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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERS-PHILADELPHIA, ' SATUllDXY,N 'AUGUST '26, J922'
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Pi). S. COAL AGENCY
Distribu
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est Declares
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at Washington Are favor faver
ng Luxury Industries
m NO FUEL, THEY REPLY
tt CLINTON W. GILBERT
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W" .., tv rubtle Lalaer Cempanu
W "'. rbal production Is approach-
(rmal ft He"" hn broken nreun(1
K ner.mal, " i ,ii.trlbutlnR nccncy.
don't we get coal?" exclaim
industries of Detroit. Governer
t beck, of Michigan, h. been mak-
,rnmlsC3 9 tO WWII HI wuum
M premww that
".11 net Ke without fuel. The
iW.Hgd ZlreYsed te him.
"SSSuie the Kcdcrel cenl tllHtrlbu
Be n,u tlie cenl which MieuM ceme
tien ends liie ' t imlustrC!) 0f
$ thn0OI.?inc,tCrn States,"
Mr!?. .. .... i,n nnnnlp nf the north
?IZS " cxcfelm the household
test
lomei
mi
rMlnncsetn nntl points. "West who
' empty bins In tlwlr cellars.
'til. Veilernl -"enl (lis-
fcf .1, nwnry cares nothing if we
lriliul .5,1 genrf i nil Its cenl te the mi
" ?nlSL of Detroit, pure lux-
Industries."
u Teti Inquire of the Federal cenl
".?.:.. u-lin Mnrted with n srent
' 1. ei I trumpets you karn thnt nil
W. ; mI which t ney nnvr nnimiuu mncc
fct, c .1 In business Is 330)00 tens.
PV."a":..,.nntInn of the Nntlen Is
UlOOO tens n cek 350,000 ions Is
inly a luiup ei cum uwuku i. v...j .-
lamer.
A repuiar temuiuuiij
rml lust new it appears is n com
,ty which everybody wants but
K de one will .buy- Governer
IvnNbfck. of MlcliiRnn, imiirisiunj;
. aee that his State would sunr-
trunii
bile ace
T $ 000.000 for ce.il.
1 "All right." leplled the Krile
'All rl"ht, lepueu tlie rnierni com
fotributers. "put sour .-m.uuw.euu in
(it MnK uim v " h-i- -
jea.
Governer Grecbeck wns scandalized
the MlRRTnii"" iii.il i"- K'"i '1
Michigan should put $1,000,000 In
Aebank. He weu .1 net flu It.
The nerthttC't, it ! fnid here, has
ten asked te put up SIO.000,000 te Ret
,i It Ii shocked nt such a stiRges-
I Meanwhile, from the fm't thnt the
Federal agency has only bundled .""((,-
000 tens ei coin ii i i.ii.ii.iriii nun. iiiu
Federal Government won't put up nny
. t...l'n Kti.rP linu Imnn et.flrlnnl
fiTerjUUUi uiuil line mui auiiii.inj
lit
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called by the nppenrnnce of cenl nbeve
Rretind. And nobody will cither put
tip erhut tip, fur from the lnttcr.
Yen see, If yen buy cenl new you buy
It nt the top of the tnnrket. 35y the
time ou enn Fell It n few days Inter
It may hnve behnved like the Germiui
mark nnd gpnc down, down, down.
Fear Drep In Prices
If Governer Groesbeck put up his
$1,000,000 or the NerthwesJ; put tip
Its $10,000,000 they could obtain
plenty of coal, but they might have te
ncll It te the consumer nt ene-hnlf of
whnt It cost. Se that new when the
producers' strike Is ever one tnlRht al
most sny there is a buyers' strllce In
con).
Ne dcnlcr H willing te buy much of
It for that; the drop In price which
Is expected will leave him with n let
en his hands. Ne Industries' care te
nccumulnte u big stock for fenr Its
rival, by waiting n few days, may buy
his for hnlf ns much.
