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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
MOTHER-IN-LAW SUED
Wife Asks $4,000 Damases-says
Husband Deserted Her

4 young and pretty wife suing her
mother in law. charging that the lat
ter deprived her of husbands love
and is responsible for her broken home,
is the peculiar case presented to Court
No. , by Cynthia f. Shane against
Mrs. Elizabeth Shane.
The younger Mrs. Shane asks for
S25 900 damages.
The plaintiff was married to Herbert
Shane. the defendants son, on October
20. 1917. and for over a year the cou
pies domestic life was serene and
happy. according to the affidavit filed
Mrs. Shane declares few months age
her mother in law through some un
warranted jealous motives started tc
make trouble in their household. and
from that time on the love and affec
tions of her husband materially dimin
ished." This course continued unit
September 3. when Shane. it is al.
legged. deserted the plaintiff and hel
home.
The plaintiff is now living at 2O3S
South Stafford street. and the address o.
the defendant is 2122 South Sixtiett
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
PROD FOR PROFITEERS
High Prices Cause Justice Depart.
ment to Urge Amendments

Washington, Sept. 20.-(By A. P.D
Continued reports to Department of
Justice of profteering in shoes and
other wearing apparel and of increased
prices for the new sugar crop caused
the department today to call on Chair
man Haugen. of the House agricuI-
tural committee. for early action on
the administration amendments to the
food control act.
Assistant Attorney General Ames
wrote Chairman Haugen:
I'VE are also just advised that the
Holly Sugar Corporation Of California
is placing the new crop of beet sugar
on the market at $11.50 per hundred,
against 50. which is the prevailing price
for the old crop. This being case
of individual action, and the new crop
not being controlled by the sugar equal
ization board. the department cannot
take effective action in the matter until
the amendments are passed.
The amendments asked are delayed by
dispute between House and Senate
over legislation to control rents in the
District of Columbia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
VAUGHAN SAYS STEEL
STRIKE WON'T AFFECT
BALDWIN PLANT HERE
Locomotive Works President
Does Not Regard Situa-
ton as Serious

Samuel NJ. Vauclain. president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works and director
of the Cambria -Midvale Steel Corpor-
alton. said today the threatened strike
of the steel workers. set for next Mon
day. would not affect the thousands Of
men employed at the Baldwin plant.
Mr.. Vauclain does not regard the
strike seriously. He believes that other
men who control and direct the steel
business of the country share his viewss
"Will it affect the Cambria Midvate
Corporation to any extent?' he was
asked.
81 have not been sufficiently interests
ed to inquire" said Mr.. Vauclain.
81 regard the whole thing as insig-
nificant. I do. not believe the strike
will be anything like as extensive as the
leaders seem to think. 1t is not mat I
ter to worry over. Things are bound
to 80 wrong every once in while, but
they adjust themselves again and no
one Sany the worse off.
Mr.. yauclain said that men in the
steel business saw no reason to be
afraid of the situations possibilities.
"Why' be afraid?" said Mr.. Vauclain.
"If we had been afraid two years ago,
ace of Germany. this country would
not have been victorious. As | re-
! gard it, We in this country have met
and overcome the greatest possible men !
ace that ever could confront us-that
of the war with Germany. Any crisis
that may arise in the future will be Of
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"WhO's JOhnSOn's
Friend" Is Query

Continued From Page One
There are probably others on the list,
but these are few.
Besides there is another circumstance
The regular old line Republicans, who
were not heretical in 1912, love John
son because he hates the President. But
for no other reason. They do not love
him enough yet to wish to see him
President. One con magazine the salts
! faction Of Mr.. Harding, for example,
or Senator Brandegee. or Senator
Knox. or Senator Watson. or Senator
LaFollette. in voting for the johnson
amendment if they thought it would get
through. be popular. and perhaps bring
! him instead of them, the honor of the
Republican nomination next year.
And one can imagine the pleasure
of good. sturdy Republicans like Sena
| tors Curtis. Wadsworth, Warren, Nc
Lean, Dillingham;, Page--to mention a
few-contributing by their votes now
to Mr.. Johnson's success in the national
convention in 1920.
! Did Mr.. Johnson think thoughts like
! these? Did Mr.. Borah? Did Mr.. Bo
rah think thoughts like these when he
sent his telegram? Suppose Mr.. Borah
! is Mr.. Johnson's representative il
! Washington, might he be excused fol
not wishing to take responsibility fol
what is going to happen TO the John
son amendment in Johnson's absence
A telegram washed his hands of al
responsibility.
Certain it is that before the tele
grams were sent the Senate talked spri
ously of the progress Senator John
son was making as a candidate on hi
stumping tour. And it is a good guess
that those kilograms will have thei
reveberation in 1920.
In 1915 it was because some on,
neglected johnson. IN 1920 it ma!
be because some paid too much atten
ton to him. Two kilograms are to,
many.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
INDUSTRIAL TRUCE,
F.. PLEA OF PALMER
Attorney General Urges Six
Months Armistice for Eco
nomic Adjustment
DISCOUNTENANCES STRIKES
BY the Associated Press

