EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY MARCH 30, 1915. THE BLUE BUCKLE A BAFFLING MYSTERY AND BREATHLESS TALE OF ADVENTURE By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE Author of "The Kcd Mouse," "Tho Ruhnlng Fight," "Cntspaw," Etc. y tCopyrfght, 10U, McDrlde. Nsnt A Co.) rtlAPTBIt XXII. Tim lNACCKflSIW,B BOX SKVBN. The president of the t'enlnstiln Hank In Miami was receiving two distinguished looking Visitors In his private office. They wero a tall man of ungainly walk but Impressive demeanor, aiul a young lad of singula ly pleasing face ami figure The bahkor was nil courtesy anil atten tion as goon as lie hnd reml his tIM tors' tarda nnd placed chairs anil a table at their disposal. The tail mnn. without wasting words, seated himself and opened black one from which he besAti t" draw documents with businesslike tre clslon. A blue buckle, a photograph and th sketch of another buckle were ex posed to view, side by side with n pllf of papers, which lay conveniently within hacti of his long, powerful white hands. We are heie. sir," he srtld to the ptcsl denf. with the quiet, positive nuthorltv of a blje financier who addresses n little one, Already Impressed with his Importance. "In the matter of Box Seven In your safe : deposit Vaults." Ills rlance had rested for a moment mi j tt.o graceful and modish voung lady , seated In an easy chair near I he door i The- hank president bowed as his atten tion was directed toward her. It was ix rs.ro experience for him to he closeted with a man of such striking personality, uml-ns the Sunday papers had rreiU-ntly J-emarked of such wonderful attain ments, mid rare ntso to he confronted . with n woman of such unquestionable, beauty. ! They were certainly persons of proml- nence, these proplc. and plainly had come i from the world wher those of vvrnlth anil culture ncqnlre the quietly dominant alts thnt mark them as leailers In n world teas , prominent. The president smiled lemlniscentlv. "I understand," lie said. "You refer In the Ballantyne estnte the frenk will of an odd character." His masculine visitor smiled In ttvn. "NTo man, Mr. President." ho said, "Is odd, jf he happens to be rich." "Was the testator rlrh-' queried the president, Interestedly. "Don't you know, sir?" nuked tlm other. It almost seemed as though he were actually asking for Information. The president shook his head. "How could I know ?" he nnxwereiV. "Tho nallantyne estate Is locked up In Box Seven." The woman smiled archly, but a trifle anxiously. "Haven't you ever peeked In side?" she asked. The president was almost shocked. "How could I, Miss," he returned. "You havo both the keys," she smiled, seductively. "Ah," ho returned. "11111 this box and Ita keys are m our vaults n confidential trust. We hnve no right to peek." The masculine lsltor darted a glance at tho womnn. She berame silent on the In stant. Then he turned back to the presi dent. He pointed to the papers on the table. "Allow me, " he said, "to present cie dentlals." The president examined them carefully, with the leisure of nn old-fashioned man. Tho credentials consisted of letters of Introduction, Indentltlcd photographs and signatured and manv oilier tetlnionlaI.i. proving beyond peradventure that Helder man. that Napoleon of the Street, was present In the flesh. "The buyer of banks," mucd the presi dent, with a complimentary smile. "Ttlght," said Heldcrman. as though seeking othe worlds to conquer. "I have Just turned my attention to It " to the buying of New Tork banks. 'It is difficult to set them cheap. They know now that I am In the market and pouf tho price soars up sky hlRh!" Tho president nodded. "When I read about vou In tho New York press." ho sold, "it was my opinion, Mr. Ilelderman Z" y. ',".'" ."" ".V: " ,. .'.', .'"-4 IHH-liltti. j "U ,-,- iiianiiih inii.iinr. , Why not buy country banks jou can get them Cheap enough Heldcrman cast a secret but exultant glance toward the young woman nt his side, and then leaned over carelessly. "Some time," he drawled, "we shall dls. cuss It, you .