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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
COUNTESS PLANS HOME
OF PEACE FOR WIDOWS
Would Establish a Refuge to
Commemorate the Coming of
Worldwide Amity.

The Countess NJ E. Ewing de Guzmah.
of Philadelphia and Washington. has
launched a movement to establish in the
National Capital home for widows to
be called Casa de Paz GIome of PeaceJ
as memorial to commemorate the COM
ing Of worldwide peace
The Countess, who herself is widow,
believes that through her influential ac-
quaintances she will be able to enlist
wide interest in the movement and have
1t well under way by the time the war
ring nations of Europe cease their hostili-
ties and come to an agreement.
She proposes to base her campaign on
an endowment fund to be raised by sub
scriptions, large and small. obtained all
sending out her appeal TO the whole coun-
try through the press.
She has in mind an institution which
snail be real home to the widows who
are admitted, and she proposes that the
age limit for inmates shall be from a. to
70 years.
II Is the plan OF the Countess that life
membership in the home be granted upon
payment of $500. together with compliance
with other suitable regulations. The home
would be governed by a committee of
women, who also would pass upon the
qualifications Of applicants for member
ship. A Financial Committee of respon-
sible men would handle the funds and
make proper investments. She would
have the home absolutely nonsectarian.
In discussing her plans, the Countess
said:
II am simply n plain humanitarian.
with high ideals of the duties and obi-
cations of life, Justice and gratitude,
peace and harmony - the symphonic
charm of existence
Here and there I find many worthy
refined, cultured women, who have lost
their all, and in despair have tried to find
positions to earn the necessities of life
The first question with which they are
met Is How old are you?' Happening to
be anywhere In the shade of 80, they are
told, Very sorry, but we need women
from 25 to a. It is for these unfortunate
widows that am working.
THE times and existing conditions and
the inevitable results of long drawn out
cruel war among our foreign neighbors
VIII bring to our peaceful shores many
helpless ones seeking protection and sup
port. 1t Is this problem that strs my
ambition and furnishes my inspiration. 1t
is my desire and intention. with the kind
approval and encouragament and prompt
assistance of generously disposed men
and women. to establish and erect in
Washington, d. c., this beautiful memoir
ial, over the entrance of which will he the
Olive Branch and the Dove, symbolical
of the idea"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
SUNDAY HNTTMATES HE
WILL TACKLE CHICAGO
Expected He Will Take Vaca-
ton After Leaving Paterson
and Then Go to Windy City.
BIZ a star Correspondent


PATTERSON, n. j., May 1i.-Before he
left for Hackensack this morning, where
he delivered n society sermon at the
home of ex-senator Johnson, billy"
Sunday intinated that he would accept
the call that has come for him to cam
paign In Chicago and that he Will make
II his next campa lgn, following his vaca-
tlon after closing here
Chicago for mine" said the evangelist
when somebody asked. How about IT,
Bill" Going to tackle that naughty
town."
II begins TO look as though the agree
nents made in various cities that "Billy"
shall receive only the money collected in
the final days collections as his compen-
sation for the campaigns are pretty use
less
It didn't work out that way in Phila-
delphia, and II isn't going to work out
that way here. for the trustees of the
North Jersey Evangelical Association last
night decided that collections should he
taken at every service next week, all the
money to go to "Rlly."
At that they decided to ask billy" to
prolong his campaign one more week than
originally planned. Instead of closing
Sunday. May 23. they are anxious for him
to keep at II until May 30. II will be re-
membered that the Philadelphia campaign
went several extra weeks.
But this Paterson campaign, it's safe TO
say will stop where originally planned
To date II has been no great success. at
least SO far as Paterson Is concerned
The tabernacle audiences largely have
been made up Of persons from other
cities.
"Rilly' is in very poor shape PHYSICALLY,
and, as he has conflded to close friends,
not satisfied with the Paterson campaign
He has an engagement to speak at a
dry" State celebration In Denver May 26
40 itll he no extra week for this part of
the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
NiXon's Grand

