. ' (H Tn-'' VI I )V , fc a t yf 2r EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRtTABY 3, 19l0 'ATSfSsBW'-'-liV , I ,, o t ,-. i li h,i' .! ft il R? ';S& 1 1 : ;V ': ' f m r,.- He ."r 1 1 Ee. t W -?? winmimtn WTrrcn fir MAlii YK Jl Hirft PROUD IN TEARS Overwork Killed Physician Who Released Others . for War Service HERO, SAYS MRS. GRIGGS t)orlor Persuaded Friends lo Go Ovcrbcns "VTlieu tie ' Wns Rejected r . "He was it msrlt to his couutrv and . Ills profession ' va the tribute paid ie y by his. widow to Dr. William t ! Griggs. 6S8 Neitli lift) -eighth sued f who died vesterda from overwork Dp. Clrlggg fell deAd III the opeu ..g room nt the Mlserlcordla Ilopltal when ftrlrken with heart disease, lie had been attending hundreds of patients for tlirCA other phjslclans whose practice he took ever to enable them to ofler their services for norl oversells, aftir ho had been rejected loss of sleep and the constant strain proved fatal 'I .ini Jint as proud t.t my husband If ho had bn hilled tn action' said Mrs. Orlggs through her tears Doctor Urlggs not onlv accepted t T us responsibility of caring for tho pitients of his friends, but he also gave to their dependents left behind all tho Income accruing from the work The t-esk he set for himself was almost superhuman, st one time during the height nf the Influent epidemic more than 1:5 calls . dv belnir made hut ho Bttuk bravely to hlii Usk, despite frequent warnings nf overwork six en hv his heart. tiled In nprrntlnc Room Doctor Griggs was raited from bU steep early yestorday morning to attend n. patient, a rlient of on of the doc lorn for whom Doctor Urlggs wn euh Klllotlng He hw that an Immediate operation was necessary and hid the patient taken to the hospital, going alopg to perform the operation, till over strained heart give out In tho operatlnc room and tho phjslclan fell dead Tho sorrow InR pride Mrs lirlggs takes In the fate met hv her husband In reflected In the atltude of her ton. William, and daURhter, Kthel Orlef over the de-Uli of their pnrent Is nonie what tempered hv tho thought that ho gave his life for his country just .ts surely as did thoso men who fought and died on tho battlefields of Prance The funeral arrangements havo not been rompleted Friends of Doctor Griggs and hlH family are plannlnR a fitting testimonial to his popularity as a physician and a man. Doctor Griggs was born In Forts mouth, Kngland, fifty-two Nears ago Ho camo to this countrv when ho was seventeen jears old nnd took up tho study of medicine In New Tork. He was graduated from the University of New Tork and later from the Medlco-Chlriir-glcal Hospital In this city. After gradu ating ho and hlH wlfn went to Burrnah, India, to engage In missionary work returning to Philadelphia about thir teen j ears ago Persuaded Friends to fin Doctor Griggs tried to enlist as soon as the United Stated declared war on Germany. On being rejected by the authorities he devoted hlH time to per suading friends to go Into the service. "N-'Three physicians In the vicinity of his iiuiiio ugiccu e.e iitho iwn niace at. tne front If he would care for their work at home. He gladly agreed to do this, and added that ho would also give all the returns from their patients to their dependents. At the front by proxy and In Phila delphia because of a weak heart, the doctor gave everything he could to help moke the war a success. During the last several months he has averaged less than five hours' sleep a day Tho calls ot 115 patients during the epi demic proved a severe strain on his con stitution, but he stuck to the work and seemed to be recuperating lately. Then his heart suddenly gave out. The warning had gone unheeded by him during his strenuous work and nature finally collected her toll, DOVER LEGISLATURE , FLOODED WITH BILLS Increases of Salaries in New Castle County Offices Proposed Doer, DeL, Feb. 3. Delaware's Leg islature reconvened here today for the fifth -week. Itepresentatlve XYancIs, of "Wilmington, Introduced a series of bills providing increases In the salaries and additional clerks In the county ofllees ot New Castle County. He also In troduced a bill Increasing the mileage al. lowed the Sheriff of each cxmntv In sen. liif Trrlts, etc., from three to fle cents per mllo. Another bill provides for the appofnt--nient by the Superior Court of New castle County of a clerk for the new Court of Common Pleas at a salary of tltno a year. The salary of the crier of the oourt of New Castle County Is also listed for a raise from $1000 to lltOO. The Levy Court would ge gen authority to name additional clerks for nrfloea If tliey are Tieeuea tinder one bill Introduced. Representative Lyons introduced two bills sent hero by CharleH Warner, of the State labor Commission, one of which Increases the State appropriation from 13800 to $10,000, out of which alt salaries and expenditures are to be paid The second bill has to do with the con trol of child labor and female labor representative Danzenbaker presented a. bill provUllnr that pawnbrokers shall not charge more than 3 per cent Interest on money loaned. A measure by Retire tentative Dean would Increase the ap. Tropnntlon to tne atate i'atnoiojlcal and Bacteriological Department from J3000 'I! 110.000. Representative Buckson Introduced bill providing for a hospital to be built at Dover, mauing an appropriation of JZO.O00. wnen a like amount has been raised by tne residents of Doer. The Senate bill. Increasing the salaries or. members at tne General Assamblv. Wjhloh was setit to the House on Friday, was reporiea out ot committee today In Tne nous wiin iavoraoie action, WIFE DENIES SUICIDE )trt. Frincis L. Baxter Say Ilmbind Had Natural Death TJia police, who had reported that jnncn u. uaxier, ruiyoigni years 01a, Silt North Sixth street, found dead under mysterious otrcunvitancea, nad committed suicide, now say his wife Clara had axpiaineq uiai ie died a nat iiral death. Mr Hitr, who. was Instructor In the maktns or asncuiturai implements K. U Aden & Co. for thirty-five years, h$A suffered darinr the Influenza, epl 4Ma. Three weeks aco. while still H a.a w. uuj vuwn