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JP NATION'S .
AND PEACE NEEDS
ition of Interdepartmental
ard Now in Process at
Hrj"
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Wnshington
fir
)NSERVATION OF FUEL
t? .
8mikcrs Ajrreo to Reduce Coal
Consumption ly DO
Vex Cent
WASHINGTON', I'll. 20
tJroupltu:
of tlio nation's Industries
ii 'four divisions, rniiKlnir from cscn-
M to luxuries atnt creation of nn Inter-
rtincnlul lionra to clcterinlno priori
vwjtliln thefo croups', Is In process
'Wt formation. It wax Icnrncil tocl.iv.
K, v, Tho groups will bo as follonK
5fL;-' 1 llmcentlnl tn I ixlt trlilnnl life nml
gLy 'health, Inrliidlnic furl for i Adroit Js
St A anil nlilni.
iiO t . .. .. .. .-
rJf -"el ilieueiii, nereisnrj inr group
EfS". v 1 r In, lmll .in -ivrtj nlf ii rn I Hint mlnlmr
Wfl'l , w .. .. .... -. - n
ietils.
K- S IVneeltnte tircr llllr.
B?J 4 l.livurlr".
tOroups tlrin nml four prnliablv will'
ike lul on f.n per cent oal ration" ,
MJf f.Tntlit, ftrn.m hr tho mltrn.lil lltlrnlntutr.l-
- ,?. . . .
jlton will ne linen im a menus 01 rnioru-
V M'e priorities, rridiiinenesi
fw Member of the ti.lorltles biuiel will
Include renresetitullies of th vVnr iiiM
Peliv nDnrtmplitM. tho slilnlntr Ii .irrl
wind probably tlio food mid tnllronil id-
"inlnlstr.itloiis. Tblr l.n.ird ill mk In
rv e6M co-operation vvitii the fuel ad-fiw.nilnislriUloii.
iV." s tho nt "tep In this ellrettion all
p4h ptimKinnkerM lii.ei vnlunt.irllv ncreod
W- to reduco coal consumption So per cent.
'KAirlntilnt tronicd In t l V This IllinlloS
jS.Only to manufacturo of glassware
i fit wan mauo cuar mat uroups 0110
..sihd two would be fully supplied with
'iccal. It Is possible that only slight cur
5 tallment wUI bo necesfary In umun
Lw-.'three. The effctt on group four will di -
K ',Iend on conditions.
hi
W MR3 1 II THOMAS I1IKS
f -
M- Tprmcr President of County Suf
Iffi frnge Society Victim of Appendicitis
Mrs .1 T Tlinmax. of 11!B Spruce
street. Is dead at the t'allfornU Ho
pltal, Ix AiiRelei. mllowlnK an opra
tlon for appeiidicltlt after an Illness
of R few d tys, accnrdlne to word re
ceived lieio tod i by her friends
Mrs. Thomas, . former president of
the County MUTraKe Sotlen, and an ar
dent 'worker In the Interest of oht.ilnlmt
work for tlio unemploeiI, was with her
husband, l)r J I) Thomas, niton a va
cation In California when shu suddenly
became 111 "d died
AX. one time durlnE Maor Tllank
enburit'H ndmliiltratlon Mis Thomas
beaded a del station of women who
called at th Mayor s oltlre and there
rend a lonir address In which "he ae.
wv cuseo nun ami ounun' m ,uiihk i'.u lj
r .Kft.iAu I.. .... iibIhi tlA mimai n,irirn
.. ... . , , .. t, ..,. In ..
prlatcd for public works In Klvtnc imi
ployment of tbousands of mn who
wore without work
Disapproval of her action bv other
members of the stlffr.ne society led Mrs
Thomas to rcslcn as president of tho
organization.
