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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

MEADOWBROOK TRACK BEST
IN U. S.; WANTED IN BROOKLYN
Secretary of A. A. u. Says Conven-
tion Hall Saucer Cannot
Be Surpassed

That the 1O-lap running track the Mead
owbrook Club has erected in Convention
Hall for its annual indoor athletic carnival
is the best track in the country indoors
was testified to today. when Fred w.
Ruben. secretary of the Amateur Ath-
Ietic Union, asked the Meadowbrook Club
to allow the A. A. U. to transport the
track to Brooklyn following the Meadow
brook meet and use it for the senior cham
pionship meet of the A. A. U.
The Meadowbrook meet will take place
on March IL, and the A. A. U. champion
ships will take place on March 20. The
Meadowbrook Club gave Mr. Ruben per-
mission TO take up the track and ship II
to New York. providing. OF course, he will
return II to the Meadowbrook Club in
excellent condition. Games records were
bettered in II events Middle Atlantic
resident records were bettered In two
events; district records in six. and one
worlds record was equaled and another
one established on the Meadowbrook track
in the games last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
LOCAL DOGS WIN
AT NEW YORK SHOW
Attendance Today Almost as
Large as Ever at Westmin-
ster Exhibition

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-There was no
reaction in the attendance at the West
minister Kennel Dog Show in Madison
Square Garden this morning, although the
absence of the holiday crush brought
into more prominence the well-known
leaders in the social and dog-fancying
worlds Airedales. Irish Terriers, Sealy-
ham Terriers, Pomeranians and English
and American Foxhounds were among the
leading breeds to be judged. Pennsyl-
vania was represented in each of them,
except in the Foxhounds. The absence of
any entries from the hunt clubs about
Philadelphia was commented on more in
sorrow than in anger by many New
Workers..
The foxhound classes were divided into
those for listed and unlisted dogs and
bitches, on the plan used at the famous
English hound shows. The homebreds in
both the English and American foxhounds
were full of quality and there was good
contest in each class Members of the
hunt clubs were conspicuous among the
onlookers
Among the special honors gained by
Philadelphians were a blue ribbon, in the
open class for cocker spaniels any solid
color except black, by DR.. and Mrs. II. B.
Koblers 1.-The Red Lady" In English
settlers the entries of the Bob White Ken
nels owned by Il. B. Chase. were very
successful, 1t furnished the winner In the
American-bred limit, open and winners
classes for bitches in Reinstone Blue Bells.
This English setter has a record in the
field as well as at the shows and is re-
garded by the experts as one of the best
seen In years
In greyhounds, b. F. Lewis, Jr.. was
winner with several of his famous string.
All the whippet classes were warned by
the entries of Mrs. B. +. Lewis, who
showed Lansdowne Bonita and ch. Lans-
downe Sundial Leonard S. Miller of the
Majestic Hotel, Philadelphia was win
ner in Maltese terriers, with the we'll
known ch. Valletta of Malta. Mrs. Harry
s. Peaster was also winner In this breed
with Peaster's Little Francis. The open
class for English toy spaniels, orange and
white. was won by ch. Ashton More
Toreador, owned by Mrs. Charles II.
spaeth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
GENERAL ASPHALT co.
WILL SHARE ITS PROFITS


Continued from Page One
meeting of the company in May, 1917, dis.
tribute a share of profits to all of their
officers and salaried employees who shall
have received salary of $50 or more per
month, and who shall have been continu-
ously in the employ of the company for
one year or more prior to the expiration
of the fiscal year ending January 81,
1917.
1.-THE distribution will be made at the
rate of 1 per cent. of the salary of each
employe for each 100000 of net gain to
surplus in the fiscal year ending January
81, 1917. over and above the amount re-
quired for the annual per cent dividend
payments on the preferred stock of the
company. Al present S652.705 per an
nun is required to pay the annual dlvl-
dends.
THE company will continue this plan
from year to year, with such modiflca-
tions or changes as experience shows it
advisable to make.
THE General Asphalt Company and It's
subsidiaries, to make provision for their
employees after their retirement, will pay
to all of their officers and salaried en-
ployes who reach 60 years of age and
have completed 25 years of service, a
pension to be based on length of service
and salary received. The company and
llS Will dlbO retire OH pen-
sion at the same rates, deserving em-
ployes who are disabled after 90 years
or more of service. but who may not have
reached the age of 60 at the time of dis
ablement.
THE annual pension will be at the
rate of per cent. of average salary dur
ing the 10 years preceding retirement for
each years service. For example, in the
case OF an average salary of $4,000 and 25
years of service, l per cent. of $4,000 will
be $40, multiplied by 20 (years of serv-
Ice), $500 or s41,66 per month pension !;
nonretirement at the age of 80 or more
to be at the option of the company.
The minimum pension will be $50 and
the maximum 800 per month.
"The pension plan becomes operative
from date, and the company and its sub
salaries will, during the coming year,
create pension fund. to which they will
add each year a sum which the COM
mittee in charge may deem sufficient to
meet requirements"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
ToUHe Replies in Verse
to WiSter'S Hit at Wilson

