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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04

church in the East and the state church
in what was the German empire and the
Scandinavian churches. We could not
approach them by correspondence and
rather informally as we did the others
They simply do not do business that
way.
so we had to send delegation to
see them There were several bishops,
priests and laymen In this delegation. !
was one Of them. We We're in England
ready to start in July, 1914, when the
war came and made the journey I'M
possible Now the war is over and a
delegation will start in n few days.
Bishop r. II. Weller. of Fond du Lac I:
Bishop Charles Anderson, of Chicago.
and Bishop Vincent Brent, now of west
ern New York, formerly Of the Philip
pines will he the delegation representing
the House Of Bishops. Bishop Brent Is
serving az chaplain general of the
United states Army"
The delegation hopes 10 deliver it's
invitations in time to report to the
commission. Then the commission will
report to the church convention in De-
trot next October
we do not even fix the place or time
of the conference The church in
America took the view that somebody
must make the proposal The proposal
made, it does not want to be in the posi-
tion of trying to run the conference.
Tho idea is that when all the churches
have been invited they shall name dele
gates and these delegates shall fxe a
time and place Of meeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
'FLARE-BACK' DATE RECURS;
FINDS MERCURY NEAR go
Weaher Today Recalls Striking Contrast OF Ten Years Ago Hhen
Washington Was Completely Isolated by Storm at
Taft Inauguration Ceremonies

diets, were stricken with pneumonia and
several fatalities resulted.
An odd feature of the storm ten years
ago was It's purely local Influence. so
far as traffic was concerned.
Tho Middle West did not seem to be
affected at all
The falling live wires killed two per-
sons, injured many more, and did con-
siderable damage to property. While the
wind assumed blizzardlke proportions
at sea, the only deaths reported were
by the sinking Of barges at coal pier at
Staten Island.
In Philadelphia and vicinity wires
were down and traffic was delayed, but
no lives lost
The minimum temperature at n. m.
on March 4. 1909, was 81 degrees, while
the maximum was SO degrees at 8 d. m.
The weatherman promises that the
clear, springlke weather will continu.
today and tonight. but forecasts rain
for tomorrow. At 10 o'clock this morn
ing the thermometer registered Al de-
grees, and the mercury is expected to
reach so degrees by night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
DARBY MAN IN FUTILE
CHASE FOR BURGLAR
Thief, Detected in Bedroom.
Secured but Thirty Cents
and Union Card

A thief. detected In the bedroom Of
Theodore Schneider, Jr., II North Front
street, Darby. early this morning fed
with Schneider in pursuit. The intruder
escaped. His only booty was thirty cents
and a membership card in a printers
union.
Schneider was awakened by his wife,
who saw man, bent nearly double,
moving along the foot of the bed.
Schneider leaped from the bed as his
wife switched on the lights in the bed
room and the flrst-foor hall.
The thief ran down the second floor
hall, carrying Schneider's trousers He
dropped the trousers az he bounded down
the stairs with Schneider n few feet be-
hind. The intruder slammed first the
Nestibule door and then the street door
In the others face and ran toward Main
street.
Schneider. in night clothes, barefooted
and weaponless, abandoned the chase.
but aroused neighbors with shouts for
police. A patrolman reached his house
about ten minutes later. Schneider was
able TO give only a meager description
OF the thief. He said he was man Of
burly build and wore n light yellow over
coat and cap
In the room adjoining that in which
the thief was detecte two of the
Schneider children, George and Margaret,
were sleeping. George, who Is four years
old, said he saw n light in his room, but
thought 1t was his father coming in to
make sure he was covered up properly.
The intruder's visit last night was not
Schneider's first experience with a thief.
In the winter of 1917 some one took
twelve Of his twenty-five chickens. About
two months later, when the remaining
thirteen were well fattened thief
again took twelve of the fowls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
Miss Adele 4. Haughton

