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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
STUDENT "TAKE.0FFS"
THROW NEW LIGHT
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to be seen, all called pneumonia, vi
| course. III tho lady was exposed IN tns
! undress affected in the picture, she couiu
| not help getting pneumonia. Ihliip ftsle
| had a "Donna Mi-Velata Italian loi
"Half-vciied Lady She reappears ~ u.
| civ forms. once i'm "Tale's JAIL once In
| "Ob NV Love, Won't You Please Pun
Down thc Curtain?" and four times more
To show MIR. Hale what he doesn't Know
/ about painting. ,--
As some one once said, 1t Is not harder
| for a prophet to go through the eye oil
| n needle i'm his own country than Tor n
painter to pass under lhe eyes VI an "i
! student. -,
| When the original exhibit was opened
| n good dcal of attention was given 70
! GIackcn's "Red Dog" on the beach. lie
was a good dog. Today he is sausage.
He is also a lobster. He is also setting
sun. lie is. in fact. everything bright
red that the artist could Imagine except
dog.
"BP WITH THE SUN"
Mr. Pearson had an inoffensive picture
called "Up with the SUM-" meaning a
rooster. of course. Art students, II
seems. don't like to get UP with the sum-
so Mr.. Pearsons rooster appears In u
shooting gallery. "Three shots for 8
cents" "A good cigar for good shot"
The rooster appears stuffed, In toys,
out of perspective, foreshortened, about
10 times in all. In fact, the first prize
for the new exhibit went to Mrs. Mary
Powell Lloyd for burlesque of this
picture.
The second prize was for otto Caters
Father and Son." n "take-off' of Ce-
celia BeauXs portrait of the president
Of the Academy. In the present ver-
sion, Mr.. Lewis is seen holding his son
under his arm, like toy This indi-
Gates tnat. in the opinion of the artist
Cecilia Beaux has lot to learn about
hgure-drawing. Then again, 1t may in
dicate nothing of the sort.
The third prize went to d. Bradt for n
caricature of lTale's lady. The Judges
were Mcssrs Eckerty Morgan and Peo-
pies, all three experts and connoisseurs.
They have been closely connected with
the academy for many years. In fact
they arc the attendants there Among the
pictures they passed up were three hits
at Arthur Carries nude figure. In one
she is named Half Dead" which Is ex-
actly what she looks like in the original
In another she Is made a flrst-class "ad'
for talcum powdcr-"none genuine with
out this label"
ADS" ON STUDENTS BRAINS.
Advertising seems to be on the brains
of the young students. Even Kenyon
CoN's alleEorical figure of IA lady in
wheat field was translated into ITS All
in tho Shred" Alice Mumford Roberts
"PolO Player was transformed into ''I'll
be here next Thursday. Watch for me,
Charles Chaplin. the Movie King" Ger
trude Lamberts Carpet Rags inevitably
became "Sster Susie" and the sock Is
shown full length. patricia" the pic
ture which won the Philadelphia prize for
the most popular canvas, became an
''nd' for certain soap, Have you a
little Um-um in your home?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
MISS COPE'S TRAGIC
END WILDLY PICTURED
Mother of Girl Killed in Strug-
gle With Uncle Describes the
Shooting.

