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UNCLE SAM TO GIVE CONGRESS SEES NEED
AID TO SANTA CLAUS
SENATE ORDERS QUIZ
OF NEW ARMY PLANS
Sends Out First Allowance,
Checks to Dependents
of Soldiers I
Complaints of Slow Progress
'in Equipment Cause
of Inquiry
RANGE FROM $30 UP
Aggregate of Amount Distributed
Wilt Increase Steadily as'
War Goes On
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.
.Santtt Claui will deliver Uncle Sam'i"
rlrtt separation allowance checks to
wives, mother. lter, children nml
other ilepenrtentH cf America's fighting
mtn. It was learned today.
Down In the. colossi! inartdo pile built
to house tho new jiatlonnl museum and
turned Into a war factory overnight,
hundreds of typists are hammering out
the slender, precious little white vouch
ers for tho soldlcraV and sailors1 folks at
heme. f
It Is somethlnK new In American war
history. lJeglnnlng with this first
Christmas check, and continuing as long
as the war lasts, theso monthly messen.
Iters of aid and cheer will go sailing out
from here In their long narrow rn elopes.
Authority fofr them Is contained In the
war Insurance bill passed ut th6 special
session of Congress.
Teartiil that they might not get
very one's check delivered before
Christmas morning tho tall old man
with the red, white and blue suit and
the star-spangled stoveplpo Imt, nml the
fat little man who drives tho reindeers
ordered a special night shift of clerks
which will jumplnto the work tonight
Checks will go scudding over the
country In every direction, War De
partment records show many of them
are on their way to homes where there
.would be mighty little Christmas with
'out them.
The amounts, tvped In tho upper left
hand corner of these unique Christmas
HlftB range from $30 up, and represent
one mcntli's compensation by the Gov
ernment to the dependents of llglitlnn
men. The J30 chocks go to wives with
no children and represent $15 from the
Government ind $15 from the husband's
$30 ii month' pay. Where there are
youngsters a vveo nip Is added to each
check for each one.
"Tho aggregate of these first checks,"
said an ofllcUil of tho war risk ln
btrancc bureau of tho Treasury Depart
ment, which has charge cf the pay
ments, "while large, will not run Into
the millions wo will bo mailing out next
Christmas.
"We havo only a small perecntago
of men with dependents In the regular
nrmy and national guard and virtually
none In tho first draft army, urn! .v
a few casualties.. Nineteen -eighteen
will be a different story."
DON'T FAIL TO SEND
YOUR GIFT TO 315TH
OF WAR TAX REVISION
Reconstruction of Entire Fis-
cnl Foundation Looms as
Urgent Necessity
NEW LAW IS FAVORED
Many Members Want Present Sta
tute Ilepcnled Excess Profits
Provision Confusing
WASHINGTON Dec. 11.
tlecfinMructlon of tho entire flcatl romtnltten to mil Hwctnry of War
UllITPnATK nm GTRIU17
AT FOOD GAMBLERS
Federal Trade Commissioner
Will Investigate Hoover's
Charges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.
A comprehensive Investigation Into the
entlro iiatlount military situation. In
cluding progress belnb made by the War
Deii.iitment In organising, training and
equipping tho new army, was oidered
by the Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee tilts' iftcrnoon,
The Inv estimation will begin within
a few days. It Is the Intention of the
foundation of the war m far ns the
United Rtllcs Is concerned loomed up
today ns an urgent necessity In Con
gress. Impressing confidence In America's
ability to meet ilny vvnr expenses which
may confront It, leaders In Congress,
nevertheless, have become convinced that
Immediate step are necessary to extri
cate the Government from the morass of
linker nml other high olllclats,
Mirny conlplalnls regarding slow prog
ress In equipping the hew draft nrinv
were laid before the committee. Senator
Widsvvortli, uf New York, who has
visited many canlonnientt. reported un
satisfactory piogress n supplying the
mn with rifles and necessary equipment.
After dlcusslng the situation the com
l. lit.' UIH llU1l'Hlilll"Ill livilll lliu llivum u. f ... , . , , I-.,...
Intricacies and ob-tacles damming up mltte decided to make nn Inquiry Into
the now of gold Into 1'ncla Sam's war ' w noio niunary s iiiaiion. t, ...
lll r-llKUlllM. III Plir-lH-'J in"".
I rumors, forest ill criticism In Congress
chest.
There were two reasons for this belief;
I'lrnti. Tlie discovery of Hie nnworh
nblllty nf n Inrge pert of Hie reeently
ehnrlrd (3,3(10 noo.nnft revenue lew.
