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ABOARD ASKS CURB
f ON BIG BUSINESS
ttfrges That Price-Fixing
Be Made Permanent Pol
icy of Government
FINDS NEW TRUST PERIL
Trade Associations De
nounced as Successors to
Pools Law Broke Up
WASHINGTON. Dec II.
. Sweeping- chances In methods of recu
Atlne bis business aro recommended lit
he annual report of tho Federal Trade
'ommiMion, submitted to Congress to
day.
Primarily, tho commission recom
mends that Congresa enact legislation
which will place nrlce-flxlng on a firm
and practically permanent basis, nnd
which will cle authority to abrogate
eontractn made prior to the date of price,
fixing, especially as to tho steel and coal
Industrie The commission recom
mends the regulation f trade associa
tions, which Iho bodv lellovca aro the
successors to tlw old trusts which were
broken up by the Supremo Court of the
United States.
Tho commllnn's report sets forth
that, In connection with Its Investiga
tions Into the cost of production of
various commodities, It found Itself han
dicapped because of lack of organization
In methods of Catherine Information.
The recommendation Is nmdo that the
Information collected by tho advisory
committees of tho Council of National
Defense, and other Information collected
by semiofficial Oov eminent bodies, bo
made by law public records.
Authority also Is requested to requlro
reports containing desired trade In
formation, not only from firms and cor
porations, but from Individuals. Uy this
means, tho commission savs, a vasi
amount of Invaluable mitcrlal could be
collected by the Government for use In
carrvlne on the Industrial end or tne
war nnd In the economic struggle which
will come nt the close of the war.
Tho commission suggests advlsi-
blllty of further Investigating foreign
trade methods of American Individuals
nnd corporations, with a view to pre
senting a report which would bo useful
In the newly created foreign commerce
of the United States, now existent and
to follow tho coming of peace.
As to prlce-flxlne, tho commission says
that this haa become "a prime neces
sity." The experience of England and
France has shown tho wisdom of wide
extension of such a policy, sais tho re
port. Price-fixing should bo extended to
commodities belong food nnd fuel, and,
In Tact, should cover nearly everjtning.
The commission recommends that If
such legislation be provided, provision
be made for tho ibrogatlon cf long
term contracts mide prior to tho price
fixing legislation, as continuance of these
contracts would militate against the
isuccess of the whole piocram.
The commission savs that Its ex
perience In dealing with unfair com
petition has revealed that trado asso
ciations constitute the connection be
tween corporations in the Mine line of
trade by which abuse ot selling methods
Is madie possible These associations
aro frequently made tho channels for
unlawful monopolistic action in various
trades and should be suppressed, It Is
stated. It Is lecommendcd that legisla
tion be enacted which would make all
records of these associations public.
The commission recommends that
Congress give renewed attention to the
question of the alleged Standard Oil
monopoly of the petroleum industry
In tho Unlled St.itcs. The report states
that tho commission's Investigation Into
the petroleum nnd gasoline Industries
revealed a community of Interest among
the various Standard Oil companies into
which the bupremo Court dissolved tho
old Standard Oil Trust.
SOLDIER'S WEDDING RUSHED
Lieutenant Leaving for France Mar
ries Clergyman's Daughter
at Shore
ATLANTIC CITV. Dec 12 Because
he expects to leave for Franco and the
trenches In a very bhort time. Lieu
tenant Karl Wllhelm, of Buffalo,
"rushed" his wedding to Miss Lsther
JBIgelow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Lucius BIgelovv, of that city They were
married by the Itev. n. V. Ravmond, of
Buffalo, at a Boardwalk hotel this
afternoon In tho presence of friends from
half dozen cities.
Miss Morgan and Miss Ruth Cook, of
Trenton, were bridesmaids and Miss Gal
Baudet, maid of honor. Walter L. Todd,
lof Rochester, was. best man.
Demanded Job Back Unless Coal
Company Wanted Breaker
Burned
HAZLETON, Pa , Dec 12. Confessing
that ho sent a letter sjgncd by tho 1.
W. W. to Gwllllam Edwards, superin
tendent of the Evans Coal Company,
threatening to burn down its breaker at
Beaver Meadow, unless he vva3 relnst it
sd to a position which ho voluntarily
had quit, Peter Schnear, a seveteen-rear-o
d Beaver Meadow boy, was ar
rested today and hem to await action
A Federil authorities.
