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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
Il TALE OF RED ROSES

Sledge, looking down at her from his
brawny height, smiled.
She had never seen that hideous change
In his features before She had seen his
recently acquired parlor smile. which
meant nothing more than desire to
please but this cold menace like the hor-
riblo grimace of man in the electric
chair, like the snarl on the face of dead
wolf, like the awful grin on the lips " a
beheaded Chinaman, affected her with
the physical chill Of draft from cold
rain! That was a menace which men who
knew him dreaded more than his hottest
wrath. for there was always a death
warrant behind It: and Molly, with some
inkling of its meaning, found in It
greater sense OF his power than she had
ever before conceived. lie was a tyrant,
cruelty incarnate, n bloodless monster
and born master!
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Whats Doing Tonight
| ~

Musicale Women. Writers Club, New O.,
tury Club s O'Clock -S" Va'
Reception, Poor Richard Club, Hotel Ass
phie; s clock N's
Missionary mass meeting, Central Ml,,Io0,r
Free Oe8L
Defamation contest. University Of p,r,,
vana: s o'clock. NNA-'''
.. Dance. Avalon Yacht and Motor Club. La /.
Temple: g o'clock ~
Aero, Club of Pennsylvania. BellevueIsln.
ford S o'clock. 1'sf
Illuminating Engineering Society, Dre1, Il.
stitute: s o'clock.
Loyal Legion reception. Union League A,,l
emy of the Fine Arts: s o'clock
Dinner, Young Republicans, 22i South Bu,i
street: o'clock. -
- BOOKSELLERS Association, Franklin Inn CID
Banquet. Veteran wheelmons Associate,
COlonnade Hotel; ! o'clock
Poor Richard Club, dinner. Hotel AdelpAa.
Dance Sigma Epsilon Fraternity, Hss
Adclphia: o'clock.
Dance, Island Heights Yacht Club Haa
Adelphia s o'clock. ~
Debate on Suffrage. Blaine School, 2iT q,
lumhia avenue; s o'clock. Free.
University of PENNSYLVANIA Museum, M,n
ayers Museum; o'clock.
Philadelphia Chapter. American Institute 4
Barkers, lTOl Chestnut street; O'Clock
=. Debate. Germantown Academy; o'clot
THE Horse and Its Origin" lectu. \
Theodore Justice, Chestnut Hill Academy
o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
CHAPTER NXIX.
a FRIENDLY CHAT ON THE PEACE
Full SABBATH.


