C V r-l ! f E . 1 i M L U jrt ji'i. W -, i Vfl VX. ... Nr, ' m K.'" w r, r f ri -ftr-i AMEND SHERN LAW, CITY LEXOW URGES Placeholders Need Saf e ', guards for Jobs, Councils' ;,.. Committee Says 'STATUTE A "DELUSION" Effect of Legislation That of Po litical Weapon Instead of Protection A plan whereby city officeholders may bo protected from the provisions of tho Shorn lw la the net result of a councllmnnlc In Vestlratlon Into tho workings of tho Civil Service, under tho lllanUcnbum adminis tration. Tho Lcxow Committee wns tip pointed a year ago, and after many meet ings will submit a report to Councils next Thursday suggesting that placeholders need new safeguards round their Jobs Of secondary Importance to the plan to 1st down bars ra!srd by the Shorn net Is that section of tho report which attempts to how gross Inefficiency In tho Civil Service management of the 1" t administration, and which directly blames tho commission for n shortage of water which Is experienced each summer In tho central wnrdB through a change In engineers at Lardner's Point This statement Is based upon tho removal of Harry M. Hlltegass ns chief engineer, nd not, as Is tho case with Chief Carletrm E. Davis, of the Water llureau, upon tho Inadequacy of the equipment That portion of tho report dealing with the Shern law Is as follows- "The Shorn law was enacted for tho purpose of taking officeholders out of politics. It Is respect fully submitted that Its practical working has been to drlvo officeholders Into politics rather than keep them out. Officeholders who In any way violated the Shern law almost Immediately had that fact commu nicated to some organization separato nnd distinct from the city government, nnd this Organisation was either the Commlttco of Seventy or some similar organization, nnd this fact was then continually held over their heads, If they rWused to follow tho political commands of their superior offi cers or of these organizations they would fca readily reminded of tho fact that they were subject to dismissal for prior violations of the Shern law. These officeholders, to save themselves from dismissal for prior offense against the law, ngaln violated the law by political activity. "Your committee has nscertatnel that Ytry many cqmplaint affidavits were irado to tho various directors of tho city govern ment alleging political activity on the part of employes. Presumably many of theie complaints were made by public office seekers or active politicians, nnd were prompted by n desire to remove tho In cumbents In order to obtain the psltlons for themselves or frlcnd3. Tho officeholder having no knowledgo of the complaint could not defend himself against the Re cusations, no matter how exaggerated or unfounded thpy might bo In truth Where fore, It is submitted that the Khern livv us It was administered was frequently used as a means to procuro tho discharge of an experienced and efficient city employe nnd place In his position nn experienced office eeker or a different political faith 'The Shern law vuguely defines political activity, and by (.cuno directors was very broadly construed even to include member ship In social organizations Some d. rec tors discharged officeholders for political activity for nets which others declined tii construe ns pollt'cal activity. It seems to your committee that the Legislature should bo requested to ntnend tho Shern law nnd provide a statute of limitations, so that the past offenses of years' standing could not be taken advantage of by the appoint ing power, and used by that povvtr to com pel the officeholder to further violate thh Shern law by obejing nnd r'oinpl.ving with the appointing powers political commands," The report, which is voluminous In that It Includes many letters from persons re moved from the city service during the last administration, was drawn by Joseph Mar cus, the committee cleik nnd former ch'ef clerk of tho Civil Service Commlslson when this branch of the municipal government was In its Infancy. After outlining com plaints made by many placeholders. It says. In conclusion, "Such nn administration of civil servlco law under the guise of