Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 14, 1919, Night Extra Financial, Page 6, Image 6

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FOOD SURPLUS
HOT 7D COHE HERE
City Cannot Buy Stocks for Re-
selling, Declares Director
of Supplies
CHARTER BARS PURCHASE
Consumers of this city will not bone
fit bj the sale of army food, estimated
at, approximately 1-43.000.00(1 pound of
tntat and rnnnrd provisions, tlinl will
be sold nt cost through municipal mar
kets throughout the rountrv. aecnrdln
to officials here. '
Joseph S. Macl.aughlin. director o
supplies and rhairmnn of the mnrkel
commission appointed hv the Mnvor.
said it would be legally impossible for
Philadelphia to buy any provisions of
this kind from the army for the pur
pose of reselling it to consumers.
''Our i barter prohibits such nn nc
Hon," he mid. "Ily the pny-as-jou-
go act of 1S70 we are only allowed tn
buy provisions and goods of this sort
after an appropriation bill lia been ,
passed bj Counrils AVe could not use DAin
any money allowed us for our institu
tions, for that is tied up in contracts
for the coming quarter. And this is
the only department which could handle
the goods to be sold bv the nrmv."
According to the plan of distribution,
as anounced at Washington, the sup-
plies will onlv he sold by the carload
to the municipal government, and In i
them disposed of to the consumers
"We are awaiting further informa
tion from Washington as to our
pro-
ceedure In the matter," said Major
Jones, of the army quartermaster corps
headquarters for this district, "as we
have virtually no information at all
There nre no provisions stored hero and "" " M.nlcd that the government n
I do not know whether or not any will I tmbtirsccl us," lontiiiucd the witness
be sent. , it developed that difference of opiu-
"The interest in the announcement , . . . . . .,
w ,. , , , . . , i , ion which have arisen among the nc
from Washington has been widespread'
and r have received a number of re- ! countnnts curiam! bv Mr I'oid on the
quests for information this morning" books to determine what Mr. Knrd's
personal piofils were, so tliat he may
JOHN D., JR., TO AID ACT0RS return them to the government, con-
WIN Assist Them In National Me
mortal Campaign
New York. July 1J John I) Rocke
feller, Jr . has accepted an invitation
to serve upon the ndvisory board of the
actors memorial campaign committee,
which has for its object the placing on
a firm financial basis of the Actors' Me
morial Fund, it was announced here
last night
Mr. Rockefeller said in his letterof
acceptance that he was breaking an
"almost inflexible rule" regarding his
charitable activities in accepting, in or
der to show his
profound appreciation '
as a citizen of the patriotic attitude
maintained by the theatrical profession
In all important campaigns during the
war."
The campaign will terminate next De
cember with special performances in
virtually every theatre in the T'uited
States.
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ADMIRAL BLUE MAY RETIRE
Chief of Navigation Bureau,
Aged'
54, la III at Hospital I
Washington, July M, (lty A 11 I
llcnr Admiral Victor Wile, chief of
the Itnrcaii of Navigation, who has been i
111 Bevoral months, has been recommend- i
ed for retirement by n board of naval 1
medical officers. Secretary Daniels an- I
nounccd toda that Admiral Itluc's ,
successor would be named as soon as ,
I'rcstdeut WIImiu hud approved thei
board's recommendation.
Admiral Hlue, who is rlfty-four jenrs
old, is undergoing treatment at the i
hospital at the Urcat Lakes naval train
ing station. A native of North Caro
linn, ho was appointed to the Naval .
Acndemy from South Carolina In ISSIt,
and was advanced live numbers In ratik
for cxtrnordinar.v heroism In the Span
ish American war
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Government Did Not Advance
Money for War Work, Henry's
Son Testifies
FOR RAW MATERIAL
11 the Associated Tress
Mount Omens, Mich., July
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The government advanced no mmiev to
the I'ord Motor Company for war work,
according to rdcl I'ord. president of
the iniiipnn.v . testifying in the suit of
hi
fntliei, Ilenrv I'ord, against the
. Chicago
I)nil Tribune, when the third
onth of the trial opened todnv.
' "There were times when the raw
i material nn on the ground and work
ecrn aiitomcihil
sold fur war vvcitk.
