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rcHUI GERMANS SAIL
15,000 MILES TOTIGHT
Twenty-oiglit Reservists in Ber-
lln After Trip in Small
Craft
BKHI.IN Ma 1
itr an adventurous voyape of lB.nno,
m n. In a little salllnK snip, tuenty-elRht
milts m
M' ... ....rviaiB have succeeded In in.nkini-
I .(r way back to this country from Chill,
despite " tlrllln hl0CKaae'
The Germans put Into Tronthjem, Nnr
. and from there they were sent to
Berlin by the Herman consul. All entered
I ,v, ranks as soon as mcr kuc nere
Being unable to secure passape on any
ihlp frm Santlaco the reservists purchased
I small railing vessel, namlnp It the Tlnto
The ship "BS stocked ,vltn provisions, and
former employe of the Hamburp-merlcan
jjM was elected captain.
OAI.B SNAPS MAST
The next 121 das were filled with wild
Venture ",ncp the ship win caupht by a
rorm and b'own man miles off her course
j.far the Azores another tempest struck
the h'P tearing ner sans to riuoons and
mapping off one of the mats
The Germans had succeeded In smusKllnR
t wireless outfit on boaid and picked up
Timings from British warships which were
combing the sens for the Ocrman commerce
raider Moewe
The men were Ignorant nf the fact that
f German had declared the waters around
Erg-land a barred ion?, and passed through
It. but no submarines were sighted
pnsnn s nouweuiank
When th vovage was almost completed
tiro British r ulsern overhauled the Tlnto
jhe Germans were living the Norwegian
fag and pretended to he on their way to
a Norwegian port with an Innocent cargo
The ship was not searched and went on her
way At ,ne entrance to the harbor of
Tronthjem another gale caught the ship
and she was nearly blown upon n reef
After being battered three days the vessel
rat able to make the harbor and the argo
nauts stepped ashore, ending one of tho
wildest voynges In marine history
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Cairles llispel '.'.Vis Senvlvn at and Anna
Bush ion E ( nmhrin st
0rles K Johnson mni N 1'lst st and Sarah
Watson 4J1J i hew st
rttlunl'l A Leber 2731 N 20th st . and Id
Hunsberger L'nnD N Marslvill st
Hillett P Mlnnlck .1074 Cedar st . and Eliza
beth M Johnson 3100 Cedar st
Ut'r,"t A Abt 2.10 N .isth st and C'ara
Martin 73"i Race st
IHIim II Goodwill anni Walnut st and
Anna'Harr 221 S tOth st
Robert nron 1411 N Edsewood st . and
Ruth Dlmm C(IH D Lancer st
Etephen Subiejewski 2724 n Indiana axe and
Jinenta Katarskl 21rt n Ontario st
kUi Zalot 30,1 Richmond st and Agnes
Suszak 111't Salmon st
William A Qu!s1e Albanj, .V, Y. nnd Mars
Flinnen 2S7 S .Isth st
Lciali Frucht 1742 V nth st and nose Rosen
berg Wl 2d at
Hirry Sear; 113 R 3d st.. ami Elizabeth
Ficon 31.1 S 3d st
funk Rnlka 4741 Stiles st and Mary Rojkn
11 Stiles st
Jciitisl finarlly 4711 Stiles st . nnd Nastara
fmochllo 4711 Stiles st
rrmclszek Krokonskl 2711 Mllpor st , and
Trinees Smith 4i0 Mllnnr st
Joha F Sherwood Cincinnati n
Mullen 227 V 12th a"
Herbert Drake 34,1 ParK ae
Bodlne 31S 12th st
Oirir Hancotk 2044 Cherrv st
Glenn Olnex Pa
Richard I Bole (4211 Ludlmv st
it nhe 4JJI1 Trenton mo
nnd Peatrlee
nnd Mar?
and Irene
and l.llllnn
Hirold Pucklex mm - 2.-,th st
Oultlex 24S1 Timer st
and
(Iraire n
Jimei Itojee 2712 Dauphin si nnd Catherine
Figan 2712 Dauphin st
IMIIIitn tl Kelh rv7.11 Keaer st and Parah
McO Hall 2H2 K Sarpnack st
SEED CATALOGUES' PROBLEMS
SOLVED; THE BEST VARIETIES
Perplexities of Selection Unraveled for Home Gardeners.
Standard and Prolific Sorts Listed and Characterized.
The Importance of Cultivation to Insure
Successful' Crops
By JOHN BARTRAM
flULTIVATKiN Is necessary
for all
v crops Nobody should leave the peas
M beams or lorn without clean and thorough
tulture. but it is to be feared that many
4o not bother enough about tillage
The term cultivation, so mysterious to
the beginner is reilly summed up In the
Imonltory definition- Keep the earth
Itlrred up around all growing things .as
(lose to the plant as posslb'c without In
terfering with or endangering the roots
Hoeing up earth along the rows of peas
w me mils of corn is cultivation, no. too
J U turning the sod w Ith spade or plow about
the fruit trees or grape vines
Cultivation accomplishes several desirable
results. It keeps the weeds down and gives
the plants a chance to rise above a choking
rink growth of these undesirable citizens of
the garden it keeps the earth mellow, free
from baking hard and thus drying up the
lender rootleU which absorb nourishment
from the soil It saves tho ground from
louring in some instances It conserves
moisture In the ground by n phsical prln
tlple known to scientists as osmosis The
freedom from weeds means all tho more
Plant food t.toied up for the recipients of
cultivation
The catalogues contain uge after page of
"scrlptlons of varieties To relievo the
Hrplexed amateur from possibility of
making a wrong belectlon, I am listing
standard and excellent kinds that my ex
perience has shown to be the best for all-,
round use
STANDARD PROLIFIC VABIKTIES
BEANS Strlngless greenpod. free from
"strings," require no etaktng: Valentine,
Kandard dwarf early greon pod snap, re
Wire no staking, golden rust proof wax.
