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ADA HUFF MUST rMmri
REMAIN IN AIL M a
' Judge Bregy Today Refuses to
Grant Writ 01 n nouns
Corpus
OAIL IS FIXED AT $1500
da Huff, the nurse rhargci with
f(l abduction 'of Gcnovlcvp Leonard,
l ItntmOIIIH""""1 """' '" "'"
i Leonard, of MS N'orlli Unmbrey trrct.
was recommitted to MoymncnshiB
., tndny in dcfnult of S1G0O bull.
ThU oriion "" """ --
.( fmlzc ISrccj, in Court of Quarter
Sulcus, to urant licr application for
' ? writ of hnbeiis corpim. 'llio original
bail fix"' nt ,,,c I'rcllm,nnr ncarins
'Nlra" Leonard, upon the stand, told
f'havlnif cone to the home of Mrs.
Rlrfmrd S. Xewbold, 2213 Walnut
trt. nnd there hnvinR met Ada Jluff,
STppwI ns a "Mrs. Nngle." She
slid Ada had not said she owned the
lome, in as many words, but had said
she "lived there" and would keep the
taby until adoption papers were mnde
out. It developed later that Ada was
a nurse cmplojcd In the Newbold home.
Tlie Blrl carried the baby to her
parents' home at North Water Gap,
Pa., where i-hc was found by Frank
Hodge, a detective. He described the ar
rest, upon tU,c stand. No other witnesses
were heard.
Assistant Di&tnct Attorney James
(J, Gordon, Jr., represented the com
BonnenKh at the hearinR, and Joshua
It. Serfuss nnd Frederick F. 'Wcndle
the girl. There was an nrgunioiit at
the outset as to who really did represent
the young woman. Serfnss finally con
ducted the examination of witnesses.
Ada, attired in tne same blue, serge
suit and large velvet hat she had worn
when arrested, wore n wedding ling
i.pon her left hand.
Kerfass declared there Tiad beeu no
abduction, as there had been an agree
ment that the girl adopt the baby. Air.
Gordon insisted fraud had been Known,
within the limits of abduction and
,kidnappiug net.
250 MOTORISTS JOIN CLUB
Drive to Enlarge Organization Shows
Success; 4540 Now Members
J. Borton Weekcs; president of the
Keystone Automobile Club, announced
today that 2o0 car owners have been
added to the club membership. The ap
plications for membership were passed
on yesterday at a meeting of the board
of directors, held in the Hotel A'delphia.
The club membership now totals 4340.
The drive to enlarge the club started
Monday in Philadelphia, Montgomery,
Bucks, Chester and Oeluware counties.
The board of directors also passed a
resolution providing that a contribution
be wade to the improvement of the road
from tilen Mills to Malvern, through
Edgemont township, Delaware county.
The amount of the contribution from
the motor club will ne governed by a
future statement from the county com
missioners of Delaware county, which
will show the amount needed in addi
tion to the fund now in hand. The com
missioners themselves' contributed $5000
for the improvement. Samuel L.
Sraedley, a member of the Keystone
Automobile Club, also contributed
S1000. The club's contribution will be
ii addition to that amount.
WILLS PROBATED TODAY
Jehn L. McAtee Leaves $82,000 to
His Widow and Children'
Wills probated toduyvcrc thoo of
John L. McAtee. who left S82.000 to
his widow. Emma, and their children.
He died February 0, nt 4S00 AVairiug
ton avenue.
llattie M. Wiloj . of 1-110 South
Uroad street, devised !52(i,700 to rcta
Uvcs; Louise V. Sausser. 4020 liuring
street, willed .f 12,000 to members ot
her familj .
Sigmund Ncwbauer. of 2."00 North
Thirteenth street, left !5.mO0 to rela
tives; Kdna S. Turner left S5100 to
mrabers of her familj ; AVIIIiam Ite
wenter of :J300 South Sixth street, left
$5000 to relatives; and Leon lilunckeii
cce, of 1S01 Noith Twenty-sixth street,
willed ?.")000 to members of his famil.
Inuntories filed were those of the
estate of Margaretta Ciuenel, .flT.OSrt;
Julia C Ilusscll, IfaO.'ITl.
HUNT JEWELRY BANDITS
Police Dcllevc" Number of Robbers'
Car Was Fajsc
Search is. being made today by the
police for the "bandits who robbed the
jewelry store of John Fisher, 5335 Ger
nantown aenue, takhig diamonds and
jewelrj alued at ?3000.
