TT .I' V (t ,J v 1 t.f P' '3t HENEY'SEEKS PROOF OF $3,600,000 STEAL - ij ' i : . . . i' .1 . : ' - -: i ' li . ' . . : : - . .. i lAims to Show Shareholders in ; Chicago Stock Garcia We're ' Fleeced N BWIFTS REFUSE FILES Committee Started Contends Manipulations Meat Cost on Way Skyward WASHINGTON. Deo. 21. As Francis J. Hency today tried to, Show fleecing of $3,000,000 from stock holders In llio old Clilcaso Stock Yards Company, packers mado their first ojien movo to block the Federal Trado Com' mission's food probe. Snlft & Co. 'refused to permit Fed eral agents to csamltio rlato files, Hency stated. Should the company con tinue this policy the courts will bo ap pealed to, Hency said. Tho commission's purpose In making theso disclosures jears after tho alleged offenses occurred Is to throw the light of pltllcss'publlclty on food control In tho United States. Tho btatuto of limi tations may prevent prosecution on koiup offenses. If proved. Hut, us olio probo I it Jifjgf LaH 1 im -11 . Mh. JMHH m 'mmmmmmmmmmmmW 'KfiEP SCHOOLS OPEN pleads Suffragist Dr. Shaw Protests Against Ex tension of Holiday Recesses i SUGAR PROBERS MAKE SEARCHING INQUIRIES Reed and Lodge Ask Questions Seeking to Place Blame on Hoover COAL LACK NO EXCUSE! Declares Industrial I n r o n d s Threaten to. Create Nation e Numskulls official kUlcd toduv. tho Btatuto of llml- . tatlons docs not'outlaw publicity or Gov-, eminent ownership of packing plants. ' Expose of the packers" ownership nf , stockards, ulwiys vigorously denied by them, Is tho first movo In tho commis sion's plan to show who controls the nation's food supplies. Tho fact that u dummy bookkeeper handled $1,000,000 rash and $8,00,0,000 worth of stocks In tho transfer of cs nershlp of tho Chicago stockyards In 1011 fehoucd tho "high finance" In America's food problem, ac cording to Hency. PHOvs secret argument Ileney brought out from W. N. Wad den, ex-treasurer of tho old Chicago Junction Hallways and Union Stoik Yards Company, that F. n. l'rlnce Us president, secretly agreed with .1. Odgcn Armour to form tho Malno holdings corporation. Stockholders In tho former lost $3,600,000 In accrued surplus by this deal, Ileney charged. Tattered sheets of foolscap, traced ficross with faded shorthand notes, i evented tho cutting of the melon ninong the promoters of tho new concern, War den recognized thn notes. :is dictated to him by I'rlnco In 1910, concluding: "J.caung $3,600,000 In fcuiplus urcru- J. .T. TURNEY He hat just been appointed consul for Venezuela here, with offices at SOS Chestnut street. I'LORIST TO PLAY SANTA Engages Theatre for Tree and Show for 'J000 Youngsters Charles If. Orakclott, n florist, of Ilroad and Cumberland streets, will play Sanla Clnus to n couple of thousand or to of tho Kiddles In tho notthwest end of Philadelphia this vear even as he has ilonc In vear past. Ha has engigcd the Grand Opera House, ut Ilroad street and Montgomery avenue, for thn oc casion, and will put on n "reg'lar C'rlsmus tree" with n reg'lar Santa Claus nnd all sorts of goodlei mid things, "and will have n vaudeville show to entertain tho voungstcrs. H will hap pen net Frldaj, December 28, nt 1:30 o'clock, Mr. Urakllon has lequeslcd the police stations of tho northwest section of tho city to notify all tho llttlo fellows who nro not on tho regular tailing list of SanU Clans that they aro specially In vited to Ids party. All kiddles nro wel come, but tho klddlo who hasn't got a stand In with Krlss Kringlo Is tho most welcomo of nil. Friday, tho 28th, Grand Opcia House. Uroad and