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I I. Fair Price on Milk Set By Committee Prevailing VIilk Prices Were Reduced About 25 Per Cent, by Federal Committee Headed by Judge W. B. Swaney. Testimony of Farmer Who Sold Milk Claimed In creased Cost, But Was Unable'to Convince Committee of Facts. Price fer milk war tablihd by tli federal fair price committee for Chattanooga and Hamilton oounty at a meeting of the oommitt Wednes day afternoon. Theio price ar af fective .today for both the city and county, by order of the committee. Any parson found violating thasa pricei will be subjeot to proseoution according lo the power conferred un to the oommittee of which W. B. Swaney is chairman. In fixing prioes. mambera of the committee tool? into con sideration the cost of production and endeavored to give the, dealers and producers a fair margin of profit. -Theio prices mean a reduction of 25 per cent, from the former priceo. i Several weeks ago the local mflk men and creameries made an advance of from 6 to 8 cents on the prices of milk. After Investigating , the prices thoroughly, taking statements , from the various dairymen and' creamery operators, the committee decided that milk that was being sold on the Chattanooga market was entirely too high, and that the Increase in labor and feed did not warrant the advance made in milk prices. , In fixing; the prices for the grocers or other dealers, the committee bas allowed these concerns a profit of S3 1-3 cents for handling the milk which is considered fair and reason able. Milk sold In a large number of the grocery stores on Tuesday was selling for 25 cents a quart, and from 6 to 10 cents was added to this for SLOAN'S LINIMENT NEVER FAILS ME!" Iny man or woman who keeps it handy will tell you thatjiame thing. '. Especially those frequently at ' tacked by rheumatio twinges. A counter-irritant, Bloan'a Liniment 'scatters the congestion and pene trates -without rubbing to the af flicted part, soon relieving the ache . and pain. Kept handy and used everywhere for reducing and finally eliminating the pains and aches of lumbago, neu ralgia, muscle strain Joint stiffness, prains, bruises, the result of expos are to weather, Sloan's Liniment sold by all drug rlsts, S5C, 70c, $1.40. WOULD YOU? Feel a sense of thanksgiving st having your friends tell you they always find COUNTRY FKUUUCfc THAT IS BEST AND , CHEAPEST AT Cbickamauga Farms (Opposite Market House) 16 Dewey St. Phone M. 3121 0 Moore Sez: Today Is Thanksglvlno Let us bs thankful for the many bless. Ings bestowed upon us during the past year. Est your Thanks giving dinner st The Read House Cafeteria VHD IT INDEPENDENT XllXJV THEATRE ' Special Thanksgiving Program TODAY ONLY WHAT WOULD YOU DO If you loved a woman and married her and after a year of happiness found that you' were legally married to an other? ' WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Divorce? They didn't believe In It Continue to live to-, tether. That's a SIN. T "A HOUSE DIVIDED" (From the powerful novel, "The Substance of His House" With Sylvia Bresmer. Sallle Crute, Herbert Rawllnson, William Humphrey, and a Powerful 'Supporting Cast A Comedy That Will Pleasantly Surprise You New Screen Magazine. SPECIAL MUSICAL SCORE FOR TODAY BY THE YORK ORCHESTRA Miss Nell Brenizer, Pianist Mr. Fred Defu, Violinist Mr. W. M. Kyle, Trombone Mr. John Blgley, Cornet Open from 10 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. Last show starts at 10 P. M. Phone Walnut 6393 for Schedule We Invite comparison with - .. . a a. mMKam. rmi an --" mw aa ' U .. , v. . . THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS CHATTANUUUA. ifciNrc., ihuksuai, iuve.ivipe.k w. imv. ., the price of the bottle, thus making a quart of milk cost from so to 85 cents. The grocer purchases the milk in quarts for 50 cents per gallon now, according to the new price, and must sell it (class , a) at 16 2-8 cents a quart to the customers. ' .' Committee Couldn't Sea It. In a 'statement made by David Hancock, of Jersey,' Tenn., before the fair price committee at their meeting he said