s K r ' "n r- - i V is " I y t. . Mines Confers With Rail Workers 'Continued I'rnm Vase Oiik nfid to make a ilvflnlto ntyly Imme diately. "When tlmt mly Is received," Mr. Forrester sold, "It, It Is not ot tlic iiif turc that rocs along with the proposl. tlon wp have made it will he put out to the employes Immediately for their ac tion. "The pressure from the emplojes for a vote on the answer of the railroad ad ministration Is strong, and If the de mands arc not quickly jrranted, Judging from the temper of the employes, they are likely to follow the lead of the shopmen. Seeli Immediate Kellef "It rents the railroad clerk with a family of live as much to live as It does a locomotive engineer with his family. Our members are iu the sumiMiap eco nomical! as the other railroad workers. "And we Join with them in demand ing thnt unless'somcthing he done ma terially to reduce the cost of living our wages must he raised to give us Imme diate relief." The House Interstate Commerce Committee today .voted, (1 to 5, to re port out the Cummins railroad bill, which restores to the Interstate Com merce Commission the right to make rates during the remaining period of fcdernl control. The bill was amended by the commit tee to provide that there shall be no change In intrastate rates until they have been provided by the state com missions. The fight which the railroad brother hoods have organized, in an effort to force through Congrcs the adoption of government ownership of the railway systems, with the railroad employes sharing in the profits, will be carried to the people. This statement was made by Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood ot Engineers. The constituents of senators and represen tatives who oppose the proposed legis lation will be appealed to against these, representatives. "Within sixty dnys," he added, "Sen ators nml Congressmen will have heard from at least 1,000.000 of their constit uents, and that will be only the be ginning. We are going to carry this fight to all pnrts of the nation and it may become the big presidential iasue." Says Labor Demands Change Two phrases in the statement issued yesterday over the signatures of Mr. Stone and other railroad brotherhood presidents, one to the effect that the railroad men were in no mood to brook, the return of the lines to their former owners and the other that labor was determined tliut there must be a change, were brought to Mi. Stone's attention. "I do not like to talk in sensational terms, but wu arc walking mi- n vi.rv tbiu crust," ho continued wheu askeil about the danger of a iiation-wido strike. "If there are to be higher wages under piesent conditions, rates must go tip, and tlmt would serve to Keep up living costs. "There is a point where the American people will stand no num.. und if prices go union higher that point will be reached. Hut unless living costs are bi ought down radically we must 1iup moro wn It is nit endless chain and spells disaster. The adoption of our plan will provide the surest i.thod for bringing about rational conditions." Would Seize Storage Food epresentntivc Kelley, of lViinsylvn- rila, is planning n resolution putting it up to Congress to authorize the seizure of all imnpcrishable food in stor age and its sale to the people on the same plan that surplus army food will be distributed beginning August 18. Chnrges that profiteering and hoard ing Jiuvc been going on to un extent which has served to cieate a market built on false values have been pouring In upon officials here and have been called to the attention of the President. It is said thnt the President has formu lated definite ideas about what ought to be done and that soon after the com mittee of three renders its report to him he will go beforo Congress and the na tion with an announcement couched in no uncertain terms. Administration Program Administration officials are silent re garding their food program, but it is represented authoritatively as assuming tho following form : First. "Hreaking" of tho wheat prices to lower the price of bread and by forcing decreases in other grains to exert an influence in many nnd varied forms of food production. Second. Resort to all existing stat utes and n recommendation for a new legislation by Congress, if necessary, to "break" tho ring of speculators In foodstuffs, especially that band of traffickers which deliberately allows fruits and vegetables to rot in order to maintain prices to the consumer. Third. Prompt uetiou on Keujon Kendrlck hills, which propose the complete separation of the packers from the