ftV tip s; v BANKER CALLS FOR ECONOMY, ;N0T HOARDING Give Up Luxuries, but Noth ing Else, Says W. R. Nicholson SEES PROSPEROUS ERA U. S. on Crest of Ilifjh "Prosperity Wave" ' ' table Industrial wave nml tliut tatvo -will not recede unless Amer ica loses its nerve. "There Is a shortage in the labor mnrket which creates u job for everybody. "Don't be fooled by any talk about a depression, for our indnatrlnl ptytnts nre workinR at full capacity nnd will continue so. "If you need a suit of clothes or a pnjr of shoes, buy them. "If you have an opportunity to buy a home, don't hesitate, but buy it. "Be economical, eliminate lux uries, butlont be miserly and hoard money, for that stagnates business." WILLIAM It. NICHOLSON. President Land Title and Trust Co. 'Tho greatest menaco to America' .ro -perlty la Its ovvn Indulgence Hnd love fur luxuries. Today wo are on the rret of a notable Industrial wave, nnd tlint wave will not recede unless America loses. Its nerve 1'erBonally I do not entertain any fear con cerning our ability In that line, for we nre the mont resourceful people In tbe world nd have the ability to adapt ouiselves to new conditions." This Is how William It. Nlcholbon. iiol dent of the I.and Title and Trust Conipnh) arid one of Philadelphia's, notable financial figured, epitomized huslriess conditions dur ing an Interview this morning. Optimism In the dominating element In the career of thlH banker, but lie never per mits blind confidence to get the better of his Judgment. lie admits that he has felt the tremors of a depression, but nsnerOi that the de. presslon Is really Imaginary and dim to causes that nre natural nnd easily dis pelled, A MATTER OK IMIIlSI'KCTlVi: ('Business prosperity," he sayii, "Is largely M platter of perspective, and never In my business career have 1 viewed a cloudiest. Ay, for tho Kloomy-Hldcd Individual Is nl Trays with us. "When we entered the war a certain sec tion of the people beKan to cry depression. They Insisted that the 'wolf would be at our door within thirty days, but nothing like that Ii.in happened And nothing like that will happen unless America decides to Invite the 'wolf by trying to practice a self ish and Impractical economy. This Is a problem that Is up to the average man and the average womnn. I don't believe they will accept the false hllosoph of the calamity howlers." Today the average may and the average woman, referred to by Mr. Nicholson, nre doing considerable thinking. That they view tho future with some misgivings ho adinltB. ilow they can share his optimism and do their "bit" toward keeping America on) the present wave of prosperity Is con tained In tho following bits of advice be offers "To tho average man' who Is drawing a weekly wage I offer these suggestions: "Don't be fooled by any talk concerning depression Our Industrial plants are work ing nt full capacity and will continue so. 'There Is a shortage In the labor market Which creates a Job for everybody. It Is true that you aro being pinched by the high prices of foodstuffs, but accept that condition and consider that you must make sacrifices during a wnr that Is being waged for democracy nnd universal free dom, KMMINATi: I.t'XimiKS "Offset these high prices by eliminating few luxuries, hut don't be miserly, for when you are. It helps to stagnate busi ness. 0 "If you need n suit of clothes or a pair of shoes, buy them. "if you have an opportunity to buy a home, by nil means buy It, for you hae nothing to fear. Ilctnembcr that this war Is really a big Investment for America, be cause It Insures us against a more costly war that would have followed In the event of Germany's triumph over the Allies. "Consider that you nre n. part of Anici lcn'a big war and Industrial machinery and resolvo to keep your little wheel moving When you do tills you aro proving your patriotism and helping to maku Amer ica mnlntaln Its stability." Fearing that ho may ho misunderstood In regard to his advice on the elimination of luxuries, ho singled out one that In his Judgment can be cut without much loss or trouble. llooie Is something that the banker would relegate to the ash heap with one stroke of tho pen If he had tho power of Congress, "That Is one of the luxuries I referred to," he ndiled. "It Is consuming great quantities of groin that must bo utilized In foodstuffs N'ot