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U. S. TOLD OF PLOT
TO CORNER FOOD
National Producer Charges
Monster Middlemen's Plot
Throughout Nation
W VSHINnTON' Ma.v IS
Astounding thaw of estence of a
aitlon wide """" "f "tlddlrmen whos
operations are H.xlil to cteml lo almost
,,rj Stale in tlic I nlon weie lalil befi.-c
the Department of Agiloultute iiere toilaj
The clnrges made bv a natlnnallv Known
food producer oflli' nls paid, aie Hiipiiotted
Jr "exceptionally positive Information" and
apparentlx establish liejonrl doubt ex
istence of n ionplracv to boost pi Ices
The Ilepartment of Justice and the
Council of National I)efene were at once
notified and summoned the Infoiniant for
Immediate conference
Written evidence. In the form of Icttcis
nd document'" it is F.i'.d. are now In the
hands of the two department
At the "ante time appeal-" t etcher! tire de
partment for Jielp from .rlous section
here food speculation mid price-boosting
ti charged
Baltimore charges ksv speoiil.itms liae
cornered nn mm bags of potatoes Spccti
litors it is charged are preparing to evade
food-control legislation
!iflnneapolls charge told of alleged agree
ments between commission men and pro
ducers to manipulate food nupp'les so as to
create artificial shortages In icrtalii sec
tion" with arconipani Ing rles in pi ices
Widespread destruction of ft tilt to main
tain prices was a to charged
Rochester v V reports tub! of subsian
tlall similar opciatlons
Panforth Me ifported genetal dabbling
In potatoes with $".00.1100 Irvolved Farm
ers -here it is said nre forced to i-ell foi
1! a barrel I'ommlsaiou men. In cahoots
utth wholesale stores from uhlih tho
farmers must olitajn supplies it Is alil.
, ire raking off 400 per crnf profit
Central Illinois titles ilia;t'l commission
men are selllnK large ipu ntiti-s of vegc
tables for hogs rathei than lower prices
Thousands of bushels of potatoes an said
to be going to tho animals
I'eflnlte charges against a N'ew Orleans
pccu ator rav lie has cornered 50ft torn Yif
rice at 1 cent a pound and Is doling It out
for 8 cents a pound
l.lltle Itock. Aik, alleges potato "pecula
tion 20-cenls-a-pecK potatoes selling at $.'
I pecK
At the same tune the president of the
Georgia ' hamber of r'o.iiiuetoe and others
told the Rticultuie department that spec
ulators ,tlirouBliout the South are hinder Iiik
food production Thev threaten fanners
lth not piucliaslng their cotton If they
itart rlso to raise food 'I his. It Is said,
forces the farmers to purchase their food
Imported from the North nt exorbitant
prices Thlii niaitice Is alleged to be of
tartllng proportions and preventing ade
quate food production In the South
Blow Horns on Lancaster 1'il.c
The Automobile Club of Philadelphia In
in announcement made this afte'iioon cau
tions ail motorists traveling on I.tncastci
Jlke a-.u L" ,.ard road at IMoll stulion, to
oe particular to sound their horns, as man
arrests are being made for failure to do
this The club also announces that .Spring
Mill road Is being oiled as well as 13rn
Mawr avenue from the hospital south
Dr. Gustav Jaeger Dead
AMSTKHD.Ur Ma IS The death Is
announced at Stuttgart of Or UusUv Jae
jer, well Known as a t othlng specialist
He was elght-four jcars old
GALVANIZED, COPPER
AND ZINC SHEETS
L. D. Bergcr Co., 59 N. 2d St.
Btll. XIarktt $ Krvstone, ilaln JO90
Tartleutar IVoiilr Appreciate Our .strum
MANICURING 25c
(Our uual charge for over -0 ear )
HANNA
I'hlluiletplihiV Lending ( lilronodli-t
S. K. lor. 13th i. Wjnsom SU.
(Over Crane's) Also
ISO! Chestnut bt.
--Ready Money
United States Loan Society
117 North Broad St.
M S. 5th st. 2518 Germantonn ov.
BRADBURN & NJGR
Correct Tailors for Urey Mm
13lh Xt :,,,. Cl. riond
0
... -. UIUI9UIN jia. Moor
Spring Suitings ,0 Stder $30;00
Our Barments not only fit correctly,
ti .2"B Peacefully to the body re
In that shapely appearance. See the
new weaves they're beauties rich, ex
5'usive effects.
