tP -'vyjfwv "WyjnijWW' ' r EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FKBIUWRY 1. 1916. -..mwymwiiiwiUfi .ijjjjuinj ii-uinn ' E9yptian DEITIES The Utmost in Cigarettes Plain end or Cork tip fcoplc of culture, t'Cfuxcmcnt and education innxridbtu prefer 'Deities to any rnlf;jtliryiTfloilUM wmmmmmmmmm jf NEW SCHOOL SESSION , BEGINS TODAY; ROLLS REACH HIGHEST MARK j JTwo New Buildings, Opened During WeeK, win neneve Congestion in Part 200,000 in New Clnsscs SPECIAL TEACHERS' PAY A nrw trrm hcKiin today In the pntilir (chools, with the InrBPft enrolment In the hlntory of Phllnclclnlila Hchools. It was Impossible to determine the oxnet number, but according to estimates made t the headquarters of the Hoard of Ed ucation at least 200,000 bo.vc ami ulrls were admitted to new classes. Of thin numlicr 11.000 were enrolled In the first cradew and MOO In tlio contlnu Mlon schools for worltlns children. Durlnpr the present wcelt two new dchool bullilliiKS will be ready for occu pancy. They are the T-onRfellow School, at Tnconv. and the McClure Annex, nth street and Hunting Park avenue. The Ixinstellow School was constructed nt an expense of several hundred thousand dol lars, while the McClure nnnex Is an nddl tlon to n lnrftc and modem bulldliiR. Within a mouth the reconstructed liny School, 6th and Wharton streets, will be occupied. The openinB of these hulldliiRs Is ex pected to prcvont nn Increase In the num ber of children attending part-time ses sions, which Is now about 27,000. In spite of the opening of the South Philadelphia High School for Girls today, and the organization of an nnnex to the West Philadelphia High School at 57th and Market streets, the excessive enrol ment In the higher schools will be an acute problem, according to Dr. George Wheeler, associate superintendent of schools. The Germantown High School, at High stieet and Germantown avenue, la now taxed to Its capacity, although It was opened only several months ago. Semiannual promotions were made to day. A majority of the pupils succeeded In reaching a higher grade without sub mitting to examination. Their scholastic records for the term Just ended was used as a basis of promotion. Guernsey Breeders Elect Officers The Guernsey Breeders' Association, com posed of leading breeders of this section, concluded Its annual meeting at noon to day with a luncheon at which officers were elected for the coining year. Kred Lip plncott, of Monistown, X. J., was elected president; Alfred Thompson, of Avondale. Pa., first vice president; Fred Brady, of Sllddleton, Del., second vice president; K. P. Sharpless, of Avondale. Pn., secretary and treasurer. H. W. Jeffries, manager of the Walker-Gordon Dairy, following the luncheon, addressed the delegates on "The Care and Management of the Dairy Herd." Jlcdico-Chi Appraisal Iiegun Work on appraising of the property of the Medico-Ohlrurglcal College to deter mine the amount the city must pay the Institution for the property, v.'-leh Is to be taken over by th city for Parkway pur poses, has been begun. On the result of the appraisal depends the fate of the proposed merger of the college with the University of Pennsylvania. WHAT A DARLING! BUT EVEN LITTLE TEDDY WAS NOT THE WHOLE CIRCUS Shriners' Affair at Convention Hall Opens in Blaze of j Glory, With Cute Baby Worth the Price to See At the ciicus ina'lnee todv nml the performance tonight, and pn-lmbly oven ill the' rest of the week in Convention Hall, It won't be as exciting ns it was last night at the premiere. Tills Is y no means a knock: It is simply to say that one cannot expect n bear cub to break loose every night nnd run Into the moit . Important box In a mighty Important uu- " dlence. Everybody but Mrs.' W. r'reeh t Ken drck. Mis. William S. Vnre and the less Important members of their families said: "What a darling!" 