Trovato and his violin aroused the
musical instincts Of the audience at the
Nixon Grand. He gave a long musical
menu and launched into limitations OF all
kinds of birds. He soon had the audi
ence whistllng, too. and initiated the
sounds OF the human BIRDS as each
whistled in different keys
There was plenty of fun in THE Blec-
trical Ncbus," a novel comedy offering,
and 1nness and Ryan lived Zip to their
reputation AS classy funmakers in royal
clothes. No end of laughs greeted the
Langdons in "On the boulevard. Lady
Betty, the talented chimpanzee, showed
that she was getting smarter every day,
and Stuart and Keeley won applause with
their novel dances
Tho pictures are up to the minute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
PADDED ROBL-CALL
CHARGE STTRS HOUSE
Lower Branch Aroused by First Ac-
cusation of Sessions


HARRISBURG. May ii.-Charses Of a
padded roll, call were made on the floor
Of the House for the first time this res-
sion last night, when the Love bill re-
outing that county funds be deposited
at interest was defeated. The first an.
nouncement OF the vote on the measure,
which was on third reading. was s.
ayes and IS nays. A constitutional ma
jority of 1oi favorable votes was neucs-
s8ry to pass the bill.
Representatives Henry !. Wilson, Of
jefferson. asked for n verincation Of the
roll, asserting that he had kept account
OF his own and had recorded los ayes.
Representative Kuhn asserted that ne
had counted ia ayes during the roll call
Representative Love, the sponsor OF the
bill charged unfnrness In the count
Speaker Amber, who voted against tho
bill. finally allowed the roll to be veri-
fed, and while the verihcaton was being
made, the supporters of the measure
lined up every available vote in favor OF
it. 'rhey failed. however the final vote
being l02 ayes TO 55 nays.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11

In what is presumably the final concert
of the Y. NJ. Fl. A., Frank Gittelson, the
young Philadelphia violinIst, gave re-
cital at Witherspoon Hall last night. The
program follows:
Senate ..................... Caesar Franck
Allegretto ben Moderate
RecItativo-F Fantasia.
Allcgretto POGO mossO.
From G minor senate (for violin alone).
Rondo Capriccioso .,... Camille Saint-saens
(a) Morceau Characteristique-Frank Glttelso,n
w ""Io dedicated to Frank GIttelsonJ -,
(c) Polonaise de Concert ..... H. Wienawski
Mr.. Ellis Clark Hammann at the piano
1t will he seen from this detail that 1t
was the first part of the evening-the first
two numbers, In fact-whiCh could give
an Indication of the powers one may in
slstently demand of viollnist. They are
the potencies without which ineXha usti-
BILE technical eXpedients prove vain; they
are the sense and the Significance behind
the syllables of tone. They are more
over, the powers chiefly found wanting
In the previous playing of this violinist.
So there is a double pleasure in signal
izlng their presence last night. Particu-
Iarly IN the latter movements of the So
nata and in the fuGa of Bach Mr.. Gittel-
son gave expression to greater variety
and a more interesting depth of feeling
than II has been his fortune heretofore
to display.
More than the concerto chosen for his
initial appearance with the orchestra.
and more than any number excepting the
"Chaconne'D which one can recall OF
his later programs, the Franck sonata
offers itself to poetic fervor and to de-
voted thought.
These were, indeed, the qualities brought
TO the playing by both the violinist and
his excellent accompanist Ellis Clark
Hammann. 1t was the more disappointing.
then. that the whole should have been
marred by meagreness OF tone, a
pinched and strained utterance on Mr..
Gittelson's part. II is not fault from
which he has previously suffered, and Is
noted here In the interests of accuracy.
Granted a full and freely flowing tone.
his Performance of the sonata would have
been satisfactory in every way,
There was nothing in the professedly
concert-picces which followed the Bach
number 10 compare with the difficulties
which II presented In itself. Mr.. Gittel-
son did not forget that this was the mas
ter who boasted that ne had written in
every key known to man. But he kept
in mind also the fact that this Is the
master of whom his admirers claim that
he has written In every mood known to
man The variations OF the adagio and
fuga were so skilfully made. with so
much penetration of analysis. yet with
such cohesion, such technical compass
and restraint, that they were well-nigh a
triumph for the player, They indicate the
path which Mr.. Gittelson should go. And
that the path is still both long and
arduous is certainly the last thing which
the artist would himself deny.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
OIL SHIP OFF FOR JAPAN
Cargo Exceeding 100000 in Value
Carried by Norwegian Vessel.

