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EVENING LEDCIEE-HILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 191T
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PUI1LIC LEDGER COMPANY
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Charles It. LuiUnj-ton. Vice President; Jotirt
C. Martin. Secretary and Trmiuren Philip a.
Collins. ,'ohn D. Williams, John J. 8porieon, r.
H Wnalty. Directors.
, EDtTontAli'lJOAnD
Ctici It. K. Cents, Chairman.
r. it. whale? Editor
tOHN C. MARTIN. . . Central IJuslneas Manager
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Niw York llviuu The Timet Iliilldlns;
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Lonno.v Ucariu Marcnnl Housn, strand
lima licauti .12 Hue Loula la Urand
. subsciuption Tnniia
She KriNivn J junta 1 until to subscribers
In Philadelphia ami surrounding towns at the
rnie 01 six uj ccnia per vvoeu, payahla to Ina
carrier
lly mall to point outside, of Philadelphia, In
the Vnlted Htatcis, Canada, or United Platen pns
aesslons posing tree, thlrt-flve (S3) cents
ri mmtli One (Jl) ilollar for threo months
or fn- (It) dollar per year, payablo III ad
vance To i. rorelim coumrlM ono (ID dollar rr
rnoni h
Nnrirr FubsTlbers ulshlns; nd.lis&s changed
must git a old as "oil aa nev address.
DELI., 3000 WALNUT KtASTOM'. MUN J000
C7 AitJrrai all communfcrtfloni lo turning
Lrdmr, InoYprudence Hquare, rhttatlctphtrt.
NTBEIII AT THK rillUDKLMIIA roSTOnlCB IS
HECONP-CLASa XAII. MATTEB.
THE AVr.ItAOR NCT PAID DAILY Cllt
CULATION OF T1IK CVE.V1NO LEDdEIt
von NovEiinm was 121,041
rhlli.lrlphli. Mon.lir. Isansrr IS, 1917.
If at first you don't succeed, try,
try acain, seems to bo tho motto ot tho
President.
Breathes thoro n man with soul bo
dead who nover of himself hopes to have
It said, "Ho owns a motor car"?
If those explosions In New Jersey
munitions plants had occurred two years
ago no ono would havo had any doubt ns
to their origin.
Tho now art museum, accordlnR to
tho Mayor, will bo "tho most pretentious
In tho world." Tho rest of us nro hoping
It will llvo up to Its pretensions.
Victory
Headline.
In 1517, says Premier.
That will mako It tho thrco years'
war which Kitchener prophesied at tho
beginning.
"Burning Indignation nnd holy
wrath" havo been summoned by tho
Kaiser to re-enforco his armies. If wo
read Lloyd Georgo's speech aright tho
Allies havo also called on these forces to
strengthen Oejr armies.
Colonel hhotdon Potter's arithmetic
Is a littlo mixed, but tho thought suggests
Itself thnt somo thousands ot German
town commuters aro now paying consid
erably moro than seven cents for con
siderably less than high-speed service.
Two women wcro preaching tho
necessity of economy to a crowd at Broad
and , Chestnut streets. On tho fotft of
each speaker there was at least threo
feet of fancy leather a bad foundation
for such an argument.
Ve are blessed with some citizens
who aro bo opposed to Improvements of
any sort that tho mero threat of any
drives them into hysterics. Never mind,
Philadelphia is at tho beginning of a now
era and there aro not enough Lilliputians
alive to shackle this Gulliver.
Tho use of tho Commercial Mu
seum for tho automobile show will tako
to that building thousands of Phlladel
phians who know of it only by repute.
If they know of It at all. The museum Is
ono of tho local institutions which Is
probably better known abroad than at
home.
Not long ago wo asked why there
were moro throat specialists In Phlladel
delphla than in any other city on tho con
tinent. Thero may not be, but tho dry.
dust sweepers cannot be nccused of negll
genco In doing all within their power to
Win tirMmlnanna l ,... . .. .
"-" iui "'" cuy jn mis re
epect.
pilOTEST against "spread eagllng"
- Jn the American army tho spoclflc
case Is tho tying of a Now York na
tional guardsman to tho wheel of a gun
carriage Jn Texas follows by about a
month a parliamentary Investigation
into the sama method of punishment Jn
tho British army. It Is known as "Field
Punishment No. 1." n developed in tho
course of tha debate Jn the House of
Commons that a soldier who had lost his
helmet was subjected to tha punishment
and died from acuta dilatation of tha
heart Boon after. Yet the generals Jn
active ssrvlce insist that this form of
punishment is necessary to maintain
proper discipline. All admit that It Is
hard and degrading and breaks the spirit
of any man. "When wa recall that ft was
Jntroduced in the British army In 1381
to take the place of flogging, we can
understand Its real humiliating purpose.
