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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915,
TRENTON SHOWS
ADVENT OF BUSY
BUSINESS YEAR
"Prosperity in Spots" Is
Condition in New Jersey
Capital
DR. STEELE CONDEMNS
STONEMEN'S CLUB
OPTIMISM RULES CITY
Big Industrial Establishments
Look for Highly Favorable
Developments
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This is the Uth of a series of
articles reviewing the commercial and
industrial situations In the larger
communities of cflitcrn Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey and Delaware.
The articles set forth clearly the rr
nciced activities of various Industries,
along iclth and in some instances be
cause of the new business created by
the car in Europe. The next article,
to be published next Thursday, fells
of conditions in and about Uridgelon,
MillvMXc and Vinetand, New Jersey,
"Prosperity In 8potn" sums up tho pres
ent Bencrnl business conditions in Tren
ton, N. J.
"Trenton has n population of 110,00). It
has more thnn 400 different manufnetur
InB plants, largo and small. Its principal
industries nre Iron, tvlr", pottery, rubber,
Continued from Pane One
timbraso at," says Doctor Steele, "but
nt Its whole blundering purpose."
The clergyman attacks the prospects of
an expenditure of some $200,0ft, as has
been suggested, for n clubhouse, and
claims that few. If any, of the men who
arc members of the fellowship will ever
appear for contlrmatlon as Is required by
the organization as a part of Its third
degree
He claims that, notwithstanding nil the
contentions to the contrary, the organ
ization Is bound to participate In polities
and would fall far short of having many
things that are essential to the good of
the religious conditions In the community,
DOCTOR STEKLC'S MiTTKH
Doctor Steele's letter to Doctor Itoberts
follows:
My dear Mr. Itoberts I have today re
ceived your communication of December
(, apprising mo of the fact that I liavo
been appointed "a' member of the Com
mittee on Conference with the Leaders
of tho Stoncmen," Inclosing n list of 36
names of other nppolntces clergymen
and laymen In equal numbers of IS
Protestant denominations In tho city, and
asking me to Inform you whether I will
arecpt.
t am sorry to sny, after some consid
eration, that I must decline this Invita
tion. I beg you to bcllevo I would pre
fer to stop right here, subscribe myself
"respectiully yours," and sny no more,
"ere It not that there nre some things
or n. few persons purpose or proposo, but
what events, disposing, make them, It
was Into such a fellowship, for such n
purpose, that nine out of ten of those who
sought admission for six weeks nay.
more, six months before election thought
they were being admitted. Pas that
point, however. Now that election Is
past, what Is there remaining? There Is
the same distinction that there Is and
always has been anywhere between any i
church and any club. This whole mon- t
strous movement Is but the Incorporation '
of tho same error, on a largo scale, that
a multitude of Protestant churches have '
been ' making separately and that, alas,
to their Irremediable hurt In substituting
something thiough n generation past for
something ctse which, although Infinitely
better, most have not had patience to i
pursue
In many a church a parish house Is
seen to have been a will o' the wisp. This
Is being clearly seen, frankly admitted
and candidly corrected by some. In
most other cases, this will be seen In
some futtite day; although. In a few In
stances, there will be always a place
and a purpose for clubs, but as adjuncts
only and accessories. The error hns been
a radical one. It has been one of self
deception. Too many of tho clergy havo
far to long left tho Word of Ood to
servo tables. Those tables are turning
now and some aro finding they have lost
their hold on men by the power of the
Word of Ood.
Cl,Ui AND TUB CHUUCIt.
For they did all this with what re
sult? Moit of us know well from ex
perience what happens. Let some church
throw opmi wide enough the doors of
SKM j
"THE GREATER WILL!"
. LOVE TRIUMPHS!
Cyril Maude Fine in His Latest
Photoplay Clever Plot Is
Well Handled
By the Photoplay Editor
TUB (lltKATEK WILL. Pnthe OoM Rooster
mm, In mo parts, release.! Friday,
iier iu.
Decern-
1MJWAKD A. HIRSCII
CONDUCTOR PREACHES
HIS 'DOCTRINE OF LOVE'
more son cbo ounhl to snv i nZd somo ""J01"' building; let them sub
nioro aomeuoii) ou,111 to any m rigaru ;.,,,- anmclontiv m,mn fnrm nt mom un
to thla vexatious matter, and, perhaps,
utilize sufficiently somo form of mere so
clal activity; let them dispense largest
;.'"''.. ,'u .?. "A':.?,T t. '".V.""-' "' "1 the form of free refreshments. A
tt.j niiu; wuuiuii -tiiiiuiiu uc win fvt
son who courts martyrdom In saying
them. 1 know from experlenco tho pain
of being misunderstood: still more, of
being misquoted mid, worst of nil, of
having motives misjudged, and the cotir
linoleum and worsteds Of these, iron and "go of conviction misinterpreted for folty
wire rank first In size nnd Importune."
employing about lO.O'X) people.
Tho largest plant Is that of the John A
Iloebllng's Sons Company, which employs
SOW men nnd occupies 40 different build
ings In Trenton alone. The company has
other extensive plants at Ilocbllng, N. .1.,
where It has built a town for Its em
ployes, It Is said thnt the plants are now
running nt full capacity, largely on war
orders, but no dentil',- Information could
bo obtained from the management.
After Iron nnd wire, the pottery Indus
try of Trenton ranks next In Importance.
