lSw'WWl Wff iiPiPHWjip'ju.p" fftTTBKr'i('"l?,,-AllW '"'"'VW' fMmj f ' "' JWW 'i ' W'" t i Wl" Hw'Jtuyiryy iuiiiwwi KViiixNiiNU LlijDaEil i'JdlLAJLinJL,i'iilA, hAibKDA, MAliUll 4, 1U1G. - w it I r M i r a '-Mi- it 'I it SHORT SKIRTS WILL PREVAIL WITH EVENING DRESS AT ATLANTIC Axiom of "Hnls Go Up aa Skirts Go Down" Will Not Apply Within Doors, Is Decree w of Fashion GREEN GAITERS ARRIVE ATLANTIC CITY. Mnrch 4. Milady 'v wear her skirts iih short ns bIio sees m with evening ilress, for fashion an il,. .ntly has decreed tlmt the Boardwalk's ?W sartorial nxlom, "lints go up ns skirts so down," shall not npiily within doors Consequently many of tho young er matrons ami debutantes nlso aro wonr Inc filmy skirts very nenrly to their knees without exciting comment nfter dinner when trie ngms "" ' ...... i...v dreamy music In tho beach-front palaces whero society folks nro sojourning, Kor tho dally parades, costume ngreo that from 6 to 0 Inches off tho boards Is the proper caper, slnco tho Now York holiday crowd sprung a mild panto by coins to extremes In a whirl of gaycty. After dark many of tho handsomest cos tumes I" tne hotel circles nro a Rood 10 Inches off tho carpet, and tho train has almost wholly disappeared. Approved brevity, oddly enough, has not ovolved monogramed hosiery or other Palm Beach Innovations hero, for Atlantic City Is con ervatrtO. But thero never was a tlmo when moro Importance was attached to ornate foot wear Just now the tendency Is for tho daintiest satin slippers In pastel shades. White patent leather nlso has Its ad herents and a big Now York matron In black satin and net, who danced In one of the big houses, hnd buttcrlllcs embroid ered In gold beads upon tho toes of her Ilaihlng pumps. Green gaiters have come to town, nnd now spats In Alice blue, old rose, chcckB and probably even moro gay hues may be expected It hat been discovered, some what to the surprise of the early spring colony, that tho Princess Rngalltscheft, who Is at the Trnymorc, dresses rather plainly, although she wears tho richest furs on the Boardwalk. The oddest thing In lints, next to tho little conical affair, which has been n sub ject of comment for a week, Is of black patent leather nnd green ribbon with n green wing and n gold buckle. Thnt hats are rising Is not a llguro of speech. Some of tho latest to nrrlvo hnvo crowns n good ten Inches tall, with folds of ribbon to emphasize tho contrast with low-crowned sailors. Just a suggestion of a brim Is said to bo "tho thing" for the fashionable turban. The New Nixon probnbly will reopen late in the month. Capricious models, who were ns exact ing In their demands as prima donnas, aro primarily responsible, a. hotel man said to day, for the abandonment of tho linstcr Fashion Show. They wanted chaperones and the very best quarters In tho most fashionable hotels while they remained here. "Very best quarters" nro at n premium nround Easter tlmo, and hotel men were nt a loss to find a squadron of chaperones on short notice. So they called the show off. A disappointed committee brought back from New York tho star tling information that Broadway Is experi encing something like a famlno In models since booming times In tho show world have raised tho salary scale for show girls. Sir John Eaton, of Toronto, who was knighted by the British Government for "distinguished services," might pass for a successful Philadelphia business man on Broad street. That Is not surprising be causo he is a stalwart exponent of vlrllo Americanism oven whllo ho lives and runs many wonderful stores beyond tho Do minion border. Tall and of athletic llguro, he is ono of the most notablo personages on tho Boardwalk. Sir John has some thing Ilko 7000 of his employes In tho ranks of tho Canadian contingents fight ing abroad and Is paying full salaries of all of tho married men who enlisted to their families. Mrs. John Gates nnd John Gates, Jr., of Cincinnati, nro nt tho Brighton, airs. Elizabeth