only thnt. but It Is srfpplng the vitality of our young manhood a-id less. enlng our Industrial efllclency. To wipe It out means that many thousands will he out of employment, hut Inside of ten dns very man Karrlflced will bo absorbed iv other Industries nt Increased wages. CL'T OUT "noOZK" "Once we cut out this luxury we will have more money for the buker. the butcher nd others who are dispensing real neces saries In tho general scheme cf life." Fxptalnlng tho atmosphere of uncertainty that has pervaded certain xectlons, Mr Mlcholson placed tho blame on the war. "When wo entered this struggle." he began, "we found ourselves unprepared. Vast sums of money, such vast sums thnt even bankers wero forced to gasp, had to be rained to meet the situation. Floating these Government loans and financing a first-class power for war disturbed fhe business of the country Then followed the withdrawal of men from Industry. Naturally we found ourselves unprepared for such radical changes, and during the period of readjust, tnent there developed In the public mind considerable uncertainty concerning the future. - "This experience Is valuable, for It trains : ' i for big things." Mr. Nicholson found himself discussing the problems of bankers and, admitting that they are not particularly interesting to his "average man and average woman," went back to them In the Interview. '. COPINO WITH NEW PKOBM'MH "They, too. have been forced to cope with Xiew problems. To begin with, many men jtrere drawn from every Industrial and bus), jjesi organization. This meant a readjust-j- ment of the working staff.' It meant u ".thonging about, the employment of new workers, the substitution of women for men, U It any Wopder that America turned Ha thought to the 'gloomy side of "However, the changes are belnr made. and. so easily that we now wonder why we were frightened. 'What will happen after the war Not a thing that will disturb America. It Is Kg, to. us to shape eur own destiny We I ao mat outer man any otner nation OM! wofv hut. we must look up end 4 - CAMDEN STRIKES HALT WORK ON u; i SHIPS Walkout at AnotHcr Yard Virtu ally HaltH Bulldinjj in City . OTHER TRADES AFFECTED Uoilor WorkB and Leather Factories Say They Can't Meet Exorbitant Demands Willi the strike of thirty uuiientet .mil Jollieis at the shipbuilding plant r the N'orrker & Ake Compiiny this morning, fol lowing the cohoetn's refusal to granl ngi Increases, every shipbuilding plnnl in 01111 tleli. with the exception of llie Now V111 It Shipbuilding Cumpuay, Is virtually plan less in execute contracts These trades .11 already on itrilte In other plnuts: At the plart of the John II Matlils i'oiii Iinn.v work on submarine 1 iMsers. nhlih Hre s'irol) 1 ei iled b the ilnvertitni lit. Is sus pended. . li't.i.mdM for Hug.' int"nar and a reml Ji,' tcri'iit of tV w irking schedules form t l.r- I Pas' of the labni IrouhV Thnt the wml, 'i nre unreu "nimble In their demands and cnnnrit v In l I le opinion expressed lv V 1 W ItoliliiH in. president of the Malliii plant. Voicing the opinions of other shlphtitld eis. Ilnlilnsoii this morning said Hint '" ' effort ivould be made t c imprntnise eiih 1 His strikers "We arc iolng good wages .ml t : 1 ItiHoii. 'and trying to Heat the nun fulii' We ci-tnnt pay more. The men hav h-n the plants nnd can return when thov i-h tint no effort will be made to adjii'i tin- j wag- disputes." WHAT MEN' AHKi:i At the .Voecker & Akc yard the sink. 1 er receiving 45 cents nil hour "nil ik ms. ten hnuiT a da . The demand .1 fl.t1 rut of fi.1 l-:i cent-' an hour nnd 11 11 1 1; ' 1 In, iir nehodtile. flft;. men nre eniploil ,n th,- rl. but tlv strilt" thl moinlnv 11c up n'l work .Vrc than ISO ni'ii are on strike . 1 1 In Mm us pant and ni rnunl iiimiber in tli" I .J'i irir. Thirn yiinl About flft Ihim M'Uil, nl itte I'm, nil 11 Shipbuilding plniil I Tin' . lli c ifcp'.tef.'i SI nil of these pliml ha'1 '1 ij'l" s.iulln" wnjt demands. The or 1 ff rt t 1 comjifo uis,' was made b tln Mil' 1 s .ipui.) The men now receive M clilM u.i hour, wild It lUliisoii offered an m- ci.d.i' i. th:e cent:'. This as rejecleil 1 LAP.' ill TkDIIIl.Krt Jtl'ItEAIi l.;ibor Iroubleu In I'umden Involve ii.'