Ifirfl p,tn'' y4t-t " J- 'ifm' -wir wirv' - ,.: w I r 5t J . nf U 3& b'.'Mi' fe. .. ?Wv 1 ' &' EVENING PUBLIC MDGER--PHlEA.DEKPHrA', THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1921 1 ONG SCHOOL YEAR URGED BY 1 EACHERS 240 Days Maximum Is Sug gested at Close of N. E. A. Mooting BETTER TRAINING ASKED Hints, of Clveliiritl,. gave a brief iieech of Appreciation. Tliv new Miprrlntrntlfht of schools In Phlladelnhlfc. Dr. K. ('. llrootne lias been elected Second vice president of the MiprrlntetiiK-nce department. Other officers elected nre; I'resl dent, It, O, .lories, superintendent of I frelipol. Clovclnrid i tlrKt vice president, ' will O. Wood, fitifierlnjendent of frlioolo. Hncrnmento, Cnllf. i trcnmifer, ' Irli 8, Hush, superintendent of wlinola. Krle, l'n. : executive committee, Frank ( ou.t. Detroit: Jesse II, Newton, Den ver! Itnntlnll J. Condon, Clniltitmtl ; D. .1. Kclley. Illnuhnmton, N. Y. LEONARD THOMAS WEDS AT HOME OF STOTESBURYS DANIELS AND DENBY IN SMILING POSE Deiplte Denial Ceremony Is Sched uled, Couple Start Married Life Mrs. Mnrie timid Knckett. of Cnrden City. N. V., was married to I.connrdi M. Ihomas, of this city, nt noon yes terday In Kl Sllrnsol. the home of Sir. nnd Mrs. Kdnnrd T Slotesbnry, at I'nlni lteneli. Kin. The bride was Riven nway by Mr. Stotesbitry. who was n jiarlnrr of the groom's father, the late Hearse 0. Thomas, vtben a member of the firm of Drexel & Co Mrs. Thomas i the daughter of Mrs. John flood, of Cnrden City, and Is widely known In New York society. She receotly (divorced Austin Townncnd, Hnckett, of HempMcfld, N. Y., .Mr. Thotnus also has been divorced, Mrs. Thomas has been In t'nlin lleach for three weeks as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. . lie; ward Ifrnyton. lid, of t Philadelphia, who share n cottage with Mr. Thontaf near the Kverglnden Club. The "illy guests at the ceremony wen' Mr. nnd Mrs. Stotesbury. Mrs. Alex ander W. Middle and Mr. and Mrs. Drayton, of Philadelphia, nnd Itoger Wlnthrop. of New ntU, There was, n reception nnd wedding breakfast served in the great dining room In El i Mlrasol. at which a few friends were asked. Including Mrs. Charles A.Munn. I 'whoso father, the late Jnmes Paul, of h -. .m xm 1 m b JH Pu n Staff rorrfpoiiden Atlantic City. Mnrch a. A K'liool year lengthened to IMf) days and with a minimum of 1W1 days, was advocated ih a resolution by the Nntlonal Kdue.i Hon Association tti the close of its convention hero today. "We commend the growing tendency to lengthen the school term by adding a summer rpinrtcr for additional edu cational opMirtunity." the resolution tfeclnrcd. Conclusions reached bv the conven tion covered what was described as "the supreme need" for more profes sionally, trained teachers: the need for Independent control of school funds by I boards of education: increased finnuclnl j support for an enlarged school pro gram, nnd Indorsement of the federal I education bill. Moro than half of nil the children in the public M'hools of the nation, one i resolution declared, are taught by teachers with little or no professional training. "It Is of supreme importance to ob tain for every schoolroom a competent teacher in hearty sympathy with Ameri can Ideals." it wns declared. Threir courses were urged to attain that end Metier Tralnlnc Cried rmiaiiri win. was n partner in jirexct I he first is for nil teachers to ex wftr,i croer. l.nwrence Kuller and fend and improve their professional Hbert Toiand. of Philadelphia: 'Wll training'. Another Is for all colleges nm i,ti Tuxedo. N. Y. : Mr. nnd nnd universities to encourage students i Mr, Lewis (Jucntin Jones. Itoger Win- I united , ltcprc-cntntlvc m i-nirr i"'- iriiciinm iioiri-riwn. ..