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r . & sv - i rc&Jifi KSF-T K-n t t is-. ,' t M 'Hi J mi ' -.: m im : ffl fitt. $1 V IIPL i. 'I". Li. r. f h ; P l is t I a ? ' lv i .if 11 " P .ml'VkL -'li .' . -HI' F ." ' .7 - ftuW ".rt1Ksrv)(Tri'' v ?f A efWwrrAWMWmr K, , " ,, ,1.4. P mii "t EVENING PUBLIC LEDGPRfeBmDADfeEPHIAv WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER TO 1022 K SAVED CITY $123,1 i(mentary Pupils Who Gained Promotion Represent Space of Forty Class Reems SPLENDID SPIRIT PERVADED Etabllshment of the summer cle Mcntary and hlsh schools saved the city or than $123,000. nccerdlnic te n re JXrt submitted yesterday by 13. 0. Broeme, Superintendent of Schools at meeting of thn Beard et Education. Dr. Droemo In compiling IiIr figures base his statement en the ceit of a fclfh school or Rrade school pupil per annum during the recular term as Mlnst the cost during the special sum tner 9biens. An appropriation of $fl.", 000 was made for the summer "ohneK which completed fi211 hours' successful work in the high school. The tetnl reg istration In the grades was C107. "In addition, " Dr. Broeme says In bis report, "there were approximately 2000 pupils able te prepare thcm-elvf In subjects of the succeeding term. thu adding te the actual saving in rn.t of instruction nn amount which cannot b" accurately calculated. "In considering the saving effected hv tbe conduct of the summer schools, there must also b considered the -saving nf Classroom space made possible by the were rapid advancement of pupils through the grades. The KWfi element ary pupils gaining promotion. If car ried through n series of years, would represent the vacating or approximately forty classrooms, or a capital saving of $600,000. . , "All reports of the summer schools from mr associates nnd ethers who vis ited them testify te the splendid spirit which pervaded the schools, the indus try with which the children worked nnd the devotion and enthusiasm of the teachers." TO HONOR "MISS PHILA." Will Be Crowned Queen of Carni val Tonight "Miss Philadelphia" will he crowned queen of the carnival which will epen tonight nt Forty-seventh street and Baltimore nvenue under .the i,n,.i. vr i. i... v ,. uii'iii, ,.... ..... ... ... . Francis ile Sales, Forty-seventh street I nnd Springfield nvenue. The proceeds of the carnival will go te a fund for the erection of nn ntinex te the pariah school. "Miss Philadelphia" Is Miss Kitty Mellneux, of 1411 Seuth Forty-ninth street, n graduate of the parish school. As queen of the citrntvnl she will he attended by twelve inaids-in-waitlng, whose gowns will harmonize with the creation te Ixs worn by Miss Meliucttx which she displayed at the shore. Miss Melineux will be present each evening of the cnrnivnl. which will continue from tonight until Saturday nlirht and, resuming next Wednesday night, continue until the following Sat urday night. She will take part in ex hibition dances with partners whose names will he drawn from a hat. CHICHERIN NOT TO VISIT U. S. Berlin. Sept. l.'l. The Soviet Em bassy in Berlin declares that the report that' M. Clilcherln, the Soviet Foreign Minister. Is planning a trip te the 1'nited States for the purpose of nege- tiatlng credits Is wholly without f uudatten. BALTIMORE SENDS INVITATION BY AIR Army Flier Brings Message te Mayer Moere Asking Him te Convention glnla and the District of Columbia, de livering invitations te the Miiyeis. Similar invitations have been tent by the Governer of Maryland te the Governors of the States In the area. The De Ilavlland stnrted from Balti more nt 4!20, standard time, and It was expected te land here as Mayer Moero finished the day's business. Bal timore went back te standard time en September 1 nnd forget Philadelphia Is still working en dnyllght-snvlng time. The object of the Baltimore conven tion Is te stimulate public Interest In aeronautics by uniting army, navy, ma- J- rlne, mnll nnd civilian flying organiza tions in the Third Cerps Army Area. The Air Beard of Baltimore, a mu nicipal Institution, has a flying Held nnd hopes the large cities in the area will fellow suit. The beard has been In touch with Mayer Moero and he has written te Mayer Browning that he will nnme as Philadelphia dclcgntcs te the convention Colonel llebert Ulcndln nlng. Majer Charles J. Diddle, Captain Hcnrv Crawford, Lieutenant Barclay H. AVarhurten, Jr., J. Wallace Kellct, representing the Fnrman, nnd Sumner G. Ireland, representing the Curttss In terests. The Seventy-ninth Division will send Its nlr service officers. The convention will elect delegates te a convention of