ffj swjwHtoi n (f WB1BPI'--V r?$-ew" rrf .to ! t '1 pF P. ALUMNI LAUNCH PROVOST HOUSH WUVli w . --..Sota Wniilcl Have Gov- crnment Commission Drug i gists in Army and Navy OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS Food Commission Appeals to Citizens to Eat Onions for Pa triotic Reasons 1 The campaign to rnlso $76,000 for the rurchase and furnlshlnK for a provost'8 I e at 1037 rine street has licon launchea lr xht alumni of the 1'nlvorslty of 1'onn- tvlvanla. Campaign headquarters have been estah. llshed at the ISellevue-Stratford Dally Lcheons will hy held titers starting tomor. "to. w,llcl1 "1( campaign teams- cap. tiln's will report the progress of the con tribution and subscription work. Contributions for the fund to date total re than M1.000. It Is planned to nppeal to each alumnus or trie i iiivcr?u.v m i-mm-delphla Th0 team captalnnre as rollows: No. 1 Frank It Howcr : -'. Henry 1. Krd mnn; ' It'chanl I.. Ilupiphrcy; I. Carl N. ' Jltrt'ln .'ules V. Masthaum ; 8. Owen J. Koberts. 7. Ir J. Arthur Standcn; 8. richer W Stltes; 9. Harry f. Thayer; JO, I) lli'ieit Yurnall. Prisoners Transferred to City Hall Vlchteeit members of the Klrst lteglment. Pennsylvaii-a Nhti.pal (luard. who have U,n held pn.onrrs at the regiment armory, it Broad and Callowlilll streets, on minor mnitiry iliarges. have been remoxed to the Clty'll.ill owing to the Hooded condition of the arnnrv cellar. The men were trans ffrred last. night In the rain when few Mreoni weie on the streets. They were es corted In the corporal of the guard and nn irmed dr'acliment. ' Socialists to Try for Release The thirteen Socialists arrested In West Philadelphia accused of distributing liter ature objectionable to the liovernment and now in Moy.nnenslng prison after being held in ball will attempt to procure their release In habeas corpus, according to their counsel The total ball for the number was IllO.OOd The case will come before Judge Flnletter on Friday Irish County Societies Award Prizes Prises to the winners of events at the Held day exercises of the Federation of Irish Count: Societies of Philadelphia were awarded at n meeting of the organization held last night in St. I'.itrlck's Hall, Twenty first and Nnudaln strcetit. Kx-Uongrcss-rnan Michael iKmohoe awarded the prizes. Veteran Policeman Quits Force Policeman Charles While, of 2080 Fast Albright street, who has been stationed at the Trenton avenue and Dauphin street sta tion for the last twenty-three years, today retired from the service. He will not bo pensioned owing to the fact that he Is only forty-six years old and lacks four years Cf the pension age FRANK C. BRADY RECEIVES WEST POINT APPOINTMENT Vare Nominee Is South Philadelphia High School Boy Announcement of Iho appointment of Frank r Ilrady, 1H52 South Twenty-third elreet. to West Point Military Academy, was made In Washington today. He was nominated by llepresentatlvo William S. Vare. of Philadelphia. Ilrady Is twenty years and eleven months old. The first and second alternates are Kd ward W. Danzler. 2D0!l South Lambert flreet. receiving the, first, and Theodore Clanfranl, 1217 Morris street, the, second. The boys were selected by Prof. Lemuel Whltaker. principal of tho South Philadel phia High School, and the faculty of that institution last week Mr. Vare turns all of his Annapolis and West Tolnt appointments over to the South Philadelphia High School. TWO DIE TOR MURDERS Double Electrocution Today at Rock view Penitentiary BKLLKFOXTK. Pa. July 10. A double electrocution of men convicted of murder tool, placo In the Itockvlcw Penitentiary early today, when John Nelson, of Wyom ing County, and Patrick Callery. of North ampton County, were put to death. Nelson was convicted of the murder of n man named Slglcr In 1915. while Callery went to the death chair for the murder of his Bister. Mr3. (Jcorgo Orube. In 191C. ' WINE GIFT A PUZZLE Georgia University Gets 20,000 Gallop in "Dry State 'ATLANTA. (la.. July 10 The Oeorgla Legislature Is confronted with the problem of deposing of to.000 gnllons of wine be queathed to tho I'nlvcrslty of Georgia by the will of Judson L. Hand. Executors of tho estate withheld the be quest because its transfer to the university would be in violation of the State prohibi tion law A bill is pending to sell the wine outside the State and use the proceeds to establish a scholarship fund. Sent i'Made for Summer Maids With the prices. added attraction Coats semi-made skirts to be sew ed up and attach ed to