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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
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Keith,s

whats the use Of getting anything
new? The people like the old hokum with
lots OF pep and ginge."
That's the wall Of the "never-Was
vaudeville performer. But the living con-
tradiotion to this is Henry Lewis, who Is
the pacemaker this week at Keith's. "A
Vaudeville Cocktail" is the title OF his
entertaining concoction, and It Is thor
oughly palatabIe. This is how II Is mixed;
First there was a large portion OF Aaron
Hoffman wit To this was added "busi-
ness" and poems Of the same brand This,
as shaken well together with Lewis tal-
ent, and dash of style and magnetism,
completed the beverage which made the
audience smack its lips and ask for more
Mr.. Lewis has visited US two or three
times before, but even after you have
seen him a dozen times you will find that
Won have never really seen him before.
Last night the audience wanted him to
remain for the evening
And there was Lasky's Red Heads-all
strawberry blondes, all peaches and yet
very much in season. They seem to APP
pear Just as bright and fresh as the first
time we saw them. James b. Carson is
still boss OF the cloakshop, and he re-
celves valuable help from Harry Meyers,
Eleanor Sutter, Helen Dubois and Doro-
thea sadler. There is also an aggrega-
tion of pretty models
Some time ago woman vaudeville star
started the idea Of carrying her own
pianist Now It's the style Although
Kelths has n very industrious orchestra,
Miss Cecil Cunningham practically laid
It off last night while she was on the
stage, and sang several excellent songs
to the accompaniment Of piano. 1t Is
true that Charlie Schrader and his fol-
lowers came In" now and then, but why
not give them n chance, especially on ex-
elusive songs. Miss Cunnlngham's num-
bers were UP to the minute and full of
laughs and wit.
A tall gentleman named Willard came |
out and grew while you looked at him. |
Then he reduced his height to suit him |
self; also the size of his legs and arms, |
Meehans CANNES proved that they were !
away ahead of many dog acts. Especial |
ly interesting was the Borton Holmes |
given by Walter Murray. The |
audience was taken to India and had an |
trip.
Other acts included Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Wilde, excellent shadowgraphsts,
and McCloud and Harp, lively musicians
The pictures were veritable last edition
In the Photographic news of the world
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
MAIN LINE ELECTRIC
TRIUMPH OF SAFETY
Highest Development Reached
in System Between Broad
Street and Paoli.

| II the meter lacks a quarter, and the
| smallest change you have Is *2O, tax,
| your evening paper out TO the nearest
railroad signal bridge and spend the hour
there You can do II IL you live along the
Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad
for the new signal system installed there
coincdent with the opening OF the cleo
trio suburban service. maintains lights
so powerful that headlines are visible
1000 feet from the signal bridge tung-
stems.
The new signal system is only ono OF
the innovations in railroading that the
Pennsylvania has installed for the cleo
trincation OF the Main Line TO Pnou.
There is a Dead Mans Control" which
will stop train should the motorman fall
III, a system Of electrically actuated
brakes and several safeguards TO pre-
vent accidents when the high voltage cur
rent Is turned into the wires July and
the first scheduled train leaves Broad
Street Station.
The signal system Is working now.
From the rear the new boards look
like the inIuuitous banjo" signals which
figured in the New Haven wrecks but
the principle is very different. 1t Is the
most efficient ever installed, Pennsylva-
MIA engineers say. Instead Of depending
on the intricate movements necessary to
raise and lower semaphore arms and at
night on the color sense in the engineers
eyes. the new system works with blazing
white electric lights, both day and by
night.
The lights, after the fashion Of the
moving signs on Broadway, form In rows
of white globes the semaphore positions
So bright Is the light that the positions
can be clearly seen in the brightest sun
light 400 feet away.
The Dead Mans Control" which will
guard the passengers on all electric trains,
makes it impossible to lock the controller
handle IN any position. The motorman
must hold 1t in the proper speed notch
against the pressure of a light but suf-
hciently strong spring, Should the motor
man be suddenly stricken and relax his
hold the controller handle will fly back to
the neutral" point and the current will |
be shut off and the brakes applied.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING SITE UNDETERMINED
Larger Plot Than One at Broad and
Arch May Be Chosen.

