P8 W$ $'5 '.?: I i .w -"l rv ., I 2 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1919 it Uf IS' c I V i -tv V fl t. I I rt4 i r HIGH FOOD PIES UP TO MIDDLEMAN &&,. 'Counsel Hepburn, of Food Ad- ' ministration Says Only So lution Lies With People C SELF-RATIONING IS URGED Charles .7 Hepburn, chief counsel for the I'mtcd States food administration In Pennsylvania during Its recent opera- - tions, tnlketl in n general y today r on the present exorbitant prices nnd the possible methods of forcing them to a " i loner level. "The Tnited States food administra tion was solely responsible for main taining food prices at something like a h normal figure during tho period of the war," said Mr. Hepburn. "It fixed profits rnthei than prices, and ctab- lished rules which presented profiteer ing These In turn prevented exorbitant i1 charges foV food commodities. , ' Existing conditions are just what was anticipated bv members of the odmimstintiou once the war ended and the ban was lifted on food control We expected pruis to jump. ' I' is a mistake to charge the small dealer nnd retail grocer with profiteer ing T say thi as a icult of mi ev- . perience as n member of the food admin istration. Mj observation has been that T. any increase iu prices, except in the case of certain trade combinations and closely controlled commodities, can be traced to the middleman instead of the retailer. "It would be interesting to follow the gradual rise in tho scale of prices on an article of food from the moment it leaves the tannds of the producer until It reaches its ultimate destination the consumer. ' Distribution System Defective t "Thcrn nre anywhere from two to half a dozen persons who handle the article, and each one raises the price so that he may reap his margin of profit. The difficulty is largely one of distribu tion The system is defective, and until, let us say, for example, farm products can be delivered directly from producer iu consumer, tne latter is nt the mercy of unscrupulous wholesalers nnd com mission merchants known as middle men. "They are the real profiteers as n rule Until this condition is remedied I can sec no limit to the prices that mn.'mL ntUd fr a,,J nrticIe of f00''-" ii u rcmedJ' cnD you suggest that will change the situation nnd reduce prices to something like a reasonable ..rx' Mr- n,'nbu was asked. You are asking n question that Is on everybody's lip,; one that is exceed ingly difficult to answer. We furnished a measure of relief during the war by , the establishment of curb markets in various parts of Philadelphia. They were very popular, but we had no power or authority to continue them after the armistice was declared. Farmers Sold Direct "At these markets, as you will re call, farmers sold their products along , , the curb at prices very much below those demanded at corner groceries. The people bought directly from the. pro ducer at these markets. The grocers ' ?:ZCTPellcd t0, ask hih Prin cause they were buying through com mission men who paid little and asked s much for the produce they handled I regard the curb market as a partial' so lution of this problem." la,t"u,- - "vS -eu D law that can be invoked middhmenh?"CeS'1VCI,r0fi,Sotth "Under our national constitution Congress in normal times has no power to limit profit or fix prices. As I have stated, the food administration during the war period did not fix prices It controlled them, however, in aT,l measure by fixing the margin of profit to be levied by the dealer - - ."?D0t ,Ur f00d la"s forbl one t wholesaler from selling nn article of T food to another wholesaler. This nre- , vented continuous piling up of profits. As I understand conditions now- a large dealer sells to n orr..,ii.. i.. , ----- uuu,i-( iwioie- saler at a fine profit and this smaller wholesaler resells to another middleman collecting nn additional profit, so that by the time tho retail dealer is reached lie must charge nn exorbitant price if he hopes to make anything at all and keep his establishment going. It comes back you will observe to the middleman. "Naturally food prices might bo ex pected to go somewhat higher than heretofore, though not to tho outrngeous figure demanded for certain articles. Labor is costing more, overhead charges, even in the case of the farmsr, are much greater, but there is nothing in the situation to wurrant prices that are being demanded for certain com modities." "Can you suggest nuythlng in the xvay of legal enactments by the state or by the city authorities that will relieve the situation?" "To answer that question definitely would require thought and careful re search. It cannot be answered off hand. If you can discover any com bination of men, or firms, banded to gether to increase or maintain high prices on a food commodity you have ample redress in the criminal law. "Geuernlly speaking, I should say that outside the prosecution of a com bination or trust to maintain high prices you have little redress under existing law. When a state or govern ment undertakes to say at what price ft mntl TllllRt pll tlin nrnrluf.1- nf Vila labor you are walking over quicksand. "There is another phase of this question that cannot be onverlooked in nny uiscussiou 01 price-nxing euner ny 4 , llmttntfnn nf nrnfitu nr fUroiflw rrliat IP i v is the cost of maintaining a force ade- KV .. ? AlllU frtl- llf.h n TCftrlr ft . I Th TTnlted fttntea fanri llftminiaf.o- fs-' ' "on as nn organiatlon of -volunteers. ISj, . 