-ir than lin'in men. and have spi."' beyond the slilpynrds. Th!s mornlni; seventy-live boll ermakers nt t'i I'.iniileii Iron Works walk ed out nnd said that they wou.d not return until they er (Thru substantial Inrieases. They had received from $1 to t.2B a day, nnd the., demand 4.7f. Helpers recehed tL'.BO ; demand fa S". fitrll.es lit other plants wore held in check thin mornlni:, but virtually no bead way niuile townrd an adjustment of the disputes. The manufacturers exhibit no dlsiiosltion to arbitrate and hold that the strikes nre unwarranted This morning about lino strikers returned to .work at the Peerless Kid. llnby Kid and Jrrse Leather 1'omp.uilcs, but that failed to reslote normal conditions if llclalu nt these factories, which are oporated b tin John It. Kvana Leather Compiiny, admitted that fjnn were still out The men demand 11 in per cent wage, Increase nnd the lelnstaleuient of a worker discharged few days ago. (iscnr Ittidnlph, secretary of the Ituby Kid I'oniiiany. says wagea In the plants have been Increased 100 per cent In Iho last year nnd further advances are out of the iiueutlon. "tilnzers," ho said, "are re cUIng more than J3fi a week, sinkers $31. and the rest of the men average more than $L'.'. We cannot giant the demands of the men ' At Jbe Mi Andrew fc Forbes Company. licor.ee manufacturers, workets arc on Btrlke beiMiisti their wage fdemands wore refused. Anxious In resume (Joernment woik, of ficials of the Qulglcy K- Korfr and Miithls shlpjarils baie leipiesldl Major Morton, of the Sec Hid New Jersey ItcKlment. to detail soldiers at Ihj' yards for guaid duly Until concerns plan t' hlie new men fur woik on th submarine chasers ONE HARD-LUCK DOLLAR HEN GAGE FOUNDATION Prisoner Throws Dollar at Magistrate Kisenbrown and E.scapes Uest "fihoat Story" Wins It due dollar reward will be paid to the man who, when Hood before MagMrntc l'JIsctibrowu nl the c'ourth nnd Itacn streets Htntlui tomorrow morning, tells the mnt pathetic talo of woe and privation Thl "bono" constitutes the lien !agc l''oii.id.i tlon When lli'uj.'imlu tiage. of lluutiiigdnu, pa . stood up before the etran nuigi'tiate this mnrnlrig. ncc ised of having imbibed loo freely he was told to Mep to one side, pending a magisterial luestigation of oilier cares. When the magistrate said the word illtclmrsiiig all the men. licit lluew n wadded piece of paper nt his Honor, hlt tlig him directly on the bead. Jlen then tun nulftly nit of the ...lllnii nnd up the Mrect wllh set cm I policemen nt Ills heels. 1'. 1 cor to avenge the Insult to the magis trate. They couldn't catch Hen Meanwhile the magistrate picked up (he paper missile nnd found II was a fl hill crumpled up- a leward for clenieuej In Un case nf Hen (Inge, of Huntingdon. Pa. After some deliberation It was decided to gio the dollar to the most forlorn person arrcitinl In the district tonight. Policemen urn busy 'Meaning out cells that haten't been used Since the big trolle still.e. PATRIOTIC AMERICANS NOMINATE AT READING Committees Appointed and Johnstown Chosen as Next Meetinp; Place . by State Camp ItKAIUNtl. Pa. May 'IT -Nomination of oillcers. committee appointments and the selection of Johnstown ns the next meeting place were features of the second day's ses. slon of the convention of the State en nip. Patriotic Order of Americans here' To the office of State president Mrs Clara Ijcigman, of Ashland, was nominated to succeed Mrs. Amber Slinusser. t Altoona. Tile other nominations follow. John II. Nugent. Philadelphia, assistant State presi dent: Theieuu Ptersou. Philadelphia, .Slate vice president; Wt'liain II. Itodeulg, York, assistant State vice president. Lottie Miller, Aniivllle, .conductor ; Paul Stein. Philadel phia, and tillbcrt Urown. Johnstown, assist ant conductors; Ceorge W. Schaeffer, Head ing, recretury ; Margaret Neldlg, Hellersvllle. treasurer: Cora ilastian, Milton, guuid: He'ene Schuyler. Philadelphia; Harriet Walklns, Altoona. and Wllhelmlna Ilelf snyder, Lansdale. sentinels; Kmma 1'ry. Philadelphia: Mlnnis Dressier, Heading; Klleu Murdock. Phl'adelphlu. and Anne Hmtthers. llerwick. trustees. RIVERTON CHILDREN BUY ROND TO ASSIST NATION lira in-h of Evening Ledger's Rainbow Club Subscribes to Uncle Sam' Liberty Loan ItlVtiimi.V X. J . Ma 17 .Members of the Italnbow Club of the Kveninci Lkpukii In Itivertnu today subscribed to a Llbeity Ixian bond of small denomination This was the first time that any group pf chool children In the country had subscribed to such a bond, l)r Alexander Marc),. Jr . president o( the Clnnatnlnson National Ilsnk of River ton, said today that 1 10.000 worth of bond would be mailable. In Hlverlon for purdines h 'school I'hlldrsn nnd tt)ier vjjo have smalf sUtna to Invest. - - -y-il . . .. J , EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THITKSDAY, MAY 17, 1917 GERMAN TROOPS GET WILSON SPEECH '' -yqn. !