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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
DAINTY MAID NOW
DEFIES FRANKS OF
WIND WITH LEGGINS
Modesty and Comfort Unite
to Mock at Mischief
Threatened by Short Skirt
of Fashion.

The northeast corner of Broad and
Chestnut streets; high blustery gale
such as sweeps around the Franklin Bank
Building on a bleak day; a pretty little
Philadelphia damsel trig and wind
tossed, her smart skirt, which fashion
has decreed must stop above her shoe
tops, Tapping merrily in the breeze. And
what has the combination produced?
A leggin is the answer.
II you would be smart, II you would
be warm, If you would be modest, you
must wear leggins this winter. The mod
ern woman, like the little fly upon the
wall, In the nursery rhyme, no longer
has a "petti-sklrt." Last year she froze
in consequence, this year she will wear
leggins. And more comfortable she will
find them too.
Are we going to put in a supply of
leggins?" the shopkeeper raised a super
cilous eyebrow and his tones took on n
lofty pitch, mo, because we already have
put in large supply of them. OF course
Philadelphia women are going to buy
them. AS a matter of fact, some have
made their purchase, and others are hav-
ing them made to order.
women are taking to them because the
skirts of the winter are to be so unbe-
levably short that decency demands some
sort of leg covering, or because the war
has given rise to a demand for clothes
of a military cut.
1.-THE leggins which our women will
don start at the instep Just as
soldiers do" He got out n long black
leggn of silk jersey with shiny black
buttons running at regular intervals from
tip to top. And" he continued. they
will continue all the way UP to the knee
"You know" he went on with en-
thusiasm, doctors have always said
that the knee is most sensitive to the
cold, therefore I think this custom of
wearing leggns an emlnently sensible
one-much more sensible than most Of
the fads which the average woman in
dulges in"
The leggins which Philadelphia shops
are carrying in their regular stock are
either of black knitted silk Jersey, or of
velvet, however, they are taking orders
for any shade desired. Suppose, for in
stance, you are n woman planning
brown velvet suit for the piece de resist
ance of your winters wardrobe. The leg
gins should match. Simply take sam
pie of your velvet to the shopkeeper and
presto in q week or so the brown vel
vet leggins are yours.
Once on a windy day last winter, old
Father Penn up on top of the City Hall
cast his starboard eye down to the COR
ner of Broad and Chestnut streets to see
that his children were coming along all
o. X. in that direction. But the sight
that he looked upon was such that he
almost fell off his perch. Remember 1t
was q windy day. and leggins were not
in vogue then. However, If the fashion
makers are to be believed, the good old
Quaker may look where he lists this
winter with never fear of being
shocked, for leggins have come to town.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
JUVENILE eLADIAToRs HELD
Police Put Stop to Fierce Combat
on Street Downtown.

Scratched a it the face. minus their
hats and withNiair dlsheveled, Ave boys
stood before Judge German, in the
Juvenile Court today charged with
fghting on the street They were ar
rested at 80 and Carpenter streets, by
Police Sergeant Montgomery. OF the 9TH
aud Carpenter streets station.
Domlnick Jerome 10 years old, Of sis
Hall street, who appeared to be the
spokesman, told Judge German that for
several weeks he and his pals had been
on the lookout for rival gang, The
boys were on their way to school when
they came face TO face with their "ene-
mics as young Jerome expressed 1t.
Books, pads and pencils were thrown
into the gutter. stones were exchanged
between the five prisoners and their
rivals. A storekeeper at ID and Carpen-
ter streets te1ephoned to the police.
Sergeant Montgomery arrested Jerome
and four other boys. The opposition fac
tlon escaped The prisoners. Joseph Nc
Allister, 10 years old, of 800 Hall street,
Samuel Waldman, 10 years old, S04 Car
penter street. Joseph Winnock yearB
old, and Harry Lane, 1S years old, OF 8i6
Hall street. were held for a further hear
ing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
SUFFRAGISTS START ACTIVE
CAMPAIGN FOR THE CAUSE
Numerous Meetings Arranged in
City and Suburbs.

