f
EVENiyq LlBOER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, 'APRIIJ IB, 19tS:
Q
&'. ,914' lhe I,ob,,s-M"r" """a
'$: gYNorsts.
i .... .1 - Mln fill.
fSM p'.Bl.'ff kno "ill. Molly .vtarlpK
U "t " he VcMdnnt nf th- trnclon
finpny. -"-, mr8 Heft (llldcr, whom
pfJ5 :-", A POOH AS til" tnKancillilll
""' ""-J slcdse "l nesntlnllcm with
" jroup "h Vino under Marley. Hun
vHWrl0Jt) lm"to" who Iml ho.Utht
SfVh? old linn, under pr.mile n a
'y.I.iih it forced I" I"' nii. ""
VK.L'i Zt 'an.1lvM.SrJ
honr tlrtufihier is
nrrw .-- a - Mnlll- Mir CV.
i Km;i."f. ?'.?i1-" :xh" '.nvn ; -n.ii
' stMBA. II Vii" "..,. . I.i. nn,n ll-flV. IIP
- . . Il.l Ullfl "IC -- - - .. .!.!
I', Win. K", .,. t uiii rniiirni or noin
lM" "lli "" company for a small
fitiAPTBll XXlV-(Cniltlmiod).
utit6 favored lilm with tho tic-p.ltirili.ii
.ft chuckle, nt himself. Imt Hint was
-ffuver l"i" l"l,,rrt "" V ?,"", ,,'1.8
ft .. He'll co to Hwiuerlntnl. nil rtsltt,
W "lie.... wn his residence
tut no ii!-'
smllr-d. " war llhc tho ttrlmiico
faf a mnn I" tho electric I'linir.
R '-But the worst i yet to como." per-
L MM ITCIlalX, UCKIIllinil- "' ""- "
filri luBUbrloiifl enjoymnit In the Inter-
Kill i mo that .TmlBo Lansdulr positively
UMci thftt nppolnlment ns nttornoy for
K tntl-flty movement. If he Kittys on
ft! btnfih. HIBC 'intHlnR on earth wilt
;t,. vou rlRht. AVlth nil your power.
timi all your influrmf, nml nil your
IJuiHdv nnil nil Jour frlemls, you can't
iKay from Mint trial: ami If you
Tii. nnmn to a show-down iney n koi
vl Tho hest you can ilo will ho two
rrs away from tho sunshine. When
you eo out for n walk, you'll hnvo your
!:.. ii,n slinnltler of tho mnn lit
(front of you. nnd when you t;ct Imck Into
t Occident you won't have cnoueh of
ihs organization left to net ns pall
U&rtte." ' Stodgo's chin snnlc a Utile lower cm
Yt cellar. Ho had never permitted tho
filu'dow of defeat to touch even the hem
K hi. fnnt. but now Ub dimness seemed
Vrr closo to him. and In thnt shade
I,1.pa Hiin a Chill.
F.,AiJolph hrousht In a' letter, a stpiarn
rMi envclopo which looked strangely
nt of nlaco on tho edgo of n beer tray.
S Bndlx took It. sent Adolph out with
cpen It, but tho flap was sealed with a
fuiclfully wrought monoBram stamped
In cold scaling wax. and lifter a moment
of reflection ho passed It silently over
to his chief.
ijttdge opened It mechanically, and
t:tv out n neatly engraved caul, which
riid ss follows:
MP.. II. PllANKIi'V M.iKI.EY
1 . . -w .-nfT.Tfll. 'PIT I,.
KNf.AO MBNT
op ins PAUOiiBn.
KTIIEtiVN,
to Jtn. ai.ueut t.. r.Liniin.
PEIedKo slipped that rtnnouncement
cumiy in ma ijui:if., i..i v.,.,-
tn his nltcher on the table. Whatever
his Idea concerning that may have been
ho changed it. for. his eyes slowly ills
tfndlng, ho reached out and grabbed tho
pitcher, and suddenly there was ft splin
tering crnth. Ho had thrown tho pllch
"ir, with Us contents, straight through
the window, glass i.nd nil!
All oft with the roses, en:" surmiseu
Etndlx, considerately conccniinR nis
lympathctlc knowledge or the nun
jrhlch had been lnlllcted.
I"Nbw!" roared Sledge. "They sent
mi tome damned pink ones!"
W CllAl'TEU XXV.
TUB QUAIUtlSL..
WTer,Ar'A,a fir at tlnn tnWIU'll
'pIckiliK up
the beans" was to send Ucndlx down to
round up the third ward, nnd then to lock
himself In tho president's room of tho
first Natlonnl for mi hour, nt tho end
it which time he hent for Uavls.
"1 want seven hundred nnd Ilfty thous
Wd dollars," ho dlrcrted.
i'-'Vci, sir," hesitated Mr. Davis: then
he added npologctlunlly: "You know wo
Sped tho liank Inspector to surprize us
Jiy after tomorrow."
InVIra him to put It off ten days," or
red Blcdgc.
"1 suppose you'll fix us up with a tem
porary acknowledgment of some rort,
and bo ready to turn over somo securi
ties In that time."
r!"Any way you say," agreed Slcdg" In
djiferently, nnd fell again to such deep
Suilng that ho did not hear Davis' elab
orate explanation ot how tho thing would
H managed.
JPrcientiy Davis, who carried a peni
tentiary eentenco to bed with him ovcry
Wht in case anything happened to
Sledge before morning, brought him tome
lifers to sign, anil tho felony was lom-glUed-slmply,
neatly, and with no ap
parent effort.
ISledge, bearing his certificate of deposit,
Sent over to the Merchants' Hank,
here he transacted a llttlo equally ex
peditious business with President John
on, who, with his forehead corrugated
e a washboard, took Slcdgo's check,
M gave him a receipt for It; then the
g went to sco Itozzam.
prou sold thoso franchises yet?" ho
iemanded,
g.Vot yet," replied Bozznm. "Hut I'm
J?Ing to. Look hero. Sledge, why not be
Iteyonabla about this thins? Fifty
thousand Is all wo can get. Why not
IH4 It. Blvo us our fifth, and let us get
IS?y. We're disappointed, hut we're
IJt faying anything."
ffeui na"E UI,!" rasped Sledge. "You
IK!? Bendli you had a right to sell it.
Ja was going to. Why didn't you?"
Ifc,, win walling because I wanted to
IK, lth your consent."
wedge chuckled.
mou mean Marloy was afraid to buy
UkUl I agreed."
HJ ivould rather have you satisfied,"
ywuttea Bozzam.
BwtVi.aln ''" announccd Sledge. "We
Rjfot at all?" asked Bozzam, revealing
riS " worry under which he had la-lfevf.iv-er
slnce tha meeting.
.-,, ' DlK u" tor yur Btoelc."
