The Belton Evening News. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 252, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 27, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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THE BELTON EVENING NEWS
THL VY-FOURTH YEAR.
BELTON, TEX \S, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918
VOLUME 34
NUMBER 252
POES THE FOOD
ADMINISTRATION
PAY? THE ANSWER
^ BRIEF RESUME OF HOW
' SUGAR AND FLOUR HAS
BEEN KEPT WITHIN THE
BOUNDS OF CONSUMER
: DURING YEAR ENDING
MAY 31, 1918.
Does the Food Administration
pay?
Here is the answer of the
¡Food Administration:
I "The chief job of the Food
Administration is to feed the al-
lies and our soldiers.
I "Saving of money to the con-
umer is a secondary job. This
oney is saved through the elim-
ination of speculation, through
elimination of profiteering, and
through stabalization of all food
prices* In general, the Food Ad-
ministration claims to have
steadied all food prices by keep-
ing the public informed of the
presence of cheap and abundant
¡foods, such as potatoes, and by
urging conservation of less
pbundant foods, particularly
those foods which can<be shipped
abroad. Two important foods
may be taken as example. They
are wheat and sugar.
"Herbert Hoover wal3 appoint-
ed Food Administrator May 15,
1917. On that day flojur sold at
$16.75 a barrel f.o.b. Minneap-
olis. One year later it1 sold for
$9.80 a barrel, or a decrease of
41 per cent. That reduction came
jn the face of the greatest world-
wide wheat shortage ever known
since the days of Jacob and Jo-
seph.
"In May, 1917, the différence
between the price the farmer got
for his wheat and the price the
wholesaler got for the flour was
$5.68 a barrel. The difference in
May, 1918, was -64 cents a barrel.
"Ab for sirgar, tiie average whole-
eale price (or refinetd sugar Is 7.3 cents
a pound. One yeqj* ago it was 8.33
cents a pound, a decrease of 12 per
cent. The margin , between the price
of raw and refined (sugar has been de-
creased from 2.12 dents a pound to 1.3
cents a pound. Atid this in spite of
the fact that sugar offered unprece-
dented opportunities for speculation.
'During the civU war sugar went to 30
cents a pound when there* was no
world shortage. The retail price of
sugar is less than one-third that price,
and there is a world shortage such as
ibas sever existed since the wprld be-
gan eating refined sugar.
"A rise of 1 cent a pound in ,the
Eric of sugar costs the American tpiih-
c 180,000,000. A rise of 20 oaj 30
bents a pound costs thirty or fort/
times $80,000,00(1. Had the Food Ad-
ministration noti stepped in and sa^ed
the sugar situation, the American pub-
lic would have been billions of dollars
pooi^r today, or the poor would ha ye
gone without sugar while the rich
would have eatea it all.
"So the Food Administration admtts
It pays the taxpayer. It admits that
it has saved the consumer enough to
oversubscribe all the Red Cross drives
and possibly all the Liberty Bond
drives as well. Speculators would
have gotten those billions had the
government not interfered."
ALLIES SHELLING
400,000 HUNS.
(By United Prees)
Paris, July 27:—French and American ar-
tillery is subjecting the entire Soissons-Rheims
salient within which 400,000 Germans are
concentrated, to the most terrific bombard-
ment of the war. Hundreds of thousands of
shells of all calibres are b:ing hurled on the
troop concentrations, supply depots, etc.
ALLIES MAKE FURTHER ADVANCE
ANO TAKE MORE PRISONERS.
(By United Press-'
Paris, July 27:—Further advances north
of the Marne and in Champagne region are
reported from the French war office today.
"On the right bank of the Marne the
French advanced their lines north of Port-a-
Binson. The report says: "In the Cham-
pagne region a local operation south of Mont
Hasnom enabled the French forces to realize
an advance one kilometer on a front of three
kilometers. , Two hundred prisoners were
taken in the advance."
¿elton9s Fire and
Water Systems
Meet Supreme
Test With 100
Per Cent of
Efficiency.
HEAVY RAINS RETAINING
WAR OPERATIONS.
