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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
France Accepts RoOsevelt,s Portrait

PARIS, Feb, ia portrait of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. painted by Samuel Mont
gomery Roosevelt, his cousin, has been
accepted by Albert Dalimier Under Sec
retary of State for Fine Arts, and will
be placed in the Luxembourg art gallery.
The portrait shows Colonel Roosevelt in
hunting costume.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
FAIL TO SETTLE RIGHT
TO TRY WOMEN'S CASES
Three, Accused of Disorderly
Conduct, Freed and Rearrest-
ed in Clash Over Jurisdiction

The controversy over the question of
whether the Municipal Court or the police
magistrates should have jurisdiction in
the case of women arrested for disorderly
conduct, arising out of the arrest of
five women on this charge several days
| ago, was further thrashed out today
| before Magistrate Beaton i'm Central
Station, but without any definite result.
Three of the women were brought be-
fore the magistrate, discharged under the
law of 1875 giving the Municipal Court
jurisdiction in such cases, and rearrested
under the law of June ., 1871, which
establishes the powers of the magistrates.
The prisoners We're sentenced to nine
months each in the House of Correction,
but their lawyers at once made applica-
tion for a writ of habeaS corpus, and
Judge Ferguson fixed bail for them at
$500 each. The habeas corpus application
will be heard by Judge Davis in Quarter
Sessions Court next Friday, when the
status of the case may be settled.
1t was the contention of President
Judge Brown, of the Municipal Court,
that the tribunal he heads has exclusive
jurisdiction over these cases. Prior to
the hearing today a conference took
place between Magistrate Beaton, Thomas
j. Meaghcr, counsel for Director of Pub
lie Safety Wilson, and Edward Wells,
Harry Berkowitz and Bryan a. Hermes,
attorneys for three of the women, Sadie
Belat Sophie Cullen and Florence VIII
son. 1t was then decided TO proceed with
the hearing.
Mr.. Hermes, who represented Sadie
Belati, pointed out to Magistrate Beaton
after the hearing began that Director
Wilson, as a member of the legislature,
had been chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, which recommended the passage
of the bill giving the Municipal Court jur-
isdictiOn in such cases.
"Now as Director of Public Safety"
he said. 'Mr, Wilson is asking that this
dill be ignored, and that the procedure
follow out the lines of the old act OF
1871"
The case of Olga Miller, one Of the ac-
cused women, was not called today when
a physician presented certificate or
illness. Her bail of $500 was renewed
The case of Sophie Cullen, of 2l2l East
Monmouth street. was the first one called
Policeman Palmer. of the vice squad
testified against her. He said she had
been convicted on a similar charge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
VENUS TO KEEP SKY DATE"
WITH JUPITER TOMORROW
Chance for Philadelphians to Gaze at
Brilliant Night Spectacle

Venus today is "prlmping' for her
"date" with Jupiter, when she will pay
her respects, as she often did of yore,
while admlrlng Philadelphians gaze on
the pretty spectacle. The meeting Is
scheduled for tomorrow night, at 10
O'clock at a certain spot in the north
western portion of the heavens.
1t is, In astronomical language, a con-
junction between the two planets. Venus.
moving comparatively swiftly eastward
across the sky, will overtake the slow
moving Jupiter at 10 p. m, For theo-
retlcal instant they will be in conjunction
and to many eyes will present the appear
ance of one large and brilliant star, Dis
cerning eyes, however, will see that a
distance about two-thirds that of the full
moons disc will separate them. And all
the glamour fades when one learns that
some 4SO 900 miles actually separates
the planets, Jupiter being that distance
beyond Venus, the evening star OF Tenny-
sons "Crossing the Bar"
AS seen from the earth, Venus moves
much more swiftly than Jupiter accord
ing to Prof. Eric Doolittle, OF the Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania School of Astron-
omy. because she completes her orbit
around the sun in 225 days, whereas
Jupiter, swinging along in the suburbs
of the solar system, requires IL years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
SPEED ADVISED
TO GAIN ARMOR
PLANT FOR CITY
EX-Congressmen Logue and
Donohoe Plan Fight for
u. S. Factory
AN $11,OOO,OOO UTLAY

