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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
NEGLECT OF SOLDIER
DENOUNCED BY MOORE
Congressman Declares Men
Landed Here Suffered in
Brest Camp

Complaints made by the army officers
and men who landed in Philadelphia
from the transport Haverford several
weeks ago against uncomfortable, un-
healthy and insanitary conditions at the
rest camp" at Brest, from which they
sailed, were echoed in the House OF Rep
resentatives today by Congressman j.
Hampton Moore, Of this city.
The men suffered terrible hardships
at the Brest camp, but were prevented
from uttering any word or complaint
against the conditions, because they
were not yet discharged and realized the
punishment that would be meted out 10
them IL they "squealed,' Congressman
Moore said.
These men, or most Of them, were
quartered at Brest from December 81
to January Il and lived and slept in
tents where the water on the ground was
Ave inches deep" said Congressman
Moore. why they were put in tents
and compelled TO live out on the ground
instead OF being put in barracks | do
not know.
Il have here a letter from a man well
known in Washington, whose name I
dare not mention for fear he will be
punished, in which he states the men
rode from their inland camp TO the
point of embarkation in dirty, filthy and
cold cattle cars.
81 hone these men will soon be dis
charged SO that we can learn from them
lust what they were forced to endure
and punish those who are guilty. They
cannot tell us while they are still in
seryice"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
BACK AFTER S TIMES OVER TOP
Family Has Reunion in Honor Of
B, s. ZWeighaft

Five times over the top" once gassed
and just recovered from an attack OF
trench feet" Private Benjamin s.
Zweighaft has returned TO this city,
and a family reunion has been held in
his honor at his home, 2420 South Ninth
street. He has been in active service
In France since June.
Private Iweighaft was among the
first selected men to leave Philadelphia
in September 1917. He trained at Camp
Meade and was assigned to Company
A, 32lst Machine Gun Battalion, at
Camp Gordon. He trained there from
November. 1917, to April, 1918, and ter
a short stay at Camp Upton. sailed for
France about the first of May.
He saw active fighting at St. Mihiel
and the Argonne Forrest. at both OF
which places he went over the top"
In the latter battle he was gassed. and
was under shell-fire for twenty-six DAYS.
He was sent to a base hospital at Vichy.
France. and after the signing of the
arnistice was transferred to casual
company and sent home. He arrived
in Hoboken on the 30th of JanuarE
He was sent TO Camp Dix, but hA
within the last few days received his
final discharge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15

! She now accordS herself on occasions
the privilege of riding in the presidential
motorcar.
President Ebert lost son in the fight
ing in Macedonia and another in the
Chemin des Danes operations.
The family up TO two weeks ago had
been living in a suburb of Berlin, but
now is installed in official apartments
of the Department OF the Interior in the
Wilhelmstrasse, which formerly were
occupied by high officials. The per-
manent official residence of the new
President has not been determined upon,
and President Ebert has expressed aver
sion TO the Bellevue Palace as such resi-
dence on the ground that II is too
imposing"
Just how the newly elected President
and the first lady OF the land will APP.
proach the solution of the various COM
pick questions facing them in their new
status has not yet been developed. The
question of official receptions Ia already
worrying certain circles in the capital
who contemplate with some concern the
shift from the splendor of the Hohenzol-
lern levees TO the threatened Jeffer-
sonian simplicity of the new regime.
The new position to which Frau
Ebert has attained has already caused
her TO be beset with offers from Berlin
modistes and tradespeople.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
WARN OF RED PROPAGANDA
Senators Thomas and Weeks Urge
Legislation to Check II

washington, Feb. lb.-(By 4. P)-
Drastic laws TO check spread OF radical
propaganda were advocated in the Sem
ate today by Senators Thomas. OF Colo
rado. and Weeks. of Massachusetts
were 'springing up like mushrooms"
We are frittering our time away"
said Mr.. Thomas, while we are on the
eve OF a volcanic upheaval These red
and advising insurrectlon, but are
preaching the doctrine Of the dagger and
the torch, announcing that Universal
Massacre and destruction will soon begin
These publications advocate and prac-
tiee treason and are doing II with i'm
punity We are minimizing the magni-
tude OF these conditions. Officials of the
government are supine for lack OF legis-
Iative authority"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
1,l74,545 ARMY DISCHARGES
Deaths Under Fire Far in Excess
Of Those Due to Disease

