SOARING LIVING COST
IGNORED BY FEDERAL
i AUTHORITY; NO RELIEF
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Foodstuffs Despito Serious
', Condition of Market
FARMER HAS AN INNING
TsmNOTON, Oct. J5. There will be
M regulation of exports or ot food prices
1 Ji this country. lrrlnir actual famine or
nr except to prevent Illegal combinations.
This statement was mada today by n high
Asmlnlstratlon authority. Asked whether,
ta view ot the high cost of llvlnic and the
admission that It la caused primarily by the
wwrectdented exports, regulation of ex
torts and food prices might be possible,
tahi omdal replied!
-Tosslble, but highly Improbable?
Administration ofTlctala blame the high
et of living on the war and the resulting
femand of Europe for American wheat,
' sour, meat and goods generally. Including
$ the leather that used to go Into IB shoes.
i now selling for a song that hits high C.
Thty figure that the farmer, after yearn of
getting the worst of It. la economically on
t ten. And they figure, too, that the retailer
In any event will "get his" despite embar-
J roes or regulatory prices.
"Who would export regulation hit?" sev
'eral officials atked and they answered their
own question, thuat "The farmer."
All declared an embargo that would hit
'the farmer would not be considered.
They havo found no evldenco of price
Istgllnjr. and say high prices alwaya go
'with prosperity In Itself evidence of a
atmand that. In the case of labor, boosts
met, and In the case" ot foodstuffs, boosts
'prices. " .. ,
They declare wages of other classes,
those generally known as consumers always
leg behind, and will rise gradually very
gradually with prices. Prices, they main
Uln, will drop gradually with the end of
the war or with bigger crops and an In
crease In manufactured goods.
WESTERN TURKEY SHORTAGE
EXPECTED TO BOOST PRICES
Cost May Bo 85 Cents a Pound by
Holidays
CHICAGO, Oct. 26. The turkey will not
be the piece de resistance for the Thanks
giving and Christmas dinners ot many
persons who are depending upon the Mid
fie TVest for their birds thle year. Deal
ers here say a tremendous turkey shortage
4tl In prospect and prices at holiday time
Will m i iw iisifciiuumwu w wW ww -
pound. Last year the prlco was 28 cents
and the year before 25 cents. Meat prices
ff Kill bo -0 psr cent higher In some cases.
The receipts of nogs at me siocKyarus are
falling oft steadily, and lean, rangy animals
form the bulk ot tho cattle supply. Farm
ers cannot afford to fatten hogs and beeves
tecause ot the high price of grains.
Meanwhile Minneapolis millers announce
a JO per cent Increase In prices of cer
tain kinds of spring wheat flour, which they
quote at 19.70 a barrel. Ilakers already
are predicting 7-cent bread, bb the price of
wheat continues to climb.
Wholesale grocers announce a rise In
the price of canned goods. Cost of pro
duction has Jumped 20 to SO per cent within
tho last year, they explain.
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riiujuuiiEaio ur inu iiuuniina
ADVANCE MILK TO FIVE CENTS
Cumberland and Dauphin Men Rcfuso
Plea of Dairymen
lIAItniSDUnO, Oct, 35. The farmers
and milk producers of Cumberland and
Dauphin Counties ,at a meeting at Fen
brook decided on. five cents a quart for milk.
They had Veen selling milk for four cents.
The change Is effective November 1.
A delegation of the Dairymen's Associa
tion of Harrlsburg met with producers, but
aid not get much consideration. They de
sired a compromise At 1H cents a quart.
The local association of distributors an
nounced after the meeting that It will not
Increase the orlce of milk beyond eight
cents. Some dealers have been selling at
seen cents.
CAMDEN MAN HEADS
BAPTISTS 18TH TIME
F. Wayland Ayer Chosen Presi-
Bi aen. oi i.onvenuun uuie-
Ofiicers Arc Named
ABBURY PAnK. N. J., Oct. 28. F. Way
lend Ayer. of Camden, was re-elected presi
dent of the New Jersey naptlst Convention
at noon today for the eighteenth time. The
liter. Delavan DeWolf. of Newark, waa
chosen financial secretary for the twenty-
jtixtn time.
Other officers elected were: Vice Tresl
ldnt, JudBon Conklln, Trenton: executive
r secretary, Raymond M, West, Newark; sec
retary of education, Frank A. Smith, Eliza
beth! secretary of Sunday School and young
People's work, Ivan P. Flood. Newark;
treasurer, Benjamin F. Fowler, Haddon
field; board of managers, Jacob It. Hall,
Howard Eastwood, Walter Lott, Robert
Beagraves, E. W, Appleby, Samuel Bryant.
