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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07

| noticed away up in front of the cigarette
FACTORY thHt there was a man. perhaps he
was s p boxer he seemed to be slightly
elevated above the rest of the multitude
OF and on during the evening he beat the
air with his arm His actions were like
those of wounded bird He tapped his
wings but he never seemed to get any
where. Then there was some one over in
the direction of S3d and Walnut who was
practicing on trumpet. This person was
one of the disturbing elements Of the eve
ming. Every once in a while he would blow
a row of notes that all but broke up the
conversation of our little party.
But even the most enjoyable affairs
must come to an end So along abou. $50
we said Good night and wandered over
TO the cinder track There were a lot of
people sitting in the south stand evidently
expecting hundred-yard dash or two
AS we approached the exit at 33d and
Spruce streets we ran into some sort of
combination modern-medieval preparedness
meeting a lot Of husky young men in fam
tastie garb and wearing helmets and -four
l3hing spears were organizing Company F.
Now and then warrior bold dashed by on
a horse.
AS 1 looked back 1 noticed that the
trains were still shifting up and down the
elevated road"
Would you mind if l nterrupted?" said
the reporter.
Not at all, not at ALL" said the man.
we'll then" continued the reporter,
wasn't II too bad it didn't rain?"
Yes said the man. IF II had only
ralned' then only about 1000 out of every
lo'oOo would have been disappointed"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07

orchestra Eventually the brasses came to
the aid of the unhappy strings, and silence
| gathered In the audience Virgllio Lazzari
and Leone zinovieff each had their debut
| in America in what looked like moving
1 picture opera--all there except the sound.
| They too. managed, at least The tenor's
/ Celeste Aida" got hand Marie Rappold
pped. at first. and only the opulent Mar
garete Matzenauer had no difficulty at the
start. Her voice could people the desert
with ease, and with pleasure. Report has 1t
that back in the bleachers the sound Of her
voice bounded on the walls and resounded
pleasantly. The youngsters In the tree
tops heard. and were made glad.
in the second act the ballet first appeared.
The ecstatic leapings and boundings of the
Nublans disturbed several prudish persons
until loud voice assured the world that
IL was probably the air After that all was
we'll Mines Rappold and Matzenauer were
In splendid voice, and when the scene gave
way to the entrance Of the hero the result
was electrlfying. Crowds really In hun
dreds, came on with no rushing back
stage to march in again The stage grew
populous and the arrangement of costumes
and the grouping added to the effect of
multitudes The stirring music. part
hymnal. part chant of triumph blared out
n fitting counterpart to the "Rtorna Winch
tor" of the first act and the famous quin-
tet at the end was superbly sung. Thence-
forward there was no doubt of the wis
dom of the University in choosing the
opera for open-air production. To the tragic
end Of Aida" II was q success.
Artistically the performance came to the
limit of goodness The scenery was, to be
sure, old-fashioned stuff, but the best of
that type, and the mechanics were excel
lently handled 1t occurred to those faml-
iar with the opera that the scenes in which
the crowds did not appear might seem
"draggy" owing to the smaness of the
voices plaint which brought forth the
suggestion that the impresario should have
had two Aidas and six Rhadameses, Ia
the Topsies of Uncle TOMS Cabin. In the
open air the performance had to be some
thing of pageant. 1t reached that plane
when the crowds came on. when color and
mass movement dazzled while the crashing
music exalted. Beside the singers mem
toned Leon Roth!er, Gluseppi Campanari |
(from Somewhere in RetiremenD. Giovanni |
Porro and Juanta Prewett had the prin- |
clpal parts. 1t cannot be too strongly said |
that n superior performance in singing has |
not Neen heard here.
The particular qualities of each voice |
could hardly be dsengagcd adequately |
Judged in such a performance That is |
why little can be definitely said of the voice |
of the Russian Caruso," NJ. Zinovieff. |
rhe ensembles were mastery. Miss Sew
ern's dancing. much applauded. deserved
place in such company. And the directing |
brains of the performance have a spen-
lid work to their credit G.. V. S.
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was afre. He was about to turn in an
alarm when one of the little Webers said
ITS daddy; he's mad again"
And then daddy, his face wreathed in
rage appeared at the door with the two
swords in his rand, looking for more worlds
to conquer.
Weber decided that he would not wage
war against the United States, and accom-
panied the cop to the Trenton avenue and
Dauphin street station.
Magistrate Deitz listened patiently as
Weber's wife, Marie, and his children told
of the prisoners temper.
The Magistrate told the prisoner that 80
days in the House of Correction would
quiet his nerves,
I'D rather go there than home" said
Weber, and he started for cell. But when
the iron-barred doors loomed up before him
he asked the Judge" to reconsider. And
then Jimmy Hagan, who acts volunteer
counsel for many prisoners at the station
house, suggested that the matter be ad-
justed amicably
The Magistrate decided upon a fine of
$3.50. Weber paid the fine and went home
smiling with his wife and 13 children.
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AIDA. SUNG IN OPEN AIR,
is SPECTACULAR SUCCESS
Siren-l like Locomotive Oblgato Fails to Divert
vast Audience From Brilliant Operatic
Performance on Franklin Field

