' , 1(l"?t I -. top ,H,"Ht Hv "!, -v-j rv I EVENING' PUBUCJ XEDGBEr-PHIirADEtPHIA', THURSDAY, JAOTJAKY' 2, 1019 URGES EDUCATION OF FOREIGN-BORN Instruct Parents as Well as Children, Scranton School Head Advises NEW STUDIES PROPOSED Sweeping Changes in School Courses Recommended at State Meeting fcfal VltralcU to Evening rublie l.edgtr Rarrlibarr, Jan. 2 "The war was another blessing In disguise because It served to lay bare the heart-beat of America," said S. E. Weber, superintend ent of the public schools of Scranton and president of the Pennsylvania State Educational Association, nddressln? thn annual convention of the association here last night. Doctor Weber was dis cussing "Some Aspects of Americanism." "Jflneteen-twentleths of our forelsn population came from the countries en raged In the Tecent struRKle," said Doctor Weber. '"They contributed one rurtfj of the flghtlnc strength of this country. How remarkable their loyalty to the land of their adoption I" Doctor Weber declared that one-third of the aliens In the first draft were un able to apeak the English language. "In the light of our recent cxperlencci caused by the handicap of language," said the Scranton educator, "shall we not agree among ourselves as a common country, a common State a common community, that hereafter the languago of Instruction In the common branches In the. elementary school, both private and public, shall be the English language the chosen medium of expression of the entire country?" Wonld Amerlcanlte TarenN RECORD SOFT COAL OUTPUT Nation's War Need Met No Future Sliortngc Nn.Mnjton, Jan. 2. Bituminous coal production In the United States for the ear Jint closed broke all record'. The totnl output for 1018 I estimated by the National Coal Association at SS7.BOO.0O0 tons, an Increase of approx litmtely 36.000,000 tons, or nearly 7 per cent over the production pf 1917. The association's estimate. Just made public, I haed uoon official figures of the United States (leologlrnl Survey, supple menled bv the association's own compu tatlon for that period of the year not yet recorded by tho Government. The nation's wartime demand for coal, the heaviest In the country's history, has been met In full, for the mining of this banner tonnage during 1918 virtually Insures the country against a repetition of the shortage of bltumlnouB coal ex perienced lat winter. The v car's record tonnage, also has been mined, with fewer men, generally, In the coal mines of the country than during 1917. Reports Indicate that not less than 100,000 mine employes entered the military and naal serlce during the year. TO PUNISH SAILOR RIOTERS One Killed and Sccml Injured in Norfolk Disorders Norfolk, n Jan 2 -dly A. I'.) Announcement Is made hcrr that the Navv Department has ordered an Invrs tigatlon by n hoard of Inquiry Into tho rioting hero early esterday morning by sailors and soldiers, In which one sailor wss killed and several otlnri Injured Naval ofliecrs said that sailors guilty of Inciting or participating In the riot would be court-martialed .unl dishonor ably discharged from tho service, after which the probably would be turned over to tho civ il authorities for trial under State laws. Xorfolk was iulet 'nst night and, with ctr.t naval guard patrolling the street", no further trouble was antici pated SOLDIERS FAIL POLICE TEST EVENING LEDGER MAN DESIGNS LIBERTYDIVISION INSIGNIA Carl Zcisberg, Formerly With This Newspaper, Says Seventy-ninth Will Visit Poland and Kiel Before Embarking for Home Three Unable to Fill Requirements on TTnsljitnn I- nrrA Dr. Wber would Amerlcanlxe the for-, ,, ,.., --Soldiers may be able to carry a gun and Uf a elgn-born father and mother ai well as the child. He would encourage the at tendance of the foreign-born mothers at night schools and afternoon classes. .Sweeping changes, characterised by cmeof the educators here as radical, were