belt. Of S(lk Were $40; now S30 OfCfyon- Were $29,$23,J20 Now $20,518,515 Waists Silk or Cotton exceptional prices. Was $40 Now $30 Of -Poniea Silk imbroldredCott and htm. Bjatigdk, IO08 Chestnut TKllliii 7 fe ... : Ji8n ' "& n. ii m W&m:;mM. lAkj ill ip ill xBfe'ii DR. J. G. MURFIN Doctor Murfin, a popular physician, residing at 5401 Chestnut street, has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the United States Medical Reserve Corps. SINGS "WACIIT AM RHEIN," IS ARRESTED BY SAILORS German-Horn Citizen Held on Charge of Defaming U. S. Flag on Ferryboat Two sailors arrested a German-horn naturalized American citizen for alleged defamation of the t'nlted States Hag on a ferryboat coming from Camden early to day, and Magistrate Harrlgan. In the Third and De Lancey streets police station, held tho man In SIOOO ball for court. The pris oner about forty years old. said he wns George Ilushman nnd gave his address as near a brewery In Camden. On the ferryboat M. G llerree, of G130 Locust street, saw a newsboy quarreling with Uiishman, who acted as If he were drunk. Hcrree, according to testimony, was Informed by the newsboy ihat Ilushman had defamed the Hag. llerree called George Satavn, nnd Arthur Zander, gunner's mates on the battleship Iowa, who happened to be on tho boat. They told Ilushman he would better hold his tongue. He answered, according to the testimony, that he could say what he pleased and began to sing "Die Wacht am Ilheln." When tho Philadelphia side was reached Ilushman was turned over to a policeman. Gets Lieutenant's Commission Alba H. Johnson, Jr.. son of the presi dent of tho Baldwin Locomotive Works, has been granted n commission ns first lieutenant In an engineers regiment. He has been studying for his commission for several months, nnd Is a. civil engineer by profession. Shenandoah Milk Dealers Raise Price SHKNANDOAH. Pa . July 10. The milk dealers of this city and nearby have raised the prices of that product to six cents a pint and eleven cents a quart and cream to thirty cents a quart. They blame the farmers for the record rise. Ready Money United States Loan Society 117 North Rrond St. 414 S, Sill it. S.1IR Crrmantimn nrr. Stand Behind the Government LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE T11I1U) FINANCIAL DI8TIIICT ios a. lotiiTn st., ruiLA. Coat Suits of lowered pre-inventory Was $23 Now $18 Of nowflike cloth blue, tray, rote, ren, taupe, vrhlU, Kmbroldered. Street, Philadelphia EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, Tt'JSfcJDAV, JULY 10, 1917 CHRISTIAN MYSTIC EXPOTIATES ON "VICARIOUS ATONEMENT" Dr. F. Homer Curtiss, Founder of Body Once Known as Order of the Fifteen," Opens,Conven tion With Discussion of the Human Per sonality and "Divine Self" Forty-two women nnd one tnnn were present nt today's sitting of the first an nual convention of the Order of Christian Mystics In the order's International head quarters nt 17.11 Chestnut street. Tho sluing opened with njirayer for light, followed by meditation. Dr. F. Homer Curtiss. founder of the order, then spoke on "Vlcnrlous Atonement." Doctor Curtiss said the human personal ity represents the soul nnd tho Father In Heaven must Mand responsible for It. "Tho Divine Self expresses Itself through the hu man personality." he said. "The higher spiritual self tries to guide the human nnl 'nal. Fntll humnns learn nlways to heed the voice of conscience there will be ln hnrmony. In which lies only discontent. ' It Is not the man Jesus that we look to." ndded Doctor Curtis, but the cosmic Christ principle. The spiritual rays are focused in man. nnd bv man's r"cei t-n them his soul Is redeemed and In his body the Divine Self will be manifest." Doctor Curtiss said no life ever Is ac tually killed. Mineral life Is sacrificed for vegetable vegetable for animal, which In cludes life, nnd human life for divine. It would take volumes to tell all that the order teaches. One of Its chief functions Is to teach tile memhers "how to come Into personal contact nnd conscious touch with the Christ consciousness within " When the order was organized some years ag.i It had another name and a somewhat stormy path. It was then known under the mnglcil name of the Order of tho Klfteen Whether the thorny developments which at tacked It in Its youth caused the order to change Its name Is n matter of con jecture At the outset of Its career Dr Charlotte A Abbey, n well-known social worker, raised the cry that the movement affected the morals of