-X M.R CONFERENCE WILL BE TRANQUIL Few Changes Pending Among Pastors in Large Churches Here OPENS ON WEDNESDAY New Pastor for Columbia Ac- nuc Congregation Will Be Selected The 132d session of Iho Philadelphia Conference of Iho Methodist Hplscopal Church Is scheduled to begin next Wed nesday In tho Spring Oarden Street Church, Twentieth' and Spring Garden, streets. The session of tho conference Is ex pected to be an unusually quiet one, nothing spectacular or unusually Inter esting having been booked on the regu- KsUrcProgram. Any thrills Injected Into) the meetings will be put there bj the various pastors In thilr talks and ar rangements I Probably only one church of the larger congregations wilt record a change In pastors That Is the Columbia Avenue. unurcn, rvvenis-nrtn street and Colum bia avenue The Itev. I)r I W. Hart, the appointed parlor, died earl In the winter and the Re. Dr. Geoige Hums his been acting ns pastor. Doctor Burns will not be retained at the church, according to Illshop Uerry, and the Rev. Dr. It C. Wells, now pastor of the Tabernacle, l'Ie.enth and Oxford ct recta, Is expected to get tho call l.eis Than too Changes lUperted In all less than 100 changes are ex pected to be made In the 350 pastors of the conference, 124 of whom are In Philadelphia nnd others as far west as the Susquehanna, which territory the conference embraces. Xo changes will take pHce at the Calvary, Germantovvn, Spring Garden or Park Aenue Churches, which are the largest In the conference. Altogether ; there are about 400 churches, with about 100,000 members Other changes are minor ones Sev eral of them arc due to vac amies caused by death, a few to requests on the part of pastors and so far ns known none be cause of requests on the part of con gregations Absence of trouble, because of charges which might be brought against anv of the ministers nt the time of. their conference 'examination," Is assured bj Bishop Bern "a, statement made jestcrda, that no matters of ills Ipllne will be brought before the confer ence this jear. The district superin tendents Indorsed the bishops' state Present Oflleers 111 lie Ite-elerted The present officers of the church, Bishop 15err stntcd. all will be le elcctcd Ilobert C. Wells; who Is to hae the Columbia Avenue Church, is secretary of the conference The othei officers are four nsslstnnt secretaries, biographical secretary, railroad secre tary, statistician, assistant statisticians, two; conference treasurer and two as sistant treasurers and chorister. Hlshop Berry Is president. The committee has not vet decided who will take the place of Doctoi Wells as pastor of the Tabernacle Church In the central district there will be a. change in the "Windsor Street Church at Reading, of which A. I, bhalkop Is at present pastor. A xacanc.v In the First Church, at Xorristovvn, caused b the death of W. 11 yenger, and which is temirorarlly belig filled by ltobert 11, Mcllwain, will be eliminated probably by the retention of Mr. Mcllwaln at that post. There may be fewer than teni changes altogether In the district. Two acaneles In Tvorlliwent In the northwest district a new pas tor will ba assigned to the Dauphin Church, because of a xears leave given to W. H. Zwclzlg on account of Illness C. M, Simpson, of the I.ansford Church, la to retire, and S M Veinon, of the Central Church, lloxborough, probablv will retire, making two vacancies Charles Iloads, of the Wllllamstovvn Church, wil1 be clnnged on his own rei quest. A vacanes exists In the Millers burg Church because of the death Hst -weekepf U P. liiyan. In the Fouth dislriit A Y. Talnr will be moved from the .South Chester Church, Chester, on his own lequest, as will W. A Lewis, of the Cpland Church J. C. Wood, of the West Clrove Church, Is dead, and 11 C Dahns, w ho has taken Ills place, probably will be continued thcte. A change Is probable at the Mariners' Bethel, Washington avenue be'.owr Third street, this city, where Hi J. Garber l now pastor. A xacancy exists In the Landcnburs and Flint Hall Church because of the death of the pastor, H. II, Totlcher. I It Is deflnltel ltnwn that there will be no changes at the biggest churches n, limrlct. the Lansdowne, Arch Street, St. Luke's or the West Chester churches. There will bo only six or eight Important changes, and possibly three or four smauer unc. Sir Candidates for Adnvlislon There are slfc candidates for admis sion to the conference. They are Charles Boraston, 521 Ashland Street, Olney:; St. Clair S Carter, 1413 South Fiftieth street: Michael r Davis, W. G. Prouse. itin Wallace street: Ulckley Burns ""Wilgus, 1916 North Slxtj -third street. and Levi It. z.err. ierc- n cuuiemer, of Lancaster, Is candidate for local elder's orders, and Charles C. llouchlns, of Philadelphia, for local deacon's or ders. Official xlsltors to the conference will be Bishop William T. McDowell, Bishop Luther B Wilson, Bishop rdererlck D. Leete and the Itev, LT. 1'rank Mason North, of the Board of Foreign Missions : the Rev. Dr. D. D. I'orsvthe, Board of Home Missions and Church Intension: