' It. if m ttm I iK EVENING PTJBLTO LEDGER-PHIUA1)EL1?HIA, frBIDAY, 'AUGUST 22, 191b I0GERS1NT0UIT, i'i , n ere Knropc for n cotlflle of year to romp will bo unable to feed moro thou 32.-.000.000 of It Inhabitant. This will leave more tlian 100,00(1,000 who will tnrve unlt-n the Western Hemis phere, mid that mean North and Ronth America, ran supply them with food, i Krnln particularly. "If we husband our resources this ran be done. More than tills, we must WILL TRY SELLERS !r.;w ' .. . .. n ... m rn" W ""'"' '"'f '"an tins, we musi 'TA'r-Pnce" Body Will HaVO No, help Kurope to ic-estnb1li.li lUelf and Effect, He Says Suggests W ' i ;,.! sltI i Rv S.(i J , 1 Kft istratlou was far from sutl-fnetory. if IX m iv- v CALLS PRICE FIXING FUTILE By OEOUOK XOX MrCAIN !The appointment of a fnlr price com mittee for Philadelphia will not prevent profiteering. It will be nn expedient thnt will fail to accomplish results. Thn nnhlleation of fair price lists luring the operation of the food ndmin- Certain dealers iznnred them com pletely. The range of prices between the minimum and maximum figures af forded too wide u leeway. There were too many conditions affecting the sale ' of foods to make the plan n success. It was the best, however, thnt could be done in the circumstances. The character of the goods, their quality and condition, the overhead charges, location of the denier and char acter Ot his patronage enter into the retail price charged for fond. A corner grocer downtow u with small rent, a single rlerk or no clerk nt all. and no overhead charges worth men tioning, can undersell a large establish ment uptown with high rent, rntly out fittings, prompt delher.v. n battalion ot paid assistants, and a well to-do pat ronage. An establishment like this can hardly be expected to enter into compe tition witli the hinnll downtown place. Almost Impossible Task These and numerous other conditions rjiake fair price fixing a difficult task; an almost impossible one. During the food administration, fair price fixing invited criticism In somo Instances it encouraged profiteering, fjmnll unscrtipulnns dealers wnjild often nsk the maximum price. When rem onstrated with they would point lo the fair price figures to justify their ex tortion. Tho high -class d.-alcr demanded more than the maximum fair price. He de clared that the qualitj of his goods and his heavy overhead expenses required it If he" was to continue in business. Matty calmly informed their customers that if they were not satisfied with the prices they could go elsewhere. Another angle of, this vexed question was Illustrated in a curious manner. It was pointed out that certain cuts of meat were sold at a lower price in the Heading Terminal Market than nt small bu'eher shops jn West uiul South Philadelphia. It was true. The reason wag that there wits little call for poorer cuts; In the downtown market, but there "Vwns n great demand for them in other sections of the city. As n result n higher, price was asked in the smaller outlying shops. It was nn exemplifies-' tfotf of the law of supply nml demand. A fair price list docs not take into consideration the grade and quality ot the commodity. Special brands of canned goods known as "fancy" neces sitate higher prices than ordinary or in ferior goods packed in smaller recep tacles. fhee varied conditions often x-Jead to charges of unfair prices, extor tion and profiteering by that part of the public which is either ignorant of the facfis or card-- - in its purchases. Extravagance an Issue An.A,A. A.nIIIIIItiiln ll. .1.1,7 . ..I...l ' of the wealthy, the well-to-do, or the Indifferent to demand what they term "thp best of everything." Oist is uot considered. It is natural that shrewd retail dealers, kuowing this fact, should treat their customers accordingly. . And this tendency tu demand the best of everything, irrespective of cost, lias grpwn with leap and bounds. It uf- fects those who can leat i.fford it. In the above I have condensed the re sult of Investignfinns by food admin istration officials niidinvestigators. What is the remedy? A government licensing sjstem for large dealers in food commodities on the one hand, and u campaign of educa tion among the people on the subject ot economy on the other. Price fixing by Congress is not only a dangerous pro posal, unconstitutional I believe, but one that will not solve the problem. In his testimouy in Washington yesterday tho attorney general admitted this. If that portion of the Lever food law Is revived which permits the licensing of large dealers it will place u club in tho hands of the government thnt will halt profiteering. The government, through its license control, can investigate iiud ? .punish not only the big fellow, but it , .