w VT !" F Criminal Prosecutions Would Toach Losson to Offenders, Says Mrs. Margolis APPEAL FOR U. S. ACTION Jail sentences for food profiteers, rather than advice to Amcrleau liouse wlres to economize and conserve, is the true solution of the food problem in the opinion of prominent Philadelphia women who hnvo been studying hlsh cost of living conditions. Mrs, Max Mnrgolla, president of the Council of Jewish Women ; Mrs. Charles D, Clark, of the Woman's Land Army : .Mrs. Frederic II. Schoff, president of .the Natlonat Congress of Mothers : Mrs. A. W. Harmon, heart of the National Woman's party of the Sixth congres sional district, and other leading club women of the city have expressed their opinion that the government should rigorously prosecute hoarders of food. Club Women to Aid While many of the active club women are on summer vacations, thoie in the city nre planning to aid In the 'educ tion pf food prices and have offered their services to food Investigations. The Emergency Aid Is reorganizing Its force to ro-operatp In every way possible vtith Director Joseph S. Mac Laughlln, chairman of the market commission, in the sale of government food here, "One or two criminal prosecutions would be excellent things to teach n lesson to profiteers who hoard food un til It rots and has to be thrown away Tather than offer it to the people who need it to live," said Mrs. Margolis. "I was very much irritated when I read the suggestion that the housewives of America economize in the manage ment of their tables. The suggestion Is utterly beside the point. We have ample food supplies in this country, and the thing to do is not to urge the housekeepers to economize further, but to get our public officials to act in bringing the hoarded supplies on the market. Cannot Further Reduce "The average family is being run on about as economical basis as it can be run," continued Mrs. Margolis. "The prohibitive price of eggs, meat and other foodstuffs has made people cut to the minimum the quantities they eat. The average family cannot fur ther reduce the portions it consumes. During the war we made sacrifices for a purpose. ?ow we nre making them for no cause at all. "I cannot understand what Is the matter with the officials in Philadel phia," said Mrs. Margolis. "In other cities effective steps have already been taken to check profiteering, while here , nothing that really counts seems to have been done. If I were a native Philadelphian I would air my views more, thoroughly." The suggestion that the housewives economise further was made by Julius H. Barnes, United States nheat di rector. He wanted the 32,000,000 housewives of America to return to wartime economy in the management of their, tables to reduce the cost of living. "While T haven't any new theories to advance on the food situation," said Mrs. Charles D. Clark, of the Woman's Land Army, "I do know that economy on the part of the housewives is no solution to tlje problem. Housewives have been economizing since the begin ning of the war nnd they are still doing so. They learned the lesson well and they are doing all in their power so far as conserving Is concerned. "But that has not lessened the cost of living and it will not. The govern ment or some of the nation's food ex perts must hunt out some other way to reduce costs. I am confident high TMsiaslmaqiecome serious. Some people are inclined to neglect a slight rash. They consider it a mere trifle and expect ir to disappear next day. On the contrary this delay per mits the rash often times to become more malignant in, nature, and conse quently more difficult to overcome and heal. Save yourself hours of torture. On the first indication of 'soreness to the touch, an itchy and inflamed skin, Potty, with a tendency to become swollen and painful apply JRegfimol the famous healing ointment prepared es. Txdillj for the treatment of inch ailments Users of PEA Coal be ad vfsed and buy now. We have the size and quality. We handle only the very BEST COAL Egg. .$10.75 Stove $11.25 Nut.. 11.35 Pea... 9.45 The rrice Will n Much Hither We serve you right i Owen Letters' Sons Largest Coal Yard in Phlta. IYealoa Are. & Westmoreland J yV' prices nre due to profiteering and be- novo uic government should increase its efforts to expose such Illegal making of money." "The suggestion to houscvlcs that they economize in order to bring rc llcf from the condition of the Intoler able prices asked "for the food wc have to cat is secondary," said Mrs. A. W. Harmon, head of the National Woman's parly In the Sixth cougrcssloual dis trict. "People tould doubtless econo mise further by paying more attention to the waste In their garbage cans, but such a suggestion docs not strike at the root of the evil. "The putting of all food in storage on the active market nnd the consequent decline in