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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
ALLOW INCOME TAX
DELINQUENTS 1ODAYS
Those Who Failed to Pay Sat.
urday Still Have Grace
Period

Ten days grace has been allowed In
come tax delnauents who failed to make
tax returns to the Internal Revenue De-
partment in the Federal Building Sat
urday
Collector Lederer issued notice that
all persons subject to the income tax
who had filed return blanks and re-
ceived bills and not made their pay
ments would have delinquent notices
sent to them to pay on or before June
25, after which they will be assessed
a penalty of per cent. Of the amount
of the tax, with per cent month
added.
In his statement the Collector said;
THE property, real and personal. Of
persons failing to make payment as re-
quired by the notice, is subject to levy
and sale without suit. The United
States Government is not obliged to sue
for taxes.
persons who have not as yet, for
any reason whatever, received bills are
required to pay within ten days of the
date of notice which will be mailed
them otherwise the penalties ABOVE
mentioned will be added.
"A person who has filed an income
tax return and does not receive notice
by June 90 to pay should write or cal
! at the collectors office. Telephone re-
quests cannot be considered"
A total of s35.o0O.000 was collected
Saturday in the First Internal Revenue
| District of Pennsylvania, comprising
Philadelphia and eight surrounding
counties. The return was larger for one
day than the entire sum Of the collec'
tions made in the district for the whole
of last year The clerical force of the
department in the Federal Building was
at work all of Sunday on the immense
amount of auditing and compilation re-
quired in making out official reports oi
the returns to Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
NAVY LEAGUE MEETS
Executive Committee Holds Session at
Headquarters

A meeting of the executive committee
of the Navy League was held this morn
ing at the headquarters of the league,
1919 Walnut street.
Members of the committee are Mrs.
Alexander BiddlV Miss Christine Biddle,
Mrs. Horace Brock. Mrs. James New
man Carter. Mrs. George w. Childs
Drexel. Mrs. STANLEY G.. Flagg. Jr.,
Mrs. Horace Hare. Mrs. Ernest Law,
Mrs Thomas Leaning, Mrs. Horatio q.
Lloyd, Mrs Moncure Robinson. Mrs.
Charles Henry Scott. Mrs. Alexander
Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Theodore w.
Cramp, Mrs Ellie Jackson, Mrs. Ben
tamin F. Clyde and Mrs. \. Myers
Filler
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
must EQUALIZE PRIZE VALUES
Federal Trade Commission Issues
Order on Coffee Concerns

Coffee roasting and packing concerns
were ordered by the Federal Trade Com
mission today to abandon the practice OF
giving coupons redeemable in prizes of
unequal value. the allotment of which
had been made by a system of chance or
drawing lots.
While only fifteen companies are
named in the text of the order. II is said
many others will be affected. Among the
concerns named were Rice Brothers, of
Philadelphia. and the william S. Scull
Company Camden.
A member OF the firm of Rice Brothers
said his company, like amany others, had
long followed an old custom of selling
TOO pieces of Chinaware with every 100
pounds of coffee. The effect of the order
in this respect will be to equalize the
value of each prize offered in this man
ncr,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
TALKATIVE GERMAN HELD
Man Speaks English After Deny.
ing knowledge of Tongue

are investigating the record OF a man
arrested last night in Broad Street Sta
ton when he persisted in speaking Ger
man in loud voice
When he was arrested by Special Po-
licensen Walters and Roberts. of the
railroad force. he gave the name of JOS
eph Goff. forty-two years old, and said
he had no home.
At Central station he told detectives
he could not speak English. He was
told he soon would be taught. Then he
opened conversation in fluent English.
declaring to the officers he could speak
English better than they could.
Goff said before the war he was EN-
nloyed on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II, He said a cousin. Frank Goff now
is interned In Georgia camp. Detec-
tiyes said they believe the prisoner es-
capped from an internment camp. and
turned him over to the Federal authori-
ties for examination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
CAMDEN BABIES WEIGHED
Son of Treasurer and Senator
Grandson Put on Scales

