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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1017
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REDS' TROOPS jWILSON GETS
REBEL; BAHLEI FOOD HEARING
INPETROGRAD FOR HOOVER
Fighting Follows Re-
fusal of Troops to
Leave City
FOUR CORPS JOIN
IN STREET FRAY
Bolshevik Forces Sent
Against Mutineers,
Stockholm Hears
BIG PLOT
UNEARTHED
Cndet Party Charged Foment
injj Revolution by Dis
tributing Liquor
Hy JOSEPH SHAPLKN
STOCKHOLM, Dec. '.
A great battle in the streets of
Petrogrnd was reported from the
Russian capital today.
Four army corps refused orders of
the Bolshevik Government' to leave
the city.
The. Bolshevik! sent other troops
neainsl them. The fitrhtintr wns still '
in progress as the dispatch was sent
from Pctrograd. Further details
were not available.
PKTRO(SRAI). Dpi'. 21 (tlela.ed).
Discovery of a ldespieail plot nRalnst j
me uoisitPMK iioveruinent was an
nounced by the Workmen's nntl Soldier-'
Soviet today
Full details nntl dnouniPiitary evldcnst ,
Wlllch. It Is ilpplaiPil. Involv-Pd t.otni-
. .t , .,
..,,, """ "'" " "ns" ;
luiiuiini tpiiiot-l rtl I Jiitll.v. eif lo lie
published shortly.
Onp of the plans of the rewilutlon.irles.
It was said, was to destroy discipline
among the Kovlpt troops by organizing
InotinK iiattles to steal llriuor and distri
bute It amotiK Hi" soldiers.
STATUS QUO MAY BE
BASIS OF TEUTON PLAN
PAWS. Dec. 22.
.(lermany's newest jieaco proposals,
now being tiiafted, contemplate peace on
the basis of Jhe status iuo, accoidlng to
special dispatches printed in today's
.Matin.
According lo the Matin's Information.
Foreign Secretary on Kiililmauii will
offer the evacuation of lielgluni with
'guarantee" meaning. presumably
Indemnities and will announce letlre.
ment fiotn France and Italy In ex
change, for the leturii of '(JermanyV
colonies and guainulee of the freedom
'of commerce. The question of Turkey
It was stated. Is to be ieft In the back
ground In the hope of Intel esllng Ilng
land In some "trade."
Bulgaria. It was slated. Is Insisting
on acquisition of the Dobiudja. muthei n
Macedonia, and thai pan of Serbia fr
iending as far south as Moravia. She
Is nlso asking that P.uinanln lie put un
der subjection to Herman economic
domination, liussla and Alsace-Lorraine
may be Ignored in the forthcoming
peace suggestions or possibly conces
sions Ha to the.'e two factors In peace
completely lefused.
On the other band, categorical denial
of "reports In the foielgu press that
fierniany will tepeat her peace offer"
was reglsteied by the semiofficial news
paper, Cologne (iazelte. today, accord,
lug to dispatches lecelved In Amster
dam. A Zurich dispatch says that "rectlfl
CRtlon of the fionller" H the Invariable
phrase used by the IJcrnun press In dls
cusidng flei ninny's demands for peace
with lluifsln. nccoitlliiK In copies of le-
cent Issues. ApiMiemly It was this'
demand for ltusslan territory which
caused the deuil.ock icpoi'teo" at lirest
LItovsk.
The peace term, of the JlolsheWk j
Ktivernment at 1'elrccrad call for ii.p
1 exucuatlon of nil the liusslan territory I
tnii i no
i (ierman armies now occupy.
vV orfF,Tiap,!dC,a '1:.,:
HCCOllllllg
holm by
more, the Bolilierllil are said to InsUt i
thitt the roles be allowed to work out
their own
0Setrrnme"
without
.
RUSSIA'S ONLY HOPE
SEEN IN COSSACKS
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S.bII..(. TON. Uec. 22.
Ttutslas only l.ope now lies In the
Cosnaclin. I.iey may save her fmnt (Jcr-
many in time, said ortlclals formerly with
the United States mission to r.ussla
today. ....
that there Is any chance of military
power from llUksln. She la definitely
I wiped off all the Allied slates as a. war
asset.
The trend In the Ukraine, wheie sup
port of the Cossacks Is definitely under
way: the upheaval In Petrograd; the
growing strength of Oeneial Kaledlnes's
Cossacks these made some observers
here bolleve the Bolshevik rule would
be'swept, aside.
Whether this can be done before
Trotsky and l.cnlno turn Tttissla over as
i' granary nnd storehouse for Germany
Is'isomethlne no one here would predict.
