EVENING LEDGlfe-PHILADELPHJA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1014.
DION'S WELFARE
ENDS OH HOUSINa,
LIB MRS. HOffiTZ
"
reserving of Traditions and
tearing of Good Citizens
'Only to Be Had With
l&lean Home Surroundings.
w ars to preservs our natlonnl
iltlons. rear utrong men who can np
fch (treat edonomlo questions with n
Jul viewpoint reflecting the Intellect ot
forefather. It la neceary to give
youth of our country an opportunity
Tilve amid decent surroundings.
KThe most essential, or what might o
ern.-a the fundamental principle that
Btiould guide us, deals with the housing
IJprobtom."
This was the comment made today by
6lrs. Qeorga Q. Hoi-wit, wlfo of the
!romtnent lawyer who for years has been
ntorestcd In tho work of Improving tho
fuvenlle Court and probation system.
For years Mrs. Ilorwlu, n woman or
(treat culture, has devoted her time nnil
Jtioney toward what sho terms her "pot
hobby." Briefly that hobby deals with
the developing of future citizens. Her
iflay nursery, In which 100 youngster In
South Philadelphia have Joy, neauu ana
proper breeding, gives illuminating icsii-
nony concerning her theories.
WORK TAUGHT HER HOUSING
NEEDS.
I In her work Sirs.. Horwltz has been
tibia to study and learn by personal con
tact the necessity for good, clean, whole-
ffeome homes. Some of tho pithy phraBcs
fin her statement dealing with Philadel
phia's problem are:
"The typical homes In whloh our aver-
I toga statesmen, physicians, lawyers and
ptderably from the present-day homes In
Ithe olty as the former, or a greater per-
fsentage of them, were In .the country,
Imhero good air, fresh water ana an
abundance of room to play were to bo
Plouml.
"Tho typical city home In tho crowded
Pocctlon lacks essentials that are con-
Educlvfe to thn health, hatinlncss.nnd mor-
E'als of the young men and women.
BAD HOUSING CAUSES VICE.
"The home of two or three rooms In
(which a family must IJo 's not a proper
plaoe In which to rear children, and when
Jhey reach the age of self-protection they
re forced Into the streets and there they
become victims of vice."
"The rich man who educates his daugh
ter In some European Institution of learn
ing and permits the daughter of a poor
man to live In a wretched tenement with
Improper sewage, light nnd air ahould bo
given a course In citizenship: that typ's
of man must bo taught to realize thnt
auccess In life must not be measured In
dollars and cents.
"After nil the greatest discovery of tho
18th century Is man's responsibility forr
bis brother.'"
HER NURSERY MODEL INSTITU
TION. Mrs. Horwltz has demonstrated to her
own and to the complete satisfaction of
tunny mothers and fathers that It pays to
consider the housing problem seriously.
Her day nursery Is a model institution
where boys and girls of poor parents
arc taught to bo good citizens.
"They aro at least started on the right
road to citizenship," said Mrs. Horwltz.
"I am in favor of any plan that will
better conditions In our so-called tene
ment districts, nnd believe that scores of
told buildings should be wiped out of ex
istence. Thoy are a disgrace to their
pwners and to the city.
l "I will Illustrate tho necessity of start
ing children, right by citing one case that
of a little lad who entered my nursery at
ithe age of 3. His home was in one of
the wretched tenements that Is so com
mon In Philadelphia, When he entered
the nursery he was Introduced to the
hath tub, which was an extremely novel
and unique experience to him.
"Then ho was given a place at the table
with other children, who were dressed
spick-and-span for the occasion. At tho
table he began to observe that he was In
different company.
"when he was ushered Into the nicely
paved courtyard, where other children
wero playing, he seemed for the first day
entirely out of place.
IMPROVEMENT SOON SHOWN.