.Persons who saw the cur in which
the men drop away say that it bore
i New Jen.i' license number, but the
police are iuclined to believe this u
false number carried to throw them off
he track '
The men arc believed to be mem
bers of a gang that makes a specialty
of jewelry btore robberies. On enter
ing the Fisher store they seemed to
knoR where immediately to find things
of most value.
Several mouths ago thieves attempl
'd to rob risher'B btore, but wore seared
')tr without obtaining any loot.
' theFTsuspect SHOT
N'Sro In Camden Hospital After
Fighting Patrolman 14ero
After a running fight with a patrol
man in this city, Harry Smith, n negro,
escaped in the darkness and made, his
i I " th,e Calnden Hospital, where he
beliccd to be dying.
th. l'.h ,Blartei1 'jrins his revolver at
tll ll0T w'y.Jesterday morniug
WtS' ih a omao- was earning a
hM,nhitn the Patrolman, ordered
mm to halt, the negro opened fire, police
Patrolman Thorn, of the Third and
De . Lnc, streets station, returned "he
,fife and started in pursuit of the necro
Xh Mek.ni.Ada '. w""":
oth.p ,i,M entniued c bthlng nnd
? Sm arSes,8aiJ.,t0 liave been stoien
"irousa the throat and shoulder.
A MAN
r'"""lnlull,tlv,a,tVrPr0,mo,t,0"t '"'
ftnllbla nrnrd Xv ,orce- ct: with un-
STUDEBAKER
Ktl .
c.n k :senger Touringr, $375
Kington Motor Co. of Penna.
6l North Broad Street
Harris & Ewlng
WILLIAM PHILLIPS
0 Itoston, assistant secretary of
stnle under Ilrynn and .Lansing, is
to be made American minister to
the Netherlands
Deaths of a Day
MRS. JOHN R. COVERT
Pneumonia Fatal to Wayne Resident
After Brief Illness
Mi"j. John Itnlston Covert died of
pneumonia litst night nt her home in
Wnyuo after a week's illnes. I
Jlrs. Covert, who was a member of
the Iladnor Presbyterian Church, wps
born in Philadelphia and educated at
Friends' Select School, She was h
member of the Woman Writers' Club
and of the Saturday Club, of Wayne,
and was nn earnest worker in the cause
of suffrage, having been n delegate to
many suffrage conventions.
She is survived by her husband. Jolm
Rahton Covert, who is news editor! of
the livening Jiulletiii. and bv three chil
dren, Margaret, .Tonn nnd John 11. Co
vert, Jr. Mrs. Covert was Mibs' Flor
ence liunn, a daughter o John Limn,
who is living now in Corvallis, Ore.,
with his son, Alfred Lunn. who occu
pies a chair in the Oregon Agricultural
College. Another brother, Anthony
Lunu. ond a sister. Sirs. Walter Gaid
ner, also survive Mrs. Coverl. '
Rev. Jacob Fry
The Itev. Jacob Frv, age eighty-six,
profrssor at the Lutheran Theological
Seminary Mount Airy, died yesterda.v
in his home on the Mount Airy seminary
grounds. Death was due to heart
disease.
The Hev. Mr. Fry was ordained as
a" minister at the age of uineteen, nnd
for Mtty-scvcn jears he has been
preaching in churches in this section.
lie was professor of sermonizing and
pastoral theolozv at the Mount Airy
Hominaryv i a' addition, no was pasioi
of the Lutheran Chuich of the Atcen-
sion. also located iu Mount Airy.
lie was born in Trnppe. Pa. Me ,
graduated from the Union College, of
Schenectady, N. Y . and then from the i
theological seminary at Gettysburg. '
For thirty-three cars he was the pas-
tor of the Old Trinitv Church, of Head-1
ing. He will be buried Monday iu
Heading. He. is survived bv two sons. '
both ministers. Thev arc the Itev.
Charl Ii. Fry. ot Germantown, field I
M'crctar.v of the United Lutheran
Rrntherhnnd. unit the Ttcv. Prank F. '
, . o ..-- ; , ' I
t.T.1 ..:.!. t K T ,.ft.n(..lrt SJi-nurl I
lot New York nnd New Knglund, who
is located at Rochester. N. i . I
William B. Billbrough
William I!. Rillbrouxli, customs iu
llnii-lil
railroad station wliil
on his
inv tn iinrlt MnnriHV morninc. Ml
UillbrougU lhed at 1-03 South Wilton
streel. A widow and several children
surviie. j .
