12 FOODS TH MSTROY OR I AMAZING BUT RARELY SUSPECTED TRUTHS ABOUT THE THINGS YOU EAT Air°r p e y d r^ ht Mccann b , y By ALFRED W. McCANN Dr. M. E. Jaffa of the University of California, Studying Uic Abuses of tho Dried Fruit Industry, Declares That the Itulustry Now Dependent Upon the t'se of Sulphurous Acid for Its Future Would Rather Retire From Business Tlian Think That Their Product is Causing Injury to Health—ln the Meantime the Use of Sulphurous Acid Continues. If the housewife really wants re form in the dried fruit Industry now is her opportunity to declare herself. The food and drug laboratory of the University of Califorriia has shown many symptoms of worry over the sulphurous acid situation. Dr. M. E. Jaffa, who is profoundly interested In the dried fruit question from a California point of view, is sued a statement which was pub lished in Volume 13, Xos. 8 and 9 of the monthly bulletin of tho Dairy and Food Division of the Pennsylvania De partment of Agriculture, October, 1915. Dr. Jaffa frankly declares: "Important as the dried fruit In dustry is, the growers and packers would be more than willing to retire from business if they thought that their product was causing Injury to health. "The process of sulphuring dried fruit started some thirty years ago and has continued ever since. No dis cussion of any moment occurred until the publication of Food Inspection De cision No. 76. in the early part of the summer of 1907. "This decision, as we all know, lim ited the amount of sulphurous acid to 350 milligrammes per kilo. This decision made its appearance at a very unfortunate time as far as the Cali fornia grower was concerned, as the contracts for tho season were practi cally closed and harvesting begun. "Both the grower and the packer were, to say the least, in a very dis turbed state of mind. Many strenu ous objections wore made against this limitation, which was far below the amount of sulphurous acid usually found, and if such limitations were ad hered to there could be no drying of fruits by the sulphur process. "Appeals were made directly to the secretary of agriculture with the re sult that 'an extensive investigation was ordered.' In undertaking this work it was aimed to approach as far as possible commercial conditions." Dr. Jaffa does not describe the ex citement which Washington witnessed when the sulphurous acid crowd de scended upon the capital. The representatives of the dried fruit industry, driven to desperation by the threats of the government to interfere with their long established PAPERS ADOPT ECONOMY STEPS Shortage of Print Paper Forces Many to Cut Size of Publications New Tork, Aug. 21.—Newspaper publishers in all sections of the coun try have begun to practice rigid economics on account of the shortage of print paper. Information gathered by the Amer ican Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion shows an increasing number of prominent newspapers have abolished the "return" privilege, complimentary copies and • are reducing the size of their publications. In many instances newspapers have increased their selling price from 1 to 2 cents. New Orleans newspapers announced | Magical Usit \ Now all you ladies who suffer (yes, suffer, for you do) from unsightly wrinkles can drive them away forever. Usit, the pure nut-oil skin food, the "Arab's Secret," a preparation used by famous Eastern beauties for centuries can be purchased at any first-class drug store. This wonderful preparation (not a face cream), is positively guaranteed to clear the complexion of all wrinkles, whether caused by age. worry, work or exposure. Hub it into the skin with the finger tips at night just before re tiring, and in a short time every wrinklts will disappear, your hungry, faded skin will get back its healthy color, its well nourished smoothness, and the lines in your face will be re placed by youthful roundness. No other treatment is necessary. Usit is well named the "Wrinkle Chaser" for no wrinkle can exist where it is used. It is guaranteed to contain nothing that will cause hair growth. Go to your druggist to-day and get a bottle of Usit for 50 cents. Try it to night and see how fine your face feels in the morning. But remember Usit is put up only in opal bottles. Take nothing else. The most painful cases of sunburn are relieved instantly by Usit. For sale by Gorgas. the druggist, and dealers everywhere.