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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
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Il possibility that the question Of Fiume
and that of the promises made TO Italy
in the treaty of London respecting the
eastern shore of the Adriatic will not be
solved by the Peace Conference itself,
but that they will await determination
by the league of nations.
\ review of the Italian press re
Ccivcd here contains n summary Of
n proposal said to have been made
by Colonel Edward NJ. House on his
own responsibility and without the
knowledge Of President Wilson. The
summary Of Colonel Houses plan fol
lows:
"Thc town Of Fiume. its suburb Of
SusSak being excluded. to form together
with the territory of NOtosCa and the
islands of Chcrso. Arbc and Nclglia. a
free state under the acgis of the league
of nations. The new state to include
within its frontiers the southeast
stretch Of the railway which from
Fiumc goes toward Laibach. and to
follow the frontier of Italy, to which
is assigned all the rest of Istrin. The
free state to be administered by a coun-
ell composed Of two Italians Of the
kingdom of Italy, one inhabitant of
Fiumc. one Jugo- Slav and one Hun
garian. Iara. Sebcnco and the islands
of LuNSin. Lissa and CurAola TO fall to
Italy. Finally Italy to have league
of nations mandate for Albania The
Fiumc arrangement to last for fifteen
years. when a plebscitc would - taken
TO settle the final destiny of Fiumc and
its region"
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FORD REORGANIZES
MOTOR COMPANY

Detroit. Mich. July 11.-(By A.
INSTRUMENTATION of the Ford Mo-
tor Company is being completed
whereby Edsel B. Ford, twenty five :
year old president Of the company, be
comes, with the exception of one other
stakeholder, the sole partner with his
father, Henry Ford in the corporation
This announcement was made here to :
day by Frank l.. Klingensmith. vice
president and general manager of the
company.
Mr.. Klingensmth announced that
purchase had been arranged of all the
minority stock excepting u block held
by James Cousens, Millionaire mayor
of Detroit and former vice president
Of the company.
Recapitalization Of the company also
is contemplated, Mr.. Klingensmith said.
He said other officials of the COM
pany refused to divulge the amount in =
volved in the purchase. 1t was esti-
mated in financial circles. however. that
it would total close to $10O.OOO,OOO.
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EDSEL FORD TELLS
OF BIG AUTO PROFITS
Company Made $50, 900, 900 in
1914 Despite SIS Minimum
Daily Wage
'PR0FIT-SHARING DISPUTED
BY the Associated Press