grocery and canning busi ness, and strict regulation of the meat-packing industry through a licensing sj litem. NO PANACEA FOUND, GRONNA TELLS SENATE Debate Over High Cost of Liv ing Is Resumed Washington, Aug. !. (Ily A. P.) Discussion of the high cost of living was resumed in the Senate today im mediately after the session opeucd. Chairman Oronna. of the argrleulture committee, announced that he had called a committee meeting tomorrow to discuss measures to reduce tho cost of living. He said he had no remedy to offer, ' but declared that increase of wage nnd decrease of working hours was not a pauacca nor would government own ership or control of utilities solve the problem. Discuss Wheat Price Ilclatiou of the price of wheat to the cost of living was debated by several penntors. Mr. (ironu'a denied that the government's wheat price guarantee causes undue prices for bread. He was supported by Senators Kellogg and Nel son, Republicans, of Minnesota, who said wheat was being sold far above the government's guarantee nt the prin cipal terminals. The three senators predicted that this year's crop would be lower than gov ernment estimates. Senator (trounii say ing It would he (I.'O.OOO.OOO bushels and not 1 ,'J."0,000,000, ns forecast by the i Department of Agriculture. Prices High I'nder Licensing Senator (Jiotina declared that the packers and all dealers in food products lieNcr made higher nrofitV' than they did under the food administration's licensing plan during the war. Senator Klrby, Democrat, ot Arkan sas. asked If the government grain cor poration was not now manipulating prices. "What is this ninn Durnes doing?" he asked. "Mr. Harnes has been criticized in all the wheat states," Senator (Ironnn answered, "for bearing down the price. lie has mndc very possible effort to re duce tho price." Senator Xelon said the Canadian (iovormncnt had taken over the wheat crop In thnt Country und "wiped out" (.nnndinu exchanges. Deploring the general tendency "to luu to Congress to pass laws for tin; regulation of ever thing." Senator Smith, Democrat, South Carolina, de clared local authorities lime ample pow er to combat the high cost of lhlng "liysterla." Senator Smith said if there was protittering the Sliermnn net afforded Ml opnortun ly to break it mi. Ho ndil ed thnt extravagance by most persons was one cause of present conditions. "Flour Cheapest Thing on Forth" Senator MoCumbcr, Republican, of .orth Dakota, said Hour nt Sl-J a bar rel was the "cheapest thing on earth toilnj. ' "Compare your flour bill of. three anil one-nnir cents a da with jour cigar Pill, (senator Mi-Cumber said, In nsk iug why there was so much clamor about flour prices and so little about those for clothing, shoes, medicines nnd other articles. Senator Pittmnn, Democrat, of No vudu, told the Senate wheat and Hour nvices could not be blamed on the pros ent administration. He pointed out that President Wilson had vetoed a bill to liv wheat at $-.r0 u bushel, fore ing the $2.2(1 guarantee and declared the (administration had opposejl the wheat- living legislation. Senntor Thomas, Democrat, of Col orado, observed that the high cost of i living was world-wide und asked if an Isenutor could suggest how one nation 1 alone could change conditions. Senator Sherman, Republican, Illi nois, said the meat packers were not responsible for high meat prices. '"The increase in price of meats conies after they leave the refrigerator car," he said. Itlames Food Distributors Senntor Smoot, Republican, of Utah, declared infiution of curroucy and exor bltant prices of food distributors were resnonsible for high living costs. I'rging that the people not "lose their heads" over the sltuutiou, (sena tor Smoot said : "I look forward to trouble, not only in this country, but all ocr the world, unless a change comes within a reason able time." Attacking alleged profiteering b wholesale and retail food dealers, Sena tor Smoot said the former averaged about 20 per cent and the latter HO per cent in Washington. He declared he had been charged $1.23 for a small watermelon, and $1.0(1 for u chicken "no bigger than one's hand." STRIKE OF SHOPMEN SPREADS OVER V. S, Railway Car Repairmen Are Ordered to Resume Work Vow Vorh. Aue. 4. (Ilv A. P. I The railroad shopmen's strike, accord ing to a statement issued today by tho regional director's office, has been spo radic iu the Kast, und the trouble up to the present seems to have centered on the lines west of Chicago. "Some of the smaller lines," the stntntiiiint klllil. "hlleli nt tlip Wiilins, the Nickel Plate and tho Wheeling