- inrop, rtiuinso or .unnre ami i.nw- , . ,, , . , , . ,,, ,i i,,, i. thlw! I. for nil niihlli. I.lffh srhools to rr ncl Wnterhnrv. of Xu- York: Mr. I 'llllndelphia. w.re enacted into law ....... ... ,--. .... ........ ..-,-. - i "-"- - --'-.-"- :- - - - -. '' rr : , hold up before pupils the "opportunity and Mrs. MUIam Hcnifo and Mr. nnd for imtrlnttp .i.rvir,. in n time nf iTislH" Mrs. Alfred (1. Kny. of Pittsburgh. . - .-.,.-...-.. - ,., ,-, i.,:i . .,,, MT. nna .Mrs. J nonius prooaoij- win tinnncial pnis their lioncymoon in Nassau, nnd it is expected iney win ny over in one oi I the large planes stationed here. Mr. Thomas Is completing a tieiiutiiul m,r,i n.i in n.i.iitinn n ,,,r,p n.i..,i,ni. Italian villa near tile i.vergiaucs ana i.. ... i.- i.,.i ., r..,i ' will nppunv it next season. )irixni(il is ui iir pro luru, uipu Mill " --..,-.. -- - 2.n Z"L """ " WT'Tt '"iVpuiDnDDAnTIPQr.CTUCADmft! The Kdmouds proposal provides that ! Ii ... .,,. V " uiiuiui nnwiiwoui-p iiuniniiu "nn married man may mortgage iiis local and state budgets for the public . I , ro.)rrt. .lns;l hfs wife joins in PI IKMMS. Jlnrrls A Kwlns Secretary of t lie Navy Josepluis Daniels (on the right), gave Kdivin Drnby, the new navy head, n cordial greeting ulirn lie called at the Navy Department yesterday monilng BILL WOULD LET WIFE IN ON MORTGAGING BY HUSBAND WATER COMPANIES' MERGER IS PERMITTED BY BILL En- that teaching offers. Of the need for increased support n resolution declared : "If the present program of public education is to be successfully devcl- Mr. Edmonds Says Franchise titles Women to Equality Hnrrisbiirg, March .1. If a bill prc- 1 seated by ltcprc-cntntlve Edmonds, of n married man could not secretly or otherwise mortgngc Ills real property 1 to the possible ultimate loss of the wife: Mr. KdinnniN explained today that bis bill was in line with the general effort on all sides, now that the women have the vote, to Insure equal rights for 1 women to the fulli-st extent. Philadelphia Man, Whose Blindness Was Cured, a Proponent Honie-Mahing Stressed -l-UAHn l. l... ....t..!..- : cess, I omen ikinT or tl e e w if be ! HTlburg. Mnrch n.-Upward of 3.1 eTagekll,gaccording "to Miss1 1M Persons attended the nubile hearing I.ottn A. Clark, of the Iloston Normal "' ""; ,u L. .i "i IL"8.1 .i1,roL school, who talked today before a conference "The pressing problem for girls, rich and poor nlike. is more successful home making or more social wreckage." she snid. "The solution of this problem is education for domestic nnd social effi ciency. "School education has its limits of possibility and whether they have ever been approached, the greatest stress ticc of chiropractic and the creation of a board to license chiroprnctioners. Speakers for nnil against the bill gave their views. The State Hoard of Medi cal 'Education and Licensure is oppos ing the measure, nntl the committee, after the hearing, agreed to appoint n subcommittee to confer with Dr. J. M. llaldy. chairman nf the board. The principnl objection raised by t lie opponents nf the bill is that applicants "no married man may mortgage real propert inh'ss his wife joins the mortgage The law now provides : First. If a husband sells his prop erty the wife must join in the deed. Second. If the wife sells her property, the husband must join in the dead. Third. If ti wife mortgnges her prop erty, the husband must join in the mortgage. The Edmonds bill is designed to cor tect the latter inequality. It is Br other tilings, that if the Measure Giving "Trust" Powers Described at "Broacy Bv n Staff Corrapondrnt Harrisburg, Mnrch .'