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EVENING liEDGER PHIL,ADELPHIA,t FRIDAY, APRIU 14.1916.
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MMlAL PREPAREDNESS
FIRST JS PLEA MADE
BYREOR.T0MIUNS
Holy Trinity Rector, Discussing
Divorce 'Evil, Says It Is
More Important Than
Armament
LIKES EDMONDS BILL
" believe that the man or' woman who
Seeks freedom through divorce from tha
sacrnment of marriage mu3t be Btamped
as a coward," said tho Rev. Dr. Floyd
W. fomklns, of Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church, today, commenting upon his ap
pearance neforo a House Committee In
Washington on Wednesday In support
of tho Edmonds Uniform Divorce Hill.
"I am heartily In support of the
Edmonds hill," he said, "and was very
Kind to appear ns one advocating Its
enactment.
The hill proposes nn amendment to the
Constitution of the United States In tho
following' language:
Tho Congress shall have power to
establish uniform laws on the sub
ject of marrlngo and dlvorco-for tho
United States and to-provide penal
ties for violation thereof.
"Wlille this bill," Doctor Tomklns con
tinued, "would not eradicate a great evil,
It would go far toward controlling It. Tho
alarming Increaso In divorce throughout
tho United States can bo qualified as
I ruinous to tho moral llfo of the country.
"From 1829 to 1M4 divorce Increased In
thls country 10 times as fast as the popu
lation. In 191B, 115,879 divorces were
granted throughout the United States.
Within the last DO years there were be
tween two and thrco million divorces
granted here, and, by the same token,
one and a half million children mado or
phans thereby. A, very largo percentage
of these orphans, actually 34 per cent.,
According to statistics which I have looked
up, became Inmates of reform schools.
DIVORCEES KNOW BETTER.
'Wo are now second to Japan, a heathen
country, In tho number of divorces grant
ed yearly In proportion to tho number
of marriages. If we Increase granting
divorces for the next SO years at the
same ratio we did In the past SO, we
shall have ono divorce to every three
marriages.
"Thero Is a great deal of talk and
agitation about preparedness at tho
present tlmo. I am heartily In favor of
Itr but I am even moro heartily in favor
of moral preparedness. Tho Edmonds
bill. If It becomes part of tho Constitu
tion, will go far In this direction. It
cannot perforce remedy tho existing evil,
but It will greatly holp In making mar
riage moro a matter of federal Interest,
and thus logically, make divorce moro
difficult Tho prevalonco of divorce at
tho present tlmo Is largely among people
who know better. It Is often used as a
means of Immediate remarriage; or re
marriage so called, because no man or
- 'woman who has been married can over
bo Really divorced save by death.
HEMARRIAGE IS SWINISH.
"If it Is not possible for a man and
woman who have been joined In holy wed
lock to live together on account of vlco or
drunkenness they should not bo divorced.
but separated from 'bed and board,' and
thus prevented from remarrying. He or
she who would do differently Is a coward.
X will go furthor, and say. In plain words,
that I bellovo remarriage, b'o called, after
divorce. Is swinish. Even Bwlno would
knoyr better.
In supporting; tho Edmonds bill. In con
Junction with representatives of other de
nominations, a representative of Cardinal
Gibbons for tho Roman Catholics Dr.-"
Charles Wood, of Washington, for the
Presbyterians; Bishop Harding, of Wash
ington, .for the Episcopalians, and two
other clergymen representing the Con
gregatlonallsts and Southern Alethodlsts,
before a well-attended hearing, I was
pleading for the morality of our coun
try, for tho good name of little children,
for national honor and tho moral in
tegrity qf the individual who Uvea any
where under the Stars and Stripes."
Insanity Mrs. Rogers Defense
NEW YORK, April 14. The trial of
Mrs. Ida Sniffen Walters Rogers has been
postponed until April 24, but' will posi
tively take place on that date, accord
ing to statements made by her attorney,
Abraham lievy. Insanity will be the de
fense. It will be argued that when the
mother gave her two children poison nnd
took it herself she was driven by an un
accountable and uncontrollable frenxy.
So Drunk He Thought lie Was John D
ATLANTIC CITY. April 11. "Is John
Rockefeller In courtT' asked Judge Gasklll
la the Police Court yesterday. Nobody
i Replied. The audience buzzed with sur
prise. The question was put again.
.tKOjn no answer, "Ball forfeited," said
the J?udge. The man must have been on
. gasoline Jag," A policeman picked up
a drunken man on tho Boardwalk, .last
night and he gave the name of Rocke
feller when, giving 110 ball.
