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.CITY HAS BIG CHANCE
TO OBTAIN OLYMPIAD
IP STADIUM IS BUILT
Dr. R. Tait McKenzic
Points Out International
Situation and Philadel
phia's Opportunity to Ob
tain Games.
How Philadelphia Is to get the Olympic
Games for 1918 Ih a problem which Is ngl
tntlng business, educational and athlttlc
cftclos of tho clly. Although II tins de
veloped that tho preliminary coble report
from Paris statin that the International
Olympic Committee had awarded tho
Bftntes lo this country was premature,
it Is vlrtUnlly certain that the United
States can havo them, providing they
nro not postponed or there Is not a speedy
termination of the Kuropcau war. This
presupposes that the American commit
tee, through Its members on tho Interna
tional Olympic CMmmltteo, shall ask for
them. All exhibition of energy with a
concentrated purpose and plan on tho
part of all Philadelphia Interests will
givo me (junker City a splendid chance
to obtain tho transfer of the gwncs fiom
Berlin to this city.
This, at least, is tho pplnlon of Dr. It.
Trtlt McKenzic, director of tho depart
ment of physical education at tho Unlver
Blty of Pennsylvania and n member of
tho American Olympic Committee, and of
his associates at tho university.
"I woUld lllto to sco the gomes held In
Philadelphia," said Doctor McKenzle,
"provided they could be obtained without
nny Ill-fcellnff. nut there Is a right and
a wrung wny to do ever) thing, and In a
matter that Involves so much diplomacy
It Is essential not only that wo should
proceed with tho utmost tact, but that
thero should be complete unanimity
among all Philadelphia Interests. In par
ticular, wo should he united on tho ch-ir-acter
and location of the stadium and
.it .T ,,,, l,ar,no"y l" working out
all tho details.
TUB OLYMPIC SITUATION.
"I fear that some Phlladclphlans who
ore so zealous to get the games hero do
not thoroughly appreciate tho Olympic
situation. It should bo remembcicd that
the games have been formally awarded
to Germany nnd a magnificent stadium
lias been built for tho sports In Hcrlln.
In addition, the Herman people havo
spent a great deal of money In their
plans to mnnngo tho games properly. At
no time has the German committee
Hked tho International Olympic Com
rnlttco to relieve them of the gnmes, nor
nave tho Germans oven admitted that
they cant hold them. On the contrary,
tho Germans say they are prepared to
Mold them, war or no war.
"There can bo no definite action bv tho
International Commlttco In advance of Its
meeting, which Is scheduled for snmo
place In Switzerland, probably In Mav.
At this time. I presume, tho proceedure
will bo somewhat as follows: The Inter
national Committee will hnvc the Ger
man delegates Inform them of tho status
or their plans. Should these provo nil
satisfactory, or tho war situation bo such
tnnt the committee would feel that Ger
many could not properly hold tho games,
some country might lodgo a protest
against holding tho games In Hcrlln.
Then. If tho protest were sustained, tho
committee could award tho games to
some other country. Nnturally, tho United
States, being the most Important of tho
neutral countries, possessing tho greatest
number of athletes and the best facilities
lor the management of so Important a
set of games, would bo given first con
sideration. Assuming, then, that tho rommltteo
decides at Its spring meeting to tinnsfer
tho sixth Olympiad to America, Philadel
phia s chances to get the games would
depend upon the perfection of Its plans
for the management of n meet on such a
huge scale. Thus tho International Com
mittee would have to know In ndvanco
the extent of tho stadium fncllltles, the
character of tho management, etc. Tho
arrangement of tho program would un
doubtedly be left to tho American com
mittee, but tho local commltteo would
have to provldo the stadium for tho nth
Ietlc events and a pool for the swimming
events, ns well as facilities for other
sports.
"It, seems to mo that It would bo worth
while for Philadelphia to bo prepared to
stage tho games, provided there Is a.
chance for America to get them. Pcr
iionally. I ilon't sco how Germany can
hope to hold them, much less to mako
a success of them, under present con
ditions. Therefore. Phlladelnbl.-i ..i.niii.t
organlzo and be prepared to give tho
proper guarantees when tho Interna
tional Commltteo meets.
STADIUM BIGGEST PROBLEM-.
"Tho most Important problem for Phil
adelphia to solve Is tho stadium. Of
course, wo now havo Franklin Field,
which, -while not the largest. Is certainly
the most convenient nnd best fitted nth
letlo field In America. Whllo It might
be largo enough for crowds on somo of
tho days of the Olympiad, should It be
held here, It would not hold tho throngs
on special occasions, like tho opening
day and tho marathon race. Wo ought
to have a stadium In this city with a
eating capacity of from CO.000 to 75,0000.
I want to seo such a stadium built, and
with the impetus afforded by the pros
pect and possibility of getting tho Olym
pic ganvs hero. It could be secured In
ample tlmo.
