i I1 1$ 7 I IS c i st k ? I? r II l K. w. , ). - 8 t w . n ?,V' IE PTO DECREASE LOAN ifaore Money for Improvements in Smaller Bill Indorsed by Von Tagon ""PETTY POLITICS" ASSAILED j ," n Independents in City Councils will seek to amend the ?14,7."0.000 loan bill. They are not in opposition to those items In the loan which furnish ihoiicn IVl iwillium-lll lllipnni-....-mn, .............. are expected to help Philadelphia vjIxp, its housing problems. This stand on the loan was announced today by Charles It. xnti Tugeu. emu tnon councilman from the l'orty hccond Wird, and recognized floor leader of the Independents in Council. Mr. xon Tagcu, in an interview jn terday, stated cmphaticalh that the In dependents and Penrose men m ( uun Jls would combine to defeat the loan "J do not xih the impression to lie given," said Mr. on Tngen tins aft crnoon, "that 1 am the ludepeudent whip' in CoutuiK Tlie lloor Icudei of the Independents does imt give onlers to other members of the pint but nitlier Is their mouthpiece and carries out theii desires. I'axor Itullding New Homes "The Independents are not against those items of the loan that nn- Cm permanent improvements. We arc not against nny feature of the bill which will facilitate the erection of the in-w homes which th'- city needs. "Hoxxcxer on examination of the loan bill we fiud that there nre oiih live items which directly concern building, namely those for the construction oi main sewers, the construction of brunch sewers, the paving of streets, the gi.nl Ing of streets and the extension and Improvement of water mains. These Items coinc to a total of SI.'JOO.OOO. whlMi is lint :i small nercetitagi of til total called for by the bill. was lmliceii li. sonic luliowcis oi js.-n I "I want to gitc the iinpii"-Miin ilis- ;itc proiediireto hae potential licaiiiig tlnctly that 1 am for any item in upon tlie contest between Senate lim ine loan which will help housing in gressnes and regulars over coiiimiltee this city Vufortunntcly it is an old luiitmansliip- trick in city politics to sandwich iu Interpreting a lesolutiou mlopted 1" unnecessarj xwtU necessary items in a tin- lust Senile, the Vice President ruled bill like this and rely on popular thai the Senate oniiiiittces continuid in clamor to carrv the bill through The .mtliorit.v until ieorganied. with full people of the i-itx luixe the inipics- Mon tnac me wnoie mum " " ."u.. "fil $14,7."0.i00 is for jicrmuneut im proyements which will better housing Conditions-. This is not the fact. More for Essentials "Kar from opposing tiicse housing items in the bill, I don't believe the items for essentials are large enough. ' while those for nonessentials nre too large. I don't believe that u loan bill -with an aggregate sum as largo as that , of the present loan ought to be passed br Councils it ougui hi go m me xmi- of the people. " The Independents will offer mi amendment to the present bill, de planed to bring it within what they consider a reasonable amount. If no one else introduces this amendment I shall introduce it myself." Mr. von Tagen gave it ns his opinion that the Vare faction in city" Councils would refuse to accept the amendment which he proposes to offer. "1 don't believe i they xtould stand for t It," he snid. "The purpose of the Vare organization in backing tlie prcs nt bill is to hamstring the incoming administration. If there is one criti Cisra that can be fairly made of the present adminibtratiou it is t hut they fhave devoted too much attention to non essentials. It is like a man with a r new high silk hat and no shirt. They would do much better if the.t paid more ' attention to essentials and les to supcr flciahs." .The report thnt the Independents and Penrose men in Councils xtould loiubine to kill the loan bill, founded on Mr. Ton Tagen's intcrviexv of i-stcrdii. continued to bring forth piotests