r"i Sitj r m W . EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK-PHILADELrHIA, THURSDAY, FEBllUAKl" 2S, 191S ? I I V W rw K rl GOSSIP OP TBffi STREEt BROKERS SHY AT EXPLANATION OFMARKET'S PERSISTENT VIGOR .xiiuov ruu incline xo Cause Muzzled by Strength of War Stocks. .Gossip of rpiin strons tone of the innrl.et c t j.iy was a matter of general comment In brokers" onices, but no one corned to rlMi an explanation. Those nno were Incllneil to the Mew that peace prospects line! fo.no thins to do with It were unable to cphln the uiiumuI strength of what are Known as the wai stocks, while those who bald It wni a war market icro cquany nonplused by the activity and strength shown by the rails and the Rcncwl list outside of tho war stocks. . All acknowledged tit tho speech of Von iteming had no effect on - 1 the market one way or other Ucn the possible entry of Japan, wl Ich was a very much nllvo topic on the Street on Tuesday, did not create much discussion esterdaj, although It as acknowledged that It lud something to do with the keeping up of the strength In the market. Tho effect of the Japanese moxement was legarded ns fuomble Most of the brokers who were asked estcrda us to tho possibility of tho market continuing strong tald they tould see no Immediate signs to the contrary. Holders of. Utility Securities Hopeful While there, Is not much nctllt in public utility bonds thfso cIjjs. the manager of ono of tho large investment houses doing an exten sive business in that class of ecurltlcs tald ostcrday that dealers In public utility bonds wcte very much encouraged by the outlook for tho future, and this wus especially the c.iso slnco tho icccnt correspondent between Secrctaiy of tho Treasury McAtlou and the President hearing on tho subject In his letter to the President the l-'ecrctury called hist attention to tho existence of genuine apprehension on tho part of tho managements of these companies rcit ding , the ndequiry of the rates under the present conditions of service lie also pointed out Increased wages, high cost of materials and supplies, an 1 the dlllloulty which will be experienced In flmnclng their corporate need. "It Is In tho reply of the President," he Kald. "that houi.es. like oura find most encouragement lie iccognlzed that thete utilities, many of which nro a part of tho national equipment for wartime nurntsca. hlinulil k be maintained at their maximum cfndencv, and thut rrr thing reason J. able should bo done with tint end In Mew He also hoped that tho i-uonc serweo commiLsions of tm nriou.s states and local .itithorltlcti will respond promptly to the necessities of the ultu-itlin ''That looks," ho icmarked, "as If the public' utilities oflhe country at least those which contribute both dlicctlj and Indlrcctlj to tho war projram would bo' taken cure of "In any case," ho continued "it is something to k-iow tl at (he Gov ernment upproves itii step to better the condition of public utilities." l High Interest Rates on Deposits Tho appeal m1do by W P r, Harding, governor of tho l cdcr.il Reserve Board, Washington, II l, to cettalu banks thre ugl.out tho country, especially In New York city and in tho South and West to cyso offering higher Interest rateu to depositors with u view to Increasing their deposits, fortunately iloci nut apply tc bank3 in the Phlladeli hia I'ederal Reserve District, it is said Governor Hardlng'i statement is said to be bdted on Information that some banks have been palng as high as 2'i to 3 per cent on check ing deposits Mr. Harding's statcmo-.t ia in part as foil -s: ' ' Pederal Reserve Hoard regiets eceedlnrl to learn of tho disposition evidenced by banks In arlcus sections of the country to Increaso lates of interest allowed on deposltn It Is unfor tunate that uny bank or group of banks MioulU undertake, es pecially at tho piesent time, to increase deposits by offering unusual Inducements In tho way of Interest, and it follows that an aggies sive steps which may be taken by .my bink to Increase Its deposit at the expense of ether banko will rlcubtless bo met by prctrctlvo measures on the part of tho banks whose business Is subjected to attack. The board does not lellee that the inducement of a hlgltei rate of interest on deput-lts will bilng any more real ruone,' Into tho banks, and it feels that the result of a general Increase in the Interest rato ou deposit will bo eltheV mi added burden to bonowers In tho snaps of higher Inteicst and discount lates or tho biiuglng about of conditions which would put tho banking business upon an unprofit able basis, theieby vcakonlng our entire banking structure. The loans and deposits of banks have Increased enormously during the last three eais, and it would seem to be the part of wis dom for the banks to undertake to place themselves In a position to