$&. ff1' jffr' ik. The President's great war speech, translated into German, is being scat tered by balloon and aeroplane to the Kaiser's forces in the field. French soldiers nre tihown attaching copies of the translation to a balloon. BRITISH RED CROSS NURSE PRAISES HEROISM AND VALOR OF RUSSIANS Tells Official Washington of Superhuman Bravery and Sacrifices Made by Slavs on I'Meld of BattleSure They Will Win Victory for Allies WAHIUXIITOV Mv ' While the world ha brcn Ioiib anil loud In its sons of lirnlso Tor little llelRium. Prance and Innland In Hie creut war. It has not reckoned that uilor of the lliisslatis In stronK ciioiikIi terms. (Hllclal Washington Is. for the llisl time hearlntt of the couraRe and valor of llux slan soldiers, flKhtllii; in the fai" of ureal adversit, and Kradually it Im bccomliiK a realisation thai when history sets down the amiHlx of victory no little share in the Klnry of this war must go to Huslsa. Twice within the last two da.- ulnVial WathlnKton ban been told of the cm i'iiIIiik bravery of the Husslan soldiers Tl' hac told of millions of men marching htoli-.illy to Ihe front unarmed anil with lm weapons with which to (IkIh back iikiiIiisI the ktiIIiI. on.ilaUKhts of the (leinian" Thousand of Husslan soldiers have kIooiI. uiiIUiik and waiting, In the trenches, takiiiR their chances with death, nnd waltluc iuil for B comrade to be shot down that they nii);ht lilek up his illlo and ammunition and for tlio first time flBht with n fair cliance Mrs. II. Wynn. an HiiRlish Iled Cros? worker, who has been fot eibihleen niouthi on the Husslan front, is help In WiiKliiiiKtini telling the ited Cross and uai ollii 1.1K of the dilit tho Allies . to lin mi.i Totally iiueiiuiiitil nilh relief and Iled DR. BENJ. J. RUDDEROW DIES OF INDIGESTION Prominent Physician, Aged J8, Was Grandson of Celebrated Or. Benjamin Janney Hr. Henj.imiti .lanney Hudderow a widely known practlclna iihyslclnn. dlcjl early to. da.v of acute indigestion In his home. 2SI) South Tweiitj-lhlrd street lioitoi Hudderow was a member of a famllv of distinguished lihyslclnns and the oIokoiis He was the son of the late Hev Dr .loel Hudderow. a tinted Hplscopul clerRMiian who prnacheil in Philadelphia for mau ears. and thn crandson of Hr. Ben jamin Jaune. an e.n iient ph,vsiil,in and surueon. who ears bko aided In laying the foundation of iilladelphla's world-vvlde fame as a medical center. Iiortor Hudderow was sixly-e.Kht years old. and was a. native of Philadelphia He. was a Kraduato of the lhitscopal Academs. the I'ulverslty of I'etiiid.v Ivniihi. and the I'niverslty Medical School. I'ol a period of more than forty years he enjned a wide practice among Home of tile moat substantial people of Philadelphia, and was respected becuuso of his JudKiuent nnd otpertnes at dlaKiiosls. Portor Hudderow practiced up until tho time he was stricken. He Is survived by a widow, nnd two sons. T. W. Hudderow, cap tain of the port of Philadelphia, and the Hev. Hr. .Inline) Hudderow, Kptscopal clerKinan In charge of 11 parish at Willow drove. Iiortor Hudderow was a member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society. CAKRANZA HINTS MEXICO MAY ENTER WORLD WAR President, in Address, Declares Nation May Need Services of Obregon, Military Leader MHXICO CITY. May IT Thai president Cnrrauza believes Mexico ma be forced Into the world war l Indicated by the speech he made at the banquet In honor of General Obrepiin, the tetlrliiK Minister of War The address created a sensation and was the chief topic of conveisatlon today. President Carrunzn said In pari : . "If Mexico becomes Involved In the meat world conflict. 'Icneral Obretrcn's services will be Invaluable. 