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EVENING LEDGER'S
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
IN DRESSMAKING
Opportunity for Four Younjr
Women to Receive Instruc
tion Without Expense
to Themselves
PUBLIC SERVICE POLICY1
Chance for Business Career Given to
Applicants Who Fulfill
Requirements
In pursuixnro of Its established policy
C( public fiervlco, tho nvssiNtf i.EDorn
offers to four yoiini? women of Philadel
phia n opportunity to ndvnnco them-
lelves In n mnterlnl way, to better their i
fent condition nnd to put themselves
In the way of a successful business career.
This offer Is made possible through an
rraneement with tho McDowell Drcss-
euttlnB and Drcssmnklne School, which
f has headquarters In tho Dcnckla lltilld
t.' Ins In this city and branches throughou
fr. il. unnni 11
out
ihi country
The Evenino I.RDonn offer Is In tlm
form of four scholarships In this school,
where tho nrt and sclonco of contumc
maklw? Is taught. Tho only rjUnllncntlon
for entrance to the frco courso li thnt
the girl bo worthy of the scholarship nnd
that sho Is recommended by tho Kvcnino
LEDOEK
To iccnro this opportunity, a girl should
write tho "Evb.viko I.RDOcn, caro of tho
Dressmakers' Scholarship," scttlni? forth
reasons why sho should recelvo tho frco
course. Names of all except the four suc
cessful candidates will bo kept conll
dcntlal. Special arrangements have been made
to thnt even If a girl Is employed In a
garment factory or a store, sho will have
an opportunity to take tho lessons nt
night or on Saturday afternoon, nnd thus
Increase her earning capacity or learn
to nako her cwn clothing without leav
ing her position, nny girl solectcd for
tho scholarships will have her cholco of
any of four courses.
DIU3SSMAKINO COtmSHS.
Courso N'o. 1 Is known as tho general
dressmaking courso. In It a pupil Is
taught tho designing, cutting nnd making
of each gnrment completely and sepa
rately. It Is especially adapted for
those who wish to do homo dressmak
ing. Tho courso Includes 40 lessons,
which may be takon nny ntternoon (.Sat
urday Included) between 1 and 4 o'clock,
or Tuesday evenings from 7 to 10 o'clock.
Tho lessons should bo completed within
all months. In enso of Illness tho six
months' limit Is not enforced.
Courso No. 2 Is the practical dressmak
ing course. In It nro vaught the prln
tlples of designing and cutting nny de
alred design. It also Includes tho ropy
Ing of any pictures or models. This train
ing Is for thoso who wish to bocomo pro
fessional designers. It Includes 15 les
sons, given dally except Saturday from
9 to 12 o'clock and from 7 to 10 Friday
evenings. Six months' limit.
Courso No. 3 Is known as the utility
course In this tho pupil Is taught to
put together, baste, lit and llnlsh from
cut-to-ordcr patterns. It gives enough
Instructions so that thoso who have taken
It can do their own sewing nt home. This
Is given each day (and Saturday nflcr
noon) from 0 to 12 o'clock, and from 7
to 10 o'clock Friday evenings. The courso
includes 10 lessons, which should bo com
pleted In three months.
Course No. 4 Is tho tnllorlng courso.
This Is an advanced course following nny
of tho ilrst three. In It la taught, tho
making and finishing of llrst-clnss tai
lored jackots nnd cats. The courso In
cludes 12 lessons, which nio given from
. 1 to 4 o'clock dnlly nnd from 7 to 10
o'clock on Tuesday evenings. This course
should bo completed in three months.
All pupils of tho school, whether they
have scholarships or nro regular pupils,
securo special rates on the Pennsylvania
and the Heading Hallway on tickets for
rchool use. Tho tickets must bo signed
by the school principal to bo honored by
the railroads.
DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY.
The demand for graduates of sound
schools of dressmaking far exceeds tho
supply. During tho last 21 hours there
have been tlvo women at tho school ask
ing for dressmakers, but already the sup
Ply has run out and tho management has
had to rcfuso to till tho requests. The
dresscuttlng nnd dressmaking schools go
Into business for themselves or go out
elng by tho day. Some of them aro
teaching In dicssmnklng schools.
Any gruduato of tho Philadelphia
branch whether she gets her diploma
through the Evknino Ledcjer. scholarship
or by paying for It, will have the
privilege of tho employment department
of the schools In any city whero sho
may be, and hnvo nlso the right to use
the most up-to-dnta books, which tho
school keeps on file. These books come
from tho fashion centres. Purls, Chicago
and New York.