William Robinson
, William Robinson diod Middcnl; last
nighf after a brief illuess at -l.'IO Car-
' penter lime, Mt. Airy. For more than
tui-nlv ears he was eiiEUgcd as a tex
tile designer w ith the Fricdberger-Aaron
Manufacturing Co. ut Wayne .Tuuctiou.
Six children survive him, two of whom
nrn veterans of the war. William ,T.
iflobiuson. a member of the .',01th Eu
giueers Seventy-ninth Division, and .1.
I Robinson Hull, noted as an uuator.
Irimrrnl will he held Monday after
noon. Joseph M, Connor
Scrgtaut Major Joseph M. Connoi, a
world -war veteran and formerly con
nected with the Catholic Standard and
Times, died Wednesday at his home in
Ardinore. following a two weeks' lll-
ucss with pneumonia. He was twenty
trim, vears o d. acrgeani- i-onuoi, n
s
said, was personally known uy many
priests iu this city.
r-
Marnarct DonaHliy
lYlargarci uonaHiiy
i-, Alnri-nret. Donnchv. ninetj .veavs
ni.i ,lie,l vesterdav in ber Home
: -'-"-o-"- . ". - ' - ivion
North Fifteenth street, of inlirmities
due to advanced age. Mr. Dnnaghj s
husband, Charles Don'aghy, died nine
teen vears ago at the age of seient
1 John C. Mellon
Tohn C. Mellon, a real estate broker,
ot this city, died yesterday of pneu
monia in his home at Hnverford. tie
had beeu ill for about ten days. Mr.
Mellon-was born in this city tlurty
eigbtiears ago. Ho .is survned bj a
widow. Mary Mellon, and by three small
sons Ho .was u member of the Knights
of Columbus, tbe Phllopatrinu Club and
was u director of the Brjn Muwr Trust
Co.
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THOSE vtho like our candies
like pur luncheon service,
becuiLsc they appreciate
Quality.
Afternoon Tcu
Open (ti Ihe evrnlni; ll Ivrtt.
tMrtv for toda onii for
candies.
moCljestnutSt.
MiwLnr for twpntv Pnrs. tUPtl ot ncnri u im- !.-. wui ihmiiu ihi, uv .uw. , "tT,.i., n.iti :i.inA i.i court, finnhnv x nrr f. nrnmnnt mv ' n:tf;- Tlt0,.f;A 1V;M:- r k
failure while on dutj yesterday. Ho, hooj ot I njn. ' . H , " ooil rtwt. briSe nl i , "If sour honor desires I will take i Germantown avenue and Lv.om ng ,
was ify-iour jcars old. M1--,Ij1,1;. ?""VU" "ri 1 'InmnrT.. nS?t ' ' thb body today when u gasoline iron , the stand and testify- under oath as street station, who investigated the case. '
biough is the second I customs inspector tli. Itac piet Club tomoriow night. sl,c was using ccplodcd. Miss Garloskv , ' the vcrantj of my assertion. Fur- said that Mrs. Adams was separated
to die this week. The other is -Tnlin In addition to serving in r ranee lor ;,.;,. ,.0thts when, it is said. ther. 1 can corroborate the bifine by from her husband. '
Eberle. who died "at the Huddon , i he I mted Slntes, Commander D Olier . -i. ,,i,.r,i nir. ,,.,, nl, ttnv a nersons now in this courtroom I
i
EVBKINa PUBLIC "
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SANITATION TESTS
Mrs. Henry Ormorod Answers
Practical Questions for Street
Cleaning Post
MRS. E. W.PIERCE CANDIDATE
"Why do men always sweep against
the wind?" , ' ' '
Mrs. Henry Ormerod wants to know',
and the unanswered question is one' ot
the reasons whv she took the civil
service examination held yesterday for
street-elennlng inspectors.'
Mrs. Ormerod never took a civil serv
ice examination before nnd she was just
ii little bit anxious preparing. for the
test, but much relieved when sficifound
that the questions asked were practical
and not theoretical. '
"Wlipn t.hp tnnk mo out for the oral
examination, I guess thev saw that 1 1
was anxious, so they said: 'Now Mrs.'i
Ormerod, this will just be a little chat.'
and we conversed on street-cleaning nnd
methods of linndling the public.
