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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-09-21
Jacob GaSSEint & Son

J. N. BURTON. Auctioneer.
]. B. HIGDoE. Banker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Franklin II
Lane has
record which
entities him n
be known as th1
country's most CON
spicuous Presiden|
tial Impossibility. WiI|
Irwin tells the facts i
that intensely interest,"
ing record, includino M
one fact thatwill always kao1|
the Secretary of the Interio]
from the White House. nj
in this weeks issue n
Co11iSS,,,:ss
THE NATIONAL WEEKLY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

A plan for advertising Philadelphia to
Philadelphians on a big scale Is one of
the tasks undertaken by the Poor Richard
Club In connection with the 18th annual
convention of the Associated Advertising
Clubs OF the World, which will be held In
this city from June 25 to 30,
This campaign to acquaint Philadel-
phians with the manifold advantages Of
their home city, will be in addition to a
nationwide campaign which is expected
TO obtain more than St.000,OOO worth Of
advertising for Philadelphia.
''Philadelpha manufacturers said
living PASCAL. chairman of the publicity
committee of the Poor Richard Club. will
be told through the medium of circulars,
letters and booklets just what their oppor-
tunities are in connection with the con-
vention-how their participation In the
big pageant on the evening of June 26
will benefit them-how they can utilize
the 10000 visitors to the convention as
messengers to take the Philadelphia story
back home, how they may join the Poor
Richard Club in the distribution of SOU
venirs that will cause endless talk and
comment upon the enterprise of Phila-
delphia.
.Virtually every trade paper in Phila-
delphia and other publications reaching
hundreds of thousands of readers, will
carry advertising of the convention and
of the plans for the boosting of Phlla-
delphia.
Perhaps the most novel of the Poor
Richard Clubs plans in behalf of Phila-
delphia among Philadelphians is the
formation of the organization known as
the Poor Richard Associates This Is
not a money-maklng scheme but devised
10 make visitors feel more at home while
they are here. and to let Philadelphia
benefit more directly and more largely
from the convention Every associate
viii receive all available information
about Philadelphia. as well as about the
entertainment plans.
"The Poor Richard Club has arranged
for great advertising exhibit. much like
the one that drew so many thousand
visitors to Chicago in 1915 This eN-
hibit will be full of ideas for every bus-
ness man in Philadelphia who will use
his eyes and his note book. 1t will be kept
intact on the Friday following the con-
vention SO that all Phladelphlans who
are Interested can go over 1t carefully"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Fate in her varying moods perpetrates
strange things.
Among her strangest recent capriccs Is
the one which circles around Miss Helen
Kruger. daughter of the late Charles o.
Kruger. presdcr C the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company
But a few years ago, this young wo-
man. who is still In her teens, lived in the
palatial Kruger home, the home of her
father, known as one of the show places
of the exclusive York road residence dis
trict.
Today she lives In that same house,
but under very different circumstances
Then she was tho daughter of the home
Today she is only one of the IS nurses
in training at the Abingdon Memorial
Hospital, who live in the Kruger house
until the new $4,000 nurses home Is COM
pleted.
In those other days Miss -lruger's
room was one of the enormous sleeping
apartments at the front of the house.
She was surrounded with soft colors,
rich hangings and magnificent furnish
ings. Oriental rugs covered the carefully
polished floors on her dressing table and
bureau were monogrammed toilet articles.
Today she shares one OF the side rooms
with three other girls. There are no
soft hangngs, not even soft curtains at
the windows. Her bed Is an iron cot.
clean and comfortable. tits true, but not
the exquisite bed of the other days.
The bed has to be labeled Miss Helen
Kruger" so that when the room is cleaned
and the beds are moved, she will have
the right bed. In the days of wealth,
which formerly surrounded Miss Kruger,
there was no such arrangement.
T, tho bnp,a that npra NOR fat
Miss Kruger now has part of bureau,
part of a closet and bed" In the other
days the house was hers.
When after his death, 1t was found that
Charles o. Kruger, long reputed a wealthy
man, had nothing, Miss Kruger was at.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
MISS MARION REILLY
TO QUIT BRYN MAWR
Miss Eunice Morgan Schenck
Named Successor Of
Dean