A. K. Morris, a W. Delbert, W. O. Wede
eyer, T. W, Evans, Barney 8. Hudson,
Leon J, Drace, George B. Merrill, C. R.
1 Hench: association members, Camden, Wil
liam Connor; central, II. A. Bulsoni east,
X. A. Vose; Monmouth, J. P. Hopping;
Morris and Essex, W. II. II. Mount: north,
B. W. Powell; Trenton, A. N. Nettleman;
et, H. a. Dooley.
Uvea Three Weeks With Back Broken
MINEOLA, I I., Oct. JR. After living
(three weeks with his back broken In three
,Haces, Francis Delap, ot this place, Is
d In Nassau Hospital. Delap was a
'Milder, who had been employed on many
ii toe large estates In Nassau county.
ITwo weeks ago ho waa working on a house
I at Nassau boulevard, when he fell. He
i was rushed to the hospital, where he had
I a relapee several days ago. ,
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Tho now structure, costing $90,000, wns tho gift of tMrs. John Milton
vouoii, oi oyncoio.
PRESBYTERIAN BUDGET
TO EXCEED $5,000,000
Church Leaders Foresee Largo
Increase Due to the War in
Europe
ATLANTIC CITY, N. X. Oct 25.
Ecclesiastical generals of the Tresbyterlan
Church In North America are here In force
for a meeting of the Executive Commission
of tho General Assembly to formulnto a
budget to cover all Church activities for
theNiomlng year, to be submitted to the
Genral Assembly nt Dallas, Tex., next
yeipf. A total of $4,(00,000 was appropri
ated here In May last, but It Is said that
next yeacs budget may bo Increased be
yond the 15,000,000 mark to fit the Church
for the treat burdens upon organised
Christianity to follow the closo of the war
across tho sea. Much ot tho missionary
effort In European Turkey will hae to be
done over again. It Is said. '
The special committee on theological
seminaries, which held Its first meeting
here yesterday, adjourned today without
reaching a deftnlto decision as to the course
to be pursued In relation to Union Sem
inary, New York. It the General Assembly
places Its ban upon that Institution there
will be no future field In the Presbyterian
Church for Its graduates, but that course
will not be adopted without a big fight.
BOMB INJURES TWO
N SUBWAY STATION
Machine Planted on New York
Track Blast Just After
Train Leaves
NEW TORK, Oct. 25. Two persons were
Injured when the station at 110th street
was wrecked by the explosion of a dy
namite bomb In the subway today.
A southbound train had left the station
Just two minutes before the explosion and
the platform waa deserted, otherwise there
probably woald have been heavy loss ot
life.
Just how the bomb was placed is not
known to the police. It is believed (hat
the person who planted the Infernal ma
chine boarded the train that left Imme
diately before tho explosion.
The shock was so great that Inspector
Owen Eagan, of the Bureau of Combusti
bles, said there must hae been more than
one bomb.
The explosion could be heard for a mile,
and persons living nearby hurried from
their homes panic-stricken.
The bomb had been placed on the south
bound side of the station. Traffics was tied
up for thirty-five minutes.
The injured were both subway employes,
Charles Eokart, a ticket agent, and Louis
Paparl, a ticket chopper.
"Weary Willie," Cold, Starts Flro
A "weary Willie" found the third floor
rear room of a vacant house at 949 North
Fifth Btreet too cold last night. There was
no steam heat, nor even a fireplace, So
the tramp built a fire on the floor In tho
corner of the room. He was unable to
make the fire "draw" because there was no
regulated draft. So when the smoke began
to fill the room "weary Willie" had to
vacate. The fire, discovered later by a
passerby, caused $H damage before the
fire department arrived and 'extinguished It.
LAFAYETTE DEDICATES
$90,000 MEMORIAL
Chapel Presented to Collego by
Mrs. Mary R. Colton as Tribute
to Her Late Husband
EASTON. Pa.. Oct 25. Lafayetto Col-
lgo dedicated her new 290.000 memorial
chapel today. The Synod of Pennsylva
nia of the Presbyterian Church Is In ses
sion nt the collego for tho first time In Its
history. The new chapel Is the gift of
sirs. Mary It. Colton, ot Wyncote. It has
been erected to the memory of her hus
band, the late John Milton Colton.