The arrest w as made by btate Trooper
Freeman through similarity of Schw ear's
signature on piy checks to the hand-
IvTltins of the letter.
ARREST BOY FOR THREAT
URGES FACTORY WAGES
FOR WORKERS ON FARM
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Only Method of Guaranteeing Suffi
cient Rural Labor, Says State
Grange Leader
WlLTilAMSrOIlT, Ta., Dec. 12.
Tho way to keep the boy on tho farm
Is to pay him as much wages as the
factories In tho city nro willing to pay,
declared James C. McSparran, of Lan
caster, at the convention of tho l'ennsvl
vauU Stato Grange, In session here to
day. Mr. McSparrnn's advleo followed an
address by William T. Creasy, In tfhlch
ho said that two million men have been
taken from the farms since the war.
Mr. Creasy said women nro also desert
ing the farm, with the result that those
who remain aro almost compelled to
work sixteen hours n d ty.
A memorial servlco for .Leonard Rhone
nnd Joel A. Herr, who died during the
car, was conducted this morning liy
tho chaplain, Rev. a. A". Hatch, of
Mahnffey. The Stato lecturer. Rev. It
CI. Tcagardcn, of l'unxsutawney, report
ed tho outlook promising for doubling the
membership of tho Pennsylvania Grange
the coming "ear.
SEVEN MORE VICTIMS
ON THE JACOB JONES
Four of Crew Not on Destroyer
When It Was Torpedoed,
Sims Reports
Would Remove "Dummy" Depot
The Business and Taxpayers' Asso-
Ltatlon of Frankford last night adopted
resolutions calling on the' Philadelphia
Kanld Transit Company to remove the
' dummy" depot at tho Intersection of
Yankford avenue, Oxford pike and
'MArrot street.
Such writers as
these Booth Tarkineton,
Edgar Lee Masters, Owen
Wister,.Gouverneur Morns,
Charles Hanson Towne,
eorce Ade, Julian Street, Ger
trude Atherton, these ana many
more authors, poets, painters,
musicians, sculptors and actors
ve joined together in a mag-
Istlficent tribute to France. It is
gift book of rare beauty.
ftFOR FRANCE". . . .$2.50
Profits to French Heroes' Fund)
he indomitable spirit of France at
r iS'Krapmcaiiy pictured by Maud
fortune r In her impressions of hos-
Tllle.
GREEN TENT IN FLANDERS'
DD A rUMTtC fC WIT CAtWO I? ', w a t -ie'y
VniullJulO IO TIAfJSJVl"! O advisors can, seo.
11 is Donovea wiai me rrcsiuem win
rilAin? 1Yl DIT1W DAAfiC iln hu P-oP" address to Cvstcss
LillltiU IU ilUil KUAlO "oo" ntt " finishes the scries ot con-
lercnccs vvnicn aro now in progress, xia
has been told by tho leaders in both
houses that they will require only an
hour's notice to arrango for a Joint
session, and It Is not likely that thero
will bo any great delay between the an
nouncement that tho l'resldcnt Is going
to Congress and tho calling of the Joint
session to hear him. Ills railroad plan,
officials say, will bo guarded as fully as
was hi recent mossago' outlining tho
natlonat vvar aim-.
Thinks Specialized Study Fits
Supreme Justice for
Big Job
GENERAL PLAN IS READY
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Vlco Ad
miral Sims cabled tho Navy Department
tho names ot seven more men who are
missing from tho Jacob Jones, destroyed
by a U-boat. They vcro not previously
known to havo been aboard. Tho mes-
sago albo named four members of tho
crew1 who vvcro not aboard when the
shin was lost and five others not listed
as missing and who possibly had been
transferred to another vessel bcfi.ro the
Joneq btarted on her Hst crule.
The number of missing enlisted men
was given as sixty-five, or approximately
ihn number given In earlier dispatches
The seven added to tho known missing
are:
UKOnon T ll nOrSER", fireman;
father. Mlchlal II. Rogers, 93
Humphrey street. Lowell, Mass.
JAMES CUMMINGS. seaman; mother,
Mrs Nellie Cummlngs, 2917 Talrmont
street. Kansas City. Mo.
WILLIAM T. OirFOKD. fireman; sister.