The Federal Government wishes te
avoid showing n less of scvernl millions
en cenl. Everybody has nn agency of
some kind which whs going te keep the
people from freezing, and the wicked
cenl producer nnd seller from profiteer
ing. And every ngency Is passing the
buck te every ether ngency.
Everybody Is gnmbllng en the chance
thnt In n few days the railroad strike
will be settled nnd thnt then the bot
tom will drop out of the cenl market.
Nobody took the coal strike seriously
for many weeks. Nobody mnde nny
real preparations te meet it, and then
the Stntcs nnd Federal Government
rushed In with dramatic gestures, as
suring the public that nil would be
well. . . -
Passing the Buck
And new the public snys: "If nny
hndv Is te lese through buying cenl at
the top of the market let It be thcJ
State nnd Federal Governments. What
are they In the coal business for, nny
wnv?" And the State nnd Federnl
distributors sny that if nnybedy Is te
1em. let' It be the public.
If nil the governmental agencies could
be tnken nut of the situation the cenl
market would right itself quickly. And
ending of the railroad strike would
right It in no time. The nccumulntien
of cenl at the mines will probably bring
nbeut stability of prices seen in' any
event.
The Northwest feels the situation
ncutcly because the season for ship
ments across the T-nke.s te the North
west is short. Time lest In waiting
for the drop in coal may be fatal.
Meanwhile, time consumed by cenl
in transit may be fatal te some one's
porketbeok, nnywny. Neither the States
nor the Federal Government shows nny
disposition te take the risk.
COAL SITUATION IN
MICHIGAN DESPERATE
Lansing, Mich., Aug. 20. (Uy A.
V. ) William II. Petter. Stnte Fuel
Administrator, continued his criticism
of the National Fuel Distribution Com
mittee today. He addressed a telegram
Iti Michigan representatives In Con
gress, saying the Slnte could obtain
cenl If "the National Tuel Administra
tien would either help us or let us
alone." J
"Will they de cllhcr or must Michi
gan freeze?" the message nsks.
The State Fuel Administrator's mes mes
sage describes the cenl situation In
Michigan ns desperate, declaring tbou tbeu
snnds of men nre out of employment,
fruit retting, colleges and hospitals
clamoring for fuel nnd cold wenther
Imminent. Applications fe priorities,
nceempnnled by bank guarantees, hnve
been turned down. Mr. Petter asserts,
(.eal nt exorbitant price Is available,
he charges. r
In n Tetter addressed te F. II. Wad
lelgh. connected with the Federal Fuel
Distribution Committee, V Mr. Petter
reiterated his allegations of profiteering
In coal, offering te cite "hundreds of
cases" in which cenl has been offered
nt high prices.
"As I leek nt the sltuntlen," Mr.
Petter wrote, "If the Federal Fuel Ad
ministration will disband nhd go home,
the law of supply and demand will
eventunlly settle this preposition of
prices nnd let consumers get coal where
they can without endangering prosecu
tion of any one. If this s net
fensihle. the Federal Fuel Administra
tion ought te tnke some steps te enforce
its se-called fair prices nnd see thnt
profiteering Is net carried tin under the
guise of lntcrstnte commerce."
Beard Orders Ceal for Michigan
Washington, Aug. 20. (By A. P.)
Authorization for the movement of
an additional 50,000 tens of soft cenl
te Michigan was announced tednv by
the Federal Distribution Committee.
This nuthorlzntlen, It wns explained,
wns In the course of the regular dis
tribution nnd wns net n result fit the
recent nttnek of W. W. Petter, Michi
gan State Fuel Administrator, en Fed
ernl luei distribution methods.
SON OF "DICK" CANFIELD
-" DIES OF POISON ON SHIP
Sen of Qambler Was en Way te
Honolulu Frem Hollywood
Les Angeles. Aug. 20. "Dick" Cnn
field, Jr., heir te $1,000,000 nnd 'son
of the Inte Itlchard Canficld, New
Yerk's erstwhile famous gambler, is
dead, according te word received yester
day. Canfield, It Is said, died aboard
ship three days out of Honolulu from
poisoning. Further details are lacking.
