New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1917, Page 13

MAY CUT PROFITS ON WAR PRODUCTS Amencan Manuiacturers Hay Be Forced t0 Reduce Prices New York, April 10.—An end to the | Inflation of war profits appears In sight. Prices on future pur ,0f the Allies in this mdrket nia required to conform to those paid by the United States government for its ‘war supplies. Teading international | bankers and the heads of industrial companies say that since the United JBtates is to provide the funds to ‘finance such purchases they regard it Rs inevitable that the administration should take action to prevent the charging of excessive prices. The head of a large copper produc- Ing agency said that while he had not Vet been officially informed that the government would ‘adopt this policy 80 far as the copper companies were - concerned, he did not regard it as un- likely, despite the opposition that :would naturally arise from the trade. Bteel men also expressed the belief that the entrance of the United States Into the war probably would result in R governmental supervision of the llies’ purchases, and consequently in lower prices. It is considered im- probable, however, that existing con- tracts will be affected hy the new or- der of things. Producers Likely to Object. 3 As the result of efforts of the Coun- il of National Defence the rovern- ment recently placed an order for 45,000,000 pounds of copper at 16.67 cents a pound, or about half the cur- rent quotation for spot metal. [Last ‘Week arrangements were made for the purchase of steel ship plates for about_ $40 a ton below the market price. Export Profits Will 8e Cut. While bankers take the view that a drastic reduction in the prices of war materials that may be bought here for the Allies is a natural reflex of this country’s determination to help win the fight against German auto- eracy, there is no such unanimity of view in the metal circles. Not all or the big copper companies take kina- Iy to the suggestion that the Allies be supplied with the metal at less than the current market price, except suck amounts as might be required by manufacturers here to fill existing ana potential munition orders. If the gov- |t ernnient “puts into “effect a price-cuc- ung policy based on reductons aitcadsy f § made it will naturally reduge.the rev- enues of some of the companies which Tave profited so largeiy from their export trade. Fhis country is now selling com\er for export at the rate of about billion pounds a year. A reduction |n the export price to 16 cents a pound would cut off something like $100,- 000,000 from the earnings of the pro- @ucers. Steel wouid suffer even more. A prominent banker faid that it would be practicable and desirable for the government to see that the money advanced to the Allies be spent as economically as possible. Thi man. whose firm has been closeiy gcciated with Allied financing in tha United Btates, expects carly action | @long these lines. Wall streee heard vesterday that FPresident Wilson would soon an- nounce an addition to his cabinet in the creation of a new office, the title to be secretary of munitions, E. R. Stettinius, of J. P. Morgan & Co., has {heen mentioned as a possible ap- pointee, but it is reported that an- other man., an official of an import- ant industrial concern, will be chosen. PRESS FAVORS WIRELESS, Copenhagen, April 10.—The break- “4ng of the second cable connecting Copenhagen with Great Rritain is con- firmed here. Only two cables now re- main, one of which is devoted entire- 1¥ “to Anglo-Russian business. ‘The newspapers here are urging the re- sumption of the wireless service whi existed at the beginning of the wai WHAT THE DOCTOR KKOWS KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO INSURE HEALTH, .Few people realize to what extent their health depends upon the con- | dition of the kidneys. 1 The physician in nearly all cases nf] serious iliness, makes a chemical analysis. of the patient's urine. He knows that unless the kidneys are do- ing their work properly, the other organs cannot readily be brought back to health and strength. ‘When the kidneys are neglected or abused in any way, serious results are sure to follow. According to health sintistics, Bright's Disease, which is geally an advanced form of kidney trouble, caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one vear, in the State of New York alone. Therefore, it is par- ticularly necessary to pay more atten- tion to the health of these important organs, An ideal herbal compound that has had remarkable success as a kidney remedv is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder semedy. The mild and healing influence or this preparation, in most cases, is soon realized. according to sworn state- mém« and’ verified testimony of those who have used the remedy. When your Kidneys require attention, get Swamp-Root at once from any pharmacy. It is sold by every drug- gist in bottles of two sizes—50c and $1.00. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamion, N, Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention the New Britain Daily Herald. Jennings will be one of the strong penrant con- he had the strongest things are expected of Heilman. spring practice he showed a wonder- P Cobb, Veach and Heilman Hehmeg,; Ritting Outfield in f‘fapr Leas Hes| believing that he will fall below that record this year. Another trio " of outfielders that look mighty good with the stigk are Strunk, Bodie and Thrasher of the Athletics. ILast year Strunk bhatted .316, Bodie, with the now with the Cleveland team. Speaker | Pacific coast league, had an average hatted .386, Veach hit at a .306 clip |or . . and Thrasher batted .337 in last year. ¥There is no reason for | the Southern association. iful batting streak. ILast year he Lutted .282. He is expected to far ex- cecd that record this year. Cobb savs that he will lead all batters th scason. Last vear he batted .371. be- ing excelled only by Tris Speaker, Detroit, Mich., April 10.