Connell, Miss Jean Campbell and Charles Connell, of Scranton, are at the Strand. Philadelphlans hero for the week-end In clude Sirs. Chancellor English and Miss Caroline P. English, Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Fowler, Mrs. Walter Blabon and Richard Blabon. Mr. and Mrs, W. J. McCahan, Jr., Mrs. M. G. Simonln, David Burpee, Mrs. A. II. Walker, Mrs, William J. Cooper, Miss IC. C. Walsh, Mrs. It. L,. Dutton, Mrs. F. D. Stead, Mrs. O. D. Wilkinson and Miss Wilkinson, It. II. Wood, Mrs. James Kater, Miss Marie Kater, II. L. Van Dusen, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln K. Pcfss more, who are at tho Traymore; Mr, and Mrs. D. P. Beach and Mr. and Mrs, Thomas II, Ball. Other Pennsylvania representatives In clude Mr. nnd Mrs. S. Semple, Tltusvllle; Mrs. C. II. Dougnl and Mrs. W. M. Mc Cormlck, Milton: Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Smith, Ilollidaysburg; Mrs. S. O. Hartjo and Miss S. E. Ilartje, Pittsburgh: Mrs. V7. S. Morrison, Beaver, and Mrs. J. C. Jutte, Areola, who aro nt the Chalfonte. Andrew Kerr, J. A. Anderson and J, S, McIIugh are nmong the Philadelphlans nt the St. Charles. NEW YORK TIMES REPORTER IN CONTEMPT 01? CONGRESS L. R. Holme Refuses to Divulge News Sources in Probe .WASHINGTON, March 4. Leonard It. Holme, a reporter of tho Now York Times, was held to bo In contempt of the Ilguse of Representatives and tho Con gress of the United States yesterday for refUSlne in fflVfinl ci-iiit-iAo nP lnrn.nHitUn ' before the Subjudlclnry Committee of C Congress that is Investigating tiio nd- ministration of United States Attorney It. Snowden Marshall. In a fatorV Iinnpfirlnf In Ha Tlttinn .au terday, which Mr. Holme admitted he Wrote, he said : "It is the belief of the District At torneys office that the real aim of the Ungress Investigation Is to put a stop w the criminal Investigation of the pro German partisans." This criticism of the motives of the committee aroused Its Interest, and It railed Mr. Holme to ascertain how he effle Wa3 the belle( 0f Mr" MaranaIl's r.".Y?u Btate tnla la, the belief of the "'strict Attorney's office," said Congress wan Charles C. Carlln, of Virginia, chalr i ft 5 tha cmmlttee. "Who In the Dis ;;'" Attorney's "ofllce gave expression to this belief?" I reanprffiiliir ianiin& .. ni,. .. ',rVpliedMr.lTolmDe. '" "" " ' iiwm anvbotIy nt all express this be- lletr asked Mr. Carlln. ' Bevcl"aI-" answered the witness. fc.ii thB bellef expressed by Mr. Mar nn or any of his associates?" Again Mr, Holme refused toanswer, ' ne.co'nmltte8 was desirous of finding ?.whether Mr- Holme had had a con Sf8. W,,U Mr' Marshall or any of his folates previous to the writing of the f . Mr: Howie protected his sources , information throughout by declining to jnswer and accepting 'the alternative of Nui found In contempt, I'UTChaSeS Tw Aerna Wun-iA " " .VQ UV f JHVVliU 'Lr Piw "Jf. Stetson have sold for B. f , er, Hutchlnwrn to Arthur C. Best, a yftvA... -- Muiyiwuig two a. urea, uu A 2S?5? ad' Wyncote, tor JI0.000. The fH' - V-; ; t' K'2e ', ' '' VICTIMS OF SHOTGUN Mrs. Mnry Gcnovcse (above), and Mrs. Catherine Jacobs were two of the five persons shot down today by a crazed man at 10th street and Washington avenue. One man was killed outright. f CRAZED MAN KILLS ONE, WOUNDS FIVE DOWNTOWN Continued from I'afce One tlously entered the rear and through a window saw I'rlnRo kneeling in prayer. Tho boy was slttliiR nearby. As the gun was within n few feet of tho man the police entered tho room cau tiously. I'riiiBo sprang to his feet when they entered and picked up tho gun, but Policemen Scrfilly and Gallagher dis armed lilni after a desperate struggle. Pringo was surrounded by a score of policemen while awaiting tho patrol, as an angry threat rose fiom tho crowd. He wns taken to tho 7th nnd Carpenter streets polleo station. Still In n defiant mood when the police questioned him, he declared that the shoot ing was