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4 i i dftoAl Pag 1F Tin Saira Bemairfnini' Daily Bum FRIDAY MORNING MARCH NINE HE CAN FLY ALONE! Restoidmg England's Food Supply Vital Record In the Shadow i ENGLAND'S food question ha.s been taken up Beriously and a limitation of consumption Is being effected, not ty compulsion, but through an appeal to patriotism. The national food commission has decided not to establish compulsory rationing to a fixed quantity per head, be cause this Involves a very elaborate machinery which in itself absorbs labor, so badly needed, and for that reason alone oupht to be avoided unless absolutely necessary'- The states that having carefully veighed the advantages and disadvantages, they have come to the conclusion that a voluntary system is preferable until further experience I i is gainea, ana 10 meanwnue reiy on me nation insunci 01 seu-aiscipune. meat and sugar. The commission indicates the average weekly con-Hmption of each of these commodities which should be permitted to ruch person, end announces that after considemtion of available stocks j.nd probable means of future supplies, the requires that heads if families should endeavor to limit themselves to the weekly purchase! for each person comprising the household, of the following quantities per head per week: Bread 4 lbs. (or its equivalent In flour, 3 lbs.

for bread-making) Meat 2i lbs. Sugar si lb- The consumption of these commodities, the commission varies as to age, sex, occupation and other conditions. The indicated allowance, therefore, provides for adjustment and apportionment between members of each household in relation to individual needs. It Is reocg- nlsed that seme persons eat more bread and less meat than the quantities indicated above; others eat more meat and less bread. In all theoe the commissjon urges, a resolute effort on the part of each consumer to! reduce consumption by et least one pound of bread or one-half pound of; meat per week, or both, will automatically bring about a saving of over; tons per annum of those foods.

As regards bread especially. the variation in individual consumption is most marked. That i3 at- constitutes the main staple. The nation is placed upon its honor to observe these conditions and, the effect upon consumption is to be watched carefully through the' ciiHsHmi returns available to the food controller. Meanwhile, to meet.

the contingency that legal rationing may become necessary, the ma chinery to bring such a system into operation is being organized, so that if and when required it may be ready. MUST OBEY HIMSELF TTHEN Uncle Suit' makes laws for other people, he must remember Yy'. that he at -the same time is legislating for himself. The post-; efflee department has 'just "come to" on the Bubject of the eight-hour law for railroad men. It has always been the practice of the department to work mail clerks fearfully long hours.

Of course the clerks got a "lay-over" at the end of the run that equaliied their hours, but the fact remains that, on Jne San Franclsco-Ogden run. also that from Los Angeles to Salt Lake and" from Lob Angeles to El Paso, mail clerks have been on duty continuously for 24 hours or longer, while the law of the United States has recently declared that trainmen should not work more than eight-hour shifts on the same runs. Because of the law and also perhaps "for the looks of the thing," orders are just out breaking these long runs into sections, and mail clerks will have the same hours as other trainmen. Whether they will teas satisfactory, is another story. TAXING AMUSEMENTS LEGISLATORS, both state and national, at the present time, in seeking to raise revenue by taxation, studiously or heedlessly avoid economic methods and reach impuleiveiy to catch some of the going profits in widely developed busiaess.

Like the man in the chicken coop at night, they try to grab the fattest bird that will screech the least York legislators' have been attempting this, on' the movie9, but their bird is making a noisy fight. Dispatches this week announce that the motion picture investigating committee, in seeking new victims to tax, has almost decided that all amusements, including the Metropolitan opera house end its subscribers, must help bear the burden the state's increasing needs. There is a strong sentiment in the committee for the adoption of a bill which impose a 'graduated tax on admission to all amusements, except church and country fairs. They believe that the large Bums paid by subscribers for boxes and seats sold at auction in the opera house, 6hould contribute if the humble movies are to be taxed. The taxes in this bill would be on a sliding scale which, if carried out to the highest noint, would amount to nearly 50 per cent of the prices paid for opera tickets.

So the little movie chicken, in its struggles to get away from the legislative cracksmen, has succeeded" in disturbing the whole hen roost and threatens to stir up considerable noisy demonstrations. This matter of throwing gloom around the joy of living by taxing amusements, is not new. In Uruguay, in the city and department of Montevideo, under a new law there, theater circuses and moving picture Shows must pay taxes in proportion to the number of performances given and the number of persons attending. Thus the proprietors, when the house is thin, have the solace of a smaller tax. This law in Montevideo taxes advertising also and covers posted advertisements of all kindB, cutouts, flashers, projected and carried advertising novelties, dodgers, and booklets.

