," rC EVENING' tEDaER-PHILAl)fiti1?Hr A, FRIDAY. MARCH 2, 1917 sr ( PLANNING TO DEFEAT SUFFRAGE IN HOUSE Republican Organization Doesn't Want Amendment to Reach State Senate "DEAD ISSUE" IS EXCUSE Shouldn't Bo Asked to Suscribo to Ques tion Defeated at Polls ' Bv Bta& Corresponds nl . HAntUSBt'na. March 2. Under tlie plea that the people of Pennsyhnnla should not be askr-d to subscribe to nn Issue thnt ns defeated at the. polls only last fall, the Hfpubllcan organization leaders of the House and Senate nre planning to defeat the woman's suffrage amendment to the tate Constitution The amendment, which wns Introduced In the House last week bv Repreeentnt!c Bamuel A. Whltnkcr, of Chester County, stands little chance of passing the House, to say nothing of the Senate The Republican leaders of the House, re ardless of the attitude of the Democrat, Save mapped out .1 program of action thit call for the defeat of the measure when It comes up for Its first te cm second read Inf The resolution, Incidentally, Is being held without explanation In the Houe Com mittee on Constitutional Reform. The House leaderB nre trjlng to preent the measure from reaching the Senate They figure that If It Is defeated In the lower branch of the General Assembly PennsyUanlans will think that the will of the people has been expressed, while If It passes the House nnd Is sent on to the Senate to be defeated, the people of the State will think that n coalition of organiza tlon leaders has defeated It Hence the piogram When the measure comes up for Us first ott In the-House, every effort will he everted to defeat It, and equal suffrage will hae to wait seven years from 1916, Instead of five before It Ib finally decided. WILL TESTIFY ON SANITY OF MRS. ROSALIE COLEMAN Witnesses to Be Heard in Case of Woman Who Disinherited Pro Gorman Son LEBANON. Fa, March 2 Judge C V Henry, President Judge of the Lebanon County Courts, has Issued n rule on Dr. Ouldo Henkle, of rrelhurg, Germanv, to show cause why A M Thackara, of Paris, France, should not be appointed a commis sioner to take the testimony of witnesses In Paris In the suit Instituted here by Doctor Henkle to break the will of his mother, the late Rosalie Parant Coleman, who dis owned and disinherited him because he en tered the war on tho side of the Kaiser Testimony Is to be tnUen on the question of her mental, nnd testamentary capacity and undue Influence exeiclsed by the bene ficiaries, as alleged by Doctor Henkle; also whether at any tlmo bhe spoke of the ex istence of a son other than Robert Cole man, who died In Infancy It Is claimed by Doctor Henkle that his mother, by codicils to her will In which she originally named him as her universal lega tee, executed February 23 and Kcbruar It, 1915, declared him dad to her. distri buted her fortune amorg Trench charities and gae her holdings In the Cornwall ore mines to J. Coleman Drayton,' Ronald Oeorge de Renter an I Cnmllle Besson Efforts on tho part of. Doctor Henkle to hae the Berlin court take the testimony of Prince on Donnersmirk, his father, were nullified by the recent death of the Prince BEVERLY WOMEN FORM CHAPTER OF RED CROSS Hear Talks on Preparedness and Oppor tunities to Help Nation in Crisis BEVERLY. N" J , March 2 A Red Cross meeting held at the Masonic Temple proved ft great success More than 100 women from Edgewater Park nnd Beverly at tended The meeting was In churge of Mrs James Mulford chairman of the Bur lington County Chnpter. who presented Miss Burbank, of New York, who delivered an Interesting lecture oti. the necessity of pre paredness Mrs E Burd Orubb, widow of General X Burd Grubb, Civil War hero, whose home was Graismcre, Edgevvater Park, fol lowed Miss Burbank with a talk relating to the work of the'Kmergcncy Aid of Phila delphia, Mrs Wilbur L Bell, national In structor of the Red Cross, made a short address on how auxiliary branches should be formed. As a result of the meeting a local chap ter was formed The following offlcets were elected- Chalrnan, Mrs. A T. Per kins; vice chairman Mr. Garrett B Len derman; secretary and treasurer, Mrs John W. Davis. Meetings will ba held every Friday afternoon. CAT COMMISSl6NER'S job SEEMS A