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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-29


Take The CommoAWealth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
Suffrage Song

(Tune of Dixie.)
An wish All Wuz in de land o. votin'
Whar men an women is both wuth notin'.
Look away! Look away Look away! suf-
In suffrase Ian whar we'n soon live in,
Women, too, dare votes'll give In,
Look away! Look away! Look away! suf-
rage Land.
CHORUS.
Den All wish All wuz in Suffrage Lam
Hoorayl Hoorayi
TO live and die for suffrage,
Away! and herei In Suffrage Ian forever
It's nothin' new dat Ahm proposln'
Open yo' eyes an stop yo' dozin.
Look away! etc.
DE women votes in many a Ian
An things goes better fer dare han.
Look awayl etc. Cchorus.)
But tain't our business ter inquire
IF we'd be lower or yit higher.
one % human bein' s as good as anudder,
Yo' daddy ain't no better n yO mudder.
Look awayl etc. tChorus)
'Tis lust fer women 70 have de vote
Just as just as men, you note.
,TSSation Without representation
is not nj fer our great nation.
Look away etc. tChorus.)
ant YOU les work an don't chu worry,
Dem votes Is comm in hurry.
We needs de women's votes we do,
An women needs de votes, dats true.
IO0A 6 JosEPHINE KATzENsTEIN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
Little Benny's Note Book

Thare was kid with bull dawg down
at the cornir today, the kid beeing littel
but tuff looking and the bull dawg beeing
big as enything and even tufrer looking
than wat the kid was, with red in its
DAY SEPT go Revised proofs to Eaton
eyes and 2 teeth sticking out in frunt, and
me and Sid Hunt and Puds Simkins stood
thare looking at it, but not standing so
very close to it, and aftir a vile Puds
sed TO the kid. Hay, will that dawg bite.
He nevvir has yet, sed the kid.
aint afrayed of it, sed Sid Hunt. And
he wawRed rite up and stood in frunt Of
the dawg, and me and Puds Simkins
wawked up and stood alawngside of Sid,
and the bull daWg just kepp own setting
thare avn its hine legs looking at us as
If it wasent very glad to see us but
dident care mutch weathir we stayed or
not.
G. look at the red in its eyes, sed
That's nuthing, that belowngs thare, sed
Sid Hunt. And he startid to wave his
hands erround in frint of the bull dawg's
Ease saying, Look wat can do to it,
That's Euthing, sed Puds Simkins. And
he put his foot out and tickled the bull
dawg in the buzzum with his toe, saying.
Look at wat / can do to him.
WITCH the bull dRwg jest kepp avn set
ting thare looking up at Puds but not say
ing enything. and l sed, That's nuthing.
And l reetched down and got hold of the
bull dawgs tale and startid to tern it
erround as II II was the handil of a
organ. and the bull dawg startid to make
fearse noise way down In its stummick
or sumwares, and l quick jumped back,
but no quicker than wat Puds and Sid did.
Are you sure that dawg won't bite, l
sed to the kid.
No, he nevvir bites, sed the kid, he Jest
takes hunks out of peepil without biting
them. And the dawg kepp avn growing
in it's stummick and looking at us as II It
thawt we dldent have eny rite standing
thare and me and Puds and Sid wawked
away slow as II we was tired of beeing
thare and wunted to be sumwares elts,
but not as II We as afrayed of the bull
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
$4OO,OOO ASKED FOR SUPPLIES
Mayor and Director Cooke Show
Urgent Need to Councils

Mayor Blankenburg and Director Cooke.
Of the Department of Public Works, have
called attention to the urgent need for
Councils to provide funds for the pur-
chase of foodstuffs and fuel for city in
stitutions and to tide the various depart
ments over the year. AS result, the
members of the Finance Committee Of
Councils will on Thursday report a trans
fer bill calculated to care for the most
pressing needs of the city.
The Mayor, in his letter TO John P.
Connolly, chairman of the Finance Com
mittee. asks that some information be
given him by tomorrow as to whether or
not Councils intend to provide approx
mately $4,000 one half of which is need
ed to buy fuel for the filtration pumping
stations and the other half for other
supplies that are badly needed.
According to Director Cooke, Councils
not only have been marking time on
financial questions, but on many ordi-
nances that deal entirely with public con-
venience and comfort as we'll Among
the many bills introduced long while
ago, but never reported out of the vari-
Gus committees, Is that which prohibits
the keeping of pigs in South Philadelphia
that which provides for the city's paying
for bonds for city employees. and that pro-
Yiding for the study of a design for a
municipal garbage disposal plant
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
STATED MEETINGS AT CLUBS
OPEN REGULAR SEASON

