PACE TWELVE
What Food Administration Has
Done
'(Special to The Dispatch.) f
: Washington, Jan. 12. War with
Germany was declared by the United j
States on April 6 ,1917. President
Wilson appointed Herbert Hoover
United v States Food Administrator
May ; 17, 1917. Congress . had - not at
, that time passed the Food Control
Law and did not pass it until early
; In-August. ' '.
, Nju- the meantime the President re
quested Mr. Hoover to do what he
could. - to regulate the food situation
in the United States, y voluntary
agreement and moral suasion.
I ;7Much was accomplished,-5' but the
1 public -got the erroneoia idea, be
i fore the Food Law became active
and : while Mr. Hoover was working
i with the. food people pn ?a voluntary
(basis, that Mr. Hoover's object was
. a radical lowering' of -wholesale and
retail prices.
.This was not, could not have been,
jandxis not today true. All. prices
i naturally and inevitably have a ten
dency to higher levels in war time.
What the Food Adjministrationi al
ways has had in mind and will con
tinue to have in mind is the regula
tion of the world's food supply, so
that , America and her associates in
the -.war will be properly fed at as
reasonable prices as, it is possible
to-obtain. Reasonable prices are not
! necessarily low prices. The situar
Jtion"vhas resolved itself into the
'question of getting enough food pro-
duced and distributed to feed the
people.
j; fWhat the Food Administration has
fdone with regard to prices is to in
jure their prices on basic commodi
ties to retailers, based on actual
cost of production, preparation and
I distribution. this tne Administra
tion has accomplished by eliminat
ing inflated prices due to market
speculation in. these basic food com
modities, by arbitrarily stopping
i waste and hoarding through its sys
tem; of 'licensing producers, distribu
tors and retailers doing more than
!$100,000 worth of business a year.
I Control prices of retailers doing
fless than $100,000 worth of business
fa year' can be secured indirectly by
'making available to the consumer
i the reasonable prices at which the
dealer received his supplies and ad
vising -the consumer not to pay the
xetailer . more than a fair profit on
these commodities, and by exercising
ft the .power over licensed wholesal
ers 'to shut off supplies from retail
!ot& who charge unfair prices.
?:T The Administration also has
i? sought to aid the distribution of all
Available supplies of food, while ship
ping to our European associates as
much as we could spare of wheat,
meat, fast and sugar, to make up
their drastic shortages.
. This is as far as the present Food
law permits the Food Administration
TTV. AT .1 A J C
f ui gu . ui iuci xeginctnuii Ji prices
( and commodities must be authorized
by Congress before it can be effect
ed." Administration's Problem in 1918.
" The probletas of the Food Admin
istration in 1918 promise to be equal-XyvJ-
nt more important than in
11917 unless, perchance, the war
l! should end immediately, as now
iseems improbable in view of recent
results abroad. A stimulated produc
tion is absolutely essential in any
teveht, but there can be, no greatly
I stimulated production unless suffi
ciently alluring prices are maintain
ed J0 - make an increase in produc-
PHOTOPLAYS WILL URGE
I f PUBLIC TO PURCHASE
f 1 'p- U. S. THRIFT STAMPS.
I PRETTY girls in photoplays will
f urge patrons of every moving
picture theater throughout the
IV '. .'. country to invest in War Sav-
Certificates and Thrift Stamps.
jUp orders of Carl Laemmle, President
,of the Universal Film Mfg. Co., stars
fadi photoplay hereafter made by
ihat;Concern will be posted in an .atti
tude of smiling appeal to every "movie
fan -through the medium of a sign
.f:he will carry, plainly lettered:
HeIp Yourself and Help Your
,5puntry.: Buy Thrift Stamps. 25
,'jcents. Ask the Postman."
jJEvery star appearing in Bluebird
nfryraal photoplays will thus be
(pictured as a part of every screen--prama
the Universal presents in hun
dreds of theatres, two days out of the
j-fsveek, m communities ranging from
3 thejr smallest hamlets to the largest
jcities. Millions of people, comprising
stoe very class the Government most
IjUespres to reach, will thus have
-brought to their attention the "drive"
If r the $2,000,00,000 War Fund.
