$? EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1919 17 m lr J , . 'i w r .1 I m .x P V H , I' f.. BIG WAR DEFICIT WORRIES FRANCE Ten 'Billions Shortage in Budget Provides Prob lem for Deputies " "" " ... .,. ttt.t-.t--vtI WOULD SHIFT BURDENS' I Consider Asking Allies to Di vide Expenses to Lighten French Loan . By the Associated Press Paris, Feb. 17. Tho financial situa tion of France Is being given serious at tention by various committees and group ot the Chamber of Deputies, where.lt will bo the subject of an Inter pellation at an early date. France.' war expenses are expected to reach a total of 182,000,000,000 francs ($36,100,000,000), with resources to meet It of 158,000,000,000 francs (W1.600, C.ifl.OOO), showing a deficit ot 24,000,- nAA nnrt ..... tfi CAA ftftrt nftnv Tlincn VVV.VVV HtVHl.a M.UWV.VVW.yvw, ......... .esources comprise 18,000.000.000 francs . from taxation: 54,000,000 000 francs from fc-ur war loanss 20,000,000,000 francs advanced by the Dank of France, the product of short-time treasury bonds, together with advances made by Allies and credits opened In foreign countries. In nddltlon- to the 24.000,000,000 deficit, there are exceptional expenses, such as compensation to civilians for war damage, which Is placed In moder the cost of exchanging the German mark ' ate estimates at 10,000,000,000 francs currency of Alsace Lorraine, 2,600 000,. 000 franca the repayment of bonds Is sued in liberated reclons. 1,600,000,000 francs? demobilization Donuses, estl-1 aaaaaaaaa tnn. inii,., .in. .!,.,. I ... .,,..,... ........, ......t. ...... -v. .now anu win not be lor some time for exceptional expenses which will bring building material. A survey completed the estimated total to 26,000,000,000 ' as of December 31 shows the War De francs and make tho total deficit BO,-1 partment on that date had npproxl 000,000,000 francs (10, 000,000,000). , mately on hand 113,000,000 of all sorts ' It Is reckoned that tho expenses for oC surplus building materials 1920 will ho 18,600,000,000 francs, of which tho existing budget can supply only 8,000,000,000 francs. Tho question Is, therefore, being discussed In French quarters whether, apart from Germany's war qontrlbutlon, a new division of war expenses ought not to bo considered be tween the Allies In order to distribute more equitably the burden which, It Is rontended, weighs moro heavily on France than on th6 others. FOUR GRAND DUKES SLAIN Bolslicvki Take Lives to Acngc Licbknecht l'aris, Feb. 1". Paul Ilrlo, corre spondent of- the Journal, who recently escaped from Petrograd and made his way to Helslngfors, says that four Rus sian grand dukes wero shot some time ago without having been given a hear ing, and that It was understood their summary execution was a result of the killing in Berlin of Dr. Karl Llebknecht and Ilosa Luxemburg. The correspondent says certain of the Bolshevist advocated the release of tho grand dukes, and that their view was about 'to .prevail when the Gorokhovla, or vigilance committee, opposed this, and, to show that It alone had the right to decide' tho fate of the prisoners, had them shot. I Nicola! Wins Wing-Shoot Title Kansas ritr. 3lo Feb. 16. George ( .Mcoiai, 01 Kansas uity, won the Inter national wing shoot championship. ' tho closing event of the Interstate trapshoot Ing tournament, here today with a score of 58 out of a possible 100 targets. ',E. W. Jlenfro, of Butte, Mont., was second with a score of 95, and Itlley Thompson, of Calnesvllle, Mo.; B. C. Hlnshaw, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Frank Troeh, of Vancouver, Wash., tied for third place with 04 each. To the Owners and Holders of First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Fifty Year Gold Bonds of the SOUTHERN TRACTION COMPANY Receivers have been appointed for the PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS COMPANY, and for all its properties and franchises, including the properties and franchises pledged by the SOUTHERN TRACTION COMPANY to secure the payment of its First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Fifty Year Gold Bonds to the amount of Four Million . (4,000,000,00) Dollars, dated as of October 1, 1900. The Company and its Receivers have defaulted in the payment of the semi-annual installment of interest upon all of said First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Gold Bonds which was due and payable October 1, 1918. The present critical condition in the affairs of the PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS COMPANY and the default in the payment of interest upon these bonds make concerted action upon the part of the bondholders essen- tial to their proper protection. The undersigned, at the request of the owners and (holders of the bonds to an amount already sufficient to enforce the rights of all the bondholders, have consented to act as a Committee for the protection of the interests of bondholders who shall become parties to an agreement dated February IS, 1919. Bondholders are requested to promptly deposit their bonds, together with coupons due October 1, 1918, and all subsequent coupons with THE UNION TRUST COM PANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA the FARMERS DE POSIT TRUST COMPANY, of Pittsburgh, Pa., or with the FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY, of Philadelphia, Pa., the Committee's Depositaries, which will issue trans ferable certificates of deposit therefor. v The Committee has fixed March 10, 1919, as the date prior to which all bonds should be deposited. Copies of the Agreement