Yeung Canfield arrived in Hollywood
the early part of last spring from Ros Res Ros
ten, where he had been the chief factor
In several notorious cscnpndcs. Leasing
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Stack, new
in Europe, Cnnticld proceeded te keep
open house.
As a result of his desire te be a
gcnlnl host he wns nrrested last June
15, charged with disturbing the peace.
He was fined $500 and given thirty
days in jail. Pending nn nppcnl he was
freed under S500 bull, leaned him by
Clara Whipple Yeung.
Twe weeks Inter he wns nrrested en
n.slmllnr charge, but nsked for a jury
trlnl. Hend wns placed at $200. On
July 21, with n number of friends, he
sailed from San Francisce for Honolulu.
KUKLUXISISSUEIN
JEXASWETODAY
Heavy Balloting. Expected in
Nomination for Senater and
Four Other Offices
Housten, Tex.. Aug. 20. With the
white heed of tlm Ku Klux Klnn en
veloping every ether issue, the , spec
tacular senatorial campaign waged In
Texas the Klan battle ground ended
Inst night. In point of bitterness nnd
invective the cnmpnlgn has had ne.eaual
and n tremendous vote Is expected.
Tedny Texas Democrats will go
te the polls te say whether! Enrle B.
Mayficld, rntlrend commissioner and
cnndldnte of the Ku Klux Klnn, or
James E. Fergusen, formerly. Governer
nnd once impeached nnd removed, will
carry the Democratic banner In the No
vember election. Fergusen, bitterly
nntl-KInn, has made Ku Kluxlsm the
dominating Issue, virtually ignoring his
light wine nnd beer plnnk.
There are four offices te be voted
en Senater. Lieutenant Governer,
Treasurer and Stnte Superintendent of
Ktiucntlen nnd in each it is n straigut
test of-Klan nnd nntl-KInn strength.
The cnmpalgu between MnyficUl nnd
Fergusen hns drawn tremendous
crowds everywhere. The Texas news
pnpers hnve been full of the chnrges
madu by each candidate against the
ether. Their speeches hnve resounded
with such phrases ns "gutter type,
"perjurer," "bnnk-wrccker," "de
faulter," "llnr," "gambler," "drunk
nrd," "bootlegger" nnd "hypocrite."
Behind the barrage of Invective hns
hovered the shadow of the Ku Klux
Klan, and en the strength or weakness
of the Klan one of the candidates for
the Senate is going te Washington.
Mayficld is generally favored te win
by n small majority, but indications
nre that the ether Klun candidates will
be defeated.
REPORT KAISER ENGAGED
TO WEALTHY WIDOW
Wedding te Take Place During the
Winter
Londen, Aug. 20. Fermer Emperor
William is betrothed te the widow of
n German aristocrat, according te a
report received by the Times. The
woman Is snid te be almost of reynl
rnnk nnd the mother of three children.
She nnd the children recently visited
the fern.er emperor at Deem, Helland.
It Is said the niarrlnge will take place
during the coming winter.
Steal Cleth Frem R. R. Platform
Cleth vnlurd nt $400 was stolen last
night from the platform of the Penn
sylvania Ilailrend freight station nt
Frent and Federal streets.
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
a
The Ballet Battle Of
"Wets" and "Drys"
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SURPRIZES
777,816 VOTES ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE MAIN POLL ON THE
Soldiers'
Be
nus
After an extremely "wet"
start in the metropolitan districts of the East, the special
women s poll this week turns i per cent drier than the general poll, and i per cent drier
than en the previous week, thus seemingly indicating that the women of the country are justi
fying the contention sometimes made that they arc "drier" than the men.
The main poll new shows a high total of 787,475 recorded votes with but 19,813
separating the leaders en two of the tnree questions voted upon. v
The special polls of women and factory workers en the Benus bring forth some highly
interesting comparisons with the Prohibition question, both as te tendencies and number of
votes cast. In the main poll, the fact is brought out that mere than 9,000 persons who were
interested in voting en the Prohibition question did net care te vote en the bonus.