that be raised his price of milk Sept 1 to 26 cents a quart. Prior to this time he was geting 20 cents a quart According to his statement, he was the first dairyman to raise the price of milk to 26 cents. He gave as his cause of the Increased price in milk, due to the Increased price of feed and labor. However, this does not bear out with the rest of his statement, part of which follows: Q. Who do you buy your feed from? . A. Winer f eed company. What kind of feed do you buyT It la dairy feed called A-l. Do you know what is in It? Only what is on the tag. Well, don't you know what this Q. A. 1 feed Is made of? A. Just what the tag says. Q. How long have you been feed ing It? A. For over a year. s ' Q. And you don't know what is in it?" A. The tag saya It has cottonseed meal, velvet bean meal, soy bean meal, salt, and I don't remember what else. Q. A. Q. . A. A. What do you pay per ton? Sixty-two dollars. What did you pay in September? Sixty-two dolars. What did you pay in August? Sixty-two dollars. What did you sell your milk for Q. during the summer months? , A. Twenty cents a quart. Q. Did you have a pasture? A. Some. Q. What sort? A. Wild grass aad some Japanese clover and sagegrass. Q.. Do you feed your cows during the summer months in addition to the pasture? - A. Yes, I fed them this same feed. Q. Besides yourself, how much labor do you employ? A. I have one man and sometimes extra help. Q. What do you pay him a month? A. Fifty dollars and board. (The witness declared that these were the same wages paid In August, September and October.) Q. You say you changed your price of milk because of poor labor and the Increased cost of labor, and the high price of feed? A. Yea No Difference In Feed Coet. VQ. What waa the difference between the cost of your feed in August and November? a whara waa via fHfTftrance. A. ' What was the difference in the cost of your labor tn Augusi ana jno- A. I pay a man $60 a month and board and whenever I can I pick up extra men and I have to pay them $2.50 a Aav and hftarri. Q. What particular work does this extra man do? A. Well, he would get up hay or cut wood or do any extra work that I do not have time to do. Q. Well, what extra work did you have in October and November that you did not have in August? A. Why, I can't say Just what It BEAUTY SPECIALIST TELLS SECRET A Beauty Specialist Gives Home -Made Recipe to Darken Gray Hair. Mrs. M. D. Gillespie, a well-known beauty specialist of Kansas City, re cently gave out the following state ment regarding gray hair: "Anyone can prepare a simple mix ture at home that will darken gray hair, and make It soft and glossy. To a half-pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum, a small, box of Barbo Com pound and 1-4 ounce of glycerine. These ingredients can be purchased at any drug store at very little cost Apply to the hair twice a week until the desired shade Is obtained. This will make a gray-haired person look twenty years younger. It does not mIa. . , V. n Bnla, I m .nl a1lrtf ftr greasy and does not rub off." (Adv.) any show anywhere regartfless of J 1 't was, there Is always extra work to do. I don't have time to do it all. No prices were fixed by the fair price committee at their - meeting Wednesday afternoon for the hotels, restaurants and other public eating places to follow In selling milk. Be fore these prices are fixed additional testimonies will be heard from the proprietors of these places. The general prices that have been prevailing in Chattanooga for sweet milk has been from 20, 22 1-2 to 25 cents per quart retail, and wholesale from the creameries approximately 60 cents per gallon in bulk; 68 cents per gallon in quart bottles and 72 cents per gallon In pint bottles. When, several of the managers of the creameries were asked this morning whether they would conform to the new price list published by the fair-price committee they declined to give out any statements for publication. Manager Darter, of the Clover Leaf Dairy com pany, stated that he would not discuss the dairy's action until after he had seen the official notice, and