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jCommittee Again Refuses
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SCHOOLGIRLS WHO WON' LIBERTY BONDS FOR FOOD CONSERVATION ESSAYS
WASHINGTON". Dec. U.
The Senate sugar Imestlgatlng com
rnlttco today again refused Herbert
Hooer'a request for an Immediate hear
Jnr. Hoover, through his counsel. Judge
Curtis H. Mndley, asked to be allowed
to testify Rt once because he has to go
to New York on business.
'TVe'll hear Mr. Hooer when he comes
hack from New York." ruled Senator
Tleed. commltteo chairman. "He will be
In town moro than some other wit
nesses "
In five minutes' testimony Herbert "W.
Blenenstok, grain and provision broker,
of Chicago, said Louis Strauss. Hoover's
secretary, had threatened to "steam roll"
A. IL Lamborn. a BUgar broker, "if he
hn't careful."
"I offered my services to Strausi."
paid Blenenstok. "In the course of the
conversation Strauss asked me If I knew
nny New York food dealers I men
tioned A. H. Lamborn. Strauss said he
was sorry I had done so.
"Ho said that nhllo Hoover had the
highest regard for Lamborn personally,
set Lamborn had better be careful or
the steam roller would run over him."
"What did Strauss mean by that, do
ion know?" asked Ilced.
"I liavo no Idea," replied tho w lines.
"Strauss didn't tell ou why LAinborn
was to bo steam-rolled 7" asked Senator
Vardamaru
"No, he just fcald what I have told
ou," said Blenenstok, who was then ex
cusod. A. II. Lamborn & Co. are agents In
tills country for the British royal com
ri'lsslon, which has had charge of sugar
purchases for l"rance and Kngland.
Mrauss Is to be called to tell what he
meant.
Following Blcnenstok's testimony, Earl
JT, Babst, sugar trust head, was called.
Babst said he wus eager to testify con
cerning charges against his honor which
he eald Claus A Rpreckeli had made.
One of the first questions Senator Heed
sked Babst was:
"Ib tho American Sugar Refining Com.
pany a consolidation of many smaller
ones?"
"I don't know about that," replied
Jiabst.
"Don't jou as president know of the
organization of jour company?" asked
Reed.
"Well, Its subsidiary sugar refineries
pre operated as ono company, ubdsi
hrimlttr.l
. "At how manv ptaccs does It own or
control refineries? asked Itceu.
"It has refineries In Its own name at
Boston, Jersey City and New Orleans,
with subsidiary companies at Philadel
phia and Brooklyn Wo havo two sud
pldlary refineries at Philadelphia, the
J-'preckels and tho Franklin lUflnlng com
panies Contradicting Claus Sprcckels's charge
that the food administration "created"
a sugar shortage, Karl D. Babst, head
of the sugar trut-t. snld Increased con
sumption. Inadequate supply and delaved
distribution combined iaued the famine
Ho stoutly denied .SprcckclsSs claim that
there Is a big surplus of Cuban bugar.
"Porclgn buiers h no rut down United
States supply of Cuban raw sugar 460,
000,000 pounds," said Babst. 'The
great preserving campaign last summer
took 900,000,000 pounds morn than Is
usually consumed In tho canning period."
A demand that tho food administra
tion use Us influence to force an advance
in tho prho of sugar beets was made to
Herbert Hoover this afternoon by rep
resentatives of tho beet growers of
California, Utah, Idaho, Colorado,
Nebraska and Wiomlng. Tomorrow they
will meet with Chairman Ilced, of the
Rcnato probers.
Tho growers say Babst's company has
depressed tho beet price. They claim to
havo statistics showing that his com
pany can Incrraso tho price from the
present tigure. $7.25 a ton, to $12 and
still mako CO per cent on tho investment.
Ono refinery In tho West controlled by
' tho trust made $16,000,000 last car,
they say.
Twenty thousand stoikholders In tho
trust aro women, largely New I'nglatid
FChool teachers, according to Babst.
