p PfPHT n,,ww; r ttff j ,'S3" ; t, - , f"V' ' Cf i i. OTOT' , 'v K 4 m rt .jw IV Vf - t wr. i : (.; GO BOARD 'Phib&lphia Busi JkivWill Carry Pro- H tttt to Hirrisburg 'F wm 0tTSS PROMISES FAIL W AV : f tft t wtkr eervtoe provided by tho t npMMimia RojUd Transit Company for ;lijj1 M fr weke each day's ch4 ' 4fjm seemingly like those operated on (V rjmtless- Monday has bo aroused Pnlladelphlans that they are planning to'crry their protests to tho Public ..llafTfog Commission. n '2sq beter service bai been offered tlio ' tly state Pnatdant Mitten Promised In ' S add 150 unrepaired cars to various scc- Ji klons. If the cam have been added, know L.Phlladelphlana would like to UT West Philadelphia, where tho rrarvlco to jW 'the war plants at Chester, Kddyrtono nq jtog island li nu to Do a disgrace by business men ot that section. It Js there, Indignant Phlladelphlans who plan to carry tho tight to the capital At- p ready they have appointed C. Oscar i Bessley, ot Ptcrbrook, to be tho spokes man, The whole service has collapsed,". aald Mr. Htasley, "and we will mar Ahal witnesses who will toll their' .torlea to tho crmrolMlon and present roots, figures and experiences to show . that the whole service Is handled In a one-horso manner. We will also ask why the f2.r.25,:u renewal fund hn not been spent." CITV 18 IMPOTENT Transit Director Twinlnp admitted that the present trolley service waa bad and that protests and Complaints had been brought to his attention, and also to the transit company olllclals aireet. ''But tho city has no Juriidlctlon," he continued, "over the cperatlnic plan and management of tho transit com pany's lines. And I do not really feel as If the present breakdown can be Imputed to any carelessness or in- omciency on the part of tbt officials. i Tho lenewai fund to which Mr. Beasley calls attention was primarily for the purchase of rolllns; stock and rails when the present cars and tracks became useless and worn out. "I do not think it was to deal." he con- tlnued, "with any such situation ob "Time rhould be UmoiciI to lm.ulcitliiK tho PhlladelphlR Hapld Transit Corn- into the inlndi of the parents tho neoeiu peny finds itself conftonted with at slty for home training and prrprr hmnt the present time I know, of course, onlronmiua," lie report lewis 'Tin It hasn't epent much money durincis ols tan uei do thlu work as well tho last year, but I understand that Isja-J t'fo home, and thi pv "l purse should because of the dllllculty In obtaining . hot ho made to meet the derelictions ol , armatures, wheels and other tieccssr ties for car-repair work. 1 Michael J. Ityan, the resident member ot the Public Ben Ice Commission, said that he did not recall the number or proterts which had bueu registered in regard to the pment trolley service He said that matter would hate to ho laid before the secretary and take the proper official channels before leaching tho commission. He added: "It Ktrlkes mo that there has been ft AAM)l i9 -ftninlnlnt. Imtn lll.ll .I I Phis. The people of Philadelphia don't! compiain very mucn apparently; they seem to endure anything ' But it seemed yesterday from tho re ports that csme from every section of the city that the last straw had broken the camel's back The little curbstone Indignation meetings had certainly passed from passive disgust Into open reprisals en 'the transit company, as reported by the .motormen, conductors and pedestrians. iv,T- i,n, , m,r, .,.. .... . I TANK TB0IXEY8 KltOM WHtE fH In many cases Irate passengers, rait ing la the snow for cars, saw the trol leys flashpast them without even hesi tating. When Mterol of the trolleys had acted In this manner the pedestrians decided the next 0110 would not get away. As a result they hauled oft the trolley poles, bringing the cars to a stop and then Informed the motorman that If be didn't let them aboard they would k Proceed to pull hU car don around his earn, In two cases, at least, a motor t man and conductor were lieaten, In connection with poor service many of the passengers complained of tho umb' manner In which the car crews were working, lilward A. Noppel, presi dent ot the United Bualnesa Men's As soetatlon, cited literal cases which cumo under his personal observation In the central section. Accused of bating thrown a brick nirougn a irousy car window jcuterday afternoon, Anton Messer, 93) West Patipbln Street, was nrrested, Messer said that he had been waiting on tho corner ot Sixth and Dauphin streets for a car tor oter a hair hour. It waa then, be said, he decided to hurl tho missile to force the motorman to stop the car. In throwing the brick he slipped or. the ley street and fell against thu car, suffering severe cuts on the face and head. The executive committee of the six tieth and Market turrets Business Men's Association announced that It has de. elded to place Its grievance heforo Councils, a Potk Klein, president of the asso