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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
RESTORE INVALIDED SAMMEES
HERE, RUSH HOSPITALS HOPE
Institutions Friends Start Drive for $l5OOOO to Com
plete Building and Develop Open-Air
Country Branch

"The mopey needed is small compared
with the great good IL will accomplish" +"
says a statement issued by the trustees.
We shall be able to accommodate sew
eral hundred soldiers at our country
branch at Malvern. We can quickly
establish at least three new units of
war emergency pavilions, comprising
kitchen, nurses quarters and wards for
accommodating fifty soldiers each.
THE Government. as we understand
1t. will pay for the care of the patients
after they have become installed. BY
this arrangement infected soldiers can
be assigned directly TO the hospital
upon their return instead Of being
obliged to go to their homes. running
the risk OF spreading the infection tC
their families and friends. Rush Hos.
pital is the only one of It's kind In the
city which has country branch 80 con.
veniently located.
THE appeal fer our boys who hay,
been at the front scarcely needs EN-.
nhasis. The exposures and hardship,
OF the trenches necessarily develop q
certain percentage Of tubercular cases
We hope for such financial Support Il
cur appeal as will enable us 10 handl,
the cases for this district. No one car
tell whether his own son or brother ol
friend may not be one of those needint
just this help"
DR. James Tyson is president Of IN,
hospital organization. Samuel Csstner
", vice ppresident: William w. Stake
secretary. and Frederick 4 sobsrn.
J. ) 'e*l'yf Y. 4 + I, q. Is .l !. [,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12

her counsel, Henry John Nelson, for a
second trial w!ll be granted.
II have done nothing unconstitu-
uonal, she insists, Il have worked
only for the repeal of a law / believe
unconstitutional The Government
plainly grants that right to any citizen.
l believe myself well within it,"
The apostle of ideas must often nav
the price Of misunderstanding. however
she admitted. and in such case should
be ashamed to falter.
Did Wendell Phillips or Garrison fall
ter?" she asked.
lhe maximum penalty for the offense
with which Doctor Baer Is charged Is
$4,000 fine and two years imIJrlson-
ment' The sentence given Charles r.
scnenck. general secretary of the So.
ciallst party. on trial with Doctor Baer
was six months In the Mercer County
)ail. Doctor Bser was sentenced m
ninety days in Moyamenslng Prison md
fine of $500.
Circulars headed Long live the Con.
stitution" and attacking the constit,,.
ionality OF the draft law formed ths
condemning evidence in her case.
The Socialist party win pay the s5oo
fine. ''V'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
ROPS INJURED EYES,
\ SAYS SUING PATIENT
Woman Testifies in $4,000
Damage Action Against
DR.. S. j. Gittleson
HAD TROUBLE BEFORE
Admits She Visited Hospital, Learn
N ing of Defective Vision, Be-
fore Consulting Him

~ Mrs. Emma Kirschenstein. who is
suing DR. Samuel j. Gittleson. OF 1917
Spruce street, for $4,000 damages for
her Impaired vision, resumed the witness
stand In Judge Ferguson's Court today
for cross-examination by John Kent
Kane, attorney for the physician.
The woman said that the sight Of
her right eye was almost wholly de-
rtroyed through "a mistake in the writing
Of prescription by Doctor Gittlcson.
This was In February, 1915.
e She received prescription with di-
rections TO apply the medicine three
times n day. She had the prescription
flled at Third street and Snyder ave-
nue.
When she applied the medicine to her
right eye as directed, she said, she cN-
perienced a burning sensation and had
10 stop its use. She telephoncd Doctor
Gittleson and told him OF the effect Of
the medicins in her eye. but he directed,
said the woman. that she should con-
tinue to use It according to his dlrec-
tions. The plaintiff said she had sew
eral other applications. but each time
she suffered great pain and both her
eyes became affected until for time
she could not see with either.
Mrs. Kirschcnstelu admitted having
trouble with her eyes for some years
prior to going to the doctor and Said
she had been to the Wills Eye Hospital
where she was Informed that her lett
eye was nearsighted. but that the right
eye appeared to have a normal vision
The purpose OF this cross-eNanl'nation
of Mrs Iiirschensteln was to show sho
had an impaired vision before using the
Prescription given her by the defendant.
According to Mrs kirschenstein, she
started an investigation after the medi-
cine prescribed by the doctor had palned
her so severely and discovered that the
prescription called for saturated solu-
ton of potassium iodide, but did not
specify a per cent solution. as intended,
Jand the druggist had prepared Il much
stronger solution which injured the
plaintiffs eyes She says she can now
only distinguish light from darkness with
her injured right eye.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12