1 The Universal Co., in this purpose,
as following up the campaign other
,iarge commercial firms have pro
raoted.in their newspaper advertising,
bu contributing exclusive space advo
fGating the purchase of Liberty Bonds
or War .Savings or by urging the pub
lic to contribute through references to
lie "War Loans in their regular ad
vertising. Every class of citizen is
presented in the .audiences at pic
ture theatres, and it is Relieved that
sales of Thrift Stamps will be largely
influenced through these suggestion
ihrown upon the screen,
UNIVERSAL AIDS WAR WORK
; ' Th Universal has started a pa
;riotio movement in connection with
'The Mystery Ship." For the best
:adingto te .serial the producers will
ay .a prise of $1,000 which will be
aid in liberty Bonds, savings cer
IScates and thrift stamps, to the 388
pys and girls who compete in the
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e
tion profitable. Low prices in Amer-
ica will not win the war; increased
food production ; in America will.
The first problem of, -the Food Ad
ministration, therefore, is to encour
age intelligent production next year,
so that the food requirements of the
Allied armies and nations and those
of. our own people may be met. It
would now seem safe to prophesy
that the future holds promise of fur
ther reduction in the prices of food
stuffs, but this should never be em
phasized as the important aim of the
Food Administration.
Within the short time the Food Ad
ministration has been in actual op
eration under authority of law, spec
ulative profits have been entirely or
nearly -eliminated in many lines of
food. The accomplishments of the ad
ministration, when measured by con
temporaneous eras, form the most re
markable page in the commercial his
tory of any nation during war.
What Has Not Happened
The real accomplishment and ben
efits of the Food Administration to
the people might well be best judg
ed by that which has not happened
rather than that which has. : Both
speculation in the exchanges and on
the curbs and actual profiteering in
foods ave been or are being stopped
on the staple commodities which go
to sustain life. War has always here
tofore, in all nations and with all
peoples, meant unbridled speculation
foods have been or are being stopped
an attempt, which now sees assur
ed of success, has been made . to
curb' the greed of speculationG. .RJt
curb the greed of speculators dur
ing a . time of national peril.
It should be ever borne in mind
that the most extraordinary food de
mands ever made upon our people
are to be met, if we play our part
in the destiny of nations, with a
more nearly depleted' larder than has
ever been ours in our national his
tory. The only era in our national his
tory that might be used as a meas
prement as to what could be expected
at the present time were it nof for
food control is that of the Civil War.
Now, after three years of drain:
there is a known world-wide short
age in food, whereas as a -matter"' of
comparison during the Civil War
there was no actual shortage in food
stuffs and yet prices not only went
up very rapidly but continued as
cending in the latter 60's after the
war had ended. Manv commodities
in wuicn mere was men no rgai na
Max G. Careiy, outfielder of the
tional shortage, let alone a world
shortage, increased several hundred
per cent, over the basic pvowar
prices. These increases were almost
if not entirely due to speculation
rather than to any natural laws of
commerce. It was partially to pre
vent a repetition of the disastrous
experience that the United States
Food Administration was created.
Course of Prices.
On the Gth day of April Congress
declared that a state of war existed
with Germany. On the 17th day of
ii j i ,
May following, less than a month'
and a half after, President Wilson ap-on figures obtained through the Can
pointed Mr. Hoover United States ; adian Department of Labor showing
Food Administrator. When appointed i lnat tne highest increase in prices
Mr. Hoover had no Dower conferred ' caused by the war was in Germany;
upon him by law, but was directed
by the President to accomplish what
ever he could through voluntary
agreement, and this was the pro
gram he followed until August 10.
THEDA BARA NOW A BLONDE.
For the first time in her scree!
.career, Theda Bara will appear as
wonae "vamp." of course, Thed
will not mar her raven locks to sucj
an extent that they will ever remail
a peroxide shade, but with the aid c j
a wig she hopes to--play "Du-Barry1
as znzz jaay was supposed to lcok.
Whether or not Theda will be abll
to "vamp" without her usual make-u-J
is something we'll have to wait and seq
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TOM TERRIS NOW A CITIZEN.
Tom Terris the Vitagraph director
and son of the famous English actor
Of the same name is now a full
fledged American; -having recently re
ceived his final papers as a citizen of
the United States. .
- THE WILMINGTON
Additional State Social
- (Continued from page nine.)
Sons, of Wilmington, acts as ship
ping clerk for the chapter, though he
disclaims any higher office than that
of packer for them.
Red Cross headquarters have been
moved from near the postoff ice to
the Bank of Maxton building.
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MARION SOCIAL.
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Maricn, S. C, Jan. 12. Misses Eu
nice Ford and Montague McMillan
have returned to Limestone College.
Miss Gertrude DaviB and Mrs.
James Smith, of Easley, spent the
past few weeks with Mr. and Mrs.
Cantey Davis.
Mr. and 'Mrs. R. N. Pfaff have
taken rooms at the home of Mrs. T.
J. Monroe.
Mr. Edward Hamar, after a visit to
his parents, has returned to an avia
tion school and will probably soon
be in France.
