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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
COURT SAYSP. R. T. TAX
SHOULD BE RETURNED
Underlying Companies Held to
Have Overpaid Government
in Sum of $73,759

Ruling that certain transactions per.
formed by three leased lines of the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company In 1911 and
1912 did not constitute a doing Of bust
ness within the meaning Of the excise tax
law, Judge Dickinson, of the Federal Court,
in opinions filed today. ordered the Gov
crnment to refund to them taxes amount
ing to s73.75920. The underlying com
panes of the =. r. T. were the Market
Street Elevated Passenger Railway Com
pany the Union Traction Company and
the Philadelphia Traction Company
Several years ago they leased their lines
to the philadelphia Rapid Transit Company,
but maintained a corporate existence they
contended, only to receive income for dis
bursement among their stockholders and
for the conduct of nominal transactions. The
acts which the Government contended
brought the companies within the provi-
sions Of the excise tax law included assist
ance TO the Rapid Transit Company In the
floating OF bond issues and the purchase and
leasing for the transit company OF rolling
stock.
While tire Government Is ordered TO re-
fund the taxes because these ansactions
do not come within the legal definition of
a doing Of business. the court. by holding
that the taxes were paid under duress. has
paved the way for the Government to make
contention before the Circuit Court OF
Appeals that a corporation cannot recover
taxes unless the Collector OF Internal Reve-
nue. has threatened to distrain its property.
The claim of the Market Street Elevated
was for s5,s445s; that of the Union Trac-
ton for s35,906,99, and that of the Phila-
delphia Traction was for S31.9l7.S3.
While the companies paid the taxes under
protest to former Collector Of Internal Rev.
enue William McCoach, Assistant United
States District Attorney Kremp contended
that they could not recover because there
had been no threat to distrain upon the
property Of the subsidiaries for failure to
pay. This legal question will be made the
| subject of an appeal by Mr.. Kremp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
SEVERAL STAFF CHANGES
IN PENNSYLVANIA r. X.
George j. Adams Assistant to Vice
President in Charge of Account
ing-Other Promotions

Several changes in the personnel OIL the
Pennsylv mia Railroad were announced TO-
day following a meeting OF the board OF
directors.
George ]. Adams was promoted to be
assistant to A. J. County, vice president IN
charge Of accounting. Mr.. Adams, who has
been in the employ of the railroad Tor
twenty years. was formerly chief clerk 10
the vice president.
Walter Thayer becomes general coal
freight agent under the jurisdiction OF the
general freight agent. Mr. Thayer. who has
been with the company twenty-two years,
succeeded the late Robert II. Large as gem
eral freight agent of the lines east-of Pitts
burgh, on May 8, 1912. John b. Large. n
brother of Robert II. Large, who is the
freight agent in charge of through traffic,
will succeed Mr.. Thayer.
Walter $. Franklin. Jr., division freight
agent at Baltimore, comes to Broad street
to succeed Mr.. Large. Changes in the freight
traffic division become effective tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
MISSING GIRL FOUND
Evening Ledger's Story Of Her Disap
pearance Restores Her to Mother

Edna Wills. thirteen years old. who ran
away from her home at 3009 Latona street
on october 28 and had since been missing
was brought to the police today through
the publication of an article in the EVENING
LEDGER yesterday. Edna ran away from
home after she had been spanked" She
had threatened to Commit suicide If the
spanking were repeated.
This morning Mrs. May Ginshey. who lives
at the rear Of 204 Stamper street. appeared
at the Third and De Lancey streets police
station leading Edna by the hand. She said
that she had found the little girl crying
on the street two weeks ago. and that when
Edna walled that she had neither home
nor parents, she adopted her. Last night
Mrs. Ginshey read the story of Ednas dis
appearance and suspected her adopted child
was the one referred to. The girl admit
ted that she was Edna Wills. and said that
when she left home -she had with her
eleven cents. which she had borrowed from
neighbors. She rode downtown, spent her
six cents and then wandered around hungry
until Mrs Ginshey found her.
Edna was sent TO the House Of Detention
until Sergeant Of Detectives Shay could
communicate with her parents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
NOTED INTERNAL REVENUE
"MOONSHINE" RAIDER DIES
Body of Chief John w. Sinsel to Be
Buried at Grafton, West
Virginia