Qlrls wishing to secure a choice of
scholarships should write (one side of the
paper only), setting forth reasons why
they want to take the course, why they
think thev should h choxen. nnd condi
tions at homo which would be aided If
they had a chnnco to earn more money
by taking such n. free enn rue. and also
elating age. Address Evenino LEDOEn,
Independence Square, Philadelphia, care
of the Dressmakers' Scholarship.
CAMDEN ELKS REVEL TONIGHT
Jolly Time Planned to Celebrate 21st
Anniversary
One of the biggest celebrations ever
staged by the Camden Lodge of Elks
Jill take place tonight In honor of the
bit anntvertinrv nt tha nnlpr Thn fact
U, that the lodge has reached the age of
""iiuniy explains the unusual prepara
tions that have been made by the Anni
versary Committee.
The festivities will begin at 8 o'clock
Hh a banquet and end some time tomor
row morning;. Past Exalted Ituler James
H. Long will preside and act as toast
matter, Bowling', billiard and pool con
tuts will follow the dinner, the features
which will be billiard exhibitions by
-l&rrV Pllnj, n.ttnnnl .Vin.rtnlnn nmi
h Doctor Uffenhelmer. amateur champion; I
K Pool match between Jack Coleman and J
"-" -muu, una a d,owiiuk uaiiiuhiuu "
"j vnampion wiille Eiepnant team oi
Philadelphia. An attractive vaudeville
ntertalnment, consisting of J5 numbers
will follow.
The committee In charge of the affair
consists of James J. Scott, chairman;
Jjoward J, Dudley, Jack W. Schwartz,
"iwln Moore, Leslie P, Fithlan and
Exalted Ruler Albert Austerrauhl.
CHASE RUINS FLOWER YARDS
Police Pursue Intruders But Only the
Gardens Suffer
The ttet of two Intruders and three
Policroen left In their wake a ruin of
Powers and broken glass at 552 German
, town avenue, the (lower shop and green
aues of William Berser, which look
We a section of n war-stricken town
today
Policemen Coleman, Coward rod Kenny
" the Uermantown avenue and Halns
tret station, heard breaking Slass !-
lnerear of th flnnar ihnn lata last nlubt.
i. . reft ,ner avc cbase w tno 'woK"
th T uea DVF ,ne slaaa rpoia ui .
MISS SYLVIA
WOMAN INTERPRETER TELLS OF
INSIDE WORK OF CITY'S COURTS
Work of Reconciling Quarreling Families
i Brings Miss Kretschmcr in Touch With
! Human Nature at Its Best and Worst
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" tens Impressed, by nil tin- people I met; for initnnee. Hint femlnitv intriprnter
who reconciled tut Italian couple. I am yutno to write totui thin rbmit litis court
and its wonderful work. It was fine."
Thn inlet prrler whom the Colonel miif(niiel icni cuipfoird (n the headquarters
of tho probation department, where too) married couples were reconciled Inst year,
Tho Colonel listened attentively to tho Interpreter and then gave tho eouplo sho had
remitted a "putting blcssinp." I'rom iniiriiinu; nriiiiper m lint of t'nliinil
liooiewlI'M li.lt to Municipal Court Inst Krldny.
A fine tribute, wasn't it, to come from the lips of ns great a man ns tho Colonel?
It was nn event characteristic of the life of this "feminine interpreter." Always
being praised, tilwajH recoiling the thanks of thoso Rhe has undo happy, dally turn
ing sonow Into Joy, yet working along In obscurity, unheralded, unknown, unsung,
except by thoso who coinu In Intimate enntni t with her.
Who Is she'.' You don't know. Of courso not. Tho morning newspaper which
told of tho Colonel's tribute didn't oven mention tho name of tills fulthtut public
servant.
Tills Is n story lth a purpose to remedy that omission; tell jou who this
woman Is to bo Important enough to nttinct tho attention of a former President;
perhaps even a futuio Picshluit who knows?
Woman? Why, she Is llttlo moro than
n girl. Hut let that part of tho story
como later
She Is Miss Sy la Kretschmcr. Sho
lives at 172J South llro.id street. Sho Is
a probation nlilcer, who hnmllcii virtually
nil tho cases of tho domestic iclatlons
division of tho Municipal Court, where
the paitles concerned aro unable to speak
Kngllsh. Sho speaks seven languages.