FreepOrt, Pa, Sept 20.-An abso-
lutte industrial armistice for six months
was urged by Attorney General Palmer
here today to permit the solution of
economic problems arising out of the
changes wrought by war.
Such a period of freedom from un-
rest, he declared. would result soon in
increased production which would bring
bout an era of ''easier living and better
times for all. On the other hand, the
attorney general warned, selfish de :
mands by any one class cannot stimu-
late the national prosperity or per-
manently benefit even those obtaining
such demands by force. He strongly
discountenanced strikes.
The campaign to reduce the cost of
living, which he is directing, evidently
was foremost in the attorney general S
mind in his speech delivered at re-
union of the Seventy eighth Regiment
of Pennsylvania Volunteers. which
also was home coming celebration for
men who served in the world war. He
said that although many problems beset
mems minds in these days of recon =
struction. there is none which cannot
be worked out ''in the general interest
in a government where the people are
the only rulers.
But, unless we shall be satisfied
with that which is for the general in
terest," he continued, ''and do not in
sist upon that which is in our owl
particular interest, there will be trou
Bile and delay in the settlement. j
men could learn to be patient under
conditions which have resulted from tn,
world war until n more accurate esti
mate of the possibilities of the situation
can be made. all our problems will b,
sooner solved; but If impatience anC
selfishness shall rule and immediat,
forceful or direct action be taken, il il
perfectly obvious that nothing but dis
order and delay can result.
The crying need of the world jus
now is for peace, and not political pcac
between governments alone, but indus
trial peace amongst men also. Th
things for which men fight are nevc
settled while the war is on.
"ldleness is no panacea for the ill
from which the country suffers. Worl
may be. The cost of life is only en-
HANGED by the idleness of men; it cal
| be reduced by the intelligent industr,
of all ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
.PROBERS IN SENATE
HEAR PHILA. LAWYER
Mexico Trying to Seize Oil
Lands Owned by Foreigners,
Ira J. Williams Says

Washington, Sept. % by \. Pl
Gee Further testimony intended to show
N"Xico'S determination to force forfeit .
ure Of oil lands owned by foreigners
was given today by Ira Jewel Will
liamS a Philadelphia lawyer and an
officer Of the Panuco Boston Oil Com
pauy, before the Senate committee in
VcStigatiug the Mexican situation. Two
Of the c0mpany's properties have been
denounced by Mexicans under provi
Siou's of CurranZa : oil drcrpcS.
Williams declared that Americans
who remained at work had realized the
necessity of maintaining uninterrupted
flow of oil for the allied navi"s.
Eleven Of these men" he said
have paid the supreme sacrifice.
Replying to charges made earlier in
the investigation by DIR. Samuel In
man that the oil men were endeavoring
to bring about Intervention in Mexico.
Mr.. Williams gave the committee u
copy of a letter he had written tc
Doctor lnman Indignantly denying any
such intention on the part Of the AsSO
citation of Producers of Petroleum il
Mexico.
Chairman Fall. reminding the wit
ness of recent statement by President
Wilson that much of his Information
concerning Mexico had been obtained
from liars" asked him if ever he haG
discussed Mexican conditions with the
President
NO" replied Williams. adding that
50 fur as he knew none of the OF
men had talked of Mexico with the
President
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
ARRESTED; GIVEN FARE HOME
Discharged Soldier "Plcked Up" Two
Auto Tires-Is Freed

