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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
COURSE OF FALL LECTURES
ARRANGED IN VIEW OF WAR
Part Of Schedule for Commercial Mu-
scum Deals With Europe.

Some important contributions to literl-
ture on the present war are expected to
be made in the series of fall lectures
scheduled by the Commercial Museum
34th street below Spruce. The series will
be started with a description of THE
Picturesque Hudson" by Ernest A. Reed
of New York. October 9.
Wilfred Schoff. secretary of the mu-
scum, will be the first to speak on the
lands in the war zone. He will lecture
on From Antwerp to Paris" October 4.
On December IL he will speak on Euro
pean Boundaries in Modern History"
December on Denmark in the New
World"
The rest of the schedule names the
following speakers: Colonel Edwin A.
tory and Romance" October II; Mr..
Toothaker. on Trinidad and It's Asphalt
Lake" October 10; Mrs. Frank Wilde. Of
this city, Cochin China and the Ruins
of Cambodia," October 81; Mr.. Schoff on
"The Rhine Land" November I; Mrs.
Harry C. Ostrander. New York. on
Mexico, the Egypt of the New World q"
November "A: w. l.. Fisher, of the mu-
scum, "Americas Gifts to the World y
November 81; Rev. Henry R. Rose, of
Newark, with Longfelow in Evangeline
Land" November %, and James w.
Erwin, of San Francisco, From tho
Golden Gate to Puget Sound" Decem-
ber 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
JEWS CELEBRATE
DAY OF ATONEMENT
THE WORLD OVER
Religious Holy Day Noted
on European Battle6elds as
Well as in the Local
Synagogues.

This is "Yom 1Iippur," the Day Of
AtOnement also "Yom Hadin," the Day
of Judgment Hebrews, scattered in their
exile throughout the world, today lay
aside all their work and devote them
selves to fasting and prayer, facing their
God and pleading for another year of
life and happiness. Even on the blood
Jewish soldiers engaged in the various
armies Of the heligerent countries will
lay aside their weapons, by special per-
mission of their commanders, and be-
meath the open sky. before hastily con-
structed affairs of wood and stone. will
offer prayer.
The observance of Yom Kippur began
last night with the singing and prayer
OF Kol Nidre in all synagogues. Upon
their return to the places of worship this
morning the worshipcrs will remain
there during the entire day, leaving only
for brief respite at noon. In the Or
thCdoX synaGogues many of the wor-
Slippers will remove their shoes as an
expression of the thought that on this
holy day no man may enter Gods house
rough shod.
It dSIlllS is ODSeINeu DIS an expression
of self-denial and to aid the worshipers
in fixing their thoughts upon things
spiritual The fast will be concluded at
sundown, after the prayer of Nehilah.
followed by the blasts of the Scholar
from the altar, which will announce Of
ficially the close of the day of atone
ment. The scholar" or horn is blown
accompanied by the prayers of the con-
gregation. Soon after it resounds. the
spirit of supplication and mediation
vanishes and is superseded by rejoicing
and congratulations in the confidence
that God will undoubtedly grant the
prayers of His children.
There were no sermons preached in any
of the Orthodox synagogues. this not be-
ing the custom there, At Keneseth
Israel, Rodath Shalom and Adath
Jeshurun. reform sermons were preached
by Rabbi Krauskopf, Rabbi Berkowitz
and Rabbi Klein. respectively. At the
Beth FL Synagogue, Rabb Samuel
Friedman offlciated. At the Beth Israel
SynaGogue, Rabbi Marvin Nathan preach
ed, while at the Mikve Israel Synagogue
the service was conducted by Rabbi Levi
II. Elmaleh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
FEW CANARIES COME NOW
SINCE THE WAR STARTED
Shipments From Germany Cease and
the Prices Are Mounting.