1 Its members received no compensation, ?i.1. i t Vinfr mvmn unHni- tlin in,l(f Iah. u 'i necessary expenses amounted to a vast . aifiu. 41 vuugicaa ur luc Biuie iveglrf- -lature undertook to operate such a sya- tem with paid employes the cost would tit.- Tl J- It tt i- ., no cuuruiuuo il 1 U IJUCBMUXI ii us ffi--Y & Maintenance would not far exceed the KFi.i7 . Ananlnl liHAftt .lartroil till 4(ia niAnla W 'ffrom its operation. , Chance for Corruption Great rr? 'BaIds, tne opportunities for cor sim)iMvidtr such conditions would be 'Lt lrftwv?irt I ar this because of the &-MHiBMikHti ''htt- xlstl in the food l (or:M:h n tains asd the Cost Reduction Up to People, Says Hepburn Charles .f. Hepburn, counsel for the stnte food administration, places most of the responsibility for high food prices on the "mlddlcmau." Among suggestions made by hltn as n solution of the situation are: Produccr-to-consumer curb mar kets. llesumption of "less" days in homes. Itcsumptlon of netUity of woman's food army. Prosecution of nil groups or com binations found to be operating In violation of the trust laws. The problem is one for the peo ple themselves, he says. make the discovery of corrupt practices difficult. "I am of the opinion that in, the final nnnlvsiB the remedy must lie with the people themselves. Two or three ment less days n week in every fnmily would hnxe n decided effect In reducing the prue of meat. A moement ninong the women of Philadelphia last jenr in the matter of the high price nf eggs, in whiili lhc declined t" puichase eggs nnd left them In the hands of the deal ers, (.peedily caused a drop hi prlc es. ' The Woman's Food Ann, nrgan i7cd bj .!nj Cooke, federal food ndmin istratnr for Philadelphia, would have been ft powerful factor in this respect had the wnr continued six months longer. "I fancy that were this army rrur gnnized today It would be ablo to ac complish a great work and save hun dred' of thousands of dollarn to the householders of Philadelphia. To be ef fective, however, it must cover the en tire dtv 20 Firemen Believed Killed as Walls Cave C nntlnn'd From race On they heli! about fifteen others were on the roof. men. Many Walls Olvo Way Suddenlv the front wall cracked, and gave wnj down the center. The men on the ground shrieked a warning to their comrades on the walls nnd lad ders, but there was no time to get out of the way nf the nvnlanching tons of wood nnd brick. The building, dropped in the middle, then the sides slid down into the breach In a few moments the entire structure save the back wall was gone. Half a do7cn firemen remained standing on this back wall, cut off from escape. Pefore they could be rescued the back wall also collapsed, carrying them down into the ruins. To ndd to tho horror of the catas trophe the grent mass of ruins blazed up furiously. Tho firemen who survived were helpless to aid their friends buried under the blazing debris. Streams of water were turned on the ruins nnd men risked their lives firemen nnd police men ns well to dash in and try to get some comrade whose arm or leg, pro jecting from the wreckage, showed where his crushed body lay. When the walls collapsed, part of the building occupied by thd, Lonis Uloom Art Mnrble Company, adjoining it, also fell, endangering ndditionul lives. Jacob Goldstein, of 988 North Fifth street, one of the superintend ents, escaped to n ledge on the third floor, the htairway being cut off. lie was rescued from his perilous position by Harry II Uloom, a member of the I firm. Huge after Crowds Gather the fire began crowds Soon thronged to the sene of the fire. It was during the dinner hour nnd thou sands of people, were on the street. The police had not been able to estab lish fire lines when the walls fell, and there was n panic among the spectators. Men and women fled in every dlrec- tion The pall of smoke was so dense and hung so low that It was hard formove was to protect the fleeing people to sec where they lle said. were going. Thev dashed off in evervj 'I'he following day Mr. Hroiwiing direction, fearful that some of the d"- "en Toronto' J'anada, to attend to . . . , , , , , ,, . . I some business and returned here yes- joining buildings would fall into thM torday. ruin. I Upon reading in the newspapers of The fire truck that stood in the street I the war started against the sjstem of i fronf ,.f the warehouse was l,,i,lwl'h Haverford township police he de- , , , . . x, . unuer ions ui uroris. -iu iuori wasj mnde to save it. The firemen nnd po llcemen, re-enforced by volunteers from the crowd and workers from nearby factories, worked with all their