FuL SABBATH.
Marley. as president of the Ring City
! Street Railway Company, and as chair.
man of the lmpromptu convention oi
street car maEnates, was so full of bust
ness that he felt stuffed like n sausage
To his mind the fund they had raised
To fight Allerton's iniquitous legislation
was woefully inadequate, and the men
who should have been most interested
were strangely optimistic. lie suggested
to several Of them that they appoint n
committee to see Allerton and arrange
some sort of compromise, but here again
he found an unexpected mkewarmncss.
Nobody seemed to think that Allerton
could be reached" and as a matter of
fact, every time he broached that SUBJ
Ject he found his fellow magnates evasive.
The newspapers need not have blazed so
much about the probable corruption
fund, because there positively was none
The subscription secured was only for
the conduct of a publicity campaign and
to pay for the services of perfectIv
legitimate lobbyist who would explain
the reasonable rights of the street car
men.
On Saturday morning the visitors all
went home, looking tagged about the
eyes, without having done much more
than pass some frothy resolutions and
raise the feeble fund referred to, and
investigate, by electric light, whatever
the keys of the city would unlock; and
President Marley, staggering under the
burden Of his position, was very much
worried.
He connded his fears to his future SON.
in-law, after he had seen the last tired,
hard-working magnate on a train headed
for home and remorse.
Il don't think these men appreciate
as do, the need of controlling street-car
legislation" he complained. "Allerton's
bill looks like n menace to all NV in
terests. and I am a little bit surprised
that Sledge, since his entrance into the
game on big scale. does not seem more
concerned about it."
1T was Sledge who arranged to have
these fellows come together" Bert re-
minded him.
Yes" admitted Marley; but he
seemed to have such feeble ideas about
what to do after he had them here, n
wasn't Ike his usual vigorous methods. !"
Then he has something up his sleeve, 3"
decided Bert. II wish that fellow would
drop dead. I'm afraid of him"
You've been talking to Molly" laugh
ed her father.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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lievod ''Sledge has done his worst and
has failed. You'd better go to bed"
Mr. Sledse has never done his worst =
! she persisted. 81 met him today and he
frightened me dreedfully."
did he make any threats7"
! mo; he just smiled" and Molly shud-
| dcred "He Is awfuiw
Hes not so bad" Marley soothed her.
! i've spent most of the day in his COM
/ pany and were all working together for
the common good OF the street-car bust
| ness. Sledge has invested very heavily
| IN the new company, and he is not so
foolish as TO parallel my lines merely TO
ruin my business when there is so much
better territory OPEN"
II don't know" she doubtfully objected.
~ do" he trlumphantly assured her.
II saw list today of the streets which
the city Council has ordered improved,
and not one Of them parallels the routes
Of my car lines"
He poured himself glass of whisky, in
calm enjoyment of her blank expression.
don't see what that has to do with
IT," she acknowledged.
That shows how little you know of
business" he informed her. Now, I'll
tell YOU a little secret. There is an ordi-
nance which compels street-car companies
10 pay half the cost of whatever improve
ments are made on the streets over which
car lines run. Well, when Sledge thinks
1t time TO build a new street-car line he
has those streets paved first at the city's
expense. As soon as those streets are
paved you'll read some morning that the
city Council has granted franchises over
the routes for SledEe's new company"
rs that the way all business is con-
ductcd?' Molly asked. aghast at the
world Of speculation which this opened
up
Nearly" he replied, with the nom
% ,rl,a
such absurdties.
II don't like men very WE'LL" she de-
cided. ~ suppose, though, that, since
they're MI alike, the strongest one Is the
most satisfactory, after all"
~ think So" smiled her father, accent
Inc that as a compliment. He paused and
picked up an engraved card from the
table. It was a sample of Molv's we'd
ding announcement. "These are very |
neat" he commented. "Thanksgiving
Day Are you going TO announce the
late through the papers,"
NO" she hastily assured him "Father
don't want you to say word about the
late of my wedding. 1 am confident that
[ Mr., Sledce finds 1t out he will create
rouble. l don't want him to know It.
lnvhow."
There isn't very much that he can do
row." he told her laughing, manlike, at
Ter foolish feminine fears,
He'd burn down the house IL he took
notion" she insisted.
"He must have scared YOU properly
With mere smile" he chided her.
"A short time ago he scared YOU 20
cath with a mere newspaper announce
1ent," She rotorted You were so fran
ic with fear that YOU wanted to force
10 TO marry him"
~ can protect YOU from him now" he
affirmed big, still, with
he Importance Of having at last the final
ay IN his own car company .
You wanted tho protection then" she :,
aminded him. you need it now. Even -,
l don't know anything about business, |.
wish you'd sell that stock. ! know :
lcdgew =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

The Pittsburgh division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad under direction OF c..
l.. Carrod, has equipped an experimental
instruction car for tho education of en-
ploycs, as means Of better efficiency
by the use OF motion pictures.
The motion picture has been used eX-
tensively TO show safety methods in
safety fret" campaigns, but has not
been recognized universally as a factor
IN the instruction of technical subjects.
While the films which have been made
are for the signal department, the max
ing Of films for other departments has
been contemplated. 1t is the idea to
show methods of construction and main
tenanCc, which will be of particular value
where foreign labor is employed. To eX
anime engineers on signals by showing
them motion picture taken from the
front Of a train, over tho road with
which they are familiar, seems the most
logical method available. The time ele-
ment involved in tho quiCIness of de-
cision can he obtained, as we'll as the
accuracy of vision, together with what
aspect the engineer would expect to re-
CCive on arriving at the next signal.
1t is possible by this method to repro
duce on the screen all types of apparatus
in use, showing the various consecutive
functions necessary to obtain a certain
end. As an illustration, there are a ce"-
tain number of definite operations neCeg-
sary to cause signal to change from
one position to another BY means of the
motion picture each movement Is shown
in it's logical order ana in such way that
the cycle is complete and readily under
stood by the student. In connection with
such picture story, the analysis of a cir
cult plan is at once seen to be relatel
to such operating conditions as make ii
necessary Efficient use can also be made
Of the motion picture in the analysis OF
motion studies, such as determining the
action of rail Joints under various traf-
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CHAPTER xXy1-CContInued).