Two babies, the first Of 1000 to be
weighed in Camden this week in the
scales today at the Camden City Dis
pensary. Seventh and Federal streets.
The first babies weighed were Walter
Newton Read, four-month-old son of
State Treasurer William T. Read. and
David Baird, third grandson of United
States Senator Baird. Mayor Ellis
officiated at the scales.
Miss Margaret Davis. superintendent
Of the visiting nurses, has charge of the
work which Is being carried on under
the auspices of the Camden Unit,
Women's National Defense League. Nine
doctors--five men and four women-are
assisting. They are Drs. E. G.. Hummell.
Alexander McAlister, David Rhone, Ed
ward Pechin, Jennings Sharp, Buelah
Hollingshead Letta Ward, Mrs. Charles
A. woiverton and Mrs. Mary Walsh
Kobus
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
PROBE DOUBLE FATALITY
Two Trainmen Crushed to Death al
Byberry Station

Coroner's investigation Is under way
to determine responsibility for the deaths
of Benjamin Hinkle, thirty-fve years.
1914 North Sixteenth street, and Daniel
McGothigan, lwenty-six years, 6225
Stenton avenue trainmen who were
killed by Reading train at Byberry
Station.
The men were attempting to start a
heavy train which had stalled at By
berry when a drawhead was pulled from
car. Both men were crushed while ex.
amining the broken car when AN engine
on the rear started the train.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Miss Emily Perkins Dead

Miss Emily Perkins. poetess, play
wright amateur actress and society
woman. Is dead at her home, 413 South
Broad street. Death occurred yesterday
after lingering illness. Miss Perkins
founded the Plays and Players Club and
was a member of the Plastic Club. New
Century Club. Huntingdon Valley Coun-
try Club and the Genealogical Society.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
War Savings Popular

The War Savings Stamp Association
Of the New York Shipbuilding Corpora.
tion broke all records last week by a
total saving of sl23.536.19. This brings
the total for thirteen weeks up to S246.-
99l.O2. In per capita savings last week
the men in the electrical department won
first place, with the sum of $2906 cred
tied to each mans account
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
JOB FOR WARE WORKER
Walter c. Baus Appointed Tipstaff in
Quarter Sessions Court

Walter c. Baus, 5lS West Norris
street, was appointed a tipstaff in Quar-
ter Sessions Court today by Judge
Vessel. of Common Pleas Court No. 2.
Judge RarTatt administered the oath.
Mr. Baus fills the vacancy ocaused
by the death Of John Galbraith. The
new court officer was formerly con-
nected with the Electrical Bureau. He
is a Ware worker in the Nineteenth
Ward
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
MORE THAN FOUR INCHES OF
4 SNOW FALL IN AMARILLO

TIE United States Weather Blu
reau reported I i-2 inches Of snow
here nj 10 O'Clock last night and still
showing. at Clovis 6 inches and yet
showing
Monday evening at 5 o'clock a
warm rain began falling here and to
wards night il turned colder and
snow began to fall about midnight
There has been no wind and the snow
has covered the ground most evenly
to a depth Of 1-2 inches all over
the Panhandle Aside from being
hard on live stock. it is doing great
deal Of good and practically assures
the wheat until near harvest time
The Weather Bureau reported the
snow storm started in Wyoming went
through northern and eastern Colo
RADIO. through the Panhandle Of Tex
as and as far as Clovis. New Mexico,
over the Panhandle country.-Wed-
nesday's Amarillo News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
NEW ADVERTISING FOR LUBBOCK
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL SOON ISSUE NEW BATCH
OF LITERATURE ABOUT LUBBOCK COUNTRY
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD RECEIVE ATTENTION
Should be Improved and Marked Preparatory to Get
ting Delivery of Mail and for the General Convenience
of the Publc-We Should Clean Up Too.