| DOYLESTOWN, Pa, March 1s.-Johr
A. Cope, who is on trial here for the
murder of his niece, Florence V. Cope,
at buckingham Valley, faced very seri-
Gus testimony yesterday afternoon when
the mother of the slain girl, Mrs. Clinton
| Cope, was on the stand for more than
| two hours.
| i've got ammunition enough for the
whole bunch Of you" she testified Cope
| declared Just before the shooting, as he
called her vile names and threatened to
kill her 1t was just after this statement
that Florence rushed forward to protect
her mother and was shot AS Mrs. Cope
pictured the death scene and gave the
words of the dying girl, she was over
come with emotion, the father of the
slain girl wept, a daughter, Bessie, sob
bed Historically and the trial was stop
ped until the witness recovered.
Dear Lord. forgive him" the dying
girl is said to have prayed as she bade
the family farewell.
Mrs. Cope testified that about $3.50 on
the night of the shooting she was aroused
by a noise downstairs, and when she
heard muttering suspected it was John
Cope, who had frequently come there
drunk. AS she got near the foot of the
stairs she opened the dining room door
and saw Cope on the opposite side of the
room. He had been drinking, she said
and as he turned and saw her he eX-
claimed with an OATH You're the cause
of this" and demanded that she shake
hands lie repeated this three times, and
" hon bn rafngpd thrautann1 tn qhppi hpr
with n shotgun he held. AS she rushed
back upstairs her daughters came from
their rooms and the mother ran down the
front stairs TO hold the door shut. Cope
forced 1t open and she ran back and fell.
As he pointed the gun at her Florence
ran forward. eXclaiming, Uncle John,
you've hurt mamma" grabbed the gun
and was shot.
Stll clinglng to the barrel she was
dragged by the slayer into tho dining
room, where she died later. Cope escaped
in the confusion and was caught two
months later in Philadelphia
1t was testified by Mrs. Cope that the
defendant had for several months an
noyed the girl by his jealousy of her af-
fections for other uncles, and on one
occasion threatened her. Throughout all
this testimony Cope sat unmoved eX-
pressonless as an image. Beside him.
with one arm around the back of MS
chair, sat his elder brother, b. Frank
Cope. while few feet away, behind the
District Attorney, sat the mother, father
and sister of the dead girl. 1t has been
years since a murder trial In this county
has packed the court room as this one
did.
Detective Andrew Emmanuel and sew
eral Philadelphia detectives and State
policemen identified a signed statement
Cope made after his arrest. in which he
said he had just laughed at Mrs. Cope's
demand that he put down the gun when
Florence rushed forward, grabbed the
weapon and was shot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
SATIN KNEE BREECHES FOR
LEGS OF WELL-DRESSED MAN
First Step Toward Gratifying the Secret Yearning
Long Suppressed Believed to Be
Close at Hand.

Black satin knee breeches are at hand!
Tho first step toward gratifying the
secret yearnng so long suppressed OF
mere man to blossom forth as the bird
of paradise that nature meant him to be,
instead of an inconspicuous conven-
tonal being with no more marks OF dis
tinction than waiter, Is being taken
by the tailors. They want n change be-
cause they say the men want 1t, and
therefore nn attempt Is to be made in
the near future to popularlze the pic
turesque style of our forefathers.
For some time past" said George K.
Muller, Jr.. OF the firm of a leading
tailor here, "wc have been talking of tho
ducing black satin breeches successfully
for evening wear. In fact, 1t is a ques
tion which Is constantly being discussed
and think the time has come when it
would be safe to give them a try-out.
"Of course, the only real way OF getting
such mode permanently adopted Is to
have several society men of impeccable
standing sponsor them. Every one else
would then follow. Understand, the
tailors do not mean this to be fad,
TO be taken up by the fops Of the wrist
watch and monocle variety. 1t is good
style even for the conservatives
The influence of the Court of st. James,
where knee breeches are invariably worn
even at informal affairs, Is said to be
responsible. on these occasions the
American Ambassador usually resembles
shy school boy at his first party, and
doesn't in the least relish the vulgar
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gaze which seems always to be concen-
trated on his timid and heretofore care
fully concealed lower limbs.
When Charlemagne Tower was asked
If II had been his embarrassment to have
to don satin knee breeches at Berlin, he
hemmed and hawed a bit, and then an
swered In n tone In which there was
noticeable n slight tinge of regret.
NO" he said. "the American AM
bassador at the German Court Is not re-
quired to appear at court In breeChes, but
all of the other Ambassadors do, of
course, and l think the style Is not an
unbeautiful one. Certainly, If the man
had a good-looking calf there would be
no objection. In fact the old pictures of
the men of Revolutionary days are very
allurinE ones, | think, and any man might
be proud to appear in such a costume"
NJ. S. Easily, one of Phin ielphia's most
fastidiously attlred society men, agreed
with Mr.. Tower that satin knee breeches
for evening wear would not be an un
welcome change from the conventional
and monotonous dress OF the present.
II shouldn't want to he the one to in
troduce them, however," he said, "but
am sure that II they come into vogue
there will be many who will not hesitate
to adopt them"
Tailors all agree that once the first
step is taken the rest will be easy and
the gap between black satin breeches and
the gay ones of pastel shades with flow
cry waistcoats and Bruges lace cravats
will not be hard to bridge.
Who knows but what the American man
Will be wearing a saucy beauty patch and
powdered wig ere long? Who knows?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
ELECTRIC TRAIN is
DRIVEN ON MAIN LINE