lajiirea 01s MSI), sww a BMB cut au 4 ( snfcemeArtind IMC UI I lM He fell ili'uil 111 the ciMt.i; operating room at the Mijcrieorilu llopital He hail been overworked Textile Workers Insist 011,8 Hours t4iiilluurtl from I'rtce One tlinroi.gli an Inqulrj intu ititf pending controversy in the textile Industry as the shortness of time has permitted OwIiir to the absence front the cllv of nme members of the committee. tho uiiderxigned hac been compelled to act without (onultatlon with their at-MK late t 'I be demand nf ibe United 'IcHle Workers foi a reduitlon of norkinj: hours to fortv elRln per week Is stated by the union not to lnvoho any ilalm for Increase of w aires Thev contend Hint In tho Iuiik run productioti wl'l not bo nlTei ted by the change Thev nt rt thai more f n e time will be net epteil b tho woikers s nn ado qu itn compensation for any inciden tal diminution of unite. '1 hey point to tho fait that .1 lusle working d of elcht lioilr-) li belnif Kcner.illy ne cepleil In other lines of work 11ml In the textile Industry risen hero thin In Philadelphia Tbej think thrro 1h no icooii reason why n loul 1 icptlnn shruld bo mado litre 1"mplorr Inr Demnnil v On tho other hand, the' manufac turers with whonl tho committee con ferred nrn of opinion that reduction In hours will neces-arilj iieget h de mand for an iinreaned rato of com pensation Tlipj assert that pn sent tradn conditions nre iich a to iniKo an increase of wiiBe impossible They deplore the fart that the should bo compelled to faco problems of tills BOrt nt a time when employers and emploves shoiihl be standing by one another in an effort to carry tho In dustry tlirouRh an exceptionally trj ini; period Tim dlllleultv of reconciling these honest differences of opinion is in creased bj tho fact that thero is no comprehensive orsanizatlon of textile manufacturers iind n person or croup of persons authorized lo speak for the rest The committee has conferred with many Individuals, but has been unable lo arrive lit a conclusion blnd lni; upon all. Two things, however, are entirely clear One Is that Philadelphia must not bo tho scene ot nn open Industrial rupture at a time when stability In business Is a matter of national and even International Importance The other Is that under present conditions in Philadelphia those textile mills which nro not compelled to shut down can reduce the working hours to for-ty-elsht hours per week without ap preciable loss This belnc so, the citi zens' cominittco makei the follow inif earnest request of each textile manu facturer whose mill Is to continue run nine. Tho request is that, brfrlnnlne Willi rebruary 3, each manufacturer will solely at the request of this com mittee adopt for the time belnir the forty-eight hour week, with no In crease of rato of compensation, tho merits of such a worklnir hutds to bo referred to the war labor board at Washington and tho decision of that body to be accepted at final both bj the manufacturers mid by the union The proposal Is that the manufac turers will make this concession at the lequest of tho community as repre sented by the committee. By doing this the will be Incurring no appre ciable financial loss nnd they will be bringing tho worklnir hours In Phila delphia Into line with the standards that are being adopted elewhere. Tho committee has outlined thls proposal to the officers of the union and Is assured that the erdlct of the war labor board will be accepted by this organization. The textile manufacturers of Phil adelphla are thus given an opportu nity to render a patriotic service which will insure the continuance of the respect In which they are held In this community. "At a largely attended meeting of textile workers, held In Kensington on Wunday evening, the officers of the union advised that after the lapse of eight working hours on Monday the emplojes should walk out and report for work again at the regular hour on Tuesday. If this course were followed. the mill owners would have no alter native but to refuse admittance on Tuesday to the workers In question and the usual consequences of such a situa tion would ensue. In order ta do everything possible to guard against such a result, the following telegram was sent this (Monday) morning to the officers of each of the several manufac turers' associations The citizens' committee requests jour serious consideration of Its statement appearing In this morning papers. In case tome or all of the manufacturers In vogr line are disponed to put their mills on a forty- elght-hour basis in compliance with the request of the committee It Is hoped that on will ask them to give notice to their emplojes a early a posblble today in order to prevent all possibility of misunderstanding and consequent danger of disorder. "At the time of submitting this teport to ou, It Is not possible to determine what percentage of manufacturers. If any, w 111 c omply with the request of your committee. If the manufacturer goes upon the forty.eight-hour basis the workers will ot course be satisfied anil will have no question to refer to the war labor board If, after going on the fort- eight-hour basis, the manufacture finds that It Is working well, there will be no disposition on his part to refer to the board. In case a manufacturer who has gone upon the forty eight-hour basts finds that the change Is working to his disadvantage and he desires to go back to his former status, his proper course would be to, refer the matter to the war labor board for hearing and detemlna- tlon. "The committed advised n cliange of basis pending a reference to the war labor board rather than a continuation of the existing basis for the reason that the manufacturers, even up to the last minute, failed to take any concerted action to have the merits of the case publicly considered and adjusted. As available representative of the union had no authority to suspend the date when their national order went Into ef fect, It became necessary to advise the manufacturers 10 mane ai irssi u tem porary acceptance of the forty-eight-hour basis and subsequently take up the merits of the question with the war labor board In case the change was round to work dliadvantageously. . "A further and final report will bo subm'tted to you If a,a when there have been further development In the situa tion. 