SPROUL BACKS NEW LAWS FOR FARMER BODY -Governor Says High Cost of Living Is Not Fault of Tillers Washington, Sept. 4. —According to the National Board of Farms or ganization, a body interested in ob taining favorable legislation for the farmers of the United States, Gov ernor Sproul, of Pennsylvania, has given out a statement backing them up in their position. The announce ment issued here yesterday in the name of the organization reads: — "Governor SprouL of Pennsyl vania, who recently visited Wash ington for the purpose of conferring with other State Executives on the subject of the high cost of living, said that it was very necessary that the country obtain a better under standing of the point of view of the farmers. Without this, the Penn sylvania Executive declared, it would be impossible to find a perma nent corrective for the present con dition of affairs. "It is very well to berate the high cost of living," said Governor Sproul. "It is certainly a very tangible evil Which demands attention. It is the duty of all persons who love their country to study the problem and if possible find the remedy. A tem porary nostrum will not do. It must be something which will pretty nearly guarantee a cure. If the country is sick it needs a doctor." Governor Sproul said he was glad to see that the National Board of Farms organization was taking a hand in the matter and was direct ing its activities in a conservative, sane and constructive way. He de clared that the farmers were in no way to blame for the present high prices, but believed they would be glad to co-operate in an effort to bring them down to more reasonable levels. He doubted, however, if this could be accomplished by forcing all so-called hoarded food on the mar ket. This, at best, he said, was only a temporary palliative. Believes in Conservation "I am not an advocate of hoard ing, far from it," continued the Pennsylvania Executive. "I believe in forcing upon the markets of the country all food needed for human consumption. But I believe also in conservation. This involves the necessity for reserving* certain foods for use in periods of non-production. The clothier has his winter stocks bought and made in the preceding spring. This is conservation and preparation. So the farmer should be prepared to sell eggs when the hens have suspended laying and he should be ready to sell butter when the cows are not giving so gener ously of their milk. "He could do these things through agencies which he ought to be per mitted to establish and to establish these agencies it is very necessary that he' be permitted to organize. I am a thorough believer in the farmer and I think he is little understood by the city man to whom ha sells his products." Bolshevism Present Governor Sproul said it was use less to deny that the menace of Bolshevism was present in Amer ica. He declared that he was con fident the country would never lay prostrate before that monster, but it may experience some real incon venience from unthinking persons and organizations which attach themselves to the Russia economic importation. Should the evil threaten the peace of this country, however, the farmers may be de pended upon to tlirow in their lot with those who entertain ideas and ideals that are 100 per cent. Ameri can. Governor Sproul said. Farmers Anti-Bolslievist "In any case the farmers will sup port the country against any Bol shevist menace," said Governor Sproul. "But if they are treated light they will defend the nation with enthusiasm and one enthused man will do more than three who fight simply because they believe it is their duty to do so. Governor Sproul said he doubted under the present conditions whether if the farmer consented to take a lower price for his wheat the tirbanite would be able to buy his bread any cheaper. The causes for the present high cost of living, the Governor said, were to be found in faulty methods of distribution, the greed of certain middlemen and other evils over which the ruralitc had no control. "I am confident that the farmers as a body will never be slackers and they will always be found on the side of those who believe in America," said Governor Sproul. "The more farmers we have the more secure the country will be against the menace of 1. W. W 'ism and other disturbir.s e) disrupting agencies. It is u good plan to get the tiller of the soil and the man wim lives in the city tc come to gether and I hope this will be done." America Must Prepare For Next War, Baker Says Philadelphia, Sept. . America must prepare for the next war. This was the statement of Secre tary of War Baker, to the fifty eighth annual meeting of the Amer ican Chemical Society at the Belle vue-Stratford yesterday. The Sec retary of War came to express his appreciation of the co-operation of the society during the war, and to thank the members for their part in the victory. The Secretary did not advocate militarism. He did, however, advo cate preparation of all the forces which the exigencies of modern warfare demand, in the event of an emergency to defend the ideals for which thousands of Americans gave their lives. "I hope,' said Mr. Baker, "there will be no war in the future, but the work of preparing the United States to assume its place in tbe forefront of such a fight should be begun at once." Save Petrograd Is Plea of Trotzky Iguidon, Sept. 4.