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Dry Amendment
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more than $500 for subsequent Violations
or the act.
sneaker SpanElor announced the an
N"'ulm'n' Of \. Fart Kaufman. Of Ham
over "a newspaper man, to he SDcahcr's
r,orh
The House passed resolution for the
appointment Of foIr stenoEraphers Ia as
sist members with their correspondence.
TIL" Walker bill repeating the nom
partisan judicial primary was reported
from committee
\ proposal 20 abolish the direct in
her.'ance tan is contained in bill pro
sout"d by Mr.. Barnhar' Butler.
Mr. Alum. Mercer, introduced a bill
forh,ddlug erection and continuance Of
signs Inv the form Of railroad crossing
sign boards on or near public roads un-
less they cowpl. with prov sons Of the
public service law
Mr.. Dawson Laokawanua. introduced
n bill providing that whenever the
charter of a borough ia aunuIlcd tie
territory embraced shall become a town
ship 10 be named by the courts
Mr.. Rehor, Schuy.kiII, was sponsor for
q n.., authorizing payment Of clerical
'stau's for Judges
PROVISION whereby legal proceedings,
iue.gdiug actions la elg,y brought
against any State officer in his official
ogGHcltv or in relation 90 his duties
shall no, abarr hv death or retirement
from olllo. .s contained 800 a blll read
"a" NJ" Dawson Laukawanna Courts
are authorized 20 continue suru actions
upon petition Nled w0'Uiu a year
\ bill, 20 repeal sores Of acts re,a-
tive - publication of mercantile license
lists lon German Language newspapers ia
BerkS county was Introduced bv Mr.
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POLICE ON WATCH
FOR GUN CARRIERS
Staying of Two Patrolmen
by Lunatic Results in
Crusade
SALE TO BE RESTRICTED
Officials Here Want Buying OF
Arms Made Difficult-Daix
Favors Law
SALE TO BE RESTRICTED

Following the murder OF two or thelr
comrades by George Vincent Lembo. an
italian believed to be insane, patrolmen
in plain clothes are scattered today
through every police district in Philadel-
phia. with orders to round up all per-
sons found unlawfully carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons.
Three persons we're killed and fve
wounded when the Italian ran amuck,
firing with revolvers purchased In n
pawnshop at nearly every person III
sight Arrangements are being made
for the funerals OF the dead, two or
whom are patrolmen. The wounded are
recovering in hospitals or their homes.
Coroner Wants Legislation
The shooting occurred late Monday
afternoon. and yesterday Coroner hnignt
complained against the lack OF legisla
tlon against the promisCuous sale OIL
firearms. At the same time he went
into consultation with Director wilson
to discuss prospective bill placing
restrictions on the sale OF revolvers ana
other weapons to persons not enttleo 10
carry them.
State Senator Augustus F. Daix. Jr.
yesterday at Harrisburg said he favored
a law prescribing heavy penalties Ior
wrongful sale of firearms. others IA
voring this legislation are District At
torney Rotan, Superintendent of Police
Robinson. CAPTAIN Of Detectives Souder.
Detective Lieutenant Wood ana director
of Public Health ktusen.
Those killed by the supposedly crazy
Italian. whose mind is believed to be
unbalanced by deep study of electricity
were:
John Knox, thirty.eight years old. mo-
torcycle policeman, 25l9 South street :
shot and instantly killed at Nineteenth
and Olive streets
George r. Dingwall. reserve policeman.
thirty-seven years old. 243 South Fifth
street; shot and killed at Broad street
and Paramount avenue.
Thomas Holloran. forty-flve years old,
o51O North Cleveland avenue. a fireman !;
shot and killed in p. r. 7. powerhouse.
No Anarchistic Literature
After the shooting 1t was at first
thought by the police that Lembo might
in some way be connected with the
bomb outrages of a month ago. when
tho residences of Judge Robert Won
Noschzisker, Ernest r. Trigg. president
of the Chamber of Commerce, and sew
eral. other persons were damaged al
most simultaneously by high explosives.
The police say today there is no evil
dence to connect Lemho with the ex-
plosons, nor was there any anarchis-
tic literature found in his rooms. Only
books on electricity and some rambling
writings on that subject were located.
The Italian, several years ago, was
confined to the Philadelphia Hospital
for the Insane lie was discharged but
taken there again later and treated for
a self inflicted wound
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Japan Wants East
Rule Recognized