"Not because I am connected with the
University of Pennsylvania, hut because
of my experience In athletics, J believe
the heat Interests of the city would be
served If such a stadium wero built in co
operation with the University. The unl.
versifies of the country have acquired
knowledge and experience in managing
meets, and building, supervising and
maintaining athletic structures. The Uni
versity of Pennsylvar.'- was the first
Institution in this country to construct
a stadium and athletic plant, nnd Frank
lin Field, although now too small, still
stands an a model. My belief 'a that the
jiew stadium, Jf built, should bo In a
place wh" i ltiwoulcl bo available for tho
use of the University. That would glvo
us two athletic fields, and one of them
could always be available for municipal
port and similar functions. It seems to
me that we are losing valuable time by
not qj-operatlng In the selection of the
most unliable site, If Philadelphia Is
o $ivr Its case properly represented
when the International Olympic Commit
tee meets in Switzerland, there-la no time
to Iosa in perfecting plans,"
THIEF SHOWS INGENUITY
Steals Nickels From Telephone Re
ceptacles by Novel Method,
A, new way to get money from telephone
slot machines was disclosed to the police
ivlin inspectors of tho Bell Telephone
Company reported that thieves are making-
s, fairly good living by catching nick
els from the refund receptacle by a very
t4m?l contrivance- In U parts of the
city shortages have been found in the
- eftslt boxes of public phones. Tho scheme
wmslsts of stopping- up the slot through
ibU-h ths nickels are refunded when the.
rtx nailing does not receive a connec
ton A piece of soft cloth Is inserted in
be ta wa which the nickel fall noise
rly awl without attracting the attan
.;, at th iwfran making; the call The
cktfct tii un. accumulating rest sceurely
, to doth tuUtt. the thief omul lWg
..j ua tbem.
METHODISTS REPORT
16,000 CONVERSIONS
IIST LAST 12 MONTHS
Conference, in Session at
Norristown, Applauds
Arraignment of Liquor
Traffic as "the Cancer of
Christendom."
trnow a STAir MRitrsrONrnsT
NOlUUSTOttW, March IS. -Mcthodlflt
ministers applauded u icport tcad In to
da)'s session of the Plillndetphia Con
ferenco that of every right converts re
ported by churches of the Northwest Dis
trict only one was a "trall-lilttcr" from
the "Hilly" Sunday tabernacle.
Tho statement was made by the Itov
William Powlck, superintendent of tho
district, which Included charges In Man
nyunk, Falls of Schuylkill and lloxbor-
oiirIi, om Well as churches In Herman
town nnd Chestnut Hill. The number of
conversions In the district during tho
yPnr wns SMB. of which 421 wero the re
sult of the "Hilly" Sundny sci vices. Mr.
Powlck said that f tit liter recruits from
the tabcinaclo wore expected.
Ihc people of Pennsylvania wero never
so strongly In opposition to tho liquor
tratllc as they now arc, Superintendent
U 13. Uurrlss. of the South District. ;ild
In his leport. Applauso followed his
arraignment of It ns "the cancer of
Christendom" and his prophecy that It
would be killed.
Conversions to Clirlstlanty numbered
lfi.000 In tho churches of tho confcrcuco
during tho last IS months.
HtSHOP'S ADDP.ESS.
Only a handful of clergymen was
pn-scnt when Ithliop McDowell's gavel
rell at 8:30 o'clock. An hour Inter tho
church was filled by the delegates from
i:. churches of tho conference.
Ulshop McDowell miiuc an address at
the opening of tho sesHlon, full of crisp
ami pithy phrases. Ho alluded to a "shot
gun prescription, which hits anything that
alls you."
"Customary Christian humility li as
sociated with Lrlnh Hcep Instead of with
-jhn tho Baptist, " he said. In describing
gcnulno humility.
Tho Illness of tho Itov. Henry II. nodlne,
nt his home In Lansdale, was the sub
ject of ;i resolution of sympathy. Mr.
Itodlno l tho oldest member of the Con
ference, which ho entered 71 years ago.
Tho Itev. Henry Wheeler, retired, and
living In Ocean Grove, N. J., responded to
n resolution pnt-aed In honor of his 63
years' service In this Conference. lie Is
tho oldest member In point of service,
excepting Mr. Undine.
A resolution of condolence was sent to
tho family of tho Rev. Dr. J. Morgan
Heed, pastor of tho Methodist Church of
New Diuuswlck, N. J., who died yester
day. Speculation ns to how greut a "hake
up" will he mndo by the bishop In as
signing new charges to ministers became
more general when ho declared this morn
ing that lie had lint known that Mr.
Powlck automatically retired from tho
hiiperlnlcnduncy of the Northwest District
because of the national rule limiting such
a- tnrm to six years.
St. Luke's Church, South Broad street,
Philadelphia, promises to mako a stiong
efurt to house tho conference sessions
next )cnr.
A tclcgtr.in from "Billy" Sunday lead
nt tho i-lo.io of thi session said that the
cvnngi'list had not decided on whnt day
ho would address the conference.
After tho noon recess tho ministers
wont Into cxecutivo session In the Cul
vary Baptist Church, across the street
from the Haws Avcnuo Church, whllo the
women of tho conference conducted an
anniversary service of tho Women's For
eign Missionary Society. Addresses were
made by Miss Laura M. White, of
Nanking. China, who spoko on "Chl-
ncso Girls," nnd Miss Susan C. Lodgo. of
tho Philadelphia branch, on tho topic,
"Our Conference Shuro In the Jubilee."
A "Pentecostal service will bo held, ai
yesterday, at 4 o'clock, conducted by the
Itev. Charles M. Boswcll, with music di
rected by J. Lincoln Hall.
Tho Row Freeman D. Bovard nnd tho
Itov. C. M. Boswcll, corresponding secre
taries, will address tho evening meeting
on tho work of the Board of Home Mis
sions und Church Extensions.
PROBABLE CHANGHS DISCUSSED.
Discussion us to changes which may
bo made In the assignment of charges for
tho ensuing year was tho subject of con
versation umong scores of clergymen.
The rumors as to tho probabls district
superintendents havo narrowed tho field
down to four men. From these it is
thought two vacancies will bo tilled.
One Is caused by the Rev. William
Powick's completion of his allotted six
years nt tho head of the Northwest DIs
trlct. Tho other Is looked for on the
supposition that tho Rev. George H.