the Rev. Dr. F.dgar Blake, Board of Sunday Schoqls; tho Itev. Drs J. B. Hlngeley and Charles R Oaten, Boat.! of Conference Claimants: the Rev. Dr. Kzra Squlcrs Tipple, president Drew Theological Seminary: the Rev. Dr. Charles U Guthrie, Kpvvorth League; the Rev, Dr. Clarence -irue vviison, Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public. Morals ; the Rev. Dr. Brlnton P. Bradley, missionary, India: the Rev, Dr. i Albert 11 Piper, pastor of Tlrst Church, Wilkes. Barre ; the Rev. Dr. lllmer Lynn Williams, extension secretary. Board of Temperance ; the Rev. Dr. P. J. Mav eety, Board of Freedmnn's Aid: Representa tive Oeorge 11. Lunn, of tho House Mili tary Affairs Committee, and Alexander Simpson, Jr., Justice of the PennsjlVa nla Supreme Court. EXTEND U. OF P. ELECTION Alumni in Wsr lo Be Given Chance lo Ballot for Trustees From all Indications, the board of trustees of the University of Pennsjl vir.la, at their regular monthly meet ing to bo held next Monday, will extend tho period allotted for the election of two memDers lo me Doara Dy me aiumnt. According to the statute of the board dealing with the election of members, th ballots, which were sent out March 1. must be returned and In the hands of tho tellers not later than April 1, and & minimum of 4000 otes Is re quired to make the election legal. But to many protests have been received from the alumni, who declare that this irlod would not clvo men In forelirn ii. service an opportunity to have their vote recorotu, mui u m ijiviiuocu iu eicna the period by a month. TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ?v mm ! y jMMjUg h ' K m Wv -Urn v Kf9t 'S Air, and Mrs, Km i I Illanr will relclirale the fiftieth annivcrsarv of tliei'r wedding this evening at tlieir home, 741" Tabor street, Burholinc, Phila- delphia SCHOOLS TO BE UTILIZED FOR CHILD HEALTH DRIVE Dr. Dorothy Child, First Woman Chief of Juienile W elfare of State Health Department, Expected to Resume Duties of Post Within Week ' I)r Doioth Child appointed xester- ,dn as chief of tho (Dlxlslon of Child Htlfaro of the hl.itc Department of licilth, probablv will leave within n week to estnbllsh her new headqu irters at Harrlsburg ' Ono of tho biggest health problems In tho stale," sild Doctor Child this afternoon, 'Is reaching tho rural popu lation. Penn.vlvanla has the largest rural populitlon In tho countrs larger than that of Texas and ni.itiv of these people aro eo remoto from the bene fit"! of social welfare work 'Tho flrt thing to be dono is to co ordinate the organlz-Ulonn within the slate tint aro actlvelj inteie'ted In ehlld-welfire. Tin Red Crosa and the woman's committee of tho council o nat'onal defense as well as locil Insti tutions we hope to co ordinate In this work " The position which Doctor ( hlld will hold wa$ crcited two jears ago and CHURCH CHARITIES GET WOMAN'S ESTATE Prefix lorinil TT n m n s 11,. rrtbUJieriail XlOlllCS lie. niicjilliod S10 tOO 111 A,,,,:., -j ..,,.. ... iuniib L. Lafferty's Will A beeiuest of $1000 to Olivet-Covenant Presbvterlan Church 'I wenty-second and Mount Vernon streets, is Included I In the will of Annie L I.nffertv. ..3C North I'iftv -eighth street, which was probated today Tho major portion of tho $1,1 30 e-tate goes to sisters of the decedent In trust and upon their death the estate Other wills predated todav weie those of Kiank P. Dobsoii, J030 Diamond Ftreet, which In pilvato beeiuests dis poses of pioperty valued at $J0,000; Charles A Brlnley, S17 .South .Sixteenth stieet, $140,000; William .SVhroeder. Twentieth and Oxford street, $8000; Kmiu.i 1. Patonet, 3860 North Eleventh street, $7100 ; Maria .S .Stokes, h'ohool House and G.s lanes, HO'Jn; Michael Burg. 874 Bucknell street $6171 Bridget McCue. HG9 Xorth Pift -third I street, $5500; W. S Stocklej, R! Xorth Thlrts-dghth stieet, $5000, Mirgaretta Barnes, liOJO Oxford street, $4000 The personalty of the estato of Dr. G. Htarck hag been appraised at , 2,363 i;G; Ixiulsa P. l.utr, J1P.46J 8. A 16! and .Mary Zelgler, ?71S2.9J. DRAMA TO TEACH -U.S. IDEALS! Peiin Deiui Predicts PJay's Influ ence in Amcricanizution T,' dI?i,1ii,i,i'Jif,y Vri nlTnnVr1 ?hau "obnqSlnn? I'lil'v efslty Mi svlvanla. In a talk on 'The Ameilcan sjlvanla. In a talk on "llie Ameilcan Drama. Pat and Pieeent." at Houston Hall this afternoon ' - Inception American diam.i has been ver strongly national In character, Mlv three-fourths of our plajs In the last is to be divided in eeiual parts between 1)urtance to tlm innn M,nnii, r the nnw Mini and win ue noo iru me Piece-dsers and finishers nearls r,00 '", V . i ,.T ,.i, ',, ," ,' ,1 ,, the Presbterlan Home for Widows and a L li o . ii. f ' ' aft bv MoratoJ' nlsW In number, who walked out f thiee pointed to I irst hurch.i amdin. 