EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1918.
;r.RE FOLLOWERS'
GOVERNOR URGES LOCAL OPTION FIGHT
BIBLE CLASS HOSTS
BEHIND BRUMBAUGHIN
LOCAL OPTION FIGHT
NOBODY GETS JOE McBRIDE'S
GOAT, ITS OWNER DECLARES
LAYMEN BEG ACCESS
TO "INNER CIRCLE" OF
CHURCH WITH CLERGY
I DEPENDENCE' HAS
y ,v
M'NICHOL WORRIED
leaders Refuse to Show
I. Hand on Local Option
50,000 Members of "Billy"
Sunday Movement Cheer
Governor on in Battle
Against Liquor Inter
estsCirculate Petitions
7 Ki9fij3
Methodist Episcopal Pas
tors Asked to Share Re
sponsibility of Working
Out Destiny of Institu
tion. Steps Are Taken to Raise $400,
000 for Pension Fund for
Superannuated Ministers.
Reports Show Liquor Traf
fic Is "On the Run."
Dtf cuivf; Cham nt ft
and Housing, aim jjuwh
town Support of Gover
nor Confuses Rival.
March 1, 1918,
Fight Against "Toothless"
Measure L,ca oy vare iviun.
Politicians Ask How Much
Sincerity Is to Be Inferred
I From present Aimuue.
IFHOM A STAFF COBBESPONDINT.J
HAnnlflBOnO, March 5.-Tho action
. yare Heutennnts In supporting tho
Governor on locnl option when that meas
ure tu considered by tho llouaa Law
. Order Commlttco on Tuesday and
In voting against tho "toothless" housing
till Introduced in tho Legislature nt tho
rtijuMt of tho Republican Organization
Ktders of Councils Ims caused almost ns
much consternation among tho monitors
of the McNIchol machlno on tho Hill
U did the announcement mado by' tho
novernor Inst Monday night, when ho in-
- f-rmed tho members of tho Lcglslnturo
I .. . i.. .iil,i trn Into their districts. If
tnai no "-
..cessary, and tnko tho stump against
f jhtn, unless they votcd for local option.
Have the Vnrcs Issueu orders to tneir
followers to go nlong with tho Governor
on all big questions, Including local
option? This Is tho question that Is
troubling overy McNIchol and Crow fol
lower In tho Legislature, It remains un
answered, however, and will probably not
be answered until local option comes
up for a final voto In tho House.
It Is true, however, that Varo men de
.i,i tl.o "tnnthless" aubstltuto for tho
I existing housing code, and that Reprc
? sentatlvc John McCllntoclc. of West Phlla
S delphla, tho Varo man on tho House Law
"wets" to tho locnl option majority when
t the committee voted last Tuesday to 101-t-Iow
tho wishes of Governor Brumbaugh.
a JlcCllntock's notion Is regarded ,ns hav-
F but It Is also certain that if tho Vares
' 1.1. ,(... l.n.l tr itnfAnt Innnl nnflnn
their man on the Law nnd Order Commit
tee would have "obeyed orders."
The situation In tho committee, when
the question of keeping tho local option
bill In commlttco until Governor Brum
baugh wanted It reported out camo up,
was this: the Governor was certain of
a majority, so that unless orders to
the contrary had been Issued, every mem
ber of tho "wet" contingent could havo
oled as he personally desired without
changing tho result.
It is becauso tho "Vares havo not as
jet Issued orders to their men to unlto
In lighting tho local option bill, that tho
men who aro leading tho fight against
tho bill aro becoming worried. In othor
words, tho Vares havo not ns yet openly I
phown their nana In regard to local op
tion, and havo permitted their followers
In the Legislature to lino up ns they havo
wanted to.
The attitude of tho Vares on locat op
tion Is being carefully watched. When
the Vares wero fighting to elect Ambler
to (he Speakership, thoy lined up 26 mem
bers of tho Philadelphia delegation. If
they Induco 20 of these men to vote
for local option, the bill would pass the
House, ns the local option advocates now
claim S3 votes In tho lower branch of
the Legislature.
The Vares, however, did not favor tho
"toothless" housing bill which tho Mc
NIchol leaders in Councils attempted to
substitute for tho existing code, and It
was because tho Vnro leaders In the
House were told to fight the substitute
bill that It was defeated.
The floor leaders in the House, bot'n
Vare men, received word from the Gov
ernor before tho bill came up for a vote
on third reading last Tuesday afternoon,
that tho Gocrnor would not sign the
measure If it was passed.
A vigorous campaign waged by the
Philadelphia Housing Commission had
lined upu most of the country members
against tho bill, nnd with that strength
totfilnd them the Varo lenders In tho
House had an easy time defeating tho
bill.