ciation, stated that more than 15,000 commuters were compelled to use tho crosstewn cars dally at the intersection of sixtieth and Market streets. Conditions at Fifty-second and Market streets are equally poor. This is another Import"" transfer point, and commuters state that the ssme situation obtains tuff. SJ armsn, chairman of the West Philadelphia Coundlmsnlc Association $ S Ooonells, luu been asked to take un s- . :Ir.rT,"T: '" V. lK"m r, Kiem said ite 1. " -; v! T"n i-niiaaei- n Bhls, were with the association in Iti efforts to obtain trolley service. RED CROSS HERE GIVES . " OUT 34,107 SWEATERS -iPonrwylVMl Division Supplloa That t NwMr to Soldiers Dur- inc January ,$rtw Tbirty.fuur thousand, one 1 hundred and dtk seven men lathe army and navy senic ifwi a4e bwy dur'ng the mnU of i-January by the Pennsylvania riiiuinn c 4AerliBn fted qross. That number of I ' l,HrM reoaived awtaters from the Pm- f-nmm niviii iwe, sweaisra Wtr nseiv.ie ve-rrvw venwnrnems sna navel as. ,jsue isiapq wavy Yard re 111! sweaters. Ill tuilr. f .21. t.wristkHs, mtr and tlli .3 rraMTOru Arntiai. mi city tWrty.gwMter. Ill bain o wn yersssmsr .nn pny mUBlers, ef , Peuwlvan'a the PotcmaeJ Ijretve4kl1.tlt sweaters. K.Tt 1 of seeks.' JMt wristuts. :oet mat. , JW MbMMa, , IWim,-Osrg a, whero 'many f tM fas)lratila Rational VH imam,' reoelved ajst , SIM seeks. 2 W wrist. IfM MBjiirs-isMt, tlt helmet.. "S?", not u , Hortkt Carolina poehun. I7TSiw"T" mmt rect to I ? UM seem, the WFrnBtaSii u "J m- WOLF SUGGESTS SCHOOL REFORM - ' Education Board Henri Would Revive Some Old , ideas of Teaching ASKS MORE HOME WORK Waif Suggests Changes in Educational System TnDWIN WOLF, in his first re XJ port as president of the Board J of Education, urges the follow. InR chances in (he public school s) stent: Persistent Icachlntc of rudi mentary branches for first four grades. Universal introduction of de partmental work system as con. ducted In Edward T. fiteel School. Absorption of School of Pcdn got y by Normal School Elimination of separate or ganization for bovs and girls in West and South Philadelphia High Schools. More attention to "home work." Substitution of a system of military, ambulance and hospital training for both sexes in place of physical training. fhnnirH In the Thlladelnlila mil, lie school ayitem that will brinif liaclc some of the old Ideas of Impartlns the fumla iiimtuln of educaton, and at the name time Introdua ng new measures to bring about Increased efficiency nt leos rost tlonai studied Alone ihli line is a plot for moro 'home uorl." tho home An experiment that has turned nut very satisfactorily he saje, is depart mentnl work undpr the now progressltr Bjstim us .onducted at the Kdward T Steel School, which should he adoptcl In all elementary schools. Thin sjsttn Is billeted to avoid the objrcttonal fea turcs of the Gary plan and combine efficiency and economy It Is also high ly popular with both teachers .uu pupils COMBINi: TWO HIGH SCHOOLS The rejwrt alwi recommends that Hit West and South Phlladelthla Hlgl Schools, which now hate se aratn or ganlzatlons for hoy and girl pupils, be each put under one management. Tho Sihtol of Pedagogy should bi abolished, or rather. It .should bo ab sorbed by the Normal School, tho report Continues. Without any trouble th. Normal School could take over thin wont, ana tno entire cost or mo Kchoo, rfiPedagogy saved Mr. Wolf points oji mat .-niiaaeipnia is 1110 oniy cu that maintains a separate nchool 01 Pedagogy for bojs A complete system of military, ambu lance and hospital training for both sexes Is urged In place of the present sstem of military training "A fetv j cars ago we wore, not a military nation; today wo nie," Mr Wolf says In recommending thin new move. WANT HIOH SCHOOL 8UPKHVISION Other sections of the report follow: Tradition has had much to do with the condlt'ona of the high schools and a readjustment of these department-, of the schools artltltleH Is absolute!) ticcessarj. Yo bring system i-ut of this confused situation and continue it on broad and modern lines I would recommend kupervlsion and the crea t'on of the position of supervisor of the 1MKII ncnwi w. .1 Biinuif. 1M3 1110 umy of thU offlr to ro-ordlnate, unlf d reld all the various schools Into ono department and it should further no his duty to supervise and direct all the activities, educational and ad ministrative, of all thu schools in this department. lit high schools whero all work Is departmental, tho plan of promotion by subject has new come into vlrtuall) universal use throurhout tho United Slates. This plan credits a pupil with each subject In which he has dont satisfactory work regardless ot whether h lias succeeded or fnlled in other subjects. To bhow the lack ot to-ordlnatlcn. or rather the absence of regulation, I will state that In Philadelphia six high schools promote by subject and five proiiote by rlsss And further. In the South Philadelphia