fATEISTANGLED OVER "DRY" FIGHT .tfcood-Control Bill Blocked by Confusion Caused by Prohibition Addition .ALL FACTIONS IN MUSS What Penrose Thinks About ''Dictatorships" SENATOR PENROSE fears that Congress may go too far in at tempting to lower food prices; that "frail human beings" mny receive power to mako or break great indus tries; that crooks may become wealthy through dictatorship. He said in part: "Wo are making n great mistake tn creatine all theso commissions "and dictatorships We nro giving a tremendous power into the hands of a few people. I think there is a lot of fake and buncombe about it. There is danger in it, too. Why, if I wanted to make money and didn't carexhow I would resign my seat in the Senate any day to nccept one of these dictatorships. Just think what an opportunity for a crook in fixing prices!" Besides, he argued, causes of high prices arc largely beyond the con trol of dictators inadequate trans portation facilities, for instance. 4 WASHINGTON, June 2(5. I The Senate Agriculture Subcommit- tee today voted to broaden the House food control bill to include regulation of coal, steel, oil, petroleum products, ' farm implements and other necessaries. ' The committee amended the bill to ex clude from control of the food adminls- . trator food consumption what the poo I pie shall serve on their tabic. It was J" further agreed to release the farmer " from all regulations under the bill, covering power to requisition products. WASHINGTON. June 20. , $L The great prohibition fight, pending In the Senate, today endangered tha whole legislative program. The l.eer food-control "bill Is blocked by tho tremendous confusion resulting from Injection of the sweeping dry addition by the House. Threats nnd Counter-threats from opposing factions have brought nbout a situation perhaps unprece dented In tho upper branch. As a result reaction today set In In forco against the drastic dry measure as un adjunct to the food bill. "Let prohibition go through on Its own merits, and not under the food-control measure," urged ono dry member today. Letters and telegrams poured In from all sections and from all factions, tho radical prohibitionists hailing tho situation as pro pitious to put across a nation-wide dry bill and the more conservative urging against hitching prohibition to tho food measure. Meantime the Senate Finance Committee members are mulling over nrguments of ex perts dealing with loss of revenue If the prohibition amendment carries Some emphasize that $760,000,000 In taxes to the Federal Government and $3,000. 000,000 or more to Individual States and cities In licenses, taxes and the like will be lost through the prohibition amendment. To which proponents reply, "Yes, but this tax money, and the billions Involved In tho annual business of the breweries, distilleries and saloons, will thereby be diverted to other business channels which can bo drawn on for taxes." And again, those opposed point out that under the House amendment even house hold dainties and children's delights are threatened because vanilla, lemon nnd orange extracts could not be manufactured even for flavoring, cooking, Ice cream, soda, candles and cake. In addition to the prohibition fight, tha food bill was threatened from another angle There Is nil effort on foot to overload the .measure so It cannot move Senator Heed (Mo.) and numerous others say that If food Is controlled, steel, oil, clothing everything from a sack of peanuts to farm Implements mURt also be controlled. Amendments designed to accomplish this re In reserve. Already the bill Is carrying some super annuated measures, such as the Welsh nil land leasing bill, which has been before the Senate five years, and the preferential rout ing bill, passed by tho Senate some time ago. With this tangled skein to unravel, the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee met early today to redraft tho House bill It was hoped this committeo would be able to report out to tho full committeo tomorrow, and that the bill would bo on the tloor for a finish fight late Wednesday or Thursday. Tha House dry amendment will bo re written to clarify It, but will not be changed, according to present committee plans. PENROSE FEARS CROOKS MAY GET DICTATORSHIPS WASHINGTON June 26. Senator Pen rose Is afraid Congress will go too far In attempting to lower food prices In passing a food control hill. As ranking Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee the Senator discovered the possibility that some "frail human being" might bo appointed to a dictatorship and expressed concern over the fate of big business concerns under such legislation. The Senator's position Is Indicative of the attitude of the Old Guard leaders on the eve of the fight on the Ad ministration food control bill. Here la how the senior Pennsylvania Senator ex pressed his views: A. food control bill In soma form will be passed by Congress. Whether It will embody the prohibition provision adopted by the House remains to be seen. It Is possible that