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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
BRITAIN TO ASK
PROFITS
Geddes Hints at Retrospective
Steps Against All Food
Pirates.
HEAVIER PENALTY NEAR
Central Authority Planned to
Act With Local and Coun-
ty Tribunals.
HEAVIER PENALTY NEAR

LONDON, Aug. 6.-Sir Auckland
Geddes, Minister of Reconstruction, IN
answer to a question in the House of
Commons at the resumption OF the
hearings into the high cost OF living.
indicated to-day that an attempt
to disgorge. In reply to the question OF
whether the Government would make
an attempt to have the profiteers re-
turn some Of their high charges. Sir
Auckland said:
The question of retrospective ac-
ton is now under consideration"
1t is the purpose of Great Britain to
establish a central authority to deal with
profiteerins. Sir Auckland said this CEN
trail authority. according 10 the present
plan OF the Government. would be asso-
ciated with local and county tribunals
New powers will be asked for In connec-
ton with the project and An increase in
penalties for violations put into effect.
These penalties, which the tribunals
, will have the power to infiict. would run
months imprisonment, Sir Auckland er-
planned. The bill. Sir Auckland said.
would apply to England. Scotland and
Wales. but not to Ireland.
In view OF the proposed measure. he
added, the help OF the select committee
of Commons, which is conducting the
investigation, would not be needed. The
committee then adjourned. and it's pro-
cedure in the new legislation will be de-
termined later on. The Minister Of Re
construction added that the House OF
Commons would not adjourn until there
was some power in the hands OF the Gov
ernment to deal with profteering.
At the first sitting Of the committee
yesterday George II. Roberts. the Food
Controller. set forth the difficulties OF the
situation in dealing with the high cost
OF food and other necessaries. declaring
for one thing that deficient home produc'
! tion was responsible for some Of the
trouble, Great Britain not having thu
coal or manufactured goods to exchange
| foi food.
He advocated more severe punishment
for persons found guilty Of profiteering
and gave his opinion that there shouls
be always an effective control Of food
prices and of supplies throughout al
stages of their distribution. He said th'
Government was making an inquiry int
possible measures for protecting thu
country against high prices for meat.
This statement was made after he hat
suggested that the situation with regar'
to an alleged American meat combine
called for international action.
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At that time he admitted that the
system was being rapidly closed down
because the police were held in re-
serve in the station houses. He asked
acting Commissioner Augustin Drum
Porter to supply the men for every
car. Mr.. Porter replied that the
department was doing all that 1t
could In the circumstances. Mr.. Gar
rison Immediately wrote n letter TO
Mayor Hylan asserting that the only
way to protect property and the pub
lie was to put policeman on each
car
The strikers themselves have ap-
peHleIl to the police for protection,
and following Il meeting in the Labor
Lyceum last night =. ]. Shea, inter
national organizer for the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees, made this
statement:
II want the public TO know that we
regret the present state of affairs
more than anybody else. But we were
forced to strike ns last resort
police Commissioner Enright has
assured me that he will instruct all
police tomorrow morning to permit
our men TO picket in an orderly and
penceable way as long as they do not
obstruct traffic"
Commissioner Enrlght, called back
/ from Atlantic City, was clOseted with
/ the Mayor when MIR. Gnrrison's letter
was received at o'clock. After the
conference the Mayor wrote that he
would comply with Mr. GurrlsOn's re
quest, and Il thousand patrolmen were
rushed from other DOroughs to Brook
lyR to reinforce the five hundred al
ready on strike duty there.
But by the time they were ready To
accompany the first cars out OF tha
barn, about o'clock, the strike sym
pathiZer~, seeing the tracks almost
deserted for hours, felt that they had
the situation well IN hand and with
the mobblng of the Flatbush avenue
cars all service was suspended
strike Is Won. Say Union Men.
The union men say that they have
already won the strike. They assert
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
FIRM FOR KAIsER's TRIAL.
Bonar Law Says Action Awaits Al
Iies' Ratification OF Treaty.

LONDON, Aug. 6.-The Allies have not
altered their decision to hold the trial
OF the ex-German Emperor IN London,
Androw Bonar Law, Government leader.
announced In the House Of Commons to-
day.
He said no action could be taken until
the German peace treaty was raaihed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
FOOD CONTROL NETS BIG SUM.
Profits of British Department ss7.-
100000 in Year.

