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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
MARKED PATRIOTISM
SHOWN BY SCHOOLS
More Than $23,000,O0O Sub.
scribed During Term for
War Work

Practical patriotism has been demon
strated by the public schools of Phila-
delphia through the valuable aid they
have given the United States during the
present crisis. Z.
Although the schools close today their
work to aid the Government will con-
tinue during the SKINNER through the
establishment of war gardens and in
other ways.
During the term more than s23, 900, 900
was subscribed through the schools to
war work. The good work of the school
children during the various campaigns
is shown by the following record:
For the third Liberty Loan they raised
subscriptions to the amount of 5,493,-
$50, while $6462,60 was raised for the
second Liberty Loan. They also sub
scribed S696,728' in war savings stamps
and gave $349,1l4 to the War Chest
Many Of the schools had special talks
and demonstrations on food conservation
during the year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
HOPE OF POSTPONING
"ZONE" SYSTEM FADES
Newspaper and Magazine Pub.
fishers See No Probability
of Delay
WaShinRtop. June 26.

Hopes of newspapers and magazine
publishers that they would succeed in
having the effective date of the postal
zoning system postponed from July l
this year TO July !, 1919, to permit an
impartial investigation and scientific
calculation of rates, vanished today.
Pressure from the White House
would move the ma jority of the Ways
and Means Committee Of the House to
report out resolution that would act
as "A stay, and that pressure, 1t was real.
ICED. will not be Forthcoming.
when the system has been in effect
six months it will have proved itself
and it's repeal will be impossible" "
Chairman Kitchin said, THE publ's 'sh-
ers know that and that is why they
want it postponed
Representative Johnson. of Washing
ton, a newspaper publisher. predicted or
the other hand, that there will be con-
fusion all over the country In post
office and newspaper and magazine Off
ces when the system goes into effec,
next Monday.
Publishers still hoped today that they
would be successful in securing minor
| changes In the law that will make II
| less cumbersome. One of these changes
| would be to permit the proportion OF
| advertising to news matter to be esti-
mated by the month instead OF by the
day. and another would permit the adop-
| tion of round numbers In figuring pro-
portions rather than odd figures.
Leading Democrats on the Ways and
Means Committee have been successful
in getting this plan over as a revenue
measure. after it had failed on its
merits" johnson. of Washington. said
las matter of fact 1t will bring in only
g., Iall NIylni lob NlyilI mo-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Wilson for Age
Extension DeLdu
Continued from Page One

Continued from PaEc One
to France. youths under twenty-one be-
ing called simply for training.
But the Democratic opposition to any
extension of the draft ages before elec-
ton is strong and may defeat even Sem
ator Hitchcock's suggestion. Senator
Kirby. the loud-lunged Arkansan, who
tries to appear to speak for the Admins
tration. declared that an extension Of
the draft ages was unnecessary. Gem
cral Crowder's proposal of eighteen to
forty-five had never, he said been ap-
proved by the War Department.
30 Reason To Extend
Senator Mckellar also expressed the
view that there was no present reason
to extend the draft ages. He wanted
to know what was being done with l2.-
100000 men on the registry, when only
few more than 100000 had been
called. Senator Thomas thought there
would not be ships to get any more men
to France than could be drawn in the
immediate future from the present rolls.
Senator Chamberlain, who stands al
ways for a more vigorous prosecution of
the war than do his Democratic col
leagues, thought the age should be
eighteen to forty-five, but believed that
no legislation providing the younger
age limit could pass the House. at least
without the express request Of the War
Department
No such request has come, for Sec
retary Bakers attitude is "let Congress
do 1t II 1t wants to-" He will adopt no
policy. although urged to do so by Gen.
eral Crowder. and 1t is said also by the
| General Staff.
Congress is afraid of the country
hx.,
measure that unless the age limits were
extended Class 1 soon would be ex-
hausted. with consequent disruption of
INDUSTRY and a repressive effect on the
war program
| An amendment for training foreign
troops in the United States also was
written into the bill.
senator Reed said unmarried men
without dependents between thirty-one
ana forty-one years of age should be
called before married men in the de-
terred classes, and Senator wadsworth
SAID this undoubtedly would be done.
ANA the Administration does not in
slst that unlimited trust shat, DE re-
placed In the loyalty of the men and
women, especially the women, who have
made the big sacrifices of this war thus
1ar gladly and without complaint. The
senate today gave the appearance OF
hesitating on the brink of war.
Man-Power Affected
In the debate II ives said that the
moral effect upon Germany of making
the whole man-power of the countr,
available Tor war. every male from
eighteen to forty-fve. would be tire.
mendous but the moral effect upor
washington would pc equally So Will
the whole man-power available tn.
vision OF Americas part and duty In tn.
war would widen. Men would see tn.
war as Senator Wadsworth sees 1t. Ship,
would come faster. Plans with regart
to the east front would come faster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
COP RUINS TROUSERS,
BUT CAPTURES RACER
Wagon Driver Fined for Stag.
ing Ben Hur Scene in Hunt.
ing Park Avenue