The taxes are levied according to the time, place, and manner cf display. An additional tax of 10 per cent on the advertising of alcoholic beverages is enforced. Theaters, circuses, and moving-picture shows, as has been said, must pay taxes in proportion to the number of performances given and the number of persons attending. Three prizes, amounting to 1,000 pesos ($1,034) are to be given for the most artistic designs for the advertising on screens and' billboards placed by the municipality of Montevideo along driveways and parks during the year. No such feeling for encouragement of art lurks in the breasts of Albany legislators.

They are out for the goods and to Erebus with the Hit Btuff. Italy gets a tax out of the movies, but this is collected at the "first tate" when the film passes through the censor. Before being exhibited in Italy, all films must be sent to the ministry 6f the interior, where they are projected on a screen and undergo the government's censorship. For this formality a fixed tax is paid and a btamped permit is given the owner, allowing tha film's exhibition in the country. CHURCH PENSIONS AND CHURCH UNION THE campaign to secure pensions for aged clergymen, now being carried forward by nearly every protesUnt church, fs one of the worthiest and most vital movements that ever engaged the attention of a religious organization.

To turn a faithful minister adrift after 40 years of faithful service cr dole out a pittance to him as "charity" is a libel on loth civiliration and Christianity But do the leaders of this campaign rrelite that pastoral pensions mean church consolidation? This fact "leaps" to the eye," as the French say, if one turns to the small towns and rural districts. A certain village with 1,600 Inhabitants lu eight protestant churches. It is a very prosperous little place, but It cannot pay adequate salaries' to7 these eight pastors, even daring their tctlve career. How. thencan it do its part in pensioning them? It can't, and ihere are thousands of communities in tho same fix.

mm. mm mmysmt wvwyj wm-' VJ-r' LA tiibutable to the fact that the lower the scale of Income and of consequent VpfcrS MlPfmi If living, the higher the bread consumption, for with many in such circum-, mmWI 1rlV i i-nnces. meat is only intennittently. comprised the diet, whereas bread rSY I -V I VAMPIRES THREE Wind Speaks: SPEED the sailor and whirl the mills And make a harp of the tree; I waft the showers that bring the flowers To dapple each dale aitd lea, But woeful the ways that in hunger choose To blast with my awful breath, For I shatter and wreck and naught may check My terrible dance of death. Water Speaks: I bear the vessels and turn the wheels And give the desert the rose.

I ripple in rills and leap down the hills Or lie in a glassy repose. Tho I do man's hest without spoil or meed Cooped up in river or lake. When I surge In wrath from my wonted path Wild ruin I leave in my wake. Fire Speaks: I am vassal of man and I do his will In many a wondrous way. If he chain me sure I am fain to endure His mastery night and day.

Lut should I escape from my dungeon red By charring the bolts and bars, I chasten my master with hell's disaster And flaunt my head to the stars. All three speak: -y Aye, puppets are we of the tyrant man So long as our passions slumber; But woe to the day that we make him our prey Ah, who may our victims number? For harpies relentless we mangle and tear Our puny lord and his city; Then mock at his moans and jeer at his groans, Devoid of mercy or pity. O. H. Roesner, in New York Times.

A fund must be raised to care for the old age of the clergy now in service and for those already superannuated, and then the churches must face and solve the problem of getting together or see all their work go for nothing. Fortunately, the movement for church union is progressing at least as rapidly as the pension fund, though no one yet has pointed out vilal connection between the two. In western Canada, the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches have voted to consolidate and are working out the details. In an Arizona town, nine different churches were fused into one. Lesser combinations are reported from all over the country.

As nearly as so young a movement can be appraised, the tendency is to consolidate pretestant churches Into three great gnwps, which may be called the ritualistic, the evangelical, and the liberal. With such a combination of resources and coordination of effort, the religious needs of the country could be served far better than now, and there would be no difficulty in caring for pastors who had given their lives to the work. Chicago Journal, 4 ASSESSORS LOCATE HUNDRED CAR SPUDS Ey Associated Puss to THE iSUX. LOS ANGELES, March 8. One hundred carloads of potatoes were located today in warehouses and four carloads were found on track In railroad, yards by deputy county assessors.