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(By United Preee)
With American Armies in France, July
27:—Heavy rains in the entire Marne region
have slowed up operations, but have rendered
the German position increasingly difficult, as^tood
he depends largely on his ability to maneuvor/^dm.
■ 1 ' " ... i .. i. ■ f- Innlri't
Relate Story of
Rescue From Bandits
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stoaach Caused Tkii
Lady Much Suffering. Black-
Draught Relieved.
lleadorsville, Kjr.—Mrs. Ifearl Pat-
rick, of this place, writes r* "I was
very constipated. I had sour stomach
and was so unooaafortabl*. F wont to
the doctor. He gave me soate pills.
They weakened me and seecWd to
fear up my digestion. They would
(ripe me and afterwards It ttoeaaed
I was more oonstlpated than before.
I heard of Black-Draught Sid de-
elded to try It I found It Just w.fcat I
needed. It was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. My digestion noon
Improved. I got well of the sour it om-
ach, my bowels soon seemed norata!,
no more griping, and I would take a
dole now and then, and was la fottd
shape.
Z eannot say too mueh for Blade
Draught for It Is the flaest lazativf
one can use."
Thedford's Black-Draught has for
many years been found of great Talus
in the treatment of stomaeh, liver and dates in
bowel troubles. Easy to take, gentle
and reliable in its aetlon, leaving no
Eagle Pass, July 2fi.—The
story of their rescue by Carrari
za soldiers a iter they had been
held captive for six days, by
Mexican bandits, was told to-
day by Nat P, Malone and T, P
Barksdale.
Forty seven Carranza soldiers
iu command of Colonel Adolfo
Garcia, surprised the banditti
just as they were threatening
their American captives with
death. Malone said. Colonel
Garcia, who had been searching
for the outlaw bond for severa!
days, opened fire at once and u
battle ensued in which six out-
laws were killed. Among them,
Felipe Muzquiz, head of the
bandits, and two half-breeds,
who said they weee deserters
from the Uuited States Army.
During the fighting Malone
and Barksdale made their escape
on horseback, riding forty five
miles to Del Rio.
Uncle Sam is
Making Mark as
War Spender.
bad after-effects, It hss won ths pntfss
of thousands of people who hare ua>d
(Copyright, WIS, by the United Pre .)
Washington, July 26—Ameri-
ca ia throwing behind her asso—
the war the uní mited
power of herlíñaneial resource,
tí ; well as her manpower.
Starting with the first belli-
gerent month, April, 1917, when
8289,893,000 was spent, the
nation's war bill has mounted
by month. July expenditures
are estimated to cxceed $1,670,-
000,000. which brings the war
cost to date to $15,633,766,758.
Women Taking
Great Interest in
Today9s Election.
The primary election today,
is doubtless one that will go
down iu Texas history as one
of the most memorable Texas
has ever had—The first in which
the women voted. In Belton
they were at the polls early,
registering their choice of the
various candidates, and prob-
ably interested in the race for
governor more than in any
other. It appears very plait ly
toe that the votes by the women
will be decisive votes.
The election here is passing
oil very quietly, as it should do,
candidates working hard, as
well as thtir friends in an effort
to get a majority of the votes
cast.
The following were the firpt
ladies to vote id the three wards
of this city.
Ward 1—Miss Vida Barber.
Ward 2—Mrs. Tom L. Means.
Ward 3—MÍ9S Eoit Blair,
The following are the number
of votes cast in each of three
wards up to 4 o'clock.
Ward One—364
Ward Two—281.
Ward Three-203.
Belton's most excellent water
system and its equally excellent
tire department were put to the
supreme test last night, and
c tme out of the brittle with the
fiery fiend 100 per cent effi-
ciency
As the court house clock was
stricking eleven, the fire alarm
sounded calling the fire fighters
to the Elk's building occupied
by the Elks, and the Flewellen
Produce Company, smoke was
pouring out of the lower tloor
occupied bv the latter, when the
department arrived, indicating
that the fire had started there in
some baled hay or oats.