those Interested. One of the charier members. Mrs. Valerie Mountain, wns sued by ner husband, a local poet, because she was a member of the order. . Mrs. Maud Hoblnson. of Los Angeles. sued her husband for divorce. One of her allegations was that he was unduly In fluenced by the Order of Christian Mystics, but all reference to the order wns stricken front the records of Ihe divorce Doctor Abbey declared there was an Inner circle, to which ordinary memoers were not admitted. Her objections were so emphatic that she asked Provost ICdgar Fnhs Smith, of the I'nlvcrslty of Pennsylvania, to make an Investigation of tho new cult At that time Its members were rhlefly students of Penn. It was organized there by Dr. F Homer Curtiss. then a member of tho senior med ical class and nn Instructor In gymnastics. Doctor Curtiss Is secretary of the order and Its presiding genius. He declared today that the movement was wide open nnd there wns nothing to conceal. Doctor Abbey's chief objection wns based upon n letter which sho received from Doc tor Curtiss. She was also nt n loss to ac count for much of the mystery In the order Kvery communication she received bore this slogan of caution, "Do Dare Keep Silent." SCKNTHl) HINT OF HF.CKLKSSNF.SS The particular paragraph which brought forth the doctor's objection was: "What we tried to tell .vou Is that we place restrictions except on those nlllnltized souls who In perfect purity nnd accord ore capable of realizing Divine possibilities." She contended that this would be con strued as an excuse for recklessness. In the literature now sent out by the order It Is noticed that this paragraph does not appear. It Is possible that early attacks on the order Inspired the following paragraph, which appears In one of Us latest booklets: "To rail at organizations and those who work In them, especially one which has helped jou to reach your present state. Is proof that you still need their discipline. Kvery uplifting movement or teaching has Its place nnd has for followers those who need Its lessons." It Is announced that the movement Is not an organization, because It has no con stitution or by-laws and no officers except the secretary. It Is also set forth In the pamphlet that the order gives Its students tho esoteric key which enables them to apply the un derlying laws of every parnhle. allegory and miracle to their own spiritual growth. "Training the senses to respond to vibra tions from all planes" Is another function of the order. As nil movements require financial oil, It Is stated at the very enu of the pamphlet that all contributions, both large nnd small. ul Am Ready' ALERT, resourceful, powerful, Firestone Super-size Cord l Tires ore undaunted by any road emergency. Tho unexpected rut or fcully, the stretch of wet, polished pavement como upon without warning, find Firestone Cord Tires prepared. Super-size, that additional girth and air capacity with its augmented resilience, road grip and endurance, is moro than a match for any road test, no matter how severe. 11,000 of the Firestone Organization arc stockholders in the company. Their interest and pride in the product are important elements in the success of this big, staunch cord tire. One or two Firestone Superize Cord Tires on your car will lead to your making them your standard equipment. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 312-314 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Home Ofllce and Faetoryl Akron, Ohio Itranchee Had Dealers Uverynhere will be gratefully lecclxed and promptly acknowledged Doctor Curtiss. who In nddlllon to being secretary of the order Is head of tho "Cur tiss Philosophic Hook Compnny-t.Mystlcal Hooks Inclusively," pnld that the movement has successfully survived nil attacks "The fnct tlmt we are back In Philadel phia mid holdhiR our conwntlon here," ho asserted, "should convince those who were skeptical." It wns u matter of history, ho said, that there was) no foundation for the objections of Doctor Abbey. In the case of Poet Mountain's divorce suit, he said, the order was not responsible for the situation tlint developed. When the order was first started Its head quarters were nt 1122 Spring Garden street. The place was mysteriously Mtcil "tit and the very furnishings breathed the t-plrlt of theosophy. The original members were rnilet. nlnccre-looklng persons. The fnct that their movement was at tacked gave them little concern. It wns to be expected, iliey argued, when some one has had Initiative