toda.x from men close to-the cit.t goteriimeut. John N. Metiurve, ehairuiiin of the executive committee of the Philadelphia Operathe Tiuildcrs' Association, and the man xtho first called public attcn tion to the coalition formed to defeat the loan bill, issued a htuteinent this afternoon in reply to Mr Von Tagen's inten'lew ofi'sterday. The Operntne Builders' Association "wants the lonu bill passed because they say that unless money is provided for building sewers and xx-ater mains, only an exceedingly small fraction of tlie houses xthich the city needs can be erected. ., Hits at "Petty Politics" "What Philadelphia needs most. ' said Mr. Mcliartc), "is a first class burgeon to remote the malignant dis ease which is sapping her xitnlit) the disease of 'petty politics.' "The citizens of Philadelphia are not interested in xvhose political ox is being gored; neither are they interested in being made the 'political goat' through a fight betwe.eu politicians or near-poli- .lAlano nf varinliu lr.helu j!$ ' twtt--i. .u. niAn nr lii..t.. . i-i. .!.:.. pS IVUUb lil'J llltCUO .It UlUIU'-llHIIil 4'ro 'n-ercstcd in, is the unprecedented iy, shortage ot nouses, and tne obtaining ot 2bu a.3 ! Ik wnlln, (,.,. .li... .......1.,!.... JUIUlCUlUkU lUHl ....... ,..u, .Wil.ll.iuil Which has produced profiteering in bpots. -"The builders arc the! logical persons to afford this relief. Because of this fact we arc trying to place before the people the most immediate and effec tive means to that end, xthich is the passage of the loan bill. "I am surprised at Mr. Von Tagen, who admits be is plajiug politics xxith one set ot gangsters against another Liliw .set of gangsters to satisfy some hidden . Reason, at the expense ot tlie citizens 'H ,-ot ,1'nnaaeipnia nuu especially inose in !5Jti own district Take the. Rock Hun ,;In Kftirer in his own district, xvfiich 'f Cannot be built except by the money "jM1 from tnis loan, Everything But Sexver "k 'Vhen that tfewpr is completed it -$rtH permit COOO bouses to bo erected n rltbt In his own bailiwick. There .is . ':Mrytliing thera now except this main ' wnrer. Luck of that sewer is holding the erection of these 5000 house's. ,' ''.Again, right in his own district peo ptfc rq living iu houses xthich drain l .lla 1.&A....UA rt 4li,. MnAil f ..lain 'QMfm TIWWllMlWO "I .MS U...S. J. M.U1U , Jl. )B imUSCUllllS IU UMCll iu ITom a man xvno pnues nimseii 'iMtwer. why -not use Jbomo of m iovJu good oi mo coins Ti ,. '- ,WT ber 11, Toiico la not even signed yet nml the Vnited States government hos only recently lifted (lie embargo on ma (trials. Yet xxe hnxp begun -000 new liousex. We shall build 10,000 more ns ditt ns Mr. Von Tugeu uml hi little coterie of pulllinrk's nre made to 1111 derbtaud Hint tbey nre in Councils to represent their constituents hwI not n boss, xUiPthcr be be n big boss or n little bof." Robert Smith, chairman of the high xxn.x committee of Councils, Mild this afternoon tlmt the )ia(-nge of the bill was absolutely essential. "If Mill rrn f I. -r....1 f 'mi HflTa 1J1 1 1 6 prevent lmPo." Mr. Smith predicted. losenii r. (innur,i. riiairiniiii 01 Cnuiit'ili' finniice cumniittee, and the uilniiiiNtrntlou'v rrprc-ciitnlhr on the floor of the Council chamber, expressed! indiguntiou nwr the iirnpoMil to defeat, the loan. To def cut sii.h a meritorious. ""'I'mxIIi or in a lot of Clench outfits that, ... .,wt, ,.,, ,. ,1,:, . x,ir.'(jT,,, "on account of parti ! sail prejudice against tlie nilniitnsira-1 I mil oi against nuj one man, would he nothing short of a crime Foes of League i : Uivt IPivnl Slrt rill, I lltl OIWt I iinlliiuril lYom r.ice Oni I son on earth for not gmng out the text is that ou to something to conceal Senator llitihcoik n plied to Sena tor .lolinson. urging lli.it the resolution In icferred to tlie committee. Mr Hitch oik also in god that the resolution xin- laled pi lure In i-illiiig upon the Slate Ilepartinciit in-tead of the Presi dent for tin1 text l-cilsslllg the Piesldl'llt s colistllll tn.ii.'il iiwer to negotiate treaties, Sena tor Hitch' k sniil the Senate ucter in inn .tears nan iii''i mi """.'