Some things the Germans made before their
trade was halted by the war
We do not find it difficult to manufacture
But when we get the fsteful word that bars
tho Deutsch canary. bird
From import 10 the L. S. A, It makes the
None SSHt woud object but BrItons If this warfare
should desparrow US; -, -.
But losing the canary bird is surely bound tt
harrow us.
The European war has cut off the sup.
ply of canary birds. The birds come from
the Hartz and st. Andrewsberger Noun
tains In the heart of the war country.
The birds are extremely scarce in Phila-
delphia.
The regular importation OF the golden
throated songsters," as they are termed
in the catalogues, ceased with the start
OF the war. 1t is reported that large
shipment has been finally started TO this
city from Holland whence it had been
sent overland from Germany, but there
is no hope Of being able. the dealers
say. to satisfy the demand which is al
ways greatest at this time of year and
during the holiday season.
One fancier said today that in other
years he has had from 40 to 500 birds in
stock, but that now he has less than 100.
II can't get any more anywhere at any
price" he said. 'Of the one shipment
that has gotten through / was able 10
procure four dozen. What will happen TO
the Christmas trade when ordinarily I
sell 100 birds I do not know. In conse-
quence, instead of being able TO offer the
cheapest birds as low as sl.75, the mini
mum price is now $3.50"
Bird seed. cuttlefsh and other bird
foods, all Of which are imported. have
jumped greatly in price \ few months
ago a pound Of bird seed sold wholesale
for na cents. The quotation today is lltg
cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
CLEAR WIFE: HUSBAND HELD
Man Seeking to Avoid Support Order
Is Jailed Instead.

The report Of a probation officer cleared
Mrs. Mary TroNell, of Tacony, of charges
made by her husband and was instru-
mental in landing the man in prison un-
Ill he pays alrearages on support or
der issued against him in November, 1912.
Two weeks ago, TroXell, who was for
merly a chauffeur for ex-senator Knox,
petitoned Judge Brown to reduce an or
der to pay 81 week to his wife and
two children and to remit arrearages that
had accumulated, He charged that his
wife was unduly familiar with other men.
The case was continued and after an in
vestigation a probation officer advised
Judge Brown that Troxells allegations
We're not substantated Judge Brown
then refused 10 reduce the order and
committed TrOXell until the arrearages
are paid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
COURT EXTENDS PERIOD
OF AID TO MOTHERS
Fathers of Children Required to Pay
for Support Until IA Years Old

Seeking to lessen the burdens of
mothers of dependent children and at
the same time protect the children and
the community, l. radical departure from
what has heretofore been the custom
of the courts in cases charging the
parentage of child was the action of
Judge Bonniwell in the Municipal Court
today In increasing the period of sup
port by the father from wears 20 Il
years. The question of increased support
for illeGitimate children recently has re-
ceivcd much attention from the Judges
of the Municipal Court and the District
Attorneys offices.
The Judges have been confronted with
cases in which a mother. being compelled
TO assume the entire burden of child
support after the first seven years, often
fails in her efforts and the child is some
times thrown upon public charity until it
reaches working age.
In three cases Judge Bonniwell ordered
accused fathers to pay weekly sums for
a period of IA years for the children's
support and in overruling the objections
of counsel said:
"There is no law which limits the
period of payment to seven years. The
practice OF making orders for that period
apparently is based solely upon custom.
My experience I'm dealing with this class
rs Solicitor for the Desertion Court con-
vinced me that II was deplorable GUS
tom. depriving the unfortunate woman
of support for her child, at the very
period when its needs are actually most
onerous. The period of such an order
is entirely in the discretion of the court
1t is my judgment that such support
should he paid while the child is de-
pendent.
Under the broader wisdom of legis-
lation the law now compels this woman
to send her child to school at the age
of and keep him there until IA. Such
being the case it seems to me a neces-
the father or his parents should supply
the means for the mother to obey the
law"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
WOMAN DECLARES
MAN HYPNOTIZED
HER INTO MARRIAGE
Now She Asks Court to
Compel Him to Support
Her = Defendant Calls
Woman Total Stranger.