'Tuepectraiiy suomima, C AGAINST FIXING PRICE OF WHEAT Chicago 13 o a r d Opposes Control hy U. S. Grain Corporation AN ECONOMIC FALLACY Breaks Law of Supply and De mand, House Committee Is Told the Asiociated 'rejn VI athlnifnn, Peli 3 Legislation to continue the food administration's gialn corporation to maintain the 1119 ivheat prlco guarantee was attacked today b I dates representing the Chicago Hoard "f Triule befcuc the llmte Agriculture Committee Jlo urged tint wheat be cold at tlm world pike and cleolared the Chicago, Hoard was m favor of returning to tho law nf siipplv Hiid demand The pending bill would give broad linnets to the griln 'irporntlon for price cnntiol nnd npproptl.it ?1, 250,000.000 for Its working capital "The bill Is m, cluoiis that if the business men nf iin luiintry had am know ledge nf It thev would come to Washington and amp here until tho measure was disposed nf ' declared Mr. flates A II l!enolds, of Ciawfordsvllle Inil , chairman of the Grain Dealers' N'a. tlonnl Association legislative commit tee, salel U the piiipns(.el legislation pre vailed the onlv thing; to dn waR to wait ami see- what the ngencv s course would lie-, and tliat too much uncertainty was involved Mr. ltejnolds jircseiued irsolutions "f Ills association urging Congress to ap propriate nnt les than $1,350,000 (100 for maintaining tho price and that cun. sumers buy wheat and wheat products at tho export price. A loss ot $t u bushel nn wheat, ho Intimated might bo suf fered liv tho government ' The government," Mr dates asserted, adopted an economic fallacy at the start li breaking tho law nf supply nnd demand There am two was nut, ono to drag along bj some agencj disregard- nc tin economic law mid tho other to piv the penalty. The latter will cost less in the long run Whit Is tho kcjstono of tho cost of living? be added, sajlng that 'tho whole thine- will tuniblo if Jon knock out tho keHtiinn nf tho high pries, nf wheat" Muny r preccntatlvcH nf tho grain trado appeared at tho hearings, which will continue! through Wednesday. Millers nlro were present to urgo that tho legislation finally approved by the coinmlttco guarantee them against loss from bujlng wheat at tho government price PLAY CENTERS PLAN HONOR TO ROOSEVELT Children Will Hold Memorial Exercises Krauskopf Lauds Former President Ulaborate programs havo been ar ranged for the memorial exercises for Theodoro Roosevelt, which will be held thli week at tho various recreation centers of the city. Tho exercises nro being held to honor the memory of the former President as the organizer and honorary president of tho Pla ground and Recreation As sociation of America. Ho was presi dent from the tlmo of tho organiza tion in 190C until his death Hxerciscs will be he'd at tho Athletic Recreation Center Saturday night. The big auditorium at Twenty-sixth nnd Jefferson street will bo decorated to represent a camp sceno A big picture of Roosev elt w 111 occupy a place of honor, and a Boy Scout and a Girl Scout will drape the picture as taps is sounded Congressman George W. LMmonds will tell the story of Roosevelt's life, and Mrs Parrar will sing. The affair has been urranged by acting Principal II L Chadwtck. Sallor from vessels now statlonea here have been Invited to participate In the exercises Friday evening In the Shot Tower recreation center, Front and Car penter streets A community sing will bo held. Congressman William S. Vare will fpeak Funneld pla ground, Twenty-second street and Kedgely avenue, will honor Roosevelt Saturday afternoon with open air exercises arranged by Assistant Principal Minerva Stern. Colonel Roose velt s picture will be presented. Small children will portray scenes from Colonel Roosevelt's life Wednesday afternoon at Disston Recreation Center. Tacon Kxerclses also will be tield at the Vare playground. Twenty-sum anu Morris Ftreets, on Friday The program at Wrightsvllle Center, Twenty-eighth street and PassyunK avenue, will Include patriotic songs ana leadings and an address by Miss L'mlly Hergeshelmer. Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, of Keneseth Israel Temple, yesterday preached the first of a series of sermons on the life and work of Roosevelt. He related msny peisonal Incidents In the life ot the former President. Honors for Admiral Eberle AiioapoUf. Md., Feb. 3. Leaving for his new post, the command of the fifth division of the battleship fleet. Rear Ad miral Cdward Kberle. who has Just been relieved of the superlntendency of the Naval Academy, was given a farewell by officers and midshipmen yesterday. They were at the wharf In a body when he left, and he walked to the Wasp be tween rows ot midshipmen at the sa. lute. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Btnjamln KlnVet. tS JC. 7th t , and rtoae Ooundren. i'02 N, J-ront at IJronlaUwa. Aelms, ISIS Wood at . and BTonlalews I"mmoral.a S0O2 Urandwlne LllYo'cicoaralll 122T Jlorrla at . snd Nicole. tta Clanto. 160S 8. 1.1th at Alfred J. Du Brlnt. Psulabore. N. J and MlnnU Wonner. 174! . N. 2!d at John O. Lawla 4837 Wallace at . and Saaan Kord. 4057 Wallace t. Waltar Bltni 3757 N. 24th at and Minnie Cohen, 101 Lombard at Dtmetcr Btoniio, 1811 Onrmantown ave and Anna Iitrman. 1818 Ocrmantown ava Edward Banaach 4818 Uoodland ave and Mary Soaa. 4838 Woodland ave Orient rowall.. 100J S. Latthrow at, and Basle Oliver; 218 Carpenter at Edward H Crawford. Kalla Hchuylklll. and Vloltt Thrlnr, Wlaaahlckon. Pa MUM i A. Whlt.ljurat. 3M Tllbert at . and Moiill TlmbarUKa. JSM Uontrosa at. Ollbirt Taylor. 1183 it , and Ada- tin Steve np, H83 Rodman it Fr"S Vrry. 6l K. Uth . it . in J irl,(t Putt on. 601 N tit" t Thomia i"en.r. IM. 24th at and Orac. ntvariY. 188 N. 24th at. C.rion Tuektr, 111 VV.bat.r at . and Mary Martin. 844 Lombard at. nob."". N.abjjt. ElliaWh, Jj. j .nd Itoai V. Convoll, M50 Klnfttaalns ,. Arthur Lundlne, 3401 Allajhanr ve., and Madlln Kaaalar. 