End Floor Control
and Drop in Prices
Is Expected Soon
Washington, D. C., Doc. 21.—Can
celation of all flour milling regula
tions, Including fair price schedules
and the price and quantity restric
tions on the sale of wheat flour by
millers formally was announced late
yesterday by the Food Administra
tion.
Notification of tho action was tele
graphed, to all sone agents of the
Food Admlnsltration's grain corpor
ation, and there has been a sharp
rise in the price of wheat bran and
other mill feeds on the Minneapolis
market. Officials expect this to be
followed by a drop in flour prices.
Regulations restricting margins of
profit on flour and mill feeds remain
in effect, as do general regulations
of the Food Administration prohibit
ing profiteering, hoarding and unfair
practices. Officials said these would
be strictly enforced.
The prediction of cheaper flour to
the consumer. It was asserted at the
Food Administration headquarters. Is
based on the Immediate rise In the
price of mill feeds, amounting to sev
eral dollars a ton.
Vanderlip Says War
Will Make U.S. Richer
New York, Dec. 21.—Frank A. Van
derlip, president of the National City
hank. In an address before the New
York Credit Men's Association, de
clared that prices would go higher
during the period of transition from
war to peace and predicted that in
flation would continue for some time.
"I believe that we will emerge much
richer from the war," said Mr. Vander
lip, "richer in spirit, richer "in our
understanding of human needs and
richer in material wealth. We have
created big Industries, we have built
ships, developed the railroads, we
have built terminals and warehouses,
we have become a creditor nation In
stead of a debtor nation, for Europe
now owes us 18,000,000,000, on which
the interest is about 2500,000,000 an
nually."
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Another Big Sale of |
FORDS
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SATURDAY EVENING,
SENATOR LODGE
SCENTS DANGER
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the treaty should at least know tho
views of tho Sonuto so far as the
Postmaster General, in control of the
cables, And Mr. Creel, In control of
the news, will permit the opinion of
the Senate to be transmitted 10
Paris. We cannot compel Informa
tion, but we are abundnntly able to
make our opinion known not only
to the President but to the Allies,
who have a vei^ - clear and even acute
idea of the power of the Senate In
regard to .treaties."
To bring forward propositions not
inseparably connected with the im
mediate and difficult task of making
a binding peace wiih Germany, Sen
ator Lodge said, "may ruin all by
trying to do too much at once."
Such propositions, he said, were the
five points enumerated.
Unnecessary Program
In his discussion of the freedom
of the seas, the Senator called atten
tion to the "strange development"
in connection with the pending naval
appropriation bill, the advocacy by
Rear Admiral Badger of a program
calling for a navy as luee as that
of England by 1925. said he
thought he had favored building
more ships than anybody else, but
that he had never contemplated such
a program and did not think it nec
essary.
"The only naval danger that we
were ob'iged to consider In the past
on the Atlantic coast has ceased to
be. We need a powerful fleet In the
Pacific, and I feel t>ure we will have
a navy sufficient to lurnish that fleet
to the western coast. And yet at thlj
moment we are suddenly called upon
to build a floet rnlch shall be the
equal to that of England."
Wants Dctisilte Plan
Of suggestions that a great navy
Is needed for police duty In connec
tion with the league of nations, the
Senator said he would "not stop to
ask who Is to order that navy about
the world."
Mr. Lodge said he would be glad
if the Senate debates on peace were
supplemented by some definite reso
lutions expressing views on Important
points. He continued:
"Whether the Senate will take such
action —although I know that we
have very definite opinions—I cannot
tell, because there seems to be a
feeling among some Senators that It
Is an act of Intolerable audacity for
the Senate even to suggest to the
Executive that it has opinions which
ought to b considered. Personally 1
do not share that view. . . ."
"Peace being our object, the first
■top toward peuos ta to make a peace
with Germany. If the poaoe with
Germany te to be durable, terms
muet be exacted which will make It,
■o fur ue human foresight goes, Im
possible for Germany to break out
again upon the world with a war of
conquest. This cannot bo done by
treaty engagements and signatures
to documents. At this juncture of
affuirs, Germany would sign any
thing, and her pledge would be as
worthless as the guaranties she gave
to Belgium. It Is well also to re
member that Germany did not
change its nature overnight when
the Kaiser ran away to Holland. The
deep-rooted ambitions, the evil prin
ciples carefully Instilled for half a
century, the barbarous methods and
doctrines —all remain unaltered. I
do not need to rehearse what those
physical guaranties should be, for I
have stated my views upon them
more than once to the Senate, and I
think there Is general agreement
upon them not only in the Senate
but among the American people.