TNHE first week in october brings with 1t
i the resumption Of the regular business
at the Roman's clubs. and the season will
soon be in full swing. The Philomusian
and the New Century Club are quite
energetic, their program for the month
Of october including many interesting
features The club year at the Philomu-
sian will open today, as usual, with
stated meeting. at which the new MEM
bers and old will be received by the COM
mittee In charge This includes the pres
ident, Mrs. Benjamin F. Richardson, as
sisted by Mrs. Edward W. Mumford. Mrs.
]. Clark Moore. Jr.. Miss Sara c. Collins
and Mrs. william H. Shoemaker. Tea
will be served after the business OF the
meeting has been concluded. Mrs. George
W. Smith and Miss Mary E. Roney will
preside at the tea table. Mrs. William II.
Shoemaker will read a report of the East
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
"ANGEL OF HELL'S HALF-ACRE"
FINDS DAYS NOT LONG ENOUGH
Wife of Founder of Inasmuch Mission Hasn't the Time
to Give Big Sunday School

nOWN In the southern part of the city.
- in that part known as "Hells Half
Acre there IL a woman who thinks moth
ing OF spending Is hours out OF every "a
actively engaged In the cause TO which
she has pledged her life
This woman is Mrs. George Long. To
hundreds upon hundreds OF Philadel-
phians she Is known as the wife and CO.
worker OF the man whose conversion 10
Christianity inspired him to found the
lnasmuch Mission. To hundreds OF down
and-outers, both men and women. she Is
spoken OF affectionately as THE Angel OF
Helrs Half Acre"
As she hurried out OF the noon-day
service yesterday hastily to snatch some
lunch before her afternoon duties crowded
In upon her. she stopped a little while
and told OF the mission aud her work.
Il don't see how am going to find time
TO re-establish my large Sunday school,"
she said. Every minute Is chock fun
of work; the only time ] get TO rest is
little while Sunday afternoon"
AS she spoke of the children who swarm
TO the mission and beg her to begin the
Sunday school again, there appeared on
her expressive face look OF sad weari-
ness which bespoke more eloquently than
words her mental struggle to attempt to
N PlgbitdA SELL WHICH nau warned
her that there Is a limit to endurance.
so much good work Is accomplished
through the little ones" she said. II
made my Sunday school a rescue mission
within rescue mission. And the little
tots loved to come. I did away with the
regulation Sunday school lessons and
tried instead TO tell them simply of Jesus,
TO make Jesus reality to them. Each
day every little child did at least one
thing for Him. And each one was then
allowed to testify, Just as the adults do
In the mission"
zone sturdy little negro stood up one
day and said. The thing / did today for
Jesus was to help an old man keep his
goat Mr.. Long and thought he meant
that he had helped some poor fellow to
stay sober or keep his temper and we had
to suppress a smile. A few days after
ward our hearts were quite touched when
we ran across the little shaver leading a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
WOLF BANISHED FROM
DOOR OF CLARA MORRIS
Blind and Infirm Actress Prof
its by Will of Her
Brother-in-Law

NEW YORK, Oct 5.-Clara Morris.
whose work as an actress is delightful
memory to theatregoers of a generation
ago, but who in recent years has suffered
from blindness and other inhrmities. has
come into legacy of $1,000 or more q
year, under the will OF her brother-in-
law. Samuel w. Harriet. of Whltestone.
l.. I. He set aside $4,000 the income Of
which is to be paid to Miss Morris for
life.
An accounting of the estate was filed
yesterday with Tax Appraiser Henry c,
Johnson. Jr., in Long Island City. The
bulk of II was devised to the widow. Mrs.
Josephine T. Harriet.
In private life Miss Morris is Mrs Fred
erick G. Harriet. She was married in
1874 in her professional heydey. Her fall
ing sight and other illness and misfor-
tunes reduced her means, and stage folk
relieved her by benefits which paid OFF
the mortgage on The Pines. her home in
Yonkers. In 1913 she sold the Yonkers
place to a moving picture concern and
move to Whitestone Mr.. Harriet died
last year. Miss Morris is Sc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