The Special Committee OF the Board Of
Education appointed to consider selec-
tion OF another site for the contemplated
administration building larger than the
plot purchased at Arch street and the
Parkway, has as yet taken no definite
action Announcement to that effect was
made at the session Of the Board of Ed
ueatlon at City Hall today
The Property Committee recommended
that the solicitor examine titles Of prop
erty on the south side of (ingsessing
avenue, between 55th and seth streets, and
IL approved the plot is to be conveyed to
the School District Of Pennsylvania for
$4,000. other titles to be examined are
for 1922 South Marshall street. Ia by 40
feet, consideration 1890, and 1242 South
Marshall street, consideration $500.
Tho Elementary School Committee
named the following teachers for ap-
pointment
Mabel Y, Ryan, Marie NJ. Bracken, Elsie
Frances Loeb, Elsie stiutt, Mary NJ West
renee, a. barry, Reba N. Gourley, Agnes II.
AT, Helen l. Fuller, Ella f. ,Finnsqn, Edna
g. Erdee BaSey Syo EaaTa EMSinFS B Mcdaniel ISn Bertha
G; Rqs,mhlld, Christina a. Helm. Anna W.
pier, katharine wetherstinc Frances RAJ Bring
hurst Eva Lozowlck Gertrude Potash, Samuel
.OllhlIdll6, NulIetlue =, hHCbOUuell' lOIelCe
NJ startzel, Sarah 6 Mahoney,. Grace Bortle
Gamble. Dorothy Van osten. susannnh WI
Fotters. Rebecca stoloff.
The work OF the following teahers has
been declared satisfactory by Superin-
tendent Jacobs and their appointments
have been made permanent:
Central High Schoo-Wllliam b. MacPher-
son, A. Clyde Schoch.
Northeast High School-Leon II. Ellsworth.
Elmer s. Gerhard, Andrew $. Haines, Charles
a. Yahn.
West Philadelphia High School for Boys
John T.. Hoyt, W. Christie Macleod, Eugene |
9; Moore, S. Howard Patterson, Samuel II.
Philadelphia Normal school-Irene H. Agnew,
CalwOll, Mary Campbell, Caroline |
Devereaux. NJ. Bernlce Goodrich Elizabeth NJ. |
Hunter. Emma B. Jones, Charlotte b. Lawrie, |
Cora c. Myers, Florence L. Rennie, A. Anna |
Yungbuth.
School OF PedaRogy-Norbert ]. Melville,
William Penn High School-Ressle V. Andor- |
son, Katharine W. Barnes, Susanna Broomall, |
Pearl j. Epstein, Rose NJ Kaufman, Margaret |
Kerr May L. LAramy, Margaret d. LelpeT, |
Florence Levy, Harriet j. Link Ida p. Mill
,luser, Anna @. Wetzell
West Philadelphia High School for Girls
Hall Howard P. Hottie, Margaret Hudson,
edith r. Loux, Georgina Melville, Helen NJ.
stewart, Grace NJ. Supplee.
Kindergarten CcrtihCate-Mrlam Hill, Isabel |
Adams Isabella r. Black
Sewing certificate - Alma Fitzgerald Eliza
,eth Bole Esther 3. Klein.
Grade certihcate-Amy c. Cowdrick.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
Here and There

