.v" I 6 r fc. METHODISTS WANTED FOR WAR ."Minister at uomerence i .... -. Wloir nnrl flfllls fni' "& v -Beligious Volunteers I Twelfth street mid Le- Ilev. Dr. I W. , BIBTH CONTROL ASSAILED An enthuslnstlo demonstration of patriot- fcroke forth nt the conference of the Trmen's Association of the Methodist ' ... 11,1. afternoon In tlio I.clilfjli Ac- 'SwplUt Church, Twe fr'v .tenuc. when tho W nhH seized an Anicrlcan naif ana waved the heads of those present. This was IhTillMt for cl'cc,", nmI l,a,lcluJalls- Th0 fcrtnee then stood and satiB "America," k Star SpatiBtcd Unnncr" and other tbm8. Emphatic amena rosounded JLuihout the church. Doctor Munhall, who foURht In thirty- ' battles In the CMt War, seized tho tt t tho end of a Vlfjorous patriotic tch I" which ho said, among other things : Mf Tresldcnt Wilson will appoint me to pit a regiment of 1000, wo will raise It w the Laymen's Association and beat all eomtrs " Chters greeted this depuration and ap frMlngs "Amens" punctuated the cnthusl- ""' Tim ItKSOI.UTlON The" meeting then unanimously adopted the following resolution "Whereas, War between tho United States mi Germany Is possible, wo tho Ia men's Association of tho Philadelphia Conference, with more than 100,000 members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and more than o ji,600 In tho United States, which Church during tho war, according to President Liu coin, sent moro men to tho front nnd moio prrs to Heaven, hereby send hearty ireetlngs to President Wilson assuring him of our warmest sympathy and prayers that he may be divinely guided and sustained In jdmlnlsterlng wisely nnd courageously the affairs Intrusted to him by tho American people, 'flesolved, That In any and all clrcum itances, through storm and shine, Me will (ollow unfalteringly tho utarry Hag." AGAINST BIIITII CONTROL Wrfmcn who travel about tho country ipreadlng birth control propaganda were denounced by Albert 11 Turner, tho le tting president, In tho courso of a brief address "If Mrs. Franklin had believed In birth control," ho said, "wo would nccr hao had a Bo njainln Franklin." Judlng from tho present conditions of the world, he said, It looked as though Christ was coming back, and he urged all to bo ready. Mr. Turner ndocated lay repre sentation In the annual conference, so tint the laymen might have somo olco In the ruling of the church. The prediction was made by Charles M Alexander, an cwingollst, that war was suro to come "You think jou aro not going to have war," he said, "but within .i few weeks you will sec soldiers drilling In tho streets I warn you to get a Testament In each man's pocket before ho gets a whisk) bottle to his lips. Your sons will be herded In tents, Just as th'ey aro In Kuropo, nnd they will need moral stamina and UUjIo to pull them through " Election of officers for tho ensuing year resulted as follows: President John McFarland. Sharon 111'!. Vice president North district, John T. Carson; northwest district, Thomas It. Fort, Jr.; south district, Cyrus V. Foss, Jr.; west district. Charles I, Kinsley; ccntial district. E. M. Richmond. Directors Albert 12 Turner, William II. Maxwell, James G. Francis. J. lrnnk Fee, N. W. Mast and John II. Tuttle. PLEA FOR RURAL CHURCH MADE IN CONFERENCE 'EVENING LEDGEItPHILAEljWirX KRmt 'FnwfFl? - . J, V m VON BERNSTOHFP DEFENDS HIS MEXICAN PLOTTING Banished Envoy Now Acknowledges , Sending Zimmermann Letter to Hi:itLINv March 18. Count von Uern storff, former Ocrman Ambassador to the United .States, Issued a public statement today, defending his action In transmit ting the Zimmermann note to on lM.hnrdt tho German Minister In Mexico, urging Far rnnzT to declare war on the United States Count on Hernstorn declared that the note was transmitted becnliso In the event of war being declared between the United States nnd Germany It would linve been Impossible to transmit It If there was no Germaii-Amcrlc.m war, he nsserted, Mexico would neer hae known of tho Mcminn proposition" Germany, the former Ambassador said, mado eery effort to ircent it break with America "Utcii nt the moment when the German Government decided on unrestricted sub marine war' and saw the effect it would hae on the United Mates the German Gov ernment did not forget that the maintenance of good