DUSH HOSPITAL for Consumption
~ and Allied Diseases today made
gratifying progress in what is believed
TO be a pioneer movement IN this State
TO cooperate with the Government in
the care of soldiers who return from the
front infected with tuberculosis.
The Government has appealed TO the
hospitals of the country to prepare
themselves as completely as possible for
this and other service in upbuilding men
invalided back from the trenches. For
this purpose, and also TO enlarge per-
manently it's main hospital building,
trustees and friends of the institution at
their initial meeting at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel decided TO start cam
paign for sl50,O00. Those who attended
the meeting were Samuel Castner, Jr..
Charles Carver. Jr.. Charles Il. Hall,
Frederick A. Sobernheimer, II. w.
Stokes, II. Evan Taylor, DIR. T. Mellor
Tyson and Rowland Comfy.
The $3.50. 900 will make possible the
finishing OF the main hospital building
AT Thirty-third street and Lancaster
avenue. Two floors have been incom-
plete since the hospital was opened In
1910. At a cost of about $4,000 the
building will accommodate l6O beds In
stead Of so, as al present. The need
for Increased facilities is most urgent,
for Rush Hospital. like other similar
institutions In this city. Is unable to ac-
eomrhodate anything like the number
|. ~ o9fieRf1 -qeeding treatment Y
Z. r. y 1le @qEo NJ feels,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
MASK AND WIG PLAY
TO AID WAR RELIEF
Thirteen Committees to Benefit From
Annual Production Of
Organization

TWrte'u committees of tho War Relief
Commission of the Emergency Md OF
Penns! lvania win profit from the pro-
Goods of The annual production of the
Mask and Wig club of tho University Of
pennsylvania. The production, The
Bridal Not will hc given Easter week
ai the Forrest Theatre.
The beneficiaries will include: Amor
ican Hospital No. !. Mrs. Georg" W.
Pepper, chairman: Armenian, Mrs.
George II. Lorimer. chairman: Bel
gian, Mrs Bayard Henry, chairman
British, Mrs. u. Burd Grubh. chairman
British Mrs Robert u. straw
bridge. chairman Fatherless Children
Of France, Mrs John Markoe. chair
man: French. Mrs Cornelius Stevenson
chairman; NontcncErin and Home Re-
lief. Mrs. John :. Groome, chairman
overseas Committee Mrs. Walter :
Thomson. chairman Polish. Mrs. Robert
Won MosCh2iSker, chairman Serbian
Miss Nina Ice. chairman; Surgical
Dressings. Mrs. Rodman GrisCom, chair.
man; Italian, Mrs. Benjamin Miller
chairman,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
WOMEN BEGIN FIGHT
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Conference Opens at Bellevue
Stratford, With Three
States Represented

q To stimulate interest in the third Lib
<rty Loan campaign among the women
OF Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Della
ware, a conference was held today and
wtll continue tomorrow in the Rose Car
dens at the Bellevue-Stratford. The re-
ception tonight will be under the au-
spices of Mrs John O. Miller. Pittsburgh,
chairman OF the woman's committee,
liberty Loan. of this State. and Mrs.
walter S. Thompson, the Philadelphia
chairman of the woman's committee of
THIS city.
Sessions on Wednesday will be held
In the morning. afternoon and evening
The luncheon will take place at ! o'clock
The purpose OF the coferenGc Is to
Outline the plan for the campaign, which
opens April s. There will be no little
time spent in planning attacks to Offset
the pro-German propaganda that Is an
ticIpated by Washington during the third
drive
y Mrs. Thompson and one of her aides,
Mrs John II. Mason, are directing the
district presidents In plans for working
out the best results and will have them
make reports at the meetings to be held
ON Wednesday.
At the opening session, today at 10
o'clock, one of the features was AT
address by Lieutenant Harry Nilsson
OF the Canadian army, described his
4 1 xperiences at the front,
state Senator William G. Sproul, pres.
X s'iAant Of the Union League: William
s. " fntthew Lewis, of Washington, execu
4 i've Secretary OF the National Commit
~ OF Patriotic Societies: Mrs. John T
\ IIrnft, chairman of the Second Fedora
& Reserve Committee Of New York; Mrs
b Autoinette Funk. vice chairman Of th'
N national Liberty Loan Committee an,
4 4 member Of the Woman's Committee o
Y IA Council Of National Defense, and L
y r. Passmore. governor Of the Fedora
n fteserye Bank. will make addresses dur
~ the conference
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
NEW SYSTEM WORKING
RECOVER $4,000 LOOT
Detective Sergeant Gomborov
Adds to His Record by Find.
ing Pilfered Army Goats
FINDS WAGON IN STREET
Stolen Auto Also Discovered-Ma,,
Robberies Occurred During
Shift of Police