!. Legislators directed attention todnv to the possibil ity of n state-wide combluntion of water and water power companies virtually n trust as the result of the introduction of n bill introduced by ltcprecentntivc Franklin, of Philadelphia. The bill, described by Mr. Franklin as very broad in Its powers, proposes to authorize the merger nnd consolidation of water and water power companies. It recalls, especially, the bill offered b. Senator Vnre a short time ngo, in the upper chamber, which would restore to power (ompaniei the right of eminent domain. The Franklin bill would nermit com- I ponies to merge their corporate rights, j franchises, powers nnd privileges. The I Philadelphia representative cxplnlncd he , hnd introduced the bill nt the request of ' someone Interested in water companies. Hy water companies, Mr. Franklin said, i he meant such compnnies as the Sprlng I field Water Co., supplying mnny suburbs I of Philadelphia. HOUSE ARRANGES IM FUNERAL Sorvicos for Former Speaker to Be Hold in Congress Chambor. Notable Distinction BURIED AT BOWLING GREEN OH! WHERE, OH! WHERE, HAS THE SOWERS BILL GONE? Measure Giving the Magistrates More Power Than They Now . Have Has Been Lost, or Stolon, or Purposely Hidden, or Something anthrar-lto mining under public u7l ings, churclica, highways, brldM ",. "J n.i '.i.niiin .i7ii. ...... ii.ue'i trifil iiuu ,-- " asiiifso niiii n nun niKPiik-. j cently with state dffldlals by ' tr niuicc ui m-ruiiiuii people. t referred fo tho committee on minf nil nil niirnT hiifband nnd wife must join in deeds Rummage Sale for Charity of sale, then the hlisbmnnd should not , rummage Mile in aid of the Seventh be free to mortgage his property, es- i Ward Organized Charity "will be IiM pecially if a wife has to obtain the;nt the northeast corner Seventh and consent of l,er husband before she can ciicmniit streets Tuesday mid Wcdncs- has not been laid so far on the training for H'''5 fH nt be college grndu- execute a mortgage. ,iay, March S und 0. The sale will be. for earning llvini. Soninl nn,l ,i. Btes. ' Hv requiring tlint the consent of tht one fr0m 10 n. m. until 4 p. in. mestic (slucntion nre strangelv deficient T''e ,,',i'c proponent of the bill wns wife must be obtained before a husband I v o.r. i.. M...n.i,...... i., .1.1 f! ('.' Poeue. of Philndelnhln. n nrac- Icnn execute a inurtgnge. the wife's in- nf our girls marry. They hnve spent titioner himself, who was blind, but nowterest in the property of her husband is twelve years of school life to nrennre has his sight. He told of being under ; full protected. i themselves for rive or six vears of bust- ' treatment of many eminent physicians ness or college, while th'ev have pre-'nnd then taking chiropractic treatment, pared little, if any. for the fifty years. ' which, ho said, restored his sight. more or less, nf homemaking which , " they are to follow afterwards. Mrs. Wilson Takes $78,000 Tape6try Washington. March 3. (tty A. P.' The $1.1,000 tapestry prevented to social efficiency. The leaders realize By tho Associated Press Washington, March 3, The Houc of llrpreccntntlyrs bad completed ar rangements today for funeral services In the House chamber Saturday morn ing for Its late minority leader nnd former speaker, Cliamp Clark, who died here yesterday after n brief Itlucss. Tho services, which will bo held nt 10:30 o'clock, will be n tribute of re spect such as has been paid only a few times In tho history of the American Congress. It will bo the first time the House chnmbcr has been used for such n purpose since 10M, when fcrvIceB wore held for the late Sereno S. Payne, for more than thirty years n represent tivc from New York. The body of the former speaker will lie in state in the Capitol rotundi before the services. lloth houses of Congress voted to appoint committees to ntiend the funcrnl as repreientntivcs of their respective bodies. The House committee appointed to attend the funeral of Mr. Clark is headed by Speaker Olllett nnd includes, in