Laden with $4,000 cases of refined
petroleum and 5000 cases Of naphtha, val
ued at SEQ o70s.75. the Norwegian bark
Bell, biggest craft OF her type ahoat left
the Atlantic Refining Company today
bound for Yokkaichi, Japan. The vessel
which was formerly the British bark
Brilliant, is commanded by Captain Ell
lengsen. She was sold by the British to
the Germans last July and renamed
Perkeo on her maiden voyage under
the German flag in August she was cap
tured by a British warship and was later
condemned as a war prize and sold to
her present owners
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
THE THEATRE

laughs and applause with his lariat and
Wit Henry G. Rudolf, a Caruso-llke
tenor, and Myrl and Delmar in a remark-
ably unique gymnastic Offering which
was greatly appreciated.
The pictures show the departure Of the
Inflated Lusitania and give view OF
Elbert Hubbard waving good-by. suf-
fraCists of this city are also shown In
their recent parade
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11

the mother either has to, or is willing to,
make FOR her young. To get the proper
Backgrounds for the play Torwiliger ana
his company have Travelled thousands
OF miles. Orml Hawley and Earl Metcalte
are to be featured In the production ana
supported by an unusually strong cast OF
Lubin players.
Frank Daniels Debut
Frank Daniels. who will make his initial
appearance in motion pictures in the
name part of the Vitagraph Company
four-part production "Crooky Scruggs,"
has a profound respect for anlmated
photography since he saw his picture run
for the first time. Mr. Daniels had, what
for a better term might be called, stage
fright" during the tirst few minutes u
the unfolding of the story. and II ls 10
this feeling the power and influence or
motion pictures was brought forclpiy
home to him.
As is customary at the Vitagraph
Studios, the principals in "CrookY
Scruggs," formed an audience that as
semhled in the exhibition room to see
themselves as others see them later.
From the time he was seated, until IL
was absolutely certain the picture would
be success and the comic opera KING
had registered a "hit" Mr. Daniels acted
as ne wOOlu nave OOne anu eNpeliShNSN
the same feeling as II 1t were the initia,
production of one of his legitimate stage
successes. In speaking of 1t later, he
remarked "If I had had lines to read
I would have hit the ceiling hard for
the first few scenes until l had gained
control of my nerves"
"Crooky Scruggs," was produced under
the direction of c. Jay Williams. with
Harry Morey, Anna Laughlin, Edwina
Robbins Evart Overton and Charles
Eldredge In support of Mr.. Daniels and
will be released as a Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon Feature.
Answers to Correspondents
d. f. J.-Pearl White. care OF Pathe. Con-
cents IN money order to her and a photograph
will be forwarded. Photographs cost money,
and then there is the postage. and actresses
get dozens of requests, SO are forced to charge
the actual cost.
r. THE principals in the Johnson Jeftries
fight got very little from the moving pictures,
as the exhibition OF them was barred in
nearly all OF the larger cities. Nitagraph
took them and did the releasing.
In THE Battle Of the Sexes tMutuRD.
ANNIE M.--Florence La Badle's address is
ThanhOuser Company. New Rochelle. NJ Y.
JOHN W.-Charlle Chaplin Is at the Essanay
Studio, Niles Cal.
GORDON K.-"smiling Eddie Lyons was
born at Bcardstown H., In 1886 and at pres
ent he is with the Universal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
TRYING NEW VOTING PLAN
Preferential System, Combining Pri-
mary and Election, in Trenton Today.

mary and Election, in Trenton Today.
TRENTON. " j.. May u.-Trenton to-
day is electinE a city commission, under
the Walsh commission act. to govern the
city, The present commissioners, five in
number-M Mayor Donnelly. LaBarre, Burk,
Lee and Fell-are seeking reelection, and
Is other candidates are in the race.
The new preferential system of voting
is being given its initiation here. By
this system a voter may, after voting
for set OF five candidates, express sew
eral preferences In regard to other sets
OF candidates, This system, II Is anticl-
pated will necessarily hamper the count
ing and delay the announcing OF the vote
until late tonight. The voting today Is
comparatively light. AS required by law,
the saloons are closed during the hours
OF bnlloting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
Wilmington EntertaIns Mayors

