lEYEffllfrfl Ii13PGH3B-TTrTTJA.T)iaLtTrT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH W, 1916;
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GOVERNOR TO DIRECT
, CHILD LABOR HEARING
Brumbaugh Will Preside nt
Public Meeting on Proposed
Legislation.
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tfitinifltifltct. March 10. -Governor
.Brumbaugh "lit bo asked lo preside nt
u. ,.Mlrt hearing on clilltl labor legis
lation to bo held before tho Judiciary
'fipceUl Committee 01 hid aunmu ""
th Senate Commltleo on Manufactures
.en Wednesday nftcinoon, Match 17.
The Governor has Informed tho chair
men of these committees that ho would
dt tliroilBh the hearing, as ho wished
tr ask questions for himself when tho
manufacturers and others who nro Inter
ested In the legislation nro testifying.
Tho organizations which naked for tho
htarlng nlll request the Governor to tnle
Mminlcte chance nnd direct tho probe Into
H labor conditions that will result
In the Anal drafting of the administration
Governor Ilruinbnugh today agreed to
It., first chango In the hill that was
introduced In tho llouso Inst week by
n,nrescnUtlve Cox, of Philadelphia, nnd
which was announced to bo tho adminis
tration bill. He Informed tho olUcors
et (ho Pennsylvania Editorial Associa
tion that ho was willing1 to compromise
on the ago limit for neWBboJs, reducing
the limit from U to 12 years.
Representatives of tho Manufacturers'
Aisoclatlon and of tho Pennsylvania Child
Labor Association, tho Pennsylvania
Congress of Mothers and other organiza
tions Interested In tho problem of child
labor will nttend tho hearing. The ob
jections havo been directed principally
icalnst tho provision of n. nine-hour
day. On tho day of tho hearing the
Pennsylvania Child Labor Association
will placo In the hands of tho members
of tho committee copies of the child
labor laws of New York and other near
by States whero eight-hour laws are In
force, In tho effort to havo tho working
day for children reduced to eight hours
In tho final draft ot tho administration
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J.ILL PROVIDES FOR $3 TAX
FROM EVERY VOTER IN STATE
Rebate of ?1 Granted When Elector
Casts Ballot,
raou A BTArr coititEsroNDE.vr.l
HAURISnURG, March 10. Every quali
fied elector In Pennsylvania will havo to
pay a county tax of $3, In addition to
his other taxes, if a bill Introduced In
the Kouso today by Representative D. J.
Bnyder, of 'Westmoreland, Is passed by
tho Legislature. The tax would bo used
"for county purposes."
Tho mcasuie provides that tho tax Is
(o bo paid In Instalments and that a
rebate of $1 Is to bo granted if fno
qualified elector castH n ballot at nny
primary or general election. Tho first
.payment of $1 Is to be mndo early In
the spring of each year. Within six
weeks after each fnll election the quail
fled voter must pay tho remaining J2.
When ho casts his ballot, tho election
Judges nro lo glvo him a, certificate,
which nlll certify thnt ho has voted nnd
Vnlch will entitle him to a rebate of $1
when tho tax collector nsks him for tho
last Instalment of $2.
Hackctt Bill Indefinitely Postponed
HAimiSBUrtG. March 10. Action on
the Hackctt bill extending tho working
week for women employed In hotels,
boarding houses and restaurants from 51
hours In a week of six days, which tho
iivpl 1913 provides, to 63 hours In seven
days was Indefinitely postponed by tho
Senate today after the measure had been
fought on tho lloor of that chamber for
an hour. Tho bill was on third reading.
Police Bill Reported Out
HAURI8BUI5G. Pa., March 10. TheMc
Klchol bill, to take tho police out of poli
tics and prevent them from mnklng can
vasses to purify registration lists In Phil
adelphia, was reported out by tho House
Committee on Elections today. Tho meas
ure has already passed the Senate.
OVERlUtOOK COMMITTEE
AND P. R. K. MAKE TERMS
Amicablo Agreement on Electrifica
tion Plans Reported.
An agreement between tho residents of
Overbrook and the Pennsylvania Railroad
officials Is rumored to have been reached
with regard to the partial electrification
of tho gravity freight yard -to bo enlarged
between 52d street nnd Malvern avenue,
Overbrook. and that a revised ordinance
for the work will shortly be presented In
Councils.
Kx-Senator Coyie, wrto Is a meinbor of
a committee representing tho Overbrook
residents, said nn amicablo agreement
was about to be reached between tho resi
dents and tho railroad. The company Is
to expend a largo sum of money opening
treets, constructing bridges nnd relo
cating and closing other (streets. The plan
for streets Is satisfactory, but the elimi
nation of the smoke nulsanco Is the bone
of contention.