A remarkable exhibition of mira
Ing by the Presootts proved 70 lesa' s.
most interesting act on the bIii ~
NiNon-Grand. Nothing seemed Irnr.s.l - ~
for this mysterious pair, and tbsv 'oe
rewarded with an abundance Of sn,,.M,sfs
John and May Burke enlivened tghp'au,e th. we
ceedings with lots Of music. sonss ~
funnyisms, for which they arc 80 sna
in vaudeville 'aAloui
Entertaining acts were also o1.s.s
the Dancing LaVars, Drawee. HAM
Frisco, eccentric English pair. ana anal ehd
and Davis. New Ideas were shown Il ',y ny
pictures. As
The warm approval given ths h,, !.
the Cross Keys shows that the ma.
ment made the proper move wbss ss 81
vaudeville policy was resumed TN A
ture of the bill Is a surprise sLstos ~ y
william Maroon and Company TINT I'M.
keeps the audience guessing until sst ny
finish and then there is a punch ,.,,us Wy
brings prolonged applause. 'Hea
Latest ideas in dancing are given r.. a.
Damon Sisters, who are pretty as waf ny
graceful. The Musical Aullose doIlSh,1ss 1
the lovers of harmony while Ed Esrssu
and Company, the Elsie Fav Ttio w ~,
Warren Travis and Company nps....nls, Sns
acts which were in keeping with fbs ts.a
of the show. The pictures are timsiy '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
NEW ELECTRIC BLoCK SIGNALS FOR P. r.

WHAT THE NEW SIGNALS MEAN
"stopo (Bock ahead occuped) 2Cuton Zone block ahesa
block occuped) 3Proceed prepared 70 pass
medium speed Two blocks clear but the % Fb %
signal protects block feet of track mooman receives
notice of possible stop least 1000 feet in advance and always
receives AT warning signals before approaching stop
signal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
"The Red Pettieoat" at Woodside

A lady barber" is likely to be an anus
Ing figure in any play. The musical COM
edy, 1.-THE Red Petticoat," which pre-
sented her TO the amused gaze of the
audience at the Woodside Park Theatre
yesterday, added a mining camp for good
measure. to which the said lady was inn
ported as an addition to the tOnsorial life
of the town. In the original production
Helen Lowell played the person in ques-
tion; yesterday the members of the Roy
ster-Dudlsy Opera Company essayed the
not very difficult Job of making the affair
amusing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
EPISCOPAL ACADEMY
HAS 2S GRADUATES
DR.. Edward McClenahan, OF
Princeton, to Deliver Adj
dress at 13Oth Annual Com
mencement.

The both annual graduation exercises
Of the Episcopal Academy 1924 Locust
street. will take place tonight in the audi
torium Of the Institution. Twenty-eight
students will graduate.
The salutatory address will be delivered
by Winthrop Lee Biddle, and an address
on THE American Spirit Of Achieve
nient," by Louis Van Meter The ad-
dress to the graduating class will be de-
llVered by Edward McClenahan, Ill. d,
dean OF the College, Princeton Univer-
sity. Richard Thorington ls valedicto-
riau
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
STORES TO CLOSE SATURDAYS
Walnut Street Business Men Decide
on Plan During july and August.

Employees Of Walnut street shops are
rejoicing over the decision of the board
of directors of the Walnut Street Busi-
ness Association, reached at a meeting
yesterday, when 1t was unanimously de-
cided to ask all OF the members of the
association to close their shops Satur-
days during July and August.
AS virtually all Walnut street mer-
chants are members of the association,
this will mean a general closing Satur-
days during the two months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
OBSERVATIONS at Philadelphia
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Maximum lemperature ...-............,..,'fs IA
On the Pacific Coast
san tranelsee ,.-.. Weather clear; tenn 81
San Dieso eolsat sWeathef cloudy. tsmb. 55
Almanac Of the Day
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-08
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Ju

WASHINGTON, June s.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Ter.
sey' Fair and cooler tonight; Wednesday
falr' moderate northwest winds
The disturbance that covered the T,aLa
region and the Ohio valley YESTERDAY
morning mas advanced to the lower ST.
Lawrence valley and New EngIs1J
While light rains occurred under lts IN
nuence over most Of the northeastern
portion Of the country, the skies have
cleared generally from central Pennsvl-
Vania and New York westward. The
temperature Is unseasonably low through
in North Dakota being 20 degrees bainv,
normal and accompanied by heavy to
killing frosts.
IT. 8 Weather Rpra.,, p..u,
The Press., 1915-09-29
STOMACH MISERY
 QUICKLY VANISHES