I "But the young mind was plastic and
(n three days he was beginning to demon
strate by his conduct that he, possessed
gentlemanly qualities. Like the other
children he returned home every night,
but a.t the end of the week he remon
strated, with his mother when she called
o take him away.
"At home he was able to tenon the les
fums of cleanliness to his mother, and
tha mother, to satisfy tho boy, moved
to a house where she could give him what
he obtained In the nursery.
"This case Illustrates that no boy or
sirl con be expected to develop mentally
Jf thelrmentallty la retarded by Impure
(Water, air and other conditions."
"The successful manufacturer today,"
fire, jlorwtta continued, "realizes that to
r'aoh the highest degree of efficiency
Jh worker must be given clean, whole
some quarters In whloh to work. That
lias been the reason why the cement fao
tory with big windows haa supplanted the
dingy, dark old building.
"Economists dwell at great length on
the question of model factories, but it
Vvo are to have atronr men and women,
tanyeically and mentally, to work in those
Ideal factories then we must guard them
fn early youth.
"From my observations I will state that
grood housing oondltlona would reduce
Juvenile delinquency, raise the moral
standards of our children, reduce the
death rate and create an Incentive for the
young child to study and cultivate a, taste
for the better things in life.
I "Philadelphia must grapple with this
Question because It la too vital to our
future progress to permit us to lag be
hind New York, Boston, Chloaro and
tbr great cities."
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FEANK WATTBB IiABX APPEAI,
iSpreme Court Now Asked to Grant
Writ o Error,
'WASHINGTON, Nov. 0.-Counjel for
tea M, SVank, of Atlanta, Ol, convicted
rtjurderer of Mary Phagan, made a Dual
' tempt n the Supreme Court today to
event his execution by bavins; the high
urt Intervene with a writ of error,
ileb would save Frank's life until the
pellet could- review the case on its
tterlts.
1 Counsel for Frank, who already has
een refused such a writ by Justices La
mar and Holmes, asked leave of the
eeurt to file a brief In support of a pti
ikm for writ of error.
' Elver Pollution Suit Sustained
rASinNOTON, Nov. aOi-The request
lNw Jersey on the summary dls-
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water of tbe Hudson from
by flu, Passaic vaUav
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$100,0,00,000 FOND
BASIS FOR WORLD
UPLIFT PROJECT
John D. Rockefeller Designs
Benefaction to Aid in Task
of Human Betterment in
Years to Come.
GEN. T. COLEMAN DUPONT
He announces he is willing to
buiid a boulevard 100 miles long
through the State of Delaware.
It would cost $3,000,000,
DU PONT TO BUILD ROAD
Offers to Continue Work on Delaware
Hlghwny if Court Approves.
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 30.-Gencral
T. Coleman du Pont, president of the du
Pont Powder Company, has announced
that ho wilt carry out his original plan,
build a boulevard for 100 miles through
Delaware, and present It to tho State If
tho United States Supreme Court pro
nounces constitutional the law of this
State giving him the nrcessary authority.
Tho road "will cokst $3,000,000 If the origi
nal plans are carried out.
Several months ago General du Pont
began the construction of the highway,
but the work was stopped by litigation.
John Clendanlel, a farmer of Sussex
County, Bought to prevent the condemna
tion of his lands by th corporation or
ganized by General du Pont. The decision
In tho Dclnware courts was a defeat for
Clendanlel, Ho then appealed to the
United States Supreme Court, but beforo
tho caso was reached Mr. Clendanlel died,
and his heirs declined to bo parties to
tho suit.
The Supremo Court, as a result, recent
ly dismissed tho action without ruling on
the constitutionality of the law.
SCORES PRACTICE
OF "CRAMMING" IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
F. W. Ayer Also Advo
cates Religious Teaching
in Classrooms in Address
Before Baptist Ministers.
That the "cramming" process of our
public schools Is destructive rather than
constructive of Ideals," was the state
ment made by P. Wayland Ayer, a prdm
Inent advertising man, before tho Baptist
Minister)' Association nt the First Baptist
Church, 17th and Sansom streets, today.