John w. slnsel. chief internal revenue
agent of the Philadelphia division and IA
nous because Of his raids on 'moonshine'
dlstilleries in West Virginia. died early to-
day at his home, 900 Green street.
Mr.. Slnsel who was fifty years old, was
a native Of Grafton. w. Va. He had ben
in the United States revenue service for
twenty-nine years and was known nation
ally as one of the best-informed men In
the department. He first attracted atten-
tion by his vigorous campaigns against the
mountaineer "moonshiners" in his state.
gradually rising until he bee lme chief agent
at New York, a position which he held thir-
teen years. breaking a service record. Three
years ago he assumed charge of the Phila-
delphia division. He was personal friend
of former Vice President Fairbanks.
Mr.. Sinsel is survived by his wife Char
lotte: son, John w, Jr. [: a brother, DR..
Charles w. Sinsel. and five sisters. After
funeral services at the undertaking par
lors OF the Oliver II. Bur Company, 1920
Chestnut street. the body will be sent to
Grafton for burial.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
ASK HOOVER TO COMPEL
UNLOADING OF POTATOES
Nearly 500 Carloads Held on
Railroad Sidings Here to Keep
Price Up, Charge

Federal action to- compel the prompt un-
loading of nearly 500 carloads of potatoes
and perishable foodstuffs being held on rail-
road sidings in Philadelphia is expected to-
day.
The Pennsylvania Department Of Agri-
culture. which pointed out that the cars
were being used for storage, i'm an effort to
force prices up and adding To the car short
age, has reported the results of its investi-
cation to the Federal food administration.
Swift application of the Government s
food regulations is expected TO force these
tons of foodstuffs upon the market at once.
one of the three principal objects sought
in these regulations, according to Howard
Heinz food administrator for Pennsylyl .
MIA is ito keep all food commodities moving
in as direct line and with as little delay
as practicable 70 the consumer"
Nationa. Food Administrator Hoover was
asked to set 4 time limit on holding food
stuffs in cars and to authorize the seizure
Of stocks of food.
Agents OF the Bureau of Markets of the
Pennsylvania Department Of Agriculture, in
an investigation made in Philadelphia last
Saturday, and the first two days of this
week found approximately $50 carloads of
potatoes standing in the Philadelphia yards,
while the dealers to whom they We're con-
signed we* paying the daily demurrage rate
and using them to store the crop instead of
making efforts 20 place them on the market
and increasing supply which would un-
douhtedly have an effect to somewhat reduce
existing prices
The investigation showed 243 cars of po-
tatoes on hand on Saturday, and only
twenty-five unloaded. There were PIT car
ioads of other peri Gable food products on
the same day but siXty-two of these were
unloaded on Monday there were 24S car
loads of potatoes and twenty-four were un-
loaded. while there were 292 carloads of
other perishabeS and ninety-tWo carloads
unloaded. The reports today show 2il car
loads OF potatoes and only seventeen un-
loaded, while in other perishables there were
0k0 Carloads nd 0fty-fya rero rpIn,aoa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
5000 TO 10000
HOUSES REQUIRED
Committee on Supply of
Dwellings Appointed to
Consider Shortage
HOMES FOR WORKINGMEN
Experts Point to Desirability of
Providing Permanent Quarters
for New Residents

serious housing shortage. especially in
dwellings, for wage-earners which may be-
come menace to public health and seri-
ously hamper Philadelphia's ability to pro-
duce manufactured goods and ships so ur-
gently needed by the Government, has re-
suited in the appointment of a committee on
supply of dwellings by the Philadelphia
Housing Association, to make a thorough
study and outline a constructive program
to relieve the situation
The members of the committee are Nal.
colin Lloyd, Jr.. chairman Edgar H Cross.
president of the Rea. Estate Board Daniel
Crawford, Jr., chairman executive committee.
Operative Builders Association Charles II.
Ludngton. Jr., president of the Octav'a Hill
Association and treasurer of the Curtis Pub
fishing Company George Il. Datesman.
Director of the Department of Public
Works; DR. Wilmer Krusen. Director Of the
Department Of Public Health and Chari-
ties; Thomas Gates. president Philadelphia
Trust Company. and John lhldcr secretary
Of the Housing g>Assoclation
ON the basis of the present information,
according to officials of the association, II
is believed that from 5000 to 10000 wage
earners' dwellings, are needed.
The committee plans first TO get definite
information as to the present situation and
as to measures to relieve il. II will investi-
gate the present supply of vacant dwellings,
the number, location and price Of available
sites along improved streets where water
and sewer facilities are already installed,
and ascertain the possibilities of extending
the mains. The amount of local capital
available for house-building and on what
terms II can be secured and the available
supply of labor and materials will also be
investigated.
1t is believed that operative builders are
in a position to erect considerable num-
ber of houses II they could be assured of
materials that at present are being diverted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
f. T. POSTLETHWAITE ILL
Assistant to P. r. R. President in Sen.
Gus Condition in Hospital