-I1-.1 I, Mr. President. l-or the present " The president again fumbled with his papers. "Vour credentials are entirely satisfactory to me," he said. "There is no doubt that jou are Mr. Ilelderman." "You may not understand why I am so particular in this case," said his visi tor, "but It is said it is whispered In the Street though I know nothing actually of It that there are two Heldermana." "Brothers?" "Xo-I have no brother But another man who makes up to resemble me who mimics me." I "Xou surprise me, said the president, ; again scrutinizing the papers nn uncon- ! scous act, which caused lleldeimnn to smile. "What Is his motive?" "Evidently to do me at every turn," said Helderman, "but so far he has suc ceeded only In one thing he has re peatedly gotten me into embarrassing situations. Unquestionably a swindler he has swindled others but not myself. I'd like to get my hands on him that's all." "The police"" queried the preMdcnt. "They are baffled," said Ilelderman, "so baffled that they keep It quiet. But I'll get this fellow yet. If they do not. I'll per Mm, never fear." Helderman drew forth a. wallet, "There's ono thing that my ubiquitous double so far hasn't been able to do tie can't produce real money that la to any considerable amount." Without ostentation, and as though the matter were of every day occur rence, Helderman drew from his wnllet and tossed before the president a neat packet containing fifty one-thousand dol lar bills. Tho woman started glanced doubtfully at Heldennan. She seemed surprised. The president picked up the bills. He shook his head. "Vou traveled from New York with CHILDREN'S CORNER Toppy Cottontail Leaves the Farmyard fTVJPPY COTTONTAIL Waked up one J, ftn spring morning and Indulged in a Ions', bic stretch. He stretched his Uss, Ma luad, his tail and Ids ears; then he iwinked both eyes and sat up to look HHiUTid. "That feels better." he said to himself, "but I certainly do feel lasy, very 1&H3MI r.QJdnian rooster, the bosu of the farm--aTil when the turkey cock's back wus Br 'turned), was going by lust then and heard artynat ".poppy saw. i aiiouiu iuuik ju oWd feel lary," he said scornfully, "a iueat healthy rabbit like you, btaytng In th farmyard all the time and being fed! "OA tear, Toppv t mutln't f" wefafnwd Mrs. DiftJi, quacklmly. 'ou ought to be out hufjt4nB for your own prutj tben, you'd fl hettta-l" "Now I WW that!" replied '.Toppy cros Ii, 'l suppose you forage all over the faieal for your fooct so you know all about It far. )u see, old man rooster was so 3azv that ha wouldn't walk across tha W. jitfor food lunlws he took a notion to), sir WW wherever he happened to be. '"A to oe. "A fofe and 4 frappy's I too dU- ftot yort know about hunting 'tafcinc " o yourself" fM Mn rooster dldn t mind. i oiii- not JiaJ He felt lumelf F iMwifhfed In tare what common rabbits t' lErrtM, But te 4W answer, "I?" jf$tatHtf "wtvy ebouw I hunt vsa iiwilo to be (Mas of the farm- ;;i u.l U furmvariU. Hut you f v. ivus. it fat. V a w4 cieUure Vartn f; 4iJt -mkfot yet ' aim with tbt he .t-f-r HrtiWl ubei turn depwtiog "A Tale of licit Roses," George Randolph Chester spark' ling story of love and a traction company, will begin in The Evening Ledger next Saturday, April 3. ft is a story of a big man, who happens to be a ward boss, and of a dashing girl, who happens to be the daughter of the traction com pany's president. There are, besides, a lot of people you wilt recognize at once the sort that live right around the corner from you, and there is a promoter who is worthy of being a brother to Wallingford himself. The story is full of humor the good American sort, and full of action. Read it every day in the Evening Ledger, beginning April 3. thro upon vour peison." he exclaimed I iire did," laughed Ilelderman. You're foolish," -mid the president se verely. "Vou deserve to be robbed" "KxaellJ, but 1 wasn't." "You may be -yet " Ilelderman In turn shook his head. "I'll mnkn afety doubly certain," he ex claimed, "I'll depiiill that amount In the Peninsula Hank or Miami Will you do the honors. Mr President?" Tho president did the honors. Inside of the minutes even lcs-tlil largo deposit In good hard ra"h was entered on tha ledgers of the bank, mid Ilelderman wan stowing