a majority of the Senate will stand by the amendment proposed by Senator Gore, and which will be. voted Into the war revenue bill. This amend ment places a prohibitive tax upon grain used In the manufacture of distilled spir its, but does not affect beer and light wines further than to put a war tax upon them. It may be that the Senate will vote to accept the IIouso provision which for bids the use of grain Jn the manufacture of Hplrltuous and malt liquors. I have made no canvass of the situation and do not know what strength the proposition will command. Whllo we all want to take such rea sonable steps as will protect the people frnm extortionate prices on the necessa ries of life, yet I cannot but feel we are making a mistake tn creating all these commissions and dictatorships. We are tying a tremendous amount of power Into the hands of a few people. I think there Is a lot of fake and buncombe about It And there l danger In It. too. Just tblak what an opportunity for a rook tn fixing the price of eoal or cop Mr, er wheat, or steel, or any on of the mmrny article the market price of which la, a4fctcd by tho price the OoTcrnmeot Batya and the amount It bays! Ntt doubt the men whom tho President rllf appoint to these dictatorships will be ipjijh, class, honest, clean men, but we BHHOt lose sight of- the fact that In reting these places" 'and transferring mm broad powers we are giving Into the hands of a few frail human .beings not tiily tiemendou authority, but the power t,, nialw or break great business con- vor and to vitally affect wt inauauiei hip r m atysur- . !-, to do what we can to hold prices down within the reach of tha average family, tlut when we Investigate we find that In A larite measure the high prices are due to natural causes, which no dictator could change. For Instance, Inadequate transportation facilities play n consid erable part In thrae war prices, since we have not the proper means of distribution. A food dictator cannot Increase railroad facilities. During the recent hearings on the rev cnuo bill I learned something on this ques tion which rather surprised me. It seems that the railroads require a billion dollars a year for betterments. In order to keep pace with the demand made upon them and be able to furnish the transporta tion the country needs. For several years past tho rnllrondi hac been unable to expend mora than 1600,000,000 n year In betterments, which accounts for the fac that they liavo not kept up with the progress made by the Industries, and ex plains why In this crisis they are unable to meet tlio demands upon them. ThU U n rendition which no food dicta tor, no matter how broad may be hi powers, ran rure. And there are other feature that are Jimt as utrlklng. I can not rid myself of the fear that Cnnjrre Is likely to go too far In It teal for ameliorating the condition that hate arisen. FRANCE HARS LIQUORS Zi A Ctil'T A T ME A L HOURS rAUIS, June 2C. XI. .Mnlty, Minister of tho Interior, as the rosult of a Cabinet meeting has addressed to the prefects of all the departments In France Instructions to forbid the snlo at retail of splrltous liquors testing moro than 18 per rent of alcohol In cafes and saloons except during the hours when the principal meals are served Adult males ran procure liquors during thee hours, but women and minors under eighteen years will bo unable to get them at any hour, llottled goods may be sold only In two liter (two quarts) quantities. M Malvy seeks to exclude tnose desiring to pUrchaso .mall bottles excluded from tho scope of tho proposed regulations nre beer, wines, cider. Imitation wines and liquors nnd all other aromatic wines not possessing more than 18 per cent of alcohol, and liquors prepared from fresh fruits not possessing more than 23 per cent of alcohol WAR PRICES ON CANNED GOODS ARE CONDEMNED Retailers Are Making Nearly 100 Per Cent Profit, Says Federal Trade Commission WASHINGTON. June 20. AttemptH of grocers to charge war prices on canned goods now and next winter were exposed today by an announcement of the Federal Trado Commission showing costs to tho dealers nnd what tho public should bo able to purchase for. Retailers now are making profits of nearly 100 per cent on ,'cnned goods, the commission declares. The announcement says that an Investlga. V jn has shown that retailers are paying between noven and a half and nlno nnd a half cent n can for corn and peas and sill ing them At fifteen and twenty cents per can Rota Icra ore pn.ilnB nbout ten nnd a 1 alf cents per can for large sizes of toma toes nnd charging twenty cents per can ff r therm The commission further stntes that n large proportion of tho canned goods now being sold l of last reason's pack and was purchased by the dealers at much lower wholesale rates. The announcement says that In order to forestall speculative prices on canned goods next fall and winter the commission has received reports from 2000 canning fac tories from Maine to Alaska showing prices nt which canners are contracting to sell goods to