active campaigning is now being taken
~ ~ py surragists and suffrage sympa-
Lizers In this city. Numerous meetings
"a nave been arranged by prominent persons
~ ~ equal franchise circles throughout the
MY NY suburbs and adjacent towns, ana the
Lluat Franchise Society, IS South 9th
,uset VIII have speakers on hand regu-
.aily TO wage campaign simultaneously
~ ~ with equal force in all sections of the
city and suburbs.
s me Rev Thomas W. nIman, of All
ouls uniyersalist Church. will address
meeting OF women in Ridley Park this
: aqIIlefhoon at o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
marry q, Vanden.- Mr.. Illman win point
WI mat In order to have true democracy
must grant the vote to women.
mrs- Harry Lowenburg win deliver an
-uafess on Friday at MerohantVille, N. j.,
Sspsaklng at the home OF Mrs. d. L. Taylor.
scott Nearing. wife OF Professor
wearing, OF the University of Pennsyl-
sshia' viii urge the support of members
' ~ me Civic Club of Ridley Park on Feb
=, requests have been made TO the Equal
tanehise Society that 1t send 'lltera-
He to the members Of the Delaware
egislature before whom the sufrragists
u mat State are presenting their case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
COAL FIRM SEEKS TEST
Weaver Company Wants Refusal Of
Bid Considered.

Announcement was made today by the
coal mining and shipping firm of ]. II.
Weaver u Co. of this city, that II would
ask the Bureau of Mines to make an
other test of coal to be used on the canal
zone, Acting on report submitted by
the Bureau of Mines, Secretary of War
Garrison yesterday rendered decision
which prevents the concern from obtain
Ing any of the contract for 100000 tons of
coal.
I'VE feel certain that II the most
vigorous tests were applied from every
point of view" said a member of the
firm, mot only as to comparative heat
and other features, Pennsylvania coal
would surely stand the test"
j. II. Weaver C Co, bid SECS a ton for
Colvcr coal, to be delivered at tidewater,
while the Virginia contractors, W. G..
Atwater & CO., who were successful in
receiving the award for 100000 tons. bid
$40 n ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
II 5. STEEL AND
! CARNEGIE PENSION
FUND GROWING
Last Years Disbursement
$51l,967.90, an Increase
Of S1,l52.76 Over 1913.
Aggregate of $685.
O21.33 Since 1911.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27.-The fourth
annual report of the United States steel
"a Carnegie Pension Fund was made
~,h,lo today The report shows that slncu
5.nuary /, 1911, when the fund was es-
,.bllshed, there has been total dstribu-
,,on to retired employees Of the Steel Cor
roration in pensions OF $1,575. .38. In
toia the total disbursement from the PEN
.,on fund was s5t1, ,967.9O, exceeding tho
rr.vious year by ss9,152,76, and tho first
v,ar of the funds existence by S2s0,51O53.
Tho average annual increase in the
amounts distributed has been slightly
The pittsburgh district leads In tho
.n,ount paid out. To retired mill opera
tiyes in the Pittsburgh and Valley Dis
trtots 1922 80 was paid during the year,
beside s59, $685. .66 paid to the coke workers
IN the fields adjacent to Pittsburgh, MAX
ing the total $3.50, 2,651.99
Cleveland and vicinity ranked next to
pittsburgh, the sum amounting to APP
proximately $4,000 In the Chicago dis
trct the amount was $SO157s6: New Eng
land, S39,s5556. The iron ore regions of
the Northwest received approximately
10000. and retired employees on the cor
sIdlartes draw S12,057.67. Former EMPLOYEES
OF the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway
Company received $3J03.10.
There are now 252t beneficiaries OF tho
fund. During 1914 there were 612 pen-
sioners added and 1S3 discontinued through
deaths. The average pension was 500, 40
the average age of the pensioners being
@93 years and the average term of
service 1916 years.
The fund from which the pensions are
paid amounts to s1200o,oOe, being made
up from the Carnegie Relief Fund of
AOOO,0OO and sS,oO00OO which was set
aside by tho Steel Corporation No PEN
sion of less than SO or more than 500
per month Is paid.
For each year of service the employe
receives l per cent. of his average
monthly pay received during the last 10
years of service All male employees
who have been In the service 20 years or
longer and are 60 years or more of ago
are eligible to pension. Women are
eligible at the age of 80 years. The
records show that great many of those
retired have taken up easier work and
add good earnings to their pensions.
More than 20 per cent. of those on the
pension rolls voluntarily requested to be
pensioned. Only in cases where It Is
obvious that employees are unable to
properly perform their work are they
requested to retire. The plan embraces
those employees who become permanently
and totally incapacitatcd. If an employe
"a injured while ION duty he is taken
care of by the Voluntary Accident Relief
Plan,
All the time lost on account of disabil-
ity, shutdown or lay-off, not exceeding
two years duration in any one period, is
credited to employees as service. In cases
where a pensoner becomes incompetent
to handle his funds the pension is paid
to his wife or to n legally appointed
guardian.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
DISHONEST DEALERS,
COLLINS Ill GET Y
IFY' DON'T LOOK OUT
Housewives See How They
Are Cheated at the Learn
to Buy Show, So Be-
ware!