2401 K. All.shany a. Aloisndar Fl'l.,,,.42..?"1".,t ,n(1 Eunice E. rsrUar. 1417 Stllaa at AUaandar. Trier, mi.", ?,,'",nn St.. and Willie A. Turntr, 53 Mt. Varnon at. Edward C rertr. Cincinnati. O.. and B.a. trice Murpr. ,IM Wejrmeutli at. Edward K. Hutiar. Falrmeunt, W. Vs.. end Vur"rt,c, M'ro. mi judUn ,t. Ansalo frU. S nd t , and Vlneeasa Jtmea Andaraon, .IJsl-CsrraMer t.,isad hSaV OssMbs. 1M rmbio fr ' XJIun FOOD PRICES TAKE TUMBLE, MILD WEATHER ONE CAUSE Better Transportation Facilities Also Helps Deal Blow to Old High Cuit of Living Eggs and Butter Cheaper, but Meats. Remain About Same There every Indication that the backbone of high prices for food has been broken. The fact that pi ices for meals, fish and icgetables did not take an upward trend today, following the habit of Mondav foi the last six months, dealers saj, aiiRUts well for the con sumer l.'SKS and butter took another tum ble In the popular-price stores through nut the city the best grade of eggs sold foi fift-four cents a dozen, wMch Is a drcp of sixteen cents lp the last three dajs The best butter In the same stores only llliril -live ceillH a einzeil i was i offered fat,, iei KgKs weio selling fa u1llrr trm flfli attrlit lanta n -iiiirwl I ;...."'."..; ;"".;?; . i.:.i. ' "' housewives ub n-",'"" '"'.".. l.r.r , ""J"?!' '". hkH Increa .. ."V '" ''..' ' ' YT"V".'T'. food for some time e ouniv went m sinasn again loaay m,.,i, u,. when In 5.i i .. .Ti "".. ',"'"" tho big catches fiom the Msssa V . ,,,.. ,, ,i "iw """"" f ,B,f.",to.r,,IIa,Ie".h1a , '" ncw,)rlce "'"'"; 'hree cents of the minimum reached In lower Lancaster County latt summer The decrease in food prices Is due hugely to the mild weather and better tiaiuportatlon facilities Prices of meat remaiif stationary In central market rib toast brought 40 and 4 5 cents a pound and a good leg MARRIED OR SINGLE, ALL MEN ARE TAXED lltil)iiiuls' Minimum Limit Is $2000, fearhelnrb' $1000 Under Pending Bill v tix of C per cent must be paid bv nil married nnd single men on n, por tion of thelr'lncomes up to J4000 por jcar. under the revenue bill, If the measure is passed tinder Its present form Married men mav claim ex emption from taxation for J2000 per j car, nnd single men for J 1000 per an num. Hetwcen those amounts nnd $4000 they must paj the tax Tho table printed below gives tho amounts of Income taxes and Income sur t.aes that must bo pcld to tho gov ernment nn Income from JI000 to 550, 000 under tho pending bill Normal Total tax Surtnx tax Ji.txin jt:o . Ji;n Bonn 1MI ISO 000 . . 24(1 110 210 7 ono tun to .ton h.noo , 4ii r.o rso 0011 . roo 80 6SO 10,0011 . 7.M1 11U MO II 000 . . SKI 15(1 J'lfl 12.011 . poll 150 l.tSO in noo i emu jin t.asn noon .... 1,200 IMII 1,400 loon . . i,32o .v,n i.7o tn noo . . 1,440 4111 1.8T.0 ic.oeio... . l,r,no 4Mi 2040 IK.CKMI ... 1.6HII r.-.c 2 210 1U.OOI1 . . 1,811(1 liS.ll "410 20 01)0 . . . 1,920 71(1 2 010 21,000 2,040 SOU 2.S40 2J 000. ... J.lfll Mill 3 O'.O 23,000. . . . 2,280 Vto 3 270 24 oon. . . 2.400 1 nro 1.4110 21,000 . 2 "i.'ll 1 .'0(1 .1 720 2(1000 2 (140 1.110 3.K10 28,000 2,88(1 1 r.',0 4.4.10 .10.00(1 .1.120 I Mil 4O0 B2.OO0 3.1(10 Olio S,4'iO 34.000 3,600 .'390 S.9H0 3d 000. .A 3 840 2 710 0 5.10 38,000 .. 4.080 3 0V1 7.1S0 40 000 .. . 4..1J0 3 410 7,710 4-VKHI 4,.1llll S 710 K 3S0 44.CI0O . 1,800 i lllll S.flllO 40 00(1 . S 040 I lllll fi 010 48 OiKI. .1,280 ,1010 10,31(1 50 Odd 5 5:0 0 51( 11,030 Tho government now la arranging to locate Income tas; experts In various sections of tho country. It will bo the duty of these expects to explain to tho general public the exact workings of tho Incomo tax hill and Its applica tion to those liable under Its provisions. BOLSHEVISM RAPPED BY TWO MINISTERS One Clergyman, Speaking at Methodist Meeting, Terms Doctrine ''Anti-Christ"' Bolshevism Is antl-ChrUt and should be stamped out, Methodist and Lutheran ministers were told at their weekly meetings today The Itev. George A. Simons, recently returned from missionary work In Pet rograd, spoke on "Ilussla, Bolshevism and Iteconstructlon," at the meeting of Methodist ministers. In the AVesley BulLilnr, 'The onlv thlnir to do with Bol shevUm he said, "' 'o stamp It out It Is anti-Christ, and only muddle headed Americans will support It," He described conditions In I'etrograd and said that the Y. M. C, A's were closed, the tecretarles throy n Into jail, and that Greek priests anu others were shot on the streets A resolution favorlns the ratification by the Legislature of tho national pro hibition amendment was adopted, and telegrams were sent to Representative James A. Walker and Senator Edward W Fatton. urging Immediate action and support. . "r favor the Allies sending sufficient tones Into Ilussla to down the Heds, said the Itev. Peter Steikc, a Kusslan and Lutheran minister, speaking be fore the Lutherans at the Y M O A today. 'The peasant of Russia Is not con cerned over government," he said, "but unly wants protection. He Is beginning to think now that It's time to kill and murder these Bolshevists to get 11, The average Russian 1b not afraid ot Amer ica. He looks to us and he pays the highest compliment when ho proudly says 'He Is an American' or 'He acts like an American ' " The Rev. II. H. Hays, of the Bethel Lutheran Church, spoke of the v m c. A. work In France. WILL MADE BEFORE MARRIAGE Widow of T. H. Wilson, Jr., Gets $165,000 Estate An estate valued at $166,000 was be queathed by Thomas II. Wilson, Jr., to his widow, Mrs. Marlon O. Wilson, in a will probated today. Mr. Wilson died January 24. at his home, 710 Sixty fourth avenue. Oak Lane. The will was executed April IS J910, prior to the marriage of the Wilsons, lie bequeathed the entire estate to "Mar lon O, Ehret, ray future wife," and named her executrix. Other wills probated today were those nf! r Caroline Thomas, former resident of this city, died at Olen. Falls, n. Y.. 155.. 