10 tlm Presbvterlan Onihanaire ,,' , An,om? tho lestlons being con- , , nl(, othcr navv ships, but Kensington establishments cdncsdi . aslst the Itev Holmes 1' Gr iv itt. who Beemests of S300 to v Vlno-nt's S dfrCd '" ? the "'6slt- I i,t one Idaho, and. Mew the craft from vvc.e nn, king time tod. v 'will be returned for th- fifteenth term and1,5u'1Hor,oBnur,;iste?serc,bfr0tt !T""n? " "' " 1 "l-'of a, cUAskipperVc;: -'- ' ' '"' ' S't 'hurfGloust'e'r. "nnTltt Poor .Ternnntovvn ate contamedl, 0 a"d tl" K'rl '" "U,U,tn Talk- ,U" be I gesang puts it. "The Idal... I. II.. big. , "'llTworkdH want the establishment Rev Richard W V Hnr.ett of Mil l nf V S tainr v ff, 5 rt,"n as to l'e fundinuntiil Jirlnclples . ,, nilshtlrst and granilest ship that of 11 forts -eight houi schedule In the vllle Is Mated for the church .at Audu Turner street The remainder of the , lmoho1 '" 'loring to solvo some 5OBV.." t finishing plants The emplojers have hon noil, of the latter churches luve estate which is valued a $7500 goes to ' of ,he8,i V,Ums nnd their application To substantiate such a slalement con- offered at 5 Vj.".1'" u'illllIlt .. ,., Increased the salaries to $1800 ",.... '. '"' aluert at $. 5UU. h oes to tQ lho .r,.. jjiiy ,,f, .M.rthit the Idaho mounts twelve foui- c hV.n.T..!. 'i'.""1.1 ' , . rt , 1 '.'.,?' .1,1P Doctor Corson rf Bn.adw.iv Church in ill. en ".. .-.. , .. ,. .. , .u. i. itiitiiin iriui'i.ii,. ,,. .111. ...v- Doctor ijiilnn sam inat since us e.y,an(i fourth Satuid.vs of each month 1B0 lears having had some basis In na- tional life. 'For thl? leason. went on tho Gnaal.eii Mt Is ntilv hist that drama siiouid pi iv an important role in the necessity of thorough Americanization The connectlou of the l'nlverslt with early American drama whb dwelt 011 Ip, Dean Quhin, who said that In 1707 the first play written bv an American to be produced on 11 piofesslonal stage, 'The Prince of Parthla," was tho work of Thomas Godfre, a student lit the then College of Philadelphia It was plaved at the old houthwark Theatie, of tills city. $1,000,000 FOR PASTORS Amount Will Go to Incrense Pn From Fresh) terinn Victory Fund One ml'llon dollars of the J18, 000,000 that wllk be raised by the 10,000 Pres bterlan churches of the country In their Victory fund campaign, on March 23, will be used to Increase preachers' salaries. The Rev, Dr, William U Greenway. chairman of the Philadelphia Presb terj's new era committee, has announced the projects for which tho $38,000,000,000 r.inil villi he raised The allotment of the eent-s!x churches of the Phlladel- 1 phla Presbyter l.s 456,210. j DEUTSCH MOVES NEAR CAREY Fifth Ward Political Foes Now Are Pine Street Neighbors "Politics makes strange bedfellows" Mercantile Appraiser James A. Carey now lives seven doors away from "lite" DeutBch, his opponent In the notorious, fight for control of the Fifth Uard In the primaries of September, 1917. Any future fights between these two will be not only for control of the Fifth Ward and their own division, but for pre-emlnenci In their own block, Cnrey has lived at 323 Pine street for several sears Peutsch has Just purchased a home at 309 Pine street. Deutsch paid J12.600 for the propcrts, buying subject to a building association mortgage of (9000. The neighbors are not on speaking terms. evening public wai held hv l)r Samuel Met II mill! 1SJJ Spruco street, until Doctor Hum- Ills recent rcslernntlon Doctor Child la ina nrst woman to noju me position and sho will give full time to the work ."lice the return of Doctor 1 hlld from abroad, where she was with the child welfar8 buieau of the Rd Cro, she has teen holding milnutrltlon ilexes nt the branch of the I'hlldien's Hospital, i in. i-iKiucrmii ami ric?waier Mrtcis hllc llas "usl't the ehlidien common fcenvo methods of Itdplng themselves bv telling them the right things in eit the valuo of fresh air and clewlines'" Doctor Child Is not prepired to sav how the work of the slite will he ear ned on but suggests tint a great deal wlltberiom through the schools Fffort will nlFO he exerted to keep the children in -cliool ns long as possible Doctor Child llvei it 602", McK'ean avenue, Gerimntown nnd Is I ho daughter of George Child JO South stieet Tenth GIRLS HEARING TALKS ON TOPICS OF THE DAY , iTniiferenee nf T1,.V,- ! UlllCreilCC Ol J llirty-tWO I ' cl 1 r. n , ociiuuis viit;ii at iicrilian- town Y. W. C. A. A conference of thlrtj-two girls' pri vate mill slpi t hrlinnlu In l.lill-i ilAlnl.ln and Its Mclnlty opened today at the ioung women's christian Association, ".KTiirimovvn, ojju e.erimntown nvenue, beginning at 10 n. 111 Ing at 10 11. 111 The session was ' bv student coniniltieps nf i, uv siuuent conmittces of the 11 1 VV. C A. .Hill the German- called n , 1 1...... 