Announcement OF the resignation OF
Miss Marion Reilly as dean Of Bryn Mawr
College, and the appointment as her sue
cessor of Miss Bunice Morgan Schenck, of
this city, has been made TO the students
of the institution.
Dean Reilly. after eight years Of serv-
Ice at the college, has decided to abandon
the work she is doing. President M.
Carey Thomas called the students togeth-
er In chapel service TO tell them the news
and said that Dean Reilly was unwilling
to continue longer In work OF an executive
nature.
The resignation Of Dean Reilly will take
effect at the end Of this term, and the
new dean will take up her duties when the
college reopens next fall.
Miss Schenck ls a member Of family
prominent socially In Philadelphia She
Is a daughter of Mrs. N. Pendleton
schenck. Of 3i7 Springfield avenue, Chest
nut Hill Miss Schenck lives in the dor
mltories at Bryn Mawr,
Miss Schenck has been member of
the faculty little more than three years.
President Thomas explained to the stu
dents that It was the desire Of the di-
rectors of the college to choose grad
uate of Bryn Mawr. Miss Schenck was
graduated In 1907, taking the degree of
bachelor of arts. She went abroad and
studied in Paris for year and half.
After completing her studies In France
she returned to the college to take up
post graduate work and received the de-
gree of doctor OF philosophy in 1913.
Doctor Schenck was appointed to the
faculty in the same year as associate In
French literature, which position she now
holds,
1t was explained verbally at the college
that Dean Reilly didn't care for the work
she was doing" President Thomas praised
her highly In announcing the resignation
to the student body drawing attention to
her work both in and out of the college.
She Is interested in secondary education,
woman suffrage and brought about the
organization of tho college women of the
country. .....
President Thomas said the directors Of
the institution had decided that grad
uate of Bryn Mawr was best fitted to ad.
wise the undergraduates in their courses
of study and had, therefore. selected Doc.
Schenck.
1t was said at the college that Dean
Reilly had made no plans for the future.
but would not be connected with Bryn
Mawr in any way after this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
CLERGY AND PEOPLE
PAY A FINAL TRIBUTE
TO BISHOP SHANAHAN
Last Rites for Revered Catholic
Prelate Attended by Large
Crowds at Harrisburg.
Mass Is Said
BISHOP McCoRT's EULoGY

HARRISBURG, Feb. 23.--The funeral
of Bishop John w. Shanahan OF the
Harrisburg diocese OF the Roman Cath
olic Church, was held today Hundreds
of clergymen and a great procession OF
men and women of all denominations fol-
lowed the heavy bronze caeket In which
lay the body of the aged churchman
from St Patrick's Cathedral, where the
services we're held, to the Catholic ceme-
tery where the temporary interment,
pending the construction OF marble
tomb, was made.
This morning at $3.50 O'Clock the visit
ing priests and bishops rectted the divine
office. and at 10 o'clock the pontifical re.
duleno mass was conducted by Arshbishop
E f. prendergast, of Philadelphia.
The funeral sermon was preached by
Bishop j. j. McCort, OF Philadelphia. 1t
was masterpiece. He reviewed the
great constructive work of Bishop Shana.
han as a churchman and paid high trib-
ute to his patriotism. saying:
"Blshop Shanahan was great citizen.
He loved this dear land of ours with the
passionate devotedness that man can only
feel for his native land. j recall today
that one of the first utterances Of Bishop
Shanahan, in Harrisburg, was an impress
sjve call to priests and people to honor
and respect our country's flag; to honor
and love Il not only as the symbol of a
nations glory: to respect II, not as the
pledge of opportunities and privileges, but
regard IL as the reminder of the duties
and obligations of every man who has
been born or lives in the land over which
1t waves"
"He would light In the hearts of the
younger generation the patriotic fire that
burned In his own soul In the class room
he placed the portraits of our country's
heroes to stir the chlldrens hearts; in
their hands he placed the annals of our
people, and near the cross he raised the
flag that the Inspirations and the motto
of young Catholic lives might be their
God and their country.
Bishop Shanahan had an abiding conf
dence in his fellow citizens and attached
little Significance to the waves of bigotry
and prejudice that from time to time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
MISS KRUGER SHARES MODEST
ROOM IN HOUSE SHE ONCE RULED
Daughter of Former President of Rapid Transit Com
pany Student in Nurses Training School of
Abingdon Memorial Hospital