Representative "William H. "Wilson, n,
Vare man, really le.d the light against
the measure The other Varo lender,
Charles J. Honey. Jr., was absent. When
the roll had been finished and Speaker
Ambler, who Is regarded by the lncm
brs as tho Governor's representative In
the House, had voted against the bill, the
otc was almost even, Wilson tent men
around the floor of the House, ami six
fi members changed their votes and were
fe rerdtd aa voting against tho measure.
I.i. Va,es' however, nre not defending
H the existing code. If thn nlnnnnr! nllnmnl
to draw the "teeth" from Ihn nrHnt
law by amending it is made the Varo
members nlll all probably be lined up
with the McNIchol forces behind the
amendment.
TWO MEN HELD
Both Prisoners Accused of Thrcaten
ening to Kill Wives.
Two men, each charged with having
"threatened to 1.111 his wife, were held
under 1500 ball each for a further hearing
ialf, bj' "aslstrate Belcher, nt the 10th
na Uuttonwood streets station. They are
George Stollstelner, of 655 North Uth
ireet, and William B. O'Hara, of 1337
Hldge avenue,
ii7ira-.Annle B- MowH. landlady of the
un street lintm toiin.j .. c,u
t -I0 , . "---- .vuilHOU Midi UI.UII-
" ,,iJ ha2 dI,ve" llls wlfa "lt0 " s'rcet
,-i PrHy ClOtlied. Slid that Rh In nnw In th.
fs ?I.V a. P'Wdsn, He came home last
..mi mm wnen ho was refused admit
.n'. acorllnff to Mrs. Morel!, threat-
t ,u urcaK ouwn the door and kill his
t,i r waa "reused by his wife of
naving chased her around tho house with
Ws i own' ,lreaUn,nff t0 kl hr and end
SNEERS AT GQOSEBONE
"Groundhog Also Condemned
by
Weather Exnerfc THIrb.
George S. Bliss, director of th Tn.
lvanla Cllmatologlcal Service, today
repudiated ?onshnr. .,-.,i j ,
og weather prophets and declared their
rijetems absolutely useless In forecasting
t mi weather
, Mr Bllas was the speaker at tha noon.
fy luncheon tMa. n 4t. r i...
CaL?". ' St." James Hotel lU
hV .- . a" cumatoioglcal directors In
o?,!T7,ce of ,he United States are re
hired In maintain on o ..
luo ' "e'HcHons of SO per cent. If they
stai!!0, they aro snt t le3 Important
Iowi or dropped altogether.
smelling the weather today Is a
wwtal problem, according to Mr. Bliss,
lX;r.,?"B an interesting talk on ancient
I -3.7 orecdstlng His answer to
'lat n dvnc was that the bureau
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Rev. Goi?t5o 0. Dowey,
Ihilacolphia,
.Pennsylvania.
Ky dear Mr. Doveys-
I have Just rooeived 'your let
ter of Fefomary 26th, whloh explains tho
absohoa of the telegram you. sugge3t.
I should like particularly to
have the 50,000 men in the Bible Claesoo
of lhiladelphia definitely organize them
aolve3 into a oonroaot body to bring area
sure to bear upon" tho Ihilacolphia delega
tion in tne House and Senate to atand up
for the local option bill new before ua.
I should' oonaider no servioe to
this grand Commonwealth of Pennsylvania so
potential for good as to have this mighty
array of clean minded men stand with me for
this great moral victory.
Will you bo good enough to aay
to the men of Philadelphia for me that I
need una welcome their help in securing the
passage of this bill.
Yery sincerely yours,
BS
Photograph of letter written by Governor Brumbaugh to the Rev.
George G. Dowoy, organizer of the "Billy" Sunday Bible Classes
and secretary of the County Sunday School Association, appealing
for tho help of 60,000 Bible students in bringing about tho passago
of the bill.
FOUR WOMEN NAMED
ASSISTANT JUDGES
Will Conduct Hearings of Girls
Under 16 Years Arraigned
in Juvenile Court.
Delinquent girls who will be arraigned
today In tho Juvenile Court will face
women Judges. Thcso women, as assist
ant Judges, will In the future conduct nil
hearings of delinquent girls under tho
age of 1G years. They will make their
report of each case to Judge Gorman, who
will Impose sentence.
The four women who will take ofilce
today nre Mrs. Belle Selig, wife of Solo
mon Sellg, of H17 Erie avenue, who rep
resents many Hebrew societies; Mrs,
Mlna Richardson, assistant superinten
dent of tho House of Detention, In charge
of tho girls' department; Mrs. Martha P.