under which deposit of bonds 'is requested may be obtained at the offices of any of the ' Depositaries, or from the Secretary of the Committee. T. If. OtVEN. rilt.bnr.h. P... r Honk. r"m'" 'P0lt ?fatlonil U. C. MeELDOWNET. rittibor!i. Tm., rreildent.Tht Union Tro.t Compan? f of Flttaburt-h. - JAS. O. "" " r. B. WELSH. Philadelphia, r ' I InTeitment Hanker, B, 8. TrlXSOW, Secretary for CommlttM, Farmers. D-potlt Trutt ' rlttlburih, Fa. v THE tJNIOJT TBtJST COMrANT OF riTTfUIUKOn. ) FARMERS DEPOSIT TRUST COMPANY, Pltttburfh Ilepotllarlea FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY, Philadelphia. J WILSON EVANS, HZ Ollrer Building-, ntUbunh, pa., t - v - tountel for Committee. i- BUSINESS NOTES Mexico produced In IBM lotalof CS.ir.6,239 barrels of petroleum, accord ing to ofllclal announcement, which adda that tills la only a fraction of the bolentlal nrntltirtlnn of the fleldfl. The dally potential production Is estimated i hi i.isz.bsb uarrcir. I Nome big copper sellers are nuking I7'4 cents a pound for March-April metal, compared with 15 cents laat week. Small sellers for the most part, while nuntlnr 17 cent a nnunrl. show an In- cllnatlon to shade this figure. Huslness 'a light. Consumers aeem disposed to wait for more settle.! conditions before enterlnr market. There Is no expectation . or a suDstantiai export, movement, unin stocks on hand In France and Knglnnd I are further reduced. i f Stanley 4. Qulnn, secretary of the American Manufacturers' Uxport Asso-. I elation. In a communication to Kllory t'. Htovvell, chairman of a committee j nppolntcd by the National Civil Service Reform League, faors Increased gov-1 eminent, appropriations to doosi ino foreign trado service of tho United States. During (he ralenilar year 191, 34.S0O fur seals were taken on the I'rlbylofr Islands, 27,603 on St. Paul Island and 7387 on kt. George Island. Tho largest ' number of skins was secured In July, when 18,162 were taken, In June 11,671 i skins were obtained. Shipments of skins were made on the Roosevelt In , June, September and December, and one lot of 1978 skins was brought down on the coast guard cutter Bear In October. OnnOrtnnltr In Inrrea.a 4li ainorl trade of tho United States In Australia . !.!.. ... . L - 1 "" " n..n nu..n. Smith, u prominent Imiiorter of Sydney ho Is In N'eu York fThr In a mar ket In Australia for American goods of some kinds, such as oils, automobiles, machinery and steel," said Mr. Smith. "Tlio American export trade to Aus tralia prior to the war," he continued, "uas not of any great magnitude, but naturally war conditions have changed tho situation." Tile SSeil rtlirrlm.lnr rAminlH nt the Canadian Government, It Is reported, J W?" ?" buying oats In Eastern Canada. There Is some talk of taking off the Import tax on seed oats. J1' ." "lnffl'.l nt '" the market Onlng lo the pressure of automobile,' truck and farm tractor demand, the I supply of engine fuel can only be main-1 talned at lis present price through Im proved methods of refining processes or by changes In engine types by which less i fuel will be used. The automotive en-' pine muusiry, as an emergency measure, is taking steps to develop Increased fuel water rates were lower than all-rail rates, were largely removed during the war to enable the government railroad management to route shipments to fit emergency conditions. "Now that the , armistice has been signed," said the of ficial statement, "very careful consldera- ' tlon Is being given to a revision of this , 1UIIIJ W tl.V. lltu,o VUIIUHIUII., WHO ID make certain that an entirely just and equitable basis for these rates Is estab lished under peace conditions." economy, which may have a keen bear- .v...b . c (.--: cM.rcion oi opin.on among nnanciai men wno nas seized thc popular ;silUC of the f - .. , . !,.. I t were making soon distanced the ' ' .1 ,. , i. .i 1,7 -on VI. .. Ing upon the future price of gasoline and wero not talking for publication, their views were favorablo to tho cove- , , ,, ,,,.. ,.,-,u u seltish purposes as they pUrsuerg, wh flnal'y agreed to abandon I "ar .,t,,e nlnlster said. On the as-. , ; engine fuel oils generally nant ns a beKlnnlne towar(1 ft dem)pd obJcct Ju3t , 0,. own Constllullon , hour. Ho came here with the ,ssue are desirous to sre justice donc a3 fhe chaF; tn Darb, Bul Jhelr lroubl sumption of , nj;l'J'' Blnmlmrtnnilii,. nmi.k. uppermost in the minds of the peo- fm- n nneeihln wero only beginning, for the Darby po- , ums were wasieo. in enncning "ai- i Lower rates on freight shipments by since Its adoption has proved to be. H ';" mi as possible. ' nCe having received tho number of the Mduals Improperly. In addition, thffj i combination rail and wateY routes pic at that time that of stopping 'skebbe car Insisted on arresting- the ' ar program of Field Marshal von t rXV'a'dS!nsa,To,1lbin9laecdcoancee w.'h I Tendency tO Overdraw PrCSCM Stage Of Business Reaction future wni-nnd has got through "Kcligious" Clause Lost Ihree men a, the hold-up men They JJ!"" ,"0"f "SeclusoTf th" ' H?nTsaU?oSn?elCoSday.lrTh0er rtTnges Concerning tho ttecl lndustrj. about which there Secms considerable his schcmc- Now ho scizpS anth" 0nc PracUcnl suggestion of Mr. V IMdo"pol!c. force': manner in which he dissipated money g will anect principally shipments be- doubt since the last rennrt nf nnillled innnnm l,v Hie fnlte.l Kmts Sieel and CV en more Vital issue. V llson's was, ( efeated. that h ni no-' and were released when .suiierinten- "r. "".Y.""V-""'"" ..."'. ":.""' """"l:'.y-'vJ twecn Gulf and Atlantic points. Dlf- .. ., , , . .