Mr. Ayer pointed out tho private
schools of this country wero doing more
In inculcating religious thought and
Ideals In the minds of the pupils than
did the public school's. He deplored this
fact and urged tho necessity of greater
religious education In the private schools,
particularly because of the fact religious
training and Its benefits could only bo
soundly Inculcated into the mind of a
person during childhood.
Mr. Ayer pointed out, by figures ob
tained from tho United States Commis
sioner of Education, that 60 per cent, of
tho men In "Who'fl Who In America,"
wero college-bred men nnd that the pro
portion of college-bred men ns compared
with thoso who stand foremost In the
affairs of this country was 7 to 1. The
speaker gave high praise to the colleges.
Urging the Baptists to take greater in
terest In the establishment of Baptist
schoolB, It. W. Swepland, headmaster of
Peddlo Institute, Hlghtstown, N. J said,
while the percentage of boys and girls
attending private schools had remained
practically the same during the 0 years
ending with 1310 the number has been
steadily increasing beginning with that
year.
Mr, Swepland said the number of prl
vnte preparatory schools conducted by the
Catholic Church In this country was
greater than the number of such schools
conducted under the auspices of all the
other denominations. There are more
Cathollo preparatory sehools than non
sectarian schools, the speaker said. Mr.
Swepland urged the Baptists to Increase
their number of such schools.
The association, In a resolution, warmly
Indorsed the efforts of the Emergenoy Aid
Committee In trying to alleviate distress
in this city and pledged its support to
the movement. The resolution urged
greater and more careful study of the
questions of unemployment and Industrial
unrest for the purpose of dealing more
scientifically with the amelioration and
final solution of these problems.
Woodbine Suffragists Hold Meeting
WOODBINE. N, J., Nov, 30.-Many per
sons were unable to gain entrance to Bor
ough Hall last Saturday night when the
first meeting of tbe Woodbine Equal Suf
frage League was held. The speakers
were Mrs. Anna Lowentxrg and Miss
Delia Hastings, of Philadelphia. Rabb
Louis J, Haas, a recent convert to the
cause, made an able address,
NEW TORK, Nov. 30. The Rockefeller
Foundation, which Is now lending In the
mposlng task of feeding 7,009,000 starving
llolglons, Is John D. Rockefeller's latest
nnd greatest benefaction, an Institution
with JIOO.000,000 cnpllnl to carry through
all his future philanthropies.
It will not absorb Rockefeller projects
already definitely established on n scien
tific, businesslike bn-dn, like the $13,000,000
General Education Board, but It serves
as n standing organization rendy to to s
up any new work of human betterment
that suddenly presents Itself.
The object of tho foundation, as slated
In the Fcdernl charter which the House
of Representatives passed only to see It
dlo In the Senate, Is to "promote the
well-being of mankind throughout the
world.;
Giving up his efforts to obtain n Federal
charter, Mr. Rockefeller and his asso
ciates then appealed to the State of New
Tork. Senator Foley sponsored a bill
to chnrtcr' the foundation, which passed
both houses of tho New York Stato Legis
lature In April, 1913, nnd was signed by
Governor Sulzer. It gave the foundation
much wider powers than the proposed
Federal charter, but Mr. Rockefeller was
somewhat disappointed that the work was
not given more of a national character
by the national Incorporation.
Besides sending tho steamship Mnsse
pequa with a J375.000 fowl cargo to the
Belgians on November 3; holding out a
general offer to deliver free of charge
all American gifts to the Belglnns up to
December 31 next, with the probability of
n. rcnewnl of tho offer; hurrying n com
mission of three experts to Europe to
study the general distress situation, and
promising to expend "several millions" If
this commission reports the advisability,
tho foundation hns dono these things:
Organized a labor Investigating com
mission to study the working conditions
of tho world. This work will be con
ducted nlong the line of the Rockefeller
Bureau of Social Hygiene.