stiength and resource to save the. men whose bodies lay under the wreckage Ambulances at Scene Ambulances had hurried to the sceue of the fire ns soon ns the successive alarms had shown its seriousness. The White-clad ambulance surgeons, with stimulants and hypodermics, clambered through the ruins looking for the In jured. As soon ns a man was found he was given a stimulant, if he could not be Immediately extricated, and a crew of firemen set to work digging hiin out. As fast as the injured could be re leased they were put in ambulances nnd rushed off to hospitals. Patrols from all the station houses nearby helped the ambulances carry the wounded to hospitals. Several children were reported to have been among the Injured, being caught by the falling debris as they crowded close to the fire. This fire recalls the great Freedlander Company fire at 114, 110 and 118 North Bodlnc street, on December 21, 1010, when fifteen firemen were killed and fifty injured. At this blaze, Fireman Olazer was rescued after being for fifteen hours imprisoned under tho ice-covered ruins. Rear Admiral Adolph Marlx Oloucester, Mass., July 12. Hear Admiral Adolph Marlx, retired, died suddenly yesterday at a hotel where he was a summer guest, Following his i-etlfHilent in 1010 ho had lived in K"yKk city and' came We for the E REPUDIATE I. W. W, Declare Radicals Have Nothing to Do With Demands for Better Conditions VICTORY PREDICTION MADE Coupling their claim thnt the entire Atlantic coast is now tied up with the accusation thnt propagandists nre trying to weaken the force of their demands by attempting to connect them with the I. W. W . local officials of the International Seamen's Union declared today that one New York firm has nl ready agreed to their demands. ! This firm is the llrooks Steamship, Company. One of their freighters, the Ashlmrn, Is now in Philadelphia, and she will move this nfternoon, outbound. I "The Ashburn is the first ship to be able to get out of port since Wednes i clay," declared Frank Hlbby, ngent for. the union, nt their headquarters, l!t8 South Second street "From Portland,' Me, to Port Arthur, Tex., this strike1 has Its grip nn the Atlantic const. 1 p to now our scale has been the same as that of the Pacific const unions,' but I would not he surprised if the west coast were Included in the tie-up, un less nn agreement Is reached soon Cnolis .loin In Strike "I was in conference with repreven tatives of the I'nited States Shipping Iloard, Including Vice Chnlrinan Stev ens, at New York yesterda.v. We did not get anywhere, but I have reason to believe that will come. When the board agrees two-thirds of tho Indc pendent owners will be swung at tho same time. "We have 20,000 firemen nlone to fight this battle with. Cooks nnd stew ards are joining in As fast ns vessels enter harbor their crews walk out. Perhaps they know by wireless that there is a strike on. At any rate they don't lose nny time. With regard to a letter said to have been sent to Washington by the I. AV. W. headquarters in New York, urging the wiping out of the strike bj agree ment with nn international marine workers' union, I.ibby said the story was pure propagandn. "This mnn Scott thnt is supposed to sign this letter is tint with the I. W. W., to mj knowl edge," he said. "That letter was sent from n Fection of New York occupied mostly by ship ping industries. The I. W. W. marine hendquarters is located on Charles street, while that letter purports to come from an East Side address. Fought Against Radicals "We have fought against the I. W. W. on the East coast for jears. If they did write that letter, it is just an attempt to identify themselves with whatever gain is mnde out of this strike. As a matter of fact, they haven't nny thing to do with it. The story from Washington about their writing to the capital is propaganda, and nothing but that. Somebody might have to produce that letter some day." Among vessels arriving yesterday which are now tied up are tho Western Maid, Oregon and dulf Maid. Fngi- neers, in sjmpnthy with the strikers, are said to be locking up nnd walking out with the rest of the crews. There was no disorder reported along the waterfront, although fully "000 men were out this morning. C lllOttiail VlCtlttl of Anti-Spooners I rontlnofd From Tate One I hit. HtfA the constnhle If n hn.l been seen acting disorderly ' "I cannot tay," Mr lirouulng said the constable nnsweied. j Then, according to Mr Hiowning, the squire announced that they were 'each fined .