PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1916.
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education mvnruioui
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WPSSiisZ Grnitt Turkithfind
Emvtlan Cicareltes in tho
'OH, YOU BABY SEBEN, COME ON 'LEBEN,'
BOGUS '2 BITS AND ALL ON SUNDAY, TOO
Scene "Somewhere in Philadelphia" Cast of Charac
ters : Two Negroes, a Chinese, a Cop, U. S. Officials,
"Man From Egypt," a Jinx Finale Court
This Is the story or the sad ending of a I "worked off" the 50-cent piece on him. He
counterfeit BO-cent piece, which, after tin ' denied nil knowledge nf lis being eoun
eventful career, met Its Waterloo almost terfelt. Later. iioeordlng to his own n.l-
rs n direct result of Having been passed
In a crap gara plaved on Sundny and to
make matters worse dining Lent.
Truo, tho story concerns not the "four
bits" piece nlone, hut lnlerestH dnvein
ment officials, Including Captain Matthew
Griffin, head of the local Secret Service ;
United States Commissioner Howard M.
Lone, deputy marshals and policemen by
tho score, Hubert West nnd .tames Drown,
negro prisoners; .John Ling Foo Koy.
Chinese, who, by the way. Is not a rela
tlvo of his namesake. ICddle, of mualcal
comedy fame, and last, but not least, the
"Man from Egypt." or some eill spirit
which has been pursuing the coin, heaping
Ill-luck on Its hend to mako It ashamed
of Us spurlousness. J
Incidentally, Urown, one of tho prls- '
oners, tinted In the Federal Hullding for t
his yawn and his smile, will think twice
beforo ho "shoots crap again on auniiny.
'TIs tho cause of nil his trouble, ho says.
Tho game was "pulled olt" last Sunday
"somewhero In Philadelphia," since he
don't "perzactly 'member do location " The
betting was lively and coins ueie being
Zipped across nt a rapid pace.
One licit, conductor! Here's where our
coin conies In. Brown had lost nearly
all his money, ho said, when some one
SENATOR HARDING NOW I
REGARDED AS PARTY'S I
POSSIBLE DARK HORSE
(Temporary Chairman Will Be
a
in Position to Stampede Re
publican Convention, Poli
ticians Assert
HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE
WASHINGTON'. April 11. United
ai.,tu snnlnr warren u. iinmiiiK. "
'-Ohio loomed large today lis a potential
dark horse" candltinie mr me neiraumuii
presidential nomination. Harding hlmseir
Is not an avowed candidate. Put poli
ticians were pointing out that he will bo
In a fine position to stampede tho con
vention whether he desires to or not. hav
ing been chosen as Its temporary chalr
' man, And he can count on the support of
tho Middle Western combination If It shall
be demonstrated early inai one oi tin
plrants cannot win. Harding Is very In
fluential In Itepublican circles, has a won
derful platform presence and much per
sonal magnetism Cho.-en to sound tho
,.t.a,.nni." r.r Dm ftpmililicari camnalgn he
will havo an opi...rtuntt to Impress his
personality on the delegates, aim many
niH.umn nnlitieiaiid in -jotti the Senate nnd
the House today wero telling their friends
to keep watch on hlni. especially If tho
rconjMjiuon goes Into a deadlock.
BBoosevelt moienwnl Is making
littlcMadway here In wasiiingion.
Irhere'P a general feeling among pou-
lclansnhat the efforts mi tno part oi mo
Colonel's friends to show evidences of a
"stampede' toward hlin came premature
ly and the Kepubllc.i' leaileis lusin
that a combination that VI prevent his
being nominated Is certnin. The "Old
Guard " which has canvass-ed tho out
look, declines to give tho Colonel mine
than sob delegates at Chicago at the
most.