TIGHTEN REINS ON SHU'S
Kf" Moro Rigid Search of All Foreign
Pf s vessels jiere is uroeretl
After today a mor rigid earcb nf
'all foreign steamships comlnir Into arid
.V1nK tne port oi wiiiaueiphla w 111 h.
t 7naio ny " uTwiua ut, u,iai au-
8 thoritles.
tjf Following the receipt .of. a Ulegram
. J k. .. ,1... ntt a, Anna .. mI
from .me treasury icpartmejt at Vah-
inftion. conecior uerry communicated
y W1LI1 .ttinllll ll H'l-liFfU. at till
Philadelphia Navy Yard, who announce,!
no wnuiu assign iony auunionil nav.il i
ur reserves tor inis uuiy
MAY DECLARE WAR ON TURKS
!& United States Also Likely to Take
( Action Against Bulgaria
, JCKW YORK Feb 20 The Fvening
Sun saya that n declaration of war by
the 1'nlted States agilnst Tuikey and
Bulgaria Is hlghl irosslble it It develops
that tliese nations hive heen sending
troops to the western front
"Marquis" Held for Fraud
XI. w vOltK Keh JO l'.h .1
f'v ltelushelot, the $l'i-a-week telephone1
viniv ii,i n tmeKfij tu uae masquer-
aaea in .social eircies here as the Mar-
quls" dl Castillo was arraigned n the
retlernl District Court, today tin three
Indictments recently returned against
. Mm. He pleaded not guilt The charges,
against him were violation of the espion-
ge nci, wearing me uniform of a
. j-rencn military oincer unlawfully and j
using a fraudulent pier pass H was I
r'lteld under his oil ball of 2Cuo
ALL-WEEK
Telephone Orders Accepted
'We Deliver to Your Home
Community Stores
Weberve (Wti;
V-fl
Look for Thin Sign at Your Grocers'
At the Community Grocery Store Nearest Your Home
Money-Saving Opportunities Await You
Our Extraordinary Offer All This Week
j CAMPBELL'S SOUPS
3
CANS
FOR
(Tomato Soup
HIGH-GRADE
White King SQUAB SOUP
a,
Flavored With Tomato
2 sr 25c
Regular
15c Size
White King Squab Soup is
liways open to visitors It is a
, ww meaty portion p wie uirunu
i wun a nne tomato navor.
, Tltlrt lii i an opportunity we
In. these times ef rtoaring
KUTK- The OmiHiiiiilty 8lor
' . rt.1,
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'' EVKNING
CONVICT SEEKS PARDON ITUIDI) I IRFRTY I OAN
TO PERFECT WAR BOMB; inmU WBWUX LUAIN
Appeal Mnde to" State BoanI That I POSTPONED TO APRIL 1
Reading Man Slay Develop
Invention
An electrical war bomb Invented by
a cunvlct In the Iji-tern State Tenlten-
tlary here Is the basis of an appeal
for pardon of Charles 1. i:bersole,
whose caso was presented to the State
Board of 1'ardons at Harrlsburg today
Aid In winning the war .may be given i
bv the device, according to Congressman
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join ii. iioiuerme, com .-e ". - - ,
ole. who asked that the prisoner be
pardoned so mat be mtgnt periei. um
Invention out of prl-oti l.bersole a
Heaiung man. was seni 10 me i-'"""'-
llnry In May, 191B. to erve a tvio-to-tett.
itAr term for forcrry Should the board
act favorably V. II Will", also of Koart.
Itur, will nsk for a p.irdoji h colnventnr
with i:i)erole Warden MiKenty nuld
h would aid tlio men In obtalnlnc a
p-itont for tliB device should It develop
that the Invention Is valuable.
