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Financial Briefs
The New York Subtreasury lost
$3S2,000 to the banks yesterdny, re
ducing the rnsh net gain since Friday
to ?5,002,000.
The transfer hooka of the Lake Ku
perior Corporation dose September JO
niul open October 2 for nnnual meet
Ins to be held October 1.
The Commercial Trust Company has
Increased flic capltnl stock from $1,-
(100.000 tn $2,000,000. Stockholders as
lcgistcred August fi will be' entitled to
Mlbscrlbe to new stock nt $200 n sharp.
Subscription and payment to new stock
to be mnde in full on September 1 or
on the following Installments: $10
September 1, $80 October 1, $80 No
vember 1.
To date, the treasury has sold $20.",
875.000 2 per cent certificates nf in
debtedness to Federal Reserve Hanks
to secure issues of $1 and $2 Federal
Kescrve bank notes.
LONDON STOCK MARKET
; Undortone Quiet Grand Trunks
Strong Oils Harder
i London, Aug. 15. Pending I.loyd
George's statement on the financial
policy of the government next Tuesday,
trading in the gilt-edged section of the
stock exchange was narrow today with
prices off from the best.
Further gains were noted In Grand
Trunks. Home rails hesitated because
of the threatening attitude of the work
ers. Oils were harder and mines held
wall. Genrally the markets were quiet
and steady with the customary week
end absenteeism lu evidence.
London Metal Market
Jfew York. Aug 13. Cam ndic re
ceived ftt tlm New York Metal Exchange thin
morning quoted price in Indon ftn follow
Tin Snot. 271 JOj. a loss of H inn: fu
tures. 2fin in, h jmln of j pn Htmli
273. a decline of H. Sole, spot none: fu
turefl. 400 tons Stnndard cooper Hnot
(OS .In, an advance of .1 ir.s. future, ton
B. an upturn of 3 IS. Kale apnt, 100
tons, future 1300 ton Klr-ctrnlvtle cop
per Spot. 10.1, up 12: future. 1114, a sain
of 1. Lead Spot 2r,. a le.s of J. (id
future. 23 12a 8d. unrhanffed Hpelter
Spot. 39! future. 40 10s, both unchanged
rti
SELF-CLEANING
Rocking Grate
VALLEY IRON WORKS
COMMERCIAL TRUST BLDG.
NEW YORK
SHIPBUILDING
CORPORATION
ftia U&dr work, rood w&fei an
excellent working conditions. Thr
re npentmr In nearly all branohee
for pkltled mechanic.
Apply Employment
Department at the Yard
Camden, N. J.
I
ks&sgj
Blower EqsipatsU,
Keating, Ventilation imi
Exhaust Syiteau.
Sleet-Metil Work,
Safety Guard.
C. H. RAUB
Ifayne At. 4 Berllty
St.. PoilaJeloni. P.
&UD
COMMERCIAL STEEL
PRODUCTS CO.
Holts. Spikes, etc.. Wire Cloth. Window
and Poor Screen Cloth. Wire Work. Win
daw Ouardn. rnrtlllon nml nalllne.
AH products of Iron and Steel
Pennsylvania Bldg. sp MS
VULCANITE
Portland Cement
Philadelphia New York Boston
HIGH qVAM7T QUICK SKHV1CM
Motor Truck DeliTery
Lonsdale Foundry Co.
IntdaJt. I'w, rho: LaniddU 4M
O. W. KETCHAM
Manufacturer o(
Architectural Terra Cotta,
Bricks
Hollow Tile, .Etc
Chas. J. Webb & Co.
Wool
and Cotton Yarns
116 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Ta.
NAGLE "
STEEL COMPANY
STEEL PLATES AND SHEETS
Pottstown, Pa.
Phlla. Office, 1411 Morris Bldg.
K. Z. GRAVES
Incorporated
'2 and 24 South Third Street
Philadelphia
file tlouis of 8pcclaltles In rail Is u
Varnishes
THE BALDWIN
Locomotive Works
.Steam and Gasoline
LOCOMOTIVES
(PhUadelphi, Pn.
fur-
c
Philadelphia Marhcts J
GRAIN AND FLOUR
WHHAT nrrelpta, 101. MO bushel. The
market tru quiet, but price were (Irmly
maintained n quote No. 1 red winter,
W.3!t; No. 1 northern eprlng, 12 39: No. 1
hard winter. J2 S9: No 1 red winter, aar-
i ,yl ,!., No. 1 "d- smutty. 12 3: No.
...'' s1t."Sky nd smutty, 12 34: je. 2 red
winter. 2tt: No. 2. northern prln 12 31;
J.. in i " winter. 12 BO. No 2 red winter,
earllcky. 12.34 No. 2 red. smutty. IS.i
s ;..? T'A rrlpkjr and imuttv, 12 31: No.
5-r'rt winter. 12 32: No 3 northern snrlnic.
.rJl" No- ttrd winter. 12 32: No. 3 red
i'"l,fr,rrJlcky 2 30: No. a red, amutty,
h..rJ N"-.!1 ', rlleky and smutty. 'J 27.
""ir k-raae on the r mil .
IORN nflnl Infll I 1.-1- T-l.m.K.,4
iht and price nominal. Wo quote yellow
n car lot fnr i.ui ,.....,. .. ... ......hiv
In
UA I .... 'yi".'- A'",."' "" "' M.'W
i..VA.'M Hecelpt. 74,482 buh. The mar-
"X .'"h','"n. m t lzwz.ia per nusn.
?. " 11!"" hut teady under llKht or
rerinrs. A e ouote. ri- lot in location
n.Pi l ?.""'. ",,l4 WOle. No 2 white, fl0
8s3siH wnte. stUfSUrtc. No. 1 wnile
H.Otm rtecelnta. 23(1.7(10 Ih. In sacks,
Demand a luht and there was no chane
in Price Quotation To arrle, per lull
urn. in i iii-lti. jute ack Vtf nter stralslit
wetern. old, f ll).4oeMO SO: new. 110. 2S
Ui..,A.n,?.l'h "W. HO 330110 3U; new. M0
1 in ..i, Kansas, atrataht. new. I11W11
... ;."."" rdent. old. J12r.' 30; new-,
...if??.1.1 7?! "Prliir. ehort patent, old.
loui.ion: no. patent, old, 12 305fl3, do.
