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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
FRANCIS FISHER KANE
LAUDS McADOO REPORT

Secretary McAdoo's recommendations 10
put a stop 10 the Illicit drug trafio and TO
relieve the misery OF the drug sddicts were
characterized today as excellent BY United
states Attorney Francis Fisher Kane, who
iq member OF the special citizens COM
niitee appointed 10 investigate the narcotic
situation in Pennsylvania and which viii
rpons1r an act to be introduced into the
state Legislature nj this morning session.
The situation in this district he said.
calls for Immediate action, Primarily, OF
course Pennsylvania should look after lts
own victims but Congress can work ad.
mIrably hand In hand with the State.
"a serial number on every package Of
drugs 10 make Il possible TO trace illeEitl-
mate sales had been considered, but Secre-
tary McAdoo's accommodation that a
stamp such NJ Ia used for tobacco no
placed upon drugs n an excellent idea that
win serve the same purpose.
"Our state act will have 10 he paased
Just tho same, however" he continued ~
tho traffc Ia 10 be wiped out In this State.
Tho trouble with Federal action Ia that
n In 10 often apt to be declared uncon-
stitutlonal The Federal agents can only
step In and mako arrests In the case ~
tho dealer who sells drugs without having
nrat been registered or who evades the
stamp tax The Federal agents can do
nothing with tho drug addict The Govern
tnent might build hospitals for the treat.
mont Of them. but II cannot conhne them
there. nor can II arrest n drug addict who
passes dope 10 another user. This Is police
power vested In tho State. Tho state law
is imperative, no matter what the Govern.
nont does. Tho secrotary's suEgestionS
are admirable however. and should GER
talnly arouse public sentiment TO a realza-
ton N the drug situation as Il exists to-
day"
From the medical point Of view, DR.
lioratin Wood. Jr. also a member Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
TEN DRASTIC MEASURES
TO GUARD NEUTRALITY
Representative Flood will Press
Congress for Passage of
the Bills
TO STOP TECHN1cALlT1Es

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.--bespite the de-
sirc Of congregational leaders 10 keep all
general icgialation down 10 the minimum In
order 10 expedite tho great appropriation
bills Representative Flood. chairman of the
House Committee on Foreign Annirs, de-
clared today HIS purpose 10 press for pas
sage ten drastic bills TO protect the neu-
trallty Of the United States.
Both tho state Department and the De-
partment OF Justice are keenly Interested
because the measures were formulated as
n reHult Of complications growing out of
the European war and are designed 10
prevent neutrality violatorH from escaping
punishment on technicalltes.
Some Of tho more drastic provisions are:
Condemnation Of arms and munitions Of
war In courHe Of expectation or deHigned 70
bo exported In violation OF tho laws of tho
United States, together with the vessels or
vehicles In which they are found
Authorization of collectors of customs
during war between foreign nations 10 In
spcct vessels within the Jurisdiction ~ the
United states 10 detect any use Of such
vessel In violation of International law or
tho law or treaties of The United states.
Severe punishment Of Imporaonatora "
United station or foreign government OIL
cnls or persons who lnJure or destroy
property IN the United States belonging to
n foreign government.
Restrict aliens other than diplomats or
consular officers or attnChcs from acting
In tho United States as agents OF n foreign
Government without consent of this Gov
eTnmont
strict regulation of tho issuance Of pass.
ports and punlshment Of all who frnudu-
ontly obtain or provide passports
Regulation and restraint OF movements
)f interned BoldiorB and sailors OF bclligcr-
mt natonB
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
TRATNMEN BALK
AT "COMPULSTON"
Present Counter Proposal to
the Presidents Plan for
Arbitration
GoMPERs JOINS BATTLE