continue to aid the Government In Its financial operations by curtail ing unnecessaiy credits and by encouraging their depositors to buy Treasury certificates and Government bonds, even though there bo . some' shrinkage In their deposits as a consequence. Banks should remember that when deposits are reduced reserves aro released. Reckless competition for deposits supported b high Interest rates will tend to force tho Gov ernment to pay higher rates, thereby Impos ing additional burdens on tho people, and any forced and artificial expansion of banking credits will promote rather than check Inflation ary tendencies, which should be guarded against at the present time. It lb well know n however, that In the western part of tho State, , eipeclally In tho Pittsburgh district, which Is a part of tho Cleveland red " eral Reserve Dlstilct 4 per cent on time deposits and S per cent on clici k Ing accounts H the regular late, and fias bqen for some je.ns, although repeated attempts have been made to have there lates l educed, In tho Interest of good banking. Stock Market a Psychological Example Asked for his opinion on the present condition of the stock market, a well-known bond broker remarked esterday that he was not an expert on stocks, but said ho had alwus looked upon tho cordltion of tho stock market at uny timo as purely psj etiological. W In tho fall, ho continued, peoplo were dcpiesscd, no one knew an- k thing of tho CNtcnsivo war preparations that were going on, that wo aro S getting u glimpse of occasionally now; tho news each day from Uuropo I was discouraging and tho prices on tho stock maiket declined. Uvcry 5 scrap of news was distorted Into a reason for a still greater decline and ? to matters went on. ? Today people aro thinking riiffeientlj. and the stock market acts In ft ajmpathy. Peoulo aie satisfied with the war preparations as a whole, they feel that tho country fs preparing to givo the knockout blow: they h are satisfied with the paternal attitude which tho Government Is taking I toward the railroads and the big corporations, that all aie going to get a aquaro deal, ai.d newt, which would 'avo completely upset tho stock ?i market on any of those depressing fall das has no effect now on Mio S market whatever, because tho psjchology of tho people Is right. "As for bonds," ho said", "wo uio doing u nico business, and I only wish the Investors who aro bujlng from us and fiom others those short- n term notes could only see that they would be much better off by bujlng h ome of the high-class lallroad diid other bonds tha' are now offered at j tinpcnln rlr-rt. "Theso people will llud when their short-term notes maturo one or two j ears henco that they must reinvest their money again, Rnd If pea'ce comes In tho meantime tho high-class bonds I referred to will havo 'reached a prlco when they will no longer be bargains Cause of Slump in Sale of U. S. Certificates When Becietary of tho Tteasury McAdoo expressed his opinion as to the results of tho subscriptions ttho tlrst Installment of $500,000,000 i of the J3.000.000.000 of United States Treasury certificates as "distinctly I disappointing," to what extent was tho Philadelphia I'ederal Reserve Dis I trlct Included In that eNpression? 1 Of the total amount of $500,000,000 which was to be tho amount for each tvyo weeks' distribution tho qliota for tho Philadelphia district was 40,000,000, or 8 per cent of tho whole. And1 of tho total amount of sub- IAM .l.....t fA- tlin tnut nfffrintr tM fllvtrlnt ini,(tknti.,t f I (30.000,000, oV 6 per cent of tho total I The fact that tho total amount 1' aubscrlbed was due to tho patriotic j, larger financial centers taking moro J deficiency through the failure of ' i made of them. i it Is sald.that only two districts. New York and Kansas City, ex- n ceded their allotment. Tho Minneapolis district equaled its allotment. , ! It was this situation which determined the Secretary to announco the A next Issue at 4V4 per cent. . ? ' There have been a number pf ,flIstrlcta which fell far behind, and -ftfm Hint Hut nrlnrlnnl reason was iM' cart of tha larcer banks who wero filled their Individual quotas It was i'ance of the smaller banla In an ".'the whole district. Some batiks, ; U fulfllllne their whole duty by lr, instead ot purchasing the certificates of Indebtedness now. it M IWltWuUt, ait thw-misunderstandings will., be straightened out and, reace l-rosnects as the Street Discouraged subscriptions. of $500,000,000 dated February S was action of tho larger banks In the than their share to makq up tho other banns-to -respond to the request explanations from.banks In some of the In o majority of Instances It would throuch n. misaDnrehenslon on the under tho imnresslon that when they not necessary to come to the assist- endeavor to complete the allotment for