none uf their business. Finally, through an Interpreter, he said that ho was attacked early today by a fellow coun tryman who had nursed a grudge against him evor slnco they lived In Naples two years ago. This man, according to Prln go, attacked him with a club this morning and beat him unmercifully. Several cuts and bruises on his body seemed to hear out this statement. He said that ho bought tho gun to kill his assailant an soon as his wounds wcro treated. Ho could not explain, however, why he shot wildly up nnd down the s(?eet. Finally, he bald that ho did this to Improve his nlm, as ho wanted to bo sure to kill tho man he hated when he saw him. On account of the conflicting statements mado by Prlngo, the polleo believe thai he Is demented. Little was known about him In tho neighborhood. Ho came to tho Washington avenue house about five weeks ago. No person knows much nbout the blind broomseller. His body is nt the Morgue. He wns well liked in tho neighborhood. This is tho third murder In the south ern section of tho city In tho last week. U. OF P. DEDATERS WIN Red and Blue Team Captures Intcr collegiato Championship Tho University of Pennsylvania debat ing team holds tho championship of the Intercollegiate Triangular D o b a 1 1 n g League. It won that title last night by triumphing over both Cornell and Colum bia in a debate on the question of pre paredness. The question under discussion was: "Re solved, That tho proposed Administration policy of nrmnment Increase is demanded by the best Interests of the United States." A Red and Blue team which took tho affirmative side met Cornell here, In With erspoon Hall, and triumphed. The neg ative team met Columbia. In New York, and also triumphed. Cornell won second placo by defeating Columbia In tho meet ing nt Ithaca. Tho debato hero wa3 under University Kxtenslon Society auspices. The debaters on the affirmative Pennsylvania team were M. Wltklu, II. C. Rafetto, II. J. Ryan and II. S. Goulson, alternate The judges were Justice John Stewart, of the Penn sylvania Supremo Court; Howard B. French, president of tho Chamber of Com merce, nnd Albert Cross, director and sec retary of tho Child Federation. TWO DIE IN TRAIN CRASH Falls Through Uurned Bridge in South Dakota WATKRTQWN. S,.D., March 4. Two persons were killed dml 10 injured when a South Dakota Central passenger train went through a bridge near Thomas, 8. D., today. Tho brldgo was weakened by smolder ing fire which wns supposed to have been extinguished by a train crew Sunday. The tender, 'mall car and day coach went through the bridge. Passengers In the smoker went to the assistance of those who went down, but had to watch V. K. Dooling, a traveling salesman of Denver, burn to death, pinioned under the day coach, Last Lecture at Central Y. M. C. A. The last of the lectures In the series being given for Y. M. C. A. members and their guests at the Central Y. SI, C. A., H21 Arch street, will be delivered tonight by the Rev. George M. Hemingway, who will talk on "A Summer Ramble Through the British Isles." Leg Comfort Do Yurlraaa Velni. lr Ulcers. Weak Ankl. Swollen I40. make life miserable? Ttiera la a raeasaca of joy (or ou la tha Corliss Laced Stocking A scientific support and lee treat ment that Ele Immediate com fort anU sure help. No elastlo to bind adjusts to every condition without rubber. Launders aa eas ily aa a towel. Keep shape wears for months. Made to your measure. It. IS each, or I for same Its. S3.00. Call and be measured free, or write for aelt measurement blank No. 19., We also make abdominal belts (non elastic) to order. Hours 9 to 5 dally, i to 4 Sat. Peuns. CorliM Limb Specialty C. i .'