'How cute!" and things like that. Those two bosses their husbands were lost In trte Hood of family -screamed. How that little bear knew It Is a thing that even .Madame Spellman could not explain, but the cute darling made for the bo of honor directly he upset discipline In the ring. Then he crossed to Bill Vare-s box and 6 rted upstairs in the plebeian section, but an ordinary man finally put an arm around Win and led him back like one of those Pekinese you see on tho hotel verandas at a summer resort. The circus Is great. Frank P. Spell jnan and Preelaud Kendrick's Shriners between them have put on a show that Is a treat and a comfort. It can rain pitchforks outside and your fcqt stay dry and clean: there Is no wind to make the tent sway In on your back: every thing Is pretty nnd clean to tho eye, and as for the circus Itself why. It has all the features to be found In any crackerjack organization-three rings with all the acts that go with them, an excellent aerial group, clowns that really make you laugh, riding acts, and every thing from soup to nuts. A hardwood floor will lift any dec-1 orattve scheme above the common- Pee-nd yield more in service. A icompanson will prove that hardwood -viwnen properly lata are an eConnmti S - !"! U. PINKERTON 3034 W. York St 'mt HARDWOOD tt flL outer cicareti&T ' NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS OPENED TODAY IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA Eight Hundred Pupils March Into New Building, De clared One of the Fin est in the City MODERN IN EVERY WAY Might hundred pupils inarched Into the tiew South Philadelphia High School for Girls today when It opened Its doors nt II road street and Snyder nvenue. The opening of the school will relievo In n great measure the congestion In the pub lic schools of the southern part of the city. The school, when fully finished, will ac commodate 1200 pupils. It was started a 5 ear and a half ago and Is or light granite anil of three stories. It Is one of the most beautiful of the local high schools, and lends n majestic touch to the lower end of the city. Pupils wilt be received, from nil the district south of South street nml on both sides of Ilrond stieet. "The South Philadelphia High School for Girls Is one of the finest types of high schools to be found anywhere," said Superintendent of Hulldlngs J. Horace Cook today. "Nothing but the best mate rial and ideas has gone Into Its construc tion, for It was built absolutely on the merits of the bidding. The finest power plant in the State has been Installed in the building. The Bchool has been finished none too soon, for there wns an unprece dented Increase of 1700 pupils In the high school attendance this year." This Mr. Cook takes ns an excellent criterion of the fact that the people as a whole In Philadelphia are beginning to realize the advantage of following up a grammar school course with one in high school. "There Is a distinct demand for high school graduates these days," said Mr. Cook. The school will be In charge of Dr. Lucy Langdon W. Wilson, w'fe of the curator of the Commercial Museum. The principal Willi bo assisted by n corps of 32 teachers. Among the students received toilny were 170 from the William Penn High School for Girls. The Girls High School will also transfer 00 girls to the new school and tho rest will be received by pro motion. The cost of the new school is estimated nt 5bL'."i,HiJ. GOING up:-1 yes, gasoline is Another Jump, This Time Two Cents, Making Price 23 Cents a Gal lon, Grieves Autoists Gasoline took another upward jump In price today. It was the' ninth advance In nbout five months and autoists are more lachrymose than ever. All of the other advances have been only one cent. Today's rise was two cents from 21 cents per gallon to 23. Just a few months ago gasoline was down to 13 cents a gallon, nut those days are past, and the end of tho ndvnnce is not yet in sight, for In other districts consumers of gasoline are paying more than the people of Philadelphia. "Increased demand, scarcity of supply," was the laconic explanation of today's Increase made at the olllce of the Atlantic Refining Company. Bear Doing the Big Stunt. Those 100 Pretty Ushers Last night he led tho Introductory pa rude made gorgeous by tho participation of the I.u I.u Temple patrol. Mr. Kendrlck followed in a lighted chariot, nnd then came that magnificent band with the mounted squadron led by Superintendent of Police Ilobliihon. Those horsemen were superb. They went through their entire drill, taking