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URGENT PLEA FOR
ORTHODOX CREED
Doctor Nicholsoa Includes
CIirtsUAti Science, Unitnrian-
lam ftnd Dance Halls In List
of Evils lo Bo Avoided
EELIGION'S TRUE TEST
Chrlsllixii Science, Unltnrltinlsm, dance
hJtlla and unorthodox ttheologlcat preach-
if K "oro BOVe,W scored rs enemies or
uesuu unrist Dy Evangelist William P.
Nicholson, In the NIcltolsotvHemmlnBer
tabernacle nt Dnrby this afternoon. At
the tamo time ho expressed his pleasure
in the enthusiasm of (he campaign, nnd
the prospects of winning many to "hit the
trait" But, In order to save Darby and
neighboring towns from Bin and the devil,
the ovatirrellst Insisted that every Chris
tian man and woman and ovory minister
rrtuat bo" constantly busy nt personal work.
Otherwise they arc not friends of Jesus,
he Bald. Ills toplrt was "Ye Aro My
BTionas."
Itaferrlng to Christian Sclonce and Unl
tarlanlsm during his sermon, the preach
er pounded his fist down upon tho llttlo
pulpit until tho sound reached through the
rougn rarters or the big building, nnd
, shouted:
Toil cannot bo a friend of Jesus nnd
yet deny his Deity. No Unitarian or dis
ciple of Mrs. Eddy can be a friend of
Jesus. They deny Ills Deity. Ho Bays:
I and My Father Aro Ono. nnd when vou
strlko a blow at Hl3 Deity you part friend
Bhlp -with Him.
ORTHODOX I3ELIBF V1TAU
"Othora will say ho Is a good man. n
eon of God Indeed, ns others are sons of
God a perfect exnmple. But If Ho Is a
ffood man He ennnot bo n liar, for n liar
la a bad man. Ho claimed Qodhood. He
camo to dlo for us. Ho boro our sins In
His body on the tree. Ho cannot bo a
perfect example and a liar.
"Such folks aro not friends of Jesus.
Christ repudiates their statement. Jesus
Christ must be God nnd Master as well
as Saviour. If you are a friend of Jesus,
you must bo orthodox. Wo hear a great
deal theso times about n broad-minded
theology, that It does not matter what you
believe, that your creed does not matter
as long as you do the best you can. Jesus
talking to his friends nnkc1, not 'what
do others think of Mo?' but 'whnt do you
think of Mo?' Whom say yo that I. tho
Son of Man nm? and when l'eter an
swered, He said: 'Blessed art thou for
flesh nnd blood hath not revealed It.' Tho
friend of Jesus must accept tho Divinity
of Jesus nnd His Deity, His virgin birth,
His vicarious death. His resurrection.
Then Doctor Nicholson urged his hearers
to trust Christ
"If you are a friend of Christ you must
trust Him," ho said; "I wonder slow many
of you really trust Jesus when It comes
to tho time of sacrlllcc, Here Is a man,
.a churchman, perhaps he loses his Job,
hard times follow and In his trial ho runs
off and gets drunk. I say to him, 'What
Is the matter, John?" and ho replies, 'Well.
I lost my Job and got Into hard times and
I Just chucked my religion.' I say it in
a. good thing ho did, for that religion would
have damned him anyway. Did Jesus not
promlso mo meat and raiment? Then I
must trust him as a friend. A mother
loses her baby, and In her sorrow sho
ceases to read tho Word, and stays ivw.iy
from church, and prays no jmGn ami I
say to her, "What Is wrongj and tho an
swers with anger, Whyjflid Jesus tako
my child?' Friends of J.Sus? No. Whero
thero Is friendship there must bo trust
"There must bo .iriutual trust Jesus
must trust me. Oh, I llko that! Brother,
does ho trustyou? Ah, Jesus Is careful
'whJia.HJi-flrtists. Do not think you can
fool Jesus. Will He trust mo when I
keep company with men of tho world and
of the club and what not, men who hato
God and who curso the Church?
