"" EVENING- PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1919 WIRTSCHAFTERIS FIRED BY MAYOR He and Patrolman Steven son Are Dropped From Force 'CONDUCT UNBECOMING' Action Tnkcn on Recommen- .f dations of Police Trial'Board I in Pugh Case Patrolmen John Wlrtschafter nnd John Steicneon, of the Second and Chris Hon streets station, wero today dis missed from the sen Ice. They hnel both been under suspicion pending an Imestlsatlon of extortion charges. After the" charges had been reviewed before tho police trial board the board decided each of tho patrolman was guilty of "conduct unbecoming an of. fleer." This 'verdict was sent to Mayor Smith ho approved the finding and the pa trolmen Mere dismissed. Director Wilson also aporoved the decision of the board. Wlrtschafter was recently convicted In the Fifth Ward conspiracy case and sentenced to two jears imprisonment. Members or the trial board which con victed the patrolmen are Captain George Tempest, who presided j Lieutenant Wil liam A. Kldrldge, of the Qermantonn station, and Captain of Pollco James Hearn. Despite repeated protests. Director Wilson retained Wlrtschafter on the force, together with four other police men convicted nt the same time. Charges against tho men were made by Sidney Pugh. a negro, arrested for the alleged theft of liquor from n18 store of A. Salus & Sons, Thirteenth and South streets. Pugh said that Wirt schafter1 and Stevenson Inveigled him Into paying them JCO to, escape prose cution. An investigation was made by Police Captain McCoach. He summoned the accused patrolmen to tho Central Police Court.. Pugh also went thero to appear against them, but mysteriously disap peared before the caso was called. The patrolmen were then ordered to appear before tho police trial board On two occasions Pugh was requested to appear before the board also, but failed to do so Counsel for the men'then urged Director Wilson to dismiss the charges against the patrolmen, but the latter took no action. Pugh subsequently changed his ad dress and could not bo found, LHrJiHNfiil!LHi!l wmmmsi k &fi'x3;:4t'i'.wap-JK 4 mmmm :m'iMM? ,PHILA. WOMAN KILLED IN WRECK; DOCTOR'S WIFE Mrs. Adtlic Ebaugh Loses Life When Train Is Sidcwipcd Near Sturgeon, Pa. Sirs. Addle Kbaugh, wife of Dr. M. C. Ebaugh, 1720 South Vewdall street, waa killed, llvo persons were Injured seriously and eight coaches wero ripped open near Sturgeon, Pa , last night, when the tender of a west bound freight train on the Pan Handle Railroad be came derailed and side wiped a west bound passenger train that was passing. The panBenger train, en route from St. Louis to Pittsburgh, was running rapidly. The tender of the freight train locomotive struck the cab of the pas senger engine first. After sldewlplng the passenger engine, the tender tore the sides oft the four baggage enrs and four passenger coaches. Doctor Ebaugh escaped Injury. Mrs. Ebaugh was sitting In the first coach. Doctor Kbaugh, sitting on the opposite side of the coach, escaped in jur". Mrs Ebaugh was looking through the w indow v hen the steel tender scraped the side of the coach, and she was crushed in the wreckage. The body .was brought to an undertaking establish ment In TMItshnrirli nnH Dnnlnr t"!haiir.h i'f , I said It v."uld bo sent home today. Dr. ft'n and Mrs. Ebaugh. who had been tourlnr ( the country for six months, were en route to their home In this city when the accident occurred. IV iff 4, K THIEVES PROMISE TO RETURN Obtain Only, $150, They Leave Note Threatening Second Visit The utter contempt In which thieves hold the police and storekeepers was in dicated today by a note attached to a check In the cash drawer of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Fifty-third street and Osage avenue. Enraged because they only got $160 In cash, the balance in the drawer being a ten dollar check, the thieves called the proprietor a "dirty bum" and prom ised to return again. The note follows: "We leave this, lou dirty bum. Don't think this Is all. We will return again. (Signed) Number One." The robbery. It was learned today, occurred on Saturday night. Entrance was gained by forcing a back door. When the police of the Fifty-fifth and Pine streets station were asked about It, they said: "Yes, It is true. There was a robbery there," They de clined to make any further statement, but clerks in the store say the police began an Investigation of the robbery yesterday morning. ' PHILA. SHIP IN DISTRESS J. M. Guffey Reported Being .Towed Into St. John's, N. F. Wireless dispatch received