recommended jesterday The ques tion of the re-education of the State's disabled soldiers wat taken up, and representatives of the United States, Kngland and France discussed the nfter the war programs, national, moral, so cial and educational. Thomas C. Blalsdel!, dean of the School of Liberal Arts at State College, reported for the committee that had been appointed to map out a high school pro gram of study. His report contained ten changes In the high school cur - rlculum. i It Is suggested In the report that eight new required academic studies be Udopted. and that physical education fend a study of home-making bo the th-her required subjects. The dean de clared that only 460 boys out of 100.000 In high school are studylngeconomlcs.and that this should be a required subject Personal hygiene also Is not receiving much attention, and should be given In every high school. He said that as a result of the failure to pay much at tention to the study of hygiene, the phy sical condition of thp young men of the country Is not of the best Other sub jects, he suggests that should be adopted "asrequlred courses are: Sociology, voca tional and moral guidance In the selec tion of a life work, home-making nnd parenthood, ethics, general science, mainly chemistry and physics, as ap plied to the home rather than as applied to science Itself, civics, and four jears of physical training. Some of these nre already being taken In some schools, ho said, hut with them required all over the State, the relation between colleges and high schools would be much better. He made this report at tha high school conference. bajonet hut three who tried to get on the Hnzleton police force could not meet the phjslcal requirement to wield a policeman club. Among the applicants for vacancies on the local board none of the discharged army service men could qualify and the seven vacancies will be tilled from eligible" In civil life. Tho pen and Ink are certainly mightier than the machine gun when It comes to designing Insignia for a United Ktntoi army division, al though It can't bo denied that tha gun Is moro effective, In tattooing that American Insignia, or, ai It were, trademark, on tho hldo of a German Carl Kranz I.ud wig Zeliberg, for merly df the Uvev. ivrj Punt.ic Ledoer staff, went to France with the Seventy-ninth Dlv.lslon, "tho Liberty Division," and after see ing1 some action as n member of Com pany F, 316th Infantry, was put In tho Intelligence bureau and attached to the division headquarters. There he had no chance to fight, but H after he had demonstrated his artKIc ability In mapmaklng nnd sketching and other Intelligence work, ho was called upon to design the Insignia of the division, which every member of It Is entitled to wear on his left nrm. Tho InRlgnla l a Lorralno cross In gray, superimposed on a dark blue shield, the shield havhig a narrow gray bonier. Zelsberg tells of the new lnlgnla in n letter to n friend In Philadelphia. It Is a long, long way to the V S A. for tho Seventy-ninth, according to Zeis berg, who b.ivs the present schedule of tho division calls for visits to Poland nnd Kiel nnd possibly other places before sailing for home. The. Seventy-ninth Is composed of se lected men from Philadelphia, Uastern nnd Central Pennsylvania, Maryland and tho District of Columbia It was trained at faint) Meadn nnd sailed for France July 7, 1918. JOY OVER AMERICANS IN ALSACE-LORRAINE Letter Received by Philadel phia Woman First From Rcl atives in Four Years NEGROES CELEBRATE LIBERTY 500 Hear Emancipation Procla mation at Academy Meeting Tho Liberty celebration, held under tho auspices of the allied negro organi zations of this city lost night In the Academy of Music, was attended by 6000 negroes, who crowded the vast au ditorium from pit to gallery. The celebration also marked the 300th anniversary of the negro In America and the fifty-sixth