' , Teuton agents, seeing the Increasing
XIAngtr Ol LeiiiucB uveriurutv, are worii
Ins rtesparately with their propaganda,
rtporls her dc,are. Trade relations
'are being pushed and efforts to dis
integrate the Russian mplre Into a
score oi iiiucpi-iiuci.i omtcB, uxer wnicn i
Rermany m ght commercially dominate.
are going on rapidly.
It is even reporiea tnat In Slhetia
thousands ot German prisoners are be-
Lrtir allowed to marry llusslan women
1-. ,1 ... 1. T-.. !. .. -
inat iim ttvuv u. x-iusaiaiuzing ine
eountry -.may- ha enhanced.
VMore.than t5U.000.000 has been spent
' . """"""u" "a n spent
la by Oennany to date dollar
an nutsi:
Wet
esigned not onl- tn bring about a.
separate peace with ,,?w Jtu,sa tut t,m, of property by the Armour Inter
In alienate completely 1. 10 HircctloiiH of J" '" ,l WttM (s.ued u HI- name but
trmv,, vuiuu., ..... ... r.menie. a
ftuMtan ollicial. who recently loft his
MfVn MM WMyVX.s -,,','!
(T ' . ','J"t..t t....i44.
.'V-s.,
Tells Probers Labors
Saved Allied Morale ami
.,,.,. , .
Held Sugar Down
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FILES LENGTHY REPORT
Declares Price of Sugar Was
Kept From Soaring Beyond
the Twenty-Cent Mark
WASHINGTON, l.i I'll.
Ili-lh.lt Hoover, nftu- pciroiuil Inter
vention of President Wilson, unsweted
' Hlo of th.. fond administration l-rii ,
Hip Senate sugar piobe committee today,
hi a pippaipil stiltfiiitnt Intioditced
III committee Iip.'iiIiik "lily after the
WhltP lloup had mi ifiiif!"lfil. lloopr
iIpiI.iipiI bin Hi'tUltlpy bad ipsultpd III
nialntaliiliiR' Hip inoialp of the iiIIIpiI
loiintilps and ktil siiRar pi Iup In thin
country fiotu MiaiitiR to inoit' than
twpnty ipiiIs a imiiiiil.
I.'or lump Ib.tn a wppK tloot.- lias
Iippii ptppnted
flitlll iPxtlfjIllR bpfolplllp p.llil llip ntlP.
Ilio Hliinir t'omniltltp wbllp spilnui
Willi bps wpip laiintbed iir.iIiisI his suKar t
U-"t"ra.... -IV ..,, A. S W.,., !
ami others.
Today be was to apppar al noon, but ;
after "
eveeutive spsslon fliali man
'5ec,,
of Hip
mmlttec. ainioiiui't'd ,
llonvpr'K tt.stinion would bo poHtpnmd
until nt'Vt ttpt'li. ,
It was tliPii H'ip ripMdt'tit toiiK n
h.tml mihI aftPi' t'oiiiniuuii'iitiUK Ills
wIsIipm to tli uitnlttpp It "as IpcI0piI
to let lliiovt-r iIpIIvpi- bis answpf ltnl.i.
il"ntr siibinlttpd a Ioiik slatpiiipnt Im
inc'illaU.. A dlffPrPiup of opinion dpreloppil Hipp
in foiniulttpp as to wIipIIht tlip iiipmbcts
slinulil nlliclally k Into Hip lluuer
statement Introilutpd li Spnalor .lonps.
or dtlay study of II. It was finally dp-
'l" "' "'IIIUo session to iost
ponp
ollli'ial dpllborallou on Hip poiii-
tmnilcHtlnn until later.
TURKEYS AND
AIMS TO SMASH
MEAT COMBINE
Trade Board on Trail of
. Vast Conspiracy to
Boost Profits
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PACKERS SPLIT MARKET
WASI.IN'C.TON. I'ec. 22
To siuasli the hold of a natlon-wlile
menr-trurt wluWi Is Kccltlng the Anier-
j,,, 11(mie was learned today to be the
W of the Federal Tiade Commis-
sion's food probe.
sway of the trust extends fiom the
'-'" '"'" "'o"b" thc ,,ack-
B boufei into tile open mari.ei m un
.amazing network of controlled banks,
'Tul" "" mU""emen'
' swollen profits from food gambling,
,sccrrt inieilocliinis control, doctored en-
. ,)ooU(1 dummy htockimlders and all
' ,.Sm0UnaBe of frenzied finance will
f''e ' 'crei, hy t,P invcHigatlon. ac
"", . backers.
it annears from Lhe evidence the com
mission has In hand that Chicago parts
era have a working agreement, apparent
ly In direct violation of the Sherman
law, under which they agree to h cer
tain extent to, keep out ot each other's
territory, ... , , .
