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SCHOOL FINANCES;
jARBEtt ACCUSED
EVENING MDGUB-PHlLADJiJLlHrA, TETCKSDY, NOVEMBER 16, 1916
fjti)erintendent Is Charged
i5With Defeat of Economy
Measure
StAY BOOST TAX RATE
Thft moat eerloui financial muddt that
thi public ichools hava hud to (nee for
many yearn tins resulted from th refusal
t til Board of Education to Adopt propel
" irieatmren of economy, according to Edwin
OrTolf.'chnlnrmn of thafinnnce commllteo.
"The Board of Education has leaifllattd
Itself Into n deficit," ha aald today, and
predicted among other future develop
inehtn An Increaee In the school tax rata
frem fifty to sixty cents. A short-term
loan to tide the educational system over a
certain emergency wilt soon, bo necessary,
lie said.
To meet this loan nnd pay off sinking
1 fund charge And other obligations, an In
create In tax rate will bo required. It Was
Mr Wolf who warned the Hoard of Educa
, tlen sovoral years ago that appropriations
vcr$ being made with far too much eaao.
The failure to heed this warning, ho said,
han. Involved the schools In an extremely
Efrl6u. problem.
At a. meeting of the flnanee cnmmlt'cn nn
Monday, after several hours of debato. It
was decided that the old tax rate of fifty
cents' should bo continued. To make this
powjlblo however. It was agreed that tho
necessity of hiring additional teachers In
tho future ahould be avoided, A plan was
esvotyed whereby tho present teaching forco
would have bean sufficient to- the needs of
the city fotvsovcrnl years.
AN ECONOMY MEA8UHE
Teachers who were Instructing "part-time
classes" nnd working only three hours .nch
day would have been required uijder the
new plan to loach two-pat tlmo classes,
reeving, a total of six hours a dny. When
objection to this plan hnd apparently been
eliminated, Superintendent Oarber pleaded
thnt It bo rejected, In spite of the hundreds
of thousands of dollars saving that the
reform would have effected.
" Doctor Oarber argued that six hours'
work would bo too much for the teachers,
, that the plan would make for Inefficiency,
nd',that the prosent organisation In tho
elementary schools would bo disrupted.
Unexpectedly, he ratifmt nmri,.i .
port from his followers to defeat tho econo
my measuro. Mr. Wolf said that thin
einglo change would have saved tho tax
payers more than 1300,000. The amount
of money tho defeat of tho plan will
wenlually cost will approximate 11,000,000.
210 eald.
liJ?S!j'e?t.'(,ll-0 'J1'," economy measure,
he argued, would lead to a general rejection
t'mptaSa f whlch lmd bce" con"
-T 8''ul,tlon been further compll
MrtiufPVu m,embr" Pointed out. by the
ia that the tax rate was fixed nt fifty
5but.,.,hat tho corresponding budget
Will bo offset by Doctor Oarber'a action.
Yesterday wbb the proper tlmo for fixing
5n. i.-7i ,. . 'i" wo oowrmlncU.
When the deficit arises within a raw months
filLu?6 ,wl" ,0 ""ccssary and to an
HJ?r n 'n'8 '"crease nt another tlmo than
that fixed by statute will Involve much
rea tape" Litigation. It was said, mnv
tno result.
AMERICAN VIU ON BELGIUM
DECLARED ONLY INFORMAL
Merely Suggested to Germany the Dad
Effect of Deportations
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. Secretary of
Stat Lansing has authorised the state
ment that In the presentation to the Her
man Imperial Government of tho case of
those Belgians who have been deported Into
Germany for forced labor the Untied States
Government has not made official protest
or omciai remonstrance Ih the matter, but
has merely presented the Belgian Govern
ment's protest and nuggested to Germany
Informally the bad effect of these deporta
tions on neutral public opinion.
From the explanatory statements given
out It la apparent that the action token
by the United States Government up to the
present time has been taken, not on the
initiative of American nmclals. but solely
on the request of the Belgian Government,
which has brought the plight of tho de
ported Belgians to the attention of thin and
other neutral Governments as well as to
the Vatican. t
MAN'S BODY EXHUMED;
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
Supposed Victim of Apoplexy
L Found to Have Had Skull
Fracture
HAZr.ETON, Ta'., Nov. 1. An autopsy
performed on' the body of Dennis Boyle,
or YorKtown, Whose relatives nuupcciea
foul play and requested that thu corpse
bo disinterred, revealed that Boylo died of
a skull fracture Instead of nn apoplectic
stroke.
The case will be placed In the hands of
the. District Attorney for further action.
Boyle was found unconscious on the rtrcet
after spending the evening at a moving
picture theater and was supposed to have
been stricken while on the way home.