Montgomery, 1 iO p. in. Make a noto of It. j WASHINGTON", Deo. 21. A "nation of numskulls" Is threatened If America's schools aro closed on he count of coal shortage or for any other reason, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw warned today. Aroused by reports from Hoston, Bal timore and elsewhere that schools are grcntly extending holUlay recesses nnd may have to closo altogether for lack of fuel, Doctor Sliaw, speaking as chair man of tho National Dcfenso Council's woman's committee, called upon the women of thn nation to "rlso anil put nn end to this menace at once." Sho accused American Industries of Inducing children to leave school and enter mills and factories, nnd declared other ''sinister Influences" are ut work to undermine America's tchool progress. Absolutely nothing coal shortage, war emergency or nn thing else Is an ex cuse for closing a rlnglo school, Doctor Shaw said. And polntln gout that Amer ica's women aro helping to fight by en listing In ofllccs. shops, factories, mills nnd fields, bho .declared them privileged to Insist that every child-labor law be enforced, compulsory school attendance Invoked nnd tho buildings kept open nnd properly heated "I beg of them not to forget to watch , tho schools, to watch them ns they never did before, nnd under no circumstances allow nnv thing to persuade them to con-j sent to having them closed. "i:cues will bo forthcoming In an effort to Justify tho closing of schools. F'ven now shortage of coal Is being put forward In certain sections for that pur- nose. Sucn a contingency i-uii "i result In tho calamity of WASHINGTON, Deo, 21. Herbert Hoover, food administrator, was under fire today. Tho Senate sub committee Investigating tho sugif? short lge. under, the direction of Senator "James Heed, trained nil Its guns on Hoover, who will later face the committee. Chairman Heed produced numerous In testlfjlric that every thine had been done to avert the shortage. Chairman lled spent much tlmo In Attempting in Tntnln phfirvM f.r Tlntnh that Claus A. Spreckels had maintained mgner prices throughout the famine. Heed asked Ilolph It tho prices sought by Spreekels had not been merely quota tlor. prices when he had no sugar to sell. Ilolph did not so agree. senator ltecd attacked tho plan of tho food administration in fixing a maxi mum price for sugar. Ho declared that this had effected thn nnrnnsA urhlcli trusts had been endeavoring for years to accomplish." Ilolph stated that tho plan had been approved bv Attorney General statements mnde. by Hoover last May i t01'0Jlultl0" Gregory Itolpli testified that ho believed thero nan ueen n conslderublo saving by con servation of sugar which had been off set by Increased consumption duo partly BILLF SUNDAY FLOORS HUN DURING SERMON i Soundly Wallops Teuton Who Attacks Him While Preach ing in Atlantu re), nnd Just about every on In -the church chipped In. Deutervauth vvas roughly handled and In tho tumult Mayor Candler was choked by an ex cited belligerent. Tho police, in tho capacity of referee, stopped tho scrap to ravo 'lleulcrvauth from further punishment. At the police station ho refused to talk. LWt hazlkton, r.umi M.J ment has" been mdA"het'i nntnfM.n. f lfaOTF Uftta liarre. chief mining 'engtneir Mi high Valley coal company, , Ml tendent of tus iiatieion aivuM ceed the late W. II. Davles, ' burled this week. The nw M ent will assume his duties to find confronted Oeorce M. Ito'pli. head of the sugar division of tho food admin istration, with them. Ono statement by Hoover was that there would bo a serious