"One question they asked me was,
'In what way would a man object to
hnving a woman inspector 'ovor him?'
I told them that I supposed it was be
cause a man didn't like to think that
he was beinir mnnnired bv n woman.
"Hut I firmly believe that if the city
has women inspectors of streets, the
iii..v win ne cieancrv Ami i nnnK mai
there is only one way' to handle the
public nnd make the people. keep to the
law by fining.
"Cleanliness is an individual mat
ter. Mrs. Ormerod is Biirc and the
problem of keeping the streets" clean is
nn educational matter. "The city has
a pretty big proposition on its hanus
nud lam sure that the present admifi
istratiou is trying hard to solve the
situation." .io says.
Mrs. Ormerod is the sister of C.
Hampton Jones, of the health depart
ment in Italtimurc. She has for many
jeaVs beeu inttrcsted in civic affairs
land parlieu'nrlv in the condition of city
streets. An eight-hour day does not
terrify her. for she declares that civic
pride would make her continue nt the
work no matter what the hours, in the
interests of a clean city.. She is a
member of the executive committee of
the Consumers' League. 4
Mrs. Kdith V. "Uric, formerly con
nected with stieet-elcnniug work un
der the Illankenburg ndministiation,
also took the lest jcste.day. '
CLUB. AIDS MRS.' KERNAN
Motorists Hope to Raise Fund of at
Least $1500
Ofilceis of the Kcj stone Automobile
flub expect to raise at least $li00 in
contributions from club members, for
the nid of Mrs. Matthew Kernan, widow
of ihe "Whistling Cop."
The l."00 members aie icceiving let
in.. i..A. T I.,..,... "H-l !.!.,
u-i-i iiwiii .i. ituiuiii ,,,-ru,, Illt'tllU Ul.
lrcspntmff the cmvp of the Kernan
fami,. jrorc dian S'JCO had been re.
ceived for the fuud at the club head-
quai lots before the appeal went out.
Letters and contribution's uic still
pouring into Mayor Moore's office,
Subscriptions amounting to .$124 have
been received at the BVEMXn PUlinr
Lkdoep. office. Mrs. II. C. Stump, of
4R2fi Walnut street today sent a check
for fri. with commendation of the
"Whistling Cop's" work ns traffic of-
cer. -
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TO UfHlflD nfrtl ICO UCOC
n CI Is U n J ULalll IlLalll-
' Many World War Heroes
tend Lenlon Head's Rei
Many World War Heroes Will At
glon Head s Reception
Jfhny heroes of the world war, in
cluding niriicrs of promineuce and men
did so virtually without pay, for he
i.ue his lust cheek, amounting to
.VJ.171.1!), to the American Red Cios
IJIs fonniT checks for services here and
-ibroad were iilso gien to the Red Cross.
The money was accepted with thanks bj
Dr Livingston Farrand, chairman of
the eeutral committee of the Red Croys
ALUMNI DINNER TONIGHT
Virginia
University
Graduates to
Hold Dinner at Kugler's
The annual dinner of thr Eastern
Pennsylvania Chapter' of University ot
Virginia Alumni will be held at Kugler's
tonight ut 7 o'clock.
Speakers will include Dr. Albert I.e
fevre. profesor of philosophy ; Trot.
Arniistcud M. Dobic, of the law de
partment; Dr. Herfjcrt Old. an Aincri
f.in Legion official; M. T. Cooke, (for
mer football coach and all-fcouthern
tackle, and Catlett Couway, 101, oldest
alumnus in the city.
Football will be the chief topic, Doe
lor Lefe f rf being faculty member of the
athletic board. Alumni here are in
terested hi the University's recent nbau
dounient of the time-Honored aluraui
coaching sj stem nud eogagcmcjit ot a
professional coach, and believil will
,'....., . , ... n,i .., .,
Jl'Hll IU ltClii;i LUiiil.-LiLiUO Willi HUllULl"
colleges.
More Power
From Less Coal
Equip Vour Plant With
S.K.F. Ball Bearing
Hangers
I
1
'i'lieti there will bo less
friction between your
coal pile and your ma
chines. Friction ia lost power
lost dollum.
