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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
SMOOT URGES HEAVY
TAX ON WAR EARNINGS
New Bill Would Compel Prof.
iteers to Pay Bulk of
Revenue
Washington. June 8.

Washington, June 8.
Preparation for congressional pursuit
Of war profits has begun.
While the House Ways and Means
Committee postponed for one day its
scheduled hearings on the new war-tax
bill, Senator Smoot and others were
preparing to contend vigorously for a
bill to change the present excess profits
tax into a war profits tax.
Smoot has drawn bill under which.
he asserts. war profiteers will pay the
bulk of the taxes. while general busi-
ness. not owing it's prosperity to the
war. will not be heavily taxed.
The tax bill passed last october taxes
excess prrfits-profits above the normal
returns of pre-war' years.
Smoot's plan is to compute war profits
by deducting from the net income for
the taxable year the average pre-war
profit The pre-war profit Is determined
under his bill by averaging the net in
come for three of five pre-war years
beginning with 1909. then adding 5 per
cent of any new capital put into the
business and deducting per cent Of any
capital withdrawn.
Up1n the war profit Smoot would levy
tax thus:
Ten per cent on war profits of 10
per cent 12h per cent on profits be-
tween 10 and 20 per cent; Is per cent
between 90 and 30. and by per cent
increases for each 10 per cent increase
in profits up to so per cent on war
profits of 100 per cent or more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
FIRE ON NURSES WHO
FLEE HOSPITAL RAIDS
German Airmen Pour Ma.
chine Gun Bullets Among
Women of Mercy
London, June s.

LOHuOu, June o.
Not stopping at attempts to destroy
Red Cross hospitals with bombs, German
airmen in France turned their machine
guns on fleeing women nurses.
A wounded. red-haired 'Waac" Ga
member of the Womens Auxiliary Army
Corps), who was injured when German
Gotha bombed rest camp behind the
British lines, told her experience to the
Evening News as follows:
When the raids began we first took
refuge in a wood near the town. The
Huns saw us against the chalky ground
as we ran toward the wood and turned
their machine guns upon us. After the
bombar ardment began we did not have a
chance to take our clothes off for nine
days. Nightly warnings became the
accustomed thing. There was only one
girl that l saw become unnerved during
these raids.
"In one raid a German machine fell
and the blazing petrol revealed a group
of women TO the Germans, They dropped
a bomb among them, killing ten l felt
a piece of shrapnel strike my side, but
did not say anything, although ! could
feel the warm blood streaming from the
wound. Then they dropped gas bombs
"A group of soldiers rushed up, swear
ing that they would make the Huns pay
for this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
Gossip In and about
Sun Shipyard, Chester

F.. Casseiin, of. the Scottish Black
Watch" tell his experience in the
trenches in France and were so horrlned
at some of his tales of German cruelty
that they put much more speed In their
work
The Sun Dial. the yards monthly
newspaper, has enlarged its editorial
staff j. Leonard Mason, head or the
service department, has general super
vision. Rowe II. Nelson, formerly OF the
Public Ledger's staff, is editor-in -chief
f. II. McFadden. editor; II. W. Ford, ).
associate editors, and Ralph hays, pusi-
ness manager.
The Sun Gun Club. with more than
100 members, incluring high officials. VIII
have it's first shoot on its own grounas
company, is an enthusiastic member. p.
c, Hopeman, manager of the finishing
department, gave the club 500 trap.
The first shoot will he at clay birds. a.
r, Spear assistant foreman OF the pipe
filters. takes exceptional interest IN the
gun clubs ground. After work each day
he devotes an hour or two, TO removns
stones and rubbish. Spear is secretary
of the club.
BILLY" Mcintyre has left the employ;
ment department to. help p'pentter
Harder work, but "Bill' is not AFRAID oi
that. ..,.-
Sun baseball players are organizing
an inter-department league OF eight
| teams to come under the service depart
ment j. ~ Pew, president OF the cor
poration, has offered a silver cup to the
winning team.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
TO INFORM WAR BOARD
OF SHORTAGE IN STEEL
J. Leonard Replogle Will Sub.
nit Figures to Federal
Body Today
Washington, June 6.