-an reach the small dealer and the cor ?ner' grocer, in a poor neighborhood, who Jj robs his patrons. Tfr 1- u ....:..! e ... r, . .. j) 0 .av in mi: uimuiwu ui iviioruey uenerai f -palmer ami food administration officials in Pennsylvania mid New York, with Svhom I have talked, that the American people must be taught to economize. Eat More Bread: If the people of Philadelphia would reduce their purchases in volume, eat more bread, cut out delicacies, expen sive clothes, and all unnecessary pur chases, prices would drop like a plum met within thirty diijs. The lack of 'demand would force them down. In a talk with Howard Heinz, in New York, on his return from the Uiddle Kast, where lie was director of food supplies for southeastern Kurope, Jbe Bald some things that were not pub lished at the time. "The world is facing a crisis the like of which it has never known," lie' declared. "It is facing famine. AYIfb. Its weakened recuperative pow- get bock to normal conditions, Kurope Is facing a tremendous upheaval. Kvcry tendency Is toward revolution. If the American people persist in their cxtrnvngnnt and irecklcss expenditures we will Invite revolution and the con ditions thnt now threaten Kurope. The solution of the problem is increased pro duction nml economy." There is general rejoicing over the seizure of stocks of food In storage warehouses in Philadelphia. Serniitnn nnd all over the country. These seiz ures are under n provision of the Lever act that is still In effect. It is the hoarding of food section. Hanger Itelilnd Inw A great danger lurks behind n mis interpretation of this law. A danger thnt is a positive menace to the large cities. Where food is stored in refrigerating warehouses and it has exceeded the legal time limit for such stornftV. it is self-evident that the purpose is to profiteer. Speculators ore trying to evade the law. Where the time limit for storing meats, butter, eggs and cer tain fnilfo lms been rrnclied in one state these speculators ship it to ni neighboring state, where it is agnin placed in storage. Such action ! illegal. The wretches "tiilty of it deserve the severest pun fshment. Komi nnd health authorities nil over the country nre being aroused to the prevalence of this nefarious prac tice. Where, however, great quantities of food products are stored from scnon to season, within legitimate storage laws, their seizure involves n menace to the country. The wholesale emptying of storage warehouses i" response to public clamor will destroy the food stock intended for the coming winter. I refer now to the legitimate storage of vast quantities of food within the low. It will, more over, offer opportunities for those hold ing smnll stocks to demand outrageous prices for butter, eggs and poultry next winter when the seasonable sup plies of these foods nre at their lowest. In Pennsylvania today there is less food in cold stornge warehouses thnu there whs nt this time two years,ngo. Drastic Action Planned to Pre vent Shipmont of Unfit Sup plies to Other State3 HERE'S A DEMOCRATIC HIGH TARIFF BILL Protectionist Republicans Balk at Measure Laying Big Duty on .Graphite j MUCH Sprrtal Corrrptrfflt Vvenlng PuWc Ledger Washington. Aug. 22. For the first time in history, so far as the older GOES TO SEASHORE' members of Congress recall, Republicans nre protesting ngalhst n lilgii protective BILL BEFORE HOUSE War-Control Act Is Broadened for Peacetime and In cludes Clothing Drastic action to prevent the sale In other states nt exorbitant prices of eold-tornge foods outlawed In Penn sylvania jvlll be taken by the state Uurcnii of Foods. James Foust? director of the bureau, has ordered Robert Simmers, food agent here, to report at once the shipment of such outlawed foodstuffs to consignees in other stntes. Shipment of the food "outlawed" fiom sale here to firms outside of Pennsylvania constitutes n sale under the law, Director Foust snys, and will be prosecuted as such. Order to keep a sharp lookout for such sales 'followed Mr. Simmers' re jolt that vast quantities of foodstuffs, omn of which linve been stored moro than the legal time one year nre being shipped from this city. Ship to Seashore Points Seashore points nre named ns the dtstinatinn in mnny cases, and there meats thnt cannot be sold in Pennsyl vania nre retailed for even higher prices thnn are