Falconer, superintendent of the glrl3" sec
tion at Glen 51111s School, and Mrs. Anna
C. Prince,' for flvo years probation officer
nnd now representing Catholic societies
at the Juvenile Court.
In appointing women nsslstant judges
to hear evidence against girl prisoners.
Judge Gorman has followed the courso
which has been adopted In many Inige
cities. St. Louis, Denver and Chicago
havo women nsslstant Judges.
"Judge Gorman," said Mrs. Prince, one
of tho women appointed as Judges, "linn
been extremely thoughtful nnd consider
ate in nil tho juvenile cases brought be
fore him. He has held hearings of girls
In prlvnte rooms, but even then it was
necessary to have witnesses, and as a
consequence ho throught It better to
adopt tho plan as announced."
MAYOR AND DIRECTOR AT
EMERGENCY AID QUARTERS
Mr. Blankenburg and Doctor Ziegler
on Tour of Inspection.
Mayor and Mrs. Blankenburg and Di
rector of the Department of Health and
Charities Ziegler nnil Mrs. Zlecicr got
some first-hand Information today about
the work which Is being carried on by the
Homo Relief Division of tho Emergency
Aid Committee for tho lollef of the city's
poor and unemployed. Tho Mayor and
ills party visited the headquarters In the
Lincoln Building and ns a result of their
Inspection it Is predicted that the bill
passed by Councils appropriating $65,000
for the amelioration of conditions among
the destitute will be signed this afternoon.
Tho visitors Bhook hands with most of
the women In charge of the headquarters
and were conducted In the Inspection by
Mrs, J. Wll)ls Martin, head of the com
mittee. They watched tho women sew
ing garments, men making shoes, nnd
other workers transforming the bundle
donations that arrive at tho Lincoln
Building Into useful articles for tho poor.
There was quite a line of homeless men
waiting to get a pair of shoes or some
other badly needed addition to their scant
wardrobe. They crowded around when
the word was passed among them that
the Mayor was about.
One ragged visitor thought Mr. Blank
enburg looked like a certain picture In a
Bible handed out by wayside Inns he has
Visited since he began to "knock around,"
"He's some Mayor," said the stranger,
exhibiting a pair of badly used shoes. "A
fellow I slept with last night told me If
( went up to the Morgue I could annex a.
good pair of 'kicks.' I went up there,
but the head gazabo at the deadhouse
said he had about a hundred 'bums' there
this week after shoes and he only had
about four pairs to give away.
"It must be pretty tough times In
Phllly. The morguekeeper said he had
been giving away clothes all winter and
some of the men who came after them
put on the duds as soon as they would
take them off the 'stiffs' In the cold
weather. I've wore dead men's shoes be
fore and good one's, too. A man can't be
particular when he's almost barefooted."
Thei roan finally got a pair of shoes,
but was not Interested In the nttemnts
of the committee to get him a' Job. He
said he was going over to New York,
where he "had some work waiting for
him."
Suffragist Will Make Candy
A candy-making demonstration under
the auspices of the Equal Franchise. So
ciety will be given this afternoon at !
o'clock by Mrs. M C. Morgan. As well
as being an ardent suffragist, Mrs. Mor
gan has won fame among her sister
workers for the "cause" as an excellent
maker of sweets. The demonstration
will lane place at the society's head
quarters. 3S South 9th btreet, on the
new gas range recently donated by one
of the members The candies and recipes
will ba sold and the money thus raised
used In furthering, tna suffrage cause.
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FARMERS TO DISCUSS
VARIETY OF THEMES
Meeting- Today in Horticul
tural Hall, Open to the Pub
lic. Farmers nnd gardeners assembled this
afternoon In Horticultural Hall for
tho opening session of tho Farmers'
Institute Meeting for. Philadelphia
County. The meeting, held under the
auspices of the Pennsylvania Horticul
tural Society and tho Florists' Club of
Philadelphia, will hold four sessions,
closing tomorrow afternoon.
It Is tho first Farmers' Institute hold
In Philadelphia In eight years, and a
number of particularly expert lecturers
aro taking part In the program. David
Rush presided. Robert Craig delivered
the address of welcome.
Among tho numerous topics to bo taken
up by thn various lecturers' aro: "Com
mercial Fertilizer and How to Use It,"
"Roses," "Picture Planting on tho Lawn,"
"Tho Spraying of Fruit Trees" and "Tho
Best Hardy Plants for the Vicinity of
Philadelphia." These will bo discussed
this nftcrnoon.