Director of steel Supply J. Leonard
Replogle, will today lay before the war
industries board data indicating that
steel shortage exists and that
the Government and Allies requirements
will necesstate the virtual cutting off of
non-war industries from their steel sup
ply.
Mr. Replogle will report the result OF
a series of conferences he held last week
with the joint committee of the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute and the
war industries board appointed to OBJ
tain facts as to Government and Allied
needs.
1t is said that one of the chief factors
in the situation Is the vast extension
of the American military program
In addition, the Allies are asking
for increasing quantities of steel plates
and ordnance material. The steel
mills have now on their books untitled
orders for steel approximating l7.0Oo.-
600 tons. which Is little more than half
of the entire output for last year.
Figures Mr. Repogle will give the
board today. however, do not include
many anticipated requirements of the
Government if the full program is car
ried out. It Is said, but are confined
to the orders already booked and the es-
Inmates made up to date.
Opposition to any further curtailment
of so-called non-essential industries has
reached such proportions both from
within the Government and the indus
tries themselves that doubt is ex-
pressed in some quarters that any i'm
mediate curtailment will follow this re-
port
opinion among the members Of the
war industries board differs. Some pro-
| fess to believe there will be sufficient
steel to meet commercial requirements
at least in part. Others. particularly Mr..
Replogle, insist the Government and the
Allies are going to take all the steel that
can be produced during the next year.
In other branches of the Government
like difference of opinion exists. One
element holds that no radical curtail-
ment should be made. chiefly on the
ground that 1t will take from two to
| four years to get to Europe materials
now manufactured. ordered or in proc
| ess of manufacture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
FRAMING U. 5. STEEL POLICY
War Industries Board Considers
Report Of Probers

Washington. June Sine GOVERN
ment's steel policy for the duration OF
the war was in the making this after,
noon. when the war industries board
met to consider the report Of an investi-
eating committee of steel men appointed
last month. 1t was believed that tne
report provides for the complete cutting
off of many nonessential industries and
the curtailing Of others to probably ~
per cent Of their normal steel require
ments. .r
The policy adopted will virtually az
feet Industries employing some 3,00O,-
600 men. II was made clear that they
would not be thrown out of work by any
action that may be taken. but that they
will be afforded employment In indus
tries producing materials essential to
war purposes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
GERMANY CAN NEVER
WIN, SAYS DANIELS
Has Intensified Our Fire by
Raids, Secretary. Tells
Naval Graduates
Washington, June 6.

Germany can never win the war.
She could never win IT even II her
armies marched simultaneously down
the streets of Paris and of London, for
America has called into life those forces
that not all of the cannon in the world
can kili-those elements Of justice, of
right and of liberty that no conqueror
can long hold prisoner"
This was the message delivered today
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels to the
199 members of the Annapolis Naval
Academy class of 1919. graduated year
ahead of schedule because of the war
The Kun has intensified the fire of
our passion" by his raids off America,
the Secretary told the class.
You men," he said, "enter upon your
careers at time when the enemy has
brought the war to our very doors. Why
has he done so? Does he think to
frighten us by 50 doing. No a thous-
and times no. He has intensified the
fire of our passion He has brought
home to US the need of strength and
more strength SO that he may the more
quickly and the more thoroughly be
stripped of his arrogance.
NO, II is not what he does that
counts 1t is what we do. He may bend
our lines; he may even break them.
but he cannot break our spirit. With
our heads up and our hearts unbowed
the end is certain"
The Secretary recalled the traditions
of the American navy, which he called
upon the graduates to perpetuate: the
deeds of its heroes. which he urged
them to emulate; reviewed the aims of
America in the war and read a message.
addressed to the embryo ensigns from
Vice Admiral Sims.
we have come into this war with no
thought of material gain" said Secre-
tary Daniels: with no hope of
measurable reward: with no desire for
power and with no lust of battle We
have come in with pity and with hate
in our hearts-pity for those whom a
soulless international outlaw had
rayished and destroyed, and hate for
the despicable things he has done under
the specious plea of military right. War
upon the aged and infirm war upon the
women and children: war upon neutrals
war upon the Red Cross-and then call
it the act of military necessity"
The Secretary revealed that nava
casualties to date were thirty-eight of
ficers and 629 men: and that fifty-fivt
men had been interned and seven mad,
prisoners.
Ensigns who graduated today enter al
once on duty aboard fighting ships.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
GRADUATE AT PENN HALL
William T. Ellis Tells Of War Scenes
at Annual Commencement

