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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
BANKERS REDUCE
TERMS ON LOAN
Five Per Cent Down Will Buy
Victory Bond Under New
Arrangement
MAY CUT BIG ALLOTMENTS

Notes of the Victory Liberty Loan
may be purchased by subscribers upon
an initial payment of per cent of the
total subscription, according to an
nouncement today by the Victory Lib
erty Loan committee. In previous loans
the initial payment was 10 per cent.
This announcement follows n letter
from Effingham b. Morris, chairman
OF the banks and trust companies com
mittee, stating that the bankers have
decided to lend investors 90 per cent of
the amount of their subscriptions to the
Victory Loan for ninety days at Az
per cent interest, the rate carried by
one of the note issues.
Subscribers will have the privilege
of renewing this loan for another ninety
day period, at the same interest rate.
These liberal terms were set at meet
ing of bankers yesterday.
Bankers to Go Limit
Sentiment of the bankers was unani- !
nous for helping Victory Loan sub
scrlbers in every way possible, and back
of them are banking resources in ex-
cess of 81 100000, 900. The terms Of
fered by the bankers were received en-
Enthusiastically by officials of the war
loan organization, who regard them as
liberal.
ms arrangement, which permits in
vcstors in the Az per cent Victory
notes to borrow at the same interest
rate as that of the notes, makes the
loan carry itself during the period that
investors are saving to pay off their
loan from the bank.
Won't Stop at Quota
Refusal of the government to accent
any oversubscriptions during the Vic
tory Liberty Loan campaign does not
mean that the campaign will stop in
any district as soon as the quota is
reached.
This announcement was made at Vic
tory Loan headquarters here today. The
will continue throughout the
three weeks and be just as intensive
in the last days of the drive as in
the beginning, even though quota is
reached early in the campaign.
The decision to accept no Oversub-
scripton will have no effect upon the
small subscriber, as it has been decided
to cut the allotments on percentage
basis in the case of the quota being
exceeded.
The cut in the allotments will be
based on the total subscriptions through
out the country. 1t will be the big
who will suffer the cut, they
being permitted to take only a portion
of the amount they enter. so as to bring
the issue directly to the 81 SOC, 200 900!
as announced by the Treasury Depart
ment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
SHARPLES LOSES SUIT
West Chester Fears SIander Verdict
Will Enforce Plant Removal

Judge Lands. of West Chester. has
handed down an opinion in the suit of
SANDER instituted against =. NJ. Sharp
pies by DR.. Bayard Kane. in which the
court refused the application of Mr..
Sharples for new trial and upheld the
$4,000 verdict rendered by the jury. The
opinion of Judge lands goes into con
siderable detail and in several instances
criticizes the millionaire manufacturer
Of West Chester It is generally felt
in West Chester that with this added
thrust at Mr.. Sharples the probability
of his manufacturing plant remaining in
n community which he already CON
siders hostile to his interests are
slight.
Yesterday morning n committee ap-
pointed by the local board of trade
called on Mr.. Sharples and presented
a set Of resolutions adopted at it's meet
ing last Monday night. Mr.. Sharples
accepted the resolutions and announced
he would make a statement to the com
mittee in a few days. 1t is und der-
stood in West Chester, however, that
Mr.. .Sharples has purchased several
acres of ground at Claymont, Del.
and that the new separator plant will
be erected there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
HOME OF SOLDIERS
MOTHER IS SAVED
United States Marshal Pro-
tects Woman Owing Rent
From Eviction
LANDLORD is W n N E D

