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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
TRANSFORM GERMAN "SING"
Service Men "Raid" It and Amer
icanize 1t, Too

New York. April 2S. -- A concert in
German held by the Bayerische Nolkfest
Verein here last night was "raided' by
300 soldiers. sailors and marines armed
with American flags and Victory Loan
subscription blanks and transformed
into patriotic demonstration, at which
subscriptions for $4,000 worth of bonds
were obtained.
The uniformed men were denied en-
trance at first, but after some persua
sion were allowed to enter. They ere
ated no disorder. but sent one of their
number to the platform where he sang
"The Star Spangled Banner" while
flags were placed about English. French
and Italian selections followed and the
concert proceeded without the slightest
disturbance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
SUN SPOTS USEFUL
Astronomer Says He Can Tell the
Weather by Studying Them

Washington. April 2S.-Sun spots
and their influences upon the earth and
reports on other scientific researches
were some of the topics to come before
the annual gathering of the National
Academy of Sciences which opened a
three day session in the Smithsonian
Institution here today. Particular in
tcrest attaches to the paper to be read
by Prof. George T.. Hale, a California
astronomer, because of his statement
he can tell the weather in the sun by a
study of sun spots.
The program today included an illus
trated paper on fossil sea weeds more
than 70,OO0,00 years old by DR..
Charles ID. Wslcott, uu eminent paleon-
tologist and president Of sae academy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
REDS" ARE RA|DED
BY BYCHESTERPOL|CE
Wholesale Arrests Made After
BoIshevists Urge Revolution
at Meeting There
PRESENT FORGED PERMIT

Chester. Pa. Auril IS. Tho BIOL
shcviSt SympathiZcrs in thcstcr's for
"ign colony made their first publ"
demonstration Yesterday NJ mass meet
ing in the Strand Theatre. Third and
Reaney streets. Seven hundred mon
were in attendance. 4 few minutes be
fore the last speaker on the program
left tho stage thirty policemen. under
the command Of Chief Davenport AMI
Captain WCinhurn"r. Of the Baldwin
guards. swoopcd down on tho meeting.
Sixty four. including four Of the speak
crS. Wore caught.
The Rolshevist riuglcadcrs gained on
trance to thc theatre. il is said. bv
presenting n forged police permit Tho
Wilmington AmuScmcniS Companv.
owners Of tho theatre. refused pcrmiS-
sion to tho Bolshovist orga nization for
the meeting unless they secured a police
permit. 4 fcw hours later two men
presented the permit TO Harry Neal.
the ianitor. After the crowd was seated
Neal went to tn" machine booth. When
the ianitor heard the first speaker de-
nolnrC tho United States Government
and urged revolution as n means Of
setting up n Soviet government. he tclc-
ph0ued the police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
THE PROBLEM OF THE PROFIT
SHARING PLAN
The Beginning Of a Fine Fight

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coffee wish Duke didnt drink so
much ,offee-he always seems TO he
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"''"s "' 80.
your mental "allS'heh'S
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and clean heart, Mary Gillcspie is
mcky--and YOU are lucky TO have won
SO dear a lady,"
'Thank YOU, Mr.. Duke" Somehow
! felt full of sympathy for him, Per
hans the music. the ouiet of tho morn
. ing and the Oriental luxury Of thc room
had affected me. II mean 70 make
Mary happy. if. please God. can. Mr..
Duke why did YOU never |
marry?"
Ne: oh - his nervous
fingers twitched'a a little and the lines
OF his mouth softened to mellowing
sadness-"it Just wasn't meant for me.
! expect. He got up and paced the
room nervously, then turned sharply to
me. PETER
Yes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
EDUCATIONAL
Both sexes
Certified Public Accountina

Certified Public Accountants are
in great demand. The School Of
Commerce covers every phase Of
accounting from the elementary to
the most advanced. There is a full
day course, a morning course and an
evening course. Opportunity is given
to start secondyear subjects June 2
in the morning. Come and complete
them by August II. A faculty Of
specialists give individual instruc.
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
Advertising