Senator La Follette was back at his i
desk In the Senate today
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congratulations of his friends over his
close victory In Wisconsin He declined to
discuss politics. Another prospective can
didate who also was keeping mum was
William Alden Smith, of Michigan, who
was defeated for "tavoriie son uy j.enry
Ford. In this connection the pollticnl wise
acres do pot regard the result In Michigan
as much of a political barometer, cither
qf the Ford strength or tho position of the
Middle West preparedness. They llguro
that there will be a real test on both when
Ford and Senator Cummins hook up In
the Nebraska primaries.
In Nebrasku, by the way, the Ksta
brook campaign Is now attracting-much
attention and Senators Norris and Hitch
cock have 'both been asked whether cer
tain factors of It, Including alleged lavish
expenditures, muy not bo lit Bubject for
Inquiry,
Senator Doles Penrose Is expected
shortly to make an announcement re
wnrrtlnir his Dosltlon and the Itoosevelt
boom. At the same time, his fi lends I
claim he will demonstrate that lie still ,
U the dominant power In Republican ,
affairs In his State.
So far as the position of Justice Hughes ,
is concerned, all efforts to "smoke him
out" have utterly failed. A number of
persons have) tried It In tho last few j
days. Including some who have been in-
tlmately associated with the Justice since
he practiced law In New York city and
before he became interested In politics, i
but to all he has returneu me same cour
teous reply, that he is not taking any
Interest In politics.
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Tho Spring Bride Pv
Willow Jonat Candy I
Joy. in all three an J an
y
abiding weetneI
JANAS
BSE 18 CANDY SHOP
SIX FEET BELOW BROAD ST.
IN THE LINCOLK BUILDING
BaQAD ABOVE CHESTNUT
OPEN UNTIL, MIDNIGHT
IMSzl UBSilllfilLlMRllA&ilJ
in
lgare
fork
fntentj
A
retrfr
otiu cicarel
tftrrM
mission, be f.'avo It to West and asked
him to get him a pnrk sandwich.
West, always obliging, did in he wni
bid nnd entered Koy's restaurant, at 12.11
Smith vtreet. !! tendered the liCcelit
piece 111 pujiui'tit and was waiting for
IiIh change when the "Man from Mgypt"
! came upon the scene. At least, some Jin
j paused the unsuspecting I-'oy to fiunbte the
I coin and It fell to the floor with a "dull
l thud."
To mako Matters worse we all know
It's wrong to "hoot" crap on Sunday
Policeman Wlrtshafter happened to bo at
i one of the tables having a bite to eat.
' His ears undoubtedly nre trained At
least, he heard the roln fall nnd wis con-
vlnceil nt once that it was counterfeit, no
called the propiltor. Inspected the pleee,
and placed West under arrest. Urown
wai taken Into custody later, ltoth were
arraigned beforo Commissioner Long.
Captain (Irlffen said that tho case was
a small one and that the fJovcrumeut
might have dropped tho charge were It
not for the fuel that the stories told by
both men In reference to the coin wero
conflicting Tney weie held In $1(100 ball
for u fuither hearing llroun lives nt
12th nnd Pino streets. West works In
Merlon.
PRESBYTERY REBUKED
FOR ALLOWING DOUBT
OF MIRACULOUS BIRTH!
Philadelphia Minister Criticises
New York Board for Admit
ting Ministry Candidates
Not Literal Believers
OTHERS REFUSE TO TALK
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on record today by a voto of CI to 3 as of
the opinion that tho biblical story of tho ,
virgin birth nf Christ and other biblical
mlrncles aro not to bo accepted too liter
ally, the Presbytery of this city Is as n
whole undecided on the question. Ono
minister, however the Rev Matthew J.
Hyndinan, pastor of the Olivet Covenant
Presbyterian Church expressed himself
strongly against the New York sentiment
and charaetcilzed as "high-handed" the
granting of licenses to three candidates
for the ministry who had expressed dlsbe-
lief In the miracles.
file imitation was started by three
graduates of the Union Thcnlogic 1 Sem
inary, candidates to the ministry, who
both orally and In writing refused to af
firm the vligln birth and refused to
acknowledge the inlslng of Lazarus from
the dead or the nniratlvo of Jonah and
tho whale. The students wero accepted In
tho ministry.