Sernnd. The rernininendatlon of
Peiretnr.v of the Treasury Ate itoo
Rgntppt Hie Immeillnte Inrrense nf wnr
tnvltlon. neeestlntlnv the flnnllnjc nf
no leas llisn $10,000,000,000 bonds
during the next lx months.
Many members of both houses have
come to the conclusion that so much
confusion will attend the admlnlstritlon
of the war tax bill that It would be far
simpler to repeal the who's measure and
enact an entirely new bill. The excess
profits law, counted on to produce a
lion's share of tho wnr revenue, has been
found to cnntiln so many uncertainties
that the Treasury Department experts
are well-nigh battled In trying to put It
Into operation.
.Senator Simmons, chairman of the
S.mate Finance Commltte, believes that
tho revenue bill cm be adjusted without
entire repeal. lie said toilw that he
wants Congres to wait n few months
to give the Treasury Department time
to study It befoie attempting to amend It.
Senators returning to their duties,
paitlcularly those from the Middle and
Far West, however, report a universal
sentiment for higher w(r profits taxes.
They will launch n fight Immediately
to double the war profits taxes. Sena
tors Hiram Johnson, of California:
Itnrah. of Idaho, nnd I.a Follettc, ut
Wisconsin, with several allies op the
Democratic side, wl'l conduct the fight.
Thev tike the view that to tloat another
M0.nno.000 ono bond Issue, without at
tempting to raise another cent by addi
tional taxation, would be almost suicidal
from a financial point of view.
nnd force lagging depigments to speed
' up. In the opinion of members of mo
I committee.
The Inquiry, according to the present
, program, will bo held behind closed
doors,
100 DEAD, 500 HURT
IN PORTUGAL REVOLT
It's Getting Late, and If You
Haven't "Chipped In" Yet,
Now's the Time
GET CHRISTMAS SALARY RISE
It's getting lato nnd you haven't
'tome across" et. Tho Philadelphia
ooys who make up the 315th Infantry
Rellnicnt at Camp Meade, Admiral,
Md., ought to get a Christmas present
from "you. You can't send a present to
11 of them there are 3200 men. nil
I'hlladelphlans, In the regiment but If
you do not "chip In" a dime, a dollar or
more you don't deserve a kind word
from anybody.
Bend your contributions to the West
End Trust Compiny, llroad street and
South Penn square, marking tne en
lelope. "For the 315th Infantry Christ
mas Fund." John M. Strong, vice presi
dent of the company, Is treasurer of the
fund. Your contribution may also be
forwarded through tho Kvbnino Public
Ledoeii.
The Kvcniko Puhlio Lcdqek ac
knowledges receipt of
Cash
C'a.h 1
A total of $832.75 has already been
collected, leaving $1307,25 still to bo
collected. Only a few days remain In
which you can make your gift. Don't
put It off any longer!
U. S. PUTS SWITZERLAND
ON ITS GOOD BEHAVIOR
New York Phone Company to Givo
Substitute for 'Bonus
NEW YORK, Dec. II The New York
Telephone Company will grant geneVal
salary Increases to meet tho Increased
cost of living, Instead of distributing the
yearly bonus which the company has
heretofore given.
Tho Increase In the ncgregato will
amount virtually to double tho bonus
granted last eur. It was stated, and
will In no way affect raises nwarded
"from time to tlmo in recognition o
efficient services,"
Old Government Entirely
Overthrown and Complete
Order Restored
I.ISDCVN. Die. 11.
Portugal's successful revolution tost
nt least a hundred dead and C00 wounded
In clashes between rebels and the old
Government forces, according to latest
cstlmites today.
Complete order Is restored Colonel
Pnes Issued summary ordem for Imme
diate execution of all caught looting or
rioting.
Premier Costa and Foreign Minister
Soares arrived hero today, back from
the Paris Inter-AUIed Council meeting,
to find their residences had been sacked
ni partly pulled down by tho rioters
In the disorder attendant on the chunce.
in governing powers.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.
Tha Federal Trado 'Commission, nt
Ileibert Hoover's request, will soon
smoke out dishonest food speculators.
An Investigation led by Commissioner
Victor Murdock will proceed under
Hoover's charges tlint "some dishonest
wholesale nnd retail merchants and food
brokers have been criminally responsible
In tio small measure for shortages in
mtny foodstuffs, especially perishables,
nml also for mounting prices."
That denlers gamble f.n n rising mar
ket nnd let goods stand on sidings fre
quently If the gamblo falls, Is contended
by tho niiiiiiitsslnn.