High School under one rcof the boys ars prumnted by class and the girls are promoted by subject, Un not these conditions tall for a remedy? The board baa one committee on elementary schools, which takes care nf UO.OQ0 pupils and 4000 teachers. l'or high schools it has three com mittees for 15,000 pupils and 700 teach er. I would advocate changes In the department 01 superintendence. This department hhnuld consist of super intendent of rchools, supervisor of high schools, three associate super ln'",'en" d one exsmlner. Tho elimination of many forms and reports would lessen tho statistical and clerical work of this department to such an extent that the organisa tion as above outlined could easily handta the work of the department, and a much smaller number of clerical assistants would be temilred In the schools. A matter which Is causing grave concern, ana tor wmen we i.mo not 1 found ft solution Is the Imuewst ier disci pline By reason nf the leniency and consideration shown Juvenlla offenders, pupils guilty of petty offenses return to their classes the envy o( their fel low pupils. 33 NOUIU8TOW.N GRADUATES Monteomery County's Capital Uoldi High School Exercises Today Thlrty-flvo. graduates, members of th 1911 winter class of the NorrlMow 1 High School, wera awarded diplomat at the' commencement exercises to b held thla afternoon In the Norrletow 1 tprian was Miss KHiabeth Hurst, tin alutatorn Miss Dorothy Webb Si mon 1 essayists, John Herbert Weber an 1 Mahton Wesley Uelwller, TIW trtembr Ot the class are! Malta MaeAnnia, Wlllrl nerttis nalley. nna. Hail, Mary Kuip HlHlns. Harah kiln,. i;ainarin Ann Ktnr, Kiaia Mar nnatia J. M HrTnr. Martar. t fiussr. AniiAra liunalesee. TV7T'aTn--aLi fc-'v,-.-"rv ! rr.ir. eir.a ,IM R1MBN ,; ;. ,-m. and the Introduction of a system of mill " Inrr. jmliulancn and hoTnltal lrulnltit? In f T-i , t m .. i tv!i!-i. r... ;i T-.1- x n t tt t - mn tt r XT- 10 n-i ,1 Plate of piijelcal tralnlnc. are urged by I programs Rl lilDl'ai'lCH ana , uisuiki, vuuiicil uucuies XO Vy. J. Jtupuuill tuns riuiuuru vfuuiLa iiuw jo ciu iiuu , of 7,ind thought I had plenty or time, iM.in wnir n iit fii-c n,i o. ,..T rn .. i i iTi I c.nnnvf tt., tvt... -..( ' rnffJ P.M. t.i,,i:.n T I.. I., T:.-i4 Onll C,. t for Bonly takes about twcnty-fle mln- dVntof the :,Bo,ra ' if Uducilion: ' wu.wut.-iuwsiur.mft- -""- uw wu 4 -uu v,xialn o , u x.,, ... ... xwi . u,Mp run out there-or. rathei, that chief among the old ideas hoe re tain and Instruct and Calls Convention America's Homes Cents '!i,.iV!.i ... ? ;-ii. ,,. nn v Mval he recommenus are the prslstent . f m.n h. ,,i iti teaching of rudimentary brinches In tin 1 T"en I mado up mv mum in first four grades Too much time tlu A Philadelphia Community Mondaj Tho lUstrlct Counill of the Textile "II10 leal solution to the food ron- FOOD OFFICIALS FIX ITItnkl.1 2l lf ",am8 aI?nS "r- ThaJ report sa a. Is now gUen to mdiiual, o j take- Its place in the ranks with the Trades I'nlon Ins oted to finance the iatlon problrm llfs in the kitchens of l?ii,t J 1 S ?J tfii catlonal and domestic science work'and reU of the Monda,sKuell--. Mealier rloth .eaters' .trlke b) weekl, aess- L'!, "c n,hml "''", T"L .F""8' -. , , . 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I I MM llMiBBBBBfllHlilll I 11 IIMIbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbW tsBBBBBBBBllllilBBBBBBBBllW1 IliflHBnS Cuaej&f KnterUiinmcnts nt the nrious community ccnteri. nro now in order on "fuclless Monday." The photoifrai h shows a clusa in surgical mess ing which assembled this morninj? nt the headquarters of the Visltinp; Nurso Society, 1340 Lombard street. COMMUNITY MONDAY I BIDS GIRLS WELCOME' addition, not u pubtructlon Scheduled by tho recreation commit tec of the GliK Conference, lepicsent lng tho Philadelphia dlfctrit comm t ee the woman's committee of the Council of National Uffuis", Nation il League of Woman's Hervlo and the War Depait ment and Navy Department Commls slons on Training Camp Activities, tin programs are Interesting and aie epet to nil women and g'lls of the ilt Under the d1 ctlon of Mrs Cyril Talconcr and Miss Helen 11 Porter field, fpcclil progiams hate been at langed nt eeven of the branch llbrart auditoriums, undci the aunlces of hucb organlratlons as tho Matinee Musical Club and the Philadelphia hi hoc! 0 Kxprc-blon and Alt Last woek, in tpltc of the cold uni' blizzard, a large uttendaiico waH noted and It Is expected that todaj's attend anco will be eten larger. The detailed progiams and places of entertainment follow : lounir ttomrn's t nlon fourth al.it Pnln IrUffp street Opti hounn 11 n rn ti, 0 V. in Miwlf nd danclnir lt.,l ( rnni, Krsrnr Public Srbool loininiinltj (rntri nlxin and ralnnnunt imnu Altirnnon ,'ea At lira, I'roernm I 311 Olrh AM I'us Arch Hrfft Afternoon trn At home, J to 5 Hlorv lelllnx nnrl danrlnc inliersltr llotike .1,01 I,onmlaril ntrcct Open huune. Z to ft