Exactly" coincided Allerton, with a
philosophy which, though unexpressed
was still keener. There's only one po-
litical post of any worth which would
be open to him after the prejudiced public
had its erroneous Judgment permanently
fixed"
The Senate" guessed Sledge,
THE United States Senate" frmly re-
peated Allerton, looking SledEe squarely
In the eye. That's the one place In which
political opprobrlum cannot reach man
Sledge studied long and carefully. and
made some painstaIing readjustmeuts.
In order to make n place for one man.
no had to do considerable shifting on his
political chessboard and eventually push
pawn off the edge.
"I'll see what can he done about that
he promised.
''rhat matter being clearly understood
ss well as the others we mentioned-thc
legal representation and the amount Of
stock I am TO acquire think the bill
feasible one. and the legislation to be
exactly such as Is needed by the chang
ing requirements OF our modern civiliza-
ton"
Applause" observed Sledge, develop
ing an unexpected turn for repartee,
will DisElesby fight the hill himself?'
mo; he'n put Bailey Cooper on the
Job Erinned Allerton. This will be
about the last time he can be used that
ting too wise. DigElesbys almost afraid
OF him now"
Cant we get hlm?" asked sledge,
mo chance" regretted Allerton. Hes
too young yet
Don't risk him." warned SledEe,
leave II to DigElesby and Buckley"
advised Allertnn "They know Bailey
like book. They know what he thinks
when he locks himself in his room, and
he'll tear into this bill as II he were
fighting the devil himself. face to face.
After he gets through, the real arEu-
ment will begin. and anything anybody
else says against il will sound habby.
After that we'll bury the bill in COM
niittee until there's something exciting in
the House. split in the 5Oyear-franchise
amendment and pass the thing some
rainy afternoon, when nobody's In the
House but invited friends"
How long will it take?" inquired
giedge.
about as long as 1t will take you to
round up and organize the best-paying
street car corporations in the State
Sledge looked out of the window in
silence, which seemd almost moody
80 long, he said, and left by way of
the hall.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
THEATRICAL BAEDEKER

resident company. A drama made from the
wel-known novel OF Robert Chambers of the
artist and the model he espouses but does
not marry.
BURLESQUE.
CASINO-The Rosey Posey Girls I'm 'The
Live Club" with. Harry Bentley and Miss
Billie Davies.
GAYBrY-The Fay Foster Company.
Tango Girls" in song.
dance and qulps
MINSTRELS.
DUMONT S-Dumonts Minstrels in "Tbe
Jitney Bus and familiar travesties with
new songs and ballads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
Aero Club In Meet

The Aero Club of Pennsylvania will
hoId a regular meeting at the Bellevue
Stratford at S:l5 tonight. The board of
directors Will hold meeting Immediately
preceding Joseph A. Stelnmetz is presl-
dent Of the club and George S. Gassnsr
secretary,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
SPRING RESORTS
CoOperstown. n. Y.
Atlantic City, N. j.

Leading hlgh-class, moderate-rate hotel
ALBEMARLE ss cap $50 'ys s,ea% NEAR beas Beach Sa
vator. sun parlors. pri. baths, etc. excellent
table, evg dinners, orchestra. Specialist 10 up
wkly.; 50 up daily. Booklet. j. p. COPE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

ADELPHT-"Peg. O. My Heart, with an ex;
amusing comedy Of tho impetuous young
Irish Erl and what she does to spt seaais si
BROAD-"The Shadow" with Ethel Barry
more. The story of woman who recovers
from long years OF paralysis TO find her hus-
band and her best friend lovers. Miss Barry
more exceptional; the play. not...''.'.''e!lo
FORp EST-"Ieio Broadway" with George
bomFb Msm seems fGsr fimposrsbe-brsng SuSg
Real travesty of everything in theadIrss--
GARRICK-"rhe, Argyle Case" with Robert
Hilliard and Albert Bruning. A return en-
gagement Of the familiar detective @ me, melo,
daring gang OF criminals by the approved
methods OF Mr.. Burns .......'.,....''slo
LITTLE - John Gabriel Borkman." with
Of Ibsen's powerful play. Opening to-
LYRIC-'oThe Hawk" with william Favers-
ham I Tense Ray; Of husband rSG and drS wife
by the wife's lover; Mr.. Faversham as al
wxfSUTs"Tfe 'TGf 'TDGGfmmy." with Ernest Truck,
a detective comedy, in which Barney the
sam Sy turns sRd a Sf"d
price OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 'sIo
VAUDEVILLE.
KEITH S-Catherine Calvert in ITO Save One
aeather 0n ad IffH HenS "Na arSRa TroSSto
the Australian Woodchoppers, Kramer and
Cookie Cookie presenting THE Human sird,'; tbs ths
La Vars and Hearst Selig News Weekly.
NIXONS GRAND-Hang Ping Chem and his
Pekln Mysteries, DOC" O'Nell, Archer and
Beiford in "a Janitor's Troubles" Nc
Gowan and Gordon, Mae Aubrey and Es-
tclle Richie; Charles Bennington. The
Marvellous Monopede" and Laughing movies
WILLIAM PENN THEArRE-Imperial All
smith and Cook and Marie Brandon in
Here and There in vaudeville" With
James Kelse and blanche Leightoni Lane
little Miss Jean and Charles Chaplin In I'm
the Park"
CROSS KEYS (second half Of weel)-Alfred
I.atel and Elise Volkes I'm "A Dog of
Fantasy; Isabelle Miller and company, in
THE New Boarder' Schovani Troupe Of
acrohats John F. Clark monoogst, and the
NIXON-"The Lonesome Iassles." Miss Mar
jOrie Fairbanks I'm "Elopement," "Betty'
Captain Jack Ganett and son. Stuart and
Kelley. lnnes and Ryan, and Sphinx and
Tate,
STOCK.
ANFRICAN-"The Common Law" with the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
Suffrage Debate Tonight