"The young girl mixes In tho danco hall
with, enemies of Christ, whose hands aro
dripping with blood; in tho picture show,
with the foes of God. Do you think Jesus
will trust you7 Are you His friend? Alt,
Jesus is a perfect gentleman! Ho has ns
much brains as you have, and can see
quite as far.
"You cannot deceive him. If you would
be a friend of Jesus you must como into
that relationship where He can trust you.
In true relationship thero irtust be tender
ness. St Theresa is thero In tho nunnery
cell yendcr and on her knees cries, 'Lord
Jesus, Thou nrt my friend, mak3 me to
know that I am your friend." And Jesus
came to that cell nnd took her hand and
pressed it nnd sho felt the sting, and
ever after tho print of the nails was thero,
bo near that His sorrow was her Borrow,
and His Joy her Joy. Do you feel a sense
of sorrow when men revile the name of
Jesus? Are you pained when men bias,
phemo the namo of God? When nt your
evening party folks mako light of Christ
apd the church and religion, does it sting
you? Ah, If you nre a friend of Jesus
you will know something of that"
Then he warned the business men of
their danger:
MUST CHOOSE GOOD OR EVIL.
"There Is danger of disagreement The
business man sees an opportunity to
make money, a enturo, and he wants to
make It but the Lords says, 'Don't do
that I do not want you to do It' And
you Bay, 'But, Lord, I want to do It and
get the money.' Then He will say, 'AH
right, go ahead, but you lose my friend
ship." "The young girl meets and has kept
company with a youth. Ho Is a good
young man, he Is bright, he has money,
promise of big things In the future, and
she wants to marry him. But the Lord
says, 'Stay, Mary. I do not want you
to marry that man;' and she says, 'But,
Lord, 1 like him, I love him and I want
him.' Jesus says, 'Go right ahead, but
h'iLannot have me.'
ia'ien Jesua Bays ,,e doesn't want you
. .jajj i jra naver changes His mind. And
Ha never changes His mind. And
ehuddel
'ill do It. you must part company
scenes.
n.
"Aa t young girl wants to go to the
they Wind Jesus Bays, 'I don't want you
The eh But she wants to go. All right,
and tli must part company with Him, for
lery fndshlp there must be agreement
the grbacco users like your tobacco. He
with i don't like or want you to chew or
which 'he nasty thing." You Bay, 'It
were my nerves.' But It Is terrible
that ins it takes to do It I say. If the
vs. leave you a medicine that you had
vokv.p tucking at ail your life, you
would kick him out of your house."
A. J. Kellerman, Nicholson's assistant;
Prof. J. K. Hemmtnger, the choir leader,
. .ani Lance B. Latham, the pianist of the
party, .conducted services in the Balti
more 4n4 Ohio shops, 36th .street and
Guy'8 Ferry road, at noon. Mlsa Jos
ephine Colt was In charge of a service in
the Grayson mill in Darby.
Tonight will be Salvation Army night,
Bit corps from all parts of Philadelphia
jn,d the surrounding towns and cities will
rttteoA the services. Two Salvation Army
tiandk will march through the streets of
uarby and to tho tabernacle, where they
wit play previous to the preaching srv-
ea An glTertng will be received tor the
salvation Army wox In Darby.
SUNDAY MAYS POLITICAL
PU0PIIET AT BALTIMORE
"Wilson an4 Roosevelt Will Be
8fomlnes," He Declares
BALjTIJUORE. March l.r-"BIUy" Sun
day arouwxi Stent, enthuvtqaui in his sr
n. jat nisut when lie deotyred, with great
f:.(uyfcitto. that h could name tha
(i idsU8-l cjuididaj who would be
.U-m at Chicago an gt Leufci.