Miss Adele L. Haughton. daughter OF
the late Rev. James Haughton, and
at her home, "Brookside Farm" Paoli.
She was a graduate in nursing at the
Pennsylvania Hospital and followed that
profession until injured in a runaway
five years ago.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs.
Augustus Mellett Haughton, and six
brothers and sisters, the Rev Victor
Melett Haughton. rector Of Christs p.
f. Church, Exeter, y, H.; Paul and
Richard Haughton of Paoli Mrs. Fran
els Cope Hartsborne, wife Of the rector
OF st. Peters p, +. Church, Phoenix
Vile Mrs. Marie T. Spaeth, wife OF DR..
]. Duncan Spaeth. of Princeton Cniver-
sity. and Miss Agnes Haughton. The
funeral service will be held this after
noon in the Protestant Episcopal Church
Of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr, Of which
Miss Haughton's father was rector for
twenty-three years, preceding his death
in December, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
LITTLE INTEREST HERE
IN OFFICERS TRAINING
Head of Corps for District De-
plores High Schools
Inactivity

Lack of response on the part of Phila-
dophia high schools to the plan Of estab-
fishing a reserve officers training
corps in this city was deplored today by
Colonel +. w. Rowel, head of the corps
in this district.
THE high schools of this city have
made no move at all toward adopting
this plan. which has become popular
among the high schools all over the
country" Colonel Rowell said "The
senior course of the corps, which is
established in the colleges and uni
Nersities. has received much attention,
and at the present time there are thirty
institutions in this state which have
adopted the course, leading the country
in that respect"
According to the plan as outlined by
Colonel Rowell, a boy graduating from
high school as member of the corps
can continue through college at a gov
crnment ration allowance of forty cents
day and clothing allowance, receiv-
ing there continuance of the military
course which was received in High school
In addition he will be sent to a summer
school at the governments expense.
There are no strings tied to the
man upon his graduation" continued
NplpINl iNoNtIl' L ne man mas the
right to apply for a position as an off
Ger in the reserve army corps or for a
temporary commission i'm the regular
army But this application is not at
all compulsory"
Enthusiasm for the plan in many
states is very great. Colonel Rowell
said, and California, Georgia. Kentucky
and Texas have applied for additional
units. In Illinois there are 1920 high
school students enrolled i'm the corps:
Kentucky has 1875. California has $500
and Ohio has $500 young men on the
list
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04

Today Is the tenth anniversary of the
famous bareback" which completely iso-
lated Washington on the dawn of the
Inauguration of President Taft, March
4. 1909.
The storm, which was accompanied by
snow, rain and winds. swept along the
Atlantic seaboard, from the Eastern Vir-
ginla coast TO Long Island and extended
inland about 100 miles.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
cut down by heavy snow and railroads
leading to the national capital we're out
of commission. A half hundred trains
were stalled in the drifts between Bal
timore and Washington and some Of the
excurs onists did not reach the capital
til after the inaugural ceremonies and
the parade.
Washington was visited by a similar
storm during the second Inauguration of
Grover Cleveland, and at that time
though the formal ceremonies were car
ried out, many Of those who participated,
never recovered from its effects. Scores
of pataders, including West Point ca
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
Here's a Hint to Uncle Sam
for Ne,U Service Bureau

The camel's back has been
broken.
The last straw arrived at the
women's division, United States
employment bureau, today when
merry widower wrote in asking
that Uncle Sam, through the bu-
reau, supply him with a wife.
The wife, he stipulated, must be
attractive and be willing to mother
his five children. In return he
promised to do all the usual things
expected of husband and furnish
references as to character and abil-
ity to support n wife and family.
All kinds of requests have been
received at the office, 1911 Arch
street, but today was the first time
that any one had mistaken Uncle
Sam for a marriage broker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
ST. NIXON INTERESTS
OF VARIED CHARACTER
Inventory of Estate of Late
Theatrical Magnate Filed.
Appraised at $2.255.485

