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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
BIG INCOME TAX HERE
More Than 112 Millions Collected
During Last Six Months

The Philadelphia district enriched
Uncle Sam to the extent of Sl12.317, -
1O2.1S in individual aud corporation
income taxes in the first six months of
the fiscal year ending on December 81 .
The next biggest item in the total of
federal taxes collected here was Sl2. =
941 ,:jj3.30, secured on telephone, tele-
graph and transportation facility.
And next was the fermented liquor
tax. always big account in the general
total From July | until October IS,
when the Volstead bill went into affect
50. pa 40S .33 was collected from the
. ~ per cent beer, ale and porter in
tpreSts.
Estates contributed S2,739. .67O.lS.
according to Ephraim Lederer, collector
oC internal revenue in this district. The
luxury taxes collected from manufac-
tnrors totaled 80 169 ,3jO.O2. while the
luxury tax from consumers was S91S,
95l 80. The tax on jewelry contributed
u generous share Of the latter itcm.
S495. 427 2S being obtained from that
source,
Ice cream and soda taxes Increased
tho governments money supply by
S5l0. 242 53, aud amusemcuts contrib
urcd 81 ,342, ,i14.S9.
The first or Philadelphia district in
cudes this and twenty two other towns
and cities in this section.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
ALL WORLD IS LAZY,
SAYS PROF. CONWAY
Discrimination to Work One OF
Causes for Existing Eco
nomic Conditions
URGES MORE PRODUCTION

Thrift and greater production are the
two vital necessities Of America and
the rest of the world, according to Pro :
fessor Thomas Conway, Jr.
Professor Conway. who fills the chair
Of finance at the University of Penn =
sylvania, lectured there today on finan =
cial problems of world reconstruction.
An analysis Of the financial situation
of the world. staggering under enormous
post war burdens, he said, reveals
clearly that the hope of the world de-
pends on the willingness of the people
to produce more and save more.
Zone of the most alarming features
of the situation" Professor Conway
declared, 'is the widely prevalent dis
inclination to work. existing not only
in this country but throughout the en-
tire world. The war has produced a
spirit of restlcssness and has destroyed
habits of industry and thrift created by
years of peace.
1.-The uncertain clement in the entire
situation concerns the willingness OF
the people of Europe to throw aside the
specious and unsound panaceas of the
ultra radicals. to turn their backs upon
the mirage of bolshevism and sovietism,
and in the same spirit of united deter
HlnaClon ana Sel1 ulSclpllne WIN WnlCD
they waged the war, start back over the
long. hard trail to comfort and pros
perity.
81 believe it is the duty of every
one of us upon every occasion to
preach the gospel that the cure for eco
nomic ills which beset us on every side
is to work and save-faithful, indus
trious work, thrift, and the wise in
vestment of our savings against the
proverbial rainy day."
Estimates of the direct cost of the
war. the professor stated. range from
'S1S6 1874 ZOO, 900 to S210, 1876 ,00O, 900.
The latter figure, he added, is more than
nine times the aggregate of the stocks,
bonds and other corporate obligations
of the railroads of this country.
From financial point OF view. the
professor said. the direct cost of the
war is yet to be paid by the people of
the belligerent nations. Less than
S15, 200, 900, 900 of the cost of the war
was derived from taxation, virtually
this entire amount being raised by Great
Britain and the United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
y. v. c. A. PLANNING
DRIVE FOR BIG FUND
Association Needs a Total Of
$1,626,ooo for Indebted
ness and Extensions
CAMPAIGN SET FOR APRIL

Tho Young Women's Christian AS
socation needs almost S2.000,O00 tc
meet the demands of q budget of cX-
peuses and needed extensions during the
next three years. 4 financial drive will
be conducted some time near the end OF
April at date not yet decided.
Mrs. John Gribbcl today presided at
a luncheon of twenty prominent Phila
delphia women who are interested in the
welfare Of girls in this city and ways
and means of conducting the drive were
discussed.
The budget includes $500 600 for re.
building the Crozier Annex. $4,000
for establishing southwest branch on
property given by John Wanamaker
$50 900 for turning the Nollmer Build
ing into au administration building
SO 900 for swimming pool in the Cen :
tral Branch. and S250,OO for main
tenapcA and administration expenses for
three years.
4 total Of 81 ,62S, 900 is needed which
will cancel the associations indebted
ness. cancel mortgages and establish a
new center in West Philadelphia, build
and buy Rosemont house and rebuild the
branch in Asbury Park that was burned.
Before starting the drive the assocla :
ton will carry on an educational cam
paien of several months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
ALLEGED ROBBERS
BECOME ACCUSERS
Prisoners in Court Say Liquor
Was Being Sold - Saloon
keeper, Bartender Arrested
HELD FOR THE AUTHORITIES