and l.nue l'.rie, are experiencing trouble. vioi ( y fwnxrk'f Pureirgin Spanish Olive Oil We sell any amount barrels, li gation cases, gallons, j,trs, '. gnl Ions, quarts, pints and hair pints. The best oil on the market. Cream 01lv.ii. for medical use. Dellxercd In short time. Phone Walnut J 050. The Spanish Products Co. 13th and Locust Sts., Phlla. . EVENING PUBLIC LED GBR- PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1919 , JLO1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 f i iiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiur- 1 Every Night This Week f I Hotel Adelphia Roof Garden I I REFINED ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCING 5 Como to Dinner and Spend the jcjiuuu evening at "THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN" 5 !. EE 2 3. i. m a fa. ?h wt -t yar: mm MrPHARLAN and PALACE Two KlnRB of Comedy MADAME DORA DAVEKE Coloratura Soprano MAURICE Idol of the New York 400 MISS SARA McCOY Uueen of Hue C PRINCE ILMA QUARTET In Their Caravan Sons C. JAY BARTLETT The Original Country Boy 7. THE BROADWAY ENTER. . TAINERS Entertainment Begins 9:30 5 C9verCh0r9t One Dollar After 5:30 P.Bf. m urnmm wmmm wmmumvimmmM ,r,- v tthtv -i. '", WHHHIIIHII, r" fU 'tfl- but on the whole the situation In the East Is not serious." The strike, although It has not yet become a general -walkout, is spreading to all parts of the country today. When tJie fourth day of tho strike be gau It had already Involved li'0,000 men, nnd this number hns been added to materially, although in some In stances the strikers returned to work to await official orders. The strike today for tho first time affected the Pennsylvania Itnllroad, 1MI men employed on that system's shops and freight yards nt Cleveland laying down (heir tools nt noon. Await Orders at Itarrlsbiirg Advices from Ilarrisburg state that shopmen there of the Pennsylvania nnd Philadelphia and Heading companies will wait Instructions from the officials of the union nt Washington beforo tnk ing any action. The men there nre not disposed to strike, although they have grievances. A mooting of representatives of tho federated employes of tho entire Deln wnr, l.ackawniina and Western ss lem from IIufTnlo. N. Y., to Ilohoken. ". .1.. Is being held In Scrnnton today. Oemands for nn increase in wages will be framed nt the meeting. The Delaware, Lackawanna ami Western employes comprise all the ma chinists, car repairers, car builders add nil other employes not actually con nected with the operation of the rail road. Strike Hits Capital Shopmen, boilenmikers and electri cians in the Washington arils went on Strike today. Officials at Tnion Station estimated about 000 men were out. They said Hint, while all Washington repair work would have to cease, rail road service Jn nnd out of tho tapitul would not be affected for the present, nt least. Approximately .1700 shopmea left their place in the Head of the Lakes shops at Duliith today. Fifteen linn- in1 mCn nrp otl stri,ie ,n Superior. 1000 nt lroetor, nbout (500 in Duluth and 700 at Two Harbors, according to a dispatch from Duluth. A Kansas City dispatch savs that Midway car repairmen who are on "tnke in u number of cities of the coun try were ordered today to return to work by Frank I'aquln, general vice president of tho Hrotherhood of Rail way Oiriuen of Amerion, who declared that, us a legul vote had never been taken by the brotherhood, the strike was unauthorized. Strike Grows; In South The strike of shopmen Is growing in the south. Workers iu the Danville nnd Western shops nt Danville, Vu., went on strike today, joining the ma chinists wkho ulread were out. .ft Hheeld, Ala., S)0 shop employes of the Southern Hallway, including ma chinists, bollerniaken,, blacksmiths, sheet metal workers, carmen, laborers and apprentices, struck today. At Montgomery, Ala., 400 shopmen of the Atlantic Coast line and the Mo bile nnd Ohio went on strike, demand ing a wage of eighty-live cents an hour. , Approximately 41X10 shop emplojes of four railroads were at work at Louis ville, Ky., today. obeing, their lead ers said, orders issued several days ago from tho Federated Railway Shopmen's headquarter not to strike pending fur ther efforts to adjust union demands. No immediate walkout of Detroit. Mich., members of the railroad shop men's union is contemplated, according to a dispatch from that city. The most serious tie-up of industry caused by the shopmen's strike was re ported from Gary, Ind., where eight of the twelve blast furnaces there of tho 1 nited htntes Steel Corporation were banked. It