An alleged attempt to sell the house
hold effects of Mrs. Thomas Carroll,
mother of soldier killed in the war,
who was three months in arrears in
rent, was frustrated today by the fed
eral authorities.
Mrs. Carroll, who is the mother of
seven children, lives at 2543 South
Juniper street.
When Walter W. Phillips. a real
estate agent, 1870 Snyder avenue. and
Otto Zimmerman, a constable. went TO
the Carroll home this morning they
were met by United States Deputy
Marshal McCaffrey and Agent Mallet.
OF the Department of Justice. When
questioned by Phillips, Mallet informed
him that he was there to serve war
rant for the arrest of Phillips and the
constable if any attempt were made to
evict the woman or sell the household
goods.
Phillips quickly changed his mind in
the matter, it is said and went to see
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Robert Sterrett.
If you have warrant for me, here
1 am" said Phillips.
20 through with the eviction or TINS
woman and I'll quickly accommodate
you," said Mr.. Sterrctt. II intend to
force the issue in this matter and
challenge you to proceed"
The defiance Of Phillips quickly faded
away, it was said.
II shall see my attorney" he an
nounced as he retreated.
The attorney in question is John W.
Speckman, he said.
Phillips did not go to the house
with the purpose of evicting Mrs. Car
ROLL" Mr.. Sperkman said, but simply
to stop the sale of the household goods
which, it is said, previously had been
ordered. The Red Cross had promised
to aid the woman
Mrs. Carroll is unable to pay the
rent at present for the reason that
she has not received money due here
from the war risk insurance bureau.
She made application for the money
some time ago. Her husband is an
invalid.
Her son killed in the war was Pri-
vate Robert Whaley Company G, 10th
Infantry. He lost his life in action in
Argonne forest, last October.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
FOUGHT ON STREET CAR
Discharged Soldier Arrested Aftel
Encounter With Crew

John Lacey, discharged soldier liv-
Ing on Fifty fourth street near Arch. is
held at the Fifteenth and Locust streets
station. charged with breach of peace.
He will be given hearing tomorrow
morning.
Lacey boarded crowded car at
Eleventh and Walnut streets last night.
The conductor asked the passengers to
move up. There was no place to move,
it seemed, and Lacey and the conductor
got into an argument. The conductor
is said to have pushed Lacey toward
the far end of the car. Lacey is said
then TO have struck the conductor and
also the motorHhan, who came up. At
Thirteenth and Walnut streets Lacey
left the car and started up Thirteenth
street. Policeman Smith gave chase
and, thinking Lacey was an escaped
highwayman, fired several shots into
the air. At Broad and SAMSON streets
Smith overlook Lacey and put him
under arrest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
FARM INTERESTS CONFER
National Federation of Construction
Industries Plan Session

A national conference of all indus
tries concerned with construction is to
be called by the National Federation of
Construction Industries, a new organi-
zation. headed by Ernest Il. Trigg, of
the Chamber of Commerce. with head
quarters in the Drexel Building.
W. H. Manss. former director of the
war service committees of the war in
dustries board, who is directing the
plans for the conference, says that the
date and place had not yet been de-
termined upon.
Che federation expects to have pres
ent at the conference representatives
from 134 oranges, twenty four farmers
national headquarters, twenty nine ma :
tional farmers organizations and 221
state agricultural associations. real
estate, highway and building organiza-
tions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
RIVAL FLIERS SEE
HOPE FOR EARLY
START OVERSEAS
Raynham Tunes Up" and
Awaits Good Weather Hawk
er's Reports Unsatisfactory"

st. Johns. y. r. April 17.-(By
A. P.l-Weather Z. conditions favorable
for flying prevailed here today. Cap
tain Frederick =. Raynham, British
aviator, and Harry G. Hawker. his
Australian rival for transatlantic
flight honors, looked TO incoming
weather reports for word as to whether
the aerial breakers over the ocean
would permit them 10 "hop of" soon.
Raynham put his biplane through its
flying PAGES just before noon. taking a
thirty minute spin over the hills of the
east coast. After landing he said he
waited only a change in the weather to
start across. The engine and the plane
itself, he said. worked beautifully"
Hawker who witnessed the fight.
received advices that weather condi-
tiOns on the Atlantic continued unsatis.
factory.
The contest has reached stage
where it is no longer fcrely race for
preparedness, but one in which it
seems probable the two planes will
speed across the ocean. throttles wide
open. on dash which calls not only
for endurance but speed. The race also
calls for test of two different air
courses.
The route plotted "" Commander
Mackenzie Grieve. Hawker's naviga-
tor. turns south from here and later
swings northeast toward the Irish
coast. Major c. w. Morgan, Rayp-
ham s navigator. on the other hand, has
laid course directly for Ireland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
BUILD BIG MERCHANTMEN
New York shipbulIding Company at
Work on 535-Foot Holds