1 am sure he will uct Willi the same patiUitlsm and elllciency ha bus shown In the past, and I want I1I111 by my side " Forest Fires .Menace Cameron Home CAHUKI.K Pa M.i.v 17 -New forest fires In the South Mountain reulon menace the liiK summer home of David Camel on. HarrlsburK. and the summer coltaKo o'ony at Laurel Half a score of small blazes followed the IiIk lire extinguished on Tues day nlKht Train Crushes Out DoctorVi Life (irtKKXrllU'nCI, IM. Mayl7-Dr Henry ponne'l. flft)-four years old. was crushed to death by, a freight rln nt the tlridca 'tree.t crostttr in Taremum. v 1 Cross supplfc. the Hiisi.iiis h.ne iHirnc terrlbl sufferltiRi Inavelv nnd without a in,urmur." .Mrs. W.imie said todav I'or tho thousands of miles of ItimMaii front there are but fen motor ambulances. Hie Hell Cross worker said. Mini it has, been necessary to erect lares hospital tents but a shori distance hack of tin. lines. Here, still under Riiullre, thousands of wounded Ilusslaus have laid foi days and pntlriiily waited for medical old and relief fieiniau alators have routlnually bombed the?e hospital tent". Mrs Wynne said, and hun dreds of Husslan woumlel have been killed, but there has neer been a word of com plaint from Hie stoic Hussions, who have accepted II all 10 a putt of the war. "Five millions of ltiiHmhs have been klllril and wounded In this war" Mrs. Wynne says, "but never has there been a word of complaint, iiltlriugh the soldiers have Kone donn to ibath under conditions horribly unfair "The 111 sslan is 11 peculiar soil of a man." Mrs. Wvnne iald "He fields and accepts his fate Trust In 111. and he will pioic your confidence, but doubt him uud lie will fall ou." 'Tut .Miur faith in Itussui The holv Htissla will uln In the emj and sen llnal vic- Hie Mlles "Above all don't full m vmii pialsf Husslan valor Theie is none piealoi for WHEAT AND FOODSTUFF PRICES TAKE TUMBLE Figures on Flour and Other Com modities Show Decline Curb ing of Speculators Seen CHiCAUii. Ma.v IT Wheat continued to full on Hie Chicago Hoard of Trade. eorl. lose beliiR elKht to ten cents .Inly opened nine cents under vesterdav'e close at $S II, and half an hour later had lost another cent. September wns dnwti seven cents at f- and later went to I fid I'lour prices were on the decline toRelhet Willi various oilier foodstuff, uud families uiai 11:111 stored avvny huge iiuantllles of provisions In fear of a "famine" faced the prospect of eating maximum-priced food for the nest several months while their neighbors enjoyed cheaper commodities I'lour. which soared to $17. SO nhuWita onl.v two days nno. has dropped to $IG t)m, or two local miller. It was reported today, had even offered liesi crudes as low as $l.r..M Healers in nil commodllles said todav that the outlook for lower prices was more opti mistic than in niouttiH. vvlille Air. I'ltimale Consumer bej;uii to lose a little of that worried look Various reasons were assigned for the marked decline In wheat prices with the lesultant drop in flour. The "trade" said It was due to the farmers loosening up on their wheat IioIiIIukh The man on tho Street had an Idea that the curbing of spec illation had something to do with it BEGIN WORK ON 2000 AMBULANCES FOR FRANCE Shipment of 100 Cars Kncli Month I'lan of Stonetnen's Fel lowship A tor live vvoil, fin mobilization of Jiiun mo- iioioiiiiuues mr inerllea serve In Kronen commenced tills morning at Connei Ilattallon Hall. l':'3ii christian street. iiim woik. which constitutes one of the blugesl war moves attempted in this oitv Is being handled by the Stonetnen's Kellovv ship. "It appears like an Impossible task," said Captain S I,. Hans, of the I'nlteil states medical corps, who Id In charge of Hie work, "hut we will succeed. The ambii lances will lie sent to Trance In small unite, and our greatest need today is for compe. vein 1 11. mucins. we 'ceil men who operate a car uud icpalr It. These c.l 1 1 men iiiuhi ne pnysica Ili lit for I he work i,t,.i leady for Immediate service. "The .'Olid cars will lequire i (- Hun, that nuniber of chauffeurs and a lamer number of mechanician I believe we' wilt be able to ship ton curs to Krance each mouth The value of this service eauuoi be overestimated " Every Man in Sieger, III., to Knlist I'HICAtiO. May 17 There are seve'ity flv men tu Sieger. HI, eligible for servlco In the annv or navy Klfiv bf the already have volunteered and the othc twonty-nv. It was lajd today, -would enllsl before the week otidSMs?