. 'V ' fl TWO-BIT MENUS Evening Ledger Reporter Personally Testing Daily Bill of Fare and Recipes EXPERIMENT SCIENTIFIC First Day's 17-Cent Menu for City's Diet Squad LUNCHEON (Cost G cents per person) Baked bean soup. Trench toast with butter. Tca: , v (825 caloiics.) DINNER (Colt 11 cents.) Hamburccr steak. Lyonnaisc potatoes. Whole wheat bread. Cottage pudding, clear sauce. Tp.i. (1820 calories.) After today three meals will be served to the diet squad member') at the Lighthouse, 152 West Lehigh avenue. The thtee meals will con- , tain 3000 calorics at a cost of 25 i cents. Miss Tannic L. Gill, n senior at the Drcxel Institute, will perform the I duties of dietitian to the squads. : By LISETTA NEUKOM Mr friend? in tho Kvemvo I.nnopn office bade me farewell. One of the liojs ecn aeked mo what sort of floweri I preferred They couldn't under stand how nny one could Ret enoiiRli food for tnentj-flvc centi a day to mntaln life and lnpplnesq They arc sure I nm coins to starve Thee men spend two or three times n much In a restaurant for o n o meal, and they think they irust spend that much money to LISETTA NKUkOM KCt enough food They admitted before 1 left to ko dlctlnc that they did not lnow nnythltiK about food values hut still they did not see how I was coins to net enough food to nourish me durlnc the comlnR two weeks while on the diet squad at tho IJBhtbouse. 1E2 West Lehigh avenue The diet squid experiment Is being conducted under the auspices of the Life Kxtenilon Institute, a nalicmi! organi zation which Is trjlng to teach "people how to live," The noonday luncheon todav marked the beginning of the first official test of the Life Extension Institute methods in Philadel phia. Tho test Is designed to teach people that even with the bugaboo, High Cost of Living abroad In tho land, there Is no necessity for pcoplo to be underfed If they only know of food values. This test Is being given In the vvomen'3 dlnfng room at tho Lighthouse Hach morn ing the breakfast will be served to the eight of Uf who nre on the squad. We will get 700 calorics At noon will be given 800 calories and at night 1500. None of us Is to eat anj thing between meals Wo aro to be welshed twice a week Hating outilde would prevent the Life Extension Institute from finding out what the effeU of the twent -cent-a'-day diet has on our physical and nervous sj stems. Hefotc any of us were permitted to go on the squad we had to pass a rlsld physical examination ono which showed how many red blood toi pu-clf we Jnve, what ur blood pre"-uro K how our lungi are. and tcores of other things Thec examinations are given b phsldans In this city ap pointed b.v the Life Intension Insute. The Institute ltelf Is a national T5rganl latlon backed by leading educators nnd phjslclins throughout this country There are also representatives In (-even foreign countries The Institute alms to show people that thej aio eating too much, nnd to let them know tint eating too much food and not Improper diet cause Illness and shot ten life Eight persons lave signed up for the diet fcquad and pissed their examinations No one else Is allowed on the squad, al though there will be guests each noon Some of the guests arc to speak to tho dieters The squid consists of five men and three ftomen I nm the only representative or any newspipcr on the hquad My object In being there is to give tho Kvemso i.rnucn readers first-hind Information concerning recipes and menus nnd tho effect of them on the health of tho mcmbeis of the squad Mis FloieiiLO Dlverty, one of the work ers at the Llghtnouse, a oung woman w ho has had clnrge of the tn-opeiatlve bulns system of that Institution, is, on the squad to find out about food values so sho can tell tho people of Kensington u hat foods give tho best nourishment for the least money, Mr and Mrs Tleorgo W. 1'iccmin nre on the squad Mis freeman Is there he- cauo her husband Is, and ho Is there be cause he is a worker in the Lighthouse 'M Wa!. Tho biggest success in PhiU delphia't after-theatro life ii the Dark Room Dim lights, soft music, a roomy aanc. floor come In tonlfht and - .. very- appealing it Is. LWALNUTATiath STREET J( Ej'aytw-ftt,;tKtf, BMDBURN & NIGRA Cor,t Tailor, for Dressy Man II t I (l I 4 C aa u . W ,, mi of ounsom ais. f. EMHm $30 SPRING SUITINGS v i m$&?wmwmwrMn. tftO.l ii ' .NTviJ. Arv.VTiCTr.Vli A jtt ,rM hi i iwu ijfa "mmm. $wcw&zny.i