"I do not think the New York Presby
tery was JUHtlfli-d In granting licenses and
acted In a V j-f Igh-haiided manner," said
the ltei- ft milium today. "Their
action wi5rg'-nfrary to the laws of the
church government. I am sure that can
didates expressing Mich disbelief befoie
the PresbUerlnn Hoard lieie would bo re
jected. Such belief Is retUtted under the
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boa id in -fTils city Is. I lliinK, much
,tricter in conforming to tno rules nna
canons of the church than tho New Yoik
board A cnndldiite Tor the iniulsti.
should be barred for Mich dUbellcf, just
as much as a medical student Is who has
no belief In antiseptics mid other modern
methods In the treatment and prevention
of disease."
The llov. Dr. William II. Roberts,
stated clerk ot the Presbyterian Assembly,
lefused to dlbcuss the matter.
"I must see tho documents and get
authoritative evidence before I will ex
press an opinion," he said. "I must havo
time to think It over."
The Rev. Dr. John It. Davles, pastor
of the Dethlehem Tresbyterlan Church.
II road and Diamond streets, said he
needed time to thresh the matter out be
foie he would consent to discuss It. He
said he was doubtful about ie question
and would have to go Into It thoroughly
and water are its fundamentals;
whereas the former nourishes, water cleanses and
eliminates the wate. mBrtJttling to-ts purity and iree-
nesa from oreaniJand mineral suhimnces.
The clearest of an natural
with these subsmnces, sciapce has
Purock Water Is dfiiveredffices
and homes in sterdlzed, sealed glass
bottles. Six largef bottles or a five
gallon demijohn, K0 cents.
Order a caie, uso o & bottle. If the wattr
falls to plcaic wcvlll, at your rcquctt,
remove the ctio and make do charge.
THE
CHARLES E. HIRES CO.,
210 S. 24th St., Philadelphia
BOTH PHONES
CUDAHY MANAGER HERE
HELD IN REBATE CASE
John E. O'Brien Arrested on
Chicago Indictment Against
Packing Firm
Tolm R O'ltrlcn. 4(1.11 Greene street,
Hcrmantowti, malinger of the Philadel
phia branch of the Cudahy Packing Pom
tiany. of Chicago. 9th sticet nnd Olrard
avenue surrendered to (lovernment au
thorities In the Federal Hullding today
i when he learned that a warrant for his
arrest had been sworn out by Tourt Dan
iel special agent of the Department of
Justice The warrant was obtnlned by
Mr Daniel on receipt of n copy of a cer
tified indictment ngnlnst the Cudahy
Packing Company returned by the Federal
Orntid Jury In Chicago on March 22,
charging violations of the criminal code,
through conspiracy, of the act tegulntlng
commerce nnd of a section of the Llkiim
act.
O'Hilen was nrralgned before United
Ktntei Commissioner Howard M. Long nnd
held In $5000 ball for a further hearing
on April 2(1. tf held nt the time, he will
be tried In Chlcngo. where the Indictment
against tho nmpnny was returned.
O'ltrlen was represented by Monaghan &
Phillips ns counsel. Ho Unci no uiiiicuiiy
In procuring hall.
Accoidlng to the Indictment, the of
fenses of which the company Is accused
covered a period dating from January 1,
1(112, lo March 22. mid Tho company,
It Is alleged, used false claims, false bills
and accounts to obtain an nllnwanco and
piivinent from certnin railroads for al
leged loss and damage in connection with
nnd growing out of ceitnln shlpimMits of
meat in Interstate coiiiineice. whereby the
compensation of the rallro.ids for trans
portation would be less than the regul.ir
intes." In other wonR the company Is
licensed of getting i educed freight lutes
by false means.