tending an exclusive Southern school in
Virginia. without making any ado about
IT, she gave up the luxury of other days
and went to work to prepare herself to
fight the battle of life" She realized
that In her new financial condition she
would have TO earn her own living. So
she went into training at the Abingdon
Memorial Hospital. She Is a Junior now
and she is making good
Instead of spending her days In So
cial whr as she had thought she would
by this time, Miss Kruger Is busy from
early morning until late in the evening at.
tending her duties at the Abingdon Hos
pital. At present she Is on day duty.
Each morning she has two hours off. Each
evening she stays on duty until after
dark,
She does not talk about the days when
she was wealthy according to her class
mates at the hospital, The girls say she
is an unassuming young woman.
"Once she told me where she used TO
ROOM" said one of the girls a petite
nurse, with soft brown hair and sweet
voice, when speaking of Miss Kruger.
"She never talks about the days when she
used to live here as the daughter Of the
house though. and we never talk to her
about It. either. If she is sensitive about
II and wants to forget we will do all we
can to help her.. y
After her graduation from the Abingdon
Memorial Hospital Miss Kruger plans to
nurse. Those at the hospital predict a
rosy future for her, because she is much
in earnest and applies herself willingly to
all tasks assigned her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
LEARN THYSELF,"
INITIAL PLEA OF
CITY'S BOOSTERS
Poor Richard Club Lays
Plans for Advertisers
Convention Here
WHAT PHILADELPHIA HAS
What PhilGdelphidns
May Tell of Their City

Poor Richard Club will adver-
tise Philadelphia to Philadelptlans
as pre- iminary Of convention of
Associated Advertising Clubs Of
the World in this city next June.
Philadelphians will be shown re-
sources Of the city, so they can
describe them intelligently TO the
10000 advertising mon who will
visit this city.
Philadelphia merchants and
manufacturers will be told how
they can utilize visitors to carry
messages of this city's industrial
greatness to every part of world.
Advertising exhibit will be
feature of the convention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
PLOT TO DAMAGE CATHEDRAL
Prowler Shoots at Employe Who
Finds Boiler Emptied

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Feb, 23.--Mlnne-
apOlis police are searching for a man
suspected of attempting to damage
the pro-cathedral Of st. Mary. The man
fired twice at Peter Callahan. engineer OF
the Cathedral. when the latter and an
assistant discovered him prowling around
the basement of the building late last
night
Callahan said the water had been drawn
from one of the big boilers, but that this
had been discovered in time to avoid an
explosion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Policeman Dies: Victim of Weather

John Craig, So years old. policeman
attached to the 2Oth and Buttonwood
streets station. died today at his home,
sal North Stillman street. from pneu.
mpnia that developed from cold he con.
tracted while braving the weather last
week In the performance of duty. Craig
had for many years the beat around 18th
and Spring Garden streets in which the
United States Mint is situated. He is
survived by widow and several children.
all of whom are grown. He had been on
the force 30 years and although qualified
to be a pensioner often said he would
rather stay with the boys"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
STEEL WORKERS AT CAPE ~,
Bethlehem Company Spending Lar,
Sums at Higbees Beach

CAPE MAY, N. j.. Feb. 2S.--Tbs D.,
lehem Steel Company is spending III l
sums of money at the Higbees Beach ~.
Ing grounds, about three miles nortS.s
of this city. The company has abon, "A
men employed at HigBees Beach win
payroll of about $4,000 month NJ
bill to the local merchants OF thIs eI,y n
reach $4,000 per month for hardware n
other things used at the proving eroura
The rents to landlords on the pelavsl
Bay shore will amount to $40, 900 n W.
and the buildings and equipment Al N
proving grounds are worth about siOo6|
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