Moving pictures nnd lllufltrated talks
will be tho feature of the session to
night. Saturday the speakers will talk
nbout "Sweet Peas," "Co-operation for
tho Farmers," "Tho Pig in the Poke,"
"Pasture." rcn niul Pnrlor" and "Home
nnd Market Gardening."
There will also be at nil sessions In
formal discussions in which tho audience
Is at liberty to take part.
Tho speakers announced include Dr.
Robert Huny, dean of American Ro
snrlam: CJeorgo AV. Kerr, tho sweet-pea
enthusiast; Ibnac Roberts, nn authority
on flno cnttle; James Boyd, an export on
old-fashioned hardy flowers, and Robert
Pyle, who Is to talk on home gardening.
All the sessions aro free to the public.
ENDS LIFE WITH REVOLVER
Charles Bcchtold shot himself through
the brain Inst night while his wife bent
frantically on the door loading to the
apartment In nn attempt to prevent him
from ending his life. When the police ar
ilvcd at the home of the couple, 1431 Park
avenue, n few minutes after the shoot
ing, Mrs. Bechtold was unconscious In
n faint on one side of the locked door
and the man's body was found on the
other, covered with blood and with a
revolver clutched in the right hand.
When Mrs. Bechtold returned from an
errand at a nearby store she suspected
that something was wrong when she
found her husband locked In his room.
She hurled herself against the door. Tho
man a led to her to desist, and then the
report of the revolver rang out. Bechtold
had been acting strangely for some time
nnd his mind Is believed to have become
unbalanced.
Entire Family III From Candy
Board of Health authorities and the
police are Investigating the circumstances
surrounding the Illness of Mrs. Sarah
Renshaw, of 1212 Pavonla street, and her
two sons, Charles, 12 years old, and Har
ry, 4 years old, and a young friend, 12-year-old
Harry Wilkle, who are at the
West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital, as
the lesult of eating a "grab bag" pur
chased at a store near the Renshaw
home. According to the police, thej
patients show every symptom of poison
ing, but the storekeeper In charge of the
place where the candy Is said to have
been purchased denied selling the candy.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Frank 3, Smith. 3O10 X. 5th at., and Johanna
Milter. .-Ill'-' N. S.I st.
John Qulnn, JD14 Hrandywlna St., an4 Wini
fred Mcileehan, 1014 nraudywlno t.
Charlta Coliltnti. 3A.tn Mar!ia St., and
Florence Candl.iui, SiM Thayer at.
1'hlltp a. Schmidt, 201 U North 6th t., and
r'lorcnco U Maglll. -112 N. Uth at.
Owen r Yalta. 4115 Cheauiut at., and EJna.
I'imlll, 140 E fahnrpnack at.
Albm Pndrow. 21 K N Marshall at , and
lUbeoca S KomlMlty. 1312 -N' tllh at.
Hairy Scliaerer 110 Surnuo at., and Minnie
A. Ilalnhard, .1041 N. Farcy at
.Tamca E Adam. 42S II Ulltanbouas at , and
Mary I-'. Williams, 4a: H. itltunhouaa at
Frederick C Irion. 2S87 Poplar at, and
Uoilio A Kumataln. 2S2T Poplar at.
Thcodoro Jackson. 2830 Dover St., and Mlnnla
Cook, 210 Dour at.
Fredrick M Batar. 2330 B. 8th at , and
Wllhelmlno. Oanser. SS.10 S. Oth at.
Jama Miller, 17Q5 Xaudaln at and Beatrice
Uoytr. 3S3S HdNcrford ate
ARTIFICIAL LI&IBS
Orthopardle Uracea for deforjaltlei.
Blaatlc SU.kliiga, Abdominal Supporter, ate.
I'lmhaM direct from factory,
FJjAYELL'Sj etiujsg qabuen st.
Philadelphia Legislators Will
Be Lined Up in Struggle for
Temperance Demand for
Reform Expected to Be
Signed by 100,000 Persons.
Fifty thousand strong, the Billy" Sun
day Blblo Classes havo Bent Governor
Brumbnuph word that they nro with him
heart and soul In his right for locat
option; and tho Governor has replied that
their help Is like n new sword In his hand
In the bnttle ngnlnst tho liquor Interests.
Ho has appealed to them to work as a
unit, and his appeal has been answered.
Flvo hundred Bible classes In 600
churches of tho city nro circulating 1000
petitions addressed to the legislators from
Philadelphia to lend their nld in making
Governor Brumbaugh's county local
I option measure a law. Tho petitions nro
being signed by business men, clergymen,
clerks, npprcntli.es, men In every walk
of life. When ltO.OOO signatures nro ob
tulned they will bo sent to tho eight
Senntors nnd 41 Repieaentntlvcs from
Philadelphia In tho Legislature.