us will bf Ttodw Xtoe," he
t- Tited end f the other Weodrew w
OWEN JONES
OWEN JONES, VETERAN
OF CIVIL WAR, MARKS
HIS 74TH BIRTHDAY
Philadelphian Believes This
State Would Be First to
Rally to Flag in Hour
of Need
POINTS TO CRISIS OF 1861
When tho Civil War started tho Penn
sylvania Lt-glslnturo appropriated $3,000,
000 as a war fund nnd proceeded to equip
nnd drill soldiers. Am a consequence
Pennsylvania was tho first Stato to fur
nish military aid to tho North, and when
tho citizens whipped into soldiers passed
through Washington President Lincoln
mado this speoch after reviewing them:
God bless Pennsylvania. God bless
Pennsylvania, tho only Stato In tho
Union that I could call on nnd receive
assistance.
,Z ' ? Z?"Lr,llA
the dark clouds that Rurround Uyw
capital. God IiImi your loyaMuid
far-seeing Govrrnur , -'
Ono of the men who hjoai-d that speech
nnd who fought In tl. ranks of thoso
Pennsylvania reserves k todny celebrat
ing his 74th birthday Him Is a quiet cele
bration and a very thoughtful ono. He
has novcr forgotten that speech of Lin
coln, and he is thinking that if wnr should
break out now Pennsylvania would again
rally round the flag, that her men and
her boys, too, would bo tho first nt tho
front ready to do and to dlo for Old Glory.
LAUDS VOLUNTEERS.
Tho celebrator Is Owen Jones. IIo is a
tipstaff In tho Orphans' Court and lives
at 1225 North 10th street.
Mr. Jones never so much ns carried a
gun before ho enlisted In '61. and In tho
light of his cxperlenco of nearly three
years of warfare bolioves that tho volun
teer makes the bctt soldier.
"So the country has nothing to fear Just
now," he said today. "I believe In pre
paredness, nil right, but If war should
break out In a week we would havo an
army of citizen-soldiers who would bo un
excelled anywhere. Tho troublo with tho
regular army is that there aro too many
men In It becauso they are too lazy to
work, and the troublo with tho militia is
that too many men aro in It becauso they
like to wear a uniform. But when you
call for volunteers in tlmo of war every
man who enlists does so becauso ho wants
to save the nation, becauso he is ready
to give up his life for his country."
When Mr. Jones, nt tho ago of 19, went
away to Join tho army of tho Union ho
nnd his comrades did not oven wear uni
forms. They marched In sack suits and
straw hats, but after drilling two months
up-State they were ready for the fray.
There were 13 Infantry regiments, ono of
cavalry and ono of artillery.
WAS NEVER WOUNDED.
Jones was in tho battle of Fredericks
burg in tho seven dayH" fighting around
Richmond, at the Battle of Bull Run nnd
nt Antletam. He was never wounded,
and he is fond of telling the Joke about
the Irishman who told how ho (tho Irish
man) ran from the field of battle.
" 'What! Tou ran?' asked a friend.
'Sure I ran,' responded the Irishman,
'and them as didn't are lying thoro yet'
'That's the way I feel. Let me tell
you that the soldier who says he never
ran Is a liar. I ran more than once, and
I'm not ashamed to admit it"
Mr. Jone3 did not fight nt Gettysburg,
for at that time his regiment was stationed
In Virginia. He has great lovo and re
spect for General Mcado.
"A braver man than aeneral Meade
never fought," he says-
MEADE, LINCOLN AND CURTIN.
Meade, Lincoln nnd old Governor Cur
tin, the "loyal and far seeing governor"
referred to by Lincoln In his speech, are
Jones' heroes. Ho carries u watch with
Lincoln's portrait on the back, and a fob
with Meade's picture. He bought them
when he went to the 60th anniversary en
campment at Gettysburg, and since then
has had them set In gold.
"I guess I can afford to have men like
them framed in gold," he said.
Governor Curtln was the man who
raised the regiment In which Jones fought.
Back In '88, at a State encampment, the
former Governor said to the G. A. It.
men: '
"I hope when I'm gone one of you will
lay a red rose on my grave,"
Mr. Jones stepped forward and eald;
"I'll lay a rose on your grave, Gov
ernor." He likes to tell the story.
