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Cabinet Selects
High Price PrObers
Continued From Page Ono

continued FROM rage Unc
investigating the War Department sur.
plus, said he believed it could be shown
by examination of the Federal Trade
Commission that the packers, Gamers
and other food dealers made large
profits during the war and are contiuu.
ing to make large earnings.
The publication of the actual cost OF
the food and the showing of the diff
ference between the cost and the re
tail price is certain to be big factor
In bringing down some of the prices, he
believes.
Representative Fitzgerald, in Offering
his resolution, pointed out that Can
ada has ordered the sale of its wheat
at the world market price instead OF
the higher American guaranteed price.
"My idea is that the effective way
to stop profiteering. not only in food
supplies, but in shoes, clothing and, in
fact. everything else, is to tax the ex-
tortions of the profiteer," said Mr..
Igoe.
This business of prosecuting viola
tions of the anti trust laws is good, but
II Is a slow, tedious process. and with
the aid of eminent lawyers and legal
technicalities the trial is delayed, and
when finally brought to trial the de-
fendant is not obliged to disgorge, nor
has the pendency of the prosecution
caused an abatement of his iniquitous
methods.
LET the prosecutions go on if you
will, but if a profiteer finds his profits
taken away by a law that is certain
and immediate in its operations. ven
ture the prediction that he will stop
proftecring.
eve have now an elaborate and ef-
Er;apt SyctnD, in opnra tion uDGpr which
we know virtually what every individ
ual. firm and corporation earned in
1918. We know that prices are con-
tinually increasing and that some one
is getting the money
In the Senate, Senator Myers, Of
Montana, asked immediate conjdcra =
tion for resolution directing the bank
ing and currency committee to conduct
an investigation as to the advisability
of decreasing the amount of currency
in circulation.
1.-THE high cost of living is having n
ruinous effect on this country said
Senator Myers. II believe the princi-
pal cause is the imitation of the cur
rency. The amount of money in circu-
lation is twice as great as it was one
year ago, and the cost of living is twice
as great as it was year ago.
Senator Kenyon. of Iowa, author of
bill now pending in Congress to IL
cense the packers, said that the cost of
living could be reduced by the licensing
methods.
What Mr.. Stone ia reported to have
told the President is the absolute truth. -
said Senator Kenyon, but ] cannot see
any way in which the President can act
and give immediate relief. I would be
very happy il he could find some solu :
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whatever maneuvers or schemes were
contemplated he was in no sense par :
ticeps criminis to them.
One thing looms conspicuous ms the
result of the bitterness that has thus
far been engendcred--the loser in the
primary contest for Mayor might as well
decide to kiss the Goddess of Political
Good Fortune fond farewell. After
the fight is over he can take his place
among the things that were. He VIII
be deader politically than an ex- Lieu
tenant Governor or Mayor Of Philadel :
phia that has served his term. This
fact, and the prospects of n personally
vituperntivc campaign. keep back big
men whom the leaders would delight TO
honor.
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CITY SELLS TONS OF BACON
Newark pisposes Of $4,000 Pounds
Of Government SuppIY

Newark, N. j., Aug. Mayor
Charles Z. Gillen and the other city
officials are gratified over the result of
the first days sale by the city of bacon
purchased from the War Department.
Between 10000 and $4,000 pounds were
disposed of at a price about fourteen
cents n pound less than that charged in
the retail stores. The thirteen food
stations were crowded every minute Of
the time they were open. which was
from 10 a. M. to noon and from 3 to 5
p. m.
The bacon sold at thirty six cents a
pound. 1t was bought. 10000 pounds
of it, for thirty four cents pound
The advance of two cents merely COW
cred the cost of a few workers. en-
gagged to direct the sale. The city also
has purchased 10000 pounds of ham
and large supply of canned vege-
tablps
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Kendrick Leading
OUer Patterson