It la Bald, had an Idea that they would taking all the bonds required of them Mfl Business Career of Peter Flint A Story of Salesmanship by Harold Whitehead (Corrisliti Mr Whitehead uilt ensutr pour butUrs qu rtl tons ni WHp. rmtt; niifrlWuff fin it fmi;oiiiff. .4 your quratlQ'is cltnrlj and 1 0'tf n lrr neM lour coerce! tnim nid j(t nnarft ttitiat oe mpttffi ia nil t tqu.ref 7tos uhtch art nnonimoiM tntut b ianoruU , Imticry to technical c4t(o;i it Kl be e I by, mall, Otters ulll nnu.rrnl (i thin i 'b; mail, nthwr uin foiimN, TU- moit intrrcsHyia vroblrm of ; I tngvlrrry uitl be norm into the ttorv o XMV I AM parllcularl down In the mouth today on account of a letter I re ceived from mother I wrote her last week how expensive it was to live in Hoston, and I told her that onl get ting ten from dart and (he from the (tore meant hat I uas :ih.i hard up. and ronictlmes I lnd to go without my meals t' the end of tin week And 1 asked mother If flit cjuldnt 'nd me Just a few dotlsrii to help mc out I thought If flic did I could pav olT Dante! Moss, the money lender I Une.v If she had the money she would help m" Somehow or other m utter to hr c mixed up with dad r mall and h opened It and read It, Hnd flie sivj lie lias for bidden her to rend me huv monev at nil he told me how orrv !ir was. but being t-orrv don t help m" any l.ver)bod seems dimn m me fonic how thee ds that Ik, nearly overs body, for Itnsle I Know will cvminthlzo with uio Jioslo and I had a dardv time mrt ii iiiii. iiuii mi' ii- riia null t lud from Moss all wont l iu.vl.ig for I last n'glit, hut tho few rvtra doll irs 1 It, am! when I think of that twenty I owe I naturall feel worried Twci tv Is not much, but when OU onl get fifteen a vceek. ind can hardly llvo on that, It might Jut aj well bo a thou sand Just liecau'o I vv ir hluo Phll'lps nag ged me all d.i long I dldn t ciut the counters right I lud lft some paper on tho floor The string came oft a customer's parcel and the customer, being In i hum didn t wall to have lulled up ngaln nd Pllp hlinierl mo for that I told him straight thct I dldn t appreciate being criticized all the lime by him 'is. that ii hr lonnrked -anas- i toall "I would have thought from T,',r, i'1?"! ?p!:f,?lo!,,hl,, 'ou, ,aT I (ll 1 trit il ( h it A It TIiaii li.i lriilfil 1 more, pleasantlv. Let me tell ou ' vouug man, that ou can never to a Mg I man until ou can learn to tnhc crltl- c Ism without rsneor "1 hat M all light I.ameb.rk 'but ou are alvvios linking nnd ptcl.tng at mc and Hilly Murrav "Sou don t sa much to tin- other fellows There s a fellow ou Ilred hist week "ion never said wnvthlng to hint W'hv dldn t OU pitch Into him a bit"' , Wastn of time.' replied Phillips, 'and I in beginning to believe Its a waste of time on vou 'What do OU mean-" I asked 'Well, If I hid ii barrel of apples and ono wis rotten I d throw It awa would. 1 1 1" ' I nodded "Hut," lontlnuerj Plip if n few of these apples lnd Just one or two little specks on them I wouldnt throw them aviaj would I' I would Jun takeout tho ipecks I dldnt bother to tal o out my Mcks In tho fellow I tired tasl week becaufo it was a waste of flmo ' to tako specks out of a 'rotten apple ' rioslo lent a tittle note down to me b u nsh girl nklng mo to te her, at lunch time and I did Tho poor girl was he irt-bioken It seeing n cus tomer had eonio Into the glovo ijepsrt ment to change u pilr of gloves which had obviously heen c loaned I MX rnlppv,' expl-ilnecl Uosle, with a rlnke of her prettv llttlo head "and when that woman came In and tried to put a thing like that across, I got mad and pointed out to her the glove cUnner'n mark I dldnt siv atithlrg to her, hut I raid to tho girl next to in: (to that the customer could hear) 'Mv. somo peoplo think were easv don t the ? Might as well try to ste-1 glovcn off ou' The womin go' mad ana. reported me to tho floorwalker, who' svmpath'zed with the customer and called m down for Insolence, right where she could li'ir Jutt because I I wouldnt let her beat us for a new I pair of gloves I got level with him , I all r'eht though sho nrMeil idourlv I "What do ou mean" I asked j 'Look here,' sho said, with a twinkle In her ee, and she showed mc two pairs of now glnve3 her sizo 'WliatV the Idea"' I .ale! "Well, If the firms so darn anxious I to give gloves awa, I gueth they ian give me a couple of pair ' "rtoele ' ' I exclaimed, ' vou don t mean I to say 0ii ve sto taken them"1 "Why not" she letorteel deflinth 'They let customers steal goods right and left and fay nothing to them And then only pa mo J8 a. week It isn t enough for a girl to live on and havo a good time, to the descrvn to havn some of their things taken Forget It, ' sho added, squeezing niv arm 'ou are too partlculnr ' "I guess Its all right, I tald,' but somehow- I dldn t feel right about It "You're not going to scpieal ou me? she said anxious!. Squeal on jou, lloslc not top ou d notice It ' Just tho tame, I have a feeling thit I'm guilt), too. todws hu.si.nus.s rrioiiAu , Ltarn to till c wlffe-isiii without rancor. What elocs this mean to VOL'.' Business! Questions Answered IVe often rad that tale-smtn luce to rot n pe-rtonallte Just vclut do iorte man by pronln? Pertonallty Is the outward cvpretslnn nf nnr nonlMve traits uf character. If wo luve such positive trails us clieer- fulness, truthfulness, courtesj, eood nn. ture, the epreasion of these traits will Slve us a pleaslnif personality. If, how- ever, we posress the negative) traits of liesslmlsm, dtstrutt, laz'ness and npath, we will have disagreeable, Irritable per. Eonalltlts Incidentally, jou can make our own personality what sou will by developlns in jourbcu tnose trans tne I don t mean io hay inai i wouiu over sum and tubstane-e of which maKe up ru!o thu Major, but us I'lVlllau director the jiersonallty jou desire (CONTINUUD TOMOKROW) SOLDIER-ELOPER SHIELDED Baiter Refuses to Turn Soldier Over to New Jeisey Officers WASHINGTON', Keb 8. Secretary Raker has declined to approve the re quest ot the New Jersey State authori ties that Corporal George VV, Jones, of the Fortj -ninth Infantry, be turned over to them for trial." A warrant for Jones's arrest vvu Issued In Summit, N, J on the conipiaipv oi jawaru Dcneumanner, that the soldier had eloped with Mrs Schellmsnner and had taken with him the complainant's daughter, three years old. The I'eal authorities of the War De partment advised the Secretary that the "papers ll the case Indicate that the woman went voluntarily," and, therefore, the chares against Jones was Invalid under the New Jersey statutes. ., Fire Volunteers ave Blast House JUSAPINO. Pa.. Feb. 38. Sparks from '.ia lcnitsa in rooi oi. m iriacK- furn H'.I.i U. S. Guns Smash Beche Positions Ccnllnueil from Pate One lud roionnoltcrcd for several da from alrpliniis. raufsce balloons and con ctaled observation pouts, thus emply Mig three methods of obtaining Informa tion n to the enemy's position- t'pon the train arriving at Its deftlintlon the sanmiccs laid junction ralla between tho main line and tiring track", thus Blvlng them, through u semlnrcuhr formation any anKle of nte tieieiinsry Hlx guns, two short of the usu il mini- hM. ur ,n lint wore n.iUabli "cr w a I UWl were aaii aim were brought tip .itid pwceil 111 Till up ana liiaceu in posiiion and th rtrln5 began at '- o clock on tho uioitiltiK of t'ebruirv 13 It continued uninterrupted! for three hours 'Ihe vlclhllll was bad, neverthelex the tarsets wero unashed. These con sisted of havv bocho concrete dugouts iitid pillbox icncrctc gun ompUconientf The observers reported great dannso done, pir Icularlv to an Important con crete teleohone station Toward I o clock In the morning the vlsllilllt Improved . observation then demount. iteil that jnater danrgo hid hocn done thin was expected Our gunners. iWpIti- the fiet that the were unable to tec the target, had nnde f ilr hits nimv times At 'i oilock tlie llrltiR ceai-ed mid n billllsnt ind suioful 1'rench Infintrv iittacl: besin Ilv fl o clock the eun" hnd been pul ed out of position V hen the train was well on Its w i.v Inch to i.imp tioohe ilrplaiics living ovei our I lines located the gun empluements and linalcd to their nrtllloiv. which tin-, nidl.uelv dropped msnv ton- of gis mid meleonlto rhlls upuii points where nothing could bo hirtned but the mart red mother eaith of Prance This ar-.lllorv detnonstrit.on proves the soldlerlv wortli of tho Anirrli an mast artlllenmen and alxo i stuhn-hod . , , , ... . . , . .. prece, h-nt the guns lelng the heaviest ever Ilred upon land bv Atnoiluin so! illers Tho gunners ind kuih ore now Inch In camp fir from tho llrlng line, cilmlv hut eigerl nwiltlng tho next call, which niav ho for tho I'roncn front or the purelv American tec or, as cir cumstances in iv dictate If the promised bocho offensive roniea otf It i in nver break throuch The inn l trims of the rrmlo of Prance. I.'iir- I 1..J nn.l ll.is I'llltft.l NtUtO- ll lid WrnCOrl --- r-i------ - . r their worth The gunners who tool, put hi this licit come from sevenf-sn states of the Lnlnn including Penusvlvaii'.i. two IllOli uf olio h.ttoiv- lioing bom wllliln twintv nilKa "f I'liilaih Iphii s "J "-'" UASSIW SAMMEE TELLS - QV FRIGHTFUL ATT '.lC7v ...... f.,i ,ml pji N P.M IN j j. ,, f; 'f, , . J. ' .p,. J"tll ,,, ,h , :ollnn u,,.,l ,,ui Killed tho Ani-liiali soldiers and 'out sixtv-ono to tin- h - pltal w i told to I'll I nitcd Press tnd.iv tv Prjviite i: I ll-ido who vva slightly gas-ed while trvlnc to nvo compinlon rho si uff his a' fininv i foil ovin It doosnt get ou so if I rituble voiill et mi right wont von"' he tegan 'I fel terrlblv dope and unit to sleep an