.Mint l.. w... ..... ..!.!. .. Iielore it was mmplctrd. "The President h.is the potter to tear lit to pieces." said Mi. Hitcluoek. re ... , ., feu me to the nresciit I e tt anil netei i.iiiuh ' to i" sent it to the Senate." lli'tp I'Vir Pronri'ssites ... .,, , ,. A iiiling made In ' r "lo"1 ' Miir-hall in the Semite (mint legarding; .: ..c ,1... on.... .lit,.... oiK'Hii'iiuiiii im nn- .-..-i....,- ,.......- potter to net. IIh ohserted. however. , that the ltcpubliran nuijoritt had power to ipiiiklt ehtingc committee personnel, i from the first Kugineers. 1'irst l)Ii- Itepiihlicnii lender Lodge cxiepted tojsiou. is Sergeant William Murph.t, of the Viie President's iiiling. which xxiis this citj lie once went A W 6. L. ileemeii ol special uitciesi iiei'iiuse oi i opposition by progressitc licpublicnu senators to selection of Senator Pentose, of Peuust hania, and ttarrrn, of it -onnng. as i hairiiiuii of the tt nance ami nppropiiiitions committees, rcspeclitcl . Senator lloiuh. of Idaho, the progres site lender Im-, stated that if iiecessnrj, tlie progressixes would attempt to (ire xenl orgauizutinn of the tiniiuie and appiopriations comuiittees. 10 DEAD, 7 MISSING IN IOWA EXPLOSION , iCoroner s rrobe Begins at Once Workmen Insist Dust Caused Blow-Up (ed.ir Kapids, la.. Ma 'St -dlv A P Ten bodies hate been taken from the ruins of tlie Douglas coiupan.t starch plant here, and scteu men arc missing, their bodies prtihahl.t being in the ruins The iiiiinetar.t loss from (he tire ami ex plosion last night is estimated at S.'i, (HMI.IKH). The Ine burned all night, but a lieaty tain set in shortly before daj -light and the tlauies were got under control by 7 o'clock The loroner announced this morning Hint he will begin an immediate in xestigatioii At the plant the otliiials xtould adtiuice no tluurv as to the cause of the explosion, but workmen insist it was caused b.t dust Sweet and Low Chant to Women (H '"'" i'" ' " ' the same that musicians seek b means of what is known as tlie pluin chant. 'I lie contention of the Republican women s uutiounl executive committee was a triiimphaut exposition of this suit of oratou Aud the Republican women's national exeeutite committee seemed to like it down as tbet suj, to the ground. Mr. Jla)s Talked; Indeed. He Did There xtere gusts nnd patters of ap plause without interruption for txto xtliole hours. And .tet there were times when it xtas quite apparent that Mr. Hats did not know xvhnt he xvas sitt ing and hoped that no one in t lie audi ence might be xviser than he. "I am convinced." said Mr. Ha)s, "that fhe Republicans will enter into the part) 's activities with that sense of responsibility and serious attention to their part) s affairs xthich is due the onl.t instrument through which nil in ditidinils cuii apply their patriotism, all to the end that the problems of government, immeasurable in magni tude and complexity, xthich now con frout this country may be properly solved." "All this cxil." said Senator Cum mins, referring, of course, to President Wilson's work in xtnr and peace, "has been xtrought under the guise of leader ship." Mr. Oillett xvas charitable. He said he did not blame the President for being tempted to Kuropo to bask idly in the adulation that n waited him there. The burden of his speech was an invitation to 1.1,000,000 women voters to nviuge their country by a consistent antag onism to a President xtho went atxay and neglected its business. The Republican "ivomeu'H national executivo committee did one service to the country nt their eouventiou. They helped to shoxv the country thnt the political Idealism ut bh2 