Mount Clemens, Mich, July IL
Edsel B. Ford, president of the Ford
Motor Company, resumed his tcsti
mony this morning in the libel suit
brought by his father. Henry Ford,
against the Chicago Daily Tribune.
The elder Ford was in court, ready
to follow him on the stand.
The examination of Edsel Ford was
by Elliot G.. Stevenson, attorney for
the newspaper. The guarantee of 81
a day minimum wage was put in effect
on January 10, 1914, witness testified,
and the net profits that year were ap-
proximately $50 100000.
Mr.. Stevenson, pursuing his theory
that the wage was something that the
employees amply earned, and should not
be called "profit- sharing" adduccd that
in 1916, production had more than
doubled and net profits were approx
mately $50, 100000 This doubling of
profits, Mr.. Stevenson pointed out, re
suited in no change in the incomes of
employees and hence, he said, 1.-THE term
profit sharing" was a misnomer.
Alfred Lucking, attorney for. Henry
Ford, objected to any further invcsti-
CATION into the ''private affairs of the
corporation"
The witness said therew as a surplus
of labor in 1914 at the wage scale pre-
vailing, notwithstanding which the So
was put in effect.
1t was Henry Ford's policy to keep
profits at $25 100000 a year, Edsel
Ford said. and to this end it was the
custom to cut the prices Of cars each
year. In 1916, however, it was deemed
advisable to build blast furnaces and
expand otherwise. The price was not
cut that year, and the big profits re-
suited and are now being used as orig
inally cOntemplated.
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Smith and two other white men, and
we know that the act means hat beer
that is intoxicating cannot be manu-
factured.
Must Charge Beer Intoxicating
''It is quite plain, therefore, that the
government must charge that the beer
manufactured by this defendant was. or
is intoxicating, otherwise its cases
fall
When the New York courts, whose
decision was followed by Judge Rose,
in Baltimore, held that the govern
ment must allege an ''intoxication. :"
Judge jenkins said he assumed that
all other contemplated prosecutions by
the government would be held in
abeyance until the Supreme Court had
passed upon the question.
He urged the court here to follow the
precedent established by Judge Rose in
adopting the ruling of the Circuit Court
of Appeals of New York. pointing out
that an appeal is now pending before
the highest court in the land, upon
which decision will settle the ques =
ton at issue.
Beer" Of Any Kind Violation
If the governments position is sus
tanned. all beverages called beer. -
whether alcoholic or not. will come I'm =
der the wartime prohibition ban. The
government contends that nonalcoholic
beverages, if they use the name "beer, -
violated the prohibition law.
The governments legal forces were
led by William l.. Frierson. assistant
attorney general. Flanking him were
United States District Attorney Kane
and Assistant District Attorneys Da
Costa, Walnut and Achey.
Soon after the hearing started. Fran
els J. Namely. one of the attorneys
for Neil Bonner, president of the Re
tail Liquor Dealers Association of
Philadelphia. joined former Judge
Jenkins at the counsel table.
A test case is pending against Bonner
for the sale Of a bottle of beer to an
agent of the Department of Justice, by
arrangement, so that the courts could
be asked to determine whether sale
Is illegal.
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HELD FOR THEFT OF WIRE
Four Accused Men Under 5000 sail
for Action of Court

-Four men, arrested on the charge Of
stealing $1,000 worth Of copper wire,
were arraigned before Magistrate wrig-
ley today and held in 5000 bail each for
court. They are Stanley Oatrick, Ar
thur Malloski and William Koski, all
twenty years old. and residents Of the
ncighborhood Of Richmond and Clear
field streets, and Joseph O'Brien,
twenty three years old, of Stella avenue
below Frankford avenue.
The men were arrested by Mounted
Patrolmen Helm and James. Of the
Belgrade and Clearfield streets station,
after report was received Of the
theft Of the wire from l.. Goldstein 4
Son. of Richmond street and Allegheny
avenue. The police say the men We're
driving away in wagon with the loot
when taken into custody.
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COUNTY TAXES US. BUILDING
Adjustment Between Government
and Land Owner Suggested

Cleveland. o., JUly ia $1OG 900
shop that Uncle Sam built on the land
of the Hydraulic Pressed steel Com
pany. of Cleveland. has been taxed By
Cuyahoga county. The government
building was erected to expedite muni-
tions work. The company maintained
it did not own tho building. listed by
John Iangcrle. county auditor. but
was willing to pay tax on the land.
The government also owned the ma
chincry. which was removed after the
armisticc was agreed to.
The auditor suggested that the S0SO0
tax be made part of the claim ad-
justmcnt between the company and the
government.
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Palmer AssuiLed
in Beer Test Case

