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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MAY DISSOLVE TODAY
Executive Com m mittee of
Alliance, Under Senate Probe,
Expected to Act

Tho National GorInan-Amcrican Ali
auce probably will be voluntarily dis
banded today at meeting Of its cXccu-
tive committee in Turugcmeindc Hail.
Broad street and Columbia avenue.
Since the organization has been under
investigation by "a Senate subcommittee,
proposed by Senator King. Of Utah, to
revoke the charter Of the alliance. many
Of its members have urged that the
organization disband on it's own volition
The udvisabilty Of this step was
further emphasized by Max Heinrich.
editor Of the Sunday Gazette. in his
weekly summary of important events.
Mr.. Ilcurici, who never was an officer
nor "a member Of tho Alliance, today ac-
knowledgcd tho authorship OF the article,
reading in part a. follows:
considering present conditions. the
dissolution Of the alliance as the most
advisable step, inasmuch as it's right t.
exist has now apparently ceased and
also because it's continuance may give
rise to renewed cnmity toward the Ger.
man-spcaking element in tho United
States. Indeed, such course should have
been taken Immediately upon the en-
trance Of the United States into war
AS the best way Of avoiding any doubts
as to it's or its members loyalty.
"Tf the gentlemen about to convene at
the Turner's Hall on Thursday morning
bear In mind the Imperative need of ma
tional unity and clearly comprehend that
for reasons Of political cNDediencv tho
Government seems to favor the gIIi.
ance'S dissolution, they cannot for a
moment bo in doubt as 10 the proper
course to be taken.
Under conditions prevailing the dis
solution of the National German.Ameri-
can Alliance seems to be- imperative.
There ought to hc no shirlng from this
duty nor putting il of.
~ continuance Of the alliance in
whatever form, Is not eXpedient unless
especially sanctioned by the Government.
Such sanction, however. seems to be en-
tircly out Of the question Even the
most enthusiastic supports Of the al
lance viii not CounteuanCe its Continu-
ancc if at all eager of proving stanCh
loyalty and avoiding all that might be
Objectionable to their fcllow-Ci.izcns OF
other ancestry aud to the Government %
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militants moved to the room OF another
girl the police left. Reports from the
front today showed the girls to be still
IN state Of siege, but successfully
holding out.
Mrs, George Vaux, Jr. Of tho war
commission, is IN New York. presum-
ably to obtain the support Of MIS- Robert
Spear national y. ~. c. \. president,
for the insurgents.
a request from the insurgents to the
Y. w. g. A. attorney thae they be permit
ted to examine the books of the organi.
zation has resulted in reply that "any
officer in good standing may examine the
books"
Should the insurgents fail In their at
tempt TO Oust Mrs. Hudson at the meet
ing April "a, they will try to show
that she Is salaried cmployo and. as
such, under the Y. w. G. A. constitu-
tion, is Ineligible to hold any office.
At the meeting lj0 Of the girl room
ers at the kenslngton branch will go
in a body to the central building, at
Eighteenth and Arch streets, and de-
mand that they be given the right to
vote on whether or not Mrs. Hudson
shall continue I'm office They also pro-
pose TO have an attorney on hand,
should they be denied what they claim
as their rights.
Those VINO are leading the fight
against Mrs. Hudson are emphatic I'm
saying there is no Implication Of dis
honesty against any one, They want
detailed accounting OF the $4,000
Whelan trust fund and the $4,000
Shipman legacy neither OF which APP
pears In the report Of the managers.
They contend that Mrs. Hudson Is In
competent 70 handle the affairs OF so
large and important an institution az
tho Y. W. c. A,
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TREASURY TO FURNISH
OFFICIAL BOND TOTALS
Liberty Loan Headquarters
Tabulating Subscription
Figures
Washington. April II.