a debate on women's suffrage will be
tho feature OF an entertainment to be
given tonight by the alumni of the Blaine
School, for the benefit of the school. at
Liederkranz Hall. 2727 Columbia avenue,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
Transporting a County for Motio
Pictures

Transporting a five-ton rock $50 miles
and using the United States infantry and
the National Guard to make the battle
scenes were a few of the things that
were done in making the three-reel Vita
graph feature, Lifting the Ban of Cow
entry"
Lifting the Ban of Coventry" which
has to do with a phase of the life in
army circles. required the services of one
of the largest casts ever used in three
reel picture. 1t was found necessary by
Mr. North to get as much local color"
into the picture as possible. Because
time was short too short, in fact, to al
low for the taking of a company to the
Philippines for the scenes placed there,
1t was decided by Mr.. North to transport
as much of the Philippines to America as
feasible.
BY liberal use of the cable, the first
steamer that started for New York car
Iied underbrush and vegetable growth
that is peculiar to tho southern Islands
Then, with several assistants, Mr. North
began tour of the nearby States for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
Author of Get Rich Quick waingford"
sYNops1s

:, Ben Sledge, the Boss" OF Ring City,
Y. 9; A.. falls in love with Molly Marley,
esuehter OF the president NJ the traction
company. Mr.. Marley refuses to aid
siedgea suit and favors Bert Glider. whom
molly accepts. AS soon as the engagement
Is announced Sledge closes negotiations with
= group Of nnanciers TO run a traction line
parelei to the one under Marley. Hun
areds Of small Investors who had bought
stock In the old line, under promise OF an
extension. are forced to tho wall Among
a close friend Of Molly Marley.
Sledge pursues Molly In his own way. He
!earns that she loves red roses and sends
her all there are in the town. Meanwhile,
with the help OF Tom BendiN. his hench-
man. and Bozzam, head OF the hnanciera,
ne quietly plans to ruin Marley and Glidor
both. Bozzam 'double-crosses' Slcdge and
SHOWS Marley how TO win control Of both
the old and new lines. At meeting OF
the stockholders Marley and Glider vote 20
buy out the new company for small
sum Sledqe seems down nd ont.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

hc conditions with different road beds and
splice bars.
Railroad employees are of necessity To-
cGtcd at widely different points and in
order to acquaint them with various
types of apparatus and to show standard
methods of construction, the motion pic
turc car offered an ideal solution. To
have the actual apparatus for instruction
purposes is not only expensive but would
require permanent location.
Films have been made to show the
operation, in detail, of various signal me-
chanisins, the handling of tools, and such
electrical work as the right and wrong
ways of removing insulation from wire.
The car equipped to show the motion
pictures was formerly a passenger car
having an inside length of A feet. The
screen Is mounted on a spring roller and
allows the size of the projected picture
to be 5 Y feet. The machine and screen
are portable and so arranged as to be
readily removed from the car and set UP
in any hall where electric power is avail
able. The machine uses standard size
film and is interchangeable to show
either slides or motion pictures and is
mounted in the car on raised platform
allowing the pictures to be projected over
the heads OF n seated audience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Photoplay Editor Of the Evening
Ledger viii be pleased to answer ques-
tlons relating TO his department.
Questions relating to family affairs Of
actors and actresses are barred abso-
lutely.
Queries viii not be answered by
letter. All letters must be addressed
to PhotopIay Editor, Evening Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