COVETED.I'OST Applications .Coming; in .Under Terms of Bill Fathered by Roosevelt's Nephew ALBANY, N Y March 2. Senator Theodore Douglas Robinson. Colonel Rouse velt's nephew, had his bill llcanslng cats recommitted to the Conservation Commit tee for a public hearing on the merits of the measure. According to Senator Rob Inson, his bill has brought a host of let ters advising him and criticizing him for proposing that the hitherto unfettered neck of cats should wear a collar and tag Ilka dog. One woman asserted that cats could never learn to wear collars, and therefore the 111 was cVuel Another suggested as a remedy for the Increase In the numbei of cats that all kittens be strangled at birth. Several have applied for the poaltlqn of cat commissioner under the terms of the bill All these end the cats are to have their day In Albany In a few- days. BREAD CARDS FOR FRENCH Announcement Made by Herriot, Min ister of Provisions PARIS, March 5. Announcement that bread cards would be Instituted In France to prevent waste was made in a com munication issued by Edouard Herriot, Minister of Provisions. The announcement says: To avoid wastage, the Minister of Pro visions has decided to regulate the con sumption of bread by Instituting cards Instructions will be given to. the pre fects of the different departments to : put the new regulation Into effect. 'The Minister also Is studying measures to be enforced In the largo centers of population to assure that preference shall given to the wounded, til, children nd the aged In the distribution of milk 1 Promise Lively School Election OLA8SBORO, N. J March 2. This tow n 1 "Promised a lively school election on March JO. Four new members will be chosen, and ier art two tickets In the field with the ; promise or others This .election will not ukftv 8ny ppntica lnlecteS. One ticket Is nposcd of A. A. Weiur. P. I. Surmlee. ,. lUiffkt Mitt Pratton CI. Abbott, and the, p. unuui laaaaaaMik' fH aasiHiBiBiaOsk" iM laaaaaaw-aaBsBHHaVKc aH aaaaaml'swIBam Il K.Bafl iawawk''fiiiMlLs IH aLHL ' v,WaLH bIUHL BHf :: itJaaH bbbbbbbbbbbW ir'VaS bbbbbbbbbbbbbI Ibbbbbbbbbbbbbv ?MHk bbbbbbbbbH bbbbbbbbbbbbbW aaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBal WINS PRIZE FOR CANTATA Clarence W. Bawdcn, Philadelphia musician, who received $100 from the Matinee Musical Club for his work. The cantata will be given by tho Matinee Musical Choral at an farly date. MANY WOMEN OF CITY DO THEIR BIT IN WAR Philadelphians Who Married British Army Offlsers Minister to Sick and Wounded Letters received from the front show that Philadelphia women who married British nrmy officers are doing their bit to help the cause of the Allies A missive reaching Mrs Philip Fendall Young from her daughter. Mrs Atwell C Baylav, told of the work she Is doing dally by ministering to the sick nnd wounded In the hospitnls near her home In London Before her mirrlage, Mrs Bajlay was Miss Marie E Groome, and was widely known socially She was a student at the Pennsjlvnnln Academy of the Fine Arts Other women, too, are reported as working bird and making many sacrifices for both the Allies and the Central Powers PHILADELPHIA CATHOLICS AID BELGIAN CHILDREN Answer Appeal of Pope Benedict With Contributions Aggregating 925,000 m answer to nn uigent appeal from his Holiness Popo Benedict XV for help for the suffering children In Belgium Catholics of Philadelphia and outlj Ing towns which mike up the archdiocese of Philadelphia have col lected tho sum of flO.ODG This total repre sents a contribution of more than $7000 from seventy-two c.t churches and more than $2000 from t.ecentv-seen country churches The money has been turned over to Cardinal Gibbons for distribution Adding thl-s amount to that o; a pievious collection forwarded to the little sufferers nbroad, Philadelphia Catholics have to their credit the total of a $25,0110 contribution within n jear Two vears ago. In n letter to Arrhblhop Prendergast Cardinal Mer cler. Archbishop of Mallnes Belgium gave high praise to the Catholic of the Philadel phia archdiocese for their generous assist ance SUBURBAN DWELLERS ARMED Residents of Gwyncdd Valley Seek to Capture Burglars OWYNEDD, Pa , March 2 Because of