"?, fe ISf I i K hi V. li -4; , f WMEOPATHS AGREE - 4? v UPON FEDERATION 'evening public ledger plfeLPtoiv'toA. ju!1 19i i" L' " w.2i .' &i'?mn pi-i. eJi.! Mllll Di-ii-irr V,i oiaio ouuioiioa "& flF 9000 Phvsiclans Into tho Croup Undor Plan PLANT DOCTOR IS FIXTURE Atharr Part. N. J.. June -.u-inm t'!4k.Jn.li.nmint nf tl tnflllStrlal pViT!"!- Ik clan by the necessity of having pliyst- clan and surgeons in attmaancr nl mnnltlnn nlnnts durlnc the war hn K,, shown the necessity of a continuance of this work, was the declaration ncre -tlerdayof several speakers at the nnnual "convention of tho American Institute of ' .Homeopathy TV n nnrinn TA'elliA clinical profes sor of medicine at Hahnemann Medical i emotion made it almost impossible PUPILS LAVISH GIFTS ON DEMOTED PRINCIPAL Gold IFatch, Brooch and Flowers Given Miss FiteBala in Uproar Over Action Against Instructor Praise Her Work Children of Bala and their parents were heartbroken today when Miss Sara l'ite, the most popular teacher of the Bala school, bade them farewell. This is the last day of school, and hundreds of children were pro moted, but this was subordinated to the fact that Miss rite, the one who sym pathised with them in their sorrows nnd laughed with them in their joys for the last ten jerfr.s, wns leaing Ilecently sin' was demoted from the pot of principal by the Louer Merlon school board, although no definite rea son uas given for such action. Presented Willi Mowers When Miss Tito was about to say good -by a golden haired little girl gave her a big basket of roses. The teacher ns mcrrnmo. Mie men in spertK oui .. College, Philadelphia, who participated in the continuation of the sjiupoMum on Influenza gate some new Unlit on $hc claims of the homeopaths of a lower mortality among patients treated under their principles during the epidemic To successfully make the foicc of homeopathy felt the delegates agreed upon n federation of the homeopathic societies of thirty two states, which is the first step toward bringing more than 1)000 homeopathic physicians into one group. Through this federation the delegates expect a unification of tho homeopaths of the nation. This was gUen official indorsement. With the appearance lieie of Dr. Thomas ,T Preston, the new dean of the New York Medical fnllese and the Dower Hospital, whose wife was fnrmerlv Mrs. (Jrover Cleveland, alumni of that institution started a campaign I for funds and indorsed n progiam of nctlvltv at that New York institution, i The former 'Tirst Lady of the Land, i will play an important part in tins campaign, heading the women s com mittee. , , , The Alumni Association of the college nt a meeting, over which Dr. Oeorgo F. Laidlaw. the president, presided, raised two-thirds of a fund of K10.000 for the work of the first year. The fund promises activity through increased pay for full-time professors and enlarged staffs. In addition there will be an enlargement of the laboratory facilities. Doctor Wells in his address on the success of homeopathy in the treatment of influenza said : "Reports on mortality rates during the Influenza epidemic from all sections of the United Stntes show that on the most conservative estimate the death rate was five times as great under the treatment by German coal-tar products ns under homeopathic treatment." Official indorsement of vivisection and of the use of cow pox vaccination came from the institute. One of the papers of the day said the' change in women s fashions had resulted in the disappearance almost entirely of tKht once "fashionnble" ailment, the floating kidney. Tho fact was an nounced by Dr. Horace Packard, emeritus professor of surgery at the Boston University and n Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His naner was a presentation of the nnat- ' amIabI nnrl t1i e i nlnnina 1 rtn1lt inn n'liinTi UU1H.OI UUU rujOlUtVp,!--. 