reform was a mockery and a delusion, and Instead of being a protection to the officeholders and a benefit nnd a saving to the city, it was a detriment to the efficiency of tho office holders and a great hiss to tho City Treas ury." The report Is approved by the following Councllmen, who were appointed December SI, 1915, to Investigate. William D. Bacon. Morris 15. Conn. John J. Conroy. John F. Flaherty William V. Flnley. l.'dward II. Gleason, Charles V Kelly, James I' I.ennon, Bernard J McGuigan, llnhert Smith, Clinton A. Sowers and Illchard Wegclln. YOUTH, CHASED AS THIEF, TRIES LEAP TO FREEDOM ,Pat Kellar, Store Clerk, Caught Un der Pool Table Alleged Loot and Pawn Tickets Found A seventeen-year-old boy, nccused of rob fcery. Jumped from a second-story window today In nn attempt to evade capture-. After a chase of more than ten blocks he was caught hiding under a pool tuble In a room near Sixth street and fllrard avenue. The prisoner Is Paul Kellar. of 1617 North Fourth street. He Is tnld by the police to have n record. He was employed In the hardware store of JC. .1 Dllworth, 417 Mar ket street, which has been robbed system atically of sporting goods recentl Las.t Wednesday seven pistols disappeared from the store. Detectives Foster nnd I-azelle were as signed to the case. They suspected Kellar When they went to arrest him he Jumped from the window. The chnte followed. In a trunk upstairs, the detectives say. they found a varied assortment of tportlng goods stolen from the hardware store, together with several pawn tickets. Kellar will be arraigned In night court. Prominent Men to Aid Suffragists NEW YOP.K, Feb, 12. Indorsing tho offer of Mrs. Norman Dell. Whltehouse and other members of tho New York State Suffrage Party to turn over their organ ization to the Government In tho event of .war, a commltteo headed by Frank A. Vanderllp, president of the National City Sank, nnd Including Herbert Parson, George W. Perkins and Adolph Lewlsohn, baa announced the formation of n Men's (Advisory Board of the Woman Suffrage jFarty In this State to work for votes for iwomen and to attempt to block alleged efforts In the Legislature to postpone action on the suffrage amendment by tncklng to It amendments that would delay Its sub- Mission to tho people. DAIRY PRODUCTS ,' The qnottton on bolter and es siren .below are NturUi eloalnf prlecsi fi BUTTER As usual on Saturday, wholesale. ' " tsmdo waa.qulst. but flno goods were in v?ry MII supply ana nrrrtir neiu. Aieaium ana low mtA" ruled in buyers' favor. Quotation!: WmIiik. freah. solid-parked rreamsry, fancy. rials, aict ira. iobioc; aura nrais. v-'HJ I nraia. ouo'suci iamui, ooweno; loan 1lt lc: packln atocu. sieiui nearby prlnla. Jfti.1 avarant aztra. 4Stf4flc! nrata, SDM ct Avarar axtra, nda. SlitBSc: ID- - '"..-'iij.,:r:::.i.i-,...- .":.: - obMnt St OlOMc. ,. Kecelita war exeaedlnslr llsht mt not, oawowi puvciat unwr rRogi 04 advancad sea per caaa unoci a, sood da. ! JiffJiv flax. I Mirhv flpata . ais,wBar ff v? ACTOR CRITICIZES , - em Cm SIR HERBERT STIRS STAGE STUDENTS' IRE They Indignantly Repel His As sertion That There Is No Dis tinctive American Drama Drama Followers Resent Sir Herbert Tree's Criticism DRAMA followers aroused when Sir Herbert neerliohm Tree asserts distinctive American drama is as plentiful as the dodo. , "Yes," chorus supporters of the I American stap;e in reply, "We are i too polite to say that Sir Herbert doesn't know what he's talking about, but that's what wo think." Students and supporters of the rtngo re covered from their indignation sulllrlcntlv todny to nnswer tho charge by Sir Herbert Heerhohm Tree, who left our midst yester day, that there was no such n thing as dis tinctive American drama. In words both spoken and unspoken tiny stopped Mulshing plans for the American drama year celebration for a hulllcient length of time to submit Sir Heibert's f-tate-ment to a oourre In dramatic dissection. They pilloried the knighted llnglMi actor with adject ves; liiev speared him with verbs and then burled him beneath a pile of prepositions and pronouns. Now, It may be known, or it may not, that Philadelphia was once the