l.. T. PostlethWaite. assistant 10 Presi.
dent Samuel Eea. Of the Pennsylvania Ran.
road. Is in n serious condition ut the Hahna.
mann Hospital He was taken critically III
at his home In lIaverford ten days ago and
was removed to the hospital nj once. where
he has been under the care Of DR., r Lewil
Van Tine, his brother-in-law.
Mrs Postlethwate. who has been in Colo
RADIO Springs for her health, WAS sent fof
and has arrived and is at his bedsi@
most constantly. Other relatives have
been notified of the seriousness of his con-
dition. Mr. Postlethwaite is past sixty
seven years old. He has been assistant to
presidents Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
since 1897. b..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
NEW GIRARD APPOINTMENTS
Five College Staff Selections Made by
City Trust Directors

At the monthly meeting Of the directors
OF the City Trust in the Lafayette. Build
Ing today, at which former Governor Stu
art presided. five new appointments were
announced for Girard College. as follows;
DR.. william r. Muyskens, to be assistant
dentist Miss Elisabeth Hilleary. y be gov
erness Howard X. Miller, to be teacher of
English; Miss Louise q. Sigmund to be
substitute teacher In geography In the high
school and Mrs. Carr Wyatt to be sub
stitute teacher In the elementary schools
II was announced that 1878 pupils had
enrolled in 0irard College during the month
Of Oc1obey anA that the net income OF ths
Qtrare estate 1og the year 1917. up to octo-
- ~ = - = 4 e ss,.sss.:s !sss:s;: '''' y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
EXPENSE ACCOUNT FILED
Town Meeting Register Candidate Re.
ports $409.11 Spent

Walter George Smith, candidate for
Register of Wills on the Town Meeting
party ticket, today filed his expense account
with Clerk Turner in Quarter Sessions
Court office. BY his account he shows ex-
penditures of S409ll and one contribution
of s5 In his campaign. His principal ex-
penditure was a donation Of siO0 to the
Town Meeting campagu Tho remaining
s9.1l was spent for portage, etc.
District Attorney t:otah a.so filed his
account which is not specific. as it states
that his expenses were less than $50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Home Defense Reserve Meeting

The East Germantown and Fern Rock
home defense reserves. which has been re-
organized, will hold meeting tomorrow
night at 8 O'Clock at Limekiln pike and
Chelten avenue, to make arrangements for
securing uniforms and permanent head
quarters. As result of the reorganization
the following officers have been elected: III
f. Tinker, president; Thomas Parker, vice
president; c. NJ. Allen, secretary; p. X
Lambert. treasurer; George Drayton, drill
master. and ]. II. Rareshide, publicity
manager
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Lodge Officer Admits Taking Funds

John H. Jordan of Summer street near
Fifty-ninth, today pleaded guilty before
Judge Rogers In Quarter Sessions Court to
embezzling funds of the Loyal Progressive
Lodge. No. $3.50, 7. o. o. F., of which he
was secretary. Judge Rogers deferred sem
tence with the understanding that Jordan
would make restitution for the moneys
taken. According to the testimony. the
defendant stole s49S.20 from the lodge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Banking Laws Commission Organizes

HARRISBURG, Nov. 14.-George d. Ed
ward. pittsburgh, was elected chairman and
Representative ]. A. walker. Philadelphia,
secretary of the newly appointed State
commission to revise the banking laws at
its first meeting in the Bank Commissioners
Office today. The committee has invited
suggestions and will meet later to con-
slider changes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Child Dies of Scald Burns

Two-and-a- -half-year-old John Gustav
died at the Jewish Hospital today Of scald
burns received yesterday when he fell into
a tub of boiling water at his home, bt
Ashdale street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Man and Wife in HOSPITAL

Elmer Murphy 1928 Etting street. and
his wife Anna arsfin ths University Hos
pital with bullet wounds following an At
tempf by Murphy 4 kill hie We and COM
m eulel1e. fpapqof1g = ~ H(l(qa
The Republican journal., 1917-10-04
Surgical Dressing Committee of
Stockton Springs.