Chambersburg. Pa, June 6.-The an
nual commencement of Penn Hall School
for Girls. Frank s. Magill principal,
was held in the new auditorium. Will
liam T. Ellis. of Philadelphia, just back
from the battlefields, spoke on ideals
From the Trenches"
Prizes were announced as follows
Scholarship prize, Dorothy Shank. Cham
bersburg honorable mention, Helen Sid
ler. Sunbury; Lilyan Kuhnemann, Pat
erson, N, j.: Elizabeth Balugh. Harris
burg; English prize. Mary Elizabeth
Clark, Lock Haven; honorable mention
Alice Drought, Cory. Pa. Latin prize
Margaret Smith. Hollidaysburg honor
able mention. Mary Elizabeth Clark
Lock Haven; mathematics price Jane
Wynne. Beech Creek: honorable men,
ton, Elizabeth Balugh. Harrisburg
modern language prize, Helen Sidler
Sunbury; honorable mention, Marian
Zith, Hopewell. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06

DOINGS OF WORKERS
AT THE CHESTER YARD
''Riveters' Number" of Ches.
ter Compass Goes
to Press

Jim" Keenan,. in the blacksmith shop
Chester shipyard, enjoys the reputation
OF being one of the best furnace men on
ne Delaware River front. He and
Charles De Glace: shipfitter, have. re-.
Gently been picked for expert work Of
great Importance Keenan, turned out
some forgings that had no such thing
as straight line. and II fell TO De
Glace to fit them to steel hulls.
Hull workers at the Chester yard look
up to Phil Patterson, assistant superin-
tendent of hull construction, as a man
VINO knows his business and insists upon
hrst-class workmanship, The boys are
get the tanker Phoenix ready for
launching on May 81. Patterson knows
MS men and their wants and gives them
a wise foreman's consideration in re-
turn for their cooperation.
One of the best joiners at the Chester
yard is Brython Jones. And of the
same man ii can be said that he is also
one of the best cartoonists on all the
jones halls om cs = the and sp
drifted into the shipyard like most of
the men, looking for a chance to do
his bit In the war. He is a graduate of
Utica University and also of an art
school in New York. He gives two
days each month to Joseph II. Loughran,
editor of the Chester Compass. the Off
cial yard monthly. During that time he
works at nothing but cartoons and his
work Is widely noticed by shipworkers
In six months Jones has developed re-
markable skill
Charles Stant, foreman Of riveters
and piece-workers. is opposed to rivet-
ing and other contests on Government
ships. He and his men all made records
on the Phoenix. The foreman takes the
ground that a record either knocks the
holder out for several days. or else
diverts his mind from his work to his
achievement. sometimes both.
The next issue of the Chester Com
pass. which went to press yesterday, !:
called the riveters' number. The last
was foremen's number. In the coming
issue the heater boys and passers-or
for first time will come into their own
Though very important link in tht
ships labor chain. these craftsmen hav'
never had their pictures in the papers
nor have they any autographed letters
of praise from the big boss. Mr.. Schwab
The Compass will more than make vi
for these sights when it comes out will
nice half-tones of some of the heate
boys and passers-on at the Chester yard
along with few pleasant remark
about them and their work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
EAST NEAR MAXIMUM
OF WAR PRODUCTION
Philadelphia, Pitt b ur g h,
Camden and Wilmington
Among Cities at Limit
Washington, June 6.

Eastern manufacturing cities are rap
idly reaching the maximum of war pro-
duction.
Already list of cities from which war
orders must be temporarily withheld has
been drawn up by the war industries
board.
Those most heavily loaded are Pitts
burgh. Philadelphia. Wilmington. Del !;
Buffalo. n. Y; Newark. n. j.; Canton.
o.; Massillon. o.: Camden. n. j.: Bur-
lington. n. j. : Alliance. o.. ; Connellsv'lle.
Pa. and Claremont, n. III.
Power shortage is crowded to the
limit in these cities and additional war
burdens cannot be carried there. the war
industries board has decided. Extensions
Of plants and new enterprises cannot be
located in these places until provision
for greater power is provided.
Scores of other cities are loaded UP for
months to come. officials are turning
contracts into middle western and south
ern cities instead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
PASS STATE NORMAL TESTS
All in Senior and Junior Glasses Gain
Required Marks