Ethel Clifford, St. Elizabeth a Hospital,
Dayton, O.
Iin.Vny J. LA COMBK. fireman ; father,
Joseph A. La Combe, Hinckley, N. Y.
HUGHNn J. M0HQAN, jcoman; wife,
Washington.
JAMES S. FITZGEHALD, gunner's
mate: father, P It. Fitzgerald, 25
West Crescent street, Augusta, Me
LEON J WETZEL, seaman; mother,
Julia Wetzel, 665 West Fourth street,
Winona, Minn.
The four who were not aboard when
the destroyer went down were Lllllous
F. Devclblss. gunner's mate; Jeremiah
Downing, machinist's mate; Cornelius
A. Lane, seaman, and Jumes F. Mc
Manus, fireman.
Tho five men who were on the latest
mu'ter loll of tho Jacob Jones hut not
mentioned among the missing arc
ThomaB Emllllnisen, gunner's mate;
Frederick A. Marshall: seaman; Ralph
Hanson Ilogers. sevman; I'.mmet Itoscoo
Smith, machinist's mate, and Milton
Lamar Snyder, gunner's mate.
TO PUSH KED CROSS DRIVE
Mayor Bacharach Will Personally
Lead Shore Membership Campaign
ATLANTIC CITV. Dec. 12 Mayor
Harry Bacharach, who also Is a bank
president and one of tho mirtt aggressive
"organizers" at the shore, Is to person
ally tako charge of Atlantic City's drivo
tor 12,000 members of tho Tied Cross to
be started next Monday.
Major Bacharach today requisitioned
the four ofllcers of each of the forty-six
election districts In tho resort to act
with more than one hundred po Iceman
and a largo force of bankers: doctors nnd
business men In stirring up the town nnd
taking $1 each from a fifth of the city's
population.
High Prices at Pottery Auction
Unusually high prices were brought
yesterday at the auction salo of potterv
of the collection of the late Dr. Edwin
Atlee Barber.
WASHINGTON. Dee. II.
Louis Brnrd-I' of Boston, Associate
Justtco of tho Supreme Court of the
United States, Is the Wilson cholco for
railroad dictator of the United States,
If the President finally decides that tho
railroads must be operated under Federal
control. Justice Brandels has expressed
dlelnc'lnatlon to serve, but Is being
strongly urged to do so. He has sug
gested to tho President the name of n
substitute, but tho later has himself
urgetT upon President Wilson tho
superior desirability of Justice Brandels
President WilBon wants the Supremo
Court Justtco to serve it the roads are
taken over, as now seems certain, be
cause of his long study of the Amer
ican railroad problem and his champion
ship of tho Government ownership Idei,
in connection w Ith which he Is a pioneer.
It Is known that Jttstlco Brandels Is
contented with his position on tho Su
premo bonch and would prefer to re
main there, but It Is entirely possible
that President Wilson will bo success
ful In Inducing htm to take up the work
ot directing tho American railroads If
tho plan of the Interstate Commerce
Commission finilly is approved by the
executive and by Congress.
It Is understood that the President has
virtually made up his mind that the rail
roads must bo operated by the Federal
Government, and has already outlined
general Vplans for nn operating sjstem
Under It the Interstate Commerco Com
mission would act as an advisory board
of directors.
In deference, however, to tho railroad
experts who still desire to consult him,
including tho railroad chiefs who called
on him this afternoon, and the members
of Congress who nre badly divided on
thn railroad problem, the President Is
maintaining un. "open mind" on what
nctlon he will recommend. Generally
speaking, ho has reacheu a decision, but
It s not nti unchangeable one The very
fact that he carefully Inspected tho
revolutionary report of tho Interstate
Commerce Commission, which sounded
the doom of individual control and op
eration of railroads, nnd approved Its
general satements before It was made
public. Is proof that the President be
lieves material change In he transpor
tation svstem must bo made.
. And even since the report was mado
public certain developments have made
it still moro Imperative that tho rail
roads be speeded up. The coal shortage,
which has Interfered with munition-
making In certain sections of New Eng
land, Is attributed directly to failure
of the railroads to speed up. Iron and
steel supplies for munition" plants )mv
been delajcd In transit without any very
mgm
llSMiffiSffi
of oyALnry
An Ideal gift for Officers,
the boys at Camp and Civil
ians. Waterproof Shoe tan
Russia caif sturdy, com
fortable. A $9 bit of work
manship with a $6 pries on
it. Real, too, from
very angle
Leather, Comfort
Economy!