"a Financial, interests in varied enter
prises were held by the late Samuel F.
Nirdlinger, better known in theatrical
circles as Samuel +. Nixon, shown by
an inventory of his estate filed today
with Register of Wills Sheehan by
rhomas NJ Love, general manager of
the Nixon interests, and Daniel House
~man.
Mr.. Nixon's personal effects were
appraised at S2,255,4S5.69. His business
interests and their valuation follow;
Twenty-Five hundred shares. Nixon
Realty Company Pittsburgh, s572,000;
720 shares Klaw and Erlanger New
orleans Theatre Company, s69,5l7; 205
shares Mill and High Theatre Company,
s2O,500; 20s shares Peoples Amusement
Company, Youngstown, O., S2O,S00 in
terest in Victoria Theatre, Baltimore,
Nd, $1,000; interest in Iroguois Theatre
Chicago, $4,000; 100 Thirteenth and
Fifteenth Street Passenger Railway
Company, s66.623; So7 shares United
has Improvement Company, S66.325 {;
72e~ shares Union Traction Company
s2s,725; 500 shares Board Of Trade
Building Company, Wheeling, w. Va,
Sg4,0s4; 607 shares Germantown Pass
enger Railway Company. $5O,70O: sSs
shares New York Theatre Company,
Z 3sf,4s2; thirty-three shares Park
Amusement Company, $3.50; eighty
nine shares Nixon Theatre Company,
$500; 800 shares Auditorium Company,
: Parkersburg. w. Va, S25,620.
Ten shares Forrest Theatre Company,
Philadelphia. $4,000; so shares Garricl
Theatre Company. Philadelphia. $40. 900
1s4 shares Grand Opera House Company,
Ohio, t50.307; 333 shares Klaw &
ErIanger Construction Company, S59,-
$50: 80 shares Liberty Theatre Com
I, psny, Philadelphia, $4,000 3s2 shares
j Broad Street Theatre. Philadelphia
rzeeGl0: 500 shares Nixon -NirdlingeI
Realty Company. Huntington. w. Va
$50. .000; $50 shares Insurance Company
-'of North America, s14.300.
E Mr. Nixon died at Atlantic City. No
wsmber 10, 1918 after a long illness
He was for several years associated with
~. Fred Zimmerman in the management
& .of several theatres in Philadelphia ant
other cities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
NEGRO THIEVES JAILED
Judge Monaghan Sentences Three
Housebreakers to Three Years

Judge Monaghan, in Quarter Sessions
Court today, sentenced three negro
youths to terms of three years each
in the county prison for entering the
home OF Frank Larkn. 1881 North War
mock street, on February 8, and the homo
Of Il. II. Waller. l54s North Clarion
street. on February 6.
The three defendants George Tlnsley,
934 North Thirteenth street, twenty-ons
years old; Horace Berry, S4S North
Tenth street, eighteen years old, and Fer
man BooZer, seventeen years old 1919
North Darien street, pleaded guilty to
the charges. All three Of the defendants $
had been arrested before for entering
to steal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
DR.. Blanche c. FureY

DR. Blanche Costello F'urey. wife CT
Dr. Charles A, Furey, OF 40i5 North
Broad street. died yesterday morning
in the Samaritan Hospital Of pneumonia.
She had been i'll ten days. Two sisters,
Agnes and Anna Costello. nurses. the
former in charge of the ward in which
she was III. were at her bedside. Doctor
F'urey was twenty-six years old
She was a graduate OF the Osteopathic
College, at Nineteenth and Spring
Garden streets. She took a post-gradu-
ate course and entered Temple Uni
versity, where she took two years
course in English literature and the
classics Her husband is an orthopedic
physician. Three children. her parents
MT and Mrs. 10 hn A. Costello, and five
sisters. Agnes, Anna. Mildred, Frances
and Marian Costello. survive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
CONSIDER MORAL" CLAIMS
Councils Finance Body to Act on
Deficiency Bills Today

Councils Finance Committee will meet
late this afternoon to resume disposing
during 1916, 1917 and 1918. They total
about 100000
Many of the bills are in the nature
of moral claims for work done by con-
tractors in emergencies and for sup
niles not authorized by Councils Other
Hills to be considered are those which
were authorized, but were received too
late for classification. One of the bills
is for $4,000 for supplies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
FORESSES COAL PRICE RISE
Former Fuel Chairman Also Pre-.
diets Strikes of Miners

Stril;es of miners, to be followed by
increased coal prices, were predicted by
Francis \. Lewis. former chairman Of
the Philadelphia County fuel committee,
at a dinner Of retail coal merchants last
night at the Adelphia.
"Colleries in this state are operating
at n loss at the present time" MIR Lewis
said. The operators will be obliged to
reduce their wage scales and the miners
will go on strike. Then the present wage
scales will probably have to be restored
with an increase in price to the con-
Sumers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
HONOR DIR. S. M. HAMILL
W. Welfare Authority Named Dele.
snte 10 France Conference