,,i" WiJ"" nulet but steady We
i" "' .i)U'ffii 25 per barrel. In sacKi
aa to quality.
PROVISIONS
There wsa a fair Jobblna trade and al
"'", Knerally ruled atendv Quotations:
iU . .'" BrB' einoKeu and sir-dried. .ic;
knuckle and tender, smoked and alr-drled,
...... i-wTK, lamiiy, oic: nam, H. V, cured
lonae Stiff 40c. do. skinned, loose. 873Sc
uo, do, smoked. 3ll40c. do. boiled, boneles.
"" i'n-mc enouiaeis, t r, cured, loose,
i7.ri ."" "'"eked. 2flr3(!c. Iiellle. in
Pickle, loose. 3(lc, breakfast bacon. 44c, la-d.
.) i c.
REFINED SUGARS
l.laht orrerlnga restricted business. Trices
ern unchanged on a basis nf lie for tlno
KranuiaiC'l
DAIRY PRODUCTS
lirTTHU I,mand nas falrlv active Slid
the market advanced lc under llsht receipt
of Hue (rood Quotations: Solld-Tackerl
"""mery. extras, r.llc. hlither-scorlns goods.
3751c. the latter for JobblnB sales, extra
firsts. 33ff35c. flrsts. b2WS4c; second. 30
wjlc: seet creamery, choice to fan-y. 5858
nOc. do. fair to cood, B3W57c. fancy brand
Of rrinta Jobblns at fl1(13c. fair to choice.
KOOS Choice tork wa searoe. and
wanted. Inferior stock was plentiful and
..'!'.. Quotations. Kree cases, nearby,
51,i RO per crate, current receipts, that will
(trad-. 13: fair to cood. 13 30014 40,
western extra nrsta, M.V60 per case; firsts.
114 40W-13, nearby and western, seconds
110 S0WI2 BO. fancy selected eitss Jobblnit at
noddle per dozen.
lll',Kt.K The market waa quiet and
FiiowiMi nine cnatifte. The quotation: New
lork and Wisconsin, whole-milk flats, cur
rent make, fancy. 32'4 ff 33c. special hlah-
er, New Tork and Wisconsin, whole-milk
flats, current make, fair to Rood. 3132c;
mir. KUOU3 joooinf: at okuo.ic.
POULTRY
I.IVK Pin deslrable-slzed stock ruled
nrm. with demand absorblntr the moderate
offerings Quntatlnna follow- Fowl. Ma x-
iireaa. .iiiw.Hc. spring cnicKens. broilers not
l.eahorns ellov-sklnned. welRhlna- l'i W2
lbs apiece. a7 40c. sprlna chickens, broil
ers, not l.eirhorns. 'ellou'-sklnned, weighing
i-y'i--i idi npicce. .nwatc: wnite i.egnorns,
ellow-sklnned, weighing 1 2 lbs. apiece.
33 34c white Leghorns yellow-skinned,
smaller lze. 30W32c; rooters, 232lc:
ducks, spring. 3O032c; dc. 1'ekln. old. 285J
3"c. do Indian Runner, old. 20lir2Nc. pig
eons, old. per pair. 403,l3e, do. young, per
pair. 33'?? 40c
DniISSKD Kino deslrable-sl-sed Btock met
w-ith a good outlet and ruled firm. The quo
tation were aa follows Fowls, fresh-killed,
urv picked. In boxes, weighing 4 lbs. and
over apiece. 404c. welshing 34 lb. 37!?
3c, sighing 3 lbs nplece. 34 33c; smaller
size. 32J33c. freah-kllled. in barrel, fancy,
dr. picked, weighing 4 lb and over apiece.
40c. weighing 34 lbs. 30fr37c: welshing 3
lb 3234c. smaller size, 31T32c; old
roosters, dry-picked. 26c; broiler. Jersey.
41r,0c do, other nearby. 3R40c. excep
tional lots higher: do, western. 3338c;
spring ducks. Ixir.g Island and nearby. 32c;
squabs, per dozen, white weighing 11GJ12
lbs., !8..Vlt!.2n. do. do. weighing 11 10 lb
per dozen. (7 BURS 23, do, do. weighing R
lb, per dozen. KIB0 7". do. do. weighing 7
lbs. per dozen. J4 S05T3 23. do. do. weighing
(IWdl, lbs. per dozen. 2.S06'3.30: dark,
$1.3002.23; small and No. 2. tl0c?'t2.
FRESH FRUITS
Cantaloupes of fine quality sold falrlv and
ruieo a snaae nrmer. uiner
fru ta were
generally steady.
Quotations: Apples, per
Cantaloupe. eitcrn.
do Delaware and Mary
Si 2.3 2 " Watermelons.
I250300. Iilackberrles.
basKet. 4(ic
r.n.
per crate. JJ2Sf2 7.
land, per crate,
southern per car,
per qt., lsuoc.
Peaches. Delaware and
Maryland, pr cratP, $1.603: do New Jer
sey, pr crate, 51.50513. do do, per basket,
nneQ!l.&0. Huckleberries, per qt.. l0(iT25.
I.emonR, pet box, $IQT. Oranges, California,
per box. I2!ff t,
VEGETABLES
Potatoes and cabbaffe of fine, quality sold
fairly and ruled a shade firmer. Onions alrn
were firmly held. Quotations: Whlto potatoes
Kastern Shore. Va., per bbt No. 1, $R
0. No. 2, $3. GO iff 8 !0; white potatoes. Now
Jersey, per basket No. 1, fl 1.35: lower
grades, 50 76c; white potatoes, pep Iftft
lb sacks, 3.2B Cabbage, per basket, 40
fl5c. Onlors New Jersey, per basket, $1Q
1 DO; do do, per bush-hamper. $12.C0.
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS
Chicago. Ausr IB. IIOOS ne!pts,27.0O0
head. Uneven, $1 to 11.50 lower than yen
terday's general trade, most salea $2 to
12.50 below Wednesday. Few common heavy
packing hogs getting action at derllno. Early
top. $2150: later. (2125 Heavy. Jill .' i
21.10; medium. n0.50B21.25; light weight,
Jln.50ISl21.15; light. 4l7 7BST20.BO; heavy
packing sows, smooth, $18501D,25; park
ing sows, rough, I17.5U18.50; pigs. $10
4J1R.