Cermantonn 1. VV. t. A. 5SJO Omurtown ntenue 11 to 1.', mllltnrj drill Rprren tlon, 1J to 1, ten fnt lunch Fanriulchi una coffee 1 In r, ltpd Orotic rltHne Betlmnj I'srlth llon.e u& anil llalnhrlilgo trela, undtr the surpltes ot thu 1'rnnm. nnla Aworlatlon of Vt nmen tVnrLirj ' Military drill for lilrli coniluited by major from Army, 1 80 to B p in Inter mlHslnn. MufIo followed bv demonstration drill by motor meaatniir glrla Drill fee flr cents . Vt. V. A. leih and Arch atreeta lied Croa actltltlea nil day riuh euprr M to 7 v ni fifteen lents eimnAslum and military drill ti i, m tlirht (Imivh Neinh)orhcMt llonae 20 N Amarlran atrrHt llriHtt hiitiuA. Afl.rnnnn tea. Lamea. muale. danelnu-. I Iththeuae-Ud vviit 1 rhtah ntenue Oren 1 bouae. to 5 Afiermwn tea , Itrereatton (entera Oiien. i to 10. Pneclal , prosruma tlwrnutalum Rumen dnnctnff lllariln,. Tiipnn 111-,,,,, an., ,!t.n!Ah Weatmorelond llflh and VVeatmorclan 1 erot '.owtr rrent ana carpenter. Htarr (jardn 7ih slid limbard Mierwood 50th and Chrlatlan Athletic 1 wenty-alitli anl Mnater Hhppv lIolloM VVajno avenue, tpnoaltn Vtrt lx)Kan atreat Wutervlevv llalnea atreel nnd McMahon avenue Wutervlevv Annex (colored) 10J Iiaat Haines atreet Afternoon tea nt Otrmnntoven Itecreatlon Center nnd VVatertlevv llecreatfon Cen ter North IIoums hH North TMndolph street Oivn houae l'rosram a to 4 Bualneaa Womrn'a C hrlatlnn Inxue 111H Walnut atreet Op, n bouan all dv Uomen'a Trade I nlon Ieua;ue J4H Houlll LtKhth atreel. Uihm hou-e nfter 3 p in All stria webome Ubrurtea Ileadlnic rooma oren to the publl aiscUl prnsrama Hated below boulhwark llruneh Llbntn Sth and Klla worth atrreta, rroaram under the auaplee,, pf the Philadelphia Pchool ot Kxpreaslon and Uramatle Art 3pm Fmnkfonl llruneh Library KTanliford ate. uue and Overtnxton atrret Proa-raeat elnittnir and dramatlca 3 10 p m '" I.eblfh Avenue llruneh Sixth atreet and t.e. h'sh avenue Proaram under tht nuapleea of Jin llrnee ttel-h Viper. Mualo ant eommunlt rinsing T p m Manayunk nrnnrh llhrirj Iteming an! ivuixmt atreeta flnslng unl drnmatiea, a an p ni Mietnnn llrunfli Ulirnrv Hunting Pare and W'ajno avenua Pronam unler thi Auaplectf of the Matinee Musical Club. 3 30 p in Meat ridlndelpblu tlrvneh 40th and Walnut atreeta lTosr,m of mueln and drnmatiea Under the auspices of Mrs I'hlllp Jenkins, 3 so p m .... Mel'hersen Square nraneh Indiana avenns anl r atreet. Hlnglns and readlnga 3 3) VUltfni Nurae Society 18n lumbar I atrctt Opn O a m to la and HO li 5ji for work In aurklcnl dreaalnn. Muale, friend.' (Inlld rourlii and tlreen streets. Open house ni. 'r rlhVa Ketllement House SOW Soutl KlKhlh atreet Hlnslns 4 n m CnoKIn,., H p. m Library open an na. Fouthnark elsbboi-nood llense tot Lite- worth atreet Open houae, J to tl p in St Tlmothy'H Home 71 1 Jlred atreet, Open house, .' to II p. m NEW MANAGER AT CHESTER Joseph Graham Will Head Hull De partment of Sun Plant Joseph Oraham, for seteral ears wlta the Virginia Bridge and Iron Compani, of noanoke, Va, haa been appolnten manager of the hull department of thv Sun Shipbuilding Company plant ot Cliester, succeeding J. A. Him, who re- signed a month tgo to become general mvnager of tho Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Ore. Mr, Graham Is already "on the. Job nt Chosjler. He la a man of long ex. perlence In shipbuilding and Is recog. nlzeel as one of the leading authorities, In ship construction. With the Boanok company he was In charge f manufac. ture ef plates and other material re quired In ship construction. BEQUEST FOR HOSPITAL Samaritan and Templo University Benefit Through W. G. Ellis's Will Bequests of 11000 to the Samaritan Hospital and r.U00 to Tniple College are Included In the will of William O. KUU. who died January 30 at the Hahnemann Hospital! leaving most of a estatei values at iei.,oug ,0. reMtlveo. ' W411 ' today su that s saatajt? W LBDai!lK-XlJJL(AXl!LPaiA. MOIND GIRLS ENJOY VARIED '&u&&4m&TJm&t&j2f TALK GENERAL STRIKE 1 OF TEXTILE WORKERS' and has ul'o tnlled u renerat tonven- tion for next Saturday nt 2 o'clock In the Kensington Labor I.vceuni, at which time action will bo tnl.cn on the prop osltlon to call a general strike of the textile trades In Phllidelphla, Involving approximate 73 noo woiku loin. J, III ten, chalimnn of tl.o ion vcntlon committee, today expressed the hope that the weavers' strike would be amicably adjusted before the tlino set foi tho meeting arrives, but ndded tint If tho cloth manufnetuters failed to meet the demanda of their cmplovcs there was every likelihood that a gm er.al strike will be called Tho meetiny will be open to tho jiubllr, he said Counsel has been emploed by (h textile workers to defend Louis J Ocr gotz president of tho We iters Union In the Injunction proceedings brought festurdav by the I'ranklln Worsted Com pan to prctent picketing and Inter ference with the business of the com pan It was announced that tevernl hundred