rf jellow or wax podded snap, Ford
took, bush lima no staking. I'arpenterla
lite lima, popular pole lima homestead,
"wst green-podded pole snap
t wi Eclipse extra tarlj. round, red
? beet , Crosby s Egyptian, fine late.
nRlMBjan nproi'TS Dalkeith, the
c"t compact growth
CBHA(1E Early Jersey .Wakefield,
standard extra early, late Hat Dutch, the
juejt large cabbage grown: Danish ball
a. compact good winter keeper
tiwi T ar'y scarlet horn, extra early
"tile carrot, Danver's half long orange,
j"se and fine grained for main crop; ox
M. fine for winter storing
CAULIKi.ownn Snowball, finest for
Uher early or lale
CELEUY Perfected white plume, best
'Inter keeper
hi .Sw'et' cry. extra early, small
j, Pfollflc . Crosby's, fine medium early;
gi i, ntam' delicious, small yellow corn ;
"'well's Evergreen, the popular late sort ;
""rB or Country Gentleman, fine trained
weet, ,
f,5l'BMnEn Perfected white spine, fine
r aiiclngj cool and crisp, good for pick
Un or slicing
n,,u,VE Qreen curled, delicious and
wpular salad
r-hAI'? Darf curled, hardy, supplying
reena In winter.
.r.?,'RADI Early Vienna white, a fine'
iSi ror boiling.
7?,!ifLare flat;, large, white and mild,
isriv TTL"CK Boston market, extremely
t,;'.mH heading; salamander, second
... : had """ce j New York. large and fine
an CrOD. hearllnv .nU(.. . Ki.nb.aeaderi
Slmn.nn -",-. 'I""' :..r-r." "ZZ
Hum uoa Ior "ol perioa; urwia
'? i'u head; Homalne or Cos. crisp
W510N, MUSK Netted gem, aniall. ex-
"j. green fleshed: HackeneacHi mam
enrne.shei variety; Buyreii um,
r
to V '
. , 4sr i
, ' 'ft
y .i "
o
EUNAWALLACE KINNEY
She is nppearintr ns soprano soloist
at Woodsitle Park
TOY HUNT FEATURE
AT WOODSIDE PARK
First of Season's Outdoor Novelties
Promises Day of Sport for '
Children
A toy hunt, the first of the outdoor
season's novelties cheduled by the Wood
sldo Park management, Is being held to
day at the amusement center All children
under fourteen jears of age lll ,ae an
opportunity to get a toy free, and a large
crowd of oungsters turned out for the
cicnt
Under conditions announced by the man
agement every child entering the park will
have an equal chance to obtnln a prize
Tho gates were opened this morning, and
at 3 o'clock the fortunate youngsters nre
to recede tho fruits of their efforts and
success. Two hundred coupons hae been
hidden In different parts of the park, build
ings and trees being excepted Duplicates
will be attached to the toys t that the
child fortunate enough to find a ticket will
hae no difficulty in learning the reward
for a successful search
The Falrmount Park Band e-hlrh has
created such a musical furor, toaav began
the third week of Its engagement. Director
Schmidt has arranged several spiclal pro
grams for the week Miss Edna Wallace
Klnnej. the talented contralto singer, will
also be retained and will sing a number of
new and patriotic songs Seieral Instru
mental numbers which will be p nyed by
the members of the band will alo be In
cluded In the programs
TDRING your problems of gnrden
aJ ing to the Evening Ledger for
solution. In addition to practical
articles, tvnely to the season, the
editor will answer, either out of his
own experience as a small-scale
gardener or through consultation
with authorities, questions of readers.
Address John Bartram, EVENING
Ledger, Philadelphia.
MELON, WATER Cole's Early, the fin
est garden variety
OKRA White velvet, tender, smooth
pods for soups, etc
ONION White Portugal, fine early
white variety, prize taker, a large yellow
skinned main crop sort; yellow globe Dan
ers. for w Inter storing
TAItSLKY Emerald. curl leaes for
garnishing, etc
PARSNIP Hollow crown, large, smooth
whlto roots
PEAS Early Alaska; Champion of Eng
land ; Telephone , Gradus (or Prosperity)
for late .
PUMPKIN Large cheese, fine for boll.
Ing. pies, etc.