studied all phases of the matter. The committee announced that pub lication of the price list by newspapers would be cons'dered as an official notice to milk dealers. ' Included in the prist list Is prices for milk purchased at the milk depots and sold there to customers procuring their own milk. The dealers claimed in their statements before the fair-price committee that fully 60 per cent, of the production of milk was in the delivery. In fixing these prices the committee took this In consideration. New C. S. Bridge May Be Placed in Use in January Work of rebuilding" the C. S. bridge across the Tennessee river near Boyca is progressing very rapidly. The new piers have been completed. Walker D. Hines, director-general of railroads, has been providing Senator McKellar with weekly reports of progress since the work of rebuilding the condemned struc ture began several months ago. The reports of progress have been forwarded to the Chattanoga Chamber of Com merce each week. The. renort lust received for the week of Nov. 15 shows that fills on both north and south approaches are about 20 per cent, completed. A steam shovel and crew is at work at both ap proaches. At date of report piers A-l and A-6 were completed and the re maining four more tnan u per ceni. finished. . . The old bridge is oemg smiiea to one side. This worn - is pracucnujr completed. The latest report also shows that of the 8,600,000 pounds of steel shapes, plates, bracea ordered irom me rnllimr mills for the structure 2,000,- nnn have been delivered to the Amer ican Bridge company, Duliaers oi uie superstructure. From the nresent indications the h-Mrra win h. nnnnad in January, prO' ..irfH tha sreAi mmmenrea ro air vn d, the bridge site without delay. Deay In. shlDments of the steel will, of course, mean delay in completion of ih. i.rM.s it not orobable that the present beautiful weather, suitable for this lass oi worn, "w.iu tpiiuimo weeks longer. Fletcher Asks Verdict of Not Guilty Be Directed n...i,n-.u in"tha pa an nf the govern ment against Walter W. Clark, charged with violating the postal laws, was con-luded Wednesday afternoon, after which Attorney T. D. Fletcher, of counsel for tne aercnaani. maue n mo tion for peremptory instructions that the Jury be directed to return a verdict of not guilty. Grounds for tne motion wero umi. the evidence was not sufficient to war rant the case going to the Jury. Judge Sanford withheld his decision in the matter until Friday morning at 9 o'clock. , Walter ClarK nas oeen inea on other occasions, but a mistrial was en tered in each of the previous hearings. He was formerly an employe at the local postomce. He resides in East Chat tanooga and is well known there and in the city. LOCAL FLASHES I Territory Extended. Due to the death of Federal Manager Lamb on Nov 9, the following an nouncements are made by Regional Director Wlnchell effective this date: "The Jurisdiction of Federal Manager Lyman Delano is extended over the Charleston & Western Carolina rail road and Georgia railroad. The Juris diction of Federal Manager W. L. Ma pother is extended over the Atlanta & West Point railroad and Western rail road of Alabama. B. It, Bugg, general manager, Atlanta. Birmingham & At lantic railroad, Atlanta, Ga., will con tinue to conduct the affairs of that property." Traffic Manager Here. w tt shaw. trafflo manager for the Southern railway system, with offices in Washington: waiter enipiey, general executive agent of Memphis, and J. H. Ktonflai nf Rirmlnirham. spent Tues day In Chattanooga on a regular periodic Inspection tour. OVATION TO LAWS0N .Vnrvrvllle. Nov. 27. (Special.) J. B. i .xnn nllee-ed to' have led the street car strike here, and who was forced to leave Nashville, is reported to have given an ovation when he appeared at street car strike meetings yesterday afternoon. LOVE IS BLIND. Age Is persistent. Youth is progres sive. The eternal triangle Is ever an enclosure. The way out Is beset with many obsta cles. Divorce Is one way out Death Is another, hut there is still another. See "A HOUSE DIVIDED." Mr. Granville Watson, Drums ADMISSION TODAY Aduj.ts 15o Children 10o price. Come up to the YORK. You I! f I Mi II I. . I . ...II . NEW MILK PRICES FIXED The fair price committee fixed Wednesday afternoon, un til further orders, milk prices as follows: DAIRIES Whole milk, delivered: Class A 4 per cent, or over of butter fat, per quart . 