The old fox. Giuseppe Verdi. triumphed
over Faveral thousand trains and. incident
ally over several million human beings at
Fratsfiin Field last night (The trains were
c0unted BY ear. the humans by suess). The
pertoruance of Aida" which began as n
Rcod-natured Joke. turned out before the
hrst act was over, to be a fine artistic
presentation. and by the time the ent re
chorus and ballet assembled with the prn.
cipals In the stirring triumphal march the
performance had become an unauestioned
triumph itself
II there weren't several million persons
present there were at least several hun
dred thousand varieties of good humor. The
yurnstiles were ready to click at 6 80 p M,
put what with summer coming and late
dinners the crowd began to arrive at 7:15.
At 7t30 II looked like the outside of the
Coliseum at Chicago. AS the thousands
passed IN they saw the chorus engaging in
what looked like a game of ball played at
masquerade, with at least nine separate
teams engaged That was behind scenes
In front was the widest set ever conceived
by mortal man. With lights full on 1t, It
looked like nightmare, full of Egyptian
hobsoblins and architectural monstrosities.
As the audience waited for the curtain"
II was introduced to new definition of
divert from" few days ago it was
announced that the railroad (name sup
pressed by kindness) would divert traffic
from the environs of Franklin Field while
seems means to shoot at German gunners
around Verdun divert fire from the fort
resses, apparently. At any rate the rattle
of shifting trains and the sonorous bells
of locomotives provided beautiful obll-
CATO On at least two occasions the bells
were precisely pitched to Marie Rappold s
voice. Once the combined forces drowned
out the accompaniment. 1t wonder
ful achievement.
Things started bit late. and 1t seems
that in the suburbs of Franklin Field the !
acoustics were faulty. In the ntermission
the crowds rushed the front in echelon |
formation, bringing heavy batteries of |
campstools to bear on the police and storm |
ing the aises.
In the vicinity of section co a young man |
temporarily deserted young woman in an !
effort to buy her some cold lemonade. She |
was on the aisle. When he returned there
was no girl and, what worse, aisle.
A force of picked detectives were engaged
by the young man. They came, looked
fiercely at the crowd, waved Intellectual lit
tie sticks and departed. The victory for
the common people was hailed with shouts.
The wait was dreadfully long. After about
10 minutes a gentleman arose and said he
had to leave. II seems that he owed his
milkman a bill. and was afraid to meet him
on the way home
Cries of Louder - cheered Giorgo Po-
lacco on as he waved his baton over the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
RUMOR OF SPLIT
m CHAPLIN RANKS
Sid, the Inseparable Brother
Forms His Own Company.
Film Notes
Rr the PhntonlaY Editor