u half hour, while other Shriners and their families lined the boxes around the big hall. THOSK PltKTTY USHERS. Aside from the circus Itself last night, and that Is n treat nil the way through tho plan, the offerings, the music and all there were two other distinct features. One of these was the audience. It was a happy, generous, appreciative audlei ce from Mayor Smith who with about five members of his family came with the aearlles. down to the humblest person under the roof. The other distinctively uttractlve at tribute of "Frank P. Spellman's Winter Circus" was the aggregation of ushers There are 100 of them, all pretty and well got up in u modest black dress. Even If you don't care much for circuses it Is worth while to go to Convention Hall this week and give the ushers the O-O. A- W Women's taste in candies are as varied as their beaux. Some like the soft, 'some like the tough, and some the nutty sorts I j&na aMCANDYSHOP SIX FEET BELOW BROAD S I. IN THE LINCOLN BUILDING BROAD ABOVE CHESTNU1- OPEN UNTIL MIDNIQHT ra LULiJ ... , mi in own, i I J....1IIUI imnlilllllll III I III I ,n 1 I 1 Ilirua 1 I1- r 11 ' 1 1 ,- i . Phone i Mmnn'J'lHllWMnHHiimiwi.; tnnnnininmiiK I 1 .-- : u uunua - , . . . , , , , ,' ' ' ' JU " SPONSOR FOR ST. CYR? NO INDEED, SAYS MAJOR PENDLETON Ex-Philiulelphian Resents Title of "Cupid's Aid" Denies Re sponsibility for Marriage of "Silent" Smith's Widow I INTRODUCED THE TWO Major K. Uiny Pendleton, ho former- ly lived In Philadelphia nnd later moved ' to Atlantic I'lty. Is Ihr subject of nn In- I trrvlew In lodny's New Voik World, In i which he tells the whole story of his association with Jean Kdwnrd Harold ! st Cj r. who was accused yer: day by Ihr NVw York World of being plain ".link" Thompson, of Texas. Inter a New Ymk store clerk nnd chorus man before he married Mrs. ttedlleld and. at her' death "Silent" Smith's widow, of Phila delphia. Aftrr tnlklug awhile, the Major wns asked, according :o the World, what he knew nbout St. Cyr, and he answered: "Now that I think II over I never did know anything about him. I Just took him for granted ns It seems every one else has done." Major Pendleton averred he tried to get St. lyr to speak to the reporter who wrote the account published yesterday, divulging what It alleged to oc St. t-'yr's claims to French birth, position nnd wealth. According to the Major. St. Cyr refused, snylng It wns blackmail and. If published, would furnish grounds for a libel suit. It has always lieen understood Hint Major Pendleton wits responsible for the marriage or St. Cyr and Mrs. Smith: he Introduced them. In the Interview he touches on this, saying: "Since t have been charged with re tmniialtiltlt v fur the tnarrlairc of Mrs. Smith and Saint Syr I feel I should dispel J that Illusion. While I did Introduce Saint Cyr to Mrs. Smith tho Introduction being I forced unon me I never stood ns social sponsor for Saint Cyr and his friends Sworn nnd Woodhouse. They were ac quaintances of my son. I-Mwnrd Pendleton, and ns such were welcome to my home. "Saint Cyr stood at my side while 1 wns talking to Mrs. Smith last spring, nnd I could not avoid presenting him to her; but, good heavens! I certainly thought Mrs. Smith was capable of taking care of herself. She had been married twice. I certainly did not arrange the match. But because I avoided talking to the newspapers afterward the title of 'Cupid's Aid' has clung to me "I have known Mrs. Smith-Saint Cyr ever since she was 10 years old," con tinued Major Pendleton, his tone changing from indignation, expressed In all his references to Saint Cyr, to that of friendly sympathy for the wife. "I knew her as a child, as a debutante, then as the wife of William Rhlnclander Stewart. Inter as the bride of 'Silent' Smith. She Is a splendid woman. 