"I propose to bring nny violators to
the sternest imvment of Justice," de
clared Murdoek today. "Pernicious busi
ness practices which net the men who
follow them n lltllo extra blood money
must bo stntnped out nt the start and
kept stamped out.
"I am going to give my entire time
If It Is necessary to put some of theso
wnr leeches behind bars wheia tney
rightly belong,"
Murdock wants every citizen to aid In
hunting down the profiteers.
AUSTRIAN'S AMERICAN
WIVES LOSE PROPERTY
Gladys Vnmlcrliilt nml Others Who
Married Teuton Noblemen Arc
Now Enemy Aliens
NEW YORK. Dec, 11. Properties In
the Culled States of American girls who
have married Austrian noblemen. In
cluding Countess Szechenyl (Gladys Von
derbllt) nnd the Countess Slgray (Har
riet Daly), are subject to selsure by A.
Mitchell Palmer, as custodian of enemy
property. Corporation securities and
other property worth millions of dollars,
the Income of which liaB helped to main
tain foreign establishments, aro owned
by American horn tltleholders.
Hold American ns Spy in Milan
ROME. Deo. 11 The newspapers
here report the arrest at Milan of n
man named John Frederick Stock, who
says he Is an American citizen and the
head of a commercial house. It Is said
by the newspapers that the charge
against hint Is espionage.
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Sammees Will Respect Neutrality So
Long as Republic and En
emies Do So
WASHINGTON. Dee. 11. The Swiss
Government liaB been assured by the
Government of the United States that
Its neutrality will be respected by the
American troops In Europe' "so long as
Its neutrality ts respected by the enemy."
The text of the State Department mem
orandum the charge d'affaires at Heme
presented to the Swiss Government was
made public today as follows:
"In view of tlid presence of American
forces In Europe engaged In prosecution
of the war against the Imperial Ger
man Government, the Government of
tho United States ifeenm It appropriate
to announce tor the assurance of tho
Swiss confederation and In harmony
with the attltudo of tho .co-belligerents
of the United States In Europe, that t.ie
United States will not fall to observe
the principle of neutrality applicable to
Swltxerland and the Inviolability of Its
territory so long as the neutrality of
Switzerland Is maintained by the con
federation and respected by tha enemy."
AUSTRC-HUNGARY PRESS
BELITTLES U. S. POWER
COATS AND DHESSES
Euii fiest,and Vienna Papers Flaunt
Both War Ability and Post
Commercial Consequences
AMBTlCnDAM. Dec. 11. First com
ments of the Aiistto-Hungarlan press on
America's declaratlSu of war. received
today, attempt to belittle ths. power of
the United States.
"America's warfare against Austria Is
Important only In proportion to the num
ber of troops she can send," .said the
Budapest Pester Lloyd,
"We do net fear after-the-war com-
mrclt retaliation." said the Vienna
New Free Press, "since President Wll.
sftn has denounced any economic war
follow! rig tha prasant strugfle."
"It Is Impossible for a million Amer
icans! to appear en the European battle-'
fields." declared tho North German Gazette.
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Our Extraordinary Sale
Has Stirred Philadelphia
and Today We Add to the Sale ot Fur Coats
a Quantity of Wonderful Fur Sets
NOTE THESE IMPORTANT POINTS: This is not a special purchase for sale
purposes or an accumulation of left-overs and undesirable styles. Neither is it a
collection of furs in any way unreliable.
On the contrary, it includes every beautiful, luxurious coat in stock right now,
and handsome sets of the most sought-for furs and models. It is an offering unpar
alleled for quality, variety and value.
THE COATS include smart belted models with pleasing lines of grace; models with the fash
ionable bouffant effect secured by the design of the pockets, thus giving the modish outline
without undue bulk; fascinating collar effects in many styles, but all folding'and drapihg in
most becoming lines.
Many arc richly trimmed with border, tails or paws, thus adding to their beauty, grace and
richness.
Linings arc an important feature. All are of high quality imported silk, most of them
in rich, beautiful color combinations and designs, adding much to the dashing style of the coat.
Nothing has been omitted to make these coats perfect to the smallest detail. Often a sleeve
is shaped just a bit out of the common to give a line full of fascinating charm.
And among them, remember, are superb coats of NATURAL MINK, of richest RUS
SIAN KOLINSKY, of ROYAL ERMINE, of CARACUL and BROADTAIL coats not
often reduced, as well as the popular Hudson Seal and serviceable muskrat. But as we have said,
EVERY COAT OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK IS IN THIS UNPARALLELED SALE.