is unchanged und undying. Mrs. Mcdlli MeCormick. wife of the new senator from Illinois, and Mrs. Raymond Robins are the leaders in the .KtemMIcari Vomen's national executive: EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SALVATION SISTERS OF WAR FA1E Mclntyre Girls Reach City to' Help in Drive Tell of Ex periences in Trance CITED BY FOCH AND JOFFRE l Irene and iilud.s Mclntyre got to, That ma not mean much ladelphiaii". but any man town todaj to main 11 in tin1 1'irst lihisiiui or in the Twentx "'" m'u''' !", ,,ls sil1" "'" ll'11 " ,10 arc iinpnriiiui. .s uie ,-scoicu iiscu in Lnj . "Tlii'.x are the Molnt.wos." .,.,.. ln(, Hm ,n (i(, nif(-(,st ()f mj forms, ihi.i. hni sisicrs, daughters of I Major William A Mdnt.irc, of the alui,l"n Armx. New York, and for eighteen months engaged as oluutcer i workers in iriiiiic. most of it tiniler sneunre. smiled ami talKeii auU won dercd when llie'd get home for a meal again. 'Tor." Mini ( limits, the .xoiuigor of the twain "Simo we got here from Trance on llastei Sniiilin, wc'c had just foul meiils ;it lioliic " Itahed Douglliiuts I The .Mcliittre sisters lukcd dough-1 hints for the doughboys "right up front oter there' while coloni N uplit wood ifor Ihcm. Thet hate tlie distinctit e , I honor of being the unit two women leconiiiieiuleil tor the Distinguished ,lim b'e Cross lit (ieneral Pershing. The, .."isirrs nre nere in am in ine riliuiinii i T1PJ will spmk at seteral theatres this iifteriiuou. and at a dinner at tlie I IMIottio. Stratford tonight, nt which 'former (Joteinor Chnrles S. Whitman, f v. . . ,. , , . - ., f x,,rv national chairnian of the Til.'i.lllHI.lHMl ciiniiaiirii : lieorcc Whnrlnn Peppei and former Lieutenant lint I enior I'iiiiiI, 1!. McCIam will also make udclresses I jus, , lllH,.i, cjniiJS Mctntxre audi , . . . I up,. , (j nn ii . means in the meinort of one sn iloiighhoy was demonstrated I shoitl.t after she reached liere with hei sister Ireiii- A soldier tiptoed into tlie Lincoln I.uildiiig and asked to see her P.etoie she knew it he had kissed her right on the left dimple. And she 'doesn't know now who he was. He , escaped ill jotous coufiisiou I!ut he hud .shown her how glad he tta.s to see her again. , Another xctcran. leceullt discharged I up on tlie loul Sector, lo get to see (ilad.ts, nnd he was greeting her toilnj hei he had been wounded and gassed. ' "Sat. it sure is' good to mc tu." lie said, and he ran niti stung reminiscences' As at piescnt oiguiii.eil. tin two ARRIVE sisters wholesome, .toothful, radiating . ',Ki,tUB bis bill cter since its iticep cuergy and caudor. ttitli honest dark tjou iu T.1I". i.tes and liair Hint struggles enticing! ..j siui.0reh trust that the Coteruor from under their niftv little caps xtell. will xeto this bill." he ended, "and thet are the niiiinsta.t of what was 'protect the public from the speculators once the chanipiou doughnut hatter ot'and gamblers." 1'iance !,()iri t A .1 (.lilespie. of till tr.t, was their supply omcer I at the front, while thet were in the; I Ansauxille billets. tb, scene of most of their doughuut fr.ting. tllad.ts made I the dough uud nflled it. Irene puuelied ' be holes sJer",..,i,l lie.,-",- A C.rant. a "nill- roller" of the 1'irst Ditisiou. still a si ,. i ., . i di I i " 'm iiur. And red-headed brother Pritate It ',. Mc liittre. of the Third .Machine linn out-, lit., wlio is an ackite medical corps man. ' sats lie aiiuiiiusii reu uie uin-ssnj .nn and succor after the doughnuts werc consumed. ' Tells of lLxnerieiires "Tell oii about m.t most thrilling , sous iu tlie cit.t nui.t leatc their orders , Their team slogans were as follows: experience?" said (ilad.ts to the re at this market, and then get the pro- i "With Pep," "Sticngtli, Life and doy," porter, and the dimples peeped out a 'ducts direct from the farmer, as soon "With Vim." "With l'orcc," "With minute. (It