Ill MILK'S SKCKKTAKY NOW
FATHER'S POLITICAL FOE
Albert Boyer, Jr., Fights Parent's
Ticket Associates
ATLANTIC CITV. N J.. April 11. lie
sides developing strange political bedfel
lows, with Commodore Kuehnlo lining us
with tho hotelmen whom ho fought foi
yenis. and other erstwhile enemies becom
ing friends In a common cause to pre
vent the re-election of Mayor William
Kiddle. Atlnntlo City's City Commission
battle Is embittering families.
Albert Ileycr, Jr.. secretary to Mayor
Piddle, In pleading lit a club rally last
night for the election Of the Mayor and
IiIh ticket, urged tho defeat of tho Ldge
Iliicharach slate which contains tho name
of his father. Albeit Ileycr. Mr., present
director of resort llnnnces.
The younger Ileyer. who Is a Lafayette
College graduate, where he achieved fame
as a football star. Is speaking nightly for
the Itlddle ticket and denouncing the po
litical associates of his father, lie was
made Kiddle's secretary when his father
was one of the Mayor's allies III the City
Commission.
DEAN .IQIIX 11. MOSES DIES
Garden City ClcrRyman, Former Rec
tor of Churches Here, Victim
of Appendicitis
The Very rtov. John Itobert Moses, dean
of the Cathedral of tho Incarnation, Gar
den City, L. I., nnd a former rector of
several Protestant Kplseopal churches
here, died this morning In Mlncola. L. I.,
following an operation for appendicitis.
ir Mnsos whs rh venrs Old. MB nun 11
;;v lo-olrclo of frlonu this city, whero
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Dean Moses was tho oldest son of the
Rev. George Moses, ror 25 years rector
of Graco Church, Merchantvllle. N. J.
He was born In Lymlngton Hampshire.
England, In 1860. and enmo to this coun
trv when 1.1 years of age. He a edu
cated In the schools of this city nnd later
was graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania.
After graduation nnd while a tutor In
tho Rugby Academy, he studied for the
ministry and was ordained deacon nnd
later priest by Hlshop Scat borough ,H
was successively curate of the Church ot
the Cplphnny, 15th and Chestnut streets;
rector oT St. John's Church. Franklin
street nbnvo Urown. nnd rector of St.
Mnry's, Wayne. He was installed dean
of the Cathedral of the Incarnation In
1903. He was a delegate to the General
Convention in New York. In l13, nnd was
a member of the Committee on the Re
vision of the Hook of Common Prayer.
The Rev. Dr. Moses is survlied by a
widow and two sons A brother. Arnold
II. Moses, a Philadelphia architect, three
sisters, and his mother IIu at .Merchant
ville.
fins Accident Victim Dies
William Donaldson. ST years old. died
today In St. Joseph's Hospltnl from the
effect of inhaling Illuminating gris On
Friday evening, Mrs Laura Perks Don
aldson's l.indliid). who lives nt 1..1. North
JOth stti't. detected the odor of gns Cum
ing from his room as she was going up the
stairs to hand him some letters She found
him unconscious, with Hie gas Jets from
a Htove turned on Donaldson had dozed
off. while water, which he was heating on
the stove, merrtowed and had extinguished
the gas lights
Spring Suits
$30")
To Measure
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BRADBIIRN &A
Tailors to Parictular Men
Cor. 13th & Sansom
HulU ?3 Id $30
GRO
Ponce de Leon
years ago came here in quest of
the Fountain of Youth for ever
lasting health and life. We are
still searching, but in the realms
of science. Elusive as health
may be, we now know that food
M
djinki
Paters being laden
riven us PUROCK.
DRINK
WATER
W"
START FUND FOR
Above is the- Hnptist institute for Christian Workers, in this city, for
which n fund of ,$:00,0(n is to be raised. Dclow are Mr. and Mrs.
