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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05

Leo ]. Keena, American consul gen.
eral at Valparaiso, Chile. who is in this
city as the guest of Charles e. Calwell.
president of the Corn Exchange Nation
al Bank, believes that South American
trade is to be one of the big assets Of
American business interests during the
reconstruction period to FOLLOW the trade
decisions of the Peace Conference.
South American buyers are in need
OF almost every commodity which the
United States has on the market" said
Mr.. Keena in an interview today. "for
the home product, in most instances, is
much inferior to the similar article
which they could import from this coun-
try. But a successful trade with these
countries can be carried out only
through the medium of personal repre-
sentatives. Any house or business in
terestl wishing to establish market in
South America can do SO only by selling
to the buyer in that country. They VIII:
not come to u.s..
THE opportunity for Philadelphia to
build up trade with these countries is
SQlenulu dIter luteTndtlOndl TcihtioHS
have become normal. The shipping ia
cilities are unsurpassed, the banks and
financial institutions In the city al
ready are beginning to interest them
selves in this direction. and 1t only re-
mains for the business houses OF the
city to send personal representatives
in order TO establish n permanent export
trade. OF course the same opportunity
anplies to New York
South American industries have been
protected to some extent by a protective
tar n. somewhat similar to that of the
United States. but the superiority OF our
products could overcome that handicap
without much difficulty. The limited
amount of home consumption prohibits
any extensive manufacturing done In
South, America"
Mr.. Keena was emphatic In declaring
that German business interests In South
hmcrsc4 araJnot dead, - many would
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
COMPULSORY VOTING BILL
FINDS DIVIDED SENTIMENT
Municipal Research Bureau Director Praises Ain but Condemns
Means Savorng OF Prussiunisnp-Duty Should Be
Enforced Says Thomas Raeburn White

said Mr.. Gutenberg today, TO have
every element OF the ctizenry votfnr.
You cannot have democracy unless
every man exercises his right to vote
THE way to get this result, however,,
according to my view Of II, is to stimu-
late and not to coerce public interest.
Coercion Is the Prussian method.
'The American way is to have chill
dren. from their school days onward,
feel SO vital an interest in the affairs of
government that they will be anxious to
vote.
The Prussian method OF doing things
knocking a man on the head II he
doesn't obey-has taught the world q
horrible lesson. 1t is true that the
Prussian method before the war rot
large masses Of people in Germany such
comfortable things as old-age pensions
/ and workers insurance. Yet the Ger
mans themselves have abandoned this
method and are seeking the same re-
suits by the spontaneous action of the
people. expressed In free elections"
Thomas Raeburn White, chairman OF
the subcommittee on charter revision,
said he had not read the bill, but COM
mended the principle.
II think the duty Of voting should be
enforced the same as the duty of serving
on jury or any other public obliga-
tion," said Mr.. White.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
POULTRY CHAMPIONS
CROW OVER RIVALS
More Than 1000 Barnyard
Fowl Compete in Quaker
City Show