Tde now precinct detective sys,cm q,
stalled several days ago by Director =.
Public Safety Wilson. showed up IN al
vantage today. Detective Sergas.,
GOmborow, head OF the first precise
with headquarters at Seventh and ca
pcntcr streets, succeeded in recoverin,
several hundred stolen army coa,s
valued at $4,000
The coats. packed for delivery in -.
wagon, were taken Yesterday in fron,
Of the worl(roonS of Sussman. stain.
berg & kailman, S61 Arch street
Early today Gor;borOw who il ra,,d
as Philadelphia's real" detective sine.
hc passed q civil service eXalnina,,o,
with 100 per cent average two yea,s
ago, got a tip that the Ilssing Uaso,
had passed through several streets 4,
the southern section. lie assigned ss,,
cral of his men to the case and wan,
out on it himself. After watching IN.
district carefully he happened on tas
wagon - with its contents intact a.
Firth and Bainbridge streets. IL was
takcn t. the station house and ~
owners were notified.
An abandoned automobi!e was .,..
found by officers OF the first nroclnc+ =,
passyunk avenue and Bainhridre strast
H. Is a large Studehal;cr touring car ana
Is awaiting Identification at the Third
and Dickinson streets police station
More than dozen ruhherIrs have besr
committed since the beginning of ,hs
now regime. the theft from the Arch
street factory being the biggest rebor,ed
Automobiles belonging TO George Miller
Of Sumerton and sidney NJ. Coyne, ESQ.,
North Broad street, valued at sIsT5.
were also taken.
Tho penrose leader Of the Thlrd Ward
Henry j. Trainer, was not even safs
from the marauderS. who entered his
home at 75S South Tenth street, whIls
the robbers also broke into the house Of
Alfonso Perna. I52 South Tenth street
and his friend, Alfonso hi Angelo, a,
, as. and got coats and other clothins
valued at $3.50.
Even the alleged protection" given
the gambling dives at Eighth and vins
streets was tlouted, for burglars 70,
away with $4,000 IN cash from the biz
safe of tho "ninc-way' joint, II has
been learned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
SHORTAGE OF SCHOOLTEACHERS
SHOWN BY NEW APPOINTMENTS
Twenty-Five Chosen From Eligible List Of 15O-Pro
test From School of Pedagogy Against Pro
posed Merger With Normal