dealers this year. Tho commission bays that it now Is equipped with sulllclent Information so that If dealers next fall and winter attempt to charge exorbitant prices and blame them on Increased costs the Government will he able to show Just what tho difference be tween cost and selling price Is THREE BRITISH PLANES DEFEAT TEN GERMANS Shoot Down One and Probably Destroy Two Others in Battle Over Roulers LONDON, June 28. Three British naval planes fought ten Germans In nn aerial battle over Roulers, shooting one down In flames and probably destroying two others, an Admiralty state ment today declared. The British machine! were patrolling the air. The Germans apparently were starting out for a raid. Notwithstanding the ene my's superior numbers the British flyers entered Into an Immediate engagement The fight continued sixteen minutes. Thick clouds prevented verification of the enemy's losses except the one plane which was known to have been set afire. All the British machines were unharmed. LITHOGRAPHERS AT SHORE Employers National Association Ten ders Services to President ATLANTIC CITY, June 26. Philadelphia Is well represented In the annual conven tion of tho National Association of Em ploying Lithographers, which opened here today with a tender of services to the President. The convention probably will ask for a Federal Investigation of the causes for the steadily mounting cost of higher grades of print paper. The proposed Increase In post card postage will be condemned. 5l2?2BHiE52w'wri25Sl h. jfc - - - -- -- - - - - -m 35 -mmmammmimmmi I It la Eatier to Kemp Well Than Get Will Clear your complexion by daily use of BEDFORD MINERAL mm For Kidneys, Liver and Stomach Bottled at Bd ford Springs, Pt, famous since 1804. Sold by drugfftits and Krocers. Ask yours or writo us. Bedford Springs Co, Hi. WMer BirfUhitT, MOfa. WUuur MutUlf 1SUI. OS J. , vw.va nM, p .. -, .-,', I BSJiJSjsjBHHHMMHHBBSJSJBjijjejiIH MrVls9B'''a'a'''B'BBaP'BiBsVBBBiiiiH EVENING WHAT AN ARTIST SEES AT NIGHT SCHOOL OF ALIENS JOHNh MKHOLAS ,.,. AUSTRIA S. T "3ri"- AE rReeNoeRr Vn.L --.. 'I I ".'-.JSrK vif?roo?o or The" school ! "AMEREE-CA IS OUR COUN-T-RRREE," PRECEPT TAUGHT IN ALIENS' SCHOOL Nightly They Con Lessons of Patriotism and Civics Diverse Temperaments and Ambitions, but All Animated by Ideal of Good Citizenship A stray breeze that had managed to find Its way Into Philadelphia's foreign quar ter stirred the curtains of n room In the night school nt Sixth nnd Knlrmount ave nue One gas Jet fllckerod fitfully nnd throw a dim light across the desk where the class In citizenship nnd civil law bent Its collect ive head above their books and chanted softly: "Ameree-ca Is our coun-t-rrrry." "Now, Marie," the American teacher's crisp voice interrupted, "will you read the entire page?" Marie who Is Polish, with n wistful kind of beauty and a shy voice, began: "Washington Is the capital of America. The President lives In Waidilngton." "What elso I in Washington?" usks the teacher Jnkey, who Is now a Russian, hut hope soon to be an American, betrayed himself as n true son of Abraham nn ho lalsed his hand and announced eagerly "There Iss tho Treasury, where Iss tho money?" "Ves," smiles tho teacher encouragingly, but romethlng even moro Important, John?" The home where they make tho law," ventures John, from Austria. "That Is right " And then the teacher ex plain very carefully who makes tho laws and how the people have n hnnd In the making, too. And Marie, and Jakey, and John nnd a dozen other "alWns" listen very Intently, and nro ono step further on the road to being good citizens themselves ages or pupils The most pathetic and yet tho mot fig nlficant fact nbout these night schools Is tho ages of the scholnrs Tor Mario Is man led, nnd Sophie gave her baby a good "Hash around" and "put her safe In her crib" before she rnme. John works In an ammunition plant "Three days and thrte nights steady this week," he ex plained sadly, "and so 1 do not get the les fcon on the State." Fritz is a Hungarian, who cannot read or writo his own language, but Is making rapid strides In English, nnd Isaic has been In Siberia and has stamped on his face a memory that cen citizenship In tho t'nlted States will not erase. Ho demands books, and moro books "By your great men," he tells the tencher, and gloats over Shakes reare and Dickens. They havo an amazing sstem In these night schools. They call It correlating. In simpler terma It means that If Jnkey Is answering n question about State laws and ho mentions New Jerny, the teacher will probably ask the class where New Jerecy Is, what ! Its capital, a few of it prod ucts and manufactories, winding up with some Important dates In New Jersey's his tory. And by this simple, natural, almost cas ual method wonderfully successful results are produced. In this same das'? they nro learning to write letters. ymiiMMiimmniiiiiiiiiMiiniHMHiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiinmiiiiiH wet LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1917 CHILE RUSSIA -Of it Is Jose from Spain who has produced the masterpiece He is not dependent upon tho query columns of the papers for his Inspiration nnd suggestions lie write-.: .Mr. dear Carmen: It M-eins now along lime oinco I see you, Inst night Will you not gladden my true heart with a letttir? You nre a good girl nnd I think you will not treat mo bad. Do not I plead of you. Soon we go to the Optra house to hear Caruso. It will be Joy to bo together. I await Impatiently your letter. Truly with love, JOSE. Whether Carman is hln Ideal or tho real lady of his heart, the teacher does not know But In cny case tho letter remnlm n truly remarXnble combination of Latin abandon and lately acquit rd Anglo-Saxon restraint. Perhaps Jose Is there to learn only to wrlto lovo letters to Carmen, but moit of tho others hae more Important motives Sophie needs English to get u better Job, and Jake talks of opening a shop and helng nble to keep his own accounts. Fritz wants to tako out citizenship papers very soon, and Isaac has a dream of returning to his own country to teach, now that Rus sia, too, Is a republic. Almost all of them want, nbove all. to be good Americans "All of them must ho good Americans," said their teacher: "the country needs them now ns never before to bo loal nnd intelligent citizens. That Is the night school'H excuso for existing. To teach tUem Just that" Tile class took up their books again Above them on the dingy walls tho face of William l'cnn, Immigrant of another day. smiled bcnlgnantly down on the Phlladcl phlans of tomorrow Fcrxently they lepeated "Amereo-ca Is our coun-t-rrry." They are learning their lesson well. PHILADELPIIIAN PRESIDES OVER ENGINEERS' SESSION Twentieth Annual Convention of Amer ican Society for Testing Materials Opens at Shore ATLANTIC CITY. Juno 26 A. A. Stev enson, of Philadelphia. Is presiding over the twentieth annual convention of the American Society for Testing Materials which opened here today with 400 engineer ing experts of alt of the large trunk lines nnd many American Industries In attend ance The executle committee reported that no reply thus far had been received to a tender of the services of the society to President Wllbon, In which It was pointed out that tho experts might find an important flold of usefulness to the Government through n plan of co-operation In relation to speci fications for materials and In the Inspection and testing of mnterlals. The "Worlds Standard N the demand for this super-size cord tire the responsibility in rirestone leadership is shown. To .Firestone the public confidently looks for a new era in cord tire service. And this faith is justified. Besides the usual Firestone thoroughness and care in manufacture is the spur of ownership; since, li.uuu Jfirestone employes in the business. Every Firestone worker interest in answering your expectations of a tetie Cord Tires carry, to the highest decree, those vital principles of tire service, resiliency and strength. Luxurious ridinfc is com bined with the ability to stand road-punishment; and fuel saving is added to the economy of Most Miles per Dollar. With the new skidless tread on rear wheels and triple treads on front, you'll have tire equipment at its best. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 312-314 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Home Offlee and Fartoryt Akron, Ohio Branches and Dealers Everywhere X JmP urn MUST FIGHT FOR RIGHT TO MAKE OWN LAWS Otherwise We Will Be Con quered, President Tells Bar Association BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pa., June 26. With several hundred members of the bar nnd Judiciary from many parts of the Stato In attendance, the twenty-third nnnual meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Associa tion was convened hero at 2 o'clock this afternoon. In opening tho meeting, Cyrus O. Derr, of Reading, president of the association, spoke on "The Philosophy of Law-Maklng." Ha enumerated the three stages of law making, the unconscious and conscious stages and the stage which was begun with tho genuine government of the people by the peoplo for the people. 'Tho people of Pennsylvania havo been In the latter stage for generations," he said. 'They hnc elected their own gover nors, havo provided for nnd regulated management of local affairs without aid or Interference In any way from king, dictator or any ono over them, in the fundamental and other laws passed during this period may be traced dcclopment of a truly free peoplo." "A peoplo unwilling to fight for the right to make Its own laws will sooner or later ho compelled to fight for the maintenance of the conqueror's right to mako its laws " l'.dwln M. Abbott, of Philadelphia, pro rented the report of dolegates to the con ference of bar nssociatlon delegato In Chi cago August 2S last. Tho report recom mended tho ndoptlon of an amendment to tho constitution of tho American Bar As sociation so that thcro could be submitted from time to time by referendum to the in dividual members questions affecting