Some of the m i oiiutatits hold that as
these curs were the tegiiliir product of
the fiirliir. the protits should not be
classed us "war" earnings. There
' nNo a question as to the status of cars'
01 tiered the month before the armistice
and never used in war woik.
On redirect examination of Kdsel
Ford. Attorney Klliott (J. Stevenson
sought to show that the Kord company j twent.v six. of Catusauqua, recently re
w., ,.mnetle,l in do war work or do ' turned fiom France, was instautlv
nothing
"No, replied Sir. I old. that is 1
not true. The
government controlled
war material,
but I think we could
have continued
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"But you would have had to lay off
thousands of men nnd wreck your or
ganization?" "Yes, it would have wrecked the
organization.'
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERt-PHIIJADELPHlA:, MONDAY,
lillll I riflllT Tfl nriTII
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IS UKRAINIAN DEFI
Present Fate Worse Than Bel
gium's, Says Premier Tem
niky, as Poles Advance
HAD HOPED FOR U. S. HELP
Ily (he Associated Press
Vienna. July 1 1 The Ukrainians
will never gie in to the Poles who are
I advancing Into their country, ncoord
! lag to a message received here from M.
Temnikj, premier of the I'krninian
goveiiiment of (Jeneral I'etlura. He
added that the I'kralne would not join
a Russian federation
I "Overrun by Russians, Germans,
, Poles nnd IlnWhcviki. the fate of the
I'kralne is worse than that of Ifel-
gium," the premier's message said.
1 "We also are fighting an epidemic, but
we will have libertj If It rakes twenty
I venrs
"(ieneinl Petlura begged the Allies
for munitions lust winter for use
i against the I'olshcviki. but was re
fused. The Poles were given help and
Holler's nrm was transported across
ticrinaiiv. In the army of General
Holler aie man men in khaki uni
forms, culling themsehes Americans,
who are assisting the Poles in burning
1 our villages and killing our civilians in
such places as Tchcrtchc, east of lem
bi rg. The Poles ns( mi closing tbe
I'krninian schools ami churches and
'burning hooks printed in our language.
"We will not return to old Russia
een if hnMicviMn is put dowu. It
has been suggested that we join Ad
miial Kolchnk. but he sneaks soft now
when lie is weak and when lie is strong
lie will ntteinpt to folic us into a fed
eration (luce hi fine in our history we
federated with Russia, whic h gobbled us
up Wo now have created n union
with other peoples of Russia for the
purpose of securing mir joint freedom.
I do not think the flee peoples of the
western woild will furnish soldiers to
press clown those who w isli liberty."
Hope of help fin the I'kraininns
from the Allies the message adds, was
lost when the I krainian representa
tives in Paris informed the Pctlurn
goMM ninent that Secretary of State
I.niising had declared that the I'nited
States could not help the new states
of Russia
SOLDIER DIES IN ACCIDENT
Two Fellow-Motorists Are Injured
When Machine Upsets
Allentown, Pa.. Julv II (Hj A.
P 1 Lieutenant James McKee, nged
killed, and Joseph 1'lverson. of Oatas.au-
qua. and Unvici rotter, ot r.aston, wore
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They were rounding a curve when n
tiie came loose, somersaulting the car.
McKee wns hurled against a post, suf
fering 11 fractured skull Ho wns dead
when his companions extricated them
selves from the wreckage.
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the: genuine cloth
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Look for this label your
safeguard against imitations.
Even the Dinner Coat
Makes Way For a
PALM BEACH Suit
NCE upon a time,
1 American author
compromise 'twixt comfort
and convention by appearing at
table in a white serge Dinner Coat. '
But that was before the advent of.
Genuine PALM BEACH.
Nowadays, convention has no bone
to pick with comfort, for a PALM
BEACH Suit is a national form of
dress that is on intimate terms
with all occasions.
As to its workmanship and indi-,
viduality well, it's simply a
question of choosing your Clothier.
If he prides himself on good tailor
ing, you have naught to fear
For Palm Beach, though
worn for comfort, is uni
versally fashioned for stylo.
Shown in many shades and patterns
THE PALM BEACH MILLS
Goodall Worsted Co., Sanford, Me.
