Hl 'W (J J'1t . l ECS?iK2 && 5'51" r .-" H' ly Ifc 1 K 1 iM TO SELL FLOUR I!at$ioperbarrel E. JDrafrt Corporation Will Market ft Soft Winter Wheat Product Anywhere, Says Barnes - IIYQ RCI nlW MARKFT MOW - liigH to ft third Interest there Is no hiiIh- Washlngton. Aug. (1. Soft winter tlon of the Industrial problem, wheat flour will be sold n $10 a barrel. "We find that this third Interest ah rnrlnnd tots, hv the I'nlted States grain -"Intel controls noil dominates the Mirnomtlnn In everv vt In Americu 1k ftherp the prlee of flour Is too high, and umtrols working conditions K Julius K. Itarnes. director of the ginin,IWes the prices of commodities wi It corporation nnnouueed. after a , encp -with President Wilson jr a roufer- stertlny afternoon. "The grain rofporaflon. aid lie. "is now buying new-crop Hour af lower, by ?1 per barrel, than an price ruling in the Inst -four, months, and these Hours trill be for resale in nil c It where prices nre found improper! hisli Ite til prices of Hour will -non reflect the Influece of the new crop muting." Mr. Itarnes -aid he ba no plan to give wheat a free market: tlieie are many- people, with idle monc.t . who would gobble it up Ten dollni- u barrel will niter fi eight and all other expenses. It Is his purpose to hold back ex ports until this I'ountrt i- supplied Thp surplus of about itiMMHHi.lHKl can be exported after the home demand is met. The announcement is hcHevid i" sig nify that the government has abandoned efforts to nilmlnl-ter tin1 wheat price guarantee. Shrinkage Total- Millions Mr. Harnes's statement follows: "Our people should unih'r-t.iiid the client facts regarding the world's wheat -ititation. "1 Shrinkage in North American promise, since .lime 1. of probublt 400.0(IO.OO() InMicK "2 Shrinkage, the result ,,f lesser acreage and of snjl di'ti'i iinatlon. i'l Enrofiean wheit ami etc tcoiliiethiii promising, outsiue of Ituli n tottl breod grain ii-lil of 1.."Oll.li(M).(ino aeain-t a no-i-ml production of I .-00. 000 000 lin-heN. "ti The elimination In vtar and famine of Hti -H. Iliinianin and India. formerly lont-ilniting to cousumin': Europe 300.000.00'! bushels f blend grains. "4 The adcince in A-"entine pi ices under world dcmninK until toibit. with longer votage and higher frel-hts Ar gentina wheit co-ts de'iv-ed Ijirope .ftllly fifty cents nee huOi! more than American wheat delivered I'u-otie. "t" A broad si-vVe of the world wheat' price actual nnd ?iinr,tnfeei in rarlotis eount-ies, indicates ; "Average farm p-ice to Americnn wheit grower iimli-r the gnanintee price S2.0.-; tier bushel. "Average f-i-ni nice i'i ti,i 1'iiitcd Kingdom dn'-in- list calerdnr teir .2.25 per Iiiis,i y "Avero"e f"-n iii-i,.- r- rnnfbi- "m j ouring cooct-,'1,,.. i .,,,.! -'tntj.v p,n. aim. itl-.e nm .,i ,lt-i ',-.,lnc-lng 1 ..-00 000.000 bushels- -SI H per bllliel. "Avrnic -rower nii..,, inri,iv nnr aritpcOiof rpeo-.e-. ;'..., ,..,.,,,:,: 'i'i- I'll- ----vvfncp of nH hf ... weiTr'e-' icco-ilin- tn fh- Sno f ,loil. ponfrlbittlon to the totnl er.,p of the WorJd. Works ,t nn n.-e-n,. .n x grown- nricc of S2 40 n lm-hel. "Sixth. The far inoveinent fht urn- emu m .cm -j., nlre-id' his to taled 10S.OfKI.000 bushel m f ,-s at the "inrnntec price, the g-in cor poration Ins bought not ,,.,. ti,n 35.000.000 bushels. It hns no niit!m-n-In law to get it etcent tn tppelpi .. f. , If ,'"" who ennnor nnil a hetter Inner. ror innr montlis tlie'e have liien Imy- rS fllviVf, til,, imiie'itttee i.n,;L h "Seventh. Nothing -umioru tl.o theory of Intiiunte relation .and Influ ence between wheat pi ice and other foods. "Eighth. Iliitaiii. France and ItaK all have artilichllv leiluced Hour an i bread prices, liming tbe'r raw nrite rial at the world's ,,rice 'npl nViphi'i the loss by national taxes. Any -a'c of wlirat or flour by us at reduced P'P-e, to them would onl sntc their uatinua' treasuries, while denletlnv mirs nmi IP without any possible rellectinn in the X? va.. 1 tefrtK A- it. -! --.. I.