continued from rage Ono Nt4k
until the opening of the system for ths
public in May, will be taken UP in con.
stant test runs, arrangement of schedule
and other experimental details, so that
there may not be even the slightest hitch
when the regular service is commenced.
The new system, when carried Into
operation, will mean great deal to
commuters. There will be 81 outgoing
trains. instead of &C. as at present and il
inbound trains, instead of a.. In addition,
there will be considerable improvement
in the running time both ways,
The current of n 600 volts Is supplied by
the Philadelphia Electric Company to a
station at the Arsenal Bridge, From
there it is transmitted to substatlons at
West Philadelphia. Bryn Mawr and PaolL
At these substations the current is re.
duced to 1000 volts in huge transformer
and transmitted to the actual overhead
wires of the system.
The method of electrification is KNOW
as the "single catenary," In distinetlm
to the double catenary" in vogue on u.
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. and the third rail- on The
PENNSYLVANIA line to Atlantic city! The
word "catenary" is a technical term 70
describe the curve of n wire suspendA
at two points.
There is little in the appearance Of
the electric cars to distinguish them iron
the steel passenger coaches now In use
Most of them have been converted IRON
the latter type. The single pantograpA
or what would be known popularly y
the trolley, has much the appearance q
a cage with a wide arm at the top. I'M
sliding along the charged wire provides
the contact.
Each of the cars is unit and esp
be utilized on occasion as an enghs
There is an operating "cab" at each eng
of every car similar to that in supRu
car. When not in use they can be Goa
verted into an ordinary vestibule'
The electriflcation was carried OUT
relieve the traffic in Broad Street slA,
tion. This is accomplished because q
the greater ease with which the tram.
can be made up. In many instances uhusl
the new service this can be done IN ips
shed.
The electrihcation, it is estimated, eos.
the Pennsylvania &,0OO,OO0, 1t Is plannep
to electrify the Chestnut Hill pran'p
of the road as the next step. M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
PENN STUDENTS PLEDGE
$4,000 IN INSURANCE
Glass Plans to Garry 100000
in Endowment Policies, With
University as Beneficiary.

More than $4,000 was pledged by seniors
of the University of Pennsylvania within
five minutes this morning as the first
part of a great fund which the class
will raise by means of endowment insur-
ance policies At the time of maturity,
20 years from now, the principal of the
policies will revert to Old PENIS en-
dowment fund
Further gifts will be solicited. and
the expectation of the class officers is
that before Commencement Day, in June,
at least 100000 will have been promised
by the 2j0 active members OF the class.
The insurance project, which is an in
novation at Pennsylvania, was explained
at the class dinner in the Hotel Walton
last night The workings of the plan
We're explained by DR.. Solomon S. Heub-
ner, professor of insurance in the
Wharton School, who declared that under
the endowment insurance plan q saving
of 34 cents Il day by every member of
the class would produce a the end of
20 years the largest sum ever raised at
any college in this country as a class
gift to it's alma mater.
Professor Huebner was cheered and
plans were made at once for taking the
collection. The first so men who signed
the subscription list today averaged 500
each, considerably more than the aver
age which must he maintained TO es-
tablish a fund larger than the annual
gift of Harvard graduating classes, which
heretofore have held the record for gem
erosity in adding to their alma matters
wealth. The premium on a $500 policy
will be about $3.50 year on Il 2O-year
endowment basis, and the principal goes
to the beneficiary. in this case the Uni
versty, II the insured dies before the ex-
piration of the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
FALSE ADDRESS GIVlN
BY MAN WHO ADOPTEn
GIRL IN CAMDEN HOMp
DIR. Emma Richardsor,.
Administration of Ms,'
j. Ball Institution Aoai'
Questioned in Search Isr'l f,
Child's Whereabouts :