These physical guaranties all have
one object, and that Is so to hem
Germany In that she cannot attempt
conquest In Russia or in the East,
and that the Slavic populations
which she has mercilessly used in
her wars can never be used by her
again.
Indemnities Demanded
"In addition there must be heavy
Indemnities paid by Germany. In
those indemnities, the United States
must have its proportional share,
not only direct indemnity for its
ships destroyed by submarines and
its peop'e murdered on the Lusltania
and other vessels, but a suitable res
titution, In part at least, of the vast
I expenses forced upon us by Ger
many.
"It will be for the peace confer
ence to determine whut disposition
should be made of the German colo
nies, but one thing essential, and
that is that they should not bs re
turned to the tyrannical mlsgovern
ment of Germany and that she
should not be deprived of those
means for extending her commerce
and building Up military outposts In
all parts of the world.
League Is Denounced
"It is the duty of tho Allies and
the United States to meet and de
termine what terms they will impose
upon Germany and then and not
until then, call In the representatives
of Germany and impose the terms
upon them."
Of the League of Nations pro
posal, Senator Lodge said no definite
plan has yet been put forth that
would not cause indefinite contro
versy.
"The attempt, to form now a
League of Nations —and I mean nn
effective league, with power to en
force its decrees," ho said, "can tend
only to embarrass the peace that we
ought to make at once with Ger
many. If it were successful and
were to come before the Senate, it
might endanger the peace treaty and
force amendments. . . .
Son Problem Not Urgent
"Are we prepared to allow any
association of nations by a majority
vote to order the troops and ships
of tho United States to go to war?
Unless we are prepared to dp so, we
are not prepared to join a league of
nations which is going to enforce
peace."
In - urging postponement of the
question of freedom of the seas, Sen
ator Lodge said It was another un
defined question, and declared that
both America and England would
Give Yourself
a Christmas
Present That
Will Last All
Year.
Store you car at the
Rex where you will get
first-class accommoda
tions, first-class service
and first class satisfac
tion all the year round.
That will be some
Christmas present.
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Third and Delaware Sts.
Arrruarlm anil Supplies.
fiAREUSBUKO TELEGRAPH!
hesitate before abandoning tho bel
ligerent right of blockade. '
Discussing secret diplomacy, the
Senator said this point of President
Wilson's need not bo Incorporated
In the peace treaty because secret
treaties never hnvo and novel - tan
exist in this country, .
Hussion Problem
Urging postponmcnt of action on
the matter of economic barriers, he
said "Its settlement Is not In tho
least essential to ending the war
by a peace with Germany,"
All civilized nations, he urgod,
musts aid In restoration of Russia.
"We have no present government
In Russia," he said, "with which any
one can deal Intelligently. The
thing that cal's Itself n government
Is no more fit to be dealt with In
negotiations than a hand of anthro
poid apes. There Is nothing that
seems to Indicate that the itusslun
people have the power toextricate
themselves. We have troops In Rus
sia. Unfortunately, they are so few
that It Is greatly to be feared that
they are wholly Inadequate for the
work they may have to do."
Civil Service Test to Fill
Shamokin Posetmastership
Shamokin, Pa„ Dec. 21.—Demo
cratic politicians got a Jolt to-day
when It was announced that a civil
service examination will be held here
on January 21, next to fill the va
cancy In the Shamokin poetermas
tership, a Job that pays 22,400 a
year. When Edward Raker, present
postmaster, resigned nearly a year
ago to become an Assistant District
Attorney of Northumberland coun
ty, It was thought that tho vacancy
would be filled by appointment upon
recommendation of Congressman
Lusher. Nothing was done, however,
and Lesher became a candidate and
was re-elected. Now comes the an
nouncement that under Presidential
order of March 17, last this vacancy
must be filled under a special ex
amination. A dozen or more politi
cians were said to be currying Eesh
er's favor for the place.
WHISKEY IN DRY COUNTY
lx-wistowii. Pa., Dec. 21. —The
extent to which booze is illegally
sold in this section came 1° llßht at
the hearing of Edward Soliskl, who
lives in the southern part of the
town.
The man was given a hearing be
fore Justice VanNntta and he was
charged with violating the law by
selling liquor. Sollski was arrested
by Sheriff Davis as he stepped from
a train from Harrisburg. At the
hearing it was stated that at the
time of his arrest he had in his pos
session twelve gallons of whiskey.