the substance of the administration of the law which In tho opinion of tho committeo arc of immediate practical lmportanco to tho whole country. Recommendations provid ing for a closer connection between national, Stato and county bar associations fco as to promote unity on nil leial questions af fecting the country at large wer- also made Tho following from Philadelphia were present- Judge W. H. Stanke, John B. Col nhan, Jr., George Wentworth Carr. George N. Henderson, Judge William H. Shoe maker, T. Klllot Patterson, Edward P. Bailey. George J. Edwards. Jr., John C Hinckley, M. Hampton Todd, Abraham M. Beltler, Frank II. Shattuck, Harold B. Beltlcr, William Morgan Montgomery, Hampton L. Carson. Funeral of Mrs. Rebecca P. Harris Tho funeral pt Mrs. Rebecca Porter Har rls, widow of Captain Isanc Harris, took place today nt 11 o'clock, from her home at 2208 Rlttcnhouse street. The Rev Floyd Tomklns, of Holy Trinity Church, performed the service, after which tho body was Interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery Mrs Harris Is survived by four children, Mrs. George N. Dallas Pelti, Jr., Mrs. James Hopkins, Miss Lily C. Harris and Ensign Perclval Ran Roden Harris. 'rnflHIIHfflQ are stockholders takes a personal higher standard. ; tv I AtWrB : WILLPUT NEUTRALS ON SHORT RATIONS U. S. Expqrts Council Will Determine Needs of Coun tries and Curb Shipments BIG BLOW AT 'GERMANY WASHINGTON, June 26. Neutrals hereafter will bo on shorter ra tions than they hae been for recent months. The eiports council, designated by President Wilson, will apportion supplies for them, subject to the President's ap proval. It will determine what the neutral needs are. scientifically, as based on Important figures covering a period of years, It will do Its utmost to see that there Is no surplus which could leak Into Germany Theso things were mado clear today by one of the members of the new council Of tho now scheme of things President Wilson says: The whole object will be to direct ex ports In such a way that they wilt go first nnd by preference where they nro most Immediately needed nnd temporarily to withhold them, If necessary, whero they can best be spared. Our primary duty In the matter of foodstuffs and llko necessaries Is to see to it that tho peoples associated with us In tho war get as generous a proportion as possible of our surplus, but It will nlso be our wish and purposo to supply tho neutral nations whoso peoples depend upon ui for such supplies as nearly lit proportion to their need ns tho amount to be divided permits. The free play of trade will be "Intelli gently and systematically directed," he said. The following exports to Kuropean neu trals, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Den mark. Spain and Switzerland, for the first ten monthi of tho fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1917, wco announced today by Herbert C. Hoover: Wheat and wheat flour, 38,077,000 bush els; value, J69.641.000, an average of 11.79 per bushel. Corn nnd cornmeal, 13,248,000 bushels: value, MS.297,000, an average of $1.15 per bushel Oats and oatmeal, 4,912,000 bushels; value, J2.957.000, an avcrnge of sixty cents per bushel. 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Tnompson, Jr. for I ho Glbney Tiro and Jlubber Company has sub. mltted to the United States District Court the offer of the Flsk llubber Company to buy the assets, but on the request of th Glbney people for a postponement until July 2 at 3 p. in. In order to effect a settlement with their creditors at 45 cents on the dol lar. tho court granted the delay. rtccelver Thompson says that the Glbney Tire and Rubber Company has considerable financial backing and these Interests put un $50,000 as nn evidence of good fnlth In their promlso to the court that the company was seeking n settlement with Its creditors if however, the company cannot carry out Its program tho money will be refunded and then the court will consider the offer of the Flsk people. Girls Take Red Cross Fares SPniNOKIEMJ. JIo., June 26. oirlsj wearing Red Cross uniforms took tho place of conductors on the cars of the Spring, field Traction Company, collecting and r talnlng all tho fares for tho Red Cross, PLANTS for the iGarden Owing t o the backward Season that existed early in tho Spring we arc able now to give our 'custom ers tho bene.. tit of special prices on Choice Plants noted below, all sturdy pot-grown specimens: DAIST VEIHIEN'AK DAHMAS JIYDKANOKAS hlfAPimAOONS COSMOS ASTERS PETUNIAS MAIUOOI.DS COLEUH HEMOTItOrE AB1ITII.OXS FUCHSIAS CAKXATION3 CHIIYSAITTIIEMUM8 (hardy) Any of tho above In one variety or assorted 10 cts. each, doz. $1.00, $7 for 100 Counter Delivery only, none ship ped or delivered at theso prices which are less than cost. GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. The reliable kind, bound to give ever lasting satisfaction. INSECTICIDES. Now Is the time to prepare and check Insect Pests. Ve have the remedies. 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