Efiorts to gnln n public hearing on the
question befoio the bill It reported out of
commlttco aro being made by the "Billy"
Sunday Blblo Classes, together with many
other organizations. If the henrlng is
granted tho Blblo classes will send a dele
gation, 10.000 strong, to HarrlBburg to
throw tho weight of their Influence for the
measure.
Tho meeting at which tho support of
the Blblo clnssei nad pledged wns held In
the Young Men's Chilstlan Association,
Saturday night. One hundred committee
men, representing churches in every sec
tion of the city. Indorsed the locnl option
bill and offered the aid of their respective
classes. The meeting was cnllcd and pre
sided 'over by tho Rev. George G. Dowoy,
organizer of tho "Billy" Sunday Blblo
Clnsscs nnd secretary of the Philadelphia
County Sunday School Association.
That they had not placed their faith
in a failing cnuso was shown tho next
day, when, In response to mi nppcnl by
"Billy" Sunday, 30,000 men rose to their
feet In the tnbernnclo to signify that they
would enter ttie battle against liquor.
BRICKLAYER HI10THER
OF RAILROAD CHIEF BURIED
Body Brought From Kentucky Homo.
Found Rich Kinsman 4 Years Ago.
ATHENS, Pa., March B. Tho body of
John T. Marltham, of Hopklnsvllle, Ky.,
was burled hero today, being conveyed
from the South In a prlvato car of Charles
II. Marltham, president of tho Illinois
Central Railroad, a brother. The ac
cldental discovery four years ago by the
aged Kentucky bricklayer that his long
lost brother wns tho head of a great
railroad system attracted natlon-wldo at
tention. John T. Markham was born 76 years
ago In County Clare, Ireland. When a
child he came with his family to Clarlta
vllle, Tenn. JJnllstlng In tho Confedcrato
army ho fought throughout tho Civil AVer.
When ho returned to Clnrkesvlllo tho
family had moved away.
Kour years ago he saw In tho papers
that Charles II. Markham, president of
tho Pittsburgh and Gulf Refining Com
pany of Pittsbuigh, had been elected
president of tho Illinois Central Railroad
and wrote him a letter asking him If he
wero a relative. President Markham Im
mediately called him up by telephone nnd
the fact that they were brothers was
established.
"Uncle John" Markham, as ho was af
fectionately known, spent his Inst years
with every luxury nt his command.
TRIES TO BIB, THEN BEGS TO
BE SAVED "FOR KIDS" SAKE
Man, Out of Work, Takes Poison, Re
gretting Act nt Hospitnl.
Fear that his children would suffer if
died made John Bnnford, ,12 years old.
of JT17 Dover street, sorry that lie had
attempted tu end hii life today when lie
reached the Northwestern General Hos
pitnl after snullowtug poison, and ho
begged physicians to havo him.
535,000 LOT AS BRIDAL GIFT
E. W. Clark Buys Tract for Daughter
Who Is to Bo Married.
A tale of romance Is written between
the lines of the tinnsfer to K. 'Valter
Clark, the banker, of a $35,000 piece of
property In Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Clark,
who lives at Queen street luar Wlssa
hickon nvenue, convinced that William
Prentice Wlllet, his daughter Christine's
fiance, had "made good," bought the land
on Shoro road for a home for the young
people, who will be married In June.
Several days ago Mr. Clark, with his
wife and daughter, were motoring
through Brooklyn, along the Narrows,
when they passed the attractive piece of
property. Mr. Clark remarked that It
would be a tine site for a house, and Im
mediately started negotiations, which
closed with the sale of the land for (33,000
yesterday. The deed will be presented to
Mlaa Clark In June as her father's wed
ding present, and a, large, handsome homo
will be erected on the site In a few
months.
Mr. Wlllet Is of a wealthy Syracus.6, N.
y family. After his graduation nt Har
vard he traveled extensively, and It was
on one of his trips that he met Miss
Clark, To prove to Mr. Clark that le
waa able to do a hard day's work and
that he could "make good," Mr. Wlllet
accepted employment with the IS. W. Bliss
Projectile Company, In South Brooklyn.
Since that time either Miss Clark or Mr.
Wlllet has made the trip between Brook
lyn and Philadelphia at least once a
week.
Confectioners Hold Banquet
More than 200 confectioners from this
city, Baltimore, Reading and New York
attended the annual dinner of the Phila
delphia Jobbing Confectioners' Associa
tion at Mosebach's last night, The
speakers were Senator Augustus F, Dalx,
Representatives Frank Croft and W. T
Weir, Jr., John Wockersham, Charles
Peters, A. P. Keeley, Fred Wunderlee,
Fred Cohn, Christian Pfiaum, J. Martin
Miller, Louis Wegletn and Joseph Casanl.
fW",ff.