DR.. Emma NJ. Richardson's 90.
ton OF the Mary ]. Ball Home w slstl' "
nursery, of Camden, which uu pal
nounced yesterday in a rono.. ds
Board of Managers of tho ~ VI he
again questioned today i'm afnds,ug NH
asking 1t to Investigate the aS.It hei
with the Orphans Court 90 sNVpuoh gh VI
6-year-old Helen Foust, for,no.S SasIndea
of the home. er Inmate
According to the affidavit. tba o,,,
removed from the home ana osi Inaa VA
a Frederick Taylor, but investtNIpa,ad tGUp,a y
the address given by Tavlor ssSuVn s,.n Y
that 1t was n false one. The pseosa
ManaEers ask for information as'aI o
present location of the girl M
According to members of tho 49,,
managers Helen Foust was taLos'I.a LsIa !.
the nome three weeks ago, Rsco.,nle nel
the Orphans Court gave the namS W
guardian as Frederick Tavlor o n1
ploye OF the New York Shipbulldne c.a
pahy' camden. When officers of tbs Soa ~.
pany were questioned they gave N. svl \,
dresses OF two employees named Ts,1's
child. 'P'eu ~
Doctor Richardson, who foura., i.
home, admitted that she aoconts, w
'''NS's s'Oi'SJ 10 cllt NOulu get frnrn
sons who adopted children from tba hl'. w
In an interview in which she denied n.
charges made by the board of mans...H NY
Doctor Richardson was discussing II,
adoptions. ~
Mrs. James Henderson, who was =.
tron at the home after the Board Of ~.
ayers had wrested control of 1t from h,
Richardson for n short time. retn,n.i
to the home, from which she was on,i,s
Monday night, when DIR. Rlcham,s.
again assumed charge to get soma \,
fects left there when she gave up her M
sition, at DR.. Richardson's command a,
reported that tho house was cold srI
that the children were shvering in one
room Apparently, she said there ws.
no furnace fire.
On Monday the Court of Chancery Win
hear the application for an injunction "a
restrain the Board of Trustees from "a
linquishlng its control and the turning
over of all the home property into Dr
Richardson's hands once more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18

It's a crime TO play baseball downtown,
but when the players use a basket Of
potatoes for balls and long loaf Of
bread for a bat-all of which have been
stolen from a corner grocery-why, then
it's time for the police TO interfere.
And there was further cause for inter-
ference in the case here cited, beause the
potatoes were batted through numerous
windows near 5th street and Oregon ave-
nue. and connected with various persons
at different stages of dinner.
The ball players proved TO be Thomas
Churley, of Front and Christian streets.
and Arthur Kelley, Of I'd street and Wash
ington avenue. Their game was stopped
by Policeman Mason after considerable
protest from the players. They each con-
fessed to being near 40 years old, but de-
clined to give the actual figures,
When they faced Magistrate Carson at
the 4th street and Snyder avenue station
the prisoners said they thought there
was no harm in playing in the open air,
as they couldn't afford to hire a gymna-
sium.
But they were also informed that gro
GERS could not afford to furnish food for
baseballs in view Of the high cost OF
living, and got I'VE days In JAN to rsst
after the exercise.
Deaf. dumb. blind ana out Of work"
This eatheIo alaeard hung fiasa tka
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
BURGLARS VISIT HOUSE, TAKE
NEAL AND DYSPEPSIA PILLS
Get Valuable Jewels While Family Is
at Church.

Burglars, who are using the Lenten
season to good advantage, enjoyed feast
in the home Of Robert C. Winthrop, on
County Line road, near Ardmore, while
the family was attending services at st.
Paups Lutheran Church last night, and
got away with valuable jewels. After
the meal, which the intruders ate in the
dining room, they took several dyspepsia
pills to ward Off possible bad effects of
the hastily eaten yiands. The returning
church-goers frightened them away.
The thieves are believed to be the same
men who robbed three houses in Llanerch
Sunday night while the residents were
away at church. All the robberies oc-
Cured between s and o'clock at night.
The burglars broke into the Winthrop
home by forcing a laundry window in the
rear. They made thorough search of
the house, ransacking every corner and
even cutting out the pockets OF Mr.. Win
throp's clothing. so as to make sure not
to miss any booty. Then they sat down
TO supper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
RAILROADS ACCUSED OF USING
SHIP LINE TO RESTRAIN TRADE
Freight Said to Be Carried at Higher
Rate by Rail.

