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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
CHILDREN OF. CITY
PLAN TO DECLARE
NEW INDEPENDENCE
Boys Will Draft Articles and
Girls Make Flag Proclaiming
Freedom From All
Earthly Ills
MONTH OF JUNE THE TIME

new Declaration of Independence is
to be drafted and signed This is not the
news sent out by the correspondents at
Washington.
A new flag is TO be adopted. II will not
fly from the public buildings, 1t will not
be carried by the standard-bearers of
Uncle Sans regiments.
The new declaration is to he tho chill.
drens declaration. The new flag Is to be
the childrens flag. They will be adopted
by the school children Of Philadelphia
some time in June Perhaps they will be
adopted by the children of America at the
same time.
The new declaration will be adopted in
Independence Hall. Just as the declaration
which declared that these colonies are and
Of right ought to he free and Independent
states. The new flag will also be adopted
there in the shadow of the flag that flies
from the tower from where the news of
the birth of liberty was heralded to the
world in resonant tones of a bell.
The declaration will declare that the
boys of this country are to he free from
sorrow, from sickness. from poverty and
from all the other ills that make the lives
OF grown.ups as well as youngsters
miserable. 1t will he draf fled by the boys
just as the declaration of old was by the
men Of the colonies
made and designed by the girls of Phia.
delpha just as the first flag of the country
was made by "A Philadelphia woman.
The plan had its birth in Congress Hall.
adjoining Independence Hall. Children
OF the Samuel Huey Public School heard
of IT there for the first time and received
II enthusiastically. They heard of II in
the old Senate Chamber from the lips of
Farmer Smith. and they assured him
when they had recited the salute to the
Tag and sung the national anthem. that
they were back of the scheme to the
limit.
All the school children OF the city are
to share In the movement, which is to
spread far beyond the borders of Phila-
delphia and embrace the children of the
entire country. 1t is a movement to make
finer and nobler and healthier boys and
girls, not only for Philadelphia, but for
the United States.
Work on the plan will be carried on dur
ing the next three or four months and
details perfected There will be chill
dren's day in June-the date to be de-
ctded on later, probably by the Mayor
the children's Mayor The big festivities
will be at Independence Hall.
The teachers who accompanied the
Iiuey School boys and girls-students In
the eighth grade and as bright a lot as
ever you saw-were highly pleased with
the plan. So was Horace T. Carpenter,
superintendent of Independence Hall and
Congress Hall.
SO the Huey boys and girls are going
ahead to be pioneers in project that
will embrace the length and breadth OF
this land
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
CAMDEN WOMEN HEAR
APPEAL FOR DEFENSE
japanese Ambulance Corps
Work Best in Paris, American
Second, Miss Hill Says

me Japanese Ambulance Corps ranks
irst IN the point of equipment and the
american Ambulance Corps Is second, in
the relief work that is being done i'm
rFance according to Miss Elizabeth Hill,
OF the pennsylvania woman's Division for
National Preparedness, who spoke TO an
cntnuslasttc meeting of Camden women
at me Cooper Library last night
we Dragged that the American Ambu.
lance Corps was the best in the field.'
sne told the women, but one day I was
told TO take look at the Japanese Corps
Ihey had been In Paris but three days
ana j doubted that they could show any
practical results. To my surprise, | found
thoroughly equipped hospital operating
rooms accident wards, X-ray. and other
hccessories all in their proper places and
everything In readiness to receive the
wounded soldiers. ! was not surprised. !
was numb with astonishment. But when
! asked a few questions, I soon found the
reason.
THE Japanese Government trains an
nually 100000 women to go into the field
I'm case of war. The 1000 women that
are in Europe now under the Japanese
Red Cross are the most efficient in the
held. They have had the training, can
90 the work and put to shame their fairer-
skinned brothers and sisters"
Miss Hill, who urged the women to or
ganize n preparedness division in New
Jersey, is native OF Savannah, Ga, but
in the last seven years has lived in Eu-
rope. When the war began she was in
Switzerland, but later went to Paris
where she joined the American Ambu-
lance Corps.
Many of the women present sgnihcd
their intention of taking up one of the
eight forms of work mapped out by the
Pennsylvania Womens Division for Ma
tional Preparedness, and a meeting will
be called in n few days to select an
Executive Committee and officers and
perfect New Jersey organization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
SLOUGH CALLS DANCE
'SPOONING TO MUSIC
Evangelist Delivers Vitriolic but
Amusing Attack on
Terpsichore

z ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Feb. 16-
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, of New
York, who seldom fails to drop In at
The shelburne grill for a foX-trot when
Ne HES him shoreward; steel maGnates,
Supreme Court justices who waltz light
hsartedly at hotel dances, and thousands
Of socially prominent PhiladelphianA
who dance here, are literally beyond the
pale today, If the modern dance is every
thing Evangelist Henry w. Slough says
Hls
Here are few characteristic Slough
lsrns on dancing with which the resort is
ringing, since a crowd which jammed the
tabernacle last night committed them to
memory:
FHighest expression OF the decadence of
society In the 10Th century,"
Most perfect expression of yulgarity
and obscenity since the orgies of Bac.
chus"
Spoontng set to music"
Musical and motional debauchery."
One Of the most dangerous agencies
tnr eapsizing the moral equilibrium"
"DemOrallzing and degrading for young
and oil"
While the house roared like vaudeville
SHOW audience, Slough tangoed. fox
uoued, bunny'hugged and hesItated, using
stn'backed chair as dancing part.
ne said the round dance was "unspeak-
4ely vile" and fayed the Board of Edu-
sauoh oh without mercy for opening the
ns1 school gymnasium for faculty-chap-
uD1ed dances ON Saturday nights.
me audience enjoyed 1t immeasurably,
~ the town does not like II, In many
quarters inclined to be friendly TO Slough
maintained he blundered and hurt
,as cause. Fully 10 per cent. of the lead
NY ls ehurch members here are patrons of
u's dance, and many who have not missed
snarlty ball for years are between the
se ~ and the deep blue sea with respect
Friday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
CANDY INSTEAD OF CARNEGIE
MEDAL FOR BOY HEROES
Oranosky Boys Carry Sisters From
Burning Bed to Safety

me eyes of the children who live in
e heighborhood of Snyder avenue and
esllh 9th street, Reuben GranoslSy, l3
s ssals Old and his brother Benjamin, IL
'iS 'sss Old of 2l24 South 5th street. are en-
n,a 70 candy, lemonade. pie and other
1rnss which make a youngster feel happy.
nhen the brothers wakened up today
ny found many dainties in their room.
10y came from their sisters, Sadie, s
,es ~. old' and Annie. years old. whom
5.s 49, rescued last night when a fire almost
rloyed the Graaosky home.
sh4ias s Doys and their sisters were asleep
49, ut 10 o'clock last night on the second
~ The bed in which the sisters were
snd pihs ,h caught fire from gasoline stove
ne frightened girls shouted for help.
N reuben and his younger brother iumbed
Y the street. ''''N 9'7''' >
hscs,,.ss supposed TO save my sisters
i6se io6-,. l am their bother" said Reuben
esna, as he was chewing some OF the
~ given to him by his sisters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
wIDENER BUYS NOTED PRINTS
Famous Collection of 18th Century
French Art Acquired by Philadelphian

Joseph Il. Widener, of this city, has
bought the noted Christophe collection
of eighteenth century French prints from
NJ. Enoedler & Co.. of New York The
collection consists of 800 examples and is
considered second only to that of Baron
de Rothschld, of Paris.
The prints We're offered In Paris recent
ly for 100000 and were purchased Jointly
by Mcssrs. Enoedlcr and Thomas Agnew
C Sons. of London. The terms of the
sale were not made public. but it is be-
lleved the price approNimated S25O.OOO
The prints have been in this country only
about 10 days, the first offer of them
having been made to Mr.. Widener
Mr.. Widcncr's father. the late r. A.
b. Widener, was noted collector. but
this is the first important purchase made
by Mr. Joseph Widener.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
WOMAN WROTE OWN WILL
TestatriX Distributed Her Small Prop.
erty to Avert "Fussing"

NORRISTOWN. Pa, Feb. 16.-One of
the most unique wills probated In Mont
gomcry County for years is that of Eliza
II. Tyson, late of Norrlstown, made in
1912 and in her own handwriting. She
opens by saying
"I have very little to dispose OF in the
way of effects. but ! abhor russing over
the few little things after ! am dead and
gone, so | make a list that may help
the family and know what to do with my
little things. | want Doctor Miller to
have my copy of 'Romola' as a token
of my appreciation in patchin. me up
and trying TO extend life. leave
brother my piano. II he does not care
for 1t l should like some one to have 1t
whose soul yearns for music"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
Theatrical Baedeker
NEW PLAYS.