a boulder that womb s,,n
and aid in one Of Tho ba.1 Ms nof..
q small town in the BerLsb1se seenti y
secured of rock that wo,,,s wofd VI
North's requirements Answer III
with a small army NJ -
North proceeded to tho ,wotSmen III
out the rock. To get n do' spo' and
simple matter. The wav mh ~. hlll va
the rock started on its towS..va vleaTed n
IL rolled by some favor ns sr1 coui,1
within few hundred yards % iortans
station IL was hauled bv so,,.ueeit .ne ites
the remaining distance ana ttN tei1
on car and brought to New SSen VT, cat
1t was placed, the problem Voc. .olh .Ihh: o.
On the day that the battle s sofVN
made, the thermometer rao,s,.esnss vi
Erees below zero, and manv - 81
suttered so from the cold that !, tne \
not repeat the directions iss,,,s GO
by Mr.. North. The leadIne ~, ne5
piayed by Rose Tapley. IJlliaS ea
and Julia Swayne Gordon Dar,,., Wsll.
Harry Northrup and Ned Fins. Fitwn E'a
Billy Reeves Film
The first of the Lubin 49,
which Billy Reeves, the wlao,,.
English comedian, pantomimist "a Wy Y
bat, is featured, will be releas.a ~
regular service May Is. It ,s con.s
Substitute" and is one of ,bo \.
and funniest farces ever mada W.
Lubin Company. According to tbo T..
plan a Reeves comedy will bo ..,
each Saturday. 'a
Ihe Lubin Company is devotlrs -.
attention to comedies at present ses
an elaborate program ahead
Reeves and a special compan1 :,
makers are in Jacksonville mott..
and two-reel comedies; Jac Tuc,As
Eva Williams, who won much fan,
vaudeville, are also at the Lubin Sam
ern studio with their own COMPANY -,
ing comedies; Pat Rooney and Ma
beht' known from coast TO coast H..
Just completed two comedies, ana r.
snort time Marie Dressler will com.
the fhlIadelphia studios to begin ths =.
auction OF number of flve-reel fs,,rs
comedies. 'e''N
Answers to Correspondent
p. q. s.-Charles Chaplin ala M, -
pictures In this city within The IN m,ppsa poss !!
nuan. nlan. what you saw or heard about ny!
actor OF q local company impersonst,nuW W Y y 4
released soon. ne mn, vii
N. P.-Frank Bennett is the NAV.
In,,a IInen,ion IN Rellance,'s Heart Hesisr y
letter addressed TO him care OF the p,,,..
studio Los Angeles. Cal, will reach NY Shslaaa +
:, ,IBDRNlCE. - Willie and Kitty in nm nm y
,,f,;idd Dad We're NJ. Wilson and Agnes W w. y
W iIlam Hardy in Lubin's ''The F,,,slils1 {
Of Lamond' Is Herbert Fortler. RHeno'as b
. JANE W.-June in Reliance's "p,.
Iune is Norma Phillips. who also aSps,,g
as the Mutual Girl in the serial dyyy',tIa1
name. name. Elizabeth Burbrldge played ths II IN !s
The Midas of the Desert" but Il ~. ",
KAY Bee, not Reliance production. Va
MRS.. a. give cannot tell you vhv a,
Selig Polyscope Company does moi anrs.,a V
ne names Of its players on the scresS rs,,Y- I,
'ome productions they do, though Ire sr,,,s E
eart OF the SeliE releases are without es.s
1lauiy In Between Matinee and NIshr' y,
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES


RoDEPH sHALoM seek PEAcED.
Services Saturday. 10 a. m
$, u. corner Broad and Mount Vernon e.
t'Lincolna Message 10 AIankind" (" bv- asftI
ae1fS berk9Hitz. All seieolnal
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PHOTOPL.AYs

TWICE DAILY AT 3 AND JPN
PRECEDED BY COMEDIES
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1915-09-22
BRYAN TO HOT SPRINGS
Probably VIII Address Pre>byte2';Gn II
Church Efficiency Congress 29th.

Hot Springs, Sept 19.-Wiliiam Jen-
nings Bryan has notified these inter
ested in the Presbyterian church Eff
cheney Congress, vhica tonvenea in
this city September 90, that No beliey-
es it will be possible for him 10 attend
this meeting and address them Se1-
ten;ber 20. The congress conTenes
the day previous. \ place mas be~H
reserved on the program for him, but
W4rd was received from Elm that ne
ed not believe thar he could drra@g,
HI. engagements to make this sess>N!'.
1oday's message stated he would, m
all possibility. he able to do So The
HeN f, M. Wylie, pastor of the Orange
Street Presbyterian church, tonight
sent Mr.. Bryan a most cordial invitat-
ION which will be followed Up tenor
row by a message from the congrega-
ton of that church. A favorable re-
ply is anticipated This is one OF the
largest and most important caurch
ever held in the South,
At least 1000 delegates will be in at
tendance.