IR?am merely blinked, This wan a
fSIi Un5xPte that ho could scarcely
pSSk S2 beitMoreovor' " waB a bl0V7
ftP'g UP?" he rnlntlv r0on(n.i
M.'.ihu?red thousand cash." Sledge
Pled. ! H..n, ir . . . T
tMlliini A?.m Jo'"i"n. the secretary of
5Wnie.?lty RaP,d- Transit Company.
?'nB that Benlamln v bi..i.. i,rt
ii&I'-.'l ,.'unlr"1 and fl"y thousand
B,av?v.as,, for "even thousand five Imn-
Ir-'H. 8i0ck ,n that ,lve corpora-
SinVK wn 0n8 lon8 certificate for
"? umount.
ooat mean that you're golnE to
zzam i.. j . vu..,,,n(,j, uu j iuu
$ Incredulously questioned.
am m"oj " ,n the hanit- MaUe Bod'
H J.eIf J11 c'ru'atlon stopping.
9 t let go!" he blurted, In acute
iSfe not!" om Di.j ,,... ....
HFiien.; i. .. "'fi1"' .""" "
, ..v H ,u """'I i nini vinuie
1i. OU cheap crooks thoucht vnn
POUble-croSS me. Yoll hsucht ln.lr
Qhder'a name Vmi iiutu.1 ir-
gh ti. buy tOIltrol Anv va vnn
VOW lose '
fly tfft V4, u n.t I. rn... .. ,-
?mm anrj ...nitcil it. and turned it
tw J,,,.. at fliu hatti.m
1 '""Ji VklVi. rp in th '"" Menu" nii.
tw'JhihSti of Tom Heii'tl. "I" hnich-
' h,n- ilnl Pin n " " mm "'1,r "."'l ml,,.cr
i ..- t,niam ii,i.
KTALE OF "RED
A attmoxA" w.vxvx xjvvi und I'UiilTlUS
By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
Author of "Get Itich Quick WnlllnRforit."
in every particular, and ho ndmlied It.
ni,n. b.ollev , "VcrythiuK they tver MU1
.i i Knu , h nckhowlc ilrfed, nh.l lauBli.
m. rMi"y- .".NmVl ,elH Pl ,l0WI1 "
ii.r- .' eiJ.?c ,Iovv ctm wo comptomis6
this mess?"
"N'oilinff (loins. No tou1)lcerof8Di' ever
Rcls away from hie."
, '?" V0 ,)0cn told," commented 1W.
'"" (!m" -l haeii appreciation of
omo tihliliited Jole. "it teems to me
.Vs. no,wtii to Mooilson." nlid he
toticheil n hell.
A Bill entered.
ill'?.0"11 Jtr'. loo'Boh in, please," said
UoMttm, nnd flictlgo looked nt hl wnlch.
-Mr. .Moodson arrived, nnd took a cliitlr
opposite MedRo, und on thu other side
or iiotzam, his mouth so tightly closed
tlint one wondered how ho could Induce
himself to oat. Ilo looked nt his wntch.
but hold tho fnro toward him llko u poker
mini, and dropped it stealthily hack In
ins pocket, as If he feared that some one
might get tho tldio of day nwny from
him.
"I'Vo a nileer llllln hH4ln rn .,.
Jloodaoti," said Bozznm cheerfully. ".Mr!
sicugo has determined to tnako a bona
Jldo company out of tho Itmg City Itnpid
1 rnnslt, and, of course, will not soli the
franchises. u0 ma ))Ut up llIs B0Vcn
hundred nnd ntty thousand dollars, nnd
requests Us to put up our two hundred
iiiousnnu to completo tho rnpllntlzatlon,
Ho knows that you llnnnced the drama
at tho recent stockholders' meeting, that
you bniih'lit a thousand shares of slock
for tlilrty.flvo thousand, and loaned fifty
thousand on two hundred thousand dol
lars' worth of Mnrley's. Now, hero Is
the caso In a nutshell: If you put up
the two hundred thousand dollars to pay
for the stock in this now company, It
will drive the other one out nt business,
and you cm get half n cent a pound tor
your clghty-ilvo thousand dollars'' worth
of stock ccrtiiicntcs In tho old company.
If you don't tnako good on this subscrip
tion, you get exnetly tho same pilco for
your old slock nB you would If you did.
Now, what is tho answer. In view of tho
fuel that Mr. Slcdgo Is nbsolutoly Im
placable, nnd moans to do us hnrm? t
shall leave you gentlemen to discuss the
question."
Ilo left tho two cxpcits In silence, fac
ing each other glumly ueross his desk,.
una went into the adjoining room, whero
ho surprised tho mock llttlo stenographer
ny sinking on tho arm of a bench and
laughing noiselessly until ho glow purple.
In tho face. v
Timbers enmo in, looking much dis
tressed for a fnt mnn, and surveyed Boz
zam in astonishment.
"Slip mo tho good one," ho begged. "I
need a laugh worso than I ever needed a
drink on tho fourth of Jnnunry."
"Wlo've stung Moodson!" snorted Boz
znm. "For thnt matter, wo all get stung,
but I'm willing to lose my end of It in
older to seo that inhuman ghoul got
his."
Timbers grinned to his full capacity,
which was much.
"1 didn't know you hated Old Gloom as
bad as I do. Where did ho go to die?"
"llavo a look," offered Bozznm, point
ing to tho frosted-glass partition.
tu a corner ot ono of tho panes there
was a lltlln clear space, mrulo by thu
scaling ot tho glnss, nnd to this Timbers
applied his eye. Moodtron's face had
turned a sallow yellow, nnd had taken
on an cxpiesslon as If ho had Just swal
lowed quinine, but beyond this ho hnd not
moved, and neither gentleman had said a
word Sledge, sitting In comfortable en
joyment, waiting, and Moodson suffering'
intense contraction of all his vital organs.
Timbers leaned against tho woodwork
to chuckle. Bozzam drew him kindly
away.
"Let mo look," he requested. "Besides,
you're, shaking tho partition."
In quiet Joy, ho watched tho wordless
duel within for a moment, and then ho
suddenly turned to tho meek llttlo ste
nographer, who was placidly reading, and
asked hor to call up Mai ley.
"What do you want with the Huff, in
this pathetic hour'.'" Inquired Timbers.
"Hand him I1I3." snickered Bozzam.
"Why does anybody KCt fussy with
Slcdgo? Ho turns cno llttlo trick, nnd
unwhlskcrs tho wholo lnmeh of us, clear
down to tho village henrtbrcakcr."
"Kaney jicrt?" guessed Timbers,
"Whero docs that barber'3 prldo como
In?"
"I don't think son-in-law pull3 off his
amusement park, does ho?" Bozzam re
minded him, reaching; for tho telephone.
"Hello, Mnrley!" he called. "I'm sur
prised to hear your volco."
"Why"."' Inquired Mnrley stiffly, being
constitutionally opposed to nnythlng In
tho naturo of lllppniu .', nnd being al
ways sevcro with Bozzam for that very
reason,
"Because, you're dend." Bozzam In
formed him. "Hadn't you heard it yet?"
