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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
WILSON SEES DAIX
BILL AID GOUGERS
Cold Storage Measure Is De-
nounced by Director as Boon
to Food Profiteers

Director of Public Safety Wilson. ia
an interview. attacked the DaiX storage
bill as a boon to gamblers and Specula
tors and vigorously denounced it as
"wiping away every safeguard that has
been established tn protect the public.
Mr.. Wilson introduced the bill creating
the present law in 1913, when a mem
Der of the state Legislature.
lie revealed tho opposition he then
encountered when lc attempted to ''buck
the gambling commission men and
have Il bill enacted that would make
impossible muuy Of the prevailing evils
that he said are being restored by the
Daix bill. He said that the present
bill was the equivalent of mo bill at
all" aud he also raped the bank =
ing and commercial interests which,
he said. were backing the present bill.
These interests. he asserted. had been
lighting his bill ever since its iuccp-
tion in 1919.
II sincerely trust that the Governor
will veto this bill" he ended, "and
protect tho public from the spectators
and gamblers. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
Cut Postage Rate
to Cheaper Food
Continued From Page One


farm products when they reach tho city,
ns that would be foreign to their jurS
dicton, but they do intend to sec that
the proper transportation is provided
and that is the main problem, Mr..
Mullin said.
II have definite information that in
tine near future there will be a central
distribution agency established in this
city. at which the motortruck routes
will deposit their consignationS. Per-
SONS in the city may leave their orders
at this market, and then get the pro
ducts direct from the farmer, as soon
as they arrive. This will prove II great
boon to the farmer AS we'll aS the con
sumer. aS he will be able to raise all
of the crops that his land will permit.
without having to fear that there will
be no market for them, or that com
missions will kill his profits. The sys-
tom will reach fields which are almost
untouched at present.
Educational campaigns TO this rud
are now being carried out along the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and other
farming c"ntcrs which can be expected
to send their products into Philadcl
phia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
SALVATION SISTERS
OF WAR FAME ARRIVE
Mcintyre Girls Reach City to
Help in Drive-Tell OF Ex-
periences in France
CITED BY F0CH AND J0FFRE

Irene and Gladys Mcintyre got TO
town today That may not mean much
TO many Philadclphlans. but any man
in tn" First Division or in tho Twenty
sixth or in lot of French outfits that
will never sec this side will tell you they
arc important, As the Scotch used TO
say. "Thcy are the Mclntyrcs.
Trig and trim in the nifticst of uni
forms. these two sisters, daughters of
Major William 4. Mcintyre, of the
Salvation Army. New York, and for
eighteen months engaged as volunteer
workers in France, most of il under
shcliirc. smiled and talked and won
dcred when they'd got home for meal
again
For. said Gladys, the younger of
tn" twnin, 'Sinr" We got here from
France on Faster Sundny, we've had
just four meals at bone
Baked DoughnutS
v Th" Mcintyre sisters baked dough.
nuts for tho d"ughboys right up front
for than, ,rho, bo,,, ti,, h;,t;,,,;,'' "Go"
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up On '"' loul SECTOR 10 get TO sec
"lau!S' ana nc was right on the job
greeting hrr today. since he had seen
her he had been wounded and gasscd.
say 1t sure Is Sood I" So" YOU NJ
said. and h" ran int" string OF
"reminiscences.
AS at present organized, til" tive
sistors-wholrsom". youthful. rndiatiug
| energy and raudor. with honest darl;
eyes and hair that stragglcs cnticinglI
from under their nifty littl" rnps--wcll
they are the mainStay of what waE
once the champion doughnut battery OF
, France,
Lieutenant \. j, Gillespie. of the
3OTtn Infantry, was their supply officer
at the front. Will" they wcr" in the
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
COMPANY X OF 10th
HONORS ITS CAPTAIN
UlIman c. Hendler, Who Once
Saved Richard S. BulIitt,
Receives Gold Watch