1 cannot express how grieved I am." GLOUCESTER COUNTY COURT ADJOURNS: NO PROSECUTOR i Failure of Senate to Ratify Appoint ment Causes Delay The February term of the Gloucester County courts opened today nt Woddbury. but the Grand Jury wns ordered to ad journ till February 23 because the county bad no prosecutions. This Is due to u peculiar situation. Joseph Summerlll. who was Prosecutor for three years, resigned one month ago. Graver Cleveland P.ichmnn was ap pointed by the Governor to take his place, but his appointment was not rat lllcd by the State Senate. Frauds H. McGce'and Joseph Strykcr, from the At torney General's olllce at Trenton, were then appointed to tako charge of the prosecution. Both these men wete in court today, hut said that they had not had time to prepare the cases. There Is much sentiment In the county ngajnst sending two men from the Trenton office and because the prosecuting office of the county will have to be conducted tem porarily from the oflice of the Attorney General In Trenton. Supreme Court Justice Charles Garri son ruled the postponement today. Judge Howard Carrow, of the Circuit Court, and Judge Swcckhnmmer, of the County Court, were nt the court, as was also Foreman Daniel V. Hendrickson. Shevlin Left Three Million MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Fel,. l.-Thc will of the lute Thomas I.. Shcvlln. lumberman and nihlrte. lealng an estate estlmmcil at .S,l.l.i, ono. has hern admitted to probate. 1 ho widow. .Mrs. Kllzatirth Shevlin, Is to rrcelve u),Oi curly allowance, anil tho remainder or tho pstato Is t" be pUcetl In trust for the two children till they nre ISO vcars old. Safety First When experts disagree vou cannot afford to take chances Six large bottles or a five gallon demijohn, 40 cents. Order a case, use one bottle. If the water fails to please, we will, at your request, remove the case and make no charge. The Purest Water THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO., aio Wednesday Afternoon Tea Dancing 4 to 6 P. M. Delightful surroundings; dainty service; perfect music and superb dance floor. Augmented "Orchestra-Band" Direction. VIRTUOSO CHAZIN Matiiiee Dancing WtdncuUy and Saturday 4 to I P. 11. Evening Dancing 10 P. M. to Cloalnc Saturday 9.30 P. M. to Cloilo Reservations by 'Phone Call Pell Spruce 3336 . S. DIPLOMACY TOO NOISY, COLONEL HOUSE IS TOLD By CARL W. ACKERMAN BERLIN, Feb. 1. Colonel House is carrying back to Washington some mild criticism of the Administration on the Rrountl that it makes its diplomatic moves with too much noise, it was reported today. American officlnls, it is understood, pointed out to Colonel House, on his visit here, thnt President Wilson might accomplish more in his dealings with the Central Powers, if he moved with greater secrecy. He was told, for instance, that Ambassador Pcnflcld, at Vienna, believed his work was hampered because press representations of instruction he wns to receive reached Vienna and were published before he received the instructions from Washington. Consequently, all the Austrian diplo mats were put on their guard and would not exchange views with Pentieltl, not even nt the exclusive .lockey Club in Vienna, where diplomats and officials meet at bridge each night and discuss affairs informally. The (tcrmnn newspapers nre devoting columns of space to reports of tho neutrality debate in the United States Senate. The arguments of some of the western Senntors who declare that Americans should not travel on Allied ships, or nt least on those carrying munitions, arc being displayed prominently. "WHO'S LOONY NOW?" FEARS A U. S. SENATOR WILL KIDNAP HIM o h n Armstrong Ghaloncr 11 Not Venture Across j Will Potomac to Press Libel Suit HE APPEALS TO COURT NKW YORK, Feb. l.-Jo!in Armstrong Chaloticr's grievances ngnlnst those who had him committed to tlloomlngdnle Asy lum In IW arc In the way of detailed pub licity In two actions at law which Chalo- uer wishes to bilng to trial this month, i One of these Is n Uriel suit brought by the I author of "Who's foony Now" against the Washington Post, on the calendar for February In the District of Columbia. The other Is ngalnst Thomas T. Sherman, or which notice was filed yesterday In the Supreme Court In this city, lo compel Mr Hheiinnn. ns committee of the person nnd estate of Chaloner In New York lunacy proceedings, to make nn allowance of $1000 tor the costs of the Washington suit. Yesterday's notice Is tho sequel of cor respondence between Krnlo Money, of Virginia, and Joseph H. Choate, Jr.. of this city, concerning the $1000. Mr. Money wrote In