J, Milnor Wilbur, who nre active in the campaign to raise this sum.
l'KWKU 1.11'EXSES HKAXTEIr
HV PAVKTTK n.rXTV COl'llT
Two Saloons Closed. Several Applica
tions Held Up
t'NIONTOWN. I'll. April 11. Fifty
four retail. 18 distillery nnd brewery
licenses were granted today In Fayette
County when Judge K. 11. Iteppert handed
own tho liquor license list. Two retail
nppllcntlons wero refused nnd live retail
applications wero held over. Jesso 1J.
Wyutt. pioprlutor ot me reiry note., m
l'erryopolls, was tho only old applicant re
fused. A remonstrance beating nearly
lnno signatures was tiled against hlni, tho
complaint being IncK of necessity.
No new applicants n-celved licenses anil
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HUT tux,. ,,, ,.,,,.. or, ...-..-...
tlllory applicants emphasized the fact that
the sales room closing time, 0 o'clock,
must bo strictly ailliercii to
The license for the ohlople House at
tho ruinous Fayette Cotint.i pleasuio re
.... .. f-kl. ....... In KM.u linltl 1,1 r It.) 1. C.'.lUtlt
mil t.i wi'ii'iv" ,,,..-
of there being two applicants for the place.
The Kifty-1'ifty Question
Home of US nre built u little on the lines
of tho porker when It icnnes to the r.O-f.O
question. We am more Inclined to tnko
r,t. If no ono l lool.linr, and give the other
fellow Ifl for Ills share. Hid you eier seo i
u perfectly sane luwslor who did not
prefer the controlling Interest In u concern
to have himself from getting squeezed out'.'
Wo begin life by dividing an apple equally
with our playmate, but as the apple grows
out of Its original proportions and turns
Into stocks, bonds and securities, that
childish sentiment, that hard-learned gen-xi-nuiii-
Is forgotten and wo want core.
seeds, skin and all. Illght thero Is whero
our true nature asserts Ittelf. .lm,
Cat toons Magazine.
In
Liberals Win Spnnish Election
MADRID. April 11. Two hundred nnd
fifty liberals, 80 Conservatives and lfi
Itndlcals and Republicans wore elected
to tho Cortes In Sunday's election, ac
cording to olllclal returns complied today.
I'remler Hoiunnones Is leador of the Lib
eral party.
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BAPTIST INSTITUTE
Britain (o Operate Saloons
I.ONI'ON. April 11 On eminent con
ic I ot the liquor trade Is foreshadowed
by the tecent hcav taxatt'in. and a limi
tation of the hours of opening seems likely
soon to become a fact It Is understood
the Liquor Control Hoard has purchased
some saloons and purposes to acquire nil
licensed houses In Cumberland. Hrewera
anil saloonkeepers probably will raise llttlo
opposition, under tho present scalo of
prollts. but tho step Is sure to arouse tho
bitterest antagonism of tho extreme tern
poranco section, who loathe In any form
government participation In the liquor
trade.
Wont Let Pastor Leave
WII,MlNiTON. Del., April II. The
Itev. Vaugh.in S. Collins, who was slated
to he transferred to Hudson, N. V., In ex
change with the Itev. II. Irving Wntklns,
hai declined tho Invitation to Hudson and
will i cumin at St. Paul's Methodist Ilpls
copal Chuiclt here. The congregation in
this city wns anxious to have hint remain.
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
JetCels, Goldware, Silverware
qo2 Chestnut Street
Ckinese Objets d'Arti
dC
art'
The addition of several important pieces
is announced
soxip of tne epicure
A dinner is often
made or marred
in iKe soup course
i.
How important are the firstrnpressions!
The hostess who)servcs FrartFo-American Soups strikes the "keynote of
perfection" c the veEtoutsst? herfeast. For not only are these soups
nourishing m the highest degree, '6u they also possess a delicacy and an
exquisiteneslof flavorhich are truly FWnch.