ROW OF "MOVIE" MEN
IS NO FILM FRAME-UP
, Litigation Indicates Finish
i Fight Between Philadelphia
and New York Promoters
Indications of a finish tight between
Philadelphia and New York moving pic
lure pmmolers are foreshadowed In two
sulls brought against the Slanle) Hook '
lug Company nml other movie oin ern
under the Tederal anti-trust laws in tho I
Fnlted States District Coun
Tho Oreater I'hll idelphla Amusement1
Company, owner of the Nixon The-itre
and other thentres brought suit todav
against the Stanlev Hooking Corpora
tion, Stanley V. Mastb.ium and the Fox
Film Company, nf New York It Is al-i
legcd that the Kox Film Compiny and
the Metro Pictures llxt hangeof IV nn- '
sjlvanla entered Into n conspiracy with i
the Stanlev lorporatlon to drlv out of
business exhibitors vho will not ron
trai t with the Stanley Company. '
On Satuidsy thn Some Amusement
Company, owners nf the I,ocu"t Theatre,
Flftv-seioiid and Locust street, tilt tl suit .
against the .Metro and htanley com
panies and Mr Mastbaum
Last Deiember It Is alleged tlu-Stin-i
ley Coriioratlon became afllli ited witlrl
various iU lure-prndut Ing iompinlps and
sent out notices to exhlbltois. It Is al
ii ged, that unless th-v booked their pic
tutes througli,the Stanley Compan they
would bo dtlven out of business
Tho (ircater Philadelphia Amusement
Company, It Is stated itfucd to con
tract with tho Stanley Company for the
hooking of Its picture shows under the
terms demanded and In consequence it i
Is alleged, the Fox company cancelled, '
cm December 11 last, a contract It had
made with the theatre owners the mouth
before for tho furnlhlng of Fox come-1
dies for a period of a jear i
The reaou for th" cancellation of
this contract, the bill sets forth, was '
given by (Jeorge IJembow, Philadelphia
sales manager for tho Fox I'llm Cor-
nor.itlnn. tu Fred O. Nixon-N'lrdlliiger I
at the Brllcvue-Mralford on December
I J last .Mr Nlrdllnger and William
f'relhofer own about 80 tier cent of the
rapltal stock of the umusement com
pin The explanation alleged to have
been given by Detnbow was tint tho
I ox Film Coriioratlon liac entered Into
an alliance with Mastbaum and the
Stanley Hooking Corporation In a fight
to put thf Nlrdlliiger-Frcihofir theatres
out of business '
This altitude of belligerency was
taken. It is alleged, becuusn the amuse
ment company retucd to join the book
ing plan of the Mauley Corporation
The bill stites that the explanation
given by Dembow was confirmed by an
ofllcial of the Fox I tun Company In
usponse to i letter written by Mr Mrd-
inger to abcertaln the iiason for the
e.m, olijiinn f the mnira,.i
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The Staple Corporathin It Is al-
leijeu, it imiuuK iik iiiimi in iirnc cue,
amusement companv out of business
Into execution, by inducing various film1
product rs and exchanges to cancel their
contracts with the plaintiffs theatres I
for the furnishing of films
The two suits b the amusement cor
poration recall the suci efcsful action
by the clov eminent against the "movie"
trust of a few vears ago when fudge
Dickinson of the, Federal Court, ordeied
tho combination liendi'd by the .Motion
Picture Patents Company to desist
from continuing in practice,! that gavij
t'.ilmost absolute control of the motion
.... t.,.., elfll.l
.
Home for War Insurance Bureau
S11INi:TI)V. Feb JO A bill ,
pioprlatlng SinouoOO for the pur ha e
of thn Arlington Hotel, now building at
Wnshington. to housn the War Ills!,
Insurance Bureau and the olllces or ih
Commissioner of Internal llevenue was
favorably reported to tho Houo tln
afternoon by the Public Hulldings and
(irounds Committee
SPECIALS
You Save
25c
Excepted)
prepared in immaculate kitchens.
nutritive,,appetizlng soup, rich
in nneiy maceratca lorm, com
know you will appreciate
price on food products.
specials will be announced In the
PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY.