lelatlons with America was Its most Important political aim," said the Count. "With the same clearness, tho Instruc tions regarding Mexico said that tho Min ister should make no uso of them before ho hail eertaln knowledge that tho United States has declared war on Germany. "In view of this, It becomes evident that tho ileslcan Government never would lnvo known nn thing of our Intentions If tho United Stales did not decliro war on us "I believe It would bo baldly posslhlo to have acted in n more correct manner. ' Tho fact that Germany contemplated taking measures nt all, In order to parry a blow cxpectid from the United Slates, was not only her good right, but simply her dutj to tho German intlon This will be understood after cool de liberation b i viij fnlr-minded person ' When In Copenhagen list week, Jlcin toiff was quoted ns saj lug that tho 'Am merinann letter was "news' to him COMMERCE CHAMBER PREPARES FOR STRIKE Officials Discuss Transportation of Food Recognize Situa tion Is Very Serious PRIZES FOR CARICATURES AWARDED TO STUDENTS juikji: warns ni:w citizens Judge .1 Whltaker Thompson Impressed seventy-five aliens hceking n itiirall? itlon In tho United Males District Omit tod.ij tli.it the.v not only pledged themselves to support tho United States by ho doing, but that tliej committed thcinselves to tho ex tent of taking up arms agulnst their mother icountrj. If necessary , Tho futmo citizens promised support Among the German subjects to lip gi anted final pipers was tho Itev Father Joseph Koenlnberg, iitnfcsur of church lilstorj In St Vincent s Semlniry When Chief 15k ninlncr Shoem iker nsked the priest If he would light against Gciiuany, tho clcigmiu nnswcicd "I will " Police Court Chronicle A man who wanted tho r.uth mid was dissatisfied even after he got It Is In our midst He had evidently been reading of tho ambitions of unions Uuropenn rulers, who jearned to Ineieasc their possessions, so ho decided to fool them nil b taking tho mil verso under his wing The man who made this daring move Is "Hill" llager lie was strolling along Market sticet when the r.uth in question was icstlng on Its nsis In the doorway of i school supply store It was a very pietly looking globe, with vailcolorcd maps and Islands spread artistically over Us Mil face As "Mill ' gazed nt It lie could III fancy eo the Allies chasing the Geimans through 1 lie Chamber of Commerce started this afternoon to prepire for the railroad strike, called for tomorrow night Tresldcnt Trigg, Secretary Kelly, Coleman Sellers chnlrman of tho tiansportntlon committee, nnd Geoigp Wilson, head of the Transporta tion Hut rail of tho organlzitlon, held a conference nt nonii. It was later said thnt fears that tne strike would paraljre tho transportation of food to tills cltj was tho main topic of tho lengthy confeieme. Members of the mem bers' council started nt mice to find out bow many motortrucks can be ued for food transportation nnd how many former rail road men arc available to take the plnco of strikers Many of the rnids, It was stated, have pledged themselves to give all their nvnll able forces to the movement of foodstuffs, butyfeir tho Mtuitloti will develop more serlouslv than nntlcip-Ued One of the otll cl.ils of the Motortruck Association will meet Sellers this nfternonii to discuss tho Miliject or how main tiueks inn be mm mandecrcd Scdit.irv Kell said that there Is plent of grain lu llie elt. but little flour. Other staphs, such as butter, eggs and pota toes, arc nlo scarce PART OF GERMAN LOAN TO HAVE YEAR EXTENSION A ctv 1 irge part of the Geinnn JliiiiOddilO Hp pet cent tiensui) loan, which niitiues on April I, will bo extended for one cai and the notes which ale not "o extended will be paid off nt matin It While no oll'clal announcement along tills line Was fcirtlu pining fioin f'lmtiillrr . Co. Inc. which llrm pi iced the loin for the Goimatt Government. It was tho geneiat iindeisl Hiding in the financial distiict tint tho notes would bo disposed of In this waj. '1 be loin which was the seiond placed In this countrj by the German Government, the first running for nine months and the last foi ono jear. and both 'being foi JI0 OOirono, was for cominerei.il purposes onlv lioldus of a Hrge pirt of tho loan. It Is unileistood lnvc agreed