Hlckley, now superintendent of tho North
District, will be mndo secretary of the
City Missionary Society,
Tho cholco of theso successors Is
thought to havo narrowed down to the
Rov. Dr. Georgo W. Izcr, of Grace
Church, Philadelphia; the Rev, Georgo
W. Hcnson. Gcthsemano Church. Phila
delphia; tho Rev. Dr. C. W. Straw, He
hoboth Church, Frankford. and tho Rev.
Gladstono Holm. Church of tho Advocate,
Gormantown. Mr. Hcnson's name figured
prominently In discussion. Ue has held
tho Germantown pastorato 13 years, and
tho feeling la that ho will not bo re
turned. Tho talk of Mr. Blckloy's appointment
to head tho city mission work Is found
ed on tho project of Increnblng tho scope
and Importance of that Held, In order to
strengthen churches In tho southern part
of tho city. Ills reputation In tho con
ference! has been Increused by his chair
manship of tho "Billy" Sunday Commit
tee. RUMORS AT CONFERENCE.
Tho Rev. J. G. Blckcrton, who now Is
city mission head, will be given a pas
torate. It Is said.
The Rev. Mr. Powlck, It Is said by many
observers, will be assigned to the Iteho
hoth pastorate.
Tho Rev. William II. Smith expects to
leave Bt. John'B, Philadelphia, where ho
has been stationed six years.
Coatesvillo Methodists think the Rev. T.
V. McKlnncy will bo succeeded by an
other pastor.
The Rov. William G. Jones has said he
does not expect to return to the Oak
Lano Church. He may be sent to the
Tabernacle pastorate, this city, where the
nev, A. K. Crowell now Is in charge.
The Rev. Mr, Gray haa teen at Oak Lane
seven years.
HAIMtOADS ACCUSED OF USING
SHIP LINE TO RESTRAIN TItADE
Freight Said to Be Carried at Higher
Rate, by Rail.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Tho charge
that this Southern and the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroads are operating the Chesa
peake Bay Steamship Company In re
straint of trade was made today before
the Interstate Commerce Commission by
Adrian II. Boole, Its (pedal investigator,
The commission la hearing- the applica
tion of the two railroads to retain con
trol of tho water lino, under the Panama
Canal act
Boole said that tho two line were car
rying freight by rail at a rate 3 cents
higher than they charged on their water
line tn traffic from northern points to the
South. lie said that the roads were pur
posely diverting this traffic to the rails
jn order to get the higher rate, and
pointed out that I( the water line were
taken away from the railroads It pould
tsbi tta own buslaeus in the opes aarfctfc
EVENING!- XjEDGER-PHILABELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARpA
ARE KNEE BREECHES COMING BACK
This Illustration rcvenls whnt tho eye may hnvc to become nccustomod
up Chestnut street. Tailors think tho wcnrlng of the old-fnshloncd full
influcnco on malo fashions.
MISS COPE'S TRAGIC
END VIVIDLY PICTURED
Mother of Girl Killed in Strug
gle With Uncle Describes the
Shooting.
DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 18.-John
A. Cope, who Is on trial hero for tho
murder of his niece, Florence V. Cope,
nt Buckingham Valloy, faced very seri
ous testimony yesterday afternoon when
the mother or tho slain girl, Mrs. Clinton
Copo, wns on tho stand for moro thnn
two hours.
"I've got ammunition enough for tho
whole bunch of you," sho testified Copo
declared just before tho shooting, ns he
called her vile names nnd threatened to
kill her. It was Just nfter this statement
that Florence rushed forward to protect
hor mother and was shot. As Mrs. Copo
pictured tho death sccno nnd gave tho
words of tho dying- girl, bIio was ovcr
como Willi emotion, tho father of the
slain girl wept, a daughter, Bessie, sob
bed hysterically and tho trial was stop
ped until tho witness rccoercd.
"Dear Lord, forgive him," tho dying
girl Is said to havo prayed an Bho hade
tho family farewell.
Mrs. Cope testified that about D:30 on
the night of the shooting she was aroused
by n noise downstairs, and when sho
heard muttering suspected It was .lolui
Cope, who had frequently como there
drunk. As sho got near the foot of tho
stairs she opened tho dining room door
and saw Cope on the opposite side of tho
room. Ho had been drinking, she said,
nnd ns ho turned and saw her he ex
claimed with an oath, "You're the cnuso
of this," und demanded that she shako
hands, lie repeated this three times, nnd
when she refused threatened to shoot her
with u shotgun ho held. As sho rushed
back upstairs her daughters cumo fiom
their rooms and tho mother ran down the
front stairs to hold the door shut. Copo
forced It open and she ran back nnd fell.
As ho pointed the gun at her Floicnco
ran forward, oxelalming, "Uncle John,
you've hurt mamma," grabbed tho gun
and was shot.
Still clinging tn the hancl she was
dragged by the slaer Into tne dining
room, where she died later. Copo escapeo.
in tho confusion nnd was caught two
months Inter in Philadelphia.
It was testilied by Mrs. Cope that tho
defendant hnd for several mouths an
noyed tho girl by his jealousy of her af
fections for other uncles, and on ono
occasion threatened her. Throughout all
this testimony Cope sat unmoved, ex
pressionless as nn Image. Beside him.
with ono arm around the back of nis
chair, snt his elder brother, B. Frank
Cope, while a few feet away, behind tho
District Attorney, sat tho mother, father
and sister of tho dead girl. It has been
years since a murder trial tn this county
has packed the court room as this ono
did.
Detective Andrew Emmanuel and sev
eral Philadelphia detectives and Stato
policemen Identified a signed statement
Cope mado after his arrest. In which he
said he had Just laughed at Mrs. Cope's
demand that ho put down tho gun when
Flo.ence rushed forward, grabbed the
weapon and was shot.