WASHINGTON. Dec s.-The four big
railroad brothorhoods arc preparing 10 sub
NIT 10 Congress and 10 tho preadent a
plan for the settlement Of disputes between
the railroads and their employees which
will do away with tho Objectionable COM
puisory arbitration" feature of tho Presl-
dents recommendation 10 Congress yes
terday
The legislation urged by President Will
son would force all employees 20 remain
nj work during lnvegtgation ~ the causes
OF their disputes with their employers and
until settlement short Of strikes or lockoutB
had been attempted.
In nghting tho Compulsory arbitration"
feature of the prosidonts recommendation
the American Federation Of Labor viii Join
hands with the brotherhoods
Samuel dompers, In an Interview last
night. outlined clearly the attitude of the
Federation toward this phase OF tho preRl-
dents message to Congress and declared
his organization waH prepared to resist
every attempt 10 Impose involuntary Bcrvl-
tudc % our people"
William q. Lee president Of the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmon. the larEcat NJ
tho railroad organizations, declared the plan
for the Hettlemont Of dlsaFrccmentE with
tho railroads had been under confederation
for some time, but that II had not been
worked out IN detail,
MIR. Ice admitted tho plan might not al
wnyH work out In practice so that tho rail-
roads OF tho country would be able To run
normally.
II am quite sure, though" Mr. Leo ad-
ded. that II viii prove acceptable to the |
President"
II IN Understood tho plan provides tina,
after tho railroad employees demands have |
boon submltted 10 the railroad executives |
nc men shall remain at work during a |
lpecliied time, while tho demands are un-
Ter confederation During that time no
'trikc will be called and the railroads will
,e bound by law not to organize n lockout
Turing the period OF investigation.
IL. at the end Of this period. the rail-
-oads and men arc unable to come TO n
gorklng agreement, then both arc free TO
.ttempt TO enforce their demands without
'urther legal reHtrlctons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
UNCLE SANS JEANS
BULGTNG WITH MONEY
S714,597, ,804 More Gold Than 16
Months Ago, McAdoo's Re-
port Shows
~ a star Correspondent

WASHINGTON Dec. 6.--Uncle Sam has
yTif,Ss7,soi more gold In hiH jeans than
he had sixteen months ago At least that
IL the report made by william Gibbs Nc
Adoo. custodian OF the exchsquor. But tho
Secretary OF tho Treasury doesn't say Il
just that way IN his annual report to Con-
Eress, made here today. This is the more
dignined manner In which he presents tho
information:
The financial strength Of tho United
Btates. the greatest in our history. gives us
= commanding position in the world OF
nnRnca We have ben transformed from n
debtor into n creditor nation.
'On November !, 1916. tho ntock OF gold
coin and bullion In tho United States wins
estimated at S27OO l3e.967. nm increase Of
S11f,be7.s0i In tho last sixteen months
ThiB 10 tho largest stock OF gold ever hold
IN the United States or In any other coun-
try Of tha world Through tho operations
OF the Federal reserve system and with our
abundant supply Of gold as a basis, tho
credit resources OF tho United States have
become more than sufficient for home de-
mand and we have been able 10 finance
cur great domestic and foreign trade with
out strain and TO extend vast amounts OF
credit TO other nations throughout tho
world"
Internal revenue receipts tell n story of
reduced consumption OF beor and Increased
eonsumption or whlslSey and such liquors
Secretary McAdoo'B report shows that tho
receipts for the last fiscal year were Sbi2.-
f1a,2s777. the greatest In the history OF tho
department., showing an increase OF So7.-
D42,2ss.si over the previous year.
Taxes from diatIlled spirits Increased
)Is, s,Ss6,692.s0, while the tax from fcrmsnt-
ID liquors decreased Si,i66.827sb
Receipts from the corporation income
AZ Increased E17,s2s,ts0 and from the
Individual Income tax, S7G.sg7432Bl"
Pork barrel" appropriations In the form
u omnibus public building bills are oh.
eoted TO by Secretary McAdoo. He saya
he pork barrel has resulted In many build |
ngs being erected In small towns whore
hey are not needed, while nearly avery
reat city Is cramped for poatoffico space. |
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
WILL REVISE BUDGETS
Councils Finance Committee to Make
Several Changes

Several important changes PROBABILITY Will
be made In the city and county budget for
1917. at the meeting OF Counclla' Finance
Committee today. Every effort will be made
to put the finishing touches on the big APP
proprlation bill no that 1t can bo reported
to Common Council tomorrow.
II Is estimated that tho city's income from
all sources next year at the new 3i25 tax
rate will be 64O6 $50. The latest budget
total fixed by the Finance Committee was
33b7S9,974. Against this balance in favor
OF revenue, there must be added 10 tho
budget, however. $l,166.65s for sinking
charges on loan items paid out OF the con-
solIdatcd loan balance. and an Increase OF
SSl3,s32 for street cleaning. ash and garb-
age contracts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
LAWMAKERS INVITED
TO SUFFRAGE HOME
Senator's and Congressman Asked to
Attend Housewarming at New
Headquarters in Washington