Mr. F. F. Covington, Jr., has re
turned to Yale. ;
Mr. Joe Glover, after a holiday
visit to Ridgland, has returned to his
work here..
Rufus Ford, Jr., left this week for
Washington to begin training in the
paymaster's department.
Mrs. R. J. Blackwell and Mr. J.
Whilden Blackwell were recent
guests of Mrs. William Murchison, in
Dillon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fleishman, who
were recently married, are expected
home soon.,.
Mrs. P. L. Whittington left last
week for her home in Portsmouth,
Va.
Dr. C. S. Howell left this week for
training at Camp Greenleaf. Mrs.
Howell and children will go to Kings
tree to spend an indefinite time with
Mrs. McCabe.
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FAYETTEVILLE.
Fayetteville, N. C, Jan. 12. Mrs.
George B. Underwood and little daugh
ter, Margaret, "returned this week to
their home Jn Charlotte after a short
visit to Mrs. Underwood's mother,
J.Irs. J. A. Pemberton.
Miss Virginia Bldgood has gone to
Baltimore after a visit to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bidgood, on Gil
lespie street.
Mrs. W. T. Bowen has returned
from New York, where she spent the
past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whitlock have
when the food control law was sign
ed. Prices, .already high, ascended
very rapidly between April 6 and
May 7. Since that time, largely
through the elimination of specula
tion, prices have been stabilized and
on an average now show a slight de
cline, with promise of more healthy
decline in the future.
Countries Compared.
A chart was recently issued by
the Canadian Food Controller based
;the next highest was in England,
and considerably lower than either
of them was Canada, and lower yet
was the United States. This based
on a comparison of the average prices
or commodities in tne various
countries with 1914 as a basis. The
increase in Germany from 1914 to
November, 1916, the last obtainable
figures, showed that foodstuffs on an 'this week.
average were 120 per cent, higher! Mr. W. C. Massey, a popular busi
than they were in 1914. With the ness man of Princeton, is an operative
figures carried up to the month of
.Ceptember, 1917, in England, prices
on an average were 105 per cent
higher than they were in 1914; in
Canada they were 60 per cent high
er; in the United States they reach
ed 50 pe cent higher during the
month of May, and are now about
40 per cent, higher.
What an instance.
Wheat is another illustration of,and relatives,
what might have happened. Between Mrs- Geo- L- Kirby is on a visit to
April 8, when a condition of war was!tfte home of her daughter, Mrs. W
recognized, and May 17, when Mr.
Hoover was appointed Food Adminis-
trator by the President without
powers of law, the prices of bothicousm m tms clty, Mrs. D. H. Dixon,
wheat and flour increased very ma
terially. The wheat that sold for
$1.80 per bushel in February was
selling for 3.40 mav 17. Flour tw
sold for $8.75 in February was sell-! Misses Lizzie and Mary Moore Allen
ing for $17.00" May 17. The wheat 'and Miss MIIdred Edmundson, who
producers received but little or noiave boen visit& school friends in
benefit from this radical increase in! cw York city- have returned home.
price. In truth this was largely a1 Mr Sam HuinmelI. of the Goldsboro
speculative increase made at a time ' 'Iltary ccntinSent at Camp Sevier,
when there was only a rather vague GreenvI1!e- S. C, is in the city to
understanding in the public mind fpfTnd a few days-
of thfi wheat., demands tn ho maAr Mrs- Rnss McElwee and children.
this year upon the United States
Perhaps nothing more remarkable
has ever been recorded in comraer-
cial history than the spirit of ac -
renanno rm the nar of
exchange people of the country when
the Food Administrator. withW n,t.
ual legal nowers. in Mav called th
Mthfi!. tt--. ,.,,, -
tnr, tn irfnrr,, them tw nil ,
tion m wheat must cease. The price1
of flour at that time had risoV
$17.00 per barrel. It is now selling
at OM r,ratra nrire thr.-.v,,,,,. v
United States of less than $10.50 nGr
, , , v ..
Barrel, ine normal consumntion of
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mnfinnnn hni, nr mnnn, 1
UmnTtheB
barrel, this would aggregate $60,000,-
nnn r month left, in the nl ,
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cause no- man's mtad can accurately
meesnre Just how high flour or wheat
would nave gone tnrougn specula -
tive influences had not this
been taken.
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DISPATCH, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY -1 3, 1 918
returned from ..a visit to Mr. Whit
lock's parents in Indianapolis, Ind.
. Mr. Francis Sheetz has returned to
5ape Charles, Va., where he is witc
the Naval Reserve Corps.