l"o men accused ol an attempted sa q
,oou rooperF became. III turn' acruscrs
quay at tme lWenticth ana l6ntt0nWood
streets police statlon. causing the ar
resi- OF inc principal witnesses against
'u9in on lquor'sc lIlhG chars' ,,.
traDcls Sinon, snioonkccpcr AT Elgh .
t,eentn ana tallowhlll streets. ana DaNld
hasun, ms bartender. were turned over
10 'ue tederal duthorlll'S atter inc near
ing py magistrate carney. II was les-
tined that whisky had been sold over
'hc par all last evening ana well INTO the
carry morning.
SIMON and Bastin had appeared as
rolapIalnants against James Brennan
ana francis roland. According to the
testimony. Brennan and Toland had en-
tered the saloon III lighting mood shortly
atter midnight leaped the bar and beat
en- up the saloonkeeper and bartender.
Then they tried to open the cash reg .
lster, according to the testimony, and
when they could not threw it on the iloor
and about the barroom. smashing it into
bits.
Other patrons in the saloon at the
'1me closed with the two men. aud there
was genera tight. resulting in thc
sending OF a riot call 10 the twentieth
ana buttonwood streets station; The
police arrested Hreunan and iolhnd.
:, After MagiStraie carneL had heid
brennan ana loiaud IN S-uou oall Tor
aggravated assault ana batterN aud st-
tempted robbery. the Two prisoners
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17

IS .0O0, 900; the Y. NJ. C. A.. $4,000.
600; the city of Cleveland, SO 900 900
Junior Reform School. 50, 200 900. apd
1920 900 900 have gone to miscellaneous
gifts and appropriations.
All of these gifts have been for public
education or health or social and re :
ligious betterment More smiles per
gallon seems to be John ID. 8 motto.
There is nothing crude about the rise
in prices Of gas and oils. motorists saw.
The advance is so gradual that no one
notices it--until the end of the month
Gasoline at twenty eight cents a gallon
has been broken to the public very
gently.
Paul +. Huyette. president of the
Quaker City Automobile Club. states
that while the price of gasoline is rising
the quality of most of it is on the de :
cline.
He pointed out that so many of the
people who were using automobiles to e.
day, either commercially or for pleasure.
are making such big profits themselves
that they do not feel so keenly the rise
in gasoline and oils. He said that when
the present wave of prosperity passed
there would be a bigger howl than ever
over the high cost of motoring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
ECONOMIC DICTATOR
RU[ESU. CHARGE
Or, Ballet, Social Science
Leader Assails Moneyed In.
terests Before Friends
CALLS SYSTEM AUTocRAcy

