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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
EXTENSION OF SHED
AT 69TH STREET DENIED
Complaint of Passengers Is Turned
Down by Public Service
Commission

The shed extension for the sixty-ninth
street station Of the elevated railroad,
demanded by passengers of the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company for pro-
faction from inclement weather will not
he built. The Public Service Commits
sion. at Harrisburg, has ruled that the
erection of the extension at this time
would be inadvisable because Of the
shortage of materials,
The company had agreed to build a
cover 1Os feet long, but later said it was
impossible to get material. The COM
mission was notified OF this at the same
time that It's attention was called to
the Federal suggestion that no unneces-
sary improvement be made by the rail-
road. during the war period. The COM
many also has maintained that the plat
form protection 10 suf,cisnt to care for
uorrnal R0nuuu ~ y. y :. .s.--..a y 2 :.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
COAL FREE AS AIR,
KENSlNGTON MOTTO
Railroads Fuel, Intended to
Bring More to City, Raided.
Five Cars Emptied

Today's the day, for tomorrow may
never come.
This was the attitude of coo men,
women and children who raided five
coal-laden cars in the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway yard at American and
Berks streets. The coal was consigned
to the railroad company for use in its
locomotives, many OF which needed the
coal to furnish power for hauling more
fuel to the city
But-coal is here today. they said
Opportunity knocks only once And in
less than half hour, despite the frantic
efforts Of policemen OF two stations TO
stop them, more than 200 tons were
transferred to bags, baskets and other
receptacles.
The railroad men waiting to shovel
the fuel into the empty bins were power
less to cope with the mob They sent i'm
a hurry call to the police OF the Fourth
and York streets station, and a de-
tail responded. When they arrived the
coal seekers We're on top. under and all
about the cars. A group of men sur
rounded the police and pinned them
against one of the cars while friends
made sure of their supply.
One of the coppers escaped and tele-
phoned the Front and Master streets
police station. Two bluecoats responded.
AS soon as they arrived they were also
surrounded and. with their fellows, only
released when the five cars were empty.
Ihe coal, which was to have been
burned 10 bring more to the city to re-
lleNe the shortage in the city.s homes.
now burns merrily in the homes OF the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
Big FORCE REMOVING
SNOW FROM STREETS
Accumulation of "The Beauti-
full" Emptied Into Sewers.
Railroads Clear Tracks

The street cleaning forces of the city
are working with might and main TO
clear the streets Of the accumulation of
snow from the last two storms The
snow is being emptied into sewers and
streams of water from fireplugs are be-
ing used to sweep 1t into the inlets.
A force of $4,000 men was employed
by the Pennsylvania Railroad in clear
ing its tracks Of snow and by herculean
efforts the lines have been opened. Trains
are now operating on schedule. About
$500 extra men were employed special
ly for the work of snow removal, the
remainder being regularly employed
track men in the service of the COM
pany.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way has also succeeded in opening it's
tracks and is operating on schedule.
Warning has been given by chief
Murpny. of the Fire Bureau. to those
engaged in street cleaning that snow
must not be piled near fireplugs so as
to obstruct and hamper firemen in get
ting to the plugs readily. Chief Murphy
stated that he did not know of any in
stances where this has been done. but
that the warning was given out of
abundance Of caution to prevent what
might prove serious handicap i'm fight
ing a bad fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
200 FARM TRACTORS
FOR USE in STATE
Purchase by Food Commission
Announced at Convention
of Implement Dealers

The purchase of 200 farm tractors by
the United States Food Commission,
which will be distributed among Penn
sylvana farmers to be used in increas-
ing the production of food, was am
nounced today at the second days ses-
sion of the Eastern Implement and Ne-
hicle Dealers Association. The con-
vention is being held on the roofgarden
of the Adelpha Hotel.
How the farm tractors would be dis
tributed among the farmers wasn't made
known. Attending the convention are
many farmers from far-off rural districts
of Pennsylvania. Other features taken
up at today's session were the world
war and the position of the dealers dur
ing the ensuing commercial war.
e. s, Birmingham president of the
National Implement and Vehicle Asso-
citation and chairman Of the farm imple-
ment committee of the priority board
at Washington, and George A. Ranney,
treasurer of the International Harvester
Company and member of the Federal
War Savings Committee. will be the
principal speakers this afternoon. They
will discuss. respectively. the Need of
Cooperation During War" and war
Savings"
Other speakers include George Il.
James. OF Memphis. Tenn. on "Commu.
nifty Building" DIR. w. T.. Taylor, of
Moline. ILL.,. on 1.-The American Farmer
and the War: Floyd r. Todd, of Moline,
H.. on "Americanism Just Now" and
W. l.. Clark, of Poughkeepse y. V, on
Tractors Winning the War"
Tonight the annual banquet will be
held in the Gold Banquet Hall, when sew
eral novel entertainment surprises will
be sprung on the members.
The convention closes tomorrow morn.
ms with local club rally and the elec.
ton of officers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
SEEK MORE GUARDS
FOR SHIPYARDS HERE
Backers of Bill in House Plan
Military Zone Around
Plants
WASHINGTON. Jan. 80.