1 ylomrgram
Tba Lareeat and Flneat
Orchids. Oc rath.
Rjuiar dollar bunwhea of violeta, Mc.
JiGaresffi;itaMC
Sagacious Animal Invaluable in Work of Delivering
the Evening Ledger to Eager Patrons
Downtown.
"Joo" McHrlde. who lives down nt 1722
South 21st street, has a goat named
' Billy." Nobody Is going to get that
gont, Joe says, becaiso he puhs a
wagon that carries Evbnino Ledger to
customers every nftcrnoon.
Resides, hu knona moio than most any
boy of Joo's acquaintance. And further
more, besides being a good friend to the
H-yenr-old merchant, ho Is a rattling
good business man, or, ns jou might
say, a good business goat. Since ho
Joined tho newspaper delivery Ilrm two
months nco ho l.ds doubled tho sales.
Joe told the story as ho walked along
the street bcsldo tho delivery wagon and
lie got so Interested In extolling Billy's
virtues that bo forgot to stop nt tho next
customer's house. Thnt didn't maltar,
though, uucnuso when Jto thought of
business and looked around, there wnB
Billy, standing in his tracks In front of
the proper place. His driver hns no
reins, lie knows the route like a milk
wagon horse and Joo has n chanco to
study tho next day's mental arithmetic
wnlle hu trudges along the street, know
inrf that Billy will remind him of the
places to stop. Billy waits nnd watches
uncll the uarcr Is delivered.
This Is nil very well as far as Joo Is
concerned. But woo betido you If Billy
SEES HIGHER LIFE
DULLED BY BUSINESS
Rev. George Herbert Toop De
plores Conditions That
Weaken Moral Sense.
"It Is difficult for girls who spend their
time In business llfo to establish homes
of refinement and culture," said tho Rev.
George Heibert Toop, rector of tho
dhurch of the Holy Apostles, in a Lenten
sermon In the Garrlck Theatre this noon.
"Tho demands of the business world do
not leave enough time for cultivating the
better things of life."
Mr. Toop nrrnlgued present-day busi
ness conditions, "They are tending," he
said, "toward tho same dangerous chan
nels as European politics was leading to
before they culminated In tho present
war.
"Tho doctrine of business Is seeking to
divorce porsonnl and business morality.
Business men think thnt when they close
the door of nn otllce nt night they nre
locking all tliclr transactions from sight.
But tho evidence of these things will In
evitably crop out In their lives.
"Business has never been conducted
under absolutely mornl lines. The busi
ness world winks nt practices which
would not bo tolerated in private life. It
Is unfortunate that present tiny llfo cen
tres In business. We havo no time for
the religion, the culture and the refine
ment which our grandfathers had."
Mr. Toop contrasted the turmoil of
modern metropolitan life, which he desig
nated "Tho voice of tlie nolso of tho
city," with "tho voice of the temple of
the most high God." "The voice of the
temple, and not thnt of the city, will
bring the durable benefits," ho declared.
HUMILITY A LENTEN THEME
Pastor Extols Virtue as the Most
Christlike.
Humility was extolled as the most
Christlike of all virtues by tho Rev.
Harry D. Vlets, In the noonday Lenten
servico at Old St. Toter's Protestant
Episcopal Church, 3d and Pine streets,
today. The ancients despised humility.
Mr. Vlets stated, becauso It was the char
acteristic of slaves, and It was Christ
himself who made humility a virtue to be
sought for.
Three things, he explained, were neces.
sary for Christian humility the teach
ablenesa of a little child, a readiness for
service and a willingness to lay aside
dignity and come dowry to the common
level and help our fellows.
"Christ," he continued, "raised the vir
tue of humility from n despised and
lowly place to the highest plnre among
the virtues to be desired among all men."
PLEA FOR REAL DEVOTION
Tho
Rev. Doctor McKim Warns
Against Divided Service.
Many of our church members today are
secretly worshiping at the nltur of
fashion or social ambition, as well as at
the altar of God, said the Rev. Randolph
H. McKIm, rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, Washington, at the noonday
Lenten service at St. Stephen's Church,
10th street nbove Chestnut, today.
"I appeal." he said, "for a complete
consecration tq Christ. A divided heart
Is n bar to peace, n hindrance to power,
n, menace to the Christian life. I appeal
against a divided allegiance. The only
perfect peace. lies In complete consecra
tion of our lives, Therein Ilea tha only
perfect freedom, the only real peace the
only complete rest, the only true Joy of
living A half-hearted Christian is never
really happy, Ho has Just religion
enough to make him miserable."