"I don't understand you," reproved
Marloy. "I'm very busy just now, -Mr.
Bozzam."
"What's tho use.' laughed that gen
tleman. "Nothing you can do will savo
your scalp. Slcdgo has Just decided not
to sell thojo franchises at any price."
"I thought you wcro tho duly author
ized ngont. or. powor I to act," protest
ed Marloy.
"I was, as long as It was a phony
company." explained Bozzam. "But
Slcdgo has Just played n low-down trick
on us."
"How could ho? What has ho dono?"
"But up his money. Made tho com
pany legitimate. He's going to build."
Mnrley surprised Bozzam.
"I had expected that." he calmly an
nounced. "Supposo ho does?"
"Ob, nothing." answered Bozzam, with
a wondoilng glnnco at Timbers. "IIo'll
Just put you out ot tho business, that's
all."
"I don't seo how." Insisted Marloy. his
volco now pompous again, "ion must
remember. Mr. Bozzam. that I am now
In absolute control of tho rtlng City
Street Hallway Company, and can use,
to tho advantage of tho company and of
myself, for tho first time In my career,
my training and ability In management
I fancy that I can protect myself, even"
against strenuous competition."
'aood-hy, old friend," said Bozzam, in
his tremolo. "You may not know what
haB happened to you. but I do, and I'll
send you a bunch of lilies In the morn-Ins-"
...
Ha turned from tho telephone in numb
amazement.
"He actually doesn't know he's hurt."
ho puzzled. "He's been president on his
own vote Just long enough to get en
largement of the coco. How's the quar
rel?" "Pierce!" grinned Timbers, turning
from tho pcephcle. "Sledge has Just
looked at his watch, and any minute
now I expect to sco Moodson movo a
toe."
"They're wonders, both of them, en
Joyed Bozzam. "I'm still admiring how
many of ua eecond-rcte yeggs Sledge
nailed to the wall with this one plnj
Moodson and you and me, fancy Bert,
and Mat-ley, and about a million poor
lollops of stockholders."
"That stock would make good cigar
ette lighters," agreed Timbers, "Jf
Moodson hurries, though, lie can sell the
shares he put In nilder's name.
'But lie can hold the bog for the fifty
thousand ho loaned Jlirlty. I don't
know how S16dge wlU do it, but he'll
make that stock worth nothing a share
and put n curse on whoever hods It."
"Hushl" warned Timbers. "I think
Sledge is reaching; for a cigar. No. It a
only hi watch. That's twice.
Boaam crowded hint away from the
PFive minutes more psMd Into eUr
..... -.i ,h, .iipnt wonders stUl at
ruJted 1 the srlfsafne snot: then Sledge
SwtMsg,,, sundry cot w oul 0I tu
ROSES
door, nnd went down to tho depot, nnd
took the 2:H0 train for the State capital.
(MIAPTKIt XXVI.
MtUANfllNn A MTTMJ 1'UOTKCTION
c I'OII THK PKOl'LK.
That slcillng friend of the populace.
Hint stalwart defender of tho rights and
the inmnls nnd tho welfare and tho
purses of his ndmlrlng constituents. Hint
Vociferous cholcn of tho people. Stnto
belinlor Allerlon, was discovered by
Wedge In the net of serving tho public
Ihlct'osls by playing poker In the rooms
of Assemblyman Buckley: nnd with these
IWn conscientious patriots, deep, also, in
the exercise of their duties to tho com
monwertlth, were tho very men Sledge
wnnled in see: l-'innehlse Wnlters, who
was heavy set without being fnt, nnd
who looked like a prosperous shoo mer
chant; nnd old Top Orcshnm, tho red
eved administration wheel hnrso from
T'lekerel County: nnd Cnlvin T, Luther,
the tnlnlslerlnl-tnoklng profanity expert;
and Cap. Dlgalesby, tho avowed nnd pro
fepsrdly bitter enemy of Sledge, whose
every white whisker wan needed ns a
rnlendar for hli many honorable scars
of forensic battle.
It was Cap. Mpglesby who wns the
tlrst to hnll the visitor ns ho entered tho
door
"Hello, malefactor of great wealth," ho
called.
"Have you a spnro queen ot ctube
nbotlt your person?"
"I'm shy on queens." confessed Sledge,
looking down with mdirterenco nt the
patno ho plnyed so Indifferently. "Buck
ley, I'm dry."
"Beat you to It, old man," replied
Buckley enally. Ho wns a spnro person.
With tho nentlv combed nnnearnnen nf n
dancing mnstcr, hut with Intensely clear
oyos nnd deep crenses In his checks.
"I sent word to tho bar nn soon ns tho
phone announced you. Your stein will
h right up."
"Thanks!" grunted Sledge, nnd con
siderately fell to estimating tho Jackpot.
Allertou, a smooth-featured man with
a good forehead nnd a smiling eve.
picked up tho two cards which had been
dealt him, compared them Jurtlelnlly with
the three hr held, folded them together
with minute care, nnd lucked them nently
under tbn deck. Looking up. he rnlight
the coldly disinterested eyo of Sledge,
livery man of lhe six at the table tried
tl.nt samn thing, but Allerton was the
only nn who succeeded. Sledge, paus
ing to Inspect carefully tho bountifully
nrrnnged sideboard, moved Into tho nd
Jnlnlng room. Allerton nroso from the
table.
"Leave me out for a couple of rounds,"
he Biigcesteil. "Buckley, watch my
stack. There's twonty-tbree ilftv In It.
nnd Top Groshani'n pile Is mighty low."
Pop Oreshnni'took 10 blueo from Allor
tnn's assortment, and ndded them tn
his own.
"Charge me 10 from your friend's
treasury, Buckley." ho chuckled, with n
playfulness intended to conceal his renl
satisfaction. .
"Well, what's new?" nsked Allerton,
closing tho door carefully behind lilm,
and sitting on the edgo ot Buckley's
bed.
"Street car business," returned Sledge.
"I seo we have two companies clown
home," remarked Allerton. "Which ono
are you In?"
"New one. Seven hundred nnd fifty
thousand."
"Whew!" whistled
nifney Involved?"
Jllorlon. "Any
"All cash," Slcdgo told lilm.
level."
"On the
"You must hnvo n good outlook," won
dered Allerton.
"Naw!" repudiated Sledge. "It's rotten!
No franchises."
"f tlioupflit you held easily salable ones,
from what f saw In the papers," puzzled
Allerton. "Tf you hnven't, however, vou
riii, easily got thorn from the City Coun-
"Tbey'ro nn Rood." Insisted Sledge.
"Short terms."
"That's right," agreed Allerton, begin
ning to seo the llKht. "IVanchises In
thin Stale can be granted for :r years
anil nre renewnhlo, In 10-ycar periods, nt
tho option of tho City Council. I sup
peso your now franchises nro for :n
years."
"I'h-litmh!" assented Sledge. "That's
when tho profits begin. "
"I'm- both tho company nnd Its onieinl
friends." smiled Allerton. "It's rather n
good provision, ns far ns ho public Ih
concerned, however. It gives the pcnplo
a voice."