Commenting en annus criticisms of The Digest's poll, the Philadelphia North American says: "Althe some
partisans en both sides of these important issues (Prohibition and the Soldiers' Benus) complain that the canvass is
faulty and may be misleading, publicists and political, students generally accept the figures as providing a fairly
accurate index te public sentiment.
"Any suggestion, from whatever source, that the test is net fairly conducted or that it is inspired by some
ulterior motive may be dismissed at once. The character of THE LITERARY DIGEST is tee firmly established
te permit the slightest suspicion that it would act in bad faith or suspend observance of its high standard of editorial
integrity."
He sure te read THE DIGEST this "Week and see exactly hew the women and factory workers are voting
in their special polls, and hew the main poll indicates the preferences ei the people in ieur State and in every
section of the country. , '
"THE DIGEST'S" NEW MOTION PICTURE SERIES
September 2, 1922, "The Literary Digest" will commence tlie lcleasc each week of a humorous motion
picture te be known as "Fun Frem the Press.'' The Hodkinson Corporation will distribute it te theatres
nationally. We anticipate that this new picture will find even mere favor than thc former short-screen subject
originated by "Tlie Digest." "Fun Frem the Press" is clean, laugh-provoking, and ingenious in arrangement and
presentation. Ask and leek for "Fun Frem the Press" at jour favorite theatre, or upon request we will tell you
where it can lie seen in jour locality.
Other Big News-Features This. Week:
After the Ceal Strike Berah and a Third Partj Ours Again a Land of Plenty Japanese Press Cries for Mere
Arms Reduction China's Mysterious Man of Power The War en Russia's Famine British Foreign Trade Revival
What De We Knew About Vitamins? The Highest Waterfalls Faun Land Going te Sea The Menace et
Floating Oil Unbreakable Glass A Rivival of Quinine Radie for the Blind The New Langmuir Power Tubes
Hew Radie Ciicuitr. Are Coupled" and Tuned The Super-Moving Picture Theatre Shall There Be a Boek
Censorship? The Degradation of the American Heme The Passing of the Hickory Switch The Most "Stupen
dous" Act of Mercy Current Poetry Personal Glimpses Investments and Finance The Spice of Life Many
InteiCkting Illustrations, Including Cartoons. -
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American Opossum
Coats (sketched), dark
Natural Muskrat Coats,
beautifully marked Civet
Coats, lustrous Black Rus
sian Peny, with skunk col cel
lar and cuffs.
$250,00
Herdercd Raccoon Coats
(sketched ),Neni seal Coats
with skunk cellars; dark
Muskrnt, bcavrr cellar;
blnck Russian Peny with
cellar nnd cuffs et skunk;
Gray American Broadtail
with Australian Opossum
trimming.
vt i t&fram'Ti v mavSAJMiM
3 M ' Hl' m
$290.00
Hudsen Seal Coats
(sketched). Fine bordered
Raccoon Coats, dark Na
tural Muskrat Coats,
Sale of
FURS
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$395.00
Hudsen Seal Coats
(sketched). Hudsen Seal
Coats with deep cellars
and cuffs of Kelinsky.
Hnndseme Caracal Coats
with deep skunk cellar and
cult's. Fine Japanese Mink
Coats.
