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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
School Board and
Compulsory Vaccination.

The following is quoted from re-
cent decision of Justice Vaughn. of the
Illinois Supreme Court, in regard to
compulsory vaccination:
This case is an attempt to have
writ of mandamus isseud compelling
a school board to accept as a pupil
certain child that had not been vacci-
mated. This court does not find a heal
thy child menace or a danger TO pu-
pills or teachers. Therefore, to deprive
him Of school privileges is to do him
wrong and an injustice. In the case at
the bar the child is not on trial. OF
himself he could never he expected 10
go to physician and ask to be vaeci-
mated This court does not attempt to
decide whether vaccination is pro-
phylactic against disease. We merely
hold that it has been shown that
healthy child is a menace or danger to
his fellows. That the young shall be
educated is very desirable, and the at
tempt to deprive certain children of the
right of public school advantages is a
very serious matter The dangers
sing from ignorance and idleness
are quite as iminent as those arising
from smallpox. To use the leverage of
coercion or intimidation, with parental
love as a fulcrum, and thus force pa
rents to do certain things against their
conscience, is neither ethical nor equit-
able AS a legal resort ii is uniusti-
fable"
The St Louis Post-Dispatch contains
III fA11 snI Al
case:
This decision embodies such a clear
and convincing statement of the prin-
ciple involved in compulsory vaccina-
tion or the operation of any other law
compelling medical or surgical treat
ment, that it is we'll worth reprinting.
We have gone so far under the pres
sure of paternalism and medical inter
ests toward overthrowing the funda-
mental right of personal liberty which
gives every citizen control over his
wn body and his own destiny, that it is
to take our bearings and retrace
)ur steps.
I'm this case the value of vaccination
is not questioned There are wide diff
ferences of opinion among doctors and
laymen. Some high medical author
tiles aprove and some condemn vacci-
nation. Some think it useless and some
think it dangerous-more dangerous
than the disease it is designed to pre-
vent. The decision, without deciding
vaccination is good or bad, affirms the
of opinion and the freedom of
choice on the part of the individual.
II denies the right of school boards to
debar children from the public schools
unless they are vaccinated, regardless
of the consciences of their parents.
The decision is good reading for the
st. Louis Board of Education, which
enforces an arbitrary vaccination rule
against the convictions and protests of
many parents"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
SNAP SHOTS.

Fools boast. but wise men only
admit.
More people are pinched by power
ty than by the police.
-Mathematicians come under the
aption of fgureheads.
1t isn't what a man owes. but
what he pays that jolts him.
No man is so ignorant that vo1
can't learn something from him.
Every man knows a lot of fool
things he would do if he had the money
Some spinsters advance step by
step until they finally become STEP
mothers.
"A girl can have so many reasons
Tor loving a young man that it doesn't
matter whether any of them are logi-
cal or not.
Somebody ought to devote a few
minutes to feeling sorry for married
man who can't think of a good ex-
cuse at the right time.
"A man imagines he is a philan-
thropist every time he gives away a
penny's worth of advice. - -
The average married man is the
kind of a husband that makes the
neighbors feel sorry for his wife.
And the average girl will fall for
an impossible story much quicker
than she will for the plain. unvar-
nished truth.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
The Prudential Insurance Company oi
America.


AS a result of the naturalization of
The Prudential Insurance Company of
America on December 9th next the mil
lions of Prudential policyholders will
be privileged for the first time to Sc
lect the company's officers. The meet
ing will be held at the home office of
the company, Newark, N j.. and the
personal or proxy vote of each policy
holder is earnestly solicited and urged
by President Forrest f. Dryden.
The policyholders as the owners of
substantially all of the company's stock
are represented by trustee, Hon. Aus
tin Colgate, who will be required to
vote the policy's stock in accordance
with the selection made at the policy
holders meeting at the meeting of the
stockholders held at The same place on
January 10, 1916. BY the policyholders'
purchase of the Prudential stock the
power to select directors is placed di-
rectly in their hands and they, there
fore, own and control the big in
stitution and will also share to the full
in its profits.
Letters announcing the meeting re-
ferred to and urging every policyhold-
er either to be present or vote by prxoy
have been sent out There are more
than 100000 Prudential policies out
standing, and every holder of one of
these, who is over the age of 20, and
whose policy has been in force for at
least one year, win be entitled to vote
at this meeting. 1t is the desire of the
company that each and every policy
holder should have full notification of
the meeting, and to this end advertise
ments will run for five months in the
newspapers of the leading centers of
the country, and, in addition, all the
company's agents have been instructed
to personally notify the policyholders.
Accompanying the letters of an
nouncement to the policyholders are
proxies to enable the policyholders to
express their individual choice for di-
rectors, and they are asked to forward
them as quickly as possible to a COM
mittee selected to represent them by
the Board of Directors. The committee
comprises former Chancellor William j.
Magic, former Supreme Court Justice
Bennett VanSickle, and John X. Gore,
first vice-president of the Prudential.
The proxies may be handed to repre-
sentatives of the company
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
SWIMMING POOL SANITATION.