One of the men who testified
against Sollski, said that he bought
nine quarts of whiskey from the
accused in one night and paid at the
rate of 26 a quart for it. Ho said
that he and a few other friends
drank the liquor. Sollski wus held in
2500 bail for court.
Marysville Soldier Sends
Relics From Battlefield
Marysville, Pa., Dec. 21. —Just as
a little token of the utter disregard
the Germans had of religious build
ings in their mad onrush against and
retreat from the Allies, Ray Camp
bell, formerly of Marysville, sends a
hand broken from a crucifix in a
! French cathedral to his brother,
Lawrence Campbell, of Myrtle ave-
I nue. Ray Campbell Is serving with
; the Thirteenth Engineers. The hand
! was picked up by Campbell at Suldl
| court on September 16.
Another Interesting relic sent
; home by Campbell is a German dress
helmet of black leather and gold
; dipped ornaments. The coat-of-arms
on this helmet bears the inscription,
] "Mit Gott fur Koenlg und Vater-
I land," and a replica of the German
i Iron Cross. Campbell, who several
i times was under shellflre, is now lo
) catcd at Verdun.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
llllton, Pa., Dec. 21.—A. Lochman,
aged 84, a Civil War veteran and
wholesale and retail confectioner,
died here of a complication of dis
eases. He -had been in business slnc e
1873. His store was twice destroyed
by fire, but he rebuilt and enjoyed
i a large trade. He was G. A. R. chap-
I lain for more than twenty years nnd
I a member ot the order of Red Men.
Nation in Good Condition, |
Says Big Financier j
Chicago, Dec. 21. —It la refreshing ;
to get a *jrd of confidence from ft :
j leader In financial affairs who ban- |
| dies such affairs In a big way and.
who le free from the vice of predict- J
ing good times with tho Idea that,
the forecasts will brlqg good times. j
Such a man commented to-day on |
the pesdlmlsm of cer,ain individuals
who are looking for serious disturb
ance rlgnt away. He sees no reason
for expecting anything of the sort,
and asserts that the country U In
good condition.
I Nor does ho Ignore the grave prob
j lems which confront our people. He
.says that our future will shape it
'self largely on the lines on which the
| railroad problem is worked ouE This
| is a reasonable view, considering the
I enormous capital Involved In that
! interest and its essential part In our
i economies.
He disapproves of the suggestion
made by Director General MeAdoo
that the Federal control of tho .rail
roads be extended to five years. The
present Is the time, he believes, to
act on the railroad question, for we
! are now in the habit of handling
' great financial affairs, whereas, if the
I decision were put off, we should fall
I into a condition of indifferent walt
| ing. Tho idea of a commission to
investigate the subject commends it
self to him.—From Evans' letter in
the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
378 Members Enrolled
in Marysville Campaign
Marysville, Pa., Dec. 21. —Mnrys-
vllle's showing at the conclusion of
tho Red Cross Christmas rollcall
Promises to be a good one. Reports
i the hands of Mrs. Elmer E. Dis
' singer. Maple avenue, secretary of
I the local branch and in charge of the
Iroilcall, last night, with only one onp
| tain's report up to date, showed that
I Marysville has furnished 378 mem
bers, most of them volunteers.
| One captain has made no report
as yet, two others reported lust on
December 14, four reported on De
cember 17, two reported on Decem
ber 18 and one reported on Decem
ber 20. With reports so much incom
plete and with 378 members already
enrolled, the local record is consid
, ered good.
! The drive hero will close on Mon
! day, when local Pennsylvania rail
road employes will be paid.
Monday Is to Be the
Shortest Day of Year
To-morrow morning promptly at
10.42 o'clock, eastern standard time,
old King Winter will be officially
ushered into the presence of Harris
burg and its citizens. At that time
the winter solstice will set in and
winter will be with us for three
months thereafter.
flie sun will rise to-morrow morn
ing at 7.26 o'clock and set at 4.31 p.
m., while on Monday the sun will rise
one minute later and set at the
i same time, making it tho shortest
j day of the year.
Tower City Youth Shot by
' Companion While Hunting
Tower City, Pa., Dec. 21.—While
In the woods on Thursday after work
with their guns, Charles Houtz, the
17-year-old son of Clair Houtz, was
accidentally shot in the hip hy the
dischurge of the gun of "Bud"
Stoud, his companion. Young Houtz
received the full load and Its is
feared the leg will be useless, ns the
nerve Is shattered. He was only two
feet from his companion when the
gun went off. He was taken to the
Pottsville Hospital.
