EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA". FRIDAY, JI'NE 28, 1918 a ibii inn 'la .1 . i. . IS mi i... in I . I... 4111 h .- in SI. I I ,. .1 till I.. I III Ml. I M IMI II. Ill- I... J,,., -rT I n ;;l fi ? LACK OF TEACHERS BECOMING SERIOUS . Philadelphia Schools Fare Crisis and Hands of Education Board Are Law-Bound School." In Philadelphia ar farina; a real crtl and the prohlem of filling the ranks of competent teachers In a grave one The OlrK Normal School graduated about 13 student"! this term, a part of Hrhom will be teachers next year cer tainly; nevertheless trouble faces the chools In the prospects for next year. Only 100 applications have been sent i in so far to the Normal School at Thir teenth and Spring Harden streets by prospective students Formerly the ap plications had to be limited to 200. Women are simply looking to other professions for their livelihood Marly Who have been teachers for several years are going Into new fields civil service work and Ihe many Industries and oc cupations which the war has placed al their hand The trouble reduces to the question of alary. Salaries which several years ago Were perfectly satisfactory now appear wholly Inadequate A teacher after her years of preparation gets 1600 a year that Is. about Jll 58 a week The second year she gets J620 After she has been working ten years she gels $1000. At these times a woman can go into Tarlous sorts of war work beginning at a salary equal to or greater than that he receives In her third year as a teacher. "The salaries must be increased, and Increased enough to make It worth their while to give to a position where the work Is well and their opportunities broader." said Kugene Baker, principal of the Cirls' Normal School. "But that Is a great deal easier to suggest than to bo done. "A great many people, carried away by their feelings, have attacked any one they could think of who might possibly b to blame No one In to blame. The trouble, to be remedied, must be carried before the Legislature, where the old schcol code will have to he re Ised That code says the Philadelphia school tax shall not exceed six mills. "Outside of Philadelphia the tax in manv communities can be as high as twenty-five mills. Out of the money which the Philadelphia Board of Kduca- Hon raises by that small tax and It Is fVorn WoVmV.-VtaTloTy'for' the enuinment of the schools and for man other things besides the teachers. VVe7-such as1 Stationery" and . work being done there and to j . it ,1.1 i i. ... v,.iior lo hne a fulpr realization of the wonderful i r7e,nh,,naknndB8i:..:fi;dbna:rh:r Ti -zr ,he huKe ,,,am ,iaa todasy srsjsrr: aT-arSrss 5S& navai Mn -ard "!"': he'll.,?, we could save that way was "'"expected to accompany Mr. Maxim ning "We have considered cutting down on the little we could save that way ' merely a drop in the bucket. I "The Board of Kducation is as help less as we are. of monev which The additional amount I It raises by Increasing I the tax to ifs six-mill limit will enable , It to add bonuses to the pay this year. "Here are some points to consider in regard to the Board of Kducation. which t believe to be in the fullest sympathy with our dilemma: .That organization has so much money a year from the taxes; everything must be paid out of that money : and If It borrows more money to meet, for example, such a Bit nation as this, it must pay back prin ! etpal and Interest out of that small ' yearly income from the six-mill tax. "Resolutions were passed In a meet ing the other afternoon to carry a plea ! for higher salaries to the Board of Edu cation. The Board of Education has to carry that plea before the State Legis lature. There several problems con- front it. The petition cannot be voted i on until the fall ; if it is passed, it cannot 1 be acted on until next year. Further ! more, the privilege of an appointed ' Board of Education may he taken away and an elected board he substi tuted This would be followed by train of political broils On the other I hand, the petition for the revocation of ' u. . i ..a r.,i i,.. ,.:i..a,i ii ,. ., "" Mr. Baker was pessimistic about the situation, w hlch. he said, must be re- I Jleved ouicklv If a serious crisis is to be ,.i,i 7 . . ... , ,. . .v.. I "So far It look as If next year the i . w-..