enough to start something new. SITUATION NOT ALARMING IN SPAIN, SAYS PREMIER Hu Aorncr .'mlio MADP.ID, July 10. "The situation In Spain I not nlarmlni:." said Premier Dalo today to n number of correspondents. The Premier Issued his statement after ho had conferred with King Atfgnso, It follows: The sltuntlon In Spain Is not alarmlnc. Those seeking to sptond dissatisfaction nro already discredited. Humors of Cat alonia being put In a state of siege are a maneuver by Ihe nlnrmlsis l nin con vinced the (lovernmenl's attitude Is ap proved by the best element of the people Tho (lovcrnmeiit con not tolerate nets of rebellion no matter on wlio-e part imr how il;hly placed. Ilecent events piovnl tho measures ndopted by the tiov eminent were advisable ami dictated by the cir cumstances. The (lovernnient has au thorized Ihe meeting of the Jnvlste party on July 15. The meeting referred to Is tlmt of cer tain senntors and deputies from Catalonia. It will be held nt llarcelnna and will deal with reform iue.iliuis. Hot Iron Starts Fire A red-hot Iron was dropped on tho lloor nenr a pnrtltlon In the Fnlrnioimt Iron Foundry, nt Duncnniion nnd Maschcr streets, last night, and before It could bo picked up the paitltlon was ablaze. The lire was extinguished before the engine company arrived, but (fino damago was done. Accused of Keeping Itcd Cross Money WII.MIN'OTO.W Del.. July 10 rjeorge Jackson, negro teamster, was held under ball for tho upper court on a charge of keeping J28 In lied Cross money which had been lost by .Mrs. W. (1. Jackson, who had collected It. The pollco found the slips for the money where tho negro had hidden them and also found $21 on him. J-ECaldwellcVCo. ENGLISH SHEFFIELD PLATE Antiques and reproductions MWm 2 WORKMEN BUILD CAMP FOR PENNSYLVANIA BOYS Company B, Engineers, Re-enforced in Construction nt Admiral, Md. TlAl.TIMOni:. July 10. Company II, First Pennsylvania EiiKln ccrs, encamped nt the cantonment site nt Admiral, Anne Arundel County, Md were Jolnetl today by an Increased nrmy of work men and contractors, who are loslnfc no time In the hasty bulldlns; of structures that will bo needed In the cantonment where Philadelphia conscripts will be tiunrtcred nnd trained. Tho Pennsylvania engineers Rradually are nccimiulatlnR their needed equipment. Today they continued the work of bnttllnR aitalnst bicedlnt! place" for mosquitoes and clenrlnK Krotind for other bulldlnRS The second barracks to Iiouko the camp laborers, a one-story frame building. 200 hy "5 feet, has been erected along the line of tho Washington, llaltlmore nnd Annapolis Hallroad nearly a mile from Admiral sta tion. It Is estimated that COO men nre already nt work for the camp Pltc. There nro 100 negroes working on the roads nnd fully 600 carpenters and laborers. Tho sanitary arrangements for the camp are receiving much nttentlnn. Analysis of all the water In the wells In the neighbor hood Is being nindo and borings for artesian wells hao Marled ,' .. . '!$$ Twenty-one stories from the heated street the cool air plays around you. The Royal Marimba B?nd, not to be outdone, will, by request, play any air that doesn t play around youl HfHrfiM, .'? r IWVwVIVJWCWlTTv n.'w". ft) m & 1 m y- Get in on Semi-Annual Clearance . of PERRY SUMMER CLOTHES At REDUCED PRICES! $15 and $18 Suits for $20 and $22.50 Suits $25.00 Suits for $28 and $30 Suits for And so on up to the finest $35, $40 and $43 Suits at Corresponding Reductions! Trousers IPut the following facts together and draw your own conclusions about this Sale! F For 1918, all cloth, all linings, all trimmings everything has in creased about 50 per cent over the al ready high prices of 191 7! J Buy two or three Suits lay them away till you want them, and save money! Tropical Suits I We bought these hot-weather fab rics early and at low prices. When they're gone, we'll pay more to replace them! All colors, all sizes ! Palm Beach Suits $7.50 to $10 "Breezweve" Suits $10.00 and $12 Mohair Suits $13.50 and $15 White Flannel Suits $20.00, Outing Trousers $5 to $8 White Duck Trousers $2 to $3 Store closes .daily at 5 P. M. Saturdays at 1 P. M. during July and August PERRY&CO.,"n.b.t-i 16th & Chestnut Sts. mf .'r'.'i'r, jA&. f M- X Ik V-.' . :VI r This Big N $13.50 for $1650 & $17.50 $19 and $20 $23 and $24' Reduced IV ., 4 '.. A -4rtMtAjM.!i3 . m ''j 'i j t 4 ' vs it- $ , $ -ti:M V.1 V ! 1 f-rvi V : -1 'v 'i ja y .-'H ri '' J0 ' M u ' V , ' S -,s wie 1, '
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