ApELPHI-"The Two virtues with, f. H.
sothern and Alexandra Carlisle COM
Of chastity and charity, which Preachey;
again that 1.-THE greatest OF these Is charity
sses fsg o 6e d % Hf neG
JesSn. MY "' Jean HSS Come con oH BACK Nanny"
am AND MAR II 5 by
2dasIde FRENCH LdE Glen Beyeridgo % ana Frank
ssiiIIi@s 5ssiIRgs VIII pay murder s %ystsTy a. %S!eS
a2ds Sy gSsDa4y nsa Field 'h aRd Rfy Srd GSF
Mayo, Which deals with the comic adye9-
PaTmsnts qGss Sl seGRe foF tEsr R oWn o'"''
FoRREsT--%,iAAiTound the Map" with Elsie
ter acting and singing. Urban's scenery best
s sh5SnSp TsSs Ttf RaIS kssS so3sS
gssdd si 9f ifs ssbaneI siaaa eook7
PHoToPLAYs.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HoUsE-"on
the Firing Line with the Germans, the
North Americans war pictures showing ytni
the Russians.
sTANLEY-"An weeI;, Poor Little PaPpins.
as little Italian. ..rtA A IS Burton Holmes 5ohn9
trayelogue, entitled The G5sna Siglsy Tianyon HiI
also bo shown.
ARCADIA - Wednesday. ''Tennessee's Pard.
aasSd sSturday. MunR Mice and Men, with Mar
P3LAcE - Wednesday. THE Ragamufhn."
with Blanche Sweet; Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, ''Tennessee's Pardner." with Fan
ME Ward.
VAUDEVILLE.
EEITHS-Elsie Janis. impeTsOnator; Henri
etia de Serbs and her 10 Partisan models
as Es5ssE G eo H. R e6@o 15S oSef sa Is
Ten MinutsS Joss9h J Fl Bernard and and s9m 69-
Eahy' Eon, Two Black Dots; Jed ana Ethel
Jerry at the Opera; Lohse and Sterling
NixoNW'.The Luck q the Totem" Cleo Gas
eovne vocalist: The Kaufman Brothers,
eon,ediang Eyelyn May ana ySe1lIp ySS9m1lpany so,ns IN
dams. The Paldrons. aerobats
HTORE-J. Davis, In ''The Kinkaid kllties'';
Plicer and Douglas dancers; Charles koder.
In 'Srhe Night Doctor' The Dancing Maeks'
Jack Straus; vocalist olynpiiii TITO syIn-
RRsaSs Rehss. The is'' -Four Headings and Berniyiei
aRASp-Ths Alexander Kids, Robert II.
HoEe and company, IN hil I2lliltInnseth.
Lawyer: Lady Sen Mel Noetalst; Noeta ~. ~ iSlhs nl
NJ o'Ionald and Mildred Blair. acrooats:
lie Frogman. contoFtionist.
STOCK.
tsN1TC,ESERBOCKER-"R Van Winkle+ the
Enicterbocker Players, IN Joseph JeHslaon .
fanous play, with Ted Brachest ~ :. Rip,
AkfERfC AN-l'The Law OF the Aand Ihe
A4HiIHsine Players IN George Broadhursts play
of murder and intrigue
BuRLEsQUE,
DrrafoDgTs s. Dumouts Nlnsirela IN tr%fe4iie.
% matters RI eAfiept hite'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
Sk7Rf85 5TopLAY pS9H9F5E PRE5ENrAr16Ns \ @

Logan Auditorium Broad SSatInSS ASHy' Ave.
MAURICE COSTELLO in
THE CROWN PRINCES DOUBLE"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
A r G A d. A REHoW ThoSiTSr 18TH
FANNIE WARD in

+ fAlANlNIOOlNl CGRARD AVE.
Pearl White in "Hazel Kirke"
Pathe Gold Rooster Play in Acts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16

InTTICTI 52D AND LOCUST
AONOS Mats. 1.3O and 3.3O loo
Evgs. $50. 8, 030. 1bc
First showing of Triangle Plays In West Phila.
MARIE DoRo in THE WOOD NYNiPH'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
GOOD SKATING IN HUNTING
AND PARAMOUNT PARKS
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Also Offers Sport to Members

On part of the golf course of the Hunt
ingdon Valley Country Club, at Noble, a
lake has been constructed to provide
skating for the members. The lake is 20
feet long by 60 feet wide, with about 1000
square feet of surface. 1t is about 100
yards from Old York road. between the
clubhouse and the approach to Noble
Station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
sehumann, ,Heink in RECITAL