- ...111 k- , , r.i few teachers we haxe will be second- rate ones. and. for that matter, well be glad to take even them. I nless some I solution Is reached, and reached quickly. ...in k. ., ,. i,.v, ..in l,..,. lie. c. w ... vwr w..- . ..... -. far-reaching effects oti the whole atti tude of" the oilldren who are the next generation of the American people. "After a meeting the other evening a newspaper man said to me: 'You will be sci used of lack of patriotism for press ing this question at such a time.' 1 told him that it was outrageous to sug gest such a thing. At this time particu larly, when the future good of millions of American children Is in the balance, the question Is one of the most patriotic Importance." FIRST UBERTY SING TODAY National Mueic Movement to Be Inaugurated Here The home of the Declaration of In deoendence will institute the National w- i Liberty Sinaa. which are backed by the reucrai ttuiiiurmtrt ui tbiiihu'ii. nun the first -sing" will be held round the Liberty Statue In Penn square at 3 I v I'...,.. u.iii'ir-.. tat t I o'clock this afternoon. A' thousand marines from the Phila delphia Navy Yard will march up Broad street alnglng war songs. They will assemble at the atatue for half an hour of stirring music under the direction of Albert N Hoxie. director or music at ri iim in tiiu.au a. public isnvited to songsyer the dav-will-e under tbe League Island The public i hear the popular war The program today mi.iiii... nf Ihe liherlv sins- commission of the war- camp community service. of which Courtenay Baylor Is director The sing In this community will culminate in an Immense chorus at Wil low Grove Park July 31, when Govern ment workers of shipyards, munition planta, factories and stores from all the outlying districts will participate. M ", iea s II It's Astonishing a revelation, a surprise end a gratification beyond imagination the baking results you get with r Miss Ptfincine PureFHoaphate BakingFWrJer The greatest baking lie Ulb.. S0e lb., la handy handled cups, at WHAT SHIPWORKERS ARE DOING TO WIN WAR ALL-AMERICAN CREW MANS THE MONONGAHELA mm ii m I 1 'mM tV mMtJIigg KW 1 nVlfill vRAf'Jf ', Npl jBL-. Tf 1 1 iP "- - mmmBammImuMKi smBm M 311K a ---.. ..-ji " Jkrr WsmmWnLMm laSs" ti r" vSS-aaa uaTWi i - : . ; mU EZSKms. "N0NSINKABLE SHIP" PLANS ARE FINISHED Hudson Maxim Announces First Vessel of Type Will Be Started Soon Hudson Maxim, noted inventor and preparedness pioneer, who will visit Hog Island today, announces that plans for his "nnnsinknble shock -absorbing, tor pedo-proof ship" have been perfected and construction of the first vessel would commenced as soon as a shipyard Is available. """ Maxim is going to the Hog Island plant today fo familiarize himself with on his inspection tour The inventor said there was no gnews- "'" m "" ""n"m "' '"" 'insinuate "h,lp "'' ''" ',lanS. hei"K l'as'"1 nn ti.ieiii4nv ucuuniijiis irom actual experi ments. He said It was certain the ves sel would be a success and would have all the virtues claimed for It. Pulverized coal will constitute the principal part of the buffer cargo and will a so be used for fuel in the loroodo. " I ' proof ship. It will provide resistance to the torpedo by operation of a prin ciple similar to that which operates in the Maxim silencer. The coal will absorb the gassee and energies of the torpedo hlast as Ihe silencer ahsorbs and "eats up" the smoke and vibration of the gun explosion. Mr. Maxim said SHIPWORKER ARRESTED Man Who Struck Foreman Nabbed When He Goes for Back Pay Xiachon Mlnasslan, nn Armenian shlp- worker, called at the Chester Shlpbulli Ina Company's omYes vesterilav for h!.s back pay and was arrested. Several months ago he is alleged to have struck his foreman while working