000: P. Sharpies Hall, 4(13 Chester avenue, ie.uu, ireno nnarp lu.'t pop tar irt. S15.300: Henry (ieluer ii B. Ontario street, 18172; Felix Hamlll, zoz laav ionise ottvkuv, uvv. ini jew"ii ' w,w en vi Auras lum Smith has been appraised at fll7I.Z6. Robert J. Barr, tlit)l,ll and f Mary'A. rUjt, f J0., of lamb could be bought for 40 vents a pound, An excellent quality of hamburger steak, chopped to older from selected beef, Is obtainable for 35 cents a pound. Porkchops sold at 40 cents a pound, which Is from to to 15 cents cheaper than the price of two weeks ago. A good pot roast could be procured today for 40 cents a pound In central markets ami 35 cents In the neighborhood butcher fhops. rtump steak sold at 50 cent and veiy good slewing chicken brought 40 and 45 cents a pound On account of the high prices of meat during the last few month many tltmcd fish at many sed the price of that rlco of fish today was ,i, -..,.. ))(.ctC(1 (f) ,nke a ();op luri;B Ulc ccJ. on Saturday, 11 Is ex- chusetts coast reach heie Prices per pound of fl. lott . nounJerSr 26 ccnU fish today foi- cents; halibut, 40 and 45 cent: cod, so and 35 cents, Spanish mackerel, 35 cents: buck shad, 45 cents; roo shad, GO cents; seab.tss, 35 cents, catfish, 33 cents: black bass, 40 cents, salmon, 10 to 60 cents, In the cheaper stores thero was a slight decrease In many kinds of canned goods OFFICIAL WELCOME NOT FOR ALL HEROES Committee Will Not Mccl Kvcry Transport Bench ing This Port lver.v armv transport arriving at Philadelphia with soldiers from oversenB will not be welcomed officially bv the committee which has been empowrrrd to arranfro ofllclal welcomed for returning heroes, according to Robert Y. Drlpps, chairman of the committee Mr. lirlpps made this announcement when he was asked why there was no otriclal demonstration to greet the ulnei PhlladelphlRns who reached hern hatur day on the Trances L. Skinner. Tho mon wero formerly attached to the 110th and 113th Infantry, nnd had been wounded and gaBsed In tho battle:) from Chateau-Thierry to Argonno Torest. They were also tho first t-oldlrrs from France who arrived In their native city on a transport originally bound for Phil adelphia. In his statement Mr. Drlpps paid "We have no Intention of meeting every boat that comes hero. Wo went elown to meet the Ilavcrford because It wa the first trantport to arrive and beeauso wo wanted to show theso men how tho city could treat them and to prove to the government ofllclals that this port could handlo returning trans ports. "Th0 only thing li to sec that proper care, comfort and attention nro given to the welfare of tho returning soldier?. This work, hy orders of tho United States Government, is placed entirely In the hands of welfare organizations such as the Red Cross. Jewish AVelfaro As sociation and others of llko Ideas unci plans. "You must know that It Is utterly out side of reason to expeef Us to charter a boat at $1!50 every day a uhlp ar rives l,somo days In tho future wc ex pect to EfMhroo or four here dally "It was never our purposo to go down the river to greet overy boat that came back with soldiers. When wo aro olll dally notified that our own men tire coming back. In sufficient numbers to these shores', then we will meet tiw boat officially nnd seo that they get a welcome uemung such an event. "But at the present time, and I am speaking for the committee rather than the city, It has never been our purpose to meet each boat; In fact, we think It neither necessary nor wise. The prin cipal matter that concerns un, and It Is one In which we aro keenly Interested, Is to see that every comfort and atten tlm Is provided for the men. And I think I am perfectly justified In saying that In this regard we are doing it a lit tle better than In any other place. "Of course, when the transports bear ing large numbers of our bojo arrive that will be an entltely different thing. Our purpose was to demonstrate that this port could handlo the transports and to show how wo cold welcome the men back; when that was finished our mission wan at on end for a time " MARINES PATROL CITY First Casual Company From Ov crseas Augments Prov ost Guard inlted States marines members of tlio First Casual Companj leceqtly re turned' from Prance, are natrolinir the ttreets, augmenting the toldlers of the United States army provost guard, which .vas established here last week. The marines relieved the naval guard, members of which have been a familiar sight for some months nasi. The detail of marines on duty day or night totals ISO, They co-operatei with the ponce ana prevent sailors ana ma rines from congregating at the corners or frequenting questionable placeB. jney maun meir inuiai appearance on the streets last night. ., A.1 A.he naY' d It was announced that the replacing of sailor guards by marines meant nothing except that the Bailors are needed to man ships. HELD FOR SHOOTING Man Made Unprovoked Attack on An other, Police Say James Barbo, fort) -six years old, of ??y;nt Snd Eaj"P rets. was held In 11000 ball for court by Magistrate Pen nock today, accused of shooting Raffael Crlspo, 6.025 Fcnton street, through the left arm, Barbo. who the police say was re cently released from prison after serv ing a sentence for alleged murder, at tacked Crlspo as the latter was walking along Bprague street, near. Locust .ave nue, yesterday afternoon, liarbo fired five shots, one of which took effect The towT HostaT trf'"t" at l,le GV MAP-MAKING PLANES FALL Two Comedo Grief in Flight, hut Fliers Aro Unhurt riioauli, Arl., Feb. 3 (By a p ) Two of the four army airplanes malclnc the filrht from Klllnrton Held. Tex . under the command of Lieutenant fiearle to Ban Diego for msp-maklnr, came to firrlef between 5 and 6:20 o'clock today None of the party of eight military fliers was injured. One of the machines carrying Lieu tenant Searle and Lieutenant Jones, turned somersault- . J ' Man Tries Suicide narry uihu, iueL-a street, near 'inirei, irieej 10 hiii nimaeir mis morn lnT In the rear room of a saloon on Mar ket street near Front, according to the w1ic tf the Third and Delanr... bima I Stat I on station. The would-be suicide slashed rlst with a knife and. drank poU Ho Has taken to U.o Fonw jf1' Vf;?