This Auoear has Smedy Bros Co.
than three 1T all Philadelphia for they state and
brought profitable business the country that
could not hgure on before winter weather especially when the roads
More 5000 other all fines
Write for eaag call the utocar Sales Service Co.. d and Market
Streets Phiadepha factory branch Of IT, Ard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

swept over the land against the o.,,.,
Church. se'no
"He was keenly alive to the a..
OF the day and no one could mora -.
ingly inNeigh against the follv ~ Y.
luxury of the present time; the e,s.,.
disregard for the sanotlty Of an os,S n
betrayal of the common good for rs...
gain and the prostitution OF nubs
Ace to individual ambition" -"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
CeIebrates goth Year on Force

Charles Fields, patrolman of the 4th
street and Snyder avenue police station,
last night celebrated his goth year as a
policeman by giving dinner TO his
comrades at his home, 1875 Wolf street.
Fields has divided his 20 years in the
service between the Sd and Dickinson
streets station and his present district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Steel Officials Inspect New Plants

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. Ga
President Il. G. Grace, with other officials
of the Bethlehem Steel Company. left last
night on tour of inspection of the newly
acquired properties of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company. They will visit the plants
at Harrisburg, Lebanon and Sparrows
Point. Md.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Home for INDECENT Provided in viii

LANCASTER. Pa, Feb, 23.-~A S36O. 900
home for INDECENT elderly men and their
wives on his farm In this county Is pro-
vided for In the win OF Jacob s. Peacock
wealthy steel manufacturer and prominent
eluhman. who died last week in Miami.
Fla.
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unhurt. The dumb actor in n" scene
was less fortunate, suffering two
broken legs. and had 10 be shot,
THIS untoWard incident in making
the scene caused a complete vision of
the scenario.
Miss Gertrude Mccoy is known As
another daredevil of the screen. She
gives a good account Of herself In
every branch Of athletics. besides be-
Ing a skilful driver Of a llotor car.
Miss Mccoy drives her " machine"
and has used it To advantage in many
~ the pictures in which she is starred.
Her most recent exploits have been
In connection with what is known in
the movie v%ernacular as ~ 1ter stun"
Strange as 1t may seem. the stunts IL
her latest picture do not show up
with the same dangerous thrills that
really characterized thcii making
This is often the case in motion pit
lures. what looks hard is ftcn easy
and the seemingly simple feat NAV
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a Government censoring body. II x
a volunteer organization when mas
gown w out uf the Peoples l. s~tttttc.
II is composed of I'D citizens iron
every walk Of life II every shade "i
opinion. the rcNitwlnS corps Is a.
Nided int" from twenty to thirty groups
81 men ana women in'Ie are 10"
women, WhIle IN" men ih'lHu' pro-
fcs~l"nal men minister's DOCTORS cor
.rGr professors, business ana WORN
NIX men
Last year the foNl'"'rS 'hr"" OUT
"a quarter OF "A WA'loh o"lI''S worm
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Let Ills Use the kind word "chinerl-
c6l' " this project of these excellent
people. which aims through II agen't
uf Government censorship to make the
movies, which are the chief innocent
JOY of the masses. into a rhildrCuS
amusement. But let rs Use n stcrner
word To describe the habit of NINA
which gluats over the notion of fastcn-
ing the political gag upon the peoples
art. II was one of the worlds great
est and purest poets who said of state
censorship;
This project of licensing crcpt out
of the InQuisition, Mas catCht up by
cur prc,ates. AMI hath caught some of
ON preshytcrs, Any subject THAT WA
/ not to their palate they condensed, as
il 81. Potter had hruueathed them the
fcNs of the press also out of Paradise,
repression. destruction, Is not the
! scientific way to get positive results.
So far the movies have shown every
tendency to develop in the right dircr-
ton, They are engaging the best au-
thors. actors and producers, HrinCely
sums are expended on an ever inCici--
ing number of high class films, while