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''Style Withoui Extravagance"
Tailleur Suits and Cyats
With, an Incomparable ffinng and7Styje
Showing the newest of
An assemblage that
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Prices
Tailleur Sft tt
Street and Alto CoatsT25.00 to $95.00
Sport Skits at $35.00 to $75.00
nAMMEY
.Exclusive foofwear for Men. AXfomeiii
Announces an
of Spring Footw
The Bellevue
APRIL
GENERA& DU P0NXST0PS
USE OF HIS NAME' IN FILMS
Also Induces Producer to Abandon
Use of Son's Name
NEW YORK, April 14. The film play,
"Blue Blood and Red," that .has been dis
played In motl6n picture houses through
the country, Is undergoing a rapid
change In characters. Originally Its
chief figures were "General T. Coleman
du Pont" and his son, disguised Under the
name of "Algy." The "General" was
shown as a rich and Indulgent parent nnd
the son ns a pendthrlft, careless nnd un
flllal. A. friend of General T. Coleman
du Pont who saw the play grew Indignant
and wrote ti him about it.
General du Pont consulted hH lawyer
last Saturday. A complaint was pre
pared against the Fox Film Corpora
tion. George Walsh, who represented
"Algy," played the part with great spirit
An explanatory word thrown upon tho
screen read:
"Although ho was the bcst-llkod man In
college nnd the greatest fullback that over
wore tho crimson, Algy had no use for
books and his dismissal worried him not
at nil,"
Then came tho screen Information that
he was dismissed from Harvard University
becauso he would not studv and wns un
ruly and a spendthrift This was espe
cially galling to General T Coleman du
Pont, becauso his own son, Francis Victor
du Pont, Is an honor student at the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology and Is
noted for his sober, studious habits.
Word was sent to Mr. Fox that the
names used In the play must be changed,
and nn application was filed with tho Su
preme Court for an injunction restraining
Its further presentation. Yesterday coun
sel nppcarcd before Justice Grecnbaum, of
tho Supreme Court, where It was agreed
that the word should be sent to all the
houses showing tho film to chango tho
names or to stop producing the play.
MAYOR FAVORS SPOONING
Discusses Protest Against Ruling for
Harrisburp Parks
HARIUSBURG. April 14. Mayor
Meals has dismissed the protests of
several elderly persons calling on him to
prohibit "spooning" In the city parks.
The Mayor said that ho could see no
reason for not permitting young couples
from "holding hnnds nnd counting stars'
In the park.
"Tho park Is n real place for spooning,"
Mayor Meals added. "Our department
sees no reason why It should bo tabooed.
This Is the time of tho year young people
enjoy each other's company.
Police Court Chronicles
Tom Gloss is always "broke."
And tho police venture tho plain asser
tion that ho'n cracked. Furthermore,
some of tho bluecoat wngs out In German
town say they can see through his plans.
But whether or not Tom Is playing any
game Is a matter of conjecture. Follow
him nnd Judge for yourself. He arrled
on tho outskirts of Gcrmantown In rather
tlred-looklng clothes nnd n disreputable
high hat which had lost Its days of hap
piness, But despite his second-hand
scenery, his pure white beard nnd locks
guvo him an almost distinguished air.
Tom gathered up n number of stray
plants nnd then strolled along Hlllcrest
avenue with his eyes glued on tho ground.
Ho picked up nil sorts of pebbles which
ho dropped in his pockets and paid no
attention to approaching truffle. Persons
who observed him concluded that he wns
an early spring naturalist This sus
picion gained weight when the wanderer
chased a bug of mammoth dimensions
which darted across his path It eluded
him for fully a block. But Tom kept
right on ItH heels, much to the chagrin
of motorman and automoblllst. The bug
came to a sudden halt at Germantown
avenue. Glass got down on his knees
with tho idea of surrounding It
Tho drivers of several vehicles coming
in the opposite direction shouted In aln
A man in a little, runabout, who was di
rectly in front of the naturalist, tooted his
horn and shouted He might as well have
appealed to the sphinx. Tom was Intent
on getting the bug. He was nbout to
close In on it when he felt a heavy hand
on his shoulder. Turning, he looked into
the eyes of Policeman Black.
"I want the bug for my collection," said
Glass.
"And we want you for our collection,"
said the cop. "We collected you before,
but you Bllpped out again."
Tom informed Black in rather flowery
language that he was mistaken, but tho
cop was sure he was not, nnd took the
naturalist before Magistrate Pcnnock to
decide the question.
The Judge readily remembered Tom as
a former customer and Glass also recog
nized the Judge, which revived his mem
ory. And he was seized jwith this Inspira
tion: "You have a Glass before you now its
true.