$50 and costs, amounting to I n total of $10". I Mr. Ilrovvning stated that he paid the ' fini rnther thnn fiifht the cntip ho, mien cf the publicity it would cause. His his lompanion. I elded to "lend his oar" to the fight. Calls It Hold -Up Mr. Ilrovvning made several attempts today to get in touch with three other "victims" of the anti-spooniug forces of Haverford. Asked if he would bring suit to recover the fine he paid, Mr. ISrownlng said he had not decided. "It's nothing but a hold-up," he declared. "If they think a man can af ford to pay a fine of $100 for doing noth ing, they fine him S100. If they think he enn only stand a fine of .M0. thev get that." Mr. Hiowning stated that the charee made against them was not only dis- orderly conduct. "I forget exnetly what they worded the charge," he said, "but it was very nasty. The whole affair is an out rage, and I'm angry enough to go the limit about it. "From the time it occurred, three weeks ago, until now I kept silent about it to protect my companion. Hut if they have started any nctlon against this practice I want to do what I can to help them." Mr. Browning is a prominent club man of this city. He Is a member of the Union League and other organiza' tions here, and of various country and golf clubs. The police in the neighboring town ship of Lower Mcrion today voiced opposition to the practice of the Haverford authorities, and told them to stay within their own llmita while chasing spaoners. Notice was served on Chief of Police Hallisey, of Haver ford township, by Captain Donaghy, of Lower Jleriou, to this effect today. Liquor Hoarder a 8ulclde Cumberland, Bid., July 12. With mind inflamed from excessive drinking from his stock of liquor boarded since July 1, Benjamin Pearson, thirty. eight, committed suicide earjy today at the borne of his elster, Jffti- William, Iteiber, ORANGEMEN HOLD ANNUAL OUTING AND PARADE . kiMV Mikiiuiaumfi ;'t: i:,, cs ' :?v M ' '; V? Mi !r - "fT&-2&-J. '-vi iferaw?'. ifc.1.?''. i.v? ''-" z fl-r lv?.. s.v Members of the Ladles' Loyal Orange, m i Taxpayers' Counsel Say Fre quenters of Resort Are En titled to Sunday Privileges TO FILE EXPLANATORY BRIEF Fnirmount Paik is the public's "backyard." Claiming that citizens of Philadel phia have just ns much right to indulge in Sunday games in Fairmount Fark as nny individual has in his own back jard, counsel for the twelve taxpayers who desire to intervene in the suit brought by churches nnd Sabbath asso ciations, announced today chat they would file n brief setting forth their contentions. The brief, in part, says: "It is no longer debatable-in Penn sjlvania thnt a citizen can engage in any recreation or amusement on Sun day in his own back yard or grounds enclosed surrounding his residence, pro viding he docs not disturb his neighbors. It is likewise well settled that a num ber of citizens desiring a community bnckyard or place of recreation, can form n community club anil obtain a charter from the commonwealth for the Mune umI f"KnKe ' recreation and amusements in their back.vnrds or places of recreatiou on Sundaj Attorncjs llelmont nnd lleasley con tend that this is analogous to the situa tion in which the park commissioners have set aside a section of the pnrk for the athletic enjovments of the com munity of Philadelphia As there nie no neighbors to disturb there, that phase is settled. "The rules and regulations of the clubs in the country, the nttorneys go on, "arc made by their board of man agers and the regulation of the People's Club are made bj the park commission ers." Only one Sunday prohibition has ever been mnde by the commission nnd that concerns only the running of "bwings, carousseli and similar amuse ments." George Wharton Pepper, tounsel for the park commUnion, will also file a brief with the judge, with the same purpose of intervention This brief, it is understood, will conform strictly with the legal points which he pressed ilnpinff llii im.nrit nrirnmi.lit Vilnius i.c .... ... ....... .... ITn will claim that the absolute con tenders iu the games, and not the park commissioner, can lawfully be sued for violation of the blue hiws and that the only proper legal procedure is line or arrest for these people, if they really an be accused of nny violation. CHILDREN GET 8-HOUR DAY Mills Grant Decrease In Working Hours to Avoid Paying Tax Mill owners of this city will grant an eight-hour day to all children under the age of bixteen to avoid a tax of 10 per cent on their net profitu, imposed bj the new internal revenue act Henry J. Gideon, thief of the bureau of compulsory cducution, was uojjficd yesterday by manj manufacturers that lather than pay this UBsessmeut they would reduce the number of working hours for the minors in their employ. Mr. Gideon has several hundred tele phone calls from factory proprietors, who said they had read of the announce ment that the Treasury Department in tended to enforce the law in spite of the decision of Judge Boyd, of North Car olina, thatfche.ehild labor provisions are unconstitutional. The employers told Mr. Gideon they could not discharge the children be cause of their inability to obtain other help. The law does not forbid the em ployment of children for more than eight hours, but provides for a tax that is al most prohibitive. "Y" CASE IN COURT AGAIN - j Arguments In Election Case Will Be Heard Monday Arguments before the special master In the case, John M. Scott, will be heard Monday on the exceptions pre sented by both sides to Mr. Scott's re port on the recent election in the Y. W. C. A. in the controversy for the board of managers. Mr, Scott decided the election favored the "outs" or insurgents, or the faction opposed to the regime of Mrs, Joseph Hudson, the president ot tne organiza tion. After Master Scott passes on these exceptions, his report will he filed wllu, tjQ court,; aay nxed for arumcnt'bfer UiefOMrt M W.wb'ether -&i&f& - .i&wmmtitf w&Mtszm w!i3&.t ' --. - -r.;x if - o?v s ,f yt z : .v r i i Tmj: ;t M-nmi . ,..