HARRISBURG, Dec. 6.-'rhe PonnEyI-
vanla Woman Suffrage Association has is
sued notes Of invitation to all Senators and
Congressmen representing the Common
wealth to attend the housewarnlng OF tho
new headquarters OF the National American
Woman Suffrage Association In washing
ton, on Saturday next
Tho National Association, upon authority
given TO II by delegates representing the
various states at the last national conven-
tion In Atlantic City has leased .hc i'm
posing house at 1925 Rhode Island avenue,
Washington formerly occupied by Senators
Root and du Pont.
Tho national suffrage officers and repre-
Hentatlves from all the States will receive
and all states have Invited their Congress-
men TO attend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
New Port Campairn to stnrt

a campaign to Increase tho volume OF
freight business through this port to "A
degree commensurate with terminal I'm
proyements win follow the appointment OF
W. r. richardson as assistant general
freight agent OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Iallrond, with headquarters In PhiIadeI-
phia. Mr.. Richardson who is "A native or
Cambridge, Mass was transferred from
Boston lie viii report direct TO the general
freight department In baltimore
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
ACCUSE PAIR OF BRUTAL
TREATMENT OF BOY
six-Year-old Lad Beaten, Tied UP in
Fireplace, His Hair Pulled, Tes-
timony Shows

LANCASTER, Pa. Dec. "a case that
nhs excited great interest In Eden town.
ship came up before Alderman DoebIer In ~
niEht II was that OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles
sides, OF Buck. prosecuted by the Humane
Society for brutal treatment OF sides'a gIY-
year-old son, Clyde.
was testified that Mrs Sides abused
tine child almost daily, even TO tying him
np IN fireplace where rats nlbbled him
his hair was pulled and his bed was n
pallet OF straw. II was asserted that n
the boy died his father would inherit the
5000 willed him by his mother.
Further evidence Is 10 be heard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06

spec,af citisens committee, declared that
FEDERAL action would be likely to prove
impraoticable.
THE stamp suggested by secretary Nc
Adoo will probably be helpiul 'n trac,,s
JiIsgi,,p,ais saies but cannot sec how the
Fsderat Government, under the present Con-
stltution. can effectively regulate the sale
OF drugs.
'Tf the provision by the Government for
the treatment OF drug users means the
establishment Of hospitals, do not think
the idea at all practicable, In the hrst
place. too many hospitals would De re-
n,,ircd n has been estimated that there
arc a million addicts In the United States
I consider this an oxaEgeration. but, at any
rate. a, least a thousand hospitals would
be necessary
'srhs state should look after Its dope
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
MCDANIEL ACQUITTED
st. Joseph Prosecutor Freed on Charge
of Numbering Wife

81, JOSEPH. Mo-, Dec. G--oscar ID. Me-
Daniel. prosecuting attorney OF Buchanan
county was acquitted by "A Jury In the
Criminal Court here last night OF the
SSnAres OF having murdered Mrs, Harriet
Moss Mcdaniel. his wife
McDaniel's story Of the events on the
night OF tho murder was that no returned
nome about midnight after having been
drawn uptown by n fake telephone caII
about forty-fve minutes earlier. and when
his wife was stlll alive.
lie engaged in a pistol duel outside his
residence with an unknown aBsaiiant, who
ma behind tree, he said and then going
into the house to obtain another revolver
Win which 10 continue the battle. found
his wife on the bedroom floor dying
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
Another Death on Dendlr Co.

Anotner beath on Deadly CroVsiD.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa. Dee :
The deadly railroad crossing hers -
another life when John LaEyiskv ,sc.si
seven, was struck and killed bv . WY
delphia and Reading train at the pnn,., pa,..
street crossing. fopat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
SECRETARY McADOO JOINS
WAR AGAINST dope" EVIL

such treatment Is necessary and the per
son AFFLICTED desires this aid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06

THlS embletn
q e n { f.
n e . members
OF The Natila-
al Association
Of Life Under.
writers " n %
are pledged 10
the h gh est
standards q I
Life Insurance
practice,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06

fiends as 4 does after tie insane u,...-
states have already enacted adsqusts ~. ~.
lation along these lines, Pennsvivs,t. 80
believe, In the next Leehlat,rs Nil
sec how any politician woutd h.. u.n'
nerve TO come out and oppose the ~, !. ~
is TO be submitted. Such opposi,io- -nie,
be too open an admission OF conusc,t,.." "oe'. ~.
tho underworld Perhaps In ,nss....il W.
public opinion the Secretary's rsno.. $500
prove valuable, but that is tho onlv ~.
In which I can view H." hsA'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-06
Noble Free from Tax,