Your money back if you want it is the way in which Anders Jacobsen the popular druggis ist is selling Mi o-na, the great dyspepsia remedy.
 This is an unusual plan, but Mi o-na has SO much merit and is so al. most invariably successful in relieving all forms of indigestion that he runs but little risk in selling under guar antee of this kind.
 Do not be miserable or make your friends miserable with your dyspepsia. Mi -o-na will help you. If it doesn't, tell Anders Jacobsen that you want your money back and he will cheer fully refund it.
 A change for the better will be seen from the first few doses of Mi-o-na and it's continued use will soon start you on the road to perfect digestion and enjoyment of food.
 Mi-o-na has been so uniformly suo- eessful that every box is sold under 8 positive guarantee to refund the money if it does not relieve. What fairer proposition could be made.
 Anders Jacobsen gives his personal guarantee of "money back if you want it" with every box of Mi.o.na that he sells. A guarantee like this speaks volumes for the merit of the remedy.
The Press., 1915-09-29
Throw Out the Line Give the Kidneys Help and Many
 People Will Be Happier.

"Throw Out the Life Line'-
 Weak kidneys need help.
 They're often overworked-they don't get the poison filtered out of the blood.
 Will you help them?
 Doan's Kidney Pills have brought benefit to thousands of kidney suf- ferers.
 Read this Rockville case:
 Mrs. Louis Fleohsig, 8 Becker Pl., Rockville, Conn.,, says: "I was in bad shape. The pains in my back were terrible and my head ached most of the time. In few days after using Doan's Kidney Pills I got relief. I thank them for what they have done for me. !"
 A LATER STATEMENT.
 MORE THAN FIVE YEARS LATER, Mrs. Fleohsig said: II will ingly confirm what have previously said about Doan's Kidney Pills. You may continue publishing my endorse ment. ''
 Price 500, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Flechsig has twice publicly recommended. Foster -Milburn Co. |. Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Press., 1915-09-29
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake.

Arthur Kibbe is laid up with a broken ankle caused by falling of q timber while he was at work in Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. George Reynolds, who have been spending two weeks with MT. and Mrs. A. M. Richardson, returned last Saturday to their home in Chicago.
 Clarence Newell, who was in the St. Frances hospital for number of weeks last summer, but has been staying with his sister. Mrs. J. R. Downes, of late, returned to the hos- pital last week for another operation on his leg.
The Press., 1915-09-29

The following books have been add
 cd to the library: How to Produce Children's Plays, by 0. Mackay. Gives a history of the children's play movement with practical chapters on play producing. scenery, costumes and Properties. Graded list of the plays for pbulio school use. list for special
 Holidays and for out of doors. also a
 list of helpful books for directors. (Library No. 79s M ID. The Antitrust Act and the Su-
 preme Court, by w. H. Taft. "Dis-
 cnsses clearly and ooncisely the rela-
 tion of constitutions and courts to the protection and limitation of individ-
 1al rights, citing important details in
 the sugar trust, standard oil, tobacco
 trust and other cases. Summarizes
 the effects of the Sherman Anti trust
 law on big business and the danger of
 adding severer amendments. A strong ssefence of the Supreme Oourt.'' A. sL, A. book list. (Library No. 33s. 8 .Sh 1).
 Educational Missions, by J. L. Bar. ton. Designed for study classes. Appendix of useful reference statistics and annotated list of books on educa- ton. Library No. 226 B 1).
 Demooracy's High School, by W. D. Lewis. Contents: A social view of the high school. The high school and the girl. The high school and the cottage. The administration of the course of study. Library No. 373 D1).
 My Own Story, by Mrs. Pankhurst. A history of the woman suffrage movement in England, as we'll as a record of the authors personal part in it. Frankly she discusses why slie became militant, the four years of work known as a peaceful militanoy and lastly, the period of physical ao- tfon, when more violent methods were restorted to- Naturally a defence of with the reason for it's adoption. A. L. A. book list. Lii brary No. SPA. 3 P 19).
 The Dance, it's place in Art and Life, by Troy and Margaret West The most complete book on tho subject; covers historical develop ment, folk dancing and present-day artistic and social dancing, gives prac- bical directions, many illustrations A. T., h0ok 1ist (T.ihrarv No 793 K 62). @
The Press., 1915-09-29
South Wilmington.
The oft repeated truth, "A m