wM$mmm Ilobcrt II 1- Iiradford. the secretary of aud lor: Itobert l, Kl.ea. who Is In a urge of the boys' work, and Herbert Taj lor. the Janitor,, are on the squad Mr Tn.vlnr tips the scales In the neleh. borhood of 200 p0u,ls Uc Is noted for Is appetite and Is mlled one .if th, heaviest n!"rni.in KenslnBt" e Ih'ik. im thin of putting nwa a whole steak a hue serving or beef stew eight slUes of b e"d a number of -side dishes' nnd a ,!, nil at one meil He expeus to lo-o flesh" nnrl Incdcntlj. hopes he wlll'lurlng he comlns tw .. w ceks I e h is ions bee nni. iT'tVhT "r,1" C,,t "n ' """" ""j"m.ed vat , J ? '" ,P."r," ""u ul," tM "' va t in was sUEsested nt the l.lghlliouse ncluled the excuilUc lommltteP ..r the T'' 'nf,,,1'rcU?r, lf,,,c l.'Khthnuse Aim. Lupton of the l.uptnn firm of sheet tnetil manufaclurers which his made Ke.,lRVon ; r. """""i lomnmico of the Chamber of ( mnmme wholesale milk dealer .,,c I Million n bnnl.ep nt, I ,.ii ....... .., ,'...' , , (l - v .'.i iiuiii Him iiisiiii McLaughlin Dlrcitm of Supplies of the c'ty lie Is also ont of the speakers COAL RATE REDUCTION WILL GO TO CONSUMER Majority of Dealers Say They'll Cut Price After '25-Ccnt Reduction Indications me (mho Hint a m.ijoillv "i the coal ilealeiH or this iltv will ts along to the lonsumei the proposed twentv "e"cc"t redu.tlon In nnthr.cito freight rates If the icd.ntlo.i Is intlllrd b tho I eniisjHaiilT. Public hcrvlie ('oiiiinlslon Ue'ilers who lur nlicidj signified their intention or giving the inuitei to the con sumer are IMw ml .1 Cimiinngs, ,1 i: Kun kel it L Chalfanl. .1 M lliunei Wllllnin .1 Aloxindei. .loliii A (lcnt nnd II' V Keir Walter (.' IMiumk of the lolm C l lam nek Conipin fell lulu lino tod iv nnd said he would gie Ills customers dm benefit of the proposed lediKJIon 'I lie Newton Coinpanj. when tlie lediietlon wis flist nil nounnd mule known that it intended to keep the quarter but Into ,1 IJri.est ;i(i nrds president of the rottipinv slid ll.e public would set the benefit of the reduction 'While the N'c-nlmi ('ouipiii Is a bis compaii) ' said Mr Him. nek ntlur deal ers fid not neiessarllj iino to ftdlou the lead of that romp..n Dining tlie lKtv one enrs we hav beui in business no such distressing londltlnns nnd disturbing eh -ments hive fonfronted the rnal dealer as during the winter of nitl-17 .evei his there been suilt n scari.lt of io.il oi mi great a demand "It has been neecssarv to hive n lepre sentatlve In the coal regions imuli of the time, begging pleidlng and pivins ad vance prices to get toil lliilldlngi hive been supplied a few tons nt a time nnd tin one .Sunday morning we had nn nppcil from n resident who dlrtn t hive a scrap of coil in his house Wo met the eineiBnn b hading 500 pounds Into n private automo bile and rushing It to hh home en in the fare of these dllllcultles combined Willi the advance in the pi Ice of labor feed etc, wo have never made an excessive ad vance In coil prices We propoo to give the twenty-live-cent reduction in freight rates to our customers ' Collect $70,000 for Jewish Relief IlAlriMOIti: March 5 About $70 onn for Jewish relief in Kurope was collected at a mass-meeting held here last night, at which Henry Moigenthau, former American Atnbissador to Turkej, was tho principal speaker. Supreme Court Decisions 1 he following decisions were handed down todaj bv the Supreme Court. 11 JUSTICE I'OTTMt VVooii s Kane .ludMnpnt rversfl Alulhprn pi al 1'hllailelnhtH Home miip llrfad f'omnans Jmlirment uttlrmerl 11 JUHlk'K VON ilOM llISKFII Hardin et ux VH Harrett C I' No 1, Jutlff. ments ntflrmed O Malley s Publle 1 edser Compiny. c p No J ludcmenis Hfrirnieil Maguire vs Preferred ltealt Cnmpinv C 1' Nn I JtidetniMit nttlrmpil without preJulUe llv JL'Slll'K HtVhlt ott administratrix n Amerlnn I'xi rrns Compan f' 1' No J Ju lament reversed with h npv enlrp Kuehns .Tr tiy his next friend nnd father vs rtrown c' P Nn T Juli;ment reversed and rec ord remitted with n new venire llv IUS1IPK VVA1.I.ISH Allen v schelti Jr et al C P, Alleghenj Herree modified III re HKalcnfd estate of James Hunter nnd John Hunter O 1 No 4 Deereo alllrmcd Tuesday's Spring Millinery of Parisian Descent $3 Spring's Bandbox Bursting Willi Hat Surprises One hundred and fifty of the latest ideas just un- packed fresh from the ateliers of the greatest creators. Every new size and every new shape, from Parisian flaring brims to the