to extend their notes for one jear Flvc-Dollnr Gold Piece Won by Bur lesque of Hopkins's Painting, "Market Day" I'rlzes for the best caricatures shown at the Caricature Exhibition held by the stu dents of the Academy of tho Flno Arts vvcro awarded this afternoon by three guards of the Academy, who passed Judg ment on paintings nnd sculptuie, the work of students' caricature classes exhibited nt the nnnuil exhibition of the Academy of the Flno Arts Tho first prize, a $5 gold piece, was awarded to Miss Jean llagaman for her earlcatuie of "Market Da," n palming by James It Hopkins; second prlre, n silver dollar, was given to Miss Until A Wilbur, who offered a burlesque on Sidney 15 Dick Inson's 'The Heggar." whllo Hip last prize lonslstlng of one cent, was won by Frank 1, Jlrnuch, with n burlesque on a piece of sculpture of Louis Allen. BONAR LAW APPEALS TO IRISH PATRIOTISM Chancellor Declares Continued Opposi tion Will Compel Call of General Election LONDON', March 16 "If the Irish party members continue their opposition to tho Llod Georgo Government a general elec tion will be forced and England's activity In tho xvar'wlll be paraljzed," Chancellor of tho Exchequer Honor Law said In the IIouso of Commons toduy. Ho nppenlcd eloquently to nil Irish mem bers to Join In negotiations designed to effect a settlement of the Irish question, Appointed to City Positions City appointments todiy Include Frank A. Frumcnto, 814 Ilalnbrldgo street, special Inspector Health nd Clnrltles, salary $1080; 15dgar V Homer i'lnl West Susque hanna revenue, assistant teacher Board of Hotyeatlon, $780 nnd John Loran 4(IS5 Hawthorno street, special ofllccr Bureau of Charities, J 8 00. SUPERIOR COURT HANDS DOWN. MANY DECISIONS List Includes Large Number Appealed From Common Pleas and Municipal Courts- of Philadelphia HAnniSnUIta, March 16. Tho Superior Court concluded Its sitting hero today to meet In Pittsburgh April 9, nfter handing down,tho following decisions: Itrmphtll v Knterprlne IOde, 11 nf 1, V. and n. C 1. No S, I'tiilaelelphla. Affirmed. (irltPT vs Urowonnkl C 1". No. 4, Philadel phia, Kevcrncd. ltorwlt J v Wohlmuth if C Philadelphia. I)lftmlflnl Hrtmcndt v flihweniH ('. P. Philadelphia. Affirmed. shannon V America Iron nnd St'M Cnm panj C 1'. So B, Philadelphia Affirmed. N'liilfr vs Grand Fraternity I P. No, S, Philadelphia. Affirmed Hnlft ft Co v Hafleigh & Co C P No. i, Philadelphia Affirmed NettlTRiT vii (Vntrnl Trunt et nl M C, PMIadMlhla llrverwd !.rnkcM.ni)e Company v Central Trtmt and Havlnna Compan) r P No fl Philadelphia Malm vs Mi,iUlp'un Company. M C. Philadelphia. Affirmed. in, I ,1 S ' 4.. ' '.rf'ST -MMjSJTglJ mmm o.H"KK lnS:,,mX?J flrS,."Jln" v'- 0ro"- " c- rhllWMfc! . Yhlird,!p"h.l?,Ah,,hr,m,idl. mMny' Abbolta- Dalrle vs. Philadelphia Rapid ' alt Company M C . Philadelphia? nSn r,Jinn'Ai .y'NoX'Jh'L'.'nhlA Truat . "oaaeipnia, AinrR derphl'.n.0"ATnUne'd?t,"r- C' P' " ph.r',n,1A"n,V"-...Crn',"- C' r- o. 4, Ph blrmmyneallh vi. Iteldenrich. C. r, hiii. Ainrmea t rteverand"W",llh "- ,Urlck- r' Kelacr va firmed, Gorman C. P , P.. Schu Schuylkill. , Y000!." . IhJIJlphla.Clill Hervlce Cn iuii. c. i: no. 4 v Phllade Dhla. AfflVW. t..V,"5u,lC,," I'ljlladelphla City. Philadelphia. Affirmed ivieinman va t'ennayivanla ltollroa.1. cm i-i, . jiPterecil ia Iln fl Krern. t. f 1,1,11- j.i.li. a? flrmrd - - .. -Wi M St. Anthony llellef Society. Philadelphia. Affirmed ' CX'nilr WAVn'rr1nU,anl' C"'l p.,I.0,,thAUf"nrnVdI'0n,hU"- P- N- . rhlIf wueox raiaic. e. ,v Philadelphia. Ri-cB V eraed 0S rm-niB Hl'l'cni, v. c , I'nuaacipm. AfvV niiRinccr Held for Negroes' Dcntlts ici crimlnall) negllgdit In e.iusliig Hip dpth of two neglois who weie sealded last sund iv while i leaning tho boiler In the Fanstoik llulidlng. 1 110 Fliony stred, tlie tiiglneir. I5lmer Hi own, thlrlj -seven voars old. of 411 Master stied, was lommlttrd without ball for the Gland Jur bv Fmoner Knight tod iv nt tho Inquest The two men Itolieit Vnncllffc twenlv ve.irs old, of 1JW Wood sti ert and James A Smilh tvvent -three je.us old nf Uli) Mellon street aieoullng to tostlmouv weie elevator operators in tlie building and vvero railed In to work on Suud i to hi Ip i lean tho boil ers Sv'hlle tliej vveu doing tills Ilruvvn tinned on the steam A plea for better country churches was made, today at tho Philadelphia Methodist conference nt tho Cookman Methodist Fpls copal Church by tho IJov. Dr. G. U. Itui ns, superintendent of tho western district, ioi lowing his annual report. Doctor Hums (aid: 'One cause of weakness In tho rural l,lsu.l. I .... . ... , .. . . .. ! v"uiii ia us us0 as a. siepping-bioiie, iwu- living no permanency for the formation of constructive program. Henco the min ister does not become n community force. 