than 500 teachers were graduates Of
the School Of Pedagogy was brought
out. Eighty per cent Of the graduates
of this school during the last twenty
five years are now teaching in the sys-
tenn, the petition said
Tho board Of managers Of the Phila
delphia Teachers Association urged this
board To take steps to increase the legal
limit for school taxes. This plea was
based on the grounds of the necessity
for new schools and increased salaries
for teachers. The full cooperation Of
the association was offered. This COM
munication was received and filed.
The board was memorialized by the
e.ght chief engineers Of tho high schools
for a share in the bonus given other
employees of the board. This was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The following recommendations of the
joint committee on higher schools and
elementary schools were adopted unani-
mously by the board:
High school boys sixteen years of
age or older whose standing Is salts
factory to their principals and who de-
sire to engage in farm work, shall be
excused from school for this purpose
during May and June or during Sep
/ tember and October
such students shall he given crcdi,
for the completion Of one-forteth of a
high school course for each month OF
approved farm work, including July and
/ August, provided. however, no credit
shall be given unless the student spends
a minimum Of three months in farm
work, and at least one-third of the total
/ period of employment in such work mus
occur during July and August
/ mo high-school hoy shall he excused
from attendance at school for any other
form of employment.
"Tligh-school girls. sixteen years o.
age or older, whose standing Is satisfac
! tory to their principals, shall he per
mitted to take employment during May
and June and be promoted at the enc
Of the term provided Il satisfactory re
port is made upon their service,
mo boy or girl shall be excused from
attendance unless his or her application
has the written approval Of the parent
such special arrangement shall b'
made by the principals as are necessary
to enable such employed students to re
sumo their school work without disad
vantage"
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CHOtTAGE ot teachers, iu the public
~ schools Of the city was brought home
accurately today by tho appointment Of
twenty-five new teachers from the
eligible list at the March meeting OF the
Board Of Education in the Keystone
Building, Nineteenth street below Chest
nut
There we're approximately 200 teachers
on tho eligible list II is believed that
about fifty Of this number have gone
into other professions or entered busi-
ness and will not bc available when
called by the board. The appointment
of the twenty-five today would further
reduce the available teachers to 1873. Ap-
proXimately 80 per cent of the teachers
on the eligible list are now teaching In
the schools as substitutes, In September,
1917, the increase in the school popula-
ton was 1000. If It IL as large In Sep
tember, 1918, l75 additional teachers
will bc required to take care Of this in
crease alone.
No steps will be taken 10 prevent the
shortage In ''schoolmarms" until 1t has
actually arrived. according to board Of
flcials. The present stringent rules will
then be abrogated, and any one fit to
teach will be admitted. they say.
Despite a decrease In school accom-
modations OF approximately 5000 chill
drcn owing to the destruction of the
Brooks and Heston schools, the number
Of part-time pupils has been reduced
by 2Ag0 since the same month last year
There arc now lS,S0s pupils on part
time according to figures submitted 10
the board by Superintendent CARRIER
This Is an increase of 26ls over last
month. The average attendance for tho
last month in the elementary schools
was 203,3G In the high schools 1t was
17,S21.
4 protest from the alumni of the
school Of Pedagogy against the pro-
posed merger with the normal schou
| was received by the board and referred
| to the special investigating committee
In the protest il was said that the
merger would not merge the two schools
but would result In aholishing meI
teachers from the system, as men woult
not attend AN acknowledged woman'
school The fact that two of tile five
associate superintendents, five of th'
nine district superiutendents, the che
of the bureau of compulsory education
n number Of school principals and mor'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
KRAFT OUT AS CAMDEN
COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Highly Praised on Retiring From
Long Career in Jersey Courts.
c. A. Wolverton Successor

Camden County Prosecutor William
J, Kraft retired FROM office today after
a long career. He was succeeded 10y
Charles \. WolvcrtGn.
In court today at his last prosecution
Mr. Kraft was given hearty "good-by'
by his many friends, ana his work as
prosecutor was highly commended bv
Judges John kates and Frank Lloyd
and hv former Judges William Boyle
and william French. Mr.. Kraft spoke
briefly to the court saying that he had
tried only to do his best for the good
Of the county.
The late prosecutor has been noted as
an enemy Of the wife deserter. lie has
always pressed bard such Offenders. He
also was successful in cleaning up vice
conditions in the county and in abolish
ing much cf the auto speeding on the
roadl and streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
NEW RADIO CLASSES
ARE OPENED FOR ARMY
Trades School Building Added to
Armory for Training of Men
in Service

Because of the lack Of aCcommoda- =
tionS for the radio classes in the armory.
Thirty-socond street and Lancaster ave
nue.. classes will he opened in the Phila-
deiphla Trades School at Seventeenth
and Wood streets tomorrow. captain
Bruner. who has been in charge of this
work IN the armory, will be the teacher
of these Trades School classes They
will be operated under the provisions of
the Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation.
These classes will he open only 20 men
within the draft who have not claimed
exemption. The purpose of the work is
to serve the emergency need Of the Gov
ernment for $1,000 radio operators In
the field service Those interested In this
work are urged 10 report to Captain
Bruuer. at Seventeenth and Wood
streets, at I:30 y. m, Wednesday, Dur
ing this week classes will be in session
Wednesday Thursday and Friday eve
nngs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
DISCOVER CHICKEN-POX;
VACCINATE HUNDREDS
Quarantine of Wood Street House
Frightens Block Between Sixth
and Seventh Streets

a case of chickenpoX today led 10 the
vaccination of several hundred persons
in Wood street between Sixth ana
Seventh streets, and the quarantine of
the house at G2O Wood street
An old man living in the second story
attic of the house took sick and was
rushed to hospital late last nigat.
"ChickenpoX." said the doctors.
The health authorities started vac
cnating everybody in the block. which
was roped off to keep any one from
leaving until the job had been finished.
TIE block is guarded by police to see
that no persons shall leave the infected
household until permission shall be giver
by the Health Bureau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
TRACED BY MARKED MONEY
U. S. Agents Trap Alleged "Dope"
Peddler by Sale to Negroes

e Marked money led to the arrest Of
Robert Fornouy, negro thrty-five
years old, of 1905 Addison street, said
to be dealer in narcotic drugs. lie
was held under $500 bail for court today
by United States Commissioner Ed
munds at a hearing in the Federal
Building.
Government agents sent a negress
with marked money to purchase cocaine
from Fernouy. When the man was ar
rested the marked money was found in
his position, according to the agents
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
"PIES JUS CRATE AT
UNYUN LEGE," HE SAYS
Lad With Good Daddy Finds Flour
Saving Improves Best Of
Pastry