dramatic center of the country, and for that reason students nnd supporters of tho American ttage In this city Jiavo been making, great plans for the celebration here; In fart, they were all ready fur the opening of the ex hibit on American drami next Saturday. And then Hut let Sir Herbert tell the talo In liH own way, oven though it be not In tho booming voice of FnlMnff nor the mourning soliloquy of Hamlet, nor yet the sad cadenio of Wolsey's renunciation of his magnificent dream. Instead, we hear him bomewhat as follows: "Is there or Is there not? That Is the eiuestlon. For mjfelf 1 say there Is no such thing as distinctive American drama. You have been, ah-ali, what I might call tillers of the soil or followers of industry You have not cultivated tho arts. There are, however, signs of promise and I think perhaps that in the future we may t-cc real American drama." And with feelings carefully concealed, members rose up and smote Sir Herbert verbally Dr. Thomas T). O'llolger, professor of tlngllsh nt the I'nlvcr.Mty of Pennsylvania and nuthorlty on subjects dramatic, pnttly answered Sir Herbert's "Is there or Is thete not?" question by addressing a query to the Hngllsh actor "might nsk Sir Herbert," said Doctor O'llolger. "whether ho considers whether or no England has a distinctive English drama. When you consider that all of England's leading plnw lights aie 'foreigners,' Sir Herbert's sweeping statement seems u bit foolish." And relentlessly. Doctor O'llolger pointed out that Shaw If an Irishman, Harne a Scotchman. Plnero a Jew, nnd Jones a Welshman "If ho means lhat American drama Is that which should have a natlvo background, can he say the fame of English eirunia? If you were to exclude from classification as national drama a play in which the set ting was laid In a foreign countrv you would exclude more from the English drama than you would from our own country." "That's true." said another. ''Where would Mr. Treo be without 'Hamlet' or 'Othello? Oh, wheroj" Many of tho other masters of stagecraft who are Phlladelphlans echoed the senti ments expressed by Doctor O'llolger. He was referred to the book of "Iteprebentatlvo American Plas." Issued by Dr. Arthur Hobson Qulnn, ilein of the college depart ment of th? I'nlversity of Pennsylvania. Even some of his fellow actors turned against him. Raymond Hitchcock was short and sweet. "No American drama? He might Just as well say that I'm not a comedian," said "Hltchlc," in a curtain speech as his train pulled out for Toronto. Frankford High Marks Lincoln Day Exercises in commemoration of Lincoln's Birthday was held at noon In the Frank ford High School. Prof. Geoige Alvin Snook, the principal, dellfered nn address on the life of Lincoln and told how It could be used as an example to every schoolboy An address also was made by Prof, Joseph M. Cottschalk. After several musical selec tions, the pupils In a body sang "America" and the "Sta Spangled Banner " Calls Religion in Army Ridiculous Chaplains In the army were called "ri diculous" by Rabbi Ell Mttyer, of the Ito def Shalom Temple, Broad and Mount Vernon streets, who addressed a peace meeting In tho Friends' Meeting House. He said It was ridiculous for military offi cials to send chaplains with their armies "to beseech God's blessings on tho slaughter of their fellow-men." Bernard Listamann, Violinist, Dead CHICAGO, Feb. 12. -Bernard Listamann, seventy-six, noted violinist, and at one time court violinist to tho T'rlnco of Schwari bursv aermany, U dead herj. Ha formerly was concertmaster of the Thomas Orches tra In New York, and later founder of tho it rrtynarmoniq i;(UD,.nna .vrcnestra. vIMjiiw ,yiau..tuwt 0jil- WWW'WU'Wtig.xmaa rxzsttxtiasxas.tximr-'i-- - - TLTJCUii ,..h mr .wwLi iKI liRf ' -o2HBct. ;8RfN wKamtmmmm 1 HBfil-PiPil i 4 iE3B83rPBCTK,'ETO '!? ' t XHHHH"HEKlHEZf u9vi ?. r r.,irrrMaMaMBfl I cHHHiKBdlSBS(Bl I hhhW HSKn- 1 B-HliM -ffi-H-KMI--3i I 'HnHsPs2!dy33ie0 ' KhH 'RHB9i PHRHI :'fflf--HH-BI 2 uyKBr3V . iilBl WHKrT1lbfl 5 WmSKSKSKSSBSfKKIImSl TTyr.. a lv?7ffir. -mfr4pmm j EVENING LEPaER-PmLADELPHIA, MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, AMERICAN DRAMA