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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
FOREIGN COMMERCE
COURSE TO START AT
YIN. C. A. TOMORROW
Plan for Fitting Young Men to
Develop Philadelphia as
a Great Export
Centre
ALONG PRACTICAL LINES

Fitting the citys young men to deal
with the foreign trade problems that will
develop with Philadelphia's destined
place in the sun" as an export centre is
the object Of a special foreign trade course
which the School of Commerce and Ac-
counts of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. will
open tomorrow.
practical" is the word which describes
the course, backed by leading business
men of the city who personally will de-
liver lectures or send picked representa-
tives from their establishments The
course is under the supervision of the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Frank n. Poe, of that bodys Foreign
Trade Bureau, being the director. 1t will
continue six weeks.
Names that are household words in the
city appear on the list of members of the
Advisory Committee, and the corps of ex-
perts who will deliver special lectures Is
made up OF the most thorough specialists
in foreign trade in Philadelphia. Half the
lectures will be delivered by the special
lecturers and the other half by Mr.. Poe.
optional courses In modern languages ac.
company the course.
The Advisory Committee consists of H.
X Mulford. of the II. X. Mulford Com
United States Steel Corporation: S. NJ.
Curwin, president of the j. c. Brill Com
pany; Stanley c. Flagg pipe-fittings man
ufacturer; Howard 3. French, president
of the Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce H. G. Graft grain exporter; Will
lam S. Hallowell. Of the Harrison Safety
Boiler Works; w. ID, Simmons, president
of the Simmons Hardware Company Rob-
ert c. Wright, freight traffic manager of
the Pennsylvania Railroad: Mr.. Poe, ].
Howell Cummings, president of the John
3. Stetson Company; q. X. Coleman ex-
port manager of the S. S. White Dental
Manufacturing Company; A, n. Hargrove.
of the ]. G. Brill Company; Edward Jack
son, of the Miller Lock Company; Davis
l.. Lewis, of the Brown Brothers Com
pany; Ernest r. Trigg. of the John Lucas
Company, Inc. r. G. Ware. of Ware
Brothers: Director George n. Webster, of
the Department of Wharves, Docks and
Ferries. and DR. w. p. Wilson, of the Phil
adephia Commercial Museum
Lectures beginning tomorrow and ending
June Is, will be given Mondays and Thurs.
days from to $3.50 p. m. Immediately
preceding the trade sessions, lectures in
commercial French, German, Spanish and
italian will be given by native teachers.
Another similar four month course will be
offered in the fah
Besides the alternate lectures by Mr..
Poe, special lectures will be given as fol-
lows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

The case of Katharine Harrison. the 10
year-old bride, who has confessed to the
murder of the man who wronged her be-
fore her marriage, has awakened wide In
terest among jurists and lawyers here be-
cause of the possibility that she cannot be
convicted under the laws of Texas
"Such condition could not exist in
Pennsylvania" said Judge MacNeille, OF
the Juvenile Court, an authority on mat
ters in connection with minors. "A young
girl accused of murder in the first degree,
might be tried in the Juvenile Court.
However, the District Attorney would
have the privilege of having the case
transferred to the Criminal Court. be-
lieve that a person, juvenile as we'll as
adult, accused of premeditated murder,
should have trial by jury, for the sake
of the defendant as well as of the State.
personally" added Judge MacNeille, II
should refuse to try a child for first de-
gree murder in my court. l should insist
on a trial by Jury. 1 have never had a
arine Harrison, but have tried children
who. by accident, have been the means
of killing their comrades while at play"
The Texas District Court, according to
dispatches, cannot deal with the girl-bride,
because she is a juvenile. The Juvenile
Court cannot deal with her because the
Texas law for Juveniles applies to males
'In Pennsylvania" said Judge Mac
Nellie. "either the Juvenile or Criminal
Court could deal with the case, In many
states laws applying to juveniles were
meant to apply to boys only. In the
opinion of some legislators, only boys are
bad. They think little girls are always
good OF course, all those who know
children realize that a young girl is as
capable of any crime of which boy may
be accused. But l can well believe that
the law in Texas relates to males only"
According to counsel, neither Katharine
Harrison nor her husband, who was with
w. l.. Warren at the time of his death,
can be held as accessory, because neither
can be convicted as the principal The
husband, the only witness to the crime,
according to the girls confession, cannot
testify against his wife Therefore, it is
predicted, that Katharine Harrison will
not be convicted of the crime to which she
has confessed.
'grhe confession has no value unless the
broof OF the murder is found. It must be
proved by the court that the murder was
committed by Katharine Harrison" said
Judge MacNellle,
"Neither can wife testify against her
husband, nor a husband against his wife.
So. il the only witnesses 10 the crime are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
SEE NO REAL GOOD
FOR DEFECTIVE GIRLS
in REFORMATORTES
Women in Work of Reclamation
Agree With Mrs. Falconer
That Such Institutions
Are Useless
CRUEL INSTEAD OF KIND