nnnlversary of the eman cipation of the slaves In this country f! Grant Williams, president of tho citi zens' committee, Introduced Charles II Brooks as master of ceremonies, and a spirit of Intense patriotism pervaded tho affair. The Emancipation Proclamation was read by Mrs Ila Walker Ur.van, and the declaration of the celebrants was read by the Hev. T. D. Atkins, pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist Church Prof. William Pickens, dean of Mor gan College, Baltimore, Mti , and John C. Daney, ex-Recorder of Deeds, Wash ington, were the principal speakers : WOMAN DEFEATS L1EBKNECHT Kosa Luxembourg Carries Sparta can Congress With Her Cnpenlmiten, Jan. 2 CBy A P ) Dr. Karl l.leliknecht was given a sharp de feat In the Spartacan congress at Ber lin on Tuesdaj, according to iidvlcis received here Dr. Llehkneiht advocated J-artlclpa-Hon by the Spartacus element in the elections of members of the national as sembly on the ground that the party might be able to Influence the composl tltnn of the. assembl-' Ilosa Luxembourg, one of the -Spartacan leaders, leplied In a violent speech declaring, amid thunderous applause, that "the meeting of the national as sembly must be prevented at all cons." Doctor Ltebknecht's proposal was re jected by a vote of 01 to 23. Delaware Town Has Kpiilemir Wilmington, Del., Jan. 2 Half the population of St George's hamlet near Delaware City has been stricken with a recurrence of epidemic Influenza, seventy five persons out of n population of about 150 being III with the maladj. After four years of constant anxiety over the welfaro of her biolher nnd other relatives living In Alsice-Lorralne, Mrs. Harry Jacobs, ;:(!3 Xorth Thir teenth street has finally recoiled com munications from them, written on the day of the arrival of the first Allied of flclals Into tho territory vacated by the Germans according to tho nnnlstlco terms. The writer, the Tlev. Alexander Block Gussenberm, Alsace, statei that the ar rival of tho Allies produced a celebration In war-torn Lorraine that has never hem equaled. "The French and Hngll'h were awarded Jojous greetings, but the com ing of the Americans caused the popu lation to go wild, nnd wotds will never express the varied emotions of th na tives," ho wrote. Julius Block, son or !" P.ev Mr Block, was In Brussels at the outbreak of war anil could not return to his home and had his choice of either Joining the German nrmv or taking flight Into France He rhoe the latter eoutse and for many months after hit parents were unable to hear from him It appears, according to Mr Jncoh. that the father was placed In prison bv the Germans, owing to the nn's fnlluie to report for dutv In the German at my and suffered many ctueltles The letter alr contained descriptions of many boche ciuelties. It nlo tefers to the exorbitant prices charged for food by the Teutons to tho peasant people. After paving large sums for ordinary food tho German". In manv ca.cs, ar retted the purchaser?, retook the food and fined the unfortunates In the bar gain. Mrs. Jacobs lias alo received a pic ture from her fnmllv. which shows the entrance of the Miles Into Colmar n large tallway center nnd manufacturing city In Alsace-Lorraine ( BUTCH" M'DEVITT WRITES OF HIS 1918 ACHIEVEMENTS twiner "Millionaire foi Day" Savx lie Conferred With President and Cabinet, Winding Lp Year With Tuo Suits and Twenty-four Pair of Suspenders Itemember John Jay McDevItt, "mil lonalre for n day,'' "Butch" they call him. Well he's written about his career during 1918, which, ho nrgucs, was one of the mAst eventful years of his life. Here nro some of his "high spots," ulilih mako Interesting reading for those i,n titto m .lelve Into volunum of plred n game of ball for the Philadelphia "A's" and tho Tigers. Tackled business twice nnd failed. Worked on n Wllkes Bane dally, but was fired after three da.vs Acted lis Mayor's