With S. K. V. Self Align
ing ball bcnrlnrrs you get
tlie uanie power with lss
fuel and less, lubrication.
Ak for Catalogue
COMPANY
617-eiSAtwh Si
WO WOMEN TAK
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LEDGEK - pHfLADELPHIA, vTJ!KS3jAY, WSB&OABtf 2U, 1020
WANTS MORE SCHOLARSHIPS
Superintendent Qarber Thinks Penn
Free Courses Insufficient
"I should like to see tho number of
free scholarships In the University of
Pennsylvania doubled, rather than de
creased. I believe every boy nnd girl
who wishes chould have opportunity to
nttend the higher institutions of learn
ing." This statement was made by Super
intendent John P. Garber, in answer
to George Wharton Pepper h suggestion
that free scholarships should be aband
oned nnd city colleges estnbllshed-in
I'liuaticipiila.
I have recently recommended to the
Bonrd of Kducatlon," continued Doctor
Garber, "that .$2,",000 be appropriated
for additional beholarshlps. Wo really
have only about half as many propor
tionatcly now ,a wo; hail when the
scholarship sjstem was established. I
want more high school graduates t,o
have au opportunity to attend the
university. Ah to city colleges, that
question would involve many others
which I have not gone into, and nm not
familiar with nt present.
"The expense Would bo the biggest
thing to consider and then there would
be the questlbn as to whether the old
ami established universities nun col
leges would not be better able to edu
cate our young citizens."
BURNS KILL TWO CHILDREN
Clothing Ignited From Fires In Both
Cases
Dorothy liryce, four years old, North
Hospital as the result of burns sus
tained in her home.
Mrs. William Brycc left the child
asleep in the house yesterday after
noon nnd went to the store. When she
returned the mothef found her lying
near an open grate with her clothes
ablaze.
Mrs. Itryec extinguished the flames,
but the child died soon nfter being nd-
i mitted to the hospital. It is thought
a red-hot coal trom the grate ignited
her clothing.
Kour-vear-old Marion Hoss died to
ils nt the Germnqtown Hospital as the
result of bums received several days ago
ut her home, 17 Hairison's coiut.
The child was playing near the fne
when her clothing became ignited.
Neighbois ' extinguished her flaming
clothing, but she was badly burned all
over the body.
TO ENTERTAIN. STUDENTS
' will remain nt fomteen cents a quart
Alumni Association of Peirce School until Jnh 1. nt least.
Will Hold Musicale TOnlght r- Civile L. King, milk price aibi-
,, ..,,,. trator for Pennsylvania, mnde public
the Alumni Association of the Pence this fact t0(av tci. a sulvey of the
School will entertain the federal board situation
students cm oiled in the school at a, Thp ui(,a ()f ,, production has
musicale in .the auditorium of the ten- , passt.(li hu stntement sas. and daily
tral Branch of the 1. M. C. A., this ' j u qunnt;ties will be available
uVr ' m.ii , i i ii th ii ii om how on.
i.?n!KC W 5??wd n,A . . i V c " UI111U' l w hether the ad -'llln1'1".
.J'i'i". . Mi"?..":.,.' "..justmeut which may be made July 1
Tf!.T i,.,. t.,'i ini. Aro.iill be up or down.
Itrehn, cello : Ella Rowley, viola.
Th m,;irtot will ho nssistod l.v Miss
Grace Wade, soprano, and Miss lHnncIic '
ostcr Trvon, a reader.
TWO DIRECTORS HAVE GRIP
Cortelyou and Furbush Both Con-.
f fined to Homes
Two members of Mayor Moore's cab
inet aie ill with grin. Director Cor
telyou is confined to his hon.t nt Glen
side, and Diiector I'urbush is conva
lescing at his home, 4.100 Locust street.
Friends of both men believe thnt
tlicn- nitacK was orougnr. on
was brought on rhinflr
through overwork. In order to get
tlie wont oi ineir departments under
wnv both directors have been l;ppiiin
long hturs at City Hall.
BURNED WHILE IRONING
Gasoline Apparatus Explodes
and
Girl Is Sent to Hospital
nlniTM tlin iron
firpniun nassinc the house nt llin lime.
heard her scream and after beating out !
the flames sent her to the Hahnemann. !
