''SPMSlW""' P 12 EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1915, t njirv! -- ,i; i : ni Bi IT I I M. Evening f&MlfcvtyM TUnUG LEDGER COMPANY cyrub ii. k cvrtis, Pissidi.xt. diaries II Ludlnstnn. Vice President; .tohn C Martin, secretary and Treasurer, 1'hillp S. Collins, John B. TVHIImhs. Directors EDITORUlTllOAtuT: Cmta It. K. CcnnK, Chairman. r. H. TVHALEY i... Kwcutlve Editor JOHN n,MAUTIN, ...77. ..Penem! Hull nc Manager Published dally at Pruuc Lirou nuttdlne;. Inucpcndenco Square, Philadelphia. Ltnorm CemhaL .....Brosd ami Chestnut Streets ArtANTio Cur I'n - Vnlon Building Nmt Tonic.. ,,...,.,,..,. ,170-A, Metropolitan Tower DctaoiT.i ... 62(1 Ford IluildlniT ST. Locls,,, 109 aiabt Democrat Building Cittcioo. . .,.,.. ,..,.... lit'- Tribune Building NEWS BUREAUS! WjniiiNnTON ninB.it) luirirs Building Nw YoitR Bonmt).. ....... 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TRANSIT SITUATION AN INJECTION of factional politics Into XJL tho transit situation 1b not llkoly to be of signal advantago to tho clique In opposition. aionoy to bo borrowed under tho authori zation of tho recent constitutional amend ment can be used for two purposes only, transit and port Improvement. No part of tho money so borrowed can be used for tho Parkway, or for tho Art Museum, or for tho Convention Hall. Moreover, the In vestment In transit does not call for any Immediate grant from the city revenue, slnco tho Interest during period of construction will bo capitalized, and thereafter tho In vestment will support Itself, fully In time and In large part of the very ilrst year of operation. So, too, tho attempt to show that $5,000,000 is intended for a Byberry extension Is abortive. The proposed Increase of tho loan from $45,000,000 to $50,000,000 was to pro Vide for tho entire comprehensive transit plan and but $1,100,000 of It was Intended for the Byberry surface line, Tho constitutional amendment ran grave danger of defeat In the Legislature last winter, because Senator MeNIchol wished to amend It so that sums borrowed would bo available for nlmost any Improvement. Thero Is reason to bollovo that a new plan of obstruction Is under way, which contem plates another constitutional amendment to remove the restrictions In tho one just ap proved. It seems to bo tho purpose of tho obstructionists meantime to prevent the use of present available funds pending tho adop tion of this new amendment, which would have to be acted on favorably by two Legis latures and thereafter submitted to the people, Philadelphia petitioned tho State to grant It authority to raise funds for transit. That permission has been given. It would bo rank stupidity now to hesitate to use tho money and spend moro years In talking In stead of building. Tho way to get rapid transit Is to get It. MONEY ENOUGH FOR HOME RELIEF IT MUST be that tho pressing need of Bel glum, Poland and Serbia for relief has occupied tho minds of the charitably disposed eo fully that they have forgotten that thero la need at home also. Tho charitable societies aro reporting that thero has been a falling off in contributions this winter. This cannot bo ibecauso thero is not money enough avallablo for all homo demands. Reports from all parts of tho country indicate a revival of business iand a state of prosperity greater than lhan prevailed for several years. It would 3) only natural to expect this to be reflected In the contributions for homo relief, especial ly along about this tlmo of the year, 'when (the Christmas spirit Is active. The gift of millions to the suffering in Europe was made from our surplus. In case jany kindly disposed persons have exhausted her usual appropriation for charity In this WfWr It la obvious that they must increase Misappropriation, for It is written in an old book not so widely known as It ought to be that "If any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath Idenled tho faith and is worse than an infidel." FOOD IN GERMANY "While our troops are fighting like the heroes of classic ages, want Is growing acute at home. We Jeered at the block ade, but today we laugh no longer. The sinister aspect of things certainly provides no food for laughter, Frankfurter Zeltung, THERE has been a noticeable weakening of official denials