robberies at twelve untenanted summer homes In the GnynecM Valley tho last about two weeks ago, when five homes were entered, armed caretakers have been estab lished at the majority of wh houses and residents have armed their employes Every workman at the Normandy Farms, owned by Ralph Beaver Strassburger a ptomlnent clubman and former Annapolis football star, has been aimed An appeal by Philadelphians who have summer homes here to the State police for aid has been an swered In the placing of a squad of mounted men here to patrol the district ROBERT EMMET'S BIRTHDAY Memory of Irish Patriot to Be Honored Throughout Country The 139th birthday anniversary of Rob ert Emmet, the Irish patriot, will be com memorated today by nearly every Irish so clctj In the United States The Ancient Order of Hibernians will have no formal celebration In Philadelphia, but will wait until ttaster'week, when the memorj of other lrl'hmen will be revert at solemn services throughout the week These Irclude Wolfe Tone, who led the rebellion previous to 1798. when he died! Robett Hmmet. Patrick Pearce, Sir Roger Casement and the others who figured In the latest rebellion Commission Approves Highway Plan AVOODBL'RY. X J., March 2 State Commissioner of Roads Stevens has ap proved th6 proposed new road from Tur nervllle to Cross KeB, and the contractor will begin work ns soon as the weather permits This road is nearly Ave miles In length, and the county pays fifty per cent of the coast, the State forty per cent and the abutting property owners ten per cent The cost will be about $100,000, and solid concrete will be used. Trenton Baggagemen AValk Out TRENTON. March 2 Nine baggagemen cmploed at the Clinton street station of the Pennsylvania Railroad quit work because tho company refused to grant a demand for higher wages to begin this morning. Their places were" filled at once and there,, was no delay In handttng baggage, The men, who nre on duty for twelve hours a day, say their wages amount, to only $57.70 a month. Enter the "Coat Dress" This Smart, Stylish Serge Dress, Tht Prut of thm SeaMon i J tI JfiJ I 11 III -- norr ,. uawkw ,! YOUTH SHOOTS HIMSELF AFTER FIRING AT WIFE Drink and Jealousy Break Up Family Young Husband Dying ALLENTOWN, Pa. Match 2 After a desperate attempt nt a double tragedy late last night. Allen Kern. tvvent-tw ears old, of Hlatlngton, Is illng at the Palmerton Hoep'tal with two bullets In his body. Kern was a promising ung man when two eara ago he married n daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Klrchner, but their vredded life was not happv nnd during fits of jeal ousy he took to drink and abusing his wife Some t'me ago he lost his position and Mrs Kim went bark home to b r invents, tak Inir along their slx-month-old baby Kern lost heart entirely ami for the last week lived and slept at the police station Several dss ago he bought n revolver, which he Immediately tried to sell to n policemAn who didn't want it Last evening he called at the Klrchner home and naked to see the baby, hut vas not admitted Boiling with rage he lurked about the premises and at about to o'clock, as his wife, with the Iwbv In her arms, was about to go up stairs Kern fired through a window Into the dining room of the Klrchner home One bullet struck In the wall, another In the sideboard nnd n third went through the cheeks of Miss Blanche Stoneburner, a caller. Inflicting onlv n flesh wound, but disfiguring her for life. Kern then fired the two cartridges remain ing In thf revolver Into himself, one bullet entering his left breast, near the heRrt, and the other his head, under the left eje He has not regained consciousness and will probably die STATE'S LIBRARIANS MEET WITH JERSEY'S Three Hundred Begin Joint Ses sion at Shore Philadel phians to Speak ATLANTIC CITY. Mnrrh 2 Three hun dred librarians are here for the twenty first annual Joint convention of the Penn sylvania Library Club and the New Jersey Llbrarj Association, which opened this aft ernoon with a meeting of the New .Jersev bodj Tonight Di Otto Kinkeldey, of the New York public llhrarv will speak on the library's attitude toward and Influence up on music, and Edwin W Pahlovv, of the