In October 1916 at the first meeting of
the season of the Current Events Club it
was suggested and unanimously voted
that the Club engage in relief work. A
committee was organized and Mrs Ever
EFT Staples was placed in charge 1t was
arranged at first to hold meetings of this
committee on alternate Wednesdays
Later meetings were held every Wednes-
day The work of making hospital sup
plies, dressings, pads, shirts, comfort
bags, etc, was carried on all winter, the
Current Events Club bearing the expense
so long as its funds were adequate Some
of the work was done at the meetings of
the committee and great deal was &C
complished in the homes of those inter-
ested both here and at Standpoint. Alto
gether there were over twenty-five wom-
en- regularly, and many more, engaged in
this work the results of which were sent
to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Bos-
ton, there to be sterilized and sent i'm
the public was very generous and from
time to time assisted and in one evening
contributed over twenty-five dollars
while attending the picture show, per-
mission to solicit having been kindly
granted by Mr.. Crockett, the manager
Last spring the Current Events Club
WIG TO
each year and found it necessary to d.
vert part of its funds for that purpose.
Continuance of the work of the commit
tee as an independent unit being made
difficult because of this fact, it was sug-
gested by Mrs, Staples that the commit
tee unite with some other organization.
An offer of atfiliation was made to the
Red Cross of Belfast but Belfast could
not at that time accept, and so the same
offer was made to the Red Cross of Ban
gor which was gratefully accepted, and
during the summer much work was &C
compIished under the direction of that
body.
When Bangor became incorporated in
the Penobscot County Chapter it was no
longer possible to work with that body
and the local committee again became an
Independent unit.
Steps have been taken to form a branch
of the Red Cross which shall be affiliated
with the Waldo County Chapter as soon
as such a branch can be authorized A
petition to that effect has been signed by
professional, of the town and such a re-
suit is earnestly desired by all the citizens
of whatever circle church or community
The Republican journal., 1917-10-04
A Needed Link.

Again there is the agitation at Wash
lngton for committee of Congress to be
named TOR the purpose of being a con-
nectlng INK between the lawmaking BODY
and the Administration in the carrying on
OF the war. And again there is the stand
OF the White House that such commit
tee must not be created. In the former
effort to have such body, this open op-
position was sufficient to defeat the prop
osition, and it is likely that history will
repeat itself But that does not at all
dispose of the question of the wisdom of
the plan.
There has been complaint in Admins
tratlon quarters that it is the Republicans
IN Congress who have fathered this idea.
That is true but it is not true that the
plan has the approval of the Republicans
alone. The leading Democrats of both
Senate and House, if they voted their
| own untrammeled mind would doubtless
support the plan. But the Administra-
ton early declared against it, and the
democrats were quick to take the cue
The history of the obedience of that party
IN Congress to the White House during
all OF this Administration is all of one
type, consistent and constant submis-
, sion of its own ideas to the dictates of
rare intervals that the flame of revolt has
burned high and bright enough to be seen
above the surface.
1t is for no partisan advantage that
| Republicans have sought to establish a
committee of conference and co-opera-
ton between Congress and the White
House. If such was their purpose they
would suggest no such thing. There is
bound to be much mismanagement in the
conduct of the war, and the doing of
many things that will bring bitter criti-
cism from the country. Such is newt
able. If the Republicans were bound by
mere selfishness they would welcome the
idea of the Administration bearing the
whole burdens, and Of receiving the whole
| blame for everything that goes wrong in
the manifold activities Of the war period. !
What they are trying to do is to remedy
a situation at Washington that now ex-
lists, and that is not conducive to effici- !
enCy.
At the present time Congress has no
real way of finding out what is going on
in war circles. 1t is told what to do, but
is not asked for advice, and is not given
information as to reasons. This is not
the condition under which to wage war
This must be peoples war, not the war
of the Government; not the war of the
Administration, but d war of the people
of the United States 1t cannot truly be-
come war of the people unless the peo-
pie are admitted into the confidence of
the Government with respect to expendi-
lures and the other concerns of high i'm
portance. Il would seem that the Ad-
ministration would welcome such a con-
Meeting link as the proposed committee
l. / L I
give to the proposition its approval rather
than its hostility. Press.
The Republican journal., 1917-10-04
EasteT0S1GamSFipL
BANGOR LINE.
Turbine Steel Steamships Belfast
and Camden