Thus, one o! the big packers will be
permitted to have the bulls "pf the busl
r.es In Cleveland, for Instance, another
the Cincinnati bushiest, and a third the
Pittsburgh business. All of the big
,.vru win have branches In these
cities, so at to give the semblance of
a competition, but actual selling is care
fully apportioned.
F C. Croll. treasurer of Armour &
Co. ' today admitted the vast Inter
est that" concern has In other food
companies. He bared the concealment
of records that permitted this condition
,.,.d showed that In u directorate of
eleven, five are dummies through which
J, Odgen Armour with his sixth and
deciding vote can do anything he wishes.
Tho properties aie In the. names of
dummies, It developed, leading He'ney
to observe:
"So there -Is no way In which a Gov
ornment accountant 'or other Inter
ested person can sccuro actual facts as
. , what companies Armour cm
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Armour cwniroisT-
7. . -..1..1 tt,.t ...1,1, 11. ...... ,1.1.
ul lig wouW BlV0 .1 deed for It to
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CITY BEGINS WAR. ICAMP MEADE MEN
ON FOOD'FRAUDS' COMING TONIGHT:
Hucksters Who Give Short
Weights at Cut Prices
to Be Punished
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Complaints Mnde by Many, Soldiers All Ready for Bitf Re
Housewives, Especially in ' view by Secretary Baker
Northwest Section This Afternoon
WiffHle nn huckstels selling shr.rt-,
"""' ' ""'" mmi.uu.igeci tiy m-
tiartlvc piUcs was declared today
til" liineau uf Weights and Me.isute,
following the anest nf one man n ltd
numcrom complaints fiom small store
keepers and h(u.cwlvt
TIip noithwcst vp, (Ion if Philadelphia"
particularly i Inrppc1 l.v che.-itiinr
huckstf... in-coidlng 'to William Hair.
mi In-pe.ior of Hip hutenii. wlut Is ill-
reeling Hip liipvKlin, into hIIprpcI
gouging by com lllner.int nietchniit.
"In tlnit- t.f war. like iIiIk." said In
spector Itarr. "Hipp burglars that Is
what llipy aip -ourIm tu bp hanged."
TIip nrrptt. II at nf citar!p! f'liarl"
Inn. nlm emu liW bcIiIipms n 2122 KaKt
N'nril" mIippI, rpsultPil In tli ni-ciifpil
liii.l.Kt pi- IipIiik fliiptl J2f ami onsts
tnilay by MnRlatiatp Collins al Hip
N'lnptpplilli nntl Oxfnlil slipplw Htatlon.
"It Is ni'ii lll" nii thai pause Migar
'" ,""!" ,nfty ,''n,', a I""1"'' "l" I' '"'k'X
J.X."'.'., n wasust'dV '
Hose Stalk, a stoipkppper. tif Matston
and Ileiks stiepts. who said t lint bp hot!
so1'1 ,""'"' 'lRlit.v-nine imiinils (not quite
iiusiipi ami a nairi or rstatnes vs
itlny, wIipii slip oidPiPtl and paid for
Hi' poiuids (two IiiMipIs)
The "rhiiip" of huekslPis. ateordliiR'
to Il.ur. Is to ebarRp piRhty ppiiIs a
IiukIip!" for ikiIhIops. thp nuikpt pilep
IipIiik ninety and ulnpt.-lhp epnts. and
tlipn to Rhe short welKt lnslt.nl of
follow Iiir the reituliPil WPlRht of tily
pounds tu llip liushel or I2u to the two
IiiiIip1s. he said, Hip iiuhoiipsi but.kstPts r
pap tlip lusip dow n to as low as forty- '
flp pounds ami tlip two hut-lipl to ninety
pound", in tlip iMW of applPH, Hip t
traplp m lee of sltppti ppnts a tpiarter i
peck instead of twpnty penis was found
to diSKUisp the absence of seveial ap
ples to each measiiip. lie said. .
OTHER GIFTS GALORE BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER TO WORKERS AT THE STETSON FACTORY.