—Manager . is confident that his team enders this season. None denies that batting outfield ast season. Great in 1. eithér league lchers Who "Il Bear Brunt of the Box Work for Pat Moran’s Phillies Philadelphia, April 10.—Lavender and Mayer have rounded to all right and are expected to win many a game for the National leaguers this season. Lavender, a former Cub, has devel- oped a fine spithall and is making the sphere do all kinds of stunts. In 1915 Mayer won twenty games. Last vear he was in poor health, but has re- gained his strength and hopes to du- plicate h 1915 record. Alexender and Rixey are in midseas form. Moran also has three new twirlers of whom he cxpe:ts a g t ll(ull They are Fortune of New Lor Caee michael of Paris, Tex., and l'llter\' of Salt Lake City, dull to hear, there are all kinds of in- conveniences in dealing with diplo- matic negotiations when a minute ed would mean a thowsand miles hard, feel reluctant to incur the charge of lingering in my office or even imitating amples of unwise persons who sac- ce themselves for the sake of thelr name,"” BECOMES DEAF. Forced to Abandon Office A< Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peking, April 10.—Dr. Wu Ting- fang's service as Minister of Foreign Aftairs early this month was brought to a sudden end by his 1oss of hear- ing. Dr. Wu accepted the foreign of- fice portfolio reluctantly at the request of President Li Yuan-hung and lead- «rs of the different parties in China. He was a compromise candidate who stepped in at a time when the oppo: PR. WU ing factions could not agree on any- body else. Dr. Wu Ting-fang assumed office last November. He was suffering slightly with deafness at that time. Khortly after he came to Peking, he contracted a severe cold and pneu- monia was threatened. Although he has recoyered his hearing is now al- most entirely gone. In his letter of resignation to the president. Dr. Wu Ting-fang explains that he has despaired of recovering his hearing and says. “With two ears 8,200 SMUGGLERS CONVICTED. The Hague, April 10.—There were $.200 convictions out of 11,000 arrests during the last three months of 1916 for smuggling from Holland to Ger- many. The Minister of Justice told the members of Parliament about them { during a discussion of a bill to check smuggling is by ‘exercising a stricter guard of the frontier. | | = : | | thing Men who smoke Helmar b Jayjafoy ing 0308GO], Ysplang, aangd %00% Turkish Cigarettes in them. Recommend them. Advise their friends to smoke them. Never change from Helmar to any other brand, because few cigarettes .at any price are better. Can you keep a secret ?7— Helmar is ma.de of Pure Turkish Tobaccos, Put together right. Friend, if you will once, you will many times. delight The Mildest tobacco for cigarettes is Turkish. The Best tobacco for cigarettes is Turkish. COMPLETE W. London, April 10.—A cogimittce of librarians here is preparing a biblio- { graphy of war books, their aim being and when things are pressing so | 1, with the difficulty of deafness, | it eventually nothing le; complete catalog of ever. published anywhere in the world on the subject of the war. Only ! seven sets of the complete catalog are to be made, one of which will g0 to the Congressional Library in ‘Washington. The same committee has a plan for establishing after the war a library and museum devoted en- tirely to the war, and so far as pos- sible containing all the books, pam- phlets and papers listed in the cata log. to make than a INCREASING. Rotterdam, Netherlands, April 10.— The population on December 1, 1916, was 6,568,829 gouls, as compared with POPULATION 6,438,637 a vear previously, according to the latest official figures. There was thus an increase of 135,192 or 2.1 per cent. CARRANZA TO NAME JUDGES. April 10.—To fulfill his pledge to the people that/the three branches of the gevernment will be in operation when he takes his seat and congress convenes May\l, General Carranza will appoint members of the Supreme Court who will serve ad interim until it is possible for elec- tions to be held for these positions. The judges. of whom there are eieven ! | are elected by congre: from a list of candidateg. one of whom is pro- 1 posed by the Igaislature of each state. {1t is therefor impossible to el i these judges nntil after the clections have been held and the st legislatures have convened. e ate i PLAN TO AVERT RUIN. Mexico City, April 10.—A commis- sion of engincers has been appointed. to decide on some plan to check the sinking of the magnificent building housing the department of commun- ications and public works. This build- g, the handsomest in Mexico, Is slowly settling into the swamp sub il. It was completed and opened 1910. CARRANZA CONTRIBUTES. z Mexico City, Apfil® 10.—General ranza has made a personal gift of 10,000 pesos to the town of Hermo- in recognition of the fact that Vi T st to receive him itable way when [ he took the field azainst the late Gene eral Huerta in 1913.