It remains to be seen whether public
sentiment here will support its use as a
punishment for American citizens who
have volunteered to fight for their
country.
THE first fact to be recognized In con
sidering the pensioning ot olty em
ployes is that the pensions must come
out of the City Treasury. The pension
law passed two years ago provides tor
contributions to the fund by the employes
and for such direct appropriations as may
be needed. In the course of time, unless
all precedents fall, the pay of the em
ploe will be Increased enough to cover
their contributions to the pension fund.
This will be a perfectly proper arrange
ment because. If tbecity is to pay pen
noes, we may as well admit that they
Bust t paid fcy the cay This d&s not
Eimttngj
iJiV
mean that Ilia present discussion of tho
state of the pension fund Is futllo. It
docs mean thnt It tho pension system la
to bo successful It Is necessary to devlso
a plan" for tho creation ot a. funil equal
to tho probable demands upon It. It Is
belter iui a matter of policy that this
fund shall bo replenished Indirectly from
tho City Treasury by contributions from
tho salaries than directly by appropria
tion. Tho proper amount of tho Indi
vidual payments can ho ascertained by
tho employment ot Insurance actuaries
familiar with such matters.
WEALTH ON WHEELS
T
tin first fltteen years of this century
saw tho total wealth of tho Un.leil
States grow from 88 to nearly 1SS bil
lions, nn Increaso largo enough to llnance
n war. How much of that wealth has
como to us on rubber tires?
It Is estimated that thero mo four
million automobiles owned in this) "oun-
try, nlued at $2,000,000,000. That Is not
counting tho many thousands of cars that
havo gono to tho scrap heap Mneo 1000.
l'erhaps It would bo conservative to snv
tho auto investment of tho fifteen years
was nhuiit $5,000,000,000. Tltls In Itself
represents flvo per cont of th Inrrwuo
In total wealth, hut It would bn a striking
ulundnr to consider that as the measure
of motor lnlluenro upon genonil pros
peiity. That llvo per cent oi. I lead
moro llko twenly-llvo per cent If mo ''oni
pleto results of tho motor Industry could
be estimated.
Tnlto Its effect on labor. Tho employ
ment of hundicds of thousand" of men
in manufacture, repair and operntlon of
ears has undoubtedly been ono of tho
chief underlying factors In tho "scui-city
of labor," which is another way of say
ing the "prosperity ot labor." And rrom
this spring endless ramifications Improv
ing tho condition of nil workers nnd allied
Industries. Tho effect on faun Hfo Is
Inestimable, not only In the ilevclopmeut
ot superior mechanical equipment, but In
bringing isolated farm communities into
closer touch with city life. In the cities
themselves,- apart fiom tho obvious finan
cial benefits derived from the auto, there
is to bo considered Its effect In inlslng
tho stnndard of nil transportation. "With
ono person In every twcnty-flvo owning
a car, better service is constantly de
manded of tho competing railroad and
street railway lines. "Whcro Jitneys havo
been permitted something like panic has
arisen among transit corporations.
But thero aro great areas still untapped
oven hv tho auto that Ho before it tempt
ing it to conquest. Thrso aro tho spaces
"oft tho railroad." Now towns and
suburbs no longer havo to await tho lay
ing of tracks. Something on wheels does
not havo to Walt for tho corporations.
SEEDS OF DECAY
THK voluptuousness of Now York at
tho present tlmo Is said to surpass
anything tho world has ever before
known. New forms of luxury tax the in
ventive Ingenuity of entertainers nnd
cabarets vlo with ono another In tho
expensiveness of their offerings.
Wo nro old-fashioned enough to bellovo
a littlo moral preparedness would not bo
harmful In this nation, nnd wo surmise
that national character does not tin ho In
gaudy palaces of pleasure. Fortunately,
thero aro tens of thousands of good Amer
icans who nro content to work, who play
only when It Is tlmo to play, nnd who
talto their amusements as sanely as thoy
discharge the important duties for which
they find themselves responsible.
TALK ENDS; NOW FOK WAR
r
T HAS been so long since accounts of
actual lighting havo been tho leading
features of tho war news that ono might
supposo the "armed truce" desired by
thoso who demand negotiations had al
ready been established and that tho feats
of generals had given way to tho talk
of diplomats and tho comments of nov
elists nnd essayists. Tho chief reason
for this is the fact that tho conquest of
numania hod been expected nnd dis
counted sinco tho fall ot Bucharest, and
Rumania, sinco the halting of tho Sommo
drive, has Been tho only movements ot
Importance in tho wholo theatre ot war.
