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BRUMBAUGH WON
SCHOOL FUND OYER
POLITICIANS' HEADS
Carried His Fight to the
Parents of the Pupils
When the Organization
Opposed Reforms.
When Councils held the purse strlngtv-of
ih public school system. Dr. Martin O.
Brumbaugh fought the political forces
that sought to deny the children erf the
city a decent education. This Is being
Impressed upon the voters of the State
by friends of the Republican Candida to
far Governor to refute the charge of
Vance C McC'ormlck that Doctor Brum
tiaugh never participated In any decisive
movement for civic uplift
Hcfore the present school code became
effective In 1911, the Board of Education
was subjected to the tyranny of Mc
Nlchot's men In Select and Common
Council because all educational appro
priations were made by the municipal
body rather than by the school board
Itself.
To obtain any favors from the Ornlza
inn thfli who were In chares of tlm
patlls schools wero obliged to submit to
the rulings of the bosses, regardless of
the rights of childhood.
Against this system Doctor Brumbaugh
rebelled. When he began hln duties as
superintendent of schools In July, 1906, he
found the condition of Philadelphia's
school system worse than that of the
rural districts whero the "little red school
house" still predominated.
Th now iinnrtntn1'Mf ttnMtttA 1iln.a.l
Immediately with his characteristic Penn
sylvania German energy to the elimina
tion of all tho "sore spots" for which the
politicians wero responsible.
Doctor Brumbaugh wisely refrained
from participation In factlonnl politics.
Without attacking any persons he showed
the voters of thin city how their chil
dren were being cheated of what was
their legal ns well as moral right. He
was careful to 'avoid tho possibility of
a chnrgc of political activity, which has
always boen regarded among leading
i educators as not In accordance with their
amies.
APPEALED TO THE PARENTS.
Doctor Brumbaugh appeale'd to the
parents of tho city rather than to the
politicians. Ho showed the public how
children were obliged to sit on window
tills and wooden boards thrown across
the aisles of classrooms becauoe Councils
had failed to appropriate sufficient funds
for tho maintenance of tho school sys
tem. Speaking at a mn-. meeting In the Cen
tral High School on February 21, 1907,
ine Buperiuienaeni sola:
"We need as good a school ecrulpment
as any other city In the world. I shall
go farther than that we want a better
school system than any other city In the
world."
Then he told his audience that 25.000
school benches In use In this city had
been declared unfit for use by physi
cians: that soap boxes were being used
as substitutes for desks nnd that crip
pled children were obliged to sit on
chairs without backs. Ho assured the
assemblage that thlB condition was not
an exceptional one, but applied to almost
any school In Philadelphia.
uocior iirumDauch nmnuH .,!. ij.
nation that resolutions wero adopted de
manding that something bo done imme
diately to relieve these conditions, Moth
ira nnd fathers shouted their approval
.J'We'r.e Jwlth you' Dctor Brumbaugh."
they cried: "either new schools or new
Couri-llmpn. Our children can't vote, but
we'll fight for them."
Subsequently pictures were published
hewing the snameful state of the
schools. The Chandler School, In Ken
Jlngton. It was proved, had no corridors.
n. Ch. mi WaS. "Ile2 w,th water- maklnfj
the building too damp for sure occu-
SSSr,.fcnd Vhe .chlIdren obliged to
leave thft rinl Hnli.. u.. .
m. .. -"" "r " open out
side Are-escape.
.!he ,Aay of tho 'tIon of John B.
ftUnX.?-." peLc.'.nt' of the eMlton were
"tending "rart time" sessions.
clared that "many of the city's school-
fe,1", 'lllPMated and Insan I-
!!LJ J1 " ls better that the children
SToZZJ" th- "
Citing this opinion, Doctor Brumbaugh
1T,IV ,.h,t ll new hool. b"recte5
fa? .hi. l0an of ,5'000'000 be negotiated
been devZ7Se-, .,oan ha1 ""'
' b"t throueh th ')ialIe,5r to at BchooI-
jaugri and his assoc ates special loans
hr Educational purposes wcrTmad. legal
URGED ACT OF ASSEMBLY.