A call for citizens Of Philadelphia to
act Immediately in the matter OF placing
before the proper authorities at Wash
ington the superior advantages of the
Philadelphia Navy Yard as the location
for the proposed stt,0OO,O0O Government
aromr-makng plant was issued today by
ex-Congressmen j. Washington Logue
and Michael Donohoe.
These two former Democratic repre-
sentatives. who during their terms Ia
bored untlringly for the Navy Yard and
the port of Philadelphia, declared that
Philadelphia had no time to lose IL 1t
desired to get the proposed big federal
armor-making industry for this city.
Mr. Logue today outlined a plan which
he said he believed would be successful
i'm bringing the Government enterprise
TO Philadelphia He suggests that COM
mittec OF experts 20 to Washington and
imprcss upon the Congressional Commit
tee which will decide upon location the
advantages of Philadelphia as an armor
plant site.
"a mere expression of views" said
Mr. Logue amounts TO nothing, but the
department that has the Undertaking in
hand should have presented before It the
it's possessing the necessary advantages
that would accrue by locating the plant in
this city.
81 do not think that there is so much
gained by sending large bodies of citizens
to Washington. My experience has taught
me that demonstrations are not very eff
fective in the capital city.
Let us instead pick out a few clti-
ems who can talk as experts on the quail.
tiles Of this city as site for the plant
For instance. let us nd transportation
expert who can tell about our transporta-
ton facilities, both rail and water. We
could send manufacturers and other en-
ployers of labor who would be able to
show that Philadelphia has more first
class mechanics and skilled worllmen than
any other city in the United States All
these points are going to count tremen-
dously in the selection of site for the
plant.
I'm matters of this kind l have learned
that it is necessary to have concerted
action, and if we hope to get that armor
plant we must go after it with all of the
enthusiasm of our citizenship"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
GOV. MCCALL DOOMED
AT SCOTCH-IRTSH DINNER
Doctor Deaver, Toastmaster,
Expresses Hope That He May
Be "Next President"

New England's dark horse among pres
idential possibilities. Samuel w. Mccall.
Governor of Massachusetts, is being dis
cussed among Philadelphia politicians to-
day, following the eth annual dinner of
the Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society in
the Bellevue -Stratford last night, when
the Governor was hailed as strong fig
ure among the public men now being put
forward as likely candidates for the Pres
idency.
1t was Governor McCalrs first visit TO
this city since his name was first men
toned as a possibility for the Republican
nomination.
This is the time when all men are
looking for prophet" said DR. John b.
Dcaver, the tOastmaSter in Introducing
him, "and they will turn their eyes to
New England and listen to the voice of
her statecraft and of an adapter of the
lessons of history to present day con-
ditious."
The 500 prominent men present cheercd
the Governor Justify as Doctor Deaver
concluded his introduction with the
remark:
And may he be the next president of
the United States"
Governor Mccall, throughout his speech,
stuck to his preliminary declaration that
he would not talk politics, although he
had been urged to do so.
This is not a political meeting" he
said 81 will try to keep clear of politics
and on the high level OF nonpartisanship.
I am nominally Il Republican, but / am
not one of those minded ones who
think that man is "A saint because he Is
a Republican. However, | am not so big
Otel as to say that a man is a rascal be-
cause he is n DemOcrat-although l have
never met one who was not"
The Governor laughed jovialy as he
made this remark, and so did his auditors.
Later he accepted the invitation of
committee of the Young Republican Club,
and spoke briefly at the banquet of the
Lincoln Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
TRANSFER OF 300 COPS
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
Civil Service Reform Associa-
tion to Probe the Alleged r.
regularities of Commission

a thorough investigation of the alleged
irregular transfers, demotions and dis
mssals of city employees by the Civil
Service Commission appointed by Mayor
Smith, especially those made in the police
and fire bureaus, will be made by the
Civil Service Reform Association of
, Pennsylvania.
The association today announced that
at n meeting of the Executive Committee
held last night 1t was decided that 300
complaints received from policemen and
fircmen who assert that they were irreg-
ularly transferred or denoted. will be
taken up at once, and that an invcstiga-
tiOn of the reasons for the action Of the
new administration will be made.
These transfers. it was said. have not
been announced by Director Wilson. Ac-
CordinE to members of the Executive
Committee of the association they were
invariably made at midnight.
The Department of Public Safety ap-
parently is working under the rules Of
the Blankenburg administration that
made it possible for any policeman or
fireman to live outside of his district.
Many members of the force started to
buy their homes in the last few years
on the strength of this rule.
The new administration, according to
the Civil Service Reform Association al
though apparently Observing the old rules,
is permitting at least the division and
ward leaders throughout the city to force
policemen and tiremen to live in the divi-
sions where they are stationed,
The principal complaint received by the
association came from policemen who had
established their homes i'm West Philadel-
phia. More than 900 moved to West Phil
adelphia during the Blankenburg regime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
U. s. WANTS BIRDMEN
FOR AIR MAIL ROUTES
Bids Are Asked for Service in
Massachusetts and Seven
Routes in Alaska