There are several subdivisions of this
business. Some firms dovoto themselves
to the manufacture of sunltnry appli
ances only: others to decorative table and
household trade, some to tiles nnd flooring
and still others to porcelain for electrla
requirements. One firm manufactures the
finest art productions to be found In any
country In the world.
POTTnUY INDUSTRY.
The Trenton Potteries Company Is tho
largest manufacturer of high-grade sani
tary ware. It employs about 1400 persons
nd Is now running at about "5 per cent,
capacity. It Is altogether dependent on
building trade conditions, which for some
time have not been so brisk as formerly,
but nre beginning to show an Improve
ment. The company has a small export
business with South America, and before
tne war exported some of Its products to
England, Russia and Germany. Mr. John
H. Campbell, president of the company,
says the outlook Is more hopeful than for
some time past.
Almost similar conditions prevail in
the other pottery establishments.
The Lennox, Inc.. Pottery Works turns
out tha finest decorated art ware to be
found In any country. For more than
two years It has been working at full
capacity. The plant gives employment
to more than HO experts. Quite --T.it-ly
the management has been olillgcd to
turn down large orders, as tho present1
capacity of the plant Is overtaxed. This
condition Is the result of gradual growth.
It Is not Influenced In any way by the
European war, but Is title to the merit
of Jhe company's output winning Its way
over tho finest productions of Kurope,
and also to tho Improved general busi
ness conditions In this country. Some of
the company's fine decorated plates
bring as high as $7D0 a dozen. At pres
ent the management Is making arrange
ments to extend the plant, but It must
always Bo limited to extent by tli dltll
culty of securing very high-class artists
and experts. The company employs tine
clays, potash and other necessary prod
ducts which havo Increased enormoujly
In price since the beginning of the war.
It has no export business and cannot
supply the domestic demand.
in thnt kind of rushing In where nngels
fear to tread, uut t knuw you will
understand and sympathize.
1 have thought much and deeply slnco
the day I talked with you upon this
subject. Hut It Is plain to mo that, much
as I wish I might help your committee,
there aro two kinds of reasons why 1 have
no place In Its membership. The first of
these nre personal; the second are profes
sional. If, by any chance, some state
ment of these lcasono In themselves
might cast albeit a fnlnt glimmer of
light Into n dark maze of mystery (not
to say, mlschlcvousness) In which this
movement hides, perhups you will bear
with mo pntlcntly while I present them.
MYSTKItY IN MOVE.MKNT.
For It Is plain thnt this whole move
ment Is mysterious. Just what the rea
son for secrcttvcncHS can bo on the part
of a man and his master, I mean tho as
sistant In a given parish and his rector,
whose appointee he Is and who by tho
adage "qui faclt per ulluni fnclt per He"
Is accountable for the acts of his agent.
I have no way of knowing. Hut there Is
the plnce where some pointed Inquiry
ought to begin. In plain point of fact,
one parish In IIiIn diocese tins put the
It nolo KplNcopnl Church to imlinrrnm
nent. It linn put KplncopHllnni, the city
throughout. In a poHltloit nf iiiiiloirl?.lit)C
for, nr of being linked to explain, an In
Hlltntliin ttlilcli, iilthungli of mushroom
griMtli,Js likely to lime In It clement
of tonilNltll pnlHiin.
Hut added to this silence, now too long
maintained, is the purposeful mystirj in
this club from Its earliest organization.
I can admit for myself. In my own private
thinking, .1 place In some circles for
secret societies. I know there are some
members of your committee who oppose
all such on principle. On this point per.
haps they are right nnd I am wrong.
Itut no matter. I know that we will all
agreo that NiirreptltloiiN, dork, cnndcx
tlne lvnys, paaN-cnrdx, degrees, Inltln
tlniiM, etc., hn vi- no plnee either In the
laiiKiinge or life of the church and that
these can never take the place, In
Christian nurture, of honest conversion,
open profession of fntth, frank state
ment of purpose nnd free recognition of
the elulms of conscience; In short, of
church ordinances nnd tho church's
sacraments.
RUDDER TRADE IMPROVED.
One of the largest rubber .companies in
Trenton employes COO hands nnd Is now
running nt about 50 per cent, capacity,
which Is an Improvement over some
months ago. Besides general rubber,
the company manufactures tires nnd in
ner tubes, but not truck tires. Its busi
ness has not been Influenced In any way
by the war. It has no European export,
but exports to South America and Aus
tralia. Its greatest drawback In recent
limes has been from ruinous homo compe
tition, which has put several manufac
turers out of business. The present out
look Is decidedly hopeful.
The largest linoleum plant In Trenton
Js at present working at 100 per cent, ca
pacity In some departments and n llttl
less In others. It was explained that such
a condition in itself In this particular
inanufacture does not necessarily reflect
prosperous conditions, as these goods
must oe manufactured in anticipation and
stored pending orders. So that frequently
orders may bo few and the plants run
ning full and vice versa.
The management of tills plant acknowl
edged that its views of the future out
look had recently undergone a change and
wore now decidedly optimistic. This is
the result of a more cheerful tone in the
conversation of dealers all over the coun
try rather than from actual orders re
ceived. The Princeton Worsted mills is the
largest woolen manufactory in Trenton,
and at present employs about ISO hands.