HOME FROM ENGLAND
I.cwistowii, Pa., Dec. 21. —John
JJownrd Garrett and John O. Mayes,
who have been in the United States
aviation service in England, hav e re
turned to their homes here. William
B. Koarns, a wounded soldier, who
was here on furlough a short time
ago and returned to a hospital in
New York, accompanied them home.
The Fame Fire Company in their
auto truck met the soldiers at the
train and gave them a rousing re
ception. Mayes was a member of the
220 th Aero squadron and Garrett was
In the Aviation Motor Service.
REARS CHARMED LIFE
Sniihury. Pa., Dec. 21.—Private
Roswell Savidge, an auto truck
driver in France, and a former
linotype operator on Th e Sunbury
Dally Item, In a letter home, says
he surely had a charnjed life. Just
before the war elosed he was riding
on a big truck when a shell hit It
and turned It into kindling and a
mass of broken and twisted Iron. His
comrade, sitting by his side, was
killed, while Savh.ge escaped with
out a scratch.
Middietown
Soldier Is Charged
With Assaulting Man
Charged with assnulting W. W.
Reitzel, of South Catherine street, as
he was returning home from ths
home of ills daughter in Spring street,
Guy Delp, "a soldier at the Aviation
Depot was arrested and brought he
fore Squire T. C. Smith. He was
turned over to government authori
ties who will investigate the case.
David Rehrer, held on a charge pre
ferred by a borough school teacher
was discharged by Squire Kennard
last night, upon payment of the costs
of the prosecution.
Businessmen nnd residents of tho
borough on Thursday evening met at
the office of Squire H. A. Lenhart,
Water street, and formed an organi
zation to be known as the Middietown
Civic Committee. Officers and com
mittees chosen at the meeting Sollow:
President, B. F. Longenecker; first
vice-president, J. W. Few, Jr.; sec
ond glee-president, H. U. Gnrver;
third vice-president, A. R. Croll; re
cording secretary, W. J. Roop; treas
urer. C. S. Few; corresponding secre
tary, C. Dudley Conrad.
Member ex-offlco all committees;
Burgoss S. B. Glngrkd*.
Finance Committee M. H. Ging
rich, chairman; Eugene Laverty,
Warren Schrelner, E. W. Pelders. 1).
P. KleMer. Chnrlos Rarlck, Frel
Haeseier, Fred Bauchmoyer, J. W.
Few, Jr.; Grant Ctull, R. B. Mat
thews, A. C. Martin. John Martin.
Jacob Wise. W. F,. Baxt esser, John
P. Ackerman, Itsy Schaeffer, Paul E.
Whartotn, Jacob MeCauley, Clarence
Barnet, B. K. Longenecker. C. Dudley
Conrad, J. W. Albright, A. H. Lucken
hill. Lee Good. J. O. Covan. H. C.
Young. B. W. Kurtz. F. T. Hh •iifnldt.
K. M. C ilquohoun, B. Cressler, St.
it. 1-achmsn. T. P. Hoyd, Ooorifj W.
C ire. W. G. Hchreliur. D. W llnnix
brrjrtr. Edwarl Wise C. B. Klmman,
Chn-Us Wttnian, P. h. Irwin, Dr. 11.
If. i hi dm, Dr. If. W. GeorC' •. M.
Swart*. It. P. Raymond, C. E. Longe
necker. I
Speakers Committee The Rev. T.
C. MeCarrell, chalsmen; the Rev. E.
A. G. Bossier, the Rev. Fuller Berg
atreeeer. the Rev. O. M. Kraybill, the
Rev. James Cunningham, Attorney M.
R. Metzgar, T, G, MoCarrell, Jr., J, B.
Martin.
Program Committee —Harry Korea.
Chairman! H. H. Bander, A. B. Croll,
H. M. Pen leaf, Harry Smith, Harry
Niaiey, Oeorge W, Myern, Arthur
Luckenbill, T. C, fsivortr, C. v.-
Oelstwhite, William Hill, M. R. Metz
gar, S. K, lllaekar, J. W, Albright. K.
W. Seniors, Uohart Kefper. H. 6, Gar
ver, C. Dudley Conrad. John W, Kaw,
Jr., William Arnold, Jr., and Edward
Beck,
Mualc Committee —H. R. Bauder,
chairman; Harry E. Force, J, A. Gipe,
A, L. Wagner, B. B. Longenecker, I>r.