In addition to grade crossings to bo
eliminated at Fern Rock, on tho Reading
and Chestnut Hill division of tho Pennsyl
vania Railroad, for which JI.323.000 loan
Jill be provided, It Is proposed to utilize
tJS.OOO of the loan funds left over from
the Sth atreet track elevation, nnd of the
Richmond branch ot the Reading, for tho
elevation ot the same company's tracks
of the Germantown and Chestnut Hill
branch. Councils will be asked to trans
fer this money,
LEVENE ARRAIGNED TODAY
Benjamin Levene, released from Moya
jnenshiE rrlson last Monday after flgur
tiuc In an attempted elopement In Ger
Biantovwi, will be arraigned before Magis
trate Kmclv todav on a. charce of obtain-
IMnff 125 from thn wUa nf hlH npllmntA
If.Jfblla he was In jail to procure the man's
IKVsse, a" warrant for Ills arrest was
S-. Worn out by Mrs, Mary Creeley, 2561
- Vp street, who said she gave I.evene
ioe money and that he promised to exert
Jia Influence with the "Judge" to get her
hUBbantI nut nf lull T.Ai'onm Hvak rtn
Jr Dickinson Btreet above 7th.
Welsh Reunion and Tea Party
, Congressmen David Lewis, of Mary
land, l he the principal speaker at the
th annua' reception nnd tea party of tho
, .... ycupio ui i-nnaueipnia mis evening
f m Mercantile Hall. The affair Is being
tt held under the auspices of the First
Welsh Presbyterian Church, of this city.
Hundreds of Welshmen from other cities
vi me state are expected.
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VARE AIDS GOVERNOR'S
LOCAL OPTION FIGHT
Urges Thnt Bill Be Kept in
Committee, Though He Has
Not Said He Favors It.
MOM A ATjirr COBRESrOKDRNT.
IIAmtlSBUnu, Mnrch lO.-Senator Kd
win II, Vnrc Is nldlng Governor Brum
baugh In his Hght for local option, ilo
haB not said that ho will support tho
Governor In bringing about tho enactment
of the law, but he nnnounced todny that
ho had been supporting nnd would con
tinue to support tho Governor In tho Int
ter's efforts lo have tho bill held In com
mltleo Indefinitely.
"In case any effort Is made In tho
House to force enrly consideration ot tho
bill In defiance of tho wishes of the Gov
ernor, I shnll expect every friend ot tho
Vntes to stand In opposition," ho said,
"1 have not the slightest Idea, however,
that nny move of this kind will bo made,"
Senator Vnre's statement Is considered
lo be of tho utmost significance, In view
of tho fact that when Governor Brum
baugh asked that the bill be held in com
mittee, ho mndo It clear that ho wanted
time for sentiment In favor of local op
tion to crystallize.
Tho statement ot the downtown Phila
delphia leader explains tho "(lop" of Rep
resentative John McCllntock, of AVest
Philadelphia, a Vnro man from tho
"wets" to the "drys" on tho House Law
nnd Order Committee when the local op
tion bill was considered by thnt body last
week.
Governor Brumbaugh Inst night pre
dicted that the Hotiso would pass tho bill.
The llouso Is considered tho stronghold of
the liquor Interests Iti tho local option
light, ns. tho Senate Is nlmoHt evenly di
vided on tho question. The Governor nlso
said that ho favored a public henrlng on
tho measure.
"I most certainly expect tho local op
tion bill to pnss this Legislature," ho
said. "Tho tide In favor of It Is rising
lilgncr each hour. The prospects for tho
success of tho measure wero never
brighter nnd 1 havo every reason to feel
encouraged over tho developments.
"I have hnd no knowledgo of tho pro
posed Invitation to havo 'Billy' Sunday
address tho Legislature In favor of tho
bill. It was mentioned during my visit
to Philadelphia last week. Tho matter
la one that rests with the members of tho
Legislature. I am favorable, however to
a public hearing on tho bill. I believe
that In all mntters of pending legislation,
where there Is a demand for public dis
cussion, both sides of tho question should
bo given nn opportunity for tho fullest
discussion."
Letters nnd telegrams pledging support
In his light for local option continue to
pour Into tho Governor's office. A score
of Philadelphia churches havo been hcrfrd
from during tho past two days. '
Representative Georgo W. Williams, of
Tlogn, chntrmnn of tho llouso Committee
on Law and Order, whero tho local op
tion bill Is being held, snld today that ho
had found no sentiment In favor of a
public hoarlng.