- .. t a f ready w fixed. i' 4'fiflth. In A rnnrin flnnr In Till r cent In the final wholesale cot of hrejd and 1)0 ner cent is made un of labor. other ingredients nnd de'itery. ltoughlt (.peaking, to reduce the ten-cent lo.if of bread to nine cents sixty-five cents per bushel must be taken from the price of wheat. If flour were supplied to bakei.s free, the present cost of labor and other materials remaining the same, we could1 hardly attain n retail fite-cent loaf." , No Strike Threat Stone Declares ConUnned From 1'asr tlnr 1 "control of industry and advanced "to a new enjsade with the faith of tlie pil- -pin.8." If- 'Af lliii Num.., r.t ,!.... : .- ... ..... ...... -. ... 11,, sr uiUIII&a- tions (the railroad brotherhoods 1 the Sims bill is now before ou," snid Mr. J Stone. "I speak ns the mice of these 2,000,000 men, delegated b.t them to announce to this committee and to the people of this country that tlie.t nre sup porting this measure with nil the strength nnd all the unilv of purpose thnt can move so large 11 bod of citi iens. "Joined with us nnd re'iresented hv c Mr. Morrison is the American IVdcrn. 4lo,i of I'auor' ndding tin it million ami urn nuii. men 10 tnnt Hotly of railway cm JFploycn who instituted this movement ,. Ktrucgle of Labor is. Capital Ip'Un he Industrial development of this JWcouBtrr great organizations of cnnlrnl ffA"first nppeared ns employers. Individual fgi(sark(rii, following the cxnmple set by V. capital, organizrti ns employes. Their if purpose was to secure better working E.7(.pcmaitions and n larger measure of re- w.'TOril roc turn luuurn. KlffpTbe full force of capitalistic or- gaMMtlons has been set against labor .fes4M and to keep all the profits of iuQnlrr, The strcugth of the labor wmm Jsa Deu rxerieii to wrest from yil.fouie share of the profits for the wMtewrnere. Jbj,h ban bn a perpetual struggle k lilt "workers to mnintnin n tolerable fjiiHgl of existence; on the pnrt of fcf0tl:to amass greater profits. At 'tfWW Hill aldri could ignore the needs J tk pWk, "9M 'w .the very growth of the NidMtJonx has brought Into "treat mass ofthc eon- .lMBt wmbr,at tt,war iniltiitrj- has changed the nature of the previous ctriiRjIc labor's Hope Neer Ittnltzrd "For wlintovcr the worker receive in wnRi'i he must spend for tlie necessaries of life. In nililitlon, he In nhwi.iK rom- pcllctl to pay the eniploji'r un exresilve nr..fil ., 1,1. .. ,...., I'l,., ...,s .,fl ; ,7 i i i . I , ., , hi IIvIiik Is determined by the sum " enniM plus the prolit he Is clinrccil ' on his own Inbor. "And iih n group, lalwr Is forever ' lireientiMl fmm liottnrtnv lU fnt Imi-nllse I of the profits exueteil by the einplo.ier 'The hope of a finer life is nnrr renllxeil. N" "" n consumers are forced to pn extol tlonnte profits on their own earn niunagemi'iit of Indu-tr . it fixes Tvaces ' It it limit """ ," "," "' ' """" '" iieccsslfies of producers and consumers. "AVe have u dcniocrutk' form of gov- eminent, but nn uutocnitic loutrol of iudustrt. ' i ., . . .. "We exist uiplcr goternment. but lit m.lust,, ,,. lite. fnder such a , s, -tern the ni.ijo.it, of a deniocrac, an ' through their govcrnm. nt enjot only such rights anil privileges as an niitoc- ritcj in iiidii-try permits them to re ,.!., " "This lountr.t was peopled bt a race who sought within Its Imutnhirics religious freedom. If was established bt their desi cudaufs through let olutiou as .1 I, mil of political fiecdom We now ilemanil that it he nine thi liomc of in dustrial fieedoiu. "This 1 .111 on! hi a niplNhcd b.t extiinlinu' to iiiilusti the same light of mili. nhril fi-eeiloin iinv'iiied b.t the foiimleis of 0111 gut ci niucut In cst.ib lishiug this ileuiociact . The need of iiiiiiikiml for thi' prodin ts of industry must he .pccpteil a the bn-le interest in all iudustit. "The light of the win l,i 1 who siip p'les that need demands like a, leptance. This 1 an onl be iichlotcd b pel pit ting