strikers armed with Anierlean flags, will continue to picket at this plant, but that no dlt-ordcr or violence would be committed MAN DIKS OP HEART DISEASE Oncc-I'roperouh Engineer Fatally Stricken in Lodging House Once a prosperous mechanical engi neer, with offices nt M22 Oermantnwn avenuo and a homo In West Penn street Oermnntown, Paul J, J Horn, hltj joRra old waH taken sick In a lodging house at fitl North Illctcnth street on Saturday and died a few hours nfter it the Iliihmminn llo-pltnl of heirt dls eaio Porn hud a eon Paul and a daughto- Olga, supposed to live In this city, and r '. ....... . . .V ... I J,or0. nlu"';; pui coroner, is en- , deavorlng to find thim through tho po- lice III oldci to notlfv them of their1 r ,,i,n, u Hn-itl, WllllCl H Oiaill Motortruck Frcicht Line Opened CABLISLi:, Pa, I'cb 4 Todav evil mark tho opening of .1 motortrurk freight lino throui.h tho Cumberland Vale, the first of the kind In Oils sec tion : earlj twenty-ftto trucks will ba Placed in use, running for tho present between Hnrrlsburg Hagcrstown and Intermediate points GAINING UPPER HAND OVER JAM OF FREIGHT Third Heatless Monday Finds Officials of Brotherhoods De Most Effective Attack mand Advances of Thirty in Progress to Forty Per Cent Hie third "heatless Jtondav under effect' retTnT n VSleX vvhateT congestion of ficlght exists In tho jarda of the railroads entering Phil adelphia, and rallrond olllclals todav Mere In tbn VilfrVin., ,inppAn n,i,i.n. over the prospect of clearing their tracks nnd getting back to a normal pre-war basis. If we can only have a spell of good weather now," raid 0110 of them todaj. 'there will bo little moro talk about freight Jams " When tho Garfield order first went Into effect there was so much confusion legurdlng Its exact meaning that big mercantile and manufacturing estab llshments, which nro tha tardea, en,,. slgneeu of frc ght. behoving tint they wou d not bo allowed to tito coal to opei ato their elevators, fulled to avail them selves of the opportunity afforded of put. ting In frelfcht during the holiday period and on the heatless Mondays. The erroneous Impression on this suh. Ject was cleared up too late to be of any real value durmg the first flte-day noli, day period, but later, when it was learned that power could be used for any purposo connected with the storago of freight, a rpeclal appeal was made by tho railroads to consignees to take adtantago of the Monday ho Iday to heln clear tho yards pf waiting freight Tho second hoi day Monday, howeter which waa last Monday, was ushered m by iv blizzard such as has rarely bean knotyn In Philadelphia, and whllo the conslgneca were w.lilng enough to get busy In moving freight, weather cond lions were such that the task waa ,n nigh impossible. Today thero Is M. f.rent story, and win, clear skies over, head and favorable weather conditions ell around, more freight Is being mo id from the yards here than at any . since the congestion has prevailed This morning the Pennsylvania ItalU road had on hand approximately jjio cars ot freight of all kind. In It. yirdi awaiting delivery, a net decrea.. r, about 00 ears since the end of 'freight! moving week,' and this total was berV materially reduced as the day went r? pennsjlvanla officials declare that the accumulation 'of freight In the local yards la considerably below h! , B.S3 AV LJk. - f P ROGRAM ON "COMMUNITY MONDAY" rJ?t,,ssJ2Sasisssxsxssssi 20,000,000 KITCHENS REAL ARENA OF WAR1 greatest slty of todaj Monumental tavlngs have been effected In hotels, retaurants, clubs and other eating places but If the sav ing In theso places wore rten trcblid solution of the food problem would still icmaln In thn hands of the housewives of Ameilc 1 With theso words In an nelds "What the Federal (lotemment Is Do ing, ' f' J Hepburn counsel for tht United .'hates food administration In Pcnnslvanla delivered todav at the Mnnda) conference at tho City Club, put It squirely up to the wermen to cf feet tho necessary food fcnvlng to win the wai M010 than fifty women's organizations were represented nt toda s lonferenci to discuss the Impending food crlls Tood consertatlon Is not a mere motcment for ilntlonal economy," said Mr Hepburn, 'nor In It Intended merelj to distribute foodstuffs eiiuallv nnd to regulate and tablllzo prices I'ood con-1 sertatlon Is 11 mllltnry measure of tltnl, moment, absolutely essential to the na tional safctj 'W heat Is unjuestlonablj the foremost requirement of today Carry back to tour organisations the message, 'Sate wheat more than wo ark Jou to sate While wheat Is ro necessary. It Is urgent nho that wo conserve meats, fats nnd sugir The Italian army suffered se vere ictcres several months ngo be cnuco Its morale was hroken hy hunger The Allies similarly will bicak if our food does not reach them, 'lho only uay wo can send food abroad Is to sate It here In our homes " The other rpeakcrr were Clarence fee ars Kates, of the Philadelphia food commission, urd Mrs Netada D Hitch cock, who spoke on 'Tho City nnd the Housekeeper ' Say Coal Raiders Took Freight rivo men snd ,t woman were arrested last night by tho police of the rourth street and bnvder ntenue Mntlon follniv lng a raid on a toal train at Willows nteniiu and Porter street The pollen say thej made the arrests owing to the fact that ceul raidtra havo abo been loot ing bo cars of other freight The po lice tay the pcrtons arrested had goods In their possession which had been taken from the bo cars RAILROAD MEN ASK FOR PAY INCREASE 1 I Wage increases ranging from 30 to ! 