A half dozen men in the M;dd,o W.
who dictate to the people Of the I-n;.Si,
states what they shall pay for norl 'eu aa
beef, are the essence of economic a,,. VI
Ballet. "oii'an NJ,
DOCTOR Ballet is chairman of ,h,
nationai committee of the teaching ~
social sciences in secondary schoole ,.
To-Day lie addressed the Associatinn
Friends Schools of Philadclnhia W
conference at the Friends Con,,ni ~
School, on Education for the a." N,"
Democracy N'"
America. has religious and poli,icoi
democracy" he said, ''but econcroi,
autocracy. We must train tbe cbilJrn,
OF today SO they can act Intelligent,
against autocracy of all kinds. wy
Inc concentration of wealth in largo
corporations or individuals is wrone
Inc people have not elected them f.
power. They are not the voice of tb,
people. Yet they tell us VIII. t we ,hust
pay Tor our food; for anthracite conI
and for other necessities.
Ihese very men are the ones who
complain against government fixing Of
prices. LET is price fixing new thing
haven't they been doing it tbemselyos
all along? The fairest Kind of nricc
liking is that done by rcprcsentat;yo.
OF the people. Perhaps after all the
tar price commissions may be the so
luton. do not know. IT is for lis
all to study. 0' u
Wants Better" Distribution of Wcalt,
One thing certain, the present situa.
ton cannot last. We have to solve II
because a few. people in Washington
cannot solve it satisfactorily. Eco
nomic democracy means a better distrib
ution of wealth, not an equal distribv
ton.
The really dangerous man." he con.
tlnued, lis the one who has made
enough, money to buy him food, com
forts, luxurics, even display, and then
wants more money in order to gain
power, You have heard it said there
are rich men in this country who have
more power than the President. b,
you realize what danger there is in
irresponsible power? Economic condi
tons, you know, can control politics.
There are also the problems of in
dustrial and social democracy to be-
worked out, the speaker pointed out.
Social democracy does not mean that
high character and low character are
must depend on his character. intclli
gence. motives and the quantity and
quality of what he does for society.
Wanted Treatment as Men
Recent strikes have been somewhat
revolutionary in character and threat
ening, but along with that. there has
been a just feeling that the laborcrs
want to be treated as men, not as ma
terial. They don't want higher wages
They want recognition as men"
Doctor Ballet pointed out that Amer
lean citizens had political democracy
because every man had one vote. and
every man, according to his ability, had
certain power.
DR.. S. A. Courts, director of cduca
tional research, Detroit, Mich. and
consulting director of the scool of cdu
cation, University of Oklahoma. was
the other speaker of today's confer
ence. In an illustrated lecture he
urged the teachers to measure their stu
dents not merely by tests, but by
heredity, surroundings and conditions
under which pupils work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
Y. W. MINSURGENTs" WIN
Justice Frazen Sustains Lower Court
on Election Decision

A final victory for the Y. W. C. A.
insurgents" was won today when jus
tice Frazen. of the Supreme Court. af-
firmed the decision of Judge STAKE. in
the prolonged controversy between the
insurgents and the ''old guard"
The suit was brought in the name OF
Elsie Baily and others against the old
board of managers of the association and
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Hudson, former presi
dent, who. it was alleged, dominated the
affairs of the board.
An injunction was issued restraining
any interference by Mrs. Hudson and
her followers with the right of com
plainants to attend the meetings and
participate in the elections of officers
for the association.
The lower court also appointed spe
cial master. John NJ Scott to con
duct the annual election. Exceptions
were taken to the rulings of the master.
but the lower court swept these aside
and accepted his report.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
DR.. MANN LUNCHEON GUEST
Indorses Campaign for Funds for
Woman's Medical College

DR.. Kristine Mann, of New lorh,
who served with the War Department
as supervisor of health for the women
employed in the Ordnance Department,
was the speaker today at the noon
luncheon in the Adelphia for workers
in the $3.50 900 campaign of the Won
ans Medical College.
Doctor Mann, who is now head of
the social morality committee for the
National Young Women's Christian
Association. warmly ipdorsed the cam
paign in the letter of acceptance sent
to DR.. Ellen c. Potter, chairman Of
the campaign executive committee,
"There are "a number of women ply
sicians, who, like myself, have, during
the period of the war, been forced
into health educational work, - Doctor
Mann said This type of work had
TO be carried on, but there were no
adequately trained people to do it,,
other than the physicians. Our health
work must be done by health educators.
trained as completely AS physicians.
This type of education is needed i'm
mediately. Before the end of the year,
we shall have more positions open than
we can possibly FILL"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
QUIZ WOUNDED MEN
ON R. R. CAR Theft
Two Patients in Hospital
Brought There Following Pistol
Fight With Detectives
BOTH SUSPECTS DENY GUILT