But now that peaco has apparently been
shelved, nggresslvo campaigns may bo ex
pected. Tha most ambitious objective credited
to the Invaders of Rumania is that ot
moving forward through Bessarabia to
the Kiev-Odessa line, with the ultimate
purpose of controlling vnst Russian grain
fields and replenishing for an indoflnlto
period tho food supply of tho Central
Powers. If tho Teutonic military power
is strong enough to do that, it is hard
to aeo how It can bo broken on any front
savo by years ot attrition. But, In any
event, Russia Is tho weakest link in tho
chain about the Central Powers because
of the perilous political situation at retro
grad. Tho Czar and his new reactionary
Premier have thrown down tho gauntlet
before tho Russian Liberals nnd pro
letariat. There are to bo no Internal re
forms till after the war, they boldly de
clare, and experience has shown that tho
autocracy which controls the armies Js
quite capable of engineering defeats of
its own arms to divert attention from
dome3tio affairs. An Invasion of south
ern Russia would be a masterstroke for
the Germans at this time. But scarcity
of men and the weakness and lndlffer
enca of Austria-Hungary aro heavy
handicaps.
On the western front the English claim
tho discovery ot new methods of trench
warfare, but tho results as reported show
that the give and take Is about even,
with German Ingenuity offsetting the Al
lies' advantage of more guns and muni
tions. In England the political air seems
to have been cleared by the Premier's
speech and answer to Mr. "Wilson, as
shown by the pledging of JtOO.OOO.OOO to
the new war loan In four hours. Much
of this Is doubtless for munitions, and
when It Is remembered that more than
4000 British factories are now turning out
shells and guns night and day, the press
ing need for more loans soon to follow
this one becomes apparent. In view of
the small use to yhlch shells are being
put, it would seem probable that the Al
lies are piling up an Immense supply of
munitions for a new drive In the spring.
The reason ascribed In London for the
Kaiser's' peace move was the fear that
return of good weathbr would end the
German resistance is tb wt
Tom Daly's Column
U&YHJUt
OljyttZmj
IVOfJS
Worms are tint Just the best things out
To speak nf or to sec
tint Pa saiji I must to He about
Whatever jilrmrt mc.
TVio birds rat 11-ormi ntirf Ml red Jten
fiie llhcs Hit hi. Once t bit
A fat one In tin tp;Ic when
1 nlnl rjtp, r.iino It.
II irrt. not vlo- it not at till
lint mavbc it 110111 Jn
.If tiri ii-ontr tf It as not so SMOll
tor then it wight bite we.
lint 011I1 ptoirn-ip trornis can bile
And then I ! ore a 8nak6
Yrl Apptr ivoiws ate mftH diltl While
So you'll tiirtAr no wtofrti'd
llcstdcs a Rnnkr would never be
hi apples I brllcrr,
Though omr Oiif clllrtlietf tin apple Ircc
And frlnlitcnctl ltimj live.
It 11 1 l'a sayt maybe site Just got
lifcltnl at a small
White uorn she sail) and it was not
A cat ,.(! nrr nil,
l'a otm aim trorim rout the ornund
And puts thrm in n dish
And toki llirm nff to Rlmson's Pond
A nd cats them to the flsh.
Literary Studies
"iiintm n.v .ni:i,r.iiiri:Mir."
lly J. .1. ("Bat") Touchmnn, Pnrmerly Cham
pion of tho World
fAs dictated by (As revised by cdl.
"lint" out ot corner tor for gentle leader)
ot inoulhv
A curious feature
"."aw, )!.i ilnn't of this engrossing
hat t'neetl fright haf and manly Kpnrt Is
d.i time Rlt me? tho provnlcnco of
Yu Just Kiln do guy's pscholngy In Its
gont aont) Fct-" Mirlous nppllcd ninnl
lie's yclla git mo? festal Ions.
He's nervous coe? I do not, I think,
lie's all puckered up exaggerate when I
aforo ho otarts git slalo that fully fifty
ino'.' Ya bnclls up, per centum ot ring
HKo dls, reo? Then rntitcsts aro derided
yer makes passes, an' with tho aid of ex.
Jumps around see? terlor agencies, large
Yer snorts, nn er ly mental,
blows, then ycr quick Wony Is n very
skates acrost da ring real thing to tho
at him an' makes a Inexperienced ron-
ot a face nn' tender. A ferocious
hn fnlls dead, Just aspect, a scries of
f-n-1-l-s d-o-a-d. Git bewildering passes
me?" nnd feints, a sudden
ndvnnco nnd the
young opponent Is
frequently reduced
to an nlnioat untie
tlevnblo extremity In
respect of tho fur
ther exercise of his
ability, at least In so
far ns tho particular
contest In question Is
concerned. A. A.