the) time, but anhoa, hems whit hap pened 'T.ie bovho .iowed ir all dtv lie hail our rango down Vine He dropped shells tlrt in tho iront Ih-n In tho re it trotiohos Wo felt that pofslblv somo thing w i- i oiiiing off It was lalulng and the Irene lion were mighty wet 'Iheti it stopped and tho moon i mio out In the enrlv pirt of tho night II was quiet Between 1 and " o clock a listening nost heaid stis plclous aetlvlle In t!i 'eernian trenches anil pa-so i aiongino nierin lAervhreiv at tho pot stcniloel fjj ti liarrar'r, but tho wlros wcro cut llien there was ie terrlll- Mart and n fl ish inula' No Mans Land I veas In the pot eotiiM imloi s dugout V shell Imeloel wit'iln ton foet and c xploil eil. splintering the dooi 'leas and high evphodvcn poured Into the trench 'I ho ,r of ills' nroso as overvhodv grabheel his mask fine msn lu our diigoui coiihint got his nusk on 1 cant toiall his name now Ho fell to tho floor In a sort of fit I got mv mask on nuhkle I hen I wrestled with him living to put his 4iias ou In the tu&slo ni) misk slipped, and I got a little ' Ihe oth'r man vv is clem .rizv with piln I was. unable to hold him and h di'hd out of the dugout The lit I iivv of hlni he was running down the trench ' Hado stoij-ied coughed violent! ind Pissed Ills, hand beforo his face Then ho asked Where was I wont I left off" You were tolling about tho mm run ning down the trench ' uh ve? hut thxts all I know about him Before I hail a ch nice to do inv 'hlng the bocho nit looso with another hatch of gas It got tome who escsped tho tli st riiu came tho crrinin barrage It wis plain hell It lasted neailv two hours The. poured on in. lrom the fiant to the rear ' Hvervbod stuck In the diiiVUi I nter I i aino out of thrt dugout and I guo k off mv mask too qui. 1 The l,js hadn I eleired and -heio I mi uiir hoe e behaved tine thouch Tlin, wasnt ,i sign of flinching The lie vt time u will be our turn to get the bo. Ik Tho llnlsh of tho privates stoi v io gatdlng the inuii limning down tho trench dellilous with jialn au! suffoea tlon was leal lied later IIo ran ban footed through the lonimutihation trenches, across the Melds and roids tri a vllligo more thin a mile awa Theree ho diupped unconscious lie Is believftd to be among the dead Tho ofllilal lasuiltlee. Htinoumed aro the sime as tin figures nnuoumed os tordav cine additional en vhtlni ans hi ought In Into Wednccelav Onlv two ot those- lu the hospital are likel to die, and even thee have a fl;htli!K eh nice-. The others mc expected to tceovel Home Guard's Chiefs Clash on Authority Coiitineinl from Tato Our unlfoini. and betides In explicit inter views, c-dptaln rather Colonel of ! serves Mills sa lie is the limn wh" can call out the Ruanl, and ho alone- On the other luwl Aino 1" Movciti, civilian director went fo f.n js to say and he Is hern quoted almost literally I am supremo so Mi uh canine uut ' the reserve Is conccriie-il ne Major inii-ht call the men out, hut they would , not obey or movo an men unless i cave the word It Is tiue l?i it the ilvlllan i committee, appiovcd hj tho Major, Ima I tlie supreme uutnoruy, uut in tne iveiu , ot an emergeniy there would be no lime n which to call tho members togethor i Therefore my worn win ne autnoritative nf the reserve l louiu This statement of tho civilian director .. . ..nijirl fr. AftlriL- Cnlr.iipl Wllllum ' rt MlUaand he prompt! denied Civilian Director MovvlUa unsuniptlou of such supreme authority Me.intlmo army and navy officers here abouts aro wondering Why Movvltz.' Why Mills? and oven, Why tlie I", II. D. It 7 as at present constituted and organ, lied Philadelphia!!, tod, aro very meekly asking tho came questions, par ticularly: Why the JIJ.BOO worth of uniforms? Why Colonel Mills, whoxls supposed to be LapUIn of police? And, most especially, why Movvltz, ci vilian director? $300 REALIZED BY BENEFIT Thiee hundred dollars wtis lealHed last night for the war relief fund at the play and dance given by tho fellowship of tho Academy at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Tine Arts. A short sketch, "Masks." the work of Miss Blanche Dlllujc. was given by the Plays and Fhoers. More than one hundred sallois attended.' Americans, Die in Costa Rica Rising COWW. Vj. 3V-a messngu received ri'ijw -1 wo Americana ljahi A SURVEY OF THE SCHOOLS Federal Co-operation in the Schools Under payment of Teachers Officially Recognized. Delects in City's Promotion System., VII i normal chlldien who have performed tho a till: lulled Stales Government Mas orl. of the school term properl A , , . , , . , vcr.v few nervous children might have lecocnlied two dellnlto needs for bet- (lJ ,, 0Xl,ptt, rr0n tll(t Knxrr,K cxan,. termetit of the public schools One Is the inatiotm, but that is ono function of uclopllon of ic conoral nnllcv liltloil-, model ii pedngog handling special wide and m urn.,.