Buy Undcrdown
Shirts
3 for. $4
For Vacation
ii you want style and quality at a
e"onble price, stock up with these
"flsraowa spec'als.
Onffi Attachsd or Bstiebsa.
A.R.Underdown's Sons
4 jr
"Oliber Hoods and glen's Kurnlsh'nrs
202-204 Market St.
for All Officers
Reporting for Duty
Jffift sClonbVmtn,de fc h
" "' ".r I0r cvythinB
in m,rnu.ifnm0intuWe turn out is m'c
in our own workshop under the eye of
ZSs aCC01dh,g l U S' ArnVJiS-
V r!l?. PrcPared to give vou
perfect-fitting clothing and cxe
cute at short notice orders for uni
forms of
EVERY DESCRIPTION
for those seeking the best in tailoring.
are unequaled
A. B. Mathews & Co,
1200-02 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
DESTROYERS HOLD
U-BOATS AT BASES
Patrol, Strengthened
U. S., Checks Subma
rines' Ravages
by
WASIIlNnTO.V Mav Ii
fleiinan submarines are being held
in
.iien mime naspq ,j npw ,, C1(.atv
strengthened patr.il tein In this patrol
the Amcilcaii dfstrover hiiim.1..,,, i ...ii..
its
lilt." and doing t well nmHii i..
.onl1dentl.il advices t
How heie
tho foreign mission
I hat is the real le.iMin vvhv there have
been fewer slnKlngs Anil tlle. CM,rl, ,lorc
who nre aware of whtt is going on do
.tare that never agtln will tJermanj have
a "mllllon-ton month
I'lhe fact lint all .Irafts tccentlv s(Ilt
abioad from this cotintn have been re
reived (as announced In New YorK eter
di.v) points uuinhtalab1 to the lessening
u me i -ooti menace to mall ships
would Indicate that American ships
moving over seas without hliidrtniel
and
are
The euro for the .submarine vll Is fast
ilestrojet. well aimed and equipped, which
will watch the outlets fiom the submarine
litres That Is cxartlv what Is being pro
vided now, olbcinls s.iv
There ale onlv certain channel through
Willi Ii the big submarines now- being ued
lO ticrmanv tan get lo the open sea Thee
are now being watihel so ttoel.v that the
estimated number of Herman submarines
operating Ins been i educed nt least one
half Anil the more destrover tho I nlted
State can assign to this work tho better
the result must be IVesh trained men
and new specdv boats ndmitiedlv .11 e the
thing most wanted bj the lliltMi ji,h
Trench Admlraltv
Tteport3 leaching Washington todav fiom
Scandinavian countries indicate that nor
mally now Is holding a number of her big
gest and be" fleet submarines at nt'atrglc
points It Is suggested that these vessels
aro Intended fi r a ra'd agalnt the Ulantlc
coast of the I n ted Statr-
J. E Caldwell Sf(o.
Chestnut -JuniDer South Perm Squaro
Tlie Fifty -Dollar Watch.
The Century Watch, $100
A BIG SPECIAL FOR MEN!
Unequaled Combination
Of Shoe Style and Value
LAST OPPORTUNITY AT THIS PRICE!
DARK TAN
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All Sizes
All Widths
High Shoes
Oxfords
'Tis a Feat
ItdUinie.