- 4-muaJiivania. t IU T Jv PROBE IS ASKED OFWARCONDUCT Repieheiitative Sicgcl Pre sents Resolution Calling for Searching Inquiry MANY CHAKGES MADE Investigation of Treatment of Pennsylvania Guards Tg Proposed Hi ci fllaff Corrrspondtnt vrimlilncton, l'eb 3,-e-The way was Priveel today for a searching Investiga tion by Congress Into every phase of the" Amet lean conduct of- the war at home and abroad when Consrcesninu Ifaac fihgel, of JCew York city, Intro ilueed In the Hbtlse a lcslilutlou of In quiry. t 'IIio pioposed Investigation, which seems assured, would imc.il much of Interest regaidlng tho treatmint of tho PennB.vlvanl.i troops In campii In this country and In France, nnd dlscloso facts concerning the varo of their de pendents at home, Charges of mis management, discrimination and Inefll- clcncy In many branches of the army also would be Invcstlrated. The Slegel re-olutlon will havo the almost unani mous support of Republicans and n large number of Democrats The resolution calls attention to tho declarations that 10,000 so.dlcr- who went to France arc reported missing, without any trace of them; that thero havo been numerous reports nffectlng tho honor and Integrity of high nrmy ofll- icis; that It has been charged that Gen eral Mnrch, Thief of .Staff, reprimanded General Crowder for giving Congiess In formation nbout tho draft: that there has been much complaint of delay In delivery of mull: that allotments nnd allowances havo not been made prompt ly, nnd that complaint ha- been mado thnt Mildlera nro being discharged un satisfactorily. It provides that tho lnvotis-ntlon com- mltteo shall be composed of eight nicm- .m, cci no appointed ny i nn .ipciiKcr, four Itepubllcins and four Dcmocrnts The icstlutlon specifically directs tho coinmlttco to liK4uiro Into tho following subjects: 1, nil charges that havo been made upon tho floor of tho House, af fecting tho army at homo nnd abroad ; totiipltilnta of casualties: .1. delivery of mall; t, manner and method uf de mobilizing the nrmv ; 5. method of pay out of nllotinents nnd allowances, C, all complaints regarding trentmrnt of our troops on transports nnd In hospllnls. Tho resolution was referred to tho Rules Coinmlttco which will consider It with but llttlo delay. Tlio report, that tho leplacements in tho Twenty-eighth Division, composed of tho PentiHjIvnnla X.ulonnl Guard, wcro mado from men who had no train ing iind many of whom had never llred a rltlc, mny bo Investigated. This divi sion sustnlneel terrible losses In the Argonno forest battle, untrained men being mowed down by hundreds; reports my. Thero has been much speculation as to why General Clarcnco R. Ldvvards was removed from command of tho Tvveiitv.slxth (New r.nglnnd) Division, and returned homo and tho mattor may ho Inquired Into. Why General Slbert. w'ho commanded tho first contingent of tho American army sent abroad, .was relieved nnd sent homo Is another prob. ablo matter for Inquiry. Another leport that may bo Investi gated is thnt tho Thirty-fifth Division, composed of Kansas and Missouri men, after doing magnificent work In the Argonno battlo and sustaining terrible losses, was reviewed by a neat officer who stepped out of a limousine and after Inspecting the men who tottered back from tho front line, muddy, tired and bleeding, wrote an unmerciful criticism of tho appearance nnd discipline. It Is freely predicted nbout the Sen ato nnd House that If tho ttlegcl resolu tion does not go through other steps will be taken to Insure a search ing Investigation of every phaso of the conduct of the war. AMNESIA VICTIM IS THOUGHT TO BE RETURNED YANK Man Found Wandering About Street; Suffering From Loss of Memory Efforts aro being made today to learn the identity of a man. believed to be a discharged soldier suffering from shock, who Is now In the Philadelphia Hospital. Apparently a. victim or amnesia the man can remember nothing about him self. He cannot even tell his name nor now Pe came to this city. The amnesia victim was found wander ing aimlessly yesterday about the neigh borhood of Market and Twenty-second streets by Detective McCullough, of the Fifteenth and Vine streets police station When questioned the man looked up at the detective, smiled vaguely, but was able to remember nothing. Doctor Blue burg, a pcllce Burgeon, pronounced him a victim of amnesia. The man Is described as nineteen jears old, weight 14 5 pounds, and ot medium height. Ho Is of sandy com plexion and has red hair. Attired In a dark suit nnd a brown overcoat, he also wore a pair of shoes similar to those Issued to soldiers, The shoes gave rise to the belief that he recently was discharged from the army. Papers found in his pockets have an address at 400 Last Twenty-third street. New York. l'liilopatriun nail March 3 The annual reception and ball of the Phllopatrlan Literary Institute will be held pn March 3. at the Bellevue-Strat-ford. This announcement was made yes terday afternoon by Judge L'ugene C. Bonnlwell, chairman of the ball com mittee, following a meeting at the club house, 1411 Arch street. Oregon Thanhs This City for Welcome, to Soldiers A responsive ohord was struck In tho hearts of the people of Oregon by the teceptlon Philadelphia gave the men of the 8lxty-flfh Coast Ar tillery, most of whom were from that Ktate, upon their arrival here last Thursday on the transport Ilaverforel, Their appreciation was expressed today tn a telegram to Mayor Smith from Mrs. George L. Williams, of Portland, president of the Portland Auxiliary of the Blxtv. fifth. It read as follows: n "Oregon relatives thank tho people of Philadelphia for the mag nificent welcome glviin our boys re turning from the battlefields of France. Such a reception la great r 1 appreciated by us, particularly as distance prevented our presence It? welcome them when they ai. rived." T-? it - "is U.S.PATROLSHAVE CLASH WITH REDS Allied Lines on Dvinu Hold Kiev Captured hy Bolshevik i DENIKINE PRESSES ON Ukrainian Troops Prepare to Attack Rumania, "Wliicli ' Mobilizes Forces fly the Atsociated Preti .Vrilmnsel, Peb. 2. (Delayed),-Bolshevik patrols were In touelwlth Amer ican patrols today about fifteen miles south of Sredmakrenga, With the ex ception of widespread 'patrol activity and heavy shelling on' the Vologda rail way