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tween the contending factions, seek
ing a compromise that will be in
harmony with his principles. In
general, he favors the information
ali2ation of the German colonies, un.
less they can be shown capable of
self-government, OF the peoples
themselves desire to join some cstab-
lished nation.
The extent TO which the Big Five
nations renounce their advantages
on the question Of the colonies is
likely, in the long run, to be the
measure of President Wilson's sue.
cess in Paris.
Already it is clear that the league
Of nations will not be on a purely
democratic basis. The five Powers
will dominate it just as they now
dominate the Peace Conference. The
league merely will embody the prom
isc of these Powers to give the same
consideration to the claims of small
nations as 20 their own claims in the
league councils. If the small nations
are convinced the big Powers really
are sacrificing their own selfish in
tcrests for the worlds good, the
league is sure to have a large meas
ure of support.
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OUTLOOK BRIGHT
ON TEXTILE PEACE
Relations Between En-
ployes and Workers Ap.
prOach Amicable Basis
CLOTHING MEN YIELD
pholstery Manufacturers
Also Cut Hours-Arbitra.
ton Committee Named

Relations between the employees and
employers in the textile industry are
today on a basis that approaches an
amcable solution Of the difficulties in
volving shorter hours.
This has been brought about by tho
action of the Clothing Manufacturers
Association Of Philadelphia In granting
its employees "A fortr-four.hour week, to
hc effective May ; the appointment by
Judge j. Willis Martin. chairman of
the Philadelphia Council of National Ne
fcnse. Of q committee of prominent Law
and ecclesiastical citizens to iuterCede in
the textile difference and the action OF
members Of the Upholstery Manufac-
turcrs' Association in making sub
stantial cut in the hours Of the working
week beCauyc of depressed business con.
ditious.
The committee of arbitration an
pointed by Judge Martin is composed of:
George Wharton Pepper. chairman of
Pennsylvania council of national de-
tense: Ernest T. Trigg, president OF
the Chamber of Commerce Bishop
Philip Mercer Rhinelander, Of the Prot
estaut Episcopal diocese of Pennsyl-
vania Archbishop Denis J. Doushertv.
of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of
Philadelphia; Mrs. II. S. Prentiss
Nichols president of the New Century
club; William K. Nicholson, president
Of the city club. and Miss Julia West.
of 33lo North Front street, factory and
social worker.
\ letter informing the factions in dis
agreement yesterday was addressed 10
Nathan T. Folwell on behalf of tbe
manufacturers, and Frank McKosI,ey.
vice president of the United Textile
Workers OF America on behalf Of tho
operatives, In the report il was sei
forth that the committee is nrcnared ,o
make friendly and unofficial inquiry into
the tacts of the case and to lend itself
to an unbiased discussion of tho nrob-
lens, The committee asks opportunitv
for widespread publicity in discussion
OF the situation
The action OF the Clothing Manurac-
turcrs' Association affects l2.OOO em-
pipyes, II was said. Twenty of tho
largest concerns in the city are Intar-
'sted in it, Among the more prominent
firms are \ B Kirschbaum 4 ca. \
Snellenhurg & Co. Arnold, Louchhc,u G
'"o Lisbcrtcr x Wise and LiverlCht
ir"enwald & co.
In connection with the action o, the
Clothing Manufacturers Association.
David Kirschbaum. of A. b. Kirschbaun
~ '''.s FbIA II - Al SERIOUS question
whether the forty-four-h wcrl, will
enable the clothing manufacturers in
dus,ry in tn" United states 10 compc,e
with manufacturers in other countries
II is one thing TO shorten wages and
hours, 1t is another TO compete with
foreign countries. \ period OF six
months or a year should determine
whether or not the new ARRANGEMENT
can maintain itself"
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SWEETHEARTS JILT SOLDIERS
Men From France Greeted With
Wedding Announcements