20c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent, butter fat, per qt.. 18c CREAMERIES ' Whole or modified milk : . Class A 4 per cent, or over in bulk, per gallon .... 40c ... Class A -4 per cent. ,or over in quarts, per gallon . . . 60c Class A 4 per cent, or over in pints, per gallon. . . .55c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent, in bulk, per gal. .85c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent, in quarts, per gal. 45c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent, in pints, per gal. .50c GROCERS OR OTHER DEALERS Class A 4 per cent, or over, per quart 16 2-8c Class A 4 per cent, or over, per pint 9c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent., per quart 15c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent., per pint 8c MILK DEPOTS Customer procuring his own milk: Class A 4 per cent, or over, per quart 15c Class A 4 per cent, or over, per pint 8c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent., per quart 12c Class B 8 1-2 to 8 9-10 per cent., per pint. 7c BUTTERMILK From whole milk, per gallon 80c From skimmed milk, per gallon 20c It hi unlawful for anyone to modify or otherwise adulterate whole milk by adding water, starch, or any other substance; and if any part of the cream be taken from the milk, oif it be modified or adul terated, or if It be in any respect other than whole milk. It cannot be sold unless sold under Its own name and labeled accordingly. The law upon this subject Is Chapter 17, first extra session of 1913, and is as follows: . "No person, either by himself, his servant or agent, shall sell, or have in his possession with Intent to sell, or expose or offer for sale, adulterated milk, or milk to which water or any foreign substance has been added, or milk produced by sick or diseased cows, or milk from which the cream, or a part thereof, has been removed, or milk which Is not of standard qualltyor milk collected and kept or handled under conditions which are not cleanly and sanitary, or milk which contains visible dirt, or milk which contains less than 8 1-2 per cent, of milk solids (exclusive of fat and 8 1-2 per cent, of milk fat), 01 milk which, contains any added color or preservative; or sell, or offer for sale, or have In his possession with intent to sell, as above provided, pasteur ized milk which has not been subjected to a temperature of 145 de grees Fahrenheit for thirty minutes, or 165 degrees Fahrenheit for thirty seconds; Provided, however, that this section shall not be con strued to prohibit the sale of modified milk, skimmed milk, butter milk, or fermented milk, or cultured milk beverages, when such ma terials are sold under their own name and so labeled." Milk prices in hotels, restaurants, etc., will be fixed hereafter. ' The committee urges It upon all milk consumers to save to them selves the very large expense incident to delivery of milk by them selves getting It at milk depots. By order of t,he committee. W. B. SWANEY, Chairman. Stinson to Make Three Flights During the Day Three exhibition flights will be made today by the well-known avia tor, Eddie Stinson, who arrived In Chattanooga about 4: SO o'clock Wednesday afternoon, together with his wife, and landed at the Marr landing Held. The aviator is a brother nf TCi.t.hnrlna Stinson. who made flights here several years ago. Stinson states tnai wnue it who raining when he left Nashville urnoailov ftftprnnnn at. 1:42 o'clock. he could see that the clouds were getting lighter in the direction 01 Chattanooga, and therefore decided to make the trip. He made the distance In 2 hours and 5 minutes without any difficulty. Mrs. Stinson is a bride of six weeks, havine married the young aviator at Columbus, O. He met her about a year ago wnue malting' a moving