An Ode to Little Polly
DEAR LITTLE TOLLY,
YOUR "POMES" aro lovely.
THo ono about.
Tho PUSSY cat.
AND THE X.MAS TREE.
WAS great.
WHEN I went lo cut.
OUR TREE.
IN THE WOODS.
-
.1
This year.
I FOUND A cute.
LITTLE STRIPED pussy.
ASLEEP underneath.
THE TREE.
1 TRIED to catch It.
BUT IT was too strong.
FOR ME.
0 MUCH TOO strong.
IT spoiled my day.
THEV WOULDN'T let mo In.
THE HOUSE with tho tree.
SAID It was not n BALSAM.
1 KNOW tho kitty was.
NO BALSA.M kitty.
SOME things nre so deceptive.
P. S. ARE YOU a truly little.
GIRL OR DO you.
SMOKE A PIPE LIKE.
YOURS,
MACKIE.
This Is One of the Occasions When
We Do
Dear Tom Tho Beverly (N. J.) Banner
had n calumniator, 1 mean calumniator,
liko yourself, who has tho nrt of columnla
tlon, or grouping his matter columnlnrly.
down lo hueh it lino point that, with his
trusty dictionary opened nt random, ho
can cudo such gems ns tho Inclosed:
beveuly riai:- company
LAUDED BV CITIZENS
The novelty at I-'le Points, whether con
cocted by one mind or by several, affords
circumspection nn the part of the commit
ted and as much n conjecture to those who
plead Ignorant as to Its animus.
Conllagr.itions nro contingent, and there
fore if tho facilities are not adequate to
extinguish tho volume of flames, aaldo from
tho fact that it is very difficult to lonvolic
men puftlcleut at a lato hour to convey the
antiquated apparatus, especially If the flro
be a great distance, security Is not assured
So for those few reasons, we thould havn
better fire piotectlon. but to obtain such
equipment, it requires the munificence of
eery resident, be It meager or bulky.
It Is hoped that tho dial will be In per
petual motion, until It completes the clr.
cult of 3000 dollars.
Why don't you give us newsy yet seri
ous stuff like his occasionally?
CRITIC AL.
IIISt'ItKTIO.V
Ill.cretlon la tho better rart
Of lalori anil this goen to .hour
That tho.e who fight ami run away
Alay llli to Bay: 'l loM joij ml"
S. B, S,
1
Useful Information
Hero is a quaint rhjmo giving the pet
names by which a few of our familiar
birds are known:
Oh. "Robin" is the Redbreast
Who loves tho homes of men;
And "Tom's" tho tiny Titmouse,
And "Jenny" is the Wren.
The Kingfisher Is "Martin."
The Daw Is christened "Jack,"
While "Philip" is the Sparrow
That hops about the stack.
It might be added that the magpie Is
often familiarly called "Mag," and that
both the bobolink and the quail, or Bob
White, may be addressed as "Robert."
The kingfisher's given-name comes from
Krance, where the "sea-blue bird of
March" Is known as "Martin Peeheur"
that Is, "Martin Fisherman.' A. O.
January
They abbreviate it Jan.
Since the calendar began.
'Tis a month of rain and sleet,
Cantanksrousnesa complete.
So If I could have my way
I'd abbreviate it Jay.
X JANVIEH.
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What Do You Know?
Qi.fr. it of general interest will be nnnwerett
fit (Mt column. Ten question, the atmctrt to
vjhich evrru well-injoruttd vera on ihoutd know,
aro ash at daitu.
QUIZ
I. At hat lines "A. II." htanil for?
3. Uh.lt un the llntlle of tho Ki-sx?
3. Hits relii-lllon eer lirnken out In fnn.tila
iiRllnnt llrltlth rule'.'
I. Who uero tho Conscript I'llthfrn?
A. What U n tonllno n f-trlitV
fl. Are "hofl-ttliell" rrahn . nnil
lirtrd-Hliell'
ernliH of ilmrrnit Mirile-..'
7. From what fumou iioein N lite Hniinz, "A
Mitlilrr mill 11 li-r man." Mini;
8. Whit wero the futile Vtiir'.'
D. Vtlm t unit the C0111tlt11ll11l1.il Dillon l'artj
In thin louiiln'.
0. tho rf-lili'nN of n SI11I0 nro Unnwll iih
'Jajhimkerii." Nhnt M.lto l tlinl?