prodio'cis-tnd consitiiieis to share in coutiol of the iiiJiingeiiient of their means of existence. The ui.ii Inner for nttniiiing this result we beliete is em boilii'l in the ilan outlined in the Sims bill "Our he'ief 111 the cllic act of this plan is piofoiipd. We enibrai e this plan with .ill the ardor of those who sought politiial fiecdnm. In this piau we uiise the 'inline.' of deinoci in in inntiol ot iudustr.t, we advance to .1 new 1 rus.ule with the faith of the pil 41 Mils. with the olltlctiolis nf the funnels Cif the ciin-tituttoti and with the lope of America for eionoinic iude )ienileui e .Menison Mippiiifs Itlll Ml. Moriison said 111 the outset that he was present to te-tif thnt the f der ation stood behind IiiIhiiv plan for solu tion of the mi road pioh'en . and he picsiiifed lesoliitioiis iudoising that plan tthiih wen' adopted by the feileriitiou lit Atlantic Citj rccentl. S. none! Compels, president nf the feileiation. Mi. Moriison said, in 1 cpted the honoiar.t presidene of the Plumli Plan League, organicd among the innk mill tile of the fourteen railwat national and inti rnntional organizations, and j geuei'a'l among the mgaui7ations affil- 1 iated with the federation, "to earn to the pub h and to Congress the prin- lplcs of the plan now embodied in the Mnis lull, which has been imloised by thc i liief executives of the fourteen lail wn.t ori'iinlnti"!:' ." "In nil discussion of this ipie.stion." Jlr Moriison said, "it would be well to bear in mind thnt ipuM-puhlic cor porations aie 1 rented for scivhe ami not for piolit. A long line of dei isinps from the Siipicmc Court of the l'nitd States down him intni iabl.t held that the fiiiidanieiit.il purpose of these cm -poratioiis is to sol te the public anil that tint aie onl entitled to a fail leiniiueration Roads I'nimeilj Financial Footballs "Ilnidlt any one will ileny thnt un dei pnwitc iiianugemeii the railroads hat e been financial footballs and that the lint e been dirccled b.t interests whose rri'kngc of numerous railroad systems is coinnioii knowledge This wieikage has been net otnpanied by a debauching of legislatures ami other po'itiial activity that tested demo- or,lti- In-tittitiim-. "The times call for new arrange ments in the management of properties that are made possible mil by the public's consent. "Aside from the appln atiou of de mocracy in these properties, and their handling b.t practical rnilriuid men, the si;.... 1.: 1 ..mi . ,, . ..., ., ,s .,, , ,, iicuii 01 is la ue out of tht-e properties. This will affect living tints nnd reduce ehiiiges the public must now meet, for then it will no longer be necessary to compel the lailroads to earn dlti- I Users of PEA Coal be ad- vised and buy now. We have the size and quality. We ' handle only the very BESTCOAL Egg .$10.75 Stove$11.25 Nut . lt.35 Pea.. 9.45 The rrkc.tVIII lis .Much lllclirr IFc serve you right Owen Letters' Sons Lnrgtut Coal Yard in Phila. ' Trenton Are. & Westmoreland mzmMw Pure Virgin Spanish Olive Oil We sell any amount barrels, 13. Ballon capes, gallons. Jars, Gal lons, quarts, pints and half pints The best oil on the n.arket. Cream Ollva for medical use. Delivered fn short time. Phone Walnut 1050. The Spanish Products Co. 1 s53 1 EC Bit 1 l'-lfflBw? m UUvl YA 1 EVENING PUBLIC dcniN on millions of dollars of watered Mo"k." The Cliamlirr'R Stntcmenl The Nntlomil riininber of Commerce last night went on record iim opposing Kcriinieiit ownership of public utili ties. The Ktntement follows: 111! ... .. ...I.. .,......, l1... . ' "iMiie rciurns iium am urn i u. Im" referendum sulimitteil iij tlicllinm- .r f Commerce of the t'nlted States to Its member orginlzntious, show thnt IK' lier rent of the votes cnt were op- posed to Government ownership i of I ill- "l". 