addition to the Missouri delegation. Keprcsentntlves Camion, Mann, Ireland and Williams Illinois; Mondcll, Wy oming. Republican House leader: Gar rett. Tennessee; Gomt. Iown: Ferris, Oklahoma; Crisp, Georgia; Fordnev, Michigan; Flood. Virginia; Mason. Il linois; Johnson, Kentucky; Tinchcr, Kansas; Sherwood, Ohio; Longworth, Ohio; Kltchln. North Cnrolina ; Byrnes, South Carollnn: Clark. Florida; Camp bell. Kansas; Humphreys, Mississippi; Hardy, Texas; Sanford. New York; (lallivan nnd Walsh. Massachusetts; Jacowny. Arkansas; Browne, Wiscon sin: Caraway. Arkansas; Mnrtin, Louisiana, nnd Llnthlciim, Maryland. Brtlinnv. W. Vn., Mnrch 3. (By A. P. I Ilethnny College today paid tribute to the memory of Chnmp Clark, who graduated from thnt institution in 1873, with class honors, by holding memorial services. Shooting at Ninth and Cherry Doorsteps and telephone poles were nt a premium shortly before noon today when pedestrians in the vicinity of Ninth nnd Cherry streets were com pelled to seek shelter from bullets fired by an enraged Negro. After firing his revolver, James Joseph, who said ho lived in tiie rear of IMS Cherry street, was arrested nnd taken to the Klcvcntli nnd Winter streets station. He said lie had been rejected by Sally Brown, of the same nddress, nnd decided to .kill her. Hu o Staff Corrttpondtnt Harrisburg, March 3. Lost, strayed or stolen tha Sowcra bill giving Phila delphia magistrates Jurisdiction over all persons arrested In their districts. No questions asked If returned to House committee on judiciary locaLnnd noire ward paid. The Sowers bill is gone and no one knows where. Clinton j.. Sowers, rep resentative from the Twentieth ward, and author of the measure, says be is worried. "Mayor Mooro wanted a hearing, nnd just when we arranged to give him a hearing, some one stole the bill," an nounced Sowers, with pathos. "Now we can't hold the hearing, an, under the parliamentary rules, the orig inal bill must be in the possession nf the Committee when the hearing Is held." he decided. What became of the bill is n mys tery. Representative Mnrshall, Beaver, chairman of the judiciary local com mittee, appointed a subcommittee to nr rflnie for a hearing in Philndelnhln. Mr. Marshall sny he turned the bill ' tivc Drlnkhousc. Philadelphia, chairman of the subcommittee, says lie never saw the bill. Bills have disappeared in the pnst, ami mere is no rcurcss lor xnc uiiumrn of lost measures, Sowers has some con solation. Ho has another bill pending ih tho House which Would require all police officers and constables to take persons Arrested on n public street to the office of the nearest magistrate. Friends of good government will not mourn the loss of the Sowers bill. It was supposed to be slumbering pence fully in committee, after it hod been postponed on the third rending calendar. But a situation was developing quietly which might have given supporters of tho Moore administration alarm. In Pittsburgh prisoners nre being trans ferred from the Morals Court to various nldcrmcn. A group of Pittsburgh politicians had planned to nmend the Sowers bill, which nppllcs solely to Philadelphia, so os to tako in Allegheny county, nnd then support the measure. Carrying surli tin Ulticiiuilll.'lii, m: nu,ui!i u uurii over to this committee, llepresentn-1 hove become dangerous. CROW BOOSTS LEGISLATORS Also Compliments Governor Sproul and Senator Penrose Harrlsmirg, March 3. Senntor Crow in n stntcment issued yesterday pays a tribute, to the leadership of Senator Penrose, nnd says tho citizens of the state have n right to demand of the Legislature a policy of rigid economy. The statement says: "The Republican organization of Pennsylvania lifts n right to commend the achievements nttalned in the in ternal Improvements of