the character of ordinary shows Is get
ting better all the time.
Travel. educational, new films, arc
shown with every programme in tn"
cheapest theatres. The manufacturers
are sincerely trying to give the public
az high grade AZ entertainment as II
wants, Tn" hest Of them arc far more
ambirlous. Tney and thcir artists AM,
authors are "dreaminc Of things t
comT.' They are longing for a pulls
which will support the highest am
finest. They are stakinG millions a.
make the dream come true.
To prove their sincerity they have
bound themselves to stand by the de-
cisions OF tho National Board of Re
view ~ Motion Pictures, to whom -
per cent, Of tn" films made in TINS
country are submitted before they ar,
exhibited to the public, and who's,
avoryed purpose is to prohibit tho cir,
Cu,atiOn of immoral pictures and !,
encourage higher standards OF taste.
The National Board of Review Is ..ol
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problem Of the child in relation to tn"
movies is the same as in his relation
To any other part, or to life itself FOR
that matter.
When mothers objected To their chill
dren reading books g for grown
ups a. a whole. e~Xpurgated editions
and IA children's literature arose
Every public library and school to-day
has shelves filled with juvenile books
, on all subjects. There are papers ana
magazines for children. So the church
| has it's children's department in the
SUNDAY school. the mercantile world
has factories and shops ~purveyine for
children. SO in the world of the
movies there must he u picture drama
for children.
The problem is only one Of d,strlhu-
ton. Tho money is already invested
the theatres are ready, the plays are
filmed. the children are waiting "
rema.Ns only for the voice OF popular
demand Ia reach the listening cars or
the manufacturers. As q o as th't
voice is heard the distributors VIII
segregatr the plays Tor children ana
send them in regular circuit over the
country.
But there must he something more
than a voice" When "A children's
programme Is trustfnlly arranged by
the manager In your town, dear
mother. he generous with your interest
and support of his attempt to meet
| your wishes, u he were not thinking
Of something more than dollars and
cents he never would put his theatre
at tho disposal of the children. See
that he at least doesn't lose money, II
is the least you can do,
This is the only possible and tho
only right solution NJ the children's
relation Ia the movies. No form al
censorship can compel the public tc
accept ar the manufacturers to make
picture plays adapted to tn" e nt
onc-tGth of the audiences, dis%reGardine
the age and tastes of four-ttfths
Especially this cannot he done at tho
mandate Of that fraction OF the public
who seldom or never 60 to the shows.
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'us Of the sharks which lurkcd in the
vicinity, but Miss Mccoy. who Is an
export swimmer. accomplished 1t sue
ccs~tullN.
~ the final punch" Of Lost IN the
t.Vcrglidcs." which L. part of "G,oria's
Eomaucc.' the MN SERIAL II waich
Eiiilr Burke il appearing. a perfectly
GOOD seven passenger autu mobile is
driven straight out into the Atlantic
ocean off Palm Reach, Fla. This may
Ice termed rcCkiessnoSs or pure cN-
~travaCaure. according 10 ones point Of
view. Needless In say the damage
done to the car 10y its immersion N the
sa!t sea water was considerable
To prove that the film manufac-
| turcrs aren't the only people who can
rc reckless. Miss Burke wore a Lucille
creation that had been specially de-
signed for her use in the picture, and
utterly regardless of tn" certain ruin
of the froCk she copied out Of the
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Anita King snapped after a IS foot jump in an auto.

actually have endangered the player ;
life.
A water stuff" picture which a
most put Miss McCoy's life in Jeop'
ardv was taken for The Isle OF
Love" and was made near Jackson
villc, Fla. In one OF the early scenes
~ the photoplay the star yields I"
the temptation to - bathing in =
pool upon a rocky hit of coast. The
shore al the point where the picture
was taken happened To he made UP OF
myriads of shells and pebbles com
pressed into a crumbling tagged stone
formetion. The water, moreover. was
far more shallow than Miss Mccoy
suspected.
Despite the warning Of her director,
Edwin Middleton, she jumped boldly
INTO the water, cutting her feet, ankles