clerk for the period of three weeks, quit tho Job; didn't like the manner or way the of Hie was conducted Jtati for Governor of the State. late "Who's Who" to get "hep" to the great .returns Indicate my defeat; was u can and the near great: tlidntc for few local oftlccs In my home I began the New Year with Ji" ' wn, nut had tho same luck. Why bank, seven Liberty Bonds, two ni vm-.n paid for. nnd a check of 23, which, when presented, turued out to bo no Rood. "1 had two suits of clothes, which cost mo $35. one necktie, two suits of un derwear, and part of a night shirt, six pair of hose, nnd a pal of hhots. and twenty-four pairs Of policemen's sus penders, the gifts of my Immediate fam ily for tho same number of cars. "During tho J ear 1 attended emo hundred nnd sixty dinners, banquets, so e lnl and other receptions, spoke at each tnd might add that In almost ever.v in uiee reverses I don't know, ns I know moio about running for ofllco than any man living, Bryan not Included "Head about fifty good books, jnelud ng ninny of Shakespeare's plajs; Mae terlinck, Twain, Dickens, nnd tried Browning. Attended n performance of gtand opera, Just to get It over with. ami gave ono lecture on Irish character. Jiecciveu moro than ono thousand letters, manv from ghls; answered them all: mado love to twenty maids. Pro- i-u in m mm was rejected in everv Instance "At the end of (he year I find I am Without mv linm!,. Int !,, ' Htanir my oratoty was of the nigncst. jM ,ci,t, HnrI Hm n n0(, 1,t..i,ll .,,'.., i some n tne conn- and happv as possible'. Plan lo Purify Schuylkill Poltsrltle, ,P., Jan. 2. Tho purlflca tlon of the Schuylkill Itlver Is one pt the prlnclpnl objects for which a big bond Issue soon wilt be floated by this) city. The matter was discussed at n, caucus of Councllmen yesterday and par tially agreed upon. A new sewerage,, system to replace the broken-down, antl quated water courses now In use nlso will he Introduced. Up to the present all the sewage of this city has been washed Into the Schuylkill. miter I dined with trv'x most nromlnent citizens, including ChatloH Schwab, Admiral Bowles, l',d ward N Hurley. Charles I'.vans Hughes1 and ex-Preldrnt Taft Met Dr Morris Stern, of this ellv, and would have met1 Major Smith, but was veil busy the day he called "Had it conference with President Wilson, nothing herlous, and spent a few minutes with Champ Clark, nho Vice President Map-hall; sat with :i number of Cabinet members nnd got t-o accus tomed to I'nltcd States Senatois that the novelty wore off. "Offered nnself to the cause but was ' rejected In all branches; worked for the Liberty Loan, and whlln so engaged ' met Mrs Stotesbury and Jack O'Brien I "Attended church service twelve times I and on two occasions delivered funeral i orations. Occupied pulpit three different ' nines and tefeteed a prize fight, urn- i Miu iwivo two suits or clothes and inv su-pendcis, so, all told, I had n pretty good jc-ar WEST BRANCH Y. M. C. A. A COURSE IN Public Speaking For business men. It in cludes the essentials of Salesmanship and Business Psychology Instructor is Ph. D. from Columbia Univer sity and the founder and president of a col lege for Public Speaking. Class meets Tues. evr" . nings, beginning Ja for 15 weeks. r Open to Men andA" Write, phone?' s nen THE DIRK i'OR S2d and Santf Streets 99 . - . SToiti; oniiKns atfP a m r m m AccnPTEii M jp T J i, j , 0 0 M pfc qJ 1 923 MARKET STREET Explosion Insurance Private Residences, Stores, Offices, Factories Stokes Packard Haughton & Smith Independence Squire, 5th & Walnut Sti. Lombard 4190, .Main 4190 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiaiiiDiiiiiiiiiBTimiHiEii'niiiiiiiiHi! Fur and Fur Lmea Coats Radically Repriced We have made new and very attractive prices on our stock of Men'fl Fur Garments. They are all high class, well tailored coats, and at these lowered figures arc decidedly interesting. 