Organized the world-wide fight against
tho enervating hookworm plngue. Tills
continues work dono before tho founda
tion's Incorporation.
Purchased the Grand Chpnler tract of
86,000 acres In Vermillion nnd Cameron
Parishes, Louisiana, for tho purpose of
establishing a winter refuge nnd prcicrve
for migratory birds on tho northern shoro
of the Gulf of Mexico.
Co-operated with the Bureau of Mu
nicipal Research of New York city, a
scmlprlvato body, which keeps a watch
on the municipal government nnd con
ducts a training schoot for municipal gov
ernment experts.
BOO "BEGGING LETTERS" A DAY.
For one thing, the foundation Investi
gates hundreds of thousands of requests
for assistance every year. Mr. Rocke
feller, It wa3 explained when the founda
tion was prSpsed, wished to make it a
"clearing house for begging letters," of
which he receives BOO a day.
Before tho foundation bogan Its corpo
rate life Its work had gone on for years.
There had been nn Informal committee,
composed of men closely associated with
Mr. Rockefeller, which had passed on
philanthropic projeats and considered ac
tivities such as the foundation now sys
tematically studies and takes up when
approved.
The foundation, like most of the Rock
efeller activities, was started and has
lived In a storm of criticism. Mr. Rocke
feller's desire to establish the founda
tion was made known first In March, 1910,
when United States Senator Galllnger, of
New Hampshire, introduced the Federal
bill. It wsb contended by critics the
Foundation should not be perpetual, but
subject to termination with a distribution
of Its funds, and that Its control should
be vested more specifically In Congress.
Amendments were made providing Con
gress might limit the objects of the cor
poration aB the Interests of the public
mlKht demand, and that all gifts or prop
erty should be subject to this provision.'
The total -amount oi property me roun
datlon might hold was limited to J100,
000,000 the amount which Mr. Rockefeller
had named as the extent of his dona
tionand it was provided that the Income
should not be accumulated or added to
the principal, but should be disbursed
currently. There were also suggestions
for the distribution of all the principal
at the end of 100 years. But Congress did
not pass the bill.
MODERN DANCING
ALEXANDER'S NIGHT AT THE
HOTEL MAJESTIC
SALON DE LUXE
Wednesday Evening, Dec, 2d
And every aubaequent Wednesday thereafter.
A coutteoui and competent taff of atiUtanU
In attendance. Complimentary lnatructloni.
MODEIIN DANCE CONTEST
nROWN'S U. OK PA. ORCHESTRA
ADMISSION BO CENTS DANCINO 8:80
MISS MARGUERITE C. WALZ
btuQto ot Motiern jjances
ieO WALNUT STREET
Mr. Elliabeth W. Read, Cbaperone
Soruca 3X31.
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r take a Strictly private Leaaon Conault
Arm-Bruit. Cheetnut St., U1S.
SPECIALIST In up-to-the-mlnuta dancei.
The C. Ellwood Carpenter School. 11S3 Cheet
nut at. Experienced lnatruotors. Teach the
very lateat etepi dally from 10 a. m, Branchee
everywhere. Telephone, Filbert 4J0T.
ONE THING IS SUHK. WHEW YOTJ BUY
NEWTON COAL
YOU HAVE TIUSATED YOUIl HOUSEHOLD TO
TUB 11EST THE MAHKBT AFFOHDS
Chute Prleesi Use T.OOi Stove ST-2S Nut 77JSO Pea 15.60
25a added If carried
GEO. B. NEWTON COAL CO.
si'iivcE aiort 1527 CHESTNUT STREET hcb ssoo
Store Opens 8:30 A. ilf.
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a Store Should Be
and if it is in the power of human beings to
make it you shall see the realization of your
idea at Chestnut and Thirteenth, for the down
deep purpose of this enterprise is to construct
the conveniences, provide the most complete
assortments of wanted articles, establish the
fairest prices and systematize the service to give
the fullest satisfaction to the public.