-"' ' NATIONALISTS TAKE UP IRISH HOME RULE PLAN Lloyd GeoW Offer. lludii.K j tllslor From Its Provisions, Believed a Stumbling Block SIX COUNTIES INVOLVED Newspaper Impresses Opinion Thnt (iovernnicnt Proposal Will 'Ho Rejected l.fjNlin.. May I. Leaders of the Irish Nationalists ntel to dav to consider the rlsfi home rule proposals plii.ed In their hand yestfrdn) h.v Premier l.lovd CeorKe The ililef features tire tbee I'll -I Home title for all of Ireland r iept vx (ountles of norlli and east llstei the st.oiigliold of the t'ntdhlst. Sei ond lists bllshniPiit of nn Irish Par liament to sit nt liublln Third Formation of a grand council, to lie eonUKisfd of representatives from all section of Ireland. Including the Clsier counties Fourth The home Mile .piesllnti to be iccoinldeied at llie end of live veais I'Mflli Tlie home rule bill to I Riven over for consideration hv h special com mittee after passing Ihe second rending stage In Parliament s an alternative It vms viigegsled by the t'lemler that h geiieiul 'invention nf Irishmen be held l nslrler measures of self-government The newspaper vvre i otisei vstlve in com. loeiititig upon the home rule proposals, tak ing the attitude Hist the leader of Hie people involved should make known their views mt The luillv New, which ha" been among tlie iik.'.i Insistent of the paper detiiutiiltlig .1 'oluiion of the lush problem. exiierd Hie fiar that Ihe proposals of the !nvern ineni wie doomed to failuie because of the e. Insioti of I'lster lountles The belief vil' expiessed ll'.il the stlg- the I'letnlei oitclit hud more ik' the I nionlsts Hunt .tuiotiu the ILlllM, lisiallse of il M lllloll 'loiibern i 'iiintles REAL FOOD PRICE PROBE PREPARED BY GREGORY Attorney General Ready to Ask Indictments After Hear ing Investigators WASHINGTON. Mav IT The lulled Slate is nboiit to have a new food price Investigation one on a war linsls. in which methods dictated bv stern necessities of war will lie used In a de Iciiuined effort to drive spcculatitoii from Ihe foodstuffs market Attorney (icnernl iSrcgoi.v, Assistant At torney Heneral Todd, tleorge W. Andeison. of Hoston. and Itnbert M Child, of Chicago, special food price Investigators of the Pe partment of Justice, at a conference todav. outlined plans to seek Indictments) of men who have been amassing fortunes out of risking prices to the detriment of the public. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Child laid before tho department a mass of evidence against manipulators It H expected thai gland Juries will be called shortly In Chicago. New York cll.v and other cities to heat new evidence The department Is especially eager to get at this work since the failure of the Thomas amendment, which would have, pre vented dealing In futures. .Meantime tho 1-Yderul Trade Cumniissioti Is continuing its Inquiry into the ecouonili nppects of the increased cost of food Ml evidence gathered bv this body Which Indi cates the presence in tho market of ele ments which would tend to cause unnatural rises In food prices will be turned over to tho Department of .luitlce. This new Investigation, coupled with the creation of new agencies of governing food prices nnd distribution. Is counted upon to bring relief. Selection of llerbeil C. Hoover as food dliector and the foilhcomlng cie atlon of a central purchasing commission to buy supplies In this country for the Allies are expected to belli cuib speculators It Is believed that these centralized blu ing and regulating agencies will standiird Ire prices to such an ex'tent that it will be dillleuli for speculators to operate TWINING TO ATTACK TRANSIT PACT TONIGHT Director Will Appear Before Market Street Merchants anil Kcal Estate Hoard Transit Director Twining will renew bl attack upon the terms of the lease, offcrnl thn city by the Philadelphia Itnpld Transit Compnn at two meetings tonight Ills first speech will be before thn Market Street Merchants' Association In the illng liam Hotel, nnd the second, before the Philadelphia Heal KMMe Hoard, at lljti Walnut street. Particular Interest nttaehes In these two Hibliesses since tonight will be llie Dilec- lor s Met opportunity ror a public expres sion upon the leafc question liefnie the setles of public hearings begins. Tomor row afternoon Councils' Finance and Slreet Hallways Committees jointly will open the series of hearings with a session given en tirely to the sponsors of the lease With the signing by (Jovernor