A loan was negotiated and steps were
"en at one toward the erection of
tie needed school buildings. But Doctor
Brumbaugh na not nn,shed hs
jKd an act of Assembly requiring Coun-
to set aside one-third of the total
Ration on the city, real estate for
-. , purposes. He won that ponti toQ
..ii ." ss,sUne, the Public Edu
Mtlon i Association and other political In
"Pendent forces.
icSSi" c5Sser " ot th
ult of nli'n. Th,'ch was IarKeIy h re.
wprtnt?n! ""'mbaugh'8, activity, the
dltn. r,nt1WaS not ""t with con
t'"l of Si""-? WCrn lon" " cn"
'c Ion In th ' . b.Ut a ''"'"'nary
Hf to L . h0' boar howed It
C?nnliaS,n.8,l?',t aS Btubm the
Ing ? mi?" ' tools ha bn In legislat
ing, mo,,ern chol y'em Into exist-
extV,Up,inten(1ent waa placed In an
"treme y perilous, position, ii. ,ZJ ""
s mD.v nanJ Education and
the samePTdyhe Fo" Vh di"ar'
'Wldren of Phi.J-ithe.5ak0 of ,h8
hat few .mn? delphla he undertook
Wcii. m p,t' W0U'J ""e to do
In sun.? employ'' of Inefficiency
'"tor Brumbe.'.t;atrTas the " '
h told the .,? h- nirectly and frankly
hd made n"a.Cn"!"ari' ;lBmen' that they
to rescue V! I a.nd ar"t attempt
P'orab1eUJta 8 '"' from their di
.O.00O , ' and .u.,'Fe,, " nsw an of
,chol code ;r,,""n under the new
ompli.h ,511 r.0UnclU 'a"l to
arlly r.,ii, i K the anou"t was neccs
wy hidi " '" Wh this
' ftCWofo was noeX.Pndecd another Ioan
Ul" erected ui.hUCd. ech0Ia "re now
The BoaM nVA.th latter sum-
tut! anS i.Ed.UCa!,on now ! Its
11 ' compel ta,,s allJ ?l ,ts ow" "a'
M all of these Jn,lep'n1nt o Councils.
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UUs'Tn' pru0bV.cr.?enlmbaU5h and hU
"SSTr, Ma8S MMtlneS Tnht
'" bureai;r'err',hc.ha'rma''1 ot the speak
mtt. an. ,1 h0. Re.PuWlcan City Com-
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EVENING LEDaER-PHILADlLPHIA FRIDAY OOTOBEB 2jl914.
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From left to right-F. R. Carpenter, Horace, his son; Mrs. Carpenter and Wllla, their daughter, crossing City Hall
plaza on way to pay respects to Mayor Blankenburg after tramp across -continent.
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RILED WITNESSES
OF REGISTRATIONS
TO SUE FOR FEES
Will Take Action Against
Porter and Committee of
Seventy Several Hun
dred Summoned, But Don't
Testify.
Witnesses called In registration cases
announced today through Attorney War
ren C. Graham that suit would b ma
against Director of Public Safety Porter
and the Commute of Seventy, to deter
mine whether payment should bo made to
persons suboenaed to testify and thon
not called.
For the past few days hundreds of
witnesses summoned to the offlco of tho
Tteglstration Commissioners in City Hall
to testlfv In ntrllrA.iMtt . .u...
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dence had been gathered by Investigators
v tin, uiiiimuce oi seventy nave com
plained because they were not called
arid tbon could find no person to pay wlt-
uooa o mey naci lost rrom their regu
lar employment, tho men said. At times
ira LW tiau guards wore called to
preserve order among the angry wit
nesses. Today more than 40 persons appeared at
the office of the commission to testify In
7th Ward cases and after their arrival
were told they were not needed because
of an agreement reached between Charles
Hall, lender of the 7th Ward, and E. L.. D
Roach, of the Committee of Seventy.