A.Rohaut, Selirng Afent, 229 Fourth Ave., N.Y.
JERSEY MILITIAMEN
REACH CAMP RUNYON
Returned Soldiers Almost
Unanimously Refuse to Join
State Organization
Sen Olrt. N. .!., July 1 .- As a result
of Governor Runyon's speech Saturday,
when he called togethrr 000 officers and
non-commissioned officers of the state
militia nt Camp Runon and told them
that despite newspaper stories alluding
to them ns "trick" soldiers, they had
done a patriotic service and were "ren
soldiers, there have come to
Sea Girt
from all corners of the state wprds of,
commendation nnd support for the stute
soldiery.
Just now the state i confronted with
the gigantic task of rooiganizlng its
N'ntional Guard units. They have ap
pealed to returning service men to join
the state units, but have met with
almost total refusal. This caused wide
disappointment nmong the stnte mili
tary officials, who aie now plainly
won led over the matter.
The First and Third Itnttalions, with
headquarters in Atlantic City and Red
Rank respectively, and the first separ
ate company of colored troops from
Atlantic City in camp, opened the ac
tual encampment peiiods of the New
Jersey Stnte Militia at Cniiip Runyon
today. Altogether there nre about 000
men 111 iiii. me iimic in iiunui
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ine seniority 01 .unjor uwuiti v.,. i.nw
rencc over Major Snimiel Lob, of the
Atlantic City outfit.
The troops arrived yesterday, too late
lo appear in evening pninde. Adjutaut
General Frederick (iilkjson will con
tinue in command of the'
Lieutenant Colonel John M.
enmp, and!
Rogers wi"
supervise instruction work. Major
George W. Lawrence, the chief surgeon,
nlso is here again. Major Arthur r.
Koran, of Klemiugton, and Captain
William T. Van Alstync, of Tenafly,
will serve as inspectors. Hrigadler
Genernl Bird W. Spencer, the. Inspector
general of rifle piactlcc for New Jer
se.v , is In chnrge here again.
Governor Runyon has announced his
staff for the current week. Colonel
Paul Debevoise, his personal aide, is
the only permanently detailed officer on
his staff, it being the governor's plan
to inline different men for periods of
one week. This week the stnff will con
sist of Colonel Debevoise, Major Lion
L. Woodwaid. Trenton; Major Harry
P. Moorehend. Tienton, and Captain A.
W. Grier. of Salem.
Tomatoes Like Gold Nuggets
Svvedesboro, N. J., July 14. Tom -
toes hnve proved veritable red gold nug- 1
gets for growers who hnve an early
crop to ninrket at the present record
breaking prices. The market closed for
the week with tomatoes still selling be-
iween . nnu . a crate.
I Prices paid this season have beat any
'ever received by the farmers since they
began to make this region famous as
1 the biggest center for shipments of early
tomatoes in the North. The early crop
is smaller than usual, due to unfavor-
I able weather conditions, but at the pre
vailing prices the growers nre averaging
I well above ?."00 an acre.
a great
effected a
TRIP ACROSS OCEAN
Dirigible Lands Safely at Pul-
ham, England, After
Flying 75 Hours
LOST WHOLE DAY IN FOG
By the Associated Presa
Pulliam, Norfolk, Eng., July 14.
Great Britain's mammoth transatlantic
nil- pioneer, the diricihlo It. .14. nrr;..,i
at the air station here at 0:50 o'clock
jrairniay morning, ureenwich mean
time, completing her round trip between
the Rrltlsh Isles nnd the United States.
The II -III poked her nose out of the
clouds northeast of this village nnd.
nfter circling the flying field three times
glided gently to the ground nnd ten min
utes later was housed In the dirigible
shed. The voyage from Long Island
was without particular incident and was
completed In approximately fceventy-five
hours.
Photographs taken recently in the
I'nited Slates, brought to England by
the II -34 and taken to London bv air
plane from Pulhom, are published in the
London morning newspapers today. This
is looked upon ns the first step toward
me prediction by Viscount Northeliffo
that a quick interchance of NW Vm-i-
wu-jjnnn London newspapers and nhoto-
grnpns ny aerial post was
a nnsalhllilv
of the near future.