Captain Ullman G. licndcr. of 1G32
South Broad street, in command of
Company X. 10th Infantry Regiment,
was honorcd at Camp Dix, when he was
presented with Il gold watch and chain
on behalf of the mon of Company *.
The ceremony took place on the parade
ground at the camp while the men of
Company * stood at attoltioS.
Captain lIcudlcr was wounded in ac-
tion twice. and was cited by the com E
mandcr in chief of the American cX-
peditonary force to receive the Dis
tinguishcd Service Cross. He was once
wounded at Scrgy and the second time
at Aprcmont. early i'll September. while
the Twenty sixth Division was clearing
the district south of the Asne of the in
vaderS.
On one occasion he dragged a wounded
sergeant to shelter in the face of heavy
fire. On another occasion he saved tho
life of his Second lieutenant by forcing
him into n, she'll hole. The lieutenant
was Richard Stockton Bullitt, Of Tor
resdalp. who was killed in action the
day after Heudlcr saved his life.
Captain Hcndlcr is the son of Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles j. IcndlCr, oi
the PENNSYLVANIA reserve militia and
a ma jor in the National Guard Of Penn
SylYauia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23

There is not man in the produce busi-
ness of this city worth as much as
81 200, 900 and not dozen worth SlOo''
900. There are none and never have
been any profiteers in the produce trade.
know a firm in this city that did sos,
OO0, 900 of business in twenty five years
at net profit of nine -tenths of 1 per
cent. That is some profiteering
The Daix Bill
''The Daix cold storage bill was
passed without the illegitimate use of
money. Not one single dollar of the
philadelphia produce trade was unlaw.
fully spent in the work. II passed be.
cause it is right and because the law
of 1913 was an outrage.
when the food administration took
charge of the cold storage houses, the
first thing it did was to abolish this
law and put "a twelve months storage
season in effect in order to save food,
and it is standing disgrace that for
six years the produce men of Pennsyl-
vania have had to submit to a law that
had to be discarded when it became
urgently necessary to conserve food. Mr..
Charles $. Calwcll. president of the
Corn Exchange National Bank, is right
when he says that the DaiX bill en- e
braces the best features of New York
and Massachusetts laws on the same
subject and also the regulations of the
food administration and is the most up
to date legislation of its kind ever
enacted
II have been engaged in market re-
porting for nearly forty two years and
my profession has brought me in contact
with very many business men in al
lines of trade. | want to say that pro
duce merchants are as honest as Other
merchants: that they have been pcrse
cutcd to an almost unbcarablc extent by
lawmakers aud newspapers. the latter
| am sorry to say. mainly for the rur
pose of furnishing something sensational
to their readers.
II hope TO live to see tho day whcr
the produce men arc afforded what they
deserve, namely. the same considera
tion that merchants in other lines o
business receive.
"SAMUEL $. DANIELS.
Secretary of the Philadelphia Produce
Exchange
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
READ FIELD DAY TODAY
Pupils From Third Grade to Eighth
Take Part in Exercises

When the nine grades of the Thomas
Buchanan Read School got together on
their third annual field day. which was
held today at Seventy eighth street
and Buist avenue, they fought like
the Kilkenny cats for victory to II finish.
Their team slogans we're as follows ::
with Pep, Strength. Life and JOY,
"With VIM" with Force" "With
Might" with Snap" With Punch. "
with Main.' "With Grit The
pupils taking part were from all grades
from third A to the eighth.
Besides the physical training exhibit.
and blue and white color contests there
were May dances, character impcrson
atiouS and other features.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
StUeet and Lou
Chant to Women
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One
the same that musicians seek by means
Of what is known a> the plain chant.
The convention Of the Republican
womcls 5 national executive committee
was triumphant exposition of this sort
Of OratOry.
And the Republican women 5 national
executive committee seemed to like it
down, as they say. to the ground.
Mr. Hays Talked; Indeed. He Did
There were gusts aud patters of ap-
plauSe without interruption for two
whole hours. And yet there were times
when il was quite apparent that Mr..
Hays did not know what he was say
ing and hoped that no one in the audi
cnce might be wiser than he.
II am convinced, said Mr.. Hays,
that the Republicans will enter into
the party's activities with that sense
of responsibility and serious attention
to their party's affairs which is due tho
only instrument through which all in e
diyiduals can apply their patriotism
all to the end that the problems OF
government. immeasurablr in magni =
tude and complexity, which now con
front this country may be properly
solved.
"All this evil" said Senator Cum
minis. referring, of course, to President
Wilson's work in war and peace, has
been wrought under the guise of leader
ship"
Mr.. GilIett was charitable. He said
he did not blame the President for being
tempted to Europe to bask idly in the
adulation that awaited him there. The
burden of his speech was an invitation
to 1900 ,0C0 women voters to avenge
their country by consistent antag
onism to a President who went away
and neglected its business.
The Republican Npomen's national
executive committee did one service :,
the country at their convention. The,
| helped to show the country that th,
political idealism of 1882 is unchanged
and undying.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. wife of the
| new senator from Illinois. and Mrs
| Raymond Robins are the leaders in ths
Republican yomen's national executive
| committee Delegates were present
| from all states ia which The vote ha,
sssn voted 60 women,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
WORKS MAKE CLOCK GO? NO!
'Tis the Way the Building Faces In
New Offices of Transit Department