by the Maritime Exchange today announced that the steamship J, M. Guffey, owned by the Gulf Refining Company, of this city. Is being towed Into ht. John's N. F. The vessel had been drifting in the Atlantlo for more than a week, due to a disabled steering gear. It waa under command of Captain Bloch and carried a crew of forty-two men. The vessel sailed from Inverness, Scotland, for Philadelphia, in ballast, after having delivered a cargo of oil for use cf the American naval forces On January -12 a message was received here that the Guffey was leaking in the forehold and that Its steering gear was disabled. INCOME TAX KINKS KEEP BANKS BUSY Depositors, Little and Big, j Seek "Information Bureau's" Aid WARNING BY LEDERER Collector Cautions Recipients of Blanks Against Making Returns Prematurely '.-O' WEDDED SIXTY-FIVE YEARS Edwin A. Merrick and Mr. Mer rick will celebrate the six!) -fifth anniversary of their wedding next Saturday at their home, Codings. wood, N. J. Mr. Merrick cele brated his ninetieth birthday Sat urday OBSERVES 90TH BIRTHDAY Tax Inquiry departments operated h leading financial Institutions of thin city, aro bmy every day answering hun dreds of questions about tho new In come tax. Questions of all sorts aro being asked, from those that have to do merely with the routlno of filling In the blanks to complicated queries nrlslng out of obscure points of tho livv. Bankers express surprise nt the num ber of seeming Inconsistencies In tho tax bill, especially Blnce Congress has had ample time to preparo It and had the experience gained by tho shaping of last ear's "bill ns n guide. Tho questions come from big corpora P g&JBm i VfBHHH. COUNCILMANIC LOAN i POLICE PROBE CRASH CONFERENCE TODAY IN WHICH MAN DIED Major and City Financiers to Collision Between Trolley and Meet and May Decide 4 Auto Also Seriously In on Amount jrCs Two Others WALTER GEORGE bMITH . i jiujii of I'liila- ihlphia. Mr. Hiiith lin tailed to join oilier inciiiUff of the relief expedition of the American coin inillcc for relief in the Near East davs I'orms sent to Individuals will number 111,000; thoo to corporations and eveess profits pavers 10,000 while other forms will inaKu u total of 1G0. 000. i:iifrln lncrrnfd Itrlurni Mr Lcderer estimates tli.il ninii more' b, ,H!'Kll'ly lettirns will bo made tills ear than were made Inst on account of the Increased wagis mado here beginning with the tlons as well as private Individuals, who tlon taxes this car will lie In excess or tlioo for lasi uecausn or mirenecl business which camo hcio as a r suit i of tho war Industries. Two rules nro impressed upon me puu. t'oiiferciiLCS today between Major Smith nnd cltv flninclcrs are expected to result In a definite deelslon us to the1 nmnunt of money to bo authorized hj a Oouncllmanlc loan for general Im proviments not provided for In tho au thorizations already nude I Th borrowing capacity for generil purposes Is s lid to ho In tho neighbor hood of about $15,000,000, with a like, sum avallabln for port and trat sit pur poses The Councllnmnlo borrowing ca pacity is fixed at about J12.000 000 nnd this amount Is likely to bo divided In tho loan to bo picsented to Councils Prollou In this lonn will he undo for a start on tho work of extending the water svstcm of tho city. Tho tentative amount suggested by the Depirtinent of Public Works Is 5",000,000, but the sum finally fixed Is inoro likely to be $2,000,000 cr $3,000,000 Major hmith will Insist that the sum bo sulllclent to get tho work under way this J ear City Solicitor Connelly and Controller Walton are lit work todaj" on questions relative to the exnet borrowing capicltv after all deductions for loins are made I The ainount of their final estlmato will higher than tho total th it The police ate Investigating the cause of a collision between n trollej iar and nn automobile. In which one min was killed and two other persons perhaps fatnllv Injured, The accident lisppcn ed last night on I'lfth street above Olrard avenue The dead man lw John nrlirtnn, forty jears old, 1;C5 North Mascher street. Tho injured are- Carl Somem, forty jcars old, 3218 North Sjdenham street. lafoli Ooeti, thirty jcars old, in West Thompson street. Tho accident. It Is believed, was the result of a Joj- ride Tho automobile was tpcedlng south In Klfth strett when It struck tho approaching trolley car Tho Impact virtually toro the machine to pieces and the radiator was picked up more than a hundred feet from the scene ot tho accident. Tho three men were also hurled a considerable