While search was being made to-
day for the robbers who engaged in n
revolver fight with detective when
caught robbirg freight car on a
Reading Railway sidetrack near A
street last night. telephone message
was received at the Episcopal Hospital
for an ambulance to take William
coates. twenty two years old. from
$50 East Sergeant street. Coates was
suffering from bullet wound in the
body.
Detectives questioned Coates as soon
as he. reached the hospital thinking
that he might have been wounded in
the fight. He denied that he was in
the railroad yard and insisted that his
wound was due to an accidental shot.
when friend dropped a revolver. He
IS to be questioned further.
man who says he is Harry Smith.
thirty years old, who was shot. the
police say. by Frank Hass. Reading
hallroad detective. at the time of the
night with the thieves, is also pa.
tient at the Episcopal HOSPITAL. His
leg is fractured by bullet. He de-
nies that he was with the thieves
and says he did nothing to Justify the
shooting. He also says that he does
not know Coates
The police, however, say they have
identified Smith as John Joseph Jack :
son, of Eighth and Race streets. They
say also that they have found that
Smith and Coates are acquainted.
detective Hass says he was walking
along the Reading Railroad tracks
when man with revolver ordered
him to back up" He walked back :
ward, he says, until he reached an iron
pillar. Then, taking advantage of this
cover, he opened FIRE upon the man who
had stopped him. Four others an
peared and opened fire upon the de-
tective. but ran when one of them fell
Hass states that Smith was the man
who fell.
Hass asserts that the FIVE men were
robbing a freight car loaded with
candy. He thinks that the robbers
were looking for car containing
liquors. Two wagons were waiting
to carry off the booty, the detective
Saws
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
UNDERTAKEN MAKES DENIAL
Graft Not Trying to Bring Soldier
Dead From Franco

Washington, Jan. 17.--(By A. ~
Denial of charges that the undertakers
Of this country, from pecuniary mo-
tives, were behind the movement to
have Americas soldier dead returned
from France, was made today by John
+. Martin, of Elizabeth, n. j., presi =
dent of the National Funeral Directors
Association.
There has not been and is not now
any organized effort ON the part of the
undertakers to urge the bringing back
Of these bodies" said a statement
issued by Mr.. Martin. He added that
to bring back bodies to those who wish
their sons to remain buried in France
would be great shock and injus.
tiCe.
Meetings recently held in New York
and other cities, at which the opposite
point of view was taken, Martin de =
clared, were held without any under
takers having been present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
John d. GOT RECKLESS;
NOW COST OF GAS" rs UP
Mr. Rockefeller Giucs AtUoy $0OOOO0O0 for Christmas Gift
Then Oil Companies announce Nice Little Boost :.

Pcrhans John y. Rockefeller is feel p
ing the high cost Of giving. even II
he does own 800 900, 900 in STANDARD
Oil stock
Notice the rise in gas and motor
oil? Right in the midst of auto show
week. too, MS an encouragement to ear
BUYERS.
John u. may be getting ready for
next Christmas. or this little increase
NAV be in the nature of bill to the
public for tho last Christmas gift he
yided between the General Education
Board and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Gasoline has gone up from twenty
seven to twenty eight and in some cases
twenty nine cents n gallon. Motor oil
siippcd up from sixty five TO seventy
two cents "A gallon.
All in all. it's been Il bad week.
The excuse tho differently named oil
companies give for the increase is that
crude oil is rising. so tnev must keep
iump or two in the lead. They also
state that increased consumption of gas
and oil is hard on prices. Anyhow. the
stuff is going right up.
Fears Another Gift
About the only thing left for thc mo
torist to do is grin and cheer when
Rockefeller comes across with several
extra millions for education or public
health.
The automobiists may sometimes be
referred to as the great philanthropic
class. because they contributed TO so
many great public bepcfits--at twenty
eights cents u gallon.
All in all. Mr. Rockefeller has given
away $500 900 900. The General Edu
cation Board has received S104 900 900.
The Rockefeller Foundation has col
lected $50, 900, 900, The University of
Chicago has taken in S34 100000 Of it
and other universities $50, 600 900 more.
The Rockefeller Institute has been
given $40. 600 900, the Baptist Missions,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
VICTORY FOR SiNN FEIN
Win IS Per Cent Of Irish Election
Together With Labor Party

Dublin. Jan. 17.-Returns from the
municipal elections held on Thursday
show that generally in eastern. west
ern and southern Ireland approximately
- per cent Of the candidates supported
were successful. The others elected
represent various minorities.
A feature of the election was the
unusually large number of women who
participated.
Up to date the women elected in
Dublin comprise Mrs Wyse Power, one
OF the honorary treasurers of the Sinn
Fein organization, and Mrs. G. Sheehy
Shefington, widow Of F.. Sheehy Shelf I.
ington, editor of The Irish Citizen, who
was killed during the Easter uprising
in 1915.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
MAN HURT IN CAR CRASH
Other Passengers Jared in Rear
End Collision on Icy Tracks