price would stimulate the farmer to gi eater production because of the increased return to him. Wartime conditions were pretty hard, and many sacrifices were made which the public will not know of. The time for govern-, ment nctiou fins now come not the time for further sacrifice." U.S. RUSHES RIFLES TO KOLCHAK'S ARMY Increases War Material Con signment Owing to Reversals of Anti-Bolsheviki Washington. Aug. 1.1. (By A. P.) Mnterml aid for Admiral Kolchak s re treating army in Liberia is being rushed to ladivostok by the American Gov ernment. U wns said ofiicinly today that 43,000 rilles nnd several million rounds of ammunition and equipment would go forward this week on an army transport. The amount of material ordered to Siberia was said to be "very large" and to include motor vehicles nnd medical supplies. The original consignment was materially increased after the recent reverses of Kolchak's army, it was said SEARL'ES GIVES $1,500,000 Massachusetts Capitalist Aids Unl verslty of California San Francisco. Aug. 13. (By A. P.I A gift of 25,000 shares of stock in the Pacific Improvement Company valued at Sl,fi00,000, has been made to the University of California by Kd ward Scarlcs, n Massachusetts cap! talist, it was announced here today. Searles, who married the widow of Mnrk Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railway, has made many substantial gifts, to western cdu cational institutions. ITALY ASKS FOR U. S. COAL Ambassador to Tell Wilson of Coun try's Distress and Needs Washlngton.Vug. 1.1. (By A, P.) Count V. Macchi d CclTfrc. the Italian ambassador, has an engagement with President Wilson today to osk that means be provided for immediately supplying American coal to Italy. Under the proposition credits for the coal would 'be established here by the government and Americnu shops would carry part of the fuel. The ambassador was prepared to in form the President that there would be great suffering in his country unless the fuel situation was relieved quickly. Palm Beach Suits Tailored By The Famous Kirschbaum White Goods Shops O iUR final reductions to clear out the piece suits broken lots and odd sizes. Even at the original prices they were unusually big values and far below the market level today. 13.50, 15 Cool Cloths, Palm d-i ( Art Beaches, Scotch Braemars y-LV.UU 1'6.50, 18 Palm Mohairs, Scotch II 20 Mohairs, Tropical Wor- -IA tA ll steds, Scotch Braemars .' xrrJJ l ALTERATIONS AT COST II Kirschbaum three-piece suits reduced I 11 proportionately. Our advice I II is: Buy NOW! I J RSaFB1 I II WINDSOR ROOM 1204 Chestnut St. ll 11 U SOUTH 15th ST. II b' t ' )V W'i - ? '.- -V4'r ' .s n EVENING PUBLIC BOLSHEIIira IN Fortross of Dubrio Captured by Ukrainian Army and Other Towns Taken ALLIES WIN ON THE DVINA Ily the Associated Press Indon, Aug. 1.1. The fortress of Dubno, in southeastern Vol h.tnla, has brcn captured from the Bolshevik forces by the 1'kranian army, according to official reports received here today via Vienna. A wireless mes sage from Moscow says that the antl Ilolshevik forces have occupied the rail way renter of Lutsk, In Volyhnia, southeast of Kovel. The Moscow message also reports that the clly of VlnniUa, in the Ukraine, 12." miles southwest of Kiev, has been abandoned by the Bolshcviki. The mes sage reads: "In the direction of Zhmerlnka we have abandoned Vinnitzn. The enemy has occupied Lutsk." Withdrawal of the P.olshciki from Vinnitza indicates that the Rumanians and anti-Uolsheviki have forced the ItoNlieviW to retire from the line of the river Dniester, in Northeastern Bessarabia. 1 (tenernl Ocnikin's advance Is contin uing along the greater part of the south ern Russian front against considerable Bolshevist resistance, the War Office announced last night, Kamishin, which was taken on July 2S. jicided 11.000 prisoners, siity guns. 150 machine guns nnd nn immense amount "f war material, it was added. Six Bolshevik battalions were des troyrd in n successful Anglo-Russian offcnsUc on the Dvina river on August 10. the war office announced today. More than 1000 prisoners, twelve field guns and mnny machine guns were cap turcd. Pensauken Dines on Eels Pensauken, N. J., Aug. 1.1. There are so many eels in the Pensauken creek that the residents of this town have largely cut out the purchases of meat and buy the eels from schoolboys. In one day a boy caught fifty-three eels Seeley's Adjusto Rupture Pad Increases efficiency of a truss 50 Ttari Serrr T?