. ' t-s . r ; '" t NICHOLSON DESCRffiES HEAVEN AT MEETING FOR MOTHERS AND SHUT-INS Evangelist Tells Dnrby Taber nacle Audience the Saved Will Know Their Friends After Death FLOWERS FOR INVALIDS Kvnngellst Nicholson this nfternoon painted a word-picture of Heaven in a stirring sermon In tho Darby tabernacle. Ho was preaching nt a special service for mothers nnd shut-Ins, and several hundred nged men nnd women were taken to tho templo In automobiles. A. J. aKollermnn, Mr. Nlcholsoh's assistant, had chnrgo of tho arrangements, nnd, with many resi dents of Darby and surrounding towns, was kept busy providing accommodations for nil who desired to attend. Many eyes were dimmed with tears ni Mr. Nicholson told this nudlenco thnt heaven wns a place In which they would recognize their dear ones who hnd lived ns Christians. Each ncrson who attended wore carnations. Those whoso mothers" were living wore red ones, nnd those whoso mothers wore dead wore white. At tho close of the service these flowers were distributed nmong tho Invalids and unfor tunates who aro confined to homes or In stitutions. A twilight service for young women will bo held this evening under the direction of Miss .Tosephlno Colt. It Is the first of a series to bo held ench Saturday evening. Luncheon will bo served. In his sermon this afternoon Mr. Nich olson said: "All wo know nbout Heaven Is derived from tho Bible. Thero nro many who deny tho fact of hell, but who most firmly hold to their belief in heaven. This is not reasonable, for wo hnvo tho very samo authority for both. To deny tho ono Is to deny tho other. "Thero Is ono thing that Is true! all that Is best and most precious hero Is the most plentiful there. Tho hearts of all nro filled with love. Tho songs nro all glad and the streets nro nil gold. How rare such things nro here I Still, thero Is much In God's word that enn thrill nnd cheer henrts. Let us consider somo of the things told us nbout heaven. The Bible describes heaven ns a placo. 'In my Father's house aro many man sions' we read in the Gospel of St. John. "Heaven Is not a state but a place. As real n place as any placo wo know of on this earth. Where, It Ih wo cannot tell, but tho Bible always speaks of It as being up. "It Is a place of brightness. They have no need of the sun or of candle there. Tho Lord Is the light of tho place. Thoy have never had a night there. HAPPINESS FOUND THERE. "It Is also a placo of hnpplncss. There Is nothing gloomy or sad In that land. They never know envy or Jealousy or hatred or malice or wars there. These nro tho thing: that curse our llvos nnd land hero. Wo shall dwell In tho happi ness of eternal and pcrrcct love. "It Is a place of consciousness," ho con tinued. "So many nro preplcxod nnd wonder whether they will know their loved ones who hnvo gono before. What sort of a place would It be. If wo did not rec ognize each other? What makes any place dear to us? Is It not the presence of loved ones there? If we will not know each other we will not know tho Lord Jesus." Last night was "High School Night" at tho tabernacle, and hundreds of boys nnd girls from tho Darby and Lnnscawno High Scliools attended in bodies, nnd made tho big building ring with their songs and cheers. Many of them "hit tho trail" and Mr. Nicholson Bald that the meeting wns one of tho most successful ho has over held. Tho singing under tho direction of Prof. J. R, Hcmmlnger, could be heard far from the tabernacle, nil tho children Joining In tho revival hymns. JURY AWARDS $40,000 TO DRY "BOO'FUh BABY'S" TEARS Stock Broker Must Pay for Alleged Breach of Promise NEW YORK. March 4. Mrs. Cora Maude Clnrk, who wns tho "boo'ful baby" of John Leon Mnrtln, formerly a stock broker, wns also very expensive. A Jury In the Supremo Court yesterday awarded Mrs. Clark $-10,000 In her breach of promlso suit for $50,000 damages. Three times the" case has been tried, but It took tho Jury an hour yesterday to appralso tho anguish and suffering Mrs. Clark had endured. Tho first trial ended In a $25,000 verdict la favor of Mrs. Clark, which was vevcrscd by the Appellato Division on a technicality. The second trial resulted In a disagree ment. Mnrtln, who Inherited a good-sized fortune from his fnther, nnd