must hate been a joll.t i ns the.t arrite. This will prote a great .Might,'' "With Snap," With Punch," lark.) I boon to the farmer as well as tlie con- j "With Main," "With (irit." The "Well." she said, "at Ansuux ille sinner, as he will be able to raise all pupils taking part were from all grades they sturtul a tour-hour barrage and j of rue crops that his land will permit, from third A to tlie eighth cut down an apple trie right outside, without hating to fear that there will I lfesides the ph.tsical training exhibit, tlie window of our sh oping room. The be no market for them, or that com iiind blue uud xvhite color contests there sin 11 e.xplodid not tttuit feet from the , missions will kill his profits Tlie s.ts- 'were May dances, character imperou billct. And tlie apple tree came plumptem will reiiih fields which ale almost , atious and other features. through the window, aud lauded on our coters. Yi s, we xacated But that was part of the da.t's work for this pair Thfx hate ruu for dug outs nun) a time, und the noise of big "(!. I. cans" exploding nearby xtas a mere nothing to them. Until of tlie Mclnl.trcs are inllege lasses. althinighsOladys xoluuteered be fore her course at Pratt Institute had bieu completed. Irene graduated from Mt. Ilol.toke. They xtill niako seteral speeches here, oue ut Chester, at the Sun ship) aid, and then the) hope to get home for a rest """".".' ,, , , , AUU U1U )OU rcail.t um iiu,i,-i sueii fire? asked a lady reporter, wno nan been used to interxiett iug Linergeney Aid aides i "Well, that morniug iu Ansauville xt-e dressed in our gas masks. Never mind xthere we put our hair pins. Our mouths j weren't nvuilable, though " In addition to the Distinguished Serf ice Cross leconimendulioti b) (ieneral i Pershing, letters of gratitude und thanks liaxe been reieivid b.t the sisters from j Marshal .lofl're and Marshal rerdinnnd Koch, wliile generals and colonels galore I haxo written them in appreciation of j their work to maintain the 'morale of i the troops to which they were assigned. MEMORIAL DAY EXCURSION $2.50 Yiur Tux 20c Addltlonul TO GETTYSBURG and return FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919 rlpeclnl train fvm Hemlln Termi nal at 7.1S A. M.. Mopping t Hprlnj (.ardfli iitreet, Columbia axenae, HuntliKdoii street and Manayunk. Kelurnlni ifairp (tettytburs 0.00 r. st. PhUadclphia & Reading R. R. HKf.P 'iVANTBtl MAI.K JOB DtKSHMEN, U. 1015 Diamond t. H, i'anhlon JUt Co.. CYLINDKU preaa.f sWOTllillUiiy .. .V, a. VnMna . I HERE TO AID SALVATION ARMY DRIVE s!es!H WSmiM iv smwiwi i . JSfMSr t tAf i J ,t rftrtiti$'tAAirJ.&.-i-it V ' i IKENK M i!,.lS MelNTMtE Ilic Mclut.trc sisters, ttbo were at the front seventeen innullis in 11m war sen he of I lie Saltation Arm . bate the distinct he honor iif being the mil two Ytoinrn rc oininrtided for the Distinguished Sen ire Cross b (ieneral Pershing WILSON SEES DAIX BILL AID GOUGERS Cold Storage Measure Is De- nounced by Director as Boon to Food Profiteers Directoi of Public Safett Wilson, in, Captain t'llman C. Hendler. of H''" l an interview, atneked the Daix stoi age ' Sout li Uroud street, iu command of ! "wiping nwat iter.t safeguard that liasi was honored at C.unp Di, when lie was I been established to protect the public." . picsented xtitli a gold watch and chain . ll l-:i. .... . ., I . . ., 1 ..r. I I in I. ill i-ixnn t I Mr. Wilson intiodiierd the lull creating I the present law in P.ll... xtlien a mem her of the state Legisi.'turc. . enioiiiitcreil xtjicn he attempted to ' lie reteiueii ine opposition lie men I buck tlie gamming commission men anil hate a bill .i,a. ted that would make nmuipr.iuvMe( r , A,;tnUw, ex 1,1 be said a e being icstotcl lit the. I'.editionar.v foice to icce.ye the D,s- Fai bill. He -aid that the present ! bill was the coiiitalent of "no bill at r'nll." ami he also r.uuied th liniik. ' ing and commercial nuercsis, xtiiien. he said, were liackiug the present hill. '!'