In the new offices of the Department
Of Transit. at 1211 Chestnut street,
there are three clocks that will not go.
There are three more that will. The
reason was mystery until it was found
that the "thrcc faccs east were the
ones to be depended on, and the clew
was followed up.
There are no gcnii in the works. But
the fact is that the building is narrower
by far than it is deep. 1t extends
north and south, so sways slightly east
and west And when the swaying mo-
ton is in the direction of the pendu-
lum motion of the clocks it intcrferes
aud stops them. Those clocks which
face in the direction of the sway are
not bothered. as the pendulum motion
is ut right angles to the building S
movement. and the tremors have little
or no effect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
10 DEAD, 7 MISSING
IN IOWA EXPLOSION
Coroner's Probe Begins at Once.
Workmen Insist Dust
Caused BIoW-Up

Cedar Rapids, la. May %.--tBy \.
P.-rcn bodies have been taken from
tn" ruins Of the Douglas company starch
plant here. aud seven men are missing
their bodies probably being in the ruins
The monetary loss from the fire aud cx q.
pIosion last night is estimated nt So,
600 600.
The fire burned all night. but u
heavy rain SGT in shortly before day
light and the flames were got under
control by I O'Clock.
The coroner announced this morning
that he will begin an immediate in.
vcStgaton. At the plant the officials
would advance no theory as to the
cause of the explosion, but workmcn
insist it was caused by dust.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
Pan,c in Motion Picture House

Ephrata. Pa, May 23.--Ilurry Wciso
u motion picture operator, was badly
burned and the audience was thrown
into a panic last night when the ma
chine in local movie houN" exploded
and burned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
Everything But Sewer

''When that sewer is completed it
win permit 5000 houses to be erected
right in his own bailiwick. There is
ererything there now except this main
sewer. Lack of that sewer is holding
up the erection of these 1000 houses.
Again, right in his own district peo
be are living in houses which drain
spio wells because of the need of main
<swcrs. 1t is nauseating to listen to
h4osts from man who prides himself
S& bis power, Why not use some Of
~ power for the good Of the COM
4 rne>onz grhx the hailders haye
y & sa1 anz4 faster are The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
PRODUCE OFFICIAL
DEFENDS HIGH PRICES
Secretary Daniels, of Exchange,
Says Inadequate Supplies and
Foreign Demand Are Cause
WAGES ALSO RESPONSIBLE