RADISH Early round, dark red, early
variety; French breakfast, oval shape, red
with white base; icicle, long white
SALSIFY Mammoth sandwich, large
roots of superior quality
SPINACH Victoria, good for spring and
.fall sowing
SQUASH Summer crookneck. large, yel
low, early. Hubbard, favorite winter
squash
TOMATO Early Detroit nnd Chalk's
Jewel, fine early, large, solid, prolific; Pon
derosa. famous for large slxe, solidity and
flavor, Stone, excellent main cropper;
Dwarf Giant and Dwarf Stone, prolific, solid
fruits require no staking
TURNIP White snowball, fine extra
early whlte-fteshed ; yellow-top globe ; purple-top
strap-leaved, ye'low-fleshed sort, ex
cellent for storing.
GARDEN QUERIES ANSWERED
Hardy Perennials
M. S. H Perennial" nre plants that com up
each sear without renn-in the seed. They
can be bought, most varieties for ten or fifteen
cents each, if Immediate bloom this leaaon Is
desired If ou wish to have your own plant;
sow the seed now In cold frame and transplant
In the fall to permanent positions. Or you can
plant seed outMn tho border or bed from July
fo September In placea where flower. de. red
to stand and thin out the aurplu. In the spring.
For thla aort of planting It Is needful to keep
tho aeeallngs well watered in the dry aeaaon
and to cover them with two or three Inches of
"trawor coarse manure over winter to prevent
kllllnc.
Raising Celery
C D If ou are tolnr to have celery for a
mi'll home garden ou will find It more aatis
factory 'to 'v "the T plants, which sell at twenty
five to fifty cents per hundred They have
already established a root growth and there Is
Si trouble. In getting them to take hold. If you
? going In on a large scale you can plant
?!. now do not delay for more than a fort
Sight In aited bed of.mellon, rich .oil that Is
right and crumbly, The ed. are very fine and
take a whlla to germinate. Care must be taken
Knihi bid free from weeds When the
&?.ni. Pihr2w out JKtrel leaflets they should be
FJlS.oliftUd hito "parser bed three Inehe.
iArt each way and kept well watered. Then
m July or ery August the plants can be put In
Sh.ir final position" The oun planta should
i!. LhoVn of their tor. two or thr.. tlrp" during
&.'& period to throw .trength to th. root,
and iSIur. stocky plant.
Geraniums
Mr.. T -r-Tha- salmon-colored geraniums that
Jt&Mr a.Ew-b.'tt.ar, v.'nv!.dmr.ii
i?ftg l&Vtr " '" newer and ...d I
atora. f" 'Vf
EVENING IJEpqER-rHILADELPHiA, SATURDAY, MAY 19, - 1917
UNCLE SAM TO PAY
OFFICERS IN TRAINING
Will Get $100 n Month Under
Terms of Bill Near Final
Enactment
l'hiladeiphians In training nl Kort N'U
Rara. y , for officers' commissions in
" iinnv or the -first BOO.OOo" receded as
I surunce tndn that they will not be forced
i '' support themselves during their three
months of training
, I'ncle Sam will do that. Under the terms
" me nrim appropriation bill, which Is tu.w
n Ian. each cnndldate for n commission is
i receive jioii ., month
This news was hailed with delight hv the 1
omcers-to-be Mod of them left good t - '
sltlons to tr for the service In the ensej
of tnnnj the married men the question of
finances made a serious problem especial
ns the trip nnd outfits caused n heavv drnm
on their pneketbonks
The pamnt of the mnnai aeemi ile
tlned to begin very soon, for the 11 nmi
"Oftnoo urgent dellclency till, which pre
scribes Immediate availability of remunnru
tlon for the reserve olHcers will become
effective as sonn ns the President sign it
.This bill has passed the House and Is now
awaiting action In the i'enate It supple,
ments the nrmv appropriation bill whMi
would delav the appropriation fur the ie
serve ollteers until Ju'v 1. the beginning f
the fiscal vear for the Oov eminent The
nrm appropriation bill provides Tint
the Secretary of War Is hereby authored
rut of this appropriation to pay the person
designated by him for training as officers In
the .irmv during the period of their train
Ing the sum of not to exceed $lfil per
month In addition to the allowances nn
thorlzed '
As soon ns the ratidldate Is awarded bis
I commission he draws the pa or the reguHi
nrm odlcer for the period of his rerv Ice n
j the armv The sslarv for a second lieu
tenant which s the grade must nf the i.
, cessful nppllcints vvi'l receive Is ?17"
I vear A first leutenant terelves $:oon .vml
t a captain J24en
j MANY DOCTORS AFTER
FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL JOB
Political Scramble for Supeiin-
tendency Follows Death of Dr.