Answers to Saturday's Qui
1. The Male Constitution clini the lioternnr
crlulii- turner to remit lines noil nir
frltiirn unit to Brunt reiirlrr. "hut '"
luiriliin filti.11 ho Krnnteil or i-nti-ine riitn-mnti-il
extent 1111011 reroiiiiiu-iiil.itiiin In
Mrltln: of tho Lieutenant liotrriiiir. fee
rrtirj of Hie Commonwealth. A'.'S'","
llenrrnl anil lecreliirJ of Internal .innlts
llloiird of I'ariliiiis), or nn three of them,
ufler full Inuring, mum 1I110 nutlir. nnil
In open hesition."
2. The Trhero Moulds lire 11 Miv neonle In-
Imhlllnc the norlhrrn, lomitrlej of Him
rnry. The number id'out S.aoii.iMMl, The
.'Miionr iHiunhitloii of lliimtur.i looks npoii
them ns tin Inferior rule nnil refip-es Ihem
Indrpenilenrr. Jmtt ns the Auslrliins re
fune the lluiiEiirl.iiis Inilependenrp
3.
Colombia miis formerly New fir.1n.11ln.
4. Srhurler Colfax. Vice President. 1KII-i.1.
6. It Is about twlro us fur from here to Kin
le .lunelro us It U to I.rii.iiliir. heeuiii-e I he
litter run lie renrhil illrritb throuiili the
C111111I llefore Hie fiiiiul "us ipnd It
ns tlce us fur lo Leuador ns It uus
to Itlo.
0. The nre.1 of the fnljeil .Males (eulilillnB
Mlliure miles. That of Ciiimd I (miIiiiIIiib
linsnreeil Artllc Miimls) Is 31IKI,0OI)
square miles,
7, Coliimhlne n 11 loinentloD ll ihuriirler In
old K1II.111 romedj mid luiiilaiiilme. the
liiiihtrr af fiintiilooii nnil the nlilert of
llarlrnilln's iidoriitliins nnil o appears In
IjiiglUh pantomime.
8 M'nlter Suuibo Lnmlor (J13-18fil) as nn
fniilMi poet nnil e.ii!st.
It Do I'atiw Vnliersll Is nt (IreniriiHtle. tml.
0. lly nn act minneil In rereiil jears In Kne
l.iiul It has been nudo laufnl for 11 nun
to iniirry his decriseil wife's iMfr.
Automobile Show
j j-, 7i. To go from Manayunk to the
automobile show at the Commercial Mu
Beum, Thirty-fourth street below Spruce,
talto trolley car routo CI, exchanging at
Eighth and Market streets to the west
bound subway or at Eighth and Walnut
streets to routes 13 or 42. Prom ClieMmit
Hill and Gcrmantown tako route 19. ex
changing to the subway at Fifth or Eighth
street; take route 23, exchanging to the
subway at Eleienth street, or take route
53, exchanging at Juniper street to routes
11, 31 or 37.
Second KcRiment
ti. G. P. Tho Second Pennsylvania Field
Artillery Is the only National Guard unit
from Philadelphia now on the Mexican
border, tho Klrtt Pennsylvania Cavalry,
which contains a squadron from this city,
bolng now on Its homeward journey. Tho
artillery regiment, commanded by Colonel
Hamilton D. Turner, left Philadelphia In
June, 1D16, as an Infantry unit and was
converted to on artillery regiment at Camp
Stewart, near El Paso, Tex., ns one of tho
steps to bring tho Pennsylvania division up
to tho standard required by th.e Hay-Chani-berlaln
army bill.
More I'aisley Shavils
A. P. M. The University Museum recum
mends a large antique store within a few
squares of your home as a reputable place
to obtain an appraisal of the value of a
Paisley shawl. Values of these shawls and
of Indian shawls vary greatly, and can bo
determined only by personal examination,
preferably at antique and ar specially
stores.
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
H"V7"OU are an odd lot of scholars and
X less than fourscore," said tho
schoolmaster "When I place you three
on a bench, Johnnie has to sit upon the
rear bench alone: then when you are
seated four on a bench Johnnie still has
to sit alone, and when you crowd, five
to a bsnch, little Johnnie is left oyer."
How many scholars were there In this
odd class?
Answer to Saturday's Puzzle
TUB girl wslghwl lit 1-9 pounds
whin she arched. She ate 1 1-9
pounds ot breakfast food and gathered
10 pounds of samples, which Increased
her weight tea per cent.
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Suggested Site for a High School
Athletic Field Taxing
Church Property
This Deportment It frer In all Trailers tvltn
irlih In rj-jircts their opinion us uiiuli 11
ctirrrnt (ntrrrtt. It It an open nrum. anil llw
hvenhio Lrrtuer nttlliart no lespnutilltililu lor
lite rltwH ot lit rorrrsnomfnifff, l.rtttrs mutt
he ittoiirif hv tifl name nuii inhtri ts 0 ihr
urilir. not nrciKtarilu lor publtcallan. hut j 11
outiranfic 0 uootl faith.