.SIGNED
November 30, 1914
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Between Now and Christmas
There Will Be a Rush
for Furs
The Fur Salon is ready for the rush. Every
day the big boxes hurry in, and the furs inside
them are inspected, tagged with their right names
and hurried down to the Fur Salon to keep the
racks filled up with all the beautiful warm coats
and muffs and neck-furs that women are eager
for. ;
Splendid novelty furs, snowy foxes and
ermines; sheared muskrat combined with ermine
or monkey; broadtail or mole with ermine, and
skunk with fitch.
STAPLE FURS, such as skunk and natural
mink ; black pointed, red and blue foxes ; lustrous
black lynx, Hudson seal, monkey, and lesser furs,
like natural racoon and wolf.
FUR COATS -Hudson seal (sheared musk
rat) from $85 to $450; caracul at $60 to $300;
nearseal (sheared muskrat) starting at $65, and
the luxurious mole.
AUTOMOBILE FUR COATS of marmot,
muskrat, natural raccoon, hair-seal leopard and
tiger. Prices are $55 to $165.
FUR-LINED COATS starting at $37.50.
(Third Floor, ChcMnnt)
Clear-Away Goes Merrily
In the Fashion Salons
If we were to pick out some of the best things that
have been reduced from a third to a half for this sale
they would be
FIRST A group of 150 suits at $25 to $75.
All the $25 sorts have short coats and include rich
broadcloths with fur-cloth trimmings ; plain diagonals,
severely tailored ; and a very interesting miscellany.
Those at $30, $85 and $37.50 are black and navy
broadcloths with fur-cloth trimmings and gabardines
fur edged or with military braiding.
Those at $60, $65 and $75 have just arrived from
the manufacturer and are exquisite individual suits,
very special indeed at their prices.
SECOND A lot of J50 afternoon and eve
ning dresses at $19.50 to $75.
The $19.50 styles are wonderful velvet dresses
with fur. Those at $25 are of broadcloth with velvet
boleros. At $29.50 are some remarkable serges, includ
ing a beaded style.
Between $87.50 and $75 are the fluffier afternoon
gowns and evening dresses, and black effects with long
net sleeves, lace and charmeuse combinations of many
kinds, and the lovely nets and chiffons and other filmy
confections which will take part in many a gay gather
ing this winter.
Please remember that all of these things are from
a third to a half less than earlier in the season.
(Flrat Floor, Central)
On the Subway Floor
1000 silk waists at $1 to $2 including striped
tub silks, crepe de chine and messalines.
500 cotton waists at 45c.
200 silk petticoats with jersey tops at $2.
(Sabnnr Floor, Slarket)
We Brought Some New
Embroideries from Turkey
And we regard them as the most attractive and
useful things of the kind that we have ever had at
these low prices.
One group of covers, scarfs and mata is delicately
a-glitter with silver, gilt and tinted embroidery
applique on silk or linen in Turkish fashion. The
designs are lovely and the uses to which they may be
put are many. Several sizes and shapes from $2 up
to $22.60.
The others are very old linen pieces of odd sizes,
exquisitely embroidered in the duller Oriental color
ings, the ground being natural linen turned saffron
with years. Women will like these pieces to cut into
odd dress trimmings. They cost $2 and $4 each.
(Fourth Flasr, Chcataut)
Christmas Sale of
Silk Hosiery
23,000 Pair of Women's SilkStockings
17,000 Pair of Men' s Silk Half Hose
All fresh merchandise
of the first quality or
"seconds" so good and so
low priced that they will
be among the first to go.
Save From One-Third to
Two-Thirds An
Average Half
Remember, these are
fine goods t he very
things that nine people
out of ten would choose
for gifts. And this sale is
possible only because dur
ing this month's market
ing we laid aside all the
"plums" in the Christmas
Sale basket.