Additional protection against alien
enemies in Philadelphia shipyards is
proyided in a bill unanimously reported
from the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries.
The measure passed the Senate jan
nary IS, and has been before the House
committee since that time for hearings
II nroyides that the President may Gre
ate military zones within and around
su shipyards where vessels are under
construction for the United states. It
further provides:
Such designated areas shall be d.
rectly under the control OF the Presl-
dent, with the right and authority 10
treat such area as II il were fort.
camp. or other military establishment
and all laws applicable to forts etc.
shall be applicable to the zone so
designated.
should il become necessary or desir-
able to take over or use any buildings,
land or other property wlthin sucn
area the United States may acquire
the property by condemnation or oth-
erwise.
Requests for troops TO guard SHIP
wards and war-supply plants have be-
come so numerous that to avoid confu-
sion aud prevent too many fighting men
bcing detailed for such work, Secre-
tary Baker has delegated To Brigadlel
General J. Mel. Carter, chief OF the
Bureau of Militia Affairs. authority to
pass upon all such applications.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30

older order is passing all over the world.
The silent people are making themselves
felt. Penrose and his crowd belong to
the dark ages OF politics; to the dark
and ugly ages of free government PEN
rose will go. anyh wv, whether l win or
lose. But Id like to be the man to send
him on his way. There aren't many like
him left. The type isn't tolerated any
more. i've got a lot OF people with inc
in my part of the state. They under
stand me and they know why I'm run
ming"
Lieutenant Bert Hall, Kentuckian,
who won world fame as an aviator IN
the Lafayette Escadrille and the high
est decorations OF the French, Russian
and Rumanlan armies, was another
speaker. lie has downed nine Germans
and his story kept the diners open
mouthed for ar hour and twenty
minutes. j. n. Weeks. president Of the
club, presided as toastmaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30

the Somme, one at Champagne. two in
Russia and one in Rumania.
Sent to Russia as sort of stimulus to
the waning war enthusiasm of that coun-
try, the Ace arrived almost on the eve
of the revolution. His st. George decora
ton was the last the late-lamented Car
bestowed, Nicholas Romanoff is not
giving them
RUSSIA" All the intolerance of the
man who loves a good fight was in the
tone of the Lieutenant as he repeated
the question. II couldn't tell you what
/ think of Russia.
81 don't give TrotZky and Lenine any
thing--they won't last--just as Keren-
sky didn't last, and in the end Russia.
after dallying and tarrying, will have to
make peace according to German terms.
There's nothing left to her, she's COM
pletely disorganized.
"Bpt this war is going to last four OF
five more years, and four or five million
Americans are going to be put into the
field before it's over with.
You know. I've heard more criticism
OF America since | left France" the
Bieutenant's face, as lean and as Keen
as a greyhound's, broke into wide
smile, than I've heard anywhere. over
there they think you're fine and wonder
full and that what you've done in con-
sderation of the fact that you hadn't
anything to start with is simply marvel
Gus.
PEACE TALK ALL BUNK"
"All this talk of peace is bunk and
all this talk Of France being played out
is bunk France wants Alsace-Lor-
raine and is determined to get it. Ger.
many is determined that she shall not
:, ,,.iIl Rarl,s ,l . 4,
if necessary.
1.-THE morale of the French army al
present is wonderful. They have more
men than they have had before; theii
men are better fed and fuller OF fight
than ever before The English army Is
really beautifully trained now and has
been doing its great big bit. We await
America. We're going to win oi
course
The Ace from the Blue Grass State
who was a speed artist in the motor
world until automobiling became too tame
for him, left Amertca ten years ago and
went to France, where he studied avia
tion. He became naturalized there ant
settled down until the war jerked him
into prominence. With Billy Thaw and
Jimmy Bach and Charles Sweeney, now
major in the American army, he en-
listed in the French infantry the secont
day of the war, and they all were latel
transferred. The famous Guynemer
who was killed by the Boche after hav
ing brought down his fifty-third enemy
airplane, was his friend.
The Ace Is thirty-seven years old. look.
about ten years younger and is here OF
furlough. He spoke before the Key
stone Automobile Club at a smoker a
| Lulu Temple last night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
SUFFRAGISTS TO URGE
APPROVAL BY SENATE
Leaders Will Hold Mass-Meet-
ing Here February 8
for Purpose