Fitzsimmons
iiAnuisnunr, May n
Governor Hrutnbaugh is to name Dr. T
C Fltzslmmons's successor n superin
tendent of the Stnte Hospital for the Crim
inal lnrnne at Karvlevv Doctor rilzsim
mons died In n Philadelphia hospital Thurs
day night The hoard of trustees of the In
stitution, of which e-Scnator Walter Mo
Nichols, of Kcranton, is chairman, is to
ma"ke the appointment, but will respect the
wishes of the Governor There Is n good
sized crop of candidates for the job. which
pays $i000 per jear
Dr Walter Krouso of Philadelphia, first
assistant nt the Fan lew hospital, and Dr
I George GUI. setond assistant of Punbtirv
formerly connected with the Hillside Home
of tho Scranton poor district, will probably
seek the position, but there Is little likeli
hood of cither landing, because the net
creating the Institution calls for the super
intendent having a number of j ears' expe
rience In the care anil treatment of Insane
perfnns The assistants are young physi
cians. Dr ICrou'e has been at Falrvlew about a
vear He is an appointee nf Henry W
Walton. ex-Ppeakcr of the House, of Phila
delphia, nnd until a car ago chairman of
the Hoard of Trustees of the hospital Tho
first asslstantshlp pjs $21on per year
Dcytor Gi'l, who was backed for the place
by Senator William M Lynch, of Lacka
wanna, and who had the Indorsement of
Governor Brumbaugh, now receives l,rnn
per j ear
Because of the proximity of Scranton to
the Falrvlew Hospital n.an men prominent
In the medical profession there nre building
their fences preliminary In grjng after
Dr Fitzsimmons place It is understood
that Doctor Bessy of Scranton deputy
coroner, nnd Doctor Lowry. of Carbondale.
are among the first to set up their light
ning rods Doctor Lowry was after tho Job
when Doctor Fitzsimmons was appointed
POLICE MAKE A RECORD
FINDING STOLEN MOTOR
Car Recovered and Two -Suspects Ar
rested Within 15 Minutes After
Report of Theft
Police of the Fourth and York streets
station today established a record of find
ing a stolen automobile and catching two
men a'lcged to have stolen it within fifteen
minutes after the theft was reported Later
toda the third of the trio said to have
taken the machine was caught The pris
oners were held b Magistrate Glenn under
l"n ball each for court
Dr Charles Holden, 171 R Frankford ave
nue reported at the Fourth tUid York
streets station, five minutes before mid
night that his car had been taken from
Fourth and Huntingdon streets Patrol
men were at the time lined up in the sta
tion, ready to go out at 12 o'clock Ten
minutes after midnight. Patrolman Itascher
found the automobile on Orlannn street
above York He caught two of the three
men who were in It They gave their names
as Thomas Scullln. seventeen. ISIK North
Eighth street, nnd John Smith seventeen,
2052 North Hancock street
The third uth. James McKeever, nine
teen 2525 North Orkney street, was ar
rested at 2410 North Ortanna street where
ho was said to have spent the night sleep
ing in a shed
GOVERNOR ASKS HONOR
FOR CIVIL WAR DEAD
HAniUSBUnc. .May 10 Oovernor
nn.mhniicrh todav Issued n proclamation
urging that as part of the observance of
Memorial Day "all bells be tolled from 12
noon until 12:05, that flags be placed at
half staff, and that all our people stand with
heads bared and In solemn silence during
this period "
Another proclamation by the fiovernor
urges all religious bodies to rise and sing
"My Country. 'Tls of Thee," nt the close
of exercises attending public worship He
asks, too, that students of jinivcrsltles. col
leges; and schools "participate in the same,
laudable exercises" and retpuests that "all
places of public amusement and all other
meetings of our people to observe the same
patriotic procedure "
CELL-BREAKER RECAPTURED
Negro Who Escaped From Police Sta
tion Nabbed Held Under
Heavy Bail
James W. Bo)kln, a negro, known to the
police as Baltimore Joe. was arrested today
at his home, 1307 Ogden street, after his
sensational escape last Thursday from a
cell In the Second and Christian stretts
police station Magistrate Mecleary held
him In $2000 ball, In the Central police
court
Boykln was arrested last Thursday at
Fifth and South streets, after he had en
tered the store of Frank Pedharskl. 325 A
Balnbrldge street, and at the point of a
revolver, the police say. made off with a
suit of clotlng
He managed to hide a piece of tin when
searched by the police, and when left alone
In the cell, with this tin, sawed the lock
on the cell door. With an Iron support,
which ,he wrenched from Jhe cell bench, he
forced the lock on the door and hid In a
closet Jn the, room until. In a convenient
moment, he escaped.
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"DAMN," SAYS STOKOWSKI,
AFrER VOCAL COMPETITION
But He's Absolved From Mere Sinful Profanity,
Considering- the Provocation Mothers of
Would-Be Melbas and Glucks Disgruntled
Ry M'LISS
HAS I'hllailelphla a Melha or a Schumann
Ileink?
It was Leopold Ktnkowskl who wanted to
find out
It was tnenlv-soven or rhiladelphia's
most eminent muslelans and musle teach
ers who elected to help him
It was a hundred, or more of Philadel
phia s aspiring singers who tried, oh. so
hard, to prove that I'hllailelphla has a
Melha or n K humann-IIeink
And It Is thereby hangs n most amusing
tale which Ins set musical Philadelphia
allutter nnd lias mused to glow live nourish,
tnc grouches in the lmoins of live adoring
mother'
A month r mure ago the nniiniimcinent
was made through tho very iiulet. but very
effective channels of the music studios
that n contest wns to be held for the pur
pose of finding the very best vocalist In the
"lty of llrolherly I-ove This contest w.im
to be hedged 'round nhotit with much for
mallt.v nnd much red tape Sir Stokowskl
was the fountain heail of tho contest
though the detnlls were not permitted to
nnnov him Not only was a gold incil.il
to be awarded hut also thu priceless
treasure opportunity was to lie given the
winner of the contest who would have the
privilege of singing ns soloist net season
with the Philadelphia Orchestra even as
Alma Oluck, Julia Pulp nnd Madame Pchu-mann-Helnk
sing
To win meant to have arrived
JUIIV OK TWULVi:
A committee of twelve musicians with
Perley Punn Aldrlch Thaddeus inch and
Ponstantln von Sternberg ns chairmen, was
selected to Judge the contcstanls Appll-
EVENING
WEEK OF MAY
21 TO 26
MONDAY
ALHAMBRA.