away In his Inside pocket the pass book showing that he had that much to lili credit "Now," said tteldermnn, "let's Ret back to the ttallnnt.Mie estate This Is Miss Hallantvne the .Miss Hiillnnlyne At the outset 1 mav sa that it Is truo that her Identity in New York l disRiilsed under the name of Miss Arnnv Hut she Is Miss Hallnnt.wic. and I am here to vouch for It. She Is my wnrd "She lias come here," said the presi dent, "tf obtain actess to Box Sewn" "Bxoctlj. Mere are her credentials birth relatlnnfhlp Identity everything." The president examined them. He con sulted n memorandum "Now." he ex claimed, "to comply with this crasy man's desires I beg pardon of the dend-hnve you the two blue buckles? They com plete the chain of evidence." The woman uttered an exclamation of Impatience. "Ir thero never nny end to this?" slio cried. "There " sa .1 ilelderman, candidly. "Is where vou'vo got us. Mr. President. We havo one hurkle. We have the Inscription I on the other buckle hut the other buckle Is missing not by accident, but by de Llgn " "Your dtslgn''" queried the president. "I am nfrnld," returned Helderman, "It Is by design of my old friend, the dupli cate Ileldermnn. But Miss Bnllnntvne Is the claimant the rightful cinlmant nnd we make tho claim." The president puhed a button. A clerk appeared. "Bring me," said the presi dent, "cvor thing you find in connection with the Bnllantyne estate." The clerk nodded and returned. He plated a pllo of papers before the presi dent, and pointed significantly to a letter that seemed lo be of recent date. "Bend that, sir," he said, befoie he left. The president read it Then he nodded. "I find, Mr. Helilcrman," he said, "that ou are quite right. This Is' a letter from Messrs, Cowcn, Covington & Brown, of New York countersigned by Jerome T.e clcre, the agent on whoso management this whole thing depends. We received this letter recently by registered mall " Irene Arany glanced anxiously nt Hel drrman's face. His face gave no sign. "I a'ked them to write ytm," said Helilerman. without the flicker of an eye lid, "hut they would have written nny wav." "They say," said the banker, "practi cally what you claim that some one claiming to be Miss Ballantyne secured 1 one of the buckles through fraud in their i hate they don't say which. They wired and then thc wrote. "That Is the reason." said Heldennan. why we can't produco the other buckle. And yer this lady Is the rightful claimant. The contents of the box belong to her whether tho'e contents consist merely of a buttonhook or of a million dollars they are hers. She stands heie demand ing ner rights of you." Helderman spoko in measured tones. "I don't want to embarrass you," he went on, "but " Tho president, worried, shrugged his shoulders. "I'm son v. Mr. Ilelderman," he returned, fumbling with his written instructions nnd the correspondence fast ened to them, "sorry, hut we'ie bound b?. these. This absurd business was thrust upon us thrust upon this bank when Its president was out of town. The bank took it accepted tho conditions. We rented Box Seven to a live man later we were embarrassed bv the Instructions left by a dead man Instructions that must he literally followed, else wheie do we stand? We don't p.iv checks without a proper .signature. How can we deliver i up these keys without the open sesame-, the two buckles, which are the one essen- i tial thing? Here me their photographs I even counterfeit buckles would be de tected. Around this box has been thrown all these safeguards. Now you ask us to give up when tho ono Importnnt tiling is j missing the pres-enco of the two bluo ' buckles at om.e." i "If a man," answered Helderman. "lost I his right hand and couldn't sign checks, i you'd have to pay his checks signed with his left hand, wouldn't you?" "When ho nroperlv Identified himself, true," conceded thu banker, "but In this case that man that Is, tho buckle has completely disappeared. The buckles are our voucher. Produce the buckles sat isfy us of Jllss Ballnntyne's Identity this you have already done tha key Is hers. But vou must produco the other luckle. You know that as well as I do." ( of