"I kept that promise when he died In
U 6," he says. "And every year I lay a
wreath on the old Governor's grave. And
I hope to keep on doing It for 0 years
yet."
If the old soldier's present appearance
and state of health Is any criterion he'll
do it. He won't be the first In his fam
ily to live to be 90. He is a big man,
stalwart and erect, and this la pp ex
aggeration doesrft look a day over 68,
The peculiar part of Mr. Jones' career
as a soldier is tnat lie comes from
Quaker stock. His ancestors came to this
country in 1620. from Wales. There
were three brothers who settled In Bucks
and Montgomery counties. It Is said
that one of them built the first brick
house In Montgomery county. The
Quakers, of course, are against war.
"But I must baye been kind of a fight-,
irig Quaker," says Jones. "I consider it
an honor to protect Old Glory. I want
peace, but I want an honorable peace."
Since the war Mr. Jones has served
nine yean on the police force and was
connected with the Oas and Water De
partment at different times. In 1901
Judge Abiuaan appointed him tipstaff In.
the Orphans Court, and he has held this
position ver since.
He never talks about his experience In
the war without Baying how glad he Is
that he fought beneath the Stars and
Stripes.
EVENING LEDaBK-PItTLADELPltIA, HvBBNESDAY, MARCH
ALL SALOONS SWEPT
FROM MERCER COUNTY
BY COURT'S DECISION
Judge McLaughry Refuses 45
Applications for License and
County Is Dry First Time
in History
BIG HOTELS HARD HIT
MCncUIt, l'a., March 1. Mercer
County wont dry today for tho first tlmo
In history Judgo J. A. McLaughrjS In an
opinion of 3500 words, refused nil of tho
45 nppllcntl&ns for liquor licenses. Many
big hotels In Shnron, Fnrrcll, Mercer and
Grccnvltlo probably will closo ns tho re
sult of tho Court's order.
Holding that thoro Is no necessity for
licensed houses In tho county, Judgo Mc
Laughry quoted ruling nftcr ruling from
the Supremo nnd Superior Courts, and
based his action in refusing nil nppllcnnts
on the precedents oxstabllshcd In Ihoso
opinions Tho action of Judgo McLaughry
was not wholly unexpected. Inasmuch ns
two brewery applicants, tho Union and
Mercer County Brewing Companies, with
drew their applications yesterday to ap
plv for Slato licenses.
Morrer County wns partly dry In 11)1,1.
when Judge A. W. Williams refused all
retail applicants, but granted licenses to
all wholesalers.
"Thero Is no necessity for tho licensing
of places for tho sain of spirituous, vinous
or mnlt liquors In tho county, and to grant
them In tho faCo of non-nccosslty voul4
bo n dotrlmont to tho county," Judgo Mc
Laughry said, In his opinion.
Judge McLaughry while campaigning
for tho judgeship Inst fall mailo his can
vass on tho grounds of Judicial qualifi
cations. Ho steadfastly rofuscd to bo
classed as a dry candidate, but ho had tho
support of tho anti-liquor forces of tho
county by reason of Us being gcncrnliy
knouu that ho had strong lenulngs towatd
tho drj-s.
Tho closing of tho saloons Is tho result
of a flve-ycnr fight hero nnd tho temper
nnco forces are Jublllant, while tho "wets"
aro bitter over tho decision of the court.
Judgo McLaughry, It Is said, did not
receive a Bingio contribution for his cam
paign, bearing all tho expouso himself.
Whllo tho liquor men did not expect a
clean sweep, nono of tho dealer:) had an
extra largo stock on hand, preferring to
wait until tho Court's ruling had been
made boforo fully stocking. Tho county
automatically becamo dry February 11,
tho end of tho lajft' license year, when the
Court stated iViat ho was considering tho
cases.
M.yvy of tho dealers then had reduced
"oo of -the dealers had more than
$1000 or ?1G00 worth of stock on hand.