CATTLE Tlecelpts. 8500 head. Heef
steers, practically no trading; bidding sharp
ly lower; butcher cattle, mostly 25c lower.
Calves steAdy. stackers and feeders slow.
Heef steers, choice and prime, I16.50CP18.75;
medium and good, mffin.BO; common.
J10.2.1W1S, light weight, gcod and choice.
14 50W18.23; common nnd medium. $0.70
14.50; butcher heifers, $7.5015.50; cows.
S.7.2.-I011.SO: calves. I20W21.
' -". r. . ...... ,.j-..r..r. . ... :
.1 itu-ni "pi;, in.ui 11 nea. ?;atlvd
lambs cenerally 2oc Iilshr: Rom nrim
more; on iriciiy jiruiiij uecti ai jib; weatern
slow, snerp airunt.
Kat St. Louis. III., Aug. 15. HOGS
lieceipis, neiMi neiia. ijower. lop. 1
bulk. J21 00!f 22; heavy weights, $21. 50122;
meuiuiu vveisnva. i.i.Duvj; lignt weights.
21 25W21 85; light lights. $20.502t 25;
heavy packing sows, smooth. $180)11); pack
ing sows, rough. Jtfl. 50018; pigs. 11220
CATTLE Receipts, 1000 head Lower
Fteef steers. medlumnnd heavy weight, me
dium ana good. SIL'WH 75. common. J10.50
012, light weights, good and cholco S12ft
17. common and medium. S1O012; butcher
cattle, heifers. J 7 tj 1 3 ; cows, $7fi)12; can
ners and cutters. 15 .0(7, veal calves, light
j .......I.. ..ii.. tin nilinA. .
miiu iiuiiuj .,?, a. ,u.a,,'i, w; jeeuer steers,
J712. stocker steers, J710.
SHKBP- Hecelpts, 2000 head. Steady tn
higher. l.ambH, 84 pounds down. S14.R0ia
17; culls and common I8O0; earllng weth
ers, iou'iii ewt-B. meuium and cnoice, 8 50
29. culls and common, S8CU.
East noffalo, Aug, 15. CATTLE Ite
cetpts, 050 head. Slow and easier. Calves
receipts, 800 head. Active, J OS 25.
HOas Receipts, 2500 head. Active: $1.25
pis. jouu nead. Active: $1.25
mlietl and yorkers. $22 50;
-l32U. "L"". Sli rough..
:s. $121BB0; state. $12.25.
luwei. iimvi
llzht yorkers. S
Jlll10.:.1; stags.
SHEEP AND. LAMDS Receipts, 1000
neaa. aciivb. iamos -oc lower. Lambs.
$10O18.50;'pther unchanged. '
ritUburrli. Aug. 15. HOQS Receipts.
2000 head. Market lower. Heavies, $21. 7B
yorkers. $21.R0622. Pigs. $2121 50.
SHEEP AND LAMI18 Receipts, 500'head.
Market strong. Top sheen, $11; top lambs.
CALVES Receipts, 100 head. Market
limner, loji. o.oii
Kansas City. Mo.. Aug. 15." HOOS Re
cetpts, 5000 head. Lower. Bulk, $20.25
21.25. heavies . $21.2521.50; medium
weights. $20.IS021.85; Ights. $10,T521.50;
light lights. 119 B021; packlnr slSws. $18.50
20; pigs. ttR021.S3.
CATTLE Receipts. 4000 head. Steady.
Heavy beef steers choice and prime. $17.40
10; medium and. good. $14.25017 20; com
mon, $12.1014.15'. light weights, good and
S6o'.?'a.Mi?0P1,,s' common and medium.
$0.25014.50; butcher cattle, heifers, $n.75
14.75; cows . IU.B0ftlS.TS; canners and cut
ters. $5.50SO.BO; vesl calves, light and
oBmiB wt 1 f'oi.0u; reeaer steers.
.. ,w u io. !. iDCKor steers, IO.SUCQ'11
no
SHEEP Rseelnts.
B50O head. Higher.
Lambs. $1.7B17: cull
12.B0: yearling wethers. $0.6012.50:
iXS'i S.SW'25' """" e"'1' nd common.
KP&lWil'" "wt- 08; feeder lambs.
$12.5014.B0,
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS
Chicago, Aug. 15. BUTTER Recelots
72R2 tubs.' Stelcy. Vxtrf. B2c"nr"t" 40
61HcL seconds. 47M48Wo. W
414
yy"" uriiwiiiiu mut cases irm,
SC'J)"5":.flrnti. 40Hll4ci mlscel.
PBl Trim, iTIvala
laneous,
01 vi uriivtc.
Deputy Sacretary Choien
Ilarrlsburc, Ta., Aug. 15 Cyrus
13. Woods, secretary of the commoa
wealth, announces that with the ap
proval of the Governor be 1ms appointed
Fvederlq A. Godcharlcs, of Milton,
deputy secretary of the commonwealth.
lie ha. held that position for sons years
except for. a period in the army.
EEING' OTBLIO
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
TONOPA1I STOCKS
Jim lluil.r "n1 $
MacNnmara fin 'tip.
Midway 22 'jj
Mlztmli Kxt.nnlon n ,,r,
Montntm In n0
North Htnr 117 io
Hcui Ktila is 'm
W'ff t Knil 1 , 1 X
tlOI.HPIKUl STOrKS
AMnt.-i fi.l ns
liliin null n; 0.1
llnoth "7 mi
ninmf II II 01
l'ilnv r t
K'-wnnnii n.T n"i
Oro ni oi
Sllvr Pick "I .nt
MISCKMjANKOIIS
Noviirta Wondiir n '
Arlr.ona Vnlt'd 2"i .30
Tcopa MlnlnK "I .12
NEW YORK MONEY LENDING
XI5W YOIIK Mnury on i-all, mi'ioil
rnllntirnl, oppneil nt 4 per rrnl : lilsli.