that a shortage of food existed In Germany. It was said that there waa food enough, but that distribution was faulty. Now the statement la made that prices are being raised in order to enforce economy, a cruel and incredible interpreta tion of events. But beyond oftlcia! utter ances, in the Journals which come to this country some Indication of the true crisis la Been. The Magdeburger Zeltung, the paper quoted abov?, Zukunft, Vorwaerts and the Journals of every metropolitan centre, con firm the truth that the situation at home Is so grave that K Invalidates the extraordi nary successes of German arms In the field. Further It la reported that "prlcea are much higher In Hungary than In Germany," and the Leipzig Yolkszeltung protests the reality of England's blockade and asserts that the Government does not protect civilians from speculators. Tw..' things may be remarked In this con nection. One Is that the Government, ob viously -working for a. decisive victory, s giving every atom of food energy to the soldiers of Its own and allied armies, and that tmcli a situation, even on a small scale, must work hardship for civilians. The sec twit Is that Geunany's dependents In actlvo rvlte aye so many, are scattered over so vide and so unproductive an area, that even wlthoqt tho blockade ahe would be pressed feyoi endurance to maintain a war of atr trltlon against her enemies, ghe must win decisively in the fleld, or she will lose In tin S uolno fc,amra. Wo Jumt B9t "wander (hat Germany beats w pjrWeAtljr ,U a IntKewtually, ngatnst tho walls of her coro. "Wo must not be hurt IhiU Ocrmany Is bitter against us. She Is starving. THE BIRD HAS FLOWN PHILADELPHIA has lost the Republican National Convention, It ought to havo lost It. Yet, if there is nny Intelligence In tho leadership that directs the public prog ress of this city, .this defeat should mean tho end of abortive, childish ntid antiquated methods of procedure and tho beginning of a now era of efllcioncy In tho manngoment of slmlllar enterprises. It was obvious months ngo that to havo the convention It would be necessary to have n convention Imll. That there was ultlmitely to be such n structure everybody agreed. But an Impnssnblo obstacle ap peared In the form of a group of peanut politicians who determined that nothing should be tlono until after election. This trlbo of hnld-backff, dominating Councils, succeeded in postponing net Ion until nil pos sibility of having tho hall dono In tlmo was passed, and until, too, the prico of raw ma terials had risen to such an extent that tho building will cost thousands of dollars moro than It would have cost If the contracts for Its erection had been let nt tho proper tlmo. Some public men, who have been honored by tho surfrns;cs of this community, while not openly opposing tho project to bring tho convention here, encouraged the compe tition of rival cities by their lassitude, their lack of Interest and, It may bo, by their actual desire to see Philadelphia lose the fight. They were the worst enemies tho cllv had. When tho alert Poor Rlchnrd Club deter mined to bring tho Associated Advertising Clubs of tho World to Philadelphia next June, they did It. They did not palaver antf talk and wasto tlmo nnd they did not wait until tho last minute to got busy. They made their plans, ns buslnoss men always do, far In ndvnnco; they made the ground rlpo for tho harvest; they put Into tho con test nn enthusiasm which swept all compe tition away and they won, as the saying Is, hands down. Thero Is no need to weep. Philadelphia could havo got tho convention If Philadel phia hnd gone after It mllltnntly. with tho co-operation of nil elements, determined to win and desrrvlng to win on account of tho enterprise displayed. Let It bo a lesson. The next tlmo tho city undertakes to go after a great conven tion, let the pursuit be marked by some of tho business sagnclty which characterizes so many of our monster private enterprises. Tho city has been penalized and humiliated more than once by halt-baked efforts In Its behalf, efforts that deserved to fall because they were begun In a spirit of failure. WHY HUGHES IS STRONG NO MAN, Republican or Democratic, can bo elected President next year on a plat form demanding that tho country