.v 1 r k M I ft i i I! A m T iaL II A tf 'J n. r,;. a. k i EVENESTG- PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA', MONDAY, i UNIVERSAL TAX URGED BY CRESPI yv T. 1-i. T?.nvrrTf PmnnonQ All UftOl ' " TJ J.l.Ufwavo Nations Help Pay War . - ; Indemnities ONE FINANCIAL FRONT rrti, Feb. 3. A universal tax, the Droceeds of which would bo put Into a common fund, along with tho Indem nities Germany should bo mado to pay, Is proposed by Senor Crespl, of the Italian delegation to the Feaco Con ference. In the proportion ho has mado lor tho estafclfshment of a "slnglo finan cial front" for tho Allies. , Tho tax would furnish Interest on that portion of the debts of tho Allies which Germany had not paid and pro vide a sinking fund for ultimately can celing tho debts. , Senor Crespl, who said his proposal for a single Allied financial front had been well received by Allied ministers, declared that his great point was that the Central Empires, as a whole, must bo forced to compensate tho AUIes for tne war damages they have suffered. HesponslblUy was collecthe, he said, and all the enemy states Would liaie tO' pay ln'proportlon to their wealth. "On th other .liand. l the Allies have suffered Immense losses, and they must all benefit from, the Indemnities which the enemy Is to pay. Each one should receive In proportion to the ef fort II has made. Thug smaller States that hao speVit more than larger ones In cgmparlson to their .wealth ought lb receive larger Indemnities In propor tion. ' Absolute, falmess 'ought to be preserved in the division of Indemnities. ?rgei Common Tool "Th simplest way td carry out the actual distribution would be to put the entire fund into a common pool, which could be periodically apportioned among th different nations. The fund should .be augmented by taxes' of a universal character levied on all States, enemy, allied or neutral, the last named having benefited from the sacrifices made by the Allies. Such taxes might be levied on exnprts and Imports and also- on coal and raw materials. "It seems to me only fair that coun tries which have benefited and oven crown rich through "the suffering and' Hacrlllco ot the Allies, should 'be mado to help compensate tho Allies. Such a tax would? not weigh more heavily on one State thatl on another, since It would be unlyerjal. It would merely have the effect ohralslng prices on some certain particular products In all countries alike. l-o Most ray Allied Debta "The enemy should be forced to pay oil as soon as poeslble the Allies' debts. The International tax would furnish in terest on the rest and a Blnklng fund for paying It off eventually. In my opinion 'the enemy ought fn be allowed to pay, not only In gold, but In raw ma terials and finished products, part ot their debt might be covered by bonds. which tley would take up gradually In exchange for goods delivers to the Allies. The, Supply of raw: rviterlals Is an other important question to be considered- If they are furnished to enemy countries fal the same time and at the ams prices as to the Allies the.Aus trlans, and Germans, ivh.oep. Industrial plants' h not-been destroyed" and'who re eady to return to a peace basis In their production t more rapidly than the. AUUs, would reach foreign markets quicker and under better conditions than would be possible for the Allies. This we must avoid at all costs. I therefore, propose that 'distribution of" raw ma terials be internationally controlled in such a way that Allied countries may be Berved before enemy countries. "Another Important question Involved Is that of the length ot the worklhg day. A day's labor in Germany beforo the war vyas very long. If It continues so now they will be ablo to produce more cheaply than we can. Therefore, international laws on this question hao 1ccom, essential. "Another problem Is that of exchange between different nations. To cite an example, my own country, when peace is re-established, will havo to Import ery largelyfo replenish depleted stocks. This will Have a disastrous effect on our money unlets the States control ex change, I, therefore, consider that the i present Stato control of Import and ex port trade must continue f6r some time." COAL SHORTAGE IN GERMANY. 