West Chester, Pa. June 6.-Every
member of the senior and junior classes
of the State Normal School. at West
Chester. of which DR.. George NJ. Philips
is principal. has passed the examina-
tion held by the examining board. the
chairman of which is DR.. Thomas F..
March. of Greensburg. brother of Gen.
eral Peyton C. March,
The senior class. numbering $50, will
be graduated June 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
CARPENTERS STRIKE ENDS
Workers on Munition Plants 10 Abide
bv War Board Decision

Atlantic City. y. j., June 6.-Striking
carpenters today returned 20 work on
the two big munition plants in the coun-
ty, one at Mays Landing and the other
at llwood.
The men have presented their differ,
ences to the war Industries board. and
will abide by its decision in their con-
troversy. The district council seeks
recognition of the rule that overtime
must be paid on the basis of double
time The plants are paying time and
a half. The council also asked the
privilege that its agents be permitted
TO confer with the carpenters in the
plants to secure the enrolment of nom
union men.
Many returned. but there were still
more than 100 out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
NOAH SHIPMENTS EXAMPLE
900 Years Old Before He Built Ark"
Saws Motto

Washington. June 6.-"Noah was
600 years old before he knew how to
build an ark" reads new motto
which has made it's appearance in the
office of the chairman of the shipping
board. Don't lose your grip"
Information has reached the ship
ping board that Great Britain has au-
thorized the construction Of twelve
new shipyards to have eight ways
each
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
WAR BOARD TO FIX PRICES
Lumber, Cotton Duck and Other
Fabrics to Be Stabilized

Washington, June 6-The war indus
tries board is considering the fixing of
prices on lumber for the commercial
consumer as we'll as for the Government.
This would follow out the Governments
policy of giving the private consumer
the same price as that obtained by the
Government
The board is prepared also to fix the
price of cotton duck and other cotton
fabrics to the public where the Govern
ment purchases may have upset the
market, It was announced Wherever
tendency is shown to raise textile
prices the board will consider the ques-
ton and may determine the margin of
profit. This may be done without fixing
the price on the raw products, but IL
necessary some means of stabilizing the
price of raw cotton may be found
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
From Gate to Shiptoays
at Pusey and Jones's Yards

The tanker Allentown will be launched
at the Pennsylvania yard In a few days.
only employees of the two yards will be
allowed to witness the event. This will
be the fourth boat launched at this yard.
Students who recently arrived from
Wooster, o., to work in the two yards
went to the Gloucester city hall yester-
day and registered for the draft. They
are strong. husky boys.
Dan Packard, head usher at the main
ONCE. was a conductor on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad few days ago.
Irwin Linsinberger. shearenan ~ the
plate ep1 angle ahop, hHa (Q4as1Pd ~ >
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
BLIND ORDERS ISSUED.
ON TELEGRAPH STRIKE
Only President Wilson or War
Board Can Avert Walk.
out of Keymen
Chicago, June 6.

0.l1ar
4 Blind orders" fer nationwide strike
Of commercial telegraphers were issued
by International President $. j. Konen-
kamp today. Operators are instructed
on procedure when the walk-out occurs.
Possible Intervention by President
Wilson or the war administration alone
can avert strike.
The date is set, but Konenkamp said
II would not be this week or the fore
part of the next. The strike order viii
affect both the Western Union and Pos
tai Companies, said Konenkamp
Konencamp today conferred with f.
]. Thomas, representing railway teleg-
raphers. who agreed not to handle West
ern Union and Postal messages during
q strike, 1t was announced.
New York, June 6.
The following was issued today from
Z the offices of the Western Union Tele-
I. graph Company:
ITO all employees:
ANNOUNCEMENT of distribution of
extra special payment October l.
"The board of directors are pleased to
declare an extra special payment pay
AOIe OCtOpcI iVio. Nsbi bc III
addition to the two special payments of
z July /. 1918, and January !. 1919, re-
ferred to in previous circulars. This
payment will be made to all regular
employees, excepting the president. on
the roll as of that date. who shall have
served the company continuously from
Aprii 1. 1s1s. inclusive.
"All messengers at independent Offices,
q fat sum of s625 each.
"Employes receiving less than 5000
per annum. both inclusive, at the rate of
seiniannual wage.
"Employes receiving $1,000 to s1999. 9s
per month. both inclusive. at the rate OF
! per cent of semiannual wage. with la
ninimum of S25.
rEmployes receiving $4,000 per annum
and more. inclusive. ut the rate of 2is
per cent of semiannual wage, with a
minirnum OF $3.50.
"As In the past these special pay
ments viii not affect increasing OF
6elnries. which will he, as heretofore, de-
1t11rlned on Individual merit.
8 \! QQa6Q c<5tTQN;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
DIR. CARRELL BUILDS AGAIN
Hospital at Noisiel to Replace One De.
siroYed hy Germans