Inadequate supplies. foreign demand
on home markets and the high wages
demanded by help arc given as reasons
for the high price of food by Samuel s.
Daniels, secretary of the Philadelphia
Produce Exchange. in letter to the
editor of the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER.
The letter follows:
To the Editor Of the Ercuir1 Public
Ledger:
'Sir-1n the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER. yesterdays postscript edition.
there was an article beginning on the
first page. entitled Women Organize
to Cheaper Food, containing misstate-
ments which in the interest of truth
aud justice to the produce trade need
correction. For instance, your reporter
says, Already facing food prices that
are almost prohibitive. the housewives
are looking with CONSERVATION on the
Daix cold storage bill which they be-
licve will force tho prices even higher.
TT is true that food prices arc cxor
bitant but this Is not due to any lcgiS
lation, but to the fact that supplies arc
inadequate. foreign demand for some
products is immensely heavy. wages arc
high and people arc apparently able
and willing to pay current prices
Values are high on all products, even
on those that are not put in cold stor
age. and the DaiX bill cannot and will
not be the means of forcing prices here
above parity with those in other mar .
kets or the trade will buy in other
markets.
Answers Mrs. Lichtcnberger
Mrs. j. +. Lichtcnbcrgcr says
Eleven years ago. when moved tc
Philadelphia from New York. I found
less than New York. Now the tables
are turned aud Philadelphia is known
all through tho East ns the most OK
pcnsivc place to live.
Mrs. Lichtenbcrgcr simply makes
this statement and cannot prove it, for
it is not true.
"Mrs. William +. Dcrr, president Of
League. says that cold storage eggs
are selling at IS cents and 90 cents per
dozen. That is not true. Eggs arc
now being put into cold storage and not
taken out, and there are no cold stor-
age eggs being offered at the retail
| stores aud will not be for some months
to come. She also says it is a crime
to the community to allow such law
as the Dax cold storage bill to pass
| and the Daix law would give the profit
Ger his own sweet way without rcser-
VationS.
II wonder if Mrs Deer has ever rcad
tho complete Daix cold-storage bill.
I'VE heard nothing of her during Tho
operations of the federal food admin
| istration when the prices of cold storage
cggs reached the highest point on record
| At that time she. for obvious reasons
discrectly kept her mouth closed.
feel sorry for DR.. Charles II. La Wall
If he said that the DaiX bill was mcrcl,
'scrvitor for tho protitecrS and specu
lators,' he doesn't know what he il
talking about. Protitccrs, pcrchanc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
Graduation at Stomach Hospital

The formal graduation of four nurses
from the training school for nurses of
the National Stomach Hospital. 1914
North Fifteenth street. of which Mayor
Smith is president, will be held tonight
in Columbia Hall. Broad and Oxford
streets. The nurses are Mary p. Hast
ings, Lillian B. CrotSlcy, Ada B.
George and Irma +. Williamson. The
invocation will be read by the Rev. r.
Stovcr. Charles Edwin Fox will deliver
the commencement address. Lieutenant
Commander Judson Dalund will confer
the Diplomas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23
Help For ProgrPssiyes

\ ruling made 10y Vice President
Marshall in tho ScuHtc today regarding
organization of tho Senate committees
was believed by some followers of Sen
ate procedurctu have potential bearing
upon the contest between Senate pro-
grcssivps and regulars over committee
ChHirmanShipS.
Interpreting resolution adopted by
tho last Scnac. the Vice President ruled
that the Senate committees continued in
authority until rrurgunizcd, with full
power to act. lie observed, however,
that thr Republican majority had power
to quickly change committee personnel.
Republican leader Lodge excepted to
the Vice Presidents ruling, which was
deemed of special interest because Of
opposition by progressive Republican
senators to selection of Senator pCnrose.
of Pennsylvania. and Warren, of Wy
oming, as chairman of the finance and
appropriations committees, Respectively.
Senator Boruh. of Idaho. the progrcS
sivc leader has stated that if necessary
the progrcssives would attempt to pre-
vent organization of the finance aud
appropriations committees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-02
A TERRIBLE MIX.UP IN ONE REEL.

A young man who IS particular
about his wsahing, wrote note "a
his washer-woman and one 20 his
girl and by strange fatality, put the
wrong address on each envelope and
sent them off. The washer woman was
well pleased at an invitation to take
a ride the next day, but when the
young lady read; eff you muss Up my
shirt bosoms and rub the buttons of
any more, as you did the last time, |
will go somewhere else" and she
cried all the evening, and declared
she will never speak to him again. -
Punk Powell in Clearwater Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-02
NOTICE

The annual Stockholders meeting o:
the First National Bank of Lakeland
will be held at its banking Office a.
Lakeland, Florida, at 10 a. M. Tues
day, January Ia, 1919, for the election
of officers and directors and the trans.
action of any other business that NAV
come before the meeting.
N217 E. N. GOOD. Cashier
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-02