Mrs. Claris dined nnd becamo engaged all In one evening. Mrs. Clark testified that Martin had some drinks on that "occasion, but sho did not. $63,000 LEFT BY WOMAN Agnes Royal Disposes of Estate by Private Bequests An estate valued ut $65,000, Is disposed of In private bequests by the will of Agues Royal, 5328 Baynton street, admitted to probate today. Other wills probated were those of Margaret A. Kemble, 3031 Fountain street, $3350; Anna II. Rea, 1731 North 10th street, $3300 ; Frank J. Reng, 122 Carson street, $2900 ; Henry Margerl son, 2519 Emerald street, $2500; John Bradley, 2830 Amber street, $2300, and Margaret Crosby, 1720 Francis street, $2000. The personality of the estate of Cyrus A. Byers has been appraised at $6726.25 j Fannie E. Hopkins, $4151.57, and Mary C. Stewart, $3331.75, Lecture at Wagner Free Institute The third In a series of free lectures on modern astronomy will be given tonight at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, 17th street and Montgomery avenue, by Prof. John A. Miller, of Hwarthmore College. He will talk on "A Star as a Sun." THE PHILADELPHIA ART GALLERIES S. E. Cor. 15th and Chestnut Sti. iti:i:n n. waijikii. aiir. Lato W. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneer NOW ON FREE VIEW THE MOST REMARKABLE AND WELL-KNOWN COLLECTION OF PERSIAN RUGS AND CARPETS EVEIt KXWIHTED IN THB UNITED STATES) To Ii Sold at Unrestricted l'ublle Sal By Order of HON. T. H. KULLUJIAN Director of the FcnUn Official Section of the Tanaum-Faclaa Eii'O.IIIon. Beginning Monday, March 6, 1916, and Five Following Days at 2:30 o'Clock Each Afternoon This collection la the one that received the GIIAND I'HIZB AND GOLD MEDAL at the Panama-Faclno ExpoelMon. and was alao viewed by more than tflx Million Visitors. Aside from this nuny of these Ituga graced the Official Platform during- PCAxnoas this wonderful collection will be found the Famous Antique Itoyal Kerman Rue that cama from tho Royal Palace of Persia and exhibited In the United States for the nrst time during the Exposition at San Francisco, Cal. It v. as on tbls KiuT that loo L,locrty ueu resieu auruu. a vember I, Ilia. This Itur. tetter known as ruardod blle on Exhibition at lbs famous pollqe dog- "Toss," to ba Pair Grounds. UUSVHll'tlVK lAlAMJUVt. IN BABIES' HOSPITAL BENEFIT t M7 CL ?& RESIGNATION EXCITES BRYN MAWR STUDENTS Sensation Over Retirement of Official of Self-Govern- ment Association Bryn Mawr College, usually placid nnd ovenly sereno, hns what It considers a sensation today In tho resignation of Miss Gertrudo Cheney from the trenntiicship of tlio Student Sclf-Government Associa tion. This organization deals purely with questions which concern tho student code ; etiquette, campus propriety, and similar problems of mutual concern. It bus nothing to do with scholarship, examina tions and subjects that come within tho meaning of tho so-called "honor system." The college authorities attend to tlmt. For 21 yearn tho Student Self-Govcm-ment Association has managed things calmly nnd comfortably. It has had no ruptures, has caused no sensations. Miss Cheney's resignation murks tho first break in Its hitherto happy course. Tho explanation that is being discussed Is that a gill friend of Miss dionoy'8 broke a rule, nnd, rather limn live up to the association's requirements,' Miss Che ney resigned. Sho was asked who the girl was and what rule was broken, and all sho would answer was this: "1 resigned from tho association bc causo I wouldn't report hei (no uaino) nnd now that I'm out I'll surely bo silent. There was no man lu It, though, you may bo suro of that." OVERCOME BY GASOLINE FUMES Boy Has Narrow Escape; His Life Saved by Pulmotor A 13-year-old boy. who nttempted to draw some "oil" from a gasoline tank car to urgo an obstinate bonflie, had a narrow escape from death today when he was overcome by tho fumes of the gasoline upon entering tho car. William Prltchard, with two compan ions, had built