4 '-"P"- ' be asked of tho railroad wage commls flon by the four brotherhoods. It was stated today by ono of the Brotherhood rc,rV'nt-'8 here, It Id declared to bo the purpose of thn four brotherhoods not to embarrass Di rector Oeneral McAdoo by extravagant demands, hut to ask Increases amount ing to approximately CO per cent of the Increased cost of living occasioned by the war A II Carretson, prcsldont of tho con ductors' organization and TV, O Lee, of the trainmen, appeared before tho wage commission today. They presented statistics showing the Increased cost of living and the inadequacy of the present scale ot wages paid freight and pasren etr conductors and trainmen. Tor the conductors, Qarretsnn asked n flat rate of 5 20 per hundred mlle for tho freight conductors nnd M 25 per hundred miles for the passengr con ductors. The difference between the do mands Is based on the fact that tho freight Conductors averagn n slower run than tho other class The present rate for the the former Is from M to tt 18 and J2.90 for the latter. Trainmen, admittedly the lower paid nf the orranlzed railroad employes asked through Lee, their president, In creased compensation through ts vtrlous grades amounting to about CO ner cent of the Increa-ed cost of living .crordlng to flsures supplied the com--v's'lot th'n cost has risen from 45 to 03 per cent since the vvsr started, Vext Week TV. S Carter, president of the flremn. nnd Warren Stone, tho engineers' chief wll testify ns to the needs of the employes they represent Mr. Oarretson said today before taking the stand that while the executives ot the, four brotherhoods had organized to act together when the Adamson bill was before Congress, this time they are, acting Independently although for a common purpose. The organize.! rail, road men, be declared, have the utmost confidence In obtaining a square deal from the wsge commission anil lav McAdoo and have no desire other that) l.Vi.iti AJtV 4. IMiV PRICE OF MILK DROPS HALF A CENT TODAY a cent on each quart amount on the pint. Tho new price, nu set by the Tedcral food administrators, Is thirteen cents a quart and seven cents a pint. This fig ure Is b ised on milk containing 4 per rent butter, or that which Is known as grade "XI" Cradeo 'A" and "AA" contain n higher porocntaga of butter fats nnd sell for fifteen a ciuart, or eight rents n pint, and setenteen cents a quart or nine cents a pint, respeetltelv If ou are pivlng thirteen cepts n epiart for milk containing less than 4 per cent butter fats, jour dealer Is mak ing more than tho four nnd one-halt cents profit set by the administration as being "fair" Tho prlco list ns determined by the food officials, following a conference with mills producers nnd dealers, Is git en be low ,. r. I'lkeper qt . Fair 1 C of paid to price" to I uttr rota prortneer eonaumer ISO 7 ne 12 1V- l -1 1 s IK, lj 2-,(. : 1 2 n-.A i! sort BI kin ! iv erode 1? milk M K 'e I. 4Sc h de 1 2 Sic 1 e a 7 an n n 4n is eso h la W7Se H e 1J SVc S 7n unsc H 7Bc IS OOe R f 0 14 40o SOi. 14 BOc I 4.1 Ml Ail I s r. t 47 f 4 R .1 ll I SO firtule V milk i 00 j 4 no, l le 11 70, I" 2a 14 80a iidi 14 0.1c 11 4c 1", 0O 'I ".0 til Sflc nno in fine n 7c 17 ooe Orado A V milk The decrcarc In the price of milk re sulted from the Imbl'tty of the railroad, to provldo the proper transportation facilities for coal, cans and other mate rials required by mlllt-condcnslng plant., according to It. v uaidcrston. secre tary of the Interstate Milk Producer.' Association "Ihls jear they have not done so I know of one condensing plant that hu boon tied up from lack of coal, sug.r aim cans Tney nan contracted to tak any surplus of mill: on tho Philadelphia market up to 250 canB a day. To d.te thej have not taken a slnglo ono" It was chnrged by a prominent milk producer that Dr. Clydo L King foclated with tho food administrator, on tho milk commission, had oppot-ed th decreaso In tho price Ho maintained that a reduction of half a cent to Uia farmer would result In cutting down the production of milk, It is said Doctor King, howeter. denies having taken this stand. The only stntcment he will make In this connection Is that 'The reduc tion In prlco was necessary under the circumstances " When questioned as to his reported statement that thero would bo