Bond Issue Held Up Because
of Unprecedented Conditions
Throughout Country
WASiuvrnoN kh :n
Subnormal economic and bu-lness
conditions, broupht about by a vnrlelv
of utiforeeen war developments, have
,,, I10.tp0nt.m.n, of thp
trly 10lin llnll holl April 1 n
hlrd I.lb-
r later
()rKnay set for IVhruny 13. It was
,iRted on high nuthnrlt) todiy that the
-,UP, after lonferences of high (Jovern-
mint heads, had been held up until a
restoration of normal totidltinns shall
have brought n 'more receptive mar
ket '
That the loan when finally placed for
salo would bear 1's per lent Interest
appeared probable. Intense opposition
of larRO banklni; Interests tn attempting
to sell from three to six hllllons of bonds,
which It Is expected the loan will carrj
was believed tndiy to bo forcing the
hand of the Clovernnn-nt
These causes brought the ilclaj In the
loan
I'll st The unprecedented tie-up
Produeirs, uuihle to move their ptrd
urts. surTercd vast Indies ilenrral
mngestlon of rnmmeri e, too. t poraled
lo work a general money Mrlngcncj
Second Kue sbnrtagn with n five,
day suspenlon of Industry and six
workless Mnd.ijs l,.itif,r suffpred
heaviK In los of kiirps, uianufai Hir
ers suffired. all slilpncrs suffered as
the right of w.iv iv.ts civ n lo ro.il
nml other sbliiinents laid i.n sidings
Tjilrd 1 nex.impled h id ui.illirr
Two-thirds of tin- riihgiegallMiiai (.c.
ment. .iKordlng to l.ibirtv l,o.m lie, id.
rpiarters wau lacking during I", tn n
nr People stivnl Inilimix ihcie
was a minimum nf inlmjing in pub
lic pMre (lieii,ilr pe i Iips nml
even Indoor gatherings vwiuld Imvo
been M'arsclv attended Shortage of
fuel ntientuilfd this The valun of
outdoor poster advertising, ite. would
have luen of minimum i flei tlvem
I'ourlh CMensivi' prnlltrltiK nml
Inltateil costs nf bate living rtduced
to tne ton st elvb In eara tho .pend
Ing power of the t-mull consumer
tho man In the etr'et
"I'OltCKS"
S. TO TAKE
,, ,, ., ,
JIan hxempt Prom Income Law In-
sisted on Paying
Movie, AI:itv. Ala IVb .a The
first example or a man insisting on pav
ing Income tax was luoughl to llt,ht it
the (inv eminent income tax oce lie re to
da In a letter from T D Morton, of
Newton All Mr Morton wrote tin
lovcrnment agent several davs ago tint
his Income! Is less than tho required
$J00O, but that he wants to pay a tix
regardei of the fact The answer was
tint he s not subject to the tax
Today a letter was received from Mor
ton In which he Insisted on paving the
tax 'The present gorxl prices of firm
products his helped me and I want to
do in bit, he writes ,n Income tax
blank was sent to hhii '
ALIEN ENEMY AKKKS'IEI)
Jeisey Resident, Refusing to Regis
ter, Lands in Jail
TP.FNTON Fell
III For
hiving
failed to legisiri
.c Ceini.i'
alien
eneinv .lohnM'ii it i nine .'
Wllhelm residing near Washington.
Warn n Coiiutv. was mnsti-n m i ,e,, ,, ,
Fnlted States .Marshals llolcombe and
Voll and Intirtieil In the eoiintv Jill
hero todnv His is tne lltst atiest ,,(
its kind In this State
Mueller, when taken Into custodv .i
absoluto In his refusal tej leglstei lie
asserted that he was not a irimln.il and
for that reason would not haw lu
llngers printed He will be held In
tho count jail until ordtts dealing with
his caso are lenlved from Washington
Former Senator Dailey Dies
Samuel D Dilley. former Stale Sen
ator. Is dead at the Masonic Home.