go to war unless there Is a radical change in our rela tions to tho rest of the world In the next few months. This underlying fact explains In part the talk about Hughes among tho members of the Republican National Committee In Washing ton. It Is completely explained when the non partlclpatlon of Hughes In tho factional quarrels In the party Is recalled. Tho leaders know that Hughes cannot be depended on to play tho game of politics In their way. His record as Governor of Now York has made It clear that ho Is a man who will go his own way and act according to his best Judgment, regardless of tho offect of his course either upon his own political fortunes or upon tho fortunes of his party. Tho gcncrnl agreement nmong tho party leaders that he could bo elected to tho Presi dency shows that ho has gained In strength In tho Intervening years. They do not llko him now any better than Barnos liked him whllo he wns Governor. If ho Is nominated It will be for tho reason thnt under tho leadership of no other man is victory so certain. But It Is by no means agreed that ho will bo nominated. But whoover is nominated must stand on a platform of preparedness ns a guarantee of peaco and not for tho purpose of engaging In war. NO TIME FOR QUIBBLING THE Ancona note is not of such a char acter as to warrant quibbling. It Is In effect an ultimatum to Austria and llkowlse a burning of bridges, so far as this coun try Is concerned. Unless the American de mands aro met, and met fully, a severance of diplomatic relations Is Inevitable. A plea of ignorance on tho part of Vienna is not acceptable. A copy of the Lusltanla nolo was duly sent to tho Austro-IIungnrlan Embassy In Washington and to the Em bassies of all other belligerents. To give a country official notice it Is not necessary to resort to the methods of a subpoena server. The note may not be considered a strong one by the Central Powers, although re ports to that effect may be taken with a grain of salt; but In this country it is con sidered as marking the climax In note writing. It Is everywhere taken for granted than an evnslve reply will mean the end of negotiations and a prompt rupture of of ficial relations. Perhaps If we start tomorrow we may bo able to secure the 1920 Republican eonven-i tton for Philadelphia. Chlcagoan, Seeking Wife, Turned Back by Bulgars. Headline. Tho Bulgars in a new role aa lovers of humanity? Advice to Greece: Now Is the time to do the noble thing and live up to the treaty with Serbia, Besides, you are, in for It either way. Dispatches from Vienna announce that the Austrian capital Is aroused by the An cona note. That Is the effect it was In tended to have. The captain of the Ford ship has been presented with a motorcar by a prominent passenger. He will use It in his dally trav ls fore and aft, no doubt. Germany's hand, it Is said, -will guide the pen that writes Austria's answer to the An cona note. Somehow we are all a little tired of that handwriting already. The crippling of the stock tickers by the storm was trifling In cmparUon with the disaster that Is to overtake the stock specu lator" when the bottom goes out of the "war brides." The advantage of holding the Republican convention a week ahead pf th Democratic convention Is that Mr- Wilson, will know In advance of his own nomination who U going to beat fclw. Tom Daly's Column TO AN AVTUOH: Last night at last 1 found a chance To dip Into your new romance. The night was tcild tclthoutt but fair This valley of my easy chair; As, cith your book, 1 settled there Beore the cheery grate, The clock- Struck eight. I tcad the opening chapter through, And after thai 1 never knetv Aor cared, Indeed Ziotu fared the night IJeyottd those borders of dctlghl Wherein my spirit winged Its flight; For other cars, not mine, The dock struck nine. The u7illc ;nir book was In my hands My soul sojourned in other lands. But then, aht then I cdnnof tell Just what It was that broke the spelt; Perhaps II was the book that fell T woke, and, sakes allvcl Thr clock strurk five. m-Sier, -ss-. Tho Toilet. ygpg f Prom "lllira Manual of Social nnd I!ulne Form." Copy- HrM. Tliomaa K Hill, Chlcniro l's2. fin love of beautiful adorn- , ment Is Innate In the human mind, nnd In reality has a great Inlltieiirc In