Tleed read Into leeord several adcr
tlsutnciitH tho trust printed ill February,
1916, which stated thero was no danger
of a. sugar famine. This was explained
by Babst as Intended to allay fears In
tho trade over labor troubles.
Every sugar refinery In the country,
with five exceptions, was closed on or
before lait October 24 on account of
lack of raw sugar, Babst testified.
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SUFFRAGE ON JAN. 10
Proponent Confident Amendment
Will Pass by Safo
Margin
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS House lead
ers have agreed to take up the Susan
B. Anthony suffrage amendment on Jan
uary 10, Judgo Baker, of California,
chairman of tho House Suftrngo Commit
tee, said today. Tho Bules Committee
Informally agreed to pave tho way for
consideration qn that dato by reporting
a special rule. Adoption of this rule,
however, will precipitate- a big floor
fight. Baker nnd other suffrage leaders,
however, wero confident today.
'We shall pass tho amendment by
fifteen or twenty votes above tho re
quired two-thlrd," he s.-ld.
CARNIVAL OF ROBBERY
MENACE TO CITIZENS
u.s:
CHECK GERMAN RAIDS
Sinking of 14 Ships .Causes
Demand for Stronger Pa
trol Fleet
Three More Hold-Ups Re
ported to Police Grocery
Store Is Looted
LONDON, Dee. IS.
Demand for stronger patrols In the
North Sea to cure German raiders has
given rise to an Interesting but uncon
firmed report that an American naval
force might reenforce the British guard
ships on duty In those waters.
Tho sinking of fourteen,srilp3 by the
Germans, three of them In British
waters oft the mouth of the Tine Blvcr,
show that the German navy Is operating
with Impudent boldness and Is now using
lvrge sized cruisers, as well as subma
rines, In its warfare upon mercantile
shipping.
A naval court of Inquiry has already
begun an Investigation of the sinking
of the British destroyer Partridge, six
merchantmen nnd four trawlers while
piling between Scotland nnd Norway,
by four German destrojers. The Brit
ish destrojer Peiew, which was damaged
by tho Germans' shellflre In tho same
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ships carrying women wtr I
sunk. rn women wtr
British destroyer which
rescue.
An official statement sen
German Admiralty and Pl
said that a number of tirlsoi
Ing four officers, were takes
the German destroyers and i
to a German port It ado !
the German craft cot back 4
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HELPED ROUT THB
Reading: Pipes Conveyed W
Miles for British Ar
BEADING, Pa. Dec It-
rolling mills aided the Brltlsi''l
routing the Turks and In canto
sal em. The many miles of plp'l
British and American engineer :
Ing a main over the Blnal desert,1
supplied tne nortnwaro-marcain
in their advance on the Turk fr
to town, came from the local i
tlin noadlnr Iron Comnanv.
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the summer of 1918, sent to
and thence snipped to Egy
troops who rought at Gaza Aran
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Tho budding literary, talent of Philadelphia's youngest daughters is liberally represented in this group of 100 bchoolgirls from aM parts
of the city. They are the fortunate winners of tho $15000 worth of Liberty Bonds offered by Blauncr's Department Storo for the best
essays on "How to Help Conserve Food in tho Homo." Mr. Blauncr personally presented the bonds to the embryonic essayists in the
First Regiment Armory.
COURT COMMANDS IMBER
TO PRODUCE HIS BOOKS
City Controller Wins Point in Fight
to Audit Magistrate's
Account
Controller John M Walton won a point
todny in his fight to mako Mnglstrate
Harry J. Imber produce his accounts nnd
records for ID 17 for auditing Judge
rinlottcr, In Common Tleas Court No.
4, Issued an alternative writ of manda
mus commanding Imber either to pro
duco all the books and records to the
Controller by December 24, or to show
cause why he should not be compelled
to do so. The writ was Issued on pe
tition of the Controller, who was repre
sented by City Solicitor John P, Con
nelly and Assistant City Solicitor Krnest
Lowengrund.
Magistrates aro required by law to
submit their records to the Controller,
but Mr. Walton says his efforts to Induco
Imber to produce his havo failed.