"I havo no Idea when the bill will
come from tho committee to bo reported
to tho House," he said. "So far I hnvo
seen no Indication thnt tho public desires
to be heard on tho matter."
It Is generally agreed, however, that a
public hearing will bo held, In view of
tho deslro of tho Governor to hnvo both
sides of the question thoroughly discussed
beforo the bill Is acted upon.
GOVERNOR'S STAND UPSETS
EARLY ADJOURNMENT PLANS
Legislative Session May Continue Un
til First of Juno.
rnon a STirrconnEsro.NDENT.
HARRISBUnG, March 10. The Legis
lature will not adjourn until the middle
of May, and probably not until tho first
of Juno, according to statements made
today by leaders In both branches of tho
Assembly. Any fight that might develop
between Governor Brumbaugh and tho
Legislature over local option, child labor
or workmen's compensation would pro
long tho session Indefinitely after that.
Although only one-fourth of the number
ot bills that wero presented In tho Legis
lature during tho first two months ot the
session of 1913 have been Introduced to
dato this session, the leaders' plans for
an early adjournment havo been upset by
tho attitude of tho Governor.
Tho Legislature has accomplished nl
most nothing so far. The members of
both tho House and Senate nro playing
the same "watchful waiting" gnmo thnt
Governor Brumbaugh ployed until ho car
ried the local option fight to the Legisla
ture. The membors nro wilting to seo
how far tho Governor will continue the
fight before they get down to the real
business 'of tho session.
WOMAN CRUSHED BY TRUCK
Two Boys Also Injured in Automobile
Accidents.
Mrs. Ella Mauger, CO years old, of 6313
North Gth street, la In a serious condition
at the Jewish Hospital as a result of In
juries Buffered when she was knocked
down and crushed by a motor truck at
2d street pike, near Tabor road, Tho acci
dent occurred last night.
The woman's chest was crushed, her
skull fractured and she suffered Internal
Injuries, The driver of the machine,
John Gullck, Sydenham street, near But
ler, was held under $S00 ball for a further
hearing tomorrow by Magistrate Pennock
at tho Branchtown station todny.
Ten-year-old Thomas Bernhardt, 6318
McMahon avenue, was struck by nn auto
mobile last night at Haines street, near
Germantown avenue. He was taken to
the Germantown Hospital, suffering from
concussion of the brain. Frank Hirst, of
Baynton street, near Price, was arrested
and held under $600 ball for n further
hearing to await the result of tho boy's
Injuries. John Wilkinson. 10 years old,
was run down by an nutomoblle driven
by Arthur C. Prltchard, 710 South Wth
street. He was taken to the West Phila
delphia Homeopathic Hospital, suffering
from concussion of tho braln.-
GREAT ACTIVITY IN BUILDING
Before the spring season has advanced
far, H00 new dwellings will be under con
struction. These houses, many of which
will be located In the northern section of
the city, represent an Investment of close
to 11,000,000.
Between 300 and 400 lots have been sold
recently In the 68th street section of West
Philadelphia, where the activity In
house building shown last year promises
to be well maintained during- the present
year.
Snowbalf Kills Little Girl
Cerebral meningitis, according- to Dr. W.
W Kaln- was responsible for the death
of 's-year-old Thelma Howell, of 413 Spruce
street Camden, who Is dead at her home
after lying unconscious for a week as a
result of being Btruck In the ear by a
snowball. Persistent efforts on the part
ot doctors to arousevher were unavailing.
The police are trying to ascertain the
Identity pf the schoolboys who are alleged
to have thrown snowballs at the little
girl. She died last night.
WINDOW SCREENS
Our Kttimalor WIU Were Vour
VIX Without ObUtstta ra to liujr.
Festal Wtll Brine KU(lor
BOX U i" I-BPOBK CENTRA!
AIDING KENSINGTON POOR
This group is composed of women
Kctchum and business men
PLAN BIG FIGHT FOR
LOCAL OPTION IN CITY
Special Committee Will Hold
Wide Personal Canvass in
Campaign Against Booze.
Plans for personal interviews with legis
lators and men representing political In
terests will bo completed Into this after
noon nt a meeting ot tho committee of
Philadelphia business men directing tho
local campaign In connection with the-Statc-wdlo
light for support ot Governor
Brumbaugh's local option bill. Tho call
for tho meeting, which will be held In tho
Wlthcrspoon Building, was issued by J,
Jordan Gucnther, secretary, who an
nounced today thnt most ot tho 100,000
postcards sounding tho cnll for tho open
ing of tho campaign have been distrib
uted. Tho Itev. George ICuns, pastor of tho
church nttended by Governor Brum
baugh, Is chairman of tho committee.