Paris, June 6.-Dr, Alexis Carroll.
whose hospital at the front was recently
destroyed by the Germans. is building a
new hospital at Noisel. where he will
continue his experiments and treat the
gravest cases of wounded.
He is also organizing laboratories at
81. Cloud. where he will study treatment
of hemorrhages of the stomach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
DEFER WHEAT QUESTION
Conferees Who Had Planned to Fix
Price Posipone Meeting

Washington, June 6.-Settlement OF
the $3.50 wheat question was again de-
ferred in Congress this afternoon.
Conferees on the agricultural appro-
priation bill had planned to make a final
disposition of the Senate amendment.
which provides for $3.50 wheat, but
postponed their meeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
EMBEZZLED $500, CHARGE
". B. Beaver, Of, Malvern, Accused by
His Employer

West Chester, Pa. June 6'-W. b.
Beaver, of Malvern, was committed TO
the Chester County prison here today on
a charge of embezzlement. and Is be-
ing held for a further hearing before
Justice OF the Peace II. Morgan Ruth.
The charge against Beaver is made by
his employer. ulley Wedge a merchant
nioya has embezzled money to the ex-
tent of at least $500, The hearing has
not heen set
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
IS4 Wounded Americans Sent Home

Washington, June 6.-One hundred
and eighty-four sick and wounded
American soldiers were sent to the
United States from the American ex-
peditionary force during the week end
ing May 81. the War Department an
nounced today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
Scranton Youth Wins Naval Honors

Scranton, Pa. June Malcolm
ors in the sciass of 1918 at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. is the son of
mer special agent for the Lackawanna
~ ossS ri srmaster's Department at New
IN sty; z; ;yeS9C e seecssits' = ,.s :as 9 lpse'sr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
Injured In Lumber Yard

Amos Nelson. twenty-five years old
SIT Moss street; was probably fatally in
jured today when he was. caught be-
tween a pile of falling lumber and a
truck in the Henson Lumber Company
Willey street and Delaware river.
Hospital. where physicians say he re-
s;s ssIfss dfI Us sss sss: s.;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
DRAFT REGISTRATION
FIGURES IN STATE
West Chester, Pa. June 6.

West Chester, Pa. June 6.
Although 1t was expected by the men,
bers Of the board that at least 800 young
men would register yesterday before
Exemption Board No. 2, Of this place.
the total who had signed at the close
last night was only $50.
The chairman Of the board, County
Commissioner d. NJ. Colder. issued an
order to officers this forenoon. to round
up number of known slackers who
failed to appear, and 1t Is probable that
several arrests will follow this edict
within a day or so. He gave orders
today to bring before him two young
Greeks who had failed to appear and
OF hers will follow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06

Reading Pa, June 6.
Thirteen hundred >and seventy young
men who have become twenty-one since
June s, 1917, registered for military
service here yesterday, 6S7 from the
city and $50 from the county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06

"Billy" Mcintyre has left the employ
ment department to help a pipehttef.
Harder work, but "Bill' is not afraid OF
that ....
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-07
THE u.eoAT INVASION.

If the German government hoped
10 terrorize the American people into
recalling any OF our destroyers which
are booming the U-boat in European
waters to combat a submarine or two
that manages to reach this side and
sink few boats az our doors Berlih
is going to be very deeply disappoint-
ed. Neither the voyages OF the
Deutschland nor of the U-53. which
proved Transatlantic passage by sub
marines easily practical "a fact by
the way. known long before 70 orr
navy by the experience of our own
submarinesl, frightened the American
people into staying out Of the war
\ repetition OF the U-53's raid on