Washington, Feb, 15.-(By A. P)-
Army. discharges In demobilization in
the United States had reached a. total
yesterday OF l,l74,545 officers and men
and the total number assigned for de-
mobilization was 1901 900. OF these
discharged 11,235 were officers.
Battle death rates in the America N
army during the great war exceeded tha
death rates from disease. General March
announced IN former wars disease
lost their lives under fire,
The battle death rate for the entire
American army was twenty per thou
sand per. year. In the expedltionary
forces 1t was hfty-seven per Thousand
per year. The disease death rate was
seventeen per thousand per year in the
army at home. NV
Among the American forces, the table
showed, the battle death rate was only
half that OF the British expeditionary
forces, which was given as lie ner
thousand per year. -"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
|BLUECOAT'S HOME
HID VARIED BOOTY
Five Robbery Victims at
Gilmore Hearing Claim
Recovered Articles
'THEFTS COVER 4 YEARS
Patrolmaus Arrest Followed
Two Weeks Surveillance
by Detectives

pa,rol,,a, 1ob, Gilmore ~ ,bs
! rifteenth and Vine streets station, was
held in $500 bail for court today, on
charge OF having stolen goods in his
| n,..
! ,
rive men appeared AT 'ne nearing anu
| identified merchandise recovered from
Gimore's home at 2i0s Summer street
o., h,,.,o,, h..o .to,.r ,rc-, +b.i- q.
49,. 49,. -
'ao"sninehts uurns 'ne '"S' iou' years
Gilmore according TO the police,
never made an effort 10 get rid OF the
ooods 1Io hos hao, susnsnaed from
outN.
Gilmore was arrested atter Clty Haii
Detectives Emanuel and Haley had Kept
constant watch on ms InoNeueh,s Ior
more than Two weeks WorNhs IN re-
lays the men Kept gilmore unuer oo-
sernshee botn hlsht ana nay ne SUI
Neillance ended In his arrest last night
suspicion was directed against Hh-
more first by Lieutenant George Wag-
ner. who took over the Fifteenth and
Vine streets station after Lieutenant
Charles Hornsby resigned when ordered
before the police trial board 10 answer
charges that he could not control the
men under him.
Victims Claim Recovered Articles
DR. John A. Bornenan. OF the Hahne-
mann Hospital. appeared az the hearing
and identified n supply of surgical dress
ings and instruments as having been
stolen from the accident ward Of the
hospital.
John A. Hall. proprietor of a res
tauraht ar ZVol Arch street. said that
some OF the goods recovered from Gill
mores nome mad been stolen from his
establishment. He testified that he had
gwen KEY 10 MS place or business to
fillmore ana tod MIN to go inside and
take something 10 eat or drink any
time he felt so inclined. He expressed
compassion Tor the accused patrolman
and said he would not prosecute.
Angelo y. Nolpe, 30 North Fifteenth
street proprietor OF bootblack supply
store luenuned some OF the recovered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
Crime Due to Political
Control. Says Policeman

Political control OF the police
bureau IL blamed for the increasing
number OF crimes by Harry NJ.
Dickerson. OF tho Policemen's Be
nevolent and Protective Associs.
tlon.
How can you prevent crime
when the prisoners captured by
honest policemen are released and
handed bouquets by politically con-
trolled magistrates" he asked.
The policeman on the beat
should be empowered to enforce
the law and directed to do it, with.
out giving thought to what effect
an arrest may have on the political
prestige Of any perscn." he said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
LAUNCHING AT GLOUCESTER
Pusey & Jones's Castle Town
Christened by Mrs. J. ]. Mason

The Castle Town, 50Oo-ton cargo
steamship, was launched at the New
Jersey yard. Gloucester plant OF the
Pusey & Jones Company at u As o'clock
this afternoo.
The launching was the last at the
yard for some time, as there are no other
boats on the ways. The employees and a
number Of guests were present 10 see
the boat slide into the basin sideways
The sponsor was Mrs j. r. Mason,
wife OF j. j. Mason, comptroller OF the
Hsnnevig interests The boat Is 99l feet
9 inches in length. az feet 10 inches
beam and has a depth OF "a feet Q inches
II is equipped with a triple expansion
engine OF 1850 horsepower.
The New York shipyard. Camden. will
have a number OF launchings during ths
next four weeks. The majority OF the
boats will be- United States destroyers
The first launching will be February 81
The super-dreadnought Idaho will be
turned over 10 the government in a few
days
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
STATE AID INVOKED
81 100000 Urged by Welfare Con.
ference for Bereaved Mothers

