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l.'S&f cti- UIIIVEBSITV OF IIUNOiS HBRARY . 'JUL 7 1919 Sad. ntr4 8eond Claaa Matter Oetabar 11. 1SS9. at tht Port Offle at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1t7. Office of Publication, 179 W. Wathlngton St., Chicago, III. INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL IN NONE, Publlihed Weekly. Entered at Secend Claia Mfctter October 11, 1M, wt Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act ef Mareti t THIRTIETH YEAH, KO. PRICE OF BREAD Colonel B. A. Eckhart, the Leading Merchant-Miller, Says That Flour Cost Will Be Lower But That While the New Crop May Reduce Wheat Cost Labor Items Will i Come Higher Colonel D. A. Eckhnrt, president of tho D. A. Eckhnrt Milling Company, makes tho following Btntoraont on tho bread situation: A reduction of nbout $1 a bnrrol In tho cost of Hour can bo looked for with tho harvesting and grinding of tho now wheat crop, but it will bo hard to say whothor It will reduce tho retail prices of bread. With tho steady advances in tho prlco of somo of tho materials that cntor Into bread making and with demands of labor of all kinds employed by bakers and re tailers it may bo that tho prlco of n loaf will not bo reduced, and yot I feel sure that tho moving of tho now whoat crop will provent any incroaso in bread prices. In considering bread prices, wo must romomber that America has tho best hrnnd In tho world. Amnrlonns demand tho best, nnd bakers becauso of competition now ndd milk, lard and other shortening, nnd sugar to their broad. In most European coun tries, bread is mado of tho cheaper grados of Hour, of yoost and suit, tho samo old methods wo used to havo horo, nnd naturally it costs less thoro now. lint our pcoplo would not bo satisfied with It. Hero also wo wunt it wrapped and handled In a sanitary manner, whllo over thoro tho samo euro Is' not given it. Honco wo must pay for this extra oxponso. Tho lraolc chargo for whoat today under tho president's proclamation Is $3.20 a bushol, plus tho carrying chargo of 20c n bushol which brings tho cost to $2.40 on which tho Hour prlco is bused, and this prlco will obtuln until tho now wheat crop be gins to move Thoro will bo no car rying chargo on tho now crop and wo will fcol tho chango nbout Sep tember 1, Tho impression scorns to hold that thoro aro lmmonso quanti ties of old wheat stored In this coun try, but the contrary is true, nnd tho supply will barely carry us through until tho now whoat Is harvested and ready for grinding. One Is asked why It Is that after tho suddon signing of tho nrmlstico tho guaranteed prlco of wheat was not romovpd so that prices might como down, as tho spring wheat had boon planted. This could not hnvo been dono without a groat discrimination against tho whoat growors of tho southwest to tho advantage of thoso of tho northwest. When tho prlco was fixed by presidential proclamation, It wns thought tho war would contlnuo at loast throo years and whoat produc tion had to bo stimulated. Tho prlco guaranty was for tho season of 1919 and 1920 nnd so had to apply to tho wholo country, nnd could not bo can celed aftor tho nrmlstico wns algnod. As n result of tho government's fix ing tho prlco of whoat tho production has been stimulated over that of all other years nnd wo aro about to har vest ono of tho host and largest crops of whont tho nation over raised. Its condition is good in practically all parts of tho country oxcopt In certain Boctlons whoro thoro has boon too much rain. It Is ostimntod that tho harvest this year will bo 1,200,000,000 bushols. Tho estimated domestic re quirements for broad and soed aro about GOO.000,000 bushols, and Julius Barnos, whoat director of tho federal grain corporation, ostlmatos that tho nlllos, tho noutrnl countries of Eu ropo and tho control powers will prob ably roqulro 100,000,000 bushols. This will Icavo n surplus of 200,000,000 bushols to carry over to tho noxt crop yenr. This Is not much In excess of what wo should carry over, In vlow of tho fact that next your, tho ncroago for tho 1920 whont crop will bo consider ably loss than that of 1919, ns thoro will ho no prlco guaranty, for that oxplros Juno HO, 1920, and tho farmor FOUNDED 1889 Largeit Weekly Circulation Among People