In Sharon many hotels will suffer. Tho
Rankin House, Shcnnngo House, Kxchango
Houso, Carver Hall, tho Gable, Colonial,
Central, Garland, Sharon nnd Whlto IIo.
tela, all In Sharon, were among tho appli
cants. In, Greenville, the Arlington Hotel, tho
Commercial House, National Hotel nnd tho
Coleman Houso wero applicants. There
wero 13 other hotels applicants for license
In tho county who wero refused.
Jefferson and Crawford Counties pre.
ceded Mercer In tho "dry" column this
D. A. R.'S FAVOR U. S. DEFENSE
Philadelphia Chapter Passes Resolu
tions for Preparedness
A resolution favoring preparedness wns
adopted today by the Philadelphia chapter
of the Daughters of tho American devolu
tion at tho monthly meeting In tho church
house. Mrs. Thomas Potter, Jr., regent
or tno ennpter, presided. A paper on
present day problems was read by Mrs.
V. V. McLean.
Resolutions of condolence on tho death
of Mrs. John- Van Kirk, formerly chair
man of tho Research Committee, and Mrs.
Byron P. Moulton were adopted. They
were among tho earliest members of tho
D. A. It
It was decided to invite tho chapters
of tho States to coma to thin city for tho
conference of all the Pennsylvania chap
ters next October.
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TONY, TROUBADOUR LOVER, PINING
FOR LOVELY )VIDOW, GETS A JOLT
She Called His Love Songs "Bawling," He Threatened to
Shoot and the Police Interfere Not Crazy,
but in Love, Says Court
He was too much In love.
Antonio Clcran, youthful Austrian gal
lant romantic Berenader and debonair
lover, was sent to prison today to forget
his dreams of n vine-covered villa near
Vienna with the girl that consumed his
every waking thought Sho Is a widow,
beautiful, with golden nalr and blue eyes.
She Is much older. Ho threatened to
shoot her last night, she says, when she
would not marry him.
"He's crazy, Judge," sighed the widow
at the hearing today.
"Oh, no, he's not," replied Magistrate
Deltz. "He's In love. All people In love
act as If they are crazy. I'll give him
10 days In prison. That will cure him."
Antonio brought all the romance and
methods and enthusiasm of a 'bygono
period into his pursuit of the beautiful
widow. IIo and Tony Cransaler, lifelong
chums, came to this country a few years
ago to seek adventure. They moved Into
a boarding house at 2527 Salmon street
and straightway their undying affection
and loyalty to each other began to lan
guish. For the beautiful widow, Mrs.
Plsano SIgarreno, proprietress of the
boarding house, smote them both In the
region of the heart with her charms, so
that In a short week they had both
ofTered themselves as her eternal slaves.
She couldn't choose.
"A duello It must be," muttered An
tonio. And so It was the next day, a la Amer
ican style, with fists. But it ended in a
draw and the situation was unchanged.
Tony pursued his lovemaklng with flow
ers, candy and tenderness, but Antonio,
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HI II I I l)IIT inrsl I
IN CHURCff fLAY
Tho Misses Helen Rittonhouse,
at loft, nnd Louiso Pnrmentier,
who will appear In comedies to
bo gtven' tomorrow night at Zion
Episcopal Church, 8th street and
Columbia avenue.
TWO PLAYS BY YOUNG
FOLK TO AH) CHURCH
Zion P. E. Members to Present
"Mrs. McGreevy's Boarders"
and "Why Not Jim?"
Young members of tho f.lon Episcopal
Church. Sth street and Columbia avenue,
aro practicing to perfect themselves In the
roles they have nccepted In tho casts of
two one-act comedies, which they nre to
present tomorrow .night nt tho church
building. Tho playlets nre entitled, "Mrs.
McGreevy's Boarders" nnd "Why Not
Jim?"