1 " Illltloilltl llllirillier I'l 0 lis i ration of 11 'JO conimcticnl and trade oignubiitlons with a membership of IITO.INHI business men. "The national chamher thucfoie goes on record ngaliist goveriiment owner (hip for the following reasons; "I'ii-t. T'mler government owncri-hip (he development of lailroad facilities would dciieiul iipon congressional un nropriatliius whii'h would nictcnt the antii Ipatiou ot tin- transput tatlon ti Is i '" ""' eouiiu.v. .vuiiropriaiioos woiiiii .. . i i.. i.. ,i i ... i. i,ll ,,, fill,,,,' ,,, ,,(- ,,,l.,ll,,, till., l ,11, time nccde.l to insure ade.piale devel- ,,., f ,,,, rnilrcnds. Political on- sldeintlons might also control the iiinnunt of appro.i iations and the ob- iects for which they were luade. lo ncipnre rie rntiroaus ine gov einiiirnt would liu,e to pledge Its credit'..... .., i... i.. e.,i. oubi.,1 Mr Clem- f'"- eighteen to tttont jiilllons ol : ,lol- ''V' ' " ;""1Jl'Z':t J"' I'ITt ',', i ',U the go ve rmnei to spose T, !. J .,' ,r cs reoulred o pmclias,. the railroads, nnil It would be neccs-I sur for the goternment to secure from Hie bundled million to one billion hunilieil million to one billion do'lars of in w capital each .tear. If the got ei niiieut were to a-sume the biir ih'ii of financing the rnilro'ids at the picscut time when the war debt is so large, its interest rate would neies- 1 saril.t he as high as, if not higher than. 1 the int. at which corporations could se, nre capital. State tlpnntloii Inefficient "II (internment operation is seldo.n, if ever, as lln h lit as coiporate man- ngeiueut. Cm, .petition, the 1111 titeto itliciemy and piogicss 111 pntat iter- , pi i-es. is absent fiom the gotennnent 1 ndmini-tintioii of alTairH. Imllvidual initiatite is b'ss bureaucratic methoils are mine chaiai'te'i-ti". and the sertiics I tendered arc less pmgre ively efheient. I "1 Whi'e the goternment would ' presiimabl select oihieis mid eniplo.tes I ll menus of efhi'lene test, political in fluences would almost lertaiul be giteu I weight in selecting men for oiluial I positions. "Fifth. I'nliss the government niloptid the point of fixing low lutes ami fares with th, intention that nn resulting deficit from operations should h" m1.ii eil as an increased but den of tn s upon the general public, rates and fins would hi higher under gotcinment than undei private operation. I nder goternment 0pe1.1t ion expenses rise in relation to income, anil the charges im posed lit the irotci nment, if a deficit is to be avoided muM be higher than those which if would be ncccssnt to pennit railroad loipniation- to make. STRIKE OF SHOPMEN FORCES EMBARGOES Chicago. Aug 0 (I! P. I Ef feet- on traffic of the stiike of ful eiated railroad shopmen weie seen to dat in the embaigo placed by several lines in the Southeast on all freight shipments exi ept carload lots of live lock and perishable gooiU. Accessions to the mnk- of the sttikj-rs. m im leasing, it was bclicied wi twhii h arc ould lead add tional lines to place embargoes tin tmfhe. Imcstig.ition of the manner in which the stiike was called is under tin to ili.t b.t It. A. Miliot. assistant Tinted States district nttmnet. "The district council which called the stiike was formed here during the eonfeienie between the director gen-I er.il of railroads and the union offi cials nt Washington." snid .Mr. Mil lot. "It was the policy of the union otlit ials to hate the men remain at woik pending the adjustment of the differ ent e- "The district council of inilroad shopmen had no authority to call the stiike. the testimony nirendy taken show-. "Responsible union men have com plaiuid to the government nnd we aie conducting an examination to deter mine who is 1 ('sponsible for the inter fereiue with goveriiment arbitration and with the operation of the railroads under federal administration." Columbus, O.. Aug. 0. (Ity A. P.) I Approximately 4000 men went on j strike today at the Pennsyltnnia and Norfolk nnd Western Railroad shops to .enforce thir demands for higher wages. nmplo.tes nt the Hocking Valley shops 1 did not strike, and it was said they , would remain on the job until a vote on the