Charles A. Towne, former Sena-
tor from Minnesota and former
Congressman from New York, has
written the following rejoinder to
the verses assailing the President
given out in Philadelphia by Owen
Wister, the author:
TO OWEN WISTER-A RIPOSTE.
Alas! that one skilled in words that blister
Should find himself in mood so fierce and
Ireful
As he should yearn to be a verbal twister.
In such cause to seek the phrase most
dlreful.
Now. ccrte, this cannot be that owen wis
ter.
Who lately in a book that ruled the hour.
Did portray how Germania's fate had
missed her.
Through base abuse Of Hohenzollern
powerl
That he should now rail at our President.
Bcwalling lack of stronger words the
while.
Suggests foretlme wister precedent,
And makes us, when he busters. smile.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
PENN MAY GUST
PRINCETON FROM
RUNNING TONIGHT
Victory for Red and Blue
Will Virtually Decide Col
lege Championship

The outcome OF the PrInceton-Pennsyl-
vana Intercollegiate Basketball League
contest in Princeton this evening Is await
ed eagerly by the followers of collegiate
basketball. The game may not decide the
Intercollegiate championship, but 1t will
have an important bearing on the final
outcome If Pennsylvania wins the con-
test, Princeton will be eliminated from
the race, but If Princeton wins-and the
Tigers haven't lost game on the home
floor this season-they will be only half
game behind the wearers of the Red and
Blue.
To many, Princeton looks like the best
team in the league. The Tigers will have
three games to play after tonight's en-
counter-with Dartmouth and Yale at
home and Cornell away. Princeton should
win the two games at home. Pennsyl-
vania will have Yale and Cornell to play,
the latter team at Ithaca. Here is where
Cornell comes in. The Ithacans have
five games yet to play and four of them
are at home. The only game away Is
with Columbia, and Cornell should win
that.
If Princeton can beat Pennsylvania to-
night Cornell can win the championship
by winning it's remaining games, for
Pennsylvania and Princeton play in
Ithaca during the first week In March.
This would be quite feat for Cornell to
accomplish after losing it's first two
games of the year, but 1t is something
that is likely to happen.
But If Princeton can put over VIC
tory tonight the best that Cornell would
be able to do with Penn would be a tie,
and that would mean a series of games
to decide the championship. Pennsyl-
vania will win or give the Tigers a bat
tie they will never forget. The teams will
line up in this manner:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

to the necessity of getting ready> for h.,
tie While George was wondering whathSr
he could join the infantry or the cayalrv
neatly dressed woman mounted on
proud-looking horse appeared. George a.
cided to frighten the woman off the horse
seize the animal and then use 1t for mill,
tary service.
To accomplish this purpose he stood an
his head in the middle of the street A.
rectly in the horses path. The horss.
woman was amazed. She stopped ina
horse suddenly, wondering what X do
next, when Policeman wtteburg dIscoy.
cred George in the upside down position
He put him on his feet and took him b.
fore Magistrate Deitz at the Trenton ave.
nue. and Dauphin street station.
The prisoner was still able to say that
his name was George Inright.
you're name is a misnomer." said the
Judge. Tn wrong would be better. AS
you are interested in military matters I
think I'll let you spend 10 days In the
County Prison where you can without fear
of interruption, devise plans to increase
the country's defenses"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
WEAK FOUL GOAL
WORK HANDICAPS
NORTHEAST HIGH
Asquith Makes Good Only
6 Out of % Chances-C.
H. S. Tops League
OTHER SCHOOL NEWS