It is now runntmr nt inn nor rent ..m,.-
dtv. with th .mvroii . .i. .i nii, ought to he a puity to that pro
the outlook better that, fnr vnr V ,est- l ma' think as I please In the
The war has had no effect on the plant's
THE PERSONAL EQUATION.
And one other word In preface. The
personal equntion here Is a large tqua-
Hon, but It is one that this commttteo
ought to solve by some known kind of
algebra. They ought to do this before
they take one further step. They ought
to ask, they should demand nn answer to
the question, not, Whut Ih thin IVIIoit
Nhlp, lint. What of this Felloirf To play
with three great watchwords. Home nnd
Church nnd State. Is u serious matter.
To combine them was a task for Hono
ring, Constantino, Savonarola, or all three
combined. Is there here or hereabouts
any one man whose domestic felicity,
church ordination and unquestioned citi
zenship embody theso three things, and
all at once, so signally ns that he should
found a club to supersede your churches?
Personally, I do not think so. But, of
cqurse. you will excuse mo from dwell
ing on this first of these two kinds of
reasons, and pardon my passing on to
those professional instead.
As I understand, this committee comes
into existence pursuant to a resolution
passed at a meeting of as many as COO
clergymen and other men, of practically
all Protestant denominations, two weeks
ago. in the Arch Street Methodist Church,
a meeting called In public protest to
what nppearcd to those outside an arro.
gant assumption on tho part of the Epis
copal Church In averring that only or
dination by n bishop claiming apostolic
succession could so effectively confirm
men In their resolution to avow Chris
tian endeavor as to constitute them by
the method known as "laying on of
hands" Christians In fact as well as
communicants In name.
PROTEST WRONGLY DIRECTED.
Now, that point may or may not be a
point well taken. Tho important fact for
me is that I am not In a position pro
fessionally to press it. I. therefore, no
more than any other Episcopal clergy-
: Men's Club. Its fcllowshlu and member
, ship, will grow nmazlngly. Hut let them
, In season Invite these same men to
, church, to another kind of feast pre
1 pared, and nit with one accord begin to
make excuses In this largo conglom
erate Fellowship, from all churches, of "II
denominations, yoj have simply on a
large unprecedented scale that which,
church by church, you can find anywhere
In microcosm.
I sympathize with all thu pastors of
nil those denominations represented by
tho Illustrious personnel of your com
mittee, who In their own work nt home
fare what they fear will be disruption of
their churches by their men's clubs for
raklng those said churches, drawn off by
the magnetism of this larger club Hut I
nm not no sure thnt would be u calamity.
I am fearful that maybe they have been
counting noses wrongly.
Thoy have been mlMiiklmr oIiiIim for
chtirclieM tmil mere club life for religion.
This experience may bo. although 11 rude,
yet ti timely awakening. If I had such a
club In my own church, I would say to
nil Its members finnkly; "I nm loath to
lose you. Hut. If that is your only al
legiance, then you have deceived me. Or,
still worse, I have deceived myself; I
have been thinking of you ns Christian
nun and churchmen: It appears that you
were only clubmen " I would say more
than that, however, to the man who had
meddled. And, If I were II! men of those
denominations represented upon your
committee, 1 would sny It with a degree
of emphasis measured by 10 to 1.
"FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER "
There Is much else to say. Hut this al
ready ay seem tedious to you. There U
the ttholr question of the liiirni this
Krnnkrnnfclii mounter In eiipnhle or, the
luivoe It In ultliiintelj bound to itork In
it city fortunnlely free from the biter-111-NM
mill ntiicor of ti errnlii hint Utnd or
InibroKllo. This wholo thing ought to
be opposed, not temporized with. It
should be attacked In toto. not upon one
minor point. It ought o be dlnliiindeil
before ttorne mischief Ix-Klns. 1 Is no
point of Its ritual I would take um
brage at, but at Is whole blundering
purpose. For It will some day achieve
a purpose.
And that put pose will be one of three,
each one worse thiin the other. Free
cigars and lemonade, shirt-sleeve socials
and brass-baud concerts will Hervc only
temporarily. Only three things ever have
b.en matters largo . enough to hold the
Interest of men In musses thnt Is, to
hold their attention. If they are not
given these as objects, one or the other
will ultimately take such a huge body In
leash. They nrr money, polltlcn, re
ligion. Siili.ntltutr for thene vtordn irrred nnd
Brnft nnd lilKotry nnd you linte thin
tvhole thing' loglcnl untvrorklni;. Any
oiu- who touehen thnt project of 11
HC'WI.OOO clubhouse -nlll find tils tlngcm
binned, Niionrr or Inter, vtlth financial
Hcniidnl. Any hundred thousand men
on earth who herd together will
get Into politics, not later this,
but very soon. And, human nature
being what it Is, pro-Protestant and
nnti-CuthoIle are only names for a
distinction without a difference. This Is
the outworking of a law ns certain ns
the llowlng of the tides, the recurrence
of seasons or tho rising of tomorrow's
sun. Not to know this law Is not to
change It. neither to avoid its penalty.
Says Selden; "Ignorance of the law ex
cuses no man: not that all men know the
law, but because It is an excuse every
mnn will plead, and no man would know
how to refute him."
I am, with much respect, my dear Mr.
Roberts, very sincerely yours,
DAVID M. STEEL.E,
Rev. W. H. Roberts, D. D.,
1319 Walnut street. Philadelphia.
Tells School Children Who Ride
on His Car to Cling to
Their Mothers
Edward A. lUrsch, 1137 North Ftnnklln
street, a condui tor on tho West Hprttco
Ktreet line of the Rapid Transit Com
pany, feeln that he litis n mission In life.