tpiestinn has been taken in accord ante with instructions troni national ll(.,,JBrters I I Who pays the rent after a building burns? One or the other landlord or tenant must lose the rental when a building burns. Who it is that loses depends upon the wording of the lease. But whoever is liable to loss may be protected by Rents Insurance. Ask your broker to explain this to you. If you have no broker, consult with our Brokerage Department. sa STOKES PACKARD HAUGHTON & SMITH Independence Square, Fifth & Walnut Sts. New York Office: 80 Maiden Lane Your Bid Will Be Lower Yet You Can Guarantee a Fir8t-Cla88Job While ZEMENTINE is used for Is used, it costs you considerably In every respect, a first-class ZESIENTINE himself (It has been in successful use for over 25 years) and a proposition that saves him money without sacrificing results is bound to interest him. ZEMENTINE comes in white and colors in Bbls. (325 lbs.), 7c lb. Smaller lots, 8c lb. Special price to contractors. Sample on request. Houttholdtr can bfy it in 24b. Carton AT DEALE&VIOc Carton LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, . AUGUST 6, 1919 Peace Council Didn't Get U.S. League Plan rnii,,,i Krom I'nirrOw wit,, to be imld, the secretary nntil I he understood the league had no author it to "assess" any nation, but the por- :',"' -.J! .T "Sat'w'as mr" . " !'-" '"' r.-T!Tt.? ' , .... , . cer I would be entirely dependent upon the ileclslon ot ixingress miner me same pu... as ..." '".""".", i." 1 of nineteen ot ner .merua, o .. - .,,, fpr ,(( nnkc , stntclm,ut ntioas in whl.h the t'nlted S"t"l nt(.r on thnt suhjtct, ns well as the nt partlcipates now are paid. , ,,ml(, ot thp AmcrlcnI1 ,0v,.iinent to- Mr. Lansing said It was true tlint , WIir( ,,. twoiity-onc- .lcmnn.1-by .Tqimui President Wilson had cabled t ,,, -1n and toward Chlnn'M en peace eciinml loo reipiestlng that the trance into the wnr. ontldrntl.il minutes of the proceedings w,.nntor .0,v. Itepilbllcan. Indiana, of the commission on the league of mi- skpi iether fhlnn made any appeal tlons he not furnished to the trench i , ,,. American delegates about tin' Semite. nsked regarding Senator Mtiinilegee press icpoits that the I'rcsiilent imu cabled Premier Clcmcncciltl, of Irnnce. "disappioving" n reipiest of the French Heiinte for the minutes. 1 That isn't a true statement of the , I - ! ,n,l... 15... . facts, xaiil tir. i.aosuig. me -"'-1 , h,f(in. ,t , mimlt(.s f , the commlss.op on the league of nations. ' and Mr. Clc. ii-nu -aid as thnt was a j 'matter pertaining to other governments us well as the French (lovernmeiit he mUst make iinpiir.t, 11,. iiiiiired of me and I snid my impression was that, great freedom of debate irritMtiiiM Mini would 1111 unwise to hi I the minutes before the Senate, and that I would communicate with the Pie.sideut. The Picsiilcut agreed with me and cabled th" peine 1 oinnils-lon." American It curds In Walls Mi. Lansing told th munittee it was eit.iln when the committee could sccuicfh lei mils of the American peace be kept 111 taken up h Senator lloi ah, Republican. , Idaho, who asked when the State He p.ti tment Hist In aril of th" -eirct treat between Japan. Cnat llritn'ii. France and 1 ml for the icssion of Shantung to .lapnn. "I should have to look the matter up befme 1 could give a definite 1111- -tter, Mi Lansing icplied. lie Inter I to do this and inform the piomis ommittie When the Lansing-I-hii agieemcnt was made. Mr. Lansing said the depart 11,t K ...... ,.f .innnn's tuentt-one de- m.lms ., (),!, ,.,, mt ndilrii that the ,,.mllll(, .n,, , enter into the discus- -ion of the agreement. .... . f 1 . . .. At no lime was it understood Hint the Lansing Mm agreement was the t indoisement of .lafian's tweut -one de-( niandsV" asked Senator Ilornh. 1 "Ah-olutel not." -aid Mr. Lansing. 1 We wen moid to them." oppo- And the agreement was not enforce- dclegiitlipi. 