picture for the World's Mov ing ficture company at -itisDurB", Pa. Before she was married Mrs. Stinson was Estel Judy; she was starring in -the same picture Stinson . Avlnrr fnr Shft nlRA WDI1 th6 national beauty prize about a year and a hair ago onerea Dy tne movius Picture World for the entire country. Flying Six Years. Eddie Stinson is considered one of the best aviators in the entire coun try. He has been flying for the past six years, starting two years after Katherine, his sister. He states that he will make about two exhibition flights a day while in Chattanooga, one about 10 o'clock In the morning and the other in the afternoon about 2:30 o'clock. He planned to make three exhibition flights today. The first one was given tnis murmns about 10 o'clock, when he flew over the city. Another one was scheduled for 2 o'clock and another at 4 o'clock. In the meantime Stinson has planned to take up some Chattanooga pas sengers. He also states thnt while t lc in rViatarir.ncrn hex will flv under the Tennessee river bridge and will give a number of regular thrillers. He can do anything that has ever been done by any other aviator and some things that the others don't do. At Newport News, In 1917, Eddie made 146 loops without stopping. While here ,he will pot try to break any world's record, but will do the real loop, the spins, the "Immel raann," which Is a fighting maneuver; the tall spin and a number of other aviator's stunts. Stlnson's longest cross-country flight was made from Dayton, O., to Hagerstown, Md., a distance of BOO miles, In 6 hours and 40 minutes. During the war he was in charge of aviation at Kelly field, San Antonio, Tex. Immediately following the Ivnln tt th nrmlatlpA Stinson took charge of the cross-country flying at Arcadia, ia. The blrdman made the flight from Nashville to Chattanooga with a map BIJOU TODAY Matinee-Night je v. pete&soh presents The Vol Knovn Oomux Stars IN THt MUSIOJL aooje ay DflfiH. Jbtists and a Chorus PcJux cfSixA aidD&ndy. DON'T FAIL TO See THE GIRL IN THE BUBBLE;? SPECIAL THANKSGIVING DAY PRICES Matinee. Night ... as a guide. He stated that while his wife has been up before, she had never made a cross-country flight before. She declares now that she wouldn't take anything for her trip from Nashville to Chattanooga. R. G. McMurray, manager of the Stinson flyers, came over ahead of young Stinson on the train, accom panied by his wife. He will be here with Stinson until after the dedica tion of the landing field, which takes place Dec. 5. Stinson states that while he will make exhibition flights each day, he will save up his best stunts for the dedication' exercises. Reunion Here. ' On the date announced for the dedi cation McMurray states that It will be more or less of a family reunion for the birdmen. as they have all flown together in exhibition flights before and are great friends. Stin son fl w with Lleut.-Col. Dargue in Texas and has also flown a number of times with Hollingworth and the other aviators who will probably be here. Including Roderick Wright, of the Curtlss company, who taught Stinson to fly. In speaking of his sister Katherine, young Stinson states that during the war she succeeded in getting over seas as an ambulance driver and that for several months she drove one at the front. While over there she was a victim of influenza and has not yet fully recovered. However, her brother states that she will probably be able to return to the flying field within several months' time. Early Thursday morning people began calling John Lovell. chairman of the committee In charge of the aviation field, and made inquiries about the airplanes, asking when they could go up and how long the 'planes would be here. Old People Who Are Feeble and Ch dren Who Are Pale and Weak. Would be greatly beno fited by the Gen eral Strengthening Tonic Kffect3 of GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. It purines and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. A general Strengthening Tonic for Adults and Children. 