Dishonest tradesmen, beware! The COB
Inns. In the shape of newly enlightened
housewives, will get you II you don't
watch out They've got your number
now, and IL you don't believe 1t. take n
little trip to tho Bearn-to-Buy exhibit
which opened in the City Hall courtyard
last night, and hear some of the conver-
sations that the display OF fraudulent
weights and measures Is calling forth
from Philadelphia astonished house
fraus.
MY land" said one interested little
woman, holding In her hand a halt-peclS
wooden measure, who would have
thought to look for anything like that?"
Viewed from the exterior, the measure
seemed perfectly normal sized recep-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
rs TROLLEY MERGER PLANNEDP
Wilmington Is Trying to Establish
Truth of Rumors.

WILMINGTON, Del. Jan, 27-Financial
circles here again are interested in ru-
mors that the street railways are about
10 be combined. For number of years,
the wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Company, which controls the older line
and the electric light plant, has been try
ing to purchase the line OF the Peoples
Railway Company owned by the estate of
John Dobson, in Philadelphia, and r. w.
Crook. of his city, 1t is understood, how
ever, that the concern was unwilling to
pay the price demanded by the Peoples
Company.
The rumor that the Peoples line was
to be sold was revived recently, but later
there was talk that the Peoples Company
had turned the tables and made an Of
fer for its old rival. Both companies re-
fuse TO confirm either OF these rumors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
OLD DANCES 10 HOLD SWAY

costume party and dance. at which
me old dances will be seen. will take
pace tomorrow evening in the Catholic
dd.yeeum, at Broadway ana Federal street,
Samden. The affair will be held under
ne auspices OF the Catholic Lyceum AS
eeelations OF Camden
me OF the features OF the entertainment
- be whimsical Chinese pantomime
theodore Hyland. A Japanese garden
- psen erected IN the auditorium of the
sseeum. where supper VIII Be served
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
EIGHT TEAMS WILL
CONTEST AT BOWLING
Marathon Tournament Starts Today
ON Casino Alleys.

Eight two-man teams will participate In
the eight-hour marathon bowling tourna-
ment starting at 4 o'clock this afternoon
at the Casino Bowling Alleys. Chestnut
below 10th street, under the supervision
OF George M. Moss. The event viii end
at midnight.
The sixteen bowlers who will compete in
the event arc among the leading pin men
In the city. The participants have boon
pracuclng for today's affair for the last
fortnight and have announced themselves
match.
The teams will be composed as follows
}. Trucks-Flopd, G. Trucks-Johuson
Haney- -Satterthwaite Streck Hartley
Fehr-I. Price, Coxe-Lnke McLachlin.
klungmuller and Radcliffe and partner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

Wants Dancing Taught In Schools
NUTLBY, N. j., Jan. T,--william J.
Rinsley. a member Of the Board Of Edu-
cation, is urging that dancing be added
to the course OF studies in the local
Eohools. A matter which has been re-
ferred TO the Teachers COMMITTEES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
STRANGER IN CITY ROBBED
OF SAVINGS IN MISSION
Victim Of Theft Also Loses Eur Coat
and Other Clothing.