"BABY JIM" GETS A StilT OF CLOTHES;
ONE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A REGIMENT
Heavy Draft on Cloth Supply Here as Much-traveled Cir
cus Exhibit Has Tailors Make Outfit That Would
Properly Clpthe Three Ordinary Men
11RID0E TRESTLE A11LAZE
50,000 WILL MARCH
FOR WILSON TONIGHT
Washington's Greatest Torch
light Parade to Be Reviewed
From White House
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Tho biggest
demonstration yet given In honor of Presi
dent Wilson's re-election will bo held bore
this evening, when 60,000 persons nro ex
pectod to march pant tho White Houso. It
will be Washington's greatest torchlight
parade. Battalions of automobiles, floats
and mounted squads are to bo In line.
President Wilson and members of his
ofTlclal family will occupy a stand In front
of the White Itouao, whero tho President
will review the crowd.
The demonstration, which was arranged
by the Wilson nnd .Marshall Club here, will
be Joined In by nil locnl Democratic clubs,
government employes, school boys nnd girls,
business organizations nnd labor unions.
Th Parade will start nt 8 o'clock from
tho Capitol and movo directly to tho Whlto
House. It Is expected It will tnko three
hours for all to pass tho President's re
viewing stand.
PASTOR niCCOUGHS FIVE DAYS
bo
DOOMED TO DEFEAT
wZ!i"iam ?lck, secretary of tho Board of
Education, has boon vested with authority
to oversea all appropriations with the view
or cutting them down if necessary, subject
to. tho atinrnvnl nt h ,, .;... '..
Fr-&Sycl.01,,to meet lh0 opposition of Super-
"---'- " jui am or economy la sa d
to bo .deemed to defeat.
A personal nnf hnn i.An r, ... . .
Controversy by the t tha the saClng
n?Zh chDoctor Q"W fought o hard
waa originally suggested by his predecessor
Jacobs defeated Doctor Garber In tho race
VHPerlncn(,encr- Superintendent
Jacobs died a short while afterward from
ra?Trk,n, DCt0 aarbop waa 'hen chose
xor tho place. Doctor nut.. , .;."
& h.lM ' H"? J""t,on of having at-
-..; Z, a Ul "la PPOnnt nnd
aea predecessor.
Wns Recovering From Lung Conges
tion When New Troublo Started
IjANSDALK, Tn., Nov. 16. The Ilov. J.
I neckcr, pastor of the Iansdalo Lutheran
Church, has hlccouirhoil tnr ntn Hnv .. ,i
his condition Is serious. Physicians declaro
that his vitality Is astounding. Ho wna Just
recovering from congestion of tho lungs,
when ho started to hiccough.
Steps in Front of Trolley Killed '
NEW r CASTLE. Del., Nov. 16. Harry
Kallmann, forty-flvo years old, of Wilming
ton, stevedore employed by Conley llrothers,
teamntorn, of Front and Madison streets,
Wilmington, bewildered by tho cold while
on routo to St. Georges this morning,
stepped from hla team to tho roadway on
tho narrow dyke directly Into tho path of
a trolley car operated by Howard David
son, of thin city. He was struck by the car
and dentlj wns Instantaneous. Tho car wns
derailed and a wrecking crow from Wil
mington waa secured to remove hlsbody
and place the car back on the track.
Firemen Fight for Two Hours to Ex
tinguish Stubborn Flames in
Grays Ferry Structure
A stubborn fire, discovered In tho wooden
trestle work under Grays Ferry bridge
shortly before 4 o'clock this morning was
fought by firemen nnd tho crew of a fire
boat for nearly two hours before It waa
extinguished. .
The damage to the bridge as yet has not
been estimated, but about one-half of the
trestlo work was burned awny. Examina
tion will be mailo today to determine to
what extent, If any, (ho safety of tho bridge
hoa been endangered.
Tho cause' of the flro Is unknown. When
tho flames were seen first licking up the
trestle work, a local alarm was sent In
to Engine Company No. 47 at Thirtieth
street and Grays Ferry road, but within
u short time tho fire had spread to nearly
one-half of the trestlo work nnd the wholo
bridge appeared to bo wrapped In flames.
"Baby Jim" Simmons gets his new suit
today.
One might believe there Is nothing re
markable In that occurrence. Put It's the
first time In many years that he has had
a suit made In America, and residents In
the neighborhood of his home, 1111 nodman
street, feel honored that he should havo
chosen Philadelphia, or rather a Philadel
phia tailor, to suit him.
Incidentally, ','P.aby Jim" Is a much-
traveled man. Ite'a a real globe-trotter, al
though to look nt him one would, not think
him much In tho trotting line. Ts said his
feet are so small by comparison that he
finds trouble even In walking. Last, but
not least, he weighs 7(2 pounds, although
only five feet six Inches tall,
He Is said to be the fattest negro on earth.
When one considers that Jim Simmons Is
n business In himself, Inasmuch ns his mis-
loii l simply to show Ms person rlth A
w?dely known elrcu. ana that he has never
been able to geFan American tailor to fit
him since he became a great Mlnmon
ways than one, the occasion of his gelling
a fitting to suit him becomes quite an event.