---.- . Pollco Itoblnson Identified Wood "eo sirixes resuneu in an inianr g ferentlals. by which Joint rail and Corporation, the Ircn Trade Review sajs: , Certain steps arc now possible by the members of the league in regard .", ,,A". !i?" '. ?n. ,,,'VJ ,m,, (n ' struggle for higher wages, thus Increaaur:: n ERNMENT BONDS '' Cloalne . . BM Aaked . . Sa 10311 07 ,. , . ..: 18311 07 98V4 ....L' IBIS B7 .... ,...'.' 1P3S 07 OS'-, .,,.3a 10(11 S7 02 ...,8s 10(11 87 01' ...,4i mm oo oa ,,...4a lour, on on ....tn mil oo on ,..2s 1030 07Va 0SJ4 ...,:a 198 ii;U osU ,...Ss 184(1 SO 1)2 ,...3o 184A SO 02 ...,4 to;.'. loc; ln.MJ ,...4a 102.1 J04I in.Vl a 3.033 1024 97 100 Pan a ma cou - Panamii rC - Panama cou Panama res Panama cou Fanama reff Philippine .. Philippine . Philippine . , tl B Gov eou U S Gov Tee V S Oov cou U H Oov re V fl Oov cou U S aov re CI.APX.Ijr, Fltttborch. r.. rrtdent Colonial Trut Com- Committee, Company, GOSSIP OF PROPHECY OF COMING DISASTER FAILS TO FRIGHTEN INVESTORS Attempted Bear Raid on Stock Market Last Week Falls Flat Owing to Good Sense of American People. Gossip of the Street rPHK old saying, "figures don't lie," wuq snld by u vcrj wide awako broker to bo responsible to a grcnt extent for tho hear raid on the stock market nt tho beginning of Inst week, nml the good sento of the American people generally, who did somo thinking' on their own account, was equally responsible for the market's recovery toward the close of tho week, A certain well-known statistician, this broker remarked, published a chart which cast a horoscope of financial dlsnster for tho United Slates and resulted In frightening a number of investors Into selling their holdings. It Is not tho first time, ho said, that these charts hae been used W a similar purpose, but always In the end the good senc of our people gets tho upper hand again, especially now when they must realize that of all countries In tho world the United States stands supremo in financial solvency and In freedom from political and Indus trial unrest as compared with any other tountry In the world In levlcwlng the stock-market conditions for the last week, an In vestment banker s,ild tho change toward the end of the week was due. In his opinion, to the general sentiment which wns Influenced by better business prospects, although he acknowledged their were widely different opinions held regarding the future of Impoitant Industries. This, ho contended, was especially true of tho metal trades, with refined copper down to seventeen cents nml with consequent additional dividend re ductions. The Mexican situation, he said, showed much better conditions, which were evidenced by substantial gains In oil, but also in other Interests de pendent largely for eucccss to the trend of events on the other side of the Illo Grande. As for what are known as the peace Issues, that Is, motors, tobaccos and other specialties, ho said they were easily advanced In spite of the bears. Kails, however, remained dull. Bankers Favorable to a World League I In the financial district on Saturday thotc Interviewed on the sub ' Jeet of the constitution for the world league were unwilling to express an opinion, on tho ground that the document was too formidable to give an opinion offhand. As one banker put It In reply to a question": "How can an ordinary layman pass Judgment on one reading of a document of such supreme importance, which has engaged the best brains of the most highly civilized nations of the world for months to produce?" rT,l,Hn .1 ..... I ,.. - ., .. ...... --.-....... ...... ...,.-.- ml; ,,0 IlUilliV J llf lllhi .'- .-,,:,. ...... ...w "...- .. , , - ... .. , .. ., "An unfortunate tendency to overdraw the present stage of the bus! ncss reaction Is manifest in sonic quarters of tho steel Industry. Through it Indirect support has been lent to some remarkable proposals now re ceiving consideration In official circles, and also to certain forms of propa ganda the good Intentions of which are open to (tuestlon. Thc immediate situation in thc Industry is not nearly as bad as painted. "While conditions are far from being satisfactory or even comfort able tho better tone In the market first displayed n week ago Is having a modest though clearly discernible effect. "Tho export business has broadened further in the week and actual business booked Is heavier, while promising pending Inquiries are numer ous. Among export sales are one lot of 4000 tons of pip Iron and several I lots oX plates, and there are some big export rail inquiries out. Domestic I tonnage, almost wholly In small lots, Is coming out for quick delivery in 1 a well-sustained volume. Specifications against old business are fair" I Advantage of Liberty Bonds as Investment The advantages of Liberty Bonds as an investment In connection with tho new schedule of Income taxes aro called to tho attention of In vestors In a circular Just Issued by Lee, Hlgglnson & Co., whose local I office is In tho Land Title Building, which bavs in part as follows: "United States bonds are selling today to jleld as high ns 4.85 per I cent. Ordinarily 4 per cent has been considered nn excellent jleld from investment securities of tho highest grade, and United States bonds have been available to Investors only on about a 254 per cent basis. We be lieve that Liberty 4s und 4 Us averaging to yield ay 4.60 per cent con stitute a most attractive Investment for the foundation of one's holdings. We advise investors to make sure that they have sufficient Liberty Bonds to copstltuto such a foundation for their total holdings by purchasing additional Liberty 4s and 4'is at this time of favorable market conditions, nnd to save additional funds for the purchase of fifth Llbertv Loan bonds w hlch are to bo offered In the spring " r" PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR WHEAT .Heeelnt. 