WASHINGTON, Feb. PIN advertise
ments issued today for bids upon con-
tracts for providing aerial mail service
the Postmaster General gives manufac-
turers of aeropanes and hydroplanes OPP
portunity to meet practical tests as reg
ular carriers of the United States mails
The bids are to be opened May 70, and
October 1 next is named as he date for
beginning service.
The action is taken both to improve
mail service and to stimulate the devel-
opment of the science of aviation in the
United States because of its close relation
to the general question of military pre-
paredness.
The advertisements cover one mail
route across Buzzard's Bay and Nan.
tucket Sound in southern Massachusetts
and seven routes in Alaska. If such serv'
ice is proven feasible and reliable over
these routes a gradual expansion to many
other routes, upon which present means
of transportation are slow and inadequate
will follow. In the last 10 years United
States mails have been carried by aero.
plane many times. but never regularly
over authorized mail routes.
The routes and character of service now
advertised, and the cost of the present
service, follow:
MASSACHUSETTS.
From New Bedford by Woods Hole and Oak
times week from June IL to September II and
months Of the Se year: weight limit. 1000 bounds
per trip; cost of present service. $4,000
year.
From Valdez to Fairbanks 35s miles. three
times a week all the year for transportation
of 1900 Cor 10000 pounds of mail each trip;
running time, two days: cost OF present serv-
- From Fairbanks to Tanana. ,O2 miles. three
times a week AL the year for transportation
running time, - hours; cost OF present serv,
ice. $2a, l53.Si a year.
week all the year. for transportation Of 800
Tor 1900 pounds of mail each trip: running
time. two days; cost of present service S3i,-
From Kaitag to Nome 2a5 miles, twice
week all the year, for transportation OF 800
tor 1900 pounds OF mail each trip; running
time two days: cost Of present service, Sl5-
From Seward to Idtarod. $50 miles. twice
Tor 2OOO) pounds of mail each trip: running
time two days: cost of present service s22'-
From Iditarod to Nome $50 miles. twice a
week all the year, for transportation or 500 Tor
- hours: cost of present service, S2l'Sd2l2 IA
year. ,o IL, -,
a week all the year, for transportation OF 900
COR lOUO) pounds of mail each trip: running
time, 10 hours; cost of present service Sii2O
If the exacting weather conditions and
weight requirements of the Massachusetts
route can be met by aerial carriers, 1t
presents an excellent opportunity Tor I'M
provement of mail service by this means.
Need of improvement of the Alaskan
mail service is clear. and, it is believed,
the aeroplane offers a practical means OF
providing better facilities there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
SONS OF VETERANS
TO HONOR LINCOLN
Give Banquet Tonight at
Adelphia-Noted Men
to Speak

The Sons of Veterans will hold their 22d
annual banquet tonight at the Hotel Adel-
phia' in honor of Lincoln and the Union
aetenders. Noted members of the order
irom different parts of the nation wifi
attend, IT being the custom to make the
pilgrimage annually to this city to cele-
brate the event.
Senator Penrose and Congressman Ware
are expected to he present other sneak
ers VIII be Senator Jones, of Washington /:
captain Elias II. Monfort. of Cincinnati,
commander-in-c of the G. A. r.. w.
u McBryan, of Elizabeth, n. j., State
commander of the Sons of Veterans.
patriotic exercises will be held at the
FORREST Theatre, tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock, at which Mayor Smith will be
presiding officer. Captain OF Police Cal
lahan, president of the association, will
open the meeting tomorrow.
Real estate assessors and clerks en-
ployed in the office of the Board of Re.
vision of Taxes will banquet tonight at
the Hotel Adelpha in honor of the ami.
Nersary of Lincoln. The dinner will also
be the first given by the men, most of
whom are members of the Real Estate
Assessors Association
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
WANTS JURY DIVORCE TRIAL
Counsel for University Instructors
Wife Petitions Court