Ninety-one large municipalities in
the United States have established pub
lie swimming pools to meet the demand
for knowledge of swimming. Swim
ming pools are on the increase.
The United States Ppblic Health Ser
vice publishes an article by Wallace A.
Manheimer. Ph. D., OF Columbia Uni
versity, on the results obtained from
swimming pools.
IL is pointed out in the report that in
swimming in polluted water. typhoid
fever, conjunctivitis, and other diseases
may be acquired. The report gives in
detail the results of the bacterial anal
ysis made Of the various pools and OF
the effects of refiltration and chemical
disinfection. 1t is pointed out that
when the water is unfiltered il is apt
10 be cloudy, thereby making the dan
ger of accidental drowning very great.
When filtration is practiced the wa
ter becomes clear and this danger is
obviated. The report concludes that
the cubic capacity of pool affects its
sanitary condition; that the process of
adding dilution water is an efficient
means of reducing the number Of bac-
terra in the water. and that the super
visions of the plant and the class of at
tendents are also important factors in
pool sanitation.
The combination of refiltration and
disinfection by the use of calcieum
hypo-chlorite renders the sanitary con-
dition of water excellent. Many of the
colleges and secondary schools of the
United States have as a graduation re-
quirement, proven ability to swim
This important field of athletics should
be surrounded by every sanitary safe
rrirnrd
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
Splendid Feature Picture
At Colonial Friday.

THE Wild Olive" an elaborate pic
turization of the famous novel by Basil
King is the splendid Feature Picture
at the Colonial, for tomorrow night.
The moving picture camera reveals
effects in theme of such magnitude
as 1.-The Wild Olive, which are be-
yond the scope of either book or a
play upon the stage. The massive
scenic grandeur assembled in this
photodrama will not only be a revela-
tion to those familiar with the famous
love story, but also represents a stu
pendousness in the scale of modern
photoplay production which has never
ben surpassed upon the screen.
Myrtle Stedman, who will be re-
membered for her excellent work as
the Nun" in Hyprocrites" will be
seen in the leading role of 1.-The Wild
Olives.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
Not Paint

The worst mistake in painting is
not putting-off. That costs about 10
percent; you keep your money a year
and pay 10 percent for it.
Paint would have to come-down 20
percent to make 10 percent on the job,
for wages do not go-down.
The worst mistake is cheap" paint.
1t costs from so percent to 100, first
cost, and another in wear.
What a liar cheap" is ''Put-off
is bad-enough; cheap is ten times
worse.
DEVOE
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
All Continents, Many Countries Infected

According to report just issued
by the United States Public Health
Service, it will be necessary for quar-
antine officials TO exercise unusual
precautions against the major pesti-
lences during the coming year.
The South American distribution
of the disease is considered particular
ly'important.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
THE GODDESS!"

NoTE-"THE GODDESS" viii be
published as a serial story in THE
EVENING CAPITAL The pictures
Will be shown at THE PALACE THE
ATRE every Fridsy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14

AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE Exc
cution OF a contract between the City Of
Philadelphia, the Connectlng Railway Com
pany. and the Pennsy1vania Railroad Com
pany, lessee OF the connectinT Railway Com
pAny, provided for tho abolishment of grade
crossings AZ Highland, Seminole. Hartweil
q bridge on the line Of the connectine Rail-
way across Hortter street and for such pur-
poses nuthorizing the piacing upon 1hs city
vacation, widening and revision of the lines
and Eraoeg pf streets, ana for lhe openinG
and pbSlcsi changs " strssts. N ne INen-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14

AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE
grading Of Addison. Alden, Altman. Amer
lean. Annsbury. Bailey, Bambrey, Benezet
Bigler. Delaney. Delphlne, Elkhart. Efting
Eleventh, Eighteenth. Fraxier. Fifteenth
Fifty fourth. Fiffy-ninth, Garnet. Greene
Henry. Hancock Howard. Irving. Kingsley
LycOmlng. Madison. Marston. Marvine Nay
Held Moore Mulberry, NeWkirk. Opal. Pent-
Refta Ringsold. Rodman. Skunk. smedley
sprlngbank SydenhaIn. Sixteenth, Seven
teenth. Tasker, Third, Tenth, Thirteenth,
Twenf seventh Twenty ninth. Thirty -nrnf
Thlrfy-fourth. WakelinG. Wanamaker War
nock Woafview and Willard streets, Alle-
eheny. Chester. Oermantown. Hazel. King
nesslnT. hardwood. Lindley. Medary. Ore
gon. pasfhnli. Rising Sun ana Windrlm ave-
nuea Hunting Park avenue extension, Cohha
section \. The Select aud Common Councils
,f the city n Fhiadelphia do oIdaIn
That tns Department % fuolic Work. b
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14

AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE
City Commissioners TO employ an architect
20 draw plans for and supervise the work
Of altering and furnishing the Vaux School
building for use OF the Municipal Court,
and providing for his compensation.
Section 4. The Select and Common Ooun-
ellis OF the City OF Philadeiphia do ordain.
That the City Commissioners le authorized
10 employ an architect TO draw plans and
specifications for alterations, repairs to- fur
nishing OF and experimenting the work I'm
cident to htting up the old Vaux School
building Twelfth and Winter streets, for
use OF the Municipal Court
Section 2 The said City Commissioners
are hereby authorized 10 draw and the City
Controller 20 countersign, warrants for the
payment OF the services of said architect,
the regular and established fees authorized
BY the American Institute OF Architects, 20
be charged to and paid out OF Item 9 (n)
OF the appropriation 10 the city commis-
Approved the 2eth day Of Nay. A. D. 1915
RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG,
No. esi. Mayor Of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14

AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE A GER
tain transfer in the annual appropriat tion
to the Departments of Clerks OF Councils
and City Treasurer 10 provide expenses in
cident TO the temporary removal of the
Liberty Bell" TO the Panama Pacific Ex-
position at San Francisco.
Section 1. The Select and Common Coun-
ellis Of the City OF Philadelphia do ordain.
That the city Controller be authorized 10
make the following transfer In annual APP
propriations, for the year 1915, viz: City
Treasurer; From Item (e) interest on new
loans, twenty-nin thousand (2o,O00) dollars:
10 ne CLERKS on Oogneiis. Item ., 70 provide Tor
Bell" 20 the Panama-Pacihc Exposition in
San Francisco and the cost OF maintaining
caretakers OF the bell while at the Exposi-
tion. The said amount to be expended un-
der the supervision and approval OF the Joint
Special Committee authorized by resolution
approved April 10. 1915.
Approved the 24th day OF May A. ID. 1915.
RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG,
No $50. Mayor OF Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14
ORDINANCES

blocks, viz; Walnut street dover level upder
bridse) from Twenty-four west 70 buikhead; (;
Hermit street. from Terrace 70 Dexter street;
Germantown avenue, from Mermaid lane to
Creshelm Valley drive. Rising Sun avenue,
from Warnock 20 Ninth street.
The following streets with eighteen Og
foot centre strip Of bituminous macadam,
water-bound macadan shoulders and vitrined
brick cutters, via. Lincoln avenue from
Springfield avenue 20 Arlington avenue; Willow
Grove avenue, from Germantown avenue to
Seminole street. The portion Of the work TO
te paid for by the City shall be taken from
the item for Intersections. IN the appropria-
tion Of the Department Of Public Works. Blu
reau OF Highways. The conditions OF the con-
tracts shall be that the contractors shall col
property respectively fronting on said streets
and shall enter into an obligation with the
City 70 keep said streets in good repair for
hve years after the paving is finished: Pro-
Nded, That said streets shall be hret dedi-
Gated or properly opened ana that the Director
Of the Department Of Public Works shall ad-
vertise for proposals for paving said streets
and award the contracts 20 the lowest respon-
sible bidders, and that the owners OF property
fronting said streets shall not be charged more
than the contract price
All ordinances or parts OF ordinances incon-
sistent herewith be. and the same are hereby
repealed.
Approved the 2Tth day Of May, A. D. 1918.
RUDOLPH BBANKENBURG,
No. eS3 Mayor OF Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14

AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE THE LINES
bounded by South street. Delaware river,
Oregon avenue and schuyikll river.
Section q. The Select and Common Councils
Of the City Of Philadelphia do ordain: That
the Department Of Public Works Board OF
Surveyors) be authorized to resurvey and re-
wise the lines and grades of that portion Of the
City plan bounded by South street, Delaware
river, Oregon avenue and Schuylkill river, and
to make plans thereof.
Approved the 21th day of May, A. d. 1918
RUDOLPH BIJANKENRURG,
No. 97b. Mayor of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14

AN ORDINANCE 10 OPEN THE UN1
opsned portion Of oregon avenue. from
Twenty-third street to Delaware avenue.
ot the City or Phladelphis do ordain, Thai
me pepaItment OF Public Works be authorised
over and through which the unopened portion
Or oreson ayenne. from Twenty third street %
plIation o. three months from the date Of SAID
notice said street win be required for public
ssetien 2 The Mayor Of the city is hereby
behalf Of the City Of phlladelphia. for the
payment Of any damages which may BE- ~.
upon ths oilne Of said bona. aSa Al ne e.
pir4ton OF the sald three months. he ~.
rector o. the Department Of Public WoIkl
shall forthwith proceed 10 open 1ai6 arrest.
Approved the 10th day of June. AZ y. 1915.
Ae ~ haycr ~ Fhila44lp4AA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-14
ORDINANCES

otherwise provided for her,ln 49,, - -
proRdauon tQr the cost Of such work. ~ ~
SECT. o. The cost Of the Cfty'a shar. - .
work herein authorized to be chareaa W ,ne
psrtmsnf Of Public works. krspn kurrssspgn 70 she the ~
.eECI, h X is hereby understood ana s..r.y1
that nelther the purpose nor Intent etre,t
obligation of the contract AUTHORIZE Rhof ,ne
ordinance n and when approved BY The i.,,ss,,.. ss,.
Pennsylvania. is such as to impair ~ I'm I'm q
wise enect the exercise by said Con,rnt " ny
any OF the powers vested In II Nv fhe in IN cI
Service Company Law, approved Juiv 81 yvep,lla
.,Itnrt Saran er parts 81 ordinances inco.
Approved the 2Tth day OF Mav - -
RUDOLPH BTsANitfNptfr,cite ~ itelA
NO. ssI. Mayor OF Phiiadeip6l.
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORfzF -.
opening OF the unopened portion ~ rs.an
street, from Skunk 20 Porter etreet NV
section l. The Select and Common Co..
That the Department Of Public wovtoas,n,
authorized and directed to notify the c,.- - os
OF property over and through yyhicb ~. nere
opened portion OF Percy street fror, e. I, un-
TO Porter street, will pass, that AZ a.. .nk k
piration OF three months from the dst Z.
said notice said street will be required -.
Section q The Mayor Of the CITY !. -
authorized and directed 10 enter s.c,,risreoy
behalf Of the City of PhiiadeiphIa, Tor ,ea en
payment OF any damages which rnsv ~
assessed by reason OF the opening ~ ~
street; upon the Ming Of said bond. ana 1 ~
the expiration OF the said three month"; ,kt t
Director OF the Department OF Public woshs.
shall forthwith proceed TO open said etrsss
Approved the 2eth day of NAV. Al n '1,ess' 1esss'
RUDOLPH BLANKENpIRc-' -'Aa
NO. $50. Mayor OF Philadeinhe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-28
p THEATRICAL
.e9l6 RAEDEkER