The crossings are rough and they
need a general working over Paving
is the only way we know Of to fix
them so they will stay fixed We
might launch "a campaign in this di-
rec'ion Then the streets should al.
be marked and the houses numbered.
This must be done before we can get
the government to even talk free de-
livery, which we are entitled TO from
every other condition
But with the conditions as they now
exist we need not hope for that Ev-
en- if this was not in view for our
own conveniences we should 90 to
work on these propositions. No city
the size Of Lubbock should try to get
along without the streets being mark
ed.
A cleaner town should be the word
till the rubbish is cleared away The
vacant lot proposition is the problem
that confronts us and some means
should be brought TO light to get
them cleaned off without the fellow
who is here keeping his own premises
clean and developing the country in
every way possible having to bear the
expense or use his own hoe. rake and
strength TO do the work for the in
vestor who is reaping the benefits
without hitting a lick. A clean town
is great advertisement, and Lub-
book, we hope may be known far and
near as one of that class rather than
noted for its rubbish piles and un-
slightly vacant lots.
Beginning with the new year let
us also begin a campaign for clean
er town. Lets US also reach out for
new industries improvements of
the town in every way Make Lub-
book the City Of the South Plains.
which she win be in the very near fu-
ture We are located right on the
spot where the big city is to be. and
it only requires pep and hustle to put
il over.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
WET WEATHER THE
PAST WEEK IN LUBBOCK

The past week has been an unuS-
ually wet one in Lubbock, and as a
result the ground is getting pretty
well soaked. While there is possibly
not what one might term a season
the ground will be wet several inches
from the moisture that has fallen the
past few days, and if there is any
thing in indications the wet spell IS
not over yet, and we may by next
week be able to report sure enough
season. The fall for the past week
has possibly exceeded l.50 in. and It
has fallen in such way that il has
all soaked into the ground. The
moisture for the month Of December
has exceeded the general average fer
the month. which is .65 Of an inch
The farmers are feeling better since
the rain. and they are now hopeful
Of more favorable seasons the com
ing year. and when they prosper We
townpeople likewise look upon the
silver lining.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
RETURNING AMERICAN FLEET
EXPECTED HOME DECEMBER "a

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE Ameri-
can fleet returning from Europe,
which is to be reviewed at New York
by Secretary Daniels. is expected TO
arrive off Ambrose Light Vessel at
daylight on Tuesday. December "a
The navy department announced to-
night that the ships will pass the
Statue Of Liberty about 9 n. m. and
will then anchor in the North river
from s5th street to Fort Washington.
Secretary Daniels announced that
ON account Of the holiday season and
the desire Of Officers to be at home
ON Christmas Day the invitation Of
the city Of New York TO the officers
TO attend banquet TO be arranged
by the city officials could not he ae.
cepted. lie said that in declining the
invitation he spoke for the Officers
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19

The time has come for Lubbock to
get busy again on the development
game. The war is over. so Ear as
fighting is concerned, and the de-
mands on US for financial aid VIII
soon be lifted, and there will be large
sums Of money in the United States
to be invested in something, and OF
course Lubbock should reach out for
her share Of the new industries.
II has been figured out that the
United States is far richer now than
she has ever been. and in place OF
our nation owing other nations they
really owe us, hence a great amount
Of interest money will be pouring
into our banks to be invested some
where. and the undeveloped portions
of the country will be the place the
investors will turn their attention.
Our Chamber Of Commerce il pre-
pairing some good literature about
the Lubbock country, which they ex-
pect to get ready for distribution
soon after the first Of the year, and
that organization expects to get very
busy in putting the advantages Of
the great South Plains before the peo-
pie who are looking for investments.
If you are not already a member Of
the Chamber Of Commerce here you
should join. and help them to carry
on this campaign on as large a scale
as possible. that it may reach more
people So much for the general adj
vertising proposition.
Now that we can turn our atten-
tion to other matters than winning
the war. let US look into the needs
Of the city locally. There are a
number Of improvements that our
town must have before it will be real
ly attractive as a place TO inveset
money or live in, and one is the
streets. They are in a very bad con-
dition The worst that we Nnow
anything about in this part of the
country. The country roads are
much better than our main streets.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
n. r. UPSHAW DIED
IN TAHokA SATURDAY

Herbert Foster Upshaw who lived
on the Perry place near Seth Ward
college. died Saturday night at 10
O'Clock at Tahoka. from influenza
pneumonia. The remains were
brought here on Sunday and burial
was at the cemetery that afternoon
at 4 o'clock
He wa hroom-makcr and was
well known to most Of our people
Several days before his death h,
had gone to Tahoka to deliver some
brooms. and was taken with the IN
fluenza. His wife went ihere 20 We
with him. and she also contracted the
disease, but was able to come home
with the corpse. He was 20 years Of
age. Piainview News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
GERMAN STATES WHICH
ALLIES WILL HAVE TO DEAL