$2,000,000 GIFTS
BY BUSINESS MEN
Christmas Bonuses and
Other Presents Gladden
Holiday for Workers
STETSON CO.'S LARGEST
Many of the big industrial and busl
r.ess firms In and near Philadelphia dis
tributed Christinas bonusss, turkeys and
other presents to employes today The
total amount probably reaches close to
$2,000,000. Leading all, apparently, was
the John II. Stetson Company, vvlllch dli
buised several bundled thousand dollais
The Stetson distribution was made at
an euteitalninent attended by between
S000 an I C00U employes and friends
Tiia auditoilum adjoining the big factory
lias a seating capacity ot 0000 persons
The building was filled. President .1
Howell Cuminl'mss pieslded and supeiln
tended the 'piesentatlon of stock, cash
bonuses! and between forty and fifty
watches, which weie awarded for faith
ful services. The bonuces i.ingcd from
5 to 20 per cent of salaries and were
awarded strictly according to merit, Jlr.
Ciimmings having gone over the tecord
of every employe with the foremen of the
various departments.
The firm arranged to give .1000 turkeys
to married men. So far only WOO' have
been received owing to the freight tie-up.
These co to the married men. Seven
hundred single men tecelved ordeis for
Stetson hats and about r-uu women re
ceived gloves and a box of candy each.
These ElflB were In addition to bonuses.
Five hundred and forty employes were
also started on the toad to saving by
gifts of khares ot Stetson Building and
Loan Association, livery person In the
employ of the company before December
a was remembered.
Mr. Cuinmfngs, In Ids' address to the
employes this morning, said that 1917
has been the banner year for the com
pany. Next he emphasized that the firm
has no contracts with tho Government, In
M'lte of false reports and criticisms di
rected against It, and In spite of the fact
that he has been assisting the quarter
master general In buying hats.
Coming to tho question of the war, he
complimented the employes upon their
activity. Above his head hung a service
flag with 552 stars for the men In the
sirvlce. the stars arranged In the figure
of a letter "S." He said the employes
had collected J 15.000 for buying lied
Cross material, which Is being made
Into artlc.lc.14 for hospitals and aoldlers
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City .Will Welcome First
Contingent on Christ-
mas Furlough
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iu nn i i'i oiTiWAij j ivrtiiiii.
Philadelphia', rust liwiie-eoiiili..! ...
,.,,. ri.mi Calm. .lr.ide
Mil , win tip
v elcomcd Iiptp tonight.
i'lilltmat pprltul fiuluiiKli" an" silipil
Ulpil to t;o Into ttfprt at U n'rlm'lf llll
aflprnoiui and Hi" Bin b.ileh of I'liila
(Iplphlans. if tlipy '( hip .N'allon.i.
Army laiilounipiii at ttmt tlin", rlioiilil
atrlH In lhl th flinit'y nftpf 1' orlork
tonlKlit
About fiim mi'ii. it u'.ik pIIiii.iIpi1 today,
will l. In Hi.- Hi st InriPiiiPiit tit be
Kiantpd slitni Ip.hpk to Mt tlit'lr lionu
I.pIoip roIiik to IY.T.OP IIIIipv llltTf-
iiipnts will bp Ki.inttil ii.issp on sin
ctedlliK tl.ls up to I'pcPlllber 2. aiioid
inir to a teiilatlxp plan.
Itpptcsptitntlips of tin- rpinlnnlii
anil Hip llaltlmoie and dhlo Callioads
ait. at Camp MpihIp today atr.uiKliiR Hip
special tialns that ale to brliiR Hie
bn' home. Nothing tlellntt iild
lip IpMined' Iipip as to Hip make-up of
Hip tulns. but it was conjpctiupil Hint
the specials would lip colllpostil of from
ten to twelp coaehps p.icb for Hip tllipil
thrpp-liour inn from ('amp Mp.hIp tr
Philadelphia.
riiii.tiriiiis I'ni: Mm" mi:.v
In al1. about Vuu null fioni tills ly
will lip allowpil lo ipIiiiii home for a
eiy brief sta. local draft boaids Iipip
pstliuateil TIip iiiiuiIipi' lo lip allowpil
p.isp. It was said. iIpiipihN upon
wliftlier or not Ceiipial W. .1. .Vlchol
sou. the camp lommatider. can s.itl-tfac.
torily woik otil Hip ptohiciii of kpciiliiR
So per tpnt of p.icli sepaiatp uiiil iu
c.niip at all times din lug Hip Im.1IiI.iv
peloid
lip lh.it as It tnnv. tlisiatciips fiom
Camp Meade dPi-crilip Hip cantonmpiit
as all atluilt al Hip prospeet of sppIiir
wives, iholliers. swpplhearls ami filpnds
soon iiRaln. Motp than :ti,itn' citi.tns
('unlhrileil uii I'iibp I'Ue Ctilniiiti I'lte
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William I' Viuy (below) is vice piedirient of the John U. Stetson
Company, as well as its oldest employe, having: beei with the
company more than fifty years. In aceotdance with its annual
custom, the company this mofnins: pave Christmas turkeys to all
married workers and other employes with families as n feature
of the general Rift distribution.