continued FROM IaGe Une
figure in reform movements for years
is fully equipped for the job, but even
in an Independent Republican move
ment the cry of the workers. the hew
ers of wood and drawers Of water in
their party. must be needed. They
would object to Mr.. White not as g
man, but as political leader.
, Because Mr. Acker has been identi
fed with politics and has held Office
in the organization some of the ultra
reform element are casting vitrcous
eye in his direction. The fear that
somewhere in his otherwise satisfactory
official career an inconspicuous nail ma!
have been driven upon which the Ware
opposition could hang a wild hurraf
turks hidden in the minds of citizens Of
! this class
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from their work will be forced to pay as
much as forty cents.
Real estate men have declared that
the system will adversely affect the
growth of suburbs.
1t is reported that walking clubs will
be started by shipyard workers.
Mayor Anderson, Of Gloucester, de
clareS it is outrageous to ask the people
of Gloucester to pay such fares.
''All kinds of schemes have beer
played" the mayor said, 'and now il
has been figured out where Camden can
be benefited and Gloucester and the
other suburbs are to suffer and to pay
the bill. 1t will drive people to use
the boats and electric trains and buy
monthly tickets, and then the trolley
company will not receive as much reve
nue. as now"
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Suburbs Are Hit


William s. Abbott, chairman of the
special committee of Camden city coun
ell on the zone fare system, said
today:
"While the proposition is quite salts
factory to the majority of the citizens
of this city. nevertheless. there is quite
storm of protest from the citizens
of the outlying districts who feel that
they are unjustly Disseminated against.
"'ndcr the new scheme those living
in the remote sections of the city will
be worse off than under the present
seven cent fare, with an extra cent for
transfer.
Those who live in the suburban sec
tion contend that it is unfair to charge
nine and eleven cents to reach the out
lying parts of the city. which at most
are only forty two blocks from the
terminal in any direction.
The greatest protest comes from the
Eleventh ward. which will be more Sc
verely hit by the zone system than any
other portion of the city. We hope
that the decision of the Utility Com
mission to try out the scheme will not
mean a permanent adoption of the sug
gested plan. We are hoping. however,
that by continuing the fight the charge
for each additional mile will be re-
vised so that the residents of the en-
tire city will be able to ride for five
cents. The committee feels that its eff
forts have been at least in a measure
successful, in which the greater part
of our citizens will benefit by the
change, being in the three and five cent
zones
Il know that East Camden will pro
! test as II whole. Although / am not
qualified to speak for South Camden,
am of the opinion that the residents
there have the same feeling
! Mr.. Abbott explained that the
| Twelfth Ward. in which he lives, and
! the Thirteenth and Eighth Wards will
also be called upon to pay higher trolley
rates.
This is not final" Mr.. Abbott said.
''Thcy are only going to give it ii
| trial"
"WiIl your committee fight the sys-
! tenn" he was asked.
- don't know that We shall go be-
fore the utility commissioners, he
said. They already have our case
! hafora than ,
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ton. The only thing l can see in sight
now are the bills to regulate the pack
ers and other bills to control food costs.
j am making study of what Canada is
doing and they are doing something to
regulate profits. may have something
to offer in that line later. ] surely
hope that the President will find way
out"
THE high cost of living means more
to the people right now than the league
of nations" said Senator Cappcr. of
Kansas. ''It seems to me that the party
in power will have to take notice Of
that before the next campaign
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Three-Cent Fares
in Camden Zone
Continued From Page One