50,000 Yorkcrs Idle Because Spnntlnu Arecnnl Lacks Fuel Berlin, Feb. 3. (By A. P.) The State arsenal at Spandau, employing 80,000 laborers, has been closed becauso ot tho coal shortage. Tho ofllclal Information bureau here has given notice that coal supplies for tho municipal electric works are almost exhausted and that a further sharp reduction m electric current Is necessary. Street cars will bo affected by tho shortage. QUELL0 CHE L'lTALIA CHIEDEfERrLAPAfE ? Hanno Dclcgati5 -Italian! Espostoa GiuslcAspira zioni Territorial! ROYALISTS LOSE IN PORTUGAL Defeated in Province Bcira, They Retire Toward .Oporto of LISBON STRIKES BACK Bill in Senate Excludes Mon j archists From Scats in Parliament rubllshA unit nitlrlbulM UnGor i-ErtMrr.no. ni AulhorliM by. ha ttct.ot October J. 101T. on tile at the Pottofltee of rbll.-, I. order of rrtjn. . roitmnter Oeiwral. rartgl, 3 febbralo.-r-I delegatl delle cinque grandl Potenio Bono ora In condl zlono dl poter comparare chlaramento le propria nsplraslont e quelle del loro AUcatl e dl edere lo difference cHe bl sogna slano rlconclllatc. . - Circa l'ltalla 1 delegatl hanno fatto presents quanto appressoi r.'ltalla chlede II Trentlno flno at Passo del Brennero, comprcso lutto II Tlrolo mcrldlonale, Trieste, Istrla, ri umo, Zaro, Sebcnlco, larga parto delle lsolo della Dalmazla, Vallona ed II ter rltorlo clrocstante un protcttorato sopra l'Albanla. II possesso dello Isole del I'Kgeo la quail furono, prtse allaTurchla durante la guerra In Libia o la prO Wnclt dl Adalla Be la ITrancJa.o l'ln ghllterra dovranno avero tcrrltorlo nell'Asla Mlnore. Git Italian! contendono cho la lsolo della Dalmazla e certl portl della costa Dalmata bo non saranno assetnatl all'Italla, dovranno essere neutrallzzatl. Se la Francln. e l'lnghllterra estende- ranno 1 loro possessi colonlall In Africa, l'ltalla desldera dl allargare 11 suo pos sesso In Eritrea e nella, Trlpolltanla. Parlgl, 2 febbrnlo In lsta dl un vasto camblamento nei possessl afrlcanl delle potenze europee, 1 delegatl Italian! alia contereza delta pace hanno doman dato che la frontlera della colonla ltn.ll ana dl Tripoli dora essere rettlllcata e doVra' comprtnderei entro la sfero del l'lnfluenza It&llana certe region! as segnate alia Francla cd' airinghllterra da un trattato fatto tra l'lnghllterra o la Francla quando la Trlpolltanla ap partenova alia Turchla. L'ltalla, e' state dlchlarato, C deslre rosa che la suo colonic In Eritrea, sul mar Rosso, slano connesso con la Somalia Itallana mediants la cessions all'Italla dl DJoboutl, e della Somalia francese cd Ingleee. Dopo la declslone della Conferenza della Pace, .quella coe' che le Colonic della Germanla In Alcn blsogna non slano annesse a nessuna nazlone, l'ltalla, si dice, non dovra' attenderst alcuna concessione da parte della Francla e del llnghllterra. ! 'Italia, clo- nonostante, chlede che essasla Inclusa tra le Potenze mandatarle, deslderando- dl dUldero ognl antsKSlo o peso che derivera' dalla rlpartlzlone delle colonic tedeschc. In accordo al slstema adottato dalla con- feronza. Itofna, 2 febbralo. TuttI 1 glornall Pensola, pubbllcano una completa smen tlta alia notfzia lnvlata da Zagabrla, per la via dl svlzzere, che le truppe Hallano do occupazlono aeano abbanilonato Flume. Nel dare la smentlta, I glornall un anlmemehta protestano contro le perfldo manovre del Jugoslav I, 1 quail mettono in opera ogni mezzo lmmaglnarlo, sub dolo o falso per creare mullntesl e pro vocazlonl ed Impresslonaro Rlnletramento Bulla pretesa arbltrarla polltlca Itallana. A conferma della smentlta pubbllcata dal glornall it Mlnlstero ha resci pub bllco un comraunlcato unTclale ncl qualo si d'chlara "assolutamente prlva dl quaU Blasl fondamento la notlzla recante cho battagllon) dl forze serbo hanno occu pato Flutne, dl doe le truppo Itallane si erano rltlrate portandosl a tO mlglla ad oest dl V&losca." 