!.. r, :..,..h..I I... ivwiplnil l.flil item. T,,. ., t?4 s llv iomc nn- . iUnnnim ti'nntJ CO IslieUptM V UUU rnlltiufd jn, l'aKe One .,..l,i ,,1,., Hie. reneli Itieellt i"" V ' .V..Vi.. ..i...;.. :.,..: UiUL AVdUHl in- Hiix'iKU i" mui juiip- diction, but the, do i.itend to sec that the nrotier transportation is provided and that is the main problem, "' Ml. Mullin said I hate dctiuite information that iu liie near futuie there will be a central distribution agenc.t established iu this cit.t , ut xtliieh the motortruck routes 'will denosit their consienatioiis. Per- untouched ut present. 'IMiicatioual campaigns to (his em are now being carried out along the Lustein Slime of Mar.x land and other farming ceutcis which can he expected ,.. send llieil' mnfllietS Int.. 1'hiln.li.l I' i ' - " ''- .MI1III i 111,:,-"... n... v., ... .....v.. ...u..w. phia " 'Smith is president, will be held tonight I - Ijn Columbia Hull, Ilroad and Oxford Panic In Motion Picture House streets. The nurses arc Mar.x B. Hast Kphrata, !.. Mnj 15'.. 1 Inn ) Wcise. ling-. Lillian B. '"''.''I'.'J A(la , ..I' ll nintiou picture operator, was builly (leorge aud Irmu 1. Williamson. I he burned and the audience was thrown ' iutocution will be read b) the Rev. It. into a panic last night when the ma- .Stoxer. Charles Ldtt in I-ox xx ill deliver , chine in a local mot ie hou-. exploded ' the comnieucemeut address. Lieutenant nnd burned. J. E(jM3WELL 8f - JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS WEDDING GIFTS PEARLS; Pearl Neck, laces; Precious Stomes; goldware; silverware; Enameled Articles; watches; clocks; china; crystal; leather;' lamps; sta. . TIONERY. THE SALVATION ARMY NEEDS YOUR HELP tQkjirn Ajutr -ftU COMPANY K OF 110TH HONORS ITS CAPTAIN Ullman C. Hendler, Who Once Saved Richard S. Bullitt, Receives Cold Watch . . - on behalf of the men of Company K. 'I'll.. ,i.Miri, l- I....1.- ..I...... .i. Ilin nnrnil,. ground at tlie camp while the men of ( .'oiiinant K stood at nttrntic-,. ( nptaiu Ilcudler was xtoundeu in ae- ,:,, ,: ,i w ;,1t ... ,i, ,.,,,. tiugiiislieil hen ice ( ross. jie was once wounded at Sergy and the M'cond time at Anreniont. early iu September, while tlie J went -sixth Dixismu was cleanug the district south of the Aisuc. of the in xaders. On one occasion he drugged a xtoiinded sergeant to shelter in the face of heiiv.t itire. (In another occasion lie saxed the I life of his second lieutenant b.t forcing him into a, shell hole. Tlie lieutenant 'was Hli'huid Stockton Bullitt, of Tor- resdule, who was killed iu action the J day after Hendler saxed his life. I Captain Hendler is the son of Lieu I tenant Colonel Charles .1. Hendler, of I the Peiius.xltania lescrtc militia nnd I a major in the National Uuuid of Pcuu- 1 s.tlvuuia. 1 READ FIELD DAY TODAY , ( r a Take Part In Exercises When the nine grades of the Thomas Buchanan Head School got together on their third annual tield da.t , xthich xtas held today at Setent.t -eighth street uud IJuist avenue, they fought like tlie Kilkenny cats for victor) to a finish. Graduation at Stomach Hospital i The formal graduation of four muses 'from the training school lor nurses of ! the Nutional Stomal h Hospital, lfiH -. ...I. 1.'