Liberty Loan headquarters in tho
Treasury was the scene Of a shower OF
kilograms today when the loan directors
began the tabulation Of til" figures from
the Federal Reserve baulis to give 10
the American people the first correct ac-
count Of the progress of 1hc loan.
The dispatches also SHOW the total
number Of subscriptions I'm the hands of
incorporated banks and trust companies,
the figures Of which are being compared
10 prevent duplication. The first an
nounccmcut Of the bond sales will he
given out shortly, and IN" amounts will
bc official and will not contain 81 worth
of water if the Treasury plans work
out as intended.
The reports were ordered after many
protests had reached the capital. and
while it was originally scheduled to
wait "a day or two more the use Of
figures iu newspapers and publication
of them by local committees. together
with tho reports Of huge subscriptions
by corporations, has caused the effort
to get the totals as soon as possible.
Arrangements are complete now for
their receipt every day.
Treasury officials believed that the
unofficial reports Of tho large sales
would have serious tendency to over
confidence, ana WIN lDudN y Ill VI vs.
the people need not fear there is du-
pliCatiou or under statement
More than 500 communities. mostly
small, have already asked for honor
tIars and the treasury is anxious that
some Of the big cities shall soon turn
in a request for one. Lynn, Mass. is
the largest city thus far "oNcr top
with SiuuN city, la, next.
Atlanta Dallas and St Louis dis
trcts are forging ahead, while reports
from West, South and New England
show that the country is loosing its
purse strings. Reports as to woman
workers campaigns are gratifying.
Many new features have been added
to- the already ample program OF the
campaign. Mn Schumann-llCinl> has
offered her services again I'm aid of the
bond issue. together with "a splendid
subscriptiou. School children through
out the country are parading and lending
their moral appeal to the issue, and
Secretary MCAdoo has reported to his
colleagues at the Treasury that a more
thorough knowledge Of the character
Of Government securities is being
learned,
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u. s. CALLS FOR LABOR
ON ORDER FROM FRONT
Men, Women and Girls Needed
on Material to Defend
Soldiers

Men. women and girls are urgently
needed in factory work in Philadelphia
to complete the manufacture Of sup
plies for General Pcrshings army in
France.
The Chamber Of Commerce has been
asked by the United States army TO
make known this fact to factory work.
ers in Philadelphia. The army has
been bqmpcred in its work here by in
ability TO get competent labor quickly.
In making this appeal Lieutenant w.
NJ. Jackson. of the army, who is here
to obtain the needed labor, said that re-
Gently in the course Of an attack made
bv the Germans on American soldiers
in France certain piece Of defense
equipment proved inadequate because
Of new material used in the attack by
the enemy. General Pershing cabled to
the War Department and experts inn
mediatcly began experiments and soon
discovered the proper material
within two days a contract was let
70 a Philadelphia firm for this material
and it il 10 finish this contract that
lie additional labor is needed,
There is no desire on the part of the
War Department" said Lieutenant Jack
son. ITO outbid other factories in their
need for help. on the other hand they
prefer to get people who are not work.
ing, or those who. for patriotic reasons,
would like to add TO the man power
available at this time, or workers who
for good reasons desire to make a
change.
This particular contract is running
behind schedule, so that speed in COM
pletlng II is an important factor, as the
lives OF the boys in the trenches in
France are at stake
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WESCOTT URGES ROPE
FOR KATSER'S FRIENDS
Shooting Too Gentle" Says
Former Judge, Speaking
for Liberty Loan