The largest merchant ships now be-
ing constructed in any shipyard in the
country are being built at the yards Of
the New York Shipbuilding Corporation,
Camden.
Three hulls. known as Nos. 240. 2l1
and 242, contracts for which We're re-
Gently awarded by the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. are for vessels of go feet
in length with n displacement of 81 900
tons each and speed of eighteen knots
an hour. Their normal capacity in
cabin and steerage passengers is 1900
and, used as transports, they can carry
5000 troops. Their freight capacity is
5000 tons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
WET WEATHER TO CONTINUE
Clouds to Stay Until Tomorrow
Niuht-New Rain Record

With at least twelve hours more wet
weather in sight the April rainfall to
date is in excess of the usual precipita-
ton for the entire month, according to
the weather bureau here
Forecaster stated that the earliest
time when clearing of the weather
might be expected is tomorrow night
Thus far 800 inches of rain have fallen
as against normal precipitation of
POI inches for April. The rainfall to
date is 07 inches greater than the
average rainfall for seventeen days in
April.
The forecaster said that with the ex
pected clearing tomorrow. Philadelphia
will have a prolonged spell of fair
weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Lecture at Memorial Hall

The first lecture in the series which
is to be given by the Pennsylvania
Museum at Memorial Hall. Fairmount
Park, will take place this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. II. D. Eberlein will talk
on the early Pennsylvania Pottery"
using the great collection Of this ware
contained in the museum as a demon
stration of the practical value of this
art. which has fallen into disuse and
which is to be renewed as a commercial
proposition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Open Loan Drive at Penn

The Victory Loan drive among the
students of the University of Pennsyl-
yania will be opened at meeting to be
held at noon today in Houston Hall
Arthur McCarty. a student recently dis
charged from the United States marine
corps, has been appointed by Provost
Edgar Fahs Smith to supervise thu
campaign. Edwin o. Lewis, director
of the West Philadelphia district, viii
address the student meeting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Relief for WOrkingman

The action of the federal boards of
the Episcopal Church answers for the
first time the question hurled at the
proponents of prohibition: What are
you going to do for the workingman
after you have taken the saloon from
him.
The fund Of 500 600 900, according to
the report. will be used for two pur
poses. TO extend the church work in the
field of immigration and "a definite at
tempt to solve the problem of finding
real substitute for the saloon"
With respect to the saloon the report
says:
Has the Church no message or act
of sympathy and helpfulness for the
millions in our land who. after July | =,
will be deprived Of the only social cen
ter provided for them? The saloon
has served a community need. Cannot
the church provide a better? You can
not take something away from man
without giving him something in re
turn
After stating that small amount
will be used in missionary field work
among immigrants, the report adds:
MANY problems and tasks of unique
and compelling interest thrust upon us
by the present world emergency are in
the minds Of all thoughtful churchmen.
These problems relate not only to
the obvious duty of the church to sup
port its general boards and to expand
their work upon a much larger scale
but numerous special tasks, to which
the church always has been committed.
but with which she has inadequately
dealt. which must be faced"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Negro Sentenced for wild Shooting

Robert Peoples, a negro, of Sixteenth
and Thompson streets, who ''shot up"
the neighborhood of Seventeenth and
South streets, was committed to Moya
mensing prison for five days by Mags-
trate Mecleary in default of $5 COSTS
Peoples said he came to this city from
Pittsburgh to see his wife, who is i'll
in the Philadelphia General Hospital
He started out to pawn a shotgun yes
terday, but visited several saloons on
the way. Peoples then started to
"shoot up the neighborhood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Awarded $3.50 Damages in Camden

jury in the Camden County Circuit
Court today awarded George Smythe.
of East Camden. S3150 damages for the
death of his six year old son. killed by
n truck owned by the d. B. Martin
Company, pork packers. of Philadel-
phia. George Smythe and Anna Quigley.
eight years old. were run down last
November. The children died in Cooper
Hospital. Mrs. Florence Quigley. the
mother of Anna. was awarded $2750
damages against the d. B. Martin Com
pany.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
FOUR IN FAMILY DIE
Residents of 1921 North Front St.
Fatally Stricken Within Two Weeks

The fourth to die in the same fam
lily from pneumonia within the last two
weeks, Mrs. Emma Carroll, forty years
old, of 1921 North Front street. was
stricken yesterday with pneumonia and
died
Two weeks ago her sister in law,
Mrs. William J. Carroll. of 1902 Frank
ford road, died from the same cause.
And the same week her father and
mother in law died. She is survived
by her husband, Walter Carroll, who
is member Of the fire insurance pa
troll, Fifth and Berks streets, and
three children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
BROTHERS MEET I'm FRANCE
Soldiers, Separated Two Years, Have
Week Together in Vendome