Brumbaugh of the Stern bill validating Hie election at which the $ii7.100,UOO tiauslt and port loan bill was passed, another obstruction has been swept out of tbe way. The suit of Charles ' Fluck attacking the validilv or the loan Is now without any basis, al though The formality of the courts dismiss ing the suit will bo gone through with city Solicitor Connelly has until Saturday to tile his answer to the bill of complaint prepared by Otto AVollT. attorney for Flurk. It Is likely that the City Solicitor's reply will lm based entirely upon the Stern hill HOSPITAL CORPS UNIT TO LEAVE TOMORROW Orders to Sail for France Received by Philadelphia Organization (irders to sail for France have been re celled by llase Hospital No 10. urganized by the Pennsylvania Hospital. Equipped to full war stiength. the unit will leave tomorrow morning for .Irisey city to mobilize with similar units from New Yotk and St Louis. They will com prise the first expedition of American frrces to France Date and place of sailing have been withheld by the special lecpiest of the War Department llase Hospital 1'nlt No. pi includes twenty-five surgeons, sixty-five nutses and 1DU men. "Major lllchard II Harte will command the force The orders were dlteeled to .Major llarle. They call for a muster luiniiriiiw morning at 8 o'clock The work of entraining Is to stutt shortly after that time It Is estimated that only two hours will be leipilieil to entrain the unit and equipment Members of the unit have been drilling for sevetal days past In the armory of the First City Tuup. Th'y greeted the flrst war orders wllh cheers and wild enthusiasm Keiper Personal Estate $406,342 I.ANCA8TKH, May 17 The Inventory in the personal estate of the lata I.anlu II, Keiper vice president of the Champion ll'ovver and Forge Company, shows an es late of J 106.342 83. Mr Keiper had large nterestn In real estate, which nre not In fludofl It Ihe b-. believed to be worth Ke'lioMx o r.iun .im. , Irish Null "I th. si SENATE PLANS REDRAFT OF WAR REVENUE BILL Finance Coining sideration Measure With View to Amendment LIKELY TO BOOST SURTAX Strong Sentiment Developed in Favor of Iiicrenslnt' Levy on Iiitf Incomes WAMIINtlToN. May IT. Complete redrafting of the $1,800,000 . mo war rovetiue hill now before the House vva sured loda.v When the Keimte I'' nance Committee Went Into executive session t.. hralu consideration or t ieaure r be committee hns been holding hearing' mi the bill for nearly i. week. Nearly a hundred representative of various InleieM affected In the measure have been heard, and the , ilttee will now settle down to amend- hiR the bill to accord wllh ideas It ha- gath ered during the best lugs Senator Thomas, of Colorado, a ineuibei nf the committee, tl. dared today that not on.y would he offer numerous amendment to the bill In the committee, but that, unless It was radlcallv changed, he would make a vigorous fight against It on the Senate ilom . He predicted, bowevei. that the lloiie bill would be torn to shreds ond remodeled by the Ser.ste. Theie Is a strong sentiment In the Fi nance Committee, n well its In the Senate that the llouso bill does not Impose a suf ficient share of the war burden upon wealth Senator Simmons, iliairman of the loin mlttee, takes the view that, sinco the man of avornge nifsn will be called upon to fight the war. the 1 1 1 1 should compel those of wealth to nav for the vvai it Is under stood that this principle will guide the committee In ledraftlng the measure A bitter fight will be wagod in tin- Sen ate over the proposed l per snt horizon tal tariff Increase on all Imports, whether on the dutiable or fie list This will re sult In nmnv absurd taxet. it was pointed nu' todsy. and will certainly cause addl tlotal Inetesses In the cost of living To make up the ileliclt caused hv si rilling out the proposed tariff Increase. If this Is done, an elTott will lie made to boost the sui tax on large Incomes WILL NAME CANDIDATE FOR NAVAL ACADEMY Competitive. Examination Hefore U. S. Service Hoard Will He Held May 21 A loinpetltlve examination to selei t one tniiiilpal and three alternates for appoint ment to Annapolis Naval Academy will be conducted b.v ihe lolled States Service Commission In the Civil Service Derail ment at the main Philadelphia postolllce on .May 24 Candidate are requested In report to