charged for fresh meats here. Ffdernl authorities under the direc tion of United Stntes Attorney Francis I'Vher Kane nnd Todd Daniel, chief m-vi-sti-ating agent of the Department of Justice are co-operating with the stnte officials and will take carfc of the inter state aspects of any prosecutions that may arise. With housewives in all parts of the citv complaining of the high cost of liv ing, the postoffice here is having a hard time to sell its allotment of the lower priced surplus government foodstuffs. Onlv two-thirds of this city s al lotment has been ordered. And the number of orders being rereived is de creasing dally. The post offices will re ...,u. nnlers indefinitely, until the stack Korean President Says People Want .is disposed of, remaining open for that Korean rresiaem oy Lurnoso from I) o'clock in the morning .Complete independenc SVoVlock in the evening. Washington. AtiR.f --.- iVL;;' 1WVM.,, of the food will begin to- ".fupiin'H promise of oarjj reforms n win transfer from ..,.. l-r,i, Cm-eminent, ns miuie i" '.'. "' .- " . , ... CALLS JAPAN INSINCERE the imperial rescript recently issue.i in Tokio, is "insincere" and means noth ing to Korea," Dr. Syngmnn Hhee. president of the provisional republican government of Korea, declared . in a statement issued here. "Reforms for Korea." Doctor Rhee added, "cannot grow out of Japanese control of Korea fn any manner or form. Koreans will not be satisfied witi anything less thnn complete inde pendence. They want the right to gov ern themselves, in their own way, by a representative form of government. They want self-determination. They are entirely competent for this. Tliej do not want to be the instrument nnd tool of some other nation to further its away ambition and desire to be a world power. tariff bill introduced by a Democrat. The hill proposes various duties on graphite (plumbago, silver lead) ores ranging' from two to six cents per pound, or $20 to $Q0 per ton. The bill was Introduced by Congressman Heflln, of Alabama, heretofore proponent of free trnde, but he was careful to state on the bill that It was introduced "by re quest," thus eliminating himself from further responsibility. Whether Heflln, who Is one o the southern wits of the House, did it as a huge joke on the Republicans or is in enrnest, has not been ascertained. Cer tain it is that he lias failed to ask for a hearing, and the ways and means committee clerks have been on the jump for the Inst .week answering Inquiries ns to its status. The answer is that it is "just a bill" and no one seems to be exceedingly anxious to hnve it called up. Meanwhile the members of Congress nre receiving protests nil nlong the line. Most of them start out "I am n Re publican, but," nnd end, "this is too high." It is peculiar that the protests are individual, and are coming from various small towns and places in every section of the United States. Most of these graphite mines arc lo cated in Mexico, nnd the small stock holders are the ones protesting, alleging that they cannot compete with graphite and plumbago mined in the United States at the proposed duties. Plumbago ot the present time Is on the free list. FOIL STRIKERS' BOMB PLOT State From Police Take Machine Steel Official's Home Rutler, Pa., Aug. 22. (Ry A. P , An attempt to dynamite the residence of J. II. Allmnn. general manager of the Standard Steel Car Company's plant here, was frustrated late last night by stale police. Summoned when four foreigners, be lieved to be strikers, were seen placing n bomb under n porch, .the constabulary men rushed to the scene and seized the infernal machiue before it exploded. The dynamiters escaped, but they arc known to tho police and their arrest is expected today. INDUSTRIES PAY U. S. LOANS the envernment warehouses nt Twenty first street nnd Oregon avenue to the postoffice distributing point nt Twenty second and Market streets. Distribu tion by parcel post will begin at once. Ashs Hutrhers to Tahe Surplus Director of Supplies MacLaughlin has requested butchers in various sections of the city to throw open' their iceboxes food to be sold by the city, under ,u according to announcement today eav .. .j ing outstanding n balance of $10.,"!)",- Utrection. ..fiui,i i.vt,ir ' nK!1- a'"e '"ans I,ave b'n lnnile to ra'" This is nnotber tisnless r rluay. . . ,,,.,. , , . . , Again the dealers claim that the high ' roa' " ',ub,l '". induiitrta and winds and storms of the last few days I" f,.Krm)p"; have driven the fish out into the ocean.! , Aitnoiign ine corporauon nns ni - frnm the feedinc ernunds. nnd inoriiy iu issm- i,m,,.m,m ,u uom.s Advances of $200,285,523 Returned to War Flnancs Corporation j Washington. Aug. 22. (Ry A. P.) Advances of ?200,2S."i"23 have been eeption of surplus government l"""'1''0 tlM wnr fi"a"(',1 rporation JAIL FOR PROFITEERS Washington, Aug, 22. Amendments to the wartime food control act, extend ing the measure to peace times and put ting "teeth In it," ns requested by At torney (Jeneral Palmer, arc before the House today. The net. as nmended by the agricul ture .committee and unanimously re ported late yesterday, wns broadened to include wrlng apparel, containers of food, feed or fertilizer nnd fuel oil : brings retailers within the scope of Its provisions and provides a maximum pen- nlty of two years Imprisonment nnd n $5000 fine for profiteering. Farmers are exempted, the commit tee declaring there was nn absence of evidence to show profiteering in their case. Should the recommendations of the committee be adopted, government offi cials nnd members of Congress believe a long step forward will have been taken In the fight to lower the co,st of living. , Numerous other bills affecting vari ous features of the problem nre pend ing In both branches of Congress, nd the high cost of living continued to hold front rank in Capitol discussions. Sugar Kleven Cents a round An end to profiteering In sugnr wbh believed assured with the announcement Inst night that active control of prices of this commodity had been resumed by the government through nn agree ment between the food administration nnd the Department of Justice, wider which licenses will be revoked by the. former when It is shown by the latter that the dealers have been profiteering. , A statement in connection with the announcement said sugar should rench the consumer nt eleven cents a pound. This is the first legislative step toward reduction of the high cost of living since the railroad brotherhood men shocked Democrats nnd Republicans alike in nil branches of government out of their 1020 political preoccupations by demanding of President AVilson per sonally that Congress and tlje adminis tration get busy nnd take some of the curse off the national economic situ ation. Out of what followed, Including the President's address to Congress on the high cost ot Irving nnd the Niagara of wordy comment wlilch rumbled In notn House and Scnatn In echo ot his re marks came one clear call. Attorney (Scnrral Palmer lifted IiIh voice, saving: "Put teeth In the food-control net. Itroaden Its scope to Include other necessaries than food. Stick on n pen alty that will put fear In the hearts of greedy producers and tradesmen. Do this and the Department of Justice will act without delay." The House took him nt his word. The members were sincere for all their oratory designed for the benefit of con stituents, and put the committee on agriculture to work amending the war time food-control law to suit the needs of the attorney general. There Is no doubt the House will act promptly on the revamped measure, and If the Senate does likewise, under pressure of public opinion, the Depart inent of Justice may yet be able to bring about a reduction of the cost ot living next winter. In the Senate yesterday Senntor David I. Walsh, of Massachusetts, Intro duced a resolution providing for a congressional investigation of profiteer ing. The resolution wns offered ns on amendment to t lie resolution introduced on August 7 by Senntor Owen, of Okldlioma, calling for a general inquiry into the high cost ot living. The Walsh resolution recites that 'whereas there has been profiteering'' and thnt the names of the profiteers should be known to the people of .the country, tho Investigating committee shall have full access to the records In the office ot the commissioner fit in ternal revenue In order to publish the Identity of the profiteers nnd the extent of profiteering in foodstuffs and the necessities ot life. The resolution further authorizes the committee to Investigate ull contracts made by the government, particularly with "Jfl-n-ycnr men," and the profits that were made on the contracts. UNITS TO STAY IN GERMANY- f War Department Announces Perma nent Force of Occupation Wnshlngton, Aug. 22. (By A. P.) American forces which will remain In (lermany after September 00' are the F.lghth Infantry, Seventh Machine dun llnttaliou, Second Itattallon of tho Sixth Field Artillery, Thirty-fifth Field Slgnnl llnttaliou, First Supply Train, First Mobile Ordnnnce Repair Shop, Company A of the First Engineers, Field Hospital No. 13 nnd Ambulance Company No, 2(1. nt it is impossible to obtain a sup ply sufficient for the market demands. Commission men along Dock street STOP I PIS ANGELES TRAINS '''"'' ""' retailers for the high cost i elusion ot peace. of fresh produce. lhey cite for the financing of export trade, it is not expected that auy advnnees for this purpose will be made before the con- the nrlec r .!.,., ii. im indnn Ti.iu fr;t Marine Helolns police Force Strike Ties Up Three Railroad LlneSMi,( nt tpl r,ntJ n crntP 0 t0 Ktr(.