Special Gable bespatch to THE sUS from the
London Times SsrUice.
Copyright. 1918. all rights ressrred.
LONDON. Aug. 6.-The net profits of
the British Food Control. a counterpart
Of Herbert Hoover's department. for
the year ending May /, was S37,o0O.000.
aftor deducting sl.ooO,ooo commissions
paid to American agents. $4,000. 900. for
cost of administration and more than
Sl6, 900. 900 interest on capital and al
Iowances paid by other departments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
STRIKE STOPS EVERY CAR ON b. Il. I. SYSTEM;
GARRISON WILL T7EMPT TO OPERA TIE TO-DAY;
U.s. TO PROSECUTE PACKERS AS PROF77EERt
u. S. Troops in Budapest
With Allies, Is Report

COPENHAGEN, Aug. g.
French troops arrived at
Budapest yesterday, and British
troops under Gen. Gordon and
American forces under Capt.
Wirs (?) arrived there to-day, ac-
cording to dispatches received
here from Vienna quoting news
papers of that city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
Foch Invited to visit United state.

PARIS, Aug. 6.--Marshal Foch, com
mander in chief OF the Allied armies
during the war. Is reported by the Echo
dc Parts to have been invited by the
United States Government. as well as
several organizations in that country. to
visit America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
ORDERED
T0CURB PRICES
IS NATIONWIDE
Wilson to Call on Congress
to Hunt and Punish
Food HOarders.
PALMER DIRECTS SUITS
First Drive Will Be Made on
Producers and Whole
salers.
PALMER DIRECTS SUITS
Special DsspateA to Tnr Sun.

Special Dsspdfch to The Sun.
wAsBINoroN. Aug. 6.-The Govern
nent launched its nation wide fieh,
a.. Ill, 49,. -, ,,,,,, a.,
% :. -
hese "ere the ueNeiop''
Attorney-General A. Mitchell
Palmer announced that anti trust
action was to be brought immedi--
ately against the big Five"
packers-Armour. Swift, Morris,
Trade Commiss,on renorts on the
packing lnuustry' ahesihs hlo
hopoiy Vi ioou proSuc's' aie 'he
oasis ior tne ac'ioh 70 DE 'aken'
ohi.eo Sta'es A''orheSs throush
ou' 'he country were iiis'r uc.eo "
urop ai e'se aio " eeh',e e'eif az.
.en'ioh upon i,ho'hs anu prosecu'-
ing 1000 hoaroers ana pronteers.
resiueh' "iSoh asAeo ioi 'he
eoiNeiris VI d JUN ees'ioii Vi IN
aS a.'ei iio',' a.
'ha' ne nhish' iay ueiore ms
~ ooi'eioa'i -1 'iohs iof iui. NC, acs.A'
ueeeu W 'iee' ''e '''u
o"'eo o'a'es A''orneys "eie
.s .,n uo'eu " ~ us' ae
"oh an ine'anoes "ne.e SUI
~ ""s ~nNeu ~" ospe'
=. 800 :, ,''',n y.
,ns nv III, Gus. VI iN.s " "s
~
fore the campaign was many days
older
p, n..
A''en'ion was cen'reo upon pro-
oucers ana wholesalers. FRONTIER
Ing involving retailers was not dis
cussed to-day II was stated
officially. IL is inferred that addi-
tionaI legislation IN reacb tha re-
taiIers wbo r,.y ~, .,,,I,v :, 70 h.
ous"''
Inc railroad unions which pre-
cipitated the cost OF living crisis
presented united demands for a
wage increase TO Director General
Hines This a. the arst t,,,s ,hot
oil ore.,,,ad rourooa n,o,..o,
,o,..~. ~.-..-,,
iou' 'een aiaNoiiai uiiiohs' nave ac'eo
In concert
A host OF Government employees
was set at work compiling and
ai"iy-ihs Proouction costs ana
Hsures on supply ana demand or
foodstuns. All Government agen-
cies are cooperating in this work.
.
nn-trust acuoh OF actions asafn'
.he Dig rive packers were announce
~ A.torhey-Seherai faImer In this stat
i"e"''
tn. pspartment ~ Justice ha.
made a carefui review NJ tbe ay,i-
dence deyeloped bv the inv.stiyat,on
into the combination OF hackers both
by the Federal Trade Commisaion a nd
the hearings before IN. comnI,ta..
of ConRress This review ba. hean
made by LAWYER. specIalIv retained
for the purpose and their r.nort %
now in hand
adduced indicates n clear violation OF
will he taken accordIreIy ES,rthnr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
People to Know Facts.