An intensive evening course now
being organized in Advertising gives
the student the opportunity to com-
plcte the regular years work by
August II.
New courses in bookkeeping.
Commercial Arithmetic, Penmanship.
Shorthand (Pitman and Gregg) and
Typewriting begin May /. Write
or phone at once for detailed infor-
nation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
HITCHCOCK PRAISES LEAGUE
Objections Overcome, Senator ssyt
issue Is Prevention Of War

Denver. Colo. April 2S, by A.P)
-Dc"laring that "cvcryonc who is a
sincere supporter of peace and intcrs
national justice. who supports the
league Of nations covenant as finally
drafted by the Peace Conference, Sens
ntor Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock. of Nebraska,
chairman of the Senate foreign reIas
tionS committee in the last Congress,
last night voiced his approval Of the
league of nations plan in an address
here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
GAS MASKS OFFERED PUBLIC
Government viii Sell 5000 at Auc-
tion-Recomme ded as Souvenirs

tion-Reeommended as Souvenirs
The War Department, Camp Meade.
Admiral, Md, has forwarded TO Post
master Thornton a notice advertising
the auction sale of 10000 gas masks
like those worn by the soldiers on the
battleields of Europe il lots of one or
more. The sale will be'conducted every
day beginning May 8 and ending May
26, excepting Saturday afternoons and
Sundays.
1t is the opinion of the War Depart.
ment that this is the most advantageous
method of disposing of these masks.
They are considered one OF the greatest
inventions of the age, are intricate and
novel contriyanees and viii make de-
sirabie sonveHirs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
Dedicates U. s. Cemetery

Paris, April 2S.-An American mill
tary cemetery was dedicated yesterday
at Mesves. France, which lies a few
miles northwest of Neyers, in the de-
partment of Nieyre. Herbert Hoover,
made the principal address.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
"Oiling" the Weak Rails, SAYS Banker

They're oilng the weak rails the downtown
expressed the market of
said too much confidence is evidently being placed the
of the small which
oil territory
foundation the
the and Pacific
advice to caution roads
Island
Another banker said Pacific
requires no defense as we'll known there is oil
property but oil
This he
that
Texas and Pacific, they
the oil celebrated
in freight O
about 1000 month But said those
Ofreight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28

Ia this space Mr.. Whitehead niH an
sper readers business questions on
buying, seHin.., advertising and employ
ment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
May DepOrt One Speaker

The four speakers arrested are each
being detained under $1,000 for II fur.
thor hearing. One man is being held
pending Mayor W. :. McDowcll's pc
tiiiOn to the government to have tho
man drportcd. The other inmates were
each fined $40 and costs at special
session of Municipal Court conducted
I last evening.
The speakers gave their names as
Michael Kalisievicz. Andrew Green.
Alcxa Bobourki and Wassv kamiaski,
LeipcrviIlc. The person who delivered
the opening message in English escaped
in the excitement when tho police
Swooped down on the theatre. The
police have failed to ascertain his name
kalisicvirZ conducts a crOrkcry Stor"
at Third and Hayes streets. besides op-
Grating II ii,ney. Green is secretary Of
the organization.
According to Patrolman Fricumuth,
who can interpret fiv" languages. and
a detail of other interpreters who were
in the crowd. the speakers in portraying
the coming revolution in the United
States pictured to each nationality
present the turmoil going on in their
native country. It is alleged KaliSic-
vicZ pleaded for his audience to prepare
for the ovrrturn of the present govern
ment and the rule of the Reds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
EXPECT EARLY
IMPROVEMENT IN ALL LINES
Optimism Increasing in Banking and Brokerage Crcles-Ui-
Ties Making Better Showings-CosSip of the Street