The zone fare, it is estimated. will
| yield the Public Service Company at
! least a million dollars year more than
| it is now receiving through the seven
cent fare and the one cent charge for
transfer.
| Thomas y. McCarter, president of
the Public Service Railway Company
said that the lines could not continue
after September II lat their present
standard of efficiency unless financial
relief is given.
Frank II. Summer. of Newark, chief
counsel for the League of Municipali- =
ties. has made known that the organiza :
tion may take the matter into the courts
because of the mo transfer feature.
The league has been fighting for what
has been termed fair fare -zoning
system"
Among the advantages claimed by the
company in the new fare system are:
Virtually eliminating knocking
down" of fares by conductors: com
pelling the long distance rider to bear
the cost Of the short haul traffic and
the elimination of much jitney traffic.
Instead of the pay as you enter
system now in vogue, it will be "pay
as you leave"
1t Is freely admitted that spirited
protest is expected from the outlying
sections of the large municipalities in
New Jersey and the commuter belts,
which will be hard hit.
For Indefinite Period
For this reason the new system is to
be installed for an indefinite period
The Public Utility Commissioners have
reserved the right to make notifications
at any time without formal order.
1t is explained that the purpose o.
installing the system is only trial
the results of which will be Incorporated
by the trolley company in the testimony
now being presented at hearing be
fore the Public Utility Commission AT
which the company is pleading for
permanent installation of the new fares
lhe hlSH poihts III lHe uetlSlOn OIL
the commissioners are:
Three cents for a ride within zone
mile in which the passenger boards q
car.
Two cents for each additional ZONE
mile or part thereof traversed on the
same car.
Children under the age of seven years
when accompanied by an adult paying
fare, shall be carried free
School tickets shall be issued at thu
same rates and under the same condi
tions as now issued
Where super imposed service is nov
in operation, the same shall be operated
as now operated so as to avoid the ne
cessity of riders passing from one car t
another.
accumulation tickets" to be re.
tanned in use wherever now effective.
In the report made at Trenton to
day by the commission, it was said
1T is to the public interest that rid
ing be encouraged rather than discOur
aged, because the loss of each rider mus
necessarily increase the charge to tn
other patrons of the company. The es
tablishment of a lower base fare viii
undoubtedly tend to increase riding Of
the cars of the company.
Increasing the riding habit vii
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Reformed Churchmen Elect

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 1.--Oficcrs
elected today by delegates attending the
annual spiritual conference of the Re.
formed Church are the Rev. +. J..
Coblentz. Carlisle, president; the Rev.
6. II. Potter. Reading. vice president
the Rev Alfred y. Sayrcs, Harris
burg. secretary and the Rev. f. q.
Keen, York, treasurer.
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NEED PASSPORT TO CUBA
U. s. officers Leaving Country Must
Have Papers. Js RuJInu

Washington, Aug. 1.--Officials Of the
army ''leaving the United States for
Cuba or other foreign countries by
airplane" will be. required to have pass
ports under orders issued by the War
Department yesterday as result of a
ruling by the State Department.
The incident that caused the War
Department to ask for the ruling was
not disclosed. Officers recalled, how
ever, that Major General Enoch III.
Crowder, judge advocate general of the
army, recently made two trips to Cuba
in a naval scaplane.
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Prediction Comes True

Several weeks ago I stated that
neither faction in the mayoralty fight
would declare itself as to candidate
before August /, though predictions
were running wild that they would be
named within the week.
From survey of the situation today
it looks as though the big story of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
WOODROW WILSON,
G.. CLES1ENCAU
d. LLOYD GEORGE
Sixteenth of June, 1919,
Says Germany Cannot Paw