gfi5i 6ciient cast aptley Manners popular and
gil ana what she does to a sedate Enslish
family. Frst-rate amusement. ...........s;l5
Teperyory from rom, the nS,dINb ITy
Christians director. All performances ex-
musical comedy f Of The the Great War, "immer
Fese Druf." Friday evening Fla chsmann,
als, ErziSher." Saturday matinee, Die sPans
Ischc Fliego" ...,,....,............. .'s;lo
BRoAD-"She's In, Again." an American yer;
sion. via ENGLAND. Of Ma Tanto H19nheur 1
complications made more amusing In the
last act than in the others. s............s'i5
GARRtCK-"The Little Cafe" with Join p;
play by Ivan Caryll and c. NJ. s. MoLellS-
about the waiter who was man about town
LYRlC-"The Blue Bird" Maeterlinck's fairy
tale allegory. back for one more visit In
talnment quite ns pleasant for grown-ups as
for children .,...'...'.'..'....' .eilo
wALNIT.,rhe ., Shepherd Of the s,, Hiils' s ,0-
old Bell wrights novel ................S .S!l5
VAUDEVILLE.
KEITHs-Nora Bayeg Beatrice Herford,
Te n9 a4 f9n 9 Bert EaFy Fro Fen m
male impersonator: Kajiyama, ambdextrous
Sd S9 6eF Bs @ nd h ns%s moSsS
NiXoNS GRAND--Bobby Heath in new
or; Leons Models dc Luxe, Charles Gordon
eaa Mer %nf and Lyle and MOVIES Marital
WILLIAM pESN-Tne Snow Ski Girls. In
I'm old Tyrol' Harlan e. Knight and Co.,
In The Chalk Line Harry Lester Mason.
italian pianist; Baldwin, Brayton and Carter,
n one" and and Charles Chaplin in The
Tramp"
CROSS KEYS Cf1rst half Of weepl-"The Gar
den Of Mirth" Clark and McCullough Harry
Bulger. Ar Ripon, Scotch ventroquist. and
the Nichol Brothers. on the roller skates.
BCRLESQUE.
CASINO-The Auto Girls: Simonds and Lakes
company. in I'm Mllllonaire's JAIL with
Harry Seymour.
DUMONT S-Dumont's Minstrels, in "Burnem
and Bailey'R Great Circus and new bur-
lesuue. Good Servants Supplied"
CiAYETY-The Crackerjacks. with Sam Green
and Charley Brown, In a musical Offering.
TROCADERO-"The Tra1satlantcs" in rag
and traNosty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-28

famous Maria Mari" which some people
imagine is the only italian song on the
market. You can follow this with 20
sole mio." and with Mamma mia che
vo' sape," and you can come to q glori-
GUS conclusion with "Funiculi-Funlcula."
The last alone is queer lesson in folk
song. Few of those who heard it in the
old days Of the Eighth street vaudeville
theatre fewer still of those who hear It
in its rare appearances nowadays, know
that this isn't, in actual fact, a folksong.
1t was written about 1920, by L. Denza, to
commemorate the building of the funicu-
lar railway in Italy, and expresses with
the gaiety and abandon Of the Latin pre-
sented with a new toy the feelings you
experience as you go up what Punch calls
"the vernacular." The song became so
popular that when Richard Strauss went
to Italy to search out tunes which sprang
straight from the hearts of the people for
his "Aus Itallen' symphony, he fell"
for this tune. Everybody was singing II,
80 he judged that It must express the
feelings of everybody. AS result, he
based a whole movement on the tune.
And he wasn't far from right. When a
whole nations sings 1.-THE International
Rag" you may be sure that "The Inter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-28

a. list. is a fair indication of the possibfli-
ties OF phonograph recordings.
The Victor List
The Victor catalogue for the month is
an extensive affair, and includes num-
ber of this company's best-known artists.
There Is duet by Caruso and Elman,
neither of whom are making public ap-
pearance in this country, and there is,
in addition song by Julia Culp, who
has already been referred to In these
columns as an example of little-ap-
preciated genius. She sings "At Part
ing" also known as Sweetest Flower
That Blows" in the way which recon-
mends her to those who know about these
things as the finest lieder singer of our
time. From the personnel of the Metro
polltan Opera Company there are
Giovanni Martinell singing Mascagnfs
"Serenata." Sophie Braslau, recently
heard here, sings a Swedish love song In
English, and Margarete ober sings
Beethoven's setting of Herrosse's "Ioh
Liebe Dich." Emmy Destinn Is also rep
resented, not with an operatic air, but
with schubert's lovely cradle song,
"wiegenlied.'
Reference was made in these columns
not long ago to the possibilities of ar
ranging an evening of folksongs, or even
an hour of folksongs, which would be
both profitable and entertaining This is
brought to mind by new record,
"Comme Sc canto n Napule," sung by
Emilio de Gogorza. Specializing for the
moment on italian songs, suppose you
look at the Victor and Columbia cata-
logs. The latter lists 13 songs, the for
mer few more. Take for starter the