They were valued at Search has been Instituted for onions in storage but no large quantities have been fonnd. SHORTAGE IN BOOKS CASHIER SUICIDES By Associated Press to THE SU.V. 8AK FRANCISCO, March 8. J. R.

Elliott of Berkeley, California, former cashier for confectionery firm tc San hot himself dead In police headquarters here today. Elliott was discharged from his, position In January. Yesterday a shortage In the firm's books was discovered And today he was taken, to tho station, where he excused hlmsHf for a moment and stepped through a door. The sound a ehot followed. I Evans in Baltimor American.

Repirt WXATHEB rOHECAST LOS ANGELES, March 8. Weather forecast for Sun Bernardino and vicinity: Cloudy and threatening weather Friday. U. S. WEATHER BUREAU.

LOCAI. Following Is tne temperature for San Bernardino as reported by Dr. a. K. Johnson, volunteer observer for the weather' bureau.

Observations tcen at 5 p. m. end repot covers preceding boura. xaiUfta .37 Septet ber LOS October 1.81 Novembet 01 Deoember 1.81 January 3.24 February 2.7C 12.01 TSUPEBATXTBS Max. Mln.

March 1 68 30 March 3 69 46 March 4 77 34 March 5 75 March 7 78 32 March 8 74 34 Today From THE SUN' of March 9. 1897: J. B. Pope returned from Sacramento Sunday with an Interesting story of how the state government Is run. President Ripley and a party of directors and officials of the Santa Ke railroad visited San Bernardino yesterday.

General Manager K. H. Wade meeting them at Barstow. Yesterday morning at Rialto two local painters were hurt in an accident when a scaffolding broke, throwing Willis Hill and Ed Bown to the ground, the former sustaining a fractured ankle and the latter am injured hip. Hill Is leader of the boys' cadet band.

A marriage license was Issued yesterday to Calvan John Baker, aged 21, and Miss Clara Bell ones, aged 18, both being residents of Rialto. Ross of Etlwanda haa contributed a raisin cluster to the chamber of commerce and H. M. Barton presented it with Mediterranean sweets, blood oranges and lemons from the Barton ranch. I-OUBTH BUZZARD By Associated Press to THE SUN.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. March 8. For the fourth time this winter railway traffic in the intermountaln region was prostrated today when a blizzard centering at Lookout, Wyoming, is reported to lie noiding up rive wesmouna trains jor Ogden and Salt Lake. Wire reports from the vicinity of the storm indicate that all trains to the coast will be from 15 to 20 hour's late. Sign cf Good Digestion.

When you see a cheerful and happy old lady you may know that she has good dieestion. If your diges tion is impaired or if you do not relish your meals take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. They strength en the stomach, improve the diges tion and cause a gentle movement of the bowels. Obtainable everywhere. UBS.

MABCEDA OABCIA The death of Mrs. Mun-cila Garcia, axe 89 yeurs, and a member of the earliest pioneer families of San Bernardino valley, occurred early yesterday morning at hor home In Inglewolid, where she has resided two years, Mrs. Garcia was born In Sonora, and lived In California the past 43 years. She was the grandmother of Mr. G.

M. Klory of this city and resided here until two years ago. The funeral will bo held at the Mark B. Shaw parlors this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment will he In tho Mountain View cemetery.

SXJJAS BKOCK The funeral of Elijah Brock, who passed away Tuesday, was held yesterday afternoon from the parlors of the Mark B. Shaw company. Rev. Shaw and the G. A.

R. had charge of the services. The reader of the Grand Army of the Republic told of the hardships endured by him who had passed on during the four years of civil strife and what his loss meant to the organization. The pallbearers were members of the G. A.

R. They were B. Purson, J. H. Maxwell.

J. Waddell, A. Brown, M. Moore and D. Dalgletsh.

Interment was lu the Mountain View cemetery, V. WADSWOKTR The last service for Irwin U. Wads-worth, whose death occurred at Rialto last Monday, was held yesterday afternoon at the chapci of Stephens Son. Many friends from Riulto and vicinity were present. The service was conduct-ei by Rev.