course," mused Helderman, "we i could establish our claim " "Through the courts, exactly," said the . president, "and I advise that courte. The box belongs to the rightful claimant. If through fraud she Is prevented from en joying her property, we believe the courts I BOine sense to what he inn even If he is such a fool!" he said to hlm.cj?. "1 surely am tiled of this funmurd and of the same thing happening over and over again all the time, t guess I'll leave and live in the woods." Just as hn said that, who should walk by but Mrs. Duck. "What's this you're saying to yournelf, Toppy Cottontail? Haven't I taught jou that It is very rude to mumble?" "Ves, you have," replied Toppy. "you've taught me a lot of good things since my mother was shot and I came to live at this farmyard, but I guess forget sometimes. I Justsald then that I was going away to (livs.Iijgtje woods." "QlPaear, Toppy, you mustn't!" ex. claimed Mrs. Duck, ijuaeklngly, "there is danger In the woods and hunger and and all torts of dreadful things!' "If that's the case, then I'm sure I want to go!" cried Toppy determinedly. "I'm s4!s and tired of easy living. Thank you for belnij good to me, Mrs. Duck, and some day maybe I'll come bask and make you a visit." Mrs, Duck set up sueh a auaeklng that ail the farmyard creatures heard her and came running to see what could be the matter. Hb'b going away!" she cried, "make him stay!" But Toppy was determined to go, so he told bis ftieude geod-by and started on . iouraey toward the woods, happy as could be and feure of Inteiesttag adven tures. And while all -be farmyard ireatures la (OtnUM hu goftij, old men rooster, whs bad mvn Mm Ui Mm, talmly walkeu ub tf 4own ill tmA iuj pjd m,t nowi would teli"e her" Mis Aian shook her bend rehellloulv "Is their no other waV" she demanded. p-tcouslv, mid vet angrily. "If ou only J i,uew wuai ive Been through. " "Miss Itnllatilyiie," said tteldermnn, firmlv. "t am conducting this matter for you. The president Is right. He has said what I knew' he would say what I told von hn would snv. We have made our demand he has noted It nn the papers, lie has our credentials. Ho will protect us, at any rate. You may be mire of that." Yr,u are exactly right, Mr Fielder mnn." said the banker. "Now," said Ilelderman. "can vou tell us one thing do vou know what Box Seven may contain?" "No one knows In my opinion," said the president, "si-e the dead mnn who hired If in Ills lifetime. H may contain n buttoriook. its you snld it may contain seciirlllea to thp tune of a in'llloti dollars. i ,vn one knows. "Vou never peeked." rvrslsleil the i womnn, artlessly Hut both she and Ilelderman bung upon the president's j answer. "No one ever pecked," .'plumed the president. "I can vouch for that. And ,iow. whnt I do vou intend to do?" "Now," said Ileldermiin, "we'll bring suit nt once hero In your courts. Can on recommend n lawyer?" I The president Binllcd. "Slnco vnu'ic go- I Ing to sue the bank I enn hardly send you 'XVouTn ,hPr0 ' "W ""' "",J Z I )?, . "e, ' "'f1.'10."",,1 ','? '.".'nPs f lwn nl"1 handed them to lleldeimnn "Now," said Ilelderman, "If you don't mind I'm nlways Interested can you show nio thiough your bank?" The president could and did, Helderuiaii was charmed. It seemed, with the solidity, the quiet flnancliil dignity of tho Insti tution. Me met all the ofllcers, the cashier and the telleis As he tnlked to them, tlieio seemed something mystic, myster ious about his remarks, his question". What was he driving nl? What did It mean? What did he Intend to do? When ho left, he left tho entire hank wondering nn the qui vlve livery man felt nn ho felt on the day before a inlse in alarv. The piesident called the cashier into his private olllce. "I wonder," whispered the president, sigiilflcnntl.i, "If he means" Ho didn't finish, "I woiulei, too," answered the cashier, stilllliig the air. Ilelilertiin.n saw both the lawyerd casual ly, mid picked the latter of the two. To this lawyer he said nothing about the blue buckle oi the Balluntyne estate. "How much do you think." he queried confldentlnlli, "I can get the peninsula Bank Tor ?" "Stick 'em for?" smiled the