This particular mission, according to pa
trons of the line, some of whom have
taken the ttuublu of writing him letters
of encouragement, Is to Instill Into the
hearts or the boys nnd girls Who ride on
his car the doctrlnn of mother love
It teems that Itlrsch, or "Eddie." ns
ho Is fatnlllnrly known to the school
children for whom he has become mentor,
did not listen as he should ImV' to thu
advice nf his mother. She has slii'e died,
anil Illrsch, with an uncomfortable feel
ing of n morse for his thoughtless ills
ri'gnid for htr admonitions, resolved to
make up for this fault by trying to ion
vlrice the generation of today how really
Invaluable n mother 13.
Hlrsch tells the story of his unique
"mother-love" campaign nnd whut In
spired It in these words:
"I am sorry to Miy that I have been
one of those who could sen nothing but
tho way contrary to their mother's
wishes. Now that she Is gone I nn
readily see the pain I caused her. Many
children neglect their mothers until they
finally realize that If they had not Heated
tin m with Indifference their lives might
have been plulonged.
"Su I tell the children I meet to give
their mothers as much happiness ns they
can while they have them, and thnt they
can never repay the debt they owe them.
I call my evangelistic elfort a campaign
In the Interest of the "docttlne of mother
love," and 1 propose to keep up thr pood
Work as lung as I am nblo. Who knows
but what my humble efforts may bring
happiness to many poor old mothers who
long for the love that too often Is denied
them."
RICH QUAKTIST UKC1TAI.
OBITUARIES
business either adversely or otherwise,
but If continued too long may embarrass
the dyeing department. Anticipating the
possible difficulty In securing dyestuffs
at the outbreak of the war. the manage
ment laid in a supply regardless of prices
a-sked and Is, therefore, in good shape
for more than a year to come.
The company manufactures the finest
worsteds for men's wear and competes
successfully with the best English goods.
A woman, Mrs. Harriet Fisher An
drew, owns and manages tha Fisher
Norris Anvil Works. Had this betn the
first anvil ever made, the famous anvil
chorus would never have been composed.
All the sentiment, all thu poetry in the
anvils of .all the future village black
in itha have been ruthlessly sacrificed in
thla particular anvil to the god of utility.
This anvil Is known over the civilized
world as "the silent anyll."
Mrs. Andrew, anting a her desk,
dressed in the latest mode attire, looked
anything but the part of a blacksmith.
She, said her business is the first to feel
a business depression and the first to re
cover from it. She employs about 0 me
chanics and, as a proof of her personal
Interest in her employes, says that she
has three generations working in her
shops. Besides silent anvils she manu
factures vises and her product is ex
ported to every civilized country. She
says she baa po war prders and Is not
At present working to fi.fl capacity. She
would cot tczard a guess sA to the fu
rore, but Is pptlmtatic.
When one takes into consideration that
the Trenton Chamber of Commerce sub
scribed ?9000 cah last winter for the
relief of the unemployed, and that since
Jun last II manufactories have added
to th capacity of their plants, besides the
snealng- of three new industry jtjuxe last
Ty it wouULseepi that, further proof of
a substantial 5-eturiilus prosperity la un
necearyw ,
premises, but I may not act In propriety,
within tho Episcopal Church, along with
you clergy who bring this action al
though In the court of common sense
all from outside the pale of its com
munion. But, Doctor Roberta, is not this wholo
protest aimed In the wrong direction? Is
it not directed at a wrong phase of this
movement wrong because Inconsequen
tial? Is It worth while to use a sledge
hammer to drive a tack? Will there ever
be any such candidates for confirma
tion? Will one-tenth of 1 per cent, of
these reputed multitudes of men ever ar
rive within hailing distance even of that
far-famed "third degree?" Is it either
your experience or observation in your
own communion is it that of any mem
ber of this well-chosen committee that
men are so precipitate In their haste to
break Into the Church's full membership
that anybody will have to duplicate the
feat of Clovls, who baptized whole regi
ments of Goths with a broom not to say
that they will sing any psalm of degrees
In such volume that a bishop will be kept
up nights confirming them en masse?
"There is a time to weep," saith Kohe
leth, but "there is also a time to laugh."
What I am trying to come to Is the
earnest Inquiry: What has this move
ment to do vrlth the Church f What. In
short, lius any such club or fellowship
to do primarily with religion f Has this
club, with its constitution, one or the
other, this aim or thla essence? Even
though It may have been thought so at
the outset, may even still in theory pre
tend to be so, is not this the simple, cold,
hard fact; that it was stolen from un
der the sttf noses of Its early organis
ers by the Xo Name Society nod wade
to all Intents and purposes polttlculf
CLUB AND TUB ELECTION.
It does not change this fact to have
somebody say that it Is not a fact. For
litre, us elsewhere, facts are not what one
IRVINE E. MAGUIRE
New Jersey Ofllciul Found Dead in a
Camden Hotel
Heart disease caused tho death of Irvine
E. Magulre, a New Jersey State official
for 30 years. He was found dead in his
room at the Hotel Garden, Camden, yes
terday. Mr. Magulre was born In Camden 62
years ugo. He was educated In the pub
lic schools of this city and of Camden,
and at the age of la he became an ac
countant for Alexander G. Cattell & Co
at that time among the largest exporters
of grain in the world. In IbSI he left tho
employ or that nrm to become assistant
secretary of the New Jersey State Hoard
of Assessors. When a new board was
created to deal with the valuation of
railroad property hu became associated
with that body. Subsequently the De
partment of Taxation nnd Assessment
was established and Mr. Magulre was
made secretary.