The witnesses demanded foes and were
Informed there was no money to pay
them. Mr. Hall demanded to know why
they had been called when such action
WSJ! nnl riAPPHflnrv na IIia . .
tween himself and Mr. Roach had been
made several days ago.
Harry Imber, an investigator for the
committee, salt! th ni.ut..i .-,
- - - ..B.y..aiiuit com
missioners were responsible and should
pay the witnesses.
The commissioners today heard strike
out cases from the 33th. 47th and 4Sth
Wards.
In the case of James Burns, who has
been fighting for permission to vote from
2 South 16th street, which he claims as
his home, the commissioners decided t6
strike his nam from the list. The right
or mis man 10 vote marked a five days'
fight between Republican Organization
ana wasnington i'arty workers.
Burns. It was alleged, did not spend
much of his time in the 16th street house,
and was In fact there so seldom a maid
In the place did not give his name to
the assessors. The mnld. Mary Peters,
refused at first to give her name, said
she had been told not to talk and de
clared she did not know what a. voter
looked like.
"Under all the circumstances," the com
missioners ruled in part, "and especially
In view of tho unwillingness of the land
lord of the premises and his maid to
tell ttiA whole truth, we urn nf tiA nHin:
Ion that permission to strike the name
of James Rums from the list of regis
tered voters In the 11th Division of the
Sth Ward should be granted."
MAYOR WELCOMES FAMILY
WHO WALKED FROM PACIFIC
Pedestrians Crossed Continent With
out CoBt of a Cent.
After walking across tho continent from
Oakland, Cal., with their two children,
llla, 15 years old, nnd Horaco, age 10,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Carpenter were wel
comed warmly today by Mayor Rlnnken
burg ot City Hall.
The persevering family loft the Western
city on May 21, and since thon have
"' Pnt a "t for traveling expenses.
With them they curried credentials from
officials of. numerous cities, and also
about 75 pounds of baggage. The travelers
luepurcu xneir own rood en route and
slept In the open.
Their most harrowing experience wns
crossing the great American desort, which
consumed five weeks. Carpenter declared
that In their 500-mlle trip over the descit
they encountered but four towns. Th
fnmlly wnlkcd railroad ties on the South-
i.i (utmc ior several nundred miles,
and managed to buy food from section
hands, who also provided them with
water. They' earned money for expenses
by selling postal cards In the various
cities.
In coming to Philadelphia, they passed
through California, Nevada. Utah, Wyom
Ing. Colorado, Nobraska, Iowa, Illinois.
Indiana. Ohio and Pennsylvania. Each of
the nedcstrlann vnp. nni fAn. n.i 'r
shoes.
Carpenter and his son wore suits of
khaki, while the wife nnd daughter were
clad In corduroy. While here. Carpenter
and his family will remain at the home
of his parents. Orlanna street, and Lehigh
avenue. Carpenter formerly lived In this
L-".-, una nis grandrnther, William H.
Carpentor, was employed by the city for
more thin B0 year?.
The family will return West In the
spring.
SUPPORT OF LIQUOR
INTERESTS A STONE
ON CANDIDATE'S NECK
Superintendent of Franklin
Home Says Voters Realize
Debt They Owe to Future
Generation.
F. T. DUPOlT, PROGBESSIVE
WILMINGTON. Del., Oct. ZJDcsplte
the fact that he Is credited with having
lust completed a process which will revo
lutionize the manufacture of smokeless
powder by reducing the time required In
" umiiuiuciun!, rrancis i. duPont. the
head of the big powder concern. Is ap
parently more Interested In the campaign
of the Progressive party in this State
than he Is with anything else.
The millionaire chemist spf nds his days
at work In the nnwriir hiiina i..
most every evening he can be seen driv
ing about In a big nutomoblle. which
carries the speakers of the Progressive
party from place to place to make
speeches.