tho fire on n lot at 25th street and Snyder avenue. A siding of the Baltlmoio and Ohio Railroad was nearby. Tho boys wanted to warm them selves and because of tho difficulty In get ting a big blaze, Prltchard, tho polleo say, suggested ho tako a can nnd draw somo gasoline from a tank car on the siding. When ho did not return, his two com panions, Charles Kay, of S13 South 20th street, a cousin, and John Qulnu, 111S South 23d stret, searched for him and found him rjlng unconscious In several Inches of gasoline in tlio bottom of the car. Thoy tiled to haul him out, but wero obliged to call for uld. Only tho prompt arrival of Doctor Mas sey, from tho Atlantic Refining Company plant, with u pulmotor, saved the boy's llfo. He was taken to St. Agnes' Hos pital and Doctor Massey and physicians thero worked 'for moro than an hour with tho pulmotor beforo restoring conscious ness. The lad's condition Ih critical Five Perish' When Barge Is Wrecked BOSTON, March 4. Tho 10-mllo north east gale that raged over tho New Eng land coast today wrecked ono coal barge off North Scltuate with a loss of flvo lives and imperiled a second, which dragged at Its anchors nil night. All night long lifeguards tried In vain to reach tho sec ond barge, In which flvo other men wero In peril. ALYCE A. GAUNT FOIlMCItLY Of CORTISSOZ SCHOOL SPECIALIST ON' Ballroom Dancing 1431 Walnut Street visit to toe ruir. juiy ll is No "The Liberty Bell Bur, the Philadelphia Art rial wbtcn was the only dpg- UAIIU U1U.1 UE.MUE.31 WOMAN AND HUSBAND HELD FOR BLACKMAIL Cochcu, Brooklyn Republican, Says Ho Was Held Up for $20,000 Check N12W YOIIIC, Mnrch 4. A torn bit of paper upon which In written nn order for $20,000 In tlio ono tangible bit of cvlclcnco In nn Involved Htory of coercion nnd black mail carried to tho polleo of Brooklyn yes terday by Theodore Cocheu, nged Repub lican leader nnd known In club nnd Meth odist Chinch circles. As n result of tho charges mado by Mr. Cocheu, who Is 7S years) old, nn entire family whoso members hnvo benefited by his clmrlUcH nro locked up, charged with extortion. Howard J. N'Ichols, Mrs. Lulu Nichols, his wife, and Mrs. Louis Nichols, his mother, nro tho prisoners who wero hold. According to Mr. Cochcu's story, ho received u telephone call from Nichols nuking him to call at his homo Inst Tues day. Nichols' wife had been a. servant In tho Cocheu homo, at 143 Penn street, until ii few years ago, bad repeatedly asked assistance In obtaining employment. Tuesday, Cocheu entered tho Hrldgo street house nnd was talking to tho elder Mrs. Nichols In tho parlor when Nichols suddenly entered, brandishing a revolver in his hand. "Now I'm going to got you, nnd It's going to cost you $30,000," Cochcu says Nichols exclaimed. Cochcu said that he had been hold a prisoner In tho house from 0 o'clock lu tho morning, when tho revolver first ap peared upon tho scene, until G o'clock In tho evening. FIRR IN LEATHER STORE DOES .$75,000 DAMAGE Four Firemen Injured Fighting Third Street Blaze Two firemen are In hospital today, suf fering from Injuries received in a ilro nt lilt Noith 3d street last night. Tho damngo amounted to $75,000. Two other firemen, who wero ovcieome, wcro treated by physicians. Buildings on both sides of No. 211, which wcro swept by tho llamas, wero damaged. Stern Brothers, leather dealers, occupy the building whero tho tiro started. The fumes from tho burning leather mado the blaze ditllcult for tho firemen to conquer. Fireman Conway, Englno Company No. 20, was cut by a falling window sash when tho roof of tho Stern Brothers building collapsed. Ho Is In the Roosevelt Hos pital with a lacerated scalp and other Injuries. Fireman Benliam. of tho same company, Is In tho Jefferson Hospital, suffering from soero cuts on tho head and hands. Hosemen O'NcIl nnd Barren, of Engine Company No. 20, wero overcome by binokc. J. E. Calcktell & Co. cjo2 Chestnut Street A Critical Selection of Pearls and Pearl