PHILIP SPEED
Weil-Known New York Newspaper
man, Formerly of This City
Philip Speed, a Now York newspaper
man, who formerly lived In Philadelphia
and was a prominent figure In Journal
istic circles here, died last night at tho
Smith Infirmary. Staten Island. He had
been III with ttrlght's disease for many
weeks. He was ti years old.
Mr. Speed was a native of Louisville,
Ky. He married the daughter of Judge
A. N. Mason, Miss May Mason, whose
beauty and social position made her one
of the most popular girls in Virginia.
Mr. Speed's family were prominent in the
society of Kentucky, He was associated
with the Philadelphia Times.
CARL ERDMAN
One of Hanover's Oldest and Most
Highly Respected Citizens
HANOVER, Pa., Dec. 9.-Carl Erdmann,
one of Hanover's oldest and most highly
respected citizens, died this morning. He
was 81 years old. Death was due to com
plications that followed a stroke of par
alysis. Death Notices on I'aje 13
Philadelphia Virtuosi Heard in Inter
esting Program
The Rich Quartet, made up of mem
bers of the Philadelphia Orchestra,
familial ly and favorably known through
their activities In that organization,
played at WIlluMspnon Hall In IU 'cc
ond concert of the senson. The Smlt
Musical Uurcnu, which Is exploiting this
new addition to Philadelphia's musical
life, Intends to give at least tin ou mure
such conceits, anil If they nre as good
ns the on" last night tho quartet will
hnve established Itself as a thoroughly
desirable organization.
Between the Beethoven (No. 1 In C
minor) nn the Dohnanyl (In D'tlat
minor) quartets, Elsa Lyon Cook, so
prano, sang n group of songs. It still
seems questionable to us whether a
vocal soloist has place in a concert of
chamber music, hut Miss Cook's voice,
powerful und pleasant at all times, had
nt moments nn appealing quality which
Justified her Intrusion there. She was
not nt her best In the decorative em
bellishments of Handel's "Oh Sleep, Why
Doest Thou Leave Me?" and elsewhere
showed lack of perfect technical control,
nut In her simple singing of simple
aongs she was excellent.
Of the two qunrtets played, It can be
frankly and not Irreverently said that
the work of the modern minor far sur
passed In Interest the work of the an
cient master. Such n niggling scherzo,
followed by such u graceless menuetto
11s occur In the Ileethuven, can only be
tho work of a master on ono of the
great days when he Is "off." It lacks
the waywardness nnd the nuance of the
minor composer, and lacks equally tho
breadth and Imagination of the major.
In this work tho quartet played with
some individual excellence.
Ernst von Dohnanyl, who supplied the
gratifying part of the whole progtam,
Is a contemporary Hungarian pianist,
who has written two quaitets, of which
thla Is the later. It was played privately
by the Rich organization last year and
was brushed up. while the orchestra was
on tour, for the present performance. It
is an Interesting work throughout, with
a lovely deep andante, a frivolous
scherzo sccred presto ncclacato, ami a
longlsh, varied flnnle. In this work the
quartet acquired what had been lacking
before, a unity nnd depth of tone, a rich
ness of volume arid singleness of pur
pose which nre the most promising fea
tures ot its work. Each of the three
parts was nobly played, and the conflu
ence of sound was a gratification to the
ear. The audience was generous In num
ber, and Messrs. Rich, Van den lleemt.
Lorenz nnd 'Klndler received a much
merited appreciation. The next recital
will tie January K, 1916, with Messrs.
Kindler and Maurlts Leefson ns soloists.
U. v. s.
The I-rofcMor Vrf rlUiSK
lenM his ilnigntcr .'ola. A'"'
Stunrt Watson Montagu Love
Thcro are many things which cause
one to realize that "the world's all
right, after nil," and tho way hi which
good will triumph over evil, and love cure
many Ills aro among the most satisfac
tory evidences that we have that this Is
a pretty decent sort of place to exist
in. A more striking example than "ino
Greater Will" of the power of right to
win In the end Is seldom found. This new
Pnthe relense. featuring Cyril Mnllde,
deals with tho evil scheming of a man of
the world, Stuart ntson, against tho
Innocence of a young nnd charming girl,
through his power of hypnotism. She
succumbs to him and Is led to believe ho
married her. Thus having once tricked
her, he soon tires of her nnd deserts her.
She dies at the birth of their child, who
In taken care of by her father (Cyril
Maude).
The betrayer goes to Europe nnd re
turns in seven years with his bride. Tho
father plans rovengo nnd finnlly trk;s
hltn Into nn Interview. Watson, trapped,
tries to hypnotize the professor, but tho
power of love proves stronger nnd Is "tho
greater will." Tho revenge which Is used
by the profeffior Is one of originality
and adds n line climax to nn Interesting
picture.
Cyril Mnude, as the professor, shows
thnt same temarknble attention lo de
tail, both of make-up and action, which
has always distinguished hltn on the
stage nnd screen.