As an outcome of the war the
Allies will have to deal with twenty
six different States. all Of which
are now said to have deposed their
rulers and to be in process Of form
ing some kind Of separate or fed
Grated socialistic administrations.
Four are kingdoms: Prussia. Bavar-
ia, Saxony and Wurttemberg Sly
are grand duchies. Baden. Hesse,
Mecklenburg- -Schwerin. Mecklenbure
Strelitz, the Saxon Grand Duchy and
Oldenburg. Five are duchies: An
halt, Brunswick. Saxe-Alenburg,
Saxe-Meiningen and Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha. Seven are princpalities; Wal
deck, Lippe. Schwarxburg-Sonders-
hausen, Schwarzburg Rudolstadt,
Schaumburg-Lippe, Reuse elder
branch and Reuss younger branch.
Three are free towns: Lubbock, Bre-
men and Hamburg. One was the i'm
perial territory of Reischland Of
Alsaee- Lorraine.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19

Before the next issue Of the Avail
anche is in the hands Of its readers
Christmas OF 1918 will have passed
into history In Lubbock IL viii be
q little different TO any that has ever
been spent. in more ways than one.
First Il will be a Christmas void Of
public celebrations on account OF the
regulations Of the health department
prohibiting any public gatherings t'il
after the holidays and in the ne2t
place many homes viii be permitted
10 have with them this Christmas the
sons. brothers and maybe the hus-
band who was in training camps
somewhere last Christmas and is pos
sibly al home now. this makes Il the
more Joyful. even under the existing
conditions. Then the other condition
IS not one Of unbounded JOY. but Of
sadness. the home that last year en-
loved the distinction Of an unbroken
family circle is this year broken and
faces saddcned by the absence Of that
soldier boy. whose remains sleeps IN
the bloodstained soil Of France hay
ing since that time paid the supreme
price that We might celebrate this
Christmas according 10 our own reli-
yious creed or personal feelings, yet
even in this case the mother that
gave up her manly. brave son. mas
something to be proud Of and rejoice
over. and that is that her son was not
a Stacker. That he was not COW
ard, that he showed true manhood
and bravery and died that his prec-
ious old mother and other dear rela-
tives might live and enjoy the bless
inrs OF a nation and government that
is not OF one man upon earth--she Is
proud yet sad. bu, We are all thank
sul to her for the son that bought us
freedom with his outpoured blood
Then there are those as u always me
case. who have broken ties IN the
family on account Of the ravagcs OF
disease Those thus surrounded have
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES
MEETING AT PARIS MONDAY

Paris. Dec President Wilson
delivered an address today at the
City Hall, where ceremonies had been
arranged for. The President replied
to the greeting extended him:
"Your greeting has raised many
emotions within me-" the President
began.
1T is no ordinary sympathy that
the people If the United States for
whom | have the privilege Of speak
ing have view the sufferings Of the
people Of France Many of our own
people have been themselves witness
es Of those sufferings. We were the
more deeply moved by the wrongs of
the war because we knew the manner
in which they were perpetuated. !
beg that you viii not suppose that
because a wide ocean separated US in
space we we're not in effect eye
witnesses of the shameful ruin that
was wrought and the cruel and un-
necessary sufferings that were
brought upon us. These sufferings
have filled our hearts with indigna-
ton. We know what they were. no.
only. but we know what they signi-
fled. and our hearts were touched to
the quick by them. our imaginations
filled with the whole picture of what
France and Belgium in particular
had experienced.
when the United States entered
the war. therefore. they entered il
not only because they were moved
by a conviction that the purposes OF
the Central Empires were wrong and
must be resisted by men everywhere
who loved liberty and the right. but
also because the illicit ambitions
which they were entertaining and
attempting 10 realize had led TO the
practices which shocked our hearts
az much as they offended our prin.
eiples
"our resolution was formed be-
cause We knew how profoundly great
principles Of right were affected. but
our hearts moved ALSO with our reses
lution.
"You have been exceedingly Fen.
ercus N what you have been gfaeIaas
enough 10 say about me, generous
Gar hssend my personal deserts. bat
ysu have interpreted with real In
sight the motives and Fsselallen "
the people 4 Ne United AtA!2a-
Whatever influence ! s<sfs'se. what
ssss sashsf',s | speak with. assns
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
CHRISTMAS Of N|NETEEN-E|GHTEEN
WILL BE ONE OF PECULIAR SURROUNDINGS IN LUBBOCK
VOID OF PUBLIC CELEBRATION BECAUSE OF FLU.
HOMES ARE GLAODENED- OTHERS DEEPLY SAOOEMEO
But IN the all These Changes the People OF This Nation Have
Much To be JOYOUS Over-Freedom-C Chrstianity-A God
Fearing Government. Rejoice and Celebrate.