WILMINGTON. Del. May n.-Mayors
from nearby cities were guests at the
luncheon of the Membership Council OF
the wilmington Chamber OF Commerce
today, and speeches were made In favor
OF increasing trade between Wilmington
and those towns. Among the Mayors
present were r. +. Willis, or Pennsgroye;
Augustus Brosius. OF Avondale, and ii.
NJ. Lang, OF Oxford
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
THE PHOTOPLKY
QUESTIONS ANo ANSWERS

The Photoplay Editor Of the Evening
Ledger will be pleased TO answer uues.
tlons relating to his department.
Questions relating 70 family affairs Of
actors and actresses are barred abso.
lutely.
Queries Will not be answered by
letter. All letters must be addressed
10 Photoplay Editor, Evening Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
Ga LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
Submarine Leaves Unaccompanied
for Naval Review Scene.

Unaccompanied by the usual convoy, the
submarine Ca left the Philadelphia Navy
Yard today for a run to New York to take
part i'm the naval review. The Ca, which
is the first and only undcrseas craft built
on Italian plans was constructed by the
William Cramp and Sons Ship and En-
gne Building Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
CHILD LEAPS FROM WINDOW
Eight-year-old Girl Terrified by Fire
in Neighbor's House.

Fear of a FIRE next door caused S-year-
old Josephine Schinsky, of 202 De Lancey
street, to leap from second-story win
dow into a crowd early this morning
Strong arms caught her, and she was
uniniured.
The fire, which was discovered In the
basement at a. M, drove 30 persons to
the street from the three-story tenement
of Abraham RubinslSy at 2oI De Lancey
street. No one WAS injured, although
there was nearly a panic as the five
families crowded down the smoke-filled
stairs. The fire was soon eNtinguished
after II had done about $50 damage. It's
origin is not known,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
SCHOOLS AND coLLEsEs

Language Instruction Free
In conversational Spanish, German. French or
Italian FREE. Only charge SOC for lesson
book Morning, afternoon and evening classes.
THE FOSTER SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
1900 Chestnut Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11
DANCING

DANCING
THE e. ELLWooD CARPENTER STUDIO.
1i2s chestnut 81 Open All summer. Expert IN
-tricfors under personal aupersialon. k19nes.
The CORTISSOZ School
$50 CHESTNUT 81, Fhons. -oesls sias,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11

SPRING AND SUMMER RESORTS
ATLANTIC CITY. N. n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-11

In what is presumably the final concert
OF the Y NJ. Fl. A., Frank Gittelson, the
young Philadelphia violinlst, gave re-
cital at Witherspoon Hall last night. The
program follows:
Caesar
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11
STATE GETS FAMOUS FLAG
Reposes in the State Library
at Harrisburg, Pa.

Greensburg, Pa.-The famous rattle
snake flag has been transferred from
the vault of the Merchants and Farm
ers bank in Greensburg to the state
library, Harrisburg, to take its place
among the relics Of American wars.
The rattlesnake flag belonged to
Col John Proctor's Independent battal-
ion of Westmoreland county. 1t was
made in 1775 and was carried in the
Revolution. Samuel Craig, ST., who,
with his three sons, John, Alexander
and Samuel, Jr., fought in Proctors
battalion, was the color bearer.
On Colonel Proctor's death the flag
passed to the next senior officer, and
so on to the last survivor, Gen. Alex
ander Craig, with whom it remained
until 1914, when it was bequeathed
by his great-grand-daughter. Jane
Maria Craig of New Alexandria, to the
state library at Harrisburg.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11
BeIqian Newspaper Man Tells of
Escape Into Holland.
Humble Heroes Who Make Living In
Expediting Passage of Those Who
Wish to Go to Holland
Trying Night Watch.