Consolation In the form Of doughnu,s
and hot coffee is being given to heart
broken service men who have returned
from France and found their sweet
hearts married 20 other men More than
twenty-five disappointed lovers have
made their appearance at tho Salvation
Army Service Mems Hostel, Broad street
and Paramount avenue, during tho last
few days.
Many of the soldiers say when they
arrived home from chasing r-boats, or
wiping out machiue-gun nests a.
they were greeted with wedding an
nouncements,
Many OF the disappointed young men
are asking for Bibles and Testaments
and the supply at the hostel is running
low.
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SHUNFAKE ADVICE
ON INCOME TAX
Internal Revenue Officer
Warns Against Alleged I'm
scrupulous Experts
CIRCULAR SEEN AS BAIT
Some Suggest That They Know
How to Conceal Profits and
Dodge Payment

A warning against fake experts" on
income tax has been sounded by the
Internal Revenue Bureau in a statement
received by the Internal Revenue Office
here from Comm 'ssioner Daniel G.
Roper
II is said the country Is being flooded
with cunningly worded circulars from
so called income tax experts" which
appeal TO a desire on the part of some
taxpayers to conceal part OF their prof
its. Some of these circulars, it is said,
are SO worded that they are likely to
induce the taxpayers TO call for more
information.
On Percentage Basis
In some instances the experts" an
nounce their fee will be fraction of
the amount which would he saved
through the methods suggested.
u desire to make public announce
mcnt, for the information of taxpayers,
that an Investigation of the qualiflca-
tions of many of these experts will
disclose the fact that very few have had
the training and experience that would
place them anywhere near the expert
class" says Commissioner Roper in his
statement.
Some of them were formerly tenn.
porary employees of the government who
are attempting to capitalize this fact
regardless of their personal knowledge
of the revenue laws and regulations
Others are soliciting clients on the
strength of diplomas as income tax ex-
perts obtained after taking long-ds-
tance courses by means of printed in
struCtions of doubtful value
Taxpayers should not allow them
selves to be imposed upon by strangers
who claim to be income tax experts.
They should discriminate carefully be-
tween really helpful authoritative ad-
vice In tax matters and the irresponsi.
BILE brand peddled under glittering pre-
lenses.
Bureau to Give Advice
THE bureau is arranging to furnish
for the benefit of income tax PAYERS in
every city and town in the country a
free advisory service by trained col
lectors. agents, inspectors and deputies
At the Offices of collectors and their dep.
uties and at other central points, free
information and advice with respect tc
fling returns under the new revenue bill
may be had up to the final date for
filing such returns.
Every taxpayer Is assured of q
square deal from tho government based
entirely on the tax laws and regulations
and the facts III his case. No other in.
fluence is allowed to enter into internal
revenue matters and the statement OF
any firm or individual that they are ir
a position to exert special influence with
internal revenue officers is wholly with.
out foundation In fact. painstaking and
open-minded consideration is given in
every case regardless of whether the
taxpayer appears in person or by at.
torney."
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LONG TO FINISH CASUALTIES
L. S. Losses Not to Be Checked
Up Till September

Washington, Jan. 29.-Another sum
NOR must pass before the full extent OF
American casualties In the fighting IN
France Is known.
This was stated at the War Depart
ment by cne of the officers directing the
search for missing men. He said u
will be impossible to make n complete
check of all the data affecting the cas-
ua before the middle OF next sep
tember, and even then the task may
not be fully accomplished.
1T is just as well to face this sltua-
tion frankly" declared the officer
some persons think IL easy to gather
data concerning dead. wounded and
missing men, but they are mistaken.
They know nothing of the tremendous
amount Of work which must be done,
sometimes in a single case. before II can
he fully ascertained whether the man
Is dead, wounded or prisoner OF war.
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DEATHS