Hospital '
Winston Names Two Inspectors' '
Diredor John P. Winston, of the Dc-
parlmcnlof Public AVorks, has appointed
wo new street cleaning inspectors, at '
on annual salary of $1.".00. They are
(ieorge y" W" "f'1'" lane, and
Harrj H. Humphries 2.!0 Last (.urn- ,
bcrlaml street. ,
Miss Stewart's Debut as Dancer
Mis Mary Duncau Stewart, daugh
ter of Dr. nnd Mrs-. (.J. W. Stewart, of
Oak I.anc, made her debut as a classic
daiieer in the T.ittle Theatre thiRafter
lioon. Mrs. Stewart was formerly Misb
Zaidee Townscud, and is w.cjl kpoj;u ns
a singer.
The Nev?est in Fashion
Alv?aj)s Here First
&Z.OO
fCUFUe
of Ko Ko
il m im mL m
fsiM$&eMfizP
the new brown shade
This popular upstairs store forcibly
demonstrates every day that tho new
est in footwear can always be bought
here at a saving of $3.00 and more.
ujiai-uuB aiurc
1211ChesltiuV Strtec!
F
School Board, Lacking 129
Substitute Instructors, Faces
Serious Problem
WILL HOLD TESTS MARCH 6
Twrhe classes in clemnntary schools
hnve been dismissed, due to a lack of
substitute teachers.
"Wo were short 120 substitute
teachers jesterday," announced Super
intendent John P. Gnrbcr . today.
"Wherever possible we put two classes
under one teacher,' nslilng ner to tenon
one class in the morning and anotherin
the afternoon. In other rases we dis
tributed pupils for whom teachers could
not be sunplied among parallel grades.
Even with those methods we were
forced to dismiss twelve classes because
wc had no way of taking care of the
pupils.
"I urn not sine how this compares
with other days. I had n special report
made on estorday because I wanted to
get, details of the situation. The
teacher shortage is the most t,crioua
problem facing us. It is nation-wide.
That will be one of the big subjco.ta for
discussion nt the national convention in
Cleveland. Something must be done
quickly to lelleve the situation. Wc are
adding teachers to our eligible list as
rapidly as possible here, but we have
been unable to meet the situation."
Doctor Garber believes increased sal
aries will do much townrd bringing new
recruits into the teaching profession.
He is firm in the belief that nn in
tensive leeruiting campaign of some
sort is nieded
Examinations will be held at the
Willinm Pi'im Hieli School. Fifteenth
nnd Mount Vernon stieets., on March
0. for persons wishing to teach in girls'
I high schools heie. Nanics of tho-e pass
ing the examinations will be added ini-
I mediately to the eligible list.
NO CHANGE IN MILK PRICE
Cheaper Here Than In Other Large
Eastern Cities, Says Dr. King
The price of milk hi Philadelphia
Midsummer is
the peak of the production season nnd
"' generally is cnenper. dui greai
1,icasi's ln,thc ti,toE farm- CqU,',P-:
UiiJMb iiiuj iuu.t uuvuiti iuiiu iiik
jcar. r
"Tlie price of- milk in Philadelphia
is fiom two to tour cents a quart
cheaper than the present price of simi
lar grades of milk deliered in any
other large eastern eitj," Doctor King
said.
The ci edit for the lability of prices
and the lack of profiteering, he ex
plained, is divided between the dairy
jnen of tho district and the dealers,
with proper appreciation for the good
will of the public.
s
Doctor King i-aid the grade of milk
delivered in Philadelphia is exception
any goou anu pure
AN OBLIGING FELLOW
0
TEACHER
nSMSS 2 LASSES
by tamna poison at Jier nomc last night.
Would He Swear Counsel's Assertion1 the police say
Is Truf? 5ur what Ic It? w. R.nii.1 The rnB woman was found uneon
is True; sure, What Is It7 He Replies scious by hcr motllcr. A bottc of poih0n
Scene : Municipal Court flay nearby. Mrs. Adams was sent to
t oiiDsel tor fletendant addressing
"Mr. Johnson, who is present, will
swear that what I tell jour honor is
tr""- ,R not that so. Mr. Johnson?"
I Air .Tolincnn
Mr Johnson, suddenly alcrl : "Sure;
what is it?"
"NEW" FIRE PLUG. INDEED
u '
Hydrant Erected nt Eighth and
Chestnut Makes Belated Debut
EiR,,tll nni, ( h(..tml, fctrretD ,orts
-Dew" fl,.el,e. Spick and span in a
gloEsy coat of traditional red it stand."