the eight corps areas of army, navy, marine, mall nnd civilian filers en October 12 In Detroit. That convention will create a national organ ization. Fifty planes will participate in the exhibitions nt the Baltimore con vention. After delivering the letter nt the Mayer's office today Lieutenant Hoag nnd Secretary Perry will start for Harrlshurg en their tour of cities deliv ering invitations te the Mayers. P. R. R. DENIES STRIKE VOTE Clerks Net Contemplating a Walk- out, 8ay Officials Reports wild te have emanated from American Federation of Laber source In New Yerk that 30,000 clerks and freight offlce men of the Pennsylvania Railroad were taking n secret strike vote were denied here last night. William Murphy, secretary of the local branch of the Railway Clerks and Trainmen's Union, denied a utrlke bnl- l.i .- ui. i- . . i .-: nu v,a mm ian and insisted tiadR was no foundation" for the publlshiSfl ports. "- A statement for the company gaa, " "Se far as any official InfermstL gees we have no reason te belle? i uS .clerks nre contemplating a slrllci. w have neV.ir had the least suggestion iW, the men are dissatisfied with he ii11 tilt en. It may be possible that ' body Is trying te start something we had no knowledge of it un ti !' close of elhcc hours today. There le ,.?' son te doubt the authority of th0 JJ INTEREST IN AERONAUTICS t Lieutenant Enrl 8. Hoag, assistant nlr officer of the Third Cerps Army Area, nrrived In this city by nlr route last night with a special invitation te Mayer Moe:-e from Mayer Breenlng, of Baltimore, te attend the corps conven tion there en September 22 nnd 23. He made the flight In n big De Ilavlland plane and had as his passenger Thorn Thorn eon T. Perry, secrctnry of the Balti more Air Beard. The tilers were net aware Mayer Moere is in Portland, Me., nnd will de liver the Invitation today nt his ofuce. They will resume their flight nreund the circuit of cities in the corps area, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir- PRISONER TOJACE TRIAL Insanity te Be Plea of Weman Who Killed Child I Emma Mack. Philadelphia girl, nnd self-confessed pniener of hvc-year-eM Mary Van Hern Oliver, will be placed en trial in the Montgomery County Court, nt Norristown. tomorrow. Either Judge Aaren S. Swartz or .Tudce Jehn Faber Miller will be the trial judge. The defense will be insnnity. Thee familiar with the case expect an ac quittal en this basis, with commitment of the girl te an institution. The prose cution will be conducted by Frank X. Renninger, District Attorney of Mont gomery County. The jury panel as drawn Includes a number of Montcemery CVinty wwn The parents of the dead child. Mr. and Mrs. Jehn Van Hern, lived In a frit rear Hersham, along the Easten hlgli ay. During the absence of the elder Van Herns, and according te Einmn Mack's own statement, she administered poUen te Mary Van Hern Oliver, a dnuchter of Mrs. Van Hern. Then the Mack girl hurried te Dovlestewn and notified a physician a child had been poisoned, urging that an ambulance be sent im mediately. This was d'nc. but the Oliver girl died in the Ablnsten Hos pital. British Iren Mere Active Ionden, Sept. l.'l. Orders for HOO. 000 tens of foundry iron have been re. celved In drear Britain recently, as a result, it is believed, of the lurer dis putes in the 1'niterl States and t'ainda. Scottish iron masters, whose stacks had been cleared out. ate preparing tu lighr their furnaces in consequence of tl.e orders. Tbtre'i a Touch of Tomorrow in All Cele Dees Today PERFECT BALANCE Is Finally Attained in Tbe NEW SERIES ITI sJB d Eight Ninety THE finest and most scientific distribution of weight has been a most notable feature of Cele de sign. Perfect balance, the despair of engineers, is finally reached in this new car and this balance is maintained at all times regardless of shifting or varying passenger weight. L. S. BOWERS CO. 215 N. Bread St. Bell, Locust 5055 Keystone, Race 5296 Cele Moter Car Company . Indianapolis, Ind. Rnnndcling and Repairing at Moderate Ce$ Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted Mail Orders Promptly Filled 1115 CHESTNUT ST. C Opposite Keith's Theatre) Fer Tomorrow Only! Sale of Hudsen Seal Coats S?X b (frsK) rssw Sndaen Wraps 115.00 5 II R Hudsen Pal (Beaver Trlmd) 245.00 IK l I ti s.- "ftV" YW H Hu4sen ai ats 195.00 Hudsen Seal . (Skunk Trlm'd) 245.00 A special group of Hudsen Seal Coats, Capes and Wraps of FORBES known high quality, offered tomorrow at these remarkably low prices. Only our huge pur chasing power makes such values possible. 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