The Philadelphia Poultry Show was
opened in the Parkway Building today
in din of Growing, cackling and quack-
ing that resounded through the corri-
dors of the entire building.
The clarion voices of the prize cock
erels challenging feathered competitors
for honors to mortal combat rose above
the falsetto Growing of the game, little
bantams in endless chorus
More than 1000 chickens, turkeys.
ducks, geese and freak specimens OF
barnyard inhabitants are ON exhibition.
officials assert that this, the first Phil
adelphia Poultry Show under the au-
spices of the Quaker City Poultry Fan
ciers' Association, will rank with the big
New York. Boston, Pittsburgh and Kan
sas City exhibitions. Poultry fanciers
from all over the eastern States and the
Middle West are competing for the
many prizes.
Virtually every variety Of the domes-
tic feathered kingdom is to be seen.
Huge white and gray barred Plymouth
Rocks hold conspicuous place: then
come long strings OF bun. white and
black Orpingtons, huge cocks" of the
walk; Rhode Island reds. with single
and rose combs; the fighting type OF
game" cockerels, trying TO penetrate
the wire screening; white and buff Wy
andottes. In lesser numbers are quack-
ing geese and ducks, while the Thanks
giving turkey might have been forgot
ten had not Mrs. Geutter, of Elwyn,
championed its cause with an exhibit.
The champion egg-laying hen OF the
world. owned. by the Pennsylvania Poul-
try Farm, Lancast is a double wonder
of the show-flrst as a champion in her
field, and second, how the price of eggs
remains so high when one hen can lay
304 eggs in one year.
The freaks Of chiCllendom. the rubber
necks, are also to he seen. These birds
have necks as bare and red as a
topester's nose.
Among the exhibitors from other
States are: Carroll Hogeland Trenton,
n. j., with an exhibit CT white Wyan-
dottes; Greenawn Poultry Farm, Rich
mond, Va, winners of first prizes for
black and buff Orpingtons at the New
York show. Pennsylvania Is represent
ed by some prize-winners also. DR.. ].
Lesley Davis, Haverford, took first
prizes at New York and Pittsburgh
with his string of dark Cornish; A. J.
Fell, West Point. is exhibiting long
string of prize-winning white Wyan-
dotteS.
The judges viii. make their decisions
and award the blue ribbons this after
noon.
The show will continue until Satur-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05

Sentiment is divided in this city con.
cerning the Walker bill, now before the
state Legislature, which Is designed to
force every elector to register and vote
under penalty Of fine or Imprisonment.
The bill. IL passed. will force every
man of voting age and proper residen-
tial qualification, to vote at every mu-
nicipal and general election and at every
uarty or nonpartisan primary.
Failure to vote will entail a fine of
s25, and, in default OF the fine, i'm.
rlsonrnent of not more than ten days.
Voters may be excused by reason of
Illness or unavoidable absence, but the
reasons for absence from the polls must
be established by supporting ahldavits.
Fred p. Gutenberg, director Of the
Bureau of Nun cipal Research. praised
the end which the Walker bill is de-
signed to obtain, but condemned the
means which 1t provides.
1t Is very desirable in a democracy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05

Roma. febbraio. Re vittorio
Emanuele, dopo aver visitato Capodi-
stria. 81 e. recato inatteso a Parenzo.
La popolazione appresa la presenza
del Sovrano ri e. riversata nellie vie alb
bandonandosi ad uan grandiosa mani
festazione che la assunto carattere
plebiscitario. La folla ha circondato
rautomoblle reale plaudendo frenetlca-
mente rha accompagnata fino al
palazzo del commissario, owe giunto II
Re fu ccstretto ad affacciarsi al balcone
salutare IL popolo acclamante.
III Re dopo aver conferito col colon
nello Corselli. comandante della Brigata
Casale, ha visitato la Basilica Eufrasi-
ana, accompagnato dal Sindaco e dal
clero captanato dal Dott. Bogatschng.
Dopo la vista Re Nittorio e. partito
diretto Rovigno, sempre acclamatc
dalla folla.
Apprendesi da fonte autorevole che
la questione dell'assetto defininitivo oil
Fiume sara risoluta dentro questa set
ttmana ALA conferenza di Parigi.
Quanto allie question: che 81 collegano
ALA decisione sullassetto di Fiume, le
opinioni sono discorsi. Ritiensi. pero'
dalla magg oranza che rItalia non re-
clamera' tutta la Dalmazia, ma sole
putlld pdTlt Clt Sl % WI Y
lassegno stabilize per gil Jugo-Slavi.
Tutta la stampa italiana in varii edi-
toriali comincia a dimostrare Ia sua in
d 'gnazione per lie continue false notizie
poste in giro dai Jugo-Slavi.
Per quanto legittima sia rindignazione
del giornali d'Italia contro l croati
sempre feroci nemici dtgl italiani, pur-
tuttavia generalmente 81 ritiene che la
loro campagna basata 81 stolte inven-
zioni, esagerazioni falsifcazloni GRIM
mall, invece di favorire la causa pei
la quale essi intendono lottare inutil'
mente. solleva piuttosoto la diffidenzs
dele potenze alleate.
II noto giornalista Olindo Malagot
telegrafa da Parigi in questi termini.
propos'to della campagna jugo-slava en-
In quella citta e. cCndotta con l mezz
piu' indegni senZa riserve:
"Gli Jugo-slavi servono splendidament
ALA .causa italiana cola loro campagna
sebbene sleale. Esa scoraggia loro par
tigiani. Sembra che gil Jugo.slavi vogli
ano risolutamente dimostrare che'ess
hanno ereditato metodi tradizionali aus
triaci quail politicamente sono ster!l
ma fomentano pericolosamente lie pl'
basse passioni delle popolazioni dell
zone contrastate.
IL uitiino eselhpio III Queeti iTetooi IL
10 stup'do annunzio che gil 1taliani s
erano ritirati ad est di Fiume.
"Certi fattl non meritano considera
zoncs perche' sono IN parto di dement,.
Ginevra, 4 febbraiO-Un dispaccio dal
la capitale austrfaca reca che una foil;
giubilante attese l'arrivo del primo trent
iii viveri inviato dalrAmerica. La foil;
era comDOsta di uomini dOnne o ham
bini emaciat' freneticamente applaud
gil ufficial ed | soldati americani adibit
al treno anzidetto.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
MORE TROOPS RETURN
Italian Steamship Brings 1776
National Army Men