A wife who declared she had been
hypnotized petltioncd Judge Brown In
the Municipal Court today to compel .
man vino stated he was not her husband
to support her. After hearing all sorts
Of testimony from physicians. hand
writing experts, a number of down.
town politicians and the principals
themselves. Judge Brown continued the
case until he could gain time to unraveI
the matrimonial mix-up
The woman was Mrs. Mary lie Roy, 21sS
Kinney street. Frankford The man she
claimed as her husband is Leon LIE Roy,
1906 Jackson street. He stated his name
was not lie Roy, but George McCulen
and that he never before saw the woman
or knew anything about her. He adj
ntted living at the jackson street adj
dress.
MIS-. LIE Roy appeared in court without
counsel Judge Brown appointed Assist
ant District Attorney Charles II. Bartlett
to conduct her case. McCullen was repre-
scented by Raymond MacNellle.
Mrs. lie Roy, who startled the Court
by declaring her husband hypnotized her
when she was married. declared she was
afraid to appear today for fear he would
do the same thing. She testified to marry
ing the man she called LIE Roy on Mo-
vember lS, 1907, and living with him sew
eral months before he deserted her In
this Mrs. lie Roy was corroborated by
her daughter, Margaret Lamar. She
stated her husband was an actor and
acrobat
McCulen smiled during this testimony
and the woman shrieked at him, why
do you not own up to it," He stated he
was employed at the Point Breeze Oil
Works, that his name was actually Nc
Cullen, and he had never before seen Mrs.
lie Roy, much less marrying and desert
ing her.
Thomas Blynn probation officer, of
the Municipal Court, declared he had in
vestigated the woman's story and found
that on the day of the alleged marriage
McCullen had been treated for an injured
finger by DIR. George T. Tracy, at Beverly
y. ]. He declared McCullen was not in
Philadelphia on November Is, 1907, or any
time within several days of that date.
McCullen also produced a number of
friends. who testified to his good char
acter and identified him as McCullen and
no other person.
Mrs. lie Roy produced a number of
letters, declared to have been written to
her by the man she called lie Roy. while
he was away on a theatrical trip. The
letter paper was emblazoned with the
photograph of a vaudeville actor, whom
she declared was LIE Roy, only at that
time he wore a mustache.
Webster A. Melchoir, a handwriting
expert. stated the letters signed by Lee
Roy favorably corresponded as far as
the handwriting was concerned to let.
ters written by McCullen.
Mrs. LIE Roy had the defendant ar
! rested In 1911 in Beverly. N. ]. At that
time she was not sure that he was her
husband, and he was discharged from,
custody. When the case was first called
before Judge Brown. three weeks ago.
she was certain, as she was today, that
McCullen is the Leon LIE Roy" who
married her in this city on November
Is 1907.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
MAN WITH SHEARS CLIPS
BRAID OF SCHOOL GIRL
Feels Tug at Hair and Turns as Man
Fleea

Feels Tug at Hair and Turns as Man
Flees..
Terrorized girls and women who have
Deen made victims of a man who clips
their hair, are again fearful of an at
tack from the vandal who. has now
made his appearance in Germantown.
The latest victim of his shears is
Gertrude Wonder, 15-year-old school
girl. who resides at 6211 Germantown
avenue. She was approached last Mon
uay evening by tall, slender stranger
on Germantown avenue, near Herman
street, who clipped a 6-inch braid from
her hair before she was aware of II.
ihe girl was on the way to visit
friends. She felt a tug at her hair. and,
turning. heard the shears drop to the
sidewalk as the man who welded them
ran UP the street. Her braid was lying
near the shears
MISS wonder became hysterical and
ran home. When her. father accom-
panied her to the scene of the attack
neither hair nor. shears were to be seen
special policemen from the German
Town station are investigating the case.
Ihey have a full description of the
clipper and It is thought. his arrest will
iioilow soon. The police believe him to
DC the same man who terrorzed persons
ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
SAFETY CARNIVAL OPEN
UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT
Corporations Supply Fund to Keep
Convention Going Several Days More.