in that yard. ; A soldier guard arrested him and he was .discharged. warrant was sworn out later, but the police could not find him. Yesterday It was learned he had been working all tbls time at the Sun yard, Chester, under another name. As he was ea'ing the yard Charles Perr. ,imekeePPr. recognized him and CiI1cl Captain Kred C. Mumford. of the yard police force, who arrested him. On i the way to the station the prisoner j balked and declared he would not go any -.. .. w... , ,. K. mIj- .. lllllliri l. Ill I llrtllU'.l ..IB llllllll .11.1 glimpsing one of Mumford's hip-pocket persuaders. Alderman Leary held Minas slan under 200 bail for court. ACTIVITIES AT SUN YARD Quoit Champion end Social Mom En gage Workers' Attention Since Bill Kane, president of the Pun; nips aru Almoin- umwuni, ..i iu vialtlng Marcus Hook so frequently, the Sun Company has had to enlarge Its mail distributing force. A W Ford, of the Sun Company's storehouse. Is out for the quoit cham pionship of Ihe whole Delaware river shipbuilding district. Boys in the Sun Company's main of fice noticed, with not a little jealousy, at the recent dance of the office em ulU.m ...HI U'ltr ..,ll.u.u,in ,.,.,,.,.-,,..,.. gj Bertha Smith's program and 'her ployes that George Simmons monqpolised ,.!.-, nv a n wen ' l-on,pan a 9Vl ! PATRIOTIC RALLY SUNDAY Oak Lane Methodist Episcopal Church to Give Program A patriotic rail-.- will be held at the Oak l.ane Methodist Kplaoopa! Church, Old York road and Seventy-first avenue. SUIlda evening , The Rev. Kmest Bawden will preside and the principal speaker will he the Rev. John G. Wilson.- The Home De fense Leagues from Oak l.ane and Chel tenham township will attend In uniform. The local troop of Boy Scouts also will attend. Patriotic musical selections will be sung by Mrs. J. G. Wilson and others. discovery in fifty years. I Community Stores T WeSerw A foiSew assaeasaasssaaeasaaneaBi ad etter geed eteree r 11 II l HURLEY POINTS TRADE OPPORTUNITY IN SHIPS Tells Illinois Manufacturers They Must Provide Cargoes After War Chleagn. .lune J. Having depended upon manufacturers lo build for war use the ships that will make the American mercantile marine fhe largest in the world, the nation mnal also look to the manufacturers to find work for those ships after the war Is over, declared Edward N. Hurley . rhair- man of the I'nlted States Shipping Board, addresing the Illinois Manufac- Assoclatlon m convention here Some people." he continued, "are a little impatient when we suggest plan ning for peace times They maintain that all effort must he centered on win ning the war Not for a moment do 1 wish to suggest tna: our tremendous war task can be lost sight of "Bui the greater our concentration upon war. the greater our need for ships, and the more of them we shall build The more vigoiouslv we flirht the wai ,1" "Ore tonnage we shall ha. at our ',lH,r,s:,l "ben peace is declared I """"- '"' w ie lores, Kn- now. in nil ,.,,,,. Ikl.. ... - .- izmK this tonnage aftr tin1 war to t velop our own world trade and develop trade and Industry In other countries, particularly the, smaller and younp,r na tions, will be a direct help to winning the war. not a hindrance." Mr Hurler pictured the President bent upon winning the war, and said the American people may know that when it ends there will be n secure pence, with no repetition of the struggle. The President, he said, is taking part of his time in studying the ship situa tion, and approves the present method. Incidentally he revealed that the Kxecu- tlve is studetn of manufacturing costs and that he has kept personal account of the f lOO.nOn.non emergenvy given him by fongress. fund ,., - , .. ,, . a . ,. Lhesler lard Hall learn Seeks (.sines Tlie Chester shinvard now has an in- I dependent baseball 'games with any team that wants outside cluhs. C W. Marriott is manager and 1. W. Snyder captain. These hovs hope to ar - range games with the ball tossers at the army and navv cantenments efc IrrririTW ' ' rA f.iu,.u.j io . -Jffl if if nIMBulHy lXJUi ' Jl" Wtz 131 So. 13th St. ..' Wff a ruio .'1111111(11 g ay-JS v B AA .. ..Is s.i v JL . j a cE i 1B i j'tmzsgjg i i i ftp I Charming Millinery f I at Greatly Reduced Prices i 11 Rough Straw Sailors, Leghorns, Milan, J gL Lizere and Sport Hats. M JC yl Mr. Mauson is not romiected, directly or inrfi- fliB 535 daaSilllWlsfcfc- rut! j, with unj nihil firm using hit name .rtffffiHlliJi)fl7l Sjl I mm inn iiiiiiiiiiiiiii.iiiimmiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHmmffl J '" ' Stir fltater'V'Vf --rC JrV X, csW4 &M JAMAICAN POTATOES55;' 'X 5 - tabUMpianJt 11 cup Drumtdary Coeoanvt -' m. j -O Bake potato- cut in halves Itngthww. remove inside Mash, whip and add othsr ingrsdisnte. Refill in potato shells and bake. A DELIGHTFUL variation in a staple food, which will make you feel like eating more potatoes, as Hoover requests. Cocoanut is being used more and more in the main dishes of the meal, as the housewife discovers the possi bilities of delicious surprises and realizes the economy ot using cocoanut one of the most nutritious of all nuts. To get the full flavor and origiual freshness, ask for DROMEDARY COCOANUT The "Ever-Sealed" economy package keeps it in per fect condition until the las', shred is used. "Dromedary " is the only cocoanut that is guaranteed. At all Community Stores and other good grocers. THE HILLS BMTHKM COMPANY, MVW TOBE :T filB i J Ifw v 8Slam SJi . . Sik llii lIl-Ameriran dcep-v.alcr crew prolriliK i- ihe first to -hip for erirc in Ihe new merchant marine. The Monongahela, which fnriiicrl ihe i.cniiiin vc-scl I t.il I - k. ha- left San Francisco on a seven months' oa'ue. tarrying before Ike ma-l thirtv- i young incriian- anil ihe full quota of American oAcera, Tin- photograph -hows the sluriK rrew on the .ml, ii in HOG ISLAND LAUNCHING AUG. 4 Thi Will He Firrt, Hun One Ship a X cok Kirs: launching at Hofl Island will be on August 4. one month after the "splash heard round the. world' occurs on July 4. This is the announcement of a. K. i Van Bibber, BUperlntendenl of the pro duction d( partmrnt. American I nti na tional BhlpbUlldlnfl Corporation. Mr. Van Bibber also anno-inced that there will ie a weekly launching from that tune forward. The ship to be ; launched August 4 will be the Red Jacket, a T50i(-ton cargo carrier, MrhOM keel was laid February 'J2. LauncUnf Of the Red Jacket on that date will establish a record in American shipbuilding. 'Mr Bibber said He asserted the yard is so far ahead of us schedule that it Is with difficulty that needf d supplies are obtained, but de clared that difficulties of repetition cf orders have been overcome. SWFNTON PRAISES TYPIST i , TnL Oriirinninr 1 ...,. M.n Yar.l Cirl Also a Brilon Miss IMioebe A Simpson, stenographer to Charles Morris, -,,,,,. Mni, irl, m: of th engine ship at the Sun shipyard, rcci-ivtil I praise from Major Gt-ncral K T Swin- ton and a London newspaper i-orrespon- oein upon ineir receni ish 10 mat yarn i Tel two Britons overheard Miss Sinip- , son talking ami discovered she was from l'belr own country. Miss Blmpaon came I npre frn'" r.nglancl about six years ago r'n ''"' occasion of her mother's death in this ci;y and liked Philadelphia so well N M ITRlESH KEEPING! .-w.u.-.vitU. .v. .-. . .ssstM Ishe ll. tflttl u Pty For nboui t hroc years .h!i' lived m Jwarthmore Now she makea her home In Waiiinford. a brother-in-law is an officer In the British army and 1k in tfaance. I a -simm.