!r,n..tl. lIpoa! ,F ..kiet, Sf..n I Coniniuiidcr Jliusuu wdiuuu win comer I the diplomas. DISPLAYED AMIDST AN ENVIRONMENT BELIEVED TO BE UN EQUALED IN FACIL ITIES FOR CONVEN IENT SELECTION. M fc,fff('Ww.W MAY 23, 1919 L Socretary Daniels, of Exchange, Says Inadequate Supplies and Foreign Demand Are Cause WAGES ALSO RESPONSIBLE Inadequate supplies, foreign demand on home markets and tlie high xvages demanded by help nre git en ns rensons for the high price of food by Samuel S. Daniels, spcrotur.t of the Philadelphia Produce Kxchange. in a letter to the editor of the Cvkxin-ii Ptnt-ir Lnnann. The letter follows: To Ihr Hdilor of tjic fiicuing Public licilgrr: "Sir In the Kxknim, Pi iiur LhlidKit, jestcrdaj's postscript cditiou, there was an article beeliiuliiir on the lirst page, entitled 'Women Organize to i nenpen 1-ood, coutniniug misstate inents which in the interest of truth and justice to the produce trade need correction. For instant e, jour icporter snys, 'Already facing food prices that are almost prohlbitite. the housewites are looking with consternation on tlie Dal.x cold storage bill, which they be lieve will force the prii es eteu higher.' i It is true that food prices nre oxor- I liilnnl ttn, 41,!.- 1.- ..., .l..n ,. ....n !..:. j latiou, but to t.lie fact that supplies are i i UNiilcfiuate, foreign deiunnd for sonic prouucis is iniineuseij lieavj. wages are high and people are apparently able aim wining in pay current prices. Values are high on all products, cten on those that are not put in cold stor age, nnd the Dni bill cannot nnd will not 'be the means of forcing prices here above a parity xtith those in other mar kets or the trade will buy in otlier markets. ' Answers Alt.s.. Liehlrnherger ".Mrs. .1. P. Liclitenberger sa.ts: 'Lleten .tears ago, when I mined to Philadelphia from New York, I found lit ing expenses here almost one-third less than New "ork. Now the tables arc turned and Philadelphia is known all through the Last as the most cx pensite place to lite.' "Mrs. Lichteiibcrger simply makes this statement and cannot prote it, for it is not true. ".Mrs. William I. Derr, president of tlie local branch of tlie Housewites' League, sa.ts t lint 'lold-storngc eggs are selling at ."iS cents and li." cents per do.en.' That is not true. Lggs arc now being put into cold storage and not taken out, and there aie no cold-storage eggs being offered at the retail stores and will not be for sonic mouths to conic. She uNo sa.ts 'it is a crime to the coinmunit to allow such a law ns the Daix cold-storage bill to pass and the Daix law would give the profit eer his own sweet way without icscr xatious.' "I wonder if Mrs. Deer has cter read tlie complete Daix cold-storage bill. "We heard nothing of her during tin operations of the federal food udunu jjslration when tlie pi ices of cold Mui age eggs readied I lie iiignesi pnnu on iicoru i At t lint time she, for obxioim reasons, discreetly kept her mouth closed. I i feel sorry for Dr. Charles II La Wall. If he said that the Dak bill xtas merely I a 'servitor for tlie profiteers and specti I lators, lie noesn i hiiotv xvniii no is l a talking about. Profiteers, percliancelj I Men Are Choosing BLACK Shoes This Spring And as usual, Geuting's are plentifully supplied with the most wanted thing with thousands of fa-mous BLACK OXFORDS Every man should have a pair of Black Oxfords in his wardrobe, even if that is the only pair he has there. Black is correct for any occasion, polishes beautifully and stays polished. From this stand point of saving shining costs alone, black is the most economical leather you can wear. Try a pair of "blacks" this time come in today or tomorrow and be fitted. Geuting black oxfords range $7 $y5 $8 With Black Wax Calf at $9.75 and Black ORDOVAN jjSMgJ at $n- BS Buy SOX with the Shoes HERE - Thousands of men-about-town are hapryy that the Geuting service embraces the supplying of Sox because they can be certain of Geuting standard. sit j& iA .1230 Market frtxa Stora ij ramiiy Store irv ' Mm m Also a Quick-5ervco Men' Shop at,19 S; lJth.St. 1 Mvmi F&I JProfettiowllH Fitted Thfti Geuting ffntheffLj itvi - v Svyriryiitig' .stj v ,,,,, r' There Is not a mnn In the produce busi ness- of th c tv worth as imicli as $1,000,000 and not n dozen worth ?100,. 000. There arc none and never nave been any profiteers in the produce trade. 