Speakers at today's meeting will bo the
Ilov. Br. Green, widely known temper
nnco worker; the Rev. E. J. Uelnke nnd
tho Rov. Br. C. S. Cleland. They havo
completed plans to carry tho message to
the voter's and legislators by personal
Interviews.
Additional petitions to tho number of
5000 have augmented tho list signed by
workers In olllccs, shops and factories
throughout tho city, to bo forwarded to
Hnrrlsburg. Hundreds of names nrrlve
at tho headquarters with every mall, nnd
thousands of prominent Phllndelphlans
nnd residents of nearby towns havo slg-
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a personal canvass and devote part of
tnclr itmo 10 mo worn.
n.t.A.B nn.l fli.nnnlnl 111PT1 nf tllfV cltV
havo become interested In the far-reach
ing movement, sentiment was in such
strong cvldenco yesterday that Horace
Gcigor, of 302 Feinnm street, lormeny
In tho wool business nnd nn nctlvo sup
porter of tho prohibition movement, hns
opened special olllccs to rally Biumbaugh
supporters In tho Stock Exchange Build
ing. Tho movement wns nlso Indorsed
yesterdny nt tho March session of tho
Presbytery of Philadelphia, North, held
in tho Second Presbyterlnn Church,
Tulpehocken and Greene streets, Ger
mantown. LU LU TEMPLE BAL MASQUE
Brilliant Social Event Scheduled for
Tonight.
The Lu Lu Temple will hold Its fifth
annual bal masque nt tho home of tho
orgnnlzatlon. Spring Garden street, below
Broad, tonight.
According to the plans of those In
charge, tho affair will outrival any of
tho Blmllar occasions of the last four
years. The featuro will be the award
of prizes for best two costumes and the
most comical two costumes. A commit
tee composed of Judge John M. Patterson,
Judge Raymond MaoNelllo and Franklin
II. Horst will be the Judges In charge of
the competition. ....
There will bo a full turnout of tho
subdivisions of the organization ench In
full uniform. These include the Lu Lit
Patrol, the Lu Lu Mounted Guard nnd
the Lu Lu Band of 63 pieces, which will
furnish the music.
Dancing will take place on both floors,
a supper will be served nnd there will be
a vaudeville show. ... ,
W. Freeland Kendrlck Is mnster of
ceremonies.
POLICE QUELL MOVIE MOB
The police reserves from tho Front nnd
Master streets Btatlon were called upon
twice last night to save the Jumbo The
atre, a photoplay house, from destruction
bt the hands of a mob estimated at fully
3000
"Tlllle's Punctured Romance." with
Marie Dressier nnd Charles Chaplin, was
being shown, At 7 o'clock the mob began
to besiege the box office, clamoring for
admission. It g;ew larger every moment,
and when the manager's office had been
wrecked by the human pressure word
was sent to the police station and the
reserves restored order after a U-mlnute
battle.
At 3 o'clock, when the second run of the
picture began, another mob, augmenting
the flrst, swamped the showhouse. Again
the reseryes were requisitioned, It waB
not until "long after 10 that peace reigned
In the neighborhood.
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"CHARLIE'S" MILITANT
PROPOSAL UNPOPULAR
Negro's Mulatto Sweetheart
Screams When He Puts Ques
tion Behind Pistol.
An orchestra was playing "Tho Bluo
Danube" early today, the gliding of the
dancers mingled with the laughter of
happy beaux and belles, confidential mur
murlngs of affection wero In keeping with
the romantic environment, nnd through
out tho happy assemblage thcro wns un
air of contentment, when suddenly, llko
a p.eal of thunder. In tho sunshine, rang
out":
"An' If yo' don' marry mc, I'll blow
yo' head off right .way."
Tho music stopped, tho guests gasped,
ami Louisa Thomns, a pretty mulatto,
uttered n scream nnd ran away from the
rovolver of Charlie Chew.
Ho lov'cil her, so ho pulled her from
tho merry dnncers during n pnrty nt Kth
nnd York streets Into a oldo room, nnd
proposed behind a gleaming pistol. Ho
had llguicd that under these conditions
Louisa would say "yes." And ho pre
dicted that tho clash of tho levolvor
would be drowned by tho music and tho
putter of feet upon the lloor.