Lawrence White. nineteen years old,
of Washington, d. c., picked up two
automobile tires today, was arrested,
given a hearing, and his carfare to go
home.
Lawrence served fifteen months over
seas with the 310th Labor Battalion.
and wa discharged from Camp Mills
two weeks ago. Just as he was about
to start. for his home in Washington
he was robbed of all his money, He
"freighted it" to Philadelphia and
picked up the tires. Detective
Heeneke, of the Seevnth and Carpenter
streets station, arrested him. He told
his story today in Magistrate Baker S
Office. Fifth street above Morris.
You're good sort said Magis-
trate Baker, ''and you've been frank
about these tires, and we've recovered
them, and you ought to have chance
TO 90 home. I'll donate S3 for your
carfare. Anybody else give some
thing" y,
Heeneke Clipped in 81. and other
men in the room added more. Ihe de
tective accompanied Lawrence to the
Broad Street Station.
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MANY CONGRATULATE MOORE
Letters and kilograms Continue tc
Pour in on Congressman

Congratulations letters and kilograms
continue to pour in on Congressman
Moore.
Governor I.oudpn. of Illinois. teIe
phOned Fluctuations. Congressman Philip
Campbell. chairman Of the House
rules committee. called in person
Among the kilograms received was one
from employees of the Raleigh Hotel
in Washington where Mr. Moore stays
while attending the sessions Of Con
gress.
''lI"artirSt congratulations. We are
all delighted" was tn" word from Con
grpssman Claude Kitchen, Democratic
leader of the House.
f. Pusey PassmOre, governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. &.
wrote expressing tn" hope that the
November election would bring the con
gr, ssman great opportunity for con
tinued public service Of high order.
Other kilograms wer" received from :
Col. John I. Nicholson Thomas Gam
bic. secretary to the mayor of Savan .
nah: II. Garland Dupre. congressman n
from Louisiana James F. Woodward,
secretary of internal affairs; Senator
Knox. United States Senator William
/ NJ. Calder. Of New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
COMMERCE BODIES I.
L|KENED TO |. ". ".
Miners Assert National and
Local Chambers Are Hos
tile to Labor
DISCUSS RADICAL DEMANDS
BY the Associated Press

Cleveland, Sept 20.-The convention
of the United Mine Workers of America
today classed the Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States with the
Industrial Workers Of the World and
other syndicalist organizations as hos
tile to organized labor.
The miners amended their constitu :
tion, forbidding members to join any
and all such organizations, under pen =
atty of permanent disbarment from
office. President Lewis stated the in e
Chamber of Commerce was concerned,
was to bar membership in local cham e
bers of commerce also.
One of the chief charges brought
against the national body was its in =
dorsement of the Rockefeller industrial
plan. now employed to regulate the re
latiOns of employers and miners in Ger
tain mines in Colorado, against which
the United Mine Workers are waging O
vigorous opposition.
The amendment. the original aim OF
which was more effective. means to com
hat Bolshevist efforts to gain a footholt
in the miners organization, was car
ried by very large majority. Tive
speakers defended the /. W. w. from
the floor. but had only a scanty fol
lowing when the vote was taken.
One delegate reported that in his dis
trict miners had worked an average Of
only one day month during the nin'
months since the armistice, and hat
been idle consecutively for two periods
of seven and five weeks during that
period. Exemption from dues was voted
to men employed in mines working les!
than five days each month.
The afternoon is being devoted TO the
naturalization of mines, formation of /
national labor party, withdrawal o
American troops from Russia, self de
termination of nations (including Ire
land), release of political prisoners, etc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
RAT|FY TREATY,
LANSING URGES
EmphaticalIy Demands Adop-
tion Unamended, but Ignores
BuIlitt's Statements
SOVEREIGNTY NOT INVADED
BY the Associated Press