Lawrenccville School, on the relation of the library and the university extension move ment. Manr Harry Bacharach will deliver an addres of welcome Pennsjlvanlans will preside over both sessions toiriorrow. John Ashhurst, librarian of the Kree Library of Philadelphia In the morning and State Librarian Thomas L Montgomery nt night Topics will include The Indians of Pennsvlvani.i and .New Jersev and the Literature Concerning Them bv Dr Oeorge P DonUioe of Coudersburg "Recollections " h Edward J Nolan libra rlan of the Philadelphia Academy of Nat ural Sciences, "Advertising the Llbrarj,' b Professor Herbert W Hess of tho di versity of Pennsylvania nnd 'The Library for the State at I.nige In Mips Anna A MacDonald of the Pennslvanla State Li brary HHrisburg HOUSEWIFE ATTACKED BY WOMEN BOYCOTTERS Victor M n pnperhanger of 2332 Callow hill u f was Md! beaten with a policeman s blackjack last night when 200 or ,more Jewish housewives attempted to wreak their vengeance upon a woman who had made a purchase nt a fish market at Fourth and Catharine streets Fifty food boj cotters, led bv a woman whose name the police did not obtain, espied the customer, whose name Is not known emerging from the market a Urging her followers the boy cotters' lead er led an attack upon the violator A policeman plated the fish buver under arrest as n precautionary measure As he was leading her to the patrol box a little girl came running to the prisoner crying "That child cannot go with you to the station house" the pollcemin said 'Please let me take her.," the woman pleaded 'She Is mv daughter, nnd I have a six-year-old boy at home alone " Bj this time a crowd of 200 persons had gathered Some one In the gathering shouted 'Oet the cop'" Then there was a concentrated rush for the policeman He turned In n riot call and a detail from the Second and Christian streets station re sponded From 6 o'clock last night until midnight the Jewish shops In South Philadelphia were picketed b food boycotters Extia police precautions were taken to protect the shop. kcepers"from violence HOME SHEETED WITH ICE Womnn Finds Eight-Inch Sheet Over Whole First Floor NORTHUMBERLAND. Pa. March 2 When Mrs Clifford- Allen returned yester day after an nbseico of nine weeks she was probably the most amazed nnd mysti fied woman In centrnl Pennsylvania The entire first floor of her home was covered with eight Inches of Ice as clear as crjstal nnd a solid mass from kitchen to parlor. Not a chair table 01 other piece of furniture could be moved They were as solidly fixed as the walls themselves. The patterns on the carpets could be clearly seen, and they looked particularly hand some, she says A leaky spigot In the kitchen was the rause. Mr. Allen has been w 01 king at Chester for a year nnd Mrs. Allen joined him after the holidays NEW COAST GUARD STATION Plant at Sewells Point to Have Power ful Boat Alawys Afloat CAPE MAY N J.. -March 2-,In line with Its plan of generaPreorganlxatlon the Treasury Department at Washington is soon to establish a new coast guard sta tion at Cape May. The station will be at Sewells Point, and will be a thoroughly modern one, with all up-todate equipment. Including a large sea-going boat, which will be kept floating a( all times. OaM. This all-wool serge Coat Dress made with box pleats and trimmed with buttons all the way down the front, giving the new coat effect. ' "1U. COAL DEALERS SCHEME TO GRAB CUT IN RATES Coterie Purposes to Deny Public Benefit of 25-Cent-a-Ton Decrease t It was the consensus of opinion among many retail coal dealers today that con sumers should receive nt least part If not all, of the compromise reduction In nn thraclte freight rntes of twenty -five cents a ton which has been agreed upon b five taltrnads. These dealers made known their Intention of giving the public n fair deal If the pntlosrd compromise agreement Is ratified by the Penns.vlvanla Public Service Commission It became known, however, thnt n cer tain coterie of dealers nre laving plans to gobble up the twenty -llvc-cents-n-ton freight rate decrease which bus been agreed upon by five railroads It Is be lieved, however, that the pressure of public opinion against the proposed grab will be