4: low, H'-ij; lnp(, .TA ; clnscil, '.W.fii-I;
riilliiR into. ,T,- prr rent. 'Induitrinls
nponcd nt -i per cent; high, 4Vj ; low,
4: Inst, 4(ffi4,i ; rullne. 4 per rent.
The Immediate position in thr money
mnrket Indieates that "tenders nre dn
Kirous nf krepinj? their fundi liquid.
Time money today was unelinnced at
0 per cent on Rofd mixed for sixty to
ninety days and f!'i(fi:7 per ecnt on in
dustrials. The mnrket for prime morenntil"
paper is dull locally, hut hIiows a fair
itupiiry In the interior. NntliliiR is
bring done tinder ("U per cent and from
Ihnt level the rntes nre up to li' per
cent.
Prime bank acceptances nre modcr
nlely active nt unchanged figures.
PHILADELPHIA Call, fi per
cent; time, ii(7MI per cent; commer
cial paper, three to six months, 5V4fii
Ti'i per cent and nix months (! per cent.
LONDON Money quoted nl .'!',
per cent. Discount rates, shorl bills,
3 7-lOfTja1 per cent; three-month
bills, ,T n-10(a:!ys per cent.
Reserve Banks' Discount Rates '
Official discount rates at the twelve
Federal Hcserve banks were as follows:
(The first column gives rntes for all
periods up to and including 11 fifteen
day maturity; the second for a period
of sixteen to ninety days. The third
and fourth columns give the rates for
rediscounts of collateral loans secured
by government bonds or notes.)
Com't pap": (lovt. papi'r
in 10 no in to mi
IT, d.ivs iIajr K, davs lints
Bnmon ... 4 -Hi 4 4'i
New York . .4 ti 4 il
l'hllartelphta 4 4 4 1 4H
Hiehmnni . .. 4 W I 41
I'leveUnJ 4'i 4 4 41S
Atlanta 4-i 4 4 4 4'i
C'Meaco 4 4 i 4 4".
St loiil? ..4 4'i 4 4'i
Mlnn-anolls ... 4H 44 ffK 4 4H
Knnmis Cltv 4'i S 4H 4'i
Pnllas 4", 41 Sf 5 4 4'i
Pan Krnn-lsro Pi ft 4'i Jti
BANK CLEARINGS
Hunk rlearlnir todav romrarfd with cor
rpiipondlnp div tat two jam:
mm mis 101T
rtniit"n i.vs.iinn.4nn t.ia.MiH.nnt sas.233.Bio
N Tork 74H.R4n.tR3 r.R2.4ri3.150 56S.42G.070
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New Yorli. Aug. IB. The foreign ex
change market this morning, fo far as
the Allied exchanges were concerned,
showed more demoralization than ever
in the early dealings today.
Demand sterling came near the low
est record nt 42Sa4 for demand and
4.29', for cables. Later the demand
rallied to 4. HO and cables to 4.304.
Franc cables, nfter declining to 7.88,
rallied to 7.R." and checks nfter touch
ing 7.00 improved to 7. SO. Lire nfter
falling to 0.20 improved to 0.17 and
checks from 0.22 moved up to 0.12.
Other quotations were: Swiss cables
".(Ml, semichecks .".OS: guilder cables
.'i"','i. checks :7lt : pesetas cables 10. 1R,
checks 10.10; Stockholm cables 21.75.
checks 24.,"."; Chrlstiania cables 2.1.50,
checks 2.T.H0; Copenhagen cables 22,
checks 21. Ml; Ilelgian cables S.lfi,
checks S.1S; mark cables 5Vi, checks
Jj'h. The lnst-mcntioned figures nre the
lowest ever recorded for Herman ex
change.
In midaflernoon the mnrket continued
heavy for the allied exchanges, but with
rntes somewhat above the lowest level of
the day. Following the early bad break
and partial recovery most of th ex
changes receded ngnin to between the
low level and the rally.
Quotations were: Demand sterling
J.20, cables 4.291 : franc cables 7.S5,
checks 7.S7: lire cables 11.18, checks
0.20 ; marks made n new low at ri'fc for
cables and ;" for checks.
Veto Again Stops
Daylight Repeal
Conllniird fYom Tazv Oni
.
sennrnte House reneal ill. then nenri-
IDC.
was passed by the beuate.
Lenders in Conptrrss doubt that the
two-thirds vote necessary to pass the
repeal measure over the President's
head can be obtained.
The President's message vetoing the
bill follows:
To the House of Iteprcsentntives :
I return this hill, II It 3851, "an
net for the repeal of the daylight-saving
law," without my signature, but
do so with the utmost reluctance. '
I realize the very considerable nnd
in some respects very berious incon
veniences to which the daylight-saving
law subjects the farmers of the
country, to whom we owe the great
est consideration, and who hnvc dis
tinguished themselves during these re
cent years of war and want by pa
triotic endeavors worthy of all praise.
Hut I have been obliged to bal
ance one set of disadvantages against
another nnd to venture a judgment
as to which were the more serious for
the public.
The immediate and pressing need
of the country is production, in
creased and increasing production, in
all lines of industry. The disorgani
zation and dislocation caused by the
war have told nowhere bo heavily
aB at the industrial centers in man
ufacture and in the many industries
to which the country and the wholo
world must look to Bupply needs
which cannot be ignored or postponed.
Daylight Saving an Kcouon
It is to these that the daylight-saving
law is of most service. It minis
ters to economy and to efficiency.
And the Interest of the farmer is not
in all respects separated from these
interests.
He needs what the factories pro
duce along with the rest of the world.
He is profited by the prosperity which
their success brings about. His own
life and methods are mor,e easily ad
justed, I venture to think, than those
of the manufacturer and the mer
chant. These are the considerations which
have led mo to withhold my signa
ture from this repeal. I hope that
they arc considerations which will
appeal to the thoughtful judgment of
the House and in the long run to the
thoughtful judgment of the farmers of
the country, who have always, shown
an admirable public spirit
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY,
ILSON WILL
PACT TALK DETAILS!