of Influence and Standing 41. Subscription Rate, Vt Per Year In Advance. will probably feel that It will bo moro prolltnblo to plant other cereals such as oat8, corn, barley, ryo and flax. Next year will probably witness tho start of tho movement of wheat ncro ago back to normal. It has been brought homo to many .since tho war began nnd tho supply of food products has gradually low ered that tho world's supply of food Is on a very narrow margin, under normal conditions. A crop falluro In any ono of tho few big producing na tions might menu serious conso quonccs. If llusBtn, which In tho past has produced wheat and ryo, should contlnuo to fall to produce theso for tho noxt two or throo years, then tho world would depend on North Amor lea, Argontlnn, Australia and India, and prices possibly would contlnuo at consldnrpbly hlghor levels than ob tained during tho pro-war years. To mo, It seems that at present at least tho prices for brendstuffs aro not so very much out of lino, considering that prices aro fixed by tho cost of labor and tho cost of production, nnd I bollovo that not for somo years will thoro bo nuy pcrccptlblo reduction li prices, nnd then It will bo a gradual yoar by year loworlng from tho pros pnt lovol. If our expectation Is realized as to the quantity of wheat produced this yoar, It will moan great prosperity to our agricultural pooplo, and when thoy aro prosperous It Incronsos tho buying and consuming power of tho country for nil articles and commo dities manufactured' In tho United States, nnd will set In motion tho activities of tho manufacturing, com mercial and financial lutorosts of tho ontlro country. There is n wldo dlfforonco of opin ion ns to tho advisability of using tho billion dollar fund appropriated by congress for tho groin corporation with which to hnndlo this now grnin crop. Somo want It so used as to bring tho prlco of brendstuffs down to a lowor lovol whllo othors aro In favor of not touching It unless It Ib absolute ly necessary nnd If posslblo to ro turn It lntnct. I hnvo changed my vIowb respecting tho uso of this fund and favor tho second course, It that Is possible. As I hnvo stated, I bollovo tho har vesting of tho now whoat crop will bo a sufilclont guaranty to keop bread prices from advancing. If wo uso tho $1,000,000,000 fund to rcduco flour and bread prices then wo aro put ting two prices on our wheat, ono prlco to our pooplo and nuothor to our nlllos and tho noutrnl countries. In other words, wo shall bo limiting thorn pay tho fixed price whllo wo soil at n less prlco at homo to our own pcoplo. It occurs to mo that as a mntter of public policy, It will not bo ndvlsnblo to hnvo two prlcos for our wheat, and If wo do, wo may hnvo to faco somo sort of roprlsala In our l'uturo commerclul relations with tho countrlos wo discriminate against. In tho end tho $1,000,000,000 comes from tho toxpayors, and I bollovo that It will bo tho wiser policy to play square with our allies and frlonds In tho mat tor of wheat prices. WANT TO RUN FOR ALDERMAN? Don't forgot: Iloreaftor Chicago will havo fifty wards ono nldorman from oach ward and anyono can run without a nomination. Tho non-partisan bill Is a law. POLICE AND FIREMEN RAISED Tho city council voted to pay patrol men a maximum wago of $1,800 a yoar, an increase of $300. Tho firemen aro also to bo paid a maximum wage of $1,800 a yoar. Tho salary of tho lowest grado city hall clork was flzod at fl,G00, Tho council also agreed to pay tho union scalo of wages to all organized skilled nnd unskilled labor. Thu salary demands rresentcd by Tim Murphy of tho street elennors and gnrbago collectors' union wero rojected by tho council after Chair man Illchcrt of tho finance commit- &? Merchant Miller too sold It would add $125,000 to tho appropriation bill. Iloughly spcaV.iug these men will get a raise of GO cents a day Instead of $1. Tho nldormon said tho salary for firemen and policemen sots a high wntor mark In this country. Tho salary In Now York Is $1,050, according to a tolcgrnm received by a council loador. Qoorgo D. Hargan, president of tho firemen's union, disputed tho alder manlo claim. "In both Akron nnd Youngstown, O., tho flromon aro now receiving $1,800," said Hargan. "I don't know of any other towns." Mayor Thompson was