the secretaiy of the Iloiud of Kxamlners at H a. m.. on Hip date mentioned A committee recently appointed bv Con gressman John H K. Siotl will announce Iho successful npplicuhts during Hie first week In June Those who pajs the pie llmlnaiy examination will be eligible tu tuko the regular rntriince examinations held by Iho Nav.v I lepartmcnt on June 27. The committee appointed by Congress man Scott lm hides Kdwurd Ilok, editor Ladles' Dome Journal; Representative, Fletcher W. Stltes, (leorge C. Klatider. of llie Woikiiien's Compensation Hoard: Prof. Kih In M. Wilson, llaverford School, nnd Prof. S IM Bar Downs, Lower Meiioti High School Hums Fatal lo Woman LANCASTKtt. Pa. Ma 17 . Mis Han nah Sprout, seventy-seven years old. of Mount Joy. died this morning from burns iecelved last evening A lighted match which she dropped Into a wasto basket set (lru to her clothing. A grandson, Vconiau Sprout. 1'nlted States Coast Defense He serves. i now In Lancaster In charge of a reirultlng station. wmMMiiir ;' ' me ;v ' Ecojibm?- ?-. msus ". 7v'& i.'.?u '; 'Jv3Ji$ ' - Cf3K. . . 'Nv.!l3 . i vT '- .tA. . . ' iL ' ".ic '!'' . -r ' A V d"; ' 5ffe ,;'&&' ' A - - 'H- wfliU'' . .. ' AJ&t&t.A .JS3 ..',. i yMK-" i " aarire ' -t''. . ... ev-eC . Wc do not claim to sell you a $40.00 Suit for $20.00 neither can anyone do so and tell the truth. But of value worth 1 for with us. Just as an object lesson to yourself test us on this statement. Mi surpnsed to find as low, or lower, ltors fabulous bargain figures. And, no matter what price you pay ua, you will get full value in the quality and style of our garments. Spring Suits $15 and Ui Jacob Reed's Sons! 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET .tWnillSWIIllifiWWJiii; ia'M A" Suggestion to Pipe Smokers: Just try mixing a little genu ine "bull" Durham tobac co with your favorite pipe tobacco it's likctugar in your coffee. GENUINE Bull Durham SMOKING TOBACCO Also of "Bull" You can make for yourself, with your own hands, the mildest, most fragrant cig arette in the world and thu most economical. Machines can't imitate it. FAIR TRIAL PROMISED SELF-CENSORED PRESS President Will Aak No Law Un less Papers Offend Espionage Bill Discussed WASHINGTON, May 17 Whether or not the Administration press es for a censorship law depends upon the conduct of the voluntary censorship during the next few weeks. It was learned today Tho President Is disposed to le Ihe voluntary censorship plan under which tho newspapers have been working a further chance. It Is explained by Administration olllclals that the original purpose of tht regory hill was to curb a few papers la the country which were Ignoring ,tlie cen sorship self-imposed by other newspapers. Meantime House and Senate conferees on Ihe espionage bill begin their work tomor row. The House adopted a censorship sec tion, but the Senate conferees have been ordered to accept none. The Administration will accept the result of the conference te-port--whatever It Is until it l.i found the nevvspapeta are( "stepping over ths line. " If this happens the President will again demand u censorship law. Kaniotis French Airman Killed AMSTHHDAM, .May 17. Captain Hene Dotnner. famous Krench airman and son of the former president of the Krench Chamber of Deputies, has been killed In hqttle. sa.vs ii Herlln dispatch printed In the Telegraaf today. TOO I.ATK Mill 1'I.ASSIFK'ATION IIKATIIS HVniMAN -ilny ill. et "OlaBsborn. N. J., J THHOIinllE IIATK.MAN. Sr . Sled 114 Rla lives ?r( frtemls, Montcomi'ry Lodge. No. 10. I" suit A it. of I'hll . Invited to funrl Frl . son's nshli'me. J Theodore UMrmah. Jr (llsstioro. N. J. Services In Prfsbjterlan Chiireti. IVlillflinstown. N J.. I p m. Int. WllllHniMnwn, N. J Auto funeral F I ' R N I M inn A PA tlTM ENT.t II'mI rullMlelahln WAl.Nl'T. room In HO." Klve-roorn hulldlnu. apartment. dlnlni The Dabr iere are prooaDiy thousands of men in Philadelphia who huy their clothing now r r o m one house, now from another, lured hy extravagant adver tising claims, and never reeling cer tain that they are getting value re ceived. Such men safe anchorage W can here. we give you 100 cents' every dollar you spend please any men are that our regular prices are than some of lan some of our compet- and Overcoats 'p wards Si 4 t-hJ k'.v a- , v
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