"If any politician, or any group of poli
ticians think tho liquor Interests are
strong enough to put him In office, ho Is
sadly mistaken. And If tho saloons are
spending money to gain that end, then
I for one am glad that they are spending,
for they will havo less to Invest In the
trimmings and trappings of their bars.
Thu candidate who accepts the support of
tho liquor people will find that this ally
Is growing steadily weaker with the
years, ropular sentiment ls against such
support."
Thus spoke Charles K. Glbbs. superin
tendent of the Franklin Home for the
Reformation of Inebriates. Mr. Glbbs
hah been In charge of the home for 12
ycurs, and during that time at least
.h.uuu victims or Intemperance have passed
under his supervision.
Ho has seen brilliant men brought to
tho gutter by their Insatiable craving for
drink and he has helped to raise them up
again and out of tho wealth of his ex
perience he is convinced that the candi
dates who Joins forces with tho liquor
imerescs is "gasping nis last gasp."
"I havn seen men of culture and brll
I'ant mentality." said he. "sink so low
that the would run the risk of a rebuff
from their former friends by asking for
urn price oi a arniK. i nave seen women
brought to tho depths of degradation bo
catise the one Ideal of their husbands
MODERN DANCrNO
MODERN DANCINO
GEORGES BERNARD
of Paris, France
!". 1.rtnr Prlv' and class leasons In tha
latMt ballroom and Mega danclnr it hla
Studio, 2142 N. Carlisle St.
Fhone, Dlnmnnd 4418.
TUB DEBT IS TOW.V
neonres Bernard ha no connection what.
vr with nnvaihai-H.i. : .'. "MBO"
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CHAS. J. COLL'S
Corner 38th and Market Streets
Beginners' and Dancers' Class
in Modern Dances
Tuesday & Friday, S l Per Month
Polite Assemblies, Mon. and Sat.
PRIZE MASQUERADE BALL
Saturday Evening, Oct. 31st
BRANCH ACADEMY
22 South 40th
AL WHITE COLONIAL TIIBATllH
HIma,lf) gfegMTOUJ ST3.
ALL THE MODERN DANCES
PRIVATE AND CLASSES
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OLD-LINE DEMOCRATS FIGHT
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
Naming ot T. Henry "Walnut and C.
W. T. Robinson Before Court.
Objections by Old Guard Democrats In
Philadelphia tiled against T Henry
Walnut and C. W. T. Robinson ran, II.
dates for the Legislature In the 17th
District were presented at Harrisburg
today by John II. Fow during argument
before Judge McCarrell T. Henry Wal
nut and his running mate were nominated
by the State Executive t'ommlttee.
Old Guard Democrats opposed to the
State Committee and the "reorBanUers"
argued through Attorney Kow that the
nominations should have been made by
the ward committees of the 17th Legisla
tive District, and wanted Walnut and
Robinson removed from the ticket.
Old Guards and bl-Dartlsans In tVi. nth
District, were presented at Harrisburg
and Robinson were named by the State
committee. The objections died today
at Harrisburg are the final round of their
fight to put the candidates out of the '
running.
Walnut and Robinson argued the State I
Committee had been delegated the power
toi name nominees to All vacancies and
that the power had thus been taken out
of tha ward committees' hands. Ex-Judge i
M W Jflfnhl nr.i.nlH Ih.l. ..-.- . I
decision Is expected tomorrow or Monday.
Coroner Holds Driver
The Coroner's Jury today held Will
iam Barner without ball to await the
action of the Grand Jury or causing the
death of 5-year-old Jacob Drayor. Dar
ner, who Uvea at MSfi North Water street.
was driving a team near Philip and
Jefferson streets last week, when he ran
over the child. It was testified that he
was drivlnj rapidly at the time of the
accident. '
1728
N. 15th St.
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DIAMOND 211T),
LUCIEN O.