sugar shortago by "tho middle of October." Senator Heed asked Holph If such a statement would tend to Increase hoarding nnd bring on a sugae famine. Holph was reluctant to criticize the stitements of his chief. While Heed was reading Hoover's , statement In which ho referred to a "normal supply of 4,000,000 tons from Cuba," Senator Lodgo of Massachusetts ( interrupted "Four million tons Isn't a normal sup ply for Cuba, Is 117" asked tho Senator. "The Cuban supply has never been that large. I bcllevo that must bo a misprint," declared Holph. "Oh, It will bo by tomorrow nnv way," answered Senator Lodge. Chairman Heed read further state ments by Hoover about which he I queried tho witness nnd asked If bo did not believe this Inflamed tho peo-(j pic Ilolph again was disinclined to comment on statements by Hoover. "My own company sustained a loss of $700,000 by selling sugar at a low prlco to relievo tho shortage," Ilolph declared iini proniouion nus ness has snmn frightful results, hasn't 117" commented Chairman Heed, ATLANTA. On., Dec. 21. Dllly Sunday todny holds a decision over W. II. llcutervauth, a German car-, penter, after a snappy one-round go ( staffed nn the nulnlt of thn Sundav Tab- I crnicle here. I Sunday was denouncing Germany and j her nllles in his well known forceful I manner. He had Just remarked that ho did not bellcvo "God would bo on the side of a dirty bunch that would stand aside nfirl inn .. Ti.V. nltn.t, n . A, .inn ' John A. Spoor, chairman of fhe , .11. 1 f ' f-'' " wn' " " rectors of both tho Chicago Block yards ' Platform and started n haymaker In and transit company nnd the Chicago i Sunday's direction, Tho blow glanced Junction Hallway Company nnd n ill. 0ft the evangelist's face nnd Sunday rector of tho New Jersey Hold nc Com- . . ... . in ., pany. which controls both companies?",, ramo ,,ack 111' a ,crrlnc wa,l" to a statement Issued hero denies that J I Ucutervnuth's chest. Ogden Armour, or any other packer, I Sunday was going after Hcutervauth has stock In cither company, or Is con-1 vrlth the evident Intention of knocking ccrncd In tho management In nny way. I him out when the crowd ended tho quar- 18641017 H has been manufacturincr and selline .musical iroods of duality. Every Piano. Victrola or musi cal instrument sold by us carries our guarantee. Our nricca and terms nrc tho lowest consistent with good business, and the complete satisfaction of our patrons is our greatest desire. Charge accounts solicited. PIANOS, $265 up PLAYERS, $395 up VIP.TRm.AS. $20 tin .-v-. .., -r r can throwing on i ing to promoters or tho new I'ompany, nur Bluro to bo In proportion to our holdings." Hency attempted to show that the cn tlro management of tho yards had been corrupt: had fleeced htockholdcrs of mil lions In dividends and had worked In closo collusion with tho pickers. . - Armour & Co, Ileney developed, put ' Thnucrh Favorimr Suffrage, MfAilOO il kill ni ! Hia l...t. 0 . Declines to Intercede With OPPOSED TO PICKETING up $700,000 toward buvlng In tho Mod; from holders In tho parent company Tho packers and the controlling clique in tho old company conspired to trans fer tho property to tho now concern, Ileney sought to show. Directors of the old company, Honey drew from Wndden. were merely a "dummj" board controlled by 1'rlnCe, Theso directors had been ielectcd bv Wadden, who entrusted to them ten chares of stock each to glvo them status as stockholders. A cable from I'rlnco to Wadden showed that half tho expense, "or nil,' of engineering tho Jransfer of stock to tho new Maine