The photographs brought by the R-H4
include President Wilson's arrival nt
New York, a view of the R-34 taken
from an American airshin as the British
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snapshot of the first knockdown in the
iiuiu-iriiiert ngiii at. joieflo, on
July 4.
Soon after daybreak yesterday, 400
men stationed at the airdrome were
roused, from sleep to prepare for the
landing1 of the transatlantic voyager.
Lookouts took position in towers and
wireless operators prepared to pick up
messages from the airship. The sun
rose bright, but soon afterward was
obscured by clouds. There was no wind,
nnd those on watch were confident that
the dirigible would arrive on time.
Dirigible Lands Safely
Shouts from those on the. field greeted
the first sight of the long gray body low
on the horizon. As the R-34 approached
the field she dropped f 10111 n height of
1 f000 feet to 2000 feet. The men who
I were to aid the airship in lauding were
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ordered to their positions and waited
silently as the shin circled tbe field,
dropping lower and lower.
Whi'u Mnjor O. II. Scott, her com
mander, had maneuvered the airship
into position for the landing, the water
ballast was thrown overboard to steady
her and a rope was thrown from the
bow. The ropo was grasped by eager
hands nnd the giant ship moved gently
across the field to the shed, where the
delicate operation of berthing her was
completed quickly without accident.
The tired, unshaven but smiling
men who composed her crew quickly
climbed from the gondola nnd were
greeted wnrmly and with many slaps
on the back by the officers and soldiers
gathered nn the Held.
"We estimated we would make it In
from seventy to eighty hours," he said.
"We made It in seventy -live. When
we left we had a strong wind behind
us and we covered the first 800 miles
in about eight hours. When we circled
over New York we could plainly see
the crowds on Broadway waving to us
as we passed, but we could not hear
them because of the noise of the en
gines. "South of Newfoundland we encoun
tered head winds nnd our progress from
then on was slower. We traveled at
an average height of from 3000 to C000
feet and found much low clouds and
fog. Once we snw nothing but fog for
twenty-four hours.
"We struck Ireland nt Clifden and
made good progress from there, although
our steering engine broke down Satur
day morning. We started with 4800 gal
lons of gasoline and had 1000 left.
"We nre naturally pleased with the
trip, all of us. I expect important
changes in the size and speed of future
airships, big fchltis that will travel sev
enty to eighty miles nn hour and power
ful enough to crawl through anything."
"This has been a great trip," said
Colonel AV. N. Hensley, Jr., of the
I'nited States army air service, as he
climbed out of the car nnd shook hands
with the British officers. "We were
lost one whole day because the fog was
so thick wc could not get n shot at the
sun. moon, stars or horizon. But wc
worked out of it nnd struck the Irish
coast. Wo passed over the Isle of
Man about " o'clock this morning, and
then, mounting above the clouds, wit
nessed 11 most beautiful sight. Above
was the bright moon : below, soft, fleecy
clouds, touched with all the colors of
the rainbow, nnd far down below oc
casionally could be seen the dark, deep
blue of the sea. But we did not hnve
time to admire the beauty of the
scene.
"We soon passed over Liverpool nnd
then other cities and owns, and here
we nre. We suffcrec no hardships and
no inconveniences, except thnt wc hud
no hot water Tor shaving. Our eggs
were cooked In the exhaust of the en
gines nnd we had plenty of other good
food and coffee, tea andcocon to drink.
No one suffered from air sickness, and
while the sen below wns tossed by n
forty-mile gale we were moving along
in comfort on nn even keel.
"Regular airship service between Eu
rope and Americn is bo'ind to come,
and soon."
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Smart Summer Dresses
Taken from Regular Stock
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Four of the Models Illustrated
In a Variety of Charming Models
This season's smartest models taken from regular stock in
dainty foulard patterns, figured, striped and checked voiles;
tunic, panel and draped skirts, some combined with Georgette
crepe or trimmed with organdie; taffeta or self girdles.
Former Prices $12.75 to $15.00 Reduced to
R-34 CARRIED COPIES
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King George Receives First
Nowspaper Sent Across
Atlantic on Airship
EXPRESSES HIS THANKS
Ixindnn, July 14. ( By A. P.)