BURGLARS VISIT HOUSE, TAKE
jIEAL AND DYSPEPSIA PILLS
Got Valuable Jewels While Family Is
at Church.
Burglars, who nro using the Lenten
season to good advantage, enjoyed n feast
In the homo of Robert C. WInthrop, on
County I.lno road, near Ardmorc, while
tho family was attending services nt St.
Paul's Lutheran Church last night, and
got away with valuablo Jewels. After
the meal, which the Intruders ate In the
dining room, they took sovoral dyspepsia
pills to ward off possible bad effects of
tho hastily eaten viands. The returning
church-goers frightened them away.
The thieves are believed to be the same
men who robbed thrco houses In Llaneich
Sunday night whllo tho residents were
away at church. All tho robberies oc
curred between 8 nnd 9 o'clock at night.
The burglars broko Into the WInthrop
homo by forcing a laundry window In the
rear. They made a thorough search of
tho house, ransacking every corner and
even cutting out the pockets of Mr. Win
throp's clothing, so as to make sure not
to miss nny booty. Then they sat down
to supper.
It's a crime to play baseball downtown,
but when the players use a basket of
potatoes for balls and a long loaf of
bread for a bat all of which have been
stolen from a corner grocery why, then
It's time for the police to Interfere.
And there was further cause for Inter
ference In the case here cited, bcauae tho
potatoes were batted through numerous
windows near 6th street and Oregon ave
nue and connected with various persons
at different stages of dinner.
The ball players proved to be Thomas
Churley, of Front and Christian streets,
and Arthur Kelley, of 2d street and Wash
ington avenue. Their game was stopped
by Policeman Mason after considerable
protest from the players. They each con-
fessed to being near 40 years old, but de
clined to give tho actual figures.
When they faced Magistrate Carson at
the -ith street and Snyder avenue atatlon
the prisoners said they thought there
was no harm in playing in the open air,
as they couldn't afford to hire a gymna
sium. But they were also Informed that gro
cers could not afford to furnish food for
baseballs In view of the high cost of
living, and got five days in Jail to rest
after the exercise.
"Deaf, dumb, blind and. out of work."
This iitheUo sUcarii butts i& t&s
I 1 M I I oA yr&J Ir.SftvevnEHl s
wk k r xa w& moxm
GOURIGSaS
SATIN KNEE BREECHES FOR
LEGS OF WELL-DRESSED MAN
First Step Toward Gratifying the Secret Yearning,
Long Suppressed, Believed to Be
Close at Hand.
Black satin kneo breeches nro nt hand!
Tho first step toward gratifying tho
secret yearning so long suppressed of
mere man to blossom forth as tho bird
of pnrndlso that naturo meant him to ho,
Instead of an Inconspicuous, conven
tional being with no moro mnrks of dis
tinction than a waiter, is being taken
by tho tailors. They want a chnngo he
cauao they say tho men wnnt It, nnd
therefore, nn attempt Is to bo mado In
tho near future to popularlzo tho plc
tuicsquo stylo of our forefathers.
"For somo tlmo past," sold Georgo K.
Muller, Jr., of tho firm of a leading
tailor here, "wo havo been talking of tho
possibility, no, tho probability of Intro
ducing black satin breeches successfully
for evening wear. In fact, It is a ques
tion which Is constantly being discussed
nnd I think tho tlmo has como when It
would bo s.ifo to give them n try-out.
"Of course, the only real way of getting
such u mode permanently adopted Is to
havo several society men of Impeccablo
standing sponsor them. Every ono else
would then follow. Understand, tho
tailors do not mean this to ho a fud,
to be taken up by the fops of the wrist
watch and monoclo variety. It Is good
style even for tho conservatives."
Tho lnfluenco of the Court of St. James,
whero knee breeches are Invariably worn
even nt Informal affairs, Is said to bo
lesponslble. On those occasions tho
American Ambassador usually resembleH
n shy school boy at Ills first party, and
doesn't in the least relish the vulgar
PENN STUDENTS PLEDGE
$20,000 IN INSURANCE
Class Plans to Carry $100,000
in Endowment Policies, With
University as Beneficiary.
More than $20,000 wns pledged by seniors
or the University of Pennsylvania within
fivo minutes this morning as tho first
pnrt of a gieat fund which the class
will ralso by means of endowment Insur
ance policies. At the tlmo of maturity,
10 years from now, the principal of tho
policies will rovert to Old Penn's en
dowment fund.
Further gifts will be solicited, and
tho expectation of the class officers Is
that before Commencement Day, In June,
nt least $100,000 will havo been promised
by tho 2J0 active members of the class.
Tho Insurance project, which is nn In
novation nt Pennsylvania, was explained
at tho class dinner In tho Hotel Walton
last night. Tho workings of tho plan
wero explained by Dr. Solomon S. Hcub
ner, professor of Insurance In tho
Wharton School, who declared that under
tho endowment Insurance plun ti saving
of 3Ji cents a day by every member of
tho class would produce at tho end of
"0 years the largest sum over raised at
any college In this country as a class
gift to Its alma mater.
Professor Iluebner wns cheered and
plans wero made nt ouco for taking the
collection. Tho llrst CO men who signed
tho subscription list today averaged $100
each, considerably moro than the nvcr
ngo which must bo maintained to es
tablish a fund larger than tho annual
gift of Ilarvurd graduating classes, which
heretofore havo held tho record for gen
erosity In uddlng to their alma mator's
wealth. The premium on a $000 policy
will bo about $23.D0 a. jear on a 20-year
endowment basis, nnd tho principal goes
to tho beneficiary, In this caso tho Uni
versity, If the Insured dies beforo tho ex
piration of the time.