- .,r n,n ..lulards so ' .......C ". . thit Inferior schools will iittiln the level of these In the more liberal! spending and enlightened communities The oth'r Is r.ocrsslty for a i.id'cal upward tc Mslon of teacheis" sutatles Into coi rcspondence with heightened living costs, due to economic conditions of the last decade or to and shnrpl Increased slnco und tluougli the war The conimlsMouct of educitlou. Phil-1 andor P Claxton I'peaklng Ills week at dclphli school children were protnoftd on tho annual convention of the N illon it, oxaniln.itlon and were required to aver .Miicatlou Assoc, .Hon in Atlantic .. Witt put the situation crlpl nnd no doubt c01imrc 1,jPs aro promoted only on ex limiting! to many persons. Next eir niiilnatlons which record grades of 7 I would iiilso the s.ilirlos of teachers 10 '. " subjjets hut one or two. In wlilcli to ! per lent," In a bulletin on Government policies Involving tho uc of the tcnools In war time, upproved bv tho secretaries of War, the Niv the Interior xtid Agilent, turo and tha civil Service i'ommlslun the mhslanec of which Is slid to hive emanated directly from President Wil son, ho uracil parents to Ut-ep their chil dren .it school. Intensive cdtic-allon of older be, am! gills h.to tr ilnoa luen "-- . mui c omen, rentinislineni oi ino -cnuois in an all-theoear-iioimn nasis, wiiu a school vear of f.ntv -eight weeks "divided Into four fpurters and with tho pi Iv liege to teachers and pupils if ihsetitlng tl (Hi felves for ore nnaitir tf desired, closet linking of tho schools with the amirs of life am' tho rplrlt of sucriflco am! co operation that I to win the war. uif of tie s.hoo, plants imoignuu viic)r , ..... .. ..... ... .., i.ini .n.i i kTitiiinir IOIII lH .lll'l IllftlO. U-i.. ,-v ...-.. . session" Congiess will he asked tor largo education appropriation niiilnl m tin to ise lonipens.itle n of te-nheis I'ederal Indorsement Is thus given lo a statement made In mio of the earlier articles uf this fcrle coiueniliig the unelerpaMueiit of teachers Philadelphia e especlill far from .. modern statid ntd Men te n hers iciolvo im aveiagc !"'" "t ".') , tf 9tl ,t,i c.oiiii ii .m nver ico PP.OMOlln.N- sl..l i lllll' :t ,nepd toiuetllng dlsclplluarv and broad i)no effect of tlio suggested I'ederal co- i nlltg not sonietIilngioniniercl.il Thev operation would he .ni automatic elev i- tned a loundlng out of thc-ir granumr Hon of standards and c'onseituent gain school odin-it'on It would be a won lu ortlclene v Manx teacheis eliirgo two ilerful thing If all our pupils could keen (orlotis defects against the Phllidelphli on till their h'gh school dlplomi wis In ic.i.m nt moniotloiis "no Is the leli-1 tl elr hinds a wonderful thing for them. is tlvelv low st indium rcqulied for advance- II merit to tho next hither grade Tho other ii. tho abinuonmcni oi cxamina - ,,,,, llUl' Pupils mo piomoie.1 in Kebrui.v en Hi. reconunenditlon of t-e teacher will. the J Is oi ill" priiic-uai .u". c,n...v. sutetlutond.iit In the element.ir clnols. In June on thetr mirks. If tlm geneial averago , above Til and theio l no serious dellcleucv In luiguago or arlthniotle If there in a delMenc In ei'her of these bramhes It niust bo niaela up be tore piumotloii Anv child not niectliig tho lo.iulrenicnts for promotion mi take exiimlnit onr Promotion from the elemental to 'he high schools is nude b examinations In which the student must obtain an average of '" The mirk or TO In ilnllv wuik exempts fiom ciinilnition with tho iiualilh atlons inentlorTod 'I ho old , xmiliiatloi, siom I'" i" "" abanduneil nbout eight jcirs ir aecirdliig to ieoctor arber Pair exiniunllons hoiild not torrlfy DAILY MOTOR TRUCK EXPRESS RUNNING BETWEEN NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA TRUCKS LEAVE DAILY AT 5 P. M. BEAM-FLETCHER CORP. N'ew Yo-I: Receiving Station 182 W.iihins'on Street ANNOUNCEMENT IJLCIM rmpAT jivr.iii j.t vvj, will !.s.vLr,t.r.Ati Daily Motor Freight Service vt c.srnnv Philadelphia WITH A.n.UCTpl' STOV yillTJ. 1 M'Flir PBIVI.HS l.lni:T hEltlllli ni.AKO.VABLi: ItATta .M) vnr. win. vii- vwmiMti. in it iou siiii-vit'sis HllNbUALt 1V1U I I York Road and Ontario PHILADELPHIA wi'.m.iai'n'.in TRANSPORTATION thi: problem and topic op tiih hour Hamilton J. Branagan Mill bolt' Veiur rrohlemn Motor Truck Haullni: Contractor iivin- ro.NtrttcTi solicitkd Trucks for All Purposes 39.14 Elser St., Phila. PII Tleia 'U'D Kv Nnrlh IV13I.A Mcht rhon" Tloirn 34". W and J02 Phila. Motor Transportation Co., Inc. rOVlPl.KTi: MOTOR TRfdv rilMMlHT hEItltl. HhtVtlLN Philadelphia, New York Baltimore and Intermediate Points We haul anything anywhere dtptndilile fleet of new 0i Under llerculei Mesmau Trucks afeiire4 kervlre. 