Philadelphia women who are giving
their lives to reciaiming wayward girls
agree with Mrs. Martha p. Falconer, su.
perintendent of the Sleighton Farm for
Girls, who says that reformatories for
feeble-minded girls are useless.
In an address at the exhibit on feeble
mndedness I'm the Widener Building, Mrs
Falconer declared that the only method
Of caring for the feeble.minded girls was
that of permanent segregation. She made
the assertion that keeping feebleminded
girls in homes until their time was out.
and then letting them run at large In the
community, was not knness. but crime
to the girls and the community.
Mrs. May Hinman. probation officer and
case superintendent of the mlsdemeanants'
branch of the Municipal Court, and Miss
Elsie Bailey. probation officer in the same
court. declare that Mrs. Falconer speaks
the truth, and that they agree with her
absolutely.
only this last week." said Mrs. Hin
man, II had feeble-minded girl. who
can never be helped. The only place for
her is an institution like the village for
feeble.minded, such as the one the Char.
tiles Association workers are trying TO
have completed at Laurelton.
my. how fine It would be If we did have
such place to send this girl" she added.
1T would be splendid The girl Is not
vicious. She Ia more than 81. but has the
mind of n child less than / 0 years old. She
is absolutely irresponsible. Doctors say
so. But there is no place to send her un-
der the present state of affairs She has a
baby and does not even know who It's
father is. We have done everything for
her that we can, but IL is useless. She has
been in half dozen institutions. but they
only can keep her a limited time. Then
she has to go forth on the community
again. If the 1917 Legislature makes the
appropriation for the completion and
maintenance of the village at Laurelton
the solution will be helped. OF course. 1t
will not take care of all the girls who
should go there, but it will help materi-
ally"
Miss Bailey expressed herself as agree
ing with Mrs. Falconer.
when people have worked with way
ward girls as much as we have. they will
all realize the futility of trying to help
the feeble.mlnded girl She cannot help
herself She is not responsible. 1t is not
really fair to her to allow her at large
in the community. But. as matters are
now, we are not even in the position to
know whether the girls are feeble.minded
or not. and even IL we did know, we have
no place to send them I sincerely hope
that the exhibition now being held in the
Widener Building succeeds in arousing
much interest. ] hope that by the time
the exhibit has travelled throughout the
State and the petition has been sent to
the Legislature, the necessary appropria.
ton will be made, so the village can be
completed"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
SYNAGOGUE ROBBERY
STTRS GHETTO JEWS
Thieves Batter in Vain at Safe,
but Take White Robes
Valued at $40

The synagogue of Chevra Ahavas
Achim Anche Nazin Nusach Marie, at
III South Cd street, was entered early
today by thieves, who, after making a
vain attempt to batter open the door of
safe in the basement, left hurrledly,
taking only few white robes valued at
more than $50.
Entrance was made by forcing open
side door. The thieves evidently were
not armed with explosives. They ham
mered the safe lock out of shape, but
the doors held fast. In the safe were
relics, manuscripts of great value and
documents, but only a small sum of
money.
The robbery was reported to the police
of the I'd and Christian streets station,
and the news soon spread through the
neghborhood Many inquiries were made
and many pious Hebrews expressed great
relief that the thieves had been foiled
in their attempt
According to the police the lob" had a
decidedly "amateurish" appearance. There
was no indication that IT was the work
of the same band who robbed st. Patrlck's
Catholic Church, at goth and Locust
streets, last week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