line there was comparative quiet Haturday on all sector.". . Artlisnsel, Keb. 1. DeUjed (By A P ) While they have succeeded In cap turing the Bhenkuralc and Taresevo sec tors, the Bolshevists are still unable to make any Impression on the American and Allied lines on the Dvlna sector near Tulgas. For the second time with in a week a night attack by the enemy there was repulsed by the Americans and the Scotch. Tho latest attack occurred early Fri day, The Bolshevists stormed the uoner Tulgas, but met with, severe resistance from the American patrol who, however, withdrew, giving their artillery a clean sweep of the village. The Americans killed twenty ot the Bolshevist", wounded twenty and took seven prisoners. The Allied patrols on the Taresevo sector moved southward twelve miles without encountering the enemy. The Indications are, that the Bolshe vists are not following the Americans on their line of retreat here, but are moving In tho direction of tho Dvlna In an effort to cut off tho Dvlna arid Vaga forces at Polntenne, north cf the Junotlon point of the two rivers. Itdst night's fighting was carried out under a clear sky and In cold weather. During the fighting tho northern lights flamed spectacularly. Warsaw, Jan. 31 (Detajed). Klov has been taken by the Bolshevist troops. General Petlura's troops partially going over to the enemy. Tho Ukraine Government has been moved from Kiev to Wlnnltza; to the southwest railway communication with Kiev Is cut off at Kovel, where there Is a body ot German troops attempting lo keep order among disorderly Germans who aro retiring from Ukraine. London, Teb. S. (By A. P.) Ukrain ian troops nro preparing to attack Ru mania, which Is said to have- mobilized Its forces to meet tho nbsault, nccording to Copenhagen advices to tho Mall. Conatnntlnnple, Fcff. S (By A. P.) Information has been received hero of very disturbed conditions in Turkestan, whero Bolshevist activity Is prevalent and whero some 40,000 German and Austrian former prisoners remain. Fighting has occurred with Bolshevists In the northern region, but details are lacking. General Denlklnc's nrmy In tho region of Ekatcrlnodar, to which the British mission Is attached. Is making good progress, but In tho other partB of southeastern Russia the situation re mains unchanged, at least as regards tho Interior whero tho Bolshevists aro su preme. The Russian Black Bed ports are safe owing to tho presence of Allied war ships, hut communications between ports and the Interior country aro rendered illHlcutt by tho Bolshevists. TRIBUTE TO MUNICIPAL COURT Fosdick Commission Recognized Philadelphia Methods, Says Fox Charles II Fox, assistant district attorney, w ho has been counsel for the law enforcing division of the committee on training camp activities, has returned to the District Attorney's ofTtce. He was located all ,tho tlmo in Washington at the headquarters of the commission. Sir. Fox called attention to the great Importance the government had attached to the work and the fact that nearly alt Phlladelphlans headed the various divisions. Mr. r-jx's department was headed by Major Bascom Johnson, formerly a Philadelphia attorney: Mrs. Martha Falconer, of Glen Mills School for Girls, headed the division on women's reformatories, and Mrs. Jane Deeter Rlppln, formerly chief probation o'llcet ot the Municipal Court, , headed the division on preventive and probation work for girls. There is no court In the country, Mr. Fox said, with as complete a system of reform nnd probation work us the local Municipal Court, and the govern ment recognized this In selecting its chiefs tor the work of caring for the morals of tho soldiers, sailors and ma rines In the various cantonments nnd naval stations throughout the country, CONCRETE TUGBOATS Those Ileing Duilt for French Govern ment Are Easily Launched Small re-enforced concreto tugboats of a total deadweight carrying capacity of about eighty tons are being built In Quantity production In paVls for the French gqvernment. No small part of the speed of production Is due to the simple method ot launchlug. The yard Is on the quay wall of the Seine river, and the boats are built some twenty or thirty feet from the edge of the wall. Back of the boat Is a truck or a pathway on which rolls the double member balanced crane. This crane con sists in effect of two Shear lira snnr.il some thirty feet apart and thoroughly crossbraced in the plane of the front masts They are balanced by a counter weight, made up of a re-enforced con crete box. which Is filled with stone to provide the proper weight. Dependent from tne lop -ot eacn mast Is a hanger worklnir In a lackscrew at th inn .nj provided with a spread grip at the bot tom, which cart bu carried around the nun vi i.i niiiii. vncii me snip is to be launched the crane Is moved ud to It on the longitudinal roadway and the boat Is fixed In the jaws of the hangers and the crane Is then moved trans versely on rollers until the boat over hangs the rlyer. . The Jackscrews are men lowcfc uuui iue uom is jn the, water. TELLS CHURCHES' DUTY Chaplain Savi They 'Must Feed aud Clothe War Orphan The responsibility of churches all over the world for the care of war or phans and In assisting reconstruction work was the theme pf an address for the missionary centenary campaign of the Methodist Episcopal Church by Chaplain Eugene L. Nixon last night. He spoke In Rehoboth Methodist Epls coprl Church. ' Overseas there Is the rechurchlng of France, Belgium, Italy, Bulgaria and JlUBSia lO CiHini Kiieiiitun, Hiq unap. lain Nixon. "In Italy Methodism must feed the hungry, clothe the naked, re build ruined homes, look after the needs of maimed soldiers and provide shelter for homeless boya and girls." Abington to Float $40,000 Loin In session at Abington. the board of commissioners of that, township has Rxd the tax rate for lBU at eleven mills, nd haa arranged to float a E?iftCH5iHI Ail fires are extuiffuishable QLOBE protection plates "atrictlyt H preveniame, -paniy provenimum and "cause unknown" fire all In on class EXTINQUISHABLE. wh OLOnB Srflnllara ire Inatajled. the firs meneee la