Necklaces fi2!3ems!3s&2aen Your Precious Future i CHARLES WHEELER, SOCIETY' MAN, WEDS NOTED BEAUTY rhilndelphinn Murrica Mrs. Hannah Noal Hobartin California Charles Wheeler nnd Mrs. Hannah Ncnl Holmrt wero innrrled nt Bnntn Bar bara, Cal., on February 21, II was learned In this city today. Mr. Wheeler, n society man of this city, Is noted na a. polo plnycr nnd blg-gamo hunter. Ho Is tho Ron of Mrs. Charles Wheeler, of Pem broke, Bryn Mnwr. Mrs. llobart, whoso homo wns In Hnn Frnncisco, was tho divorced wife of Wnlter S. llobart, n, wealthy Cnllfornlan. Nono of Mr. Wheeler's family wan present nt tlio wedding, which wns kept secret until Mr. nnd Mrs. Wheeler had sailed for tho Far East. Tho brldo Is widely known In I'hlladolphln, having vis ited this city many times In the Inst five years. Mr. Wheeler Is tho brother of tho Countess I'appenhelm, who wns Miss Mnry Wheoler. Other sisters nro Mrs. I'hlllp Walnmnn, whoso husbmid. a cap tnln lu tho British army, wnn killed In action recently; Mrs. Clcoigo Thayer, Mrs. Richard Mct'all Elliott and Mrs. Henry Norrls. llo Ii n grndunto of Harvard, class of '00, and Is a member of tho Philadelphia, Racquet nnd Rnbhlt Clubs, tho Stato In .Schuylkill, Radnor Hunt, Philadelphia Country nnd Merlon Cricket. Mrs. Wheclor Is n noted beauty, ns well known In English society as here. Sho nnd her husband wcro divorced thrco "rears ngo. Last December she Intro duced her eldest daughter, Miss Hannah llobart, Into society lu San Francisco. Tho two children, Miss Ruth Hobart nnd Walter Holmrt, nro nt schools In the East. THIEF FLEES FROM SCISSORS Woman "Aims" at Negro na Ho Grabs Another's; Purso nnd Ho Escapes "Drop that money or I'll shoot!" A woman with it no more formidable weapon In her hand than a pair of scis sors uttered these words to n negro who wns struggling with nnothor woman In front of her house, lu nn effort to got pos session of her pocketbook. Tho negro noticed the gleam of tho metal in tho electric light. Ho thought It was n revolver. With an exclamation of fear he dropped several bills to tho ground nnd tied with $2. The polleo nro search ing for tho man. The hold-ui) occurred In front of tho home of Mrs. Sarah Wilson, 2849 North 27th street, Tho negro tried to rob Mrs, John Dickens, of 2921 North Taney street, who was walking down 27th street nccom panled by her two sons, Chnrlc's, 10 yenrs old, and Edwin, 9 The boys wcro In front of her on roller skates. As she passed the negro, who was walk ing In tho opposite direction, he snatched tho bag sho carried In her hand. Mrs. Dickens resisted him and for Bcvernl seconds put up a sharp struggle Her two boys came to her assistance and at tempted to foil the negro, but ho suc ceeded In opening tho bag and extracting four $1 bills. Just ns ho gained possession of tho money Mrs. Wilson appeared on her door Mop and "aimed" tho scissors nt tho negro. BARRETT TO QUIT SCHOOL POST Dr. John W. Can- Will Become Friends' Central Principal William Elmer Barrett, principal of the Friends' Central High School, 16th and Race streets, will retire at the close of tho current school year, according to nn niv announcement Issued today by tho School Committee of that Institution. Tho va cancy will bo filled by Dr. John W. Carr, who has been superintendent of schools at Bayonne, N. J., since 1909. Doctor Carr is n graduate of Indiana University, where ho received hl3 M. A. degree In 1SD0, nnd of New York Univer sity, tnklng Ills Ph. D. degree In 1913. In addition to his service in Bayonne, he hns been principal of the Bloomlngton (111.) High School nnd of tho Munclo (Ind.) High School and superintendent of scliools at Anderson, Ind., and at Dayton, O. Tho Friends' Central School, which is now 71 years old, has adopted tho slogan "A School for Grandchildren nnd Thy Children," nnd hns Issued n booklet show ing how great a percentage of Its present pupils are children or grandchildren of graduates of tho school. HEATING HOT