Sir Herbert Tree viewing pol trait of his daughter Ho visited the Academy of the Fine Arts nnd praised the canvas of the fnir young English girl, who is now Mrs. Curtis Moffat, ti wealthy New Yorker, - mmmm "RUSHING" FRESHMEN BEGINS AT UNIVERSITY Desirable First-Class Men Get Luncheon Invitations From Many Fraternities Tho freshman of the fnlveisitv of INnn sylvnnla tlses at 12 30 today from a social doormat to a much rourtid nnd hlghlv fed personage At this time tint tireek letter fratemltlMS there nto thlrtv of them t,tart to ' rush" freshmen Tho freshman, if ho looks promising nt nil from u Foclal or nthletii- standpoint, will receive many invitations to lutiihrnns nt frat houses. iVttnln lilies, however, govern the "lush ing" A fieslim.iu may not be Kept over night at nnv of tlir fiat houses Ho may not lie entertained nt niij othnr place than these hnuses except the lumpus Invitation to membership in the flats must not mine fur Hirco weeks vet Invitation.) mii"l lie onh fine nt a ttm, Th- inteifraterniiv agreement was adopted tlnee yeais ago nt tlie I'lilversltv nf IViwis lania n fretornin violating it lia agreed to pn a tine of $.!! GAMBLING HOUSE RAID LED BY READING MAYOR Alleged Proprietor Held for Court Afcr Trapped Players Try to Escape READING, Pa . Fell 12 A sensational raid wns made today when a squad of city and county detectives, headed by Major Fillifrt, broke Into tho gambling rooms of Wairen, better known ns "Doc" I.nnds, on the top floor of a IVnn street stoie building. The detectives confiscated ,i 'crap" table, poker elilps, playing cards and liquor. The piopiietor nnd a dozen p!a.vor.s vvero taken to I'llv Ilnll wltli the lonllccated gambling equipment. Tho prisoners had an Immediate heating before Magistrate Weber. Landls was held in JSOd ball for court for maintaining a gambling house and the others were re leased to appear as witnesses when' wanted The raid was planned nnd ran led out by Major Filbert nnd Dlslilct Attorney Roth ctmel They met nt tho Majors odiCe at midnight and summoned u doen detectives Thej proceeded to the gambling looms a square nvvay and nt n given signal the lluee doois weie battered In, the Majoi leading the nssault Wildest excitement nmoiig the gamblers ensued With the very first noise the lights vi ere extinguished nnd everjboilv tried to escape Scveial triid to jump from win dows, but were ii evented by the police Tlie Major says the iniil was made lie cause I .a mi is Insisted upon keeping his place open In detlanie of orders to close This was the llrst laid under the Fillieit adiiun Istr.itlon nnd habitues nf tlie uiiilei world have t iken to their c) clone cellars until things quiet down. DEMAND FOR 1910 TOHACCO Lancaster County's Crop Admitted to Be of Fine Quality LANCASTER. Pa. Feb 12 Tho great demand for Lancaster t'ountj's 1916 to bacco Is ifgarded ns conrluslvo evidence of Its high qualltj-. The leaves are not ns largo as might be desired, but It has the right color a fine bouquet and a good burn While local packers weie shy about buy ing this crop because of tho high prices demanded by the growers and paid by big outside cigar manufacturing Hints without demur, they yet procured nbout twenty per cent of It. nnd already all but nbout 3G0O caes have lu'en sold at a handsome piofH. and that, too, with little or no handling by me nuyers. .viiinj cu inise simply trans fer! ed their contracts nnd pockotcd tho profits. This has caused considerable dissatisfac tion nmong tho growers, who think they vvero Induced to sell nt too low n figure. In consequence, they declaro there will bo no more selling on the Held for them, us they will hold their crops until stripped They see now that those who held on for late selling nro getting the- top-notch prices, The first of tho crop sold ns low as twelve cents n pound, while the bulk of It com manded from fifteen to sixteen and ono half cents, and lately It has been selling for twenty cents n pound, The growers who still have some now ask twenty-one cents. As evidence of tho difference In price between the 191G and 191C crops It may bo slated that a prominent cigar manufactur ing firm of Cleveland, O., had to pay 110,000 moj-e for thrf same quantity of 1816 tobacco than It paid for Its 191B goods. Fast Ambulance Saves Gas Victim A quick run by tho Germantovvn Hospital ambulanco saved the llfo of John Gillespie, fifty-six years old, of COB Iist Haines street, Germnntown, early todaj Accord ing to the famllj', he accidentally turned on the gas when he went to bed last night. Ills vrlfe detected the odor. He was rushed to tho hospital, whore physicians said he would recover. Weather Record Broken in Detroit DETROIT, Feb. 12.