Distinguished suffrage LEADERS, from
different parts Of the country Will as
scmbe in Philadelphia February Tor
mass-meeting at the Y. VI. {. a.
hall In Germantown To bring pressure
to bear on the Senate for favorable
action on the Sus tan Il, Anthony amend
msnt TO the Federal constitution. the
meeting will follow conference or the
state chairmcu of the National Wo-
mems party from the Eastern District
of the United states.
Letters Of invitation have been sent
to the following state chIirmen: Mrs.
Florence Bayard Iiilles, of Delaware
Mrs. !. \. II. Hopkins, of New Jersey ;
Mrs. W. u. Nscough of connecticut ;
Mrs w. Thompson Burch, Of the Dis
trict Of columbia; Mrs Robert Treat
Whitehouse. Of Maine; Mrs Donald Il.
Hooker. Of Maryland; Miss olive NJ.
Relches Of Massachusetts Miss Sallie
W. Hovey. of New Hampshire; Mrs.
o. II. p. Belmont, of New York: Miss
Mildred Glnes. OF Rhode Island, and
Mrs j. Borden Estes, of Vermont.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
Lieut.. Bert Hall, Long,
Lean Kentuckian, Says
U. S. Must Send 5,OOO,-
600 Men
Aerial Hero After Hav-
ing Downed Nine Boche
Aviators in Battle
By M'LISS

DN N biDD
THE first FLYING Ace to come to
i America is in Philadelphia. Lieu.
tenant Bert Hall, the chest OF his long.
lank figure almost solidly encrusted
with war decorations. Is paying us
visit. OF the two men who constitute
the remnants of the original Lafayette
Escadrille Lieutenant Hall is one. Major
BILLY" Thaw. CT Pittsburgh, now with
Pershing. is the other.
You know. of course. by this time
what an ace is---the trump card In the
aviation deck. To be entitled Ace an
aviator must have brought down five
enemy airplanes and the title means
that he fears not death nor dishgura-
tiop nor the terrors OF a German prison
camp
Lieutenant Han is an Ace. with -four
airplanes to spare. lie has Drought
down nine and disabled and given chase
to scores of others. Leading the pha-
lanx of gold and silver and bronze that
is the ocular evidence Of his daring
achievements is the Medaille Militaire.
the highest honor that can be awarded
any living fighter. There is the CroiX
de Guerre with three palms. each stand
ing for q death.defying exploit.
There is the decoration of st. George,
only eighty of which have been awarded
since the outbreak of the war, and there
is the St. Vladimir and an unpro-
nouncabe one won in Rumania.
MODEST, BRAVE KENTUCKIAN
Strange as it may seem in view of all
this. the Ace, a long Kentuckian, who
is an adopted son of France, is modest
| had heard that his Medsille Militaire
was won after a spectacular engage
ment at Nerdun, in which single-handed
he had attacked fourteen Boche airmen.
who suddenly appeared out OF clear
sky dangerously near the stan head-
quarters, and yet he deprecated ii.
at was nothing" the Ace said calmly.
"One does not have time to fear. There
was no one else TO go with me and so
had 10 attack alone. had the advan-
| tageous position anyhow, for when
sighted them l was above them.
| FOUGHT IA SINGLE-HANDED
THE German. you know" he con-
/ tinued contemptuously fights well only
| in organiza ton. In rourteens is about
how they like to travel Well they
were too near us. I had to go after
| them. | decided TO nip off one of the
| end ones. tried and missed, then fool
! ishly made n false maneuver and found
myself in the midst of them. The fight
/ ing was not.
You have no one with you when YOU
use a Nieuport as we do. You operate
your own machine gun, aiming the entire
airpane. really. ! found myself in a
bad way. but l gave several of them a
bad drubbing. ] decided that after all
that trouble 7 must really get one, so
without paying any attention TO the
others ! concentrated ] got my one.
My machine was riddled | was wounded
in the mouth and arm. Being fourteen
they kept at me, of course.
"T decided to fool them and dropped
as though they had landed me, then
quickly turned and ascended and got
away. They were so far in our lines
that they beat it without following"
The lieutenants record Is three
Boches brought down at Verdun, two al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
TAG YOUR COAL SHOVEL
TODAY AND SAVE FUEL
Plan to Economic Is Being
Helped by School Children
of Country
,dav is rag Your shovel" bay.