"Why?" demanded Slcdgo. "They only
ride."
"And pay," amended Allerton. "Wn
talked this over before, at Waver'n house
nnd nt your office. I think I cnlleil at
tention to tho fact lh.it tho people wcro
beginning to expect a consideration for
sueu vniunnio property ns franchises."
"They expect n private cm- for a
nickel," claimed Sledge. "Wo need fran
chise legislation."
"It's a dangerous thing to trickle." oh
Jcetcd Allerton. "Tho voters nro begin
ning to hnvo Ideas nhnut such things."
"That's why wo hnvo to work quick,"
Sledeo Informed lilm.
"What do you want?" nsked Allerton.
"Klfty-year franchises free."
"Good lord!" exclaimed Allerton. "Why,
Sledge, tho man who would proposo that
might Just ns well retlro from politics
forever."
"Sure!" agreed Sledgo,
Tho Senator stopped with n shock nnd
reflected.
"Tho street enr interests In the Stato
nro large, that's a fact." ho acknowl
edged. "Oreat game." approved Sledgn. "I
want slock all over tho State. You'd
better Invest."
"It might ho attractive." considered
tho Senator. "How much stock do you
think I should secure?"
"Million."
Even tho seasoned Senator, used as ho
was to private and personal discussions
Involving comfortable figures, was
startled at the Bound of that word.
"That listens very ohecrfully," ho con
ceded. "Do you suggest that Ibuy up
thnt amount of stock for myself In the
various streot car companies of the state,
or that myself nnd friends should club
together for that amount?"
"Hundred .thousand extra for them,"
responded Sledge, with the promptness
of a man who has dono all his figuring
beforehand.
Allerton spent some minutes In quiet
thought.
"There's the legal business, too'
Sledgo reminded him.
"That's so," agreed Allerton: "An at
torney who is also a large stockholder
could control that clientage. Supposo I
see Buckley about this? Send hlin In.
will you?"
Appreciating the convenience of hav
ing no witnessos to conversations which
so Intimately concern the serving of tho
public, Sledgo loafed out, and stood non
chalantly over the table. The five men
looked up at hint keenly, but Sledge was
staring into wap, jJiggiesuya hand.
Buckley finished his deal, nnd glanced up
agnln. Ho immediately arose.
"Take my hapd, will you, Sledge?" he
begged, and he removed Sledge's stein
from the sideboard to the table.
Sledge sat down and fingered Buckley's
chips while he drank at Ills beer.
"Hope you break him," observed Cal
vin T. Luther as he presently dealt the
cards. "Buckley's too all-fired lucky, and
I think he plays crooked, myself,"
"House Committee!" yelled Franchise
Walters. "That's unolubllke language."
Sledge looked at his cards, and put In
chips, and drew, and bet, with the air
of a man who Is confirmed In the opinion
that the general average will "get" a
square player In the end, no matter how
be guards himself, and, since not oaring
whether ho won or lost Buckley's ohfps,
he bet the same on a flush as he did en
a pair of deuces. He had increased Buck
lsy's stack slightly when that gentleman
returned. Sledge was about to rite, but
Ut. Uey sat in AUerton's pUi e Instead.
"lieep your seat. Sledge," b observed.
ns ho nodded to Cap. Dlgglesby, Slcdge'n
bitterest and most relentless foe on the
floor of tho House of ItcprCscnlntlvcs.
"Yes. keep It five-handed," urged
Plgglesby "t wnnt to strctrh my legs n
few minutes, and a four-handed poker
gnmo Is about ns exciting as a prayer
meeting."
Dlgglesby walked around tho room two
or three limps, and looked nt tho patriotic
ttlrtltfrtn ...III. ...1.1.1. .u- ....111. .......
Plentifully decornted for tho benefit of '
Buckleys earnest constituents, then bo
sauntered Into the hall, nnd stretched his
legs Into the next room, whero the Sena
tor, In deep thought, nwnlted lilm.
Dlgglesby relumed to the poller gnmo
by nnd by, nnd, ns he snt down, smiled
cheerfully nt Buckley. Buckley, who had
been playing casino, seven-tip nnd pinocle
with his poker cards, and making n mad
havoc In Allerton's chips In consequence,
Immediately drew a pair to his triplets,
and "bet his bend off" with keen zesl.
Dlgglesby gave no sign or glnnce nl
Sledge, but, nevertheless, nfter another
deal, Sledge niose stolidly from the tnhlc,
nnd, without making any bones about It,
walked directly Into tho liedionm. Al or
ton wns lounging In a cushioned window
still, smoking n cigarette, and with his
foot pushed the bier leather rocker around
to a more Inviting position.
"The old veteran found n wny," ho
comfortnhly explained. "If wo attempted
to railroad n bill empowering tho grant
ing or ou-yenr franchises without re
muneration, it would bo snowed under
so quickly Hint tho teller couldn't keep
track of the voles. Thcro nron't ten men
In the rnpllol building would daro go
homo to their constituents If they sup
ported such u measure."
"Sum not," ngretd Sledge.
"Thai's tho Idea," assented Allerton.
"Brstilctlvo legislation. Tho peoplo nre
Htio.tR for thnt Just now. nnyhow. Dlg
gloBby's Idea Is to call the net 'A Bill
for the IMotectlon of Municipalities
Against the Monopolistic Perpetuity of
Street Cnr Companies."'
"Grent!" approved HlcdSc. "It sounds
fierce It they get It. 1 don't myself, but
I know Its ngaliiHt the monopolies.
"It's nlinost harsh with them," drjly
commented Allerton. "The bill will le
strlct the car companion to a painful
degree. It will make It a penal offense
on the part of tho olllcers to bund a
company for mnia than Us capitaliza
tion." Sledgo chuckled.
"Tho bankers' convention will Indorso
Hint," be said.
"Tho bill will prevent street railway
companies from running open or sum
mer ears when the thermometer Is below
40 degrees Fahrenheit. It will prevent the
tunning of winter cars without dmiblo
glnss protection for tho mntnrmen. It
will bo made Illegal to have moro than
nnu strap in every 13 Inches of pace.
It will bo mndo Illegal for a full car to
inn by n slgnnllng pedestrlnn; and It
will be mndc lllegnl. nlthough this will
bo scattered In three or four places In
the hill, nnd surrounded with a lot of
ambiguous lnugunge, for any franchise
to bo Ri-nuteil for as lung n period ns 50
years. "
"That's the tnlk," nodded Sledgo. "ile
ntiiitlve leuislntlnn."
"I thought you could got nlonir with
IT ye.n-s .mil tl months," stilted Allerton.
"Moreover, I think we onn frame the
bill to protect tho people."
"Can you slip It through?"
"Dlgglesby thinks so; nlthough he
agrees with mo that, about six months
nfter It's done, somebody will explain
It so that tho voters will understand It,
and the man who fathers It will have
his nnme chiseled alongside Benedict
Al nold'H."