come so great that the plot will be frus trated Frederick V Oetx. a retnlt dealer nt 1321 Washington avenue, said today that the consumeis should receive the full bene fit of the proposed twenty -five-cent-a-ton decrease "This four-year hgnt against the ex cessive freight rates charged by the rail roads," he said, "was fought In the In terests of the consumer, and there Is no reason In he world why there should not be a drop of twenty -five cents n ton If wholesalers nnd retailers do the right thing by their customers "Winter Is now drawing to a close and tho coal demand Is bound to slacken In the next few weeks By the time the I roposed agreement Is ratified, the coal, trade ought to he In a good position to drop the price" "The consumer" said John T Craig of John T Crnlg A Co "ought to receive a partial benefit at least from the proposed reduction Just how much Is impossible to forecast at this time "I nm of the opinion that there will be a heavy demand for coal during the" entire summer People will not want to be caught next winter as they were this season, nnd they will order ahend There Is no prom ise that labor conditions will Improve nt the mines Operators will have to hustle to supply the demand ' J Ernest Richards, president of the New ton Coal Company Intlimted today that the dealers would refuse to pass along the twenty -five-cents a-ton freight decrease to the consumer. Of course I don t know what other deal ers nre going to do said Mr Richards but if the 01 del for the decrease is made tho dealers will keep the money It will be Impossible to pay It to the consumer be cause so manj accounts nre Involved Any how the rebate would just nbout cover losses tint the retnllers have sustained The dealers are entitled to It " Asked what the retailers would do with the reduction if the older Is made effective In thirty davs, Mr Richards replied ' We would keep It of couise If this new order Is made It will mean twenty -five cents per ton less expense to the retail dealer; then he wont have to Increase his price to the consumer Th's reduction In the freight rate will not be passed along to the consumer, hut It will amount to the same thing. In that It mav prevent nn increase in the price by nn equal amount ' GIRLS' COLLEGE URGED BY N. J. WOMEN'S CLUBS Princeton Professor Reports Need nnd Opportunity to Federation TRENTON. March 2 Professor Robert W Scoon. of Princeton t'nlversltv at the request of the State Federation of Women s Clubs of New Jersev has submitted to Mis Charles W Stockton, the Federation's president, a report showing the need of a college for women In New Jeihey The report says there Is a definite need for huch nn Institution for women in this State at n place easy of access, near enough to be well known and with sufficient prcstlse to compel attention, and It would furnish not only nn opportunity but nlso a stimulus for the young women within reach of its Influence In this way. It Is declared It would both satlsfv the need that now exists nnd Increase the depjand In other words the creation of a woman college In this State would multiply the number of those young girls anil young womerfwho desire a college education POTATO PRICES DROP AGAIN Decreased Use in Chicago Causes De crease of 15 to 30 Cents a Bushel CHICAC.O March 2 The Chicago potato market yesterday reflected the decreased ue of that vegetable In a drop In the wholesale price ranging from fifteen to thirty cents a bushel less than yssterdny Kggs, after the seven-cent diop of Tues day and Wednesday, remained stationary at llie lower icifi tnu uc"t'i ..uu.oo of hogs, which carried them to a top price of $13 65 yesterday, was halted niiii siininiiiiiiDniiiiiiniM JUST BECAUSE YOUR TEETH DON'T ACTUALLY ACHE iuniHiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Don't imagine that they require no attention. Nature fives no warning until most of the damage U done. Indigestion, rheumatiim and certain heart affec tions ore often traced to decayed teeth and gum abscesses. Protect yourself hy regular visits to tho dentist and by the regular use of a tooth brush and on efficient denti frice. Don't try to stall o(T tooth decay with so-called "germicidal" dentifrices which ere likely to injure the delicate mouth lining and attack the enamel of the teeth. The function of a dentifrice Is to tlunu. Aik your dentin If this - Iin't.10. Ak hicn Uo bnui S. S. While. 