-)-Tho coldest day In tho history of tho local Weather Bureau wns experienced hero last night and today. Ten below zero was registered. Scarcity of coat caused the Edison Power Company to seive notice on factories that all power will bo discontinued after Tuesday, A general 'fuel famine Is, reported throughout ,Uo If h , r ....,- JL c. ... 1 FIREMEN FORM UNION TO'GET PAY INCREASE 500 Join A. F. of L. Will Tnkc Fight to State Legislature, Score Councilmen organization of mnro than live hundred rity firemen Into n locnl union of the iijericnn Federation of Lnbor, according to olllcers of the newly formed body. Is the iilteome of the failure of certain Conn cilinnnic loaders to make good upon prom ises that the firemen of Philadelphia were entitled t i first consideration III the mat ter of readjustment of salaries and work nig conditions ' We fought our cnmpnlgn fnlrly." s.ild I one of the union officers today, "but we found lhat some of the men In Coun cils who professed to he our friends weie simply using us When they raised the tat rate one of the arguments ennilojed was that part of the Increase was to be gum to the llureau of Fire for nddltlnnnl saliv mid men Mr Uaffncy told us the day the finance committee fixed the rate that we would be taken tare of ns soon us the estimated balances and budgets were in Then when tlie sum of seven cents was set aside for the llureau of Fire as against four cents last jear. or n T.'i tier cent m rteaso In revenue, the appropriations wiie so Juggled that not one cent of the money given to us bv the law Is to teach us The piople of Philadelphia may stand for that sort of tteatment by their Councllmen. but we will not. "Our fellow riiemen In Pittsburgh fared the same treatment In their tv that we received here Thej went Into the fedeia tlim ami then temk their fight to the Mule l.egislatute. with tho result (hut they have Hi i pl.itontis and better snl.irie not to men tion a larger department than Philadelphia 'III Jlistire to I'omirils t is nnlv fall to sav that we iippieeiate tlie efforts of several inenibets who were our friends nnd the frankness of othets who openlj' de clared thev would not favor our plea at this time It Is men of the tvpe leferted to bv Select Councilman I.enimn In his outburst nf last week, who, wo feel deluded us that compelled our banding under the union labor banner and taking the request for Justice and betterment to the State author ities " LICENSE JUDGES GET Snyder County Judges Ignore Warning and Curb Liquor Traffic SEI.I.VSHOVE, Pa, Feb 1 : N'..t nnlv Anti-Saloon League lendeis, but liberal viewers nf the liquor question are praising .ludgp Jidiuson, .ludge Keller and Judge Field for their action In tho License I'ourt Frldav. when they made lilies tli.it will greatlj- curb such sales in Snjder Count) These prohibit treating, selling In bottles, selling on ChrlstmnH and Memorial Da) und compelling landlords to close their bars nt 10 p. in, nil hour earlier than formerly. Judge Keller and Judge Field weie elected III different years and each whs opposed by a no-llcense candidate, so the general belief was they were not tlie tem pernnco people's choice. Each pledged him self in his campaign to be governed by the wish of tho people, nnd. therefore, when n petition of 1SDS persons was presented In court they granted It. It has since been learned that the Court's ruling was made In the face of nnonjiiious letters leeclved by each of the Judges the day eouit was held In which their lives weie threatened If they would hurt the liquor business The one to Judge Johnson stated 1ih home would be wrecked bj' n