Lois Meredith, ns Peggy, Is charmingly
simple and unsophisticated, truly a fit
ting model for the picture, "Maidenly
Modesty," which Is the cause of her
meeting Watson. Montague Love, as
Stuart Watson, gives a truly magnificent
porltuynl ot an exceedingly unconvincing
role. The part Itself Is artificial and
overdrawn, but his easy acting, never
overdoing scenes which In themselves arc
poor and theatrical, his remarkably ex
presslvo face and excellent dramatic
sense make the character really plausible.
"The Danger Signal." the new Klclne
F.dlson release now playing at the Re
gent, has several features worthy of
comment. The clever use of the double
exposure, no longer such a novelty, Is
here emphasized by tho versatility of
Arthur Hoops, who differentiates tho two
parts of father and son with their totally
opposite natuics In 11 must unusual man
ner. The now star of this company,
Miss Rubv Hoffman, supports Mr. Hoops
ably, while the remainder of the cast Is
well chosen.
An announcement of more than .'rdl
nary Interest to thu general public and
thentifeal circles, especially lesldents of
Germaiitown, with whom tho Tulpehock
en Theatre has come to be a favorite
place for afternoon or evening entertain
ment, is the one to the effect that nil
und after Saturday. December 11, this
photoplay house, rechrlstcned ns The Rl
alto Theatre, will be booked through the
Stanley Rooking Company. This mentis
that the house in many ways, both for Its
attractiveness and comfoit, will be Im
proved. It. will also be able to command
and produce the very latest and best
piny characterizations of stub organlzn
tlons as the World. Equitable, Klelnc
Edeson, Pathe (Gidd Rooster), V. L S E .
etc.
Last night the Exhibitors' Rail gath- 1
ered all the beauty and wit of filmland
Into Turngcmelnde Hall. The gathering
will be fully described and Illustrated Int
the Saturday amusement section of tho
Evening Lnoonn.
Theatrical Baedeker
BnOAD-"Outcat". with Elsie Ferguson, Da
vid Powell and Nell Compton. A orsmfi or
niKllsh life, by Hubert II. Davlw. The rlelng
young tar plays tha part of a woman of tM
streets, who helot a man from tbe down
path, only to refuso marriage.
FOnnnST-"Stop! Lookl Llltenll! with Oat
Deslys, Frank Lalor. Joseph Santley, Harry
nicer, Doyle snd DUon. Tfmpet nnd Sun
shine. A big revue on tho latest Dllllnehivm
model, with mimical trimmings by Berlin and
lyrics by Harry B. Smith. An excellent op
portunity to view new costumes nnd styles.
I.YltIC-"nuggles. of lied Oap." with ""IpJ
Hen. Loulso Ifalo end neorge Haskell. A
comedy, with music, from the J!'"",;
rles br Henry Leon Wilson In the satumaf
Etenlng Post. The adventures ot n Eng
lish butler In America,
At)EL,rilt"A Full House, with May Vokeu,
Herbert CorthslI and Cleorgo PaoniJTJ'"
laughs and two roars every other lino over
a crook, a cop and a thorua girl.
ritOTorr.ATS.
Tn OAnntCK-"Tho Dlrth of a. Nation,"
with Henry n. Walthal. Mao Marsh and
Spottswood Altken. U. W, Orlfflth's mam
moth photoplay of the Civil War and It
eonstruetlcn, founded In part on Thomai
Dixon's "Clansman." A marvelous entertainment.
Vltmtranh's great mm on Preparedness.
with Charles niehmond nnd all-star cast.
It shows the Invasion of America by a foreign
1'owcr and calls us to prepare to meet such
an occurrence. Tho battle scenes are thrill
ing and the film remarkable.
PALACn-Thursflay. Friday nnd Saturday,
"Uclla Donna," starring Paulino Frederick,
nlll he the feature.
cirnsTNPT srrrtnnT opkiia housd-
"FlKhtlng In Franco," a new series of war
pictures of tho I'cM.IC I.nxisn. showing tho
nrmlis noiv engaged In battlo. Tno pictures
show msny unusual Incidents of modern
warfare.
STANMJV Thursday, Friday and Siturday,
"Tho Unknown." with Lou Tell egen, Theo
dora Roberts. Tom Foreman and Dorothy
Davenport, will ho screened,
TUB UKOENT-Thursday, "Tho Danger Sig
nal," with Arthur Iloopea nnd Uuby Hay
mond. and tho week mils with "The drcater
Will."
AUCADIA-Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
"Tho Labyrinth," with (fall Kane.
IIMjMONT "Tha Golden Claw," "Double
Trouble," "The Host of linemlts," "Janitor's
Wife's Temptation."
VAUDEVILLE.
KEITH'S George MncFarland, Tlllly II. Von
and tlcocinont Sisters, In "Spooks"; Wlllnrd,
Porotliv Toye, Mrronnoll and Simpson, Hal
len and Fuller, Delmore nnd Leo, Knne and
Herman, tho loteen Sisters,
CItOSS KBVS-Flrst half of week, "Fe-Mall
Clerks," Harry Thompson, Owen Ilrews,
(.cater Trio. Carrie Lille. Oorsnh Slstors,
Second half of week. "Fe-Mall Clerks,"
Prelson and Cioldle. Klauss and lllnney,
Lelmd Cur and company. Will Adams, the
Lelands,
dLonU-nalnlnlkn Orchestra, Hrad y and Ma
hony. San Fong Lin Trouro. Lo Hoy, Rorvoy
and company, lllrd and Nellie Helm, noat.
tlnl nnd Shelly, nmmet nnd company, Marl
Stoddard. ICav and Vernon, It Pctlto Ourl.