Among tho young women of tho neigh
borhood who will tako part In tho nrfalr,
which U for the benefit of tho church, aro
tho Misses Helen I. Rltlonhntisc, 1757
North Marshall t-trrct J Louiso M. Parmen
tlcr, 2850 North Sth street; Mary and
Emily Wilson, 1539 Nortli Stli stroot, and
Irene Hlldebrnnd. northwest corner of
Park nvonuo nnd Jefferson street
Tho malo members of tho casts include
E. W. Dcnzlor, Harold S. Adams, Milton
Hlldebrnnd, A. Isaac Shoppard, Alfred
Smith nnd Robert B. Parmcntler.
Tho premier roles In "Mrs. McGreevy's
Boarders" will bo acted by Miss Louiso
M. Parmentlor and E W. Denzler, whllo
Miss Emily Wilson nnd Harold S. Adams
havo tho leads In "Why Not Jim?"
VOTE ON MARYLAND
"DRY" BILL DELAYED
Both Houses Locked in Desper
ate Struggle Over Pro
hibition Issue
ANNAPOLIS. Md . Mnrch 1. Both
houses of tho Maryland Legislature wero
locked in a desperato strugglo last night
on tho Stntc-wldo icferendum prohibition
bill, a bitter fight being wnged by tho
Baltlmoro city members for the nmend
ment to exempt tho city from tho bill.
Both Houses adjourned without a vote
on tho bill. Tho members from tho "dry"
counties, especially thoso of tho Eastern
Shore, seem determined to forco Baltlmoro
city to tako a voto on tho question. They
contend the city must tako tho same
chances ns other parts of tho State.
A voto on tho bill In tho House may
como tomorrow, ns the previous question
can bo called and debato shut off. In tho
Senate, whero no such rule exists, a voto
is not in sight although It will certainly
bo taken within a week. If the voto Is in
accord with tho sentiment pre ailing here,
tho Stato-wldo bill will become a law.
Tho greatest disappointment of the Bal
tlmoro city Senators and delegates was
the announcement that Governor Harring
ton Is "neutral."
Ledger Tourists to Hold Reunion
Tho CO globe-trotters who, as guests of
tho Public Ledger nnd tho Eyhnikq
Lnponn. covered 10,000 miles by train,
steamship, auto, coach and burro in
their trip last summer to tho California
expositions, are to hold their first rounlon
Saturday night Arrangements yesterday
wero completed by a committed of the
tourists for a dinner-dance to bo held be
ginning at 7 o'clock at tho Grand Fra-
I ternity clubhouse, 1626 Arch street
preferred to nwnko his beloved on a stilly
night by crooning lovo songs 'neath hei
window and thrumming on ills guitar.
"Stop your bawling and go to bed,"
sho would shout. But ho would only
sing tho more tenderly.
In desperation tho fair widow flnnlly
moved his things out of the house. That
was yesterday. Antonio camo back from
Crnmp's shipyards, where ho is employed,
nnd, undismayed by tho sight of his
trunks on tho pavement, moved back In.
Mrs. Sagarenno put him outside and
locked the door. Antonio climbed In the
window.
"Marry me or I shoot," he cried
hoarsely. The beautiful widow screamed.
Policeman Cooper, of the ICast Glrard
avenue station, arrived and broke up the
love scene with an unromantlo arm about
Antonio's neck. Tho Austrian lover had
no revolver when searched.
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j ANTI-LIQUOR FUSILLADE
TO HIT CONGRESSMEN
10,000 Petitions Asking Na
tional Law Circulated in
Pennsylvania
Ten thousand petitions, bearing thou
sands of names nnd representing hun
dreds of organizations In all pnrts of tho
State are pouring Into Washington, with
tho request that tho Keystone Stato Con
gressmen support the natlon-wldo prohi
bition amendment.
This Is tho result of a systematic cam
paign now being waged In all sections of
the State by tho Antl-Snloon League un
der tho direction of Homer W. Topo, of
this city.