One man was injured and scores OF
passengers were shaken up this morn %
ing Nhen' two westbOund trolley cars
came together in a rear end collision
on Cheltpn avenue near Bayuton street.
The injured man is Arthur Boot, thir
ty- eight years old. Of 1860 Norwood
street. lie was taken to the German
town Hospital where he is suffering
from cuts and bruises and sprainel
ankle.
Both cars were crowded with per-
sons on their way to work. The for
ward car had stopped for the signal to
cross the Reading Railway tracks which
cross Chelten avenue near Baynton
street. and the rear car crashed into
il. Tho fact that the rails and wheels
were slippery with icc and snow was
given as the reason why the rear car
could not be stopped TO avoid the acci-
dent,
Boot was standing in the rear of the
forward car. The windshield of the rear
car was broken and the framework
around the platform damaged, but both
cars were able to proceed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
VISIT FRANKLIN'S GRAVE
Poor Richard Club Members Paw
Annual Tribute to Patron

Members of the Poor Richard Club
made their annual pilgrimage to the
grave of Benjamin Franklin at the
Friends Meeting House, Fifth and
Arch streets, today.
DR.. William J. Campbell, president
of the City. History Society, who spoke
at the luncheon of the club, paid a trib
ute to the most versatile man of his
day and the value of his teachings
today.
AT the cemetery Rev. L. C. Wash =
burn, rector of Christ Church, offered
snort prayer, and Walter L. Rosen
Fifteen automobiles carried tbe
party from the clubhouse at 232 Sontb
Camac street, down Chestnut street to
the cemetery at Fifth and Arch. MANY
pedestrians attracted to the spot vii,
messed the ceremony. Wv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
He MOURNEO STRENUOUSLY
Man Who May Be Last Here Slated
as Drunk" went Some"

What may bc the police's last record
of drunk was made last night.
The city's last overimbibcr went on a
tear.
Just a few of the sincere drinkers took
parting crack at the old quart measure
and now. in different wards and cells
they are softly humming Turn Back
the Universe and Give Nc Yesterday, -
But last night was the end of the
world. ..s.-t,..a .tss -- .- -..~ ---
The fur lined flask for being the last
legal drunk goes to a gentleman who
lives in Grease street, but whose name is
best withheld. He won it for being
stpwed, hard boiled and cuckoo late last
night. Though a little man he had the
strength of ten. II took four patrolmeu
to pull him. He broke furniture,
handouts and chewed up a patrolmau =
finger He was finally carried of to
ST. MarY's Hospital on stretchcr.
This morning he doesn't remember ever
having lived before.
Another young gentleman, from
icverington street, was the runner up,
figuratively speaking. for when dis
covered he couldn't even raise his head
for another drink. He was discharged
at the Twenty eighth district by Magis-
trate Grelis this morning.
4 third contender was a gentleman
whose name suggested that some of his
relatives across the water would en-
joy the good Kentucky which Germany
took for war indemnity.
He told Magistrate Price, at the
Twenty second street and Hunting
Park avenue station, that he had helped
n friend finish n quart of good rye
last night.
Never do it again, admonished the
magistrate, as he let him go.
mo, sir; never again, Judge an
swered the culprit, sadly. ''We finished
the quart and ! don't know any one
else who's got drop
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
RUSH FOR DOG LICENSES
1920 Tag Not Ready-owners Fear
Pets viii Be Cauaht

Station houses throughout the CITY
are bcsieged by persons anxious to got
dog licenses for fear their pets viii
he caught aad killed because Of The
absence of 1920 tag.
The tags will not be ready for at
least u week yet, the police say. and
there is a possibility that it may be
February l before they can be issued
In the meantime applications are being
received and the license books fixed
so the tags can be issued with the
least possible amount of confusion when
they Rre ready.
Unsji the new tags are issued the
1919 tags are accepted as licenses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-17
"BROTHER JOE" HAS STORE
Former Mayors Secretary TO Open
Store In West PhlIadeIphia

Joe Smith. brother of the former
Mayor and bis private secretary while
in office. at $4,000 a year, has "con
nected," thus relieving thoughts of
friends who wondered what he would
do after Mayor Smith went out Of Of
fee.
He and partner have obtained n
lease on n North Fifty second street
store and will operate the property
as delicatessen store.
Brother joe" as hc was familiarlv
known, was clerk in the bonding of.
fee of the former Mayor before his
election Mr., Smith is back in tIe
bonding business, and glad of il, he
SAYS.