FIX SCHOLARSHIP TEST
Announcement of a competition for the
John Stowardson Memorial Scholarship In
Architecture, to bo held May 3, was made
today by tho scholarship fund adminis
trators. Tho scholarship carries un ex
pense allowance of $1000 and Is for study
either In this country or abroad. It Is
open only to persons who have lived
In Pennsylvania for tho last year.
ffOOIICLES
neck of William Wltshammer, a beggar,
at Front street and CJlrard avenue. Fo.
llceman Gallagher saw the sign, but didn't
bclloo it.
Approaching "Wltshammer, he said;
"You're one of the gang who robbed tho
safe in tho corner store."
That's a He," shouted the deaf nnd
dumb beggar, absent-mindedly. To mako
matters worse, he opened his eyes and
suddenly regained his sight.
Such miracles wero too much for the
cop. and he tpok Wltshammer to the
Front and Master streets station, With
the sign still hanging around his neck,
the prisoner argued all the way to the
station house. lie told Magistrate Scott
that It was a "frame up."
"I wasn't doing a thing," he said,
"when this cop came along an pinched
me,"
Dut Gallagher is a man of few words
He simply showed the Judgo the sign
which hung from the neck of 'Wltsham
mer. The Judge, living up to the reputa
tion as the poetical Magistrate, voiced the
following:
'Wltshammer is an awful name,
Put with you, I fear, it doesn't fit
You have clayed your gam in vain
For you'rq a shammer without wl"."
"And tn ooncluslon-threo months la the
iJJtoiHQ of Correction."
INTO FASHION?
to in tho near future in n stroll
skirts by tho women may have its
gazo which seems always to bo row en
trated on his timid nnd heretofore care
fully concealed lower limbs.
When Chnrlemagno Tower wns naked
If It had been his einbnrrassmeiit to havo
to don satin knee breeches at Berlin, ho
hemmed and hawed a bit, and then an
swered In a tone' In which there wan
noticeable a slight tlngo of regret.
"No," ho said, "tho American Am
bassador at the German Court Is not re
quired to appear nt court In breeches, but
all of tho other Ambassadors do, of
course, and I think tho stylo Is not nn
unbcautlful one. Certainly, If the man
had n good-looking calf thcro would ho
no objection. In fact tho old pictures of
tho mon of Revolutionary days mo veiy
alluring ones, I think, and any mnn might
be proud to appear In such n costume."
M. 8. EaBby, ono of Phl'p lelphln's most
fnstldlously attired society men, agreed
with Mr. Tower that satin kneo breeches
for evening wear would not bo an un
welcome change from tho conventional
nnd monotonous dicsu of tho present.
"I shouldn't want to be tho ono to In
troduce them, however." ho said, "but I
am suro that If they como Into gun
thcro will be many who will not hcsltsito
to ndopt them."
Tailors all ngreo that once the llrst
step Is taken the rest will be eafcy and
tho gap botwecn black satin breeches nnd
tho guy ones of pastel shades with llow
cry waistcoats nnd Binges laco cravats
will not bo hard to bridge.
Who knows but what the American man
will bo wearing a saucy beauty patch and
a powdered wig ero long? Who knows?
FINANCE C0MMIHEE
APPROVES BIG OUTLAY
Ordinance Appropriating $972,
589.89 Is Reported Favorably
to Councils.
Tho I'inanco Commltteo of Councils to
day reported favorably the bill appropriat
ing $972,C&9.&3 to tho municipal nnd imiiiU
departments from tho surplus of $1,107,
873.03 reported by Conti oiler Wnlton at
tho beginning of this year.
Appropriations previously voted by
Councils from that surplus were:
Kmcrgency Aid Committee fl5,oU).ao
Jak Lano rckcriolr 3u.uXU.ou
ray for malnmnnnco or ihllilrrii In
StatB Institutions l."i.71fl.l.1
Kmcr-gency Aid Cnmnilttci- .'rfi.IMNi.iMi
htat Armory site T.'i.UOO.W
Spoclal loan election Pmi.imumi
iJollclency bill lor 1UH 110.riM.li!)
Total sn.VaU.l i
After ninny cxecutivo sessions, tho Sub
committee on Appropriations has ap
portioned the $972,rS0.!9 m u manner which
it believes meets the requirements of
tho municipal branches that have mndo
requests aggregating $1,000,00').
An item of $2,S31.99 Is Included In tho
surplus appropriation bill to relmburso
Renjamln 11. Rcnshaw for services ns
Committing Magistrate In the Central
Police Station from January IS, 19H, to
March 8, 1913. Tho Supremo Court de
clared Rcnshnw'H appointment by Mayor
Rlaukenburg illegal, because he was not
a regularly elected Magistrate,
Tho release of $100,000 from tho $11,
300,000 loan for the purchase of sites and
erection of flio and pollco sttnlous by tho
Department of Public Safety was nlso
recommended by tho Finance Committee.
A bill nlso was approved by tho com
mlttco giving tho Law Department tho
right to enter contracts for printing Its
paper law books, and trnnsmerrlng $1000
from tho Department of Supplies for such
contracts.
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA PLANS
Mayor Demands Action of Councils on
Public Work.
An effort to get out of "pickle" two
ordinances of extreme Importance In tho
South Philadelphia Improvement plans
was mado by Mayor Illankcnbuig today
tn his message to City Councils, pointing
out that tho ordinances wero referred
to t'no Commltteo on Highways almost a
year ago and since that time no uctlou
has been taken.