To-day is rag Your Shovel" bay,
This IL the day on which all can aid
in saving a shovelful of coal uay by
not feeding the home furnace too fast.
School children all over the country are
enioined to help the good work By tag
-ing the shovels Of their own and their
ncighbors' parents.
The fuel administ alton is the power
behind this new tag movement Many
hundreds of thousands of the tags have
been distributed, especially among the
school children Of the city. and special
ceremonies have been arranged at the
various public buildings of this and
other cities.
Residents who feed their own furnaces
will therefore remember that this Is the
day that we save that shovelful of coal
for UnCle Sam" and when the furnace
looks hungry feed him little. but not
too much. Every shovelful saved may
mean another warmer day for all with
that saved fuel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
WOMEN TO HANDLE MAIL
AS CLERKS AND CARRIERS
Uncle Sam Invites Female Candi-
dates to Take Philadelphia
Postoffice Examinations

They are not going to be all mail
clerks and carriers any more-but fe-
male ones
This was made known today when
the forthcoming examinations on March
for mail clerks and carriers were an
nounced by the Postoffice Department
and the local Civil Service Bureau.
Any woman between the ages of
eighteen and forty7five may apply and
IL she has had grammar school edu-
cation should easily pass the very simple
examination, 1t was said.
Spelling. arithmetic, letter writing,
copying from plain copy and correcting
OF wrong addresses are the extent OF
the examinations which will be held at
Room 42s, Postoffice Building. on
March o.
This announcement does not mean that
men are not wanted, but simply that
women may get the appointment II they
wleh. The. rates of pay run from $500
TO 1890 yearly. =. y :. ". (,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
Senate Stirred by
Cost of Hog Island


=
all a subordinate one. it is necessary TO
inquire whether this expenditure will
bring results within the time Of our
necessity"
\ report submitted by $. NJ. FELTON,.
engineer of the Shipping Board. declares
that the plant has been congestcd with
9 surplus of labor
II watched the men congregated at
different points about the yard" says
his report and | should estimate that
possibly between five and ten men work
ing out of every gang OF 100. never
in my life saw such idleness. Half the
men we saw at work, organized In
proper gangs, would have done more
work than all the men that were there.
The waste and ineiiiciency can be
explained only by the fact that. as
understand II, there is no penalty what.
ever imposed upon the contractor fol-
excessive costs; no limit to expenditure
has been fixed. and he is entirely indif.
ferent as to the amount of money ex.
pended
A report by II. H. Rosseau, manager
Of the shipyard division of the Fleet
Corporation. said that radical retrench.
ment was necessary, should be effected
at once, or that the Fleet Corporation
should be given direct control over the
way in which money was being spent
An investigation by the House NIer.
chant Marine Committee into conditions
at the Hog Island plant was postponed
thirty days when Chairman Hurley. OF
the Shipping Board, promised immediat,
smelioration Of these conditions
To PROBE OTHER (EnNTp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
HOTEL CLERKS IN FOOD DRIVE
Twenty-Five in "Flying Corpso to
Visit Restaurants

twenty-five hotel clerl0s, organized
into a special flying corps" to aid In
food Swing. are today visiting Phila-
deiphia restaurants, insisting that pro-
prietors sign the Federal food admini-
stration pledge cards. The cards pledge
the proprietors to observe the specified
meatless and wheatless days.
The clerks were organized at a meet
ing called by ]. Miller Frlzier. presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Eotelmen's 8
Association. Following the calls OF the
clerks. all restaurants viii be visited
BY representatives Of the Motor Mes
senger Service, who will check up ana
- ~ ~ eards are d}sPlaysd ~. Z.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
PUSH WAR SCHOOL PROBE
Postal Inspectors Continue Investi-
cation of Training Project

Postal inspectors are probing deeper
today into the activities of the War can
Vocational Training School, which they
ordered to stop operations several days
ago. Federal officials allege that II. f.
Gimbel, promoter of the scheme, who
has offices in the DreXel Building, has
collected several nuld'ed dollars from
charitably disposed persons in the name
Of wounded soldiers.
Chief COrtelyOu, of the postal inspec.
tors. is in charge of the case Gimbel,
he said promoted schemes in Chicago
before he came. to Philadelphia. The
school was described as an institution
planned to rehabllitate and train
wounded soldiers returned from France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
FLYING ACE SEES FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS MORE OF WORLD WAR
"FIying Ace" Calls
Peace Talk "Bunk"