For half an hour the boys
poured stream after stream into
the building, but it seemed not
to check the progress of the fire,
md bv that time the fl-imes
which had not up to that time
•Seen seen, burst through the
double floor of the second story
into the Elks Hall, then the
flames, despite the flood of wa-
ter,^leaped and rushed from one
end of the building to the other,
and it was at this juncture that
every building in the block from
Penelope to Wall Street seemed
doomed, as well as the frame
buildings in the rear. The boys
fought gallantly and eight
streams, with pressure superb,
poured in on the flames, and in
some thirty minutes after had
the fire under control.
/
Belton is to be congratulated
on this stroke of fine fighting, it
could not have been beat. The
least mistake on the part of
Chief Wurren or his men would
have turned the fire into the
most destructive in Belton's
history, but they kept cool
heads and steady hands and
fought the onemy for every inch
of ground and to a finish. Gus
Uirich and his heavy artillery
tood by and furnished all the
ammunition that was necessary
in quantities that were not
lacking at any part of the fight
it was more than excellent.
The Temple department sent
over one fine fighting piece of its
apparatus making the run in
very quick time and rendering
splendid aid.
The Belton Steam Laundry,
the Ev ning News, John Oldham
Wilson's Garage and Texas
Power & Light Co., were all
fortunate in that they can to-
day persue the even tenor of
their way, when last night it
looked for 30 minutes that ashes
would be all that would be left
at this time to tell the story.
The heavy loosers in the fire
were Flewellen Produce Com-
pany, Elk's Club and the Ford
Garage, with losses and insur-
ance as follows;
Elks, loss 16,000, with no in-
surance.
Ford Garage, loss 12,000, cov-
ered by insurance.
Haynes and Ferguson loss on
liuilding $9,000, partly covered
by insurance.
Flewellen Produce Company,
loss $9,000, partly covered by
insurance.
Crosby Hotel, small damage,
no insurance.
During the progress of the fire
Gue Ulrich got the inside of one
of his hands badly blistered in
trying to get a stream of water
into the rear door of the Garage
building.
Children) Cry for Fletcher's
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The Kind You Have Always Bought, aad which has been
in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of
/ ——* and has been made under his per-
sonal 6UP«vision since its infancy,
rtrrry* ^j]ow no one ti) deceive you in th&.
All Counterfeits, Imitations aad "Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
c What Fs CASTOR IA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric,
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its
age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has
been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency,
Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Fevcrishness arising
therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids
the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sletn.
The Children's Panacca—The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTOR¡A ALWAYS
FGears the Signature
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
▼ ME ORNTAUN COK
Machines rented by week or
month—Singer Sewing Machine
office, East Street. tf
For any Itchiness of tho skin,
for ekln rashes, chap, pimples,
etc., try Doan's Ointment, 6oc
it nil drug stores.—Advt.
This is the open season
"Black Eagles." Johnny
yonr gun)
for
get
Learn to Dry Food
Uncle Sam Will Teach You
The government publication shown here explains drying of
fruits and vegetables—a method of food conservation doubly
important this year. Drying is ea«y to do, calls for simple equip*
ment, and reguires no sugar. Methods tested and proved good
by Government specialists are explained in this bulletin, a
of which belongs to every American housewife.
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FARM-/HOME
DRYING ojP
FRUITS ^VEGETABLES
JOSEPH S. CALDWELL
P/ant PAysioloJist, Offíco of Horticultural. and ;
PomoJojjcal Investigations *
farmers' bulletin 984-
Un:lctl States Department of A^iioultur#>i
Gorvtribul \orv from Iki Ouivavt of
, Plant Industry
S?KV.A fAylor.tfkSf
iy.
To get this bulletin, clip, filll out, and send this coupon
I). S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
/ Waablnfjion, D. C.
Please send Farmers' Bulletin 984 to
(Xnme)
(Street or K. t. D. nnml«?)
(City n<t Sute)
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Savage, H. B. The Belton Evening News. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 252, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 27, 1918, newspaper, July 27, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177215/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.