Expressing the opinion that Germany
never could pay the amount of indem-
nifty assessed against her, Bernard NJ.
Baruch, economic adviser to the Ameri-
can peace delegation, told the foreign
relations committee today that the
Peace Conference had framed its rep
aration program on what Germany
owed, rather than on what she would
be able to pay.
The proposed reparations commits
sions, the witness said, would decide
how much Germany could pay and
would not attempt to collect more than
that amount, regardless of how much it
decided she owed
Senator johnson, Republican, OF
California, asked why If the United
States did not expect 10 participate in
the Indemnity there should be an
American representative on the com
nlIszion Mr.. Baruch said American
representation was necessary.
3 1.ft viii be matter Of dollars and
rsatx 10 American business interests,
s9id Mr. Raxuek. t4besause on the de-
3ous ef ne commiseions will depend
S (. 4 f||<I 81 xofid financial eondi-
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big men whose appearance as mayoralty
candidates will give rule or bring ruin
to either faction will not break for
some days to come. Indeed, It is
wholly probable that the factional Sc
lection will not be sprung upon wait :
ing public until few days before the
fatal 18th, the final day for filing nomi
nation papers.
The far seeing and eminently prac =
teal Senator Penrose, whose Judgment
and that of his fellow. workers In the
Republican Alliance will be generally
accepted-no matter how much the sen :
ator may deprecate the suggestion-by
the inexperienced members of the com =
mittce of one hundred. will see TO II
that every gun is trained and every
train ready to fire before the word ia
''lct cr go" is given.
Even on this, the 1st Of August
as ! have before indicated. there is
no special hurry for a final decision
on candidates. Delay presents an Cd
portunity for wider canvass for avail
! able material. 1t also affords the par
tisans of each receptive candidate, nc
matter how faint his chance of nomi
nation, an opportunity to blow buples
and otherwise disport themselves in the
interest of the possibilities.
Must BE Opposed to Wares
In the lattcr respect every day thus
far, and every published interview with
an Independent. has emphasized m,
observation of two weeks ago that the
candidate Of the Penrose- Coles comb
nation must be a gentleman neither
afraid nor ashamed to declare down.
right and fiat footed opposition to the
Regular organization led by Senator
| Ware
No "russyfooting" is the prima
requisite for the candidate selected BY
the Independents. Openly and above
board in platform declaration and news
paper interview he must declare him.
self against the Wares, and nut the
gypsy curse, as it were, upon all they
represent.
The Ware organization will delay un
til the last minute. Neither is it i'm
minently requisite that they name theil
man now. The organization is busy
with registration matters, the appoint
ment of registrars. and the Thousand
and one details that are never neglected
by perfect political organization. Nc
date has yet been set for the meeting
of the clan for a consideration by the
city committee of available names
Meantime like the Independents. the
Ware leaders are content to rest and by
so doing draw the opposition fire to-
ward their candidates whether they be
sincere or merely stalking horses for
some one else.
The aim of both factions is perfectly
clear, viz, to make a short but furious
campaign. From Indications in the
preliminary skirmishes at Harrisburg
ancnt the charter scrap. and the dc
scriptivc BillingSgate that has been sput
tered forth at intervals since, the Lord
knows we will see a halcyon and vocif-
erous time before the 18th of Sep
tember, with the woods afire on every
side.
Moore Incident Closed
The issue as to J. Hampton Moore
has apparently reached it's final stage
1t can be regarded as n closed Incl
dent so far as that distinguished gen
tlcman is personally concerned. Mr.
Moore has held himself aloof from al
direct participation in the matter, ant
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Sees No Good Result

Speaking of the result of the installa
tion of the system, Mr.. Abbott said
II am inclined to think that the
Public Service Company will be no
better off with the new system. In
fact, I do not believe it will be as
we'll of"
Mr.. Abbott spoke of the advantages
as high or higher than the steam rates.
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COuncilmen Optimistic