sid and Charlie Chaplin, so It Is declareu
upon good authority, have auarreleu anu
parted, professionally and personally
The two brothers have been insepaIaple
for years Ever since the rise OF ChsIhe W
screen fame Sid has been his stanoh SUP SUP
porter and adviser There are many WI, WIZ
say that Charlie would never nave peIl ~,
heard of had II not been for sid VINO ls
credited with being very clever coneuIan cos,l
although of the opposite type from ChaIle
Sid is also a splendid director OF motion
pictures.
Yesterday Sid announced that he had or
ganzed the Sid Chaplin Film Company ior
the purpose of making two-reel comeules
and he will be the director of the COM
pany.
Now, It is said Charlie and Sid do not
speak when they pass on the Los Angeles
Rialto.
The watchword of the Savoy is Prepared
ness-preparedness for the comfort OF its
patrons for the summer months Ice water
fountains have been installed and the VEN
tilation is the best, the air being changed
continually by means of powerful exhaust
fans. This, together with carefully selected
pictures, insures the patrons both comfort
and amusement
The alterations and redecoratlons are be-
ing rapidly completed, and from all indica-
tions the Market Street Theatre promises
to be one of the most beautiful theatres on
the Rialto At all times the house will be
found to be 20 degrees cooler than the
street.
Two well-known Universal stars are maxi
ing a study of wild animals of the Universal
Zoo They are spending all their spare
time with Superintendent Rex de Rosselli,
who is giving them information galore about
the lions, tigers, leopards, bears and pumas
The stars in question are ella Hall and
Robert Leonard, and their sudden interest
in the beasts of the jungle Is due to the fact
that Charles Rankin, manager of produc-
tions, has assigned an animal story to
Director Leonard, and Leonard and Miss
Hall are to play the leading roles in the
production.
A new film corporation has been formed
to produce the comedies of Edward Harri-
gan for screen purposes. William Harrigan,
Edward Harrigans son, will act his fathers
roles He was last seen in "The Melody of
Youth" George Marion is to direct the
pictures. The capital stock of the cor
poraton is s5O0,O at 81 a share.
The company holds the exclusive rights
to the following Harrigan plays: "Old Law
ender," "Squatter Sovereignty" Major Gill
feather" Reilly and the 400" THE Black
Bird" christmas Joys and Sorrows" Nc
Sorley's Infation," the "Muligan" series.
"Waddy Googan." The Leather Patch"
"Lorguire," "The Last of the Hogans." MY
Son DAN" The OReagans," Pete" and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
STAR VISITS OLD TEACHER
Zenatello Sings at Hazleton Where
Benefactor Lives

HAZLEToN. Pa. June IA friendship
Detween schoolboy and teacher. which
started many years ago in the Tyrol was
renewed In Hazleton last night when Clio
Vanhl zenatello, the noted operate tenor.
anu ms wlte' Maria Gay. appeared In a con-
cert here in connection with their visit 10 the
heV' rather Louis Lucchi. pastor of st. Yer
gillus Church and Zenatello's instructor I'm
europe who was instrumental In having
him sent TO conservatory of music and
hnaIly bringing him out as a singer
Zenatello has never forgotten this kind
ness, and he and his wife, who generally
receive $4,000 night, gave their services
last night free. The proceeds of the concert
VIII be divided between the Tyrolean church
and the newly established Italian church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
CLING TO RELIGIOUS CARR
School Teachers Quit Jobs Rather Thar
Change Attire s,

LANCASTER, Pa, June AFTER IN.
election of teachers for Rapho townshis
for next season the teachers were canal
before the school board and notified AMI
the State law prohibiting teachers wearIns
any religious garb would be enforced nos
could any emblem of secret orders h.
worn. Some of the teachers belonging Il
the so-called plain churches resigned.
Some years ago storm was created n
one of the townships by the school boards
refusal to discharge teachers refusing IA
discard religious garb. A prominent IA.
triotic order took the case through ths
courts and the garbed teachers had 10 20,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
Theatrical Baedeker

ADELPHI- Major Barbara" with Grace
George. A comedy by Bernard Shaw dealing
with q munition maker who wins his daughter
over from Salvation Army work to a share
In his philosophy that poverty is crime and
and the 'armorer's faith the only true one.
with philosophic discussion that bites deep
into the life OF 1915. One week only.
BROAD" "Forty-five Minutes From Broadway"
STAGED by the Philopatrian, Society as its
and amusing comedy with music about the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
ANOTHER SMALLPOX VICTIM
Camden Physician Finds First Victims
Companion III

Frederick Hardy, 81 years old, of New
Orleans. La, roommate of D. r. Howard.
OF that city who on Sunday walked into a
doctors offiee In Camden. where he was
found TO be suffering from smallpox. also
was found to be a victim OF the disease m a
mild form yesterday
When Howard was taken i'll, Hardy asked
to be allowed to go to the Camden Munic,.
pal Hospital 10 keep his friend COMPANY.
Doctor Leayitt, medical inspector OF the
Board OF Health. later decided the other
man might have contracted the disease SO
he granted the request. Yesterday the phv.
sieian examined him. with the result that
he was found to suffer from smallpox.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, June Z.
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey: Rain tonight. followed by clearing
Thursday; fresh shifting winds becoming
west.
The storm that was central over southern
Illinois yesterday has drifted slowly north
eastward and is central just east of Chi.
cago this morning. II has been attended
by moderate to heavy rains that have
spread eastward TO the Atlantic coast. The
rains have ceased in the Mississippi Valley
and the skies are clearing. but thunder
storms continue in Texas and Oklahoma
The temperature changes have been iTreg-
ular, with tendepcy to colder rather than
warmer. and a moderate deficiency is re-
ported from most places.
u. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
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sporting young man and tho nerv.rA 4
from New Rochelle. One week only il
FE4 TURE FILMS