613-21 N. Broad St. roplarJW-0 Usee ae it, r. HAurmw. Oencrul Vlanaser ARROH & FAUNCE, Inc. Loot D'utantt Healing Contractors TUUS CONTRACTS SOLICITED DREXEL BLDG, rhllsttcIpliU S2 BROADWAY hew York UU Lembsril lit I Ker.. Msla 4K0 Loss PUtance, rhlls. 213 Your Hauling Problems ! Let the Ledger help you to solve, them today, AddresjT ., caM '! a specUllted iinnner. I.xeinn- ,.,.,. ,. Hon fioni exnnilnntlou has hii oil! teu- donov It takes both teacher nnd pupil rIT their metllo It gives opportunttv .or muddling through from grade to grade till the dawdling or shiftless pupil lln.iliy oines up ugalnst n blink viull uf Ignoiatiee und Ineltlclenc several vears of let of the exiinlm tlonless stem Itavo convinced tho m t Jorltv of teachers of the advisability cf icturnlnc to the older plan Most of them aro In favur of higher promotion stnmhitdii 1'ormer ironrrntlons nf Phil i- i- iciimrc-u i nis ropre-eniH mo stindird throughout tho coiintrv of noro or so ears ago and It Ins not been lettered hv later lowering of tho bars riHilir t si: up nxr.MI'TIo.ss J l.xeinptlons aro now merelv routine l wheie i' thev should le msdo the rewsrr1 af diligent and Intelligent studv tli, stimlatd of know lodge and studlousness represented bv dallv marks and occa- , ..,. , .. . . on. i a . o im .umu-i iiucmiuin-un mi uin imrr- eM or students .U the stindard of schol- '"' "roiigni much iinxlety to the Ar nrshlp bv piovldlng something to strive ,ncn Un reftigech com-nltteo. the position f' r mid Inciting tho .pirlt of omulatlon There l a vcrc deilnlto gip between tho high school- and the grauinur giadci that ought to be bridged Minv nlglith grade pupil- nflt mv ndvtco whethei the .joiM go Into tr high n hool raid Uio principal o." a sihool I., itid in an Industrial loctlon I know then will not he able! to seo tho couro through I cannot conscientiously Ml them to go to tho high si hool for a tot in or in iv ho ,( jcir wlero the will i.ot n sinitlorliig of tho ludlments of ndv lined studios whlih will ho of no e irtlilv u-e to them If tlieu- Is mi pro-tKet of their graduating I urn mix- Ions for thoin to go to high s hool If 'here I- not, tho host thing I c m advise , I- business college- et this 1 not il together s itlrfiii lo- lor thn rli1lrttin their rinors and for tho comnuml'v But the- f let nro agahist their so doing 1 '"n en. - e u.ii., wn i .no brlngiiiR nd vane ed education right to the ...l-1ik1,u.l. .Ua t.l.tlH.. nnj ...no. ""'' "r"- ,-" ' "W,- llClhll""! ll.'VUJ ,l IIIC: COIK.tM OIK. I1WI. ire taking adv ullage of the pportunltles foi Improving their chances In life ' Tho Koard of Ldueatlou lundbool- for tho voar oiidltn; lice-ember ul 13H5, sIiovch that 5.' 1 percent of the school m lollmont waa In tho primal v schools "11 per cent In the grammar schools and 4 per cent In the high schoois IK 513 pupils out of a total of "J I 000 the ro maliuler being pi the normal, e outinua tlon and other ipectallzed school 'IHI.OLn H.Moll .LAP. rhlrtv ui loitv veats ago tic public i hooli. had this problem solved through the -.enlor vear open to pupils who wquld not bo able to euloi tho li'gli se hool curriculum spc,.M .ittentior was paid to e Ivies lltcratuie and e- ! inonlaiv sclouco and tliero was a general review of arltlunetlo and gnmniar The! I PhiladelnMa Receivinc Station 525 Market Street hatls ntTWBtN & New York AND PILr.lL VRP.nvv TnMfc-. UK FREIGHT CO. rlione lior. 80 i '. . 188 Washington Street NEW YORK Railroad Congestion AVZ Not Slow Down Yaur Pro- duction. If'e Will Tale Care of Delivery Long-Distance Motor-Truck Hauling la a Specialty With Us We'll Go Anuuhere C. J. CARNEY 1510 N. 5th St. Th., Konsincton 175 HACK-EQUIPPED MOTOR TRUCK ' HAULING ' Everything "liu. I'0"? a"? Short Distances Daily. Weekly, .Monthly or 1 early Contracts HICHARDS, KELLY Co ,-,...o 2Z5?-li Ll""""' . ' Motortruck Service riilla.-.cvv York Express GEO. I. OBERHOLTZER 11.11 riion..' Kf nclni tin jijo ' "' Ir or Mtht Tel. UIAMO.ND 7 HAULING ANYTHING ANYTIME ANYWHFttv JIOTOR TRICK TO I1IRU Hr tb. Uour. Dir. XttU or Trl JOHN P. HORLACHER SJ03-0S NORTH SSTII STREET MOTOR TRUCKS For Local and Lone Distance llaullnc I. i? 3H S-ten cuke. Hinresa and Dunrn jUdlxi Nevir Kqulpmentj JCfllejIeni Strricioi xuerieiwcu firivers, result was stimulating to id Inspira tional. According) Doctor rlarher, suiiorln tondent of schools, "senior )ar. u sort of gramniar rchool tlidtJiliiK c-ourso" was dlsc-cnlinued iibout IMS orHSI. Ho savs that this was merely "an exten sion of the clertienlsry- Kfhool studies." Somewli.it the same Ido.i Is Used now In the Junior High School at Ihe Oliver Wendell Holmes School, rifty.flflh and Chestnut streets, This Is composed of four iUssn Two ure. the seventh nnd eighth grades of tho elementary schools! the oilier two, Uio first two ears of high school Tho clementiuy i losses In tills school have mui h the sumo work as the ootresiKindlng lasses lu other