tho fathor of municipal playgrounds. Ho Intro ducod and socurcd tho pnssago of tho first ordinanco creating ono whllo ho was an alderman. Congressman James McAndrows making a good record. is CHICAGO SLTTJBDJl, JULY THOMPSON'StHANCE Bum Clcrka and Payroll Stiffs Can Now Be Dropped and Good Men Given Jobs. A number of tho ,clty hall clerks who struck for higher, pny are notori ous loop hounds nndi' chronic hums. Hero's a chnnco tor' Mayor Thomp son to give good men places in tho city linll. I'ollcomen and flremen wero justified In asking higher pay. They peril their lives for tho public. Many of tho clerks aro deserving men, but the- bums and loop hounds should bo weeded out. WASTE OF CITY MONEY Giving $93,000 a Year to the De partment of "Public Service" for Doing Nothing' and Cutting Wages of ,Hard-Working Em ployes Is LittlefLpss than An Outrage. ' '" , No wonder city employes are sore. They havo n right vto complain of being undorpnld. , When tho city council can virtually glvo away over $93000 of tho peo ple's money every yenr for a serious Joko lll(e tho so-called Department of Public Service, policemen, llrcmon, &- COLONEL B. A. ECKHART, Who Makes nn Interesting statement On Flour Outlook. and othor hard-working city omployes havo n right to fcol soro. Useless sinecures llko tho Public Sorvlco Dopnrtmont should bo wiped out nnd tho money appropriated for It divided among noody city em ployes In othor departments. Everybody knows whnt tho "Pub lic Sorvlco" department exists for. And ovorybody will know moro nbout It whllo it drains. Policemen and firemen risk their llvos for the public. Instend of throwing money nwny on "public sorvlco" schomes, glvo It to them. NEW TAX COMMISSION Govornor Lowdon appointed Col. Joseph B. Sanborn of Chicago, Frank F. Noloman of Contralln, and C. C. Crnlg of Gnlosburg mombors of tho now tax commission, which took of feet July 1, Is y V"'; 'V 'fthJ,'' ''? aLHMKS..'y 'Vf'A .-eHeaHlBlBHailfflHaltWI 5, 1911). KILLS THE PARK Lincoln Park Fast Going to Ruin on Account of Being Turned Over to Auto Bums Baseball Playing Prohibited on Sundays and Song birds Driven From Park to Please Crazy Autoists To say that tho pcoplo of Chicago aro Indignant nt tho manner in which dead-beat nutomoblllsts lord it over Lincoln Park is to put it too mildly. A woman who takes five chlldron to tho pnrk nowadays Ib lucky If sho brings threo of them out of It allvo. Tho best part of Lincoln Park is the Bread and glvon over to tho Irresponsible nuto gang to do as thoy ploaso with It. Tho main attractions of tho park llko tho zoo, bird houso and nqunrlum aro on nn Island so to speak, which island Is surrounded by raging streams of spcody autos. Tho termor ploasuro rosort is crossed nt frequent points by noisy autos filled with bums and bumesses. Songbirds no longer frequent tho park. Tho only wild birds soon thoro now nro crow black birds, sparrows and a tow robins. Tho smoll of gnsollno on tho auto driveways; tho maudlin shrloks of tho autoists and tho honks of tho autos havo driven all of tho feathered songsters that onco frequented tho pnrk nwny. Exploding tires mnko tho drlvos Fourths of July all tho yoar around. And then tho nuto pooplo often flro rovolvors nt oach othor. Ono day recently thoro was a loud si.voi,n coiv tux ckxts explosion on ono of tho west drives. Startled pcoplo nskod what It was. "Oh, nothing," said n park hnngor on. "Only nn Edgowntor pimp shoot ing nt his woman for not glvlnc him moro monoy." Thcro aro olght baseball diamonds In Lincoln Pnrk. They aro located nt tho southonst end of tho park, whoro thoy Inter fered with nobody nnd gnvo plcnauro to many. Now, to please tho nuto riders, bnso ball playing is forbidden In tho pnrk on Sundays. Think of that! And then tnlk about blue laws. Thousands of pcoplo used to visit Lincoln Park on Sundays to watch tho games. Thousands of worklngmen who, with tho saloons cloned, bad no othor placo to go. Unhappily, to reach tho ball fields they wero obliged to cross tho rotten gnsollno nuto drlvoways. This forced tho maudlin nnd crazy autoists to slacken their pneo. They novor slackened It for women nnd children. nut they fen i ed to kill or malm too many baseball fans. It might bo dnngerous. So thoy appealed to tho Pari: Hoard. And the