Sohtihuou ErOm EdBo One
tanning the demurrer. and that the
appeal had been taken to the United
States Supreme Court, and that de
cision might be expected early in the
fall.
Counsel declared that meanwhile
there was no definite rule of action for
the Department of Justice to follow.
and that, although Judge Rose. in
Baltimore, had followed precedent set
by the New York court, yet that was
but an extra judicial opinion, or dictum,
and If Judge Dickinson felt sure in his
own mind as to the meaning of the
congressional enactment he felt that he
should feel at perfect liberty to give ex
preston of his opinion and thus fix the
law for this district, at least for the
months intervening before the appeal
could be decided.
Judge Dickinson replied that he had
never tried to evade or shirk his re-
sponsibilities, but was interested to
learn what avail decision would be,
when an appeal to higher tribunal
was pending.
Many spectators crowded the court
room when the hearing in the test suits
opened.
Five attorneys appeared for the gov
ernment, while n lone lawyer repre-
sented the brewery interests.
Former Judge Jenkins, in opening
his argument for the dismissal of the
test suits, said the sole point in the
case had already been decided by the
Federal District Court and the Court
of Appeals in New York and the Fed
eral District Court at Baltimore.
He said all other United States Dis
trict Courts throughout the country
should follow the precedent established
by these tribunals in sustaining the de-
murrers of the brewers and retail deal
ers until the United States Supreme
Court had decided an appeal which is
now before it.
Intoxicating Qualities Is Question
The crux of all the cases, said Judge
Jenkins, is whether the government is
forced to allege that the beer manufac- :
tured by the local brewing company
was, or is, intoxicating. Unless this
allegation is made, prosecutions under
the wartime prohibition law,s cannot
stand, he contended.
He read provisions of the law which
prohibit the use of grains, cereals and
other products, after May 1, 1910, in
the manufacture of "beer, wine and
other malt or vinous liquors for bever-
age purposes.
''The English language, with which
your honor and myself are somewhat
familiar" said the attorney, ''has its
idioms. If a person were to say to
YOU that Brown and Smith and two
other men were at a certain place you
win rightfully assume from your knowl-
edge of the English language and its
idioms that Brown and Smith were men.
"Or, if you were told that Brown
and Smith and two other white men
were seen together, you would know
that Brown and Smith We're white men
also, otherwise, the word other would
be out OF place. And when the act
says that no beer, wine or ether ia,
toxjcaling liquors shall be manufactured
wo are brought buck to Brown and
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not only erroneous but are entirely i'm
material to the real question in which
the public is Interested, namely why
arc prices high?
~ do not believe that the findings
of such n rrcjudiccd and unfair report
should bc used TO influence public opin-
ion or ms basis for tho radical lcgis
lation that has been introduced at
Washington.
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their entrance into the River Plate
(Argcntina) field, they had secured con
troll of over forty per cent Of the trade ;
that in 1915 they had substantially
sixty five per cent. and that their
weighted average control during the
eight years from 1910 to 1917 was fifty
five per cent. In this period they exx
ported nearly 22,OOO,00O quarters of
beef from these two South American
countries. which represents we'll over
five million head of cattle.
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Pessos Proclaimed President

Rio Janiro. July 11.-Congrcss yes
tcrday proclaimed DR.. Epitacio Pcssoa
president of the republic for the term
ending 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
HARDEN MAY BE
ENVOY TO u. S.
Hamburg Paper Hears Noted
German Editor May Be
Sent to Washington

Copenhagen. July i1.-lBy A. P.l-
MaXimilian Harden. editor Of Die Nv
kunft, of Berlin, will probably be APP
pointed German ambassador at Wash
ington as soon as diplomatic relations
arc restored, says the F'rcmdcnblatt, of
Hamburg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11

Maximilan Harden. although a pro
tcgc of the kaiser before the war. was
noted during the war for his plain
speaking in telling both the German
rulers and people Of thoir crimes and
mistakes and pointing 10 the disaster
they were inviting. He has declared
the Allies peace terms just and called
on the nation TO buckle down to work
and atone for the miSdcCdS of the war.
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resident nar
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Close churches Golf and
s': s ss'sss Morris Wood, Manager Oath City Lire
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What It Costs

for two, s., Sc, and 81 with tinbcds, S6, 81, and
$S( parlor suites S1z and up.
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And In Your Room

Every guestroom has its private BATH circulating
icewaer, bedhead reading light, fulLength mirror and
many other unusual conveniences. A morning paper
is delivered free to every guest-room
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But Remember
Baths and Swimming Pools

There are, for instance, two complete Turkish bath
establishments, for men, for women and each
has its own large swimming pool. There is we'll
stocked and pleasant library from which you can borrow
books at your pleasure. There is an abundance OF
roomy and luxurious lounging space, complete indvid
ual floor service, and SO on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
Thrifty Canadian Girls