&soNsl Try This Coffee (In the Green Bag) At All Grocery Stores Morning Sip is Very Good 'HTB1 L25Centj PIANOLA-PIANO Music, the greatest inspirational force in the world, is a wartime necessity, both for the boys "over there" and for us who stay at home. We must back them up to the last ounce of our strength. Just as the cheering influence of the regimental band helps the soldier endure the hardships of trench life, so does a player-piano make it easier for us to do our part. And among player-pianos the Stroud is the master player-piano the one instrument that brings into your home the world's best music -cither classical or popular played with all the depth of feeling, the sympathy, the delicacy of expression, that characterizes the playing of & master pianist. That is why many of the most famous pianists haVe the Stroud in their homes for their own enjoyment. You, too, can enjoy this master player-piano, for it sells for a surprisingly moderate price. Purchase may be made through the Heppe Rental-Payment Plan, which applies all the rent toward the purchase. Call and hear the Stroud Pianola, or send for catalogues. WOMEN VOLUNTEER TO SAVE BABY LIVES . I ... . -- .. 'Marminp: KlSC 111 Mortality P.. -,, . romptS IVlOVP to LllCck Ravages fttKtiftt.es h... itic nn nlarminir rie In Phftmdtlphta'f Infant death rate and un- ravonbli cotnpAfteon of thi with other targp ritien In th matter of child hy sflerie hftVt roused the atithnritief and MS tttHted women of thb Cltf to offer them ; selve as olunteer worker It was shown after an lnestirat Jon of the statifttirs of the nation that Vhila Mphia p death rate nmonR rhildren vt than a year old last year was hihpi than thai of any other lare rtty In thp "niter! States with the exception of PtttsbttrSfl : that the death rate here Is increasing, and that with the Influx of people brought about b the war it is reasonable to suppose een worse condi tions i!l obtain To circumvent these conditions Port or Krusen. i.f the PepHrtment of Health and ''haritifs. has obtained the services of thirty volunteer women workers who wi" assist III the campaign for preven i Hon of Infant mortality. With the assistance of these women i as welfare workers am our t h various i district! of the city, looking after food '- and homing of people in sections to wmrn uiey arr assign. i ann wnn ine assistance t.f the municipal forces, it is honed soon to check the passing out of babies sml within a short time to a-rcutU rdure the death rate in this rotrimutittv The g-reat Inrush of war workers and the lark of housing :H-rommodntlons which has caused the opening of hulld- inps li'iijr idle, is given li' the child wel fHr eomttlll tee as one rrason for health condltlotll nmine the children Mr Samuel HcC, Hamlll. chairman of - xtiJiriraiaecixriariat. J m. & i..-o ' 3.ns r s4.;:v 5 ?T?WjHrrnR M Vrs- J aW As" t. CHARMING BATHING SUITS S Ht" you win Anil Oi'' mit eomprehen lv asnitrtmeni of KnihltiK Apparel In rh : i. if'ii ; Ladles' .ml Misaeii' atylaa in twin rlotn. mohair, -urf sntin. ."iik popllni nn'1 th- "nobby" knltteil kind a BATHING CAPS Rubber flnthlnx aps. nmiMJiil aliie. 25c to $1.00 BATHING SHOES llnthiiiE Hhoes nf flues! qitsllty. Low cut, 29c to 75c High cut, 69c to $2.00 MS B- ai.on si ir. CHIC riuin nnri Hstln .trliird voile initl iinrnnilir. tl.fMi. White toll and nrrtinrlir. Iurf irlmmrd. HI ft. fIMsf d rhlnc. hrnldrd uiwj em hroldercd rollur. 2.0.. rrpf Ip rhlnf. fmhrnlrierpd headH and braid rfftta. all rolorst, S5.00. W P'n ! V Friday 3 Salardey M, ) Eneningi i Mill IK Ns (liUHIM. In nur June s tie U nffVreil at prit m that reallv run not be dunlhiitfd In 1'hlladelphla teLurdisjb U ?& FRONT & YORK STREETS 3fll9i MM STROUD t PRICE CJ.HEPPE&SOH 1U7-U10 CHESTKSIT ST. 6TJS& THOMPSON. ST& child welfare committee of the State committee of public safety and presi dent of the Child Federation, attributes the conditions chlefiy to that, and he Ilexes that the rise of the death rate i an be I becked only by prompt action i on the part of the I'nlted States Qov- crnment In supplying housing acoommo- dations. hy larger appropriations and Increased forces of city medical Inspei - tors and nurses for the Department of I hHfltlcs ancl nealtn and ny an exten sion of the organization of volunteer inspectors and nurses for baby welfare work. It Is In the volunteer work that Ihe thirty women recruited to this service will be used Itcsulls of recent investi gations made by John Ihlder. of the homing committee, and his assistants as to the cause for infant mortality have been filed. They show conditions in eery section of the city and among every nationality. These files will fur nish one means of Investigating and ar riving at the root of troubles which are making the small members of house holds 111 . The o'luntcers are Mrs K.dward Bus sell .rones. Miss Kathryn Clark. Mrs. J. i) Marshall. Mrs Joseph I' Wear. Mrs W. S lreycr. Mrs. Mar; Helfsnyder. Miss firace Kimball. Miss Mildred Howlett. Mrs H. tirey Steele. Mrs. Minnie l. Boiler. Miss Anna Tinney. Mrs Anna M Mllller. Miss Klsic Hufena.