It Is some suit I
"Baby Jim" says he is going to call It his
Thankiglvlng suit The measurements In
part, or parts, are as follows! Wal.it line,
102 inches! hip measurement, 92 Inches;
length of trouser legs, only 21 Inches, while
the rise of the trousers measures H Inches,
suit will "eat up" about twelve yards of
suit will "eat up' 'about twelve yards of
cloth three times the amount used to suit
an average man. Tho price will be about
1100.
Incidentally, three men can wrap the rest
around them comfortably nnd get nn Ideal
three-ln-one effect.
. rtubln & Sons, 631 South Eleventh
street, Uis talldrs. are nrouil f it,. ...,
they have Just completed the biggS?, 21
ever made In this country. 1
Heretofore, "Baby Jim" always h. l II
his clothes made abroad. Anothe ?'
thus scored for American Industrie" l
fiamGom's
Home-Made
BREAD
5c a loaf
1232 Market St- & Ilranchw
t
' Ilnrn Burned nt Darren- Hill
Farming Implements nnd eeverat tons of
hny nnd grain woro lost last night when fire
dostroyed n two-story barn owned by
Charles Otierlco, nt Barren Hill, Mont
gomery County. The loss was $7000.
Success
Selling
Flowers
in
Bank to Declare 100 Per Cent Dividend
NEW YOnif, Nov. 1G. Tho Harrlmnn
National Bank Is notifying Its sharehold
ers that nt the annual meeting to bo held
In January a recommendation will bo sub
mitted, by the bonrd of directors Increasing
the capital stock of tho bank from $500,000
to $1,000,000. The bank Intends to declaro
n cash dividend of 100 per cent.
is due to three
things Impression,
Sentiment, Sympathy.
We have original ideas
for the artistic ar
rangement and pres
entation of flowers for
all occasions and' at
moderate cost.
Flowergrams for
the Birthday, for the
Anniversary, for the
Sickroom, for Thanks
giving. $2 and Up
Partes MenryFoM
Vfo &fg efftja Jpa0
221 South Broad Street
In the middle of tht block
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de-
$2500 Check Awaits Woman
?i)SL l.? Ceck for ,250 tTom He Qer
fJ?tani.I,,f0 Inauran: Company of New
York city awaltlnc Johanna SchneWerT
wTCt01 "lelphla. and Detective
William Isaacs, who ha been detailed to
AM her. la anxious to locate her orher
heirs. The money Is payable under a
itwcnty-year policy Issued In 1805. which
was ffil P ,to mtf, when It expired, since
that time nothing has bbon heard from her
-, w, .wanjr, wmco is prepared
pay over the monoy, v
to
Hope Given Up for Loet Man
that Carleton Banker, of this city, lost In
tho Adirondack wilds since last Friday
would be found alive has been virtually
abandoned here. An eight-Inch fall of snow
proved a big handicap to the aearchers.
Tho hunt, however, will not be abandoned.
a Bones M a J ihoeiian
a5JftS!,ll I Educator.
g anow f II J blade
Mahn & DlLKS
1102 CHESTNUT ST.
t
lyrol Wool
. (In a Knitted Fabrlo)
Berfinntnif yvith Style
Unaffected by Dimpaaii
Ncflda no Preasinj
Give Your Toes a Chance
JON'T crowd them into narrow, pointed shoes which cause corns,
bunion, callouses, bent bones, ingrown nails and flat feet, etc.
Give each, .of your fire toes a chance to do its work in broad-toed,
lensible Eddcator shoes. Let Nature relieve or free you of all foot-ills.
uec inc wnoie ismuy into long-wearing Educators today.
Madt tr MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN
Rice & Hutchins, Inc., 15 Hieh Street, Bostqn
ERICE & HUTCHTNS
DUCATOH
5hoe '
fjjr jug.o.a.ra.oa.
Ratailsrs eaa be supplied at wholeialo from
stock on our floor.
Joseph L Meany & Co.. Inc.. Philadelphia, Pa.
yvf
X far Mm
Sport Outing
3uita for Women
and Missu'fl
122.75 $24.75
Alio Top ancl Motor Conti.
ytM, Jackets, Sweater.
Sport Hats.
UfafiN A Ditict
WEIGHS ONLY 3005 POUNDS:
ECONORflCAL; FULL OF ACTION; $1280.'
Just the land of a car for the sens
ible man is the 7 passenger 6-30
Chalmers. Everything in the car
that anyone could want A quality
car from axle to axle. The price
$1280 lasts until November 30.
Alter that 51350. uu i, Uw ..)
Chalmers Motor Co. of Philadelphia
252-254 North Broad Street
Pnonesj Bell, Spruce 463; Keyatone, Race 2667
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