10
reduction
0 until March 13th
on the newest
Spring Suitings
Applies to all advance SprVng
styles now n stock expires when
store closes March 13. All Roods
plainly price-tagged. Samples gladly
given.
Fit. ftnUh and loorkmamMp
guaranteed.
JONES 1116Walnut St.
Custom Tailoring Only
doesn't know you, He tried to chew tho
leportorlal overcoat yesterday afternoon,
and as for "Fatsy" Francos, why, Fatsy
was butted across tho street a day or so
ago becauso he teuaed Billy when tho boss
wasn't around. It Is clear that he
wouldn't havo minded eating that over
coat, becauso he eats cigarettes and chews
plug tobacco, in addition to devouring all
the apples and cinnamon buns that tho
neighbors pass out to him.
Billy, who Is a year old, was bought
last Christmas, when Joo had saved $12.60
out of his earnings, J10 for tho animal
and tho rcet for tho cart. James Irving,
who hns a stable nt 2Sth and Moore
streets, In which Billy lives rent free, gave
a set of harness for tho equipage. Young
"Jimmy" Irving, nged 3, goes down to
the stnblo every night after supper and
gives the goat a drink of water.
Goat and boy do their 35 squares a day,
rain, snow, clouds or fnlr weather. They
hnven't missed a day since they Joined
fortunes. Each week they hnvo farther
to go, for sales Increase. The Eveniho
I.EBOEn sale growB fastest of all, Joe
ways.
Joo's twin brotlier Is nlso n newspaper
man. He rides n bicycle around his
route. "That's too old-fashioned for me,"
observed Joo, as ho said, "Glddup, Billy."
GOMPERS PRAISES
FREE SPEECH FIGHT
A. F. of L. Head Leaves Sick
Bed to Speak to U. of P.
Men.
President Samuel Qompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, left a
sick bed In his homo at Washington
ngalnst tho orders of his physicians, to
speak beforo tho students of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, In St. James'
Hall, this afternoon. His subject was
"The Struggles nnd Aspirations of La
bor." Bather than give the cause of free
speecli at tho University a set-back by
not appearing after agitation lasting for
months, Mr. GGompers decided to dis
obey his physician.
"In view of the conditions surrounding
my address, and tho fight the boys had
to make to obtain tho use of a university
building," said Mr. Gompers, "I felt I
could not cancel my engagement. I hnve
a very bad cold, but I must help the
boys In their cause."
" "The Free-speech Club proposed by the
leaders hns Justified Itself," said Mr.
Gompers In reply to n question as to tho
value of such an organization. "Provost
Smith Is n good press agent for me," he
added, and then made n significant ges
ture, halt of despair and half of resigna
tion. The Pennsylvnnlan, a college paper, re
fused to publish nny notice of the com
ing of Mr. Gompers because his nppear
anco hero was against tho wishes of tho
Provost.
Waiter A. Craig, editor of the Red and
Blue, a monthly publication, said thnt
the breach between the students and the
trustees had bcn widened by the refusal
of the Pennsylvnnlan to devote space to
the meotlng. Craig said that when ho
saw James M. Austin, editor of the Penn
sylvnnlan, tho latter said that the Gom
pent meeting wns ngnlnst the Provost's
wishes. "I explained," said Craig, "that
wo were against the general policy of the
trustees but not ngalnst Provost Smith."
In order to curb the propensities of
student editors writing editorial articles
which do not represent the university or
which might get their institution into
trouble, an Advisory Committee of four
seniors hns been appointed with which the
editors of the Pennsylvania!!, the under
graduate dally publication of tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, will confer here
after. This Is the policy of James M.
Austin, tho new editor-in-chief elected to
succeed Wlnthrop Williams, who resigned
the post several weeks ngo.
SELF-SACRIFICE THE TEST
Rev. Doctor Richardson Points tho
Way to Christian Life.
Self-sacrifice Is the supreme test of a
Christian, the Rev. Dr. George L. Rich
ardson, rector of St. Mary's Church, West
Philadelphia, declared today, when he
spoke on "The Crucifixion of Christ" at
the noonday Lenten services In Old St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, 3d street below
Walnut.
"Friday Is the day," he said In the
course of his talk, "we observe the
memory of the crucifixion. While there
are a variety of theories as to the man
ner of the death of Christ, the church has
no theory. It sets before us the facts
of 1S00 years of Christian experience, and
testifies that the facts have Influenced
the Uvea of thousands of the noblest
leaders and helpers of men.