company was to bo borno by tho packers. AIIMOUK FOOLHD RUPORTHllS A tale of how Armour & Co. threw off the scent 'Chicago reporters who. In 3 911, g wind of tho deal, was then told. "We, of course, denied all knowlcdgo of tho matter in speaking with re porters," V, W. Croll, confidential sccre- tary to F. Ogden Armour, wroto l'rlnce. Croll en route to Washington was to ap pear at this afternoon's hearing. Another lino connecting tho present yards management with the big packers, Wilson WASHINGTON. Dec :i Insisting that whllo ho favors suffrage for women but that he "Is decidedly opposed to un lawful methods," as practiced by tho militants, Secretary of tho Treasury -t.A,lnn ,n,1n' ,1 ..,'litlPll 1(1 IntcrCPtlP Wltll i'rebident WIKon to havo tho President children." mcuio support In Congress lor tne husan H. Anthony amendment In a letter to Mrs. William Kent, who asked him to tako that nctlon, Mr. "McAdoo, after dtcllnlng, added: "I could not permit mvsclf to bo used us a, medium of approach to the President In tho circumstances." Mm Birpots those children who havo no comfortable homes and child degeneracy ! will ensue. "Industries of the country nro making i constant Inroads on the schools, using i every postlblo ngument Ut Induce hll- drcn to liavo and go Into factories and mills. I "Wo havo grown accustomed to pleas not to Impose upon future generations tho turden of n great wur debt; but to my mind It is more imperative mat we do not Jeopardize tho democracy for i which we nro lighting by Imposing upon tho future llfo of the nation an Ignorant nnd Illiterate citizenship which will beromo n greater menace to tho llber lls of the pcoplo thau all tho financial debt of war. "Wo must avoid tho mistakes of our w ar associates. Hngland waited too long and has been forced to ndopt rigorous measures to save her children. Let us begin now beforo It Is too late. Tho war has not jet called enough men to make It excusable to exploit our LANCASTER TURNS ON LIGHT j Power Plant Back to Normal as River Runs Clear of Ice LANCASTHH, P.i.. Dec. 21 With tho Susquehanna Hlver frco c" Ice and McCall's "Ferry power plant opeiatlng tinnnnllv. this rltv will start afraln to- was traced when Ileney established that I night to set her business district ablaze Wadden, Prince, Armour and other ' and will conttnuo tho full lighting until packers are Joint owners In the Halters after Christmas. nealty Company, Hoston brokerage I Daltlmoro also Is again receiving Its house. I full quota of power from tho river plant. NEW FURS FOR OLD FROM THAT OLD STYLE coat, scarf or muff we can design for you tho most fashionable piece. You will bo surprised at what man" call tho "marvelous Ingenu ity" of our work. A complete display of !l!Mna Si a! Coats Also Rets, Murfa. Scarfs and other Small t'lecfi t aultablp rnr Christmas clilnr, REISand. BERKOWITCH 1217 WALNUT ST WA inrOiMr SECOND FLOOR SSST. rwM OPEN EVENINGS Big Sale of Holiday Slippers Shoes & Rubbers 380 PAIR Women's $6 Cloth oi Silver . Slippers $2-95 Real smnrt looking with long ramps & full French heels Slightly Roiled, sixes 2 to . Stylish Shoes SPECIAL 8 AA to D wide. E w!dc in OTHER GOOD STYLES YvVJ)J -TfX SxVvV st4r SS. ies5' :r. ssisa rWsk . 1 1 msmmmtvtUekimk'JnKrxsm Tfl W$t I I B4 I Kl M s-s KWjJNSl N7V MI Kv 1 nTl 1 SXSSNSJxS Xl WsSSSI HJ . WvSS; ; C-NSS I 1 .H-IN. V.- V u mr m m m. wx&ssxss&xl Nsy-sS.i mj mi i .