CARPENTER
That's All
"I J.OU .FXT TO DB ABLE TO DANPK
better than tha vrn - 1 ai.is
Ann-Brust. ChesKurflt.." ifiS""'
.. . .. BALL ,l0OJI SPECIALIST
Btrlctly private e..on In up-to he-mlnni.
Standardized Modern Dances
JES8IR WILLSON STILES
STANLBY HA1RI1 1 JinED
.9K,T.B lni- PRESSEB Bl'ILDINO
JTM Che.mut St PhonVspVue" B3
PrlraU Losona k Clanei Taiiaht i...
Btudlo. ITS ManhelmJ" I'll oinw,h,i
J J Flnn'a Studloof Danclnr 8003 v DaurThliT.r
Lateatdanceataurht; claw or prl DlaP 3C0T
MARTEL'S, 1710 North Broad
v9,y. &,,!?A'R?A,TI?KR9. P.ANCE3
w' .;"i " ofliuiiuAi JVIUIiT
IV YOU WISH TO DANCE
To the llitt Jfujfc ,v
On the Finest Floor T,,p
In the, neat Equipped Acaitemu ctrv
BKOINNEHV CLASH TUESDAY EVENING
I'rlMUn Leona Dally by AiDolntmnt
MODERN & OLD STYLE DAN? KS TAfflllT
BLANCHE WES T
STI'DIO. 1R50 fHnST.N'I'T KTREFT
ALL THE MOlinrtN DANCES
Phone, Hprura :I4T4
UASTLE GRADUATE
nn.WXU"1, BALLROOM DANCES
r,n.'.VATE AND 'LASS INSTRUCTION
PENN STI'DIO. 31102 WALNUT 'STREET
MIS8 LYONS' PRIVATE SCHOOL flir
DANClNO. 1710 Che.tnut Street
si,ulnonr.M,.i,?,!D-. Prlva,B l"n"ny hour.
Ktuillo rente. for ilances. mu mi. ... '
TONIOHT'S SI'KCIAL
Danse de Danceland
AMATEUR ONE-STEP CONTEST
Four Beautiful tre rr Will Be
Prizes Valued at $25.00 Awarded
For the to couple, winning- First and
2TH AND MONTGOMERY AVE.
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AXiWteMK
Heat With Economy
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No Smoke
Reading Anthracite Is The Coal
Tour Dealer Sells It
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company
Genera! Office, Readinir Terminal
sr w -.
wa the ten-ent pleco that would bujr
thm the next slam of -whlky.
"fln 4ftlfl rivim tnn tiv PAMA vho
had loat all emhlanee to human helngja.
They looked like hideous beauts, maudlin
teara running; down their faces, and their
onlr ambition being: to get well enough
to go out and earn money enough to iret
drunk again.
"One of Philadelphia's cleverest law
yers, he afterward became a Judge, was
for the first 40 years of his life a con
firmed drunkard. A man with a superior
mind, he went down and down and down
until he was a mlserablo derelict with
out practice, family or friends.
"One day he came here. He wanted a
hiding place and time to pull himself
togetherand that Is what we are here
lui lu iiLfta ia, a vi uro vidua ot man
who are endeavoring to separate them
selves fiom the old associations and en
vironments which have caused their
downfall. "We took him In. He reformed,
gradually regained his law practice and
eventually became a Judge.
"Another case Is that of a young fel
low, a strong and stAiwart youth of 17,
whose athletic successes went to his
head, His friends were always Inviting
him to have a drink to stand up and be
a man. Well, ho tried to reach manhood
through the mm bottle and he landed In
Itin inittAr Inataac!. It tnnU him 9t ....-
... . . . mv Jdio
to get out
"The time was when drinking was look
ed upon as a respectable Indulgence It
was almost universal. But this Is not so
any more. The legacy of drink is no
longer considered a (It one to leave to
one's children, and people are beginning
to realize mat ine coming generation
ought to have a clean world to stArt In.
PEPPER PRAISES BRUMBAUGH
Candidate Has "Character. Courage
and Wide Experience In Pnblio
' Affair."