looked serious good relations heretofore
existing the representatives of the Allies.
Public utility companies in many i"s'"'rs making better and
rh's has
strikes the territory of certain railroads has
commerce financing exports gained
good % "S' % of s'Sn Saon $ En. n%" WI" sd"r % %r""rss dc so .n
express Fan.ra ,sr fI.oTnS Sm;S HpnS"s S"bo ,,.no m
Of victory Loan activity
view "% " IN" on as ,%s Sn %uSy "v
s,orAs which in tine
Butcher sherra & Hans slrrem unprecedented
] r go rd cnp fg''~ ns pSAs aS wages in sr % , market n"
% % masry ] 10" Ss~ p' ,s t srwat ] 'v' % the price" o" nan" securities
White there doubtless pools operating respective
market general public" For severn"
great a,y prosperity, venture guess that
viii not be weeks before
m, 'Hs. " a.o.:1 GSnA"y M r @ W" % ", sr had s n III. ] s"
en s ""s' % e % G" ,,"nnn T"'rS" the The
" ] and ye1,",s % s ar" snpG " realize tina" stocks
;o"D"nss mics The failure of
@ rp pn "n ' to " thos e "1 look @" "~ @ gS failures ] ar" % a" Th"
should sell at higher prices they have participated general
,, Fr.s. csn s; s., r. belief arising
S"y % @ % S side " % @ %"y years. this for % this ,x"" ". , @ % @
0" les; ;s".iA "isA the se%, ~ " ,' " more
e unom certain ra,roSds ,a, u ] ] now %"i"s tin the nan
the fact tha, many western roads facing the
rins "r@sn ' u % ocr "sa,, Gsy
affected by same r was them ao~
%h % a~ S y % ""5r r"5""i"n
OF S the vast " "" most .s s r.s "
banks ar" " t" afford the American
@ ain ,oFxp % @ rons" vSs I an n they ~" have the
S"o" dpsna on the moral backing Of
the auspices of the Investment Bankers repre-
@ s"Do " Of % ,ns sovssn%cu' ts"i is
os so " as a "s " nu @ Ss @ before S " n 0 vn m G
Sy Of ns sD r s" ,e I "", @ s % Ds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
TODAY'S BUSINESS QUESTION
What are Bills Pdyable"'
Ansicer tcW appear tomorrow.
ANSWER TO SATURDAYS
BUSINESS QUESTION

A Bin of Sight" is form of
Custom House entry, dliOWing con-
signee to see goods before paying
duty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28

Paris. April IS. italian representa-
tiv"s her" hav" denied tW" published
statements in connection with the pres
"nt crisis. On" concerned th" report
that Premier DrIaudo had read rrcsi-
dent Wilson statement brfor" il was
made public. The Italian statement
says that til" premier had knowlcdg"
that the President had prepared state
mcnt. but was not aware OF the text.
The other concerned the publication
in Paris Of report that Premier Or
lando would return t" Paris on May |
to resume his place in the Peace Con
ference. The Italians say that the pre-
mi"r's plans are wholly indciinit" and
tina, il is not known when he will re
turn. \ formal statement covering the
dcninIS. it was said. probably would be
issued later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
Spurned Citizenship

There were only six men out Of the
sixty four arrested who have first citi
zcnship papers. jacob Pivticha. of
Lester. Pa. when questioned in Mu
niripal Court about his citizenship
papers. said:
"What in the hell would want
with papers This so provoked Mayor
Mcdowell that he asked for hM to bc
rcmandcd to jail. pending his petition
to the government asking for riviticha
to be depOrted.
The police two weeks ago received
a tip that an organization was form
ing here TO teach Bolshcvism. but wcr"
unsuccessful in reaching its heart.
Placards last week mystcrieusly ap.
pearcd on the street, and store floors
calling on the workingmcn to 60 out on
p general strike. Two mon on SatWr-
day made application t" the manage
ment of the Strand Theatre to rent tn"
building for today. Thcir application
was turned down unless they secured II
police permit Tho two men presented
the permit yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28

(This table appears each Monday In the
Evening Public Ledger
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-09
Spartacans Bass Troops, Ar
mored Cars and Machine
Guns While Government
Force Await Attack
RADICALS GET UPPER
HAND IN OUTSKIRTS
Government Sitting Tight and
Seems to Be Waiting for the
SpartacanS to Begin HoSti|i-
ties.
t.v WIS, 10 lou-s.l s-to,.. LEASED w,as,