bomb and. If he weie not killed, his enemies "would get him later." INDIAN FIGHTS FOK ALLIES Carlisle Graduate Now Lieutenant in Princes" Pat's Reftiment CARLISLE, Pa.. Feb. 12 A teacher at the Carlisle Indian School received a New Year's postcatd with this address No 1O3310S P P C. I. I. Army P. O. London, England The fiont cover had on tho vvoids God defend the right." with the Ililtlsli t'nlon Jack In the middle The other side levelled that tho se ler was Lieutenant Long Lance, ag militate of tho school In 1012 nnd full-blooded Indian He is now a lieutenant in Princess Pats regiment, 'soinewheie In France" I3teFOR,THEjaiIi iGAM)EN Csfci Burpee s Annual ( 1Q17 iti ! . . 4W r" . ihm Ltading Amtncan if a Catalog is bigger, brighter and better than ev er before. We have added twenty two pages, making in all 204 patjes, and best of all, you will find thirty Burpee Specialties illustrated in color. Never before have we issued a catalog with so many accurate color illustra tions'. Uurpee's Annual is mailed free upon tequest, A post card will bring it. Write for your copy today and mention this publication. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. H Burpee Building! Philadelphia .NVV-..- vipww,'jwii!gS8i Rurpees tiSeeds Grow Wurts, Dulles C& Co. ANNOUNCE THEIR REMOVAL to thi: Franklin Bank Building 1416-18 CHESTNUT STREET AND t , '1417-ia SANSOM STREET Bell Telephone Spruce Si00 ICE IMPEDES h-iiWMMLw-. JSh. LffiKkl ;$3YiII m A -ni? 4 .&i.t? sO -. I ttivi'l. KKJ ,Y-aii I t4 '!. flxra S, to."! 'iVI s ' A , V " ' ' t r L. t 'H &miir? . tfc." v- vTfii 4. i xa i C',' L -w '". Jut ?TS J. liB--f , HPLir if'mGmm So thick has tho ice lloo in the Delaware River hceomu that the femes idyiiijr between tins city and Camden are unalile to Keep open the usual 'lane between the two terminals. The trip is taking from two to three minutes lonfrer than the schedule calls for, as the boats have to crush their way through the ice. WILKES-BARRE POSTAL OFFICIAL IS ACCUSED Lax in Performing Duties Is Charge Against Deputy Postmaster Camp wilii:k-iiai:i:i:. p.i , ivu i: I'liarges have been lodgeti with the Postolllco Do paitment at Washington against Major IM mund I). C'nmp, deputy postmaster of WIIKos-llarre. who lias been in the postal setvieo for the last twenty-two yents. The charges have been made bv postolllco in (peetois, who allege that Major Camp has been lax In his duties In Intrusting Govern ment money and propel ty to Irresponsible youths mid others who aie not bonded Hack of the charges the frlehils of Major Camp see a political movo em tho part of Demociats to oust liim from olllce Tho friends of Major Camp have tallied to his support und decline they will light the movement to teniove him from office. Tlie position pays a salary of JUOft per .vein. Major Camp, who served In the Spanish-American War and who was a member of the National Huaid for twenty live ea!s, declares that he Is prepared to stand on his record. KirmcRs Nets $7000 for Hospital WILMINGTON'. Feb U --It is esti mated that tlie pioilts of the Klrniess which was held for the benefit of the children's ward of the Delaware Hospital will be gnnn Tills will be placed as the nucclus for an endowment fund for the ward V fp? 0kHW4v0rtA$0&f HKkERf eo. rR0KdER8 Cth & CHESTNUT 8T& N. E. Cor. Members of I'hll. Block Exciiantd Direct Wire to Ntw Torle fsjftOMOMrj Merlon & Radnor G. & E. 1st 5s, M. & N.. 1354 REED A. MORGAN & CO. WIIVT KNI) Tltl'ST 111.1)0., PHIl.A. Members ot the I'hll.i. Stock llvrhance I.I.Ii.VI, AIIVKIITISKVIENTS ik?V-' LsrAYu or cathkkim; hacubtt. - dccenwrU Letters teHtHmcntary on the abtivft CHtHtu iiavinir bet'ii sruntcd tu tlifi undtir tKned, nil jiersoiiti indebted to thu bhUI entate ur,i requested to make pjment, and those tiavln claims to prevent the same, without tlelu), to lizzir r. nunnoi'oits. Knocutrix :MU7 North 17th t. Or to WM s. YAnni.nt. 1334 Olrurd ave ltJS KhTATIl 1)1' HAMUKI. I.OTT. in." - reahecl ltteru tealamenlnrv nn t. Tliovc unto ImMnL' t'e-e-n tiranted to TIIK I'KOVIDKNT 1.IKK AND THUNT ruWPvSv or rilll.AIini.l'lIIA. nil renons Indebted to thn buid eatatt) nre requested to make pavment anil thonx havlns clnlma to lircn.nt tho tame' wllhnut delay, at the ctrllce of the said Comnany 4U8 Chestnut at., I., i-nuaueipnia. rennsvlvanu, President. I'.STATK OF FRANKLIN 1 rilAv. 