But Louisa's scream sent nil his plans
awry. When the guests peered Into tho
room whero Charllo was proposing, many
wero Inclined to throw him out. But as
the revolver still lingered Inzlly In
Charlie's right hand, they paused. Then
thcro wns a general reaching for hats and
coats. The orchestra left without waiting
for Its pay.
Charlie was still determined. Ho sus
pected thnt Louisa, lad gouo to tho "6th
nnd York streets police station so ho
wnlked near there nnd wnltcd. Whllo ho
wns standing In tho shndow nenr the
corner, Louisa came from the police sta
tion. As she nttempted to pass Charlie,
ho ngaln poked tho revolver under her
nose and demanded to know whether It
wns to bo tho preacher Or tho under
taker. Tho stubborn Louisa had one more
scream left nnd she used It.
Policeman Applegnto saw the unusual
scene nnd thought nt first thnt tho coupln
wero posing for tho movies. But tho
determined look In Chnrlle's eyes con
vinced him of tho lover's sincerity so ho
Interrupted his wrath and took him to
tho station house.
"I tried to be wholesome with Louisa,"
Chnrllo explained to Magistrate Morris,
"but sho was recalcitrant,' nn so I had to
resort to tho mos" efflcushus nrrangcmln'
for tho bes' rasults."
Tho Magistrate said Charlie's system
was not commendable nnd held him lu
J3W) ball.
DEATH THEME OF SERMON
The Itev. John H. Chapman, of Chest
nut Hill, said that death was not a pun
'iBhmcnt today, nnd that If man thought
more of his return to dust or ashes there
would bo less sin nnd misery In the world.
Mr. Chapmnn was tho speaker at tho
noonday Lenten scrvlco nt Old Christ
Church and spoke on "What Is tho Theme
in Dcatr?" Tho clergyman said that to
dlo meant simply being cnlled for Judg
ment beforo God, nnd thnt tho dissolu
tion of the body nnd spirit should not bo
regarded In tho light of n trial or pun
ishment. Constant thought on death, he
said, would make for moro goodness In
tho world.
ItlSKS LIFE IN A IlESCUE
A rescuo near midnight, In -which the
principals Just escaped drowning In the
Schuylkill River, was effected at the foot
of Passyunk avenue when Sergeant
Buffy. of tho 20th and Federal streets
station, dived overboard after Captain
Henry Bcckman, of the coal barge El
eanor. Beckman, who is 65 years old, fell
from the deck ns he was walking to the
deckhouse. Buffy heard his cries and
dived Into the water between the barge
and the wharf. For 15 minutes he strug
gled to bring Beckman to the stern of the
barge and finally was pulled out by long
shoremen. Beckman was taken to St.
Agnes Hospital In n serious condition
from shock. He will recover.
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POLICEMAN, VICTIM OF
GUNMEN LAID AT REST
Wilmington Paya Last Tribute to
Man Who Foil In Shooting.
WILMINGTON, Del., March lO.-Wlth.
a platoon of police In attendance nnd
thousands of people paying their Inst re
spects, Patrolman Francis X. Tlcrncy,
who was murdered on Saturday by Peter
Krakus, alias Melba, whllo In tho per
formance of his duty, when ho, rushing
to the nld of Patrolman AVillnrd S.
Sharpless, who wns shot by the same
tnnn, wns said to rest today. Thousands
of people viewed tho body, nt tho homo
of tho parents, 317 South Vnn Huron
street. The body lay In a bower of
flowers, the gifts of vnrlous organlja
lions to which the deceased belonged
nnd ot many citizens,
Tho funeral wns nttended by Mayor
Hnrrlson V. Howell nnd most of tho
clly officials. A sqund of 70 policemen,
under the command of Chief of Pollcu
Georgo Black, formed a guard of honor,
bended by the First infantry Band.
Solemn requiem mass was eclebrnted In
St Paul's Roman Catholic Church, of
which tho deceased wns a member.
THE WORKING GIRL
A PILLAR OF CHURCH
The Rev. P. H. Casey Lauds
Women Workers as Great
Asset of Christianity.
"No working girl should be nshnmed
to work, fur thu Mother of God had to
work."
In tho course of a sermon on "Tho
Catholic Working Girl," tho Ilov. P. II.
Casey expressed this sentiment for hon
est toll, todny. at St. Joseph's Church,
3d street and killing's alloy.