Writes Lodge That Steno
graphic Notes Will Be Taken
at Tuesday's Conference
GLAD TO INFORM SENATORS
lly the Associated I'ress
Washington. Aug. 15.- Stenographic
records will b? made nf the conference
between President Wilson and the Sen'
nte foreign relations committee nt the
White lIoue Tuesday for discussion nf
the pence treaty. Chairman Lodge was
so informed in n letter from the Presi
dent, made public today.
The President said he would have a
stenographer present. In order that the
committee might have "a full and trust
worthy record of what Is said." nnd
suggested Hint the committee nlso hnvc
n stenographer present. It was under
stood that the official transcript would
be made public.
Senator Lodge, replying to the Pres
ident's letter nrrnnging the appoint
ment, thanked him for his "polite
nole." and said it would be agreeable
to the committee tn cnll on him Tues
day, nnd that the committee would
bring a stenographer.
The President's letter
The ProM(lMit's letter tn Senator
Hodge said :
I have received jour letter of yes
terday, nnd In reply hasten to express
the hope that the Senate committee
on foreign relations will give me the
pleasure nf seeing them nt the White
House on Tuesday morning next, the
10th, at 10 o'clock.
1 aKii welcome the suggestion nf
the committee Hint nothing said nt
the innfeteiiee slinll be regartled as
cntifidential. In order that the com
mittee may make a full and trust
worthy icctinl of what is said, T shall
have a stenographer present nnd tnke
the iiherty nt suggesting that II you
should wish to bring one of the com
mittee's stenographers with you, that
would be entirely agreeable to me.
The presence of the two stenographers
would lighten the work.
It will be most agreeable to me tn
have nn opportunity to tell the com
mittee anything that niny be servlce-
nble to them in their consideration of
the treaty.
The meeting will take place in the
Blue Itnnm of the White House, nnd it
was expected that the stenographic' re
ports of the conversations would be
tnken in relays so that transcripts
might lie had for the press every few
minutes.
Tct of Lodge's Letter
Seuntor Iodge's letter to the Presi
dent, asking for nn appointment, said:
Soon after the treaty of Versailles
hail been laid before the Senate, Sena
tor Hitchcock informed the commit
tee on foreign relations that if the
committee desired at nny time to see
you fnr the purpose of discussing the
treaty you would be glad to receive
them if you were given twenty-four
hours' notice.
Taking advantage of this sugges
tion the committee this morning in
structed me by vote to say to you
that they would he glad if they could
meet you for the purpose of asking
certain information in regard to the
treaty at such time and place as might
be convenient to you.
Owing to the necessary absence of
one or two senators, I take the liberty
of saying that it would be more con
venient to the committee if the np
pointmemnt could be mnde for some
days subsequent to Mondny next.
It was the general desire of tlie
roinmittre that I should say to you
that it was assumed that nothing said
nt the meeting would be considered
confidential.
The Senate has ordered the treaty
to be considered in open executive
session nnd consonance with this order
the committee feels that any informa
tion in regard to the treaty which
conies into their possession should not
be withheld from the public.
Today the committee was prepared to
make another effort to begin the task
of considering amendments nnd reserva
tions to the treaty. This subject was
to have been tnken up' yesterday, but
the entire session was occupied with
discussion of the meeting with the Presi
dent nnd the calling of new witnesses.
Five were summoned and the committee
hearings probably will be reopened next
week, nfter the White House confer
ence. The committee nlso desires more In
formation about the disposition to be
mnde of Germany's colonics, which, un
der the treaty terms, she merely turns
over to the big five powers. Yesterday,
by direction of the committee, Chair
man Lodge wrote the President for en
lightenment on the subject. Some com
mittee members contend thnt, as the
treaty stands, the United States is left
with a one-fifth interest in all the Ger
man overseas possessions.
It is expected thnt a steno
graphic report of the discussions and
the questions and answers exchanged
between the President nnd members of
the Senate committee will make one
of the most interesting as well as un
precedented state documents in Ameri
can history. Many such "question
nnd answer" conferences have taken
placo at the White House, but never
were they reported for the public just
as they occurred.
PICNIC HALTS COAL MINING
Twenty Thousand Lithuanians of
Four Counties Celebrate
Mahanoy City, Pa., Aug. 15. Not a
wheel turned at the mines throughout
Schuylkill county today nnd many min
ing operations In Carbon, Northumber-1
land and Luzerne counties were also
idle when the annual Lithuanian Day
was held at Lakeside Park, with 20,
000 in attendance. Nationally promi,
nent sons of Lithuania made addresses.
A big collection was lifted for the
starving "Llth" across the sea, and a
field mass was celebrated for their wel
fare. Field events also featured the
day's program, '
Harrlsburg Sells Army Food
Ilarrlsburg, Aug. 15. Sale of two
carloads of government food supplies
was opened in city fire houses today.
Great crowds were on hand. This is
the last that can be procured from the
local depots, as all the remainder will
be shipped to Philadelphia.
"Reductions" Bring New
Government Food Scale
The War Department put n new
scnle nf prices for surplus foodstuffs
In effect Thursday "to meet redue.
linns made recently bv retailers in
meats."
Attnrnej General Palmer, here to
day, said: "Prices nre coming
down. Have patience."
Hut the prices of so-called
"cheap cuts" of meat have ndvnnccd
in this city from' three to eight
cents a pound.
U. S. to Prosecute
Food Gougers Here
rnntlniieil from rse One
the persons or firms guilt of such ac
tion." Satisfied Willi Work Here
Sir. Palmer said he had heard the
reports of Mr. Kane and his assistants,
anil was satisfied with the work done
here.
, "Their work was naturally limited
by the fact tllnt the force of operatives
working here was below the nctuiil
need," . M,,l. "but that will be
remedied at nnee by the sending of a
large number of such agents here.
The current funds of his department,
he went on to say. lime been grcntly
depleted by the additional labor and
expense thrown on it by the enforce
ment of the wartime prohibition act
nnd the tight against the "ultra-radicals."
The work nf the department, he said,
has been multiplied four times without
an additional appropriation. These
facts and the knowledge that the fed
eral laws were violated less in this city
than in many other sections of the
cntintrj. he explained, were the reasons
this city wns mnde to wait for some
time for the reorganization of the of
fice here.