Tho ordinances provided for tho open
ing of Oregon avenue, from 23d streot
to Delaware avenue, and the grading of
the thoroughfare In those limits. It was
pointed out by the Mayor that It Is im
portant to South Philadelphia that these
ordinances bo passed.
"Representative business and Improve
ment associations and t'ue entire peoplo
of South Philadelphia are urgent In their
demand that this work bo prosecuted
without further delay," wroto tho Mayor,
"and tho Department of Public Works
Is anxiously awaiting your action to en
able It to proceed."
POLICE WORK CONTRACT
.Mayor ABks Councils to Pay Bills of
City.
Mayor Blankenburg today asked Coun
cils to pass an ordinance providing for
thge payment of contracts for repairs at
the lst a'nd Thompson streets police sta
tion, patrol house, stable and itrehouso
out of the $11,300,000 loan,
The Mayor, In hUi communication,
quoted part of a letter from Director
of Public Safety Porter, pointing out that
contracts wero awarded for tho work In
December of last year, but the funds then
available were used on other work.
Robbed of $1500 in Jewelry
Jewelry valued at $1500 was, taken early
this morning by thieves who gained en
trance to the home of Theodoco J. Heath,
1233 Brown street, In the absence of Mr.
Heath and hta wife. The thieves over.
looked gems worth 11200. They returned
at 1 o'clock and found every room ran-
sacKW, with the contents of bureaus and
closet scattered about tho floor. Special
Policemen Weckewor and Titus, of the
JOtU and ButtoiwsflA streets station, ur
investigating. iPT ' I
18, 19.15;
STUDENT "TAKE-OFFS"
throw new LIGHT
Continued from raso Ono
to be seen, nil called "Pneumonia. ' Of
course, If tlio lady was exposed In thy
undress affected In tho picture, .she con Id
not heln cett ng pneumonia. Philip Hnie
ml a "Donna Ml-Velntn."-Itallan for
ilnlf-Vclled I-ndy." Sho MP,Pe "
six forms, once In "Hale's Jnll, mice
"Oh My Love. Won't You Please Tull
Down tho Curtain?" nnd four times more,
to show Mr. Halo what ho doesn t know
about painting. ,, . ,,....
Am homo ono onco said, It Is not harder
for n prophet to go through tho oyo of
a needle In Ills own country than for a
painter to pass under tho eyes of an art
student. .
When tho original exhibit wns opened
a good deal of attention was given to
ninefciMi'u "tied Dns" on tho beach. Ho
uas n good dog. Today lip Is n sausage.
Ho Is also a lobster. Ho Is nlso n setting
mill. He Is, In fact, everything bright
red Hint tho nrtlsl could Imagine except
a dos.
VUP WITH TIIK HUN."
Mr. Pearson had nn Inoffensive plcturo
called "Up With tho Sun," mennlng a
looster, of course. Art students, It
bcciiih, don't llko to get tip with the sun,
so Mr. Pearson's rooBter appears In u
shooting gallery. "Thrco shots for fl
cents." "A good clgnr for n good shot."
Tho rooiler appears stuffed, In toys,
out of perspective, foreshortened, nbout
10 times In nil. In fact, the first prlzo
for tho now oxhlblt went to Mrs. Mary
Powell Lloyd for a burlesque of this
picture.
Tho second prlzo was for Otto Gutter's
"Father nnd Son." n "tnke-off" of Ce
celia llcaux's portrait of tho president
of the Academy. In tho present ver
sion, Mr. Lowls is seen holding his son
under his nnn, llko n toy. This Indi
cates t'nat, In tho opinion of tho nrtlst,
Cecelia Beaux hns a lot to learn nbout
llgure-drawlng. Then again, It may In
dlcato nothing of tho sort.
Tho third prlzo went to D. Brndt for a
carlcaturo of Halo's lady. The Judges
wero Messrs. Kckcrty, Morgan and Peo
ples, nil thrco experts nnd connoisseurs.
They have been cloioly connected with
the nendemy for many yenrs. In fact,
they mo tin- attendaiits there. Among tho
pictures they passed up wero three lilts
at Arthur Cnilcs' nudo figure. In ono
sho is named 'Half Dead," which Is ex
actly what sho looks llko In the original.
In another sho Is mndo a flrst-closs "nd"
for talcum powder "none genuine with
out this label."
"ADS" ON STUDENTS' BRAINS.
Advertising seems to bo on the brains
of the )oung students. Kvcn Kenyon
Con's nllegorlcnl figure of a ludy In a
wheat field was translated Into "It's All
In tho Shred." Alice Mmnford Roberts'
"Polo Player" was transformed Into "I'll
be hero next Thursday. Watch for tne.
Clinrlcs Chaplin, tho Movlo King." Ger
trude Lnmbei t's "Carpet Rags" Inevitably
became "Sister Susie" nnd the sock Is
shown full length. "Patricia." the pic
ture which won the Philadelphia prlzo for
i tie most popular canvas, beenme an
"nil" for a certain soap, "Have ou a
llttlo Um-iim In your homo?"
'MOVIE' MEN DEMAND
OFFICES OF CENSOR
C'onl Inurd from l'nite One
jcctlon Room, nt 13th and A'lne streets,
nddies!?ed to you.
Very truly, jours,
AIjBKRT LUCAS,
District Mnnagcr.
Mutual Film Corporation.
TO PirriTlON GOVERNOR.
Mr. Lucas snld that tomorrow there
would bo a meeting of tho cxecutivo com
mittee of the Motion Plcturo Exhibitors'
League of Pennsylvania, of which G. W.
Sahner, of Pittsburgh, Ih chairman, to
consider active ntcps tending toward tho
ousting of the censor. Tho meeting will
dinft a petition lo the Governor asking
fur nn Investigation. It Is possible that
legal action will bo taken lo determine
whether the censor has tho'rlght to assess
tho film exchanged for tho expense of
tho projection room here.