Former Judge James Gay Gordon has
petitioned Judge Vessel, in Common
pleas Court, to award jury trial to Mrs
Ethel ]. Stewart who is being sued for
divorce by her husband DR.. Francis 4.
Stewart, instructor i'm baeteriology OF the
University of Pennsylvania.
Charles A. Norato, a yiolinist i'm the
philadelphia Orchestra, is named as the
correspondent. 1t is alleged that Mrs.
Stewart met Norato five years ago when
he was playing at a seashore resort and
that she frequently visited Norato at his
home i'm this city. The musicians wife
was stricken i'll just after these visits
began and died in few weeks. Mrs
Stewart explained her visits to Norato's
home by saying that she was a profess
sional nurse before her marriage and went
there to care for NOrato's children. Rob
ert 5. Bright is master in charge of the
suit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
c;tv State and Nation Pay
tribute on 107th Anniver-
sarv of Martyrs Birth
TIME HIS VINDICATOR
visit to This City When Nations
Life Was Imperiled a
Memorable Event
"He Being Dead
Yet Spedketh"
-HebreWs 11!4

aAll nv political warfare has
hoon in favor of the teachings that
Oe Osme forth from the sacred walls
of Independence Hall. May my
v;obt hand forget it's cunning and
rv tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth ma II ever prove false to those
teachings"
charity for ALL"
1This Government of the people,
bv the people and for the people
sball not perish from the EARTH"
dThe Lord prefers common-look-
ING people; that is why He made so
many Of them"
an giving freedom to the slave
we assure freedom to the free"
aThe Father of Waters goes
again unvexed to the sea-"
"Among free men there can be
no successful appeal from the
ballot to the bullet"
aI believe this Government can
not permanently endure half slave
and half free. l do not expect the
Union to be dissolved; l do not ex-
meet the house to fall; but / do ex-
pect it will cease to be divided"
"Play Dixie now. It's ours
again"
Excerpts from sayings of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
Senate PAYS Tribute to Lincoln

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The Senate.
on motion of Senator Kern, adjourned
after an hours session today out of
respect to the memory of Abraham Lincoln
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
ASK LINCOLN HOSPITAL AID
Canvassers Plan to Raise $15O,OOO To-
day for Mercy Institution

Canvassers for the Mercy Hospital, nth
and Fitzwater streets. started work at
sun-up this morning in a one-day cam
paign to raise Sl5OOOO as a permanent
memorial TO Abraham Lincoln IN the
form of a modern hospital to be erected
AT 18th and Federal streets They nope,
i'm this way, TO show their sratituoe TOT
Ii,coIn who. they say, started his great
est work when he secured freedom Tor
the negro.
Today was chosen for the campaign as
the logical time to help the aim OF the
bospital hackers to carry forward the
work started By Lincoln In aiding tne
negroes. They already have procured the
lot and have under consideration IuIsi s
80. for conyalescents, who will be self
s,nnorting while on the road to health
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12