BIG KRUPP WORKS
REPORTED BURNING
Uncoiifirmeil . Itumor Says Great
German Arms Plant Has Heen
Afire 24 Hours
.Nt'.W VOI1K", I'ec. 'J2. An uni'on
mined leport was circulated In financial
circles here today that the great Krupp
gun and, munitions works at Kssen, Uer
man.v't have been burning for twenty
four hours. The report was said to have
come from Holland.
The Krupp arms works are the big
gest In the vCorld and have been the
mainstay In supplying the German army
with guns and ammunition. The loss
ot the plant would be equivalent to a
decisive Allied victory In the Held,
Falls From Roof of House
Walter Qulnland. twenty-five years
old, nt J7S7 Venango street, fell from
the roof of a house while watching a
fire at 5tJ ttfrmantown avenue early
today He was taken to the Women's!
Horoeopaij)ic itoapiiai, -,
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HUGE CHORAL
pANT WILL
AID RED CROSS
Thousands of Voices
Unite in Song on
Rr.t.ad Stivet
to
210,212 NOW KNKOLLED
Ollicial Estim.t:' Shows -."!,-000
.Meniliei-ihiK Applica
tion's Poiidinr' in state
TOIIWs lit II I lilies 111,1 III
iiiillip.iprti l'i.iint.' nil. , Inn nl ..Iii.iihii
r Piirtiltntpnt rpttirtlptl .... 'MH.'M'!'
(Illl.liil fillinnlp :l!M
I'.nriillioplil lit'pilptl 'i'!.rl,NH I
( iiiniiiilen iln,i rpiiiiiliilnic -
TIip tiutliP!iMprn IVnli 1 h titn l'li.lp.
pr Ipttil Hip Aiorti.illl llptl 4'rk rll.tl.
'" ' l'Piiilinli Ir.ul. Hip MiiIp.
ill Hip linlitMi.w Ills t lirlllllil t illiliiitlK II
for tll.lluil.lllltl new iiipmli-r. itttttriltiiB
In tilllt-irtl Hlioiinnt ftnelit b II. I.. 11.
tttiut-li, t-aiiipalKii illretttir In I'liilntlet
lilila. I'HM ollicial flmiits in Hie I'lnlslm.is
camp.iiRii for ..In. nun new iiipiiiIipis fu
Hip Soutlii..itpin I'tnnsj lnnl.i I'liaptei.
announced toila. sliowcd Jt...'r.' new eti
lollineiils kIihp tli.. tlilp Iipriiii iat
, .Monday.
1 TIip Hriiips mUp I 1, K. I. 1 1
lloatb. caiiiiaiRii tliit-ctor. at hfadiilai.
lets In the Lincoln liuildluK. r p.-nl
iiipinbpr&lilp at til. illy ipcpHpiI Tney do
lint takp Inlo .ici-olllil the t III, al .'-II-inalp
of :!T'.i i"io piiT-olUopiii in.ttl b
.1. Ili'loll ('HiMii.ln let cl .1 I in:.), oT Hip
l'pnnsivanla tltxls'iiu's camii.t'Rti t otn
mitlei.. Two iiioip il.i.xs today ami Monilax
ipuiaiii In Hip taiupalgu thai is to pud
Chllstmas Kp l!cd ('loss olllcials wpip
coiilidpiit today thai Hip ill Up would bp
a miccpss and that inpniliPi-sbliis not pt
itiniilptl would send Hip total opr Hie
."i Iii.iihii mil i K.
A' '. horal p.iReaul of IiiiupssIp pro.
('iinttioipil on 1'ilKP Ibr. Ciibiiini llirre
i lifcO
mar: j. ",
INCOME TAX COLLECTORS
GET FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Stair of 40 Deputies Will Hein
Their Labors Day After
Christmas
1 The first class of deputy collecl.irs of
internal revenue, who will stait out next
1 week to help men prepare their Income-
'tax leturns, lecelved their Instructions
I this morning at a meeting In the olr.ee
'of Collector l.phrahn J.ederer. f'ollector
Lederer and A. S. Shields. Inspector of
1 the Internal ltevenue Department, tool;
I up the details of the taxing system and
I ..villain!! tu tliA fn. 1 1 nr more men manv
explained to tlin foity or more men many
lutrlcaules nnd puzzling points of the
ntw legislation regarding incomes.