1 ; J Iiy thc.Associattd Press trjrli, Feb. 3. Portuguese monarchic troops are retiring toward Estarreja, vv?th tho Intention of falling back to Oporto, following their defeat at Agueda, In tho prolncc of Bclra. The royalists aro reported to havo been forced to re treat precipitously to avoid envelopment and lost heaIIy, according to advices received here. Mnchado Santos has Introduced a bill In the Portugueso Senato excluding mon archist senators and deputies. At Oporto public officials hao been given three daj s to adhere to tho monarch!-. Such travelers as hao buo ceded In gemng irom oporto to Lisbon tell con- tradlctory stories, somo malntal ilng that tho monarchists aro making headway nnd others being equally convinced they are losing ground and compare tho present situation nt Oporto with tho time of tho slego of 1 S0 London, Feb. 3. With monarchist victories confirmed, n national govern ment has been constituted In Portugal, with Senhor Concolro as Premier and Minister of War, according to a dis patch received from Oporto. The message declares the monarchists con trol a largo part of Portugal and are awaiting tho arrival ot former King Manuel. I'ari. Feb. 3.-A dlKnnloli rppelvpfl from Portugal by Wy of Madrid cajs a national government lias been con stituted In Portugal, an follows: rremicr, Minister of Wnr nnd of Food, Palva Concclro: Interior, Senhor Sollara Alogro; Justice, Flnnnco and Religion, "Viscount Banho; Education, Agriculture. Commerce and Industry, Count Azevedo: Foreign Affairs, Louis Mngalnhes: Public Works and Trans portation, Seiihor Sllvnramos. The dispatch ndds that tho govern ment, which is named by tho army, has been welcomed by the people with enthusiasm, iZariy dispatches from Portugal wcro conflicting. Dispatches from Ltalmn ntntn that a royalist column was put to flight north of Dagudea and tho rommander killed. Colmbrn. Is reported quiet. Itoyalst prisoners at Volro nnd Vlzeu have been placi-d In prison at Flgueira, . Tho government, tho renortx add. I nas asked tho civil governors to re-J main nt liM nnta .1. .!.... !.. ..-!. 1 ... u viic Hua uui uj(( lilt, nitiiOi A strike of the railway men of Houth crn Portugal has been terminated. REFORMS SOUGHT BY BRITISH SHIP MEN Parliamentary Candidates Polled on Pledge to Effect Them FRENCH COMPOSER DEAD Xavier Lcroux, Author of Several Dra matic Scores rrl. Feb 3. (Dy A. P ) Announce ment Is mado hero of the death of Xavlcr Leroux, the composer. Xavier Henri Leroux was one of tho wiaeiy Known Krenen composers whoso nnd taklhc In cargo, In ny port wnaieyer. works rave been popular during tho laat imperially forelsn or colnnlnl portu, be bpi thirty jenrs. He wrote tho scores of l,n'11 " 'f reasomible. with renalllea several dramatic compoiltlons and In '"' """"" I' Opera House In New York. London, Feb. 3. During the war no fewer than 3476 British merchant ships wero sunk and an additional 670 fish ing vessels, according to a recent report Issued by the Mercantllo Marino Service Association, Tho merchant service had earned the right to Parliamentary representation, the report sajs, and In the recent elec tion tho association submitted lo can didates a series of questions which boro upon tho following list of reforms drawn up by tho council: 1 Imt That a Mlnlater ot Marine retron elble lo Parliament, and a romuttallw, com mine repreientlnic all aeeilone of nli'lng and cifir'ti. be appointed. .....i.v, Kecond That tho orilrerlnir ofth" llrltlah merchant acrifce be confined to Brltlin born Thlnl That a national, mercantile 'marine penelon acheme be rounded, aupportrd equally by (Joernmnt. ahlpovinera and eeamen Fourth, That the under-ballaatlng ot anlps be dealt with tllsht load line bill) Fifth That a complete reterm of the pres ent eyetem of dlaclpltne alioard ehlp. a a re. narde nnea or punlehmenta. be Initltuted, rlxth Tnal uunau) luiHir. vy ui,ihii4 FEBRUARY 3, 1919 d.5"i: J I ', i , , S f urn .-I..-. i M .. . .,. ., .. nil v-- r M eiVtl i' 4l '-. . A ASCO. ASCO. I flffll.fl 1 II ASC0- ASC0L. $ c I STORES CO, le 'ij 1 aK L-aH. kkmL ' LaH. W i. 1 1 . 1 a1 SI !C IfO r s c 1910 uni offered tho rilrrctlnn nf Ihn Miiiilh. That th totnl bnl1t!nti of th vcrt$&Tt$?J&i& TV.Sr.r.'aS. 