lawyer, sluing up Ilelderman a hit. He shook his head. "U'h like pulling teeth to get 'em to lend money," ho added. "They haven't got nn ounce of sporting blood, I tell you." Heldcrman apparently icselited the easy familiarity of the mnn. "1 am not a bortower," ho said, stiffly. "I want to buy the ban!;." Tho lawyer stared nt him. ' You want to buy the bank." ho gasped. "I do," said Helderman. "Do you want some goo advice?" went on the lawyer. "I do." said Heldennan. The lawyer nodded. "I'm the boy to give it to you, Mr. Helderman." he said. Then there was a loiu significant nllence, Heldennan broke, It. "Well, go ahead," he demanded. Then he understood. Ho drew forth a check book ami fllle'd out n check for a hundred dollars. "My .mistake." he commented, as ho passed it over. "Now go ahead." Tho lawyer pocketed the check. 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The two went to the bank. They were closeted for hours with thp president nnd the cashier. For hours Ileldermnn pos ing as a very astute financier examined ledger after ledger, fingered securities, added up columns, scrutinized certificates of stock. At last ho sank back, satisfied. "If wo can agree on terms, I'm with yon," he said. They agreed on tetms. Helderman saw lo that. He left the bank half nn hour inter, walking on air. He left two men behind him more than two who danced on air. They had good teason to l'or Helderman had bought tho bank "You offered 'em too much," said Hcl derman's lawyer. "Yes," drawled Helderman, as he drew bis rounsel another check, "two dollars down nnd two dollars a week orsn." He j aw tied. "It was too much," he enld. in that same afternoon almost nt thnt verv hour Orowder, of the secret service, burst Into Crnlg's apartment. "Mv man In Florldn says Helderman Is there," he smiled. He shook his head. "I'll begin to love Heldcrman after a while. He was hern In New York last night now Tie's In Plprlda. Impossi ble, eh? Oh, lio not lo Ilelderman. He traveln fast He's down In Florida and he's up here In New York. Now you see him. now you don't." "I believe." said Craig slowly, "thnt he Is In Florida." "If he Is," returned Crowder, "one thing Is sure. He can't get back to New York In three hour", can ho?" "I rlinuld say not," said Craig. Crowder nodded. "I don't know where Hcldtrman Is nt the present moment," he Went on: "I haven't seen him nil day. But I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll vvnger you a new 'hat " "One like this," saltf Craig, picking up n IS sperlmen of his own buying. "One like that," said Crowder, with as surance. "I'll wager you n hat like thnt that we see Ilelderman In Now Yolk to nlcht." "I'll go you." relumed Craig. A few hours later be solemnly deliv ered to Crowder a written order for a ili hat. There was a rensou. For he and tne secret service man hail visited tho drive, and through the big window of tho big house thev had seen the man thev looked for, busy In his big white room. "It's Heldormnn," ndmlttcd Craig. "He's In New York for sure nnd not In Florida," NX! It. A flOIT FBOM TUB BUT. Craig was no fool. The grass had not grown under Ills feet. IIo knew enough of his own trust company to know that thn last thing n bank would do with legard to other people's property was to tako risks. "A bank'll take nii thing you give It." ho told Blllle Ballantyne, "but when It comes to letting go Its hold well. It's more blessed to receive than it Is to give. That's Its motto. And the bank at Mi ami won't give up whnt it's got not un til wo say tho word." Ho hnd already seen to It that Covven, Covington & Brown and I.eclerc also had served notice on the Peninsula Bank of tho llasco In the delivery of the other buckle. IIo also took the precaution to write his own registered letter to the Southern bank, notifying them of the claim of Miss Ballantyne. He understood well what would happen tho bank would merely decline to deliver to either party. Craig, In his letter, had not mentioned Helderman, for a very good leason he had no positive assurance thnt Helder uiaii was mixed up in tho affair. "I gave this Arany woman hail Colum bia In mv letter to the bank." he told