Central High School again took the lead
IN the High School Basketball League
when the Northeast High School players
were defeated yesterday afternoon. 2S TO
Is. The Crimson and Gold excelled in
teamwork and scoring, while Northeasts
defeat may be attributed in part to the
inability OF the Lehigh avenue boys to
score from the foul line.
Central High led by score of IL TO 4
when the first half embed. Schneiderman
was the bright particular star of the Cen
trail victory, with six field goals and 10
out Of is foul goals to his credit. He
scored 20 points for his school. Mouradian,
with two field goals. and Schwartz, with
one field goal, made the other six points
for Central. Schwartz replaced Mouradian
in the second half of the game.
While Schnelderman made good two
thirds of his chances to tally points from
the foul line, Asquith, of Northeast, made
only out of 90, or about one-fourlh the
total number of points he could have
scored for the Red and Black. Time after
time Asqulth, Sturgis and Hedelt were
prevented from scoring goals from the
field by the alert Broomfleld, Stewart and
Altsentzer. of Central High.
Northeast Highs total of field goals
and foul goals was small in comparison
to the usual high score made by the
Archives. Asquith had only eight points
TO his credit Sturgis made q field goal.
and Mlnehart, who replaced him in tho
second half. also scored one and four out
of FIVE fouls. Hedelt also scored field
goal Gardiner and Brown did not score.
but they played clever game In the
cage. Northeasts rally in the second half
came too late.
The revised first team league standing
follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Theatrical Baedeker

| by Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom
ago. "our wives" '''
ADELPHI-"The Two Virtues with E. H
sothern and Alexandra csrlisie A soRpeds
tke5 @ AitFea L easy SSssP oVeP st Stage terSry
Rred BY sSsbafS sfs' and H @
apartments TrGS ne HSVRr for their own own. '' '''
FoRREsT1"AE,qTHnTd the Map" with Elsie
better acting and singing. Urban's scenery
best OF all.
BRoAD-"Pollyanna.." with Patricia ColIinEe.
glad giri'' Of the ,Fiad books, playing
the. ''Eiad game" with sentimental thor.
oughness.
cess Of last season. ease deSiaE wi Pills and
poles. First time at popular prices.
PHoToPLAYs
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HoUsE-5"on
Hortb hs b'r rAmericaa's "S war p pictures. Showing
scenes during the German offensive against
the Russians.
Lonesome Pine" with Charlotte Walker and
saeTite asri CLARK. '''' ''' ''''
SaEs Ts KPssFBE psa p+adud9Dh R:
ig6t{Si littIe tale Of sSotiard p.,,,, =.
PAlIACfs--Al week, fOOr lIlltlo
part yet shown BY Little Mary"
VAUDEVILLE
KEITH,s-Rutih.T i.Ts st. Denis Penis n Ruth Roys j. .; C.
Few stsRfS TER 'BS bTR nstpsi aaG SsS
Meredith and 'Snoozer."
GRAND-"The., Midnight Rollickerss" Robert
Fulgore, William Wilson, In THE PolitI-
Cian': Bernard and Scarth. in Loan Sum
Town; Robinson and Mcshane, and sa.
moya.
cotoNIAI1,Ha5ry Gerard in THE Luck Of
the Totem the AieSSndeeEE s eEr,.S Kids Diamond
and and Wells; ciarice Lewis Gantwell and
Waller and the Creightons.
GLOBE-"Passing Revue of 1915" Ye Olde
Hickville Four. Edmond Gingras. Stone and
Lear, In THE Manicurlst'; Amanda Gil.
bert. Northland and Ward, Grance and
Granice. Hall and Hall, Mack and Stangster,
CROSS KEYsSM,First halt, half OF the week, the
Charles A. Loder. in "a Night Doctor
Murray Bennett. King and Rose, De Renzo
and Ladue.
NIXoN-The Turville Brothers and their seal,
Keno and Green, Hal Stevens, Ten Imperial
Japs, Miller and Lysle and Hilda Schnee.
STOCK
KNICKERBoCKER-"U Cover" the
successful melodrama of last season. pre-
scented by the Knickerbocker Players.
AMERICAN-"The Woman He Married." a
play by Herbert Bashford. First Phlla-
delphia presentation. with the Arvine Play
ers.
BURLESQUB
DUMONT S-Dumonts Minstrels in trayestien
on matters OF current interest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
CUTS OFF DAUGHTER WITH 81
Mrs. Katherine Dunton Leaves $4500
to Princeton School