! berlin, (Tuesday) Jan. Z, Thy The
| Associated Press. AT this hour
| Spartacan forces are being massed al
/ several places where weapons and
armored motor cars have been con-
centrated. In Wilhemstrasse the
government forces are awaiting an
attack
Government troops have been post
ed on top of the Brandenburg gate
and adjoining buildings with machine
guns. The troops in the government
buildings have been equipped with
flame throwers.
Shortly before noon the Associated
Press correspondent saw a troop Of
about eighty spartacans, half SOL
diers and half civilians all armed and
having with them one machine gun,
march through the Potsdammer
Place towards the Bolshevik gather
ing place.
The .Spartaoans reported to be con-
ducting operations at various places
on the outskirts of the old city, in
cluding the Anhalter and Silesian
railway stations, They captured the
barracks of the pioneer regiment in
Kopenickerstrasse during the night,
and there was other fighting In which
fifteen persons are reported to have
been killed.
Machine gun fire was heard at ten
o'clock this morning from the lower
end of the Wilhelinstrnsse, Where the
-Spartacans have attempted to cross
the canal with armed forces.
DIR. Liebkneeht and his followers
have complete possession of police
headquarters and of the section
around the royal palace. Meanwhile
the government is sitting tight at the
Wilhelmstrasse, awaiting the expect
ed attack.
The government buildings are
strongly garrisoned while the build
ings along the street bristle with ma
chine guns.
The government has issued an ap-
peal to all the soldiers and work
mems council in Germany for their
support. It declares the central ex-
ecutive committee armed the gov
ernment with extraordinary and plen-
ary powers and the the government
has firmly decided to employ all the
force necessary to establish order.
The correspondent learns that Pre-
mier Ebert held out for long time
against the use of force, declaring
that among the peple the government
was supported by so great major
ity as to render the use of force un-
necessary. He was finally convinced,
however, that another way would
have to be chosen to put down Boil
shevsm in Germany.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-09
GERMANS BELIEVE
BERLIN SITUATION
IS NOW IN HAND

Berlin, monday, Jan. s, by The AS
sociated Press 1.-THE government
feels tonight that II has the situation
firmly in hand" was the statement
made to the correspondent at 8 o'clock
tonight at the chancellor's palace
where the members of the government
have been in session throughout the
day. Most tense excitement marked
the day which ended in short but
sharp fighting in front of the palace
shortly after o'clock.
The Spartacans approached the
government troops guarding the pal
ace, carrying a white flag, annouced
that the palace was surrounded and
demanded its surrender. The demand
was refused The Spartacans then
opened fire, killing three government
soldiers and wounding several. The
fire was returned and twenty of the
Liebknecht followers We're killed and
q large number wounded The Spar
tacans made severalt minor attempts
within the next hour to approach the
palace, but were diven Off
Some fighting occurred at other
points, but so far as can be learned
there were only a few victims. One
clash came when the; Spartacans at
tempted TO storm the new central tele-
graph station in the Oranienburger-
strasse. The government soldiers in
the building used hard gfenades and
the raiders were driven away,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-09