Miss Ruby Melvin has returned to
her home in St. Paul after spending
several days with her sister here, Mrs.
M. A. Bethune.
Misses Pearl Bethune, Margaret
McQueen, Beatrice dtevens and Kate
McQueen returned the first of the
week to Charlotte to resume their
studies at Queers College, after
spending the holidays at' their homes
here.
Miss Louise Powell has returned to
Meredith College, Raleigh, after
spending the holidays with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Powell,
their home in this city.
Misses Janie and Mary Tolar have
returned to their home here after a
visit to relatives at Grand Ridge,
Florida.
Miss Norris Alexander and Mis3
Annie HIghsmith have returned from
Greenville, S. C, where they were
guests of Miss Alexander's relatives.
Migs Lucy London Anderson has
returned to Raleigh to resume her
studies at St. Mary's School, after
spending the holidays here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson.
Miss Maggie Williford has return
ed from New York city where she
spent a couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John West, who spent
some time visiting in Delaware, have
returned to their home here.
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' GOLDSBORO SOCIAL NEWS
. '
Goldsboro, N. C, Jan. 12. A mar
riage of widespread interest in this
city and throughout the county, ow
ing to the popularity of the bride and
groom, was solemnized at the beauti
ful country home of the bride's moth
er, Mrs. Benjamin Grant, in New
Hope township, Wednesday after
noon, the contracting parties being
Miss Bessie Grant, a young lady of
charming personality, and Mr. D. J.
Jones, a popular and wealthy planter,
both of this county. The marriage
was a quiet home affair and was wit
nessed only by the immediate family
and a few personal friends. The cer
emony was performed by Rev. W. A.
Piland, pf the Goldsboro circuit.
An interesting business and social
meeting was held Monday evening by
the ladies of the First Presbyterian
church, when the Woman's Society
for Christian work met in the Sunday
school rooms. Reports of the year's
work were read and proved most
gratifying. After other business mat
ters had been disposed Of, light re
freshments were served.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
St. Paul Methodist church held an
interesting business meeting Monday
night, during which plans for the new
years' work was discussed.
The Home Economic department of
the Goldsboro Woman's Club held a
most delightful and profitable meet
ing for its members this week. A fea
ture of the meeting was a demonstra
tion in cooking given by Mrs. Estelle
Smith, which was enjoyed with keen
interest by the large number of mem
bers presents
The Senior Philathea class of St.
Paul Methodist church held its regu
lar monthly business meeting this
week at the home of Mrs. George
Spence. Following the business meet
ing the guests were served light re
freshments by the hostess.
Mr. Geo. W. Waters, a member of
the stockholders of the Palace Drug
store, now in the military service, sta
tioned at Greenville, S. C, is in the
city to spend a few days with rela
ttives.
Mr. J. T. Lashley, who has been a
patient in a local hospital for several
weeks, was able to return to his home
patient at a local hospital, and is re
covering nicely.
Dr. and Mrs E. R. Warren have re
turned to the city from a visit to
friends and relatices in Chatham.
Lieutenant Richard W. Spicer, of
the surgical staff of the 117th Field
Hospital, at Camp Sevier, Greenville,
S. C, arrived at his home here Thurs
day to spend several days with friends
R. Crawford, in Raleigh
Miss Cora Kornegay, of Faison, who
nas been visiting tne home of her
has returned home.
Mrs. Lionel Weil left this week to
spend several days with friends and
relatives in Baltimore.
!,h 0 have been on a vislt to Mrs- Mc"
: ?;Iwes Parents in this city, Capt. and
.J' athan O'Berry, have returned to
' norT m btatpsvme.
MT- anfl- Mrs. A. H. Jewell, of Lex-
'nton; .?y- are visiting in this city,
'r:a wn,Ie here ill be the guests of
" anfl lT- Chas- Lutes.
: A:" ana Mrs. P. Peterson left this
' ?0ok to visit frionds and relatives in
k1b , ' , ' ."
ta Mayf Interesting lit-
"f' .f. Mr" and L- A-
wiio nas Deen quite in tor some
ltTJ imPr?- A
Air. Heber Sutton and Mrs C A
. . .
Taylor, of Dmam. were visitor here
.weeK .here they came to attend
Sutton, who died
irc, t to thT, " , ? kW?J
to this citv r uri Reside
U1ai5 laTe mother, Mrs L E Suton
? Thursday afSrnoon from 4 to
e,MPB. Charles Lutes entertained most
charmingly in honor of her house
ru6st. Mrs. A. H. Jewell, of Lexing
ton, Ky. The smests we e rem,t
1 to brink their irntf
time happily in work and social in
Ice Motmtcmts at $,000,000 Hoboken Water
front Fire
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WkV.