Lieutenant Bert Hall, the first
flying ace" to visit America,
says:
Peace talk is bunk; the war
will be a long one, four or five
years more.
America will have to put four
or five million men into the field
before it is over.
Russia is disorganized and will
have to yield to Germany's de-
mands.
"Only America criticizes
America. We in France think
you're great"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
ARMED ESCORT TORPEDOED
British Vessel Becomes Total Loss
After Stranding

LONDON, Jan, So.-The armed escort
vessel Mechanician has been torpedoed.
the Admiralty announces. 1t was strand
ed In the English Channel January 20.
II has become q total wreck. Three
offcers and ten men OF the crew were
lost.
The British torpedo eunboat Hazard
was sunk in the English Channel jan
uary 2s as the result OF collision. thu
Admiralty announces Three men were
lost.
The Hazard was built In 1894. She
measured 1870 tons. She was ESQ feet
long. Her normal complainant was lis
mem ----..- : - ~>.---se.ru
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
Saloonman Defied Closing Order

County, Fuel Administrator Francis \.
Lewis has announced that he will file
remonstrance against the renewal of
the license Of Edward Gallagher, a sa-
loonkeeper at Eleventh street and Ris-
ing Sun avenue, on account of his de-
fiance of the Monday closing order this
week. and will take steps to prevent
Gallagher from getting any more coal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
william Findlay Brown Better

The condition of william Findlay
Brown, well-known lawyer and special
assistant TO District Attorney Rotan. is
has been critically III with pneumonia
at his home. 81 summit avenue. Chest
nut HILL v.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
WOMAN BADLY BURNED
Charges Husband Threw Oil Lamp
at Her-He Is Held

Mrs. Opheiia Frame, 762 North For
'o1eth street. Is In the West Philadelphia
2cmsopathic Hospital in serious con-
<1Ifion rs the result OF burns received
z((ohl yn oil lamp which. she alleges. was
1<rown at her by her husband. George,
~ night during quarrel.
y Nyams was held without ball today by
lnfe Price at the Sisfy-frst and
efyeets stattos for : further
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
Professors to Double I'm

In order to effect wartime economy.
professors at the University of Penn
syivania VIII from now on double up
IN ineir work. many of them teaching
studies that are out of their line
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
Donation Day for Home

Donation day will be observed by St
Vincent's Home. now temporarily quar-
tered at Point Pleasant y, j.. next Sat
urday and an appeal will be made for
funds for the home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
Organize Shipbuilding Reserte

A shipbuilding reserve Is being Or
sanized In Pennsylvania TO list available
men VINO may be called into industries
essential to ship construction In case OF
extreme emergency, 4 " Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
TOOL HARDENlEiRSss LAR, D,EF}NSlEiRSsNkHs ANP ro'

TOOL HARDENERS AND IVot,
STRAIGHTENERs
MUST BE EXPERIENCED
on REAMERs AND Brooches, EN
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FoR, r,hA1\'
TO BETTER fOUhsEbr 2H
CALL aO7 BELLEvUE COURT ~ ~B'.D
WALNUT ST. BETWEEN BROAD
R. 7P. N, TO 10 p. NJ
EVERY NIGHT NTH EXThi,v,u1,SS i,,1SDf1
SATURDAY, SUNDAY ASp n n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
HELP wANTED-MALE
MACHINlSTS

MUST BE ENPERIENCED on GENIEf31 I'm
REPAIR WORK IN MAINTENANCE
PARTMENTS. III
CALL 3O7 BELLEVUE COURT BLDorS
WALNUT ST. BETWEEN BROAD 4 is1'
7P. NJ. TO 10 P. NJ.
EVERY NIGHT WITH EXCEPIIdivvnH, Y, r,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-30
TIdTTTTTd IT
JOHN IHIDER. ,

THE committee includes Edgar g..
Cross. Daniel Crawford, Jr. George T..
Datesman, Miss Mary X. Gibson,
Thomas :. Gates, Charles II. Luding-
ton. Dr. Wilmer Krusen. Bernard j.
Newman and John p. b, Sinkler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-14

Luxurie mes
torious Gel Save a. 4
War Savings sJamps.