The chapel wan designed by Messrs. Car-
rero & Hastings, of New York. The gen
eral style of tho architecture Is Georgian,
Tho building Is circular, with an Imposing
tower which resembles, in Its general ap
pearance, the tower on Independence Hall
In Philadelphia. It was built by F. L.
Hoover & Sons, of Philadelphia. The au
ditorium has a dome-shaped celling. Is fin
ished In white and Is furnished In Flem
ish oak.
The dedication services were held this
afternoon and the commissioners to the
synod attended In a body. Tho Rev. J.
ltoss Stevenson, D.J), I.U D., president ot
Princeton Theological Seminary, preached
the dedicatory sermon. Bayard Hand, of
Wllkes-Uarre, presented the building In be
half of the donor, and President John Henry
MacCracken accepted It on behalf of the
college. A biographical address wns de
livered by the Rev. Lelghton W. Eckard,
D. D., of Philadelphia.
I Want a
Laundry Man
Who Knows
I'm looking for the right
I man to go into the laundry
business with me. He must
be an exceptional man be
cause this is an excep
tional opportunity.
This business will be es
tablished In a rich and pros
perous city within sixty miles
of Philadelphia. Buildings,
equipped with power, are In
stantly available.
Here la an opportunity to
go Into business with n. suc
cessful business man ot large
resources.
The man I wanUnust know
the laundry business from A.
to Z. Not only the operating
end, but the business end as
well. He must be energetlo
and willing to work In order
to make n quick success.
The locality presents the
biggest opportunity for mak
ing money In the laundry
business of any place In this
vicinity. The chanco of a
lifetime for the right man.
I am ready to finance the
project, but would expect him
to Invest a small amount as
evldenco of good faith. If
you think you're the man I'm
looking for, write immedi
ately. Addrets V St7, Ledger Office,
1-ii.
Fritz & La Rue, Inc.
Importers and Retailers
Despite the very unusual and almost pro
hibitive conditions which have prevailed since
the beginning of the. war, wo havo a
$500,000 Stock of
Oriental Rugs
in an assortment comprising small rugs, hall and
avftrage roorn sizes. Particular attention is
calljrd to the great number and variety of un
usually large rugs, not procurable elsewhere, in
the various Persian, Asia-Minor and Chinese
weave.
This Half a Million Dollars'
worth of rugs means rugs owne4 and paid for by
' us and not loaned or consigned to us. We bought
them under the moat favorable conditions a.t the
beet market prices and received them before the
interference with shipping.No othenbouse can
begin to show such a stock of rugs in either
value, vaxtety or volume, and the Oriental Rug
Importers concede first place to our house in this
city, consequently- we feel that when you are
thinking of buying Oriental Rugs, you cannot in.
justice afford to igitore this stock, but should
give it first eoHsideration,
1134 CWnot 2.
INQUIRY COMMITTEE
TO STUDY ALL PHASES
OF RAILROAD INDUSTRY
Senator Ncwlands, Chairman of
Joint Congressional Body, In-
vites All Interested Per
sons to Testify
LABOR AGENTS INVITED
WASHtNOTON. Oct. SB The program
for the nation-wide Investigation of rail
road conditions, ordered during tho last
session of Congress, uart nivnounced today
by Senator Newlands, ot Nevada, chairman
ot the Joint committee In chargo ot tho
Inquiry. A letter Inviting all Interested
to appear before the committee wns dis
tributed. Senator Newlands, alter explain
ing the resolution authorising the Investi
gation, aaya
The purpose of the committee Is to
hear the opinions of economists and
publicists of eminence: representa
tives of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission: tho National Association ot
State nallroad Commlrsloners; Stall
railroad and publlo utilities commis
sions: reprcsentatles of the railroad
executives and labor organltatlons;
representatives of farmers' organiza
tions: farmers, shippers and bankers:
representative!, of chambers of com
merce and other Important business
and Industrial organisations.
The program makes It clear that the com
mittee proposes to tako up the question of
tho wages of railroad employes In detail,
as well as all other costs. One question set
forth for the consideration ot witnesses
reads:
Whether any regulation Is feasible
of the wages and hours of employes of
common carriers, and whether It Is ad
Mslbte, In tho Interest of the publlo
and with a view to maintaining unin
terrupted commerce between the States,
to take any further legislative action
regarding the adjustment of disputes
between tho carriers and their employes
and regarding strikes nnd lockouts.