NA@NAhA VI AANAt AAinu aLoHNH - - tftfftH
and other Clothing.
HE was a stranger and they took him
in"
Then. in the middle OF The night, tna
man who took the stranger into tho 1faa-
much Mission got up. donned the stran-
gers clothes, including valuable fur
coat, presented the strangers receipt for
$50 to the desk clerk, obtained the money,
and. passing through the door, disap.
peared in the night.
The stranger, who Is Samuel Schmidt.
of Texas City, Texas, four years in this
country from Russia. awoke this morning
TO find himself in possession Of a tattered
old suit, a sweater too small and too dirty
20 wear and a scarecrow hat.
with such OF this attire az he had TO
wear to conform with police regulations,
he went to the Detective Bureau at City
Hall and told Of his loss
''Shall 1 hang myself?" he asked the
detectives, and then again, shall I hang
myself"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
ITALIAN ENVOY MEETS GREY
Mobilization Completed, Conference
Regarded as Significant.

LONDON, Jan. I-The Marquis I'M
periaH Italian Ambassador; M. Misu. the
Rumanian Minister, and M, BoskoYitch,
the Servlan Minister called at the For
eign ONCE yesterday and conferred with
Sir Edward Grey.
No statement was made regarding the
purposes Of the conference. TO which
much Significance Is aseribed. because Il
comes al the completion Of the mobillza-
ton plans Of Italy and Rnmania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

ample certain gentlemen who have he'd
things their own way for too long o
time will be forced willy-nllly into the
straight and narrow path OF clean busi-
ness methods, and a reef Of considerable
proportions will be taken in the high cost
OF living.
The exhibit will last until April /, and
every afternoon at o'clock and at night
at s, William S. st. Clair, of the Bureau
OF Weights and Measures, will deliver n
lecture on how to get a square deal from
the merchants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
PACIFIC MILLS co.
use More Cotton Campaign

Superior quality percale in plain
and printed effects. These come
at SO inches wide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-08
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Chancel chapter of Grace Ca
thedraI held a business meeting Tues
day afternoon
Cafeteria Luncheon and Turkey
Dinner at the First Presbyterian
church Wednesday.-Adv.
Six Friendly Visitors met atthe Prov
ident association Tuesday afternoon.
Assignments as to calling on poor
families were made.
The Rev. Gerritt Snyder, pastor of
the South Side Presbyterian church of
Kansas City, Mo-, visited the Rev. M.
F. Troxen in Topeka Tuesday
Miss Dorothy Durham, Ills Taylor
street, entertained the Sunday school
class taught by Mrs. Benja min Young
last night. Fifteen girls were present.
With two alleged mad dogs in the
basement of the Auditorium there
isn't half as much enthusiasm for jobs
repairing that building as there had
been. -.-nsea.
The board of directors of the Prov
dent association met today at the
Commercial club for a business meet
ing and dinner. There are 25 in the
board.
Railroad and Central Y. NJ. c. A.
bowling teams will play alta the Cen
There are five on each team. K. o.
Smith arranged the match.
What this office needs said DR..
L. w. Rowles, city milk inspector, lis
some additional tables What this
office really needs" retorted Dr. H.
B. Wood. 'is new city building"
Eddie Demaree, the s year old son
of Mrs. H. r. Gettes of the Provident
association is i'll at Christ's hospital
with typhoid fever He contracted
the fever, I believe, while at the Y. NJ.
C. A. camp at Maple HILL says his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-08
Thin Folks Who
Would Be Fat

Increase in Weight Ten Pounds More.
I'D certainly give most anything to
be able to fat up a few pounds and stay
that way declares every excessively thin
man or woman. Such result is not i'm
possible despite past failures. Most thin
dttfon which prevents the fatty elements
of food from being taken up by the blood
as they are, when the powers of
TRITON are normal Instead of getting
into the blood, much of the fat and flesh
producing elements stay in the intestines
until they pass from the body waste.
To correct this condition and to pro-
duce a healthy, normal amount of fat,
the nutritive processes must be artifically
supplied with the power which nature has
denied them. This can probably best be
accomplished by eating a Sargol tablet
with every meal. Sargol is a careful com
agents. Taken with meals they mix with
the food to turn the sugars and starches
of what you have eaten into rich, ripe
nourishment for II -+ssucs and blood and
Its rapid effect in many cases
1Eeported remarkaU.c. reported gains of
from ten to twenty-five pounds in a single
month are by means infrequent. Yet
Its action is perfectly natural and abso-
lutely harmless. Sargol is sold by Arnold
Drug Co. and other druggists everywhere
and every package contains a guarantee
OF weight increase money back.
NOTE :-Sargol is recommended only as
a flesh builder and while excellent results
in cases of nervous indigestion, etc, have
been reported, care should be taken about
using it unless n gain of ght is desired.
advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-08
EAT BIG MEALS!
NO INDIGESTION
OR BAD STOMACH
'Pape's Diapepsin" makes weak
stOmachs strong and
healthy at once.
Instantly stops sOurness, gases,
heartburn, acidity,
dyspepsia.