1S.7T1 lmhl The market uaa Arm but quiet. Quotation! far lOTi III Clcnflrt 1vatrt vntrnmtif fntir1a a - --- - i --Mva lavihllltljTtife r--- - t w,n.;;"toc,'n ' ?"","" .Z""'-?, J,.r , -, ...,..w b...., T.w'. j o.i. nara winter. 2.80j No. I. red winter, rearDv. ranc. 4a.Vc, do. Htalprn fancv garlicky. -.37 .Vo. 1. red. amutty. $2.30; ' 4.1 & 44c. dodo. fair to &od "s&" So" No. i. rd winter. 12.38: No. -. northern do. common. ana.v, no old iom. 3840(- prln, $2 30: No. 2. hard winter. $2.36; , do. old hena. 3IIW41C Fol freah.kllled No. " TrA ulnl.. I... to fl. Ni, " In DOxr. flahlnff 4 th. .ml ... .ii-. rea, amully. S2.83I No. 3. red winter. 12.32! J"" wriaiuna at, ids. apiece Sic. wrigh-N?'.3- northern aprlnr. $2.32: No. 3. hard !?, 'bi,Ptfir ,3JOe , imaller aires, winter. 82 82: Xo. 3. red winter, earllckr. i1""?,-1:' freah-klllrd fo I- In Ubla . fanci 12.30: N'o. 3. red, amutts-. 2.20: No. 3, red, Sr:r,d.N,2.28!o,,r-;.?lcly'' ,';: '-.-niiv-n..-.-.. .-, .....v-,. u. ... ; ou; o. i, garlicky, S2.'-"ti No. 4 amutty. CORN Ttec-lnta SQT.t l.n.1,-1. !ls. The mar ed firm under ow In car lota I K-t ii quiet. nut prices rul light otteringa. V' auoto vellow '"".'.',SllL,r-,1"- Quality and location, , OATS Receipt a, 18.32T buahels Demand KlJUn Ilecelnt. (112,Dlfl pounds aacki. Tho market ruled ,ui pountu in aleady. but there 'ollowltie were thc r 1UH Iba. tn 14U- tratght. vieatern. . to.Boisio, Kan.; 1 do. ahort patent. irt n.t.nt. in.7Sf waa very mile aemand quotations: To arrive, oar lb. Jute aacka Winter straight, weatern llO.230in.oO: do, nearby, 0.6010, Kan aaa atralght. St0.B0mo.7ri An. ihnn nAtnt. I1O.7S011.2O; gprlng. ahort patent. $in.75 Ill do, patant. lt0.B0O10.74i do. tlrat ' clear. 58(0.40. I , HTE FIXlUn. waa dull but ateair Wo i mint n it fin A) 7 Ti v,...i in .-..La i to flualltv. " PROVISIONS L fall- tnhhln , There a a fair lobbing nwement and XS&'ZS'&Stfo. Vffi '.'kKfck'S." Si tendtra. amoked and alr-drled, 47c. pork. valuta ruled iteady. We quotei Deef, In act smokfd and alr-drled, family, ?f5'?o, nam, h, y. curea. lP,e!-.?iWiscj do. aklnnrd, loose, i 33 PS4e: do. ao. imotttd.nsosihr! himi. t amoked as0S4Vr- himi. hoi! Mo: plcnlo ahouldefa.. 8. P. cured, looae. 24V4e. do. amolied. SSUci 1 1 n nivnaiaai M be'lllea. Iii pickle', loose, '30c;' breakfast bacon, see: lard, S5c, I KfcFINED SUGARS Dfmand was moderate and the market I ruled itOadY on a. haala nt Un fnr ftn gran. I ;.,.. a " " " . BUTTEn Offerli market ruiea mind uaa t creamery, ratraa. Krtet llrhtr.cnplnir aoodt. tlOWr, the latter for jobblnr aaleai eatra flrata. S4&3o Hrata. 40ttr.Dc; seconds, 44t 4flci faniy brands of prints jobbing at O.'O ulo: fair to good. D.VSHlc. KOOS Itecelpta wera moderate and th" market advanced 4Sc per rai. under a good demand. Quotations : Free esses, nearby firsts. a. 118.80 per crate: current receipts. tU.oO; western extra firsts, f IS A3; flrsts, 1H HV: Inferior lots lower: southern, 113 05 enaS; salected candled eggs Jobbing st 5;ff?n4n per dozen. ritEKSF. sold slowly hut ruled stesdt- st the following quotations: New York and Wis consin, whole-milk, current make, 27020c: Nsw Tern sna Wisconsin, whrle-nillk, fancy held. anOSno: soeelala hlaher: New Tork and Wisconsin, whole-milk, fair to good, 33 O POULTRY I.1VI5 Receipts were light, and the mar ket ruled Arm and higher with demand readily absorbing the offerings Quotations: Fowls, via espreaa. 870380 do, via freight. 84036c! broiling rhlekena, fancy soft-meat. W.-wslghlng 1V2 lb.: apiece.- 4:43c spring chickens, .wft-mrated. Urger .lies, aiaatlai staggy young roosters, 20c ol4 rooslsra, 34f ai auaks. p.kln. 4o42c! to, la4k'KltHg, jg5to, js. Se ,a . .-. crripia, to. an puaneis uemanu amauer aizaa. iiivpjQri dutks weatern naifl waa fair and the market advanced lo undr ' 4ih.-. neea-v weatern. choice -.-Dtranc. fair tn light offfrlngs. We quote: Car lota aa o I good. 2HW28JI aquaba. pr doztn whlti. location No. 2 white, novi B70c. atand.rd ' weighing Ul2 lh, per doi"n ,RWh".v white. Bee0We. No. 3 white, 0SCf8Vc. i hlte. weighing art lo lbs per dnien if" No 4 white SOtiOnTlio ' ""v"" ' 7..V0: do. do. w ahlnr a lh. .. ...." JilS ...,.. "'r i. isaVdeT n;t'5 'Asr,su,n.rij:""1 1 sviin nnn vmv n w MNr.TnK'1'tory solutions. JVAIUI 1UUUUL13 taioei. ranSsvlvsnli; No. T. p,r 100 lbs . I Vvvtvvv ' "" "' """muiwi Piemler Uorden that the vr.ri.. -,... ii.i.. -nrf th. ."-'n;f-'.S.,."i." i"iofs, western, per inii.m . T -. , unnecessary neiay, nut rirm'atth. 'ut.'advsnc;: Be-1 K 'SJ'St'SJ'Sn'' aS' .O':..?.0.. r-r l(io OJUZC ai UlllllDcr 1,0111 lilliy l-JUIll hu opinion that time 'air. Onn t.H.r..t Rolld.nacked I lu" V".""' .""; ii"Z.'i. '"''". ..-""ei. I THE STREET 1 aulneaa. )oune per pair Welshing- PiO; m-al?1'0 ,1-1--W. 1 niallrr ,lz. hoc Wit, aulneaa, old pr pair. IWcnn ",r."" !2!'.,i,fr",r ISB"e ilo, joung. per nal AHIS9. la. lai, TV f fiy .., '";sIi' ?,!!.' and flrmer. ...... M.., urnmuii UUniUI O 1. TUrh.t 'Kri"i,j "i. '""f"' -? ,c eihln 4 dn-plcked. ?'. .Vll..mnjki'"i,&''r.- '!'!ln ay MW- SfiAV. ,S.'J!SL"k .".'. P!e. 34". neUlnt : b. apiece 33c: ataa-V .'T10r roaatlnr chlckena. weitern. In bhla weighing 4 Ibb aplero. 34c: welehimr 2W ffl.1 lb, anlire 32031a: atagg; apiece y. i-nwsiic; capon job. and over apti-c W-T-rn amaller ata. 4013 fee 44(C4n,- ""'(A," "i per aojan .