Blllle. "They'll understand there's no doubt In my mind that she's an adven turess." "Don't Torget that I'm stilt nn adven turess," said Blllle, with a laugh. Cialg declined to notice tho remark. "As for Helderman bo's still In Now York I'm satisfied of that. So, for tin present, we'll wait until we hear from tho bank." It was thnt day that he heard from tho bank. The letter was tho letter of the president. It was addressed to Craig at the latter's npnrttnents. "Dear Sir (it saldi Your communica tion or recent date, in re the Ballnntyno estato and Box No. 7 !n our i-afo deposit vaults, received. You ore hereby notified that Miss Wlllielmlna Ballantyne for we believe her to bo such lias called on us. bus exhibited to us her credentials nnd has notified us of her claim to the key for Box 7 If tho lady whom vou represent can comply with tho conditions under which we hold the key she will be entitled to It but wo have reaton to believe that she cannot. Wo have filed your claim and will decline to pay to either party except pursuant to tho de cree of a court." The letter failed to mention Helder man. But It gave- Crnlg a distinct Jolt. "This Arany girl H working alone," ha exclaimed, "and the bank bellves in her. Tho tlmo lias come, Miss Ballantyne. Now we must go South." They went South, Blllle and her father and Craig went, too. Ills hurts were healing rapidly ho longed for action. '? :& ( M This venture WAS vastly more Interesting to Craig than remaining In ifnw Tork. And Ills physician couldn't hold him back. They went to' Miami. in their turn they saw the president. The president expectod them-Cralg had notified him. But thero was ono thing Crnlg was Unprepared for. As they en tered the bank two or threo suspicious looking Individuals lounged about the en trance. Aa Craig nnd his fair charge were ushered Into the president's room these suspicious looking Individuals fol lowed them inside. The president vv as sealed at his desk. Craig Introduced himself. The president nodded curtly. Ho had hardly looked nt his visitors. "We hoped," said Crnlg. "to see you alone." He glanced nt the suspicion-) characters. Tho president snoo nm licnd. , , , . "Thcso gentlemen," said tho president, "are merely local detectives from the rounlv profcetilor's office. I desired to hnve them hear your slory." 1'or the first time the president looked niille llnllnntvtio full In the face. Clearly he was startled Then lie looked Craig squarely in the face. Onco more ho started. He lose nnd bowed. "I beg your par don, Mr. Itutherford," he said. "I was not prepared-1 wns prepared for- Crnlg smiled. "You were prepared, ho snld, "for the advent of nn adventurer and nn adventuress. IJon't wo nnswer the description?" "I had hoped I did, rit least," smiled niille Hnllnntvnc. The president nodded to the detectives. "Gentlemen." he said, "for the present, suppose you step outside." . Crnlg had understood tho sltuntlon nt a glance. Tho detectives hnd been pres ent, not o much to hear iho story, as to Intimidate them the presence of these men might 1:111 n fraud In Its Inception. Tim president had expected them to wilt to lellimuMt nnv claim they might hnve hnd, then nnd there, on the spot. Ono glnnce nt their fnecs told him that he wns confronted with a lady nnd a gentleman. "Let me Introduce," said Craig. "Miss Itallnntyne." The president smiled hut he wns con fused by the frnnkness of their demean or. "The other Miss Hnllantyno," he re turned. "The Miss nallantyne." said Crnlg. Craig produced Blllle's credentials In her turn. He produced the first buckle. Ho told the whole story. "To say the least," the president cx clnlmed, "this in nit very confusing. Ono Miss nallantyne was here, with Iron clnd cicdentlals nnd one buckle. Here nre you with iron-clnd credentials nnd another buckle " "Where is Miss Alnny now?" queried Cialg. (CONTINUUI) TOMonilOW.) Rocap is right on the ground in Havana to give you the facts in black and white. And nobody can do it like Billy Rocap. As a retired amateur featherweight champion of America, a world-famous fight official and Philadelphia's dean of the ropes, Rocap lets you in on the real