1 Tl, Fnhl.in,n .nail at-,- twAr- xim t h nynryrtfA nrtA nnm,,lii 'fancy and black cloth shells with natural muskrat, blended musk- rat, nutria and mink linings with Persian lamb, Hudson Seal, beaver and otter collars. A general idea of the reduction follows: sTTArR n r -AiTlrfe nwPiiLH(iij tit mmtmmwMmmk v'VfcE3' . :ia fc a ras m? Wl r - 'rj January White Sale yuT L j IllW f 1 1 1 Ah nHH.ml ..Vint nil. n..s n nA.1.1 n-VAll.J Kir 4I.A n.l fln B P MIB I I M T W VQMiCsKS ',' ' lil f'5 slore nnd planned this year on a larger .scale than ever be- tHew?! I TV f ZA S tjSpgrJl , I jJBiB fore. The items mentioned in this advertisement arc but a part lErT'Ssl.J l 7f M PyiirVfa Jf Mj-23jr I J;' 2rtBB f those included in the sale, and we invite you to inspect our JllCSs&Tiy. I iu A 1 1 fl f V a SjMtaiHHVH stocks before making any selection of Muslin Underwear, Linens MT!vy$iM tftl U Ll JuUUU. J f-La sBB'BBBBBBBBBBBB nr White. Pir-re fffievl-. Hiirli k nlnRnnk. lnnrr Clfitli. nel tin- like. rrt " ' ' j irtMMnT i n JBVtMiiBlM JPiTMHfi sV ilUlli'Ei BiiiliiiKlCiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiH vc ki:... .. . .... .. ;n n.Ait,., . ,, ... .,... ..,i...,i,..,.ci. rl!C3E9sKEMBHiHB-liKaK9l k B J , t uluch. juu -iiii uuc.iiiai .uu vail iuj ill, uu'uuiui.iiujij B"kjgMpK19r7HpjpinHrpnHH-rpj-pKrrnViM M V B I ll J0-&r?ivi6z Exceptional Bargains in Our Clean Sweep Sale Women's $22.50 to $35.00 $ Coats, Suits, Dresses, r Coats Of finest v, Inter woolens In sin. i rtest o f uarn e rr e c1 1 . .Many nre fur liiniMicd i:erv size i: very inloi. 5 X I $ 17 Suits .509 Dresses X Second . Floor r e v alone il of finest broid- I floths, s.),-er- I tones, velours. Of finest wool serges, silk sat ins, taffetas, Jer- poplins a ii cl i ett'es. showing K-rirel. Tai' l.,l i i'nri- a,.. ...! ' - - r , . II . ' .- oi.vits jMBfr iriraineu tnouBlit of the JliUVIf . I FURS Are Reduced ! i $35.00 Red Fox Sets U00,1 Blze "ufrran'1 tr,mmM io ye J $75.00 Cross Fox Sets ,,,,,1,,"u,,iJ0(;'ed fkln"- $AO 50 I ?$iu.uu mancnunan Wolt bcarfs $6.75 A $42.50 Poiret Fox Scarfs 'li'sue Extra $23 V1? $12.00 Manchurian Wolf Muffs $6.75 $7.00 French Coney Muffs I,arBe "l2'' .3 eg $95.00 Poiret Coney Coat Sl!'ln,h Mlc'' mcH,el ZaKnr Fur-Linec3 Coats Coats that were: arc Repriced: $105 S115 $125 $80.00 $135 $140 $150 $155 $100.00 $165 $175 $180 $190 $110.00 $200 $215 $235 $170.00 $275 $235.00 Fur Outside Coats of Black Dog, Russian Calf, Baltic Seal, Wombat, Wallaby and Raccoon are reduced to figures 1 which represent a saving to you of 1-4 to 1-3. The new prices rantfe from $15.00 to $180.00. 1 Heavy English Ulsters 1 In our Auto Apparel Department we have a limited quan- I tity of splendid English Ulsters made by such excellent houses as Maxim, Burberry and Wilson, of London. Some of them 1 have detachable wool-fleeced linings. They are admirable for I ordinary wear in extreme weather, and are especially well adapted for motoring use. They have sold from $18 to $75, but the new prices are $12.00 to $45.00. 1 1 Fur Caps and rur Uloves ot Nearseal, Hudson Seal, SeaN 1 (kin, Muskrat and Nutria at reductions which average 25 per 1 cent from regular prices. Jacob Reed's Sons I 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET j MMMiliM 1, Lingerie Each of These Items Is a Special Value Corset Covers at 55c Muslin Corset Covers, embroidery trimmed, sizes 3G to 44. Corset Covers at 85c Nainsook Corset Covers trimmed with lace or embroidery. of 07 Drawers at 85c Cambric Drawers with ruffles embroidery, lengths 23, 25 and inches. Night Gowns at $1.65 With round, square or V necks, embroidery ruffles, practical and attractive. Envelope Chemises at 95c Made of nainsook and daintily trimmed exceptional value. Petticoats at $2.15 Made from cambric of excellent qual ity, deep embroidered flounce. Night Gowns at $1.90 Of nainsook with round, square or