GRAND "Tho Furnnco Fixers." Georgo Barry
and Maude Wolford, Herbert's Uogs, Loar
and Stone. Cliff riallcy. Harry Hose.
AT POPULAR PRICD3.
PEOPLE'S "At tho Old Cross Roads." a
rural comedy.
STOCK.
KNICKERBOCKER - "Tho Gamblers," the
Knickerbocker Players In Klein's famous
play.
nURLESQUE.
DUMONT'S Dumont's Minstrels In burlesque
and tratcstlcs of the times,
X
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CHESTNUT
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GAIL KANE in
"THK LABVniNTU"
A DDI I r A2D AND THOMPSON
APOLLO MATINEE DAU.T
Richard Carle in "Mary's Lamb"
PATHE COLD nOOSTEIt TLAV
LOCUST
GERALDINE FARRAR in
52 D AND
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"CAUMUN"
Logan Auditorium BMfiUund ..
ROBERT WARWICK in
THE 31NS OP FOCIETY"
SIO NORTH
tUUIlTII ST.
AUDITORIUM
ALICE BRADY in
'THE LUHE OF A WOMAN
BLUEBIRD "oa K0UT" im0AU ST
MME. OLGA PETROVA in
MY MADONNA"
THE
POl'L-LAIt
Jmse Lalcy presents DONALD J1HIAN In "A
VOICE IN THE KOU." u Paramount I'ltturo
ffrar Our .Vfiu Oron.
T PAnPD FOIlTV-FinST AND
L.ILtUILl LANCASTEK AVENUK
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle in
THE WHIItl. OF LIFE"
CKNTltAL
Phneln.,l Ct- fi 14 11th Mill
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCES!
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JlVttl-tl MATINHC DAILY. 2 T. M.. B& B
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WILLIAM FARNUM in
"The Wonderful Adventure"
"tETirr--v.r (inn txn
J V CIJDIWtJlV If AVnTtT dhD AV 3
PAltAMOfNT I'lCTlHE -5
GEORGE FAWCETT in
"THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW"
El I R F K A 0tii and
U IV C IN. H MAItKirr STP.EETI
MURIEL OSTRICHE in
"A Daughter of the Sea"
Market St. Theatre 333 maKt
MABEL TRUNNELLE in
"MAGIC SKIN"
CETiAB THEATRE
LbUrlI (jiiTIl & CEDAn
FAIRMOUNT
Francis X.
James J.
Jeffries In
VOTII AND
(llltAHD AVE.
Ilushman. Ileverly Ilayne and
"Pennington's Choice"
Alfred D. Warner Laid at Rest
WILMINGTON, Uel.. Uec. D.-Alfred
D. Warner, of the Charles Warner Com
pany, who tiled suddenly a few days aso,
was burled this afternoon. The services
were In charge of the Key. Frederick A.
Hinckley, of the First Unitarian Church.
Tho funeral was one of the largest ever
held in Wilmington and was attended
by representatives ot all the busliifs-x,
banking and railroad Interests with
which Mr. Warner had been connected
for years.
GLOBE
GERMANTOWN M0S$$ '&.
MARY MILES MINTER in
UAHUAHA FrtlETCHlE"
BOTH & MARKET
Mqt . S : I r, : Kvrs.. " t 9.
Poifer.oun' CLEO RIDGLY
In 'THE OHQIU'B LADY"
flDAPr AVENt'E THEATItE
ljlIrUL tth AND OHIAHD AVB.
ETHEL IiAIUtYMOnE In
"THE FINAL Jt'DdMENT"
Ballroom Contest
JEFFERSON 20T" ,DBBU"N
Mary Pickford in "RAGS"
PARAMOUNT PICTUltE
ODPH17I TM OEItMANTOWN AND
UKrniiUlVI OHCLTEN AVES.
Win. Fox presents NANCE O'NEIL In "A
Woman's Past." Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Drew fn
"All For tho Lovo of a Olrl." Vita. Feature.
rRIl7IIT 0-O AND WOODLAND AVE.
VJlAlCri 1 Dally Mat. .2. Ilvg.. O:.10 to II.
Paramount Picture PAULINE FItEDEItlCK.
Star of The 115(11 Ti "
Eiernal City." In a U U U
PAI APE" I2 J MARKET ST.
.TrALtttlsEi in A. M to It :1S P.M.
PAULINE FREDERICK in '
"BELLA DONNA"
PARK" KIDOB AVE. ami DAUPHIN
ITrtlxrv Mat.. VIS. Eirh. 0.3H Continuous.
"The Forbidden Adventure" '"
piece featuring LOUISE (il.Al'M
IMPERIAL
i
GOTH AND j
WM.Nt'T STREETI"!
FLORENCE ROCKWELL in J
"BODY AND SOUL" 4
GARDEN
03,1 ft I.ANSDOWNE AV&tf
MAT. 2 EVCS.. :m
BLANCHE SWEET in - 1
"THE CLim H
SPRUCE C,,T" AND '&!