Two brothers who had been separated
for two years, and who were both scrv-
ing in the American army in France,
met recently at Nendome, France.
Owing to military movements. which
were forcing their units apart once
more, they were only able to snatch
week of reunion.
The boys both live in this city. at
5115 Hopes street. John j. Finn.
the older, enlisted April. 1917, in Troop
G, Sixth regular United States cavalry
sailing shortly afterward for France.
Emmett l.. Finn enlisted in Battery
A, Seventy eighth field artillery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
HALPERN HEADS DENTISTS
Philadelphia College Graduates Hold
Fifty-sixth Annual Session

The Alumni Society of the PhiladeI-
phia Dental College held its fifty sixth
annual meeting in the college building
Mt Eighteenth and Buttonwood streets
yesterday.
Officers OF the association were
elected as follows: President DR..
Leon A. Halperns vice presidents, DR..
W. Gamble, DR.. J. II. Yearick and
Louis Herman; recording secretary,
DR.. W. j. Robinson corresponding
secretary. DR., Il. Wyeoff; treasurer,
DR.. II. Ridell.
"Rekindled Interest in the Dental
Profession was the subject of an es-
say read by DIR. Y. 3. Essig. Sessions
continued In the college all day yes
torday, and in the evening banquet
was held IN kthe Adelphia Hotel. 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
1000 Liberty Motors for Sale

Washington. April 17.--One thou
sand new Liberty motors ordered for the
army air service before the cessation of
hostilties, which are not needed
now, will be placed on sale shortly by
the sales and salvage section of the
service. The motors are 12-cylinder
V-type, 5-inch bore, 7-inch stroke of
400 horsepower, at 100 revolutions
Der minute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Nine. Petrova Guest at Tea

Madame Olga Petrova was the guest
of honor at a tea to be given by the
Women Writers Club in the Art Ali
ance this afternoon. Miss Julia
Blankenburg, president of the club was
assisted in receiving by Miss Agnes
Repplier I'd, Mrs. William Reed Me-
Gill. Mrs. y, n, Quenps and Miss Ida
Cleaye Van Auken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Emergency Aid Exhibit Todsv

A free exhibition of reclamation work
done by members of the committee of
supplies of the Emergency Aid will be
held today at 1924 Chestnut street. In r
cluded among the articles on display
viii be children's clothing and knitted
sweaters and socks, which eventually
will be turned over to the various war
,elief committees of the Emergency Aid
to be shipped to the destitute children
Of the Allies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17
Troops Back From Var
and HOme,card Bound
ARRIVED

Kaiserin Auguste Victoria ar EsC, yo.,,
the nrst ship to arrive, in America of the
s1,a sisasd powers @ SsI SSnder the armistice terms
Diyision, former National Guard Of In,,isl
lana. mississippi and Arkansas. They re
Haynes. commanding the sixtStfouTath TOUT irs Fed 4
ArsilsrS srssdsS whose hsadaparters
Also on the former German ship ship Wefe VsITsnS% az
nurses and nine, civilians, comprising the
sixth. Thirty-hrst, Forty-slxth. FortyNnintS TftS
sayentieth and Seventy second Base Hospital,
Hospitai; forty-two otfieers and Ha1en is4 men
convalescins from wounds or Illness. and a
Sierra at s Sew SH1 York Si''itsnsi from Bordeaux
h d2o9 Sssrs snd men Of the FoTtsth
and AriaonsJ. Headqusrters Company. pM med med
sa q aRs 4h hnS aaeSns Gan Fl
,,issa twen5,y,fonar Officers and and $50 men. viii be
poass Hancock P shePmah hefrnsy fes and frSFt, 6S
Headaasrters and sanitary detaehments and
%gcmpaniss % A. B and Of the 14sd, Ma;
men. viii be demobilized at Camps Kearney,
R!x; Bowie Dodge and Grant The .Fortieth
GERS and 1914 men. will be demobiiized at
Camps Rearney, Bowie and Funston Mean
1908 troepF; Including three Officers and s53
and balloon. medical and other casusis.
DUE TODAY
Dante Allghieri. at New York, from Mar
seilles. April 4. with 1882 men.
Iowen. at New York. from Bordeaux,
Z asxenia. al New York. from Brest. April
z. with 1895 army personnel.
Roknoke. At New York from Bordeaux,
kprif O. with 1895 men.
FOR EARLY CONVOY
Tes Fourth and Tnirtisth compsnles and
HeA AdQusrisrs Second battalion OF the Twen-
rpo<rF, 1e4e Hospital No. II - on hoard
tn9 tr4uGH/ A Efjud&m due 70 arrive at New
st <:$ :. , = z sas':'ss g t units
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-17