The carnival and convention of safety
In Convention Hall, Broad street and
Allegheny avenue. will remain open until
saturday night. This was brought about
through the liberality of a number OF
leading corporations, which subscribed
TO fund of 5000 to prosecute the edu-
cational work in order that children and
instructions.
The companies who subscribed to the
fund are the. Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, Bell Telephone Company,
United Gas Improvement Company,
Girard Life Insurance Company of Phil
adelphia, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety, the Curtis Publishing Compan1',
Philadelphia electric Company, Pathe-
scope Company, Finley ~ er Company.
Cranes Ice Cream Company and George
w. Ja bNs & Co.
To make the carnival more attractive
a change of program is promised each
day. Colonel Roosevelt who will arrive
in Philadelphia tomorrow night has been
invited to make an address at the car
niVal. The managers express the belief
he will be present
A special arrangement has been made
for students of the Central High School
Northeast Manual Training High School,
Girls Normal School and all the district
nigh schools to appear in a demonstration
for Thursdays program.
Director Porter will speak tonight on
The Magnitude and Importance of
Philadelphia's "Safety-Frst Movement" :"
DIR. John Price Jackson, Commissioner of
the PENNSYLVANIA Department of Labor
and Industry, will speak on the importance
of safety methods as applied in Europe
lie has recently returned from the war
zone and he will describe his experiences.
Or. Francis Patterson has volunteered
TO give n talk accompanied by lantern
slides on Safety in our Industries"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
u. S. AGENTS LOOK UP
RAISE IN FOOD PRICES
Special Inquiry in This Section Being
Made by Inspector williamson.

Special Investigations into the recent
Jump in food prices In the section of
Philadelphia, Camden and nearby
towns which secure their supplies from
the Philadelphia markets, are now be-
Ing made by agents of the Department
of Justice, under Rush Williamson spe-
cial agent of the department, who came
to this city several weeks ago from
Washington
Williamson was sent here Immediately
following the price increase of food
stufs following the outbreak of the
European war, to work in connection
with the nationwide food investigation
ordered by the President. The work for
the Philadelphia district is being con-
Quoted by Assistant District Attorneys
John II. Hall and Edward s.. Kremp.
Special attention Is being paid to the
prices, in Camden, n. J., of foodstuffs
bought in the Philadelphia markets:
While no report ON the work as far as
It has progressed is ready, it Is under
stood that an effort has been made by
Special Agent Williamson to determine
If fixing of food prices in Philadelphia.
Camden and other nearby cities results
from any agreement among dealers in
this city.
Several Philadelphia commission houses,
suspected of being leaders in this hold
up" on foodstufs, have received an
inkling of the investigations going on, and
connected with the special investigation
would say whether any indictments were
likely to be sought by the Government
as the result Of the investigation, hut it
is believed that Williamson, who visited
Washington several days ago, will involve
certain Philadelphia firms who We're in on
the grab. but who hav" since fought clear
of any connection with the ring.
Attorney General Gregory, in directing
special attention to Camden prices on
foodstuffs since the re ant big jump in
prices, believes that this field offers ad-
vartages for such an Investigation in that
It will scrutinize in a comparatively small
territory trade directly ascertainable as
interstate commerce.
Several officials in the Federal Build
Ing this morning said, that while the in
vestigation has been going on as secretly
as possible for some time, 1t was far from
finished. and things have already cropped
up that are sufficient to continue the in
Quiry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
U. S. AGENTS AFTER
MEN WHO STOCKED
NORWEGIAN BOATS
Government to Hunt Out and
Punish Men Who Violated
Neutrality by, Furnishing
Supplies to Cruisers.