- Ratulalor ft $7.08 GREATEST RUPTURE RETAINER Thn Bflf-ailjtistlnr feature of this mi make It ranj to war. and thn Thumb brrew Regulator ntlown of altering nren mire at will. Meat ruptures crow bIo1 worm because truant that necmrd rlrht In the brslnnlnr were not. Our Improved HPPllanre and advanced methods Inwira Improvement for everjr case and curt manr, I. B. SEELEY, 1027 Walnut St. Cut out nnd keen for reference last of our two- Beaches, Braemars VMM BiHffl JMmwW1 p i.. m i ii W Founded in 1894 ll Last Week Of Our IS irst Anniversary Sale 11 I Reductions In 1 19 ?n LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST 13,'"lJ.9 CAPITAL BANK BANDIT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Turns Revolver on Himself After Firing Shot at Paying Teller Washington. Aug. 1,1. (By A. P. A hold up liinn, entering the banking room of the Munsey Trust Company, in the heart of the uptown business sec tion, today, pointed two pistols nt n teller nnd demanded $150. After firing one shot nt n clerk he shot himself in the jaw. He probably will recover. Two money orders. Issued at Defiance nnd Toledo. O.. were found in the hold up man's clothing. When he demanded the money the teller, first making a snow of counting bills, then dropped behind his counter as the robber fired a bullet thnt pierced the roat of n clerk nearliy. The bullet the robber intended for himself went through his jaw and then shottrrcd a .plate galas window. The vcenc of the attempted robbery was within 500 feet of police head quarters. I'he man gave his name as John B. TVtf c r. of 11(5 K(.st street. iVfinncc, O., nnd snid his uncle. Charles It. Vctzcr, at the snme ncldress, could tell "why he couldn't get ahead." BELGIANS OCCUPY MALMEDY Carry Out Provision of Peace Treaty In Rhenish Prussia nrusseU. 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I Coca-Cola quality re- .IR corded in the public P taste, is rH3f holds it i I 1 1 above imitations. jfe IllrJlll Demand the genuine by Wm S ' ilMUl u" name nicknames llimil ivh encourage substitution. Ijlillll WEafa. THE COCA-COLA CO. IB I llWliiitt ATLANTA, GA. llMll llvUij I iilffl ll 1 . mil KRhbh mi ifflUm izv"gjafflUit I IliMyi! illntl It If ' tW H mSLffitl ilsjMfeW A flfWji V M ' . L ii . .1 i. miimiwiiiuMtiiiiia i ij- ' '- QkJLz" : y&jLilL .. Jis-izi wj. - v , . ii., c.siisf. .jaiBta nLLIEoIET HASTILY TO Rumanian High Commissioner Balks at Obeying Peace Council Orders BRATIAN0 IS CONCILIATORY Paris, Aug. IX-The Interallied Su preme Council of the Pence Conference was summoned hastily today at 2 :"0 o'clock to consider the Hungarian situa tion. Constantin Iriamand. Itumanian high Commissioner at Budapest, according to a message receixed today from the inter allied military commission in the Hun garlan capital, informed the commis sion thnt he would not consider its insni"tions ns nrdi-rs. The allied gen erals thereupon telegraphed to Tarls. asking i( they were right In considering instructions from the Peace Conference ns military orders. M, Diamnndy, the message adds, snid he wns authorized to cairy on nego tiations with the inteiallicd commission, but would not obej its orders. I Trouble 0cr Allied Orders The ciiiiv which M. Diamnndy ic fused to inept were based on instrue I linns from the Pence Conference to the interallied mission nidrrinc it to tmry nut the disarmament of the Hungnrinns in accordance with the terms of the armistice of November, 1IMS. The Ilumnninti commissioner denied M The Perfect Water Paint BaaHavt.l FWv WtGf :"7T- JSl I Mr I t T TTTTTTTJ T T T tTJ T Jl ITtT MMIt t T I II I I I I I In E?HJJB J iaVBaaaalllHBaBflllllvnlllfl ps".""a"ia""""i"""i""i N V sm I R (9) iTl (qY IRniiml) o aiiBM his government had supported the move ment which clcxated Arrhdutie .loseph In lludapest. He denied also that ltu mania had sent an ultimatum to Arch duke Joseph, saying it had only sent an informal document. As this document, however, insisted upon the frontier established by the Allies bet ween Hungary nnd Rumania in l!Hli, when Rumania entered the war. the conference regnrds it as ills tmctlj nn ultimatum Intended to super sede the action of the conference. The replies of Premier Itrntinnn. of Rumania, to the notes of the supreme council concerning the nrtlvilv of ltu inanlnn troops i;i Iluiigar.t have reached Paris, nnd were decoded tndm bj the Kumnntnii delegation. While the full and exact text nf the notes is not available, the members of the Rumanian delegation say that they arc of a conciliatory nature. It is kaiil that Premier Jtrntiano has instructed the Rnmnninn officers at lludapest tn hold an immediate conference with the ailed generals there nnd to make eerj effort to avoid complications. Itivharcst. Aug. VI delayed! iPy A PI -The Rumanian nrim entered lludapest in what was belleied tn be compliance with the whines of the Al lies. Premier llrntiann. of Rumania. oid todn. in n statement gicn to the Associated Prr. Would Crush lloMictjsiu He said the movement wns undertaken in an effort to stamp out bolshevism and that there wns not the slightest disposition on the part of the llumnni nns to take am territory bciond thnt consiileicd essential to Rumania's achiermi'tit of nntionnl unitj "Our troops will be withdrawn with in the froiiticis liseil bj the Kiimaninn trentj of nllmiice with Hie Allies,' From Strayer's to Success Shfrman riielr, 115 Wt tVa.Mntten I.sof. nrmia town niter d Stray.r'ii llulns l olltt at 1H rr or ag for ih. .Rtenotyp i-mjrn.. ini within 8 months atler taklot a position ntt earning 140 a weak Mr Vhelfr'a brother la now a tuont at fltra.rer'. Tall write or 'phone for partlru i StraTtr'a ran 1n for itraet. 