was said 10,000 men were thrown out of employment as it result of the shutting down of these furnaces. Railroad officials said that traffic would begin to suffer seriously within five days to a week unless some settle- I nieiit of the Btrike is arranged. U. S. Ownership. Capital Issue Continued Prom lnr One evidently has in mind the same role for himself or for the Democratic party. Workers Seek Representation The demands of Mr. Stone nre likely to be tinned by Mr. WINnn to political account. One common suggestion is that in the future control of tho railroads, when Mr. nines' administration ends, tho owners or stockholders, the gov ernment, and the railroad workers will be represented. What Mr. Stone seeks probably both by his demand for nationalization and by his demand for higher wnges'ls that the representation of labor In the con trol of the railroads should be as large as possible. The President can show his friendli ness to labor bj supporting a plan to give labor the lnrgest share possible in the control of the railroads. Ho may hope to put this issue up to the Re publicans in Congress and to demon strate the lack of sjmpnthy among the Republicans there for labor. Political Manemers Seen Mr. Stone, in his statement to the press, knys that the nationalization of the railroads may become the big presi dential issue. Ho, does not exaggerate. Ho is pin Ing politics for the domina tion of the Democratic party by the lubor unions. Mr. Wilson will piny politics for the support of the Democratic party by union labor. The Hcpublicuns will play politics to satisfy the sober, conserva tive senso of tho country without ulien nting the labor vote. The railroad labor unions have denk ontruted over and over again their power to get whatever they demand Mr. Stone announces a determination to win this time. lie has it in his power to imitate the tactics of Hritlsli labor and resort to dliect action to secure his aim. Strike Kffectho "Club" He might call n striko to force na tionalization. With this "club" in his hands he Is likely" to secure favorable tonus. With the coming of Mr. Stone on tho stage tho whole political scene shifts. The Republicans are llkel.v speedll to lose interest iu demonstrating Mr. Wil son's falluie at Paris and turn about to face n situation reminiscent of 1111(1, when the same rnilroad unions with their demands, moro than any other single tiling, made Mr. Wilson's re olec tiou possible. Tho Republicans then thought thnt the President by his surrender had of fended the sober sense of the country. Itut the election demonstrated the grow ing solidarity of labor for the first time. Military Service for All, Is Proposed fontlmifd Prom re On ally unfit for any military service what ever." Under such exemption douses the average number of boys of nineteen to be found qualified for training each year would bo nppioxlmately 000.000. This number from the last annual class to I have been trained would be hold ready i I for immediate mnbllirntton nt all times. No Change in Guard Plans No change in the existing law with regnrd to the organization of the na tional guard nnd its relation to the legular army wns suggested. Mr. Ilaker said it wax assumed that the nntional defense net federalizing the guard would bo retained in force. Seeretar.v Raker sold In n letter ne companing the bill that the plan had not et been referred to (letierol Per shing, but that pending his return from France it could be used as the basis for hearings which tho Senate military committee is to hnvo befoio drafting leg islation establishing a pennnnent mili tary policy. "The bill as drawn," snid Secretary Raker, "provides for a system of uni versal training for a very brief period applicable to all male citizens, with suitable provision for exemptions nnd deferments. "It does not, however, provide for any reserve obligation, since It Is un uecossar.v with a system of universal service in time of emergency. "The period suggested for training is brief, but not too brief, it is be lieved, to secure a careful stock-taking of the health and phsleal condition of the ydung manhood of the nation and the institution of such remedial meas ures as may be practical, nor too brief to militate the habits of orderliness, co-ordination and self-cnrc which proved so valuable In the recent train ing of men preparing for active mili tary service. "Nor is this period believed to be too brief to entail great advantage to tllC COUtltrV shllllll! nm flltllrn ..mnr. gency require It to call for serviio." The seeretar.v proposes that the In spector generals