Harrisburg, Feb. 15-(By A. PAN
appropriation OF $1,000 for relief Of
mothers of the State whose husband
died of influenza or other causes and
left children was urged at the clos
ing days session of the Social Welfare
Conference
The speakers in support of more lib
eral appropriations for mothers pen
sions included f. y. Sollenberger, of
Pkladelphia Mrs. Helen Glenn Tyson,
supervisor of mothers pensions, and
c. c: Jones, Of the Red Cross, who pre-
sided
Americanization was declared to be
most important to the country. and
especially to an industrial state like
Pennsylvania. at a meeting addressed by
Prof. Herbert A. Miller Washington
Prof Susan NJ. Kinsbury, Bryn Mawr,
and e. 70. Bach, Pittsburgh DIR. Jessie
Taft. Philadelphia, said that she'll
Grafton and means for relief organized
by communities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
FLIES IN DAY AND
HALF FROM N. Y.
TO PACIFIC COAST
Army Aviator Makes Record
Breaking Trip TO San
Diego. Cal.

San Diego, Cal, Feb. 15.-CBy A. P)
The return fight OF jor Albert
Stth from New York to San Diego, COM
pleted last night, was made in between
thirty-hve and forty hours. or from fif-
teen to twenty hours under the flying
time on the trip from San Diego to New
York, it was said today at Rockwell
field.
His Official flying time from San Diego
to- New York was fifty-tive hours but
The return time has not been compiled,
though Major Smith said IL probably
would be between thirty-five and forty
hours.
OF the Ave planes which originally
comprised the transcontinental air-map-
ping squadron. that piloted BY Major
Smith was the only one to make the
round trip intact The plane carried, !,
in addition 10 extra airplane parts. a
dog kennel and full-grown police dog,
Major Smiths voyage was the most
wonderful night In the history of Ameri-
can aeronautics. military aviators here
say.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
YOUTH HELD FOR H0LD.UP
Victim Says Joseph Francis Stole
S43 From Him

Joseph Francis, twenty years old, Mil
nor and Orthodox streets. was held with
out hail for court by Magistrate Cos
telio today accused OF highway robbery.
Joseph Comber. 444s Paul street. was
his accuser. Both are well known in
the northeast section.
ccording to the testimony, Comber
was Walking along Orthodox street early
this morning, when Francis leaped out
OF the darkness and ordered him to
Sbro~ ND his hands, After he had been
rsiIsved of s43 and a gold watch and
chain Comber discovered that the
weapon held by Francis was black
jack. a.. -,
called for help, holding Francis untiI
Patrolmsn Margarum, Of the Frankford
station, arrived.
81 must have been out OF my mind -
Frantis said when asked why he corn
mittsd the hold-up. He was held with
out bail. He II = member OF q widely
kncwn Frankford family.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
SEXES BELFAST LIGHTING
Army Takes Over Plants-Many
Strikers Returning

Belfast. Feb. 15.--Gas and electric
service. which had been cut off for tbret
weeks because OF strikes was resumed
today under military protection. the
troops having taken possession of the
ass works and the electric power sta.
tions early in the morning. Infantry
was stationed inside the plants witt
machine guns commanding the en-.
frances Most OF the workers who hao
been ordered out by the strike com.
fnIttee were back at work by noon. The
sudden change in the sltua tion passed
on quietly.
The authorities will make an effort tc
restore street car service Monday,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
FIVE RESCUED FROM FLAMES
Man Takes Women and Sick Chill
dren From Burning Building

Five persons were rescued today
through a window OH the second floor
of 4325 North Fifth street, after being
trapped by fire IN the wall paper
establishment Of Joseph Wascow. on the
1rst floor.
a four-year-old child OF Wsscow was
carried 10 the second floor BY Mrs.
Wascow when the fire broke out An
other child. six years old was sick in
he'd.
the apartment next to Wascow. One
~ the children inlthis family was also
~ IL bed.
n The rescue was made by Julius Weiss.
XU16 North Fifth street. who on hear
Hnn cries for help, climbed TO the roof
shed and helped the two women
three children 10 efety.
- Uro caused $4,000 DANA re- and is
~ y hass been due 10 an over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
Use LAW TO EJECT PASTOR
Wissinoming Baptist Church Be
gins Proceedings