-,-. 'hu-,; ;;wi: . ? - A-'iyxyA.hi-ACt CALLFAIRIflOUNTPARK i-'-T tMky " 25&ittg&,?' W' - mmnu'W .au lum&i Kll Asf :::-Mymm$l rvixvvMm .. Kniiiia t :s "-, y-j ;.. ..- -f .- -f . - vv'j-j---'J,-s--...-.. imi (.r.(, ;.j. - ?. ' ; 'ftm . -.IH y" TU . '? ,t ,- ,?7 ' .. '.'v 't 'v. ..' -C 'ffW ".i V.rrir-" v. Association of Philadelphia nnd Vicinity parading In celebration of Ihe Hattlc of tho Itoyne anniversary ORANGEMEN MARCH TO PICNIC GROUNDS "Wot" and "Dry" Factions Hold Separate Celebrations of Boyne Anniversary Despite the fact that prohibition rules for the time being, the "wet" and "dry" factions of Orangemen's organi zations marched separately today In their celebration of the 220th anniver sary of the Battle of the Boyne. The "wet" and "dry" controversy has nothing to do with the difference of opinion which exists nmong tho two bodies at present, it was explained, nnd they hnvo different views regarding other policies. The faction formerly known ns the "wets" marched from Broad and Pine street shortly after 10 o'clock. There were about 2000 in this organization nnd four bands supplied the music. A band of Scotch Highlanders was one of the attractive features. This branch of Orangemen went to Woodsidc Park, where the day will be spent in a pro gram of sports nnd other amusements. The Orangemen formerly known as tho "drys " started from Broad nnd Federal streets. There was several hundred in the line of march. The "drjs" will go to Lemon Hill, where open-air pastimes will be the feature of their entertainment. EDGAR SHOEMAKER IS FOUND IN HOTEL WITH WRISTS CUT Recovering From Loss of Blood, Rutledge Man Denies Sui cide Theory A. l.'dgnr Shoemaker, n well to-do retired salesman, of Rutledge, Pa., was found unconscious from Joss of blood in his room st the Continental Hotel to day, with an artery in his left forearm severad by n safety razor blade Mrs. Shoemaker, telephoning to her husband fioni their home, 28 I.uden avenue, this morning, learned that he had been found only a few minutes before, and hurried at once to the city. He is expected to recover. Shoemaker legistered at the hotel yesterday, writing to his wife last night that he had "changed his plans " Mr. .Shoemaker received the letter this morning nnd telephoned ut once. He was found in the bathiooiu ad joining his apartment by Mrs. 1, M. Appleby, the housekeeper. She called Reserve Policeman Hnrkins. who sent Mr. Shoemaker to the .lefterson Hos pital. The wound was inflicted only a short time befoie help ni rived At the hospital it was said Shoemaker disclaimed cutting himself, asserting that some one pushed nnd struck him, causing him to cut himself. Detective McDevitt, of the Fifteenth and Locust streets station, reported that the room door had been, locked and thnt there was no trace of any one else in the room until the housekeeper entered. Mr. Shoemaker, who is forty years old, is a prominent Mnbon. After his retirement from business, nccordlng to Mrs. Shoemaker, he devoted his at tention to his garden, which is one of the prettiest in Rutledge. The Shoe makers have no children. Winnipeg to Reopen Wheat Market Chicago, July 12. Winnipeg is to reopen the wheat market there July 21, provided arrangements ran be perfected by that time. A meeting of the ex change there on Thursday decided unanimously 1n favor of the movement. Troops Back From War and Homeward Bound ARRIVED President (Irani, at Hoiton. with tho 838th Infantry Reatment composed of Michi gan National Guard ana selective aervlc men, with 2500 New Ensland. New Tork. Ohio and IUInoli caiuala. Roai fichram. ecretary to the mayor of Detroit, led a deletratlon In Tetlna- the Michigan men who fousht on the Archancel front In Rus tle. There waa a total of 214 officers and R289 enlisted men on board the transport. Brlxadler Genera! William P. Jackson who returned as a casual officer, commanded the troops, DUE TODAY Pretoria, at New York, from Urest, with 3049 offlceas and men. Henderson, at New Tork. from St. Na zalre. with 3043 army personnel, Pesaro. at New Tork, from Marseilles with 12S troops. Roma, at Naw Tork, from Marseilles with 855 soldiers. Cap Klnlstetra. at New Tork, trom Dro'st. with 2918 army personnel. DUE TOMORROW iSUNevr Tork. from Brest., wtn Bt. 14. BOOTLEGGING B001 IS FEARED BY KAME Prosecutor Predicts Big In crease in "Speakeasies" if Brewers Win in Test Case PREPARE TO MAKE ARRESTS Bootlegging will thrive nnd all of the 1S00 saloons In Philadelphia could open for the sale of 2.75 per cent beer, without fear of prosecution, if the de murrer in the Bcrgner & Engcl Brew ing Company beer