,he hills IL does seem strange that lovers
sf ali people should find II necessary to
onarrel. But somehow or other they al
ways do.
little Angelina can get on uuite we'll
with her people at home, so she argues
without either quarrels or sulks, and be-
fore she became engaged to Edwin the
Immaculate she decided that II would be
1 sheer impossibility to have any such
foolishness as quarrels
So she speaks and so she thinks AS
for what she does, that Is a very differ
ent matter For love is the great upsetter
AZ well as the great leveler, you see. Lit
lie Angelina soon learns that love can
Be- cruel as well as kind-that he Is exact
INK as well as unselfish. that his claims
often clash with other claims, and then
there is trouble.
Perhaps Edwin does not care very much
for Angelina's family her mother espe-
cially. And Angelina. being a girl of spirit
and observation, soon notices this and
resents the fact. Then comes a consider
sble amount of plain speaking on .both
SIDES, which might be placed under the
category "Tiffs and Tantrums"
For a while there is very real dan
ger Of the two lovers drifting apart, de-
spite the fact that they really do care for
each other, and that the drifting is due to
4 reason which might be amended with
very little trouble.
Perhaps nothing quite so serious is the
cause of an untoward breeze amid loves
young dream But to all outward appear
snces L has every evidence of develop
ing into a magnificent storml
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
Frisky Cottontail Makes New Friend

more 20 be learnedl Frisky didn't know
Mr.. Spider II would never have occurred
to him TO notice Mr.. Snail. and as for the
interesting Worker Ant-Frisky hadn't
even guessed his existence No wonder
he was tired OF the garden. when he miss
ed the most interesting creatures he
might know.
Mrs. Frisky shook her head thought-
fully when Frisky announced that he
would fnd a new friend. Finding new
friends was dangerous business. In her
opinion, and she would much prefer that
Frisky stay near home. However. she
was a wise little mate, and made no
special objection when Frisky. after talk
ing a bit more about the stupidity OF the
garden, decided 10 take a short trip Of
exploration
She bade him good-by very cheerfully
and watched him as he scurrted down
the side OF the road toward the country
Maybe II will be good for him TO get
away a BIT" she said, and very content
edly she went back to tend to her own
business.
Frisky journeyed along in a very happy
frame OF mind. He followed the roads
for a short way; then he turned into the
hrst meadow he saw. and was running
across at top speed when who should pop
IN right under his heels but tiny brown
striped creature who nearly tripped the
clever Frisky. Look outl Who are you
10 trip me that way7" exclaimed Frisky
testify. How did you get under my
feet without my seeing you comef"
The little creature stopped and replied,
"Oh. please excuse me. but just came
uo from my hole 20 get my dinner"
Frisky looked, and there, sure enough.
was a tiny hole right where the little
creature had appeared-he wondered why
he hadn't noticed It before. Well. /
guess Il Is as much my fault as yours" I"
he said gallantly. For 1 should have
aeen your hole. VIII you please tell me
VINO YOU are2" The little gopher (for II
waa he) answered and llnmediately he
ana Fnsky became friends
copyreht- Clara IngIala Juoaon. ~,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

ern District of the State Federation, re-
Gently held at Pottstown.
Tomorrow at 3 the stated meeting of
the New Century Club. 124 South 18th
street, will take place. Mrs. II. Prentiss
Nichols. president, will be assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg,
Mrs. Alfred Lowry, Mrs f. S. Whitaker.
Mrs. w. E. Lingelback, Mrs. Frank Miles
Day and Miss F. Airline Tryon. At the
close OF the stated meeting the club will
have the honor and pleasure of hearing
its distinguished fellow member, Hon.
Rudolph Blankenburg. Mayor of Phila-
delphia. speak on Our City"
The International Committee will be at
the club every Friday morning from 10
until 1 o'clock. 20 receive the hospital
supplies. garments and materials to be
made or knitted, OF money for the pur-
chase OF materials, which the members
of the New Century Club may give
toward meeting the needs at home and
abroad. These are sent at once TO the
Emergency Aid Committee of Philadel.
phia, in the name OF the New Century
Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