schools, excep that tliov take one foreign lan guage and vocational training Is em phaslzjd to a greater degree. Tho Idea Is to eliminate ,o som extent the great gin tit present existing between elemen Mr mid IiIkIi tchools. An extension of the Junior high school Idea Is planned when tho hoard Is lu u more favorable financial situation Uoctur Uarber warns that tills Is not n return to the old senior var' and knows of no movo to return to It There Is ho (ever, a feeling among ninny tcichers thit restoration of 'senior vear" would be valuiblo for the schools and the community This survev begun Ihurxlai, lbru nrv 'il. riio next arllrle villi aiier lumorruw ARMENIANS WILL FIGHT TO TURN BACK TURK TIDE Deacrtion of Russia Leaves On- pic..cd Peoples Almost nt Moicy .... ,. , ' 01 Ul" -ia5t:r3 , ., r,,.- . , ... - . '-rMJO. I eh .STho Pall Mall i,.n7Aii cute "Though ovont- i .... ..,m,.. , ... ."..,.... r .' ' Ill tho Caucasus Is not vet considered absolutely hopeless. Armenlm noldlcis elrafled tome time ago nut of the ltu-slai army, are re sisting the rctuiii of the Turks, nsslited li a icitalti number ot vlenrglans and Tnrtuis Thee ui in possession of a considerable nrtilleiv equlpnient left be hind bv Hursinn closortors and are put t.ug up a good light Tl'ls Is an I'xplati itlon of the rlausg lu the ilorinin peace terms binding tho Iiolshovlk govoinmenl to do Its utmost to see ure tho rc-estibllshment of Turk ish niithorlfv In Anatolia Doth lu iiuin bem mid nioralo the l'urklph army has faiim low-" j , -V -n J .- . s f" j-"swi n n Undivided Responsibility WM. STEELE nnginrcrR '"onstruitors VMilill'llllfclft'i I HS m I J 1 tsx i HIS PRIVATE DIARY Mr. Gerard kept a diary while he was U. S. Ambassador to the German Empire. To it, from day to day, he committed his most private impressions of the people and events with which he was in contact. He had no idea of ever publishing it, and consequently wrote freely. Relieved from th'e necessity for secrecy, Mr. Gerard has agreed to its publication. Ex tracts from it constitute some of the most startling chapters of his new book. You will laugh at some passages; some will startle you, and others will make-you fighting mad as you read them in the ' PUBLIC lEBBER TOMORROW MpRNING" ii WIIN TO MARE NEW BID TO TORN AUSTRW Attempt to Increase Vienna' Discontent With Her Ally t Foreseen in Capital ? UAMHNQTON", Keb. 21. ', Lssopue tlie manifest hopelessness oti 'si jicjct iirgoiumann on uermnn ejnsnceuor n vun iiennngs terms, president xvilscn will mske n new attempt to Increaa Austrian discontent vvltli Herman Junker' rule. This was Use positive convictions today among International authorities. ! ' on the strength of official advices ln-i dlcatlng tho straining of Auslro-Germanti,! relations recently. 4,' ThCM advices said Austria refused to jff send troops Into Russia. Rumania or , , tl.. t1,l.. ..... .w. ., .... ... ;r.F ". .1.. .C..u.l... . ,S..... ....... .. K-.l.- ? -1 ruary !Z was! cool and that Germany A was ready to rrk Austria If she sought f i a split. In the light of such conditions v )M ic is i iii-veii i reautnt wuson vtiii cems .i tlntin his peace terms talk, probably availing himself at the same time of the opportunity to show the fallacies and sham In Hertllng's speech. Austria, It Is known, I doubtful about Germany's Intentions In her eastern drive She iee herlf reaping no ad vantages from It, as Germany apparently tn'erdsto maintain the whip hand And Austria Is rhsflng under .prolongation of this war. especially as Germany promised her that the war would b over In ninety da and that Austria would have a generous slice ot spoils. In these circumstances tho feeling ot Austria Is constantly more bitter, but until recently n split lias sppcared next to Imposjlhle. because of Austria's finan cial obligations to Germany Italy, meantime. Is beginning to talk of complete elimination of Austria Hungary as essential to a seture peace. Rome messages today said this should be done to avoid tho danger of a "Mlttel Huropa " On the other hand. Italian diplomats believe President Wilson l willing that Italian alms should ba sacrlllced for the sako uf a separata peaie with Austria. The feeling of German officialdom Is rising against Austria,' as evidenced by German pres comment lfertling's tone has done more to stimulate a war spirit here probably than any other diplo matic move of recent months, and thost who havo felt peice negotiations were coming soon, now believe the only ihanco lies with Austria, while many think this chance Ik slim. tSL'' -t BSilsg lis all One contract, one intelligent planning of the entire operation, one responsi bility from start tov finish all the anxiety and risk "of error is instantly removed by Steele Service. & SONS CO. . 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