5. S. White lonth Pnn li everything' t dentifrice should he. aceordiatftothe litest finding! of dente) eeieace. And it's lull plctient to use is it li efficient. Your druiuiet his it. Sign end mat! the coupon hetow for onr booklet "Good TecthMlow They Grow Aud How To Keep Them." THE SS.WH1TE DENTAL MFC. COMPANY MOUTH AND TOILET PREPARATIONS 211 SOUTH IZST. COUPON Thcm,M alio tample tobt ol S. Nime..., ... . VB AOOrCII ,.f..wwttmtwe""""""""""" jpj MlBJw-f- ii mi wie 11 ' ' "i ;!' "'" ' " ' 1 "f WOMEN TURN IN GIFTS FROM FORGER KINSMAN Girl Gives Tainted Dowry to Re imburse Men Her Uncle Cheated CHICAGO. March 2 Two young women today turned bark to the protection of the federal Court property that they consid ered ' tainted ' nnd, In tears, heard Judge Lnndls commend them Part 'of the property was Intended for a dower when Miss Olga Vrnna should be married, tn Karl Kalbfieisch It was given to her bv her uncle, Robert L Pltte, aged private banker, whose bankruptcy rase now Is pending before the court His debts are said tn be between JIBO.OOu nnd (200,000 "I didn't know my uncle hnd done nny thing wrong hut now that I have hentd the truth I want to give hack what hn gave me." Mils Vrnna tried 'I Ime diamonds worth $500 which my aunt willed to me. I'll turn those back too ' Judge Landls waved his hind "Never mind nbout the diamonds ' he said "They were your nunt s propertj nnd she evidently wanted you to have them" At this Juncture Mrs Frank Ine came forward "1 have a piece of property worth $t00 my uncle gave me and 1 want to turn It over to the court" she said Pltte acknowledged that he had forged mortgages for several years LENTEN PREACHER SEES REGENERATION IN WAR Very Rev. H. P. Almon Abbot Says It Would Save America From Degeneracy War at this time would rrrin the re generation of the American people, accord ing to the Verv Rev H P Almon Abbott who spoke nt the nonndav Lentln service held In the Oarrick Theatre under the nusplces of the Brotherhood of St Andrew todaj 'If America does not go to war ' he said, ' the American people are likely to experience an age of degeneracy Amer ican women will be In danger of becoming mere pleasure seekers Furthermore If we do not go to war our next generation of children will not be so health War Is .1 stem chool but it Is one In which excellent lessons nre taught ' I give all honor to the man who can face without film hlng phtslcal danger But jihvslcal courage can be cultivated while moral cowardice Is often Innate and not to be effaced LUKEWARM CHRISTIANS REBUKED BY BISHOP The Rt Rev Theodore Pavne Thurs ston, Hplscnpal Mlsslonnrv Bishop of East ern Oklahoma In his ndondav address at St Stephen's Kplscnpal Church Tenth street above Chestnut street compared the peoplt) of today with the people nt the time of the birth of Christ He said there were three classes the shepherds to w Horn was announced the birth of Christ These are the same ns the Christians of today who possess religion nnd have no trouble to live up to their religion, there are oth eis like Herod nnd his ilk who would do nil they could to hinder Christianity, and still others who like the people of Judea at the time of Christ strive to do good and lead Christian lives today, but thev are continually fighting for this attainment "Lukewarm Christians" he said, "can be compared to such people ns Herod who do everything they can against Chrlstlanltv because they drag along with It, but do not lend their shoulder to push " LENTEN SPEAKER RAPS THEORIES OF CARLYLE Chiistlanity Is the mightiest factor In the historv of the world that the nssallers of Its authenticity must nccount for This was the statement today of the Rev Kdward filles Knight in the noonday Lenten service at Christ Church Second street above Market The Rev Mr Knight wns answering Thomas Carlvle, "mihtri atchltect of ruin," the purport of whose life was to separate morals from the tiuth that emanates from Christ The pteacher said: 'Legions of soldleis and fleets of vessels