1 .".:""'.','" "- ' """ ,,le "mn- It Is for the purpose of a general dls-' cusslon of tonics nf Inter., n.i i. The program Includes addresses bj the Rev Robert Bagnell, of the First The feature will be a naireant on.lilpil Victors" It Includes five sepaiate scenes and a piologue. each of which will be presented bv pupils from the following schools. Germantovvn Prlends', JI"' on. Walnut Lane. Miss Hills s, .jil tiiua.ur u.iu uce-ci.wuou The girls atten'dlng 'lie conference are between fourteen and eighteen ears of nBe and lepresent tweMy-sK private f,Ulool8 an b high schools, among them being tho 1 rlends Select, "olman, "'nil' ncins itm iiwiiua l-icaji, eioiman, Wtsttown Boarding .School, Phlplev Slovens. MIs Hills s hprlngslde. Miss Sa wards, Agnes Irwin, Darlington Methodist Churh, Harrlsburg. who his turrets nre rorware. mm eu an, um Association iav nimmizeii tie im l.een abroad for ,lx months; Mis, Louise 1 these aro so airanged tlu. the entire jiortance "the sir ke It ,.ff.. t on ".'n,'lU',,'..l!h' ""'ilf' Y- W- C " ' I XW ", eat" .ns a capabl. of tKjVriti he He iKy. " ". . ..J " nun tllB, l.tiv. t4iu u luianu 'Li !, 'has fourteen five-Inch guns nnd foui big "s Wright's ffcho'o7ntllrcr.ft gun- Then there are a id. Ogomr.3 Shlppen ,umbM C 8ma" bU-poun,,e,s amI Ta"Ia- Siemlnurv, Ilaluwl Kirks' School, Miss Harcum, Beechwood, Ogont7, bhlppen School, Devon Manor, bhady Hill and Miss Marshall s Por the first time In Its history the ' Ger.nantovvn br.mch will be thrown open I ' ! to all omen. whether members or not. 1 1 Ut Its fiial "commur.ltj recreation night j 1 .. .. .. . . . at Its mat "commur.uj recreation night tonight. This Inaugurates a rr.gul.ar pioBram for uc,i nights on the second attractive featuies have been prepared , r.S.In il iuc M lo "'icriain me guesi-, TRAINING BIU. IIP MONDAY Legislators' Sentiment on Coin- piilsor) Alilitan Preparation Known llien ritst expiesslou of the Eentlment of the 1919 Legislature on tho question of . , leKaniies, of weather conditions compulsory nilllt.uv nnd nli cal train- T t , he shp a distinct ad lug In tho public high schools, normal y ,'. schools. collegcB and universities of the l,n"J h ,10tn,,.0 of n the newer features Mute mas be found next week .-, .if ,.ntrolllni- the tornedc Tho 1,111 li.lrnd.tf pil liv Senator linlv. of Philadelphia will be consldeied In the Senate, being on the first rending cnlend ir on Monday n'ght The DaK bill, ns favorably reported from the appropriations committee, .shows little semblance of fie bill us It was presented. It Is amended In such form ns lo glvo tho Commission of Mllltar.v Training wide powers and brings nll studtntR In the schools, out lined above-, under either mllltarv or phvsleal training, tho foimer provision calling for bucIi training for students between sl-vtcen and eighteen sears of nge, being eliminated Kxemptlon Is pro vided from the military training end only for members of religious sects which forbid It's members to engage in war. SHOT SCARES PASSENGERS 0,ver antl'Con'iou Held Un-, til Police Can Imcstigate vVhcn a revolver belonging to Ldvvnrd McFedden. lllver road, Miinavunk, was fired or exploded todav on a Manns unk , Iroliev. McPaddeji nnd his companion. Joseph How nn, Sllverwood street, were nrrested and held for ii further hearing In $500 ball bv Magistrate Price McFadden and Hovvan were riding lo Mannsunk when the weapon In Mcl'nd den'B pocket fell to tho floor of the car nnd exploded. McFadden told the magistrate tho weapon had been dis charged by tho force of the fall. Magis trate Price, examining the weapon, said ho did not believe the weapon could have been discharged unles the trigger had been pulled. There were half a dozen persona on the car nt the time. The noise of the shot caused a stampede. Ledger 1'HiLADEU'mA, satukdaV, IDAHO MIGHTIEST OF BATTLESHIPS Dreadnought Just Finished Here Alone Could Sink Bi" Armada GREAT GINS INVINCIBLE Main Batteries Could Send Shells Crashing Into Enemy Ships 15 Miles Auay The battleships Wvnda t'tnh riortd.l, Delaware. Wv online. ArUatisns Okla homa and N'orth Dikota are considered n... -i- n-t,.i i rntv n few first-class fighting ship- Onl a few j ears ago the were launched and America acclaimed them the last word long has a beam of "tT feet 4 Inches I it be his first appearance nt the In warship construction and the bestjond a mean drift of 50 fret Her dls- N j Conferuice. and he will he '. , .... ... ,. 'placement Is 34 000 tons nnd her Parson i --u. .. :... .sr, ships afloat but If that entire grand .,,,,, ,,,,, cal,,nie of develop ngfi"hp" a reception on Tuesd ly evening fleet met tl e Idaho I nele Yarn's latest i ,; oofl horsepower will send her through when the mlnlsttis and their wives will fighting craft and gave butle there the water at u speed of twentv.four aB,eml)le in the church and hear a ler would be nothing left of them except m".a" '""".,, .,., .... ... .. ture bv (lie bishop on 'The christian wreckage and a few sutvlving sal ors The Idaho with its great run could steam In a circle nnd sink the entire fleet without getting so much as a . Fcrateh. for not a gun ahoaid anv of the so-ialled ctaiU dr.ndnoughts could i.i .i,.n n, -inni nrliilur- rr.ift innu h pneti on me bhuh. iik""hh -. that coe, into commtslon next Wedncs- 1 I rl.i.