Firemen standing knee deep In s lush and wafer, surrounded by mountainous piles of ice-coated paper wast?,
,and playing a stream inside the smouldering ruins. They were frozen in and finally had to be chopped out of'
the:ice.
invited into the dining room, where a
delicious salad and ice course was
served. Those present were Mrs A.
A. Joseph, Miss Gertrude Weil, Mrs
W. H. Smith, Mrs. P. Mclntyre, Mrs.
Wilcher, Mrs. James Crawford, Mrs.
John Fuller, Mrs Arnold Borden, Mrs.
eslie Weil, Mrs. Walter Borden, Mrs.
. D. Langston, Mrs. A. H. Edgerton,
Mrs. John Spicer, Mrs. Einstein and
Miss Mary DeVane.
Mr. D. H. Dixon left this week to
spend several days in Harrisonville,
Va.
Her many friends will be pleased to
earn that Mrs. G. W. Brown, who has
been quite sick for the past several
days, is now improving nicely.
MARIETTA SOCIAL NEWS
Marietta, N. C, Jan. 12. School
opened here Monday after a vacation
of two weeks for Christmas.
Mrs. Bowls, of Hickery, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Oliver. Mrs.
Oliver's sister, also of Hickory, is
visiting her.
Mrs. W. H. Oliver, of Raleigh, left
for her home Tuesday.
Miss Helen Oliver, who has been
teaching at Kings Mountain, has not
returned to her work yet on account
of coal shortage. She expects to go
back next week.
Miss Ada Henley returned to Ox
ford for the spring session Tuesday.
Miss Florine Rogers, who went to
school in Florida in the fall, is going
to Oxford for the spring term.
Messrs. Joe and Lenton Page left
for Wake Forest Sunday, and Miss
Alyce Page for New York to resume
their studies.
Mrs. Fowler, of Hamlet, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Oliver.
Rev. Mr. Draper preached here
Sunday. It was his first appointment
here and the people are favorably im
pressed with their new pastor.
Mr. J. S. Oliver and Master Hal
were .Lumberton visitors this week.
Miss Lannie Oliver returned to her
school near Nichols. S. C, Monday.
Mr. L. M. Oliver was in Wilmington
Monday on business.
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NEW BERN.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Reed, left for
iLe North this wsek for a short visit.
Miss Vivian Dillion, of Tuscarora,
passed through New Bern this week
en rcute home from a visit to Bay-
bcro. .
Mrs. George Wallace is visiting
friends in Kinston this week.
Mrs. R. A. Richardson, Jr., of Ral
eigh, is visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Mary Uzzell has returned from
LaGrange where she spent the holi
days with relatives.
Miss Mary Tremwith has returned
to Hoboken to resume her duties as
teacher in the school at that place.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Notice is hereby given that the undei
sieved Lax this day ciuiuitieu as Adminis
trator of Mariu; A. Fosgate, deceased, late
of the County of; Kenr Hanover. All per
sons indebted to tlie estate will please make
Immediate settlement. Allprsons holding
claims against .said estate "are . hereby no
tified to present the same to the under
signed at WiimiTigloa, North Carolina, on
fir tbis no tire will ho -nlBrTfri in hoi. .!
- - - i i v w a ia mj m v&
thrir recovery.
This 4th day of December, 1917. '
THOMAS W. DAVIS,
Administrator of Maria A. Fosgate, de
ceased. ROONTREE and DAVIS,
Attorneys.
BOSREE'S GERMAN SYRUP
Why use ordinary cough remedies,
j when Boschee's Germany Syrup has
been used so successfully for flft-one
-' . r v-vv...
for cougns, bronchitis, colds settled in
the throat, especially .lung troubles.
It gives the patient a good night's rest
free from coughing, with easy expec
toration in the morning, gives nature
a chance to soothe the inflamed parts,
throw off the disease, helping the pa
tient to regain his health. 25 and 75
cent bottles. Sold by Green's Drug
store. Adv.
NEOLJN SOLEc
Makes Walkin a Pleasure
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SULLIVAN,
King of Shoemakers
' N. Front Street. Phone 523.
FOR SALE
200 Barrels Gore's Fancy Syrup,
50 Barrels Gore's Fancy Molasses,
500 Bags Gore's Fine Ground Meal,
Different varieties Seed Oats, Wheat
ajid Rye. ,
Please write us for samples and
prices.
D. L. GORE COMPANY
Strictly Wholesale.
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