- bntv xi bnsscvc jsv "v-s-i ss a ss; k kss i i - - x v f M BSSX K.Av T V C 1 K Kvl . NvV -JX Vl fK V '. ' X. QiEII.tMAJ7llJll.:Mir!iits ' fl m?vJ505r5Nr 9. Children's sizes, 6 to mmmmmsmsiimmmsmmsstiimnammm i PRACTICAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS Wliat You Want Is Something Appropriate- Ladies' and Misses' Wear Popular Gifts Top Coats, $10 to $50 Tailored, Suits, . $15 to' $50 Stylish Dresses, $10 to $45 Fur Sets, . $15 to $125 Fur Coats from $75 up Silk Waists from $5 up Separate Skirts, $5 to $15 Children's Coats, $5 to $15 Women's Shoes, $5 to $15 Children's Shoes, $2.75 to $6.50. MEN'S CLOTHING As Gifts .Young Men's Suits, Trench Overcoats, Raincoats, Men's Business Suits, Boys' Suits, $15 to $35 $15 to $35 $10 to $35 $15 to $35 $5 to $15 Mfltermt and ''Wind, Storm Men's Shoes, - $3.75 to Romeos and Rubber, Boots $25 Rainproof' $10 . All goods on easy terms payments to suit your convenience. Give These Women's Petticoats - Handkerchiefs Gloves Hosiery Corsets Infants' Wear , - House Dresses Linens Children's Rain Capes Sweater Coats Knit Jackets Men's Silk Shirts Neckwear Um brellas Bath Robes ' Knitted Silk Mufflers Suit Cases Women's and Men's Comfy's JEWELRY WATCHES DIAMONDS. ,' Give' These FURNITjURE PRACTICAL GIFTS', Rockers, $3.50 to $22.50 Desks, ' $6.50 to $35.00 Music Cabinets, $9.00 to $38.00 Book Cases, ' $7.50 to $60.00 Library Tables, $7.00 to $35.00 Buffets. $18.00 to $90.00 Morris Chairs, $9.00 to $30.00 China Closets, $17.00 to $60.00 Hall Clocks,- $12.00 to $50.00 Gas Stoves, $14.50 to $37.50 Oil Stoves, $4.50 to $10.00 RUGS CURTAINS USEFUL GIFTS Velvet Rugs, Tapestry Rugs, Small Rugs, Tapestry Curtains, Lace Curtains, Blankets, Comforts, Go-Carts, Refrigerators, Down Comfotts, $18.50 to $40.00 $15.00 to $35.00 $1.25 to $9.00 $4.50 to $10.00 75c .to. $12.00 pair, $1.75 to $15.00 $1.75 tox $5.00 $8.50 to $45.00 $8.00 to $50.00 $7.50 to $18.00 Housefurnishkigs GOODS ON CREDIT AT CASH! PRICES . 'ffl Yitrrr-r-iQrn mi xjrre mi it - yvwJWh itttm -fftfr y-''llWBMlrf- Rubber Boots, in H il I 1 I I A J l l truVj 25 G rry Kid with cloth tops, Mack Knclish Walking Shoes with Military Heels: also Pat ents and (tiaz el Kid; Welt ed and Stitch ed Soles; all Sizes; and A to assortment. n.981o$5.95 700 Pairs Women's Holiday one Slippers OeF Just the thine lor these cold morn InRat felt, trimmed with- lur; in the wanted shades. 79c Boys' and Girls' High-Cut Slorm 51 qc Shoes i O I A The children's de llght with straps & buckles; sizes tl to 13. Sizes $ 1 in? 2:45 V&i w j2 duu rairs Men's Holiday $.29 suppers i Just what he wanted tan IComeoa, Kver- cits and Operas. 400 Pairs Children's Bes Grade High BuKon Arctics An' ideal Xmas Gift; OC sizes7tolOKi fOC Boys' Heavy Buckle aq. Arctics. gqC Boys' Storm King $4 Q vv l-5SP i -jb Erfrr pair wuruit edl slie 7 to 10ft. 8I (9 QQ II US PAJ9 SUri 29 act 3 tad. ,.VO Men's Heavy Don bto Sole Arctics, Men's Heavy Knee Rubber Boots Special $$ ir A nUcki irj, red rubber! '1.49 jr rormenti. I.lhfrtr IlotuN Accpini nt JEWELRY FOR CHRISTMAS A diamond, watch or other piece of beautiful jewelry, selected from our almott unlimited assortment, can bo very easily obtained through our perfected Confidential Credit System This makes purchasing an easy matter for you, spreading the payments based on cash prices over such a period that you never miss the money. .Cimorv&Sorvs 0 135 SOUTH I3I1J ST. Open Every Evcninrj Near Walnut St. i Isislic For 53 years the ouseor wevmann WEYMAMH Everything Muiieal 1108 Chestnut St. No War Taxes Charged 2jaJ3HSraSJSJajjJ5f5 Mason & DeMan 1 1 15 Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's Liberty Bonds accepted as cash at par. Mail orders filled promptly. P u r c hasing