; (Although there were cases in which accidental information was$ (lis closed which might have been of i value to the enemy, only one instance of actual treachery on the part of a member of the A. E. F. was discov, cied. The details of this case are of course secret, i Such universal loyalty might well , serve as an inspiration to all defend* i 01\S of Hho 1*1 v :nifl ?nnr fill mr?? ?irwl women on to do their full share toI ward the completion of the task which these patriotic boys went , ar.io.ss the ocean to accomplish. To ; finish the job the Victory Liberty r Loan will be offered next month and the government locks to the people to show again that speed and cnthu1 Husm for which America is known the world over. THE HOBBY HERALD, CONV CRISIS NOT PASSED AS TO COTTON CROP Commissioner Harris Tells of Memphis Conference and Progress Being Made "Victorious progress throughout the cotton States is being made by the cotton acreage reduction campaign," said Commissioner B. Harris oil his return from Memphis, Tcnn., where he attended a meeting of representatives from every State in the belt, with the exception of Georgia. "Nevertheless the crisis has not passed and there is greater necessity for intensified energy. Even if Texas and Oklahoma should reduce their acreage one-third below that of last y<ar, they may yet make greater ciops," said Mr. Harris, "for the reins there have been generous and tnc prospects are good for crop making. "Tha crop prospects generally are that the planting season is a month late, in all the States. There were about 800 delegates present and they were very enthusiastic. Great ear* nestness was displaj ed. The result of the meeting was expressed in a resolution that the purpose of the emergency would not be accomplished without turning the organization into permanent form. The committee on resolutions, of nine members, ~ f ...l- * f- TT umc v?i wnuiii was m r. tiarns, reportod through the chairman, W. R. Thompson, that the chairman of the convention, Governor Pleasants of Louisiana, should appoint an organization committee of four members fiom each cotton growing State and that these State units are to be called together at Memphis, Tenn., on the 10th of April for the purpose of organizing a cotton export corporation on the Harding plan. "Bear (Speculators, I see by a dispatch today, are admitting that the reduction in acreage is 16 per cent, r.nd that the reduction in fertilizers is 25 per cent," said Mr. Harris. "If they admit this much, I will claim a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent, and believe that I am right. We can be reassured that the reduction is more than they will admit. They are keeping well posted upon conditions, for they have a man in every county in the cotton belt taking note of everything." Mr. Harris commented upon the lack of preparation for a crop, and said that he had never seen the farmers so far behind with their work. Not one-fourth of the open land app< ars to have had a plow put into it. The rains have delayed the planting season, and there have been heavy rains in the last 24 hours from Ala bama to South Carolina. The interview of Governor Allen or Kansas denouncing the South had r.ot reached the cotton convention said Mr. Harris. He says that the Kansas man is badly off. "In Kansas they are raising wheat on a sure cinch," said Mr. Harris. "After the armistice was declared, they put in the greatest crop of spring wheat in the history of the world. Call that a trust or selfishness or anything you will, but it was done, and was done to take advantage of an artificial opjportunity. Yet, they make sport of the South! We are merely asking to . be paid upon the same basis as the Kansas farmers. We have not tried to keep them out of what is theirs," ? j Humanitarian work for destitute refugees is being effectively conduct jed at Omsk by the refugee section ! of the American Red Cross under the I direction of Colonel H. S. Thompson, of Concord, Mass. -o tafort of Body Many children and adults I are constant sufferers from cold hands and feet and are acutely susceptible to every chill and sudden climatic change* There | is definite help in ! SCOTTS EMULSION which furnishes fuel to warm the body, helps make pure, fed blood and maintain the system in a state of robustness, so that the buffeting winds or the sudden chill of evening are enjoyed rather ihan feared. For comfort of body and bouyant health, iak? Scott *8 Emulsion jfllf Scott a uowne, Blocin?cld, N. J* 13-13 FAY, 8. 0., APRIL 10, 191? 'pBn I A "Clo I Swift & Company I cents on each i I I % / \V^r AS j t? ^ ^ I ill J JNDCR llll MINIFYING Q?, 3 I The diagram at the top of the average Swift dol i of beef, pork and mutton, during 1918. The ma I out the distribution of I per dollar of sales: 1 .94 of one per cent; !J on borrowed .50 of one per cent l| dends to share j| .60 of one per cer business to hel P financing the b I 2 Total 2.04 percent Ml 1919 Year Book ol | j instructive facta 8 I 11 Address Swift I 'j! Union Stock Yards, | Swift & Comp \ \^r? M/s ^flB LICE ON TURKEYS. Four species of lice are commonly < found on turkeys in this country. 1 One of these, which occurs particu- ^ 1 ft V1U nn livlrntrt! noconintn/l *???4-Vl ?*l a J VII VUl IW J P UOOUVIUVI/V1 YY IV>? j chickens, is the common body lous? ^ of chickens. This species is r.ot , foiled in great numbers on turkeys, J but it sometimes becomes sufficiently abundant to cause considerable irritation and doubtless is injurious both to the grown fowls and to the I young. The shaft louse of chickens c also has been found on turkeys, but < piobably does not breed on that host. The other two species seem to be native to the turkey, probably exist- | ing on this fowl in the wild state. , The large turkey louse probably i < most abundant. It occurs on the A?Y irO id Alio An l?fn f t li/v &viwuui n v/ii vui iv/uo |jai id w i vtx v uun v i especially on the neck and breast. | I i -.i , - /?' se-Up"I 's Profit of 2.04 I dollar of sales B Emm -11 ^ I H I W 857. N j To Stock Raiser I shows the distribution |!