"He's dead." commented Sledge, with
keen philosophy.
(CONTINCBD TOMOfirtOW.)
Celebrating the loth year of Its exist
ence ii idI i nlnri'loiitnlh the tot li .vein of
service from Dr. William Wallace Ull
ihrlst, the Mendelssohn Club last night
gave the second nf its subscription con
certs and ihotrd that conceit to the
works of Doctor Gilchrist. With the as
sistance of tho Philadelphia Orchestra it
was ablo to present to Philadelphia a
well-rounded selection ot tho works of Its
noted and notable composer. Thcro have
been few local composers, and fewer still
such 1 1 Unite as this one.
The evening began with n musical set
ting of tho club's rather extended motto,
which was written by Doctor Gilchrist
himself. Two part-songs (to words of
Sidney Lanier), two tenor solos, u setting
nf tho UOth Psnlm nnd a symphonic poem
tin G major), completed the program.
The singing of the chorus was spirited in
the rendition of the Psalm, but in tiie
part-songs It scorned nt times that s-omo-tbltig
of vlunr bad been anei Hired to at
tain the delicacy, anil tho discretion,
which aro the peculiar virtues of this
club.
Mr, Nicholas Douty, first as soloist nnd
later In tho quartet of tho Psalm, had
somo dllllculty in persuading himself to
sing tho words sot down for him to sing,
nnd mndo his own variations on Heine
and tho Bible. Ho sanrf, none tho less,
with Intelligence and spirit. Mr. Kdwln
Hvnus, heard recently in oratorio, was his
robustious self In tone, and powerful
enough In drainatlo climax. Miss Mario
Zimmerman was the delightful soprano,
and Miss Mario Langstou the flno con
tralto, who complotcd tho quartot.
It Is somewhat difficult for the reporter
to give any adeqijnto Impression of the
music, pot- se. nf Doctor Gilchrist. Tor,
with the orchestra testing the unfamiliar
acoustics of nn extended apron beforo the
proscenium, the reporter found hlrnEcIf,
t'nrough borne caprice, almost under the
orchestra's feet. With the result that be
heard moro sound than music. Yet no
Infelicities of situation could conceal,
though they might distract from, tho
Impussloned climax ot Doctor Gilchrist's
symphonic poem, nor the more hig'nly
sustained, moro freely and 'more conclu
sively expressed climax of his setting for
tho fOtli Psalm. These climaxes, tho or
chestral motif which comes and recurs In
the Psalm, and the daintiness of his part
songs, aro the moro obvious, and certainly
the more pleasing, nf first Impressions.
It Is not to bo doubted that there were
profundities (and tho power of contra
puntal construction indicated everywhere
an ability to express profundities), but
this was, not, apparently, the time fur
them to bo revealed.
"What's DoingTonight?'
I .rS I
Clover Club dinner, Bsllevue-Stratford: T
o'clock.
Jitnev
drivers' orEanlzfUfn meeting, 1I0
Hutchinson atrcet. 7 o'cl.
rmiy sunuay tnasn-mminir,
Y M. c A ; t o'cluck.
nermantonn
l-oyji lesion coin uimiversary
reunion
all
day:
majs-onetlui;. Academy of Muilc; 8
o'clock,
Chester Aoune Imorovement Association.
annual dinner. Hotel Adelphla; 7 o'clock, g
Lecture, "Control end Protection of Klcotrlo
Syatem," Dr. Charles P. StelnmeU. Franklin
Irulltute; 8 o'clock. Free.
Market Street Merchants' dinner, ningham
Hotel; OM o'clook.
Lyceum Institute, Keneieth Israel Alumni
Ball; 8:15 o'clock.
Hi-owning Society. New Century Club; 8
o'clock.
Nuimcu' Club of Philadelphia, card party and
dance; Ashtr's.
Schoolinn'a week, Unlvtnlty ot Penniylva
rla; 6 o'clock. Free.
Addrsas, "The Navy as a Peacemaker." Ed
ward Breck, of Navy League ot U. S. A.,
I'hUomualan Clubr 8. IS o'clock. t .
Local option inaM-rneellnc. Chambert-Wylle
I'muylerian Church; 8 o'cloek. Fr.
Burattga meatlng. Vara Memorial Churchj 8
o'clock. Free. ...
Team Owneia' Auoclatlon, Daur; 8 o'clock.
Annual meeting. Hound Table Worker
Among Colored People. 023 Locuat street) 8
o'clock.
St. CUmtntrf (PaichallvlUe) Church Im
rrovuneat AsMplatlon. euchre and dance, Lu
Li TempU, Surlng Qarden etreet cajt of
Broad: a o'eloek. . , ,
Dinner, reiuuylvanla, Qaa Auoclatlon, Hotel
Adelphla. 0 30 o'clock. . . .
Law Club ot the Unlverrity of, Fennsylva,.
nu. dinner. Hotel Adeipma, j o-cioea.
AJVVlU.v, l J, Mui.a a.a.v atil'
f'nri
Boiar: Warner Ifree InatlluU of
0VI
cieace. 8
Philadelphia. Aero Club, leetur. by Jon H. I
BtelaweM, Auto Cluli. SS Swlh 34 aucU I
Si.S0 u'eliMitaL
OTCIOCK
Jipjsic
THEPH
GUESTION8 AND ANSWEH3
The Photoplay Editor of the Evening
Ledger will he pleaied to answer ques
tions relating to his department,
Questions reltlng to family affairs of
actors and actresses are barred abso
lutely. Queries will net be answered by
letter. All letters must be addressed
to Photoplay Editor, Evening Ledger.
Clinrlos Chaplin, Bssnnny comedian, Is
declared to have the most valuable feel
of any one In tho worln. He Iioh lust In
sured each foot for KO.flOO, or $100,000 for
tho pair. That Is, be q reimbursed h
tho Insurance company Mt.OOi) fur the loss
of either one, nnd I.Vl.ftm If be loses both.
"My fret nre my fnt tuiie." snld I'ltnplln.
"Vt'lint kind of n phmnpiny comedian d"
.oil think I would be without my reet ;
It would cut mo out nf my salary for the
rest of my life."
As Cluiplln Is the hlRhost-prleed come
dian In the world, the insurance would
not go fnr Inwards his salary. Chaplin
ultlrs declnro Hint Chaplin's feel nre one
of Ids most vnJunblo nssets. Without the
Chaplin walk, the Chnplln kick nnd other
nnllis he pulls off with his pedal extremi
ties, they say It would not bo ti Chnplln
comedy.
it Is Ihose little tricks with his feet,
ns well ns the comical facial expressions,
thnt keep spectators In roars of laugh
ter. These great clumsy-looking feet,
that movo with deftnesa and quickness,
spell fun.