Watertown, n. ", Sept. 20.-''Tbe
treaty should be ratified without delay
and without change" declared Secre-'
tary Of State Robert Lansing here to-
day in the first public utterance made
by him since the statement of William
c. Bullitt before the Senate foreign re-
lations committee, in which it was all
legged that the secretary of state on May
10, in Paris, said that IL the Ameri-
can people knew what was in the treaty
they would defeat it.
''In the treaty of peace" Mr.. Lam
sing further said, there is nothing
which invades the sovereignty of this
republic or which limits in any way
the full exercise of such sovereignty"
Helps Name Town for Himself
Mr.. Lansing spoke at the dedication
Lansingdorp. a suburb of Watertown,
erected by the government to house
munitions workers and named in honor
of the home of the Lansing family In
Holland. He made no direct refer
cnce to the Bullitt testimony, content-
ing himself with saying that the treaty,
as it is, should be ratified.
1--WE are now approaching new
era" he said IAN era of peace, and,
as l confidently believe, an era of ma.
tional prosperity unsurpassed in our
history. The people of the earth ar
4n
so that they may begin to rebuild that
which has been destroyed. This cam
not be done until normal commercial
and industrial conditions are restored
and then only can be restored in one
way and that is by ratifying the treaty
of peace which now lies on the table
in the United States Senate. The
economic life of the world will con
tinue in its stagnant and wretched state
of uncertainty until the Senate con-
sents to ratification.
No Invasion Of Sovereignty
'In the treaty of peace there is moth
| ing which invades the sovereignty OF
this republic or which limits in any
way the full exercise of such sover-
eighty.
'"rhere may be in the treaty fea-
lures which do not meet universal ap-
proval. 1t would be strange if it were
otherwise. But the objections which
have been made to certain provisions
are trivial compared with the Imperative
need of peace.
1--WE ought to have peace at once.
The treaty should be ratified without
delay and without changes.
1T is narrow minded statesman
ship which would endanger the going
into effect Of the treaty by changing
its provisions and thereby postponing
the return of peace. ! cannot compre-,
hend how any man with a true ap-
probation of the situation. much less
one who shares the responsibility, can
permit any objection, less than the i'm :
pairment of the national sovereignty
of the United States, to weigh against
the universal prayer of the nation for
the restoration of peace.
Let the treaty be Immediately rati-
fled and let us go forward with the
great task which lies before us. The
world demands it t.: patriotism demands
it; common sense demands it. We havs
already waited far too long
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
LAPSED LICENSES LOST
Judges Refuse to Revive Privileges
for Two Saloon Applicants


Judges Audenried and Ferguson, in
the liquor license court, today refused
to revive two liquor licenses that were
allowed to lapse through unavoidable
circumstances.
The licensees were Henry F. Schne
der. saloonkeeper, 50T Callowhill street
and Charles W. Turner. wholesaler,
l706 East Passyunk avenue.
Schneider showed that on August 2S
he mailed certified check to city treas
urer's Office for the amount of his
monthly license fee. The check, how =
ever. was lost in the mails and Schnei .
der did not know that the license lapsed
until some few days after September I
when it was too late to pay the fee.
Tobin was i'll in bed at the time the
fee should have been paid and for that
reason his license was allowed to lapse
Judges Audenried and Ferguson admit
ted the circumstances were very un
usual. but the law provided that the fee
should be paid at the city treasurer's
Office before the first of each month, and
il It were not paid the license could moi
| be renewed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
TWO SHOT NEAR PRISON
"Moya" Wall Screens AssaIIant Un
til Intended Victim Passes

~ N'Shi"' ecoSc
Two men are in Mt. Sinai Hospital
today suffering from bullet wounds in
hcted by an assailant who hid in one
of the gloomy doorways of Moyamensing
prison until his victims passed by and
then escaped after the shooting.
The men are PasQuale Guildano. 1872
South Tenth street, and Joseph Rosen-
buth, 2036 South Nineteenth street.
Guildano was shot in the thigh and in
the stomach and his condition is seri-
Gus. Rosenbluth was wounded in the
side and back, but is expected to re-
cover
The shooting is the third among
italians downtown this week. On Mon
day night two men were killed and two
we're seriously injured in a guntght
near Ninth and Christian streets. On
Wednesday an Italian ran amuck with
revolver in the same neighborhood,
but was captured before shooting any
person.
The shooting last night was appar :
emily well planned, with Guildano as
the proposed victim. The gunman,
hidden in the shadow of the prison wall,
on Reed street between Tenth and
Eleventh, apparently made no effort ia
get anybody until the Italian passed.
Then, moving swiftly and silently in
pursuit. he got close to his victim be-
fore shooting. Guildano fell to the
ground, wounded twice. Rosenbluth was
shot when he got in the way OF the
escaping assailant.
Patrolman Ossmau and District De
tective Alburger, of the Third ant
Dickinson streets station, were nearby
They heard the shots and searched II
vain for the assailant.
Gnildano said he could give no elu'
10. Che msn's identity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
BANDITS ATTACK VICTIMS
ThrashIna Is Penalty for Failure tc
Produce Cash