BANCROFT. Jau 20, SELLERS
RANrRuf"r. hi7 Pine st., aged -. FumTi"i
and int private. ''' at
CHALLEN NGER IAN 20. r,r,s,r
THOMAS ". IHALlENGER aged on
Relatives aud friends. also Military order ~;
tn" Loyal Legion Of the United States i '
yited TO services Fri, . g. m, at the Oity.r
II. BAR Bldg, lS20 Chestnut st, lnt NJ
Nate at Mt, Moriah Gem ' W.
Ncl!AIGilIN IN Jan. ~, SUSAN. u,,o
John Mclaughlin and daughter Of thn W .t
William ana Marjorie Craig Due notico q,
the funeral will be given from s47 n a,Th ~,
st. " ~ fith
HAMILTON At Conshohocken Ian no
llEIENE kn wife of Alexander Iia,nu,-,,, -,
and daughter Of the late Louis and ",m,ItnGn
kolle' IN her b.d year, Relatives and frioe,,,n.a
invited 70 funeral sat, 80 y In frar 'tus ,ii
Sprlngm'll ave. COnshohocken Ser,Iooa,' SPIo, 'i-
nalvary J. r. Church. $50 y. m Int IN m
=, ,iioFlELp, Jan. IS. uEI,EN o.,
pAhN n. Mfe Of Harry - schoGeid, aged IN ~
u ~ a M at the Church OF Good SAM, Eri.
Paol ia: Remains can be Viewedh Ttltan.
,e;;ii eNse;;i rom 70 y. m, at 227 Pa rLa nura
Soinngoalei Del Co.. Pa. Int vsiiar ave..
oyTdsrriYsn church, -PsolL Pa. '""eS FreA
MAY, daughter Of ella A and ~. IDA
James W. Taylor. Notice Of funcraiu us lato
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PHONE RATE FIGHT IMPENDS
Attorney General Expected to
File Restraining Petition Today

Papers are expected 10 be filed In
the Dauphn County Court today by
Attorney General Schaffer for the Pub
lie Service Commission seeking a re-
straining order against tho telephone
companies maintaining the new rates
In this state
The Attorney General was In ron.
ference yesterday with the members
Of tho Commission. lie admitted af-
terwards that the papers for presenta-
ton of tho case IN court were already
in process Of preparation. and that he
would Mo them at the earliest possible
moment
Telephone companies will he obliged
to Tie an answer in defense of their
maintenance Of the new rates which
are claimed to be Illegally enforced,
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CARRIER FOR new HIGH SCHOOL
Wants One West of Wissahickon
10 Relieve Crowdinp

Establishment Of a junior high school
at some point west of the Wissahirkon
to relieve the overcrowdng Of the ,;er'
mantOwn High School. Is advocated hv
Sunerintendent Garber.
at does not require a long look into
this proposed school will not be- suai'
Cicnt relief to the Germantown Uiph
school" said Doctor Garber "rhc
distance between the Germantown ana
Frankford tligh Schools rs five miles
The shmcnt of a junior Lipl,
~ IN the oak Lane region would r.
- great convenience to the public rcsiI.
ing there and AT the same time rclicv,
the Overcrowding of the Germantown
lligh School"
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SAVE CHILDREN AT FIRE
Woman Leads Thirty Youngstcr.
Safely to Street

Through presence of mind and braycrv
II Mrs, A. Nelson, proprietor of thc
house, thirty children escaped i'm iIrv
Turing fire last night at Slmhsnr,
'ottagc, 32s East Mount Airy ayon1,s
Germantown, The establishment 10 90
boa riding house for children. ~
All the youngsters We're aslcep ,vhor
Mrs. Nelson saw clouds OF smoke ron,
ing down the stairway, Many rhlIdra,,
left their rooms and fed TO the halls
Assuring them there was no dangass'
she led the children to the street, after
and blankets. and summoned the firee
men.
The fire, which was started bv
lighted match dropped accidentaIiv -.
the floor. caused about 5000 damage. W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-29
SCHOOL DENIED SHIP TOWN
Camden Board Postpones Building for
New York Company