1 know n tlrm In this city that did ?rS, 000,000 of business in twenty-live years at a net profit of nlue-tenths of 1 per cent. That is some profiteering! The Dalx Hill "The Dnlx eold-stornge bill was passed without the Illegitimate use of money. Not one single dollar of the UPhiladelphla produce trade was uulnw fully spent in the work. It passed be cause it Is right and because the law of 101.1 was an outrage. "When the food administration tooi charge of the cold storage houses, the first thing it did was to abolish this law and put 'a twelve months' storage season' In effect iu order to snve food, and it is n standing disgrace that for six years the produce men of Pennsyl tanin have had to submit to a law that had to be discarded xtlieu it became urgently necessary to conserte food. Mr. Charles S. Calttell. president of the Corn Exchange National Hunk, is right when he sa.xs that the Daix bill em braces 'the best features of New York and Massachusetts laws on the snme subject and also the regulations of the food administration and is tlie most up-to-date legislation of its kind oxer enacted.' "I have been engaged in market re porting for nearly forty-two .tears nnd my profession has brought me iu contact witli xery lnauj business- meu in nil lines of trade. 1 xtaut to say that pro duce merchants nre ns honest as other meiehnuts: that they have been perse - uled to an almost unbearable extent bj lawmakers mid newspapers, the latter I am snrr.t to sat. niaiiil.x for the pur pose or furnishing something sensational to their readers. "f hope lo lite to see the day xxlten the produce men arc afforded what they deserve, namel.t, the same considera tion that merchants iu other lines of business receive. "SAMI'LL S. DANIKLS. "Secretary of the Philadelphia Produce Lxcliange." WORKS MAKE CLOCK GO? NO! 'Tis the Way the Building Faces in New Offices of Transit Department In tlie new olhi es of the Department of Transit, at 1-11 Chestnut street, there are three clocks that will not go. There are three more that will. The reason xtas a mystery until it xtas found that the "tluce faces cast" xterc the ones to be depended on, and the clew xtas followed up. There are no genii iu the works. But the fact is thai the building is narrower by far than it is deep. It extends north and south, so stta.ts slightly cast and xx est. And when the swu.tiug inn tiou is iu the direction of the pendu lum motion of the clocks it interferes mui stops them. Those clocks xthich face in the direction of the swa.t are not bothered, as the pendulum motion is at right angles to the building's movement, and the tremors liate little or no effect. rKlSSEL-, A wide choice of body styles open or closed is daily mak ing more friends for Kissel custom-built cars. &ce I'liotograph In tiimrtau's Ltduc Pictorial &'rc(ton. XV. ( I.XHIti; liKICII. SOU N. Ilroad THREE STORES 1308 moMouMctoovnn Chestnut Fantxoxjs 3Kob Family W Store SHIRTS MADE i'TO .ORDER?'.,. 3 for $10.50 usss:? RIB-MtJR PHItlT CO. Write for Samples. DOR Chftnnt St. riffh floor. Tnk, KlttTHtnr GALVANIZED, COPPER AND ZINC SHEETS L. D. Bcrger Co., 59 N. 2d St Stlt. Uarktt est. Xtvton: llatn 400. ENGLISH' " LUNCH TODAY em romr In nml (ry our p rial lunrli for builnei pfople. Delirious rooklnc. prompt Mrxlre. A la arti lunclifonn! dinner!. Atfiiu rhantrd dally M f m, ma RooM 35-37 South 16th s 4 Open Today fe jfanscom's New Restaurant 1705 CHESTNUT ST. There's a Plate on for You Of Couree, Grand Banquet, the World's Finest COFFEE Will De Served at 5c a Cup Also Salvation Army Doughnuts r-'3Z Mnrkrt M. Via Murkrtsi. m 731 Mnrkrt bt. M f.id und Murkrt Sts. W Cot and Camp Outfit SPECIAL PRICES 10 Oz. White Canvas Tents 12 Oz. Khaki Canvas Tents Wo ailvlsio campers to buy at one at died siieclal prices. Got our prices first. Tent catalogue FIIEE. Army & Navy Store 225 MARKET ST. -ana- tir'it-cH ; ..-i.y;!.:. 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