He's in his. declining days.
But he is broke and empty, too,
Won't you let him mend his ways?"
"One more chance," bald the magistrate.
And Tom bowed gracefully.
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CLUBMAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE WHEN
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Members of tho Racquet Club ore con
gratulating James Spear, Jr., ono of the
members of that organization, on a nar
row escape from serious Injury on a re
cent gunning trip In Florida. Mrs. Spear
also handles a shotgun skilfully and ac
companied her husband on the trip Mr.
Spear was shooting a 12-gnugo gun and
Mrs. Spear a smaller weapon of 20 gauge
SAYVILLE PEOPLE PUZZLED
II V NEW AVJ11ELESS TOWERS
Opinions Differ as to Increased Power
of German Ratlio Station
SAYVILLE, t,. T April 14. Reslilonts
of Sayvlllo, who hau learned to hnso
their war prophecies upon tho activities
of the German wireless station hero, nro
having difficulty in finding a solution of
tho puzzla tho crew of that Institution
has Just furnished them.
Two additional 200-foot steel toweis
are being erected to rclnfoico and add
power to tho present plant, nnd thero
are other evidences of a pioject to make
further uso of tho wireless devices. More
men hao been put to work to carry
through these new plans whntetcr they
may bo with all possible speed.
Tho result of all this mystery Is that
many supposedly well-informed residents
of tho neighborhood are now convinced
that tho Germans nio preparing for nn
early peace, and hopo to mako further
use of the wireless here In communicating
with tho United States In the negotiations
Others nro Just as certain that tho Ger
mans hac given up all idea of nn early
peace, nnd thus nro planning to increaso
their facilities for getting news through
this the only certain channel through
which they may communlcato with tho
outsldo world.
GOVERNOR TO MEND ROADS
Executive Will Spend Day in Active
Work on Highways
HARRISDURO. April 14. In tho ueek
thnt has elapsed slnco Governor Brum
baugh Issued his proclamation fixing
Thursday, May 25. as "Stnte-wido Good
Roads Day," plans hao do eloped rapidly
for making this dny a success.
The Governor has placed himself at
tho disposal of the State Highway De
partment and will spend "State-wide
Good Roads Day" at work on the roads,
as he did last yiar.
Organizations formed In many counties
last year to further tho object havo taken
up their work anew and nro making ar
rangements for a largo turn-out on the
highways this year.
Yefjgmen Blow Safe; Get Little
NEW HOPE. Pa., April 14 Yeggmen
blew open the safe at tho postofllce hero
some time In the early morning, but
gained but a few cents. They were evi
dently after money alone, for they did
not touch a number of sheets of stamps.
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ariety of exclusivfNmodels If
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Springs, as their title implL
with those produced
Highest types or mateaais,
nation to excel, ircey a
luxury, and are Jr never
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Hair Mattresses. Box Springs. Srass Beds. '
1632 CHESTNUT) STREET
Mr. Spear himself carried tho ammuni
tion for both weapons and by mistake
Inserted a 20-gaugo shell In tho left-hand
barrel of his 12-gnugo gun. Tho natural
result followed, nnd tho explosion blow
a clean hole through tho barrel Instead of
splitting It. iih Is frequently tho case. Tho
pictures lllUHtrato tho nature of the ex
plosion Mr. Spear's only Injury was a
scorched wrist, which did not prevent him
PROBERS HIT CHARITY
FOR PRIVATE GAIN
Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee Asserts Many Contribu
tions Are Misused
Thousands of dollars aro being taken
from tho purses of charitably disposed
Phlladelphlans oery year by pseudo
charitable organization, which nro being
operated primarily for the purpose of en
riching Interested persons who stand in
tho background, and aro frequently physi
cians. This Is tho conclusion drawn by the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commorco fol
lowing tho report of an lnvestlgntirii
made by tho Charities Bureau of that or
ganization, which was recently appointed
to mako complete nnd penetrating Investi
gation of the numerous organizations, In
stitutions and movements that conduct
campaigns for funds from the public.
Tho result of tho Investigation con
ducted by tho bureau Indicates that thou
sands of dollars yearly aro being given
by tho pcoplo of this city without any
knowledge of the uses for which the
money Is being utilized.