Yorkship Village received another set
back when the Camden Board of Educa-
tion decided TO postpone tho erection Of
the proposed schoclhouso for the ship
workers community. This action was
taken partly because Of the fact that
building operations are temporarily
suspended.
OF the 900 or more houses ready for
occupancy, only about forty are occu-
Filed.
Tho Board OF Education has also de-
ferred the erection OF tho school because
of the fact that there are no children
residing at Yorkship Village. II was
originally int9nded TO spend about $780,
600 for sell ol az the village
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is "A private, was assigned TO the first
aid section of the medical department,
and WAS with the lighters for "A month.
rendering first aid to the fallen men.
The number Of casualties sustained hy
the SiXty-ifth was not disclosed in any
Of the returning soldiers letters.
Private Siemon was nducted into tn"
service last June, and sent to Fort
OglcthOrpe, Ga. He remained at Fort
OglethOrpe for six weeks When all the
men in his company were classified and
it was discovered that he was "A register
ed pharmacist, he was transferred 10 tho
Fourth Medical Replacement Init at
Allentown. In August tn" Fourth Re
placement Unit was sent overseas and
stationed somewhere in England. In
September SIelnon was assigned to the
S!Nty-ifth rcgimental medical depart
ment, and is returning to this city
to he discharged with that organization.
Private Siemon graduated from La
Sale college, and then entered the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. from
which h" graduated. For six years he
was connected with tn" John H. Roy
u0ids Drug Company, Front aud Nor
rlS streets. several years ago he left
the drug business and engaged in the
c"op"ragc business with his father.
Horny St'mon u Sons. l7JJ-J6 North
Front street
In a recent letter he wrote, II am do.
ing first aid work at the front. It Is the
same old job, giving out the dope again. >"
lie also added IA bit Of information with
reference 10 some other pills" which the
''ormans served to the Americans
pills about tn" size Of ash cans" he
wrote. were coming over part of the
time We Wore Shelling the Huns. They
usually left crater5 big enough for
houses to b" dropped into them"
Private Sicmou is thirty years old
u" is the son Of MIR ana Mrs. Henry
SIrmon' -" North second street. As
soon as he is discharged from tn" scrv-
l'" PrINat" S'cl0pn win again engage
IN the making Of barrels with HE CaihCr
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Son Finds Ealllcr a Snicidc

Joseph Grecr. hfy-seven years old.
was found dead in bed this morning by
his son Russell Greer, at his home at
found jammed against the door and all
cracks and crevices in the room were
stopped up and the gas turned on, in
dicating that Greer had committed sui
eide. The son called Doctor Collins,
who lives nearby. and he pronounced the
man dead. Poor health Is believed to
have caused the suicide.
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: \. " Asked Parade
Recover Another Fire Victim

Another body has been recovered by
the crew - the police boat StOkley from
tho wreck of the oil tanker Amundsen,
which was burned TO tha waters edge at
the dock OF the Point Breeze Oil Works
January l6. II was taken to the morgue.
This body is supposed to be that of the
missing with ten OF the crew. Seven
bodies have now been recovered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-29
MOORE FORESEES
Big u.s.. TAX BILLS
Congressman Discerns No
Relief and Finds Finan.
cial Outlook Displeasing
CONFERS WITH SHERLEY

Washington. Jan. 2a.--Aftcr confer
cnce today with Chairman Sherley, of
the House Appropriations Committee.
Congrcssman j. Hampton Moore de-
clared the country's financial outlook
with respect to revenue and taxation
Is not pleasing to contemplate
Mr.. Moore, who Is one of the con-
the conference with Chairman Sherley
to try to determine If the $4,000, 100000
to be raised by the revenue bill will be
sufficient to meet the governments needs
in view of the extraordinary appropri-
ations bIng made by Congress now, or
whether it would be better to rewrite
the bill so as to raise the $4,000, 100000
as intended originally.
The appropriations chairman said he
did not feel called upon to answer that
question, whether more than $4,000, ,OOO,-
600 should be raised, but believed IT
might be we'll TO raise the $4,000, 900, 600,
as originally proposed by the President.
Obligated for s3I 900. 900, 900
Mr.. Moore said his understanding was
that the government had thus far obli-
Gated itse,f for s3I OOO 600 0OO for the
GscoI ,,oor a,ding Iune az uext JIo ca id
we had raised only $4,000, ,000,0 600 by loan
s,,,orai,,,ro laa,.i,e . aofriancv ~ 500 =
mn ooo ooo rrIoes tbore was n curtoil-
n,art % anrrnnria,ions or nm incroose in
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-29

Artillery Regiment,
Is "A member Of tn"
rcEincnta' medical
department.. and a
graduate Of the
Philadelphia COL
lego Of Pharmacy.
He was attached
to the first aid Sec
ton of the medical
department and saw
active service from
october II until
the arnistice was
signed.
The SiXty-hfth h
went into action on
October II, near
thaumont. France,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-29
British Vice Consul Gets Leave

Hugh Alexander Ford, British vice
consu. at this port and for some time
acting consul, has obtained leave OF alb
sence. He will embark from New York
on Friday for Liverpool on 1ie Cunard
liner Caronla.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-29
Troops to Guard German Assembly

Berlin. Jan. 29.-(By 4. PD-Two
battallons from one Of the crack Ger
man regiments VIII leave for Weimar
during the sessions OF the National AS
sembly and will be at tho government 's
direct disposal In case Of necessity.