behalf of Chnloner. Mr. Choate replied as counsel for Mr. Sherman thni he thought Chnloner ought to pay the Washington costs out of his regular al lowance. l'I,ANS TO ENJOY HIMSKLF. "Mr. Chnloner say he proposed to en Jov himself on this trip in a manner befit ting his birth and station," Mr. Money wrote to Mr. Choate In explaining why $1000 wns wanted for the case In Wash ington. "He desires me to say that he needs the recreation and change Washington theatres will give him because of his Incessant literary work for the last 13 months or more." In the Washington petition, on which Chaloncr obtained nn order of protection to cover his stay during the libel suit, he said to his brothers: "Two of the Chaloncrs hold, so to speak, that unenviable social asset known ns a criminal record.' It Is now IiIkIi time that the record of Winthrop Astor Chan ler nnd Lewis Stuyvesant Chanlcr, former Lieutenant Governor of New York, be made known. Were it not for the benefi cent advent of the statute of limitations, the Messrs. cnnnicr wouia sureiy time' In Sing Sing." 'do ENGLAND DENIES EFFORT TO COERCE RER ALLIES Says Reports Are Part of German Ef fort to Influence Neutrals LONDON. Feb. 1. The Foreign Oftlce today authorized a denlnl of German re ports that Kngland is coercing her allies to force them to keep aloof from peace movements. These reports said that Eng land was bringing financial pressure to bear upon nations warring with her to prevent them from discussing peace. The Foreign Oflice especially denies a statement by the German Chancellor that England was restraining her allies. This statement, It was said, was undoubtedly made for the purpose or Injurfng England in the eyes of neutrals. Another state ment that England Intends lo abandon her allies was cited as an example ol "German unscrupulousness." DRINK T WATER In the World S. nth St., Phlli, Bath Phonei. RESTAURANT Broad & Chestnut ! THREAT BY SCHWAB'S COMPANY TO ABANDON ARMOR PLATE FACTORY President of Bethlehem Steel t Tells Senate Committee That Will Follow Creation of Government Plant COMPETITION TOO COSTLY were held In readiness, but their serv Hlin sing rorrminmitent j cos were not tequlri'd, Mrs. MoNntnara WASIIINOTON. Feb. i After clearing i did not nppcar at the house of death, the comirltlee room or spectators, pre- j llmiuary to taking a vole on the Tillman i bill for the construction of n X7.000,000 Federal armor plate plant, the members of the .Senate Naval Affairs Committee be came Involved In such n controversy that I I they decided to postpone a vote on report- , nig iiic measure uiiiii nexi incstiay. E. II. Grace, president or the Bethlehem Steel Company, who made the final argu ment against the Tillman bill, served notice on the Senators that If the Govern ment authorized the construction of a Federal armor plate factory he would recommend the abandonment of their urmor pinto factory. "In the event of the I'nlted Sstntes Government creating a Government armor plate plant," said Mr. Grace, "I realize It Immediately tenders useless all private plants; and just so soon as legislation is passed authorizing a Government plant I shall Immediately recommend to our stockholders and board of directors that necessary steps be taken to provide for the amortization of the Investment In our plant by the tlmo the Government plant can be put Into operation, "If we are each year to be called upon to put forth every effort to protect the Investment which we have mndc for the manufacture of war materials I fear Biich effort not worth while, It Is quite sig nificant to me that one of the very large and Important Interests In this particular Industry (Carnegie Steel Company) has not seen fit to nppcar before this com mittee. Maybe they feci. If they arc to be continually in the limelight on account of Government Investigation for every armor plate they make, they had better direct their energies In more secure nnd promising directions. I nm positive for our company, If we are to be continually confronted with this character of legis lation, that we had better direct our en- , ergles In making investments In more substantial commercial lines, where we I have the whole