a further reduction In the prlco of milk, and that the price would not be rot above th present level this jear, Jay Cooke, Fed eral food administrator for Philadelphia., said that he had been misquoted. He would make no further comment PHILADELPHIA SOLDIER DIES FOR DEMOCRACY Peter Trojan, Austrian Born, Gives Up Life on French Battle Front Another name has been added to the honor roll of Philadelphia In our war for democracy In the person of r,t,r Trojan, thlrty-two jeara o'd, of Com pany X. Ninth L S Infantry, of the American expedltlonaiy forces In Fran """.. H"'"1 """ ,el '" F"ce. Ms death having been Just reported. tho circumstances it which nro not known as jet. """i Trojan was Austrian born nnd his tvlfa f.nd Jh'M still I've lhttt wuntry. Wh he Unlte.1 States entered the Kl Immediately took out ills last paper, ,ni enlisted He. had been In France iw ?" " "ved In Amer,C " residing 'n Philadelphia Zi, that time, Utterly at 2318 Uv1n,n' I-"'' " two brothers anS ,K, " still reside He was a workman Tin morocco leather plant here. n ln a " BAPTISTS IN SESSION Obscrvo Heatless Monday by Listen inu to Talk on Persia A very vivid and Impassioned recital of scenes attending the m.i;,Vr .1 inousand, of Pers-an Christian, " ,"' 1915 at Oeogtapa, Pei-sla, by th. k1. and Turks this morning fMt"eed fh'l rjH'r 7VMy WMl,n of h Baptists Ministerial Conference, h'ld at th. p ,1.. naptlst Church when th. Ilev jt ' v I Shabas of Urmia Persia, ,,v'' n' "Back Prom the War Zone, er aH.0B., of the Turk." The Itev. Shaba," Baptist m'sstonarv to the h.J,i.Wd,.,J the time of the massacre. He , tour ot Sapttst church.s'i'f W, . Next week's meetlnc- ef tb ,i.. . . conference will be held at the juS 1.1 Temple! Broad and Berks LV.pt', aeer 01 tne seventy-artk wj c;: iiuu iuu hamo P.ItT. WORSE THAN T00NERVILLE CAR Trollcya Can't Go and Won't Be Pushed, Says Indig nant Citizen ONE MAN'S EXPERIENCE SuBfCflU Trailers or Jitneys to Help Out Present Dilapidated System Hero I " Thn sorst thins about the whole tratWt stnm in Philadelphia is not that the tars arc too few nor that tho scliHulcl are Irregular, but that there li no tellnc how much proRrei ono Is Knlni; tomaka eien after one hae been Ittrti, .nttpli nf lmiAn1 Annntrli tr get Insl n car," n correspondent writes to tli Ienivo runuc I.KDacn, "Talktbout the Toonerx llle Trolley,'," said anther who'e thouehts ran In the enmo chnnel and whoso eenncns of temper ad been sadly thrown out of kilter Whls recent experiences with tho trollevs "That man Tox that draws tho 'Tonenllle Trolley' pictures must get a p of his Ideup In Phlladlphla If I wated to get any place In a hurry I woull rather take chances with tho old pltlfer of Toorenllle than with the P R, j skipper The pas-cngers can get oufand pust the 'Tooncrvllle Trol lev,' hi they couldn't push, thece V It T cij- They simply wouldn't be IiukI.cI t li.ie conio to the point of placlnbsolutely no faith In thepc cars. I we smebody calls them 'banana' cars booauS they come In bunches, hut lots of tliejfinn they don't como at all , lots of thtllmo they Just stav where they are ' I bd to go out and see mv chief tho other ilsht at his home and I was sup pocilP bo thoro at 7:30. He wanted to bUo ie f-omo Instructions on things that nre coming up or might como up whlllo vas out of town. He HvfB on hprlnf Garden sticct not far from TwertHth. ' t iras at Sixth and Market streets waltfcl for a Ko 1C car nt ten minutes thoefht, but tnko a tnxlcab. f-o I started to oik to tho Heading Terminal for a tazlclb It Just happened that thero was not! thero and whllo I waited along cam. a 21 car I took it, figuring I wou'J not lose much time, since I would ban to wait for a taxi an way, 1 was congratulating mself on be inr pretty lucky after all when we turned up Into Eighteenth street and ttopped There were two cars ahead of us lho car Just ahead of us was disabled and It Ktmed that tho crew of the car ahead of that was trlng to help fix It No bodf knew what was tho trouble. The car In the lead had been In troubln and tht second car had had to stop Then they had tried to push tho first car with I)1, second nnd tho socond had gone deid Now the first was all right ngaln "Now it vvas useless to get a taxlcab, because 1 could save very little time, so I Just got oft and walked 1 got there twenty-flvo minutes late. I would hate beer, better oft If thero had been no cars tt til. Then I wouldn't have depended on them at all " Some citizens nro suggesting cmcr- tiency Jitney leglblatlon to permit tho operation of Jitneys until the P. It. T. can piovlde adequate facilities Some go so far ns to eay the trolley cars should be forced off tho streets nnd th6 tricks reserved for Jltr.cys, the automo biles taking tho several routes tho cars now take. Another euggestlon, often heard, is that tho P. It. T. Company uso its dis abled cars of which there aro 3G0, according to President Mitten, ol the f. It, T, as trailers. They claim they can't get tho cats repaired," said one man ' Well, the way It works now there are no cars for a while and then a string of them, run ning 1-0 close that they almost run Into cacti other. Instead of having every car run under Its own power let them hitch a disabled car onto each car that can move. In some cities they have that system regularly It eaves power. They have cars that are not equipped at all for moving themselves They nro made for trailers. That would at least rcllevt the situation a little " Special m A S&&Ay Tuesday on This Columbia Grafonola Outfit li "Jewel" Grafonola, mahogany or oak. 10 selections of your own choice (5 double disc 75c records). I album holding 34 selections. 