The men will start out Wednesday to
the nine counties that comprise this In
ternal revenue district.
Collector I-ederer was very desirous of
facilitating the collection by establish-
1 Ine branch otllres throughout the dls
Irlct, several In outlying sections of
, Phlladelphl? but no appropriation for
! this was forthcoming, so the .collector
will ask banks, trust companies and
others to let Id's deputies establish tern-
yoraomcej.iH.ineir rooms.
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UKRAINIAN COSSACKS MOBILIZED AS REVOLT SPREADS
l'ETKOOKAD. Dec. 2!J. Ukrainian troops have taken up
positions along the border. All Ukrainian Cossacks have been
ordered mobilized and a far-reaching' revolutionary movement
against the Bolshcvikl seemed today to have been set definitely
in motion.
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN KILLED IN WASHINGTON
A Var.!;i3ton dispatch ttatcs that Mrs. Mary lllisabLtli
&arr). tcvciily-Mrc years old. leslding In rhllidelplitn, vaa
h!ilcil by nn nutumobllo today while returning alone iioni cliu..;t.
stripping; men win
I1AKI.KTON. Pa.. Dec. 22. Chailes
bandetl down here tinla. rules tluit stilppins emplojes of the nntliinctU:
IIpI.I worUltiK mole than Pislit hours a day must be paid the same proportion
ate Incieasp granted tin- company, workmen April 2.", 1!I7. The decision car
lies with it hack pay fmm t lie latter date.
COAL PROFITEERS MUST REFUND OVERCHARGE
.MINN'KAPOI.IS. .Minn., Deo. 22.- I'etnll coal dealers 111 mole than llillty
.Mliinesoln towns will be compelled to innkti lefutldH In consumers, In some
in-ps iimoimtlng In nenil $2 a ton. I an onler issued fmm the otllee of the
Sl.ile I'uel Ailmliilsliatlou. ITtilils eNceedlng the nmoiint allowed by the
I'tdeiHl imler of Xm ember 1 nnisl be lefiindcd, and tiealers are warned by
Hie fuel ailmliiNtl.ittoii thai delay In making proper adjustments will Jesuit
in stcie ppiialtlps.
.IAPAN DENIES RUSSIAN INTERVENTION PLANS
TllKIH, Dec. 22. .lapan is mil conslilering lutei'ventloti in Russia. It
was fotnially announced toda on niltlioiity of the h'tueign Olllce. Assistant
Minister of I'oicign All'alrs Slildeliara asseited no mobilization of Japanese
ttoops for use In Siberia had been oidered or was In contemplation.
THREE AMERICANS NAMED IN CANADA'S CASUALTIES
OTTAWA, Out., Die. 22. Tile following Aineiican names appear In to
day's ('usually lists: Wounded- -(!. l. Andelxin, New York; P. .l, Ilnxter,
Vnnkeis. N. V, (lassetl A. It. Ilailey, Slaimtnn, Vu.
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FIRST DRAFT OF CANADIANS TO REPORT JANUARY 3
OTTAWA, Out.. Dec. 22. The Hist driift under the military service act
will be culled to the colors in the next few days. They will be Instructed to
leport on January 3. The first draft will be In the neighborhood nf 20,000
men.
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA OIL STRIKE SETTLED
HOUSTON', Tex.. Deo. 2.'. --The ollwoikeis' strike in eighteen Texas and
Louisiana fields, affecting more than 10,0011 men, has been settled, Verner
'.eiud, I'iftldt'lU Wilson's personal lepresentatlve, announced this today be
fore leaving for Denver I'lilon leiiiesentativcs left here after an agreement
was ic.H'hed to notify their i expect lvt IhchIk as to the details on the settle
ment, which will he tinnoiinceil fmm Washington, ollhially, on Clnitmas
COP, HEARING SHOTS,
SEIZES ENEMY ALIEN
'Itcvoiver With Empty Cham
bers and Wicked Knife
Found on Suspect
Wl 11am IJilckett. an enemy alien em
ployed at cramps' s.i.pyaids. was ar
tesled early this morning at the coiner
of York street and Arainlngo avenue by
Olfi;er Wilent. of the Trenton and Dau
phin stieels nation, under circumstances
surruunded wlt.i the deepest mystery.