-.Dtt.lj do, "Jo JBHV Iba pr dozen. XMi 4. dark. (1 ,v S.n. umall and No. 2. t2.',n, guineas oung per pair. ltfl.75 old. J.lejrji ' . FRESH FRUITS AnntB of flna nualltt. .... , n . lilghr. with damand abaorblnc the limit" I offerlnga. Slrawherrlea were more olenil- ful and lower. Other frutta urr. generally atftdv Quotntlom Applp. N bhl.-:Klni; ITloj V . m r iiHlowm, .Northern jipyr injD'H.iioi Hubhardaton tutu. )ijv rtu: areenlng, nr hhl.- 1. trr 11 -' A nnl. II . . . . ' Ann I . Iant.l n.l ir.. ' -."'n. "vl. IflWd. (jann. m a. iv.lf iFi.!i-i VJBSmftn w'pe"l. Jin. , $ "5:;.7.'! s " t-s- I.emoni. per box , 13.73 Qfl Orangea ..r...........rr,,lr ,,,.,,, ,anr, Fl er crate, is.ituvni do. fal ver box v." 3 M a langerinea. ria., per atrap M nil Grapefruit. nr hnv f, rn, .7 v Cranberrlea. Jerrey, p.r liuh'el-bo"i $.1 r.oifp : do. do. per bhl . tllifton tVi:..,'..'J,J: ?. do. do. per bhl . (lfiCrso H per at . 7f083c. .,., VEGETABLES whUe potut0 wtr. du unt,nd Onions and eabbaga of fina nuallty sold fair In anrf rulrd a aharia .,.. ',..?'.". I'M v. .-..---...... .i.rr.T "". . ,-wuh. 41.40. Sweet Potatoes. Eiiil,n kt,.,. ,..- Swa'and1, M.Klini buVhVl.Kl.U'Jvo1-' T. M.R0v.73: J?o. 2. n.ne.7?lpcabi.:g. Danish aeed. Per ton. I2M0A.1, An. .Aiilh.rn' . P?r. .'.'T?"1 J "? .-. ..IP'0!1". 5IIOW. Per 100-lb. bag s-o. j. M.iow.,o. BU1TER, EGGS AND CHEESE :.u v..t, v-u higher. lUceipts. 0611 gher. lUceipts. Uflll luMa. Illgher (.orlns. 3 255Xci :'" .W) Mvloi nrsts. Varf VSOMc. eitraa. BAH WMVJci flrsts, S14 nnsxc: extra n7w DBRc. eitraa Imitation creamery. 4U0t42r. i"?' fflriliir,' ',tr" . "" u, !,. jnripia, jo.anu cases ui- 4Htf4nVsr No 1, 4204Sc No, 2 43 ,. ,,n vitinrj seconds. 42044c: dlrti's. 1. 3040o: No. 2,.nw;i(ci state and nesrby i'.'LW. ""' MJT3TCI gathered whiles, M ft SOci western sniLaoufhern whites, gathi ered. 01O3V stale and iiurhv hennery hennery whites nt37c iimwn., i, voiv: mixen rlor. flat, whole milk 'H.t'eoUr.d".p.r Uls 0 soviet flat h n. -JOei flat colored, .mm run, HVtensVaoi fist whltss. 4SVi 49V4ri ,twlns.l sneclsls, 30MHcf twins avrsa riin.iafWtVuMt, ,, ' ' , ' v.iic.i.nc. aieaoy. fltceiptg. itata whole milk flat colored lOVict flat whiles. -llOei flat eo . nrr iinaHri..u. i. fi.iMiri.ni vn ' I Wilson's Big Task to mart Industry Contlnurd from rage One ' cussing this action ns n scandal. Mr. Wilson's position upon the problem of getting tho people back to work, 'if understood, will clear! him of the uccusation of being too waa to nvold Is created at the out favorable to Germany and nccclcr- Hct' utt progress. ' The situation may be met cred it will also check the moves that I -i,, .... , ., , . , ,, Chauvinistic elements in 1- ranee and England have made agninst him. . An attempt will bo. made to show- mat no is not in tnvor of liermany, but in favor of workingmen tho, world over and only desirous of getting industry started in Ger many so far as it is necessary to start the wheels of industry every where lie does not wish to do nwav with it. i.i l i u.i.. ,....-, . .. I uie uiuiiv.iue eiuirei, uui. vo reiax it to Mich H degree that work essential tn the flow nf wnrM lnrlii.fr,. mo,. I to the How of world industry may go on. Kcononiic Issue He left here ' fact that the economic I tne biggest problem ot the world, territorial and all other questions . . , . , j i i ' uci.K uiuiuK uiiipaicu 'ui u. During his absence an effort will ' tw. mi,l, tr, 1t v,n nnnln ,,.lo,. be made to make tho people under- sUnd how the present attitude ..... v.. ,,!,; iiunvia uivuduiy win woou and no teiepnoneu to inn neigr.- exhaustion It asked for a credit of 15, im pressed with the not meet the situation, because thati1orlnB i,ollce to be on the lookout for ooo.ooo.ooo marks ($3,000,000,000), but1"' i toward viermany anu ner economic the world, if that was the ideal ani i policy would make work scarce. mating Mr. Wilson, and equally im probably Mr. Wilson will have ( possible to assure against the de- something to say on this subject in t vclopmenl of a balance-of-power America, where he will bo free to situation. speak. It is u live subject. The' English newspapers are full of lit- "A Bcnfent Despotism" tie else than labor troubles. I What is created by tho league of Xo Remedy Abroad , nnJ0"8 Is a h despotism, . , 'and tho hope for the future lies in The French newspapers are devot- the ,act that withinthis inncrgrouu mg a largo part of their first pages 0f big powers composing tht execu daily to tho high cost of living. The tive council, the two Anglo-Saxon government has no remedy except powers will dominate as they are activity against the "food cornerers." dominating tho present Peace Con- win. i.l. ......, i.iii ai.. vim . ... 1.11.U . u. .,.1., .ui. ..iibon virtue of the wider terms of thc new armistice, but it is felt by Ameii- finna norfl tVio 4nm n in vt rt cnirininM ir. ...ovJ n- v, :,i,,i;i ..::. e to ward off the industrial crisis of which symptoms uircauy exist. There are strikes and unemploy-1 tyinu up thc question of Asiatic em inent in every country, especially ! igration with it, and the proposition the new countries formed out of the I failed. Austrian empire. And no country, not even Ger many, can be idle and not partici pate in the world's commerce with out stopping the whirl of wheels in every other country. Americans Sec Peril The Americans sense the situation as no one else here. It is not sympathy with Germany which moves them to desire to open up relations with Germany as far as consistent with maintaining in the blockade a weapon adequate to force Germany lo accept the Allied peace terms. The real attitude of the Ameri- cans is the belief that unless indus- tries are started and thc people of the world put to work, all huropc .. .:n t ,-! ;i will taco a social peril. The work of organizing thc in- ... i c.i-r, n dustrial side of the Peace Confer- ence is proceeding rapidly, but was unfortunately delayed by the ncces- sity of concentrating first on the ,.,-.,, - ., adoption of the league of nations. The demobilization of the German aimy, as provided by the new armi- sttce terms, adds new uifflculties, i . . i r i r since employment must be found for the demobilized men. In Vienna are 200,000 unemployed supported by the state by tuining out paper money. The cost of living in European countries is indicated by the follow ing prices in Brussels: . j i .. t. ..... i... ..'