violatcrs of President Wilson's neutral
ity proclamation or persons who were re-
sponsible for the placing on board the
Norwegian steamships Fran and Som
merstad. at this port, coal and ship sup
plies destined for German warships are
TO be prosecuted.
Special agents of the Government are
now investigating the cases In order to
AK the responsibility, and special COM
mission is to be appointed either by the
President or upon a Congressional resou-
tion to conduct rigid inquiry into the
affair, to mete out proper punishment.
Shipping men here vigorously de-
nounced those whose names have not
beer divulged for having any part in
the transaction They declared that
matter of this kind was likely to in
yolye the United States in another Ala
bama case:
The general cargoes of the Fran and
the Sommerstad have been discharged
upon the Municipal Pier at Dock street,
where they are now awaiting claimants.
The bunker coal, nearly 5000 tons of It,
which the German cruisers Karlsruhe
and Dresden would have burned in
chasing merchant vessels in West India
waters, had not the plans gone awry
Is being lightered in midstream
While the lusty. longshoremen were dis
charging the general cargo of foodstuffs
a rumor was circulated on the pier that
some of the bags and boxes supposed to
contain coffee and biscuits were loaded
with explosives. This ca',sed consterna-
tion among them for time. But the
failure of each carefully handled package
to divulge shells or powder soon .quieted
fears. No ammunition was discovered
The Sommerstad has been rechartered
to carry cotton and oil cake from Gal
weston to Scandinavian ports and will
leave here tonight, in ballast, for the
former port. Captain Axelsen. her mas
ter. is much relieved that the other
cargo, which threatened to get him in
serious trouble. was lying snugly on the
piers. He said he did not regret losing
the large bonus offered him for its de-
livery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
CARMELITE NUNS AWARD
CONTRACT FOR CONVENT
Building First of Group on Tract at
Oak Lane.


The cloistered order of Carmelite Nuns
today awarded the contract for the ercc-
tion of it's new convent building on Old
York road, Oak Lane, to Melody & Keat-
Ing, The building will be followed later
by the erection of group of similar
buildings on the four-and "a half-acre tract
owned by the sisters
Ground will soon be broken for the
convent, which will be two and a half
stories high frontage, 43 feet; depth, li6
feet, and II wing 40 by IS feet.
1t will be thoroughly modern in archi-
lecture and equipment, On the first floor
will be the chapel cloister inner sacrlsty
and community rooms together with the
screened sanctuary in which the nuns
attend religious services. The kitchen
and dining room will be in the base
ment and the quarters of the nuns on
the second floor. Maginnis K Walsh, of
Boston. are the architects,
The Carmelite Order is entirely con-
templative, and members of the body
nave no outside communication with the
outside world, even visitors must talk to
them with a screen intervening. They
nave been located In Philadelphia about
ten years, first establishing themselves
at seventeenth and Poplar streets later
removing to West Philadelphia, and finally
through rapid growth i'm membership to
their present cOmmodious quarters in Oak
Lane,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
NEW YORK TEACHERS HERE
Pay Visit to the University and Com
mercial Museum.

High school teachers in commercial and
scientific branches from the New York
high schools visited the University of
Pennsylvania and the Commercial
Museum today and were the guests at
luncheon of Provost Edgar +. Smith The
party is I'm charge Of Alexander L. Pugh.
principal of the New York City High
School of Commerce,
A revival Of interest in commercial
education in New York city prompted the
visit of the teachers to the loca! in
Stitutions. The teachers include repre-
ssntatiyes of the Brooklyn Commercial
High School, the Washington Irving
High School, of Manhattan. the Morris
and Evander Childs- High Schools. Of
Bronx borough; the Richmond High
school and Newton High School, of
Queens Borough
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
ESCAPED PRISONER RETAKEN
AFTER SENSATIONAL FLIGHT
Man Fled From Abingdon Jail Amid
Shots From Bluecoats.


John Collins. who made a sensational
escape from the Abingdon Jail three
weeks ago. is back in Jail today await
ing trial at the October term of court
at Norrstown. Collins getaway was
made under the guns of four policemen,
who pursued him for nearly a mile
down Old York road, shooting their re-
volvcrs. He was captured in German
town by Policemen Strceper and Mckee,
of the Arlington force.
The man was arrested three weeks
ago on a charge OF threatening to kill
his brother. Magistrate Williams held
him in $500 bail for court. Collins had
served a term in prison for beating n
man with hammer some years ago,
and at the hearing he told policemen
he would never so back TO the peniten-
tiary.
While Policeman Messer was taking
him to n cell, the man suddenly turned
upon the buecoat showed him down a
fight of steps and fled Four police
men gave chase and fired scores OF
shots at Collins, but he made good his
escape. He will be arraigned again to-
day before Magistrate Williams.