11- thet must be kept iniulgc. I ! also sanl he had been "ns Pnrls for Mime time for use. ' -urcd b Mr. Hnlfour" (the Itriti-h The Shantung settlement then wns-I foreign -ecietni I that (treat ISrltaiu -""f 'Pt "t '"""'K fertile puniose'IIf-smllklng S3 Miniituns. lions of the pennl sections of the food- " control law. Profiteers nnd honriler- "And if you had known of those will be investfcated to the limit, nnd I mci et agreements, would .ton have likely hope to take action which will give cute! ed into the agreement with Vis-' these violators a lesson and to generall.t count Ishii?" I reduce the cost of living." .. ... ,, ,. ., It was indicated that the request on .secured Open Door Policy Congress for additional authoiity would "Yes, I think so," Mr. Lansing re- take the fonn of legislation defining plied. "I think I can say that one of profiteers and deals speciall.t with.re the icr.t 1 ennuis for the Lansing-Ishii tailers. Tlieie is nothing in the Lever agreement was to secuie from Japan it I i."'1 ,of AuKirst 10, 11117. known as the 1 laiatlon of the open door policy, foml vatut" nrt- ""thorizing the got- ulilili si,,. ,. 1. eminent to pioceed against letnilers. win, 111 wi. .... , , Further, thnt -tntute is . so written that Senator Iloiah nsked whether the',,,, gm,.rntuciit in pioc ling ngninst Lansing. ishii agreement had been con- profiteers would be toiced to estnb.lsh -ideied as an indoisemeiit of .Inpun's in court thnt the price charged wns ex tttent -one demands. lorbitnnt. It would have. to be .shown "I know it was in .lapnn." Mr. 'that the price tvus higher than that .lapnn." Mr. never knew it Lansing replied. but I was 111 China. ' "Mid not China send a protest?" "I will hate to refresh 111 memory." "Was the secret agreement between lapnn nnd the Allies brought to the at tention nf the President before on went to Wr-ailles.?" "(Hi. yes." .Mi. Hoi ah then took up the icport that Set retnry Lansing, (Senernl llliss and Henry White hud filed 1. written Piotcst against the Shantung protision. Mr. Lansing stated that (icncrnl lilissi wiote a letter to the President and1 that it ttiit, signed by (ieneral ltliss alone. ! "Hid it purport to be written on the' pnrt of any others?" asked Mr. Itornh. "Vis; Mr. White and 111 self." Mr. Lansing added that it was a pri- ' tate conimuulcntion fiom (ieneral llliss to President Wilson and thnt he hnd no inpies available. Pressed to describe what the ltliss let 1 1 ter was. Mr. Lansing said: 1 "The President had consulted with us and had nsked us to comnmniiate our opinions, (ieneral liliss prepared a letter nnd showed it to us, and we concurred in it. It was n matter of our adthe to the President." The Perfect Water Paint purposes that an oil paint lesB.yet the finished job Is, job. Your client, nn Hnnht knnwJ lftJi" tr rP of " protrstr -xo." Asked why the letter wjih not nvnil- nliln UoKminco t i.t.. ....1.1 ,""' "''. """" "' "Ask tlie President. It wns sent to him, mid I suppose he hns It." ltcpljlng to .Senator Ilornh, the score, tnr) Noid he could not remit having me Japanese ue egates to ., ,..,.,. ,'' Intimidate" (. Questioned ngnln about the Lansing- I"hil agreement, the secrctart said he Shantung matter, ,,i ,i.. nt fi.1,,1. !,. ,..,, nmti.in- formal." said Mr. Lansing. "Of course, t1(, C,,,M, dplegntes called upon the American delegates njid ili-scusscd the subject. I don't cull it nn appeal, as it Nuls ,iv.ssl,m the sauie us we had ...... wnn tlie .lapancse delegates. hffnrlH to Inlllience .lapnn "Was a., effort made by the Aluer- can delegates to have .lapnn Siinrautce to return Shantung to thlun." asked Senator New "Yes. there was such nn effort And bt the word effort I do not mean tn becnuse of thel'Pl.t thnt it was a failure." it might cause j ""o ou mean to say it was not a 'allure.' asl,isl henator llarilfng, ltc- puniicau, (into. 