"Tho working girl ns a class," ho snld,
"Is something of which tho church Is
especially proud. Tim mission of tho
church Is the santiricatton of tho soul nnd
tho endeavors of tho working girl In
spreading tho Gospel ot the church brings
nbout some of the best results. She cm
reach people whom no pulpit speaker can
ever reach. Sho scatters thn Gospel
among the people of department stores,
factories nnd olllccs. In return tho church
offers her faith lu .lesus Christ nnd tho
InsplrattoiQuf the Blessed Virgin."
CHRIST AND FREEDOM
Christianity Means Emancipation,
Snys Lenten Speaker.
"To become a Christian Is to bo mndo
free," said tho Itev. Br. G. A. Johnson
Ross, of tho Union Theological Scmlnnry,
New York, nt tho noonday I.cntcn serv
Ico at St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Ho reminded his hearers of tho strong
appeal mndo by tho famous evnngcllst,
1). 1j. Moody, and In this connection said:
"When Moody swept my native land with
n veritable tornado of spiritual nppeal, it
was theso questions above nil others
which obsessed my mind: If I become u
Christian bhall I loso or gain? Will lifo
lose Its variety nnd Interest? Must I
exchange for tho pallid Mower of renun
ciation Vho red rose of delight?
"Tho testimony of Christians in tho
past has been unmistakably in fnvor of
tho idea that to bo n Christian Is to bo
made freo and to bo given n buoyant
step."
AT OLD ST. PAUL'S
Tho Rev. H. W. Wells Speaks on
Happiness nnd Religion,
Tho Itev, Hubert W. Wells spoko on tho
goncral topic of "Happiness ns tho Pur
poso of Religion" nt tho noonday Lenten
service nt Old St. Fnul's Church, 3d sticet
below Walnut street, today,
"Tho wonder of tho religion of Jcsui
Christ," said Mr. Wells, "Is that It
makes ono happy In a world of pain.
Tho nnswer Is found In tho Insplrntloii
of tho self-effacement nnd constructive
self-sacrlflco for tho glory of God lu
tho life of Jesus Christ.
"Bon't tell a. man when trying to help
him that he Is selfish. Try rather to show
him how ho may follow a way that con
structively will mnko him happier. Tho
religion of Jesus Christ Is not u spirit,
hut n method. Christ said Himself, 'I
nm tho Way."
GARRICK THEATRE MEETING
"Tho crying need of modern life Is for
a readjustment in tho order of things,"
snld Bishop Chnrles B. Woodcock, of
Kentucky, In his noondny Lenten sermon
at tho Garrlck Theatre today. Ho urged
that his hearers put emphasis upon being
nnd not doing. "All our perplexities,"
tho Bishop added, "arise from our uncer
taltlcs. Uncertain about God, we are per
plexed about ourselves and confused in
tho things of life. Wo put tho emphasis
in the -wrong place. We are having so
much said on efficiency that In Its ex
aggeration wo put achievement ahead of
tho payment. With this wrong emphasis
on what we ought to do, wo are In dan
ger of neglecting u greater thing, namely,
that wo ought to be. Self-Justification Is
needed for success Instead of self-excusing."
Talk
s
No. 46
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
JT T is very impor
tant as we
have pointed
out in our
weekly talks
to consult no one other
than an oculist when
your eyes need atten
tion. It Is equally as Important
that the oculist's advice be
rigidly followed.
And. should he prescribe
glasses, it is extremely nec
essary that his prescription
be accurately tilled.
It is Quite as bad to have
Improper care and attention
applied to the filling ot a
prescription aa to put off
having the eyes examined
when they really need at
tention as necessary to
have the prescription prop
erly filled as to have the
proper prescription.
That's why you should en
trust the making of your
glasses to none other than
an optician qualified both
by ability and by years of
experience.
rrracripftou Optician
6, 8 & JO So, 15th St.
Opposite Broad St Station
IV Do NOT SmuiUi Khh
Ibis adtrrtUtoMQt la on of a.
trie which bu bun cop, -rijhied
Alt rtibu wve4.
i A Series of
I Eye
m
"SEND WIFfrBEATERS
TO THE STONE PILE"
Cnmtlen Judge Favors Bill
That Provides for Prisoners'
Families.
A woman, a dnjr nnd a walnut tree,
Tho more you beat 'em the better they b.
Becauso tho truth ot this old adago Is
demonstrated many tmcs every day In
tho pollco courts, Jutlgo William T. Boyle,
ot tho Camden Court of Common Picas,
Is bricking with nil his might and main
the "Stone Pile" bill, recently introduced
In tho New Jersey Legislature by Assem
blyman Garricld Panconst.