New York, Feb. 5,-(By A. P.)-With
1875 troops. the italian steamship Duca
D'Aosta arrived here today from Mar
seilles by way of Gibraltar.
ON board were the 331st Regiment of
Field Artillery complete. comprising 1888
officers and men of the Eighty sixth Di-
vision, a National Army unit of Illinois
a detachment of fourteen men of the
Eighty-siXth's 333d Regiment of Field
Artillery: Battery e. the headquarters
company and a medical detachment of
the 339th Regiment of Field Artillery
298 officers and men--of the Eighty
eighth Division; national army organ
ization from Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska
and North and South Dakota. and l22
casuals from various branches Of the
service. ..+..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
PEPPER ASKS TEXTILE
OWNERS TO ORGANIZE
Thinks Central Committee
Would Help Settle Eight
Hour Day Dispute

George Wharton Pepper. chairman
Of the citizens conciliation committee.
believes that the creation of central
committee. representing mill owners.
would help solve the problems presented
by sthe textile workers demand fer an
e!ght-hour day
II feel that it would very greatly
clear the air." said Mr.. Pepper today.
IF the manufacturers appointed n COM
pact body to speak for them. 1t would
be helpful IL they would at least ex-
press their joint ideas concerning tie
eight-hour day.
Il dc not wish to give the impression
OF trying to dictate to the mill owners.
but In matter as important as this l
feel that 1t is due to the public that
there be some expression of opinion from
them"
There has been little change in the
general situation. The thousand union
workers in the carpet and yarn trade
who were locked out yesterday by the
closing Of eighteen mills held another
meet ng this morning at the Labor
Lyceum, Second and Cambria streets.
The meeting was quiet. as was that
yesterday.
Mr.. Pepper said today that several
mill owners had called on him yester-
day and expressed Willingness to con-
cede the forty-eight-ho week, but
wished to know whether some latitude
m ght not be allowed in the distribu
ton of the hours, so that the week might
be divided nto five working days.
Mr.. Pepper took this matter up with
| officials Of the United Sextile Workers
! of America.
They refused to depart from the origl-
nal demand for working day not &c
exceed. eight and three-quarter hours, ca
the ground that the movement was ma.
tional, and it had been found imposs bic
to deviate from the general rule without
creating dissatisfaction among the work,
ers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
RAZOR NICK MURDER CLUE
Bit of Steel Found on Bed Fit.
Suspects Blade

Wilkes-Bsrre, Pa. Feb. County
authorities have found the missing link
In the chain of circumstantial evidence
against Toney Palmo, accused of killing
Benny Mykowski, in Plains. a week ago.
Mykowskis throat was cut while he
was asleep. but his wife, in bed with
him, did not see the murder. Palmo
and Mykowski quarreled several days
before the crime over the attention Pal
mo was paying Mrs Mykowski.
Yesterday the police found a razor
blade in the ash pile at the boarding
house of Palmo. There was a nick in
the blade into which the piece of steel
found on the Mykowski bed fitted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
LOCKOUT AT. ARGENTINE PORT
Shippers Dismiss All Maritime
Workers Because of Boycott