AhfAk tAbAt ENkHG
FoRREsT-''The Dumb Girl Of por,,.,.
Anna Pavlowa, The famous dancer ~, ~.
company OF Kyssi,ans. augmented By
Corporation appearing in an eIahoasuattse S.
version Of the old opera. "MassSsSSI,ssafsa slz
Wednesday. The Feud al, :,
production. Thursday, Friday ana srssan.11.asi
The Thousand Dollar Husband. 'u'sss az
tlon. pfoaak
ARCADtA-"The Busle Cali" with wn,. 4.
TTase s 9SnHns ri %ssH
VICTORIA-wednesday The Law ~,
win Hsrrs X Wg5sy RSoyot9y gsi aad SdisIs, sss
in sevei reels Thursday. Friday .psrTodutts
day The Scarlet woman. with sa,sI. w
sue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki WIZ ses.
Paramount prodpction Thursday. Fs1sIec. Fs1sI.
Rns and Saturday Maria Rosa" with GeraaIsa.gs.
BELMoNT-w Wednesday. "The Love NJ
with Cleo Rldseieg Laslsy- Paramount nsskg X
Eternal Grind with Mary PieSfccppssy ''As
nous Players-Paramount hlm p
L9S1sTMeanSSafy w.b Moe snd FKhSs'dag KSs
Saturday, Her Great Triumph" with t6n,t ant
lam Nigh and Marguerite Snow. "hh
VAUDEVILLE
KEITH s-Truly shattuck and Marta o.,.
nard GsGa en weeR Seven Honey Bsgp BsSpsE, Ra
Leo Beers: Mr. and Mrs Norman PhiiIIpat 4
Pippifax and Paulo; Towards Bears sfroownl.y; is
Selig-Tribune Pictures. Hnd
GG.oBE---Tom Powell and his Peerless Mln,,..,.
Lou Winch. in In My Neishbor's Gar6ssee!.ss;;
ats5s Press AEenE MSrESn Dc.cSs s's "a
town: Robbins and Pals and Hargts.TIia Hg TIians; p:
Evans In popular songs ant
GRAND-'The Passion Play of wa.hi..
Square" one-act play dealing with ankssen = ksen
liant young playwright in love with a .tn1ls, ois
debutante. In addition, five other acts s0s,al Snll
some motion pictures. - ~
CROSS KEYS--First half of week: Sol Itn....
The Funmakers,; Frank Bush; Glenn Rssyiir.Is
in "Daddy' Miller, Packer and Ssils.s nns. ln.
dred Raymond. and the De Vries TROUPE Nv Y
acrobats. *
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
Main Line to Exhibit Peonies

The second annual peony show of the
Flower Show Association of the Main Linz
and the Pennsylvania Hortic,Struat s..
ciety jointly, will be held this Nasinocu
in the auditorium of the Bryn Nj taI3
house. Large entries will be niNh hs
prominent men and women of the Main
Line who raise peonies on their estates 2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
Vicious Doys Cause Owners Arres.

CHESTER, Pa, June Mrs. George
Baldt, member of the family which for
years has been prominent in the manufac-
ture of steel here and In New Castle, Del,
and Pittsburgh, in police court here was
held in $500 bail for court for harborng
vicious dogs. A dozen witnesses told of
being bitten and having their clothing torn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
SCENARIO DEPARTMENT
LESSON 5-Continuity

EyennE followed
In
and 2ed M 5 f m %
Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
INC Men Iniured by car

Three men were slightly injured ana thel.
horse was killed last night when their
wagon eollidsd with a northbound trollev.
car OF the Frankford division on Kensing
ton avenue near Shiller street
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-01
Sec. Brown Shows How Strike Might
Hurt Hawaii Interests Seriously