The committee also suggested considera
tion ot questions as to whether the Inter
state Commerce Commission Is overloaded
with duties and whether Its Jurisdiction
should be divided to cover territorial dis
tricts; whether the present credit system
of the railroads Is satisfactory and whether
the Federal Government should control the
Issue ot railroad securities; whether Fed
eral incorporation ot railroads Is feasible
and would be advisable.
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IVIMIIKi
Nero oncn served ,-pea-'
cocks' tongues at a ban
quet not that peacocks'
tongues were palatable,
but becauia they wero
expensive.
Tho St. James restaurant
and those who frequent
it illustrate how wide
the difference between
ostentation and quiet
elegance! .
&fje efet. Jmncs
Walnut at 13th Street
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BUND FOR CATALOGUE
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TUG'S FAILURE TO HEED
CRIES BLAMED IN LOSS
OF ALEXANDER BROWN
Aviation School Employes Say
Captain Didn't Answer Ho
Thought Men Wero Wav
ing Greetings
FUNERAL RITES FRIDAY
Failure of a passing tug to recognise
s'gnnl' for aid obviated all hope ot rescue
from death of Alexander Brown, wealthy
aviation student and former polo player,
of Itosemont, after he had plunged Into the
Delaware Itlver, off Illlllngsport, N. J with
his hydroaeroplane.
Attaches of the Philadelphia Aviation
School today crltlclxed the captain ot the
lted Star tug Ilryn Mawr, which passed
five minutes after the accident, for not
coming to the rescue. Mr, llrown, en
tangled among the wires of the half-submerged
plane, could have been saved had
tho larger boat come to the assistance ot
tho molorboat which rushed to the rescue,
they declared.
"I thought they were waving a friendly
greeting," said Captain Fred C. Uoyer,
captain of the tug, which passed within
100 feet of the wreckage. "Surely, I
would have gone to their aid if I had known
a man was caught under the machine."
Arrangements are being made today for
the funeral, which will be held Friday.
Pork and Out of Reach;
Beans 50 Per Cent Higher
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.
THE price at retail of canned beans
has ndvnnccd fifty per cent,
wholesale denlcrs declared hero to
day. Beans which sold nt ten cnta
n can aro now selling at fifteen cents.
A cheaper grado is soiling for twelvo
cents.
"IFc'rc Distinctive"
DIXON
Dcpcndoblo Tailor Service
since Eighteen-Sixty-Six
When R ""It Is cut to fit you. It
fits you.
When n eult Is cut to fit anybody,
It flu nobody.
We know we've handled both-ready-made
and made-to-order.
Do you know? Have you "fever
purchased both?
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902 Chestnut St,
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, In tho near future tho
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Economical, Exclusive, Substantial
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$15.00 to $68.00
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What England Thinks of
Mr. H. G. Wells' New Novel
MR. BRITLING
SEES IT THROUGH
(Five Edition. Printed in Five Weeks)
The English reviewers have been almost unanimous in their praise of Mr.
Wells' new novel. To them it is the first novel to portray with deep sin
cerity and nobility the bleeding yet triumphant heart of the England of
today. . . .For us in America it carries an equally stirring and poignant
message.
The London fimes:
"For the first time we have a novel which touches the life of
the last two years without impertinence. ... A really re
markable event ... a proud achievement. It is a creation
with which we have as yet seen . . . nothing whatever to
compare. The pure sincerity, of the book with its unfailing dis- t
tinction of tone is beautiful."
The London Express:
. "The novel of the war . . . assured of immortality ... a
remarkable achievement. ... A revelation of the mind of
England." ,
The London Star:
"Many great and noble things are in this novel. He shows u;
ourselves in all our stages of discovery and disillusion. ...
There is no keener or bolder or more honest mind in Europq
at this moment." (certain scenes) . . . "mark the highest
point in the achievement of Mr. Wells. There is nothing
greater in Tolstoy or Dostoevsky."
The London Telearaph:
"Mr. Wells in his very best vein. . . . His novel is great. He ,
has instinctively caught the spirit of the age with genuine sin-
cerity and a masterly touch of realism."
4 The Manchester Guardian:
"In no other contemporary record will the historian of these -days
find so accurate and vivid a presentation of our emotieas
and resolves, our puzzles and follies, our failures and aur na
tional greatness. A significant document of the period." ""
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