"Character, courage and wide experi
ence In public affairs."
In these words George Wharton Pep
epr, the lawyer, described the fitness of
Dr. Martin O. Brumbaugh as a Itepub
llran candidate for the ofllce of Governor
of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pepper is opposed
to the re-election of Senator Penrose.
Mr. Pepper took exception to tho ex
messed belief of Doctor Brumhaurh's op
ponents that we would be "controlled."
"It Is my opinion that Brumbaugh alone
will b- the power behind the guberna
torial throne," he said yesterday. "I
shall take pleasure In voting for him, for
he seems eminently well qualified to tilt
the position. When he pledges himself
t'i the cause of local option, I am sure
he means what he says, It Is doubtless
4k..a mm an.... nl ..... M.n4. ... A L
his administration will be controlled by a
powerful man. That man will be Brumbaugh."
Democratic Rally Tomorrow
Democrats of Gloucester city will hold
Democrats of Gloucester City will hold
speakers will be Governor Fielder, At
torney General Wcscott, Sheriff Nowrey,
Utnto Chairman Grosscup, State Comp
troller TCriwnrflfl ntlrl tho 11iimnr.ru tin rnn.
dldatM for Assembly.
COLORADO IN THROES
OF PROHIBITION FIGHT
i
"Dry" Forces Rallying1 to Overcoma
Last Decisive Defeat.
DENVEIt, Col., Oct. a. Whether Colo
rado will be wot or dry ls tho question
almost overshadowing all others at the!
election to be held November 4 through
out Colorado. One of the bitterest canw
palgns In the State's history Is belntf
made by the antl-saioon Forces.
The foes of liquor are supremely con
fldent that they will reverse the result
of the last liquor election In Colorado
several years ago when the "weta" won
by a vote of nearly two to one. One of
the principal arguments used by the)
"wets" Is that voting the State "dry'
would paralyze the tourist business)
everywhere In Colorado, as travelers
would refuse to visit a State in which
they could not get a drink.
This contention Is denied by tlie "drys,
who declare that Colorado Springs, on
of tho principal centres for tourist travel
In Colorado, Is already "dry" territory.
They declare tho absence of saloons has;
not had nny effect on tourist travel. Th
Bev. "Billy" Sunday, baseball player
evangelist, took a hand In the campaign
during his recent revival by preaching a
series of powerful sermons on the liquor
ovll nnd urging his hearers to vote fo
prohibition.
Store Opens 8:30 A. M.
WANAMAKEITS Store Closes 5:30 P. M. I
The Grand Organ Plays Tomorrow at 9, 11 and 5:13
There Is a Love of IMbsk It Is a Love
of Art and Notihubg Less THiaim
Art Can Ever Satisfy It
No cheap or cl!iLnbpflaLim pDanno or pBayer
piamo will ever take Its staed nmi tthe frouit
rank of artistic prodmctioini ; it is mot made for
tlhat purpose,
m The difference between a mmadetosefl!
piano and stmclh a great irastra meant as a
CHICKERINQ EMERSON
SCHOMACKER LJNDEMAN
or the celebrated IKNABE
is the difference between a pebble and a dia
mond, between dross and gold, between a
unurumo anoi a masterpiece; the difference be
itween a swas
Knighthood,
and the Flower of
THE
ANGELUS
is the perfection of art in mechanical piano
playing.
sWh f7fr m ome Mt tbe wonderful re
sponse of the Aragelus beneath his finders cam
never forget the fullness of his satisfactfon
, Whoever has. found out the wealth of
beauty made possible by the phrasing lever
and the melodant will tell you there is lihlZ
else in the same musical firmament with it
You can have any one of these oreat
paanos equipped with the Angelus.
ra8hr5stmfS .terms m tfanos and plaver
pianos may be taken advantage of now
Eoyptitm Hall, Second Floor.
TOHN WANAMAKER
PHILADELPHIA
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