Mr. Palmer said he thought II was
very vital that the people of the coun-
try should know the facts as to all
prices entering into the high cost Of lv-
ing that they might judge for themselves
as to Justification for prices. The peo-
ple. he said. should know production
costs as we'll as selling prices.
The Attorney statement fol-
lowed publicati of the Federal Trade
Commission report. declaring that boot
and shoe prices in the United States
we're not Justified by costs or underly-
ing economic conditions. The report al
legged the packers had taken exceptional
rrofits on hides, that the tanners and all
others had done likewise right down to
the finished product placed in the hands
Of the consumer The conclusion was
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
Not Possible to Tell
of Loss to Wheat

"It would be impossible to say at
this time either in terms of money
or quantity the damage done to the
wheat crop of Pennsylvania by
weather or pests" said Secretary of
Agriculture Fred Rasmussen to-
day. I'VE cannot even approx
mate it and definite information on
the loss will take weeks to collect"
I'VE do know that in many sec
tions of the State the continued
rains without any period interven-
ing to permit the stalks to dry has
caused wheat to sprout in the
shock and some of this will be a
loss" continued the Secretary. In
Central Pennsylvania, for instance,
some wheat was found to have bad
ly sprouted from this reason, but in
nearby fields not to have been much
affected. Again, some wheat may
look well or poor when in the shock
and turn out to be poor or sound.
1t is hard to tell now. Fortunately,
there was more wheat threshed in
the fields this year than ever be-
fore and this is gain. The wheat
that had to be shocked we can not
tell about yet. We are trying to
find out.
Il do not think that the damage
to corn by storms has been so
great unless the leaves were strip
ped off and the reports do not in
dicate that. There is a big acre
age in corn and unless storms de-
stroy the stalks it should be a good
crop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
NIGHT LIFE STOPS
WITH BARS CLOSED


reported to-day that their business
almost is nil at night. They formerly
reaped their harvest in the middle
of the night.
"OwI' Cars Empty
Because there is nothing to keep
a man out of bed all night long with
hard liquor" cut off the "owl" cars
operated by the Harrisburg Railways
Company uptown and on the Hill
have a deserted air compared with
former months. Formerly they were
well filled but now they carry few
but workingmen on their way to the
Pennsylvania and Reading yards.
While the number of arrests made
have fallen off in an unprecedented
manner because of the lack of drunk
and dsorderly charges the police to-
day are particularly impressed with
the manner in which other forms
of vice have attracted fewer adher-
ents. The score of professional gam
blers who made Market street their
headquarters for years in the main
now are engaged in gambling among
themselves. There are fewr cases of
street walking to report. The police
added that of course the millennium
has not come and that every center
of vice and loose living in the city
consequently has not been cleaned
up.
Following an announcement by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
President Sufficiently
Recovered to Resume
Conferences With Senators
BIZ Associated Press.

Washington, July %. - President
Wilson was sufficiently recovered to-
day from his indisposition to re-
sumo conferences with Republican
senators at the White House with
out objection from Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, his personal physi-
clan.
Admiral Grayson, said the Presi-
dent was in no pain, but that he
was still extremely weak.
The President is sitting up and
now receiving caller" said Ad-
miral Grayson, "and he probably
will be up at least until lunch time.
He was very anxious to get to work
this morning and l thought it
would do him no harm to see one or
two people. 1t depends upon how
he feels in middle of the day
whether he goes back to bed again
this afternoon"
The President went into confer
ence at 10 o'clock with Senator
Edge, of New Jersey, and he hoped
to fill other engagements which he
was forced to defer yesterday be-
cause of an acute attack of intes-
tinal trouble which developed upon
his return from weekend trip
down the Potomac.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
eff U. S. Can't Guard
Border, Let Us Do It,"
Texas Asks Congress