—Advertise ment. Bringing Up Father dfjj) § Copyright, 1916, International News Service BY COLLX - JERRY- 1 A "b'CK JOIST A BAD 1 TH O<J<J|-\T YO(j£ ( ' / \ \OU LOOK LIKE A | MAN -MY f HOW DID! COLD- I SAT IN WIFE OBJECTED TO bHE'D RATHER BY COLLY* 1 v riE<JLECTED FONERAI : DOCTOR YOU <JET OFAM , irT L DPUNK JUST LIKF | HAVE. ME ' I'M COMMENON* / ? 1 U D^T H - MONDAY EVENING, custom, indulged In so much hysteria that to this day Its echoes can be heard. The political pressure applied was so powerful that it practically squeezed Dr. Wiley out of the situa tion and established a period of li cense which has persisted ever since. As a result of the row "experiment stations" were established at Corning to solve the problems of the northern Sacramento Valley. Another "experiment station" was established at the ranch of J. B. Wllke, representing the lower Sacra mento Valley. A third station was established at Abbott, twelve miles south of Marys ville, for taking data on pears. A fourth station was established at Yuba City, at Rancho Sutter, for the study of the bleaching of Thompson's seedless grapes. A fifth station was established near Vaca Ville, In the Vaca Valley, on the ranch of T. L. Gates. This sta tion was established for tho purpose of studying what is known as the Ruby prune, described by Professor Jaffa as "a prune which is not a variety of prune, but which Is the ordinary French prune of commercial type, picked green, dipped In a lye solution to check the skin and sul phured to give it a brilliant red color instead of the ordinary black of the French prune." A sixth station was established at Suisun for the purpose of studying sulphured dried peaches and apri cots. A seventh station was establish ed at Kelseyville, Lake Countv, to study the sulphuring of dried apples and Bartlett pears. An extended report of the investi gation of the data obtained in these stations was made by the chief of the federal laboratory at San Francisco to the secretary of agriculture. The report has never been published. Sev en years have elapsed since It was made. During the ten years which have passed since these and other investi gations have been conducted, the role played by sulphurous acid, not alone in dried fruits, molasses, and ham burger steaks, but in sweets and bev erages, has never been associated with the role played by denatured berad, denatured breadstuffs, and im poverished breakfast foods in connec tion with the untimely deaths annu ally of 400,000 children under ten years of age in the United States. During this period the effects of sulphurous acid on the health of vege tation have been dragged Into the courts and many decisions rendered. Before leaving the dried fruit situ ation as it affects human health, we shall take note of these vegetation de cisions. • | that they would cut off all free copies jof every kind after yesterday. A statement signed by three papers of that city, the Times-Picayune, the : Daily States and the Item, says: "Heretofore it has been the practice of the New Orleans newspapers to be very generous in sending papers free to advertisers, advertising agents, pub lic and charitable institutions, officials : and others. "The present shortage of white 1 paper makes It almost Impossible for the publishers to secure supplies suffi cient to take care of their regular paid subscribers, and they are, there fore, compelled to announce that they will cut off all free copies of every kind after August 19. Prices Certain to Go Higher "Not only has the price of white ! paper advanced from 20 to 200 per cent, and more, but the manufacture ' ers are all urging publishers every where to economize in every way pos sible, as supplies are limited and prices are certain to go much higher." After citing what newspaper pub lishers of New York and Philadelphia have done to effect economies, the statement continues: "In Atlanta, St. Louis and other cities, the daily news papers have not only cut off all free papers, but have increased the sale price of their papers. In a number !of cities the newspapers have de cided to meet this situation by in creasing their advertising rates." Kansas City, Mo., newspapers an i