Tho bill provides that wlfo beaters nnd
wife descrtors shall bo given n, hard labor
sentence, nnd that tho proceeds of their
labor shall bo turned over to tho wlfo
and children during tho husban's Im
prisonment, when n family's maintenance
Is nlwnys a. prcoarlous business,
"Scarcely n day passes," said the
JiKlge, "that wlfo beaters aren't brought
Into couit. Along with them usually
como tho black and bluo wives If they
nrcn't too beaten up to get there, but
boforo n scntenco can bo determined upon
tho women aro down on their knees
pleading for their husband's release.
"When nil Uielr pleas fall they resort
to that old, old ono, 'What will tho chil
dren do with no ono to support them?'
Now I feel almost as much of a'bntto
as tho wlfo heater If I send thnt man
to Jail and withdraw from tho woman and
her babies their solo means of support.
"Therefore, becauso of tho existing
law which docs not permit us to put
tho men Into a workshop whero they
could still continue tho business of pro
viding for their families nnd forfeit their
llborty as a punishment, too, a great
many wlfo beaters aro becoming chronic.
They know that their wives will always
beg them off, nnd consequently, ns often
ns they chooso to get into a drunken
frenzy and use their wives for n. door
mat, they do It.
"Sometimes It turns out .that a man
has beaten his wlfo a dozen times beforo
Bho even makes complnlnt. But nftcr
sho does sho nlwnys regrets It. Women
uro mndo like that. They'ro tondcr
hcartcd, anl tho picture of their hus
bands about to go to Jail softens them.
But If tho 'Stono Pile' bill Is passed nil
wlfo beaters will bo sentenced. There
will then bo no plea of destitute wives
nnd children tho only one which has
over Inllucnccd me to show mercy to
thoso fiends, tho wlfo beaters."
ASKS LEGISLATOR TO EXPLAIN
Railroad Ofllcial Takes Up Alleged
Statement of Representative Garner.
An alleged statement mndo nt Hnrrls
burg by Representative Albert B. Garner,
of Schuylkill County, In which ho Inti
mated that a member of tho House had
been given a mllcago book for Itis vote for
tho repeal of tho full crew law, called
forth u denial today from It. L, O'Bon
ncll, chairman of the Bxccutlvo Commlt
teo of tho Associated Itnllroods of Penn
sylvania nnd New Jersey. Tho olllclal
characterized tho reported stntcment of
Reprcsontntlvo Garner nn "a Ilttlo vnguo
and enigmatical" nnd challenges tho legis
lator lo rxplnln what ho mennt by re
ferring to tho mllcngo book ns "tho
llrst fruit of tho full crew law."
llcprcsentntlvo Garner sent the book
to tho Speaker's desk n Hnrrlsbury yes
terdny with the Information that It was
"tho llrst fruit of tho full crew law."
Chairman O'BonnclI. In his statement Is
sued this morning, challenges tho legis
lator to supplement his stntement nnd
snys: "Wo would bo glnd to havo Mr.
Gnmer explain. We dlsllko to think that
any legislator would bo BUbJect to venal
Influences. ' Bid Mr. Garner mean that
the wasteful full crow law hnd to do
partly with making necessary raising the
into of mllcngo tlckots from J20 to J22.C0,
or did ho mean to Infer that the ticket
had been given him to Influenco his vote?
Wo chnllcngo Mr. Garner to stato how
exactly ho camo by tho ticket."
Liner En Route Here From England
After u delay of three weeks, due to
tho dockmen's strike, tho American Line
steamship Bo-lnlon stenmed for this
port from Liverpool yesterday. Sho Is
tho first passenger steamship to leave
England for this city slnco tho German
wnr uono proclamation.
Freight for tho liner's return trip now
Jams Pier E3, South Wharves. It Is ex
pected the Bomimon win arrive uuoui
ararch 20.
Captain May Answer for Chinese
Captain Bnlzlel. of tho British steam
ship Scottish Monnrch, faces a fine ot
$500 for permitting ono of tho 16 Chinese
In his now to escape. The man Is Joe
Key, n coal passer. It Is said he black
ened his face to rcse.nblo a Negro long
shoreman and then walked away un
molested. A fountain of bub
bling delicious
ness. Juice of lus
cious white Niag
ara grapes, grape
fruit and ginger.
CmmpamM
A Non-alcoholic Champagne
A new beverage. A new i
flavor, immful with
exhilaration, healthf ill
ness and good cheer.
No ill effects. Pure,
safe and soothing.