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SUSPECT GERMANS
IN POISON PLOT
More Mystery Added to
Case of Guardsmen at
Port Perry
WOMAN LATEST VICTIM
Mote mvtcr was added to the case of
the poisoning of mcmbei of Comptnv C
Tlul Iteglment. I'eunsvlvanla National
uard In I'ort l,err near llraddnl. owliig
to the fait that the oool In tlm restaurtnt
In been pols'itied Urrui.1119 ate suspected 1
It was said 1
The latest Mctlni I Mrs Helen Shlplev
&he wa rushed to a hospital and phva clans I
said she bad n good chance of icooverv I
Tho police believe she alteiiiped suicide I
Mllltarv, 1'ederal mil t.vli autliorltle j
who are Investigating the insstirlou case
are convinced that some poison was placed '
in the re pudding served to members of
the lotnpanv who arc on guard liit In tint 1
part of he Sttte
Lieutenant William !' I'orrnian of l'hlla
delplil.i lost his life as a lesult of the poison ,
and foit)-oue members of the couipinv were 1
made ill Lieutenant rorroian'ii bodv l '
epeitcd to reach Philadelphia todav
Majoi ,1 V l'os Major (leorge Hlair
and 1 ountv dctertlve nlrcnlv have pn
Ctrl Mlllei proprietor of the restaurant
n ml Mverul of lis servants through the 1
thiid degiee I
o persnn bis bpen pennltted to rave J
die pieinlses since the poisoning ociurred
Vn armed guard ha been placed around the
p'me with s rlct order to allow no one to
enter or letve without a specltl penult
occupants of the estnb.lslmient vlrtuallv
are prisoners but 11 harge lias tocn made
against theni
Developments Indav led thoe Investlgtt
Ing the poisoning to liellevo that f!erintns
were nt the toot of the affair and that It
was 1 he result of a plot
Lieutenant Corcoran died vvllhln thirtv
minutes after eating bis meal It Is knnvrn
hat onlv the soldleis were srrved with the
fatal rice pudding Lieutenant Corcoran
had two portion
Onlv ten membeis of the company es-
itped SIMeen of those strlcKen nre In a
serlou fonilltion
rollowlng Is a list of those In hospital
ts a lesult of the met!
Vt llraddocl. (lenernl Hospital i:rnet
IVIfel private. .losep'i Ueddlng. private.
Louis tlonaventuin private. Tony (latartll
private, lohn (Jlbson prlvnte, IMward
Hieiilluger pilvtte. IMwaid llovle private;
Henjamln Knight, onpnr.it. rtliur Mc
CormlcU private, lioige Mci'usler, pri
vate and I! C 1'ugh private
At West Venn llnsjiltal Marrv Wnl
wrath corporal and M Hintz prlvnto
III In camn--.loseph Koch, serge int; C
H Thomas, prlv.Uo and John Mink, prl
vnte rhvsiclans at the hospitals said the con
dition of the men verv favorable and
that thev will prob.tbj be discharged within
a few is
Ir Jacob IJosenblnom chemist Is tod.i
conducting air ovarnlliatlnn of the content
of Lieutenant Corcoran' stomach In de
termine the nature of the poslon Coroner
rbvslclan C It Sihlldeiker pei formed an
nutopsv 011 tho body last night but said
onlv 1l1.it poison caused death He was un
able to state tho nature of tho pul-on
It was ascertained tint nono save soldieis
got any of the poisoned pudding, although
several other persons take theli meals nt
the place None of these showed nny s.vmp
loiin of poison
A search of the premises Is being made
j for poison
II tclicr I'ny Tor Itailroad Kmplojcs
Arnni!. 111. Mav 1R- 1ft pel cent
wage Increase for all rhopnien and unor
ganized laborrrs in the cmplov of the llur
llngton Itailroad has been announced
About tE 000 cmplnjes are affected
Watches For
Graduation Gifts
Your final chance to
" buy style and qual
ity at a low price.
This is our last ship
ment of these shoes
and you must act
ItOlO to benefit by
the present price.
New styles
in our Men's
Department ; a
fit for every
foot; a price
for every
purse.
to Fit Feet
Shoes and Hosiery
1204-06-08 Market St.
$J .75
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LEDGER-PHLbADlDLPHlA, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917
NEW YORK THUG KILLS
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN
Tony Marcuno, Wankll for Man-
hattan Murder, Escapes After
Slaying Here
Murders in 2 Square Miles
Downtown Since March 17
VNTONIO GIL0RM0, 721"
South
Kehpll sticet. tlieil Marcli IT
af
ter licinp; stiuck with n shovel, it is
nllcRed. by Domlnick Turto. The
latter is still at lniKC.
S.tlvatoic Canlilc, of 1317 l.utona
stioet, dieil Apiil !10th of gunshot
wouml of hentl, nllcKCil to have been
mused by Frances I'useto, whom
Cnulllo is said to have insulted. The
woman i now under bail
Louis 1'spitin, of "! South Sev
enth stieet, died Apt il III of nun
shot wounds inllictecl by pet sons un
known. Lui(4i Caruso, of '-'.VJ7 South
rrnnkltn stieet. died Apnl 21, nun
shot wounds inlltcted by pert.oiis un
known. Yineetuo Stnmpo. uddtess un
known, died Apnl '-, Pennsylvania
Hospital, of ttunshot wounds inflict
ed by persons unknown.