the state under the direction of Governor Sproul. AVe believe thnt under his guidance, uirtncr legislation will be enacted nt the present session that will make possible the en larging of the service to the state of other departments of state government, Including above everything else the de partment of public instruction. "The fact may well be emphasized that Senator Penrose. Governor Sproul nnd the members of the Legislature arc working diligently ami in lull narmony nnd accord to bring about the results outlined." SWINBURNE HALE yEDS New York, Marcli 3. (By A. P.) The marriage of Swinburne Hale nnd Mrs, Mnrlo Tudor Garland, of Buz surds Bay. Mass.. in Paris Tuesday, was announced here Inst night by Walter Nellcs, n Inw partner of Mr. Hale. Clifton Heights Man Dies on Street T. J. McGownn. ot 23 Pcnn street. Clifton Heights, suffered nn nttnek of heart disease at Eighth and Filbert streets yesterday afternoon. He died on the way to the Jefferson Hospital, He wns fifty-five years old. DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED Senate Acts Favorably on Measure Appropriating Large Sum Harrisburg, Marcli 3. The Sennte before adjourning for the week passed finally nnd sent to the Governor the general dcficIencyVblll as it came from tho House, nnd nrso passed the Sennto bill increasing salaries of the judges of tho Apellate Coiirfs. The House will be in session today. Senator Davis, Lackawanna. Intro duced in the Senate a bill prohibiting YOUR CREDIT'S GOOJI For a complete Home Outfit. Why board or tire in furnished rooms, when you can lute a home of your own? Let Kel ly's start you Don't bother about the money. Easy terms will be ar ranged to suit your convenience. Ask to sec KELLY'S DE LUXE OUTFIT, 3 Rooms Tills advertisement Is the only ln(r.l iluctlon you nttri. GEO. KELLY'S 621-26-28 Market St. 2330-32-31 N. Front St. 1S1S-20 Atlantic Ave Atlantic Cltj tV-. 'i'. I h-Yfn A ndfi nlfcill If II $249 i j s& &.-&; s. I i Not All Intuitive 'l'tiA PannRsA tiAitn la nlnmtnfl I rt I IIT- 1 Allll'lll U 11 I'ftl (IMt I? IMtl II lir-ll M .. ( I . i i train girls for homemaking and fnr.-V"' """"" w,'t" "' u,e ' ,r,Vs ,"ont- MiinnK uiv i vuvn uuiervnrr win miu a tlint it Is fnlsn r,nsnnlntr tn IipHpvp 5 tbst'beeause n girl marries hc knows how to moke n home, or because a ' young wife has a child that slio knows ' how to care for it. Instincts are strong, but trained efficient habits are safer. Thousands of homes are wrecked, thousand "f babies die that' could bo saved ci-ilv "It is beyond question then that OVimptiro work supplenirnls the educa tion of girls at the point most needed, and not yet sufficiently supplied by the schools, and does -o accordingly to the mit up-to-date methods." This last day of the convention Is filled with many conferences nnd dis cussions on suhjffts including safe school buildings, the value of Kngiish prnperl taught and federal support of schools. "Damp" Spots Popular After tli announcement of ee, tion results and the report of the reolu tions lommittee mutations wen- re ceived for next year's convention. Nashville. Detroit, Columbus, O.. New v Orleans, Chicago nnd San Francisco snt invitations The i hnice will be i left to the n"'v prcsidco rnd executive committee There was a genem! laugh when the Hetroit delegation offered as nn added ' inducement the close prnzitnitv of Windsor. Canada, with its "splendid school." and the delegates from New1 Orleans emphasized the proximity to llsvaiifi Laughingly I)r. Finegnn. of Penn sylvania, voted for "New Orleans and Havana.' The convention majoritv vntut (or New Orleans, but tiie vote will , ounf only ns a suggestion in the final choice. The newly elei ted president. It (J. place in the new home nf the Wil sons. Mrs. Wilson, it was learned