|||| lar received from sales i|IJ||| and their by-products, |h|||| gnifying glass brings i | the 2.04 cents profit | | | goes to pay interest |U|I money, taxes, etc. S,[ | goes to pay divi- jf | B holders. HISIII it remains in the f 10 p in improving and [i | Q usiness. H II F interesting and t jj 1 ent on request. PMi Jfl Ac Company | lljl , Chicago, Illinois ||l|||l >any, U. S. A. 11 ?i?r"rT'T1 rrr.'fi1,',',*M . # V: * * ' */// V V *. V ' I / \\ //, ; j ? ! jBr.: l^^^/.'v':,'/,'.,':V/.^,'v/v, */ ,":,' ' ', '. ' . ' ; if,'!:} ' ',* |^H.'; ' I '. " !:*: J V ''!; *" " ! ' .V.'"'/' '. I rhe slender turkey louse is a species | >f good size, though rather elongate, j escmbling in shape the head louse ' >f chickens. Normally neither of hese species is excessively abundant, -ut on crippled or unthrifty turkeys -hey may cause serious annoyance; ind undoubtedly they are injurious ;o poults. o T'ire last week destroyed 4,000 >alcs of cotton stored on platforms I >f the Sumter Cotton Warehouse Company. 0 No Worms in a Healthy Chile All children troubled with worms have an un* icalthy color, which indicates i>oor blood, and ns a , ule, there is more or less stomach distui banco, i PROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC given rcfulorly 'or two or three weeks will enrich the blood, Inv [ >rovc tlic digestion, and act oa a Genera'.StrengthTonic to tl?c wliolc system. Naturo will then ucv off or diopcl the worms, and tho Child will ho ;i ;>crfcct health. Plcasanv *o tuko. 60o per bottle. t - ' HIGHEST BIOS WHL GET ARMY CAMPS Thirteen to be Sold on April T5 Including Railroads and j . Accessories. Washington.?Army camps to be M abandoned by the War Department, 1 including buildings, railroad tracks, I sewerage systems and other facilities 1 are to be sold to the highest bidders. J April 15 has been fixed as the date for receiving bids. The plan is to 1 sell entire camps for lump sums, and I b'g industrial concerns are regarded * l as the most likely purchasers. ^ 1 'In some cases State Governmewbe I are expected to bid for the camps\ 1 foi use as National Guard training .jl centres. Such bids will be given I preference. Thirteen camps to be 1 sold on April 15 include all the War ^ Department has definitely decided to m dispose of. Others may be sold later. 1 The thirteen are: 11 Beauregard. Louisiana; Bowie, 1 Texas; Colt, Pennsylvania; Hancock, Georgia; Kendrick, New Jers^Jr* "1 l.ogan, Texas; Polk, North Carolina; Sevier, South Carolina; North Camp | Jackson, South Carolina; Shelby, Mississippi; Sheridan, Alabama; i Vnds worth, South Carolina, and ' Wheeler, Georgia. \ In each case the buildings are of- , fi reel as they stand, with all fixtures > in place, with the electric, water, j sewer and sewerage disposal sys- Vj tems, and all Government owned 1 mil roads, culverts and bridges. Cham j hers of Commerce interested in plac- 1 ing industrial plants will be given j consideration over wrecking com- \ parties, of which a large number al- j ready have made inquiries. Division storehouses and the utili- G. ties serving the storehouse area are excepted from sale, and for the pres- ' cut the Government will reserve the fTj right to withhold from sale the base 1 httspital and the remount station at J rach camp. Bidders arc advised, therefore, to submit alternate bids j tidciiifr int.n rnrmirlnt'titinn t.lio nntici. 1 b'iity of these exceptions. Construetion placed by charitable; organiza- ^ tions also is withdrawn from the '( sale. At Camps Beauregard, Hancock, Logan and Sevier the base hos- j pitaln already have been turned over to the Ihiblic Health Service. ^ Tentative bids have been received i from the State of Louisiana for a 1 Camp Beauregard and from Alabama r for Camp Sheridan, the expressed in- V tention in each case being to utilize % the sites for the mobilization )f y Slate troops in case of emergency. The amount of these bids was not !"] made pubHc. \ Bidders will be required to assume . all land and property damage claims, \ and must give the Government satisfactory prool within one year that these claims have been met. Substantial bonds will be required for p< rformance of contract. The Government will contiune all leases for five months after date of sale in order that the ronvhnvor mnv v.;0 L jr lllf time to remove all buildings and debr is. The thirteen camps, it was said officially, embrace all that the War Department has definitely decided to sell. Thirteen others have beer, recommended for disposal by the Gen- | oral Staff and will be ordered for sale as approved by Secretary Baker. homolumst; ( ANSWER FOR GRIME 1 Pai*is.?The commission on respon- j s'bility for the war has decided: First solemnly to condemn the violation of neutrality and all the crimes / committed by the Central Empires; \ second, the appointment of an inter- j| rational tribunal to judge all those ^ - *-' * ic?jionsioic, including the former ] German emperor." Paris.?The report of the coril&ission on responsibility for war has Veen submitted to the peace conference. The official statements regarding its final work says: "The commission on responsibility for the war had it", last meeting this < morning. Its general report has , been transmitted to the conference, under whose control it will henceforward be. p ^ - on jMinetti, roiiocK, the British solicitor general, expressed the thanks 01' the commission to Secretary Lansing for the excellent and libcrni spirit in which ho has presided ownA. 1he discussions. ?; 0 - ?-,v the Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAX A* Tl VR BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor rin?ri?R in head. Remember the full name and loos, for the &# nature oi K. w, GROVE* 30c?