nounce that at a meeting held August 10 they decided unanimously to re -1 duce the size of their papers. These j papers have also cut off "returns." Milwaukee, Wis., newspapers an nounced that, beginning September 1, they will "discontinue the return priv ilege in the sale of all morning, eve ning and Sunday newspapers." "During the last year," says a no tice signed by eight newspapers of that city, "the cost of all materials entering into the production of papers has increased to such an extent that it has become necessary to take this step in the interests of economy. One item alone, that of print paper, has advanced more than 100 per cent, and some papers are having difficulty in getting print paper at any price. Un less the amount of papers used by newspapers are curtailed there is danger that some papers will not be able to get a sufficient supply for their needs. St. Louis Papers Raise Price The Globe-Democrat and the Re public, St. Louis, have increased their selling price from 1 to 2 cents. The Post-Dispatch, of the same city, has cut down in size and eliminated, as far as possible, free newspapers to advertisers, employes, exchanges, etc. The Baltimore Sun and Evening Sun have discontinued their exchange list, abolished all free copies and cur - (F== Dives, Pomeroy An Exceptional Sale of Additional Purchases of Women's Cloth Suits Cotton Dress Goods Embracing Styles That You Will Wear Jp: : For the Buyers' Sale Right Through | I A new shipment of Cotton Dress Goods came in late last lj . j . , . , f. week, and included are these inviting items— One hundred -women s and misses su.ts enter a special [ . - 12 He robes; 36 inches wide, in floral designs for comfort cover- August bale to-morrow, and if you are at all interested \ -3-f L-— ings; yard you may come with the expectation of finding as worthy \l Of J 2oc Juvenile cloth; 30 inches wide; woven stripes for youths' wash _ . . r _ . , r , 1 , , r . suits and rompers; yard 15c a lot OI garments as we have ever had the good fortune i y 17c Imperial chambrdy; 30 inches wide; in plain shades; yard, 14c to let out. / )/ Ti\ ® 12'/4c gingham; in fancy plaid for school dresses; yard 11c ™„ u. 1 i .. • .< 1 , «.« . //[ Jt : |\\ 25c satine drapery; 36 inches wide; in fancy figures; yard 19c tJnly one hundred suits in the lot, and the women who //j I \\ 25c French cretonnes; 36 inches wide, in fancy designs; yard, 19c buy them will own irresistible Style and quality at a / I [ J \ I W 10c robes; floral designs for comfort coverings; yard mere fraction of actual worth. (W/ / \\\ yard . m . Bhi . rt | ngS \ ln . fanCy . Colored . " tr ! pes .fTuK _ _ J \ V V\ 25c a,atGa i 36 inches wide; extra heavy and fast colors; yard, 20c Reductions Average One-Half and Many \ P yard 2oc . voUes : 3B . lnches : vkle: . floral . and . Btrlpe " ! n . aU . c ? l 0 r , **».»» _ , / A 12% c and 15c batis'te and voiles; floral and stripe patterns; yd., fit triO Smfc Will fwfk Fnr I aeo / \ l» c P lain singham In blue, pink and tan; 30 inches wide; yd., B<£c 1/1 lite tJLIILo If 111 UU IUI LttZoO / \ ISc Bates' ginghams; all choice styles; 32 inches wide; yard . .12% c rpi | rr 1 r T\ • / 8c lawns - neat figures and floral designs; yard 5c I hnn Hnlt rYirO / 1 12Hc percales; 36 inches wide; large line of styles; yard 10c A 11u.11 m JUil M I IIC / 15c ripplette; neat stripes; fast colors; no ironing; yard 10c / ' 20c poplin in plain and figures; yard 10c ?ZZ.SO and $25.00 suits in $35.00 taffeta and silk poplin / \ 18c plisse crepe; 30 inches wide; white grounds; neat rosebud fig gabardine, poplin and serge, in suits in grey and black; flare / I ures; yard , 10 c Copenhagen, green and black- models; Georgette crepe col- / \ Dives Pomerov & Stewart Rawment and-white checks; flare models lar; gathered skirt with yoke / \ y Stewart liasement. and Norfolk styles with full effect. Clearance (tig nn J 7 O\ THE STRFFT FI OOR skirts. Clearance Price ifrID.UU < I u.a im, MKiiti h,uuk Price wifiiOU $35.50 and $39.50 velour I v, 50c imported voile; light ground with colored woven stripes and $30.00 suits in black and blue check suits, in serge. In gold- N. 1 cnecks, 38 inches wide; yard 25 C gabardine; plain flare models; and-wistaria, brown-and-white, N. . , oßc s!,k organdie; white and colored grounds with floral printings; flare skirts with gathered back. , green-and-white and black- - " en" ' ' 'i'i' 'V; ; 49c Clearance d>lD Cfi and-white;, flare model with \ / s stri P e madras; white ground with colored silk stripes; Price dJIO.OU gathered skirt. (1 O A \ yard ... ...... 