Thcro Is still another phnso of the mud
dle which tho film men will ask to havo
Investigated. Some time ago Mr. Drclt
Inger took a trip to California, remain
ing away eight weeks. During his ab
sence, Mrs, Nlver, tho nsslstunt censor,
also took a temporary vacation. As the
censor law states that all films must bo
viewed by cither tho censor or the assist
ant censor, tho 111m men nro anxious to
discover who noted Illegally as censor
whllo both censors wero nway.
Further cancelled checks representing
moneys paid to Mr. Brcltlnger by tho
Exhibitors' Lcaguo for "services ren
dered" have como to light. The explana
tion of their cxislonco lies In two letters
cent by Mr. Rreitlngor to Mr. Walsh,
treubtncr of tho Exhibitors' League.
RREITINGER'S LETTERS.
Mr. Hrcltinger says In one letter:
November 4, 1913.
Mr. M. J. Walsh,
Kensington and Allegheny avenues:
Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge re
ceipts of yours with enclosure of
check In tho sum of $30 on account of
moneys duo by tho league.
Yours very truly,
J. LOUIS BRE1TINGEU.
Italaneo of u mount due mp u'2'
Paid on account Nov. 1, lull) a)
D.ilanco now due
Tho ether letter Is as follows
$565
Nov. ii. 1913.
Mr. M. J. Walsh.
Iris Amusement Co.,
Kensington and Allegheny nves.
Dear Sir: I beg .to acknowledge ro
celpt of tho additional check In the
sum of $70 from you as treasurer of
tho Exhibitors' League. Tho account,
therefoie, stands now as follows:
Balance due $035
Cheek rocHict ao
Check received 70 130
IlalancB now due $103
The letter sent you heretofore In
acknowledgment of $80 should be re
turned to me to show that thero Is no
double credit.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) J. LOUIS BREITINOER.
Still another anglo of tho wholo nffalr
was revealed today, when It wns an
nounced that tho censor's "O. K." on the
"Threo Weeka" film had been rescinded,
after the Him hud been duly approved
nnd shown In this city for tho last fort
night or more. Mr. Hrcltinger, It was
said, offered no explanation of this re
versal. The "movlo" men say the mat
ter will be taken Into court and papers
seeking a peremptory writ are being
prepared,
BROWN CONSIDERS DISPUTE.
From a staff correspondent of tho
Evening LEuoen at Harrlaburg. comes
word that Attorney Ocnoral Brown has
taken charge of the caso of Mr. Breit
inger. Neither Mr, Brcltlnger nor the
Attorney General would discuss the caso
today. Mr, Brown said that he had In
structed the State censor to refrain from
making any statements.
'Only another attack would follow any
statement from Mr, Breltlnger," said Mr
Brown.
Mr, Breltlnger admitted that the At
torney General had asked him to re
main quiet "because the statute of lim
itations was not up."
Tho exact meaning of that reqeust is
not understood by moving picture men
here. Jt is taken by many, however, to
mean that the Governor, through his At
torney Oeneral. believes that the film
men have permitted a wrong construction
to be placed on letters and checks sent
to Mr. Brcltlnger and received from him
by the Aim men.
If this Is true, then Attorney General
Brown, on behalf of thp State moving
pictur oensor, will himself fsice the
charges Into tew;t gjut air tfcwa then.
FALSE ADDRESS Givl
M mm who ADomoi
GIRLINCAMDENIIO:
Dr Emma Richard1
Administration of Ms J
-. uuiuut,iun AgaW
Questioned in Search J
umma ""Hereabouts.
.i ?l!!",a M' lt'cl"rlso!i'
nry J. Ball liomViMiSf
Camden, which Ju1?!
erdny m a rcnor? .. M
""nifibtf,;!
uuii ul mo inry
Nursery, or C
Bcnrd of MnnmrrM nf .u.p?ft " ll
again questioned today In amd.ifl J"!
nsKiiiB it to investigate, the adon i'''
n th liio nn.u. n , "aopuwi
C-ycar-old Helen KoUT'foM?sl
of tho home. m" '
According to tho nflldnvlt. i -"
"V1;0".!. l,1. llo'o and itoSLTHl
n i-irouiiR j.ayior, nut nviii.i x i
tin nrltlroaa cIim.. I... m''.MUWUk Ml
that It was tt false one. The iM
Managers nsk for Information .. ! d
present location of tl, ?. on l
According to members of tho Iv, . lit
manage! a Helen Fou,t 'ffl
tho home threo weeks nrn n.!.n .'".
""mM
icd thm i.. ",;.lr
dresses of two employes tinm..i ?.?'
but(nclther of them had adopted"
Doctor Richardson, who founded nil
homo, admitted that she accept if
much money ns sho could get from.,;n
sons who ndooted children frnm n.vrr'il
In an Interview In which sho dtnhS tv.4
charges mado by tho board of maturS
"r menuruaon was discussln tk.J
adoptions. V
Mrs. James Henderson, u ho w as a mi'!
tron at tho homo nfter the Hoard of Hi,'1
ngers had wrested control of It from r
Richardson for a short tlm ...nf
to tho home, from which she was DutMi A
Mondny night, when Dr. Richard.' .
ngnm assumed charge, to get om .('
fects left thoro when bIio gave, up her tJ
smon ni ur. liicimrclson's command. RliW
reported that tho house was cold mV
that tho children were shlvtrlng u ml
room. Apparently, sho said, there vu'm
no furnaco fire. Jfe
On Monday the Court of Chancery B?1
hear tho application for an injunction toll
restrain the Board of Trustees from i
llnqulshlng Its control and tho turnlniJE
over of all the home property Into Dr.