"The practical thought Is that Christ
calls us to follow in His footsteps. Christ
says, 'Deny yourself: take up your cross
nnd follow Me. The test of the Chris
tian Is to bring into human life that
heroic self-sacrifice of which Christ Is
the supreme example."
HANCOCK'S
COAL IS EESTl
The Coal must be right.
The weight Is right.
Ecru (or furnace).. .S7.06
Stove $7.25
Nut S7.50
Large Pea , . ,$5.50
Carrying 25c per ton extra.
COAL YARDS
Up-town, 9th & Master Sts.
Down-town. 26h & Washington Av.
West Phila.. 44th & Master Sts.
Encourage Individual Enterprise
x3PS -TiHH
ATLANTIC C1TT, March 6.-Fleas of
the Inlty to bo admitted to the "Inner
circle" nnd permitted to have a real paft
In working out tho destiny of the church,
adoption of a plan whereby worn-out
pastors with small salaries may look for
ward to retirement upon a. pension guar
anteed to them under church law, nnd
the enthusiastic reception of reports
which declared tho days of the saloon lit
New Jersey nro numbered wero stirring
notes of tho New Jersey Conference here)
today.
William Child, of Red Dank, presented
to tho laymen's convention a plea for
equal lay representation In conference,
PENSION FOND TAKEN UP.
The consideration of tho Conference
Claimants' Fund to relievo the worry and
embarrassment of retired ministers when
age or Illness compels them to give up
work, wns tho big Item of business taken
up nt this morning's session.
The nlm of tho committee is to raise
(400,000 within tho next seven years as tha
conforenco's share of tho proposed $5,000,
000 general fund. The proposition to ap
point it flold agent who will present the
cause of tho pruuehera to tho various con
gregations was adopted. Several mlnV
lstcrs declined thlB position and the
bishop may take the selection In his own
hands.
Pastors from all parts of tho conference
mado Indignant denial of the charge of
Mayor Riddle, of Atlantic City, that ex
cise law enforcement In the larger centres
of population In New Jersey Is a sham
and n pretense.
"Camden Is closed tighter than a drum
nnd tho excise laws aro enforced vigor
ously In Trenton," said tho Rev. Melville
E. Snyder. Doctor Snyder refused to
credit tho Mayor's chargo that Long;
Branch Is "wide open."
FAREWELL STATEMENT READ.
In a statement, embracod In his annual
report, left unfinished when he died a
week ngo, tho late Rev. Percy Perln
chlef, district superintendent of Trenton,
sent a farewell message to the Now
Jersey Conference, When read aloud
It affected visibly tho crowded church.
Tho statement follows In part:
"This has been a strenuous year for
me. My physician tells me that If I am
to live I must rest. I have given 30 years
of service to the Methodist Episcopal
ministry. I am now going back to tho
soil and the sea. I expect to live and
regain my health. If I do, I am at your
command. If I do not, I am going to
heaven, and when you come you will
find my mansion on the boulevard and
there will be no lock on the door. Ood
bless you all." J
Assemblyman Charles A. Wolverton,
Camden, speaks this afternoon on tho
need of a closer relation between district
superintendents and the lay clement. Dr.
Grafton E. Day, Collingswood, will talk
on "A Plan of Work." Temperance- will
be the big toplo for tho conference to
morrow. The Trenton district report, presented
by the Rev. J. W. Marshall, Bhowed
church Improvements aggregating (18,000,
tho mortgage Indebtedness of (17,500 re
duced and 3000 conversions.
"We aro pounding awny at tho rum
traffic," reported tho Rev. George H.
Neal, superintendent of the Brldgeton
district. "But for two taverns, Cumber
land County would be entirely dry. South
Jersey Is ablaze with religious enthu
siasm. 'Billy' Sunday sermons published
In newspapers have added fuel to the
fire. Feuds have been healed and hun
dreds taken from the saloons."
Tho expected denunciation of Mnyor
William Riddle, open Sunday advocate,
camo today In the report of the Rev.
Sanford M. Nichols, Presiding Elder of
Camden district, Including Atlantic City.
Only Today and
Tomorrow !
Suits for
1000 Men
in this Big
Round-Up
at
$
8,$10,$12
for Suits We sold
at $15 to $22.50
Here's the important Mes
sage Today
Come in time!
4
Plenty to choose from, but,
every hour sees the number
growing- less! Ypur size and
style may be the Best Buy in
the lot this minute, and next
minute be gone!
Perry Comfort
of Fit,
Style and
Workmanship
are the High Lights of thw
Sale, even more than the
Prices!
Alterations charged tot.
ctt izsmk
Perry & Co., -N.B.T.
16th & Chestnut Sts,