agents' orders accepted. Extra large, size coats up to 50 bust nteas' ure, cut in cor' red proportion all over. Repairing and remodeling a t moderate prices. You Can Find a Beautiful, Useful, Last-Minute Gift in Our Christmas Fur Sale THURS in such variety as tb kind, style, price are here in this CHRIST- - JF MAS SALE AT JANUARY-REDUUl lOiN PRICES that you can hnd without difficulty something to suit taste and purse. Plenty of salespeople. The furs arranged for quick, efficient showing. Everything planned to save time, yet to help you to restful, quiet selection. A special force of meli salespeople to wait on men seeking gifts for wife, mother, sister or sweetheart. , A jass&SESMR I he purchase exchanged if it should not be to her liking. - Hn Ni-vf Mice Tk.'c rVT;ii;nAvr Ploavanrp I sVlss9lv -flta. f V". T - .Ttist Mhoti tuan 11 Ionian In lonclnc Holiday gajctics comes this good upws for a frcili new hat for the ! Velvet Hats, 5.00 Reduced from 10.00, 12.50, 15.00, 18.50 Many models Urire ami f.m.ill. All (IffUIncthe. pniart. ' These Are All Hudson Seal Coats r.nr.n.AU I'lliri; iu:di;ckd TO 110.00 135.00 165.00 185.00 195.00 .AJ225.00 'ft245.00 265.00 Coat 74.50 Coats 98.50 Coats 120.00 Coata ,135.00 Coats 145.00 Coat 165.00 Colts 185.00 Coats 195.00 295.00 Coats 225.00 These Are All Muskrat Coats nr-GUi.AU reduced nnnm.AR pniru to pmcB 98.50 Coat 74.50 ' 185.00 125.00 Coat 89.50 195.00 155.00 Coat 110.00 210.00 175.00 Coat 125.00 265.00 nnorr.AT. rmci: 325.00 365.00 375.00 395.00 425.00 425.00 450.00 475.00 495.00 REDUCED ; to Coats 245.00 Coats 260.00 Coats 275.00 Coats 285.00 Coats 300.00 Coat 315.00 Coat 345.00 Coata 365.00 Coats 395.00 REDUCED TO Coats ,.... 135.00 Coat 145.00 Coats 155.00 Coats 195.00 Stylish Wolf Scarfs Animal Style, Silky and Fluffy, 14.50 Reduced from 24.50 Taupe or Kamchatka brown Any One of These-a Welcome Gift White Fox Scarfs French Seal Coats Flare Models, Three Quarter LenRth, 58.00 Regularly 8-1.50 to 110.00 Collar and cuffs of con trasting fur. Many, with fur borders Ueconiinjr and Stylish, 22.50 Reduced from 37.50 Fluffy, full animal scarf jMmM 'I 1 WF 43 VSR' ''3 M m ' fw ' ,,tj;. J 1 1 r .-i mm WriS FINE COATS OF MANY 98.50 Sable Marmot Coat 74.50 MVnil r.mml Coatl 98.50 165.00 Nutria Coat 135.00 1 75.00 Leopard Coat 135.00 225.00 Leopard Coat 165.00 245.00 Nutria Coats 185.00 275.00 Leopard Coat 195.00 285.00 Natural Squirrel Coats 225.00 295.00 Leopard Coat 235.00 325.00 Leopard Coat I 265.00 375.00 Mole Coat 275.00 375.0O Natural Squirrel Coat 295.00 KINDS AND STYLES REC1UI.AR REDUCED I'ltlCE TO 395.00 Mole Coats - , . 295.00 450.00 Mole Coats . 345.00 575.00 Jap Kolinsky Coat. , 375.00 450.00 Mole Coat 395.00 650.00 Natural Mink Coat 445.00 675.00 Baby Caracul .....' , 478.00. 876.00 Hudson Seal and Kolinsky Cape 568.00 975.00 Russian Kolinsky Coat .'. 678.00 985.00 Mink Coat .'....' 745.00 . OA4 On Rr.nr4nll C nn f WK AA 1250.00 Ermine Wrap 945.00 tf . , 978.00 iVA $1 M 1250.00 Natural Mink Coat A HANDSOME FUR SET IS ALWAYS A 'DELIGHTFUL GIFT ';. RKGUI.A1 PRICK 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.&0 Red FoxvSets REDUCED TO 24.50 28.00 32.50 32.50 34.50 44.80 MMmmmmmmmKmmmm REOUIJVR l'RICU 75.00 Hudson Seal Set 75.00 Pointed Wolf Set 82.50 lap Kolinsky Sets . , 87.50 Kamchatka Fox Sets 1 15.00 Natural Fisher Set . , 125.00 Slate Fox Sets 115,00 Cross Fox Sets I t IM t I ,' V ' ' X!2f&. V ', J REDUCED TO . . . 84.00 . . 54.00 ' ,..-S.8i ... M.S ' ... "74J ' ?-' -- 4i. -1 "51 v ?1 a i -'i n Li a t
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