--..rT'!.ii.Bitn R f,ir a, the older flclitlne thins arc concerned those Hunched ten vears or more ago the Idal o could give battle i0 all of them MrHtrgr I'm banned Vaval stiategj Is Just 111" same todav as in the dnvs nf Jo'in Paul lones Itileflj, It Is the triil. of hitting the ene- mv with the rieitest aiiioutit cf shells ))cf0, i10 hlto vou Tin Idaho fills the bill for not onlv Ins the craft been fitted with the longest uingo guns In the vvorhl but hr gre-it s peeu more unn twentv-flve miles nn hour, permits her to stav out of the rango of nn battle ship afloat S'ivs Capl.iln C T ouelgenng com mander of th ship "The Idaho Is the irrentest flfflillng iiinrhlne In the world. There Is not 11 ship In our nT or nnv oilier nnvv lint ran toiieh her. The average flrt-ihis linttleihlp ran be snuk he IIia cuns of the ltlulin nl n dlslanre .f fWPt, , nnd Hcliler erafl sent to the bottom at a distance nf flrleen miles As he stood on the bridge of this won der ship Captain Vogelgcang watched nn nrmv of workers mnue mini atijusi 1 nrmv oi n f ..,..r "' "J";'" ments or electrical signal ana sicrnng , apparaius 'Don't forget that this fine ltdv vns built and equipped In Philadelphia, h- slid 'To be tcchnlcil, I might s.iv urainn, uui mt iu .uin imc .iiii.) on'' S? V "" ', V 'Bg ,VC.ri n 11? tle It Is nn achievement, though, thnt is worthv of a great cltv. and Phlladel- Camden, hut the two cities are virtually Hbla Ins cause for boasting w lien 1111s I1 .. . ....-... , warship steams uowu 1110 i,c,aw...c- , flolng to Nnvv lard . - -The Idaho Is now at i the Ca.nden x ard of t'10 New vork Shipbuilding fompanv - . i. - plant, but w-11 stenm across the river next Tuesdav, nnd on Wednesday or ilhursdnv will be placed In commission nt the nav arel uecausc oi uie snip s BIZ0 an," ',' ,, .iinVanee unusual dlgnltv nnd significance , ,, , rol.e(i , x,w .., .1.., '..it,,, ,, mnr mnehln. size and power the eveni is 10 assume xrv.i after taking on more machln "y. will start 0.1 her inaiden cruise The ! crew of 14U0 men is 1. i.ik "" e teen-Inch guns euese .nci ii.....iBe-u ir foui turrets of three guns e acn iwo .doing cell lie ur.... . - - -v our uav gun.s in t i.iuce: Power of Guns Thej had a range of mote than thlrt miles The Idaho shooters aie of simi lar proportions, but of shorter range. Fach gun hurls a 1500-pound projectile through the air at the late of 2800 feet per second, and Is capable of firing three J, i. ery minute The entile batterv 0e fourteen-inch guns can hurl 18.000 OT 'd of meial ,lt one time and do It ,iu I,0,lnu ii.roe times each minute Tn Miiulement the big guns tho craft flrers The slstei ships of this craft the New Mexico and Mississippi,, are now In com- mlKilon, but rielther approaches tne Idaho In povvor 1 wnirnntn iiriix ii 1 ntr r iiiLiituru , " ' "-ncei , T:ur0pirtn waters." to the wnr neei m 1 uro, 1. n r- !d the cap aln of t "''". B'd a.iu'u"' """""',, "' " '"" ",,: i"" battleships, ami this knowledge Ins been ' ullllred in the outfitting of the ship changes have been authorized to meet the demands of the naval ej.perts. , and amorg them the ariangement of the . lighter guns Operating In heavv weather makes the handling of a ship's secondary bat tery 'verj difficult, but difficulties have ' been cl mlnated on this ship The five. Inch guns have been placed to nign ,.... ,, ,,, ,i,, ,1,... ,n be onei. ' " ' - . tubes, but the details cannot be given The keel of this ship was law janu- TALKING MACHINES & REPRODUCERS REPAIRED Springs Motors Tone Arm and Sound Roxcs for Any Machine ' Everybody's, 38 N. 8lh St. roru'Lr 100 N. 10th St. Oo.n Hit. Ern. THE LURE OF TRAVEL Will soon attract you to Europe. Why not place your valuable furniture in our up-to-the-minute warehouse Juring jour absence? 20th Century Storacc Warehouse Co, 3120 MARKET ST. fV..nn.l 1 ! I'Mln Mstrn l! I Sl I What New Warship Can Do and What It Can Do It With The Idaho, Philadelphia-built and equipped, Is the biggest and most poueiful ship afloat Twelve fourteen intli guns liae tho longest lange of nnj naal guns In the world and can sink hostile ciaft at a distance of fifteen miles Knch of the guns hurls a. 1500 pound steel projectile through the air at the rate of 2800 feet n second Nine tons of slept can be hulled from the big guns clers twenty seconds Tho Tdaho I! G3t feet long, lias n depth of SO feet, a ocam of more than 17 feet and Ins a displacement of 34 000 tons Ship cm deelop epecd of twenty fle miles an hour. ar 20 1115 and when placed In com- mission next week the irift will repre. ln.,nicnt of more than !.- on0 000 ThB Rnlp ,, 614 f.fi 6 nene, .,,. ,...ir.. ..,,,, licen nll(.d tti.h 0n. burning ranges electric linkers nnd dish wash ng maeh'res that nnkc gillej work " "giil.r ''" ';' 'u"mum Nonotiv know s ttr rem maximum nowfr of the Waho am, , ,., b, detennlned until the ship Is given a ihittle practlco at tiuantniiamo 'We ,..,,. ,l, ,,1-a lsa nsr.tn rntirra , v ... .. . . . .. " '"". '. ".''