[tr. Samuel McCllntock HamilI. 1922
r1kxce street. has been selected as one
three American delegates to the In
1fuafional Conference on Public Health
H3 Child Welfare TO be held In Cannes.
France, in April. He will sail for France
i March 20.
Doctor Hamill was chosen partly in
oanition of the effective service he
. rendered during the war as the
Ad Of the recently created division of
hid hygiene Of the State Department
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
Deaths of a Day
MRS. SARAH A. BIRELY

One Hundred.I Iear.Old Widow Dies at
the Shore
Sarah \. Birely, widow of Theodore
Birely. a pioneer shipbuilder OF the
old district OF Kensington, died yes.
terday at Atlantic City, y. J., at the
age of 100 years and three months.
She was born in this city on No
vember 6, 1918. She is survived bv
one son, two daughters, eight grand
children. six great grandchildren and
two great-great grandchildren.
The daughters are Mrs. Mary Eyre
of this city. and Mrs. w. A. Davies
Maupay, OF Atlantic City. The son,
r. p. Birely, is resident Of this city
The funeral will take place from
the home of a granddaughter, 4036
North Twelfth street. on Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04

Resolutions calling upon the city TO
erect a public bathhouse at site Sc
lected some years ago at Sixteenth and
Ruffner streets We're unanimously
adopted by the North Philadelphia Bust
ness Mems Association last night. The
business men urge that the bathhouse
be erected before warm weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
Samuel Wilson Frescoln

Samuel Wilson Frescoln, prominent in
religious circles and well known in busi-
ness, died in the Jefferson Hospital Fri
day Mr. Frescoln was born near Mount
JOY, Pa, October is, 1912. He later
moved to Indiana and served In the Sec
ond Indiana Cavalry under Major Gen
eral Buell. In 1853 he married Miss
Emma Morgan, who died in 1915. He
is survived by a brother, George Fres-
coin, and a sister. Mrs Rebecca +.
Rodgers. both Cf Llanerch, Pa. He was
a member OF Lodge So, F, and A. NJ, of
Reading, Pa. His home was at the
Golden Swan Inn: Mount Airy,
John DOUGLASS. aged seventy-seven, who
for many years was Identified with the plano
trade in this city, died on Sunday at his
home. 1927 Spruce street. He was connected
with the North Miller and other prominent
Arms. Mr.. Douglass was a native OF Eng
land. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lydia d. Douglass.
Miss Florence Irene Warwick, a teacher
in the James Pollock public school and an
accomplished pianist died Sunday at the
house Of an aunt. Mrs. Marsaret +. War
wick 2107 Fitzwater street. She was the
daughter Of James Y. Warwick.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
SECURITY LEAGUE
CONDEMNS PROBERS
Says Congressional Inquiry
Was Conceived in Error, if
Not in Malice"

New York, March 4.--Colonel Charles
F. Lydecker president of the National
Security League, issued statement here
last night. declaring this country was
"to bo congratulated upon the termina-
ton by special congressional COM
mittee of the "so-called investigation"
of the league
Asserting that the investigation was
conceived in error II not IN malice ="
and conducted with third degree
methods" Colonel Lvdecker declared
that this remarkable congressional
feat" had been mot an inquiry. but a
prosocution--a concrete exhibition of
political plque and offlce-holding bump
tiousness."
He declared that the league expected
TO continue its activities, confident of
the continued support of the intelligent
and loyal press and of all honest
citizens"
The organization, he said, was pre-
pared for 'the severest possible arragn-
ment" in the committees report. and
probably would issue formal statement
answering it.
He expressed the hope that the Of
fiCial record Of the investigation would
be read by every citizen of the United
States, declaring it would provide the
finest viudication possible of the sound
ness of the National Security League"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04

Washington, March 4.-Niolation Of
the corrupt practices act by officials of
the National Security League IL charged
in report of the special House COM
mlttee appointed to investigate activities
OF the organization in the last political
campaign.
The penalty is a fine of not more than
$1,000. imprisonment of not more than
one year, or both
Activities of the organization were
denounced by the committee. The league
was organized ostensibly, the report
stated. to arouse the country to a
realization of its unpreparedness. but
later it threw aside this pretense" and
entered the political field to urge the
election of Congress that would sup
port tho interests" OF the country,
branding almost every member Of Con-
gress as disloyal
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-12
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
JOHN F. WALL TO BE
CADET INSTRUCTOR