39c $37.50 and $33.50 suits, in Clearance Price .. 1 0.OU S] 1 2oc printed \oiles; white and colored grounds with floral printings. tan and blue gabardine and I $47.50 suits, in serge and <T I ylr , d ,'' '' y/' w 15c serge; gathered models with | gabardine in tan; flare model 1 [ mercerized poplin; plain and dark shades; lustrous finish; yard wide belt; large green taffeta with Copenhagen faille silk y/\ I . „, U I , ... , „ , , 23c collar, horn bone button trim- collar and vest; button trim- \| wirto" madras, white grounds with colored stripes; 3 2 inches med; gathered skirt. Clear- med; full circular skirt. Clear- ] > 5 9c^^trinP 'mwi;','.'nv'.' " L'.; ••••••••••••■• 20c phc. $18.50 [SS $20.00 I stripes; yard 5.'. .T I*.'!* . 8 . r .°. U . n . f ! 8 . ??!°. r . eii SP |9c Dives,' Pomeroy & Stewart—Second Floor. \| Dlves ' Pomeroy & Stewart—Street Floor. Bath Robes and Sweaters There's Always Somebody Somewhere For College Boys and Girls T J JL 1 * "n • j e iave assembled our stock of these goods to Interested in tne r urniture eet^ ie early ; ie " ian 4 ° f a ; id s [ris wh ° are pian ning their wardrobes for the Fall term at college. A . Blanket Bath Robes in new patterns and colorings, finished Arinnnn pptti pti t q tape s ? ams ' girdle - coat stvle - * 2 - 98 ' $4.25 to $0..>0 orsted coat sweaters in plain or Shaker knit, V-neck or rolling collar #1.98 to JJST.9B New homes are being planned daily, and of first „ 80 - vs ' and S irls ' coa t sweaters in all the popular colors for mmm 22 college wear SI.OO to $5.50 % I f\ importance is the furnishing of these homes. The most Misses' worsted coat sweaters in plain or Shaker knit, new } U " - ) 22 est styles and most popular shades $1.98 to $7.98 _ " \ .interesting news of this character has been coming D ' v "' P ° m "° r ' from our August Sale of Furniture, and that there is News of Buy ers'Sale Specials news to t«U is attested b. this budget of g aSement § • values in higfh grade suites— . . v Clearance of screen doors, stained walnut, good assortment r-, ... , of sizes. Buyers' Sale price ;oa Three-piece solid mahogany library Five-piece Jacobean oak living room Nickel-plated sure grip ice tongs ........100 suite upholstered with tapes- 00 SU^tC u P ho^sterc d with tapestry arm White porcelain blue brand cooking and baking sets try. August Sale price ... * chair, table, rocker, settee and desk. 7 : inch casserol e. 6 and 7-inch bowls, 4-inch nappies, ten Three-piece mahogany living room August Sale $49.00 Flower and fern pots, all sizes 40 to 42c suite—chair, rocker and set- <£92 50 Wizard oil polish mop with handle 2op tee. August Sale price ... * Large Davenport, 78 inches long up- Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. Three-piece mahogany Jiving room s '' $45.00 T"V 1 J ,fIT suite, box cushion spring sea. and back " . Final ReductionsonMillmerv upholstered with tapestry chair rock- Three piece brown Crex Grass living */ er and settee. August Sale on Cn room suite chair, rocker and settee. Small lot of beautifully trimmed white and light price : W9.50 Sale $45.00 summer hats. Special, .$1 prtce * Last of the summer straw shapes. SpeciallOtf Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart-Third Floor. Dlveß , Pomer oy & Stewart-Second Floor J! tailed returns of unsold copies from newsdealers and newsboys. The Washington Post and Star have cut off all returns, exchanges and free copies, and both publications have re duced their size materially. The Minneapolis Journal has re duced its size a sufficient number of pages to approximate a saving of 100 tons a month. The Duluth, Minn., News-Tribune announced that it has reduced the number of pages and all non-revenue producing circulation will be cut off. The Richmond, Va., Times-Dis patch has cut off all returns and elim inated its free list, except a few cop ies which are furnished advertisers for checking purposes. The Houston, Tex., Post has cut off all complimentary copies. The Louisville, Ky., Evening Post has allowed