?. ll VJ,' J "".fk".' "r I.... .1... l.Min.iDnAi(irat,.l,n " I1" w fifteen miles nvvav It H certain that the Idiho.1 guns can hit it 'lodav she is Invincible, tor no ship ..float can get within rangi of her guns and live The armor pate tint protects the hull and turiets of the ldiro ranges In thickness from nine to eighteen Inches weighs approxlmatelv 1000 ost as much'ns .1 modern Knch turret tons or iihno destrojer MAETERLINCK WEDS AGAIN . , 4.111. ,! ,i p; 1 l!f.,f.a Sccotltl IJIucllirtl lirl HcCOIlies Wife of nllior Mre. Mirch 8 (Ilv V P ) Maurice M leterllnck, the Belgian plnvvv right several davs ngo m irried Retiec Dahon n voiing wonnn of Nite it lieeame known jesteidiv Maeterlinck h.i'i been 11 rmlilpnt nf Mm fnr the list tfll vears Maeterlinck Is flftv-eight vears olil .mil his bride twentv-slx Maeterllmk was (llvorced from his forrnei wife. Madame Georgette le Blanc, five weeks ago rw lurk. March 8 Vews of Mau riro Maeterlinck s mnrrince to Mile 1 I)(.mp i,ahon was received without sur- jir,e jlsl nigiit bv Heniv Ilusscll, close friend of the noet-dnimttUt The bride, nrcordliiK to Mr Russell Is popular In Paris ns an actress hiv- "B. i'.,TLfV.".,..u1, .?r-' Ll'".. 'i" Bluebird" Tin former Mail ime M leter- llnclt npn'-ircd with Mile I) ihou lit that nme, taking the roll of Light .ll() ,noriP nccordlng 10 Mr Ilus- ., IJIll 111 .HUirttliiiM .nii.iii, , uu sol. Ins neieks tatiil .1 change In lti . .. r..n,n-.ti..rtl -.... ..I... . -,V ':"""," J'V. ,'"." ..V","'1,, .2 ..uifcu...,...- . . .Jt.K.-." .............. j"h,uMi "..... ...... open lure soon, (is the poet s first vvlfo ;Vv,!,l,tgrerorra"e!.vret0n;,;;e"5w ,T know IlB 1T1 jutrp , tlw , nll, upoii np- iviiu . 11 11 n it 11 uiutii 111 hiv 1 mini Mu ,mx,B trPP(, tlu. role of Maeterlinck's "Mellsind. in Boston ti.1 sever il eurs ngo STRIKERS MARKING TIME ."00 Uisaatinficd Dvciti-i nnd Fin islliliu Workers Meet ill Northeast a . st,((,t n,i ,, officer of the , I'ull-Kiishloneil Hnslcrv Mnnufiiiturero rhi thr the p'ants of Joseph 11 Poster .V suns, the I'lrth A. l'oti I'ompanv and the Valkone Dve aim l itilshlng Work" OLD GR VDS BANQUET Dr. Thompson Honor Guest at Re union of Central High Clas Members of the class of 1803 of Cen tral High School made merry last night it the twent.v -fourth annual reunion nnd .llnner 111 the Manufacturers' Club The class was In tho first ear when I . ,t lline launched a two weeks' Dr. Robert Rills Thompson was inducted carm,aRn t0 secure J10.000 for the work ns principal of the school In honor of . lle vhlladelphl 1 SiindU) School As the occasion Doctor Thompson was pre- relation. Pach team Includes eight to sented with a dlctlonar) set. , tt), mtn aIKj 0men Samuel B Tares Addresses were made by Hdwln M. general secretars of the association, Is Abbott and I Allen Heanv, of Xevv directing the campaign Haven. Conn an official of the Marlln- Vn older bovs' and girls' conference Rockwell i'ompanv. manufacturers of will bo held this afternoon and evening arms The litter detailed the work of n the Wharton Stieet Methodist Kpls aupnllng munit'ons to the government copal Chuich, FTftv -fourth and Cath- The class has n service flag of flf- jiine streets Representatives of slty teen stars Among those members who three Sund.av schools In the twentieth responded to the c ill lo the colors were district which lies south of Market Lieutenant Colonel hjhester Honnaffon, street and west of the Schuvlklll, will Jr. Malor Rdwln II Hollmback, Major attend Mrs Allci Wlllcock, Miss Reba Kills W Given, Lieutenant A. C fetroup pixter. Hie Rev John Mian Blair and and Captain J Rons Black Mr I-'nres will be the speakers No change in price ! The prices on Cinco . and Henrietta cigars continue as follows Box-of 25 $1.00 Box of 50 3.15 Box of 100 6.25 Henrietta Perfecto 10 . Box of 25 $2.30 Box of 50 450 Henrietta admiral 13 2 lor 25 Box of 25 $3.00 Box of 50 5.75 OTTO CISENLOHR r BROS.,INC. ESTABLISHED I8SO F3 '..' .v.VfW march s, iopj N. J. METHODISTS PLAN FAREWELLS Many Pastors Slated for Transfer at Conference Opening Wednesday KANSAS BISHOP PRESIDES New Assignments Will Be An nounced Before Ocean Groc Session Starts Illshop William O Mhepard, Wichita. Kan will preside at the elghtv -third annual session of the N'evv .Ierse Meth odist Conference which opens Wtdnes- c;n, n .t ian9 Church Ocean drove IlcMlnv In merlca The ministers who expect to he tr.ins- f , , , , t.ireell Kr-' ...on. ton orr'o night in the churches ,0. n,. .... ni.,A.t nwi vi in h re Utn ,w , , alio nd n n w I fVB for "',n (-,r("e ruesu.i morn rno rotm Tho fotni.l orjnnlzAtlon of I He ion- ference will take ..U.e Wednesdav Itinrlilrirr i.1 morning, and tesslona will he given each . . r. ' . ..'. " ..,,. In Hit afternoon "c'' iU) th" ' "'.', "an 9t.c ?nlce ,n, J-lir?o of the Rev ''"' M"s0- "h lecl,l speakers each dav Memorial rrvlre Wednesdi' evening the ro will be a sirvlce .it which memorials to paMors " '" ,11"1 1,,r"Vt "'c .fn.r i,"d a wives 01 jireicners win u i.m nu (here will be a sermon b' the Rev Pen nington ioron I'leasintvllle Thursdav there will be in ill-dev Jubilee pirtlctpatrd In bv both the minis ters and In. men, when the ratification of the p'atfonu amendment will be cele br.itcd Prominent speikers will be present On the tmo dav the innual meetings of the Preachers Mil hoclet and the Women s I orelgn Mls3lonar Socletv will be held On Prldiv the Horn M vslomry Sc. cletv and the llducatlnnal Pooletv -vs 111 meet The m lingers of th Home for ap.i xn-tlinillsts will rive 1 re.ention , ,,, mnlstcrs a,j thelr hcs on the same daj The announcment of appointments will be nnde Tuesdiv afternoon The 'place for the next conference will also ?" l"F !"p "exi cc.11cre.1ce n aisi. no elecleleil on that ilav, anil It is lie- lleved that First Church Mlantlc Cltv will be selected There will be a mimli.r of changes In "'e churches In Camden and neaibv ,., r-,w llHvnn.lnH . -., lo"fl "r Mexanuer 1 orson seems 10 l selected for one of the positions as superintendent, nnd this will lenve the pulpit of Brpadwav rhurch Camden, tnr.ini Tin. iiu Un 11 Wi,ini n,.ii.. " - ,.i,, w. of Centen iry Church Camden is also . . ..,,. .,.,, . , - '" "" " ""!'" " 1 ,., ,,,. , ,,, T1... rii (. ....I .!.... nl..,..l... nr .