Pnrk Hoard closed tho bnBobnll field on Sundays nnd gnvo tho auto murdorors full swing. Now tho baseball field Is llko n cem etery on Sunday nnd tho autoists nro filling othor cemeteries at their own swcot will. LINCOLN PARK AUTO PETS Automobiles should bo ruled out of Lincoln Park except on tho eastern outsldo or lnko shoro drives. Thoy should net bo permitted on any of tho west or lnsldo drlvoways of tho park, Thoy aro a positive mennco to tho lives and limbs of hundreds of thou sands of men, women and chlldron who seok tho park for rest or pleasure It Is almost Impossible for a pedos trlnu to cross any of tho west drive ways without endangering his llfo. Tho class of autoists who frequont tho lusldo and wost drives of Lincoln Park act us If thoy wero fioeing from creditors, tho pollco or someono olso Judging from tho speed with which thoy travel. Thoy torrify visitors, mnko It dim cult for them to cross tho drlvos nnd often malm, Injuro and insult tho pub lic whllo In a maudlin condition. To ruin Lincoln Pnrk to gratify this class of voi mln would bo n sliamo. It would bo bettor to shut nil nutos out of tho pnrk than to havo this groat pleasure ground destroyed. Tho class of nuto "owners" who fro quont tho west drives nil net ns If thoy wero nfrald of tho pollco, who nro ro markubly fow In number In that pait of tho park but who aro numerous enough on tho lake shoro roads, Tho offending autoists aro mado up mostly of Edgowator pimps, Bcnchottos, Plckpockots who llvo "up north," Itetlrod whlskoyltos, In-A-Door-Iled Millionaires, Curbstono speculators, Hand Houso Houndcrs, Ex-dotectlvos, Fired former policemen, Doormat thieves, And chronic dendboats. For thnt matter fifty per cent of tho nuto hord nro dendbonts who owo for tholr Machines, Gnsollno, Board, Rent and Clothes; Who pay no taxes and llvo llko cooties on ovorybody thoy can dlno off of. It is high tlmo tho Lincoln Park 12 PAGES. WHOLE Is I-MIJER 1550 commissioners woko up to tho fact that tho park Is for all tho pcoplo nnd not for a gang of nuto-rldlng dogencr utes to destroy nt will. HANG THEM HIGH Men Who Seek to Betray the People Should Be Punished for Treason. Tho enemies of tho pooplo nro al ready reaching out to control tho coining constitutional convention. This Bottles tho now constitution. Tho pcoplo will not stnnd for Trust Domination of tho baBlc law of the land. , The trust batons nbsolutoly con trolled tho legislature nt its Into ses sion. Thoy wero bold. They passed laws permitting tho llutter Trust, Milk Trust. Potato Trust, Vegotablo Trust And Gulden Trust To raise prices on tho public nnd form nny sort of u trust that thoy liked without any danger of prosocu Hon. Talk about high hnnded measures! How Is thnt for high? Tho public generally Is Indignant, hut, as one of tho bosses snld: Whnt nro you going to do nbout It? Tho now Constitution Is going to bo framed by tho Trust Gang. And don't you forgot It. Thoy uro making preparations now to do tho Job. REYNOLDS RAISES BANK EMPLOYES WAGES George M Reynolds, president of tho Continental & Commercial Nn tlonal Dank, announced that his in stitution and Its associated corpora tion, tho Continental & Conitnorclal Trust & Savings Hank, have voted to grant a 10 per cont bonus to em ployes who hnvo boon working for either company slnco Jan. 1, 1U19. Thoso who havo bocomo omployes slnco Jnu. 1 will bo granted smaller bonuses, Mr. Reynolds snlil ho bollovcd bo nuses or some share of tho profits In Industry will keep tho families of workors happier and moro content ed and that such policy was tho most offectlvu safeguard against Bol shevism. COMMISSIONER JAMES M.WIIALEN BACK FROM HIS HONEYMOON TRIP James M Whnlcn, tho popular Cook county clIl senlco Commis sioner, is back fiom his honoymoon. Mr. Wlmlon wns married Juno 11 to Miss Florenco V. Coyne, duughtor of D, J. Coyuo, tho well known South Wator streot commission merchant. Tho happy couple vlsltod Niagara Falls, Atlantic City, Long Brunch, Now York City and othor eastorn points of Intorost, and returned nfter a most enjoynblo tour to recoivo tho congrat ulations and good wlshos of their many friends. Patrick A, Nash is making n great record on tho Board of Rovlow. FOUNDED 1889 Largest Weekly Circulation Among People of Influence and Standing