—Leon Trotsky, the Bolshevist military and naval commissary, addressing the Petro gratl Soviet on September 1, declared the Bolshevists must stand proudlv and impregnably in the defense of Petrograd, according to Soviet gov ernment wireless message from Moscow. Trotsky added that unless Fin land gives guarantees of her sin cerity and the cessation of further provocation the Bolshevists will make every preparation for an overwhelming advance into that country. The Soviet approved unanimously a proposal to offer peace to Estlio | Aid. I THURSDAY EVENING, BXRimBURQ TEE3K3RXPH SEPTEMBER 4, 1919. ~i Attorney General Palmer Named as Co-Defendant in Four Big Libel Suits New York, Sep. 4.—Attorney Gen eral Palmer and Allen Property Cus todian Garvan were named as de fendants in four libel suits tiled in Federal Court here by Julius Forst mann and the Forstmann and Huff- "The Live Store" , Opetl All Day Thursday "Always Reliable" Only Three [3] More Days of Our Great Semi-Annual What a great benefit this sale has been to thou sands of customers throughout this territory. Those who have bought /ifFy "mWf Clothing, Shirts, Underwear, Hosiery, etc., at this "Live Store's" semi-annual clear- yjjoSKn ance sale have saved a considerable amount of money on their purchases. If all the | Jk savings during this sale were put into one lump sum, it would be quite a huge sum to look at. But we are glad that we could be of so much service to the community in .\" • helping to make money go farther than it would stretch under ordinary conditions. Perhaps you have not been to this sale, or if you have been I here you had better come back again before it ends on Saturday night, you'll find good as- j Jl sortments of the very things you will need for future use, mind you, we are selling, at our extremely low / 5 prices, B. V. D. Underwear, Monito Hose, Brighton Garters, the finest Sweaters, Boys' Clothing, Hats, Caps, / ri Hart Schaffner & Marx, Kuppenheimer and IInHP* Society Brand Clothes -HH One customer spent $3§0.48 at this sale Tuesday— ? . jjp bblh and we are just wondering how much money you and your friends are anxious to invest in good wearing apparel when we offer an unequalled opportunity I Mijf to save such as this. These are the last three days of our semi-annual House Cleaning, < when we dispose of all Spring and Summer stocks, we don't want to carry anything over, you get the benefit of this business policy we adopted years ago, by getting the ! Illf profits. Be sure to take advantage of it. Saturday last Day. |||g AH $25.00 Suits &1 ft 7S All $40.00 Suits s3l 75 §■ fl All $30.00 Suits $23.75 All $45.00 Suits $3575 Mr jPI All $35.00 Suits $?.7.7S All $50.00 Suits $39 75 MA feyfck W" _ _ _ lb® Hou of Kupp®nh®im Underwear Boys' Clothes at Mark-Down Prices] Trousers All B. V. D. Union Suits ... $1.19 All SIO.OO Boys' Suits $7.89 All $3.50 Trousers $2.89 All SI.OO Underwear 79c A }j „ oys ! f u !* 8 J 8 ' 75 AU $4 00 Trousers $3.19 AH t, an 11 A CQ £r ™ o° yS , o^ t8 $9 ' 75 A " s 4 ' so Trousers $3.39 All $2.00 Underwear $1.59 All $15.00 Boys' Suits $10.75 aii 5 00 Trousers SI M All $2.50 Underwear $1.89 A " $lB-00 Boys' Suits $13.75 All %50 Trousers ! 1!!!! All $3.00 Underwear $2.39 ! Boys'39c Black Cat Hose, 33c— Boys 1 SI.OO Kay nee Shirts, 79c All $7.50 Trousers $5.89 All s3.soUnderwear $2.89 All Wash Suits at Sale Prices Al!s<2Tro™ §"2 man Company, of Passaic, N. J. Damages aggregating $850,000 arc demanded. The suits are based on articles written by Mr. Palmer tor the Saturday Evening Post and Xlunsey's Magazine, and by Mr. Garvan for the New York Tribune. The three publications also are made defendants. These articles, the complaints al lege, charge the complainants with disloyalty during the war and with being enemy-owned and operated in the Interest of Germany. In the "Munsey" article, written by Mr. Palmer, It was stated, the complaint alleges that the great woolen plant of the Forstmann and Huffman Company had actually been taken over as enemy property by the Alien Property Custodian. These Charges the complaint alleges, are wholly false, a large majority of the stock in the woolen company having been for many years owned by American citizens, who have conducted it with scrupulous regard to American in terests. The plant, it is alleged, has never been taken over by the Gov ernment as enemy property or oth erwise. Emma Goldman to Go Free October 1 By Associated Press. Jefforson City, Mo.. Sept. 4. Emma Goldman has not been re leased from tho penitentiary here as was reported In a telegram read at the Socialists' convention at Chi cago yesterday. Prison officials last night said she probably would be released October 1, next. She is serving a two-year sentence for al leged Interference with tho selec tive service act. ALL MAKES STOVE and nrip \m cj FURNACE lz: MANUFACTURERS STOVE REPAIR COMPANY 2# K. Washington Street, HAGEROTOWN, Ml), 11
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