the deepest sympathy Of Us who have
been more fortunate, whose family
circle is untouched hy the hand Of
death. and we hope that this last nam
ed family is largely in the majority
among our readers everywhere. We
hope you VIII al enjoy tho Christmas
holidays for to US no season of the
year awakens so much Of tenderness
and fellow feeling towards all hu-
manity as Christmas 1t is not only
a time Of well wishing. but kindly do
ing, with a vein of sympathy that
would turn no one away empty. with
hold no tender greeting, no act Of
kindness, no word Of love that might
contribute 10 another's happiness. Ne
sacrifice seems too great that we
might not bless one another-no
yielding up Of self too trying that we
might smooth some life. no trial Of
patience too great that we might NOT
bear and forbear with a spirit veXed
with many things. An appreciativc
Christmas viii rule the bascnesS.
rudcness out Of any life. Christmas
is the time Of love. Peace and good
will is spoken Of il Hatred, envy
and malice can have no Christmas.
Greed and selfishness are entirely
foreign to the day III viii knows
nothing about IT, Harsh, unkind
words take the spirit out Of the oeca-
sion n Christmas means ANYTHING
il is day Of good things. gracious
deeds, generous impulses, noble as
pirations. helpfulness, gladncss.
brightness buoyancy. the shadows
fleeing away and the sunlight stream
ing in and thus we leave YOU dear
reader to enjoy to the fullest extent
Christmas. and to celebrate even in
the face Of sadness and broken ties
the birth Of "A Saviour whose power
is supreme. whose reward is Just and
eternal "All Hail the Power OF Je-
sus Name" Etc
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
FLU SITUATION SEEMS
TO BE MUCH IMPROVED

Az this writing we are Of the opin-
ion, formed from the best informa-
tion that we can gather, that the flu
situation in Lubbock is much inn
proved over a week ago. There have
been no deaths this week from the
disease, and few new cases are re-
ported, and from the bedside Of those
sick comes the good news Of improv-
ed condition, all Of which leads US to
believe that the epidemic is gradual
ly subsiding, and with due precau-
tions Of the public in general and
strict observance Of the regulations
set out by the health officers. the
disease may be stamped out, and the
restrictions removed on the date set
forth in the proclamation which is
December 20 at midnight.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19
OSCAR PORTER BURIED
HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The remains Of Oscar l.. Porter,
whose death we mentioned last week
were laid to rest in the Lubbock Gem
etery last Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock Or. J. 7 Griswold. pastor
~ the Methodist church here con.
Quoted the religious services at the
grave and the Local Lodge Of Elks
concluded the ceremonies There
was very large attendance at the
funernl, which attesicd the popular.
ity Of the young man and his family.
The floral Offering WIS most elabor-
ate.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-19

from them. know what they have
thought. know what they have de-
sired, and when have spoken what
know was in their minds il has been
delightful to see how the consciences
and purposes OF free men everywhere
responded We have merely cstab-
lished our right to the full fellowship
of these peoples here and throughout
the world who reverence the right Of
genuine liberty and justice
you have made ne feel very
much at home here, not merely by the
delightful warmth Of your welcome.
but also by the manner in which you
have made me realize 10 the utmost
the intimate community Of thought
and ideal which characterizes your
people and the great nation which l
have the honor for the time to rep
resent Your welcome to Paris l
shall always remember as one Of the
unique and inspiring experiences of
my life and while feel that you are
honoring the people Of the United
States in my person. shall neverthe-
less carry away with me very keen
personal qualification in looking
back upon these memorable days.
Permit me to thank you from a
full heart"