WATER VAPOR STEAM M. J. MARGUL1ES & CO. 125 So. 5th PHILADELPHIA Hath Phones H' E WHO values his future too highly to entrust to others must carve well his own destinies. So, if the job you 'expect doesn't come your way, start something in your own behalf, Campaign yourself with a want ad. But be sure of the want ad. Better insert it in the Ledger, where job-pulling power is a huge fact. The Ledger's main office, Ledger Central or any Ledger Sta tion drug store will accept your bid for a good job. 1 1 w ACTORS AM DANCERS JOIN DEBUTANTES IN AID FOR BABIliS' HOSPITAL Forrest Theatre's Stago to Ba the Scene of Unusually Great Benefit Bill Next Thursday 'RADIO DANCE' A FEATURE! Debutantes nnd chorus glrla, ntaKa hands nnd vaudeville, actors have joined hands In n common bond of charity that of aiding the Bnbles' lo3pltnl nnd havo donntcd their services to nssuro the sue cess of the benefit to bo held for thi Babies' Hospital nt tho Forrest Theatre) next Thursday nfternoon. Tho charming "debs" will sell flowers) nnd progrnms, which means that ther6 will bo nn Insufficient supply, however largo tho number printed may be. Tho chorus girls, chiefly those from Ktcgfeld's Kolllcs, will dance tho charming; Ilndluiu Danco nnd other dances, and havo promised to poso nnd frolic with Just ad much energy ns though they wero getting paid for It, whllo tho Urbancsquo Bcenery will form n plenslng background. Ann Pennington, whoso dancing .has been tha fenturo of tho Follies nnd whoso can't-kecp-stlll-fect havo brought her ns muoh renown ns have tho brains and beaut oi Ina Clnlro, star of the Follies, will danco somo of her newest steps. Stnge hands, whose union Is as unyield ing In Its peculiar demands as tho flinty henrt of tho stago villain, will blithely shift tho scenery without pay. Vaude ville nctors from both tho two-a-day and three-n-dny will mako quick shifts from their stands throughout tho city and Jump to tho Forrest to aid the all-star attrac tions. Chairman Samuel F. Nixon announced today thnt the bill for tho benefit was tho greatest th'it has ever been put on any stago nnd tltt tho rcsponso of the actora to tho nppcnl of the babies shows that thoy nrc Just ns eager to help' tho babies as tho citizens themselves. In ndditon to tho nbovo acts, Vivian Oakland nnd Carl Randall will appear with tho chorus of tho "Follies," whIU Bert Williams, tho inimitable, will render his famous songs nnd also will shuffle thn cards and play a gamo of poker all by himself: I2d Wynn will repeat his moving picture net from the "Follies," while from tho Onrrlck will como the entire company to present nn net from "Twin Beds." Sam Dcrnard and Ann Chandler from Keith's will also bo there. Thero will also bo a complete sot from "Pollyanna," now plnylng at the Broad Street The atre, with Patricia Colllngs, tho star of tho company, appearing. From tho Shuberr theatres comes William H. Crnno, denn of American actors, who will bo at the Adelphl next week, while fea ture numbers from "Tho Only Girl," at tho Lyric will also be on tho program. From the Nixon Colonial there will b Silver and North In "The Maid nnd tha Boob": from tho Nixon will appear tho Pannello Sisters In u singing act: from tho Grand Opera House, Harris nnd Mannlon In "Undo Jed at the Opern," and the Im perial Troupo of Japaneso will como from B. F. Keith's Allegheny theatre The stnge during the performance will bo under the direction of Harry T. Jor dan, manager of Keith's, nnd Fred G. Nlxon-NIrdllnger. Thomas M. Lovo wilt bo business manager of the benefit. Pcnn Glee Club in Contest Tonight Tho third annual Intercollegiate Glee CluhjCrtntcst will bo held tonight In New Yorftclty, In Carnegie Hall. The' com bined musical clubs of the University ot Pennsylvania will bo ono of the contest ants, among whom nro the clubs from Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Prince ton nnd Penn State. 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