Broad and Ontario stteets, following a
long Illness of heart diseast lie was
born In Philadelphia Vovember 21. 1M1
For manv ears be was a m inufactuiei
of textiles in Kensington He seivecl
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ii ii-inf- in nimc .-'lumu iiuiii rvni-
ui,,.,, n ..., ,.,i.. r im, i,.
mond lxjdge .No Jli) c and M II
bad resided at the home since Julv, 1910
Mr. Dalle Is survived lv a el lughter
'1 lie funeral will take place '1 hursday
w
irnwood (Vineteri
Flood Conditions Menace Reading
lti:DINd. Pa, Fes 20 Menacing
flood conditions wire -ipparent along the
Schulklll lllver here todav when at
noon a rise of twelve feet bad hi en
noted, while at fourtcm feet manv
the Industries along the stream are
flooded The water wis alreadv within
a foot or tne t'cnusivanla passeug,
'station Families on the lowlands liai
been notified of tin flood danger
manv are prepared with noats
out hastily during the night
n ' III m M$ aWim
fg ?mr wHMSK if MfflffD nlul (III llf'illHHIIIlHi
KRl. idHr jHSw ' If ijMI HI Wm fl 1 1 I II ill)! JH ffiffllHi ;
KBMBfKBMiS rHtHBsiSs if -lllllltll 111111111 $&&$ Ij HHi i ISSIililJ
BRITONS and CANADIANS M
Come Across Now WtsBSStMKKt3
Agreement with the United States provides
that YOU will be DRAFTED if you don't vol
unteer. All men between 20 and 40 are liable.
Your Brothers Over There Are Calling
Volunteer to-day; the need js imperative;
you will not be doing your full duty if you
wait to be drafted.
You Can Join Either the British or Canadian Armies
DO IT TO-DAY
At Nearest British and Canadian Recruiting depot
DRYS WILL INDORSE
TICKETS OF TWO PARTIES
Prohibitionists Will Name O'Neil
for Governor and Also Choose a
Reliable Democratic Candidate
IIAItltlhlll lid, i',1, 21) ( oinplele
els of republican and IVmoetat tickets
will be Indorsed bv the Pennsylvania
Oi 1'ederatlou prior to the tomltig
primaries, leaders nnnoiimed tmtav Tim
llepubllcall Ftntidard-benror for lln. ilrvs
l " IIlRluvay Commlsslonei .1 I)enn
iO Nell, candidate for (loxernor The
i I'lerauoiVH president, former .ludgc
vvllllam Porter, of .Vew Castle, will
appoint a lommlttee soon to -Meet an
avowedlv dry Democrat to head the
Oetnocratlo ticket
Indorsement of O'Neil bv the rei ent
convention was made because of his
long dr record and also because of the
strong possibility that he will-win the
nomination
Hy their announcement lodav the
drs, organised to battle for ratification
of the prohibition amendment, put at
rest reports that they Intended tn throw
their strength to a single parly In their
efforts to carry tho State
ICKMAKERS URGED TO
CONSERVE AMMONIA
U. ,S. Needs L!0,000,ri00 More Pounds
Than Cnn Ro Made by All
M.wiufacUiicis Thi-, Year
n appeal lo inpsertc nnunonia used
In Hie in.iniifdc line nf aitiflil.il be lni1pnini, rrin fdllelals of Hint minium
ni del tn KK,. ., gtcatei -iinnimt to the I" "" . fnrmal Mtllenietlt lii the
iiiaiiiif.i.lure of iiiiinlllnns has In en le. '". , " '! i,i- n of the noil,
flved bv the i... i,i,r,i. Hirers audi ''fed tbit hlle somr ,. in . M -operatois
f r.filgenitioii plants of this of lln inii.-ern wt rormerlj held n
citi from the fooil ,i,inlhlti.ition Tin I ciiii,in ipllah"-' "" picn-nt si . 1
i In ular points out thitduilng FilR the holder' Ii l HiU"ii ""P '" "V01 ' '' "'
ciovernment will ml L'fi.OOn.Ofifi mole I uln 1ll()ru,Mhl cleitmiii element In the
.i,,,.j-. .,, . .ii, in.,, i .in mi ""loo-
rartiircil bi all ammotili m.inuf.irtuiers