elevat ing nntl refining the raco. It I true Hint tho mind tuny sometimes be too much given to personal decora tion, but Instlncta which rnuno us to clothe imrnctves beautifully aro nil refining clmracter. Tlie love of tho beautiful ever in lea ds to tho higher, the grander nnd the hotter. C'AIIE OP THE PKHSON It Ii assumed thnt tho rentier desires health nnd brnttty nntl Is willing to govern habits nc conllngly. Observe. then, the following regulations: The Until Upon arising tnlse a complete bath. A slmplo washing nut of tho eyes Is not sulllclcnt. The complete bathing of the body once each day Is of tho utmost Importance to health nnd bcntity. No moro thnn n quart of water Is necessary. There Is nothing required but n small amount of soft water, n piece of soap nntl a towel. No elaborately llttcd up bathroom is necessary. The llrentli Before the breakfast hour tho lungs should hn completely Intlntetl with fresh nlr. Tho lircnth should be watched, lest It become of fensive. Unfortunately. It Is one of the troubles which we may not be aware of, ns our friends mny not feel nt liberty to Inform us of tho dlfllctilty. As n temporary expedient, when of fcnslvcncss nrlses from a peculiar food or drink which has been partaken of, a few grains of coffee or cassia buds, cloves, cardamon seeds or albplco mny bo used; although If the breath be very strong these will not nlways prove ef fective. It Is better to remove tho cause. The Hand Various are the recipes for keeping the hand beautiful. Among these in perfect cleanliness, which Is produced by n thorough washing. Should warts make their appearance they may be removed by paring them on tho top nntl applying a small nmount of acetic add on tho summit of the wart with a camel's hair brush. Alle IKUIK miuum HU lUl liuum vmh-d ,,i.i, directly arter n nam. ami snuuiu nover u bitten. In rough, hard lnbor, If It Is desired to protect tho hands gloves should Do worn. ' Hut, however beautiful It mny be, tho hand I should do Its full shnre of work. Tho nana that Is beautiful from Idleness is to bo despised. tTo bo continued; 'causo this ain't all. Oh' dear, no! There's tho feet. hair, teeth, ears, eyes and nose to bo handled yet. Ud.J Editorial Bowings and ScrnpiitRS From the IMIcovlllo (Ky.) Young Mountaineer. Thr Voiim7 .Mounntnlnccr has moved again. We havo moed hack to our otllce on Front, St where we used to he Now we are nt home We will run our paper OKrfrf. we nre indepr ndcitt now Hho havo no ono liacklnK us ice ore ite whole cheraf now W. A. & ft. I Pmlth We have devolved partnership with II. It. Seal nnd have moed back home. We havo moved hock with the Intention of Rettlnc out n. clean paper with nil of the town news that can bo KOt. Thero Is somethlnB In the air that our subscribers are thicker than ever thlB year and wo nre so Bind of It and we would like to have more If they would come In as we havo desoled partnership with llro Neal we will not E" to Morehead this time but we will bo here eery hour that we eon but we will set our paper nut If we hae to work up to 11 ocloclc ench night by a lamp light! W'e aro glad to say that our paper has not Bone to the wall yet and I dont belle that It eer will neither becuse we are going to do our best after school and after school houra to get It out we nre glad to suy that we are back to our old olllce again nnd ha desolved partnership with Hro. Neal as this is my second time I am afraid that I will say to much eo rood by, Heckling 'Im Stump Speaker My arguments speak for themselves, gen'l'men; they stand the test; they are all' good, all consistent, ull from tho same piece of cloth Voice from Crowd "Ye-ah; cheese-cloth." AVe Can't Hold Post Mortcms Dear Tom Tho wife and myself had an argu ment over the story In Haturday'a paper, the une about the contractor, signed "Kelt." What the dlvll Is It a. Joke, n misplaced editorial on con tractor rule, or one of them new-fangled nvzantlna logothetea? Won't you tell ua where tho Joko comes In, nnd what Is "umbaschrlea?" I never heurd tho word at home. Yours truly, SI. Ike. Sir A sign In n light lunch cafe on Chestnut street reada: "Separate Indies' Dining linom In Hear." I'ray tell us, what are separate Indies? V. C. D. Take the word "separate" and do just that to the