.. t Starch, ?u a pound; ueel, $i.uo a pound; eggs, "U cents cacn; butter, .. ..,. l.,,-,! 1 on ..j, $3 u pound, laul, S1.-U a pound; mutton chops, 70 cents each. Vinegar U RO cenU a tiuart is MJ cents a quart. The new countries of eastern and central Europe arc worse off than Belgium. Transportation disoiganization, ,, , . ., . . . , the result of the coal mines of Aus- trla and Bohemia producing 800 cars . . . , ., a day below normal, results in a were being carefully tudled Amonu lack of fuel; lack of fuel, in lack "V1" "p dlsposinon of many of tho , . , ' , , , . , . fragments Into which Hie former Aus- of employment and a rood crisis,1 trlan empire hai been divided and nn with lack of law materials to run,?"'61" the treatment to he accorded ... ' Uulgarla. the lactones. Tho rr(nch ittoije i,e added, want ' peace, but they realize, at the Mino 'vnrn.iila Riniidlv- ' " I1"'1""0": ?'U '''" ". K,'r6 whlc" caU8eJ rtmase approxlmutli.g S200.000 tirnk nut lain Inst lllcht III til, rhrlatlnnn I.nmh.r rumiunv Jnrl .,.!,. ir'.' . . . . -. --" irwiav nan onroAii Kpvirai rUinnrfn. n i each direction. Desnlte u ceneral alarm a.nt out. the firemen wer unaliU tn eel I the fire under control and were handl i. Z . i i - " i capped at first by lack of wuter. The fire, spread to a number of dwell ings on Guthrie How, chasing the uccu. pants from the buildings In nddltllon lo the Christiana. Lumber Company which win completely destroyed, the plant or tne jonn a. t.-ar8on i.umnvr Company, tho Cool Spring Ice and Coal Company and the C. Westlev and Weldln Lumber Company wero gutted, nIJn "' ' ""J overSment warehouse th. m, Pffi !p.Jj2I'rrri.n Yn-iihS' wii Pi Union Tavlnj Company and the Wll- th fmlngtqn rfsh and Door Company were trl threateftfcd by tl)o flames. . mi with the changing of the wlml nt m d League Rule Held u a ngio-oaxons ; Continued from I'mte One the small group that is running tho World. Thus the beginning of a balance of Pwcr a thing which tho league "ally later by admitting one or both e n i . ., , ' these powers into tho inner group, On this no official assurance ex- -t, though some members of the rcaco ontrrence recognize the, danger of excluding both Germany I mid Russia, Prospect of Outside 'Combine" . i. present it IS Clllllcuit to include ..!.! , .... rimer power uccausc Ot Internal j:.i i . . nlnl I ,",""l'us " uussia, anu UecaUbC ncaeo is nnl. vnl mn.ln wiiV, r '" "vl ""'"J'1 The danger of the league unoues-1 " "V" icukul unques-j "",,"", "--Main in me iuture crea-l inner croun. inovitnlilv would fnl , I a combination with the other hip-! -""""""n"" un inv, uiiur Olg t power excluded. i So, therefore, on the ...,, -i -t . i ., , 1"aCllCal side, it has been imposs b c to real-i izc the ideals of democracy through icience. And these are as nearly to the leliRious libeity of the inhab- I itants of their countries. This was riocitTnorl cnorlnlh i'rxy iVu-k lintiAfle I Vm Tn. r.n-i.. t..- ' the Jews, Apparently Japan m - tion of a liiilnnrn nf ... Tbi "f Kvorett J Wood. h lives at 1C He i-xnlalned tint last Oitobcr the gov- Greatest One ;,, nnn ,n . I M I'rovldence road They aroused Mr. eminent stood on the verge of nnanclat,.. n..,i.m i. .,, ... , I tne bandits' car and in tlio excitement , when this was refused raised It nyu piOUiem IS One power, If 111 a minority Of nn lin cm. Il license ninnher of the ' rr,,. f v.nl, n. I. ,,, Tl,. .n..v. .i iicu on LuinpiicniinK inc issue Dy'vvires nanatiag. containing more iimn On thc question of limiting arma ment the conferees were up against the same difficulty as in regard to international force. They could not limit armaments without abridging national sovereignty. Whatever ac ' tion is taken will be in thc nature i of a lecommondation to thc coun 1 tries, and it is going to be impos- siblo for tho league to inform itself ubout arminfr of any of the mem-'bin, bcrs, and hold it to anv standard t,llr'1 s,r'e, 'UT f"r masued men ... i tuddenl) appeared before him so qjIcU- Ol disarmament. jj. tnat oy seemed to have sprung up i from the ground, and each covered him Sanction Largely Moral with a larso revolver As niwdiiy as ..,,...,, .1 the men appeared the) severed the j file sanction behind the league inRtr.ips that bound the bag to Mr Had- ! this respect, and as respects cominp: Ier'3 body. ""' lurn"1 n"0 fle'1 Vo ,race ,, . , ..... .of them has bem found. to tne aiu oi a country atlacKed, is largely moral. If public opinion is against armaments, and it is found the world is against a disturber of , V .... . the peace, much will have been ac- complished toward preventing war. i . .... President Wilson has assurances ! that the league plan is agreeable to I thc republicans who are supporting the League to Enforce Peace and ' I these men can