1 llltl). nnmf.tlnif.H knnun na r....ir i3?- t'ravvforil. depended Letters of nilmlnlBtrntlrVn on the nbovc eatntp bavltiir been RrnntM to Tim I'HOVIDKNT LIFT. ANI Tltl'ST COM PAN V OF nilLADnLPrtlA. all persons Indebteii to the said estate nre requested to make pavment nnd those hnvinz claims to present the same' without delay, at the olflro ot aald Comnanv' 40D Chestnut t.. Philadelphia -mpany, ASA S, WINd. President. DIKKCTORY OF ACCOUNTANTS Certified Public Acconntanti i.AwnisNcn b. nnowN A CO. mir. uiiAi lN'VKSriUA ", IU1AI. IIMTATK 'rrillST IIIIII tllvn IN'VKSriUATn ANf) ADJUST PARTNER. SHIP, JOINT AND DISPUTED ACCOU.Nra. Wlf.MAM E. MONTnUUS UJU CUCSTNUT hT UURNS & SPRAKMAN Tin: couitac Keystone Telephone Race 1,130 1017 RIVER TRAFFIC "t fl-JH f)"mWtHHt(lWH" efs-J3 "! "' " . - a , . '". t-A v? -A .'' ! 5- Wv. 'VI "Si -ji i m $7' - T-Wk, v- yjp.r:, :5aBa: VALENTINE FOU PRESIDENT Congress Will Count November Elec tion Ballots on Wednesday WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Congress will send n valentine to President Wilson on Wednesday In the form of official certifica tion of his tc-electlon. On that day tho two houses of Congress will meet In the House chamber In Joint session to count tho elec toral votes cast In the "Nivember c.ectlon. Under usual conditions the Speaker of the House presides at Joint sessions, but under the provisions of the Constitution the Presi dent of the Senate ptesldcs at the counting of tho electoral votes. EDUCATIONAL lnru LANGUAGES AT TUB Berlitz School irii riinsTXPT 8Tnni:T her Hiker St Jlcjreman'M I'harmacji liy tho Itrrtits Method ttudrntn tram tiof ontu to it art rind urttv, but especially to understand inn to iicah the fotcxpii lunuuauc, TRIAL LESSON FREE Term mav hfcun nt any time STAYERS' Tho lt"t Mulncs School, htli and C'hPBtnut Street. rl tnlos njiiif rm t nB !.- Positions uuarnnteed "' 4iwn. uuy U iUKm PHOTOPLAYS f 11E following theatres obtain their VOiy ...."""' ""lr" " u"n"?10.1 r"'y nowinr or the flnett productions. All pictures revleiced bcrore eihlbltlon. Ask for tbe theatre In your locality obtaining pictures throuch tho STAJvXEt BOOKINO COMPANY. Al UAMDDA ISth, Morris rnyunk Av. rtL.n.rllDl.r Mat. Daily 1'; Ke. 0:45-0 rnramOLint I'lcture. WALLAOIJ ItRID nml ANITA KINO In -IHi: OOLDK.V FIITTEn" APOI 1 r I-0 AND THOMPSON trJLLJ MAT1N1.U DAILY Mabel Taliaferro ln A "'ilPnoxr" Also- 3,1 of Perlee "IS MARRIARK BACHED?" ARCADIA CHESTNUT DnLOW 16TH FRANK KEENAN in "The Crab" MRS. VERNON I'AHTI.B In PATRIA," No. 3 BELMONT "u ANU MARKET WILLIAM FARNUM in THE PRICE OK SILENCE" RI UFRIRD BU0AD AND DLUCD11U Bl'SQUEHANNA AVE. FRANK McINTYRE in "THE TltAVELINO 8ALESMAN" tTFTiAP U0T AND CEDAn aveT VvLiLenU PARAMOUNT THEATRE E. H. Lincoln and June Elvidge in "THE WORLD AGAINST HIM" FAIRMOUNT207" AN" rrtimviwun i giraiid avenue ALICE BRADY in "THE HUNGRY HEART" SeVTI-I CiT THEATRE MAT. DAILY aoinoi. riel Spruce. Eves. 7 to 11, PAULINE-FREDERICK in "TUB SLAVE MARKET" FRANKFORD 4m"" OWEN MOORB anl IRENE FENWlCKln "THE CONEY ISLAND PRINCESS" T1III1D Ol-' 'GREAT SECRET" SERIAL GREAT NORTHERN A?SAB; WILLIAM FARNUM in I'TJi'l PRICK OP SILENCE" IMPERIAI 00Tn anl WALNUT sthT" IlYirCrIrt.L, Mats. 2:30. Evgs. 7 4 0. BENJAMIN CHRISTIE in "RIJND JUSTICE" JEFFERSON 20TH AND DAUPHIN STREKTS PEGGY HYLAND in ''HER RIGHT TO LIVE" LEADER TOKTV.FlnST AND iTrU, .JNCABTEK AVENUE MARY PICKFORD in TIIB PRIDE OP THE CLAN" LIBERTY BOAUAND A MIT A CTnti.r,' COLUMBIA nts.an JlCYYAItl in "THE QIX)RY OV YOLANDA" JVjWTjmrLADKI.PHIA EUREKA "T" 4 "AIKET STB. ' CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in BIG FILM MERGERS ARE RUMORED IN N.E1 Paramount, Sclznick and Other Largo Concerns to Consoli date, It Is Said Hy the Photoplay Edilor All tho lnr?et companlei! tmvv n iw. lilinteiplny iirocluelntr field arc nbout to form-II n combination, nceonlltiR to rumor pure... f-1 it) New York city It Is urrtlletr,! n... .. ifl coalition will have n revolutionary effect n tbo movie