Kcllrrinnnn's Hivnl
How to keep In good health Is a prob
lem with motion picture arlresses, for
they nro cnlleil on to undergo rigorous
exertion nnd "do slunls" that would
mmtp n rollege nthlete, let alone n
pietty clrl Intent on keeping hrr hnlr
shipshape nnd pleasing. Whatever thev
do must not tire thrm. They have to
conserve theh' strength In order to innho
their not Ins fori eful nnd nppcnllim.
In order to keep hcrseir lit Florence
La Badle Tins tnken up swimming ns a
regular form of exercise nnd goes to tho
nnlntnilum every .lay of tho year.
"I've nlwnys been fond of swimming,"
slio told her friends recently, "but It
never oeeurred t-i me before to swim In
tho winter. Of course I've nlwnys done
lols of It In tho summer tlnio. But when
cold wrnlher enme nix! 1 always felt
Indlv when I stopped II, however, no
matter bow many silly setting up exer
cises I did In mv bedroom In the morn.ng.
Then It suddenly oeeurred to me. Why
not Bwlm nil the yenr round? So I go. to
tho pool iiilly, and you've no Idea how
flno I feel In consequence."
Luhin News Notes
A clear Idea of the magnificence of the
homes and gardens of the milMnnnlrcs nt
Newport. It. I., may bo obtained In the
Lubln tlireo-reel drama, "A Bnmance of
the Navy," which will bo released April
ID. George W. Terwllllger, the author
nud producer, took n speclnl company of
Lubln players to the famous summer re
fort to ninltn the pictures, nnd for back
grounds be used come of the hnndsomes!
estntes there ns well as tho big nnval
station. Tho company that mndo the
picture wns an especially strong one, nnd
Included Orml llnwley, Louise Huff,
Kdgar Jones, Karl Metcalfe, Herbert
Fort lor, Keinpton Giecnn and Klennor
Ba'rry.
The Inst two weeks nl Die Lubln West
ern studio nt Loh Angeles hnvc been most
evading ones on the entlie force front
the manager down through the long line
of employe". With two big fe.ituies be
ing photographed at the same time, with
2?
THEATRICAL
vs"
J
BAEDEKER
AUKI.l'Hl "t'cB o' My Henit," with nn ox-
tcllcnt enst. Iturlley Manners' popular and
nmusiiig cnnied of tho Impetuous ynun
Irish girl and uhut slip dors (o a fcihitn
KnalHh faintly. Flint-iuto niuuscmcnt. .!.1S
imnAD "Ttie Slri.l." wllh Klliel Hairy
more. The story nf a uninaii who recovers
from long jraia nf painlyals to find her hus
hand nnd her host friend lovers. Mlaa Uaro;
inoio exceptional; tho play, nnt :'
Fi,'!!.i:BT- 'lietio nrnadway," wllh IJcorgo
Cohnn, William Collier. A hie, busy aim
though 11 seems Inipocslblo brainy "revue.
,,. ni ion. ai. ., nt nv.'.vt I in,- In thealri-
dom ' S:1'"'
OAItrtK'K "The Argylo I'nKC," with ftobert
Billiard nnd Albert limning. A return en
gagement of the familiar dctcctlvo melo
drama, In which Mr. Illlllnrd hunts down h
daring gang of i-hnlnala by tho nppioved
mothnils or Mr. Hums S:15
I.YIIIC "Tho Haw).." with William Fnvers
liam. Tcno p,ny of a liusband nnd wlfo
who Hie bv chrntliig nt ciiidJ. Tho drama
co in. -a from the discovery nf the knavery
by the wire's loer. Mr. Fsirnliain, nsn'-
nnys, distinguished S:''
WALNFT "The Duminy," wllh Bnipst Truox.
A detective comedy. In which llnriipy, tho
slum boy. turni sleuth nnd defeats n bnnd or
kidnappers. A -f- show" nt halt thn
prlco h:la
VAUDfiVILLB.
KI.ITH'S Catherlno Calvert In "To Save One
Ulrl," Long Tack Sam und company. Joslo
Heather and Henry I, Marshall, Tiovato,
the 'Australlun Woodclioppers, Kramer nnd
Morton, Toncy nnd Norman, l.uclllo and
Cockle, presenting "Tho Human Itlrd": tha
La, Vnrs and Hearst-Sellg News Weekly.
NIXON'S (.HAND Bang fine Cheln nnd his
J'ekln Mysteries. "Hoc" O'Ncll, Archer nnd
Ilelford In "A Janitor's Troubles." Me
llow an nnd Oordon, Mae Aubroy and I.s
tolln lltclile: Charlos Ilcniilnglnn, "Tho
Marvelous Mnnopedo" nnd laughing movies.
WILLIAM PKNN THnATUI.-IniDCrlal All
Star Opoin I'ompauy. ultli Mine. Doree:
Hnilth and Cook and Mario Urandnn In
"Tho Milllniinlrca"; Ilruoka nn.l llowcn,
"Hero nnd There In Vaudeville." with
James Keleo nnd lilaticho Li'lghion: Uino
and O'Donii'lt In '"Dip l.unatlo Tumhlers.
little Mlas Jean and Charles Chaplin In "In
the Park."
CROSS KF.YS (second half of week) Alfred
Laloll and nil Volkca In "A Dog of
Fantasy"; luabetlo Miller and company, in
Tha Now llonrdor": Schovanl Troupo of
nrrobata. John F. Clark, monoloslst, nnd tho
Manikins.
NIXON --"The Lonesome Ijisslea." Mlm Mar.
Jorlo Falrbinks In Blepemcnt," "Hetty,"
ranlaln Jack Oornett and son, Stuart and
Keoley, Innes and Ilyan. and Spink and
TnU' STOCiC. .
AMF.RICAN-"The Common Law." wllh the
resident conipativ, A drama made from tlio
well-known novel of Ilobert Chambers of thn
artist and tho model he espouses but doea
not marry. nUjtuQ,Jr.,
CASINO Tho Uosey Toscy Olrls In "Tho
Live Club " with Barry Hentlcy and Miss
lllllla navies.
OAYDrY The Fay Foster Company.
TftOCADFnO "Tha Tango Qlrls." In eons,
danco and quips.
MINSTP.KLS.
IHIMONT'S Dumont'a Minstrels In
Jitney Bus" and familiar travesties,
new Bonus and ballads.
"The
with
Body of Drowned Jlan Identified
The body of a man found In the Bela
ware Blver yesterday has been Identified
as that of W. J. Lynch, of 1S0O South ITth
street. The Identification was made by a
sister.
SPUING HKKOUTS
oof.a:n city, n. j.
THE BREAKERS
Only Boardwalk hotel. IC A. YOUNG. Mgr.
Atlantic City, N. J.
Leading high-class, moderate-rate hotel
A I nPMARI E Virginia av. near Ueach.
vator. sun parlor, pri. baths, etc.; iucllnt
table, etg. dlnnara, orebtstra. Special $10 up
wkty.l a up dally. Booklet. J. P. COPE.
MODBKN' PANC1NO
THE CORT1SSOZ SCHOOL
1B20 CHESTNUT ST. Ph0.?l- Locus 3194.