Skunk cellar and cuffs. '
All ready for the greatest Sale of Furs, in a season when Furs are of the greatest fashion
importance! An immense stock thousands of dollars' worth of new Furs of the high standard of
quality from which no exigency of time nor trade has ever obliged us te deviate; all bought when prices
in the Fur market were at the lowest point, and marked, for this Early Season Sale, te insure
Savings of 15 te 30 per Cent
This percentage is based en this season's prevailing retail prices, which at present are mere
moderate than they have been for several years, but are net likely te continue se. In fact, we have
already been notified by some furriers, that reorders will net be taken at the prices for which the
models in the Sale were purchased; the advance in some instances being 33 1-3 per cent. In addition
This Great Sale of Furs is An Event of
Exceptional Fashion Importance
It is a treat te omen who delight in dress. Every Fur of any importance is shown, and some
Furs, such as caracal, which world conditions rendered scarce for several years, are new here in abun
dance; all se skillfully treated and artistically manipulated, that they fellow beautifully every slender
ing, graceful line of the season. Sleeves are triumphs of the designer's art, and cellars are se cleverly
and
aps,
Sale,
draped or gathered that they may be worn snug up around the neck or draped shoulder fashion,
are as graceful one way as the ether. Straight Capes,- Leng Coats, extra-length Coats and Wr
Sports Coats, and the mere dressy little snort mouse Loats and Balkan effects are all in the
together witn tne nnest line ei iecK rurs we nave ever snewn.
MrRUnds A Oithler -
-Tpt nrd ' f 'tr$
The lower-Price
ment Stere
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Women's Smart
AutumnDresses
$15.00
Fifteen Medels of Canten
Crepe, Crepe de Chine,
Charmeusc and Peirct
Twill
If you have planned te spend J1.V00
for a new Freck be ship te ?ee these,
for they nre worth one-third mrm
theuirh they are new and (reh and
according te fashion's latent decree.
In navy blue, black or brown; sizes 30
te 11 inches.
Three models are sketched at th"
left one of Crepe de Chine showing a
distinctive new style in sleeves, and
the part-plaitinpr takes in many of
the newest skirt?.
In the centre, a I'eiret Twill
model handsomely embroidered.
At the right, one of the graceful new Draped Dre?ses, falling in bewitchmg'.y pieUy
lines. , ii ,, ,
Skirts are in the new lengths, longer but net tee long. And there are all the smart
touches in stvle and trimmmc thnt one-could desire. The value n remarkable at S15.(i0.
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Children's Muslin Underwear
Clese te Half Price, Monday
pins,
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The practical, well-cut, nicely made Kind thn
mothers like te select for theiV daughters.
Dainty Princess Slips, 75c
Of nainsoek or satine, in white or flesh
daintily trimmed. Sizes 1 te 10 years.
White Muslin Costume Slips, S.ic
Tnileied White Muslin Slips, 11- te 18-ycar size.
Deuble frpm horn te hips, se they arc shadow-proof.
White Muslin Xight Gowns, 50c
Of white muslin; lace-trimmed or piped in color,
as the model sketched. Sizes I te HI years.
liloemer Combinations, 50c
With bloomer drawers, as sketched. Of nain-oek.
cress-bar or plaitl muslin or crepe. Sizes '1 te Y2
years.
Muslin Pantic Waists, 25c
Sizes 2 te 12 years. Werth double.
Drawers and Bleemers,
HSc, Three for $1.00,
Muslin Drawers, and Bleemers of crcpe or sntine;
in sizes 2 te 12 years,
$j-
SriibrnlBi & ( I, i , n
I.dwit I'rlcu Hanemciit Sler
A Greup of Men's
and Yeung Men's
Suits Reduced
te $23.50 '
our of I In uinmi itntabh features
of tin Mai'.; ClethnKj CU unuirc.
. Cocause most of thesi- Suits were
ordered for late Spring they are
substantially reduced te a clearance
price.
Hut here's the important point
they are chiefly in a medium weight
that is just right for autumn. They
are m .styles that will he most popular
this autumn. They are in colorings
and patterns mi haiub-r.me as te he
always correct. Here is anv fore
sighted man's opportunity te cheese
a geed, well-made, smart-looking Suit
at manv dollars les.: than a Suit of
the same grade will cost later en
.$2.'..r)0
Other Suitn in the Clearance at
$12.50, $19.50, mM and $;il.50
Already many nights are cool
and men going te the seashore will
find a Tep Ceat a decided comfort.
A geed asaei Iment ready here.
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