Berlin.-In the midst OF the wide
spread discussion that goes on nova
days concerning the taxation, some
one has discovered that in the city OF
Rostock, in Mecklenburg. there are
considerable number Of persons, many
of them belonging to old noble fami-
lies. who under laws extending back
into the middle ages are tax free. even
today.
Their existence became known when
the Landtag or legislature of Mecklen-
burg suggested more or less hopefully
that these "exempts" might at least be
willing to subject themselves to some
kind OF an extraordinary war tax 50
long as they had not to pay any Of the
peace taxes. Also it was pointed out
that many who had been in the exempt
class for years had, long ago. volun-
tarily subjected themselves to the
taxes paid by their fellow citizens.
Back to the Landtag came the de-
cisive answer: THE officials and no.
bility of Rostock TO accept taxation
duty, since they are not prepared 10
help cover the budget OF Rostock from
their incomes, they announce them
selves as ready, in place of the war
tax, 10 place at the disposal OF the
authorities considerable sums toward
the support of the needy families OF
soldiers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-06
LET US HOPE.

Regardless of the tone, spirit or in
depreciation of the German reply, let
US hope that in the final analysis a
rupture of the relations between the
two governments may be averted. 1t
is known that this is President Will
sons desire. He has faced a most ex-
traordinarily difficult problem, as well
as painful task, in enforcing respect
for all American rights and regard for
the interests of all neutrals.
The president has not, however
sidestepped his responsibility or
shirked his duty. Courageously and
with unfiinching determination he has
stood for the right, as he has seen il
regardless of the cost of consequences
1t took year to settle it, and until the
final ultimatum was passed from this
country.
Let US hope the crisis has now also
passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-06
Brady,M.D.
Note on ExophthaImic Goitre.

Il have had an exophthalmic goitre
for over a year." writes young wo-
man. Each physician / have consult
ed wants me to have the goitre OPP
Grated on. lost AZ pounds while at
my worst, my heart beat was las per
minute, my eyes protruded and my
general appearance was changed.
consulted various doctors, none Of
whom seemed to think he could do
anything but operate. until found
nay present doctor. He has brought
my heart beat down to "A, my eyes
look better, and | have gained some
flesh. l feel great deal better.
TO my chagrin, the doctor now
urges an operation as a quicker
means of cure. So far | have refus-
ed. He wants to tie the arteries,
claiming this will retard the growth
of the goitre, and that | would get
well sooner. l do not know what to
do. Is it advisable to have the arter-
les tied, or may l depend upon further
rest to complete my cure?"s
There is but one honest answer we
can give this young woman. BY all
means submit to the operation the
doctor advises. Hasn't he demonstrat-
ed his fitness to judge of that? Hasn't
he proved himself a good, conserva-
tive doctor? The correspondent does
not lack faith in her doctor; she mere
ly feels an unreasonable antipathy to
surgery. Such an operation as the
doctor purposes to do is as safe as
lancing a boil or extracting a tooth.
and much less painful. He does not
intend to remove part of the gland; he
simply wishes to reduce its functional
over-activity-the excessive activity
OF the thyroid produces the poison
which causes all of the symptoms.
We have opposed surgery as a rou-
tine treatment for goitre, because we
are sure most cases of exopthalmic
goitre recover in due time, pro-
vided the patient can enjoy the help
OF complete rest over a period of
many months and good scientific med
ical care. But here is a case for sur
gerry; the patient has had the best
OF treatment, apparently, for MANY
months, yet is not we'll. II six months
OF skillful medical treatment fails to
produce a cure, then conservative sur.
gerry is always to be considered. 1t
should be borne in mind that the un-
due prolongation of thyroid intoxica-
ton may eventually produce perman.
ent organic changes. instead of mere
functional over stimulation, and then
neither surgery nor anything else
could restore good health.
A large share of the failures charg-
ed up against surgery are really at
tributable to unreasonable procras-
tinatlon, in goitre as we'll as in var
ious other serious conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-06
PRICE OF GASOLINE.