sure knowledge that a winter suit must
last Tor three consecutive seasons, she is
pretty certain to have the sort of convo-
luton in her gray matter that denotes
economic efficiency.
LIES SHARP CONTRASTS.
Lots of girls, It is true, who are self
supporting do not receive $3.50 in their
weekly pay envelopes. Some receive less
than half of that amount. In the, words
of Miss Florence Pierce general secretary
OF the league, they don't live. they mere
ly exist" and the fact that they manage
TO exist decently, though not in decent
surroundings, is one of the marvels of
the age.
In addition to the s25, 500 that Miss I,oney
finds 1t necessary to spend annually, she
also needs $1,000 in order to pay a chape-
ron. Being an orphan and having a dis
taste for living with relatives, the girl
has to maintain an establishment of her
own. In order to appease Madame Grun-
dy the duenna is as necessary to Miss
Virginia as $40 worth of food per week
is necessary to keep life in the working
girl.
AS against the $1,000 the poor little, rich
girl has to spend for her automobile and
chauffeur and the $500 she pays out for
horses and other amusements to say
nothing OF the $500 which goes for sum-
mer vacation and travelling, the average
girl in the big city who has nothing but
what she earns spends 80 cents a week
for carfare, the cars being her only
method of locomotion; II cents for recre-
alton, which will take her to the movies
three times, IL she doesn't buy an ice
cream soda, and leave cents over for a
postage stamp. When one has to count
the pennies a postage stamp comes, under
the head of recreation, If not positive ex-
travagance.
MISS PIERCES VIEW.
The application of Miss Loney received
small sympathy from Miss Pierce, whose
daily life consists in seeing the struggles
of thousands of girls efforts to make
both ends meet.
Nobody needs s255OO to live on" she
said. What that girl needs is not more
money, but more education. That's the
best cure for extravaganza"
AS a matter of fact Miss Loney is
spending $500 for her education. but her
curriculum doesn't include economics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

Edwin, like most men, has few but very
decided opinions on such delicate topics
as the dress and behavior OF the fair sex,
Unwisely. again like most men, he ven
lures TO lay down the law. Few men can
DO this safely. but az rule a wise girl
merely smiles toleranty and goes on az
before
Not so the mistaken maiden who stoops
to argue with a mere man on matters out
OF his province. She becomes angry, and
from being angry she goes on to be hasty.
Things are said that hurt and rankle.
and that had Infinitely better be left un-
said.
The stupid part Is that all the while
there need have been no anger at all. A
little good-humored ridlcule would have
settled matters more neatly and expedi-
tiously.
Some clever but guilefui girls have gone
so far as to carry out the masculine rul-
ing so thoroughly that the amazed author
OF the behests has heartily wished he had
never meddled with things beyond his
ken, and his cure has, therefore, been
complete.
"The falling out OF faithful friends re-
newal is of love-" SAYS the proverb Yes
but II mighthave been added, explanatory
wise, that 1t takes tried and faithful
friends to forgive and forget. The expert
ment is exceedingly dangerous, anyhow.
Proverbs and various foolish sayings
have much to answer for with inexper-
fenced girls. They labor under the de-
lusion that fallings-out made up with
kisses are part of loves ordinary fare.
So they deliberately look round for some
thing to have a tiff about. Once or twice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

poor old blind man and his goat across
the street"
what will become OF the children who
beg so hard to have their Sunday school
life begin again II you don't have the
class" was asked her
oh 1 shall continue to teach my own
children, here In this part known as
'Helrs Half Acre. The mission IL almost
home 20 them. II is the largest Sunday
school, taking in the children of the sur
rounding neighborhoods, that / feel un-
able to conduct this coming winter. The
trouble Is that I cannot get helper
whom the children will accept When 1
have someone else teach them they are
sad and feel that don't love them
longert."
And again the sad smile played over
her features because of the physical inn-
possibility of crowding more work into
a day already too full t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

"DF COURSE. this pretty garden is
Nau very NICE" said Frisky Cotton
~ TO his mate one bright fall morning.
1o' T. for one. am getting tired OF nice
~'nssl know exactly what I can hnd
= eet; know exactly what my friends
sf likely to say; know everything that
! nkely to happen-~and knowing every
'hlng Is no funl / mean to ana some
1'pg new-so therer'
NOV. as matter Of fact Frisky didn't
,'P" half as much as he thought he did.
!. Il naq met most Of the garden creatures.
y sure And he had had good talks
IN 4. All he had met. But he didn't know
'neFe was to be learned by a long
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
Shoe Fashions