PIECES MAY BE ADDED AS .
EXPEDIENCY DICTATES. REPLACE
MENTs ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-10-23
THIRD WOMAN MADE +.
SUBJECT OF ATTACK
IN DIVORCE Court

Charging that Matte Leland alien
ated the affections Of her husband,
N. Erickson, Mrs. Mary Erickson
Thursday started suit against her for
$4,000 damages. The complaint was
filed with the county clerk Wednes-
day evening. The date of the trial
has not yet been set.
In her complaint Mrs. Erickson
says that she married her husband in
Iowa in December, 1882, and that,
thereafter, for 23 years. she lived in
blissful harmony and happiness with
him. Then, four years ago, she claims,
Matte Leland, who was living at the
Erickson home. began to show undue
attention to her husband, and at
times was seen to caress and kiss him
This continued. Mrs. Erickson al
leges, until her husband would pay
no attention to her whatever, and
lost all his affection for her. She
stood this as long as she could, Mrs.
Erickson says, when she asked her
husband to tell Miss Leland, who was
at that time 2s years old. to leave
the house.
Her husband refused. Mrs. Erick-
son claims, and advised her to leave
instead. This she did. And has ever
since resided apart from her husband
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-10-23

Leaders of the Central Labor council
last night submitted written request
to Mr. Spalding to varbitrate.
In the event a walkout is called Fri
day, or other trouble arises which will
cause a partial shutdown of the mill,
Mr.. Spalding said that there is enough
repair work to do to keep the remain
ing members of the crew busy.
When asked if any more men would
be let out Mr.. Spalding said:
Men Not Imported.
mo. We are getting along all right
now, and no more men will be re-
leased"
In reply to a report that 1aborers
had been imported from outside the
city to fill the vacancies of men who
had left the mill, Superintendent Mey-
ers declared.
THAT is untrue. All the men we
have engaged are Salem men, and we
have taken no one in from the out
side"
Several men, working on the log
boom, left the mill this morning. They
were Immediately replaced, Mr. Spafd-
ing said, and operations were not ham
pered.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-10-23
increase IN ROAD
BOND LIMITATION
URGED BY STEWART

James S. Stewart, of Corvallis, rep
resentative from Wheeler county, was
in Salem Wednesday making prepara-
ton for the filing of the petition for a
constitutional amendment which will
allow the state to incur Indebtedness
up to per cent of the assessed valua-
ton for the purpose of road construc-
tom According to the laws the pro-
posed amendment cannot be voted up
on except at general election. of
which the next is in November, 1920.
The amendment proposed to give
the state the power to increase the
bonded Indebtedness to 500, ,000, 900 in
stead of the present s2O,00e,00O limi-
tation which is per cent of the as
sessed valuation.
The counties by law passed at the
last special election, have the right to
bond themselves. if they desire. up to
per cent of their valuation and the
proposed amendment would enable the
state. according 10 Mr.. Stewart. to
match county issues in aiding in road
building
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-10-23
Treaty Friends and Foes
Line Up Forces for Ballot
Upon johnson Amendment

Washington. Oct 23.--While debate
ragged on the senate floor over the
Johnson treaty amendment today
democratic and republican leaders
worked strenuously in cloak rooms to
line up their forces on their proposed
reservations.A
No vote was expected until tomor-
row on the johnson amendment. Fur
ther reservations will be considered by
the foreign relations committee at a
meeting late today.
johnson Makes Plea.
johnson, making final plea for his
amendment to equalize voting strength
in the league. declared that he intro
duced II with the most implicit faith
that 1t would be accepted by the SEN
ate with enthusiasm and acclamation.
81 find that am sadly mistaken"
said Johnson. There are gentlemen
in this senate who refuse to their coun-