the party; Berger it's great organizer
and business man.
Adolph Germer was born in Prus-
sia and William f. Kruse. another de-
fendant, is of immediate German eX-
traction, j. Louis Endahls antece-
dents are Swedish. while the ancestry
of Irwin St. John Tucker is said to
have been English. Kruse is editor
of the Young Socialist" and Engdahl
of the american Socialist" Germer
is secretary of the socialist party and
business manager of the american
Socialist; Tucker a speaker and
writer.
Denied Disloyalty.
Broadly speaking. the defense was
that pamphlet, newspaper articles.
cartoons and speeches which provided
most of the governments evidence re-
Elected merely the routine policy of
the party in opposition to all wars,
and not In particular to the war of
1914-191S. There was considerable
testimony for the defense that mem
bers were advised not to violate either
the selective service act or the espion-
age act. Manv of the newspaper
articles and speeches complained of
were alleged to have been clipped
from non-socialist publications and
republisned as socialist ptopdgaildf.s,
or to have been borrowed from the
alleged utterances of others, includ-
ing Theodore Roosevelt. President
Wilson's book, 1.-The New Freedom"
formed the basis. witnesses said, of
much that was used by socialist
speakers and writers.
The government took the st. Louis
war program adopted by the socialist
executive committee and later ratified
by the party by referendum vote, as
the basis of it's case This program,
or platform. proclaimed the party's
'unalterable opposition to the war
just declared by the government of
the United States"
Government attorneys massed other
evidence to prove that this proclama-
ton really guided and animated the
defendants in all their political acts,
and that thus they hampered and i'm
pcded the government in enlisting
men and other activities necessary to
successful prosecution Of the war.
The case went to trial before Judge
kenesaw Mountain Lands in the
United States district court here on
December 3. Seymour Stedman was
chief counsel for the defense, while
Charles r. Clyne. United States dis
trict attorney. headed the government
legal forces
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-09
POLES WILL FORM
! NATIONAL MINISTRY

Warsaw (Monday) Jan. 6, (by The
Associated Press. )---Ignace Jan. Pad
erewsk is expected to return to War
saw today from Cracow and to take
part In the formation Of a new nm
istry. Present plans are for n new
ministry in which there will be only
three socialists. The ministry will
have national character with four
members from Posen, four from Ga
licia and eight from Russian Poland.
Reports are that neither the friends
of General Pilsudski nor the nation
Al Polish committee in Paris will be
permitted to predominate in the cab
met.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-09
Seine stul Rising.

Paris, Jan. s.--The Seine continues
to rise steadily and today its level was
the highest since the present flood
conditions set in Navigation Is at a
complete standstill. All shipments of
coal over the river route have been
stopped since January 3. Several
barges loaded with flour we're forced
to tie up along the river hanks before
reaching Paris, causing many bakers
to close their shops early this morn
ing because of lack of flour. The
rain has ceased and the barometer is
rising. The weather Is clear, but the
river continues to rise.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-09
COMMITTEE AGREES
ON SURTAX FEATURE

Washington, Jan. SIN beginning
consideration of the differing sen
ate and house drafts of the war reve-
nue. bill. the joint conference COM
mittee of the two hodses today agree :
upon rates of surtaxes and normal
taxes on individual incomes as levied
of state and municipal bonds from
federal taxation.
The conferees at the close OF their
initial session announced that argu-
ments on the various sections of the
bill would be made public each day
as reached. The conferees said their
decisions as announced would be final
and protests would not be entertained
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-09
]. s. PRODUCTION
OF MUNITIONS IS
BIGGEST IN WORLD

tsy MORNING Jou7.A, SPECIAL LEASED .eE
Washington, d. c., Jan. S.-Figures
made public today by the ordnance
department OF the inter-allied bureau
of statistics show that the production
of munitions in this country had grown
SO rapidly that in the last months of
the war the United States was fai
sahead of Great Britain and France.
Average monthly production Of ma
chine guns and machine rifles for July,
August and September, 1918, in the
United States was 27.270 against TO-
947 for Great Britain, and 12,126 for
France. In the same period the Unit
ed states produced monthly an aver
age of 233,562 rifles, against 112,S21
for Great Britain and 40,522 for
France. With respect to small arms
ammunition production in the United
States was 277,9S4.000 rounds, In
France, 137,S45000, and in Great Brit
ain. 259,769,000.
Total production from April 6, 1917,
to the date of the signing of the arm
istice, November Ii, last was given
as follows:
Machine guns and machine rifles:
Great Britain, 1S1 ,404 France 229,-
2SS; United States, 1s1,062. Rifles:
Great Britain. 1.971.764; France, L.
4f6.056; United States, 2,506,742
Rifle and machine gun ammunition:
Great Britain, 3.4S6.127.000; France,
2.9S3.675,000; United States, 2,s79,-
$4,000.
In the comparative chart attention
was called to the fact that since the
need for the original equipment of
troops no longer existed, France and
British production OF rifles during
1918 was at lower rate than had pre-
vious!y been attained.