Marsuerlte Clark la
Tho Valentine Oirl
1 Leah Pain!
Tho People vs
APOLLO
Itobfrl Warwick tn
Tin Mlent Muster
ARCADIA
AUDITORIUM
Mary I'lekford. In
Less Thsn the Bust
Womanhood
lllorv of a Nation
BELMONT
The
House Peters,
As lien l.ov
BLUEBIRD
I'.lhel Clayton. In
Jian'B Woman
CEDAR
COLISEUM
l'ranklyn Pnrnum. In
The Clock
Kothhn Williams. In
Out of tho Wreck
Kathlyn Williams, tn
The Coat of Hatred
FAIRMOUNT
S6TH STREET
Oeorge M Cohan. In
Ilroadnay Jones
FRANKFORD
GREAT NORTH.
IMPERIAL
Martuerlto Clark. In
The Valentino Olrl
lUhel Harrymore. In
Tho Call of Her People
Kitty Oonlon In
Koraret 1I Not
JEFFERSON
Kathltn Wllllims In
The Cost of Hatred
LEADER
Captain of th Oray
Horse Troop
LIBERTY
Douglas Fairbanks,
The Lamb
LOCUST
Allen Holuhar.
Treason
MARKET ST.
Idle Wlies
Locked Out
OVERBROOK
1 Mar) PUkfonl In
rtomance of the fted Woods
PALACE
William Farnjm. I
American Methods
PARK
ftesale Love, in
Cheerful Givers
PRINCESS
REGENT
Anita Slew art ,n
Clover's Rebellion
I,ost and Won
The Marionettes
RIALTO
Vlrslnla Pearson In
A Royal Itomanfe
RIDGE AVE,
Georc Walsh In
The nook Asent
RUBY
Nance O'Nell tn
The Final Payment
SAVOY
STANLEY
STRAND
Taullne Frederick 1
Her Better Pelf
Ethel Barrymore, In
The Call of Her Teople
Montasue Love. In
The Bearlet Oath
TIOGA
VICTORIA
Thfda Mara. In
Heart and Soul
3&sssK3asc&8sssc:
V
Miss Kathryn Meisle (left) nnd
Mfss Mnr' Barrett (ripht) were
amonp the "surviving" contestants
in the. recent contest conducted by
Leopold Stokovvski to determine
the best vocalist in Philadelphia.
Decision in this competition is now
"reserved," much to the chagrin of
the participants.
ants to the number of a hundred let hope
mount high In their breasts There was
nn nge limit The voice of no one over
thirtv vears of nge was heard
Solemnly the committee foregathered for
the flrsi hearing The hundred nppllcants
had been suhjecfed to the weeding pro
cess Hut forty-two palpitant ones re
mained I'or weeks thev had been trilling
for the great drive that was to land them
in tho summit of success, for weeks they
had been dreaming sweet dreams of n rosy
success gleaned over night
Seated behind screens In the studio of
Mr Aldrlch. the committee listened to the
fortv-two warble for fame No names
were announced The votes were Mo be
cast by number If occasionally one of
the committee looked self-conscious, not to
say proud It was oulto right to guess that
his favorite pupil was claiming the atten
tion of the judges
Hy the time the date wns set for the
second hearing old fiener.il Kllmlnntinn had
killed off thirtv -seven singers nnd only five
.spirants remained all of them women
Thev were Miss Kathrvn Mclsle Miss
Marv Harrett Miss Margaret McMullln,
Miss Isabel lluclian-in nnd Mrs Augusta
Knhnle McPoy
Musicians to the number of twenty-seven
assembled In the auditorium of the Drexel
Institute The 'gentlemen of tho press"
were excluded Melha was to be found with
out the loud tinkle of newspaper publicity
The oung ladles nil nf them under
thirtv sang creditably, adorably, divinely
Thev wore their best bibs nnd tuckers, as
ltd the Judges Mr Stokowskl was pres
ent Votes weie taken Louis Mattson, of
LEDGER PHOTOPLAY CALENDAR
EVERY SATURDAY, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TUESDAY
Marguerite. Clark In
The Valentino Olrl
Marguerite Clark In
The Valentino Girl
In
John Do.
Marie Doro In
Panties for Two
Ilobert Warwick In
Tho Silent Master
Robert Warwick. In
Tho Silent Master
Mary lMrkford In
Man- Plckford In
Less Than the Dut
Lees Thafi the Dust
Wonfinhnoil
Womanhood
Tho Glory of a Nation
I Tho filorj of a Xatlon
In
e
Prances Nelson, In
The I'oner of Decision
Robert II Mantel), In
Tangled Lives
I James Morrison in
I Two Men and a Woman
Audrey Munson.