D. P. Deatrick, George Bally, Jr., W,
F. Keever, E. C. Leber, Harry Pnilth,
Clarence Barnet, Mia* Itachael Mc-
Carrell, Mlea Margaret Smith, Mre,
Susan Seltzer, Miss Louella Cleland,
Mrs. Oscar Long. Mrs. Ira Springer, j
Miss Verona Kelper, Miss Helen Seltz
er. Miss Dorothy George end the
Mother's Congress Circle.
Publicity Committee (1, U. Raus
man, chairman; A, L. Ktter and
Christian Niasley.
FAeetrtc Display Committee —J,
W. Albright, chairman; A. 11. Lucken
bill, S. F. Blecker. E. S. Oerberich,
I A. B, Croll, Eugene Laverty, William
Hill. C, V, Gelslwhlte, Jacob Myers,
Clarence Brandt. George W. Myers,
i Harry NtsHley, C. W, Myers, Harry
I Staufter, Fred HaessLer, Grant Crull,
Fred Bauchmoyer, Maurice Stauffer
and E. Hoy Beck.
The St. Peter's Luther-art Sundsy
School, with the assistance ot the
choir and orchestra, will present a
splendid Christmas program Sunday
evening, at 7 o'clock. The service Is
"Star of Victory" by Tillotaon and
Lowden. "The Children's Party" for
the Beginners, Primary and Junior
Departments will he held Tuesdny af
ternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. A Christ
mas cantata, "Redeemer and King,"
will be sung by a large choir Christ
mas morning at 6 o'clock.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will hold its Christinas entertain
ment in the church, Sunday evening,
7.30 o'clock.
Mrs. Harold Kline, of Washingon,
1). C., is spending a week In town as
the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Martin, Pine street.
Mrs. David Ney, who spenEthe past
several days in town returned to bcr
home at Philadelphia.
Word was received in town yester
day that Searles Slack,lone of Mid
dletown's young men, lost an arm
while In action overseus.
Mrs. F. W. Myers, of Pine street,
was called to Eandisville on account
of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Rudy,
and two sons. Arthur and Floyd,
being ill Willi influenza.
At the meeting of the social com
mittee, of the Men's Bible Class, of
the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School, held at the home of the sec
rotary. H. E. Moore, Ann street, last
evening; it was decided to hold the
annual class social at the parsonage.
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DECEMBER 21, 1918,
North Union street, on New Year's
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Henry, the Rev.
James Cunningham, and Mrs. Jennie
Slack, attended the meeting of the |
district convention of the Kpworth |
league of the Methp'dist Kpiscopal |
church, at fysncastef, yesterday.-
The funeral of the late Mrs. Hettie '
Bpangler was held yesterday after- i
noon, from the home of her son. ]
Jacob ftpangler, I'ike street, with |
services at i.iO o clock. The Rev. O. |
M. Krayhlll, pastor of the Church of j
Ood, officiating. The pall hearers i
were Edward Spangler. Wllllnm |
Hpangler and Jacob Spangler, three '
sons, and Ueroy Spangler, a grand- ,
son. Rurial was made in the Middle- I
town Cemetery.
The Christian Kndenvor Society of
the Church of Ood at the r ii-sn
nual meeting elected the fi •' wing
officers: President. Oeorge .Lcggore; -
vice-president, David Lehman second |
vice-president, F,. 0. Oish; recording
secretary. Mrs. William Hill; record- j
Ing secretary. Mrs. K. C. Brlnser; 1
corresponding secretary, Miss Harriet
Klever; treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Acker-
Courtesy! -\KS7- Service!
I A Selection of Any One of the Following Will Make I
I ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS
I Tires and Tubes Spot Lights
® Robes Steering Wheel Warmers
I_, Tool Boxes
Gloves Motormeters
Anti-Skid Chains Hand and Electric Horns
Foot warmers Vulcanizers
Radiator Covers and Tools of All Kinds
It's the thought back of the gift that makes it count
KEYSTONE SALES CO.
108 Market St. - Phone.
man; pianists. Miss Jean JhresHe and
Mrs. w.. F, Keever. . .
Fully one hundred members of we
Red fVoHs took part In the Parade
last evening, headed by the lAberw
Hand.
We are Offering
Special Discounts
on All Automobile
Holiday Goods.
Come In and make your selec
tion and you will see that we out
save you considerable,
P. H. Kebocb,
111 Market St.
Siieeeseer e Fiost-lHsrM Mote*
Supply Co. Retail Oepartmeat
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