From the Inr11t MaSdZine.
 A good thrift story comes from Sas- katchewan about four girls who demon strated that the farmers of the great Canadian wheat country have been vast ing untold treasures. From stubble fields abandoned by their owners and awaiting the blow these girls gleaned with rakes enough wheat to sell for $64S50.
 Cleaning has never been customary in Canada. The farmers who sometimes clear enough on one wheat crop to pay for their farms have been content with the 20 and 30 bushels to the acre ob- tained by harvesting machinery.
 Two girls living at Stony Beach, Sas- ktchewan, asked farmer for permis- sion to go over his stubble field with rakes. Certainly" said the farmer, and all they gleaned they could have. The kept at it until twilight The farmer was mildly interested as he watched them; they made a pretty picture. re- calling Ruth of old gleaning in the fields of Boaz. He was surprised when at the end of four days he saw a big wheat stack standing in his stubble field. When the girls thrashed their gleanings they sold the wheat for $316.
 Then two girls of Bounty, in the same province, heard of the success of the maidens of Stony Beach and made a sim : liar experiment. They gleaned 150 bush els of wheat from 160 acres of abandon stubble fields and sold the grain for $3S1. 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
Concrete Ships a Success


 Concrete shipbuilding Is still beset with unsolved problems; yet it would be diff ficult to point to any other industry that has made so promising beginning The Faith whose construction evoked tho laughter of the incredulous, has made her way from the Pacific to New York, with many thousands of profitable freight miles behind her. She may be heavy and ungainly, but she has borne the stresses of weather well. We have yet to hear complaints from the men who rsked their capital in her. Apparently she pays. And now second large con crete ship Atlantus, has been launched from Georgia yard. In design and con- struction the Atlantus represents a great advance over the Faith. The new ship is light, as compared with ships of wood or teel of equal capacity, and she is beautiful. which probably doesn't mat ter She was intended to cost less than a wood or steel ship, but the emergency fleet corporation used her to work out all the technical problems whose solution is a necessary first step toward pros porous development of concrete ship building. It is too early to forecast that development, but no one who has observed recent progress will affirm that the monopoly of the steel ship is secure, We may yet live to see the oceans dotted with stone tubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
Eufaula OvercOmes All
 Obstacels in Brave Fight

Montgomery, March S.-(Special) Eufaula has made a brave fight and has overcome the obstacles thrown in her path when a tornado struck the business section last Wednesday, doing damage of approximately s1,0o0,00o and causing four deaths, according to a message received Saturday by Gov ernor Kilby from Mayor Thomas of Eufaula. The mayor asked the gov ernor for financial assistance, and Ala bama came to the rescue of the little town. Now the mayor wries that fi- nancial assistance is no longer neces- sary.
 Carpenters, brick masons and other workmen, however, are needed imme- diately The work of rebuilding the town is to start just as soon as the workmen are available. Mayor Thomas says. and the citizens will pay ths standard scale of wages to these work men. Applications for employment should be made to the mayor. who has charge of that feature of the rebuild ing programme.
 Mayor Thomas expresses his grati- tude to those persons who assisted the stricken people. The financial assist ance and sympathy proved to the peo- pie that Eufaula has friends, the mayor says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
Can Japan Absorb Korea?