"THE ABSENTEE"
Featuring HOflF.RT EDESON ;
"A SltiTt'AI. SMSTnmiii.TR." others
OM
NORTH
Great Northern 'WanI
IMI,1, zhii I M. KVHNINOK. f Any -J
TPl.lVirw niTPiiDO 'iW
Ilpssl Flarrlhfnln in '"IMfR l!fll.llK CLAWM
l-'ieU Mtuw la "Janitor's Wife's TempUUojjJ
PRINCESS
I01R MARKET
HTUEET
WITH STOLEN SIONEV"
"THE Ht'ROLAR'S GODFATHER"
"MICROSCOPIC POND' LIFE"
Itussian Officer Suicide, Uuried
WILMINGTON'. Del, Deo. 9.-Colonel
Boils l. Svldtrsky, the Russian pov.iler
iiispeitur mm cuuimiueu suietue a few ' , i, ,- ,,
days ago, wan burlvd in Silverhrook LIBER I Y
uemeiery muuy. ine funeral was at
tended by the Ilusstan military officers
hero and a delegation of Russians from
New York.
LAFAYETTE -m 'ue
RICHARD TUCKER in
THR RING- OF THE IiORGIAS"
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Martina J. Oarofalo. IMS Mifflin t and
Maria D'Orazio, 1423 S. U'tlt st. ' a
Alfred Turner, 8tJ E. Walnut Une. and Marv
E. HiclMon, 813 Chelten avo. ry
Norton L. Woodruff. 2317 Wilder t.. and
Margaret u. McAllister, .-."13 Fernon st
Dvld B. Hoth. not aernuutown av"' anl
Ruth Adkln. nm Norton st. ' ni
Elduey Jtlchardtoii. Klou Fultun st.. and Lupt
Yancey, ma Webster st. ' u "uc
Anglolo Carumelll, lT2i Chestnut at. and
Itoslta Hey. lll Master at. u
Edward Truxton. "113 S. Falrblll st and
JulU M. Lafferty. TH Daly st. ' "a
Harry Iilackstone. XM3 Lombard St.. and Freda
Floyd. :i0ti Mectunl t. ' rw4
Jtfea MeOrath. 20-JS S. nth st.. and Florence
. IS. Hives. US Kltusessiis ave. lg"nc8
Jhn BihwarU. Manw nvule. Pa., and Lena
Wells. HU Ritner L " ""
BROAD AND
COLUMBIA
ROBERT WARWICK In
'THE SINS OF SOCIETY"
LOGAN THEATRE 8,,?2ST"
ARTHUR HOOPS and Itl'UV HOFFMAN
in "THE DANGER SIGNAL"
Weekly Programs
Appear every. Monday In
Motion Picture Chart
RPPFNT l"3 MARKET STREET
"E'VJ1-'!' HUJM.V VOlCf! OROAN
ARTIIVH HOOPS & Hl'IlV HOFFMAN In
"THE DANGER SIGNAL"
I I R V MARKET STREET T
-'- I UELOW 7TH STREET
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in
'THILPY"
SHERWOOD wa,TIMor7
Metro Picture Corp. Presents
EDMUND IJREESE In
'TUB BONO OF A WAOE SLAVE"
Broad Street Casino
nnoAD Bdssjl
KKIU
nvrvjiKn ,tK a vr n
DARWIN KARR and'lIETTV imOWN i,.
Till; I.IMHTHOl'HE HV TUB P"
OTHERS
Tllrif I TI ! rAIRMOUNT AVV
inuu iiieuirc rei.ow iSTiifT.l
"THE GREATER COURAGfc."
"NEAL OF THE NAVY," No.J
.NORTHWEST
West Allegheny &'(h -fUMI
V. U S. E. ?reent "THE CIIALICfi P
COURAGE." In n parts, by Cyrus TownJJ
iiraay. a vitagrapn uiue itiooon r-
Qllurn to lie announced .
SAVOY w!tM$Sct
'Her Mother's Daughter'
VICTORIA MARKET ST.
VllJ UIlrt. A ROVE NINTH
EDWIN ARDEN in
"THE GREY MASK"
;TATMT FY MARKET AROVR IRTH
&imNTOus I LOU TELLEGEN
ll A. M to ln
11 :15 P. M I "THE UNKNOWN"
iiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii r,,
NORTH EAST
QTRANn 1STK and GIRARD AVE.
OUVftllU MaU. Wed and SL
MARTHA HEDMAN and JOHN H1NES la
"THE CUB"
CHARUB CHAPUN COMEDY
11.WUIY
DARBY THEATRE DAPnABV
"Lillian's Husband," 3 Acts
"QCEEBING CUPID"
THE BROKEN COIN." No. T
Susquehanna T" usoIieiianna awT
rUKKHST VVIIVAIVt IP
"THE BRINK"
4 acts
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SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
OLYMPIA nB0AD BBU3,XiNBBnxi!'J
"PATRIOT AND SPY'
Featuring MDrr9d
MARGUERITE SNOW and JAMES CRU
A Thrilling Featura. nreat DattU Be.
4
KKNblN'CTON
JUMBO FBO,T 8Vrnad AV.
"FATHER AND SON"
"IDOUS OF CLAY
"ALL ON ACCOUNT. OF A PHOTO
"KIDS AND mRSETS'
UEHJIANTOWN
PELHAM ""ansarVn&I
Antonio Moreno, .Naomi unifier "" -jpotsj ,
Hall. In "Aii.elu Lee 3 act. ,vic'?rrli?J
Pelnam Anlxnated "Weekly (OlbeMI