test case Is sustained, is the opinion of United States District Attorney Kane. "It would be futile for the Depart ment of Justice to seek to arrest the saloonkeepers in the event of a de cision from Judge Dickinson adverse to the government, it is very unlikely that any United States commissioner before whom saloonkeepers charged with violations were arraigned would hold l ,n T1w of the decision of United States District Court the The sustaining of the demurrer in the beer test case would place the brewers and saloonmen in the enviM position of having warrant for th! manufacture and sale of 2 75 ,l . beer for the months intervening "' the United States Supreme Corrb,efre and decides the appV PeS the ew lork courts. u See, Increase In "Speaiease,.. "The advent of prohibition is n . serious thing in many wars t rr prohibitionist, but, nevertheless T "J" ," ize that it is a great task that the n"1" partment of Justice i, confronted whh" I look for a large increase In wiiT eas,es.' Bootlegging win thrive fn ,", probability, and there wil '" n" other vicious things with which "the authorities will have to cope "Our force of trained invest!... which I, now small, sbouJJ .Tge'ly increased, for It Is no snfall task fh.e will have to be undertaken. V,1D w or not prohibition will bring in s trafn an increase in the use of morphiV co rnine and other naicotic drugs it not know, but do not believe the stnn page of the sale of whisky will ma" terially increase the number 0"f drug addicts." u Declaration was made by Mr Kan that there was little 'doubt that if Judge Dickinson sustained the de murrer, United States Attorney Gen" cral Palmer fould immediately take an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, a course which the Department of Justice has entitlement to under the law. "I believe the'saloonmen in this dis trict nre glad to know that the beer test case is to be adjudicated in this district," Mr. Kane concluded. With but one arrest in Philadelphia since June 30 for selling whisky, al though agents of the Bureau of Inves tigation of the Department of Justice, of which Todd Daniel is the head, and trained detectives of the city police force. detaliea rjy oupenntenueht Kobinson have scoured the city for violators, the government authorities realize the stu pendous task that they nre faced with. LAUNCH TANKER TODAY Standard Oil Officials to Witness Ceremonies at, Sun Yards The George II. Jones, a big tanker built for the Standard Oil Company, will'be launched at the Sun Shipbuild ing Company this afternoon at half past one. The sponsor will be Miss Mildred M. Jones, the daughter of George II. Jones, president of the Standard Oil Company in New Jersey, after whom the ship is named. The boat which is to be launched is a sister ship of the S. B. Hunt, which was launched from the Sun yard on June 11. It Is 430 feet long; fifty-nine feet wide, thirty-three feet three inches deep and has ten and one-half knots speed. It has a capacjty of 10,000 tons, o more than three million gallons of oil. About 200 officials andinvited guests from the Standard Oil Company are ex pectcd to be present at the launching, after which luncheon will be served in the company's dining rooms. President John O, I'ew, Vice President Robert Halg, Manager J. K, Graham, and Secretary and Treasurer P. 8, Iteltxel will meet the guests at the station and escort them In automobiles to the ship yard, first visiting the company's hulld ine operations at Sun Vlllare. and Sun Hill, Tb Sub Shin Band; tinder the a i.l' atH - r . 1. . AIRSHIP OFFIRELni'SCOnoT! R-34 Approaches Port on Re turn Voyage From Mineola to Scotland ONE OF ENGINES IS USELESS Br ilio Associated Press London, July 12. The British dirigi ble 11-34, on her return flight from the United States, was approximately 300 miles west of the Irish coast at 11 a. m., Greenwich meridan time today (7 a. m. New York time), according to n message received by the wireless presi. Her position at that hour was given as 52 degrees 55 minutes north latitude nnd 10 degrees 30 minutes west longi tude. Because of adverse weather condl- tions In Scotland, the B-34 has been advised by the nlr ministry to land at Pulham, Norfolk. The airship Is ex pected there before noon tomorrow, A big gale Is reported blowing over Scot land and the strong wind, it Is snld, would make dangerous the entrance of the B-34 Into her shed nt East Fortune. There is a dirigible shed nt Pulham. Tho position of the It-34 ut 0:30 o'clock a. m., Greenwich mean time (2:30 o'clock New York time) was 52 degrees 15 minutes north latitude, and 23 degrees west. The speed of the air ship wns at that time 35 knots an hour. At 2 o'clock this morning, Greenwich mean time (10 p. m. New York time), the 11-31 reported that her position was 51 degrees and 21 minutes north lati tude and 30 degrees west longtltudc. At that time the craft vas making forty knots an hour. One Engine Breaks Down Tho air ministry previously had re ceived the following report from Pontn Delgada, Azores: "The B-34 