ATHLETIC FIELD FOR THE'
SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
7'o Ihc lUlttor it the livening Ledger.
Sir Outing tho wool; before Christinas
Mr. Kills A. illmbel mado the rcmnik that
ho wan deslmus of seeing tho Southern
High School In pDsses-'lon of an athletic
field. The newspapers then tool; It up, but
unly for n thort while, nnd then dropped It.
fs there any doubt In your irtlnd that
the school is i-orcly hi need nf a plnco where
Its boys might be developed? Can It bo
that many nio not In accord with tho Idea?
In any doubt tho merits of such wise de
liberating? Ilo what It may. there la deter
mination down at tho school that can only
bo crowned with success. This subject Is
tho 0110 that Is nt present occupying tho
minds of alt those to whom it means borne
thing. Where nro thoso to whom it means
nothing?
In the words of our beloved principal.
Doctor Whltnkcr. "If our boys could carry
oft the football championship without even
being scored upon, a feat hut duplicated
once, cm you Imagliio what our other
brunches of athletics would accomplish
were we favored by a Held wliero our boys
could practlc?" So far our basketball team
Is In first place, nnd. with tho end of tho
season near, many would not bo surprised
in heralding "MIKo U.ick's" hoys as tho
champions. Wo havo docloped t.uch stars
as Mazer, Ilosetsky, Taylor and Weiler
without tho Held. Think of lino material
gono to waste, just because the southern
ectlon of tho city Is not favored.
My plan would bo to havo tho Hoard of
IMucatlon appealed to and asked to pur
chase tho lot at Ilroad street, running to
Thirteenth btreet. between Shunk street nnd
Oregon nvonue. It could now be bought
chcnply and many thousands of dollars
saved and time betteied. Ict them give us
the land and we will see that It is put in
idiape and contain the Implements thnt
such a place needs.
You ask wliero will wo get the money.
Well, Mr. illmbel has expressed the feeling
that he wants to bo instrumental in attain
ing our project. Mr. Voro and Mr. Flnley.
the friends of all boys, especially those of
the southern section, would help ulong. Mr.
Wolf, of the board, would be pleased to see
that we-wero not left In tho cold.
Mr. Thomas Mawhlnney. of the faculty,
onpwho has traveled throughout all Eu
rope, has perfected lectures entitled
"Berlin," "Paris," "London" and "Mos
cow," and he would be glad to lecture for
tho aid. of the school. The athletic manager.
Pr. Frank Cloud, and the probable man
ager of next year's football team, and Mr.
Ulrica would help along with their financial
eyes. Would we then not have sulllclent
funds? We of the senior class, who have
lust made nearly J1000 on nur play and
dance, would be glad, I think, to forfeit our
class trip and hand it over to aid our dear
alma mater. A. LINCOLN MUVIIHS.
Philadelphia, January 10.
UNTAXED CHURCH PROPERTY
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir The exemption ot church property
from taxation Is a denial of the fundamental
truths ot democratic government. It is an
underhanded attempt to do Indirectly what
cannot he dune more directly. In Its essunco
it is nothing; more or less than the indirect
support of the Church by tho State. It Is
tho connivance of the State In the pjcklnif
of the pockets ot Its citizens by the Church.
Every dollar of taxation which the church
is allowed to dodge la J I more laid on the
shoulders of the honest taxpayers.
Talk pf the ethical and educational at
tributes claimed for the Church is wholly
beside the question. It is not the business
of the State to raise its revenues only from
the baser elements of the population. As
Its private citizens do not pay taxes In
proportion to their lack of virtuous qual
ities, so neither should tho Institutions
which cojoy State protection. Our great
philanthropists, scientists, Inventors and
educators are not exempt from taxation on
the ground of the great good tiiey are doing,
As citizens of the State and nation, they
receive their share of social advantage and
do not whine over the fact that they are
asked to pay their quota toward the main
tenance of those advantages for the com
mon good Their good deeds, In addition are
voluntary and not performed In the ex
pectation of being permitted to shirk their
social obligation by way ot reward
JOFFRB MARTINEAIT.
PhlUdelphJa, January II.
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'fokTnwte
MtKin" nb. 10TH
eo.vn.VL'ors itris a. m. to lists p. m.
all this wr:Ei:
MARY PICK FORD
IX 1'IIIST KNOWING OF
'THE PRIDE OF THE CLAN"
7
PALACE ,s,,,&
IAI1KUT
i'Oc
ALL THIS WEEK
NAZIMOVA
In tho Tremendously Powerful Drama
"WAR BRIDES"
ATIPA TAT A CHUSTNt'T Ilelow 1I1TH
AxviiiJlil. all this wi:i:k
10:30. 12:M, 1'. 3s3ii. S,
11 ho, sii'tt, jo i jr.