Tbousands of electric lights, hundreds
:, brilliant signs and scores of powerful
sa,rcblights used at the Panama-Pacihc
Isxnositon will transform night into day
during the 18th annual convention of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
world, which will be held In Philadelphia
from June 90 to 30
PHILADELPHIA has pledged itself to
,rogram of illumination which will be
greater than anything of the kind ever
attempted by any city in the United
states. The illuminating bill has been
yariously estimated from $4,000 to
100000.
Philadelphia during convention week has
bsen assigned to w. j. Ryan, of the Cen
eral Electric Company, New York. Mr..
RYAN ia known throughout the country
az "the wizard of illumination" and folks
who know of his work say he has earned
his title. He planned the illumination of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition, and he
has performed some noteworthy artificial
light "stunts" in all parts of the world,
Mr.. Ryan has promised to make Phila-
delphia SO bright at night during conven-
tlon week that folks won't be able to tell
when the sun rises or when 1t sets.
"when Philadelphians retire at night
they will have to pull the shades to keep
out the light" Mr.. Ryan is quoted as say
ing.
Mayor Smith and Chief Mclaughlin, of
the Electrical Bureau, have agreed to CO.
operate with Mr.. Ryan in his plans,
CITY HALL THE CENTRE
City Hall will be used by Mr.. Ryan as
a great magnificent centrepiece in his
lighting plan. The sides of the hall will
be incrusted witt thousands Of electric
bulbs, so that the building will look like
gigantic block of fire. But the climax
of the big illumination spectacle will be
given expression about the statue of Will
liam Penn, on City Hall tower. Gas pipes
will be erected through the coat-tails of
the dgnified Penn, and these tubes will
shoot the flames of gas 200 feet into the
air. These livid tongues of fire will be seen
for miles around, and they will cast a
lurid glow all over the central business
section.
/. The central business section for many
squares about City Hall will be brilliantly
lighted: All Of the business mems assoc
ciations have promised to cooperate in the
Illumination movement. Powerful search
lights stationed on sSyscrapers will shoot
beams of light to all parts of the city,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Police Court Chronicles

Pat Quigley is sentimental grave
digger. He is sorry for every one he
buries, 1t matters little whether he knows
them or not. He buried so many persons
In the last week in the cemetery on the
North I'd street pike that his sorrow was
oyerfowing. Pat was crying so loudly near
I'd and Dauphln streets over his trouble
that his grief attracted a crowd and, in
oidentally, Policeman Meyers The po-
Hceman told Pat to retreat to another
neighborhood. but the gravedigger was de-
nant He declared that he had the right
70 give vent to his feelings regardless of
localities Then he told the cop what he
thought of him and dared him to reply
While Meyers was pulling with indig-
nation, Quigley took a bicycle away from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
N;oht Will Be Forced to
Flee During Conven-
tion Week Here
owrzARD" IN CHARGE
w. ]. Ryan, Exposition Expert,
Will Direct Illumina-
ton Work
aAd" Men viii Make City
FdiryIdnd of Lights

philadelphia will be transformed
,rto . afairyland city" by the $780,
no0 1GSV Illumination program during
yoe tSs 18th annual convention of As
ssociated Advertising Clubs OF the
World, to be held here next June.
w ]. Ryan, wizard of illumina-
.;ona who lighted the Panama-Pa-
cific ciE Exposition, will have charge
of en- The work of making Philadel-
mia the brightest spot on the map.
City Hall will be made blazing
centrepiece of the big illumination
nIan, and battery of searc,hhlights,
@ pSed at the exposition, will shoot
i;oht beams to every part OF the
city. .;.I;... .,l
citizens have promised to contrib.
ute thousands of dollars worth of
material to the general lighting
carnival
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
UNJUSTLY ACCUSED POLICEMAN
INDICATED BY INQUIRY
Charges Found to Be a "Frame-up"
by House of Refuge Boys
WEST CHESTER, Pa. Marc

WEST CHESTER, Pa, March l. -
Policeman w s. Good, of the borough
force, who had been suspended on a
charge of entering into scheme with
boys at the Glen Mills House of Refuge
to escape after which they were to give
themselves up to the policeman and the
reward collected at the institution divid-
ed, was restored to the force following
an investigation.
The chairman of the Police Committee
visited the House of Refuge and conclud-
ed the entire affair had been frame
up" scheme of the boys
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