Hanging for enemy alien propagan-
dists within the United States is adyo-
Gated by former Judge John W. Wc9.
colt. Of Camden, who nominated Wood
row Wilson for the presidency
"Out West they have tho right idea,
he said Hang 'cm. Shooting = pro-
German Is too gentle and too good.
He also advocated forcing iutcrncd
Germans TO work. especially for tho
nations own war needs.
Judge Wcscott. speaking in tho in
tcrcsts Of the third Liberty Loan last
night at the Metropolitan Opera House,
gave uttcrGtnCc to his opinion Of pro-
German synIpathi2crs and incidentally
and Caustically scored United States
District Attorney kauc for failure to
convict tho editors Of tho Philadelphia
TaEcblatt in the recent treason trial
here
Judge Wcscotts indictment Of Kane
and his advocacy Of "a long ropc aud
q short Shrift' for German propagau-
dists came at tho end Of an arraiEn.
m'ut OF the pacfst and socialist clc-
m"nts IN this country. lie did not di-
rcctly mention the uamc Of Kane. rc-
fcrriug to him as ";hc District Attor-
~ N''' ~ A'Nl lfi' H-tblbll tIllDIF.
President Wilson" Mr. WCgcOtt said.
while he signed the document that
gavc him tho authority OF District At
torncy, was imposed upon. Even n man
with III" wisdom of President Wilson
cannot entirely fortify himself against
such impositions."
II was Immediately after this speech
that the former Judge voiced his uuiuiou
of Germans and their aympathizcrs
We've got to do a little savage think
Ing ia this country to get rid Of this
monacc to our safety" he said. pro
Germduism is traitorism--trcasOu. And
yet som" people are afraid TO deal
with IT,
"Out West they've got tho right idca-
hang 'onI. Shooting prU-Gcrman is
too gentle and good. We've got TO save
the country first ana then we can dis
cuSs politics and many things like that
In Germany public opinion iS tho
opinion Of tho Kaiser. In the United
states it. is the independent thought OF
100 ,0O0. 900 people. Naturally. II H. much
moro difficult to unity opinion here than
in Germany, but it has go to he done"
There arc too many "iSms" here now
for the welfare Of America and among
them is the idiocy Of the conscientious
OhjCCtor to war or any sort Of force
the very people expressing such theories
are tho ones who, when their own pri.
Natc rights are invaded. demand the
protection Of organized society and rusl
to the courts, seeking the strong arm
Of the law to redress their wrongs ant
punish the perpetrators
"ThCy are either idiots or prO-Gcr.
mans. If they arc the former, thcy
ought to be placed in asylums II tht
latter, then they ought to be stood NJ
aud shot.
some people say that internmcuI
is sufficient We'll. il that is to be our
course then let's not treat them as babes
Make them work. Compel them to iii
tn" soil. build ships and otherwise con
tribute to our own war needs
And If that is done and Uncle San
wants 1t. I'll give him eighteen hour.
Of my time each day to seeing Ia il
that tho#c I'm in charge Of do work"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
SGn7o. .oO Si72OO
STORM SCARS AT GLOUCESTER
U. s. Launch Torn From PicrPolcs.
Wires and Fences Down

Gloucester city bears mute marks rf
ih" wind and rain storm today Trees
telephone and electric light pole and
icuCrS are down and thcrC arc every.
whore other cvidncs of thc force Of the
wind
foot launch was torn from its aurborgi.c
ANA finally landed on tn" Philadelphia
side of the Delaware River at Green
wich pier Several smaller boats were
also blown about the river, having
slipped their anchors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
WARES FINE IS HALF
FOR STREET CLEANING
Senator Contractor Pays City
S1179.50 Of S74d2-lmposed
for Poor Work

More than half Of the S7iI2 In fines
imposed on strcet-Clcaning contractors
for failure 10 do their work In March
today was deducted from tho pay OF
state Senator Edwin II. Ware. HIS
share Of the total fines is Silo75o.
As contractor in charge Of the con-
tral and southern sections OF the city
Senator Ware, through his work "u
streets and alleys, was the subJcc; "i
am unusual number Of complaints, botn
from individuals and organizations
Replying to these protests, the Senator
at once put additional men at work on
a general cleanup
The fines imposed upon all the con.
tractors by Director DateSman Of the
Department Of Public Works were due
partly to their failure to use nushcrs
and machine brooms according to spec
iiiCalioua.
Tho list ur fines ig as follows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
FEBRUARY | PORTS
ABOVE 1917 FIGURES
Department Of Commerce Report
Shows Increase in Importations,
Including Raw Foodstuffs

Washington. April It, -- Total inn
ports for February wcrc S@O7.TI5.5i0
against s199,i79.9oG for February 1917.
according to figures made public by
the department Of Commerce today.
Imports for the eight months ending
with February were Sl.Sil,3l6.OgO
against SI.5i7,SSlS97 for the eight
months ending with February, 1917.
OF This total. which include botl free
and dutiablC imports. raw foOdStuffs
amounted 10 S23,f63,25i during Fcbru-
airy against $22,424.7jS for February
OF last year.
Manufactured fOodstUffS imported
amounted to $31.719. 53l. against S27.-
lO7,O0S for February. Raw materials
for manufacturing bullied the largest
in the imports FOR February, amount
for February Of last year
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
Wills Admitted TO Probate

Wills prObatcd today included those
Of Theodore H. Bcchcr, sos North
Seventeenth street. which, in privatc be-
quests disposes Of property valued at
$2S,500; Max WnnlSlcr, Home for Con.
Sumptiycs, Chestnut Hin. s27,S0O; Fran
ces Drinl<er 1920 summer street S1T-
900 Thomas Merchant, ST. Mary's Hos
pital, SiS37; Sarah r. Kirby, 1924 JEFF
ierson street, $500; Sarah 4. w. Bew-
ley, Chestnut iIill Hospital. $41OO, and
William DerercauN, Philadelphia Hos
pital $262S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
DRAFT QUOTA DESIGNATED
New Jersey to Send 1852 to Dix, Be-
ginning April 26