Ii the coiiiilij this jc.ir tlmugli their
plants work nt full capiclti
Aliintif ii tttreri of ice in this dtv estl
m.ito that about JoO 0i)0 poutids of mn-,
lunula are m-cd anmiallv In the in. mil-1
; f.'n tin e of the cltvfl lee vnpply 11 i
ctreme care to iirevent leaks of the
iimmnnl i g.i" it Is estimate d tint fullv
.ID, 000 ,ctitels of ammoril i might be
(sived In the loial Ico plants of which
tin to are fnrtj-one
The be manufacturers tcto rcfiuested
bv the r,iod administration to u-port tn
it monthl.v the amount or ammonia on
bind and tin amount needed At pres
ent, the manufacturers hav enough to I
run the in through Februcr, having
been permitted em .lanuai V 1 to lav In,
u suppl siiniileni for two months
MUDDY STREETS KEEP
FIREMEN FROM BLAZE
"Chicken I'ccd" Destioyctl in Plant
at Delaware Avenue and
Ontario Sttcct
VI idd Mieet-- hampered firemen r,(
tespondlriK to an alarm of fire this aftei
noon at the Tnt'. Compete, Delawan
avenue nml Cjntarlo iiwi uianufai
turers of chicken feed The blare vvns
on the- second llonr and Is thought to
have been caused hi an overheated ma
'hlne The damage Is estimated in
Several fltemeti weie overcome bv
smoke but were eiuleklv revived The
Plant of Here Companv which Is i,u
the Fritz Companv na In danger from
fljiiig sp.uks
Knitting Accessories
W'liv not make this, n.uriotic ;&
duty more fascinating by using
the ncccsary accessories taste
fully mounted with gold or
silver.
Yam
Tape
.z: "I'S:,: WWk H ru . IHl
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. mgm s rtA& nte "WmL M i
DIAMOND MM-.i II Wls-JUW-KLCRS-SHAKliSMnilS wM JUP- ntb5 j Ttify "l-C B k
" au . VRtyliWM rr-n . . .- (efffl .' vlftrlO wsinw s -c
""""i mm s JS & I
SEEK MORE SPY CLUES
IN MOSSNER'S PAPERS
Federal Agents Translate
Letters Taken From Home
of Fischer's Associate
Letters mid papers
some In i od
otluts In (lrmau
of I'd want Mosst
taken from the home
Mossner, rloe hhocmh or
Adalbert K l'lrcher are being trans
lated carefully by Federal agents todav
an Mossner awaits Internment at
Cloiicesler Immigration station
the
There are more thin ICO of
... Amnrdlne to I'ranU I.
thr
(Inr-
barlnn. special agent of the Depnttmont
of Msllee. further artest piobably will
result when they are dec..fie.l and trans
nted The Federal authorities now ex
press the opinion that a Oernnti "sin.
ring" will be completely uncovered when
these papers and tboe taken from
Fischer's home n- ""
In addition to being u close nssocite
nf Fischer, who Is now at the pti-on
ramp at Kort Oglethorpe as a dnhgemu,
alien enemv Mo"""1; " . " 'rl'1"1 nf
Captain Max V Thlerlf hen. former
rommamler of the 'Jtiimii sta iild.r
I'rlti!! F.ltel Frlfdrltli ami uinvlctid
while slaver
t'iibllhd Mateii "lUs to the offn tint
losner It nmniied with th- I In
HrlRbt Mannfai luring Coiiin.ui.v. I'totu
..,. .i.l Crlo livetnie, brought fillb
Innll... e,(i in I'll, ii wis ,
"nl . , ,,1P n"-Hl Iglrt M.inura,
I I'"1 "r" '" J ' , ,, ,..,. ,.i,ii inn
luring Compcnv l no v wliollv on
trolled bv
ttioiniighlv lo.il Ainetkin
cltUellS
Conservation
Tht tyofeliiinrrf
Special No. 2
lor Our Wrch Olitu
Ladies'Suiis Cleaned
S2.00
I Nile f Sf.'ll 111 SI Ml
Xii ntiiinrlllilltv fur elerv IrtiK
In inli-irve etiitblnif lllid snve
innnev t "II and deliver irnlilill
I'liiitie VVnliillt film
Primo Dye Works
Cleaners and Dyers " i iBWInTTiifT III ii' QmmZ&irrtMvHrPM -1
Mlinlrmle 4 Ketall gJlfMSNrf jJl t-- H KU I iff A W BJ Jill ?