break the line-up of the Republican Senate against the ) league. One of Mr. Wilson's tasks I America is to enlist public opin-' . j0n in his suppoit. ni-i;iv ir r'r.'c- unn ' ' iiiiitM uiivj-.o nr.ru i TO BORDEN CRITICISM rrl. Veb. IT (Uy A IM 1'iemier llorden a hneech here last night. In which he crltlclied the delay In consum mating peace while the troops are an- tn,i tr. t.ln.n In 4l,Aft hnmpu tvitt rt,nrtn ' an undoubted Impression here. The same view Is said to be taken bj Lome Americans, while the Ilrltish are not Indifferent to the demand of their I territorial contingents which arc sup- ported b. the labor clement of r.ng. land.' Stephen I'kiion. in diM.uing obsta- clce to nn Immediate peaon during a talk U newspaper correspondents todaj. M thro wt're mu"i 'fj1''01"' hy the treaty could not be Blgned at once, even though the league of nations project ? ,;t of the way y will 'form the basis of was out of the way Many Issues that peace, time, the danger of precipitate and un- He agreed with r should be no did not share had been wasted at the conference A full discussion ofl nil nti.Btlnnu tnuat I,a it.rinlll.il tin fl,... settlementa wblch might be decided Upon I ould be unanimous. M. I'lchon hald i fhut then, n tin nhwlnnlu (., runntrrtlttnn ' lilno- eVtOllde,! tllntlew Herman llnl.rn. --" -,--- .- ,- -,. :;-- . ; i irmi "m. iwwru m. w urtmuuq iiiusi l, m')e . reallae they have been beat- "" '"'' "" ""'," ul w""-" rri" "um- bers or mem uo not reem to be aware. The new- boundaries of Germany, he remarked, would be up for considera tion within a few da) a I)arliy-69th Street Ilui Line Opens A transportation nutohtis line started I operation toony neiween warm- and the lleiliwi ,"itj ,,.-.,, ,utin miiu liio Klxtynlnth Btreet Ntntlon. The uuto. buses leave at a liolnt near Tenth and Mnin streetH. uarnv. ana run nn n twenty-minute achedule during the rush morning and early evening hours mid then on a forty-minute schedule. The trip between tha two polnta takes twenty minutes. Police Try to Gag Woman RobbedJ JillJl: IK1-.?" .b".d ." ? f onllnoerf from I'aie One her husband conduct, Tho man disap peared beforo tho pollco could act Mrs. Skebbe left tho business estab lishment last night with her husband. The day's receipts, amounting to ap proximately 11900, were placed In the Skebbo nuto, which was driven by George Netter, who has been In the cm ploy of the Skebbe family for a num ber of years. In addition to the money S.h,S V. nl,,,"", '."..? ,ilM Mr"' Skebbo had more than J400 In her pock- .etbook. 5'r. Skebbo left his wife within the H. . W.'lho SyVlH- home In GlenMden. Proceeding through -I?"- JlTJ""?11?. "jSi. .7 near a covered bridge. At this time the uulo was rolling leisurely along, when three masked men in..i .i-i,i...i Mmn f i,.ihr -...... ...... .,i ,.... .... - . --- - - - - and w th leveed revolvers ordered inn APPIinanlu nf !, ...,- It. Kft fMlt ami T " - -- -- leave their money behind .Netter says that he was hit over tne '"au and thrown Into a illtcl- The bandits got Into the car and drove up the road to a hpot whero they had ,crt ,1'clr m,n tar Mr'' Hk,',,e !,,1! Ner ,.,, runnlng up the road until they saw a light In the resilience Skebbe car. ., Thcn , Woo1 nd. ?Tr .RlMrtc! mP tim road In an effort to locate the hold- up men. Seeing two men sianaing on the side ef the road they suspected them until they approached the two men. who said that they were watching three men farther up the road who they thought; were acting tUFplclously. The four men then, having lm firearms or weapons of nny sort, decided to frighten off tho bandits. Stamping heavily up the road and yelling they npproached tho high- waymen, who were dividing the loot without making any attempt to get nwaj. Talcing alarm, the bandits Jumped i into their car and drove off. After phoning In a nearby house Netter and Wood, together with John McCIay, got into the Sltebbe car and endeavored to ... ..... .- - ,,.,.,.,. a y,t uiuin 'iir o.is.u, a il ui'voni. V ' ,, i,Z S,n tentlon to punish frauds against the gor- follow the rapidly vanishing hold-up crnment more severely than against ln,( men's automobile, hen they got Into (lvlduaIs H pIeade for a new ,. the automobile they found that the men cepUon ot roperty. which should ellml had left $,00 behind them and also liad'nate the Indtvlduat or put him In th Ul dropped a number of bills In the road- background, making the Individual feetVtf way without making anv effort to pick tnat ne as mereij. administering hi them up IMirnuer Arrented as Mumieds The High rate of speed that the. ban- hold 'Netter.' but Superintendiut Hobln- son flnatlj succeeded In bringing aliout I his release. U'l,n M UL aViIvu it Iwi Ivnil lvaon Hit. lifted of the robberv. went over the SCene of tll(, hol(1.up lle found his wife's handbag, containing more than $400, ljlng In the roadwav The l.v -dlls took the kess to tho liquor More en South street, und a detail of police were stationed to guaid the establish ment mill1- Mr Skebbe arrived tl change locks What he describes as "a nice haul." and which Is unofficial!) said to nmoun.' to $1838, was taken -arly )esterdaj morning from Samuel lladler, manage of the Lincoln rood Company. Camder on 1'ront street between Chestnut an! Market Mr lladler had with him tho receipts of the day In a heav) banker n grip, whlrh had an arrangement o straps running up thr- sleeve and pass ing around the shoulders to prevent it being snatched He stepped on the ten) and stood n T.