Austin, Tex, July 22.-Without
debate the Texas Senate adopted a
concurrent resolution calling the at
tention of the President and Con-
gress to the guerilla warfare that
has prevailed along the Texas-MeX-
lean border since 1875" and asking
the Federal government if it cam
not protect the border to accord to
Texas that liberty of action" in pro-
tecting it's citizens that the repub-
lie of Texas enjoyed prior to the
time. that it 'in good faith became
u State of the Union"
The effect to be attained through
such liberty of action" according
to the resolution, is that Texas may
take such steps as may be necessary
for the protection of its border"
The resolution recites border IN
cidents since 1875, which have been
intensified during the last nine
years." during which period citizens
Of Texas have been murdered,
their property stolen or destroyed
and the people of this State made
to suffer the outrages of guerilla
warfare"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
WOMAN NAMED
POLICE MATRON
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not in favor of this appointment
and would vote against it, but to-
day when their names were called
each member voted in the affirma-
tive. Mrs. BergStresser was one of
the three women to pass the civil
service examination for the posi-
ton.
Upon motion of Mayor Keister
David Wills was appointed city
patrolman to succeed Edward L.
Schmehl Wills was first named
on the police force TO take the place
of Glenn Allison, of the detective
force, who was in service.
TO Grade Street
Council passed finally ordinances
authorizing the opening and grad
ing of Paxton street from Eighteenth
to Twentieth streets; appropriating
from the sewer tappage fund $3.50
to pay for repairing sewer in River
street north of Chestnut; and au-
thorizing the purchase of partial
equipment for municipal ash col
lections.
Mayor Keister was given permis-
sion to have 500 transferred from
the fund for the purchase of two
motorcycles, to the fund for main
tanning records and securing photo
graphs for the Bertillon system
Commissioner S. F. Hassler present.
ed letter explaining details of the
procedure of the engineers in ad-
vertising for bids for the new State
street bridge and relaying city wa
ter mains, in which it was said that
minor changes as recommended by
j. w. LedouX, special engineer Sc
cured by the water department, will
be provided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22

United States District Attorney Kane
in Philadelphia that the Government
had notified him that prosecutions
will follow the sale of beer, it was
rumored that agents for the Depart
ment of Justice are to visit Harris
burg. This could not be verified,
however, as U. S. Marshal Harvey T.
Smith said that he had received no
instructions from Washington.
Mr.. Kane made public in Phila-
delphia the following portion of his
instructions: You publicly announce
that you have been instructed to
prosecute all persons who have
manufactured and sold beer contain
ing as much as one-half of one per
cent. of alcohol 1t was added that
Department of Justice agents have
been sent into Philadelphia and that
arrests will Re made this week.
Several local hotelmen said that
they will continue sell the two and
three-fourth per cent. ber until they
have received some further notice.
They announced they are willing to
face a $1,000 fine with the defense
that the ber they are selling is nom
intoxicating and therefore beyond
the reach of the wartime prohibi-
ton order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
John M. Reese Dies
in His 83rd Year

John NJ. Reese, aged 80 years, a
retired Pennsylvania railroad en-
ploye, died early this morning at
the home of his daughter Mrs. f.
p. Strock, I106 Green street. He
had been ill bht a short time He
attended the recent reunion of the
Veteran Employees Association of
the Middle Division.
The survivors are the following
children: Mrs. r. P. Strock, with
whom he lived; Frank 0. Reese and
John NJ. Reese, Youngstown, Ohio;
Mrs. George Freeland, Harrisburg,
and Paul Peters Reese, of Read
ing, and two brothers, Isaiah Reese,
of this city, who recently celebrated
his ninetieth birthday, and Stephen
Reese, a resident of Chester.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at
the home of the daughter Mrs. f.
p. Strock. Burial will be private.
Jack" Reese, as he was known
to many Harrisburgers, was an
early employe of the Pennsylvania
railroad, working as a machinist at
the shops in the city. He was later
made an engineman and for num-
Der of years was chief hostler at the
local cIlSlIleuOuSeS. lie reIlred
some years ago after a record of
nearly half a century in service: He
was a veteran of the Civil War,
serving in Company E, Two Hun
dred and First Regiment. Pennsyl-
vana Volunteers. Since his retire.
ment he has not missed a meeting
of the veteran employees. For many
years he resided at 1419 North
Third street.
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meats and canned goods is arranged,
like their fellow laborers in Altoona
they, too, will lend a helping hand.
Many volunteers have already
turned up.
Plans Later
The plan for distribution will be
announced as soon as it is known
positively that Harrisburg will get
carload of food. Trucks will be
needed to distribute the goods and
it is said offers have been made for
truck service.
Captain Stine, who has been COL
lecting information regarding
prices. expected to hear from Lieu
tenant Boyle this afternoon. and
may call a meeting of his subcon-
mittee tomorrow. On the new list
to be submitted will be canned
vegetables. Prices for these goods
have been quoted from various
cities and it is said there is very
little difference to the prices quoted
by Lieutenant Boyle. That there
will be an advantage in getting tho
food at New Cumberland, because
of n saving in freight and other
costs, is the general belief among
the local committeeman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
FLETCHER TELLS
OF OUTRAGES
[Continued from First Page. ]
greater number of outrages affect
ing Americans.