Gin.t:-tt H. 13th Street rWaijBKlSSFiil' -'"" V 9 r 1 1 I 1 I I j,!
211 h. j&th ntreet 5"iATOjjfiiiSi "ins sCf3(7vSraHs?BPMCxUbaBiiia9 '
FEBRUARY 20,
RANKS PLAN $100,000,000
CREDIT ON CUBAN SUGAR
Method for Financing und Market
ing 1018 Crop Picpnred
by Syndicate
XI :W YDItIC Feb ;i tevilvliir
credit of 1100.000.000. upon which drafts
can be drawn and notes Issued covering
ri maximum period expiring liecembe
I. 1918 will be created bv a svndlcati:
of banks for the nuroose nt Mnantlng.
and marketing' the ills Ciibiti sugir
rop estimated nt 3 I.ln.eon tons
The cost of limine Ing to the bortow
rs will be npProxlmati'l.v S percent un
der present money market eonilltlous, It
a as stated todav This includes com
missions for renewals ricieptinecs and
utile r expenses
The form of (rc-Ult lo le arrnnged
'us I een submitted to the Federal lle
inrvo llonicl. which has ruled that the
notes mid bills which will be drawn In
purrtl mce of the eredil ngrremmt will
be eligible for pnrch ise and dlsmunl by
the Fcdetal lleserve liink
The financing of the Cuban crop wis
undertaken nt le trepietit of the I dfral
food qdmlnfstrntfon and with the co
operation of the International Migir
c'oinnmice i nc nuipinng tin.iru tins
also agreed to funds.! tunnnge for the
tt iiisportatlon of the Incoming rrop
POUT WOilKEHS STItlKE
Hojiott. in Ilticnos Aires AlTcctH
Ships in Meat Packing Tindr
in i:ns Aittnst i en o Port
ui rki-ri todnv boyeeitteil tr ipi-nttanlle
st' ainships Vlilch have been loidlng
ment at Packing houses iifT cted by
trlk. -
Then in Hon Is bellmecl la e the fore
innnT of ii general pott -tide
THOMPSON
The Rigger
DIFFICULT, HEAVY JOBS
Intelligently and
Carefully Handled
vtitm; on phum-
THOMAS J. THOMPSON
112 North Gth Street
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MAlli TUHES APPKOVED
Philadelphia Advocates Pleased by
Committee Recommendation
fleconimendstlon by th Joint Con
gresslotnl Committee at Washington
that the Government buy lite pne tini.itlo
malt tubes In Philadelphia was regarded
here today as having brought to a head
the subject, which has been bobbing
In nnd out of Congress for nearly u I
decade,
Tho committee nlso recommended that
th. .. niiio.'iii iiuv and the pustotlli'c
takn over tne tubes In New York, Chi
cago, IJoston and St Louis out of the
$1,432,000 tentatively nxrd as n price
IfiOO.OAO Is untie rMood to nppl to the
Phlladclphln, tubes
Mitchell, Fletcher 0 Co., Inc.
Grocers
Chestnut St. at 18th & 12th 5708 G't'n Ave.
TRAINING CAMP BOXES
OF GOODIES WHICH WILL
BE APPRECIATED
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German Council Approves Tre
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