Mr.. Abbott said there is n feeling
among some members of Camden City
Council that the system to be installed
is "a whole lot better than the other
one"
The first coming plan was to charge
five cents for the first mile and one
cent for each mile travelled thereafter.
The fight in Newark against the sys-
TEN is on. 1t appears that persons liv-
ing in the many towns surrounding this
city are especially indignant. In many
instances riders who now pay sixteen
cents in making a round trip to and
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A cony of treaty between the "Big
Five powers and Poland, said TO have
( been signed at Versailles on June %,
a was put into the Senate record today
i by Chairman Lodge, of the foreign re-
lations committee, who said it had been
submitted to the British Parliament
two weeks ago.
The text of the agreement between
\ President Wilson and the representa-
I .tives &c the other big powers for gov
yarnment of the Rhine district also was
presented by Senator Lodge, who said
he had received copy privately after
1 the document had been presented to the
I British Parliament.
4 The text of the Rhine agreement, al
spresented by Senator Lodge, follows:
The allied and associated powers
did not insist on making the period
of occupation last until the repara-
ton clauses were completely executed,
because they assumed that Germany
would be obliged to give every proof
of her good will and every necessary
guarantee before the end of fifteen
Fears' time.
As the cost of occupation involves
an equivalent reduction of the
amount available for reparations, the
allied and associated powers stipu-
lated by Article 431 of the treaty
that il before the end of the If
teen year period Germany had full
filed all her obligations under the
treaty, s,the troops OF occupation
should be Immediately withdrawn.
If Germany, Mt an earlier date,
has given proofs of her good will
and satisfactory guarantees to as
sure the fulfillment of her obliga
tions the allied and associated pow
s ers concerned will be ready to come
"a to an agreement among themselves
and for the earlier termination of the
period of occupation.
Now and henceforward in order to
alleviate the burden of the repara
tion bill they agree that as soon as
the allied and associated powers con =
cerned are convinced that the con
q ditions of disarmament by Germany
are being satisfactorily fulfilled, the
annual amount of the sums to be
paid by Germany to cover the cost
of occupation shall not exceed 24O,
100000 marks gold.
This provision can be modified if
the allied and associated powers agree
as to the necessity of such modifca
tions.
(Signed)
WOODROW WILSON,
G. CLEM1ENCAU
d. LLOYD GEORGE
Sixteenth of June, 1919,
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Moore Incident Closed

The issue as to J. Hampton Moore
has apparently reached it's final stage.
1t can be regarded as a closed incl
dent so far as that distinguished gem
tlcman is personally concerned. Mr..
Moore has held himself aloof from all
direct participation in the matter, and
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rNaDDCCC MAIN ST. MANAYUNK
E.NlT NEOO MATINEE DAILY
MADGE KENNEDY in
DAUGHTER OF MINE"
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SUMMER RESORTS
ATLANTIC CITY, n, j,
Coolest and Most Attractive Location
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Protocol Contains
Peace Clause

CONTINUED From Page One
the works protecting, the coast from
sca erosion are to be maintained and
what portion must be destroyed.
Second. Sums reimbursed. by
Germany to German nationals to
indemnify them in respect Of the
interests which they may be found
to possess in the railways and mines.
referred to in the second paragraph
Of Article 156, shall be credited TO
Germany against the sums due by
way of reparation. (The paragraph
referred to relates to 'hn Using
Tao Tsinanfu railway and mines
in China acquired by japanese under
the peace treaty.
Third. The list of persons to be
handed over to the allied and asso-
ciated governments by Germany uu-
der the second paragraph o: Article
22S, shall be communicated to the
German Government within month
from the coming into force of the
treaty.
Trade Secrets Protected
Fourth. The reparation committee
referred to in Article 40 and
paragraphs ., 3 and / of annex
cannot require trade secrets or other
confidential information to be di-
vulged.
Fifth. From the signature of the
treaty and within the ensuing four
months Germany will be entitled to
submit for examination by the allied
and associate powers documents and
proposals in order to expedite the
wcrk connected with rcparation and
thus TO shorten the investigation and
accelerate the decisions.
Sixth. Proceedings will be taken
against persons who have committed
punishable offenses in the liquidation
of German property, and the allied
and associated powers will welcome
any information which the German
Government can furnish on this sub
ject.
Done at Versailles the twenty
eighth day of June, one thousand nine
hundred and nineteen.
President Wilson'S Message
l-TeSluent W lis III IltNSdSt bIhuS
mitting the protocol follows:
To the Senate:
I have the honor TO transmit to the
Senate herewith, accompanied by a
letter from the Secretary of state,
a brief protocol to the treaty of
peace with Germany. The certified
copy which | transmit has just been
received by the Department of State.
and / am transmitting it without de-
lay.
The protocol originated in writ
ten interchange of views between the
representatives of the allied and as
sociated powers and the representa-
tives of Germany as n result of which
the representatives of Germany re-
auested that certain explanations of
methods and facilities which it was
proposed should be accorded the Ger
man Government in the execution OF
the treaty should be reduced to writ
ing and signed by the powers sigma
tory to the treaty so as to form
definite and binding memorandum.
WOODROW WILSON.
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