1UU1I1UUU ""." gbvern operations on the Mdney. MORE HASTE. LESS SUPPER Kind Magistrate Had Been Hungry Himself, So Prisoner Is Released Afraid that his supper would get cold, George Knorr, 3004 North Ninth street, roda his motorcycle through the park at the rate of forty-two miles an hour. Motorcycle Foliccraan Greening didn't realize the reason for the hurry and ar rested Knorr. Magistrate Wrigley heard the sad story of the motorcyclist and decided that the excuse was a good one pro vided that it never happened again. Knorr declared that it would never happen again. The supper was cold. The flowers were merelj a message for more durable tokens of affection. In the pretty basket she found two packages. One contained a hnndsome gold wrist watch and the other an nrtiMtc gold biooch studded with sapphires. "I cannot sprnk." she said. Later she managed to cypress appreciation of the gifts. The pifts were from the pupils, their parents and the teachers of the scliool. tml.gnntinn over the demotion of Mis Tile is at white heat in li.'iln. "The action of the people today shown the Inch esteem in which Miss Kite is held." said Mrs. Grorse 1. Snider, of the Woman's Club, "and the reason she holds the affection of the cnnimilliitj i due to the gr.'nt results she has brought about in the muml." Parents Are Satisfied "If the pnients of more than 100 children who have watched their progress are satisfied with the work of NEWRECORDSOUGH T N STATE HIGHWAYS Miss Fite. one would think she would suit the members of the school board, none of whom lives in Dala. "The community has been ignored aud laughed at by the board, nnd Its notion has been intolerable. Ilecently, when efforts were made to obtain definite rea son for Miss rite's demotion, no reply wns Riven by the board." Miss rite has received offers from severnl schools. She will not accept an offer to teach in nny school under the supervision of the Lower Merlon townhip board, she says, When hc left for her home in Lang borne, Pa , twoscore of children and their mothers went with Miss Fite to the station. They watched with moist ejes as she was gradually carried from view. GOVERNOR AT BUCKNELL Sprout Will Greet University's New Head at Commencement Exercises Iwlshurg, Pa.. June 20. Bucknell University has begun the celebration of a commencement that promises to be the greatest in its hitorv. A new pres ident is to be ushered into office, nnd for the first time a Governor of the state will hne nn active part in the annual ceremnnj. Outstanding features of the sixtr-nintli commencement are the re tirement of President Harris after thir ty years' service ns the executive, the inauguration of Dr. Umery W. Hunt ns his successor and the address of greet ing to the president elect by Gover nor Sproul. The activities of commencement be gan officially last night with the exhi bition by the students of the elocution department nnd the award of certificates- Bids Will Bo Received July 8 for 107 Miles of Modern Typo Roads BIDS DUE ON 22 PROJECTS strip Is that from Slatlngton south toward Allentown, in Lehigh county. A second Lehigh county job is that call ing for three miles of concrete from Allentown south townrd Emaus. Four miles of concrdto are planned for Luzerne county in tho vicinity ol Harvey's Lake. There are threo Som erset county projects. One is from Salisbury to the Maryland line! an other means seven miles of concrete between Berlin and Garrett; the third calls for six miles of concrete from Tcnnertown north toward Johnstown. In York county it is nronosed to con struct six miles of rohcrete from York to a point south of Dallastowu, on the road to mltimore. Harlsburg, .Tune 20, The Senate Highway Department will set what is believed to be a new world's record on July 8, when bids will be received for the construction of llii nines oi mod ern. trnn lilfihtvnt . The Cost of this work, the department's experts estimate, win no between ?!.uw,uuu nnu , 500.000. States have n'ked for bids for grad ing and drnining a greater mileage of rnnrl. hot no commonwealth, it Is said, has ever asked at one time for bids for tho construction of so great a mileage of roadway. ' Before the close of Julv more than ,"00 miles of highways will be in the course of construction in various parts of the state. There are twenty-two nrntW in ihn TcttinC of .Tlll.V 8. In Bradford county almost nine miles of road are planned from Towanda north toward Waverl.v. In Bucks county a nnni-rolo rnnrl 1 tn OO Dllt down llOrth and south of Pluinsteadville on the r.noinn.Tlnvlostown Philadelphia road A very important thoroughfare Is that between Slippery Iloek and Butler, on the road north from Pittsburgh, where the program calls for about eight miles of concrete. There are two projects in Clearfield eotiiilv one connecting