The oft repeated truth, "A matter is not settled until it is settled right, '' applies to the method suggested in the proposed constitutional amendment to
 be submitted to the voters Oct. 4, which provides free transportation for
 members of the general assembly, If
 it is approved by the people it will
 be because they think it is better than
 the present system and not because it
 is just what they think is the best plan. As matters are to-day the
 members are fortunate if they get by
 without having a deficit to meet :;
 especially the member located con-
 siderable distance from Hartford. The
 proposed amendment remedies this one
 feature, but what the people want and they want it because it is right,
 just and equitable, is per diem pay
 and mileage to cover trips to the oapi-
 tol only. If a member received pay
 while he was in attendance and mile-
 age necessary for him to attend, the tax payers would get service based on cash paid and the member would get pay based on services rendered. This
 is plain business proposition fol-
 lowed successfully in all lines of
 business for time immemorable and needs no defense. The substitute offered the people is one that is desig- mated to furnish unlimited mileage and full salary to the member,
 whether he attends or not. Two years ago the proposition that the salary of members be increased toI $500 was submitted to the people and defeated. The members of the legis- lature know what the people want, and yet they have thrown out this makeshift to them. Any man who is at all familiar with past legislatures can readily see that the man that at- tends 75 or 80 session days gets more than the man that goes twice and the man that has mileage books thrown into his lap might be tempted to use them for other trips than between his home and the state capitol. The proposed has some good features. It is not free from just criticism.
The Press., 1915-09-29
WELLINGTON.

g Misses FaImer and Dunnlng are In New York for 8 week or two.
 Seth Schofeld, committee, will, according to promise give details as to the grange fair and field day.
 There has been SO much late rain that the foliage still retains it's mid. faxnmer green. Last year at this date the autumnal coloring was at it's greatest beauty, and the foliage usually turns in September.
 The tempestuous wind of Sunday and Sunday night sweeping through the heavy foliage of the trees was not unlike the roaring of the waves ot the sea. Many dry branches were broken off, one notably large one from the fine old tree near the Ryde, house.
 Despite unfavorable weather condi tions there were 40 at Bible school Sunday afternoon and a good congre. gation to listen to an excellent sermon by Mir. Westerfield of Sugarleaf. N. Y. Mrs. Westerfeld accompanied he, husband and her mother, Mrs. Thomas Denman.
 Next Sunday all will bear in mind that the church services are to be changed to the forenoon as usual for the winter. It being Bible school, Rally Sunday and Promotion day there will be appropriate exercises commencing at 10 o'clock at which all interested are invited to be present that they may gain an idea of the graded work the children and young people have been engaged on for a year under the painstaking guidance of Mrs. Darrow. Members of the school are requested to come at g. 30 o'clock to arrange for the prooessional and other details. The preaching service will commence at clever o 'clook, and at the close of which the Lord s supper will be observed.
 Last Thursday MT. and Mrs. Ed. ward H. Davison of New Britain, Mrs. George T. Goodwin of West Hartford and Edward D. Williams of Hartford motored in the Davi ison car to the Preston ancestral home in East Wilmington, "The Hollow" the two ladies and MT. Williams being children of Davis Williams and Florinda Preston Williams, daughter of Amos Preston. The Williams family lived for many years in Brooklyn, and have pleasant memories of drives and visits across country in their youthful days when there were many cousins here. They called at Maple Corner inquiring for family relatives and observing changes and improvements, especially in the matter of the state roads.
 At the close of 10 years of service for the State Humane society Samuel A. Gardner of New Haven wrote the fol- lowing for his mother, Mrs. Emily Baker Gardner, that we are happy to be permitted to make public in this column.
 1905 August 1915. Ten years of service for society, the
 Connecticut Humane,
 Ten years helping to free children and
 animals from pain:
 Ten years of such service performed
 both days and nights.
 Ten years has revealed much suffering
 and many pitiful sights.
 Ten years of volunteer help from our agents, volunteer band. Ten years of service from such men
 make for 8 better land:
 Ten years of backing from friends and
 members in our fight,
 Ten years has seen many lives bright.
 en and animals treated right.