DRASTIC STEPS AGAINST
WASTE IN WILMINGTON
Forbid Collection of Usable Refuse
to Guard Against Famine
in Fuel
W1LXIINGTON. Del. Dec IS Tho
Street nnd Sewer Department of Wil
mington today took drastic action to
ward ending the famlno In fuel, adopting
a resolution which forbids collection of
ashes or refuse throughout the city
which contains either unsifted coal or
excelsior, wood or other combustibles
By so doing it is believed that hundreds
of householders who now permit waste
In fuel will bo compelled to look mora
carefully after their coal and wood sup
plies. Wlillo Wilmington has not suffered
shortage In fuel In comparison with con
ditions in Philadelphia, New York and
cities In Ohio, the scarcity has, never
theless, been severely felt, and need of
conservation Is realized.
U. S. TO REFUND MILLIONS
FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES
Importers to Get Rebates on Goods
From Countries Whoso Money
Has Depreciated
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18 Millions of
dollars paid in customs duties by Amer
ican Importers will be rciunuea, mo
Treasury Department announced this
afternoon.
Hecauo of tho depreciation In the
value of German, Austrian, Italian and
Trench currency a refund proportionate
to tho depreciation will bo given on all
goods Imported from tlioe countries
slnco tho deprccKtlon passed 10 per
cent.
The refund date on German Importa
tions will bo September 15, 1915. Aus
trian currency depredation passed 10
per cent In January. 1915, and Italian
In February, 1915. The depreciation In
French currency has been marked only
during tho last few weeks.
Tho principal refunds will bo made
.on goods Imported from Franco and
Italy. Thero has been little builng of
German or Austrian goods by American
importers slnco the beginning of the
war.
Whenever the depreciation In tho cur
rency of any country Is more than 10
per cent tho same principle will be ap
plied to Imports from that country, the
Treasury Department announced.
TO REGULATE FOOD CHARGES
U. S. Administration Rules Regard
ing Licenses on Wheat and
Other Grains
Ni:V YOniC, Dec 18 The t nitcd
States food administration this afternoon
Issued regulations setting forth charges
and additions governing licenses on
wheat, rio and other grains and setting
proportional basis between tho coat of
tho raw grains and the ptlco of grain
products
In making public the regulations the
food administration paid tint the tntxl
muni prices for mill feed established on
the basis relative to the lost of whent
would result In a very marked reduc
tion in prlco nnd it was hoped tint this
woulil'bo leflected In lowering tho prices
for milk nnd other dairy products as
soon as Its effect should be felt In large
dairy countries
The epldemlo of hold-ups and rob
beries continues. Threo moro hold-ups
were reported to tho police today.
Nelson Foster, a negro, of 5716 Arch
s'trect, was held up at Fifty-seventh nnd
Filbert streets last night by three ne
groes, who took from him a diamond
stud he valued nt C00
.Mrs. Maiy Murphy, a negnss, of 2S35
Wilder street, was walking at Twcnt
sccond nnd Heed streets when two ne
groes approached. Ono crgaged her In
conversation, tho other (snatched her
handbag, containing 10, and both fled.
Frank SlawlK, of 131 Noith Twelfth
street, was nt Eleventh and fallow hill
streets oi. his vvav homo from work nt
2 20 this morning, when n whlto man
held him "P and relieved him of f Jr
Tlin Hell grocerV store, nt Twentieth
street nnd Columbia avenue, icported
that between Saturd ly night nnd Mon
day morning somebody entered the store
ami took $63 from tho rre.
Simuel Walters, of 151(1 Noith street,
reported that a thief entered his house
through u window nnd stole Jewelry,
mostly dlsmonds, and clothing of a total
value of $164?
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JURY HEARS KrLLING CASE
MAYS LANDING, N. J. Dec 18
Charles Wilson. Thomas Alvvyn. Howard
Wilson. Horace and Walter hnnts. all
negroes, of Philadelphia, were placed on
trial here vesterday before Judgo hhinn
charged with manslaughter In connec
tion with an accident oil tho boulevard
In September last, when Otto Keppel,
manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company, of Atlantic City, was killed.