There are certain hospitals within tho
city, according to M. D. GrlHUh, secretary
of tho new burenu, which are being run
for the personal boneflt of the coterlo of
physicians, who nre "cleaning up" as a
result of tho falso reputation that the hos
pitals havo for being charitable
Moreover, certain suppcrsed relief or
ganization, semicharlty bodies and al
leged religious movements are also In the
class of the hospitals, as described above
Spring
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daily if they are to
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ave nothing in common
ally, but represent the
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lonely in their etass and
be regretted investment
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GUN BARREL BURSTS
from going out the next day and shooting
n target match
Sportsmen regard It ns remarkablo
that Mr Spear did not loso his left hand,
and nro Inclined to credit his Immunity
from serious disablement to tho peculiar
quality of tho metal In tho gun barrel.
Discussing tho incident yesterday, ti. II.
Hnrtmann, tho gunmaker, said :
"Mr. Spear certainly owes tho use of
his left hnnd to the fact that tho gun bar
rel waB made of n good quality of English
Damascus. If It had been constructed of
oven tho best clnss of steel It would prob
ably havo shown n longitudinal split In
stead of the clean blow out which hap
pened In this case Tho breech In tho
gun barrel Is only about l'i Inches long
Of course it is true thnt Damnscus barrels
do not withstand tho effects of smokeless
ponder ns well as do steel barrels, but tho
fact remains that with Damascus harrols
there Is less danger to tho shooter from
an accidental explosion, ns Is strikingly
shown In this enso."
Sportsmen will bo Interested In Mr.
Spear's good fortuno In connection with
the constant discussion over tho merits of
the various kinds of gun metal.
Secretary GrlQIth discovered, as a re
sult of his lncstlgatlon, that "duplicate"
movements for aid aro causing oxtra ex
penditures, which could bo diverted to use
ful nnd worthy causes. Organizations
having tho same object In view, but per
sist In being separated from ono another,
aro criticised. ,
"When such a condition exists," Mr.
Grlinth explained today, "tho charitable
simply must support two distinct sets of
olllccrs and possibly two buildings Our
duty then Is to choose tho worthier or
ganization, and recommend It as worthy
of contributions "
Will Collect Paper in Colwyn
Members of tho Colwyn FIro Company
will mnko a collection of old newspnpets
in tho borough tomorrow, In nn endeavor
to swell their treasury.
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Among the beautifully dressed women and flowers in the Easter
Parade, April 23d, will be hundreds of corrector groomed men wearing
clothes made by Newcorn & Green. The.r suits fvill show that unsurpassed
individuality of style that has ndouV custom ftailoint the standard qf
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ONE-THIRD OF PUPILS
OF STATE BACKWARD,
EDUCATOR ASSERTS
Doylestown School Head Urges
Promotion by Subjects Rather
Than by Classes at Con
ference Here
MADE EXTENSIVE PROBE
A third of Pennsylvania's school chil
dren are backward pupils, according to
Cannon Ross, supervising principal of tho
Doylestown public schools. Mr. Ross
mado known this fact this morning nt the
convention of educators that Is being held
nt tho University of Pennsylvania. Tho
convention Is known ns "Schoolmen's
Week,"
Mr. Ross' findings wcro the result of
nn extended Imestlgntlon of tho subject
of mentally deficient school children, cj
crlng every section of tho State. He re
ferred to theso boys and girls ns "re
tarded," meaning thnt they were unnblo
to progress in their classroom work ns tho
normal child should, but not necessarily
Implying that they wcro feeble-minded.
Prof. Hnrlnn Updegrnff, of the faculty
of tho School of Education of tho Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, presided nt this
morning's session Others whtf mado nd
dro&ses at this session wcro Frederick TV.
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In all, 312 patents protect the Pianola fn
imitation, but yet here is a style in the Stroud at a toe
much lower than that asked for undeniably arls
imitations. JTerms ' as low as $3 per week wife
accepted or "the Stroud, and even your piano wile
accepted as part payment. , 1
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The Aeolian Family
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At Factory Prices
as follows; .
Steinway Pianola ,.$1150
Weber Pianola $1000
Fran ccs ca-Heppe Player-Pianos
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Terms Cash, or charge account, or rental-payment plal
All rent applies to purchase
Robblns, superintendent of schools at
Wlllamsportj H. It. Balsh, superintendent
nt Altoona; A. Wanner, superintendent at
York! J. Llnwood Elscnberg, of Chester,
nnd Prof. G. D. Strayer, of Columbia
University.
NECK BROKEN JUST LEARNS IT
Happened in August, but Caused No
Inconvenience
GRASS VATjLDY, Cal., April 14. W. J.
Mow, a miner of this place, has Just
learned thnt ho has had a broken neck
since last August
Mow was struck on top of his head
by a falling pipe at that time, but ap
parently wns not much Injured. Recently
ho suffered pain nnd applied to tho Ac
cident Commission for compensation.
An examination disclosed that tho
bones of his neck were splintered.
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