The inside laced boot has
certainly gained a victory
over the back lace. One
sees every well-gowned
woman wearing them. The
truth is that the back lace
boots are very hard to
make At In ready-made
shoes and not nearly as
easy to lace and At as the
inside lace. Satin ones
are promised for some
elaborate frocks, but those
Of soft white kid are deli
cate enough to be worn
with almost any gown. The
careless way that some of
them are laced is a pity.
for 1t makes the ankles
look heavy to see kid
wrinkling about them.
Low shoes are very Slip
per-like in shape.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

sharp contrast in how the other half
lives is drawn in a comparison between
the detailed items of the living expenses
Of Miss Virginia Bruce Loney, a New
York girl, well known in Philadelphia,
who has declared in court that she can
not live properly for less than $25.5OO and
statistics compiled recently by the Con-
sumers' League of Pennsylvania.
according to the league 1t is practically
Imperative for girl to have at least
%s week In order TO live In decent
sa'toundings. This sum, of course,
nouldn't pay for Miss Loneys maid, but
tnsn one has been born with the pro-
'etpial silver spoon in ones mouth and a
mlnion dollar inheritance. one cannot be
sspeeted to be an expert economist. Like
*Ae when girl has been born with the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
Two Wills PrObated

Among the Wills probated today were
those of Dora Schellhase. late OF sos Gil
ham street. disposing OF effects valued at
S7704. and Ann Keegan 263O North 1lth
street. which. by private bequests. dis
poses OF $500 worth of property The per-
sonal effects OF Edward T. Mcguire, JT.,
have been appraised at SSs 7Ss 90; John E.
Norton, s52647O and Matilda NJ. Hols-
haus, SS5906l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
Jewish Carnival Continued

The street carnival at 32d and Berks
streets, in aid of Jewish war sufferers.
will be continued tonight under the aus
pices of the Hebrew Central War Relief
Committee. A feature of the event is the
dancing in the yard of the William S.
Stokley school All articles for sale at
the various booths. presided over by
pretty girls, have been donated. ID. Ar
thur Magaziner is chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
Planning Mnrdi Gras Carnival

The North Philadelphia Business Mems
Association will hold a Merdi Gras car
nival during Halloween week. Tentative
plans were drawn up at a meeting last
ing Park avenue and Clarissa street.
Judge MacNeille, of the Juvenile Court,
delivered an address on THE Conduct Of
Boys on the Streets"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
MALLIEN INTRODUCES NEW.
FUR-"PARISIAN CARCOI r"

ENURs have assumed a
IL most important part In
the fashionable woman's
wardrobe all during the
summer, 20 II is easy 20
predict-and II is always
easy TO predict anyhow
that they will be even more
important during the win
ter. The cool weather has
come to stay, and II isn't
at all odd to behold fur
scarfs Of fox or lynx
worn on the street with a
serge one-piece frock. One
feels the need for some-
thing warm, even II one
is fashionably attlred. and
II is many a long season
since fashions devotees
have had the chance to be
comfortable and look well
at the same time.
Black plush is very pop
ular this season, and.
trimmed with white fox,
promises to be decidedly
smart for the dansant or
for theatre wear. Another
very smart fur novelty Is
the Partisan carcole, in
troduced by Mallien, OF
Paris. He Is one OF the
most successful designers
and has introduced the
vogue for ankle-length gar
ments.
The very smart fur coat
this season Is belted. The
very short models which
were so much favored last
season have been replaced
my three-quarters lengths
and short Eton Jackets.
These, by the way, have
made an immediate success
over here.
Today's illustration shows
a loose. full coat, with a
shawl collar and rather
loose sleeves. This last an
adaptation Of the bell
sleeves which are so fash
ionable on gowns. The
waistline is slightly defined
by means of the braided
belt. which begins half way
around the side and fastens
at the front of the coat.
The front of the collar
is reversible; 1t may be
fastened close 20 the throat
or left open, like the col
lars seen on The tailored
suits this winter. Many OF
the new fur coats have
smart collars, cuffs and
belt of a contrasting fur,
or touches of velvet. The
effect is decidedly new.