Nearly two hours was consumed In
obtaining the Jury. Prosecutor Mooro of
fered testimony tending to show that the
car In which the negro men were
seated was running at a great rate of
speed when It struck the car In which
Keppel waa riding Isaac Nutter, coun
sel for the defendants, asked for their
dismissal, hut the Court overruled the
motion
The defense is that there was no col-'
llsion. The case. It Is expected, will
end today
WILL BOOM CHRISTMAS
FUND FOR THE 315TH
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Public Meeting to Be Held in the
Curtis Bujlding to Urge
Co-operation
A public meeting will be held tonight
In the auditorium of the Curtis Build
ing, Sixth and Walnut streets, to urge
public co-operation in ralslrg a fund of
$2000 with which to send Christmas
presents to the 3200 men of the 315th
Infantry at Camp Meade, Admiral, Md .
all of whom are Phlladelphlans. Judge
Norris S. Barratt will preside at the
meeting.
Tho committee In charge, which Is
made up of u score of prominent Pnlla
dtlphlars, Includes former Governor Kd
win S. Stuart: John Grlbbet. president
of the Union League; Dr. Thomas It.
Fenton. president of the Art Club; A.
G. Hetherlngton, John II. McFadden ard
John M. Strong, vice president of the
West I'nd Trust Company, who Is acting
as treasurer of the fund. Nearly $700
has already been subscribed.
Tho Christmas gifts are to be dis
tributed at a Jollification to be held by
the men of the regiment In the Y. M. C.
A. headquarters at Camp Meade on Fri
day night As a mark of the pride
which the citizens of Philadelphia should
have In the regiment, every one In the
city is urged to make some contribution
to the fund, no matter how small. Only
half of the men In the regiment will be
able to visit their homes at Christmas.
The FvE.viNO Public Ledoer ac
tnowledges receipt of the following ad
ditional contributions for the 315th:
Mrs. J. McGovern .'. $1.00
Cash '. 200
Cash 50
Cash 1.00
Cash 1.00
Cash 1.50
Cash 1.00
CHANCE FOR SERVICE ABROAD
Naval Reserve Needs Carpenters,
ShlpfUtefs and Other
Mechanics
Carpenters, ttflpfltters, bricklayers and
general machinists who are hot eligible
for the National Army are wanted for
foreign servlco In the United States
naval 'reserve force.
I Application for enrollment should be I
VBiRde at the Naval Home. FiUwaterl
I tMt MM Gray J'erry read.
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Suggestions of Sensible
XMAS GIFTS
for Mother, Sister, Daughter
This list contains a few items picked at random from
our immense stock of beautiful "things to wear" that
will bring joy to the heart of the recipient and leave you
the satisfaction of having spent your money on some
thing worth while.
2 Dainty Lingerie and Silk
cWaists,98cto$498
Here, jou will find the largest and newest selec
tion In the city and at each price you will find the
best values shown anywhere.
Crepes de Chine, Georgette Crepei, Satim,
Jap Silica, Laces and White Lingeries.
After Xmas Reductions A
on Our Entire Stock of
DependableFurs
$10 French Coney Scarfs $4.98
$15 New Vicuna Scarfs $10.00
$23 Taupe Wolf Scarfs $15.00
$15 Manchurian Wolf Sets.... $10.00
Children's Fur Sets $1 .98 to $4.98
Large variety at only , ,
Children's New Washable QQc
Dresses
Pretty little Dresses of chambray, trimmed with
mocking ana Pelt.
For the Big Girl All-Wool 5l AO
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New Beautiful Types Now on Display
Wi'are'now showings for' the first time this season, a com
plete line of closed and chauffeur-driven Hudson Cars.
It is in reality an advance exhibit of operation with which the
of the Hudson closed cars that Hudson mechanism performs its
will be seen at the larger Auto- work under every condition of
mobile Shows just after the first stress relieves the passenger of all
of the year. sense of mechanical labor. There
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Runabout Landau 2330
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Four-Door Sedan 2750
Touring Limousino 3150
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