at 8 :10 p. m. Greenwich mean time (4:10 P. M. Philadelphia time) Is 4000 feet above the clouds and, despite a disabled engine, Is going strong. We arc just about to descend to look at the sen. All well." One of the airship's engines has com pletely broken down. The message said it was proposed to land nt East Fortune, Scotland, whence the airship started on her flight to America. When the B-34 was moored atBoosc velt Field at Mineola Lleutennnt Shot ter, her engineer officer, pointed out in his description of the dirigible that her speed or power would not be affected by the disabling of one or two of her five engines. The loss of the power of one or two of her motive unltB would lessen her chances oh weathering n heavy head-on wind, he pointed out, but would not decrease her speed In favor able winds, because at least two of tho five moters were intended to be held constantly iu reserve. It-HJ Not Disabled "We will not use more than three of the five motors on our return trip," said Lieutenant Shotter, "and a great part of the time we wili probably be using only two, leaving the others In reserve for probable accidents. If nn necident happens to one motor while it is running we will shut it down to make repairs and tiBe one of the re serve engines. This will not affect our speed or power at nil. Although we mny use only two or three of the mo tors simultaneously, if everything goes ivcll with all the motors we will rotate the burden of furnishing the motive power so that the motors may be kept in the best possible condition. Per manent injury to one or two, or even three, would not disable the B-34, and she would still be able to make about forty miles nn hour in still air, with a proportionate increase with winds nt her tail." The nidtors nre of the Sunbeam Maori make, of about 275 horsepower each, and arc distributed among the five gondolas. All nre connected to the main fuel system. Spare parts for the motors and spare propellcrH are carried, so the repairs may be made in the nir. Two extra engineer officers, with special experience in making quick repairs, were taken on at Mineola for the return trip, so that the motive power of the dirigible could be kept in even better shape than on the voyage from East Fortune to this country. Several ships going into New York yesterday reported having seen the R-34 at sea. The transport Toloa, from Brest, sighted the dirigible about 5 o'clock on Thursday morning off Nan tucket Light. Officers said that the H-34 appeared to be making about sixty rjilles nn hour. The Saxoula also re ported having seen her nt about the same spot. The dirigible was flying at about 500 feet. In response to sig nals she reported "all's well." The. passengers on tho Saxonin were called out to see her and drank toasts to her with champagne. They were outside the three-mile zone. A-4 FLIES FROM CAPITAL New Army Airship Leaves After Trip From Akron Washington, July 12. (By A. P.) Completing n night flight from Akron, O., the new army dirigible A-4 arrived in Washington at 0:43 o'clock this morning and left an hour and a half later for Langley Field, Hampton, Vn. Lieutenant G. W. McEntlre is iu com mand of the "blimp" and he expects to reach Hampton late this afternoon. The A-4 left Akron at 10 o'clock last night with a crew of three men, nnd its average speed for the 275-mile trip was about twenty -five miles an hour. VAINLY ATTEMPTS ESCAPE Man Accused of Attempted Theft lives Patrolman Lively Chase Dashing out of the police station nt Fifteenth and Locust streets last night after he had been arrested on r charge of attempting to steal an nutomobile, Louis Cheesmau, 509 Ndrth Franklin street, mnde a desperate attempt to escape and wns raptured only after being pursued by patrolmen for sev eral blotkB. During the chnse a number of shots were fired by the pursuers. Cheesman and his companion, Edward Miller, were given a hearing today before Mag istrate Pennock at the Central Station and held under $800 ball for court. The men were arrested last night by Detectives Clark and McDevitt, who said they saw them attempt to steal an automobile which was, parked at; Chest nut and Juniper streets. v Cheesman Is hllvTml bv the. nollee' ta he o, nauU ILIIINCIP, Six Philadelphia Companies En thusiastic for Work Begin- , ning at Mt. Crotna MANY WANT GUARD PLACES tlv a Staff Cerrtsponttent Slount Gretna, Pa., fuly 12. I Governor Sproul will visit the camp o the Reserve Militia Brigade here on Wednesday, motoring from Hnrrlsburg, it was announced hero today. 