TtVnniV Tfnnrnn wllh Misery Wilson
r 1 aiiK iveenan inmi rrenutior.
"THE BRIDE OF HATE"
REGENT
JIAUKKT nelow ItTII
Dully, liv; Lis.. i.v.
OOrtOTIIV IIKIIXARD
"THK RAINROW"
Weil & Tlniro HUSSUIj IIAVAKAWA
In "T1III SOUL OP KL'IIA-SAN"
A CAD KM V Of MUSIC
PHILADELPHIA
ORCHESTRA
I.EOPOI.n hTOKOWSKr, Conductor
Friday Afternoon, Jnn 19, at 3:00
Saturday Evening, Jan. 20, at 8:15
Soloist- HORATIO CONNKLL, llarltono
Overture. "I'rotnethoui. op. 1.1 IJ1111TIIOVKN
Arln for Il.irllnne and Orehentra HANDKI.
Symphony In tl Minor SIOZAP.T
Three Sonsa fur lljrltono MAIILKR-SCIIUIICHT
Variations, "LnlBm-i" LLCl.Wt
Seata Now on Sule at Heppo'o. lllo Chestnut
Oxford Presbyterian Church
Broad nnd Oxford Streets'
JUBILEE CONCERT
ADMISSION FREE
THIS LvnNI.NtJ ut H o't'lwk the Ojtonl Pres
byterian Church Invites lt frlemls and the sen
inil public lo tin (iuI.DK.N JUI1ILUK COX
cnitT. ctien under tha dire tlon of Mr Clarence
K. llaivden.
The pr gram Include number by the Oxford
Chorus, the llahn Htrlnc Quartette, Helen Itooth
11111,11,, i...,tu,, 1 miL-iiLn ,1. iiann ivioiini
iurw (- Kutlnr 1 1. run..., ir n, ..' .",,;
lienor) and Clarence K. Ua'nden.
Ilrasheara
R. F.
YAtriiKril.l.K Sl'l'MUlEi
BELLE BAKER
Olive Wyndlmm s, On.
Mlin? 'V. t'Jr"on i. Co.
Illllle MontgnnHiy a
(leonse l'erry. Other str.
Keith's
TIIUATRU
Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patria"
Today at 2. 25c & 50c Tonleht at 8. iSa lo Jl,
GARRICK ,'AS,T ' wbeks. Kvg.. 8.15.
uu" u Matlneeu Wed. and Sat.
MR. LEO DITRICHSTEIN
In "Tilt: UREAT LOVEIt"
FORREST Last 15 Evgs. Ma,- wed.
BOc to $1 CO ot Popular Wed. jfi" SSt"
THE COHAN REVUE 1916
Mxl Week ItAlMOXl) HITCHCOCK
and a New Musical I'lay "UETTy
BROAD Last 6 Evgs. wed.
50c to II. SU ot Popular Wed. Mat
MRS. FISKE ,n "SiglK!"1-8
.Nt Week OKOItOE AHLIK3
The Profes.or's Love Stor " Seats Thursday.
KNICKERBOCKER T
Ktocu "BOUGHT AND PAID FOR"
TVP1P 'lONlUHT AT S:15
"" POP Jt.50 MAT. IVEDVCiniv
Ti Kslirnliio Jtuilrul Xtuaito.i of il2 JrJi.S.
"The Blue Paradise" "iib,MM
CECIL LEAN
ADRLPHI TO.NIUHT AT 8.10
AUEiLlill . POP 1 MAT. THURSDAV
"VERY GOOD EDDIE"
Walnut "fe.'gt h,?iate;ll.
BES 3c, 50;', TiJ'lloo
"Which One Shall I Marry!"' '
Littlo Theatre I "siST""
17th P Lawey fits okavvSE3
rboieLccCUtl U llwr YrtlS, ,MM
T.OGUST Mu ""ociw "
hUUUOX EMM1TWHELEN
oVAN'lTV"
Dumont's Minstrela Wl1 aru, it.
Today. 10a A SOa.