= BOY who was passing and rode down
lsehton avenue. Meyers. who had a good
record In the United States cavalry, man
assd 70 get horse in a blacksmith shop
M ~ gave chase. He caught Pat after a
Ealops OF several blocks.
When he brought the gravedigger be-
tole magistrate Dietz he charged disor-
veriy conduct. But the cop admitted that
we accusation was based solely on the
Hisyedigger's loud lamentations.
Inc Judge could find nothing which
taAee u criminal offense and decided to
sYe rat another chance. But Pat was
nutihoas. He declared that he would
~ ~ when and where he pleased regard
.Sa ses 9i the law or any one else. And then
Sa ns 'udse was obliged to give him five
eays In the county prison that he might
- "lthout obstruoting traffic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Mark 4Oth Anniversary of Church

Members of the Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church. at Orthodox and Griscom
streets Frankford, last night celebrated
the 4Oth anniversary of the founding of
the house of worship. All members were
tagged with their names and the date
they Joined the church. They were shown
pictures of the original church and some
of the early members, and also photo
graphs of the present new church and
leading members. During the last four
years 400 new members have been ad-
mltted. all debts have been paid and the
new church built,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
WANTED Hoss WHIP, COT $50
Manayunk Merchants Stock Fails to
Please Woman; Coin Did

Customers who ask to see whips are
now looked upon with suspicion by John
C. Clemens, owner of a harness store at
437S Main street Manayunk. Clenens
suspicion is inspired by $50, or rather the
loss of that amount, which he suffered
today while obliging a negress who wanted
"hoss whip"
Clemens was counting his money. in all
$50, prior to paying the bills due on the
first of the month when the woman came
in with the request to see whips. He
showed her a few that didn't suit He
then obligingly got down his entire stocl;
from the upper shelves, taking more than
three-quarters of an hour to do 1t. Moth
ing suited however, and the woman
shambled out 1t appears that .he money
suited her, as she took it when Clemens
left 1t lying on the counter The Mana
yunk police are looking for the woman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
p. r. r. Car Bakery a Success

ALTOONA, Pa. March AFTER trying
out the mammoth oven for drying paint
on cars for two years, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has decided that it is
a success, and will erect two more car
bakeries at it's car shops here. The paint
is sprayed with hose instead of applied
with a brush Formerly 16 to Is days
were required to paint and dry n car
but the oven has cut the time more than
half.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

The Cooper Mansion lawn, in the square
bounded by Point, Front, Vine and York
streets, Camden, through the efforts of
Councllmen Greer and Macintosh. of that
city, has been obtained for use as n city
playground In conference with Joseph w.
Cooper the principal heir of the Cooper
estate, Councimen Greer and Macintosh
and FrederiCk s. Finkeldey president of
the Board of Recreation Commissioners
effected satisfactory agreement which
will give the city the use of the square
next summer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
&C POISON fOr Medielne, May Die

n. aiIs rs Emma Myers. % years old, 1924
~. vernon street, Is in serious eondi-
az Hahnemann Hospital from swal-
t,shins tshilas poison in mistake for a headache
CO. ssfiy today. Unable 10 sleep be-
= = seis fumbled about a medicine chest IN
,.sss... aark and swallowed a tablet. A few
.s,esss stea later she suffered pains in the
h,'shel and her cries awakened her
-7sHi'a' who called an ambulance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
GIRL-WIFE WHO SHOT MAN WOULD IN.
BE TRIED HERE, JUDGE ASSEF.T TS
MacNeille Asserts 1t Would Be Impossible to ConySs
Texas Slayer Under Similar Circum- N
stances in This State ,%s d0s'

the husband and wife, I don't see hines to
Texas court can get the necessary
Judge MacNeille added. 5MITf
This ruling as to testimony of L n
against husband and vice versa exists
in Pennsylvania. Under similar circum-
stances, although the girl accused of mur-
der in the first degree in this State would
come to trial. 1t is likely that the child
will not be convicted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Promises Aid for West PhiIadelphia

plfeetor Of Public Safety Wilson last
n,snt promised the Elmwood Avenue Im-
sssSselnent sss't Association that the present
~,eilliiiistration would see that everything
is.ssiule Is done for the development and
Improvement of the West PbiladeInbia
seenon from which the association draws
~ membership. Two hundred members
nc association, with their wives and
tt,si,efen, attended a dinner at Assembly
''ah' oSd street and Elmwood avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