Bucnos Aires, Feb. 5.-(By A. P.)-
The shippers here last night declared
an absolute port lockout because the
maritime workers persisted in boycotting
some vessels. Every hand aboard coast
wise shipping was dismissed last night.
An oiiicer Of the Coatwise Shippers
Association informed the Associated
Press that he expected the lockout to
continue for a month. The suspension
of service will be Fbsolute and II Is
believed thst the transatlantic steamers,
which have been in the roads for
month, will be sent to other ports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
MORE PAY FOR JURORS
Bill to Increase Compensation to
"a Day Out of Committee

Harrisburg. Pa. Feb. 5.-The expense
Of maintaining the legal machinery of
the Commonwealth may be increased.
A bill introduced by Representative
William Davis OF Cambria, which pro-
vides increased pay for jurors and W t.
nesses. was reported out by the House
Judiciary General Committee this morn
ing.
The measure jumps the pay OF jurors
from $2.50 10 $4,00 q day and Of Wit
nesses from s1.6o 70 S2.oo = day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
Draws Revolver in Trolley

Women passengers on an Old York
road trolley car were badly frightened
when John Vest, of Kentucky, drew a
loaded revolver from his pocket and be-
gan to handle it is careless manner.
West was arrested and arraigned before
Magistrate Pennock, who held him in
$500 bail for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
TAKEN OFF BEACHED SHIP
Eighty Passengers Rescued From Mas
cote in Tampa Bay

Tampa, Fla, Feb. Eighty passen-
gers, all who were on the Pennsular and
'riental steamship Mascotte, which
ran aground yesterday at the mouth of
Tampa Bay, were taken off today.
The crew remained on the ship pend
ing efforts to float her. The Mascotte
plies between Tampa, Key West and Ha-
Vana,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
Burgess Worth Only $50 q Year

\ MarysyilIe, Pa, Feb. 5.-Burgess
Amos NJ. Fishers services to Marys-
vile borough, with its 1000 inhabitants
were worth no more than $50, Borough
Council decided when Burgess Fisher
presented a bill for 800 for services
rendered during the year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
IL RE DTTALIA
VISTA L'ISTRIA
La Popolazione di Parenzo
Accoglie Entusiasticamente
il Sovrano Liberatore

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT NO. 341
Authorized by the act Of October O.
1917. on h,e at the Postoffice OF Phlla-
delphia. Pa.
By order OF the President.
A. s. BURT.ESON,
Postmaster General.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
STORIES OF TIE WAR
Feared Vengeance of BoIsheviki.

Correspondence of the Associated Press. )-Three hundred young re- cruits in the Siberian army present. ed a petition to their commanding officer at Tumen, Siberia, asking that certificates be furnished them that were obliged by the system of con- scription to join the army and fight the Bolsheviki.
 They explained that they had no intention of mutiny but if they fell into the hands of the bolsheviki they wanted a fair chance for their lives. The petition was refused.
 According to reliable information the young soldiers than barricaded from Turmen, some of them begin themselves in a building not far ming to shoot. The commanding of ficer sumoned CZecho- -Slovak troops to his assistance and machine guns were used against the building and the resisting recruits. It is under stood that "A were killed and 149 wounded.
 A number of soldiers in the Rus sian Siberian arm have brothers or relatives in the bolshevik armies serving either through duress or choice.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION,