Madam Schumann- -Helnk will appear at
the Academy OF Music Monday, Febru-
airy 2s. IN recital for the benefit of the
Chlldren's Homeopathic Hospital. The
seat sale win open Thursday. February
II. at Heppe's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
ssriOusIy M as Result Of Dam

fsef,',e Folter, s. years old, a manu-
Itfssss 9I straw goods at 9TH and Arch
eoors ehls city. whose home Is at 800
lon IN. street, Camden. Is In a critical
- as the result OF a fan on the
Iaa - m front Of his residence Ow-
45s.s ris age. the accident Is con-
n ~ serious Mr.. Potter has served
$50 Jersey Legislature. ana was
sss PRESIDENT of the Camden City
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16
MISUNDERSTANDING.

| :
|. The Webster City Freeman-Trfb.
une is everlasting right when il
states that Senator Joe Allen is full.
ly as able and worthy candidate
for governor as Attorney general
George Cosson. But this year it is
not fight between four candidates
for the republican nomination for
governor; it is a fight between two
factions. One faction is lined up al
most unanimously for Harding as
the wet" candidate. The strength
of the other faction is divided be-
tween two good candidates, Allen
and Cosson. The strength of the wet
faction is almighty apt to be increas-
ed by few thousand wet democrats
who will turn republican in the pri-
mary and PUNK one for Harding
since Meredith, the candidate of
their own party, has. declared him
self radical dry" It is regret
table that the strength of "dry" re-
publicans in Iowa is divided between
two good men, and it is regrettable
that either of two as good men as
Allen and Cosson must go down in
defeat But both cannot be nominal
ed. And if the dry republicans do
M CT ,rkI 10
the two, neither will be nominated.
1t will prove to be no easy task to
defeat as capable politician as
Harding with divided forces. Frank
ly, the Record would prefer to sup
port Senator Joe Allen, the tenth
district candidate, but the Record
believes Cosson is the stronger can
the stronger in the mat
ter of ability, but the stronger in
the matter of vote-getting. And the
publisher of the Record proposes to
cast his vote where he thinks it will
do the most good in defeating Hard
Record. 4
The situation is really very dis
quieting to that large element of the
republican party opposed to the nom
nation Of Mr.. Harding. 1t is gen.
orally conceded that Mr.. Cosson
would be an easy winner with Mr.
Allen out of the field and there are
few to dispute the statement that
Mr.. Allen would surely be nominal
ed if Mr.. Cosson were not a candi-
late. But both Allen and Cosson
IRE candidates and the contest must
be carried to the polls. The Free
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16
THE TWO coLoNELs.

Capital: America at the presen
time has two great agitators-Col
onel Roosevelt and Colonel Bryan
They are as unlike as men can be
yet they are alike in one respect
they can draw capacity" house
wherever they 60.
Colonel Roosevelt has it within
his power to defeat any man whom
1.-THE republicans may nominate. H,
lis not a candidate himself in an at
Ifirmative way, yet he would accep
the nomination if the platform suit
ed him.
People ought to be glad that Their
| is such man as Colonel Roosevelt
He has compelled his own party tt
discard a number Of men and to dis
|card the old do-nothing plan in it,
platform. When the colonel begar
Ibis work for true Americanism hi
stood alone as a public man. Hi!
magazine articles were not reprinted
Extensively, except in Europe. Now
he is leader in regard to revived
Americanism. The. colonel insist.
that every man who claims to be ar
Am erican, regardless Of the place Of
his birth, must actually be what he
pretends. The American people did
not know they were surrounded by
so much disloyalty until the colonel
stirred things up.
If the next republican platform
speaks out on present American is
sues which pertain to loyalty, the
responsibility can be placed on the
head Of Theodore Roosevelt.
In this state there are probably
1900 men running for important Of
fees within the republican party,
and not a, man has opened his head
in regard to American citizenship
and American loyalty. They are all
afraid of losing votes. This, same
statement could be made in regard
to the situation in Illinois. There
fore, Colonel Roosevelt is doing a
work which few other republicans
are willing to do.
Iowa has elected its delegation to
the republican national convention,
.of twenty-six members.
Not a man on the delegation has ex-
pressed himself in regard to the doc
trine Of letting European mon
archy butt into our American poll
tics for the purpose Of telling us
what to do. All of them are silent.
knows who the Iowa men,
Der will be of the committee on plat
form. He may be non-committal
office seeker afraid of his shadow.
This is something that ought to have
been thrashed out in primary, but
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16

their DISCUSSES, they were protected
against incultating testimony by
the fear inspired in the minds of
those who might be witnesses; and
they We're protected by even that
portion of the white race who were
not willing to join in their excesses.
It was well said of the leading mem
bers of the clans, that "murder with
them was an occupation, and pur-
jury was pastime, III The white
man who should give testimony
against them did so at the risk OF
seeing his house burned, of being
himself beaten with many stripes
and if the offender had been at all
efficient in his hostility, he was, af-
ter torture, in many instances, doom
ed to death. ra
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16