THE SETS are practically less than cost today. Since wc bought them, prices have
sharply advanced. Yet wc arc selling these sets at about their cost to us. Look where you will,
you can find no such beautiful furs, so smartly and carefully made, at these prices. Many styles
among them, including the jaunty, graceful animal scarf and smart, distinguished cape and stole
effects. Nearly all the muffs arc trimmed.
We reserve your purchase, upon payment of a small deposit, until Christmas.
These Three Items of More Than Usual Interest
FRENCH SEAL COATS, 58.00, Regularly 84.50 to 110.00.
Every coat with fluffy contrasting fur. Flare models, three
quarter length. Many with wide fur borders.
SILKY WOLF SCARFS, 14.50, Reduced from 24.50. The
desirable Taupe or Kamchatka Brown color and the graceful
animal scarf style.
WHITE FOX SCARFS, 22.50, Reduced from 37.50. The
season is right at our doors when white fox furs are at the heieht
of their popularity. Fluffy soft, snowy. What woman's eyes
would not sparkle to find one of these among her gifts Christmas
morning!
RICHEST COATS IN STOCK
nnnuLAn reduced
1'ltlCE TO
98.50 Sable Marmot Coat 74.50
145.00 Caracul Coats 98.50
1 75.00 Leopard Coat 135.00
165.00 Nutria Coats 135.00
225.00 Leopard Coat 165.00
245.00 Nutria Coats & 185.00
275.00 Leopard Coat 1195.00
285.00 Natural Squirrel Coats J25.00
295.00 Leopard Coat 235.00
325.00 Leopard Coat 265.00
375.00 Mole Coat 275.00
375.00 Natural Squirrel Coat 295.00
HECJULAIl REDUCED
PIHOE TO
395.00 Mole Coats 295.00
450.00 Mole Coats 345.00
575.00 Jap Kolinsky Coat 375.00
450.00 Mole Coat 395.00
650.00 Natural Mink Coat 445.00
675.00 Baby Caracul 475,00
875.00 Hudson Seal and Kolinsky Cape 565.00
975.00 Russian Kolinsky Coat 675.00
985.00 Mink Coat 745.00
985.00 Broadtail Coat 775.00
1 250.00 Ermine Wrap 945.00
1 250.00 Natural Mink Coat 975.00
MUSKRAT COATS
ltEOULAU REDUCED
Fitter: to
98.50 Natural Muskrat Coat 74.50
125.00 Natural Muskrat Coat 89.50
155.00 Natural Muskrat Coat 110.00
175.00 Black Muskrat Coats 125.00
REOUliAIt
PRICE
1 1 0.00 Hudson Seal Coats 74.50
1 35.00 Hudson Seal Coats 98.50
165.00 Hudson Seal Coats 120.00
185.00 Hudson Seal Coats 135.00
195.00 Hudson Seal Coats 145.00
225.00 Hudson Seal Coats ". . 165.t)0
245.00 Hudson Seal Coats 185.00
265.00 Hudson Seal Coats t . . . . ; . . 195.00
295.00 Hudson Seal Coats 225.00
REOUI.AR REDUCED
PRICE TO
185.00 Black Muskrat Coats 135.00
195.00 Black Muskrat Coats 145.00
210.00 Natural Muskrat Coats 155.00
265.00 Natural Muskrat Coats 195.00
HUDSON SEAL COATS
nEOULAR REDUCED
PRICK ' TO
325.00 Hudson Seal Coats 245.00
365.00 Hudson Seal Coats 260.00
375.00 Hudson Seal Coats 275.00
REDUCED
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395.00 Hudson Seal Coats . . 285.00
425.00 Hudson Seal Coats 1 300.00
425.QO Hudson Seal Coats 315.00
450.00 Hudson Seal Coats 345.lt
475.00 Hudson. Seal Coat , . . ' . 365.61.
495.00 Hudson Seal Coats ... 395.11
REOUI-AR REDUCED
PRICK TO
39.50 Natural Raccoon Sets 24.50
42.50 Skunk Sets 28.00
49.50 Kamchatka Wolf Sets . . . . 32.50
49.50 Taupe Wolf Set 32.50
54.50 Jap Cross Fox Sets 34.50
69.50 Red Fox Sets 44.50
69.50 Taupe Fox Sets t 44.51
REDUCED
BEAUTIFUL FUR SETS
REC1U1.AR REDUt
PIIIUK TO,
75.00 Hudson Seal Set 54.M
75.00 Pointed Wolf, Set ..'." 5.4,11
82.50 Jap Kolinskv Sets , 5151
87.50 Kamchatka Fox Sets '..... 49.11
1 1 5.00 Natural Fisher Set ' . . 74.51
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