country, ye, the whole I world, ns our customers." I Secretary of the Navy Daniels argued ' for the bill, and rlted savings mndc by i Government manufacture of guns as an Indication of what might he saved by I Federal manufacture of armor. He told j the committee that the army had made ' J. E. Caldwell & Co. cjo2 Ckestnut Street Sappkire Signet Rings ,MW8M!M TIHI fTlYl Good dress is no mean asset for clothes MAKE the business man in so far that they bring out or diminish his personality. Our Young Men's Department enables business men to secure clothes that fit both purse and personality with a wide range of Angolas, Saxony's, Flannels, Donegal Home spuns and Blackthorn Cheviots to choose from. Prices begin at $50. HUGHES C& MULLER TAILORS 1527 WALNUT ST. Master Tailors for 68 Years PlIlllllWiWM ! Annual Shopworn Sale ! Men s Department i i ! Don't forget that the real value of j sale lies in the QUALITY back , every shoe! 1 420 Chestnut St. "Where only the best In sood enough." I ten tl-lnch guns for the navy U a saving of J1S.O00 a gun. i "That was because the Government did i not have to naj dividends lo stockhold- I j eis," suggested Senator I'hclnn of Cull- I fornln. j i "It wns because the Government did not have to pay taxes and allow for depreciation," s-.ild Sennlor IVinosc of i , Pennsylvania I BREWER'S WIDOWlJIVES 1 WEALTH TO CATHOLICS Will of Mrs. Bridget Hand Leaves Bulk of $100,000 Es i tatc to Bishop Hoban . SCUANTON, I'd . I'eb. I. Mrs. llildget Hand, widow of Mlclme' Hand, who owned birwerles In Scranton and Puwtuckct. It. I , left the bulk of her estate of $100,000 to the llev M. .1. Ilob.in. Illshop o.' the Itnman Catholic diocese of Scratilon. to be devoted to charity. Her automobiles hit In be suld. the proceeds to be given to the Westtnoiinlalh Consumptive Hos pital bete. HelatHes of Mrs. Ilmid re ceive hcriutsts totalling tIOU. At the bier of Mrs. Hand jcslerdny a niece. Mrs Joseph Glllernii. and Mrs. Catherine McNnmnin. n cousin nf Mrs. t limit, lind n bitter nuitircl that resulted in u call helnn sen! for the police. In the win. icmi after the funeral today. Mrs. I"" fcr& llM?.0- """ McN'"" There are no strings attached to the bequest made to Illshop Hoban, Mrs. Hand simply directing that the money be used for any charitable, purpose that the tlishop decides upon. Anticipating thnt theie would he trou ble at the Hand home today, the police Safeguarding Your Valuables - This Company's Sale Deposit Vaults arc of modern construction ; lire-proof and burglar- Croof, and arc protected y every device necessary to insure safety. Individual Safes rent from So up; charges for special deposits, such as silverware, arc based on the value of the articles deposited. Complete equipment at both oiTices. Philadelphia Trust Company Main Office 415 Chestnut Street Broad Street Office 1415 Chestnut Street for intaglio crest or mon ogram. W this of r fii I I It I If V jT ? ,5 Final Sale of Perry Overcoats this Season! $13.00 and $18.00 are the lowest prices you'll get on these coats this year! C. They were $15, $18, $20, $25, and are going to be $3 to $5 higher next Winter than the regular prices of this season! D First and foremost,, there's not a stock of Overcoats like it to be seen anywhere, anyhow, under any conditions to day! There's an air of finality about a Perry Coat that is worth more of any man's money than ordinary Overcoats sell for though a Perry Coat costs no more, if as much! We put the value into them in the first place and sailed close to the wind in marking their regular prices, so there's not so much luffing to do when we make reductions! T oo-f -rio ro this week at such savings! Group to. 1 This season's $15, $18, $20 Overcoats, next season's sure prices, $18, $20, $25 This week only, $13! Group No. 2 This season's $22.50 and $25 Overcoats, next season's sure prices, $28 and $30 This week only, $18! Group No. 3 This season's $30 and $35 Overcoats, next season's sure prices, $35 and $40 This week only, $24! Group No. 4 This season's $40, $45, $50 Overcoats, next season's sure prices, $50 to $60 This week only, $33! Perry & Co, "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut St& f .4 ' f ft f