Purity
Hotiert Warwlrk. In
The Arsyle Cose
Robert Warwlrk, In
The Arsyle Case
William
Blood
Kathljn Williams In
The Cost of Hatred
The People vs John Doe
The Third Ingredient
Oenrse M Cohan In
llroadwav Jonea
Earle Williams,
Arsene Lupin
Marsuerlte Clirk tn
The Valentine (llrl
i:thel Parrs more In
Tie Call of Her People
A Rojal Romvnce
Th- Neglected Wife
lubv .Marie Oslmrne In
Sunshine and Gold
Kathljn Williams in
The Cost of Hatred
llesste Love In
Cheerful (livers
Mary Plckford in
Tho Pride of the Clan
Douslas Fairbanks
The Lamb
i;mm Wehlen. In
Powers and Reapers
Wilfred Lucas,
Hands Pp
Idle Wives
Locked Out
The
The
Mary rickfnrd. In
Romance of the Red Woods
Mary
Romance
William Farnum In
American Methods
Nance
Mrs
Mabel Taliaferro, In
A Magdalen nf the Hills
nlla Slewsrl Ui
Clover's Rebellion
Nance
Final
Douslas Fairbanks In
In Asaln Out Asaln
Oladya
Her
Emily Elevens In
Power of Decision
Anita Stewart In
Clover's Rebellion
Allm Holubar
Treason
Marguerite Cluton tn
The Night Workers
Pauline Frederick In
Her Better Self
Pauline
Her
Ethel Barrymore, In
The Call of Her People
Ethel Barrymore, In
The Call of Her People
Ethel Clayton. In
The Web of Desire
Theda Bars In
Heart and Soul
Theda
Heart
the executive department of the Philadel
phia Orchestra, rmd Mr. Aldrlch were In
trusted with the opening t tho envelopes
Inter on
IN THHOKS OK IMPAriKNCn
The young ladles went home and put Ice
bags on their throbbing heads nnd stirred
the (Ires of their nsplratlons The sua
suspense wns frightful
And then nothing happened Just nothing
nl nil No medal was given. The medal
was not even made Miss Meisle received
word that she had been awarded an honor
able mention Mr Stokowskl wrote three
wonderfullv cheerful letters to tlrree of the
maids tompllmeutlng them on their voices.
11 ii I there wns much walling nnd gnash
ing of teeth nltli.il
"Wo paid nut so much money for extra
lesrons to go Into this contest "
We have practiced dav nnJ night."
We nre utterly humiliated "
We knew we had good voices, wo didn't
have to be told that We tried for n prize
and it was withdrawn"
The walls sprcRd The mothers took up
the. burden
A singer Is without honor In her own
citv said one disgruntled mater; "the)
ought to have brought In Judges from an
other citv Judges who knew none of the
contestants who had never heard nny of
the voices before tine of the Judges said
of my daughter 'She has a perfect voice
slmpls flawless tint I don't like her
method '
"f course he didn't ' There was an
guished indignation In tho mother's tone.
It wasnt his method you couldn't expect
a. music teacher to vote ngalnst his own
method It wouldn't have been human I
don t sav my daughter ought to have been
awarded the medal nnd the privilege of sing
ing with the orchestra but I do sav one of
those five girls should have been given It'
Put we particular! specified In a letter
pent the contestants.- said Mr Aldrlch
fleroelv 'that the committee rcfrved the
right to withhold a decision I'A-erythlng
wn explained It was the fnlrcM contest
ever held True, the standard set was very,
verv high True, there were some superb
voices, but It wns felt that they lacked the
necessary finish nnd maturlt Perhaps In
me next contest we will extend the age
limit "
damn rnn:s stokowski
Damn" said Mr Stokowskl, when he
heard of the tempest he had stirred up by
his beneficent offer
"Damn ' He said it adagio, hut none the
less unmistakably.
'The men on tho committee are the best
musicians In tho city," he continued, "and
the contest was very wear) Ing Nothing
could have been carried off In a fairer man
ner If this Is ifll I nm to get for mv
trouble wrangling nnd dissatisfaction I'll
withdraw the whole thing I haven t got
much leisure but hereafter I'll spend what
1 have out In the country doing nothing In
stead of worr)lng over contests "
Mr Stokowskl, nccoidlng to members of
the committee, bore the entire expense of
the contest, pa) Ing for the auditorium nnd
the details necessarv to the organization of
the try-out Ho has given, In addition,
his valuable enthusiasm and valuable time
Accordingly, he Is absolved of the "damn"
Next venr, unless Philadelphia s oung
orchestra leader Is too "peeved.' an en
deavor will be made to find a local Pader
ewskl or De Pachmann The year following
budding Krclslers nnd Maud Powells will
be given a hearing On the third )ear an
other trial for the Melhas and the Schu-niann-Hcinks
will be made.
nut not us," say the quintet, bristling;
"never again "
MOVIE CENSORS ASSAILED
Stanley V. Mastbaum Calls Board In
consistent Plalms that the Penns)lvanla State Board
ot Censors have not used discretion In con
ducting their business are made In a letter
forwnrded to Uovcrnor Urumbaugh hy Stan
ley V Mastbaum, president of the Stanley
Ponipnny
"The board Is not consistent In ordering
manv elimination, ns what has been elimi
nated In one picture Is allowed In another
picture, but the compinles are compelled to
submit to their unjustifiable rulings due to
the fact that nn appeal to thn courts nnd
tho subsequent delay means los of thou
sands nf dollars "
niiys Market St. Property
A group of properties at 312f to 3130
Market street was purchased )esteiday by
Oeorge II Parks from John S Mallctte ns
a site for a seven-story storage warehouse
The purchase Is subject to a mortgage of
$100,000, which covers the cost of the prop
erties nnd the buildings to be creeled
Envelopes, Without Charfic, to U. S.