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1336 SOUTH PENN SQUARE
Op. Cltr Hall. In Lincoln tllile.
hoittliettHt 4 erncr Stti and Knre
lot N'. Slli rt. and Ilrunrlie
Hth trfft ttr-w OtM-ii 1 vmlng
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OhtikEdceoftheWarZone
From the Btil of the KUrne
to the Carina of the tun sad tajom
ineusnunuationoi Aniiiioponmemarn
mutnt.dKn, fy Mildred Aldrich $125 M
&o Wr..-. SMALL, MAYKARD & CO. lNex
Publishers Boston
I am selling about $18,000.00 worth of
merchandise at very nearly cost. An excel
lent chance to do your Christmas shopping at
a Big Saving.
$1.50 SHIRTS, $1.15
$1.50 NECKWEAR, $1.15
. 65c and $1.00 NECKWEAR, 50c
50c NECKWEAR, 35c
$5.00 BATH ROBES, $3.00
$2.00 MUFFLERS, $1.65
And Other Goods Accordingly
I Need the Money
George W. Jacoby
Haberdasher
620 Chwtaut Street
CANADIAN SAMMEES
FAVOR CONSCRIPTION
Votes of Dominion Men Serv
ing in U. S. Army Tnken at
Camps in Franco
By HENRI BAZIN
Staff Cnrrrstomltnt F.vrntno rMle Ittlgtr
ictti tne Amtrican Army It rrtsce
AMnniCAN PIi:U lWADQUAItTEnS
I.V l'l'ANCi:. Deo. 12.
Two Canadhn otllcera arrived yester
day In tho American camp, delegated
by the British (lovcrnmcnt, with tho
permlc'lon of American headquarters,
to Install voting booths In tho American
camp and talto the votes uf Canidlan
o!dlern In the American army, most of
them In N'atlonal (luard reglmcnti. on
the question of Canidlan conscription.
Tho voting began In several villager
last night.
Conversitlon vilth thee omcerq, who
have talked with a number of Canadian
Sammees, Indicate that tho Canadian
contingent In tho American army Is
overwhelmingly In favor of concrlp
tlon for Cantdi t'he numerical strength
of tho CanadUn Siimmccv cvnrot bo
given but It u permitted to say that
It Is fairly Important In certain unit.
Taken III While SpcaklnR
While talking beforo nn audience In
tho New Century Dnwlng Ilnnnis jen
tcrdiy afternoon, air. Hedwlg It
tlockow. a New York lecturer, was taken
111 nnd hid to bo nlsted from the hall
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waiter, pour comfort, pour
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famous fast train to Southern
California. Seo the Apache
Trail en route.
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glad to plan your trip for you.
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Wc Broke AH Traditions
In Our Great Sale of Furs Now On
a Month Ahead of Time
""l THY wait till AFTER Christmas for the annual reduction
YY sale?" we asked. People need furs NOW. Winter's ?i
call has proved this. Hundreds of people would give fur
as gifts if they were not waiting for January reductions.
WE MAKE OUR JANUARY REDUCTIONS NOW WHEN FURS
ARE MOST NEEDED FOR WEARING & GIVING
Every fur coat in stock is reduced. Many sets and scarfs are newly priced at
less than they would cost US today.
Furs today are a good investment. Their cost is on the jump. Customers, wjio,
have wanted to match furs purchased some time ago find a 50 increase. In this
climate furs are essential to winter comfort. If there is a fur need either now or jn
the future, take advantage of this sale. Such furs as these will give years pf seryice!
AND THESE SWEEPING REDUCTIONS MAKE THE VALUES WONDERFUL
COATS include smart, belted models, flare styles and the modish bouffant effect.
All have deep, full collars, sometimes of other rich furs, that drape or fold about
the throat most becomingly. Linings are of imported silks in glowing coloring
and designs that add to the richness of the coat.
The sets are in the graceful animal-scarf style and in cilic cape and stale effects.
Muffs are nearly all trimmed.