Clearfield and Curwensville nnd the other extending from Dubois townrd BeMioldsville. Construction is planned from Osceola. Clearfield county, south oier two miles into Centre county. Ih Delnwnro county more than four miles of road are to be built north from riirotrr Tn Vnette county six miles of concrete is plnnned from a point north of Smithfield to the w est ir rinin line, on the mnin road south from Uniontown. Another six-mile Deatlis of a Day & IV ft. ? , WILLIAM B. STOEVER Head of the Foreign Department of Drexel &. Co. Dies William B. Stoever, sixty-six yenrs old, head of the foreign department of Drexel & Co., died suddenly yesterday in bis home, 702.'5 Lincoln drive, St. Martin's. Mr. Stoever was taken ill Wednesday night. He is survived by his widow and two sons. Philip S. Stoe ver and Major Edward It. Stoever, of the United States nviation corps. Major Stoever married Princess Serge Trou betzkoi, of Russia, Inst October. Funeral tervices have been arranged for to morrow afternoon. The Itev. Dr. Sam uel J. Upjohn, of St. Luke's Church, Oermantown, will officiate. John A. Boyson Following an illness of nearly a year, John A. Boyson, sixty-six years old, of 1S19 East Moynmensiug avenue, died yesterday nt his home, of a complica tion of diseases. Mr. Boyson, who was active In First ward politics, was n pioneer of the fish and ham business in South Philadelphia, but for the last few jears' nlso held a position in the . office of the recorder of deeds, City Hall. tS Ho Is survived by a widow, Caroline, ' and sir children. They arP George and . tTTtllt Ttllln rn.lt.. T 1 JrX MlUiOUJ, X4UUOU, uiuuui-, .uui-y UDU !-.,, 'Josephine. Mr. Boyson was a mem- K-jber of the Masons and at the time of &- -" "l9 uvam imu uuuiucu uuu ui me mga- est degrees ot tne, organization. The funeral will bo held Sunday from the residence. Interment will be in lWjnnewood Cemetery. q Street!? W)l I ySesiPlace j) A SJvsv Ca-Tv J $8.95 Misses' Dresses Gingham and Organdie; $12.50 Values Dainty Summer Frocks of check gingham or of organdie in flowered designs and plain including white. Tho gingham models have surplico waist with dainty collar and cuffs of organdie, peg top skirts The Organdie Frocks have vest, collar and cuffs of white organdie, patch pockets on skirt. Sizes 14 to 20 years. A special purchase 58.95 tomorrow instead of $12.50. SECOND FLOOR Store open from 9 to 5 tomorrow Saturday Millinery Specials A limited number of very attractive Flower trimmed Leghorn Hats go on special sale tomorrow at $8.50. At $3.00, $5.00 and' $10.00 an excellent variety of Outing and Dress Hats from our own stocks. These prices average less than half of the regular value. THIRD FLOOR The Well-dressed Girl Cannot Have Too Many White Skirts There is a fine assortment here, fresh and crisp lovely surf satins, tricotine, gabardine, pique embodying everything that is new and desirable in pockets, buttons and belts. Prices range from ?2.95 to $7.50. SECOND FLOOR PLAN FOR RECONStRUCTION PESSOA RECEIVES WELCOME AT N.Y. Presldont-Elect of Brazil to Bo Guost of Nation While in United State3 Washington Conference Will Dis cuss Part of American Engineers Washington, Juno 20. (By A. V.) How American engineers may best serve the world in the reconstruction period is nne of the principal subjects to come up at a conference called by Commissioner Claxton, of the Federal Bureau of Kducatlon, to meet here .lime 23 and 21. Chairman Hurley, of the shipping hoard : Major General O'ltyau nnd Jeremiah W. Jcnks, of New York, arc on the program. Dr. Glenn Levin Swiggett, chairman of the conference committee, announc ing the meeting, declares that "the man of the future most helpful in eliminating waste is the man whose training repre sents a combination of the essentials of engineering and n knowledge ot the fundamentals of business practice." Hlnes to Talk to Commerce Chamber Walker D. Hlnes, federal director general of railroads, will sp,eak today at the June luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce, to be held in the Bcllerue Stratford nt 12:30 o'clock. H U D S ON Sedan, 1918, 7 passenger; almost new; very attractive price. LEXINGTON MOTOR CO. OF PENNA. 