Cops go to movies" too often in unf-
form they must stop the habit
Director Wilson today forbade the prac-
tice Of watching the movies" in uniform.
because Of many complaints
while these patrolmen may be on duty
at the time, that fact IS not known to the
general public. and the impression created
is anything but favorable" the order
reads. Hereafter. members of this bu
reau in uniform, unless in the performances
of police duty, must not enter any the
atre Any one found violating this order
will be ordered for trial"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
sLEppER HTS AUTO. HURT
Tamaqua Boy Was Coasting Down a
Hillv Street

POTTsvILLE, Pa, March Paul
Krella, OF Tamaqua, son Of Albert Krella,
is in the Coaldale Hospital suffering with
a compound fracture of the skull, and It
is believed he win die
The youth who is years old, and a
companion were coasting down a hiliy
street in Tamaqua, when the sled collided
with the auto of DR.. o. X. Speer. The
companion suffered slight bruises. The
auto was wrecked by running into a tel
egraph pole in an effort to avoid the
accident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
70 cremate Henry James Body

,. ,ls'N' March The body OF Hen-
iss' the novelist who died yester-
nv pe cremated, The funeral sery-
ckae nsla Friday at Chelsea ola
80 "a historical church near MS resi-
tne place of interment u the
W has not been decided.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

AZ so BEAUTIFUL RUGS ALL SIZES.
10 SAVE FROM 1856 40 50E
$3.50 LUTz RUG CO.. ssI ARCH STREET
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

Three Typewriter Ribbons, 81 90
for any machine. any single color. rlbhoa
guaranteed best on market.
Keystone Process Company
81 Heffh Ihird 81. C4mdea. n. ,.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-30
DRAGNET THROWN
OUT FOLLOWING
DAVIS BURGLARY
Nine Men Rounded Up and
Held on Vagrancy Charge
Captain 0'Grady Does a
Marathon With Burglar

Police efforts to catch the burglar
who entered the home of Mrs. Anna
Davis. 524 North Second street, early
yesterday morning, brought the drag
net into play The police last night
rounded up nine men and held them
in jail on the charge of vagranoy
Three men were arrested earlier, one
of them by Deputy Sheriff A. J. Me-
Kew at 1sleta, but they were released
when they gave an account of them
selves
The police struck hot trail so
hot that 1t sizzled-immediate after
the burglary, but the burglars fleet
feet and the darkness OF early morn
ing saved him from capture. He was
heard rummaging a room at the Davis
house. The police were called by tele-
phone. Capt Pat O'Grady believing
the man would make for the railway
yards, ran to head him off He
caught sight of a man, supposedly the
thief, running as he neared the yards.
Captain OGrady set out after the
man. but was unable to overtake him.
Patrolman Francisco Apodaca ana
Merchant Policeman Lee Armijo saw
the man, still running, and took after
him. Their speed could not match
his, however, and he was soon lost to
sight.
The burglar got a watch and sew
eral dollars from roomers at the pa
Wis home.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-30
ENGLAND ANSWERS
GERMAN CHARGES

London, May 29.-The foreign Of
flee issued a statement today coun-
terng the allegations Of the German
chancellor, Or. Won Bethmann- Holl-
veg, about the Bosnia crisis, which
sir Edward Grey, the foreign secre-
fary in the house of commons charac-
terlzed as "a first-class lie
The statement is chiefly of historic
interest, but shows that Sir Edward
Grey, writing to the British amhassa-
dor at st. Petersburg. on February q.
1903, declared that no territorial cone
SESSIONS could be obtained for Serbia
without a successful war and that to
risk for Serbian territorial claims a
war which might eventually involve
the greater part of the continent of
Europe. must be out of all proper
tons to the interests at stake"
The statement adds
The records of the period leave
the impression that war was avoided
because both Russia and Great Brit
ain were reluctant to press the Ser
han claims against Austria to the
point of war and had Germany taken
n corresponding view in 1914, when
the Austrian demands on Serbia were
pressed to the point of extinguishing
serbian independence, war would
have been avcrted.