SPIUNOFIELD .Mass, May ID The
1'nlted States Envelope Compan). whoso
main ofllces nre in this city, will provide
750,000 envelopes dally without charge for
the use of tho new United States army, It
has been announced
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Jack riikford In
The Olrl at Home
Bessie Love In
Cheerful Givers
Clara Kimball Toung. In
The Price. Sh Paid
Dorothy Dalton In
Wild Wlndshlp's Widow
Douglas Fairbanks in
In Again Our Again
Womanhood
The Glory of n Nation
The
William Farnum. In
American Methods
Jackie Saunders,
The Wildcat
Tho Wildcat
V Castle, In Patrla
A Man and
Woman
Desmond In
Will Tell
Peggy Hyland. In
The sixteenth Wife
The People vs John Doe
The Third Ingredient
Ethel Clajton, In
Man's Woman
A Rojat Romance
The Neglected Wife
Clover's Rebellion
The Marionettes
Clover's Rebellion
The Marionettes
Irglnla Pearson, tn
A Royal Romance
Alice Jojce. In
Womanhood
Robert Warwick, in
The Argle Case
Robert Warwick, in
Tho Arg)le Case
William 8 Hart In
The Desert Man
William Farnum. In
A Tale of Two Cities
William Farnum In
A Tale of Two Cities
June Caprice In
A Small Town Olrl
Price She Paid
Neglected Wife
Valeska Suratl
She
Plrkford In
of the Red Woods
Mary rickford In
Romance of the Red Woods
O'Nell In
Balfame
Alice Jojce, In
Her Secret
Theodore Roberts In
The Cost of Hatred
Nance O'Nell tn
Hedda Gabler
O Neil In
raiment
Nance O'Nell. In
Final Tayment
Rrockwell. In
Temptation
Anita Stewart, In
Th Girl Phllllpa
Robert 'Warwick. In
The Family Honor
Lillian Walker, in
Sally In a Hurry
Sleeping Fires
Tast One at Rooner's
Burning the Candle
The Neglected Wife
er
Peggy H)land In
The Sixteenth Wife
Frederick. In
Bsttor Self
Taullne Frederick In
Her Better Self
Carlyle Black ell, In
The Crimson Dove
Altce Brady, tn
Darkest Russia
Pearl White. In
Mar Blossom
I Mm. Olga Pel r ova. In
Th Soul ef a M(dIcne
Bar, tn
'nd Soul
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
RECORDS ARE POPULAR
Patriotic Songs Take Top Place
in Phonograph Catalogues.
Other Disc News
Hy the Phonograph Editor
With ihn closing of the musical aeasoa
proper, nnd the general abatement ot the
atrical enterprise, the movies have but
one rival left to contend with This, of
course. Is the phonograph And phonograph
companies bavo not been slow to snap up
the opportunity given them by the period
of the )car. the patriotic wave nttendsnt .
on war times, and the release from operatle
and concerts engagements of noted singers.
Looking over the current catalogues one
is struck with tho freshness and lack ot '
pretentiousness In the new offerings. It
Is lgnlficnnt that the number of patriotic
recordings hns tnken n decided Jump. Dut
there nre countless other selections.
Polumbla's latest discs range nil the way
from Llsit and Ilarrlcntos to nccordlonttm ,
nnd sucrcd numbers Pre-eminent, from a
popular viewpoint, doubtless will be the tale
of the lied. White and riluc. related In son
form hy I.'rnest R Hall Under the title.
The Story of old Olory, the Flag W
Love," tho national emblem Is eulogized.
Tho singer Is Oeorge Wilson, who has
some reputation as a baritone The musle
has the sentimental exuberance that char
acterizes much of Mr Hall's work
The Victor Company also offers a pa
triotic number, with no lewfra tenor than
John McCormnck, assisted byHfcjale chorus.
The compnnv s press icprnSftLve com
ments thus tersel) 'A recorFsB. 'onf
of the peoples has been made bUTnger of
the people It Is his first since he himself
took tho first step toward becoming an
American citizen '
Itecords of a purely popular nature ars
abundant A few tvnlcal ones mav he mm.
tloned as having come fresh from the
phonographic laboratories Selections from
' Madame Uutterfiy and "Poor Uutterfiy,"
Pelro, accordionist, fjirls if You Ever
Oct Married, one-step. "Kv cry bod) Loves
n Mass' Hand" Arthur .Fields, baritone;
Poor Uutterfiy." Saxo Sextet fall these
Columbian) nnd "Poor Uutterfl." sung by
Frances Alda. soprano: the same compo
sition plajed by Fritz Krelsler, violinist;
'Llttlo Poy Blue" John McCormack; "I'M
Owlno Pack to Dixie.' Alma Oluck, and
gems from "Hne n Heart" and "Love o'
Mike" on opposite sides of the same disc.