While paliollng Ills beat Policeman
Wilent beard two shots, and on investl
ratliur found Hilckett standing tin a
stieet corner lhe mail reiuneti 10 give,,,. Mlow ,,3 locality before Christ.
any explanation irBuiui.o. ........-.
he was seaiched. A levolver was found
In his pocket. It contained four shells,
two of which had recentl been dls-
charged. The barrel of the levolver was
omcer:r"badgenB iTd" a wetl-iooklng a"d ,hW",e-P "" a",e
knire with a b ade six Inches long. ' temperauires," was the official weekly
At the station Urickett gave bis ageifcrecast Issued at Washington today,
as thirty-six years and his address as. 'The aripeaiance of the weather map
5.1IS Cabot street, but leruseu 10
Cabot street, but leruseu 10 give
any further Information regarding!
liluiself. it was learnea mat ne :s an sam ueorge w. Aiinaung. first assistant
Austrian and has been In tills country . f 01 ecaster here. "A stoim area centered
for about five years, but. has never ap-Mn western Canada probably will bring
piled for his first naluralliatloii papers., light rain or snow before Christinas, but
He was employed at cramps prior 10
the entrance of the I'nlied States Intu
the war and has continued In the serv
ice of that company since.
nrlckett was given a hearing before
Magistrate D'.etx this morning and was
held In UOO ball for a, further hearing.
Fire Damages Farm Building
A stove In a one-story brick truck
house on the farm of Thomas Brodesser,
llichmond street and Wheatsheaf lane,
became overheated early today 'and set
fire to the Interior ot the building-,
cauiliupdimaitj'ot im,
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RISE AND BACK PAY
P. .Will, of WimlilnKton. In a ilpclsluti
CHRISTMAS WEATHER
JUST A 50-50 CHANCE
Holiday Will Be Fair Unless '
There's Snow or Rain
in Store i
It Is a fifty-fifty chance the maTler
of what kind of weather Philadelphia
will have Christmas Day.
An estimate of what the weather
giab-bag may conluln was issued today
at the Weather Buieau on the basis of
what is known now- and what may hap
pen between now and Tuesday. It Is
piobable that there may be light tain
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I Oveicast and cold Monday and Tues.
day. moderating somewhat the middle of
, ,,. wek ,,,,, igllt snow al)0l(t T,
1 now leads me to believe that there will
be a slight moderation before Tuesday
vvhat the weather will be on that day-
Is as near an even. break as can be, It
will not be quite as cold Tuesday as It
Is now,"
Small Fire at Dliston Plant ,
Flames broke oufcln the saw and tool '
works of Henry Dlsston ft Sons, lhe..'
Tacony. early today, but were put out
by the employes' fire company after
slight damage had been caused. The
blax was. In the rolling mill, where
hot iron Ignited1 the floor. The fire .was
confined to this part, of the big 'plant. 1
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COAL PRICES
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SQUARE DEAi
P0HER SA
Supply and Demand Lsw3
Underlies New Rates.v;
ounuuiiei ni.piania iV;
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GARFIELD CALLS LEWlSsf
Philadelphia Chairman Goei
to Washington at Federal
Administrator's Summons
How C.onsumer Fares
in Ncio. Coal Priced
lamest
ew nrlce Illlhwt,
At Kross to ron- prtee
tnlnpH I relgtit iimniln snmee mr be
-III1P .il. i..ia vz.imi h,io io.m
iil . A. IX I. .1.1 t.M D.tn je.lS
r.rnc.. 4. sit i.ii.i -,nn n,N5
l.. .t.W 1.30 J.SO 7.BS
in
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I The inflexible law of sunnlv'and de
mand l the explanation given today by "'
William l'ntter. State coal rontroller. for ,':
Ids action In appioving the new 13.50 $'
gioss margin. I if
"v ben l accepted this appo(ntmeatr
rn Ml Itli. ia., an ntwl Mnn nr llarn. H-.i
said Jlr, l'olter. "It was with the underrr.
standing I was to give a Bquare detW'
10 an coiiuecteu wltn Hie coal lmiuatryi
an well jis to the consumer. I have
approved this margin asked for by the,.,
Philadelphia coal retailers because cpn-njj
vinceu num information supplied me
from the Philadelphia chairman that
unless some additional advantage Is al-.,;.
!,..... l.l. .1.. -...lt ....... -,.., tit l-lrKt
...... ..nil iiirirmii whi uratier V1II i"t .J
woiklng at too" great a disadvantage.'