Charles 8. Wesley, representing the
First Baptist Church OF Wlssinoming
Incorporated. has issued a summons In
ejectment against Elmer Finger, claim
ing the pastorship. and against the trus-
fees Of the church, so-called. the church
corporation claiming that title to the
property Is properly in II. Mr.. Finger
and the trustees have made no answer
as yet.
The suit was filed in. Court Of Com
disoute 10 situated at Howell and Dit
man streets, Forty-nrst Ward. and con
sists OF lot OF ground and brick
church building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
TROOPS DYING AT BREST
Returned Medical Officer Tells
Senators Camp Is Disease Spot

washington. Feb. 15.-(By A. P.)--
Major samuel W. Ellsworth, of the
Medical Corps. recently returned from
France. told the Senate Military Com
mittee today that many returning Amer
embarkation camp at Brest, France, af-
ter coming from the front line in good
physical condition.
"I could forgive a heavy death rate
sending troops 20 France and when me
Germans we're breaking through f1e
Allied lines" he said. but when the var
Il ever. these conditions shsuld be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
LUNT HEADS ITALIAN SECTION
HaverfOrd Professor One of U. S.
Delegates Chief Advisers

DR.. w. +. Lunt. professor OF con-
stitutional history at Haverford College
one OF the party with the American
peace commission, has been chosen CHIEF
Of the Italian division of the oommissi
Professor Lunt is member OF the
small council of inquiry which cooper
ates with the five American peace COM
missioDers in the negotiation of peace.
He IL at present working on data on
questions involving the establishment OF
the new Italian frontier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
Rantzdu Refuses
to Disband Army

Continued from Page One
ceive her approximate portion OF coloni-
al products.
Fehrepbach Heads Assembly
Iondoa, Feb 15.-(By A. P)--Kdn-
stantine Fehrenbach. Centrist onetime
president OF the German Reichstag, has
been elected President OF the German
National Assembly according 10 .
Reuters dispatch from Basic, quoting
Weimar advices.
Dispatches from Weimar concerning z
the assembly presidency have been con-
iicting. previous reports having named
Edourd David and. later Kari Kautsky
Peace Of Violence" Denounced
Weimar. Feb. 15.--fBy A. pat
the meeting OF the National Assembly
yesterday, Herr Huitz put forward a
motion, inviting the assembly 10
sdopt a resolution containing a
declara ton that the German people
would never accept a peace OF vio.
lence and protesting against the "ex
aggerated" conditions of the armistice
tending to ruin Germany. The resolu
ton also protests against the denial
Of self-determination to Alsace-L Lor
raine.
There will be a sharp seizure OF the
fortunes of the wealthy, according 10
a prediction made before the Assem-
bly nv Doctor Helm. a Socialist. He
believed however. that the govern
ment would not be able to get all the
money II needed by selling fortunes
and he thought the remainder must be
taken from the war profits.
Luxuries, he said, would not be per,
mitted and inheritances would be
taxed SO everything more than a Ger,
tain moderate sum would be taken by
the government.
Count Won Pasadowsky-Wehn
onetime Vice Chancellor, a Conserva.
tive, devoted himself to praise OF Ger.
man qualities, except Germany's for
eixn policy. which he called tactless
and mistaken. Shouts OF disapproval
greeted him when he said:
at 10 a question whether II was
wise TO draw America into the war
bv unrestricted submarine warfare"
"It is a deliberate lie 10 say that
Germany wanted war; he added.
Neither the German Government nor
the German people wanted IT,"
Phillip Scheidemann. the Chancellor
In the new German Government. TO.
day showed himself able TO handle
conflicting demonstrations in the new
National Assembly, with no sign OF
being intimidated by the widest op-
position or moved by the most severe
heckling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15

IRA Adkins. q negro, twenty-four
years old was shot and probably fatally
injured today by her husband, Eugene
ON the steps at S1g Pine street. She n
IN the Pennsylvania Hospital sufferins
from gunshot wounds Of the chest. arm
and abdomen. Adkins came 10 this cifv
seserra days aso from Dallas. Te1aa =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
No Change on ArchsnseI From,