There would not be a case Of indi-
gestion or dyspepsia here if readers
who are subject to stomach trouble
knew the tremendous anti-ferment and
digestive virtue contained in Papes
DiapepSin. This harmless preparation
will digest heavy meal without the
slightest fuss discomfort, and
relieve the sourest, acid stomach in
five minutes, besides overcoming all
foul, nauseous odors from the breath.
Ask your pharmacist to show you
the formula plainly printed on each
50-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin, then
you will readily understand why this
promptly overcomes Indigestion and
removes such symptoms as heartburn.
a feeling like a lump of lead in the
stomach, belching of gas and eructst-
tions of undigested food, water brasil,
acidity, nausea, headache, billiousness
and many other bad symptoms; ard,
besides. you will not need laxatives to
keep your stomach, liver and in
tines clean and fresh.
If your stomach is sour and full Of
gas or your food don't digest, and
your meals don't seem fit, why not
get a 50-cent case from your druggist
and make life worth living? Absolute
relief from stomach misery and per
feet digestion of anything you eat is
sure to follow five minutes after, and
besides, one case is sufficient to rid
whole family of such trouble.
Surely, a harmless. inexpensive
always, either at daytime or during
night, relieve your stomach misery
and digest your meals, is about as
handy and valuable a thing as you
could have in the house.-Advertise-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-08
HE CALLS A HALT
Gov. Capper Takes Steps to
Check PerniciOus Practice.
Custom of Sending Undesir-
: abIes to the Next Town.
SALINA is FIRST TOWN HIT
Authorities Dumped Sick
Mexican on Kansas City.
He Tells CarranZa'S Represent
alive to Send Him Back.
SALIVA is FIRST TOWN Hi

That general custom of unloading
itinerant unfortunates on other towns,
must stop, according to a decree to-
day by Governor Capper. The case in
point means that the town of Salina
must care for a sick Mexican who was
unloaded on Kansas City and came
under the supervision of the Next
can consul.
In almost every town in Kansas
there is a common practice of ship
ping unfortunateS to other towns.
When a passenger arrives in a city
without money and without friends,
he is sent to the next town. When
a man or woman needing medical at
tention stops in a town and has no
money, the local officers buy the
stranger a ticket to the next stopping
point. It Is general practice.
Out in Salina a few days ago, a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-08
BANKERS TO MEET
The Executive Council of the Kansas
Association Will Be in To-
peka December Is.

A meeting of the executive council
of the Kansas Bankers association
will be held in Topeka, Wednesday,
December 5, it is announced today
by w. w. Bowman, secretary of the
association. This is the regular win
ter meeting of the council and will
be concerned with the general bust
ness of the association.
Those who will attend are: Presi-
dent c. E. Lobdell, Great Bend, L.
H. Wulfekuhler. vice president, Leav-
enworth. w H Burks, Wellington
NJ. H. Malott. Wellington w J. Bailey,
Atchison, E. E. MulIaney, Hill City
c. H. Steepe, McLouth, Sennett Kirk.
Garnett, George T. Guernsey, indie
pendence. c. C. Cochran, Plainville
c. A Seaman. Sedgwick, P. H. Nc
Kenna, Kingman, w. D. Wilson, Hor-
ton, c. F. Henson, Paola, T. n. Flynn,
Parsons, w. F. Muenzenmayer, juno
ton City, D. c. Johnson, Ellinwood
J. NJ. Reynolds, Wichita, A. H. Plumb,
Emporia.