60c (Adv.) SIGN ST. GERMAIN TREATY Paris, Nov. 27. (Havas.) Represen tatives of the Serbian, Crotian and Slo vene states (Jugo Slavia), yesterday signed a declaration of adhesion by the Jugo-Slav government to the St. Ger main peace treaty with Austria and the conventions annexed to that document. The signers were former Premier Pachitch. Foreign Minister Trumbitch and, former Minister Von Zolger. Peabody Raises $200,000. Nashville, Nov. 27. The announce ment that this city had raised the $200, 000 for George Peabody college for teachers, which would insure gifts of $300,000 from outside sources, was made at a dinner of campaign workers last night. Nov. 27 OoMEvy Triumph Mu&ie ay nor 3C&1. K.LROSMONT m tyth-rif Musical Gomcdu 51.00, 75c, 50c, 35c, 25c .$1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 35c Secure Damages Because No Berth Reservations Made Taylor Sparks and her huBhand, U C. (sparks, againm tne rumnan i.r com pany, which was tieard In circuit .a.... w .1 .. - A . . . a varrilnt for H.OOii danmges against the com pany wennedaiiy niu:iiiutu, Mr. and Mrs. Simrkl were suing the ti r.m Of tha amount V"H).H lljr lui 1 allowed by the Jury Wednesday Mrs, Fparks was given sz.nuu ana iiur hand 11,500. An appeal will be taken t... .iin,n.vi fnr thA rnmnany. It was announced Thursday. The suit grew 0111 01 a iru-uw - vf-. Ufi,fUa ahnut Nov. 7 of last year from Decherd to Chat tanooga. She was 111 at tne lime ana her husband was enaeovurm. i . . . ...... tn her home at Rockwood. where she yas to be placed in a hospital there. Complainants state no reservation w.s ever made and that a trip back to Winchester by automo- btls was necessary. . . . .nta I11 t thCM 'ins 11 in ii fm "... - ahead of the man who talks a promise 1. . nnatnnnement. today life Is to day's action. (Adv.) To Look Young Quickly For Special Occasion Haw Mffan navA VOtl fUSSed And Mittara with vnur face on the eve of some Important social event when you wanted to look your prettiest, and try what you would you Just couldn't get the desired result! Next time your race pecomes unruiy, hlbltlng a careworn and saggy ap pearance, and crlsscrossea wuu imo lines, here's something that will nninklv transform It into one of youthful freshness. Tuaf trot an mince of Tiowderea BnvnlltA at-'vmir driifrirlflt'S. mix this with about a half pint of witch haiel and bathe your race in me solution for two or three minutes. Immed-. lately after vou feel a "firming up" of the skin and underlying tissue, which naturally irons out tne nine wrinkles, worry marks and flabbl ness. The contour and general ap pearance of your face are so Im proved, you will be glad Vou heard of this simple and harmless method. -(Adv.) BIJOU ONE NIGHT ONLY I Friday, Nov. 28 By long odds Mr. Hopper's best performance In many years. New York Times. DeWolf Hopper In His Greatest Triumph "The Better 'Die" A COMEDY WITH MUSIC AND CHARMING GIRLS Prices 50o to $2.00 Follow the Tracks of Wapi to the ALCAZAR "Where Quality Meets TODAY TOMORROW SATURDAY I - "9 1 Your Blood Needs LYRIC TODAY ONLY Geraldine Farrar "THE TURN OF THE WHEEL" Wherein a woman banks her all at a faro table. Does she win? What stakes did she play that meant her fortune almost her life with the turn of the, wheel? ' "ORDER IN COURT" A Strand Comedy Adapted from the story "WAPI, THE WALRUS' By James Oliver Curwood NEVER A FILM LIKE THIS ! Sixteen kinds of animals in their natural habitats L .M ' ' R I ALTO ucirM'A VAUDEVILLE THK MUSICAL OERALDft An unusual musical offering. LORD AND FULLER In Comedy Knlck-Knacks. Paths and Fox News and Thr Other Keith Acts, QT1PPRR A U W 1 Ul-kVar "THE GRAY WOLF'S GHOST A romantlo play of the gri southwest. It Is full of the vlvl action of the country, with a lie plcturesQ.ua background Of tt early days of Spanish grandeur. Fine Arts TODAY ONLY tt vrnTTTt DixtxM vnxi tJ ! at And WE3LEY BARRY The Boy Star In , ' "THE WOMAN OP PLEASURE" Seven-Reel Superb Production. SnnaaHnnol PltmflTAa All Star Cast a high class photoplay. You will say it Is worth while entertainment 9 Back to 0 Country Actually Produced "North of 53" are euro to find your frlenda there. Plus War Tax I I -