"Wo havo sent out at least 10,000 of
theso petitions to nil parts of Pennsylva
nia," said Mr. Tope, when asked about the
campaign today. "I know thnt thousands
qf them nlrcndy havo boen sent to tho
Pennsylvania Congressmen, nnd wo feel
thnt It will be only a question of time
boforo all of them havo gono in.
"Tho receiving of these petitions will
mnko tho Congressmen think. It will
make them realize whnt the peoplo want.
All tho petitions urgo tl'io men to support
tho Sheppard-Galllngcr bill and the Webb
Smith bill, ono In tho Senate, tho other In
tho House," said Mr. Topo. "Theso bills
Urgo an amendment to tho Constitution
which will prevent the Bale and manufne-
turo of alcohol ns n boverngo in tho
United Slates."
A two-thirds vote In tho Senato and
tho Houso is necessary to havo tho ques
tion submitted to tho States. Then 36
.Staten must pass tho nmendment to mnko
It becomo n law.
DRY MONROE COUNTY
HOPE OF LIQUOR FOES
No-License League Preparing to
Contest All Applications
in Court
RTROUDSBURG, Pa.. March 1. At a
meotiiig of the No-Ltcenso Lenguo of Mon
roo County lato yesterday a movement was
begun to mnko tho entire county dry
Every effort of tho members will bo put
forward to enter court fully fortified
when licenses court Is hold hero tho third
Monday In March. A petition will be
circulated to obtain the required 51 per
cent, of tho voters of tho county.
Tho meeting wns presided over by
William L. Hommodleu, nn East Strouds
burg coal dealer. Mass-meetings were
held all tho afternoon In tho Strouds
burg Presbyterian and Methodist churches.
At tho Methodist Episcopal Church tho
women held a mass-meeting, which was
addressed by Mrs. Myra Ammerman.
The
By Edward Peple
William Peyton was a young American a Southerner
23 years of age, frank, boyish, generous to a fault, and of a
manly gentleness that made him "a chap that children trust,
and stray dogs follow in the street," He was a fine type of
American artist, courageous in the face of persistent poverty,
firm in his adherence to the ideals of his Southern breeding,
and the modest possessor of an art that eventually triumphed
over all obstacles.
The story is not merely an
"impressionistic picture" of the
poverty which besets the un
known artist in middle-class
London. It is an intimate ac
count of Peyton's early struggles
and his surprising adventures; a
graphic picture of London's
studio life and art colonies, so
human, so accurate, one knows
it was drawn from life.
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1, 1916.,
BOY OF 14 TELLS WHY
BUSINESS MEN DEMAND
' TOTAL ABSTINENCE
Samuel C. Litt, of the Comegys
School, Wins Prize in Scien
tific Temperance Es
say Contest
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EVIL EFFECTS OF DRINK
Samuel C, Lltt, n 14-year-old youth, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lltt of 5703
Woodland avenue, has been awarded the
first prlzo for tho best csiay written In the
Comegys school, Blst street nnd Green
way avenue. Tho prlzo was awarded by
the Friends' Temperance Association and
tho W. C. T. V. In tho scientific temper
ance contest. When young Lltfwon the
prize, ho was In tho 8-B Grade. His
teacher wns J. J. Hudson, Jr.
Young Lilt took as tho subject of his
espay "Why Business Afon Demand Total
Abstinence." It Is ns follows:
"Owing to tho education of tho public
concerning tho evils ot tho drink habit,
tho consumption of strong nlcohollo liquors
has decreased greatly.
"In 1840. when nearly every family
used porno whisky, tho nvorngo consumed
for each Inhabitant wns 2 M gallons, while
In 1806 the amount was only ono gallon
for eacli individual. A half century or
more ago tho labor organizations set aside
money to buy liquor nt their meetings.
"Today many of tho unions, such as
the Metal Polishers, Core Makers, Iron
Moldora nnd tho Knights of Labor, ox
elude any ono engaged In tho liquor
trnfflo.