-1 1 lit" Til ffi uiiu viuun ..iuilii'"" i.,mden. expect new pastor-, as the .,.. ilMre..iimu, i,,i ,1,,. p,, t n Head are -o he transferred to other fields nf labor Tie Rev Kirl lddcn co" Red Bank. Is llkelj to he sent to State Street The Rev W 11 Zimmer man, nf l'titenee Is slated for Parkslde rlmn Ii. Cimden to succeed the lata Rev Paul Miller 'lhe Itev frank 1) fAte. .a t Sf ,tAtinll 11 t1t kn nh 1 iw rente u .uuu. riiumi, win nt- ii- Is slated le preside over the Brldgi ton district, allhoiigl the ministers of th it district do not want Dr Alfred Wagg transferred to the .New Hrimswck dis trict to slice eed the Rev J W Marshall, whose term ephes Di ctor Haines is slatnl for the Trenton dlstrlit and Dr Melville Snvder Is to be ti.insferred from the lit tt i district to siiueed the Rev 1' V DeMails win Ins been ap pointed p.stor of Hie Vsbur Park Chuich SL.NDAY SCHOOL URIVL-. Twentv-lliree Teami I.aunih Campaign for $10,000 for A-sociation Tnentv-thren teams lepresenting the twentv -three .Sunday school districts of MARRIED FIFTY YEARS Kinil Blanc and Wife AInrk An uieuiy Toniglit Mr and Mrs llmll Illanc will relebrale the fiftieth .imilvtrpa) of tnelr wedding this evening nt their home, 7415 Tabor street, liui holme . Mr Illanc was born Marrn 10, 1 SIC, at I.uuzannc, .Switzerland He was the son of Kmll Slmivon Dhnt nf l-.in-aline At the age of eighteen he emi grated to America A few months aftei his arrival here when the struggh be tween the North and the South was nt ItK height, ho enlisted In the Mxt -sixth Iteglmeiit New ork Volunteers nn I'eb ruarj II lh4 He look an nctlve piit 111 the llattles of the M ltilrtHss and I'eleishurg Vn In the latter engage ment hi wim wounded In the light knee lie wan treattd at Cliv I'olnt Hospital, V.i nnd from there transferred ti lltv trlv Hospital Kort Srhuvlcr, N" V At the cloie of the Civil Wai he was honorablv discharged On March 8, ISO J. . le married Mlsr Klle Kohcmar of Philadelphia, the daughter of Mrholas lTtnrkh Kolvetiaar (Obergerliht Vogt). of Minielln, Ilanovei Mler his mar llagn he was engaged In 'he express business which latel he gave up .nut began farming In Wondinont I'a until two vears ago when he moved to his present address Though ndvnnred In e.rs boll! Mr and Mrs Illanr ke. p In loiah with tho work of the woild constimtlv leading good hooks dallv impels and uing.miKH Thej lake nn active part In th" I.lbtitv , l.o.in drives, ltrd ( loss wolk. ihrlft Htntntvi and other wai work Ml nnd Mr Illanc hive one Mm William lit mi and thru' nnrneil ilnugli ers Mrj llnvce Mrs A7one and Mis Sclm.ihle Mr lllnii Is n charier mi nihi r of the Mi ss vmletv of t'hil.i delphl.i and Is now the oldest member living it is p.ilil FLOUR CLUBJMESTS Complaint I.ntlpcil Again-t He slrictions on Shipment i prol.st has been lodged Willi D D , I.Mlenburgli ihalrinaii of the 1 1 a flic I committee of the railroads, which i enter I 111 this cltv bv ii i oiiiniltlen lcpresem Ing the l'lour Club or Phllndi lphla, relative In 'he reslrli tlons placed bv tho rallt uuls on lloui shlpmentH "1 he Hour cotnmltti ( whleh is iUIlh.it- ed with tin e ommerclal I.Mhniigc tl eominsed of tlie following 1111 nil Mi Met r ehilrm.in William Rleliard'oii, Willi mi Reunion George White r D Baker and llubtrt .1 llor.in, th litter president of the 1 lour i lub 'I lie committee complain d of restric tions In posed on flour shipments slnii I ir to thosi re.entlj .ihindoued bv th food administration n nulling a permit to be granted before anv Hour Is ship. h i nnd In addition lequlilng we.kl stale in nts from tiu n engaged In tho Hour business giving tin. nmount of Houi sold during tlie week and the amount of Hour lemuinlng in stink un sold MARTYR TO HOSPITAL DUTY Phil.i.iclphid Nui e JJeiunis Aftei Death of 'It in Sister Sa ldened hv the death of he- twin sister who died a maitvr to hospital wnri, wiin inn merican overseis tone Mls Kntheilne Ward his returned to her home 225 North Paxson street after I almost a vear of similar work abroad ! The two sisters went abroad with llie I leffeihon Ilo'idtal I nit Miortlv after 1 their arrival In Prince tluv were ordered to leport lo the Roosevelt Hospital unit at Chnumoitt There thev engiged In nursing pneumonia nnd Inlluenzi Miss N'ellle Ward flnallv filling a vie-tlm to I Influenza Miss Ward speal s warnilv nf the courage illsplijcil In the Americans I when taken to the hospitals for