Mane Citcao, Antonio C'.teeano,
S.ilvatoie Caccano, Caimclia t'ne
tano. all of 100 1 .South Lcithr-ovv
stieet, died of KUiihot wounds on
Apnl 10 and 17, nillieted by per
sons unknown.
Mis. Katie (iieen, twenty-seven
jeats old, SOl'i Kernon stieet, shot
and killed today by an Italian, who,
accoidiur; to the police, is Tony Mar
suno, of New York.
When fiit'sttoned I'oncetnint; fatl
uie of the police to capture the mut
dcicrs the only statement made at
police headquarteis is that the
crime. are bcinj; in estimated
notlui miinlei in the It ili.tn sritii.ti
downtown the tenth In the I it eight vveek
niid the siMeentli sinre .Iniiuntv I wis
. (iminliti'O tnd.li when n New orU giinm in
sliol and killed a woman win, bad u fusi il
to listen I i his uro.,ovs
The woman Katie itrcen twentv-seven
veais old of S0G I'ernnn slieel. was inn
ried and leaves four smtll children T'le
man who did thu shouting Tonv Marcuno
who, since he camp from New ork last
week, has been living al Sot I'ernnn stieet
esctped Although police knew of bis repu
tation having been notified bv New Votk
pollie that he wax wanted for the murder
of a woman he did as lip choe during the
week
Mrs Ureen got up earlv (his morning
and left foi ihe nearliv store of r.tnlo Nole
nt the southwext torner of Highlit mid
Tasku stieet to Iniv some bread nud
milk fm her (hidrti Ihe loungest of
w hntn W hut rcn inoiilln old
Atari nun m t dour was witiliing from
Hie window anil iiiu Kh followed tin
Mi .- i .i, i ii w i t ilUiu lo Ihe grocer
When a man buya a house he demands
his money's worth in style, durability
and comfort. That is why the wise
builder puts in Hardwood floors. He
knows that every dollar he invests in
this ideal flooring adds three to the
value of the property and the initial
investment is surprisingly small. Ask
PINKERTON
3034 West York St. KJjffiH
linn rn
'Mill 1 1 Hi
Eleiftmce -!J Q Economy 4
V- (f47) I lW 'DtUeiout
insist Nyj 1 'Results
UPON HAVING IT I r nrauita
-jffi. HARDWOOD K
Jjfjfci FLOORS 1ft
ilm "ti?9J I
CTkerton'
W y v
Best Dressers will wear wlva,
Famous Club Styles This Summer
HlllllitlTifllllllllllU " All
W&MMMW Straight jp
:::::::::::::::::x::y $ Genuine Koreas are a
:::j::::::::::::::::f - Great Bet This Summer
q::::;::::::: :iro See our feature Hat, the ''Larch-
x: ::::: :i:3::;g mont" has that military brim the ?
:::::::::::::::::::::: 4. : aiS smart dressers want. ji
x::::"43::i":v:5p" You'll like it, so will everybody ff
:A:i::t-'4.:":"-"---y that sees you wearing u. &. -. it
4:::: ::::::::::::::7 It. $85 I
:v :::: ::: :::::c You'll like thcT JP 5
::-::::j::::y :::::: A::-j4f44f quality, too; it's unus- &
riri iirt:::::' v:::3 U lc nr,ce Mmm
::::S::::::: VC-VPlt, ''' l ''ders Prepaid S
I rP 0 " If V ii i ' EVENING'S fl
Marcuno stepped up and once more lie
innnded that the woman accede to his
proposals
I will not ' replied Mrs Urcen At that
Maicuiio pulled out his levolver frcn bis
hip pocket and shot three times all of tho
bullets entering Mrs Cieens back She
i Hitched her breast with her hand and the
bullets passed through her body nml btnd
anil imbedded thenisclvcs In the wall I
The groier dinked behind the counter I
while the guiimiu pocketed his levolver and !