department lie abol ished, sn.vlng it is clear that the in spection of purely mllltnr.v training ought to be centralized and tarried out under the dhection of (he (mining di vision of the general staff. Germans Take Credit for R-34 Rtrlln. Aug. 4. The Rundsthou states that the eredlt of the j( ;;, transatlantic flight was due to Count Zeppelin and adds that the inventor had been spnred the pains ho would have experienced had he lived to see F.ngland reap the credit ami reward of his labor and his Invention. Troops Disperse Liverpool Rioters Cnntlnnfit TVem rsK9?0ne formed officers were called to the scene. These charged with their batons and checked the rioters, injuring many, but were unnblc to clear the streets entirely. Another man wns sent to n hospital suf fering from a shot wound. Approximately half the poll, f- force is striking. It Is reported that more troops and some tanks have been or dered to the city. London. Aug. t. -(Rj A. P.) A strike of one of tho branches of the Associated Locomotive Engineers, in volving 000 men. failed to entirely tie up the Southwestern Hailwnv "this morning The strike was cnlle-I soon after midnight. The superintendent of tho Southwestern stated todn.v (hat tho majority of tho steam trains had left Waterloo station nnd thnt the entire electric service was operating The oompnnv later made nn nn noiiDcemont that "train service mati considerably restricted and trnlm ifj being run as engines can be found .l them." -. ' CIGARMAKERS MAY QUIT Central State Men Will Strlb tint... Wanes Are BnodeH '4 Reading, Pa., Aug. 4. (By A. P.) At n meeting of representatives ot union cigjrmnkers all over southern, central and eastern Pennsylvania here; jostordny, the demands of the union ' cignrmakers and packers for higher' wages were approved. The conference authorized demand . lor a tiu per cent increase In pay, lijmigl forty four-hour week and better1 work'-tv?! ing cnniiitlons. to no presented nt one tJ5jj in writing io mo ninnuiacturers, suo ject to immedlnte acceptance with tha nl(ernn(ive of a general strike. ' J. P Koennn. of Lancaster, presi dent of the llluo Lnbel League, presided; nnd Andrew P. Rower. Reading, secr tnrv. will issue the notice to the em plov ers rl 41 -'1 CANTRELL & COCHRANE THE STANDARD Ginger Ale OF TWO CONTINENTS Order by "the dozen iroxri your aeaier for use at riome E& J" Burke 620W46 5t Sole Aqetvt New "York. rifflta WL il wJ t: - i '4 v : jtS&BfiiiHfluBdES13fiiKst sS Every Type -1 Shoe Reductions 1000 pairs for quick clearance. Every pair solid leather. $10 values. Not All Sizes Now $4 .90 "Glove Grip" Oxfords, $7.85 $10 and $12 Values No C. O. D.'s No Exchanges No Refunds At These Addresses Only 1338-40 S. Penn Square Widener BIdg. Arcade Don't Be Deceived When You Buy Linoleum When you go into a store to buy linoleum, make sure you get it, and not a felt paper product that closely resembles linoleum and which is frequently sold under the name of "Linoleum," "Felt Base Linoleum," "Enamelled Linoleum," "New Process Linoleum," etc. The Federal Trade Commission has decided that such felt paper floor coverings are not linoleum, and that their sale under the name. "Linoleum," deceives and misleads the public, and hence is a violation of the Act of Congress approved September 26, 1914. The Commission finds that the word, "linoleum," has a defi nite meaning, and may only properly be used to describe a floor covering composed of oxidized oil and gums intimately mixed with ground cork or wood flour, pressed on a suitable fabric back. The Commission further finds that floor coverings made of felt paper saturated with asphalt, with a pattern painted upon the surface, are nal linoleum, and must not be described, advertised, or sold . as linoleum. One manufacturer of felt paper floor coverings has been ordered by the Commission to stop using the word, "linoleum," in connection with his product and to discontinue its use in the name of his company until such time as he may manufacture linoleum. Linoleum enjoys an enviable reputation as a tough, wear resist ing and sanitary floor covering. There are three easy ways to dis tinguish linoleum from painted felt paper floor coverings: 1 . Linoleum has a burlap back. 2. Linoleum does not tear easily. 3. The edge of felt paper floor coverings is always black. The public is invited to report any violation of the Commis sion's ruling, on the part of any store, to the Federal Trade Com mission, Washington, D. C, or to any of the undersigned manu facturers of linoleum. . 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