The will of Katharle NJ. Dunton, 405s
Chestnut street. cuts off Caroline J. Hub
bell, n daughter of the decedent, with a
81 bequest and leaves an estate valued at
S4500, in trust to the Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary to establish scholar
ships.
An estate valued at $4,000 is disposed
of in private beQuests by the will of John
P. Huver s62 North 22d street, admitted
to probate today.
Other appraisements Of personal estates
filed with Register Sheehan today were
those of Henry B. Manges, $26,960; Jane
A. TaslSer, s5,Os5.36, and Clark b. Ross,
S25OO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Police Court Chronicles

busle call awakened Georra 49,.
AT dawn: He was sure It was a can snt
arms George was happy to dIscovsr Usil y, 9 70
ne had forgotten to remove his cIo,sat mat
therefore, he was ready 10 dss.ag u,ygtnes; ;
country's cause without DELAY. ~ MS
at the kitchen closet for few ~ ,,5.pVa'd paused
and. with his fighting spirit increa a'n.s ssd n.
from MS home near I'd and Green str..si q, .sn
Again the bugle sounded as he reacb.s b5.seesa ss
street. He bowled over a counls - tne
where. N"e" not
George continued In a nortber,,, a..
ton, stopping from time to time AZ y,uI ulIec
places which we're protected by fro",ss 5s
grass doors He ran, from each nlssa
madly on hearing the bugle call. sn.a p,aee
times. forgetting to pay. But he siv..- rU.ne-
closed the door after him, for NO o'wsys rsy
bartender would throw beer rooi,ls sSns
through $40 plate glass door ''s'
On reaching Diamond street c....,
patriotic spirit was increased bv tbs ~
OF many flags waving from the windovss sa. =.
the residents, Again he heard The bn,la
and was glad to see the city had aw.tspsaee tousle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

be requested 70 contrlbnt. - ~.
percentage of their receints ,ue iund 4
artist and every employe IN ~ a. ever
.,y austry would be requested to give w ! q q
On Thursday The trrr.t.,
with Beatrlz, Michelena. viii is.en Yen Law
by the California Motion pic,rre Se released
poration. Atcture Cor
Exclusive photoplay rights ..
% f',,hin novels novels have been acquired sv Fsx ss
Luoih Company. Preparatlons ny The
progress for elaborate soreen Us are IL
OF The Barrier" The Silver H,noSu,uetlcna
The Iron Trail" aorde' and
Dorothy Green, who recently ,o,n.a :,
Metro forces, and will be fea,,,su.eu ,eu the
Edmund Breese, in his next red s with
was born in Petrograd, and We wpas0oouetlon,
ened Darla Grun. was christ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
APPEARS AGAINST BROTHER
Sister Accuses Youth of Larceny of
Cash and Shirts

Miss Bessie Blake, 20 years old, Of 2o16
North Lambert street, was prosecutor
today In Magistrate Beaton's court in
a case I'm which her brother Richard, 10
years old, was defendant. The charge
was larceny.
Miss Blake said that on Sunday her
brother disappeared, taking what money
they had and two silk shirts which be-
longed to one of the persons for whom
her mother does laundry work. She hated
to appear against her brother, she said,
but felt there was nothing else to be done.
The brother was held for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
NEW WORKERS WIN TROPHY
Experts With Foil and Sabre Meet al
Herrmann's Institute

one Of the most interesting fencing contests
held IN this city in recent years was the foil
aud sabre contest for the handsome A. J..
nrfz1l Blddie foil aud sabre trophies.
TIE meet was held In the fencing room OF
Harrmann'a Physical Training Institute. before
5 large and enlhusiastic crowd OF fencing sup
norleTs. Prof. William J. Hermann, the fenc-
ing master of the Fhiladelphla Fencers Club.
presented the trophies to the winners IN tha
Alaence af A. J, Drexel Bicdie, who was
unable - - present
In tha anals for foils George Rslmher= Jr..
s4ln arsE prize and the Blddie trophy Albert
slsauas Of tbs New York Turn vsreln. was
sec. p
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
CHAPLIN SIGNS FOR
A MERE HALF MILLION
Puts His Name to a Mutual
Contract for His Future
Work
BY the Photoplay Editor