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passerby. Yet this newest of cityfire
plugs nnteHates many of tho.e who hail
it as up-to date. Plainlv stamped upon
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ESSAYS BY PUPILS
NEWS TO
GARBER
Schools' Head Informed by Out
siders Students Are Com- i
poting for Army Prizes
RULE AGAINST IT, HE SAYS
Not until his attention was called to
it by outsiders did John P. Garber.
superintendent of schools, know that
thousands of public school pupils, under
his jurisdiction were today competing in
n nntional prixc essay contest.
The contest was planned by the
United States War Deportment to en
courage recruiting. Doctor Gnrbcr was
approached on the subject some lime
ago. He told the army officials here
that no such contest could be held unless
nn exeeptidn was made by the Hoard of
Education because there was a rule for
bidding prize essay contests in the Phila
delphia public schools.
"The rule was mnde several years
ago," said Doctor Garber, "because
such competitions were interfering with
regular school work. I neither refused
nor granted permission, to the army
officer to go on with his plans. I sim
ply told liim it was not within my
power to grant it. Whether he ap
pealed to the board's committee on high
er schools and the rule was waived I
do not know. I hnve never been noti
fied of such an action. So far as I
know, no such cssas arc being written1
today-
Contests Going On, Officer Sajs
in charge ot ,
rl n.n,.l T i "'..-.
the recruiting office with headquarters ' " "" T f m MirSi
nt !H4n Arch street, said otherwise. , L,ccnau?J rfiTnnir?. f n
VCssays arc being written in all the tl0.n winch nl ows polygamy. I am
higher schools except the South Philn-'soing to appeal, as I am not n polyga
,ii !,;., it ii, ui f niria nn,i ,, i mist mvseif, nnving only one wife, who
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many of the elementary schools," he I" Indii witli our four children, nnd
said. "Dr. I.ucy U AV. AVilsou, prin- ! as I am not preaching polygamy I must
cipal of the South Philadelphia High ! not be held lcsponsible for what others
School for Girls, refused to nllow her aie doing in the country or nation to
pupils to enter the contest. She seemed which I belong, while personally I am
to think girls would have no interest not a preacher of polygamy. No Araer
in the subject, and she also maintained ' icon is ever disallowed entering any
she had no authority to .permit the con- i European country because he goes from
test because of the general ruling of ., country in which Mormons live.
several yeais ago.".
Gratz Explains MK-L'm
Simon Gratz, chairman of the com
mittee on higher schools for girls, ex
plained the mix-up today.
"Judge Itceber, who is chairman of
the bovs' higher schools." he said, ''told
Colonel Gaston he would abide by my
decision. I gave the army officer a
letter to principals of schools, saying
I left the matter entirely to them. They
could enter the contest if they wished
or, if they preferred not to, they could
stay out. Later I heard from Colonel
Gaston that all except the South Phila
delphia school had entered."
. The army recruiting office here is
in charge of the contest in five counties, i
which include 1C00 schools. The sub-
.iect for the essay is: "What Are the
Ilenefits of an Enlistment in the United
States Army?" The awards will not be
announced before April 10. The prizes
arc to be awarded May 0. A local com- ,
inittee will judge the essays submitted
bv Philadelphia children and send the
best on to the national committee of
judges.
WOMAN TRIES SUICIDE
Domestic Trouble Was Cause, Say
Police Taken to Hospital
Domestic trouble caused Mrs. Flor
ence Adams, twenty-one years old. of
1702 Uristol street, to attempt suicide i
the Samaritan Hospital.
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HINDU MISSIONER'S PLIGHT
Immigrant, Detained, Cables India
for Identification
Mufti Muhammed Sadiq, East In
dian, who arrived here a few days ago,
iu being detained at the immigration
station at Gloucester until he can es
tablish his authority as an Ahmndi
preacher. To do this be has had to
cable to India.
TT nvnlnlnu liia iincitinrt in ia fnT-
iowing letter to the editor of the
Evr.Nixa Public T.EDaEif.
"I "m detained because I must show
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"Already tnere are wousands of
Muhammadans and Indians in this
untrv who belong to the same nation
and country with me, but they are not
polygamists. Thus my case must be
considered in points of view of my pen
sonality only."
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Presidtnt
ELMER DYER
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