no returned privileges to state agents for many years, and on August 1 discontinued the return priv ilege to city agents. The St. Paul Dispatch reported that it has put into practice economics which approximate a saving of 70 tons per month. The Sheyboygan, Wis., Press has HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH announced that on September 1 it will Increase the subscription price from $5 to $6 per year in the city and from $3 to $4 per year in the country. The Four States Press of Texarkana Ark., raised the subscription price on circulation delivered by carried from 50 to 65 cents on July 5, and on No vember 1 will raise the price on its mail subscription. The Milwaukee Free Press on Au gust 7 changed its price from 1 to 2 cents for street sales and dealers' sales. | CAREFULLY GUARD KIXO By Associated Press Athens. Aug. 21*. The Royalist party in Greece is taking extraordi nary precautions preparatory to the coming election. King Constantine constantly is guarded and visits the capital only on rare occasions. On these journeys a cordin of soldiers, consti tuting a brigade, guards every approacn to the road betweeri the King's summer villa at Tatoi and Athens. Mounted police, armed with rifles, are stationed at frequent intervals, and none is al lowed to pass without a permit. HUGHES SPEAKS AT EXPOSITION Public Reception at San Diego; Hold Aloof From Faction Fights By Associated Press San Diego, Cal., Aug. 21. Charles E. Hughes. Republican nominee for Presi dent, arrived in San Diego early to-day from Los Angeles for a stay of several hours, which will include a public re ception and luncheon at the Exposition, to be followed by an address this ar ternoon at the Exposition grounds. Mr. Hughes is to leave at 3 o'clock for Los Angeles, where he will speak to night. The Hughes campaign party moved to Los Angeles yesterday from San AUGUST 2TI, 1916. Francisco, and the Republican nomi nee got a cordial reception. For the time every effort is being made here to eliminate from the national campaign the bitter factional strife between Pro gressives and Republicans over the State situation. There was a big crowd at the sta tion to greet Mr. Hughes and through out the day there were many expres sions of cordiality wherever he went. There was present here, as in San Francisco, the determination on tn<« part of the regular Republicans not to accept Governor Hiram Johnson, Pro gressive candidate for the United States Senate, as one of their number or to let him get away with the nomination in the Republican primaries. Johnson against the Republican or ganization, which he fought four vears ago, is the big issue in the State "fight, and there seems no probability at this time that a settlement is near. Members of the Hughes party, as well as Republican leaders such as Na tional Committeeman William H. Crocker and State Chairman Frank V. Keesling, declare fhe local trouble will have no serious effect upon the candi dacy of Mr. Hughes and that he will carry the State by a big majority. Tliev say that California has extended a splendid welcome to the Republican nominee and that in the end the Pro gressives will forget their differences and support him. I'lenNed With Greeting* Mr. Hughes reflected this feeling in an interview. He said: "Ever since I have been in California I have had the most cordial greetings The meetings at San Francisco and Oakland showed the greatest enthusi asm. Nowhere on the tour have I been received withe greater cordiality." PROTEST REMOVAL OF CONSUL By Associated Press Ran Francisco. Cal„ Aug. 21. The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Asso ciation, better known as the Chinese Six Companies, the organization that lepresents commercial China in America, sent a telegraphic protest last nieht to President Wilson asking him to prevent the removal from San Fran cisco of Chinese Consul General Snu Shan Chin. Officials of the six com panies declared that the consul's recall had been requested by Secretarv or L.abor Wilson. The charge against him they said, was his activity in protest ing against "the intolerable delavs and exactions of the immigration service in landing merchants and other members of the exempt class at this port."
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