"Recent Inveatlgatlons of tho rules of
many largo business corporations brought
forth tho fnct that 1704 of them prohibit
the use of .alcoholic drink by their em
ployes "This was duo to the fact that they
had found that alcohol deranges tho dl
gestlvo organs, lowers body temperature,
Impairs musclo power, diminishes tho ca
pacity for sustnlned mental work and
leads to tjie development of structural
changes In tho connective tissues of the
brain, splnnl cord and other organ.
"The younger thv Individual tho greater
Is the danger of taking an occasional drink.
Helenlus In n paper read at tho University
of Copenhagen In 1002, showed that al
cohol had fatally poisotiert during tho nine
teenth century 7,500,000 persons In tho
civilized countries of Europe, America and
Australia. All of theso wero nt ono time
occasional drinkers,
"Tho ono safo plan, then, Is never to
tako tho first drink. A young man can
display no greater patriotism than to fight
against that which brings to this country
woe, want nnd poverty.
"To bo a total abstainer, that Is, to re
fuse to us.0 liquor at any time, requires
the courngo of prlnclplo that dares to do
right In the face of scorn, a kind of cour
age that may be called the perfection of
humanity."
Prince
The "setting" of the story, its
"atmosphere" and its curiously
new and refreshing "characters'
are all secondary to the excel
lence of the story itself. As a
tale, it is well worth the telling,
and Edward Peple has told it jn
a way that will hold the inter-
ested attention of Public Ledger
readers from week to week. The
story opens in'
Sunday's
LEDGER
BIEDERW0LF ASSAILS
CHURCH BACKSLIDERS
Evangelist Also Takes Fling at
Double Standard of Morality
in Vogue
NORUISTOWN, Pa Mnrch 1 Back
sliders In the church wero the particular
target of Evangelist Bledorwolf In tho tab
ernaclo last night
"God never set up a double standard of
morality, ono for tho women and one for
the men. I havo never gono Into a town
yet where I havo not found fellows stand
ing nlong tho streets wearing immaculate
whlto shirts, but whoso hearts wero black
ns hell," ho said, "t believe that a woman
has Just ns much right beforo God, to stuff
her mouth full of bnttlcax plug nnd let
tho juice run down her face nn you men
have. If you smoke or chow tobacco your
wiib uas mo Fame rigiu.
"I nm tho eternal foe of tho saloon and
tho liquor business, but I want to say
that no man on whom tho publlo turns'
Its back Is so maligned ns the saloon
keeper. Wo closo lilm up on Sundays
and then sell n license for (25 to a social
club, the Elks, tho Mooso or whatever
you may call It, and there you can buy
all the boozo yoil want on a Sunday. This
Is neither right nor Just.
"Some of you church peoplo will wade
through snow to your knees to get to the
soclnl club to discuss Bolne such ethical
problem as tho superiority of Charley
Chaplin ns a movlo comedian, nnd then on
Sundny morning you Btraln your eyes
looking for elgns of rnln to keep you from
going to ohurch."
Tho ovangollst's stirring appeal brought
forward hundreds of church members,
who agreed to renow their church activi
ties nnd reform their lives.
Tonight will bo "church nrght," and all
the members of tho participating churches
will march In a body to tho tabernacle.
Tomorrow will bo "mothers' day," with a
special afternoon program. Doctor Ble
derwolf will preach on "Mother."
TOM DALY TALKS TONIGHT
Lecture on
Humor at
College
St. Joseph's
The font tli in tho courso of lectures
bolng given by Thomas A. Daly, humor
ist nnd member of tho editorial staff of
tho Evr.NlNu Lnponii, at St. Joseph's
College, on "Humor nnd Humorists of the
Eighteenth Century," will bo given to
night. Tho lectures aro being presented ln
connection with tho evening classes ot the
college.
Pennsylvania Fourth in Rye Output
HARUISBURG, Pa., March 1 renn
sylvnnla ranks fourth in tho production
of rye In tho United States, with Wiscon
sin, Michigan nnd Minnesota leading In
tho order named.
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