For their failure to get cash motor
bandits attacked two victims early
today at Broad and Vine streets.
William Keller and Charles Philips
both men Of middle age and living at
1918 Vine street, told the police they
were standing at Broad and Vine streets
shortly after midnight.
A motorcar drew up to the curb, they
said, and six men leaped out. A re-
volver was pointed at the two men and
they were curtly ordered to "shell
out"
But "shelling out" was impossible,
Keller and Phillips hadn't a cent.
Phillips said he was beaten over the
head with a revolver butt an Keller's
eye was blackened. Then hey were
flung into the gutter.
The victims walked into the Hahne-
mann Hospital and received Treatment
Later they told the police their story.
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Steel Operators
Not to Close Plants

Continued From Page One
strike. Most of the workers in this
company. it is said, are enrolled in the
company union known as the Rookie
feller plan. Abolition of company
unions is one of the demands of the
American Federation of Labor.
1t was said at national headquarters
that the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers is negoti-
ating with large independent plant.
Inquiry at the Offices of the association
elected nothing. NJ. F. Tighe. presi-
dent of the association. was in Wheel
ing, W. Va. today, but whether he
went there to confer with employers
could not be learned.
Cleveland Mills VIII Close
Mills of the American Steel and Wire
| Company, subsidiary of the United
States Steel Corporation and employing
| 80 per cent of Cleveland's steel workers,
will close Monday and make no at
tempt to operate in the event the strike
is carried into effect. it was announced
at Cleveland today by Stephen W.
VI tihpios
Chicago Ready and Waiting
Final preparations in the Chicago
district for handling 1.-THE strike of steel
workers called for Monday had been
made today and twS Snty five union or
ganizers were ON their way to different
cities to aid local union officials. The
organizers were Under instructions to
notify independent steel mill owners
the strike would remnin in force against
them until they YsiSned up" but that
! the national strike committee would
arrange any conferences they might
request.
From Gary. Ind. in the Chicago dis
trict, where is located one of the coun =
try's greatest plants, came reports that
both sides We're drawing lines for a
finish fight. Employers claimed SO pei
cent of the workmen did not favor a
strike. and uuion leaders asserted &c
per cent of the. employees would go out
At Gary thete are approximately 10,
600 employees and in the South Chicago
mills. 16,159. At other mill sites il
the Chicago district approximately thu
following number of men are employed
Indiana Harbor. Ind. 14.100. Fast
Chicago, Ind. 1000; Joliet, ILL.,, 1880
Hammond, Ind, s4OO: Milwaukee
1000; wauI,egan, H.. 5000; Evanston
! Ill, 500; Chicago, 1900.
youngstown Plants to Work
While mass meetings for steel work
ers were being held throughout tn
Youngstown district today in prepaTa
tion for the strike steel companie
planned for continuing operations a
usual.
The Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany, Youngstown, lighted fires in d
blast furnace which is expected to b
blown in on Monday after a period o
idleness. No figures were reported a
to the number Of men who will strik
there on Monday.
A force of 100 special officers, to b
4 kent constantly in reserve at Youngs
& town police headquarters. y being or
ganized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
Developments Of Day
in Camden Fare Fight

Governor Runyon orders Public
Utilities Commission Of New Jersey
to show cause why 1t should not be
removed from office.
Camden city council will meet
tonight to plan fight for straight
FIVE cent fare.
Utilities Commission says zone
plan will be given n months trial
before final action shall be taken on
question of making the order per
manent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
SAMUEL REA "a YEARS OLD
Pennsylvania Railroad President to
Observe Anniversary Quietly

Samuel Rea, president Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. will be
sixty four years old tomorrow. There
will be no birthday celebration, as he
does not care for that sort of thing.
Instead of having party he will spend
the day quietly at his home near Bryn
Mawr.
Mr.. Rea entered the service OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad in 1871 as a
rodman. He helped in the survey OF
several branch lines in the western
part OF the state. He was made vice
president June 13, 1900, and president
January /, 1913. n