Speaking of the report mnde by Rob
ert Simmers, state pure food agent in
Philadelphia, of the thousands of
pounds nf food stored in Philadelphia
cold stor.igc warehouses, jjr Pnlmer
said :
'If a man or firm deliberately keeps
foodstuffs stored more than tlie legal
length nf time, the state laws can do
nothing hut declare the foodstuffs unfit
for sale, but the federal statutes pro
ide that such storing is 'hoarding.' a
conspiracy or action to force up the
price nf fond by l educing the supply
nnd creating a demand. And 'hoarding'
is punishable under the law.
Stores to He Libeled
"Any such stores of food found in
this city by the imestigators will be
libeled. This is in furtherance of n
similar plan adopted in other sections
of the country.
"The thought of recalling the various
food administration officials is an ex
cellent one nnd n prime necessity under
the pin u of action now being taken to
force down the prices. The need for
active and earnest workers during the
war was no greater than now. In this
case, the war is still on.
"Howard Heinz, the former federal
administrator for Pennsylvania, is cap
able and a hustler. So is Jay Cooke,
former city administrator. If the
newspnpers quoted him correctly to the
effect that the move against prices is a
political issue, I am very sorry, be
cause we need him. There is not the
slightest mixture of food and politics.
"We do not object to dealers getting
a fair proiit, nut when a man charges a
Kill per cent profit on shoes, thnt is
profiteering. And when a mau charges
fifteen cent n pound for sugar, it is
mure than robbery, more than profiteer
ing. it is a slimy gouge.
"Most dealers nre fair and wish to
do the right thing by the public. The
black sheep, however, nre taking ad
vantage of every opportunity to get all
the trntlic will bear.
Farmer Only Is Exempt
"The hoarder can be reached: there
is no question of that. The federal law
gives a very broad definition of the
word, exempting only the farmer who
stores his own produce for his own use.
or dealers storing produce against a
reasonable shortage.
"The profiteers can be reached from
two angles. One is the method of hav
ing the judge prescribe the punishment.
When two or more plan Together to fix
prices, it is a conspiracy to violate the
law, and the mere fact that the law it
self names no penalty for its iolation
does not excuse the conspirators from
liability from the conspiracy charge.
"By the middle of next week, I ex
pect Congress will make our hand even
stronger by passing a law making the
crime punishable by a fine of JfTiOOO or
two years in jail, or both.
"The published list of the fair price
committees will enable us to hnul up the
profiteers under this law. Prosecutions
will be begun against every dealer
charging more than the fair price, and
no jury will say that the price made by
these committees, ou which the whole
salers, retailers, workers and general
public will be represented, arc not a
fair criterion on which to base a man's
guilt.
"The high cost of living will come
down, undoubtedly," he said. "In
many parts of the country the decrease
has already begun. Why, the govern
ment has already hail to mark down
the prices of its army food to meet
substantial reductions announced by the
dealers when the government plan wns
made public."
Economic Conditions died
Mr. Palmer said that some of the
trouble is due to the natural economic
conditions followiug the war. This
percentage, he explained, cannot bo
overcome until the war burden is re
moved, but conditions can be bettered
materially.
DRY PARTY DIES IN N. Y.
Signatures to Prohibition Nomina
tions Are Insufficient
New York, Aug. IB. With its
avowed purpose accomplished by other
agencies, the Prohibition party has
virtually ended its existence in New
York city, according to the record of
its designations of candidates for the
primary election on file with the board
of elections.
For the first time since the present
direct primary law went Into effect there
will be no Prohibiton primary in Ilroux
county and there will be none in Queens
or Richmond, unless the records of the
secretary of state's office disclose an
unsuspected candidate for Justice of
the Supreme Court in the Second dis
trict. '
AUGUST 15, i!M
Sunday Baseball
Upheld by Court
fontlntteit From f'nse fine
its constituency- Hie people it repre
scuts would refuse such n repeal
"We believe that the law is just n
alive tiva ns it ever was. nnd we mean
tn make an appeal to the higher murt
as soon ns it is possible "
Cnminenting upon the derision, I)r
Samuel Znne flatten, secretary nf the
Ilapt'St 'nininisinn on Social Sen ne,
saiil :
lt -.!... .- I .1 ... .. ...
would go that way. Frankly. I think it
i miner experieu mat tlie decision
wns a very ill-advised case; the church
should appeal to the gnml will nf ihe
people rather than tn the courts, es
pecially when they hud nothing better
than a mere technicality tn base their
case on.
"We all deplore nny thing that will
break down the Snbbnlli. and I nm most
certainly not in fiivor nf cinnmercinli.
ing the Lord's Day. hut I ciinnnl see
where the playing nf baseball in 1'nir
mount Pink, under such conclitinns as
it has ben played, is cnmtneri'inlizinj
Sunday. I am in favor nf any nuldonr
recreation on Sundiiv when it does nut
interfere with the church nr church
hours."
Here Is Opinion
.lllllge
Slnake's opinion fnllnws in
part :
A. "Ily the terms nf the resolution, the
Park Commission's resolution authoriz
ing Sunday ball, the chief engineer was
Instructed to permit the orderly plavinr
nf all outdoor games. The commission-
ers set aside fields fnr those enmes at
cur
locations removed from places nf wor
ship or the dwellings of citizens, and
Ihnse fields were nt all times under con
trol nf the commission.
"There wns no evidence of nny dis
order, noise, interference with religious
worship, nr with the ref nnd quiet nf ,
any persons; nr that tlie coinniissioneis
by the ndoptinn of the resolution hnvc .
given assent tn nets which might con
stitute n nuisance. Fnr years it has,
been the nruetiee of iiianv nersons to '
engage in outdoor games ami sports in
the park on Sunday, in nn nrdeih
manner, which has caused nnnoyanee tn :
I no one."
j Another Case ((unfed
.ludge Slaake then quotes finm an
opinion delivered in another ense as fol- .
lows: " 'The playing nf bnsebnll mil
Sunday is not in itself n crime, but il
becomes an unlawful act when it inter
mpts the repose nnd religious liberty
ot the ciiiinniinity .' "
.ludge Stnnke then inntiniies: "In
nddilinti to the changing conditions
within tlie community, the general
opinion of the public in relation to tnis
statute passed ILVi years ago is a proper
subject fnr consideration.