(lt At(lr n year's service in the United in California , tli week, they point out, nnd retailed States marine corps, Harry Haslett, of I.os Angeles, Aug. 22. (Ry A. P.) 'for thnt much per cantelope. 4 :'.S41 Frnnkford avenue, wil exchange with switchmen mid yard employes! Two new curb markets will open to- his khaki uniform for navy blue Mon- of the Southern Pacific. Atchison, To-morrow, one nt Itidge and College ave- day. when he returns to duty iu the pekn and Santu Fe, and Los Angeles nues and one nt Fifty-ninth and Mar- j Tenth police district. Haslett wns one nnd Salt Lake lines on strike and I Let streets. The markets will open at I of ten policemen who enlisted from the trainmen of Southern Pacific divisions ' S o'clock and close nt 3 o'clock. I Front and Master streets statrjn. out of Los Angeles refusing to move trains, railway officials were uncertain t whether traiu service, which was mis- i pended Inst night, could be resumed i today. Tile strike of the switchmen came suddenly and without an announced reason, railway officials said. The Southern Pacific trainmen left their places shortly thereafter. They de nied a report thnt their action is in sympathy with the strike of trainmen of the Pacific Klectric Railway Com pany, an interurbnn lino, which wns called several days ago. SlHlifc v ip 1 m t CANTRELL& COCHRANE ,'- THE STANDARD HBing r0F TWO CONTINENTS der bvthe dozen. -.... -:." . J1 iyuur uooicru DIVERS TO SEEK BODY Will Go to Bottom of Cayuga Lake to Find Crance Girl Ithaca, Aug. 22. Professional divers will be employed to continue the search beneath the water of Lake Cuyngt. foi the body of Hazel Crance, the mystery connected with whose fate caused the nrrest of Donald W. Fether. The young Cornell sophomore eventually was re leased. It wns believed thnt by buoying the spot where Fether's knotted trousers were brought to the surface the recov ery of the body was certain, as some heavy object dropped from the hooks as they uenred the surface with t lie trousers. Rut the authorities have about given up hope of finding the eighteen-year-old girl's body through the efforts of grapplers. ATLANTIC 1 POLARIKTE DON'T burn out your bearings with poor lubricants. Lay-ups for re pairs are expensive both in time and materials. Keep your car with Atlantic Motor Oils. The Atlantic quartet Atlantic Polarine, Atlantic Light, Medium and Heavy is the best insurance against engine-trouble. Ask your garageman which of the four is best for you. ATLANTIC MOTOR OILS Keep Upkeep Down 17ESS reen in; Overbrook, Pa. Phont Marion 667 SSfc IS" 3. m i&i um& mm SV& rajsr liJh 1 M liii reen ' ib I Overbrook, Pa. Phone Overbrook 339$ Horace 'Trumbauer, Architect , THIS charming home, at Green Hill, commanding a view of thfi surrounding coun try, will appeal to any one seeking an exclusive residential section near Philadel phia. It is n6wl under construction, together with 4 others (2 English and 2 Colonial), plans of which may be seen at our office. Buy now and you will save money. Close to churches and schools. Golf and country clubs nearby. Twenty minutes by motor through Fairmount Park to the heart of the city. Inspection by appointment Morris Wood, Manager 64th & City Line OA&AD3 OTIMKS OY5TER&CKOP HOUSE 132MARKBT5T. StntkM, ('linn. Hull. (In and S3lfrlul i, rr.ru iik iM.-i.-vr.it Illnrax Yo.rlf If joa lure to nnr H20 to S2.1 for mir Fall Mioes Wise Men Arc Buying Shoes Here "Now" They know what flhoc prices are going to be later. We've beaten the tremendous rise in the cost of shoes. Thousands of dollars' worth of fine calfskins and Cordovans were bought when we could -get them at right prices. They're made .Into America's finest custom-built shoes. Arc selling fast because wo can price them $3 to $3 below all Philadelphia at this Early Fall Sale Men's $10 to $15 Shoes at $7 $ jS?. $( You may even have to pay $20 to $25 by October 1st, the way the leather market is going today. Buy now. Be Prepared. 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