4 sA. ~ y - ~
man Tribune does not concede that
Mr.. Cosson is the stronger of the two
| as vote getter. True, he has more
of the leading politicians Of the
state backing him, but we believe
the record of Senator Allen will ap-
peal SO strongly to the farmers and
business interests that he will be
able to pull out victory at the prim-
airy.
Moreover, the present condition,
which promises to divide the large
vote that is against Harding between
Allen and Cosson would not now be
disturbing large element of the
voters had Mr. Cosson seen fit to ac-
cept Mr.. Aliens plan of insuring the
nomination of one of them. Mr.. AL
len proposed conference of the
friends of himself and the attorney
general, composed of men satisfact-
DRY to both and men who had been
identified with the political element
opposed to the nomination of Mr..
Harding. But Mr.. Cosson and his
friends refused to consider such a
proposition and there was nothing
left for Mr.. Allen to do but take the
matter to the republican voters Of
the state. Mr.. Cosson and his advis-
ors are therefore responsible for the
division of the vote represented by
himself and pr. Allen.
There is not a man in the state
with a better legislative record than
Senator Joe Allen and there is not
a man in the field better qualified
to fill the position of chief executive
of Iowa than he. This is generally
conceded by Cosson supporters, but
many of them take the view of the
Record, which, in the judgment of
the Freeman Tribune, is unwarrant-
ed from any fair standpoint. SEN
ator Allen lives in section OF the
state that is entitled to recognition,
never having yet been accorded the
governorship, and the love of fair
play inbred in the people of Iowa
ought to prompt thousands of vot-
ers to support him. Northwestern
Iowa comes up smiling every cleo
ton with tremendous majority for
the republican ticket and now that
it is putting forward candidate
equal in all respects to any other
candidate the republicans of the
state ought to practice genuine reci-
procity and help this great section
of Iowa win the gubernatorial con-
test on primary day
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16
IN TA AM, COUNTY.

Better roads can be secured with
out higher taxes according to the
experience of Tama county. Tama
county finds that it will cost her
S255,OO to permanently grade and
drain her entire county road system.
At the present rate of progress I'M
I der the plan of building what they
can after making temporary repairs
lon their temporary roads they find
lit will take them a great number of
years to complete their job.
BY adopting the bonding method
they have figured out that they can
complete their work in three years
time, doing one-third of the job each
year. Over and above their present
income it will require them to sell
$156,6OO of bonds. They are allow
ing sS5,0OO for the expense of drag
ging and maintaining the roads over
the six year period.
These estimates are based upon ex-
perience. Interest on the bonds
through the six year period will
amount to $4,000. By adopting
the bonding plan they can have per-
manently graded and drained roads
within three years time without a
dollar of additional taxes and can
maintain them. They have found
that the cost of interest on the
money is very small when compared
to the cost of maintaining temper
airy roads by temporary repairs I'M
til such time as money can be Sc
cured out Of annual levies to enable
the Board Of Supervisors to make
permanent improvements, says
Ralph Bolton, director of the Great,
err Des Moines committee, in a letter
to the Freeman-T Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16
THE KU kLUX KHAN.

People who have witnessed = the
production of the Birth of a Nation
and were impressed with the good
ness and humanitarianism of the
clans as depicted by the films, would
learn something of the organization
by reading Blaine's Twenty Years
of, Congress. Mr.. Blaine knew his
subject thoroughly and treated such
questions with absolute fairness and
candor. On page 469, volumn 2,
appears the following: ..
In prosecuting their purposes
these clans and organizations hest
tated at no cruelty, were deferred by
no considerations of law or of hui
mainly. They rode by night, were
disguised with masks, were armed
as freebooters. They whipped, Smaim-
ed or murdered the victims of their
wrath. White men who were coop
Grating with the colored population
politically were visited with punish
ment of excessive cruelty. 1t was
difficult to arrest the authors of
these fragrant wrongs. Aside from