'I ennnot pass upon thnl, as the mat- ter was handled entircl.t b the Presi-,hls smoking materials, as were the dent." other prkouers. Ever thing else wns Secretin' Lansing said he "bad ren- I taken from them, son to beliete" theie were no secret! The men were then searched in turn : agreements in 1 ffect lfow among the oilier allied and associated powers of which the Tinted Slates hnd no kuowl- fiunrcd the open -door polic in China nnil not special spneies 01 liitluonce. Congress to Hear Wilson on Friday Coiitlnnril Troni I'ncr Our I policy with respect t,o the "big five" I would be fortlpoming within n few days. I A report picsented to tlie Pre-i-. dent hv Mr. Palmer wns divifleit f,,l two classes of recommendations. The I'irst dealt with the ndvi.snhilitv of pro ' '.""R Mt nee finder eistlng laws mainly the wartime food control net il irit 1 1. ut t it ti t nns J ll rtfi (liiu n ti ,1 n . in. -"!- niiiiii ii s, iiuiii in 1 -1 .11 III illU' ipIntnrs of f o id prices through the agencies of trnu-portntion nnd stornge. The second dealt with suggestions re- garding further legislation deeineil nep- e-sary to make such prosecutions more successful. 'Thc Depart inejit nf Jii-tlce." snid ,t- l.-I ,,..!,! V..,, ,. .. , , JaFKfT a king's 5wR 1 th v-. !. rmv jM-j tv,o V7 Drnr $ljEr j&Micjs! IMMr -lfcf ATLANTIC r, 4-L - iLl5 5th Ward Men Go to Jail Today Continued l'rom Vat One f mined from saying an thing, although he smiled. Sheriff Ortllp then enlled the roll, the men answering to their names. Murphy was found to be missing. Wirt sehnfter xtns permitted to go outside to one of the machines, and returned with him. He hail found Murphy calling to every one within hearing distance. "Here I Am," snjs Murphy "Well, here 1 nm," .Murphy yelled repeatedly. "And I guess I'll stay with you for n while." The six men remained in the court house for hnlf nn hour. Twenty-five minutes of this dclny was cntited by Wlrtschnfter, who wns telephoning to his wife. Then they were walked three squares to the county Jail. They were escorted by the sheriff and his .deputy nnd Mr. Cogan. They were taken directly through the office of the jail to the corridor fat ing the cells on tlie ground floor. They all crowded in together, apparently anxious to get away from the small crowd thnt gathered outside. Once inside the jail, they were Intro duced to two "trusties" and three dep uty wnrdens. The sheriff then delivered the prisoners to Deputy Warden Har lan .1. Hall. Permitted to Keep Money Murphy xtns the first man searched. The trustees took a penknife from him. lie was permitted to keep his money nnd reldtnnn, Wlrtschnfter, Hnden, Urnm and finnll Bennett. Mr. Cogan was barred from talking to the prisoners nt first. AVhen Dis trict Attorney Wade apcaic(l, how ever, arrangements were mane 10 per- nilt the attorney to he with tho men. Feldmnn, in talking to no one in par ticular, said : "We wcr all good gu.ts until we got on the force. T'rnm acre was on the force for only six uiontns. During that tlnte he locked up two men nnd wns locked up six times himself. 1 was on the force for two years and was tried twice for murder during thnt time." "The Man Higher Up" l'cldman was asked about "the man higher up." He laughed. "Tell the mini higher up, whoever he is. that he put me In a dickens of a hole," he said. "He ought to be down lieie with me." llennett icfused to talk about any thing seriously. He stated that he had done nil his talking at tlie trial. When he heard that the city of Phila delphia will pay scvent -centH a day for the meals of each of the men, he snid : "I'm up here for eighteen months. Steak's fifty-three cents n pound now. I may be uble to get it fortwenty-three b.t "the time I get out." This statement led to inquiries on the part of the prisoners about their mcnls. Within 11 few tln.ts the men will he ordered to make a choice of the limited employments practiced at the piison nnd will begin to work out the balance of their sentences. Tlie choice of occupations is limited between carpet weaving, setting carpet lags or caning chairs. The usual prison broom factory