There has naturally been much dis
cussion over the unprecedented ad
vance in the price of gasoline. All
along the consumer has had the rea-
sonable suspicion that Standard Oil
was manipulating the price, while the
oil men have sought to explain every
thing by the economic law of supply
and demand. The government con-
Quoted a preliminary investigation and
submitted report, which was more
or less non-committal, but there was
the suggestion that manipulation
might exist.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch has just
completed an investigation Of it's own,
which it insists was thorough, and has
reached the conclusion that the in
crease in the price of gasoline from s
cents gallon last August to 10 cents
in st. Louis and 25 to 80 cents else
where is due principally to manipula-
ton by the Standard Oil corporations.
The Post-Dispatch shows that last
year when the price of crude oil was
80 to 50 cents a barrel, Standard Oil
subsidiaries bought and stored in Ok
lahoma not less than 100000 bar
rels. This same oil is selling in the
market today at 81 to $2.15 a barrel
Standard Oil profit, therefore. allow
ing 10 cents a barrel for carrying cost,
is not less than s1.50 a barrel. or more
than S100,000,000 on the oil put in
storage less than a year ago.
1t is said that nearly everybody in
the oil and gasoline industry in Okla
home insists that the high price of
gasoline is due to the law of supply
and demand, but almost in the same
breath they assert that the price of
crude oil in the midcontinent field is
fixed absolutely by the posted bid of
the Prairie Oil and Gas company, a
Standard Oil subsidiary. Production
of crude oil in this field in 1915 was
about LOT 100000 barrels, as compared
with 102 900 900 in 1914, and $4,000 900
in 1913. Producers expect a decrease
'of 3 per cent for 1915 as compared
with last year, unless new pools are
tapped. At the present time the Stand
ard Oil company has at least 100, 000, 90
barrels Of crude oil stored in tanks in
Oklahoma.
Another significant bit of evidence
against the Standard Oil is the fact
that the profits of the Standard Oil
company of New York for 1915 were
more than double those of the preced-
ing year, while the total surplus is
now more than one-third Of the com
pany's entire capitalization.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-06
The Daily Story
The Degeneracy of Moder War-By r. A. Mitchell

ID. There was thump, but the On.
CINE stuck to the track. There vers
seven out Of ten chances that we would
have been ditched and most OF Us in
the cab killed or MANNED.
1.-THE next amusing occurrence was
the rattle Of bullets against the cab.
Nobody was hurt, but you'd better be.
Iieve every man ducked, not excepting
the colonel.
But they didn't get the excitement
out Of it that did. was strainipy
my eyes into the darkness ahead with
my hand on the throttle, expecting
every minute to run up against an Oh.
struction. The shadow of a tree was
a log feiIed across the track; the shad.
ow Of a stump was tie on the rails.
And sometimes the distractions were
real. Once ! pulled up within a few
feet Of a log that had been rolled
square across the rails. Another time
I slowed up before reaching a switch
and found that 1t had been left open
to run US up against brick house.
You see, II they hadn't really been
tryin' to wreck us there wouldn't a.
been any excitement
"And II there hadn't been any neces.
sity Of goin' at a rapid gait there
wouldn't "a been any fun neither. II
we didn't get there in time to save the
bridge 1t meant the retreat Of the
whole army. So you see was obliged
to let her out, danger or no danger,
for If l didn't we wouldn't be In time,
and we might as we'll be wrecked IS
too late. Besides, II I'd wanted to 70
slow the colonel, who was at my el.
bow. wouldn't have allowed it
1.-The last obstruction was post put
up on end as cattle guard only
few miles from the bridge. Seeing
that I couldn't stop in time, I put on
steam and snapped 1t off like twig.
After passing this We heard firing
and knew that the bridge was not yet
lost. / blew long blast on the whis-
tie and heard distant cheer. When
we came near the bridge the colonel
ordered me to stop the train in q cut.
The men got out and, forming on ons
side Of the cut on high ground, charg.
ed down on the attacking force and
drove them OF.
"Now, that's what call the romance
Of war-the adventurous romance.
When I got back to camp the general
sent, for me, and I thought he was 60
ing to hug me. I never saw a man
look so tickled in my life. I'd saved
hundreds of square miles Of territory.
what chance has any soldier to do
anything like that in this big Euro
pean slaughter business? l don't
blame fellows for not volunteering in
such a war. It's like volunteering for
certain death without any Of the e1-
citement that was 50 fascinating in the
racket we had from '61 to '65."
How about them fellers fghtin' In
the sky" asked listener.
The G. A. R. man gave no reply.