For thf daily-nenu of those whofecognize the value of good food,
Franco-Arrirican Soups are unappKKSfWAs sheejyfodd they are rich and
supremelysatisfying. They are schemed ndjffoportioned with a Gallic
nicety. And their large vartetvrpa&s monotfrny impossible.
supplied wjTranco-Ameriean means ine
for eveoKR
nHur.n1 Sn.l nftMrfrlV?
tuy.twj - M . jp
Merely heat Itore tervlng
cents IhSftiiTt
At the belter shrei
Franco -American
Soups
after ' "tfxa recipes of
formerly superintendent ofitiapatace
of 7jf.7W.7(intf Gaorda of Graeca.
give yoxx a taste of our quality"
FRANGOrAMERlCAN FOOD CO.
SENATE ASKS REPORT
'ON OIL BUSINESS
Western Jobbers Assert Failure
of Supreme Court Decree
Dividing Standard
WASHINGTON'. April 11 Tho Sonate
today ndopted without ohjrctlon a resolu
lion by Senator Kcnyoti of town calling
upon tho Attorney Ornernl to submit to
the Hnnnte nil reports of Investigations of
oil Interests. Including tho Standard Oil
Company, since the Standard Oil tllsKolU
Hon decree. The purpose of the notion
Is to nscertnln whether the Supremo
Court's dissolution decree has been ef
fective in produclntj competition nnd re
during oil prices to the consumer.
The ndoptlon of the resolution was pre
ceded by the remllnrr of n letter from It.
H Welsh, of r'hlciiKo. rfcnrrnl counsel for
the Western Oil Jobbers Association, de
claring that unless the piesent discrim
inatory oil prices were equalized by gov
ernmental nctlon. Middle AVestcrn Inde
pendent oil companies would be driven out
of business before the end of the coming
summer.
The Western Olt Jobbers' Association
declared the Standard Oil dissolution de
cree u failure.
Fish Dealers Warned
HAUUIsnL'RG. April 11. Dnlry and
Food Commissioner .lames Foust. of tho
Department of Agriculture, has Issued
warnings to nil dealers In flsh In the
state to watch for Orled nsli containing
i hnrlc ncld ns n preservntrie In warm
' weather, which l.i stiictly forbidden by
I ihe law.
DIXON
DUtlnctlve Tailoring
llnuic EjtaMlsirtt IflfiC
Vanity! Yes, but-
show us the particular man
who at Unstcrtlde doesn't en
thuse over tho supplo curve and
spring, the unwrlnkled llnca of
a suit that's cut finished and
fitted to a T.
Illxon-Tiillnrlg arid DUon
.serilre stand jftor Jill .that a
man's clothesshoiniW'bosa-tor
something mdfc-Ufan fatloof
good qiiallt.vffndrconscJentJr)US
workmanship. Dlxonj- made
clothes bear Jhc stamp of
master craftsmanship.
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1111 Walnut Street
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most ueiuiuus aim
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OF PARIS
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Experienced
Clothing Men
who study the
Intensified
Values
at $15
of the
Spring Suits
in our Windows
this Week
wonder how
we did it!
Here's how!
Perry Pluck,
Perseverance
and Prcviousness
1& Months ago, before
the big rise in woolens,
we saw the rise com
ing, so we dug right
in and selected thou
sands of yards of the
choicest s i 1 k-mixed
worsteds, plain and
fancy worsteds,
stripes, grays, blues,
blacks, checks and
soft-tone overplaids in
worsteds and cassi
meres such as were
exceptional values in
Suits that were sold at
$20, $22.50 and $25!
J The very mills would
have bought them back
from us a little later at
t
a premium
Cfl We've tailored them
into the most attrac
tive models of the sea
s o n pleated-b a c k
models in fine Summer
fabrics; Junior Special
styles for the snap
piest of the Young
Fellows; big, weltcut
sizes torfit the mob. of
surplufe aisflin
most wantedj:'nf o s
diversiheannost toeau-
t i f u selections'
Spring Suits we've
ever seen, and several
thousand separate
Suits to select from in
this One Week of
Intensified
Value
at the
Uniform Price
$15
fj The morning will be
the best time to do your
choosing!
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PERRY & CO.
"N, B. T."
16th & Oertnut St,
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