1h Governor will review the brigade. A number of National Guard and army officers will also attend. Wilt, 11 n. , 1 .mi me preliminary worn ot getting" established in camp completed, six com panies of the militia from Philadelphia nre now In the midst of the military life and rigorous discipline nt Camil Major Marshall Henderson, which; opened officially yesterday morning fo thrWe,crvB mllltln of Pennsylvania. Tired and sleepy, the men wer aroused from their cots yesterday morn-t ing by tho trill of the nrmv bugle, which, for the coming week, will regu late their routine life. The Phila-Jal-phia men had arrived late the night before under command of Colonel Hcndler. But their fatigue is now for. gotten and the schedule of the camrf s swinging along smoothly, all orderi being carried out without the attend ant confusion that might be expected, The life here is proving a huge success, nnd for the tlmo being Philadelphia U forgotten. There were no formal exercises mark ing the beginning of the final encamps ment of the Pennsylvania reserve mill-) tian, the men, most of whom have seen experience in other camps, many over seas, turning out nnd falling into thell military duties with no confusion. Brigadier General Charles Cresswell, commander of tho militia, and his stafl arrived Thursday afternoon nnd after establishing headquarters completed tho plans for the opening of the enmp Virtually all of the 2500 members of thq organization were in camp for the open-, ing, the two Philadelphia cavalry troops being among the few organizations that did not arrive in time to start work: with the inauguration of the military program. The men were given a sample of the; kind of work they will do during thq encampment immediately upon arising yesterday nnd this morning. The varlJ ous companies were taken out on the,, parade ground nnd put through a stren-, uous course of setting-up exercises be fore breakfast. After breakfast the camp, which was, absolutely clean to the civilian eye, wa policed and then the real work of the military week began. Most of the militiamen nre not raw recruits, so the officers v ere not com pelled to teach them the rudiments of military carriage and behavior, begin ning the week instead with n series o( simple field maneuvers. Although the militia officers will be. in chaige of this work, high officers of the Iron Division, the old Pennsyl vania guard unit, parent of the militia, will oversee the work. Colonel Ed C. Shannon, "Old Two Yards," commander of the 111th In fantry; Colonel Fred A. Snyder, com mander of the 103d Engineers, anq Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Brook field, assistant chief of staff of thi Twenty-eighth Division, am among thq overseas notables here to help perfect the work of the militia. Colonel Brookfield is n rhiladelphian, He was formerly a professor of mathe matics at Central High School, and while there organized II Company oj the old Third Regiment, made up en tirely of Central High School students, He has not ye.t received his discharge from the army. Stiff Program The program laid out for the clrillai soldiers is a stiff one. Their military studies at their respective armories dur ing the winter will be made the ground work for n more extensive course laii out by the overseas men. This is the last camp of the rcservf militia. It has definitely been decideij not to use it ns a nucleus for .he new Nntionnl Guurd, foimntion of iwhlcli already is under wny. As soon as tin units of the new guard are organized the reserve militia will pass out of ex istence. In spite of this and in spltl of the fact that it was a war-born, organization made up of men who wern unable to serve in the army, but whe were eager to do what they could fot the welfare of the country and th safety of their state, there appears t be no let-up in the interest and enthu siasm, at least of the officers and eni listed men now here. Most of them nre exnected to trv for places in th( guard. Of those who were in the old guard but w-ho were rejected for federal serv ice most are hard bitten by the fnshlor, of the military life nnd of the new comers many feel that the one or two cnmpB they have attended have only whetted their appetites for more. NO MILITARY HONOR COURT Weimar Assembly Votes to Abollal Old Army Tribunal Weimar, July 12. (By A. P.)-. Owing to the strong opposition shown toward the projected tobacco monopoly, the tax commission has finally voted ta postpone action pending further goy ernment investigation. The National Assembly has rejected the proposal of the independents to es tablish popular courts with judges elected by the people. The majority Socialists charged the Independents wltlj attempting to undermine the independ ence of the courts iu the same mannet as discipline in the army and publit administration has been undermined. The assembly also voted abolition o the military courts of honor, but only after despcrato efforts by the Conserva tives and National Liberals to retain them. They will be replaced by n cen tral chamber to adjudicate any dls, putes. - ..'." .. -? nr.i1- aivi r.n malb DRAFTSMAN Heavy machlns-tool exparll encs cretarrad; siate'tchoollnc and coin. pleta axDeritnc In appllratlon and woaklj mm rannlrM. I' lis, L4r Ofnta. , , HB!.r VVANTK1 mMAI.K MAID ranjlly', of 2 In suburb. J vw Juv pr riivHiiw.-'VawwiiBtaira M iuui with S V-i . -. r. I. .- H.U.'J., J.ilJ k. .....J t. "HtaZmaeKTCrlc fW.eet. Tritu m Bsaremw' a I? 'tf '-"P i t fvTI ' - r. 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