Trenton. April ll.-Adjutant General
Gillkyson has announced the quota TO
be furnished by each local district in
the state to make up the total of 1859
men 10 be sent to Camp Dix during the
fve-day period beginning April 26.
The quotas from South Jersey dis
tricts are as follows:
Camden clty-First district, 20; Sec
ond. IS: Third, 20 Fourth, II. Atlantic
city. "a; Trenton. First district, 10 ;
Second . Third, IS; Fourth, ls,
Atlantic County II; Burlington
County, First district. i3; Second, 10 ;
Third. i3. Camden County, First dis
trict. ~; Second, rs, Cape May County,
10. Cumberland County, First district,
IA; Second, 15. Gloucester County, First
district, IS; Second s. Mercer County,
22. ocean County. IL. Salem County,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
COTTON BELT REPORTS
SNOW AND BIG FROST

with q temperature around So above
zero in Atlanta, North Georgia today ia
covered with snow. which is still falling
General reports Indicate tho fruit crop Is
yet virtually unchanged,
shreveport. la. dispa atChCa report
heavy frost this morning did consider
able damage to crops. Young cotton
was nippCd and will have to be rcpliutcd
in many places Farmers say corn was
not hurt Eruit was damaged also.
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TWO PhiLddeLphianS
Become MOnSignO'
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
trained for the American missions, ,e %
came to this country about ~
years ago. His first appointment ~, w.
was at the church of the Annurc,a.s.s.. u.
Tenth and Dickinson streets - N
months later he was promoted - ~. Z,
faculty of the Overbrook SehlinSs Z
He is q man OF fine appearance anu
agreeable personality. =, "a
Father Walsh is a native VI
Philadelphia Archdiocese. soon W.
his ordination, which took place ~
completion of his theological stuu,s'
st. Charles Seminary, OverbrooS
was assigned 10 the Church vi
Malachy. Eleventh and Master w.
under the rectorship of Arcnpiss,' Arcs,1
Prendergast. at that time huA'
bishop OF the diocese.
with the elevation of Bishop iie"e
gast 10 archiepiscopal honors' hs =.
official ace was 10 select Father WA
as his secretary. and TO tranae. n
latter from st. Malachy's to the ~
dral
barroom II given the license,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
LICENSE TRANSFER REFUsED
Pottstown Court Holds Applicant
Too Deaf to Prevent Seditious TAX

NorristOwn. Pa, April 1.-THE MON, y,
gomCry County Court has refused y
transfer the license Of Gilberts cay.
Pottstown, from Howard b. Fryer Y
!. =, Ncttlcs. The decision was msSs
by Judges Swartz and Miller who near
the application without comment, ~.
II developed at the hearing that ~
ties. who sought the transfer. was W.
only very deaf, but that he had ", Z
stcawart for the "Pottstown Band;
musical organization with 800 mensSSs s.ss
and large social feature, ana ns 49,
NCttlcss own testimony on the 49,
Judge Miller observed that the cup NJ. "
been a subterfuge for the dlspensssu,s,r !,
Of liquor illegally. Judge SWaItt, h
marked that Nettles was too deN' h,
hear and prevent seditious talk m II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
Municipal Appointments

city appointments today include John
McAVoy, 1i2 Stcrner street. inspector
Buchanan. 2Oo2 East Clcarfield street
Waterman Board Of Recreation. S9OO /:
Jennie McNichol, 1885 North Bouvier
street janitresS Bureau Of city Prop"
crty, 5000 and Mary T. Culbert 1917
North I'ifty-nfth street, city nurse
Bureau Of Health, s75 month
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
CLUB BELLBOY ACCUSED
Charged With Trying to Cash Check
Taken From Letter

stephen Smith. seventeen years old.
or Ninth and CantTell streets. was ar
rested today by Policeman Renich, Of
the Tenth and ButtOnwood streets sta
ton, after he had tried to get an un-
Endorsed check Cashcd alta the Guarantee
Trust Company, Third and Chestnut
streets.
Smith, who is employed as a bellboy
at the Racquet club. Sixteenth street
below Walnut received "a letter to de-
liver to ID. \. Hyneman, who lives az
the club. After opening the letter and
finding ii contained a check for $l92. he
took ii to the trust company. The
cashier became suspicious and notified
the police. Magistrate BeatOn held
Smith in $500 bail for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
RUSSIAN FLAG BELETTERED
Eossiskaya Sotzialyitichcskaya Fed
crativnaya Sovietskaya Rcspublika