She handles 10 per cent, of the cases In
tho domestic relations division, she esti
mates toughly, although sho has no Idea
how many that is numeileally. Thcro
weio 1001 couples reconciled last year in
her department. If sho did her shuro
that would mean thnt she lri bn.'i-lu in
gctlu'r at least 100 couples who had been
torn asunder by the many foiccs which
mako for domestic Infelicity.
IS VI3RY MODKST.
If you talked to her. however, you
would bo convinced that sho did more
than her shnie. She would nut tell you
so, for she Is tho pcionIllcatIon of mcl
esty; but you can Judgo human nature.
You con tell a doer when you sco one.
can't you
I Fiom tho description thu far It sounds
like ft gray-haired woman of 4j, perhaps.
It would seem ns it years w miicih-uvs
were required for the accomplishment of
these things. Hut you should st Minn
Krotschmer.
Sho Is a striking looking girl-no, It
must bo a woman, fo.- she is 21 years old.
Sho has a dark foreign-looking com
plexion, big black eyes, una n siraigin,
Khar nl v chiseled nose. Tliero Is an x-
presslon on her face that you would like.
Women call her "sweet looking."
mi.. K-rpt-ehn.-r has been in this coun -
try soven years. Sho Is a cosmopolite, i
globe-trotter. Hero aro tho seven Ian
gunges she speaks: English. French. Ital
Ian. German, Hubalan, Polish and . d
dish.
sho wns born In Switzerland. French
nmi Herman she knew ns a child. Her
folks moved from Swltzeiland when sho
was quite young, and for a while she
lived In Vilna, now mentioned frequently
In tho dispatches irom mo win- uji.
Then she moved lo tho south of Hussln,
where sho could attend the high bchool.
Sho lived in Odessa and St. Petersburg.
Seven years ago she came to this coun
trj'. She learned English, and thus added
a sixth languago to her accomplishments.
She studied Italian here, and she says
she speaks It with fair fluency.
WILL STUDY SPANISH.
"I expect to know in futuro Spanish,
for I am taking It up here," fche said to
day. In English that was modllled by the
accent that a foreigner does not lose so
easily in the short space of seven years.
Hut It was grammatically correct, al
though occasionally phrased rather
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KRETSCHMEU
strangely, In tho manner of one not n
native.
Miss Kretschmcr began her work
smoothing out marital tangles In Octo
ber, 1914. Judgo Hrown became quite In
terested In lior, nnd sho lias shown that
his confidence was not utiwnrmntcd.
She Is so modest that situ la a very dllll-
cult poison to interview. Aiuopos of"
that sho caught tho gieat Tedi In an
nw-ftil mistake.
, "1 didn't icconello that nuplo yester
day," sho said "I was not successful In
mv efforts. They refused simply to llvo
together or hnvo anything to do with
each other.
"I don't always succeed, oti know,"
she concluded.
Miss Kretschmcr liked Teddy.
"lie's u wonderful man," sho said. "Ho
seems to hnvo such a pleasant disposi
tion." Tact, Judgment and common muiro nro
tho main tequlsltes for success In her
woik. Miss Kiotachmcr thinks.
"Get the coiil.dence of th. people." she
declared, "ami then, if thcro Is any liopo
of n lecouciliation, tho main tiling is
common sense."
"Hnvo ou Miecccdol In reconciling any
couples today?" was asked.
"No," she loplied, as sho looked up at
tho cluck. "Not jet."
Her volco Implied: "lie soon."
l'hilopntriuns Wage Membership Fight
The final lap of tho nico between 10
teams of the Catholic Plillopatriaii Liter
' ary lustltuto for 1M0 members Iiiim begun,
with tlm 10-man team, taptnincil by M. J. ,
! Slattoiy. leading with W now members.
Three bundled and llfty lccruits have
been added slnco Jnniiary 15, and by Feb- I
ruiirv 1 tlio desiied number will hnvo 'ecu i
reached, tho club expects. Anthony Mc
Nlcliol has offered a silver cup and James
!'. Ilcrron, president of the club, a box
at the Philopatrla'i annual teception to
tho successful team.
With u, the butineis of
making IMMEDIATE SHIP
MENTS is at important as
having the right lumber at
the right price.
Edward F.HensonS Co.
Structural Lumber and Timber
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Worth 47.30
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Double Hlaulttl. wailir I
w. v .n.1 hrowa. 1 h... I
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Tror home'. boJuiUU un.l Iditltuttou. IS Ctrl
UK. wool. llBQaioaie boracr .v...
c Urxett bed. A bis tartalo.