Walter F. Weyl, in Harper's Magazine.
 In proportion to it's resources. Japan is one of the most densely populated countries, if not the most densely popu- lated, in the world. With an area about the size of California. Japan proper has a population of over 5O000,0OO. Of it's total land area only very small part (about 25,000 square miles) is at present arable. The farms are very small and the pres sure of population, both in the agricul- tural districts and in the rapidly growing cities, intense. Moreover, the crowded Japanese population cannot easily emi- grate. The United States Is practically forbidden ground, as are Canada and Australia, and in China the Japanese cannot compete with the low-waged ma tives. Had they been able, therefore, to migrate by the million to the less densely settled peninsula of Korea, the Japanese would have been in a fair way to solving their menacing population problem.
 When in the first flush of victory against Russia a real dominion over Korea was awarded Japan, it was com monly believed that here was to be found the long-sought home for these surplus Japanese millions. Japan would people Korea as Great Britain had peopled her domnions beyond the sea, as Russia was peopling Siberia, as America had colo nized the middle west and the far west. There would be farms and jobs for new millions. There would be a new Japan in the ancient Korean peninsula.
 There seemed to be good reason for op- timism. Korea, with an area three-fifths as large as that of Japan, was supposed to contain only some 100000 people. She was rich in untouched mineral resources. If she could support 100000 under her corrupt native rulers. how much more would she maintain under scientific Jap anese administration? Two blades Of grass would grow where one had grown before; two men would live well where one had starved before, and of these two one would be a Japanese.
 Today it seems improbable that this second man will be Japanese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
Sniping With Cannon

The relationship between the infantry and artillery branches of the American army in the late war was marked by such mutual admiration and trust as have been rarely noted before, says Herbert Ccrey, in Everybody's. He describes a . typical incident:
 "The Tanks used to snipe machine gun ners with their 75s. Perhaps score or so of dusty brown little riflemen had searched forward at a trot, their rifles held at the ready. The dusty brown lit tie riflemen would drop in the grass and begin to burrow in holes. Some one would get word back to the nearest bat terY.
 This. according to the statement of the men of the battery, is where they lived. A gun would come jingling up across the bare fields or through the thin scrub of second-growth trees in the little woodlands. It was good old civil war stuff, the men said, ecstatically. The picture was precisely what one sees on the walls of museums and in state houses back home. Horses galloping, riders flogging wheels skiddng sidewise in a furrow, an officer swearing delightedly, men hanging on to the limbers tooth and toenail That gun would be swung around SC that it faced the machine gun and the horses would be cut loose and gallop away, the men bending low over the sad dle horns, and the gun crew would work frantically behind the steel shield
 '"Then that machine gun would go out of action and the dusty little riflemen would hurry forward to another slope under the muzzle of death and begin to dig in again and send back for the 7o to come up and snipe the rattle-gun out of existence. It did not always work out so smoothly but the principle has been demonstrated. They worked with each other like a team. Each knew the other would be on hang just as set forth in the prospectus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
A Modern Iliad

Olive Gilbreath in Harper'S Magazine.
 Perhaps it is muddled great Russia that has thrown into relief small but incisive Bohemia Perhaps the inchoate futility of the 1S0, GOO Slavs to the east has temporarily exaggerated the distinc- ton of these Slavs from beyond the Car pathians, who deserted Austria for Rus sia and, Russia failing to cut their way across Siberia to offer their swords to France. It may be that it has invested them with a glamour which time must dim. But to the man who has seen this fragment of a nation, adrift from Europe. disentangle itself and emerge in Siberia, Bohemia, as well as Greece, has writ fen her Iliad. And she is still writing it across two continents; the tale is not told in either Europe or Asia.
 Book one of the Bohemian epic ended with the extrication of the first echelons and their arrival at Vladivostok The second has begun now with their return across Siberia, whence they came, with put ammunition and artillery, wlsh bridges blown up and tunnels wrecked, into stretches which could close over an army as a jungle closes over its dead Aided by holshevik and German and Magyar prisoners of war, commanded by Herman officers, the Czechs are turning back to rescue their echelons trapped at 1he corner of Lake Baikal. Doubtless the men of other nations, under the same conditions. would perform with equal credit; valor is now a commonplace, anu 1,o nation need question the bravery or 4he fortitude of her sons. The quality of the Czecho-S -Slovaks, which has lent them d bright distinction, has been, 1T one may so name it, the madness of their heroism heroism which, without support, might have been both futile and fatal but which, enlisting-as it has, largely by its gallantry-the aid of the allies, may vet save Russia.