do not mean civilization Rome had all thesp and yet Rome was not civilized To furnish homes for the orphans to afford shelter for the widows to give hospitals for the sick nnd the djlng this Is Christianity ' 1'eeble-Minded Dine Legislators VINTILAND V J March 2 -The Ap proprlatlon Committee of the New Jersey J.eglslature visited the State Home for Feeble-minded Womn here and was given a supper and comert by the Intmtes In a room especlallv decorated for the occasion The committee Inter visited the Soldiers' Home M ' PHILADELPHIA ihh m Pleaic lend nre a copy el "Good Tertht tfnw Thev Grow And How To Keen s m I S. W hue Tooth Piste. PHILADELPHIA ACTOR ENLISTS WITH MOVIES George Stuart Christie Joins Metro Co., Starring Emmy Wehlen Other News By the Photoplay Editor Oeorge Stuart Christie, well known to patrons of the drama and light opera, will make his screen debut ns leading man for Emmy Wehten In her forthcoming Metro production, "The Duchess of Doubt." exte rior scenes of which are being made In Florida under the direction of George D. Baker Mr Christie will play the part of Walter Ciray who masquerades as a ribbon clerk to hide the fact that he Is the possessor of vast wealth, Tho plot's complications bring him Into nmuslng nnd dramatic con tact with the chnrncter played by Miss Wehlen The photoplay Is Oeorge I) Baker's screen ndaptntlon of the story by John B Clyincr and Chsrles A Logue Mr Christie Is well known to the patrons of drama and light opera throughout this country He wns born In Philadelphia nnd his first stage experience came shortly after leaving the public schools here, when he Joined the Olrard Avenue Stock Company, and later with the Oeorge Holland Stock Company In this city. In which he played character parts and Juvenile leads A gay party at Murray s New York's famous restaurant Is nothing unusual, but when such a party takes place at 8 In the morning It presents something novel In the way of Broadway life, even for George M Cohan With Hula dancers prancing about, confetti flying through the air, an enthu siastic cabaret oichestrn offering Its best svncopatlon and vvlno (lowing as If It came from the city's reservoir Oeorge M and friends celebrated one of the most lavish parties that Broadway has seen for many The $3.45 $4.95, $5.95 ' I I I ' i ' 1 Jr Boston Sample Shoe Shop . S. W. COR. 10th & MARKET STS. .rron noon nFR I llll. lis' Open Sat. Evening Lo Market or 10th M. r.lfTatorn fT - f 'mm Momma THE following theatres obtain their picture., throuch the STANLEY ijU1iis Company, nhlch Is n coarantee of earlr ohowlnc of the finest produrtlans. All picture reviewed before eihlbltlnn. Ask for the theatre In jour loralltr ebtalnlnc pictures throuth the 9TIM.IST BOOKIM1 COMPANY. ALHAMBRA 12th Morris. rounk Av Mat Dally 2 Ems" O 4'.-0 PMtAMOt'NT I'ICTL'ItES VIVIAN MARTIN "Va'JW. A nril I C MO AND THOMPSON Alice Joyce and Harry Morey in TUB COrflAllE OF SILENCE" ARCADIA n-T;J'cUTT BRYANT WASHBURN in SKINNER 1 DRESS) Sl'lT" BELMONT MD A'SD MARKET WILLIAM S. HART in THE ARYAN" HI I TCRIRn BROAD AND DLULDlKL PUSQt'FIIANNA AVE. ETHEL BARRYMORE in THE WHITE RAVEN" CEDAR GOTH AND CEDAR AVE PARASIOVS'T THEATRE VIVIAN MARTIN in THE RIOHT DIRECTION" FAIRMOUNT -W,1A!ASD Avenue Lionel Barrymore ln othtour- AI- TEARL OF THE ARMT" ecru CT THEATRE OO 1 li O I . rtel Prruce MAT. DAILY Efs. 7 to 11 Owen Moore and Irene Fenwick in A OIRI. LIKE THAT" FRANKFORD m FBAr,KUE VIVIAN MARTIN "r,IE,rnlE5TON... AIo KEYSTONH COMEDY ' GREAT NORTHERN A?,d. ';. Gladys Brockwell & Jack Standing in "iwh touch or sin" 1IIDITD1 AI 0OTH an1 WALNUT STS. llVlrCitlVLi MATS. a. 30. EVOS. T A 0. GAIL KANE in THE HED WOMAN" JEFFERSON OTH AND DAUrillN STREETS Nazimova war BRIDES" I17Aril7I' FORTY-FIRST AND UZJVEtl LANCASTER AVENUE THEDA BARA in THE DARLINO OF TARIS" I Qff D T V RROAD AND 1 O . K 1 I COLUMBIA MME. PETROVA in "nRIDOE8 BURNED" MARKET ST. Theatre '""r OAIL KANE In "THE nED'WOMAN" Today "THE OREAT SECRET' Tth Eplrode. Ewry Wedntiday "THE PURrLB MASK" WEST THIUIDELTHIA EUREKA40 MR,COT T EMILY STEVENS .!. ; moons and at I In the ML this was inertly part ef a tMr the comedian and hit ut, Hi camera was at hand to record v dent for "Broadway