851 N. Broad Street New York, June 20. (By A. P.) Dr. Epltacio Peusoa, president-elect of Brazil, was welcomed to New York early today when the United States ship Im perator arrived in the harbor. With members of his party, Doctor Pessoa was transferred to tho Imperator last Monday from the French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc, vthich became disabled near the Hr;F.Co.dk(he$tniil ALarge Assortment FangColored( m 1 1 Stones A, Signet Ring: on IJur V jW r"fl i A r -Tl jjMJiVw s -M Azores. At the imperator'sdock a re ceptlon committee from Washington, headed by Breckinridge "Long, third as sistant secretary of state, waited to re ceive the nation's guest. Doctor Tessoa will remain In this city today, nnd tonight he will be the guest nt a dinner aooara me urnzuiau warship Sao Paulo. Tomorrow he will leave with his party in a special train for Washington, where he will remain several days as (ho gucstof ' the United States Government. Returning to New York, the visitors will be entertained here again before departing on a tour of the country, which will take them as far west as St. Louts and as far south ns Mississippi. Following his western and southern trip, Doctor Pessoa will leave for home either at New York or Hampton ltoads on tho American battleship Idaho. 1220-1222 Walnut Street i W !&Sflr w FP Ml MDENTIAL 0NVENIENT REDITPLAN .?8teF A.' M )w N.E.(br.llth&Chestnul:5t ADJOINING THE ST. JAMES 'Ok season's most wanted J wTTT I14 Jii.i v i. i-m w , '- ,7??" '' Nss Riivvnnr rnal now J j .. ...w. ! The price srJH be much higher. We handle only the very BEST COAL Satisfied customers for 30 veara. 2240 lbs. to every ton for 30 years. Our business has Increased from 100O tons a year to 150.000 ions. We. scree you right Owen Letters' Sons ' iiarpM' Coal Xord fa Phlla. v'TrtM,AT. & Westmoreland Women's Summer Underwear Ribbed Combination Suits of cotton, light-weight and sheer, lace or tight knee 75c for regu lar sizes and 85c for extra sizes; regular values 85c and $1.00. Lisle Combination Suits with lace knee, tight knee or shell knee 85c for regular sizes, 95c for extra sizes; values $1.25 and $1.50. Light-woight Ribbed Lisle Vests 50c. Sheer Lisle Vests in pink only, 3izes 5 and 6 15c each, value 75c. FIRST FT.OOU Summer Furniture Reduced With a few exceptions all of our fine Willow and Reed Furniture for porch, lawn and sun parlor has been reduced from 10 to 25Cr. Included are Chairs, Tables, Settees, and the like of the most desirable kind ; many of them in de signs found here exclu sively. FOURTH FLOOR An Excellent Showing of Women's Dresses of the Better Kind The three shown are indicative of the many excel lent styles in both Silk and Cotton Dresses. The woman looking for a cool, stylish, distinctive Summer Frock will be well repaid tomorrow by a visit to our Third Floor. At $23.50, White Net Dress trimmed with white beads. At $37.50, a dainty new model with white Georgette plaited waist and narrow ruffled skirt of taffeta. At $32.50. Crepe do Chine Dress trimmed with pinch tucks and pearl buttons. THIRD FLOOR Unusually Pretty Porch Dresses We have been told many times of late that our display of Women's Porch Dresses was the most attractive in town. The price range is from $1.95 to $10.00, but we direct particular attention to those at $4.50, $5.50, $6.50 we class them as Porch Dresses but they are good-looking enough for any, except formal, occasion. See them to morrow. SECO FLOOR Jack Tar Togs for Girls This well-known line needs no introduction to Dar lington patrons; guaranteed washable; many different styles of jean, Palmer linen, chambray and Hague cloth; real summer weight and a slightly heavier quality for the mountains. Prices $3.95 to $6.50. JACK TAR MIDDIES of lonsdale jean, white with blue flannel collar and cuffs; also white with Copen or red trimmings, and all-white $1.75 to $3.50. SECOND FLOOR Girls' Play Dresses Of check and plaid gingham, or chambray; belted or straight; daintily trimmed in contrasting shades, or embroidered;, 6 to 14 years $2.65, $3.50. $3.95. SECOND FLOOR Women's Waists and Skirts Summer time makes many calls for Waists and the Separate Skirt of washable white cotton material or the finer ones of silk. In Cotton Waists one has ample variety for satis factory choosing at prices running from $2.00 to $6.50; Silk Waists, $5.75 to $35.00. White Skirts of gabardine or pique at $3.50 and $7.00. 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