THE C. ELLWOOD CAnPBNTKR STCDIO.
U23 Cbeotnut Open Dally All Summer.
SpeclalUliig tha very latest dances.
SWIMMING
jriAMQ BAWJTARV BWIUMINQ FOOL
AUAftlO jxq g. EBOAD ST
eFXUKtj0?NIKa SAX. KVU AfR. 11TU
OTOPLAY
- . ,Jlli
A JWKSF
!"' JS&Wfi i I
C.EOKGE SOULE SPENCER
Of the Lubin films.
plans being mndn for another feature to
follow Immediately, with a much In
creased force of mechnnlcs preparing:
buildings and special effects, with hun
dicds of extras surging about dally In
nit sorts of costume effects from pallors
to plcluresqiln lndlnn nnd Algerlnn na
tives, the studio Is (be busiest ot busy
places. So much inteiest wns taken In
tho work bv the neonle of the cll.v this
week, thnt a speclnl sqund of policemen
were required to keep hack the spectators
nnd to preseive the artistic Icnces sur
rounding the studio campus.
One more star has been ndded to the
forces of the Western Lubln Company
nt Lim Angeles, tills time III the person
of .luck Holt, who for several seasons
toured the country In vnrlous successful
roles on the legitimate stage.
Answers lo Correspondents
.T. U1.1CK.A ttlns.
J. A. W. I'Mlo ilnjs' dlllRcnt scnrih fnlls
t( lemil any ri-iu.l of the in-tor nf whonf
)ou wine. iVihnia mime rentier amy kin.w
Mini laeil i in- win or the pullilciil boss in
I'nrlyii. Hlm-kwi IPs "The lllzli Hand." ft so,
they shmilil loimnimlciito with Uio photoplay
cilll'tr If you please.
li.NB WHO IS INTRUIJSTI2D. Acnln nn
cull Httpiiiliiti in the fuel tli.it hp will nut
tinmvcr queries iilmut the rcrniml ninl family
Inn of net. its. It concerns ciily themselves.
III..U1YH. - WllllP met Klttv III ItlB t"s
"Pml" cie Jl. U'llinn ninl I II Ma Sicilian. The
i iFt ef SpIIk'h "TIhi rii.pr-lt" Is us fellows:
I ay Thompson, Stella lliistpttn. Frnnk Coaklpy,
r.uy olhrr, cnlnriPl M.inlnin. .tack MclxmnM;
.lames Thompson. Siilttpv Smith: Mr. Ihnmp
B.III. l.ueenlo llcaaerer; Wallace lllrlinrds, Scott
liunlop.
"K.XTK." The leads In America's "A Heart
o. (Inlrt" wcro Ilnrry Von Meter nnd VMnn
Illrh.
12LSIH i-.-Ornre Cunnpl wns liirn In Tnrls
1-rnii.p. April , ISM. nnd Kruncls Font's
WrtliPluce In Portland, Me., tho date hclng
Priitpmher i 1SVI.
K. i'.-MniRiiprltp's two chums In Kalom's
"Tho AiIvpiiiiiic nt lirler I'lllt" were Mar
Eiierlln Pruning and Mnrv .Monro. In Vltn
graph's ".Vpity or l,etty" It Has Dorothy
Kelly Mho nrolo thp unto. Itnreiiinrr Theliy's
sister In Victor's "The Hind liond" Is Pclrhinc
I ricioiuc.
I M.WlN'l!.-TIip ndiltcws of tho nim cmnn.'inlt.fl
1 ou mention nre ns follows: Masterpiece Film
I nini'iinv, U13 AiicpIp. i"nl. : .Ipi.s'p 1.. LisKy
r-raliiie I'lay nminniiy, t'lli West Sth Hrrot,
. Npiv V,rl city. Alliance Films Corporation, r.n
West lillh nrort. New York city, and World
Mini Coi-pniiition. t::o Wet lillh HllPPt, New
, Virk eltw
' TVM P."- Thp Vllnsrapli plnyer you tiipn-
, Inn In Mill with the vitngr.iih romp-iny, hut
i una not nppcared In any recent releases.
"I'AI'A" AWAY. (JIltL ELOPES
Parent Returns Homo to Find Daugh
ter ant! "Hubby" Awniling Him.
The absence of "pripn," who was In Bal
timore, was seized as nn opportunity by
two youthful lovers to elope to ISIkton,
Md.. where (hey were married. They aro
Harold llndlock, UOii Hiidilnn avenue,
Camdeii, nnd Mlsa Amy Illiiehmiin. lfi
years old, dnughter of W. L. Hinchmnn,
nf No. 1 King's Highway West. Hnddon
Held. Hearing of the elopement. I)r. K. M;
Sullivan, of Woodbury, the bride's uncle,
telegraphed to Mr. Hinchmnn. who re
turned Into last night to find Ills daugh
ter nnd her husband awaiting lilm. Young
llndlock. who is employed by tho New-
York Shipbuilding I'omp.iny. has known
Ills bride five month?.
KELlEr SHIP SAILS
Saint KcntiRcrn Will Deliver Cai-p;o
for Stricken Belgians.
Mnio than 7000 tons of foodstuffs and
clothing for tho relief of the stricken
peoplo of Belgium left hero today on
board the British steamship Saint ICcntl
gern. This is tho seventh relief ship to
leave this port. Among the supplies on
board nro lTo.ono bushels of whent.
Tho Faint Kentlgcrn will go to Biitter
dam to deliver her cargo to representa
tives ot tho American Commission for
Belief of Belgium. Captain Itaugh Is In
connnnnd. Ilo expects to mnko tho run
in 18 days and docs not fear mines or sub
marines. PHOTOPLAYS
Piioclnnf ?f OPFJ'A 7omo o World's
VUL&UIUI Ol. HOrSErjrinlrslVicroplqij
Attn. 1:30 tn 4 :110 10c. 15c, 25c
Higa. 7:30 to I0:,",0 -inc. i'.lc. n Few COo
2ND TUHMKMHH'S WUBK
I). W. IIIIIFFITHS
TheAvenging Conscience
TVVifK IIAIl.Y AT 3 ANU I) P. M.
PKH-'KlllH) tiy CUMLD1KS
KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE
MAIIKIIT STltLF.T AllOX K I0T1I
DAILY AT 3. So. KVKNINUH, 7 A- t), Se, 10c.