Jones," the forth Artcraft picture. "Never before, according to my ence, has the scenario writer been rewarded," saya Alfred Hickman, i ONeirs leading man In 'xlreed,' McClure'a "8een Deadly Sins," Mr, man knows whereof he speaks. He ' number of scenarios for Nance O'Nell. J now they're married. William A. Brady, director general of World Film Corporation, hat secured f, motion-picture rthts of "The Prl4f Race," In which Robert Hilllard playM' star role on the sneaking stage. This Is to be assumed by Carlyle Blackwalt the screen version of tho drama, an H believed thnt the actor will find It u monly available for the expression of J most effective acting. The play carrlM complication in tne unexpected rereiaiwn., . ., or a racial taint In the supposedly whit, centrnl character. Many of the newspaper reviewers at the first performance exprfsMst a belief that the theme would not be fopj" 'lar, but tho public decided otherwise an "The Pride of Race" enjoyed k lone Am profitable New York run, supplemented e a series of very successful engagements- A'1 the other large cllles. 'jif ,5 It Ik not often that a big express cosji-'" pany can he quoted to prove the superiority "". of any particular output or production., Here Is one Instance where it was done! ' t The Wells-Fargo Express Company, pioneers In their field, now come fprwar4 nnd testify that Vltagraph dally ships morv films from Its Kansas City office than "all-" the other six bianch offices located In that city put together. , ' , ( Three Wills Admitted to Probat& Wills probated today include those ofj' ,'r Myra K. Adams, 1S21 Spruce street, whlchrt In private bequests disposes of property ' ' valued at over $100,000: Alfred H. Dawsn, ! 3 E908 Greene street $10,000, and ElIM i 1 Qrey, 228 South Fourth street, (2866. ' Prevailing Styles ;v Below Prevailing Prices JL saving of one to three dollar's, uji luuLwear ui wm latesu type its l;vi verv uncommon event these davs -lVi of high cost. 'y This is possible only with the combined resources of sixty-one Boston stores. New Spring Boots High-cut . lace or button, gray bucjc, battleship or two tone grAy kid, Havana brown, tan,x Russia or cordo calf, white washable kid, white buck. ' white canvas, black and white V", combination, black' kidskin, etc. Turn or welted soles, Ijoujpv , covered or more mo4 , erate heels. -' Genera! Man&xer ft Grwaw LOCUST r,-'u AND L0CUST NORMA TALMADGE in. " r A N T H E A " aaaH ''V 1 1 . ' J nvFRRnnni: 'd haverforii ,j Uopt-Jonta Unit Org. ALICE BRADY in THE HUNORY HEART" PALACE '-'" MA5? STREET t? s -4vw nonfJoiua Unit Onsa. .? tn ... ... iunv IT. tT. .nt rrnriii- ,,.Vr.,.,... . 'Wit ! susul riAiArAYA in Juv!ti r.siin Acs 1110 sxi.u PAPkT RIDGE AVE DAUPHIN T. . &' rtlMV .. J.,. Em. 6 45 to 11. ' j. J. WARREN KERRIGAN in 7M "THE MEA8URE OF A MAN" PRINCESS 1018 MARKET STREET HARRY MOREY and ALICE JOYCE in "Th Couraae of Silence E ery 'Tueiday BUSHMAN and BAYNE In "The Great Secret,' DCrFYT 1' MARKET STREET '.' ! nxAjcn 1 hiva.v vofCB oKrjax, ;,. CADI E- WII I IAMC : j- r-.. .. ..,.. ... j. "ARSENE LUPIN" D T A T T C QERMANTOWN AVE. IV 1 n a- s at TUIJ-EHOCKEN BT. J VIRGINIA PEARSON in t? "THE niTTER TRUTH ' J I I BEI.OW 7TH STREKTj t WILLIAM S. HART in i "THE GUN-FIGHTER." 4 A SA Xl C V !H MARKET J V J I STREET DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in 'THE AMERICANO" Jt& FIRST PRESENTATION OF THE f-V "Seven Deadly Sin" !& onvnav. a .... J I. ill" M ' :.r::r: n" mui-noc m vy ., ,,3 march Holbrook Blinn in "PridV' TllKr. fc.j-rti 4UJiAt 1 "r.iia.Ar iiwrt j tATCH FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT N . CTAMICV MARKET ABOVE 16TH, r" .. jiruiMJi i,,.i a M, to llttS P-,M, y'4, MARGUERITE CLARK in i THE FORTUNES OF FIFI" . ' CTDANri OERMANToTvNA'ENUas' OlaVrATw AT VKNANQO,tT nuniHA 1 jiiyuwc my. -'J P A N T H E A" ' .. f 1 TIOGA "TU o-J 1APK PICKFORD a IT "nnRAT KVst!CTTTTONS AUo"TIIH 8ECRET KINQDOM" VICTORIA markavS Harold Lockwood tk May In THB PROMISE" rfSrfSiVrfSS ifsMN tmuMmumiA RIDGE A HrsWsjsa. aw ia 'S' 'J. 1 . At stf S ; v?; TV "M- -W M , A 1 .1 V's .,1-1 a ' . .tr 1 i V .J -, "nMWMM , x.r V vSL JW-. .: feiiv,?J ..&&
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