V necks ; some with lace or embroidery trimming; others plain "tailored" models. Petticoats at $1.45 One of tho best values in the sale; White Petticoats, fresh and new, with ruffle of embroidery. Maids' Aprons at $1.50 Smart aprons of lawn, hemstitched in panel effect from hem through bib and shoulder straps. Maids' Aprons at $1.10 Lawn Aprons, round, edged with 3 inch ruffle of embroidery, plain bib and shoulder straps. Bloomers at 95c Pink Cotton Crepe Bloomers; cut full and reinforced; finished with ruffles. Bloomers at $3.65 Washable Satin Bloomers, pink ; hem stitched ruffles; made from satin of goad grade and well finibhed. SI'.COM) FLOOU .V Long Cloth and Nainsook The grades so much wanted for underwear, children's garments and general home sevvinp These lots were purchased specially for this sale many months ago and represent exceptional value. Both the Long Cloth and Nainsook are in 10-yard pieces; the Nainsook is 40 inches wide, the Long Cloth 36 inches. Nainsook, S2.50 piece; value $3.00 Nainsook, $3.75 piece; value $4.10 Nainsook, $4.25 piece; value $5.00 Long Cloth, $2.95 piece; value $3.25 Long Cloth, $3.35 piece; value $3.65 White Voiles, Swiss and Batiste, 36 to 40 inches wide; nood variety of patterns suitable for waists and dresses, special at, yard 50c FIRST FLOOR Linens and Bed Spreads Table Linen $3.00 Yard Pure Linen Satin Damask Table Linen, 70 inches wide special at $3.00 yard. Table Linen $1.90 Yard Union Table Dainasl. "0 inches wide -special at $1.00 yard. Table Damask 95c Yard Mercerized Cotton Table Damask, G8 inches wide special, 95c yd. Table Cloths $6.75 All-linen Satin Damask Table Cloths, C8xC8 inches special at $6.75 each. Tea Napkins $6.25 dozen values $7.50 to $8.50 A fine assortment of Tea Napkins, scalloped edges nnd Madeira hand-embroidered corners. Bed Spread and Sham Sets Bed Spreads and Shams in sets, scalloped edges and cut corners special at $4.75 for single-bed size, $o.'J5 for double-bed size. FIltST FLOOR 9 I,ji,l H I Clean Sweep for Friday! $1.25 Voile Waists In Neat Lace-Trimmed and Tailored Style. Iln-y iiic tho lovpist vvaMs ever nlfernl .it jso low a price Dozens ami iIo&mis nt Mjlcs iulu. .t f,.w in neat htilpod voile. Th.-v aro truly Mon lcrful value. Mreet Moor. 69c $3.00 Silk Envelope Chemise t)f c-iepen lie I.ipp iiiul riliiii llll'll ("Irert 1 lour) thuio; mm- White Crepe Night Gowns & Chemise 89c Nfatly trimmed lacos (Mrrrl floor) vv Ith Women's $5 Plaited Skirts $9.69 3 ?l .'""p'ty materials khaki cloths and sill: l'oplln (Mrct Floor) 85c to $1 Doylies 60c Each Madeira handm broidered Doylies, round, 10-Inch sire. r. c Vfc sf7 ocej) eJ. ' 62t T 35c to 40c Doylies 25c each Round, fl-inch Doylies? Madeira hand-embroidered. Another Special Group of Women's Winter Coats 5 ; f t 4 I 5 I I Values Range Up to $19.98 $ 798 kVk o 5 1 JLV $19-98 jf Tliev 1110 Mil. lit fllll-leilCtll vvlnlor njl ,. . other are plain tallore.l or fm-fahrle ilninie' ' Ma, o? l.of ,u,rs kmejB velouns I'hevlots and novelty materials. woolen Women's Serge and Satin Dresses $369 & $5'00 Newest mid . winter styles In bmo.it tailoied ami neat trim med tffeets . sizes. Women's Serge and Poplin New Suits $5i0 & $9-98 OrlKlnal prices were double thesn si'?1?' Bi" Prices! .Veat tailor,,? and trimmed models, eat tailored Children's $5 Winter Coats, $3-89 or mixtures, corduroys n n d velvets, Sizes to 10 years. Children's Chambray Dresses, 47c Several n e vv trimmed styles, sizes from 'i to C yeais. Children's Serge Dresses, $1.89 Also of Bine hams, Sizes 6 to It years. Girls' $12 Winter Coats, $7.90 Ot good heavy W woolens. Sizes G $Jf' to 14 years. 4k I 5 I 5 I cr?-i'"-'"--' "" . .A, JJU. i X-UiM1iiiktjti, im i,'.-, j. ft ij-mikUi' 'The Home of Style & Economy C9tdb -""'? s- flrtVWiiWt' i t-r .1. iMi I., l.m i l.tir, .Jil'l '-f-n , .M 'x x , , 'J 1 1
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