(A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL RESERVE yOUR PURCHASE UNTIL CHRISTMAS)
These Three Items of More Than Usual Interest
FRENCH SEAL COATS I WHITE FOXSCARtfS
Three-quarter length, flare models
58.00
Regularly 81.50 to 110.00
SILKY WOLF
SCARFS
The animal style, full of
pretty lines
11.30
Reduced From 24.50
The desirable taupe of
Kamchatka brown color
Collar and cuffs of fluffy contrasting
fur. Many with fur borders
The full animal skin, soft
and fluffy
22.50
Reduced From 37.50
One of the most popular
pieces of fur neckwear
WE INCLUDE ALL THE RICHEST COATS IN STOCK
nKr.ui.Ait
PKICl"
98.50
145.00
175.00
165.00
225.00
245.00
275.00
285.00
295.00
325.00
375.00
375.00
JIUPUCED
TO
Sable Marmot Coat. ... .v(. .. 74.50
Caracul Coats :.. 98.50
Leopard Coat u... 135.00
Nutria Coats - 135.00
Leopard Coat 165.00
Nutria Coats 185.00
Leopard Coat 195.00
Natural Squirrel Coats 225.00
Leopard Coat 235.00
Leopard Coat 265.00
Mole Coat 275.00
Natural Squirrel Coat 295.00
uaui,At
niicE
395.00
450.00
575.00
450.00
650.00
675.00
875.00
975.00
985.00
985.00
1250.00
1250.00
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Mole Coats
Mole Coats
Jap Kolinsky Coati ..... ... .
.Mole Coat ... . . .
Natural Mink Coat . . 3L,,. . .,
Baby Caracul . . . . . ......... .
Hudson .Seal and .'Kolinsky vCapc
Russian Kolinsky Coat. .......
.Mink Coat . . .
Broadtail Coat
immune: wrap ...... . 4, ,
Natural Mink Coat. . .v. ...... .
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,39540
445.00
475.00
.-565.00
675;0
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MUSKRAT COATS
nEOUT.Art itnrwcnD
pnici: to
98.50 Natural Muskrat Coat 74.50
125.00 Natural Muskrat Coat. ,..,.. . 89.50
155.00 Natural Muskrat Coat 110.00
175.00 Black Muskrat Coats 125:00
I'lUCE l.UUCJ5W
185.00 Black Muskrat Coals. -. 135.00
195.00 Black Muskrat Coats. ... 1T45.00
210.00 Natural MusTcrat Coats 155.00
265.00 Natural Muskrat CoaU.,..,.,... 195.00
HUDSON SEAL COATS
nroui.AR
rmcE
110.00
135.00
165.00
185.00
195.00
225.00
245.00
265.00
295.00
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
ItEDUCED
TO
Seal Coats 74.50
Seal Coats 98.50
Seal Coats 120.00
Seal Coats 135.00
Seal Coats 145.00
Seal Coats 165.00
Seal Coats 185.00
Seal Coats 195.00
Seal Coats ,..,. 225.00
nnaur.Ait reduced
PRICE "'"'"
325.00 Hudson Seal Coats. . . .v 245(90
365.UU Hud-on5eal Coats..,
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375.00 Hudson Seal Coats. ...-.. ....... .275:66
395.00 Hudson Seal Coats.,-..... .. I85.0K)
425.00 Hudson Seal Coats 300 JJD
425.00 Hudson Seal Coats. ...:,... -M5.00
450.00 Hudson Seal Coats ....... 34SJ0
475.00 Hudson Seal Coats.. ..... 365JM
495.00 HudtonSealCoato. ..,....... JfS.H
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39.50 Natural Raccoon Sets
42.50 Skunk Sets
49.50 Kamchatka Wolf Sets.
49.50 Taupe Wolf Set
54.50 'Jap Cross Fox Sets. . .
69.50 Red Fox Sets
69.50 Taupe 'Fox Sets......
nEDUCED
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. 24.50
. 28.00
.. 32.50
. 32.50
. 34.50
. 44.50
. 44.50
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75.00 Pointed Wolf Set. 3M.M
82.50 Jap Kolinsky. Sets ...... .... ... UM
87.50 Kamchatka Tox Sets , . . . ..'. MM
1 15.00 Natural Fisher Set. 74.5f
125.00 Slate Fox Sets S4J4
1 15.00 Cross .Fox SeU.-.. ..,.. MM
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