eliminated. Yeu,to, x tanbaveQLODKprotecrtltm-iulelilr ana H economically. Writ or 'phone today. GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER eCOi ' I 2035 Waahlngton Ave. Dlcllnion 5J1 Metranl(TT VVrl WirehouM lulMlaf anl tka ChluilD(w(erSir.fWartl!0()M(Cicro.lU. , lQuiepci wim U1.U01. f V7J0rl3t MINES N ANTHRACITE s DISTRICT SUSPEND Dull Trade, Due to Closing of Munition Plants, Causes Shutdown . Mehanciy City, r., Teb. 3. The ThiN 1 adelphla and Reading Coal and Irorl Company has suspended for an Indeft. nlto period alt Its washerlcs In SchuyN kill and Northumberland counties, glv Ing as a icason dull trade, due to rlos lng down of munition plants and otht factories doing government work. Sprtaklers. , I . Madeira, lllll & Co, largo val opM J ntors In ho Mahapoy Valley, havf placed all their collieries on a seven hour day. These collieries worked day and night durlnr the war. Tho Lehigh Volley closed down all Its washcrles today. Rtan.ton colliery, Mahanoy riane. Locust Mountains mine, Shenandoah and McTurk's colliery. OI rnrdville, havo been closed down for an Indefinite period. PoldlerB returning from the war area unablo to secure their former jobs. The labor market nt tho coal mines, which wna Indeed nearly famished for men a few weeks ngo. Is pow glutted, men being unable to find employment, A working schedule of two or threa das n week is predicted for. the sum. bcr of 1010 Waalilnglon, Feb. 3. Suspension of government control over coal prices, which was effective Saturday, resulted In Increased prices on tho higher grades of bituminous coal. Tho advance amounted to forty cents a ton on Pocahontas coal. The National Coal Association, In lt ofllclal organ, the Dally Direst. sav to. day on basis cf telegraphic reports re ceiveu irom nearly an Important -producing districts, thnt on the first dny's selling without Federal restrictions prices generally held firm at tho nrevl- ous government levels, though In several districts tho better grades of coal have advanced " ,, "Reports from various districts In Pennsylvania and Maryland," the operas tors' bulletin reports, "show sales gen" crally nt the previous government prices, but high quality coals, well prepared. Ill en rrsii InoianivAa mni.., nU 1 ... numu iiaoimiycn nrtr3 ouiu tab Iliavoil, . in ere n ss er tho preWoua covcrnmttt 1 prices. FEAR LEADS TO ARREST Victim of Recent Holtl-up Mis takes Watcliman.for Thief Fear of hlghwaymerr landed Garcia Camplllngo, SB Armabstreeti In a ceil 'at City Hall today after a "comedy of erv ors," In which ho mistook Edward De Long, a watchman, for h hold-up inan at Second and Market streets. Camplllngo rushed excitedly up Mar ket street from the ferries early this morning nnd dashed Into a restaurant. De Long "looked him over" and forgot about the matter for a few moments, until CamDillnro rushed out. of thn r- taurant minus a suitcase he had been'- carrying. De Long approached him and Camnl- lingo drew a revolver of (he vintage ot 1776. Tn nn nxrltpcl oIca hi. trlrt tn I hold oft De Long. The latter walked up ;l to Camplllngo, took the revolver frOra1! camplllngo s nana and placed him under" arrest. , v With much difficulty Campillnco ex4, plained to the police that he had been ' held up" hy four men in the restaurAnt. and later by De Long-. Magistrate Me- "? wcij uciu uaiiiiJiiuiBu 111 atuci Daii (Or a further hearing Thursday, accused ot carrying concealed weapons. llrittol Soldier's Fate Learn-,! '?' After the Red, Cross, the War Dec i partment ofllclals at Washington and friends by the scores' had spent month ' trying to learn his fate.-word has reached . Tlrlstol that Robert AV. 'Bracken, one of the town's meat popular soldiers, had oeen, kiiiccj in action at at. MWiIel on September 12. TOST AMI MtlNn J HANDHAq Lost. Friday, black cloth hand- l w ...... i"ii, vM.uMwia iq QVVIlsr. K VVtat 1'hlladalphlal reward .- T. Alleva. Norrlalown. Ha. Phone 1589 1 7- ll DKATIIS K1KS LINO Feb. 3. WALTErt UENRT, on ot Walter J. and Klale J. Kleallnr (nt ,lohr). used 2. itelatlvea and friends In vited to services. Wad., 2 p m.. Barents', residence, 2007 Eaat Clearfield at. Inki M Mclaughlin rb s. james, huabani l of Kllmbeth Winner McLaurhlln and fit, I Itelatlvea snd friends, alio tatdonnefd , I ijoiikq, to iip, -, ana a. 1.1 Alccjicuanq Council. No 87. Jr. O IT. A. M., and Cam den Ijodre. No 2U3. 11. 1'. O. K , 4nvltaf to funeral aarvlcaa. Thura . 2 n. tn.. 123 Had. don ave . VVejtmont N. J, Jnt. prlvsla. rl Prlanda mav call VVd ave '1 . IIOOPEH H.cond Month 2d. ELIZA. BETH HOOriSS. aed 78, HtleUlve. and,, I friends Invited to funeral, reurth-dar. 6th,l Inat . 10 30 a. m.. 400 N. Churoh,at , VVeat 1 lnBier, i-n ini weal urove i;acn i.oe p m. lUCKETlS Fab 2. UEOROia A. SUCK. VtTta. and 6 KeUilvea and frlrnda. a!eoj Victoria Lodge, No 20 Bona et St. OeorteJ I Invited to funeral services. Wed, 2 p. m .v I VIManova Hwarthmore avt,. .Butledre, ... J int. ureenwooa n. oi i- cjem rnenaa mayi call to view rematna Tuea, in. ( im IlLOOueiejejij ai is Anstiea, cal.. Jan.T 27. MAKY M. J1LOODOOOD. widow of Freaiij (J. UlooUfOod, ased 74. Jlelatlvea and frlenetu'-H inviea l vnf anrvices jura , o-uif p. m.. ewH the Oliver II. Dalr Jlulldlnr. 1820 Cbeatnui,, at ini rsiuen iurei tun ejem KMMXIYM1SWT AtlKNOV MRU FERGUSON. fiouthrn Bmploynun t ,7 Agency, have couples for private families. Walnut 4914. : v .' 1IE1.P WANTETt FtafAT.l!; -4 y RTVNrM'mAPHEn and Africa aaalatant. Prat- eauntl one faialllar with boekkeeplac re ferredi work stone: permanint pexfltteai late age. aalarr expected a,nd rettrenc. 1 122. Ledger Omce. llBt.r wawtep maij: . DVlill Wanted, expert cotton yard dyer. perlenced In dyeing cotton hnlltlns yp sood poaltlon In weatern lob dyebouae. p ply, between 10 and 4, Mr, Haber, Itoom 64J, Bailevua-Blratford Airros wanted WANTED JO BUY, 9 late model tourlna'carror roadsters!. SHM a lata modelt and In cosd mscluMHeai apl llionf. 1'lenty ,ot cuatomena Wlnins. -JeS rsy.be tnereae that VI M HtVjtUI. i'aWTOWT . HUBMLBVH1 . VHimzz "jmumtrmm 1 W lI-X x "tAvJ -'. . 1 ' . M I : . . . - - A 4-l
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