1123 Army Axes
tVOKTII (I.S0 TO S.00
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CAMPAIGN FOR 'DRY'
GERMANT0WN TO BE
LAUNCHED TONIGHT
Defeat of District's Two Assem
blymen Will Be Urged at
Meeting in Y. M. C. A.
Building
MINISTERS WILL SPEAK
Tho fight for a "dry" nermantown nnd
for tlio local option cause will begin to
night In cnrnct In the (lermnntonn Y.
M. C. A., where ministers will meet at
n temperance rally and discuss plans
for their enmiiateii Speakers will nsk
for the defeat of Stale Representatives
William T. Weir and .loliu 11. Cummlngs,
who voted ncnltisl tho local option bill
In the last Legislature.
Thev represent Iho 15th legislative dis
trict, which comprises the IKd and 42d
Wnrd, and which Is Governor ISrutn
haugh's homo district. The Governor has
be Ml opposed as a locnl option leader by
tlo Rev. W. M. .enmatis, of the Chest
nut lllll I'resbvtorlan Church, who cre
ated a sensation at u meeting of minis
ters I'rldny night when he declared Gov
ernor Itiutnbniie.li could not lend him In
this movement, and tin he would work
alone, rather than under the Governor's
leadership. Mr. Venmnns, In a state
ment mado public today, further ec
plained his position, lie said:
"Local option Is too broad n subject to
be made a political expedient. My oppo
sition lo Governor llriiiiili.iuch, expressed
nt the meeting tho other night, was only
nn Incident and has been greatly mag
nified. "People In every dlstilct should hnvo
the right to say whether or not they
shnll have Honor sold In that section.
This should be a governmental principle
and should not rest on (ho whim of nny
paily, or be merelv a political expedient.
"As long n I Kdlevo in thl pilnclple,
I was naturnllv opposed to Governor
ItiinnbauBli, be nine I llguie thnt wo
hhould get local option candidates on nil
tickets if possible, if wo cannot, then wc
should take the matter to the polls, Irre
spective of partv."
The piMnT will demand tniiU-ht that
the candidates of the Representatives for
re-election be made tho Issue. The wero
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elected on both the Republican and Dem
ocratic tickets, nnd will probably seek
renomlnatlon. The plan to carry tho
tight Into tho primaries next May really
Inaugurates the light for local option
which Governor Ilrumbnugh promised
when local option was defeated.
The rail for the meeting H signed by
the pastors of evangelical churches In
Uermnntnwn, Chestnut Hill. Logan nnd
oiney, all of which sections aro em
braced In the loth l)ltrlet It Is their
purpoe to make a straight-out light
for local option candidates nt the pri
maries; falling In this to cany the
IlKlit to the polls.
ACCUSED CIIOIU HOY OUT
OX HA Hi FATHKK I'llOYIDKS
Captain GcorRc M. Davis, River Cap
tain, Takes St. llnrk's Singer Homo
George V. Davis, tho lC-ycar-old boy,
nectied of stealing ornaments nnd vest
ments vnlued nt more than $10,000 from
St. Mark's Kplscopal Chuich, has been
released on ball, pending further hear
ing of the case lieNt Friday.
The youth's father, Captain George M,
Davis, cnptaln of the Philadelphia and
Heading Railway tug Clwyncdd on the
llelnware RUer, appeared nt City Hnll
last night, and placed 6W ball with
Magistrate Kenton as n guarantee that
the boy would reappear In court.
Young Davis, who Is a freshman nt
Rip Central High School, has been a
choir boy nt St. Mark's for several yeats.
l'"or soino time article of value had been
disappearing from the chuich, nnd du
ally suspicion icstcd on the boy. He
was watched by tho Rev. J. Rllot White,
rector of the church, and nppiehcnded
transferring a stole from n chest to a
locker. In the boy's room were found
silken vestments, silver candlesticks, a
censor, a litany stand, slides of satin,
brocaded gold cloth and Jeweled orna
ments. It Is hellovod tho nutli Is
suffering from a religious mania, nnd
that nn effort will bo made to place
him In nn Institution for treutmetit.
Dies ns Result of Full
A seemingly liiconseriucntlal fall on tho
tee two weeks ago klllul James Albert
Wllgus, 72 j cars old, for many years In
the employ of Robert A. Stewart, OSth
and Jefferson stuets, Ovei brook. He died
nt l lie German Itoipltnl yistordny two
hours after he suddenlv becanio HI from '
tho effects of the fall. In which Ills skull
had lieen fnieturcil
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X love to revel in their well-remembered memories, just
that night with Bartlett's 'Polka de Concert. '
"It is a piece of brilliant runs, with
all the life and spirit of the old
fushioncd polka beautified and em
bellished. And as I sit in my quiet
room playing it on my Pianola, I
hardly seem to recognize myself. Even
the most difficult parts come to my
touch easily, brilliantly, feelingly.