'Phona, Walnut SSI. To ararf the motor it U necei rfry only to tarn on the twitch under condition! where other motors would stall, the starter automatically itept in to keep the Holmes motor running. 1 ' ' f lars about una 107 Chaatnut . ... V'V II. . ? A Properly Sized Car That a Woman May Drive J WOMEN who drive their own cars appreciate ease of control, and perfect security in driving, in a car of quality and a size sufficient to afford comfort to their guests. A woman may drive the Holmes 126-in wheel base, seven passenger touring model, even through the most crowded traffic 'vithout fatigue and without nervous worry. Flexible power, in ths smooth running six cylinder motor, air cooled with aeroplane type valves, eighteen valves all in the head, with speed possibilities of from 3 to 50 miles an hour in high gear, makes it rarely ever necessary to change gears even when starting from full stop in traffic. The motor does that it automatically ' to run the car under The steering knuckle is mounted on Timken Roller bearings steering is without effort. The service brake operates on the transmission brake drum, and through the differential, eliminating uneven braking force, preventing skidding when the brake is suddenly applied, and multiplying the braking effort. Control of the spark advance is automatic the driver does not have to worry about proper ignition. Jnusual riding ease, obtained through flexible chassis construction and full elliptic springs in a car of light weight, eliminates all driving fatigue. And the HOLMES with its superior driving ease travels from 18-20 miles on a gallon of gasoline, 10,000 miles on a set of . r V s "pci aims i - that tn price of economy is no HOLMES PHILADELPHIA COMPANY 441-451 N. Broad St., PhUadelphia, Pa. Improved Air Cooled Premier Bratlano declared, "whenever there Is established In Hungary a stnble government that will afford protection to the Rumanian frontiers' nnd give nnj effective gunrautre Hint the armistice or treaty terms will be observed." " While- we were awaiting the arrival of allied troops, Uolshrvikl attacked Riimnnlan troops on the Trnnsylvoninii front. After severirl dnjs of hnnl fight ing. in which ltumsnin received no inn terinl help from the Allies, the Itol licuk forces were beaten decilel. "The ).o-called government of llrln Kim wns overthrown, nlthoilgh nt heavy sacrifices on the part of the Rumanian army. In older to render the tictory effective, the Rumanian troops occupied lludapest and restored order where only nnnrchr had prcnilcd Afl5rAii. mxssBtim 11 . mJBT -- was "The Guarantee it the Bank for Me." ''" rf GUARANTEE TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT CO. 316-18-20 CHESTNUT STREET 142IJ SOUTH PENN SQ. 9 SOUTH B2D STREET ' ' ' nami iinmiiiimiiiuiiiimniiiiiiniiii ,.a not stall the powerful starter is so constructed keeps the motor turning with power sufficient conditions where other motors would stop. uai. i& nut tourer necessary in a seven-passenger touring car and. longer restricted carrying capacity and cramped discomfort.. . ial -4I A V ,-iiv, .0 U. S. SHIP STRIKES MINE Tugs Stand By as Damaged Engle wood Limps Toward the Thames l)ner. Aug. 1.1. (Ily A P.) Tlj 4 American steamship Knglcwood struck a mine In the North Hca off the Thames river at 7 ::i0 o'clock this morning and sent out a wireless message for help. She. however. Is In nn Immediate danger of sinking, nnd tugs are standing by. . The Knglewood is making for ths Thames under her own steam. If shu tnkes nn more wnter she probably will be benched nt Shcerness. The Knglewood. riinfl tons, left New "i rk on .Inly .'!() for Rotterdam. She was built on Stolen Island in 1018 for the I nlted States shipping board. ISSSSSB ofifveCape Imagine1 the consternation of early Philadelphiana in the day when Captain KidrJ and Blackbeard were familiar figure along the Delaware. Think of the excite ment and anxiety with which they hurried to bury the family valuablea in seme aafa place. The household cheat never waa and never will be a aecure place in which ta etc.; either in peraon or by mail, loaa, either by fire or theft. Our vaults defy both .lames and burglara. We invite your inapection of them and will gladly answer inquiries aa to terms. i 4 M. i H j j" ,M"H."' "4$ t . l I -.f i. i ! A a 3 d I fl i ll i
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