Racing in Hunting Park avenue
and trying to escape a policeman today
cost Harry Duckett. twenty years old.
2S00 Stonehouse lane:
$40 fine
$3.50 costs
And whatever is the price of a new
pair of trousers for Policeman Dorsey
OF the Germantown avenue and Lycom-
ing street station.
DuCket was Irving "A large wagon in
a race yesterday afternoon with another
wagon driver. They were speeding as
fast as their horses could go through
Hunting Park avenue when Policeman
Dorsey appeared a Franklin street. He
ordered them to stop, but they fed,
whipping their horses harder.
Dorsey ran after them. tripped. fell.
tore his trousers and bruised himself.
A passing motorist took Dorsey in his
car and the chase was resumed.
Ducket tried to escape by driving
through n vacant lot. but the policeman
fired two shots into the air and the
youthful racer stopped. He was ar
raigned before Magistrate Wrigley. The
other driver escaped.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
LAST WEEK COOLEST IN JUNE
IN WEATHER BUREAU HISTORY
Average Temperature for the Month Only Fraction of
Degree Below Normal, However,
Says Forecaster

TNHE last seven days have proved to
l. be one of the coolest June weeks in
the history of the weather bureau here.
Although there was considerable mis-
giving among farmers and others, whose
business is affected by the weather a
review today of the months record thus
far shows that despite the coolness OF
the last week. the average temperature
for the month is only fraction of a
degree below normal.
The weather man assures us that
there is no reason to be alarmed about
1t. Records of the last ten or fifteer
years show that June is an eccentric
month at best. and appears to enjoy
springing surprises.
On Sunday, when the mercury drop
ped TO SO degrees, the lowest June rec
ord in the history of the local bureau
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
GERMANTOWN MARINE
IS KILLED OVERSEAS
Roy Hobson Simpson Dies in
Action; John H. Simon, Jr.,
Reported Missing

Another of Philadelphias gallant
seventy-six" marines has fallen in ac-
ton in the Chateau-Thierry sector.
while an ambulance service man of this
city is missing.
Roy Hobson Simpson. twenty years
old, 119 Duval street. Germantown, is
the latest of the philadelphia Pioneers"
to fall before the German fire.
His name was in todays casualty list
from Washington. as was that of John
street, reported missing. Simon was in
an ambulance unit.
Simpsons mother Mrs A. T. Simp-
son, learned of her sons death in a
telegram from the War Department last
night The telegram stated he had beer
killed June 7.
He was born in this city and was
educated in the public schools. He was
employed by c. J. Hoppe G. Son in the
piano repair department when called
For time he was stationed at the navy
yard, but went overseas when the cal
came for seventy-siX men to fill up the
ranks of the Fifth Regiment marines.
A brother, Arthur r. Simpson. has
been with the Canadian overseas forces
in France for more than tw years, hav-
ing enlisted in Canada soon after the
start of the war.
Simon is eighteen years old and thu
son of Mrs. Sallie B. Simon. He en-
listed year ago and was in training
several months at Allentown. from
where he went overseas last December
He was a student at the Friends Cen
trsl School for a time. but left schoo
to enter commercial college. Hi
brother, Wallace, twenty-six years old
| is now stationed at Waco, Tex, with a
motor supply train.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
WAR WIDENS ART COURSE
School of Design to Prepare
Women for Industrial Work