The secretary of the navy has de- clared that the ocean flying experi- ments of his department must cease. This is because there has been a cut" ting down of the appropriation for the navy a third below what he asked, the action taken there being the same as was done with the request of the rail- road administration for funds This does not mean that the navy depart ment may not secure an additional ap- propriation at a later date as Director General Hines has reason to believe that he will get, but it shows that congress is fully alive to the fnan- cial problem that it faces and it is disposed to follow the safe and sane route.
 This country has been put to a tre- mendous expense during the war It never made such stupendous appro- priations and it never carried such a debt It is not to be expected that it will continue in that direction. There must be letting up and the essential step in that direction is keeping the appropriations down to what are re- quired. That will mean the raising by tax of only what is necessary.
 Attention has been called by mem bers of congress to the financial situa- tion of the country and i: has been stated by Congressmen Fess and Moore that there is possibility of 1he government being faced with a- deficit of s11.o00,O 100000 at the end of next year unless due regard is given to such matters. Appropriations must De revised and as full an understanding as possible had regarding the uses for which the money is asked We should find out as soon as possible where vro stand and cut our cloth accordingly. It is not expected that it will be pos- sible right away to increase our rev. enue through revisions of the exist ing law and it is incumbent upon congress to realize and assume it's re- sponsibility, and the reduction in the appropriations, even though they may be added to latep. indicates that that Is what is being done.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
DEALING WITH IMMIGRATION.

The matter of immigration is one to which the country must give a due amount of attention at all times, but it is bound to require more during the period of readjustment A number of plans have been suggested and the latest of these is one by S. L. NGulick, representing a committee for con- structive immigration legislation which has unquestionably devoted much time to this problem and its so- lution. By his plan which has been presented to congress it is proposed to admit to the country certain per centage of immigrants. it being based on the number of naturalized citizens in such group together with the number of American born children. He has done some figuring along this line with the result that it is estimated that there would be open to admis- sion each year 132,O0o from Austria Hungary, 125,000 from Russia. 95.OO0 from Italy and 24S1 from Japan and
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
CLERKS FOR coNGREssMEN.

While the effort is being made in congress to cut down expenses it would seem that there was an oppor- tunity for giving attention to some of the small as well as the large items, even though the saving in that direc- ton will not be as big. Along this line there has been introduced ill the house a resolution which would make it necessary for the clerk of the house to pay the expense of the personal clerks of the congressman. This differs from what is being done at the pres ent time inasmuch as the congress- men are now allowed the sum of s1200 for a clerk and they do the paying, having the right to pay more, or less or have no clerk at all.
 Besides his regular salary a con- gressman is allowed s2.000 a year for a personal secretary and s120O year for a clerk. If he hires no clerk that means that he gets the money just the same and looks upon it as just that much advance in his salary There is no provision at the present time that he must have clerk. He can do as he pleases in that respect but he gets the money for it just the same.
 It is for the purpose of overcoming this situation that the resolution has been introduced for if the clerk o1 the house pays for congressman clerk it will be necessary to have . clerk to receive the money. There is no effort to eliminate the clerks bu1 there is desire to see that the money is used for what it is intended fol otherwise those who have no need fol a clerk because of the small amour of work they do are getting a large compensation than those who are real ly doing much more work. and st much more so that they are not abl, to accomplish it without the assist ance of the clerk. Under the pres ent arrangement there is nothing t. prevent any number of clerks bein; provided for without the money Il many cases being used for that pur pose.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
THE DANCER OF FOG.

Along with the successful ocean flight of Alcock and Brown from New foundland to Ireland it has been made clear that aviators who attempt such crossing at this time of the year nave reason to expect that they will encounter fog, and fog is about as un- certain for the birdmen as it is for the navigators on the surface of the wa ter, though there may not be as much danger of collisions.
 Fog is what caused the trouble for the three American aviators on their hop from Newfoundland to the Azores. But for the fact that they were driven off their course in it and forced to descend it is probable that all three would have completed the flight to Plymouth. Hawker and Grieve were likewise bothered to no small extent by fog, though that was hardly what caused their undoing, but 1t is evident nevertheless that it pre- sents a danger that cannot be over- looked in flights across the ocean.
 And these experiences have been had at the same time that a number of ships have collided and some gone ashore because of the same trouble some fog. Long has there been great need of increasing the safety of nav igation where fog is concerned and certainly it has not been decreased now that long flights are being made over the water. Not few devices for meeting the situation have been per fected but either they have not beer generally adopted or else they fail tc come up to requirements for fog con- tinues to be just as much of a menace as ever. The opportunity for perfect ing some means of permitting the vis- ion to penetrate the blanketlike cur. tain is loudly calling for acceptance.