Live Oak on Monday. A pair of these
white quail have been seen by differ
ent hunters running with a coyey
close to that city, but only one has
been shot. The bird is beautiful
snow white, with the exception of a
bunch of brown markings on the back
and under the wing The bird was
sent to Jacksonville to be mounted
and will probably be presented to the
National Museum .-Punta Gords Her
aid. WIN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-02

Baker County.-The county fair was
held Nov. 1928. It was the first held
in the county, and the success of it
surprised the most Of US. 1t is hoped
that it will be an annual affair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-02
A WHITE QUAIL SHOT

The first white quail reported in
this State was carried by hunters TO
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-02

NO better medium is in reach of the merchGf
or business man 10 get before the public
Florida and many adjoining states.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-04-03
Assessments to
Start Tuesday

The work Of assessing all property
In Fremont county win be started
April tnext Tuesday, under The d..
rection OF County Assessor Leonard
Harvey A few days ago IL was re-
xarded as POSSIBLE that a short delay
in tie beginn ng of The asssnenss
might he sxrerienced owing TO sthe
failure of the Leris stuse 10 pass the
shrrf appropriation bill. which pre-
vented The meeting OF the county as.
SCISSORS and delayed the agreement
upon a basis for making the valua-
tlon~. II Is now expected. however.
that the field work of tie assessors
Office win be launched next Tuesday
iu>accordance with the provisions OF
he statute. A complete list OF the
he'd a ents appointed by Mr.. Harvey
10 make the assessments is NOT yet
available
The work OF the rura' deputy as
sesso-s will be greatly Implicated
this year by tie passage OF law
wtioh recui.es that many farm sfa-
ffsfics nnst be Obtained. This will
include figures on populations of tie
ru-ai districts. farm cooperation.
farm products Agricultural resources
OF each farm. live stock rero is and
rrer~ Other items not heretofore the
work OF the deputies. The compiling
OF these statistics will, require much
time and II is expected that the fu |
assessment period will he required TO
compieIe the vo7k.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-04-03
Verde Carter
Arrives Home

Verde ca-fe-. son Of Mrs. Al'c~
Carte. ee7 River s'-.e'. arrived
hrre a few DAYS ago from the army.
ve-dse was wounded tn ee tines and
rassed once While fiehting with the
sarno,s Eighty ninth divis on on the
- - = g sector. End n he hr-onne
Carter has teen in the hospital .prac
tfca-ly all OF the time since before the
R-ri'stire, and would he in a reeupsi-
alton hosuitsl somewhe-e yet II u
were not for TIE fact thai his r,otNe
'vei IN Colorado and the army doc
tors tholrh, that home ca-e and
Canon City climate would be much
bette for his lunrs than the rovern-
msnt fosrstal Verde was a s.repg.
fuslky laT and hears splendid fiyht-
nr recsrd but the des6'~ ami venom
Gus German gas has made him rrac-
t'ca,'y an snvaiii for the ssr>ie tes--.
H.s=unrs have been badly affected
bri tsv splendid csanHe FOR re-
cove-s ana IS taking the rest cure. in
fine s,ase,
Lyle Carer. a brother. is a hyhtinv
Marie and IS still IN the service.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-04-03
NEW SECRETARY AT
THE Y. M. c. A.

George Else arrived here from
Pueblo a few days ago and will. take
over as tentative seer tary the man
agement of the local Y NJ c. A. as
the successor of Walter E Fisher.
who recently resigned o-take an Off
cial position in the soldiers and sail
ors department OF the Tenver Y. NJ
c. A. Mr. Else cores 10 Canon City
well -ecommendsd and his friends are
confident that he will make good in
TIE discharge of his responsible es
here. He was a military regist-snt
under the se,ective draft and was sent
10 CampFremont, Cal. fo- army train
ng- Subsecu uently he was Unanswered
to Camp Lee, Va. and. late- to Camp
Mills. l. l. He was at the latter
camp in readiness fo- embarkation for
overseas service when the armistice
was signed He was recently mus
tered out OF the army at Fprt Logan.
Mr.. Ese has had several years asso-
cation with the Y NJ c. A., part of
he time in an official capacity.
Mr.. Fisher will enter upon his duties
with tie Y N. C A. in Denver April
l. In leaving for his new fe,d of
work he carries with him the best
wishes of wide circle of friends in
Canon City.