"tf the demands OF the parents of Ger
mantown are not recognized by the
Board of Education they will consider
the establishment of private school.
with William II. Sowdcn, whom the
board has refused to reinstatc as prin-
cpal of the Filter school, as principal.
In this way enough pupils will he drawn
from the Filter School to reduce it to the
size it had before it attained the status.
which the board considered made neCcs-
sary the elimination of Mr. Sowden."
This was the first constructive idea ad-
vanced today among the parents of Ger
mantown following their declaration last
night that the superintendent of schools
was unfit for his position, and their as
scrtion that the present regime of tho
Board of Education was one of tyr
amy"
THAT is the step we are now consider
ing" said William G. Lynch, chairman
of the Parents Committee, who outlined
the above plan for further attacks upon
the Boards system. MIR. Sowden is so
popular that with him at the head of the
new private school supported by the
parents of former public school pupils.
the enrolment of the Filter School would
speedily fall off TO such an extent that the
purposes of the board in discriminating
against Mr. Sowden for the principalship
would be defeated.
"G have received much favorable COM
ment concerning this idea of new pri-
vate school, to compete with the F'iter
Public School, and no unfavorable COM
ment. The only member of the Commit
tee on Elementary Schools who was not
present when we made our appeal was
John Wanamaker, and we intend to send
a delegation to appeal to him, believing
that his sense of fair play will place him
on our side"
CALL CARRIER "UNFIT."
The removal of DR.. John r. CARRIER
from the position of Superintendent of
the Public Schools of Philadelphia, was
demanded by 800 men and women in Ger
mantown last night at a meeting called
to consider what action could be taken to
force the school authorities to return
William r. Sowden as the principal of
the Filter Public School The meeting
was held in the Germantown Boys Club,
% West Penn street.
Doctor CARRIER was called unfit for the
position he occupies" and in resolution
unanimously adopted by the parents of
the pupils at the Filter School, the
Board of Education was asked to APP
point a man in his place "who shall be
prc-eminently an educator rather than a
manipulation. and who shall lift the con-
duct of this office, particularly in the
grading of principals, above the petty
and the mean"
BIG DUTY TO PERFORM.
Doctor CARRIER. when asked today to
discuss the action of the Germantown
parents. said:
"I am sorry that the parents are not
supporting the Board of Education. They
have a big duty to perform in the COM
munity and all should stand by them
Loyalty"
When the charge that he was unfit"
for his Office was brought to Doctor
Garbers attention, he replied with
smile:
81 only hope they are mistaken"
The protesting parents who attended
the meeting also urged sweeping changes
in the present method of governing the
public schools in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
PRIVATE SCHOOL
URGED AS BLOW
AT DIR. CARRIER
Germantown Parents Say
Superintendent Is Gun
fit"-Have New Plan
SYSTEM CALLED TYRANNY
CARRIER UnfP-Pdrents;
"I Hone NOE-Gdrber

"Dr. John P. CARRIER, Superin-
tendent of Schools, is unfit for his
position and must be removed" >
Parents of pupils at Filter Public
School.
81 am sorry the parents are not
supporting the Board of Education.
| hope they are wrong as to my
unfitness." doctor CARRIER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
Stock Yards Unveil Lincoln Shaft

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Abraham Lincoln's
birthday was observed at the stock yards
today by the unveiling of n massive
statue of the martyred President in the
sunken lawn of the stock yards exchange.
The statue is the work of Paul Fjelde n
Norwegian sculptor. and was purchased
through dime contributions by almost all
the workers in the yards
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
! 7'Is . lls s7OOO for Breach Of Promise

NJ Iaa,sIER, Pa, Feb. l2-Mlss Ida
ia|ated NJ Of Earl township. has in
.,onlnsss1 ~ against Willard w. Steely, a
q hfsaess resident Of the same township.
',a ~ OF promise of marriage. She
dam5 sshefal damages and 5000 spe-
ass es.f toF mental anguish, loss Of
4sia pi trousseau and other ex-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-23

San Antonio. Tex. March 23.-San
Antonio has started preparations for
its bI-eentennial in 1918. to commem-
crate the founding OF this city in IT'S
by Franciscan friars. The fair Is ex.
pected TO be to Texas what the num-
erous exposltions we're last year to the
Pacific coast. All Texas has promised
support to this celebration. and Il Is
planned to have the event represent
the whole state.
AS a part Of the advance plans for
the celebration. a speakers bureau
will he formed here soon. From this
bureau various members will make
tours Of the state in efforts TO stimu
late further interest In the exposition
The first OF such organization meet
ings will be held in Austin April 5.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-23
ENTERTAINMENT AT wEllsosn.


A crowd OF about i25 citizens Of
weIlborn gathered at the school
house at that place last night for the
purpose Of listening to lecture along
educational lines by Professor d.
Trussell. county superintendent OF cd.
ueatlon Of. Wise County. Professor
Trussell gave his lecture and by the
aid OF a stereopticon machine delight
ed the audience with some beautiful
pictures. After part Of the program
had been rendered. Professor +. II.
Williams made a short announcement
OF his candidacy for county superin'
tendent. and was In turn followed by
Professor c. NJ. Bethany and PROBES
sor w. l. Powers. who also made
their announcements for county su
perintendent.
The program OF moving pictures
and lecture was then completed. The
entertainment was given for the ben
eft Of the wellborn school. and wal
a most enjoyable affair.