Where else can you find genuine Paris embroid
ered Bilk stockings at $2.50 or really fine silk hosiery
at 50c and 75c?
Why pay more than double $1.40 for six pair of
fancy silk half hose?
Women's Silk
Stockings
At 35c (3 pair for 31)
Boot silk, black nnd colors;
"seconds."
At 50c BInck and colored
silk; "seconds."
At 75c Block and colored
silk; "seconds" of botteT
grades.
At 85c Black, all-silk and
cotton top; flrst quality.
(Slain Floor, Market)
15,000 Women's New
Christmas Handkerchiefs
Have Gome in Gray Boxes
We mention the Gray Boxes because a good many
of our customers ask for "handkerchiefs out of the
gray boxes."
The handkerchiefs in the gray boxes come from a
Belfast house that has been making better and better
Irish linen handkerchiefs every year for over a hun
dred years.
These new handkerchiefs came in on the "Haver
ford," and will be shown for the first time tomorrow.
They are all very nicely hemstitched, and every
one has one corner hand embroidered. Some for as
little as 25c each, good pure linen and very dainty at
that, and others going up to $1, where there is a wide
range of the very prettiest things for Christmas gifts.
You will want to see the handkerchiefs that are
in the Gray Boxes. (Mllin Fioor, cntrai)
At $2.50 Paris embroid
ered styles; flrst quality.
Men's Silk Half Hose
At 25c (G pair for $M0) "
Black and colored plain and
fancy silk and silk-and-cash-mere;
first quality.
At 60c Black and colored
silk; "seconds."
At 65c Black and colored
silk, with clocks; flrst quality.
Aisle Sales Tomorrow
Women's shirtwaists, sweaters,
bath robes, underclothes and silk pet
ticoats at special prices many even
as low as half.
Weat and East AUlra)
Christmas Sale of Cut Glass
Starts Tomorrow
About 2000 pieces of fine Cut Glass $10,000
worth made a little more carefully and artistically
than any we have ever shown and with prices one
third to one-fourth less than the actual values.
It is surely a gift-seeker's assortment, for there
is in it every known article of cut glass, and the assort
ment of moderately priced pieces is the largest any
store has ever shown at the same good savings puff
boxes, hair receivers, bureau trays, salts-bottles, per
fume bottles, and the like.
A list of the pieces would come near filling the
whole page. They go from $1 for flower vases in a
wonderful variety up to $50 for a lemonade bowl worth
twice as much. These are a few of the more excep
tional pieces:
Suprar and Cream Sets, S2.25
to $5,60 each.
Mayonnaise Sets, S2.2S to
13.76.
Some Unusually Hand
some Pieces
Footed Dishes, $13.50 each.
Sweet Pea Vases, ?12 each.
Footed Fruit Bowls, $12
each.
Flower Baskets, $22.50 each.
.blower Vases, $22.50 each.
Tall-footed Compotes, $1.50
each. Q
Nut or Bonbfh Bowls on
three feet, $1.75feach.
8-pint Water Jugs, $2 each.
4-pint Water Jugs, ?3 each.
Fern dish and mirror, com
plete, now for the flrst time,
$3.75 (for two pieces).
Salad or Fruit Bowls, $2 to
$13.50 each.
Celery Trays, $1.85 to $5.60
each.
Besides ice tubs, cream trays, hatpin holders and
SCOreS Of Other pieces. (Fourth Floor, Central)
Time to Outfit the Boy
for Winter
Suits of Norfolk styles, made of all-wool materialst
come in cheviots, worsted, fancy mixtures and plain
serges.
Prices, $5 to $25. Sizes, 8 to 18 years.
Good overcoats made of sturdy fabrics can be, ha,d
in gray, blues, browns and chinchillas. Suitable for
all-winter wear.
Prices, $7.50 to $25. Sizes, 3 to 18 years.
(First Floor, Market)
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