"In modern times there is a broad
sympathy with those principles which
recognize that the law is n subject nf
growth, nnd its development determined
by the social needs of the community
which it governs.
"Ill 1701 Philadelphia was little more
than a village, with a population of
less than IKUHM. The inhabitants were
engaged in pursuits which in many in
stances afforded easy access to the bene
fits of life in the open. They pos
sessed ample opportunities for hunting,
shooting anil other 'sports or diver
sion,' with facilities for enjoyment nf
these privileges duritig six days nf the
week .
"The population is now approaching
2,0(10.000 inhabitants. Thousands are
engaged in occupation which preclude
relaxation at other limes than upon
Sundays. We hnw public squares and
a great public park owned by our fellow-citizens
and intended for their ben
efit, and that of their wives and chil
dren. Clergymen, lawyers, physicians',
merchants, and cien judges, have siv
days in the week in which I hey may
enjoy nil these and other similar advan
tages .
The laboring man, the mechanic, the
artisan, has but one dny in which lie
can rest, can dress himself and his
family in their comfortabjo Sunday
clothes, nttcud church and then take
healthful exercise.
"Hut wc should not oblige the work
ing man to confine himself to his n'vn
narrow, stifling rnnin and forbid him
to enjoy the fresh air nf ln-tiwn. We
hnvo three long months of summer,
which the InbnriiiK man cannot escape.
Merchants, manufacturers, lawyers,
judges and physicians run away from
them, and evu clergymen leave their
churches and go to ne seashore or tn
the mountains to avoid the torrid mouth,
of July and August. Shall not the
operative have the poor prhilego allow
ed him of a passenger car on Sunday?
Refers fo Conscription
"The conscription of 10,000,000 men
for military seryice in defense of the
nation, and the ascertainment of physi
cal defects, in many instances attribut
able to lives spent in toil unrelieved by
opportunities for physical recreation and
development, emphasizes the importance
nf encouraging a public sentiment which
favors indulgence In 'sports or diver
sion,' and those healthful athletic ex
ercises which nre as n-cessary to the
well being of the inhabitants of a city
as proper food and sleep.
"Tho pursuits described in the pres
ent case violate no rule of Christianity.
but, on the contrary, tend to establish
a better manhood, a more cffccthc nnd
forceful citizenship, and divert the mind
of youth from, vice and immorality."
"It is a matter of common experi
ence to those fnmilinr with the conduct
of the cantonments and military posts
where millions of young men have been
traiued during the last two years that
games nnd sports ou Ihe afternoon of
Sunday, which was their day of rest,
interfered in nn way with the religious
instruction, or the performance of
Christian duties, but nthlcd greatly to
the development and maintenance of
health and niornle. Thousands of young
men, accustomed to this form of recrea
tion, nro now demobilized nnd returned
to confining occupations in civil life.
It is of superlative Importance thai
every encouragement should be offered
them to continue tn lead clean, healthful
lives.
'Tlie resolution pnsscd by the Park
Commission permits innocent and harm-
ess athletic exercises in the Park, free
from noise, disorder or disturbance to
religious worship, and dors not authorize
or license acts prohibited by the law
of 1701. If it did, and violations oc
cur, the remedy is found in the penalty
provided by the act itself. A permis
sion granted by the commission which
contemplated the violation of the crim
inal law would bo void and could con
fer no authority upon plnyers which
would nbsolve tjiem from prosecntlon,
butHhe mere granting of the permission
to play, In the absence of an overt act
by the commissioners contrary to the
statute, cannot render them liable for
n breach of the act,."
Wilson Willing 1
to Compromise
fontlniiril l"rnui I'nse One
Ihis extreme measure nnd Senator
Lodge hns (no close lelntions with the!
iiinin'riiif sewn ior nny revolt tn come
flnlll them.
Conference Is Compromise
There is nn mistaking the spirit of
the cnmlng conference with the Presi
dent nl tlie White House. It is com
promise. The Invitation came from the
President . ll was Ignored fnr mine
''"'!' I""1 "n"".v " " accepted
leclinicnlly the President rets the
better of the Senate by the emphasis
he lnys upon the publicity nf what
tnkes pbue when he ami the Senate
inminittee meet. He will hnve every
.advantage nt the conference. He hns
superior knowledge nnd u certain au-
tlmi-ity attaches his position which
l give weigh! In what he says.
! When he has talked to the committee
lit will hnve In act. It will lime heard
Mhe Inst wnrd upon the treaty from the
one man who knows,
, Culling the Itiilliits, Willards nnd
' Ihnersniis nfierward will seem like
i listing time. There is talk of sena-
rnling Cnloiiel Ilnnse from Messrs
While nnd llliss nnd mlling him. On
such n resolution it is said Senator
Harding would ynte itw and thus there
would be a majority m its favor.
Hut the President has it j bis power
to make the ,i,iK f Colonel House
unnecesvarj. n j ,,robabh do sn.
'(() (I f) P FN A 7Yltts
, ' ljn ' ' Ulld
FOR RATIFICATION
Afsrcr In Quick Treaty Action
ff ith Reservations, Report
Washington, Aug. 1.V- illy .
More than twenty Republican senators
are ready to stand for quick ratifica
tion nf the peace treaty with leserva
lions. IVmoorntio leaders in the Senate
were infor , oda by leaders of the
Kepnblican group of reservation nd
loiates. Republicans favoring icscrvatinus said
a poll disclosed that upward of thirty
senators f their parly would support
le.sei-Mitions abinK the Kenernl lines laid
down by the sewn Republicans if the
treaty ,.n, ,e brought promptly out
of committee -ind unified on that basis.
Menaces Cninmiffee Plans
Although Senator Hitchcock, nf Ne
braska, the administration leader, still
disclaimed any pint in the negotiations
for a set t lenient, it yv.-is apparent that
the mow had leached proportions which
might threaten the plans of the commit
I" for culling additional witnesses and
prolonging consideration of the trcnty.