letters. Then put them together again, Uiub: "See apart." Separate ladles are those jou ''see apart"; hence Jolnturelcs3 Janes. Simple? Not Nockin No. 1 Nor Notliin Mrs. Bert Hubley's mother of Bast New port, Maine, has visited her and family for a week. She had not been about here for over two j'ears. She was accompanied by her pres ent husband, Mr. Steven, a well to do farmer and a sensible, respected man, who makes a very pleasant home for his wife and himself Mllford (N. H.) Cabinet and Wilton Journal. sir Surely, the gallantry of the Irish In Serbia will stir you to song. Archer. Or the rotten, self-complacency and absolute aelulnlty of the British, who are forever mak ing It necessary for the Irish and Scotch to sacrifice valuable lives to cover up J. Bullhead blunders. Our attention is called to page 15 of yester day's Public; Ledger, where Mr. Albert Hugh Wedlock announces his hope of an absolute divorce from Eugenia P. Wedlock, It was doubtless o kindly thought that caused the makeup man on Saturday's Eve nlng Ledger to put Mr, Olass' really funny story right top of the death notices. CUNTON SCOLLARD, who long ago earned his right to a place In the choir, has Just Issued another volume, a slender one this time, "Italy in Arms and Other Poems," trom the press of Gomtne & Slar shall. New York; and here la a fine thing from it: Out of Rome Out of Rome they march as when ' Sciplo .led his serried men. While the cry of "Viva! Viva I" Rings again and yet again. They, in dreams of high desire, Rous'.ng them to holy Ire, On the Capltoiian altars Have beheld the vestal (ire. Rear and vanguard, first and lastj They have caught the virile, vast. Emulous centurion ardor From voine legion of the past. Win they laurel wreath or rue. We must feel that this la true. That the ancient Roman, valor ThrUla through Italy anewl lYJA 1 w? i I Sill 'TIS THE VOICE FRANK L. POLK, ANTI-PLOT CHIEF Man Named by the President to Go After the War Conspirators in America Has Shown His Fighting Blood ""IllISATL'RES of passion, disloyalty nnd J anarchy" tho President's words wero strong, strong enough to fit tho situation. Tltcso men, so described, "aro not many, but they nro Infinitely malignant, and tho hand of our power should close over them at once." In charge of tho work of running down tho plotters and conspir ators Is a man who will set about his task with all tho en ergy and vigor that tho situation do mands. Frank Lyon Polk has just been placed In charge of what wo may call tho "anti-plot bu reau." It Is his Im portant task to cor ordtnnto all of tho secret Investigating ngrnclos of t'o United States Gov THANK I,. 1'OUi ernment with tho object of bringing to mn.ximum efllcioncy all efforts and methods In the detection of crimes growing directly or Indirectly out of tho wnr In Europe. Gov ernment agents havo rendered splendid ser vlco In this regard already. Jlay their suc cess increase! Frank L. Polk is "a fighting man." You would know It from his jaw, which is n bit suggestive of President Wilson's. Polk In his younger days fought many athletic battles, and athletics brings out and de velops many qualities of strength bosldo the physical. At Yulo ho rowed In his class shell and wns n substitute on tho varsity football tenm. Tho soldier blood In the fam ily manifested Itself when the Spanish American War hroko out. Polk wns a mem ber of Troop A, Cavalry, Now York Nation al Guard, and went to the front when that organization was mustered Into tho Federal service. Ho wns mado assistant quarter master, with tho rank of captain, In the vol unteer nrmy, and went through tho Porto Rico campaign. Ills father was Dr. William Mocklonburg Polk, dean of tho medical school of Cornell University. Dr. Polk und tho doctor's fath er, General Leonldas ivilk, "tho fighting hlshop" saw servlco under the Confederate flag during tho war between North and South. The family Is Southern. Frank L. Polk is a grnndnephew of President James K. Polk. Rapid Rise as Lawyer Counselor Polk ho Is Secretary Lansing's successor as Counselor of the Stato Depart ment and before that was Corporation Coun sel of the city of New York Is 44 years old. Ho Is, therefore, a young man, and, by tho way, a closo friend of Mayor Mltchel and Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was born in Now York city and In 1894 was graduated from Yale. After completing his course In tho Columbia Law School he went to the wnr, such as It was, and returning to Now York began the practice of law. In ton years he won high rank at tho bar. In politics Polk Is an Independent Demo crat. In Mayor McCIellan's administration he was appointed a member of tho Board of Education of New York c(ty, also a mem ber of tho Municipal Civil Service Commis sion, of which ho became president. For a time he was treasurer of tho Bureau of Municipal Research, In the spring of 1912 ho was regarded as President Wilson's choice for Collector of the Port of New York, though the appointment fell to John Purroy Mltchel. When tho Mayoralty campaign of 1913 opened In New York ho became one of the most enthusiastic supporters of Mltchel, allying himself, as always, with what is known as the independent branch of New York Democracy. As one of the closo ad visers of Mr. Mltchel, ho became treasurer of the personal campaign. Following the election he was appointed Corporation Counsel. It was In ills term as Corporation Counsel that one day, as he was sitting with Mayor Mltchel in an automobile in front of he city hall, a crazed old man shot at the Mayor, thp bullet striking Mr. Polk In the H cheek. The Injury kept him con fined In a hospital for a week. Shortly after Robert Lansing was made Secretary pf Stato Mr. Polk was appointed Counselor of the Stato Department He had beert "crornraing" for this very position for more than a year- Not that he hau It la mind, that he would seme day be at the State Department-far from It, But he saxes rfTyisSw OP THE SLUGGARD. I HEAR HIM COMPLAIN had found Ills mind attracted to tho mat ters with which tho Stato Department has been denllng slnco the outbreak of tho war and had followed them closely. Though di rector of ono of tho biggest law shops In tho world, tho ofllco of Corporation Coun sel, Mr. Polk found tlmo to keep ns closely In touch with tho historic developments nt Washington as If ho had been thero him self. This ho did by a most caroful reading of tho nowspapcrs, mngazlnes and tho offi cial diplomatic documents of tho wnr and Its problems. "With his lawyer's training giving him tho legal point of view, a mind that Is unusually retentive and quick, ho found himself on his arrival in Washington familiar with the history of all tho chief points of contact betweon tho United States and tho war. He hnd mastered the funda mentals of United States policy; thoro was left for him to learn only somo of tho de tails and methods at tho Stato Department. All of which may bo taken to indicate thero Is nothing so very mysterious nbout tho conduct of foreign relations and that a trained mind, supplemented by common sense, can master It all without great dlfll ctilty. Cynical Washington received another sur prlso when It learned that Mr. Polk cut his salary Income In half when ho gavo up his New York ofllco to accept tho position of Counsolor of tho State Department, which pays only $7B00 a year. Such things are not so frequent In Washington that they pass without notice. Polk in 'Washington As recently as the early part of tho Taft Administration tho position of Counselor for tho Department of Stato was regarded as of so llttlo consequence that it wns not oven listed In tho Congressional Directory, though chief clerks, division chiefs nnd prl vato secretaries wero deemed worthy of having their nnrnes In this official "Who's Who" of the National Government. Not un til 1911 waB tho title of tho position and tho namo of tho person holding it Included In tho book. Today tho Counselor for tho Department of State Is among tho most powerful and responsible ofUcers of tho United States. Ho figures moro often In tho day's news than most Cabinet offlcers. With tho in coming of tho present natlonnl administra tion that eminent authority on International law, Dr. John Bassctt Moore, was called to tho position of Counselor for tho Depart ment. Thereupon Congress provided by statuto that, In tho absenco or disqualifica tion of tho Secretary of State, the Counsel or and not tho ranking Assistant Secretary should act as Secretary. This gavo to the position a dignity which