I leatlze that the Inflexible law of supply 4
and demand must be observed and that i
It Is useless to try to cut down miners", '"i
opeialois, transporters or sellers of coal '3
to a llguie where tliey actually lose )j
money If one is expected In this crisis i"
to get a sulilclcnt supply ot coal Into'
i-niiaueipiua. .-,,
"I have theiefore anornved the n-
tltlou, for the teasons set forth in thtr" iV
i leuer to me iiom ine pniiaueipma iuei J..
' ' committee," V
, ' Francis A. Lewis, chairman of theji
I local fuel committee, left Philadelphia.'
i for w ashincton today in -response to A'
' telephone call from Mr (.nrtleld. ?
Itetall coal dealers today are expreM-w
nig jubilation at the news that their:
lietllloneil.for gioss margin of tZ.S0vlj
favored by the local Federal fuel com-":
mlltee. Willie tills means that prtcesT
to tne consumer will be boosted an aver-'
age of fifty cents. It does nbt-mean that
the dealer will now enjoy any unduj??
prom, ine dealers aver. Tne great;.
..uvuuiaKe in ine new rates, dealers as- -
clared, Is that piotUs are tandardlsM.
1 he new scale of prices to the consu
i wjill also vary according to -whetherV
.coal is .supplied to the dealer by
laiiroati-owneu companies or the
pendent operators, who exact an extra;-, ij'
"iirreremlal" of , seventy-five cenlii jc
nineiy-nve cents per ton.
The Federal fuel administration '.ll'
Washington received late last night from'il
tM t .... i ,.. .... ....t .... ... , .t
now- niHcii eacn snipping company;
should get, how much each dealer should'!.
have and i-tntlng where and when
liveries should be made to obtain the;
fullest benefit. Ordem were Issued h4f,4
I'octor flarfleld's staff last night andfj's
..,. ,-i.t-. ii t u..iii-iv ciiruuii; hiiowirk:vt;
the amount of coal needed by the cltjr,'$
today lor tne carrying out or Biw
I..-Ib'h i.lttt iinH it 1. tiin.lirf (AtniH
in full operation by this afternoon. S
The new system of figuring the coal
price, which calls for a gross margin oftfj
profit of J2.60 a ton between the coat.f;
nt coal lo the dealer and the nrlr atli-jit-l -
the consumer, has been requested by thAif
' Philadelphia Coal Kxchange. which lal'jj
composed or ine majority or tne large
dealers In the city.
I I'nder the old method of arriving at ,
-1 prices, "cost plus 30 per cent bajed.onv.
liua prices, many oeaiers compjainMEK
, they received only a limited profit, anai.
in some cases actual loss. 4..
! With the aonrovAl irlven 1h nttti
I move by J-'iancis A. Lewis and 'WlilljLiflV''
I uiktrj. rtjnauc.p.iiA nnu malts.. con-t;,t.
, trouers, 11 was announced mat a recoitl-'
' mendatlon that the system be'lnatalltr
t nere wouiu oe lorwaraea 10 vvasmnnoarT
today by Mr. Potter. tjff
j ne umciai retiuesi. uiai ine i,,aviA
gross margin be acceptea was contained-;;
In a letter from -Mr. Lewis to Mr. Pot-?
ter. who said that he was In full acoor!-"
with the proposal. its
Philadelphia will be the first oltr life;
the country to apply flnvernment teachA?1
ing of coal conservation. Its new coal
saving school will be ready to admit, all .!
ccal-consuming rnnaaeipmans as pupils .J
shortly after January 1. and If tr.emr-'
householders don t punle out enourlti
kluks in grates and boilers to save tha
3000 tons a day the city Is short oti t
Thomas u. jvianaDy is going 10 Know IM;
reason why. ,j
"We're going to help the Deonle'oL
Philadelphia make their coal go furtfc.)
that it's ever gone before," said Mt j
t, pntii.ut-i. un -...-- tnr. i nianm Am..
THEWEATHER
'tORVCAST ' 4lj&
Fur riillaiieliima ana vwtnug: F4f?t
nnd colder toiiiyht, tctth lowest ten
pei at in c about J degrees; fiumfayi
a(r nnd continued cold; moderattl
northerly Kinds. yi
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'Sun rlra. Tilwa.m. I Hun setr.. l:Jwil,V
DKKVVVAKK K1VKK TIDK (HA.ST.KS f -
CHESTNUT HTItEKT
aw water. S:.12a,m. I lw water. S.Wp'.miS
lllah wtrr K:-0 a.m. I High water N:4 5 !.!
TEMI'atATt'BK AT K-CH HOUR , . I
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Pennaylvanian" ,T
The Life Story of
Gov. Samuel W. Pennypaehai
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