Senator Hitchcock had an appoint
ment tn See President Wilsnn at the
While House late today and was ex
pected to lay before him the whole Sen
ate situation, especially nu regards
prompt committee action. The admin
istration leader declined to say whether
he would suggest a change in the an
nounced stand of the administration
against reservations.
Sfep Toward Ratification
The present concern of ndminirtration
senators ib said tn center on getting the
treaty out of committee, nml jn this they
declare the entire group of reservation
Republicans lined up by tndav's poll will
unite with them. lieyond this, which
would lie considered as n step toward
early ratification, the lcndris do not
care to speculate.
It is certain, however, thnt in their
inlks with the Republicans the rw,,.
lentigo Draws I'p Reservations
A set of resenations understood to
have bee,, drawn by Republican leader
Lodge, rmeriiig the s.-inie points i te
treaty s nre dealt with in the McNarv
draft, was circulated among some Re'
Publican senators today. It is UI1,lor.
food that in addition the new draft in
cluded n provision that all appointments
of American officials nf the league of
rations shall require Sen.-.te approval.
Ihe r,gi,,nl McNary draft, like that
circulated today, contains provisions de
signed to protect (lie Monroe doctrine
insuring domestic decision of domestic
'inestinns. amplifying the withdrawal
clause and reserving the right of Con
gress I,, decide ipiestinns f peace and
wur under Article 10.
Mure Direct Negoli.-ilimis
The possibility nf breaking up of'
the whole Senate situation was cu-,
dnnced by the fact that the negotiations '
between Democrats and Republicans to- i
day were of a far more direct characte,
iiiiiii i nose wim h have been
in progress
miring the last few days.
Tin. Senate Moor, where the high cost
of ivirig was under debate, was alive
.win private ciniereiices among seim .
tors on Ihe reservation probb , jn
the clonk rooms there were iniiiiv hur
ried evchunges. It ws said that later
today the reservation Republicans might
have a general conference with n view to
Mime more definite expression of their
views with regard to bringing the treaty
out of committee.
I.',....., n:,.i. . ... ....
.-.-.iiii.ii iiuciK-ucK mid the committee I
'
t. j,, l
so.Tiii nays ago innt unless tiler
.-., un- inosjicci in un cany rejior
.niicimcui neiioti on the floor of the
Senate might be expected.
In this stand he is understood to ex
pect the united support of the twentv
livo or thirty Republicans Included in
todny's poll.
TO BUILD CHESTER ROADS
State Advertises Two Contracts In
Hanging Up Highway Record
Ilarrisburtf, Aiir. 15 The State
Highway Department today announced
that on September U bids will be opened
for the construction of forty -seven nnd
one-fifth miles of highway In vari
ous counties. ith this mileage iu
eluded, the State Highway Department,
since the beginning of the iidministrii
tion ot Governor Sprout, has advertised
for the construction of 707.49 miles of
(horouglifait. This is a record never
equaled by any other Mate In tho Union.
The department has awarded contracts
for C50 miles.
Contracts in Chester county included
in tin work advertised are a 10,000
foot strip iu Rust and West Marl
borough township and a L'l.OlO-foot
stretch iu Franklin and New London
townships. Both aro to be bituminous
surface coarse, penetration measure on
Tellorc foundation.
crats have disnisseil u0 rn(1 ,,. f from Oermany to Russia under an un- K
o s,;rf?T,;,'nsi,',,t miKht ,,em',,irr,i,i',r,,,nm,in'; ,hat mow KOvna.
'Hii )emo -' 'if 'L"nr0 ""Wlrnns. ment will not resume Its propaganda in "
le'st for ;, n ', f'0""t "" nt ,hU nntr- nadek lias beonin jail
he ratnloa,;: fill,! '..'TiL "' '
four votes to ratify the treaty ' 1 jj.
15
Warfield Plan Only Alternative
to Federal Ownership, Houno
Committee Is Told
MUST STEADY RAILROADS
Ry Ihe Associated Pres
Washington, Aug. 15. If ConRttJS
proposes to hulld a foundation for
American prosperity it must eitend a
steadying hand to the railroads, Forney
Johnston, of advisory counsel for the
National Association nf Owners of
Railroad Securities, told the House in
terstnte commerce committee today,
"If Congress does not tnke courageous
nnd constructive action now," said Mr.
Johnston, appearing in behalf of the
Warfield l per cent return plan, "the
pi ogress of a generation toward a well
regulated system of privately owned and
operated railway transportation will be
destiny ed. and the Sixty-sixth Congress
will have forced government ownership
under conditions, and with results
which the future nloue can assay."
Mr. Johnston rontended the security
owners' association had presented the
only process thnt would avoid "this
fatal and irrevocable step."
Pointing out that in HUG nlnetv-onn
railroads, operating more than 80,000
I miles, had paid no dividends whatever,
I he declared American railroads had been
kept in n bread Hue before the door of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
since 11)10, and that relief by the com
mission had been denied or grudgingly
land sparingly dealt out, because certain
I roads in each region were thought to be
affluent .
PRINCE VOICES PRIDE
IN CANADIAN TROOPS
Heir of George V, Landing at
St. John's, Is Greeted by
Cheering Crowds
St. Johns, N. H,. Aug. l,-. (By A.
IM The Prince of Wales landed here
today nt 11 o'clock from the cruiser'
Dragon. liefore landing he yvas greeted
by the Duke of Devonshire, governor
general of Canada.
Cheering crowds along gaily decor
ated streets formed a lane "through
which the prince passed to the armory,
where addresses of welcome were pre
sented to him. The address from the
province of New Brunswick was pre
sented by Premier W. E. Foster nnd
that for the city of St. John by Mayor
Robert T. Hayes. Among those who
greeted the royal visitor were Sir Rob
ert llorden, prime minister of Canada,
and Lieutenant Governor Pugsley, of
New Brunswick.
GERMANY TO EXPEL RED
Will Hustle Chief Bolshevik Agitator
Back to Russia
Berlin, Aug. 1!!. (By A. P. 1 Karl
Rndek, the chief Bolshevik propagandist
in (Icrrnnny, and one of the leaders of
the soviet government, was released "
m-iii .em iuuK.v mm win ne exneiiea
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