Rotterdam.-Willy R. Benedictus, a
well-known Belgian newspaper writer,
has arrived here after daring trip
through the German lines guarding the
frontier of Belgium.
To get out he employed one of the
men who are making a living by the
perilous business Of expediting the
passage of those wishing to leave the
conquered kingdom They arrived at
a hamlet on the frontier late at night.
1.-THE man at whose house we put up
is one of the humble heroes who dur
ing the war have sprung up from the
most unexpected quarters" said
Benedictus.
Before the war he might have been
something of poacher, but since the
summer he has been of incompatible
use to his country in allowing hun
dreds of young men to leave Belgium
and join the army. He began by TAX
ing me for spy on account of my
beard Beard he said, may be false
But my guide gave him the password.
udJ ScsLISnSU Hill, anu VIC "@ASSN
what the night was to bring us.
Three other young men were to
pass also; one Of them, Russian, had
waited for five days in the peasants
little house.
"Our host took us at about midnight
to a spot l shall remember till my
dying day. Imagine a road of ten
yards or SO in width running between
the sharp ascents of two clifflike little
hills. One of the cliffs is Belgium. The
other-Holland All we had to do was
to run down one of the cliffs, cross the
road and climb into the other steep
bank. But easter said than done!"
For hours we crouched behind our
cliff awaiting the signal, which our
leader was in no haste to give. / can
not answer for the others, but for my
part I was growing nervous. 1t Is
known that the sentries fire at once II
they see anyone And their shouting
rather got on my nerves.
There were two of them-two
landsturm men-walking to and fro
on the road We saw clearly every
line of their faces, as the moon was
full, and the big men guarding an in
visible line and halloing to each other
from time to time, were ghostly.
|. "Tsn't the full moon a drawback for
us?' / asked our guide. BY no means;
if there were no such moon you could
rush into the sentry's arms, as young
fool did last week.
1--WE had to wait the moment when
the sentries were a hundred yards
from each other. 1t struck half-past
two at a neighboring church; the SEN
tries exchanged, or rather shouted, the
password the signal was given, ana
off we darted We threw ourselves
down the cliffs and the ten yards or
the road we're covered in two strides.
But the climbing up the other cliff was
no Joke. we had just to take hold OF
the juttine stones; but we thought
not of the difficulty. Something pushed
US or-the feeling OF immediate
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11
THERE'LL BIZ NO DAFFYDILLS
New York Judge Refuses to Allow
Club to Take "Insane"
Name.

New York.-Supreme Court Justice
Brady, sitting in Bronx county, re-
fused to approve the application of the
organizers of a social organization
called the Daffydill Club for incorpor-
alton Taking judicial notice of cur
rent slang, the court said
MY objection is to the name. The
incorporates surely cannot have con-
sidered its significance. or, if they real
" possess the characteristics proper
for membership in such club with
zach name they should have the ap-
syoval of TIE state lunacy commits
stcn.'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-11
THE GROWTH OF
WESTERN CANADA
Increase in Railway Mileage,
School Attendance and
Population.

Some idea of the extent OF railway
construction in Western Canada Can
be derived from the fact that the rail-
way mileage in the Province or Al
berta has been doubled in three years.
The present mileage is 4,O97. In ALI
of the settled districts there is ample
railway privileges. The rates are gov
erned by a Dominion Railway Commls-
sion, and in the exercise of their pow
ers they not only control the rates.
giving fair equality to both railway
and shipper, but form court to near
complaints of any who may desire TO
lodge the same.
In the matter of education no better
instance of the advancement that Is
taking place can be given than that-
found in the information to hand that
attendance at the University OF Al
berta has increased 1000 per cent In
five years, and is now thoroughly rep
resentative of all settled portions OF
the Province. The students in attend
ance are from sixty-one distinct dis
tricts.
Then as to the prosperity which FOL-
lows residence in Western Canada, ).
e. Edward Of Blackie, Alta, gives
splendid testimony. He writes, In
the spring of 1907 first came to this
locality from the State Of Iowa, Cassr
County, and located on quarter sec
ton of land near Blackie. Since COM
ing here have been engaged in mixed
farming, which / have found to be
more profitable than where formerly
lived On coming here my worldly
holdings were small besides having a.
family to care for. / now own three
quarter sections, sixty head OF CATTLE
twenty head of horses and forty head
of hogs, without encumbrance.
During the seven years have not
had a crop fail My best crop of oats
averaged ninety bushels per acre, with
general yield of thirty-five bushels
and upward My best wheat crop aver
aged forty-three bushels per acre.
When / have had smaller yields per
acre I have found that 1t has been
due to improper cultivation. The win
tiers here, although at times the wealth
er is cold, l find as whole are very
agreeable. The summers are warm,
but not sultry. The summer nights
are cool and one is always assured OF
a good nights rest. My health has
been much better, as l do not suffer
from catarrh since coming here. L
have no land for sale, and am not.
wishing to make any change, but
would be pleased to answer any en-
uuiries concerning this locality. "-Ad-
vertisement.