'fe ido'o all LtEBKNECHT'S SON BARRED Berlin High School Students Re fuse to Study With Hira Berlin. Ferb. 1 (delayed). (By A. P.) The pupils of the senior class of the .Berlin HlgTt School, which was .attended by Helmuth Llebknecht, eighteen-year-old son of I the late Dr. Karl Llebknecht. who was killed recently In Berlin, struck Friday because young Llebknecht attempted to resume his place In his class. The strikers deolared they, would not remain members of aiy class to which- tlia .youth "wio fired with ma chine guna on our fathers and brothers and otherwise participated In notlvo hostilities against the State" 'belonged. Young Llebknecht was a member of akho Spartacan forces which seized the Vorwaerts building during the recent troublous times. As the pupils have persisted In the strike movement, tho Incident 'is likely to be brought to the attention of the Ministry .of Education. FOOD AID REASSURES EUROPE Hoover Has Shipments on Way to Starving Nations Taxla, Teb. 3. The passage by the American Congress of the bllt appro priating J100.000.000 for relief In Eu- Tope, "will lift a load of fear from tho hearts of millions of people In Europe," declared Herbert C. Hoover, director gereral of relief, In a statement Issued here. Mr. Hoover outlined the use to which the money Is to be put and the means already taken for the relief of various peoples. . "We have at sea or discharging In the port of Trieste 70,000 tons of food for the Jugo-Slavs, Serbians apd 1 Ciecho-Slovaks. Wo have 30,000 tons of food either arrived at or In progress to the Black Sea for Rumania. The Armenian Relief commltteo has 7000 tons on the way to Armenia and Syria as a gift, and we afo placing 10,000 tons In Constantinople as a reserve for them. W have 40,000 tons In Poland ontho way or being transshipped from Rotterdam (or the Poles and 30,000 tons In Rotterdam awaiting reshlpment to the Finns and other liberated peoples In Russia. The Polish Relief commjtteo Is sending; a gift of 7000 tonB to the Poles If J .i 'jiwmmn TX3HE have a keenregardfor the care to " be exercise4 iii delivering your coal. We recognize that our obligation to our customers calls for the careful, prompt delivery of coal clean, of regular size, , and. rput into the bins without fuss or flurry. - . I lOur Delivery Trucks are manned by experienced, careful drivers. HENRY k STRATHMANN INCORPORATED Kensington and Lehigh Avenues :hukaadWtejrWtsl.OIaey .il r U. S. MISSION IN BERLIN Unofficial Investigation of Conditions in Germany Is Ilegun fAtal.H.vAlrt aifolnfj. Klahth That no eea.irolns Brltleh veeiel at horn and abroad be In iharge at uncertln- Ninth That the confine trade (if the I'nltea Klnidom bo reserved entirely for llrltlah venaefa .,... Tenth That the tmeltlon aehleved by the National .Maritime Hoard be malntalne! el DO biiuwcu rterlln. Jan. 31 (delav d).- Tlin unofllclHl American -(By A. V ) mission to Uleventh That no alien veeeel ah m niir, Hir icnninTiiRtirv rnmrulsory) without emplojlns a llceneea 1'roceedlng. the report urges that tho investigate pomcai, social ana economic' , ,,. n in,i,uiaht rleht to In- condltloni In Germany for the American peace delegation arrived In Berlin to day. It Ii headed by Captain Walter Iv. Gheiardl, .former American naval at tache at Berlin. Members of the mis sion will visit arlous German cities. demnlty for tho losses suffered from tho admittedly Illegal submarine cam paign. These losses admit of exact cal culation. Their valuo nt war prices Is placed at 320,000,000. Their cargo valuo Is placed at about .700,000,000. Now Comes the Greatest Overcoat Sale of the Entire Winter THIS ASSERTION IS MADE WITHOUT EX AGGERATION AS THE FOLLOWING FACTS WILL REVEAL. THE TRUTH OF THE MAT TER IS THESE OVERCOATS AVERAGE ABOUT One-Mf Price 48 OVERCOATS WRE $25 215 OVERCOATS WERE $30 315 OVERCOATS WERE $35 134 OVERCOATS WERE $40 93 OVERCOATS WERE $45 ! rYour Choice $20 805 Overcoats of every kind and description in all-wool fab rics, every one new this season, silk lined De Luxe Venetian lined or serge lined Friezes, Fleeces, Meltons, Ker seys, Shetlands. Blues, browns, blacks, oxford grays, heatherbloom effects. A Truly Wonderful Collection of Fine Overcoats Ready for You on the Third Floor of the Store $20 As to styles, there are double breasted town ulsters, standard Ches terfields, box models, sizes for extra large men and for stout men. No limitation as to selection and we, guarantee ,every overcoat in this whole splendid group to be up to the standard of Wanamaker & Brown's tailoring, fabric and wearing ability. $29,020 worth of overcoats to be sold for $16,500. Wanamaker & Brown Market at Sixth for 57 ears i - as..."".'