situation. Beginning tomorrow the Public Ledger will publish Wm. H. Rocap's articles every day. If you want to know the true physical condition of Willard and Johnson, their training methods and ring tactics, inside facts aqd an accurate blow-for-blow account of the big battle, keep in touch with Rocap daily in the PUBLIC VACCINATION CHECKS MILLVILLE SMALLPOX All Cases Now Quarantined and Fear of Epidemic Spreading Further Has Passed. IrAosi a siArr commionubnt 1 MIMjVILLE, N. J-. March 30. The success of tho vaccination campaign nnd thn assuming announcement of Stato In spector of Sanitation David C. Bowen, thnt all cases of mild smallpox, from which a largo number of residents of this city were suffering, have been discov ered nnd quarantined, has dona much to reassure the people nere ana rano uu apprehension of danger. Inspection of tho towns and cities ly ing along the Maurice Hiver Is still be ing made by Inspector Uowen. Vaccina tion Is being urged upott the residents of nil theso places, however, and some of tho local health boards have already Joined tho Stato Inspector In his effort to prevent any possible recurrenco of tho epidemic. No ono Is In a position to state what Is thn temnee of the neonle 111 regard to tho nctlon of the Hoard of Health which Is held responsible for the extent of tho con tagion. Political nctlon against tho pres ent city commissioners will probably be one of the effects of the epidemic, as tho people are disposed to hold them to blamo for the unenvlablo notoriety that has fallen upon the city. Tho attempt of a local paper to place tho blamo for the widespread story of tho senrn on tho shoulders of tho Phila delphia newspnper correspondents has failed and tho residents of this city havo rome to the conclusion that the action of the various cllv departments at tho time of the llr't outbreak Is the true cause of the los of business that has been caused by the belief In other sections of tho country Ihat illllvlllo wns a plague spot. Tho clash between Rtnto Inspector Uowen nnd Krnnk Bullock, locnl health Inspector, over tho lifting of the quaran tine has been settled by tho order of tho State Inspector that no quarantines shall be lifted without his express per mission. In splto of this announcement the motion picture theatre owners an nounce thnt they will open their places on Saturday If they learn that tho taberna cle, recently constructed for a revival to begin Sunday, will bo opened on that date. Club to Bo Burpee's Guests W. Atlco Burpee, a well-known I'hlla delphlan, whose country home Is Kordhook I-'arins in Bucks County, will entertain tho members of tho Doylestown Club, nt n luncheon at tho General Greene Inn In Buckingham. ig Fight Articles Start Tomorrow Kill f4 K-R OFFICIALS OP D. A. R. IN HOTCONTROVERSY Members of Society in This City Concnrnnrl rWv. -r i ai ST x dispute AbouFFinances. much concerned over a JniLl H? ?f Liquidation and EndSiftliM n tho payment of a bill of 0M nl' ,)?r firm of ,1. e. caldwel I r ?mC1 ,l.ho or engraving. & Co" lhls cltV. About two weeks neo li l. ..it .. Story Issued a circular letif, f ? "' U.0 integrity of M?J.ittoe J U.' Ck,,nif days later Mrs. Block Issued o m fe,w self-defense, in which ,.,& eft he natlona pie-ildent with playing politic, She said Mrs, Story's attack was Inl spired by a rumor that she was to" b -! candidate for national treasurer on a ticket opposed to Mrs, Story, at the an mint meeting of the Rocloly which be held April 13 In Washington " According to Mis. Thomas Potter tr regent of the Philadelphia Chapter," the Pennsylvania members of tho orgatilVa tion favor Mrs. Block. Mrs. Potter . Mrs. Block has worked Indefallgably tn .also funds for the liquidation o : the !e.,,t. ?n ,tlla ROcloty's national home In Washington and other expenses. 1'or free boolslots and full Informa tion call on or adilresn I). JI. DotIs, 0. A., 1020 Chestnut SL Tel. Wnlmit SSIKHT. I'lilln., r. bz. nilTn -o . LEDGER ii irctjfrfity. ap amgm ieVSJH T"iTriir j iliffMiillil nil ikiiiiii : lirfs.fW.:. - 5 w-' JiY. . : VAf&mm&&maE?&&&!iz&.-!-& 'i&!L2bk$i& , h m in ii i .
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