300 needles, loud, soft and medium. 6 special fiber needles. Total Outfit, $50 ( You Get This Complete Outfit Immediately Choose this fine Grafonola outfit SPECIAL FOR TUESDAY Easiest Terms for the Balance No tear tax no interest Order early this offer for Tuesday only TherGrafonok Shops 1109 Chestnut Street Optn. Suturdeu A' ADMIRAL MOVES IN LIKE, A WHIRLWIND- , ........ , rT . .. i ncacis awiin at opeeu Sh by Bowles at Medical Arts Building TAKES ANOTHER FI If Ho Shows Same Action at It island, Lookout, Snys Su- is pelntcndcnt 41 Hear Admlrtl r. T. n0vvie constructor of tho Kmcrgcncy t2 Hoard, has moved in. j He did It with such speed that nil Simpson, Hipcrlntendent of the Med(j rm nullum,, niAieenea nnd Wall sireci, is .1111 on ins uaci; With lu.vt uu lu eyu.iii. j TIia .tilmlrn! la rvt,Ai.tnl .H .,..' -" " ' v ,"-..... ui, wean, day. On Hiturday nfternoon b . elded that In addition to tho nfi... floor of the building, which the Shi pi ig Uoard now occupies, 1e wanted tl fourteenth Ho sent an enterprltiij oung icprcsciuniivo to niniio Known I WISH. The young man made them known I inonosynaDies, tnen tfuiout taklu breath Ifo aviated up to the fourteoml floor and started mnrnthonng arena the twnlto rooms with a topo meajim Three of the roomn were occupied bi un .. iv. .team, wno naun t cxpecte) iiiu Kinernnie.ini onsiaugnt. The nn of medicine took flight nt the cornlii 01 me nunnn wniriwinti. j Then tlio furniture began to arrWeT "b ciiaim, nuru, uiicoiiimriaoie one. to mako vlultora stato their hubin- briefly without temptation to lolf iant ...b. , uciRn, mo aiiiu mauo ior work. telephonos cterj thing y. 'It was tho quickest mote I'te ei seen In my life," the superintendent exclaimed today, bating taken jestenj day off to get his tt Ind back. "If Admiral Howies gets things moving nt Hog IsltcJ tho way they've been movea tnto thin l,IMInM ..... I, .. .1.1 .11 -,..... .-4 uu..ui,ik, tn hss 01111,3 un rignt. ,t About a month ngo, on January 7, to ho enact, S!mpon received a letter frtcn r cirognn. eii'trict omtsir In the! United States Shipping Honrd. dfebuW (hit tho board 'thought favorable nJ tho Inspected offices as they seemed fa be the only ones available for the ex." pecteil grow th of our ofllco " That rej ferrcd to the fifteenth floor, which slnetl has been taken oter. An option wajl the n nskod for and granted on tho fours teenth II001. Tho letter gently hlntetf that co-operation would bo expected 'thnt we will not find It necessary Si requisition " J The representative appeared ol Saturday," Simpson continued, "with .! letter blgncd bv AdmirnI Bowles, tt was really a written order rommandeSrl lng tho otllces by tho authority of tH) shipping board 4, "Action, tint's what they showrt action ' tj WARRANTS FOR GARAGE MAN Jenkintovvn Car Ovvnera and Worth! less Check Holders Seek Summers I VVnrriinfo UArn tneiln.l a. T.f.l. ?l , " ..-. ,n, ui.ciiiiiiiiownj today for the arrest of O J. Summer.," tho racing motorist and garage pro-", prictor, who disappeared leavlntr a :.' trail of alleged worthless checks anil! a score or angry victims .luinuici -,, ,-n n ueiiovee. to nT 1 1 r4 ai . a.,l. I. . ..11A. a,. .j gone soutn, vvas last seen In Phlladtlf phla after ho 'left town" Thursday jj u iar ucioiiBing to .1. rea nrtenbi which ho abandoned ln a .nowd Coming to Jcnklntnwn from Chlca,P! .cm tHu, ,-uiiiiners opencu a saiv uuKiuvnn .11111 iaincu inc conuoence the suburban business men Among charges against him are failure to pij his icnt or employes wages, parslat worthless checks for $2700, strlpp'nl Darts of cam to enulr. other cars and damaging Tlffenbach's touring car, ,' levy on tho garngo now makes It UoA, possible for flfteon suburbanites to teti their cars out without costly rcplettn proceedings ' J?1 M. P. BROUGHT TO TIME Member of Parliament Had T001J Much Sugar to Suit Authorities $1 LONDON', Peb 4 Charged with hoarding thousands of pounds of footu lohn McVan, a member of Parliament, wns summoned to court today. k This Is the first case of a Parliament mmbcr being accused of food hoarding Terms Until 9 o'Cloeh x 1 V Mr HpSJSWW!Ii , i-m w f-wi n-n, uwra VX. 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