distance. Windows of the trolley car were smashed and scvine of the passengers wero cut by the broken gHss. Somers, who was driving the automo bile at tho time of the accident, Is a repairman emploved by nn automobile firm. Ho took the tnachlno out for a test jestcrday afternoon Somers and Ooetz are In the Chil dren's HomeopMhlc Hospital, John Kneszner, the motorman of the trolley car. Is being held by the police nwnitlng an investigation. Max Knlin thlrtj-fivc J ears old, was treated nt the Mount Slnal Hospital for Injuries received when the automobile In which ho was riding collided with another machine nt Sixth and l"cdcral streets A mnn believed to be John Cum mlngs, thlrtj-tlve jears old, of Trevose, Pa, was knocked down by an automo bl'o jestcrday at Tenth and Arch streets At the Jefferson Hospital, where ho was taken It was said he was suf fering from a broken right leg and nose and other Injuries John Holland, thlr-tj-elght jears old, of Snybrook avenuo near Sevcntj'-second street, driver of the car. was held vflthout ball to await the result of the min's Injuries. Edwin A. Merrick Celebrates at Home in Collingsvvood Hdvvln A. Merrick celebrated his nine tieth birthday Saturdaj", nt his home, Merrick Villa, Colllngswood, N. J, sur rounded by his flvo children, six grand children and three grcat-grondchlldren. Mr. Merrick nnd his wife will cele brate the slxtj'-flfth nnnlvcrsary of their wedding next .Saturday, and will have another family reunion. Mrs. Merrick Is eighty-four venrs old. Mr. Merrick Is n former PhlHdelnhlan. He has been a director of tho Southwark National Bank, of Philadelphia, for fifty-eight jears and served ns a clerk In the Or phans' Court for n number of years. TO HONOR WASHINGTON Last School Hour Friday Ordered Given Over to Special Exercises The last school hour on Trlday, Feb ruary 21, Is to be given over to exercises in honor of George Washington in every public school In the cltj as a result of the order sent to all principals by fau perlntendent Garber. The program will Include the singing of "America" and viar pongs, short pa triotic speeches by the students, a spe cial talk on Washington, a speech by a returned soldier. If possible and fifteen seconds' silent tribute to the men who have fallen for the cause of democracj'. NURSE BUREAU OPENS Emergency Aid Prepares to Meet Any Possible Emergency Tho Emergency Aid has announced the opening of a special bureau for practical nurses at I-mergcncj Aid head quarters, 1428 Walnut street. Tlie bureau Is in charge of Mrs Louis B Taj lor. More than ISO practical nurses have been registered. It is the purpose ot tho Emergency Aid, through, the bureau, to be in a position to furnish skilled nurses on tho shortest possible notice nnd for any emergency case which mav develop. said Mrs. J Willis Martin, "immediately after the Influenza epidemic. We were somewhat delaved In carrving out our plans, however, but now we are readj'l If. .nnnll. a (nl-fl i.t If a I t1llr.-r ,,- A-viavn-AnM.- . cases on the briefest notice The bureau Is In chargo of Mrs. Louis B. Taylor, an experienced director of that kind of work. It will meet a want long felt In Philadelphia. All practical nurses In the city are urged to register with us." Home Defense Reservists to Dine Officers of tho division will be the giftsts of honor at an anniversary ban quet tonight of Company E, Second Di vision, Philadelphia Home Defense He serve, which Is to bo given by the com pany at the Grand Fraternity Building, 1626 Arch street, thlsx evening. Major Walton. Captain Connor. Lieutenant Richardson, and Second Lieutenant Mar tin, all officers of Company E. and Lieu tenant John Duffj-. of the Nineteenth Police District, will bo present. aro depositors of the banks and trust companies. Tho banking houses have detailed jtome of their best men to studv .ha a ni it n-m t,tA... lift hv the Internal revenue olllclals. the ' Points which cannot Uo decided by one f. "'"-fi'PSffS llWV"VlJ) the text of the bill Itself are being put wl be ,wniized bj civil and criminal up to mo umteu stales collector or prosecution; the otner ru Internal Itevenue here, or aro being re- doubt as to liability to ta ferred direct to Washington for an 0UX Vvv "fundamental rules to he oh- opinion. ... . served are The new tax is bised upon Collector Lederer has issued a warn- incomes from $1000 to $5000 at fi per Ing to prospective income taxpajers cent; the rate on Incomes above $'5000 that tax blanks must not be signed or Increases In proportion to tho amount TwnmffU!10 "eW re'C"Ue blH0fll&"nnp'll.ms to single men axe $1000; shall become a law. , married men, $2000 plus $20 for eacn Under the constitution President Wll dependent child under eighteen jears son has ten dajs time after its passage of age. to sign or veto It. It Is -egarded ns a1 All returns must be In the Collector's foregone conclusion that the President office by Marcli IB, and one-fourth of the will sign the bill. tax must be pild by that s-ime d ite Although blanks for Individuals whose , The balance of the tax falls due In three Incomes are not more than $5000. are ' Instalments, as follows: June 15, Sep- now available, they are It sued only for tetnber 15 and December 15, 10 in The will be fixed for tho Councllmnulc loin Items in tho new loan will Include provision for several millions of dollnrs worth of road construction work, toner work, water extension, new buildings at the various city charitable and he-ilMi Institutions nnd funds for new pollie nnd fire apparatus and new station house" entire tax may ho paid at first pijment WILL HELP RUSSIANS D r. James A. Babbitt to Prisoners in Germany , Dr James A Babbitt, a surgeon has been In 1 ranee since .Mav, Aid vvlth tno ha the purpose of allowing the taxpajers ample time In which to read them over and fill them out. As stated by Mr Lederer lastweek, tho new revenue bill Is assumed to be a law In so far ns the preliminary work of getting ready for Its operation la concerned Blanks Not Sent .Out No blanks aro being sent out fiom the collector's office ns jet, but persons wishing maj" get them by calling at the Internal revenue office on the tecond floor of the Federal Building. After th bill Is signed blanks will be sent out to all persons who paid an Income tax last year. Kadi of these blanks will bear a serial number for Identification. Forms for the tax on tobacco and distilled spirits will be sent out to the pavers early next week. These forms will go to about 24.000 tobacco dealers and "000 liquor dealers. Under the new act an Increase has been made in the registration fees forin.,tnrtmnt nf the Mirnc the handling of narcotics. Druggists, vvhIJo at tho hospital, where civilian Son TS I VONNOH TO SPEAK AT ACADEMY Former Philadelphia Arlit to Open "Gallery Talks"' The Thursday 'Galle'ry Talks which for several seasons have been a popular feature of the nnnuil exhibition at the Aciideiiiv of the Vine Arts will liecin I'eliruarv 20, at 2 p ill Robert Von hob cf New York, will lie the speaker Mr Vnnnnli Is ti Nation i' nd cmlilaii He was prlnclpil Instructor In painting nnd drawing nt tho Andemv of the Kino Arts from 18S1 to 18i6 He studied In Paris with Boulinger and Lefchre He Is n member of tome six teen art organizations here nnd abroad and has taught In the Bostrn Museum of Klne Arts and other schools He Is represented hj- six canvases In the uir lent oxhll Itlon nf which "The Itlng ' showing a girl In n hammock dlspl islng a solitaire to ndmlr'ng compsnfons, centers the south wall In Culler II who 1917 Friends' Reconstruction I nit na hpen chosen a member of a lied Cross commission to go to Germain to belli tho 1,200,000 Russian prisoners there to get home This fact was made known in a letter from J, Henrv fccat tergood. another Phlladelphlan, ulso in France on reconstruction work. , Doctor Babbitt had offices at Nine-1 teenth and Chestnut streets He went overseas with the first contingent of Friends' reconstruction workers At that time 100 members of the unit, which had trained at Ilaverford, went across I nnctor Babbitt was at the head of tho hospital at hennalze-les-Balns, In tho Galvanized Boat Pumps grrc'1 ''' '""rj I.. I. Hrrerr Co ftD Jd St. Hf Main toon Mnrkrt III B must now pav a tax of $6 and phsi Clans a cax ot j. A great volume ot woric In the way of mailing out forms will be thrown onto the revenue office within a few relief work was done for the most pvrt, Doctor wsnniu pcriormeu mor man 1000 surgical operations His work in Germany will cover a period from three to six months. HAVn 33,000 ACltKS GOOD I.AM) I'Olt COLONIZATION M1AIC TAMPA. FI.OIIIDA, MHO IV 11,1, IIMIUIITAIIE TO t'OKM A COL. ONY? fiOOU PAY roil SUCCLbS IIIL ONE. GARIS & SHIMER Woolworth Building, Bethlehem, Pa. MATTRESSES RENOVATED BRASS I1EDS RKLACQtT 11ETJ rjunranteed equal o new. Feathers ater-' lined and made Into mattreaiea. I)oi fu.a ruNiiill-r-u ACMK ni'VnVATORS) Second and VVn.hlnttnn Arenna Fh. Lombard 4703 Bend poatal, 'Auto delivery everywhere J T- J-ECALDWEIX8f(0. 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