WASHINGTON, March 1s-The charge
that the Southern and the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroads are operating the Chesa-
peake Bay Steamship Company IN re-
straint of trade was made today before
the Interstate Commerce Commission by
Adrian II. Boole. Its special investigator.
The commission Is hearing the applica-
tlon OF the two railroads to retain con-
Canal act
Boole said that the two lines were car
rying freight by rail at a rate cents
higher than they charged on their water
line ia traffic from northern points to the
South. lie said that the roads were pur-
posely diverting this trafiic to the rails
pointed out that n the water line were
taken away from the railroads Il could
aaek IL oNa business in the open naaEA1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON. March 70,
For Eastern Pennsylvania: FAR "
night. slightly warmer I'm north ana ~
portions; Friday cloudy; gentle 10 NOUS
ate shifting winds.
Fair weather has prevailed throushss,
the eastern half of the country dulu.s .
the last "a hours and the Temperature =.
have risen except in the south AtAhl'
States and along the New England eoas. go.
killing frosts are reported TINS no,A's ~
from North Carolina southwark
Florida, with light frost as FAR sou.u Y
Tampa, The slight rise during the lAsl
hours has brought about seasonaple 80
ditions in the central valleys ana ~
Lake region, but there is stll modeLa.s
deficiency in the north Atlantic and -
England States. Snow flurries are y
ported from the Missouri basin ahe ~
Minnesota.
u. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
The following table shows the existing b
ditions throughout the country as lsssttt, tt,irsss
reports TO the United States Weathei
ut a, M today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
Elk SCHOLARSHIP TEsT

Announcement of competition for the
John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in
Architecture, to be held May g. was made
today by the scholarship fund admins
traitors, The scholarship carries an ex-
pense allowance of $1,000 and is for study
either in this country or abroad. Ii is
open only TO persons who have lived
in Pennsylvania for the last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
THIEF SHOWS INGENUITY
Steals Nickels From Telephone Re
eeptacles by Novel Method.

A new way TO get money from telephone
alof machines was disclosed To the police
when inspectors OF the Bell Telephone
Company reported that thieves are max
ing 3 fairly good living by catching nick
als from the refund receptacle by a very
simple aontrivance. In all parts of the
cIty ehortages have been found in the
CASA boxes OF public phones. The scheme
consists on stopping up the slot through
hIsh fhe nickels are refunded when the
af=4 eaiiinE does not receive a eOnnec-
|en A pieca Of soft cloth Is inserted in
he sIoE anoa which the nickel fails noise
and althogt attracting the attan-
4 ~ Ehe HersoB making the call The
zIa 3has aeepmnlatins rest securely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
POLICE WORK CONTRACT

Mayor Asks Councils to Pay Bills of
City. a.
Mayor Blankenburg today asked Coun-
ellis to pass an ordinance providing for
thge payment of contracts for repairs at
the 6ist and Thompson streets police sta
ton, patrol house, stable and tirehouse
out OF the Sll, 10000 loan.
The Mayor in his communication
quoted part of letter from Director
OF Public Safety Porter, pointing out that
contracts were awarded for the work in
December Of last year, but the funds then
available were used on other work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA PLANS
Mayor Demands Action of Councils on
Public Work.


An effort to get out of pickle" two
ordinances of extreme Importance in the
South Philadelphia Improvement plans
was made by Mayor Blankenburg today
in his message to City Councils, pointing
out that the ordinances were referred
to the Committee on Highways almost a
year ago and since that time no action
has been taken
The ordinances provided for the open
ing of Oregon avenue. from 23d street
to Delaware avenue, and the grading OF
the thoroughfare in those limits. 1t was
pointed out by the Mayor that 1t Is i'm
portant to South Philadelphia that these
ordinances be passed.
Representative business and improve
ment associations and tine entire people
of South Philadelphia are urgent in their
demand that this work be prosecuted
without further delay" wrote the Mayor
'and the Department of Public Works
is anxiously awaiting your action to en-
able It to proceed"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
Accused of Stealing AutOmOblIe

Magistrate Carson today held Johp
Taylor and James Morelli, of unknosn
address, in $500 bail each for court ~
the charge of stealing an automoplle "
longing TO Bernard lllaway, a lawgu "a.
with offices in tho Bulletin Building fns
automobile was stolen last Friday ai'sl,
noon. and the police apprehendea Wv
two men in Wilmington yesterday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
Robhed of $500 IN Jemelrv

Jewelry valued at $500 was taken early
this morning by thieves who gained en-
trance 10 the home of Theodore J. Heath,
1926 Brown street. in the abs enee Of Mr.
Heath and his wife. The thieves over
looked gems worth $500. They returned
at o'clock and found every room ram
sacked, with the contents Of bureaus and
closets scattered about the floor Special
Policemen Weckesser and Titus, OF the
investigating