Trocadero
TUB OIUBIUKa
WJOOW8 t
KYRA
The Northeast Corner
Casuals of the Day's Work
XXIII
rXB desires, therefore, to write thl. .i I
Vy tho manner ot Mr. John OalsworthKj
It. timv ln.Vft hn fllrl ntv.i iii. . . r
lritll-1 fiAt tliA mnh ,-f .1 "" 3
v,. :.:: ".cr"'..." ,rom nce
iij, .. uii mo ioiii oi a great houli
where In tho summer flowers bloom?!
riotously. Now, In tho depth of the wlnti
pcuduii liicj Htm leurcu, Willi tl gracious!
ness born of growing thlnRi. to the root
placcR, seeking rest for tho endeavor of th.
ani-lni- T
There wn3 nn eclipse of the moon
That was why tho man stood unon th.
rnnt nml icnlnhail V " l5
Presently tliero c.imo tho ehadowthv
sliadovv of tlio earth ncross tho faco ot th!
iiiuuii, ttuii iiiv Juan buw mo moon red as of
blood of war of men slain j the blood of
UHlllU 1111,4 DUUUL'II UCUlll. ,
Ueyond, In tho donsoneM of iho syj'
inciu nuuivcu iiiu uiivviiuiiiiK stars and thl
silences oi me iiiuniie.
No sound camo from tho city Btreeut yd
tho shadow of tragedy crept ncroaa thl
faco of the moon Insistent, silent movlrTJ
ns the hand ot Ood as tho hand of doom
oruaincu. - - -
Then through the silence camo a sudden
clangor, ns of hell of warning. j
Krom below camo tho sound, nnd therv
was Iho cry of a man In Incrodlblo palssH
iijijvu ivciu uic aiicuca in iiiu Biars. Ifilil
SllilUUW UICIL IICIU9 IIIU IIIUUII U1UOU TtQ
ns of a prophecy. v
Tho ambulance swung down tho street
and to tho hospital.
V
ALL RECORDS BROKEN AT:
OUR PRICES AND CAPACITY tl"
Chestnut Street
Opera House 3
SECOND MONTH!!
TWICE DAILY 2:05 and 8:03 SHARP J
n
D.W.GRIFFITH'S
Colossal $2,000,000 Spectacla
" Intolerance "f I
LOVE'S STRUGGLE
THROUGHOUT THE AGES
"J
l
LIKE "THE BIRTH OF A NATION 1
WILL I3E SEEN ONLY IN FIRST-I
CLASS THEATRES CHARGING SH-
REGULAR THEATRE PRICES
HOST aidAXTlC mODVCTlOX !
iv msTonr of Tirn TllElTXt
n
io.-5.000 PEOPLE 7500 H0RSE31
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF AOm
1200 CHARIOTS .1
piTnT?nR dp nn VOICES si
v...-- - .,
SPECIAL SOLOISTS
GREATEST NOVELTY THE
THEATRE HAS EVER KNOWN!
FOUR DIFrCriUNT STOniKS THAT SWEOj
AT THL END INTO FOUIl THIHLLINO ,
CLIMAXHS
Absolutely Mr. Griffith's Only
Production Since
"Tho Birth of a Nation" .
pmens: nvenlns and Saturday JlatlMM,
Lower Floor. 7.'ic. 51.00 Soma Jt 30. First
IJalcony, 50e, 11.00. Second Halcony. :5a.
oiher Slatlnees: Lower Floor, 50c. 73c. Somi
11.00. First Balcony. SOc. 73c. Second otps
cony. -3c.
IT COST 100 TIMES MOItU THAN ANT II Mj
ATTIIACTION, BO SHOULD HE WOnTUj
1100.00 A SEAT
tSTU AXSIVBRSAltY
NIGHT IN BOHEMIA'
Midnight Frolic & Dansant'l
WITH THE 3
PEN and PENCIL CLUgl
BELLEVUE-STRATFOKU
Vrirlnv. .Tniumrv 19 Si
Stars From the Vaudeville and
nrnmatie StatTCS
Kra,.r-..'.5"ra
STRAND s""3
Edith Taliaferro "BaJToio Swi tS
TT:""-V7... .iiLPHlLli1
"The Conquest of Canaan. .,
From Hoolh Taruingion ihjv. ; j
tiJiirp rnNKCaS In "TIIU KAinu"" i
JEUE SHAW. Vocal Bololst
. . ... ...'.rvn cTnPCT 1 ,
VICTORIA m & Yi.ifU
r E T A I N n m
Seconil anJ Positively Ijisi ." Ii
Thos. II. ince'a ll.000.00tl Speviacls
"CIVILIZATIONS
10 A. M, H NOON. S. L 0. ,. P , j
OX CirW, Theatre rSiJ
1U , IOC, SJC; V w "M
11 A. it. to II f tfll
Bert Lamont's J&els
TEN COLLEGIANS AND OTHEB
P.vncs TCpvr
... n.nu o n 10c
mv. u.u M" jj2
Ev3. TW- '" "ri
MABEL ELAINE ST?a PANg
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