Here I linger over the theme, here I
speed into an exquisite flourish, here
I bring out the entrancing melody,
touching it with a joyous feeling.
There is no real difficulty forme now,
for tho Pianola has made these won
derful piano effects all so easy for me.
"I merely follow with the pointer
the waving Metrostyle line marked on
my roll, and the varied, perfect time
the rushes, the brilliant runs, the elo
quent pauses are mine. I touch, per
PIANOLA
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.Bnohles you to phy the piano toell
We want you to come to our
store and hear the genuine Pianola,
We are representatives in this city
for this wonderful instrument.
o'ther
stores
pianos but not the genuine Pianola
the first player-piano ever made
and by far the best player-piano.
Pianola
C. J. HEPPE & SON
1117-1119 CHESTNUT STREET 6TH AND THOMPSON STREETS
Conti
24, 191G.
WAR DEPLETES SAILOR RANKS
Report of Society Here Shows De
crease in Patronage
"Many faces nnd many ships wc shall
not see ngnln."
This lino is one In the 42d annual report
of the Seamen's and Landsmen's Aid
Society, 32 South Front street, which re
veals tho hnvoo wi ought by the war In
the tanks of the snllors visiting this
port, Many of thoso who visited the
rooms of the society have been given up
for lost; some write from the trenches.
In 1915, 597 sailors were fed or lodged by
the society: 8VH.1 visits were paid to the
reading rooms nhd 420! attended religious
services, An appeal for aid for tho so
ciety Is made.
Held Here for Maryland Murder
A negro, nccused of murdering his step
father In I'ocomoke, ltd , was nrrested by
the Philadelphia police today. He Is lid
gar Aydolette. 20 years old, nnd wan liv
ing with an aunt, nt 1S03 I.itona street.
Ho will be sent bark upon the arrival of
requisition papers.
WFSkS'MS&?SW&,m
TECEA PEARLS
worn by leaders of fashion
They have the beauty and orient characteristic of the genuine
pcarL They are counterparts, not copies. They are the
solution of science to the secret of the seas. They arc pearls
incarnate, filled with the sea-borne serenity of true pearls.
They must, indeed, be perfection itself, or they would not
so freely ornament the hands and festoon the shoulders of
wealth and beauty in the capitals of the world.
Tecla Necklaces, $75 to $350
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the old nieces best, I think. I
haps, another simple lever, and every
varied possibility of tone swells up or
melts away at my command. And all
the while the Themodist brings forth
without any thought from me, the
thrilling melody, and softens all the
bass and the accompanying notes.
A little casing of my feet upon the
pedals and the strain melts down
delicate as a whisper An extn -'res-sure
of them, and the tone fairly leupa
at one.
"Ah I it is wonderful, it is inspiring,
this Pianola, which can give the deeper
creative joys of piano music to the
music - loving thousands who have
never "learned" the piano. It is a
revelation to those who have never
heard anything but the merely me
chanical player piano."
You thould understand
that there Is but ona
i'imtoja; it it made
only by the Aeolian
Company, is handled
in this city by us, and
is obtainable) in (as
following models;
The Steinwav Pianola
The Wheelock Pianola
The Stroud Pianola
The Famous Weber
Pianola
Prices from ISS0
Moderate Monthly
payments
handle player-
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HELD FOR OAK LANE TIIEFTS
Police Probo Acts of George S. Och
to Solve Mysteries
The solution of numerous robberies tn
tho Oak Lane section Is expected by
Montgomery County authorities to follow
a more complete Investigation of the ac
tivities of George S. Och, or Ashbourne,
In the Old York road section. Och has
nl ready been connected with two rob
beries in Melrose Park nnd the theft of a
motorcar from Utklna Park, according to
Chief Lever, of Montgomery County,
Och was nrrested three weeks ago, ac
cused of having robbed Charles Jonas,
of Klklns Park, of nn automobile. Since
then police have found evidence on which
they will charge him with tho robbery of
two homes In Melroso Park. The evl
dence took tho form of finger prints
found nnd Identifications given by per
sons Interested In the robberies.
The Philadelphia police departmental
ready has put In a detainer against Och,
nnd he will be turned vor to the city
authorities nfter trial on the three Mont
gomery County charges.
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