After all the negotiations, counter.nego'
tIations, champagne suppers and rush
! ing" II seems that Charlie chaplin, win
] his Justly celebrated walk and his freA
| ouently featured kick, will hereafter be
| exclusively shown on Mutual films. Such
announcement was made quietly but def
| IniteIv Yesterday The contracts, 1t Is as
serted, were signed Saturday. They pro
vide for bonus of 100000 to Chaplin,
with or without his mustache, $4,000 a
week salary and a percentage interest IN
the business The money is to be paid
tomorrow.
1t was Henry Clay who said he would
rather be right than President. Almost
any one would rather be Chaplin than
President when emoluments are consid-
cred.
Chaplin lis to have a special company
organized for him by the Mutual and his
brother sid Chaplin, also an agile figure
In motion pictures, is to be member OF
H. What price for the brother Is not
stated rhe Mutual Company has already
applied for an insurance of S250,000 on
the new star
Chaplin has monkeyed with several
companies before he finally was landed
He was n little too high in the air to suit
either the Fox Corporation or the Es'
sanay. Really, the gentleman seems to
know he is worth money and proceeds to
ask It.
Poor Charlie He has been killed by
rumors more times than the Kaiser or the
Crown Prince. For weeks after the
screen comedian first leaped into fame
there were rumors in every newspaper Of
fee that he had met a violent death while
performing for the fins In California
And now comes a letter to New York
paper which again would force Charles
to read his own obituary. The letter fol-
lows:
Anent your recent news article re the
Movie Actor Charles Chaplin. and the state
Sunday night, this for what It is worth:
II was known to n few people OF Long
Branch. N. j., and has gradually leaked out
that Chaplin died there last summer. OF brain
fever or some similar ailment. supposed 10
have been caused by blow received IN some
OF his rough tumbles. 49,,
Whether this is true or not. II Is an undis-
puted fact that there have been no new pic
tures In which he takes leading part since
that time. A short time ago II was rumored
that his brother Sid and the movie firm were
TO put one on the public by getting a sub
stitute bearing close resemblance to Charley.
Your news Items would seem to indicate the
substitute has been found In the Golden West;
and at one or two other places, and that the
dread plot is still undiscovered.
No one believes the Times party to such
deception but in any event II would not be
amiss to get the facts y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
DEMAREST NOT DEAD;
AT ELGIN STATE ASYLUM
Report of Former Billiard Stars
Death Erroneous

ELGIN. ILL.,, Feb. 2s.-Ohicials OF the
EIgin State Insane Hospital were unable
today TO explain reports OF Chicago
friends OF Calvin DemaTest, one-time
holder OF the worlds amateur billiard
Championship. that Demarest had died.
uemarest is virtually In the same con-
dition as when he was committed to the
asylum several months ago.
DR.. II. c. Hawley. assistant superin-
tendent OF the asylum, said, ''He is in
bad mental condition, but In no imme-
diate danger OF death"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Church Folk to Give Concert

A concert and card party will be given
tonight at Horticultural Hall for the
benefit of st. Gabriers Roman Catholic
Church, 29th and Dickinson streets. The
dual affair will be the first event of the
kind given by the parishloners of the
church, and every effort will be made
to make II a success. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
nzerbrook &c Crnnrd

Although not fully represented. Over
brook easily defeated the CynWyd Club
81 s1uash racquets match AZ CynWyd
daF by six matches to none. Will-
|4n 81 Harriey, OF Overbroolg gave one. Of
4|4 1eliaalcaI brilliant displays and de-
Iealza Wallace +. Johnson with surprising
81 1hfee games % mona.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Leaders of the motion-pIcture industry
have decided to contribute 100000 toward
the 81, 100000 campaign for the endow
ment of the Actors Fund. At an execu-
tive meeting 1t was decided that Monday,
May 15, be designated as the national
tribute day on which motlon-picture
theatre managers. exhibitors and those
who control theatres giving vaudeville and
pictures all over the United States would
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Northeast High had the satisfaction Of
placing Central in last place in the second
team league standing yesterday, when the
Northeast Reserves defeated the Central quni-
fet BY a score of 16 to &. Northeast led at the
end Of tho first half s to 3 and was never
passed. the work of the entire team featuring,
Paul, Schneider, Odgers, Bernard and Bell
played for the Red and Black.
The second team league standing follows;
Won. Lost. p
Southern High School. ,....... .71e
West Phlla. High school...... 5ll5
Northeast High School. .37b
Central High School. l........., 6 1850
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

GRAND O2D and MARKET SITS.
MAT. pAILY. 2P. N. sa
Mastsrplee. Mas"al Harold Lockwood in
"THE END OF THE ROAD"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
CENTRAL
Chestnut St. OPP. House ii;s es:.s., sss
THE NORTH AMERICANS
GERMAN WAR PICTURES

WEST PHILADELPHIA