it had not pre viously possessed. "A fighting man," Counselor Polk sug gests pugnacity neither in nppcaranco nor manner. Ho is both dignified and suave, both firm-willed and genial. Ho and Mrs. Polk, who was Miss Elizabeth Potter, of Philadelphia, will undoubtedly bo very pop ular In tho sccinl life of tho capital during the cumins season. BACK TO THE BICYCLE British economists are inviting tho public to consider how few people really need a motor car. If the propaganda spreads It may bring a revival of the bicycle, which is the cheapest of all modes of travel for moderate distances. The money cost Is negligible, and the saving In time makes bicycling In many Instances cheaper than walking. Springfield Republican. AMUSEMENTS B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE CHESTNUT AND TWELFTH STREETS PHILADELPHIA FAVORITES' WEEK! CLIPTON WEBB Assisted bv EILEEN MOLYNEAUX Maggie Cllne; Florence Robert &. Co.; Kathleen ciinora; jta.ro uiuuii, Aon j De Witt. Rurns & Torrence. LVItl. Tllirni A- Tornca r. ,-- WIMCIf, PALACE 'vwp 20o ui'rt viouuncii In "ARMSTRONG'S WIFE" Friday and Saturday DUHTIN FARNUM In "THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA" MARKET ABOVE 10TH -.--. . -.tt t-itt u .A.-.J1' t0 11:15 P. M. STANLEY AFaVnWaErE In First Presentation of 'THE CHEAT" GLOBE fefeSiI-ls i JltoUPlt 10c. 18c 23 HARRY VON TILZER Present. "SEASHORE FROLICS" Featurtn, EARL CAVANAUGllpwrtt4 by ujuttfii v w pdiiu4iiu 4L'X Knickerbocker WBATn&rWfo!,, . The Woman in the Case Ji PEOPLE'S A Little Girl Big City AMUSEMENTS I ACADEMY OF MUSIC .'J "R TT T? T f AT 1 HOLMES TONIGHT AT 8.15 WEST POINT and YELLOWSTONE j C0c, 75c, (1, at Iloppe's, 25c at Academy. Fri.EE- CALIPORNTA3 8:10 oar. 2:30 AND 8AN DIEGO EXPOSITION 1 PDrtln 1Tr.- rp.jn Last 4 Em. ux.jxxu ij.au j-uutvy MatInw8lS Charles Frohman, Klaw Erlangcr Pretrat ELSIE FERGUSON S tn "0 UT C A ST" Thn Vital. Throbhlnir Human riaj ,J uy JiuuuiiT uj';;wY jjaviuh r.Oo tn Sl.r.0 nt Matinoo TODAY . j NEXT WEEK SEATS TQMORHOW TTTTI'n TTTTm A NEW DltA XliiUV JrJ.XI..111 ny LOTTIE M. MEANEt with EMMA DUNN ttnd c-,Zarh,4 Company CHESTNUT ST. Opera House 11TH and CHESTNUT P I G PI T I N G IN FRANCE Management oC Morris Gest LOANED nV FRENCH GOVERNMENT THROUGH E. ALEXANDDIt rOWELL TO THE I'UIILIC LEDGER prices ::c S'li, FORREST MatToday 'S&.ffii GABY DESLYS1 and Harry nicer In CHARLES DILLINOHAM'S ,J I.ATEbT MUSICAL PRODUCTION ' STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! A Joseph Hantley. Frank Lalor. Harry Tor. Dfljdl 4 ,: ntvnn. TimnfKf X Miinuhlnn .InarlnA JnhnEtone. FlOf - ence Morrison Hawaiian Octette. Walter Willi. Cbn lucKer nna iuii More. , . Xmas Night "Watch Your Step" Seats Trjursday. GARRICK- N0W-J 'iwicu UAii.v, sua una :ja .. D. W. GRIFFITH'S Massive Production Last 2 Last 2 THE BIRTH Weeks Weeks it WnrW'a m? a Svmnhony r i v.. wi' i, -.y --; . - OF A Mightiest NJAT'Tri'W Orchestra Spectacle JNA11UJN of30 n n r n t?. t? t direction THADDEUS RICH J WHO. UUifUIJU JUH.TiP 1 Uftii'liAD ii - MJA it II. aWAVMJ, -u. w;f Stmwbridge & Clothier Choru3 ACADEMY OF MUSIC Monday Eve., December :th, 8 P. Kpnt. si. no. ii.nn. 7Ac. 60c. Tickets on Sale at ij BUSINESS WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN LbAou. UM-0U GIrard St. nnd UJl wiweripuui. - LYRIC MputAB irMAToEN?oS"Ti3 iCW3.a. piui, . America's Foremost Character Actor T r TT T O TIT A NT T 'N; ".' aiiBATBTO THE BUBBLE ADELPHI '"r5 A FULL HOUSE 1 THE FARCE THAT MAKES Tllba AuZ2- Philadelphia Poultry Shgi Tenth Jn(t;cory Bhom. MgrROPOLITA Kf W plete Show In America. See IAD TJtoM. the 100.000 chicken; aUo WuUrr. '" tWl Stock! Sons Dlrds, Cats. Admission 23 " dren 15 cents. j ": , . n. t w n-A H 0 V. j I rrac. T?.rr TW 91 . flt, 8rrLcV.Ht-i mw.wij,,,,-,, rTMiii.l 1 PRESENTS VEUUia uet.n. i - UN BALLO IN MASCHBBA.: MMES. KURT. DUCHENE. MASON MM. "msl0, AMATb.SEGUROLA.ItarHIEH.BADA. Aug CONDUCTOR MR. POLACTO. bLATS lit" V NUT STREET. WALNUT; RACK ' ARCADIA "sHHJSf'l In "JORDAN IS A HARE Rfd. 1 UNIVERSITY MUSEUM WHJD. ZVaV Luci or T "Recent K5tiS ctentOtMci." Free to Public 33d aU-i NIXON'S "THE MAN Pjjf AGOK GRAND nn,ara nine P L nTdtMontwrnery DunMTB r"K lclVtM Today 2 IS. T t. . 4 B1Q ait """ lm! TROCADERO TH5S'i
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