flotation. To mbl in ii,. . .n plication vvblcli the new ileal may c.u," ii It is saut mat more will he a neeont! merr.e ?'l nlmo't bh bin ns Hie first Tlio latter iu Vi Include exlillillots At present teport cl. j clntec. tlueo Kroupi of nionicilern are wnrt "I INK mi a hc'beine to effect tbo conroltclni ., of tlie uv.lilbltle.li interests u"nuon Vnilety. tbo weekly theatrical paper h.. Sffl the following to Kay nbout the rumorM fl CO.IIUIOII "DiiiliiK the la'st two weeks Jlewrn y kor, .VelztiUk. Oreen nnd tioliinnh havo'b'e' Kcttlne; together, and there m every WVmL hood Unit n combination of the I'aramno.. Altnaft. Seli.ick and flnldvvyn i mnu; will lip biotiKht about. This will I. i'! tiiu nrellnilnaty ten In the ureal anmlea niatlon which, mice consummated In .. I1 lench out and lorral nil nf tho bK ilSr T.. ieaui.. tlio-e cnuntlcvM Kairbank, fans. It nia be unnotiiu cd thai DhhrI,,, ,,; soon bo in tlio iilclute kuiiio acn ii a(i bavltiK eveieil his connectioii wm', pi" Alts He has Iickiiii weuk on bis llrst flm to be dtsti United by Atlciaft Tlmi corno-a lion also bus Mnr.v I'lekfiud aid fieiirxe V Cnli.in. .lolm Huieisou will dnect l-'airban'ki and Anita l.oos w I I wtlto the scriptu Don liaiclay r happy incinore l,.,.,,,.. of his uiaii.v imiiy stunts in tim ki. rf I'ollles." i ii, be- slunoil In ,,.. , "5 tlite-e lee comedies. ciii.r.. ,,.ri iiiii-.m Hiienny navini; ,,.en ,,.. & to St.uile.v .Mambauiii, ot I'lilladelpliia '?! l.e-ser. of San Kinntlsio. and the fjordta llroiliers, In .Now IIiiKland The Wicr (ru i seem In be- vv.IIIiik; Ii. Hlt in with the v,, ' 1111,1 lllCCIM .Mill lilnv II, .1, ., I,1C "'I f!l ' mw f. ll'lllken ' films, nnd are to be made durirt T tin sunn .mi mi- .n.jifiic. iiiiipspniiiieui who lciu li iinHf I'aiitor." und who ne.nii ,,...": S'i H'lll 1.A ...l ... V the photopl.iv editor for cuIIiiik I'ioIIo In ' ," "The tuillnr of rails" nn arclibishon. In. )1 km. in ! ;ui nrcniieucor-. lie cooil cnoi.k ,. r.f an nrchdeucor-, lie Rood eni Thev will bo cii.j "S-l eenil his teal nanip to th,H department! i'l II s iiieoKiiito will be respected in print 4' Todnv is tlio only one during the vear that Mr A 1, lllnsteln. of tho St.-inlev ;n p.iny. hIriis his name lu full It is Abraham V Lincoln Klnsteln It will be sunirlInr if f the Lincoln c.vclo of photoplays is not ti Mfiilpn. ' ?? H All.lNTIC ( ITV. N. .1 HTLMNTtCCm CtTv600. KA1TERJ, BVZm WnPT riQ GREATEST HOTtl SUCCESS W WKLLD GREATEST WINTIR RKORT THt UA0INO RESORT HOTILOF THE WORLD ' SCaTtuuroujtiIvnteim ATLANTIC CTTY.N.J. C7WMIUHIV MMMIMINT, OOSIAH THtTRSV OH8 COMPAWV Westminttpr Ky- v', 'ar Beach. Elm- 'I WcauuiIiaLUI (or to ,,, Prlv baths, run'l : I stater, jo up vvKiy. v& up aauy, unas. uunrt. PHOTOPLAYS CYESS&biJrf. 1 -w mots-m msm irw lli wU "iJlSUAll v v llxMORi Sodim (mpomk picture tlirontli the STANLEY Dooklnt LOCUST r,:D AND L0ClST Viola Dana in "Threads of Fale" ;j .-iiaklib CHAPLIN ln "EASY STREBT'' MARKET ST. Theatre "$?'; GLADYS BROCKWRLL in "ONE TOUCH OF SIN" PALACE 1!U MAnKET STREET VALESKA SURATT in "TI1B NEW YORK PEACOCK" PARK" TtlDQE AVE. & DAUPHIN 6T. 1 rIrw Ma( 2.,5 EJ o:4Mi.,l MARIE DORO in "OLIVER TWIST" princess" mi$ss&a " - V,V",'"W1,, - Tlin MEDIClf, Jvery uues, Francli Bushman t Beverly mir; RFnFlMT 103 MARKET STREET ' rV.E.jE.I( I HUH AN TOWB OROlS THEDA BARA in "THE DARLINO Of PARIS" ( R I A I T Cl CERMANTOWN AVE. IV 1 rt L 1 U AT TULPEHOCKE.V Louise Huff and Jack Pickford wjl "SBVENTEnN' tt. U D I BELOW 7TII STREET Alice Joyce and Harry T. Moreyi "THE COURAGE OF SILENCE" SA V Cl V 1211 MARKET r V J I STREET ALICE BRADY in "THE HUNGRY HEART" STANLEY lftTCW??. C. AUBREY SMITH in ; "THE WITCIIINO 1IO.UR" ' STRAND araiuIoBSS Alice Joyce and Harry T. Moreyf , "THE COURAGE OF B1LEKCE,' ji TIOGA "T" AND VBNAN0 ? M VIVIAN MARTIN in "THE RIGHT DIRECTION - liinrrrflT. VICTORIA " ' adqvb vm DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in fl "THE AMERICAKU' NORTH rniLADELrUIA RlDGE AVENUE ""IUDOli MARY PICKFORD 1 ,'W-i-X''',iv'.- t "t" ' WW ' .ttV1f1 & " J -7M ,,? - tnc voramoa Law" 1i .... .. .. . , .'W. H"'l V.M rrMteetUM' 'if
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