'The rural pastorate as n life calling will largely help solve this problem. Tho rural preacher must bo sustained Just as missionary, otherwise ho Is pitifully ham pered and woo will betldo tho city vvheu tho country meeting house Is no more." Doctor Burns urged that every minister receive not less than $1500 salary per year. He spoke of the Rev. T. M. McKlnney,, pas tor of tho Coatesvlllo Methodist Church, who was a recent candldato for Mayor of that city, and said that Jtr. McKlnney "was a potent factor In making Coatesvlllo dry." One of the pathetic touches that broke through today's program of tho conference was tho reading of a letter from the. Itev Dr. G. W, TZer, the superintendent of tho JSorthwest District, who Is dying at his home In Qermantovvn The communication, which was read by the Itev. Frank U. Ljnch, was laigely a theological discussion of death, which tho writer said he was "patiently awaiting." "he letter was lauded as one of the most niemorablo communications written by a dying man since the rtenthAof John Weslev. An appeal for nreater assistance to the. Armenians was made today by the Itev Dr. Charles Rlggs, formerly of Constanti nople, who Is In this country devoting his efforts to furthering Armenlai relief METHODIST LAYMEN HOLD ANNUAL RALLY Between 700 and 800 delegates were In attendance when the twenty-fifth annual laymen's Association of tho Philadelphia Conference" of the Methodist Fpiscopal Church opened today in the Lehigh Avenue Baptist Church, Twelfth street and Lehigh venue. In speaking upon "Unity" Dr L W Mun nail, an evangelist, said, "If all Methodists ,'re In one accord we would have prohibi tion In this State by Christmas. If the lay men in a church are not In harmony the minister Is grievously handicapped." Presiding over the meeting was Albert Turner, president of the Laymen's As sociation. Mr. Turner appointed the follow ing committee chairmen: II. D. Antrim, "edentlals; William A. Bender, St. An ortw b, West Philadelphia, nudlMfig ! Cyrus D. Foss, Arch street Church, resolutions I J-harles D. Kinsley, Sarah B. Cooper, tratemal relations; James a. Francis, "wyn, memoirs, and Samuel Shaw, 15m manual, finance, A special tribute was paid John McFar land. of Rhnrnn ITII1 a..,., .... ne l. l.A,l.. f when he entered the room. Mr. McFarland n r'cently recovered from a serious ill th 8 i m Pneumonla and as he walked up . f '''the entire assemblage rose and antf-Blessed Be the Tie That Binds." flan Up.to-Da.te Homes for Workers LOWELL, Mass, Mnrch 16 The city of wel ha, been selected for the first dl aufi '"PW'nent of tho Massachusetts Home- r h.'.C$ """w.8 ft7vorklpK Peon's. An option t S?.T obtained on four acies of land and w wrs maae Dubllc todav tnr n.. .... iui . t ..." r. ". . " "v- Frnnce Ho also speculated as to what spots In tho Atlantic wpip dotted with min der boats Ho was fnscln ited nnd In older to give tho subject deeper thought ho em braced the nonrevolvlng earth and hoisted It on his back He was towing It down Market street in zigzag fashion, when .i policeman saw him and the eirth nt tho same time Tho rqd nose of Bill nnd his somewhat worldl) fnco lonvlnced tho cop that ho was not ,i student. "What nio jou doing with tho world?" asked tho blueeo.it "Bought it for tho kids, so's they could study their lessons." said Bill. But It so happened that the policeman knew Bill vi as single Tlie cop brought him beforo Magistrate Stevenson for an explana tion ".Vow I'll tell ou Judge," said IHger "I wuz goln' to start out on n llttlo leck- shuro toui an I wuz goln to uso tlio earth to bring out my points." Unfortunately, however, the man who owned the globo appeared and Identified It ns his particular earth Hager finally nd fulttcd that ho didn't know wh bo took tho globo and as bo was ery lepentant tho proprietor