Newspapers here today published n
photograph showing a four-day-old
American newspaper being delivered nt
Buckingham Palace, the home of King
George.
The foregoing dispatch refers to the
Public Ledger. Raymond G, Carroll,
Public Ledger correspondent in London,
yesterday sent a cablegram in which he
tells of the distribution of copies of
the Public Ledger, the first newspaper
to be delivered by transatlantic air mail.
The bundles of copies of the rubllc
Ledger were passed down to him from
the cabin of the R-3I nt Pulliam, In
Norfolk near Yarmouth.
Mr. Carroll reached Pulliam after an
all-nigbt motorcar race with the great
airship and immediately after receiving
the Public Ledgers started with them
for London. The route chosen wns
through Ipswich, Colchester, Chelms
ford nnd the east end of London direct
to Buckingham Palace, where the fust
copy of last Wednesday's Public Ledger
was left for King George, with a brief
letter chronicling the achievement from
Cyrus H. K. Curtis.
The following typewritten memoran
dum was pasted across the first page:
"Via the R-34. First newspaper
delivered across the Atlantic by air
route. 75 hours."
The second copy of the Public Ledger
was left for the Prince of Wales, the
third copy wns left for Premier Lloyd
George, and the fourth copy wns left
for Mr. Davis, the American ambas
sador. Ah the leading newspaper proprietor
of Great Britain, Lord Northcliffe was
the recipient of the fifth copy
ine surplus supplies 01 ne i-uih.ii:.
Lemoeii were placed on sale.
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Mr. Curtis's letter accompanying the!
copy or the Public Ledger for King
George wns addressed to Lord Stam
fordhnni. his private secretary. It
read :
"My Lord I have the honor to hand
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you herewith a copy of the Philadel
phia Public Ledger, the first Amer
can newspaper conveyed by airship,
via the R-34, from the United States
to Great Britain. On the occasion of
such n memorable event in the nnnal
of two English-speaking nations I
venture to ask you to request Jhe
gracious consent of his majesty. King
George V, to receive this initial copy
delivered in the United Kingdom.
"Yours truls, vi
"CYRUS H. K. CURTIS."
The following Uter was received In
London from Lord Ctnmfordham, King
George's private secretary:
"Buckingham Palace.
"I have received and laid before th
king the copy of the Philadelphia Pub
lic Ledger which you have been good
enough to submit for his Majesty's ac
ceptance. "The king is interested in seeing this,
the first American newspaper conveyed
by airship from the United States to
Great Britain, for which T am com
manded to express his Majesty's thanks
"Believe me. yours very trulv.
"STAMFORDHAM."
CHURCH CHAIRS UNVEILED
Special Services Held by Robert Gra
ham Congregation
Memorial chairs were unveiled nt a
special service .estcrday morning In
Robert Grnham Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Twenty-fifth nnd Thompson
streets, of which the Rev. Li. P. Rich
ardson is pastor. The chairs will be
used for the seating of the elders dur
ing the communion services.
The memorials were as follovVs : Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. McCauslin. n chair in
memory of Crawford and Elizabeth
Porter: Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis and fam
ily, a victory chair as an act of grati
tude for the happy ending of the war
and in memory of Mr. and Mrs. P. W.
Shnler ; Mrs. Joseph W. Krnme a
chair in memory of her mother, Mrs.
Catherine Smith : Edward F. Stein
mnn. n chair in honor of Mrs. J. W.
Frame: .Mrs. Charles A. Steinman, a
paBtor's chair, in memory of her sis
ter. Bertha Bell, and Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Wren, n chair in memory of
their son nnd daughter.
The chairs were received in behalf
of the ciders by Edward V. Klemming,
who expressed thanks to the donors.
To Celebrate Armistice Day
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,,, first anniv(.rsary of the lgm 3,
the nrmistice. will be n day of notional
.tun t.Fiit. .mi., ,-j. .tuvcniuer ji.
observance by the Amerienu Legion, the
nntionnl organization of veterans of thn
world war, it Is announced. State or
ganizations and local posts will be
asked to observe the day in their own
communities by holding meetings, pa
t tides and patriotic demonstr tins.
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