Moscow, April 1.-THE Sovicts have
decided that Russia's national flag
hcnccCorth will be red, with the in
scription "Rossiskaya Sot2lalyiuchcs-
kaya Fcderativnaya Sovictskaya Res
publika Russian SOCialistlC Fedora
tive Soviet RepubliCL
Chairman Svcrdloff, proposing the
resolution, said II was imperative to
decide the question of the flag immc-
diately as the Russian flag will have
to wave over the embassies i'm Berlin
and Vienna, and We cannot have the
old tricolor so I think it most proper
to adopt the red flag under which we
fought and gained victory"
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FRTGD LECONTTNUESI
SWEEP THROUGH STATE
Temperature Drops Below
Freezing. and Accompanied
by Sleet in Several Sections


\ wintry gale that has been driving
rain through this county for two days
and nights is continuing unabated to-
day aud real alarm is being shown over
the condition Of the fruit crop The
temperature dropped below tho freezing
point last night. and heavy slcrt rcll
Tho coal offices arc again bcsicgcd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
Louis J. o'Donnell Injured in Fall

HammOntOn, y, D., April ll.-Louis
J. ODonnell chairman Ct the Repub-
lican County Committee was found last
night with a broken arm, leg and him
the result OF fall In a newly built
areaway O'Donnell was taken this
morning TO Cooper Hospital. Camden.
for treatment. He was for many years
a newspaper correspondent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

ono Of the worst suowstorms or the
year, accompanied by high winds, has
been raging over this section Nowhere
was the snow deeper than fifteen inches
but it WAS heavy and. ciinging to every
thing it stuck, broke down hundreds Of
fruit trees and at som" points also broke
down telegraph wires and poles. Early
vegetables in some places are believed
to be frozen up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

IIahlcton, Pa, April IA foot or
snow covered tho ground i'm the Lchigh
region yesterday as tho result Of one Of
the most severe storms on record ror
this time OF tho year. Trolley and steam
traffic was hampcrcd and the operations
Of the many anthracite coal mines i'm the
districts was greatly iutcrfcrcd with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

inches Of snow fell in Lycomiug County
during a storm which began Tuesday
and continued until noon Wednesday. It
was the heaviest April snow IN twenty
i've years. In spite or the heavy fall
railroads. telephones and telegraph CONF
pauics experienced little trouble
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Fined for Quarrer,ng in Froncb

with the American Army In France
APrll i'-German military tribunals I'M
sixty marks each for having duarreled
IN French In the public streets.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-16

pletely accomplished according to my
expectations, that | could hardly main
tain my seat on the fence, from de-
! sire to roll in the young June grass
of the dooryard, and yell with delight.
NV big sister lifted the pillow handles,
and being in a passion spoke angrily
to the oxen They sprang to their
task, and the pillow disappeared to the
beam. She then threw her 200 pounds
weight on the handles and it shot into
sight and skidded along the surface
of the ground until she remembered
to again lift the handles. This process
! was repeated-the plow alternately
disappearing to the beam and flashing
into sight across the garden. My
shouts Of laughter and yells Of deri-
i sion only served to urge her to further
| efforts and my big sister continued un'
til the whole garden resembled mass
of black waves breaking on a brown
and scarified beach, in which artistic
shape it remained until the arrival OF
a young man school teacher, who made
his home with us. This young fellow
again plowed the garden in regulation
style, / having washed my hands of
the whole affair.
! N. G. ABBOTT.
| Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-16

art, like every other German Eaerit,
has been overadvert5sed.
It is part Of the German propaganda
to magnify German qualities. The
power of assertion the clever German
scheme to hypnotic the world, has
been made use of with such success
that Germans all over the world, and
some of their neighbors, too, are con
WINGED of the superiority Of Germany
in every department of human endeav-
or.
Suppose for the sake of argument
that we admit the claim. Goethe is
greater than Shakespeare; Schiller
than Milton; Heine than Byron. Ba-
con, Newton and Darwin are inferior
to He1mnolz and Hertz, not to mention
Lord Kelvin, our Edison and others.