The Philadelphia School of Design
for Women, Broad and Master streets,
next year will have broader courses in
the preparation of women for war in
dustrial work and a Government class to
teach women to become war construc-
ton aides will be installed, according to
an announcement today by the board of
directors.
Plans also include enlarging the
courses in normal art work and design.
Directors of the school. Monday. elected
the following officers and directors for
next year:
President, Edwin o. Lewis vice pres
ident, Herbert d. Altman secretary and
treasurer. Theodore c. Knauff; direc-
tors. C. Yarnall Abbott. Kern Dodge.
Paul King, F. J. McAleer. William p.
Wilson. James II. Wndrim, Mrs,
William Burnham, Mrs. William II.
Hollar, Mrs. J. Edward LutZ. Mrs. Har-
rison S. Morris, Mrs. c. Shillard Smith.
Daniel Baugh. who was the president
during the last year, was made honorary
director.
Plans were completed for enlarging
the courses in normal art work, design
and the preparation of women for work
as war reconstruction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
SHIPMEN dine TONIGHT
Foremen and department Heads
of Merchant Co. to Feast

Foreman and department heads Of the
Merchant Shipbuiding Corporation,
Bristol, will be the guests of the en-
ployment and service departments at a
dinner in Green's Hotel tonight w. r.
Clemens. employment and service man
ager. will be toastmaster.
Charles NJ. Schwah, director-general
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation
Admiral Bowles. assistant general man
ager, and w. f.. Frick, representative
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation at
Bristol, have been invited, as we'll as
many others prominent in shipping
circles. Three hundred are expected to
attend.
The object of the dinner is to acaualnt
the foremen with how best they can CO.
operate with the employment depart
ment's various branches.
Speakers will include G. g. Gordeau
supervisor Of service +. Warren Smith
statistical and exemption supervisor
Charles \. Bouner. supervisor of ad-
justments; W. j. Field, supervisor of
advertising and publicity: NJ. G. Miller
supervisor of industrial training, and
William \. Tierney, supervisor Of en-.
plOyment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
BRITISH In BIG AIR RAID
German Munition Centers Are
Extensively Damaged

London. June 26,-Railways. factories
and barracks in Saarbrucken, Offenburg
and Karlsruhe have been bombed by
British airmen, II was officially an
nounced today.
Direct hits were obtained and a great
explosion occurred at Karlsruhe.
Two German machines were shot down
out of control. Three British machines
are missing.
There are extensive munition works at
Karlsruhe.
The text of the official report follows
"On Tuesday morning air attacks
were successfully carried out against
railway sidings and factories at Saar-
brucken and engine sheds and barracks
at Gutenberg as well as the explosives
works and railway station at Karlsruhe.
Many direct hits were observed on
the engine sheds at Gutenberg, and also
on the barracks,
AT Karlsruhe, two direct hits were
observed on the engine sheds and on the
Metallurgique works, causing a large
explosion. This was later confirmed by
photographs. The factories and station
at Saarbrucken We're damaged.
I'm the course of many attacks by
hostile airplanes against our machines
two Of the enemy were shot down and
two others were driven down. Three OF
our machines are missing. one of which
! is known to have been forced to land in
| the enemys lines with engine trouble"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
UKRAINIA CAPITAL
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Five Square Miles of City of
kiev Observation-Disclosures
Arsenal Explodes
By ARTHUR RANSOME
Special Cable TO Evening Public Ledcer

Copyright, 1918, ~ Ne,o York Times Co.
Moscow, June &c.
A great fire at Kiev has destroyed Ave
square miles of the town.
The Odessa arsenal has been blown up
A hotlla of improvsed monitors under
command of a sailor has bombardcd
Nagauren.
The Germans in Ukraine are by their
acquisitions steadily increasing the dis
satisfaction of the working classes and
peasants. Serious disorders and In some
cases open risings are taking place.
Where the Bolsheviki hold center
they make expeditions against the Ger
mans in the surrounding country, nota-
bly, in the Governments of Chunigoff and
Podolsk In Kiev itself the explosion
of a powder magazine Is still unex-
planned All the windows in the main
street were smashed and the resulting
fire, not yet controlled, threatens kero-
sene and other explosive stores.
Killing BoIsheviki
Many reports agree throughout the
Ukraine the Germans are Systematically
killing Bolsheviki and fiogging workmen.
II is reported that whereas the Germans
destroy the Soviet organizations. the
Austrians do not. and there are diff
ferences of a serious character between
the Allies on this account in the
Ukraine.
The ministry of labor in the Ukraine
reports the following figures of unem.
ployed: Kiev, $4,000; Odessa. 10000
Kherson. $4,000; Kharkoff. $4,000
,N1kolaieff, $4,000; Ekaterinoslav, 10000
These huge figures are partly explained
by the purposeful closing of works iT
order to starve the work people into
| sacrificing the gains of the revolution
and agreeing to work for ridiculously
small wages and longer hours, the starv
| ing unemployed of one district beini
used to blackleg the starving unemployed
OF another.
Guard Frontiers
Meanwhile the Germans are keeping
fairly close guard on the Russian
| Ukrainian frontiers, which disturb
classes quite other than that Of tn,
workers. Radek's prophecy in a speecl
to the Council of National Economy oil
| the Brest-Litovsk peace, when he salt
Ukraine would find separation from Rus
sia impossible for economic reasons. 4
already verified by a deputation of bil
! Ukrainan masters of steel and iron in
| dustries who informed the Ukrainial
| Government that the economical life o
the country would perish unless clos
economic connection was establishe
with northern Russia, which is its prin
cpal market.
In the northern occupied district
there Is wholesale political espionage
German soldiers enter into discussion
and they arrest those whose opinio
Is suspected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
AMERICANS TAKE OVER
NEW ALSACE SECTOR
Third Occupied by Pershing's
Men and Second in Ger
man Territory
With the American Armies In Farpce