chic little abbrevia tions which are the height of smartness. Novel ribbon hats, satin braids, fancy crepes, liseres, milans, brocades, tuscans for sport and hats for dress. Every ono a ?5 to $8.0 value. "The Hat Feature At the New Market Cor. FOUNDED 1865 The Provident Life anjtf Trust Company of Philadelphia Like attracts like. Many successful arms and individuals appreciate the success of the Provident and employ its many facilities. EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MARCH SMALL ELECTED BOARD FOR SCHOOLS FAVORED Reduction to 5 or 6 Members, Named at Polls, Suggestion to Conference on Legislation ANALYZES TAXING POWER I Points Drought Out at Conference on Legislation RKDUCC the membership of the Boiinl of Education to five or six. 1 Election of tho members -of the hoard would be in kcepinp; with Anierlc.tn ttndltions. The school district lequircs its own financial powers nnd its own constitutional debt limit. Indication is a State function nnd cannot ho made part of the city rov ernment. Appointment of the Hoard of Edu cation by the Major would continue the tasiiiR powcis in the hands of nn appointed body. Klcitlnn of the members of the Board of IMucitlon a i eduction in Its lze to about one-third the present number and nn ebm Initloti of t'lo anil lie methods which now romplli lie administration was recommended tills ifteinoon b speal.eis nt the Mnndaj Conferenic on Legislation at the ew t'en turj Drawing Jtoom, 121 Soutli Uweifth street I'lactli il niethnds of slmplifj lug the se lection of the biurd were glvin In th6 ad dress of (Jeorge llendeion formei presi dent of the Public IMiu.Hlon Association It was ir.ul bv Mis Mars I! Mumford of the t Ivlc Club A tliotough nnilvsis or the situation nnd the vvhv and wherefoie of Ills sugges linns weie given bv Mr Henderson nnd thev stiuik a favorible note among those presdit He pointed out that state edu e itlon Is a Male function and unless it sienn vvIsp to fiuleivoi to ihjl.ge that puluv the school administration cannot be mule a ilenirtmciit bf the cits He iNo talleil .ittentlon to the fict that I'lill ultl- phi i nnd I'lttsbutgh were classified bv the school code .n nhocil distrlits of the Orst el iss and tint anv changes ufffctlus this ltv would also afTc. t I'l.lsburgh whose wishes would hivf to be consulted Ho uiged tint the linirn be reduied m sire and laid the best educational evperl raif i ills for a sin til board of five or siv Mr, Henderson Slid tint nslile fioni pos sible i nnstlttitlnn.il objections, tosethei with the unwisdom of such a plan from the viewpoint of the schools the financial fumtlons of the school district should not iiKiln lie lodged In rounclls foi the practi cal leasnns which led to their t-ep.ti.it ion In this connectbm be added l'lotn the so-called consolidation act of IS'il to tho scliool code of 1911 the bor lowing nnd tax levvlng or this school dls tilct were lodged In Councils The cits s constitution il borrowing limit or seven pel tent was well-nigh exlnusted nnd no longer sutllt ii nt for citv purpose nnd positively insulllcient for the growing needs of tho -c boots tine of the fundiment.il reasons for tak ing the si honl llnances from tb I'ounelln was to tellevc the cit from the obllgvtion of boniwlng for school needs out or the iltv s seven per cent debt limit The school districts seven pel rent limit was thus far untouched because there was no provision In tile law fur Its use Heme, bv the school inile the citv was relieved from financing the schools and the school district endowed with Its own financial povveis It would be entliel Impracticable to return to the foimer financial arrangement Tho school district, requires lis own financial powers Its own roiistltutlomi debt limit That provision must remain In tho I iw ' We should remember tint the school code provision giving the appointed board the power of taxation was attacked in the Supieme Court nnd upheld onlv bj a di vided court of four to three Chief Justice, II row n and Justices Stewart and Mcstrezit dissenting "We Ihereroie. conclude tint the sirei method Is to hive the members or the Iloaiil or education elected This will be In keeping with American traditions ' Arrivals hats, delicate coarse straws, of Philadelphia" Fashion Shop 12th Street hats FRATERNITIES AT U. OF P. END "RUSHING" SEASON This Is the Last Day of a Strenuous Period The fratemlt) "rushing ' season nt the t'nlverslty of l'eunsniiln ended tod.iv, which Is Hie climax of a three-week period of feasting fun and frolic for the "deslt able" freshmen Promptly nt 12 30 p in the thlrtv Orcek letter fraternities censed their entertain ment of Hie men whom the) desire as "goals" The lull In the scramble for new men will lontlnuo until 12 ".0 p in Wed ncsdiv, when voiles s of Invitations will be lsucd to 200 or mote of the 000 freshmen who have nttractcd tho eves of the chap ters llaih fraternll). bj the terms of the Interfraternllj ngteenient Is allowed one hours Interview with the "prospect," who makes known his ncccptaiuc or rcripnl within twentv-four hours after which Hie 'bid automntiiallv Is withdrawn Alois Hon of rushing rules makes a fratcrnltv subject to J250 fine pisable tj (he Athletic Assoc I ttlun IT'S WORTH WHILE to study prices these days There possibly was neve such a wide difference be tween grocers as now. Send for our weekly list ct speeiil prices MansGom's m 1232 Market Street a 3Lf -.v Handsome Women riv most nttentlon to hiimls an) fnif for tlnne i.nstttui lli koiiI of Pf-ramml nttru. llvrm l.vfn nt this louhh tlniM of enr hanils nnil fai , Inav l kfi.t moiit!i l,v ,,v ( nur Skin llUll a liirmlcss il.-IUIufiil rlennscr suftenpr nnl tmirlstur Tubes I'm Jars l 1'ustpuil tliruuut I s LLEWELIfYN'S riilliilelphln st,,lr, )ril. store. I.it8 Chestnut Street fiftrdfulii 'Inlrtitn rxitnite- J" Ready Money United States Loan Society 117 North Broad St. 411 S. Mh t. 2518 Ctrmantonn nre. FUEL SAVER I nr the ItitiEe Price $3 00 US I II VI, llll. I s IIMTlllltll Auk for llorklt I. I) III Rlil.lt )., .Ml .V -M slnM Vain 1000 Market SS, rQS&S3l!& P 5, 3917 J. E. Caldwell & Co. Chestnut Juniper South Penn Square PEARLS For Bridal Gifts Mawson & DeMari? 1 1 15 Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's) End-of-Season Fur Clearaway of Remaining Coats Former Prices of No Consideration CHOICE AT $20.00 THREE GROUPS $29.50, $39.50 $48.00 SIX WONDERFUL VALUES $54, $68, $98 $125, $175, $250) MUFFS, SCARFS and SETS of exceedingly unusual values repriced proportionately to price, that make every one an investment. Purchases will be rcscrrcd in our storage vaults until next fall on payment of a deposit. Payments to be continued during the spring and summer. fv.v.-s - -J r-'i- - x a ln aknl8n'orj Cable at nje Hampton ei)opg RIORY TABLES," thev arc called, so suggestive arc they of the greystonc and time-worn Abbey refec tories of olden times. Probably, however, the original of the Table which you may come across in one of the Gal leries of the Hampton Shops was made for the very place in the English Baronial Hall from which it came directly hitherwards. With its ample oaken board, its decorativcly bulbous legs, its carven apron, and its stretchers worn by the sturdily shod feet of succeeding generations, it will give a touch of distinction to your room such as no ordinary furniture could convey. And it is but one of a host of similar you will find at the Hampton Shops. nampumStais s i8 east? 5oiS0rect factafl fife. Pat?rirK& eatfiefiral .neuiyork I Pony Coats French Seal Coats Hudson Seal Coats often pieces -wt-a.,--- Tdt------r-,--iri- TTT i ' M i,1 w H Last and V Final Perry Sale ii -1 this Season! 7, W .51 !. A1 House-Cleaning our v tables of remainder! of $25, $22.50 and $20 Winter Suits Winter Overcoats Early Spring Overcoats rf at the One Uniform Price $15 J "Go: some nice coals in there for $15," said one of a group of three men looking at those in our windows ! 3 The man who gets one of them will say "Amen" to that for the next two or three years ! M.I I Their equals will cost at least $25 or $30 be fore, this year is over! 1$ Sizes for big men, medium men and small' men in both Suits and Overcoats! J Ulsters, ulsterettes, snug-fitting models; full-back models; con servative models and patterns. A variety of conservative and fashionable light weight Overcoats! Suits in worsteds, cas simercs, serges, blue flannels! All at One Uniform Price ( iii s $15 Were $25, $22.50 and $20 Last Sale of the Season) Replenishments to HU up breaks in the lit are impossible! Buy yoiitjL today !- Perry&C K&.30 n?. t0 tle ta'k of all . W.iW, f T?"'" among the am a r t aaaaWaHPM klaal ...- StJ -, ,, .FOURTH, ANP,0,if STNT4TREETS ' HMK. BIM U HaUl t i "". . Ajf, ,' 1
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