is not one of the nd juncts of the Chester county jail. The prisoners will receive little exer Gas PfSfBi Amr y Every Puts Pep iJiM ,JU. cises during their stny in the prison. The yard of the jail is only forty by sixty feet, and it is not the general rule to exercise the prisoners there. In ten days' time nil of the. six men will be put to work. This they will do In their cells. - The cells nre closed on the outside by heavy, solid onk doors. Inside of these there nre the regulur iron-bnrrctt doors. If the prisoner ca)ls, it is un likely that they will be heard, There Is no electrical attachment in the cells with which they enn summon one of the trusties. ' Signal to "Trusty" If they want nnything from any of the prison officials, they pull a little stick on the inside of the wooden doors. To this is attached n string, nt the end nf which is n small bull made of woolen twine. The stick is on the inside of the cell nnd the cord runs through n small hole in the door, supporting the hall on the outside. When the string inside is pulled the bnll is drawn up to the hole, where It fits in. This is the signal for 11 trusty to Inquire nnd see what is wanted. It enn only he seen when the trusties walk past the cell and these wnlks arc not taken nt reg ular intervals. The trip .made in the machines from this city to West Chester xtns unevent ful. There was considerable laughter anil comment when West Chester was 1 cached, however. The knew they were in West Chester by 11 sign on the nuto rontl which read : "This is West Chester. Come Right In. Welcome." Met by Attorney Shortly after It o'clock the convicted men arrived nt the office ot their at torne.t before starting on their journey to jail. Member of the party snowed little interest in their journey. With the ex ception of Hn.t den all were in more or less high spirits. Ilnyden, dressed In a JlPL GUARANTEE TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT CO. 316-18-20 CHESTNUT STREET 1422 SOUTH PENN SQ. 9 SOUTH 52D STREET poetry of motion", written by Atlantic Gasoline. With a velvet-smooth motor, hitting on every cylinder, you will consider the veriest country-lane a king's highway. For, Atlantic Gasoline performs in such fine fashion, you cannot suppress that smile of motor contentment that says, "This is the life". Drive around to any of where Atlantic Gasoline is sold. Take pn a sup ply. See how much more motor-pleasure there is in this fuel. You'll agree that every road is a king's highway. THE ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY Philadelphia oline iti Ifour Motor blue serge suit, a large black grip at his feet, sat moodily in a chnir apart from the others. Dennett occupied his spare momenta in sending last instructions over the telephone to his home, while 'Wlrt schnfter and Urnm sat in comparative silence, but xvlth an occasional imii on their lips. Murphy occupied a chair off to one side of the room and the only time he spoke wns to say: "You can tell them this that I hope Moran wins the pen nnnt." Feldninn xvns the most talkative of the men, alternately attacking the news papers, which he blamed for hls'trou bles, or praising his wife, who had brought him n package containing writ ing pnper, ink, pencils nnd other arti cles. As n parting shot he said, "You enn tell the world that I we nre going with a clear conscience." 'Twas made for , T-H-PR-S-Ti Ttou'll like it m 5ir ASK YOUR DEALER "The Guarantee Is the Bank for Me Its faithful service was begun way back in Eighteen Seventy-One. Forty-eight years of faithful service, of continuous growth in resources and experience. There is hardly any problem of a banking or FIDUCIARY character that has not been brought to us for solution. This ripe and' well-rounded experience is at your command. road highway Atlantic tank in the original, was the numerous places Pittsburgh i fe ,H! V u V n nm & M M ,'-1v' hfii. KW. 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