Notification of the report published
In the Capital News Friday that Lieu
tenant Colonel John f. Wall might be
the new instructor of the cadets of
the high school, was received Friday
night by O. o. Young, principal. He
has been ordered to Boise to take
charge upon completion of the an
nual inspection at Pullman, Wash,
where he has been located.
The Capital News received informa-
ton from Washington that Major Dun
can o. Richard had been assigned to
the Boise high school. The high
school authorities wore notified, They.
however, had received information
that Lieutenant Colonel Wall had been
assigned. 1t is probable that Major
Richard Will succeed Lieutenant Col
onel Wall at Pullman. The latter is
a son-in-laW of Mr.. and Mrs. w. n.
NorthrOp.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-12
ANSWERED BY ALEXANDER

+. M-.Will my husband stay where
he is and will he do we'll?
Ayes, your husband will remain
where he is and see success there
for him.
M. E. 1.-Should sell my small
bunch of sheep and take lease on a
good mine tor work higher in the
sheep business?
A. DO not sell the sheep; stay
with the sheep business and work
higher in It; there's no success for
you in the mining game.
j. I. W.-Would I better my condi-
ton by staying in my present employ
ment, or would a change be more
profitable?
A.-Stay where you are and you
will have success there, and there will
be a change for you in the near fu-
ture.
NJ H. S.-Should I marry the man
I am corresponding with now?
Ayes, he will make a good hus-
band for you and you will be happy.
N. M. R.-Will I teach or attend
school this fall?
A.-Finsh your schooling before
taking up teaching.
r. SIS my soldier boy the one
whom I should marry; does he care
much for me?
Ale cares the world for you; re-
main true to him, as he will make you
a good husband.
B. D.-Will be a movie actor?
A.-No.
M. r. P.-Will I make a success
with the place I am on this year, and
how long will I stay on it?
A.-You will have success this year
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-12
MEMORIAL WINDOW
FOR ST. MICHAEL
Description of Handsome Token
Made by Mrs. Alexander H.
Boomer Given by Tiffany
Studios, New York.

Tiffany studios, New York, which
prepared the beautiful memorial win
dow presented by Mrs. Alexander II
Boomer to st. Michael's cathedral in
this city, has forwarded the following
announcement regarding it:
In st. Michaers cathedral, Boise
City, Idaho, there is being placed a
favrile glass window of three panels
representing the Nativity The win
dow is memorial erected by Mrs.
Alexander II. Boomer in memory of
I, her husband and children.
1.-The center panel portrays the Vir-
gin Mary holding in her lap the infant
! Christ. In the adjoining panels are
groups of shepherds who have come to
adore the Holy Babe. Angels and cher
ubims hover above these groups and
In the center panel two of the angels
are holding the Star of Bethlehem
which sheds It's rays upon the new
born.
THE coloring has all the opa!escent
beauty of favrile glass and is beauti-
fully toned to fit its architectural sur
roundings.
1T Is the work of the Ecclesiastical
department of the Tiffany studios,
New York, and it's design and execu-
ton has been under the personal 81.
pervision Of Louis C. Tiffany"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-12
AT THE PINNEY.
Alexander 1.-THE Man Who Knows"

FRIDAY was strenuous day for
The Man Who Knows" Alexander
stood before hundreds of women in the
Pinney theater in the afternoon and
answered landslide of questions. It
was an exclusive women's matinee In
the evening he held a packed house
until after IL o'clock with his excep-
tlonal entertainment. He has a double
program again today-a matinee in
the afternoon and performance in the
evening.
AleXander's exhibition convinces one
that persons with dread secrets had
better not ask him too many questions.
Mans or womans marriage record is
as open to him as the church register
or the divorce court books
He knows how many there have
been, how long they have lasted and
what ended them. Bushes that do not
wound and sallies of wit that please
all follow AleXanders dips into the
future or past His keen observations
his foresight into human nature and
his understanding of psychology make
MN an entertainer par excellence
Tonight Will be the last performance
OF Alexander at the Pinney theater,
Reserved seats are now on sale