Archansei Feb. 15.-CBy A. PIN.
situation Y all sectors OF the front In IN
northern Russia is unchanged. accord-
ing 70 : statement issued al headarar-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15

Continued from Page One
ceive her approximate portion OF coloni
al products.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
Enjoys Turn to
Economic Issues

Continued from Pare One
which is taken TO indicate that the
question OF the conference on Princes
Islands will be taken up.
Colonel House will attend the coun-
Gil meetings regularly until the. Presi-
dents return to Paris.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
Fehrepbach Heads Assembly

Dispatches from weimar concerning
the assembly presidency have been con-
fcting. previous reports having named
Edourd David and later, Kari Kautsky.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-24
SEARCH FOR BILLY
Officials Follow Up New Clew
in Dansey Case.
Hunt for Missing Body of
Orphan as Well as Boy.

Hammonton. n. J., Dec. 24.-Sea rch
is being made today of all New Jer-
sey medical institutions to determine
whether the body held in the county
morgue as that of Billy Dansey, the
perfect baby is in reality the body
of an unknown child taken surrepti-
,tiously from one of these institutions.
The search is being made under di-
rection of Prosecutor -Gaskill as the
result of information contained in a
letter received by Prosecutor Gaskill.
The letter says Billy Dansey had
been kidnapped and that the body
found in FOLSOM swamp had been
taken from the state college of New
Jersey by a l,-ysician.
THE information contained in the
letter may be of no Importance" the
prosecutor says. ''On the other hand,
it may be of the greatest importa nee"
In their home on the outskirts of
Haminonton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hercules
Dansey waited to see whether the
promise contained on post card they
received recently that their missing
son would be returned safe and alive
today would be fulfilled
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-24
HODGINS BUYS HOME
Widely Known Topekan Purchases
$4,000 Residence In San Diego. CaI.

Richard F. Hodgins, for many years
widely known business man in To-
peka and owner of large properties
over the city, has purchased a $4,000
home in San Diego. Cal, according to
word received from the Pacific coast
today. Hodgins is in San Diego on a
vacation this winter
Relatives in Topeka. declare that
Hodgins will not make his permanent
residence in California.
Recently "Diclx' Hodgins sold his
big cold storage and railway ice hold
ings and also several Shawnee county
farms here. He stated at the time
that he always intended to make To-
peka his home. In the last few. months
he has purchased many valuable Kan
saS avenue properties.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-24
SANTA RUSHED AT P. @.
Postal System Swampcpd by Delugc
of Christmas Parcels.

A Christmas rush rivalling any in
recent years has kept the local post
office employees on the jump from
morning until night during the last
two weeks.
The lobby of the building remains
full of people standing in line waiting
to send parcels and buy stamps from
the time the windows are thrown open
in the morning until they are pulled
down at night
The usual warning to do Christmas
shipping early was sent out with the
usual results. The last two days have
marked the biggest rush. The boys
"over there received most of the at
tention last year and as their packages
were mailed weeks in advance. the
rush OF last year compared to that OF
the present year compares unfavor-
ably.
The government keeps close tab on
the Christmas shipping. Records of
the number of pounds shipped and re-
ceived at the Topeka postoffice must
be sent to the department at Washin-
ton. These records will be compiled
a few days after Christmas.
Windows will be closed tomorrow
but there will be usual deliveries dur
ing the day.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-24

EIks' club, Seventh and jackson
streets, tomorrow morning at = l U
o'clock There will be huge amounts
of candy, fruit. nuts, ice cream and
cake for every little boy and girl who
comes for them and in addition each
will receive d pair of warm stockings,
a stocking cap and a pair of mittens.
The membership of the Elks has been
greatly increased this year and every
member has contributed toward max
ing 1 800 little hearts merry on Christ
mas morning.
Scores of individuals in the city,
having secured names of needy falrii-
lies thru the confidential exchange,
will leave their homes early tomorrow
morning with baskets laden with food
and goodies" to bring Christmas joy
to many poverty stricken family.
Charitable organizations also have
prepared TO furnish a liberal amount
of Christmas treats for the poor
The Salvation Army has undertaken
this enterprise on the largest scale,
however, and more than 900 baskets
of food will be delivered to the poor
tomorrow morning. This is the
largest number of basket yet distrib-
uted in the city by the Salvation Army