Leave Belfast Mondays Wednesdays, Thure-
days and Saturdays at 200 p. m. for Camden
Rockiand and Boston.
Leave Belfast Tuesdays, Y, ednesdays,
days and Saturdays at 7.30 a. m for Searsport,
Bucksport, Winterport and Bangor.
RETURN, leave India Wharf. Boston, Mon
days. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 5 90
p. m.
Leave Bangor Mondays. Wednesdays. Thurs
days and Saturdays at HOO a. m. for Boston
and intermediate landings.
The Republican journal., 1917-10-04
State Of Maine.
WALDO, SIS.

" aLDO,
To the Honorable Justice of The Supreme
Judicial Court. next to be holden at Belfast,
within and for the County of Waldo, on the
lrst Tuesday of January. IN the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and egh-
teen:
JULIA E. DEVINE of Swanvile, in the Coun-
, ty OF Waldo and State of Maine, respect.
fully libels and gives this Honorable Court to
De informed that she was legally married to
John Devine. whose residence is not known to
her, at Belfast, in the County of Waldo and
State of Maine, on the thrtieth day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1916. by H. C. Buzzel. Esq a
Justice of the Peace duly authorized to solemn
re marriages, and ever since said marriage
has conducted herself toward her said husband
as fs thful, chaste and affectonate wife; vet
the SAID John Devine, wholly unmindful of his
marriage vows and duty. since said marriage
has cruelty and abusively treated your ibeIant,
and being of sufficient ability, and being abb
to labor and provide for her, has grossly.
WantoIly and cruelty neglected and refused to
provide suitable maintenance for her
Libelant further AYERS that she has lived and
cohabited with said libelee in this State since
said marriage; that she now resides in this
State, and has resided here in good faith for
one year next prior to the date of this libel.
Libeiant further says that she has diligently
endeavored to ascertain the residence of said
sbelee and his resid nee cannot be ascertained
by reasonable diligence,
Wherefore your libelant prays that she nav
be decreed divorce from the bonds of ms tri-
mony now existing betW cen her and the said
John Devine.
Dated at Belfast this eleventh day of Sep
TENDER, A. D..1917.
JULIA E. DEVINE
The Republican journal., 1917-10-04
Breathe Hyomei
To Kill Catarrh.
The Only Sensible Method for Successfully
Treating Catarrh.

=
Treating Catarrh.
What is catarrh?
An inflammation of the mucous mem
brane which causes discharge.
What causes the Inflammation?
Some physicians say the perniciouS &C
tivity of little germs OF microbes that
lodge in the folds and crevices of the
mucous membrane.
How can catarrh be ended?
By killing the germs.
VIII medicine taken into the stomach
kill these germs?
They may act on the blood and tone up
the system, but it is not believed that
they can destroy catarrh germs,
How about sprays and douches?
Good, as far as they go, but they do
not 60 far enough. No liquid can reach
the lower throat or lungs, neither can a
liquid penetrate into the folds and crew.
ces of the membrane where germs secret
themselves
What will reach catarrh germs?
HYOMEI, a soothing antiseptic, which
you breathe into the lungs,
How do you breathe hYOMEi?
Through small hard rubber inhaler
that can be carried in vest pocket
Does HYOMEl act quickly?
Yes; results are soon noticed
Is HYOMEi recommended for any other
diseases?
Yes; for any disease of the nasal pas
sages and throat where Inflammation is
present.
Is it used for colds?
Yes; especially the vapor treatment,
which is often used to break up cold
over night, and for coughs, sore throat,
Group and asthma.
Is it guaranteed!
Yes; OF your money back.
Who sells HYOMEf!
A. A. Howes & Co.
The Republican journal., 1917-10-04

STATE OF MAINE.
WALDO SIS. Sent. II 1917
Personally appeared Julia E. Devne and
made oath that the statements con tanned in
the foregoing libel by her signed are true.
Before me, H. BUZZEII,.
Justice of the Peace,