-nnn e,..i cnlllnir fnr n riir tn tnl. to hiB honv nt I8ii North Thirtj- .fter robbing the srot-erv stoio of Kir,)5' Keller. I'ifti "noney'nnli cam'ir irtn and uenson strcetc terdaj morning of $50 In money and canned goods, the th eves I threw a intsxiie through a plate-gias window In the drug store of Dr V W , Ka rifth and IMnc streets, and tool.1 about $40 from the cath lesiner n I unsuccessful effort a!to vas made to rob i t)'e i.eib drug store at Third and ivash- -"B""1 ;tr'e.tf ;, front vln,d'V V ,ic"' b'U "" 'h " fr'gh,Cne'1 While standing at Broadway nml i Kaldin avenue I'.tmoen an nutomohlle I,ri0nging to l. a Hich-uUmi. of n:i5, tvildwooit avenue wan stripped of iLcaoed"11 Word' wn'V'a ,o emetoB,po,ice headnuartcii m anuen nv tne ci of pol ce of Haddontleld that a lm amJ h'UKBy were stolen from that b ouffh In the nlshi- While turning ih ornei of I'uunli Shipping Board Will Time Charter Wooden Ships Notice is hereby given that the United States Shipping Board will receive sealed bids, to be opened in the office of the Director of Operations, Washington, at 11 A. M., on March 1, 1919, for the time charter, for March delivery, on the Board's form of time charter-party for wooden j steamers, of the following named vessels : ' At New York CALLOOH, BOILSTON, AL- VAUA, HLANDON, CATAWBA At Brunswick. Georgia MOKITZ At Jacksonville BAGOSO. BEDMINSTEU At New Orleans ALI'ACO. BILOXI At Hampton Roads ALANTH US, KICKAI'OO Charters vfill exclude carriage of explosives. The Board may, in its discretion, require charterers to furnish security for faithful performance, and also reserves the" right to reject any bids. Charters will be for any period not exceeding six months after final treaty of peace. Trading limits as follows: Between safe port andor ports in British , Xorth America, and or United States ot America, and or West Indies, and or Central America, and or Caribbean Sea. and or Gulf of Mexico, and or South America, and or Kuroiie. and or Africa, and or Ala. and or Australia. excluding Htvcr St. Lawrence from October 1st to Slay 1st, White Sea, Hlack Sea, Ilelirinp Sea and Baltic out of season, Magdalena River and all unsafe ports. Also excluding thc Baltic east of 13 degrees K long, between 1st of October and 1st of April; also excluding west coast of Afrjra: also excluding Cape Horn or Straits of Magellan; also excluding trans-Atlantic north of the line from Cape Hatteras to Gibraltar between September 1st and March 1st; also excluding any port in r.urope norm oi nergen, Scaled bids should bo transmitted in letter addressed to Director of Operations, attention Contract Department,' United States Shipping Board, 1319 P Street N. W., Washington, D. C. I LISTER L'i' and Liberty streets, Camden, early yes- fprriav mrtrntna. Mm Uarnt. TOjtW..-..... i uiHtinaiiiaii. jici iiiro lur nein ami the sudden appearsneo of two nH..r " trlans frightened the foodpad off Tollce-' man urorne inn arrested a negro, who , was lorked up In tho city Jail for "A,!!". on a charge ot attempted highway rob bery. , v 1'our hiitpectn Meld In Heavy Hall j,j I our supposed motor bandits, whom,,5fr- J the local pollco bellove to be responsible"", vi for numbers of rtcent saloon hold-ups, 2 were nrralgned before Magistrate N'eff i icsterday In the Tenth and Thompson streets pollco station end held collec tively under $12,000 ball. ( Spartacans Rise in German Cities n C ttillni,H fpAnt I'.r. tin ...V ..,, ., ,., , . , , ' j i doctor fechlffcr. the Minister of Finance,,..-, 1 ,-J . .... .. .. .. . t'",lbl in an nuuress to tne t.erman .-National . il A.,.ml,lt ...!.. If- nnnnrKn!., n.lnn-' ..o0r,....,j i,,n, ,. ul. ,..,..,.,., uo...- Ished the House when ho gave the staM tlstlcs to show that tho war had cost 11I. 000 000.000 marks ($32,200,000,000), iMrtnr SchlfTer then asked the assembly to vote credit In the form of a loan tr :5.300,ooo,ooo marks ($5,060,000,- onoi. tlm gn-atest loan the German pt-n ever have been asked to raise. was nmilauded when be remarked that tr'b ''loi'niiejS should be the baei of all politics and finance n,p minister condemned the wast)-i throughout the war and characterize: w , Br flnanCP(, a a program of des. ,,Cratlon He said that the Soldiers " nnd Workmen's Councils, since the war, had at times been accused unjustly, but unfortunately too many councils were not of advantage to the government financially. No one was In a position to sajr-v' whether Germany would bo able to ex jj trlcate herself from the present financial situation, the Finance Minister said, but H would depend In part on the kind" f peace t!l0 A1Lled P,wcrs decided upon, "ermany must be patient and wait. Th K 'V:'1 - " "-".," 'r;., .;. 7 clal regeneration and declared his In- property for the state. ftfl "Our expenditures have tncreased no only ' because of our needs but because 'ng the expenses of demobilization." There was no question, Doctor"!", "1 Schlffer said, of annulling the war Ioan'.12 rf nt cultlnrr cavlnvn np aa1i In kaniHAil'l but the government would have to levy.JJi m Jtaxe, In keeping with the economic .1 J nation nation - j the cellar or from under the back porch. Cleanse it and return today! o THE PHILADELPHIA t '. $ . Ai 1 SISLEK, Secretary. r THATj 'a LOST t1 MILK r; Ml f fl BOTTLE &J if m "'" i 1 1 Vv tl'v $ 11 Dig it out of Vir M I the cellar or WZr I MILK EXCHANGE ljf BOTTLE EXCHANGE BliiSSiSi I . . . n n 1 Ci. s 111 "' T ng j re I Tel. Pop. 156 Pa A 32 ,lfl tQ or- I llUi Sdi 1 II Mill Illl sf ' - VMUt!i t Wft-H .. sib 'IS. 34 i?:.- A1 ft jrjft a ' f fi -3ji .it 1 sr W- W: ivl 7"fl PS-1 ti y v., o. J,VV"lf vvr a r .a t A." -51
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