. rJT-g"- HI ij i . , i,'t 'ijjw Jw . ", - . , - .t t i in tj'i . " wr.i ' ' , wip v ,i, . ' ' .'' r n -- iifc r s A c o A' s- o A c o a! r. O' A' c o A s ci o A s c 0 A S c "i A S c o A s C O A S O A S' c o. A S c o A C O A 5 r. O A Si 9' u A S Cl 04 A S c o. Eees Take Another A Sixteen-Cent Drop in 3 Tumble Days Our niMPnu ni'n viorVif in linn with mnrlrof. rloplinos no holdim? baclv. Our position as direct distributors enables us to give you advantages not possible for others. Not only is this true today, but every day in the year. "Gold Seal" EGGS 54 doz The biggest, freshest, meatiest eggs a hen can lay. Packed and sold in scaled cartons. Strictly Fresh Eggs, 50cz. Not quite as large as Gold Seal, but every egg guaranteed positively fresh no doubt about it. r C .lb a! .SSSSi x' -irei wm.im.jr . I zj$Fr Jouetla Butter 58 Louclla is without question the Bwt Butter nd. Sold only in sealed cartons, insuring iU reachmj you with all the sweetness of the "churn.1' Richland Butter, 55 Best Pure Lard 26C"X All you want at this k jV . Tft. 4s;!;!i!;tKJ!;!;!;!;!;:;!;!;!;:;!;?;:;!;u!J!W!!.::!;5w;!;!.;isyaw.!KK;s5! AT f' Kettle-rendered. Not possible to get it any better. ."" cut nrice. jy n... tv ,jcr mit w mmwm -r-w ' w Jelly C "iiic k W V jV XJ Bestv Corn-Starch plglc yr Asco xv y Bestxv C Oats CCorn Meal The Cup That Cheers but Never Inebriates Our Very Best VWiitc t v lb Best o - lb The prices speak for themsclv a, and we will stake our reputation on the quality. 0uBrIfry Coffee 30' Teas 45' Red Kidney BailS, 10 can Regular No. 2 cans, Cooked ready to serve enough to serve five' or six people. i'l-H.H1H..-l Uictor Bread, 8c,a Victor Pan, Hearth-Baked and Rye The best value, both Quality and Quantity, sold in these United States. -- . i. KrenmVv'wn llbl0ZSc! Oleomargarine, Jb. 32, 37 III CdlEaiil 4ol9 Cans Wt I Thls pure butter substitute is sold in hur The universal shortening., Nothing better for all kinds of baking and frying. hun dreds of our stores. If our store where you trade does not sell it, our manager will direct you to the nearest American Store where you can buy it. ciioiceTomatoescan I2lc choke Peasn 14 -j Two egetables U3ed on every table most every day our word for it the price, . are right. All Wheat Flour 75C 12-lb. Bag Orange Marmalade 33C Bij? Jar Choice Mackerel 13c, 18c Each Best White Beans 12c lb. Choice Catsup 10c Bottle Every Day Needs At Right Prices Campbell Soups can 10c Pride of Tarm Catsup, bot. 115c Tomato Puree can 6c "Asco" Raking Pow.. can 5c-9c Fancy Spaghetti, .-.can 8c-12c Ronita (like tuna fish). can 19c Eap. Milk can 7c-14c Choice Marrowfat Bcans.lb.15c Calif. Lima Reans lb. loc "Asco" Sjrup car. 12c Calif. Prunes... lb. 16c-19c-22c Calif. I'ap. Apricots., ,1b. 27c Calif. Evap. Pears lb. 15c Calif. 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California Apricots 15c can Best Potatoes 1 1 22c V2 Peck : 80c Selected, dry, mealy "fellows," just another possible by American Stores. c M-pk 334 lbs Bushel proof of Every-Day Economy made These Special Prices in All Our ISO Meat Markets STEAK 40c lb RUMP ROUND SIRLOIN Fresh 5SIE,HV5 ICc I Smoked Boneless Butts uuurtcu imri, BEEF KIDNEYS 15 lb Heinz Best Krout 42c lb 10c qt : To Our Boys Returning From Overseas There is a job waiting for all American Stores' "Boys" who left or employ to cither volunteer or were called to the "colors" in defense of Liberty, lust as soon as me uovcrnmeru is reuay 10 release ineni. hcimuvch mm;i friends will please convey to them this information, with our best wtehM. . , AMERICAN STORESm, A"scp..; A si c 04 s c o A s c 04 A s CJ OJ A 5 C o i A S c o 4 A S c o A M C M tl Vj '5 si 't! "f! fY' i' k v 'VI 9 4 f y7: ' f-'i w. I A4 S4 C O A S CI o Al Si o A s c Oi e ' c o1 Ai r4, 6) c O' "s sm ?! v'- ' m X'SCO: . 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