ION imports, the piling up OF
goods on the mainland, which has
been occasioned by the withdrawal
Of the Pacific Natl, the Anerican-Ha-
waiian and of the Great Northern, win
be still further Accumulated.
III it be prolonged it will have "a
serious effect on all contracts in con.
necti0n with which goods and sup:
plies ere required. It is to be hoped
that a speedy settlement will be
reached. before the really disastrous
effects can reach US. 4z
The strike is not unanticipated. 1t
has been known there was unrest on
the San Francisco waterfront, just as
there was among eastern railroad en-
ployes, but that anticipation has not
been such, with the congestion OF
freights that has existed, as to permit
steps to be taken which might miti-
gate evil effects. The seriousness will
depend entirely upon the speedy or
the delayed settlement OF the matter
as the case may be-" g.: ~ .-...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-01
Shipowners and Steamboat Men
= Say Cannot Afford Big Increase

That the Pacific coast shipping in
dustTy would be tied up completely,
unless the longshorcmen were grant.
ca 'their demands for a closed shop
was the threat made two weeks ago
by r. g. Martins, Yiee.president Of the
International LongshoreInep.s Uni0n,
who has been going up and down the
coast. organizing the waterfront work
ers.
The demands OF the workers. ac-
cording to Martins. rest not so much
on a new wage scale as on the
CLOSED shop principle. thatAis, that
none but union men shall be employ
ed. The boss stevedores and steve
doring companies insisted on the
open shop''--allowing union or. non
union men TO work.
The labor troubles on the coast In
yolye not only the Bteyedoring unions,
but the Hay and River Boatmens In
ion OF California, the riggers and the
'mafine engineers. In fact 1t is o
general movement OF waterfront and
stearnbeat semployes, and-each Of the
unions has demands OF its own, most
sof them Tor wage Increases.
) A special meeting of the Bay and
River Boatmenis Union. Of Californis
was held, on May 2S to vote whether
or not to strike on June i. No news
regarding the vote reached Honolulu.
hut It Is evident the vote was in favor
,of strike II the demands we're not
granted.
This union demands q 10 per cent
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-01

the strike has time tot reach Homo
lulu" ....* ..-.-..: -.
Jack Edwardson. secretary of the
Sailors Union, feels tire same way
about Il: "Storehouses in San Fran
cisco are stocked TO the ceilings he
said. businessmen there can't at.
ford 4 tie-up. As see 1t, there will
be concessions On both sides. | be-
lieye the men will get their 55c an
hour, perhaps this afternoon. and ar
bitrate the overtime question.
But If the strike does last, If IL is
not settled by tomorrow night or Sat
urday. Edwardscn predicts serious
trouble The whole country will he
tied az" he said this noon. ''All the
waterfront workers Of the country are
affiliated through the International
organization and if the strike. drags
along. the Pacific coast division will
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-01

increase for deck-hands and threaten
ed that unless the increase was grant
ed all the deckhands, firemen, oilers
and electricians would quit June l. t.:
The Iongshoremen OF the coast
have been agitating for higher wages
for months. They said they would &C.
.cept nothing less than q 10. per cent
increase. -=.s..t =. cog
The marine engineers called meet
ing for Portland and said they would
demand new wage standard carrying
an increase from 10 to Is per cent. !
Advance predictions were that on
account of high charter rates and the
prospering condition of shipping, the
owners would consent to 10 per cent
increase, but would go no higher. y
IN California the State Railroad
Commission, which handles public
utilities in general and fixes the rates
for river and bay steamboats,, attempt
ed 20 compromise between the boat:
mems union and the Steamboat Own
erg' Association OF California, but falls
ed. The steamboat owners declared
that under the rates fixed by the com.
mission they could not meet the wage
incFease demands and continue to do
business at any profit. They also
complained that the California rivers
were oyerrun with the "iitney' steam
ers, which are unregulated because of
their small size and character, and
that the commission should regulate
this. But this would require an act
Of the Legislature and the commission
found itself virtually powerless.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-01
PASSENGERS CANNOT
STAND WITH CAPTAIN
ON BRIDGE ANY MORE

Passengers or Incoming steamers
must keep On the deck sand not stand
on the bridge with the captain is an
order given by Capt. John K. Bulger,
supervising Inspector of steam vessels
in district No. I, before he sailed yes
terday on the Matsolia
According to Capt Bulger this regu.
lation has been in force for many
years but lately has not been observed
so closely as II should have been and
as q result several narrow escapes
from serious accidents have occurred
on steamers entering Honolulu
harbOr. ~ = - ~.as... .-- 81
The order in part says that all per-
sons shall be excluded from the pilot
house and navigator's bridge except IL
censed officers of the vessel, pilots
and members Of thu federal govern.
nent who are in charge of that par
tie1lar watereoarse.