Dear Tommy.
Pop took me down to that place on
Broad strct wher he goes TO eat SUM
times and we had fine msel. There
pies are just CRATE. / liked them 80
mutch | got pop to get me to pecCes,
He says there cakes and those sweet
buns you liked when you're pop took
you down are better. to.
He told me that they make them diff
fereut. that they don't use no more wheat
flower because they want To help send
II to the soldiers wher my brother Bill
is. Get you're pop to take YOU down,
YOU no ! mecn the tuyuu teRe. and 7
no YOU viii like them. He says for me
to tell you 80 YOU can 20 and get
you're mother like mine H. going TO do
to make them the same home.
Pop says that they savc 12i pounds
OF flower cvry day by making there
pies and cakes with dlffrcnt flower.
Don't forget to get you're pop 20 take
you down Yours JIMMIE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
MAIL THIEF SENTENCED

Government employees guilty of theft
are entitled to no leniency. according to
Judge Dickinson, of the Federal courts.
In passing sentence on Oscar J..
Booker, negro. formerly clerk at
the Point Breeze postotilce of a term of
three months in the county jail for steal
ing from the mails. Judge Dickinson laid
down the ruling that all such offenders
should be dealt with severely.
'It Is absolutely necessary that such
men be faithful to their duties" he
added.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
n. Milton Woods Dead

Lancaster, Pa. March l2,-N. Mlllon
Woods. seventy-tlve. years of age, pres-
dent of the First National Bank, Law,
caster. died yesterday at his home ~
Williamstown. He was elected direr-
tor In 1876. succeeding his father. i,
Scott Woods. In 1882 he was elected VIZ ~
president, and In 1887 president. ,i,'- ~
was one Of Lancaster County's wea.n.
lest men. A widow and several nephe"'
survive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
BARGE FOUNDERS WITH
CAPTAIN AND THREE MEN
Hampshire Goes Down on Delaware
Capes in Galc-Fate Of Others
Unknown

The Maritime Exchange Hunout,.!c,c,,ao ,,,o
,hc founderlng of the barge Iianpsnii,.,N :,
in a gale off the Delaware C2peS VIZ, VII
the loss of the captain Irving v, BroWi,
.nd tbrec or his crew The sinking Is
,un,,ehi 10 have occurred in about the
same locality, as that Of the |. .
Cherokee
The ship wa bound for Long lslaiid
mort from Hampton Roads ana "as w
Tow of the tug Mars. The tug ana IVY
other harges which were iu the ipW WIN
tro,,, hu, il l. not believed here that
they have been lost also. +. W. MUM
tho owner, SAID that the other two barsf ;
wpr. the Penn and the OsCeola. captain
Brown was a New Highlander,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
THREE MEN INJURED IN
HOG ISLAND ACCIDENT
Details of Mishap Not Known by
Police or Hospital
Authorities

Three men are in the Methodist Hos
ptal suffering from injuries received
in AN accident at the Hog Island ship
yards last night. Both the police and
hospital authorities declare they have no
knowledge as to how the accident oc-
Cured
The men are:
j. W. Leese, twenty-five years old.
SIS Winton street. fractured skull and
probable internal injuries.
Patrick Terry, twenty years old, 1929
South Juniper street, fractured elbow,
leg and arm.
James Begley, forty-four years old,
Saranac Lake, y. D.. fractured right
leg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
SHOT, HE SAYS. WHEN HE
WOULDN'T ROB HOUSE
Boy Declares Bullet in Leg Was
Fired by Lad He Refused to
Help

Harry Carvillc. thirteen years old. of
C;erritt street near Twenty Is in
the St. Agnes Hospital with bullet
wounG In his left leg due. he says. to
his refusal to aid another boy in rob-
bng a house.
Carville says the other boy, Joseph
Natsinger. fourteen years old, of Tasker
street near TwentyfOurth. shot him
when he refused to enter into the roh-
bery scheme The house they were tC
rob was in Gerritt street near Twen-
tieth. The police Of the Twentieth and
federal streets station are looking for
Natsingcr. who ran away after the
shooting.