Served at the Ritz-Carlton,
Bellevue-Stratford, Adelphia,
Waldorf-Astoria, Martha
Washington and equally
prominent hotels, and at the
leading clubs. Sold by good
grocers. We will send sam
ple bottle, for 10c and your
grocer's name.
THE CHA1LES E, HUES CO.
B.art,r.jUfiiM. ttnu.tvkt.
Hlros
REAPPORTIONMENT TO ,
AID WESTERN COUNTIES
This City Would Loso Ono
Member in House by Indiana
Man's Bill.
r6u a tnrr coiutKsro.fSE.iT.
HAIUlISQUtta, March I0.-A bill lb re
apportion the State Representative Vie
trlcts In Pennsylvania nnd to cut the
membership of tho llouso of Representa
tives from 207 to 205 was Introduced In
tho House today by Itepresentattvo Wood,
of Indiana County. Philadelphia would
lose one Representative nnd the districts'
would bo completely changed, These
changes nro provided for In tho bill;
. Present 'Propoel
hyy."'?'-. . . representation, representation.
I'lilladelphla ,.., 41 -to
Allegheny 24 2f
Went moreUnit , , ii n
I.Hncncler n
Cnmbrlit ..... ........ a 4
Washington ,., a --' " 4
OlearflelJ .1 2
Indiana ., 1 3
Vennngn 1! 1
Drndforri , S T
Cumberland .,,2 1
Lebanon 2 at
CMcKcnn 2 1
Tloim. 2 1
Tho wards In the new Philadelphia, dis
tricts are not named. Tho 23 districts
would bo cut to 20. The number of dis
tricts In Allegheny would bo Increased
from 13 to 36. Proposed netv district in
I.userne. Westmoreland, Schuylkill, Fny
otto nnd Chostcr aro not defined.
M the Increases In representation nro
In tho western end of tho State. Tho
reapportionment would go Into effect nt
tho general election In 1916, nnd would
contlnuo until tho next United States
census.
DELAWARE SENATE DEFEATS
THE DOTTLE LAW REPEALER
Body Goes on Record in Liquor Fight
for First Time.
DOVKR, Del., March 10. By a vote of
nlno to eight tho Senate this morning
went on record on tho liquor question
for tho first tlmo -by defeating a bill ro
peallnff tho bottle law. Tho Scnato late
this afternoon will vote on tha flash ro
pcalcr of tho Hazel antl-shipptnir bill.
Both "wots" nnd "drys" In tho llouso
ordered struck from tho calendar a sxoup
of liquor and temperance bills. One In
cluded u bill granting special licenses to
clubs In New Castlo County when holding
picnics. Jlr. Downward withdrew his bill
which would havo Increased llccnso fees
slightly In that County.
Tho llouso passed the llnsh bill under
which tax collectors of Wilmington wilt
bo Blvcn salaries and deprived of com
missions. Seeks Mandamus Against Mayor
A writ of mandamus against Mayor
Blankenbnrg, Dr. Louis C. Zlcgler, Di
rector of tho Department of Public Health,
and Assistant Director Alexander Wilson
has been nppllcd for by John W. Shumar,
n former employe of tho Department of
Health, to reinstate him In the employ
ment of the city.
Shumar originally obtained a position
under the "skilled labor" classlllcntlon
and was employed at the Philadelphia
Hospital. He wns dismissed from that
position bv Assistant Director Wilson and
later ordered reinstated by the Civil Scrv
lco Commission He chnrges that ho was
reinstated under tho "nonsklllcd labor"
class, and while so engaged was unable
to perform tho work and consequently
was dismissed. The writ Is asked on tho
grounds that tho Assistant Director could
not dismiss him under tho authority
grnntcd to assistant directors. It Is also
charged that tho reinstatement wns Im
proper In so far ns Shumar wns not put
back Into tho class to which his exami
nation had entitled him.
1200 Pair
of
Trousers
In One Big
Round-Up
Sale
at
1, $3, $4, $5
Were ?2 to ?0r
Sale Ends Saturday!
Fine fancy worsteds for
formal occasions! Thor
oughly good all-wool trou
sers for the man called to
do the roughest kind of
world
No more than one pair to a
customer!
Alterations charged for.
' Spring
Overcoats
$7, $9, $11
Were ?15, ?18, $20
Until Saturday Only!
The average man on
the street knows by this
time that no such values
in men's clothes can be
had at these prices a
year from now!
New Spring Suits!
Perry & Co., "N,bx"
!6th&ChesffmtSts,
sudtl, iWfH Klh rt., d S4M
iTOI 8- lfc
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