trial- mint "None of tht in ever whimpered 1hi were men ilear through ' sh said Mio will retutn to 1 ratice next vear to resume h r work is a mri" ACCUSED OF TAKING AUTO I Magistrate Wrigley Scnes notice of io "Mercy for Such Offenders George Sip.ilu 5S12 Marlon street was I held In $5011 ball this morning hv Mag Istr.ite rlglr) nt the Germnntown nve nue and l.vcouilng slieet imllie station on a tlnugc of taking the automohlV of Watson s,n)jihp llt'i C.ivug.i stieet, ind uinnlng It without a license ill iln s "iin.li ions ii tlons at Get mm town and Mlighen) avenues last nlht resulttd hi his nrrcst bv Patrolin m Gormelev Spain Is emploved as watch- in in at the Cnvug.i garage Maglstiate H rig-lev said tint he wis going to be severe with all personH com I mlttlng thes acts He and Mr Mnvthe keep th Ii autoniohiles In the r line ga rage HELD FOR FALSE RETURN Herman Feiuher Accucil of Tal- oifjini; Income Tax Report In tin first e.sc of an nncst under tin iniome ta liw lleiniau Pelnbirg 4142 lldv avenue is held In $500 bail for court bj I lilted Mates Commissioner (l.ong Pl.il.n.n Ij (lit, canlr.i. .iia..I.a . L fll.ltp. n ,i.n nnuiii iiintiui ui the s-icond Hand Burlap Bag I'ompanv, 10S .south 1 ront street In his state- I ment to the revenue bureau he is said to have omitted firm profits amounting to 18 000 for the car inn 'This is a serious charge and the flist I arrest under the Income tax. law and I think the defendant should be held under substantial hill,' said Conimls-1 1 sioner Long Women's Club Meets lloiace J Ilridges of ( hlcago spoke at the monthlv meeting of the Worn, ins 1 lub hi Id In the Wuletv House' 1324 Spruce stieet, this afieipnon 1 lus. tophi 1 Morh also m iilo an address j lie mi In purposi of the club Is to stimulate the ethic ii culture of I'hlladelphli ( '1 Spring Opening SB f IjHJ Monday, March Tenth 1111 M ThU eclu.MU' shop will pipsent j ilium N .Monday Hats of the moment : eB Accentuating to the last ilcuiep '"Ul all the characteristics that 1uim -i iit vsi9 i - made Dann Hatt. the Smattest 'v' r1 WjF FIFTEEK-SIX BL "Jl 1 I ML CHESTHVT STREET B I ,.'' i. " m MORE MURDERS SHOW LAX LAW District Attorney Kotan Wants Sale of Firearms Restricted IS MENACE TO SAFETY Points Out That Killing Jumped From 129 in 1917 to M9 in 1918 Honilrldes In Philailelplili Increased from 121 In 1117 to 149 In 1118 accord ing to figures compiled by D strict At tornev Rotnn One of tl e prime causes for the Increase he believes, Is due to the jironiisiuoui sale of firearms which, ho deelates should be stringently regu lated bv law In making public thee crime figures, Mr Rot in drew attention to the fact lh.it murders nlone did not Indicate the full menace of the unrestricted sale of levolvers and ammunition for manv other pei tons weie shot but recovered, i and so do not appear In the statistics of his department 1 he numbei nf murders In recent if irs has mere than doubled,' the Dis trict Vttornev said "and the figures show coneluslvel and leMnd all doubt or argti'iie 1 1 tint wo are In need of R stringent law regulating the rale and possession nf firearms Their unregulated sale Is a distinct nltt to the burglar, hlghwavman and nutomoblV bandit in carrjlng out his criminal designs W e are facing a simple proposition ef sifiguatdlng the public, nnd the adoption of suili a law, with the most stilngent sort of pcnalt should not be loticci delnved Man ittaeks which have resulted In murder would have been nothing more than painful, but not serious assaults. If the livv had made It both difficult to get and dangerous to possess, fire arms ' I he Dlstilct Attorney also said that hondsnlen for criminals who forfeit theli ball to escape just punishment for their e rimes maj expect no smpathy or lenlencv Hvcrj such tnllbond will be luinicdli.telv sued out, he declared, and the fugitive sought with every ngenc v of tho law Munler I aitl to Japanc-c Doctor Baltimore, Md , March Dr N'orbu Islilda lapaiipse. Insanltv specialist, was indicted vesferdnv bv the Grand Jurv for the murder of Dr George B. Wolff an assistant phvslclan at the Mieppard nnd Lnoch Pratt Hospital Doc 'or lshida who also was engaged at the hospital Is (barged with having shot and killed Doctor Wo ft In the latter a ntlie on December 21 DIA MONDS AMI OTIII It VRY CIOUS STONES llouirlit for tnsli. Appraisements 1 CHAS. DEAN IIS f. Sth St, Abeve 8nnsAm HX .,1 C.J VVluit whi-n snd how IVlaule oeea m pii.tr write toda to ript ii DA , L... Mm. llenrj Muule Ine. dook rree qit .. Ar.i. su . rhiu. Galvanized Boat Pumps L H Itf rpfr Co.. V. 2d t. jlliiin 4111V1 uiiii c. a4 Dflkfr properM busInfF-i nnd most modern equipment, rapneltv two thoutana to&TM rer hour flcuri Milne condition GARIS & SHIMER wnmitoRTii nriiniNa IIFTIIIXIIFM. l'. Wanted Real Estate Man to take charge of Rent Department. Good salary to light man. Only experienced man need apply. I Oscar J. Bamberger &Co. 1201 Chestnut St. WJ.S.M .1 f V ?A '-I IT i'i .11 J. fl i :l Ks r ? ? V u- h ! j .'- &..&.'. x " "Hi tA'i. I'
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