tan up eighth street Police arrived nt tit
scene of the shooting and took Mrs Ureen
to Mount Sliinl Hospital, but the wns ibad
b the time the patrol airlvrd
Trail of Ihe sltjei was qulcklv b.l
while the pollie sought for him at !il old
haunts
Last Janufliv Marrunn lived uet l ,oi
lo the inurdeleil woman and untie advaim
to her th-n nut was repulsed He tlun
went ti.ul, to New York
t the Hun of the minder Mnmnio wore
lilnck troustr and a blue lout lie I a
luavv built man. about live feet si liulu
lit height with grn -streaked black liau
TODAY'S MARRIAGP. LlCKNiLS
cilho S Imxa Hill Titan
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v'f,d llansnn 121 iJen i , an1
HtiiiMin Mil 1 11, Hi at
Irons; J Hnun tsls .vrrh si , and
I. l.onnr.l its r. Ii at
ll.n VVnifor.l '.'It; Uoitun si and
il mi,l
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iiartniin M,mun il.'i kimliall si and
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iliirl.il P Hiker Jr Hotel I'olunjal and Jam
t i tirtuii i.snj I.Hwi.iii avr ftK l.nn-
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MllKford ts.' s r. I ti al
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simone rmiidih la
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Jliiri.l VV liiii frworlh ilialt,.nt)am. Pi
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Ili'w nd Nh-nd ITR.' Mnr&srrt al and i,i,p
VI wnii 1 1. Ml p omaruTat
Irn.M Nhwiru -'HIS Kidcral at. and Vnni
Viiini .'Hi, IVd-ral at
neiiiur L Krisiii; IJJJ li.nwii al and 1.11 it in
VV Prii f i cat rav tile Pa
Ml hwl lii.ei I M." S l r.ilie at end Aunt
V Malum JUS Slrlmlaa at
1,1 .'.".'V'1,.1 "'.' V"".1' .'' nnd Kelhenn. Pmlih
-'II.' I. i timbirlnnd at
lulitl Ph. mi Hi lit I S Hupe al n 1 l.lii
I IV, l ulft I".' I' All. uhrni an
IP rrv I I 'I' Ml iVdir al nut lln K
srnllh IsilJ l.iimKrl -t
lohn 1 VV l I i III Itn'iil,! m nn. I ! iii,
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Q. Saturday's Event
Silk and Crepe Waists
Greatly $0.98 &$
Kp.mi.epd
sft? Kf
Special Waist Sale, g
Never in all youi experience have you discov- 5
ered such wonUcrrul waists al iji.'.is even in days
when things were not so espcnsive. .lust taken
front their higher-priced tables for tomorrow's
sac 183 of them only. Wonderful fabrics; latest
models. Sec!
At ihe
New
PfifLJ Market,
1 1 u it
I l.l TTT
H
55
80,000 of Philadelohia5
Coal Miners Work on Holy Day
HAKMrrON', Ta , May 18 - Hcs1ond!n
to the appeals of the anthracite opc.atora
to dispense with as many bolldas nn pos
sible the miners of the Irfhlgh Ileld con
rlniird nt work todav, iillhough It was As
cension I).t Onij three mine slopes were
unable to operate here
TflPONICfl
Gardens
A touch of Fairyland
on top of a 21-story
hotel in a prosaic city.
And music that
won't let your
behave!
just
feet
IOTEL A0ELPHI A
I Chestnut atDlfiA
Ik,
?.
Manv fhiTcront stvles to
1 11000 ft om each one
piettiei. appaiently, than
tlm othei all taken from
nir icKular 5'! OS to $7.ri0
sprinir waists. Newest and
l.iinticst shades softest
fahi ics wonderfully made.
Georgette Crepes
Crepes tic Chine
Willow Taffetas
Sport Silks
Shadow Laces,, lite.
Prettily tucked blouses
in tailor - made effect
blouses buttonmp; nn tho
sides eollailcss blouses,
etc.
1
Fashion
Shop
Cor. 12th St.
saEt)
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Some
Guiding
'Stars
we steef by
at Perry's
r
1. To give the b!5ggcpt
value in a Suit' of '
Clothes that your
money can buy. J
2. To have thatvalue
embrace not only qual
ity of fabric, but Ex
cellence of Workman-( A
ship. t' tU$
&
3. To extend it to the
Fit of every garment.
4. To add to the cut
and tailoring of Perry
Clothes the character A
which gives them a
style found in no
others.
5. To have so large an
assortment of fabrics,
weaves, patterns, col
ors and cuts to choose
from that evejy man
will find the Suit to his
taste, and a perfect fit
in his size.
6. In a word To make
and sell the best Suits
at all prices from $15 to
$43 that it is humanly
possible to make and
sell in this day and gen
eration. It's up lo you to box
the compass and say
whether wc steer
trucl
$15, $18, $20 and $25
for
Perry 'Spring Suits
Perryjo,
16th & ChKnut Sts,
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