These records are Victors
Darrlentos. loveliest of modern coloratur.
has "comp'cted her version of the aria,
"Charming Ulrd " from "The Pearl of Bra
zil." for Columbia. Other records of a
more or less elevated naturo are Kddy
Brown's playing of Schumann s "Vogel als
Prophet." Liszt s second Hungarian rhap
sod), pl,i)ed hv Princes Orchestra, and a
waltz from Delihe's 'Coppelln " The In
terpreting nrtlsts are Dr Krnest Kunwsld
and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
The most exacting phonograph enthusiast
could hardly demand a more varied range
of material or more tnlcnten players and
singers .
HOY ORATORS WIN PRIZES
Central Iliph School Students Hold
Senior nnd Junior Contests
Students of the Central High School held
their annual senior and Junior oratorical
contest last night in" the school auditorium,
The entire program was varied and care
fullv ha'nnced, and Dr Albert H Raub.
associate superintendent of public schools,
was the presiding ofllcer Slgmund H
Steinberg and Maxwell Farber won the first
and second prizes In thn. senior event Al
though he failed to win n prize. John Llnd.
say. of the senior class. In his vehicle, "John
t5 Johnson. Lnw)er nnd Man. paid a stir
ring tribute to the famous lawer and
evoked man) rounds of app ause
In the Junior event Maurice Stern and
Henry Allni.in won the gold nnd silver
medals, respectively Prof James Gllmore,
of the faculty, who coached the yiuthful
orators, was presented with n handsome
silver cigarette case hy the students
The medals for the seniors were pre
sented by Cass 10ft and the Junior medals
were given by Class D7 Professor Boehm
was the musician
William Wolstencroft Dead
William Wolstencroft. of 1677 Harrison
street. Frankford president of the Wolsten
croft Felt Manufacturing Company, Incor
ported. died )esterday at his home He
was edghty-four years old Mr. Wolsten
.roft was a pioneer felt manufacturer In
this city During the Spanish-American
War he supplied a large amount of cotton
)arn and hosiery for the Government He
Is survived by two hous and two daughters.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Jack Plckford. In
The Olrl at Home
Jack Plckford. In
Tho Girt at Home
Kathbn Williams. In
Out of the Wreck
William S Hart, In
The Desert Man
Dorothy Dalton. In
Wild Wlndshlp's Widow
Dorothy Dalton. In
Wild Wlndshlp's Wldo
Douglas Fairbanks In
In Again Out Again
Douglas Fairbanks, In
In Again ihi ti.-atns
Womanhood
Glory of a Nation
Womanhood
The Glory of a Nation
William Farnum. In
American Methods
Sessue Haakawa In
The Bottle Imp
Mary Plckford, In
The rrlde of the Clan
Msry Plckford in
The Pride of the Clan
Mothers of France
Double Cross Mystery
Sarah Bernhardt, In
Mothers of France
Lionel Barn more in
Tho Millionaire's Double
Sessue Hayakawa
The Bottle Imp
In
Blanche Sweet, in
The Tldea of Harncg.it
Blanche Sweet. In
The Tides of Barnegat
Reglna Iladet.
Atonement
Reglna Badet,
Atonement
Skinner's Hubble
Pinched at the Finish
Skinner's Bubble
rinched at the Finish
She
A Reckless Romance
She
A Reckless nomance
Alice Joyce. In
Womanhood
Alice Joyce. In
Womanhood
The Tides of Barnegat
Past One at Rooney'a
Blanche Sweet. In
The Tides of Barnegat
Viola Dana. In
clod's Law and Man a
01ads Brockwell, la
Her Teraptatlon
William Farnum In
American Methods
William Farnum. In
American Methods
Charles Ray. in
The Pinch Hitter
Douglas Fairbanks. In
In Again Out Again
Treason
The Voice on the Wire
Harold Iockwood.
Pidgin Island.
In
Mary Plrkford In
Romance of the Red Woods
Mary Plrkford. In
Romance of the Red Woods
Mabel Taliaferro, In
Magdalene of the Hills
Norma Talmadge. In
The I.aw of Compensation
Nance O'Nell. In
The Final Payment
William, 8. Hart. In
The Desert Man
Thsda Lara. In
Hearts and fiouls
Theda Bara. in
Hearts and Soula
Frances Nelson.- In
The Power of Decision
Oeorge Beban, In
His Sweetheart
Nat Goodwin In
The Marriage Bond
Sarah Bernhardt It
Mothers of Franca
no ant Waahburn. In
Skinner's Bubble
House Peters In
Lonesome Cbap
B Warner.
The Danger
Lionel Barrymorst In
The Millionaire's DouhU
Pauline Frederick. In
Her Better Self
Taullne Frederick, la
Her Bettsf Blf
Carlyle Black ell. In
The prlmaon Dove
Carlyle niackwsll. In
The Crimson Rove
Mary Miles Mlntsr. In
Annle-For-SplU
Mary Mll F.titr. la
yiniv-rproPiV
Urns. Olga Petrova, la
lis Boul of Migd&bjn
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