With the American Armies In Farnce,
June 26.
An American unit has taken over a
new sector in German Alsace, it is now
permissible to announce. Already it has
repelled several minor German raids
This new sector is in the vicinity of
Gebweiler' The line runs through an
extremely rugged territory of noun
tains. deep ravines and dense forests.
1t is the third sector taken over by the
Americans on the Alsace front and the
second in German territory
Details are now available of the Ger
man raid on the American lines north
of Baccarat Sunday night.
The Germans laid down two heavy box
barrages. completely surrounding two
F'ranco-American outer positions. SIM
ultaneously enemy planes bombed Ba-
donviller and Neuviller, to- the north.
During the barrage two groups of
German infantry, each numbering more
than $50. attacked the French and
Americans. who had been cut off. In
one of the positions the Americans failed
to give foot, although they were out
numbered three to one. They fought
until virtually all of them were casual
ties. Most OF them received wounds that
will incapacitate them only temporarily
The other group of boches penetrated
village and took a few French and
American prisoners. They fed before a
counter-attack.
On the Toul front the Germans are
heavily bombarding the American posi-
tions. throwing large quantities of gas
into Bois de Jury, Bots de Remeres and
other sectors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
ESCAPING GAS KILLS THREE
Man, Mother and Woman Cues,
Found Dead at Keansbure

Keansburs, n. j., June 26.-Charles
s. Canniff. secretary of the tariff bureau
Of the New York Central Railroad, his
mother, Mrs. Erozella Cannif, and
woman guest. are dead at The Canniff
summer home here from gas escaping
from a broken pipe In the basement
Canniff his mother and the friend,
York Saturday to open the New Jersey
cottage. His failure to return to his
work yesterday led his associates al
the Grand Central Terminal TO institute
search. Miss Ella Karikas. of I04
East l77th street, an old acquaintance,
was sent to Keansburg. Finding the
doors of the cottage locked, she climbed
through window and discovered the
that death had probably occurred early
Cannifi was the son OF William H.
Canniff, president 0l thq Nickel Plate
TaiiFo.d. who livpe a 9xe'and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
War-StOpped Work
Offers Way to Cash

Continued from Page One
visors speedily reach decis!an as to
what work Is to proceed and avert
claims for damages, some Of the exist.
ing contracts may reach the courts.
Contractors "NIarlS Time"
Without waiting for action. the Phil.
adelphia Subway Construction Com.
pany has virtually stopped work on
its $1,000, 900 contract in connection
with the sewage disposal plants. Many
other contractors are beginning to
mark time. Especially is this the case
with the contract held by the Nc.
Nichol Paving and Construction Com
panv for work on the Northeast Boule-
ward. In some instances work has
stopped on sewer and highway con.
struction. Much of the work, accord
ing to Director Datesmen, of the De.
partment of Public Works. is far
enough advanced to be pushed to early
completion.
Highway work will be confined
largely 10 repairs. while the placing OF
new streets on the city plan and the
revision of lines and grades will pro.
ceed very slowly, IL at all, by reason
of the fact that this class of work.
when authorized, becomes a lien
| against the city's borrowing capacity.
Little Work for Inspectors
These conditions. taking into con.
sideration the probable slowing down
of work on the removal Of grade cross.
ings, leave little or nothing for work
this fall for scores Of inspectors. City
| inspectorships are eagerly sought after
| by the small.fry political workers and
/ r. nd Co.
done in divisions and wards. The aver.
age salary ranges from fil200 to $500
and in some cases department heads
are given the power to appoint at will,
| without asking Councils for permis.
sion to augment or reduce the force.
The same conditions that make II
possible to drop many inspectors, at
least until after the war" also per.
nit the city to'dispense with the serv.
actual work. This class includes sur
veyors, chainmen, craftsmen, clerks,
etc.
Many Vacancies Unfllled
In justice to the Bureau of Surveys,
It must be admitted that many of the
positions vacated by men leaving for
better-paid positions or to enter the
Federal service have not been filled.
Most of the high-salaried places, how.
ever. have not been greatly disturbed
by these changes, and in some cases II
has given opportunity to jump low.
paid men into much better-paying
places.
No city official is willing at this time
TO discuss changes and reductions In
working forces by reason of the prep
arations to abandon municipal i'm
provements until the wars end. In
the list that might be dispensed with
are many paid out of loan money
The reduction of forces along this line
would be of no benefit to policemen
and firemen. as they by no stretch OF
financial juggling could benefit from
money set aside by the voters for use
in transit construction or work Incl
dental thereto.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
FIVE HURT AS CAR HITS AUTO
One Man Believed Dying; Three
Women Among Victims