Rlnhnrflunn'fl linnrla nn. mnrn 'd
ELECTRIC TRAIN IS
DRIVEN ON MAIN LltiEi
1
lontimiru irom rage Ono
until the opening of the sjstem for thr
public In May, will bo taken up In conl
stnnt test runs, arningement of schedule :j
nnd other experimental details, so Uitj
thcro may not be even tho slightest hitch .
when tho regular service Is commencri.;
Tho new system, when carried tali
operation, will mean a great deal to
commuters. Thoic will bo 51 outpilns
1 rain 3, instead 01 vi, as at present ami SI 1
Inbound trains. Instead of t". In addition, i
thero will bo n considerable Improvement f
In the running tlmo both ways i
The current of 11.000 volts Is BiippIWbr $
tno rniinucipnia i-.iectric 1 ompany 10 1
station nt the Aricunl Bridge. From
thero It Is transmitted to substation! it
West Philadelphia, Bryn Mnwr nnd F10H,
At theso substations tho current is re
duced to 11,000 volts In huge transformer!
and transmitted to tho actual ovjerhetl
wires of the svstom.
The method of olcctriflcatlon Is Iwortjj
as tho "single catenary. In dlstlncuos
to tho "double catenary" In vogue oatw
Now York, New Haven and Harturl
niillrnnd. nnd the "third rail" on Ul
Pennsylvania lino to Atlantic City; -Ti I;
word "cntcnary" Is a technical tcnntttS
describo tho curvo of a wire suspense)
at two points. jm
There Is little In the appearance w
tho electric cars to distinguish them from
tho steel passenger coaches now tn um.
Most of them hnvo been converted from
tho latter type. Tho single pantojrrappi.
r... Tvltnf wntttil tin known DODlllafly U
tho trolley, has much tho appcarancscf,
a cage with a wide arm at the top. ThU
sliding along tho charged wire proWI;
tne contact.
Each of tho cars Is a unit ana ??
bo utilized on occnslon as an enjlte.
Thcro Is an operating "cab" at cachwj
of every enr similar to that In a subfff
car. When not In uso they can be-con
verted Into an ordinary vcstlDuie.
Tho electrification wns carried out to
relievo tho traffic In Broad Street 6t
tlon. Tills Is accomplished bocauje,.M
thi rrnntAP :,an with -whlrll thC tnlCf
can be mado up. In many Instances usdsrj
tho now servlco this cun bo done n u
shed. vi
Tho electrification, It Is estimated, ceil'
the Pennsylvania $I.00O,OC0. It Is plntK
to electrify the Chestnut Hill I2,
0: the road as tho next step ..
Accused nf Stenlinfr Automobile,.!
Magistrate Carson today held Johal
Taylor and James Morel!!, of tinknuiraj
address, In $1500 ball each for court cn
the chargo of stealing an uutomoblls oJ
longing to Bernard Ulan-ay, a lawysrB
with offices In tho Bulletin Bulldlnjr. TMfl
automobile was stolen last Friday .,
noon, and tho pollco apprehenaea
two men in Wilmington yesterday,
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Mrchlljj
For Eastern Pennsylvania: tw 1
nut,, Biii.io tun.mii- in nnrth and Wv
portions; Frldny cloudy; gentle to rnodw
ate shifting winds. . 4j
Fair weather hart prevailed throu'l'j
tho last 2t hours and the temperatinl
have risen except In the soutn am"j
Killing frosts aro reported this jaw"!
from North Carolina souum'-
Florida, with light frost as far euw
rrnt.infi Thn ulicrlit rfqft HltHniT thS l"l
hours has brought about seasonable- W9i
.1..1 , .,.. ....1 ,.nilva and tsfl
Lake region, but there Is still a oaerjj
-J-.,-, i ,L. ... A.la.illn and ft!.!
ucucivuvy 111 1110 iivibii ,"- ---Enelnnrt
fUnti-s. Snow flurries ' '
ported from the Missouri basin and '"
Minnesota.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
The followlni tabla l)0s the e1!',1.0,,?!
dllioni throughout the ?ounr:vihS Bure
rcyung io inn ijnuuu au.iM ,,v.-
at S a, m. today;
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ADiiem, Tex..,,, iu iu
Allantto City .. SO !!U
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S" 21 ClouW-
JlUmarck. N. P, '-' '!
Boston. Stana.... 'M X
lluRato. N. Y, SB SM
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Chlcaxo.
III..... at S3
S.W vrioai
Cleveland
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w . si SSI
nnvr. r-nl 4S 42
)a Moines, ,1a.. 30 so
Detroit. Mich.,. 2S 21
Jluluth. Minn..,, 28 21
naiveston. Tex., 41 41
llatttru. N. C, 42 W
Helena. Wont... 38 38
Huron. 8. Dak.., Ti 20
Jacksonville. t. 41 41
Kansas City. M. 81 31
Louisville. Ky... W Si
Memohls. Tenn.. 12 40
Nk Orleans.... 10 ili
New York....... 2S 21
North Platts. N, . 33
Oklahoma. Okla. 31 Ml
rwiadslphla.V... 31 3f
Phosnlx. Arlj,.. 4 IS
PlttspursB. Pa,. M
Portland. Hi ... 21 22
PnrtlanJ. Dm. ... 41 11
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fit. Paul. Ulun.
guardian as Frederick Taylor .
ployo of tho Now York Shipbuilding Vn
pnny, Camden. When offlccrg "f th.-f
pany wero questioned tl,nl ,.' .!C0IH'
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