to day, has removed the tapestry from the east room of the White House, where it has been hanging since it was brought to the United States. $10,000 Auto. Locked, Stolen A limousine valued lit $10,000 owned b George W. Nnvil. was stolen from in front of his home, L"14 Girnrd nveniie, last night. The car had been equipped with several kinds of thiefproof auto mobile locks, one of which was recently demonstrated to Director Cortelyou. HIRED BY HARDING . "Uncle Charlie" Rewarded for Sweeping President-Elect's Sidewalk Marlon, ()., March 3. Just ns Presi dent -elect Harding wns turning his bnck on his hnpie for n long absence yester day he spied the self-appointed care taker of the place, "t'nele Charley" l'atton. a Democrat mot of his eighty jenrs, hut nn ardent Harding man. He was industriously cleaning the sidewalk, ns lie had done after every other front -perch meeting since the campaign began. "1'ncle Charley, ". said Mr. Harding, '-ome of the bojs have told me you might like to help the administration by keeping the White House grounds in trim Well, if you nre thinking of going to Washington for the inauguration. int buv n one-way ticket, the same as I did. for we're not coming back right aay. MiiliiiHB Adjoining the St. James T v U Bl .Bfif mf V Kr mi -9 Kr -r ml Jw W Mt Walnut St. i Between 12th & 13th I 1222-1224 Walnut Street HHIHJiiMHInliiiiiil ?Tlerlionf: Siriife 305S. . " ftir Storage and Remodeling at Cxtrcmcfy Low Ratet LUIGIRIENZI COnilEi'T APPAHBI VOII WOMEN 1714 Walnut Street SPECIAL For Balance of Week HOMESPUN SUITS 39.50 Value Extraordinary Genuine English Tweeds 59.50 The more exclusive Suits of Tricotinc nnd Twills with touches of embroidery or braid. 79.5093.50 to 169.50 UP-TO-THE-MINUTE-STYLE DOWH-TO-THE-LIMIT-PRICE COATS-DRESSES-FURS BONWIT TELLER. & CO. CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET PRESENT Sports Apparel of Distinction THE i'S PORTS" has its code of dress for women as exacting as any that governs social fashions. The punctilious arc always attired in apparel appropriate to the event. A more per fect understanding of the requirements of Sports .Ipparel and Country Clothes has been brought to the models created by this shop. Town and Country Suits of " Woolspun" Sponsornl h- Donwit Teller - t (. 22.50 to 45.00 Town and Country Suits of "Rainbow" Tweed Exclusive 'Mtli Bonvwt J cller Hn 39.50 to 75.00 Town and Country Suits of "Glen Logan" Tweed Kxcltisivcly Handloomod in Scotland for Bonwit Teller & Co. 75.00 to 125.00 Gs m ! - J . j II "Stecker" Modes In Afternoon Dresses For Spring Sparkling With Newness & Originality, and Remarkably Low Priced - s I Is Artistically beaded and embroidered mod els' in Canton Crepes, Kitten's Ear Satin, Taffeta, Tricotine, and every other Spring fabric, in all the fashionable shades. You will be surprised indeed, when you see that they are priced $Sm 49& $65 MSS; Smart and Exclusive New Spring Creations The Walk-Over Style Show is ready. The showing of smart and exclusive new spring styles is unusually varied. They have a charm this season that women will be quick to notice. We invite you to inspect the new models and to note the very moderate prices. A NEW LIGHTER TAN RUSSIA NOVELTY PUMP $9.50 Many new models in Petite I.ouis Heels in Suedes and Satins from ?10 to $12.50. NOTE THE ROUNDER TOE ON THIS NEW TAN SPORTS OXFORD $8 Walk-Cher always have the largest showing in town in Walking Shoes. NOVELTY STIfAP EFFECTS in a dozen exclusive Walk Over creations. Gray Suedes, brown and black ooze and satin and tan Russia pre-, dominate. $11.00 to $13.50 v I ffl q Tho tfarper Shoe Ca Uht2t-(0ifer fohopb 1022 CMESTNDT IT.- I2U MAIWETtf Ui 5 j ti j'. i rfc . liiililii I I "-.... bvtkrr&mtmi Mmmnfim''"-1 - ",Vw.Vff ,V- .k,-, jgiMMIMlMMfi i