Five persons were injured today, one
perhaps fatally. when an automobile col
lided with a Twelfth street trolley at
Wood street.
The injured persons were in the auto
mobile. which. the police say, was going
at high speed. They are in the Hahne-
mann Hospital.
The injured are.
JOHN CARVER, thirty-three years old sl8
North Eleventh street. driver OF the auto
mobile: slight bruises.
MARY CARVER. his sister, twenty-one
years old. 500 North Eleventh street; lac
erstions of both legs.
KATIE MURPHY, forty-three years old, $40
North Ninth street: badly bruised body.
MARIE LAWRENCE, twenty-eight years
old $40 North Ninth street; fractured left
shoulder.
WILLIAM REMNELL. twenty-nine years
old 1890 North Hutchinson street; concus-
sion OF the brain. fractured skull. internal
injuries
Physicians believe Rommell is dying
He is a conductor for the P. r, T. Com
pany.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
WILL QUIT RESERVE BOARD
Delano's Resignation Contingent
on Army Commission

Washington, June 26.-Frederick A.
Delano. Chicago. member of the Federal
reserve board, has indicated his inten-
tion of resigning from the board II was
ofhcially learned today II is understood
offer Of ma ior's commission with Gen.
eral Pershlngs army In France.
In a letter to Chairman Harding Mon
day. Deiano expressed the belief that his
would be OF service on Pershing's COM
nunication lines. II Is Understood he
has been approached by the War De-
the matter Of accepting a majorship
He also Is reported to have written per-
sonaily TO President Wilson to obsesu
his views H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
DEATHS

:, ELkINToN.-sixth Month goth. at Berke.
LEX; Eit,,;n Gal A5RYY W. wife Of Alfred
Invited Invited e attend funeral. Fifth day. sixth
Month. Month. 2ith sst p m, Friends Meetini
m9iuse. nriS. 4th and Arch SITS. Phiia. Intermeni
RETT.-June as. MEHITAREI. P.Cx.
srv;ts. Rslstiye and i5iends invited to i.nsrs
Hs%@nnssn; HHsnaDnI,t1a; ! Int dreenmount cem.'
FOWLER = June o5. SARAH LOUISE
FOWLER tnee Roberts) wife Of Joseph G.
Fowler. aged 40. Relatives and friends in.
ST. Int Northwood Germ. Auto funeral.
Rsrtolo and the late Mary =, Rois. aged 22,
services Thurs. 10 n m. at the Oliver N.
nair Bldg, 1920 Chestnut St Int. private.
Fernwood Gem. Friends may call Wed.
from to 10. p. m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
CHINA MAY ACT IN SIBERIA
Ban Lifted Following Japan's
Decision to Refrain

LONDON, June 26.-According to a dis
patch from Harbin TO the Daily Mail. the
embargo on Chinese action in Siberia
has been raised. The reason given for
this action Is that Russia is taking no
steps to prevent the Germans, from ad-
vancing In the East.
According to dispatches from Toxic.
Japanese papers say that as result of
the deliberations Of the advisory board
on diplomatic affairs Japan has decided
not to comply with the request OF the
Entente and to refrain from intervention
In Siberia at present
In diplomatic circles II Is believed that
Japan. unless directly menaced. will not
act without the support Of the United
States 4 1 a =.