J. E. Pickett, pastor of tho Rialto Christian church, who gave a brief sketch of the llfe.of the deceased and spoke words of comfort to the sorrowing sisters, the other and friends. E. B.

Webb sang "My Father Knows" and "My Jesus as Thou Wilt." The pallbearers were A. D. Lltts, G. Easton, William Dunn. J.

E. Weller, H.C. Kingman, E. A. Bom I a.

Following the service the way was taken to the Rialto Park cemetery, where all that was mortal of the brother, and relative and friend, was laid to rest In the beautiful God's Acre, where soft winds and the notes of birds will sing a requiem. Irwin U. Wadsworth was born In Viola, Minnesota, January 1, 1SG6, going to Michigan with his parents when years old. While still a boy he went out into the wido world to try his fortune. The lure of the west brought him to the golden state and he located in Stockton, being with the Stockton Mill- 9 BOB IIAWES At Harlem Springs.

Thursday, March 8, 1917, to the wife of-Walter Hawes of Yucalpa, a son. UCZVSED PIEST-HOCHRE1N Otto Plest, Indiana, 31. and Anna llochreln, Illinois, 27, both of Los Angeles. DIED HI RAT A In San Bernardino, California, Thursday. March 8, 1917, Baby Tomlka Hiratn, age two months, native of California.

The funeral service was held yesterday afternoon from the parlors of the Mark B. Shaw company. Interment was in the Mountain View cemetery. GARCIA In Inglewood. California, Thursday, March 8, 1917, Mrs.

Marceda Garcia, age 89 years, native of Mexico. The funeral service will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the parlors of the Mark B. Shaw company. ing compuny for 18 years, for a number of years as foreman. AS members of the family had west and located In Rialto, he joined his sisters 13 years ago and made his home there.

He was a brother of Mrs. Nora Raines and Miss Clara Wadsworth, both of Rialto, and a nephew of Mrs. Porter Brimmer. A brother In Washington also survives him. LOUTS SUIT VA1T LEUVEIT The last rites of tho late Louis Riley Van Leuven, who died Wednesday morning, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the parlors of the Mark B.

Shaw company, with the Redlands Odd Fellows In charge of the services. Many local Odd Fellows will also attend. Interment will be in the Mountain View cemetery. S. J.

WIST Another one of the pioneers who came to this valley two score of years ago has answered death's call. West, a native of Mississippi, aged 65 years, who came to San Bernardino valley In 1858 by ox team, has resided here 61 years. He passed on yesterday. He Is survived by three brothers, J. M.

city marshal of Needles; T. J. Wrest of Fresno, George W. West of this city and three sisters, Mrs. W.

II. Mee, Mrs. C. A. More of this city and Mrs.

R. J. Arey of Los Angeles. The funeral will be held Saturday, the exact hour not be-Ingsct. The J.

D. McDonald company has charge of the arrangements. Safy sJome dress AaKinc Prepared Specially for This Newspaper By Pictorial Eoview Op For Serge or Taffeta. 7143 A spring eoat for girls and juniors. It is mado with a collar that may bo rolled high or low and has tha patch pockets attached to the straight bolt.

WW up in serge for practical wear an! in taffeta for dressy occasion. The large collar is so arranged that it looks well rolled high or low. Turn back cuffs trim tho two-piece BlccycJ and the fulness at tho waistline is held in with a straight belt to whici patch pockets are tacked. To duplicate tho model in serge ro quires 2 yards 54-inch serge or. yards 36-inch taffeta.

Iu using scrga cut the coat, first fold the material in half. Along the longthwise fold place tho back section of tho pattern, than ueit to it lay tho cuff so that the line of laqjc "0" perforations will rest on a longthwiso thread. Tha collar and bolt aro placed along tha longthwiso fold, with the lower sleeve section iu between, laid on lengthwise thread. All of the remaining parts of tha pattern have the single large "O' perforations resting on a lengthwisa thread. The upper sleeve soction ani underfacing are arranged in tho material left above tho back.

Room fo tho pocket will bo found above th cuff, with tho front (L) laid on tha remaining serge. There is a new summer weight Bi rolla eloth which makes effective coats for children. It has a canvat weave flecked frith camel's. hair. In addition thcro aro homespuns la bright colors If desired the cuffs and collar mar bo inlad with light cloth stitched smart little coat may be made with bias folds of the dark blue sorgo.

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