Lew Fields in "OLD DUTCH"
"THE DEVIL IN THE DARK"
AND COMEDIES
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF THEATRES
OF Tns
MOTION-PICTURE EXHIBITORS' LEAGUE
INCLUDINd THOSE HOOKED TlinOUOH
THE EXHIBITORS' BOOKING OFFICE, INC,
1339 VINE STREET
CEDAR 0OTII STIIKKT AND
CUtl ci-.li.Ui avknui:
"lllark llui Nu. 0," "TIib L'nsren Terror,"
"The htreets of Make Belle)e,"
and others,
EUREKA
SOU Market rltrert
SLI.i:CTi:i) I'ltOliHAM
AnnalJiuglilln THE ORDEAL"
" And3laryricUforiI SubJecL
FRANKFORD '-'fgStAS! '"",
THE SPOILERS
n ADrtFN Flfly-lblrd Street and
Varttvuii l.unsdouiiB Atrnua
WILLIAM VAUNTS! lu
SPECIAL SHOW
GREAT SOUTHERN &$"
"Tlllle's Punctured Itomanee" ultb Marie
Dressier, Charles Chaplla nod Mabel Nor
man. Matinee So. Kirulng lUc.
IRIS
liensluatoa und
Allegheny Aics.
ClIAHLFS f'HAl'MN la
THE TRAMP
JEFFERSON $&&.
ROBERT TVAUWICK In
The Man Who Found HinsslP
2000 WAR VETERANS
HEAR LEADERS TALK
OF LIFE OF LINCOLN
General Nelson A. Miles
and Admiral Chester
Among Old Soldiers
Here for Loyal Legion
Meeting.
I'bllndelphln, the birthplace of American
liberty, has witnessed many scenes of
uitr but today the city gave Itself
no in "fncondlllonnl Surrender Grant"
st vie to nn nrmy of more than 000 vetJ
, ernn officers of the I'nlon army of th
Civil War, who came to celebrate the
I r.o,i. ....!...--.-.. n ,i.. . ii..-. i..
.in iiiiiii. ci p.ii y i.i Lie, imiiiuiiiK ut iiia
Military Order ot the Loyal Legion ot
! tho I tilted States. They nre the guests
of the Phltndclphla Commanders'.
j The three days' celebration, which be
gan unofllclnlly yesterday, will be for
ni.illy opened tonight with a monster Jubi
lee nt the Academy ot Music. Mnydr
fllankcnbiirg nnd mnny prominent ofTI
I rials hnvo promised to nttend, nnd the
I Hireling undoubtedly will be ono of the
most notnblo gatherings of wartime lead
ers held In this city In many years.
Mnny prominent Phllndolphlnns are
doing nil In their power to make the cele
bration a success nnd lo make the short
slny of the visiting cnmmnnderles an
enjoyable one. Loynl Legion members
in c coining from 21 States.
Mnny of them were captains and lieu
teiiniilfl M yenrs ngo today, on April 15,
IWi. when the news of Lincoln's death
wns rerelved In this city. Nearly nil
hnvn risen tn rank and a few are gen-
erals today
while a few are admirals.
but nil mora than TWO hAve gathered rts
brothers lu Hie "City of Brotherly Love"
to nttend the 50th nnnleisnry celebra
tion. Many of the visitors already have re
ported for duty. Commandcrics from
Wndilnglon and Boston arrived this
morning. Included In the list or roll-tnll
nre such men ns General N'ctson A. Miles,
Admiral 'Chester, General Joseph S.
Smith, General John C. Black, General
G. A. Woodwnrd, Lleutennnt Colonel G.
('. Knlffen, commander of tho District of
Colunibln Cotninnnilery, and Captain
ThnmriH II. McKec.
"Bullous" wete distributed In many
of the leading hotels, nnd many ot the
Loyal Legion members, or "companions,"
ns they nie called, nre billeted III the
t'nloii League. The committee nt the
I'nlon League Includes John W. Bubb,
Charles L. Cooper, Thomas 11. Harper,
Horace Neldc. Paul O. Llttlcfleld. J. K.
Bnrr, B. F. Itittetiliouso. Louis II. Car
penter. Arnold H. Ilord, John F. Conft
wuy. K. Jf. Boyle. B. Franklin Belts. O.
M. Boxbyshrll, H. G. Cnvenaugh, John
W. Geary. George T. Lambert, William
I. Nellson, Noah It. Swayne, Id, W. A.
Wlcdcrshelin, Arthur B. Hucy, Edwin C.
Pendleton.
Minus uniform, gold nnd braid, hut
wearing tho prized trlcnlorcd legion ro
sette tho envy even ot European nrmy
olllcers the stately veterans nro enjoying
their "leave nf absence" wllh nnccdotes
of dn.R gone by and with visits to his
toric places. Few, perhaps, think Of
the ftittlie, nt least todny or tomorrow,
though the number of the original "com
pnnlnns" Is gradually decreasing. There
nm nboul WW now. It Is a consolation,
however, ac one of the "companions"
leinnrked. thnt direct lunle descendants
aro eligible lo membership. Tho good
work of tho Loynl Legion may thus
go on.
Tho feature of tho three days' celebra
tion will be tho Jubilee In the Academy
of Music tonight. One mass of color, and
with "Old Glory" reigning supremo, the
historic walls of the Academy will rock
with patriotic and Inspiring nddresses
and songs. The I'nlted Htntcs Marina
Band, which Is In Philadelphia especially
for the occasion, will play the "Jubilee."
"Thn Assembly" nnd "To the Colors,"
while the Lnval Legion members, wearing
formal evening dress nnd their full In
slgnln. will stniul In dress pnrndo forma
tion nnd give their simple but Impressive
salute.
PHOTOPLAYS
READ
Charlie Chaplin's
life
JJy VICTOR ENUANK
IN
Photo-Play Review
WEEK OF APRIL 20TH
SUBSCRIBE NOW
SPECIAL OFFER
Three Months . . . 25c
All the best news of interest
to the "fan." the Exhibitor
and the Manufacturer,
Handsomely Illustrated
and Well Printed
Get it fifty-two times a year for
One Dollar.
The Photo-Play Review
Heal F.(nle Trust Illdg., Philadel
phia, I'll. Walnut 3J7
EMPRESS 3SgSBT'
TOM TERRISS in
"THE CHIMES" and
Charles Chaplin In SO MINUTl'.S QV LOVE
und Others.
LEADER Jl't Street and
" Lancaster Avenue
Krntta" The Cowboy and the Lady
aa tonieuy nupjecle
KEYSTONF south stiieet
(l IJl vtIC HKL0W tenth
"A MODKHN MAGDALEN"
"THE 111.001) OF THK CHILDHGN"
and Comedy Subjects
PARK Idg Ave. S: "Dauphin St.
t nsvrk jiaiinee, stj, uTg,. 7ns
Liplolts of Elaine No. IS
Anita hteviurt In "'rUoraluted IVotld
RIDGE AKNl'K "T ' 18th ot. and
THE LOST HOUSE
und Comedy Pictures
SOMERSET
STIli KenaTngtoq-'
Avenue
Charles Chaplin in THE TRAMP
A N D OT1IK US .
TIOGA Th and venAnco """
a tl-VJ 8THKBTS
Ml'TL'AL MA8TERVIQTKHK
"rite Outcast" and Cbarle ChapUlu (n "The
CUainplwtt" and Other KictUeat HubJtcU
TULPEHOCKEN gffiS
, ,BllAVAlC:NCirB