-ht. Miss Kleanor H. Freediey. Miss Kvn j. Fos ter. Miss I-oulse Tlpperv and others. Foremen Dine in Mold l.ofi About 1"0 foremen at the hcster shlp- aid Attended a get -toge. her dinner in tne mnd joft x nign, Hnrt a! K,)t their money's worth. The price. It.lv a plate, was nothing to them. General Manaaer U T Knlskern and "Works ManaKef Qtentl H Trout addressed them. Shipworker llrc:ik- Rib in Kail .lohii Miller, of the storeroom at the N'ew Jersey shipyard, 'lioucesler. fell In his office and hroke three ribs. Or John Haley Yard lihysii 'Ian. Is ;i 1 1 enili nir him ;(I , i,,. , ., , ,i j, ,Sp;: ;,; M Otek. "Z imforwP $2-5 to $10 a SPORT SWEATERS wf:itrn In middy and Mlfev?lofm. spproprlate for Itrm Ii wnr, Special, $5.00 S I 8 g g a 5 WAISTS The Big Uptown Sfere e efkea. tearf Barfflisj ros. a $700 P" M o id, an r"i I -SBBBBBBk' ft-5 n wS' wMSh r -l 1 ffVML "Tit 1 WE E2E BIS mfmvmwmi .- , vwraH, , DEPART FOR Last Contingent of phians in June Move Starts Southward I The June movement of selected : Ice men to cantonments from Pk phla districts was completed when 42S entrained at the BaHM and Ohio station. Twenty-fourtfc Chestnut streets, at 9 o'clock for Oreenleaf. I.ytle. a This contM was the last of a quota of I00J men called from eastern t'ennajrlvMalaVl the most recent draft. The largest number sent swajr ,any one draft district today cam the list of Local Board No. 3S. leth and Federal streets, which uted 160 men In every install departure of the selectives waa I by parades and patriotic dams tlons. Kvery man was supplied comfort kits and sweaters by the i R-enoy Aid of F'ennsvK a nia and the Heat " j f'r.oss chapters of their respectlr daw , tncts anil with boxes of lunch and supply of tobacco. Men leaving" from the thirty-ninth avast fortieth districts were accompanied t the i!eoi by officials of the two draft boards and the Firemen's Band. AIMaj , the route they were showered wttft flowers by admiring- friends and rela- I tlves. How many of your friends are in the Class of 1918? In what order will they be called to camp? This morning's PUBLIC LEDGER tells you. It contains the complete list of Philadelphians regis tered for military service on June 5 and the order in which they will be called, as determined by the num bers drawn yesterday in Washington. The full list is given for each local board, so it is an easy matter to find the names of the young men of j your neighborhood. It was published only in this morning's PUBLIC LEDGER. So much of the news Austria's beating on Piave has come in in form of fragmentary patches that it has difficult to nipt-e totr x - a connected account of j whole affair. The disnatch this inir. however, from Ward Price, PUBLI LEDGER correspond at Italian headquan srives a srraDhic bird's picture of the great bat as it swings back forth across the fit river. Mr. Price tells the Austrians sought the Italian plains they found and what 1 now be expected them. What are the Bi doing? From their quarters in France, Robinson. PT LEDGER corresiVM plainly indicates that- present lull is mer calm before the stores, ' Is Nicholas dead? latest report of thai mer Czar s executi more circumstantial most 01 those that preceded it. Di from Geneva. PariaJ sterdam, London anal cow. in this m PUBLIC LEDG1 cate the source rumor and its veracity. How a Yanks from Chicago,! eighty-three gle handed and willing prison - American line. Herbert Bafley, LEDGER at the Fraaefc most lat - B It four four paces I intereetiay MaV kwisj, I KSi jMBaaHAi