greater number of outrages affect
ing Americans.
Furnishes Facts
me am mbassador was summoned
before the committee in connection
with resolution proposing appoint
hent or a joint congressional COM
m1ttee to investigate relations be-
tween this country and Mexico.
Mr.. Fletcher repeatedly declined
10 express opinions upon conditions
in the southern republic, insisting
he furnish only facts.
DO you regard the situation in
Mexico as improved in the last
three years." asked Chairman
Campbell.
Yes"
'lT, what respect?"
Columbus has not been raided,"
the ambassador answered.
When Chairman Campbell called
a attention to the recent murder of
an American citizen and the mall
treatment of his wife in Mexico, the
ambassador said this did not involve
relations between the United States
and Mexico.
Ell Paso, Tex, July 22.-When
shown the Associated Press dispatch
from Washington quoting Senator
Fall as saying that within the last
several months upon either seven or
eight occasions troopers of the Sew
enth cavalry pursued MeXicans
over the border and upon six or
seven occasions recovered stolen
property" Brigadier General James
B. Erwin. commanding the El Paso
district. reiterated his statement
that he had received no reports OF
any Mexicans in Carranza uniforms
having been found.
Washington, July 22.-The Mexi-
can situation occupied the attention
of both the legislative and executive
branches of the government yester-
day.
Call Upon Fletcher
During the day a number of Sem
| ators and Representatives called at
the State Department to confer with
Henry p. Fletcher. the American
Ambassador to Mexico, while the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
ordered favorably reported the res
olutioA calling on the State Depart
ment for full information as to
depredations against American clti-
zens and property in Mexico during
recent years.
On the Senate floor, Senator
Fall, Republican, New Mexico. re-
iterated previous statements that
among MeXicans killed by American
soldiers in repulsing raids across the
border during the past few months
were officers and men in uniforms
of the Mexican Federal Army. He
read a telegram giving the names
of some of the Carranza officers and
men killed by the Americans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22


dollars worth of liquor, which a
member likened to "one white chip
in steamboat poker game" con-
sidering the high cost of the product
in the closing days of the bar. The
House defeated this proposal
With this out of the way. Repre-
sentative Raker, Democrat, Califor-
MIA, offered an amendment to make
it unlawful to have liquor in ones
own dwelling. Chairman Volstead
opposed it, and when the vote was
called, only three members, all of
them Democrats, supported the
amendment-Mr. Raker and Rep
resentatives Blanton, Texas. and
Upshaw, Georgia, the latter an
evangelist.
This section was amended, how
ever, so as to provide that such
liquors must be for personal con-
sumption by the owner of the dwell
ing or his family or bonafide guests.
This restriction, put in by Repre-
sentative Steele. Democrat. Penn
sylvania, was aimed at the man who
might turn his dwelling into a sa-
loon.
Several amendments were adopt
ed, these including one by Repre-
sentative lgoe, Democrat, Missouri,
making provision for the handling
of sacramental wine, which the bill
had failed to do. Representative
Siegel. Republican, New York, put
through one providing that men dis
charged from the military and ma
val service be given first call in ap-
pointing agents to enforce the law
An amendment by Mr.. Igoe which
would make valid the defense of
person charged with violation of the
prohibition law If he proved that
such liquor or beverage was not in
toxicating was defeated IS to So.