of the world did not press any chaige. But In order to prepaie data for his prospective lecture tour tho Judge permitted Bill to rest at "Holmesburg-on-the-Dela-waro" for the next thirty dajs. you want a clear sixi? If your skin is not fresh, .smooth and Rlowinpr, or has suffered from an unwise use of cosmetics, here is an easy, inexpensive way to clear it: Spread on a little Kcsinol Ointment, letting it remain for ten minutes. Then wash off with hsito nnd hot water. Finish with a dash of clear, cold water to close the pores. Do thl rfRularlj once a d and t If It dors not quickly Hoothn mid tteanse tho pnreF ItHfleii tn tend 'my in blot then and le,o the complexion c lar froh and el t IlcRlnuI hnap and lleelnot Ointment are sold by all drusfilsls. &) Springtime Modes READY High f While X. Boot V of V. Wa.h Yv' Kid 't $8.50 V ' X W? 1UCH originality has never been the privi lege of Philadelphia women to see. The most exquisite crea tions, in every con ceivable new model that cleverness and good taste could ex pressand the very surprising thing is the reasonableness of prices, made possible by the extra early Geuting purchases, months before the very acute advances in leather. - IV VA i It A I yv tj jy I SJ If you aro interested in beau tiful Foot dress see the Shoes at tho Fashion Show this week. All by Geuting. T - m jrwrj (pronounced gytingJ TKo Storea of Famovia SKoag JT White fPump Of Egyptienne Cloth $6.50 1230 Market St. Shoes & Stockings for tho family Every Fool Prdfcssionalfv Fitted- 19 South 11th St. Quick Service Men's Shop Tyrants Transformed Into Skunks" The contemptible plan of malicious slander to injure the sale of CAMEL ciga rettes has been exposed. Such an insult to the intelligence of Mr. Jobber, Mr. Dealer and Mr. Smoker has been rightfully resented. That great force oi justice and fairness that the average .man always upholds still prevails. Some say those responsible for this malicious slander once forced their way by biting and clawing the trade. Since having their teeth and claws pulled out, and real izing their inability to longer continue biting and scratching, they put on gum shoes, transformed them selves from tyrants into skunks, and are fighting by us ing their fetid odor to destroy a great brand which has won the confidence of the public. Now that the object of these low-down tactics of lying to injure the sale of CAMEL cigarettes is known to the trade and consumer, it is acting like a boomerang, and the hides of these skunks, as they are called by some, are now being pierced by their own malicious slander. We know from facts in our possession whose employees are circulating the damaging falsehoods about CAMEL cigarettes. Here's Why They Are Doing It The purity and delightfulness .of CAMEL cigarettes have made them the largest selling brand of cigarettes in the world. We sold over four billions more CAMELS in the year 1916 than we sold in the year 1915. Think of that wonderful increase a gain of four billions in one year! We have already sold over one billion more CAMELS during 1917 than we sold for the corre sponding period of 1916. These record-breaking in creases were made unassisted by coupons or premiums standing alone on purity and delightfulness. Our in crease alone in the sale of CAMEL cigarettes is more than the total sales of any other brand c Cigarettes' for the period stated. What more positive.testimonial of the purity and de lightfulness of CAMEL cigarettes could be furnished than this tremendous and steady increase in their sales? Smokers will not permit themselves to be prejudiced against CAMEL cigarettes, to give up a brand that has brought them so much pleasure, now that they know that only envy and jealousy were the-foundation for the malicious falsehoods put into circulation for the pur pose of injuring the sale of CAMEL cigarettes. CAMEL cigarettes are pure and they are delightful. We invite comparison with any cigarette in the world, at any price, and welcome fair and aboveboard com petition from any manufacturer. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Winston-Salem, N. C. . ' Jti t m ?n m Ctf :1 m im it: V. i?, H I' 'M .! All '-k 4'i -ThmJimtitmm fhiti A"1- K iMftJ W V- "w.j, . i liiiidjgir i
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